222 The Society's MSS. Quidhampton. 



Spencer in consideracion of a marriage to be had betweenehim and Anne 



Ayliffe one of the daughters of the said John Ayliffe which Anne was 



whole sister of Thomas Ayliffe and in consideracion of a competent 



assureance of a Joynture to be made to the said Anne in liew of Dower 



Did give grant and confirme unto the s d . S r . Geo : Ayliffe &Tho : Ayliffe 



One annuity or yerely rent of 80 1 ' issueing out of the mannor 



farm and lands of Quidhampton cum jpertinenciis in Wroughton & 



Elingdon in com' Wilts' and out of the three closes of arable land 



called the Overfeild and the Croft one of which containes 40 acres 



another 20 acres and the other four acres which three feilds were 



part of the farm of Cancourt in Lidiard Tregosse. 



To hold perceive & take the s d . annuity or yearly rent of 80 u unto the 



s d . S r . Geo : Ayliffe & Tho : Ayliffe their Executors administrators &1 



assignes imediately after the decease of the said John Spencer for 99 



years If Anne Ayliffe should survive the said John Spencer and should 



so long live, to be paid to the said S r . Geo : Ayliffe & Tho : Ayliffe their 



Executors &c. for the benefitt of Anne Ayliffe by quarterly payments and 



20 s . as a Nomine pence in default of payment for 15 days after any 



quarter day with clause of distress & usuall covenants. 



(42) 



10 January, This Indenture made the tenth day of January in the 

 1620-1 yeares of the raigne of our moste gracious soueraigne Lord 

 James by the grace of god Kinge of England ffrance and 

 Ireland Deffender of the ffayth &c. the eightenth and of Scotland the 

 ffower and ffyftyth Betweene John Spencer of Quidhampton in the 

 Countie of Wiltes gent, of the one partie and S r . George Ayliffe of 

 Grittenham in the Countie of Wiltes knight and Thomas Ayliffe gent, 

 sonnes of John Ayliffe of Gryttenham aforesaid esquio' brothers of, 

 Anne Ayliffe one of the daughters of the said John Ayliffe of the 

 other partie Witnesseth that whereas there is intended by the grace 

 of god that there shalbe a marriage had and solempnised betweene 

 the said John Spencer and the said Anne Now therefore the said 

 John Spencer in consideracion of the said marriage and of the 

 naturall loue and affection which he doth beare vnto the heires males 

 which he shall begett on the body of the saide Anne and to and 

 for theire advancement in liueinge and mayntenance in time to 

 come and for the continuance of the mannor lordshippe landes tenementes 

 and hereditamentes hereafter mencioned in the name and bloud of the 

 said John Spencer and in consideracion that the said John Spencer hath 

 had or is secured to haue six hundred pounds as a marriage porcion with 

 the said Anne Hath couenanted graunted concluded and fmllie con- 

 disended to and with the said S r George Ayliffe and Thomas Ayliffe and 

 by theise presents for him his heires, and assignes doth ffullie couenant 

 graunt conclude and condisend to and with the said S r George Ayliffe 

 and Thomas Ayliffe that he the said John Spencer his heires and 

 assignes and all and every other person and persons an}' thinge 



