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This Indenture, made the 24th day of April 1867 between the Reverend William Procter the younger of Doddington in the County of Northumberland Clerk of the 1st part (,) Isabella Young Gilchrist of Berwick upon Tweed, Spinster of the second part and the Reverend Aislabie Proctor of Alwinton in Northumberland Clerk B.A. and Arthur Baxter Visick of Berwick upon Tweed Dentist (,) for themselves and theirs heirs executors and administrators herein after designated the said Trustees of the third part. Whereas a marriage is intended to be solemnised between the parties hereto of the first and second parts and it has been agreed to such settlement as herein after is mentioned Witnesseth that in consideration of the intended marriage they the said William Proctor the younger and Isabella Young Gilchrist do hereby convey assign and transfer unto the said Trustees All sum or sums of money which he the said William Proctor the younger is entitled to in reversion under his Father and Mothers marriage settlement (,) which may come to him at any time from any member of his family descent or will and also all lands tenements or hereditarments now belonging to the said Isabella Young Gilchrist or which may belong to her or over which she has or may have any controlling power and All sum or sums of money which she the said Isabella Young Gilchrist is entitled to in reversion or which may come to her at any time from any member of her family by descent or will (.) To hold the same unto the said trustees upon Trust to call in (,) alter and vary the securities from time to time and invest the same upon Government (,) or real securities (,) or any railway stock upon which all calls which are paid (,) or on preference stock as they (with the consent in writing of the said William Proctor the younger and Isabella Young Gilchrist during their lives and of the survivor according to the discretion of the said Trustees) may think proper and with the like consent to sell all real estate and to give discharges for all purchase moneys (.) And upon trust to pay the rents (,) dividends and interest arising therefrom to the said William Proctor the younger during his life and after his decease (,) upon Trust to pay the same unto the said Isabelle Young Gilchrist for her life (,) then several receipts alone after they fall due to be the only discharge for the same and after both their deaths then upon Trust to pay the said rents (,) dividends and interest towards the maintenance and education of the said intended marriage (,) if any (,) and upon trust to divide the capital and the produce of the real estates equally between or amongst such children as and when they come to the age of twenty one years or day or days of marriage. But if any one or more of such children shall die leaving child or children (,) the child or children so left shall take their parents share and if there shall be no children or all of them shall die before they take a vested interest (,) then as to the property hereinbefore mentioned belonging to the said William Proctor the younger upon Trust to dispose of the same as he shall by will appoint and in default of such appointment to his next of kin according to the statute of distributions as if he had never been married and had died intestate (.) And with respect to the property hereinbefore settled belonging to the said Isabella Young Gilchrist upon trust to dispose of the same as she may by will executed either while covert or discovert appoint the same and in default of such appointment to her next of kin according to the statute of distributions as if she had never been married and had died intestate. And each of them the said Willian Proctor the younger and Isabella Young Gilchrist for himself and herself and for his (,) her and their heirs (,) executors and administrators and assigns hereby irrevocably appoints the said Trustees to be his (,) her and their lawful attorney and attornies to sue for and get in all monies which may arise or fall due to him (,) her and them by virtue of this settlement. And to act for him (,) her and them as fully as he (,) she or they could have acted if they had remained single and unmarried. In witness where of the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and the year first above written –
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This Indenture, made the 24th day of April 1867 between the Reverend William Procter the younger of Doddington in the County of Northumberland Clerk of the 1st part (,) Isabella Young Gilchrist of Berwick upon Tweed, Spinster of the second part and the Reverend Aislabie Proctor of Alwinton in Northumberland Clerk B.A. and Arthur Baxter Visick of Berwick upon Tweed Dentist (,) for themselves and theirs heirs executors and administrators herein after designated the said Trustees of the third part. Whereas a marriage is intended to be solemnised between the parties hereto of the first and second parts and it has been agreed to such settlement as herein after is mentioned Witnesseth that in consideration of the intended marriage they the said William Proctor the younger and Isabella Young Gilchrist do hereby convey assign and transfer unto the said Trustees All sum or sums of money which he the said William Proctor the younger is entitled to in reversion under his Father and Mothers marriage settlement (,) which may come to him at any time from any member of his family descent or will and also all lands tenements or hereditarments now belonging to the said Isabella Young Gilchrist or which may belong to her or over which she has or may have any controlling power and All sum or sums of money which she the said Isabella Young Gilchrist is entitled to in reversion or which may come to her at any time from any member of her family by descent or will (.) To hold the same unto the said trustees upon Trust to call in (,) alter and vary the securities from time to time and invest the same upon Government (,) or real securities (,) or any railway stock upon which all calls which are paid (,) or on preference stock as they (with the consent in writing of the said William Proctor the younger and Isabella Young Gilchrist during their lives and of the survivor according to the discretion of the said Trustees) may think proper and with the like consent to sell all real estate and to give discharges for all purchase moneys (.) And upon trust to pay the rents (,) dividends and interest arising therefrom to the said William Proctor the younger during his life and after his decease (,) upon Trust to pay the same unto the said Isabelle Young Gilchrist for her life (,) then several receipts alone after they fall due to be the only discharge for the same and after both their deaths then upon Trust to pay the said rents (,) dividends and interest towards the maintenance and education of the said intended marriage (,) if any (,) and upon trust to divide the capital and the produce of the real estates equally between or amongst such children as and when they come to the age of twenty one years or day or days of marriage. But if any one or more of such children shall die leaving child or children (,) the child or children so left shall take their parents share and if there shall be no children or all of them shall die before they take a vested interest (,) then as to the property hereinbefore mentioned belonging to the said William Proctor the younger upon Trust to dispose of the same as he shall by will appoint and in default of such appointment to his next of kin according to the statute of distributions as if he had never been married and had died intestate (.) And with respect to the property hereinbefore settled belonging to the said Isabella Young Gilchrist upon trust to dispose of the same as she may by will executed either while covert or discovert appoint the same and in default of such appointment to her next of kin according to the statute of distributions as if she had never been married and had died intestate. And each of them the said Willian Proctor the younger and Isabella Young Gilchrist for himself and herself and for his (,) her and their heirs (,) executors and administrators and assigns hereby irrevocably appoints the said Trustees to be his (,) her and their lawful attorney and attornies to sue for and get in all monies which may arise or fall due to him (,) her and them by virtue of this settlement. And to act for him (,) her and them as fully as he (,) she or they could have acted if they had remained single and unmarried. In witness where of the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and the year first above written –
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