The Society's MSS. Quidhampton. 273 



any part thereof in the name of the wholle to enter, And thereof or of 

 any part thereof in the name of the wholle, full and peaceable possession 

 and seizen to have and take, And after such possession and seizin so 

 thereof had and taken, to give and deliver to me the said S r . John 

 Benet, To have and to hold the same to me the said S r - John Benet 

 my heires and assignes according to the true intent and meaning of the 

 said indenture or to my certeine Attorney in that behalf As by the said 

 indenture or dede indented if due relacion be had more fully and at large 

 it doth and maie appeare Now knowe yee That I the said S r John 

 Benet have assigned, made, ordeined and in my stead and place by 

 these presentes putt and constituted my trustie freindes John Spenser of 

 Quidhampton in the parish of Wroughton in the countie of Wiltes gent', 

 Olyver Brunsell dark Vicar of "Wroughton aforesaid and John Whithurne 

 of Wroughton aforesaid yeoman and every of them my true and lawfull 

 Attorney and Attornies jointly and severally for me the said S r John 

 Benet and in my name and to the onely use of me the said S r John 

 Benet my heires and assignes according to the purport and true meaning 

 of the said indenture to receive and take of and by the delivery of the 

 said John Sadler, Giles Francklyn and William York or of either or any 

 of them full and peceable possession and seizein of and in all the said 

 Graunge Farme and other the premisses, and of every or any of them or 

 of any part or parcell of them or of any of them (in the name of the 

 wholle) And the same so had and taken, for me and to my use to kepe 

 Giveing and by theis presentes graunting to my said Attornies and to 

 every of them jointly and severally my full power and lawfull auctoritie 

 for me and in my name to doo and execute or cause to be done and exe- 

 cuted, All and whatsoever els shalbe mete requisite or nedefull to be done 

 in or about the premises or any part or parcell thereof as amplie as I 

 my self lawfullie maie or might doe if I were present and did the same 

 personally. Ratifieing confirmeing & allowing all and whatsoever my 

 said Attornies afore named or any of them jointlie or severallie shall 

 lawfully doe or cause to be done in or about the premisses or any part 

 thereof to the use above specified by theis presentes In witnes whereof 

 I the said S r John Benet have hereunto set my hand and seall. Yeoven 

 the one and twentith daie of Februarye 1616, And in the yere of 

 of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord James by the grace of God King 

 of England, Scotland Fraunee and Ireland defender of the faith &c. 

 (that is to saie) of England Fraunee and Ireland the fourtenth and of 

 Scotland the fiftith . 



Jo : Benet 

 Endorsed. Sealed and delivered by the within named S r John Benet 

 Knight in the presence of Jo : Benet 



Humfu : Man 



GlLBT. WlNSHAM (?) 



Costow (No. 18). No. 121. 



Four years later Sir John Benet makes over to his son William,, 

 then of age, presumably (1) the lease of Costowe, (2) Cokharris : — 



