H/DE396

Marriage Settlement (i) Arthur Radcliffe, Esquire, Devonshire Square, St Botolph, Bishopsgate (ii) Mary Lovibond, spinster, St. John, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, only daughter and one of the legatees of Edward Lovibond, Esquire, same parish, deceased, her father. (iii) Edward Radcliffe, Esquire, Devonshire Square Edward Barker, Esquire, St Andrew Holborn Thomas Thorpe, Low Layton, Essex, Esquire Joseph Giffard, Mercer, Ludgate Hill

8 Jun 1738

From: 1731 To: 1738

[reciting will of Edward Lovibond, 24 Feb 1734/5 devising to (ii) £5,000, Thomas Thorpe & widow of Edward Lovibond being executors, who had assigned to (ii) in part payment of the legacy 4 exchequer orders nos. 228-31, 13 Oct 1731 of 4 sums of £1,000, for payment of annuity of £35 for every £1,000, and 1 bond, 14 Jul 1737 from John Clarke, King Street, London, glass seller, to Edward Lovibond in sum of £1,200 to secure £600 @ 4% and mortgage of even date of 9 receipts for tea then in the East India Company warehouse. (ii) has bond for £100 - East India bond no. 5127, Oct 14 1736, these together being valued at £5,000, the marriage portion. reciting: that (i) should advance £5,000 to add to the fortune of (ii) and the £10,000 to be used to purchase property to be settled to uses reciting: 1/3 of estate of (i) is valued at £1,750. (i) and Edward Radcliffe are bound to Barker, Thorpe & Giffard in sum of £6,500 to secure £3,250 (even date) (ii) has assigned the orders etc. to (iii) in trust] (i) within 6 months of marriage is to convey to trustees --- 1/3 manor of Litlington alias Huntingfield, alias Huntingfield in Litlington, manor house or scite, and all lands or tenements in Litlington, Hebington [?Abington] & Moreden, Cambridgeshire, in the occupation of Leonard Saddler. --- 1/3 of capital messuage or farm house West Cotton, Wilstead, occupied by the late John Westley to use of (i) for life, then (ii) for life, remainder to all children of the marriage in equal shares, or survivors, or to only son, remainder to trustees for 1000 years, remainder to (i) & heirs in fee. the term of 1000 years: if no issue male, and only 1 daughter of the marriage, to raise portion of £6,000 and provide for maintenance [reciting will of Edward Lovibond which recites that Mrs. Mary Collins, his wife's mother had bequeathed £1,500 to wife for life, then equally to her children (vested in old S.S. [?South Sea] annuities in trust) and will directed executors to purchase £2,000 old S.S. annuities in trust for wife for life, then equally among the children of the marriage. devised all real estate to son Edward and £5000 devised £7,000 to son Anthony devised remainder of real and personal estate to son Edward] covenant: If Mrs. Mary Livibond dies in Lifetime of (i), all sums inherited by (ii) of the £1,500 and £2,000 old S.S. annuities, to be paid to trustees named by (i) and like sum to be added to by (i) to be used to purchase freeholds to use of (i) for life, remainder to (ii) for life, remainder to children of marriage in equal shares, or survivors, remainder to (i) in fee. If either or both Edward & Anthony Lovibond die intestate in lifetime of (i) then all personal estate which so comes to (ii) to be vested in trustees to same uses. witnesses: Aug. Collins, Thomas Forfitt junior. 8 Jun 1738

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Radcliffe, Arthur,
Lovibond, Mary,
Radcliffe, Mary,
Lovibond, Edward,
Radcliffe, Edward,
Barker, Edward,
Thorpe, Thomas,
Giffard, Joseph,
Clarke, John,
East India Company,
Saddler, Leonard,
Westley, John,
Collins, Mary,
Lovibond, Anthony

marriage settlements, City of London Devonshire Square, Bishopsgate, Clerkenwell, St Andrew Holborn, Leyton, City of London Ludgate Hill, mercer, wills, family/personal financial affairs, annuities, London King Street, glass seller, tea, East India Company, trusts, trustees, Litlington Manor, HOUSING, Litlington, Abington, Morden, Wilshamstead farms, West Cotton, WILSHAMSTEAD