County: Hampshire
Code: D3091
Reference: Winchester, Hampshire RO: 44M69/C468
Function: Marriage articles




This Jndenture made the xijth Day of aprylle the Fyrste yere of the reigne of Kyng henry the viijth Bytwen~ Robert whyte of
Suthwarnborowe in the Counte of Sutht Esquyer of the on~ partie and perys Cowdrey of heryerd in the same Counte Esquyer
of the other partie witnessithe that it is Couenantid & agreed bytwen~ the seid parties that the seid perys schalle by the grace
of god take to wyfe Dorathe the doughter of the seid Robert be-fore the fest of whitsontyde next commyng~ For the whiche
Mariage to be perfourmed made hadde & solempnised after the lawes of holy Churche . The seid Robert Couenantithe & grauntithe by
thes presentes to geve & paye or cause to be payed to the seid perys a hundred poundes of good & laufulle Money of ynglond
in maner & forme folowyng that is to sey ‒ l . li the day of the [...] the Fest of Ester then~ next folowyng
and other ‒ xxv li at the fest of seint Mychaelle th archangelle next after the forseid Fest of Ester . For the whiche Mariage
to be hadde & the seid hundred pounde to be payed in maner & forme as is before specified The seid perys Couenantithe and
grauntithe by thes presentes to make or cause to be made a good suer~ laufulle & indefesybylle astate of landes & Tenementes of
the yer by valewe & profytte of ‒ xxxti li ouer & aboue alle charges to the seid Dorathe for terme of her lyffe be-fore the Fest of
seint Mychaelle th archangelle next commyng after the date of thes presentes . also the seid perys Couenantith & agreithe by
thes presentes that wher the seid Robert whyte standethe bounden~ to the seid perys in the summe of ‒ CC li in & by his
sengylle obligacon~ beryng date the day & yere of this Jndenture that if the seid Robert whyte welle & truly performe alle
Couenantes & agrementes conteyned in this Jndenture on~ his parte to be performed that then~ the seid obligacon~ of CC li to
be voyde & of no force ne effect or els to stand in fulle strenght & vertue . Also the seid Robert whyte Couenantithe & agreeethe by theȝ
presentes that where the seid perys Cowdrey standethe bounden~ to the seid Robert in the summe of ‒ CC li in & by his sengille
obligacon~ beryng date the day & yere of this Jndenture that if the seid perys welle & truly performe alle Couenantes & agrementes
conteyned in this Jndenture on~ his parte to be performed that then~ the seid obligacon~ of CC li to be voyde & of no force ne ~~~
[...] or ellys to stand in Fulle strenght & vertue Jn Witnesse wherof the parties aboueseid to thes Jndentures enterchayngeably
haue set to there Seales The day & yere aboueseid
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