The Society's MSS. Quidhampton. 265 



at the death of the said William was forty years of age As by an 

 Inquisicion taken the 8th of April 7'°°. Regis [1609] appears. And the 

 said Ralph Benett 20 Feb r y 6°. Regis Jacobi [1608-9] came before the 

 Master of the Court of Wards and Liverys and desired his Generall 

 Livery from the s d King of all his Lordshipps lands and tenements under- 

 written which was granted to him on condiccion that he prosecuted the 

 same in 6 months within which time he came &c. 



The Scite or Mansion house of the Mannor of Sevington alias Sen- 

 nington alias Sevenhampton in com' Wilts' cum pertinenciis held of the 

 King in capite by a Knights Fee 



All the Gounds called Queens lands cont' 140 acres in Sennington 

 predicta and all arable lands belonging to the Mansion house as parcell 

 of the Demesnes of the s d Mannor cont' 420 acres of land 88 acres of 

 meadow belonging to the s d . Mansion house And all woods underwoods 

 common of pasture and sheep pasture called Billingtham in Sennington 

 predicta held of the King as aforesaid att 6' 1 . 8 s . 4 d . 



William Bennett being seized of the premisses in his demesne as of 

 fee by Indenture of the 9th April 6°. Regis Ja : 1 [1608] agreed with Giles 

 Dan vers to stand seized thereof To the use of Anne his wife for life Re- 

 mainder to himselfe and the heirs of his body Remainder to the use of 

 William Bennett son of his brother Sir John Benett and the heirs 

 males of his body with divers other remainders in fee tale Remainder 

 to the right heirs in fee of the said AVilliam son of the said Sir John 

 Benett for ever. 



All that tenement and toft lyeing in Costow in the parish of Wroughton 

 in com' Wilts' and all lands tenements and hereditaments to the said 

 tenement and tofc belongeing at 0" : 10 s . a . 



Settled by another indenture of the said William Bennett's dated 11 May 

 6 Ja : [1608] To the use of the said William and the heirs of his body 

 Remainder to the use of his executors administrators and assignes for 

 five years after his decease And after to the use of the said William Bennett 

 son of S r ' John Bennett and the heires males of his body with other 

 remainders in fee tail Remainder to the right heirs of the said William 

 Benett senior deceased for ever. 



One Messuage or tenement cum pertinenciis and one close of meadow 

 adjoyneing to the same lyeing on the North part of Marlborough held 

 of the Burrough of Marlborough in free Burgage value per annum ultra 

 reprisas K : I s : 4 a : 



Demised by another Indenture of the William Benett senior dated 

 3 Ocf 6 Ja : 1 [1608] to one William York and Anne Stampe late the 

 wife of the said William York for their lives and the life of the survivor 

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