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certeyne somme of good and lawfull money of England to him the said 

 Earle in hande paied by the said Sir John Bennett whereof the said 

 Earle acknowledged the receipfce and himselfe to be well and truelie 

 paied and thereof and of everie parte and parcell thereof They the said 

 Earle Sir Francis Seymour and Sir Gilbert Prynne doe fullie and 

 absolutlie acquitte exonerate and discharge the said Sir John Bennett 

 his heires executors administrators and assignes and everie of them by 

 theis presentes Have granted enfeoffed and confirmed and by theis 

 presentes do grant enfeoffe and confirme unto the said Sir John Bennett 

 his heires and assignes for ever All that their Graunge or Farme of 

 Costowe with his rightes members and appurtenaunces in the Countie of 



Wiltes' And all and singuler messuages landes . . . 



. . hereditamentes and appurtenaunces to the said Graunge or Farme 



belonginge beinge in Costowe And all 



the estate of the said Earle Sir Francis Seymour and Sir 



Gilbert Prynne of in and to the premisses As fullie 



as the said Graunge Farme and premisses 



were amongst diverse other thinges by our said Soveraigne lord the 

 kinges Majestie that nowe is by his highnes letters pattentes under the 

 gjreate seale of England bearinge date at Westminster the Thirty th daie 

 of Julie in the yeares of his Majesties gracious and happie raigne of 

 England France and Ireland the Tenth and of Scotland the sixe and 

 fortyth granted conveyed and assured to them the said Earle Sir 

 Francis Seymour and Sir Gilbert Prynne Bichard Wheler esquire 

 deceased and James Kyrton esquire their heires and assignes (which said 

 James Kyrton hath released all his estate and interest therein to the 

 saide Earle Sir Francis Seymour and Sir Gilbert Prynne their heires and 

 assignes for ever) To have and to hold the said Graunge or Farme 



to him the said Sir John Bennett his heires and assignes 



for ever to the onlie proper use and behoofe of him the said Sir John 

 Bennett his heires and assignes for ever And the said Earle Sir 

 Francis Seymour and Sir Gilbert Prynne for them and their heires doe 

 grant that they and their heires all and singuler the said Graunge or 



Farme to him the said Sir John Bennett his heires and 



assignes for ever against them the said Earle Sir Francis 



Seymour and Sir Gilbert Prynne and their heires will 



warrant . . . and for ever defende by theis presentes And lastlie 

 the said Earle Sir Francis Seymour and Sir Gilbert Prynne have made 



•constituted .... and by theis presentes doe make 



and in their place putt their trustie and wellbeloved in Christ John 

 Sadler of Wroughton in the countie of Wiltes' gent' Giles Francklyn of 

 Wroughton aforesaid gent and William Yorke of Wroughton aforesaid 

 yeoman their true and lawfull attorneys .... seizin .... 



to deliver to the said Sir John Bennett or to his certeyne 



attorney In witness whereof 



E. Hertford. Seal, quarterly of six 

 Fit. Seymour Seal, crest of Seymour 

 Gilbert Prynne Seal, cut off". 



