The Society's MSS. Quidhampton. 251 



In the fold. Exaininatur per Ja : Kyrton. 



Seal cut off. 



Endorsed. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of 



Gilbert Peyne 

 Kic : Whelee 

 James Kyeton 

 James Kyeton 

 Josias Kyeton 

 eobeet bankworth 

 Tho : Sandfoed 



Also " No. 8. 



No. 114. 



Three days later Sir John assigned this lease over to his brother 

 practically for life and five years over, at a peppercorn rent : — 



(61) 

 10 May This Indenture made the tenth daie of Maie in the yeare 

 1608. of the raigne of o r soveraigne Lord James by the grace [of 

 God] of England Scotland France and Ireland Kinge Defendo' 

 of the faith &c. vizt. of England France & Ireland the sixt & of Scotland 

 thone & fortith Betweene S r John Benet of London Knight on thone 

 parte and William Benet of Marlborough in the Countye of Wiltes Esq r 

 on thother parte Wheareas the right honorable S r . Edward Seymour 

 Knight Baron Beauchampe Earle of Hertford by an Indenture of lease 

 made and bearinge date the seaventh daie of Maie in the saide yeare of 

 o r said soveraigne Lord did demise betake and to ferme lett to the sayd 

 S r John his executors administrators and assignes All those his 

 Messuage and toft heretofore demised called or knowne by the name of 

 two Tenementes situate lyinge & beinge in Costowe in the Countie of 

 Wiltes aforesaid nere unto the said Earle his Grange called Stadley (sic) 

 grange in the said Countie of Wiltes Together with all orchardes 

 gardens inward or outward courtes or yardes houses edifices buildinges 

 barnes and stables and all other his arable landes meadowes pastures 

 feedinges and other hereditamentes to the said Messuage or Toft 

 or two tenementes or to either of them belonginge or in any wise 

 appertayninge lyinge & beinge within the parish of Wroughton in the 

 said Countye of Wiltes late in the tenure manurance or occupacion of 

 Thomas Sadler deceased Anthony Sadler & William Sadler or some of 

 them theire or some of theire assignee or assignees & now or late in the 

 tenure manurance or occupacion of the said William Benett or of his 

 assignee or assignees And also all those his three acres and an halfe of 

 meadowe lyinge & beinge in a certaine meadow called the Hurst and all 

 that other parcell of meadow adjoyninge to the said Hurst meadow and 

 extendinge to a parcell of ground & streame called Holbrooke and all 

 those sixe acres of land lyinge & beinge in the east feild in the lower 

 parte of the said feild be it more or lesse And all those sixe acres of arable 

 land lyinge in a certaine common called the west feild uppon the hill 



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