Townsend, various: Slatter, Son and More, solicitors, Stratford-upon-Avon

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Articles of Agreement between John Higgins, Tiddington, gent. of the first part, Mary Ladbrooke, Tiddington, widow of the second part, and Thomas Townsend, Alveston, gent., and Thomas Wootton, Stratford-upon-Avon, baker of the third part, being a Marriage Settlement between Higgins and Ladbrooke whereby, in consideration of monetary and moveable estate to value of £800 to which Mary Ladbrooke is entitled, Higgins settles upon Townsend and Wootton as Trustees his house and lands in Tiddington, viz: 'The Wheate Close', 'The Wheate Close Leys', 'the Lotts' and 'Lords Lotts' together with 12 yard lands in the common fields to the use of John Higgins and Mary his intended wife successively for their lives and then to the heirs of their body, with further provision for settlement of £300 by will of John Higgins to sole use of Mary if he predecease her and power for her to dispose of same sum by will if she predecease husband.