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sayd S r John Benett his executors administrators and assignes All those 

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

 of two Tenementes situate lyinge and beinge in Costowe in the countye 

 of Wiltess' nere unto the sayd Earle his Grange called Studley 

 Grange in the sayd countie of Wiltess' Together with all orchardes 

 [&c. See No. 60 above] which sayd lease was had and obtained of the 

 sayd Earle aswell upon and in consideracion of the surrender made to 

 the sayd Earle by the sayd William Benet th'elder and Anne his 

 wife of a lease for terme of theire lives which they had of the premises 

 from the sayd Earle as alsoe in consideracion of a summe of money 

 payed unto the sayd Earle for a fine for the sayd new lease by the sayd 

 Sr John Benett And where nevertheles the true intent meaninge 

 and agreement of the sayd S r John Benet and William Benet thelder 

 was and is that he the sayd William Benet should hold and take the 

 rentes issues and profittes of the premises to his owne use duringe so 

 many yeares of the sayd terme as he the sayd William should live And 

 that also the rentes revenues issues and profittes of the premises untill 

 thend of one whole daie after such of the feastes of S' Michaell Thareh- 

 angell or the Annunciacion of the blessed virgine S' Marye as should next 

 ensue the end of five yeares next after the death and decease of the sayd 

 William Benet thelder should be to him the sayd William his executors 

 administrators or assignes And that afterwardes the sayd S r John Benet 

 his executors administrators and assignes should stand possessed of the 

 premises duringe the residue of the sayde terme And should hold the 

 same upon the trustes and confidences and to the uses and behoofes of 

 the child or children of the bodye of the sayd William Benet thelder 

 lawfully issuinge as is hereafter in theis presentes expressed (if he shall 

 have any issue) The said S r John Benet his executors or assignes having 

 first levyed of the profittes of the premises the surne of two hundred 

 poundes of lawfull money of England in recompence of the fine payed 

 by him the sayd S r John to the sayd Erie (sic) for the lease first above 

 mencioned And for want of issue of the bodye of the sayd William 

 Benet and after the sayd five years expired then to stand possessed 

 thereof and to hold the same to the use and benefitt of such of the sonnes 

 of the sayd S r John Benet and of theire issues as is herein after lymited 

 and declared as of the free guift to them thereof by the saydWilliam Benet 

 their uncle proceedinge from his naturall love and affeccion unto them 

 according to the purport limitacions and true intent of theis presentes 

 And where alsoe to thend that the sayd William Benet and his assignes 

 male better enjoye and take the profittes of the premises duringe certaine 

 yeares of the saide terme (if he live so longe) and for five yeares after 

 his decease according to thintent and agreement aforesayd the sayd 

 S r John Benet by an Indenture of lease under his hand and seale bearinge 

 date the tenth daie of Maie now last past, hath demised and graunted to 

 the said William Benet thelder and his assignes all and singular the 

 premises (except as in the said originall Indenture of lease is excepted) 

 to hold for the terme of threescore yeares (if the sayd Anne Benet wife 

 of the sayd William Benet thelder and the sayd William Benet 



