270 The Society s MSS. Quidhampton. 



Endorsed. Sealed and delivery by Kyrton in the presence of Robert 

 Bankworth, scrivener, and Thomas Tasker his servant, by Sir John 

 Morley in the presence of Gar : Williamson and John Pey and by 

 Edward Morley in the presence of Williamson, Pey, John Cooke and 

 Tho : Randall. 



Also " No. 16." 



Also Memorandum of enrolment on the dorse of the Close Roll, 10 

 May, 7 James, by John Gore. 



No. 119. 



It may probably be taken as an illustration of the insecurity of 

 almost any title to land at this date — and it is difficult, in Wilt- 

 shire at any rate, to find an acre of land that has not been at some 

 time litigated — that seven years later Sir John Benet found it 

 necessary to take a further conveyance of Costowe from the earl 

 himself and certain other persons. The letters patent referred to 

 — in the margin of the "Abstract " occur the words " Q. The 

 Letters patents " — take the form of a grant by King James, in 

 consideration of 1921i. 7s. 9d., to the Earl of Hertford, Francis 

 Seymour, Gilbert Prinne, knt., Eichard Wheler, esq., and James 

 Kirton, of lands, &c, in Wilts, Dorset, and Somerset, forfeited j 

 by Edward, duke of Somerset, some of which — the manor of 

 Symondsbury, co. Dorset, for instance — had been restored to the I 

 duke's heirs and since sold by them — as doubtless was the case with 

 regard to Costowe itself. But it would be out of place to enquire 

 in the matter of so small a thing as Costowe (it is named in the 

 letters) into the history of the issuing of Letters Patent which 

 include such splendours of the Seymour inheritance as the forest of < 

 Savernake, &c The Letters, as affecting the Exchequer, are 

 enrolled on the Originalia Boll, 10 James, part 1, fo. lxxv. : — 



(70) 

 10 Jan>\ This Indenture made the Tenth daie of Januarie in the 

 1616-7. yeares of the raigne of our soveraigne Lord James by the grace 

 of God of England Scotland France and Ireland Kinge defender 

 of the faith &c. that is to saie of England France and Irelande the fower- 

 teenth And of Scotland the fiftieth Annoque Domini 1616 Betweene the 

 right honorable Sir Edward Sejnnour Knight Baron Beauchamp and 

 Earle of Hertford Sir Francis Seymour Knight one of the grandchildren 

 of the said Earle and Sir Gilbert Prynne of Allington in the countie of 

 Wiltes' Knight of the one parte And Sir John Bennett thelder of 

 London knight of the other parte Witnesseth That the said Earle Sir 

 Francis Seymour and Sir Gilbert Prynne for and in consideracion of a 



