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Prenuptial agreement, dated 27 December 1662,
concerning the marriage of Martyn Liverton & Jane Maye
Articles of Covenants pmises Trusts Grantes
Conditiones and Agreemts had made Concluded and Agreed uppon the Seaven
and Twentyeth daye of December in the Yeare of of Lord god 1662;
Betweene John LIVERTON of the pish of St Merryn in the County of
Cornewall yeoman of the first pte., Henry MAYE of the Pish of St Evall
in the said County of the second pte., Martin LIVERTON sone of the sayd
John LIVERTON of the third pte., and William TREVEHAN of St Merryn
aforesayd gent of the fouerth pte., in manner & forme following,
Imprs: The sayd John LEVERTON for and in Consideration of a marriage
shortly heereafter (by gods prmission) to bee had and solompnized by and
betweene the sayd Martin LIVERTON and Jane MAYE the daughter of the sayd
Henry MAYE ; The sayd John LIVERTON doeth Covenant and pmise devise for
himself his executors & Adminstrs to and With the sayd Martin LIVERTON
that hee the sayd John within the space of six weekes after the date
heeroof, will devise grant assigne & sett over, unto the sayd Martin his
executors Adminstrs & Assignes, All the right Tytle and Interest wch hee
hath of and in a certayne Tenenmt with the appurtents called Trevethan
wthin the pish of St Evall aforesaid, To have and to hould from the 29th
day of September next, when the sayd Martin his executors Adminstrs &
Assigns in as large and ampell Manner as the sayd John doeth or maye
hould the same;
2ly The sayd John doeth farther Covenante to and take the above sayd
Henry MAYE yt by good and sufficient Conveyance and Assurance in the
Lawe, hee will uppon reasonable notice & warneing to him given, Convaye
and assure unto the sayd Martin LIVERTON & his hieres for ever, All yt
his Messuage or Tenemt wth the Mills thereunto belonging, comonly called
or knowne by the name of Porthcothan in St Merryn aforesaid, To have &
to hould to him the sayd Martin & his heires ymediately after the death
of him the sayd John LIVERTON and Elizabeth his wife for ever; And
farther yt if in case the sayd Jane MAYE shall survive and after live,
the sayd John LIVERTON Elizabeth the wife and the sayd Martin (her
Intended husband) and shall have noe Issue of her body lawefully
begotten by the sayd Martin, yt then the sayd Tenemt & Mill called
Porthcothan aforesd shall be chargeable wth one Anuelye or yearely rent
to the sayd Jane for and Dureing the terme of her naturall life of ffive
Powndes;
3ly The sayd Henry MAYE for the Consideration aforesayd for pmiscesse
himselfe his executors and Administrs to paye the some of one hundred
and ffortey Powndes of good Lawefull money of England, in Manner and
fowme following (vidzt) to paye unto the sayd John LIVERTON ffiftey
Powndes att or on the five & Twentyeth Daye of December next & and other
ffifty Powndes att on on the fower & Twentyth Daye of June the next
following; And likewise doeth farther Covenant with the sayd Martin to
paye unto him in full of the sayd seavenscoore Powndes fortey Powndes
being the resideue, att and on the marriage daye of the sayd Martin with
the sayd Jane;
4ly And lastly the sayd Martin & William TREVETHAN doe Joyntly and
severally Covenant for themselves theire exors. & Adminstrs and every
and either of them that within the space of one Yeare after the date
hereof, there shalbee
a Joynture made to and for the sayd Jane in the sayd Tenemt called
Trevethan or in some other place of the like value, In wittnesse whereof
the ptyes aforesayd to these psent Articles of Agreemt theire handes and
Seales Interchangeably have putt the daye & yeare above written:
John LEVERTON The signe of Hen: H MAYE
Martyn LEVERTON William TREVETHVAN
Sealed and [?] John LEVERTON Martin LEVERTON
Wm TREVETHAN by Henry MAYE in the
presence of us
Henry HOBBAN
Nicholas TREYTHVAN
The signe Of Richard BREWER
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