282 The Society s MSS. Quidhampton. 



Signed, sealed, published and deliuered as the codicill of my last will 

 and testament in the presence of these subscribed 



Thomas Bayee, Philip Parsons, Ffeancis Lee. 



A codicill dated the third day of 

 January 1636. 



Item I giue to Mr. Kayer, Maior of Woodstocke, thirtie shillings, that 

 is to say tenne shillings for his paines, and the rest to bee bestowed 

 according to his discretion. Item I giue to Mr. Thomas Abraham fforty 

 shillings, as he and I haue agreed betweene vs, that is to say twenty 

 shillings to one purpose, the other twenty for his paines and trust that I 

 doe repose in him. Item I giue to my landlady M ris . Dunford twenty 

 shillings, and to her maid a noble. Item I giue to M ris Hierons twenty 

 shillings. Item I giue to goodwife Wright at the Parke gate twenty 

 shillings. Item I giue to Edmond Paynter twenty shillings. Item I 

 giue to Belcher tenne shillings. Item I giue to Abygall at the Bull tenne 

 shillings William Benet 



Witnesse Ffeancis Lee. 



Endorsed. A Copie of Mr. Will : Benets will 2d. Octob : 1635. 



No. 126. j 



Two successive attempts at building up a Beuet estate in North- 

 Wilts had thus failed, and as it appears by the above will, the 

 testator contemplated the dispersal of what had been so far brought 

 together. Possibly, however, he was well aware that his brother 

 Thomas, afterwards Sir Thomas Benet, possessed both the means 

 and the inclination to proceed further with the design : — 



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28 Nov r . 1637.' Enrolled in Chancery. By Indenture Between i 

 Tho : Bennett D r of Lawes Francis Gregory Esq r & Mathew Benett ! 

 cler' Executors of W ra . Bennett Esq r dec d . of the one part and W". Stede j 

 and Martin Ailesworth D 1 ' of Lawes of the other part Keciteing that the 

 said W m . Bennett being seized in fee of a tenement or toft in Costow in I 

 Wroughton in com' Wilts' called Cockharris alias Quintins with severalh 

 arrable landes meadows closes commons &c. And alsoe reciteing that |! 

 being so seized by his will in writeing devised that the said tenement orl: 

 toft called Quintins and the landes thereto belonging should be sold by| 

 Thomas Bennett Francis Gregory and Mathew Bennett his executors' 1 

 and the money disposed as per will The Indenture witnessed that; 

 the said Thomas Bennett Francis Gregory and Mathewe Bennett! 

 accordinge to the will and in consideration of 706" paid them by the saidl 

 W m Stede and Martin Aileworth Did bargaine sell alien and confirme t0| 

 the said W m . Stede and Martin Aileworth their heires and assignes The 

 said tenement or toft in Costow called Cockharris alias Quintins and 



