Marriage settlement (by way of lease and release to make a tenant to the precipe)

Sir George Cook, of Wheatley, bart., his son and heir apparent Brian Cooke, esq., and Brian Nevile, of Lincoln, esq., grantors. Priscilla Square, elder dau. and a co-heiress of Robert Squire, of York., esq., by his wife, Priscilla Squire, both now decd.

Nicholas Hall, of Furnival's Inn, Holborn, London, esq., and William Rymer, of the Middle Temple, London, gent., tenants to the precipe.

Henry Cooke, of Owston, co. Yorks., esq. and William Mawde, of York., gent.

William Levinz, of Sandbeck, esq., and William Wentworth, of Wooley, co. Yorks., esq.

On the marriage of Brian Cooke and Priscilla Squire. Manor of Bentley and the Lordships of Wheatley, Skinthorpe and Langthwaite; closes held by Wm. Broughton for annual rent of £60; a farm held by Joseph Cheshire for annual rent of £35, a close held by Samuel Bayly for annual rent of £9; closes held by Mrs. Crosby for annual rent of £18; closes held by Mr. Creakill senior for annual rent of £13 18s. 0d.; closes held by Mr. Creakill the younger for annual rent of £9; closes held by Mrs. Douglas Dickson for annual rent of £15; a close held by Mark Dawson for annual rent of £1; a close held by Mrs. Anne Ellerker for annual rent of £8; a croft held by Samual Foster for annual rent of £4 19s. 0d.; ½a. in a close held by Richard Fairham, alderman, for annual rent 9s.; closes held by Philip Gill for annual rent of £25 10s. 0d; a close held by Edward Halliday, alderman, for annual rent of £6; a house or close held by Thomas Jacklyn for annual rent of £4; closes held by William Leach the younger for annual rent of £37 10s. 0d.; closes held by Dr. Neale for annual rent of £15; a close held by Roger Perkins for annual rent of £5 10s. 0d.; a close held by William Wells for annual rent of £5 10s. 0d.; a close held by William Walker, alderman, for annual rent of £16 10s. 0d.; close held by Robert Copley, esq., for annual rent of £2 13s. 4d.; a cottage held by William Robinson for annual rent of 19s.; several closes held by Richard Shaw, alderman, for annual rent of £22; a cottage or garth held by Thomas Stansill, for annual rent of £1; the new close in Wood Ing of annual value £29; the Broom Close and Little Ing of annual value £9; the Parks of annual value of £30; the Hop Ground and lands belonging to it of annual value £30; the Pinfold Field and a close of annual value £20; the Twelve Acres Closes of annual value £8; the Five Intacks of annual value £58; the Sheep Walk, being 170a. and annual value £20, and the Moor, being 130a., both held by Sir George Cooke; all the aforesaid premises of annual value £520 and situated in the town fields of Wheatley and Doncaster, and are to be settled on Brian Cooke for term of his life and then to specified uses.

A close of arable held by Thomas Broughton for annual rent of £3 17s. 0d.; a farm held by Gervase Broughton for annual rent of £26 8s. 0d.; closes held by Benjamin Clark for annual rent of £8; closes held by John Coggan for annual rent of £6; a farm held by Wm. Daniell for annual rent of £26 15s. 0d.; a farm held by widow Daniell for annual rent of £70 11s. 0d.; a farm held by Samuel Eyre for annual rent of £20 7s. 4d.; a farm held by Thomas Green for annual rent of £71 4s. 8d.; a farm held by Richard Goodison for annual rent of £13 8s. 4d.; a cottage, mill and closes held by Mr. Kergarth, William Hind, and Thomas Hill senior, for annual rent of £40; a farm held by Wm. Hind for annual rent of £5; a farm held by Joseph Cotton for annual rent of £4 10s. 0d.; a farm held by Robert Heptonstall for annual rent of £8 8s. 4d.; a farm held by James Hall for annual rent of £17 5s. 0d.; a farm held by Wm. Hall for annual rent of £5 11s. 10d.; a farm held by John Jennings for annual rent of £42 10s. 0d.; several doses held by John Middleton and Wm. Holme for annual rent of £15; a close held by Wm. Stytham for an annual rent of £1 13s. 4d.; a farm held by Joseph Marshall senior for annual rent of £51 10s. 0d.; a farm held by Joseph Marshall junior for annual rent of £52 13s. 5d.; closes held by Peter Hudson for annual rent of £47 13s.; closes held by Mrs. Crosby for annual rent of £17; a farm held by Mrs. Mary Lee for annual rent of £54; a farm held by George Robuck for annual rent of £44; a close held by Thomas Rodwell for annual rent of £2 6s. 8d.; a farm held by Robert Smith for annual rent of £2 5s. 0d.; a close held by Wm. Robinson for annual rent of £2; closes held by Thomas Bayles, Richard Hool, and Edward Ellis for annual rent of £32; a farm held by Samuel Perkins for annual rent of £37; a farm held by Samuel Waice for annual rent of £15; a farm held by George Scolah for annual rent of £8 8s. 0d.; a close held by Mr. Twitty for annual rent of 15s. 0d.; a farm held by Wm. Elam for annual rent of £15; closes held by John Broughton for annual rent of £20; a farm held by Matthew Jackson for annual rent of £95 13s. 4d.; a farm held by Thomas Addiman for annual rent of £45 16s. 8d.; a close held by Addiman, for annual rent of £5; closes held by Wm. Tirwhitt and Mary Lee for annual rent of £15 8s. 4d.; a farm or meadow held by Mr. Tofield for annual rent of £3; all the foregoing are in Langthwaite, Arksey, Bentley and Doncaster. Several closes in par. Owston in the tenure of Thomas Harrott for annual rent of £18.

A farm in Burghwallis held by Samuel Firth for annual rent of £31; these and the previous tenancies valued at £520 p.a., have a total annual value of £1,001 19s. 3d., and are to be settled on Brian Cooke for his use for the term of his life, then to the use of Priscella Squire for her life as jointure, then to specified uses.

All their messuages and lands in the town fields of Wheatley and Doncaster now held by Mr. Heaton, John Tim, Francis Smith, John Arthur France, Richard Hargrave, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Viccars, Philip Gill, John Sugden, Peter Hudson, Edward Martin, alderman, widow Wells, Rubens Hudson, and Roger Goffe, for a total annual rent of £104 15. 0d.; the great mansion house called Carlingliew Hall, par. Batley, and its lands now or lately held by Benjamin Beamont, Marmaduke Shepley, Jeremy Shepley, John Armitage, Joseph Scolefield, Joseph Marsden, Alvery and Thomas Wilby, Joshua Wormwall, widow Crabtree, John Wormwall, William Hartley, William Cooling, John Furnese, John and Joseph Mowburn, John Talbott, James Booth, Richard Firth, Stephen Tingle, John Lister, John Brooke, Samuel Scott, Francis Pashley, Robert Blakeley, Richard Mann, widow Copley, John Hardcastle, and John Wilby, for total annual rents of £257 12s. 6d.; their lands in Burstall, co. Yorks., now or lately held by Robert Webster, of Adwalton, and Joseph Dickinson of Gomersall, for a total annual rent of £13 12s. 0d.; all their lands in Barwick in Elmet, Potterton and Scoles, now or lately held by Benjamin Haist, George Haist, and John Barker for an annual rent of £100; 205a. meadow in Bentley let by Sir George Cooke to tenants in and about Doncaster for annual rents totalling £160; a farm in Barnby Dunn held by John Walker for annual rent of £12; all their lands in Norton and Stubs Walden in pars. Smeaton and Campsall now or lately held by John France, William Moor the younger, Anthony Crawshaw, John Winter, John Mitchell, William Moor, the elder, Thomas Wicstonsall, Richard Askron, Thomas Fletcher for annual rent of £120 18s. 0d.; a farm in Fenwick, par. Campsall, held by John Sheares for annual rent of £19; a farm in Bramwith, held by Thomas Stones for annual rent of £3 3s. 10d.; a messuage in Womersley held by Thomas Cawood and widow Birks for annual rent of £30; the afore-mentioned valued at £820 p.a. are to be settled to the use of Sir George Cooke for term of his life, then to specified uses. Hall and Rymer to suffer a common recovery, as tenants to the precipe, by Levinz and Wentworth, as demandants, to the specified uses.

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