Indenture leading to a recovery 14 aug 1599

[clayton bradley]

Between Thomas Thorpe of Yewtrees, John Thorpe of Yewtrees his son, Edward Broadley of Shelf and Samuel Hoile of Hoilehouse fee simple to be invested in John Thorpe and his heirs for ever.

This looks like a dowry, but Edward's daughter Alice Broadley didn't marry John Thorpe. She married Peter Thorpe at Halifax in 1602.
I don't understand the phrase "leading to a recovery". Please could someone explain it simply? thanks, cb

[mutchall]

Until someone more knowledgeable comes along there are these resources:

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Genealogical_Dictionary_of_Legal_Terms
https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/recovery

Recovery, Common - A collusive or fictitious action at law carried to a termination and not compromised as in a fine, the effect being to effectually break an entail and destroy all remainders and reversions and give a fee simple.

[clayton bradley]

Thank you very much. I had Googled it and looked at several entries without being any the wiser.cb

[Bookbox]

There's a plain-English description here, with a sample document and transcription ...

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/researchguidance/deedsindepth/freehold/commonrecovery.aspx

[clayton bradley]

Thank you, Bookbox. That's very useful. I was puzzled partly because the widow Grace Broadley's son was not yet 18 and I thought someone had to be an adult to break the entail. Thanks again cb