266 The Society's MSS. Quiclhampton. 



And afterwards by the will of the said William Benett senior dated 

 30 Dec r 6 Ja: 1 [1608] devised to the said Major and Burgesses for ever 

 To the intent that the profits thereof should be given to the poor of the 

 same village for their better support and maintenance. 



The Re vercion of one Messuage or tenement with the appurtenaunces 

 and divers lands meadows and pastures cum pertinenciis in Blunsden in 

 com' Wilts to the said Messuage belonging depending upon the estate 

 for life of Acreman value per annum 0": 5 s : d . 



Devised by the same will to Thomas Tisdale and his heirs to the intent 

 that the said Thomas should within one year after his decease convey 

 and assure the same to the releife and maintenance of six poor boys in 

 Abingdon School to be nominated by the said Thomas during his life 

 and in theire places to choose others by the Major part of that Hospitall. 



4 Nov r 7 Ja : 1 [1609] A Generall Livery under value granted 

 to Balph Benett brother and heir of William 

 Benett which William was the brother and heir of William Benett 

 senior {sic) of all the premises contained in the Estimate above wherein 

 after mentioning of the said severall Settlements and Devise of the 

 9 th Aprill the ll*h May and 3 d Octob r 6° Begis Jacobi : 1 : and the will 

 of the said William Benett senior dated 30 th Dec r . the same year The I 

 said Generall Livery did further take notice That the said William Benett I 

 senior dyed the 19 th Feb'T. then last past And that the said Anne was | 

 his relict and was then liveing And that Balph Benett gent' was brother I 

 and next heir of the said William Benett senior deceased and was of i 

 the age of 40 years and upwards at the death of the said William And 

 that the scite of the Mansion house of Sennington and other the premises 

 in Sevenhampton were held in capite (viz 4 .) by the 40 th part of a Knights 

 Fee And that the tenement and toft of land and other the premisses in i 

 Wroughton, the Jury were ignorant of whom the same were held And 

 that the said Messuages land and closes in Marlborough were held of the u 

 Burrough of Marlborough in free soccage And that the jury were 

 ignorant of whom the premises in Blunsden were held And inasmuch as 

 the said Balph Benett was of age, the rents and profits of all the premisses 

 in Costow and Wroughton and the third part of the rest of the premisses 

 being of the value of 56 s . 6 d . | £ halfe farthing from the death of the said 

 William Benett to the 6 th July then past which was due to the King in 

 his Court of Wards and Liverys, the said Balph Benett had paid the 

 same as by certificate appeared The said King for the consideracion of 

 8 d . paid into the hanaper Did respite the homage of the said Balph Benett 

 and delivered to him the premisses aforesaid in Costow and Wroughton 

 and the third part of the residue of the premisses and taken his fealty. 

 It was therefore comanded that sufficient security being taken from the 

 said Ralph for payment of a reasonable releife for the premisses aforesaid 

 in Costow and Wroughton and for the third part of the rest of the 

 premisses which by the death of the said William Benett the elder were 





