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share alike, to be paid at their age of 21, or marriage, which should first happen after the decease of Sir William, or sooner if he should so direct; and on further trust, for raising yearly sums for the maintenance and education of such daughter or daughters; and in case any such daughter or daughters should die before such portion or portions should become payable, the portion or portions of her or them so dying, should the survivors and survivor of them; but so as that two such surviving daughters should have no more than £10,000 a-piece, or one such surviving daughter should have no more than £20,000 by virtue of such trusts.

And after reciting, that Sir William Morgan was seised to him and his heirs, according to the custom of the manor of Liswerry, in the county of Monmouth, of divers lands in the parish of Nash, containing, by estimation, 14 acres and a half, held of the said manor by copy of court roll, and that he was also seised to him and his heirs, according to the custom of the manor of Rumpney, in the said county of Monmouth, of and in a messuage or tenement, and divers lands or grounds thereunto belonging, or there with used, in the parish of Rumpney, containing by estimation 16 acres, held of the said manor of Rumpney by copy of court roll, (the tenures of both which manors were Borough-English,) Sir William, for the considerations aforesaid, covenanted that he would effectually surrender, or cause to be surrendered, the said copyhold messuage, lands, and premises, with their appurtenances, to such and the same uses, trusts, intents, and purposes, as his freehold lands, tenements, and hereditaments, in the parishes of Nash and Rumpney, were by the said indenture of release settled, limited, and assured, or as near as the same could be done.

And after further reciting, that by indenture of lease, dated the 31st of July then last, made between the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Bristol, of the one part, and Sir William Morgan of the other part; the Dean and Chapter for the considerations therein mentioned, did demise, grant, and to farm let, unto Sir William Morgan, their manor of Peterstone, with the appurtenances in the said county of Monmouth, and other hereditaments therein mentioned, for the term of 21 years, then next ensuing, at the yearly rent therein mentioned; it was witnessed, that for the considerations aforesaid, Sir William Morgan did assign unto Lord James Cavendish (the brother) and Henry Berkley, the said manor and premises comprised in the said lease, upon trust, out of the rents and profits of the said premises, at the end of every seven years to renew the lease, and to permit the residue of such rents and profits to be received by Sir William Morgan and his assigns, during so many years of the said term of 21 years, or any further term to be from time to time taken of the premises, as he should happen to live; and after his death, in trust, for the better and more effectually securing the said yearly [328] rent-charge of £2000 to Lady Rachael; and after the death of Sir William Morgan, and subject to the raising, paying, and securing the said rent-charge, in trust, to permit the rest and residue of the profits of the premises to be received by the first and other sons of the marriage, and the executors, administrators, and assigns of such sons respectively; and in default of such issue male, then, in trust for Sir William Morgan, his executors, administrators, and assigns.

Soon after executing this settlement, the marriage took effect, and afterwards Sir William not only surrendered the 14 acres and an half, and 16 acres of customary land to the uses of the settlement, in performance of his covenant; but being also at the time of his marriage seised of, or equitably entitled to other customary estates, within the several manors of Rumpney, Wentlock, alias Kenisham, Liswerry, Gouldcliffe, Abercarn, and Rogerstone, in the county of Monmouth, at courts held for these manors, he voluntarily surrendered all his copyhold messuages, lands, and tenements in the said several manors, to the use of Samuel Pratt, and his customary heirs; and Pratt was thereupon admitted thereto, and upon such admissions, memorandums were made or entered on the court rolls of the manors respectively, declaring, that Pratt and his customary heirs, should stand seized of all the said surrendered premises, in trust for such uses, intents, and purposes, as the freehold lands and hereditaments of Sir William Morgan, in the same parishes respectively where such copyhold or customary messuages, lands, and tenements, did severally lie, were limited and declared by the said indenture of release, of the 14th of May 1723; but several other of his customary estates, were neither surrendered, nor covenanted to be surrendered to the uses of his marriage settlement, nor to any other use.

Sir William Morgan after his marriage, purchased the fee-simple of several freehold