| Description | 1. Lady Constance Lucye of Highclere, co. Southampton, widow.
2. Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney, Kt., and the Lady Anne, his wife, daughter of the said Lady Constance Lucye.
Agreement for the levying of the sum of £2000 towards the marriage portion of Constance Whitney eldest daughter of the said Sir Robert Whitney and Lady Anne, and £1000 apiece towards the marriage portion of their four other daughters, Lucy, Anne, Eleanor and Susan Whitney, out of the rents and profits of the manor and lordship of Whitney, the manor and lordship of Clifton-super-Dunsmore, co Warwick and part of the manor, castle and park of Clifford, after the said Lady Constance Lucy has received out of the said rents the sums of £772. 3. 2. being the residue of £3739. 3. 2. which she disbursed towards the payment of various debts owed by the said Sir Robert Whitney.
Recites the following deeds =
(i) 1615/6, Feb. 16 = Lease for 21 years from Sir Robert Whitney to Lady Constance Lucy and Sir Richard Lucy of the manor and lordship of Whitney, the park called Whitney Park the manor and lordship of Boughroyde, co. Radnor, the manor and lordship of Clifton-super-Dunsmore, co. Warwick, and the manor and lordship of Icombe, co. Gloucester.
(ii) Subsequent grant by fine of premises from Sir R.W. and Lady Anne, his wife, to Lady Constance Lucy and Sir Richard Lucy.
(iii) Release of the premises for the aforesaid term from Sir Richard Lucy to Lady Constance Lucy.
(iv) 1622. May 1 = Lease for 21 years of the manor, castle and park of Clifford from Lady Constance Lucy to Sir Richard Lucy and William Allen of London, esq., in trust so that the rents and profits thereof might be disposed as above mentioned, according to a former agreement between Lady Constance and Sir Robert Whitney.
(v) 1622. Aug. 1 = Demise for divers years of the Clifford premises from Lady Constance Lucy to Sir Richard Lucy and Sir Thomas Lucy of Charlecott, co. Warwick to the interest that the rents and profits might be disposed as above mentioned. |