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lands in question on 31st Aug., 1586, immediately afterwards, 

 viz., 2nd Oct. in the same year, demised them, as appears by the 

 recital in the document first below, to the said John "Weare alias 

 Browne, for the term of forty-one years at 12/. rent. In March, 

 1599 — 1600 John Weare alias Browne, assigned the years yet to 

 come of this lease to Bichard Spenser, who in October following 

 bought the fee of the said Anthony Diston, subject to a grant of 

 the premises by Diston, for the lives of himself and his wife, to 

 Digges and others, as appears by the documents which follow : — 



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4 March, To all Christien People to whom this present wrytinge 

 1599 — 1600. shall come John "Weare alias Browne of Cancourte within the 

 parishe of Lyddiard Treigoze in the Countye of Wiltes yeoman 

 sende greeatinge in our Lorde God euerlastinge That whereas Anthony 

 Diston ofMarleboroughe in theCountye of Wiltes ffishemonger by indenture 

 bearinge date the seconde daye of October in the xxviij" 1 yere of the raign 

 of our moste gracious soueraign ladye Elizabethe the Queenes maiestie 

 that nowe is [1586J, for the consideracions therein expressed demysed 

 graunted and to ffarme dyd lett and sett vnto the said John Weare alias 

 Browne his executors and assignes all those his three seuerall Sides or 

 groundes of errable and pasture as they are nowe enclosed comonly called 

 or knowen by the seuerall names of the Overfildes and the Crofte con- 

 teyninge by estymacion threeschore and ffoure acres of grounde be yt 

 more or lesse To haue and to holde the saide three seuerall groundes 

 vnto the said John Weare alias Browne his executors and assignes ffrom 

 the feaste of Saincte Michaell tharchaungell laste paste before the date 

 of the said indenture vnto the mill ende and terme of ffortye and one 

 yeres ffrom thens next ensuenge and fully to be completed and ended 

 Yeldinge and payenge therefore yerely duringe the said terme vnto the 

 saide Anthony Diston his heires and assignes at the nowe dwellinge 

 howse of the same Anthony beinge in Marlebroughe aforesaide the 

 somme of twelve poundes of good and laufull money of England on the 

 feaste dayes of thanunciacion of the Virgin Marye and Sainct Michaell 

 or within the space of fyftene dayes next after euery of the same 

 feaste dayes by even porcions to be payde, as in and by the same 

 Indenture emonges other the couenauntes therein conteyned the 

 same more at large appeerethe Knowe ye me the said John Weare 

 alias Browne vpon good consideracion me hereunto especiallie 

 movinge Hathe gyven graunted assigned and sett ouer and by these 

 presentes dothe ffullie clerely and absolutelie gyve graunte assigne and sett 

 ouer vnto Kichard Spencer of Quidehampton within the parishe of 

 Ellington alias Wroughton in the County aforesaid yoman as well the 

 said three seuerall groundes before mencioned as allso all my right title 



