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Cookes Family: Worcestershire title deeds - Marriage settlement

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Settlement previous to the marriage of Sir Thomas Cookes of Bentley Pauncefoote, Worcs., Bart. and Lucy, daughter of Bernard Whaley of Billesly esq., being an agreement between the said Sir Thomas and the said Bernard Whaley for £ 2,000 to be paid by the said Bernard to the said Sir Thomas to settle £ 500 p.a. on the said Lucy and to perform indentures to the use of the heirs of the bodies of the said Sir Thomas and the said Lucy and that the said Bernard shall pay to the said Thomas the sum of £ 1,000 on the death of William Whaley of Norton, Lincs., esq., father of the said Bernard, and that bonds be performed to secure both these sums.

Signed: Bernard Whalley.
Dated 26 October 7 William III. 1695.
Witnesses: F. Bagshaw, William Baker, Katherine Cookes.