54 THE FAMILY OF GALPIN OF then lying in the hands of Robert Horley, his guardian, managing his estate during his minority, etc. The dwelling house of Thomas Boyd (at Hazelbury Bryan) being 30 miles distant from Steeple Ashton, co. Wilts, where the complainant (john Galpin) lived and his relations being poor and needy people came and lived about two years since in Hazelbury Bryan with one john Corbin, etc. MoRT0AGE BoND Foiz £285, MR. GAL1>1NE TO jAM12s EDGELL Aug. 23rd. 1703, john Galpine, Gent., of Steeple Ashton, co. Wilts, and Mary his wife, the daughter of john Stillman of Steeple Ashton, Gent., made an agreement with james Edgell of Warminster, co. Wilts, as follows. Whereas john Galpine, by obligation dated 2 3 March 1701, was bound to Robert Smith of Stony Littleton, co. Somerset, in the penal sum of two hundred pounds on condition for paying of one hundred and three pounds at a day now past. And whereas john Galpine now stands indebted to james Edgell in the sum of {8 5 for charges in law and equity together with interest at 6% on both debts. And whereas by deed bearing date 1 8 October 1698 john Galpine had settled the estates, messuages, lands and heredita- ments inherited from his mother, Mary, the daughter of john Gael, situated at Lytchett Minster, Lytchett Matravers, and Sturminster Marshall (as well as other estates inherited from his father) the settlement to be on john Galpine for life and after his death on Mary his wife and after the death of both of them on their mutual children and in default of such issue then on the survivor of them and on his or her heirs for ever. . With a proviso, however, giving them power to revoke the settlement by mutual agreement. They therefore now agree to annul the settlement and transfer the estates at Lytchett Minster, Lytchett Matravers, and Sturminster Marshall to james Edgell and his heirs for the term J jive hundred years in full settlement for the debts . with interest thereon unless payment of the two debts is made by 24 February next at the house of james Edgell in War- minster in which case the transfer to Edgell will not take place. Should the transfer take place then at the expiry of 500 years the estates will revert to the heirs of john Galpine and