The Society's MSS. Quidham'pton. 281 



that my lands in Wiltes sheire shall bee sold for the benefit of my three 

 younger sisters, and haue not appoynted by whom the said land shall 

 bee sold I doe hereby declare that my said lands shall be sold by my 

 executours or the greater number of them, and the money thereof disposed 

 to my said sisters and their children according as I have declared by my 

 said last will and testament, with this prouiso that my will is to deduct 

 the fourth part of the sale of these lands to the payment of my debts. 

 And whereas I haue given ffoure hundred pounds to eight of my sister 

 Gregories children, the ffoure eldest in a larger proportion then the 

 younger, being somewhat doubtful of the expressing it fully in my will, 

 if it prooue otherwise, then I leaue the ffoure hundred poundes to bee 

 distributed by the hands of my brother Gregory according to his judge- 

 ment and my intention. Item I giue to my brother Gregory my plush 

 veluet cap, my spectacles, a paire of doeskinne gloues to be trimmed vp 

 with the sad coloured ffrindge that lies in the trunke, and my swan skinne 

 stomacher. Item to my sister Gregory I giue my watch. To my 

 brother Mathew Benet I giue my crimson coloured cap with siluer lace 

 and a fine linnen laced cap belonging to the same ; I giue him likewise 

 the pictures of deaths head, with the letters of our Sauiour which he 

 formerly bestowed on mee and a new Bible which he gaue me seauen 

 yeares agoe, it lies at London, I giue it him ; I giue him my best beauer 

 allsoe. To my cozen Elizabeth Gregory I giue my best trunke at Hord- 

 ley. To my cosen Jane Gregory I giue my best-lookeing glasse, a paire 

 of plaine greenish silke garters and knotts and my old silke wascoate. 

 Item to my deare sister Dorothy Benet I giue a debt due vnto mee by 

 Mr. Charles Child sometime of Allsoules in Oxon, the instructions 

 whereof lies in my brother Doctor's hands ; if she will peticion my Lord 

 Keeper God send her good lucke ; if not, it falls to my executours. Item 

 to my cosen Thomas Gregory I giue my sword and Minshawes Dictionary. 

 To ffrancis Gregory my cosen I give my last new coate lined with plush. 

 To the ffoure younger nephewes and neeces I giue such small things as 

 may be found in the trunkes that haue not beene worne. To my brother 

 Gregorie I giue all my small bookes at Hordley and those that are about 

 mee to be diuided amongst all his children at his discretion, excepting 

 the choyce to bee first made by Mr. Evan ffloyd of two of the principall 

 books. Item to William Crofts I giue thirty shillings, to Katherine and 

 Joane seruants at Hordley I give twenty shillings a peece, and to old 

 Richard there I giue a noble. Item to M ris Elizabeth Bayer I giue 

 twenty shillings, to ffranc' Bayer my wife (sic) ffiue pounds, and I giue 

 to Benedick Bayer my godsonne tenne pounds. Item to M ri " Joane 

 Glouer daughter of John Glouer I give twenty nobles, and to Thomas 

 Glouer her brother I giue ffiue marks, my cloath hat, and a paire of 

 bowles. Item to my seruant ffrancis Lee I giue ffiue pounds, and my 

 horse, bridle and saddle. To my painfull and carefull maide that 

 attended mee [in] my long sicknes, Anne Boyd, I giue ffiue pounds. In 

 witnes whereof I haue set my hand and seale 



William Benet 

 XXXVI. — NO. CXII. U 



