AD3210

Award by William Preston and John Parratt, gents., arbitrators 'indifferently elected and chosen' between (i) Edward Prudden of King's Walden Herts., yeoman on behalf of himself and his daughters Sarah, Mary, Susan and Audrey Prudden (ii) Edward Sybley of King's Walden, yeoman. (iii) Thomas Parratt of Luton, gent.

18 May 1619

From: 1619 To: 1619

Recites: 2 April 1614: by Deed Thomas Parratt deceased, father of (iii) conveyed 'divers lands tenements and hereditaments in Luton' to himself for 12 years from the date thereof 'with divers remaynders over'; 6 August 1618:(as is supposed) Thomas Parratt the father made his last will, reciting the said conveyance, as follows: (i) to hold the said lands etc. for the two years following his, testator's, death, paying to his son John Parratt £57 p.a. for the said two years if he, John should come into England within two years from the date of the will; and (ii) to hold the same for one whole year from the end of the said two years provided that if John should not come into England within the said two years the son-in-law (i) should pay (ii) his son-in-law the sum of £57 in lieu and full satisfaction of his interest in the bequest; The residue of the interest in the said lands etc. to go to the four daughters of (1) or the survivors of them, in equal shares; 13 October 1618: Thomas Parratt the father died; The estate which Thomas Parratt the father intended to limit by his said Deed was 'drowned and determyned' by the limitation of the freehold to himself in the same deed and so became void in law; 'it stood doubtfuf' whether the supposed will was or was not made; 'As well for pacifying the said differences as of others concerning the said parties the said arbitrators do arbitrate order and award as followeth': (1) (iii) to hold said lands etc. for the residue of the 12 years from the death of Thomas the father 'without the lett challenge or interruption' of (i) or his daughters; and (i) shall at the reasonable request and charge of (iii), his heirs, executors or administrators perform any reasonable act unto him, his heirs, executors or administrators for the assuring or releasing of the said estate or interest and of all sums of money bequeathed to him (i), or any of his daughters out of the said lands etc. bequeathed; (2) in lieu and satisfaction of the said estate and interest and of all sums of money out of the said lands etc. bequeathed to (i) or any of his daughters during the said residue of the said 12 yrs. (iii), his heirs, executors or administrators, to pay the following sums of money: If the said John Parratt, son of Thomas Parratt the father, should not return to England within 2 years from the date of the will of Thomas Parratt, deceased.: (iii), his executors or administrators, on 20 October 1620 to pay to (i), his executors or administrators the sum of £80 in the south porch of the parish church of Luton in lieu of the interest in said lands etc, during the said 2 years and of all sums by the will bequeathed out of them during the said 2 years; If John Parratt should return into England within 2 years from the date of the will: Thomas the son, his heirs, executors or administrators, to pay him. John, his heirs, executors or administrators, the said £80 if he or they should accept the same in full satisfaction of all the moneys given to him out of the said lands and tenements. during the said 2 yrs. If he or they should not accept, then (iii) to acquit and save harmless (i), his heirs, executors or administrators, from all sums given to him, John, by the said will out of the said lands and tenements during the said 2 yrs.; (3) Thomas the son (iii), his executors or administrators, to pay to Edward Sybley (ii), his executors or administrators the sum of £40 at the feasts of the Annunciation and of St. Michael falling in the third year from the date of the said Thomas Parratt deceased in the South porch of the parish church of Luton, in lieu and satisfaction of the interest in said lands etc. during the said 3 years after the death of the said Thomas Parratt to him bequeathed and of all the moneys to him bequeathed out of all the said lands and tenements. etc. during the said 3 years; (4) After the three years from the death of Thomas Parratt (the father), (iii) his executors or administrators to pay to (i) hisexecutors or administrators the sum of £20 upon the said feasts from the third year after the death of Thomas Parratt the father until the first of May 1626, to the use of said daughters of (i) in lieu and satisfaction of their interest in the lands and tenements. to them bequeathed and of all sums of money to them or any of them thereout bequeathed, the sums of £20 thus paid to be divided among them according to the meaning and intent of the will; (5) (i) his executors or administrators to procure his daughters to do any act at the change of (iii) his executors or administrators as shall be reasonably required for the discharge of (iii) his executors and administrators concerning the said bequest. Wtnesses: Edward Sibley, Edward Atwood.

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Preston, William,
Parratt, John,
Prudden, Edward,
Prudden, Sarah,
Prudden, Mary,
Prudden, Susan,
Prudden, Audrey,
Sybley, Edward,
Parratt, Thomas,
Atwood, Edward,
Sibley, Edward

DEEDS, legal papers, arbitrations, Kings Walden, yeoman, LUTON