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Marriage Settlement

18 September 1652

From: 1652 To: 1652

Marriage Settlement Parties: (i) Peter Linford of Bedford, Saint Peter de Merton, innholder; Thomas Linford, cordwainer, his son and heir; (ii) John Eyton of Bedford, esquire; John Grene of Bedford, esquire; Mary Sparke of Bedford, spinster Reciting: - the intended marriage of Thomas Linford and Mary Sparke Operative Part: - (i) enfeoffed (a) to John Eyton and John Grene as maintenance for Mary Sparke; Property (a) messuage in Bedford, Saint Peter de Merton called the Peacock in the occupation of Peter Linford between: the tenement of John Tansley E; the common street N and W; the tenement of Robert Collier, clerk, S Habendum: - to John Eyton and John Grene to the use of Peter Linford and Anne his wife for the life of the longest lived; remainder to the use of Peter Linford and Mary, his wife for the life of the longest lived; remainder to the children of Thomas and Mary Linford; to the use of Peter Linford for ever. Peter Linford signed by mark Witnesses: - Thomas Beeche; - Clement Berridge, junior

Latin

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Linford, Peter,
Linford, Thomas,
Eyton, John,
Grene, John,
Sparke, Mary,
Linford, Mary,
Tansley, John,
Collier, Robert,
Linford, Anne,
Beeche, Thomas,
Berridge, Clement

BEDFORD, cordwainer, spinster, innholder, marriage settlements, Bedford Peacock, clerk, literacy