The Society's 3ISS. Qttidhampton. 245 



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16th July, 39 Eliz a : 1597. By Indenture Between Anthony Sadler 

 and W m . Sadler of the one part and W™. Bennett of the other part 

 Beciteing the Lease of the First of Sept 29 Eliz a : from the Earl of 

 Hertford, The said Anthony Sadler and W'\ Sadler takeing notice that 

 they had survived the said Thomas Sadler their Father In consideracion 

 of a certaine sum of money paid them by W m , Bennett Did demise grant 

 assigne and Sett over unto the s d W m . Bennett and his Assignes All the 

 same premisses demised by the s d . Earl of Hertford to Thomas Anthoney 

 and W m . Sadler 



To hold to the said W m . Bennett and his assignes dureing the lives 

 of the said W m . and Anthony Sadler and the survivor of them subject 

 to the rent payable to the said Earl by the s a recited lease with a covenant 

 for quiet enjoyment against them or the said Tho : Sadler their late 

 father and against William Sadler and John Sadler uncle (sic) of the said 

 Anthony and William Sadler And a covenant from W m . Bennett to in- 

 demnify the Sadlers in respect of the Assignement. 



The next document extant, or recorded in the " abstract," is 

 nearly eleven years later. In the interval, it would appear, William 

 Benet had taken a fresh lease of the premises from the Earl of 

 Hertford, for the lives of himself and Anne his wife, and it is upon 

 the surrender of this lease that the Earl, by the indenture which 

 follows grants in 1608, a new lease to Sir John Benet, for the lives 

 of the said Anne and of William and Matthew, two of Sir John's 

 •children : — 



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6 May, This Indenture made the seaventh day of May in the yeres 

 1608. of the raigne of our most gracious soveraigne Lord James by 



the grace of God Kinge of England Fraunce and Ireland 

 defender of the faythe &c. the sixth and of Scotland the one and fortyth 

 Betweene the Bight Honorable Sir Edward Seymour Knight Baron 

 Beauchampe and Earle of Hertford of the one parte And Sir John Benett 

 of the Citty of London Knight of the other parte Witnesseth that the 

 saide Earle as well for and in consideracion of a surrender in due forme 

 of lawe nowe made unto him the said Earle by William Benett thelder 

 of Weeke in the County of Wiltes gentleman and Anne his wyfe of all 

 theire and eyther of theire estate right tytle interest and terme for the 

 lyves of the saide William and Anne of and in the Messuage and Tofte 

 or two tenementes and all other the landes and hereditamentes with 

 theire appurtenaunces hereafter in and by theis presentes demysed or 

 mencioned to be demysed As also for and in consideracion of the somme 

 of nynescore poundes of lawfull money of England to him the saide 

 Earle by the saide Sir John Benett (in name of a fyne or income) before 



