226 The Society's MSS. Quidhampton. 



receive their porcions And W m . Sadler & Richard Spenser haveing with 

 the money by them raised taken two leases for 21 years of severall lands 

 of a good yearly value which they then agreed to assigne to Jn°. Spencer 

 assoonas a fine should be levyed by the said John for the confirmacion 

 of this grant thereby to enable him to pay the porcions to his brother 

 & sister and made full satisfaccion for the trust and for performance of 

 the will of his father and to discharge the trustees touching the payment 

 of childrens porcions and all charges The Indenture witnessed That in 

 consideracion of the premisses and saveing harmless Sadler and Spencer 

 touching the trust The said John Spencer did demise and grant to the 

 said Sadler and Richard Spenser. 



All that the said manor or lordshipp and farm of Quidhampton 



cum pertinen cits in Wroughton alias Elinden in com' Wilts' together 



with the houses buildings gardens and three fields of arable called 



the Overfields and the Croft belonging to the farm of Cancourt in 



Liddiard Tregosse in com' Wilts'. 



To hold to the s cl W' n . Sadler and Richard Spencer their executors, 



&c. for 99 years at a peppercorn rent payable at Michaelmas with a 



covenant for quiet enjoyment against all persons except the rent of 80 u 



thentofore granted by Jn°. Spencer father of the grantor And that the s a . 



John Spencer would before Trinity term then next at his own charge 



levy a fine of the premisses to such persons as should be advised The 



use of which fine was thereby declared to be to the s d . William Sadler 



and Richard Spencer dureing the term Subject to the condicion and 



proviso after expressed and to the revercion in fee after the term, To the 



use of the s d . John Spencer and his heirs Subject to a proviso that on 



payment of his brothers and sisters porcions according to the will of his 



father and maintenance, in the meantime And indemnify Sadler and 



Spencer their executors administrators and assignes against all charges 



And under this further Proviso that if after the fine levyed the said 



Sadler and Spencer should refuse to seal a Counterpart of the lease of 



Suttons Hospitall for corroroberateing (sic) this lease, the same to be 



void and that John Spencer the grantor should continue the possession 



untill some disturbance from the brothers or sisters of the s d . John 



Spencer for non-payment of the porcions or any misadministration. 



(45) 

 19th Aug*. 1648. Articles of Agreement Between John Spencer 

 Esq r . of the one part & Thomas Bennett of the other part whereby the 

 s' 1 . John Spencer covenanted to convey to the s' 1 . Tho : Bennett or such 

 other persons as he should appoint. 



The maiinor of Quidhampton in com' Wilts' and the parcells 

 of land called the Overfields & the Croft parcell of the mannor 

 [ofj Cancourt in Elindon alias Wroughton & Liddiard Tregose 

 in com' Wilts' free from incumbrances (except as in the Articles is 

 excepted). 

 And in consideracion thereof Bennett paid to Spencer 200". at sealing 

 the Articles and covenanted to pay 2300 1 '. more as in the Articles. 



