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and much lessened as allsoe for some causes best knowne to my selfe, 

 and make this my last and absolute will. I give to my brother 

 Gregories eight children ffoure hundred pounds to be paid within halfe a 

 yeare after my decease, that is to say threescore pounds a peece to 

 Thomas, ffrancis, Elizabeth and Jane Gregory the ffoure elder children : 

 to Eleanor, Winifrid, Henry and John Gregory the foure youngest, 

 fforty pounds a peece ; and if any die before other not disposing of theyr 

 parts, it shall bee equally diuided amongst them all. Item I giue to my 

 brother Doctour Thomas Benet my lease of Salthrop in Wroughton in the 

 County of Wiltes, with the house and household stuffe, and all things 

 thereunto belonging. Item to my brother Mathew Benet, his heyres 

 and assignes I giue my lease of Costowe in discharge of a annuity of 

 ffifty pounds, which I am bound to pay him for his life, excepting out of 

 the same lease of Costowe in the parish and county aforesaid the summe 

 of twenty pounds currant money of England to bee paid quarterly at the 

 Charterhouse neare London to Jerremy Warner, in discharge of one 

 annuity of twenty pounds which my estate stands engaged to pay him 

 for life, and if the said lease of Costowe shall expire before the death of 

 the said Jerrimy Warner, then my will is that he resort to the lease at 

 Salthrop for his assureance and satisfaction. Whereas my ffather left 

 ffoure children by his second wife, Michaell Benet, Mary, Dorothy and j 

 Margaret, I give to them and theyr heyres for euer my land of Quinteynes 

 alias Cockarris in the parish of Wroughton in the County of Wiltes 

 aforesaid, to bee sold and equally divided amongst them. And though 

 my sister Margaret bee at this time dead, yet my minde is, that child of 

 hers, sonne or daughter, I knowe not whether, shall have equall and 

 iust portion out of the sale of the same land, and if any of them happen 

 to die not disposeing of his or theyr part, it shall remaine equally to the 

 survivours. This Quinteynes aunciently parcell of Canne Court is 

 held in free soccage and payes noe tithes, as Canne Court is exempted 

 and freed. Item I giue to my honest and carefull friend, and my 

 ffathers auncient seruant Hierimy Warner of the Charterhouse neare 

 London as a legacy of my good will twenty pounds lawfull money of 

 England, togeather with my colour'd cloath cloake lined with plush. 

 Item I give to my seruant ffrancis Lee twenty marks lawfull money of 

 England. Soe reuokeing all former wills and testaments by mee here- 

 tofore made, the residue of my goods to my executours, I declare this ' 

 my last and only will, in testimony whereof I have put my hand and 

 seale. 



William Benet. 

 Sealed published and deliuered in the presence of Tho. Rater, 

 William Metcalfe, Thomas Glouek. 



A codicill dated the eight and twentieth day of December A . Domini 

 1636 to bee annexed to the last will and testament of mee William 

 Benet, which last will and testament I have committed to the custody of 

 my deare and louing brother ffrancis Gregory Esq r . which codicill to- 

 geather with the said last will I doe hereby declare to bee my last will 

 and testament Amen. Whereas by my said last will I have appoynted 



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