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PREFACE. 
 
 This volume comprises abstracts of some of 
 the wills and inventories in the Durham probate 
 registry belonging to the period James I.— 
 Charles I. 
 
 The editor acknowledges with gratitude the 
 help of Mr. J. J. Howe, who made copies of 
 the original documents in the registry, and of 
 Mr. A. F. Radcliffe, M.A., who read the proofs 
 and gave other assistance and advice. 
 
WILLS 
 
 AND 
 
 INVENTORIES 
 
 FROM THE 
 
 REGISTRY AT DURHAM 
 
 PART IV. 
 
 ^ublisjjrir for tbc Society bn 
 
 ANDREWS & Co., SADLER STREET, DURHAM: 
 and BERNARD QUARITCH, 11, GRAFTON STREET, 
 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, W. 
 
 1929 
 
At a Meeting of the Stjrtees Society, held in 
 Durham Castle, on Tuesday, March 3rd, 1925, the 
 Dean oe Durham in the chair. 
 
 It was resolved :— 
 
 “ That a volume of Durham Wills and Inventories 
 should be edited for the Society by Mr. Herbert 
 Maxwell Wood, 13.A., F.S.A.” 
 
 A. Hamilton Thompson, 
 
 Secretary. 
 
DURHAM 
 
 WILLS AND INVENTORIES. 
 
 MARGRET LYDDELL. 1 
 
 Feb. 21 [1G03-4]. In the name of God, Amen, I, Margret 
 Lyddell, late wife of Mr. Thomas Lyddell, of the towne of New¬ 
 castle upon Tyne, merchant and alderman. To be buried in the 
 quere of St. Nicholas Church in Newcastle, where the bodye of 
 my late husband doth lie entombed. I give and bequeath unto 
 my sonne, Francis, all that my house in the head of the Side, 
 wherein he at this psent doth dwell, together with the Carres 
 Milnes and also my shopp on the bridge where he at psent doth 
 occupie with so much of the loft above it as doth directly upward 
 answer to the same, and also a seller in the close which he now 
 occupieth with the wast belonging unto it, to him and his heires 
 for ever, and for default of such his heires all the premises to 
 comei to my neighest heires. I give and bequeath unto my sonne, 
 Thomas, my house in the Cloth Market, wherein his sonne Thomas 
 now doth dwell, with my shop in the bridge which he at this 
 psent doth occupie, together with so much of the loft above it as 
 doth directly upwards answer to the same, as also my place called 
 the freires with the appurtenances, wherein he now dwelleth, to 
 him and to his heires for ever, and in default of such his heires 
 all the premises to come unto my neighest heires. I bequeath with 
 the shopp on the bridge, which he now doth occupie, with as much 
 of the loft above it and doth directlie upwards answere to the same, 
 together also my close in Gateside, to him and his heires for 
 ever, and for default of such his heires all the premises to come 
 unto my neighest heires. I give and bequeath unto my sonne 
 Robarte a signet of gold, together with the third parte of all my 
 
 1 The first mention of Thomas Liddell is his apprenticeship, Feb. 18, 
 1539/40, to Robert Lamb, mercer; he was admitted 1544/5. Having- 
 made his will, May 8, 1577, he was bur. the following- day at St. 
 Nicholas, Newcastle. His widow, who proved his will, was bur. at. 
 the same place, Oct. 31, 1604. Her eldest son Thomas will is printed 
 in this Vol., as also is that of her son Francis. 
 
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 plate. I give and bequeath unto Isabell Dawsonne my best gowne 
 and chamblet kirtell. I give and bequeath unto my maiden, Janet 
 Foster, a whoole year’s wadges at the heure of my death, togither 
 with the matt res and bedclothes she lyeth upon. I give and 
 bequeath unto Barbary Liddell a sillver tablet guilt. The rest of 
 my goods moveable and unmoveable, my legacies and funerall 
 expences discharged, I give unto my sonns Thomas and Francis, 
 whom I constitute and make my full Executors of this my last Will 
 and Testament. Witnesses, George Liddell, Willyam Sherwood, 
 Gawen Suffeild, David Johnson. Proved, 1605. 
 
 WILLIAM REED. 1 
 
 June 2, 1604. Reed William, Sir of Fenham, in the parish 
 of Holie Island, Knight. My boclie shall be buried at the discretion 
 of my executors. 1 give and bequeath unto Thomas Swinhoe of 
 Goswick, gentleman, and to William .Swinhoe, his sone, and to 
 their heirs for ever All that lande in the Holie Ilancl which I have 
 of the said Thomas Swinhoe in mortgage of 110/., which should 
 have been paid unto me or my assigns at Michaelmas in 1601. I 
 give unto William Towers, Francis Towers, George Towers and 
 Bartholomew Towers four of my wife’s children, each 20/. to be 
 paid by my executors to their tutors or governors for their use. 
 I give unto Chartie Bell, alias Reede, my base begotten daughter, 
 50/., and I desire the Right Worl Mvres Mathew, the wife of the 
 Right Reverend father in God, dcor Mathew Bishop of Durham, 
 to take the tuition of her with her portion during her minortie. 
 I give unto William Reynnarde, alias Reed, my sone, now com¬ 
 monly known by the title of Capt. Reed, all my whole right of 
 inheritance title and estate of whatsoever within the towne of 
 Berwick and his heirs for ever. I give unto my said sone, William 
 Reed, the remaynder of my leases and tithes whatsoever, either by 
 Letters Patent from Our late Sovereign, Lady Elizabeth, of 
 famous memorie, under the great seal of England, and also the 
 Leases from the Dean and Chapter of Durham, or by any other 
 leases, conveyances, which I assigned and set over to Capt. Robert 
 Carvell and Mr. John Crayne for the use of the ladie Elizabeth, 
 my wife, as by Indenture dated the 10th day of Aug. last. My 
 wife also to have the tithes of the several townes of Holie Hand, 
 Skrymerson, Fenwick and Lowlin, and also parcell of the Rectorie 
 or psonage of Holie Hand. All the rest, my goods moveable and 
 
 | June 6, 1604. Sr Willm. Reede, Ivniglit, bur. Hohj Island 
 Registers. His tombstone near the reading desk bears the following 
 inscription :—- tc Contra vim mortis non est medicamen in hortis.” He 
 had three wives, all of whom were bur. at Holy Island : his first 
 Elizabeth, Dec. 24, 1585; his second Mary, Oct. 24, 1595; and his third 
 Elizabeth, widow of Charles Towers (bur. July 3, 1600), July 30, 1612. 
 
unmoveable, I give to my said sone, Capt. William Reede, and the 
 ladie Elizabeth, my wife, and appoint them Executors. 
 
 This will was redd to Sir William at his own appointment 
 on Satterdaie morneing, being the second daie of June, 1604, in 
 the presence of my Ladie Elizabeth Reede. Witnesses, Henry 
 Jones, Ralph Parkin, Thomas Cuthbert, Richard Barton. 
 
 Inventory amounted to 447 l. 16s. id. 
 
 ISABELLA CHARLTON. 
 
 Jan. 20, 1604. Isabella Charlton, daughter of James Charlton 
 of Bellingham. To be buried in Bellingham church. I give to 
 James Charlton of barnardstead, two kyne. To the said James’s 
 daughter a reade quiqe styrke. To Barbara Charlton a black 
 kowe. To Christopher Charlton of Greatsteade, four© poundes 
 English money, which Marke Charlton of Harytethe is owen me. 
 To the said Christopher Charlton a branded kowe, which is with 
 Walter Charlton of Hasrop. I give the residue of my estate to 
 the said Christopher Charlton and appoint him sole Executor. 
 Witnesses, Trestie Charltone of Greasteade, John Charlton of the 
 same. Probate, 1604. 
 
 ELIZABETH JENYSONA 
 
 Jan. 19, 1604. In the name of God, Amen, I Elizabeth 
 Jenvson of Walworth, in the countie Palatine of Duresme, widow, 
 doe make this my last Will in manner and forme following. My 
 bodie to be buried in the Chaanncell of the Church, where it shall 
 please God to call me to his mercy©. At my buriall I will not 
 have any black to be bestowed, but onlie will that my bodie 
 be caried to the ground in decent and formlie manner, on which 
 daie of my buriall also I will that 5 l. in money be bestowed upon 
 the poor©. I give unto the Schole at Heighington a great new© 
 English bible with a chaine to fasten to a deske, and also the 
 Dictionary of Thomas Thomas. I doe give to my son© in lawe, Sir 
 George Frevile, Knight, 10L to buye him a gelding, on© of my 
 litle bar rolls or vessells of irish aquavit© and my Tie that standes 
 at my bed side. I bequeath to the wief, the lady Eliz Frevile, my 
 daughter, the bed whereon I lie, with the bedsteed, Testerne and 
 curtaines, a new mattrass marked with my name, a blewe rugg, 
 
 1 She was the daughter of Edward Birch, of Sandon, Co.^ Beds, 
 groom porter to Henrv VIII., bur. at Heighington, April /, 1605, mar. 
 Thomas Jenison of Walworth, auditor of Ireland, who died Nov. 17, 
 1586. There is a pedigree of Jenison of Walworth in Surtees’ History 
 of Durham, iii., pp. 290-2. 
 
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 a white rugg, a paier of pillowes and pillowbers, the sheet© that 
 I lie on, as also a paier of fine sheets of my owne making marked 
 with the Ires. E.F., my spice box, my black cheste with drawing© 
 tills, both my french hoodes, my bone grace, my little painted 
 cofer, my little green© chair©, my martin skynns, and twenty 
 poundes in money. I give to my sonne, Willm. Jenyson, the 
 younger, my lease of the tythe corne of Walworth Lordshipp, two 
 ruggs thone checkquered blewe and yellowe, the other a faire 
 white shagee rugg which lie in the new press© over the milk© house 
 chamber, my gray stagg stoned coming forth with twoi geares, the 
 short table in the hall with one longe forme to it, eight long 
 ioynes stooles, my blew© mantle, and fourtie poundes in money. 
 I give to Elizabeth Jenyson, daughter of the said Willm. Jenyson, 
 the younger, 10/. in money, one Jewel which the lady Freville, my 
 daughter, hath, after her decease, if she die without issue. And 
 if it happen the said Elizabeth Jenyson to die before my said 
 daughter, the lady Frevile, that then it shallbe in my said 
 daughter's disposcion, and I give the said Eliz. Jenyson my 
 little blacke chest. I give and bequeath Two ruggs thone 
 chequered russett and redd, thother a white rugg which lie in the 
 new press© over the milkhouse, my bay© foie under the . . . 
 baye meare, and forty© poundes in money. And to my said sone, 
 Thomas, his wief, all my hempe. And to their sonne, George 
 Jenyson, for his educacon and bringing upp at schole the first yeare, 
 tenn poundes, and one rugge that lies upon the Lady Frevile’s 
 bedd, chequered redd russett and blewe. And to theer Daughter, 
 Margarett Jenyson, 10/. I doe further give and bequeathe to my 
 said sonns, Willm. Jenyson, the younger, and Thomas Jenyson, 
 all my lynnen in my two chests standing in my chamber (whereof 
 one a wanscoate chest standing at my bedd's feete). To my said 
 sonne, Willm., the younger, thother standing under the west 
 window. I give to my sonne, Thomas, the said lynnen to be 
 equally divided between them, saving the lynnen in the said two 
 chests contained before given and bequeathed. I give to the lady 
 Frevile, my daughter, my sonns, William Jenyson, the younger, 
 and Thomas Jenyson, my book© of Marters to be in use amongst 
 them. And whereas my sonns that are contrary in religion, Doe 
 not deserve to have any thinge, yet notwithstanding, in regard of 
 naturall affecon which parents must needs bear© to their children, 
 I doe give and bequithe to them as hereafter followeth. To 
 William Jenyson, the elder, my first sonne, I give and bequeth 
 twenty poundes in money and six ordinary quishions, and to his 
 sonne, Robert Jenyson, 10/. I give to my sonne, John Jenyson, 
 partlie in consideraeon ihat he had noe benefit! of my house at 
 London, partlie in regard that he shall suffer my executors 
 quietlie and peaceblie to execute my will, the moietie and half 
 of my cropp of corne which shallbe standing and ground upon 
 the ground at Walworth at the time of my death, and all the 
 
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 bordes which shallbe then unlaied and unnailed, provided 
 alwaies that if he, my said sonne, doe any way molest or hinder 
 my executors in executing of my will, or will not allow them 
 convenient time to be sett down by four men indifferentlie chosen 
 by him and them for carying awaie of such goodes and cattell as 
 I shall leave behind me in the house or upon the ground at 
 Walworth, That then the said John Jenyson, my sonne, shall 
 reape noe benefitt by my said Will. I further give unto my said 
 sonne, John, seaven table clothes of hempon cloth, whereof three 
 for the long table in the hall, two long ones for the table in the 
 parlor, the leaves being drawne forthe, and the . . . , two other 
 for the side table and six dozen of napkins all of hempen clothe. 
 I will that for my said sone, John, there be as much broad grene 
 clothe bought as will make a carpett for the table standing in 
 the little parlor. And I doe further give to him as much white 
 cloth as shall make curtanes for the bed in the lowe courte chamber, 
 which my said sone must gett died redd. I give and bequethe to 
 my said sone, John Jenyson, the new great bedstead standing in 
 the chamber over myne owne chamber, the new great presse over 
 the milkhouse chamber, the newpresse in the buttery, and the 
 long new table in the hall with fower newe formes belonging to 
 the same, to remain© as heirlomes to the house of Walworth. I 
 doe further will that my executors pay to my said sone, John 
 Jenyson, all such things as he cann demand as due to him by an 
 Inventory made betwixt me and him, which he hath not received 
 alreadie. I doe give to my sone, John Jenyson’s eldest sonne, 
 named John Jenyson, a sute of Diaper of eight yardes long and 
 my husband’s black Armour as heirloomes to the house. And all 
 the residue of my Armor which is unbestowed (except the common 
 Armor) I doe give to my son, John Jenyson. I further give to 
 my sonne John Jenyson’s other children, viz., to Thomas, Michaell, 
 Richard, Mary and Martha Jenyson, 20/. equally amongst them. 
 I give unto my sonne, Michael Jenyson, 20/. and a guilt Jugg 
 with barrs, and aboute half a garnishe of pewter vessell marked 
 with the Ires M. and J. I further give to my daughter, the lady 
 Eliz. Frevile, 20/. freelie in money, in consideracon if she will 
 please to take the educacon and bringing upp Elizabeth Jenyson, 
 daughter to my con, Willm. Jenyson, the younger, provided 
 alwaies that her father finde her apparell and all other necessai ies. 
 I bequeth to my L. Bishop of Durham nowe being, for a small 
 remembrance, one double soveraigne, and to Mrs. Matthewe one 
 Spurroyall. I give to Mrs. Bowes, of Aske, one Spurroyall. I 
 give to Richard Frevile one Spurroyall, and to his wief one 
 Spurroyall, and to their children to each of them 10s. I give to 
 my cosen, Driscibla Cowlton, my plaine guilt Jugg. do my 
 cosen,' Ann Horsley, my furred gowne guarded with vellatt, and 
 my black grogeran kirtle fringed. I give to my neece, Doiothy 
 Birch, 20/., my beste stuff© gowne, my silke grogeran kirtle and 
 
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 best petticoate belonging thereto, my cloak© and safegard, my 
 presse standing in the brusshing chamber, my great testament, 
 and fifty two shillings which I owe her. I give to mv cosen 
 Girlington’s wief my best hatt. T will that Ann Newbie shall 
 have 10/., to my sister Clifton’s use to keep her with, and that 
 her owne children amongst them shall find her meate, drink and 
 apparell during her lief, and further that after mv sister’s 
 decease, Ann Newby shall have the said 10/. freelie to her self. 
 I give to my said sister my night gowne. I give to Mr. Gifford, 
 of Darnton, a booke, being a conference betwixt Doctor Whit- 
 guifte and Mr. Cartwright, and 40?. and to his wief six silver 
 spoones with apostles’ hedds. And to his brother, Simon Gyfford, 
 40.?. I give to Mr. Throckmorton 10?., and to his wief 10?. To 
 Mr. Garthewayte 10?. I give to John Gadge one Spurrogall. To 
 Richard Dighton 40?., and to his wief as much silke grogeran as 
 will make her a doublett. I give to Hercules Brabant 10?., to 
 Gilbert Frevile 10?., to Nicholas Petefer 10?., to George Parkins 
 10?. I give to my servants as followeth : To Francis Newby 10/. 
 in money and a peece of purple clothe to make him a cloake, and 
 to his wief my plaine clothe gowne of french russett, my redd 
 frisadoe petticote with an upper body© of Crymson cholmelett. 
 I give to Nicholas Flynn 20/., or 40?. by yeare during his 
 naturall lief, whether he shall like of. To Robt. Wren 40?. To 
 John Drye 40?. I give to Ann Robinson my old grogeran gowne 
 and 5?. in money. To Eleanor Earle my old greene gowne, my old 
 red petticotte and old clothe kirtle. All the rest of my servantes, 
 both men and women, I give one quarter’s wages. I give to John 
 Newbie, servant to my sone, William Jenyson, the younger, 10?. 
 To Edward Johnson 10?., and to Merill Wilkison 2?. 6c/., servant© 
 to my sone, Thomas Jenyson. To the Church of Heighington for 
 ever a carpett for the communion table, a pulpytt clothe, and 
 quishions all of greene velvett ready to be furnished and made upp 
 with lyninges and fringe. I give to Francis Newbie’s two 
 children, George and Elizabeth Newbie, 6?. 8 d. each to buye them 
 two gimmer hoggs. To William Garth, son to George Garthe, one 
 ewe and a lamb. To Mr. Throckmorton . . . fi?. 8c/. to buy him 
 a gimmer hogg. I will that my executors, after the hour of my 
 death after twelve months, to satisfye and pay my legacies and 
 debts. I give to my cosen Wyngate’s wief, as a token of remem¬ 
 brance, a guishenett and a purse wrought with needle work. I 
 nominate and appoint my sonns, William Jenyson, the younger, 
 and Thomas Jenyson, Executors of this my Will, and my sone- 
 in-law, Sir George Frevile, Knight, Overseer. Witnesses, Robert 
 Harrison, Francis Newbye, Thomas Wilkenson, Edward Johnson, 
 Henry Lewen, John Newbye. Proved, 1605. 
 
MATTHEW CHAPMAN.i 
 
 Feb. 19, 1604. In the name of God, Amen, I, Matthew 
 Chapman, of the town of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of 
 the same towne, Merchant. To be buried in the parish church 
 of St. Nicholas in the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne aforesaid, 
 where I am a psonier in the place, or as neare to my father where 
 he lieth buried as convenentlie maybe by the discretion of my 
 executor under-named. And as to touching my worldly goods, 
 chattels and possessions, I give and bequeath the same in manner 
 following, that is to say : I give and bequeath to my sonne, 
 Matthew Chapman, the sume of two hundred pounds of lawful 
 money of England, and to my daughter Marie Bonner I give and 
 bequeath the sum of one hundred pound of like money. I give 
 and bequeath unto the four© children of my said daughter Marie. 
 That is to say, Henry, Matthew, William and Agnes Bonner, 
 every of them 201. a peece of lawful money of England, amounting 
 to all to the sume of four score pounds to be paid within two 
 yeares next after my death. And whereas I am seized for terms 
 of the natural life of my sone-in-law, William Bonner, of one 
 messuage or tenement with appurtenances thereof, situate and 
 being in the street called the Syde, in the parish aforesaid, and 
 in the said towne of Newcastle, late in the occupation of the same 
 William Bonner, I give and bequeath the same and all my estate, 
 right, title, claime and demand, in and to the same, to my 
 daughter, Elizabeth Kirkley, To have and to hold the same 
 messuage or tent with appurtenances, and all the same estate, 
 right, title, claime and demand of me the said Matthew, to 
 the said Elizabeth, my daughter, and her assigns for the said life 
 time of my said sonne, William Bonner. And I doe further give 
 and bequeath to the same Elizabeth Kirtley, my daughter, the sum 
 of 200 1. of lawful money of England. I give and bequeath to my 
 daughter, Agnes Chapman, 200 1. of like lawful money of England. 
 And to the poor© I give and bequeath fyve markes, to be dis¬ 
 tributed at and by the discretion of my Executor under named. 
 
 1 For the wills of liis parents, Oswald and Marion (dau. of Henry 
 Anderson), see 38 Surtees Soc., p. 73 and 73 n. His hist wife, 
 Elizabeth, was bur. at St. Nicholas’, May 14, 1587 [he mar. secondly 
 Anne or Agnes Sliafto, widow of John Oreenwcll, Nov. 18, 1600]. His 
 second wife, Anne, was bur. Oct. 13, 1604, at St. Nicholas . His son, 
 Henry, mar. Jane Greenwell, Jan. 28, 1604/5, was Sheriff of New¬ 
 castle 1613/14, and Mayor 1620/T (probably) and 1627/8, and was bur. 
 Feb. 18, 1631/2; his daughter, Elizabeth, bapt. April 21, 1583, mar. 
 Michael Kirkley, Jan. 17, 1602/3; his daughter, Mary, mar. William 
 Bonner, May 2, 1597; his daughter, Agnes, appears as Ann Eden m 
 the will of her uncle, Henry Chapman, Sept. 17, 1620 (Welford s 
 Newcastle, iii, 250); she was probably wife of Henry Eden (see 
 baptisms at St. Nicholas’ Church, Aug. 8, 1609, Jan. 8, 1610/11, 
 Sept. 5, 1616, April 6, 1623). The testator was bur. at St. Nicholas , 
 Nov. 3,’ 1606. 
 
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 I give and bequeath to my loveing Brother, Mr. Henry Chapman, 
 Alderman, one portugue of golde, and to my ever good friend, 
 Mr. Francis Anderson, Alderman, two Angells in tokens of my 
 good will, ordeyning them the supvisors of this my last M ill and 
 Testament. And all the residue of my money, substance, goods, 
 and chattells and possessions, whatsoever of my propertie, kind 
 or qualitie soever the same be, my debts and legacies aforesaid 
 being paid, with my funerall, I whollie give to my sonne, Henry 
 Chapman, whom of this my present last Will and Testament I 
 constitute and apnointe to be my full and sole Executor, giving 
 also and bequeathing to the same Henrie, my sonne, and his 
 heires, all and singular, my lands, tents and hereditaments what¬ 
 soever. And I doe by these presents renounce and foresake all 
 former Wills, legacies and bequests whatsoever by me, in wise 
 heretofore made, given or bequeathed, desiring and entreating 
 hereby my said loving brother, and my said friend, Mr. Francis 
 Anderson, to extend their endeavours to see this my last Will and 
 Testament executed according to my true meaning and the tenor 
 of these presents above expressed, as my trust is in them. Memor¬ 
 andum : that my will and mynd is, and I ordaine by these 
 presents, that all the said legacies of money with all bequests above 
 Emitted and bequeathed to my said sone, Matthew Chapman, 
 Marie Bonner, my daughter, and Elizabeth Ivirkley and Agnes 
 Chapman shall be in full payment and satisfaction of their child’s 
 parts or porcons of all my goods and chattells, and not otherwise. 
 This Codicill was made by the said testator 29 October, 1606. 
 Witnesses, H. Chapman, Fran. Anderson, Willm. Bonner, Mich. 
 Kirkley. Proved, 1606. 
 
 ALISON SHERATON. 
 
 May, 1605. In the name of God, Amen, I, Alison Sheraton, 
 late wife of Willm. Sheraton, of Elwick, deceased, in the parish 
 of Harte. To be buryed within the pish church of Harte afore¬ 
 said, with my mortrary dewe and accustomed according to the 
 Lawes of this Realm. I do gyve and bequeth to my youngest 
 sonne, James Sheraton, the one half of all my goods movable and 
 immovable, my Tron band whealer, my fether bedd, and my 
 coffer without clothes. I give and bequeath to my sonne, Robt. 
 Sheraton, the table in the forehowse and one Read Cowe, and to 
 his wyfe my next best cote. I give to my eldest sonne, Willm. 
 Sheraton, one oxe called bowehorne, And to his wyfe my newe 
 furr chist. I give to John Done, son of Jerrard Done my son- 
 in-ley, one cawell and one counter in the forehowse. And to 
 Katheryne, my daughter, the said Jerrard Done, his wife, my 
 best black cote, and the worste my two Read petticots, together 
 with all my lynen clothes. To Richard Pension’s children, every 
 
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 one of them, a sheep hogge. The residue of all my goods I give 
 unto my sonns, Christopher Sheraton and James Sheraton, whom 
 I make executors. Witnesses, James Watson, Edward -. 
 
 Inventory, 79/. 19s. 8d. Proved, 1605. 
 
 THOMAS HODGSON. 1 2 
 
 June 7, 1605. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Hodgson, 
 of Coldhirst, within the Countie of Durham yeoman. To be 
 buried in the parish churchyard of Hamsterley. I give unto my 
 brother, Willm. Hodgson, three swarmes of bees and my whipp 
 . . . to be delivered at the feast of St. Michael next coming, if 
 it shall please God to call me to his mercye. I do owe unto 
 Thomas Hodgson, my brother William Hodgson his, sonne, one 
 sword, one rucke of haye, one coffer, which was my mother’s, 
 with the lynen clothes therein. I give unto Christopher Steven¬ 
 son one st.acke of haye. I do give unto my unckell, John Stephen¬ 
 son, one litle rucke of hay. I do give unto the daughter of 
 Christopher Stevenson my presser and a red petticote that was 
 my mother’s. I geve to Leonard Wind 3-?. id. The rest of all my 
 goods, both movable and unmoveable, I doe give to my brother, 
 Christopher Hodgson, my debts and funnerall expences discharged, 
 whom I doe make my executor. Witness, Peter Hodgson. Proved, 
 1605, 2 November. 
 
 RICHARD LIDDELL .2 
 
 July 13, 1605. In the name of God, I, Richard Liddell, of 
 the townshipp of Westmerrington, within the pish of St. Andrew, 
 Awckland, husbandman. To be buryed within the pish Church of 
 St. Andrew, Awckland. I give to Elizabeth, my wife, the third 
 part of my farmhold in West merrington, and the other two parts 
 of my farmeholde to my Brother, Anthonie Liddell, for better 
 bringing up of my foure children during the yeares that is to 
 come and unexpired in my lease thereof, and my will is that 
 before the lease be runn, if my eldest sonne Francis, be livinge, 
 that he shall renew the said Lease in his owne name. And if he 
 be not livinge, then that my younger sonne, Charles, shall renew 
 it in his owne name. My Will is that if my wife be liveing at the 
 renewing of the aforesaid lease, that she shall paie the third part 
 
 1 1605, July 12, Thoms Hodgson of Coldhirst, bur. Hamsterley Regs, 
 1612, April 5, Christopher Hodgson, clearke, bur., ibid. 
 
 2 The testator was bur. at St. Andrew’s, Auckland, 27 Aug., 1605, 
 his son Charles bapt. there 6 May, 1602 (godparents, Mr. Charles Wren, 
 Thomas Lever, and Mrs. Ety Wren), was apprenticed with the Drapers 
 Company, London, 17 October, 1617. The testator’s widow was also bur. 
 there, 12 July, 1614. 
 
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 of the fine due to the lord for the renewing of the same lease, 
 and then thereafter enioy the moitie and full halfe parte of the 
 said whole farme during hir life naturall, paying yearly half the 
 rent due therefor. To my sonn, Francis, one Cubbord, one 
 Cawell, one Arke, one flanders chist, and one presser, and I also 
 give him one fillye that is a yeare old and all my pious geare and 
 waine gear for his legacie ; And my will is that my wife and my 
 brother, Anthonie Liddell, shall have the use of the said nlowe 
 and wayne geare during my lease of the farme unexpired. To 
 my younger sonn, Charles, a colt foie that is of my gray meare. 
 I give to my wife all my Bees. To my two daughters, Elizabeth 
 and Jane, all my gimmer lioggs. All the rest of my goods what¬ 
 soever, after all legacies and funerall expences, to my wife, 
 Elizabeth, my sonne, Charles, and my two daughters, Elizabeth 
 and Jane. I make my brother, Anthonie Liddell, and my two 
 sonns, Francis and Charles, sole Executors of my will. I make 
 supervisors hereof Mris. Elizabeth Wren and my brother, William 
 Liddell, giveing unto eyther of them 10s., and I doe appoint and 
 ordeyne Mris. Elizabeth Wren and my brother, Anthonie Liddell, 
 to be tutors and guardians to and of my foure children untill 
 they come to competent aidge. To my two servants, Ralph 
 Paverell, and Grade, mv maid, I give 12 d. each. To Richard 
 Johnson fid. and Janet Whitfeild fid. To every child I xpenned 
 12 d. apeece. Witnesses, John Lax, Anthony Lax, Anthony Liddell, 
 Ralph Lexon. 
 
 FRANCIS SATRE. 
 
 Aug. 12, 1605. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, Francis Saire, 
 of Bernardcastell, in the Bishoprick of Durham, Mercer. To be 
 buried in the churche of Bernardcastell so neare my former wife 
 as conveniently may be, nothing doubting, but according to the 
 Article of my faithe at the great day of generall Resurrection, 
 when we shall appeare before the Judgement seate of Christ, I 
 shall receive againe the same by the mightie panes of Christ, 
 whereby he is able to subdue all things to him selfe, not a cor¬ 
 ruptible, mortall, weake and vile body as now it is, but an In¬ 
 corruptible, Imortall, strong and pfect bodye, lik to the glorious 
 body of my saviour Christ. I give to Mr. Barker, if he be 
 living when I dye, or som other godlve preacher for my funerall 
 sermon, if God so pmitt, Tenn shillings. I give towards the 
 reparacion of the Church of Barnardcastell 10-?. T give to the 
 poore people of Barnardcastell 3 l. 6-?. S d., and to the poore people 
 of Startforthe 20s. As touching Margarett, mv wife, with whom 
 I have joyned my selfe in honorable matrimonve. 1 doe frelv give 
 unto her the whole and full third parte forthe of all my land and 
 
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 goodes chattels and debts according to the lawe in that behalf, 
 And I will that all such som and somes of money as my father 
 in lawe, George Hutton, her father, is oweing me, shall be accepted 
 and taken of her, in part of satisfaction and payment of the 
 premises whereunto she hath given her consentt, And I give to 
 her for remembrance of my good will, Three gold rings and six 
 silver spoones, upon condicon that all the said premises before 
 to her bequeathed shallbe to her a full payment and satisfaction 
 of all her part, porcon and purpart, as well of all my said landes, 
 chattells, goods and debts; as also of all the lands and tenements 
 by me heretofore sold to any pson or psons, whereunto she hath 
 also given me her full consentt. I give and bequeathe unto my 
 sonne, George Sayre, All my landes, tenements and hereditaments 
 within the Territories of Lartington, in the Countye of York, 
 with all and singular their appurtences. And also all the lands, 
 with theer appurtenances, which I purchased of Thomas Allen, 
 and also one close of ground which I purchased of William Wilson 
 as it liethe in Galgate, and also one burgage with appurtenances 
 which I purchased of Launcelot Shepherd, and also that most 
 Northmost of those two houses, with the appurtces, which were 
 given to me and my brother, Ralph Saire, joyntlie by the last 
 Will and Testament of my Kinsman, John Glenton, 1 for which 1 
 gave to my brother, Ralphe Saire, five markes in exchange, lie 
 yielding and paying yearly forth of the same according as is 
 mentioned in his said last Will and Testament, All which said 
 last recited premises are situate, being and being in the territories 
 of Barnard Castle aforesaid. To have and to hould All the said 
 landes, tenements and hereditaments in Lartington and Barnard- 
 castle aforesaid, with their appurtenances, unto my said sonne, 
 George Saire, and the heires of his body lawfully begotten : And in 
 default of such heires. Then I give and bequeath all the said lands, 
 tents and hereditaments unto my sonne, John Saire, and his heirs 
 lawfully begotten, And in defaut of such heires Then I give and 
 bequeath all my said lands and appurtenances unto my sonne, 
 Samuel Saire, and his heirs lawfully begotten. And in defult 
 of such heires. Then T give my said lands and hereditaments unto 
 my daughter, Phillis Saire, and the heirs of her body lawfully 
 begotten. And in defalt. of such heires, Then I give my said 
 lands and tenements to my daughter, Elizabeth Saire, and the 
 heires of her body lawfully begotten. I <?ive and bequeath unto 
 my said sonne George, All my estate, title and tenant right of 
 and in all that Burgage or messuage wherein T dwell, and one 
 messuage in Briggate, in Barnardcastle aforesaid, both of which 
 I hold of the King’s Majestye in right of his crowne, and also one 
 house in Galgate, which T hould of his Majestye lor terme of 
 
 ' 1 John Glenton’s will dated 3 Dec., 1578, proved, 28 Jan., 
 
 printed in this Society’s publications, vol. 112, pp. 80-2. 
 
 1378T, is 
 
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 yeares. I give to my sairl sonne, George Saire, all that my 
 standing bedstocke and Teaster, with all furniture thereto stand¬ 
 ing in my long great chamber in my now dwellinghouse, and 
 also one long table in the same chamber with the frame and 
 Buffett stooles thereto belonging, withall the sealings and bedds 
 standing within, and as pcell of the said sealings, in and 
 through every chamber of the said house, And also my great 
 Iron Chimney. And my will is that the said premises shall 
 remayne as heireloomes in the said house to my right heyres 
 successwelye. And I give unto him also my Warlike furniture, 
 as my steele cote, my peece and halbert, also my books and silver 
 peece gilt and my lute. And my will is that my lands and 
 premises so to my said sonne, George Saire, bequeathed shallbe 
 unto him a perfect and full contentacon of all his filiall and child’s 
 porcon, part and purport of all my lands, goodes, chattells and 
 debts. I give and bequeath to my sonne, John Saire, all that 
 close of ground somtime devided into two closes called Brigg End 
 Close, and two houses belonging to the same, with their appur¬ 
 tenances, and being in the Territories of Startforth, in the County 
 of York to have and to hould all the said close called Briggend 
 Close, houses and premises before mentioned, to my said sonne, 
 John, and the heires of his body lawfully to be begotten. And in 
 default of such heires, Then I give and bequeath the said lands 
 and premises unto my said sonne, George Saire, and the heirs of 
 his body lawfully begotten. And in default of such heires, then 
 to my said sonne, Samuel Sayre, and his heirs of his body; and 
 in defalt, of such heires, then I bequeath the said lands and 
 premises to my daughter, Phillis Saire, and the heirs lawfully 
 begotten of her; and failing heirs, I bequeath the same to my 
 daughter, Elizabeth Saire, and the heirs of her body lawfully 
 begotten. I give unto my said sonne, John Saire, a hundred 
 markes of lawful money of England. I give unto my said sonne, 
 Samuel Saire, and his heirs for ever all that close of grounde in 
 the parish of Startforth, which I purchased of Robert Taylor. 
 And I will that the said Robert Taylor shall make Deeds and 
 assurances thereof to such feofees in trust, to his use, as by the 
 supervisors of this my Will to him shallbe nominated and 
 appointed. I also give to the said Samuel Saire sir score pounds. 
 I give and bequeath unto my said daughter, Phillis Saire, all 
 those closes of ground in the Lordship of Starforth commonly 
 called or known by the name of Dobbye closes, and also the close 
 of ground and appurtenances adjoining the said Dobby closes 
 commonly called freholdes, and also another close in the said Lord- 
 shipp called Gillbeck close, and also that burgage in Bernard- 
 castell which I purchased of Mr. Forest, and the heires lawfully 
 begotten of her ; and failing issue to my daughter, Elizabeth Saire, 
 and her heires lawfully begotten. T give unto my said daughter, 
 Phillis Saire, more 120/. and a silver salt pcell gilt, six silver 
 
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 spoones, a silver Bottell, and a gold Ring. I give also to the 
 said Phillis all such lymber, trees, boordes and sawne wood as 1 
 have in Barnardcastle and Marwood. I give unto my said 
 daughter, Elizabeth Saire, my tenementt with appurtenances at 
 Egeseburne, which I bought of Henry Richardson, and also the 
 sum of 20/. I give unto my brother, Ralph Saire, 31. 6s. 8c/., and 
 also my best gowne, my satin dublet and my velvett hose. I give 
 to Phillis Atkinson, the daughter of my said brother, Ralph, 40s. 
 I give unto Jane, my sister, the wife of William Whorton, 20s. 
 I give to Frances Whorton, 10s. I give unto my late servant, 
 Gabriel Whorton, 31. 6s. 8c/., and my next sute of apparell. I 
 give to my sister, Agnes, the wife of John Perkin, 40s. I give 
 to my brother in lawe, the said John Perkin, 10s. I give to Mr. 
 Melott, 10s. I give to my sister, Helayne, the wife of Roger 
 Bainbrigg, 20s., and to her daughter 6s. I give Gosseppe Isabell, 
 the wife of William Barnes, 6s. 1 give to Phillis Hodgson, of 
 
 Hullerbush, 10s. To Robert Appleby, my servant, 6s. To Thomas 
 Allanson 10s. To Jane Sanderson, my maide, 20s. The residue 
 of all my goods, chattells and creditts whatsoever I give unto my 
 said children, John Saire, Samuel Saire, Phillis Saire, and Eliza¬ 
 beth Saire, and make them joint executors, and that my brother 
 in lawe, Roger Bainbridge, shall have the tuition and upbringing 
 of my said daughter, Phillis Saire, until she come to the age of 
 one and twenty yeares. And my will is that my brother, Ralph 
 Sayre, my brethren in law, George Hutton and John Perkin, and 
 my nephews, Francis Whorton and Gabriel Worton, shall have the 
 tuycon and government of my lands and filiall porcons of mv said 
 children, George Saire, John Saire, Samuell Saire and Elizabeth 
 Saire, during their minority. And my will is also that Margaret, 
 my wife shall have the tuicon of my said four children, so long 
 as she remayneth sole and unmarried, she bringing them up 
 vertouslye and in godly learninge at the good like of my super¬ 
 visors, and that my said wife shall have yearly allowed for their 
 education during the tyme of their continuance with her, such 
 sufficient allowance forth of their several porcons by Tutors, as 
 shall be thought feet and convenient by my Supervisors. I ordeyne 
 and appoint my trustye and loveing friends, Mr. William Barker, 
 preacher of the Word, my said Brother Roger Bainbrigg, Thomas 
 Bainbrigg, of Bi’igg house, my father in law, George Hutton, my 
 brother in law, William Whorton, and my said Gosseppe Michael 
 Walker to be Supervisors of this my Will. Witnesses, Michael 
 Walker, Ralph Sayre, Francis Whorton, Gabrieli Whorton and 
 Francis Atkinson. 
 
 Inventory, 1,401/. 5s. 3c/., which included debts oweing to him, 
 appearing by his debt bookes 546/. 18s. 9 cl. Severall leases 
 prased at 354/. 4s. Sd. Bonds and Bills prased at 362/. 1 1s. 5 d. 
 Debts owing by testator, 249/. Is. 5 d. 
 
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 ISABELL TEMPLE. 1 
 
 May 30, 1606. In the name of God, Amen, I, Isabell Temple, 
 of the parish of All Saints' within the tovvne of Newcastle upon 
 Tyne, Widow. To be buried in the said parish church of All 
 Saints' soe neare my late husband, Henry Temple, as maie be. I 
 give and bequeath unto my sonne, Bartram Simpson, all that my 
 house or tenemt, with all and singular, the appurts whatsoever 
 thereto belonging, lying and being in Pilgrim Streete within the 
 aforesaid town of Newcastle on Tyne, now in the occupation of 
 William Beadnell. To have and to hold unto my said sonne, 
 Bartram Simpson, for and during his life natural, and after his 
 decease to his sonne, Thomas Simpson, for and during his life 
 naturall, and after his decease to the heires male of his body 
 lawfully begotten; and for default of such issue, unto George 
 Simpson, son of the said Bartram Simpson, for and during his 
 lyfe natural, and after his decease to the heirs male of his body 
 lawfully begotten; and for default of issue unto William Simpson, 
 son of the said Bartram Simpson, for and during his life 
 naturall, and after his decease to the heirs male of his body law¬ 
 fully begotten; and for default of such issue, then to come to the 
 right heires of me, the said Isabell Temple, for ever. I give and 
 bequeath unto Ellen Simpson, daughter of George Simpson, late 
 deceased, an oversea coveringe. I give and bequeath to Margaret 
 Simpson a cubbord in the hall howse, wherein I now dwell a 
 pewter platter, a candlesticke, and a danske pewter pott. I give 
 unto Elizabeth Simpson a table and a forme in the said hall howse, 
 a pewter dubler, a candlesticke, and a Danske pewter pott. I give 
 and bequeath unto Isabella Simpson, daughter of the said 
 Bartram Simpson, a great danske chiste, a fether bed and all 
 such other clothes as belongs thereto, two paire of lynen sheets, 
 a paire of hardner sheets, twoe piliowberes, two feather cods, an 
 Iron chimney in the said hall howse, my best gowne, my best 
 petticoate and frocke. I give and bequeath unto Henry Dodshon, 
 a marriner, an iron chimney and a bedstead, a presser standing 
 in his, the said Henrie Dodgson, own howse, a paire of lynen 
 sheets, and a paire of strakin sheets. I give and bequeath unto 
 the said Thomas Simpson a danders bedstead standing in the said 
 Henrie Dodgson’s howse, three silver spoons and Iron chimney, 
 now being in the custodie of one Elizabeth Bewick. I give and 
 bequeath to George Simpson afore named three silver spoons. I 
 give and bequeath to my daughter, Emette Simpson, a greete brass 
 pott and a flower candlestick as a token. I give and bequeath 
 to Margaret Simpson and Isabella Simpson, daughters of the said 
 Bartram Simpson, three panns, a yetlinge, a little possnett, seven 
 
 1 1606, June 5, Isbell, wif was to Henry Temple, mr., bur.. All Sts. 
 Newcastle , Regs. 
 
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 porringers, and four dublers that goes about them equally to 
 be divided between them- I give and bequeath to the same 
 Margaret other two pewter patters. I give and bequeath unto 
 Elizabeth Dickson a long table, a new table clothe, fower table 
 napkins, a caldron and a mashing tubb. I give to my maid, 
 Jane More, a prosser and an iron chimney. 1 give and bequeath 
 to Jane Errington the bedstead wherein I now lye. I give and 
 bequeath Ralph Simpson 20s., to be paid him out of the above 
 mentioned bowse or tenement, by me bequeathed, within two yeares 
 next after my death. I give and bequeath to William Simpson, 
 John Simpson and Edward Simpson, children of my son, Edward 
 Simpson, ten shillings a peece for token, and to everie of his 
 daughters 10s. apeece for tokens. I give and bequeathe to their 
 father, Edward Simpson, one angel for a token. All the rest of 
 my goods, moveable and not moveable, my debts paid and funerall 
 expences deducted, I give and bequeath to my said sonne, Bartram 
 Simpson, whom I make sole executor of this my last© Will. Richard 
 Rey, Isabell Readhead, Isabell Motion and William Vincent. 
 Proved, 8 July, 1606. 
 
 WILLIAM MADDISON. 
 
 July 28, 1606. In the name of God, Amen, I, William 
 Maddison, of East Murton. To be buryed decentlie in Christian 
 burial. Item, I give and bequith to my three brethren three 
 yewes equally to be devided. I do give 3s. 4 d. to be distributed 
 among the poor of this parish. My will is that my wife and my 
 two sonns, William Maddison and Jhon. Maddison, shall be my 
 executors, and shall give all my goodes and chattels, moveable and 
 unmoveable (my debts discharged), equally to be divided amongst 
 them, and I do nominate and intreat Mr. Marmaduke Blaxton to 
 see the true government of this my last Will and Testament. In 
 witness hereof I have hereunto subscribed my name the 28 of July, 
 1606. Jhon. Barker, John Follansbye, John Maddison. 
 
 A true Inventorie of the goods and chattels, moveable and 
 unmoveable, which was William Maddeson s, late of East Mutton, 
 deceased, praised by Anthony Robson, Dennes Corner, William 
 Wrenn and William Richeson the 9 day of September, 1607, 
 Inprimis : 8 Even, 181. 13s. 4 d. Item, three whyes, 3L 10s. Five 
 calves, 40x. One meare, 3 1. One younge fillye, 26s. 8 d Six 
 yows, 4/. 15s. Thirteen lambs, 40s. Three potts, one kettle, one 
 little pann and eight little pewther dishes, 13s. 4 d. One cup- 
 boar de, one little chist, with other wood implements, 10s. Suma, 
 36/. 8s. id. Proved, 1607. 
 
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 WILLIAM CRAWFOOT. 1 
 
 Oct. 27, 1606. In the name of Code, Amen, I, William Craw- 
 foot, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, Mariner. To be buried 
 in the south side within the parish church of All Sts. as near 
 my mother as convenientlie as may be. Touching my worldly 
 goods, lands and possessions, I give and bequeth in manner and 
 forme following, that is to say, I give and bequeath unto my 
 sister, Ursula Crawfoot, her executors and assigns, All my estate 
 and interest, terme of yeares and demand in, and to these two 
 tenements in Pilgrim Street, within the saide towne of Newcastle 
 upon Tyne, which I holde by severall leases, the one from one 
 Robert Stobbes, the other frome Robert Archbold, or otherwise, 
 now in the severall occupations of William Harrison and the other 
 in the occupation of ... Whitfield. To have and hold the same 
 for all the years in the severall leases as conteyned. I give and 
 bequeath unto my loving friend, Nicholas Atkinson, marriner, 
 my silver wissell and chayne. And to my loving cosen, Thomas 
 Wimphrey, two angells for a token. I give and bequeath to 
 George Robinson, my wieffe, Margaret, her daughter’s sonne, one 
 hundred poundes of lawful money of England, to be paid at the 
 decease of the same, my wiefi, Margaret. And to Margaret Carr, 
 daughter of Nicholas Carr, HP., to be paid at the decease of the 
 same, my wiefi, Margaret. I give and bequeath to my said loving 
 wiefi, Margaret, all those my four tenements lying behind All 
 hallows Church, in the said towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, to have 
 and hold the same to her and her heires and assigns for ever. I 
 give and bequeath to my said wiefie, Margaret, all that burgage or 
 tenement, with the appurts, in Pilgrime Street, now in the 
 occupation of Nicholas liyncks for terme of her natural liefe, and 
 the reversion and remainder thereof I give and bequeath to the 
 said George Robinson, my wief’s daughter’s sonne and the heirs 
 of his body lawfully begotten; and for lack of such issue, to 
 
 Mathew, his brother, and the heirs of his body lawfully to be 
 
 begotten; and for lack of such issue, to John Robinson, another 
 of the brethren of the said George, and the heirs of his bodye 
 lawfully to be begotten; and for lack of such issue to Thomas 
 Robinson, another of his brethren, and the heirs of his body 
 lawfully begotten; and for lack of such issue to the heires of the 
 said George Robinson for ever. All the residue of my goods and 
 chattels not by these presents given or bequeathed (my debts being 
 paid and my funeralls discharged), I whooly give and bequeath 
 to my said wief, Margaret, whome of this my last Will and 
 
 Testament I make and ordeyne my full and sole executor, and 
 
 my loving friends, the said Thomas Wimphrey and Nicholas 
 Atkinson, supervisors, Renouncing and for saking all former Wills 
 
 1 1610, June 27, Willm. Crawfortli, mariner, bur.. All Sts., New¬ 
 castle, Regs. 1608, May 25, Urseley Crawfortli, bur., ibid. 
 
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 and legacies by me m any wise heretofore made and bequeath. 
 Witnesses, Nicholas Atkinson, Jane Commyn, Henry Anthony, 
 Thomas Humphreye. 
 
 Inventory, 247/. 65. 6 d. 
 
 Debts oweing by the testator : To George Robinson for his 
 child’s part and porcon of his father’s and mother’s goods, 12/. 
 And to Mathew, John and Thomas Robinson, his brethren, and 
 to every one of them, for their like porcons, or 12/., which is in 
 all 36/. To Elynor and Ivatheren Robinson, their sisters, to 
 either of them, for their like porcon, or 12/., which is in all 24/. 
 The funeral expences of the testator, 10/. The mortuary for the 
 testator, 10s. Proved, 12 March, 1610. 
 
 WILLIAM SUTHACK. 1 
 
 Nov. 20, 1606. In the name of God, Amen, I, William 
 Suthack, Clarke. To be buried in the Chancel of Mugglesworth, 
 1 give unto the church of Mugglesworth one ewe, or 5s., to be 
 paid at Whitsuntide next ensuing. Also I give unto Christopher 
 Gagleston, my brother-in-law, three gimmers. Also I give unto 
 Rowland Dawson’s two children, Willm. Dawson and Jane Dawson, 
 either one lamb. Also I give to everie widdow in Mugglesworth 
 parish and within Mugglesworth lordship, 2d. Also in most 
 humble and reverend wies, 1 give unto the Right Reverend 
 Father in gode, Willm., by god’s divine providence Lord Bishop 
 of Durham, my sonne, Thomas Suthack, as also one peel of ground 
 called the Calie Hall, lyings and being within Mugglesworth parke 
 and belonging to the Right Worshipful Mr. Francis Buney. All 
 the rest of my goods and chattels, moveable and unmoveable, 
 debts and legacies discharged, I give unto my wife, Alse Suthack, 
 whom 1 make my full executrix, and she to bring up my two 
 daughters, Jane and Rebecca, as hir ableness will afford. ^Wit¬ 
 nesses, Rowland Harrison, Nicholas Laborne. Proved, 160/. 
 
 THOMAS DOBSON. 2 
 
 March 30, 1607. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas 
 Dobson, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, leltmaker, oi the 
 parish of St. Johne’s, within the said Towne. To be buryed 
 within the parish churchyard of St. Nicholas, within the said 
 towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, near the litle church dore there. 
 1 give unto the poore of this pish of St. John s, to be clistiibuted 
 
 1 Appointed Perpetual Curate of Muggleswick, 1586, which he held 
 until his death in 1607. 
 
 2 1607, June 23, Thomas Dobson, Fcltemaker, bur., St. Nick., ^ew- 
 
 castle, Regs. . 
 
 The testators brother, Anthony, who was married at Si. Nicholas, 
 Newcastle, 10 Oct., 1579, was the father (with others) of Anthony 
 Dobson who heads the Visitation pedigree; lie mar. Grace (bapt. 
 8 Nov., 1573, at Jarrow), dan. of [Robert] Layburn of Follonsby, 8 Jan., 
 1603/4, at St. Nicholas, widow of William Milbanks, he was bur. there 
 12 Feb., 1620/1 and she, 27 Oct., 1654. 
 
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IS 
 
 at the discrecon of my well beloved wife, the sum of ten shillings. 
 
 I give and bequeath unto my brother, John Dobson, of Benwell, 
 one sute of appell, viz., one dublett, one jerkin, one paire of 
 britches, and my rideing cloke, and also twenty shillings in money 
 for a token. I give and bequeath unto my cosen, Christopher 
 Dobson, my Rapeare and also twenty shillings for a token. I give 
 unto Anthony Dobson, the elder, my brother, and to my cozen, 
 Anthony Dobson, his sonne, my best cloake and my best jerkin, 
 and my brother, Anthony to take his choice whether of them he 
 will have. I give and bequeath to my cozen, Valentine Dobson, my 
 best doublett and britches, and also my riding© sword. I give and 
 bequeath to my cozen, George Dobson, twenty shillings as a token. 
 
 I give and bequeath to my cozen, Margaret Dobson, a debt of 
 26s. 8d., wich one . . . Felpe, of Usworth, is owing me, being 
 the remayncler of a debt which he oweth me for a maire I sould 
 him, and I will that my executors under named shall make 
 authoretie unto her father, Anthony Dobson, for the calling for 
 security thereof when it shall growe due, if neads require for his 
 daughter’s use. I give unto my cozens, John Dobson and Suzan 
 Dobson, my Cozen Anthony his children, to either of them 
 twenty shillings for a token. I give and bequeath unto my sister. 
 Margaret Tailor, widow, 26s. 8d. for a token. I give and 
 bequeath sone of John Collingwood 20s. for a token. I give and 
 bequeath to Elizabeth Boothbye, daughter of . . . Boothbye, late 
 of Usworth Yeoman, deceased, 20s. for a token. I give and 
 bequeath unto Mark Smith, my god sone, a french crown for a 
 token. And all the rest of my goods, chattells and debts, moveable 
 and immovable, my debtes, legacies and funerall expences paycl 
 and discharged, I give and bequeath unto my said beloved wife, 
 Susan Dobson, whom I make and ordeyne my full and sole 
 Executrix of this my Will. Provided alwayes that my full mynd 
 and pleasure is, that if my said Brethern, Anthony Dobson and 
 John Dobson, and my sister, Margaret Tailor, or anye of them, 
 do make any further challenge or clame unto any of my goods 
 or cattell any manner of waye other then above said. That then 
 the same legacy or legacys or tokens gyven them, the said Anthony, 
 John and Margaret, or any of them, or there children above 
 mentioned, to be clearly voyd and noe waie to be challenged. 
 Witnesses, William Pearson, Francis Leighton. 
 
 GILBERT SPENCE.i 
 
 April 16, 1607. In the name of God, Amen, I, Gilbert Spence, 
 of the Cittie of Durham, Clerk, Notary Publ ic. To be buried 
 in the Church or churchyard, where it shall please god to take 
 me out of this miserable lyfe. 1 give and bequeth to the aged 
 
 1 In his will lie is described as “ Clerk, Notary Public/’ there can 
 be no doubt that he is the man who in Foster’s Alumini Oxonienses is 
 described as of Yorks., pleb. of St. Edmund Hall, matric., 3 April, 1584, 
 
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 and impotent poors people and fatherless children of the pish of 
 Tjnnmouth 5/., to be carefully and warylie distributed by my 
 executors or their assigns at the direction and careful considera¬ 
 tions of my supervisors of this my last Will and Testament here¬ 
 after named, and the discreet Ministers of the churches of Durham 
 and Tynnmouth at their remayning and dwellinghowses, alwaies 
 regarding that no part thereof be given to needless lewde and 
 idol persons, nor to drunkards, swearers or any infamous persons 
 notoriouslie detected of any vice or wicked crime. I give and 
 bequeth to Allice Spence, my wife, two milke kyne for her help and 
 relief with milknes. I give to my sonne, Cuthbert Spence, one 
 cowe that is young and branded. I give to George and Katherine, 
 my first wive’s youngest children, viz., to either of them 3/. 6s. 8 d. 
 for their advancement, for whose upbringing I have heartofore 
 given and disbursed 16/., which 3/. 6s. Scl. apiece I give to either 
 of them in lew consideracon and full satisfacon of all things that 
 they may or can claime or demand of my goods, and by 
 name of filiall portions or otherwise then of my free gifte 
 
 upon their dew desert and good behaviour. And if they or either 
 of them pretend or make any clame or demand of or to any part 
 of my goods other then such as I give them by legacies, Then 
 my will is that all my aforesaid bequests and legacies to them 
 made and given, viz., to such of them as shall pretend or make 
 any such challenge or demand, shallbe utterlie voyed and as not 
 given. And therefore.I will that their legacies shall not be given 
 to them nor to any to their uses untill they come to twenty and 
 one yeares of age, either and both of them, and doe give to my 
 executors general release acquaitance and discharges not to 
 
 make any challenge or demand of or to any parte of my goods 
 other than is to them hereafter bequeathed in this my last M ill 
 and Testament. My will is that the wood furniture in the hall, 
 howse or rooms of my dwellinghouse in the North Baylev of the 
 Cittie of Durham that are to be removed as wainscott and 
 panelled work, cupbords, long table with frame chayres, Buffett 
 stooles there, nor any of the standing bedds, also stand bedd 
 
 steads or stocks that are placed in any part of the said howse, 
 
 nor the furniture belonging to the said bedds, nor the brass 
 vessel Is and pewther vessells in the Kvtehing and butterie, nor any 
 
 ao-ed 32: Vicar of Tynemouth, Northumberland, 1588 (subscribes 
 ‘ notarius publicus ’) to his death, 1607. He married, firstly, Maigaiet 
 Knighton, 25 May, 1574, at St. Mary-le-Bow, she was bur. at St 
 Oswald’s, 2 Feb., 1592/3; by her he had Thomas, bapt., 14 Oct imb, at 
 St. Mary-le-Bow, bur., 28 Feb., 1576/7, at St. Mary the less: Cuthbert, 
 bapt., 12 Jan., 1577/8, at St, Mary tlie less (mar. Jane Longstatt, 
 30 July, 1605, at St. Oswald’s, who was bur. there, 25 Apl., 161J); and 
 two daurs., Susanna, bapt, 7 May, 1580, at St. Mary &ie less mar. John 
 Walker, 14 Jan., 1603/4, at St. Oswald’s ; and Anne bapt., -4 July, 1 oi 3. 
 He mar., secondly, Alice Smith, 15 May, 1598, at St, / pf'-' /" ( "2 ’ 
 where she was bur.', 5 August, 1623; lie was also bur. there, 13 May, 1 > '• 
 
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 vessell placed in the cupbord heads in the hall howse (saving 
 the stand bedd or stocks in the litle parlour nighe the . . . 
 which I give to my wyfe), and the long table with frame and 
 long setle in the great low plour of the same howse shall not be 
 removed, but there in their places to remain to such pson or 
 psons as shall, by vertew of this my Testament and last Will and 
 my bequests herein made, have and enjoy my said dwellinghowse 
 in the said North Bayley, nor any of the furniture placed or 
 remayning in the chambers, on the wall or Roomes under the 
 same, they according to their times of occupation, and enjoying 
 the same according to my limitation hereafter made, paying and 
 allowing for the same furniture and household stuff towards the 
 payment of my legacies and other dewtes to be paid, as they 
 shallbe apprised and valewed unto. I give and bequeath to my 
 aged servant 3 s. id. I give and bequeth to my well beloved wyfe, 
 Alice Spence, during her lyfe naturall (if she so long contynew my 
 widow after my death) the whole use, occupacon and commodytie 
 of my dwellinghowse, garden and other liowses thereto belonging 
 situate and being in the North bayley att the Cittie of Durham 
 aforesaid, being parcell of the possessions of the disolved monas¬ 
 teries of Blanchland, and also the whole use, occupacon and 
 commodties of my chamber bowses of the blessed virgin Mary 
 nigh St. Oswald’s Churche, of the suberbes of the said Cittie of 
 Durham, commolie called the Aucreage, of my meadow close 
 thereto adjoining called the Ladie close, of meadow ground in the 
 meadow field called the Bellasses, nigh the said Cittie of Durham, 
 together with the use, proflitts and connnodytes of all the gardens, 
 orchards, pastures, commons and common of pastures, and other 
 the appurtenances, to the premises belonging for and in con¬ 
 sideration and full satisfacon of her thirds Dowrie and widow 
 right of my goods and chattells and not otherwise. And that if 
 it shall fall out that my said wife shall not think or hold herself 
 well contented with these things to her bequeathed in lew and full 
 considerons and satisfacon of her said widow right, dowrie and 
 thirds of my said goods and chattells, then I will that all these 
 things to her by me in this last Will and Testament given and 
 bequeathed shallbe voyed and become utterlie frustrate, of none 
 effect and as not at all given and bequeathed to her, and that 
 she shall not have any part of the aforesaid things to her so 
 bequeathed, but that the same shall and may presentlie upon her 
 refusal come to such psons and uses as 1 have here also in this 
 m 3 7 last Will and testament given, bequeathed and lymited the 
 same, and she upon the same refusall shall have her thirds dowrie 
 and wydow right of the other of my goods and chattells as that 
 shall chance unto her in the valuacon and division of the same. 
 And further, my will is that if my wyfe stand contented and 
 satisfied with the said legacies given her in manner aforesaid, yet 
 she shall not borrow, left, alyenate nor sell the said tenemts, 
 
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 howses, gardens, garthes, grasing meadows nor any there apper¬ 
 taining aforesaid to her bequeathed, nor any implements of 
 household stuff before mentioned, nor any part thereof to any 
 person or persons (saving that she may place tenents in the howses 
 that she need not use from yeare to veare, as heretofore I have 
 usually done, and that she may sell her hay been mowen and 
 gathered and her foggages in any year or years she shall not 
 
 need to use it her self) but that if she shall endeavour as about 
 
 or at anytime offer to let, sell or alveate the said tenemts, howses, 
 gardens, garths, grounds, meadows or any other there said 
 
 appurtenances, or any other howsehold stuff mentconed in this my 
 last will and testament, to her in manner aforesaid given and 
 bequeathed, or any part or piece thereof to any pson or psons 
 whomsoever, otherwise then is either before limitted or shall 
 marrie and take to husband any man after my death, or commit 
 any forfeiture for nonpayment of rent or other dewtes. That 
 then and presentlie thereupon this my guift and bequest of all and 
 singular the said tentts, howses, gardens, garths, grounds, 
 
 meadows and their appurtances and premises with the said house¬ 
 hold stuff to her bequeathed and given in manner aforesaid, or of 
 so much thereof as she shall go about, endeavour or offer, Taverne, 
 sell or alyenate or suffer to be forfeited and in danger thereof, 
 shall so cease and be utterlie void and of non effect, anything as 
 is aforesaid given or bequeathed to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 And further, my will is that my said wyfe shall have for that 
 which is termed her coffer all such things as belong her for her 
 apparell and her bedstead before to her bequeathed, sufficient and 
 reasonablie furnished with to her bedd, mattrass, bolster and 
 
 other competent bed clothes for one bedd, but not the best bed 
 covering, best fether bedd, nor best sheets, And also if so be she 
 doe not lay in to my execatorgood assurance for the redelivery of the 
 said howsehold stuffe in as good state as she shall receive the 
 same, or the true value thereof as the same shall be priced, with 
 assurance for the said deliveri© of the said howse stuff or the 
 vtdew aforesaid, and shall bind both herself, her executors, adminis¬ 
 trators or assigns to deliver the same as is aforesaid to my 
 executors at her death or marriage or other her depaituie fi om 
 the said legacies then I give, assign, legate and bequeathe, after 
 my wyfe’s said refusall of her said legacies, if any such shallbe 
 and from and after any other her departure from the same 
 legacies, and after her death or mariage to an othei husband as 
 is'aforesaid, my lease of my said dwellinghowses and gardens in 
 the North Baily of the said Cittie of Durham, and all my teaims 
 of years then to come of and in the same howses and gardens 
 with their appurtenances whatsoever to me in my said lease 
 granted, and all my right, title, interest and claime of in and to 
 the premises and every parcel thereof to Katherine Spence, mv 
 daughter, after my wive’s death, mariage or refusall aforesaid, 
 
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 Also I give and bequeath my lease of the Chambrie of the blessed 
 virgin Mary nigh St. Oswald's Church aforesaid, of the meadow 
 ground and close called the Ladie close, and of my acre and a 
 half of meadow ground in the Bellases aforesaid, and all my terms 
 of yeares then to come of and in the said lease, howses, tents, 
 garths, grounds and other the premises, with their appurtenances, 
 whatsoever to me in the said leases granted (Except the howse in 
 Kirkgate, which I give to my sonne, Cuthbert Spence, immedi¬ 
 ately after my death), and all my right, title, interest and claime 
 of in and to the premises and every part and parcels thereof to 
 John Spence, sonne of my sone, Cuthbert Spence, of the Cittie of 
 Durham, after my wive's death, refusall or marriage or forfeiture. 
 And if the said John Spence dye within the age of one and twentie 
 yeares, or before he can lawfully come to the occupacon of the 
 premises, Then T bequeath all the premises to him given to the 
 rest of the said Cuthbert Spence his lawfully begotten children. 
 Provided that if the said children of the said Cuthbert shall dye 
 or already sell or put away the aforesaid bequests to 1 them, Then 
 my will is that George Spence, my nephew, and his children 
 shall have the title and interest thereof, and hereunto in as ample 
 manner as the aforesaid John Spence, or the lawfull begotten 
 
 children of the said Cuthbert Spence, have or ought to have the 
 
 same by virtew of this my last Will and Testament. And that 
 these my purposes bequests may the better be effected, and that 
 my wyfe and children or other my legators doe not harrie one 
 another T most humbly request my Wor. Mr. Dean and the 
 
 Chapter of Durham to take the said custodie of my said leases 
 
 into there howse of Records as a place most indefferent for all 
 my legataries and executors, xlnd all be it, John Walker, who 
 maryed my daughter, Susanna, hath made a generall acquittance 
 and entred bond never to challenge any of my goods, yet in way 
 of gifts and considerations I give unto them my second round 
 cloake, a jacket and a payre of pritches and a hatt, and to my 
 sone, Cuthbert, my best round cloake, a dubblett and a hatt. 
 The residue of all my goods, moveable and unmoveable, my debts, 
 legacies and funeral expenees paid and discharged, T give, legate 
 and bequeath the moietie in one halfe thereof to my wyfe, Alice 
 Spence, to have, occupy and enjoy during her naturall lyfe, and 
 after her life to come, or the price thereof, to Katherine Spence 
 and to my sonne, George Spence; and the other halfe thereof I 
 give and bequeath to the said Katherine Spence and my sonne, 
 Cuthbert Spence, his children. But my will is that if any to 
 whom T have given anything in this my Testament and last Will 
 shall offer, goe about, or actually defraude or doe any iniure to 
 the other having interest to any thing in this my last Will and 
 Testament he shall thereupon and by reason of that evil and 
 wrongfull dealing loose, fall from and foregoe all the benvfitts, 
 tytle and interest that otherwise such deserver and fraudulent 
 
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 dealer might or should have in and by this my last Will and 
 Testament, or any things therein conteyned. And that this my 
 last Will and Testament may be dewley executed, T doe ordaine, 
 constitute and make my said daughter, Katherine Spence, my 
 trew and lawfull executor of this my aforesaid last Will and 
 Testament. And I humbly desire the ordinarie who it shall 
 please god to approve this my last Will and Testament to take 
 order by strong bonds that they that have interest in and by this 
 my last Will and Testament doe not wrong one to another. And 
 that this my last Will and Testament be dewlie executed. I will 
 that these my bequests, devises and purposes conteyned in this 
 my last Will and Testament be not expounded, conserned, freed 
 or wrased from my words and my plaine and trew meaning by 
 any collorable, superficall or synister argument or sence otherwise 
 then the plane words will beare and afford. And I will that 
 whosoever shall be quarrelous, contencous or troublesome herein 
 shall loose and forgoe his or their whole interest and benefit of 
 this my Will and Testament and of whatsoever is therein men¬ 
 tioned. And finallie I ordeyne and make my trustie and well 
 beloved friend, Mr. John Richardson, of Durham, my Kinsman, 
 Mr. Richard Jackson, Mr. Christopher Boa . . . and Mr. Henry 
 Barker, Supervisors of this my last Will and Testament, and I 
 hereby desire them to see and procure that this my last Will 
 and Testament be proved and putt into execution. Witnesses, 
 Hen. Barker, Richard Jackson. Proved, 1607. 
 
 ISABELLA ROBSON.i 
 
 July 11, 1607. In the name of God, Amen, I, Isabella Robson, 
 of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the parish of All Saints , 
 widow. To be buried in the parish church of All Saints soe 
 neare my late husband as convenientlie maybe. I give and 
 bequeath to my brother, George Readheade, locksmith, a full twoe 
 thirde partes in three equall partes being decided of all my house- 
 holde stuffe. I give unto him over and besides a whole bedding 
 of clothes. I give and bequeath unto Robt, Smale, Keilman, his 
 wife, a round cubbord now being in my howse,. a great damske 
 chist in the loft, a sane yard and a kirtle. I give and bequeath 
 to John Readhead, sone of Richard Readhead, shipwright a 
 danskpott, pewterpott and 2 platters of pewter. I give to Isabell 
 Readhead, the said Richard’s wife, my silver gowne crooks. I 
 o-ive to Mallie Wilkinson my gown taieke. I give to ihomas 
 Readhead, marriner, another full thirde parte of all my house¬ 
 hold' stuff, and to his wife my worsted apron and a paire of 
 
 bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 18 July, 1607. 
 
 1 The Testatrix was 
 
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 crookes to it. T give and bequeath unto Thomas Readhead, sone 
 of the said Thomas, a pewter pottle pott. T give unto Mally 
 Errington, wife of Gilbert Errington, a fether bed. Whereas the 
 said Robert Smale is oweing me 8 . 9 . T doe freely forgive it him. 
 I give unto my sister, Eppie Brown, 2 pewter platters. My mind 
 and will is that all such legacies and gifts as I have heare in this, 
 my will, given and bequeathed, shall be delivered and taken out 
 of all my goocles, and then my brother, George Readhead, and 
 Thomas Readhead, to have their partes according as before. I 
 have given and bequeathed them all the rest of my goods moveable 
 and immovable, my debts being paid and funeral expences dis¬ 
 charged, T give and bequeath unto my said brother, George 
 Readhead, and my cozen, the said Thomas Readhead, whom T do 
 make executors jointly of this my psent will. Witnesses, Gilbert 
 Errington, Robt. Smale, Mallie Wilkinson, Isabella Readhead and 
 William Vincent. 
 
 WILLIAM SCITRFIELD. 1 
 
 July 25, 1607. In the name of God, Amen, I, William 
 Scurfield, of Grindon, in the county of Durham, Yeoman. To be 
 buried in the church or churchyard of Bishop war mouth. First 
 I give and bequeath unto the poore of the parish which are most 
 needful at the day of my death or buriall 20.9. I give and 
 bequeath unto my sone in law, James Farrowe, and to Alice, his 
 wife, my daughter, and their children, the sum of 5 1. over and 
 above their porcons which I have alreadie paid to the said James 
 and Alice, of which 5 1. James Farrowe is oweing me 30-9. T am 
 contented to forgive him 10.9. thereof, so my will is he allow that 
 20,9. which he is oweing me and T will that the other 4/. be paid to 
 them or either of them that shall be living at a years end after my 
 death. Whereas my son-in-law, John Thompson, is oweing me 
 fiftie shillings, I forgive him 10.9. thereof and T give to him and his 
 wife, Ellen, and their children, the sum of five pounds, namely 
 
 1 William Scurfield was bur. at Bishopwearmoutli, 30 Sept.. 1609, at 
 which place his wife had been bur. 26 Aug., 1597; she bore him four 
 children, Rowland, bapt., 25 June, 1577, bur. 28 May, 1620, mar. Alice 
 Jervice, 26 Mcli., 1607 (by whom he had four sons, Robert, bapt., 
 17 Jan., 1607/8, John, bapt., 8 July, 1610, William, bapt., 4 Oct., 1612, 
 and Barnard, bapt., 18 May, 1615); Robert, bapt., 4 Mc.h., 1574/5, mar. 
 Isabel Merriman, 1 May, 1598 (by whom he had three sons and four 
 daurs, William, bapt., 2 Mch., 1599/1600, bur. 25 Sept., 1600, Peter, 
 bapt., 27 Jan., 1604/5, John, bapt., 13 Oct., 1608, bur., 26 Oct., the same 
 year, Alice, bapt., 11 Sept., 1602, Joan, bapt., 25 Mch., bur., 26 Apl., 
 1607, Elizabeth, bapt., 22 Apl., 1610, Margaret, bapt., 3 May, 1618); 
 Alice, bapt., 1 May, 1569, said in the will to have mar. James Farrow, 
 and Ellen who mar. John Thompson, 27 April, 1596. 
 
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 40.?. which he is oweing, and 3/. more to he paid to him or his 
 wife or children two yeares after my death. I give and bequeath 
 unto my son©, Rowland Scurfield, 5/., to be paid three years after 
 my death. 1 give and bequeath unto the late children of John 
 Dixson, that is to say, Elizabeth, Mary, Jane and Isabella to every 
 one of them, 20s. apiece. All the rest of my goods, my debts, 
 legacies and funeral expences discharged, I give unto my sone, 
 Robert Scurfield, whom T make my full and sole Executor of this 
 my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, Peter Dentone, Thomas 
 Markland, Wm. Cooke. Proved, December 2. 1609. 
 
 NICHOLAS LAYBORNE. 
 
 Sept. I, 1607. In the name of God, Amen, I, Nicholas 
 Layborne, the Elder of Durwancoate. To be buried within the 
 quere of Meddomsley, my pish church. I give and bequith the 
 full half of my farmhold and tenement, which I dv now possessed 
 of, unto my wife, Jane Layborne, for the yeares unexpired to 
 bring up my small children. I give and bequith unto my daughter, 
 Margery Layborne, three score poundes for her filiall, [portion] 
 And if that my goods will not amount and extend to that sum, 
 then I will that shee shall have that which remayneth or shall . . . 
 made oute of my half tenement : Provided always that my said 
 dowghter Margery doe follow and obey her mother’s advice and 
 advices of the supervisor of this my Will and Testament in her 
 matching, it please Code; otherwise that site will not have her 
 porcon, but be at her mother’s discretion. And I will that my 
 wife shall give to the rest of all my children, viz., John Layborne, 
 Peter Layborne, Arthor Layborne and William Layborne, their 
 portions at her discretion as she shall think good, with the advices 
 of the supervisors of this my Will and testament. And also that 
 if the haff shall come to my wife’s use, I will that she shall geive 
 unto Henry Ilalsall 40.?. and to Ambrose TJalsell 26.?. 8c/., my 
 dowghter’s children. Also I doe take that upon my conscience at 
 tills present before you all here, That if halfe should come by [and] 
 in wright to the use of me or my successors fower yeares before the 
 end and expiration of Mr. Headlye’s lease . . . And I make my 
 wife, Jane Layborne, my sole and full and lawfull executrix of this 
 my last Will and Testament. And I also make my brother, 
 Anthony Swinborne, and my nephew, John Stephenson, Super¬ 
 visors of this my last Will and Testament, to see that it be fully 
 accomplished and fullfilled according to the true meaning (as my 
 trust is in them). Witnesses, John liogersonn, Anthony Swin¬ 
 burne, John Stephenson, Geo. Wrightson. 
 
 Inventori e, 158/, 17s, Proved, 1607, 
 
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 THOMAS COMYNA 
 
 Sept. 15, 1607. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Comyn, 
 of Croisgait, in the pish of St. Margaret’s. To be buried in the 
 pish church of St. Margaret’s aforesaid. I doe give unto my 
 sister, Dorothie Richardson, one french crowne in gold for a token. 
 I doe give unto my sister, Jane Sympson, ten shillinges in money 
 for a token. I doe give unto my Brother in lawe, William 
 Sympson, my black meare. T doe give my father, John Cornyne, 
 my clooke lined with baise. I doe give to my brother, John 
 Comyn, my best clooke. T doe give to my brother, George 
 Comyn my green suite of apparell 1 doe give unto my brother 
 Nicholas Comyn, my best dublett. I doe give unto my man, George 
 Ullocke, one olde dublett and a paire of britches and paire of 
 white stockings. I doe give unto my sonne, James Comyn, thirtie 
 pounds, and my wife to have the tuision and government of my 
 said sonne, James Comyn, and of the aforesaid some of thirty 
 pounds for and during hir widowhood and att the dave of hir 
 marriage I give the tuison and government of my said sone, James 
 Comyn, and the said some of Thirtie pounds to my brother, John 
 Comyne, of Newcastle upon Tyne, Merchant, and all the rest of 
 his porcon due unto him the said James Comyn att the day of my 
 death, and dew unto hym fourth of all my goodes and chattels 
 moveable and immoveable. I doe give the said Thirtie pounds, 
 the which T have geven unto my sone, James Comyn, by legacy, 
 unto John Comyn, George Comvn and Nicholas Comyn, my three 
 brethern, equally to be devided amongst them, if thatt my said 
 sone, James Comyne, do fortune to dye and departe fourthe of 
 this wicked worlde before he come to the filiall age of one and 
 twentie yeares. I doe give unto the poore twentie shillings. All 
 resydue of my goods and chattells moveable and unmoveable, my 
 debts, legacies and funerall paid and discharged, T doe give and 
 
 1 John Commyn, the father of the testator, was bur. at Redmarshall 
 (from which registers all dates are taken unless otherwise mentioned'), 
 
 1 Oct., 1613, “ an anncient inhabitant.” The testator, bapt., 18 June, 
 1581, mar. Margaret Bayles, 8 July, 1606, at St. Margaret’s, Durham, 
 where his only child James was bapt., 30 July, 1607 (his marriage is 
 also recorded in the registers of Redmarshall, “ Thomas, son of John 
 Cummin of Redmarshall, to Bales, his daughter, of Durham ”); His 
 brother John was apprenticed, 24 June, 1601, as son of John of Cleemar 
 Hall, co. Durham, yeo. (bapt., 20 Feb., 1583). He mar. at St. Nich., 
 Newcastle, 1 July, 1611, Elizabeth, dau. of Ralph Cock, in whose will 
 (dated 29 Aug., 1611, Arch. A el., 3 Ser., xiii.. 38) he and Elizabeth are 
 mentioned. He was bur. at St. Nich., 12 Aug., 1616. (His master, 
 Alexander Davison, had mar. Agnes, dau. of the same Ralph Cock). 
 His brother George was bapt., 24 July, 1586, and his brother Nicholas, 
 8 July, 1589 ; he also was apprenticed in Newcastle. His sister Dorothy, 
 bapt., 1 Sept., 1572, mar. Thomas Richardson, 19 Sept., 1595. His 
 sister Janet, bapt., 21 Nov., 1574, mar. William Simpson, 27 Apl., 1593. 
 The testator although expressing a wish in his will to be bur. at St. 
 Margaret’s, Durham, was bur, at Redmarshall, 16 Oct., 1607. 
 
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 bequeth unto my wyfe, Margare Comyn, and my sonne, James 
 Comyn, whom I make my full executors of this my last. Will and 
 Testament. Also I doe make my Brother-in-law, Thomas Rieherd- 
 son, and my brother, John Comyne, survisors of this my last Will 
 and Testament, desiring them, as my trust is in them, to see all 
 things pformed according to the trew meaninge hereof. Proved, 
 28 November, 1607. 
 
 WILLM. BLANTON. 1 
 
 Feb. 5, 1607. I, Willm. Blaxton, of Gibside, in the Countie 
 of Durham, Esquire. My bodie to be buryed in my pish church 
 of Whickham in decent order at the discretion of my executors and 
 supervisors, wthout anie vaine pompe, as neare unto the place 
 where my lait wife was buryed as convenientlie may be. And 
 whereas I have alwayes had, and still have, a great care for the 
 pferment and advancement of my welbeloved nephew, Ralph 
 Blaxton, eldest sonne to my nephew, William Blaxtonn, of Hedley, 
 in the Countie of Durham, hoping that he will feare God and 
 seek the advancement of his house and posteritie. I give unto my 
 said Nephew, Ralph Blaxton, all that my messuage or tenement 
 called Netherfreerside, with all lands, tenements thereunto belong¬ 
 ing lying and beinge in the parish of Tanfield, in the Countie of 
 Durham, to him and his heirs for ever, in as large and ample 
 manner as they are granted to me from my Brother, Sir Nicholas 
 Tempest, of Stellev, in the Countie of Durham, Knight. Also to 
 my said nephew, Ralph Blaxton, one Rent charge of Three score 
 pounds to be issuing and going forth of the lands, tenements in 
 Ihe County of Durham, to be paid to the said Ralph and his 
 heires for ever at the feasts of Penticost and St. Martin’s the 
 
 1 I. Roger Blakiston of Gibside, will dated, 12 Nov., 1569 (the 
 Inventory is printed in this series, 112, p. 49) by his -wife, Eleanor, dan. 
 of ... . Mil lot of Whithill, had, with other issue— 
 
 II. William of Gibside, bur. at Whickham, 18 Feb., 1607/8, mar. 
 Joan, dau. of Robert Lambton of Lambton, bur. at Whickham, 14 Mch., 
 1604/5, died without issue. 
 
 III. George of Hedley Hall, mar. Eleanor, dau. of John Thaine of 
 Swaffliam, co. Norfolk, had, with other issue, 
 
 IV. Sir William of Gibside, knt., aged 38 at his uncle William’s 
 Inq. p.m. taken 17 Mch., 1607/8, at Durham, bur., 18 Oct., 1641, at 
 Whickham, mar. Jane, dau. of Robert Lambton of Lambton (sister to 
 the wife of his uncle William), bur. 11 Nov., 1648, and had, with other 
 issue 
 
 V. Sir Ralph of Gibside, aged 26, 1615, created a Baronet 30 July, 
 1642, bur., 20 Jan., 1650/1 having mar., firstly, Frances, dau. of Sir 
 Charles Wren of Binchester (bapt,, 1 Sept,, 1598, at St. Andrew’s, Auck¬ 
 land, and died without issue); and, secondly, Margaret, dau. of Sir 
 William Fenwick of Wallington, Northumberland, by whom he had 
 five sons and two daughters. 
 
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 Bishop in Winter, and such yearly rent to he paide att or within 
 the Manor house or Capitall messuage of Gibside aforesaid. T give 
 and bequeath unto my nephew, William Blaxton, of Hedley, these 
 parcells of plate and household stuffe hearafter followinge—that is 
 to say—Three gobletts with one cover, six white bowells, three 
 bigger and three lesser, two white silver peeces, one gilded saltt, 
 one white salt, and one white trencher salt, three dozen and fower 
 silver spoons, two London bedsteads, the one in the great chamber, 
 the other in the new hie chamber, with two trunkle bedds to them 
 belonging, three tables, two in the hall and one new London table 
 in the great chamber, with a court cupbord belonging to the 
 same, One great presse in the old parlour, The brewing lead 
 withall vessells thereunto belonginge. Nevertheless, my Will and 
 pleasure is absolutelie that my said nephew, William Blaxtonn, 
 shall not during his life alyenate or sell anie of the said plait, 
 implements of householde before mentioned, but shall suffer them 
 to remayne and to be in the said house at Gibside as heirelooms 
 to the said house, and shall either by his last Will or by some 
 Deed executed in his lifetvme, soe dispose of the said plait and 
 implements of household aforenamed as the same shall come to his 
 sone, Ralph Blaxtonn, after the death of him, the said William 
 Blaxtonne, or to such heires as shall happen to be heire unto the 
 said William Blaxton. My will and pleasure is that my nephew, 
 Henry Blaxton, shall have my colemynes in the Snipe, as well 
 opened or not opened, and do hereby give unto my said nephew. 
 Hen rie Blaxton, all lands and grounds within the Snipe to sink 
 pitts and to wynn and work the said pitts for his use and benefit 
 from and after the death of me the said William Blaxton, for and 
 during the term of 21 years from thence next insuing, which said 
 coalmynes and libertie of Egress and Regress . . . . T give to my 
 nephew, Ralph Blaxton, my two golde chymes. T give and 
 bequeath to my sisters, Grace Shaftoe, Marie Hardcastle and 
 Ellinor Bennett, to everie of them, (SI. Ids. 4d., and to my sister, 
 Barbara Blaxton, 20/., And to my sister, Dorothie, 5 1. I do give 
 unto my nephew, Christopher Hedworth, of Pockerley, his children, 
 10/. T give unto my nephew, Henry Blaxton, three score pounds. 
 
 T give unto my two neeces, Johann Morrell and Alice Hix, each 
 6/. 13s. \d. I give and bequeath unto my nephew, William 
 Blaxton, my best horse. I give unto my neece, Jane, wife of my 
 nephew William Blaxton, all my lait wiffe’s appjarell. To my 
 nephew, Nicholas Blaxton, second son of my nephew, William 
 Blaxton, 200/. to pay one annuity or yearly rent charge for the 
 natural life of ihe said Nicholas Blaxton. I give and bequeath 
 unto my nephew, William, his other seven children, that is to say, 
 John Blaxton, Roger Blaxton, Lyonel Blaxton, William Blaxton, 
 Dorothie Blaxton, Jane Blaxton, and Barbara Blaxton, each 20/. 
 My will is that, if it please God, my neece, Jane Blaxton, be 
 saiflie delivered of one livinge child or more, that then the said 
 
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 child or children borne alive shall have the like somme of 20 1 . a 
 peece of lawful English money. I give and bequeath unto my 
 wellebeloved brother-in-law, Sir Nicholas Tempest, of Stelley, 
 Knight, one graye gelding now in the custodie of my nephew, 
 William Blaxton. 1 give unto my wellbeloved sister in law, the 
 ladie Isabell Tempest, wife of the said Sir Nicholas Tempest, one 
 olde Kyall, and to every one of the children of the said Nicholas, 
 that is to say, Thomas Tempest, William Tempest, Henrie 
 Tempest, the ladie Isabella Bulmr, Mrs. Jane Chaitor and 
 Margaret Tempest, each one olde Angell. I give unto my well- 
 beloved friend and cozen, Thomas Riddell, of Gateshead, Esquire, 
 fower old angells. To everie of my household servants, 5-?. apeece. 
 To the poor prisoners in the goale of Durham from the tyme of 
 my death for and dureing the tearm of twentie yeais, the sume of 
 20.?. yearly issueing out of all my lands in this my Will not 
 bequeathed, and the like sume of 20s. yearly for the tearme afore¬ 
 said unto the poore people of the pish of Whickham. And my will 
 is that the 20s. to be payed to the prisoners in Durham goall shall 
 be paid yearly unto the Maior of Durham for the time being, to 
 be distributed amongst the said prisoners according to the 
 meaning of this my Will. And the 20s. to be payd unto the poore 
 of the pish of Whickham shall be paid unto the churchwardens of 
 the said parish. I give unto my nephew, Ralph Blaxton, the full 
 moytie and one halfe part of all my goods and chattels in this 
 my Will not formerlie bequeathed, and I doe hereby appoint my 
 said welbeloved Nephew, Raph Blaxtonn, sole Executor of this 
 my last Will and Testament. I give the residue of my goods and 
 chattels, moveable and unmoveable, unto my said nephew, Ralph 
 Blaxtonne. I do intreat and require my wellbeloved brother-in- 
 law, Sir Nicholas Tempest, Knight, and my loving friend and 
 Cozen, Thomas Riddell, Esquire, to see this my last M ill pformed 
 and executed, and also appoint them supersTs. M itnesses, 
 Nicholas Tempest, Tho. Riddell, John Johnson, Roger Colsonn, 
 Robert Forster. 
 
 Feb 24, 1607. Inventory of all the goods and chattels of 
 William Blakiston, late of Gibside, in the parish of M hickham, 
 Esquire, deceased, praised by these fower honest men, vizt., 
 William Porter, Janies Shaftoe, Anthony Meaburne and John 
 Blarton. 
 
 In the Kitchinge : Fower brass potts, three old mellen potts, 
 two iron potts, one posnett, three yetlinges on morter and a 
 pestell, six panns, three candlesticks, one dripping pann, one 
 baster, with all other furniture as Iron and pewter vessel in the 
 Kitchinge =5/. 16s. 3 d. In the Maid’s Chamber: Two horded 
 bedsteads with clothes to them, 6s. In the Hall, wch are heire- 
 looms : One table with a frame and a cupboarde table, one other 
 cupboarde and a side table, 42s. 6 cf. In the Butteiie. Eight 
 puter dublers, two basons and ewers, fower candlesticks, five 
 
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 with a 
 one gilt 
 
 chamberpotts, two dozen trenchers, three canns, three potts, 305. 
 In the Celler : Five hogsheads, two barralls, live halfe barrells, 
 13s». id. In the olde Parlor in heirloome: a pressor, 135. id., 
 one stand bedd, one hurle bedd, one square cupboarde, one hie 
 cupboard, one long settle, six pistolls, one pair of virginalls, 
 two Joyne stolls, one lowe stoll, one little chair, 2Z. 195. All the 
 plaite which is an heyrlome, 40/., also three gobletti 
 coveringe, six bowells, two cupps, one nest of tunnes, 
 salt, one white salt, and one trencher salt, three dozen and fower 
 spoones. Item, twentie howle puter dishes, 14 sawcers, 12 jellie 
 dishes, 12 trencher plates, 6 slaife dishes, 2 pie plates, 4 candle- 
 
 warming pann, one pfume pann, one 
 one mattrice, a pair of blanketts, 2 
 3 Read curtaine with vallance and 
 6/. I65. 6cZ. ; lynninge and napperie, 
 : 1 table, 2 forms, 2 chairs, 8 joyne 
 one lyvorie cupboard, one litie firr 
 
 sticks with 3 nossells, one 
 featherbedd, one bolsterr, 
 happings, one coveringe, 
 frindge, 3 old cuishions, 
 10/. In the new Porlour 
 stools, 6 Turkie cuishions. 
 
 chest© and 2 carpetts of blew and grene, 4/. In the middle 
 Chamber, wch are heir loins : One standbedd and a truckle bedd, 
 one table and a leverie cupbord, 6/. 105. Other furniture in the 
 same chamber as beddinge, one carpett, 14 joyne stooles and two 
 chares, with two lowe stooles, SI. 105. In the Hie Chamber, wch 
 are heirloms: One standbedd, 505. Other furniture there, as 
 beddinge, a lyvorie cupbord, 2 chaires, 4 litle chist.es, 2 trunks 
 and an Iron chimney, 5/. IO 5 . In the Scholehouse Chamber : A 
 borded bedsteade, with furniture and a litle cupborde, IO 5 . In 
 the White Chamber : One standbedd and a truckle bedd, with 
 furniture for the hie bedd, one trunck banded with iron, one 
 Court cupboarde, and an olde cuishion, 5/. In the Yellow 
 Chamber : One standbedd and a hurle bedd, with beddinge and 
 one chaire, 4Z. I 11 the painted Chamber : Two stand bedds, one 
 
 boarded bedstead, with their furniture, and 2 chistes, 4/., his owne 
 apparell, 20/., his two cheynes, 36/., his laite wife’s apparell, 40/. 
 I 11 the brewhouse, which are heyreloms : A brew lead with all 
 brewinge vessells, 405. In the milk house : A kettle with other 
 wood vessell. Att Gibside: Ten draught oxen, 35/. Twelve 
 stotts, 24/. Twenty one Kyne, 40/. Two whies, 3/. Twelve 
 calfes, 6/. IO 5 . Rie, forty threaves, 6/. Six score ewes, 27/. 
 Oats, three score threaves, 5/. Fifteene bowells oat malt, 3/. One 
 graie stoned horse, SI. One graie geldinge, 12/. One other 
 graie geldinge, 6/. Two maires and one nagge at grasse, 71. 
 In corne on the grounde att Marley hill and Gibside, 71. Att 
 Marley hill : Twelve draught oxen, 42/. Four kyne and calfes, 
 8/. Ten whies, 15/. Rie, t hi it i e threaves, 3/. 155. Oats, twenty 
 foure threaves, 365. Att fenhouse : Twentie winter siotts and 
 whies with three bull stirkes, 20/. One cowe and a calfe, 21. 
 Eleven score weathers, 49/. IO 5 . Nine score ewes, 36/. Seventy 
 seven gimmers, 13/. 65 . Sd. Forty dinmoths, SI. Forty olde 
 
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 tupps, 61. Twenty eight young tupps, 3 1. 13s. U. Six score 
 hogges, 18/. Eighteen hogge sheepe, 3/. 12s. Debts owiime to 
 the testatore: Anthonie Layborne, 5/. Ralph Hardinge, & 10/. 
 Nicholas Arnolde, 21. Henry Laiborne, Richard Dobsone and 
 John Hunter, 4/. In readie money, 469/. Debts which the testator 
 oweth: To Wiliiam Marley, 31. 6s. Sd. To John Cook, 21. Is. 
 Funerall expences, 50/. Servants’ wages, 31. 11s. 6d. 
 
 BRIAN BELL ASSES. 1 
 
 July 15, 1608. In the name of God, Amen, in the yeres of 
 the raigne of or sovereign lord James, by the grace of Gode, King 
 of England, Scotland, France and Irelande, Defender of the 
 faithe, etc., That is to saie, of England, France, and Ireland the 
 sixte, and of Scotland by one and fortity. I, Brian Bellasses, 
 of Morton, in the County of Durham, gent, Esquire. To be buried 
 where and in such maner as my friends and executors shall thinke 
 fitt. And for the disposicon of such lands, goods and chattells 
 as it hath please gode to bless me withall my mynd and will is 
 to dispose of them as hereafter followeth. First 1 give and 
 bequeathe my lease of Morton, in the parish of Houghton, and 
 my lease of my landes in Great Haswell, in the parish of Easing- 
 ton, unto Sir Thomas Metham, of Metham, in the County of 
 York, Knight, and Thomas Swinburne, of Captheton, in the 
 County of Northumberland, Esquire, and during the terme of 
 
 1 He was the 4th son of Sir William Bellasis of Newbrougli, co. 
 York, born there, 19 July, 1559, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 18 July, 
 1608; he mar. Margaret, dau. of William Lee of Brandon, by Elizabeth, 
 dan. of Thomas Lawson of TJsworth; she re-mar. Charles Hedworth of 
 Harraton. His brother James (died, Oct., 1640), mentioned in the will, 
 bapt. at St Andrew’s, Auckland, 3 Dec., 1562, mar., firstly, Mary, dau. 
 of Thomas Tunstall of Scargill, and, secondly, Isabel, dau. of Thomas 
 Chaytor of Butterbv. His eldest son. Sir William Bellasis, aged 15 at 
 the Inq. p.m. of his father, taken 10 Sept., 1608, at Durham, of Morton 
 house, Durham, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 6 Dec., 1641, mar. 
 Margaret, eldest dau. of Sir George Selby of Whitehouse, 15 Jan., 
 1610/11, at Ryton, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 29 Nov., 1671; his 2nd 
 son Timothy, bapt. 29 Dec., 1594, at St. Andrew’s, Auckland, his 3rd 
 son Richard, bapt. at St. Andrew’s, Auckland, 7 May, 1598, bur. at 
 Houghton-le-Spring, 2 June, 1624, his 4th son Henry, bapt. at St. 
 Andrew’s, Auckland, 17 May, 1599, bur. at Brancepetli, 28 May, 1603; 
 his fifth son Charles, bapt. at Hougliton-le-Spring, 14 Nov., 1603, bur. at 
 Brancepetli, 27 July, 1606, his daus. were Mary, bapt., 10 Aug., 1601, at 
 Houghton-le-Spring, mar. Gerard Salvin of Croxdale, bur., 19 Nov., 1678, 
 at St. Oswald’s, Durham; Joan, mar. John Yasey of Newlauds, 26 Oct., 
 1620, at Houghton-le-Spring; Timothea, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 7 
 Feb., 1601/2; Elizabeth, also bur. there, 3 Dec., 1602; Katherine, bur. at 
 Brancepetli, 22 July, 1606, Margaret, bur., St. Oswald’s, Durham, 23 
 Nov., 1622; and Anne. 
 
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 six yeares to the use, benifit and behoof of Richard Bellasses, 
 my second sone, and of Mary, Joane and Margarett, my three 
 daughters, whome my will is shall have the benetitt and pfit of 
 the said termes, and after the said sixe yeares, then my will is 
 that the residue of my termes in Morton and Haswell aforesaide 
 shall come to Willm. Bellasses, my eldest sonne, for and during 
 the residue of my termes then therein to come and un¬ 
 expired, provided alwaies and upon condicon that my said sonne, 
 Willm. Bellasses, shall within two yeares after he shall accom¬ 
 plish his full age of one and twenty yeares make a good and 
 sufficient estate in the lawe, unto Richard Bellasses, my second 
 sonne, of soe much lande as shallbe worth in yearly value the 
 some of 50/. of lawful money of England in the Judgmt of Sir 
 Thomas Metham aforesaide, Knight, and Thomas Swynburne 
 aforesaid, Esquire, and William Thursbie, Thomas Wilkinson 
 and Robert Rutter, my trustie friends, or soe many of them as 
 shallbe then livinge To have and to hold the said estate for 
 and during the life naturall of the said Richard Bellasses, my 
 second sonne, and to such wief as he, the saide Richard Bellasses, 
 shall marry, and to the longer liver of them. And my will 
 further is, that if my saide sonne William shall not within the 
 said terme of two yeares after lie shall accomplish his full age, 
 make and assure so much lande and in such maner as in this 
 my will is formerlie mentioned and sett downe unto my said 
 sonne, Richard. That then my said sonne, Richard, shall from 
 and after the expircon of the said two yeares enter unto my said 
 leases of Morton and Haswell aforesaid, and then shall enjoye 
 and the pfitts thereof, and to take unto his owne use and behoof 
 until such time as my said sonne, Willm., shall assure and 
 convey soe much lande as shall be worthe the yearlie value of 50/. 
 in manner and forme as is aforesaid expressed. I give and 
 bequeath to my said sonne, Willm., all my implements and 
 howsehold stuff at Morton aforesaid Provided that my sonne, 
 Willm., shall pay to my said three daughters in considercon 
 of the said household stuffe the sum of 300/. of lawful monev of 
 England That is to saie, to each of them 100/. to be paid to 
 them as lliey shall accomplish their age of one and twenty yeares 
 or at the day of their marriage which of them shall first happen. 
 Nevertheless my will is That Margarett, nowe my wife, shall have 
 the use and oceupacon of my howsehold stuff at Morton aforesaid, 
 and of my liowse at Morton with courtlege, orchards and gardens 
 thereunto belonginge untill such tyme as my said sonne, Willm.. 
 shall accomplish his full age of one and twenty yeares. I give 
 and bequeath to Margaret, my said wief, my howses in Durham 
 during her naturall life, and also all my howsehold stuffe nowe 
 remayning in Durham, and also my howshold stuff remayning 
 in Newcastle provided for my saide howses at Durham, 
 she my said wief paying unto my three daughters aforesaide 
 
tlie sume of .200/. of lawfull money of England, to be paid unto 
 my said three daughters equaliie to be divided amongst them att 
 the day of their marriage or to when they accomplish the full 
 age of one and twenty yeares of which of them shall first happen. 
 Provided that if my saicle wief shall not paye the said sum of 
 200/. as is afore Emitted, that then this my bequest of my saide 
 household stuff be voyde and the said household stuffe to be 
 divided amongst my said three daughters. My will and pleasure 
 is that if any of my said daughters shall die before they shall 
 accomplish their full age of one and twenty yeares, or be married, 
 that then the said sum of 300/. to be payd by my said sonne, 
 Willm., for my said howsehold stuff at Morton, as the saide 200/. 
 shallbe paide by my saide wief, Margaret, for the howsehold stuff 
 at Durham, shall goe unto the survivor or survivors of my said 
 three daughters. For the disposition of my plaite, my will is 
 that my said sone, Willm., shall have my great bason, one ewer 
 of silver, one great gilded salte which was my uncle’s, one white 
 silver cowle with a cover. 1 give and bequeath unto Margaret, 
 my said wife, my little bason and ewer of silver, one salt dooble 
 gilded with cover, one half dosen of gilded spoons, one great 
 standing Cupp double gilded with cover. I give and bequeath 
 to Willm., my sonne, my lease of Ivesley, in the parish of 
 Brancepeth, during all the yeares therein to come and unexpired. 
 I give unto my servante, John Fenwicke, 5/. of lawful money 
 of England over and beside his wages which is due and oweing 
 unto him. I give unto Thomas Williamson 5/. of lawful money 
 of England over and above his wages due and oweing unto him. 
 I give and bequeath unto Robert, my cooke, 10s., and to every 
 of my woeinen servants 5s. over and above their due wages. I 
 give and bequeath unto my servants, Willm. Thursbie, Robert 
 Hutton and John Rickerbie and to each of them, 3/. 6s. 8<cZ. I 
 give unto the poore the sume of 50/. of lawful money of England, 
 to be given and distributed at the discretion of my well beloved 
 wief, Margaret, Thomas Swinburne, of Captheton aforesaid, 
 Esquire, and William Thursbie, my trustie friends, 20/. where 
 of my will is it shall be distributed the daye of my buriall. 
 I give and bequeathe unto Charles TJedworth, Esquire, my father- 
 in-lawe, one twenty shilling peece of golde, unto my mother-in- 
 law, his wife, two twenty shilling peeces of golde, and unto my 
 brother in lawe, Lancelot Hodgson, and Marie, his wile, to each 
 of them spurriall. I give to Thomas Swinburne, of Captheton 
 aforesaid, Esquire, and to John, his sonne, to each of them one 
 spoorriall. I give to Sir Thomas Metham, Knight, one gift\e 
 mare, unridden, and unto my brother, James Bellasses, one bla(k 
 mare, and unto Sir Thomas Bellasses, Knight, one span ioll. 
 The residue of all my goods and chattells I give unto Richard 
 my sone, and three daughters aforesaid, whom logeihei ^yt 
 Sir Thomas Metham I make my full, executors of this my last 
 
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 Will and Testament. Nevertheless, my will is that the said Sir 
 Thomas Metham shall not take any interest or benefitt of my 
 goodes by his executorshipp. For the disposition of my lands, I 
 give and bequeath two full parts of all my lands in three parts, 
 to be divided unto my well beloved friends, Sir Thomas Metham 
 aforesaid, Knight, and Thomas Swinburne aforesaid, Esquire, 
 for and during the nonage of William, my sone, for the use of 
 Richard, my second sonne, and my afore named three daughters 
 for their porcons. Witnesses, Tho. Swinburne, John Swinburne, 
 Thos. Riddell, Willm. Thursbye. Proved, 11 September, 1608. 
 
 CUTHBERT COLLINGWOOD.* 
 
 Aug. 12, 1608. In the name of God, Amen, in the yeare of 
 our lord after the computacon of the Church of England, 1608, 
 and the sixth year of the raigne of or sovergn Lord James, by 
 the grace of gode King of England, france and Ireland, defender 
 of the faith, and of Scotland, the XLjjth, I Cuthber Colling- 
 wood, of Branton, in the County of Northumberland, Gent. To 
 be buried in the pish churehe of Eglingham as nere my ancestors 
 as convenyentlie may be. I will and gyve to my second sonne, 
 Thomas Collingwood, for his liefe tyme, All those two farme- 
 holds, with lands and appurtenances thereof, in Branton afore¬ 
 said, nowe in the occupacon of the same Thomas, and his assigns, 
 and another farmholde, with lands and appurtenances thereof, 
 now in the occupation of Robt. Harrigate, when it falleth, he 
 paying the accustomed rents. And I will and bequeathe to 
 Barbara, his wyfe, halfe of the same three farmholds during 
 her widowhood if she survive the said, Thomas, my sonne. And 
 I will and bequeath from and after the decease of the saide 
 Thomas, my sonne, the other halfe of the said thre farmeholds 
 during the said widowhood of the said Barbara to the children 
 of the same Thomas Collingwood, my sonne, and after she shall 
 marrye, the whole thre farmholds, paying the rents accustomed 
 for and during the terme of twenty one yeares to be accomplished 
 
 1 The testator’s son Daniel was his son and heir, whose noncupative 
 will is dated, 17 June, 1618 and in whose Inq. p.m. 16 Jas. I., it is stated 
 he died 18 June, 1618; he (Daniel) mar. Eleanor, dau. of Robert Mitford 
 of Mitford; his son John was apprenticed, 13 Feb., 1611/12, to Francis 
 Parkinson of Newcastle; his son Ephraim was not apprenticed in 
 Newcastle. 
 
from the decease of the same my sonne, Thomas. I gyve and 
 bequeath to Dorothie Collingwood, my daughter, the some of Two 
 hundreth poundes of lawful English money to be payd as 
 followethe, that is to say, at the age of nineteene yeres fiftie 
 poundes, and yearlie after fyftie pounds till the same some of 
 Two hundred pounds be paid. And also I will and bequeath to 
 the same Dorothie, towards her mayntenance till the said two 
 hundred poundes be fullie paid, the sum of Eight pounds, saving 
 I will and my mynd is that as every fif tie poundes shallbe paid, 
 there shallbe fortie shillinges abated out of the said eight poundes 
 yearlie. Provided alwaynes and upon this condition, I gyve 
 the said some of Two hundred poundes and eight poundes yearlie 
 to the said Dorothie, my Daughter', that she doe bestowe her self 
 in mariage with the liking and consent of my loving frendes, 
 Mr. Thomas Swynoe, Mr. George Muschampe and George Colling¬ 
 wood, Esq., otherwise she be left one hundred poundes pcell of 
 the said legacy of two hundred poundes. I gyve and bequeath 
 to my sonne, John Collingwood, whome I will shallbe bounde to 
 some good occupacon or trade, the some of One hundred pounds, 
 part whereof shallbe paid at his entrance in his apprenticehood 
 and the other parte and residue thereof to be paid him when he 
 shall come forth of apprenticehood or shall come to his lawful 
 age of twenty one yeares, which shall first happen. I gyve and 
 bequeth to my sone, Ephraime Collingwoode, the some of one 
 hundred poundes, whom I will also shallbe bound to some good 
 occupacon or trade, of which some I will parte thereof shall be 
 payd at his entrance in his apprenticehood and the residue thereof 
 as before I have lymited to my said sonne, John Collingwood. I 
 gyve and bequeath to my sister, Jane Collingwood, one anuitie 
 of three pounds, six shillings and eightpence during the naturall 
 lief of the same Jane, in full payment and satisfacon of her 
 porcon to be payd yearlie at the feasts ot Pentecost and St. 
 Mtyns the Bishop in Winter by even payments. I give and 
 bequeath to every of my children, Thomas, Dorothie, John and 
 Ephraime, each of them, two whyes, and to my brother’s sone, 
 George, one whie. All the residue of my goods and chattells, 
 my debts and funerall charges being discharged, I wholy give 
 and bequeath to my loving sonne, Daniel Collingwood, whome ot 
 this my psent testament I make and ordaine the full executor 
 Renouncing and forsaking all former Wills and gyfts, legacies 
 and bequests by me in any wise heretofoie made oi gnen, vi er 
 and bequeathed. And I require and intreat my bvmg friends 
 Mr George Muschampe, Mr. Thomas Swynhoe and Cuthbert 
 Collingwood of this my last Will to be the overseers and to se the 
 same performed in what in them lieth, as my D ust is in _ ie ™‘ 
 Witnesses, Geo. Collingwood, Cutht. Cheeseman. Henry Ant ony. 
 Not. Pub. Proved, 1618. 
 
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 CHRISTOPHER CONYERS. 1 
 
 Sept. 12, 1608. In the name of Cod, Amen, I, Christopher 
 Conyers, of Horden, in the County of Durham, Esquire. To be 
 buried under the blew marble stone before the church porch 
 dore at Easington. I give unto my sone, John Conyers, one 
 guilded salt with the cover and my signet. I give unto my 
 daughter, Frances Conyers, wife of the saide John, one silver 
 peece having the madens hand graven on it, and one pair of 
 virginalls. I give unto Marie Conyers, my youngest dawghter, 
 one wind© Milne near Easinton commonly called Easinton Mille, 
 with the lease and all other my claime, interest and tithe thereto 
 belonging. I give unto my Brother, John Hedworth, his wife, 
 one angell in golde. I give unto my brother, John Catherike, 
 his wife, one angel in golde. All the rest of my goods, moveable 
 and unmoveable, my debts, legacies and funerall expences dis¬ 
 charged, I give unto my three daughters, Anne, Isabell and Marie 
 Conyers, whom 1 make executors of this my Will and Testament, 
 whereof I do appoint my brother, John Catherike, and Cuthbert 
 Conyers, gentleman, supervisors, and desiring them [to see] the 
 same faithfully executed, and to either of them I give 10.9., pro¬ 
 vided I give unto my said youngest daughter, Marie Conyers, the 
 said Wynd Milne in consideration of ten pounds given unto her by 
 her grandmother’s will, which 1 received to despose of to her use. 
 Witnesses, Abraham Robinson, the Elder, John Dixon. Proved, 
 8 Oct., 1608. 
 
 1 He mar., firstly, Elizabeth, dau. of Cuthbert Conyers of Layton, 
 she died without issue; he mar., secondly, Anne, dau. of John Hedworth 
 of Harraton, 14 Nov., 1586, at Chester-le-Street, she was bur. at Easing¬ 
 ton, 19 Jan., 1597/8. With other issue they had John, bapt. at Easing- 
 ton, 8 July, 1593, created a Baronet, 14 July, 1628, bur. 6 Dec., 1664, 
 at Easington, whose marriage is entered in the Easington registers as 
 follows :—“ 1608, John Conyers and Francis Graves, did acknowledge 
 that (wtli theire owne most willinge consent, as alsoe wth the consent of 
 their parents Expofer Conyers, Esq., John Hedworth, gent., and An, his 
 wife) the sayde John and Francis were solemnly married att Yorke about 
 towe years before the registringe hereof. In the prsence of us, witnesses 
 of this acknowledgment as alsoe of the givinge and recevige of one peece 
 of gould for the further confirminge of this acknowlegmit, test. Thomas 
 Bambridgc, Cuthbert Conyers, Expofer Bainbridge, John Dixon, 
 Abraham Robinson, Clric—” John Hedworth had mar. Ann, widow of 
 Thomas Graves, alderman of York, the mother of Frances, at Skelton, 
 1606, Frances was bur. at Easington, 24 Jan., 1634/5. The testator’s 
 dans Isabel, mar. Charles Hall, 19 Dec., 1610, at Easington, and Marie, 
 bapt., 18 Sept., 1597, mar. 14 July, 1624, Samuel Hessell, also at Easing¬ 
 ton, where the testator was bur. 23 Sept., 1608. His Inq. p.m. was taken 
 at Durham, 12 Jan., 1608/9; his son John, aged 15, is his son and next 
 heir. 
 
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 JOHN RICHARDSON. 1 
 
 Jan. 10, 1608. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, John Richard¬ 
 son, of Bp Auckland. I give unto my wyfe, Magdalen, my nowe 
 dwellinghouse unto such tyme as my eldest sonne, Richard, shall 
 come to the full age of 21 yeares, and if it please gode that my 
 wyfe doe live longer and doe not marrye, I geve unto her duringe 
 hir lyfe the house which Richard Slater now dwelleth in. I give 
 unto my sonne, John, my tenement in L. Hunwick, if it may 
 stand good with the favour of the Deane and Chapter; if it may 
 not stand good my will is that whether soever of my executors it 
 shall lawfullie come unto, that they paye unto my sayd sone, John, 
 the sume of foure score poundes within one whole yeare after my 
 decease. Also I gyve unto my said sonne, John, all that my free 
 house and lands in Barnard castle to him and his heires for 
 ever. I give unto my sonne, Ambrose, my burgage that Martvn 
 Todd dwelleth in and all my land which I bought of Bryan 
 Downes to him and his heires for ever, and 20 1. in money. I 
 give unto my daughter, Anne Richardson, and to her heirs for 
 ever my two burgages in Newgate which John Willson and Robt. 
 Crokelt dwelleth in, and 30k in money. To my daughter, 
 Susanna, and her heires my burgage which Willm. Frissell 
 dwelleth in, and 30/. in monie. I give to my daughter, Cicely, 
 the sum of 5/. I give to my daughter, Phillis Richardson, three 
 score pounds. To my daughter, Margaret, three score pounds 
 To every child which I did christen, 5-?. a piece. To the stock oi 
 the parish of St. Andrew’s, Auckland, for the poore, 40s. I 
 give to mv mother in law, 40s. To my Brother, Bartholomew 
 Mason, 40s. To Christopher Martyndale, 6/. 13s. 4 d. To my 
 base sonne, Symon Richardson, 6/. 13s. 4 d. To my sister-in-law, 
 Margaret Trinkle, 40s. To Mr. Fell. Ihe Curat, 40s. To^ the 
 children of my cosen, Hugh Hyendall, 20s., to be equally devided 
 amongst them I give to mv brother, Gawen Ratclife, os. To 
 the mending of the high wayes, 10s. To the three youngest of 
 Henry Bavles’ children 5s., to be equally divided. The residue 
 of all my goodes, moveable and immoveable, I give to Magdalene 
 my wief, and Richard Richardson, whom I make executors ot 
 this my Will and Testament. Lastlye, T make supervisors of this 
 my testament Henry Bayles and Roger Bradley, desiring them 
 to see it fulfilled and kept accordmge to my true intent and 
 
 1 The testator was bur. in the Church of St. 
 
 Tin 1608/9- his widow, Magdalen remar., 27 ISov., 1610, Emanuel Cxi . 
 
 s. »«w.. f.™ is, 
 
 r.™ ssr&»4sfe e 
 
 bur., Mch., 1609. f of the plague ’ Q5 ice s ^ ^ bapt , 20 Mch., 1607/8. 
 Richard, aged 13, is his next heir. 
 
meaning. And I give unto eith of them 5s. for their paynes. 
 In witness whereof I have sett my hand this 10 day of January, 
 1608, in the presence of John Fell, minister, Henry Bayles, 
 Bartholomew Mason, Christopher Martindale. Proved, 18 
 January, 1608. 
 
 THOMAS OTWAIE. 1 
 
 Feb. 26, 1608. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas 
 Otwaie, of Preston, of the pish of Tynmouth. To be buried in 
 the parish Church of Tynmouth aforesaid. I give to my wife, 
 Jane Otwaie, all my houses and free land in Tynmouth dining 
 her life naturall. I give to my said wife one cottage house in 
 Preston next adjoining unto the nowe dwelling-house of Robert 
 Speerman on the east side and all my free land in Preston 
 during her life naturall. I give to my said wife three kyne, 
 one baye fillie and thirteene sheepe. I give to my sonne, Thomas 
 Otwaie, eight oxen and foure horses, with all my husbandry 
 geare, also foure kie and thirteen sheepe. I give to my daughter, 
 Katheren Otway, foure kyne, twenty sheepe, one black meare 
 and the three score pounds which Richard Hodgson, of Whitley, 
 is bound to pay unto me if his sonne and my said daughter 
 do not agree to proceed in marriage according to the covenants 
 agreed upon betwixt him and me. I give to my said daughter 
 Two oxen and fower stotts. I will that my executors shall give 
 to my said daughter her wedding clothes and a bridwaine accord¬ 
 ing to the custom of the country. I give to my said daughter 
 two howses and two garthes in the west end of Tymouth in the 
 South Rowe, and an other howse and a garthe situate and next 
 adjoining unto the now dwellinghouse of John Pearson on the 
 west side, and one howse and a garth in the back Rowe next 
 adjoining unto the ladies howse on the east side and the free 
 land belonginge to that howse. After the decease of my wief, 
 my will is that my wife shall have (dureinge her widowhood) my 
 farme at Backworth, with the come on the grounde. And my 
 sonne, Thomas, to have my farme in Prestone, with the come 
 on the grounde. I give to Robert Otwaie, of Preston, one 
 boule of malt and a boule of wheate. I give to Robert Otwaie, 
 of Tynmouth, seven shillings. I give to my sister, Elizabeth 
 
 1 Thomas Otway was bur. at Tynemouth, 28 Feb., 1608/9. His son 
 Thomas, mar., 18 Nov., 1610, Elizabeth Mills, and making his will, 17 
 Nov., 1634, was bur. at Tynemouth, 6 Dec., 1634; Katherine does not 
 seem to have mar. Richard Hodgson as their marriage has not been 
 found, but we do find a man of this name marrying, 24 May, 1612, 
 Margaret Errington, and also on the 27 Oct., in the same year, a 
 Katherine Otway marries Roger Morton; there is a pedigree of this 
 second Thomas in the New County Historij of Northumberland, viii., 346. 
 
Hyndmers, of Tynmouth, nine Bowie of wheate, to be delivered 
 at Mychellmass next, and to her youngest daughter seven shillings. 
 My will is that my executors shall give twenty shillinges to the 
 poore of the parish. And all the rest of my goods I give to my 
 wife, Jane, and my sonne, Thomas, whom I make joint executors 
 of this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, John Hyndmers, 
 Robert Spearman, Tho. Bell, Robert Potts. 
 
 Inventory, 145/. 11?. 4 d. Proved, 1609. 
 
 RALPH TROLOP. 1 2 
 
 April 11, 1609. In the name of God, Amen, I, Ralph Trolop, 
 of Elvitt, within the suburbs of the Cittye of Durham, Gentle¬ 
 man. To be buryed in the parish churchyard© of St. Oswald’s 
 in Durham. I give and bequeath unto my sone, John Trolop, 
 10/. for his child’s porson. I give and bequeath to my daughter, 
 Jayne Trolop, 10/. for her child’s pur son. I do give to my 
 daughter, Elizabeth Trolop, 10/. for her child’s porshon. I give 
 unto my wief, Margaret Trolop, 5/. All the rest of my goods, 
 moveable and immovable, my debts and funeral expences, to be 
 discharged, I doe give it to my wief, Margarett Trolop, whom I 
 doe make my executor of this my Will. For my now dwelling- 
 house I doe give it to my wief, Margarett Trolop, during her 
 life, and then for to come to my daughter, Elizabeth Trolop, 
 and defer back to my sone, John Trolop and his heirs, and for 
 lack of issue to come to my daughter, Jane Trolop, and her 
 heires. Witnesses, Robert Pearson, Thos. Atkinson. Proved, 15 
 December, 1609. 
 
 WILLIAM SANDERSON .2 
 
 7, 1609. In the name of God, Amen, I, William 
 Sanderson, of Barnard Castle, in the Bishoprick of Durham. 
 To be buried in the Church of Barnard Castle in or near my 
 stalle where my wife lieth, the dueties thereto accustomed, con¬ 
 tented and paid. I give to the poore of Barnard castle lenn 
 shillings. Whereas my nephew, Charles Sanderson, by a bill 
 under his hand acknowledged, is owing to my daughter, Eliza¬ 
 beth, the sume of seven pounds,- six shillings and fourpence, 
 
 1 Ralph Trollop was bur. at St. Oswald’s, Durham, 13 Apl., 1609, and 
 his widow Margaret at the same place, 3 Nov. 1612, where their children 
 were ba.pt., viz. John, 10 Apl., 1603, Thomas, 28 July, 1606, and 
 
 Elizabeth, 17 Jan. 1607/8. 
 
 2 The diary of Christopher Sanderson is printed in this Society s 
 publications, vol. 118, pp. 35-42, and William Sandersons will amplifies 
 the pedigree printed in that vol. on page 36. 
 
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 which formerly I did give and grant to her to be set forward to 
 her use; over and beside the said sume, I give to her soe much 
 more money to be taken forth of my goods as will make the same 
 tenne pounds, and I give to her beside all such implements of 
 householde as are conteyned in one Schedull in the custody of 
 Michael Walker, and also my second cloke to make her a cote, 
 and my best hatt and my best band, and my will is that the 
 premises to her given and bequeathed as aforesaid shallbe unto 
 her a full satisfaction contenacon and paymentt of all her filiall 
 and child’s pporcon of goods. Whereas I have formerly given 
 to my son, Christopher Sanderson, the sum of tenn pounds which 
 is imployed to his use over and above the same. I give to him 
 my best cloke, two fuschian dubletts, three paire of breeches, 
 and my new Deune, third stockings, my shirts, and the rest of 
 my shert bands, and my seate in the south porch of the Church. 
 And my will is that the said legacies and premises shallbe to him 
 a full contentacon and paymentt of all his filiall and child’s 
 porcon of goods. T give to my Brother, Thomas Sanderson, my 
 best Jackett; and to his sonne my second hatt, and to Bartholo- 
 mewe, his second sonne, twelve pence. And whereas I have been 
 at great charges in education of my sonne, George Sanderson, 
 in respect whereof he of his good will hath given me his consentt 
 that whatsoever was his right by me, I should bestowe the same 
 on his Brother, Ralphe, yet my will is that my said sonne, Ralph, 
 in respect thereof and as a remembrance to confirm his former 
 consentt shall give my sonne, George, foure angells of gold, 
 which I hertily pray my said sonne, George, to accept in good 
 part in respect to the premises. I give to my sone in lawe, 
 Gabriel Wharton, the fogging and wintering of one cowe, from 
 St. Michaell’s day next to the third day of May then next after. 
 And I give to his thre children, each of them, 6 s. 8d. I give 
 to my said nephew, Charles Sanderson, my best dublett. I give 
 to Isabell Sanderson, his sister, two shillings to buy her a Lynnen 
 aprone. I give to my sister in lawe, Mary Thorpe, and my 
 daughter in law, Phillis Thorpe, a french crovne as a token of 
 rembrance between them. I give to the youngest children of my 
 brother Bartholomew Sanderson, Robert, Reynold and Arthur, 
 each of them, two shillings. I give to my said sonne, Ralph San- 
 dersone, the seate in the Church in the stall with Ralph Rowland¬ 
 son. And 1 give to my said sone-in-law, Gabrieli Wharton, my seat 
 in that stall in the Middle of the Church beside the Middle pillare. 
 In respect of some household implements not given to my daughter, 
 Elizabeth, which my will is shall remayne to my sonne, Ralphe, 
 that is to say, all the sealed work in my house, one stand bedd in 
 the chamber, one arke, a presser, one iron chimney, my gowne, 
 one table in the Hall house with a forme theire to belonginge, 
 I will that if my said daughter do marry, my said sone, Ralphe, 
 shall give my said daughter 65 . 8 d. The rest of all my goods, 
 
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 chattells and cattell whatsoever not before bequeathed, my debts, 
 legacies being paid, and my funerall expences honestly discharged 
 by my said sone, Ralphe, I give and bequeath the same to him, 
 I order and make him my full executor. Witnesses, Charles 
 Sanderson, Gabrieli Wharton and Michael Walker. Proved, 7 
 October, 1609. 
 
 THOMAS SALVENA 
 
 Oct. 15, 1609. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Salven, 
 of Thorneton, in the County of Durham, gent. To be buried, 
 if it shall please almightie gode to call me to his mercy, within 
 the Bishoprick of Durham, to be buryed within the Quere at 
 St. Qswold’s, in the suborbs of Durham, so nye as maie be to 
 my first wife, my brother, and nephew Salvin, givinge the daie 
 of my funerall to every poore bodie that shall come to demande 
 the sume, a peny, and five pounds within the said pish to be 
 distributed by my executors or friends putt in trust for the 
 same to the poore sorte within the said pish at their discretions, 
 and to the poore prisoners there at their discretion. I give to 
 my loving wife, Rebecca Salven, the coch and horses with all 
 furniture for the same And all the bedds and bedding in 
 the Chamber called the gallerie chamber att Thornton Also 
 two silver boules, one of the greater sorte, the other of the lesser, 
 A dosen of silver spoones with round ends, half a dosen of 
 throwen work stooles, and two chares, one of velvet, other of 
 greene, as she liketh best, also a gylt boule, a gilt salte which 
 was hers A good horse for a servinge man neather best or 
 worse. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary Salven, 
 500/., and to each of my other children 400/. apece, to be yearley 
 taken and had of the rents of my lease of Thorneton under 
 Rysebrough, the rent for the first halfe yeare after my decease 
 to be paid to my daughter, Mary, the second halfe yeare to 
 my sonne, Robert, and for every halfe yeare after to others oi 
 my children as they are in aige, and when everie of them haie 
 had 100/., then the next to Mary and soe to the rest till they 
 have received the said severall sums, and to be maynteined 
 with 10/. a peece till they have received each of them 100k And 
 as each of them shall receive 100/., then to have after but 5/. a 
 peece till 200/. for each of them respectively shall have been 
 
 1 Thomas Salvin, son of Gerard Salvin of Croxdale, by Ins wife 
 Eleanor, dan. of William Wren of Billyliall, was bur. at St. Oswalds, 
 Durham, 15 Oct., 1609, where his first wife Jane was also bur., 9 Aug., 
 1592, his second wife, Rebecca, 7th dau. of Sir Cuthbert Col mgvooc o 
 Dalden and Eslington, being also bur. at St. Oswald s, 10 Jan., 16o5bb, 
 “ aged.” In the Inq. per hr. de mand. taken at Durham, 22 June, 1610, 
 John, aged 13, is his son and next heir. 
 
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 received 200/. apeece, and after not to have any allowance for 
 and in lew and full satisfaction of there filial 1 and child’s 
 porcons of all my goods and chattells whatsoever The said summes 
 of monie as they shall arise to my said children I most hartely 
 intreat my loveing and kind friendes, William Wicliffe, of 
 Wicliffe, Esq., my nephew, Jarrard Salvin, Esquier, and my 
 brother, Robt. Collingwood, gent, to take speciall caire of the 
 disposcinge thereof for the good of my said children. And if 
 anie of my daughters be not ruled in there marriage by consent 
 and advice of there mother if she be livinge, or if deceased, by 
 the advice of the other three or the survivors of them, then 
 she that shall marrye in other sorte to lose halfe hir poreon, 
 to be divided equally amongst these that shall marrye with 
 consent and allowance aforesaid. I doe give unto my eldest 
 sonne, John Salvin, all my plate not before bequeathed to my 
 wife, or that were not given to my other children as godbarne 
 gifts, which my wife knoweth in particular. I give to Edward 
 Wright, sone of Richard Wright, 20/., if I doe not in my life 
 tyme disburse the same to him or for his use. I give and 
 bequeath to my servant, George Man, all the interest I have in 
 the walke mill close, and to his wife a 20.?. peice in gould, and 
 to his sonne, Thomas Man, 6/. 13s. 4 d. I give unto Christopher 
 Bulman 3/. 6s. 8e/. by yeare dureing his life, to be paid halfe 
 yearly by equal porcons. I doe moreover given unto George Man 
 and Christopher Bulman, to each of them, a suite of apparell, 
 reserveing the best to my eldest sone, vizt., to each of them, 
 dublett, hose and Gyrkin. 1 give to Henry Davis, my man, 
 6/. and a dublett and hose. To all mv other servantes I give and 
 bequeath a quarter’s wages over and besides there dew wages. 
 
 I give unto the poore of Coniscliffe parish, 40s*. And to the 
 
 poor© of Ayckliffe pish, 3/. 6s. 8 d. To Mr. Thomas Chaytor five 
 
 pounds in twenty shillings peices if I die before him; if he dye 
 before me I am to have the like of him. I give to my neice, 
 Ellenore Salven, to whom T helped to given Christendome, 5/. 
 I give to my niece, Anne Salven, widow, one old angell which 
 
 hir husband did give to me. Lastly I make, constitute and 
 
 ordain© my loveing sonne, John Salvin, my sole executor, and 
 until he come of age I desire my said trusty and well beloved 
 friends, William Wicliffe, Jerrard Salvin and Robt. Colling¬ 
 wood, to have, receyve and take the disposition of all things 
 during the minoritie of my said sonne. And for that my said 
 wife is not capable of dower thirdes or jointure, being not 
 obedient to the lawes, yet my heartie desire to my said friends 
 is dureing the minority of my said sonne she be found with all 
 things necessarie for her and in as good sorte as she haith 
 been maynteyned in my time, and after my sonne shall come 
 of aidge, I bequeath him to doe the like, as in all dewtye and 
 nature he is bounde. And T double nothing but he will. I 
 
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 give to each of my said friendes, Willm. Wicliffe, Jerrard Salven 
 and Robt. Collingwood, 5 1. a piece in gold for a remembrance 
 of me and myne, desiring them in this my last request to have 
 care of the education of my children and disposing of that 
 which [is! to befall them. In witness whereof to this my psent will, 
 revoking all former Wills, I have putt my hand and seale the 
 15th of October, 1609. Sealed and delivered in the psence of 
 us, William Blakeston, Richard Salven, Henry Davis. 
 
 Memorandum. That my mynde is that Thomas Man shall 
 have 20 markes to bind him apprentice againe, and that his 
 father, when his lease ends of the Walke Milne, shall have 40s. 
 every duringe his naturall life, and that my executors shall paie 
 the same and my sonne when he comes of yeares. My minde 
 is if my Cooke be in my service at my deathe then my mind 
 is that my Cooke shall have a yeares wages and a dublett and a 
 piece of hose. 
 
 THOMAS WAYLES. 1 
 
 Nov. 3, 1609. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Wayles, 
 of Sandgate, nighe unto the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, 
 shippe carpenter. To be buryed after my departure from this 
 lieffe in the Church of All Sts. in the towne of Newcastle afore¬ 
 said nighe unto my father and other my children there already 
 buryed. Secondly, I give and bequeath to the poore of All Sts. 
 tenne shillings. I give and bequeath unto my sonne, Robt. 
 Wayles, my great celler and howse wherein Jenkyne Pottes now 
 dwelleth. I give and bequeath to Thomas Collyer and his wiffe, 
 Barbarie, and their eldest sonne, John, and to the longer liver 
 of them, three of my howses wherein they nowe dwell, they and 
 the longer lvver of them paying yearly to my sone and his heyres 
 or assigns three pence lying money at the ieaste of St. Maityn 
 the Bishopp in winter, and after the decease of the longer liver 
 thereof of them three, then I will that the sayd howses shall 
 retorne to the possession of my sonne, Robt., and his heiies, 
 and for wante thereof to his next of kindred. I give and 
 bequeath to my daughter, Jane Wayles, the head howse where 
 now Peter Bowton dwelleth, and after her decease to the heyres 
 of her bodv lawfully begotten, and in want of such her heyres 
 I will that the sayd howse shall retorne to the possession of 
 my aforesayd sonne, Robt., and his heyres or next of kindred 
 in want of'him and his heyres. And I will that my daughtei, 
 
 •1 1 T b e - tCSt als°o r bur S Hwwe ° te^Fob ail l 635 /6^^Their" son^oberE* bapW 
 ?6 n o! A ™ar r B l a h rbA crawfoV t „. 4 Oct. 1025. she boin, bur. at 
 
 All Sts., 27 Dec., 1628. 
 
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 Jayne, and her heyres, so long as they enjoye that house, shall 
 yearly payre to my sonne, Robt., or his heyres three pence at 
 the feaste of St. Martyne the bishoppe in winter as a knowledge 
 pennye. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Margaret Wayles, 
 and her heyres of her bodve lawfullie begotten, the howse wherein 
 wydowe Chamber now dwelleth, my said daughter Margaret 
 Wayles, and her heyres yelding and paying yearlie to my sonne, 
 Robt., and his heyres three pence yearly© at the feaste abovesayd 
 as a knowledge penny, and after her decease or wante of such 
 heyres, then I will that the sayde howse shall retorne to the 
 possession of my sonne, Robt., and his heyres or next of kindred. 
 T give and bequeath to my daughter, Elizabeth Wayles, and the 
 heyres of her bodye lawfully begotten the howse adjoining to 
 thee howse wherein Thomas Richardson, Keylman, now dwelleth, 
 she and her heyres aforesaid paying at the feaste of St. Martyne 
 aforesaid to my sonne, Robt., and his heyres three pence as a 
 knowledge penny, and after her decease and want of hevre of 
 her bodye lawfully begotten, T will that the said house shall 
 return© to the possession of my sonne, Robt., and the heyres of 
 his bodye lawfully begotten or next of kynred. I give and 
 bequeath to my wyffe, Margery Wayles, my now in dwellinge 
 and the other two howses adjoininge to my daughter Jane her 
 house adjoining during hir Ivffe naturall, my said wyfe paying 
 all outrents belonging to the said howses, and after the decease 
 of my said wyffe, then T will the possession of the aforesaid 
 howses to retorne to my sonne, Robt., and his heyres and he to 
 pay all outrents. I give and bequeath to my sonne, Robt., the 
 new howse yett to builde and the outrente which are dewe unto 
 me and mvne, viz., out of the lands and tenements of Burtromes 
 howses, 6.s. 4 d. ; out of the howse of Henry Brantingham, 5s. ; 
 out of Thomas Reedes house, 9s. 4 d.; and out of John Sotheranns 
 howse, 7s. And for as much as T have alreedve endowed and 
 payd to Ann Moulde, my daughter, and wyffe to John Mould, 
 according to my promise, 201., and her husband craveth 20 1. 
 morre I think that in money and household stuff at dyvers 
 tymes geven (as is not unknowen to my wiffe) T have fullv satisfied 
 the same and done more to my savd daughter then T can do 
 to any other of my daughters yett to marrve, yet I give and 
 bequeath to every childe that she now haith one angel apiece 
 and to her selfe thirteen shillinges and four pence as tokens. 
 
 I give and bequeath to Thomas Collyer his three children, to 
 either of them, one angel. I give and bequeathe to my man. 
 Richard Ellezone, a newe siute of apparell, one axe and a theecke 
 and a sea chyste. The rest of my goods, moveable and un- 
 moveable, my debts, legacies, children’s porcons yet unmarried, 
 and funeral expences dyscharged, I will they be ordered at the 
 discretion of my wyffe, as my speciall trust is in her, and of 
 my sone, Robt., when he cometh to discretion. And I will that 
 
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 my sayd wyffe shall have the tuition and education of my sayd 
 sonne and his other sisters yett unmarried. And I constitute, 
 ordeyne and make my sone, Robert Wayles, sole Executor of this 
 my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, John Wood, Curate, 
 Mary Wilkinson, wydowe, Thomas Collyare, Barbary’ Collyor’ 
 with others. Proved, 1609. 
 
 RAPHE FETHERSTONHAUGH. 
 
 Nov. 27, 1609. M ill of Raphe Fetherstonhaugh, of the par 
 of Stanhope, County of Durham. To be buried within the church 
 of Stanhope. To the poor people of Stanhope, 20$. To Cuthbert 
 Emmerson, son of my sister, Joan Emmerson, £4. To Esabell 
 and Ann Emmerson, my said sister’s daughters, either of them, 
 £3, and to every one of her other children, 50s. I give to Eliza¬ 
 beth Todd, my aunt, 20s., to be paid unto her in fower yeares 
 
 next after my death, and if it please God to take her out of 
 
 this life before she be fullye paid, etc. To Thomas Emmerson, 
 my servant, one yow. To Janet Robynson, my maide, one lambe. 
 My will is that my wife shall withal convenient speed that may be, 
 renew the lease of my tenement of the Newpark in my daughter 
 Phillisse’ name, if it please my Lord of Durham so to grant it, 
 and if my said daughter happen to marry, then my will is that 
 
 ther be so much of my tenement bestowed on her as to the 
 
 discretion of John Featherstonhaugh, Esquire, my kind friend, 
 Mr. Ralph Featherstonehaugh, Air. Anthony Pagge, George 
 Emmerson of Ludwell, and William Stobbes. 1 give to John 
 Featherstonhaugh, one young mare. I give to George Hall, 
 Curate of Stanhope, 10s. 1 give to John Fetherstonhaugh, parish 
 
 clerk, one yow. The rest of all my goods, movable and immovable, 
 I give to Elizabeth Featherstonhaugh, my wife, and to Philisse, 
 my daughter, whom I make executrixes of this my will. Will 
 proved 11th Jan., 1609, by Elizabeth Featherstonhaugh, Widow, 
 the Relict for her use and also that of her daughter, Philisse 
 Featherstonhaugh (now a minor), the other executrix. Sum totalis, 
 £527 10s. lid. Proved, 1609. 
 
 ROGER WA1LES. 
 
 Dec. 15, 1609. In the name of God, Amen, I, Roger Wailes, 
 of Throckley, within the parish of Newburn. To be buried within 
 the parish church of Newburne, willing my executor to discharge 
 all dewties and dewes thereto belonging. I bequeath and give 
 to my daughter, Jane Wailes, foure oxen and two kye with calfe 
 of the.best. I have and withall one stote and one qui and ten 
 sheepe, five ewes and five hoggs. And also I bequeath and give 
 to my daughter, Jane Wales, the third of all my household stufi 
 
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 thereto belonging to her. I bequeth and give to Elynor, iny 
 wife, two kye and the other halfe of my household stuff to my 
 
 wife, and likewise I bequeath and give to Elvnore Wailes, my 
 
 wiffe, the third of all my come during the yeares that is betwen 
 Gawen Taylor and me. I bequeath and give to my sonne, 
 Mathew Wailes, two oxen, the best that I have, and two other 
 oxen. I bequeath and give to my sonne, Mathew Wales, one 
 
 horse to discharge my funeral. I give and bequeath to Mathew 
 Wales, my sonne, two parts of my corne during the yeares 
 
 between Gawen Taylor and me. And I give and bequeath to my 
 said sonne, a long waine, short waine, plow and plow irons, 
 sommes, yokes, and all things else belonging to husbandry, 
 Whome 1 make my whole executor of this my last Will and 
 Testament by these presents or witnesses. Witnesses, John Wilson, 
 Edward Swinburne, Richard Carnabye, John Mylburne, 
 Edward Richardson, Roger Breckley, with others. 
 
 Inventory, 23/. 10$. 10 d. Proved, 18 December, 1610. 
 
 ELIZABETH MADDESON. 1 
 
 Feb. 16, 1609. I, Elizabeth Maddeson, of the pish of Chester, 
 in the County of Durham, widow. To be buryed wthin my pish 
 Church of Chester in hoop of a joyful resurrection to everlasting© 
 life. Item, I give tenn shillings to the poor to be distributed by 
 my executors. I give to Isabel Maddeson, eldest daughter to 
 Richard Maddeson, one gowdecl white stirke and an ould Armorie. 
 I give to Margaret Maddeson one blacke guye calfe and one chist. 
 I give to Margaret Pounshon, dowghter to Edward Pounshon, one 
 close Cawle, one new chist in the chamber. And to Elspeth 
 Pounshon, younger daughter of the said Edward, one cowle. I 
 give to Richard Maddeson, my sone, my plough, plough geare, 
 waen and waen geare, and all the tyrement thereto belonginge. 
 I give one branded stott of two yeares old to Richard Maddeson. 
 The resydue of all my goods and chattels, moveable and unmove¬ 
 able, unbequeathed I give to Richard Maddeson and Margaret 
 Punshon, my two children. And I do constitute, ordaine and 
 make the said Richard Maddeson and Margaret Poushon, 
 executorix of this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, Thomas 
 Liddell, minister, Robert Marley and Leonarde Summersyde. 
 
 An Inventorie conteninge a true note of all the goods and 
 chattells, moveable and unmoveable, that Elizabeth Maddeson, 
 late of Pelton, died possessed of at the houre of her death 
 truly prised by foure honest men, viz., Robert Marley, Leonard 
 Summercide, William Maddeson and John Laying, the 30th of 
 Julie, 1611. 
 
 1 She was bur. at Chester-le-Street, 21 July, 1612; her dau. Margaret 
 mar. Edward Punshon, 25 May, 1588. 
 
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 Impris : Two oxen and one oxe stirke, 6k Four kie, 30 s. a 
 peeee, amounting to 6Z. One gowded stirke, 15s. One black 
 guye calfe, 4s. One branded stott, 16s. Two acres sowen of 
 hard come, 40s*. Two acres sowen of other corne, 6s. 8d. Plough 
 and plough geare, waen and waen geere, prised to 30s. One 
 meate table with formes to the same, 3s. 4 d. One Iron chymney, 
 with implements, 3s. id. One leden tub and one oulde Amorie, 
 3s. id. One ould brocken chist, 6d. One close cawell, 5s. One 
 other chiste, 12 d. Her apperall, 10s. Summe, 19Z. 13s. 2 d. 
 Proved, 1612. 
 
 ROBERT LAWSON. 
 
 July 26, 1610. Robert Lawson, of Longhirst, in the parish 
 of Bothall, Yeoman. To be buried in the parish of Bothall. To 
 the poor of the parish, 10k To the Churchwardens of the said 
 parish, 10s., towards repaireing of the church. I give unto my 
 eldest sone, Robert Lawson, and his heirs male lawfully begotten 
 my tenement or farmhold wherein I dAvell at this instant, wdth all 
 buildings, cotages and hereditaments thereon with all my crops. 
 Also two large dusts, one great brass pott and potts which are 
 heirlooms. I give unto my second sone, William Lawson, and 
 the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, all that my tenement 
 or farmhold lying and being in Longhirst, now in the tenore 
 and occupation of my said sone, William Law,sone. I give unto 
 my two youngest sons, Thomas Lawson and Idenrie Lawson, all 
 my insight and outside goods whatsoever being the residue of my 
 estate. I make and ordaine Thomas Ogle of Eslenton, Esq., 
 Supervisor, and appoint my sons, Thomas and Henry Lawson, 
 Executors. I give as a token unto my wife's sister daughter, 
 Ann Graye, one black whye. I give to Isabella Lawson, daughter 
 unto Robert Lawson, my sone, another whye. TV itnesses, Robert 
 Clough, Thomas Brown, Thomas Lawson. 
 
 Inventorie amounted to 73k 10s. 0<rk Probate, 10 June, 1611. 
 
 MARGARET GOODCHILD. 1 
 
 Sept. 19, 1610. In the name of God, Amen, I, Margaret 
 Goodchild, of Ryhope, in the pish of Bishope Warmouth. To be 
 buryed within the Church of my pish, Bishop Warmouth. 
 gyve and bequeathe to my brother, Robert Goodchild, 20/. of 
 
 1 The testatrix was bapt. at Bishopwearmouth (from which registers 
 the other dates are taken from), 29 Feb., 1585/6, dan. of John Goodciiild 
 of Ryhope by his wife, Mary More (mar. 4 July, 1581); her father was 
 bur. 17 May, 1587, her mother re-mar. George Shipperdson of Ryhope, 
 29 July, 1588 (he was bur. 8 Oct., 1611, and she, 26 June, 163o). Her 
 
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 lawful money, to be payd to him forth of my goods that of 
 right belongeth to me for filiall and childe’s portion. I give to 
 my sister, Agnas Gybson, twenty markes of English money, to 
 be likewise payd forth to her of my goods yt of right belongeth 
 to me. I give and bequeath to my sister, Jane Huntlye, twenty 
 markes of lawful English money, to be payd to her forth of my 
 goods and portion that belongeth to me. I gyve and bequeathe 
 to my sister, Joane Sheperson, twentie marks of lawful Englishe 
 moneye, to be payd to her out of my goods and portion that 
 belongeth to me. I give to be distrybuted and geven to the poore 
 three pounds, six shillings and eightpence, to be in like force 
 paid forth of my goods. The rest and resydue of all and singular 
 my goods that of right belongeth to me for my portion of my 
 father, John GoodchihPs, goods, deceased, I do wholly gyve and 
 bequethe to my father and mother, George Sheperson and Mary 
 Sheperson, and do also make my father and mother, George 
 Sheperson and Marye Sheperson, Executors of this my last Will 
 and Testament. Witnesses, Anthony Watson, Wyllym Burdon 
 and George Sheperson, with others. 
 
 JAMES WALLIS. 1 
 
 Jan. 3, 1610. James Wallis, of Coupland. My bodye 
 to be buried in the porche commonly called the Walleses Porch 
 in the Church of Newtone. I give unto my wyfe, Jane Walles, 
 six whyes, fourtie ewes and fourtie lambes, and wille that she shall 
 remaine and dwell in my hall howse in Coupland during her 
 widowhood. I give to Ellyoner Wallis, the Daughter of my sone, 
 Gilbert Wallis, six whyes. I give unto my sone, William Wallis, 
 twenty marks. To my sone, Robert Wallis, twenty marks. To 
 my son, Michael Wallis, twenty marks, and unto my sons, James 
 Wallis and Richard Wallis, twenty marks each. To my 
 daughters, Jane Wallis and Cecilia Wallis, each twenty marks. 
 To my daughter, Dorothie W 7 ylson, twenty markes. I appoint my 
 sone, Roger W'allis, sole Executor. I do make Supervisors of 
 this my Will, Thomas Burrell, Fergus Storye, John Wallis and 
 Christopher Pearsone, Clerke. Witnesses, Ralph Carre, John 
 Anclersone and W r alter Grarne. 
 
 Inventory, 160/. I7.s. 0 d. Probate, 1612. 
 
 brother Robert of Pallion, bapt., 24 Mch., 1582/.% mar. Frances (bapt. 
 
 20 June, 1587), dau. of Adam Holme, 22 Nov., 1608, he bur., 22 Nov., 
 1622, she bur., 26 Aug., 1626. Her sisters were Joan, wife of William 
 Shipperdson of Murton, Agnes, wife .... Gibson, and Jane (bur. 
 
 21 Dec., 1614), wife of Richard Huntley. 
 
 1 This will adds to the information given of the Wallis descent in 
 the New County History of Northumberland, vol. xi., pp. 222, 235. 
 
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 LANCELOT STROTHER. 1 2 
 
 July 30, 1611. Lancelot Strother, of Kirknewton, in the 
 Countie of Northumberland, Esquire. My boclie to be interred 
 in the quier of the Church of Newton. I give unto Elinor, my 
 wife, my household stuff both at Newton and Fowberrie. I also 
 give her out of my whole goods and chattels 200L, and I further 
 give unto my wife, Elinor, my tithe of corne and graine in 
 Langton, and I also give her my tithe of corne and grain of 
 West Newton. For the preferment of my younger sonns now 
 unborn, and of such sone as my said wife is now with (if it 
 happen to be a sone), I give unto William Strother, my second 
 sone, all my tithe of corne and graine in Akefield. To Lancelot 
 Strother, my third sone, my tithe of Millfield, and my water corn 
 Mill, lately in the occupation of Thomas Strother. Whereas my 
 said wife is now with childe, my will is, that if she be delivered 
 of a Sone, that then he shall have during his naturall life all 
 my tithe of corne and graine at Crookhouse. Whereas I, the 
 said Lancelot Strother, have by my deed indented, bearing the 
 date of this my Will, and made between me, the said Lancelot 
 Strother, of the one part and Sir William Selbye, of Tynemouth 
 Castle, Knight, Thomas Riddell, of Gateshead, Esquire, Clement 
 Strother, of Langton, Gent, and Lyonell Strothei, of Beivick 
 upon Tweed, of the other part, doth demise, grant and form 
 letten unto Sir William Selbye, Thomas Riddell, Clement Strother 
 
 1 Some notes on the Strother pedigree which appears m the New 
 County History of Northumberland (vol. xi., pp. 132-4) may not be out 
 of place here. (1) The William Strother there represented to be grand¬ 
 father of this testator does not appear m the visitation pedigree of 1615 
 (ed. Foster, p. 115), and should almost certainly be deleted. It was 
 probably the testator’s father who (in childhood) was contracted, 26 
 Nov., 1535, to marry Agnes, dau. of Thomas Grey then of Addersto 
 (where with his wife Dorothy, widow of Sir Thomas torster, he was 
 residing; on the death, 6 Jan., 1542/3, of his father. Sir Roger Grey; 
 
 he succeeded to Horton, and was knighted, 33 ^wLJ-din* to 
 
 tract was not fulfilled. Agnes, who was born about ^33 (aceoid 
 
 the findings at her father’s Inq. p.m 9 Apr ^ “ i was 
 
 than 1556 to Robert Clavering of Cal aly who ^ 30 Nov, m wm 
 U vlncr in Nov 1586 and was probably, bur. at St. INicli., JNewcastie, 
 
 2 Oct 1616 (2) William Strother, this testator’s father, cannot have 
 
 LtL wifi on 8 May. 1612 for Sir William. Sett*'> 
 
 May 1610 (P.C.C. 18 Fenner), gives a ring to Lancelot Strother, on 
 
 «V% laJ Brother in ^ 
 
 maif^Eleaiior, dan. of John Conyers of S“arri^7 
 
 Itl 1615^ °at* Gateshead) m ^He 
 
 i rqo Sookburn (4) John, lus son and heir, died - •> 
 
 ?r t n If!!’ o w 1631') (5) Mary, dau. of the testator’s grandson, 
 
 JoT'wiuiam Strother, bapt., 25 Sept 1656, at St John's NejrowUe, 
 was bur N— 31 Nokan, 
 
 rj r an ( , a m6/f hav“d (according to an inscription on the bact 
 of her portrait at Nunnykirk), 1 Jan., aged 65. 
 
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 and Lyonnell Strother, all my Manors, Lordships, lands and here¬ 
 ditaments, Rectories, parsonages, tithes and other things in the 
 said Indenture mentioned, for the term of eight yeares, to such uses 
 and purposes only as mentioned in My last Will and Testament. 
 My mind and will is touching the implements of my said lands 
 and tenements in the said Indenture mentioned. I give yearly 
 to my eldest son and heir apparent, John Strother, the sum of 
 50 l. To my eldest daughter, Agnes, 500L To Elizabeth, my 
 second daughter, 400 1. To Jane, my third daughter, 300L 
 To Ellinor, my fourth daughter, 300Z. And to Katherine, my 
 fifth daughter, 200 l., and three score poundes unto Mary, my 
 sixth daughter, and also 240 l. to the child that my wife is now 
 with. The residue to my eldest sone. Probate, 1612. 
 
 WILLIAM BRIGGS. 1 
 
 Anno dommi, 1611. In the name of God, Amen, I, William 
 Briggs, of Harum, in the pish of Brancepeth. To be buryed in 
 the pish Church of Brancepeth. Also I give and bequeathe to 
 Michaell Briggs, his three children, 61., everye one of them 2 l., 
 to be paid at Whitsuntide next, and to be putt into the handes 
 of Richard Wrenn, my son in law, and to goe forward for the 
 use, and the said Richard Wrenn to lay in bonde to Robert 
 Pemberton, of Eshe, gentleman, and Nicholas Briggs, of Harum, 
 Yeoman, for the payment of the said money as the children shall 
 come of age. Also I give to Elizabeth Wrenn the feather bedd 
 which I now lye on. I give to Margarett Wrenn a stone of 
 lynte, and to the two young twinnes, tow younge hoggs. I give 
 Elizabeth Wrenn, my daughter, my mare. To my sonne in law, 
 Richard Wrenne, a paire of white britches, a white dubblett and 
 a payre of white stockins and a sherte. To Ralph W 7 alker, my 
 work day britches, a doublett and a cap. Also my will is that 
 Christopher Badminson shall have payd at Penthecost, 1613, that 
 he shall have payd 205. Also I give to the poore in Brancepeth 
 pish, 13a. id., and to the poore of Lanchester and Eshe parish, 
 105., to be distributed as Mr. Cockey and Nicholas Briggs thinks 
 good. Also my Will is that my sonne, Nicholas Briggs, shall see 
 that I be honestlye brought forth, as other of my neighbors 
 have bene in time past, with my owne goodes, and all other my 
 goodes and chatties, moveable and unmoveable, my debts, legacies 
 and funerall expences discharged, I give to Jane Briggs, my 
 wife, whom I make my sole Executor. Witnesses, Nicholas 
 Briggs, John Forster, Thomas Rodde, Nicholas Briant. 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Brancepeth, 24 Jan, 1611/12. His son, 
 Nicholas, mar., at Esh, 13 "Dec., 1631, Katherine, widow of John 
 Lampton, draper of the City of Durham (whom she mar. 26 Aug., 1623, 
 at St. Oswald’s, Durham, as £< Mrs. Katherine Kirbie ”); she was bur. 
 at Durham Catherdal, 1 Sept., 1641. His dau. Elizabeth mar. Richard 
 Wren at Brancepeth, 22 July, 1600, and was bur. there, 1 Dec., 1657. 
 
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 ROBERT LAWSON.i 
 
 Jan. 13, 1611. Robert Lawson, of Cramlingtone, in the 
 Count le of Northumberland, Esquire. My boclye to be 
 buried m the quear and chapped of Cramlington. I o-i ve to 
 my well beloved wife, Elizabeth Lawson, thee thirds of my lands 
 and goods, moveable, unmoveable, with leases and other goods 
 my debts to be first deducted. I give to my well beloved friends’ 
 Sir Ralphe Lawson, Knight, Roger Lawson, Esq., William 
 Fenwick, gent, and Thomas Cramlington, gent my eldest sone 
 Thomas Lawson, the two parts of my lands and goods to see 
 my other children’s portions paid as hereafter followeth : To my 
 sons, George, Robert, Ralph, Michaell and William, 100/. each. 
 I give to my daughters, Mary and Dorothy, 100/. each. Wit¬ 
 nesses, Roger Lawson, Esq., Thomas Cramlington, gent, and 
 Lyonell Fenwick, gent. 
 
 Debts oweing by Robert Lawson : Unto Margaret Read, 30/. 
 To Richard Swane, 10/. To George Wallis, 10/. To George 
 Iduntlye, 10/. To James Claveringe, 15/. 145. 0 d. To John 
 Stobes, 1/. 9s. 5 d. To Mke Hudcheson, 2/. 
 
 Inventorie amounted to 919/. 95. 2 d. Probate, 12th June, 
 1612. Tuition of Michael Lawson and Dorothy Lawson (minors) 
 granted to their brother, Thomas Lawson, of Cramlington. 
 
 PHILLIP HAGTHROPPE. 1 2 
 
 Jan. 20, 1611. In the name of God, Amen, I, Phillip 
 Hagthroppe, of Daringe Crooke, within the County of Durhame, 
 gen. I bequiethe my bodye beweridd in Chester Church as near 
 unto the place wher my lovinge mother lies, because she was the 
 wonne that brought me forthe as a clote of day to wander in 
 this wicket wordle. I charge my sonne, Phillipp Hagthorpe, 
 
 1 The testator, 2nd son of Thomas Lawson (who died, 24 Dec., 1547, 
 Inq. p.m. Chanc., Ser. ii., 87/40) by Edith his wife, succeeded to Cram¬ 
 lington on the death, 16 Nov., 1574, of his elder brother William, being 
 then aged 30 and more (Inq. p.m. Clianc., Ser. ii., 172/405). He died at 
 Cramlington. 19 Jan., 1611/12 (Inq. p.m. Chanc., Ser. ii., 330/58). The 
 testator’s wife, Elizabeth, dan. of Lionel Fenwick of Blagdon, died a 
 fortnight before Candlemas, 1615/16 (Raine’s Prob. and Admon., i., 235). 
 His son and heir, Thomas, aged 30, at his father’s death (Inv. dated 
 17 Dec., 1618), mar. Adeline, dan. of George Brabant of Brancopeth 
 east Park, 29 July, 1612, at Brancepeth; she mar., secondly. Roger 
 Anderson of Newcastle, and, thirdly, James Chomley of Brancepeth. 
 
 2 He was son of John Hagthorpe of Nettlesworth by his wife 
 Isabel (bur., 31 Jan., 1597/8, at Chester-le-Street), dan. of John Vavasour 
 of Weston, co. York. The testator was bur. there, 5 Feb., 1611/12, his 
 first wife Anne having been also bur. there, 30 Nov., 1607; his second 
 wife Margaret Hedworth, widow, was married to him, 21 Nov., 1609, at 
 Chester-le-Street. Philip, the son by the first marriage, was buried 
 beside his father, 17 May, 1619. 
 
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 as he will answer me before god, that whereas it is a fasshon and 
 a greit vainingly to bestowe a greit dinner and other charges 
 vainly on men when thay are goin, my will is that ther shall 
 bee no such thing, but that he, the said Phillipp, shall deliver 
 5 1. in monye oute within three monthes after my deathe in the 
 hands of the fower Churche wardens, to remain for the use of the 
 power of Chester parish, by thos fower Churchwerdens and ther 
 yerly sucksesers, shall be lent unto the first power and needful 
 laste marryed cupple, thay beinge bound for the same, and to 
 pay 2s. for that yeire, and so from one to one in god's name 
 for ever, and that thay pay 2s. at the pound is my meanninge. 
 If I dye at Darin Crooke, then I geve unto the power of that 
 parishe, 6s. 8 d. 9 and 2s. to the Ringers of the bells. I give unto 
 my neace, Mary Silliman, 20/., to be paid forthe of my goodes 
 within one yeir after my death. I give the said Mary halfe of 
 the howshold stofe that shall fall to my Exsecutors’ part. I give 
 unto my sister, Dorithye Silliman, hi. in mony, to be paid 
 within two monthes after my death, forder I do charge my said 
 sone that he do upon his owen charges find my sister, Dorrithe 
 Silliman, one convenient house to sit in so long as she shall lyve. 
 I geve unto Phillipp Daveson, 40s. in mony, to be paid within 
 three monthes after my death, and that the same 40s. shall be 
 put forthe for his use to the most commeddetye for him only. 
 Forther, my will is that if the said Phillipp Daveson do dye 
 before he come to one and twenty yeirs, that then that said 40s. 
 and the intrest shall go Margery Daveson, his sister. I give 
 to avary one of my sarvants 5s., to be paid tham forthe with 
 upon my death besydes other wages. I geve unto my aforesaid 
 sone, Phillipp, my best horse or gelding, or coilt or at chose, to 
 travell upon abut his bissines. Also I geve and a lowe the said 
 
 Phillipp, wherever he be when I die, to take his young graye filly 
 
 which my wiffe did bestowe on him, and to maker for his use. 
 If the said Marey Silliman aforesaid dowe chance to dye before 
 she be married, then that gifte be void and reteirn to the afore¬ 
 said Phillipp, my aforesaid sone, and then the said Phillipp shall 
 geve unto Phillipp Silliman, hir brother, hi. in mony within 
 three monthes after my death or his death, if she dye unmarryed, 
 or else to stand good to hir. I geve all my implements and 
 
 toills belonginge to my howse to my said sone, Phillipp Hagthropp. 
 
 I give unto Mr. Harry Hilton, my best grewe Dogg or Doggs; 
 even so, I geve unto Mrs. Hilton, his bedfellow, my ould peacock 
 and his hen or hens. I make my aforesaid sonne, Phillipp, my 
 only soille executore of all my right, and in the right of him self 
 alwaies, provided the said Phillipp shall see all my detts paid 
 and discharged, and if my sone dowe chance to dye or to refuse 
 this my Will, then I make Phillipp Silliman and James Lodge, 
 my sisters’ sones. executores. 1 make this little book protesting 
 this to be donn with my very conscience to as good a meining 
 
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 as though it wer in the best forme before any Curiet at my very 
 death, and this I dowe because I am sickly and sometimes wake, 
 and my savior© may call sudenly. I have made this my last 
 Will and the Rather because if this come before the ordinary, 
 I ti list he will see my said sone to have his rights bv 
 this my only gifte by this my W ill, if I dowe no waye reforme 
 it at any time heirafter. Witnesses, Thomas Morland, Thomas 
 Burrell and others. Proved, 1613. 
 
 JOHN HUTTON. 1 
 
 Feb. 20, 1611. I, John Hutton, pson of Gatesheade. To be 
 buried in the pish of Gateshead at the will and pleasure of my 
 Executors. I give unto my wife, Florence (which she gave me 
 for a token), 5/. in gould as a token. I give unto her two 
 gownes, two kirtles, two petticots and a velvet hat (which I 
 bought for my wife, Elizabeth) for a legacie. I give unto her, 
 for a legacie, the syde saidle which I bought last at London, with 
 all the furniture that belongs to it. I give to my sister, Margaret 
 Blackburne, one little peece of East Countrey plate for a token, 
 in full satisfaction that is dew to her out of my goodes. To my 
 sonne, Henry Farniside, 3/. 6,?. Sd. To James Farniside, a New 
 Mr of Artshood and 40s. T give to Edward Miller, my sister’s 
 daughter’s sonne, 10/. To Jacob Farniside, Edwyne Nicholson, 
 W 7 illm. Cooke, my wive’s children, and to every one of their 
 wyves, a french crowne apeece for a token. Unto everie of my 
 servants, their waige and 5s. apeece more. I give to Thomas 
 Cuthbert, notarie public, a french crowne for a token. The 
 residue of all my goodes, moveable and unmoveable, my debts, 
 legacies and funerall expenses (saving the tenn poundes given by 
 me to Edward Miller), T give and bequeath unto my said wife, 
 Florence, and James Cole, of Newcastle, yeoman, to be equally 
 divided among them, the said James Cole paying out of his part 
 
 1 lie matriculated from Jesus College, Cambridge, Micks., 1565, 
 B.A., 1569/70, MA, 1573, Fellow, 1571-5, ordained deacon and priest, 
 
 8 June, 1584, Rector of Gateshead, 1595-1612. Preb. of Southwell, 
 1601-12, bur. at Gateshead, 10 March, 1611/12. He mar, firstly, 
 Elizabeth, dau. of Laurence Dodswortli, rector of Gateshead, and widow 
 of William Blythman (will dated 1(03, proved 1606), 14 Nov., 1609, at 
 Gateshead, and bur. there, 27 Jan., 1610/11. He mar., secondly, 
 Florence (bur., 10 June, 1633, at St. Nich., Newcastle), widow of James 
 Farnisyde. Rector of Wliickham (bur., 10 Dec., 1610). His stepchildren 
 James Farnisvde, bapt.. 12 Aug.. 1589, at Whickham. B.A.. from St. 
 John’s College, Cambridge, 1611/12, Yicar of Long Benton, 1621 until 
 his death in 1628; Henry Farnisyde, bapt., 29 June, 1591, at Whickham; 
 Mary, mar. at Whickham, 19 Nov., 1609, Edwin Nicholson; Jane, bapt., 
 
 24 Aug.,'1583, mar. at Whickham, 2 Nov., 1607, William Cooke; Jacob 
 Farnisyde, mar. Isabel, dau. of John Gray, draper, 24 Jan., 1608/9, at 
 St. Nich., Newcastle, and was bur. there, 22 April, 1623 
 
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 of my goods the sume of 10Z., which I have given to Edward 
 Miller, and do require the said James Cole to take the tuicon 
 and keeping of the said Edward Miller with the said sum of 
 10Z. into his handes, and until he come to be bounde a prentice 
 or otherwise. And I doe make my wife, Florence, and James 
 Cole, executors. I doe give unto Janie Cole, the wife of Nicholas 
 Cole, and Elizabeth Rand, the wife of Willm. Rand, either of 
 them, a booke thone called, learne to lyve, and the other, learne 
 to dye, for a token. Witnesses, Jacob Ferneside, Edwin Nichol¬ 
 son, Thomas Cuthbert, Mergerie Lamb. Proved, 28th March. 1612. 
 
 ROBERT SMYTH. 1 
 
 April 1, 1612. In the name of God, Amen, I, Robert Smyth, 
 of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the County of the same 
 towne, Tallow Chandler. To be buried in the parish church of 
 St. John’s in Newcastle at the discretion of my executors hereafter 
 named, and to the poor of the said parish I doe give and be¬ 
 queathe 10s. to be distributed at the discretion of the Church¬ 
 wardens. And as touching the ordering, setling and disposing of 
 my lands and goods wherewith the Lord in this life hath blessed and 
 endued me, I doe give and bequeath as following : Whereas here¬ 
 tofore I, the said Robert Smyth, by my Deed indented, dated the 
 third daie of June, in the 44th yeare of the reign of our lawful 
 sovereign, Lady Queen Elizabeth, confirmed unto John Cliborne, 
 late of Newcastle aforesaid, Scryvener, deceased, and Thomas 
 Marley, of the same towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, Feltmaker, 
 their heires and assigns for ever All those two burgages or 
 tenements, with there appurtenances, then late in the several 
 tenures or occupations of me, the said Robert and John Swyn- 
 borne, gentleman, lying and being in a street in Newcastle afore¬ 
 said, called the Iron Markett, to have and to hold the said two 
 burgages or tenements, with their appurtes, unto the said 
 John Cliborne and Thomas Marley, and their heires for ever, to 
 the uses and behoofe in the said Deed Emitted My will and 
 mind is that the said two burgages or tenements, with their 
 appurtenes, in the said Deed specified, shall remayne continuous, 
 and be unto the use and behoofe in the said deed Emitted, and to 
 no other use, intent or purpose. Whereas also I, the said Robert 
 Smyth, by another Poll Deed or writinge of assignment, bearing 
 date the 21 day of September, 1610, I have given, granted and 
 assigned and sett over to Ann and Dorithye Smith, my daughters, 
 all my right, estate by the terme of yeares to come, cl a i me and 
 
 1 The testator mar. for his second wife, Christobell Thompson, 25 
 Nov.. 1595, at St. John’s, Newcastle, where he was bur. 19 April, 1612, 
 and his son Rowland was mar. 14 Feb., 1612/13, to Alice Shafto. 
 
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 -demand whatsoever, which 1, the said Robert Smith, have everie 
 right, or ought to have, of and in or to all the tythe come and 
 the clayme and other tythes within the fields and tenements of 
 Litle Thrickleby, in the County of York. Wherefore, the yearly 
 rent of twenty markes is to me due, or to be paid out of or for 
 the said tythe, my will and mynd also is, and the said yearlie 
 rent of twenty markes, and other rents dew for the said tythes 
 as aforesaid, shall contynue, and be unto the use of the said Ann 
 and Dorrithie, my daughters, according to the said assignment. 
 And further, my Will and mynd is that my sonne, Rowland 
 Smyth, shall be paid by my executors hereafter named the sume 
 of 100Z. by 1OZ. a yeare out of my goods and chattells, according 
 to the lymitacon of one Deed by me heretofore made to the said 
 Rowland, bearinge date the 20 daie of September, 1610, in full 
 discharge of his, the said Rowland’s, filliall pt and porcon of 
 all and singuler my lands, tenements, woods and chattells what¬ 
 soever. And whereas heretofore I have purchased to me and 
 myne heires for ever, certain lands in Firley, in the pish of 
 Bedall, within the County of Yorke, of Thomas Jackson, of 
 
 Baulke, in the said County of York, gentleman, my will and 
 mynd is also that the same lands and the issues and profitts 
 thereof shall remayne, contynew, according to the same are 
 lymitted in one Deed or writing, which Deed is nowe in the 
 custodie of Cuthbert Harrison, my brother-in-law. I give and 
 bequeath unto my unckle, John Smyth, of Chester, for a legacy, 
 31. I give to my Aunt, Elizabeth Smith, 20s. I give to my 
 sister, Sibill, wife of John Browne, in Gateside, 20s. I give 
 to my sister, Elizabeth, wife of Robert Ranson, of Whickhara, 
 20s. I give to my sister, Margaret, wife of John Vv held on., 20s. 
 I give to my brother-in-law, Edward Harrison, of the City of 
 Durham, clarke, my best, gray horse, now going at Plawsworth. 
 I give to my brother-in-law, Cuthbert Harrison, 20s. I give 
 unto my brother-in-law, George Harrison, 20s. 1 give unto mx 
 
 brother in lawe, Richard Harrison, of Durham, 20s. I give and 
 bequeath to my daughter, Dorothie Smith, her heirs and assignee 
 for ever my house in Westgate, in Newcastle aforesaid, which 
 purchased of Mr. Harden, of Hollinsyde. And if it shall happen 
 the said Dorothie to dye before she come to the age of sixteene 
 yeares, or be married/then my will and mynd is that the said 
 house and appurtenances shall remame and come to my daughter 
 Anne Smyth, hir heires and assigns for ever. I give the rent 
 to me dew and payable out of the burgage or tenement now m 
 the occupation of Thomas Ewbank, haberdasher, unto my said 
 daughter, Ann. T give to my said daughter Ann, my Bay Mare. 
 I give for a remembrance to my frend Thomas Ewbank. 10s. 
 and to his wife, other 10s. I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth 
 Thompson daughter unto Christobell Thompson some tymes my 
 wife,' 22*/, to be paid to the said Elsabeth, her executors or 
 
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 assigns, at Pentecost next coming, within three monthes next 
 after my decease, upon condicon that upon receipt thereof that 
 she, the said Elsabeth, her executor or assigns, shall sealle and 
 deliver unto me the said Robert for my Executor, one generall 
 acquittance or release of all her filiall pt or porcon of the goods 
 and chattells of Bartram Thompson, her father, deceased, and 
 Christobell, her mother. And my will and mynd is that Anne 
 my now wife, shall receive and take for the use of my said 
 daughters, Dorothie and Ann, the said yearlie rent of twenty 
 markes a yeare, issuing out of and for the said tythes of litle 
 Thrickby aforesaid, until they, the said Dorothie and Anne, be 
 of lawfull yeares or otherwise be lawfully married. The residue 
 of all my Goodes and Chattells whatsoever, my debts, legacies 
 and funerall expences being first paid and discharged, I give and 
 bequeath unto my said wife, Ann, and to my said two daughters, 
 Dorothie and Ann, whom I herebye ordeyne, constitute, make 
 and appoint them my joint executors of this my last Will and 
 Testament, revoking all former Wills, gifts and legacies what¬ 
 soever heretofore by me made, and doe publish and declare thi.s 
 my psent writing to be my last Will and Testament, and none 
 other. Witnesses, George Fenwyck, Edward French, Tho. 
 Arrowsmyth. Proved, 9 June, 1612. 
 
 ROBERT WAWGHE. 
 
 April 24, 1612. I, Robert Wawghe, of Chester-ley-Street, 
 within the Countie of Durham. Yeoman. To be buryed within 
 
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 the pish Church of Chester aforesaid in ioyful hope of a glorious 
 resserection. I doe give sixe shillings and eightpence yearely for 
 ever, out of my freehold land called and knowne by the name 
 of Rogerfield, as it is situate, lyeing and being within the limitts 
 and towne of Chester, to be distributed to the poore of the Towme 
 and pish of Chester by the hands of the Churchwardens of Chester 
 aforesaid, for their time or times succesively being for ever at the 
 two fesvall feasts, that is to say, Whitsontyde and Martymas, by 
 even and equal porcons. I give unto Robert Frysell. my eldest 
 daughter’s sonne save one, 20.?. in moneye. I give to Marmaduke 
 Hirde, 20s. Unto Robert Hird, 20s., if lie should outlive 
 me. To Frances Smyth, of Hexam, my sister, 20s. in money 
 To Robert Welch, eldest son of William Welch, 30s. in money, 
 and to William Welch, younger sone of William Welch, the elder, 
 30s. I gave unto William Waughe, my grandchild, 20s. To my 
 trew and faithfull servante, Elsbeth Godskirk, 40s., to be paid 
 unto her by my executors fore under named, one loade of malte, 
 also or fourteen shillings in money. And also my Will is that 
 she shall have that howse of myne in Chester, lying and beinge 
 between the house of William Weis on the west, and the howse 
 
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 wherein I dwell. I give unto the worshipfull, and my most true 
 and faithfull friend in this transtorie world, Thomas Chaytor, 
 of Butterbie, Esquire, 3/., for a token and remembrance of my 
 hartie love and good will towards him. To Elsbeth Godskirk, my 
 servant, a paire of stand bedsteads, together with the bed clothes 
 and furniture to the same belonginge. I give to Robert 
 Hallyman my best jacket!, and to William Welch, my best black 
 britches. To the poore, to be distributed to them at my buryall, 
 20s. To Robt. Hallyman, that Cloake which was his owne father’s 
 cloake in his life tyme. To Isabel Drews, ten groats. To Alice 
 Thompson, ten grotts. I doe give sixe pounds in money, to be 
 bestowed in a dynner to make my honest good neighbors welcome 
 for my laste faire well to them out of this synfull worlde. I 
 doe give unto Sir Thomas Lyddall, curate of Chester, 2a. for a 
 remembrance, and I give my worke day clothes to Robt. Hirde. 
 And I doe constitute and ordayne Margaret Wawghe, wedow, 
 Margaret! Hallyman and Margaret Welch, executors of this my 
 Will. Witnesses, Martyn Hallyman, Thomas Liddall, minister 
 of God. Whereas Janies Wilson, and Margarie Wilson, his wife, 
 are owne me 20a. that they borrowed. I doe forgive them the 
 same, and doe by this my last give to her, the said Margarie 
 Wilson, other 20s. 
 
 ROBERT WAUGH E. 1 
 
 September 7, 1613. I, the aforesaid Robert Waughe, doe give 
 unto Robert Welch, younger, 4/., to be paid out of my pcell of 
 ground called Turnar Mares, at or within twelve months of my 
 depture. I also give unto William Welch, younger, 4 L, to be 
 paid out of Turnar Mares at ihe end of two yeares next ensewing 
 after my said depture of this transtorie worlde. To John Welch, 
 sonne of William Welch, elder, 4 l. out of the said Turnar Mares 
 at the end of three yeares next ensewing after my departure 
 out of this mortal lyfe. To Robt, Hird, 40-s. in money, to be 
 paid within three months after my decease. I give to Janet 
 Smith, wife to Thomas Smith, of Hexam, my sister, 20s. To 
 Isabell Lyddall, 20s. To Margarett Wawghe, 20s., and to 
 William Wawghe, 20s., and to Robert Wawghe, younger, 20s. 
 Witnesses of this, Thomas Lyddall, Minister, John Clayton, John 
 Bird. 
 
 1 He was bur. at Cliester-le-Street, 1 Sept., 1613; his wife Margery 
 was also bur. there, 17 Feb., 1594/5. His dau.. Elizabeth, mar. Robert 
 
 Frisell, 1 Aim., 1583, and their son Robert was bapt. 27 Oct 1588. 
 His Inq. per hr. de Mand., taken at Durham, 23 Oct., 1613. Robert, 
 ao-ed 22, is his grandson, and next heir, viz. son of John, son ot the 
 said testator. By deed dated 14 Apl., 1612, he granted an annuity to 
 Margaret Waughe, the mother of the said grandson. By a deed three 
 days later lie settled land tor his own use for life, with remainder to 
 William, son of his son John. 
 
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 HERCULES BR ABB ANT. 1 
 
 April 27, 1612. In the name of God, Amen. I, Hercules 
 Brabbant, of Redworth, in the parish of Ileighington. To be 
 buryed in the parish church of Staindrop in or neare to the 
 grave of Ralphe Brabant and his brothers. I give and devise 
 to my wife, Marye Brabant, all my freehold lands and tenements 
 lyeing within the townshipp of Redworth and Ileighington, in 
 the Countye of Durham, for and during her naturall lyfe. I 
 give to my wyfe, Marye Brabant, my lease of Midderidge 
 Grainge, and where the lease of the tythe corne of Readworth 
 is renewed by my consente, in the name of George Brabant, of 
 the East Park Lodge, of Brancepeth, my will is that my wife doe 
 enioye the said tythe wholy for foure yeares next ensuing the 
 daie of the date thereof, and afterwards she to have the moietie 
 of it during the said tearme, if she live so longe, according to 
 an agreement betwixt the said George Brabant and me, my said 
 wife paieing the whole rent for the said tythes to the dean and 
 chapter of Durham for the said first foure yeares, and the halfe 
 rente after during her life. Where the lease of the demeanes of 
 Heighington is latelie renewed in the name of the saide George 
 Brabant for three lives, my will and meaning is that my wife 
 have and receive the profitts of the said demeanes to her owne 
 use during her life, she paieing yearly the said rente and all 
 other dewtyes and services for the same, and after her decease, 
 my mynd and will is that Adalyne Brabant, daughter of the 
 said George Brabant, shall have the said demeanes, the whole 
 interest of the said leases, to her owne use, aecordinge to the 
 truste I have reposed in the said George Brabant. Also, for the 
 furthere sellinge and disposing of all my said freehold lands, 
 withall and singular the appurtenances lyeing and being in 
 Redworth and Heighington aforesaid. I doe by this my laste Will 
 and Testament give, grant and devise the same, after the deathe 
 and decease of me and Mary, my said wife, to the said George 
 Brabant for and duringe his naturall lyfe, and after his decease, 
 the same to remayne to John Brabant, sonne and heire apparent 
 
 1 Hercules Brabant was bur., not at Staindrop as desired in his will, 
 but at Heighington, 13 June, 1612. His Inq. p.m. taken at Durham, 
 30 Oct., 1612, and printed in the Deputy Keeper’s Report, vol. 44, 
 p. 340, says that he died without an heir. He mar. Mary Robinson at 
 Heighington, 22 Dec., 1589, their only son Hercules being bur. there, 9 
 Aug., 1590, unbapt.; she mar., secondly, Gilbert Freville, 9 Feb., 
 1612/13, at Heighington, and was bur. there, 25 Aug., 1616. 
 
 George Brabant, mar. Anne, dau. of Ralph Whitfield of Whitfield, 
 and was bur. at Brancepeth, 30 Apl., 1642, where his widow was also 
 bur., 6 Apl., 1646; his brother, Charles Brabant, was also bur. there. 
 20 Apl., 1631; John, s. of George Brabant, mar. Jane Johnston of Pierce- 
 bridge. His Inq. p.m., taken at Durham 17 Sept., 1625, is printed in 
 the Deputy Keeper’s Report, vol. 44, p. 344. 
 
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 unto the said George Brabant, and to the heires of his bodie to 
 be begotten for. And for default of such issue, the same to 
 remayne to the said Adaline Brabant, daughter of the said 
 George Brabant, and to their heires of her bodie for ever. And 
 for default of such issue, the same to remain© to Charles Brabant, 
 brother of the said George Brabant, and to their heires of his 
 bodye lawfully begotten. And for default© of such issue, the same 
 to remaine to Raiphe Maddeson, second sone of Mr. Henry 
 Maddeson, of Newcastle, and to the heires of his bodie for ever. 
 And for default of such issue, to Thomas Todd, of Redworth, 
 and to the heirs of his bodye lawful begotten for ever. And for 
 default of such issue, the same to remaine to George Heighington, 
 sonne of Richard Heighington, of Graystones, and the heires of 
 his bodie lawfully begotten. And the said land and every part 
 and parcel thereof to descend to the party© next in remainder 
 and mentioned as aforesaid. I give and bequeathe 20s. rent 
 charge yearly for ever, to issue out of my said freehould lands, 
 to be paid upon great Mondaie after Penthecost and great 
 Mondaie after Martinmas imediately after the decease of my 
 said wife, by equall porcons, to the handes of the Vicar and 
 Churchwardens of the pish church of Heighington for the tyme 
 being and their successors, to be by them, with the consent, 
 oversight and advice of Mr. Anthony Byerlay, George Gryser, 
 gent, Thomas Todd, and Christopher Raine, distributed and 
 bestowed in the Church porch there upon twentye of the most 
 aged and impotent poore people of that parish. In like manner, 
 I doe give 20s. rent out of my said landes to be payed yearlie 
 for ever as aforesaid to the parson, Rector and Churchwardens 
 of the parish Church of Brancepeth for the tyme being and their 
 successors, to be payd at the tymes to be by them distributed, 
 with the consent, advice and oversight of George Brabant, 
 Richard Dighton and Thomas Hull, upon twentie of the most 
 aged and impotent poore people of that parish. In like manner, 
 I doe give the like yearlye rent of 20s. out of my said landes to 
 be payd yearly for ever as aforesaid to the Vicar and 1 hurch- 
 wardens of Staindropp, to be distributed as aforesaid, with the 
 advice and oversight of John Dowthwaite, of Newsham, and 
 Bernard, his Brother, and olde Charles Brabant and Robeit 
 Brabant, upon the most aged and impotent poor people. of that 
 pish. And also my will is that George Brabant and his. heires 
 shall for ever hereafter have one speciall vovce in nominating 
 or electinge of the poor people of the three several! pishes to 
 whom I have given this yearlye benevolence. And likewise my 
 will is when any of the aforesaid psons appointed to have over¬ 
 sight and consent in distributing the said rents fortune to dye, 
 then.the other survivors shall have power to elect and choose 
 some substantial 1 man or men well devoted in religion. for the 
 distribution of the said money according to this my will. Also 
 
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 I charge my land with the paymente of three score pounds of 
 lawful English money, which I give unto Adaline Brabant, to 
 be paid unto hir by George Brabant, hir father, or John Brabant, 
 his heires or assigns, within one year next ensuinge the death of 
 Mary, my now wife, and in default of non payment of the three 
 score pounds, it shallbe lawful for the said Adalyne Brabant to 
 enter into the said landes, and the same quietly and peacefully 
 to have, hould and enioy for the-terme of five yeares then next 
 following, and after the said yeares to be complete I give and 
 bequeathe to the Worsll my Mr. Sir George Freevile, Knight, 
 20/. for a token. To my Worll good Mris, the Lade Frevile, 20/. 
 To Mr. Thomas Jenison, of Irehester, 6/. 13s. id. I give to the 
 said George Brabant one gray colt, and to Mris Anne Brabant, 
 his wife, 5/. To there sonne, John Brabant, one other graie colt, 
 which colt goeth now in the olde close, and I also give to the 
 said John Brabant one newe table, now standinge in the hall, 
 and one cupbord, now standinge in the plor, pannelled with 
 lattine, for heire loumes. I give more to Adalyne Brabant, 20/. 
 To Mr. George Frevile, for a token, 10s. To Gilbert Frevile, 
 53s. id. To Robt. Bellas, 6s. To Richard Dighton, 10s. To 
 Mr. John Sage, 5s. To his wife, 5s. To Mris Dighton, 5s. To 
 Nicholas Fynn, 6s. To Robt. Layburne, ID?. To George Graie, 
 6s. To Thomas Dowthwaite, 2s. 6c/. To Samuell Sir George 
 Frevile’s man, 2s. 6d. To Nycholas Hodgson, 2s. To Ralphe 
 Newbye, 2s. To Ralph Emmerson, 2&. To George Parkin, 2s. 
 To Nicholas Pettifer, 2s. I give to Charles Brabant, brother to 
 George Brabant, 61. 13s. id., and a bay mare which was some 
 time his owne. To Richard Heighington, 10s. To his sone, 
 George, 10s. To his sone, John, 5s., and to his daughter, Marie, 
 5s. To Mr. Siles Garthwaite, clerk, 5s». To his wife, 5s. To 
 Mr. Croser, 5s. To his wife, 2s. 6d., and to his daughter, 
 Smithson, 5s. I give to Thomas Todd, 10s., and to his wife, 10s., 
 and to his daughter, Elinore, whom I christened, 20s., and to 
 every other child he haith, 2s. 6d. I give to Willm. Greene, 
 10s., and to his daughter whom I xpenned, 20s., and to every 
 other childe he haith by his late wife, Elizabeth, deceased, 2s. 
 I give to Thomas Hull, 2s., for a token. To Thomas Robinson, 
 5s. To Samuell Moberlaye, 2s. To George Young, 2s. To his 
 wife, 2s. I give to Charles Brabant, the elder, 10s., and to 
 Robt. Brabant, 10s. To Christopher Rayne, 10s., and to his 
 wife, 10s. To Robert Robinson and his wife, either of them, 10s. 
 To Christopher Hodgson, 10s., and to Hercules Robinson, 20s. 
 To Robert Bell, 5s. To Edward Wilfoot, 5s. To John Richin- 
 son’s wife, 5s. To William Peverell, 3s. id. To An Cockson, 
 6s. M. To William Dawson, if he remaine my servant till my 
 death 3/. ; if he doe not, 20s. To John Emerson, if he contynew 
 my servant till my death, 16s. Sd. ) if not, 10s. To Hercules 
 Rayne, in considercon of a litle whie 1 had with him, 3/. To 
 
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 John Wilfoot, if he contynewe my servant©, 26,?. Sd; if not, 10 s*. 
 To Isable Rawlinge, 205. To Anne White, 10s. To Margarett 
 Adamson, 3s. id. To every child I helped to xpenned, 2s. To 
 Mr. John Hutton, preacher of God’s worde, a Angell of gold. 
 I give to Mr. Anthony Byerley, to Mr. Henry Maddison, and to 
 his wife, each of them an angell of golde for a token. To George 
 Trotter, 5s. To his wife, 2s. 6cL And for all the rest of my 
 goods, moveable and immoveable, my legacies paid and funerall 
 expences discharged, I doe given and bequeath unto Marie 
 Brabant, my wife, whom I doe make sole Executor of this my 
 last Will, giving and limitinge unto my said Executrix the 
 space of three yeares next after my decease for the payment of 
 all my legacies above given. And for the due execution of my 
 Will, I doe make any Maister Sir Henry Frevile, Knight, Mr. 
 Thomas Jenvson, of Irchester, Mr. Anthonye Byerlay, of Pickhall, 
 and Mr. Henrye Maddeson, of Newcastle, Supervisors hereof. 
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hancle and seale the 
 daie and yeare first above written. Witnesses, Thomas Hull, 
 George Trotter, Richard Dighton, Thomas Robinson. 
 
 DANIELL GALLON. 1 
 
 May 22, 1612. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, Daniell 
 Gallon, of Shilbottle, in the Oountie of Northumberland, Gentle¬ 
 man. My bodie to the earth to be interred at the discretion of 
 my friends. As for my land in Shilbottle, I bequeath to my 
 wife, Isabell, for and during her life natural, and after her 
 decease, the same to come and descend to my daughter, Ellinor 
 Gallon, and to the heires of her bodye lawfully begotten for 
 ever, and for default of such issue, to come and remain© to my 
 brother, George Gallon, and to the heirs male of his bodye 
 lawfully begotten for ever, and for default of such issue male in 
 him, to come and be devolved to my brother, John Gallon, and 
 the heires of his bodie lawfully begotten. I give unto my 
 daughter above said the whole tythe, corne, yearly renewing in 
 and upon the fower several tenements, with the appurtenances, 
 in the west end of Shilbottle aforesaid, and to the heires of her 
 bodie lawfully begotten for ever, and if by god’s pleasure she 
 die without issue, and my wife survive her, that then it shall 
 come and remaine to my wife for her life naturall, and after 
 her decease to George Gallon, my brother, and his heirs male 
 lawfully begotten, and for default of such issue male in him, to 
 
 1 There is a pedigree of the Gallons of Alnwick printed in the New 
 County History of Northumberland, vol. ii., pp. 486/8. The administra¬ 
 tion of the goods of George Gallon, the father of the testator was 
 granted, 27 July, 1620, to Edward Delaval of Alnwick, his brother John 
 and his sisters, Alice and Jane, being mentioned. 
 
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 my brothei', John Gallon, and the heires of his body lawfully 
 begotten. Also my will is that my wife bring upp my daughter 
 vertuoslie in the feare of gode, at her booke, needle and such 
 other commendable qualities as will best enable her for the service 
 of god, and her maintenance and preferment in this worlde. 
 And if it please gode my wife marrie againe, that then my 
 father, George Gallon, and Edmond Finch, of Warkworth, in 
 case they dislike the education and usage of my daughter under 
 her mother, shall take her into one of their tuitions, or at their 
 discretions during her non age see her well and vertuostlie 
 brought upp, and the profitts of the tythes of those fower severall 
 tenements, and employed to that use and end. I give to my 
 daughter, Eleanor, above said all my whole estate, right, title, 
 interest of the whole burgage or tenement, with the appurten¬ 
 ances, situate, lying and being in Barwick on Tweed, and which 
 of right doth descend unto me by the right of my late grand¬ 
 father, Robert Lowther, and to the heires of her body lawfully 
 begotten for ever; and for default of her and such issue lawfully 
 begotten, I give my whole right therein to my wife, Isabella 
 aforesaid, and to her heires for ever. I give to my daughter 
 above said two kyne and two calves, to be marked at the hour 
 of my death for her use. I give unto her moreover, the one half 
 of all my household stuff e and implements, to be given to her 
 when she shall come to lawful full yeares, and the other halfe of 
 all my goods and chattells, moveable and immoveable, whatsoever, 
 with the corne alreadie sowen and hereafter in that season to 
 be sowen, I leave and give to my wife, Isabella, aforesaide. x\nd 
 I make and ordeine my wife, Isabella, and daughter, Eleanor, 
 abovesaid, joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament, 
 requesting my well beloved father, George Gallon, of Calledg- 
 Pk, and my especiall good friends, Fargus Storie, of Yea . . . 
 ing, and Edmond Finch, of Warkworth, to be supervisors for the 
 ordering and assisting them in their rights. Witnesses, Richard 
 Garrett, Charles Atkinson, John Harte. Proved, 11 March, 1612. 
 
 THOMAS NEWTON. 1 
 
 Aug. 20, 1612. Thomas Newton, of Hawkwell, in the parish 
 of Stamfordham, in the countie of Northumberland, yeoman. To 
 be buried in the South Porch of the parish church of Stamfordham. 
 I comit my sone Arthur unto William Ray, whom I make and 
 appoint his tutor to bring him up in a godly and Christian 
 
 1 There is an account of the Newtons in the descent of the Hawkwell 
 property in the New County History of Northumberland, vol. xii., pp. 
 360-1. The testator’s son Arthur was bur. in the church porch of 
 Stamfordham, 19 May, 1663. 
 
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 manner, for which I do give unto the said William Ray the one- 
 half of my land and messuages in Hawkwell during my sonn’s 
 minortie. I give unto my wife, Agnes Newton, tower kine, tenne 
 ewes and tenne sheepe hoggs. I give to my sister, Jane Newton, 
 my land in Hawkwell if it shall please god to call away my sone, 
 Arthur, by death, before he comes of age, to enable him to dispose 
 of the same, conditionally that shee marry with a Newton to keep 
 it in the name. To John Bell, of Dewly House, one loade of rye 
 and one loade of oatts, being Newcastle measure. To Jane Newton 
 my sister, 135. 4 d. To Isabell Stawper, my sister, two ewes. To 
 John Bell, my uncle’s sone, one browne whye. To Mr. Mathew 
 Newtone, of Stockfield Halle, one black hawked oxe. To Thomas 
 Thompson, my godesone, two ewe hoggs. To either of my men 
 servants, one ewe hogge. To young William Ray, one black nagge. 
 To Pervicall Dicksone, one bay fillie. If my wife prove to be with 
 childe to mee, then I do give the one halfe of my goods not be¬ 
 queathed unto the said child. I make my said sone, Arthur, my 
 sole Executor, and William Dixsone, my brother-in-law, Super¬ 
 visor of this my Will. 
 
 Inventory, amounted to 50/. 12s. 6<A 
 
 RAILPH WATSON.i 
 
 Sept. 22, 1612. I, Railph Watson, of Thorpthewles, in the 
 parish of Grindon, in the Countie of Durham, yeoman. To be 
 buryed within my said pishe church of Grindon. I give to the 
 poore people and neadie of my said pish of Grindon, 20s. I give 
 unto every godchild that I xpenned, 7 cl. a peece. I give unto my 
 wellbeloved wyfe, Ann Watson, an acre of winter corne and aix 
 other of waire corne yearly during hir life, which said acres are 
 to be appointed by two indefferent men to be chosen for that pur¬ 
 pose by my said wife and my sonne William, one of mv executors, 
 and continually from time [to time] duringe all the life of my said 
 wife shall be plowed, manured, harrowed, and repeied by my said 
 sonne William, or his assigns for the use, benefitt, comodotye and 
 pfitt of my said wife, of his owne proper costs and charges in and 
 after the best manner of husbandrie according to the use and 
 custome of the towne and countrie, she only findinge and preparing 
 seede for the sowinge of those acrees at all tymes when they are to 
 be sowen and laying it upon the groundes, and my will is that my 
 said sonne or his assignes in tyme of harvest when hir corne shall 
 be ready and at all tymes during hir lyfe shall take lead and 
 car rye home at hir appointmente unto the staggarthes or barne. 
 now upon my farme, where it maie be in saftye, all such corne 
 
 1 Ho was bur. at Grindon, 23 Oct., 1612, lbs widow being bur. beside 
 him, 27 Mch., 1615. 
 
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 and Grayne as shall grow and increase upon the same acrees, and 
 shall also allowe unto hir sufficiente barne roome for the threstinge 
 of the same in dewe and convenieyent tyme and season. I give 
 unto my said wyfe my wheat racke standinge a litle above the 
 back barne and two bushles of Rie. I doe give unto my wife foure 
 of my best milke kyne to go and depasture from time to time 
 during hir lifetime upon the best pastures in somer belonging my 
 farme, and in winter to goe to the best winter groundes belonging 
 the same to be foothered and fedd. My will is that my sonne, 
 William, shall, during hir lyfe, deliver or cause to be delivered 
 one foother or wagneload of Cooles, she paieing for it at the pitt, 
 and one foother or wagneload of whinnes. I give unto my 
 dawghter, Margaret Watson, three score of good tenn poundes 
 and god’s blessing on myne. Unto the said Annie Watson, my 
 wife, and Margaret Watson, my dowghter, all my household stuff 
 and implements of husbandry. I give unto John Burdon, my 
 sonne-in-law, 10s. I give to my daughter Katherine’s two 
 children, Rowland Burdon and Robt. Burdon, three ewes and their 
 lambes. I give unto my daughter Elizabeth’s children, Tobias 
 and George Readheed, either of them a cowe. I give the rest of 
 my goods to my sons, William Watson and John Watson. 
 Witnesses, Francis Green, William Bambrough. 
 
 THOMAS APPLEBYE. 1 
 
 Nov. 4, 1612. 1, Thomas Applebye of East Rainton. To be 
 
 buryed in the Church or Churchyarde where it shall please god to 
 call me. I give to James Jackson, sonne of Thomas Jackson, my 
 land and rent thereof in Northumberland lyeing in Thornton. I 
 give unto Elizabeth Ranson my black why. To every one of my 
 sisters’ three children a yow and a lambe. I give to Mergery 
 Applebye, in Newcastle, 30s. I give to Robt. Atkinson, 4 1. To 
 Railph Atkinson, 4/. I give to Robt. Jackson, 3/. 6s. 8d. To 
 James Atkinsone, 31. 6s. 8d. I give to the poore of Houghton 
 parish, 40s. To Thomas Jackson, 10s. To Jane Jackson, his 
 daughter, 5s. (My debts that I owe.) I owe unto Anthony Surrell, 
 of Newbottle, 15/. 8s. Unto John Chilton, shoemaker, of Durham, 
 61. To William Ingledew, 13/. 6s. 8d. To Edward Nickson, 
 shoemaker, for fower payre of shooes. To James Atkinson, upon 
 a bond, 5/. (Debts owen to me.) Mr. John Heeth, of Ramside, 
 doth owe me 60/. Edward of Weston doth owe to me 10/. 5s. 
 
 Thomas Pearesonn, of Hart, doth owe to me 11/. Mrs. 
 
 Forser, of Harbress, 11/. Robt. Wheateley, of Chester, 81. 13s. Aid. 
 Bernard Arkle, of West Herington, 10/. 13s., and what els that 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 6 Nov., 1612, and 
 his widow, Jane, 25 May, 1626. 
 
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 will appeare by special/tye in writinge. Anthony Cotes, of 
 Pensher, 5,?. Mr. Henry Whitheade, 10s. Mris Barbary Middleton 
 for a load of oats, 6s. William Storie, of Washington, 10s. 
 Mr. Robt. Davill oweth me 10s. I doe make and ordaine my 
 wife, Jane Applebye, and James Jackson, sonne of Thomas Jack- 
 sone, joynt executors of this my will and Testament, whom I give 
 and bequeath all the rest of my goods and chattalls, except such 
 as is specifyed in this my will. I give to John Jackson a yowe. 
 To Anthonye Airay, for writing this, my last Will, 3s. id. 
 Witnesses, Anthony Ayray, Curate, Thomas Jackson. 
 
 JOHN HETHE. 1 
 
 Nov. 24, 1612. Will of me, John Hethe, the elder, of Kepeyere, 
 in the County of Durham, Esquire. I doe give and bequeth to all 
 my household servants as well men as women which have served 
 me a yere before my deathe, and then shall be alyve and in service, 
 to every one of them one whole yeres wages over and above the 
 wages then due to them. Also I give and bequeth to John Booth, 
 who was my servante, 10s. And to Elysabeth Booth, his wife, 
 10s., in remembrance of my good will. Also I doe give to 
 Christopher Aireson, my Bailyfe, 10s., and to Alice, his wife, 
 10s. Also I doe give to Thomas Pryorman and Awdeley, his wife, 
 to eyther of them, 5s. Also I give and bequeathe to my brother, 
 Mr. Nicholas Hethe, tower Angells, to by him a ringe for a 
 remembrance in token of my good will. Also T bequeathe unto 
 my nephewe, John Heathe, of Ramside, my godsone, fyve marks 
 for a remembrance of my good will. Also I give and bequeath 
 unto my brother-in-law, Mr. John Kinge, 10s., and to my sister, 
 An, his wife, 10s., in remembrance of my good will. Also I give 
 to Thomas Billingham, sone to Richard Billingham, of Durham, 
 Marchant, 10s. Also I doe and bequeth and forgive my daughter, 
 Dorotlry Heth, wife of my sone, John Hethe, the sume of three 
 and fyfty shillings and fower pence, which I payd for hir to 
 John Widdowes. Also 1 give to my said daughter, Dorothy Heth, 
 
 1 The testator, eldest son of John Heath of London after of Kepyer, 
 was bur., 28 Jan., 1617/18, at St. Giles’, Durham; he mar. Elizabeth 
 dau. of John Parker of Norwich; she was bur., 21 Oct., 1612, at St. 
 Giles. His brother Nicholas mar. Anne, dau. of John Topp of Shnlling- 
 ford, co. Berks., and was bur. at St. Giles, 16 July, 1627. His son John, 
 born 1568, bur., 7 Jan., 1639/40, aged 71, at St. Giles, mar. Dorothy, 
 dau. of John Blakiston of Blakiston (she was bur. at St. Giles, 19 Oct., 
 1631, aged 70), his son Thomas mar. Dorothy, dau. of Richard Bunny of 
 Newlands, she was buried at St. Giles, 17 May, 1642. their son John of 
 Gray’s Inn, bapt., 30 Sept., 1604, at Pittington, bur. 7 Mch., 1664/5, at 
 St. Giles, mar. Margaret, dau. of William Smith of Durham, 27 Oct., 
 1623, St. Marv-le-Bow (bur., 9 July. 1670, at St. Oswald’s). His dau. 
 Thomasine (bur. 28 Sept., 1654, at St. Oswald’s) mar. Thomas Lever, 
 '9 Nov., 1590, at St. Giles. 
 
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 wyfe of my said sone, John Hethe, term Angells, for a remem¬ 
 brance of my good will. Also I give and bequeth to my daughter, 
 Dorothy Heth, wife of my sone, Thomas Heth, tenn Angells. Also 
 I give and bequethe to John Heth, eldest sone of my sonne, Thomas 
 Heth, which is my godsonne, fower Angells. Also I give to my 
 sonne-in-law, Mr. Thomas Lever, six Angells, to make him a ringe. 
 Also I give and forgive to my said sonne-in-law, Mr. Thomas. 
 Lever, the hundreth pounds which he doeth owe to me which 1 
 lent to him as by his Bill will appeare. Also I give and 
 bequeath to John Lever, eldest sonne of my said sonne-in-law. 
 Mr. Thomas Lever, my godson, fower Angells. Also I give and 
 bequeath to Elizabeth Lever, daughter to my said sone-in-lawe, 
 Mr. Thomas Lever, two Angells. Also I bequeath to my cosin, 
 George Martin, two Angells, in remembrance of my good will, 
 and to his wyfe, my cosin, Thomazin Martin, two Angells. Alsu 
 I give and bequethe to Hethe Lever, daughter to my said son-in- 
 law, Mr. Thomas Lever, one Angell. Also I doe give and bequethe 
 to my daughter, Thomasin Lever, wyfe to Mr. Thomas Lever, 
 these things followeinge, viz. : All the plate which is att Little 
 Lever in her owne possession, and all such household stuffe, linnen, 
 pewter, brasse, beddinge, and whatsoever is myne, and is now at 
 Little Lever which I lent to hir husband, Mr. Thomas Lever, to 
 occupye and use as by a note of his hand subscribed by him will 
 appeare. And whereas I have and am seazed in fee of the rever¬ 
 sion of two closes or peels of ground, the one called Beadwell and 
 the other Goodrigg Close, lyinge and being within the terrytoryes 
 of Newton, nigh Durham, expectent upon a lease for fower 
 thousand yeares, heretofore made by me to George Middleton 
 upon which lease was reserved and is yet payable to me, my heirs 
 and assignes during the said terme the yearly rent of 20C, upon 
 the tenth daye next after the feast day of Pentecost, and the 
 tenth day next after the feast day of St. Martin, the Byshopp, in 
 winter by equall porcyons at or in the house or great gaites of 
 the house of Keepyere, betwixt the hours of one and three, in the 
 after noone of the same tenth daye with a condicon that if the 
 said rent be not payd accordinglye that then the saide lease be 
 voide as by the saide lease bearing date the tenth day of December, 
 in the three and thirtyth yere of the Reign of the late Queen 
 Elizabeth, may appeare, Now I doe by this last Will devise and 
 give the said resercon and rent of 20L to my daughter, Thomazin 
 Lever, wife of Thomas Lever, of Lettle Lever, in the Countye of 
 Lancaster, Esquire, and hir assignes, for and during her naturall 
 life, and doe also immediately after my decease give and devise the 
 same rent and revercon to the executors and administrators of the 
 said Thomazin Lever for the terme of two yeares after hir death, 
 and after the death of the said Thomazin and the said two yeares 
 notice being left att the great gate of Keepyere, or have given unto 
 the said Thomas Blakiston, or his heirs, of the tyme, the same 
 
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 rent and resercon to remaine to Thomas Blackiston, of Newton, 
 aforesaid, and his heirs for ever, which Thomas Blackiston hath 
 alreadie the interest of the said longe terme and is now tenant in 
 possession of the said closes and is to pay the said rent. Provided 
 alwaines and upon condicon that if the said Thomas Blackiston 
 his heirs, executors or administrators shall not well and truly 
 
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 pay the said rent of 20 l. yearly to my saide daughter, Thomazin 
 Lever, or hir assigns, during hir lyfe, and shall not and doe not 
 likewise within two yeares after hir death pay or cause to be 
 payed the sum of 240 1. unto such of the children of the saide 
 Thomazin or to others, to and for their uses as the saide Thomazin 
 shall by hir last Will and Testament nominate and appointe and 
 if she dye, [intestate], or make any appointment, howe to whome 
 the said 240 1. shall be payed, Then if the said Thomas Blakiston 
 and his heirs do not within the said two yeares pay or cause to be 
 payed the said sume of 240L to the right heires of me, the said 
 John Heth to and for the use of the said Thomazin Lever, which 
 shall be unpayed at the time of hir death equally to be divided 
 amongst them, I doe will and devise and appoint that upon 
 faile of payment of the said 240 l. and the 20L rent by the said 
 Thomas Blackiston or any part thereof, that then my right heires 
 shall sell the inheritance of the said closes and grounds at the best 
 price and rate can be gotten for the same, and the money and 
 pi ice thereof to devicle, give and distribute to such of my said 
 Daughter’s children equally amongst them as were to have had 
 the saide 240 1. Also I doe give and bequeathe to my sonne, 
 Thomas Hetli, a lease I have of Edmond lese, or otherwise called 
 Edmund leses, made by Mr, William Tempest for certain yeares 
 yet to come if the said William Tempest shall lyve so longe as by 
 the lease will appeare my sonne, Thomas Ileth, paying the rent 
 and observinge the covenants couteyned in the lease which I 
 should doe, And the 40 l. which I lent him I doe forgive him. 
 Also I doe give unto my said sonne, Thomas Heth, my gould ringe 
 with my seale of Armes graven in it in cristall. And I give unto 
 my said sonne All mv household stuffe at the East Grange, called 
 Powlton Grange, where he now dwelleth, which to me belongeth. 
 Also I doe give to my said sonne all these things hereafter 
 mentioned, wheresoever they be whether att Keepyere or the 
 Grange where Dame Morland dwelt, or at the east grange, afore- 
 saide, viz. : One deepe bowle for beere of silver, one silver bowle 
 gilt for wine, a silver salt Double gilt, without a cover being the 
 l>est salt sellar except one, twelve spoones parcell gilt, one silver 
 birker with a cover, a silver cupp chalice fashion. Also I give 
 in plate more which he hath in his own custodye that I lent him, 
 viz. : A silver tunne for beere and a little silver tunne for wine. 
 Also in linninge fower pare of large linnin sheetes, apare of 
 fustion blanketts, two paire more of linning sheets. Also two pare 
 of new linning sheets, two pare of large linninge sheets, three 
 
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 pare of other linning sheets, one pare of strakinge sheets, two 
 pare of harden sheets, three pare of courser harden sheetes. Two 
 dozen of Dyaper napkins, one dozen of fyne linning napkins, ten 
 ling napkins sewed with blewe, two dozen of other linn napkins, 
 one dozen of course linn napkins, fower linn table clothes two of 
 the best and two next best, one fyne linn table cloth, the best 
 dyaper table clothe, one long linn table cloth which w T as for the 
 hall at Iveepyere, three course table clothes of linn, two table clothes 
 of straken, the best dyaper towell, one fyne longe dyper towell, 
 one large linn towell, two linn towells shorter, three course linn 
 towells for servants, six short straken towells, two dyaper cupboard 
 clothes the best of all and the best but two, one fyne linn cupbord 
 cloth, one lared cupbord cloth of linn, one plaine cupbord cloth 
 of linn, one pare of fine pillowbers, fower pare of courser pillow- 
 bers, two pare of them better and two pare worse. Also the best 
 beefe pott, but one, one lesser brass pott, one other lesser brass 
 pot, one yetlinge pan, one latten pan, one brass pott for beefe, 
 two little pans a greater and a lesse, one great fish pann with an 
 iron bowl which was bought of my cosinge, John Heth, of Ramside, 
 one possnett, two best spetts, the best kettle of all and the best 
 but one, the best dripping pann, the brass laddie with the handle 
 of brass, a chaiser, the best frying pann. a candle case, one great 
 voider of pewther, foure large platters of pewter, fower lesser 
 platters of pewter, three large deepe dishes of pewter, three lesser 
 deepe dishes of pewter, two lesser deepe dishes of pewter, three 
 shallow dishes of pewter, two lesse sallot dishes, three lesse deepe 
 dishes of pewter, two other sallot dishes, two dishes for butter of 
 pewter, two lesser dishes of pewter than they, one dozen of the 
 best plates of pewter, six lesser plates of pewter, two large pye 
 plates one lesser pye plate of pewter, the best hand bason, one 
 deepe pece bason, one little bason to soitt in all of pewter, two 
 chamber potts, two flower potts of pewter, two large sawcers, 
 five lesser sawcers of pewter, one dozen of pottendishes, three large 
 dishes of pewter, one large fishplate sanded, two lesse sanded dishes, 
 two little deepe sanded dishes, fower of the best sanded dishes 
 of all, all of pewter, two high candlesticks, two lower candlesticks, 
 one great beer pott, one quart pott, one pyntt potte, one gill pott 
 all of pewter, one searcher, one broylinge iron. I doe give and 
 bequieth to my sonne, John Hethe, if he be lyving at the tyme 
 of my decease, all these things following in manner and forme as 
 they are expressed, viz. : One spout potte of silver, the best salt 
 seller of silver dowble gilt with a cover, one little trencher salt of 
 silver gilt with a cover, to use during his natural life, and after 
 his decease to come to my sonn, Thomas Hethe, and his heirs, and 
 so to remaine as heirelomes to the house for ever, one silver bowl 
 for beer, one silver bowl for wine, one gilt silver boole for wine, 
 sixe silver slinnt spoons, two silver tunnes and six other silver 
 slippt spoons, which I lent him. and he hath in his owne keepinge. 
 
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 Also I give and bequieth to my said sonne, John Hetli, all my 
 househould. stuff at Keepeyere, unbequeathed in this will, and also 
 excepting all such chists, boxes, writtings and other things in my 
 studdye there, which I will my executour shall have. Also I doe 
 give to my said sonne, John Hetli, all such househould at the 
 Grange where Dame Morland did dwell, unbequethed before in 
 this Will, and also excepting all maner of cattle, horses, swyne and 
 all other quick goodes whatsoever, and also excepting all corne in 
 the barne in on the groundes, hay in the stack garth in all the 
 feilds or aboute the house, also all waines and waine geare, 
 ploughes and plough geare with all things thereunto belonging 
 whatsoever. x4.1so I doe give and bequiethe to my said sonne, John 
 Hethe, all such debts and summs of monnev as Mr. Robert Bowes, 
 some tymes Treasurer of Barwick, and his sonne, Mr. Railph 
 Bowes, did owe to my father, and is dewe to me, his executour, 
 amountinge to the sum 107/. 15.s. 10 d., as by his bills and reckings 
 will appeare. Also whereas I have lente to my said sonne, John 
 Hetli, at dyvers tymes, so muche moneye as doth amount to the 
 sume of 454/. as by dyvers bills will appeare, vizt., by one bille of 
 200/., bearing date 1 April, 1599, And by another bill of the sum 
 of 100/. date the 29 March, 1602, as also by another bill of the 
 sume of 100/. bearing date the 2 April, 1602, now my will and 
 meaninge is that if my said sonne, John Heth, not make any wast 
 in destroyeinge the woods that are upon any of my groundes, but 
 shall have power only to take convenient hedgeboote, ploughboote 
 and houseboote to uphold the houses, neyther shall digge any 
 codes or colemines therein, but shall only take the annuall and 
 yerely increase of the premises. Also my will is that yt he doe 
 not molest nor trouble my sonne, Thomas Hethe, nor suffer him to 
 be troubled by his meanes or procurement, but suffer him quietly 
 to enioye all whatsoever either landes or goods which I have given, 
 granted, bequiethed or conveyed unto him by my manner or meanes 
 whom I doe make my sole Executour, then my will and meaninge 
 is that my said sonne, Thomas, shall keep the said bills in his hand 
 and putt them in suite att all, but yt my said sonne, John Heth, 
 shall doe contrary to this my will in felling or makeing wast of the 
 woods belonging to the premises or diggings of any mynes for coles 
 or any other matters, or doe not sufficyentlye repaire and keepe 
 upp all the hou.ses in his possession and yf he doe molest my said 
 sonne, Thomas Heth, by anv meanes or procurement of his behalfe 
 in any of the premises which T have given, granted, bequeithed or 
 conveyed unto my said sonne, Thomas Heth, then my W ill is that 
 my said sonne, Thomas Heth, shall sewe, putt in suite, and recover 
 the benefitt of the said bills before rehearsed to his own use and 
 behoof. And I doe make and ordayne my sonne, Thomas Heth. 
 sole Executour of this my last Will, whom T will to pay and pforme 
 all such things as shallbe by me left undone att my decease, 
 which T promsed mv wyfe to do in hir. lyfe tyme as by a note of 
 
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 hir owne hand will appeare, whome I also trust will see my bodye 
 decentlye brought to the grave, and after my funnerall discharged, 
 my father's debts and mine payd and my fathers and my legacies 
 pformecl, and all my w r yve’s requests and desires performed as by 
 hir aforesaid note of hir hand shall appeare. And I doe give to 
 mv said Executour, Thomas Lleth, all such debts which are due to 
 me, goods and household stuffe, plate, cattle, Chattells and whatso¬ 
 ever goods properly appertayneth to me, John Heth. And also I 
 make and ordeyne my wellbeloved brother, Nicholas Heth, overseer 
 of this my Will and Testament. And here I make an end of this 
 my last Will, and I doe revoke and disannull all and every other 
 former Wills by me in anywise before this tvme made or done. 
 Witnesses, John King, John Watson, Robt. Hudspeth, Stephen 
 Hegg, Mark Forster, Wilm. Murray, Christopher Ayrson. 
 
 Sma totalis, 298L 4s. Proved, 1617. 
 
 EDWARD CHARLTON. 
 
 Dec. 28, 1612. Edward Charlton of Bellingham. My bodie 
 to be buried in Bellingham Church or quier. I give to my wife and 
 my daughter all my whole lands, tenements, houses, corn and oatts 
 goods and whatsoever I have, and my brother John to be onely 
 tuter to my daughter. And if my wife chance to mar rye agayne 
 that then she shall remove from all my lands and houses, and that 
 my brother John shall use the same. And that if my Brother John 
 chance to have a man childe hereafter lawfullie begotten, that then 
 he have my lands. I make my wyfe sole Executor. Witnesses, 
 John Charlton of Readsmouth, Edward Charlton of Auton hill, 
 John Douglass of Woodespinles, James Aynsley of Bellingham. 
 Probate, 13th November, 1615, to Jane Charlton, Widow (formerly 
 the wife of John Dodd), Isabella Charlton, the Daughter. 
 
 RALPH DENNIS. 
 
 Feb. 27, 1612. In the name of God, Amen, I Ralph Dennis 
 of Scremerston, of the pish of Ancroft within the liberties of 
 Norham pcell of the Countie Pallatine of Durham. To be buryed 
 at the discretion of my friends. I make Helene, my wife, and 
 Michaell Ewart, my sone-in-law, my sole and full Executors to 
 execute this my Will. I request my loveing friend, Thomas Wrey 
 of Ancroft, aforesaid, to be supervisore of the same. I bequeath 
 to Isabell Ewart, my daughter, fortie shillings to be pd at suche 
 tyme or tymes as my said wife may best paye the same. 1 hereby 
 requeste Michaell Ewart, the husband of my said daughter, to 
 have a speciall care that my sonne Edmund being now an Infant, 
 be not wronged so farr as he may be able to procure help for him. 
 I bequeath unto my daughter Margaret, 30s., to be pd in mannr 
 above written. 
 
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 Debts oweing by the Testator. Oweing to Thomas Cooke of 
 Durham the smne of 5 l. The said Thomas received of me an over 
 Sea Cloth for the whie Edward Sur . . . my brother-in-law an 
 oxe worth 465 . 8d., George Wray of Scremerston paycl me lease for 
 the said oxe wherefore I think that the said Thomas should be well 
 content to abate 405. for the same. Owing to Harry Smith of 
 Haggerston for an oxe, 505. I ow to Isabell Selbye 205., to be pd 
 at the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, comonly called Lady day 
 in Lent. Owing to Ralph Wray of Scremston for a nagg 3 1. 105., 
 to be paid at candelmas next. I ow to Thomas Dennes there for 
 an young oxe 335 . 4 d., to be pd at Candelmas as is above written. 
 I ow to Mr. Thomas Swynhoe of Goswick for two boles of pease 
 265 . 8 d., whereof the one boll is to be paid this yeare and the 
 other at Candlemas. I ow to Richard Wilsone of Scremerston, 
 40s. I ow to John Bell of Beale, 85 . Gd. I ow to my mavde, Jane 
 York, IO 5 . To Mrs. Haggerston for cheese, 35. id. Owing to my 
 cosin, Thomas Dennes, 45. Owing to my other mayde, 2s. 6 d. 
 Item. These my debts, legases and funerall Dewes be dyscharged. 
 I bequeath to my wyfe the third of all the rest. And in case if 
 either god shall call upon hir out of this lvfe or that she .... to 
 the worlde againe, and that hir future husband will not be content 
 that she Kepe my said sone with her, in consideration thereof 
 I bequeath the tuition of my sonne to Michael 1 Ewarte above 
 written, and his wife, my daughter, together with all that I shall 
 dye possessed off, my debts above written, funerall dues, legacies, 
 and my wyve’s thirds being first payde. I bequeath unto my sonne 
 Edmunde, my bed, my boorde and my chaire which was my 
 father’s, together with my rycling geare, viz., my Jack, my steale 
 cap, and my sworde, and all my work hames. This to be my last 
 Will and Testament hereby by me made. Witnesses, Thomas Wray, 
 William Dennis. Edward Cook, and Adam Batie. Clerk. Proved. 
 25 Feb., 1613. 
 
 ANTHONY RICHESON. 1 
 
 The last Will and Testament of Anthony Richeson of Kirklay, 
 in the Countie of Northumberland, yeoman, deceased the 12th day 
 of March, 1612. In the name of God, Amen, I Anthony Richeson. 
 To be buried in Ponteland Church. I give unto my brother Cuth- 
 bert, my eldest sonne, William Richeson, all my four noble farm©, 
 with all my plue geare thereto belonging. And to my frend, 
 John Lowyreson, my youngest sonne, John Richeson, and a marke 
 farme with a house thereto belonging, and to my brother, Micheall 
 Richesonn, my daughter Elizabeth, an armorary, a beink and a 
 poott, and all the inseed except twoo bedding of clothes for my twoo 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Ponteland, 14 March, 1611/12 (sic); his 
 son John was bapt. there, 27 Jan., 1607/8. 
 
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 sonns, and for all the reste of my goods and catle for to be equallier 
 devided, and parted in three equal porrions for the use of my 
 twoo sonns and my daughter, except one branded whye, which 
 J give unto my sister Maly Pyes sonne which I christened, and to* 
 every one of the rest of hir children a bushill of oates, and to 
 a sonne of Heugh Willye which I christened, a yowe lamb, and 
 more to my Brother Michael’s wife a bushill of harde corne every 
 yeare during three yeare, and unto my Brother Cuthbert twoo 
 nages, a graye and a blacke, for the payment of debt in New- 
 castell, I mor give unto my Brother Cuthbert a browne kowe for to 
 buy him corne for to find his house untill Whitsonday next ensu¬ 
 ing the dat hereof. Given to Allis Lightfoot a branded whye, and 
 to Mark Ogle, the younger, Gentleman, a bay maire (1612).. 
 Witnesses, Henry Thompson, John Twissell, Anthony TwysselL 
 Proved, 13 Oct., 1612. 
 
 JAMES HALL. 1 
 
 1613. In the name of God, Amen, I, James Hall, of Bishop 
 Middleham, in the County of Durham, yeoman. I give to my 
 eldest sonne, Christopher Hall, in consideration of his fyliall por- 
 con, SOL To my second sonne, John Hall, SOL To my daughter, 
 Ann Hall, three score pounds in consideration of her filiall porcon,. 
 and the whole of my houshold stuffe. To my daughter, Jane Hall, 
 three score pounds and the moyte of my household stuffe. To 
 my youngest sonne, James Hall, three score pounds. I give to the 
 poore of Bishop Middleham pish, 5s. To my well beloved Mother 
 Margaret Hall, 5-s. for a token of remembrance. To Dorothve 
 Hall, my wive’s browne coate and a paire of my hose and shewes, 
 which were my wive’s. To my servante, Elizabeth Litster, a browne 
 wastcoate. To Anne Widdifield a peece of silver of 5s. I will that 
 my mother have some parte of my wive’s apparell at the discretion 
 of my executors. I give to Christian Hutcheson a peece of gold 
 of 5s. 6eL If any thing remaines, that my two eldest sonns shall 
 be made equally with my sonne, James. I doe make and ordayne 
 my well beloved friende, John Lee, of Fishburne, gentleman, my 
 sole Executore. And I doe make Edward Blaxton, of Chilton, 
 John Warde, of Middleham, and my Brother, Francis Hall, of 
 Worsall, Supervisors of this my Will. Witness, Edward Blaxton, 
 John Warde, and Richard Middleton. 
 
 Memn that the above named John Lee being at the time the 
 probacon of the said testament, demannded to whose use he was 
 made executor of the said testament, he answered and confessed 
 that he was made executor only in trust to and for the use of the 
 said testator’s children only. Sic : subscript, John Lee. 
 
 1 The testator’s wife, Mary, was bur. at Bishop Middleham, 17 Oct.,. 
 
 1613, and he on 13 Nov., in the same year. 
 
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 RAULPH PRESTON. 
 
 April 14, 1613. Raulph Preston, of Cowpen, in the Countye- 
 of Northumberland. My body to be buried in the church of 
 Horton. 1 give unto my sister, Gilyan Preston, 9L 10s., the 
 which 1 remaine indebted unto her, 6/. whereof is in my brother, 
 John Preston’s hand, and 3 1. 10s. in George Watson’s hand, dwell¬ 
 ing att Ivempley Carre, due to be paid unto me. I give and be¬ 
 queathe unto my three brethern, John Preston, William Preston, 
 Gawin Preston, and my two Sisters, Elizabeth Watson and Gilyan 
 Preston, and to my cosin, George Askeham, the third part of my 
 shipp called the gods grace of Sunderland and the fourth part of 
 a shipp called the gods help of Sunderland, and likewise 16/. 
 which one Rychard Moores of London doth owe unto me, as by 
 his bond—Witnesses, Thos. Handley, Thomas Haigh. Probate, 
 6th July, 1613. 
 
 ROBERT HORSLEY. 
 
 April 20, 1613. Robert Horsley of Alneham. My body to be 
 buried within the church or chancell where it is most convenient 
 to be done by my friendes and wife. 1 bequeath to my mother 
 when the corne comes of the ground, one bushell of wheate or rye, 
 one bushell of oatts, one bushel of pes. I also bequeath to my 
 brother Thomas Horsley’s two children, either of them, one guye 
 stirke. The residue of my goods to my sone, John Horsley and my 
 wife. I also leave my sone, John Horsley, to Mr. Charles Horsley 
 my verie goud friende, and be a father unto him to be brought up 
 in the feir of god, kept at the schoole, after put to an apprentice. 
 Witnesses, Thomas Ollenex, Richard Herron, Edward Robson, 
 Robert Horsley and Thos. Horsley. Witnesses to Inventory, Robert 
 Horsley in Ailenham, Thomas Horsley of Scranewood, and Robert 
 Chatter in Ailneham. Probate, 23 Feb., 1613. 
 
 ELIZABETH WRENN. 1 
 
 June, 1613. In the name of Gocle, Amen, I, Elizabeth Wrenn, 
 of Bushop Awcklande, widow, late wife of Anthonie Wren of 
 Binchester, in the County of Durham, Esq. To be buryed in the 
 
 1 Daughter of Christopher Wandisforde of Aldwark, co. York; she 
 was bur., 22 Dec., 1613, at St. Andrew's, Auckland. She mar. Anthony 
 Wren who was bur. at Auckland, 11 Nov., 1595. Charles, the eldest son, 
 was bapt., 26 June, 1564, at Auckland (from whence the other dates are 
 taken); Francis, bapt., 10 Mch., 1565/6, mar. Elizabeth Spenceley, 30 
 July, 1594, at Egglescliffe, and bur. 5 Nov., 1630; Mary, bapt., 2 Feb., 
 1561/2, mar. Sir John Claxton of Nettlesworth (bapt. 25 Oct., 1560, bur. 
 at Chester-le-Street, 3 Jan. 1637/8, son of Robert Claxton); Jane, bapt., 
 5 May, 1569, bur., 12 Feb., 1605/6, mar. at Escomb, 3 July, 1592, Sir 
 Henry Frankland. There will be found a pedigree of the Wren family 
 in this Society’s publications, vol. 124, pp. 205-8. 
 
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 Quire of my pish church of St. Andrew, Awckland. As for my 
 wordly goods my mind and will is as followethe. I give to my 
 revert Lord, the Lord Bp. of Durham, a 30 shillings peece of gold 
 as a poore token, my thankfulnes for all his liond favoures and 
 goodness to me and myne. I give to his sonns, Mr. Timothie and 
 Mr. Francis James, to eyther of them, an halfe ryall of gould as 
 a token. I give and bequeathe to my grandchilde, John Claxton, 
 sonne of Sir John Claxton, Knight, 20/. of the 50/. his father dothe 
 owe unto me as a remembrance of my love unto him. I give to 
 his mother, the Laclie Mary Claxton, my daughter, my crosse of 
 gould. I give to my grandchilde. Antlionye Frankland, sonne 
 of Sir Henry Frankeland, Knight, 50/. out of that two hundred 
 and thirtee pounds which my sonne, Francis Wren, oweth unto 
 me, to be paid unto him when he shall accomplishe the age of 
 twenty one years. The residue of the said sume I give and bequeath 
 amongst my grandchildren, the daughter of my sonne, Francis 
 Wren, accordinge to an order an agrement maid by the right 
 reverd father, the Lo. Bp. of Durham, that now is, and Michaell 
 Pemberton and Robt. Pemberton, gent., which said order and agree¬ 
 ment if my said sonne, Francis Wren, refuse to pforme of his 
 parte, then my mynde and will is that the said sume of two hun¬ 
 dred and thirtie pounds shall stande and remayne as a dew debt 
 unto my executors, and that they do paie the said sum of 50/. 
 formerly bequeathed to my grandchilde Anthonie Frankland, 
 when he shall accomplish the full age of 21 yeares. I give to 
 Lyndley Wren my grandchild my wedding ringe my best dozen 
 of sylver spoones and the cupn which was my brother Wandisfords. 
 To my grandchild Charles Wren, 40/. towards his maintenance 
 at the Univsities. I give to Henry Wren, my grandchild, 20/. 
 to be paid out of my houses in Awckland. To the Ladie Wren, my 
 daughter-in-lawe, my gold ringe with the turcasse stone. To my 
 grandchild, Francis Wren, one of my white cupps of sylver. To 
 my worll friende, Mr. Doctor Colmore, one angell of gold, and to 
 his daughter, Mrs. Fulthorp, my best kyrtle, and to my good sone, 
 Mr. Clement Colmore a band and paire of Cuffs. I give to my 
 kind cozen, Thomas Chaytor, an angell of gould. To my cozen, 
 Mr. Edward Hutton, and to my niece, his wife, to eyther of 
 them a 205. peece of gould. To my nephew, Mr. Christopher 
 Lassells, an angell of gold. I give to my sister, Downes, and to 
 my cozen, George Downes, to either of them, an angell of gould. 
 To my cozen, Mr. Roger Lazenbie, 4/. whereof he oweth me 40-s. 
 To my cozen, William Blackett, 40s. To my kind friend, Martvn 
 Jackson, a 20s. peece of gould. To my kind friendes, Robt. 
 Armstrong and Willm. Brasse, to eyther of them, an old ryall. 
 To John Martindale, Robt. Tompson, Chrisfer Wrene, and John 
 Clarke, to every of them, an angell of gould, and to my godsoon, 
 Charles Martindale a french crowne. To my cozen, Mr. Clement 
 Lambert, 5s. and to my kind neighbor, John Wilson, 5s. To my 
 
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 worll and kind friende, Mr. Morecrooft, parson of Stanhope, 
 a 20s. peece of gould, requestinge him to preach at my funerall 
 and to burye me. I give to the stocke of the poore of St. Andrew, 
 Auckland parish, 5 1. and 5 1. to be distributed amongst the poore 
 householders and neadie people of the said pish, at the discretion 
 of my executors. The residue of all my goodes and chattells, I 
 give and bequeathe unto my loveing sonne, Sir Charles Wren, 
 Knight, whom I make sole executor. Witnesses hereof, Ferdinand 
 Moorecrooft, Robt. Armstrong, George Lazenbye, William Blackett. * 
 
 HENRY STEVENSON. 1 
 
 June 23. 1613. In the name of God, Amen, I, Henry Steven¬ 
 son, of Clapurth, in the Cittie of Durham, cordiner. To be 
 buried in St. Nicholas Church in the cittie of Durham. I give 
 to the poore of St.Nicholas pish, tenn shillinges in money, to be 
 bestowed amongst them in bread and cheese, the morrow next 
 after my buryall. I bequeathe to, Margaret Stevenson, my wife, 
 the house with the appurtenances wherein I now dwell so long 
 as she is my wife. I also give her the burgage lying nigh the 
 yarde yaits, wherein Ralphe Waide now dwells, and after her 
 decease, that the said burgage shall come wholly and clearly to 
 my sonne, Henry Stevenson, and his heires for ever. I will that 
 the burgage and appurtences wherein I now dwell, after the death 
 of my said wife, or immediately after her marriage, shall come 
 fullv to my sonne, Christopher Stevenson, with all the right and 
 title thereof for and with my Stall Roome in the Church. I give 
 to my wife all my household stuff and gear, and also my malt 
 stocke, and my wife to pay unto John Ayre, of Wolsingham, 
 three poundes in money, which I owe unto him. I give unto my 
 foure sonns, 20-s. apeece. Witnesses, Edward Taylor, George 
 Craggs, John Inglebye, John Lyttle. 
 
 WILLIAM DALTON .2 
 
 July 19, 1613. In the name of God, Amen, I, William 
 Dalton, the elder, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the 
 County of the same towne, gentleman. To be buryed in the pish 
 
 1 The testator was bur., 29 June, 1613, at St. Nicholas, Durham, 
 where he mar. his wife, Margaret, 27 Oct., 1588, and where she was bur., 
 
 19 Apl., 1622; by her he had Henry, who mar. Elizabeth Hudson, widow, 
 
 11 Sept., 1621, and was bur., 8 Aug., 1641; Christopher, bapt., 20 Apl., 
 1589, bur., 31 Mch., 1628, mar. Margaret Harrison, 13 June, 1613, at 
 St. Mary-le-Bow; Ralph, bapt., 22 July, 1591, bur. 25 May, 1653, mar. 
 Mirriel, 20 June, 1614; Thomas, bapt., 22 May., 1595, bur., 28 Nov., 
 1681 (all dates from St. Nich., Durham). 
 
 2 He was bur. at St. Andrew’s, Newcastle, 23 July, 1613; his son 
 William’s wife. Barbary, was bur., 12 May, 1646; his son, Lionel, was 
 bur., 5 Aug., 1620. 
 
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 church of St. Andrews, within the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne 
 aforesaid, where I am a pshioner, where my ancestors lye, or as 
 nigh thereunto as convenientlie as may he. And touching my 
 lands, tenements, goods, chattells, and possessions, which by 
 god’s pmission I have and possess, I give and bequeath them in 
 manr and forme followinge, that is to say, first whereas I have 
 advanced and estated my eldest sonne, William Dalton, of certain 
 of my lands and tenements in the County of Northumberland, I 
 will he and his lieires male of his bodye lawfully begotten, shall 
 have hold and enjoy the same duringe their naturall lives, and 
 for want of such issue male my will is that the said lands shall 
 pass unto the heires male of the next of kin of the Daltons for 
 ever. And touching the tenements and farmhold situate in 
 Northwetsled, in the same County of Northumberland, now’ in the 
 occupation of Ralph Walker and John Walker, I give and bequeath 
 the same to the heires male of my said sonne William, of his 
 heirs lawfully begotton of his body, and for want of such issue 
 male my will is that the said lands shall pass unto the heires 
 male of the next of kindred of the Daltons for ever. I will give 
 and bequeath those two tenements, with their appurtenances, 
 situate and being in Pilgrim Street, within the said towne of 
 Newcastle, the one in the occupation of me the said William 
 Dalton, and the other in the occupation of Richard Browne, 
 baker and brewer, as followeth, that is to say, to my sonne, Lionell 
 Dalton, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and 
 for default of such issue to William Dalton, sonne of the said 
 William Dalton, and the heires male of his bodye lawfully begotten, 
 and for default of such issue to the next heiies male of me the 
 said William Dalton for ever. I will give and bequeath all those my 
 sixteene butts or riggs of land called tempest Lvezes, situate lying, 
 and being in the territories of Elswicke, in the County of Northd., 
 late in the occupation of Bertram Anderson Marchant, deceased,, 
 to my aforesaid sonne, Lyonell Dalton, and the heires male of his 
 bodye lawfully begotten ; and for default of such issue to the said 
 William Dalton, sonne of my said sonne William, and the heires 
 male of his body lawfully to be begotton ; and for lack of such issue 
 to my next heire male for ever in manner and forme as before is 
 lymitted for the said tenements in Pilgrim Street, Touching two 
 tenements situate in the Midle street, within the said towne of 
 Newcastle, now in the several tenours or occupation of John Atkin¬ 
 son and John Selbve, I give the same tenements to my sonne Lyonell 
 to have one of the said howses to the heires of his bodye lawfully 
 begotten. I give one howse wherein John Selbve nowe dwelleth 
 standing in the said Midle Street unto my daughter Elizabeth, 
 during her naturall lvffe, and after her natural lyfe, to my 
 said sonne Lyonell, and the heires male of his bodye lawfully 
 begotten as aforesaid. And where I have one covenante without 
 Pilgrim Street gates and a certain pcell of land thereunto belong- 
 
inge nowe to the severall tenours or occupations of Uubert Anderson 
 Marchant and one Ralph Hall which I heretofore bought and 
 purchased in the name of my said sone Lyonell, I will and devise 
 that the same tenement and land in part of satisfaction of my 
 said sonne Lyonell, his child’s part and portion of my goods and 
 chatteles shall remaine to him and his heire as aforesaid for ever. 
 
 I give and bequeath to Robert Dalton, sonne of William Dalton, 
 my out rents going out of the tenements hereunder mentioned to 
 him and his heires for ever, that is to say, the outrents going 
 out of a tenement now in the occupation of John Malaber, 
 glover, the sum of 3s. 4 cl. situate near the heade 
 
 of All Hallow bancks within the said towne of Newcastle, and 3s. 
 going out of a tenement thereunto next adjoining now in the 
 occupation of Robert C. . . . Sadller, and 12<r/., yearly going- 
 out of cellar at the topp of the painter heugh a cellar there now 
 in the occupation of Robert Gibson Marchant, or his assigns, 
 and 12 d. going out of a howse next adjoining to the . . . mose 
 howses in the prior chaire now in the occupation of John Stobbs. 
 I give and bequeath to my daughter, Elizabeth Dalton, the sum 
 of 40/. of lawful money of England for full payment; and discharge 
 of her filiall and child’s part of my goods, chattells, rights and 
 debts, the same sume to be paid hir within thre years next after 
 my decease. I give to my sister Grace, 40s., and to Robert 
 Dalton of Newcastle, Baker, 6s. Sd. for a token. Whereas I have 
 given to my said sonne, Lionell Dalton, reversion of the tenements 
 in Pilgrim Street aforesaid, and of the said tenements and lands 
 without Pilgrim Street Gates, all which I estimate to be worth 51. 
 in the yere the same shall be to him in part satisfaction of 
 his filiall and child’s part of all and singular my goods, chattels, 
 rights and debts. And further I doe give unto him in full pay¬ 
 ment and satisfaction of his said child’s part and porcon the 
 howse which Thomas, the Millenner, doth dwell in without Pilgrim 
 Street gates, and one little howse above which Ralph Hall dwells 
 in with the rest above named. I give to Robert Dalton, sonne and 
 heire to my son William Dalton of Wetsled, one yellow oxe for a 
 
 remembrance.I doe give unto the said Robert Dalton of 
 
 Wetsled to give unto his sister, Poley Dalton, the sume of 20/. I 
 give unto Barbarie Dalton, my sone William Dalton, his wife, 
 one brown oxe which my sonne William hath in his occupation. 
 I doe give her as a remembrance. I give unto Barbarie Dalton, 
 Alison Dalton, and Jelyon Dalton, two oxen which were bought at 
 Whitmonday laste paste, to be divided equally amongst them or 
 every of the said children to have the sume of 20s. a piece. T doe 
 give unto my sone William, the sume of 20s. which he did borrow 
 of me, I doe freely give it him. T doe give unto William Dalton, 
 sone unto my sonne William, one black quve. 1 give unto 
 Dorofhie one Black quve which T bought of Andrew Brocket. 
 I give unto my daughter, Elizabeth Dalton, all my goods which 
 
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 I have at Northwetsled. I have tenne heads of Cattle unbe¬ 
 queathed which I doe give unto hir in parte of' hir child’s porcon, 
 and twenty yewes and fourteen© lames, all which I give unto 
 hir as aforesaid. I give unto Margarie Smith, my sister Daughter, 
 the sum of 6s. 8 d. I doe give unto my sone, Lionell Dalton, 
 seven head of cattell which are going twoo of them at Seghell, 
 one at Burowton, and two at Killingworth and two at Newcastle, 
 with one browne n'aige all which several Cattell I do 
 give unto my sonne Lionell to pay such legacies as I have hereto 
 set downe. I doe give unto Marie Dent, my servant and kins¬ 
 woman, the sum of 10s. I give unto Michael Baites for a re- 
 membrance, 5s. I doe give unto Thomas Claphamson for a 
 remembrance, 3s. I give unto Philipe Dalton the sum of 6s. 8 d. 
 
 I doe give unto James Dalton, 6s. 8d. I give unto Thomas Dalton 
 of Southwetsled the sume of 6s. 8 d. I give unto William Dalton 
 of the same towne the sume of 6s. 8 d. I doe give unto Geane 
 Dunfere, widow, the sum of ten shillings. I give unto William 
 Dente, Sailor, for a token the sum of 3s. 4 d. I give unto Thomas 
 Dente for a token the sum of 3s. id. I give unto my mother in 
 law, Elizabeth Hailstone, for a remembrance the sume of 6s. 8 d. 
 
 I give unto William Graye of Northwetsled the sume of 5s. for a 
 token. All the residue of my goods, chattels, rights, and debts 
 oweing unto me, my debts and funerall charges being payd and 
 discharged. I wholly give and bequeath to my said sone, Lionell 
 Dalton, in full satisfacon of his porcon, further I ordeyne that 
 he the said Lyonell Dalton, my sone, shall pay all the aforesaid 
 legacies above mentioned and everie part and peon of the same. 
 And I doe hereby ordeyne and make of this my last Will and 
 Testament my full and sole executor my sonne, Lyonel Dalton, 
 and Elizabeth Dalton, my daughter, to pforme all things herein 
 contained according to my good meaning of this my last Will and 
 Testament. I have given unto Lancelot Hall, my son in law, the 
 sum of 505. in hand paide moreover. I doe give unto William 
 Hall, my daughter’s sone, the sum of 81., to be paid unto him 
 when it shall please god that he shall come unto the age of 21 
 yeares, to be paid unto him, by my sone Lyonell out of the porcon 
 which I have given him. I give unto the aforesaid William Hall, 
 one spanged quve, and the said William Hall is to enter upon the 
 profitts of hir presentlye upon my departure, and my sonne 
 William shall keepe hir to the use of the said William Hall. My 
 will is that all the household stuff 1 have in my howse I will that 
 it shallbe equally devided between my sonne. Lvoneil Dalton, 
 and Elizabeth, my daughter. Witnesses, Wm. Headhed. Thomas 
 Pearson, Cuthbert Readheed, Thomas Claphearson, John Pigge r 
 Thomas Myers. 
 
 Inventory, 62/. 165. Proved, 1613. 
 
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 CHRISTOPHER MYTFORD. 1 
 
 Sept. 11, 1613, Christopher Mytford, of the towne of Newcastle 
 upon Tyne, merchante. And my bodie to be buried in the pish 
 church of St. Nicholas within the towne of Newcastle. I give 
 and bequeathe unto Bartram Mytforth, my sonne, all such 
 evidences and writeings which are in my counting house, and all 
 my estate, right, title, interest, and clayme which I nowe have or 
 hereafter to have of and in the messuage lands and tenements, 
 leases, rents whatsoever, except one lease of the house upon the 
 Sande hille now in the tenure of John Milbanke, which he, the said 
 John, is to hold during the said lease, and after the expiration 
 of such lease, to my said sonne, Bartram Mytforth. I give to my 
 said sone, Bartram, and Mrs. Jane Burrell, my daughter, all 
 that my title and interest in a lease of a coale myne in Whitbie 
 more within the lordship of Kenton equallie between them. To 
 my said sone, Bartram Mitforth, one fourth part of a small fishen 
 barke called the Elsabeth. To my son-in-law, Mr. Francis Burrell, 
 and my said daughter, his wife, two several peaces of gold of 22s. 
 the peace. To Peter Burrell, Elinor Burrell and Marie Burrell, 
 to each of them a peace of gold of 22s. the piece. The rest and 
 residue of my goods to my sone, Bartram Mytforth, whom I make 
 sole Executor. I doe appoint Mr. James Claveringe, of the said 
 towne of Newcastle, Alderman and George Fenwick of the said 
 Town Merchant Supervisors of this my Will. Witnesses, James 
 Claveringe, Isabell Mitforth, George Dobsone, William Wands¬ 
 worth. 
 
 Inventory, 285C 15s. id. Probate, 1613. 
 
 1 Son of John Mitford by liis second wife, Magdalen, dau. of John 
 Fenwick of Kenton, he was probably bapt. at St. Nicli., Newcastle (from 
 the registers of which the following dates are taken), 7 Feb., 1561/2. 
 He mar. Elinor Nicholson, 15 Sept., 1590. She was bur., 6 July, 1610, 
 he, 21 Sept., 1613. They had five children, viz. :—Jane, bapt., 10 Sept. 
 1592 (she mar., first, 2 Feb., 1607/8, Francis Burrell, who was bur., 15 
 May, 1624, at All Saints, second, 22 Aug., 1626, Ralph Carnaby of 
 Halton); Roger, bapt., 23 Sept., 1593, bur. 31 May, 1596; Bertram, 
 bapt., 27 July, 1595, mentioned, 29 Sept., 1623, in the will of his cousin 
 John Mitford of Newcastle; Christopher, bapt., 28 May, 1597, bur., 
 22 Oct, 1599; Timothy, bapt., 18 May, bur., 29 Sept., 1606. Roger 
 Nicholson in his will, 2 Dec., 1590 (38 Surt. Soc.., p. 1«6) mentions his 
 dau., Ellinor Mitford, and his son-in-law, Christopher Mitford. Sponsors 
 at the above-mentioned baptisms include many relations of Elinor, dau. 
 of Roger, viz. :—Henry Chapman, uncle, Mrs. Jane Mitford, great 
 aunt, Matthew Chapman, uncle, Daniel Heckstetter, second husband of 
 her sister Jane, Francis Anderson’s wife (Barbara) her sister, James 
 Clavering husband of her sister Grace, the wife of her uncle Henry 
 Chapman, and Francis Anderson, brother-in-law. (The notes in 38 
 Surt. Soc., p. 187, on Roger Nicholson’s sons-in-law, Bertram Anderson 
 and Christopher Mitford, require revision.) 
 
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 WILLIAM YOUNGE. 1 2 
 
 Sept., 1(513. 1, William Younge, of the towne of Sedgefield, 
 
 in the Bishopriek of Durham. To be buried in the churchyard of 
 Sedgefield and touching the goods which gode hath given unto— 
 thus dispose of them as followeth : I bequeath unto my sonne, 
 Ralph Young, if he returne to Sedgefield anytime within the space 
 and tyme of seven yeares, all my goods whatsoever within and 
 without. I give unto him my two kyne and two calves and tenn 
 sheepe with all my other goods, but if my sonne come not within 
 the time aforesaid that then all my goods whatsoever shall be given 
 and distributed unto four equall parts, the three parts thereof 
 to be given to the poore of Sedgefield towne, the fourthe to rest 
 to the poor within the parish. And this distribution to be made 
 within the term of three yeares next following the expiration of 
 the said seven yeares, and these my goods all of them in the mean¬ 
 time I committ unto the trust and putt into the hands of my 
 nephew, Robt. Younge, of Sedgefield, the elder, to be disposed of 
 by him as aforesaid, and this doe I acknowledge by this my Will— 
 George Wood, curate, Ralph Ellison, Robt. Younge the younger, 
 John Pattison. The testator died, the 9th of September, 1613. 
 
 JOHN GAGE.2 
 
 May 20, 1614. In the name of God, Amen, I, John Gage, of 
 Sedgefield, in the County of Durham, Gent. To be buried in the 
 church or churchyarde of Sedgefield as shall bee appointed. And 
 touching my goods I thus dispose of them, first, I bequeath unto 
 the poore of Sedgefield towne, 31. I give and bequeath unto my 
 brother, George Gage, 10/. I bequeath to John Gage, sone of my 
 said brother, 10/. I bequeath to Christian Hutchinson, the wife 
 of Robert Hutchinson, of Byshop Midlehan, my sister’s daughter, 
 10/. I bequeath to John Hutchinson, my godsonne, the sonne of 
 the said Robert and Christian Hutchinson, 5/. I give to my wives 
 kinswoman, Jaine Fishburne, wife of Robert Fishburne, of Sedge¬ 
 field, 40s. I give to John Valyan, of Bradbury, 405 . I bequeath 
 to John Gibson, my servant, 105. To each of my other servantes, 
 2s. 6d. I bequeath to each of my godsonns, Christopher Hickson, 
 William Bellarby, Henry Johnson, John Lynne, John Johnson, 
 the sone of Samuell Johnson, and to everie one of these one lamhe. 
 I bequeath to John Valyan, the sone of John Valyan, of Bradbury, 
 one lambe. I bequeath to each one of Robert Fishburne’s children 
 
 1 He was bur. at Sedgefield, 12 Sept., 1613, his wife Jane havino- 
 been bur. there on the 15 August in that year. 
 
 2 He mar. at Sedgefield, Agnes Barnes, 2 Dec., 1600, and was bur. 
 there, 29 May, 1614. Christian Hutchinson was bur. at Bishop Middle- 
 ham, 17 June, 1618. There is a pedigree of Hutchinson in Arch. Ael., 
 3rd Ser., vol. xiii., pp. 184-5. 
 
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 to every one of them one lamb a peece. I give and bequeath to my 
 wife the lease of the messuage and two oxgangs of land in Sedge- 
 held during her naturall life, and after her life ended. I give 
 and bequeath the said lease to my kinsman, William Tunbridge, 
 who in that regard shall give at the time of his entrance there 
 upon the sume of 5/. to his brother, Ingraime Tunbridge. 1 give 
 unto Mr. George Wood, 22 s. in gould. I give and bequeath to 
 Sir George Freville and my ladie, his wife, to each of them, 10s. 
 in gould. My will is that my kinsman, William Tunbridge, 
 continue in his service to my wyfe dilengently, faithfully and 
 dutifully, shewing therein all good and kind respect that she may 
 in which regard he shall have as wages 53s. id. by the yeare with 
 meate and clrinke. I give to all my god daughters to each of them 
 a lambe, only to my god daughter, Frances Welles, at Merington. 
 I give and bequeath one young quye to make her a cowe. To every 
 one of my godsonns, not before named, 1 give to each of them 
 one lambe. I signifye by this writing© for the greater security of 
 my wife that all bills, bonds and other writings and accounts 
 whatsoever between Sir George Freville and my selfe are dis¬ 
 charged and reckoned for, only whereas he layd out about 23/. 
 for that land in great Steynton, he received of me in lieu thereof 
 one stoned colt, one gelding and one nagg. And lastly ail my other 
 goods moveable and unmovable, my debts, legacies and the charges 
 of my funerall discharged I give and bequeath to my wife, Anne 
 Gage, whom by this writing© I doe ordeyne and appoint sole execu¬ 
 trix of this my Will, praying Sir George Freville and my Ladie 
 to see that none doe or offer any wrothe unto my wife. Witnesses, 
 George Wood, curate. 
 
 Inventory, 203/. 195. id. 
 
 ROGER HEARON. 
 
 June 30, 1614. Roger Hearon, of Riplington, in the Countie 
 of Northumberland, Gentleman. My bodie to be buried in my 
 parish church of Walton. I give and bequeath all my lands of 
 Riplington to Sir William Selby, of Shortflat, Knight, and to 
 Mr. Roger Widdrington, of Cartington, gentleman, to them and 
 their heirs for ever. I mean as well all my houses and edifices, 
 buildings, barns, byers, with all lands, pastures of comon to me 
 belonging. Providing allways that the said Sir William Selby, 
 Knight, and Mr. Roger Widdrington, gentleman, shall minister 
 sufficient maintenance unto my selfe during my life, natural, out 
 of my said lands at Riplington. I give to Jane Pott and her 
 heirs for ever, 205. a yeare out of my lands aforesaid. I give to 
 my daughter, Margarett Hearon, and her heirs for ever, yearly, 
 the sum of 205. and also to Roger Barton and his heirs for ever, 
 yearly, 305. out of my said lands. I give unto the said Sir 
 William Selby, Knight, and Mr. Roger Widdrington, all my 
 
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 lands in Walton. I give to Jane Pott and hir sonne, Ralph Pott, 
 all that my cottage in Thornton, now in the occupation of Ralph 
 Nicholson, to them and their heirs. To Robert the sonne of 
 Elizabeth Sheapford, 10s. To the poore of Walton, 20s. I give 
 to my daughter, Isabell Errington, 20s. Residue of my goods 
 whatsoever to Sir William Selby whom I make sole Executor. 
 I ordaine Roger Pott and Roger Barton, Supervisors. To Mary 
 Robson, one cowe. Probate, 26 August, 1614. 
 
 THOMAS CHAITOR. 1 * * * * 6 
 
 July 6, 1614. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Chaitor, 
 of Buterbie, in the Countie of Durham, Esquire. To be buried 
 in St. Oswald’s Church in Durham, as near unto my beloved 
 parents as convenientlie maie be if I dept this lyff near there unto 
 or els where it shall please my executors here undernamed. And 
 now concerning my worldlie goods wherewth it hath pleased god 
 to blesse me, I give and bequeth as followeth. I give and bequeth 
 all that my mannor or capitall message of Buterbie sotheron 
 closes with all and singular ther appurtences unto my dearlie 
 beloved wiffe, Jane Chaitor, for and during her liffe, naturall, 
 praeing her and pswadinge my selfe she will be kind and loveing 
 to my son©, Henrie. I give and bequeth to my sonne, Henrie, 
 to be and remain© as heire loomes all my brewing vessel, my clock 
 in the Hall, my base viall, my watch that was Sir Henrie Lindlies, 
 and the imbroided waste coate, my ring with the Turcas, my 
 ringe with the bload stone: and 1 reserve it to my wyfe and 
 executors what houshold stuffe he shall have more then I express, 
 and I give him all glass windows and wainscott. I give him my 
 house and houses in Durham with the appurtences. I give unto 
 
 1 The testator was son of Christopher Chaytor of Butterby by his 
 
 wife, Elizabeth, dau. of William Clervaux of Croft, oo. York. He mar., 
 firstly, Eleanor, dau. of ... . Thornell of East Newton, co. York, who 
 
 died without issue and was bur. at St. Oswald’s (from which registers 
 the following dates are taken), 22 July, 1603; he mar., secondly, Jane, 
 
 dau. of Sir Nicholas Tempest, bart., of Stella, by his wife, Isabella 
 Lambton; she was bur., 1 Sept., 1666, leaving issue, Henry, who was 
 
 aged 11, at the Inq. p.m. of his father taken at Durham, 3 Apl., 1619, 
 bur., 1 May, 1629, aged 20; Thomas, bur., 27 June, 1631; Nicholas, bapt., 
 
 6 Dec., 1608, died, 10 Feb.,1665/6, mar. Ann, dau. of Wm. Lambton of 
 Great Stainton, 19 Jan., 1635/6, at Haughton-le-Skerne, where she was 
 bur., 2 Aug., 1664; Jeronima, bapt., 1 Sept., 1605, mar. Thomas Swin- 
 burn of Barmston; Elizabeth, bur., 31 May, 1610; Isabel, bapt. at Kyton, 
 13 Qct., 1606, mar. James Belasys of Owston; Mary, bur., 8 Sept, 1631; 
 Trothe, bur., 27 Feb., 1631/2; Margaret, mar. Balpli Bates of Halliwell, 
 she was bur. at Earsdon, 24 Feb., 1685/6, he was bapt. at Earsdon, 
 29 Aug., 1613, and bur. there, 11 Mch., 1690/1 The testator’s burial 
 entry reads as follows: ”1618, July 20. The right worshipfull Mr. 
 Thomas Chaytor of Buterbie Esquire, a most wordy houskeper both for 
 riche and poore, he beinge of the age of Ixiiii yearcs, unto whorne God 
 send a joyfull resurrectione.” 
 
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 my sonne, Nicholas, my lease of the tiethes of corne and sheeves 
 of Towen Kelloe and Cassop. 1 give him my lande in Huton 
 Henrie in the tenore and possession of John Lambe or his assignes, 
 and this my bequeste to be to him in full satisfacon of his child’s 
 part and porcon of my goods. I give to my sister Whitfeild, 406'. 
 and to my sister Tanckard I give an angell in gold for a token. 
 1 give to everie one of my clerks that slialbe my servantes 
 att my death, one angell of gold for a token. I give to 
 Itobt. Denninge, my servant, twenty nobles, to be paid him 
 within one quarter of a yeare after my death. I bequeth to 
 the poore of Saint Oswald’s in Durham parish, 40s., and to everie 
 pish in Durham except the two balies, 10s. a peece, to be distri¬ 
 buted amongst the poore and neede there, and to the two pishes of 
 north and south balie, 6s. Scl ., to be equallie devided amongst the 
 poore of them, and I give to be devided amongest the poore 
 prisoners in Durham Gaole att my death, lOs. I bequeth to the 
 poore in Saint Andrew, Awkland, 20s. To the poore of Cassop and 
 the pish where I have tithes att it and Towen Kelloe, 6s*. 8 d. 1 
 constitute and ordeyne my beloved father, Sir Nicholas Tempest, 
 Knight, and my brother, Thomas Tempest, Esquire, myne executors 
 of this my last will and Testament. I give unto my father in law 
 the best nagg I leave att his choice, att my death, and to my said 
 brother one angell of gold a peece for a simple token. All the 
 rest of my goods not bequethed I give and bequeth unto my 
 daughters to be devided amongst them except my daughter 
 Jeromina and Isobell, to whom I bequeth twenty pounds a peece 
 over and above ther part in that division, and I praie my wife 
 to bestow such of her jewells as she shall think fitt on Jeromina 
 when it shall please god she shall happen to be maried or come of 
 full age, and likewise what of her jewels that were mine she shall 
 think fitt att her pleasure to bestow on my sonne Henrie, when 
 he shall accomplish the age of one and twenty years. I give and 
 bequeth to my sonns, Henrie and Nicholas, all my books to be 
 equallie devided betwixt them when they shall come to lawfull age, 
 and I frelie give god’s blessing and myne to all my children 
 beseeching god to blesse preserve and prosper them in all there 
 waies, words, works and thoughts to god’s glorie and there salvacon 
 in and by Christ Jesus, Amen, Amen, Amen. 
 
 NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF THOMAS CHAITOR. 1 
 
 Memorandum, That Thomas Chaitor, of Butterbe, in the 
 County of Durham, Esquire, did divers and sundrye tymes in his 
 life tyme, long before his death (who died the 19 July, 1618), save, 
 declare and make known to his wife and others that it was alwaies 
 
 1 It will be noticed bis former will is not attested. It lias been 
 thought advisable to print his nuncupative will next to his first one. 
 
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 his intendment, will, purpose and meaning©, that his sonne and 
 heire, Henrye Chaitor, should have his moitie which he had of the 
 tieth corn© of the prebend of Awkland and Binchester, and willed 
 them to bear witness thereof, if it please god, he should dye and 
 not declare itt acordinglie in his will. And having afterwards 
 solde his said intereste, of his said tiethes, to Sir Charles Wrenn, 
 Knight, and having© receyved the monies he sold the same for, 
 which was 300/., on or about© the 23 day of June, 1617, he, the 
 said deceased, did divers and several tymes shortlye then after 
 (being of sound and perfect health and memorye) signifie and 
 declare to his wife and some of his servantes (whom he called upon 
 purposelye to heare him) that as he alwayes intended that his said 
 sonne and heire should have the said tythes if he kept them unsold 
 so it was his full will and meaning that he should have the said 
 300/. which he had sold© the same for, and did absolutely give the 
 same unto him and willed and required his said wife, Mrs. Jane 
 Chaitor, and Anthonye Thompson, Thomas Bullock, and otheres, 
 his servants (to whom he declared the premises), to beare witnesse 
 thereof accordinglie. And furthermore the said deceased (accord¬ 
 ing^ to and in confirmation of his former speaches) havinge a care 
 that the same should take effectt, Did himself negotiate the said 
 monies to and for the use and benefitt of his said sonne and heire, 
 and did on or about the said 23 daie of June, 1617, aforesaid, 
 lend forth the same monies to Roger Tockett of Alnaby, Esqr., to 
 be repaid on or about Whitson tuesdav and then next after and 
 now last past, and to that end and purpose did take the bonde 
 thereon in the name of Thomas Tempest, of Stelley, Esquire, his 
 brother in law, wherewith (as also with the recited premises) he 
 shortlye then after acquainted his said brother and requested him 
 to see the same effectted accordinglie. And having receyved 200/. 
 of the said 300/. of the said© Mr. Tockett at or about the tyme that 
 the same was and became due as aforesaid©, he, the said deceased, 
 did lend the same shortlye after to Robert Brandlinge, of Fellinge, 
 Esqr., and took© the bond in his owne name, yet very shortlie after, 
 he (espying© and repenting© his over sight in taking the bonde in 
 his own name, whereas formalye he had used his brother’s name) 
 tolde his said brother and wife and others thereof and withall told 
 them, that albeitt he had unadvisedly taken that bond in his own 
 name, yet he intended itt to lend for the use of the said Henry 
 Chaitor, his saide sonne and heire, as thoe he had taken itt in the 
 said Mr. Tempest’s name. And the other 100/. parcell of the said 
 300/. is yett in the said Mr. Tocket’s hands upon the bond taken in 
 the said Mr. Tempest’s name as aforesaid. Witnesses to the 
 premises, Jane Chaytor, Tho. Tempest. Proved, 1618. 
 
 Sept. 29, 1618. An. Inventory of all the goodes and chattells, 
 moveable and unmoveable, and credits thatt lately were and did 
 belonge unto Thomas Chaitor, of Butterbye in the Countye of 
 Durham, Esquire, deceased, at the tyme of his decease 
 
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 valewed, seen© and praised by Cutht. Maltbye, John Farrowe, 
 John Kirkley, and Ralph Younger, yeomen, as followeth. 
 In the Hall : a short table, a long table with their frames, 
 and a lenyen eupbord, 13s\ id., the carpett, clothes to them 
 belonginge, 6s. Sc?., three longe settles, two formes, two chares, 
 a chikies chare, three lowe chares, 13s. id., a palk, a little 
 low clipboard, 3s. id., apaire of tonges and a fire shovell, 18c?. 
 In the Parlor : a longe table with two draw© leaves, 20s., a square 
 table in the windowe and a rounde table, 13s. id., a lenyen cup- 
 bord, 5s., a little lowe eupbord, 3s. id., and embroydered chare, 
 3s. id., two lower chares, 3s. id., a dozen and an halfe of buffett 
 stooles and a short© forme, 16s., the carpett clothes upon and 
 belonginge to the saide three tables and lenyen cupbords, 10s., two 
 desks, 8s., and a dozen of cushiones, 6s. 8c?., pare of virginals, 20s., 
 an iron chimley, a parr of tonges, and a fire shovell, 5s. In the 
 Inner Parlor : a lenyon eupbord and a chare, 6s. Sd., a bedsteade 
 with a teaster of firr, 10s., the clothes upon it, a mattress, a 
 featherbedde, a bolster, two pillowes, a pare of blanketts, a cover- 
 lett and a white rugg with the courting© rodds, courtinges and 
 vallances, and a longe cushon upon the Lenyon eupbord, 40s. In 
 the Chamber over the Parlor : a little square table in the window, 
 2s. (Sd., a presser, 8s*. id., a lenan cupboard, 5s., a little wainscott 
 chist, 5s., a truckle bedd for children for the clothes upon itt, 
 Gs. Sd., three old truncks and a wanded chare, 5s., two carpett 
 clothes for the ley on eupbord and little table and a long cushion, 
 3s. id., an iron chimney, a pare of tonges and a fire shovell, 2s. 6 d. 
 In the green Chamber : a bedstead with a canopye and courtings, 
 Gs. Sd., and the clothes upon a feather bedd, a bolster, a parre of 
 blankets, two fustion pillowes, two coverletts, 20s., a litle chare, 
 table, an old charre, 4s., a long cushon, 2s. 6c?., two old trunks, 
 18c?., a litle carpett clothe, 12 d., the hanggings about the chamber 
 being old, 10s. In the Chamber over the Hall : a standing bedstead 
 with the curtings, courtinge rodds, and vallances, 40s., the clothes 
 upon itt, to witt, a mattrass, a featherbed, a bolster, two fustion 
 pillowes, a pare of blankets, a coverlett, a green rugg, 40s., a 
 palliett pece, a feather bedd, a bolster, a pare of pillowes, a paire 
 of blanketts, a coverlett and a rugg, 20s., a leyeon eupbord, 4s., 
 two longe embrowdered cushions, 8s., a chare embrowdered, a lowe 
 chare covered with needle worke, 6s., foure lowe stoolles, two 
 embrodered and two covered with silke, 4s., a longe chist of firr, 
 2s. 6c?., the iron ban's, a paire of tonges and a fire shovell, 3s. 4c?., 
 the hanggings about the chamber, 13s. 4c?. In the little Chamber 
 att the Starehead : a standing bedstead with a teaster, 10s., the 
 clothes upon itt, to witt, an old featherbedd, a bolster, two pillowes, 
 a pare of blanketts, a coverlett, 13s. 4c?., an olde chare and a longe 
 old chist, 2s. In the Nurserye : two bedsteads for children and 
 servantes with the clothes upon them, 20s., a counter table and a 
 longe chist, 4s., a pare of iron barrs with tonges and fire shovells, 
 
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 2s. Od., two stills for stilling waters, 8s. Item, the lynnen of all 
 sorts estimated altogether to 13/. 6s. 8 d. Item, all the pewter 
 aboute the house of all sorts, 5/. Item, the plate (besides a Dooble 
 salte, guilt, a great guilt bowle with a cover, a brode guilt wine 
 bowle, a lave goblett, called Lockwood’s cupp, and a dozen apostle 
 spoones) given to the heire, valewed to 18/. Item, his apparall 
 with two grogoran crownes and a cloke lyned through with velvett, 
 20/. In the Ivitchinge: a great iron chimney, a pare of fire 
 shovells, a pare of tonges, a pare of iron casks, seven spitts, a 
 dripping pann, two fryeinge panns, crooks and other . . . uten- 
 sills, 40s., the brasse, viz., six potts, three kettles, two yetlings, 
 fower greater panns and three lesser, a preservinge pann, three 
 brasse laddies, a baister, a brasse morter and the pestle and a 
 grate, 51. 5s. In the brewe, vessells in the brewhouse, to witt, brew 
 lead, mash fatt, gile fait and cooler with tubbs and other things for 
 that purpose therein, 51., in the milk house skeeles, kitts, bowles, 
 chimes and other wood vessells, 10s*., in the buttrye, a litle table, a 
 cupbord, a binge for bread, hoggsheads, gantrees and other things, 
 23s. 4 d. Item, in the Gatehouse, a bedstead, with a canopie, and 
 clothed on itt, viz., featherbedd, a bolster, two pillowes, a pare of 
 blancketts, and two coverlets, 25s. Item, in the chamber over the 
 milkhouse and kitching, three old bedsteads, with a little old 
 counter table, 10s. Item, in the stable, saddles, bridles and other 
 furniture, 13s. id ., five horses and mares, 16/., three kine, 
 6/. 13s. id ., waine and waine gear, ploughes and plough gear, with 
 some wood upon the greene, and work geare, with other imple¬ 
 ments, 5/. In the House at Durham : Item, a square table with 
 two drawe leaves, 6s. 8 d., a wainscott chare, 2s*. Od., a long table, 
 a frame, a linen cupboard of firr, 3s. id., a skreene and pewter 
 vessell, two long settles, 13s. id., an iron chimney, a fire shovell 
 and tonges, 3s. id., a pare of virginalls, 13s. id., cushions and a 
 carpett cloth, 5s*. In the Ivitchinge : an iron chimney with crooks, 
 a table with a frame, 4s., two brass potts, two possnetts, foure 
 panns a little kettle two brass candlesticks, a brass morter, a pestle, 
 a little brasse morter and a brasse pestle with other small geare, 
 30s. In the chamber over the Hall : a standing beddstead with 
 a teaster, 5s., the clothes on itt, vizt., a featherbedd, a bolster, two 
 pillowes, a pare of blanketts, a coverlett and rugg with courtings 
 and vallances, 5s., a palliet there, viz., two old feather bedds, two 
 pillowes, a codd, a pare of blanketts and a rugg, 30s., a shorte 
 table with a frame, 4s., a lennin cupbord of firr, 3s. id., a chare 
 
 of wainscott and., 4s., a long chiste and three truncks, 
 
 13.9. id., apaie of iron barrs with tonges, 2s. In the 
 Nursery: a standing bedstead, 7s., an olde featherbedd and 
 a bolster upon itt, 10s., an old chiste and long settle bedd, 
 5s., a pare of iron barrs, 2s. In the litle Garner : a tubb 
 for beaf, a bord and other things, 5s. id. Item, in the little 
 chamber at the Hall, a standing bedstead, 5s., two truncks, 
 
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 10s., apare of litle barrs, 18(7., a litle square table ..... Item, 
 in the white chamber, two standinge beddsteads, 20s., a lennon 
 cupbord, 5s., a litle table with a frame, 3s. 4 cl., a pare of iron 
 barrs, 2s., a press, 13s. 4c/., a trunck, 5s. Item, in the brewe 
 house, one brewe lead with tubbs and other brewing vessells, 4/. 
 Item, in money, in his clerks hands, viz., in Thomas Bullock’s, 7/., 
 and in Anth. Thompson’s, 12/. 12s. 2c/. Item, in readye monye and 
 gould 900/. Item, in debts owne unto him upon specialties, 
 500/. 17s. Item, John Lyons is indebttered and owes to the said 
 deceased 100/. which he paid for him for his Matie. Some totall of 
 the goods ready monie and debts aforesaid besides the said John 
 Lyons debt which is despute is 1579/. 19s. 0 d. Debts owen by the 
 said deceased for malt, 9/., to Richard Sarr, a gardener, for seaven 
 daies work, 7s., to a labourer, 10(7., to the wallers for making 
 up the wall in his orchard att Durham, 10s. 10(7., to Raph Younge 
 for butter, 14s., to George Rackett for coles, 14s., for goods 
 bought shortly before his death, 30s., to Mr. John Lampton, draper, 
 for clothe, 4/. 16s. 6(7., to Tho. Cook, mercer, for wares bought 
 of him, 4/. 11s. 6c7., to George Martyn, for rent of a certaine 
 peece of ground which the deceased did take to farme of him, 
 81. 10s., to the Mr. and brethren of Shereburn hospittall for the 
 half year’s rent of the tieth corne of Cassop and towne Kelloe, 
 3/. 16s. 8(7., for the half year’s rent of the house in Elvett, 6/. 5s., 
 for servants’ wages, 6/., paide for pcuring of a quietus upon the 
 payment of the 100/. for Lyons, 5/. 5s., for the funerall, vizt., for 
 mourninge gownes to his wife, children and his two sisters, and 
 black clokes for the servants, 20/., the funeral charges and church 
 dues whereof for a hearse and scutch ions, 48s., and give to the 
 poore att the churche att the buriall, 31. 4s. 6(7., to Mr. Hudspeth 
 for wine, 35s. Suma Debitor et expenses pd 81/. 18s. 8<7. 
 
 CHRISTOPHER ILEA 
 
 Oct. 30, 1614. In the name of Gode, Amen, T, Christopher lie, 
 of the pish of St. Nicholas, within the towne of Newcastle upon 
 Tyne, Apothecary. To be buryed within the pish church of St. 
 Nicholas, aforesaid, within the said towne. I give and bequeath 
 
 1 No record of liis burial lias been found in the registers of St. 
 Nich., Newcastle (from which the following dates are taken), or else¬ 
 where. He mar., 10 Dec., 1593, Alice Carr, who was bur., 23 May, 1632. 
 They had one son Robert, bapt., 30 March, 1595, bur., 16 Jan., 1599/1600, 
 and six daus., viz. :—Jane, bapt., 20 June, 1596, bur., 23 March, 1618/19. 
 wife of Cuthbert Ellison (bapt., 31 Jan., 1579/80, bur., 5 Jan., 1626/7); 
 Barbara, bapt., 25 Apl., 1598, bur., 10 Aug., 1637, mar. Anthony Erring- 
 ton, 19 June, 1615; Eleanor, bapt., 6 Sept., 1599, bur., 25 Aug., 1627, 
 mar. Charles Kellio (who was bur. at St. John's, Newcastle, 15 Oct., 
 1638,' having re-mar. before 2 Oct., 1630, Jane, dau. of Sir Ralph 
 Delaval); Alice, bapt., 14 Apl., 1601, bur., 28 July, 1629, mar., 4 Feb., 
 1618/19, Ilenry Shadforth, who was bur, .8 Sept., 1633; Elizabeth, bapt.. 
 
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 unto Alice, my wife, my now dwellinghouse wth the appurten¬ 
 ances, within the said towne, in a street there called the Side, and 
 a garden lying and being in the Hy Castle thare adjoining upon 
 the mute hall tlieare for and during her natural life, and after her 
 decease to remaine and come unto Cuthbert Ellison, Merchant, and 
 Jane, his wife, my daughter, and their lieires, according to a Deed 
 formerly made unto them at or before their marriage. I give and 
 bequeath unto Barbara lie, my daughter, and the lieires of her 
 body, one burgage or tenement with the appurtences lying and 
 being at the head of the Side within the said Towne, now in the 
 tenour and occupation of Eleanor Turpin, widow, together with 
 such implements and untensils therein as do belong to me, and also 
 two little tenements and one brew house lying and being in St. 
 Nicholas church yard near and adjoining upon the said burgage 
 or tenament, and if the said Barbara happen to dye without issue 
 of her Body then my will and mynde is that the same lands so 
 formerly bequeathed unto her shall remayne and come unto 
 Eleanor, Alice and Elizabeth He, my three daughters, and the 
 survivor of them and their heires for ever equally to be 
 divided amongst theme. I give and bequeath unto Eleanor, 
 my daughter, and the heires of her body, one burgage or tenements 
 with the appurtenances nowe in the tennor or occupation of John 
 Forster, saidler situate and being in the said towne at the foote of 
 the Side there near the Pannt, before and neare againste Mr. 
 Barker’s howse there, and if the said Elynor happen to dye withoute 
 heires of her bodye then my will and mynd is that the same landes 
 so formerly bequeathed unto her shall remayne and come unto the 
 said Barbara, Alice and Elizabeth, my daughters, and the sur¬ 
 vivors of them and their heires for ever equally to be divided 
 amongst them. I give and bequeath unto Alice He, my daughter, 
 and the heirs of her body, one burgage or tenement with the 
 appurtenances now in the several tenners or occupacons of Mark 
 Hutchinson, tailor, and Thomas Ewbank, feltmaker, situate and 
 being wthin the said towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the Iron 
 Market! theare adjoyning upon the said tenement nowe in the 
 occupation of the said John Forster, and if the said Alice happen to 
 
 6 July, 1603, mar., 14 Feb., 1620/l, William Anderson; Mary, bapt., 
 21 Apl., 1605, bur., 10 March, 1605/6. The testator’s wife was not (as 
 suggested in Longstaffe’s, Darlington, p. lxxxvii.) Alice, bajDt., 5 Feb., 
 1575/6, dau. of Oswald Carr (for she was bur., 28 Apl., 1594), but 
 probably Alice, dau. of William Carr, alderman, still under age at the 
 death of her mother Joan (dau. of John Trollope), Sept., 1587 (see 
 Paine’s M.S. Prob. and Admon., i., 115), godmother, 12 Apr., 1588, to 
 her nephew John, posthumous son of John Carr, and 5 Aug., 1593, to a 
 child of Robert Eden, who mar. her eldest sister Isabel. This would 
 explain the testator’s " kinship ” to Robert Shafto, who mar. Jane, 
 second of the fifteen children of Robert and Isabel Eden. For the 
 descendants of his brother Robert lie, see Northumberland Visitation 
 Pedigrees (ed. Foster, p. 70), and LongstafFe’s Darlington, loc. cit. 
 
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 dye without heires of her body then my will and mynd is that the 
 same lands so formerly bequeathed unto her shall remayne and 
 come unto the said Barbara, Elynor, and Elizabeth, my three 
 daughters, and the survivors of them and their heires for ever 
 equally to be divided amongst them. I give and bequeath to Eliza¬ 
 beth lie, my daughter, and the heires of her body, one moiety or 
 halfe part of one burgage tenement with the appurtenances now in 
 the tenoure or occupation of Thomas Hodgson, yeoman, situate and 
 being within the said towne of Newcastle upon Tyne in a street 
 there called Shodefryer Cliaire, and also the moiety or half pt of 
 a tenement with the appurtenances now in the tenure or occupation 
 of , situate and being within the said towne near Newgate 
 
 there which I purchased of Mr. Robert Eden, together also with 
 the moytie or halfe pte of a meadow close and nowe in the tenure 
 or occupacon of Thomas Cole, cordyner, situate and being in Cate- 
 side, in the County of Durham, neare Bustye borne theare, which 
 I lately purchased of William Eden, Appothecary and grocer, and 
 if the said Elizabeth happen to dye without heires of her bodye 
 then my will and mynd is that the same lands so bequeathed unto 
 her shall remayne and come unto the said Barbara, Eleanor and 
 Alice lie, my three daughters, and the survivors of them and their 
 heires for ever equally to be divided amongst them. Provided 
 alwaies and my mynd and will is that Alice, my wife, shall have 
 and enjoy all the said landes, tenements and hereditaments so by 
 me formerly bequeathed unto my foure dawghters, Barbara, 
 Elynor, Alice and Elizabeth, to her owne use, profitts and comidy 
 until they and every of them shall respectively come unto the age of 
 one and twenty yeares or be married which shall first happen 
 or come. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jane, six silver 
 spoones with knopper gildes and to either of her two sonnes an 
 unyon peeee of golde. I give and bequeath to everie of my foure 
 daughters, Barbara, Elynore, Alice and Elizabeth, fifty poundes 
 a piece for a porcon of my goods, chattells and debts to be paid 
 unto them and every of them, when they shall respectively accom¬ 
 plish the age of one and twenty yeares or be maryed when then 
 shall first happen or come, and if they said Barbara, Elevnor, Alice 
 and Elizabeth, or any of them happen to dye before they shall 
 accomplish the age of one and twentye yeares or be marryed, then 
 my will and mynd is that the porcon of them so deceasing shall 
 remayne and come to the survivors of them, equallie to be divided 
 amongst them surviving, hoping if they do prove dutiful children 
 to my said wife, that my said loveing wife will augment my said 
 children’s porcons. All the reste of my goods and chattells, and 
 cattells and debts whatsoever my debts, legacies and funerall 
 expences being payd and discharged. I give and bequeath unto my 
 loveing* wife, Alice He, whom I make and ordayne full and sole 
 executrix of this my last Will and Testament. I make and ordayne 
 my well beloved trends and kinsmen,-Mr. Peter Riddell and Mr. 
 
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 Robert Shaftoe, supervisors of this my Will and Testament, and 
 I give and bequeath to either of them one angell for a token. I 
 give and bequeath unto my brother, Robert lie, twenty shillings 
 for a token. 1 give and bequeath unto my cozene, Clement lie, 
 forty shillings for a token. I give and bequeath unto my Aunte 
 Suerties, wife to Mr. Robert Suerties, of Durham, tenn shillings 
 for a token. I give and bequeathe unto Bowmer lie, tene shillings 
 for a token. I give and bequeath unto my two servantes, Ralph 
 Pattison and Henry Watson, either of them tenn shillings for a 
 token, and unto my servante, Mary Mills, ten shillings for a token, 
 and to either of my two other servantes, Anne Wright and Eleynor 
 Powell, five shillings for a token. Witnesses, Peter Riddell, Robt. 
 Shaftoe, Ric. Baker, Francis Leighton. Proved, 1614. 
 
 ROBERT ANDERSON. 1 
 
 •Tan. 9, 1614/15. In the name of God, Amen, in the twelfth 
 veare of the reign of our sovereign. Lord James, by the grace of 
 god, King of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the faithe 
 and of Scotland. I, Robert Anderson, of the towne of Newcastell 
 upon Tyne, Marchant and alderman. To be buried in the parish 
 church of St. Nicholas in Newcastell aforesaid. I give to the pore 
 people of the same towne, to be geven them at my buriall, the 
 some of five poundes. I give to Robert Anderson, sone to Isack 
 Anderson, who is nowe in howse with me, the sum of fiftie poundes, 
 at his age of twenty one yeres, if he live to the said age, other¬ 
 wise this bequest to be voyd, and I will he shallbe brought 
 upp by my sonne Robert till he be fitt to be bound as 
 apprentise and then to be disposed of my said sonne and by his 
 care ordered as shallbe fittinge. I give to my eldest servant 
 and kinsman, Anthony Metcalf, the sume of forty shillings yearly, 
 
 1 Uncertainty haunts any attempt to classify Andersons of New¬ 
 castle, and the following note should be accepted with that reservation. 
 ^Registers of St. Nidi., Newcastle. Robert Anderson, father of the 
 testator, was a son of Robert Anderson of Alnwick ( Visn . pedigrees , 
 ed. Foster, p. 5), was apprenticed to George Selby, 17 Apl., 1530, mar. 
 a dau. of ... . Lambe of Newcastle, was sheriff, 1559-60, and mayor 
 1567/8, joined Richard Hodgson and “Mr.” Selby in a purchase of 
 Winlaton Manor about 1573 (Welford’s Newcastle, ii., 459), was brother 
 and (with his son Robert and many others) devisee, 27 Aug., 1577, of 
 Simon Anderson of Newcastle, clerk, and was bur., 5 June, 1593.* The 
 testator mar., 16 Nov., 1585,* A^nes Anderson, was sheriff, 1600/1, and 
 was bur., 13 Jan., 1614/15.* His wife Agnes (or Anne) was a dau., 
 born later than 1560/1 (122 Surt. Soc., p. 171), of Henry Anderson 
 (bur., 5 Feb., 1602/3,* known as “the elder ” to distinguish him from 
 his nephew, Alderman Henry Anderson, son of Bertram) by Dorothy 
 (bur. 5 Oct., 1597*) dau. of Giles Wood of Pickering; she was a god¬ 
 mother, 28 Aug., 1582,* as was her sister Dorothy (also born after 
 1560/1), 5 July, 1579,* 12 May, 1580,* 7 Oct., 1582.* Among her brothers 
 was Francis, almost certainly the ancestor (who was sheriff, 1595-6) of 
 
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 to be paid to him during his natural life, issuing owte of my 
 Manor of Wynlington, in the County of Durham, and owt of all 
 my landes, tenements and hereditaments in Wynlington payable 
 at the feasts of Pentecost and St. Marlines the Bishope in Wynter 
 by equal porcons, and if the same shall be behinde by the space of 
 tenn dayes after any of the said feastes, that then it shall be lawfull 
 for the said Anthony and his assigns into the sayd Mannors and 
 certified premises to enter and destraine, and the same distress 
 to holde and kepe till of the sayd yerely rent with the arreaarages, 
 if any, be fully satisfied. I give to my howshold servants 
 the some of fiftie shillings to be distributed amongst them at the 
 discretion of Robt. my sonne, and Anne my wife. I geve unto 
 the said Anne, my wellbeloved wiffe, in liewe and full satisfacon 
 of her dowre which she may challenge or demand owt of all or 
 any my lands, tenements and hereditaments, and in liew and full 
 satisfacon of her reasonable pt or porcon which she maye in any 
 way challenge or demand owt of all or any my goodes, chattells, 
 creditts and debts whatsoever, all my lands, tenements and here¬ 
 ditaments in Wyngate, in the Countye of Durham, and all the 
 coales and profitts from time to time arising owt of my pt of 
 colliery in Whickham, in the same Countye comonly called the 
 rounde lease colliery, and all the profitts and coles from time to 
 time arising owt of my pte of the colliery at Ravensworth, in the 
 same countye to have and to hold the said lands, tenements and 
 hereditaments in Wyngate, and to pserve, take and have the sayd 
 coles and profitts from tyme to tyme arising owt of my saide 
 collierye of Whickham and Ravensworth unto the said Anne and 
 her assignes during her naturall lyffe, and I give unto her all 
 my coles of the same Colleryes of Whickham and Ravensworth 
 being alreddy wrought and which said coles remane either at pitts 
 or stathes, and I give unto her the moytie or halfe of all my plate 
 and utensills of howhold to her owne use absolutely, except bed- 
 
 tile Andersons of Bradley ( fC Mr. Francis Anderson, shirefe, and his 
 mother, Mrs. Dorothy Anderson,” appear as sponsors, 15 Aug., 1596*). 
 The testator’s “ worshipful kinsman,” Sir George Selby, was son of 
 William Selby, who was son of George Selby by Margaret, dau. of ... . 
 Anderson. Simon Anderson gave by will his half-quarter of ff Winling- 
 ton ” to his nephew William Selby. It would seem that Margaret was 
 sister of Simon. The testator and his wife had two children, viz. : — 
 Robert, bapt., 26 Oct., 1592 (sureties, Robert Mitford, Robert Ellison, 
 merchants, and the grandmother, wife of Mr. Henrie Anderson, elder),* 
 and Dorothy, bapt., 12 Dec.7 1594 (sureties, Dorothy Anderson grand¬ 
 mother, the wife of Robert Tempest and Isaac Anderson),* and probably 
 bur., 27 Feb., 1594/5.* Robert, the son, mar. at St. Andrew’s, New¬ 
 castle, 24 Apl., 1615, Jane (who probably survived him), dau. of Thomas 
 Liddell, alderman, was sheriff, 1619-20, and mayor, 1630-1 died 9 and 
 was bur., 12 May, 1640.* By his will dated 6 May, 1640 (111 Surt. Soc., 
 U. 103n.) he named as executor and residuary legatee his “ cousin ” 
 Francis (afterwards Sir Francis) Anderson, son of Roger, son of the 
 above-mentioned Francis. 
 
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 steds, tables and chymnies of iron. Provided alwaies that she 
 shall neither demand any dower owt of my lands nor any reason¬ 
 able or other pt. owt of any of my goods, chattells, credits and 
 debts as aforesaid. All the residue of my goods, chattells, creditts 
 and debts not hereby already bequeathed, I give to Robt. 
 Anderson, my sonne, whom I make sole Executor of this my last 
 Will and Testament, and I make my worshipful kinsman. Sir 
 George Selbye, Knight, Francis Anderson, Alderman of Newcastle, 
 and Robt. Ellison, mv Supervisors of the same. Witnesses, F. 
 Anderson, Robert Ellison, William Selbye. Proved, 1614. 
 
 CONAND STEVENSON.i 
 
 Sept. 28, 1615. In the name of God, Amen. I, Conand 
 Stevenson, of the parish of St. Andrew’s, in Newcastle upon Tyne. 
 To be buried in the pish church of St. Andrew’s aforesaid, 
 I give then unto my wiffe, Elizabeth Stevenson, a brewe copper 
 and the furniture belonging to it. I give unto my wife the houses 
 I bought during her lifetime, and after hir life they to come to 
 my two daughters, joyntlie, severallie, and to her heires after 
 them (fayling her heires to come to the next of kinne of me the 
 said Conande). I give to my wife sixe bouls of malte. I give to 
 my two daughters either of them, 40,9. The pewter dishes, dublers 
 and also potts and pans, candlesticks and all other such imple¬ 
 ments to be devided betwixt my wife and my said two daughters 
 by equal! porcons, that is to say, to my wife a part, to Hellenor 
 Pile a parte, and to my daughter, Agnes Stevenson, a part, and 
 as aforesaid. I give and bequeath unto my wife all the brewing 
 vessells, and other vessells, and other utensills, and woode, except¬ 
 ing to my daughters either of them, two drink stands. I give unto 
 my two daughters, ether of them, a paire of sheets and a paire of 
 pillowbears. I give to Hellenor a< new happin, and to Agnes a 
 coverlet and a happine of twenty four yeards of linen. I give the 
 full halfe to my wife and the rest to be delivered betwixt my two 
 daughters. I give to my wife two featherbedds with the appurten¬ 
 ances to them. I give to my wife the best Ambrie and the best 
 cheste, and I give to my daughters ether of them a cheste. Also 
 I give unto my daughter, Agnes, an ambrie that next to the best. 
 I give to my wife the table in the hall and forme belonging to it 
 and to either of my daughters a stoole. I give to Helenor Pile 
 the table in the low howse and the forme belonging to it. I give 
 to Willm. Pickering my haulbert staffe and my steal cape. I give 
 
 1 He was bur. at St. Andrew’s, Newcastle, 7 Oct., 1615, where his 
 two sons were bapt., viz. :—Francis, 24 June, 1599 (bur., 21 Dec., 1600), 
 and Robert, 13 Sept., 1601; his wife Isabel was bur. there, 27 May, 
 1600; he re-mar., 30 Nov., 1600, Dorothy Pickering at St. Nich., 
 Newcastle. 
 
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 to my wife the iron chimney also the bedstead in the hall, and 
 I give to Hellenor that bedstead at the Maudlines, and to my 
 daughter, Agnes, the bedstead in the lofte. I give to my two 
 daughters a browne cowe to be solde and the money equallie to be 
 divided betwixt my two Daughters, I give to my wife the white 
 cowe. I give of the sixe swine unto my wife and she to pay to my 
 two children at Easter next coming to ether of them, 10s. I give 
 to my wife my cloke and best stockings. I give to George Pile 
 a browne jerkine and a paire of briches, allso all the rest of my 
 clothes (except my greenin jerkin). I give to George Pile also my 
 old hate. I give to my wife a longsetle bedstead and all the rest 
 of my goods movable and unmoveable, and also 1 make my wife 
 full executor of this my last Will and Testament. A note of the 
 debts oweing to Conande Stevenson. Willm. Haddock is oweing 
 to me 12s. Randell Milburne is oweing to me 19s. William 
 Robson is oweing me 19s. Robt. Wetherup, of Elswick, is owing 
 me 15s. Mr. James Cole is oweing to me 1 1. 3s. 3c/. Win. Wallis 
 is owinge 1 1. 4s. OtZ. Proved, 1615. 
 
 JOHN ALDER.i 
 
 Oct. 28, 1615. Will of John Alder, of Alnwicke, Merchant. 
 To be buryed at the parish church of St. MichaelPs Archangell, 
 here at Alnwicke, at the descretion of my frends. 1 give to Robert, 
 Richard, Thomas, Luke and Edwarde, my sones, 40s. each. To 
 my daughter, Barbara Clarke, my goulden ringe or signett. I 
 leave my shop goods and chattels and leases to pay my debts 
 withall. To John Alder, my sone, 20s. I leave to my daughter, 
 Isabell Forster, for her poron, £10. 1 give to Geo. Forster, 50s. 
 
 1 give to my sone, George Alder, £4 a yere duringe the space of 
 three yeres next ensuinge, beginninge to pay 20s*. a quarter at 
 Martinmasse next after the date hereof, which was agreed upon 
 before George Gallon and William Hunter, Arbitrators, betwixt 
 us. I leave Jane, my wife, my full executrix of all my leases, 
 goods and chattels. 1 leave to Geo. Alder, my sone, 3 bowels of 
 rye to be payed unto him a bowel yearly for the space of 3 yeares 
 next ensuinge. My will is that Mathew Clarke and Nicholas Forster 
 doe sue Jo. Buller for an over sea cloathe wrought with neclle worke 
 for the behalfe of Barbara and Isabella, my daughters, and their 
 wifes. Francis Alder, Rob. Fernvicke, Jo. Harbottell and Henry 
 Smith, Supervisors. Witnesses to will, Robt. Stevenson, clarke, 
 Francis Alder, John Herbottell, Edward Stanniers. Proved, 
 9 Dec., 1615. 
 
 1 Son of Richard Alder, sec Arch. Ael., 3rd series, v., 38. 
 
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 JOHN SWAYNSTON. 1 
 
 Dec. 27, 1615. The Inventorie of all the goods and chattels, 
 moveable and not moveable, of John Swaynston of Gainforthe, 
 deceased, prsed by Cuthbert Burrell, Georg Garthe, John Garthe 
 and Henry Swainston. 
 
 Imprimis : His purse and apparell, 2/. Fower oxen, 1G/. 10s. 
 Sixe kyne, 12/. One other cowe, 1/. 13s. Fower yong beast, 9/. 
 Five yonger beaste, 5/. Fower calves, 2/. 30 old sheepe 10/. 10s. 
 
 One and twentie hoggs, 3/. 10s. One horse and a mare, 3/. In 
 hay aboute the house, 2/. Three swyne, 18s. All the corne in 
 the barne, hard corne otes, 10/. Thirteen acres of corne in the 
 field, 17/. 10s. Corne in the house, 1/. Gs. 8 d. One eupbord and 
 a cawell, 1/. 10s. 4 d. Two old cupbords and a cawell 
 
 10s. Fyve potts of brass, 11. 10s. Thre kettells and 
 4 pans, 1/. 4s. Eighteene pece of puther, 12s. Fower candlesticks, 
 two salts, and a litle bottle, 3s. Thre stande bedds, 1/. Two 
 fether bedds and two mattrasses, 2/. 13s. 4 d. Fyve pair of lynen 
 sheits and fyve pair of harden, 2/. Coverletts and happins, 
 1/. IGs. 8c/. Codcls and blanketts, Gs. 8c/. Pillowes, napkins, one 
 table clothe and other napperie. Gs. Sd. Table formes and stooles, 
 9s. G d. Chestes, Gs. Two arkes, 13s. 4c/. Tubbs and skeales and 
 kytts, 5s. Halfe a stone woole, 4s. Windowing clothes, sacks, 
 pokes, bushell, peck and other suche stuffe, 12s. In fleshe, butter 
 and chease, 26s. 8c/. Pullen aboute the howse, 4s. Thre ducks, 
 12 d. Bowels, dishes, cliese fatts, spoones, trenchers and cans, 4s. 
 Tongs, reckon, crooke, axes, spete and racks, Gs. Two stone 
 trowes, 12c/. Wayn, wayn gear, ploughe, ploughe geare and all 
 wood about house, 6/. 10s. Spades, shovells, dung forkes, iron 
 forke, shafts and all other implements about the house, 3s. id. 
 Surna : 112/. 2s. 2 d. Debts oweing the testator : John Hutchinson, 
 for a yoke of oxen. G/. 13s. 4c/. John Lockson, IGs. Debts which 
 the testator ought: To Jo. Hutchinson, 21. Win. Appleby, 21. 
 John Hood, 8/. 10s. To old Cramforth’s wyfe, 50s. The King’s 
 Maties rent, 22s. For other rent, 2/. 9s. 5c/. To Mr. Jervaux 
 Kuype, 14s. Charges of funerall and mortuary©, 21. 2s. 
 
 WILLIAM SADLER. 2 
 
 Jan. 4, 1615. In the name of God, Amen, I, William Sadler, 
 of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne. To be buried in the Church¬ 
 yard of All Saints near to my children deceased. The rest of my 
 funeral discharged, the debts that are oweing to me are these that 
 follow : A Note of the debts oweing in record to me, William 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Gainford, 16 Doc., 1615. 
 
 ■ He was bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 5 Jan., 1615/16, there is a 
 marriage there of a William Sadler and Isabella Pearson, 23 Dec., 1609. 
 
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 Sadler, as followeth. Edward Wright is oweing me 5 l. of the which 
 sume to be paid the next Saterday. Edward Sadler of the Ould 
 Moore is owing to me, William Sadler, 2s. Gerard Walker of the 
 Ould Moore is oweing to me 12s. Anthonie Pottes, of Paysworth, 
 is oweing to me 12s. Janies Sadler, my Brother, is oweing to me 
 1/. Cuthbert Awbon and Christopher Awbon is oweing to me 2 /. 
 Os. 8 <A Cuthbert Awbon, for a stone and three quarters of linte, 
 coming to 10 s., which he is oweing for to me. James Rowell is 
 oweing to me 8 s. David Man is oweing to me It ., the which if 1 
 dept this lyfe 1 give to David’s childe, John Man. Edward Hall, 
 of Sandgate, is oweing me, for coales, 11. 4s. I have a cowe greate 
 with calfe with Cuthbert Awbon and a stott and a whie that 
 Cuthbert Awbon did deliver prazed at 3/. Item : I give to my 
 brother, Janies Sadler, 1/. I give to John Mann, the son of David 
 Man, 11. I give to Cuthbert Awbon for his two children, ll. I 
 give to Randall Awbot, a whie. All the rest of my goods, moveable 
 and unmoveable, I give to my well beloved wife, Isabella, whom I 
 make full Executor of this my last Will and Testament. Memor 
 dum : That William Sadler is not owing any thing of vallew but 
 such small things as he referreth to his wife to paye. Witnesses, 
 John Rosdon, James Man, Jane Browne and others. Proved, 
 24 Feb., 1615. 
 
 ALICE SELBYE . 1 
 
 Jan. 15, 1615. In the name of God, Amen, I, Alice Selbye, of 
 the towne and countie of Newcastle upon Tyne, Widow. To be 
 buried within the parish church of St Nicholas as near unto my 
 late husband, George Selbye deceased, as possible may be; if no 
 place there can be had neare hand him then I will that it be laide 
 as neare my former husband, Robert Carre, in the same church of 
 St. Nicholas. I give to Margarett Clibborne, widow, my bed, in 
 which I lye, with curtens, featherbed and all furniture belonging 
 to it. I give to pore widows that are decayed householders, 30.?., 
 at the discretion of my executors. I give to Agnes Coates in 
 money, 105. and one paire of corse sheets. I give to Margaret 
 Adamson, 105. in money, and a paire of corse sheets. I give to 
 Elizabeth Brameling, widow, 65 . in money and a round curtell. 
 I give to Jane Baits, daughter of Thomas Baits, my silke apron. 
 I give to Isabella Readhead, of Sandgate, a gold ring for a token. 
 I give to Cuthbert Baites, sone of Thomas Baites, 105. for a token. 
 
 1 Her second husband George Selby was bur. at St. Nich., Newcastle, 
 13 June, 1613, having made bis will 8 June, in that year, he mentions 
 his wife Alice, dau. Elizabeth Moysere (she mar. Christopher Moyses, 
 merchant, 16 Nov., 1596, at St. Nich.), dau. Jane Charteris, dau. 
 Margaret Banne, dau. Ursula Lace—also Sir George Selby, knt. The 
 burial entry of the testatrix in St. Nich., Newcastle, runs as follows, 
 1615/16, Jan. 30, oulde Mrs. Selby, bur. 
 
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 The residue of all my goods and chattells, moveable and unmove¬ 
 able, I give and bequeath unto William Powre, Robert Selbye, 
 Thomas Baits and Margaret Clibborne, whom I make and ordaine 
 my sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses : 
 John Taylor, Nicholas Harll. Proved, 1615. 
 
 ROBERT GOFTON. 1 
 
 Jan. IT, 1615. In the name of God, Amen 1, Robert Gofton, 
 of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, Cordiner. To be buryed 
 within St. Nicholas Church garth, within the towne of Newcastle 
 aforesaid. I give and bequeath unto my wife, Agnes Gofton, and 
 to my daughter, Agnes Gofton, my house, in the Flesh Market, as 
 it standeth, and to the longer liver of them and their heires for 
 ever. 1 give unto my daughter Jane Milburne, wife unto 
 Peter Milburne, my bowse in the Meddle Street, adjoining 
 upon a tenement of Peter Tompson, Merchant, for his wife, 
 Jane Milburne, lyfe tyme, and then to come to my wife, 
 Agnes Gofton. 1 give unto my brother, Edward Gofton, of 
 hie Callerton, yeoman, 10/. I give and bequeath unto my brother’s 
 sonne, Robt. Gofton, a black whie. I give unto my daughter’s 
 sonne, John Milburne, 20/. 1 doe give and bequeathe unto 
 to my daughter Jane Milburne, 10/. I give and bequeath unto 
 Richard Gofton, my cosinge, a twenty two shillinge peece of 
 gold called a Jacobus. I doe give and bequeath unto my cozen, 
 H ugh Gofton, of Byrkley, yeoman, a peece of gold of twenty 
 two shillings price called a Jacobus. 1 doe give and bequeath 
 unto Heugh Gofton, of Elland Hall, the younger, yeoman, a peece 
 of golde of twenty two shillings price called a Jacobus. I give 
 and bequeath unto my cozen, Richard Brykus, cordiner, a peece 
 of gold of twentie two shillings price called a Jacobus. I doe give 
 and bequeathe unto my sister, Allie Simpson, 6s. 8 cl. yearlie, so 
 long as my wife, Agnes Gofton, livethe. And I doe make my wife, 
 Agnes Gofton, and my daughter, Agnes Gofton, my whole 
 executors of this my last Will and Testament, to whom I give 
 and bequeath all the rest of my goods, moveable and unmoveable, 
 my debts, legacies and funerall expences discharged. And I make 
 Richard Byrkus, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, Cordn., 
 and Richard Gofton of Elland Hall, yeoman, Supervisors of 
 this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, Edward Gofton, 
 Richard Byrkus and Richard Gofton. Proved, 1615. 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at St. Nich., Newcastle, 19 Jan., 1615/16, 
 and his widow, Agnes, was bur. there, 17 Feb., 1624/5. There is a 
 pedigree of the family of Gofton of Eland Hall in the New County 
 History of Northumberland, vol. xii., pp. 468-9. 
 
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 WILLIAM REED. 1 
 
 Mar. o, 1615. Sir William Reed, of Fenham, in the County 
 of Northumberland, Knight. To be buried at the discretion of 
 
 my executors and friends. I give and bequeath to Dame 
 
 Ma rgaret, my wife, and unto Susan Reed, Ephraim Reed and 
 John Reed, all my tithes of corne, graine, groweing and renewing 
 within the townes and fields of Fenwick, in the Countie palatine 
 of Durham, during the terms of years unexpired in the letters 
 
 patent made from Her late Soveryn, Lady Queen Elizabeth, 
 
 unto William Kinnord, alias Reed, father of me, the said Sir 
 William Reed, Knight, bearing date att Westminster the 30th 
 day of May in the 21st yeare of Her Heigh ness’ late reigne. I 
 give unto William Reed, my eldest sone, my manner house of 
 Fenham with the appurtenances and the closes thereunto adjoining 
 with all the tithes, And also the tithe of corne and graine in 
 Beele for and during the residue of the said terme of 
 the said recited Letters patent, he, the said William Reed, 
 paying yearly thereto the sum of 40/. to Mary, the wife of 
 Robert Coniers, Dorothy Reed, Philadelphia Reed, Margaret 
 Reed, Lancelot and Robert Reed, Elizabeth Reed, Lucie Reed and 
 Jane Reed, my children, for and towards their maintenance and 
 education, in like manner and forme as the same ought to be paid 
 by Sir William Selbie, of Shortflatt, Knight, Henry Jones and 
 William Steward, gentlemen, if they should possess and enjoy the 
 said tithes by virtue of an assisment to them made. I give unto 
 Francis Reed, my sone, 10/. To Marie, the wife of Robert 
 Coniers, 50/. I give unto Dorothie, Philadelphia, Margaret, 
 Lancelott, Robert, Elizabeth, Lucie and Jane Reed, my children, 
 40/. a piece. I will that my burgage house in Berwick and all my 
 household stuff, plate, goods and chattels, whatsoever, shall be sold 
 for payment of my debts. I appoint my sone, William Reed, sole 
 Executor, and I do heartily request my right well beloved friendes. 
 Sir William Selbye, of Shortflatt Knight, Henrie Jones and 
 William Steward, Supervisors of this my Will. Probate, 1618. 
 
 1 The will of the testator’s father William is printed in this volume. 
 The testator was bur. at Holy Island, 16 Mch., 1616/17; his widow, 
 Margaret, having made her will, 9 Dec., 1618, was bur. at Berwick, 
 14 Dec., following; their children were William, bapt., 23 July, 1592, at 
 Holy Island; Lancelot, bapt. at Berwick, 10 May, 1603; Robert, bapt. at 
 Ivyloe, — Aug., 1606; Mary, bapt., 3 Aug., 1595, at Holy Island, mar. 
 Robert Conyers of Hoppen; Margaret, bapt. at Berwick, 9 Oct., 1601; 
 Jane, bapt. at Holy Island, 2 July, 1611, bur. there, 5 Oct., 1621. The 
 baptisms of Francis, Dorothy, Philadelphia, Elizabeth and Lucy have 
 not been found. 
 
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 JOHN CLAXTON . 1 
 
 March 18, 1615. In the name of God, Amen, 1, John Claxton, 
 of Chester in-the-street, within in the Countie of Durham, gent. 
 To be buried in the pish church© of Chester. I give and bequeathe 
 unto Arthur Blande, my sister’s sonne, the sum of 10/. I give 
 to the dowghter of George Waynewright, of tile City of Rye, the 
 sum of 10/. I give unto my cosen, Sir John Claxton of Nettles- 
 worth, Knight, one, two and twentie shillings piece of golde. 
 To Robt. Catchesyde, of Birtley, one old angell. I give to my 
 cosen, Jane Marshall, in service with Mr. Conyers of Layton, 
 JOs. To John Claxton, of Darlington, 20s. I give to the poore 
 of Chester pish yearlie, 65 ., to be paid out of thre Pounde stocke 
 which wydowe Wayles hath in possession and use. I give to the 
 poore at my deathe, 10s. To my brother, Sir George Claxton, 
 mynister at Cawodd, in Yorkeshire, as a token of my good will, 
 20/. And my further will is that, if it please God, my said brother 
 dye before me that the 20 /. aforesaide shall goe to his nowe wife 
 if she be liveinge, and if they be both dead before me, then to 
 returne to my executors. All the residue of my goods and chattels 
 not formerly bequeathed, my debts and my legacies discharged, 
 and funerall expences deducted, I give and bequeathe to younge 
 Thomas Scott, of Allerton, the sonne of Thomas Scott, thelder, 
 whom I doe ordaine and make sole Executor. Witnesses, Leonard 
 Somersyde, Cuthbert Browne. 
 
 Memn. Thomas Scott of Alnerton, Sadler, in the Countie of 
 York, father unto younge Thomas Scott, executor in the last Will 
 and Testament of John Claxton, of Chester in the street, gent., 
 late deceased, did voluntarlie and of his owne mind and consent 
 freelie appoint, ordeyne and constitute Cutht. Browne of Gaitsed, 
 Tailor, brother in law unto the said Thomas Scott, io be in full 
 power to deal and doe for him the said young Thomas Scott, 
 being uncle unto him, and to crave and obtayne of the Right 
 Worshipful Mr. Doctor Colmore, Chancellor of Durham, the 
 tuicon and gardianshipp of the said young Thomas being of the 
 age of 20 years, and to bring forth the said last Will and Testa¬ 
 ment of the said John Claxton to be proved by the testimonie of 
 witnesses in that behalf before the said Right Work Mr. Doctor 
 Colmore, ecclestical judge. In witness whereof the said Thomas 
 Scott, father of the said young Thomas, hath hereunto sett his 
 hand and seal the 7th day of April, 1616. 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Chester-le-Street, 5 April, 1616. His 
 brother George may perhaps be identified with the George Claxton who 
 matric pens, from St. John’s College, Cambridge, Michs., 1555, ordained 
 at York, 24 Apl., 1574. His cousin. Sir John Claxton, bapt. at St. 
 Andrew’s, Auckland, 25 Oct., 1560, mar. Mary, bapt., 2 Feb., 1561/2, at 
 St. Andrew, Auckland, dau. of Anthony Wren, he was bur. at Chester-le- 
 Street, 3 Jan., 1637/8. 
 
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 HE NR IE ATKINSON. 1 
 
 May 27, 1616. In the name of Code, Amen, 1 Henrie Atkinson, 
 of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the countye of the 
 same towne, Cordwr. To be buried in the parish Church of St. 
 Andrew’s, and concerning my worldlie landes, goods and chattells, 
 wherewith it hath pleased god to indew me, 1 give and bequeath 
 the same as followeth. First I give and bequeath unto my sonne, 
 William Atkinson, all that burgage or tenement with the appurten¬ 
 ances wherein Robert Winter, my father in lawe, dwelleth, 
 situate and being in the noult Markett in Newcastle upon Tyne 
 aforesaid, To have and to hold the said messuage or tenement with 
 the appurtenances unto the said William Atkinson and to the 
 heires of his bodye lawfully to be begotten for ever, and for default 
 of such issue then to remaine and come to my sonne, Henry Atkin¬ 
 son, and to the heires of his body lawfully to be begotten for ever, 
 and for default of such issue then to remaine and come to my 
 daughter, Margaret Atkinson, and to the heires of her bodie law¬ 
 fully begotten for ever, and for default of such issue then to re¬ 
 maine and come to the right heires of me, the saide Henry Atkinson, 
 for ever. I give and bequeath unto my said sonne, William 
 Atkinson, all that my close lying and being at Pandon 
 Cawsey head with the appurtenances which I purchased of 
 Mr. Anthonie Swinborne and his wife, and the little house 
 without the neare gate in Sidgate and the garth on 
 the back side thereof now in the occupation of Andrew 
 Dowr. To have and to liolde the said close att Pandon 
 Cawsey head the said little house and garthe in Sidgate aforesaid 
 unto the said William Atkinson and the heires of his bodye law¬ 
 fully to be begotten for ever, and for default of such issue then 
 to remaine and come to my said sonne, Henry Atkinson, and the 
 heires of his bodie lawfullie to be begotten for ever, and for default 
 of such issue then to remaine and come to the said Margaret Atkin¬ 
 son and to the heires of her bodie lawfully to be begotten for ever; 
 and for default of such issue then to remaine and come to the 
 right heires of me, the said Henrie Atkinson, for ever. I give 
 and bequeath unto my said sonne, Henrie Atkinson, all that my 
 burgage or tenement with the appurtenances wherein I now 
 dwell, situate and being in Pilgrim street, in Newcastle upon 
 Tyne, aforesaid. To have and to holde the said burgage or 
 tenement with the appurtenances unto the said Henrie Atkinson, 
 my sonne, and to the heires of his body lawfully to be begotten 
 for ever, and for default of such issue then to remaine and come 
 unto the said William Atkinson, his brother, and to the heires of 
 his bodye lawfully to be begotten for ever, and for default of such 
 
 ' Ho was bur. at St. Andrew’s, Newcastle, 24 May, 1616, his widow 
 being 1 bur there, 7 April, 1617; his son William was apprenticed to 
 Robert Bowes, 24 Jan., 1622, enrolled, 27 Sept., 1621 (sic). 
 
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 issue then to remaine and come to the said Margaret Atkinson and 
 to the heires of her bodie lawfully to be begotten for ever, and in 
 default of such issue then to remaine and come to the right heires 
 of me, the said Henrie Atkinson, for ever. 1 give to my said 
 daughter, Margaret Atkinson, one hundred markes in money, 1 
 give to my father-in-law, Robert Winter, twenty shillings, to my 
 mother, his wife, twenty shillings. To my brother, John Atkinson, 
 205. and to Isabella his wife, 10s. To John Joplyn and his wife, 
 10s. To George Newton and his wife, 10s. To Eleanor Goodwin, 
 5s. To Gilbert Newton, 5s. To Margaret Eynn, 5s. To Heugh 
 Maison, 5s. To Henrie Whitfield, 5s. To Lawrence Carr, 5s. To 
 Thomas Watson, 5s. I give to George Best and Margaret Best the 
 rent of the house that Raph Scurfield dwelleth in during the 
 lyfe tyme of my mother equally amongst them, and the residue of 
 all my goods and chattells unbequeathed I give and bequeath to 
 my wife, Marie Atkinson, whom I make ordeyne sole Executrix of 
 this my last Will and Testament, and I also will that the said 
 Marie shall give to my sonns Willm. and Henrie Atkinson 10 1. a 
 peece to bind them prentices and 40s. to Henry Atkinson my 
 brother’s sonne. Witnesses, Robert Winter, George Newton. John 
 Atkinson, Heugh Maison, Lawrence Carr, Thomas Watson. 
 Proved, 13 November, 1616. 
 
 RICHARD THOMPSON. 1 
 
 June 24, 1616. In the name of God, Amen, I, Richard Thomp¬ 
 son, of the pish of All Saintes, within the Town of Newcastle upon 
 Tyne, Barber Churgion and Tallow Chandler. To be buryed (if 
 Gode so permitt) within the pish churche of Sainte Andrewes with¬ 
 in the said Towne, And for my worldly goods, landes and tene¬ 
 ments, I give and bequeath the same as follow T eth, viz., 1 gyve and 
 bequeathe unto Margarett Thompson, my loveing wief, all that 
 my messuage, burgage or tentt with the appurtenances nowe in 
 myne occupation situate within the said towne of Newcastle, in a 
 Streete there called the Keyside, also one tenement with the 
 appurtenances thearunto adjoyning and belonging, nowe in the 
 tenere or occupation of Roberte Arinery, mariner, and also one 
 Howse mylne and mylne Howse thereunto belonging and likewise 
 adjoining now in the tenure or occupation of James Thompson, 
 Mylner, for and during© her naturall life: and after her decease 
 then I give and bequeathe same premises unto the heires of our 
 two bodyes lawfully begotten and to be begotten for ever and 
 after the decease of us two and the heires of our two bodies then 
 to descend and come to right heires of me, the saide Richard 
 Thompson, for ever according to the tennre and purport of a 
 Deed of feoffment thereof formerly made to the uses and intents 
 
 1 He was bur. at St. Andrew’s, Newcastle, 6 July, 1616, where his 
 sister Alice was mar. to Ralph Thompson, blacksmith, 27 Nov.. 1603. 
 
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 aforesaid dated the 22 daye of December, in the tenthe year© of 
 the now© Kings Majties reign© and by the same, whereunto refer¬ 
 ence be hacld, more at large appears. My will and mynd is that 
 my sonne, John Thompson shall within twelve months after he 
 shall enter or maie lawfully enter into the possession of the said 
 messuage or tenemt the said tenement and howse, mylne and 
 mylne howse, with their appurtenances or any of them after the 
 death of his said mother, Margaret Thompson, shall content and 
 paie and cause to be paid unto his brother, Robert Thompsone, 
 out of the said tenemt, howse milne, and milne howse the sume of 
 twenty pounds of lawful money of England, which I do not doubt 
 but he will pforme accordingly, I give and bequeath unto my 
 sister, Alice, wife to Ralph Thompson, Blacksmith, ten shillinges 
 for a token. I gyve and bequeath unto Francis Gray, sone of 
 my uncle, Robt. Gray, twenty shillings in money and my suite 
 of apparelle. All the rest of my goods, eattells and debts, my 
 debts and funeral 1 expences being payd and discharged, I give 
 and bequeathe unto the said Margaret, my loveing wife, and the 
 said John and Robert Thompson, my two sonnes, whom I make 
 and ordayne full executors of this my last Will and Testament, 
 revoking and foresaking all wills whatsoever by one formerly 
 made. Witnesses, Henry Gray, Robert Gray, Francis Leighton. 
 Proved, 13 November, 1616. 
 
 THOMAS LYDDELL.i 
 
 July 27, 1616. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Lyddell, 
 
 of the towne of Newcastle on Tvne, merchant and alderman. To 
 
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 be buried in the parish church of Saint Nicholas, within the queare 
 of the same, where my two wives lieth. Inprimis : I give and be¬ 
 queath to my eldest sonne, Thomas Lyddell, my mannor of Ravens- 
 worth with the appurtences thereto belonging©, and my house in 
 Newcastle, called the ffryars, with the grounds and appurtenances 
 thereto also belonginge he paying therefore yearlie out of the said 
 Mannor the some of twenty markes unto my servante, Ernme 
 Foster, during her life. Item, my will is that my sonne, Henry 
 
 : The testator’s mother’s will is the first printed in this volume. He 
 was bur., 19 Aug., 1619, at St. Nicli , Newcastle, from which registers 
 all dates are taken except where otherwise mentioned. Bv his first wife, 
 Margaret, mar., 9 Sept., 1570. bur., 21 Apl., 1586, dau. of John Watson 
 of Newcastle, he had issue, Thomas, bapt., 14 Apl., 1578, created a 
 Baronet. 1642, will dated 7 Jan., 1650, mar. Isabel (bapt., 3 Aug., 1582), 
 dau. of Henry Anderson, 23 Feb., 1595/6, at St. John’s, Newcastle, bur., 
 
 27 June, 1632, at Lameslev; John, bur., 7 July, 1584; Elizabeth, bapt., 
 
 28 July. 1579, mar., 19 Feb., 1598 ; 9, William Sherwood at St Andrew’s, 
 Newcastle, as his second wife (his first wife, Eleanor Jackson, having 
 been bur., 12 Pec.., 1598), she was bur., 11 Mch., 1638/9, and he, 
 15 April, 1640; Agnes, bapt., 6 Sept., 1580, bur., 12 Oct., same year; 
 Eleanor, bapt., 14 Oct., 1581. mar., 10 Oct., 1602, at St. Andrew’s, 
 Timothy Draper ns his second wife (his first wife, Dorothy, widow of 
 Roger Rowe, whom he mar., 9 Oct., 1598, bur., 1 Jan., 1601/2), he bur, 
 
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 Lydell, shall have my Mannor of farneacres with the appurtances 
 according to ann Indendure formerly by me passed of the same 
 to the said Henry Lyddell together with all the household stuff 
 wherewith the Mannor house of ffarnacres is now furnished (ex¬ 
 cepting one farme in Woollsingham, parcell of the said Mannor 
 of ffarnacres which by this will I doe give to my servant©, Emme 
 Foster, during her naturall life). Item, my will is that my sonne, 
 Roger Lyddell, shall have all those my severall lands, tenements 
 and hereditaments as, namely, Darwen Crooke, a messuage in 
 Grindon chaire, sometimes the inheritance of Sir Ralph© Lawson, 
 the house wherein John Commen dwelleth, my shope upon the 
 bridge end, my house and closes in Sidgate, The Croft, the Collier 
 close with the colemynes, Patton Close and Milne, Sandewardson 
 Close, Skabmaister leazes, with all my estate and interest in my lease 
 of Archdeacon Newton, with all and singular their appurtences to 
 the said premises and everie of them belonging© according to the 
 meaning heretofore expressed in an Indenture which I have lately 
 past or intended to have past to the use of the said Roger Liddell. 
 Item, my will is that my daughter, Elizabeth Sherewood, shall 
 have 200/. in full discharge of her filiall porcon. Item, I give 
 to my said daughter, Elizabeth Sherewood, my house in the flesh 
 markat, now in the occupation of William Sherwood, during her 
 life naturall and after her decease to Thomas Sherwood, her sonne, 
 and his heirs. Item, my will is that my daughter, Alice Saffleld, 
 shall have in full discharge of her filiall porcon, 50/., my further 
 will is that the children which my said daughter, Alice Saffeild, 
 now hath shall have 150/. equally amongst them which shall be 
 disposed of by my sonne, Thomas Lyddell, for their best profit 
 until they shall come to lawful yeares or be married. Item, my 
 will is that my daughter, Barbara Sanderson, shall have 150/., 
 for a legacy and further give to my said daughter’s sonne, Thomas 
 Sanderson, 50/., as a token. I give unto my daughter, Jane 
 Anderson, 200/., for a legacy in full discharge of her filiall porcon 
 except those legacies hereafter bequeathed unto her with her sister, 
 
 13 Feb., 1622/3, slie bur., 4 Sept., 1603; Alice, bapt., 14 Nov., 1582, 
 mar. Gawen Salkeld. The testator mar., secondly, 13 Jan., 1586/7. Jane, 
 dau. of Henry Mitford, bur., 12 July, 1602; by her he had Henry, bapt., 
 20 Aug., 1590, bur. at Whickliam, 22 Jan., 1641/2, mar. at Grindon, 26 
 Feb., 1608/9, Elizabeth (bur. at Wliickham, 31 July, 1675), dau. of 
 William Jenison; Roger, bapt., 22 Oct., 1592, mar., firstly, 3 May, 1614, 
 Grace, dau. of James Clavering of Axwell (bapt., 30 Nov., 1592, bur., 16 
 Aug., 1642, at Lamesley), mar., secondly, 6 Dec-., 1642, Mrs. Elizabeth 
 Thorpe; George, bapt., 2 Apl., 1594, bur., 26 Jan., 1595/6; Barbara, 
 bapt., 4 Dec., 1595, bur. at Lanchester, 17 Aug., 1672, mar. Samuel 
 Sanderson of Brancepeth and Hedley Hope (died, July, 1650, M.I. 
 Lanchester), 18 Dec., 1610, at Brancepeth; Jane, bapt., 26 Jan., 1597/8, 
 mar. Robert Anderson, 24 Apl., 1615, at St. Andrew’s, Newcastle. His 
 Inq. p.m. was taken at Durham, 12 April, 1620, see also the Inq. p.m. 
 taken at Durham, 1629, of his grandson, Thomas, son of his son, Thomas 
 Liddell. 
 
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 Barbara. I give unto my brother, Francis, 20/. as a token. I 
 give to William Lyddell, of London, Merchant, Talor, 50/., as a 
 legacy. I give to Thomas Lyddell, sone of my sonne, Thomas 
 Lyddell, all that my parte of the colemynes of Blackburne, in 
 the parish of Lamesly, in the County of Durham. To my servant, 
 Emme Foster, 100/. and a bed full furnished, for a legacy. To 
 my grandchild, Mary Draper, 50/., as a legacy. I give to my 
 daughters, Barbara Sanderson and Jane Anderson, my two best 
 carpets and one dozen and a half of quissons of the best tapstrie, 
 work with my best, bedstead, silk curtaynes and bedding thereto, 
 belonging equally betwixt them. To my cozen, Thomas Car, 10/. 
 To my cozen, Elizabeth Crome, for the use of her first husband’s 
 children, 101. I give to my three sonns, Thomas, Henry and 
 Roger, thre gold rings, Thomas to have the best, Henry the next 
 and Roger the worst. Item, my will is that my lynnen shallbe 
 equallie divided between my daughters. Barbara Sanderson and 
 Jane Anderson. The rest of my houshold stuff to be equallie 
 divided between my two sonns, Thomas and Roger. To my servant, 
 Gawen Adon, 10/. To my servant, Railph Fowler, 5Z. To everie 
 one of the residue of my household servants, 205. a peece. To 
 Nicholas Punder, 405. To Theodor Wright, 405. I give to Mr. 
 William Jenison, Alderman, one vuyon peece, for a token. To my 
 cozen, Francis Burrell, an old angell, for a token. I will that 
 my brother, Robart Lyddell, have 150/., which I owe him, and 
 my further will is that the poore shallbe liberallie rewarded at 
 the tyme of my funeral as shallbe seeminge fitting to my executors. 
 All the rest of my goods and chattels, my funeral debts and 
 legacies discharged, I give to my thre sonns, Thomas, Henry and 
 Roger, whom I do constitute and appointe my full and joint 
 executors. And lastly I desire that my good friends shall be 
 supervisors of this my Will to see the same executed, that is to 
 say. Sir Henry Anderson, Knight, Mr. James Clavering, Aider- 
 man, Mr. Timothy Draper, gentleman, and my Brother, Francys 
 Lyddell, and I give to each of them an vuyon, for a token. Wit¬ 
 nesses to will, James Clavering, L. . . . Burrell, Ralph Fewler, 
 William Baynes, Gawen Adon. Proved, 1619. 
 
 LANCELOT EWBANKE. 1 
 
 July 29, 1616. In the name of God, Amen, I, Lancelot 
 Ewbanke, of Drerige, in the Countye of Northumberland. Gentle¬ 
 man. To be buried within the chappell of Wooddrington paying 
 my accustomed fees. I bequeath unto my sonne, Thomas Ewbank, 
 
 1 The following entries taken from the registers of Woodhorn may 
 relate to the testators family, 1625/6, Feb. 5, Isabel, dan. of John 
 Ewbank, bapt. ; 1630, July 20," “ Lancelot, s. of Thomas Ewbank,’ 7 bapt.; 
 1635, June 13, Henry, s. of Thomas Ewbank, bapt. ; 1623, May 20, 
 Thomas Ewbank and Elizabeth Hardburn, mar. ; 1636, Apl. 2, Thomas 
 Ewbank, bur, 
 
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 thre Jacobusses. T bequeath unto my daughter, Margery 
 Ewbank, foure Jacobusses. I bequeath unto my sonne, Henry 
 Ewbanke, one Jacobus. I give and bequeath unto my Maister’s 
 sonne, Mr. William Woodrington, my puppy coult now going in 
 Woodrington Parke. I bequeath unto my sister, Annas, a quye 
 and a calfe. I will that my wife and my children shall have my 
 goods equally devided amongst them, and that my wife shall have 
 20/. more then any of my children, and if she will not stand to 
 this, in liew of her thirds, then she shall have nothing but that the 
 Law will give hir. And that my wife and my sonne, John, shall 
 keepe house together and bring up my younger children according 
 as my Maister, Sir Henry Woodrington, shall thinke most fittinge, 
 and if they cannot agree together that then my Maister shall see 
 where the fault is and cause it to be reformed by him, and then 
 that part of demayne Drerige which I now dwell, one shallbe 
 equally devided betwixt them. And the farme and the cotage 
 which I have in Woodhorne shall goe to the bringinge upp of my 
 younger children, untill my maister thinke good to bestowe it 
 one my sone, John. I make and ordayne my wife and my sone, 
 John Ewbank, my sole Executors of this my last Will and Testa¬ 
 ment. And my Mr. Sir Henry Woodrington my Supervisore 
 before these witnesses. Witnesses, Robert Woodrington, Thomas 
 Sakeld, Andrew Clennell, A mhos Lowraunce. 
 
 Inventorye of all the goods of Lancelot Ewbank, Gentleman, 
 of Drerige, late deceased, praised by Edward Dodsworth, Gentle¬ 
 man, Henry Kirton, Gentleman, Martin Barde and William 
 Crastor the 26th of September, 1616. 
 
 Imprimis: 20 oxen, 53/. 6s. 8 d. 20 kyne and calves, 40/. 
 4 quyes, two which have calves, and two geld, 6/. 6 geld kyne, 
 
 10/. One bull, 40s. 3 marte oxen, 6/. 3 mayres. 5/. One stond 
 horse, 81. 10 yewes, 40s. 4 score of hogges, 91. A eleven score 
 thraives of wheat, estimated to /. boules, 30/. 8 score threives of 
 
 oates, estimated to 40 boules, 8/. 10s. Twenty nine threives of 
 Reare, estimated to 8 boules, 4/. Six score threives of peese and 
 beanes, estimated to 20 boules, 81. Three longe waynes, 3 coupe 
 waynes with their furniture, 4/. 2 plowes, 2 Iron harrowes with 
 other harrowes, 16s. A fraime of a butterye, a cubbert and a 
 cawell Armarie, 13s. 4 cl. 6 brass potts, more or less, 24s. One 
 caldron and spanns, 26a. 8 d. Twenty one peace of puter vessell, 
 7 candlesticks, 2 quarte potts of putter, and 4 salts, 42s. One 
 putter chamber pott, 12 d. Six chists with corne chestes, 35s. 
 A presser, five bedsteads and a featherbedd, 18s. 4<7. Twenty four 
 paire of lynning and coarser sheats. 2/. Six paire of blankets 
 and six coverlets, 32s. Eourteene boulsters and codds, 8s. One 
 Iron Cheamney, 2 Spitts, 2 Iron poors, a paire of tonnges and 2 
 Iron Crookes, 5s. 10<7. One table, 2 Chaires and 2 formes, 3s. 6 d. 
 Brewing vessell, 10s. Eleven Swvne, elder and younger, 22s. A 
 turkey cock, a turkey henn, 3s. Twenty other pulline, 6s. 8d. 
 
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 Twenty geese, 10$. His wearing apperill with his other furniture, 
 40$. Eighteen stone of wool, 81. Goods goeing in the Hye Lands : 
 Two oxen and 8 stotts, 21/. 13$. 4 cl. Twelve stots and quies of 
 the age of two yeares ould and the vantage, 16/. Sixteen year 
 ouldes, 10/. 13$. 4 d. Three fylles of two yeares ould and the 
 vantage, 7/. One ould mayre and hir foale, 40$. Three-score 
 yewes and seven, 14/. 10$. 4 d. Six score demmonds and semmers, 
 30/. Thirteen Jacobusses, 14/. 6$. Twenty three stone cheese, 
 21. 8s. Thirteen stone of butter, 40$. of monev, 3/. John Browne 
 and Henry Armerye, of East Chevington, is indebted for a score 
 of yowes and lambes, 9/. Henry Anderson, of Newcastle, is in¬ 
 debted 13/. Staven Bell is owinge 18$. Debts that the Testator 
 Owethe :—oweinge to my Maister, Sir Henrye Woodrington, in 
 rent for half of the demavne of Drerig, due to be paid at Martin- 
 mass next Comminge, 22/. 10$. Proved, 18 November, 1016. 
 
 JOHN RICHARDSON.i 
 
 Sept. 28, 1616. In the name of God, Amen, I, John Richard¬ 
 son of Trimdon, in the Countye of Durham, Yeoman. To be buried 
 in Kelloe Churchyarde. I give to the poore of Trymdon, 20$. for a 
 stock and the use thereof to be distributed yearlv unto 12 of the 
 
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 poorest of them upon St. Thomas’ day before Christenmas by 
 William Richardson, my sonne, his heirs and assyns for ever and 
 a note of the names of them to be given to the Minister and church¬ 
 wardens, and the same to be expressed in their book of account 
 yearly and for the better execution and discharge of the same, 
 presentment to be made yearlie of the payment or non-payment of 
 the same according to the Articlde to that end constituted. I 
 give to the poore of Kelloe, 2$. 6c/., whereof widow Colson to have 
 6c/. I give and bequeath unto my nephew, Ralph Smith of Pitting- 
 ton, 6/., all my whole apparell whatsoever ; every year two pecks 
 of w T heate, alwayes at Christenmas, so long as the lease doth last 
 that I have of William Brasse, except the said land be sowen with 
 oates or any other graine : then the said Ralphe to have a bushell 
 of that graine during those yeares, and also a black heffer with a 
 white rigge upon the back. I give unto my nephew, Christopher 
 Smith, three pounds. I give unto Margaret Smith, my neece, one 
 heffer, the bed steed in the upper chamber with the materesse, one 
 happing, one coverlett, the third part of the pewder, and one of 
 the brass pottes. I give unto my wife, Margaret, the great cup- 
 boarde which standes at the table ende, in my now dwellinghouse. 
 I give unto my neece. Elsabeth, the wife of William Burton of 
 Gilligate, in Durham, three poundes. I give unto my nephew, 
 William Burton, Four poundes. I give unto my nephew, Robert 
 
 1 A William Richardson of Trimdon has an Tnq. per br. de wand. 
 taken at Durham, 28 Mch., 1629, in which it is stated John, aged 3, is 
 his son and next heir. 
 
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 Burton, foure poundes. I give unto Mary Burton, my neece, two 
 pounds. I give unto my sister, Kathrine, two pounds. I give 
 to my sister Kathrine sonn which dwelleth with .... Heiton, 
 four pounds. I give to my sister Katherine other sonne, thirty 
 shillings. I give unto Christopher Robinson of Ferry-hill, five 
 shillings. I give unto my son, William’s wife, one ewe and a lamb. 
 I give and bequeath unto John Richardson, being my grandchild, 
 which I christoned at my cottage. I give unto Robert Roper’s 
 daughter, which I christoned, one ewe and a lamb. I give unto 
 the saicle John Richardson, my grandchild, one close which I 
 bought being 15 akers, upon these condicions followinge, First, 
 that my wife, Margret, shall have them for her life time, 2ndly, 
 that my sonne, William, shall pay to his two daughters, Elsabeth 
 and Frances, the sum of 60/. within three yeares next after Proba¬ 
 tion of this my Will, by equal porcons, 3rdly, that the said cottage 
 and close with the appurtenances shall returne unto Elsabeth and 
 Frances Richardson, daughters of my sone William, and to the 
 lawful heires coming of them for want and defalt of lawful issue 
 of the said John, theire brother, or his heires. My will is that 
 my said cottage and close with the appurtenances shall come to the 
 next of my kinn after the death of the said John, Elsabeth and 
 Fi •ances Richardson, and their heires, for defalt of heirs lawfully 
 issuing from them, any of them, or their heires. I give and be- 
 quith to Frances Richardson, daughter of my sonn William, 10/. 
 I give to John Richardson, my godson, foure pounds. I give to 
 Margarett Spurner, my servant, 3s. id. I give unto my sonne, 
 William Richardson, all my husbandrye geare who had had of me 
 a large porcon alreadye. The rest of my goods, moveable and un¬ 
 moveable, my debts, legacies and funerall expences first payed and 
 discharged, I give unto Margaret Richardson, my wife, Elabeth 
 and Frances Richardson, daughters of my son William Richard¬ 
 son whom I doe make my executors of this my last Will and Testa¬ 
 ment. I make my said sonne, William, and James Shadforth of 
 Trymdon, Supervisors of this my Will. Witnesses, Robert Ward, 
 William Fisher, William Richardson. Proved, 21 June, 1617. 
 
 ANTHONY ROBINSON.i 
 
 Nov. 22, 1616. In the name of God, Amen, I, Anthony Robin¬ 
 son, of West Herrington, in the Countye of Durham, Yeoman. 
 To be buried in the parish church of Houghton. I give to the 
 poore of the parish of Houghton, to be distributed at my buriall, 
 and the remainder thereof (if any thing be left) to be delivered 
 to the collectors for the poore to the use of the poor, 205. To 
 my sister Margaret’s children I bequeath to every of them, 10.5. 
 To my uncle, Robert Harrison, I give the corne groweing upon the 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 27 Nov., 1G1G, 
 
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 rigg that lyeth westward next to the rigg sowen for his use and 
 more I give to him in money, 205. I bequeathe to Margaret Coll- 
 yer, my wives sister’s daughter, the two cupbords standing in the 
 fore-house, all my pewter, all the wearing apparell that belonged 
 to my wife, all the bedding belonging to the bedd steed in the 
 fore house, and more I give unto her in money, 10/. All the rest 
 of my goods and chat tells, moveable and unmoveable (my debts 
 legacies and funeral 1 excepted and discharged), I leave and be¬ 
 queath to William Collyer and Robert Collyer, my wives sisters 
 sonns, whom T make ioynt executors. Debts that I doe owe unto 
 others : To George Shawdforth, 5/. To William Chilton of New- 
 bottle, il. 85 . To John Chilton of Houghton, 3/. 65 . To Ralph 
 Wilson of Cassop, 85. To Robt. Collyer of Pensher, 10s. To Robt. 
 Maland, 30s. To Matthew Smith of Newbottle, G/. To the wife 
 of Henry Dobson of Offerton, 20s. To Thomas Mathew of bishop- 
 wearmouth, 71. To Thomas Mathews wives mother, 20 s. To 
 Robt. Stevenson of Newbottle, 4s. 2d. To Mark Hawk upon a 
 bond, 44s. To Roger Haswell of Chester, of wheate one bowle, of 
 oats six bowles, of bigg foure bowels and one bushell and 
 in money upon one reckings, 30s., and upon another 
 recking, 23s. 9 d., amounting to 53s. 9d. Debts owen to me by 
 whose names are underwritten : William Cooke of West Herring¬ 
 ton, 7s. Anthony Passmore of West Herrington, 6 s. 2d. Edward 
 Gillerie of West Herr., 12 s. I doe entreat William Todd, of 
 West Herrington, and Pearcivall Barkus, of Houghton in-the- 
 Spring, to be supervisors of this last Will and Testament, and I 
 bequeath to either of them, 10s. Witnesses Robt. Stevenson, 
 Mathew Smith, William Todd, Peivall Barkas. 
 
 ROBERT TEMPESTE . 1 
 
 Dec. 4, 1616. Memorandum, Robert Tempeste, of the towne of 
 Newcastell upon Tyne, Marchant, Adventurer, being sicke in 
 bodye but pfect in myncl and memory, Did make his last Will 
 and Testament noncupatively and by words of mouth as followeth, 
 Imprimis he did give and bequeath unto his Brother, Charles 
 Tempest, his lease of the Butlerige of Mynes, he did give to his 
 wife a thowsand poundes in full satissfacon of the reasonable part 
 of his goods, he did give to his doughter, Jane Tempest, for her 
 
 1 Bur. at St. Rich., Newcastle, 9 Dec., 1616, son of Nicholas Tempest 
 of Tliornley, lie mar. Anne, dan. of Robert Sliafto of Newcastle; she 
 re-mar. John Clavering of Axwell, 8 Sept., 1618, at St. Nidi., Newcastle, 
 her second husband was bur. there, 6 May, 1648, she, 18 Nov., 1673. 
 She had a dau., Jane, by her first husband, bapt. at St. Nich., 10 Nov., 
 1616. ITis brother, William Tempest, mar. Marion, dau. of William 
 Aynsley of Sliafto, and was bur. at Ryton, 27 July, 1652. His brother, 
 Charles Tempest, bur. at St. Nich., Newcastle, 17 Dec., 1642, mar., 
 29 June, 1619, at St. Nich., Newcastle, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas 
 Surtees of Newcastle. 
 
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 filiall porcon, five hundred poundes, which he said would be faire 
 porcons for them, and he said further that if his said Doughter 
 should happen to dye before she came to full age, then he gave the 
 one halfe of the said 500/. to his said wife, and the other halfe 
 to his Brother, William T'empeste. And all the rest of his goods 
 he gave to his said Brother, William Tempest, whom he made sole 
 executor, to performe and execute that his mynd and will as 
 aforesaid, in the psence and witnesse of thes whose names are 
 under written, My Ladie Margaret Selbie, Mr. Robert Shaftoe, 
 Mr. Willm. Lyeley, Nicholas Tempest. Proved, 1G17. 
 
 STEPHEN WARDE. 
 
 Dec. 28, 1616. In the name of God, Amen, I, Stephen Warde, 
 of Blackwell, in the Countie of Durham, Yeoman. To be buried 
 at the South porch door of the parish church of Darlington, as 
 near unto my la it deceased parents as convenientlie be devised. 
 1 give to the poor of the parish of Darlington, to be distributed of 
 John Midletonn and Thomas Emerson, 50*. I give to my godchild, 
 Stephen Potter, sone of Thomas Potter, six and twenty shillings 
 and eight pence, to be paid him by my executors or their guardians 
 or tutors at his accomplishment of one and twenty yeares upon his 
 acquittance of the same. The rest of all and singular my goods 
 and chattells not given nor bequeathed, my debts, legacies and 
 funeral expences deducted and discharged. I give and bequeath 
 unto my five youngest children. That is to say, Ralph Ward, 
 Christopher Ward, John Ward, Stephen Ward and the young 
 infant now newlie born, as vet not baptised, whom I make Joint 
 Executors of this my last Will and Testament humbly intreating 
 Thomas Emerson and John Midleton the yotmger, of Gilling, to be 
 supervisors of this my said Will, and to se the execution performed 
 according to the true intent and meaninge of the same. Witnesses, 
 John Midleton, Senr., Thomas Emerson, John Midleton, Junr., 
 Richard Pickering and Leonard Emerson. 
 
 Inventory, 271/. 19s. 1(VZ., as Debts oweing to the Testator. 
 Suma Totalis 438/. Os. Ad. Will Proved, 11 April, 1617. 
 
 FRANCIS BUNNY. 1 
 
 Jan. 20, 1616. I, Francis Bunny of Ryton in the County of 
 Durham, clerk. To be buried in the Quyer of the parish church 
 of Ryton at the west end of my sone Franciss grave. And that I 
 may be better to dispose of my land at Newsham, I have given, 
 granted and confirmed, and do by these presents give, grant and 
 
 1 Ho was the 3rd son of Richard Bunny of Newlands, by his wife, 
 Bridget, dan. of Edward Restwould of the Vache, in the parish of 
 Chalfont St. Giles, co. Bucks.; he was born, as is stated, on a brass in 
 Ryton Church. 8 May, 1543. entered as demy at Magdalen College, 
 Oxford 1559/61, fellow 1561-72, B.A. 10 July, 1562, M.A. 9 July, 1567, 
 
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 confirm to my worshipful good cozin, John Calverley, of Little- 
 Burn, in the County of Durham, Esquire, to my wor : good brother 
 in law, Timothy Draper, of the town of Newcastle upon Tyne, 
 Esquire, and to my loveing brother in law, John Horsfal, of 
 ►Studeley, in the County of York, Yeoman, and to their heirs and 
 assigns, my said lands at Newsham lying and being in the County 
 Palatine of Durham, with all howses, buildings and appurtenances 
 whatsoever to all such uses, limitations, provisions and purposes 
 as in my last Will and Testament in writing, publish, limit and 
 declare, as by two deeds of Feoffment under my hand and seale 
 with libertie and seizine thereupon by me executed (both which 
 Deeds beare date the sixth day of September, 1G16) may now 
 plainly appear. Now therefore my will is that my forenamed 
 feofferers their heirs and assigns and every of them stand and be 
 seized of and in all that my manor of Newsham and all the 
 appurtenances thereto belonging, to the use first of Jane Bunny, 
 my wife, for the term of her natural life, and until the third day 
 of May next after her decease, to dispose thereof as she shall 
 think good. And after the said estate made to my wife in the 
 premises ended and determined. I do hereby will advise and 
 appoint that all the said lands and grounds of Newsham shall 
 remaine unto the above named John Calverley, Timothy Draper 
 and John Horsfal, their executors and assigns, for and during the 
 term of forty years next ensuing after the estate made to my wife, 
 to the uses, purposes and trusts hereafter Emitted and declared. 
 And after the said term of forty years the said tenements and 
 premises wholy to remain to my nephew, George Bunny, and his 
 heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and in default of 
 such issue to remaine to Bichard Bunny now eldest son of my 
 nephew, Francis Bunny, and the heirs male of his body and 
 in default of issue to remain to the second sone of my nephew, 
 Francis Bunny, and in default of issue to remain to the 
 third sone of my nephew, Francis, and in default of 
 issue to every of the other sons of my nephew, Francis. And 
 whereas I have before limited by this my Will in estate for forty 
 yeares of and in the said premises unto my said trusty friends, 
 John Calverly, Timothy Draper and John Horsfal, my meaning and 
 intent is that if my said nephew, George Bunny, his executors, 
 administrators, and assigns shall not withstanding after the estate 
 
 licensed to prcacli 26 Feb., 1583/4, Canon of Carlisle 1572, Arclidcacon 
 of Northumberland 20 Oct., 1573, and rector of Byton 11 Sept., 1578, 
 until his death there, 16 April, 1617. Ho mar. Jane, dan. of Henry 
 Priestly, and by her he had issue, John, born, 11 July, 1583, bur., 
 15 Oct., 1585; Francis, born, 9 Nov., 1584, died, 23 Feb. 1610/11, M.I. 
 By ton, mar. Mary, dau. of John Wortley of Unthank, 17 Nov., 1606, at 
 Jarrow, and Elizabeth, mar., 27 Sept., i596, at Ryton, William Finney 
 of Finney, near Almondbury, co Y'ork, she died, 25 Feb., 1608. Timothy 
 Draper mar. as his third wife, Frances, dau. of Christopher Consett of 
 Newcastle, and widow of ... . Priestly, 3 Nov., 1606, at By ton. 
 
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 made to my wife is determined, enter into and possess and take 
 the whole ptit of the premises to his and their owne use, so alwaies 
 that he pay the sum of six hundred and three score pounds of law¬ 
 ful money in manner and form followinge that is to say to pay 
 such sume to myne Executrix if 1 in my lifetime do not give and 
 deliver the same, that is to say, to the University of Oxford where¬ 
 in 1 reaped whatsoever enabled me to be any way pfitable to the 
 church or Comon wealth, one hundred marks towards the finish¬ 
 ing or furnishing of their buyldings, or to dispose to any good 
 use. I give and bequeath to Magdalen Colledge in Oxford my 
 kynd nurse, from whose breasts 1 sucked that milk of knowledge 
 which god hath voutchsafed to bestow upon me (the lord call mee 
 not to account for my negligent use thereof) 33/. 13s. 4 d. 1 give 
 also to the Cathedral Church of Durham, 30/. towards the making 
 of a librarie in the vestrie, if Mr. Dean and the chapter approve 
 that course, or else to furnish with books (to that value) that which 
 is now the librarie. To the Citty of Durham, as a token of mv 
 good will, 1 give 20/. by the discretion of the Maior or other chief 
 officer and two or three of his brethren to be lent to some poor 
 men decayed, not by unthrifty causes but by other casualties, 
 though they have taken paines to live in some honest calling. And 
 to the parish of Ryton wher I have laboured for forty years I 
 give 50/. to be bestowed (if not by myne own hands) not by my 
 executrix, as by the gentlemen and other discreet men of the 
 parish shallbe thought most beneficial], provided that if the 20/. 
 bequeathed to the City of Durham, or this 50/. to Ryton parish 
 be not disposed of to some good use within two yeares after, these 
 sums be delivered to them, then I give power to my executrix or 
 my cozin George Runny to receive the same for their own use. 
 To my wife’s niece, Mary Priestley, for her good and painful ser¬ 
 vice now more then 16 yeares I give and bequeath 100/., and if she 
 die before the said legacy be paid to her, then I bequeath 
 50/-. thereof to my niece Priscilla Bunny and the other 50/. I give 
 to Joseph Priestly her brother, somewhat to make amend for the 
 great loss that the said Joseph had and susteined by the hard and 
 unconscionable dealing of one who because he pfesseth Christianity 
 should not so unchristianly have cirmvented a better Christian then 
 himself and for some respects of kyndness which reason would 
 him to have showed more to him then to some other, he 
 should not have tainted himself with a scorn of inhumanity. I 
 give to my nephew Henry Bunny 100 marks. To my neece Wort- 
 ley 100 marks. To my neece Priscilla 100 marks. To my neece 
 Hetli (for whom god hath already well pvided) I give for a token 
 40/., and to her Daughter Tomason Heth my god-daughter I give 
 10/. I give to the parish of Winston wherein Newsham is situated 
 10/. to be employed in such sort as the 20/. which I bequeathed 
 to the City of Durham. T give to my cozine, George Wortley, the 
 best horse or maver young or old that I have at the tyme of mv 
 
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 death. To the parish of Ryton I bequeath the two livery cans 
 which 1 bought and used only to bring wine to the communion 
 table. To my cozin, John Piggot, of Ovingham one piece of gold 
 of 22s. To George Pickering, 40$., and to every of my men 
 servants who have served me one yeare besydes their wages, 40s. 
 The maid servants I leave to the consideration of my Avife, Jane 
 Bunny, whom I make sole Executrix. Proved, 1617. 
 
 Note. —Rector of Ryton and Prebend of Durham Cathedral. 
 
 MATTHEW NOBLE. 1 
 
 Feb. 20, 1616. In the name of God, Amen, I, Matthew Noble of 
 Elvitt, within the suburbes of the City of Durham, Myller. To 
 be buryed within my parish church of St. Oswald’s, as near my 
 Avilfe may be. I doe give unto the poore of St. OsAvald's pish, 10s. 
 I doe give the lease of Shincliffe Milne, the rent of the said My ill 
 to be equally devided among all my children during the terme of 
 six yeares, I give all my reversion of years after the term of six 
 yeares be expired Avith all my interest, right and title, with the 
 lease of Shincliffe Myll. I doe give it unto my sone, Henry Noble, 
 as freely as ever I had the same. I give unto my sone-in-law, 
 John Kitchin, and unto my daughter, Jayne, his Aviffe, my own 
 dAvellinghouse in Elvitt with all and singular the appurtenances 
 AA’ith brew lead, malt kiln and loftes belonging to the said house 
 during the terme of ten yeares after my decease. I doe make my 
 son in laAv, John Kitchin, and Jane, his Avife, for to be tutors and 
 governors of my t/wo youngest daughters, Esabell Noble, and 
 Margarett Noble, during the terme of Ten yeares after my death, 
 and after the expiration of the sad ten yeares. 1 do give my said 
 house Avithall and singular the appurtenances Avith malt loftes 
 unto my son, Henry Noble, and to his lieeres lawfully begotten 
 for ever. I doe give unto MattheAv Noble, being my son James 
 Noble sone, the sume of 10/. of good and lawful money to be paid 
 unto the said Matthew Noble by my sone, Henry Noble, and after 
 the term of ten yeares after my death, and that the saide 10/. shall 
 be payd forth of my said hoav d\\ r ellinghouse unto the said Matthew 
 Noble towards his porchon, and in full leAv and eonsideracon of 
 his porchen and for a legacye. And for lacke of issue 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at St. Oswald’s, Durham, 21 March, 1616/17, 
 he is called in the registers Cf a mylner and a verie grave man of yeares ; ” 
 he mar., firstly, Margaret Rutter, 6 Aug., 1581, at St. Oswald’s. There 
 are two Margaret Nobles bur. there, one on 18 Apl., 1585, and the other 
 12 July, 1590. His son Henry mar., at Gateshead, 2 Nov., 1619, Eleanor 
 Graime; his son James, bapt. 11 Noa^., 1582, bur. 23 Aug., 1616, had a 
 son James, bapt., 13 Feb., 1613/14; his dau. Jane, bapt., 1 July, 1599, 
 map. John Kitchen of old Durham 14 Jan., 1616/17, she was bur., 14 
 Jan., 1621/2, “ a verie honest nighbore ” leaving a dau. Barbara, bapt., 
 17 Mch., 4618/19; Margaret, bapt., 2 Sept., 1602, bur., 1 May, 1(536; 
 Elizabeth, mar., John Barton, taylor, 3 Oct., 1619. 
 
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 if my sone, Henry Noble, have no children, then I do 
 give my said house with the appurtenances unto my 
 daughter, Jane Kitchin, and to her heires for ever and 
 for lack of issue if my said daughter, Jane Kitchin, have no 
 children, then 1 do give my said house with the appurtenances 
 unto my daughter, Elizabeth Noble, and to hir children of hir 
 bodye lawfully begotten, and for lack of issue of my daughter, 
 Elizabeth Noble, if she have no children, then 1 give my said house 
 with the appurtenances unto my daughter, Esbell Noble, and to 
 hir heirs lawfully begotten, and if she have no children then I give 
 my said house with the appurtenances unto my daughter, Margaret 
 Noble, and to hir heirs lawfully begotten for ever. 1 do give unto 
 my daughter, Elizabeth Noble, my lease withall my interest, right, 
 and title of three houses wth the appurtenances in the terratorie 
 of Elvitt, which said three houses, with the appurtenances, I do 
 hold by lease of the Church of St. Oswald. I do give unto my 
 daughter, Margaret Noble, forty shillings, for a legacie. I also 
 give unto my daughter, Esabell Noble, forty shillings, for a 
 legacie. All the rest of my goods, moveable and unmoveable, my 
 debts, legacies and funeral expences to be first payd and dis¬ 
 charged, all the rest of my goods to be equally divided among my 
 children, viz., Henry Noble, Jayne Kitchin, Elizabeth Noble, 
 Elsbell Noble, and Margaret Noble, and, further, I doe make my 
 son-in-law, John Kitchin, and Jayne, his wife, my full executors 
 of this my Will. Witnesses, John Ridley, Chris. Hucheson, Th. 
 Atkinson. Proved, 1617. 
 
 THOMAS WOODRINGTON.* 
 
 April 2, 1617. In the name God, Amen, I, Thomas 
 
 Woodrington, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gent., a 
 pensioner of his Majtes towne of Barwick on Tweed. To be buryed 
 at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, and as for the 
 worldly goods which the lorde hath indewed me withall, I give 
 and bequeath as followeth :—I give and bequeath unto my Ladie 
 Woodrington, wife of Sir Henry Woodrington, Knight, five pounds 
 of lawful English money. I give unto my Cozens, Roger, Ralph, 
 Benjamine, and Lewes Woodrington, and to everie one of them, 
 five aingells in goulde. I give and bequeath unto my Cozen, Sir 
 Ephraham Woodrington, Knight, nine poundes of that debt he 
 is oweing me, and the remainder of this debt being five poundes, 
 1 give the same to his eldest sone, Henry Woodrington. I give 
 unto my Cozen, Elizabeth Horsley, late wife to Launcelot Horsley, 
 late of Brenckhaugh, foure poundes. I give unto Claudius 
 Woodrington, my cozen, whome I did helpe to Christin, three 
 
 1 Bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 18 April, 1617. There is a pedigree 
 of tliis branch of the Widdringtons in the New County History of North¬ 
 umberland, vol. v., pp. 304-5. 
 
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 poundes sixe shillings and eightpenee. 1 give and bequeath unto 
 my neece, Isabell Bewicke, wife to Christopher Bewicke of New- 
 eastle-on-Tyne, Marryner, forty pounds in money, and all such 
 implements and furniture as is nowe within my chamber. I give 
 unto Elizabeth Bewicke, daughter, unto the said Christopher 
 Bewicke, twenty poundes in money, and if it shall please gocle to 
 gyve unto my said neece, Isabell, any other children of her owne 
 bodie begotten, then I will the said twenty poundes shall bee 
 equally divided amongst them, and fay ling of her said children, to 
 come absolutelye to my saide neece her selfe. I gyve to my neece, 
 Agnes Potts, wife to Mark Potts of Harton, twenty poundes, and 
 to the fyve children of my said neece, Agnes Potts, and to every 
 of them, five poundes. And if any one or more of the said five 
 children doe chainge this mortall life before they come to the age 
 of eighteen yeares, then I will that his or her portion so dying 
 shall come to the rest of the said children, to be equally divided 
 amongst them. 1 give to my cozen, Katherin Airdale, forty 
 shillinges. I give unto Thomas Neill, sonne of Robert Neil, of 
 Mounkseaton, three poundes. I give unto Ellinor Swinborne, 
 wife of John Swinborne of Newcastle, Baker and Bearbrewer, 
 Three poundes. 1 give unto the man child of my sister, Ellenore, 
 five poundes, and to the woman child of my said sister, Eleanor, 
 ten poundes. I give unto Katheron Woodrington, wife of LeAves 
 Woodrington of Cheseborngrange, one, two and t\\ T enty shillings 
 peece of golde. 1 gi\ r e unto Thomas Woodrington, sone to the 
 saide Lewes Woodrington, tene pounds. I grve unto Henry Wood¬ 
 rington, sonne of the said LeAves, five poundes. I gWe to my cozen, 
 Mr. Robert Woodrington of Chibborne, my best cloake. I give to 
 the said Christopher Bewick, five poundes. 1 gi\ T e unto William 
 Hall, servante to the said Robert Woodrington, 40s. I give to 
 Isabell Doods, daughter to MattheAv Doods, tailor, 40s. I give 
 unto the poore, six poundes thirteen shillings and eightpenee, to 
 be distributed at the discretion of mv executors. I give unto 
 Mr. William Alder, preacher of god’s Avord, forty shillings. I 
 gWe and bequeathe unto Marie Alder, Avife of Richard Alder of 
 Almvick, fyA r e poundes. Whereas it is intended that a gallerie 
 shallbe budded and erected for the placing of Scollers Avithin the 
 pish church of All Saints, Avithin the toAvne of NeAvcastle, I gWe 
 and bequeath toAvards the erecting and buylding of the said 
 Gallerie the sume of six poundes thirteen shillings and four pence, 
 to be paid by my executors Avhen the same shallbe gone about 
 to bee buylt. And I doe appoint and make executors of this my 
 last Will and Testament, my AA^ell beloved cozens and friends, Sir 
 Henry Woodrington, Knight, to Avhom I give my best gould ring 
 for a token or remembrance, the said Robert Woodrington and 
 LeAves Woodrington, Gentleman, Isabell BeAvick, Avife of the said 
 Christopher Bewicke, and Agnes Potts, Avife of the said Mark 
 Potts, requiring my said executors to paie all my debts, legacies 
 
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 and bequests, whatsoever shall appeare to stand justly indebted 
 within one monthe after my decease, except that which I have 
 appointed and lymitted to be paid at the severall tymes above 
 mentioned. Witnesses, Matthew Dodes, Nicholas Forster, Anthony 
 Norman. Proved, 1617. 
 
 JOHN BURRELL. 1 
 
 April 24, 1617. Ane Inventorye of the goods and chattells of 
 John Burrell of Howtell what he died seazed of in the yeare of 
 the King’s reign 1616. 
 
 Item, one browne meare, priced to 4 l. Seven booles of oatts, 
 priced to 28s. Three bushells of Rye, priced to 18s. Six old 
 puther dishes, priced to 2s. Two candellsticks, priced to Is. 
 One old pot, one nan. two washers, priced at 5s. 6<f. One bedsted, 
 one board, priced at 3s. One old fether bed, one paire of sheetes, 
 two hapens, one bolster, one pillowy priced to 8s. 6tf. Prased by 
 John Armestronge and Robt. Thompson of Killim, being sworne 
 men. 
 
 JOHN TONSTALL .2 
 
 June 28, 1617. In the name of God, Amen, and in the 
 fifteenth yeare of the reigne of or Sovaigne lord king James of 
 England, France and Ireland, Defender of the faithe, etc., and of 
 Scotland the fifteth. I, John Tonstall, of the Towne and County of 
 Newcastle upon Tyne, yeoman, pish clerk of All Hallowes within 
 the same towne. To be buried in the churchyard of All Hallowes 
 near unto my former wife and children. And as touching such of 
 my tenements and goods as it hath pleased the lord to bless and 
 endow r me withall, I do dispose of them as followeth. First I do 
 give and bequeath unto my w y ell beloved wyfe Barbary Tonstall 
 for and during her naturall lyfe all that my nowe dw T ellinghouse 
 with the rowmes and appurtenances thereof now being in my own 
 occupation and the garden now 7 in the occupation of Suzan Selby 
 in full satisfacon and contentment of and for all her title, interest 
 and clayme of thirdes jointers and dower in and to all and any 
 my howses, burgages and tenements, she paying yearly during 
 that tyme five shillings to the lord of the see at the usual termes. 
 
 1 He was probably the John Burrell who mar. Elizabeth, dau. of 
 Oswald Collingwood of Etal, see the Visitation of Northumberland (ed. 
 Foster, 2F and New County History of Northumberland , vol. xi., pp. 
 199, 200. ' 
 
 His first wife, Anne, was bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 27 Oct., 
 1604; where also his children were bapt. and bnr., William, bapt., 24 
 June, 1603, Mary, bur., 9 Oct., 1604, Barbara, bapt., 7 May, 1609, 
 Nicholas, bapt., 30 Sept., 1610. Thomas, bapt., 29 June, 1614, Ann, mar. 
 Edward Robinson, 21 July, 1631. The testator was bur. there, 7 July,. 
 1617. His widow 7 re-mar. William Cape, 4 June, 1620, at All Saints.’ 
 
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 And after the decease of my said wife, then I give and bequeath the 
 same tenements now in my occupation and the garden aforesaid, 
 unto my eldest sone, Henry Tonstall, he paying the same outrent 
 and to his heirs for ever. I give and bequeath unto my sonne, 
 John Tonstall, to him and his heires for ever all those upper rowms 
 or lofts opening to the fore strete, called Silver street wherein one 
 Anne Mallabar, widow, now dwelleth together, with that yard or 
 yards joining to the backside of the said howse or rowmes, paying 
 yearly tlire shillings to the lord of the see at the said termes. And 
 also I do give unto my saide sonne John, two suites of apparell 
 of the best I have. I give and bequeath unto my sonne William 
 Tonstall and to his heires for ever, all those my two low rowmes 
 situate under the said upper rowmes or lofts which two low rowmes 
 are now in the seuerall tenures or occupaeons of my tenants, 
 William Morrison and William Marke. And also all that my 
 garden which is now in the tenure or occupation of Edwin Nichol¬ 
 son of Newcastle, aforesaid, merchant, with fre liberty ingress 
 regresse in and from the same, he paying yearly three shillings to 
 the said lorde. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Anne Ton- 
 stall and her heirs for ever all my right, title, interest, clayme, and 
 possession of and in, to, one howse Burgage or tenement in Man- 
 wells Chaire, near the Keyside in Newcastle, aforesaid, which by 
 deed or writinge is morgaged to me by John Marshell, Taylor upon 
 condicon for paymt of a certaine sume of money, and I also give 
 unto her and her heires, all somes of money in the same writinge 
 contevned, if the premises shall be redeemed, which I give to her 
 as a legacy only. I give and bequeath unto my said eldest sonne, 
 Henry Tonstall, and his heires for ever, all that right, title, 
 interest and clavme which I now or oughte to have of, on, or to the 
 now dwellinghouse and two mylnes within pandon yate, now in the 
 occupation of George Reasley, cordiner, together with all profitts 
 and comodities to me dew or to be dewe by reason of a writinge 
 of morgage to be made by the same George, and the same writeinge 
 and all sums of money therein conteyned and the obligacon made 
 for pformance thereof, wherein the said George Reasley and 
 Thomas Reasley, Mylner stand bound to me in a certaine penaltye 
 which I give to him as a legacy only. I give and bequeath to my 
 said sone Henry, his executors and assigns as a legacy only one 
 obligacon wherein Thomas Watson and John Marshall stand bound 
 to me for the payment of twelve poundes at several dayes by 
 paste of which twelve poundes I have only received 
 th ree poundes. And also I gyve unto him my best cloake. I give 
 to my daughter, Anne Tonstall, for a token, one silver spoone 
 wi th a guilded Knopp at the end and other two plaine silver 
 spoones more, I gyve unto her three paire of Lynnen sheetes, fvve 
 pillowbeares, five table clothes and two dozen and a halfe of table 
 napkins. I give unto my daughter Barbary, one peece of gold at 
 the value of twenty two shillings, for a token. I give to my sonne 
 
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 Thomas one peece of golde of the like value of twenty two shillinges, 
 for a token. 1 gyve unto my sonne Nicholas one peece of gold, 
 of the value of twenty two shillings, for a token. I give to my 
 servante, Margaret Stowte, 2s. 6 d. Provided alwayes and my will 
 is that if any of my said sonnes shall go about to sell or putt away 
 any of my said howses to them bequeathed, situate in or near 
 Silver Street, aforesaid, that then his estate herein to be voyd and 
 the same to remayne and come to his next heire at the common 
 lawe. The residue of all my goods, moveable and unmoveable, my 
 detts, if any be dewe, being paide and my funerall expences and 
 childrens porcons discharged, I give unto my said loveing wife 
 and leave them to her disposing, whom I make sole executrix of 
 this my last Will hopeing that she will prove a kind and faithfull 
 mother to all my children. And I intreate my loveing friendes, 
 William Potter, and Thomas Arrowsmith of Gateside, to be super¬ 
 visors of the same. Witnesses, William Potter, Tho. Arrowsmith, 
 Andrew Ainslev. Proved, 30 August, 1617. 
 
 THOMAS GREENWELL. 
 
 July 10, 1617. Thomas Greenwell of Thorneley, in the parish of 
 Wolsingham, Yeoman. I will that my body shall be buried, 
 if God permitt me life till I come home, in the church or church¬ 
 yard of Woolsingham, where I have bene this long time a 
 parishioner, referringe the charge of my funerall to the discretion 
 of my executors hereafter named, and concerninge the disposing 
 of all and singular my goodes and chattels and other things 
 whatsoever which God hath given me, I wholly give and bequeathe 
 in manner and forme followinge :—First, I give and bequeathe to 
 the poor people inhabitants in the parish of Wolsingham, 10s. I 
 give to my sonne, Rowland Greenwell, the sum of 81. To my 
 sone, Thomas Greenwell, 5/. To my sonne, Michail Greenwell, 5 1. 
 To my sonne, William Greenwell, 5 1. To my sonne, John Green¬ 
 well, 81. To my sonne, Samuel Greenwell, 6/. To my daughter, 
 
 Ann Hodgson, now the wife of John Hodgson, 3/. To Elizabeth 
 
 Younge, the Daughter of my daughter, Margaret Younge, the late 
 wife of Henry Younge, Cittzen of London, 31. The rest of my 
 
 goods and chatels, my debts beinge paid, I give to my sonne. 
 
 William Greenwell, whom I make full and sole Executor, and I 
 nominate and appoint my loveinge friendes, William Rawe and 
 Cuthbert Hartley, Overseers of the same. Witnesses, Hen. 
 Medhope, William Yorke, Tho. Kirklawe. 
 
 Inventory, 90/. 18s. Or/., consisting of purse, wearing apparell, 
 stock, crop and household utensils. Debts oweing by the testator : 
 To his sonne, Rowland Grinwell, 6/. 9s. 0 d. To his sonne, 
 Samuele Grinwell, 4/. 9s. id. To his sonne, William Grinwell, 
 9/. 8s. Od. To his sonns, Jo. and Samuel, 1/. 15s. Or/. To his 
 sonne, John. 1/. Funeral expences, 31. 18s. Od. His mortuarie. 
 
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 10s. We are informed at the making of the Inventorie by John 
 Green well, son of the deceased, that his uncle, Mr. William 
 Greenwell of London, doth chalenge a debt of 31L, and is due 
 to himselfe by his brother, deceased, which we referr to your 
 worshipfull, Clement Colmore, Vicar General for consideration. 
 And likewise a debt challenged by Michael Greenwell, son of the 
 said deceased, due by himslfe as he saithe the sum of 5 1. As also 
 another debt challenged by William Greenwell of Greenwell Hill, 
 for the sum of 12s. 6<A And likewise a debt challenged by John 
 Hodgson, son-in-law of the said deceased, due to himselfe as he 
 saitli the sume of SI. 6s. Sd. All which we refer to your Worship- 
 full's consideration. Probate, 29th November, 1617. 
 
 GEORGE SHAWDFORTH. 1 
 
 July 31, 1617. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, George Shawd- 
 forth of Tonstall, within the parish of Bushopp Weremouth, in 
 the County of Durham, Yeoman. To be buried in the parish 
 church att Dalton. My will is that my well beloved wife shall 
 labour by all means possible to pcure the wardshipp of my eldest 
 sonne. I give to my second sone, Anthonie Shawdforth, my lease 
 and all intereste of Tunstall for all the yeares therein unknown 
 and yett to come, in full contentacon of his filiall porcon, and all 
 other bequests whatsoever thereof maid by my well beloved Uncle, 
 John Shawdforth, to the said Anthonie, I give all the rents and 
 profits whatsoever arising out of my moiety of Warden Lawe unto 
 my onely daughter .... Shawdforth, for the tearme of ten 
 yeares, for the raising upp of five hundred pounds which I give 
 her in full satisfacon of hir filiall porcon. I give to every of my 
 sister Isabell, hir children, 40s. apeece. I give to every of the 
 children of John Shawdfourth of Warden, 20s. apeece. I give 
 to Mary Bell, twenty markes. All the rest of my goods and debts 
 due to me, I doe give to my well beloved wife, Isabella Shawdforth, 
 for the true payment of all such debts as I am oweing to any 
 person, and for the payment of my legacies in this my Will con- 
 teyned. And I doe make my said wife sole Executor of this my 
 last Will and Testament. And I make George Collingwood of 
 Eppledon, Esq., and John King of the Citty of Durham, Super¬ 
 visors, of this my Will, and T give to either of them 20s. for a 
 token. Witnesses, Geo. Collingwood, John King. 
 
 Inventory, 543 l. 3s. Ad. Proved, 1617. 
 
 1 He was the son of Anthony Shadforth. His son, Thomas, aged 12, 
 in 1617, bur. at St. Margaret’s, Durham, 23 Mch., 1671/2, mar. Elizabeth, 
 dau. of Marmaduke Blakiston, rector of Sedgefield, 28 Nov., 1631, at 
 St. Margaret’s, Durham, she was bur. there, 24 Sept., 1695 (according 
 to the registers of St. Nich., Durham); Anthony bur., 14 Aug., 1650, at 
 Dal'ton-le-dale (according to the registers ot Bishopwearmouth), mar. 
 Mary (dau. of Edward Lee of Monkwearmouth), 26 Nov., 1633, at St. 
 Giles’, Durham, bur., 14 June, 1683, at Dalton-le-dale. 
 
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 NICHOLAS HOPPER. 1 
 
 Aug. 25, 1617. In the name of Code, Amen. I, Nicholas 
 Hopper of Black Hedley in the Countye of Northumberland in 
 the parish of Shotley, Yeoman. To be buryed in the Chappell 
 of Shotley, at the discretion of my friends, I give and leave my 
 houses and tenements with the appurtenances thereof belonginge 
 unto my eldest sonne, Cuthbert Hopper, and my wife, his mother 
 during her life naturall, equallie to be devided betwixt them, 
 and my said sonne to enter to the moietie or one halfe at the day 
 of the invention of the Cross commonlie St. Helene daye next 
 cominge immediately, and after the decease of my wife to come 
 fully© unto my abovesaid sonne. I give and bequeath unto my 
 aforesaid sonne, all my plough geare with long wayne, short wayne 
 yoakes, bowes, and somes with all my other implements belonging 
 to husbandrie, I leave him one nagg or else 31. 6s. 8d. to buy him 
 one. I leave unto him the halfe crop now growing upon the 
 ground which is to be sowen this next yeare to come. I give my 
 daughter, Jane Hopper, foure oxen, two stots, sixe kyne and two 
 quyes. I give her three score old shepe and twentye lambes, and I 
 give her 10 l. of money. I leave all my inseight goods to my wife, 
 to be att her disposing. I give and bequeath unto my sonne, 
 Thomas Hopper, twenty shepe. I give unto Isabell Hopper, my 
 sonne Cuthbert his daughter, foure ewes and lambs, and also one 
 quye. I give unto my daughter Agnes her three children, three 
 ewes and three lambs. I give unto my Brother his son Christopher 
 Hopper, one quye. I give and bequeath the twenty shillings 
 which William Snowball is oweing me unto my Brother his three 
 children, James Hopper, John Hopper, and Isabell Hopper. All 
 my goods, moveable and unmoveable remayning, my funeral dewes 
 and expences being discharged, I leave unto my wife, my sone 
 Nicholas, my sonne Humphrey, my sone Johne, and my sone 
 Thomas. And lastly, I make my wife and my four sonns exe¬ 
 cutors, to duly execute this my last Will and Testament. Wit¬ 
 nesses, Robt. Redshaw, William Lawes. Proved. 22 November, 
 1617. 
 
 WILLIAM WATSON .2 
 
 Aug. 26, 1617. In the name of God, Amen, I William Watson 
 of Whitworth, in the Countye of Durham, Gent. To be buried 
 within the parish Church of Whitworth. I give and bequeath unto 
 
 1 There is a pedigree of this family in the New County History of 
 Northumberland, vol. vi., pp. 296-7. 
 
 2 He mar., firstly, Mary, dan. of Henry Brabant, in the parish of 
 Brancepeth; by her he had a dan. Margaret, bapt. at Whitworth, 2 Apl., 
 1586, mar., 8 Feb., 1607/8, William, son of Cuthbert Baxter of Cor- 
 bridge, she was bur. at Whitworth, 25 May, 1625, her husband was bur. 
 there, 8 Mcli., 1652/3. Their dau., Catherine Baxter, mar., 10 Nov., 
 1631, Cuthbert Hutchinson. The testator mar., secondly, Mary Salkeld. 
 
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 my loveing wife, Mary Watson, all my household stuff which she 
 brought with her to me at our marriage and now remains in my 
 house at Whitworth. I give moreover to my said wife, Mary, one 
 stand bedstead in the hall and one short table in the hall, with 
 all the puffett stooles which she either bought or brought to me 
 since our marriage, provided alwaies that she doe not claime her 
 wedowes bedd according to the custom of the country here. I give 
 to my daughter, Margaret Baxter, her first choice of my three 
 cubbords, and to my wife Mary, the second choice of another, and 
 the third cubbord I also give to my said daughter Margarett, which 
 said two cubbords bequeathed to my daughter Margaret, my will 
 and meaninge is that after her decease the same shall 
 remayne, and be to my grandchild, Katherine Baxter. And 
 the rest of all my household stuff not hereby given or bequeathed. 
 I give to my said daughter, Margaret Baxter, and to Katherine 
 Baxter, my grandchild, and to the longer liver of them. I give to 
 my said wife Mary one kowe and two little old hay rucks in the 
 Broad Medows. I give and bequeath to my Brother, John Watson, 
 the sume of 51. I give and bequeath to John Stowt, my sisters 
 sonn, 40 . 9 . I give and bequeath unto my cozen Margaret 
 Pemberton, one ringe of 10s. price. I give and bequeathe to my 
 cosen, Mr. John Pemmerton his wife, another gold ringe of the 
 same price. I give and bequeath to my Aunt Watson another 
 gold ring of the same price. I give to my coozen, Wm. Watson of 
 Staindropp, another gold ring of the same price. I give to 
 Edward Bigland of Awckland, one twenty shilling piece of gold. 
 I do remit and forgive to my brother, Charles Watsone, the fouer 
 pounds he oweth me; and I doe likewise remit and forgive to my 
 coosen, Thomas Watson, the three pounds he oweth me. I give and 
 bequeath to my Brother Charles, his three sonns, viz. :—Ralph, 
 Charles and Anthony Watson, to each of them, 20s., and to my 
 cosen, Thomas Watson his sonne William, other 20s. I give and 
 bequeath unto my grandchilde, Katherine Baxter, one stone pott 
 garnished with silver and guilt and the cover also, my will and 
 mind is that the lease which I have from Pawl Bailing, John Watt, 
 and Thomas Allabaster of London, of my land in Whitworth shall 
 be delivered to my coozen, Mr. Michaell Pemmerton of Ayton, to 
 be kept for the use and behoofe of Mary Watson, my wife, for per¬ 
 formance of an annutie of 15 1. per annum made to her for her 
 jointure, and for the use and behoofe of Margaret Baxter, my 
 dawghter, and Katherine Baxter, my grandchilde. I give and 
 bequeath unto my sone in law, Mr. William Baxter, the sum of 
 10/., upon condicon he doe find securtie to the spirituall Chancel¬ 
 lor of the Diocise of Durhame to pay yearly for ever the sume of 
 Twentie shillings of lawfull English money to the poore people 
 within the towne of Whitworth, viz., the sume of 10s., at Xmas, 
 and 10s. at Easter. I make my sone in lawe, Mr. William Baxter. 
 
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 and my godsone, Michaell Richardson, executors of this my last 
 Will and Testament. Witnesses, George Brabant, Mich. Richard¬ 
 son, Lancelot Iley. 
 
 Inventory, 149/. 65 . 4 d. Proved, 1617. 
 
 WILLIAM ANDERSON . 1 
 
 Sept. 27, 1617. In the name of God, Amen, I, William Ander¬ 
 son, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, Milner. To be buried 
 in the parish church of All Hallowes in Newcastle, aforesaid. I 
 give to my wife, Isabella Anderson, for a legacy, twenty six 
 powndes of lawful money of England. I give to Elizabeth Ander¬ 
 son, my eldest daughter, thirtie pounds of lawful money of 
 England, which money after my decease I will be paid to William 
 Cooke, Master Mariner, to keep for the use of my said daughter 
 until it please god that she marie or come to lawful yeares, he 
 laying in sufficient bond to the ordinary for the repayment of the 
 same accordingly. I give to my youngest daughter, Barbara 
 xAmderson, thirtye pounds of like lawful money of England, which 
 money after my decease I will to be paid to Anthony Morpeth of 
 the said towne, Merchante, to be kept for the use and behoof of 
 my said daughter, untill such tyme as she marrie or come to lawful 
 yeares he laying in sufficient bond to the ordinarv for the reDav- 
 ment of the same accordingly. I give to my eldest daughter Eliza¬ 
 beth, one silver salt with cover and a ringe of golde of fower 
 Angells. And I also give to my youngest daughter Barbary, a 
 dozen of silver spoones with a ringe of gold of the aforesaid value, 
 the elder daughter haveing her choice of them; and if it shall 
 happen that either of my said daughters shall dye before she be 
 married that then the porcon of her who dveth shall come to the 
 other sister liveinge. And if it shall please god that both dye before 
 they be maried then the said porcons to come to my wife, Isabella 
 Anderson their naturall mother, which said money, plate and 
 rings givin to my said daughters I gave as legacies. I give to 
 my wife, Isabella Anderson, my title and right of the lease of my 
 house wherein I now dwell during her widowhood, and if she shall 
 marie, then to have the parte thereof which the law will allow her. 
 I give unto my two daughters, Elizabeth and Barbary, and to their 
 heires, all my estate, right title, and interest wffiich I have of in 
 and to one Horse Mill with the appurtenances situate in the 
 towne of Newcastle aforesaid in a street called the Broade Chair© 
 now in my own occupation. I give and bequeath unto my said 
 two daughters, Elizabeth and Barbarv, one lease of a house in 
 Pandon wherein Jane Hall, wydowe, nowe dwelleth with the profitts 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 5 Oct, 1617, his 
 widow mav have been bur. either 21 Jan., 1619/20, or 30 Nov., 1625; his 
 dan. Elizabeth was bapt. there, 7 Jan., 1600/'l, and his dau. Barbara, 
 also bapt. there, 9 Apl., 1604. (1624, Sept. 12, Christopher Rowell and 
 
 Isabel Anderson mar. at All Saints ; this may be the second marriage of 
 his widow.) 
 
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 thereof which I have for certain yea res yett to come, with all my 
 household stuff and all other moveable goods to me, belonging, my 
 wives part which the lawe alloweth being deducted. I give and 
 bequeath to my kinsman, David Birtley, for a legacy forty shill¬ 
 ings. I give and bequeath unto my friend William Matthew ten 
 shillings for a token. And I doe make my two daughters, Eliza¬ 
 beth and Barbary, Executors of this my last Will and Testament. 
 And also I doe nominate and appoint the aforesaid Anthony 
 Morpeth and William Cooke, Supervisors or overseers of this my 
 last Will and Testament and to either of them I give one Angell 
 for a token. Witnesses, Anthony Morneth, William Cooke, 
 William Matthew, John Shotton, James Scoles. Proved, 1617. 
 
 GEORGE ALDER. 1 
 
 Nov. 18, 1617. A true Inventory of the goods and chatties of 
 the late deceased, George Alder of Hobberlaw, in the parish of 
 Alnewiek. 
 
 Imprimis : one table in the halle, 6.9. 8c/. One Cubbard, 
 13s. 4 d Three bedsteds, 15s. Thirteen Ewes and Lambes, 9/. 
 Two wether sheepe, 1Z. Eight hogg shepe, 2/. 
 
 Nov. 18, 1617. Administration granted to Francis Alder, the 
 son, on behalf of self and other children, not mentioned by name. 
 
 WILLM. ANDERSON .2 
 
 Dec. 12, 1617. In the name of God, Amen, I, Willm. Anderson 
 of Barwick on the hill, in the parish of Pont Hand. To be buried 
 in the parish church of Pont Hand aforesaid, and of my worldly 
 goods I thus dispose : First, I give to my nephew, Ambrose 
 Anderson, a yoke of oxen, and . . . quyes now in the possession of 
 him the said Ambrose, also I give to him, the said Ambrose, my 
 stoned nagg and three poundes in money, which the. said Ambrose 
 oweth me. I forgoe to my nephew, Thomas xAnderson, all debts and 
 reckenings heretofore due unto me except the sume of five pounds 
 of which [my will is] that he shall pay as he shall be able to my 
 executors four pounds, and twenty shillings he shall give to his 
 two brothers’ daughters equally to be divided betwixt them. I 
 give to John Wight, servant to Mr. George Collingwood, a quye 
 stirke of a year old. I give more to my above nephew, Ambrose 
 Anderson, eleven hogg sheepe, now depastureing with Thomas 
 Anderson in the east quarter. I give to the poorer sort of house¬ 
 holders in the parish, 20.9., willyng my executors notwithstanding 
 to give the accustomed doale at the tvme of my burial. T give to 
 my wife. Jennet Anderson, all that my house and tenement, with 
 
 1 Ho was the son of George Alder of Hobberlaw, by his wife, Jane, 
 dan. of Sir William Lisle of Felton; he mar. Margaret, dau. of Nicholas 
 Forster of Newham; his son Francis also of Hobberlaw (estate admin¬ 
 istered, 16 July, 1638), mar. Agnes or Anne Shell. 
 
 2 At Ponteland the testator was bur., 19 Dec., 1617, and his nephew, 
 Ambrose, 15 May, 1624. 
 
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 the appurtences . . . the terme . . . set and being in the towne 
 and territories of Morpeth, in the Countie of Northumberland, for 
 term of her life, and after her decease my will is that the said house 
 and the appurtenances descend and come to the issue male, of 
 Ralph Fife, begotten and to be begotten of the body of my 
 daughter, Jennet, now wife to the said Ralph, and for default of 
 such issue male, I give and bequeath my said house and tenement 
 with the appurtenances to my above named nephew, Ambrose 
 Anderson, and his heires for ever. I give to my sone-in-law, 
 Raph Fife, my bay colt, and my daughter, Jennet, his wife, two 
 kyne, the one a brockt, now about my house, and the other a 
 branded, now in the possession of William Fawcus of Morpeth. 
 I give to wife, Jennet Anderson, twenty ewes, I give more to my 
 said wife all the household stuffe that myne is within my house. 
 I give to my said sonne in law, Rafe Fife, and my said nephew, 
 Ambrose Anderson, all the timber and other wood which I have at 
 Brenkbourne, Morpeth, or else where equally to be divided betwixt 
 them. Also the rest of my goods, moveable and immoveable, I 
 give and bequeath to my said wife. Jennet Anderson, and Robert 
 Fife, my grandchild, whom also I make joint executors of this 
 my last Will, and I appoint Mr. Gilbert Errington and Edward 
 Wiggham, Clerk, Supervisors of this my last Will, humbly 
 beseeching them to take care that neither my said wife, in regard 
 of her simplicitie, nor the said childe, in respect of his infancy, 
 be wronged in the execution of my said Will or any thing 
 belonging thereunto. Witnesses, Gilbart Errington, Nicholas Hall 
 Edw. Wiggam, Robert Jenenson. Proved, 17 August, 1618. 
 
 JOHN OVINGTON. 
 
 Jan. 16, 1617. In the name of God, Amen, I, John Ovington 
 of Whorlton, in the County of Durham and pish of Gainford. 
 To be buried in the Churchvard of Barnard Castle. I give and 
 bequeath unto my sonne, John Ovington, all my lands of Stub- 
 house and my whole farme in Whorlton with six oxen, and all 
 my waine geare with plow and plow geares, and also of half of 
 Arleny bancks I give unto my sonne, Thomas Ovington, one lialfe 
 tenement which I bought, and one cottage with the other half of 
 Arleny bancks, and more one Carte. I give unto my sone, Robert 
 Ovington, fower score pounds. I give unto every of my daughters, 
 Alice Ovington, Isabell Ovington, Anne Ovington, and Sythe 
 Ovington, three score pounds apeece. I give unto my brother, 
 Christopher Ovington, one gray horse. I give unto my brother 
 Christopher’s two daughters, either of them, two gemer hoggs. I 
 give unto my brother, George Ovington, one black hanked whye. 
 And all that he oweth me I doe clearlie forgive him. I uive unto 
 my brother, Robert Ovingham, sone Richard Ovington, ten shill¬ 
 ings. I give unto my Brother Richard Ovington sonne John 
 Ovington one gemer hoge, unto his sister Elizabeth, ten shillings. 
 
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 I give unto my sister Jane, sone John Robinson, three pounds, to 
 be paid unto Ralphe Johnson and Christopher Johnson for the 
 use and benefit of the said John Robinson. I give unto my brother 
 George two children, to either of them, a gemer lamb. I give unto 
 John Applebeyes sone Robert one gemer lamb. I give unto Ralph 
 Johnson daughter, Elsie Johnson, one gemer hogge. I give unto my 
 godsone, Robert Dinsdell, one gemer hogge. I give unto my god¬ 
 daughter Saulby one gemer hogg. I give the power of Barnard 
 Castle, ten shillings. I give to the power of Whorlton, five shill¬ 
 ings. I give to the power of Winston, five shillings. I give unto my 
 eosin Heugh Collinge daughter Jane, one red whye. I doe make 
 my wife and my eldest son John my joynt executors of this my last 
 Will and Testament, and furthers doe appoint and ordeyne my 
 good frends, Ralphe Johnson and Heugh Collinge, and Christopher 
 Ovington and Christopher Heighley, to be supervisors of this my 
 last Will and Testament which I intreat for god’s cause to see this 
 pformed according to my trew meaning therein. Witnesses, 
 Robert Allanson, Jo. Saulbye, Raphe Johnson, Hugh Colling, 
 Ch ris. Ovington. 
 
 Inventory, 406/. 3 s. 0 d. 
 
 Debts oweing to John Ovington. John Cowlton, 50/., more by 
 him, 7/. 10.5., Cuthbert Laten, 5/., George Tailor of Stainton, 6/., 
 Thomas Smailes, 31. , Christopher Ovington of Winston, 25s. To 
 Mr. Fran. Brackenbury, 31., Bartholew Taylor, 20s., John Eles, 
 11s. To Henry Gigleswick, 17s. Robert Allanson of Barnard 
 Castle, 5/., John Smart, 5/. Sir Talbott Bowes, 10/. Mr. Thomas 
 Bowes, 10/. John Soulsby, younger, 2s. 6c/. Mr. William Claxton, 
 10/. Christopher Ovington of Whorlton, 40s. Edward Ivyplin 
 of Barnard Castle, 4/. Isabell Appleby of Barnard Castle, 20s. 
 Thomas Blacklock of Barnard Castle, 40s. John Cockfield, younger, 
 8s. Id. George Coward of Stranton, 46s. 8 d. John Soulby, elder, 
 5s. Symond Robinson of Barnard Castle, 17s. 6 d. Cuthbert Peat 
 of Barnard Castle, 15s. John Appleby of Whorlton, 12/. Richard 
 Heatleye, 9/. 4s. 9 d. To Hugh Collin, 10/. John Greevson. 20s. 
 Widow Taylor, 40/., more by her, 10s., more by her, 2s. 6c/., more 
 bv her, 3s. 4c/., more by her, 12s. William Peacock of Barnard 
 Castle, 4s. 4c/., Robert Cussoas of Newbiggin, 169/. 6s. more to 
 him, 91., Christopher Dinsdaile, 15s. Proved, 13 February, 1617. 
 
 FRANCIS LIDDALL. 1 
 
 Feb. 7, 1617. In the name of God, Amen, I, Francis Liddall, 
 of the Towne of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Merchant. To be decently 
 
 1 Bur. 16 Feb., 1617/18 (a). Of Ins children, Bartram was bapt., 
 
 8 Nov., 1592 (b), George, bapt., 8 Sept., 1597 (a), Ephraim, bur., 4 Mch., 
 1603/4 (a), William, bur., 18 Jan., 1623/4 (5), Jane, mar. Charles 
 Horsley, 5 Dec., 1614 (a), Alice, bapt., 23 Oct., 1575 (a), and mar. Roger 
 Erririgton, 28 Sept., 1596 (a), Margaret, bapt., 16 Mch., 1591/2 (a), 
 Agnes, bur., 30 Oct., 1597 (b). (a) St. Nich., Newcastle, (b) St. John’s, 
 
 Newcastle 
 
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 buried at the discretion of my executors, and as touching and 
 concerning my goods and chattells as well real as psonall, my will 
 anu meaning is that out of them theise legacies hereafter men- 
 tioned and expressed shallbe paid, viz. :—To Anne Liddall, my 
 wyffe, for a token, tenn twentie shillinges peaces. To my daughter, 
 Barbara Darlinge, one hundred pound in money, to be paid unto 
 hir in foure yeares after my death by twenty five pounds a yeare. 
 To my daughter, Jane Horsley, Ten Tennes of my best coles at 
 Dunstan, to be delivered uppon fetchinge before Lamas next. To 
 three children of my daughter Errington, deceased, whereof there 
 be two daughters and one sonne, forty pounds in money a peece, to 
 be paid to the two daughters within one yeare after either of them 
 shallbe maried, and to the sonne when he shall attaine to the age 
 of one and twenty yeares. And I further bequeath to the eldest 
 daughter twenty markes more in money to be paid her one the 
 daie of her mariage to buye her apparell. To William Liddall 
 and Thomas Liddall, Infantes, being now in the custodie and tui¬ 
 tion of me, the said Francis Liddall, the sume of three score 
 pounds, viz. :—Forty pounds thereof to William, and twenty 
 pounds to Thomas, when they shall sever allie attaine their sever all 
 ages of one and twenty yeares. To my nevew William Sherwood, 
 five twenty shilling peaces for a token, to Mr. Jeromie, preacher, 
 a twentie shilling peece, to Mr. Shaw, preacher, one twenty shill- 
 inge peece. To my three maides, tenn shillings a peese, to my 
 sone Bartrame servante, tenn shillings. The residue of all my 
 goods and chattells as well real and psonal, my detts, and legacies 
 being paide and funeralles discharged, I will and bequeath 
 unto my tv T o sonns, Bartram Liddall and George Liddall, to be 
 equally devyded, whom I make executors of this my last Will and 
 Testament in the presence of Robert Anderson, Robert Rookesbye, 
 Charles Horsley, and Theodore Wr ight. 
 
 Inventory of the testators estate, 366L 5s. 8 d. Debts oweing 
 by the testator, 221C 5s. 2 cl. Proved, 20 January, 1618. 
 
 GEORGE HUTTON.i 
 
 June 3, 1618. I, George Hutton, of Sunderland, in the County 
 of Durham, gentleman. My body to be buried in the earth from 
 vUence it came. I give unto my neece, Margaret Forster, 4C, to 
 be paied her yeerely at the feast of Martymas and Whitsontide by 
 equall porcons out of all my landes and tenements in Darlington 
 
 1 Ricliard Hutton of Hunwick had at least two sons. The younger, 
 Ralph Hutton of Walworth, who made his will, 8 Dec., 1558 (Surt. Soc. 
 112, p. 16), was father of three daughters, one of whom, Mary, dead 
 by April, 1622, mar. Thomas Biggins, 26 Nov., 1566 (a), and of two 
 sons, viz., George Hutton, the testator, who was bur. at St. Mary-le- 
 Bow, Durham, 10 Feb., 1620/1 (inq. p.m., at Durham, 27 April, 1622), 
 and Robert Hutton, a minor at the date of his father’s will, aged 60 
 (sic), in April, 1622. See Surtees’ Durham III. 333, for the issue of 
 
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 not yett passed away for and dureing her life naturall. I doe give 
 and grant unto my nephew, Christopher Biggins of Sunderland, 
 yeoman, and unto his heires for ever, all my landes, groundes, 
 tenements, burgages, rents and reversions whatsoever yet unsold, 
 and not already passed away, situate lyeing and being within the 
 same feildes and territories of Darneton and Bondgate in Darne- 
 ton and within the towne of Cockerton or the territoryes thereof 
 together with all writeings and evidences whatsoever concerneing 
 the same : To have and to hold unto my said nephew, Christopher 
 Biggins, and his heires and assigns for evermore and my will 
 and pleasure is that my said nephew, Christopher Biggins, and 
 
 this Robert, who mar., at Witton Gilbert, 16 Oct., 1597, Anne, bapt. 
 at Haughton-le-Skerne, 14 Nov., 1572, dau. of Francis Parkinson. 
 
 William Hutton of Hunwick, elder son of Richard, mar. Anne, 
 dau. of Robert Simpson of Henknoll (by Margaret, widow of Thomas 
 Bellasis, dau. of Sir Lancelot Tliirkeld). They had issue, John Hutton 
 (A), Anthony Hutton (B), Robert Hutton, Henry Hutton, Elizabeth, 
 who mar., 16 Jan., 1558/9 (a), William Thorp of the Hill, Jane, who 
 mar., 30 July, 1559 (a), Brian Tunstall of Stockton. (She renounced 
 administration of her husband’s effects, 22 June, 1594.) 
 
 John Hutton (A) of Hunwick (for his will see Surt. Soc. 2, 234), 
 was bur., 29 Nov., 1566 (a). By his wife, Elizabeth, bur., 15 Oct., 1567 
 (a) dau. of Ralph Dalton of West Auckland (for her will see Surt. Soc. 
 138, 23 n.), he had issue six daughters, coheirs of their mother’s half- 
 brother, Robert Dalton, viz. (1) Margaret, mar., 27 Nov., 1564 (a), 
 Christopher Athey of Aldernedge; (2) Jane, wife of Robert Eden of 
 West Auckland (his will dated 20 June, 1584, Surt. Soc. 38, 105); (3) 
 Margery, wife of Matthew Craythorne of West Auckland (she was 
 probably buried at Witton-le-Wear, 8 Nov., 1634, as Margery 
 Crathorne, “ exco.” an old gent.); (4) Elizabeth, wife of George Tocketts 
 of Tocketts; (5) Constance, mar. at St. Mary-le-Bow, 23 Nov., 1574, 
 John Thomson of Newcastle; (6) Anne, mar. at St. Oswald’s, Durham, 
 14 Nov., 1585, John Craggs. 
 
 Anthony Hutton (B) of Hunwick, bur., 23 March, 1602/3 (a), 
 by Agnes, bur., 5 Feb., 1660/1 (a), dau. of Christopher Carr of Sherburn 
 House, had issue,—-Christopher Hutton (C), William Hutton (of the 
 Garth, 1615, and by Dorothy, dau. of Anthony Felton, father of John, 
 aged 12, 1615, and of Ralph and Henry); John Hutton, bur., 22 May, 
 1576 (a), Richard Hutton, bapt., 12 Feb., 1580/1 (a), bur., 12 Sept., 
 1596 (a); Margaret; Adeline, bapt., 3 Apr., 1575 (a), mar. at Witton- 
 le-Wear, 26 Nov., 1593, Nicholas Heron; Elizabeth, bapt., 7 May 
 1578 (a). 
 
 Christopher Hutton (C), aged 12 in 1575, was bur., 28 March, 
 1601 (a). He mar. Anne, bapt., 21 Dec., 1573 (b), dau. of Henry 
 Brackenbury of Sellaby (she remar., 26 May, 1606 (a), Henry Birkbeck, 
 who was bur., 23 Feb., 1637/8 ( b ) ). They had issue—1. Richard 
 Hutton, bapt., 25 Feb., 1592/3 (a), devisee, 6 Nov., 1601, of his grand¬ 
 father, Henry Brackenbury (Surt. Soc. 112, p. 180), of Hunwick in 
 1615, mar. Jemima, dau. of Humphrey Wharton of Gilling, co. York., 
 and, by her, father of Humphrey, bapt., 13 May, 1621 (a), Elizabeth, 
 bapt. 21 March, 1629/30 (a), and Thomas, bapt., 5 May 1633 (a); 
 2. Timothy Hutton, bapt. 26 Jan., 1594/5 (a), devisee of Henry 
 
 Brackenbury, 1601; 3. Francis Hutton, devisee 1601, apprenticed to 
 Alexander Davison, 19 May, 1616, enrolled, 10 Oct., 1618, Dendy’s 
 Merchant adventurers. 
 
 (a) St. Andrew’s, Auckland. .(b) Gainford. 
 
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 his heires for ever shall stand and remaine seised of the said 
 premises and the revercon and revercons the remainder, and 
 remainders thereof to him and his heires for ever, for the pform- 
 ance and discharge of this my last Will and testament in manner 
 and forme followinge; first whereas I have already granted unto 
 my sister, Mary Biggins her two sonns, vizt. :—the said Christo¬ 
 pher Biggins and Henry Biggins, and to there heires for ever, 
 all my lands in Sunderland, and likewise unto Henry and John 
 Biggins, the other of my said sisters sonnes, and to their heires 
 for ever the moyetye of all my lands and tenements in D'arne- 
 ton, and whereas my brother, Robert Hutton, seemeth discontent 
 with the said grannts and threatneth suites whereby it is likely 
 suites in lawe may hereafter arise concerning the same, and that 
 my bondes for performance of the said grannts may be endangered 
 to the great greife and trouble amongst friendes, for avoiding 
 whereof my will and meaninge is that if my brother, Robert 
 Hutton, and his heires, shall upon reasonable request to him or 
 them to be made after my death continue and ratifye the said 
 severall grannts to my said nephews respectively, soe that the said 
 partyes may peaceably inioy all the said premises without any 
 suite or trouble of any pson by his or there meanes assent or 
 pcourements aceordinge unto my true intent and meaneing, and 
 according to the purport of the grantes which I have formerly 
 made, and that peace may continue amongst them, that then my 
 said nephew, Christopher Biggins, and his heires, shall convey 
 and assure the moyetye of all my saide landes and tenements in 
 Darnton which is not yet disposed of, the remainder and re¬ 
 mainders reversion or reversions thereof unto my brother, Robert 
 Hutton, and his heirs for ever, and if he or they shall refuse soe 
 to doe, then my will and meaning is, and I do hereby give grannt 
 and appoint that my said nephew, Christopher Biggins and his 
 heirs shall absolutely hold, possess, and enioye the said landes and 
 tenements to the only use and behoofe of the said Christopher, and 
 his heires and assignes for ever. I give unto my brother, Robert 
 Hutton, and his heirs for ever, all my landes in Woodh[am] 
 upon like conditions, that he and his heires shall confirme all the 
 
 said grants formerly made and.otherwise my Will 
 
 and meaneing is that the said premises shall be .... I give 
 and devise the same to the said Christopher Biggins, and his 
 heires for ever. All the rest of my goodes and chattels, moveable 
 and unmoveable, not bequeathed, I doe give and bequethe to my 
 said neece, Margaret Foster, my debts and funerall expences 
 being discharged, whom I make full executrix of this my last 
 Will : In witness whereof, I hereunto have putt my hand and seale 
 the day and yeare first above written, in the presence of Jerrard 
 Thompson, Clement Thompson, Rowland Scurfeild, Thomas Arrow- 
 smith. Proved, 1620. 
 
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 JOHN HE ARON. 1 
 
 June 11, 1618. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, John Hearon 
 of Chipchase, in the Countie of Northumberland, Gent. I give 
 and bequeath all my land in Kirkheaton to my sonne Cuthbert 
 Hearon excepting one house called the Blackhall that Randall Todd 
 dwells in with the barne and the byer belonginge to it which I give 
 unto my wife, Elisabeth Hearon. I give all my lands in Heather- 
 ington to my sonne, Thomas Hearon. I give to my sonne, John 
 Hearon, one tenement in Barrisford to enter unto it immediately 
 after the death of Thomas Dodds of Barrisford. I give to my 
 sonne. Raphe Hearon, all my third part of the Parkend late 
 in the accupation of one Cuthbert Stang, which he hath an estate 
 of to my use from Alexander Davison of Newcastle. I give unto 
 my said sone, Ralph Hearon, one close joining the Parkend and 
 did belonge to the Parkside March .... with the street on the 
 southside and enterance on the northside. Whereas, John Robson 
 of the Wardlow hath passed to me an estate of his part of the 
 Wardlaw being of the yearlie rent of two shillinges for the which 
 I gave him twenty poundes, and meat, drink, and cloths for 
 other ten pounds, therefore my will is that the said ground shall 
 be soled for a surne of money and whatsoever is gotten more for it, 
 then the twentye poundes that shall be given to my executors. I 
 give all my goods, moveable and unmoveable, to my sonne, Gray 
 Hearon, and my daughter, Dorithea Hearon, and my wife to 
 have her third part out of the same, according as the lawe in that 
 case hath provided Lastlie I make and ordaine my said sonne, 
 George Hearon, and my daughter, Dorithiea Hearon, sole execut¬ 
 ors of this my last Will and testament. I leave my sonne Cuth¬ 
 bert to my brother Cuthbert Hearon. I leave my daughter 
 Dorithea to my sister in Chipchase, the rest of my children I 
 leave to my wife. I appoint my Brother Cuthbert Hearon. John 
 Hearon of Birtley hall, Tristam Fenwick of Kenton, and Henry 
 Thornton of Gollowhill, to see that my children gett their rights 
 and susteine noe wronge. Whereas one John Clearke hath made 
 me an estate of all his goods, I giving him meat, drink, and 
 clothes during his life naturall, which said estate I give and be¬ 
 queath to my wife, Elisabeth Hearon. Witnesses, Cuthbert 
 Hearon, Henry Liddell, Mark Greenwell, Cleark. 
 
 Debts oweing by the testator. To Sir John Fenwick, 20/. To 
 Jane Gray, 11?. To Annas Hearon, 11/. To Robert Wilson, 
 4/. 13^. 9 cl. To Mr. Cuthbert Hearon, 3/. To Mr. John Vaux, 5Z. 
 Will Proved, 19 January, 1618. 
 
 1 There is a pedigree of the Herons of Chipchase in the New County 
 History of Northumberland, iv., 340-2. 
 
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 CHRISTOPHER WHARTON. 1 
 
 Aug. 12, 1618. I, Christopher Wharton of Offerton, in the 
 County of Durham, gent. To be buried in the Church or Church¬ 
 yard of Houghton in the Spring at the descretion of my executors. 
 1 give to the poore of the pish of Houghton aforesaid, 10 1., to be 
 paid out of that sum of money which Mr. Alexander Davison or 
 his assigns ought to pay to me or myne assigns at Candlemas 
 day next after the date hereof, the said 10C to be putt forth to 
 the use of the jDOore according to the custom of the pish. I give 
 to Cuthbert Hall an annutie of 5 1. to be paid yearly at Martin¬ 
 mas and Whitsunday, out of the land in Offerton which I purchased 
 of Richard Redhead. I give to my best beloved wife, Alice 
 Wharton, 40 1. sterling a year to be paid her at two payments, viz., 
 Martinmas and Whittsunday out of that estate and monies which 
 I do leave unto her. I also give more to my said wife the re¬ 
 mainder of my lease and terme of yeares in the land of Offerton, 
 according to the meaning of an Indenture by me formerly made, to 
 hold the same after my decease during her naturall life, and then 
 the remainder thereof to my daughter, Elizabeth Middleton, and 
 after her decease to her sonne, Francis Middleton, if the said lease 
 so long shall last. I give to my daughter, Elizabeth Middleton, 
 all my freehold in Offerton to hold the same after my decease 
 (except the other lease of land lately purchased of Matthew Am- 
 cotts deceased), untill Robert Mittford, sonne of Cuthbert Mitt- 
 ford, deceased, be twentie and two yeares olde, and then the said 
 land (except before excepted) to be equally shared and holden 
 indifferently by the said Robt. Mittford and his heires (if the said 
 Robert Mittford shall solong live), and the said Elizabeth Middle- 
 ton and for lawful heirs for ever. I give more to the said 
 Elizabeth Middleton, my daughter, all the remainder of my lease 
 and terms of yeares in the land att Silksworth to the use of her, 
 and her lawful heirs, after the decease of Margarett Middleton, 
 who noAv possesseth a moitie of the same. I appoint my said 
 
 1 He was the son of George Wharton by his wife, Mary, dau. of 
 Ewen Gilpin, a sister of Bernard Gilpin, the apostle of the north,” 
 to whom he acted as executor. He mar. Alice, dau. of William 
 Sliepperdson of Bisliopwearmoutli, and widow of Percival Gunson of 
 Cockermoutli (to whom she was mar., 27 Aug., 1576, at Bishopwear- 
 mouth), she was bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 15 Jan., 1618/19, he was 
 bur. there, 22 Aug., 1618; his dau. Elizabeth, bapt., 31 Aug., 1581, also 
 there, bur., 16 Aug., 1627, as a widow, mar. George Middleton of Silks¬ 
 worth, their son Francis, mar. Joan, dau. of Edward Rowe of South 
 Shields, at St. Giles, Durham, 10 July, 1634; his dau. Mary, mar. 
 Cuthbert Mitford of Mitford (see the wills of Cuthbert and Robert 
 Mitford printed in vol. 38, pp. 242-3, of these publications) ; George, his 
 only son, died an infant. 1609. His dau. Elizabeth’s will is printed in 
 this vol. An Inq V. off was taken at Durham, 23 Oct., 1613. and an 
 Inv. r>.m. was also taken there, 2 Oct., 1619, in the latter it is stated 
 that his dau. Alice, aged 38, was widow of George Middleton, this is 
 probably an error for Elizabeth . 
 
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 daughter, Elizabeth Middleton, my sole Executor, to whom I give 
 and bequeath all the rest of my goods and chattels. Witnesses, 
 Anth. Airey, Christopher Hall, James Hall. Proved, 1618. 
 
 THOMAS GRAY. 1 
 
 Dec. 10, 1618. Thomas Gray, of the chappelrye of Ulgham 
 in the parishe of Morpeth My body to be buried within the 
 Chappell of Ulgham, aforesaid. I give to my Sonne, Thomas Gray, 
 a black Nagge, together with the waynes plowes, and other furni¬ 
 ture their unto belonginge. To my sone, Edward Gray, a foole. 
 To my wife, Magdalin Gray, a black meare, and to be head ruler 
 of my house and tenement during her widowhood. To my brother, 
 Edward Gray, a Quy stirke. To my sisters children, one ewe 
 and a lamb. To Elizabeth Tod, one cowe. Also I give the rest and 
 residue of my goods to my said wyfe and three children, and 
 make them executors. I ordaine George Lawson of Ulgham over¬ 
 seer of this my Will. Witnesses to will, Chris Robinson, Thomas 
 Potts, Willm. Robinson, George Lawson, also Edward Porter, 
 curat. Debts owing by the deceased. To widow Lawson, 26s. To 
 John Gray, 53s. To Elinor Browne, 20s. To Geo. Lawson, 30s. 
 
 Inventory, amounted to 35 1. 8s. 0 d. Probate, 13 May, 1619. 
 
 PETER MOWBRAY. 2 
 
 May 22, 1619. I, Peter Mowbray, of the pish of Stanhope. 
 To be buried within the Churchyard of Stanhope. I gyve to the 
 poore that conieth to my buriall, 3s. 4 d. To everye one of the 
 children of my brother, John Mowbray, one sheepe, to be de¬ 
 livered to them presently after they are shorne. My will is that 
 whereas Roger Bradley did gyve to my wyfe one kow when he 
 and I did make a bargaine, of which kow there is now fower more. 
 I give to Esabell Mowbray, my wyfe, the same fower kye in con¬ 
 sideration of the benefitt that I have had of the same kow. I 
 give to George Hall, curait of Stanhope, 20s., to se my will 
 executed according to my mynd, and to look that no body do my 
 wiffe any wronge. To my nephew, John Mowbray, the one halfe 
 of the debt that Robert Hedrington owes me. The rest of all my 
 goods, moveable and unmoveable, so that my dettes be paid funerall 
 discharged and I honestlye browght fourthe I give to Esabell 
 Mowbray, my wife, whom I make sole executrix. Witnesses, 
 George Hall, Clarke, George Chapman, John Mowbray and John 
 Feildus. 
 
 Inventory, 40C 15s. 4 d. 
 
 1 Perhaps this is the Thomas Grey, fifth son of Sir Edward Grey of 
 Howick and Morpeth, from whom the Greys of Angerton descend ; if so, 
 his brother, Edward, who had mar. a dan. of Sir Henry Widdrington 
 was bur. at Morpeth, 7 July, 1658. 
 
 2 The testator was bur. at Stanhope, 20 May, 1619, and his widow, 
 Isabel, also there, 19 July, 1622. 
 
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130 
 
 MARGARET HEBORNE . 1 
 
 July 4, 1619. Margaret Heborne of Morpith. I give and be¬ 
 queathe all my rights, arearage, and profitts of lande in York¬ 
 shire dew to me and before the houre of my death, to my daughter 
 Hellenor Midleton. To my said daughter Hellenor the lease and 
 profitts of John Scots farme in Earle, in the County of North¬ 
 umberland, with arearage and profitts of Ellington, also all bonds 
 and bills dewe unto me by any person. I give unto Thomason 
 Midleton my grandchild all my household stuffe. The rest of all 
 my goods I give to my said daughter and appoint her sole 
 Executrix. 
 
 Aug. 10, 1619. Margaret Hebborne. An Inventory of the 
 goods and chattels of Margaret Hebborne of Morpeth, deceased, 
 and also which is in the hands of George Forester of the Stott 
 gate and others at the time of her death. Imprimis. Hir 
 apparell in all 2/. A featherbedd and a boulster, 405. Two 
 paire of blankitts, 165 . Two coverletts, 135. 4c?. Six fustyan 
 pillowes, 305. A dossen and a halfe of table napkins, IO 5 . Two 
 longe towells, 55 . A damask cubbart clocke, 65 . 8 c?. Two lyne- 
 ing cubbart clothes, 55 . A pewther chamber pott and a fishscom, 
 20c?. Two carpine clothes of Darnex, 13s. 6 c?. Four cubbart 
 clothes of Darnex, IO 5 . A payre of smale lyneing sheets, IO 5 . 
 A paire of Cannobye cushynes, 105. Fower pewther dishes, 4s. 
 A bayson and a eure, 5s. Two potten dishes, 8 c?. Two pewther 
 candlestickes, 2 5 . A brasse candlesticke, 16c?. Two sallitt dishes, 
 16c/. Two sawcers, 6 c?. One dreeping pan, 12 c?. A spitt and a 
 paire of Rax, 4s. A payre of tosting irones, 6 c?. A quarte pott 
 and a pinte potte of pewther, 5s. An iron chimney, 6 s. A paire 
 of gibb crooks and a paire of broyle irons, 18c?. A w T ood chest 
 and a box. 3s. Two chayres, 2s. A judgment versus Arthur 
 Hebborne for the use of the deceased touchinge certayne lands 
 in Yorkshire of 72/. or thereabouts. A lease of John Scots farme 
 at Earle at the yearlye rent of 3/. 6 s. Sd. p. annum being 12 
 veares yet to come, valued to 20?. The Arrearage of rents of 
 Ellington being the third part of 6 /. Rent due to Margret 
 Hebborne for 17 years paste, 34s. A legacye or portion given 
 and lefte dewe by the last Will of George Craister to Margrete 
 Craister his daughter then unborne at his death the sume of 60s. 
 or thereabouts. Due to the deceased at Midsumer, 1619 for hir 
 quarters rente of Hebborne White house, 5 s. Probate 1621. 
 
 1 Her burial lias not been found in the Morpeth Registers. She was 
 the posthumous dau. of George Craster of Craster, and wife of Michael 
 Hebburn of Hebburn (his will dated, 2 Jan., 1601, proved at York, 
 24 July, 1613. Raine’s Test Ebor.), and mother of Arthur Hebburn, 
 whose will is printed in this vol. Her dau. Eleanor mar. — Middleton. 
 
131 
 
 THOMAS PILKINGTON. 1 
 
 July 28, 1619. In the name of God, Amen, I, 
 
 Thomas Pilkington of West Rainton, in the County of 
 Durham, gent. I bequeath to my brother in Law, Mr. 
 John Hicks, parson of Whitburn, my gray nagg. I do give unto 
 ilice, his wife, one presse which standeth in his hall at Whitburne, 
 also one Court Cubbord, and standing in the Hall at Rainton with 
 the two cubbord clothes and a glass case, to have these things 
 after the decease of Ursula, my wife, and not before, and I doe also 
 g]ve unto her in forme aforesaid one little beafe . . , . Also I do 
 give unto Elen Hicks, daughter of John Hicks aforesaid, and 
 remayning with me at Rainton, my best black cowe. Also I do give 
 unto Elizabeth Hicks, another of his daughters, my browne cowe. 
 I do also give unto Margarett Pilkington, my sister, late wife 
 unto my brother Isack, one yellow cowe and a little lagged cowe. 
 Also I do will and require my wife that she lett my sister-in- 
 lawe, Margarett Pilkington, my brother Isacks said late 
 wife, have those dozen of silver spoons and little sylver salt 
 which I redeemed of Robt. Suertys for 6 1. 12s. 4 d., she, my said 
 sister in law, paying for the same unto my said wife the said 
 61. 12s. 4 d., which I disbursed for them. I do will and require 
 that my cosin Nicholas Walton’s wife shall have after my death 
 my signett of golde (which and another ringe my wife hath were 
 both made out of a ringe that I had of my cozin, Nicholas, his 
 wife). Also I do give and bequeath to my Coson, Joseph Pilk¬ 
 ington, and his wife, either of them, an angell of gold. I give to 
 Nicholas Verley and his wife betwixt them an angell of gold. I 
 give to the poore of the parish of Houghton, 10s. To the poore 
 of St. Maryes, 5s., and to the poore of St. Oswalds, 10s. I give 
 to the poore of Kely hill (in which parish my freehold lands 
 called Audlee Dalton alias Dalton Norrice do lye), 10s. I do 
 give unto my cosin, Isabell Heeth, wife of Mr. John Heethe of 
 Ramsyde, a Jacobus peece of gold being 22s. I give to Mr. Doctor 
 Hutton’s wife my loveing cosin another Jacobus or 22s. piece. 
 I do give unto my brother, Noah Pilkington, halfe of the wood 
 and lime which remayneth at Dalton Norrice. All the rest of my 
 goods, moveable and unmoveable, to my loveing and faithfull wife, 
 Ursula Pilkington, whom I make Executor. Witnesses, John 
 Hethe, Ramsyde, Richard Walton, Geo. Martyn, Wm. Wilkinson. 
 
 1 Although not mentioned in the Pilkington pedigree printed in 
 Surtees History of Durham, vol. i., lxxix, he was the son of John 
 Pilkington, archdeacon of Northumberland. The testator mar. Ursula, 
 sister of the Rev. John Hickes, rector of Whitburn, 9 May, 1614, at 
 that church. The testator was bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 30 July, 1619, 
 his brother, Isaac, mar. at Bishop Middleham, Margaret Woodideld, 
 
 1 May, 1604. and his brother, Noah, mar. Meriol, dau. of John Story of 
 Aislaby at Egglescliffe, 28 Oct., 1622. 
 
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 JANE JOHNSON.i 
 
 Aug. 10, 1619. Jane Johnson of Barwick, widclow of the late 
 Matthew Johnson, Esquire, deceased. I constitute my loveing 
 nephew, Mr. Samuel Sanderson, and my good friend Richard 
 Bartlett, my executors and Trustees; and I give and bequeath 
 unto them my house in Barwick wherein I dwell, together with 
 my writings, deeds, charters, and evidences, touching and con¬ 
 cerning the house situate on the North side of Bridge gate street 
 in Barwick aforesaid To have and told to them and their heirs, 
 to be sold to pay my debts, and that they have an especiall care 
 to pay Sir Thomas Smith of London a debt of 20 1. which I 
 borrowed from him for an other, and the overplus to be imployed 
 for the performance of my last Will and Testament. I bequeath 
 to my nephew, Samuel Sanderson, 40 1. To my goddaughter 
 Frances Sanderson, 100L To Jane Sanderson her sister, 100L 
 I give to Samuel Balmford, sone of James Balmford, preacher, 
 10L To Jane Johnson and Margrett Johnson, 5 1. each. I give 
 to Mr. Henry Killegree and Mr. Robert Killegree in token of my 
 love unto their good mother six pieces to either of them. To 
 Thomas Sanderson sonne of my nephew Mr. Samuel Sanderson 
 all my household stuff and furniture in and about my great 
 capital messuage and dwellinghouse in Newcastle. To my niece, 
 Frances Sanderson, my table dyamond that was my mother’s, and 
 to my niece, Jane Sanderson, my little bone coffer trimmed with 
 silver which was my mother’s. I give to my loveing brother, Mr. 
 Henry Sanderson, their father one guilte cupp with a cover with 
 two eares weighing seventeen© ounces or thereabouts, which guiltt 
 cupp is to be kept by Mrs. Sanderson for Ellinor Sanderson 
 daughter to Samuel, and a silver beare bowle of twelve ounces 
 to be kept by Mrs. Sanderson for Ellinor. I give to the poore 
 of the town of Barwick, 40s., and to the poore of Newcastle other 
 40s. To Mr. Henshawe, the lawyer, dwelling in the Duke’s place, 
 London, 40s., for a remembrance. To my counsellor at lawe 
 Edward Turner, Esqr., my spoute pott of silver weighing about 
 ten ounces, praying him to be as helpfull to my executors as he 
 hath been unto me, whereof I have no doubt if they will use 
 his advice. All the rest of my goods and chattels unbequeathed— 
 I give the legacy of 5 1. to each of my executors. I give to Mrs. 
 
 1 She was bur. at Borwick-on-Tweed, 15 Aug., 1619, being the dau. 
 of Henry Sanderson of Newcastle, Brancepetli and lTedley Hope (his will 
 is printed in these publications, vol 112, pp. 7 and 8 and dated 23 Jan., 
 1549/50), by his wife, Eleanor, dau. of Pierce Cliaytor of Newcastle; 
 her brother, Henry Sanderson, also of Newcastle, was bur. at St. Nieh., 
 Newcastle, 4 Mch., 1650/1, having mar. Mary (also bur. there, 17 Dec., 
 1623), dau. of Thomas Lawrence of Huntingdon; his son Samuel 
 Sanderson, mar., 18 Dec., 1610, at Brancepetli, Barbara, dau. of Thomas 
 Liddell of Newcastle, bapt., 4 Dec., 1595, at St. Nich., bur., 17 Aug., 
 1672, at Lanchester; his dau. Frances was bapt., 3 Apl., 1595, at St. 
 Nich., where her sister Jane was also bapt., 18 Mch., 1598/9. 
 
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 Mary Sanderson wife of my brother, Mr. Henry Sanderson, and 
 to my niece Sanderson, my nephew Samuel Sanderson’s 
 wife, and to my loving friend Mrs. Lany, and to her good sister, 
 Mrs. Shaftoe, to Allice Wallis and her daughter Jane Smith, to 
 every of them, 20s. a piece to make them hoope rings with my 
 name therein to be written for a remembrance. To my servant, 
 George Parke, 40s., for six years for and in respect of his good 
 service. To Ann Rotheram, wife of George Rotheram, 10s. To 
 Elizabeth Dawson, widow, 10s. I hereby release and discharge 
 my brother, Mr. Henry Sanderson and his sone of all debts 
 whatsoever. The rest and residue of my estate that remaineth 
 over after payment of my debts and performance of my Will shall 
 be equally bestowed among my nephew Mr. Samuel Sanderson 
 and his children to be bestowed for sheep for them. To my niece, 
 Ellinor Sanderson, my bed and furniture of blewe or matchett 
 silke and the quiltt of matchett silke. I give unto my worthy 
 friends, Mr. Hugh Gregson, Alderman of Barwick, and Mr. 
 Michaell Sanderson, Alderman of Barwick, to either of them, 
 one angell of gould for a token, whom I make supervisors of this 
 my will. 
 
 Inventory, A trunk with olde books, 11. 13s. id. A spout 
 pot of silver, 25 oz. at 4s. 8d. the ounce, 5/. 16s. 8 d. Two silver 
 graven boules, 21 oz. at 4s. 8 d. the ounce, 4/. 18s. 0 d. A maudlin 
 cup of silver, 7-| oz. at 4s. 8 d. the ounce, 11. 15s. 0 d. A little 
 trencher salt without cover, 4f oz. at 4s. 8d. the ounce, 11. 2s. 2 d. 
 Six silver spoones, 7 oz. at 4s. 8 d. the ounce, 9/. 16s. 0 d. An 
 old danish chest and an older trunke, a presse and a table upon 
 tresseles, 10s. A little iron chimney, 2s. A candle mould, 4s. 
 A. field bedstead, 3s. id. An old copper kettle, 3s. id. A pre¬ 
 serving pott, 5s. Another brass pott, 6s. 8 d. A brass frying 
 pann, 3s. Od. A new fish pann, 2s. Od. Two brasse ladles, 3s. id. 
 A brasse morter and a pestell. 2s. id. An iron chimney in the 
 kitchen, 8s. A paire of racks, 6s. 8 d. A croke, 6s. 8 d. A 
 Jacke, 6s. 8d. Forty two pounds of puter, att 8 d. the pound, 
 1/. 8s. Od. A bason and a ewer, 5s. Six paire of fine sheetes 
 
 at 8s. the paire, 2/. 8s. Od. Twenty three old napkins wrought 
 
 with greene, at id., 7s. 8d. A barrel of Samont taken for the 
 
 King, 31. Eight barrells more att 3/. 6s. 8d. the barrell, 
 
 26/. 13s. id. Two barrells of gillses at, 50s. the barrell, 5/., 
 Ready money, 18/. 19s. Od. 
 
 Amount of Inventory, 605/. 17s. 11 d. Proved, 1619. 
 
 THOMAS ADDISON.i 
 
 Thomas Addison (Will bearing no date) of Eggleston, in the 
 Countie Palentine of Durham, Yeoman. I will that my lease of 
 
 1 There are some particulars of this family given in the New County 
 History of Northumberland, vol. xii., p. 56. 
 
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 my tenement wherein I now dwell be leased and taken in my 
 Brother John Addison’s name, and likewise the cottage to be 
 taken in his name that I bought of John Cotesworth, the younger : 
 and that my goodes and lyvinge shall pay for the same, and the 
 residue of my goods to remayne unto my wiffe and children, and 
 she to have the education of all my children and the benefit of 
 my lyvinge to bring them well upp in the feare of God. To my 
 brother John his liveinge. But in case my wiffe either dye, 
 marrye againe, or ellse miscarrie or misbehave her selfe with any 
 man after my decease, that then my said lyvinge to come unto 
 my brother, John Acldisone, and he to dispose of the same, as 
 he thinks good, during the minortie of my daughters. My will 
 is that my eldest daughter, Grace Addison, shall have the tene¬ 
 ment and fifteene shillings, when she shall come unto the age of 
 twenty one, giving and paying unto her sister Ann thirteene 
 pounds six shillings and eight pence, and shall like paye unto 
 her younger sister, Jane Addisone, the whole sume of twentie 
 pounds currant English money within a twelvemonth, after that 
 Grace shall be at her full age, [she] shall discharge both the said 
 sums unto her sisters. Provided always that my wiffe shall have 
 the third part of the fifteen shillings during her life naturall if she 
 doe remayne my wiffe, behaveing her selfe accordinge as before is 
 mentioned; and in not performing the same to have no part of 
 my tenement. I give unto my second daughter, Nann Addison, 
 the cottage house and garthe that was John Cotesworth’s 
 when she shall accomplish the age of fifteene years. But if it 
 please god to take to his mercye my eldest daughter before she 
 accomplish her full age that then my second daughter shall have 
 the tenement and fifteene shillings and the youngest the cottage 
 house and Nans portion of thirteene pounds six shillings and 
 eightpence, and also her owne legacie. The rest remaining after 
 my debts and funerall expences are discharged be equallie 
 divided amongst my wiffe and three daughters. I make my wiffe, 
 Jane Addisone, and my brother, John Addison, executors. 
 Witnesses, John Leighton, clarke of Ovingham. Rafe Erring- 
 ton. Probate, 25th September, 1619. 
 
 CHRISTOPHER ORDE. 1 
 
 Nov. 4, 1619. Christopher Orde of Orde within the liberties of 
 Norham and Countie Pallatyne of Durham, gentleman. My 
 bodie to be seamleye buried at the discretion of my 
 friends. I give unto my eldest sone, Thomas Orde, and 
 
 1 The testator, described as of Orde, gentleman, aged about 44, was 
 deponent at Newcastle, 10 Sept., 1601 (Chancery Deposns. Eliz.-Car. I. O. 
 6/2). He was not (as stated in Raine’s North Durham, p. 250), son of 
 George Orde, but illegitimate son of George’s eldest brother, John 
 Orde of Newbiggen who died s. p. m. 1. about the winter of 1578/9. 
 Chancery Proceedings, James I. O. 1/72, and Chancery Deposns. (before 
 
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 the heirs male of his bodye, all my messuages, lands 
 and tenements within the townfields of Orde with there 
 appurtenances, and one come mill called Orde mille, 
 and all my fishing waters 1 have in Tweede, and failing issue of my 
 said sone, to my second sone Luke Ord and the heirs male of 
 his body, and failing issue to my third sone Christopher Orde 
 and his heirs male and failing issue to my cosin Robert Orde of 
 Chatton. I give to my wife Ursula Ord the yearly sume of 
 6 1. 13s. 4 d. of my said lands, and I give to her twenty ewes and 
 thirteene sheapp hogges and also the grass for them and two 
 kyne in the Westfield of Orde. I give to my youngest sonns 
 Luke and Christopher Orde 4(U. equally between them. The 
 residue of my estate I give to my eldest sone, Thomas Orde, and 
 appoint him sole Executor. I make George Orde of Lungridge 
 and Robert Orde of Chatton supervisors of my Will. Witnesses, 
 Robert Orde of Chatton, Robert Orde of Orde, George Short of 
 Orde. 
 
 Inventory, amounted to 4 ll. 16s. 2d . Probate, 1625. 
 
 JOHN HOLBORNE. 1 
 
 Jan. 10, 1619. In Christen Noble Denmark. In the name of 
 God, Amen, I, John Holborne of Newcastle, Mariner. For my 
 bodye it lye where it shall please God. I give unto my wife, 
 Margaret Holborne, the house wherein I now dwell in with the 
 tenements thereunto belonging for her widowhood and if she 
 marrie then to come to my sonne, Roger Holborn, save only her 
 third pts which I give unto her of all the lands I have for her 
 lifetime and after her life to come unto my sone, Roger Holborne, 
 and my daughter, Margaret Holborne, and their heirs. 
 I give unto my sone, Roger Holborn, the house where 
 John Carr dwelleth, and the heirs lawfully begotten of his body, 
 faileing him and his heires to my brother Edward Holborne. And 
 
 1714) 686/59. He mar. Ursula Collingwood at Berwick-upon-Tweed, 
 
 9 Oct., 1592, and with liis wife is mentioned in the will of her mother, 
 Elinor Collingwood, widow, 20 Nov., 1597. The will of their son Thomas 
 dated 12 Oct., 1634, was proved in 1635; he, by his wife Mabel, left two 
 daus. co-heirs. Luke Orde, mayor of Berwick, 1646, was bur. at 
 Tweedmouth, 8 Dec., 1659; he mar. at Berwick, 17 Apl., 1632, Isabel 
 Orde. 
 
 1 His burial has not been found at any of the four ancient Newcastle 
 parishes; his widow was bur., 28 Dec., 1625, at All Saints, from which 
 registers the following are taken. Roger the son, also a Master Mariner, 
 mar. 17 Dec., 1618, Katlieron Smith, who was bur. 19 Aug., 1646; he 
 had four children, John, bapt., 15 Jan., 1625/6, bur., 1 Sept., 1626; 
 another John, bapt., 5 Dec., 1627; Margaret, bapt., 18 Dec., 1620, and 
 Jane, bapt., 28 Sept., 1623; Margaret, bapt., 24 July, 1603, mar. William 
 Gibson, 27 Sept., 1621. Edward the brother of the testator had four 
 daughters, Jane, bur., 7 Mch., 1.600/1, Margery, bapt., 6 Sept., 1601, 
 Elizabeth, bapt., 9 Jan., 1602/3, and Ann, mar. Thomas Bodeley, 24 
 Oct., 1626. 
 
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 the lease of the Walke Mill which I have of the towne, he paying 
 unto my brother, Edward Holborne's four daughters, tenn 
 pounds to everie daughter. I give unto my sonne, Roger Hol- 
 borne, the lease of my seller and two tenements in the borne Banck, 
 and I give unto my daughter, Margaret Holborne, my horse Mill, 
 also two tenements, where John Robson now dwelleth, and in the 
 other Edward Wilson dwelleth with others. I give unto my 
 daughter Holborne, the house wherein my sone, Roger Holborn, 
 now dwelleth. Also I give unto my daughter, Margaret Holborne, 
 my two houses in the Castle Mote and Balleygat. Also I give unto 
 my daughter, Margaret Holborne, one hundred pounds for a legacy 
 towards her bringing upp which the Trintie house oweth me; fail¬ 
 ing her and her heires to come to my sone, Roger Holborne, and 
 his heires; failing him and his heires to my brother Edward 
 Holborne four daughters; failing them and their heires male to 
 my brother, Luke Whetstone, and his heirs lawfully begotten for 
 ever. Also I give to my brother, Luke Whetstone, my whistle and 
 best rapper. Also I give unto my sonne, Roger Holborne, my 
 foure tenements standing without the barras at Newcastle, failing 
 him and his heires to my daughter, Margaret Holborne, and her 
 heires; faileing her and her heires to my brother Edward Hol- 
 borne’s children; failing them and their heires male to my brother 
 Luke Whetstone, and his heires for ever. Alsoe for the hundred 
 pounds, which I have given unto my daughter if she die and have 
 no heires, then the use of the hundred pounds to goe unto my wife, 
 Margaret Holborne, for her widowhood and she marrie, then to 
 come to my sone, Roger Holborne, and his heires for ever. For my 
 shipping I will that it be sold to pay my debts all save a sixth 
 part of the Rowbe which I give unto my sonne, Roger Holborne, to 
 goe Mr. of her if the rest of the partners think good; my partners 
 are these Mr. Henry Soame an eight part, my brother Luke Whet¬ 
 stone one eight part, James Stenhouse an sixtene part, a frend of 
 Mrs. Jarrard Reades an eight part, whereof there resteth to me 
 for that part twenty six pounds at the rate of nine hundred and 
 forty poundes, but fortye pound the rest is all my owne of which 
 I have sold to my good friendes in the east countrees merchants 
 one fourth part, to Anthonie Haneland one sixtene, to Ambrose 
 Paine one sixtene, to John Slocom one sixtene, to Thomas Basen- 
 field, one sixtene. All these have bought att the rate of nine 
 hundreth fortie pounds for their partes. 1 have received noe 
 money as yet but merely a bill of John Slocomes, of William 
 Cowters of Newcastle which sum is to be paid the .... I give 
 unto my sonne my silver .... to carrye to sea with him. I 
 give unto my daughter Holborne a silver cupp that hath her 
 name on it. The rest of my plate I will it shallbe be equally 
 devided to my wife, my son and my daughter. I give unto my 
 sone all my apparell to me belonging. I charge my wife, son, 
 and daughter, that they doe not wrong my brother, Edward 
 
Holborne’s children of the least thing, and not to take anything 
 of them what I have laid out since their father’s death, and I 
 charge my sonne, Roger Holburne, that he be a father unto them 
 so long as he liveth as I would have been my selfe, also I charge 
 him that he be a kind and loving sonne to his mother, and a 
 kind brother to his sister Also I give unto the poore of the 
 Trinintie house of Newcastle twenty shillinges to be divided 
 amongst them, I also give unto the poore of the parish of All 
 Hallowes, wherein I now dwell, twenty shillings; and I charge my 
 son, Roger Holborne, to see it done. Also I give unto my daughter, 
 Margaret Holborne, a small silver cupp which hath her name on it, 
 and the rest of mv plate to be divided to my wife, my sonne, and 
 daughter Alsoe my minde is that these my good friends shall 
 be overseers of this my will, that is Mr. William Cockeyn, Merchant 
 in London and my loveing brother Luke Whetstone at London, 
 Mariner Also at Newcastle, Mr. Ralph Cole and Henry Johnson, 
 not doubting but these my good friends will see my debts paid, 
 and the rest that remaineth to my wife and children. I give unto 
 these my good friendes before named, every one of them, an 
 angle for a token : and soe I comit them and my selfe into the 
 tuicon of the almightie. In Christon Noble, the tenth day of 
 January, 1619, with my owne hand. Witnesses, Roger Holborne, 
 Fra. Clarke, Proved, 1622. 
 
 HENRIE ORD.i 
 
 Jan. 19, 1619. Henrie Ord of Norham, gentleman. My 
 bodie to be buried in decent manner at the discretion of my wife 
 and other friends. I give unto my eldest sone, Henrie Ord, the 
 whole of my tithes of Fenwick. I give to my son, Roger Ord, my 
 waters of Hugh Schield and South Yearrow now or late in the occu¬ 
 pation of David Shielde and Alexander Short. I also give to the 
 said Roger my close in Goswick which now Mr. Henrie Hagger- 
 stone holds of me. To my eldest daughter, Ellenor Ord, 20/. per 
 yeare during eight yeares payable by my brother Thomas Orde, 
 his sone Thomas Orde out of his lands of Lucker, Warneford, 
 and Tuggill limited in the lease. I also give to my said daughter, 
 55/. due by bond at Martinmas last passed 1619 by Mr. William 
 Reed. Also I give to my second daughter, Isabell Ord, my part 
 
 1 The testator was probably a son of Henry Orde of Horncliffe and, 
 if so, was younger brother of Thomas Orde of West Orde. It is likely 
 that his wife (not mentioned by name in the will) was Eleanor, and that 
 she died before 11 Oct., 1622 (Raine’s Test Dunelni., i., 251) having 
 re-mar. Robert Orde of Cliatton (see his will in this Yol.) and borne 
 to him a dan. Margaret. The testator’s son Henry, also of Norham 
 Castle, made his will 30 Jan., 1637/8, mentioning his brother Roger and 
 his sisters Eleanor (now wife of Robert Geddes), Isabel (probably wife 
 of Luke Orde, whom Henry calls my brother ”), and Margery ; also 
 his half-sister Margaret. 
 
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 of the tythes of Mindrime which I hold of my brother, Thomas 
 Orel, and are now or late in the occupation of Richard Johnson of 
 Learmouth and William Johnson of Mindrime. Also I give to my 
 said daughter, 7 l. which my sister, Elizabeth Scot of Yearle, and 
 her sone, Alexander Scot of Yearle, oweth to me. Moreover I give 
 my said daughter, 81. due by Ralph Muschampe of Liam Hall, due 
 by his bond. More I give to my said daughter, 4 l. 10s. 0d., due 
 by my cosin Robert Orde of Chattone by bond. More to my 
 daughter Isabel, 24 bowels of rye and thirteen shillings and four- 
 pence in money due by George Carr of Crookham, and 22 1, due by 
 Mr. Thomas Carr, Lord of Ford, as appears by his bond. More to 
 my said daughter, 10 l. due by George Carr and Thomas Carr of 
 Hetherlaw. More to her, 4 markes due by Thomas Carr of H ether - 
 law sone to George Carre for two oxen. More the sum of 23 1. due 
 by Roger Selbye and his wife. I give to my youngest Daughter, 
 Margerie Ord, 16L due by James Glendinning and 4/. by his 
 wife. More to the said Margerie, M. 10s. due by William Clerke 
 of Cornhill. I also give to the said Margerie twenty nobles due 
 by George Selbie of Milkintone as appeareth by my booke. More 
 to the said Margerie, 15 l. due by John Selbie of Grindon, by his 
 bond. Also to my daughter Margerie, 36s. due by Charles Dods 
 of Tilmouth. More 50s. due by William Ramsey of the East 
 quarter of Swinton. Also to my said daughter Margerie, 9/. due 
 by John Hume and Thomas Hume of Killo. More to my said 
 daughter Margerie, 14 l. 6s. 0 d. due by Ralph Gray, Lord of Kilo, 
 as appears by his father’s bond. Also four marks due by Ralph 
 Willson of Ancroft. More I give to my said Daughter Margerie, 
 40s., due by John Stangwish of Chiswick. To my said daughter, 
 81., due by Robert Scot and his sone William. I give to my wife 
 the mortgage of Horkley Mill, which I have of my brother Thomas 
 Ord. More, I give to my wife my farme of Horkley, which I had 
 of Thomas Richardson. Also to my wife my interest in the halfe 
 land I hold of Richard Ferrar for ten years yet to come. Also I 
 give to my said wife, the land in Norham I bought of John 
 Lawson with a house and a Malt Kiln and Malt barne. 1 give 
 to my wife all the stock I have in Horkley, and also what is 
 due to me from Thomas Brown the smith in Horkley. I give the 
 residue of my estate to my said wife, and appoint her sole 
 Executrix. I forgive my brother, Thomas Ord, 9/. which he oweth 
 me. Also Thomas Ord the younger, my nephew, his sone, twenty 
 markes. Also I forgive my brother, George Orde of Horkley, 301 ., 
 which he oweth me. I give to my brother, Richard Orde, one 
 gelding. To the poor of Berwick, 10s. I appoint Mr. Marke 
 Saltenstall, Mr. Nathaniel Orde and Mr. John Orde of Fenwicke 
 Supervisors. And I leave to Mr. Mark Saltenstall my son Roger 
 with his portion. My eldest son, Henry Ord, to Mr. Nathaniel 
 Ord. To my cosin, John Ord, my second daughter Tsabell, and to 
 
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 my wife my daughters Ellinor Orde and Margerie with their 
 portions. 
 
 Inventory, 9th of February, 1619. A lease taken of the 
 Castle and Manors of Norham of the Earl of Dunbar now ending: 
 at Martinmas in 1620. A lease of a farm© called the Kent stone 
 a parcel of the Lordship of Kilo in value 6£, of which lease yet 
 remaining five years to come. Probate, 1619. 
 
 THOMAS BETHOME. 1 
 
 Feb. 14, 1619. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Bethome 
 of Ouseburne in the County of Newcastle on Tyne, Yeoman. To 
 be buried within my pish church of All Saints, near to the quere 
 dore on the right hand© within the same dore. And for such goods 
 as it hath pleased god to indew me withall, I do gyve and bequeath 
 them in maner and forme followinge, viz., I give unto my cosin 
 John Thompson, taylor, my best suyte of apparell, wch I weare 
 on the sabboth clayes, viz., a dowlett, a paire of breaches of 
 fustin, and the stockings thereunto belonging. I gyve unto my 
 cosen, Willm. Betham of Morpeth, my next best suyte of apparell, 
 being of kersey and stockings, and the black dowlett, and the 
 workaday cloake wch I usually were together. I do hereby 
 declare that John Harbotle of Ellington and Mary his wife, do 
 owe unto me the some of Thirtene poundes seaventeen shillinges 
 and sixpence Also Richard Turner and Ann his wife do owe unto 
 me twenty shillings which I lent her Also Mr. Henry Dent oweth 
 me twenty shillings in lent money And George Pattison of South 
 Shielpannes doth owe unto me fyve pounds for two Tennes of 
 Coles. John Hunter of the same place oweth me tenne shillinges. 
 Cuthbert Pattison’s widow of Shields oweth me fifteene shillings 
 for a remaynder of Coles which he had. The residue of all my 
 goods, leasses, debts and chattels whatsoever, saving that before 
 hereby I have bequeathed to the said John Thompson and 
 William Betham, and all my debts whatsoever (my debtts and 
 funerall charges being paide and discharged) I doe gyve and 
 wholly bequeath unto my loving wyfe Jane, and to our sonne 
 John whom I make nomynate and appoint to be full and sole 
 Executors of this my last Will and Testament. Renouncing and 
 forsakyng all former Wills, legacies and bequests by me in any¬ 
 wise heretofore made or gyven. Witnesses, John Thompson, 
 Andrew Ainsley. Proved. 1620. 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 17 June, 1620, Ills 
 burial entry reading thus “Thomas Bedome, gent/’; his son Jolm was 
 bapt. there, 1 Jan., 1618/19, and bur. there, 28 Oct., 1628; his widow, 
 Jane, may have re-mar., 2 May, 1621, Christopher Bidley at the same 
 church. 
 
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 GEORGE MUSCHAMP.i 
 
 March 29, 1620. George Muschamp. Inventory of the goods 
 and cliattells of George Muschamp of Lyham in the parish of 
 Chatton, gentleman, deceased, the twentieth day of June, 1619, 
 taken and apprized the 20th day of March, 1620, by Ralph Mus¬ 
 champ of Lyham Hall, gent., and John Peacock and George 
 
 Younge of Lyham, Yeomen. Imprimis. Five keine and calves, 
 6L Two quies and one stotte, tow years old, 11. 16s. One quie 
 and one stotte a yeare olde, His. Twenty-six ewes and dinmonds, 
 5/. 4s. 0 d. Eighteen lambes, 1/. 10s. One sowe, two hoggs 
 and two piggs, 9s. Five bedsteads and hurdle bedde, 21. One 
 great cupboarde, tow tables, one courte cupboarde, eight 
 
 wyned stooles, three chares, three chists, two trunkes, and foure 
 formes, 4/. One deft, one little trunk, one paire of tables, 
 
 and one paire of wooden scales with a woodden balk, 10s*. 
 Five great tubbs, two little tubbs, tow milch pales, three 
 
 barrells, one old woodden press, five milch bowles, one hamper, 
 one milch sile, three basketts, and one halbert, 11. 3s. One 
 dosen and a halfe of trenchers, 2s. Tenne great poulter dishes, 
 eight lesser, six saucers and hande bason, one bason and 
 one ewer, four candlesticks, six title poulter potts, tow chamber 
 potts, one supporter, tow salts, 21. 14s. One brass morter with a 
 pestoll, one chasinge dislie, one candlestick, foure panns, tow 
 potts, one ketle, 1/. 16s. One frying panne of Iron, one driping 
 panne, tow spitts, one pare of racks, two paire of tongs, one powe, 
 two paire of clippes, one pot lid of Iron, two Iron Chimneys and 
 one fire crooke, 11. Five paire of fine lining sheets, nine paire 
 of courser lining and straking sheets, 4 1. 17s. 8 d. One holland 
 table clothe, one fine lining table cloath, tow courser lining table 
 cloathes, one diaper plated towell, six diaper napkins, twenty- 
 one fine lining table napkins, two lining hand towells, one 
 strakeing hande towell, five holland pillobers, nine fine linning 
 pillobers, 21. Is. Sd. One dornex carpitt, 4s. Two tapistrye 
 coveringes, 21. Four coveringes for beclds, 6s. Four plads, 4s. 
 Five paire of blanketts, 11. 2s. Gd. Three featherbedds, four 
 bolsters, foure downe pillos, six feather pillos, 3l. Five curtains 
 and vallins, three curtains and vallins, 14s. id. Five cushons, 
 3s. id. Four sacks and one windowing cloath, 4s. Corne Sowen, 
 five Kennings of Rye sowen the increase estimated to foure bowles 
 and valued at 11. 4s. Five Kennings of beare sowen the increase 
 estimated to four bowels and valued to 11. Is. id. Debts due out 
 of the Estate : Paid to Hugh Gregson of Berwick, Marchant, 
 for wares due the 11th day of July, 1619, 37. 5s. More paid to 
 
 1 There is an account of Barmoor and the Muschamps in the trans¬ 
 actions of the Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club, vol. xxii., pp. 98-117, by 
 the Into ,T. C. Hodgson. 
 
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 Henry Chapman of Newcastle, Marchant, for flax due the 1st day 
 of August, 1619, 11. 7s. Paid to Sir William Muschamp, Knight, 
 for the use of Sir William Selby of Kent, Knight, due the 1st 
 day of August, 1619, 21. More paid to Robert Muschamp of 
 Midleton for six lambes, due 16th August, 1619, 12s. 
 
 THOMAS BURRELL.i 
 
 May 20, 1620. Thomas Burrell of Milfielcl, in the parish of 
 Newton, within the County of Northumberland, gentleman. To be 
 buried within the parish church of Newton aforesaid. I doe give 
 and bequeath unto my eldest brother, Robert Burrell of Milfield, 
 gentleman, all that my lande and fermehold with the appurten¬ 
 ances situate and lying within the towneflelds and territeries of 
 Homelton within the Countie aforesaid, only to and for the use and 
 behalf of Ralph Burrell, the sone of the said Robert Burrell, and 
 to his heirs for ever, and I direct the said Robert to pay all debts 
 and also legacies by this my Will bequeathed. I give to my sone, 
 Oswalde Burrell alias Lawes, 15L, and comit the tuition of him 
 and his said portion unto my said Brother, Robert Burrell. To 
 my daughter, Rachell Burrell alias Muschamp, 15 1. and I do 
 comit the government of her to my brother Lancelot Burrell and 
 Barberie his wife, and if they happen to refuse the tuition of my 
 said daughter my will is that she be committed unto Phillis Roger, 
 the wife of Robert Roger of Wooller, and further my will is that 
 if either of these my children shall depart out of this life before it 
 come to age or be married that then 5 1. shall bee added to the 
 
 survivor, 40s. given to the mother of the deceased child, 40s. to 
 
 each of those to whom I comit the children, 40s. to my brother 
 John Burrell’s children, and 40s. to my sisters Barbaries children. 
 And if it please god that both my children die before they come to 
 age or bee marryed then my will is that each of their mothers shall 
 each have four pounds in consideration of the wrong which I have 
 done unto them. The residue of my estate to be equallie divided 
 amongst the children of my Brothers, Robert and Lancelot. I 
 will that Robert Rogers of Wooller and his wife, Phyllis, or the 
 
 longer live of them, shall have a ridge of lande lying in the 
 
 Netherside of Hommlton now in the tenour of the said Robert 
 Rogers. I appoint my said brother, Robert Burrell, sole Executor. 
 Witnesses to will, Em. Trotter clerk, Robert Burrell, Christo¬ 
 pher Fletcher, Lancelot Burrell, Ralphe Roger, and Richard 
 Burrell. Probate, 26th July, 1620. 
 
 1 There is a pedigree of the Burrells of Howtel in the New County 
 History of Northumberland, vol. xi., p. 199, which this will amplifies. 
 
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 HENRY GRAY. 
 
 Aug. 2, 1620. Henry Gray. Inventory of the goods and chattels 
 movable and unmovable of Henry Gray of Ulgham prised by 
 four indefferent men, viz., Henry Browne, Thomas Guning, 
 Ralph© Milburne, Oswald Graye, and John Smith. Imprimis : 
 Eleven oxen, two stirkes, 11/. One cowe and a calfe, 265. 8 d. 
 One mear, one hlly, 3/. 11s. 8d. Swine, 10s. Coverletts sheetes 
 and other nappry, 4/. 8s. Pewter, brass©, Iron vessels, 2Z. 5s. 8 d. 
 His apprill, 26s. 8 d. One amery, a buttery, 40s. A presser, 
 fethearbed and bedstead, 4/. Chists and other woodden stuff©, 14s. 
 Corne, lint, hay, 5Z. 6s. 8d. Waine plues and all things belong¬ 
 ing to husbandry, 40s. Debts owing by the said testator : Edward 
 Runry, 10/. Humphrie Greene, 81. John Smith, 10/. 6s. 8d. 
 Thomas Potts, 30s. John Selby, 21s. 6cZ. Henry Lawson, 15s. 
 Michaell Atkinson, 42s. Robert Widdrington, 26s. Richard 
 Osmotherley, 52s. Henry Widdrington, 40s. John Heron, 40s. 
 Isabell Taylor, 20s. John Smith, 26s. Funeral Expences, 40s. 
 
 HENRY COLLINGWOOD. 1 
 
 Dec. 8, 1620. Henry Collingwood of Berwick-on-Tweed, 
 
 gentleman. My bodie to bee buried in the earth from whence it 
 came, to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors 
 hereafter named. First, my debts shall be paid which are, to 
 John Floxton of Berwick, 10/. 10s. To George Smith the elder, 
 5/. To Robert Archibald, 45s. To John Derry, 47s. To George 
 Simpson, the shepheard, for keeping of my sheepe at Christmas 
 next, 34s. or thereabouts. To James Wetherborne, shepheard, 
 for keeping sheepe, 3s. Unto Anne, the wife of George Smithe, 
 15s. To Mr. Michaell Sanderson, 5s. To Mr. William Morton 
 for the tithe wooll of all the sheepe which I had this last yeare, 
 and payment for tiethe lambes for the same tyme, the sume will 
 appeare by reckoninge with the shepheard. To Thomas Smithe, 
 Scholemaister, 4s. 4c/., which said several debts I direct shall 
 bee paid fourth of such goodes and chattels as hereafter are 
 particularie mentioned and expressed. To witt there is remayn- 
 ing of my sheepe in the custodie of the said George Smith, fiftie 
 and five sheepe. There is in the custodie of Mr. Henry Colling- 
 woode of Etal, my cosen, nineteen ewes. Mr. Richard Byerley 
 oweth me twenty five bolls and one Ivenninge of the last yeare 
 oates, Barwick measure. There is in my lofte at Valentine 
 Fenwicke thirteen bolls of oates and also fourteene stone of wooll. 
 Due unto mee by Mr. Thomas Carr of Ford of lent money, 10s., 
 and also twentye hogge sheepe. My cozen, Henry Collingwood, of 
 
 1 Ho was bur. at Berwick-on-Tweed, 11 Dec., 1620. 
 
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 Epleton, oweth mee, 10s. Due to mee from Mr. Robert Selby 
 for lent moneye, 5s. 10 d. After my debts are paide the overplus 
 of all my goods and chattels I give unto my sonne, John Colling- 
 woode, whom I comitt to the tuition and education of my said 
 cosen, Mr. Henry Collingwoode of Etal, and my wellbeloved friend, 
 George Smith, heartelie beseeching© them to see him brought up 
 in the feare of god, even as my trust and confidence is in them, 
 and do make and orcleyne them my executors. I will that 20s. 
 be distributed to the present poore people of Berwick. Witnesses, 
 Law. Steele, Anthony Carr, Michaell Armorer. 
 
 Inventory, 41 l. 11s. 10c?. Probate, 6 Nov., 1G20. 
 
 ANTHONIE MARLEY. 1 
 
 Dec. 21, 1620. In the name of God, Amen, I, Anthonie 
 Marley of Picktree, within the Countie of Durham. Yeoman. 
 To be buried in the pish church of Chester in the street as nere 
 unto the stall where I sitt as possiblie can be. I give and bequeath 
 the some of fower pounds of lawfull money of England to be 
 delivered to the churchwardens of Chester pish towards the make- 
 ing and encreasinge of a stocke alreadie begune to the use of the 
 poore in that pish for ever, and the churchwardens yearlie to putt 
 it to good use for the benefitt of the said poore and most neeclfull 
 people as aforesaid for ever. And for the distributione to the 
 poore and funerall expences at the time of my death, I referr 
 that to the discretion of my father, trends and executors. I 
 give and bequeathe unto Margarett Marley, my wife, the some 
 of 200L of lawful moneye of England©, and all the howshold stuff 
 she browght with her, willing and requireinge that she therewith 
 may be well pleased and be contented to take it in full satisfacon 
 of her pt of my estate. And for the payment thereof it shall be 
 assigned and satisfhed unto her in such sort as hereafter shalbe 
 expressed and declared. I give and bequethe unto our maide 
 servante, Margaret Atkinson, the some of 20s. towards the buye- 
 ing her a coate. And to Thomas Atkinson, our manservant, 
 other 20s. of lawfull money of England. And to Margaret 
 Harrison, a litle wenche we have, the some of 10s. I give and 
 bequethe unto Thomas Ladley of Chester, aforesaid, the some of 
 20s., which Thomas Sharpe of Chester aforesaid is endebted unto 
 me. I give and bequeth unto Anthonie Applebie, the some of 
 Parcivall Applebie of Chester, aforesaid, to whom I helped to 
 
 1 The testator mar. 24 Aug., 1617, Margaret Turner at Chester-le- 
 Street, he was bur. there, 9 Dec., 1620, his father. Robert, being also 
 bur. there, 26 March, 1627; his brother, Ralph, mar. Isabel Wild, 13 
 July, 1619, at the same church. 
 
give christendome, the sum of lO.s. of lawful money of England. 
 All the residue of my goods and chatties, both moveable and 
 unmoveable, not formlie bequeathed, my debts paid, legacies dis¬ 
 charged, and funerall expences deducted, 1 give and bequeath 
 unto Robert Mar ley, my father, and Ralph Mar ley, my brother, 
 who I make and ordeine Joint Executors of this my last Will 
 and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my 
 hancle the day and yeare first above written. Witnesses Lance¬ 
 lot Joplin, X his mark, John Catchesicle X his mark, William 
 Marche, John Turner, X his mark, Guy Bainbrigge. 
 
 Debts oweing unto the said Anthonie Marley sett downe by 
 himselfe before the witnesses aforenamed and forth of ascertained 
 rent and the said debts the two hundred pounds assigned to his 
 wife to be paid and satisfied unto her in manner and form follow¬ 
 ing©, viz. : First, the said Anthonie doth assigne unto her the rent 
 reserved upon a lease and payable unto him by John Catchesicle 
 of Birtleye, during all the tearme of the said Lease together with 
 20s. the said John Catchesicle is endebted unto him, and that all 
 these shallbe allowed in part of the 200/. aforesaid given unto hir 
 at the value of onelie of 60/. Item, The said Anthonie doth 
 further assign and appoint unto hir all those debts upon 
 specialtie or otherwise due unto him by John Ditchant which 
 cometh unto 41/. Item, The said Anthonie doth further assigne 
 unto her the debt unto him by Thomas Joplin of Low Stanley 
 and Robt. Joplin, his sonne, and Lancelott Joplin of Owstone, 
 which cometh to the some of 22/., and by Lancelot Joplin himself, 
 4/. Item, The said Anthonie also assigne unto her the debt clue 
 unto him by John Vasey of Ladlev. for which Guy Bainbrigge 
 standeth bound, the some of 10/. Item, The said Anthonie doth 
 further assigne unto her the debt due unto him by bond© at 
 Mychaelmas next, 1621, for which Mr. Richarde Hedworth, 
 Thomas Symth and Guv Bainbrigg standeth bond, the sume of 
 11/. Item, The said Anthonie cloth also assigne unto her lent unto 
 Guy Bainbrigge on Friday the 14th of December, 1620, 3/. Item, 
 he doth also further assigne unto her which he lent to Charles Rob¬ 
 son of Urpeth, payable, 4/, Item, The said Anthonie doth further 
 assigne unto her which is in golcle and money in the howse, the 
 some of 24/. Item, he doth also assigne unto her the half debt 
 due unto him and Robert Marley, his father, due unto them by 
 one Mr. Roland Shaftoe and his sonne, his part whereof cometh 
 to 7/. 6s. Sd. Item, he doth also assigne unto her his part of a 
 debt due unto him by Charles Porter which cometh to 8/. 13-9. 
 Item, he doth also assigne unto her a debt due unto him by 
 Thomas Sanson which was lent money at Mychaelmas gone, 20s. 
 All these severall soms aforesaid cometh to 195/. 19$. 8d. The 
 residue of the 200/. to be paid unto her by his executors as they 
 shode pay her for the same six pounds. Proved, 1620. 
 
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 NICHOLAS COLE. 1 II 
 
 Feb. 8, 1620. In the name of Gode, Amen, and in the 
 eighteenth year© of the Reign of our Sovereigne lord James, 
 by the grace of God King of England, France and Ireland, 
 Defender of the faithe, etc., and of Scotland, .... I, 
 Nicholas Cole, of Gateside, in the countie of Durham, 
 yeoman. To be buryed in the parrish church of Gatesheade. 
 I give to the poore of Gateside, 5/., to be given at my buriall 
 amongst them. I give other five pounds to the bringing home of 
 the Water for the good of the poore people of the parrish from 
 the hospitall to Sir Thomas RiddelFs gate. I bequeath to my 
 sonne, Railph Cole, and his heires for ever the house wherein I 
 was borne, which was given to my mother, Jane Manwell, by her 
 uncle, Henrie Archbald, whose heire I am. I give to the said 
 Ralph and his heeres for ever the tent close. I give to the said 
 Railph and his heeres for ever nine of my salt panns with the 
 fullers houses and the garners thereunto belonging (except 
 onely the great slait house) wherein Willm. Atkinson dwelleth, 
 which I give to my sonne, John Cole, and to his heires for ever. 
 
 I give and bequeath to Nicholas Cole, sonne of the said Raiphe 
 Cole, two tents in Hornebie chaire, wherein dwelleth John Hunter 
 and Brian Boumer, and to his heires for ever. I give to my sone, 
 John Cole, and his heires for ever, six salt panns and the great 
 house in the Easter ground. I give to the said John Cole the 4 
 leases bought of Robt. Thomplinson, one peece of ground joining 
 on the four leases bought of Sir Thomas Riddle. I give to the 
 said John Cole all my houses in Pipewellgate. I give to the said 
 John Cole this house wherein I now dwell and a tenemt next 
 adioying to it on the south, with a Barne adioying to the same 
 house in Pipewellgate and to his heires for ever. I give to the 
 said John Cole and his heires for ever the house bought of William 
 Dunn, wherein Mr. Woodrington did dwell. I give to the said 
 
 1 The testator, son of James Cole, whose will is printed in Welford’s 
 Newcastle and Gateshead, iii., 16, as also is his brother Ralph's on 
 page 36 of the same volume, was bur. at Gateshead, 14 Mch., 1625/6; he 
 mar. Jane Heworth at Gateshead, 3 Nov., 1577; she was bur. there, 12 
 Aug., 1615. They had issue, Ralph, aged 48, in 1628 (according to the 
 Inq. p.m. of his father taken at Durham, 5 Sept., 1628), mayor of New¬ 
 castle, 1633, will dated 7 Aug., 1655, bur. at Gateshead, 16 Nov., 1655, 
 where his wife Margaret was bur., 14 July, 1648; William, apprenticed, 
 
 II Nov., 1603, to George Read, mercer; James, died circa, 1620, at Lynn, 
 co. Norfolk, intestate, leaving a widow, Jane; John, bur. at Gateshead, 
 25 Feb., 1641/2; Frances, who mar. Henry Anderson, 24 Nov., 1611, and 
 was bur. at St. Nich., Newcastle (as Ellinor Anderson) the same day 
 as her twin children Jane and Frances were bapt. there, viz. :—10 
 Sept., 1615; Jane who mar. Robert Riddell, 4 Sept., 1621; Elizabeth 
 mentioned in the will as wife of Johnson. Another dau. Agnes, mar. 
 George Huntley at Gateshead, 20 Nov., 1609, and was bur. at St. Nich., 
 Newcastle, 13 Sept., 1610. 
 
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 John Cole and his heirs for ever three tenements, with the garths 
 belonginge to them, which tenemts are right against the Pinfold 
 bought of Craggs. I give to the said John Cole and his heires 
 for ever the close and Barne which was bought of Willm. Pursley. 
 
 I give to the said John Cole two tenemts and two garths which 
 was bought of Rokesbie and Bliethman and his heires for ever. 
 My will is that my sonne John, shall pay to my daughter, 
 Elizabeth Johnson, IOC per annum, forth out of the howses and 
 garths and lands during her naturall life at two feasts or tearms, 
 viz., Martinmas and Whitsontide, and also that my sonne. Railph, 
 and John Cole shall pay to her IOC likewise during her naturall 
 life at such feast claies and termes as by a covnent made appeareth. 
 I give to the said John Cole the house at the Pant, wherein 
 Richard Grame doth dwell, and to his heires for ever. I give to 
 the said John Cole and his heires for ever three tenemts and two 
 garthes on the west side of Bissie Burn. I give to the said Ralph 
 Cole and John Cole all my Cole leases, that is to say, the lease 
 of the Maudling land, the lease of Robt. Gibson’s land, the lease 
 of Willm. Dalton’s land, with all other my coal leases ioyintlie 
 betwixt them during the tyme of the leases. 1 give toi Nicholas 
 Hall, sone to Thomas Hall, 13C 65 . 8 d., and to Elizabeth Selbie, 
 daughter to Thomas Hall, ten poundes, and also to Jane Hall, 
 daughter to Thomas Hall, IOC To Bartram Anderson, sone to 
 Henrie Anderson, 20C, and to Nicholas Huntley, sonne of George 
 Huntley, 20C, and to Nicholas Humphrey, son to Tho. Humphrey, 
 13C 6 s. 8 d., and also to Railph Humphrey, sonne to Thomas 
 Humphrey, 13C 6 s. 8 d., and also to Edward Johnson, sonne to 
 Abraham Johnson, 13C 6 s. Sd. T give to Nicholas Parkin, sonne 
 to George Parkin, 6 /. 13s. 8 d. I give to George Parkin’s second 
 sonne, 4C, and to his young daughter, 4 1. To George Parkin, for 
 a token, 20s., and to his wife, 20 s., for a token. I give to Richard 
 Cole’s wife, dwelling at London, five pounds. I give to the said’ 
 John Cole the lease of the stone quarries which I hold of the 
 Bishop of Durham. I give to the said John Cole the lease of two 
 fishings with three score yardes of waist ground which I hold by 
 lease of the Dean and Chapter, which fishing is in the River of 
 Tyne at a place called the Skittermill hole, and the waist ground 
 lieth at or near the sixe salt panns, before menconed, that I have 
 given to my said sonne, John Cole. I give all the rest of my 
 goods and chattells, moveable and unmoveable, to my said sone, 
 John Cole, who I make my full and sole Executor. I give to my 
 daughter-in-law, Jane Cole, late wife of my sone, James Cole, 
 deceased. 51., and I make supervisors of this my last Will and 
 Testament, Anthonie Hebson, Edith Blitheman, Willm. Wall and 
 Abraham Johnson, and I give to everie of them a peece of gold 
 of two and twenty shillings. This my Will and legacies being as 
 my meaning is they shallbe dulie paid by my said Executor, John 
 
Cole, yet I purpose that the somes above said by me bequeathed 
 shall be demanded not for the space of one yeare after the probate 
 of this my Will. Witnesses, Anthonie Selbie, Michael Heworth, 
 Wm. Wall, Peter Marley. Proved, 162G. 
 
 CHARLES WREN. 1 
 
 March 9, 1620. I, Charles Wren, of Binchester, in the Countie 
 of Durham, Knight. To be buryed in the quyre of my pish church 
 of St. Andrew’s, Auckland. And for my lands and worldlie goods 
 which god haith endewed me withall, my mynd and will is as 
 followeth, first I give and bequeath my capitall messuage and 
 tenet called Binchester, and all my messuages, lands and tenets 
 in Binchester, Billyehall and Billy Rawe, in the said Countie of 
 Durham, with their and evie of their appurtanees unto my sonne 
 and heir apparent, Lyndley Wren, and heirs males of his bodie, 
 and for defalt of such issue to remayne to my sonne, Charles 
 Wrene, and the heirs males of his bodie, and for defalt of such 
 issue to remayne to my sonne, Henry Wren, and the heires 
 males of his bodye, and for defalt of such issue to remayne to 
 the right heires of me, the said Sii Charles Wren, for ever. And 
 whereas I have pvyded for the conpetent mainteyance and Pfer- 
 ment of any said sonns, Charles and Henry, by servall grants of 
 anuities unto them for their lives respectively furth of my lands 
 at Binchester which I did and do meane and intend to stand in 
 full satisfaction of their child’s porcons of my goods, and having 
 a desyre that my said sonne, Charles, should studie the lawe and 
 my sone, Henry, should be a tradesman in London if it shall 
 please god so to dispose of them, therefore for the better encou¬ 
 raging of them to apply themselves accordingly I doe moreover 
 give and bequeath to my said sonne, Charles, if it please god he 
 pceed in the studie of the lawe, 100/., to be paid unto him when 
 he shall be called to the Barre. And I give to my said sone, 
 Henry, 100/., to be paid unco him when he shall be made freeman 
 of London. And I will and appoint that my said sonne, Henry, 
 shall he honestlie and sufficiently maynteyned at the charge of 
 my executors out of my geodes untill he shall attaine his age of 
 eighteene yeares about which tyme his annuitie is to take place 
 and begyn. Item, I give and bequeathe to my daughter, Gartrude 
 W ren, 40/. yearlve, for her mainteyance untill she shall attayne 
 the age of one and twentie yeares or be maryed, whether shall 
 first happen. I having alredie pryded for securring of a com¬ 
 petent porcon for her by a lease of my lands in West Hartburne, 
 
 1 There is a well worked out pedigree of the Wrens of Binchester 
 in vol. 124, pp. 205-8, of this series. The Inq p.m. of Charles Wren 
 w r as taken at Durham, 15 Aug., 1621; Linleus, aged 20, was his son 
 and heir. 
 
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 the said 40/. per annum to be paid to her quarterlie by my 
 executors during the tyme aforesaid, and that which can be 
 sparred yearlie out of the said 40/. to goe forward towards the 
 amendmt of her porcon. Item, I give unto my said sonne, Lynd- 
 ley Wren, my wholl terme interest and tytle in my milne of 
 Binchester, and my whole interest tearme and title in my house in 
 Bpp Auckland, now in the possession of Robt. Thompson, dark. 
 Item, I give and bequeath unto my cosin Christopher Lassells of 
 Kirklinton, in the Countie of York, gent, 20/. I give unto 
 servante, John Martyndale, 20/. Item, I give unto my servant, 
 John Robson, 5/. I give to my servant, Peter Dixon, 40s. Item, 
 I give to Christopher Wren, 50s. Item, I give to my servant, 
 Charles Robinson, 20s. To my servant, Nicholas Hunter, 20s. 
 To my servant, John Martindale, 20s., and to my servant, John 
 Lamb, 20s. The residue of all my goodes and chattells not 
 formerly bequeathed, my debts, and funerall discharged, I give 
 and bequeath to my said sonne, Lyndley Wren, whom togither 
 with my servant, John Martindale, I make executors of this my 
 Will, joining the said John Martindale in executorshipp with my 
 said sonne, Lyndley, only in trust for assisting of my said sonne 
 in the execution of this my Will. Witnesses, Raphe Blaxton, 
 George Trotter, Mathew Bowser, Parcivall Martindell, William 
 Jordan, Anthonye Arundell. Proved, 1621. 
 
 SIR CHARLES WREN. 
 
 April 4, 1621. A true Inventory of all those goods and chattels, 
 moveable and immoveable, which the Rigt Worpll Sir Charles 
 Wren, late of Binchester, in the Countie of Durham, Knight, dyed 
 possessed of prysed by Henry Bayles, George Trotter, Ouswould 
 Glover, and Anthony Grindon, Imprimis, 18 oxen, 80/. 4 fatt 
 
 stotts, 24/. 12 stotts and 2 heffers, 40/. 22 younge steares, 33/. 
 12 stirks, 12/. 30 kine and one bull, 90/. 10 horses and one 
 mare, 48/. Eight score and five weathers, 53/. 6s. 8 d. 23 fatt 
 weathers, 11/. Six score and 17 ewes, 53/. 6s. 8 d. 96 sheepe 
 hoggs, 24/. 17 swine, 12/. Poultry and geese, I/. 10s Waynes, 
 
 plowes, and their appurts, 20/. Rye corne in the barne, 5/. Oats, 
 6/. Bigg in the barne and one bigg stacke, 14/. Oats in the 
 garner, 13/. Pees, 3/. 6s. Malt in the Garner, 85/. Corne in 
 the Mill©, 11. Bigg in the Garner, 12/. In the hall, tables, 
 chaires and stooles, 2/. Armour there, 10/. In the plour, tables, 
 chayres and stooles, 71. In the green chamber, all furniture, 
 15/. In the Gallery, one table, 3/. 6s. 8d. Sowen woode in the 
 garret over the gallery, 3/. In the best Chamber, the bed and 
 furniture, 40/. In the bed Chamber, all furniture, 13/. 6s. 8d. 
 Linnen and vyber in the same chamber, 40/. Plate there, 80/. 
 In the round window, chamber bell, 15/. Certain© things in the 
 Clossett, 5/. In the nursery chamber, all furniture, 12/. In the 
 
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 maide servants’ chamber, 21. In the wooll garrett, 21. In the 
 store house, brasse vessel!, 13Z. 65 . 8<7. In the Schoolehouse 
 chamber, 3 beds, 13/. 6 -s. 8 d. In the workman’s chamber, beds, 
 3/. In the Garret over the Milkhouse, 1/. In the men servants 
 chamber, 3Z. In the washing house, puter and other things, 10/. 
 Vessell in the bakehouse and brewhouse, 30/. In the milkehouse, 
 bras vessell and other things, 13/. 6 s. 4 d. In the Mill, bed and 
 other thinges, 11. 10s. I 11 the 2 Larders, puter vessell, 5/. In 
 
 the kitchinge, Salt flesh and fish, 5/. In the buttery and seller, 
 10/. In implents in the Mill, 21. 6 s. 8 d. The lease of the Mill, 
 40/. The lease of Charwell Crooke, 60/. The lease of the house 
 in Auckland, 8 /. Implements there, 5Z. The kill hayre winnow¬ 
 ing, cloath and sackes, 3/. Certain hay in the Staggarth, 
 3/. 6 s. Sd. Books in the studdie, 5/. Purse, apparell and furni¬ 
 ture, 120/. Summa, 1261/. 5s. 8 d. Debts owen to the testator, 
 viz., Imprimis, Sir John Claxton, 50/., out of which there is due 
 20/. to be paid to Mr. Jo. Claxton, his sonne. Item, John Taylor, 
 110/. William Featherston, 150/. William Trotter and Ralph 
 Lockeson, 50/. Mr. Robert Allanson, 55/. Cuthbert Colling and 
 Richard Maner, 9/. John Stevenson, 9/. 10s. Richard Garry, 
 ]/. 5s. Sd. Mrs. Jeffers, 21. Robert Arthur, 1/. An. Rudderford, 
 12s. John Robinson, 18s. John Trotter, 7s. Georg Whyte, 
 3s. id. Robert Cowper, 6 s. 8d. Robert Barrey, Is. 9d. Robert 
 Hickson, 10s. The said 20/. deducted remaineth 420/. 14s. 5 d. 
 The whole sume cleare is in all 1682/. 0s. Id. 
 
 THOMAS LAWSON. 
 
 April 7, 1621. Thomas Lawson, of Lannghurst. My bodie to 
 be buried in the parish church of Botha! 1. I give to Arthur 
 Thompson, who was my help in my sickness, one chist, a coverlett, 
 a happin and a paire of sheetes. I give to Maude Lawson, my 
 brother’s daughter, one cowe in the hands of one Hudson in 
 Lvnton. I make Willey Lawson my sole Executor. Probate, 11th 
 July, 1621. 
 
 ABRAHAM BARKER . 1 
 
 Sept. 6 , 1621. In the name of God, Amen, I, Abraham 
 Barker, of the towne and Countye of Newcastle upon Tyne, 
 Marchant, being at this instant sick in body. My bodye to be 
 buried in the pish church of St. Nicholas in Newcastle upon Tyne 
 aforesaid, and as touching all such worldy goodes as the lord 
 
 1 His father, Robert Barker, who was bur. 4 Aug 1 ., 1590 (for his 
 will see 38 Sur. Soc., p. 176), is said to have mar. four wives (Wolford’s 
 Newcastle and Gateshead, iii., 59). Probably by one of the first two he 
 had Eleanor who mar. George Liddell at Ponteland, 29 Sept., 1578. The 
 third wife, Eleanor (bur. 17 Oct., 1577), was probably mother of John, 
 
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 in this world hath indewed me withall, I give and bequeath the 
 same as followeth. First whereas my house in the Close, now 
 in the occupation of John Marley, Marchant, is mortgaged to 
 Mr. John Claveringe of Newcastle upon Tyne aforesaid, 
 Marchant, for the payment of one hundred and forty poundes 
 of lawful money of England, which the said Mr. Clavering is 
 contented to accept of at any time within the space of two yeares 
 next comying after Martinmas next ensuing as by note under his 
 hand appeareth, my will and mynd is that Henry Barker, my 
 eldest son, shall have the selling and disposing of the said house 
 either to Mr. Claveringe or others, and that the money for which 
 the house shall be sold for over and above the hundred and forty 
 pounds to Mr. Clavering shall redown and be to the use and 
 behoof of the said Henry Barker, which I freely give unto him 
 in full satisfacon of his porcon. I doe give unto my daughter, 
 Jane Barker, all my lynnen and nappery. I doe give unto my 
 children, Jane Barker, Robert Barker, Isaack Barker, George 
 Barker, and William Barker, all my goods and chattells whatso¬ 
 ever I shall dye possessed of, equally to be devyded amongst them, 
 my debts and funerall being paid for of the same. 
 And I intreat my kind friendes, hereafter named, to take my 
 children and to see them to be educated as they shall think meat 
 and convenient. First I intreat Mr. Christopher Mitford, my 
 loveing Brother-in-law, to see my sonne, George Barker, to be 
 well educated, and to my good Brother-in-law, Mr. Henry Maddi- 
 son, my sone, Willm. Barker. To my very good friend, Mr. 
 John Clavering, my sonne Isaac Barker, and to my kynd 
 Brother in law Mr. Charles Mitford, my sone Robert Barker, and 
 I doe ordayne my said kind Brother in law Mr. Charles Mitford 
 my sole executor of this mv last Will and Testament, renouncing 
 all wills made by me heretofore made. Witnesses, Henry 
 Maddison, Charles Mitford, W. Vincent, Tho. Watson, No. Pub. 
 Proved, 8 July, 1622. 
 
 bapt., 5 May. 1573, of Elizabeth, bapt., 17 Oct.. 1574 (mar. 14 May, 
 1594, Henry Maddison), of Abraham, bapt., 10 Mch., 1575/6, and of 
 Susan, bapt, 21 July, 1577, bur. 13 Feb., 1577/8. By the fourth wife, 
 Margaret, dau. of John Hudson (bapt., 25 June, 1559, mar.. 14 July, 
 1578, bur., 6 Oct., 1588), he had Susan (mentioned in her father’s will, 
 and mar. 15 July. 1595, to Cuthbert Bewick), Jane, bapt., 14 Apl., 1580, 
 Robert, bapt., li Mch., 1581/2, Sarah, bapt., 28 Mch., and bur., 26 Aug., 
 1584, Isaac, bant., 25 June, 1585 (devisee, 14 July, 1650, of his sister 
 Elizabeth Maddison), Sarah, bapt., 27 Dec., 1586, Isabel, bur., 2 July, 
 1587. Abraham Barker was bur., 10 Sept., 3 621. By his wife, Agnes, 
 dau. of Henry Mitford (mar., 15 Aug., 1597, bur., 16 Oct., 1616) he had 
 issue—Jane, bapt., 13 Jan., 1598/9, mar., 21 Feb., 1625/6, William 
 Marley; Henry, bapt., 16 Nov., 1600, apprenticed, 20 June, 1620, with 
 the Drapers Comoany of London, bur., 26 Jan., 1629/30; Robert, bapt., 
 26 June, 3 605; Isaac, bapt., 16 Oct., 1609 (his wife, Grace, was bur. 
 8 Nov , 1645); George, bapt., 14 July, 3 612; William, bapt., 5 Sept., 
 1613; Thomas, bur., 1 July, 1609; John, bur., 5 July, 1609. 
 
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 THOMAS FORCER.i 
 
 Nov. 16, 1621. In the name of God, Amen, 1, Thomas 
 Forcer, of Harbourhouse, and in the Dioces of Durham, esquire, 
 sick in body. ... I give and bequeath to Peter Forcer, my sonne, 
 two tables, a counter, two longesettles, two chaires, and a pare of 
 iron barrs standing and being in the Hall. Also two table 
 boordes, three hoggesheades, three great barrells, and the gan- 
 trees whereon they lye and stande togither with a saife for to lye 
 ■cold meate in, being in the buttry. Also a great Iron Chimney, 
 two reckons, a paire of great Iron ropes, two little table boordes, 
 a caull, a form, a stone morter, and a salt tubb, being in the 
 kitchen. Also a brewing leade, a maskfatt, a guylefatt, a cooler, 
 and all other thinges belonging to brewing, being in the brew 
 house. All which above recited household stuff or heire loonies 
 my true will entent and meaninge is, that my loving and kynd 
 wyfe, Margarett Forcer, shall have the use and occupacon of them 
 during her naturall lyfe, and then to remayne to my aforesaid 
 sonne, Peter Forcer, and his heires for ever. Also I give and 
 bequeathe to my servante, Ralph Littlefer, one cottage howse 
 with the appurtenances in towne of Kellow whensever it shall fall 
 after the decease of any of my tennantes in towne of Kellowe 
 aforesaid, during the life natural of the said Raiphe Littlefer, 
 the said Raiphe Littlefer payeing yearly for the same the annutient 
 and yearly rent of 6s. Sd. at the dayes and tymes accustomed for 
 the same. Also I give and bequeath unto my sister, Ellen Forcer, 
 the sum of 20s. I give to my wyves sister, Dorothy Trollopp, 
 20s. I give to Francis Forcer, my grandchild, 20s. To Barbery 
 Hartburne (wyfe of Richard Hartburne), my daughter, 20L I 
 give to Mr. Robert Andersone, of Newcastle, 20s. I give to Mr 
 William Hutton, of the Garth, 20s. To my daughter, Ellen 
 Forcer, all the residue of my goodes, moveable and unmoveable, 
 or the value thereof (my debts, legacies, funerall expences, and 
 my wyves third part payed and deducted), immediately after the 
 decease of my foresayd loving wyfe, Margarett Forcer, and in 
 the meantime my true will entent and meaning is, that my afore¬ 
 said loveing wyfe, Margarett, shall have the use and occupacon 
 thereof. And I make the aforesayd Robert Andersonne and 
 William Hutton, gentlemen, executors of this my last Will and 
 Testament, and I make Sir John Claxton, of Nettlesworth, Knight, 
 and John Trollopp, of Thornley. Esquire, supervisors thereof. 
 
 1 He was the son of John Forcer of Kelloe by his wife Mary, dau. 
 of Christopher Carr of Sherburn House, he mar. Margaret (whose Inq. 
 ver hr. de mand. was taken at Durham, 9 Nov., 1636), dau. of Francis, 
 Trollop of Eden ; by her he had, perhaps with other issue, John, Francis, 
 Anthony and Peter (age 25 at the Inq. p.m. of his father taken at 
 Durham, 27 April, 1622), whose will is printed in this vol., Eleanor and 
 Ursula, wife of Cuthbert Collingwood of Thornton, Northumberland. 
 
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 Debts which I am indebted and oweing. To John Woodmasse, 
 of towne Kellow, 22/. 10s. To George Littlefer, 9/. 8s. To 
 
 Charles Fletcher, of Chester, 10/. To Robert Allen, of Towne 
 Kelloe, 5/. To ... Dand, of towne Kellow, 4/. To Robert 
 Colsonne, 40s. To Cuthbert Collingwood, 40s. To Nicholas 
 Whitfield, 39s. Witnesses, Robert Panned, John Hallyman, 
 George Forcer. Proved, 1636. 
 
 WILLIAM TROTTER. 1 
 
 May 10, 1622. I, William Trotter, the elder, of Mydle 
 
 Merrington, alias Mydlestone, in the Countye of Durham, gentle¬ 
 man, of great age and sickleye of bodye. My bodye to the grounde 
 to be buryed accordinge as allreadye I have appointed in the 
 estate of my lande by me made and passed to my sonne and 
 heire, Anthony Trotter, of Helmden, in the County of Durham, 
 gentleman. And for my worldeley goods being onely sixteene 
 pounds, reserved 10 for my selfe to give by will or otherwise at 
 my death or before, I thus dispose, further I give and bequeath 
 to my loveing frende and neygbour, Mr. Cuthbert Wells, at 
 Ivirkmerington, who hath taken much paines to visitt and exhort 
 me, the some of 10s. To my daughter, Elizabeth Trotter, 6/. I 
 allso give and bequeith to my sonne, Willm. Trotter, the sum of 
 40s. Also I give to my granndchilde, Thomas Pilkinton, 20s. To 
 my granndchilde, Leonard Pilkinton, 20s. To my granndchilde, 
 Elizabeth Pilkinton, 20s., and to my grandehilde, Ann Pilkansom 
 20s. Also I give and bequeathe to Henrye Trotter, my grand- 
 childe, son to Anthony Trotter, 10s. The reste of the sayd 
 sixteene pouncles, not hereinbefore bequeathed, I do give and 
 bequeath unto my sayd daughter, Elizabeth Trotter, as allso the 
 disposeing of such parcell of same as shalbe dewe to the daye of 
 deathe for my table and keepinge of this my last Will and 
 Testament. Witnesses, Ra. Greene, clarke, John Richardson, 
 Ralphe Lockson. 
 
 1 Ho was the son of Christopher Trotter, by his wife Jane, dau. of 
 Thomas Harper of Helmeden; he mar. Catherine, dau. of Robert 
 Sanders (she was bur., 24 Dec., 1620), 2 June, 1573; they had issue, 
 Anthony taged 46 at the Inq. p.m. of his father taken at Durham, 17 
 June, 1623), bapt., 20 Apl., 1576, bur., 8 Feb., 1639/40, mar. Gertrude 
 (bapt., 26 Mch., 1599), dau. of William Wren, 21 Apl., 1618; William, 
 bur., 2 Feb., 1624/5; Oliver, bapt., 21 July, 1574; Anne, mar. Joseph 
 Pilkington (he was bur. at Durham Cathedral, 12 Feb., 1622/3); 
 Elizabeth, bapt., 18 Dec., 1580, mar. Robert Sickeraham of Whitworth 
 Anthony’s son Henry was bapt., 28 Feb., 1618/19, and bur., 17 July, 
 1645. The testator was bur., 10 Feb., 1622/3. All dates are from St. 
 Andrew’s, Auckland, except when otherwise stated, see his brother’s 
 will hereafter. 
 
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 JOHN HEDWORTH. 1 
 
 Memorandum that John Hedworth, of Durham, Esquire, de¬ 
 ceased, who dyed in the month of June last, 1622, being then of 
 the age of 80 yeares or thereabouts, sick and weak in bodye but 
 of a very perfect mynde and memory, about eight or tenn dayes 
 before his death with full purpose and intent to make and 
 declare his last will and testament to the effect followinge. After 
 some speeches with Sir John Hedworth, of Harraton, Knight, 
 his kinsmann then present aboute two hundred and odd pounds, 
 wich the said Sir John Hedworth was indebted unto him and of 
 other things by him the said John Hedworth, Esqr, formerly 
 intended to the said Sir John Hedworth, the said Sir John 
 Hedworth then desired the said John Hedworth, now deceased, to 
 declare his last will and testament and mynd concerning the said 
 two hundred and odd pounds after his death, whereupon the said 
 John Hedworth, Esqr., with full mynd and intent to make and 
 declare his last Will and Testament concerning the things follow¬ 
 inge, said as follows, Sir John for the money you owe me there 
 shall none trouble you for it after my death for I will give you 
 the same freelye. I also give you freelye this house where in 
 I dwell to you and your heeres for ever, desiring you that you 
 will not sell it. I also give to you and your Ladie the great 
 brass pott which was bought att Horden. 
 
 Witnesses hereof, John Lamb, Alice Hedworth and Margaret 
 Neles. 
 
 FRANCIS BURRELL .2 
 
 June 18, 1622. Francis Burrell, of Newcastle on Tyne, 
 Merchant and Alderman. To be buried within the parish church 
 of All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne, so neare unto my late father, 
 Ralph Burrell, as possible. To the poore of All Saints parish, 
 20.?. I give for the repairing of All Saints Church, 40?. To my 
 sonne, Tymothie Burrell, all my burgage or tenemente wherein 
 I lately dwelt, situate on the Tyne Brigg, with the heirloomes 
 and implements within the said burgage, and in default of issue 
 of the said Tymothie, to my sone Thomas Burrell, and his heirs, 
 and failure of issue to my sone Peter Burrell, and in case of 
 
 1 Son of Anthony Hedworth of Jarrow by his wife Cecily, dau. of 
 Alexander Heron of Meldon, Northumberland; bur.. 27 June, 1622, at 
 St. Mary-le-Bow, Durham. 
 
 2 He was apprenticed to Henry Chapman, 26 May, 1577; his first 
 wife, Margaret, -was bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 22 Jan., 1606/7; he 
 mar., secondly, at St. Nich., 2 Feb., 1607/8, Jane, dau. of Christopher 
 Mitford ; she was bapt., 10 Sept., 1592, at St. Nich., and re-mar., 22 Aug., 
 1626, at St. Nich., Ralph Carnaby of Halton. The testator was bur. at 
 All Saints, 15 May, 1624; by his first wife he had issue, Henry, bapt., 
 29 Sept., 1588, his godparents being, Mr. Henry Anderson, merchant and 
 alderman, Mr. Henry Chapman, merchant and alderman, and Sicila 
 Fmphrey being the grandmother, at St. Nich. (where his brothers and 
 sisters were also bapt.), Oswald, bapt., 27 Nov., 1590, Francis, bapt.. 
 
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 failure of issue to my sone, George Burrell. To my sone, Thomas 
 Burrell, my burgage or tenements and shopps situate in Newcastle 
 aforesaid in the Side (nowe or late in the occupation of Dorothy 
 Oagle, widow), together with the heirlooms in the said burgage, 
 and his heirs, and failing issue to my sone Tymothie Burrell, 
 and failure of issue to my sonns Peter Burrell and George 
 Burrell. To my sone George Burrell, all that my burgage or 
 tenement which I lately purchased of William Heeley, situate in 
 the Broad chaire, now in the occupation of Peter Rand, slaitor. 
 To my sone Peter Burrell, my house or tenement, situate in the 
 Castle Moote, for the terme wherein I hold the same. To my now 
 wife Jane Burrell, my burgage or tenement wherein I now dwell, 
 situate within the street called the close, in Newcastle on Tyne, 
 during her natural life, and after her decease to my sone George 
 Burrell and his heirs. To my sone Henry Burrell, 20/. in monie, 
 which shall be unto him in full satisfaction of his filial portion. 
 To my said sone Thomas Burrell, 100 marks in money, and 
 to the said Tymothie Burrell, three score pounds, thirteen shill¬ 
 ings and fourpence. To my said sone Tymothie Burrell, my best 
 signett which Aveythe eight angles. To my sone Peter Burrell, my 
 signett Avhich hath a stone fixed therein. To my said sone 
 George Burrell, one signett which hath the Burrells armes in- 
 graven thereupon. To my daughter Fdlinor Burrell, 200 marks. 
 To my daughter Rebecka Burrell, 200 marks in monie. My 
 said wife, Jane Burrell, to have the tuition and education of my 
 said two Daughters with their portions, and to my wife I also 
 give my great guylte salte, and my will is that she shall sell my 
 redd skarlett gown to her most advantage. My will and mind 
 is that my brother in law, Barthram Mitford, shall have the 
 tuition and education of my son, Peter Burrell, and I bequeath 
 unto the said Barthram, as a token, one Angell. I give unto my 
 said sone Tymothie Burrell my best cloake faced with velvett. 
 All the residue of my apparell T give unto my sone Henry 
 Burrell. To my two cousins. James Burrell and Thomas Burrell, 
 two Angells a peece. To Dorothy Wilson, two angells, as a token. 
 To Francis Coulson, my sister’s sone, one angel of gold, as a 
 token. I nominate Sir Henry Anderson, Knight, Mr. Henrye 
 Chapman, the elder, merchant and alderman, and John Claveringe, 
 merchant, Supervisors of this my Will, entreating them to see 
 everything executed and performed for the benefit of my children, 
 according to the trust and confidence in them reposed. I do 
 
 16 Feb., 1596/7, William, bapt., 25 July, 1598, bur., 11 Nov. 1616, at All 
 Sts. ; Thomas, bapt., 28 Oct, 1599; Timothy, bapt., 23 Jan., 1602/3, mar. 
 Jane Milburn, 10 May, 1621, and had issue; Francis, bapt., 22 Jan., 
 1606/7, bur., 13 Mcli., 1606/7 at All Saints, and Peter; the daughters 
 being Margt., bapt., 3 Oct., 1589, Alice, bapt., 21 Jan., 1592/3, Barbara 
 bapt., 30 May, 1594; and by his second wife, George, bapt., 16 May, 1613, 
 Ellinor, bapt., 1 May, 1609, Mary, bapt., 5 Dec., 1611, bur., 19 Sept., 
 1614, at All Saints, and Rebecca, bapt., 19 Dec., 1616. 
 
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 give to each one Angell of gold, as a token of my love towards 
 them. I appoint my sonns Peter Burrell and George Burrell 
 Executors. Witnesses, John Mitford, Mark Orde, Christofer 
 Wallis, Anthonie Errington. 
 
 Inventory amounted to, 532L 16s. 2d. Probate, 1624. 
 
 THOMAS FENWICK.i 
 
 July 23, 1622. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas 
 Fenwick, of the Town and Countie of Newcastle upon Tyne, 
 yeoman, being at this instant sick in body yet whole in mynd, 
 god be praised, and not knowing how long it shall please god I 
 shall live in this mortal life, Doe therefor for the settling of my 
 estate make this my last Will and Testament in maner and form 
 following. First I give and bequeath my soule to almightie god 
 and my bodye to the earth from whence it came, to be buried in 
 the pish church of St. Nicholas, in Newcastle upon Tyne, and 
 as touching my worldly goods, which the Lord in this lifetime 
 has endowed me withall, I give and bequeath as followeth : First 
 I give and bequeath unto my brother Rodger Fenwick his 
 children lawfully begotten of his body my house in Denton Chaire 
 wherein I doe dwell, and failing them to come unto my sister 
 Margarie Merriman’s children, Arthur, William, and James 
 Mirryman, and failing them to come unto the neerest of unto 
 me of the Fenwicks. I give and bequeath unto my brother 
 Rodger Fenwick’s children amongst them five poundes. I give 
 and bequeath unto my cosene Robert Greenhead six poundes. 
 I give and bequeath unto my cosine William Mirriman forty 
 shillings, and forty shillings more oweing me upon a bill by 
 William Reasley, yeoman. I give and bequeath unto my cossine 
 Arthur Marriman, forty shillings. I give and bequeath to Jane 
 
 Marriman the sum of fifteen pounds.oweing unto me 
 
 by Robert Jopling. I give and bequeath unto John Fenwicke, 
 servante unto Sir George Selbie, forty shillings, being in the 
 hands of Mr. Matthew Randall. I give and bequeath unto Mrs. 
 Barbara Fenwick, her children, 405. in the hand of Mr. William 
 Jennison, Alderman. I give and bequeath unto my cosine, Garret 
 Fenwicke, twenty shillings. I give and bequeath unto Robert 
 Fenwicke, for a token, twenty shillings. I give and bequeath 
 unto James Hall, foure shillings three pence. I give and bequeath 
 unto Thomas Marley, hatter, twenty shillings, for a token. The 
 rest and residue of all my goods and chattells, moveable and 
 unmoveable whatsoever unbequeathed, my debts, legacies and 
 funeral expences being first paid and discharged, I give and 
 bequeath unto my cosine, James Merriman, whom I make my 
 full and whole executor of this my last Will and Testament 
 renouncing by thes psents all wills by me heretofore made. 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at St. Nich., Newcastle, 25 July, 1622. 
 
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 And I doe hereby pronounce this deed to be my last Will and 
 Testament. Witnesses, Garret Fenwick, Thomas Marley, Robert 
 Selbie, Thomas Stones. 
 
 Inventory, 831. 5s. 0 d. Proved, 8 Oct., 1622. 
 
 REYNOLD CHARLTON. 
 
 Dec. 13, 1622. Reynold Charlton, of the Newke, in the 
 parish of Bellingham, and County of Northumberland, yeoman. 
 I give and bequeathe my soule to Allmighie God, my maker and 
 redeemer, and my bodie to be buried within the pish church of 
 Bellingham. I give to my eldest son Gerrard Charlton, all 
 my landes, groundes, houses between Liollscleugh, Studonburne, 
 and Harshay, except six daies worke of meadow in Harshaye, and 
 that I give to my son William Charlton. To my said son 
 William Charlton, All my lande in the Wardelawe, the Mieles 
 and the Buckshawe, the burnehouse rawe; and my lande in Reades- 
 woode, for which Jasper Charlton is bonde, untill such time as 
 the some of 81. is paied for the same land in Readeswoode. To 
 my sone, Thomas Charlton, one tenement or fearmeholde in Wark 
 of the yearlie rent of 20s., and a place called Milburneshaugh of 
 the yearly rent of 12<A To my sone, John Charlton, one Tene¬ 
 ment or farmehold in Warke of the yearly rent of 5s. two daies 
 work of meadow in Warkes fieldhead, two daies work in the Dailes, 
 and two daies worke of meadow without the Dyke. To my sone, 
 Gerrard Charlton, two oxen, and to my sons, Thomas, John and 
 William, each two oxen. To my son, Rowland Charlton, three 
 oxen, six other beasts and tenn sheepe. To Thomison Stokoe, 
 widow, my daughter, three oxen. To my daughter Beall four- 
 teene head of sheepe. To my brother Ambrose Charlton one oxe. 
 To my sister Belle foure yewes and a cowe. To William Robson 
 eight sheepe and a scabd mare. To Alice Browne, one cowe and 
 two ewes. To my sone Thomas Charlton fifteen sheepe hogges, 
 two wheathers and a Ram. I give to my children all my corne to 
 be devided amongst them. I make and or dein my brother 
 Ambrose Charlton, and my sone Gerrard Charlton exors. Wit¬ 
 nesses, William Robson, Percivall Dodd, Thomas Charlton. Debts 
 owing to testator : Oswald Milburne, of the leame, 26s. John 
 Milburne, of the leame, 18s. William Aynsley, of the leame, 2s. 
 8 d. William Charlton, of the calfclose, 18s. Katherine Widd- 
 rington, wife of Benjamine Widdrington of Buteland, 6s. id. 
 James Dodd, of Siddwoode, 10s. Robert Robson, of Autorhill, 
 8s. 6 d. Matthew Jameson, for xiiii pecks of oates, 6s. Edward 
 Charlton, als Tanner, 9s. Thos. Atkinson, of Moatehill, 4s. Jane 
 Charlton, wife of John Charlton, of the Dales, 10s., or else a 
 bushell of Newcastle Rye. James Hogg of Readswoode, for oates, 
 12s. 
 
 Inventory amounted to, 46L 11s. 6 d. Probate, 21st January, 
 1622. 
 
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 GEO. COLLINGWOOD. 1 
 
 Dec. 21, 1622. In the name of god. Amen, I, Geo. 
 
 Collingwood, of Brenkheugh, in the parish of Brenkburne, in the 
 County of Northumberland, being sick in body but in good and 
 pfect remembrance, thanks be to almightie god, do make this my 
 last Will and Testament following. I give to Tho., my eldest sone, 
 two severall bonds, the one from Tho. Robinson of 30/., debt dew 
 by Tho. Robinson, of Ewett, the other of 30/. dew by the heirs or 
 executors of Charles Horsley and Robt. Horsley, I give to him 
 more all my hard corne sown upon the ground and the graine 
 dew to me for soweing and to be sown upon the ground and the 
 seed to sow it with out of the corne in the garth and oatts, and 
 the said Tho. my sonne to pay unto Robt. his brother when he 
 comes out of his apprenticshipp, 6/. and 10/., for the rent at 
 Whitsuntide next, and he to maintain his mother with meate, 
 drink and clothes, sufficiently during her lief. I give to Tho. 
 my sonne, all my plowe and plowe geare, wane and wane geare, 
 with implements belonging the same. The rest of my goods unbe- 
 queathed, my debts paide, funeralls discharged, I give to Mary 
 my wife, whom I make my executrix of this my last Will and 
 Testament. Witnesses hereof, Robt. Wilsone, Jo. Walker, and 
 Gab. Kiplinge. 
 
 Inventory, 25/. 13s. 0 d. Proved, 25th January, 1622. 
 
 THOMAS TROTTER .2 
 
 Dec. 27, 1622. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas 
 Trotter, of the Eshes, in the pish of Wolsingham, in the County 
 of Durham, gentle, sick in bodie but in hole in mynde and of good 
 and pfect remembrance, thanks be god, do make, constitute and 
 ordaine this my last Will and testament in mannor and forme 
 followinge. My bodie to be buried in the pish of Wolsingham. 
 I give to my wief, Marie Trotter, and to my sone, Thomas Trotter, 
 one graye nagge. I give to my wief all my household stuff and 
 implements whatsoever. I give to my sonne, Christopher Trotter, 
 
 1 His wife’s will is printed in this vol. 
 
 2 He was son of Christopher Trotter of Helmedon by his wife, Jane, 
 dau. of Thomas Harper of the same place; he mar. Mary, dan. of John 
 Shafto of Tanfieldleigh (mentioned in her mother Mary’s will, dated 
 14 Mcli., 1594/5, printed in vol. 38, p. 249, of this Society’s publications). 
 Their son, Christopher, mar. Elizabeth Fawcett; Emanuel, matric sizar 
 from Trinity College, Cambridge, Michs., 1608, B.A., 1611/12, Vicar of 
 Kirknewton, Northumberland, 1614, father of Thomas adm sizar, aged 
 15, at St. John’s College, Cambridge, 27 Sept., 1656, B.A., 1660/1, M.A., 
 1664, Curate of Escomb, Durham, 1662, Vicar of Eglingham, Northum¬ 
 berland, 1662 till his death, 26 Sept., 1685, and bur. there two days 
 later. The testator’s daus. were bapt. at St. Andrew’s, Auckland, Ann, 
 28 Mch., 1573, Isabel, 27 Oct., 1577, and Alice, 29 June, 1580. In his 
 Inq. p.m. taken at Durham, 26 Apl., 1623, Christopher, aged 40. 
 was his son and next heir. See his brother’s will above. 
 
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 my Muskett furnished with sword and girdle. I give also to my 
 sonne, Christopher Trotter, all my wood and tymber that, is not 
 sawen about my house or elsewhere. I give to Elizabeth Trotter, 
 wife of my sonne Christopher Trotter, 6 s. 8 d. To Thomas Trotter, 
 sonne to Christopher Trotter, one ewe and a lamb and my Lute. 
 I give and bequeath to Ralph Trotter, Christopher Trotter, John 
 Trotter and Emanull Trotter, sons of my sonne Christopher 
 Trotter, every one of them a gimorr lambe. To my sonne Emanuel 
 Trotter, one payre of stockings and my velvett capp. I give to 
 the poore of Wolsingham pish, 10s«. To my servant, Thomasine 
 Carrocke, a gymor lamb. All the rest of my goodes as well 
 moveable as unmoveable and unbequeathed, my debts, legacies, 
 and fuller all expences discharged, I give to my wyfe, Marye 
 Trotter, Emanuel Trotter, and Thomas Trotter, my sonns, whom 
 I make executors of this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, 
 John Scurfield, Robt. Watson. 
 
 Inventory, his purse and wearinge apparell, 6/. 6s. 4 d. Hows- 
 hold stuff of all sortes, 13Z. 6s. 8 d. A draught of oxen, 10/. Five 
 kyne and fower qwhyes, 13/. Fower calves, 1/. 6s. 8c/. Thirtie 
 olde sheipe, 5Z. 10s*. A score of hogges, 2Z. 6s. Hay, 1/. 10s. 
 Corne on the earth, 1/. 10s. Tymber wood, 1/. 10s. Plough 
 geare and waine geare, 1/. 10s. 3 bushells of bigg, 13s. A little 
 
 horse, 1/. 13s. 4 d. A musket furnished with Calleiver, 1/. 6s. 8d. 
 Axes, chissells, wimbles and such like, 4s. Pultrie, 10s. Suma 
 62/. 2s. 8d. 
 
 MARY COLLINGWOOD. i 
 
 Jan. 3, 1622. In the name of god, Amen, I, Mary Collingwood, 
 of Brenkheugh, in the parish of Brenkburne and county of North¬ 
 umberland, wedowe, sick of bodye. All my goods and chattells, 
 bills, bonds, dewe to my late husband, George Collingwood de¬ 
 ceased, or my husband’s, or owne whatsoever, I give to Robt. 
 Collingwood my sonne and Lucy my daughter, whom I make 
 Executors jointly of this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses 
 hereof, Thomas Collingwood, Robt. Collingwood, John Whittall 
 and Gab. Kipling, dark. 
 
 Inventory of goods of George Collingwood of Brenkheugh, 
 gentleman, and Mary, his wife, praised at 25/. 13s. 0 d. 
 
 ROBERT MILOTT. 2 
 
 March 10, 1622. An Inventory of all such goodes and chatties, 
 both moveable and unmoveable, which latelie did belong to Robert 
 
 1 Her husband’s will is printed in this vol. 
 
 2 He was son of Ralph Millot of Wliithill (bur., 12 July, 1587, at 
 Chester-le-Street) by his wife, Agnes, dau. of Sir Thomas Tempest; he 
 mar. Dorothy, dau. of Sir William Wray of Beamish, by whom he had 
 issue, Ralph (will dated, 5 Dec , 1692), who mar. Dorothy, dau. of Sir 
 
159 
 
 Milott, of Whithill, within the countie of Durham, Esqr, prised 
 by Guy Bainbridge, Charles Porter, John Watson, and Richard© 
 Hall. 
 
 Imprimis : 8 oxen att Whithill, 24/. Nyen Kyne there whereof 
 one with a calfe and another elder calfe besides, 18/. Six meares 
 and naggs there also, 10/. Fiftie weather sheepe and 4 ewe sheepe 
 thereto also, 10/. 10s. Thre swyne, 13s. 4 d. Five ganders and 
 geese, 5s. Foureteene cocks and hens, 5s. One litle turkey, 12c/. 
 Foure ducks, 2s. Plowes and plowe geare with waynes and wayne 
 geare with wodd implimts belonging unto husbanclrie, 6/. Hard 
 corne sowen on the ground© there also, 17/. Oates about the house, 
 good and badd, 50s. Hay in all at Whithill, 5/. At Malande, 
 six oxen, 12/. Fower stottrells there, 0/. Thre Quyes there, 4/. 10s. 
 Thirty-eight olcle sheepe there also, whereof about 35 ewes with 
 lamb, 8/. 4s. 8 d. Fortie hogg sheepe there, 5/. 6s. 8c/. Five 
 horses, younger and elder, 81. 6s. 8d. Hay there also, 20s. Item, 
 in the great Chamber at Whithill, Table, cupbords, chairs, stooles, 
 carpett, clothes cupborde, clothes quishions, iron barrs, fire shovell, 
 and tongs, forme, skevene, and picktrowes, 9/. Item, in the litle 
 closett nere it, one litle cupbord 2s. 6c/. Item, in the white 
 chamber, stand© bedd and truckle bedd with fetherbedds and furni¬ 
 ture, chairs, stooles bason and ewer, lyverey cupbord, with carpett 
 cover, quishions, hangings, iron barrs, fire shovell, and tongs, 13/. 
 Item, in the Nurserie, one stande bed with two truckle bedd and 
 furniture for servants, one great ehist with one borde, litle iron 
 barrs and tongs, 33s. 4 d. Item, in the litle clossett adjoininge 
 to it, candle, chists without candles, bottles, glasses and other 
 necessaries and implemts of household in divers nticulars, 30s. 
 Item, in the Parlor next the kitchen, one stande bedd and truckle 
 bedd with there furnitures, cupborde, counter with a covering©, 
 chists, trunckes, chaire, iron barrs, tongs, with other necessarie 
 implements and furniture of howsehold, 6/. 13s. 4c/. Item, in the 
 litle closett adjoininge to it, necessarie pticulars of howshold, 10s. 
 Item, in the High Parlor, two stande bedds with furniture, table 
 and coveringe, one wood chare, truncks, litle iron Barrs, fire 
 shovell, tongs, and other necessarie implemts, 71. 10s. Item, in the 
 chamber adjoyning to it, one bedsteade with furniture, table and 
 frame, and other howshold necessaries. Item, in the gallerie 
 chamber and litle chamber adjoinying to it, one Cannaybie bedd 
 with furniture, two litle iron chimney and porr chaires, stooles, 
 table and old carpett, with some other necessaries of howshold, 50s. 
 Item, in another litle chamber on the north of the gallerie, three 
 truckle bedds with bedd clothes for servantes, 6s. 8cZ. Item, in the 
 
 William Bollasis of Morton House, born there, 22 Dec., 1623, bur. at 
 Chester-]e-Street, 25 Oct., 1708; William, bur. at Cliester-le-Street, 13 
 Jan., 1620/1; Elizabeth, who mar. Albert Hodshon of Lintz: Mary, 
 Dorothy, Margaret, Joan and Winifred. The testator was bur. at 
 Chester-le-Street, 26 Feb., 1622/3. In his Tnq. p.m taken at Durham, 
 12 Apl., 1623, Robert, aged 4, is his son and next heir. 
 
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 Hall, tables and cupbords with coverings, chars, forms, stooles, 
 quishions, iron barrs, porr fire shovell, and tongs, with other 
 howsehold implements, 3/. 65 . 8d. The clocke remaineth to the 
 heir without payment. Item, in the Kitchen, brasse and iron potts, 
 panns, kettles, drippinge panns, iron barrs, iron rackes, speetes, 
 jacke, crookes, galley-bawke, fire shovell, tongs, pot clipps, 
 skimmers, laddies, broyling irons, graters, candlestickes, dishes, 
 trenchers, and all other necessarie implementes of howshold there, 
 6 Z. 13^. 4 d., the morter being fast, remainethe to the heire with¬ 
 out payment. Item, in the Buttrie, hoggheads, barrells, brasse 
 candlesticks, black jacks, breade, ark, forms and other necessarie 
 implements of howshold. Item, in the milkhouse and larder, 
 bowles, skeeles, butter kitts, kirne stands, tubbs. bords, shelves, 
 and other wodd implements. Item, in the brewhouse, tubbs, 
 barrells, bowlting trowe, moldeing bord, great bowl, watersey brew¬ 
 ing leade, and other howshold necessarie there, 3Z. 135. 4cZ. Item, 
 Lynne and harden yarne, 205. Item, Damask© dyper and Lvnning 
 of all sorts whatsoever, 18/. Item, Silver plate in generall, 16/. 
 Item, Pewther of all sorts in general, 5/. Item, his apparell 
 and furniture of his bodie, 10/. Item, two gimes or bindinge 
 peices, 265 . 8 d. Item, coals wrought at Pitts and Staythe by 
 estimation, 96/. 135. 4 d. Item, firdales about staythe and cole 
 pitts in all, 535 . 4 d. Item, one kele, 20/. Soma totalis, 
 379/. 165. 2 d. 
 
 April 12, 1623. Tuition of Elizabeth. Mary, Margaret, Jane, 
 Dorothy, and Winefred, the lawful children of Robert Millot, 
 Esqr., of Whittell parish, Chester, was assigned to Sir William 
 Lambton and Thos. Wrey, Esq., 29 Mar., 1629, Tuition of Ralph 
 son of Robert Millot, Esqr., of Whittell, was assigned to Robert 
 Eden, gentleman 
 
 ROBERT SHAFTO . 1 
 
 Sept. 5, 1623. I, Robert Shafto, of the towne of Newcastle 
 upon Tyne, Marchant and Alderman, being sick in body. Mv 
 bodye to be burved in St. Nicholas Church as neare the place 
 where my father was buryed as convently may be. And as touching 
 my lands, tenements, goodes and chatties, wherewith god hath 
 blessed me, I doe give and dispose of them as followeth: To 
 Marke Shafto, my sonne, my tenement in the Cloth markett in 
 
 1 He was the son of Ninian Shafto, merchant of Newcastle (bur., 
 
 1 Dec., 1581, at St. Nich., Newcastle, from which registers the other 
 dates are taken, unless otherwise stated), by his wife Anne, dau. of 
 Henry Brandling; he mar. Jane, dau. of Robert Eden of Newcastle, 
 13 Jan., 1594/5, she was bur., 3 July, 1658. By her he had issue, Robert, 
 bapt., 16 Dec., 1596, bur., 15 Nov., 1670, mar., 6 Apl., 1624, Jane, dau. 
 of Bertram Anderson, bapt., 1 Nov., 1604, and bur., 14 Feb., 1671/2; 
 Mark, bapt., 25 Apl., 1599, bur., 25 May, 1600; Christopher, bapt., 17 
 Oct., 1611, died about 1613; Mark, bapt., 25 Mcli., 1601, matriculated 
 
Newcastle aforesaid, in the occupation of Georg Swane, to him 
 the said Marke Shafto and his heires males of his bodye lawfully 
 to be begotton, and for defalt of such issue to my sonne, Nynian 
 Shaftoe, and the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotton, and 
 for defalt of such issue to Robert Shafto, my eldest sonne, and the 
 heires mailles of his bodye lawfully begotton, and for default of 
 such issue to the right heires of me the said Robert Shafto for 
 ever. I give unto Nynian Shafto my tenement by the Key side in 
 Newcastle aforesaid in the occupation of Samuel Rawley and 
 Isabell Harrison, with all the new buildings built by me their 
 this year, together with the moitie of a close at Gaitshead, in the 
 County of Durham, now in the occupation of Ralph Coolie, and the 
 moitie of a tenement scituate next the new gait in Newcastle 
 aforesaid, and the moitie of a tenement lyeing on the west sid of 
 a close ptaining and belonging to Antho. Swinborne, in the 
 County of Newcastle aforesaid called by some Hopes house and to 
 the heires mailles of the said Nynian Shafto lawfully to be be¬ 
 gotton, and for default of such issue to my sonne, Marke Shafto, 
 and to heires mailles of his bodye lawfully to be begotton, and for 
 default of such issue to the said Robert Shafto, my sonne, and to 
 the heires mailles of his body lawfully begotton, and for default 
 of such issue to the right heires of me the said Robert Shafto for 
 ever. 1 give and bequeath unto my sonne Robert Shafto, the 
 lease estate and terme of years which 1 have of a capitall messuage 
 and tower with all the lands their unto belonging lyeing in 
 Benwell, in the County of Northumd, nevertheless upon this con- 
 dison that he said Robert, my sonne, do within Twentie daies 
 after my death demise and grant by his Indenture under his 
 hande and seall the said capittal messuage, tower and the lands 
 their unto belonging to Jane Shafto, my wife, for 28 years if she 
 
 pens, at St. John’s College, Cambridge, 1616, B.A., 1619/20, admitted 
 to Gray’s Inn, 3 Aug., 1619, Barrister at Law, 1636, Recorder of New¬ 
 castle, 1648, M.P. for Newcastle, 1659, died, 25 Feb., 1659/60, mar. at 
 All Saints’, Newcastle, 7 Feb., 1630/1, Mary, dau. of Robert Ledger, 
 from whom descend the Shaftos of Whitworth; Ninian, bapt., 25 Nov., 
 1604, apprenticed to the Drapers’ Company, London, 16 Nov., 1622, 
 bur., 25 Mch., 1647, mar, at All Saints’, 1 May, 1627, Jane, dau. of 
 Leonard Carr, bapt., 31 Dec., 1609, at All Saints’, where she was bur., 
 
 5 Mch., 1678/9; Eden, bapt., 7 Dec., 1595, bur., 8 Mcli., 1627/8, mar. at 
 All Saints’, 18 Dec., 1613, Anthony Metcalf; Anne, bapt., 8 Jan., 1597/8, 
 bur., 18 Nov., 1673, mar., firstly, Robert Tempest, and secondly, 8 Sept., 
 1618, John Clavering of Axwell, bapt., 2 Dec., 1591, bur., 6 May, 1648; 
 Dorcas, bapt., 18 July, 1602, bur., 19 Feb., 1626/7, mar., 1 June, 1619, 
 Henry Cock of Newcastle (bur., 20 Sept., 1642, he mar., secondly, 
 Isabel, dau. of Ralph Cole of Gateshead, bapt., 7 Apl., 1611, at Gates¬ 
 head, mar. there, 17 June, 1628, bur., 2 Aug., 1639); Mary, bapt., 25 
 Aug., 1608, bur., 28 Feb., 1609/10; Alice, bapt., 8 Oct., 1609, at All 
 Saints’, mar., 13 Apl., 1630, John Emerson; Isabel, bapt., 10 Apl., 1615, 
 mar., 16 Jan., 1631/2, Abraham Booth. The testator was bur., 12 Sept., 
 1623; his sister Margaret bur. at All Saints’, 1 July, 1634, mar. Andrew 
 Gofton, who was also bur. there, 25 Nov., 1631. 
 
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 the said Jane Shafto so long live, and concerning the residue of 
 my lands and tenements in Benwell aforesaid, whereof I am seised 
 of an estate of Inherritance, my will and meaning is that they 
 shall descend and come to my sonne, Robert Shafto, and his 
 heirs according as they should have desended and come 
 according to the course of the common Law and not otherwise. 
 I give and bequeath my house in Newcastle aforesaid wherein 1 
 now dwell to my sonne, Robert Shafto, and to his heires mailles 
 of his bodye lawfully begotton, and for default of such issue to 
 the said Nynian Shafto and his heires mailles of his body 
 lawfully begotton, and for default of such issue to the right 
 heirs of me the said Robert Shafto for ever. Provided never¬ 
 theless and my will and meaning is that the said Jane, my wife, 
 shall have the use and occupation of the moietie of my said 
 dwellinghouse, she dwelling therein. And concerning my lease, 
 interest and tearme of yeares of a certain part of Coole mynes 
 in Gaitsid and Whickham, in the County of Durham, called and 
 known by the name of the grand lease, and my leases and interest 
 and tearme of yeares in other eoalle mynes in the said County 
 of Durham and Nortlnimbd, I give and bequeath them to my sonne 
 Robert Shafto, nevertheless upon this condicon that he, the said 
 Robert Shafto, within twenty days of my death do, by Indenture 
 under his hand and seale, demise the moitie or half part of my 
 part in all the said colle mynes saveing in the colle mynes of 
 Benwell to my wief Jane Shafto, for the term of yeares or so 
 long as she shall live, and of the moietie of my part of the colle 
 mynes in Benwell to my said wife for so manie years as I, the 
 said Robert Shafto, have theirin if the said Jane soe long live. 
 The residue of all my goods and chattels unbequeathed, my 
 legacis and debts paid, I give to Jane, my wife, and my said 
 sonne Robert, equallie betwixt them, saveing that my wife Jane, 
 shall have over and above her moietie all my lynen and a Dubble 
 gilt cuppe and a paire of Redd grogren courttens with the furni¬ 
 ture. I give unto Mark Shafto, my sonne, one Annuitie of 40/. a 
 yeare, and to my daughter, Edone Mitcalfe, 10/. a yeare, and if 
 my said sonne Robert, shall not convey and assure the said severall 
 annuities as aforesaid that then he shall not take the benefit of 
 this my Will. My will and meaning is that the said Jane, my 
 wife, shall have the some of 120/. in money paid her for a 
 legacye over and over the part of my goods I give, and my 
 meaning is that my said wife and my sonne Robert, doe paie 
 unto my sonne Mark Shafto at the end of three yeares, the 
 some of 100/., and to my sonne Nynian Shaftoe at the end of 
 his apprenticeship, 200/. To my daughter Allis Shafto, when 
 she attaine the age of 17 years or be married, the some 300/., 
 and to my daughter Isabel Shafto, when she attaine the age of 
 15 yeares, the some of 300/., and if my said sonns and daughter 
 die before attaining their several yeares, tlie money remain© to 
 
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 my children surviving equally amongst them. To Jane Metcalfe, 
 daughter to Edone Metcalfe, 50/., and to Ane Mitcalfe, 
 daughter to the said Ed on, 50/., when they attain the several 
 yeares of 17 yeares or marrye. I give unto Jane Kirkley, 
 daughter of Mychell Kirkley, Two© peaces. To my sonne in law, 
 Antho. Metcalfe, and his wife, 100/., and unto my daughter, 
 Dorcas Cocke, 30/. I give unto James Clavering, Robt. 
 Clavering, John Clavering, and William Clavering, sonns of my 
 daughter Ann Clavering, 10/. each. To William Cocke, son of 
 Henry Cocke, 10/. I give unto my sister, Margrett Goften, 
 3/. 6.9. &d., and unto Allis Isle, Two peaces. To Isbell Harrison, 
 three peaces. To William Edon, John Edon, Henry Edone, 
 Abraham Edone, and Tobyas Edon, to each of them an angell of 
 gould, as a token. To Martha Patrickson and Sara Edon, an 
 angell of gould, as a token. To Margrett Edon and Barbary 
 Anderson, my servants, 10s., and to every other of my servants, 
 5s. And I doe make my wellbeloved wife, Jane Shafto, and my 
 sonne Robert Shafto my executors of this my last Will and 
 Testament, and my will and desire is That if any question or 
 doubt shallbe maid between my aforesaid children about the 
 meaninge of any part of this my said Will, That they doe stand 
 to and abide the sentence and exposition of Sir Thomas Ryddell, 
 Knight, John Clavering and Henry Cocke, my sonns in lawe, 
 or any two of them. And I give to everie of them a peace for a 
 token. I give 40s. to the poore to be distributed att my buriall. 
 In witness whereof I have sett to my hand the daye and yeare 
 above written. Witnesses, John Clavering, Thomas Maddison, 
 William Browne. Proved, 1623. 
 
 RALPH GRAY. 1 
 
 Sept. 5, 1623. Ralph Gray, of Chillingham, in the County of 
 Northumberland, Knight. To be buried in the Quire of Chilling- 
 ham Chancell. I give and bequeath unto my son, John Graye, 
 Bradforth, with all things thereunto belonging, together with 
 Burton, the tithe corne of Sunderland, the house at Barwick, and 
 the fishing of Sanstell and Blayikwell in Twede. To my sonne, 
 
 1 He was the son of Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham, who died there, 
 17 Dec., 1565, by his wife, Isabel, dau. of Sir Thomas Grey of Horton. 
 He mar., firstly, Jane, dau. of William Arthington of Arthington, 
 co. York ; by her he had issue, William, created a Bnronet, 1619, Lord 
 Grey of Warke, 1623, died, 29 July, 1674, bur. at Epping, he mar., 
 firstly, Anne, dau. of Sir John Wentworth of Gosfield, co. Essex, and 
 secondly, Priscilla; Ralph, adm. Fell. Com., at Christ’s College, Cam¬ 
 bridge, 23 June, 1618, bur. at Great 8t. Mary, Cambridge, 16 July, 
 the same year; John, matric. Fell. Com., from Christ’s College, Cam¬ 
 bridge, Lent, 1618/19, resided till 1621, probably admitted at Gray’s 
 Inn, 6 Aug., 1621, Cononel in the Parliamentary army, (administration, 
 10 April, 1647) of Bradforth, after of Bamburgh, slain in Ireland, mar. 
 
Robert Graye, all my lands, tenements and hereditaments at Little 
 Langton upon Swale, within the Countie of York, according as 
 the same is expressed in a certain Deed alreadie written. To 
 my sonne, Edward Graye, all my lands and tenements of Ulgham 
 Grange and Nunakirke, in the Countie of Northumberland, 
 according as the same is expressed in a certain Deed alreadie 
 written and done. To my two daughters, Dorothy Graye and 
 Martha Graye, in satisfaction of their portions, and to raise 
 their portions out of my lands of Ross and Elicke for and dur- 
 inge the space of twenty one years. To my servante, John Clarke, 
 7 1. yearly during his life. To my servante, William Coutte, 5 1. 
 yearly. To my servant, George Graye, 4/. yearly and his farm- 
 hold in Fenton during his life. To my wife, Dorothy Graye, her 
 jointure alreadie known and expressed as Harton, East and West 
 Chivington in Northumberland. To my servant, Marie Strother, 
 71. a year for life. To my servant, Marie Turner, 10Z. a year 
 for life. To my servant, Arch. Armstrong, 4Z. yearly for life. 
 I will that Luke Kirklin shall have his wages. I will that my 
 eldest son, Sir William Graye, shall perfect all thees, for I do 
 give and comitt all whatsoever I have to the disposing of my 
 said sonne, Sir William Graye. Witnesses, John Graye, Charles 
 Oxley, Am. Oxley, John Elwicke, William Coutte. Probate, 1623. 
 
 THOMAS DANBY. 1 
 
 Sept. 8, 1623. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas 
 Danby, of Great Leak, in the County of York, Esqr., being sick 
 in body. My body to be buried in my quire of the pishe church 
 of Leake. I doe give unto my grandchilde, Thomas Metcalfe, ten 
 
 Mary Orde; Katherine, mar. Matthew Forster of Edderston; Isabel, 
 mar. Anthony Catterick of Stanwick, co. York; Margaret, mar. Edmund 
 Hobson of Littlehoughton; Margaret; Dorothy of Berwick; Elizabeth, 
 mar. Sir Francis Brandling of Alnwick Abbey, mar. articles, 18 May, 
 1618; Margery. By his second wife Dorothy, dau. of Sir Thomas Mallet 
 of Enmore, and wicl. of Sir Thomas Palmer he had issue, Robert Grey, 
 adm. Fell. Com. (age 17), at Christ’s Coll., Cambridge, 25 May, 1626 
 B.A., 1627/8, M.A., 1631, B.D., 1638, D.D., 1660, R. of Mashbury, 
 Essex, 1637-43, Preb. of Durham, 1643, Rector of Bishopwearmouth, 
 1652, ejected, and restored, 1661-1704, bur. there, 13 July, 1704, aged 
 94; Edward, adm. Fell. Com. (age 15) at Christ’s Coll., Cambridge, 
 25 May, 1626, B.A., 1627/8, adm. at Gray’s Inn, 5 Aug., 1629, of 
 Nunnykirk; Martha. 
 
 1 He was the son of James Danby of Braworth; he mar. Ann, dau. 
 of Ralph Anger; by her he had issue, Thomas, aged 23 in 1612, mar. 
 Eliz., dau. of Christopher Carrus of Halghton, co. Lancs.; Miles; 
 John, mar. Dorothy Davile, wid. of Otterington; William, died unmar.; 
 Francis ; Edmund of Burroughby, co. York; Elizabeth, wife of Michaell 
 Metcalfe of Little Otterington; Jane, wife of Thomas Middleton of 
 Middleton in Cleveland; Mary, wife of Thomas Appleby of Great 
 Smeaton, co. York. 
 
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 pounds of currant English money, to be paid unto him when my 
 wife canne conventlie. I give two parts of the copyhold lands 
 and tenemts which I pass unto my cosen, William Graunt, of 
 Pickhall, after my decease unto my sonns, Francis Danby and 
 Edward Danby, and the longer liver of them and their heires, and 
 for want of heires of their bodyes to my son, John Danby, and 
 his right heires, and for the third part of the said lands and 
 tenements I likewise desire my cosen Graunt to surrender it unto 
 my son John Danby and his heeres. I give unto my sone 
 John Danby, after my death, my lease of three parts of Borrowby 
 Milne which I hold of the Reverend Father Richard, bushop of 
 Durham, to him and his heires for ever. I give unto my sonne 
 in law, Michael! Metcalfe, of North Otterington, and his heires 
 All my estate right title and interest of those lands in Thriske, 
 which came unto me by discent from my brother Miles Danby 
 of Braworth. The residue of all my goods and chattells undis¬ 
 posed I give unto Christopher Biarley, of Midridge, in the 
 County of Durham, Esqr., after my debts, legacies, and funerall 
 discharged, whom I make sole Executor of this my last Will and 
 Testament, for whose paines I give three twenty shillings peeces 
 of gold as a remembrance. Witness, Thomas Smith. 
 
 SIR HENRY WIDDRINGTON. 1 
 
 Sept. 20, 1623. Widdrington, Henry, Sir, of Widdrington, 
 Knight, In the name of God, Amen, and first, whereas I have 
 maid an estate to my daughter Riddell, before her marriage, 
 of the manor of Ditchburne and the towne of Charlton and of 
 all the lands and tenements and hereditaments thereunto belong¬ 
 ing in satisfaction of her portion, but after, wards, I agreeing 
 with Sir Thomas Riddalle, to give in marriage with my said 
 
 1 He was the sou of Edward Widdrington of Great Swinburn, by 
 his wife Ursula, dau. of Sir Reginald Carnaby of Haughton. He mar. 
 Mary, dau. of Sir Nicholas Curwen of Workington Hall, Cumberland, 
 and had issue, William, aged 13 years, 1 month and 24 days at the 
 time of his father’s death, created 1st Lord Widdrington, 10 Nov,, 1643, 
 mar., 10 Jan., 1629/30, at Blankney, co. Lincoln, Mary, dau. of Sir 
 Anthony Thorold of that place (she was bur., 20 Jan., 1675/6), he 
 was slain at Wigan, 3 Sept., 1651; Katharine, bur. at St. Nich., 
 Newcastle, 21 Aug., 1658, mar. Sir William Riddell of Gateshead, of 
 Univ. Coll., Oxford, matric., 2 Dec., 1614, of Lincoln’s Inn, 1623. 
 bur., 21 Jan., 1624/5, at St. Nich., Newcastle; Margaret; Annas 
 (perhaps wife of Sir Nicholas Thornton of Netherwitton); Ursula, will 
 dated 18 July, 1644, w r ife of Sir Charles Howard, fourth son of Lord 
 William Howard of Naworth, Cumberland; Marv, second wife of Sir 
 Francis Howard of Corby Castle, Cumberland ; Elizabeth ; others died 
 young. 
 
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 daughter to his gone the sume of 1,000/., my will is that my sone 
 Riddalle, and my daughter his wife, shall convey and assure the 
 said manor of Ditchburne and towne of Charlton to my daughter 
 Elizabeth, in full satisfaction of her portion which I make no 
 doubt but my sone and daughter will willingly do as was ment and 
 intended to be done for as much as now the estate they have was 
 but in trust for my daughter Elizabeth. Item, whereas I have 
 maid two leases the one of Haughton, Holmeshawe and Haughton 
 greene, the other of Swinburne, Collwell, Towland, for tenn years 
 to four of my daughters that is to say :—Margarett, Dorothy, 
 Annas and Urseley; my daughter Mary, her name being forgot 
 to be mentioned in the said leases, yett for that it was my full 
 intent and meaninge that my said daughter Mary shall have her 
 equall shaire and portion in these leases they being allready sealed 
 and delivered as my deed, my will and meaning is that my said 
 daughter Mary her portion shall be maid equall with the other 
 of her said sisters out my said personal estate of goods and 
 chattels and creditts, that is to say, that the pfitt of the leases 
 being divided in four parts my daughter Mary, have as much 
 out of my goods and psonall estate as will make her as good a 
 portion as any of my said four daughters have out of the fore 
 mentioned leases, and if my personal estate of goods and chattels 
 shall amount to more then to make her portion equal with the 
 rest, then the overplus thereof to be equally divided in five parts 
 amongst my said five daughters, Mary, Margarett, Dorothy, 
 Annas, Ursaly. Whereas the estate of the Manor in Newcastle 
 is in Sir Nicholas Tempest of Newcastle, Knight, my will is 
 that the said Sir Nicholas Tempest shall sell the same and the 
 monies thereof eominge shall be equally divided amongst my 
 said five daughters, and if he cannot sell it, then my will is that 
 the same be by him assured and conveyed unto my said five 
 daughters and their heirs for ever. And I make my said five 
 daughters, viz., Mary, Margaret, Dorothy, Annas, and Ursaley, 
 Executors of this my Will and commit the tuition of them to my 
 brother, Roger, to be brought up and remayne with him and to 
 see this my will performed and putt in trust my loving friends 
 Sir Henry Curwen, Sir John Fenwick, and Sir William Lampton, 
 Knight, and my son-in-law William Riddall, and my brother 
 Roger Widdrington, and my will is further that if any of my 
 said five daughters shall die before they marrie or come to yeares 
 to be able to dispose of their owne portion and do not dispose of the 
 same, that then the portion of such so dying shall come and inure 
 to the rest of the said five sisters surviving. Witnesses, Luke 
 Midford, George Riddell. Debts oweing by Sir Henry Widdring¬ 
 ton at the hour of this death : To my Lord Carrie of Leppington 
 for one half© yeares rent of Widdrington, 150/. The like for 
 another half yeares rent which did grow due the Christmas after 
 
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 his death, 150Z. To the said Lo. Carrie for goods which he 
 entered unto at his takeing of Widdrington, 300Z. To Sir 
 Thomas Riddaile, Knight, 100/. To Sir George Selbie, Knight, 
 105/. To John Rushforde of Acklington, 110/. To George 
 Dent of London, 68/. To William Hall, son to William 
 Hall of Heppell, 500/. To William Hall of Newcastle, 
 Merchant, 5/. 11s. 0 d. Sume 1,488/. 11s. 0 d. Debts- 
 dew to Sir Henry Widdrington at the hour of his death : 
 From John Ubank of Druridge. 22/. 10s. Gawin Marshall of 
 Morpith, 8/. 17s. id. William Hixon of Fenwicke south shields, 
 3/. John Ogle of Bradford, 6/. Henry Johnson of Bothalle, 
 clerk, 12/. Medcalfe, woolman, 20/. John Fletcher, woolman, 
 57/. James Wilson of Biggins, 27/. The sonne James Wilsone, 
 13/. 8s. 2 d. Robert Lawson of Banridge and John Eales of Newton 
 Underwood, 8/. 10s. Cuthbert Supett, 6/. 12s. Sd. Gawin 
 
 Rotherford of Rutcherster, 10/. William Fenwick of Stainton 
 and Robert Taylor of North Seaton, 9/. 10s. Gawin Ogle of 
 Kertley and William Wilson of Bedlington, 2/. The said Gawin 
 Ogle, 21. 16s. Sd. John Harbotle, 10/. Mr. Robert Widdrington 
 of Plassey, 360/. Robert Widdrington of IJauxley, 47/. Thomas 
 Carnes of Westhall, in the Countie of Lanchester, Esqr., upon 
 Bond, 10/. James Wilson of Biggins, Westmorland, oweing upon 
 bond, 33/. 8s. 2d. Edward Willson and Richard Loansdaile of 
 Kirbie Loandale, upon remainder of bond, 27/. Robert Lawson of 
 Benridgg and John Eales of Newton Underwood Park, upon 
 bond, 81. 10s. Gawin Ogle of Kirtley and William Watson of 
 Bedlington, upon bond, 21. 16s. William Lawson of Soppett and 
 William Pentium of Phillip, Rowland Robson of Crookden, Robert 
 Lumedon of Yoackhaugh, and George Pott of Harbotle, Andrew 
 Bell of Phillip and Adam Bell, upon bond, for performing of 
 covenants upon articles indented for deliverie of so much and 
 so good stock as they received of great chattell and sheep from 
 Sir Henry Widdrington as in the said indented articles appeareth 
 or otherwise they are to pay in the sume of the value of the said 
 stocke in monies, which is 300/. George Thirlwall of Rothbery, 
 Richard Thirlwall of Thirlwall, and Robert Widdrington of 
 Brenkburne, stand bound upon like bond for performance of like 
 covenants for like stock received, valued and prized unto 428/. 
 James Smith of Newbiggin, Spittle, and Thomas Railestone of 
 Ellington, upon the remainder of a bond, 21. 2s. 6<7. Christopher 
 Green of Stannington, 1/. 13s. 0 d. Robert Readhead of Morpith, 
 21. 9s. Ralph Milburne of Eshatt, 11. 5s. Andrew Scott of 
 Widdrington, 21. 2s. 6rZ. Roger Willsone, Woleman, for woole 
 sould but not delivered before the death of Sir Henry Widdring¬ 
 ton, 225/. Sume totale, 1,670/. 11s. 0 d. In apperell and linning 
 belpnginge to his back, 40/. Probate, 28 Mav, 1624. 
 
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 JOHN MITTFORTH. 1 
 
 Sept. 29, 1623. John Mittforth of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Mar- 
 chant, To be buried in Saint George’s porch in Saint Nicholas. 
 
 ! give and bequeath unto my sone, Robert Mittforth, this my 
 now dwellinghouse standing upon the Sandhill, and also the lofts 
 and sellers in Elenors chare, formerly in the possession of 
 Cuthbert Bewicke, deceased. To the children of Cuthbert Bewick, 
 late deceased, 150/. among them. I give unto my son, Robert 
 Mittforth, a dwellinghouse in the side adjoining a house of 
 Cuthbert Graye on the one side, and a house of Robert Wanlesse 
 on the other, to him and his heirs, and failing heirs, to come 
 to Bartram Mittforth and his sister, Jannie Burrell, and the heirs 
 of their bodies. To my said sone, Robert Mittforth, one eight 
 part of the Collyries of Whitborne now in Lease. 1 give unto 
 Elizabeth Gray, the wife of Cuthbert Gray, laite deceased, 40s., 
 for a token, and to Margaret Graye, 20/., for a tockene, and 
 to Agnes Gray, hir daughter, 20/., and to the young daughters 
 now livinge. To my cossen, William Graye, sone of Cuthbert 
 Graye, 20s. piece, and to John Gray, his Brother, 20s., for a 
 tockene. To my uncle, Edward Graye, 10/., and to his sone, 
 Thomas, 11s. To my uncle, William Graie, 10/., upon condition 
 that he do carrie himselfe desenttlie. To my uncle, Oswald Graye, 
 (>/. To Jacobe Farnysides, 10/., and to his daughter, Margaret 
 Farnyside, 10/., and to the other doughter, Marie Farnnyside, 
 5/. To my auntt, Anne Andersone, wife of Cuthbert Andersone, 
 4/., and to his daughter, Bessie Andersone, 6/. To Roberte 
 Anderson, hir sonne, 11s. To my cossene, Bartrame Mittforth, 
 20s. To Mrs. Janne Burrell, 40sv, and to hir daughter, Nellie, 
 11s. To my father-in-law, Mr. Robert Bewick, two and twentie 
 shilling peace. To my mother in law, Mrs. Ellinor Bewicke, 
 20s. To my Brother, William, and his wife, to each, 11s. 
 To my brother, Thomas Bewicke, 11s. To Barberie Bewick. 
 20s., and to his daughter, Sarrie Bewick, 20s. To John 
 Bewicke, 20s*., and to John Buttler and Janie, his wife, 
 
 and to their children, everie one of them, 10s. To Isabell Care, 
 11s. To Bessie Graye, wife of Ralph Graye, 40s. To Anne 
 
 1 He was the son of Robert Mitford (bur., 31 Aug., 1597, at St. 
 Nicli., Newcastle, whence all other dates are taken), by his wife 
 Isabel, dau. of John Grey of Newcastle (mar., 17 Apl., 1592, and bur., 
 
 2 Apl., 1615). The testator was bapt., 30 June, 1594, bur., 5 Oct., 
 1623, mar. Jane, dau. of Robert Bewick, by his wife, Ellinor, dau. of 
 William Huntley (bapt. 27 Jan., 1599/1600, mar., 25 Oct., 1620, bur., 
 
 18 Nov., 1621). Their only child, Robert, was bapt., 19 Nov., 1621 
 
 (his godparents being Mr. Robert Bewick, grandfather, William Gray, 
 and Jane, wife of John Butler, merchant adventurer), and bur. 18 Apl., 
 1675; he mar. Elizabeth, dau. of Ralph Maddison of Newcastle, bapt., 
 7 Nov., 1622, her godparents were the Worshipful Mr. Lionel Maddison, 
 alderman, Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Henry Maddison, and Anne, 
 wife of Mr. Alexander Davison; she was bur., 28 July, 1689.' 
 
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 Bowes, his Dowther, 10s. To Elinor Bowes, 10s. To Mr. 
 Preattcher, 4 1., and to Mr. Alline, Preatteher, 20s. To Mr. Francis 
 Gray, 30s, To Mr. Shawe, Preattcher, 20s. To Mr. Redwell, 
 Pretcher, 20s. To Robert Graye, his wife and childrene, 10s. 
 To my servante, Ralphe Bancks, 5 l. To Jane Pearsone, 5 1. 1 
 
 give all my worldie goods whatsoever unto Robert Mittforthe 
 my son, and the heirs of his bodie, and appoint him sole 
 Executor. For the education and upbringing of my sone, I do 
 grant him unto my father-in-lawe, Mr. Robt. Bewicke, with such 
 competent means for his maintence as shall be thought fit. I 
 constitute and ordaine Supervisors of this my Will, Mr. Robert 
 Bewicke, Mr. Alexander Davison, Mr. Robert Jennisone, Leonard 
 Carre, and Edward Gray, hoping that they will se this my will 
 dewlie executed, as my trust is in them. Witnesses, John 
 Mallaburn, Henrye Hotun, Ralph Banks, Christopher Nicholson, 
 John Brasse, Ralph Gray. Probate, 14th October, 1623. 
 
 DOROTHY GRAY. 1 
 
 Oct. 18, 1623. Dorothy Gray. To be buried in the Chancell 
 of Chillingham. I will that my daughter Katherine Palmer 
 and my daughter Martha Gray shall live together, and for this 
 1 doe give and bequeath my daughter Martha Gray and her 
 portion to the tuition of the said Katherine, and fayling Mrs. 
 Katherine, I give her portion to the tuition of my sister Margrett 
 Hatch. My sone Robert Gray and my sone Edward Gray 
 with their portions into the tuition of Sir William Gray, and 
 the right reverend father in God, Richard, Lord Bishop of 
 Durham, and Sir Francis Brandling, Sir Edward Gray, Sir 
 Arthur and Sir Roger Gray. To my sone Peregrine Palmer 
 the land of Dunnington which was belonging unto me, in the 
 County of Sussex, which was given unto him by his father, Sir 
 Thomas Palmer. I will that the third of the goods due to me 
 and my executor be disposed of for the use of my aforesaid 
 children, Robert, Edward and Martha Gray. I desire and 
 humbly entreate that if there be anv withstanding of my thirds 
 or other portions due to me, that my Lord of Durham be pleased 
 to patronage their right and to be a father unto these my poor 
 fatherless children. I will that mv said children, Robert and 
 Edward, shall be brought up in learneing and discipline by Amor 
 Oxley, and that he shall continue schoolmaster and tutor unto 
 them, having the same stipend he had, which he was wont to 
 have during his life naturall, which was twenty pounds a yeare. 
 T give unto my sonne, Peregrine Palmer, eight of the best tene¬ 
 ments in all my lands during his life, and will and desire that 
 
 1 She was the second wife of Sir Ralph Grey, whose will is printed 
 in this volume. 
 
Mr. Weekes and Mr. Hatch shall see this performed, and whom 
 I make Executors for my affayres in the south only. I give unto 
 Mary Turner, one of the best farms that Mr. Weeks may choose 
 for her life naturall. To the poor of Chillingham parish, 10/. 
 I appoint Sir Francis Brandling Executor of my Will. Witnesses, 
 Edward Grave, Arthur Hebborne, Peregrine Palmer, Charles 
 Oxley, Arthur Graye, James Birkley. Probate, IS November, 
 1635. 
 
 ROBERT WILSON. 
 
 Feb. 17, 1623. In the name of God, Amen, I, Robert Wilson 
 of Middleton in Teesdale, within the Countye of Durham, 
 yeoman, being infirm in bodye. My body to be bured in the 
 Churchyard of Middleton aforesaid on the south syde of Wall, 
 as nigh my late wyfe, her grave, as convenentlye may be. Con¬ 
 cerning my worldly goods, first, I give and bequethe unto the 
 poore people of the parish of Middleton the sum of 5s., to be 
 sett forwards to their uses with the resydue of the stocke. I give 
 and bequeathe to my nephew, John Wilson of the Town ende of 
 Middleton aforesaid, his heres and assigns for ever. All my 
 messuage or tent in Middleton aforesaid, and all my howses, 
 edifices, buildings, inclosurers, yards and easements, backsydes, 
 rents, revercons, lands, meadowes, pastures, feedings, commons, 
 and common of pastures, woods, underwoods, mosses, Turbarie 
 and lyng, and all other pfitts, commodyties and appurtenances 
 whatsoever to the said messuages or tenements belonging and 
 appertaining, except and always reserved out of this gyft all that 
 rood of meadow ground lying .... called Skallards, which for 
 the accomplishment and pformance of my promise formerly made, 
 1 have otherwise disposed upon .... after more at large shall 
 appeare. To have and to hold all the said messuages or tenements 
 and all other the premises by these presents mentioned to be 
 gyven and granted (except before excepted) unto the said John 
 Wilson, his heirs and assigns for ever, and to the only use and 
 behoof of the said John Wilson, his heirs and assigns, for ever. 
 I give and bequethe unto Ralph Bainbridge, sone of Ralph 
 Bainbridge, late of the towne end of Middleton aforesaid, his 
 heirs and assigns for ever, all the aforesaid rood of Meadow 
 ground lying in the Skallards aforesaid, and also the rents, 
 reservons, meadows, pastures, feedings, commons, pfitts, com¬ 
 modities, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said Roode of 
 meadow ground belonging and appertaining, to have and to 
 hould all the said roode of medow ground and all other the 
 premises before by Ihese psents mentyoned to be given and 
 granted unto the said Ralph Bainbridge, his lieires and assignes 
 for ever, and to the onely use and behoofe of the said Ralph 
 Bainbridge, his lieires and assigns for ever. I give and bequeth 
 
unto the said Ralph Bainbridge that corded bedstead which 
 standeth in tlie north side of my bed chamber, one pare of harden 
 sheets, one blanket, two happins and one coverlet, and a bolster 
 to furnish the said bed with. I give unto the said Ralph Bain- 
 bridge, my little chest standing in my bed chamber, All my 
 sehoole books, my great tyn candlesticke, and two ewes and their 
 lambs, to be delivered unto him or his assigns at the feast day 
 of Pentecost next ensewing the day of my death. I will that the 
 said Ralph Bainbridge shall be brought up and maintained at 
 my now dwelling howse with meat, drink, cloth, lodging, fyre 
 and candlelight untill such tyme as he shall accomplish the full 
 age of thirteene veares, at the costs and charges of the said 
 John Willson, his executors, administrors and assigns. I give 
 unto Anne, now wife of the said John Willson, One hatt band, 
 one gorget, two crosse clothes, a smaller and a rownder, one lyn 
 rayle, one appron, one lyn smocke, and one branched taffetye 
 stomacher, and the deske wherein these orments lye. I give unto 
 Elizabeth, the wyfe of Raphe Bainbrigge, late of the towne of 
 Middleton aforesaid, sett band, two cross clothes, one rayle, one 
 neck clothe, one coyse, one yarde of lin to . . . her an apperan, 
 my late wyfe her purse and her girdle, thereunto annexed one 
 bushell of bygg and one bushell of oates. I give and bequeath 
 unto Leonard and Robt., children of the said John Willson, to 
 either of them, one ewe and a lambe. I give and bequeath to 
 Henry and Christofer, children of the said Raphe Bainbrigg, 
 to either of them, one ewe and a lamb. I give to John Rutter, 
 the elder, my next neighboure, one gymmer shepe to be delivered 
 unto him within ten days next after my decease. I give unto 
 my maide servant, Margarett Turner, fyve shillings over and 
 besides her wages, which she hath deserved. I give unto the said 
 Ralphe Bainbrigge now in my howse, my bow and arrowes. The 
 rest of all my goods and chattells, as well moveable as unmove- 
 able, howsehold stuff and howse implements of what nature, kynd, 
 or qualitye soever they be, or by what names or tytles soever 
 they be called and knowen, and before not disposed upon, my 
 debts payd, legacyes, funeral! expences and ordinarie dutyes 
 deducted and discharged, I give and bequeath unto my said 
 nephew, John Willson, whom I make sole and whole executor of 
 this my Will. Witnesses, John Addyson, Henry Bainbrigge, 
 John Colpotts, Henry Bainbrigg. 
 
 Debts of the testator : First, to my good Mr. Anthony Maxton, 
 for lent moneye, 20.9.; to him for a parcell of the tythe barne, 
 3 1. 7s. fid. To John Nattress, in lent money, 20s. To the 
 children of the towne, and which is due at Madalenmas, 20s. 
 To Mr. Francis Appleby, dew upon demand as my bill relates, 
 I Os. , To Gabriel Wharton, for parchment, 1 id. To Robt. 
 Martindale, for the like, 1 id. To Phillipp Sanderson, for other 
 wares, 2s. id. 
 
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 ANNE HUTTON. 1 
 
 May 13, 1624. In the name of God, Amen, I, Anne Hutton, 
 of St. Helen, Auckland, in the County of Durham, widow, the 
 unprofitable servant of gocle, being weake in body. . . . And as 
 concerning my worldly goodes, first, I give and bequeath unto 
 my sonne, Samuel Hutton, 10/. Foreasmuch as my sone, 
 Marmaduke Hutton, hath had the proffitt of my house without 
 making me any account thereof at any time or alloweing me any 
 part of the profit! of it, I doe therefore free and release him 
 of all such reckonings as my executrix might call him in question 
 of about the same. And my further will is that he shall hould 
 himself fully content herewith, without claiming any more of 
 my goodes. But if hereafter in my lyfe tvme he shall reform 
 himselfe of his vaine expence, that I may have any hope that 
 he will use my gift well, I may thereby be moved to alter this 
 will, but otherwise my mind is that it shall stand good in all 
 points, and that he shall not vex nor trouble my executrix. I 
 give and bequeath 405. unto the poore, delt at my death accord¬ 
 ing to the discretion of my executor. And as for the rest of 
 my goods of what kind soever they be, moveable or unmovable 
 (my funeral expences discharged), I give and bequeath unto my 
 daughter, Ann Vaux, whom I make full and sole executrix to 
 this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, George Dixon, 
 Robert Thompson, Brian Coulson. 
 
 Furthermore, I give 20s. to the poore of Haughton, because 
 I had my living among them, and I appoint 20.$'. more towards 
 makeing of a Dvnner for me to the neighbours there, and the 
 
 1 Her husband Robert Hutton, rector of Haughton-le-Skerne, 
 1590-1610 (will dated 27 Dec., 1610, proved, 9 Jan., 1610/11, desires 
 burial in the quyer at Haughton), was the son of Matthew Hutton 
 of Friest Hutton, parish of Warton, co. Lancs., and brother of Matthew 
 Hutton, Bishop of Durham. They had issue, Thomas of Skerningliam ; 
 Matthew, bailiff of Bishop Auckland, bur. at St. Andrew’s, in that 
 town, 13 Dec., 1623 (his widow Anne’s will is printed in this Vol.); 
 Samuel, matric. from Trinity Coll., Camb., c., 1593/4, Scholar, 1596, 
 B.A., 1597/8, M.A., 1601, Fellow, 1599, Preb. of Ulleshelf at York, 
 1603-29, mar. Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Barnes of Soliam, Cambridge 
 (by whom he had Timothy, bapt. at Haughton-le-Skerne, 23 Apl., 1609, 
 matric. pens, from St. John’s Coll., Camb., Easter, 1626, B.A., 
 1629/30, M.A., 1633, Fellow, 1631, tutor, 1637/8, Curate of St. Giles’, 
 Cripplegate, London, 1642/72; Thomas, bapt. at Haughton-le-Skerne, 
 28 Oct., 1610; Toby, bapt. at St. Michael-le-Belfrey, York, 14 May, 
 1616); Marmaduke; Anne, mar., 5 Sept., 1597, at Haughton-le-Skerne 
 (where her children were bapt.), John Vaux, curate of St. Helen’s, 
 Auckland, 1616-33, by whom she had Thomas, bapt., 21 Feb., 1597/8; 
 Timothy, bapt., 26 July, 1601; Marmaduke, bapt., 18 Dec., 1603; 
 Hutton, bapt., 19 May, 1605; John, bapt., 15 June, 1606; Samuel, 
 bapt., 1 Nov., 1607; Richard; Anne, bapt., 11 Feb., 1598/9. The 
 husband of the testatrix is not to be confused with his nephew of the 
 same name, who was Rector of Houghton-le-Spring (1589/1623), bur., 
 19 May, 1623, at that place. 
 
Bells to be rung for a funerall. I give my daughter-in-lawe, 
 Elizabeth Hutton, a double duckett and a golde ringe which lyes 
 in a boxe in my title trunk. I give unto Tymothie Hutton, 
 Thomas Hutton and Toby Hutton, the sonns of my sonne, Samuel 
 Hutton, each of them, a Spurroyall for a remembrance of me. 
 I give unto Mr. George Dixon, a Spurroyall. I give unto my 
 servante, Jane Harrison, my worke daye apparell, three smocks, 
 a paire of straiking sheets, and 10s. in money besides her wages. 
 And this my Will to stand good ami effectual in all points 
 without alteration. 
 
 A Note of the funeral expences : Given to the poore of the 
 parish of Haughton, 20s. Given to the poore of the St. Helen’s, 
 Auckland, 40s. Two Anuell Dynners, one at St. Helen’s, 
 Auckland, and her other at Haughton, with other charges about 
 the some of 6/. 12s. 8 d. Proved, 1624. 
 
 THOMAS COLLINGWO0DE. 1 
 
 May 13, 1624. Thomas Collingwoode. Inventory of all such 
 goods and chattells of Thomas Collingwood, late of Reavelie, 
 gentleman, dyed possessed of apprised by Cuthbert Collingwood 
 of Thornton, Itobt. Fenwick, Henry Thornton and Cuthbert 
 Collingwood. Att Reavlie: Oxen there, 17 at 30s., price 27/. 
 Twenty-one Kine at 33s. id., price 35/. One bull, 30s. Twelve 
 stotts, year old, at 6s. Sd., price 4/. Att Edglie: Oxen there, 
 13 at 32s., price 21/. 9s. Five Kine att 33a. id., price 8/. 6s. 8d. 
 Att St. Margarett’s: Three oxen there at 30s., price 4/. 10s. 
 Eighteen younger beasts at 18s., price 16/. 4s. Att Reavlie: 
 Three stoode mares at 40s., price 6/. Tw’o worke mares att 25s., 
 price 50s. Two Rideing horses at 3/., price 6/. Two 2 yeare 
 old colts att 40s., price 4/. One yeare old colt, 20s. Twenty-nine 
 ewes and lambs, 10 scorce weathers and yeald sheep, in total, 9/. 
 Five score and twelve hoggs at 2s. 6 d., price 14/. Fourteen 
 goates att 2s. 6 d., price 11. 15s. Come and insight stuff: Winter 
 eorne sowen on the ground att Reavlie and Edglie, in total, 35/. 
 Oates sowen att Reavlie and Edgelie valued at 40/. 
 Oates, sowen att St. Margarett’s, valued at 5/. Thirtie bowles 
 of bigge, valued to 15/. Black eorne, sowen att Edgelie, valued 
 to 3/. Item, Readie money, 5/. Plate, valued to 9/. Apparrell, 
 valued to 6/. 13s. id. Bedds and bedding, valued to 6/. 13s. id. 
 Binning, valued to 40s. Tables and stools, 20s. Iron rings, etc., 
 3/. 6s. 8 d. Pewther, valued at 30s. Wooden vessel, 20s. House- 
 holdmts and other goods, 3/. 6s. 8d. Due to the deceased for two 
 horses, 5/. 4s. Sume Totall of goods, 394/. 17s. 10c/. Debts 
 owing to the deceased att the time of his death amounted to 396/. 
 
 1 He was perhaps the Thomas Collingwood mentioned in the will 
 of Cuthbert, 12 Aug., 1608, printed in this volume. 
 
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 JOHN KING. 1 
 
 May 19, 1024. Memorandum : John Kinge of the Cittie of 
 Durham, Notarie Public, being sick in bodye but of pefect 
 memorie, did in the presence of the witnesses under named, make 
 declaracon of his last Will and Testament nuncupatively in 
 manner and forme followinge, or words tending to the same 
 effect, viz., he did will that his come growing on the ground and his 
 horses should be sold towards the payment of his debtes. And the 
 said John King reckoning with Cuthbert Sisson, his sone in lawe, 
 for some moneys that the said Cuthbert was to pay for the said 
 testator’s house, situate neare the Pallace Green in Durham, 
 after the said testator’s death, the said testator did will That 
 the said Cuthbert, in full satisfaeon of such moneys which they 
 then agreed upon to be 60/., should pay unto the now children 
 of his fower daughters the said 60/. within fower yeares then 
 next after, viz., the first yeare to his daughter, Ann Hall’s 
 children, 15/. The second yeare to his the said Cuthbert’s, owne 
 children, 15/. The third yeare to his daughter, Grace Hilton’s 
 children, 15/., and the fourth yeare to his daughter, Elizabeth 
 Benson’s children, 15/. And willed that the profitt of the 15/. 
 given to his said daughter’s Hall’s children, should yearly go to 
 towards the maintenance of her or them. And his meaning was 
 that that 15/. remaine in his executor’s hand till the said 
 children could give a lawful discharge for the same. And the said 
 testator having some speeching with his wife about the providing 
 her a house after his death, willed that his sonne, Cuthbert Sisson, 
 should have his interest of his house in King’s Street after his 
 death, and out of the same should content his, the testator’s wif>, 
 for house rent. The said testator did give and bequeath to his 
 sone, John Benson, and his assigns, All his, the said testator’s, 
 right, titlle, interest and tenure of yeares in the house in Higate 
 wherein his said sonne, Benson, lately dwelt. And he did 
 nominate and appoint the said John Benson and Cuthbert Sissons 
 Executors of his last Will and Testament, and being askt what 
 should become of the rest of his goods, his debts and legacies 
 paid, he said he would that his daughter, Ann, should have some 
 helpe forth of the same. Witnesses, Edward Hutten, gent, 
 Edwarde Harrison, clarke. 
 
 Inventory, 118/. 4a Id. Proved, 1624. 
 
 1 Flie testator was bur. at St. Mary-le-Bow, Durham, from whence 
 other dates are taken, 21 May, 1624. His dau. Isabel, bapt., 9 Nov., 
 1600, bur., 2 Apl., 1634, mar. Cuthbert Sisson, 12 Dec., 1619, who 
 mar. secondly, 18 Nov., 1634, Merial, dau. of Robert Cooper, bapt., 
 19 June, 1597; Ann, mar. Charles Hall, 22 June, 1619; Elizabeth, mar. 
 John Benson, Feb., 1608/9; Grace, bur. 18 Feb., 1633/4, mar. as his 
 first wife, James Hilton of Dvons. 
 
JOHN DOWTHWAITE. 1 
 
 July 31, 1624. In the name of God, Amen, I, John 
 
 Dowthwaite of Westholme, in the pish of Winston, in the Countye 
 of Durham, Gent, being sick in bodie. My bodie (if god 
 permits) to be buried within the Church of Winston under that 
 blewe stone which is at head of my stall there, and the duties 
 accustomed to the said church to be honestlie contented and paid. 
 
 1 give and bequeath unto my mother-in-law, Mrs. Margaret 
 Rawlison, ten kyne for ever dureing her life, to be secured on 
 my pasture belonging to west holme called Roose lease, to be 
 wintered as my other goods be, vizt., Milke kynee amongst milk 
 kyne and drie gueld kyne amongst dry kyne. My will is, that 
 my said mother-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Rawlison, shall receive, 
 she knoweth well where, 9 l. in old golde, and that she shall either 
 kepe it in her custodie for the use of my sister, Ellinor Scroope, 
 or otherwise give it to her selfe. And forasmuch as I have bene 
 by some defamed and slandered, that I shall have in my handes 
 and power all or the most of my said sister Ellinor her porcon, 
 for the stopping of such slanderous mouthes and for giving satis- 
 facion to the world in that pticular, hereby I doe take it upon 
 my conscience, that I now neither have nor ever had any of 
 what as belonged to my said sister Ellinor, more then the 
 
 said 91., and therefore I.most unjustlie wronged 
 
 in and by such reportes. I give to my brother’s sonne, John 
 Dowthwaite, a graye fillie, the worse of the two, which I now 
 have on Cleatham pasture. I give to his father, my brother, 
 Barnard Dowthwaite, my lease of Rokebie Moor whereon he now 
 dwelleth, for all the terine that is to come therein, he paying 
 to the lord thereof, Sir Thomas Rokebie, such rents as by the 
 lease I am bound to paye, and observing and pforming what other 
 covenants, containes as by the said lease I am bound to doe. I 
 give to my nephew, Barnard Dowthwaite, son of my said brother, 
 Barnard Dowthwaite, 20s., to buy Bookes withall. I give to my 
 niece, Mary Dowthwaite, daughter of the said Barnard, a whye. 
 I give to Samuel Binson, my servant, 20a. I give to Isabell 
 Alder, another of my servants, 40s. I give to Franck Clark, 10s. 
 I give to my serveant, Anne Frankling, 10s. I give and 
 bequeathe to William Alder, a whye. My will is that all the 
 poorer sort of this pish shallbe served with monie at the church 
 
 1 His Inq. p.m. was taken at Durham, 4 Aug., 1627, in it lie is 
 stated to have been the son of John, in the pedigree printed in Surtees’ 
 History of Durham, vol. iv., p. 42, lie is stated to have been the son of 
 William, who was bur. at Winston, 21 Aug., 1586. The testator was 
 
 bur. at York, 15 June, 1627, having mar. Mary, dau. of George 
 
 Scroope (bur., 29 Nov., 1606). His brother, Bernard (aged 66 at his 
 brother’s inquisition), was bur., 27 Oct., 1636; the testator’s son, John, 
 
 bapt.., 30 Nov., 1606, was bur., 20 Apl., 1628, at Winston. 
 
doore at my buriall. All my goods, chattels, creditts, moveable 
 and unmoveable, whatsoever herein not bequeathed, I give and 
 bequeath unto John Dowthwaite, my sone and heire, and doe 
 make him sole Executor of this my Will and Testt. And I give 
 and entreat my said Brother, Bernard Dowthwaite, and Thomas 
 Bayne of Barnard Castle, to be superviseers of this my Will, and 
 to seethe same justlie pformed, and I give unto the said Thomas 
 Raine my old Angell to buy a Ring withall and that he shall 
 weare it for my sake. Witnesses, Ambrose Clennett, Thomas 
 Farrow, Samuell Binson, Richard Darneton, Francis Walker. 
 
 Inventory, 2,022/. 8 s. Sd ., including in Bonds, Bills and 
 other specialtyes, 992/. 65 . Sd. Church books, law books and 
 other books, 3Z. In golde and money, 150/. Proved, 2 March, 
 1626. 
 
 JOHN GRAY. 
 
 Aug. 5, 1624. John Gray, of Alnwick, Glover. My bodye 
 to be buryed at our parish churchyard of Saint Michaell’s the 
 Archangel!, of Alnwick. I bequeath my house in Narrowgate 
 unto my wife, Dorothy Gray, for her life natural, and if it 
 please god that my child which she is with prove a male child, 
 that then the said burgadge shall come to him and to the heirs 
 of his bodye, and in default of such issue to come to my daughter, 
 Jane Graye, and the heirs of her bodye, and in default of issue 
 to my daughter, Margarett Graye, and the heirs of her bodye. 
 If it please god that my child which my wife is conceived with 
 be a man or woman child, I give unto him or her all my right 
 and interest in right of nine riggs or butts of lands which I 
 hold of Mr. Frances Alder of Hobberlawe upon the redemption 
 of 5Z. I give all that my land called the Stokin and waterhaugh 
 to my child now conceived in my wife’s wombe if it be a sone, 
 if not, unto my daughter, Jane Graye, and her heirs. To 
 
 Elizabeth Urwen, daughter of Thomas Urwen of Morpeth, 6 /. 
 
 To my eldest daughter, Jane Graye, 20Z. To my daughter, 
 Margaret Gray, 20/. To my brother’s sone, John Scott, one baye 
 colte going now at the Snipe house. I appoint my wife sole 
 Executrix, and make my father-in-law, Robert Fryer, and my 
 brother, John Scott, and William Hunter and William Widdows, 
 Supervisors. Probate, 1625. 
 
 Inventory, 72/. 2s. 0 d . 
 
 Debtes owing to the testator : Mr. William Bednell of Alnwick, 
 SI., by specially 5/. thereof, and the other 3/. on account. 
 
 Thomas Midforth of Ougham, 7/. Robert Midforth of Ougham, 
 
 21. 17s. 0 d. Thomas Gray and William Bowman, 18s. John 
 Leichman of Shilbottle, 22 s. 
 
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 JANE LEDGAR, 1 * * 4 
 
 Aug. 7, 1624. In the name of God, Amen, I, Jane Ledgar, 
 being sick in bodie. My boddy to be decentlie buried by my 
 executors, and to be interred by my late husband, Robert 
 Ledgar, deceased. And as to touching the woordlie goods wherewt 
 god hath blessed me, I dispose them in manner and forme follow¬ 
 ing. I give to my sone, Robart Clarkson, Three hundred pounds. 
 To my sone, Thomas Clarkson, Three hundred pounds. I give 
 a peece of Plate to my sone, Robert Clarkson, and a peece of 
 plate to my son, Thomas Clarkson, such as my executors shall 
 make choice of to give them out of my Plate. 1 give to Rebecca 
 Clarkson, wife of my sone, Thomas Clarkson, two fetherbedds, 
 furnished such as my executors shall make choice of out of my 
 househould stuff. I give to Issabell Selby, tenn poundes she owes 
 me. I forgive unto Barbara Bewick, widow, three poundes shee 
 owes me, and do give her fortie shillings for a token. I give five 
 poundes to her sonn, Samuel Bewick, to be bestowed in placing 
 him with a good master. I give to my niece, Jane Mitford, 
 daughter to my brother, Anderson Mitford, deceased, fiftie 
 poundes. 1 give to my brother, Henry Mitford, ten pounds for 
 a token. I give to my servant, Edward Wood, Tenn pounds. 
 To my servant, James Walker, five poundes. To Thomas 
 Muschamp, twentie shillings. To my servant, Elizabeth Stubbs, 
 twentye shillings. To Mary Wake, twenty shillings. And of this 
 my last Will and Testament I constitute and appointe Leonard 
 Carr, Marchant, and Richard Bartlett, my executors, renouncing 
 and revoking all former Wills. And whereas they are likewise 
 
 1 In tlie Society’s publications are printed wills of Christopher 
 Mitford, great-grandfather of this testatrix (vol. 116, p. 166), of her 
 grandparents, Christopher and Jane Mitford (vol. 38, p. 30 and 31 n), 
 and of her brother, Christopher Mitford (ibid, p. 214n). Her father, 
 Robert Mitford, was bur., 4 Dec., 1592, having mar., 12 Sept., 1574, 
 
 Eleanor Shafto, who was bur., 3 May, 1585. She herself was bapt., 
 
 29 June, 1575, and bur., 10 Aug., 1624. Her first husband, mar., 
 
 4 Feb., 1593/4, was Thomas Clarkson (bur., 10 Oct., 1605), by whom 
 she had at least nine children; of these the only survivors, it would 
 seem, at the date of her will were Thomas, bapt., 4 Oct., 1601, and 
 Robert, bapt., 21 Jan., 1602/3. Her second husband, mar., 6 May, 1611, 
 was Robert Ledgard, sheriff of Newcastle, 1622-3. He made his will, 
 16 Apl., and was bur., 21 Apl., 1623; by him she had issue, Elizabeth, 
 bapt., 9 Aug., 1612, bur., 18 Apl., 1613 ; Thomas Ledgard, bapt., 6 Sept., 
 1613, Mayor, 1647-8, bur., 8 Jan., 1672/3, mar. (1) at All Saints’, 
 ]8 May, 1631, Margaret (bapt. there, 2 Mch., 1612/13, bur., 14 June, 
 1648), dau. of Leonard Carr, (2) Mary (bur., 31 July, 1683), dau. of 
 George Fenwick of Brinkburn; Mary, bapt., 17 Jan., 1614/15, mar. 
 at All Saints’, 7 Feb., 1630/1, Mark Shafto (see above under the will 
 of Robert Shafto, Lis father). The above dates (except three from 
 All Saints’) are taken from St. Nich., Newcastle. 
 
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by being my executors, mediat executors to Christopher Mitford, 
 my brother, deceased, to whom I am executor, therefore I do 
 entreat them to see the last Will and Testament of the said 
 Christopher Mitford, my brother, faithfullie and trulie executed 
 and performed. And whereas the said Robart Ledgar, my 
 husband, did make Thomas Ledgar, his sonne, an infant, his 
 executor, by reason whereof the tutorshipp of the said Thomas, 
 and of Mary, his sister, an infant, together with the adminis¬ 
 trator during the minortie of the said Thomas was committed 
 to me by the Right Worshipl Doctor Cradock, Chancellor of 
 Durham, which Adrnon and tutorship determineth by my death, 
 as I am informed, Therefore I do as much as in me lies give and 
 bequeath the custodie and education of the said Thomas and Mary, 
 my children, with the disposition and government of their legacies 
 and personal estate, to my said executors, because by this means 
 I am fully perswaded they shallbe educated and brought upp 
 virtuouslie and in the true religion and feare of god and their 
 legacies and personal estate trulie and instantlie satisfied and 
 paid unto them. I enerestlie entreat the said Mr. Doctor Cradock 
 to grant the like custodie of my children and administration of 
 the personall estate of my sonne, Thomas, as executor to his 
 father to my executors, and not to graunt it to the next of kin 
 by the father’s side or motherside because I do know assuredlie 
 that if they obtein it there personal estate willbe wasted and 
 consumed, and they willbe educated and trained upp in super¬ 
 stition and poperie to the utter hazard and destruction of their 
 soules, wch god for bidd. Witnesses, Joh Astill, James Carr, 
 Ralph Carr, John Mallabar. 
 
 IIENRIE WOULDHAVE. 1 
 
 Aug. 26, 1624. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, Henrie 
 Wouldhave, of the parish of St. John's, within the towne and 
 Countie of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sadler, weake in bodie. My 
 bodee to be buried within the parish Church of Saint John’s 
 aforesaid. I give to Henry Wouldhave, sone to John Wouldhave 
 of Benwell, to be paid by my executrix hereafter to be named, 
 twenty poundes when he shall accomplish the age of eighteen 
 yeares. I give to Henry Wouldhave, sone to John Wouldhave 
 of Newcastle, five poundes at the age of eighteen yeares. I give 
 to Henrie Wouldhave, sone to Richard Wouldhave of Benwell, 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at St. John’s, Newcastle, 5 Sept., 1624; in 
 that register it is stated that he mar. Barbara, dau. of Thomas 
 Eced, miller, 29 Jan., 1593/4, at Newburn; he was probably son of 
 Christopher Woldhave, whose will, dated 18 Apl., 1584, is printed 
 in Yol. 112, p. 107, of this Society’s publications. 
 
deceased, live poundes at ihe age of eighteen yeares. I give to 
 Robert Wouldhave, son to the said Richard Wouldhave, 
 three pounds six shillings and eight-pence, to be paid at 
 
 the age of eighteen yeares. I give to Thomas Wouldhave, 
 
 sone to Thomas Wouldhave of Newcastle, 5/., to be paid 
 
 at the age of twenty yeares. I give to Henry Blithman, 
 sone to William Blithman, 40s. I give to William Dixon, 
 
 sone to Henrie Dixon, 40&. I give unto Ouswold Delavale, sone 
 to Ouswold Delavale, deceased, 3 1. 6s. 8 d. T give to John Would¬ 
 have of Benwell, 10-?. I give to John Currie of Benwell, 10-?. 
 I give to John Wouldhave, Saylor, 10,§. I give to Margaret 
 Dickson, 10.?. I give to Ann Read, daughter to Henrie Read, 
 Marchant, 6L 13s. 4r/. I give to Thomas Armstrong, and Jane, 
 his wife, each 10,?. I give to Barbara Armstrong, daughter to 
 the said Thomas Armstrong, 6/. 13s. 4 d. I give to Thomas Read, 
 sone to Henrie Read, Marchant, 20,?. I give to Thomas Read, 
 sone to Bartram Read, deceased, 20s. I give to Jane Read, 
 daughter to the said Bartram Read, deceased, 30s. I give to 
 Henrie Ourd, 10s. I give to Alexander Coulthird, 10s. I give 
 to my two maid servantes, to either of them, 10s. I give to the 
 Right Worshipfull Sir Peter Riddell, Knight, in token of my 
 due respect unto him, 3 1. 6s. Sd. I give to Mr. William Jackson, 
 in token of my love, 20s. I give Mr. Lancelot Ogle, gent-., 10?., 
 and to his wife, Mrs. Ogle, each 10s., as tokens of my love. 1 
 give to Gerrard Ogle, sone of the said Mr. Lancelot Ogle, 
 3 1. 6s. 8 d. I give to Mr. John Shaw, minister of St. John’s, 
 halfe a pece, in token of my love. I give to Robert Bartram, 
 Marchant, 10s., as a token. I give to Isabell Chater, 10s., 
 for a token. I give to Thomas Winn and Elizabeth, his 
 wife, to either of them, 10s., for a token. I give to John 
 Matfen, sone to George Matfen, Marchant, deceased, 5s. 6 d., 
 for a token. I give to John Read, chapman, 10s., for a token. 
 
 I give to the poore of the parish of St. John’s, 30s. All the rest 
 of my goocles, moveable and unmoveable, my funerall discharged, 
 
 I give to my loveing wife, Barbara Wouldhave, whom I make 
 and ordaine the full and sole Executrix of this my last Will 
 and Testament, hereby renouncing all former Wills or Testaments 
 by me made. Lastly, I doe ordeine and make the Right 
 Worshipfull Sir Peter Riddell, Knight, and Mr. William Jackson, 
 Supervisors of this my last Will and Testament. Memor¬ 
 andum : That before the either signing or sealing hereof my 
 will, like is that Margaret Dickson, wife of Henrie Dickson, 
 saylor, shall have given her, 20s., for a token, and also that 
 Dorothv Sanderlands, wife of Henry Sanderlands, shall have 10s., 
 and also Elizabeth Page, wife of Andrew Page, sayler, shall 
 have given her, 20s. Witnesses, W. Jackson, Ed. Wiggham, Joh. 
 Shaw, Geo. Nicholson. Proved, 11 Septr., 1624. 
 
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 GEORGE NICHOLSON. 1 
 
 Sept. 11, 1624. In the name of God, Amen, I, George 
 
 Nicholson, of the towne of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Notary Public, 
 sick in body. I fullie confirme (so much as in me is) the 
 
 Testament and last Will of my late deceased father, George 
 Nicholson, Cutler, as touching his devise of the house wth the 
 appurtenances wherein I now dwell in Westgate in Newcastle, 
 and another little house situate in Iron Markett v in the same 
 Towne, and quit rent of 7s. 4 d., issuing forth of Two Tenements 
 in Westgate aforesaid, willing that the said two houses and quit 
 rent, descend and passe accordinge to the trew Intendyment of 
 his said will, without any viola .... thereof. And whereas 
 
 also, my said late father, George Nicholson, in and by his said 
 
 Will and Testament, bequeathed as legacies to my then six 
 children, namelie, George Nicholson, Richard Nicholson, Thomas 
 Nicholson, Willm. Nicholsone, Margaret Nicholson and Elizabeth 
 Nicholson, the some of twenty pounds a peece, being in the whole 
 one hundred and twenty pounds, which I have alreadie raised 
 and putt into security, yett seeing it hath pleased almightie 
 gode to take my eldest sone, George Nicholson, out of this mortall 
 life and hath sent me another sone, namely, Robert Nicholson, 
 since the said legacyes bequeathed bye my said father in and by 
 his said Will, my will is therefore that twenty pounds which was 
 dew unto my sone, George, shallbe and remane unto my said 
 sone, Robert, And I will and comand that none of my fyve eldest 
 children, Doe breake my will or comand in this, And my further 
 will is that that One hundred and twenty pounds be still con¬ 
 tinued in good security and moderate intereste for their use 
 without diminishing any part thereof att the sight of my beloved 
 wife and supervisors hereunder named, until my said six 
 children shall respectively in their severall places attayne to the 
 age of one and twenty yeares or be maryed, and then every of 
 their said porcons, with the intrest of each porcon, be payd unto 
 them, then and not before, and in case any of my sixe children 
 shall dye before their severall parts of the said legacies shallbe 
 come severallie due unto them as aforesaid, then my will is that 
 their several parts shallbe equallie divided amongst the survivor 
 or survivors of them. I give and bequeath unto my eldest sone, 
 
 1 The father, George Nicholson, was bur. at St. John’s, Newcastle 
 (from whence the following dates are taken). Sept. 1622, his wife, 
 Margaret, being also bur. there, 14 Mch., 1608/9. The testator was 
 bur., 17 Sept., 1624, having mar. at St. Nicli., Margaret, dau. of 
 Richard Swan, 13 Sept., 1608, by her he had issue, George, bapt., 
 
 1 Apl., 1610, bur., 19 Aug., 1624; Richard, bapt., 7 Dec., 1611, bur., 
 22 Nov., 1632; Thomas, bapt., 1 Jan., 1613/14; William, bapt., 17 Nov., 
 1619; James, bapt., 13 Sept., 1618, bur., 13 July, 1619; Robert, bapt., 
 21 Mch., 1623/4, bur., 5 Nov., 1644; Margaret, bapt., 24 Mcli., 1615/16 
 (who may have mar., 26 Nov., 1632, John Strangwish, merchant), and 
 Elizabeth. 
 
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 Richard Nicholson, my new house in Sandgate, which I latelie 
 have erected and builded, with free passage, in, to and from the 
 same through the yard there bye a back Dore which I will shallbe 
 built and added to the said house, together also with one house in 
 Dent’s Chaire there, now in the occupacon of Richard Smith, 
 another house in the occupation of Edward Rotherforde, another 
 in the occupation of John Storey, another being two lowe rooms 
 of a new house which I latelie builded in Dent’s Chaire afore¬ 
 said, now in the severall occupations of Edward Hodgson and 
 Isabel 1 Robson, together also with severall competent coalholes 
 to be sett fourth to every of the said houses in the Black beare 
 yarde, and egress and regress to and from the same att the 
 discretion of my supervisors hereunder named. And likewise I 
 give to my said sone, Richard, one third parte of one house 
 which I latelie purchased of one Christopher Watson, wherein 
 one George Birtleye, miller now' dwelleth in Dent’s Chaire afore¬ 
 said, he the said Richard paying to Margrett Hunter, widowe, 
 and her heires for ever, the sume of 13s». 4 d. yearlie rent, And 
 likewise eight shillings to the poore of the pish of All Sts, being 
 one halfe of sixteene shillings, likewise I give unto my said sonne, 
 Richard, the house adioning unto my now dwellinghouse in 
 Westgate which I lately purchased of Isabell Maddison and others. 
 And my lease of the Sadler’s Close, in Freare Chaire, To have 
 and to hold the same and every part thereof to my said sonne, 
 Richard, and the heirs of his bodye lawfully begotten for ever, 
 and in default of such issue the same to come to my sone, Thomas 
 Nicholson, and the heires of his bodye lawfullie begotten for 
 ever, and in default of such issue the same to come to my third 
 sone, William Nicholson, and the heires of his body lawfully 
 begotten for ever, and in default of such issue the same to come 
 to my fourthe sone, Robert Nicholson, and the heires of his body 
 lawfullie begotten for ever, and in default of such issue then 
 the same to descend and come to my next heire by lawe. I give 
 and bequeath unto my second sone, Thomas Nicholson, All that 
 my house or tenement in Sandgate called or knowme by the name 
 of Blackbeere, nowe in the occupation of Francis Clarke, Mer- 
 chante, together with so much of the yarde thereof as is not 
 formerlie hereby disposed, together with free egresse and regresse 
 to and from the same, in, by and through the said yarde, and 
 the lint loft in the occupation of Thomas Robinson, and the upp 
 dwelling adjoining into the said yarde which I lately builtded 
 in the Milne Steads, and also the Cowe house and two shillings 
 rent per annum for half of the Keye near unto the river of Tyne, 
 he, the said Thomas, paying out of the same to the King’s Matie, 
 2s. Scl. p. annum, and 8s. to the poore of the pish of All Sts, 
 being, the other halfe of the sixteene shillings. To have and to 
 hold the same and everie pte thereof to my said sone, Thomas 
 
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 Nicholson, and the heires of his bodye lawfully begotten for ever, 
 And for default of such issue the same to come to my sone, 
 Willm. Nicholson, and the heires of his bodye lawfullie begotten 
 for ever, And for default of issue the same to come to my sone, 
 Robert Nicholson, and the heires of his bodie lawfully begotten 
 for ever, And for default of such issue then the same to come to 
 my next heire by the lawe. I give and bequeath to my third 
 sonne, Willm. Nicholson, Also all those two tenements or farme- 
 holdes with the appurtenances, and a pcell of land called Bells 
 lying in West Thirston in Northumberland. To have and to 
 hold one of the said tenements or farmeholdes which T lately 
 purchased of Robert Carr to my third sone Willm. and the heires 
 of his bodye lawfully begotten for ever, And to have and to hold 
 the other tenement or farmeholde and the said Bell land during 
 my severall tearms of yeares therein. And if it shall happen 
 my said sone to dye without issue of his body lawfully begotten 
 then the same to come to my sone, Robert Nicholson, and the 
 heires of his body lawfully begotten, in manner as above is 
 demised. And in default of such issue then to come to my next 
 heire. I give and bequeath unto my fourthe sone, Robt. Nichol¬ 
 son, All those my outrents or quitrents of foure pounds and 
 eight pence per annum, which 1 latelie purchased of Mr. William 
 Jackson, issueing out of severall houses in Sandgate aforesaide, 
 Also one house or tenemente in Baliegate which I purchased of * 
 John Stocoe, when the same shall fall to me att the expiration 
 of a lease which wilbe within two yeares; and likewise my lease 
 or tearme which I holde of one shoppe in the Sandhill granted 
 from William Boone, Margaret Boone and others. To have and 
 to hold the said outrents and house in Bayliegate to him, the 
 said Robert, and the heeres of his bodye lawfullie begotten for 
 ever, and in default of such issue to the next of my kindred, 
 And to have and to hold the said Shopp to him, the said Robert, 
 during the continuance of my terme therein. Yet my will and 
 pleasure is that there be deducted of the rents of all my lands 
 in Newcastle above mentioned and hereby devised, thirty poundes 
 per annum for the space of two yeares next after my decease, 
 which I give and bequeath to my two daughters, Margarett 
 Nicholson and Elizabeth Nicholson, to be equallie between them 
 for the inlarging of their porcons. T give unto the poore of 
 the pish Church of St. John’s in Newcastle, 20s. And I doe 
 ordaine and make by these psents my faithfull and loving Mr. 
 William Jackson, Sherife of this towne, and my trustie friend 
 and father-in-lawe, Richard Swan, supervisors of this my last 
 Will and Testament, And lastly of all I ordeyne and make my 
 well beloved wife, Margaret Nicholson, my full and sole executrix 
 of this my Testament. Witnesses, W. Jackson, Edw. Wiggham, 
 Francis Newton, John Ainsley. Proved, 1621. 
 
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 RICHARD RAYNE. 
 
 Sept. 20, 1624. In the name of God, Amen, I, Richard 
 Rayne of Eggleston, within the Countie of Durham, Yeo., diseased 
 in bodye. My bodie to be buried in the Churchyard of Middleton- 
 in-Teasdale in such a place there as my friends shall think meet 
 and conventlie. I give and bequeath unto Jane Herreson, my 
 eldest daughter, the wife of Christopher Herrison, my son-in-law, 
 All my estate, title and interest of and in all my tenement, or 
 farmeholde at Eggleston aforesaid, and to which of her sonns 
 my said daughter, Jane Herrison, shall think most needful 
 thereof to enter presently and immediately on the same after 
 the decease of my selfe and Jenett, now my wife, and the longer 
 liver of us. I give and bequeath unto Jane Herreson, my 
 daughter, and to whatsoever of her sonns she shall think most 
 meet for them all, my carrs, carre geare, ploughes and plough 
 gear, of what kind or qualitie whatsoever they be or by what 
 names or titles soever they be known and called, as axes, woombles 
 and iron geare and all other implements belonging to husbandry. 
 I give and bequeath unto Jane Herreson, my daughter, and 
 whatsoever of her sonns she shall think most meet. One meat table 
 and one Cubbard as heirloomes in the house, one old Ambry and 
 two old bed stocks. I give unto Elizabeth Walker, and daughter 
 of my son in law, John Walker of Cootherston, 2(H. of lawful 
 money when she cometh to pfect age, to be paid by the said Jane 
 Herreson or whatsoever of her sonns as she shall have then 
 unmarried for the injoying thereof or their assyns. I give and 
 bequeath to Elizabeth Walker on Read© whye of her first calfe 
 and two Gymmer hoggs. I give and bequeath unto Anthony 
 Herreson, sone of Christopher Herrison, fower lambs, to choose 
 them out of eight lambes where he will. I give and bequeath 
 unto Charles Richardson one cowe and fower wethers. I give unto 
 John Walker, my son-in-law, one cowe and fower weathers. I 
 give and bequeath unto Christopher Herryson, my son-in-law, one 
 Read Stott or a black whye, whether he shall choose. I give and 
 bequeath unto Janet, now my wife, my Kyne, to choose out of all 
 my Kine as Christopher Herryson shall think most necessary or 
 the best, and the whole of all my goods and chattells, as well 
 moveable as immoveable, before not bequeathed and disposed, 
 upon my debts payd, legacies and funeral expences deducted, I 
 give and bequeathe unto Janett, now my wife, and make her 
 sole Executrix. Witnesses, Rich. Lonsdale, Anthony Addison. 
 Proved, 1624. 
 
 SUSANNA LAMBERT. 1 
 
 Oct. 18, 1624. In the name of Gode, Amen, 1, Susanna 
 Lambert, alias Colman, of Gateshead, in the Countye of Durham, 
 widow, sick in bodie. My body to be buried within the parish 
 1 The testatrix was bur. at Gateshead, 30 Oct., 1624. 
 
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 Church yarcle of Gateside, And for my worldlie goodes which gode 
 in his mercie hath lent me, I doe dispose thereof as followeth. I 
 doe give and bequeathe unto the poore of the parish of Gateside 
 aforesaid, in token of my love towards God’s people, 5o. I give 
 and bequeath the house I now dwell in, with the tenements and 
 appurtenances belonging to the same, To my naturall daughter, 
 Elizabeth Lambert (alias Colman), and to the heires of her 
 bodie lawfully begotten and to be begotton for ever. And faileing 
 of the heires of her bodie lawfully begotten and to be begotten, 
 my will is that the same shall descend and come to John Wattue, 
 my sister’s sone, and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten 
 for ever, and failing of the said John Wattue and his heires my 
 will is that the same shall descend and come to his Brother, 
 Richarde Wattue, and the heires of his boclye lawfully begotten 
 for ever, and failling of such issue to come to his Brother, 
 Edward Wattue,.and his heires for ever. I doe give and bequeath 
 unto my husband’s daughter, Barbara Lambert, alias Colman, 
 10 /.. to be deducted out of my goods, that is to say, 5 1. to be 
 paide hir within one veare next after my decease, other ols., that 
 tyme twelve months. I give and bequeath unto the said Barbara 
 one Iversav gowne and one day working petticotte. T give and 
 bequeath the Iron chimney in the fore howse to Ms. Cocks, wyfe 
 to Samuell Cocke of Newcastle. I doe give to Margarett Goodrie 
 one brass posnett pott. I give and bequeath to Margaret Schamell, 
 the daughter of Svmonde Schamell, 5.?. The rest of my goodes 
 and chattells, moveable and unmoveable, unbequeathed thereof, 
 my debts, legacies and funerall expences being paid and dis¬ 
 charged, I give and bequeathe unto ray daughter, Elizabeth 
 Lambert, alias Colman, whom I do ordevne and make sole 
 
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 Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, and 1 do appoint 
 Mr. Nichol as Calverte, gentleman, supervisor to this my last Will 
 and Testament, to see this my last Will truly executed to the 
 course of Law, and to him also I commit the education of my 
 said daughter Elizabeth. Witnesses, Nicho. Calverte, William 
 M oore, Richard Thompson. Proved, 1624. 
 
 JOHN HALL. 1 
 
 Nov. 27, 1624. In the name of God, xAmen, I, John Hall, of 
 Framwellgate, within the Chappelryof St. Margrett’s within the sub- 
 burbs of the City of Durham, Gent ... I bequeath unto the poore 
 Ancient househoulders within the said ehapelrie of St. Margarett’s, 
 
 1 The testator was bur., 9 Dee., 1624, having mar. Jane, dan. of 
 Christopher Maire of Hardwick, 30 May, 1586; she was bur., 10 Aug., 
 1632. By her he had issue, John, bapt., 9 Feb., 1588/9, bur., 7 Mch., 
 1G26/7; Christopher, bapt., 1 Aug., 1596, bur., 5 Oct., 1600; Thomas, 
 bapt., 1 Jan., 1002/3, bur., 8 July, 1623; Michael, bapt., 25 Aug,, 1605, 
 
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 the same of 3/. Also 1 give unto the poere of Chester parish, 20s. 
 Also I give to the poore of Lanchester parish, 20s. Also I give to 
 the poor of Medomslev Chappelry, 10s. And whereas I have 
 estated the most of my lands and tents upon Jane Hall, my wife, 
 and Michael Hall, my sonne, and the rest of my children, as by 
 the conveyances thereof formerly made by me will appeare, with 
 a purpose that my said wife and my sone Michael shall satisfie and 
 paie all such debts which I am oweing to any mann and do 
 appoint to be paid by my last Will and Testament, I doe hereby 
 appoint and require that my said wife and my said sone, Michael 
 Hall, shall doe, satisfy and discharge [them] out of and by and 
 with the rents, issues and profitts of the lands and tenements, Also 
 such debts as contained in a Schedule of parchment hereunto 
 annexed, signed with my owne hand. Also I will and bequeath 
 that Jane Hall, my wife, shall have the custodie and tuicon and 
 heaping of my eldeste sonne, John Hall, who is a single younge 
 man and without any government or rule of himselfe, and to 
 receive the annuity granted for his use in trust and maintenance 
 of meate and drinke and clothes as she shall think most fitt for 
 him for so long as she shall live, without making any account 
 to him or any person for him or in his name, without impeach¬ 
 ment of him or any other. And if fortune my said wief, Jane 
 Hall, shall die, leaving my said sone John, then T doe appoint, 
 will and bequeath that my eldest daughter, Isabell, which is wife 
 unto John Hopper, or who she shall appoint, shall have the 
 custodie, government and keeping of my said sone, and the 
 receipt and ordering and disposing of his said annuity. And 
 also I will and bequeath and appoint that the said Jane Hall, my 
 wief, shall have fower silver gobletts, one of them doubled guilded 
 with a cover for the same, and the other two guilded, and the 
 fourthe a white silver boule, and one faire silver salt pcell gilt 
 and fourteene silver spoons with advenis glass, which was great 
 andfathei s, and one overspe covering and one Tapestree 
 earpen clothe, and my best stand bedd during her widowhood. 
 And I doe appoint and bequeath unto Michaell Hall, my sonne, 
 after my wife’s death, three of the said Gobletts, one of them 
 double gilt, with a coveringe thereunto belonging, and one white 
 
 bur., 28 Sept., 1055, mar. Elizabeth (bapt., 16 Nov., 1606, at St. Mary- 
 the-Less), dau. of John Gill of Barton, 24 Apl., 1625, bur., 2 Mcli., 
 1676/7; Isabel, bapt., 29 Jan., 1586/7, mar., John Hopper; Jane, bapt., 
 22 Aug., 1591, bur., 1 May, 1596; Elizabeth, bapt., 23 June, 1594; 
 Eleanor, bur., 4 Sept., 1631, mar., Hugh Hutchinson, 22 Jan., 1621/2, 
 
 5 Jan., 1622/3, mar., Elizabeth, dau. of Richard 
 The above dates are from the registers of St. 
 In his Inq. p.tn. taken at Durham, 5 Meh., 
 aged 35, of “ weak mind,” is his heir. By 
 1612/13, lie had settled h is lands on his dau.. 
 
 their son, Hugh, bapt., 
 Rawe of PI a ws worth . 
 Margaret’s, Durham. 
 1624/5, his son, John, 
 a covenant, 10 Mcli. 
 
 Isabella, and his sons, 
 for his wife, Jane. 
 
 Thomas and Michael, also 
 
 making 
 
 provision 
 
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 silver Goblett \vh .... little goblett gilt, and half a dozen of the 
 appostle silver spoones and my venis glass aforesaid, the overspe 
 covering and one Tapestree carpett clothe. And I also will and 
 bequeath unto Isabell Hopper, my eldest daughter, in full satis- 
 facon of her child’s portion with the lands to her formerly 
 estated, the sum of 40s. Also I give unto my sone-in-law, Hugh 
 Hutchinson, and Eleanor, his wife, in full satisfacon of her child 
 or porcon, with the lands to her formerly estated, the sume of 
 40s. And also I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Elizabeth 
 Hall, with the tenemts to her estated by Coppie of Courte Rowle, 
 in full satisfacon of her filial 1 child’s part or porcon, the sum 
 of 40s., and the Tapestree, carpett clothe and the gilt boule, 
 which two I bought of Mr. Pexall Forster, which are to be 
 delivered her after her mother’s death. And I also will and 
 bequeathe unto William Heighington, being a poore youth with 
 me, the sum of 10A when he shall accomplish the full aige of 
 Twenty and foure yeares. And also I will and bequeath unto 
 Ivatheron Noble the sum of 6s. 8cl. x4nd also I will and bequeath 
 unto my servant, Elizabeth Jobline, 10s. And also I give and 
 bequeath unto my servante, Margaret Raw, 20s. I give to my 
 servante, Robert xLnderson, the sum of 5s., to be bestowed in 
 clothes. And I give unto Hugh Hutchinson, the sone of my 
 daughter Ellinor, the sum of 10s. And also I give unto my sone, 
 Michaell Hall, my x^rnior which I have. Also I make my wife 
 sole Executrix of this my Will, and my friend, Mr. Pexall Forster, 
 Supervisor of this my Will. Witnesses, Peratt Forster, Rade 
 Kemp, George Kirkley, Hugh Hutchinson, Lane. Carnaby. 
 Proved, 1624. 
 
 NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF JOHN GYLL. 1 
 
 July 11, 1625. Memorandum, John Gyll, of Durham, in the 
 County of Durham, gentleman, being at Wansford brigges, in 
 the County of Northampton, visited with sickness yett in very 
 good and perfect memory, did declare to me, Thomas Gyll, how 
 he would dispose of his goods and lands, and Avhished me to 
 remember the same and maik knowne to his childeren and frendes 
 (if it should please God to taik him away before he came home). 
 
 ! He was the son of Thomas Gill of Barton, by his wife, Anne, 
 dau. of Peter Warde of Barton; he mar. Margaret, dau. of John 
 Harrison of Durham, 27 Feb., 1594/5, at St. Mary-le-Bow, Durham, 
 bur., 6 Feb., 1619/20 (entered in both the registers of St. Mary-le- 
 Bow and St. Mary-tlie-Less). By her he had issue, John, bur., 15 Sept., 
 1662, at Haugliton-le-Skerne, mar. Alice, dau. of George Middleton of 
 Silksworth, 5 Feb., 1625/6, at Houghton-le-Spring, bur., 7 Sept., 1644, 
 at Haughton-le-Skerne; Thomas, bapt., 20 Sept., 1601, at St. Mary-le- 
 Bow, will proved, 1662; Clement, bapt., 16 Sept., 1604, at St. Mary- 
 
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 He did bequeath and give his soule to god and his body to the 
 earth, and did give, legate and bequeathe to his sone, John Gill, 
 all his lands at Haughton and his lease of Halykeld, together 
 with all his goods and howshould stuff at Haughton, and one 
 brass pott and one paire of cobirons and a carpett or table 
 coveringe which was at Durham, which was given to the said 
 John Gyll by his mother. He did give to his sone, Thomas Gyll, 
 200/. in money, which was owing to him by Mr. Warmouth of 
 Newcastle and Mr. Nicholas Whitfeyld of Durham, which was 
 dewe att or before Lamas next, in full satisfaction of his filliall 
 or child’s portion of his goods. He did give to his sone, Clement 
 Gyll, 2001. in money, and he willed that his said sone John G}dl 
 should let him have the lease of his house att Durham and the 
 close before it for forty marks, which should be rebayted out of 
 his said portion of 200/., which should be in satisfaction of his 
 child’s portion. He did give unto his Daughter, Mar y Gyll, 
 200/. in money and all the houshould stuff and other implements 
 in his house at Durham except as aforesaid, and the lease of 
 Hallykeld which he did give to his sone John should secure to 
 her her 200/., as in full satisfaction of her child’s portion. And 
 lastly, he willed that I, Thomas Gyll, should give all his books 
 and a golde ringe which Mr. Sergeant Davenport gave him. And 
 further, that his aforesaid son, John Gyll, should be whole 
 Executor of his last Will and Testament. Mr. Gill being at 
 London last trinity terine, and being moved by me to make a 
 will, answered vizt., that all his children were provided for 
 saveing Clemt. and Marie, and that to Clemt. he should have 
 200/. and Mary 200/. and half his liowshold stuff or 50/. in lewe 
 thereof or to that effect, and that his sone Tho., though lie had 
 not received his portion yet he knew in whose hands 200/. was 
 which was meant and provided for him, in words to the effect 
 . . . . plate I hard after he should say his daughter Mary should 
 have, and for the rest of his estate and lands surely he ment 
 them to John and used words to that effect, and never hard him 
 name any executor, but I am purswaded these things being 
 discharged he intended the rest to his sone John. W. Phillipson. 
 Proved, 1625. 
 
 the-Less, bur., 23 Mcli., 1631/2, at St. Mary-le-Bow; William, bapt., 
 18 April, bur., 9 Oct., 1609, at St. Mary-the-Less; Margaret, bapt., 
 27 May, 1599, at St. Mary-le-Bow, bur., 13 Apl., 1623, at St. Nicli., 
 mar., 15 Oct., 1616, Nicholas Whitfield, at St. Mary-the-Less, bur. at 
 St. Nich., 3 Apl., 1632; Barbara, bapt., 7 July, bur., 1 Nov., 1600, at 
 St. Mary-le-Bow; Anne, bapt., 3 Oct., 1602, bur., 20 Oct., 1602, at St. 
 Mary-le-Bow; Elizabeth, bapt., 16 Nov., 1606, at St. Mary-the-Less, 
 bur., 2 Mch., 1676/7, at St. Margaret’s, wife of Michael Hall (bapt., 
 25 Aug., 1605, at St. Margaret’s, mar. there, 24 Apl., 1625, bur., 
 22 Sept., 1655, also there); Anne, bapt., 15 Feb., 1607'8, at St. Mary- 
 the-Less, bur., Sept., 1608, at St. Marv-le-Bow. 
 
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 JOHN TAYLOR.i 
 
 Aug. 23, 1625. In the name of God, Amen, I, John Taylor, 
 of Whorlton, in the County of Durham, Batchlor, being at the 
 making hereof somwhat infirmed in body. As touching my 
 worldly estate, first, concerning the crop of come now groweing 
 upon my farme and cottage in Whorlton, I have given it to my 
 mother, in full lewe and satisfacon of 15L which I did owe to 
 her concerning her thirds of the land in Redworth for thre yeares, 
 whereof one of them is almost expired, which said crop of corne 
 and hay I have given her alreadie, so that it is now at the 
 sealing thereof hers and none of mine, and so not to be prized 
 as any part of my goods when as I am dead. Secondly, touching 
 all my lands in Redworth now in the occupacon of Thomas 
 Dobson, I give it freely to Elizabeth, my sister, which is now 
 the wife of Richard Hornsbye, to whom it doth belong after my 
 death to her and her heirs for ever. And further, for the devoid- 
 ing of strife when as I am dead and gone and clering the truth, 
 Richard Robinson, my halfe Brother, hath used all the meanes 
 that he could for a pfitt [or] sale of my land for himselfe, and to 
 putt it from the right heire, my sister; the said Richard. Robin¬ 
 son hath used violence, he hath used.meanes in 
 
 bringing certain writeings to me which I could not certainly tell 
 what they were, but they did concerne the passing away of my 
 said land, all which I did refuse to seale, so that he and I confesse 
 as I must answer the same before god, that there is non that 
 hath any title or intrest in them but that I may give them 
 freely to my said sister, but Thomas Dobson, which had a lease 
 of the said lands for 3 yeares and the .... of my clearing of 
 this matter is because he brought a certain Deed or lease to me 
 with certaine witnesses which were sett, but I . . . none of these 
 persons, and after he was gone I caused my will to be drawen 
 againe and the formore cancelled, because I grew somewhat 
 suspicious of his dealings, and therefor all my lands in Redworth 
 of what title, tenour whatever within the County of Durham, I 
 give them frely to Elizabeth, my sister, to her and her heires of her 
 body for ever. And whereas I am indebted unto Richard Robin¬ 
 son a certaine some of money, I give to him in lieu thereof my 
 farme and cottage in Whorlton, which is well worth the money, 
 and if that he refuse the said farme upon the condition my will 
 is that it goe to Elizabeth, my sister, and if the said Richard 
 Robinson clainie any title in my land, my mind and will is that 
 lie have nothing to do with any part of other farming nor land 
 nor any part whatsoever is mine, but that it goe, both farme and 
 
 1 In an Inq. p.m. of a Thomas Taylor of Whorlton taken at 
 Durham, 19 Mch., 1613/14, John, aged 11, is liis son and next heir. 
 In the testator’s Inq. p.m. taken at Durham, 5 Nov., 1625, Elizabeth, 
 aged 24, the wife of Richard Hornesby, is his sister and next heir. 
 
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 lande wholy, to my sister abovesaid. I give to the poore of 
 Whorlton, is. I give to the use of the church, 10s., and my 
 mynd and will is that my debts be paide out of my goodes. I 
 give to John Hornesby on cowe, All the rest of my goods undis¬ 
 posed I give to Richard Robinson, my halfe brother, whom I 
 make Executor. Witnesses, Hen. Armitage, clericus, John 
 Ovington, William Applebye. 
 
 REBECCA WITHERINETON. 1 
 
 Nov. 1, 1625. In the name of God, Amen, I, Rebecca 
 
 Witherington, of Stainthropp, in the County of Durham, 
 Spinster, sicke in bodye. To be decently buried where my 
 nephew, Toby Ewbank, shall thinke fitting, whom I make sole 
 Executor of this my last Will and Testament, and whome I appoint 
 to distribute these legacies which I bestow according to this my 
 said last Will. I give and bequeathe unto the said Toby all and 
 singular my goods and chattells, moveable and unmoveable, of 
 what kind, nature or qualitie whatsoever and wheresoever (except 
 such legacies and bequests as I shall hereafter dispose of), first, 
 I give and bequeath to my sister, Martha Samford, fower twentie 
 shillings peeces, and to her daughter, Elizabeth Hilton, one 
 pounde. To Martha Samforde and Margarett Samford, to either 
 of these, one pound, and to Dorithy Samford, tenn shillings. I 
 give to my nephew, Mr. Edward Grey, one pounde, and to John 
 Pemmerton, my godsone, one pound, and to Mary Pemmerton, his 
 sister, five shillings. To Rebecca Witherington, wife of Isaac 
 Witherington, five poundes if she be livinge, otherwise if she be 
 dead then I give the said legacie of five pounds to her brother, 
 llobt. Witherington, to whome I also give other five pounds. I 
 give to my servante, Florence Brasse, 5s. To Widow Robson, 5s. 
 To Elinore Ovington, 5s. To Abraham Herseman, 2s. To John 
 Atkinson, 2s. To John Waterman, 2s». To Isabell Harrison, 2s. 
 To Jane Awde, 2s. To Mary Applebie, 2s., and to Dorithy 
 Watson, 2s. To the poore people of Stainthropp to have 40s. 
 To my formerly named Executor, Toby Ewbanke, and Mary, now 
 his wife, to either of these, two Jacobus peeces, and to Henry 
 
 1 Slie was a dau. of Sir John Widdrington of Widdrington, by his 
 second wife, Agnes, dau. of Edward Gower. Isaac Widdrington was her 
 brother and Robert his son. Her nephew, Toby Ewbank (son of Henry 
 Ewbank, prebendary of the twelfth stall. Rector of Whickham, bur. 
 at Staindrop, 12 July, 1681), mar., firstly, Elizabeth, dau. of Richard 
 Walton, bapt., 24 Nov., 1584, at St. Nicli., Durham, and widow of 
 Richard Stobert (to whom she was mar., 9 June, 1607, at St. Mary- 
 the-Less, he was bur. there, 18 Apl., 1610); she mar., secondly, at the 
 same church, 25 Apl., 1611, and was bur., 25 Aug., in the same year, 
 at Durham Abbey (her burial entry is not entered in the Abbey 
 registers, but is so stated in the registers of St. Mary-le-Less); Toby 
 mar., secondly, Mary, dau. of Sir Henry Grey of Chillingham, 31 Jan., 
 1613/14, at Grindon; she was bur. at Staindrop, 21 Apl., 1681. 
 
Ewbanke, his sonne, one pound, and to Toby Ewbanke, my god- 
 sonne, one Jacobus peece, and to his two daughters Anne and 
 Jane, to either of these, one pound. Witnesses to will, Edward 
 Gray, Marv Ewbanks, Sissalv Stevenson, Florence Bras. 
 
 THOMAS CONYERS. 1 
 
 Jan. 8, 1625. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Conyers, 
 of Sedgefield, in the County of Durham, Gent., sick of bodye. 
 I comend my bodye to the earth whereof it is made, hopeing my 
 executor hereafter named will see it interred in the Church of 
 Sedgefield as near as convenientlie may be to the place where 
 my father and other friends lye buryed. I give and bequeath 
 40s*. to be distributed to the poore at the discretion of my 
 executor. I give to my loveing cosen, Sir George Conyers of 
 Sockburne, Knight, 5/., which he oweth me, being part of money 
 due and unpaid upon his bond remayneing in my custodie, and 
 my desyre is that the same shalbe bestowed in apece of plate 
 to remain to that house as a remembrance of me. I give to my 
 nephew, Sir Ralph Conyers of Layton, Knight, one spurrioll, 
 and to my nece his wife, one triple soveringe. I give to my 
 nephew Cuthbert Conyers, his eldest sonne, 26/. 13s. 4 d., to be 
 bestowed on a silver basinge and ewre, to be continued to the 
 heires male of Layton. To my nephew Marmaduke Conyers, his 
 younger sonne, 3/. 6s. 8d. To my nece Mary, his eldest daughter, 
 31. 6s. 8 d. I give to my nece Anne Conyers, his second daughter 
 and my god daughter, 31. 6s. 8d., and the presse which standeth 
 in my pTer. I give to my nece Ellinor Conyers, his youngest 
 daughter, 31. 6s. 8d. To my nece Anne Metcalfe, 20s. To my 
 nece Alice Perrye, 20s. To my nece Katherine Richardson, 20s., 
 and to every of hir children, 20s. and to my nece, Averin 
 Parkinson, 20s*. I give to my nephew, Charles Conyers, 50/. 
 and one trunke with lock and key. To my nece Dorothye Conyers, 
 his sister, 20/., so as she bestowe hir selfe in marriage or other¬ 
 wise live in good order to the comfort and likeinge of my said 
 executor. I give to my nece Ellinor Conyers, his younger sister, 
 100/. and the stand bed furnished, two chestes, six silver sponnes, 
 one gold Ringe whereout the stone is lost, one chaire, one cubbert, 
 one trunke with lock and key, and nine peces of pewther. To my 
 Servant, John Robinson, 31., and to my servant, Katherine Orton, 
 4/. and my kitchin to dwell in dureing the terrne if she so long 
 live. To my nephew, James Lawson of Nesham, one Angell of 
 golde. To my nece, Anne Jenison, 40s*. and my painted Coser. 
 
 1 The testator’s burial is not recorded in the Sedgefield registers. 
 He was the seventh son of Cuthbert Conyers of Layton, whose will is 
 printed in this Society’s publications, Yol. 2, pp. 184-6, and dated 
 28 Sept., 1558. There is a pedigree of this family in Surtees History of 
 Durham, iii., 87. 
 
Whereas my nephew, Robert Wormley, is indebted unto me and 
 oweth divers somes of money, as his bonds appeareth, I give to 
 my nece his wife Margaret, 20s., to my godson, Thomas Wormley, 
 20s., and to my nece, Marye Wormleye, 20s., to be paid by my 
 executor when the said Robert payeth the said moneys due upon 
 the said bonds, if the same be paid without delay or charge of 
 sale, otherwise the said legacies to the said Margaret, Thomas 
 and Marye to be voyd. I give to my nece, Jaine Hodgson, the 
 wife of John Hodgson of Mannerhouse, 40s., and to there sone, 
 John Hodgson, one gold ringe. I give to my cosen, Robert Ward 
 of Trimdon, 10s. in gold. I give to Anne Haggstone, 5s. To 
 Sislye Mitcheson, 2s. 6 d. Whereas the most of my estate and 
 meanes is in the hands of other men, to be paid some at days 
 past, some at dayes to come, my will and meaning is that my 
 executor shall pay and discharge the severall legacies by me 
 given and bequeathed as abovesaid within six monthes after he 
 shall receive the same, and not to be charged to pay them before. 
 Whereas divers of the legatories above mentioned are young and 
 
 unable to dispose and.there said legacies or to give 
 
 a lawful discharge upon the receipt thereof, my mind and will 
 is that my executor shall imploy the legacies given to the said 
 Charles Conyers, Dorothy Conyers and Ellinor Conyers, his sisters, 
 for their benefitt till they, and every of them, shallbe of age to 
 give a sufficient discharge, and in the meantime my will is that 
 my executor shall from and after the receipt of moneys due unto 
 me, give the said Charles, Dorothy and Ellinor competent main¬ 
 tenance according to the rate of there severall legacies, and the 
 rest of all my goods, chattells, debts, or whatsoever else in lawe 
 or in right, moveable and immoveable, due unto me, my debts 
 and legacies paid and funerall expences deducted, I give and 
 bequeath to my loveing nephew, Sir Ralph Conyers of Layton, 
 Knight, whom I ordeyne to be my sole Executor. Witnesses, 
 Christophei Burrell, George Heighington, Humfre Mayson, 
 Charles Conyers. 
 
 Jan. 11, 1625. Inventory of the goods of Thomas Conyers, 
 late of Sedgefield, Gent. Impris, his purse and appell, 27/. One 
 great gold ringe, 3/. One lesser golde ringe, 10s. Six silver 
 spoones, 30s. One standbedd, 2 fether bedds, 2 bolsters, 2 
 pillowes, one paire of blanketts, one green rug, one coverlett, 81. 
 Two truckle beds, 3 old fether beds, six old cushiones, one mattris, 
 5 olde blanketts, one old bolster, 5 coverletts, 2 pillowes, 46s. 8d. 
 Three pare of lynen sheetes, 2 pare of courser sheetes, 2 towells, 
 4 pillobeares, 13 napkins, 3 table clothes, 40s. One little counter, 
 one carpett, 2 chaires, one clostole, one oken chist, one desk, one 
 forke, one halbert, one gautlett, one broken pistole, one steale 
 capp, a coate of plate and plate brickes, 2 recon crookes, a parr 
 of barrs, two parre of tonges, 2 spitts, a parre of rackes, a fyre 
 shovell, 2 parre of broyle irons, a beefe forke, a dripping pan, 
 
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 a brasse candlestick and other small emplements, 33 5 . 4 d. One 
 painted coser, 2-s*. One chaire, three puffett stooles, 3 chesles, one 
 cubbert, one trnnke, one desk© and box, 405. One trunk© with 
 lock and key, 35. One press, 305. One old black nagg, 135. id. 
 One brason morter and pestall, 205. Twelve puter dishes, 2 brass 
 potts, one kettell, one possnett, one chaising dish, one skimer, 2 
 pans, 405. One presser bord, one forme, choppinge knife, one 
 frying pan, 3 shelves, one maskinge tubb, one gilefatt, one tubb 
 stole, one tubb, one coolinge tubb, 2 barrels, and some other 
 small implements, 105. Hay in the barne, 205. The lease of the 
 house, with some small things there, 325. 
 
 Dec. 15, 1627. iWlded to this Inventorie by Mr. Barnabie 
 Hutchinson as followeth, viz., A note of such debts as were due 
 to Thomas Conyers, gent., deceased, and came to the notice of 
 Sir Ralph Conyers, Knight, his executor, since his exhibiting of 
 the Inventeries into the Court. Impris, a bond wherein Anthony 
 Appleby and others stood bound to the said deed in the sume of 
 400/., for the payment of 200/. One other bond wherein Fra. 
 Welfoote and others were bound in the sume of 200/., for payment 
 of 100/. One other bond wherein Raiph Welfoote and others were 
 bound to the said deed, 80/., for payment of 40/. One other bond 
 wherein Thomas Lucock and others were bound to the said deed 
 in 40/., for payment of 20/. One other bond wherein Geo. Dixon 
 and others in 100/., for payment of 50/. Geo. Heighington and 
 others in 40/., for payment, 20/. 
 
 WILLIAM STRINGER. 
 
 Feb. 6, 1625. In the name of God, Amen, I, William Stringer, 
 of Borrowby, in the County of York, yeoman, sick in body. To 
 be buried in the Churchyard of Leake. Item, I give to my wife 
 one bedstead which is now at Rounton, one of my best coverlets, 
 one happin, one payre of blanckets, one mattress, one payre of 
 linen shetes, to be taken oute of the best, one payre of curtaynes, 
 and one truncke.. I give to my brother, Edmond Stringer, my 
 sword girdell and hingers. I give to my brother, Thomas 
 Stringer, my read clocke, one dublet and one payer of britches. 
 I give to my sister, Agnis Huntrishe, 105. And I likewise give 
 to my wife, Elesabeth Stringer, all other goods and chattels, 
 moveable and immoveable, my debts, legasses and funerall expences 
 deducted, and I doe make her sole executrix. I doe give and ad 
 to this my will that sister Margrett Stevenson and hir two sonnes, 
 Thomas and William Stevenson, have 55. equally between them. 
 And to my frind, Thomas Lumley, who maid this my Will, 25, 6c/. 
 Witnesses, George Taylor, Thomas Smelt, Tho. Lumley. 
 
 Inventory, 14/. 65 . 0 d. 
 
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 ROBERT CHAMBERS. 1 
 
 Feb. 18, 1625. In the name of Gode, Amen, 1, Robert 
 Chambers, of the Towne and Countie of Newcastle upon Tyne, 
 Master Mariner, being sick in bodye. My bodye I comit unto the 
 earth© from whence it came, to be buried within the pish church 
 of All Sts within the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, so near unto 
 my late wife, Anne Chambers, as possibly 1 cann or maie. And 
 as for the worldlie goodes which the lord hath endoweth me withall, 
 I give and bequeath as follows. First, I give and bequeath unto 
 the poore of the pish of All Saints aforesaid the sume of tenn 
 shillings, to be distributed unto them at the discretion of my 
 executors hereafter named. I give and bequeath unto my two 
 daughters, Elizabeth and Anery Chambers, All those roomes and 
 howses now in the occupation of me, the said Robt. Chambers, and 
 Robert Anderson, Mariner, situate within the Towne of Newcastle- 
 on-Tyne, in a layne or chaire there called Byker Chaire, To 
 have and to hold all the said roomes and howses, with their 
 appurtenances, untill the said Elizabeth and Anery and their 
 heires, equally to be divided between them for ever. I give and 
 bequeath unto my other three daughters, Anne Ily, wife of George 
 Ily, Jane Houpe, widowe, and Margaret Wardhaughe, wife of 
 William Wardhaughe, Merchant, All those three tenements now 
 in the occupation of Margaret Ord, weadow, Ann Bee, weadow, 
 Margaret Newton, Weadow, situate in Byker chaire aforesaide. 
 To have and to hold All the said three last tenements, with their 
 appurtenances and every pt thereof, unto Ann lie, Jane Houpe 
 and Margaret Woodhaugh and their heires, equally to be devided 
 amongst them for ever. I give and bequeath unto Jane Mawe, tenn 
 shillings, for a token. I give and bequeath unto Jane Allen, wife 
 of Pheneis Allen, master Mariner, ten shillings, for a token. I 
 give and bequeath unto my daughter, Elizabeth, one oversett bedd. 
 six quishons, six dishes, on© beare boule of silver, and two silver 
 spoones. And as for all the rest of my goods and chattells, as 
 well moveable as unmoveable, my debts, legacies and funerall 
 expences being paid and discharged, I give and bequeath unto the 
 said Elizabeth and Anery, my daughters, whom I make and 
 ordeyne my full and sole Executor of this my last Will and 
 Testament. Witnesses, Phineis Allen, William Hayle, Anthony 
 Norman. Proved, 1626. 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at All Saints’, Newcastle, 5 Mch., 1625/6, 
 where two of his daughters were bapt., Elizabeth, 23 Sept., 1601, and 
 Averell, 13 April, 1604. 
 
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 WILLIAM HARLE. 1 
 
 April 30, 1G2G. In the name of God, Amen, I, William Harle 
 of Mouncton, in the County of Durham, Yeoman, being sick of 
 bodie. My bodie to be buryed in Jarrowe Church. As for my 
 temporall goods, I doe give unto my well beloved wife, Ann Harle, 
 the full estate and interest and terme of yeares of my farme in 
 Mouncton aforesaid, within the said County of Durham, during 
 soe long as the said Ann Harle, my wife, contiynieth in my name 
 and my absolute widdow, and after hir decease to come unto 
 my sonn, George Harle, he paying forth unto the rest of my 
 children, as namely, Richard Harle, Alice Harle, Elizabeth Harle 
 and Jane Harle, to every one of them 20 l. a peece, and failing 
 ane one of them the said 20 1. to be devided to the surviving as 
 they shall dye without issue, and if it fortune the said George 
 Harle’s wyfe shall departe this naturall life, my will is the saide 
 George Harle, my sone, shall then presently enter the half part 
 of the said farme within three dayes next after his said wive’s 
 deathe, and faileing the issue of George Harle lawfully begotton 
 of his bodie, then the said farmehold tp come unto my successor. 
 It is agreed between the said William Harle and George Harle, 
 his said sonne, at the makeing of this his last Will, that whereas 
 the said William Harle was behind with the said George for 
 certaine reckinings and accompts, they are now agreed that 
 the said William Harle and Ann, his wife, is to content and pay 
 unto the said George Harle the some of 3 1. of lawful English 
 money for and during the term of tenn yeares next ensueing 
 after the date hereof at two terms in the yeare, that is to say, 30s. 
 of lawful English money at, in or upon the feast of St. Martin 
 the Bishop in Winter next ensewing after the date hereof, and 
 the other 30s. of like lawful English money at, in and upon the 
 feaste of Penticost, commonly called Whitsunday, next and 
 immediatlie followinge, if the said George Harle doe live soe long. 
 And also two beaste gaits in the oxe pasture for and dureing 
 the terme of tenn yeares next ensewing after the date hereof, if 
 he the said George Harle soe long shall live. And likewise it is 
 agreed between the said William Harle and George Harle that 
 he, the said William Harle, or Ann Harle, his wife, is to content 
 
 1 He was bur. at Jarrow, 4 May, 1626. He inar., firstly, Jane, 
 Atkinson, 24 Nov., 1590, bur., 4 May, 1606; by her he had issue, 
 William, bapt., 10 Sept., 1594; Ralph, bapt., 14 Nov., 1595, bur., 
 5 Nov., 1596; George, bapt., 12 Feb., 1597/8; Thomas, bapt., 14 June, 
 bur., 25 Aug., 1601; Elinor, bapt., 15 Apl., 1593, bur,, 2 June, same 
 year; Elizabeth, bapt., 13 Apl., 1600; Dorothy, bapt., 13 Mch., 1602/3, 
 bur., 22 Aug., 1612; Margery, bapt., 30 May, bur., 30 July, 1606. He 
 mar., secondly, at Boldon, 25 Nov., 1606, Ann, or Agnes Welsh; bv 
 her he had James, bapt., 26 Nov., 1609; Richard, bapt., 28 Nov/ 
 1613; Stephen, bur., 25 Sept., 1622; Alice, bapt., 16 Feb., 1607/8* 
 Ellinor, bapt., 15 Mch., 1611/12, bur., 27 Dec., 1612; Elizabeth, bapt.’ 
 24 Nov., 1616; Jane, bapt., 22 Aug., 1619, bur., 1 July, 1634; all 
 dates from Jarrow registers. 
 
and pay unto the said George Harle the sume of 6/. 13.?. 4 d. of 
 lawful English money for his filiall and child’s part and porcon 
 of all the said William Harle his goods, and to be paid at such 
 time or times as the said Ann Harle convenientlie shallbe able. 
 And further that the said William Harle is to give unto the said 
 George Harle one browne whye. I doe give my goods that shall 
 remaine of the said farmholde unto my well beloved wife, Ann 
 Harle, and my said children, viz., James Harle, Richard© Harle, 
 Alice Harle, Elizabeth Harle and Jane Harle, equally to be divided 
 amongst them, my debts being paid forth of the said goods. I 
 doe give unto my sonne, James Harle, my three salt panns next 
 adjoining unto William Chapman, and he to pay forthe of the 
 said panns unto my daughter, Alice Harle, 30/., and to Richard 
 Harle, Elizabeth llarle and Jane Harle, my children above saide, 
 to every one of them, 20/. a peace, and failing any one of them 
 to come to the survivors to be equally divided amongst them. I 
 doe make my well beloved wife, Ann Harle, and Elizabeth Harle, 
 my daughter, my cheafe executors of all my goods and chattells 
 of the said farme. I doe make Reginald Fawcett of Fullwell and 
 John Welch of Bouldon my cheafe Supervisors of this my will, 
 and doe give to either of them, one two and twenty shilling 
 peaces. I give unto my sister, Margerie Harle, for a remem¬ 
 brance, one two and twenty shilling peaces. Witnesses, Anthonye 
 Young, George Harle, Reginald Fawcett. 
 
 Inventory, 262/. 1 s. 0 d . Proved, 1626. 
 
 NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF PETER FORSER. 1 
 
 Memorandum, That Mr. Peter Forser, late of Kelloe, deed, 
 who died about the fiftenth day of this instant May, 1626, being 
 of pfect mind and memory, Did divers times during the time of 
 his sickness say, in ye psence of John Trolop and others, that . . . 
 Robinson’s debt did the most trooble his mind of any debt he 
 ought, how to discharge the same, and that his desire was that 
 of all others there shold be most special care taken for the due 
 discharge thereof, and verily thinketh his desire was he shold 
 have administration before the rest, knowing that his wife and 
 the rest of his neerest kindred . . . were not capable of it in 
 respect of their recusancyes, Signed, John Trollopp. This 
 appeareth unto me, by the oath of the said John Troulopp, to 
 be the true will of the said Mr. Peter Forser, wch I do admit of, 
 and have accordingly comitt the administration to the said Mr. 
 Roberte Robinson above specified, whom I have sworne. Jo. 
 Craddocke, 24 May, 1626. Proved, 1626. 
 
 1 He was the son of Thomas Forcer, whose will is printed in this 
 volume, by his wife, Margaret, dau. of Francis Trollop of Eden; he 
 mar. Catherine, dau. of Robert Hodshon of Hebburn. By her he had 
 six sons and two daughters, John, bur. at St. Margaret’s, Durham, 
 31 Aug., 1665, mar. Jane, dau. of Sir Thomas Riddell of Gateshead; 
 Francis, Thomas, Peter and Robert, and Anne, and Mary who mar. 
 William Eure of Elvet. His Inq. p.m. was taken at Durham, 1 Aug , 
 R126. 
 
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 NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF ROBERT POTT. 1 
 
 June, 1626. Robert Pott of Hallystone, in the County of 
 Northumberland, being about to take journey beyond the seas and 
 to take his fortune in travell, and desiring before he departs to 
 settle his estate by makeing of his last Will, Did upon or about 
 the monthe of June, 1626, declare and express his last Will 
 nuncupative, desireing the same to be set down, containeing 
 these wordes, or the like in effect. He earnestlie requested his 
 father-in-law, Michael Potts of the Parkhead, in the parish of 
 Allanton, to take the care and oversight of his wife and childe, 
 and to gather up and preserve for them untill his returne those 
 debts and other things which he had left and trusted forth into 
 other men’s hands. And if it happened that he should never 
 returne alive again, then he charged his said father-in-lawe very 
 speciallie, as only he would answer him before the face of God, 
 that if his wife did afterwards marry againe with another 
 husbande, he, his said father-in-lawe, should take and bring up 
 his child, Percivall Potts, during his minortie and receive and 
 keepe, and for his benefitt putt forwarde the full part of the 
 said testator’s goods, which by lawe should fall due for his said 
 childe. And lastly, he did appoint his said father-in-law to be 
 sole Executor. All which words were spoken and declared at 
 Gateshead about the time aforesaid in presence of Parcivall Pott, 
 William Pott and Edward Hall. 
 
 Inventory, 33/. 9s. 0 cl. Probate, 1635. 
 
 HENRY WIDDRINGTON. 
 
 June 14, 1626. Henry Widdrington. Inventory of the goods 
 and chattells of the said Henry Widdrington of Nether trewhitt, 
 in the Countie of Northumberland, gentleman, died seized of the 
 seventh day of December, 1625, viewed, valued and prized by 
 six in defferent men for that purpose, viz., Thomas Orde of 
 Thropton spitle, gentleman, John Ripley of Ritton, gentleman. 
 Gawin Claveringe, Michael Hymers, John Thornton and Thomas 
 Reiveley, taken the 14th day of June, 1626, as foloweth :—At 
 Trewhitt : 300 ozen at forty shillings a piece, 60/. 8 stotts at 
 
 forty shillings, 16/. Foure Kyne at five nobles, 5/. 6s. 8d. Three 
 sturdy quies, 1/. 10s. Two nagges and a mare, 6/. At Osway 
 ford : Twenty five kyne and calfes, five nobles each, 41/. 13s. id. 
 Five yeeld kyne, 81. 6s. 8d. Five kyne, 81. 6s. 8 d. Nineteen 
 two yeare olds at 30s. 6r/., 34/. 4s. Or/. Twenty one yeare olds 
 at twenty shillings, 21/. Two bulls, 3/. 6s. 8 d. Seventy-two 
 weathers at six shillings a piece, 21/. 12s. 0 d. Six topes, 
 
 1/. 4s. Or/. Ninety lambes, 9/. Ninety four gimmer and din- 
 monds, 18/. 16s. Five score and fifteene ewes, 23/. Three mares 
 
 1 There is a pedigree of the family of Potts of Holystone printed 
 in Arch. Ael., 3rd ser., iv., 124. 
 
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 and a folle, 7/. 10s. 0 d. Three young colts, 2 /. 10s. Sixteen© 
 swine, 2/. 13s. 4 d. Att Trewhitt: Five Rye stackes in the yarde, 
 16/. Five oatt stackes, 5/. Two peese stackes, 1/. 12s. One bigge 
 stack, 21. 13s. 4 d. Emplements of husbandry, 4/. Ten Kyne and 
 fortie ewes and lambs sold to pay the rent at Whitsontide, 
 39/. 10s*. Four rye stacks taken in before the value hereof, 20/. 
 Five bigg stacks, 19/. 10s. 0 d. Seven oatt stacks, 21/. Eleven 
 pees stacks, 10/. 6s. 8d. A note of household stuffe at Trewhitt : 
 One longe table, 11s. Three kubberts, 30s. Three little tables, 
 6s. Three bedsteades, 6s. 8 d. Fower chists, 5s. 4 d. Three 
 
 chaires, 6s. A dozen buffet stooles, 12s. Two longe formes, 18s/. 
 One litle table, 6 d. Three featherbeds, 20s. Sixe paire of 
 blankets, 9s. Sixteene paire of sheets, 3/. Tenn coverletts, 10s. 
 Three bowlsters and fower pillirs, 8s. One dozen of linen pillibers, 
 9s. Three linen table clothes, 8s. Two dozen of table napkins, 
 9s. Three carpen clothes, 4s. Four brasse potts, 13s. id. 
 
 Three pans, 3s. One brewinge cetle, 10s. Three litle cetles, 10s. 
 Sixteene piece of pewder vessell, 13s. id. Tow pewder pots, 4s. 
 
 Fower pewder candlesticks, 2s. 6c/. Three salt sellers, 18c/. A 
 
 bason and a ure, 5s. A dozen of pewder spoones, 12 d. Three 
 chamber potts, 3s. 4c/. Tow dozen of trenchers, 8 d. Tow speates, 
 tow barrs and tow crookes, 3s*. Tow pewder bowles, 12 d. Fower 
 quishiones, 16c/. One brewing tubb and a gyle fatt, with other 
 implements of wood vessels belonging to them, 6s. Debts oweing 
 to the deceased : Agnes Collingwood of Trewicke, 16s. From 
 Edward Spraggon of Bickerton, 3s. 9 d. Thomas Davyson of 
 Newton, 40s. Young lairde Anderson of Ribsdaile, 21. 19s. 9 d. 
 George Fletcher of Evystanes, 12s. To Matthew Hall of Davy- 
 sheel, 7s. David Henderson of Davysheel, 14s. 5 d. John Brown 
 of Brighouses, 8s. George Pott of Tosson, 2s. Robert Coxson 
 of Whaton, 17s. Total, 160/. 6s*. 3c/. 
 
 Admon. granted 1st July, 1626. Margaret Widdrington, 
 Widow, renounced Admon. Granted to Henry Widdrington, 
 Gentleman, for the use of Oswald Widdrington, Michael, Robert 
 and Roger Widdrington, children. 
 
 ROBERT WARCOP. 1 
 
 Oct. 14, 1626. In the name of Gode, I, Robert Warcop, of 
 Streatlam, within the Countie of Durham, Gent., sick in bodie. 
 To be buried in Barnardcastle Church, if it please god I dye 
 or be disolved att this tyme. Whereas I bought Unthank of one 
 Christopher Sigswick and Henry Sigswick to me and myne for 
 
 1 The testator, son of Thomas Warcop of Tanfielcl, co. York, was 
 bur. at Barnard Castle, 18 March, 1625/6; his sister, Anne, bur., 
 
 4 Feb., 1653/4, also at that place, mar. Thomas Bowes (matric. Fell. 
 Com. at St. John’s Coll., Cambs., c., 1591, admitted to Gray’s Inn, 
 22 Oct., 1595, of Chelsea, 1607, bur., at Barnard Castle, 12 June, 1636), 
 their son, Talbot Bowes, bapt. at Richmond, 29 May, 1603, w T as also 
 bur. at Barnard Castle, 6 Dec., 1654. 
 
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 ever, I doe nowe hereby give the said Unthanke unto my nephew, 
 Mr. Talbott Bowes sonne and heire apparent of my brother, Mr. 
 Thomas Bowes and unto his heires for ever. In consideration 
 whereof my will is that he paye all such debts as I am this daie 
 oweing, and discharge this my Will. My will is that he pay unto 
 Alice Gill, 81. To Mr. Thomas Tothail parson of Rombalkirk, 
 4(D. To my brother, AVilliam Warcop, 4-0.?. To John Hartley of 
 Rippon, three and thirtie shillings and fower pence. To one 
 Mr. Burnett of Rippon, 6.?. 8d. To Charles Sanderson of Bar- 
 nardcastle, 10s. To Robt. Martindale, 10s. To Thomas Raine 5s*. 
 To Gregory Applebie, 11s. To Philip Sanderson and Michael 
 Barnes, about twentie and six shillings. I make my said nephew 
 Talbott Bowes my sole Executore. Thomas Bowes, Ann Bowes, 
 Myles Gastells, Charles Brass, William Garstill, Leonard Johnson, 
 Witnesses. Proved, 1626. 
 
 ROBERT GREENWELL. 1 
 
 Oct. 19, 1626. Robert Greenwell, of Stobeley, within the parish 
 of Lanehester in the County of Durham, Batchelor. To be buried 
 within the parish church of Lanehester. First I freely forgive my 
 Brother, William Grimvell, 20/. that is due to me after my mother’s 
 death. I give to my brother William’s children, Thomas Grinwell, 
 Nicholas Grinwell, Ann Grinwell and Jane Grinwell, 4/. equally 
 amongst them. To my brother, Richard Grinwell, 20,?. To my 
 brother Nicholas’ sonne, William Grinwell, 20s. To my brother 
 John’s children, AVilliam Grinwell and Elizabeth, 6/. equally 
 between them. To my sister, Elizabeth Grinwell, 4/. The rest of 
 my goods and chattels I give and bequeath unto my brother, John 
 Grinwell, whom I make Executor. Inventory, 10/. 1.?. 8d. 
 
 Debts oweing by the testator : To Peter Grinwell of Butsfeld, 10/. 
 To John Dickson of Durham, tanner, 10/. To Anthonv Hutch in- 
 son, 5/. Oweing for three hides, 2/. 10s. Or/. To John Greenwell, 
 1/. Probate, 1626. 
 
 J The will of the testator’s brother, Nicholas Greenwell of Fenhall, 
 in the parish of Lanehester, yeoman, is dated 12 May, 1G40, and is as 
 follows —To be buried in Lanehester Church, my will is that the 
 copyhold at the Ford which was bought of George Hopper shall be 
 forthwith sold towards the payment of my debts as far as it will go, 
 and that Anthony Surtees of Mcdomsley shall receive £25 every year 
 for 5 years, in full satisfaction of £100 due unto him. My wife to 
 have the freehold and Fenliam and all thereunto belonging during 
 her life. To my daughter, Agnes, £200, for her child’s portion when 
 
 21. My brother, William, owes me £10. My wife to have the copy- 
 
 hold which was purchased of Tli. Fairbairn, and she to pass the same 
 back to my son, William. I give to the poor of Lanehester every 
 
 year out of my freehold land of the Fenhall, 20s., to be paid at 
 
 Christmas and Easter. I give to my brother, John Greenwell’s, 
 children, 10 ewes and lambs. To Elizabeth Greenwell, my brother 
 .lohn’s daughter, a cow and a lamb. To my sister-in-law, Ellinor 
 Lighton’s, children, every of them, one ewe and lamb. To Robert 
 Greenwell, son of Nicholas Greenwell’s son, a whye and stock. Residue 
 to wife and son AVilliam. Pr. 1640. 
 
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 JOHN SMITHSON.i 
 
 Nov. 30, 1626. In the name of God, Amen, I, John Smith- 
 son, of Church Ayclift'e, in the County of Durham, Yeoman, sick 
 in bodye. To be buried in the Churchyarde of Aicliffe. I give 
 and bequeathe all my farm© that I have in Aitcliffe aforesaid, 
 which I hold from the Deane and Chapter of the Cathedrall 
 Church of Durham of Christ and the blessed virgin Mary, to 
 Elizabeth my wite, and John my eldest sonne during the whole 
 terme of the lease, if the said Elizabeth kepe her selfe soe long 
 my wief, and whensoever they shall think fit to lease the said 
 terme, that it shall be leased at the cost of them both pportionably 
 and at the end of twenty yeares the said farme to come wholly 
 to my said son John, and if my said sone will not be ruled by 
 my wife, that then she shall pay to him out of the said farme 6/. 
 yearly till the end of the twenty yeares, and if my wife happen 
 to marry, that then my said sone shall enter upon the whole 
 farme and to pay to my wife the sum of 6/. yearly, during the 
 terme of twenty years. I give and bequeath to Mathew Smithson, 
 my sonne, one coat house with the appurtenances thereunto be- 
 longinge of the yearly rent of fower shillings and fower pence, 
 which is mentioned in the said lease without paying any thinge 
 except the said rent of 4s. id. over and above his child’s porcon. 
 I give to my son, Mathew Smithson, 20/., over and above his 
 child’s porcon. I give to my daughter, Jane Smithson, 20/., over 
 and above her child’s porcon. I give to my daughter, Dorothy 
 Smithson, 20/., over and above her child's porcon. I 
 give unto my daughter Elizabeth, 20/., over and above her child’s 
 porcon. Then my will is that if my wief hapen to be with child, 
 that it be made equally with the rest out of my .... parte. I 
 give 3/. to be bestowed upon the children of George Crosier of New- 
 bigin and Willm. Taylor of Newbiggin and of Ann Thursbie of 
 Haughton, widow, equally to be divided amongst them, and of this 
 my present Testament I make and ordeine, Elizabeth Smithson 
 my wife, my sole and only Executor. And I make and ordeine, 
 George Crosier of Newbiggin, aforesaid gentleman, Overseer. 
 Witnesses, John Cornforth, George Crosyer. Suma Totalis, 
 357/. 2-5. id. Proved, 1626. 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Ayclift’e (whence other dates are taken), 
 7 Dec., 1626, having mar. at Heighington, 12 July, 1608, Elizabeth 
 Crosyer, who was bur., 9 July, 1629; by her lie had issue, Nicholas, 
 bapt., 21 May, 1609, bur., 8 Mch., 1610/11; George, bapt., 2 Sept., 
 1610, bur., 8 Jan., 1610/11; John, bapt., 1 Apl., 1616; Matthew, bapt., 
 5 Mcli., 1619/20; Anne, bapt., 5 Jan., 1611/12, bur., 7 Mch., 1613/14; 
 Jane, bapt., 3 Feb., 1613/14, mar. at Coniscliffe, 10 May, 1636, George 
 Heighington; Margaret, bapt., 12 July, 1618, bur., 23 Apl., 3619; 
 Dorothy, bapt., 8 July, 1622, bur., 21 May, 1629; Anne, bapt., 12 Dec., 
 1624; Marv, bapt., 7 June, 3627 ; Elizabeth, mar. George Heighington, 
 38 Feb., 1628/9. 
 
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 RALPH CLAVE RING. 
 
 Feb. 13, 1626. Ralph Clavering of Tilmouth, within the 
 liberty of Norhame and Countie Pallantyne of Durhame, gentil- 
 man. First I bequeath my soulle to god almightie my maker, and 
 to Christ Jesus, his sone, my redeemer. To be buried in the Chan¬ 
 cell at Norhame. I give to my daughter, Margarett Selby, one 
 ould angel. To my daughter, Dorothie Burrell, one ould angel. 
 To Margarett Claveringe of Crawhall, my sonn Ralph Clavering’s 
 daughter, one ould angel. To my [grand] sone Gilbert Claveringe, 
 son to the said Ralph Clavering, 5 1. to putt him to one trade. To 
 Henry Armoure one quy going at the licker, and for the true 
 performance of this my Will I institute and make Ralph Claver¬ 
 ing and George Clavering my grand-sonns my executors. 
 
 Inventory : three score and tenne ewes at 4/., the score price, 
 81. Thirtie hoggs, 31. 15.s. Tenne Kine, 26s. 8 d. a piece, 
 13/. 6s. 8d. One mare, 40s. Probate, 27th February, 1628. 
 
 WILLIAM SCURFIELD. 1 * * * * 6 * * 9 
 
 Feb. 20, 1626. In the name of God, Amen, I, William 
 Scurfield of Elstob, within the parish of Great Stainton, in the 
 County of Durham, Yeoman, now somewhat weake and sick in 
 bodye. To be buried in Stainton Quire. I doe give unto my 
 well beloved wife, Elizabeth Scurfield, my best horse or mare at 
 her choyce. I doe give unto Edward Reye, my sister’s sone, 
 twenty shillings. I doe give unto my servante, Henry Archer, 
 twenty shillings yearly during his life nrall, to be paid in money 
 out of fur-lands, as also during the same time that house in 
 Elstob where he now dwelleth, As also a Cowegate in summer in 
 furlands aforesaid, and hay and grass for her in winter in the 
 great shaw close, without any payment for the same during his 
 life, saveing that during his life, shall make and uphold all the 
 out ditches and fences about all my grounds at Elstob at his owne 
 charge, in regard wherof 1 give him the 20s. yearly as is afore¬ 
 said, Provided alwayes that he, the said Henry, continue dutifull 
 
 1 Matthew, the father of the testator, of Burnigill, in the parish 
 
 of Brancepetli, was bur. there, 21 Feb., 1600/1, his eldest son, William, 
 
 the testator, was bur. at Stainton, 13 Apl., 1627, as also was his 
 
 widow, Elizabeth, 14 Feb., 1644/5, his first wife, Alice, being bur. 
 
 there, 8 Jan., 1607/8. By his second wife he had William, bapt., 
 
 6 May, 1614, bur , 27 Nov., 1694, mar. Elizabeth Cooke of Stockton, 
 14 June, 1665, at Redmarshall; George, bapt., 18 June, 1615, bur. at 
 
 Great Stainton, 19 July, 1640, being “ slayne,” 18 July (Bishop 
 
 Middleham Regs.), he mar., firstly, Elizabeth Morpeth, 29 May, 1633, 
 bur., 1 Jan., 1634/5, at Redmarshall (her only child, George, bapt., 
 28 Sept., 1634, bur., 22 Mch., 1634/5, at the same place); he mar., 
 secondly, Margaret Richardson, who remar. Major Thomas Lilburne 
 of Offerton, 30 July, 1646, at Houghton-le-Spring, she was bur. there, 
 
 9 Sept., 1665, he. was also bur. there, 25 Mch., 1665; Edward, bapt.. 
 
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 to my wife and be my servante at my death, otherwise these my 
 bequests to him given to be utterly voyd. I give and bequeath 
 unto mv sone and heir, William Scurfield, and to the heirs of 
 his bodye lawfully to be begotten, for ever all and singular my 
 lands, tents and hereditaments in Elstob, bequeathed with all 
 the those lands, tenemts and hereditaments in Wowgrave, within 
 the County of Durham, with all and singular their appurtenances, 
 and in default of such his issue then I will that all the said 
 lands shall discend and come to my sone, George Scurfield, and 
 to the heires of his body lawfully to be begotten for ever, and in 
 default of such his issue then to descend and come to my sone, 
 Edward Scurfield, and to the heirs of his body lawfully to be 
 begotten for ever, And in default of such his issue then the same 
 to descend and come to my sone, Mathew Scurfield, and to the 
 heires of his body lawfully to be begotten for ever, And in default 
 of such issue then the same to discend and come to my daughter 
 Katharine, now the wife of Robert Johnson, and the heires of her 
 body lawfully to be begotten for ever, And for default of such 
 issue then the same to remaine and come to the right heires of 
 me, the first named William Scurfield, for ever. I give and 
 bequeath all those my lands, tents and hereditaments in Bradbury, 
 in the County of Durham, to my youngest sone, Mathew Scurfield, 
 and to the heers of his body lawfully to be begotten for ever, 
 and in default of such issue of the body of the said Mathew, 
 then all my said lands aforesaid at Bradbury to remaine and 
 come to my sone, Edward Scurfield, and to his heires for ever, 
 and in default of his heirs to come to the heires of me, the said 
 William Scurfield, for ever. I give to George Craggs of Durham, 
 10s. My will is that all my Amor and other like furniture shall 
 remaine and be kept in my house at Elstob to the use and benefit 
 of my sone and heire, except my cortelet and that which belongeth 
 it, which I give to my sonne George. I give to the poore house¬ 
 holders of Staineton parish, 20s. in money, to be distributed by 
 my wife, and to the poore of Stockton, Preston and Hartburne, 
 20s. To Margaret Maland, wife of Robert Maland, 20s. To 
 
 10 Oct., 1619, bur., 17 Mcli., 1666/7, mar. Sarah Jackson of Elstob, 
 10 May, 1649; Matthew, bapt. the same day as his brother, Edward, 
 mar. Elizabeth Rose, 1 July, 1662, she was bur., 1 Dec., 1696, and 
 he, 22 Jan., 1701/2; Katharine, bapt., 13 Apl., 1609, mar. Robert 
 Johnson; Elizabeth, bapt., 5 May, 1611, bur., 19 Apl., 1613; the above 
 dates are from Staintou, the dates given below from Brancepeth, 
 unless otherwise stated : Ralph, brother of the testator, was bur., 
 7 Mch., 1621/2, being twice mar., his first wife being bur., 20 Aug., 
 1611, by her he had John, bapt., 5 May, 1605, mar. Frances Wells, 
 23 Nov., 1630, at St. Mary-le-Bow, she was bur., 1 June, 1641 ; by his 
 second wife, Elizabeth Hoorde, mar., 6 Oct., 1612, at Sedgefield, bur., 
 2 Jan., 1636/7, he had William, bapt., 8 Aug., 1613; George, bapt., 
 20 Feb., 1619/20, and Elizabeth, bapt., 1 Dec., 1616. His Inq. p.m. 
 was taken at Durham, 1 Sept., 1627. William, aged 12, is his sou 
 and next heir; his son Edward is also mentioned. 
 
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 my brother John, 10s. for a token, and to John b arriliss 
 of Sedgefield, 10s. Touching my second sonne, George Scurfield, 
 
 I need not hereby remember him with any other portion or 
 advancement then that which I have already provided and pur¬ 
 chased for him jointlye with my selfe, in those landes at Wheatley 
 hill, Shirraton and Shirraton Grange, All which lands I hereby 
 will and intend shall come and discend unto him according to 
 the purchase thereof. And I will that my said sone George shall 
 be educated and brought up with my wife during his minority, 
 and she to have 10/. yearly forth of his rents of his sayd lands 
 towards his mantenanee, and more as his charge shall require. 
 And my further will is that my wife shall take and receive the 
 issues and profitts of my said sone George his lands at Wheatley 
 hill, Shirraton, Shirraton Grange during his minority to his use, 
 and put the same forward for his benefit and profitt. Whereas 
 the Reverend Father in God, Richard, now Bpp of Durham, hath 
 by articles under his hand and great seal, granted the wardshipp 
 and custody of my sone or heir or heires, And of such lands as 
 shall after my death descend to my said heire, to such pson or 
 psons as I shall assigne the same in my lifetime, or by my last 
 Will, if the said Wardshipp doe happen to the said Reverend 
 Father as Bpp of Durham, as by the said Articles more at large 
 doth appeare, now my will and meaning is and I hereby give and 
 bequeath the said Wardshipp and grant thereof, together with 
 the marriage of my said sonne with the issues and profitts of 
 his lands, if the same doe fall in the time of the said Rt. Reverend 
 Father to my loveing wife, Elizabeth Scurfield, to the only use 
 and benefit of my said sonne and heir in manner and forme as 
 hereafter shall be expressed (vizt.), my will and meaning is that 
 my wife for her thirds of all my lands at Elstob or elsewhere, 
 for her and my sonne and heires mentioned, shall have and enjoy 
 my house and lands at Elstobb, except the great Shaw Close, the 
 furlands with Sandilands which is now eaten and occupied with 
 the furlands during my sounds minority, if she so long shall live, 
 and that the yearly rents or value of the said three Closes before 
 named shall yearly be collected and taken by my sayd wife and 
 Robert Johnson, my sonn-in-law, and the same to continue in the 
 keeping of my wife during the minority of my said heire, And 
 to be putt forward for his use by the advice of my friends, to 
 help him to stock his grounds when he comes to age, And my will 
 is that my said heire shall be brought up by my wife or by her 
 direction, and she to have further compact allowance forth of 
 the same lands as his charge shall require. I give unto my 
 daughter Katherine, now the wife of Robert Johnson, that third 
 part of Bowesfield which I have already taken and provided for 
 her by lease from the Lord Bpp of Durham, as also I give unto 
 her 20/. in money, to be payd unto her within six months after 
 
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 my decease, And these my bequests, together with that I gave 
 her in marriage, to stand and be to her in full satisfacon of her 
 filiall porcon, and all other part of my goods, chattells, rights 
 and creditts whereof I shall be possessed at my death. I give 
 unto my sonne and heire, William Scurfield, eight draught oxen, 
 with all my plow geare and wane geare for husbandry remaining 
 at my death, to be preserved for him, or as good provided for 
 him when he shall come to age. I also give unto my said sone 
 William a like third parte of Bowesfield, which I have taken for 
 him and in his name of the lord Bpp of Durham. 1 likewise 
 give to my sone, George Scurfield, the other third part of Bowes¬ 
 field, taken in his name from the said Lord Bpp of Durham. 
 And my will is that if the rents yearly of Bowesfield .... them 
 due to my daughter as aforesaid, shall be taken and collected 
 by my wife and Robert Johnson, my sone-in-law, and remaine 
 in the custody of my wife during the minority of my said sonns 
 Wm. and George, and to’ be put forward to the benefitt and 
 profitt. I give to my sister, Ellen Harrison, wife of John Harrison 
 one Cowngate, in Mowgrave, in summer and winter during her life, 
 if he so long continue and dwell in Stainton parish. I give unto 
 my well beloved friend and gossip, Mr. George Martyn, 10s., for 
 a token, being well assured that he will discharge the great trust 
 that I have reposed in him and that my wife and children doe 
 receive no wrong, And I beseech him and my gossip, George 
 Graggs of Durham, to have a care that good bonds be taken of 
 my wife and others whom T have trusted with my children, for 
 the performance of this my Will, and that my children be brought 
 up in the feare of god and other good imployments according 
 to their opportuytes, that they may be better enabled to govern 
 themselves and their estates when they shall come of age. My 
 further will is that if my wife doe depart this life before my 
 sonne and heire shall come to age, that then my sone-in-law, 
 Robert Johnson, and my friend, Christopher Morpeth of Stilling- 
 ton, shall jointly have the custody of my said heire and the 
 receipt of the issues and profitts of his lands and other . . . . 
 due unto him, to the use and benefitt of my said heire, and the 
 profitts thereof to be putt forward to his use, and they my said 
 friend and son-in-law to give an account of the same to my said 
 sone when he shall come to age, the charge of his education and 
 the expences about his affairs being to them liberally allowed, 
 and my will is that noe more or other of my sons groundes be 
 plowed up during his minority then shall be in tillage at my 
 death. My further will is that if my wife depart this life before 
 all or any of my youngest sonns come to age, then I give the gover- 
 ment of them and their portions and rights to my sone in law, 
 Robert Johnson, and Katherine, his wife, not doubting but 
 they will have a special care of their education. All the rest 
 
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 of my goods, chattells and debts whatsoever formerly not herein 
 bequeathed, my debts, legaeys, funerall expences and my wife’s 
 thirds discharged, I doe give and bequeath to my sone, Edward 
 Scurfield, And I doe also make and ordaine my said sonne 
 Edward my full and sole executor of this my last Will and 
 Testament. And I desire my gossip, Mr. Edward Hutton of 
 Durham, who is Godfather to my sonne Edward, to have a care 
 that he may have what is right and due unto him, to whom I 
 give tenn shillings for a token of my good will. And I make 
 Supervisors of this my last Will and Testament my Gossips, 
 Mr. George Martin, and George Craggs, desiring them to 
 take the same upon them and to have a care that my children 
 have that which is right and due unto them, and thus for this 
 time reposing my selfe in life and death in god’s mercye and in 
 the meritts of Christ Jesus in which I hope to be saved, I be take 
 my selfe to the Almightie. And hereunto I set my hand and 
 seal. Witnesses, William Rickerbye, Robert Johnson, George 
 Craggs, Geo. Jackson, Wm. Browne. Proved, 20 August, 1627. 
 
 THOMAS DOBBISON. 1 
 
 May 9, 1627. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas 
 Dobbison of Southside in Hamsterley pish in the County 
 of Durham, yeoman, being at the making hereof sick in bodye. 
 To be buried in Hamsterley Church as near to my stall where I 
 used to sitt as convenience may be, the duties therefore accus¬ 
 tomed and my funerall to be honestlie contented and paide, and 
 also my mynde and will is that all the poore of the pish shallbe 
 
 paid.peny dale at the said churche doore at my buriall. 
 
 Whereas I have this present daye conveyed and granted to Willm. 
 Dobbison my brother and Christopher Dobbison, his sonne, the 
 moyetie or half parte of my three closes called Milburne, white 
 close and Inner Shawe, for the use of Isabell Dobison, my daughter, 
 during the life of Willm. Duckett and also my tenement rights 
 thereof, in consideration of a part of her porcon as by the said 
 Deed appeareth, I give and bequeath to the said Isabell Dobison 
 my daughter, over and besides that moytie the sume of fortye 
 pounds of lawful english moneye for her porcon. I give and 
 bequeath unto my grandchild Thomas Macldison sone of Willm. 
 Maddison, the sume of thirtye shillings. iVlso I give to the saide 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Hamsterley, 28 July, 1627, mar. Grace 
 Dowson, 29 Sept., 1594, who was bur., 31 Aug., 1614; by her he had 
 William, bapt., 23 Oct., 1599, bur., 23 June, 1603; Jane, bapt., 6 June, 
 1595, mar. William Maddison, 29 Sept., 1618; Isabel, bapt., 9 Jan., 
 1596/7; Alice, bapt., 1 July, 1604; Helen, bapt., 19 Oct., 1606, and 
 Anne, bapt., 15 Jan., 1608/9. 
 
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 Thomas Maddison one gymer lambe which when he was christened 
 I pomised to bestow upon him. I give to my grandchild, Leonard 
 Maddison, ten shillings. And also I give and bequeath to his 
 sisters, Anne and Isabella Maddison, each of them a gymer lambe. 
 Whereas, I have alreadie bestowed upon my daughter, Jane 
 Maddison, wife of the said William Maddison, such a porcon and 
 mariage goods as I thought .... on her. I give and bequeath 
 unto the said Jane Maddison, five shillings .... in full satis- 
 facon of all her filiall and child’s porcon and all other testamentarie 
 bequests whatsoever, which she can claime of in and to my lands, 
 goods and psonall estate. Whereas, in like manner I bestowed 
 upon my daughter, Elizabeth Tewer, wife of Christopher Tewer, 
 such a porcon as I thought fitting, I will that the same be to her 
 as my intent was and is a full satisfaction of her filiall and 
 child’s porcon, and I now bequeath to her the sume of twenty 
 shillings, in full satisfacon of all her claymes and demands 
 which she can or may ptend or clayme of in my landes, goods, 
 creditts, and personal estate whatsoever. I give and bequeath 
 unto Margaret Tewer, their daughter, one gymer lambe. Whereas 
 at or shortlie after the mariage of my sone in law, John Bancks 
 with Alice my daughter his now wife, by agreement I gave to 
 him in mariage goods and porcon with his wief the other movetie 
 of the above named three closes as my intent was and now is, 
 I will that the same be a full satisfacon of his wife’s part and 
 porcon of my goods and chattells. And T now give to the said 
 Alice, five shillings more in satisfacon of all rights, claims and 
 demands whatsoever, as she the said Alice and John Bancks her 
 huband can or may claime. 1 give and bequeath unto my 
 daughter, Helayne Dobison, my cupboarde in the fore howse, 
 wherein I dwell, forthe of part from the residue of my goods. 
 I give unto my sister Margaret Clerkson a wmer hogg. I give 
 unto my nephew, Christoper Dobison, a gymer hogg. I give 
 to Christopher Dowson, for a token, 12 d. All my other goods 
 and chattells, creditts and debts whatsoever not before bequeathed. 
 I doe give and bequeath them to my said daughters, Helayne and 
 Isabella Dobison and doe make and ordeyne them jointe executors 
 of this my last Will and Testament, I heartlie praye and entreate 
 Christopher Emmerson of Shotton, Christopher Dobbison and 
 Christopher Dowson, my neighours to be supervisors of this my 
 last Will and Testament, to see this my will pformed and to aid 
 and assist my children with there friendlie counsill and advice 
 as my trust is in them. I give and bequeath to my grandchilde, 
 Thomas Bancks, twenty shillings. Witnesses, Christopher 
 Emerson, Christopher Dowson, Christopher Dobbison, Francis 
 Walker. 
 
 Inventory, 77L 6s. 6 d. Proved, 1627. 
 
NICHOLAS HEATH. 1 
 
 June 28, 1627. I, Nicholas Heath, the elder of the Cittye of 
 Durham, Esqr., being aged and sickly in body. To be buryed 
 in most decent manner in St. Giles his church in Durham, 
 desiring to be layed neere unto my Father and Brothers. And 
 I doe give unto the poore of that parish the sum of 40s. I doe 
 give and bequeath unto my sonne, Nicholas Heath, all that my 
 capitall messuage or Mannor house of little Eden, in the County 
 of Durham, being the house wherein my said sonne, Nicholas 
 Heath, now dwelleth in, together with the brewing lead and 
 brewing vessells and all my household stuff there, as bedding, 
 bedsteads, peuther, tables, stools, chayres, cupbords and all other 
 implements there whatsoever. And I further do give unto him 
 all other the howses and buildings as barnes, byers, stables, yards, 
 foulds and stackgarthes thereunto belonginge, with all coate- 
 houses and tenant howses adjoyning to the said capitall messuage, 
 or in anywise belonging, To have and to hold the said capitall 
 messuage and all and singular the premises, with the appur¬ 
 tenances, unto my said sonne, Nicholas Heath, his heirs and 
 assigns for ever. I doe give unto my grandchild, Nicholas Heath, 
 eldest son of my sonne, Topp Heath, deceased, the sum of 1Q0L, 
 1o be paid unto him when he attains the age of twenty one years 
 for to build him an howse upon his owne land at little Eden 
 aforesaid, which 100L my sonne, Nicholas Heath, standeth bound 
 to pay at that day, accordingly as appeareth by his Bond. 
 Whereas I have heretofore by my Deed indented, bearing date 
 the 14 October, 1623, given and granted unto my daughter, 
 Margaret Burnell, widdowe, and to my grandchilde, William 
 Heath, second sonne of my sonne, Topp Heath, deceased, two 
 pcells of meadow ground called Beanely meadow and the west 
 calfe close pcell of little Eden aforesaid, To hold the same for 
 their naturall lyves and the longer lyver of them, I doe by this 
 Will ratifye and confirm my said grant to all intents and pur¬ 
 poses according to the true meaning thereof. I doe also give 
 and bequeath unto my said daughter and grandchild, William 
 Heath, the rent payable forth of the said two closes, To have, 
 hold and receive the same for so longe tyme as the same shallbe 
 due and payable, and if either of them shall depart this lyfe 
 during the contynewance of the said rent, then my will is that 
 the survivor shall receive the same whole and entyre to his or her 
 
 1 He was bur. at St. Giles’, Durham, 16 July, 1627, aged 72; mar. 
 Anne, dau. of John Topp of Shilling-ford, co. Bucks. ; by her he had 
 Topp, bur., 5 Apl., 1620, at Bishop Middleham (“ Mr. Topp Heath 
 of Eden, gentl., dying upon Mainsforth Moore coming fro a hors 
 race ”), mar. Anne, dau. of Sir William Blakiston, she remar. Talbot 
 Lisle of Barmston; Nicholas, bur., 13 Mch., 1659/60, at St. Mary-the- 
 Less, Durham, mar. Elizabeth, dau. of Roger Smyth of Finchley, co. 
 Middlesex, and others. In his Inq. p.m. taken at Durham, 1 Aug., 
 1627, Nicholas, aged 13, his grandson (son of Topp), is his next heir. 
 
owne selfe and benefitt. And if they shall both dye, Then my 
 will is that the Inheritance of the said two pcells of meadow 
 ground called Beanely meadow and west calfe close aforesaid 
 shall come to my sonne, Nicholas Heath, and his heirs for ever. 
 And further I bequeath unto my said daughter, Margaret 
 Burnell, and to my grandchild, William Heath, and to the longer 
 lyver, All that my tenant howse next adjoining to the Seate 
 howse, late in the tenure and occupation of James Forster. To 
 have and to hold, possess and enioy the said Tennant howse for 
 and duringe their naturall lvves and the longer lyver of them. 
 And I hereby charge my sonne, Nicholas Heath, That if my 
 daughter, Margaret Burnell, his sister, and William Heath, his 
 nephew, do permit and suffer him to contynew tenant of the said 
 two closes, That then he doe not faile, but lovingly and peacably 
 pay the said rent. Whereas a lease was made heretofore to me 
 for certain yeares yet endureing by my nephews, Thomas Heath 
 and John Heath of Whitburn, of certayne ground pcell of little 
 Eden aforesaid, amounting to the clear value of 100/. by yeare, 
 as by the said lease more particularly appeareth. And whereas 
 I have since assigned the same unto my sonne, Nicholas Heath, 
 and he hath covenanted with me for the true payment of 50/. 
 forth of the said 100/. during the said terme unto my daughter, 
 Ann Lisle, late wife of my sonne Topp Heath deceased, for and 
 in recompence of her jointure, so that there remaineth due and 
 payable unto me by my said sonne, Nicholas Heath, by virtue of 
 the said lease of assignemt the other 50/. I bequeath unto my 
 grandchildren, Nicholas Heath, my heire apparant, William 
 Heath and Ann Heath, and every of them, 10/. a peace for and 
 during the eontyneance of the said lease, for the necessary relief, 
 education and mayntenance of my said grandchildren. And if 
 it please god that any of my said grandchildren, Nicholas Heath, 
 William Heath and Anne Heath, shall depart this lyfe before the 
 expiration of the said terme, That then the sum of 30/. a year 
 so given by 10/. a pece shall goe and be to the better educacan 
 and mayntenance and for the raising of a porcon for the 
 survivor, And that the said 30/. a yeare be given and paid by 
 my sonne, Nicholas Heath, to my daughter, Ann Lisle, for the 
 education and bringing up of my said grandchildren. And my 
 will is that my said daughter, Anne Lisle, would take the care, 
 educacon and bringing up of her said children and see them 
 well brought up, and instructed in god’s true religion now estab¬ 
 lished and cofessed in the church of England, And for the better 
 advancement and raising of porcons for my two grandchildren, 
 William Heath and Ann Heath, I further give them the sum of 
 20/. each, being the residue of the other moitie of 50/. during 
 the expiration of the said terme. And my will and mind is that 
 the said 20/. shall be payd by my sonne, Nicholas Heath, to such 
 person or persons as my executrix and Supervisors shall think 
 
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 fit for the husbanding of their estates, and for a true. 
 
 and repaying back of all such sums of money as shall be received, 
 according to the extent and purpose of this my will. And that 
 my executrix and supervisors shall take good bond and sufficient 
 security of the aforesaid person or persons. I give unto my 
 grandchild, John Heath, son of my sonne, John Heath, deceased, 
 the sum of 50/., to be paid forth of the sum of 100/. payable 
 unto me by my said sonne, Nicholas Heath, as by his bond to 
 me. I doe give the other 50/. due by the said bond to Ivatheryne 
 and Elizabeth Burnell, daughters of my daughter, Margaret 
 Burnell, when they shall lawfully marry, and in the meantime 
 to be employed towards their education. I give to the poor of 
 Little St. Maryes, 20s. I make, nominate and appoint the said 
 Margaret Burrell sole executrix of this my Will. And 1 doe give 
 and bequeath unto her all the residue of my goods and chattels. 
 And I doe also nominate and constitute my well beloved nephews, 
 Thomas Heath of Iveppere West Grange and John Heath of 
 Whitburne, Supervisors of this my Will, and doe given to either 
 of them 40s. a peace for their paynes. Witneses, Mich. Richard¬ 
 son, John Heath, Geo. Perk, John Watkins, John Heath, youngest. 
 
 Aug. 13, 1627. A true and pfect Inventarie of all the 
 goodes, chattells and creditts which Nicholas Heath the elder, 
 Gent, sometimes of Little Eden and late of the pish of St. 
 Maries in the North Bayley at Duresme, deceased, dyed 
 possessed of, valued and duely apprized by George Martyn, John 
 Heath, Cuthbert Sisson and Michael Richardson. Imprimis, In 
 ready money, 15/. His apparell, 22/. An artillerie bowe and 
 a quiver, 20s. A pare of garden sheares, 2s. §d. Some odd 
 implements of household stuff in the kitchinge and butterie, as 
 brasse, some pewter, wooclden vessle and barrells, 40s. Debts 
 oweing to the said deceased: One bond of 200/., Dated the 24 
 daie of June, 1626, in and from Nicholas Heath, the younger 
 (sonne of the said deceased), unto him, the deceased, with con- 
 dicon for paymt of 104/. the 28 daie of December last, of which 
 4/. and consideran for the other 100/. are payed untill . . . mas 
 last past, 1627. Item, one other bond of 200/. in and from the 
 saide Nicholas, the younger, to the said deceased, dated the 27 
 daie of June, 1627, with condicon for paymt of 100/. at Martyn- 
 mas, 1635, The moneys of wch said two bonds the deceased hath 
 given in legacies by his last Will and testamt. Item, due to the 
 said deceased for rent and consideracon, 20/. Memorandum : 
 that whereas Mrs. Margret Burnell, daughter of the said deceased, 
 hath renounced her executorshipp of the deceased's will and given 
 waie that her brother, Mr. Nicholas Heath, shall administer 
 according to the said will, therefore it is agreed between them 
 that the 15/. in readie money first above mentiond disbursed by 
 her for the deceased funerall shall be allowed her, and he to give 
 her 20 nobles more in discharge thereof. Proved, 1627. 
 
ELIZABETH MIDDLETON. 1 
 
 July 20, 1627. In the name of God, Amen, I, Elizabeth 
 Middleton of Offerton, in the countye of Durham, widow, being 
 erased and sickly in bodye. To be buried in the parish Church of 
 Houghton-in-the-Spring, as near to my father and mother as 
 convenientlye may be. I give to the poore of Houghton pish, 10/., 
 and to the poore of Bishopp Warmouth pish, other 10Z. I give and 
 bequeath to my eldest sonne, George Middleton, Twelve Apostle 
 silver spoones and two other silver spoones, the one ingraven with 
 Barnard and the other with Gilpin, a little silver bowle, mv best 
 bedstead and featherbedd, a paire of my best blanketts and a rugg 
 with two pare of sheets and foure pillowbears and all other 
 furniture, belonging thereunto, and also a damask tablecloth, 
 with two chayres and two stooles all imbroided with silk. I give 
 and bequeath to my younger sonne, Francis Middleton, half a 
 dozen silver spoones a bedstead in the plour, with my next best 
 featherbedd, a rugg, a pare of Blanketts, two pare of sheetes, foure 
 pillowberes, and all the other furniture in the said plour not 
 otherwise disposed of, I give and bequeath unto my daughter, 
 Alice, wife of John Gill, half a dozen silver spoones, with 
 doublewes. And I give to her, the said Alice, one hundred pounds 
 to be paid within a yeare after my death. I give and bequeath 
 to my grandchild, Danyell Gill, 5Z. to buy him a peece of plate 
 withall. And all the residue of my household stuff not bequeathed 
 as aforesaid I give to my said daughter, Alice Gill. I give to 
 Christopher Hall, 40s. I give to Robt. Ayton and Henrv Wy- 
 cliffe, son of William Wycliffe, either of them, 20s. I give to 
 Frances Wycliffe, daughter of the said William, 20a. and a desk. 
 
 1 She was the dau. of Christopher Wharton of Offerton, bur. at 
 Houghton-le-Spring, 22 Aug., 1618, by his wife, Alice, dau. of William 
 Shepperdson of Bishopwearmouth. Alice had previously mar. at 
 Bisliopwearmouth, 27 Aug., 1576, Peter Gunson of Cockermouth, and 
 was bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 15 Jan,. 1618/19. The testatrix, 
 bapt., 31 Aug., 1581, at Houghton-le-Spring, bur. there, 16 Aug., 1627, 
 mar. George Middleton of Offerton, bapt. at Bishopwearmouth, 14 Jan., 
 1577/8. Mary (the sister of the testatrix) mar. Cuthbert Mitford of 
 Mitford. The issue of the testatrix were, George, bur., 7 Sept., 1655, 
 at Bishopwearmouth. mar. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Heath of Kepyer, 
 bapt., 5 Feb., 1608/9, at St. Giles’, mar. there, 30 Dec., 1628, bur. at 
 Bishopwearmouth, 30 Aug., 1651 ; Francis, bapt., 27 Nov., 1608, at 
 Bishopwearmouth, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 10 Sept., 1673, mar. 
 Joan, dau. of Edwuird Bow of South Shields, at St. Giles’, 10 July, 
 1634, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 6 May, 1691; Alice, bapt., 10 July, 
 1603, at Bishopwearmouth, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 7 Sept., 1644, 
 mar. there, 5 Feb., 1625/6, John Gill, who was bur. at Haughton-le- 
 Skerne, 15 Sept., 1662; their son, David Gill, bur., 16 Sept., 1680, at 
 the same place, as also was his wife, Bebecca, dau. of William Tillard 
 of Totnes, Devon, 18 Dec., 1673. In the Inq. per hr. de mand taken 
 at Durham, 30 Aug., 1628, George, aged 63, is her son and next heir, 
 her younger son Francis being also mentioned. 
 
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 1 give to Ruff Younger, 20s. I give to Isabell Nicholson, and 
 Anne Lambert, either of them, 10.s. I give 20s. to be divided 
 amongst my three plowman and other 20s. amongst my maids. 
 Whereas, 1 have by Deed granted to my said sone, i rancis 
 Middleton, all those messuages, lands, tenements, and heredita¬ 
 ments, with the appurtenances in Offerton aforesaid, which 1 
 lately bought and purchased of William Bowes, Esqr., and which 
 were some tymes parcel of the lands and possessions of John 
 Swynburne, late of High treason atteynted and all my estate 
 right, tytle, claime and demand of and in the same. To have and 
 to hold to the said Francis and his heeres, to the use of myself 
 during my lief, and after my decease to the use of him, the said 
 Francis, and his heires and assigns for ever, and to such further 
 uses, provisors and behoofs as by my last Will and Testament in 
 wryting, should be expressed and declared, now I doe hereby 
 express and declare the further use of the said grante to be that 
 the said Francis Middleton, shall from and after my death, pav 
 yearly unto Cuthbert Hall, and his assigns during his lief 
 the small sum of 33s. id., out of the issues and pfitts of the 
 said lands at the feasts of Saint Martin the Bushopp in 
 Winter and Pentecost, by equal porcons, and shall likewise pay 
 unto Elizabeth Craggs, 8s. per annum upon the feaste of St. 
 Martin the bishop in Winter, yearly during her lief or allow 
 her a pasture gate yearly in the Cowe pasture, during the said 
 terme in lieu thereof, And moreover, that the said Francis, or 
 his heirs shall pay unto Robert Mitford, sonne of my sister, 
 Mitford, deceased, the sum of two hundred pounds within two 
 years next after the said Robert shall come of full age, provided 
 that he, the said Robert, upon the atteyning his full age doe make 
 and seale a general release to my executor of all actions and 
 demands whatsoever any way due unto him before that tyme 
 and that the saide Robert, his tutors or guardians, doe not in the 
 mean tyme molest or trouble my executors for any matter or 
 thinge due or pretended to be due in right of the said Robert. 
 And I further declare that if he the said Robert Mitford do make 
 such release and that my executors be not in the meantime 
 molested by his tutor or guardians as aforesaid, and that the 
 said 200 1. be not paid unto him as above said that then the said 
 Robt. Mitforde if he be then livinge, shall from the end of two 
 yeares next after his attenying of his full age of 21 yeares, hold, 
 possess and enjoy the said messuage lands and tenements, granted 
 to the said Francis as aforesaid, and receive and take the rents, 
 issues and profitts thereof to his owne use from the tyme forth, 
 during the terme of tenn yeares then next following in lieu and 
 consideracon of the said two hundred poundes. And my will 
 is, the premises notwithstanding, that if either my executors 
 be troubled or molested by the tutor of the said Robt. Mitford, 
 during his minortie or that the said Robert upon his atteyning 
 
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 his full age. Doe refuse to seale such release as aforesaid, then 
 this bequest touching the two hundred pounds to be void. Pro¬ 
 vided also and 1 doe hereby declare the further use provided also 
 the said grant to be that if I, the said Elizabeth Middleton, shall 
 at any time hereafter during my lief be enjoynd to revoke the 
 said grant and to that end or purpose pay or lawfully tender 
 to be paid or cause to be paid or lawfully tended the sume of 
 one shillinge of lawfull money of England by the churchwardens 
 within the parish of Houghton-in-the-Spring aforesaid, or any 
 one or more of them to the use of the poore within the same 
 parish in the presence of two or more reliable witnesses that 
 then and from henceforth the said grant or feoffment, made to 
 the said Francis cease and determyne and be utterley void any 
 thinge therein conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 Whereas I stand interested of certain lands in Silksworth, for 
 the terme of twenty one years next after the death of my mother 
 Margaret Middleton, I doe give and devise the said lands and 
 all my estate and interest therein to my said sonne, George 
 Middleton, he the said George paying and discharging the rent of 
 36/. and 7/. per annum to my mother, the said Margaret Middle- 
 ton during her life naturall. All the residue of my goods and 
 chattells 1 give and bequeath unto my sonns, George Middleton 
 and Francis Middleton, whom I make joint executors. 
 
 Witnesses, Willm. Smythe, Nic. Pemberton, John Gill, Walter 
 Marshall. Proved, 1627, 31st August. 
 
 GEORGE EMERSONE. 1 
 
 Oct. 10, 1627. In the name of God, Amen, I, George Emer- 
 sone of Eastgate, in the pish of Stanhopp in Warded, in the 
 Countye of Durham, Gentm., being weake in body. . . To be buried 
 in the Churchyard att Stanhopp aforesaid. I give to my brother, 
 Ralph Emerson, twelve pounds, yearly during his life naturall, 
 and to be paid at Whitsontide and Martinmas, by even and 
 equal portions, and the same to be paid out of the Eastgate rent. 
 I give to Edward Burne who marryed my brother Francis 
 daughter, 40.9. I doe foregive my sister; Margery Stobbs, 4/., 
 which she owes me and I give unto her more, 20s., to be paid 
 annually on St. Andrew’s day, during the terme of fower years. 
 I give and bequeath unto Christopher Herrison, who married my 
 sister, Ann, 10/., yearly during his lease for fower yeares. I 
 give to Margery Emerson, to bynd her an apprentice, 5/. I 
 give to John Readers two children, 6/., to be equally devided 
 between them. To Christopher Herrison’s children, 40s. apeece. 
 I give to my brother Ralph’s children every one of them, 40s*. 
 
 1 1627, Oct. 18, George Emmerson of the East Yett, “ dyed at 
 Durham and was buried at Stanhop,” Stardiope Registers. There is a 
 pedigree of this family in The English Emersons, p. 50. 
 
1 give to my sister Jane’s children, 40s. apeece. To mv sister 
 Margerye’s children, 40s. apeice, saveing to Ralph Stobbs, to 
 whom I give 20s., only. I give to the poore of Stanhopp pish, 
 40s., to be paid at Christmas and Easter. To my brother Cuthbert 
 children, 40s. a peice. I also give unto Elizabeth Marshall, 40s. 
 to be paid in fower years, ten shillings everv yeare. All the rest 
 of my goods moveable and unmoveable, debts, legacies and 
 funerall expenses discharged, I give unto my nephew, George 
 Emerson and Christopher Herrison, my brother in law, whom I 
 make joint and full executors of this my will. And I make Mr. 
 Ferdinando Moorecroft, one of the Prebends of the Cathedrall 
 Church of Durham and Ralph Emerson of Horseley, Supervisors 
 of this my last Will and Testament, to see all things pformed 
 according to my Will. 
 
 Witnesses, Ferd. Morecroft, Win. Snaith, Richard Emerson, 
 Nicholas Herrison, Ralph Metcalfe. 
 
 THOMAS PEACOCK.i 
 
 Oct. 27, 1627. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas 
 Peacock of Stainton, in the Countie of Durham, yeoman, sick 
 in bodye. To be buried in the Churchyard of Barnard Castle. 
 I give and bequeath unto Ellinor my wife the tuition of all my 
 children and the government and the disposing of their severall 
 porcons, until they shall come successively to the full age of one 
 and twenty yeares. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Jane 
 Peacock her heires and assigns for ever all that my messuage at 
 Barnard Castle now in the occupacon of Cuthbert Baynes and 
 garden on the backside thereof, with all appurtenances thereunto 
 belonging, for and in consideration of her filiall and third part 
 and porcon of my goods. The rent thereof being paid to the 
 King’s Matie and the services done and performed, my will is 
 that all the revenues of my said burgage after my death be nserved 
 and putt forward for the use of my said daughter, Jane, untill 
 she shall come to the full age of one and twenty yeares and then 
 upon accompt payment thereof to be made unto her and that 
 shee shall in the meen tyme be brought upp of the interest of 
 other my goods and tenements. I give and bequeath unto my 
 daughter, Elizabeth Peacock, if she be liveing thirty pounds in 
 consideration of her filiall and child’s porcon, ten pounds thereof 
 to be paid unto her att Magdelen day next after her demand 
 thereof and the other twenty pounds at the Martinmas then next 
 after, but if my said daughter Elizabeth shallbe dead before this 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Barnard Castle, 9 Dec., 1627, his widow, 
 Ellinor, being also bur. there, 28 Apl., 1648; his son, Simon, bapt., 
 14 Jan., 1615/16, was bur., 7 Sept., 1638; his dau., Isabel, mar. James 
 Hutchinson, 4 Aug., 1625. 
 
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 demand and payment, then I give tenn pounds thereof upon certi¬ 
 ficate of her said death unto my daughter, Ann Bainbrigg. And 
 I give the other twenty pounds thereof unto my children Symond 
 Peacock, Jenet Peacock, Margaret Peacock, and Jane Peacock. 
 I give and bequeath unto my said daughters, Jenett Peacock and 
 Margaret Peacock, either of them thirty poundes in full satis- 
 facon of their filiall and third porcons and to be paid unto them 
 when thev shall accomplish the full age of one and twenty yeares. 
 I give and bequeath unto my said sonne, Symond Peacock in 
 consideration of his child’s porcon, eigliteene pounds which Mr. 
 Thomas Bowes is oweing unto me. I also give and bequeath unto 
 my said sonne, Symond Peacock, his heirs and assigns for ever 
 (my wife’s thirds for her life excepted) all other my houses 
 farms and tenements together will all my interest, tenant right, 
 claime and demand thereof, and that he shall enter thereunto, 
 when he comes to the full age of one and twenty yeares. I give 
 unto John Hutchinson, my grandchilde a gimer lamb to be 
 delivered at Mid-Summer next after my death. I give unto 
 Willm. Bainbrigg, son unto my said daughter, Ann Bainbrigg, 
 the keeping of a calfe after it be wayned for three yeares and 
 after that an other for other three yeares if my lease continue 
 so long. All the rest of my goods not formerly bequeathed, my 
 debts being paid and funeral expences discharged I give and 
 bequeath unto Ellinor my wife, in consideration of her thirds 
 whom I make sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament 
 entreating her to be good to the poore. And I give unto them 
 att my death what shee thinks good. And I intreate my brother, 
 Richard Cowheard, and my sonne. James Hutchinson, to be 
 supervisors of this my Will and to aid and assist my wife with 
 their friendly helpe and counsell as neede shall reouire. 
 
 Witnesses, James Hutchinson, Robt. Cowhearde, George 
 Locke, Charles Foster, Richard Cowheard. Proved, 1627. 
 
 EDWARD BLACKET. i 
 
 Nov. 6, 1627. In the name of God, Amen, I, Edward 
 Blacket, of Bomley Lawe, in the pish of Hamsterley, being 
 sick in bodye. ... To be buried in the Church of Hamsterley 
 aforesaid. I give to my daughter, Eleanor Blackett, the sume 
 of foure score poundes to be paid unto her out of my goods by 
 mine executors within the space of one whole year next, after 
 my death. I give to William Blacket, my eldest sone, the sum 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Hamsterley, 1 June, 1628; his son, 
 William, was bapt., 27 Nov., 1593; Henry, bapt., 23 Nov., 1606; 
 Margaret, mar. Peter Maddison, 5 Feb., 1608/9, and Jane, mar. 
 Richard Wood by license, 3 Apl., 1627, all dates from Hamsterley. 
 His linq. p.m. was taken at Durham, 11 Oct., 1628. William, aged 40, 
 is his son and heir, his sons Henry and John are mentioned, as is his 
 wife Agnes. 
 
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 of twenty pounds and to his wife twenty shillinges, and every one 
 of his three children the sum of forty shillings, prided alwayes 
 that my said sonne William doth reste himself contented with 
 my sade gifte of twenty poundes without troubling of my wife, 
 or other childering for any other demand in my goodes or estate, 
 which if he make any further truble, then my gifte of twenty 
 poundes to be voycl. And whereas Petter Maddeson, my sone in 
 law doeth owe and is indebted unto me the sum of ten pounds, 
 
 which ten pounds I gave unto the said Petter, so longe as he 
 
 remayneth unmaryed and if he shall happen to marrie, then my 
 will and pleasure is that he shall devide the same 
 
 equally amongst his six childreing, further I give to the 
 
 said six childrene of Petter,.I give unto 
 
 George Blacket, my youngest sonne, the sume of one 
 hundred poundes out of my goodes and chattells, to be payed 
 by my Executors, when he shall accomplish the agge of twenty 
 and one years, and if he happen to die before he accomplish his 
 full agge, my will is that lie shall have yearly, for his maintev- 
 nance, the sume of 37. 6$. 8r7., and if he shall lerne in any trade 
 as an aprentyce, that then his money goe forward with increase 
 for his best gayne, and to pav for his aprentyshippe with the 
 increase thereof. x\nd further I give to the said George another 
 1007., to be paid by my executors when he shall accomplish the 
 full agge of twenty and one years, to be made of the wood in the 
 pasture. And whereas I have maed a feofdmente in my well 
 beloved brething Richard Lilburne, George Lilburne of all my 
 lands in Bomley Rawe to the use of me and my wife, and after 
 to my two son ns, Henrie Blackett and John Blacket. my hartv 
 desire is that they will joyne with my wife and so'nns to 
 make such good order as with their owne consents mav be for 
 their good and profitts of them all which seemeth good unto 
 me in these wayes, and as they are all willing unto at this 
 presente, that is that evther of mv said sonns shall enter of the 
 said landes in Bomley Rawe according to the Deed of feftement, 
 and out of the said lande either of them to paye yearly each the 
 sum of 57. unto their mother. Ane during her naturall lief and 
 for want of payment of the said ten pounds yearly, then it shall 
 be lawfull for Ane my wife to enter of a close called the lowe 
 feld and another close called the hollen feld, both in Bomleye 
 Rawe, in full satisfacon of all thirds or dower which she might 
 challenge out of my land at Bromley Rawe. T give and bequeth 
 unto Annes my wife, a young graye felly, also I give to Ane mv 
 wife and Eleanore, my daughter, all my howsehold stuff to be 
 equally divided between them saveing one closse presser which I 
 give unto Henrie, my sonne. T give to Ane my wife, one bee hyve. 
 T give unto Jane Wood, my daughter, one younge whve coloured 
 rede and white. All my goodes and debts, bills, bonds, covenants, 
 not given and bequeathed, my debts and funeralls being dis- 
 
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 charged, I give and bequeath unto Henrie Blacket and John 
 Blacket, my two sonns, whom I make my sole Executors of this 
 my last Will and Testament. And further I doe ordayne and 
 intreat my well beloved brothers-in-law, Richard Lilburn and 
 George Lilburne, to be supervisors of this my last Will and 
 Testament, and I doe give to either of them for their panes therein, 
 the sum of 20.9. of good money of England. Witnesses, Richard 
 Lilburne, Robert Hodgson. Proved, 1627. 
 
 SIR EDWARD GRAY. 1 
 
 Jan. 10, 1627. Sir Edward Gray of Morpeth Castle, in the 
 County of Northumberland, Knight . . . And my bodie I bequeath 
 to be buried by myne Executors in the parish Church of ... . 
 Whereas I am seised of the Demesne and Manor of Howick, the 
 one moietie in fee ferme, the other moietie in fee simple to me 
 and my heirs for ever, after the expiration of one lease formerly 
 made by me and yet unexpired, my will is, and I hereby give 
 and bequeath unto Margaret Gray, widow, late wife of my eldest 
 sonne, Phillip Gray, deceased, one annutie or yearly rent of 
 thirtie and five pounds by year during her natural life forth of 
 the said Manor and lands in Howick aforesaid, with clause of 
 distress. I do give and bequeath the aforesaid Manor and lands 
 in Howick unto Edward Gray, eldest sone of my sone, Phillip 
 Gray, deceased, and to the heirs males of his body, and in default 
 of issue unto John Gray, second sone of my said sone, Philip 
 Gray, deceased, and the heirs males of his body, and in default 
 of issue to Ralph Gray, third sone of the said Philip, deceased, 
 and the heirs males of his body, and in default of issue to the 
 heirs males of Philip Gray, the fourth sone of the said Philip, 
 and in default of male heirs, to my own son, Edward Gray, and 
 to his heirs for ever. I give unto John Gray, Ralph Gray and 
 Philip Gray, sons of my said son, Philip Gray, deceased, 500L 
 equally among them as they severally attain the age of twenty 
 one years, such sum to be raised partly out of the stock, going 
 
 1 He was the son of Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham, by his wife, 
 Isabel, dau. of Sir Thomas Grey of Horton. The testator was 
 knighted at Chillingham, 9 May, 1617, mar. Catherine, dau. of Roger- 
 le-Strange of Hunstanton, co. Norfolk; by her he had Philip, admitted 
 to Gray’s Inn, 26 May, 1598, administration, 10 Feb., 1615/16, mar. 
 Margaret Weetwood of Weetwood (they had, with other issue, a son, 
 Edward, bapt., 1 May, 1608, bur., 16 Jan., 1650/1, mar., a dau. of 
 Martin Fenwick of Kenton; Edward of Morpeth, bur., 7 July, 1658. 
 mar. Margaret, dau. of Sir Henry Widdrington; William, bapt., 
 12 July, 1584, bur., 25 Dec., 1585; Robert, bapt., 2 Apl., 1592, bur., 
 22 Nov., 1593; Thomas, bapt., 5 Aug., 1593; Catharine, bapt., 22 Aug., 
 1585, mar. Randal Fenwick of Blagdon and Little Harle; Agnes, bapt., 
 16 Aug., 1597, bur., 4 Nov., 1602; Elizabeth, bur., 8 Dec., 1657, her 
 will, dated 11 Dec., 1656, is printed in P.C.C. Tl'ootton, vol. vi.. No. 342; 
 all dates from Morpeth Registers. 
 
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 and pasturing in Howick and partly out of certain sums of 
 money remaining in the hands of Randall Fenwick, my son-in- 
 law. I give to Edward Gray, sone of my said sone Philip Gray, 
 my household Stuffe in myne house at Howick in the possession 
 of my son-in-law, Randall Fenwick. I give to my two daughters, 
 Catherine Fenwick and Elizabeth Gray, 20/. each. To my 
 daughter, Elizabeth Gray, the third part of myne household stuff 
 remaining in Morpeth Castle. To my grandchild, Elizabeth 
 Fenwick, daughter of my daughter Catherine Fenwick, 40/. 
 Whereas my sonne, Thomas Gray, hath in his marriage run a 
 course to his own prejudice and overthrow and to my discontent, 
 yet nevertheless having formerly intended him the lease of a 
 tithe called the tithe of Learmouth Demisne for his natural l'fe, 
 
 I doe, notwithstanding his miscarriage, by this my last Will 
 confirm the same unto him according to my former intention. 
 And I likewise give unto him, the said Thomas Gray, one horse, 
 to be delivered unto him by my executor, which is and shall be 
 the filiall and child’s portion he may expect from me and no 
 more. To the poor of Morpeth, 5/. To Dorothy Bilton, 20s., 
 and unto Ann Gray, 20s». I leave my men servants unto the 
 care and consideration of my sone, Edward Gray. The residue 
 of my estate unto my sonne, Edward Gray, whom I make sole 
 Executor. Witnesses, Philip Gardner, George Watson, John 
 Forster. Probate, 1631. 
 
 GEORGE RAWLING. 1 
 
 Jan. 14, 1627. The last Will and Testament of George 
 Rawling. I, George Rawling of Shincliffe, in the County of 
 Durham, Yeoman, being sick of bodye but of perfect memory 
 (praised be god) on the fowerteenth day of January, in the year 
 of our Lord God, 1627, doe make and ordaine this my last Will 
 and Testament in manner and forme following. My body to be 
 honestly buryed in Pittington Churchyarcle on the west side of 
 the Church porch in decent forme and manner as is convenient. 
 I give and bequeath to the poore of Shincliffe towne the sum of 
 10s. of lawful money. I give to the poore of Pittington parish, 
 21 . of lawful money, to be given to the Church stocke and to 
 continue for the use of the poore to be distributed as it shall 
 please them with whom it is left. I give and bequeath to Cisley 
 Wilkinson and Jane Wilkinson, one cowm I give and bequeath 
 to Jane Hopper, the daughter of Samson Hopper, five pounds of 
 lawful money. T give and bequeath to John Hopper, the sone 
 
 1 The testator mar., 2 July, 1581, at St. Oswald’s, Durham, Isabel 
 G-reenwell, she was bur. there, 16 Feb., 1617/18, their only son, John, 
 being also bur. there, 29 June, 1601. The testator was bur. at 
 Pittington, 27 Jan., 1627/8, his burial entry also being recorded at 
 St. Oswald’s, where he is described as “ aiged.” His sister, Margaret, 
 was mar. to Christopher Dixon, 3 July, 1576, at Pittington. 
 
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 of the said Samson Hopper, one ewe and a lamb and a hogge 
 which are now in his father’s possession, and the first calfe that 
 the cow hath wich I have given to Cisley Wilkinson. 1 give and 
 bequeath unto each of Henry Shadforth sonns, 205. of lawful 
 money, And I give and bequeath to Margaret Shadforth, the 
 daughter of John Shadforth, the sume of 205. of lawful English 
 money. I give and bequeath unto Railph Rawling and John 
 Rawling, my brother William’s sonns, 6Z. of lawful money to be 
 equally devided betwixt them. I give and bequeath unto Thomas 
 Dixon, the eldest sonne of Robert Dixon of Sherburne, the sum 
 of 205., and to his younger sone, Robert Dixon, I give and 
 bequeath 2Z. of lawful! money of England, together with a house 
 in Claypurth, within the suburbes of the City of Durham, to 
 be and remaine hereafter for ever in his name and for the use 
 of the said Robert Dixon the younger, Christopher Dixon of 
 Durham aforesaid having the said house during the terme of 
 his natural life and paying unto the said Robert Dixon the 
 younger, the yearly rent of 55. of lawful English money. I give 
 and bequeath unto Margaret Dixon, the eldest daughter of the 
 said Robert Dixon, the sum of 10?., and to each of his daughters 
 the sum of 2 1 . I give and bequeath unto Mark Grinwell, the 
 sum of fower pounds of lawful money. And to Elizabeth Hopper, 
 the wife of Sampson Hopper, 205. I give and bequeath unto 
 John Rawling of Sherburne, the sum of 10?. which the said John 
 Rawling doth now owe unto me. I give and bequeath unto the 
 aforesaid Cisley Wilkinson and Jane Wilkinson, daughters to 
 George Wilkinson, one Cottage in Midlam situte, lieing and being, 
 together with all and singular profitts and comodities belonging 
 or appertaining. I doe give and bequeath unto Henry Pearson 
 and Elizabeth Pearson, the children of William Pearson of Sher¬ 
 burne, the sum of 4Z., to be equally divided betwixt them two. 
 As for the rest of my goods and chattels, together with all my 
 monies (my debts being payed and funerall honestly discharged), 
 I doe give and bequeath unto Robert Dixon of Sherburne, my 
 (sister’s sonne, whom I doe make and ordaine sole executor of this 
 my last Will and Testament, revoking all other Wills bearing 
 date before this in what place soever or to what parties soever 
 heretofore made and ordained. And if it shall happen at any¬ 
 time hereafter any ambiguity, doubt or question to grow or arise 
 by reason of the imperfection or defect of or in any the words, 
 clauses and sentences in this my psent last Will and Testament, 
 or in my true intent and meaning therein, That the further and 
 better explanation, interptation and construction of the said 
 doubt and ambiguitie, I will that my said executor shall expound 
 explain and interpret it according to his wisdome and good 
 discretion. Witnesses, Henry Murray, William Witherington. 
 Francis Foster, George Wilkinson. 
 
 Inventory, 105/. 16*. Proved, 1627. 
 
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 ROBERT COLLINGWOOD. 1 
 
 Jan. 23, 1627. Robert Collingwood. Inventory of the goods 
 and chattels, moveable and unmoveable, which were Mr. Robert 
 Collingwoods of Eslingdon, in the pish of Whittingham, deceased, 
 prized by these foure men, viz. : Clement Hall, Cuthbert Chese- 
 monde, Henry Jackson and John Bell. Imprimis : foure oxen 
 valued at 87., one graie nagge, 57., one sorrelde mare, 305. Rie 
 in the yarde, 77. Bigge in the yarde, 97. Oates, 91. Three tables 
 and one courte cupboarde, 40-5. Twelve covered stooles, 405. Six 
 other stooles, 95. Five chaires, 105. Carpet clothes, 20s. One 
 table, one chaire and two courte cupboards, 27. IO 5 . Sd. One 
 bedsteade, one trindle bedsteade, one courte cupboard, one great 
 chaire and six cushions, 47. I 65 . 4 d. Seaven servants bedsteads, 
 two cupboards, two chaires, two rugges, six cover clothes, six 
 fetherbeds, five paire of blanketts, six paire of sheetes, six 
 pillowebeares, 67. II 5 . Two linnen table clothes, three dozen table 
 napkins, two short cupboarde clothes, two towells, three paire of 
 courtens and hangers, eight silver spoons, six small spoons, one 
 bearebovde, two wineboules and one silver salt, 137. 65 . Twenty 
 one peeces of puder vessell, three basons and nine ew r ers, one 
 tinne salte, three candlestickes, foure flaggon pots, two brass pots, 
 three speetes, two dripping pans, 47. 7s. Corne sowne upon the 
 grounde, I Of. Debts oweing by the deceased : His funerall 
 expences with church dueties, 107. Due to the vicar of Whitting¬ 
 ham for Easter reckonings, —. To Sir Matthew Forster, for 
 a sorrelle mare, 227. To the same for a gray stoned nagge, 107. 
 To the same for a grissilde nagg, SI. To William Stealle, 107. 
 To Clement Hall, for oates, 57. IO 5 . To the same, in exchange 
 for a horse, 405. To Rowdand Forster, 107. I 65 . 4 d. To John 
 Gilpatrigg, for which James Muddie and William Morrison stand 
 bonde, 127. To Edmund Collingwoode, 97. To Alexander Weete- 
 woode, 405. To Mr. William Reede of Titlington, three boules 
 of malt, 545. To Mr. James Lawson of Shawdon, 405. To Gawin 
 Claveringe, 37. 8 5 . To Clement Armorer, 57. I 65 . To Nicholas 
 Forster, 57. 11s. 4c7. To Janet Millakin, 107. 6s. To Elizabeth 
 Oswalde, 107. To Edward Guye, 13s. To Elizab. Gray, 36s. 6 d. 
 To Thomas White, 6s. To Thomas Pye of Morpith, 47., whereof 
 he hath received in Rie, 28s. To Edward Ogle, a boule of Rie, —. 
 To Isabell Stainton, 26s. To Charles Balmeburgh, 8 boules of 
 malt and a Kenying. To the same, for one nagge, 26s. Sd. To 
 
 1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Collinywood of Eslington, by his 
 wife, Anne, dau. of Sir Ralph Grey of Chilling-ham; he mar. Dorothy, 
 dau. of Robert Weetwood of Weetwood, and died without issue. His 
 Inq. p. to., taken at Durham, Aug., 1628; Maria, aged 17, Frances, 
 aged 15, Dorothy, aged 11, and Elizabeth, aged 9, are his kinswomen 
 and next heirs, being the dans, of his sister .... Swinburne. 
 
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 Will iam Thompsone, 26s. Sd. To Ferdinardo Brown, 23s. To 
 William Browne, 38s. 6d. To John Whitton, 32s. 6d. To George 
 Roule, 24s. To Thomas Tate, 49s. Q>d. To Mark Hall, 5s. 6<i. 
 To Archibalde Elwoode, 44s\ To Margaret Hadley. 12s. To 
 William Cuttie, 10s. To Luke Kirklin, 5s. To Robert Alder, 
 one bushel of Rie. To Henry Nicholson, 10s. To Richard 
 Heslewoode, 10s. To Jeffray Prockter, 56s. 8 d. To William 
 Steale, 9s. To Elizabeth Smith, 8s. 6db To Thom. Strangishe, 
 10s. To Gilbert Hall, for borrowed money when my Ladie Forster 
 was buried, 20s. More borrowed of the same, when his Mastr was 
 at Lilburne, 20s. More paide by the saide Gilbert to Mistr 
 Prockter, 23s. id. More paid by him to Alexander Weetewoode, 
 13s. id. To the same for a stotte, 6s. To Rather in Hall, of 
 borrowed money, 3s. To William Tate, for one bowle of malt, 
 11s. More to him, for three bushells of malt, 15s. For the last 
 court charges to Mr. Hall, 18s. To Agnes Nicholson, 8/. To 
 Agnes Wilson, SI. 
 
 DOROTHIE COLLING WOOD. 
 
 Dec. 20, 1628. A Declaration of the Accompt of Dorothie 
 Collingwood of Eslington, widdow, late wife and Administratrix 
 of Robert Collingwood, Esqr., late of the same, her husband, de¬ 
 ceased, made and exhibitted into the Consistorie Court of Durham 
 as followeth :—Imprimis, the said accomptant ehargeth her self to 
 have had and receiveth of the said deceased o'oods, creditts and 
 chattells coming to her hands amounting to the sum of four 
 score nine pounds ten shillings fower pence, as appeareth by 
 an Inventorie thereof made and exhibited into the said Consistorie 
 Court may appear. The said Accomptant hatlie paid for the 
 said deceased’s debt, and since his death to Sir Matthew Forster, 
 Knight, £47. She hath paide or satisfied to William Steele, for 
 debt as by his bond cancelled appeareth, £10. Hath likewise 
 paid and satisfied to Clement Hall, the debt of £7 10s. 0 d. Hath 
 paid to Alexander Wetwood, 40s. Hath paide to Mr. James 
 Lawson of Shawdon, as by his bond appeareth, £6. Hath paid 
 to Gawen Claveringe, the sum of £3 8s. 0 d. Hath paid to 
 Nicholas Forster, £5 11s. id. Hath paid to Jennett Millikin, 
 the sum of 20s. Hath paid to Elizabeth Oswald, 40s. Hath paid 
 to Edward Guy, 14s. Hath paid to Thomas W T hite. 6s. Hath 
 paid to Isabell Stanton, 10s. Hath paid to Charles Bambrough, 
 £3. To Fardinando Browne, 23s. To William Browne, 36s. 
 To John Whitton, 16s. To Jennett Rowell, 24s. To Thomas Tate, 
 49s. She hath also paide to Mark Hall, os 6cL To Archibald 
 ERet, 48s. To John Yertie, 6s\ To Luke Kirklin, 5s., and 
 Jeffrey Proctor, 56s. To Agnes Nicholson 8/. To Agnes Wilson, 
 SI. To Gilbert Hall, 4/. 10s. To Rowland Forster, 5 1. To John 
 
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 Harwood, 205. To Edward Collingwood, 81. To Clement Stephen¬ 
 son, clarke, 2/. 17s. She craveth to be allowed for the funeral 
 charges of the deceased for the Letters of Administration, with 
 special Commission and other charges thereabouts, 61. She like¬ 
 wise praieth to be allowed unto her for the drawing and passing 
 this Accompt with testimonials thereunto annexed and other 
 charges about the same, 23s. 4<i. Sum totalis, <£152 3s. *2d. 
 
 So that it appeareth this accomptant hath fullie administered 
 the said deceased’s goods and chattells, and hath paide more then 
 the same Did amount unto by the sume of £62 12s. 10d. 
 
 WILL OF HENRY EWBANK. 1 
 
 Jan. 10, 1628. Henry Ewbank, of the towne and County 
 of Newcastle upon Tyne, Cordyner, sicke in bodye. To be buryed 
 within the parish Church of Saint John’s, within the towne and 
 County of Newcastle aforesaid, so nigh unto my late mother 
 in law, Jane Tuggell, as conventlye may be. And for the worldly 
 goods which the lord hath indowed me withal, I give and 
 bequeathe as hereafter followeth. Item, I give and bequeathe to 
 my eldest brother, John Ewbank, 22s., and also do forgive him 
 3s. which he is owing me, and likewise I give him my . . . . 
 coat. To my brother, Thomas Ewbank, my browne cloke which 
 hath buttons, and do forgive him all that lie is oweing me. To 
 my brother, James Ewbank, 61., which my will and mind is shall 
 be given unto my mother Alice Preston’s hands to keep until 
 he, the said James, shall be made free if she live so long, And 
 if not, then the same upon her death to be putt into some honest 
 man’s hand for the best advantage of the said James, till such 
 time as he shall made free as aforesaid, And also two freze Jerkins 
 and one old clothe rush suite, and one browme suite stitched with 
 silke, and one paire of Carsey breches, together with all my 
 bookes, and all other things which I usually weare, as sherts, 
 bands, stockens and shooes. To my sister, Dorothie Ewbank, 10s. 
 Unto the said Thomas Ewbank, my brother, my sword and my 
 belt. To my father-in-law, Edward Tuggell, 5s. for a token. 
 To Rowland Hedley and Isabell, his wife, 5s. a piece for a token. 
 To John Collingwood and his wife, 5s. a piece. All the rest of 
 my worldly goods to my wife, Alice Ewbank, and I appoint my 
 father in law, Edward Tuggell, to be Supervisor of this my Will, 
 hoping that he will see the same executed as my trust and hope 
 is in him. In witness, John Couplain, Robert Robinson. Proved, 
 1628. 
 
 1 The testator mar., 5 Feb., 1627/8, at St. John’s, Newcastle, Alice, 
 dau. of Edward Tuggell; he was bur there, 13 Jan., 1628/9, Edward 
 Tuggell being bur. there, 6 Sept., 1636, and his wife Jane, 10 Aug., 
 1628. 
 
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 JOHN HOWSON. 1 
 
 Sept. 11, 1629. In the name of Gode, Amen, and in 
 
 the fifth yeare of the reegne of our Soverigne Lord Charles, 
 
 by the grace of God of England, Scotland and Ireland, 
 
 King, defender of the faith, etc., I, John Howson, Doctor 
 
 in Divinity and Lord Bishop of Durham, being in perfect 
 
 health both in body and mynd.To be buried, if god 
 
 shall call me in the Southern partes, in the Chancel of the 
 parish church of Baldwin Brightwell, in the County of Oxford. 
 If in the Northern partes, in the Cathedrall Church of Durham 
 or some other of my chappells as shall best please my executrix. 
 As concerning my personal estate, which is but small, I dispose 
 the same as followeth. First, I give to every one of my children, 
 as well maried as unmarried, 5/. a peece, to be paid them that 
 are of full age or married within one year of my decease, and 
 unto them that are unmarried when they shall attaine respectively 
 their severall ages of one and twenty yeares or be married. Also 
 I give to Charles Farnaby, my daughter Anne’s sonne, the sum 
 of 50 1., to be paid unto him at the age of seven yeares if he live 
 to attaine that age, And to the first child of my daughter, 
 Mellicent Cleaver, the like some of 50 1., to be paid when it shall 
 attain the age of seven yeares, And if either of the said children 
 of my said daughters shall not live unto the age as aforesaid 
 prefixed for receipt of the severall legacies, then my will is that 
 the legacies of such parties so dying shall be void. The residue 
 of my goods, chattells and debts I give and bequeath to my 
 loveing wife, Jane Howson, whom I do constitute of this my last 
 Will sole executrix, not doubting of her care for the education 
 of our children. Witnesses, Henry Mompeson, Robert Parsons. 
 
 1 Born in St. Bride’s i)arish, London, student of Christ Church, 
 Oxford, 1577, B.A., 12 Nov., 1578, M.A., 1581/2 (incorporated at 
 Cambridge, 1583), B.D. and D.D., 1601, Vice-Chancellor, 1602, Preb. 
 of Hereford, 1587, and of Exeter, 1592, V. of Bampton, Oxon., 1598, 
 of Great Milton, Oxon., 1601, R. of Brightwell, Oxon., 1608, an 
 original fellow of Chelsea College, 1610, Bp. of Oxford, 1618, of 
 Durham, 1628-32, died, 6 Feb., 1631/2, bur. at St. Paul’s Cathedral. 
 He mar., 10 Aug., 1601, at Blackbourton, co. Oxford, Elizabeth Floyd 
 of Bampton, by her he had, perhaps with other issue, Anne, mar., as 
 second wife, Thomas Farnaby, famous classical scholar, who died at 
 Sevenoaks, 12 June, 1647; Elizabeth, bur. at Durham Cathedral, 18 Oct., 
 1634, mar. Robert Blakiston, rector of Sedgefield (as his father, 
 Marmaduke was before him), Preb of the seventh stall, bur., 19 Jan., 
 1634/5, in Durham Cathedral. 
 
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 WILLIAM GRAY. 1 
 
 March 7, 1629. William Gray of Fenwick, within the Chapellrie 
 of Iviloe, made at Fenwick this date. My bodie to be buried 
 within the chancel of Kiloe. To my sone-in-law, Henry Orde, my 
 twenty oxen and my two plough naggs. I give unto Florence, 
 my wife, my black hllie. To my wife’s two daughters, every one 
 of them, ten ewes. To Francis Moore, clerk, a bowle of wheat. 
 To Robert Gray, my nephew, one of the pie kine. To my nephew, 
 Thomas Gray, another of the pie kine. To my cousin, John 
 Gray, one whie. To my cousin, William Louther, one whie 
 stirke. To my brother, Ralph Gray, my sute and cloake being 
 at Berwick, with the points and trimmings I bought for it. To 
 my uncle, Roger Gray, my old sute and cloake. To my son-in- 
 lawe, Henry Ord, my best Sute and cloake. Residue to wife 
 Florence, and appoint her and my son-in-law, Henry Orde, 
 Executors. Probate, 1638. 
 
 THOMAS FOLLANSBYE. 2 
 
 April 12, 1630. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas 
 Follansbye of Rockwod hill, in the pish of Hamsterley, in the 
 County of Durham, Gent, being sick in body. To be buried 
 within my pish Church. And for my temporall goods and 
 blessings that god hath indued me with, dispose them as followeth. 
 etc. I doe give 61. 13s. 4 d. to help raise and increase the stock 
 of money belonging to the poor people of my parish, and the 
 consideracon arising of the same to be even and equally divided 
 year by yeare and distributed to the poore upon Good Friday 
 and the Friday before the feaste day of the nativity of our 
 Blessed Savior Jesus Christ, and so to continue for ever. I doe 
 give to my loveing wife, Margaret Follansbye, by legacy my 
 grave mare. I doe give unto my eldest sone, Christopher 
 Follansbye, 40s., for a full satisfaction of his child’s porcon, 
 further I doe release and acquit my said sone of All former bond 
 or bonds, debts or demands whatsoever between him and me. I 
 doe give unto my son, Robert Follansbye, 31. 6s. Sd., for a full 
 satisfaction of his child’s portion. I give unto my son, Thomas 
 Follansbye, 31. 6s. 8d., for a full satisfaction of his child’s 
 
 1 There is a pedigree of this family in Raine’s North Durham, 
 p. 337. 
 
 There is a hiatus in the Hamsterley registers at the time of the 
 testator’s burial; his son, Christopher, mar. Margaret Vasey, 30 Mcli., 
 1619; Thomas, mar. Elizabeth Pinkney, 25 Nov., 1628; Henry, bapt., 
 18 Mch., 1596/7, mar. Jane Gibbon, 4 Nov., 1623, she was bur 
 26 Jan., 1650/1; John, bapt., 10 Feb., 1599/1600; William, bapt.’, 
 21 Feb., 1590/1; Grace, mar. Richard Maior, 26 Oct., 1619; Alice, 
 bapt., 19 Feb., 1587/8, bur., 6 Nov., 1661, mar. Stephen Sanderson, 
 23 May, 1609, bur., 23 Sept., 1659. All dates from Hamsterley. 
 
portion. 1 give to my sone, Henry Follansbye, 31. 6s. 8d., for 
 a full satisfaction of his child’s portion. I doe give unto my 
 sone, John Follansbye, 3/. 65 . 8d., for a full satisfaction of his 
 child’s portion. I doe give unto my sone, William Follansbye, 
 40/., for a full satisfaction of his child’s portion, if it do please 
 god that he be living and come in person to demand the same, 
 or otherwise if he be dead then my will is that it be equally 
 divided amongst my other children then living after the know¬ 
 ledge of his deathe. I doe give unto my daughter, Grace Cossin, 
 3/. 6 s. 8 d., for a full satisfacon of her child’s portion, and my 
 will is that the same be equally divided amongst her children 
 now in livinge, being her former husbandes. I doe give to my 
 daughter, An. Follansbye, fower score poundes, for a full satis¬ 
 faction of her child’s portion upon this condition, that she shall 
 and will be directed and advised by her mother and my nephew. 
 Henry Follansbye, or otherwise my will is that her portion be 
 but three score pounds by this my Will. I doe give unto my 
 daughter, Alice Sanderson, 31. 6s. 8d., for a full satisfaction of 
 her portion. I doe give to William Hodgson, Clerke, my writer, 
 by legacy ten shillings. All the rest of my goods, moveable and 
 unmoveable, my children’s portions, debts, legacies and funerall 
 expences discharged, I doe bequeathe to my loving wife, Margrett 
 Follansbye, whom I doe make the executrix of this my last Will 
 and Testament, And my nephew, Henry Follansbye, to be 
 Supervisor. 
 
 Inventory, 290/. lfm. 7 d. Proved, 1630. 
 
 DAME ELIZABETH FEE VILE. 1 
 
 July 1, 1630. In the name of God, Amen, for as much as 
 to all men living in this transitory worlde it is appoyned once 
 to dy, but the tyme which is uncertayne, Therefore I, Dame 
 Elizabeth Frevile of Wallwoith, in the Countye Palatine of 
 Durham, widow, being of sounde and pfect memory, prased be 
 god, doe make this last Will and Testament. To be buryed in 
 the parish Church of Sedgefield, in the said County of Durham, 
 neere to the corps of my deceased husband, Sir George Frevile, 
 Ivt., in such seemly and decent sort as shall seeme best to myne 
 executor or executors. And for such goods and chattells as it 
 hath pleased gode to bless me withall, I doe give and bequeth 
 the same in manner and forme and upon the conclicons as shall 
 appeare by this my will. Imprimis : my funeral and debts being- 
 discharged, I give and allot one hundred marks to be disbursed 
 
 1 She was the clau. of Thomas Jenison of Walworth, by his wife, 
 Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Birch of Sandon, co. Bucks., she mar. Sir 
 George Freville of Walworth, bur. at Sedgefield, 25 Nov., 1(519, where 
 she was also bur., 8 Oct., 1630, without issue The Inq. p.m. of her 
 husband was taken at Durham, 12 Apl.', 1620. 
 
by my exors (if it be not disbursed in my lyfe tyme) for the 
 erecting of a tombe or monument over my sayd deceased husband, 
 George Frevile, within the parish Church of Sedgefield aforesaid 
 where he lyeth buryed, and to inclose the forepart of the porch 
 where he lyeth so buryed with iron or wainscott. I give to the 
 poore of the parish of Sedgefield aforesaid twenty nobles, and to 
 the poore of the pish of Bp Middleham in the sayd County twenty 
 nobles, and to the poore of the pish of Heighington in the said 
 Countye fower pounds, to be distributed amongst them within 
 one moneth after my death at the discretion of myne exectors. 
 I will and appoint that myne exor or executors shall within one 
 yeare after my death (in case I shall not do it in my lifetime) 
 purchase in fee simple, in the names of such eight persons as he 
 or they shall noiate, in trust for that purpose, lands, tenements 
 .... of the yearly value of 20/. of lawful English money or a 
 ppetuity of the same value, the said yearlye sum of 20/. to be 
 yearly disposed and imployed by the persons trusted, or 
 some of them, in such manner as is hereunder expressed. That 
 is to say, Twenty .... for the yearly binding of three poor 
 children apprentice, the same to be equally divided and dis¬ 
 tributed for the purpose, which said three children shallbe yearlye 
 chosen by the persons in whose names the sayd lands, tentints or 
 lieredits or ppetuity shall be purchased .... or the survivor. 
 The choyce to be made for the first two yeares within the pish of 
 Sedgefield aforesaid, and in the third yeare within the pish of 
 Bp Middleham aforesaid. And out of the residue of the yearly 
 fund of 20/. (being 8/.), my will .... of the poore of the said 
 pishes for the tyme being, And if the lands, tents and heredits 
 purchased as aforesaid or any part thereof after the purchase 
 thereof shall so fall and abate in the yearly value and rent that 
 the same shall not be of the yearly value of 20/., then my will 
 is .... of such fall and decay of rent, there shall be a 
 proporsite defaulcation of the 12/. allowed for binding appren¬ 
 tices, And if the said tenemts and herednts to be purchased as 
 aforesaid shall happen after purchase to be improved to a greater 
 rent and yearly value then 20/., then my will is that .... and 
 surplus age during the continuance thereof shall be given, 
 imployed and bestowed amongst the residue of the poore of the 
 said parishes pportionally. I do further will and appoint that 
 when so many of the psons in whose names the said lands, tenemts 
 and hereclitns or ppetuity shallbe purchased as aforesaid shallbe 
 dead, so that there shallbe butt three of them living, that then 
 within two months after such death the three surviving psons 
 shall make and execute a newe assurance of the fee simple of the 
 said lands, tenemts or hereditns or ppetuity on the like trust, 
 and for the same purposes as is hereinbefore expressed to eight 
 other psons to be chosen by the said three surviving persons, and 
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 of makeing such new estates to be for that year def .... (if 
 there be not sufficient overplus of rent above the said yearly sum 
 of 20/. out of the money allotted for that year for the binding 
 of apprentices). The worthy poor children to be bound as appren¬ 
 tices I expressly forbid by this my Will to be putt out to weavers 
 or ... . being poor trades. I give to my brother, William 
 Jenyson, 20/. To my brother, Thomas Jenyson, 100/. To my 
 nephew Ralph Jenysone his sone, 20/. To Elizabeth, wife of the 
 sayd Ralph, two dozen of my gold buttons. To my goddaughter, 
 Elizabeth, daughter of the sayd Ralph, my golde chayne. And 
 to every other of my brother Thomas Jenyson’s grandchildren, 
 which I xpned as godmother, vz., George Frevile, Mary Frevile 
 and John Calverley, 5/. a piece. To my niece, Margarett 
 Calverley, my border of goldsmiths work. To my niece, Mary 
 Frevile, my diamond ring, my second looking glass, my velvet 
 gowne, my damaske gowne, my satten peticoate, my scarlet 
 peticoat and my riding suite. To my nephewe, John Jenyson, 
 20/., and to his brother, William Jenyson, when he shall accom¬ 
 plished his apprenticeshipp (if in my life tyme I do not otherwise 
 pvide for him or be att other chardge for him), 40/., and during 
 the continuance of his apprenticeshipp fower poundes a yeare to 
 buy him clothes. I give to Michaell Jenyson, my nephew, sonne 
 to my brother, Michaell Jenyson, 10/. And to Mary Jenyson, his 
 sister, 50/. when she shall marry. And from the time of my death 
 until she be married I desire the said 50/. to be putt out and 
 employed by myne exor to the best advantage for the increase of 
 the same, And I coinmitt the custody of the said Mary to my 
 nephew, Nicholas Frevile, and Mary, his wife, and the survivor 
 of them, and towards the education of the said Mary I doe give 
 to the said Nicholas and Mary, or the longer liver of them, the 
 profits of my farme in the township of Bp Middleham which I 
 lately took on lease of the Bp of Durham, as long as she shall 
 continue with them or either of them, Provided allwayes that if 
 the said Mary shall depart from the said Nicholas or Mary before 
 her said mariage, or shall marry or contract marriage without the 
 assent and approbation of the said Nicholas and Mary, or of the 
 survivor of them, or shall become a popish recusant (though not 
 convicted), thenceforth . . . from the tyme of such departure or 
 marriage or becoming a Popish recusant as aforesaid contrary to 
 this my Will, the said legacye so to her bequeathed shall determine 
 and be merely void, and that after such mariage of the said 
 Mary or determination of the said legacy the lease and 
 interest which I have in the said farme shall accrue to 
 the sayd Nicholas Frevile and Mary, his wife, and the 
 Survivor of them, and that before she receive the said legacy 
 she enter into sufficient bond to myne exors, or to him or them 
 that are to pay the same to her, that if att any tyme during her 
 life she doe become a Papist that immediately from that tyme of 
 
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 such her falling to Popery she shall repay the said legacy so 
 payed to her. 1 give to my neece, Elizabeth Gray, 20/., and to 
 her daughter Margarett, 5/. I give to my nephew, Sir John 
 Calverley, Kt., 20/. And to my neece, Dame Elizabeth, his wife, 
 my best cooch and cooch horses and all theyre furniture, and my 
 best looking glass. And to my nephewe, John Calverley, and to 
 Timothy Calverley, to Beatrix, Isabell, Anne and Alice, children 
 of the said Sir John Calverley, 205. a piece. Whereas my 
 nephew, Nicholas Frevile, is to pay to myne exor for a farm in 
 Sedgfield within five yeares after my death, my will is and I 
 do hereby appoint that the said bond for the payment of the said 
 120/. shall be assigned over by myne exors to the aforesaid Sir 
 John Calverley and Dame Elizabeth, his wife, or the survivor of 
 them, to and for the use of their three daughters, viz., Barbara, 
 Elizabeth and Mary, that is to say, to Elizabeth, 60/., to Barbara 
 and Mary, 30/. each, and if any of the three dy before they have 
 received theyre said portion or legacy, then the survivor or 
 survivors of them shall have the portion of the pty so dying. I 
 give to my nephew, Robert Frevile, 5/ a yeare during his life, 
 to be chardged and payable out of the demesnes of Bishop- 
 middleham, if my present lease so long continue. I give to my 
 cousen, Drusilla Cowlton, 10/. To my cosen, Robert Jenyson, 
 Doctor in Divinity, 5/., and to my cousen, Isabella Carr, his 
 sister, 5/. I give to Sir George Tong, Kt., and to his Lady, to 
 each of them, a spurroyall. To Gilbert Frevile, 20/. To Mr. 
 Richard Ileighington, 405. To Mrs. Isabell Crome, 205. To Mr. 
 Symon Gifford, 225. To Mr. James Bolland, 22s. I give to my 
 servants, viz., to Nicholas Petifer, 20/. To Chrsor Payne, 40/. 
 To Ambrose Payne, fower markes. To Ralph Newby, 20/. To 
 Robert Snayth, 10/. To George Parnaby, 10/. To Ann Woodmus, 
 10/. And to every other of my household servants a whole yeares 
 wages over and above that which shallbe due unto them. I give 
 to Mary Dighton, widow of my servant, two- kyne and ten ewes, 
 and also twenty nobles a year, to be payed thereout of the profitts 
 of my farme in Nunstaynton, in the Bprick of Durham, during 
 her life, if my lease thereof shall so long continue. And doe 
 also assigne the 4/ a yeare formerly bequeathed to Wm. Jenyson 
 during his apprenticshipp to be paid out of the vules before my 
 death. I doe give to him or lend to him any money to imploy 
 in stock for his owne benefitt, and then the said annuity of 4/. 
 to cease, as also such money as he shall so receive to be accounted 
 for discharge of so much as pte of the 40/. legacy bequeathed to 
 him by this my will. The said several Annuytes to be beginn 
 at the first rent dayes next ensuing my death, and to be yearlie 
 by equall portions at the feasts of Pentecost and Martyn the 
 Bp in winter. And the whole interest in the farme in Nun¬ 
 staynton aforesaid I give to my brother, Thomas Jenyson, charged 
 
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 and chargeable as aforesaid. I give to my nephew, George 
 Frevile, from and immediately after my death, one annuitie of 
 ten pounds a yeare, to be issuing out of the demesne of Bp 
 Middleham aforesaid during the continuance of my lease thereof, 
 if he shall so long live, payable by equall porcons at the feaste 
 of St. Martin the Bp in winter and Pentecost, upon proviso and 
 condicon that if the said George Fevile doe assigne or alienate 
 the sayd annuitye to any person or persons (excepting onely to 
 his brother, Nicholas Frevile), or that the same be extended for 
 any of his debts, Or that the sayd George shall impleade or sue 
 his brother, Nicholas Frevile, after my deathe to the impeach¬ 
 ment of my deceased husbands will or contrary to the true intent 
 and meantinge thereof, or seek to impeache or hinder the said 
 Nicholas from the quiett enjoying of such lands as were intended 
 to him by him by my said husband’s will, notwithstanding any 
 former contract, bargaynes, sales or fines layd and levyed betwixt 
 them since my husband’s death, That then the said annuity shall 
 thenceforth cease and determine and this bequest to him to be 
 utterly voide. And my will is that if any of the said annuityes 
 hereby granted out of my leases shallbe behind and unpayecl by 
 any of the sayd Wm. Jenyson, Mary Dighton, George or 
 Robert Frevile by the space of forty dayes after any of the 
 said feasts wherein it ought to be payd, that then it shall be 
 lawfull for the party unpayd respectively to enter into such 
 ground wherein his annuity is chargded or any part thereof, and 
 to distreyne for the same and the distresse or distresses to take, 
 lead, drive, carye awaye and impounde so often as need requireth 
 untill the said annuitye or arreages thereof (if there be any) be 
 fully satisfied and payd. And I doe hereby give and bequeath 
 to my brother, Thomas Jenyson, the profitts and emoluments 
 ariseing out of the Parke demesnes and deepewells in Bp Middle- 
 ham aforesaid charged and chargeable, with all rents, annuityes 
 and chardges heretofore charged upon the same or by this my 
 Will, To have to him and his assigns for the terme of six yeares 
 next ensuing after my death, and after the expircon of the said 
 six yeares I doe give unto my nephew, Nicholas Frevile, and to 
 Mary, his now wife, upon pformance of the condicon and pviso 
 thereafter ensuing, the residue of my terme of yeares in the 
 aforesaid demesnes, Parke and Deepwell, charged and chargeable 
 as aforesaid, And all my interest unto ten beaste gates in a 
 pasture there called Sprewsley, upon condicon and pviso that 
 if the said Nicholas doe not free and dischaidge mine executor or 
 executors of all such bonds, debts, ingagements and chardges 
 forthwith, I stand bound or anywise ingaged for the said Nicholas 
 att all and every such tyme and tymes as they or any of them 
 should be dischardged, that then my executor or executors shall 
 keep in his or there handes the said lease of the said Parke, 
 
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 Demesnes and Deepewells after the expiracon of the said six 
 yeares, formerly bequeathed to my brother, Thomas Jenyson, 
 untill the said principall debts, with the use and other 
 charges which myne exor or executors shall susteyne or be 
 chargded with or shall discharge, touching or concerning the 
 same, or any of them, be fully satisfyed and payed by myne Exor 
 or executors out of the said Demesnes, Park and Deepewells. I 
 give to George Calverley, sone of the aforesaid Sir John Calverley, 
 at the feast of St. Hellen next ensuing after my death, the whole 
 interest, estate and terme of yeares which 1 have in the Lady 
 Close in the pish of Brancepeth, in the Bprick of Durham, with 
 condicon that there be payed yearly out of the said lease the sum 
 of 20 s to the parson, churchwardens and overseers of the poor 
 of the said pish at the feaste of St. Thomas the Apostle, to be 
 given to the poorest of the said towne of Brancepeth onely. And if 
 he happen to dy, then my will is that the same shall come whollye 
 to his brethern and sisters of the whole blood, and for want of 
 such brother or sister, to my nephew, Ralph Jenyson. Whereas 
 Sir George Frevile, Ivt., my late husband, did by his last Will 
 committ the disposing of his household stuff to my discretion after 
 my death, forasmuch as I have made an Inventory .... bear¬ 
 ing date the 18 of Februarye, 1624, signed with my owne hand 
 and subscribed with my hand att the severall pages thereof, 
 conteyneing all such household stuff as was then remayning in 
 my handes undisposed of, wherein which was my husband’s is 
 distinguished from that which .... and by the said booke it 
 appeareth what I have disposed of the same, Therefore for so 
 much as was my husband’s household stuffe and shall be remayning 
 in my hands undisposed of at the tyme of my death and not 
 given away in my life tyme or shall not by the said book be 
 allowed .... others I doe dispose the same in manner and 
 forme followeinge, viz:—To my nephewes, George Frevile, 
 Richard Frevile, and my said nephew, Nicholas Frevile, as heyr- 
 loomes to my house at Hardwyck, my silver basen and ewer, my 
 gilt saltselter and two guilt bowls. I give to my tenants, viz., 
 to John Norton, SI. 65 . 8 d. To John Lynn, 5 1. To Willm. 
 Widdefield, SI. 6 s. 8 d. To Richard Bell, 40s. I give to my 
 brother, Thomas Jenyson, my lease of the Bishopps Close in the 
 pish of Whitworth, in the Countye of Durham. I will that myne 
 exor or executors shall have two years liberty for the dischargding 
 of this my Will. All the residue of my goodes whatsoever not 
 disposed of and unbequethed by this my will I doe hereby give 
 and bequeath to him or them that att the .... death shall 
 stand in state of executor or executors of this my Will. My will 
 is that if my brother, Thomas Jenyson, shall dy before me, that 
 then my nephew, Ralph Jenyson, his sone, shall have whatsoever 
 is hereby bequeathed to my .... Revoking all former Wills, 
 
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 I doe hereby constitute, ordayne and appoynt my Brother, 
 Thomas Jenyson, to be my sole Executor if he be living, and if 
 my said Brother shall cly before me I doe constute and appoint 
 my nephew, Sir John Calverley, Ivt., and my nephew, Ralph 
 Jenyson, sone of my brother Thomas Jenyson, to be executors of 
 this my Will. As I have been at charge to keepe my nephew, 
 Richard Frevile, in my house divers yeares, and since ha ... . 
 at ... . charges or have about to plesse him in Cambridge and 
 gave hym a yearlie exhibition there of 10/. a yeare, therefore I 
 have omitted to give him more then is expressed in thys my Will. 
 
 Codicil (2 October, 1630) to the Will of Dame Elizabeth 
 Frevile of Wallworth, Widow. I bequeath of Mr. Ferdinando 
 Morecroft, one of the Prebends of Durham and Vicar of Highing- 
 ton, and to Mr. Raph Richardson, Vicar of Aicliff, unto whom 
 I have ben much beholden in the time of my present visitation of 
 sickness, 3/. a peece. To my nephew, John Jenison, as an 
 additional to that which I gave him by will, 30/. I give to 
 my servant, Ann Parkinson, twenty nobles, and Ann, the wife 
 of Nicholas Petifer, 5/. and two laced aprons and a band of my 
 mourning linen. The residue of my wearing clothes and linen 
 (not disposed of) equally betwixt Mary Dighton, widow, and the 
 said Ann Parkinson, my servant. I give to Elizabeth Gifford 
 and Frances Gifford, daughters of Mr. Symon Gifford, 20-?. each. 
 I give to Robert Bellarby, my late servant, fower markes. 
 Whereas I have placed of late my nephew, Richard Frevile, at 
 Cambridge, and did give him 10/. a year hethtofore for his 
 better maintence out of my desire of his well doing, I do referr 
 the continuance thereof for three yeares longer, to the discretion 
 of my nephew, Sir John Calverley, and my brother, Thomas 
 Jenyson. My further will is (in consideration of the dearth and 
 security that is like to ensue this present year) that my executors 
 shall give every fortnight, 10s., to be distributed unto the poor 
 of Heighington parish by Xpoher Rayne. I give to Mr. Robert 
 Robson of Bishop Auckland, 5/. 
 
 A. 
 
 Endorsement on Back of the Will. 
 
 In the High Court of Chancery, Between Sir Dudley Ryder, 
 Knight, his Majesty’s Attorney Generale, at the relation of James 
 Leslie, Doctor in Divinity, and James Thompson, Clerk, 
 Informant, and John Burdon, Esquire, Robert Ord, Gentleman, 
 Defts. 20th November, 1753. This parchment writing marked 
 with the letter (A), and was produced and shewen by Ralph 
 Trotter, Gentleman, Sworn and examined as a Witness on the 
 part and behalf of the said Relators at the time of his examination 
 before us, Jno, Hann, David Hilton, Thos. Mascall. 
 
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 EDWARD LEE. 1 * * * 5 
 
 Dec. 14, 1630. In the name of God, Amen, I, Edward Lee 
 of Sunderland by the Sea, in the County of Durham, Gentleman, 
 being weake in bodye. First I will that all my debts which I 
 may happen to owe be satisfied. I give and bequeathe to my 
 eldest daughter, Mary, 400/., to be paid her bye 100/. per annum 
 immediatlie from and after my decease out of the rents and 
 profitts of all my messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments 
 which I hold of freehold land, as all such by lease, until she shall 
 have the 400/. I give to my daughter, Sara, 300/., to be 
 paid likewise by the sum of 100/. out of my said messuages 
 and lands. To my daughter, Ellen, 300/., to be paid 100/. per 
 annum out of my said lands and messuages. To my daughter 
 Elizabeth, 300/., to be paid yearly by 100/. out of my said 
 messuages and landes. I give and bequeathe unto my daughters, 
 Jane and Rebecka, 300/. each, to be yearly of 100/. each out of 
 my lands and messuages. And I give unto my sonne Thomas, 
 my youngest child, 300/., to be paid to him annually 100/. out 
 of my said lands and inesuages. I give and bequeath to my 
 eldest sonne, Edward Lee, to be paid unto him by 100/. per 
 annum out of the rents of my said lands and messuages. I give 
 to the poore of Sunderland where I now dwell, 10/., to be dis¬ 
 tributed amongst them att the discretion of twelve freeman of 
 the said towne of Sunderland. I give and bequeath unto the 
 Wor. my loving friend, Francis James of Hetton, in the County 
 of Durham, Esquire, 5/., and to my loveing friend, Mr. Thomas 
 Shadford of Tunstall, 5/. I give to my loveing wief Elizabeth 
 the use and benefitts of all that messuages or tenements 
 in the tenour or occupation of Morrice Prescott, situate 
 and being in Sunderland for the term of her naturall 
 lyfe. I give and bequeath to my said wife and my sonne Edward 
 (my debts, legacies and funeral expences paid), All that my 
 Brewehouse in Sunderland, together with all my stock of money, 
 wine, grain, debts oweing, implements, howsehold stuffe and other 
 things whatsoever to the said Brew house belonging, for there 
 own use and benefit, and for the education and upbringing of 
 
 1 He was the son of Robert Lee, by his wife, Eleanor, dau. of 
 Thomas Watwood of Stafford; he mar., firstly, Mary, dau. of Peter 
 
 Delaval of Tynemouth, 3 Feb., 1611/12, at Tynemouth; she died, 
 23 May, 1617, leaving issue, Edward, who mar. Mary, dau. of Toby 
 
 Tunstall of Cleasby, co. York; Mary, mar. Anthony Shadforth of 
 Tunstall, 26 Nov., 1633, at St. Giles’, Durham; Sarah, wife of Thomas 
 Paul of Sunderland, Eleanor, wife of Phineas Allen of Newcastle, 
 she was bur. at All Saints’, 21 Aug., 1678. The testator mar., secondly, 
 Elizabeth Ovington, 30 Nov., 1620, at Bisliopwearmouth, by whom he 
 
 had Henry, bapt., 13 Jan., 1621/2; Isabel, bapt., 7 Sept., 1624; Jane, 
 bapt., 21 Sept., 1626; Rebecca, bapt., 30 Dec., 1628; Thomas, bapt., 
 
 5 Dec., 1630; all the children of the second family were baptized at 
 Bisliopwearmouth. 
 
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 my family. And after my said children porcons shallbe paid 
 unto them as aforesaid, I will and bequeth all my lands, leases, 
 messuages, tenements and hereditaments unto my said son© 
 Edward and his heirs, he paying unto my said wife the third 
 of all my rents and profitts that shall arise out of my messuages 
 and lands. And I do nominate and appoint my said wellbeloved 
 frends, Francis James and Thomas Shadford, to be executors of 
 this my last Will and Testament, desireing them and either of 
 them to see this my last Will and Testament performed in all 
 things. And I revoke all former Wills by me hertofore made. 
 Witness, William Backhouse. 
 
 Amount of Inventory, 584/. 4s. 0 d. Proved, 1630. 
 
 LIONEL FENWICKE.i 
 
 1631. Lionel Fenwicke of Blaigdon, in the Countie of 
 Northumberland, Esqr., deceased. The Declaration of the 
 Accompt of Edward Lorren, gentleman, Administrator of all and 
 singular the goods, chattels and creditts of the said Lyonel 
 Fenwicke. Imprs : This Accomptant and Administrator doth 
 charge himselfe with all and singular the goods, chattels and 
 creditts of the said Lyonell Fenwick, deceased, conveyed and 
 specified in an Inventorie therof into this Worshipfull Courte, 
 and their remayning of record amounting in to the sum of 
 499/. 9s. 8c/., Out of which this Accomptant and Administrator 
 doth crave allowances as here after followeth. This accomptant 
 and Administrator prayeth allowance and deduction of the sum 
 104/. oweing by the deceased in his life time upon Bond to the 
 Right Wor. Sir John Fenwicke, Kt., and since his death satisfied 
 and paid by this Accomptant 104/. This Accomptant craveth 
 allowanc of 20/. paid to John Fenwick of Butterley, gent., for 
 debt by bond, 20/. Paid tnore to Mr. Bartiam Liddle of New¬ 
 castle, for debt, 28/. Craveth likewise deduction of 41/. 12s. OcZ. 
 since paid by this Administrator, from Thomas Crawforth. Paid 
 in like manner the sume of 120/., due by bond to Ambrose Storie, 
 and a further Bond for 97 12s. 0c/. Paid to' Mr. Robert Cram- 
 lington of Newsam, Esqr., 32/. Paid to Mr. William Hall, 
 Merchant of Newcastle, 9/. 9s. 5 d. Paid to Mr. Roger Fenwicke 
 
 1 Probably grandson of Lionel Fenwick of Blagdon, and son of 
 the William Fenwick who before 17 June, 1587 (New Co. History of 
 Northd., ix., 86), mar. Eleanor, dau. of William Bates, and mortgaged 
 Blagdon to Sir John Fenwick, 20 June, 1615 (Surt. Soc., cxi., 204). 
 He died (according to inquisitions taken, 23 Oct., 1630, and 21 Sept., 
 1631), 14 Aug., 1630; administration of his goods was granted, 20 Aug., 
 1630, to Edward Lorren, for the use of the (younger) children, 
 John, Henry, Robert and Mary; Julian Fenwick the relict renouncing. 
 William Fenwick, his son and heir, aged 14 years 4 months on 21 Sept., 
 1631', died a delinquent; before 16 Sept., 1650, leaving Margaret, lus 
 widow (Surt. Soc., cxi., 204). Both Margaret and William’s younger 
 brother, Robert, were living in 1670 (Baine Test., Dunelm., ii., 83). 
 
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 of Shortflatt, Gent, 10/. Paid to Mr. Toby Blakiston, or to some 
 of his brother or sister on his behalfe, 50/. for rent due from 
 Horton Grange, which the deceased did farme. Paid to Mr. 
 Edward Gray of Morpeth Castle for the rent of Hartford, farmed 
 by the deceased, 18/. Paid more to Mr. Bartram Liddle for debt, 
 5/. Paid to Mr. Urwen, rent due out of Horton Grange, 26s. id. 
 Paid to Mr. John Snape, Vicar of Stamfordham, for the tythe 
 rent of Blagdon unpaid at the death of the deceased, 8 l. This 
 accomptant craveth allowance for the charges of the funerall, 15/. 
 The like charges about the Administration, 11. 6s. id. Likewise 
 allowance for the charges in drawinge and passing the accompts 
 under seal and other charges thereabouts, 11. 13s. 0 d. Paid to 
 Bartram Hobson of Newcastle for debt, 11/. 10s. 0 d. Paid to 
 Mr. Lancelott Fenwick for the use of his child, William, being 
 also a debt, 10/. More paid to Mr. Edward Gray for rent of 
 Harforthe, 18/. 6s. 0 d. More upon bond to Mr. Edwarde Graye, 
 6/. 14s. 0 d. Paid to Mr. Milner upon bond, 54/. Paid for 
 servants’ wages, 24/. Paid to Mr. Andrew Younge for the rent 
 of Camasse, 26/. Paid to Mr. Roger Widdrington, 20/. Paid 
 to Gawen Radcliffe, 25/. 
 
 July (sic) 20, 1630. Administration granted to Edward Lorren, 
 gent, for use of John, Henry, Robert, and Mary Fenwicke, 
 children. 
 
 ROBERT GRAY. 
 
 April 6, 1631. Robert Gray of Aykeld, within the Countie 
 of Northumberland, gentleman. I humblie comende my soule 
 unto the hands of Almightie God, who hath created, redeemed 
 and preserved me, and my bodie to be buryed in the Chancell att 
 Kirknewton in full hope of resurrection unto eternal life through 
 the meritts of Jesus Christ my Saviour. I give unto my sonnes, 
 who were not present alreadie in my lyfetime, vizt., To my 
 sonne, Bryan Gray, 20/. To my sonne, Ralphe Gray, 10/. And 
 to my sonne, Edward Gray, 10/., in full discharge of their filial 
 portions. I constitute my loveing wife, Margaret! Gray, and my 
 eldest sone, Arthur Gray, to be Executors. Probate, 1631. 
 
 Inventory, 88/. 14s. 0 d. 
 
 WYNIFRIDE MIDLETON. 1 
 
 April 26, 1631. In the name of God, Amen, I, Wynifride 
 Midleton of Barnard castle, within the Bishopricke of Durham, 
 widow and laite wife of George Midleton, of the said Barnard 
 
 1 The testatrix was bur. at Barnard Castle, 20 Dec., 1635, where 
 her husband, George, was also bur., 27 July, 1625, he being the son 
 of John Middleton of Carlisle, by his wife, Eleanor, dau. of Thomas 
 Sandford of Askliam, Westmoreland; there were two daus. of the 
 
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 Castle, Esquire, deceased, being of sounde and pfect remembrance, 
 god’s holie name be prased, therefore revoking thereby all former 
 wills, testaments and codicills whatsoever, do ordaine and make 
 this this twenty sixth day of April my last Will and Testament. 
 My will and mynd is that my bodye be buryed within the Churche 
 or chapell of Barnard castle as near to my husband’s grave as 
 convenientlie may be. And for my temporall estate and goods 
 that I shall leave after my decease, I give and bequeathe them 
 as hereinafter followeth. I give and bequeath unto the poor© 
 people of Barnard castle the sum of 40s., to be distributed unto 
 them at my buriall or within one week immediately after. And 
 also 20s. to the poor© householders of the towne the week before 
 Christmas next after followinge. I give and bequeath unto my 
 loveing sonne in lawe, Maister Israel Fieldinge, one great silver 
 Bowie, with the cover belonging© unto itt, which is embossed and 
 waved upon the syde and upon the cover and lydd thereof. I 
 give and bequeath unto my servante, Charles Sandersone, w T hom 
 I have found© ever trustie and faithfull in all my affairs and 
 imployements wherein I have used him, All my tearme of yeares, 
 interest, rights and title that I have in a little parcel of ground 
 commonlie called the Lunnygarth, situate and being within the 
 lordshipp of Barnard Castle, with egress and regress through the 
 little maines unto the same, and to enjoye, hold and occupe it 
 w r ith the accustomed privledges, easements and wayes as nowe it 
 is used or hath been at any time formerlie heretofore, he paying 
 the levies, rent for the same (beinge 65 . Sd. yearlie). I give and 
 bequeath unto the above named, my servante, Charles Sanderson, 
 half of all my whole cropp of corne of what kind or sort soever 
 as shall be growing, reaped, threshed, stacked without or remayn- 
 ing in the barnes or garners, with all my plowe geare and waine 
 gear© and whatsoever els belongeth unto husbandrie. And the 
 rather I am induced and moved to bequeathe and give the fore 
 named plough geare and waine geare unto the saide Charles as 
 aforesaid, for that when he came unto my husband’s service he 
 furnished us of his owne coste withall necessarie implements 
 belonging to husbandrie. I give and bequeathe unto my said 
 servante, Charles Sanderson, and to his assigns, one Cow gait 
 from Maye daye unto the feaste of St. Michael the Archangell 
 yearlie, and so from year to year, which Cowe gaite is to be in 
 the little maines during the term of yeares I hold the said maines 
 by lease from the Right Worshipful Sir Henry ffaine, Knight. I 
 give unto my godsone, Cliburne Kirkbride, 55. I give unto my 
 cosen, Lawrence Midleton, a paire of knit stockins of 55. price. 
 
 marriage, Jane, who died unmar., and Elizabeth, wife of John Dent 
 of Barnard Castle, whose only child, Jane, found by Inq. p.m., 19 Aug., 
 1626, .to be aged 8, and heir to her grandfather, George Middleton, 
 mar., 19 May, 1636. at Barningham, Sir Francis Anderson of Bradley, 
 Knt. (Barnard Castle Regs.). 
 
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 I give and bequeath unto my loveing neighbour and kind trend, 
 Mathewe Stodart, Maister Houring’s workes which I nowe have 
 in my custodie and house. I give unto Marie Hutton, my whole 
 ryding suit, viz., Cloake, safegarde and Hoode. I bequeath to 
 my god daughter and servant, Jane Sanderson, 3 l. 6s. 8 d. 
 towards the buyinge of apparell for her wedding, And I also give 
 unto her my old ryding suite. I give unto Christopher Sander¬ 
 son, now an apprentice at London, five shillings by yeare during 
 the whole time of his apprenticeshipp. I give unto Charles 
 Sanderson, the son of Charles Sanderson, towards his maintenance 
 at Schole, five poundes. I give unto my cozen Cecill Blenkinsopp’s 
 children, 10s. I give unto Isabell Sheapheard, my old servant, 
 5s. I give unto all my godchildren for whom I promised in 
 baptism and haith my name, two shillings and six pence each. 
 My will is that my Christian and true frend, Mr. Thomas Glover, 
 now Vicar of Startforth, shall preach at my funerall, and in 
 consideration of his paines I give and bequeath unto him 10s. I 
 give and bequeath unto my servant, Charles Sanderson, one bed 
 steade and a little cuppborde standing and remayning in the 
 chamber and rowme wherein he now lyethe in my house, and 
 likewise all the furniture, household stuff and other particular 
 implements which are in the said chambre and in his custodie 
 which is mine. I give and bequeath as aforesaid all the inside 
 particulars for that the most parte of the goods and utensills 
 contained in the said roome, to my knowledge or his owne, and 
 the said Bedstead and the cuppbord were formerly given unto him 
 by my daughter, Jane Midleton, deceased. That whereas Sir 
 Talbot Bowes, Knight, and Maister Thomas Bowes, his brother, 
 Esquire, is indebted unto me a certaine sum of moneye, my will 
 is soe soon as the said money shall be trulie and honestlie be paid 
 unto my executors, upon the receipt thereof they shall give and 
 not before nor out of any of my other goodes or chattells unto 
 my sister, Alice Conyers, in testimony of my Christian pittie and 
 affection towards her, the sume of ten poundes upon this condition 
 and consideration, that is to say, that neither she, the said Alice, 
 nor her husband, Roger Conyers, nor any others, by their meanes, 
 consent or procurements shall suite or serve, contradicte or 
 question my executors, my servants or any other person or persons 
 that haith executed any commission or commissions or did any 
 act or any on my behalf for .... and my temporall estate, or 
 shall question the last Will and Testament of my late husband, 
 George Midleton, Esquire, deceased, or by any other waye or 
 means contarie to the true intent and meaning of this my last 
 Will and Testament. It is my will and last testament that my 
 deare and well beloved grandchild, Jane Dente, shall have my 
 lesser peece of guilded plate with the cover, one silver salte with 
 a cover, my Brewing leade racks and spitts withall, All my 
 cubbords, tables and Bedsteades before not bequeathed contained 
 
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 within my now dwellinghouse. I give and bequeath unto Mary 
 Glover, the wife of Thomas Glover, vicar of Startforthe, my black 
 satin kirtle. I give and bequeathe my wrought velvet gowne to 
 my sister, Dorothie Kirkbride. I give to my sister, Lucie 
 Warkopp, my blacke stuff gowne. All the rest of my goods and 
 ch&ttells, moveable and immovable, unbequeathed, my debts and 
 funerall expences discharged, I give and bequeath to my dearly 
 beloved grandchild, Jane Dente, and to my loveing sons in lawe, 
 Mr. Israeli Fieldinge, and Mr. John Dent, with this priviso, that 
 if any pson or psons after my decease shall molist, question, suit 
 or trouble my servante, Charles Sanderson, for or concerning any 
 thing, act or acts, deed or deeds, done by him which did concern 
 my estate or the estate of my late husband deceased, during all 
 the time he served us or either of us, upon any pretence or colour 
 of action whatsoever, my mynd and my last Will and Testament is 
 that my executor shall defray the charge and costes he shall be 
 putt to, and from time to time to defend him and to keep him 
 harmless. I doe ordaine and make the above named my grand- 
 childe, Jane Dente, Maisterr Israeli Feildinge and Maister John 
 Dente my sole executors of this my last Will and Testament. 
 Witnesses, Amb. Apelby, Lau. Rayne, Thomas Glover. Proved, 
 1635. 
 
 JOHN LUMLEY. i 
 
 May 6, 1631. In the name of god, Amen, I, John Lumley 
 of Newton Archdeacon in the County of Durham, Gent. All my 
 goods I give and bequeth to my cosen, Henry Blaxton of Newton 
 Archdeacon. Witness, Antho. Harryson. 
 
 June 8, 1638. A true Inventory of the goods of John Lumley 
 of Newton, Archdeacon in the parish of Darnton, Esqr., deceased. 
 Imprs : his clothes, his bookes, two trunkes and some other small 
 things in the chamber, 10/. One nagg and one mare, 10/. In 
 moneys owing to him, 97/. Is. 2d., of which some there is in 
 disperate debtts fifteen pounds. In presunt moneys, 117. 6s. 9 d. 
 Somme is 128/. 7s. lid. 
 
 ALEXANDER SELBY. 2 
 
 June 9, 1631. Alexander Selby of Bittlestone, in the parish 
 of Allanton, Esqr. 
 
 A true and perfect Inventorie of the goods and chattels of 
 the said Alexander Selby. Imprs : Twenty four© oxen, 52/. Five 
 score yewes and lambs, 38/. 15s. 0 d. Two Kyne, 4/. One cowe, 
 
 1 He was tlie son of Roger Lumley " that died in the Jayle,” and 
 was bur. in “ the queer ” of St. Mary-le-Bow, Durham, 30 Mch., 1616. 
 He was second cousin of Henry Blakiston of Archdeacon Newton, and 
 was bur. at Darlington, 1638, Longstaffe’s Darlington, 128. 
 
 The testator was the son of Thomas Selby of Biddleston by his 
 first wife, Agnes, dau. of Gerrard Heron of Meldon. He mar. Joan, 
 
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 11. 10^. 0 cl. Eight Kyne, 13/. 65 . 0 d. Three horses, 11/. Os. 0 d. 
 Two stots, 4/. Four stears, 2/. Two steares, also 2/. Twentie 
 yewes, 6 /. Three score of geald sheepe, 15/. The household stuffe, 
 31. 6 s*. 8d. Administration granted to Joan Selbye, the lawful 
 Widow and Relict, Children, Ephraim Selbye, aged 14, Thomas 
 Selbye, aged 11, Alexander Selbye, aged 10, George Selbye, aged 7, 
 Ursula Selbye, aged 6 , and John Selbye, 4 years. 
 
 ALEXANDER SELBY. 
 
 1632. Alexander Selby, late of Bitleston within the parish of 
 Allanton, in the Diocese of Diocese of Durham, Esquire, deed. 
 Declaration of Accompt of Joan Selbie, widow, late wife and 
 Administratrix of the goods and chattels of the said deceased. 
 The said Accompt doth charge herself with all the goods, chattells 
 and creditts which were her said late husband’s, at the time of 
 his death being contained in ane In^entarie thereof remaining in 
 this Court of Record, and amounting to the sum of 155/. 8 s. id. 
 Imprimis : To Thomas Man of Durham, draper, upon bond, 37/. 
 To Dorothy Pott of Bitleston, upon bond, 20/. To Margaret 
 Jordan of Bitleston, widow, upon bond, 11/. To John Harbotle 
 of Alnwick, upon bond, 6 /. To him more for lent moneye as by 
 his acquittance appeareth, 40s. To Roger Huntley of Wooler, 
 upon bond, 6 /. To Robert Alder of Alneham, upon bond, 
 5/. 2s. 3d. To George Greine of Scranwood, upon bond, 5/. Is. id. 
 To Mungo Bambrey of Great Ryle upon bill, 40s. To Jane 
 Hudson of Alnewick, for burrowed money, 30s. To John Colling- 
 wood of Newcastle, for boots and other waires, 50s. To Roger 
 Widdrington, late sonne of Henry Widdrington of Trewhitt, for 
 his portion remaining in the said intestate’s handes, 43/. 10s. 3d. 
 For funerall expences, 8 /. 13s. id. To Dorothy Pott, a servant, 
 for wages, 5/. 9s. 3d. To Anne Mason, servant, 20a. To Margaret 
 Lumbsdon, 16s. 10 d.. To Cuthbert Key, servant, 31. Ss. 3d. To 
 Jane Graie, servant, 27s. To John, servant, 10s. 3d. To Thomas 
 Trumble, servant, 10s. 3d. To Edward Eliot, a servant, 6 s. To 
 Ellene Younge, a servant, 10/. 2s. 3d. To Jane Pott, servante, 
 20s. To Margaret Dewers, a servant, 12s. To Jane Clarke, 
 servant, 16s. For charge in appraizing the goods, making the 
 Inventories, Letters of Administration and other charges about 
 the same, 26s. 8d. For passing this accompt and letters of testi- 
 moniall about the same, 23s. id. To George Pott of Shulmoore, 
 upon bond, 5/. Sume, 173/. 5s. 3d. Administration, 4th June, 
 1631, to Joan Selby, the ’awful Widow and Relict. 
 
 dan. of Ephraim Widdrington of Trewhit; by her he had issue, Robert, 
 aged 3 in 1615; William, who mar. Hellen, dau. of Sir Tlios. Hagger- 
 ston, Bart.; Mary, who mar .... Collingwood of Thornton; Agnes; 
 Ursula, wife of ... . Pott of Trewit; and Ephraim, Thomas, 
 Alexander, George and John. 
 
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 SIR WILLIAM MUSCHAMP. 1 
 
 Sept., 1631. Muschamp, Sir William, Knight. A perfect 
 Inventorie of the goods and chattels of the deceased, apprised and 
 valued by Thomas Smart, George Tailor, Adam Cleugh and John 
 Barber. Imprs : Household stuff© in all romes within his dwell- 
 inghouse at Barmoore, with bras, pewter and iron, 160/. 19s. Sd. 
 Plate of all sortes, 100/. Wearing apparell, 20/. Linen 
 of all sortes, 30/. Debts due to him for wood, cattell and corne, 
 508/. 16s. id. The tithes of Barmoore, Bowsdon and Getherick 
 held by lease from the Dean and Chapter of Durham, 40/. Horses, 
 mares and foales, 55/. 6s. 8d. Oxen for draught, 180/. 15s. 0 d. 
 Fatt oxen, 14/. 13s. id. Young cattell, 90/. 15s. 6 d. Kine 
 calves and bulls, 112/. 16s. 0 d. Young stirkes, 15/. 10s. 0 d. 
 Corne in all places, 400/. 6s. 8<Y Implements of husbandrie in 
 all places, 13/. 6s. 8 d. Haye in all places, 27/. 0s. 0 d. Sheepe 
 of all sortes, 55/. Swine, 6/. 0s. 0 d. The lease of the hay of 
 Bowsdon from my lord of Suffolk, 6/. 8s. 0 d. The lease of the 
 Colliarie of Etall, houlden of my lord of Suffolk, New Timber, 
 5/. Suma totalis, 2,002/. 3s. id. Witnesses, Tho. Haggerston, 
 William Selbye, Robert Stott, Pet. Bolam. 
 
 BARTRAM BRADFORTH. 
 
 Dec. 19, 1631. In the name of God, Amen, I, Bartram 
 Bradforth of Lamesley, in the Countye Palatine of Durham, Gent, 
 being sicke of bodye. To be buried within the Church or Church- 
 yarde of the parish of Lamesley aforesaid. I give and bequeath 
 the lease of the terme of yeares yet to come and unexpired of the 
 overhouse garth in Ravensworth, in the County aforesaid, made 
 to me from Ralph Sureties, elder, together with the benefitt and 
 advantage of a bond made from the said Raph Sureties to me, the 
 said Bartram Bradforth, bearing date the day of the said lease, 
 with condition endorsed for the performance thereof unto my 
 sone, Hugh Bradforth, to the use of him, his wife and children, 
 their executors, admors and assns, with all the covenants, clauses, 
 sentences and the benefitts and advantages of the pviso in the 
 said lease conteined, he, the said Hugh Bradforth, paying all 
 my debts hereunder named, and my funerall expences discharged, 
 And all other goods, moveable and unmoveable, I give unto my 
 sonne, Hugh Bradforth, and like I doe make him sole Executor 
 of this my Will. Witnesses, John Lowther, Tho. Dowker, Curat. 
 Proved, 1633. 
 
 1 Ho was the son of George Muschamp of Barmoor by his wife, 
 Elizabeth, dau. of Sir John Selby of Twisell, mar. at Berwick, 11 June, 
 1583. The testator was knighted at Berwick, 11 May, 1617, sheriff 
 of Northumberland, 1631, mar. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Nicholas Gilborne 
 of Charing, Kent, she was bur. at St. Andrew’s, Holborn, 20 Apl., 
 1638; by her he had issue. Sir George Muschamp, aged 2 in 1615, 
 mar. Mary, dau. of William Swinlioe of Goswick, and, secondly, 
 Gilbert, dau. of Sir Richard Houghton of Houghton Tower, co. Lancs., 
 and William, Ralph, Margaret and Mary 
 
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 KATHERIN FORTUNE. 1 
 
 Jan. 2, 1631. In the name of God, Amen, I, Katherin Fortune 
 of Gateside, in the County of Durham, Widow, late wife of 
 George Fortune, Gentleman, deceased, and some time wife of 
 Edward Allen, late of Gateside aforesaid, Master Mariner, also 
 deceased, Being (at this present) diseased and sicklie in bodye. 
 To be buried and lavd in or near the Parish Church of Gateside 
 
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 aforesaid, so neare unto my said former husband, Edward Allen, 
 there as may be possible and convenient. And as for the 
 Temporall and decaying estate, which the lord hathe indewed and 
 lent me (in this present lyfe) I give and bequeath as follows. I 
 give and bequeathe unto my sonne, Robert Allen, and to the 
 heires of his bodye lawfully begotten or to be begotten for ever, 
 my now dwellinghouse, with all singular the appurtenances 
 wherein I, the said Katherin, now dwell, and situate and beinge 
 in Gateside aforesaide near unto the head of the Banck there, 
 upon this condition that he or they doe paye forthe of the same 
 the sume of thirty and seven pounds of lawfull money of England 
 to such sevall psons as is herein nominated, to each one of them 
 their severall respective parts and portions according as my will 
 and mynd is, and at such tymes as hereafter in these presents 
 is expressed, that is to say, I give and bequeath unto my Grand- 
 childe, Joseph Bryan, son of Joseph Bryan and Margaret, his 
 wife, my daughter, the sum of twenty pounds, part of the said 
 sum of thirty and seven pounds, to be paid unto him by my 
 said son, Robert Allen, within three years time next after the 
 decease and departure of me, the said Katherin. I give and 
 bequeath unto the said Margaret Bryan, 206*., thereof to be paid 
 unto her by my said sonne, Robert Allen, within the like space 
 of three yeares tyme next after my decease and departure as 
 aforesaid. I give and bequeath unto my Brother, Edmund 
 Swinborne, the sum of twenty shillings, also part thereof to be 
 paid unto him by my said sonne, Robert Allan, also within the 
 same space of three yeares next after the decease also of me, the 
 said Katherin. I give and bequeath unto Mary Anderson, my 
 cosin Henry Anderson’s youngest daughter, the sum of 51 ., being 
 also part thereof to be paid unto her also by ray said sonne, 
 Robert Allen, within the aforesaid tyme' of three years next 
 after my decease likewise of me, the said Katherin. I give 
 and bequeath to my grandchild, Katherin Allen, daughter of 
 my said sonne Robert Allen, the sume of tenn poundes residue 
 of the said sume of thirty seven pounds, to be paid unto her by 
 my said sonne, Robert Allen, within the space also of three yeares 
 next after the decease also, of me, the said Katherin. And as 
 
 1 She was bur. at Gateshead, 26 July, 1638. 
 
touching my other goods and chattells either (moveable or im¬ 
 moveable), of insight geare, of what kind soever, either to be 
 found within my said two dwellinghouses in Gateside aforesaid 
 or elsewhere (that shall belong unto me), my mynd and will is, 
 And hereby I doe appoynt that my executors hereinbefore 
 nominated with the consent and likeing of my supervisors (also 
 hereby named), also in convenyient and fitting tyme next after 
 the decease and departure of me, the said Katherin aforesaid, 
 cause the same to be pticularlie (in a Catalague) mentioned, 
 praised and valued by different praisers, and therein to incert 
 the several sums and values, that every pticular thing shall 
 amont unto. And what the totall sume shall come to, my further 
 mynd and pleasure is that the same goods and chattells shall be 
 sould at and for the best advantage that my executors, with the 
 likeing, approbation and consent of my supervisors hereafter 
 appoynted, cann or may. I will and my mynd is, That the 
 money that such goodes and monies and chattells shall amount 
 unto shallbe disposed as hereafter is declared. First, my debts, 
 legacies and funerall expences being first payd and discharged, I 
 give and bequeath unto my daughter, Margery Prescodd, out 
 of the same totall sume, that such goods and chattells shallbe 
 sould for (as aforesaid) the sume of 40/. of lawful moneye of 
 England, To be payed upon the sale of such goods and chattels. 
 I give and bequeath unto her husband, Marys Prescodd, out of 
 the same the sume of 20.3. of like money for a token, in remem¬ 
 brance of my love for him to be payd as aforesaid. The rest 
 that remaineth of such totall (if any be), be it more or lesse, 
 I give and bequeath the same to my saide sonne, Robert Allen, 
 and my said daughter, Margery Prescodd, to be equally divided 
 between them, which said Robert and Margery I doe hereby 
 nominate and apoint Executors of this my last Will and Testa¬ 
 ment, revokeing hereby all former Wills by me heretofore made 
 in this respect. And lastly, I doe entreat, nominate and appoint 
 my two good friends, Mr. Railph Cole of Gateside aforesaid, 
 Esquire, and my said cosin, Henrye x4nclerson, the Elder, of 
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Merchant, Supervisors of this my last Will 
 and Testament (as aforesaid) hopeing they will see the same dewly 
 executed as my mynd is And according to the trust and confidence 
 I repose in them. And for their paynes and care herein I give 
 and bequeath unto each of them 20s. a peice, to be payd by my 
 aforesaid Executors immediately after the decease of me, the said 
 Katherin (as aforesaid), which I hereby charge them withall. 
 Witnesses, James Cole, Thomas Durkin and John Ainsley. 
 
 The goods appraised and debts owing to the testatrix amounteth 
 unto 118/. 15s. 0 d. The funeral expences of the testatrix 
 amounteth to 10/. 15s. 10 d. Soe theire rests clere, 107/. 19s. 2c/. 
 Proved, 1638. 
 
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 EDWARD CHARLTON. 
 
 March 23, 1631. Edward Charlton of the lee Hall, in the 
 County of Northumberland. To be buried in ye parish Church 
 of Bellingham. Whereas my sone, William Charltonn, is oweing 
 me three poundes, viz., 30.s. for a nagg, and 30s. for plough geare 
 and wanes, such sum with twenty nobles be paid within eight 
 years to my children, Cuthbert, Edward, John, Margerie and 
 Barbarie Charlton, by the appointmt and disposing of Cuthbert 
 Hearon of Chipchase, Esqr., and John Hearon of Birkley, Gent. 
 Whereas I owe unto Mrs. Dorothie Thompson of Hexham, 81., for 
 which Mr. Cuthbert Hearon of Chipchase did pass his word, such 
 sum to be paid by my sonne, William Charlton. I give all the 
 rest and remainder of my goods to my said five children. Wit¬ 
 nesses to Will, Cuthbert Loury, Nicholas Rydley. Probate, 1635. 
 
 BARTRAM ROTCHESTER. 
 
 April 12, 1632. Bartram llotchester of Ogle, within the parish 
 of Whalton. To be buryed in the Church of Walton. I give 
 unto John Rotchester, all my clothes belonging to my apparell and 
 my sworde. I give unto Bartram Rotchester, the son of the 
 aforesaid John Rotchester, one young whye. To Allison Spraggon, 
 one whye stirke. To Elizabeth Watson, one ewe hoge. To Henry 
 Patterson, one bed stead and a table and two furms, one amyre, 
 a plough and a coulter and one muckle waine, and a pair of 
 speckes; the rest of my goods, both moveable and immoveable, 
 after this manner, I leave unto my wife one half of my goods, and 
 the other half unto John Meggison and Robert Sopwith, my sons- 
 in-law, and make them and my wife Executors. 
 
 Inventorie, 35 1 . 65 . 8 d . Probate, 1632. 
 
 ROLAND ARCHER. 
 
 April 22, 1632. Will of Roland Archer of North Seaton, of 
 the pish of Woodhorne. I leave my wife Elsabeth the thirds of all 
 my goods, moveable and unmoveable, wheresoever unto me apper- 
 taininge or belonging. I leave to my sonne Rouland’s two Boyes, 
 Rouland and John Archer, two stotts or quies to be elected by 
 some indifferent men, viz., Anthonie Brown and John Marshall 
 of Seaton. I leave six stotts, togeckler with a long wain, to my 
 grandchild, Rouland Hunter, the youngest of the stotts, to be 
 three (or above) yeares ould. I leave to John Johnson’s wife, of 
 Sleikburne, a yellowe cowe. I leave to Barbarie Rea, a whie of 
 3 yeares old or a stotte, accordinge to her owne pleasure. I leave 
 to Elsabeth Fergison a cowe of 3 yeares ould, and a Bushell of 
 corne at Christmas. To sonne Rouland’s two children, viz., 
 Dorothie and Anne, the sum of ten pounds. To James Reas 
 
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 wife of Stanington, a cowe of 3 years olde. I leave a Cowe to 
 my Daughter, Dor. Hunter. To Mathew Fergison, a stott. I 
 give my man, Thomas Shillvington, and my maid, Cathren 
 Faucus, every of them, a sheepe. I leave my sonne Rouland sole 
 executor of this my Will, and especiallie of all my lands, goods, 
 chattels, moveable and unmoveable, whatsoever. I leave to my 
 sonne Rouland’s two Daughters all the insight goods that came 
 to me by their mother. I leave to my grandchild, John Johnson, 
 a quie of a yeare olde. Witnesses, Henry Widdrington, John 
 Erington, Anthonie Browne, Richard Nicholson, Tho. Sootheron. 
 
 May 9, 1632. A true and just Inventory of all the goods and 
 chattels of Rowland Archer of North Seaton, latelie deceased, 
 praised arid valued by these foure men, Willm. Buckles, Willm. 
 Skipsey, Jacob Patteson, John Johnson. Imprimis : Fower oxen, 
 18/. Eight kyne and 8 calves, 16/. Three mares and a horse, 45/. 
 Thirty sixe shepe, 18/. Swine praised to 16s. Geese, 6s. Six 
 younge beasts, 6/. Come in the garthe and Barne, 9/. Furniture 
 in the house, 40s. His appell, 40s. In moneye, 17s. 1 d. Come 
 upon the ground, 20/. Implements of Husbandry, 30s. Sum is 
 114/. 9s. Id. 
 
 Debts oweing bie the testator. Imprimis : to Dorothie Archer, 
 3/. To Ann Archer, 13/. To Hellen Harrison of Newcastle, 
 8/. 16s. For my rent at Newsom, 7/. 10s*. To Mr. Beniamin 
 Woodrington, 8/. To my man, Thos. Shilvington, 17s. To my 
 maid, 25s. 6^. To Mathewe Fargesone, 12 d. His funerall 
 
 expences, 3/. 15s. 8d. Sum is 46/. 7s. 2d. Proved, May, 1632. 
 
 WILLIAM ROBSON. 
 
 May 2, 1682. In the name of God, Amen, I, William Robson 
 of Norton, in the County of Durham, Yeoman, being sick and 
 weak in bodye. To be buried in the Churchyard of Norton. My 
 will is that my sonne, Francis Robson, shall have the lands and 
 tenements which I have bought after the death of my wife, his 
 mother, and he to pay when he enters of the same unto his 
 brother, William Robson, Thirty pounds of good and lawful money 
 of England. I give to my sonne, William Robsone, one graye 
 Mayer and a foole, and a filly of the same mayer. I give to my 
 sonne William, all the grass that I have taken of the town of 
 Norton in common, in Hardwick field, Owston more and New 
 Close. I give to my daughter Margrett, thirteen poundes six 
 shillings and eightpence. My will is that my sonne William, 
 give unto William, the sonne of William Barwick, the first foole 
 that his maier hath and to keepe it and let it suck one the maier 
 till such time as its weaned. I give unto William Barwick’s three 
 children each of them one ewe and one lam. I give unto Alice, 
 the daughter of Nicholas Jefferson, one ewe, one lam. I give to 
 my wife one ewe and twenty shillings of golde. I give to my 
 
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 sonne Francis, Twenty shillings in golde. I give to my sonne, 
 vVillm. Robson, twenty shillings in golde. I give to my daughter 
 Margret, twenty shillings in golde. I give to Will. Barwick and 
 his wife, either of them, ten shillings in golde. I give to my 
 sonne, Nicholas Jefferson, and his wife, either of them, ten shillings 
 in golde. I give to my Brother, Robert Robson, one whole suite 
 of clothes from the head to the foote with a cloake. I give unto 
 my sister, the wife of William Savidge, half a stone of woole to 
 make her a coate. I give to my daughter Margarett, one furre 
 cubbart in the hall house with tenn puter dublers on the tope of 
 it, with a pott or salt and a candle sticke and a pann, two payre 
 of lining sheets and a bolster. I give to my sister, the wife of 
 William Fosse, half a stone of woole. The residue of all my goodes 
 and debts and legacees and funerall discharged, I give to Margret, 
 my wife, Francis and William, my sonns, Elizabeth, the wife of 
 William Barwick, and Margaret, my daughter, whom I make joynt 
 executors of this my said Will and Testament. Witnesses, John 
 Wheatlie, Robert Davison, Nicholas Jefferson, William Pallyman, 
 William Chipchaise. 
 
 Inventory, 190/. 9s. 6 d. Proved 1633. 
 
 GAWIN CLAVERINGE. 
 
 May 7, 1632. Gawin Claveringe of Upper Trewhitt, in the 
 pish of Rothburie, in the Countie of Northumberland, Gentle¬ 
 man. My bodie to be buried in the chancell of the parish church 
 of Whittingham. I give and bequeath to my sone, Robert 
 Claveringe, five Kyne and their caulfes, two quyes, one black ox 
 stirke, one branded ox stirke, two gray mares, one gray filley, 
 two oxen and nineteen gimers and dinmonds. To.my daughter, 
 Agnes Claveringe, one rigded oxe, one ox, two kyne, one haulkt 
 quy stirke, one rigded ox stirke, eighteene gimers and dinmons, 
 foure pounds and three shillings in money and ten boules of 
 oates, equally divided betwixt her and my aforesayd sone, Robert 
 Claveringe. I give to my sonne, George Claveringe, and my 
 daughter, Marie Claveringe, equally betwixt them, nine oxen, 
 eight kyne and their caulfes, twentie ewes, eight lambs and ten 
 weathers. I give to Kathran Claveringe, my wife, all the corne 
 on the ground sowen and unsowen, and a brown nagg and 
 eighteen shillings in the Lard of Barrowp’s hand, and fiftie five 
 shillings in Francis Red’s hand, and fortie two shillings in 
 Francis Collingwood’s hand, and twelve shillings in Matthew 
 Hall’s hand, and twelve shillings in John Slegg’s hand, and 
 twenty eight shillings in Mrs. Katharin Ord’s hand, and 11s. 
 in Robert Clarke’s hand, and 16s. Gd. in Charles Urpeth’s hand, 
 hand, and 5s. 6 d. in Andrew Gaire’s hand, and 5s. in Thomas 
 Makenlinge’s hand, and 4s. in Alexander Hall’s hand, and 12s. 
 in George Selbie’s hand, and 20s. in James Heslopp’s hand, and 
 
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 30s. in Thomas Davison’s hand, and 5s. 6<Y in Parst Steaven- 
 son’s hand, and all these debts I leave to pay my debtes. I give 
 to my wyfe, Katheran Claveringe, my lease of three yeares, of 
 three quarters of the whole towne land att Uppertrewhitt 
 which 1 now possess and hold of Mr. George Orde, and if he 
 wrong her or trouble her in the said tearme of three yeares 
 which he hath granted unto me, then my will is that my said 
 wife shall sewe the said Mr. George Orde for a coult which I gave 
 to him for a fine for the said three yeares. I leave the tuition 
 of my soiine, Robert Claveringe, and my Daughter, Agnes 
 Claveringe, unto Sir John Claveringe, also I leave my wife, 
 Kathran, my sone George, and my daughter, Mary Claveringe, 
 to the said Sir John Claveringe, whom I humblie intreat to 
 befriend, and see they be not wronged. The residue of my 
 goods, moveable and unmoveable, to my said wife Katheran and 
 my son Robert. I make my said wife and my son Robert, with 
 Bertie Spinks, Executors of this my Will. Witnesses, Martin 
 Danbye, Bertrand Spinks. Probate, 1032. 
 
 WILLIAM INGLEBY. 1 
 
 June 25, 1632. In the name of God, Amen, I, William 
 Ingleby of Great Haswell, in the County Pallatine of Durham, 
 Yeoman, being visitted with sickness. To be interred in Easing- 
 ton Churchyard. I give to the stock of the poore of the parish 
 of Easington, 5 1. I give to my wife, Elizabeth Ingleby, 5 1. as 
 a legacy. Whereas my wife is now with Child, my will is that 
 if it be a man child he shall have my lease of the Moore-house 
 and halfe of a farme in Rainton when he cometh to the age of 
 eighteen yeares. I give to the said man child 100L when he 
 cometh to the said age. I give to my daughter, Margrett Ingleby, 
 eight score poundes, and shee shall marry with the consent of 
 her mother and my brother-in-law, Richard Thursby, and my 
 brother, John Ingleby. I give her the lease of Flemin field. I 
 give to my second daughter, for her portion, seven score pounds. 
 To my third daughter, Isabell, six score pounds. I give to my 
 fourth daughter, Ann, foure score pounds and the close I bought 
 of John Bell in Rainton. If my wife shall beare me now a 
 and 6/. in George Greene’s hand, and 5-s. 6<Y in Andrew Blithe’s 
 daughter, I give and bequeath to the said daughter six score 
 pounds, and then my will is that my eldest daughter Margarett, 
 shall have my lease of the Moore-house, provided alwayes that 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Easington, 12 July, 1632, mar. Eliza¬ 
 beth Thursby at Pittington, 16 June, 1618, by her he had issue, 
 William (with whom she was with child when her husband made his 
 will), bapt., 18 Nov., 1632, at Easington, mar. Anna Mitford, 26 Apl., 
 1653, at Easington; Margaret, bapt., 25 Apl., 1619, at Pittington; 
 Elizabeth, bapt., 21 May, 1620, at Pittington; .Isabel, bapt., 16 July, 
 1622, also there; Ann., bapt. at Easington, 1 Apl., 1627. 
 
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 she marry with the consent of her mother and her uncle afore¬ 
 said, and if she doe not marrye with their consent I give her 
 eight score pounds and my lease to goe to her sister, and my will 
 is that my second daughter Elizabeth shall have my lease in 
 Rainton if she marry with the consent as aforesaid, and if she 
 marry without consent, then my will is that she shall have eight 
 score pounds and the lease to goe to the rest of her sisters, and 
 my will is that my third daughter Isabell shall have my lease 
 of Flemin-field if she marry with the consent aforesaid, but if she 
 marry without consent of her mother and uncle my will is that 
 she shall have eight score pounds and the lease to be divided 
 amongst her sisters, and my fourth daughter to have the close I 
 bought of John Bell and 100/. My will is that none of my 
 daughters shall have any benefit of my leases until they come 
 to the age of eighteen yeares. My will is that my daughters shall 
 live with my wife till they come to age to choose their guardians, 
 and that each of them shall have 5/. a yeare for their education. 
 
 My will is that my fourth daughter Ann, and that daughter 
 
 my wife shall beare me shall have their portions made up 300/. 
 a peece. I give to my nephew T , John Ingleby, 20s. I give to 
 Mangus Burne, 40s. To each of my three men servantes, a noble. 
 To Christopher Richardson of Shotton, 10s. To George Wanless 
 of Easington, 10s. To Thomas Sharpe, 10s., whom I make 
 Overseers of this my Will. I desire my brother-in-law, Richard 
 Thursby, and my brother, John Ingleby, to see this my Will 
 performed, and that each shall have 4/. I will that out of my 
 lands real and goods moveable and unmoveable, my youngest 
 children that have no lease shall have their portion to be made 
 
 equal with those that have the leases, if the goods will amount 
 
 to so much. I make my wife, Elizabeth, sole Executor. Wit¬ 
 nesses, Christopher Richardson, George Warded, Ri. Thursbye, 
 Thomas Sharpe. 
 
 Inventory, 19 July, 1632, Imprimis: In ready money and 
 bonds, 210/. His apparell, 6/. 13s. 4 d. A beddstead, mattres, 
 featherbedd, one boulster and two pillows, one paire of blanketts, 
 2 happins and coverlit, with curtaines and vallance in the fore¬ 
 house, 4/. A beddstead, mattres, featherbedd, one bolster and two 
 pillowes, one paire of blanketts, two happins, a coverlitt, with 
 curteynes and vallence in the chamber over the house, 3/. 6s. 8 d. 
 A bedstead, featherbedd, one bowlster, two pillowes, one paire of 
 blancketts, two happins and a coverlett in the chamber over the 
 parler, 33s. id. A trucklebedd, a featherbedd, mattres, a paire 
 of blanketts, a bowlster, 2 pillowes, 2 happins, one coverlett in 
 the fore house, 1/. The servantes’ bedd, two bowlsters, two paire 
 of blanketts, fower happins, 11. The men servants’ Bedd, 13s. 4c/. 
 More bedding in a presse, five happins, two coverletts, two 
 carpitts, a featherbedd ticke, a boulster and curtayne unmayed, 
 6/. 3a. id. A dozen and a half of cushons, 30s. Six paire of 
 
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 linning sheets, sixe paire of pillowbers, SI. A dozen and a half 
 of gordan sheets and two paire of pillowbers, SI. 12s. Two 
 linnin table clothes, 8s. Three dosen of napkins, 36s. Two short 
 course table clothes and six course napkins, 3s. 4 cl. Thirtye yards 
 of lyning cloathe, 30s. Fiftye two yards of harden clothe, 25s. 
 Six lynn towells, 6s. Fower dosen and fower peice of pewter, a 
 dosen sawcers, a dosen porindgers, five flagin potts, a pynt pott, 
 three pewter and seven brass candlestickes. An ewer, fower 
 double saltsellers, four pewter cupps, thre chamber potts, a cadle 
 pott, il. 2s. A silver bowle and halfe a dosen spoones, 4/. Six 
 brasse potts att Moorehouse, 20s. Three kettles, two fishe panns, 
 three iron potts, one little brass potte and a skellett, five little 
 panns, SI. Three Iron Chimneyes, two spitts, one paire of racks, 
 two dripping panns, tw T o paire of tonges, a fire shovell, two 
 laddies, a chafin dish, two paire broyling Irons, two shordin 
 knives, a smoothing Iron and two reckin crookes, two morters 
 and two pesstells, 20s. A presse and linin cupboarde, a chare and 
 two chists, a glass case, SI. 10s. A cuberd and a Cawell, 60s. 
 One table and a forme, three chaires and eight stooles, 40s. 
 Two cubberds and a table att Moore house, 4/. All the wood 
 vessels, 3 dozen of trenchers, 2/. 6s. 8d. A muskett and bandelere 
 and foweling peece, 30s. Plow and plow geare, waine geare, 
 12/. 10s. All the poweltry, 6s. 8cl. Two wheate stacks and two 
 old stacks, 15/. Eight loade of Oates in the howse, 3/. 4a. All 
 the meadow hay and strawe, with the pfitt of the falloos, 26/. 6s. 
 Come on the grounde, seventeene ackers of wheat, rye and bigg, 
 and fourteen and one ackers of oates, 60/. Butter and cheese, 
 50s. Sixteen Runtes, one Cowe and three stotts in fleming feild, 
 70/. Twentye kyne and two whyes, 7/. Foure stotts there, 12/. 
 Twenty oxen in falloefield, 63/. 6s. 8 d. Fower stotts there, 12/. 
 Eight stottes there, 30/. Twelve oxen there, 57/. Seventeen Kyne 
 and a Bull, 53/. Four two yeare ould beasts and a quye, 
 6/. 8s. id. Five calves, 40s. Tenn Runts in Deadman dailes, 
 36/. 13s. id. Yewes, two hundred, and twelve tupps, 86/. 
 Weathers and dimmons, 287, 130/. Yewes and rigelts, 38, 
 9/. 10s. Lammes, 135, 27/. Three mares and a foule and a horse, 
 12/. A stonde horse, il. 10s. A black horse, 6/. A graye mare, 
 a bay mare, a sorreld mare and her stagg, 15/. Foure swine, 
 53s. id. One black coulte and a baye filleye, 7/. 10s. The lease 
 of Mare house, 400/. The lease at Rainton, called Pittfield, 100/. 
 The lease of flernmm field, 100/. 
 
 ROBERT LAWSON. 
 
 Jan. 1, 1632. Robert Lawson of Langhurst. My bodie to be 
 buried in Bothal church. I give to William, my eldest sone, four 
 oxen, long waiynes, short waiyes, ploughes and ploughes irons, 
 yoakes, with all appurtenances husbandry. I give unto my sone 
 
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 Roger, 20/., to be paid to him when he trades for himself. To 
 my daughter^ Katherine, 6/., to be paid when her husband, 
 Anthony Sotherne, setteth up shopp. To Henry Hancock, a 
 yewe lambe. To George Hancock, a yewe lambe. To Thomas 
 Hancock, a yewe lamb, and to Willey Hancock and Isabel Han¬ 
 cock, each a yew lambe. To Ralph Dawson, a yewe lambe, and 
 to Ann Dawson, a yewe lamb. To Elizabeth Dawson, a yewe 
 lambe. To Robert Lawson, my grandchilde, a yewe lamb. I give 
 to my sone Roger more than above, 5Z. To my sone Thomas, 10/. 
 I give to the poor of Bothall parish, 10s. I give to my wife, 
 Margarett Lawson, my tearme in a Cottage in Langhurst and 
 what belongeth thereto, with one third of my said tenement for 
 life, and appoint her sole Executrix. 
 
 Inventory, 117/ 18s. 8 d. Probate, 6th February, 1632. 
 
 ANN HEATH.i 
 
 Jan. 22, 1632. In the name of God, Amen, I, Ann Heath of 
 Barmston, within the parish of Washington, being sick in bodye. 
 To be buryed in the parish Church of Washington. I give to 
 my brother, Nicholas Heathe, twenty Nobles. I give to my 
 Brother, William Heathe, twenty Nobles. To Mr. John Richard¬ 
 son of Durham, twenty Nobles. I give to my four brothers, 
 Talbot, Ralph, James and Robert Lieli, each of them five pounds 
 a piece. I give to my sister, Mary Lieli, twenty pounds. I give 
 to my father-in-law, Mr. Talbot Lieli, ten pounds. To Mr. 
 Gilford Lieli, a twenty shilling piece to be bestowed in a ringe. 
 I give to my uncle, Nicholas Heathe, a twentye shillinge peace to 
 make him a ringe. To Anne Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson 
 of Barmstron, tenn shillings. To Elise Davye, daughter of 
 William Davye of Barmston, five shillings. To my father’s four 
 servantes, Robert Gray, Marget Anderson, Ann Thomson and 
 Ann Claxton, each of them two shillings and sixpence a piece. I 
 give to the poor of the Parish of Washington, ten shillings, to 
 be disposed on by my father, Mr. Talbot Lieli. To my mother, 
 Mrs. Ann Lieli, ten pounds and all the monies due for the interest 
 
 1 Nicholas Heatli, the grandfather of the testator (whose will is 
 printed in this volume), mar. Anne, dau. of John Topp of Shilling- 
 ford, co. Berks.; by her he had Nicholas, bur., 13 Mch., 1659/60, at 
 St. Mary-the-Less, mar. Elizabeth, dau. of Roger Smyth of Finchley; 
 William; John; Margaret, wife of .... Burnell and Topp, bur., 
 5 Apl., 1620, at Bishop Middleham, mar. Anne, dau. of Sir William 
 Blakiston, their issue being, Nicholas, bapt., 18 Dec., 1614, at St. 
 Giles’, bur., 18 May, 1693, at St. Margaret’s, mar. Barbara, bur., 
 13 June, 1693, at St. Margaret’s; William, bapt., 10 Dec., 1615, at 
 St. Giles’, bur., 13 Jan., 1689/90, at Washington, mar. Jane, bur., 
 4 Apl., 1664, at Washington ; John, bapt., 25 Apl., 1619, at St. Giles’, 
 and the testatrix, bapt., 30 Nov., 1617, at St. Giles’. Anne, the mother 
 of the testatrix, mar., secondly, Talbot Lisle of Barmston, and by him 
 she had Talbot, Ralph, James, Robert and Mary. 
 
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 of my portion that shallbe overplus more then the legacies amounts 
 unto. I doe constitute and appoint John Richardson of Durham 
 above sayd, Esqr., to be my sole Executor, to receive all such 
 moneys as any way be dewe unto me by vertue of my grand¬ 
 father’s, Mr. Nicholas Heath, his Will, to be disposed as above 
 sayd. Witnesses, John Hylton, Robert Willson. Proved, 1633. 
 
 CUTHBERT COLLINGWOODA 
 
 Feb. 7, 1632. Inventory of the goods of Cuthbert Colling- 
 wood of Thronton, in the County of Northumberland, gent., 
 deceased, taken and appraised by Clement Hall, gent., Peter 
 Shankes and John Allison of Whittingham, and John Bartram of 
 Thronton, yeoman. Inventory amounted to 170/. 15s. 8 d. Debts 
 oweing unto the deceased. Item, John Forster of Newham, for 
 a rente charge for five years, 60/. George Beednell, for a rent 
 charge of 30/. per ann. for five yeares, 150/. More dew uppon 
 bond by the said George Beadnell and his sone Robert, 46/. 
 Mr. Edmond Craster, upon specialty, 86/. John Scott of Wark, 
 upon specialty, 20/. Henry Haggerston, 10/. William Forster, 
 10/. Administration granted, 6 Feb., 1632, to Francis Colling- 
 wood of Thronton, gent., the son. 
 
 MATTHEW HORSLEY. 
 
 1633. Matthew Horsley of Screnwood, in the parish of 
 Alneham. I leave to my Brother, Robert Horsley, all my goods 
 and chattels, he to pay all my debts, and I appoint him my 
 Executor. I leave to my wife, Jeane Horsley, two kine, one 
 stirke, fowerteen ewes and three hogges. To my daughter, Isabella 
 Horsley, ten pounds of money and a cupboarde. To my daughter, 
 Agnes Horsley, ten pounds. To my daughter, Margaret Horsley, 
 ten pounds. 
 
 Inventory amounted to 37/. 14s. 4=d. Probate, 4th April, 
 1633, by the said Robert Horsley, for use of self and Agnes, 
 Isabella and Margarett, the children (Minors). 
 
 HENRY HORSLEY. 
 
 1633. Henry Horsley of Screnwood, in the parish of Alneham, 
 in the Countie of Northumberland. I leave to my wife, Isobell 
 Horsley, all my goods and chattels and appoint her my executrix. 
 To my said wife, foure kine and a foale. To my daughter 
 Jenne, three kine. To my daughter Susanna, five kine. I leave 
 the sheepe equallie between my said wife and two daughters. I 
 
 1 Probably the 3rd son of Sir Cuthbert Collingwood of Dalton and 
 Great Eppleton, co. Durham, if so, mar. Ursula, dau. of Thomas 
 Forcer of Harbour house, and by her had Thomas and Francis. 
 
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 leave to George Howie, my son-in-law, the bay mare. To John 
 Robson, my son-in-law, the graye foale. To Thomas Reede, two 
 hoggs, and five to his brother, Percival Reed. Witnesses, Robert 
 Alder, George Howie. Debts oweing by the deceased : To Robert 
 Oliver in Screnwood, 465 . Mr. Thomas Lewen of Warkworth, 
 45«. Mr. Horsley of Screnwoode, 265 . 8 d. Debts oweing to the 
 deceased : By Robert Alder of Alneham, 44.?. By Robert Chatter 
 there, 4/. 35 . §d. By Thomas Wardell and George Wilson of 
 Longframlington, 81. By Robert Gibsone in Alneham, 3/. 135. 4 d. 
 By Adam Ker of Prendick, I 85 . By Robert Lamb of Yetlington, 
 135. id. By Thomas Smith there, 65 . 8d. By Thomas Anderson 
 of Little Ryle, II 5 . By Samuel Coldwell in Great Ryle, IO 5 . 
 More by John Gare there. IO 5 . Probate, 4th April, 1633. 
 
 JOSEPH CRADOCK. 1 
 
 Aug. 1, 1633. In the name of God, Amen, I, Joseph Cradock 
 of Bp Auckland, in the parish of St. Andrew’s, Auckland, in 
 the Diocese and County of Duresme, Gent., being weak and sickly 
 of body. . . . My body I desire may be interred in the Chancell 
 of the church or chappell of St. Hellen, Auckland, as near the 
 Place as may be where my own Mother was interred. Whereas 
 on my intermarriage with Margery, now my wife, I did enter 
 into one bond obligatory in a Penal sum unto Bryan 
 Walker and William Brasse, with condition that if it should 
 please god I should depart this life naturall before my said wife, 
 that she should have and receive out of the profitts of my lands 
 at Staindropp, in the Bpprick of Duresme, the yearly sume or 
 annuity of 20/. during so long time as she should continue and 
 be my widow, and after her intermarriage with any other the 
 yearly sum or annuity of 10/. during her life, therefore in 
 pformance of the condition of the said obligation, I do give, 
 legate and bequeath unto the said Margery, my wife, the sum of 
 20/. yearly during her said widowhood after my death, and 
 after her intermarriage with any other the sum of 10/. yearly 
 during her life naturall, to be paid her at Martinmas and 
 Penticost yearly by equal porcons forth of the rents, issues 
 and profitts of my said lands at Staindrop aforesaid, the first 
 payment thereof to comence at the first of the said feasts next 
 ensueing my death, And I doe by these presents declare that I 
 am oweing and indebted unto my cousin, Francis Appleby of 
 Clouelodge, in the County of York, Gent., the annual sume of 
 rent of 10/. forth of the issues and profitts of my saide lands 
 
 1 The testator, son of Anthony by his first wife, Bridget Dickin¬ 
 son, was bapt. at St. Andrew’s, Auckland, 26 May, 1594; he mar. 
 Margery, widow of Henry Maugham, at St. Andrew’s, 10 June, 1622; 
 see the Inq. per hr. de viand of John Cradock, taken at Durham, 
 30 Jan., 1629/30. 
 
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 at Staindropp for the space or time of four yeares or thereabouts 
 yet to come, which I will that he shall have and receive accord¬ 
 ingly, and after the expiration of these yeares and his days of 
 payment, I do give and bequeath unto the poor of the parish 
 of Staindropp the sum of Twenty pounds, to be paid by ten 
 pounds a year unto the Churchwardens, to be of the parish Church 
 there at the said several feasts, by equal porcons respectively 
 out of the issues and profitts of my said lands at Staindrop, to 
 be employed by them as a stocke for the use aforesaid. I give 
 and bequeath to the poore of the Chappelry of St. Helen, Auckland, 
 the sum of bl. forth of my personal estate, and forth of my said 
 personal estate to the poor of the parish of St. Andrew, Auckland, 
 the sum of Twenty nobles, to be employed yearly and successively 
 by the Churchwardens of the said parish and Chappelry respec¬ 
 tively as a stock for the purpose aforesaid. I do give, legate 
 and bequeath unto my full and naturall sister, Mary Curten, 
 wife of Richard Curten, of the City of Duresme, stationer, during 
 her life naturall and to the heires male of her bodye begotten or 
 to be lawfully begotten for ever, all that the Parsonage or Rectory 
 House in Staindropp aforesaid lately appropriated to the College 
 of Staindropp, in the said Bishoprick of Duresme, and till the 
 lands, tenements and hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever 
 situate, lying and being in Staindropp aforesaid, whereof I now 
 stand lawfully seised by virtue of one Deed of Indenture of 
 bargain and sale made the first day of September, in the fifth 
 year of the reigne of our Sovereign Lord King James over 
 England, etc., between Michael Cole and John Rowdon of the 
 City of Westminster, in the County of Middlesex, Gent., on the 
 one part and Anthony Cradock, Gent., and me, Joseph Cradock, 
 son of the said Anthony Cradock, on the other part, and in 
 default of such issue male, then I give. Legate and bequeath the 
 said Parsonage House, lands, tenements, hereditaments, appur¬ 
 tenances and premises unto my half Brother, Timothy Cradocke, 
 son of my said father, Anthony Cradocke, and to his heires male 
 for ever, and in default of such issue male of the said Timothy 
 Cradocke, then to William Cradock, his younger brother, and to 
 the heires male to be lawfully begotten of the body of the said 
 William, then to John Cradocke, my eldest half Brother, and 
 to the heires male of his bodye to be lawfully begotten for ever, 
 and in default of such issue male then to the right heires of me, 
 the said Joseph Cradock. I do give, legate and bequeath all my 
 estate, interest, title, claim and demand whatsoever, of, in and 
 to the lands, tenements and hereditaments with the appurten¬ 
 ances commonly called Woodhouses, in the Chapelrv of St. Helen, 
 Auckland, aforesaid, of, in and to all and every the petty tithes 
 and appurtenances belonging unto the temporall lands late of the 
 Deanery of St. Andrew, Auckland, purchased together with the 
 said lands and tenements of Woodhouses, unto my said half 
 
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 Brother, John Cradocke, his heires and assigns for ever. I do 
 give and bequeath unto my aforesaid© half brother, Timothy 
 Cradocke, and to the heires male of his body to be lawfully 
 begotten, all that my house with the appurtenances situate, lying 
 and being in the Township of Bp Auckland aforesaid, now in 
 the possession of my stepmother, Mrs. Anne Cradocke, and in 
 default of such issue male then to William Cradock afore¬ 
 said, my youngest halfe brother, and the heires male of his 
 bodye to be equally begotten for ever, and in default of 
 such issue male of the said William Cradock then to my 
 eldest half brother, John Cradocke, and to heires male of his 
 bodye to be lawfully begotten for ever, and in default of such 
 issues male then to the heires general of me, the said Joseph 
 Cradocke. I do give and bequeath the several legacys following, 
 viz., to my half brother, George Cradocke, 5/. To my half sister, 
 Grace Cradocke, 5/. To my halfe brother, William Cradocke, 5/. 
 To my half sister, Rachell Cradock, 5/., and to Mr. Stock, Curate 
 of St. Andrew, Auckland, for my funerall sermon, 20s. All the 
 rest of my goodes, creditts and chattells, moveable and immove¬ 
 able, whatsoever, my debts, legacys and funerall expences first 
 payd and discharged, I give, Legate and bequeathe unto my well 
 beloved wife, Margery Cradocke, whom I do ordaine and make 
 sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, 
 Cutlit. Sisson, Ri. Richardson, Thomas Smurfoot. 
 
 Memorandum, that these particulars of household stuff here¬ 
 after expressed and appraised were the goods of Henry Maugham, 
 late husband of the said Margaret Cradocke, and the property not 
 being changed in the lifetime of her second husband, Mr. Joseph 
 Cradocke, we are perswaded they ought not to be accounted for 
 as his goods. Proved, 1633. 
 
 ROGER WIDDRINGTON.i 
 
 Aug. 27, 1633. Roger Widdrington, of Colwell, in the 
 Countie of Northumberland, Gentleman. To be buried in the 
 parish church of Chollerton. I will and require my executors 
 carefully and really to perform the will of my Father by the 
 payment of the legacies therein bequeathed in such manner and 
 form as is therein and thereby prescribed, which said legacies 
 remayne all yet unsatisfied or payd, Save onlie 100/. thereby 
 given unto my sister Wilson, which said 100/. I have already 
 paid. I give to my nurse, Elizabeth Bourne, 10/. To the poor 
 of the parish of Chollerton, the sum of 40s. I make and ordayne 
 my loveing brother, Ralph Widdrington, sole Executor. And I 
 do hereby require Roger Widdrington of Cartington, Esqr., 
 
 1 He was tlie son of Henry Widdrington, whose will is dated 
 12 July, 1632; his brother, Ralph, was admitted to Gray’s Inn, 16 Mch., 
 1640/1. Thomas Widdrington, mentioned in the will, as son and 
 heir of Lewis of Cheesbnrn Grange, was admitted to Gray’s Inn, 
 14 Feb., 1618/19. 
 
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 Thomas Widdrington of Grayes Inn in the Countie of Middlesex, 
 and George Thirlwell of Rothbury, Gent,., to be Supervisors. 
 Inventory filed amounting to 485/. 4s. 9 d. Debts and legacies 
 paid by the Testator : To his sister Dorothie, 200/. To his sister 
 Anne, 200/. To his brother William, 125/. To his wyfe, 10/. 
 To the power of the parish, 40s. To his servantes at Colwell, 
 according to particulars, 5/. 8a. 0 d. To the servantes at Carting- 
 ton where he died, according to particulars, 3/. 15s. 9d. His 
 funeral expences, 13/. 6s. 8c/. Probate, 1634. 
 
 ROBERT HEARON. 
 
 Nov. 6, 1633. In the name of God, Amen, I, Robert Hearon 
 of East Thriston, in the pish of Felton, wake and sicke of bodye, 
 but of pfect and good remembrance (the lord be praised for it) 
 Doe heare make my last Will and Testament in maner and forme 
 followinge; I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of 
 Almighty God, who I hope for my saviour Jesus Christ his sake 
 will foregive me all my sinns, and I believe that at the generall 
 resurection at the last day he will raise upp my bodye and joyne 
 it to my soule and give it life eternall. I will that my bodye 
 be buried in the pish church of Felton. I give unto my eldest 
 daughter, Ann Hearon, 3/. 10s., besydes the three oxen and one 
 old cowe, which she knoweth and hath and long known to be her 
 owne, also I give unto her all the insight goods which I had in 
 her mother’s time, except one Ambrie standing in the Chamber, 
 and one brass ketle. I gyve unto myne eldest sonne, John Hearon, 
 41. and one great chist standing in the chamber and the bed¬ 
 stead I lye in and the table in the house and the plough with the 
 irons, when he shall enter to the tenmt of which I dwell. I 
 give and bequeath to Thomas Hearon my second sonne, 3/. 10s. 
 I give unto Elizabeth Hearon my second daughter, 4/., and the 
 Ambrie in the Chamber and one brass ketle. I give unto Robt. 
 my third sonne, 5/. I give unto Barbara my third daughter, 5/. 
 I give unto my sonne, John Hearon, two whole third parts of all 
 houses, landes, meadowes and all other comidtes and pfits what¬ 
 soever belonging to the tent whereon I dwell under the Right 
 Honourable the Earl of Northd. for and during the terme of yeares 
 as yet unexpired in my lease and all my full tytle of tenant right 
 to my said sonne John, he paying yearly his partes of the rent, 
 and doeing two partes of all such services as are to be done by 
 the inhabyants of the said farmholde, either to the lord of the 
 manor, the church or the King his heirs or successors. I give 
 unto Mary my wife one whole third part of all the houses, lands, 
 meadows and all other comdites whatsoever belonging to the said 
 tent,' for and during the terme yet unexpired in my lease for 
 the better bringing up of my youngest children (if she remaine 
 a Widow), but if she doe marry againe before the expiration of 
 
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 the lease then my will is she shall freely give up and leave the said 
 third parte of the farmhold and every part and parcel thereof, 
 to my said sonne John, and so forth to enter and have all the 
 said tent with all the appurtenances whatsoever to the same 
 belonginge. And my will further is, that my sonne John shall lyve 
 in howse with my said wife Mary, and that she shall work the 
 husbandrie, and sow the seedes now at the .... I will shall 
 be taken out of my crop of corne standing in the stackyard, and 
 my wife to have the remainder to fynd the house, and pay debts, 
 and rentes withall, so long as they can agree together, and if they 
 cannot agree to live together Then he to have two parts of the 
 crop of corne, at the harvest next after such disagrement, and 
 my wife to have the other third part, And then they both to be 
 as before is set downe, that is to say, he to have the two partes of 
 the tent and she to have her third part without molestation 
 one of the other. The rest of my goodes, moveable and unmove¬ 
 able (my debts, legacies and funerall expences discharged) I 
 give unto Mary, my wife, whom I make full executrix of this 
 my last Will and Testament. And I earnestly intreat Mr. Richard 
 Hearon of Bokenfield, to be supervisor of this my last Will and 
 Testament, duly performed and executed. In witness of Nicholas 
 Bothwell, Cler., John White. 
 
 Inventory, 45£. 11s. Proved, 1634. 
 
 MARGARETT RAWLINSON. 1 
 
 Dec. 20, 1633. In the name of God, Amen, I, Margarett 
 Rawlinson, nowe of Headlam, in the County of Durham. My 
 bodie to be buried in the parish church of Winston, if it shall 
 please god so to permit. I give and bequeth to my grandchilde, 
 Mary Darcye, for a token of remembrance, two angells of old 
 golde to make a ringe to weare for my sake, if it please her so 
 to doe, Also I give and bequeath unto her, the said Mary Darcye, 
 that great silver Bowie which she hath alreadye in her possession, 
 And one half dozen of silver spoones which are now at Headlam 
 marked with these two letters, ED, to make up the half dozen 
 of spoones of the same mark which I formerly I gave her a whole 
 dozen. I give and bequeath unto Robert Dowthwaite, Brother 
 unto my sonne-in-lawe, John Dowthwaite, late of West-holme, 
 deceased, one angell of gold, as a token as a remembrance to 
 make a ring with all to weare for my sake. I give and bequeath 
 to Barnard Dowthwaite the one half of that debt and sume of 
 100/. which he and his sonne, John Dowthwaite, standeth bound 
 to paye unto me if I die before it be all paid and discharged 
 to me. Also I give and bequeath unto him, the said Barnard, 
 that little silver Bowie which was his brother John Dowthwaite’s, 
 which is now in his own possession. I give and bequeath unto 
 
 1 She was bur. at Winston, 23 Feb., 1634/5. 
 
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 my friend, Richard Smith, the sume of 40s*. I give and bequeath 
 to every one of Jane Harker’s children which she had by her 
 first husband, 20s. a piece. I give 20s. to be bestowed and delt 
 amongst the poore people at Winston. I give towards the mend¬ 
 ing of the churche waie between Headlam and Gainforthe, 20s. I 
 bequeath and give unto Mrs. Eleanor Merryton, daughter of Mr. 
 Henry Birckbeck of Headlam aforesaid, All my implements of 
 househould and househould stuff, and all my silver plate (not 
 formerlie given and bequethed) of what kind, sorte or quantite 
 soever it be which is now at Headlam or which shall be there at 
 the tyme of my deathe. And also I give and bequeath unto her, 
 the said Mrs. Eleanor Merryton, in token of my further remem¬ 
 brance and love towards her, one Spurryall. I give and bequeath 
 unto Francis Walker of Bernard Castle, 10s. All the rest of my 
 goods, chattels, debts and creditts, moveable and unmoveable, 
 whatsoever not before herein by me bequeathed, my debts, legacies 
 and funerall expences paid and deducted, I give and bequeathe 
 unto Mr. Henry Darcy, husband of the said Mary Darcye, And 
 to my honest and loveing friend, the said Mr. Henry Birckbeck 
 of Headlam aforesaid, whom I make and ordeyne joint executors 
 of this my Will. Witnesses, Henry Lancaster, Oswald Milburne, 
 Francis Walker. Proved, 1635. 
 
 ROBERT LAWSONE. 
 
 Jan. 2, 1633. Robert Lawsone of Bedlington, in the Countie 
 Palintyne of Durham, Yeoman. My bodie to be buried in the 
 Church yearde at the Chancel doore. I give to my eldest sone 
 Robert, my land or farmholde, except the third of the said land 
 which I give to my wife Ann. To my sonne Cuthbert, 30s., to 
 be paid out of my land by my sone Robert. I give to my sonne 
 George, 30s. To my daughter Dorothie, 30s\ And the residue 
 to my said wife and my three youngest children. To my brother 
 John and his children, a boul of rye. To Elizabeth Pot, my wife’s 
 sister, a peck of wheat. Probate, 1634 
 
 JOHN ADDISON.i 
 
 March 26, 1634. Will of John Addison of Ovingham. To 
 be buried in the Chancell if I dye within Ovingham pish. I give 
 unto my wife, Isabell Addison, fiftie pounds by yeare dureing 
 her life naturall in full discharge and satisfacon of all my lands 
 
 1 He was son of Sir William Addison ( N.C.H., xii., 56, where the 
 date of his will is incorrectly given). His wife, Isabel, was a dau. 
 of George Fenwick of East Heddon; she was a deponent, aged about 
 40, 3 Oct., 1636 (Chancery Depositions, Eliz.-Charles I., F. 14/20), 
 and is said to have died in 1645 (Chancery Proceedings, Bridges, 
 399/111). His brother-in-law, William Fenwick, about May, 1629, 
 made to him and William Southgate a mortgage of East Heddon, 
 which led to much litigation. In the visitation pedigree of 1666, John 
 Addison, the nephew, is incorrectly tabulated as son of the testator. 
 
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 either that I have by inheritance or Lease, and likewise halfe of 
 all the psonage howsees, halfe of all the howseholde stuff, my 
 great gray mare and her foale, four of my best kyne, and my 
 desire is that shee and my Executor should live togeather and 
 contynue in one house, but if they cannot agree but part howse- 
 hold, then I give more unto my wyfe, that is Tenn bowles of 
 Rye, Two bowles of wheate, foure bowles of oates, foure bowles of 
 Malt, yearly during her life naturall to be paid unto her, and 
 likewise to have the feeding and pasturing winter and sumer 
 of foure kyne and a horse or mare in the psonage grounds or 
 where the best grass is, provided and it is my mynd and purpose 
 that if my wyfe will not stand to this my Will and allow what 
 I have heare sett downe for her mayntenance, but by perswasion 
 of frends or out of any further desire of gayne to take what the 
 lawe will gyve or impose upon her, That then my Executors or 
 supervrs shall nott gyve nor bestow any thing upon her what was 
 myne, or heare sett downe, but I hope better. I give and bestow 
 upon my nephew, John Addison, eldest sone lof my brother 
 Anthony, all the psonage of Ovengham and all my lands that I 
 have either by inheritance or leases and all my goodes, moveable 
 and unmoveable, for his life naturall, and after his decease to 
 the heirs maile of his bodie lawfully begotten, and for want of 
 heirs maile to descend unto the heirs maile of William Addison, 
 my brother, and for want of heirs maile to come unto the heirs 
 male of Anthony Addison, my eldest brother, lawfully begotten, 
 and for want of such issue maile then to the next of kin generally 
 of me, the said John Addison, for ever. To my brother, William 
 Addison, and his children, one tenement or farmeholde with the 
 appurtenances lying in Eggleston, in the Countie pallatine of 
 Durham, now in his possession, and heretofore belonging to my 
 neece, Jane Addison, now marryed to John Sanderson. And 
 also I give unto him another tenement lying in Eggleston afore¬ 
 said, somtymes belonging to my brother, Thomas Addison, de¬ 
 ceased. I give unto my brother William and to his children, to 
 be divided amongst them, <£100, to be paid out of the lands of 
 East Heddon now mortgaged to me. To my neece, Anne Addison, 
 £100 out of East Heddon. To my neece, Jane Addison, her 
 sister, £50. I give £50 to be paid out of the said mortgage of 
 East Heddon unto the Churchwardens of Ovingham and their 
 Successors, to be bestowed in land so soone as conveniently maie 
 be by them for and towards the maintenance of a preaching 
 Minister att Ovingham aforesaid, and this to be done, and in the 
 mean tyme imployed by the foure and twentie of the parish and 
 my Executors and Supervisors. And whereas I am indebted to 
 my nephew, John Sanderson, the some of Three score and fifteen 
 pounds remaynder, and in full satisfacon of my neece Jane her 
 porcon, now his wife, my will is that the same be paid att Mid- 
 somer next out of my tythe rent money of Ovingham pish then 
 
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 due. To the poore of the pish of Ovingham, £4. To the poor 
 of the Chappelrie of Eggleston, 40s. I give to my cosen, Sara 
 Southgaite, £5. To my cosen, John Prat, £20. To my servant, 
 Isabell Lee, one red heffer now with calfe, and to the rest of 
 my servants, 5s. each. To George Simpson, his two children by 
 Anne his wife, each a white calfe. I give unto William South¬ 
 gaite his children, 5/. I appoint my nephew, John Addison, sole 
 Executor. My will is that my loveing wife, Isabell Addison, and 
 my nephew, John Sanderson, shall manage the whole of my 
 estate for three years, they paying to my said nephew, John 
 Addison, 30L per annum for his mayntenance, as it is my desire 
 that he shall remaine during the said three yeares. I make my 
 said wife and nephew, John Sanderson, Supervisors, and I do 
 intreat my loveing friend, Thomas Woodrington of the Grange, 
 Esquire, and my loveing cosin, William Southgate, to assist my 
 Executors. To my cousin, George Simpson, and Anne his wife, 
 either of them a ringe. Witnesses to Will, Anthony Halsall, 
 William Hymers. Proved, 1634. 
 
 Codicil to the Will of John Addison. That John Addison, 
 late of Ovingham, in the Diocese of Duresme, gent., in and upon 
 the 26th day of March, Anno Domini 1634, being the same day 
 that he had made his last Will and Testamt In writing, And in 
 the afternoone of the same daye in the presence and heareing 
 of Isabell, wife of the said John Addison, John Sanderson and 
 Jane his wife . . . Thompson clerk and Isabella Lee, he, the said 
 John Addison, contynuing and being in perfette mynd and 
 memory, Did by way of Codicill be annexed to his said last Will 
 and Testament, give, Legate and bequeath in manner and forme 
 following, or in words tending to the like effect, viz., He did 
 give and bequeath to his brother-in-law, Willyam Fenwick of 
 East Heddon, gent., one hundred pounds out of the moneys due 
 by the sayd Willyam Fenwick unto the said John Addison. Item, 
 he did give and bequeathe unto Elizabeth Fenwick, daughter of 
 the sayd Willyam Fenwick, the sum of Fifty pounds, to be 
 likewise payd forth of the moneys to be issueing and payable 
 unto the said John Addison forth of the Lands of East Heddon. 
 Item, he did give and bequeath unto his godsonne, John Sander¬ 
 son, son of his nephew, John Sanderson, the sume of Fifty 
 pounds, and unto John Fenwick, son of his Brother-in-law, George 
 Fenwick, the sum of Ten pounds, both of which sums to bee 
 likewise payd forth of the moneys to be issueing and payable 
 forth of the Land of East Heddon aforesaid, And earnestly 
 desired his wife and the said John Sanderson to endeavour 
 themselves to see his executor to perform and pay the said severall 
 Legacies so be bequeathed by his said Codicill, saying his Executor 
 was .young, and he did not know how he might prove which 
 said John Addison dyed afterwards the same day about six of 
 the clocke in the afternoon. Thomas Thompson, Richard Lee. 
 Proved, 1638. 
 
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 EDWARD ALDER. 1 
 
 July 4, 1634. Will of Edward Alder of Reevely, in the parish 
 of Ingram, yeoman. To be buried within the Churchyard of 
 Ingram. I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Anne Alder, foure 
 Kyne, tenn sheepe, and five pounds and tenn shillings in money 
 which is in the hands of Ralph Tindale of Olde Bewicke, and I 
 give her seaventeene peckes of beare, to be received from John 
 Skelly of Scranwood which he oweth me, which said beare I will 
 shall be paid to my mother-in-law, Catherine Crispe, for the use 
 of my said Daughter. I give to my Brother, John Oliver, twelve 
 shepe and one cowe, and thre pounds tenn shillings which is m the 
 hands of John Shottonn of Branton. To my said brother, John 
 Oliver, five nobles which is in the hands of George Brown of 
 Ingram, and it is my minde that the saide George Brown shall 
 have the Milk of one Cowe of myne from and after Alnewicke 
 faire next after the daite hereof untill Candlemass followinge, 
 and then it is my mynd that he deliver back againe the said 
 Cowe for the use of my said Daughter, and that he shall keepe 
 the Calfe to himselfe. To my friend, Christopher Alder, fiftie 
 five shillings which is in the hands of John Burne of Ingram, 
 paiable unto me at Alnewick fare last, and I give him more, 
 twentie shillings in the hands of Alexander Pattersonn of Weayden, 
 blacksmith, and more unto the said Christopher Alder, thirtie 
 seaven shillings in the hands of George Howy of Eldam, and 
 also twenty eight shillings in the hands of Robert Chator, and 
 also twenty five shillings in the hands of Robert Alder of Reevely, 
 and further more, two Kyne then beinge in the custodie of 
 Thomas Robson of Saughrigg and the other in the custodie of 
 James Gibsonn of Ingram. I give to John Alder, sonne of 
 Christopher Alder, one Colte stagg. I doe forgive my brother, 
 Thomas Oliver, twentie shillings which he oweth me. I doe like¬ 
 wise forgive my brother, George Oliver, twenty eight shillings. 
 To my two sisters, tenn lambs which are in the custodie of Thomas 
 Robson of Scranwoode equally betwixt them, and I give either 
 of them twenty shillings which is in the hands of John Skellie 
 of Scranwood. To my brother, John Oliver, sixteene shillings 
 which is in the hands of John Hanganshaw of Eldam, payeable 
 to me at Martinmas next. To my owne mother, twentie shillings 
 in the hands of the said John Hanganshaw. To my mother-in- 
 lawe, one bowle of beare which Christopher Alder oweth me, and 
 the soweing of two pecks of beare yearlye soe longe as he con¬ 
 tinued at Coate-land. I leave my Daughter’s porcon to my 
 mother-in-law, Catherine Crisp, for her upbringing. Witnesses, 
 Thomas Anderson, Christopher Alder, John Oliver. 
 
 1 There is a pedigree of the Alders of Prendwick printed in Arch. 
 Ael., 3rd ser., vol., v., p. 24. 
 
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 HENRY MADDISON. 1 
 
 July 14, 1634. Henry Maddison of Newcastle upon Tyne, 
 Esqr., and alderman deceased. Estimation and Valuation of all 
 the goods and chattells of the deceased by Mr. Ralph Gray, William 
 Marley, Francis Bainbridge and Robert Chrissup. Imprs : Three 
 waggon horses, 61. Six waggons with all furniture belonging 
 them, 12/. Two Ryding horses, 10/. Five hundred tons of coles 
 at pitt and staythes .... A lease of Collerye at Fidgerfield 
 having a part of it, 100/. A part of a lease of Collerye at Linge- 
 field, 100/. A part of a lease of Collerye at Rydingfield, 
 66/. 13s. 4 d. A part of a lease of Collerye at Faddonsfield, 30/. 
 One fourth and sixth part of the Ship called the Henry and 
 John of Colchester, Robert Isles, going Maister of her, 163/. One 
 third and sixteenth part of the ship called the Blessing of Ipswich, 
 Richard Barnes going Maister, 200/. One fourth part of the 
 ship called the Wrym Rose of Newcastle, John Guiding, going 
 Maister of her, 25/. One fourth part of the Isabell of Yorke, 
 John Maisterman going Maister(man) of her 20/. One eight 
 part of the content of Colchester, John Furley, going Maister of 
 her, <S0/. One fourth part of the Marygold of Yorke, Seath 
 Archbutt, going Maister of her, 90/. One fourth part of the 
 Neptune of Newcastle, 30/. One eighth and sixteenth part of the 
 Blessing of ... Chester, John Dobsone going Maister of her, 
 120/. One sixteenth part of the John of London, Thomas Hall, 
 Maister, 40/. One sixteenth part of the Elsabeth of Maiding, 
 Edward Lee, Maister, 40/. One sixteenth part of the Mary of 
 Maiding, John Dunton, Maister, 40/. One sixteenth part of 
 the Mary Bonaventure of Hull, Robert Story, Maister, 20/. One 
 sixteenth part of the True Love of Albrough, Jeremy Cobb, 
 Maister, 40/. One thirty second part of Dove of Ipswich, Robert 
 Guiding, Maister, 30/. One eighth part of the Elsabeth of Selby. 
 John Hodgson, Maister, 50/. One eigth part of the Gift of Ips¬ 
 wich, Adam Brown, Maister, 50/. One eighth part of the Indevour 
 of London, John Wrisman, Maister, 30/. One sixteenth part of 
 the Denis of Lyn, James Greeneway, Maister, 25/. One sixteenth 
 part of the Protection of Ipswich, Umphrey Wills, Maister, 25/. 
 In stock with Thomas Cleborne, 300/. In corne that was sown at 
 Marshallands, 14/. Nine Iveeles, 200/. 
 
 1 He was the only son of Lionel Maddison, by his wife, Jane 
 Seymour, bapt., 30 Oct., 1574, at St. Nich., Newcastle (from which 
 registers the following dates are taken), bur., 14 July, 3 634, mar., 
 14 May, 1594, Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Barker of Newcastle, who was 
 bapt., 17 Oct., 1574, and bur., 26 Sept., 1653, aged 79. 
 
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 GEORGE RIPPON. 1 
 
 Aug. 2, 1634. The forme and substance of the layte will and 
 testament nuncupetive of George Rippon of the Chappelry of 
 Witton-upon-weare in the Countye of Durham. To ,be buryed in 
 the chappell yaird of Wittin upon weare aforesaid. I give unto 
 my two daughters, Margaret Rippon and Marye Rippon, all my 
 household stuffe from the forehouse doore upwards, and Ales my 
 wife to have the use of it during her life. All the rest of my 
 goods and chattells, moveable and unmoveable whatsoever, I give 
 and bequeath unto Ales, my wife, whoe I appoint my whole 
 executor. Witnesses, Robert Fawdon, George Taylor. 
 
 Inventory, 28/. 5s. 
 
 •JEFFREY PROCTOR .2 
 
 Aug. 13, 1634. Jeffrey Proctor, late of Shawdon, in the parish 
 of Whittingham in the Countie of Northumberland, Esqr., de¬ 
 ceased. Declaration of the Accompt of Ephraim Proctor, gentle¬ 
 man, administrator of the goods and chattels of the said Jeffrey 
 Proctor. The said administrator and accomptant doth charge 
 himself with all the deceased* his goods and chattells and creditts 
 mentioned in an Inventorie thereof, remaining in this Court and 
 apprized to 164/. 9s. 0 d. He chargeth himself with the value 
 of a Lease of three tenants in Glanton, mentioned in the said 
 Inventorie, but not apprized, 22/. 17s. He chargeth himself 
 
 with the value of certain goods disposed of by the deceased, sold 
 and valued to 20/. Sum totall of the said goods, 207/. 6s. 0 d. 
 Imprs: Paid unto Mr. Danyel Gorsuts of the citie of London 
 upon two bonds the sum of 20/. Paid to Mr. James Lawson of 
 the Broomehouse upon two bonds, and for charges of suite of 
 the said bonds in the deceased’s lifetime and consideration for 
 the said moneys and for some cloths the sum of 60/. 8s. 8 d. To 
 Mr. Robert Claveringe of Learchilde, remaining upon bond, 12/. 
 Paid to Robert Hadston of Alnwick, upon the deceased’s bill, 
 3/. 13s. 3 d. Paid to Edward Reveley of Ilumbleton, the remainder 
 due on bond, 38s. Paid to Richard Parkinson of Abberwicke 
 upon bond, 27s. 6c/. Paid to Patricke Howborne of Alnewicke 
 upon bond, 51s. To Thomas Burrell of East Lilburne, upon a 
 bill, 5/. 15s. To Lancelott Scott of Alnewicke upon bond, 16/. 
 To Mrs. Jane Mutis of West Lilburne, widow, upon two bonds, 
 55/. Paid to Sir Arthur Graie, Knight, for ewes and lambs, 
 11/. Paid unto Arthur Graie, bayliffe of Wark, for come bought 
 
 1 17 July, 1634, George Rippon, an old man., bur., Witton-le-Wear 
 Regs. His widow was bur. there, 10 Dec., 1643. 
 
 2 He was the son of Thomas Proctor of Shawdon, by his wife, 
 Jane, dau. of Kobert Eden of West Auckland; he died, 13 Aug., 
 1633, and was bur. at Whittingham; he mar. Sarah Bunny, “in the 
 house of Anthony Fenwick of Kenton,” circa, 24 Jan., 1617/18. 
 
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 of him, 9 1. Paid to Edmond Reveley of West Lilbourne for an 
 oxe, 36s. Paid to Michael Bolam of Neatherton, for long waine, 
 205. Paid to Thomas Hearon of Crawley, gentleman, for rent 
 of a farme as by two acquittances appeareth, 31. 6s. 8 d. Paid 
 for servants wages, 19s. 6 d. Paid on Probate of the deceased’s 
 Will and administration, 31s. For drawing and passing this 
 accompt with letters, testimoniall upon the same, 23s. id. Sume 
 totall disbursed, 208L 9s. lid. 
 
 CUTHBERT COLLINGWOOD. 
 
 Jan. 31, 1634. Cuthbert Collingwood of Fawdon in the County 
 of Northumberland, gent. To my eldest sone, Daniel Colling- 
 woode, my two farmes at Reveley and his heirs, and failing issue 
 male, to my second sonne, Thomas Collingwoode, and failing 
 issue male to my youngest sone, Cuthbert Collingwoode. To 
 my mother, Elizabeth Rotchester of Newcastle, bl. I leave my 
 wife, Anne Collingwoode, sole Executrix of all my goods and 
 leave her a house in Berwick in the possession of Ellenor Selby, 
 widow. To my Brother, Robert Collingwood of Branton, and 
 my uncle, John Collingwood of Reveley .... witnesses to 
 will, William Selby, Ephraim Collingwoode, John Collingwoode. 
 
 URSULA ERRINGTON. 
 
 Dec. 22, 1634. Ursula Errington of Wharnley in the parish 
 of Warden, in the County of Northumberland. To be buried in 
 the churchyard of St. John Ley. I give to my sister, Dorothy 
 Errington, 100 l., being part of a portion either in my eldest 
 Brother’s Henry Errington hands or the hands of Roger 
 Widdrington. To my cozen, John Widdrington of the Hurst, 
 20/. To my cozen, Ursula Widdrington of the Hurst, 20/. To 
 my cozen, Catherine Widdrington of the Hurst, 20/. To my cozen, 
 Henry Widdrington of the Hurst, 20 nobles. To my cozen, 
 Dorothy Widdrington and my cozen Mary Widdrington (both 
 of Hurst), 20 marks equally between them, all which I direct 
 to be paid out of my portion now in the hands of the said Henry 
 Errington and Roger Widdrington. I make my said sister, 
 Dorothy Errington, sole Executrix. Witnesses, John Widdring¬ 
 ton, Ursula Widdrington, Katherine Widdrington and Barbara 
 Shaftoe. 
 
 Inventory, 369/. 18s*. 7 d. Probate, 2nd July, 1638, to 
 
 Dorothy Errington of the Hirst, Spinster, the sole Executrix. 
 
 JOHN SHAFTO. 1 
 
 Jan. 13, 1634. John Shafto of Swalwell, Miller, tenant to 
 Mr. Arthur Shafto of Swalwell, within the parish of Whickham, 
 in the County of Durham. 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Whickham, 14 Jan., 1634/5. 
 
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 Inventory : On tabel frame and one form, 3s. *0 d. One long- 
 setell beed and one caser, 2s. 3d. Four potell chiest.es and a 
 litell tabell, os. 6 d. For one cupard and one cawell and a little 
 butterie, 16s. 3d. One littell presse, one bekment and one malt 
 peck, 3s. 0 d. Nineteen peece of puder, 1 l. Is. 0 d. One potell 
 pott and two quart poots of puder, two saltfatts, 6s. 0 d. Five 
 brasse candellstickes and six puder candellstickes, 4#. 6 d. Tow 
 old brasse poots, and one iron poot, and a par of poot scopes, 
 7s. 0 d. One old© Kertell, three old panns, and one new pann, 
 10s. 66?. One parr of Iron bares, one parr of tonges, one speet, 
 and on Iron cruke, and one fryen pan, 3s. 6c?. Three earthen 
 dishes and one erthein poot, 4 d. Three standes, one washing 
 tubb, and one skeel, Is. 6 d. One duson of dishes, and one duson 
 of trenchers and wooden cann and one puder kupe, Is. 2 d. One 
 duson of course napkines and half a duson of small napkinnes, 
 6s. 0 d. Six paire of curse sheets and three parr of lining sheetes, 
 and one curse tabell clothe, 18s. 3d. One parr of blanketts, three 
 happins, one coverlette and one carpin clothe, 16s. 6 d. One linen 
 tabell clothe, 2s. 6 d. For his apparell, 4s. 0 d. Three piggs, 
 8s. 0 d. One boot, 1?. 10s. 0 d. One olde meare, 13s. 0 d. One 
 horse, 2?. 6s. 8d. Two Kye, 31. 6s. 8 d. Signed, Edward 
 
 Mallabar, Richard Cocksone, Thomas Courrye. 
 
 ANTHONY WILKINSON.i 
 
 March 1, 1634. In the name of god, Amen, I, Anthony 
 Wilkinson of Munckhelseden, in the County of Durham, Yeoman, 
 sick in bodye. To be buried in the Church of Munckheseldon. 
 I give to the poor of the pish, 20s. I doe ordaine and appoynt 
 Merioll Wilkinson, my wife, and my eldest son, John Wilkinson, 
 my sole Executors and Tutors for the Residue of my children. 
 I give to my sonne, Phillip Wilkinson, the some of 60?., to be 
 payd by my eldest sonne John when he comethe to the age of 21 
 yeares. I give to Margret Wilkinson, Raphe Wilkinson, Mary 
 Wilkinson, Elizabeth and Isabell, the rest of my Children, 60?. 
 a peece when they come to lawfull yeares. I doe give to my 
 eldest sonn John all my lands withal my writtings. To my son 
 John by legacie, two oxen, viz., “ pleasure ” and “ feeting,” 
 and one graye mayre. And the rest of my children within named 
 I give all the residue of my goodes to be equally divided among 
 them. I give all my household stuffe and bedding to my wife 
 and daughters. I give all plow geare and waine gear© to my 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Monkliesleden, 14 Mch., 1634/5; he 
 mar. at Easing-ton Merioll Thompson, 30 May, 1609, she was bur. at 
 Monkliesleden (whence all other dates), 11 Mch., 1641/2; by her he 
 had issue, John; Philip, bapt., 8 Apl., 1616; Ralph., bapt., M9 Aug., 
 1621; Anthony, bapt., 1 Feb., 1623/4; Richard, bapt., 10 Feb., 1627/8; 
 Ann, bapt., 22 Apl., 1613, mar. John Pattison, 18 June, 1633; Margaret, 
 bapt., 27 June, 1619; Mary, bapt., 9 Apl., 1625; Elizabeth, bapt., 
 10 Feb., 1627/8; Isabel, bapt., 8 May, 1631. 
 
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 sonn John. Witnesses, Mark Hall, John Dodshon, Nicholas 
 Walker, William Thomlingson. 
 
 A true Inventorie of all the goods and chatties, moveable and 
 unmoveable, of Anthony Wilkinson of Monkehesleden, Yeoman, 
 deceased, the 13 of March, 1634, prased by these foure honest 
 neighbours, John Dodgson, Mark Hall, John Thomson, Nicholas 
 Walker, as followeth :—Imprimis: his purse and apparell, 
 3 1. 65 . 8 d. Twelve Kine and whies with their calves, 28 1. One 
 whie and foure oxen, 20Z. 10s. Two oxen storkes, 2 l. Four 
 calves of . . . years old, 2 l. 13s. 4 d. Two mares, 5 l. Eighteen 
 ewes and lambes, 10/. One and twentye weathers, 91. Nineteene 
 sheepe hogges, 61. 10s. Corne sowne on the ground, 20 l. Plugh 
 and plugh geare, wayne and wayne geare, 51. Other wood about 
 the house, 11s. Six peace of puther and potts, panns and kettles, 
 21. 13s. 4 d. Two cubberts, one Cowweli, tables, forms and stooles, 
 3/. 8 s. Three bed steeds, 1/. Coverletts, hapings, blankets, 
 sheetes, one fetherbed and one mattrasse with bousters, 41. 10s. 
 Chist, kirnes, skeeles, bowells, dishes, one spinninge wheale, 
 1 /. 2.9. Yarne tow, 10s. Corne in the house, 6 s. 8d. Two payre 
 of bars, one reeking crooke, one payre of tongs and a spete, 
 13s. 4 d. Bees, ducks and hens, 10s. Beafe and bacon, 5s. 
 
 A. Item, I doe give to my two brothers’ daughters, to either of 
 them, a gimmer hogg, and to my sister’s daughter a gimmer hogg, 
 and also I give to my brother. John Wilkinson, the bigest black 
 why gturke, and to my sonne, John Pattison, a black hanked why. 
 Proved, 1635. 
 
 EDWARD BOULMER . 1 
 
 July 8 , 1635. Will of Edward Boulmer, of the parish of All 
 Saints, Newcastle on Tyne, Master and Mariner. My body I 
 committ unto the earth from whence it came, to be buried where¬ 
 soever it shall please Almightie God to call me, and as for my 
 
 1 He was probably son of George Bowmer, yeoman, if so, bapt., 
 28 Oct., 1587, at St. Nicli., Newcastle, his godparents being Edward 
 Bowmer, yeoman, Thomas Bowmer, mariner, and Mrs. Isabel, wife 
 of Mr. Robert Eden, apothecary; his first wife, Jane, was bur., 2 Mch., 
 1626; by her he had Edward, bapt., 16 Mch., 1613/14, bur., 14 Dec., 
 1614; Charles, bapt., 13 May, 1621 /his first wife, Anne, bur., 6 June, 
 1647; his second wife, Isabel Wilkinson, whom he mar., 2 Jan., 1648/9, 
 was bur., 19 Oct., 1653); Ruth, bapt., 2Q Oct., 1611, bur., 1 Nov., 1614; 
 Isabel, bapt., 5 Nov., 1615, bur., 1 Nov., 1616; Jane, bapt., 10 July, 
 1618, bur., 18 Mcli.. 1627/8; Ann, bapt., 29 Oct., 1626, bur., 5 Sept., 
 1628. His second wife, whom he mar., 24 Apl., 1627, was Anne Peacock 
 /bur., 30 Nov., 1663), widow of William Clavering, son of Robert 
 Clavering of Callaly, by his wife, Mary, dau. of Cuthbert Colling- 
 wood, whom she mar., 27 Nov., 1620, he was bur., 26 July, 1624; she 
 mar., thirdly, Robert Babington, 16 Aug., 1640, he was bur., 15 July, 
 1657; by her the testator had Edward; Alice, bapt., 27 Jan., 1630/1, 
 bur., 30 Sept., 1631, and Margaret, bapt., 3 Aug., 1628. All dates are 
 from the All Saints’, Newcastle, registers. The testator’s burial has 
 not been found. He was probably “ The King’s Steersman.” 
 
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 worldie goods I give find bequeath ns followeth . Item, 1 givo 
 and bequeath unto Anne, my now wife, and her heyres for ever, 
 all that Burgage or tenament now in the several occupations of 
 Robert Watson, cooper, and Richard Friend, Marriner, situate 
 and being within the said towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, in a 
 layne or Chaire there called Hornsbye’s Chayre, neere unto the 
 Keyside. Item, I give and bequeath All those my two cellars 
 and lofts over the same, situate in a Layne or Chaire there 
 called Pumber Chaire, unto my sonne, Charles Boulmer, for his 
 life, and after his death to their heyres of his body, and in 
 default of issue I give the said cellers and lofts unto my sonne, 
 Edward Boulmer, for his life, and failing issue to the heyres of 
 me, the said Edward Boulmer. I give unto my sonne Charles 
 one large silver beaker which hath the Emdons Arms upon the 
 same. I give unto my said sonne, Edward Boulmer, one other 
 large silver beaker which hath the Marchaunt’s Marke upon the 
 same. I give unto my Daughter, Margaret Boulmer, one Silver 
 Cann. Item, I give unto my sister, Alice Fell, a hood and a 
 twenty shillings peece of gold for a token. And as for the residue 
 of my goods, Chattels, moveable and removeable, my debts and 
 legacies paid, unto my said wife Anne, whom I make sole 
 Executor. Witnesses to Will, Roger Peareth, Henry Hawksworth, 
 Anthony Nicholas, Anthony Norman. Proved, 1638. 
 
 Account. A Declaration of the Accounts of Anne Bulmer, late 
 wife and sole Executrix of the Will of Edward Bulmer, of the 
 Chappelry of All Saints, Newcastle on Tyne, Master and Marriner, 
 made on her execution of the sd testament and Administration 
 as followeth :—The said Executrix and Accomptant doth charge 
 her selfe with all the goods, chattels and creditts of the said 
 deceased contained in an inventory thereof made and remaining 
 in the Court amounting to the sume of two hundred and fifty 
 pounds foure shillings and ninepence. Whereas she craveth allow¬ 
 ance of her disbursements for the deceased’s debts and funerall 
 as followeth, viz. :—Impris : by her payd unto the Master of the 
 Trinity house at Newcastle upon Tyne upon the goods deceased’s 
 bond, fifty six pounds one shilling. Item, on her payd to his Maties 
 farmers of the custom of Newcastle upon Tyne aforesaid, upon the 
 deceased’s bond, thirty eight pounds. Item, by her payd to John 
 Parker of London, habbardasher, upon the said deeds bond, fiftie 
 three pound eight shillings. Item, by her payd unto Anthony 
 Proctor, upon the deceased’s bond, fifty pounds. Item, by her 
 payd to Mrs. Munt of London, oweing by the deceased at the 
 tyme of his death, tenne pounds four shillings. Item, by her 
 payd to Margtt. Bulmer for a legacie given her by the last Will 
 and Testt of Margtt. Peacock, which was recived by the testator 
 in his lifetime for the use of the said Margtt. Bulmer and was 
 remaining in his hands unpayd at the time of his death, the 
 sum of three score pounds. Item, by her payd upon account 
 
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 with .... Mate to her said late husband in the Shipp where 
 he was Master upon, for the deceased’s funeral expences and debts 
 in the East lands as by this same account appeareth, the sum of 
 Fifty seven pounds. Item, by her payd to Robert Browne, Master 
 and Marriner, upon account made for monies oweing him by the 
 deed at the time of his death, the sum of sixteen pounds. Item, 
 the said deceased stands further indebted upon bond to the 
 Master of the Trinity House in Newcastle aforesaid, which this 
 Accompt is intended to discharge, the sume of one hundred 
 pounds. Summe total payd and to be payd, £440 13s. 0 d. 
 
 EDWARD CLAVERING. 1 
 
 July 31, 1635. Edward Clavering of Tilmouth, within the 
 libertie of Norham and Countie Pallatine of Durham, Gentleman. 
 My bodie to be buried in the Chancell at Norham. I give and 
 bequeathe unto my wife, Isabell Claveringe, all that my farme 
 called the Kentstone, within the libertie of Elandshire and county 
 pallatine of Durham during her life natural, so long only as 
 she shall remaine and continue a widow, and if shee marrie or 
 take to husband another man, then my will is shee shall have 
 only tenn pounds out of the tenement of the Kentstone aforesaid, 
 and the rest of the rent and remainder I give and bequeath to 
 my younger children, Raph Claveringe, George Claveringe, 
 Edward Claveringe, Margarett Claveringe and Ellinor Claveringe, 
 during the life naturall of my wife Isabella aforesaid. I will 
 that my son and heire, Robert Claveringe, shall confirm and 
 make good in. law this my bequest aforesaid. I bequeath to my 
 sons, Raph Claveringe and George Claveringe, 100L each as their 
 filial portions, and I also give to each of them three score ewes 
 and six Kine, to be paid out of my stocke as due unto them by 
 their grandfather’s will. To my son, Edward Claveringe, 100L 
 for his filial portion, to be paid by my son and heire, Robert 
 Clavering, when he shall attain seventeen years. To my daughter, 
 Margrett Claveringe, for her filial child’s portion, 100L when she 
 comes to seventeen years of age. To my daughter, Ellinor 
 Claveringe, 100L when she attains seventeen years of age. I 
 give unto my wife, Isabell Claveringe, twentie ewes and two kie. 
 The residue of my estate to my son and heire and appoint him 
 sole Executor. Probate, 1635. 
 
 JOHN BRANDLING.2 
 
 Oct. 17, 1635. Memorandum that Mr. John Brandling of 
 Felling, of the pish of Jarroe and Countie of Durham, gent., 
 
 1 By Inq. v. off., taken at Durham, 25 Oct., 1639, Robert, aged 30, 
 was found to be his son and heir. 
 
 2 He was the fourth son of Robert Brandling, by his wife, Jane, 
 dau. of Francis Wortley of Wortley, co. York; he was bapt., 9 June, 
 1602, at Jarrow, bur. at St. Nich., Newcastle, 19 Oct., 1635; by his 
 wife. Troth (? Swinburn), who remar. Richard Vincent of Seamer, co. 
 York, he had sons and daughters. 
 
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 finding himselfe sick in bodie, yet of sound and pfect mynd and 
 memorie, Did voluntarily make and declare his last Will and 
 Testament nuncupativelie in manner and forme followinge, vizt., 
 I would have my eldest sone to have two hundred pounds, and 
 my younger daughter to have one hundred pounds, and the 
 residue to my wife. Witnesses hereof, Francis Brandling, Knight, 
 Mary Gray, wife of John Gray of Bradforth, Esqr., and Henry 
 Bulmer. 
 
 An Inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels of 
 John Brandling, late of Fellinge, in the County of Durham, 
 Esquire, deceased, the second day of November. 1635, and prised 
 and valued by Thomas Gascoigne, John Smith, Robert Armstrong 
 and William Wilson. Sum total, 82 81. 4s. 8 d. 
 
 Imprs : hay and oats in the stock yarde. and corne sowen in 
 the field, with a hay ruck in the field, 40 l. Coales and the 
 interest of a Lease of coliery att Elswick for some yeares yet to 
 come and unexpired, 300L The tithe corne at Longhoughton, 
 30L A Lease of certaine lands in Hett for three yeres yet to 
 come, 50 l. 
 
 Debts owing to the testator : Upon bond due by Sir Bartram 
 Bulmer, Knight, 138L By bond due by John Smith, payable att 
 severall tymes as by the same will appeare, 43 1. 10s. Owing by 
 one .... Dixon of Sherburne, 81. 
 
 Debts oweing by the testator : To Sir Francis Brandlinge, Kt., 
 for a whole yeares rent due at Whittnext for Felling, 102L 
 To Sir Nicholas Tempest, Knight, 10 l. To John Jackson, gent., 
 14 l. To John Hilton, gent., 20 l. To Robert Carr, 30L To Mr. 
 Curtas, the upholster, 81. 9s. To William Mickeson, 71. 10s. id. 
 His funerall expences and other extraordinary charges, 60L 
 
 Will Proved by Troth Brandling, Widow, the Relict, the Sole 
 Executrix, who was also granted tuition of Isabell and Jane 
 Brandling, the Daughters (Minors). Proved, 11 Nov., 1635. 
 
 HUMPHRE WHARTON.i 
 
 Dec. 14, 1635. I, Humphre Wharton of Gillingwood, in the 
 County of York, Esqr., being sick in body. And concerning 
 my worldly estate, my will is that my debtes be first paid out of 
 my personall estate and the pfitts of such lands, tents, tythes and 
 hereditamtes as I have purchased either in my owne name or in 
 the name of any other, And namely, whereas I did purchase the 
 Rectory of Ravenston Dale and the Mannor of Preston Pattricke. 
 in the County of Westmorland, in the names of Richard Hutton 
 
 1 He was the son of Anthony Wharton of Rigwell Grange, co. 
 Westmoreland, by his wife, Mary, dau. of John Beane, lord mayor 
 of York, 1568. He mar. Agnes, dau. of Richard Cleburne of Cleburne, 
 Westmoreland, and died. 1635, leaving issue, Anthony, Thomas of 
 Gillingwood, and Philadelphia, mar. to Robert Mitford of Mitford. 
 
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 of Hunwick, in the County of Durham, Esqr., and my second son 
 Anthony Wharton, my will is and I hereby appoint that the said 
 Richard Hutton and Anthony Wharton shall convey the same 
 and all the estate therein unto my sonne, Charles Wharton, and 
 his heirs, or to such other pson or psons and their heires as he 
 shall noatifi and appoint to be by him disposed of for the paymt 
 of my said debts. And whereas I purchased the Mannor of 
 Gainford, in the County of Durham, by two severall conveyances, 
 thone thereof being a lease for yeres in the names of the said 
 Thomas Wharton and of Michaell Waller, and the other being 
 a grannt of the revercon and inheritance thereof in the names of 
 the aforesaid Anthony Wharton and of Francis Fawcett, my will 
 is and I doe hereby declare that the said severall estates shallbe 
 unto the said Thomas Wharton and his heires, And my will is 
 that the said Anthony Wharton, Francis Fawcett and Michaell 
 Waller shall release and convey all the estates and interests unto 
 the said Thomas Wharton and his heires, or to such other psons 
 and there heires, executors or admors as he shall noatifi and 
 appointe to the intent and purpose that the same may be by him, 
 his heires, executrs or assignes, disposed of for the payment of 
 my said debts, And whereas heretofore I did grant and convey 
 all my then personall estate unto the said Richard Hutton and 
 Anthony Wharton and others for payment of my debtes, I doe 
 hereby further declare that the same was soe to them conveyed 
 for the payment of my debtes as I was then oweing or should 
 hereafter be oweing. And my will is that they shall convey the 
 same unto my said sonne, Thomas Wharton and his assignes, 
 And suffer him or them to take, hold, enjoy and dispose of the 
 same for and towards the payment of my said debts. I will and 
 bequeth unto my sonne, George Wharton, during his life, one 
 annuity or yerely rent of 20/., issueing and goeing out of my 
 tithes in Eppleby and Carlton, within the County of York, to 
 be yearly paid him att Pentecost and Martinmus by equal porcons. 
 And my further will is that after my said debts paide, my said 
 sonne Thomas shall hold all and singular the said Mannors, 
 lands, tents, goodes and chattells to the sole proper use, behoof 
 and benefitt of my said sonne, Thomas Wharton, his heirs, exors, 
 admors and assignees, yet subject to the payment of the said 
 annuity hereby willed and demised unto my said sonne George 
 as aforesaid. And I hereby make my said sonne Thomas sole 
 Executor of this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, Anthony 
 Wharton, Mich. Waller, Christofer Philipps, James Fawcett, 
 Humphrey Hutton, Francis Fawcett. 
 
 JOHN ROTCHESTER, 
 
 Jan. 1, 1635. John Rotchester of Whalton, in the Countie 
 of Northumberland, Yeoman. To be buryed in the Churchyard 
 of Whalton before the quire door of the same church. I give 
 
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 and bequeath© unto George Rotchester, my eldest sone, all my 
 lands and tenements situate, lying and being in Walton. I give 
 and bequeath unto my sonne, Bertram Rotchester, 15Z. I likewise 
 give 5/. more to the said George Rotchester two years after he 
 shall enter upon the said land. I give unto my now wife, Alice 
 Rotchester, the one whole half part of my goods, and the other 
 half to my said sons, George Rotchester and Bertram Rotchester. 
 I appoint and constitute the aforesaid George Rotchester sole 
 Executor. Thos. Clerk, Thos. Batey. Probate, 1635. 
 
 HENRY GRAY. 1 
 
 Feb. 10, 1635. Henry Gray of Kyloe, in the County Pallatine 
 of Durham, Gentleman. I direct to be buried in my parish 
 church of Kyloe as near to my wife’s grave as may be. I give 
 and bequeath to Sir Arthur Gray of Spinleston, Sir Roger Gray 
 of Spinleston, Sir William Fenwicke of Meldon and Edward Gray 
 of Morpeth, Esqr., all my lands and tenements in Kyloe, and all 
 houses and appurtenances belonging to them and their heirs, 
 to have and to hold to these fower gentlemen to sell the said lands 
 and goods and distribute the proceeds unto my six daughters, 
 viz.. To my daughters, Margaret Gray, Katherine Graye, each 
 300/. To my daughters, Isabel Gray, Ellinor Gray, Frances 
 Gray and Elizabeth Gray, 200Z. each, and after all my debts 
 are paid I give the residue of such proceeds to my said six 
 daughters. I direct the aforenamed gentlemen shall see my 
 fower youngest daughters' brought up and taught to reade, sowe 
 and have other convenient education, and to have such main¬ 
 tenance as the said gentlemen shall seeme fitt. I give to my 
 cosin, Ralph Fayreley, 3Z. 6s. 8 d. To Margaret Pursell of Kyloe, 
 5/. Unto the poore of the towne of Kyloe, 20s. Whereas there 
 is a debt of 35/. due to me by my brother, Ralph Graye, as 
 appears by his Will, I doe bequeath the said debt to my brother, 
 Roger Gray of Spinleston. I give unto my sister, Luce Lowther, 
 5/. To my nephew, William Lowther, 40s. The residue of my 
 estate to my two Daughters, Margaret and Katherine, and appoint 
 them Executors. I humbly desire the Right Honourable William 
 Lord Gray of Warke to be supervisor of this my Will. I give 
 to Mr. Henry Haggerstone, 20s. To Henry Gray of Fenwicke, 
 
 1 The testator was the son of Henry Grey of Kiloe, by his wife, 
 Fortune, dau. of Thomas Manners of Clieswick. He mar. Elizabeth, 
 dau. of ... . Jenison of Walworth; by her he had Margaret, mar. 
 William Bead of Fenliam, 15 June, 1636, at Holy Island; Katherine, 
 mar. Bryan Grey of Wark; Isabel, mar. Bobert Moore of Hetton; 
 Elinor; Frances, mar. Balph Beed; Elizabeth, mar. Lionel Bradford 
 of Newham. The testator died, 12 Feb., 1635/6. In his Inq. p.m., 
 taken at Durham, 24 Jan., 1636/7, Margaret, aged 18, Catherine, 
 aged 16, Isabella, aged 13, Eleanor, aged 12, Frances, aged 9, and 
 Elizabeth, aged 7, are his daus. and co-heiresses. 
 
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 40.5. To my nephew, William Gray of Fenwicke, 5/. Whereas 
 there is in my hands 10/., given unto my daughter Margaret 
 by my Lady Frevile, I direct the aforenamed fower gentlemen 
 to pay the same to my daughter. Witnesses, John Gray, 
 Ephraim Gray, Henry Haggerston, Ralph Fairley, Roger Gray, 
 John Oliver, Ralph Haggerston, Edward Mayre. Probate, 1636. 
 
 WILLIAM CLAVERINGE. 1 
 
 Feb. 18, 1635. William Claveringe of Gaitside within the 
 County Pallintine of Durham, gentleman. My bodie I comite to the 
 earth from whence it came, to be buryed within the parish church 
 of Gaitside in the place where I now leves. I give to Ester Walker 
 alias Claveringe, 100/., when she comes to the age of fourteen 
 years or at the daye of her marriage, and my will is that my 
 sone, Ralph Claveringe, shall find her meat and drink, and 
 apparell befitting for such a one. And if it please gode that my 
 sone, Ralphe Claveringe, should dye, then my will is that my 
 said grandchild should have the 100/. My will is that William 
 Story, son of William Story, cupper, shall have the house that 
 Lancelot Swinburn doth dwell in, and the house that Richard 
 Nixon doth dwell in. I give to Sir John Claveringe, one 20s. 
 piece, for a token. To John Sudicke, five markes as a token. To 
 my sister, one twentie shilling piece, for a token. To the poor of 
 Gaitside parish, 20s. I make my sone, Ralphe Claveringe, and 
 my wyfe wholl Executors. Witnesses, Ralphe Buntinge, John 
 Snawedon. 
 
 Inventory amounted to 417/. 13s. 2 d. Probate, 1635. 
 
 DOROTHY MIDDLETON .2 
 
 May 16, 1636. Dorothy Middleton of Bellshaw, in the County 
 of Northumberland, widow. To be buried at the discretion of my 
 executor, hereafter named in sure and certain hope of a joyful 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Gateshead, 5 Mch., 1635/6. By his first 
 wife, whose name is not known, he had a son, Thomas, bapt., 21 Aug., 
 1608, bur., 28 July, 1634; by his second wife, Elizabeth Wasted, whom 
 he mar., 19 Nov., 1609 (she was bur., 21 Dec., 1643), he had Ralph, 
 bapt., 7 May, 1612 (aged 23 at the Inq. p.m. of his father taken at 
 Durham, 16 Apl., 1636, where he is called his son and heir), bur. at 
 Tanfield, 2 Mch., 1671/2, mar. Isabel Potts, 20 June, 1660; Alice, 
 bapt., 8 July, 1610; Jane, bapt., 28 Nov., 1617. 
 
 2 She was dau. of Sir Robert Bindlosse of Borwick Hall, Lancs., 
 and her sister, Jane, mar. Sir William Carnaby of Bothal. She mar. 
 (settlement, 29 Aug., 1623) Charles Middleton, son and heir of Thomas 
 Middleton of Belsav. He was entered at Gray’s Inn, 18 Nov., 1616, 
 and died, v.p, 2 May, 1628. They had issue, a dau., Dorothy, who 
 died before her mother, and Robert Middleton, son and heir, of Christ’s 
 College, Cambridge, admitted Fellow Commoner, 3 June, 1642, aged 14; 
 he died unmar., 22 Apl., 1658, and his will, dated 19 Apl., 1658, was 
 proved, 23 June, 1658 (P.C.C., 275, Wootton.) 
 
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 resurrection at the last day. I give unto my well beloved father 
 in law, Thomas Middleton, Esqr., the trunk that was Charles 
 Middleton’s, my late husband’s, with all the apparell, and other 
 things contained therein. I give to my Christian friend, Priscilla 
 Clerke, widow, of Bellshaw, 6/. as a token of my Christian affection 
 for her. To William Rathband of Bellshaw, aforesaid clerk, 6/. 
 To the poor, 10/. To every one of my father-in-law’s maid ser¬ 
 vants, 10s. And touching the residue of my estate, I give and 
 bequeath the same to my deare and only sone, Robert Middleton, 
 beseaching the God of Blessing to bless him with a better portion 
 than this fading world can afforde, and if it shall happen that 
 my said sone depart this life before he come to the full age of 
 sixteen yeares, I say then that my goods and chattels as afore¬ 
 said shall go to my nephew, William Karnaby, eldest sone and heir 
 apparent of Sir William Karnaby, Knight. I make my kind and 
 loveing father-in-law, Thomas Middleton of Bellshaw, esquire, 
 sole Executor, and commit to him the guardianship of my said 
 sone, trusting that my said sone will perform all offices to his good 
 guardian and grandfather, and I lastly direct that my said sone, 
 shall be brought up in the true fear of God, and as far as possible 
 from the common vices of the times. I do earnestly exhort my 
 said sone to be dutiful, obedient in every way to his said grand¬ 
 father in all things in the Lord as he ought to remember the 
 Scripture saith, “ That to honour father and mother is the first 
 commandment ” with promise, and that the promise of long life 
 and much prospertie to them that do observe it . . . the land that 
 God shall give them. Witnesses, Richard Preston, Thomas Row¬ 
 land. 
 
 Inventorie amounted to 282/. Os. 10 d. Probate, Sept., 1636. 
 
 SIR ARTHUR GRAY. 1 
 
 June 1st, 1636. Arthur Gray, Sir, of Spindleston, in the 
 County, of Northumberland, Knight. 
 
 Inventory : A Bond of Sir William Fenwick for 500/. A bond 
 of Mr. Nichollas Forster of Balmbrough, 26/. Five bonds of the 
 said Mr. Nicholas Forster, to be paid in five years at thirty 
 pounds by the yeare, 160/. Mr. Gilbart Swinho, his bond foi¬ 
 ls/. 8s. 0 d. Mr. John Midforth, his bond for 17/. 18s. Sd. George 
 Young, his bond for 4/. 13s. 4t/. Thomas Brewhowse, his bond 
 for 5/. 8s. 8d. Mr. Alexander Forster, his bond for 20/. Mr. 
 Thos. Claveringe, his bond for 22/. Stephen Cramlington, his 
 bond for 11/. 11s. 0 d. Gawin Radcliffe’s bond for 20/. More a 
 bill of the said Gawin Radcliffe for 5/. Mr. William Armorer, 
 
 1 He was tlie son of Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham, by his wife, 
 Isabel, dau. of Sir Thomas Grey of Horton; he mar. Margaret, dau. 
 of Anthony Bnlmer of Tursdale; their only child, Isabel, mar. Sir 
 William Fenwick of Meldon. 
 
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 his bond for fower years at 24/. a yeare. James Cooke, his bond 
 for 15/. The rent of Howick, which is due to the said Sir Arthur 
 Gray, deceased, is 195/. Sum totalis, 1,116/. 19s. 8 cl. 
 
 Moveable goods : Twelve stotts, 64/. Three score and fower 
 beasts, 144/. Fortie beasts more, 40/. Sixteen Kyne, 48/. More 
 thirtie fower Kyne, 108/. Twentie oxen, 83/. Fower studd mares, 
 32/. Five three yeares foalles, 10/. More two of the same age, 3/. 
 One cowlt, 5/. Three horses more, 6/. Total, 543/. 
 
 Wethers, Yowes, Tuppes and Gimers : Foure and thirtie scorce 
 and eight wethers at eight pounds a score, 275/. 4s. 0 d. Thirtie 
 fower score and six yewes at eight pounds the score, 273/. 
 Eighteen score of hoggs at seven pounds per score, 126/. Eight 
 score and fower hoggs at seven pounds the scores comes to 
 57/. 8s. 0 d. Twenty tupps at ten shillings a piece, 10/. Of 
 gimmers six score and twelve at seven pounds the score. Total, 
 788/. 8s 1 . 0 d. Plate praised to 100/. The furniture in the howse, 
 140/. His owne apperell, 40/. And in his pur.se, 104/. Total, 
 384/. Corn in the lofts praised to 57/. 7s. 0 d. Corn sowen on the 
 ground praised to 66/. 3s. 0 d. Sum totalis, 2,955/. 17s. 8 d. 
 
 Valued and apprised by Cuthbert Hall of Spindleston and 
 William France of Ulchester, Yeoman. 
 
 ARTHUR HEBBORNE.i 
 
 Aug. 19, 1636. Arthur Hebborne of Hebborne, Esqr., . . . . 
 weake in bodye. To be buryed at the discretion of my friends. I 
 bequeath to my sone, Arthur Hebborne, and to my sone, Edward 
 Hebborne, and to my sone, John Hebborne for their filial portions, 
 each 100/. Unto my eldest daughter, Margaret Hebborne, for 
 her portion, 200/., not doubting but my sone, Ralph Hebborne, 
 will agment the sum, 100/. more, if God enable him. To my 
 daughter, Dorothy Hebborne, and to my daughter, Frances 
 Hebborne, and to my daughter, Anne Hebborne, and to my 
 
 1 Arthur Hebburn of Hebburn, and the representative of that very 
 ancient house whose tower is still standing within the walls of the 
 enlarged part of Chillingham, mar. Mary, dau. of John Salkeld of 
 HuTn, in the parish of Alnwick. He was succeeded by his eldest son, 
 Ralph Hebburn, a colonel in the army of King Charles I., whose 
 estate in 1648 was stated to be worth £500 per annum (Welford 
 Royalist Covipositions, p. 237), a gross over-estimation, for the Book 
 of Rates of 1663 he was assessed for Hebburn at £120 p.a., and for 
 Earle at £20. He mar. Alice (bur. at Chillingham, 5 Oct., 1688), 
 dau. of Robert Delaval of Cowpen, and had issue; of the testator’s 
 younger children, Arthur, Edward, John, nothing is known; Dorothy 
 mar. Henry Pearson of Newton-by-the-Sea, Frances, Anne, Catharine, 
 nothing known except that one of them seems to have mar. Roger Pear¬ 
 son of Titlington; Mary (alias Margaret, died, 24 Feb., 1703/4, aged 
 105); mar., firstly, Robert Dodsworth of Barton (died, 1651), and 
 secondly. Col. Henry Chaytor, the defender of Bolton Castle against 
 Cromwell (bur., 25 Oct., 1664, at Croft), she was bur. at Barton, 
 26 Feb., 1703/4; Martha died unmar. and was bur. at Chillingham, 
 24 Jan., 1705/6. 
 
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 daughter, Katherine Hebborne, and to my daughter, Mary Heb- 
 borne, and to my daughter, Martha Hebborne, for their filiall 
 portions, each 100/., which said several portions to be payd out 
 of my lands of Hebborne, Earle and Newton, after the payment 
 of my debts. And for the Execution of this my will, I leave my 
 trusty and welbeloved wife, Mary Hebborne, my sole Executrix, 
 to whose care and custody under God I leave my children, and 
 hopeing she will be carefull of their good education. 
 
 Witnesses to Will, Robert Urquhart, clerk, Henry Ogle, Ralphe 
 Salkeld. Probate, 1638. 
 
 Inventory, 700/. 12s. 2 d. 
 
 ROBERT ORDE.i 
 
 Sept. 28, 1636. Robert Orde of Chatton, in the County of 
 Northumberland, Gentleman. My bodie to be buried in the parish 
 church of Norham. I give and bequeathe all my lands, tenements, 
 and hereditaments which I hold of the Right Honble. the Earl of 
 Northumberland, in Chatton, and all my other lands whatsoever, 
 to my trustie and well beloved friend and kinsmen, Henry Orde 
 of Norham Castle, Luke Orde of Barwick, Richard Orde of 
 Horkley, and Robert Orde of Ord, Gentlemen to pay my debts 
 and legacies. To my nephew, Robert Orde, son of my brother, 
 John Orde, late of Horkley, 10/. And that my said friends shall 
 account for all my lands aforesaid to my daughter, Margaret 
 Ord, and if she die unmarried, then my Will is that all my 
 lands, and tenements, aforesaid, shall descend to Henry Ord, sone 
 of the aforesaid Henry Orde of Norham Castle. I give to my 
 brother-in-law, Thomas Swinhoe, 40s. a yeare to be paid out of 
 my lands during his life. I give one acre of land unto Henry 
 Orde, son of the said Henry Orde, now in the possession of George 
 Scott of Norham. To Margery Ord, daughter of my brother, 
 Ralph Orde, deceased, 4/. To my daughter-in-law, Margery Ord, 
 50/. due to me on bond from Mr. George Orde. I give towards 
 the repaire of the Church of Chatton, 20s. To the poor of the 
 parish of Norham, Barwick and Wilimondswicke, 40s. each. My 
 above friends to be Executors. Witnesses, Gilbert Swinhoe, 
 Richard Orde, Daniel Redmond, George Smith. Probate, 1638. 
 
 RALPHE FETHERSTONHALGH.2 
 
 Nov. 24, 1636. Memn. That Ralphe Fetherstonhalgh 
 of Stanhop hall in Weredale in the Countie of Durham, 
 Esquire, sick in bodie, but of good and pfect Memorie 
 
 1 See note on page 137. 
 
 2 The testator was bur. at Stanhope, 27 Nov., 1636. In his Inq. 
 per br. de mand, taken at Durham, 22 Sept., 1638, John, aged 37, is 
 his son and heir; this son, John, mar. Alice, dau. of William Mann, 
 at Hamsterley, 11 June, 1618. The testator’s dau. Peregrina, mar. 
 Charles Wren, armiger, at St. Giles’, Durham, 28 Dec., 1649. 
 
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 (prased be god) did by word© of mouth nuncupatively declare 
 his last Will and Testament, He did utterly revoke and annuli 
 all former wills by him in anie wise before at time made. To 
 be buried within the chanccell of the pish church of Stanhoppe, 
 where his father and other his ancestors have been buried. And 
 his temporall goods and landes he did give and bequeathe, as 
 followes, First his will was that all such debts as were due by 
 him be payd, should be duely and thankfullie paid by his exe¬ 
 cutors, hereafter named out of his personal estate and what shall 
 remaine thereof unpaid out of his personal estate shalbe paid out 
 of the yearlie rents, issues and profitts, as they shall arise of 
 all such lands as he had conveyed unto Ralph Fetherstonhalgh 
 his second son or to anie other pson or psons to or for his use; 
 he did give and bequeath to his daughter Dorothie the sum of 
 300/. for all ... . To his daughter Marie the like 
 
 sum of 300/. for all her filiall porson. To Peregrine, his daughter 
 the like the sum of 300/., also for all her filiall porcon. To his 
 daughter Ann, the wife of Robert Elstobb, 100/., for her filiall 
 porcon. To his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Richard Fetherston¬ 
 halgh, 100/. for her filiall porcon, and these porcons to be paid 
 out of lands at Bruntoft, and that his two daughters, Dorothie 
 and Marie shall receive from the handes of his executors yearlie, 
 each of them six pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence yearly 
 for their maintenance; he did give and bequeath to his sonne, 
 Raphe Fetherstonhalgh, his burgage lands, rents, tenements and 
 hereditaments within Newcastle-upon-Tine or the suburbs or 
 liberties hereof, And all his Burgages, lands, rent, tenements 
 and hereditaments in Hartlepoole, to have and to hold to him, 
 the said Raphe, and his heires for ever, and he did make him, 
 the said Raphe, and his sonne Francis, joint executors, and did 
 make Fardinando Moorecroft of Stanhoppe aforesaid, clarke, and 
 Anthonie Maxton of Wolsingham, in the County of Durham, 
 Clark, Supervisors of his Will, and did appoint Edward Wright 
 of London, in the Countie of Middlesex, Esquire, and the said 
 Anthonie Maxton, to be guardians and tutors of his two sonns, 
 Raphe and Francis, All which the deed did declare in the presence 
 of Jaine Feathstonhalgh, his late wife, and Anth. Maxton, Clerk. 
 
 WILLIAM REED. 
 
 June 26, 1637. William Reed of Broxfield, in the Countie of 
 Northumberland, Yeoman, Doe make this my last Will and Testa¬ 
 ment. By reason my wife is dead and the infection of the plague 
 is fare in the country, I thought good to dispose of my goods 
 and chattels in manner following :—I leave unto my son, John 
 Reed, and my daughter, Jane Reed, all my goods and chattels, 
 vizt., seaven kyne, my horse, a yeare old stirke, and all my corne 
 arising and growing of the farme I have of my landlord, Thomas 
 
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 Gray of Howick. To my father-in-law, John Atchison, one cowe, 
 being one of the two whies at Little Houghton. In the event of 
 the death of my children, I give my cosin, Thomas Reed, all my 
 estate, and I appoint my said cosin, Thomas Reed of Alnwick, 
 executor of this my Will. Witnesses, William Fargy, Bartholomew 
 Fargy. Probate, 1637. 
 
 ANN GRAYE. 
 
 July 15, 1637. Ann Graye of Morpeth, in the Countie of 
 Northumberland, Spinster. My bodie to be buried at the dis¬ 
 cretion of my executors. Whereas I am seased of one annutie 
 or rent charge of 26s. 8 d. out of certaine lands belonginge to 
 William Fenwick of Nunrydeing, Gent., as appears by convey¬ 
 ance, I bequeath the said annuitie or rent charge unto Mrs. 
 Elizabeth Fenwick of Morpeth and to her heirs for ever. And 
 whereas I have due to me the sum of 58/. out of the lands and 
 profitts of Kiloe, my will and meaning is and I doe desire that 
 my funerall charges and such other remembrances as I have sett 
 down in a note, and delivered unto Mrs. Elizabeth Fenwick, and 
 I give unto the said Elizabeth, twenty markes. I do give the 
 remainder of the 58/. unto my brothers, Edward Gray and Henrye 
 Gray. I likewise give unto my Sister, Fortune Graye, and 
 Margaret Armorer, each 20 nobles. I give to my brother, 
 William Gray, five marks. To my niece, Margaret Gray, five 
 marks. I give unto my cosen, Will. Lowther, five marks. I 
 constitute and appoint my brother, Edward Graye, and my sister, 
 Fortune Gray, Executors. Witnesses, Edward Graye, Thomas 
 Richeson, Chris. Robenson. Probate, 1637. 
 
 FRANCIS ALDER. 1 
 
 Aug. 24, 1637. Inventory of all the goods and household 
 stuffe of Francis Alder of Hobberlaw, gentleman, late deceased, 
 valued and appraised by George Alder and William Grene. 
 
 Imprimis: One horse, price 50s. Two featherbedds, 20s. 
 Three bolsters, four Codds, 8s. Six coverletts and plade, 13s. id. 
 Two paire of blanketts, 6s. 8 d. Two paire of Countings, 5s. 
 Four paire of small shetts and two paire of course sheets, 20s*. 
 Two dozen of table napkins, 8s. Two small table clothes and one 
 course table cloath, 4s. Five Code pillowes, 5s. Three towells, 
 5s. Twelve peace of pewter vessel, 12s*. Six Candlesticks, 5s. 
 Two duble salts, 18<A Two chamber potts, 18^. One pottell pot, 
 18<A Eight Quishions, 4s*. Three chaires, 4s. Five buffett 
 
 1 He was the son of George Alder of Hobberlaw, by his wife, 
 Margaret, dan. of Nicholas Forster of Newham; he mar. Agnes Shell. 
 
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 Stooles, 3s. id. Two buffett formes, 2s. One shorte table and 
 a fraime, 3-5. Two bedsteads, 3s. Two brass potts, 5s. Three 
 panns, 5s. One friing pan, one paire of yron racks, two speets 
 and one yron chiinneye and one yron crook, 6s. Two olde trunks 
 and three chists, 10s. One cnpboarde and one butterie, 13s. id. 
 Two suits of appell and one cloake, 40s. One carping cloathe, 
 2s. 6c7. Suma totalis, 137. 7s. 8c7. 
 
 JOHN GREENWELL. 
 
 Sept. 5, 1637. John Greenwell of Steley, in the parish of 
 Lanchester, in the County of Durham, Yeoman. To be buried 
 in the parish church of Lanchester. I make my sonne, Humphrey 
 Grinwell, my soole Executor, to pay all my debts. I give to my 
 Daughter, Annas Grinwell, 407. and all my household stuffe. To 
 my three servantes, 10s. amongst them. I give to every child 
 that I have witnessed their baptisme, 12 d. 
 
 Inventory : His purse and apparell, 57. Two oxen and two 
 stotts, 127. Five kine and in calfe, 107. Five younge beasts, 77. 
 One mare, 37. Five score of wethers, 307. Forty three ewes and 
 three tupps, 107. 3s. 4c7. Four score of younger sheepe, 147. 5s. Od. 
 Fifty lambes, 67. 13s. id. Twenty six stone of wooll, 137. Wane 
 weare and plough geare with other iron gear©, 17. 0s. 0 d. One 
 
 .cock and two hens, 1.9. id. The household stuffe, 
 
 217. L3s. &d. Money owen to me, 57. A debt of 67. 2s. 6^7., 
 oweing by John Rippon upon a bill. Besides their is 40s. by 
 Robert Grinwell, and 13s. by Mr. Nevill. Probate, 1637. 
 
 CHARLES BAINBRIGG. 
 
 Sept. 13, 1637. In the name of God, Amen, Charles Bainbrigg 
 of Hardgull, in the pish of Midelton. To be buried in the 
 parish church of Midelton. I give and bequeath to my brother’s 
 sone, John Bainbrigg, the best cowe that I have and 40s. Also 
 I give to Gabrieli Bainbrigg, 40s. Also I give to Christopher 
 Bainbrigg, 40s. Also I give to Thomas Bainbrigg, 40s. Also I 
 give to Thomas Robinson wife Anne, 40s. Also I give to William 
 Parkin’s wife Isabell, 40s. Also I give to my sister’s son, 
 Anthony Langstaff, 40s. Also I give to my sister’s daughter, 
 Anne Raine, 40s. Also I give to my sister’s daughter, Jane 
 Marton, 40s. Also I give unto Christopher Bainbrigg’s three 
 children, Charles, Christopher and John, sixe pounds, and to John 
 Bainbrigg and Gabriel Bainbrigg, to set it forward for their use 
 until they come to lawful age that they can guide it themselves. 
 Also I give to John Raine’s children, one whye, and to goe for¬ 
 ward for their use, and their father to have no title in her, 
 John Bainbrigg or some other fresh frend to set her forward foi¬ 
 
 ls 
 
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 their use. Also 1 give John Raine, my young meare. Also I 
 give John Bainbrigg’s son John, one ewe. I give Christopher 
 Bainbrigge sone Charles, one ewe. Also I give to Thomas Robin¬ 
 son’s son John, one ew. Also I give to William Parkin’s son 
 Robert, one ew. Also I give to Eleanore Martton daughter 
 Eleanore, one ew and a lamb. Also I give to my maide, Annes 
 Robinson, 10s. if she staye with me till god call me. And I 
 ordayne, constitute and make my brother’s son, John Bainbrigg 
 of Crosswhat, my whole executor of this my Will, unto whom I 
 give and bequeath all the rest of my goods, movable and im¬ 
 movable whatsoever being unbequeathed. Witnesses, William 
 Robinson, John Bainbrigg, James Allanson. Proved, 1638. 
 
 MARK ERRINGTON. 1 
 
 Nov. 23, 1637. Mark Errington of Pont Hand, in the County 
 of Northumberland, Esqr. I give and grant unto Sir Thomas 
 Tempest of Stella, in the Countie of Durham, Baronet, and Sir 
 John Delavall of South Dissington, in the County of Northumber¬ 
 land, Knight, All my goods, chattels, leases, household stuff, 
 bills, bonds, plaite, Jewells and readie money whatsoever, and 
 all my possessions whatsoever within the realm of England for 
 their absolute uses, And appoint them Executors. Probate, 1637. 
 
 ROWLAND ARCHER .2 
 
 July 25, 1638. I, Rowland Archer of Woodhorne Seaton, in 
 the County of Northumberland, Yeoman. My will is that there 
 be payd unto my two Daughters, Dorothy Archer and Ann Archer, 
 each of them 5 1., which was left them by my father, Rowland 
 Archer, deceased. I give out of my owne estate, 5 1. to each of 
 my said Daughters, which shall be fore their filiall or child’s 
 portions. I give unto my younger sonnes, John Archer and 
 
 1 The testator was the son of Gilbert Erring-ton of Woolsington, 
 by his wife, Dorothy, dan. of Sir John Delaval of Seaton Delaval; he 
 mar. Margaret, dan. of Ralph, son and heir of Anthony Mitford of 
 Ponteland (St. Nicli., Newcastle Regs.), bapt., 30 Nov., 1562, at St. 
 Nich., Newcastle, bur., 23 Mch., 1629/30, at Ponteland. See the 
 pedigree of Errington of Ponteland (New Co. Hist, of Northd., xii., 
 463). This will does not agree with that of a Mark Errington, dated 
 22 Oct., 1637, printed as a footnote in this Society’s publications, 
 111, pp. 194-5. 
 
 2 The testator was bur. 6 Sept., 1638, at Woodliorn (whence other 
 dates are taken except where otherwise mentioned), he mar., firstly, 
 Elizabeth Taylor, 17 Dec., 1619, she was bur. 15 Feb., 1624/5, by her 
 he had one clau., Alice, bapt. 21 July, 1625; his second wife, Mary 
 (who perhaps re-mar. Roger Simpson, 22 Jan., 1639/40), bore him three 
 sons and two daus., Rowland, of whom later, John, bapt. 29 Sept., 1630, 
 Henry, bapt. 21 Jan., 1634/5, Dorothy and Anne. The testator’s son, 
 Rowland (bapt. 3 Mcli., 1628/9, bur. 17 June, 1676, mar., Anne, bur., 
 5 Sept., 1698; he had with other issue a son, Rowland, bur. 6 Jan., 
 1725/6, who mar., Hannah, dau. of Thomas Metcalf of Stonyhill, 
 
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 Henry Archer, out of my personal estate, each 6/. 13s id., and 
 also to each of them 20/., which shallbe payd by my eldest sonne, 
 Rowland Archer, out of my lands at Woodhorne Seaton, when 
 the sayd John Archer and Henry Archer shall be of the age of 
 21 years, and in case either of my said sonns, John Archer and 
 Henry Archer, shall dye before they attain 21, then my will is 
 that the one halfe of the portion of either of them so deceased 
 shalbe and remaine to my sayd eldest sonne, Rowland Archer, 
 and the other to the Survivor of my said two yonger Sonns. 
 And for all other goods and chattels unbequeathed, I give the 
 same to my wyfe, Mary Archer, who I make Executrix. Wit¬ 
 nesses, John Widdrington, John Preston, Will. Clarke, James 
 Sutton, John Sutton. Proved, 10 Oct., 1638, by Mary Archer, 
 the Executrix, and Guardian of Rowland, John, Henry, Dorothy 
 and Agnes Archer, children (Minors). 
 
 An Inventory of the goods and chattells of Rolland Archer of 
 Woodhorne Seaton, apprised by Mr. John Widdrington, John 
 Preston, John Sutton and John Johnson, as followeth :— 
 
 Imprimis : His apparell, 4/. In linnin, 13s. id. In wollen, 
 1/. 13s. id. One fetherbed with its furniture, 1/. 10s. In sacks 
 and wallets, 5s. In bedsteads, 9s. In Cubbords, chists, tables, 
 forms, stooles, together with tubbs, barrells, dishes and 
 bowles, 5/. In peuder dishes, candlesticks, chamber pottes and 
 saltsellers, 1/. 6s. 8d. In Brasse potts, pans and Kettles, 3/. A 
 payre of Iron bar res, tonges and crookes, 6s. Two long wanes, 
 two short wanes and other my implemts of husbandry, 5/. 6s. 8 d. 
 Two horses, Two mares, one filly and two foies, 14/. Ten oxen, 
 30/. Four Cowes, 8/. Three young stotts, 3/. 10s. Twentie 
 sheepe, 5/. 6s. 8 d. In corne of all graine and Hay, 28/. 13s. id. 
 For Bees, 2/. In Fuell, 5s. In poultry, 10s. Three corn chists, 
 15s. Seves and winnow cloathes, 6s. 8 d. In lint yarne, 10s. In 
 swine, 1/. 4s. 119/. 10s. 8 d. 
 
 Debts owne to ye deceased : Raiph Dridon, 1/. 3s. Hugh 
 Braidforth, 16s. 
 
 Debts which the deceased owes : To Mr. Henry Widdrington, 
 10/. 13s. id. To John Sutton, 6/. 14s. 3d. To Will. Lawson, 14s. 
 To Margery Rey, 10s. To his two Daughters, Dorothy and Ann 
 Archer, 20/. To his two sonns, John and Henry Archer, 
 13/. 6s. Sd. Servants’ wages, 5/. 15s. Henry Clark, 5s. Steven 
 Potts, 2s. id. Barbry Marshall, 8s. To Margret Watson, 6s. 10 d. 
 To Rich. Young, 6s. To Matt. Ruter, 16s. Funerall expenses, 5/. 
 Proved, 10 Oct., 1638. 
 
 Alnwick, 25 Aug., 1682, bur. 22 Mck., 1731/2, they had with other 
 issue, William, bapt. 9 Apl., 1696, bur. 14 Feb., 1731/2, mar., Dorothy, 
 dau. of Charles Brandling, bapt. at Morpeth, 12 Oct, 1697, mar. at 
 Horton, 2 Apl., 1727, bur. 26 Aug., 1778, at St. Nich., Newcastle. The 
 testator’s parents, Rowland (whose will is printed p. 240 above) and 
 Elizabeth, were buried at Woodhorn, 27 and 29 May, 1632, respectively. 
 
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 ANTHONY EDEN. 1 
 
 Nov. 5, 1638. In the name of god, Amen, I, Anthony Eden 
 of Carlton, in the County of Durham and Parish of Redmarshall, 
 sicke and infirme. To be buried at the east end of Redmarshall 
 Church. I doe bequeathe and give unto my loveing wife, Grace 
 Eden, 10Z. which is now in the handes of John Richardson the 
 younger, of Carlton, by him to be paid at Whitsuntyde next. I 
 give to my neece, Mary Wilkinson, 405. which is now in the hands 
 of Thomas Hartburn of Carlton. All the rest of my goods, 
 moveable and unmoveable, together with three pounds which is 
 owinge unto me by John Conyers of Newton Morrell in Richmond- 
 shire, for a Cowe, I do freely give and bequeath unto my loving 
 wife, Grace Eden, whom I doe constitute and make her sole 
 executrix of this my Will. Witnesses, John Rand, Clerke, Marm. 
 Richardson, Robert Willson. 
 
 Inventory, 22/. 13a. 4 d. 
 
 GEORGE DOBBISON. 2 
 
 Nov. 9, 1638. Memorandum that George Dobbison of 
 
 Willington, in the parish of Brancepeth, in the County 
 of Durham, Yeoman, being sick in body but of good and 
 pfect memory, and being advised for to make his will and to 
 dispose of his estate, presently after upon consideration thereof 
 made a declaration of his mynde, which they considered he did 
 with a purpose, to make his Will in manner followinge or to the 
 like effect. My mynd is that my three youngest children shall 
 have twenty poundes a peece portion raised forth of my lands, 
 to be paid them when they come to their full ages, and shall also 
 have their maintenance upon the said landes during their 
 minorities. And my mynd likewise is that Henry, my eldest 
 sonne, shallbe executor of my Will. And I earnestly desire my 
 father-in-law, Mr. William Conyers, to see theis things executed 
 accordinglye. Witnesses, Martin Nicholson, George Iley. Proved, 
 1639. 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Redmarshall, 10 Nov., 1638. There was 
 a child of this name bapt. there, 7 Apl., 1580. 
 
 2 He was bur., 11 Nov., 1638, at Brancepeth, whence other dates 
 are taken; he mar. Elizabeth, dau. of William Conyers of Wooley, 
 by his wife, Alice, dau. of Anthony Kendall, of Thorp Thewles (bapt. 
 at Grindon, 6 Jan., 1580/1); she was bapt., 6 Jan., 1602/3, mar., 
 15 May, 1623, bur., 8 Nov., 1651. By her he had issue, Henry, bapt., 
 2 May, 1624; Thomas, bapt., 1 Nov., 1627, bur., 4 July, 1628; William, 
 bapt., 6 Dec., 1629, bur., 9 Jan., 1629/30; Ralph, bapt., 3 June, 1632; 
 George, bapt., 7 July, 1633; William, bapt., 24 Sept., 1637, bur., 
 17 Dec., 1637; Isabel, bapt., 13 Nov., 1625, bur., 4 Apl., 1630; Anne, 
 bapt., 23 Nov., 1635, bur., 5 July, 1643; Elizabeth, bur., 19 Jan., 1638/9. 
 
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 JOHN HUDSON.i 
 
 Nov. 22, 1638. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, John Hudson 
 of Greatham, in the County of Durham, sick in body. To he 
 buried in the Parish Church of Greatham according to the dis¬ 
 cretion of my Executors and other of my friends. And as touching 
 my Temporall estate of lands, goods and chattells wherewith God 
 had endued me, I doe first ratify and confirm one deed with 
 another, assurences made the twentieth day of October, in the 
 fourteenth yeare of the reigne of Our Sovereigne Lord Charles, 
 and in the yeare of our Lord© Code 1638, whereby I have estated 
 all my freehold lands in Greatham aforesaid to Henry Lowder, 
 Thomasine, his wife, and to their heirs for ever, as by the said 
 Deeds more at large doth appeare. As to all other my lands and 
 tenements which are in lease within the Manor of Greatham, my 
 intent and true meaning is that my loveing wife, Ann Hudson, 
 shall have the full moitie and one halfe of the same, with all 
 and singular the appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging, 
 with the howse she now dwelleth in with the household stuff in 
 and about the said house and houses, to and for her only use, 
 profitt and benefitt during her naturall life, Also I give and 
 bequeath to my said wife, one mare called the girgell mare and 
 three kyne. The other half of all my aforesaid lands, holden by 
 lease, I doe give and bequeath to Henry Lowder and Thomasine, 
 his wife, with all and singular appurtenances whatsoever belongeth 
 to the same, having those howses about the same tenement and 
 stackgarths and garthes which my wife standeth in need of for 
 necessary uses during her naturall life. And further my will is, 
 that the said Henry Lowder shall have four oxen, four horses and 
 mares, with implements of husbandry as plowes, wanes, wheeles, 
 harrowes, yoakes, bowes, teams, and the rents due to be paid 
 yearly for the aforesaid lands to be payd equally by my wiefe 
 and the said Henry Lowder, and all other requirements whatsoever 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Greatham, 22 May, 1645. He mar. 
 Ann Greenall, 7 Dec., 1597, at Bishop Middleham, she was bur., 
 20 Sept., 1658. Edward Lowther or Lowder, bur., 3 Jan., 1610/11; 
 mar., firstly, Janet Hudson, 6 July, 1596 (she was bur., 15 July, 1607); 
 he mar., secondly, 17 May, 1609, Katherine Thomson. By his first 
 wife he had issue, the beneficiary (who seems to have been related 
 to the testator through his mother and also, perhaps, through his 
 wife), Henry, bapt., 11 Feb., 1598/9, bur., 21 July, 1664, mar. 
 Thomasine, bapt. at Bishop Middleham, 28 Oct., 1607, dau. of Robert 
 Greenall, where she was mar., 18 Feb., 1627/8, she was bur. at 
 Greatham, 10 Jan., 1670/1. By her he had Francis, bapt., 25 Oct., 
 1629, mar. Jane Lasenby of Ormsby, Cleveland, co. York, 15 May, 1655; 
 John, bapt., 27 Dec., 1637, bur., 31 Oct., 1655; Edward, bapt., 7 Apl., 
 1644, bur., 31 Oct., 1655; Jane, bapt., 21 Dec., 1631; Elizabeth, bapt., 
 25 Jan., 1634/5; Catherine, bapt., 8 Mcli., 1639/40; Susanna, bapt., 
 
 19 Feb., 1642/3, bur., 1 May, 1643; Susanna, bapt., 21 June, 1650. All 
 dates from Greatham registers unless otherwise stated. 
 
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 is yearly to be payd. And my will is alsoe that the said Henry 
 Lowder shall yearlie and every year© during the naturall life of 
 my wief, plowe and manure the said lands withal husbandry that 
 it requireth in due time, and the same to carry home and safely 
 sett the same in the staggarthe of the tenement which my wief 
 doth now dwell upon, and to divide the corne and straw thereof 
 equally by bushels of corne and thraves of straw, so likewise the 
 hay to be divided, and grass in the pasture according to the 
 pporcon in due times. x4.nd I doe give and bequeathe unto Francis 
 Lowder, the sone of Henry Lowder, one horse called the girgell 
 colt. I doe give and bequeath unto John Lowder, second sonne 
 of Henry Lowder, two mares and two fooles. My will is that 
 Jane Lowder and Elizabeth, daughter of the said Henry Lowder, 
 shall have either of them a porcon of those goodes which I sett 
 over unto him for the occupation of the said land which I have 
 bequeathed to my wief, for the better enabling of him to doe it, 
 in the best manner of husbandry, and to fetch and bring home 
 unto hir soe many waine loads of cowles every yeare during her 
 naturall life as shall sufficientlie serve her, shee paying for the 
 same att the pitt. I give unto the wiefe of Henry Lowder, one 
 mare called the Dun Mare, And after the decease of my saide 
 wiefe, that land which I have bequeathed unto her, with the 
 appurtenances belonging the same, shall come to the said Henry 
 Lowder, for the better help of him and his children, and specially 
 for the raising of better porcons for his said two daughters, Jane 
 Lowder and Elizabeth Lowder. Provided alwayes, and my will 
 is, that if it please god that my wiefe shall survive the lease of 
 the tenement which now she dwelleth in, That the said Henry 
 Lowder shall renew the lease of the tenement in his own name and 
 for his owne use, yett my wiefe shall have sufficient wherewithall 
 to release her self soe long as she liveth, that she come not to 
 want in old age; this shall be provided of Henry Lowder meanes, 
 and the said Henry Lowder shall have his halfe of the aforesaid 
 tenement sowen with corne of old graine of my corne, now stand¬ 
 ing in the staggarth for this next year, and the remainder that 
 is left to goe for the use of my said wife to supply her w r ants, 
 and for this cause and other considerations I give unto the afore¬ 
 said Henry Lowder foure oxen and foure horses, with all the 
 aforesaid implements of husbandry which is above mentioned. All 
 the rest of my goods and chattells, moveable and unmoveable, 
 credits, debts and legacies and funerals, with 20s. to be given 
 to the poore the daye of my buriall being first discharged and 
 satisfied, I doe freely give and bequeath unto the aforesaid Henry 
 Lowder, without out .... whom I make sole Executor of this 
 my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, William Speeding, 
 Edward Dunn, John Grenell. 
 
 Inventory, 100/. 13s. Or/. Proved, 1647. 
 
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 RALPHE HUTTON. 1 
 
 Jan. 19, 1638. 1, Ralphe Hutton, doe ordane this my last 
 
 Will in manner following :—I bequeath my soule to Almightie 
 God, my maker, and my bodye to be buried in St. Oswald’s 
 Church in Durham neighe to my dear wife departed, If I dye 
 where it convenientlie may be pformed. And I give to the poore 
 of the said pish, to be added to their stocke, the sum of 405. 
 Concerning my freehold landes in Mainsforth, within the County 
 of Durham, purchased by me in my owne and Sir William 
 Chaytor’s names, I give and bequeath them all, together with all 
 their appurtenances, unto Ralphe Hutton, my sonne, and the 
 heires of his body lawfully begotten for ever, and in default of 
 such issue then 1 give the said lands and their appurtenances to 
 my sonne, Arthur Hutton, and to the heires of his body lawfully 
 begotten for ever, and in default of issue then to the right heires 
 of me, the said Ralph Hutton, for ever. I give and bequeath to 
 my sonne, Arthur Hutton, All those freehold lands which I have 
 at Bpp Middleham, purchased by my self in my owne name 
 and my brother, Christopher Hutton, as also all my interest and 
 terme of yeares in one tenement or farmhold in Bpp Middleham 
 which I hold of Lord Bpp of Durham, called Moore’s farme, and 
 also I give him all my right and interest their in a little close 
 or garth called Butler’s garth, as also all my interest and terme 
 of yeares of a parcel of ground called the paddocks thereto 
 adjoining, all which I give him in lieu and full satisfaction of 
 his filial and child’s portion. Moreover, I charge my sonne Ralph 
 by this my Will, that after he come to the age of twenty one 
 years that he surrender unto his brother Arthur and his sequells, 
 if he be then living, that copiehold house and garth now in the 
 possession of Thomas Bell, which if my said son Ralph refuse to 
 doe, I will and bequeth to my sonne Arthur, in liewe thereof, the 
 sume of 30/., to be leveyed of lands at Mainsforth immediately 
 after the portions of my daughters be raised according to a lease 
 formerly sealed to that purpose. I give unto my beloved wife (over 
 and besides that 20/. per annum during hir life naturall, which I 
 
 1 He was the son of Edward Hutton, matric. sizar from Trinity 
 College, Cambridge, Michs., 1573, LL.B., 1579, Bailiff of the City of 
 Durham, by his wife, Anne, dau. of Francis Lascelles of Allerthorpe, 
 co. York. "He mar., firstly, Margaret, dau. of Anthony Chaytor of 
 Croft, co. York, 4 Apl., 1619, at St Oswald’s, Durham (bur. there, 
 25 July, 1634), secondly, Dorothy, dau. of Thomas Heath of Ivepyer; 
 she mar., firstly, Richard, son of John Cradock, Archdeacon of 
 Northumberland (bapt. at Gainford, 10 Sept., 1592, bur., 8 Aug., 
 1624, at Durham Cathedral), by whom she had three daus., Ann, 
 Margaret, Dorothy; she mar., secondly, Henry Chapman (Inq. per br. 
 de mand, of John Cradock taken at Durham, 30 Jan., 1629/30), merchant 
 of Newcastle, 9 June, 1625, at St. Giles’, Durham (bur. at St. Nicli., 
 Newcastle, 18 Feb., 1632/3), by whom she had two sons, viz. :—Thomas, 
 bapt., 18 Dec., 1627, at St. Nich., Newcastle (his godparents being Tlios. 
 
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 have established to hir by Deed out of my lands at Mainsforth), 
 all my dwelling-house in Elvett for hir habitation during her life 
 naturall in augmentation of hir dower, joynture or maintenance, 
 she paying all the rents to the King and Dean and Chapter of 
 Durham and keeping the house in sufficient repaires, but if my 
 said wife doe not rest contented and satisfied with this provision 
 intended by me for her, but seek any other redresse or enlarge¬ 
 ment, then my will is that this my bequest concerning the house, 
 and all other legacie or legacies by me hereafter in this my will 
 to hir given, be utterly voyd and of none effect. I give also unto 
 my wife all the household stuff which she brought to me in 
 marriage, or such thereof as remaines with me at the tyme of my 
 death, and the sume of 50/. in lieu and satisfaction of hir thirds 
 of my goods and chattells of my personal estate. And whereas 
 my self and Sir William Chaytor, in whose name I purchased my 
 lands in trust, have sealed a lease to Nicholas Chaytor, Esqr., 
 Arthur Hutton, clarke, Thomas Bullocke, and Robert Joplyn, 
 gent, dated the 25 day of January, in the 12th year of our 
 sovereign lord King Charles, for a advancement of my daughter 
 and my sonne Christopher, now dead, I doe here truely and 
 fully express my selfe that I have given and payed to my daughter, 
 Mildred Hutton, the some of 200/., which I express my self to be 
 soe much of my payment of hir portion, and that she shall reape 
 noe further benefitt of that lease then an other 150/. in lewe and 
 full satisfaction of hir filiall and child’s portion, or any claime 
 to that close called the Broomhills which hir grandfather gave hir 
 by legacye by his last Will. All the rest of my goods, my debts, 
 funerall and legacies heretofore and after expressed being dis¬ 
 charged and payed, I give unto my Three daughters, Mildred, 
 Garthread and Barbary, whom I doe make executors. Whereas I 
 have by copie of Court Rolle that cottage or tenemt in Bpp Middle- 
 ham which belongs to Richard Halliday and his wife, out of which 
 
 I doe acknowledge I am but to receive 20.?. per annum, I give and 
 
 bequeth halfe of that 20?. yearly to the poore of the pish of Bpp 
 
 Middleham, The other ten shillings to my Uncle Jo. Hutton and 
 
 his wife during the terme, if they live so long, and if they dye 
 
 Heatli, Yealdart Alvey and Dorothy Chapman), and Henry, bapt., 
 
 II Nov., 1628, at St. Nich., Newcastle (his godparents being Henry 
 
 Maddison, Robert Henderson and Margaret Heath), bur. at St. Giles’, 
 Durham, 12 Oct., 1630, and two daus., Elizabeth, bapt., 9 Jan., 1630/1, 
 at St. Nich., Newcastle, and Martha, also bapt. there, 27 July, 1633, 
 bur. at St. Giles’, Durham, 15 Feb., 1636/7; she mar., thirdly, the 
 
 testator, 26 Nov., 1634, at St. Oswald’s, Durham, by whom she had two 
 
 sons, Christopher and Arthur, the former bur. before his father. The 
 burial of the testator at St. Oswald’s Durham, is recorded thus, 1638/9, 
 Feb. 6, <f Mr. Ralph Hutton, master of artes (he is not mentioned in 
 either Foster’s Alumni Oxoniensis or Venn’s Alumni Cantabriqiensis), 
 officiall to the Right Worsliipfull the Deane and Chapter of Durham 
 and officiall to the Worsliipfull the Archdeacon of Durham, a verie 
 religious gentleman, bountefull to the poore and needy.” 
 
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 before the expiration then it to come to Richard Halliday. 
 Whereas 1 have by compossition of Richard Bell two bushel of 
 wheat yearly dureing the term of my moytye of the tythe corn© 
 in Bpp Middleham which I hould by lease, I give the said two 
 bushells of wheat corne yearly to the poore of Bpp Middleham 
 and Mainsforth, to be distributed, viz., a bushell to either towne 
 at the discretion of the Minister and Churchwardens of the said 
 pish. Witnesses, Henr. Hutton, Tho. Bullocke, Robt. Joplyne, 
 Jo. Simpson. 
 
 Codicil. 2nd February, 1638. Whereas by my last Will, in 
 writing under my hand and seal Dated the 19 day of January 
 last past, I have nominated and constituted my three daughters, 
 Mildred, Garthred and Barbary, Co-Executrixes of my last Will, I 
 doe by these presence, as a Codicil to be annexed to my said Will, 
 expressed and declare my selfe that my two younger daughters, 
 Garthred and Barbary, onely shallbe executrixes. And I doe 
 further give unto my said daughter Mildred my best beaver hatt 
 and hir owne mother’s best petticoate. And whereas by my said 
 Will I have given unto my wife a legacy of 50/., I doe hereby 
 declare and express my selfe that the same shallbe only 30/., and 
 I also give unto her my Caskett and all my old gould and what¬ 
 soever else is therein, the key whereof I have already delivered 
 unto hir. And I doe appoint my three brethren, Christopher, 
 Arthur and Henry, tutors and guardians over my children to my 
 first wife, and my wife tutor of my sonne by hir. Witnesses, 
 Cuthbert Sisson, Ch. Hildyard, Jo. Simpson. 
 
 Inventory of the goods at Durham, 112/. 13s. 3d. Inventory 
 of the goods at Mainsforth, 97/. 4s. 3d. 
 
 THOMAS CHAMBERS 
 
 Sept. 5, 1639. Thomas Chamber of Cleadon, in the Countie 
 of Durham, Gent., being in pfect health and memory (thanks be 
 to almightie God). I give and devise unto my sonne, Charles 
 Chamber, of Dagenham, in the Countie of Essex, Gent., my capitall 
 messuage scituate in Pilgrim Streete, in the Towne of Newcastle 
 upon Tyne, as also all cellers, sobers, yards, courts, halls, parlers, 
 chambers, kitchins, lofts, stables, gardens, orchards, casements, 
 with comodities, with all estate, right, interest, use, reversion, 
 remainder, together with all and singular deeds, evidences and 
 
 1 The testator was the son of Gervase Chamber of Kendal. He 
 mar. Barbara, dau. of Thomas Atkinson of Monkwearmouth (bur., 
 29 Sept., 1637, at Whitburn), by her he had Robert, aged 23 in 1615, 
 mar. Florence (bapt., 8 Jan., 1603/4, at St. Nicli., Newcastle, her 
 godparents being Mr. Peter Riddell, Florence Sotherne and Elinor 
 Riddell), dau. of Charles Horsley of Newcastle, 6 Feb., 1620/1, at 
 Whitburn, where she was bur., 4 Mch., 1628/9; Roger, mar. Susan 
 Harrison at Whitburn, 3 Dec., 1616; Charles of Dagenham, Essex, 
 
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 writings touching the same (now or late in the occupation of 
 John Blaxton, husband of Susan, or their or either of their issues). 
 To have and to hold the said capitall messuage, withal the 
 premises and appurtenances, to the said Charles Chamber and his 
 heirs for ever. Whereas my sonne, Robert Chamber, together with 
 Robert Ferrowe, Edward Blythman and Thomas Atkinson, doe 
 stand bound to me for payment, 430/., to be paid unto such 
 persons within six months after my death, as I will nominate 
 and appoint by will or otherwise, as by the said obligation 
 appeareth, I give unto my sonne, Charles Chamber, 230/., to be 
 paid unto him as one part of the aforesaid sum of 430/., and the 
 remainder being 200/., to my daughter, Ann Farrow, for and 
 unto the use of her children. I give unto Thomas Lilborn, George 
 Lilborn, Mary Lilborne and Jane Lilborn, my grandchildren, the 
 20 /. which their father is oweing me, and I leave him upon his 
 promise to pay me within one moneth then next after, as by two 
 severall notes under his hand may appear. I give unto William 
 Blythman and Barbary Blythman, my grandchildren, 10/.- I give 
 to Mary Chamber, daughter of Robert Chamber, 10/. To the poore 
 man’s stock of the parish of Whiteborne, 3/. 65 . 8 d., to be added 
 or put to the twentie Nobles formerly by me given to make up 
 the sume of 10 /., to be by the Churchwardens and Overseers of 
 the poore of the said parish for the time being, yearly put to the 
 best and most profit they can make thereof, and the same by them 
 to be yearely at Christmas time distributed amongst the said poore 
 for ever. I give to Edward Blythman and Robert Ferrowe, my 
 sonns in law, either of them, one white Ryall for a token. To 
 Robert Chamber, my sonne, one angell of golde in full satisfaction, 
 discharge and conclusion of a child’s portion. The rest of my 
 goods, moveable and immoveable, debts, duties, annuities, rents 
 and arrerages whatsoever and whomsoever, due and right ought to 
 be paid unto me (my debts, funerall charges and Churchrights 
 being payd and defraied), I give and bequeathe to my sonne, 
 
 adm. to Gray’s Inn, 16 May, 1623, matric. pens, from St. John’s Coll., 
 Cambridge, Lent, 1623/4, B.A., 1626/7, M.A., 1629, mar. Mary, dau. 
 of .... Bird of Bristow, and widow of ... . Raine and of Robert 
 Adams, both of Dagenham; Anne, bur., 3 Nov., 1660, at Sedge- 
 field, mar. Robert Farrow of Fisliburn, 7 Dec., 1624, at Whitburn; 
 Isabel, bur., 8 Nov., 1627, at Whitburn, mar. there as first wife 
 to George, son of John Lilburn (bapt., 16 Jan., 1585/6, at St. 
 Andrew’s, Auckland, bur. at Bishopwearmoutli, 1 Dec., 1676, aged 
 99), George Lilburn, mar., secondly, Eleanor, dau of John 
 Hickes, Rector of Whitburn, and widow of Ralph Lambert of Stockton 
 (to whom she was mar. at Whitburn, 28 Nov., 1625), 12 Apl., 1629, 
 at Whitburn; Sarah; Mary, bur., 7 Aug., 1623, at Whitburn, where 
 she mar. Edward Blythman of Westoe, 3 Feb., 1617/18; Alice. The 
 testator, on the death of his wife, probably went to live with his 
 dau., Anne Farrow at Fisliburn, as in the Sedgefield registers the 
 following entry occurs, 24 Feb., 1642/3 : “ Mr. Chambers of Fisliburn ” 
 bur. 
 
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 Charles Chamber, whom I make and appoint my executor. Sealed 
 and delivered to the uses aforesaid in the presence of us, Francis 
 Salvin, Ric. Hutchinson. Sealed and delivered to the uses afore¬ 
 said this 21 day of October in the presence of us. Geo. Martyn, 
 Jo. Hull. 
 
 Codicil. 22 December, 1641. I give and bequeath to my 
 daughter, Agnes Farrow, for and to the use of her children, one 
 danske chist and the coffer that was her mother’s, which I brought 
 with me to ffishborne forth of my bed chamber at Cleadon, withal 
 things whatsoever is in them, be it lining, wollen, gold, coyned 
 silver, silver spoons, plate, of what kind or nature, or by what 
 name soever it be knowen or called. And I humbly desire that 
 this legacy or Codicell may be annexed to my will when as my 
 will shall be presented to the Ordinary to be proved. Witnesses 
 to same, William Thompson, Francis Salvin, Thomas Jopling. 
 Proved, 1643. 
 
 NICHOLAS GREENWELL. 
 
 May 12, 1640. Nicholas Greenwell of Fenhall, in the parish 
 of Lanchester, in the County of Durham, Yeoman. My body I 
 give to be buryed in the pish church of Lanchester, near unto my 
 father. I desire that my copyhold land at the Ford, which was 
 bought of George Hopper, shall be forthwith sold towards the 
 payment of my debts as far as it will goe, and that Anthony 
 Surtis of Medamsley shall receive twenty five pounds every year 
 during five years from the hands of William Hey, my tennant, in 
 full satisfaction of 100L dew unto him. And my will is that my 
 wyfe shall have the freehold Land at Fenhall, with all thereunto 
 belonging, during hir life naturall, and that my wife and my son 
 William shall pay unto my daughter Agnes, 200L, when she 
 cometh to yeares; thirty five pounds which Mr. John Hodgson of 
 Manner House is oweing me, and ten pounds which my brother, 
 William Greenwell oweth me to be part thereof, and the rest to 
 be paid out of my lands, goods and chattels. My will is that my 
 wyfe shall fine the copyhold land which was Mr. Fairheires 
 accordinge to the custom of the Court, and pass the same back 
 to my son William for his use. I direct my wife and my son, 
 William Greenwell, their heirs, executors and assigns, shall pay 
 yearly and every year for ever to the poor of the parish of 
 Lanchester, out of the freehold land of the Fenhall, the sum of 
 205., the sum of 105. at Xmas and 10s at Easter. I give to 
 Bridgett Hopper, 6 1. 13s. 4 d., to be payd at Whitsuntyde, 1644, 
 and to' pay to George Hopper’s children, the sum of twenty 
 markes at Whitsuntyde, 1648. To my brother John Greenwell’s 
 
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 children ten ewes and lambs. I give to Elizabeth Green well, my 
 brother John’s daughter, one ewe and a lainbe. I give to William 
 Greenwell, my brother John’s son, one whye stirke. I give unto 
 my Sister, Elizabeth Bryan, one whye, and hir children, three 
 ewes and lambs. I give unto my sister-in-lawe Ellynor Lygton’s 
 children, every one a yewe and a lamb. To John Kirkley’s 
 daughter, one whye Stirke. To John Atkinson’s son William, one 
 whye Stirke. To Thomas Hall’s son Henry, one whye stirke. To 
 Elizabeth Atkinson, one whye stirke. To John Hopper, one ewe 
 and a lambe. To Frances Hopper, one cowe, and hir three 
 children, every one a hogge. To Robert Pye, one cowe which he 
 hath in his possession. To every child which I have chrisoned, 
 one hoo-ge. To Jane Earle, one ewe and a lambe. To William 
 Hall, 10-5. I give unto Robert Greenwell, son of Nicholas Green- 
 well’s son, one whye stirke. Residue of all my goods, moveable 
 and unmoveable, unto my wife, Mary Greenwell, and William 
 Greenwell, whom I make Executors, with the assistance of John 
 Atkinson of Woodsyde and Thomas Hull of Hurbucke which I 
 make Supervisors. Probate, 1640. 
 
 SIR ROGER GRAY. 1 
 
 Jan. 28, 1640. Sir Roger Gray of Ulchester, of the County 
 of Northumberland, Knight. To be buried within my vault of 
 Chillingham Church. I give all my houses, lands, tithes and 
 hereditaments to my nephew, John Gray, and his heirs for ever, 
 and I direct that 120/. . . . out of Ulchester upon my buriall and 
 funerall expences. I give to Robert Gray and Mr. Edward Gray, 
 10/. each. To Mrs. Mary Gray, wife of Mr. John Gray, 40/. To 
 Mr. Ralph Gray, sone to Mr. John Gray, 50/., and to Mr. Thomas 
 Gray, his second sone, 20/. To Mrs. Margaret Gray, his daughter, 
 20/. To Captn Richard Owen, 20/. I give to John Oliver, my 
 servant, 40/. To John Jobson, 6/. 13s. id. I give to William 
 Wilton, servant to Mr. John Gray, 3/. 6s. 8d. To the poor of 
 Chillingham, Balmbrough and Doddington, 30/. Twenty pounds 
 to be at the disposal of Mrs. Mary Gray, wife of my nephew, 
 Mr. John Gray. I give to Mrs. Ann Collingwood, widow of my 
 sister, 30/., and to Henry Hardman, 5/., both which legacies are 
 to be paid out of Stannington. I appoint my nephew, John Gray, 
 Executor. Probate, 1641. 
 
 1 He was the 5tli son of Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham, by his 
 wife, Isabel, dau. of Sir Thomas Grey of Horton. He was bur. in 
 the Chancel of Chillingham Church. His sister, Anne, was the widow 
 of Thomas Collingwood of Eslington. 
 
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 RAULPHE MARLARY. 1 
 
 March 15, 1040. I, Raulphe Marlary of Pictree, in the 
 County of Durham, Yeoman, being sick in bodie. To be buryed 
 in the Church of Chester-in-the-Streete. I give to the poure of 
 the parish of Chester, 20s. I give to my sonne, Robert Marlery, 
 a lease of one third part of the lands and grounds and hcnvse 
 lying and being in a place called Rickellton, in the parish of 
 Chester in the Street. I also give him a lease of halfe a farm 
 in Kibblesworthe, which lease is to come for the space of 65 years 
 or thereabouts. I give unto my sonne, Thomas Marllery, one other 
 third part of Rickellton, which .... Richard Hedworth of 
 Chester. 1 give unto my daughter, Katheran Marllery, the eldest 
 black whye going in my grounds at Pella. I give unto my sonne 
 in lawe, Thomas Marllary, 31. of money which he oweth me. I give 
 unto Thomas Marllery his two children, each one ewe and a lamb. 
 I give unto my daughter, Jane Surete, wife of William Surete, 20 1. 
 I give unto George Hall, son of Philap Hall of Pelton, one ewe 
 and one lambe. I doe make my wiffe Isabell sole executor, and 
 also I doe rnacke supervisors of this Will Mr. Richard Hedworth 
 of Chester. Phillap Hall, Ralph Lawson and Thomas Marlery, 
 whom I doe entreat for god his cause, to se this my Will trully 
 performed according to the true meaning thereof. In witness 
 whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament. I give unto 
 Ralph Lawsone, sone of Ralphe Lawson of Lumley, one ewe and 
 a lamb. I give unto the poore of the pish of Chester 10s. yearly, 
 to be payd forth of my land at Pictrye for ever after my death. 
 Ric. Hedworth, Ra. Surties, Senr., Roberte Colts, Ra. Lowson. 
 Proved, 1641. 
 
 WILLIAM SHAFTOE.2 
 
 Will bears no date. William Shaftoe of Whickham, in the 
 County of Durham, Gentleman. I give unto my brother, John 
 Shaftoe, all my right, title, claime and demande in and to all 
 
 1 The testator was bur. at Chester-le-Street, 30 Apl., 1641 (from 
 which registers the following dates are taken). He mar., 13 July, 1619, 
 Isabel Wild, who was bur., 15 Dec., 1653, and by her had Robert, 
 bapt., 26 Mcli., 1622, bur., 8 Apl., 1622; Thomas, bapt., 16 Mch., 
 1622/3, bur., 27 Mcli., 1623; Robert, bapt., 13 Nov., 1625; Ralph, 
 bapt., 15 May, 1631; Thomas, bapt., 19 Apl., 1635; Isabel, bapt., 
 30 Apl., 1620; Elizabeth, bapt., 29 Aug., 1624, bur., 29 Mch., 1625; 
 Jane, bapt., 15 May, 1627, and bur. same day; Katherine, mar. Thomas 
 Morley, 23 Apl., 1639; Jane, mar. William Surrett of Newbottle, 
 4 June, 1638, at Houghton-le-Spring; Isabel, bapt., 4 Sept., 1636, bur., 
 11 Dec., 1637; Ann, bapt., 25 Nov., 1638. 
 
 2 The testator’s father, William Sliafto, who was bur., 13 Sept., 
 1639, at, Whickham (whence other dates are taken), by his wife, 
 Isabel Hedworth (bapt., 2 Dec., 1580, mar., 27 Nov., 1599, bur., 23 Apl., 
 1660), had Charles, bapt., 6 Dec., 1601; John, bapt., 23 Dec., 1604, 
 
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 my lands during the noneage of [the heir] male of Thomas 
 Shaftoe, deceased, and all my right, title, interest and demand 
 unto my brethren, John Shaftoe and Clement Shaftoe, in and to 
 all my copihold land in Whickham after the decease of my mother 
 and my self. Witnesses, Barthol. Pescod, Ronald Walton, Robt. 
 Loraine. Probate, 1641. 
 
 LANCELOT MIDFORD. 
 
 Nov. 1, 1641. Lancelot Midford. Memorandum that a,bout 
 the first daie of November, 1641, the said Lancelot Midford, of 
 Mearsen, in the pish of Ponteland, being in perfect minde and 
 memorie, but sick of bodie, and desirous to make his last Will 
 and testament, Did by worde of mouthe, in the presence of the 
 witnesses undernamed, declare the same noncupatively in manner 
 and forme followinge, or in wordes ending to the like effect, vizt., 
 He did give and bequeath unto Jaine Midforth (alias Taylor), 
 his illegitimate daughter, the sume of tenn poundes, and all the 
 rest of his goods, chattels and credits whatsoever, he did give 
 and bequeathe unto Jaine, his wife, and to Gracie, his daughter, 
 and did constitute and make his said wife sole executrix of his 
 said last will. In the presence of John Spunar, William 
 Haddock, Richard Turner. Probate. 1641. 
 
 ROBERT HILTON.i 
 
 Dec. 23, 1641. In the name of God, Amen, I, Robert Hilton 
 of Hilton, Esquire, in the County of Durham, being weak in 
 body. Item, for my worldly goods I bequeath them as follows : 
 for my annuity of 98 years I bequeath it to my beloved wife, 
 Margaret Hilton, during her life, and also© if shee have another 
 husband or children to enjoy it soe long as the terme of 98 years 
 shall continue, and whatsoever shall belong unto me at the time 
 of my death I freely give unto her, and make her my sole 
 Executrix, and withall to dispose of the annuity at her death 
 to whom shee pleases. 
 
 Witnesses, Richard Hickes, Thomas Colyer, Thomas Wake. 
 Will Proved at Durham in the year 1641. 
 
 V 
 
 bur., 7 Jan., 1604/5, William (the testator), bapt,., 10 Feb., 1606/7, 
 bur., 20 Nov., 1641 ; Thomas, bapt., 9 Oct., 1609, bur., 15 Nov., 1641 
 (he mar. Phillis Ogle, 4 Feb., 1633/4, she remar. Thomas Harrison, 
 
 5 June, 1649); Rowland, bapt., 11 Feb., 1611/12; Clement, bapt., 
 25 Feb., 1612/13, bur., 29 Dec., 1659; John, bapt., 30 Dec., 1616; 
 Isabel, bapt., 3 Aug., 1600 (mar. Richard Inman, 17 May, 1636); 
 Agnes, bapt., 23 Aug., 1601 (mar. Nicholas Todd, 28 May, 1636), 
 Elizabeth, bapt., 22 Sept., 1602. 
 
 1 He was the son of Thomas Hilton (whose will was dated 2 Mc.h., 
 1597/8) by his wife, Anne, dau. of Sir George Bowes of Barnes; she 
 was bur. at Whitburn, 3 July, 1605. 
 
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 ROGER WIDDRIN GTON. 1 
 
 March 5, 1(541. Roger Widdrington of Harbottle, Esqr. 
 Inventory of all the goods and chattels and creditts of deceased, 
 Apprized by foure men, viz., William Clennell, George Pott, 
 Lancelot Thirl wall and William Dunn. Imprimis : His apparell. 
 Sword, horse, and furniture, with three watches in his pocket, 
 tenn bloodstones, two silver Seales, a greater and a lesse, and 
 one Gold Toothpick, one gold signet on his finger and one 
 hundred and three pounds in his purse, value 200/. His books, 
 certain Mathamatical instruments, one table with divers drawers, 
 boxes, one little desk, divers pictures, three chairs with Quishins, 
 one little chist with another iron chist, one silver cupp, three 
 brason candlesticks, with other little implements, value 60/. 
 There were likewise certain Webbs and other things conveyed 
 out of the house of the said Roger Widdrington of Harbottle after 
 the death, before Inventory or Administration taken, and the 
 same sent away to Mr. Collingwood at Eslington by Rosamand, 
 late wife of the said Roger Widdrington, deceased, who being 
 thereof questioned, sent for the same againe to Harbottle by 
 William Reevley, son to her first husband, and Barty Spinke, 
 Servant to Mr. Cuthbert Collingwood of Eslington aforesaid, 
 where Inventory and apprizall thereof was made. The webbs 
 were found marked with R W for Roger Widdrington. The 
 parcells and their prices of these things thus sent back—In Sir 
 Ephraim Widdrington’s Chamber : One bedstead and Teaster 
 with curtings, vallence, one fetherbed, one mattrass, one bolster, 
 two pillowes and one rugg, one trindle bedstead with one 
 mattrass, one featherbed, one bolster, one pair of blankets, one 
 counterpane and two happings, one little round table with a 
 carpet, and some other implements, valued at 5/. 10.?. 0 d. The 
 said Roger Widdrington died Seized of a Trunk, which at his 
 death was at the house of Sir George Wentworth at Wooley in 
 Yorkshire, brother to the said Rosamond Widdrington, late wife 
 
 1 He was tlie son of Sir Edward Widdrington of Great Swinburn, 
 [adm. dated 6 Mch., 1577/8,] by his wife, Ursula (aged 4 in 1545), dau. 
 of Sir Reginald Carnaby of Halton; she mar., secondly. Thomas 
 Musgrave, Captain of Bewcastle. The testator mar., firstly, Mary, 
 born, 1 June, 1582, dau. of Francis Radcliffe of Dilston, mar. settle¬ 
 ment dated 18 Nov., 1601, by whom he had issue, Edward, born, 1614, 
 created a Baronet of Nova Scotia, 26 Sept., 1635, died, 13 June, 1671, 
 aged 57, bur. at the Church of the Capuchin Friars, at Bruges, mar. 
 Christina, dau. of the Hon. John Stuart and granddaughter of Francis, 
 first Earl of Botliwell, [she died before 8 Dec., 1684, bur. at St. 
 Maurice, York;] Mary; Margaret. He mar., secondly, Rosamond, dau. 
 of Michael Wentworth of Woolley, co. York, and widow of Bertram 
 Reveley of Throple, mar. settlement, 22 Dec., 1632; by her he had 
 three dans., Mary, wife of Lancelot Errington of Dunston; Clare, 
 wife of William Orde; Margaret, first wife of Nicholas Errington of 
 Ponteland. 
 
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 of the deceased. The said Rosamond was desired by the Adminis¬ 
 trator of the said Roger, before sufficient witnesses, to give her 
 Letter to the said Administrator for delivery of the said trunk, 
 but she absolutely refused. The said Roger Widdrington before 
 his death recorded in his count book the said trunk with the 
 parcells of the goods in it this manner verbatim, signed by his 
 owne hand, and red to the Administrator and appraizors. A 
 Note of things left at Wooley, when I came last from thence, 
 which was in July last, 1641. In the leather Bag: Of gold and 
 silver imbrodered gloves, three paire. Of plaine gloves, six 
 paire. Two wrought purses with gold and silver. One table 
 book of silver. One sett of silver counters, viz., 38, with a silver 
 box. Two silver boxes. Eight red silk and silver points. Two 
 braceletts of Currall and Curralline. One black cheane. Two 
 Black brauceletts. Two gold and thread of pearls. One piece 
 of red plush. One silver bell. One silver hat band. One hot 
 water Celler of plush. One black silk scarfe. Black bone lace. 
 Five paire of silk stockings. Four silk garters. Jewels in one 
 box, one corsaints with diamond, one pearle bracelet!, one Co. . . 
 of Gold, two gold crosses, nine gold rings. Fifteen Aggat-beads, 
 silver Bodkins, corrall, one peece. One box with Spirit of 
 Rosemarie. All these things are lapt in two yards and a quarter 
 of new hollon and put in a great leather bagg. This note was 
 left at Wooley, Avhich Humphrey Hedley brought from thence, 
 and which brought from thence a little Silver bell, a little silver 
 taister for hott waters, and two Primmers, which were parcells 
 contained in the note aforesaid. And Richard Clarke did 
 formerly bring from Wooley a Salt silver anti gilt, and a dozen 
 plaine silver spoones, parcells of the said note also. The rest 
 remains at Wooley in the custodie of my Neece, Mrs. Mary 
 Olfeild, their till I send for [. . . .] 
 
 Roger Widdrington, 
 
 Gth of January , 1641. 
 
 Thus farr a true copie of the goods in the trunk aforesaid, 
 taken out of the Countbooke of the said Roger Widdrington, as 
 was examined and found by Mr. Edward Gray of Morpeth and 
 Mr. George Thirlwall of Rothburie, in witness of which they 
 subscribed there names in the Countbook of the said Roger 
 Widdrington after his decease. It is to be noted that in the 
 absence of the said Roger Widdrington, the Trunk above named 
 was sent away as aforesaid by Rosamond, his wife, to avoid the 
 Dainger of the Scotts, as she pretended. Debts : Owing to Mr. 
 Widdrington by George Pott of Shelmore, in remainder of a late 
 purchase due about Lammas next, 350L Debts owing to him 
 by severall persons, as appears by his Countbooks, which though 
 they be old, we are in some hope to receive 165L Owing to him 
 
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 by William Johnson, 26-s. 8d. There is likewise divers desperate 
 old debts owing by many severall persons in little sums to the 
 said Mr. Widdrington, deceased, as appears by his said Count- 
 bookes, which debts collected together amount to the Summe of 
 four score pounds, or there-abouts. But these debts we do not 
 adjoine to the Inventorie because it is not fitt that the Adminis¬ 
 trator be charged with that which he cannot receive. But he 
 will enquire the sufficiency of the parties, and so much as he 
 receives he will be accountable for, and insert it in the Inventorie. 
 
 Debts in which the said Mr. Widdrington is principall in 
 the bond : Owing to the Executors and Administrators of the 
 Lord William Howard, late of Naworth, as appears upon bond, 
 500/. Owing upon bond and other writings of Sir George Whit- 
 moore of the City of London, Knight and Alderman, Mr. William 
 Gibson and William Whitmoore, of the said City Merchant 
 tailers, 1,250/., being principall and interest. More owing upon 
 bond to the aforesaid parties, 500/., principall due ever since 
 December, 1636, and no interest paid, this interest unpaid for 
 five yeares amounts to 200/. Owing more upon bond to the 
 aforesaid parties and interest, 112/. More owing upon bond, 
 and in particular to the above named Mr. William Gibson, and 
 interest, 112/., due the 5th day of January. Owing to Mr. 
 Fi ’ancis Nevile of Chevit in Yorkshire, the sume of 800/., as 
 appears by bond and a Judgment confest in his Maties Court of 
 King’s Bench at Westminster in Easter tearme, in the 17th yeare 
 of the Reign of our Sovereigne Lord King Charles. Owing to Mr. 
 William Butcher of King Street, in Westminster, as appears by 
 Bond and Judgment confest, 200/. Owing upon bond to Mr. 
 Stephen Knight, belonging to Doctors Commons in London, 
 principall and interest, 448/. There was one Mr. Addams, an 
 Attorney in Fawkon’s Court in Fleet Street, who procured 150/. 
 of a Merchant and neighbour of his, for which sum the said 
 Roger Widdrington is principall, and the said Mr. Addams and 
 others bound for security, as appears by a Bond : We cannot 
 finde as yet the name of the party to whom it is due, the interest 
 hath run to six pounds, and in all 155/. Owing by the said 
 Roger Widdrington to Rolland Robson of Heeley upon Coquet, 
 100/. Servants’ wages, 81. 9.?. id. Other debts due to labourers, 
 4/. 145. 10 d. 
 
 Debts wherein the said Roger Widdrington is not principall 
 but bond for others : One bond dated the 17th of June, 1635, in 
 which his Nephew, Sir William Widdrington, is principall and 
 the said Roger with others bound for security for 540/., taken 
 up in Mr. William Gibson’s Shopp above named, due to have 
 been paid the 24th of June, 1636. One bond dated the 19th day 
 of May,, 1637, in which Mr. Henry Errington of Befront is 
 principall and the said Roger Widdrington and others are bound 
 
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 for security in 300/. principall and 12/. interest, due to have 
 been paid the 23rd of November, 1637, this money was likewise 
 taken upp in Mr. Gibson’s shopp aforesaid, in all 312/. There is 
 likewise some other debts wherein the said Roger Widdrington 
 stands bound, with Sir William Selby of Winlington or his sone 
 William, deceased, as namely a bond wherein the principall is 
 1,000/., besides interest, due to one Mr. Humphrey Shallcross of 
 London, in Fleet Street, Scrivenar. The said Roger Widdring¬ 
 ton is likewise bound for the late Earl of Suffolke in divers 
 bonds, which for the present we cannot give satisfaction, but 
 probably we suppose it to be about 300/. 
 
 Inventory of the Leases of the said Roger Widdrington : A 
 Lease from the Earl of Northumberland for some lands in Snitter 
 belonging to Rothburie, which we value to 20/. One Lease from 
 the Earl of Suffolke for lands at Norham, valued to 12/. One 
 lease from Mark Questhead of London, fishmonger, for tythes in 
 Norham, for which the said Roger Widdrington is bound to pay 
 50/. by yeare. The said Roger Widdrington did afterwards 
 demise the same tythes for 50/. by yeare, so this lease is not to be 
 prized. For funeral expences, as appears by several bills and 
 reckonings, 50/., for black cloth for his coffin and for torches, 
 2/. 15s. 0 (1. 
 
 The sume of all : Sume of his goods, 1,446/. 14s. 7 d. Sume 
 of his debts, 6,620/. 0s. 2 d. The debts surmounts the goods, 
 5,173/. 5s. 7 d. If by mistake we have here reckoned anything 
 to be goods of the said Roger Widdrington, deceased, which after¬ 
 wards shall appear not to be his, we relinquish it, and if by 
 oversight we have omitted to sett downe any goods of which he 
 died seized, or if we have omitted any debts which either he was 
 owing to others, or others to him, upon search and due finding 
 out we will add to this Inventorie, howsoever for the present we 
 have truly here set down according to our best Judgments, all 
 the goods of which he died seized, of which we can have the sight, 
 other goods there be of his in a trunk in Yorkshire, as appears 
 by what is written above, with the friends of Rosamond, late wife 
 of the said Roger Widdrington, of which we will take Inventorie 
 when we can procure them to be delivered us, But for the 
 present we cannot procure them, nor will she give the Adminis¬ 
 trator a Letter for their delivery. 
 
 Apprizors, William Clennell, George Pott, Lans. Kirkwall, 
 William Dunn. 
 
 Administration, 7th March, 1641, to William Johnson of 
 Cartington. The Widow renounced and admitted the said 
 William Johnson as Administrator. 
 
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 TOBIAS BLAKISTON.i 
 
 April 24, 1642. In the name of God, Amen, I, Tobias 
 Blakiston of Newton, near Durham, Gentleman. To be buried 
 in the parish Church, where is shall please god to call me. I 
 give to the poore of St. Margarett’s parish in Durham, 5L To 
 my loveing wife, Mrs. Frances Blakiston, one third part of all 
 my plate and household stuffe and personall estate for her life, 
 and to dispose of the same at her death to such children as shall 
 give her best content, And for the lease I have of Malton lands, 
 which I formerly conveyed by Indenture, bearing date 18th day 
 of September, 1641, unto Christopher Pearcehay of Ryton, in the 
 County of Yorke, Esqr., Gerrard Salvin of Croxdaile, in the 
 County of Durham, Esqr., and Robert Layton of West Layton, in 
 the Countie of Yorke, Esqr., I bequeath the same to my wife and 
 younger children in the Deed mentioned. And whereas I bought 
 of my late father a Lease of certain landes in Newton as appears 
 by an Indenture bearing date the 4th day of September, 1624. 
 which Lease I conveyed unto my two sonnes, Francis and Robert 
 Blakiston, by Indenture bearing date the 14th day of December, 
 1625, in which there was a promise whereby I might make void 
 the Lease, I do hereby declare that I have not done any act to 
 avoid the said Lease. And it is my will that my sonne, Francis 
 Blakiston, and my sonne, Robert Blakiston, shall have and enjoye 
 all the grounds in the Lease and Indenture mentioned, viz., Bosse 
 Meadow, Boss garthe, Pearson’s closes or Harrison’s closes, and 
 Cutley Rush, and all houses and buildings thereon. To my 
 sonne, Francis Blakiston, 100L, and to have 81. a year paid to 
 him until the hundred is paid. Also I give unto my sonne, 
 
 1 He was a son of Marmaduke Blakiston, Prebendary of the 7th stall 
 of Durham Cathedral, by his wife, Margaret James. He mar. 
 Frances, second dau. and coheir of Francis Briggs of Old Malton, by 
 his first wife, Mary, dau. of Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, of Castle Burton, 
 knt. and bart., at Sedgefield, 3 Oct, 1611. By her he had issue, 
 Marmaduke, bapt., 27 Oct., 1616 (a), bur., 30 Nov., 1621 (a); John, 
 bapt., 1 Feb., 1617/18 (a) bur., 25 Apl., 1619 (b); Thomas, bapt., 17 
 Oct., 1619 (a); Francis, bapt., 28 Jan., 1620/1 (a), adm. pens., aged 16 
 at Peterhouse, Cambridge, 10 Oct., 1637, Scholar, 1638, B.A., 1641/2, 
 Fellow, 1642, ejected, 1644, after became a Romanist, entered the 
 English College at Rome, 27 Oct., 1647, and died a few weeks afterwards; 
 Robert, bapt., 10 Apl., 1623 (a), bur. at St. Oswald’s, Durham, 16 Oct., 
 1688 [his wife, Mary, being bur. there, 10 Dec., 1702], adm. pens., aged 
 16, at Peterhouse, Cambridge, 12 June, 1638; Toby, bapt., 22 Oct., 
 1634 (a), bur., 2 July, 1680 (a), adm. at Gray’s Inn, 21 Nov., 1654, 
 mar. Margaret Foster at St. Nicholas, Durham, 13 July, 1669, who was 
 bur., 11 May, 1703 (a); Elizabeth, bapt., 3 Dec., 1626 (a), bur., 1 Aug., 
 1627 (a); Margaret, bapt., 22 Feb., 1628/9 (a), wife of Robert Lawson of 
 Newcastle; Mary, bapt., 5 Dec., 1631 (a), bur., 28 Jan. 1631/2 (a); 
 Dorothy, bapt., 13 Feb., 1638/9 (a), bur. 6 Apl., 1716, at Egglescliffe, 
 mar. Pexall Forster of Durham, who died in Durham gaol, 28 July, 
 1690 (Bees diary), bur. at St. Nicholas, Durham. 
 
 (a.) St. Margaret’s, Durham. ( b) Sedgefield. 
 
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 Francis, the Greene cloath bedd with greene silke fringe and 
 vallance. I give unto my daughter, Margaret Blakiston, 200/., 
 to be paid sixteen pounds a yeare, provided that if my said 
 daughter shall marrie in the lifetime of her mother and not with 
 her consent then she to have no benefitt in the 200/., but to be 
 equally divided amongst my younger children. To my sonne, 
 Tobi as Blakiston, my youngest sone, 200/. To my youngest 
 daughter, Dorothy Blakiston, 200/. To my eldest sonne, Thomas 
 Blakiston (upon condition foregoing and not otherwise), Two 
 parts of my dwellinghouse at Newton neare Durham, with all 
 buildings, orchards and gardens thereto belonging, and two parts 
 of all my lands belonging to the Lopp of Newton to him for life 
 and the heires male of his body, and for want of heirs male of 
 his body, to the heirs males of my sone Francis, and so to the 
 rest of my sonnes, upon condition that all my just debts are 
 paid. I also give unto my eldest sonne, Thomas Blakiston, all 
 my goods, plate and all my household stuff, moveable and un¬ 
 moveable (except what was formerly given), and I appoint my 
 said eldest son sole Executor. I do freely give and bequeathe 
 unto my loveing sonne, Francis Blakiston, and his heirs for 
 ever, Two parts of my lands belonging to the Lopp of Newton 
 and two parts of my mantion house and buildings thereto, with 
 all the Orchards and gardens whatsoever, excepting the lands 
 formerly devised. And my hearty desire is that my wife during 
 her life will be kind and loveinge to my sone, Thomas Blakiston, 
 if he amend his course of life and live pleasinge unto her and 
 my friends. Witnesses, Michaell Hall, William Page, Thos. 
 Wardell, and Tobias Ingram. 
 
 This day being the first of June, I doe race out All that I did 
 intend my sonne Robert was to have by this my Will, 1646. 
 
 These are to Certifye all to whom it doth and may concerne 
 that on the foure and twentieth day of December, 1646, John 
 Blakeston, of the towne and County of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Esqr., 
 one of the Members of the Honble house of Comons of the Parlia¬ 
 ment of England, appeared before the R. Worl Sir Nathaniell 
 Brent, Knight, Doctor of Lawes, and by ordinance of Parliament 
 constituted Judge of the Progative Court, and in the presence of 
 Marke Cottle, Not. Publique and a Deputy Registrar, in the said 
 Court alledged that Tobie Blakiston, late of Newton, in the 
 County of Durham, Esqr., his nrall and lawful Brother, whiles 
 he lived made his last Will and Testament, whereof he nominated 
 Thomas Blaickeston, his eldest sonn, executor, and then departed 
 this life, Thomas, his sonne and Executor, then surviving, and 
 that the said Thomas had by his letters and otherwise shortly 
 after the deceased’s death signified and declared his readines to 
 take upon him the execution of his said father’s will, but dyed 
 leaveing the same uneffected, and to the end the said Tobye’s 
 estate might be the better pserved and his will effectually 
 
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 pformed, and being desired by Tobye and Dorothie Blaickeston, 
 children of the said Tobie, to take them into his custody and 
 ptection, they being both in their minoritye, he desired Letters of 
 Administration of the said deceased’s estate to be granted unto 
 him; whereupon the said Judge, well weighing the premises and 
 other reasons then suggested, did give an oath unto the said 
 John, well and truly to pforme the deceased’s will according to 
 the true meaning thereof, to and for the use of the deceased’s 
 children, as also the children of the said Thomas, and ordered 
 tuition should be given for the pformance thereof and then 
 granted him Letters of Administration, with the Will annexed, of 
 the said deceased's estate during the said children’s minoritie. 
 And the said John was accordingly Sworne, and entered bond 
 with Suertie in the penall sume of 500L, for the due and true 
 Administration of the same estate according to the condition of 
 the said bond remaining in the registry of the said court, dated 
 the 26th day of December, 1646. Proved, 9 Jan., 1646. 
 
 ANN HUTTON.i 
 
 May 7, 1642. In the name of God, Amen, I, Ann Hutton, of 
 the parish of St. Maries, in the South Bayley, within the City 
 of Durham, in the County of Durham, Widow, being sickly and 
 weak in body. To be buried in the parish church yard of St. 
 Maries aforesaid, soe near to my late deceased mother, Eleanore 
 Bethell, and as convently may be, when it shall please God to 
 call me forth of this transitory life. As for my worldly estate, 
 I dispose of it as follows :—Whereas my late deceased husband, 
 Mr. Matthew Hutton, late of Bishop Auckland, by his last Will 
 in writing and Testament under his hand and seale, bearing date 
 the eleaventh day of December, 1623, gave, legate and bequeathed 
 unto me, the said Ann Hutton, one burgage situate in Auckland 
 aforesaid, wherein Robert Watson then dwelt, during my life 
 naturall, and also a close called Pannyers with the appurtenances, 
 and after my death and decease the said house and close to 
 descend and come to William Stephenson, his grandsone, now 
 
 1 Her mother, Eleanor Bethel, widow “ anus ” was bur. at St. Mary- 
 the-less, Durham, 23 Jan., 1626/7, where the testatrix was also bur., 
 20 June, 1643. Her husband, Matthew Hutton, bailiff, of Bishop 
 Auckland, was bur. at St. Andrew's, Auckland, 13 Dec., 1623 (see note, 
 page 172); their only child, Elizabeth, mar. Humphrey Stephenson, mar. 
 bond dated 28 Apl. (sic), 1612, mar., 30 Feb., (sic), 1611/12, at 
 Houghton-le-Spring; by him she had William, bapt., 1 Apl., 1613, at 
 St. Andrew’s, Auckland; Matthew, bapt. there, 10 Apl., 1614; Timothy, 
 bapt., • there, 7 July, 1616; Francis, bapt. there, 27 Sept., 1618; 
 Humphrey, bapt. at St. Mary-le-Bow, 18 June, 1622; Elizabeth, bapt. at 
 St. Mary-the-Less, 22 Dec., 1620, and bur. there, 18 Jan., 1620/1; 
 Elizabeth, bapt. there, 10 May, 1626; Anne, bapt. there, 1 Apl.. 1629. 
 
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 also late deceased, and his heirs for ever, and for want of issue 
 of his body the said house and close to accrue and descend to 
 his sone-in-lawe, Humphrid Stephenson, father of the said 
 William Stephenson, and his heires for ever, which said house 
 and close is since sold, and with the consent of the said Humphrey 
 Stephenson, and likewise the said William Stephenson being dead 
 without issue of his body, I therefore by this my Will doe give 
 and bequeath unto the said Humphrey Stephenson the sum© of 
 Three score pounds of good and lawful money of England, in 
 consideration and full satisfacon of his house and close aforesaid 
 to him soe bequeathed, and by the death of the said William 
 Stephenson without issue to him of right soe descending as afore¬ 
 said, I give unto him Tenne pounds for a legacy, and to his wife 
 El izabeth, my naturall daughter, other Tenn pounds for a legacy. 
 It is my will and I doe hereby declare that my grandsonne, 
 Mathew Stephenson, shall peaceably enter into possession and enjoy 
 one burgage situate in Newgate, within the Burrowe of Auckland 
 aforesaid, after my death and decease, according to the true 
 intent and meaninge of my late husband’s, Mr. Matthewe Hutton, 
 his will aforesaid. Also I give unto the said Mathew Stephenson 
 the sum of Tenn poundes for a legacy. I give unto Tymothie 
 Stephenson the sum of Tenn pounds for a legacy. I give unto 
 Humphrid Stephenson the younger, my grandsonne, the sum of 
 of Tenn poundes for a legacy. And if it please Code that 
 any of my three grandsonns, Mathew, Tymothie or Humphrid 
 Stephenson the younger aforesaid, shall die without issue of their 
 body lawfull begotten before the legacies to them given hereby 
 be satisfied and paid, Then my will is and I doe hereby that 
 the legacy or legacies of such soe deceased without issue as afore¬ 
 said shall descend to the survivor or survivors of them, equally 
 to be divided equally amongst them, And these several legacies 
 I appoint to be paid by my executor soe soone as money can 
 be raised out of my estate after my death. I give and bequeath 
 to Elizabeth Stephenson, my grand daughter, the sume of Thirtie 
 poundes, and to Anne Stephenson, my grandaughter, other 
 Thirty pounds. And I desire my executor hereunder named to 
 employ the same to the best benefitt and advantage for their use 
 till they come to lawful age or be married, and the benefit thereof 
 soe arising by his lawfull endeavours to be for their maintenance 
 in ... . and good education. I give to my loving friend, Gilbert 
 Marshall, a Twenty shilling peace of gold for a token. ’ All the 
 rest of my goods, chattells and creditts, moveable and unmoveable, 
 whatsoever not hereby given and bequeathed, I give unto my 
 loveing son in lawe, Humphrid Stephenson, whom I constitute 
 and appoint my full and sole Executor of this my last Will and 
 Testament, hereby renouncing and making utterlie void all other 
 and former Wills heretofore by me made, to all intents and 
 purposes in the lawe, and this my present Testament to be in 
 
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 full force and effect, requiring my said Executor to see my 
 funerall honestlie performed and duly discharged, and to extend 
 such charitable almes to the honest, decaid poore people (and 
 not to the lewd, impudent vagabonds) as he in his discretion 
 shall think fitt, according to the trust which in him I doe repose. 
 
 Witnesses, Richard Foster, John Forster, Elder, Gilbt. 
 Marshall. Proved, 1647. 
 
 WILLIAM KILLINGHALL. 1 
 
 July 8, 1642. In the name of God, Amen, 1, William Killing- 
 hall of Middleton George, in the County of Durham, Esqr., being 
 in good and pfect health and rembrance, prased be my Lord 
 Jesus therefor, but old and therefore fitt for me to prepare 
 myne selfe for that life which lasteth for ever. To be buried 
 amongst my ancestors att Middleton aforesaid, but without pomp, 
 vaine glory or unnecessary affectacon or charges, but if I die 
 not att or near home then to be buried where it shall 
 please almightie God to appoint. As for my worldly goods, my 
 desire is that they be prased to the full worth without favor or 
 fraud, that soe my wife and children may have there severall 
 due parts thereof without contencon, being each of them content 
 peacefully to accept of what I have hereby given them in lieu 
 and full satisfacon of their severall filiall porcons, in respect 
 that divers of them have alreadie received some part of their 
 porcons by me intended them. And first therefore out of that 
 part which I may by my Will dispose of, I give to my loving 
 wife all her jewells, my silver cann, six spoones, my lesser silver 
 salt, two beds furnished, and what maire she will chuse, alsoe 
 I give to my sonne John, my evidence chist, my painted deske, 
 my brew leed, and the next mare with foale, and other furniture, 
 hopeing he will be loveing and kind to my wife and children. 
 And whereas I have a close or halfe oxgange of land in Midle- 
 ton, one .... by grant from Alice Midleton, widow, and Thomas 
 
 1 The testator was son of Henry Killinghall (bur. at Middleton 
 St. George, 11 Apl., 1620) by Anne (mar. at Hurworth, 21 Oct., 1572, 
 bur. at Middleton St. George, 5 Aug., 1617), dau. of Robert Layton of 
 Sproxton. The testator was bur., 29 May, 1644, at Middleton St. George 
 having mar., firstly, Susan, dau., of John Moore of York (bapt., 15 Apl., 
 1576, at St. Michael-le-Belfrey, York, where she was mar., 6 May, 1600). 
 By her he had John, bur., 30 Jan., 1651/2, at Hurworth, mar. Margaret, 
 dau. of William Lambton of Great Stainton, 2 May, 1637, at Haugliton- 
 le-Skerne, bur., 18 Mch., 1691/2, at Middleton St. George; Robert; 
 Henry; Thomas, bapt., 21 July, 1607, at Sockburn, bur., 24 June, 1663, 
 at Middleton St. George; George, bapt., 16 Mch., 1608/9, at Sockburn; 
 William, bapt., 10 Apl., 1617, at Sockburn, adm. pens, (age 17), at St. 
 John’s Coll., Camb., 28 June, 1634; Catharine, bur., 10 Nov., 1670, at 
 Middleton St. George; Susan, bapt., 31 May, 1610, at Sockburn, mar. 
 William Nelson of Southwark; Margaret, bapt., 9 May, 1614, at 
 Sockburn. The testator mar., secondly, Margaret Pepper, li July, 1625, 
 at Middleton St. George. 
 
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 Wilkinson, her sonne, I doe give and bequeath the same and all 
 my right herein to my son, John Killinghall, to be estated and 
 assured as my other landes formerly to him conveyed, he, the 
 said John, his heirs and assigns, paying 50/. for the same to 
 my sonne, Robert Killinghall, his heirs or assigns, within one 
 year next after my death, which if he refuse to pforme, then I 
 doe hereby give and bequeath the same to my sonne, Robert 
 Killinghall, his heires and assigns for ever. Also I give to my 
 daughter, my sonne John’s wife, my silke curtains and vallance, 
 as a token of my love and affection, And I give to my said 
 sonne Robert all my schole books and law books, with desire he 
 may make good use of them and follow that profession. And 
 whereas also I have estated all my lands to Sir Thomas Layton 
 and Joseph Conyers, to such uses as in the Indenture are ex¬ 
 pressed, and have hereby appointed them to receive and take 200/. 
 out of the rents, issues and pfitts of the said lands, to be disposed 
 of as I shall appoint, now my desire and will is that as well 
 
 the said 200/., as also all other monies due by any manner or 
 
 means and waies to my two sonns, Robert and Henry, be imployed 
 and bestowed in the purchase of some land, to be estates to my 
 sonne Robert in such sort as I have alreadie estated my other 
 land, and saveing that next after Robert they shall come to 
 Henrie, and then to John, but in such manner according to the 
 limitacon of the sayd former estate, saving as aforesaid, and of 
 which my will is that my sonne Henrie have an annutie of 14/. 
 per annum for his life, in full satisfacon and discharge of all 
 
 his porcon, in respect the same is wholly to be bestowed in 
 
 purchasing such lands, And my daughter Katherine, six pounds 
 per annum during her life, in full satisfacon and discharge of 
 her porcon, in regard I have given her a good part alreadie, and 
 both the said annuities to be paid at Pentecost and Martinmas 
 by equal porcons, or within twentye days after the first payment, 
 to begin at Martinmas next after my death. Alsoe I give to Sir 
 Thomas Widdrington and Cuthbert Pepper and their heirs, for 
 the use, benefitt and behoof of my sonne Robt., the next psentacon 
 which shall happen after my death, of that part of my parsonage 
 which Mr. Joseph Cradock hath. And whereas also I have a 
 lease from the said Mr. Cradock of that part of the parsonage 
 which he hath at the yearly rent of 10/., during the life of the 
 said Joseph Cradock, granted in my sone John’s name in trust, 
 whereof nevertheless I doe receive the benefitt, I doe hereby 
 give the said lease and all the benefitt and pfitt thereof to my 
 sonne Robert for his better maintenance, to be educated in learn¬ 
 ing. And whereas also Christopher Hall is indebted to me, by his 
 bill taken in the name of Wm. Mantle, in the sum of 50/., my will 
 is that the money recovered thereupon may be employed towards 
 the purchase of lands for the use of my sone Robert, in such manner 
 as is before pscribed. And whereas I have an estate of certaine 
 
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 lands in Great Stainton in fee simple, I do hereby give and 
 bequeth all the said lands to my sone, Robt. Killinghall, and his 
 heires for ever, to be estated as aforesaid, saveing if he die without 
 issue male, then the same to come and descend to my grand¬ 
 child, Wm. Killinghall, to be estated as my other lands, and to 
 his father. And whereas I have alreadie payd my sonne Thomas 
 all his porcon, I doe nevertheless give to his eldest sone, Thomas, 
 5/., to be paid one yeare after my death, if he be then living, and 
 to my daughter, his wife, 10s., for a remembrance. Also I give 
 to my sone Wm., 50/., in full discharge of his filiall porcon, to 
 be paid one yeare after my death if he be then living. Also I 
 give to my daughter, Susan Nelson, 10/., to be paid within one 
 yeare after my death if she be then living, in full discharge of 
 her porcon. And my further will is that if any of my children 
 refuse to accept peaceably of what I have given them and in 
 such manner, that such opposing the same shallbe absolutely 
 deprived and frustrate of all such benefitt as by this my will may 
 any way accrue or seame due unto them. And my further will 
 is that my sonn John may have my brew vessell and the lead 
 cisterne in the Ivilne, and all such other implements of house¬ 
 hold stuff and husbandry as my Executors can spare (if he 
 require the same), at such reasonable rates as they shallbe praised 
 att by indifferent men. Also I give my brother Francis a mare 
 or fdllie, to be appointed by my wife and sonne John, and such 
 suite of my apparell as himselfe will weare for my sake, and to 
 his wife, 5s. Also I give to my sister Margery, 10s., and to 
 my sister Katherine, 40s., and to every one of my wives 
 daughters, a noble, to be made in rings to weare in remembrance 
 of me. And I doe lastly give to the poor of Midleton parish, 
 20s., to be paid yearly by the space of three yeares after my 
 death out of the lands due to my sonne Robert. All the rest of 
 my goods and chattells, moveable and unmoveable, my debts, 
 legacies and funeral expences discharged, I give and bequeath 
 to my wife and sonne Robert Killinghall, whom I make Executors 
 of this my Will, trusting that she will bestowe the greatest part 
 thereof for his use and benefit. And I doe comitt the tuicon and 
 education of my two sonns, Robert and Henry, to my wife, to¬ 
 gether with the advice, consent and assistance of Sir Tho. Laiton 
 and Sir Thomas Widdrington, Knt., John Wytham and Cuthbert 
 Pepper, Esqr., whom I do require to be supervisors of this my 
 last Will, hoping they will endeavour to see the same truly 
 executed and pformed according to my intencon and trust in them, 
 for which their care and pains during their charge and born 
 by my Executors, I give to each of them a noble to weare in a 
 rincre for remembrance of me. In witness whereof to this my 
 Will being all written with my own handes, I have sett my hand 
 and seale the day and yeare above written. Witnesses, Margaret 
 Pepper, Thomas Rickaby. Proved, 1649. 
 
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 JOHN PEMBERTON. 1 
 
 Jan. 26, 1642. In the name of God, Amen, I, John 
 Pemberton, of Aisleby, in the County of Durham, Esqr., being 
 sick in body but of good and pfect remembrance. To be 
 buryed in the pish church of Egglescliffe. And for the psonall 
 and temporall estate wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me 
 withall I doe hereby give, devise and dispose of the same in manr 
 and forme followeinge, first I doe give and bequeath unto Henry 
 Pemberton my youngest sonne in full recompence and satisfaction 
 of all such filiall part or porcon, and other advancement as he 
 should expect for me or outt of my estate, one annutie or annual 
 rent of 40/. per year of lawful English money to be yearly issuing 
 outt of all my lands, tents and hereditaments whatsoever situate, 
 lyeing and being in Aisleiby aforesaid, to hold the said annuity 
 or annuall rent of 40k unto the said Henry Pemberton and his 
 assigns immediately from and after my decease, for and during 
 the terme of his naturall life payable, and to be paid yearly unto 
 the said Henry Pemberton or his assigns at the feasts of Pentecost 
 and St. Martins the Bpp in winter by equall porcons or within 
 twenty dayes after either of the said feasts. I doe give and be¬ 
 queathe in the like manr unto my daughter, Anne Pemberton, one 
 other annity of 20k per annum of like mony to hold to her and 
 her assigns for and dureing the terme of her liefe naturall to be 
 issuing outt of all my said lands, tents and hereditaments in 
 Aisleibye aforesaid, and payable in manr aforesaid. I doe give 
 and bequethe in like manr unto my daughter, Jane Pemberton, one 
 other annutie or annual rente of 20k per annum of like money 
 to hould to her and her assigns for the terme of her lief naturall 
 to be issueing out of my said lands, tents and hereditaments in 
 Aisliebye aforesaid, payable in manr and forme aforesaid. I doe 
 give and bequeth unto John Pemberton and Henry Pemberton, my 
 sonns, and to Robert Thorpe of Long Newton in the said County of 
 Durham, Gent., one other annuity or annual rent of 16k of like 
 mony to be yearlye issueing out of all my said lands, tents and 
 hereditaments above mentioned, to hould to them the said John 
 
 1 He was the son of Michael Pemberton of Aislaby (bur., 2 Jan., 
 1624/5, at Egglescliffe, from which Registers others dates are taken), 
 by his wife, Margaret, dau. of Ralph Watson of Tuddoe (bur., 27 Jan., 
 1634/5). He mar. Isabel, dau. of Henry Grey of Newminster, 8 June, 
 1612, at Grindon, she bur., 19 Feb., 1624/5 (her sister, Mary, mar. Toby 
 Ewbank, 31 Jan., 1613/14, at Grindon). By her he had Michael, bapt., 
 17 Apl., 1615, bur., 6 Mch., 1650/1, mar., Alice, dau. of Christopher 
 Place of Dinsdale (she remar. John Garnett of Egglescliffe, 23 Aug., 
 1652); John bapt., 22 Nov., 1618; Henry, bapt., 20 Apl., 1620; Mary, 
 bapt., 30 Nov., 1613, mar. Ralph Hurst of Ashe, co. York; Margaret, 
 bapt., 18 Sept., 1617; Anne, bapt., 14 Oct., 1621, mar. Robert Thorp of 
 Yarm, co. York; Jane, bapt., 22 Feb., 1623/4, mar. William Theobalds 
 of Egglescliffe. The testator, aged 34, at the Inq. p.m. of his father 
 taken at Durham, 11 June, 1625, was bur., 28 Jan., 1642/3. 
 
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 Pemberton, Henry Pemberton and Robt. Thorpe and their assigns 
 imediately from and after my decease for and dureing the life 
 naturall of my daughter, Mary Hurste, wife of Railph Hurste, 
 payable in such sorte as is aforesaid, to the intent and purpose 
 that they the said John Pemberton, Henry Pemberton and Robt. 
 Thorpe or their assigns shall satisfie and pay the said annuity or 
 annual rent of 16k as the same is received unto the said Mary 
 Hurste for and towards her maintenance and to noe other. I doe 
 give and bequethe to my grandchilde, Railphe Hurste, one anuity 
 or annuall rent of 6/. of like mony to be issuing out of all my said 
 lands, tents and hereditaments aforesaid, to houlcl to him and 
 his assigns from and after my decease for the terme of tenn yeares 
 payable att the tymes aforesaid. I doe give and bequeth unto my 
 anciente servante, George Dent, for and in respect of his service 
 allredy done one annuity or annual rent of 3k of like mony, to 
 be issuing out of my said lands, tents and hereditaments, together 
 with the house and garth now in his possession for the terme of 
 his lief naturall, the said anutie to be paid as aforesaid. I doe 
 give and bequeath unto my sister, Florence Pemberton, one anuity 
 or annual rent of 10k of like monye to be yearlye issuing forth of 
 my said lands, tents and hereditaments for the terme of her lief 
 naturall, payable as aforesaid, which is the same anuity formerly 
 given her by my deceased father and hitherto paid by me. And 
 my will and mind is that if it fortune that any of the said 
 anilities above mentioned or any part thereof shall he behind and 
 unpaid in part or in all by the space of twenty dayes after either 
 of the said feasts or dayes limited for payment thereof, that it 
 shall and may be lawful 1 to and for every or any of the said 
 parties to whom the said anutie or anilities as granted as afore¬ 
 said, or their assignes to enter into all or any of the said lands, 
 tents or hereditaments above mentioned, and distraine, and the 
 goods then and there founde to leade, drive, chase, and carrye away 
 of the same to determine and keepe untill the said severall anilities 
 with the arreages thereof if any be fully satisfied and paid. I doe 
 give and bequeath unto my grandchild, Samuel Hurste, sonne of 
 my daughter, Mary Hurste, the sum of 10k of lawful English 
 monye to be paid unto him within twelve months of my decease. I 
 doe give and bequeth unto my neece, Elizabeth Garnett, 20s. for 
 a token. I doe give and bequeth unto my daughters, Anne 
 Pemberton and Jane Pemberton all my household stuff and utensills 
 of household whatsoever within my dwellinghouse at Aisleiby 
 (the lumber stuff within the same and my plowe gee re and waine 
 geere only excepted), and except the Beddsteade in the great 
 chamber and the maids furniture and bedding thereto belonginge 
 and my greate quilte .... Salt. Whereas I have allready 
 by my writeing under my hand and seale granted, demised, and to 
 farm letten unto my sonne, John Pemberton, for his pferment and 
 advancement all my lands, tents and hereditaments wheresoever 
 
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 situate, lyeing and being in Tuddo in the said County of Durham 
 for the terme of one thousand yeares, I doe hereby ratify and 
 confirm and demise the same and doe hereby give all the rents. I 
 doe give and bequeath unto my daughter, Ann Pemberton, in 
 further and full satisfacon of her filiall and child’s portion, the 
 sume of three score pounds of lawful English monye to be paid 
 within .... months after my decease. I doe give and bequeath 
 unto my daughter, Jane Pemberton, in like manner the like sum 
 of three score pounds of like money as aforesaid. Whereas I 
 am indebted in somes of monye by bonds, and therefore to the 
 intente that the sume may be really paide, and my annityes and 
 legacies faithfully and truly satisfyed and paid, and for the better 
 settling of my lands, tents and hereditaments in my name and 
 bloode, and well hopeing that Michael Pemberton my eldest sonne 
 and heir to whom I will and bequeathe the same will well and 
 truly execute and pforme this my last Will and Testament in all 
 points according to my true intention and meaninge, I doe hereby 
 in consideration thereof give and bequeath unto my said sonne, 
 Michael Pemberton, and to his heires and assigns for ever, all that 
 my Manor of Aislieby, with the appurtenances in the County of 
 Durham, and all other my landes, tents and hereditaments whatso¬ 
 ever in Aislieby aforesaid with that and every the appurtenances, 
 provided alwayes nevertheless and my true intent and meaninge 
 is and if my said sonne, Michael Pemberton, his heires or assigns 
 shall or doe neglect or refuse to perform this my last Will and 
 Testament by non-payment of the several annuities and legacies 
 above mentconed, and not pay my debts in a schedule hereunto 
 annexed, set down and specified that then this my bequest to him, 
 the said Michael Pemberton, be utterly frustrute and void to 
 all intents and purposes whatsoever, and then I give and bequethe 
 all my said lands, tents and hereditaments whatsoever above 
 mentioned unto Toby as Ewbank of Egglestone and Robt. Thorpe 
 of Long Newton, in the said County of Durham, Gent., their 
 heires and assigns for ever to the intent and purpose that they 
 the said Tobyas Ewbank and Robt. Thorpe, their heires and 
 assigns shall make saile of the said lands, tents and hereditaments, 
 and outt of the monyes begotten for the same so satisfye, pay 
 and discharge all the severall debts in the schedule hereto annexed, 
 and the severall legacies above mentioned, yett my meaninge is 
 that if the same be sould subject to the said severall anilities above 
 menconed, and after the same soe paid and satisfied to satisfie 
 and pay the overplus thereof to my said sonne, Michael Pemberton, 
 his heires or assigns, and in hope that my said sone, Michael 
 Pemberton, will (as my trust is in him) pforme this my Will and 
 Testament. All the rest of my goods and chattels, whatsoever 
 nott hereinbefore bequeathed, my debts, legacies, and funeral 
 expences discharged, I doe hereby give and bequethe unto my said 
 sonne. Michael Pemberton, whom I make and ordeane hereby my 
 
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 full and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. And 
 I doe pray and intreat my well beloved brother in law Tobyas 
 Ewbank and my loveing and kind friend Robt. Thorpe, super¬ 
 visors of my Will. Witnesses, John Garnett, Jo. Pemmerton, 
 Junior, Nic. Lodge. 
 
 Inventory : Debts oweing by testator, Mr. Harvey, by obliga- 
 eon and use, 500/, Mr. Henry Di . . . by 100/., Mr. Chris 
 Bye . . . y 100/. Proved, 1648. 
 
 SAMPSON LEVER. 1 
 
 Jan. 14, 1642. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, Sampson 
 Lever, of Alden Rigg, in the pish of St. Oswalds, in the 
 County Pallentyne of Durham, Gentleman, the unprofitable 
 servante of god, weake in body. For as much as noe 
 learned Councell can be gotten for the making of this my 
 last Will and Testament in such forme as were fitting, therefor 
 whatsoever is wanting in points of law may be supplied in equity. 
 I doe hereby deliver my true intent and meaning, that all may be 
 disposed accordinge thereunto. And first whereas my lease of 
 Aldridge is in my sone Robert Lever’s name, neither is nor was 
 estated to him with any intencion frome me that he should have 
 any proffitt thereby, but upon the pforming of certain covenants 
 mentionced in Indentures drawne by Mr. Pleasance, which in¬ 
 dentures I not having heare, can not particularise and sett downe 
 the daite; yet this I affirme that he haith already failed in pform¬ 
 ing covenant.es soe as by the true intente of my passing an estate 
 to him, and he passing likewise an estate to me. The whole 
 interest is now wholy myne absolutely to dispose of at my pleasure, 
 howsoever any defect or clause may be in the indenture to the 
 contrary. Now, for as much as it is fitting that I should dispose 
 of all things belonging to me whilst I live as that there may be 
 
 1 The family of Lever of Little Lever, in Lancashire, appear to 
 have held a number of ecclesiastical appointments in the Counties of 
 Durham and Northumberland, John Lever, the grandfather of the 
 testator, had, perhaps with other issue, two sons, Thomas, the father 
 of the testator (of whom presently), and Ralph, the latter, B.A., 1547/8, 
 M.A., 1551, B.D., 1578, Fellow, 1549, of St. John’s College, Camb., R. 
 of Washington, 1560, archdeacon of Northumberland, R. of Howick, 
 1566-74, Preb. of Durham, 1567-85, R. of Stanhope, 1575-7, Master of 
 Sherburn Hospital, 1577-85, died, 15 Mch.;, 1584-5, bur. at Durham 
 Cathedral, mar. Margaret, bur. at Durham Cathedral, June, 1616, 
 having remar. Thomas Walter of Whitwell. Thomas, the testator’s 
 father, born at Bolton, was Fellow of St. John’s Coll., Camb., 1543, 
 M.A., 1545, B.D., 1552, Master of that college, 1551-3, archdeacon of 
 Coventry, 1560-77, Master of Sherburn Hospital, 1563, Preb. of Durham, 
 1564, died, July, 1577, bur., at Sherburn; he had, perhaps with other 
 children, a dau., Anne (will dated 12 Nov., 1607), who mar. Robert Swift, 
 Preb. of Durham and R. of Sedgefield, 1562-99, bur. at Durham 
 Cathedral, and the testator, Sampson. He matriculated pens, from St. 
 John’s Coll., Camb., 1578, and was bur. 7 Mch., 1649/50, at St. 
 
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 no contrarie amongst my children when I am gone, therefore my 
 whole right and estate which I have in Aldridge aforesaid, I, by 
 this my last Will and Testament doe give unto my gone, Henry 
 Lever, to dispose of according to this my direction hereafter 
 following. Provided alwayes that if my said son Henry shall 
 either refuse to do it, or that his brother Robert, my son, also 
 will not perform all things according to my said direcons, then 
 my Will is and I hereby appoint my eldest sone, Thomas Lever, 
 to enter upon Aldridge and to dispose thereof, as his brother 
 Henry Lever should have done by this my direction following. 
 Now my direction is this that, whereas my son, Robert Lever, with¬ 
 in a short tyme . . that he shall enter upon Aldridge by the virtue 
 of the indentures before said, may not enter before he have given 
 good security to perform all covenants agreed upon betwixt him 
 and me, and that I am verely perswayded that he can procure 
 no such security without the sayle of the said Lease of Aldridge, 
 and for that after my death all my children have equal! share 
 therein, it being a Lease, a Chatted and now absolutely and 
 wholly in mine own handes, therefore (as before) I give to my 
 aforesaid sone, Henry Lever, to dispose thereof and to pay to my 
 daughter Wikcliffe, one hundreth poundes within half a year after 
 his entering, and to discharge all such debts as are oweing by me. 
 And furthermore I doe hereby make him sole Executor of this 
 my last Will and Testament for his better disposing thereof. 
 Provided allwayes that if he refuse to be my executor for the dis¬ 
 posing of this my aforesaid lease of Aldridge then I doe constitute 
 and appoint my eldest sonne, Thomas Lever, my sole executor to 
 enter upon Aldridge and to dispose thereof as his brother Henry 
 Lever failed to do. Now that it may appeare how matters stand 
 betwixt my aforesaid sonne, Robert Lever and me, these are 
 to testify that I upon over much naturall affection to him, he 
 being but my third sone, did first pass my Estate in Aldridge to 
 
 Oswald’s, Durham. His wife, Margaret, dau. of Philip Hall of Wingate 
 Grange, was bur., 8 July, 1622, at St. Oswald’s, Durham. By her he 
 had Thomas; Robert, a merchant in York (who had a son, Robert, 
 bapt. at St. Crux, York, 3 Aug., 1624, adm. pens, (age 17) at Sidney 
 Coll., Camb., 21 June, 1642, migrated as sizar to St. John’s, 24 Feb., 
 1644/5, B.A., 1645/6, Y. of Bolam, 1646-60, from which living he was 
 ejected and died, 1 July, 1690. aged 65, having mar. Margaret (bur., 4 
 Mch., 1715/16, at St. Oswald’s, Durham, dau. of Robert Dyneley of 
 Bramliope, Leeds); Ralph; Henry, adm. sizar at Sidney Coll., Camb., 22 
 Mch., 1623/4, bapt., 18 Jan., 1606/7, at St. Oswald’s, Durham, Y. of 
 Longhougliton, 3 Feb., 1640/1, R. of Brancepeth, 1644, silenced, 1662, 
 bur. 6 June, 1673, at St. Nich., Newcastle, he mar., firstly, 
 Elizabeth (bur. 13 Jan., 1636/7, at Whitburn), by whom he had a dau., 
 Margaret, bapt., 12 Jan., 1636/7, at Whitburn, where she was bur., 
 6 Aug., 1638, secondly, 4 Dec., 1637, at Whitburn, Elizabeth dau. 
 of John Hickes, R. of Whitburn and widow of Thomas Dixon of 
 Whitburn, bur., 24 Dec., 1661, at St. Nich., Newcastle; thirdly, 
 Christian Blackett, mar. bond dated 9 June, 1668, bur., 7 Nov., 1696, 
 at St. Nich., Newcastle; a dau. who mar. Robert Thompson and 
 Dorothy, mar. William Wycliffe, 10 Aug., 1624, at Houghton-le-Spring. 
 
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 him upon covenantes that I should enjoy it during my life, and 
 afterwards also he was soon after his entry to pay certaine sums 
 of money to such as I should nominate and Tenn pounds yearly 
 for seven yeares, moreover he being in great want of money and 
 borrowing one hundred poundes of one Mr. George Martin, for 
 the right was to pay thirty one pounds six shillings and eight- 
 pence for ten yeares I engaged some of my ground at Aldridge 
 to Mr. Martin for security, and thereupon had the lease of 
 Aldridge conveyed back to me again their upon (for to prevent 
 the forsetting of my aforesaid ground), I have been forced to pay 
 some of the yearlie rents to Mr. Martin soe as upon accompte he 
 at this instant is indebted to me four score and nyne poundes, 
 there are also two years and a half rent yet to pay to Mr. Martin, 
 which cometh to seaventy eight poundes six shillings and eight 
 pence, both which cometh to 167/. 65 . 8 c/., besides a bond wherein 
 1 am bound for him to my son-in-law, Mr. Robert Thompson, 
 furthermore if I should return Aldridge to him againe, then were 
 he to pay fifty poundes within half a yeare and tenn pounds for 
 seven yeares to such as I shall nominate and for all these were 
 good security to be given, furthermore whereas the estate of my 
 said sonne, Ralphe Lever, deceased, doth wholly belong to me, 
 I doe hereby declare that I have imployed my son, Samuel! Lever, 
 to take the Administration of my said sonne Railph Lever’s goods 
 in his owne name for my only use, And therefore by this Will I 
 direct, sett downe and appoint that all his estate be equally 
 divided among my children, my sonne, Thomas Lever, having 
 already been allotted one hundred and fifty pounds, and my sonne, 
 Samuell Lever, four score and tenn pounds, and my sonne, Robert 
 Lever, tenn pounds. And I will that my sonne, Samuel Lever, 
 be allowed reasonable charges for his costs and paynes in getting 
 the administration, and all such goods and debts as did belong 
 or were oweing unto my said sonne, Ralph Lever. Moreover, 
 whereas Skuts house is houlden in Soccage tenure, soe that I may 
 dispose thereof at my own pleasure, then upon naturall affection 
 to my sone, Henry Lever, I doe give unto him a yearly annuity 
 of Tenn pounds of good and lawful English money per annum to 
 be paid unto him or his assignes in maner and forme followinge 
 for and during his life naturall of him the said Henry and his 
 now wife, Elizabeth, that is to say five poundes to be payd to 
 him or his assigns, the twenty fifth day of June next after my 
 decease, and five poundes the twenty fifth day of December next 
 after that day, and soe yearlie tenn pounds during their lives or 
 the longest liver of them at the days aforesaid. And if the said 
 rent of five pounds be unpayed upon any date that it is due then 
 for every twenty dayes that is unpayed, he shall have five shillinges 
 for the want thereof, and further he or his assigns shall have 
 liberty and power to enter upon any of the grounds of the said 
 Skutshowse, and to take, lead, drive or carry away and sell what 
 
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 cattell or goods they shall fynde therein, and pay themselves all 
 that shall be due and unpayd with their reasonable costs and 
 charges which they shall be at about the same. Now for my 
 howse and land at Skutshowse I give it to my sone, Samuel Lever, 
 to have and to hold soe and during his life naturall. Provided 
 alwayes that upon any waiste made of howse, lands or woods, his 
 estate, right and title to be utterlie voyd and the house, landes, 
 and inheritance therof to come to the heires male of his bodye 
 lawfully begotten, And for default of such heires male then to come 
 to my sonne, Henry Lever, for and during his life naturall upon 
 the like provisoes of forfetting his right and estate upon making 
 any waiste, and the inheritance thereof to come to the heire male of 
 his body lawfully begotten, and for default of such heires male to 
 come to my sonne, Robert Lever, and during his life naturall, upon 
 the like proviso of forfetting his right, title and estate upon 
 making any waiste, And the inheritance to come to the heire 
 male of his body lawfully begotten, and for default of such heire 
 male, Then the inheritance to come to the heire or heires generall 
 of me the aforesaid Sampson Lever. And I doe further hereby 
 authorise my sone, Samuel Lever, to make a jointer of six poundes 
 thirteen shillings and fourpence to his wife for and during her 
 life naturall if she shall have .... Now for as much as my 
 desire is that this my Will may be performed without trouble, 
 therefore I doe give my house, land and inheritance of Skuts- 
 house to my sone, Henry Lever, for him to dispose thereof accord¬ 
 ing to this my last Will before specified, and for that he should 
 not fayle in doing thereof. I doe therefore appoint that within 
 one monthe next after my death before any office thereof be found 
 he shall enter into sufficient bond to my sonns Samuel Lever and 
 Robert Lever that neither he or any other in his right shall take, 
 have to doe or medle with any woods or quarries. And further¬ 
 more that he shall see this my said house and ground of Skuts¬ 
 howse rightly disposed thereof according to this my last Will and 
 Testament, to that end I hereby give him as full power to doe 
 it as if I myself did it, or were then living and there present to 
 do it. Witnesses, Robert Carr, Robert Penn, Willm. Hunter. 
 Proved, 1649. 
 
 THOMAS TROLLOPP. 1 
 
 July 9, 1644. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Trollopp 
 of the City of Durham, Gent., sicke of bodye. To be buried 
 where my executors shall think fitt. I give to Wm. Trollopp, my 
 
 1 The testator, an attorney-at-law, was bur. at St. Nicholas, Durham, 
 15 July, 1644, his wife being Dorothy, dau. of Anthony Busby of Cassop; 
 his son, Francis, bapt., 8 May, 1638, at St. Nicholas, where he was 
 bur., 11 May, 1646, his dau., Mary, was also bapt. there, 15 May, 1634. 
 There is a pedigree of this family in vol. 124, p. 172 of this Society’s 
 publications. 
 
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 eldest sonne, my house wherein I now dwell, to have and to hold 
 from and after the death of Dorothy, my wife, to him and his 
 
 heirs for ever. I give unto my said sonne Willm. my land in 
 
 Crossgate called the langt bancks, to him and his heirs for ever, 
 also I give him the close I hould of the Dean and Chapter by 
 lease, called the hughes, in Clapworth, and the term of years 
 therein to him and his executors, admors and assigns. I give 
 unto Anthony Trollopp, my second son, my tenement in Tuddoe, 
 bequethed with the revcon of the Collerie there to him and his heirs 
 for ever. I give unto Anne Trollopp, my eldest daughter, three 
 
 score pounds, to be paid her at full age of one and twenty years 
 
 or marriage. I give and bequeath unto my loving wife, Dorothy 
 Trollopp, my waist in Silver Street, and my mind is that she 
 build a house upon the same, and after her death to Francis 
 Trollopp, my youngest sonne, and his heires for ever. I give 
 
 unto my said wife and my younger children.All my 
 
 plate and household stuff, to be equally divided amongst them. 
 I give unto my wife all my bills, bonds, debts and creditts, to 
 raise for my younger children such porcons as she shall think 
 fitt, more or less as they shall behave themselves and be advised 
 by her. I give to my said wife all my houses, byers, stables, 
 garths, stackgarths in Crossgate, and all other lands there, to 
 hold for the benefit of my younger children and for augmentation 
 of their porcons as my wife shall think fitt, and after her death, 
 if any term of yeares of the lease be then to come and unexpired 
 in the said houses, lands and premises, I give and bequeath the 
 same to my said two sonnes, Wm. and Anthony Trollopp, equally 
 betwixt them. And all other my goods and chattels, lands and 
 tenements hereby unbequeathed, I give and bequeathe the same 
 for my loving wife, Dorothy Trollopp, and my brother-in-lawe. 
 Mr. Henry Busbie, and I make them Executors. Witnesses, 
 Anthony Fawell, Jane Wright, Ric. Hutchinson. Proved, 1646. 
 
 JOHN FLETCHER.i 
 
 Jan. 4, 1644. In the name of God, Amen, I, John Fletcher 
 of East Brandon, in the parish of Braneepeth, in the County of 
 Durham, Yeoman, being sick in bodie. To be buried in Brance- 
 peth Church near to my father there, And for my worldly goods 
 I dispose thereof as followeth :—I give to the poore of the town- 
 
 1 Robert Fletcher, the father of the testator, was bur. at Brance- 
 peth (whence other dates are taken), 22 Nov., 1619. The testator, bapt., 
 
 4 Oct., 1602, bur., 9 Jan., 1644/5, mar. Katherine, dau. of Nicholas 
 Pearson of Chester (bapt. there, 12 Feb., 1608/9), 1 Oct., 1636, at 
 Braneepeth; by her he had William, bapt., 18 Feb., 1637/8, bur., 
 
 8 May, 1638; John, bapt., 24 Nov., 1639; Elizabeth, bapt., 22 June, 1642; 
 Mary, bapt., 5 May, 1044, bur., 14 Mcli., 1651/2. 
 
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 shipp of Brandon, tenn shillings, and to the poore of the town- 
 shipp of Brancepeth and Stockley, other tenn shillings. I give 
 to my sonne, John Fletcher, the interest of my farm and tenament 
 in Brandon aforesaid upon the condicions following, saveing and 
 excepting my mother’s right and wives herein. I give to either 
 of my daughters, Isabella and Mary Fletcher, the sume of 
 Twenty pounds in liew and satisfaction of their childs parts and 
 porcons, to be paid unto them when they come to their full and 
 lawfull age. I give to my bastard daughter Mary, forty shillings 
 for her maintenance. Now whereas my goods will not extend to 
 the satisfacon of the said porcons to my daughters (my debts and 
 my wives thirds deducted), my mynd therefore is that if my 
 said sonne at any time before he attaine unto the age of one and 
 twenty yeares shall choise an other tutor and leave his mother, 
 that then 20 /. of the legacies and porcons given to my said 
 daughters, shall be paid forth of the profitts of my farme and 
 yearly raised to them forth of such part as will fall and be due 
 unto my said sonne, a reasonable maintenance being only allowed 
 to him. And my further will is that my wife have the tuicon and 
 education of my said children. And lastly my mynd and will is 
 that my debts and legacies be paycl. The rest of my goods, as 
 well moveable as unmoveable, I give unto my said wife, whom 
 I make executrix of this my last Will and Testament. Witnesses, 
 Gab. Jackson, John Hynde. Proved, 1649. 
 
 EPHRAIM PROCTOR . 1 
 
 July 23, 1645. Ephraim Proctor of West Lilburn, in the 
 County of Northumberland, Gentleman. Inventory. Irriprs : 11 
 oxen, 18/. 65 . 8 d. 4 kyne, 6 /. 13s. 4 d. 22 sheepe, 5/. 5s. 0 d. 
 3 horses, 3/. 10 s. 0 d. 5 Swyne, 1 /. 13s. 4 d. 12 bolles of corne 
 sowen upon the ground, 4/. 6 s. 0 cl. 15 bolles of Rye, 8 /. 18 
 
 bolles of oatts, 4/. 10 s. 0 d. 3 bolles of Pease, 1 /. Implements 
 of husbandrie, 1/. 13s. 4 d. 3 bedsteads, 11. 2 cupboards, 2 
 
 tables, 3 puffit stooles, 3/. 6 s. 8 d. 2 featherbeds, 8 paire of 
 sheates, 2 Rugges, 2 plaids, and one paire blankets, 21. 8 s. 0 cl. 
 For brasse and pewter, 1/. 18s. Or/. A cheste, a cruke, a dripping 
 pann, a pair of rackes, one speate, 10s. 2 chares, 2s. 6 r/. Two 
 
 tenements in West Lilburne for a lease of nineteen yeares, worth 
 ten pounds per annum cleare and not above, worth 90/. Two 
 tenements for a lease of 21 yeares, worth 100/. More the eighth 
 part of a tenement for nineteen yeares, worth 3/. 4s. Or/. Debts 
 paid which was dew by the deceased. Paid for funerall expences, 
 6 /. John Alder, upon bond, 5/. George Alder, upon bond, 21/. 
 John Alder of Alnwick upon bond, 8 /. Henry Pearson of Hebron, 
 
 He was the son of Thomas Proctor of Shawdon, by his wife, Jane, 
 dau. of Robert Eden of West Auckland. 
 
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 on bond, 7/. Arnold Abgin, bill, 5/. John Atcheson of West 
 Lilburn, 81. Margaret Carr, 5 1. Ralph Tugged, 11. 10s. 0 d. 
 Jane Hardie, 11. 10s. Od. John Morrison, 1/. 10s. Od. Edward 
 Tompson, 2 /. Andrew Dixon, 21. Margaret Glaster, 11/. 10s. 0 d. 
 Adam Oliver, 21. 10s. 0 d. James Younge, 21. Elizabeth Revley, 
 21. Thomas Browne, 21. Matthew Reveley, 21. Matthew Forster, 
 1/. 10s. 0 cl. Edmond Wright, 21. 18s. 0 d. Henry Alder, 6/. 
 Margaret Hebron, 1/. 5s. 0 d. 
 
 JOHN BLAKISTON. 1 
 
 Oct. 7, 1645. I, John Blakiston of Gibside, in the County 
 of Durham, gent., being in good health yett considering the 
 present distractions and the uncertainity of Man’s life, which in 
 a moment may be taken away, after which many tymes discords, 
 variances and suites fall amongst their nearest kinsfolks and 
 deerist friends for want of pfect settling of their estates in their 
 lifetime; to prevent which and to avoid all future discords 
 amongst my alliance and friends I have hereby constituted and 
 ordained and made this my last Will and Testament. My body 
 to Christian buriall neere such place convenient where itt shall 
 please god to call mee, att the discretion of my executor. My 
 mind and will is concerning my worldly estate, and principally 
 concerning the inheritance of my part of Collery in Galesfield, 
 in the County of Durham, that Margarett, my now wife, shall 
 have the one halfe and a moyety, together with all the issues 
 and profitts thereof, and also the moyety of a keele upon the 
 River of Tyne for carriage of coales during her naturall life, 
 and after her decease all the said collery with appurtenances, 
 and the said Keele, shall be and descend upon William Blaixton, 
 my sone, and his heirs lawfully begotten, soe soon as he shall 
 come to 21 years of age or marry. And that Margarett, my 
 said wife, shall have the occupation thereof, together with all the 
 issues and profitts thereof during her lifetime. My mind and 
 will is and I give and bequeath unto Barbara, my daughter, the 
 sume of 100/. out of the said collery equally by the occupiers 
 thereof, within one yeare after my decease, if she be then att 
 lawful yeares or marryed with consent of Margarett my wife, 
 provided alwayes, and it is my true intent and meaning, that if 
 itt fortune that William my sonne dye without issue lawfully 
 begotten, my said Collery and all the issues and pfitts thereof, 
 together with the said keele, shall fall and descend upon Barbara 
 my daughter and her heires lawful begotten, and for want of 
 
 1 The testator was son of Sir William Blakiston, knt. (bur., 13 
 Oct.,. 1641, at Whickham), by his wife, Jane, dau. of Robert Lambton 
 (bur. 11 Nov. 1648, at Whickham), and grand nephew of the William 
 Blakiston whose will dated 5 Feb., 1607/8, is printed in this vol. 
 
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 such, my mynd and will is, and I doe hereby give and bequeath 
 the same unto Margarett my wife and her assigns dureing her 
 life, and then to the right heirs of me, the said John Blaixton. 
 I give my said wife full power to assign or lett the said Collery, 
 and charge the same with the payment of 200U sterling, to be 
 paid to such as she shall appoint and nominate under her hand 
 within one yeare of my decease. Concerning my personal estate, 
 after all debts, dues and dutyes paid, which in right and con¬ 
 science I owe, shall be first paid out of my personal estate, 1 
 give the rest and residue unto Margarett my said wife. Whereas 
 William Blaixton of Gibside aforesaid. Esq., my great Uncle, 
 did give unto me, John Blaixton, for a legacy, the sum of 20 1. 
 sterling, my will and mynd is and I give the said sum with all 
 profitts unto my said daughter Barbara. I constitute and make 
 Margarett, my said wife, my executor. 
 
 Witnesses, John Coupland, Isabell Arrowsmith and Thomas 
 Pierson. Proved, 7 Sept., 1647. 
 
 RALPH COLLINGWOOD. 1 * * * * 6 
 
 Mar. 31, 1647. Ralph Collingwood of Ditchburne, in the 
 County of Northumberland, Gent. To be buried in the parish 
 Church, where it shall please god to take me to his mercy. I 
 give unto Edward Collingwood, my second sone, all my land in 
 East Ditchburne. To my eldest daughter Margery, 100U To 
 Dorothy, my second daughter, 100U, and to Ralph Collingwood. 
 my youngest sone, 100U I appoint my wife, Dorothy Colling¬ 
 wood, sole executor, and I do appoint my brother-in-law, Edward 
 Wright, Esqr., with Cuthbert Collingwood, my eldest sone and 
 heir, supervisors, and I do command my sone Cuthbert to give 
 that assistance towards the performance of this my Will, that 
 my debts be discharged (of which I have left a Schedule under 
 my hand), so that my son Edward may enter on the land at East 
 Ditchburn when he attains 21 years. Witnesses, John Forster, 
 Robert Pemberton. Probate, 1647. 
 
 1 The testator, son of Cuthbert Collingwood by his wife, Helen, 
 
 dau. of Robert Roddam of Roddam, was bur., at Eglingham, Apl., 1648, 
 
 where there is a monumental inscription; he mar at St. Oswald’s, 
 
 12 Oct., 1591, Dorothy, dau. of Richard Wright, Alderman of Durham, 
 
 by his wife, Margery Grey, sister of the Rev. Right Hon. Anthony 
 Grey, clerk. Rector of Burbage and ninth Earl of Kent (Regs.), bapt., 
 
 6 Apl., 1597, at St. Nicholas, Durham, bur., 8 June, 1686, aged 89, at 
 Eglingham. By her he had Cuthbert, bapt. at Eglingham, 6 Aug., 1628, 
 bur., 28 Feb., 1687/8, mar Elizabeth; Edward, bapt at Eglingham, 
 28 July, 1629, admitted to Gray’s Inn, 2 Dec., 1654, mar. Anne, widow 
 of Francis Gray of Newcastle, mercht., and dau. of John Tomkins, at 
 St. Andrew’s, Newcastle, 22 May, 1668, he was bur. at All Saints, 
 Newcastle, 14 Apl., 1701, she w'as bur. there, 7 Nov., 1694; Ralph, 
 perhaps bur. at Eglingham, 19 Nov., 1689; Margery and Dorothy. 
 
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 HENRY SIMPSON.i 
 
 April 13, 1647. In the name of God, Amen, I, Henry 
 Simpson of Pittington Hall Garth, in the County of Durhar , 
 Gent., weake in body. To be buried att the discretion of my 
 friends, as neare my father and mother in Pittington Quire, 
 with as much convenience as the times will permitt, And as for 
 my lands and goodes and chattells of which I am or ought to 
 be seized and possessed, in possession or reversion, I dispose 
 therefore as followeth. My will and desire is and I doe hereby 
 charge my executor under named, punctually and truly to 
 performe all covenants betwixt myself and other trustees con¬ 
 cerning my marriage with my most dear and loveing wife, and 
 that if any question in doubt shall happen about the interpreta- 
 con of these covenants, that the same be taken in the most loving 
 and genuine sense, that may be according to the true intent and 
 meaning of all parties. First as to all my said estate, reall and 
 personall, lands, tenements, reversions, leases or in trustees’ 
 hands or names, to my use or wife’s use or otherwise, goods, 
 chattells, plaite, Jewells, or other psent possessions whatsoever, 
 I doe give and bequeath the same unto my sonne, William 
 Simpson, whom I do hereby make, ordain my sole Executor of 
 this my last Will and Testament, he paying and discharging all 
 jointures, my debts, legacies, ingagements and funerall expences, 
 and likewise to porcons to each of his three sisters, Margaret, 
 Elizabeth and Mary, the sume of three hundred poundes a piece, 
 to be paied to each of them and the survivor of them upon and 
 
 1 The testator was the son of Ralph Simpson of Pittington, bur. 
 there, 11 Sept., 1630, by his wife, Elizabeth Glover, who remar. Ralph 
 Lambton of Tribley (bapt., 24 Jan., 1592/3, at Chester-le-Street), 19 
 May, 1633, at Pittington, where she was bur., 4 May, 1635. The testator, 
 eldest son of the above, bapt., 31 May, 1615, at Pittington (whence other 
 dates are taken), adm. pens, (age 17), at Christ’s Coll., Camb., 17 May, 
 1631, B.A., 1633/4, adm. at Gray’s Inn, 12 Aug., 1631, bur., 28 Apl., 
 1647, mar., 5 Dec., 1636, at Houghton-le-Spring, Mary, dau. of Sir 
 William Bellasis (bapt. at Morton House, 30 Aug., 1615, bur. 22 Feb., 
 1663/4, remar. Col. William Blakiston of Old Malton, bur. at St. 
 Oswald’s, Durham, 2 Jan. 1684/5); the testator’s brothers and sisters 
 were Thomas, bapt., 19 Feb., 1617/18 (his son mentioned as being at 
 Eton and destined for Cambridge, cannot be identified either in the 
 Eton Registers, defective for this period, or in Venn’s Alumni 
 Cantabrigiensis); Richard, bapt., 23 May, 1619, bur., 29 Sept, 1646, at 
 Heighington; Oswald, bapt., 14 Sept., 1622, bur., 9 June, 1625; Michael 
 bapt., 10 Oct., 1624, bur., 6 Mcli., 1641/2; Mary, bapt., 6 Oct., 1616, 
 bur., 20 May, 1617; Mary, bapt., 15 July, 1621; Mary, bapt., 6 Apl., 
 1627; Elizabeth, bapt., 27 June, 1628, mar., William Nicholson, 27 Feb., 
 1646/7. The testator’s children were William, bapt., 6 Dec., 1645. 
 adm. pens, (age 17) at Christ’s Coll., Camb., 15 May, 1663, died unmar., 
 bur. 19 May, 1675; Margaret, bapt., 2 Dec., 1637, at Houghton-le-Spring, 
 bur., 22 Feb., 1699/1700, mar., 17 Sept., 1671, Edward Shepperdson, who 
 was bur., 15 July, 1707; Elizabeth, bapt., 4 Oct., 1640; Mary, bapt. 
 4 Aug., 1642, bur., 22 June, 1675. 
 
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 after their respective marriage, he alloweing in the meantime unto 
 each of them tenn poundes a piece per annum for her mainten¬ 
 ance untill they shall respectively accomplish the age of foure- 
 teen yeares, and to be brought upp with their mother, and after 
 they shall accomplish the age of fourteene years my will and 
 desire is, that my Executor shall allow then unto each of them 
 twenty poundes a yeare for their maintenance, untill such time 
 or times as they shallbe respectively married, and after their 
 marriage respectively that my executor shall pay unto them after 
 the raite of eight in the hundred, until such time and times as 
 he or his .... shall pay unto them or their assigns their 
 severall procons of three hundred poundes and the survivor of 
 them, vizt., Severally, fower and twenty poundes per annum 
 respectively for their said money unpaid as above. My will and 
 desire is that presently after my decease all my goodes and house¬ 
 hold stuff be praised and inventoried, and so much of my goods 
 sold with as much convenience as the markets will afford, and 
 the money hereby raised to pay and discharge my debts and 
 engagements, that my frends that have trusted me with their 
 monies or them that there are engaged for me be noe way 
 damnified. And for the remainder of my goods and chattells, and 
 the rents and profitts of my said landes and leases to be care¬ 
 fully imployed and put forward for the most advantage, and to 
 be in redines towards the purchase of the inheritance or other¬ 
 wise of my leases and lands holden of the Dean and chapter of 
 Durham, provided notwithstanding that my said loveing wife’s 
 thirds of my said personal estate be referred unto her as the 
 lawe appointeth, and the residue thereof I give to William my 
 sone, sole Executor, he paying his sister’s porcons as above said 
 and all other engagements whatsoever, they giving him a full 
 and absolute discharge for the same, in liew and recompense of 
 all filiall or other demands of my estate whatsoever, but for his 
 psent maintenance my will is, his estate shall be thus ordered 
 and appointed, first that my said sone shall have tenn pounds 
 per annm allowed him for his maintenance until he accomplish 
 the age of tenn yeares, and after the sum of twenty pounds of 
 like lawful English money per annm, till he shall be fitt to goe 
 to the university of Cambridge, and when he is or shallbe there 
 remaining, to have fifty pounds per annm allowed him for his 
 maintenance there, and he there to continue soe long as shallbe 
 thought fitt, and meet with the approbation of those gentlemen 
 hereafter named, whom I doe hereby appoint to be Tutors and 
 Guardians of him and supervisors of this my last Will and 
 Testament, and if it shallbe thought fitt or requisite of his said 
 Tutors to suite with his health and abilitie of body to goe from 
 thence to the Innes of Court, that then he have for his main¬ 
 tenance allowed unto him the sume of four score poundes per 
 annm, so long as he shall there remaine to study the lawes of the 
 
said Kingdome, untill he shall accomplish the age of one and 
 twenty yeares, att which time my will and desire is, he shall 
 enter one all his estate to him bequeathed by these pents, and in 
 the meantime I desire my loving friends, Sir William Darcie of 
 Witton Castle, Knight, Sir Richard Belasis of Durham, Knight, 
 Jerrard Salvin of Croxdaile, and Thomas Delavale of Hetton in 
 the hole, Esqrs., Simond Lackenbie and William Hall of Shad- 
 forthe, Gent., to be tutors and guardians of my said sonne 
 William, and to be Supervisors of this my last Will and Testa¬ 
 ment. And for so much as Simond Lackenby and William Hall 
 are my neare neighbours and the rest are further distant from 
 me, my will and desire is that they, with the approbacon of one, 
 two or three of the other Tutors and Supervisors, shall sell such 
 goods and stock as aforesaid, and to lett to farme my said landes 
 and leases for the best advantage, and the money therefor received 
 by them my will and desire is shall be disposed for and towards 
 the payment of the several sums above mentioned by them, and 
 with the consent of the said tutors and supervisors or one, two 
 or more of them, And when the time shallbe convenient for the 
 purchasing of the inheritance fee farme or renewing of my said 
 leases, I desire and my will is that it be imployed for the pur¬ 
 chasing of the same. And that Sir Richard Bellasis, Knight, 
 willbe pleased to take some paines in the effecting thereof, and 
 that his expences and disbursements and of the rest of the said 
 Tutors and Supervisors in and about the premises shallbe raised 
 and paid out of the said estate and allowed unto them respec¬ 
 tively. Also my will and desire is that if my said sonne William 
 dye without issue male of his body lawfully begotten, that then 
 my Brother Thomas Simpson’s eldest sonne shall have my lands 
 at upper Dinsdale, in Yorkshire, and Helmington Rawe, in and 
 
 of the County of Durham, to him and his heires males of his 
 «/ 
 
 bodye lawfully to be begotten and after to his heirs for ever. And 
 if my said sonne shall die without any issue of his body lawfully 
 begotten, then my will and mynd is that my estate be equally 
 divided amongst my three daughters (the estate in land as afore¬ 
 said excepted and fore prised by my Brother Thomas his sonne), 
 and if it shall be fortune that my said sonne shall die leaving 
 only daughters of his body lawfully begotten, then my will and 
 mind is that each of his daughters shall have 300/. a piece, like 
 unto my owne, and the remainder of my estate to be equally 
 distributed and divided amongst his and my daughters, his 
 sisters, in augmentation of their filiall porcons formerly be¬ 
 queathed unto them. And my will and further desire is that 
 if my said sonne William happen to die without issue of his 
 bodye lawfully begotten, that my said loveing wdfe, being then 
 my widow, shall have during her widowhood Fifty pounds per 
 annum out of my said land and lease, except as afore excepted, 
 or so much sett forth in valew in augmentation of her jointure. 
 
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 alwaies pvided that the sums be first made upp for purchasing 
 of my leases in the inheritance thereof in Pittington or Pitting- 
 ton Hallgarth as above said, and that for so much she shall pay 
 her approximate rent, sesses and charges, or so much encrease 
 of land out of the same. My will and mind is that my now 
 household stuff shall remaine as heire loonies to my sonne William, 
 or to whom or which of my heires the house or houses of Pitting¬ 
 ton Hall Garth shall come, descend or remaine, and that my 
 wife shall have all the house and houses att Pittington Hall 
 Garth wherein I now dwell, in as large and ample manner as I 
 now have them during the minority of her said eldest sonne or 
 the minoritie of my next heires, till they accomplish the age of 
 twenty one yeares. Witnesses, George Shaw, John Morland. 
 
 Codicil dated 28 January, 1646. 1 This likewise I declare to 
 be my full intent and meaning, that if my wife be with child 
 and if a sone, that then I give and bequeath unto him all my 
 lands at Dinsdale and Helmington Rawe with psent possession 
 and reversion, and if my sone William die without issue male 
 of his body lawfully begotten, then my will is that he shall possess 
 and enjoy all my estate in as full and ample manner as my sone 
 William is to possess and enjoy the same, and that the heires 
 males of my brother, Thomas Simpson, shall not expect any 
 benefitt by this my last Will, unless this sonne likewise dye 
 without issue male (if it soe please God that my wife be with 
 childe and if a sone, and if she be with child and is a daughter, 
 my will is that her portion be equal with the rest in every 
 respect of her sisters). Whereas my Aunt Glover of Awckland 
 hath made me a deed of gift of all her estate, and that I have 
 received forty pounds in silver, for which I am engaged to pay 
 unto her 16 shillings a quarter during her life, my will is that 
 I doe strickly charge my Executor to pay her dewly and honestly, 
 and I desire my wife during the minortie of my executor, and 
 that she will assist her and helpe her in any thing that she 
 stand in need and in her power to helpe her, and that when she 
 dieth she be decently buried. My will and desire is that these 
 six gentlemen, friends and neighbours, whom I have made bold 
 to trouble and nominate Supervisors of this my last Will and 
 Testament may have each of them three half pieces (or 3 Angells, 
 if you will so tearme them), to be bestowed in some rings or other 
 emblems as they shall most fancie, but I desire they may be all 
 alike, and I give unto my much honoured Lady and mother-in- 
 Law, the Lady Bellasis, 2 old pieces to bestow in what she likes, 
 as a tender of my duetifull respects and love. And my last 
 request to her is that her Ladyship willbe pleased to take order 
 that my sonne William be brought upp and educated according 
 
 1 This, although the date given on the original document, must be an 
 error. 
 
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 to her own© rule and direcon. My will is that my brother, 
 Thomas Simpson, and his wife, Mr. Shawe, my sister Elizabeth 
 Simpson, my Ant Simpson, my Ant Wortley, my Ant Glover, 
 and my Ant Grice, have every one of them a gold ringe with 
 deathes head in it, given them as a token of my love. I give 
 unto Elizabeth Thompson, 40s. a yeare to maintain her during 
 her life, and twenty shillings a yeare to John Laiyne during his 
 life, but my will is that he shall not have power to sell or 
 alienate the same, but is to be bestowed in clothes for him 
 quarterly or half yearly as need shall require. I give unto 
 George Hayword the filly that came with the gray mare and five 
 poundes in silver, the which filly being foaled with her price and 
 the five poundes. I would have him bound to some trade, and 
 the remainder to be putt forwardes to the most advantage for to 
 helpe him to sett upp with. My will is that my brew vessell, 
 nor lead, nor Chimneys, nor wainscott, ceiling or widowes, or 
 any thinge which is fixed to the freehold or by removall will 
 practically deface the house, be not removed, sold or dispersed, 
 but may remaine to the use and benefitt of my sone William, 
 unto whom likewise I give my little silver sworde, with those 
 two bookes that are left, the guilt salte and broad wine bowle, 
 and the best silver Cann, a silver pottinger and spoons. My 
 will is that no more of that land which shall belonge to my sone 
 be plowed before he come to age than what is alreadie. 
 My desire and will is that some prettie sleight monument be 
 erected where my grandfather and grandmothers by both sides, 
 and all or most of us ever since have been buried in the Quire 
 Chancel, but not to exceed twenty poundes. My will and desire 
 is if Barbarie Storie out live her now husband, John Storey, and 
 by age or sickness shallbe driven to necessitie and want, that 
 care be taken that she may have weekly sufficient maintenance 
 allowed her, with one to look to her, and though she should not 
 out live her husband yet be driven to want, let care be had to 
 pvide for her. I give unto my man, John Morland, Jane Haroson 
 and Ann Liddell, each of them twenty shillings for the paines 
 they tooke when I was sicke, to Barbara Story, twenty shillings, 
 and to Jane Burne, ten shillings for paines in watching. If it 
 shall please gode that my owne sonne shall have issue male, or 
 live untill he accomplish the full age of 21 years, and that my 
 brother Thomas, his sonne, shall reape no benefitt out of my estate, 
 then my will is that if my said brother Thomas, his sone, shall 
 prove a Scholler fitt for the universtie, that then my sone and 
 my Executor shall allow him 20 pounds per annm for soe long 
 time as he shall continue at Eaton Collidge, for there are soe 
 many Schollershipps and fellowshipps appriated in King’s Collidge 
 in Cambridge for such Scholars as shall come by election from 
 Eaton, and four years after att the universtie, in which time 
 I conceive he may be chosen fellow of King’s, and if anv of the 
 
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 twentie poundes per annm can be saved during his time at 
 Eaton, that the remainder be kept and be bestowed in bookes 
 when he shall come to the universtie, but if it shall soe happen 
 that either by idleness or cariessnes he shall neglect his studies 
 or shall fall into any lude or disorderly course of living, either 
 at Eaton or King’s Collidge, w T hereby he shallbe put back and 
 made uncapable and the benefitt.of the election, then my will 
 is that this my legacie shall cease, and that my executor shall not 
 be compelled to continue any longer the payment either by virtue 
 of this my Will or any other charges whatsoever. I give unto 
 the stocke of the poore of the parish of Pittington as much as 
 shall make the now present stocke upp fiftie pounds. My will 
 is that my Executor shall give unto Edward Grice a good new 
 calven cowe worth five pounds att the least upon the day of his 
 marriage to begin house withall. Proved, 1647. 
 
 PETER BRADFORTH. 1 
 
 April 28, 1647. In the name of God, Amen, I, Peter Brad- 
 forth of Newham sicke in bodye. To be buried within the porche 
 of Balmbrough Churche called Braidforth porch. And for my 
 worldly goods, I leave them as followeth. I bequeath to my sonne, 
 Peter Bradforth, 40/. I bequeath to my daughter Jane, 40/. I 
 bequeath to my sone Thomas, 40/. I bequeath to my daughter 
 Ann, 40/. I bequeath to my daughter Ellenor, 40/. 
 Debts oweing by this testator. To Allison Brand, 4/. for these 
 porchons left to pay children; if any of them dye or all before 
 they accomplish there age, when it should be due, then I give and 
 f'reelie there said porchons to my sonne, Lionell Bradforth. To 
 Ralph Bell of Fenham, 2/. 6s. Memorandum : Whereas I was put 
 in trust by a kynd frend of myne of a matter of three score pounds 
 to put out amongst nighbours and friends accordinge to the King’s 
 Statute which although the money was not my owne, yeit my 
 friends desire was, that the bonds should be taken in my name, 
 as by the said bond will appeare, now my desire is and by this 
 my last Will and Testament, I charge my executors to call for 
 the said moneyes of the parties as they shall fall due and deliver 
 the same to the parties to wdiom duely it belongeth. And also I 
 doe leave my wiffe Ellinore Bradforth and my sonne Lionell 
 Bradforth my sole executor to se this my will truely pformed. 
 
 1 The inventory of Lionel Bradford, the son of the testator, was 
 dated 8 June, 1665, and administered by Elizabeth, the lawful widow, 
 
 4 Oct., of the same year; she was dau. and heir of Henry Grey of Kyloe 
 and Morpeth, and was bur. at Bamburgli, 10 Oct., 1672; the testator’s 
 son Peter was bur., 26 June, 1666, at Bamburgh. There is a pedigree 
 of this family in the Nciv County History of Northumberland, vol i , 
 
 p. 281. 
 
315 
 
 Witnesses, Raph Forster, John Taylor, Tho. Johnson, Raph 
 Thompson. 
 
 Inventorie : tenne oxen, 30/. Fourteene kyne, 35/. Two 
 mares, one fillie and a coalt, 12/. Fifteene beasts and six stirks, 
 36/. Of old sheepe, nyne score, 72/. Of hoggs, fower score and 
 fifteene, 20/. Of old swine, seven and two pigs, 2/. Of Bee hiv^s, 
 fowre, 1/. Proved 1647. 
 
 MARKE JACKSONE. 1 
 
 Nov. 21, 1647. In the name of God, Amen, I, Marke Jacksone 
 of Helmedon Rawe, in the parish of Brancepeth sick in bodye. 
 To be buried in the parish church of Brancepeth. I give and 
 bequeath to John Jackson, my sonne, one tenement of the anncient 
 yearly rent of fifteen shillings halpenny, that is one called 
 Hunerfield. Another close called the longfield with another close 
 called the cowe close, and the house thereunto belonging, except 
 the low parler with the loft over the said parlor and two beaste 
 gaites in the aforesaid cow close which I give unto Mary my wife, 
 during her naturall life, if my leas soe long endure, and if Jane 
 Chapman depart this life before my lease expended, I give the 
 same to my sone, John Jacksone. I give to my wief Mary, one 
 piece of another tenement called the East field, during her naturall 
 life. I give to John Jackson, my sonne, six pounds, and to Mary, 
 my wife, fower pounds which Thomas Johnson, my Brother-in- 
 lawe is to pay unto me by covenant of mariage at that day of 
 his mariage. I give to John Jackson, my sonne, the two cupbords. 
 I give unto Mary, my wife, the third of my moveable goods, and 
 if she be with child at this present, my will is that John Jackson, 
 my sonne, shall pay unto it when it shall attain the age of one 
 and twenty years the sum of ten pounds. My will is that Mary 
 Jackson, my wife, and Anthony Jackson and John Maier, shall 
 have the tuicon of my sonne. I give to Grace Jackson, one Ewe 
 and hogge. All the rest of my goods, moveable and unmoveable, 
 debts payed, funeral expences and legacies discharged, I give 
 to John Jackson, my sonne, whom I make full executor. Wit¬ 
 nesses, Michael Chapman, John Maier. Proved, 1649. 
 
 JOHN GRAY. 2 
 
 Feb. 4, 1647. John Gray. A true inventory of all goods and 
 chattels moveable and unmoveable, which John Gray of Bradforth, 
 Esquire, deceased the fourth of Febry, 1646, died possessed of 
 
 1 The testator was bapt. at Brancepeth, 29 Apl., 1610, being the son 
 of John Jackson of Helmedon Row; he mar. Mary Johnson, 6 July, 1645, 
 was bur., 21 Oct., 1648, in the Church of Brancepeth, and had a son, 
 Thomas, bapt., 18 June, 1648, and bur., 13 Feb. 1648/9. 
 
 2 He was the third son of Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham. He was 
 a colonel in the army on the side of. Parliament and was slain in 
 
316 
 
 viewed and valued by Cuthbert Nicholson. John Forster of Balm- 
 brough, Thomas Child of Belforth and William Walton of Lem- 
 enton, four indifferent men, viz. : Oxen, ewes, sheep and Imple¬ 
 ments of husbandry, 125?. In the parlor, one paire of hanginge 
 read all furniture belonging to a bed, 4 chaires, 4 lesser stoles, 
 and one litie table with a carpet, a court cupbord in all valued 
 2/. 10s. Od. The Greane Chamber, one bedde with greane hang¬ 
 ings, a court cobbard and furniture belonging to a bedd in all 
 valued to 1?. Os. 0 d. The outer Chamber, one bed with yellow 
 hangings valued 10s. The Read chamber, 2 beds, 2 chares and a 
 stoull with furniture thereunto belonging, valued to 12s. The 
 hitching and all things thereunto belonging, valued to 1?. Os. 0 d. 
 The Hall, six chaires and stoules XII, and two tables and two 
 carpits, 1/. 
 
 The Declaration of the account of John Ourd, administrator 
 of the goods, chattells and creditts of John Gray, Esqr., late of 
 Bradforth of the parish of Balmbrough and Countie of North¬ 
 umberland, deceased, made upon his administration the said 
 goods as followeth : 
 
 Impris : the said administrator by way of account doth charge 
 himself with all the goods and chattels and creditts of the said 
 deceased comprised in an Inventorie thereof remayning on record 
 in this court being duly apprized, amounting to the sume of 
 one hundred and thirtie two pounds twelve shillings and ten- 
 pence.—132?. 12s. lOcl. 
 
 Paid for the funerall charges of the said deceased with other 
 charges, 30?. Paid fees for letters of Administration and com¬ 
 mission with administratrix of counsell and other charges, 40s. 
 Paid to Faith Winell the sume fifteen pounds twelve shilings, 
 being due unto her by the deceased, his bond 15?. 12s. 0 d. Paid 
 to Alexander Smyth the sum of forty pounds being due unto him 
 upon the deceased bond, 40?. Paid to John Forster the sume of 
 three score and five pounds being due to him upon deceased bill, 
 65?. Paid to William Wilson the sume of ten pounds twelve 
 shillings, being due unto him upon the bill of the deceased, 
 10?. 12s. 0 d. Paid to servants their severall and respective wages, 
 to Adam Anderson and his wife, five pounds, to Matthew Johnson, 
 fiftie five shillings, to Jane Bowdon, twenty shillings, to Elizabeth 
 Stephenson, twentie shillings, to Henry Younger, thirty six shill¬ 
 ings, to James Eliott, twenty five shillings, to Richard Winley, 
 thirtie five shillings, to Mary Carver, eighteen shillings, to John 
 Ourd, foure pounds, in all, 19?. 9s. 0 d. 
 
 Ireland. He mar. Mary Orde and by her had issue, Ralph Grey, who 
 mar. Elizabeth Burrell and was bur. in Chillingham Church, 22 Apl., 
 1670 (Bamburgh Regs.)-, Thomas, bur. at Bamburgh, 2 June, 1655, and 
 Margaret. 
 
317 
 
 AVERY ROBINSON. 1 
 
 April 14, 1648. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, Avery 
 Robinson of Gateside, within the County Palatine of Durham, 
 Gent., sick of body. To be buried in Gateshead Church, and 
 my goods as followeth : I give and bequeath unto Sir Thomas 
 Riddell the Elder, my Draught and all that belongeth to it, upon 
 condition my servant, John Shanks, still goe with it and be 
 not removed, and to lead every twenty days a load of coles to 
 my servant Mary, att my house. I give all that money that my 
 Maister, Sir Thomas Riddell, senr., oweth me, to be divided 
 amongst his sons. Sir William, his children, upon condition he 
 free me of the Bond wherein I am bound to Mr. Collingwood. 
 
 I give a dozen of silver spoones to Sir William Riddell, to be 
 at his owne disposing. I give to my Brother Michael all things 
 of mine at Renton, except what my sister Jaine hath, which I 
 will she enjoy for her life without molestation. I give to my 
 'Brother Martin that part of my house in Gateshead in the 
 possession of Widow Howe, and the other part in my owne hands, 
 to my maid Mary, with that part of the Garden I reserved to 
 my selfe, and all the furniture as it standeth in the said part 
 which I kept in my owne hands. I give to my maide Mary, 20 1. 
 in gold and two stints or gates in St. Eleanor’s Close, iUso I 
 give her my three Ivyne. I give that part of my house wherein 
 I live after my maid’s death to George Robinson, my brother 
 Michael Robinson’s second son, to him and his heires for ever. I 
 give to Ann Barkas, 5 1., whereof one piece to be that which her 
 father gave me att his death. I give to my sister Jaine, 20 l. 
 I give to my sister Johnson, 5 l. I give to Doctor Willescott, my 
 Phisitian, 5/. in gold, with my watch, upon condition he keep it 
 in remembrance of me. I give unto Christopher Robinson, half 
 of the waggon horse which William Comyn and I have betwixt 
 us, and the reckoning between me and William Comyn I give 
 to my maide Mary. I give 20s. to my maid, Mary Lever. What¬ 
 soever is betwixt Thomas Barkas and me I freely forgive, and 
 for the carriage my Maister, Thomas Riddell, senior, is owen 
 me when the Scotts came first in, I remitt it. I give 5 l. to the 
 poore of Gateshead parish, to be distributed as Thomas Potts 
 and John Bulman shall think meet. Concerning moneys due to 
 me for foure oxen which went to Tinmouth Castle, I remitt it 
 until Sir Thomas Riddell, junior, receive money of the King, 
 and then it to be left at the disposal of his father, Sir Thomas, 
 my Maister. I give 205. a piece to my Brother Michael and 
 Martin’s children, except George and Margaret, who have picular 
 legacies. I give Sir William Riddell power to dispose 5 1. (out 
 of that moneys which is in hands of Sir Thomas, his father, and 
 above mentioned to be given to Sir William’s children) to the 
 
 1 The testator, son of Edward Robinson, was bapt. at Gateshead, 
 
 2 Oct., 1625, and bur. there, 20 Apl., 1648. 
 
318 
 
 servants of Gateshead house. I constitute and appoint my 
 Maister, Sir Thomas aforesaid, my sole and onely Executor of 
 this my last Will and Testament, and my Brother Ralph Super¬ 
 visor thereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed 
 my name and sett my seale unto this my psent Will and last 
 Testament the day and year hereinbefore written. I give to my 
 Brother Ralph, 5/. I give to my Brother Michael’s sonne, George 
 Robinson, 5/. I give to Martin Robinson’s daughter Margaret, 
 5/. I give to my Ladie Katherine and my Ladie Barbara Riddell, 
 40s. (viz.), each of them, 20s. I give to Thomas Potts, 10s. I 
 give to Thomas Colt, 10s. To John Bulman, 10s. I give to 
 eight God children, 5s. a piece. To William Blakey, son of 
 William Blakey, 5s. To Isabell Grame, widow, 5s. I give to 
 Mrs. Avery, 20s. I give to Edward Simpson, 10s. To Percivall 
 Potts, 10s. To Mr. William Riddell, 5s. To Mr. Thomas Riddell, 
 sone to Sir Thomas Riddell, Junior, 5s. To Thomas Riddell, Mrs. 
 George Riddell’s sone, 5s. To Mr. Henry Riddell, 5s. To Mr. 
 Robert Riddell, Sir William’s sonne, 5s. To Mr. Henry Forcer, 5s. 
 To Edward Ellison, one suit of clothes. I give to my maid Mary, 
 the cropp of corne sowen in the Paddock adjoineing to the Salt 
 Meadowes, she paying the rent. And also that part of the Lease of 
 a garth betwixt me and Thomas Compton, she paying my part of 
 the rent. 
 
 Witnesses, Ralph Robinson, Michaell Robinson, Martin 
 Robinson, Mary Tweddell, Margaret Robinson, Alice Johnson, 
 and Jane Robinson. Proved, 1648. 
 
 JOHN TAYLOR, 1 
 
 May 31, 1649. In the name of God, Amen, I, John Taylor 
 of Langton in the County of Durham, Yeoman. To be interred 
 in Gainford Churchyarde. I give to my sonne, Cuthbert Taylor, 
 my farme in Langton, part of which I bought of James Hilton, 
 provided he paye to his Ant Eleanor Taylor one hundred poundes 
 out of this farm, and so long as it is unpayed he shall pay her 
 the sum of eight pounds per annm. I give to my sonne, John 
 Taylor, my land in Ingleton, and one close which I bought of 
 Ralph Singleton, which is in Langton and Betson house and 
 garth. I give to my daughter, Eleanor Taylor, three score 
 pounds, to be paid out of my goodes. If my wife be with childe, 
 I give to it ten poundes, and, if not, it shall redound back to my 
 daughter, Eleanor Taylor. Residue of ail my goods to my wife 
 Eleanor and appoint her Executor. Witnesses, George Marley, 
 William Marley, Cuthbert Marley. Proved, 1649. 
 
 1 The testator was buried at Gainford, 5 June, 1649, mar., first, 
 Elizabeth Iley, 15 June, 1634, at Brancepetli (bur. 8 May, 1639, at 
 Gainford); by her he had a dau., Eleanor, bapt., 22 Jan., 1636/7, at 
 Gainford, and secondly, Eleanor Marley of Hilton, 8 Oct., 1639, at 
 Staindrop, who was bur., 13 Jan., 1664/5, at Gainford, where their two 
 children were bapt., Cuthbert, 21 Jan., 1640/1, John, 5 July, 1646. 
 
Index of Wills and Inventories 
 
 IN 
 
 VOLUME IV. 
 
 A 
 
 Alder, Edward, 1634, W., 256. 
 Alder, Francis, 1637, I., 272. 
 Alder, George, 1617, I., 121. 
 Alder, John, 1615, W., 93. 
 Addison, John, 1634, W., 253. 
 Addison, Thomas, [1619], W., 133. 
 Anderson, Robert, 1614, W., 90. 
 Anderson, William, 1617, W., 120. 
 Anderson, William, 1617, W., 121. 
 Appleby, Thomas, 1612, W., 64. 
 Archer, Roland, 1632, W.I., 240. 
 Archer, Roland, 1638, W.I., 274. 
 Atkinson, Henry, 1616, W., 99. 
 
 B 
 
 Bainbridge, Charles, 1637, W., 273. 
 Barker, Abraham, 1621, W., 149. 
 Bellasis, Bri\n, 1608, W., 31. 
 Bethom, Thomas, 1619, W., 139. 
 Blacket, Edward, 1627, W., 213. 
 Blakiston, John, 1645, W., 307. 
 Blakiston, Tobias, 1642, W., 291. 
 Blakiston, William, 1607, W.I., 
 
 127. 
 
 Brabbant, Hercules, 1612, W., 58. 
 Bradforth, Bartram, 1631, W., 237. 
 Bradforth, Peter, 1647, W.I., 314. 
 Brandling, John, 1635, W.I., 263. 
 Briggs, William, 1611, W., 50. 
 Bulmer, Edward, 1635, W.A., 261. 
 Bunny, Francis, 1616, W., 108. 
 Burrell, Francis, 1622, W., 153. 
 Burrell, John, 1617, I., 114. 
 Burrell, Thomas, 1620, W., 141. 
 
 C 
 
 Chaiter, Thomas, 1614, W., 82. 
 Chambers, Robert, 1625, W., 193. 
 Chambers, Thomas, 1639, W., 281. 
 Chapman, Matthew, 1604, W., 7. 
 Charlton, Edward, 1612, W., 70. 
 Charlton, Edward, 1631, W., 240. 
 Charlton, Isabella, 1604, W., 3. 
 Charlton, Reginald, 1622, W., 156. 
 
 Clavering, Edward, 1635, W., 263. 
 Clavering, Gawen, 1632, W., 242. 
 Clavering, Ralph, 1626, W.I., 200. 
 Clavering, William, 1635, W., 267. 
 Claxton, John, 1615, W., 98. 
 Cole, Nicholas, 1620, W., 145. 
 CoLLINGWOOD, CUTHBERT, 1608, W., 
 34. 
 
 COLLINGWOOD, CUTHBERT, 1632, I., 
 247. 
 
 COLLINGWOOD, CUTHBERT, 1634, W., 
 259. 
 
 Collingwood, Dorothy, 1628, Dec., 
 219. 
 
 Collingwood, George, 1622, W., 
 157. 
 
 Collingwood, Henry, 1620, W., 142. 
 Collingwood, Mary, 1622, W., 158. 
 Collingwood, Ralph, 1647, W., 308. 
 Collingwood, Robert, 1627, I., 218. 
 Collingwood, Thomas, 1624, I., 
 
 173. 
 
 Colman (see Lambert), Susanna. 
 Comyn, Thomas, 1607, W., 26. 
 Conyers, Christopher, 1608, W., 
 36. 
 
 Conyers, Thomas, 1625, W.I., 190. 
 Cradock, Joseph, 1633, W., 248. 
 Crawfoot, William, 1606, W., 16. 
 
 D 
 
 Dalton, William, 1613, W., 75. 
 Danby, Thomas, 1623, W., 164. 
 Dennis, Ralph, 1612, W., 70. 
 Dobbison, George, 1638, W., 276. 
 Dobbison, Thomas, 1627, W., 204. 
 Dobson, Thomas, 1607, W., 17. 
 Dowthwaite, John, 1624, W.I., 175 
 
 E 
 
 Eden, Anthony, 1638, W., 276. 
 Emerson, George, 1627, W., 211. 
 Errington, Mark, 1637, W., 274. 
 Errington, Ursula, 1634, W., 259 
 Ewbank, Henry, 1628, W., 220. 
 Ewbank, Lancelot, 1616, W.I., 103 
 
320 
 
 F 
 
 Fetherstonhaugh, Ralph, 1609, W., 
 45. 
 
 Fetherstonhaugh, Ralph, 1636, W., 
 270. 
 
 Fenwick, Lionel, 1631, Dec., 231. 
 Fenwick, Thomas, 1622, W., 155. 
 Fletcher, John, 1644, W., 305. 
 Follansby, Thomas, 1630, W., 222. 
 Forcer, Peter, 1626, W., 195. 
 Forcer, Thomas, 1621, W., 151. 
 Fortune, Catherine, 1631, W., 238. 
 Freville, Elizabeth, 1630, W., 223. 
 
 G 
 
 Gage, John, 1614, W., 80. 
 
 Gallon, Daniel, 1612, W., 61. 
 Gofton, Robert, 1615, W., 96. 
 Goodchild, Margaret, 1610, W., 
 
 47. 
 
 Greenwell, John, 1637, W.I., 273. 
 Greenwell, Nicholas, 1640, W., 
 
 283. 
 
 Greenwell, Robert, 1626, W., 198. 
 Greenwell, Thomas, 1617, W.I., 
 
 116. 
 
 Grey, Ann, 1637, W., 272. 
 
 Grey, Arthur, 1636, I., 268. 
 
 Grey, Dorothy, 1623, W., 169. 
 Grey, Edward, 1627, W., 215. 
 
 Grey, Henry, 1620, I., 142. 
 
 Grey, Henry, 1635, W., 266. 
 
 Grey, John, 1624, W., 176. 
 
 Grey, John, 1647, I., 315. 
 
 Grey, Ralph, 1623, W., 163. 
 
 Grey, Robert, Sir, 1640, W., 284. 
 Grey, Robert, 1631, W., 232. 
 
 Grey, Thomas, 1618, W., 129. 
 Grey, William, 1629, W., 222. 
 Gyll, John, 1625, W., 186. 
 
 H 
 
 Hagthroppe, Philip, 1611, W., 51. 
 Hall, James, 1613, W., 72. 
 
 Hall, John, 1624, W., 184. 
 
 Harle, William, 1628, W., 194. 
 Heath, Ann, 1632, W\, 246. 
 
 Heath, John, 1612, W., 65. 
 
 Heath, Nicholas, 1627, W., 206. 
 Hebborne, Arthur, 1636. W., 269. 
 Hebborne, Margaret, 1619, W.I., 
 130. 
 
 Hedworth, John, 1622, W., 153. 
 Heron, John, 1618, W., 127. 
 Heron, Roger, 1614, W., 81. 
 Heron, Robert, 1633, W., 251. 
 Hilton, Robert, 1641, W., 286. 
 Hodgson, Thomas, 1605, W., 9. 
 Holborne, John, 1619, W., 135. 
 
 Hopper, Nicholas, 1617, W., 118. 
 Horsley, Henry, 1633, W., 247. 
 Horsley, Matthew, 1633., W.I., 
 
 247. 
 
 Horsley, Robert, 1613, W., 73. 
 Howson, John, 1629, W., 221. 
 Hudson, John, 1638, W., 277. 
 Hutton, Anne, 1624, W., 172. 
 Hutton, Anne, 1642, W., 293. 
 Hutton, George, 1618, W., 124. 
 Hutton, John, 1611, W., 53. 
 Hutton, Ralph, 1638, W.I., 279. 
 
 I 
 
 Ile, Christopher, 1614, W., 87. 
 Ingleby, William, 1632, W.I., 243. 
 
 J 
 
 Jackson, Mark, 1647, W., 315. 
 Jenison, Elizabeth, 1604, W., 3. 
 Johnson, Jane, 1619, W.I., 132. 
 
 K 
 
 - Killinghall, William, 1642, W., 
 295 
 
 King, John, 1624, W., 174. 
 
 L 
 
 Lambert, Susanna, 1624, W., 183. 
 Lawson, Robert, 1610, W., 47. 
 Lawson, Robert, 1611, W., 51. 
 Lawson, Robert, 1632, W., 245. 
 Lawson, Robert, 1633, W., 253. 
 Lawson, Thomas, 1621, W., 149. 
 Layborne, Nicholas, 1607, W., 25 
 Ledger, Jane, 1624, W., 177. 
 
 IjEE, Edward, 1630, W., 230. 
 Lever, Sampson, 1642, W., 301. 
 Ltddell, Francis, 1617, W., 123. 
 Liddell, Margaret, 1603, W., 1. 
 Liddell, Richard, 1605, W., 9. 
 Liddell, Thomas, 1616, W., 101. 
 Lumley, John, 1631, W.I., 235. 
 
 M 
 
 Maddison, Elizabeth, 1609, W.I., 
 46. 
 
 Maddison, Henry, 1634, I., 257. 
 Maddison, William, 1606, W., 15. 
 Marley, Anthony, 1620, W., 143. 
 Marley, Ralph, 1640, W., 285. 
 Middleton, Dorothy, 1636, W., 
 
 267. 
 
 Middleton, Elizabeth, 1627, W., 
 209. 
 
 Middleton, Winifred, 1631, W., 
 232. 
 
 Milott, Robert, 1622, I., 158. 
 Mitford, Christopher, 1613, W., 
 79. 
 
321 
 
 Mitford, John, 1623, VV., 168. 
 Mitford, Lancelot, 1641, W., 286. 
 Mowbray, Peter, 1619, W., 129. 
 Muschamp, George, 1620, I., 140. 
 Muschamp, William, Sir, 1631, I., 
 237. 
 
 N 
 
 Newton, Thomas, 1612, W., 62. 
 Nicholson, George, 1624, W., 180. 
 Noble, Matthew, 1616, W., 111. 
 
 O 
 
 Orde, Christopher, 1619, W., 134. 
 Orde, Henry, 1619, W.I., 137. 
 Orde, Robert, 1636, W., 270. 
 Otway, Thomas, 1608, W., 38. 
 Ovington, John, 1617, W.I., 122. 
 
 P 
 
 Peacock, Thos., 1627, W., 212. 
 Pemberton, John, 1642, W., 298. 
 Pilkington, Thomas, 1619, W., 131. 
 Pott, Robert, 1626, W., 196. 
 Preston, Ralph, 1613, W., 73. 
 Proctor, Ephraim, 1645, I., 306. 
 Proctor, Jeffrey, 1634, W., 258. 
 
 R 
 
 Rawling, George, 1627, W., 216. 
 Rawlinson, Margaret, 1633, W., 
 252. 
 
 Rayne, Richard, 1624, W., 183. 
 Reed, William, Sir, 1604, W., 2. 
 Reed, William, Sir, 1615, W., 97. 
 Reed, William, 1637, W., 271. 
 Richardson, John, 1608, W., 37. 
 Richardson, John, 1616, W., 105. 
 Richeson, Anthony, 1612, W., 71. 
 Rippon, George, 1634, W., 258. 
 Robinson, Anthony, 1616, W., 106. 
 Robinson, Avery, 1648, W., 317. 
 Robson, Isabella, 1607, W., 23. 
 Robson, William, 1632, W., 241. 
 Rotchester, Bartram, 1632, W., 
 
 240. 
 
 Rotchester, John, 1635, W., 265. 
 
 S 
 
 Sadler, William, 1615, W., 94. 
 Saire, Francis, 1605, W., 10. 
 Salven, Thomas, 1609, W., 41. 
 Sanderson, William, 1609, W., 39. 
 Scurfield, WTlliam, 1607, W., 24. 
 Scurfield, William, 1626, W., 200. 
 Selby, Alexander, 1631, I., 235. 
 Selby, Alice, 1615, W., 95. 
 
 Shaft©, John, 1634, I., 259. 
 Shafto, Robert, 1623, W., 160. 
 "Shafto. William [1641], W., 285. 
 
 Shawdforth, George, 1617, W., 
 
 117. 
 
 Sheraton, Alison, 1605, W., 8. 
 Simpson, Henry, 1647, W., 309. 
 Smithson, John, 1626, W., 199. 
 Smyth, Robert, 1612, W., 54. 
 Spence, Gilbert, 1607, W., 18. 
 Stevenson, Conand, 1615, W., 92. 
 Stevenson, Henry, 1613, W., 75. 
 Stringer, William, 1625, W., 192. 
 Strother, Lancelot, 1611, W., 49. 
 Suthack, William, 1606, W., 17 
 Swaynston, John, 1615, I., 94. 
 
 T 
 
 Taylor, John, 1625, W., 188. 
 Taylor, John, 1649, W., 318. 
 Tempest, Robert, 1616, W., 107. 
 Temple, Isabel, 1606, W., 14. 
 Thompson, Richard, 1616, W., 100. 
 Tonstall, John, 1617, W., 114. 
 Trollop, Ralph, 1609, W., 39. 
 Trollop, Thomas, 1644, W., 304. 
 Trotter, Thomas, 1622, W.I., 157. 
 Trotter, William, 1622, W., 152. 
 
 W 
 
 Wailes, Roger, 1609, W., 45. 
 Wallis, James, 1610, W., 48. 
 Warcop, Robert, 1626, W., 197. 
 Warde, Stephen, 1616, W., 108. 
 Watson, Ralph, 1612, W., 63 
 Watson, William, 1617, W., 118. 
 Waugh, Robert, 1612, W., 56. 
 Wayles, Thomas, 1609, W., 43. 
 Wharton, Christopher, 1618, W., 
 128. 
 
 Wharton, Humphrey, 1635, W., 
 
 264. 
 
 WlDDRINGTON, HENRY, SlR, 1623, 
 
 W., 165. 
 
 Widdrington, Henry, 1626, I., 196. 
 WlDDRINGTON, REBECCA, 1625, W., 
 189. 
 
 WlDDRINGTON, ROGER, 1633, W., 
 
 250. 
 
 WlDDRINGTON, ROGER, 1641, W., 
 
 287. 
 
 WlDDRINGTON, THOMAS, 1617, W., 
 
 112 . 
 
 Wilkinson, Anthony, 1634, W.I., 
 260. 
 
 Wilson, Robert, 1623, W., 170. 
 Wouldhave, Henry, 1624, W., 178. 
 Wren, Charles, 1620, W.I., 147. 
 Wren, Elizabeth, 1613, W., 73. 
 
 Younge, William, 1613, W., 80. 
 
 21 
 
322 
 
 Index of Names.* 
 
 [An asterisk (*) signifies that the name occurs more than once on the page.] 
 
 A. 
 
 (Blank), Dorth., 77; Edw., 9, 64; 
 Grace, 10; Katli., 106*; Mary, 
 317*, 318; Bobt., 33; Sam, 60. 
 
 Abgin, Arnold, 307. 
 
 Adams, Mary, 282??; Mr., 289*; 
 Bobt., 282n. 
 
 Adamson, Margt., 61, 95. 
 
 Addison, 134*, 254; Anth., 183, 
 
 254*; Grace, 134; Isab., 253, 
 253 n, 255*; Jane, 134*, 254*; 
 Jn., 134*, 171, 253, 253n, 254, 
 255*; Thos., 133, 254; Sir Wm., 
 253 n; Wm., 254*. 
 
 Adon, Gawen, 103*. 
 
 Ainsley (see Aynsley), And., 116, 
 139; Jn., 182, 239. 
 
 Airdale, Kath., 113. 
 
 Aireson, Alice, 65; Chris., 65. 
 
 Airey, Anth., 65*, 129. 
 
 Alder, Agn., 121??; Anne, 121??, 
 256; Chris., 256*; Edw., 93, 
 256; Francis, 93*, 121, 121n, 
 
 176, 272; Geo., 93*, 121, 121n, 
 272, 272??, 306; Hen., 307; Isab., 
 175; Jane, 93, 121??. Jn., 93*, 
 256, 306*; Luke, 93; Margt., 
 121??, 272?i; Mary, 113: Bich., 
 93, 93?i, 113; Bobt., 93, 219, 
 236, 248*, 256; Thos., 93; Wm., 
 113, 175. 
 
 Allabaster, Thos, 119. 
 
 Allanson, Jas., 274; Bobt., 123*, 
 149; Thos., 13. 
 
 Allen, Edw., 238*; Elean., 230??; 
 Jane, 193; Mr., 169; Phineas, 
 193*, 230??., Bobt., 152, 238*, 
 
 239*, Thos., 11. 
 
 Allison, Jn., 247. 
 
 Alvey, Yeldart, 279n. 
 
 Amcotts, Math., 128. 
 
 Anderson, Adam, 316; Adeline, 
 51??; Agnes, 90??*; Amb., 121*, 
 121n, 122; Ann, 90??, 91*, 168; 
 Barbara, 79 ??, 120*, 120??, 121, 
 163 ; Bertram, 76, 79??, 90??, 146, 
 160??; Bessie, 168; Cutli., 168; 
 Dor. 90??*, 91??*; Elean., 145??; 
 Eliz., 88??, 120*, 120??., 121; Sir 
 Francis, 91??., 233 n; Francis, 8*, 
 79??*, 90??, 91??*, 92*, 145??; Sir 
 Hen., 103; Hen., 7??, 90??*, 91??, 
 101??, 105, 145??, 146, 153??, 154, 
 238, 239; Isaac, 90, 91??; Isab., 
 101??, 120*, 120??; Jane, 91??, 102, 
 102??, 103*, 160??; Jennet, 121, 
 122*; Jn., 48; Laird, 197, 
 Margt., 91??*, 246; Marion, 7??; 
 Mary, 238; Bobt., 77, 90*, 90n, 
 91, 91??*, 92, 102??, 124, 151*, 
 168, 186, 193; Boger, 51??, 91??; 
 Simon, 90??, 91??*; Thos., 121*, 
 248, 256; Wm., 88??., 120, 121. 
 Anger, Ann, 164??, Balph, 164??. 
 Anthony, Henry, 17, 35. 
 
 Appleby, Amb., 235; Anth. 143; 
 
 Francis, 171, 248, Gregory, 198; 
 Isab., 123; Jane, 65; Jn., 123*; 
 Margery, 64; Mary, 164??, 189; 
 Perc., 143; Bobt., 13, 123; 
 
 Thos., 64, 164??; Wm., 94, 189. 
 Archbald, Hen., 145; Bobt., 16, 142. 
 Archbutt, Seth, 257. 
 
 Archer, Agnes, 275; Alice, 274?? ; 
 
 Ann, 240, 241, 274, 274??*; Doro., 
 
 240, 241, 274, 274r?, 275; Eliz., 
 240, 275??; Hen., 200*, 274*, 
 
 274??, 275*; Jn., 240, 274*, 
 
 274??, 275*; Mary, 274??, 275*; 
 
 Bowl., 240*, 241*, 274*, 274??*, 
 
 275*, 275??; Wm., 275n. 
 
 Arkle, Bernard, 64. 
 
 * For the purpose of this index the names have been largely modernized, 
 and no distinction has been attempted between the male and female names of 
 Francis and Frances. 
 
323 
 
 Armery, Hen., 105; Robt., 100. 
 Armitage, Hen., 189. 
 
 Armorer, Clem., 218; Hen., 200; 
 Mayt., 272; Mich., 143; Wm., 
 268. 
 
 Armstrong, Arch., 164; Barb., 
 179, Jn., 114; Robt., 74, 75, 264; 
 Thos., 179*. 
 
 Arnold, Nich., 31. 
 
 Arrowsmith, Isab., 308; Thos., 56, 
 116*, 126. 
 
 Arthington, Jane, 163a; Wm., 
 163n. 
 
 Arthur, Robt., 149. 
 
 Arundell, Anth., 148. 
 
 Askeham, Geo., 73. 
 
 Astill, Jn., 178. 
 
 Atchison, Jn., 272. 
 
 Athey, Chris., 125??; Margt., 125??. 
 Atkinson, Barb., 281??; Chas., 62; 
 Eliz., 284; Francis, 13; Hen., 
 99*, 100*; Isab., 100; Jas., 64*; 
 Jane, 194a; Jn., 76, 100* 189, 
 284*, 307; Marg. 99*, 100*, 143; 
 Mary, 100*; Mich., 142; Nich., 
 16*, 17; Phillis, 13; Ralph, 64 ; 
 Robt., 64; Thos., 39, 112, 143, 
 156, 281n, 282; Wm., 99*, 99a, 
 100, 145, 284. 
 
 Avery, Mrs., 318. 
 
 Awbon, Chris., 95; Cuth., 95*. 
 Awbot, Randall, 95. 
 
 Awde (see Orde), Jane, 189. 
 Aynsley (see Ainsley), Jas., 70; 
 
 Marion, 107a; Wm., 107a, 156; 
 Ayre, Jn., 75. 
 
 Ayrson, Chris., 70. 
 
 Ayton, Robt., 209. 
 
 B 
 
 Babington, Robt., 261a. 
 Backhouse, Wm., 231 
 Badminson, Chris., 50. 
 
 Bainbridge, Anne, 213*; Chas., 
 273*, 274; Chris., 36a, 171, 273*, 
 274; Eliz., 171; Francis, 257; 
 Gabriel, 273*; Guy, 144*, 159; 
 Helen, 13; Hen., 171*, Jn., 273*, 
 274*; Ralph, 170*, 171*; Roger, 
 13*; Thos., 13, 36n, 273; Wm., 
 213. 
 
 Baker, Rich., 90. 
 
 Balmford, Jas., 132; Sam, 132. 
 Bambrey, Mungo, 236. 
 
 Bamburgh, Chas., 218, 219; Wm., 
 64. 
 
 Baning,' Paul, 119. 
 
 Banks, Alice, 205*; Jn., 205*; 
 
 Ralph, 169* ; Thos., 205. 
 
 Banne, Margt., 95??. 
 
 Barber, Jn., 237. 
 
 Barde, Martin, 104. 
 
 Barkas, 
 
 Ann, 317; Perc., 
 
 107* 
 
 Thos., 
 
 317. 
 
 
 Barker, 
 
 Abraham, 149, 
 
 150a*; 
 
 Agnes, 
 
 150??; Elean., 
 
 149a*; 
 
 Eliz., 
 
 150a, 257a; Geo., 
 
 150*, 
 
 150??; 
 
 Grace, 150??; Hen 
 
 23*, 
 
 150* 150a; Isaac, 150*, 
 
 150a*; 
 
 Isab., 
 
 150a; Jane, 
 
 150*, 
 
 150a*; Jn., 15, 149a, 150a; 
 
 Marg., 150??; Mr., 10, 88; Robt., 
 149??, 150*, 150??*, 257??; Sarah, 
 150a*; Susan, 150 a*; Thos., 
 150a; Wm., 13, 150*, 150??. 
 Barnes, Agnes, 80a; Edw., 172??; 
 Eliz., 172 a; Isab., 13; Mich., 
 198; Rich., 257; Wm., 13. 
 Barrey, Robt., 149. 
 
 Barrowp, Lard of, 242. 
 
 Bartlett, Rich., 132, 177. 
 
 Barton, Eliz., 111a; Jn., 111a; 
 
 Rich., 3; Roger, 81, 82. 
 Bartram, Jn., 247; Robt., 179. 
 Barwick, Eliz., 242; Wm., 241*, 
 242*. 
 
 Basenfield, Thos., 136. 
 
 Bates, Cutli., 95; Elean., 231a; 
 Jane, 95; Marg., 82a,; Mich., 78; 
 Ralph, 82n; Thos., 95*, 96; 
 
 Wm., 231??. 
 
 Batey, Adam, 71; Thos., 266. 
 Baxter, Cath., 118a, 119*; Cuth., 
 118a; Marg., 118a, 119*; Wm., 
 118a, 119*. 
 
 Bayles, Hen., 37*, 38, 148; Marg., 
 26 a*. 
 
 Baynes, Cuth., 212; Wm., 103. 
 Beadnell, Geo., 247*; Robt., 247; 
 Wm., 14, 176. 
 
 Beane, Jn., 264a; Mary, 264a. 
 Bee, Anne, 193. 
 
 Bell, Adam, 167; And., 167; 
 Charity, 2; Jn., 63*, 71, 218, 
 243, 244; Mary, 117; Ralph, 
 
 314, Rich., 228, 280; Robt., 60; 
 Steven, 105; Thos., 39, 279. 
 Bellerby, Robt., 229; Wm., 80. 
 Bellasis, Bryan, 31; Chas., 31a; 
 Doro., 158a; Eliz., 31a; Hen., 
 31a; Isab., 82a; Jas., 31a, 33, 
 82a; Joan, 31??, 32; Kath., 
 
 31a; Lady, 312; Marg., 31a*, 
 32, 33*, 125a; Mary, 31??, 32, 
 309a; Sir Rich., 311*; Rich., 
 
324 
 
 31 n, 32*, 33; Robt., 60; Sir 
 Thos., 33; Thos., 125/7; Timo- 
 thea, 31n; Timothy, 31 n; Sir 
 Wm., 31/7*, 309/7; Wm., 32*, 
 
 33, 159?i. 
 
 Benson, Eliz., 174, 174/7 ; Jn., 174*, 
 174/i; Sam., 175, 176. 
 
 Best, Geo., 100; Margt., 100. 
 Bethel, Elean., 293, 293 / 7 . 
 
 Betham, Jane, 139, 13971; Jn., 139, 
 139 n; Tlios. 139, 139/7; Wm., 
 139*. 
 
 Bewick, Barb., 168, 177; Chris., 
 113*; Cuth., 150n, 168*; Elean., 
 168, Eliz., 14, 113; Isab., 113*; 
 Jane, 168/7; Jn., 168; Robt., 
 168, 168n*, 169*; Sam; 177; 
 
 Sar., 168; Sus., 15071; Thos., 
 168. 
 
 Biggins, Chris., 125*, 126*; Hen., 
 126*; Jn., 126; Mary, 124/7, 
 126; Thos., 124/7. 
 
 Bigland, Edw., 119. 
 
 Billingham, Rich., 65; Thos., 65. 
 Bilton, Dor., 216. 
 
 Bindlosse, Sir Robt., 267n. 
 
 Birch, Dor., 5; Edw., 3/7, 223 ti. 
 Bird, Jn., 57; Mary, 282n. 
 Birkbeck, Ann. 12577; Hen., 125 ti, 
 253*. 
 
 Birkley, Jas., 170. 
 
 Birtley, Dav., 121; Geo. 181. 
 Blackburn, Margt., 53. 
 
 Blackett, Agnes, 213 ti ; Ann, 214*; 
 Christian, 302n; Edw., 213; 
 Elean., 213, 214; Geo., 214*; 
 Hen., 213n*, 214*, 215; Jane, 
 213n; Jn., 21377, 214, 215; 
 
 Margt., 21377; Wm., 74, 75, 213, 
 21377*, 214. 
 
 Blacklock, Tlios., 123. 
 
 Blakiston, Anne, 20677, 246 t?. ; Barb., 
 28, 307*, 308; Dor., 28, 65n, 
 29177, 292, 293; Edw., 72*; 
 
 Elean., 72n*; Eliz., 11777, 291/7; 
 Frances, 27n, 291*, 291/7, 292*; 
 Geo., 27n; Hen., 28*, 235, 23577; 
 Jane, 28*; Joan, 27n; Jn., 28, 
 6577, 282, 29177, 292, 293 ti, 307, 
 308*; Lyonel, 28; Margt., 27n, 
 29177, 292, 307*, 308*; Marm., 15, 
 117 t7, 22177, 291t 7* ; Mary, 291/7*; 
 Nich., 28*; Sir Ralph, 27n, 148; 
 Ralph, 27*, 28*, 29*; Robt., 
 
 22177, 291*, 29177, 292; Roger, 
 27n, 28; Susan, 282; Toby, 232, 
 291, 291/7, 292*, 293; Thos., 66, 
 67*, 29177, 292*, 293; Sir Wm., 
 
 2777, 20677, 24677, 307/7; Col. Wm., 
 309/7; Wm., 27*, 27n*, 28*, 29, 
 43, 307*, 307/7, 308. 
 
 Blakey, Wm., 318*. 
 
 Bland, Arth., 98. 
 
 Blarton, Jn., 29. 
 
 Blenkinsop, Cecil, 234. 
 
 Blithe, And., 243. 
 
 Blythman (blank), 146; Barb., 282; 
 Edith, 146; Edw., 282*, 282/7; 
 Eliz., 53/7; Hen., 179; Wm., 53n, 
 179, 282. 
 
 Boa . . ., Chris., 23. 
 
 Bodeley, Ann, 135/7; Thos., 135/7. 
 Bolam, Mich., 259; Peter, 237. 
 Bolland, Jas., 226. 
 
 Bonner, Agnes, 7; Hen., 7; Mary, 
 7*, 7/7, 8; Math., 7; Wm., 7*, 
 7/7, 8. 
 
 Boone, Margt., 182; Wm., 182. 
 Booth, Abram., 161/7; Eliz., 65; 
 
 Isab., 161/7; Jn., 65. 
 
 Boothbye, Eliz., 18. 
 
 Bothwell, Francis, Earl of, 287/7; 
 
 Nich., 252. 
 
 Bourne, Eliz., 250. 
 
 Bowden, Jane, 316. 
 
 Bowes, Anne, 168, 197 n, 198, 
 
 286n; Elin., 169; Sir Geo., 
 286/7; Mrs., 5; Ralph, 69; Robt., 
 69, 99/7; Sir Talbot, 123, 234; 
 Talbot, 19777, 198*; Thos., 123, 
 197/7, 198*, 213, 234; Wm., 210; 
 Bowman, Wm., 176. 
 
 Bowmer (see Bulmer). 
 
 Bowser, Math., 148. 
 
 Bowton, Peter, 43. 
 
 Brabant, Adaline, 51/7, 58, 59, 60*; 
 Anne, 58/7, 60; Clias., 58/7, 59*, 
 60*; Geo., 51/7, 58*, 58/7*, 59*, 
 60*, 120; Henry, 118/7; Hercules, 
 6, 58, 58/7*; Jane, 587/.; Jn., 58, 
 58/7, 60*; Mary, 58*, 58/7, 60, 61, 
 118/7; Ralph, 58; Robt., 59. 
 Brackenbury, Anne, 125 n; Fran., 
 123; Hen., 125/7*. 
 
 Bradforth, Anne, 314; Bartram, 
 237*; Elin., 314*; Eliz., 3147/; 
 Hugh, 237*, 275; Jane, 314; 
 
 Lionel, 266/7, 314, 31477; Peter, 
 314*, 314/7; Thos., 314. 
 
 Bradley, Roger, 37, 129. 
 Brameling, Eliz., 95. 
 
 Brand, Allison, 314. 
 
 Brandling, Anne, 160//.; Chas., 
 275n; Doro., 275/7; Eliz., 16477; 
 Sir Francis, 164 n, 169, 170, 264; 
 Francis, 264; Hen., 160/7; Isab., 
 
325 
 
 264; Jane, 263n, 264; Jn., 263, 
 264; Robt., 84, 263/i; Troth., 
 263n, 264. 
 
 Brantingham, Hen., 44. 
 
 Brass, Clias., 198; Florence, 189, 
 190; Jn., 169; Wm., 74; 105, 248. 
 Breckley, Roger, 46. 
 
 Brent, Sir Nath., 292. 
 
 Brewhouse, Thos., 268. 
 
 Briant, Nick., 50. 
 
 Briggs, Eliz., 50 n; Francis, 291 ti* ; 
 Jane, 50; Kath., 50/1; Mich., 50; 
 Nick., 50*, 50/i; Win., 50. 
 Brocket, And., 77. 
 
 Brown, Adam, 257; Alice, 156; 
 Antk., 240, 241; Cutk., 98*; 
 Elin., 129; Eppie, 24; Ferd., 
 219*; Geo., 256*; Hen., 142; 
 Jn., 55, 95, 105, 197; Rich., 76; 
 Robt., 263; Sibil, 55; Thos., 47, 
 138, 307; Wm., 163, 204, 219*. 
 Bryan, Eliz., 284; Jos., 238*; 
 
 Margt., 238*. 
 
 Brykers, Rick., 96*. 
 
 Buckles, Wm., 241. 
 
 Buller, Isab., 93; Jn., 93. 
 
 Bullock, Thos., 84, 87, 280*. 
 Bulman, Chris., 42*; Jn., 317, 318. 
 Bulmer (Bowmer), Alice, 26l7i; 
 Anne, 261 n*, 262; Antk., 268n; 
 Sir Bertram, 264; Brian, 145; 
 Chas., 261/i, 262*; Edw., 261, 
 26171*, 262*; Geo., 261n; Hen., 
 264; Isab., 29, 261n; Jane, 
 
 26171*; Margt., 261 ti, 262*, 268n; 
 Ruth, 261/i; Thos., 261ri. 
 
 Bunny, Bridget, 108/i; Dor., 65/i; 
 Eliz., 109/i; Francis, 17, 108*, 
 109*, 109 n; Geo., 109, 110; Hen., 
 110; Jane, 109, 10971, 111; Jn., 
 109/1; Mary, 109/i; Prise., 110*; 
 Rich., 657i, 108/i, 109; Sarah, 
 258/1. 
 
 Bunting, Ralph, 267. 
 
 Burdon, Jn., 64, 229; Kath., 64; 
 
 Robt., 64; Rowl., 64; Wm., 48. 
 Burn, Edw., 211; Jane, 313; Jn., 
 256; Mangus, 244. 
 
 Burnell, Eliz., 208; Kath., 208; 
 
 Margt., 206, 207*, 208*, 246/i. 
 Burnett, Mr., 198. 
 
 Burrell, Alice, 15471; Barb., 141*, 
 154/i; Chris., 191; Cuth., 94; 
 Dor., 200; Elin., 79, 154, 154n; 
 Eliz., 114/1, 316n; Francis, 79, 
 79/i, 103, 153, 153/1, 15471; Geo., 
 154*, 154/1, 155; Hen., 153/i, 
 
 154*; Jas., 154; Jane, 79, 79n, 
 
 153/1, 154*, 154/1, 168*; Jn., 114, 
 114/i, 141; L . . . , 103; Lance, 
 141*; Margt., 153/1, 154/i; Mary, 
 79, 154/t; Nellie, 168; Osw., 141; 
 Peter, 79, 153, 154*, 154/i, 155; 
 Rachel, 141; Ralph, 141, 153; 
 Rebecca, 154, 154/i; Rich., 141; 
 Robt., 141*; Thos., 48, 53, 141, 
 153, 154*, 154/1, 258; Tim., 153*, 
 154*, 154/i; Wm., 154/i 
 Burton, Eliz., 105; Mary, 106; 
 
 Robt., 105; Wm., 105*. 
 
 Busby, Antk., 304/i; Doroth., 304n; 
 
 Hen., 305. 
 
 Butcher, Wm., 289. 
 
 Butler, Jane, 168, 168/i; Jn., 168, 
 
 168/i. 
 
 Bye . . . , Chris., 301. 
 
 Byerley, Anth., 59, 61*; Chris., 
 165; Rich., 142. 
 
 Byncks, Nick., 16. 
 
 C 
 
 C . . . . , Robt., 77. 
 
 Calverley, Alice, 226; Anne, 226; 
 Barb., 226*; Beatrice, 226; Lady 
 Eliz., 226*; Eliz., 226; Isab., 
 226; Sir Jn., 226*, 228, 229*; 
 Jn., 109*, 225, 226; Margt., 225; 
 Mary, 226*; Tim., 226. 
 
 Calvert, Nick., 184*. 
 
 Cape, Wm., 114/i. 
 
 Carnaby, Jane, 79 n, 153/1, 267/i; 
 Lance, 186; Ralph, 79/i, 153/i; 
 Sir Reginald, 16571, 2877i; Rich., 
 46; Ursula, 165/1, 287 n ; Sir 
 
 Wm., 267/1, 268; Wm., 268. 
 Carnes, Thos., 167. 
 
 Carr, Agnes, 12571; Alice, 87, 88/i*; 
 Anth., 143; Chris., 125-/1, 15171; 
 Geo., 138*; Isab., 88/i, 168, 226; 
 Jas., 178; Jane, 161/i; Joan, 
 88/i; Jn., 88/i*, 135; Law., 100*; 
 Leon, 161/i, 169, 177, 17771; 
 
 Margt., 16, 177/i, 307; Mary, 
 151/1; Nicb., 16; Osw., 88/i; 
 Ralph, 48, 178; Robt., 95, 182, 
 264, 304; Tlios., 103, 138*, 142; 
 Wm., 88/i. 
 
 Carrie, Lord, 166, 167. 
 
 Carrock, Tliomasine, 158. 
 
 Carrus, Chris., 164/i; Eliz., 164/i. 
 Cartwright, Mr., 6. 
 
 Carvell, Capt. Robt., 2. 
 Catclieside, Jn., 144*; Robt., 98. 
 Catterick, Anth., 164/i; Isab., 16471; 
 Jn., 36*. 
 
326 
 
 Chamber (Chambers), Alice, 282/?; 
 Anne, 193; Averell, 193/?; Avery, 
 193*; Chas., 281, 281 n, 282*, 
 283; Eliz., 193*, 193/?; Gervase, 
 281 n ; Isabel, 282/?; Mary, 282, 
 282/?; Mr., 282/?; Robt., 193*, 
 281/?, 282*; Roger, 281/?; Sarah, 
 282/?; Thos., 281. 
 
 Chapman, Agnes, 7, 7/?, 8; Dor., 
 279/?; Eliz., 7 /?*, 279/?; Geo., 
 129; Hen., 7/?*, 8*, 79/?*, 141, 
 153?i*, 154, 279/?*; Jane, 315; 
 
 Marion, 7/?; Martha, 279 n; 
 Mary, 7/?; Math., 7*, 8, 79/?; 
 Mich., 315; Osw., 7n; Thos., 
 279/?; Wm., 195. 
 
 Charlton, Amb., 156*; Barb., 3, 
 240; Beall, 156*; Chris., 3*; 
 Cuth., 240; Eclw., 70*, 156, 240*; 
 Gerrard, 156*; Isab., 3, 70; 
 
 Jas., 3*; Jane, 70, 156; Jasper, 
 156; Jn., 3, 70*, 156*, 240; 
 
 Margery, 240; Mark, 3; Reynold, 
 156; Rowl., 156; Thos., 156*; 
 Trestie, 3; Walter, 3; Wm., 
 156*; Wm., 240*. 
 
 Charteris, Jane, 95/?. 
 
 Chayter (Cliaiter), Ann, 82/? ; Anth., 
 278/?; Chris., 82/?; Elean., 132/?; 
 Eliz., 82n; Col. Hen., 269/?; Hen., 
 82*, 82??, 83*, 84*; Isab., 31??, 
 82/i, 83, 179; Jane, 29, 82, 82/?, 
 84*; Jeronima, 82/?, 83*; Margt., 
 82/?, 278/?; Mary, 82/?; Nich., 
 82/?, 83, 280; Pierce, 132??; Robt., 
 
 73, 248, 256; Thos., 31/?, 42, 57, 
 
 74, 82, 82/?*, 83, 84; Sir Wm., 
 279, 280. 
 
 Cheeseman, Cuth., 35, 218. 
 
 Child, Thos., 316. 
 
 Chilton, Jn., 64, 107; Wm., 107. 
 Chipchase, Wm., 242. 
 
 Chomley, Adeline, 51??; Jas., 51??. 
 Chrissup, Robt., 257. 
 
 Claphamson, Thos., 78. 
 Claphearson, Thos., 78. 
 
 Clark, Barb., 93; Fran., 127, 17o, 
 181; Hen., 275; Jane, 236; Jn., 
 74, 127, 164; Math., 93; Priscilla, 
 268; Rich., 288; Robt., 242; 
 Thos., 266; Wm., 138, 275. 
 Clarkson, Margt., 205; Rebec., 177; 
 Robt., 177*, 177/?; Thos., 177*, 
 177/?*. 
 
 Clavering, Agnes, 49n, 242, 243; 
 
 Alice, 267/?; Anne, 107/?, 163; 
 Edw., 263*; Elin., 263*; Eliz., 
 267/?; Esther, 267; Gawen, 196, 
 
 218, 219, 242; Geo., 200, 242, 
 243, 263*; Gilb., 200; Grace, 
 
 79/?, 102/?; Isab., 263*; Jas., 51, 
 79*, 79/?, 102/?, 103*, 163; Jane, 
 267/?; Sir Jn., 243*, 267; Jn., 
 107/?, 150*, 154, 161/?, 163/?; 
 
 Katli., 242, 243*; Margt., 200, 
 263*; Mary, 242, 243; Mr., 150*; 
 Ralph, 200*, 263*, 267*, 267/?; 
 Robt., 49/?, 163, 242*, 243*, 258, 
 261/?, 263*, 263/?; Thos., 267/?, 
 268; Wm., 163, 261??, 267. 
 Claxton, Ann, 246; Sir Geo., 98; 
 Geo., 98/?*; Sir Jn., 73??, 74, 98, 
 98/?, 149, 151; Jn., 74, 98*, 149; 
 Lady Mary, 74; Marv, 73 n, 98; 
 Robt,, 73/?; Wm., 123". 
 
 Clayton, Jn., 57. 
 
 Cleaver, Milicent, 221. 
 
 Clennell, And., 104; Wm., 287, 290. 
 Clennett, Amb., 176. 
 
 Clervaux, Eliz., 82/?; Wm., 82/?. 
 Cliburn, Agnes, 264/?; Jn., 54*; 
 Margt., 95, 96; Rich., 264??; 
 
 Thos., 257. 
 
 Clifton, Sister, 6. 
 
 Clugh, Adam, 237; Robt., 47. 
 Coates, Agnes, 95; Anth., 65. 
 
 Cobb, Jeremy, 257. 
 
 Cock, Agnes, 26/?; Dorcas, 161??, 
 163; Eliz., 26/?; Hen., 161??, 
 163*; Mrs., 184; Ralph, 26/?*; 
 Sam., 184; Wm., 163. 
 
 Cockey, Mr., 50. 
 
 Cockeyn, Wm., 137. 
 
 Cockfield, Jn., 123. 
 
 Coldwell, Sam., 248. 
 
 Cole, Agnes, 145??; Eliz., 145/?; 
 Francis, 145/?*; Isab., 161??; 
 Jas., 53*, £4, 93, 145??*, 146, 
 239; Jane, 54, 145//*, 146; Jn., 
 145*, 145 n, 146*, 147; Margt., 
 145??; Mich., 249; Nich., 54, 
 145*; Ralph, 137, 145*, 145??*, 
 146*, 161, 161/?, 239; Rich., 146; 
 Thos., 89; Wm., 145/?. 
 
 Colling, Cuth., 149; Hugh, 123*; 
 Jane, 123. 
 
 Collingwood, A gnes, 197; Anne, 
 259, 284; Barb., 34; Sir Cuth., 
 41/?, 247??; Cuth., 34, 35, 151n, 
 152, 173*, 247, 259*, 261??, 287, 
 308*, 308/?; Dan., 34/?, 35, 259; 
 Dor., 35, 219, 308, 308/?; Edm., 
 218; Edw., 220, 308, 308/?; 
 
 Elean., 34 n, 135??; Eliz., 114 n, 
 308/?; Ephr., 34/?, 35*, 259; 
 
 Francis, 242, 247, 247//; Geo., 
 
327 
 
 35*, 117*, 121, 151, 158*; Helen, 
 308ft ; Hen., 142*, 143; Jane, 35; 
 Jn., 18, 34 n, 35*, 143, 220, 236, 
 259*; Lucy, 158; Margery, 308, 
 308ft; Mary, 157, 158*, 236n, 
 
 261ft; Mr., 287, 317; Osw., 114ft; 
 Ralph, 308*, 308ft; Rebec., 41n; 
 Robt., 42*, 43, 157, 158*, 218*, 
 219, 259; Sir Thos., 218ft; Thos., 
 34*, 35*, 157*, 158, 173*, 173n, 
 247ft, 259, 284ft; Ursula, 135??,, 
 151ft. 
 
 Collyer, Barb., 43, 45; Jn., 43; 
 Margt., 107; Robt., 107; Tlios., 
 43, 44, 45, 107, 286; Wm, 107. 
 Cohnan, Barb., 184*; Eliz., 184* 
 Susan, 183. 
 
 Colmore, Clem., 74, 117; Doctor, 74, 
 98*. 
 
 Colpotts, Jn., 171. 
 
 Colts, Robt., 285; Tlios., 318. 
 Common, Jn., 102. 
 
 Compton, Tlios., 318. 
 
 Comyn, Dor., 26ft; Geo., 26*, 26?i; 
 Jas., 26*, 26ft, 27; Jane, 17; 
 Janet, 26ft; Jn., 26*, 26ft*, 27; 
 Margt., 27; Nich., 26, 26ft; 
 Thos., 26, 26?i; Wm., 317*. 
 Consett, Chris., 109n; Francis, 
 109ft. 
 
 Conyers, Alice, 234* ; Anne, 36, 36ft, 
 190; Chas., 190, 191*; Chris., 36, 
 36ft; Cutli., 36, 36ft*, 190, 190??; 
 Dor., 190, 191*; Elin., 49ft, 190*, 
 191*; Eliz., 36ft, 276ft; Frances, 
 36; Sir Geo., 190; Isab., 36, 36ft; 
 Jn., 36, 36?i*, 49ft, 276; Jos., 296; 
 Marm., 190; Mary, 36*, 36ft, 97*, 
 97?i, 190; Mr., 98; Sir Ralph, 
 190, 191, 192; Robt., 97*, 97ft; 
 Roger, 234; Tlios., 190, 191, 192; 
 Wm., 270, 276?i. 
 
 Cook, Eclw., 71; Eliz., 200?i; Jas., 
 269; Jane, 53ft; Jn., 31; Thos., 
 71*, 87; Wm., 25, 53, 53ft, 107, 
 120 , 121 *. 
 
 Corner, Dennis, 15. 
 
 Cornforth, Jn., 199. 
 
 Cossin, Grace, 223. 
 
 Cotesworth, Jn., 134*. 
 
 Cottle, Mark, 292. 
 
 Coulson, Brian, 172; Francis, 154; 
 Robt., 152; Roger, 29; Widow, 
 105. 
 
 Coultliird, Alex., 179. 
 
 Coupland, Jn., 220, 308. 
 
 Coutte. Wm., 164*. 
 
 Coward, Geo., 123. 
 
 Cowheard, Rich., 213*; Robt., 213. 
 
 Cowlton, Driscibla, 5, 226; Jn., 123. 
 Cowper, Jn., 123; Merial, 174ft; 
 
 Robt., 149, 174/U. 
 
 Cowters, Wm., 136. 
 
 Coxson, Ann, 60; Rich., 260; Robt., 
 197. 
 
 Craddock, Anne, 250, 279ft; Antli., 
 248'ft, 249*; Dr., 178*; Doroth., 
 279?i; Geo., 250; Grace, 250; Jn., 
 195, 248ft, 249, 250*, 279?t*; Jos., 
 
 248, 249*, 250*, 296*; Margt., 
 250, 279/?; Margery, 248*, 248ft, 
 250; Racli., 250; Rich., 279?i; 
 Tim., 249*; Tim., 250; Wm., 
 
 249, 250*. 
 
 Cramforth (blank), 94. 
 
 Craggs (blank), 146; Ann, 125ft; 
 Eliz., 210; Geo., 75, 201, 203, 
 204*; Jn., 125ft. 
 
 Cramlington, Robt., 231; Steph., 
 268; Thos., 51*. 
 
 Craster, Edm., 247; Geo., 130, 
 130?i; Margt., 130; Wm., 104. 
 Crawforth, Barb., 43 /?; Margt., 
 16*; Thos., 231; Ursula, 16, 
 16n; Wm., 16, 16/?. 
 
 Crayne, Jn., 2. 
 
 Craythorne, Margery, 125/?*; Math., 
 125ft. 
 
 Crisp, Cath., 256*. 
 
 Crokelt, Robt., 37. 
 
 Crome, Eliz., 103; Isab., 226. 
 Crosyer, Eliz., 199/?,; Geo., 199*; 
 Mr., 60. 
 
 Currey, Jn., 179; Thos., 260. 
 Curtas, Mr., 264. 
 
 Curton, Mary, 249; Rich., 249. 
 Curwen, Sir Hen., 166; Sir Nich., 
 165ft. 
 
 Cussons, Robt., 123. 
 
 Cuthbert, Tlios., 3, 53, 54. 
 
 Cuttie, Wm., 219. 
 
 D 
 
 Dand (blank), 152. 
 
 Dalton, Allison, 77; Barb., 75 n, 
 
 77*; Eliz., 76, 77*, 78*, 125n; 
 Jas., 78; Jelyon, 77; Lion., 75n, 
 76*, 77*, 78*; Philip, 78; Polly, 
 77; Robt., 77, 125ft; Thos., 78; 
 Wm., 75ft, 76*, 77*, 78*, 146. 
 Danby, Ann, 164ft; Dor., 164?i; 
 Edm., 164/?,; Edw., 165; Eliz., 
 
 164/i*; Francis, 164/?, 165; Jas., 
 164ft; Jane, 164/?,; Jn., 164ft, 
 
 165*; Martin, 243; Mary, 164/?,; 
 Miles, 164/?,, 165; Thos., 164, 
 
 164ft; Wm., 164/?. 
 
328 
 
 Darcy, Hen., 253; Mary, 252*, 253; 
 
 Sir Wm., 311. 
 
 Darling - , Barb., 124. 
 
 Darneton, Ricli., 176. 
 
 Davenport, Sergeant, 187. 
 
 Davill, Dor., 164a; Robt., 65. 
 Davis, Hen., 42. 
 
 Davison, Alex., 26?*., 125a, 127, 128, 
 168/1, 169; Anne, 168//; Mar¬ 
 
 gery, 52; Philip, 52*; Robt., 
 242; Thos., 197, 243. 
 
 Davy, Eliz., 246; Hen., 43; Wm., 
 246. 
 
 Dawson, Ann, 246; Eliz., 133, 246; 
 Isab., 2; Jane, 17; Ralph, 246; 
 Rowl., 17; Wm., 17, 60. 
 
 Delaval, Alice, 269a; Dor., 274?/; 
 Edw., 61?/; Jane, 87; Sir Jn., 
 274, 274/i; Mary, 230a; Osw., 
 179*; Peter, 230a; Sir Ralph, 
 87; Robt., 269a; Thos., 311. 
 Denning, Robt., 83. 
 
 Dennis, Edm., 70, 71; Helen, 70; 
 Margt., 70; Ralph, 70; Thos., 
 71*; Wm., 71. 
 
 Dent., Geo., 167, 299; Hen., 139; 
 Jane, 233a, 234, 235; Jn., 233a, 
 235*; Mary, 78; Tlios., 78; Wm., 
 78. 
 
 Denton, Peter, 25. 
 
 Derry, Jn., 142. 
 
 Dewers, Margt., 236. 
 
 Di . . . . , Hen., 301. 
 
 Dickinson, Bridget, 248/1. 
 
 Dighton, Mary, 226, 227, 229; Mrs., 
 60; Rich.,'6, 59, 60, 61. 
 Dinsdale, Chris, 123; Robt., 123. 
 Ditchant, Jn., 144. 
 
 Dixon (Dickson) (blank), 264; And., 
 307; Chris, 216a, 217; Eliz., 15, 
 25; Geo., 172, 173, 192; Hen., 
 179*; Isab., 25; Jane, 25; Jn., 
 25, 36, 36n, 198; Margt., 179*, 
 216r?, 217; Mary, 25; Perc., 63; 
 Peter, 148; Robt., 217*; Thos., 
 217, 302?/; Wm., 63, 179. 
 Dobbison, Anne, 204//, 276a; Chris., 
 
 204, 205*; Eliz., 276a*; Geo., 
 276, 276/i; Helen, 204a, 205*; 
 Hen., 276, 276//; Isab., 204, 204a, 
 
 205, 276//; Jane, 204a; Ralph, 
 276/i; Thos., 204; 27 6n; Wm., 
 204, 204 n, 276 a*. 
 
 Dobson, Anth., 17//*, 18*; Chris., 
 18; Geo., 18, 79; Grace, 17n; 
 Hen., 107; Jn., 18*, 257; 
 
 Margt., 18; Rich., 31; Sus., 
 18*; Thos., 17, 17?/, 188*; Val., 
 18. 
 
 Dodds (Dodd), Clias., 138; Isab., 
 113; Jas., 156; Jn., 70; Math., 
 113, 114; Perc., 156; Tlios., 127. 
 Dodslion, Hen., 14*; Jn., 261*. 
 Dodswortli, Edw., 104; Eliz., 53 n; 
 
 Lau., 53a; Robt., 269 n. 
 
 Douglas, Jn., 70. 
 
 Dower, And., 99. 
 
 Dowler, Thos., 237. 
 
 Downes (blank), 74; Bryan, 37; 
 Geo., 74. 
 
 Dowson, Chris, 205*; Grace, 204a. 
 Dowthwaite, Bern., 59, 175*, 175a, 
 176, 252*, Jn., 59, 175*, 175a*, 
 176, 252*; Mary, 175, 175a; 
 
 Robt., 252; Thos., 60; Wm., 
 175a. 
 
 Draper, Elean., 101?/; Francis, 
 109a; Mary, 103; Tim., 101a, 
 103, 109*, 109a. 
 
 Drews, Isab,, 57. 
 
 Dryden, Ralph, 275. 
 
 Drye, Jn., 6. 
 
 Duckett, Wm., 204. 
 
 Dunbar, Earl of, 139. 
 
 Dunfere, Gean, 78. 
 
 Dunn (Done), Edw., 278: Jerrard, 
 8*; Jn., 8; Ivath., 8; Wm., 145, 
 287, 290. 
 
 Dunton, Jn., 257. 
 
 Durham, Bp. of, 2, 5, 74, 169*, 202, 
 221, 225, 279. 
 
 Durkin, Tlios., 239. 
 
 Dyneley, Margt., 302 n; Robt., 302a. 
 
 E 
 
 Eales, Jn., 123, 167*. 
 
 Earle, Elean., 6; Jane, 284. 
 
 Eden, Abra., 163; Ann, 7a; Anth., 
 275; Grace, 275, 276; Hen., 7a, 
 163; Isab., 88a, 261a; Jane, 88 n, 
 125a, 160a, 258a, 306a; Jn., 163; 
 Margt., 163; Robt., 88 a*, 89, 
 125a, 160, 160a, 258a, 261a, 
 306?/; Sar., 163; Tobyas, 163; 
 Wm., 89, 163. 
 
 Eggleston, Chris., 17. 
 
 Ellet, Arch., 219; Edw T ., 236; Jas., 
 316. 
 
 Ellison, Cuth., 87, 88; Edw., 318; 
 Jane, 87, 88; Ralph, 80; Rich., 
 44; Robt., 91a, 92*. 
 
 Elstobb., Ann., 271 ; Robt., 271. 
 Elwick, Jn., 164. 
 
 Elwood, Arch., 219. 
 
 Emerson, Alice, 161a; Ann., 45; 
 Chris, 205*; Cuth., 45, 212; 
 Francis, 211; Geo., 45, 211, 211//, 
 
329 
 
 212; Isab., 45; Joan, 45*; Jn., 
 60, 161/?; Leo., 108; Margery, 
 
 211; Ralph, 60, 211*, 212; Rich., 
 212; Thos., 45, 108, 108*. 
 Errington, Alice, 123/?; Anth., 87, 
 155; Barb., 87; Dor., 259*, 
 274 n; Gilb., 24*, 122*, 274n; 
 Hen., 259*, 289; Isab., 82; Jane, 
 15; Jn., 241; Lance., 287/?; 
 Mally, 24; Margt., 38/?, 274/?; 
 Mark, 274, 274/?; Nich., 287n; 
 Ralph, 134; Roger, 123/? ; Ursula, 
 259. 
 
 Eure, Wm., 195/?. 
 
 Ewart, Isab., 70; Midi., 70*, 71. 
 Ewbank (Ubank), Alice, 220, 220/?; 
 Anne, 104, 190; Dor., 220; Eliz., 
 189/?; Hen., 103/?, 104, 189, 189n, 
 220; Isab., 103/?; Jas., 220*; 
 Jane, 190; Jn., 103/?, 104*, 167, 
 220; Lance., 103, 103/?, 104; 
 
 Margery, 104; Mary, 189, 189/?, 
 190: Thos., 55*, 88, 103, 103/?*, 
 220*; Toby, 189*, 189/?*, 190, 
 
 298/?, 300*,' 301. 
 
 F 
 
 Fairbairn, Tlios., 198*. 
 
 Fairheirs, Mr., 283. 
 
 Fairley, Ralph, 266, 267. 
 
 Fane, Sir Hen., 233. 
 
 Fargy, Barth., 272; Wm., 272. 
 Farnaby, Anne, 221; Chas., 221; 
 Thos., 221/?*. 
 
 Farneside, Florence, 53/t; Hen., 53, 
 53/?; Isab., 53/?; Jacob, 53, 53/?, 
 54, 168; Jas., 53, 53/?; Jane, 
 53n; Margt., 168, Mary, 53n, 
 168. 
 
 Farriless, Jn., 202. 
 
 Farrow, Agnes, 283; Ann, 282, 
 282n; Jas., 24*, 24/?; Jn., 85; 
 Robt., 282*, 282/i; Thos., 176. 
 Fawcett, Eliz., 157/?; Francis, 265*; 
 
 Jas., 265; Reginald, 195*. 
 Fawcus, Catli., 241 ; Wm., 122. 
 Fawdon, Robt., 258. 
 
 Fawell, Anth., 305. 
 
 Featherston, Wm., 149. 
 Featlierstonliaugh, Alice, 270/?; 
 Dor., 271*; Eliz., 45*, 271; 
 
 Francis, 271*; Jane, 271; Jn., 
 45*, 270/i*; Mary, 271*; Pere- 
 grina, 270/?, 271; Phillis, 45* ; 
 Ralph, 45*, 270, 271*; Rich., 
 271. 
 
 Feildus, Jn., 129. 
 
 Fell, Alice, 262; Jn., 38; Mr., 37. 
 Felpe (blank), 18. 
 
 Felton, Anth., 125/?; Dor., 125/?. 
 Fenwick, Antli., 258/?; Barb., 155; 
 Catli., 216*; Eliz., bln, 216, 255, 
 272*; Garret, 155, 156; Geo., 56, 
 79, 177/?, 253/?, 255; Hen., 231/?, 
 232; Isab., 253/?; Sir Jn., 127, 
 166, 231, 231/?; Jn., 33, 79/?, 155, 
 231, 231??, 232, 255; Julian, 
 
 231/?; Lance., 232; Lionel, 51, 
 51 n, 231*, 231/?; Magd., 79/?; 
 Margt., 27 n, 231*; Martin, 
 215/?; Mary, 177 n, 231/?, 232; 
 Randal, 215/?, 216*; Roger, 155*, 
 231; Robt., 93, 155, 173, 231/?*, 
 232; Thos., 155; Tristram, 127; 
 Valentine, 142; Sir Wm., 27 n, 
 266, 268, 268/?; Win., 51, 167, 
 231/?*, 232, 253/?, 255*, 272. 
 Ferguson, Eliz., 240; Math., 241*. 
 Ferrar, Rich., 138. 
 
 Fewler, Ralph, 103. 
 
 Fielding, Israel, 233, 235*. 
 
 Fife, Jennet, 122*; Ralph, 122*; 
 
 Robt., 122. 
 
 Finch, Edmund, 62*. 
 
 Finney, Eliz., 109/?; Wm., 109/?. 
 Fishburn, Jane, 80; Robt., 80*. 
 Fisher, Wm., 106. 
 
 Fletcher, Clias., 152; Chris., 141; 
 Eliz., 305/?; Geo., 197; Isab., 
 306; Kath., 305/?; Jn., 167, 305, 
 305/?, 306; Mary, 305/?, 306*; 
 Robt., 305/?; Wm., 305 n. 
 Floxton, Jn., 142. 
 
 Floyd, Eliz., 221/?. 
 
 Flynn, Nich., 6. 
 
 Follansby, Alice, 222/?; Ann., 223; 
 Chris., 222, 222/?; Grace, 222/?; 
 Hen., 222/?, 223*; Jn., 15, 222/?, 
 223; Margt., 222, 223; Robt., 
 222; Thos., 222*, 222/?; Wm., 
 222/?, 223. 
 
 Forcer, Anne, 195/?; Anth., 151/?; 
 Catli., 195/?; Ellen, 151*, 151 z?; 
 Francis, 151, 195/?; Geo., 152; 
 Hen., 318; Jane, 195z?; Jn., 
 151/?*, 195/?; Margt., 151*, 151/?, 
 195/?; Mary, 151/?, 195 n; Mrs., 
 64; Peter, 151*, 151 n, 195*, 
 
 195 n; Robt., 195z?; Thos., 151, 
 195/?*, 247/1; Ursula, 151/?, 247//. 
 Forest, Mr., 12. 
 
 Forester, Geo., 130. 
 
 Forster (Foster), Alex., 268; Clias., 
 213; Doro., 49/?; Emme, 101, 
 102, 103; Francis, 217; Geo., 93; 
 
330 
 
 Isab., 93*; Jas., 207; Janet, 2; 
 Jn., 50, 88*, 216, 247, 295, 308, 
 316*; Ivath., 164a; Lady, 219; 
 Margt., 121 a, 124, 126, 272a, 
 
 291a; Mark, 70; Sir Math., 218, 
 219; Math., 164 a, 307; Nich., 
 93, 114, 121a, 218, 219, 268*, 
 
 272a; Peratt, 186; Pexall, 186*, 
 291a; Ralph, 315; Rich., 295; 
 Robt., 29; Rowl., 218, 219; Sir 
 Thos., 49a; Wm., 247. 
 
 Fortune, Geo., 238; Ivath., 238, 
 239*. 
 
 Fosse, Wm., 242. 
 
 Fowler, Ralph, 103. 
 
 France, Wm., 269. 
 
 Frankland, Antli., 74*; Sir Hen., 
 73a, 74; Jane, 73a. 
 
 Frankling, Anne, 175. 
 
 French, Edw., 56. 
 
 Freville, Lady Eliz., 3, 5, 229; 
 Eliz., 223; Sir Geo., 3, 6, 60*, 
 81*, 223, 223a, 228; Geo., 60, 
 224, 225, 227*, 228; Gilbert., 6, 
 58 n, 60, 226; Sir Hen., 61; Lady, 
 4*, 60, 267; Mary, 58a, 225*, 
 227; Nich., 225*, 226, 227*, 228; 
 Rich., 5, 228, 229*; Robt., 226, 
 227. 
 
 Friend, Rich., 262. 
 
 Frisell, Eliz., 57a; Robt., 56, 57a*; 
 Wm., 37. 
 
 Fryer, Robt., 176. 
 
 Fulthorp, Mrs., 74. 
 
 Furley, Jn., 257. 
 
 Fynn, Nicli., 60. 
 
 G 
 
 Gage, Anne, 81; Geo., 80; Jn., 6, 
 80*. 
 
 Gaire, And., 242; Jn., 248. 
 Gallon, Alice, 61a; Dan., 61; Elin., 
 61, 62*; Geo., 61*, 61a, 62*, 93; 
 Isab., 61, 62*; Jane, 61a; Jn., 
 61, 61a, 62. 
 
 Gardner, Philip, 216. 
 
 Garnett, Eliz., 299; Jn., 298a, 301; 
 
 Rich., 62. 
 
 Garry, Rich., 149. 
 
 Garth, Geo., 6, 94; Jn., 94; Wm., 6. 
 Garthwaite, Mr., 6; Silas, 60. 
 Garstill, Wm., 198. 
 
 Gascoigne, Thos., 264. 
 
 Gastells, Miles, 198. 
 
 Geddes, Elean., 137a; Robt., 137a. 
 Gibbon, Mary, 222a. 
 
 Gibson, Agnes, 48, 48a; Jas., 256; 
 Jn., 80; Margt., 135a; Mr., 290'; 
 
 Robt., 77, 146, 248; Wm., 135a, 
 289*. 
 
 Gifford, Eliz., 229; Frances, 229; 
 
 Mr., 6; Simon, 6, 226, 229. 
 Gigleswick., Hen., 123. 
 
 Gilborne, Eliz., 237a; Sir Nicli., 
 237a. 
 
 Gill, Alice, 186a, 198, 209*; Anne, 
 186a, 187a*; Barb., 187a; Clem., 
 186a, 187*; Dan., 209; Dav., 
 
 209a; Eliz., 185a, 187a; Margt., 
 186a, 187a; Mary, 187*; Mr., 
 
 187; Jn., 185a, 186, 186a, 187*, 
 209, 209a, 211; Thos., 186, 
 
 186a*, 187*; Wm., 187a. 
 
 Gillerie, Edw., 107. 
 
 Gilpatrick, Jn., 218. 
 
 Gilpin, Bern., 128a, 209; Ewen, 
 
 128a; Mary, 128a. 
 
 Girlington (cosin), 6. 
 
 Glaster, Margt., 307. 
 
 Glendinning, Jas., 138. 
 
 Glenton, Jn., 11, 11a. 
 
 Glover (aunt), 312, 313; Eliz., 
 
 309a; Mary, 235; Osw., 148; 
 Thos., 234, 235*. 
 
 Godskirk, Elsbell, 56; Eliz., 57. 
 Gofton, Agnes, 96*, 96a; And., 
 
 161a; Edw., 96*; Hugh, 96; 
 Margt., 16171, 163; Rich., 96*; 
 Robt., 96*. 
 
 Goodchild, Agnes, 48 a; Frances, 
 48a; Jane, 48a; Joan, 48a; Jn., 
 47a, 48; Margt., 47; Mary, 47a; 
 Robt., 47, 48a. 
 
 Goodrie, Margt., 184. 
 
 Goodwin, Elean., 100. 
 
 Gosuts, Dan., 258. 
 
 Gower, Agnes, 189a; Edw., 189a. 
 Grame, Elean., 111a; Isab., 318; 
 
 Rich., 146; Walter, 48. 
 
 Grant, Wm., 165. 
 
 Graves, Ann, 36;i; Francis, 36a*; 
 
 Thos., 36a. 
 
 Greevson, Jn., 123. 
 
 Gregson, Hugh, 133, 140. 
 
 Green, Chris., 167; Eliz., 60; 
 Frances, 64; Geo., 236, 243; 
 
 Humph., 142; Ralph, 152; Wm., 
 60, 272. 
 
 Greenhead, Robt., 155. 
 
 Greeneway, Jas., 257. 
 
 Greenall, Ann, 276a; Jn., 278; 
 
 Robt., 2777?-; Thomasine, 277a. 
 Greenwell, Agnes, 7a, 19871, 283 ; 
 Anne, 7a, 198, 273; Eliz., 198*, 
 198a, 284; Humph., 273; Isab., 
 216n; Jane, 7a, 198; Jn., 7a, 
 116*, 117, 198*, 198a*, 273, 283, 
 
331 
 
 284* ; Mark, 127, 217 ; Mary, 284, 
 
 Mich., 116, 
 
 117; 
 
 Nich., 
 
 198*, 
 
 198a*, 283, 
 
 284; 
 
 Peter, 
 
 198; 
 
 Rich., 198; 
 
 Robt. 
 
 , 198, 198a, 
 
 273, 284; Rowl., 
 
 116*; 
 
 Sam., 
 
 116*; Thos. 
 
 , 116*, 
 
 198; Wm., 
 
 116*, 117*, 
 
 198*, 
 
 198 a*, 
 
 283*, 
 
 284*. 
 
 Grey (Gray), Agnes, 49a*, 168, 215a; 
 Ann, 47, 216, 218a, 272, 284a, 
 308a; Rev. Right Hon. Anth., 
 308a; Sir Arthur, 169, 258, 266, 
 269; Artli., 170, 232, 258, 268; 
 Bessie, 168; Brian, 232, 266a; 
 Cath., 164a, 215a, 266* 266a*; 
 Cuth., 168*; Dor., 164*, 164a*, 
 169, 176, 218a; Sir Edw., 129a, 
 169, 215; Edw., 129*, 129a, 164, 
 164a, 168, 169*, 170, 189, 190, 
 
 215*, 215a*, 216*, 232*, 266, 
 
 272*, 284, 238, Elean., 266, 
 
 266a*; Eliz., 164a, 168, 215a, 
 216*, 218, 226, 266, 266a*; Epk., 
 267; Florence, 222*; Fortune, 
 266a, 272*; Francis, 101, 169, 
 
 266, 266a*, 308a; Geo., 60, 164; 
 
 Sir Hen.. 189a; Hen., 101, 142*, 
 266*, 266a, 272, 298a, 314 a; 
 
 Isab., 53a, 163a, 164a, 168a, 266, 
 266a*, 268a*, 284a, 298a; Jane, 
 127, 163a, 176*, 236; Jn., 53a, 
 
 129, 163, 163a, 164, 168, 168a, 
 
 176, 215*, 222, 264, 267, 284*, 
 
 315*, 316; Lord, 163a; Magd., 
 129; Margt., 164a*, 168, 176*, 
 215, 226, 232, 266*, 266a*, 268a, 
 272, 284; Margery, 164a, 308a; 
 Martha, 164, 169*; Mary, 189a, 
 264, 284*, 298a; Osw., 142, 168; 
 Philip, 215*, 215a, 216; Priscilla, 
 163a; Sir Ralph, 163a, 169 a, 
 
 215a, 218a, 268a, 284a, 315a; 
 Ralph, 138, 163, 163a, 168, 169, 
 215*, 222, 232, 257, 266, 284, 
 316a; Robt., 101*, 164, 164a, 
 
 169*, 215a, 222, 232, 246, 284; 
 Sir Roger, 49a, 169, 266, 284; 
 Roger, 222, 266, 267; Sir Thos., 
 163a, 215a, 268a, 284a; Thos., 
 49a, 129, 129a, 168, 176, 215a, 
 
 216*, 222, 271, 284; Lord Wm., 
 266; Sir Wm., 164*, 169; Wm., 
 78, 163a, 168*, 168a, 215a, 222, 
 
 267, 272. 
 
 Grice (aunt), 313; Edw., 314; 
 
 Eman., 37a. 
 
 Grindon, Anth., 148. 
 
 Gryson, Geo.. 59. 
 
 Gunson, Alice, 209a; Perc., 128a; 
 Peter, 209a. 
 
 Gurling, Jn., 257; Robt., 257. 
 
 Guy, Edw., 218, 219. 
 
 H 
 
 Haddock, Wm., 93, 286. 
 
 Hadley, Margt., 219. 
 
 Hadston, Robt., 258. 
 
 Haggerstone, Anne, 191; Helen, 
 236a; Hen., 137, 247, 266, 267; 
 Mrs., 71; Ralph, 267; Sir Thos., 
 236a ; Thos., 237. 
 
 Hagthorp, Anne, 51a; Isab., 51a; 
 Jn., 51a; Margt., 51a; Philip, 
 51*, 51a, 52*. 
 
 Haigh, Thos., 73. 
 
 Hall, Alex., 242; Ann, 72, 174*, 
 174a; Chas., 36a, 174a; Chris., 
 129, 184a, 209, 296; Clem., 218*, 
 219, 247; Cutli., 128, 210, 269; 
 Dor., 72; Edw., 95, 196; Elean., 
 185a; Eliz., 185 a*, 186, 187; 
 
 Francis, 72; Geo., 45, 129*, 285; 
 Gilb., 219*; Hen., 284; Isab., 
 
 36a, 185a*; Jas., 72*, 129, 155; 
 Jane, 72, 120, 146, 184a, 185*, 
 185a*; Jn., 72, 184, 184a, 185*, 
 185a; Kath., 219; Lance., 78; 
 
 Margt., 72, 302a; Mark, 219*, 
 261*; Mary, 72n, Math., 197, 
 
 242; Mich., 184a, 185*, 185a, 186, 
 187a, 292; Mr., 219; Nich., 122, 
 146; Philip, 285*, 302a; Ralph, 
 77*; Rich., 159; Thos., 146*, 
 18471, 185a, 257, 284; Wm., 78*, 
 113, 1 67*, 231, 284, 311*. 
 
 Halliday, Rich. 
 
 , 280*. 
 
 
 
 Hallyman, Jn., 
 
 152; 
 
 Margt. 
 
 , 57; 
 
 Martin, 57; 
 
 Robt., 
 
 57*. 
 
 
 Halsall, Amb., 
 
 25; 
 
 Anth., 
 
 255; 
 
 Hen., 25. 
 
 
 
 Hancock, Geo., 
 
 246; 
 
 Isab., 
 
 246 ; 
 
 Thos., 246; Wm., 246. 
 
 Handley, Thos., 73. 
 
 Haneland, Anth., 136. 
 
 Hanganshaw, Jn., 256*. 
 
 Hann, Jn., 229. 
 
 Harbottle, Jn., 93*, 139, 167, 236. 
 Hardburn, Eliz., 103?i. 
 
 Hardcastle, Mary, 28. 
 
 Hardie, Jane, 307. 
 
 Harding, Ralph, 31; Mr., 55. 
 Hardman, Hen., 284. 
 
 Harker, Jane, 253. 
 
 Harle, Agnes, 194?i; Alice, 194, 
 194 a, 195*; Anne, 194*. 194a, 
 
332 
 
 195*, Dor., 194/z; Elin., 194//*; 
 Eliz., 194, 194/z*, 195*; Geo., 
 
 194*, 194n, 195*; Jas., 194/z, 
 
 195*; Jane, 194, 194/z*, 195*; 
 
 Margery, 194/z, 195; Nicli., 96; 
 Ralph, 194/i; Rich., 194, 194/z, 
 195*; Steph., 194/i,; Tlios., 194/z; 
 Wm., 194*, 194/i,, 195*. 
 
 Harper, Cath., 152//; Jane, 152/z, 
 
 157//; Thos., 152/z, 157/z. 
 Harrigate, Robt., 34. 
 
 Harrison, Ann, 211; Anth., 183, 
 235; Chris., 183*, 211*, 212; 
 
 Cutli., 55*; Edw., 55, 174; Ellen, 
 203; Geo., 55; Helen, 241; Isab., 
 161, 163, 189; Jane, 173, 183*, 
 313; Jn., 186/z, 203; Margt., 
 
 75n, 143, 186/z; Nich., 212; Rich., 
 55; Robt., 6, 106; Rowl., 17; 
 Susan 281/i; Thos., 286/z; Wm., 
 16. 
 
 Hart, Jn., 62. 
 
 Hartburn, Barbery, 151; Rich., 
 151; Thos., 276. 
 
 Hartley, Cutli., 116; Jn., 198. 
 Harvey, Mr., 301. 
 
 Harwood, Jn., 220. 
 
 Haswell, Roger, 107. 
 
 Hatch, Margt., 169; Mr., 170. 
 Hawk, Mark, 107. 
 
 Hawksworth, Hen., 262. 
 
 Hayle, Wm., 193. 
 
 Hayword, Geo., 313. 
 
 Heath (blank), 110; Ann, 65 n, 206/z, 
 207*, 246, 246/z*; Barb., 246/z; 
 Dor., 65*, 65//*, 66, 279/i; Eliz., 
 65n, 209/z, 246/z; Isab., 131; Jane, 
 246/z; Jn., 64, 65*, 65 n*, 66*, 67, 
 68*, 69*, 70, 131*, 207, 208*, 
 246/z*; Margt., 65/z, 246//, 279 n; 
 Nicli., 65, 65zz, 70, 206*, 206//*, 
 207*, 208*, 246*, 246//*, 247; 
 
 Thos., 65 n, 66*, 67*, 68, 69*, 70, 
 207, 208, 209 n, 279n* ; Thomasine, 
 65 n, 110; Topp., 206*, 207, 246//; 
 Wm., 206*, 207*, 246, 246/z*. 
 Heatley, Rich., 123. 
 
 Hebburn (Hebron), Alice, 269 n ; 
 Anne, 269, 269//; Arth., 130, 
 130//, 170, 269*, 269 n*; Cath., 
 269 n; Dor., 269, 269//; Edw., 269, 
 269//; Elean., 130 n; Frances, 
 269, 269 n; Jn., 269, 269//; Kath., 
 270; Margt., 130*, 269, 269 n, 
 307; Martha, 269 n, 270; Mary, 
 269//*, 270*; Mich., 130 n; Ralph, 
 269, 269//. 
 
 Hobson, Anth., 146. 
 
 Heckstetter, Dan., 79//; Jane, 79//. 
 Hedley, Humph., 288; Isab., 220; 
 
 Mr., 25; Rowl., 220. 
 
 Hedrington, Robt., 129. 
 
 Hedworth, Alice, 153 ; Ann, 36//*; 
 Antli., 153 n; Chas., 31 n, 33; 
 Chris., 28; Cecily, 153 n; Isab., 
 285//; Sir Jn., 153*; Jn., 36, 
 36//*, 153*; Margt., 51 n; Rich., 
 144, 285*. 
 
 Heeley Wm. 154. 
 
 Hegg, Steph., 70. 
 
 Heighington, Geo., 59, 60, 191, 192, 
 199 n*; Jn., 60; Mary, 60; Rich., 
 59, 60, 226; Wm., 186. 
 
 Heighley, Chris., 123. 
 
 Heiton (blank), 106. 
 
 Henderson, Dav., 197; Robt., 279 n. 
 Henshaw, Mr., 132. 
 
 Heron, Adeline, 125//; Agnes, 235 n; 
 Alex., 153 n; Anne 127, 251; 
 
 Barb., 251; Cecily, 153//; Cuth., 
 127*, 240*; Dor., 127*; Eliz., 
 127*, 251; Geo., 127; Gerard, 
 235 n; Gray, 127; Jn., 127*, 142, 
 240, 251*, 252*; Margt., 81; 
 
 Mary, 251, 252*; Nich., 125rz; 
 Ralph, 127*; Rich., 73, 252; 
 
 Robt., 251*; Roger, 81; Thos., 
 127, 251, 259. 
 
 Heslewood, Rich., 219. 
 
 Heslop, Jas., 242. 
 
 Hessell, Mary 36/z; Sam., 36 n. 
 Heworth, Jane, 145 n; Mich., 147. 
 Hicks, Elean., 131, 282 n; Eliz., 131, 
 302 n; Rev. Jn., 131//; Jn., 131*, 
 282zz, 302 n; Rich., 286; Ursula, 
 131 n. See Hix. 
 
 Hickson, Chris., 80; Robt., 149; 
 
 Wm., 167. 
 
 Hildyard, Ch., 281. 
 
 Hilton, Dav., 229; Eliz., 189; 
 Grace, 174, 174//; Hen., 52, Jas., 
 174//, 318; Jn., 247, 264; Margt., 
 286; Mrs., 52; Robt., 286; Thos., 
 286//. 
 
 Hird, Marm., 56; Robt., 56, 57*. 
 Hix, Alice, 28. See Hicks. 
 Hodgson, Albert, 159 n, Ann, 116; 
 Cath., 195a; Chris., 9, 9 n, 60; 
 Edw., 181; Eliz., 159 /j ; Jane, 
 191; Jn., 116, 117, 191*, 257, 
 283; Lance., 33; Mary, 33; 
 Nich., 60; Peter, 9; Phillis, 13; 
 Rich., 38, 38n, 90 n; Robt., 195 n, 
 215; Thos., 9*, 9zz, 89; Wm., 9*, 
 223. 
 
 Hogg, Jas., 156. 
 
333 
 
 Holborn, Ann, 135/i; Edw., 135, 
 135/i, 136*; Eliz., 135/i; Jane, 
 135/i*; Jn., 135, 135/i; Rath., 
 135/i; Margt,, 135*, 135/i*, 136*, 
 137; Margery, 135 n; Roger, 
 135*, 135n, 136*, 137*. 
 
 Holme, Adam, 48/t, Frances, 48/i. 
 Hood, Jn., 94. 
 
 Hoorde, Eliz., 201n. 
 
 Hopper, Agnes, 118; Bridget, 283; 
 Chris., 118; Cuth., 118*; Eliz., 
 217; Frances, 284; Geo., 198n, 
 283*; Humph., 118; Isab., 118*, 
 185n, 186; Jas., 118; Jane, 118, 
 216; Jn., 118*, 185, 185/i, 216, 
 284; Nidi., 118*; Samson, 216, 
 217*; Thos., 118*. 
 
 Hornsby, Eliz., 188*, 18871; Jn., 
 189; Rich., 188, 188/i. 
 
 Horsfal, Jn., 109*. 
 
 Horsley, Agnes, 247*; Ann, 5; 
 Chas., 73, 123n, 124, 157, 281/i; 
 Eliz., 112; Florence, 281n; 
 Hen., 247; Isab., 247*; Jane, 
 123 ti, 124, 247*; Jn., 73*; Lance., 
 112; Margt., 247*; Math., 247; 
 Mr., 248; Robt., 73*, 157, 247*; 
 Susan, 247; Thos., 73*. 
 Horseman, Abraham, 189. 
 
 Hotum, Hen., 169. 
 
 Houghton, Gilb., 237/i; Sir Rich., 
 237/i. 
 
 Houpe, Jane, 193. 
 
 Howard, Sir Chas., 165/i; Sir 
 Francis, 165/i; Mary, 165/i; 
 Ursula, 165/i; Lord Wm., 165 n, 
 289. 
 
 Howborne, Pat., 258. 
 
 Howe, Widow, 317. 
 
 Howie, Geo., 248*, 256. 
 
 Howson, Anne, 221 n; Eliz., 221 n; 
 
 Jane, 221; Jn., 221. 
 
 Hudson (blank), 149; Ann, 276/i, 
 277; Eliz., 75/i; Jane, 236; 
 Janet, 276 n; Jn., 150n, 276; 
 
 Margt., 150n. 
 
 Hudspeth, Mr., 87; Robt., 70. 
 
 Hull, Jo., 283; Thos., 59, 60, 61, 
 284. 
 
 Hume, Jn., 138; Thos., 138. 
 Humphrey. Nich., 146; Ralph, 146; 
 Thos., 17, 146*. 
 
 Hunter, Dor., 241; Jn., 31, 139, 
 145; Margt., 181; Nich., 148; 
 Rowl., 240; Wm., 93, 176, 304. 
 Huntley, Agnes, 145n; Elen., 168 n; 
 Geo., 51, 145/!, 146; Jane, 48, 
 48/i; Nich., 146; Rich., 48zi; 
 Roger, 236; Wm., 168n. 
 Huntrish, Agnes, 192. 
 
 Hurst, Mary, 299*; Ralph, 298/i, 
 299*; Sam., 299. 
 
 Hutchinson, Anth., 198; Barnaby, 
 192; Cath., 118/i; Chris., 112; 
 
 Christian, 72, 80*, 80/i; Cuth., 
 118a; Elean., 185//, 186*; Hugh, 
 185//*, 186*; Isab., 212/i; Jas., 
 212/i, 213; Jn., 80, 94*, 213; 
 Mark, 51, 88; Rich., 283, 305; 
 Robt., 80*. 
 
 Hutton, Adeline, 125 n ; Agnes, 
 125 zi; Ann, 125n*, 172, 172?i* 
 
 278 n, 293*, 278 n, 293*; Anth., 
 
 125/i*; Arth., 279*, 279 zi, 
 
 280, 281; Barb., 280, 281*; 
 
 Chris., 125n*, 279, 279n, 281; 
 
 Constance, 125n; Dr., 131; 
 
 Dorothy, 125/?,, 279n; Edw., 74, 
 174, 204, 278/i; Eliz., 53, 53/i, 
 125/i*, 172/?,, 173, 293/i; Florence, 
 53*, 53 n, 54; Francis, 125 n ; 
 
 Geo., 11, 13*, 124, 124 n; 
 
 Gertrude, 280, 281*; Hen., 
 
 125/?,*, 280, 281; Humph., 125/i, 
 265; Jane, 125 n*; Jemima, 
 125/i; Jn., 53, 61, 125n*, 280; 
 Margt., 125//*, 278/i; Margery, 
 125/i, Marm., 170, 172/i; Mary, 
 124/t, 234; Math., 172/i*, 293, 
 
 293/i, 294; Mildred, 280*, 281*; 
 Ralph, 124/i, 125/i, 278, 279*, 
 
 279 n; Rich., 124 n, 125/i*, 264, 
 265*; Robt., 33, 124/?,, 125/i*, 
 
 126*, 172 n; Sam., 172, 172/i, 173; 
 Thos., 125n, 172/i*, 173; Tim., 
 125/i, 173; Toby, 172/i, 173; 
 
 Wm., 125n*, 151*. 
 
 Hyendell, Hugh, 37. 
 
 Hymers, Mich., 196; Wm., 255. 
 Hynde, Jn., 306. 
 
 Hyndmas, Eliz., 39; Jn., 39. 
 
 I 
 
 lie, Alice, 87*, 88*, 88/i, 89*; Barb., 
 87, 88*, 89*; Bowmcr, 90; Chris., 
 87; Clem., 90; Elean., 87, 88*, 
 89*; Eliz., 87, 88*, 89*; Jane, 
 
 87*; Robt., 87, 88/?, 90. 
 
 Ily, Anne, 193*; Eliz., 318/?; Geo., 
 193, 276; Lance., 120; Wm., 
 
 283. 
 
 Ingleby, Ann, 243, 243/i, 244; Eliz., 
 
 243, 243/?*, 244*; Isab., 243/i, 
 
 244; Jn., 75, 243. 244*; Margt., 
 243, 243/i; Wm., 243, 243/i. 
 Ingledew, Wm., 64. 
 
 Ingram, Tobias, 292. 
 
 Inman, Rich., 286/i. 
 
 Isle, Alice, 163; Robt., 257. 
 
334 
 
 J 
 
 Jackson, Antli., 315; Elean., 101ft, 
 Gab., 306; Geo., 204; Grace, 
 315; Hen., 218; Jas., 64, 65; 
 Jane, 64; Jn., 65, 264, 315*, 
 315n; Mark, 315; Martin, 74; 
 Mary, 315*; Rich., 23*; Robt., 
 64; Sar., 201ft; Thos., 55, 64*, 
 65*, 315ft; Wm, 179*, 182*. 
 James, Francis, 74, 230, 231; 
 
 Margt., 291ft; Tim., 74. 
 
 Jameson, Math., 156. 
 
 Jeffers, Mrs., 149. 
 
 Jefferson, Alice, 241; Nich., 241, 
 242*. 
 
 Jenison, Anne, 190; Eliz., 3, 4*, 5, 
 102ft, 225*, 266ft; Geo., 4; Jn., 
 4, 5*, 229; Margt., 4; Martha, 
 5; Mary, 5; Mich., 5*, 225*; 
 Ralph, 225*, 228*, 229; Rich., 
 
 5; Robt., 4. 122, 169, 226; 
 
 Thos., 3ft, 4*, 5, 6*, .60, 61, 223ft, 
 225*, 226, 227, 228*, 229*; Wm., 
 4*, 5*, 6*, 102ft, 103, 155, 225*, 
 226, 227. 
 
 Jeromie, Mr., 124. 
 
 Jervice, Alice, 24n. 
 
 Jobson, Jn., 284. 
 
 Johnson (blank), 317; Abraham, 
 146*; Alice, 318; Chris., 123; 
 
 Dav., 2; Edw., 6*, 146; Elsie, 
 123; Eliz., 145ft, 146; Hen., 
 
 80, 137, 167; Jane, 58ft, 132*; 
 Jn., 29, 80, 240, 241*, 275; 
 
 Hath., 201, 202, 203; Leo., 198; 
 Margt., 132; Mary, 315ft; Math., 
 132, 316; Ralph, 123*; Rich., 10, 
 138; Robt., 201, 201ft, 202*, 203*, 
 204; Sam., 80; Thos., 315*; 
 
 Wm., 138, 289, 290*. 
 
 Jones, Hen., 3, 97*. 
 
 Jopling (Joblin), Eliz., 186; Jn., 
 100; Lance., 144*; Robt., 144, 
 155, 280*; Thos., 144, 283. 
 Jordan, Margt., 236; Wm., 148. 
 
 K 
 
 Kellio, Chas., 87; Elean., 87. 
 Ivemp, Ralph, 186. 
 
 Kendall, Alice, 276n; Antli., 276ft. 
 Kent, Earl of, 308ft. 
 
 Ker, Adam, 248. 
 
 Key, Cuth., 236. 
 
 Killegree, Hen., 132; Robt., 132. 
 Killingliall, Catli., 295ft; Francis, 
 297; Geo., 295n ; Hen., 295ft*, 
 
 296*, 297; Jn., 295, 295ft, 296*, 
 297*; Katlx., 296, 297; Margt., 
 295ft; Margery, 297; Robt., 295ft, 
 296*, 297*; Susan, 295n*; Thos., 
 295ft, 297*; Wm., 295, 295ft, 
 
 297*. 
 
 King', Ann, 174ft; Eliz., 174ft, 
 Grace, 174/i; Isab., 174ft; Jn., 
 65, 70, 117*, 174*; Merial, 174ft. 
 
 Kinnord, Wm., 97. 
 
 Kipling, Edw., 123; Gab., 157, 158. 
 
 Kirbie, Kath., 50ft. 
 
 Kirkbride, Cliburne, 233; Dor., 
 235. 
 
 Kirklawe, Thos., 116. 
 
 Kirkley, Eliz., 7*, 7ft, 8; Geo., 186; 
 Jane, 163; Jn., 85, 284; Mich., 
 7n, 8, 163. 
 
 Kirklin, Luke, 164, 219*. 
 
 Kirton, Hen., 104. 
 
 Kirkwall, Lance., 290. 
 
 Kitchin, Barb., 111ft; Jane, 111*, 
 111ft, 112*; Jn., Ill*, 111ft, 112. 
 
 Knight, Steph., 289. 
 
 Knighton, Margt., 19ft. 
 
 Kuype, Jervaux, 94. 
 
 L 
 
 Lace, Ursula, 95ft. 
 
 Lackenbie, Simon, 311*. 
 
 Ladley, Thos., 143. 
 
 Laing, Jn., 46, 313. 
 
 Lamb (blank), 90/i; Jn., 83, 148, 
 153; Margery, 54; Robt., In, 248. 
 
 Lambert, Anne, 210; Barb., 184; 
 
 Clem., 74; Elean., 282 n; Eliz., 
 
 184*; Ralph, 282 n; Susan, 183. 
 
 Lambton, Ann, 82??,; Isab., 82ft; 
 
 Jane, 307ft; Joan, 27 ft*; Jn., 
 50/?, 87; Kath., 50ft; Margt., 
 295ft; Ralph, 309ft; Robt., 27ft*, 
 307ft; Sir Wm., 160, 166; Wm., 
 82 n, 295ft. 
 
 Lancaster, Hen., 253. 
 
 Langstaff, Anth., 273, Jane, 19ft. 
 
 Lascells, Anne, 278 n, Chris., 74, 
 148; Francis, 278 n. 
 
 Lawes, Osw., 141; Wm., 118. 
 
 Lawrence, Mary, 132ft; Thos., 132/t. 
 
 Lawson, Adeline, 51ft; Ann, 253; 
 Cutli., 253; Dor., 51*, 253; 
 
 Edith, 517?; Eliz., 31ft, 51, 51ft; 
 Geo., 51, 129*, 253; Hen., 47*, 
 142; Isab., 47; Jas., 190, 218, 
 219, 258; Jn., 138, 253; Margt., 
 246 ; Mary, 51; Maud, 149; Mich., 
 51*; Sir Ralph, 51, 102; Ralph, 
 
335 
 
 51, 285*; llobt., 47*, 51*, 167*, 
 245, 246, 253*, 291n; Roger, 51*, 
 246*; Tlios., 31 n, 47*, 51*, bln*, 
 149, 246; wid., 129; Wm, 47*, 
 51, 51 ti, 149, 167, 245, 275. 
 
 Lax, Antli., 10; Jn., 10. 
 
 Layburn, Antli., 31; Artli., 25; 
 Grace, 17n; Hen., 31; Jane, 
 25*; Jn., 25; Margery, 25*; 
 Nicli., 17, 25; Peter, 25; Robt., 
 17ft, 60; Wm., 25. 
 
 Layton, Anne, 295ft; Cutli., 123; 
 Robt., 291, 295ft; Sir Tlios., 296, 
 297. 
 
 Lazenby, Geo., 75; Jane, 277n; 
 Roger, 74. 
 
 Ledgard, Eliz., 177?i; Jane, 177; 
 Margt., 177ft; Mary, 161ft, 177*, 
 178*"; Robt., 161n, 177, 177n, 
 178; Tlios., 177ft, 178*. 
 
 Lee, Edw., 117n, 230*, 230u, 231, 
 257; Ellen, 230, 23071; Eliz., 230; 
 Hen., 230 ft; Isab., 230ft, 255*; 
 Jane, 230, 230ft; Jn., 72* ; Margt., 
 31n; Mary, 117ft, 230n*; Rebec., 
 230, 230ft; Rich., 255; Robt., 
 230 ft; Sarah, 230, 230n; Tlios., 
 230, 230 n; Wm., 3177. 
 
 Leichman, Jn., 176. 
 
 Leighton, Elin., 284; Eliz., 198n; 
 
 Francis, 18, 90, 101; Jn., 134. 
 Leslie, Jas., 229. 
 
 Le Strange, Cath., 215n; Roger, 
 215ft. 
 
 Lever, Ann, 301n; Dor., 302n; 
 Eliz., 66, 302n, 303; Heath, 66; 
 Hon., 302*, 302ft, 303*, 304*; 
 
 Jn., 66, 301 n; Margt., 301ft, 
 
 302n*; Mary, 317; Ralph, 301ft, 
 302 n, 303*; Robt., 301, 302*, 
 
 302 n*, 303, 304; Sam., 303*, 
 
 304*; Sampson, 301, 301 tt, 304; 
 Thos., 9 ti, 65ft, 66*, 301n*, 302*, 
 302n, 303; Thomasine, 65 n, 66*, 
 67*. 
 
 Lewen, Hen., 6; Thos., 248. 
 
 Levon. Ralph, 10. 
 
 Liddell, Agnes, 101ft, 123ft; Alice, 
 102 ti, 123ti ; Anne, 124, 313; 
 
 Antli., 9, 10*; Barb., 2, 102ft, 
 132?? ; Bartram, 123n, 124*, 231, 
 232; Chas., 9, 9n, 10*; Dor., 
 lOln ; Elean., 101ft, 149ft; Eliz., 
 9, 10*, IOIti, 102ft*; Eph., 123ft; 
 Francis, 1, In, 2, 9, 10*, 103* 
 
 123, 124; Geo., 2, 102n, 123n, 
 
 124, 149n; Grace, 102 n; Hen., 
 101 „ 102, 102ft, 103*, 127; Isab., 
 
 57, lOln; Jane, 10, 91n, 102n*, 
 123n ; Jn., lOln; Margt., 1, lOln, 
 12377 ; Rich., 9; Robt., 103; 
 Roger, 102*, 102n, 103*; Sir 
 
 Thos., 57; Thos., 1*, In*, 2, 46, 
 57*, 91n, 101*, lOln, 102, 102ft* 
 103*, 124*, 132ft; Wm. 10, 103, 
 123ft, 124*. 
 
 Liglitfoot, Alice, 72. 
 
 Lilburn, Geo., 214, 215, 282, 282n*; 
 Jane, 282, Jn., 282n; Mary, 282; 
 Rich., 214, 215*; Major Thos., 
 200ft; Thos., 282. 
 
 Lindley, Sir Hen., 82. 
 
 Lisle, Anne, 207*, 246; Gifford, 
 
 246; Jas., 246, 24677; Jane, 121?i, 
 Mary, 246, 246*; Ralph, 246, 
 246n; Robt., 246, 246n; Talbot, 
 206 ti, 246*, 246ft*; Sir Wm., 
 121n. 
 
 Littlefer, Geo., 152; Ralph, 151*. 
 Litster, Eliz., 72. 
 
 Locke, Geo., 213. 
 
 Lockson, Jn., 94; Ralph, 149, 152. 
 Lockwood (blank), 86. 
 
 Lodge, Jas., 52; Nick., 301. 
 Lonsdale, Rich., 167, 183. 
 
 Lorrain, Edw., 231, 231ft, 232; 
 
 Robt., 286. 
 
 Lowrance, Amb., 104. 
 
 Lowry, Cuth., 240. 
 
 Lowreyson, Jn., 71. 
 
 Lowson, Ralph, 285. 
 
 Lowther (Lowder), Cath., 277 ft, 
 Edw., 276?i, 277n; Eliz., 277 n, 
 278*; Francis, 277, 277n; Hen., 
 277*, 277 ft, 278*; Jane, 277 n, 
 278*; Jn., 237, 277, 277n; Lucy, 
 266; Robt., 62; Susan, 277 ft*; 
 Thomasine, 277, 277 n", Wm., 222, 
 266, 272. 
 
 Lucock, Tlios., 192. 
 
 Lumbsdon, Margt., 236. 
 
 Lumedon, Robt., 167. 
 
 Lumley, Jn., 235*; Roger, 235n; 
 
 Tlios., 192*. 
 
 Lyeley, Wm., 108. 
 
 Lynn, Jn., 80, 228; Margt., 100. 
 Lyons, Jn., 87*. 
 
 Lyttle, Jn., 75. 
 
 M 
 
 Maddison, Anne, 205; Eliz., 46*, 
 150ft*, 16877*, 257ft; Hen., 59, 
 61*, 150*, 150ft, 168ft, 257, 279n; 
 Isab., 46, 181, 205; Jane, 205, 
 257 ft; Jn., 15*; Leo., 205; 
 
336 
 
 Lionel, 168n, 257 n; Margt., 46; 
 Peter, 213??, 214*; Ralph, 59, 
 163n; Rich., 46*; Thos., 163, 
 204, 205; Wm, 15*, 46. 204, 
 204n, 205. 
 
 Maire, Chris., 184?z; Edw., 267; 
 Jane, 184??,; Jn., 315*; Rich., 
 222 ??. 
 
 Makenling, Thos., 242. 
 
 Maland, Margt., 201; Robt., 107, 
 201 . 
 
 Mallabar, Anne, 115; Edw., 260 j 
 Jn., 77, 178. 
 
 Mallaburn, Jn., 169. 
 
 Mallet, Dor., 164??; Sir Thos., 
 164n. 
 
 Maltby, Cuth., 85. 
 
 Mann, Alice, 270??; Dav., 95*; Geo., 
 42*; Jas., 95; Jn., 95*; Thos., 
 42, 43, 236; Wm., 270??. 
 Manners, Fortune, 266??; Rich., 149; 
 
 Thos., 266n. 
 
 Mantle, Wm., 296. 
 
 Manwell, Jane, 145. 
 
 March, Wm., 144. 
 
 Mark, Wm., 115. 
 
 Markland, Thos., 25. 
 
 Marley, Ann, 285 n; Antli., 143, 
 144*; Cuth., 318; Elean., 318??; 
 Eliz., 285n; Geo., 318, Isab., 
 143??, 285, 285n*; Jane, 150n, 
 285 n*; Jn., 150; Hath., 285, 
 285??; Margt., 143; Peter, 147; 
 Ralph, 143, 144, 285, 285n; 
 
 Robt., 46*, 143n, 144*, 285, 
 
 285??*; Thos., 54*, 155, 156, 
 
 285*, 285??*; Wm., 31, 150n, 
 
 257, 318. 
 
 Marshall, Barb., 275; Eliz., 212; 
 Gawin, 167; Gilb., 294, 295; 
 
 Jane, 98; Jn., 115*, 240; Walter, 
 211. 
 
 Martin, Elean., 274*; Geo., 66, 87, 
 131, 203, 204, 208, 283, 303*; 
 Jane, 273; Thomasine, 66*. 
 Martindale, Clias., 74; Chris., 37, 
 38; Jn., 74, 148*; Perc., 148; 
 Robt., 171, 198. 
 
 Mascall, Thos., 229. 
 
 Mason, Anne, 236; Barth., 37, 38; 
 
 Humph., 191; Hugh, 100*. 
 Masterman, Jn., 257. 
 
 Matfen, Geo., 179; Jn., 179. 
 Mathew, Mrs., 2, 5; Thos., 107*; 
 Wm., 121*. 
 
 Maugham, Hen., 248n, 250; 
 
 Margery, 248??. 
 
 Mawe, Jane, 193. 
 
 Maxton, Anth., 171, 271*. 
 
 Meaburne, Antli., 29. 
 
 Medhope, Hen., 116. 
 
 Meggison, Jn., 240. 
 
 Merriman, Arth., 155*; Isab., 24??; 
 Jas., 155*; Jane, 155; Margery, 
 155; Wm., 155*. 
 
 Merrington, Elean., 253*. 
 
 Metcalf (blank), 167; Anne, 163, 
 190; Anth., 90, 161??, 163; Eden, 
 161??, 162*, 163*, 164n; Hannah, 
 274??; Jane, 163; Mich., 164??, 
 165; Ralph. 212; Thos., 164, 
 274*. 
 
 Metham, Sir Thos., 31, 32, 33*, 34. 
 
 Middleton, Alice, 128??, 186??, 209??, 
 295; Barb., 65; Clias., 267??, 
 268; Dor., 267, 267??; Elean., 
 130n; Eliz., 128*, 128??*, 129, 
 209, 211, 233 n; Francis, 128, 
 
 128n, 209, 209??*, 210*, 211*; 
 
 Geo., 66, 128n*, 186??,, 209, 209??*, 
 211*, 232, 232??, 233n, 234; 
 
 Hellen, 130*; Jane, 164??, 233n, 
 234; Joan, 128??; Jn., 108*, 
 232n; Margt., 128, 211*; Rich., 
 72; Robt., 267n, 268; Thos., 
 164??, 267n, 268*; Thomason, 
 
 130; Winifred, 232. 
 
 Milbanks, Grace, 17??; Jn., 79; 
 Wm., 17 ti. 
 
 Milburn, Jane, 96*, 154n; Jn., 46, 
 96, 156; Osw., 156, 253; Pet., 
 96; Ralph, 142, 167; Randall, 
 93. 
 
 Miller, Edw., 53*, 54*. 
 
 Millikin, Janet, 218; Jennett, 219. 
 
 Milliner, Thos. the, 77. 
 
 Millott, Agnes, 158n; Dor., 158n*, 
 159n, 160; Elen., 27n ; Eliz., 
 
 159n, 160; Jane, 160; Joan, 
 
 159n; Margt., 159??, 160; Mary, 
 159??,, 160; Mr., 13; Ralph, 
 
 158??*, 160; Robt., 158, 159 n, 
 
 160*; Wm., 159n; Winifred, 
 159n, 160. 
 
 Mills, Eliz., 38?? ; Mary, 90. 
 
 Milner, Mr., 232. 
 
 Mitcheson, Sislye, 191; Wm., 264. 
 
 Mitford, Agnes, 150??; Anderson, 
 177; Anne, 243??; Anth., 274??; 
 Bart., 79*, 79n, 154* 168*; 
 
 Chas., 150*; Chris., 79, 79??*, 
 150, 153?i, 177 n, 178*; Cuth., 
 
 128. 12877*, 209?7; Elean., 34??, 
 797?*; Grace, 286; Hen., 102??,, 
 
 150??, 177; Isab., 79, 168n; 
 
 Jane, 79?i*, 1027?, 153??, 1687?, 
 
337 
 
 177, 177/?., 286*; Jn., 79/?*, 155, 
 168, 268; Lance., 286; Luke, 166; 
 Magd., 79/?; Mary, 128n; Phila¬ 
 delphia, 264/?; Ralph, 274/?; 
 Robt., 34/i, 91/i, 128*, 128/?, 168*, 
 168n*, 169, 176, 177/?, 210*, 264/r; 
 Roger, 79/?; Tim., 79/7,; Thos., 
 176; Wm., 168. 
 
 Moberlaye, Sam., 60. 
 
 Mompeson, Hen., 221. 
 
 Moore, Francis, 222; Jane, 15; Jn., 
 295 n; Mary, 47n; Rich., 73; 
 Robt., 266/?; Susan, 295n; Wm., 
 184. 
 
 Moorecroft, Ferd., 75, 212*, 229, 
 271; Mr., 75. 
 
 Morland, Dame, 67, 69; Jn., 312, 
 313; Thos., 53. 
 
 Morley, Thos., 285n. 
 
 Morpeth, Antli., 120, 121*; Chris., 
 203; Eliz., 200/?. 
 
 Morrell, Johan, 28. 
 
 Morrison, Jn., 307; Wm., 115, 218. 
 Morton, Wm., 142. 
 
 Motion, Isab., 15. 
 
 Mould, Ann, 44; Jn., 44. 
 
 Mowbray, Isab., 129*, 129/7 ; Jn., 
 129*; Peter, 129. 
 
 Moysere, Alice, 95/7. 
 
 Moyses, Chris., 95/7. 
 
 Muddie, Jas., 218. 
 
 Munt, Mrs., 262. 
 
 Murray, Hen., 217; Wm., 70. 
 Muschamp, Eliz., 237 n; Sir Geo., 
 237n; Geo., 35*, 140*, 237/7; 
 
 Gilb., 237 n; Margt., 237/7; Mary, 
 237n*; Rach., 141; Ralph, 138, 
 140, 237n; Robt., 141; Thos., 
 177; Sir Wm., 141, 237; Wm., 
 237/7, 
 
 Musgrave, Thos., 287/7. 
 
 Mutis, Jane, 258. 
 
 Myers, Thos., 78. 
 
 N 
 
 Nattress, Jn., 171. 
 
 Neil, Robt., 113; Thos., 113. 
 
 Neles, Margt., 153. 
 
 Nelson, Susan, 297; Wm., 295/7. 
 Nevile, Francis, 289; Mr., 273. 
 Newby, Ann, 6; Eliz., 6; Francis, 
 6*; Geo., 6; Jn., 6*; Ralph, 60, 
 226. 
 
 Newton, Agnes, 63; Artli., 62, 62/7, 
 63*; Francis, 182; Geo., 100*; 
 Gilb., 100; Jane, 63*; Margt., 
 193; Math., 63; Thos., 62. 
 Nicholas, Antli., 262. 
 
 Nicholson, Agnes, 219*; Chris., 
 169; Cuth., 316; Edwin, 53, 53 / 7 , 
 54, 115; Elin., 79/7; Eliz., 180, 
 180/7, 182; Geo., 179, 180*, 180/7*; 
 Hen., 219; Isab., 210; Jas., 
 180/7; Margt., 180, 180/7*, 182*; 
 Martin, 276; Mary, 53/7; Ralph, 
 82; Rich., 180, 180/7, 181*, 241 ; 
 Robt., 180*, 180/7, 181, 182*; 
 
 Roger, 79/7*; Tlios., 180, 180/7, 
 181*; Wm., 180, 180/7, 181, 182*, 
 309/7. 
 
 Nixon, Edw., 64; Rich., 267. 
 Noble, Elean., Ill//; Eliz., 111/?, 
 112*; Hen., Ill*, 11 In, 112*; 
 Isab., Ill, 112*; Jas., Ill, 111/7*; 
 Jane, 111/7; Ivath., 186; Margt., 
 Ill, 111/7*; Margt., 112*; Math., 
 111 *. 
 
 Norman, Anth., 114, 193, 262. 
 Norton, Jn., 228. 
 
 Northumberland, Earl of, 251, 270, 
 290. 
 
 O 
 
 Ogle, Dor., 154; Edw., 218; Gawin, 
 167*; Gerrard, 179; Hen., 270; 
 Jn., 167; Lance., 179*; Mark, 
 72; Phillis, 286/?,; Thos., 47, 179. 
 Oldfield, Mary, 288. 
 
 Oliver, Adam, 307; Geo., 256; Jn., 
 256*, 267, 284; Robt-., 248; 
 
 Tlios., 256. 
 
 Ollenex, Thos., 73. 
 
 Orde (see Awde), Chris., 134, 135*; 
 Elean., 137, 137/7*, 139; Geo., 
 134/7*, 135, 138, 243*, 270; Hen., 
 137*, 137/r*, 138, 179, 222*, 270*; 
 Isab., 135/7, 137, 137/?, 138*; Jn., 
 134/7, 138*, 270, 316*; Rath., 
 
 242; Luke, 135*, 135/?, 137/?, 270; 
 Mabel, 135/?; Margt., 137/?*, 193, 
 270; Margery, 137 n, 138*, 139, 
 270*; Mark, 155; Mary, 49/?, 
 164/?, 31 6/7; Nath., 138*; Ralph, 
 
 270; Rich., 138, 270*; Robt., 
 
 135*, 137/?, 138, 229, 270*; 
 
 Roger, 137*, 137/?, 138; Thos., 
 49/?, 134, 135, 135/?, 137*, 137/?, 
 138*, 196; Ursula, 135, 135 n; 
 
 Wm., 287/?. 
 
 Orton, Kath., 190. 
 
 Osmotherley, Rich., 142. 
 
 Oswald, Eliz., 218, 219. 
 
 Otway, Jane, 38*, 39; Kath., 38, 
 38/?*; Robt., 38*; Thos., 38*, 
 38/?*, 39. 
 
 Ovington, Alice, 122; Anne, 122; 
 Chris., 122*, 123*; Elin., 189; 
 
 00 
 
338 
 
 Eliz., 122, 230n; Geo., 122, 123; 
 Isab., 122; Jn., 122*, 123*, 189; 
 Rich., 122*; Robt., 122*; Sythe, 
 122; Tlios., 122. 
 
 Owen, Capt. Rich., 284. 
 
 Oxley, Amor., 164, 169; Chas., 164, 
 170. 
 
 P 
 
 Page, And., 45, 179; Eliz., 179; 
 
 Wm., 292. 
 
 Paine, Amb., 136. 
 
 Pallyman, Wm., 242. 
 
 Palmer, Dor., 164/?; Kath., 169*; 
 Peregrine, 169*, 170; Sir Tlios., 
 164/;, 169. 
 
 Pannell, Nich., 152. 
 
 Parle, Geo., 133, 208. 
 
 Parker, Eliz., 65n; Jn., 65n, 262. 
 Parkin, Geo., 6, 60, 146* ; Isab., 
 273; Nich., 146; Ralph, 3; 
 Robt., 274; Wm., 273, 274. 
 Parkinson, Anne, 125n, 229*; 
 
 Averin, 190; Francis, 34 n, 125n; 
 Rich., 258. 
 
 Parnaby, Geo., 226. 
 
 Parsons, Robt., 221. 
 
 Passmore, Antli., 107. 
 
 Patterson, Alex., 256; Cuth., 139; 
 Geo., 139; Hen., 240; Jacob, 
 241; Jn., 80, 260n, 261; Ralph, 
 90. . 
 
 Patrickson, Martha, 163. 
 
 Paul, Tlios., 230/?. 
 
 Payne, Amb., 226; Chris., 226. 
 Peacock, Ann., 261/?; Elin., 212, 
 212/?, 213; Eliz., 212*; Jane, 212*, 
 213; Janet, 213*; Jn., 140; 
 Margt., 213*, 262; Simon, 212??, 
 213*; Thos., 212; Wm., 123. 
 Pearcehay, Chris., 291. 
 
 Pearetli, Roger, 262. 
 
 Pearson, Chris., 48; Dor., 269n; 
 Eliz., 217; Hen., 217, 269n, 306; 
 Isab., 94; Jane, 169; Jn., 38; 
 Kath., 305/i; Nicli., 3057?; Robt., 
 39; Roger, 269n; Tlios., 64, 78, 
 308; Wm., 18, 217. 
 
 Peat, Cuth., 123. 
 
 Pemberton, Anne, 298, 298ft, 299, 
 300; Florence, 299; Hen., 298*, 
 298a, 299*; Jane, 298, 298n, 299, 
 300; Jn., 119, 189, 298*. 298/7, 
 299*; Jn., Junr., 301; Margt., 
 119, 298ft; Mary, 189, 298n; 
 
 Mich., 74, 119, 298//*, 300*; 
 
 Nich., 211; Robt., 50, 74, 308. 
 Penn, Robt., 304. 
 
 Pension, Rich., 8. 
 
 Pentium, Wm., 167. 
 
 Pepper, Cuth., 296, 297; Margt., 
 295n, 297. 
 
 Perkin, Agones, 13; Jn., 13*. 
 Perrye, Alice, 190. 
 
 Pescod, Barth., 286. 
 
 Petifer, Ann, 229; Nicli., 6, 60, 
 226, 229. 
 
 Peverell, Ralph, 10; Wm., 60. 
 Philipps, Chris., 265. 
 
 Philipson, W., 187. 
 
 Pickering, Rich., 108; Wm., 92. 
 Pilkington, Ann, 152, 152ft; Dor., 
 92/7.; Eliz., 152, 222n; Geo., 93, 
 111; Helen, 92*, 93; Isaac, 131n; 
 Jn., 78, 111, 131/i; Jos., 131, 
 152/i; Leo., 152; Margt., 131*; 
 Meriel, 131ft; Noah, 131, 131??; 
 Thos., 131, 152; Ursula, 131, 
 
 131ft. 
 
 Place, Alice, 298??; Chris., 298ft. 
 Pleasance, Mr., 301. 
 
 Porter, Chas., 144, 159; Edw., 129; 
 Wm., 29. 
 
 Potter, Steph., 108; Thos., 108; 
 Wm., 116*. 
 
 Potts, Agnes, 113*; Anth., 95; 
 Dor., 236*; Eliz., 253; Geo., 
 167, 197, 236, 287, 288, 290; 
 
 Isab., 267n; Jane, 81, 82, 236; 
 Jenkin, 43; Mark, 113*; Midi., 
 196; Perc., 196*, 318; Ralph, 82; 
 Robt., 39, 196; Roger, 82; Stev., 
 275; Thos., 129, 142, 317, 318; 
 Ursula, 236ft; Wm., 196. 
 
 Powell, Elen., 90. 
 
 Powre, Wm., 96. 
 
 Prat, Jn., 255. 
 
 Preacher, Mr., 169. 
 
 Prescodd (Prescott), Margery, 239*; 
 
 Marys, 239; Morrice, 230. 
 Preston, Alice, 220; Gawin, 73; 
 Gilyan, 73*; Jn., 73*, 275*; 
 
 Raiph, 73; Rich., 268; Wm., 73. 
 Priestly, Francis, 109??; Hen., 
 109/?; Jane, 109??; Jos., 110*; 
 Mary, 110. 
 
 Proctor, Anth., 262; Eph., 258, 306; 
 Jane, 258/?, 306/?; Jeffrey, 219*, 
 258*; Mr., 219; Sar., 258;?; 
 Tlios., 258ft, 306/?. 
 
 Pryorman, Awdeley, 65; Tlios., 65. 
 Punder, Nicli., 103. 
 
 Punshon, Edw., 46*, 46n ; Elspeth, 
 46; Margt., 46*, 46/?. 
 
 Pursell, Margt., 266. 
 
 Pursley, Wm., 146. 
 
 Pye, Mally, 72; Robt., 284; Tlios., 
 ' 218. 
 
339 
 
 Q 
 
 Questliead, Mark, 290. 
 
 R 
 
 Rackett, Geo., 87. 
 
 Radcliffe, Francis, 287n: Gawen, 
 37, 232, 268*; Mary, 287 n. 
 Railstone, Eliz., 78; Thos., 167. 
 Ramsey, Wm., 138. 
 
 Rand, Eliz., 54; Jn., 276; Peter, 
 154; Wm., 54. 
 
 Randall, Math., 155. 
 
 Ranson, Eliz., 55, 64; Robt., 55. 
 Ratliband, Wm., 268. 
 
 Rawe (see Rowe), Eliz., 185n; 
 Margt., 186; Rich., 185zi; Wm., 
 116. 
 
 Rawley, Sam., 161. 
 
 Rawling, Geo., 216*; Isab., 61; 
 Jn., 216n, 217*; Ralph, 217; 
 
 Wm., 217. 
 
 Rawlinson, Margt., 175*, 252. 
 
 Ray (see Rea, Wray), Reye, Wm., 
 62, 63*. 
 
 Rayne (Raine), Anne, 273; Chris., 
 59, 60, 229; Hercules, 60; Janet, 
 183; Jn., 273, 274; Law., 235; 
 Mary, 282*; Rich., 183; Thos., 
 176*, 198. 
 
 Rea (see Ray, Wray), Reye, Barb., 
 240; Jas., 240. 
 
 Read (Reed), Ann, 179; Barb., 
 178/t; Bertram, 179*; Capt., 
 2; Charity, 2; Dor., 97*, 
 97zz ; Lady Eliz., 3; Eliz., 2, 
 2/i*, 3, 97*, 97/i; Eph., 97; 
 
 Frances, 97, 97 n, 242; Geo., 
 
 145n; Hen., 179*; Jane, 97*, 
 97 n, 179, 271; Jarrard, 136; Jn., 
 97, 179, 211, 271; Lance., 97*, 
 97n; Lucy, 97*, 97 n; Margt., 
 51, 97*, 97/i*, 266/1; Mary, 2 n, 
 97 n; Perc., 248; Philadelphia, 
 97*, 97/i; Ralph, 26 6n; Robt., 
 97*, 97n; Susan, 97; Thos., 44, 
 178/1, 179*, 248, 272*; Capt. Wm., 
 3; Sir Wm., 2, 2zi, 3, 97*; Wm., 
 2*, 97*, 97/1*, 137, 218, 266/1, 271. 
 Reasley, Geo., 115*; Thos., 115; 
 Wm., 155. 
 
 Readhead, Cutli., 78; Eliz., 64; 
 Geo., 23, 24*, 64; Isab., 15, 24, 
 95; Jn., 23; Rich., 23*, 128; 
 Robt., 167; Tlios., 23, 24*; 
 
 Tobias, 64; Wm., 78. 
 
 Redmond, Dan., 270. 
 
 Redshaw, Robt., 118. 
 
 Redwell, Mr., 169. 
 
 Restwould, Bridget, 108; Edw., 
 108. 
 
 Revely, Bertram, 287//; Edm., 259; 
 Edw., 258; Eliz., 307; Math., 
 307; Thos., 196; Wm., 287. 
 Reye (see Ray, Wray and Rea), 
 Edw., 200; Margt., 275; Rich., 
 
 15. 
 
 Reynnard, Wm., 2. 
 
 Richardson, Amb., 37n; Anne, 37, 
 37/i; Anth., 71; Chas., 183; 
 Chris., 244*; Cicily, 37, 37n; 
 Cutli., 71, 72*; Dor., 26; Edw., 
 46; Eliz., 71, 106*; Frances, 106*; 
 Hen., 13; Joan, 37/i; Jn., 23, 
 37*, 37/i, 60, 71, 71/i, 105, 105/1, 
 106*, 152, 246, 247, 275; Kath., 
 190; Magd., 37*, 37zi; Margt., 
 
 37, 105, 106*, 200/1; Marin., 276; 
 Mich., 71, 72, 120*, 208*; Phillis, 
 37; Ralph, 229; Rich., 37*, 
 
 37n*, 250; Simon; 37; Susan, 
 
 37, 37/i; Thos., 26zi, 27, 44, 138, 
 272; Wm., 15, 71, 105, 105/i, 
 
 106*. 
 
 Rickarby, Jn., 33; Thos., 297; 
 
 Wm., 204. 
 
 Riddell, Lady Barb., 318; Elin., 
 
 281/1; Geo., 166, 318; Hen., 318; 
 Jane, 145/i, 195/1; Lady Kath., 
 
 318; Kath., 165zi; Sir Peter, 
 
 179*; Peter, 89, 90, 281/i; Robt., 
 145/i, 318; Sir Tlios., 145*, 163, 
 165, 167, 195/t, 317*, 318*; Sir 
 Thos., Junr., 318; Tlios., 29*, 
 34, 49*, 317, 318*; Sir Wm., 
 165/1, 317*, 318; Wm., 166, 318. 
 Ridley, Chris., 139zi; Jane, 139zi; 
 
 Jn., 112; Nich., 240. 
 
 Ripley, Jn., 196. 
 
 Rippon, Geo., 258, 258 n; Jn., 273; 
 
 Margt., 258; Mary, 258. 
 Robinson, Abra., 36, 36/i; Ann, 6, 
 114/1, 273, 274;' Anth., 106; 
 
 Avery, 317; Chas., 148; Chris., 
 106, 129, 272, 317; Edw., 114zi, 
 317/1; Elin., 17; Geo., 16*, 17, 
 317*, 318; Hercules, 60; Jane, 
 123, 317, 318; Janet, 45; Jn., 
 
 16, 17, 123*, 148, 149, 190, 274; 
 
 Katli., 17; Margt., 317, 318*; 
 Martin, 317*, 318*; Mary, 58/i; 
 Math., 16, 17; Mich.,’ 317*, 
 
 318*; Ralph, 318*; Rich., 188*, 
 189; Robt., 60, 195, 220; 
 
 Symond, 123; Thos., 16, 17, 60, 
 61, 157*, 181, 273, 274; Wm., 
 129, 274. 
 
340 
 
 Robson, Antk., 15; Bartram, 232; 
 Clias., 144; Edm., 164/z; Edw., 
 73; Frances, 241, 242; Isab., 23, 
 181; Jn., 127, 136, 248; Margt., 
 164/i, 241, 242*; Mary, 82; Robt., 
 156, 229, 242; Rowl., 167, 289; 
 Thos., 256*; Wid., 189; Wm., 93, 
 156*, 241*, 242*. 
 
 Roddam, Hel., 308/z; Robt., 308n. 
 Rodde, Thos., 50. 
 
 Rogers, Phillis, 141*; Ralph, 141; 
 
 Robt., 141*. 
 
 Rogerson, Jn., 25. 
 
 Rooksby (blank), 146; Robt., 124; 
 
 Sir Thos., 175. 
 
 Roper, Robt., 106. 
 
 Rosden, Jn., 95. 
 
 Rose, Eliz., 201/z. 
 
 Rotchester, Bart., 240*, 266*; Eliz., 
 259; Geo., 266*; Jn., 240*, 265. 
 Rotheram, Ann, 133; Geo., 133. 
 Roule, Geo., 219. 
 
 Rowdon, Jn., 249. 
 
 Rowe (see Rawe), Dor., 101/z; Edw., 
 128/i, 209/z; Joan, 128n, 209/z; 
 Roger, lOln. 
 
 Rowell, Chris., 120zz; Jas., 95; 
 Jenet, 219. 
 
 Rowland, Thos., 268. 
 
 Rowlandson, Ralph, 40. 
 
 Runry, Edw., 142. 
 
 Rushford, Jn., 167. 
 
 Rutherford, Ann., 149; Edw., 181; 
 Gawin, 167. 
 
 Rutter, Jn., 171; Margt., llln; 
 
 Math., 275; Robt., 32. 
 
 Ryder, Sir Dudley, 229. 
 
 S 
 
 Sadler, Edw., 95; Isab., 95; Jas., 
 95*; Wm., 94*, 94//, 95*. 
 
 Saffield, Alice, 102*. 
 
 Sage, Jn., 60. 
 
 Saire, Eliz., 11, 12*, 13*; Francis, 
 10; Geo., 11*, 12*, 13; Jn., 11, 
 12*, 13*: Margt., 10, 13; Phillis, 
 11, 12*, 13*; Ralph, 11*, 13*; 
 Sam., 11, 12*, 13*. 
 
 Salkeld, Alice, 102/z; Gawen, 102/z; 
 Jn., 269zz; Mary, 118/z, 269 n; 
 Ralph, 270; Thos., 104. 
 Saltonstall, Mark, 138*. 
 
 Salvin, Anne, 42; Elean., 41/z, 42, 
 Francis, 283*; Jane, 41/z; 
 Jerrard, 31/z, 41/z, 42*, 43, 291, 
 311; Jn., 41u, 42*; Mary, 31zz, 
 41*; nephew, 41; Rebec., 41, 
 41//; Rich., 43; Robt., 41; Thos., 
 41, 41n. 
 
 Samford, Dor., 189; Margt., 189; 
 Martha, 189*. 
 
 Sanderlands, Dor., 179; Hen., 179. 
 Sanders, Cath., 152/z; Robt., 152/z. 
 Sanderson, Alice, 223; Arth., 40; 
 Barb., 102, 102/z, 103*, 132/z; 
 
 Barth., 40*; Chas., 39, 40, 41, 
 198, 233*, 234*, 235; Chris., 39/z, 
 40, 234; Elin., 132, 132/z, 133; 
 Eliz., 39, 40; Frances, 132*, 
 
 132 n; Geo., 40*; Hen., 132, 
 132/i*, 133*; Isab., 40; Jane, 
 
 13, 132*, 132/1, 234, 254*, 255; 
 Jn., 254*, 255*; Mary, 132//, 133; 
 Mrs. 132*; Mick., 133, 142; 
 
 Philip, 171, 198 : Ralph, 40*, 41; 
 Reynold, 40; Robt., 40; Sam., 
 102 n, 132*, 132/i, 133*; Steph., 
 222//; Thos., 40, 102, 132; Wm., 
 39, 39n. 
 
 Sandford, Elean., 232 n; Tlios., 
 232 n. 
 
 Sanson, Thos., 144. 
 
 Sarr, Rich., 87. 
 
 Saulby (blank), 123; Jn., 123. 
 Savidge, Wm., 242. 
 
 Schamell, Margt., 184; Symond, 
 184. 
 
 Scoles, Jas., 121. 
 
 Scott, Alex., 138; And., 167; Eliz., 
 138; Geo., 270; Jn., 130*, 176*, 
 247; Lance., 258; Robt., 138; 
 Thos., 98*; Wm., 138. 
 
 Scroope, Elin., 175*; Geo., 175zz; 
 Mary, 175/z. 
 
 Scurheld, Alice, 24//*, 200 n; 
 
 Barnard, 24//; Edw., 200//, 201*, 
 201//*, 204*; Ellen, 24//; Eliz., 
 
 24//, 200, 200zz, 201//*, 202; Geo., 
 200//*, 201*, 201//, 202*, 203*; 
 
 Joan, 24//; Jn., 24//*, 158, 201 n, 
 202; Katli., 201 zz; Margt., 24/z; 
 Math., 200 n, 201*, 201/z; Peter, 
 24 n; Ralph, 100, 201/z; Robt., 
 24//*, 25; Rowl., 24 n, 25, 126; 
 Wm., 24, 24//*, 200, 200//*, 201*, 
 201//*, 203*. 
 
 Selby, Agnes, 235/z, 236//; Alex., 
 
 235, 236*, 236//; Alice, 95, 95zz; 
 
 Anth., 147; Elen, 259; Eliz., 
 
 146, 237//*; Eph., 236, 236n; Sir 
 Geo., 31/z, 91//, 92, 95 n, 155, 
 
 167; Geo., 90 n, 9In, 95, 95/z, 138, 
 
 236, 236/z, 242 ; Helen, 236 n; Isab., 
 
 71, 177; Joan., 235 n, 236*; Sir 
 Jn., 237n; Jn., 76*, 138, 
 
 142, 236, 236 n; Lady Margt., 
 108; Margt., 31n, 91ti, 200, 
 
341 
 
 Mary, 236n; Mr., 90n; Mrs., 
 95 n; Eobt., 96, 143, 156, 
 
 236ft; Eoger, 138; Susan, 114; 
 Tlios., 235 n, 236, 236n; Ursula, 
 236, 236n; Sir Wm., 49*, 49 n, 
 81*, 82, 97*, 141, 290; Wm., 
 
 9In*, 92, 236ft, 237, 259, 290. 
 Seymour, Jane, 257n. 
 
 Shadforth, Alice, 87; Anth., 117*, 
 117ft*, 230n; Eliz., 117n; Geo., 
 107, 117; Hen., 87, 217; Isab., 
 117*; Jas., 106; Jn., 117*, 217; 
 Margt., 217; Mary, 117ft; Thos., 
 117n, 230, 231. 
 
 Shafto, Agnes, 7 n, 286n; Alice, 
 54n, 161 n, 162; Ann, 7n, 107n, 
 160n, 161n; Arth., 259; Barb., 
 259; Clias., 285n; Chris., 160n; 
 Clem., 286, 286n; Dorcas, 161n; 
 Eden, 161n; Elean., 177n; Eliz., 
 286n; Grace, 28; Isab., 161n, 
 162, 286n; Jas., 29; Jane, 88n, 
 160n*, 161, 161n, 162*, 163; Jn., 
 157n, 259, 285, 285n, 286, 286n; 
 Margt., 161ft; Mark, 160, 160n*, 
 161*, 162*, 177n; Mary, 157ft*, 
 161n, 177n; Mrs., 133; Ninian, 
 160n, 161*, 161n, 162*; Eobt., 
 88 n, 90*, 107n, 108, 160, 
 
 160 ft, 161*, 162*, 163, 177n; 
 
 Eowl., 144, 286ft; Thos., 286, 
 286ft; Wm., 285, 285n, 286ft. 
 Shallcross, Humph., 290. 
 
 Shanks, Jn., 317; Peter, 247. 
 Sharpe, Thos., 143, 244*. 
 
 Shaw, Geo., 312; Jn., 179*; Mr., 
 124, 169, 313. 
 
 Sheapford, Eliz., 82; Eobt., 82. 
 Shell, Agnes, 121n, 272n; Anne, 
 
 121n. 
 
 Shepperd, Isab., 234; Lance., 11. 
 Sheraton, Alison, 8; Chris., 9; 
 Jas., 8, 9; Katli., 8; Eobt., 8; 
 Wm., 8*. 
 
 Sherwood, Eliz., lOln, 102n; Thos., 
 102; Wm., 2, lOln, 102, 124. 
 Shields, Dav., 137. 
 
 Shilvington, 241*. 
 
 Shipperdson, Alice, 128n, 209n; 
 
 Edw., 309n; Geo., 47n, 48*; 
 
 Joan, 48n; Mary, 48*; Wm., 
 48n, 128n, 209n. 
 
 Short, Alex., 137; Geo., 135. 
 Sliotton, Jn., 121, 256. 
 
 Sickeraham, Eliz., 152n; Eobt., 
 152n. 
 
 Sigswick, Chris., 197; Hen., 197. 
 Silliman, Dor., 52*; Mary, 52*; 
 Philip, 52*. 
 
 Simpson, Alice, 96; Anne, 125n, 
 
 255*; Aunt, 313; Bartram, 14*, 
 15; Edw., 15*, 318; Ellen, 14; 
 Eliz., 14, 309, 309n*; 313; Emette, 
 14; Geo., 14, 142, 255*; Hen., 
 
 309; Isab., 14; Jane, 26; Jn., 
 15, 280, 281; Margt., 14*, 15, 
 309, 309/i; Mary, 309, 309 ft; 
 
 Osw., 309ft; Eaiph, 15, 309ft; 
 
 Eicli., 309ft; Eobt., 125ft; Eoger, 
 274ft; Thos., 14*, 309n, 311*, 
 
 312, 313*; Wm., 14, 15, 26, 26n, 
 309, 309ft, 310, 311*, 312*, 313. 
 
 Singleton, Ealpli, 318. 
 
 Sisson, Cuth., 174*, 174ft, 208, 250, 
 281; Isab., 174ft. 
 
 Skelly, Jn., 256*. 
 
 Skipsey, Wm., 241. 
 
 Slater, Eich., 37. 
 
 Slegg, Jn., 242. 
 
 Slocom, Jn., 136*. 
 
 Smales, Eobt., 23, 24*; Thos., 123. 
 
 Smart, Jn., 123; Thos., 237. 
 
 Smelt, Thos., 192. 
 
 Smith, Alex., 316; Alice, 19ft, 54ft; 
 Ann, 54, 55*, 56*, 142; Chris., 
 105; Christobell, 54ft; Dor., 54, 
 55*, 56*; Eliz., 55, 206ft, 219, 
 246ft; Frances, 56; Geo., 142*, 
 143, 270; Hen., 71, 93; Jas., 
 167; Jane, 133; Janet, 57; Jn., 
 55, 142*. 264*; Kath, 135n; 
 
 Margt., 65ft, 78, 105; Mark, 18; 
 Math., 107*; Eaiph, 105*; Eich., 
 181, 253; Eobt., 54*, 55, 56; 
 Eoger, 206ft, 246ft; Eowl., 54ft, 
 55*; Sir Thos., 132; Thos., 57, 
 142, 144, 165, 248; Wm., 65ft, 
 211 . 
 
 Smithson (blank), 60; Anne, 
 199ft*; Dor., 199, 199ft; Eliz., 
 199* 199ft*; Geo., 199ft; Jane, 
 199, 199ri; Jn., 199*; Margt., 
 
 199; Mary, 199/r; Math., 199*, 
 199n; Nich., 199ft. 
 
 Smurfoot, Thos., 250. 
 
 Snaith, Eobt., 226; Wm., 212. 
 
 Snape, Jn., 232. 
 
 Snawdon, Jn., 267. 
 
 Snowball, Wm., 118. 
 
 Soame, Hen., 136. 
 
 Somersyde, Leo., 98. 
 
 Sopwith, Eobt., 240. 
 
 Sotherne (Sotheran), Anth., 246; 
 Florence, 281ft; Jn., 44; Kath., 
 246; Thos., 241. 
 
 Soulsby, Jn., 123*. 
 
 Southgate, Sara, 255; Wm., 253 n, 
 255*. 
 
342 
 
 Spearman, Robt., 38, 39. 
 
 Speeding, Wm., 278. 
 
 Spence, Alice, 19, 20, 22; Anne, 
 19 n; Cutli., 19, 19n, 22*; Geo., 
 22*; Gilb., 18; Jn., 22*; Kath., 
 22*, 23; Susan, 19 n; Thos., 19n. 
 Spenceley, Eliz., 73 n. 
 
 Spencer, Jn., 286. 
 
 Spinks, Bertrand, 243*, 287. 
 Spraggon, Allison, 240; Edw., 197. 
 Spurner, Margt., 106. 
 
 Stainton, Isab., 218. 
 
 Stang, Cuth., 127. 
 
 Stanguish, Jn., 138. 
 
 Stanniers, Edw., 93. 
 
 Stanton, Isab., 219. 
 
 Stawper, Isab., 63. 
 
 Steele, Law., 143; Wm., 218, 219. 
 Stenbouse, Jas., 136. 
 
 Stevenson, Agnes, 92*, 93; Anne, 
 293n, 294; Cliris., 9*, 75, 75w; 
 Clem., 220; Conand, 92, 93; 
 
 Eliz., 75 n, 92, 293n*, 294*, 
 
 316; Francis, 92n, 293n; Hen., 
 75*, 75n; Humph., 293n*, 294*; 
 Isab., 92n; Jn., 9, 25*, 149; 
 Margt., 75, 75n*, 192; Math., 
 293n, 294*; Mirriel, 7 5n ; Ralph, 
 75 n; Robt., 92 n, 93, 107*; 
 
 Sissaley, 190; Thos., 75n, 192, 
 Tim., 293n, 294*; Wm., 192, 
 
 293, 293n, 294*. 
 
 Stobart, Eliz., 189n; Rich., 189n. 
 Stobbs, Jn., 51; Margery, 211, 212; 
 
 Ralph, 212; Robt., 16; Wm., 45. 
 Stock, Mr., 250. 
 
 Stodart, Math., 234. 
 
 Stokoe, Jn., 182; Thomison, 156. 
 Stones, Thos., 156. 
 
 Story, Amb., 231; Barb., 313*; 
 Fergus, 48, 62; Jn., 131n, 181, 
 313; Meriol, 131n; Robt., 257; 
 Wm., 65, 267*. 
 
 Stott, Robt., 237. 
 
 Stout, Jn., 119; Margt., 116. 
 Stranguish, Jn., 180??, Thos., 219. 
 Stringer, Edm., 192; Eliz., 192; 
 Wm., 192. 
 
 Strother, Agnes, 50; Clem., 49*; 
 Elinor, 49*, 49n, 50; Eliz., 49n, 
 50; Jane, 50; Jn., 49n, 50; 
 
 Kath., 50; Lance., 49*, 49n; 
 
 Lyonel, 49, 50; Mary, 49n*, 50, 
 164; Thos., 49; Col. Wm., 49n; 
 Wm., 49, 49n*. 
 
 Stuart, Christian, 287n; Hon. Jn., 
 287n; Wm., 97*. 
 
 Stubbs, Eliz., 177. 
 
 Suffield, Gawen, 2. 
 
 Suffolk, Earl of, 290*. 
 
 Summersyde, Leo., 46*. 
 
 Supett, Cuth., 167. 
 
 Sur . . . . , Edw., 71. 
 
 Surrell, Anth., 64. 
 
 Surrett, Jane, 285; Wm., 285, 285n. 
 Surtees, Anth., 198??, 283; Aunt, 
 90; Eliz., 107n; Ralph, 237, 285; 
 Robt., 90, 131; Thos., 107??. 
 Suthack, Alse, 17; Jane, 17; Jn., 
 267; Rebec., 17; Thos., 17; 
 Wm., 17. 
 
 Sutton, Jas., 275; Jn., 275*. 
 Swainston, Hen., 94; Jn., 94. 
 
 Swan, Geo., 161; Margt., 180/i; 
 
 Rich., 51, 180??, 182. 
 
 Swift, Robt., 301??. 
 
 Swinburn, Anth., 25*, 99, 161; 
 
 Dor., 218/?; Edm., 238; Edw., 
 46; Elin., 113; Eliz., 218??; 
 Frances, 218??; Jeronima, 82n; 
 Jn., 33, 34, 54, 113, 210; Lance., 
 267; Maria, 218/?; Robt., 54; 
 Thos., 31, 32, 33*, 34*, 82 n; 
 
 Troth, 263n. 
 
 Swinhoe, Gilb., 268, 270; Mary, 
 
 237 n; Thos., 2*, 35*, 71, 270; 
 Wm., 2, 237 n. 
 
 T 
 
 Tanner, Edw., 156. 
 
 Tate, Thos., 219*; Wm., 219. 
 Taylor, Barthol., 123; Cuth., 318, 
 318n; Edw., 75; Elean., 318*, 
 318/?; Eliz., 274??; Gawen, 46*; 
 Geo., 123, 192, 237, 258; Isab., 
 142; Jane, 286; Jn., 96, 149, 188, 
 188/?, 315, 318*, 318n; Margt., 
 18; Robt., 12*, 167; Thos., 188n; 
 Widow, 123; Wm., 199. 
 
 Tempest, Agnes, 158/?; Anne, 107/?, 
 161??; Chas., 107, 107/?; Dor., 
 
 91/?; Eliz., 107n; Hen., 29; 
 Isab., 29; Jane, 82 n, 107; 
 Margt., 29; Marion, 107n,; Sir 
 Nich., 27, 29*, 82 n, 83, 166*, 
 264; Nich., 107n, 108; Sir 
 
 Thos., 158n, 274; Robt., 91 n, 
 107, 161ft; Thos., 29, 83, 84*; 
 Wm., 29, 67*, 107ft, 108*. 
 Temple, Hen., 14, 14?i; Isab., 14*, 
 14/7 . 
 
 Tewer, Chris., 205; Eliz., 205; 
 Margt., 205. 
 
 Thaine, Elean., 27 n; Jn., 27 n. 
 Theobalds, Wm., 298n. 
 
 Thirkeld, Sir Lance., 125/?. 
 
343 
 
 Thirlwell, Geo., 167, 251, 288; 
 
 Lance., 287; Robt., 167. 
 Thockmorton, Mr., 6*. 
 
 Thomas, Tlios., 3. 
 
 Thomlinson, Robt., 145; Wm., 261. 
 Thompson (blank), 255; Alice, 57, 
 100/t, 101; Ann, 246; Anth., 84, 
 87; Artli., 149; Bartram, 56; 
 Christobcll, 54/?, 55, 56; Clem., 
 126; Constance, 125/?; Dor., 240; 
 Edw., 307; Ellen, 24; Eliz., 55*, 
 56, 313; Hen., 72; Jas., 100, 
 
 229; Jerrard, 126; Jn., 24, 24/?, 
 101*, 125n, 139*, 261; Hath., 
 276/?; Margt., 100, 101*; Meriol, 
 260/i; Peter, 96; Ralph, lOOn, 
 101, 315; Rich., 100*, 184; 
 
 Robt., 74, 101*, 114, 148, 172, 
 302/?, 303; Tlios., 63, 255; Wm., 
 219, 283. 
 
 Thornell, Elean., 82/?. 
 
 Thornton, Hen., 127, 173; Jn., 196; 
 Sir Nich., 165/i. 
 
 Thorold, Anth., 165 n; Mary, 165n. 
 Thorpe, Eliz., 102/?, 125 n ; Mary, 
 40; Phillis, 40; Robt., 298, 298/i, 
 299*, 300*; Wm., 125/?. 
 
 Tlmrsby, Ann, 199; Eliz., 243/?; 
 Rich., 243, 244*; Wm., 32, 33*, 
 34. 
 
 Tillard, Rebec., 209/?; Wm., 209//. 
 Tindale, Ralph, 256. 
 
 Tocketts, Eliz., 125/i; Geo., 125 n; 
 Roger, 84*. 
 
 Todd, Elin., 60; Eliz., 45, 129; 
 
 Martin, 37; Nich., 286/?; 
 Randall, 127; Tlios., 59*, 60; 
 
 Wm., 107*. 
 
 Tomkins, Jn., 308/?. 
 
 Tong, Sir Geo., 226. 
 
 ♦ Topp, Anne, 65 n, 206/?, 246/?; Jn., 
 65 n, 206/i*, 246n. 
 
 Tothall, Thos., 198. 
 
 Towers, Barth., 2; Clias., 2/?; 
 Eliz., 2/i; Francis, 2; Geo., 2; 
 Wm., 2. 
 
 Trinkle, Margt., 37. 
 
 Trollop, Anne, 305; Anth., 305*; 
 Dor., 151, 304?i, 305*; Eliz., 
 
 39*, 39n; Francis, 151//*, 195/1, 
 304/i, 305; Jane, 39*; Joan, 
 
 88/?; Jn., 39*, 39/?, 88n, 151, 
 
 195*; Margt., 39*, 39/?, 151n, 
 
 195/i; Mary, 304/i; Ralph, 39, 
 39n; Thos., 39 n, 304; Wm., 
 304, 305*. 
 
 Trotter, Alice, 157n; Anne, 152/i, 
 157/?; Anth., 152*, 152/?*; Chris., 
 152ft, 157, 157/1*, 158*; Eliz., 
 
 152*, 152/i, 158; Email., 141, 
 
 157a, 158*; Geo., 61*, 148*; 
 
 Gertrude, 152/?; Hen., 152, 152/?; 
 Isab., 157/i; Jane, 152/?, 157/i; 
 
 Jn., 149, 158; Mary, 157, 157n, 
 158; Oliver, 152/?; Ralph, 158, 
 229; Thos., 157*, 157/?, 158*; 
 
 Wm., 149, 152*, 152/i. 
 
 Trumble, Thos., 236. 
 
 Tuggell, Alice, 220/?; Edw., 220*, 
 
 220/i*; Jane, 220, 220ft; Ralph, 
 307. 
 
 Tunbridge, Ingram, 81; Wm., 81*. 
 Tunstall, Anne, 114ft*, 115*; Barb., 
 114, 114/1, 115; Brian, 125ft; 
 
 Hen., 115*; Jane, 125ft; Jn., 114, 
 115*; Mary, 31ft, 114/?; Nicli., 
 114ft, 116; Thos., 31ft, 114zi, 116; 
 Toby, 230/?; Wm., 114//, 115. 
 Turner, Edw., 132; Jn., 144; 
 Margt., 143/i, 171; Mary, 164, 
 170; Rich., 139, 286. 
 
 Turpin, Elean., 88. 
 
 Tweddell, Mary, 318. 
 
 Twizell, Anth., 72; Jn., 72. 
 
 U 
 
 Ullocke, Geo., 26. 
 
 Umphrey, Sicila, 153/?. 
 
 Urpetli, Chas., 242. 
 
 Urquhart, Robt., 270. 
 
 Urwen, Eliz., 176; Mr., 232; Tlios., 
 176. 
 
 V 
 
 Yalyan, Jn., 80*. 
 
 Vasey, Joan, 31/?; Jn., 31/?, 144; 
 Margt., 222/?. 
 
 Yaux, Ann, 172, 172/?; Hutton, 
 
 172/?; Jn., 127, 172/?*; Marm., 
 172/?; Rich., 172/?; Sam., 172n; 
 Tlios., 172n; Tim., 172/?. 
 Vavasour, Isab., 51/?; Jn., 51//. 
 Yerley, Nicli., 131. 
 
 Yertie, Jn., 219. 
 
 Vincent, Rich., 263/?; Wm., 15, 24, 
 150. 
 
 W 
 
 Wade, Ralph, 75. 
 
 Wailes, Barb., 43/?; Elean., 46*; 
 Eliz., 44; Jane, 43, 44*, 45*; 
 Margt., 44*, 46/?; Margery, 44; 
 Math., 46*; Robt., 43*, 43ft, 44*, 
 45; Roger, 45; Thos., 43. 
 Wainwright, Geo., 98. 
 
344 
 
 Wake, Mary, 177; Tlios., 286. 
 Walker, Bryan, 248; Eliz., 183*; 
 Esther, 267; Francis, 176, 205, 
 253*; Gerard, 95; Jas., 177; Jn., 
 19/?, 22, 76, 157, 183*; Mich., 13*, 
 40, 41; Nich., 261*; Ralph, 50, 
 76; Susan, 22. 
 
 Wall, Wm, 146, 147. 
 
 Waller, Mich., 265*. 
 
 Wallis, Alice, 133; Cecily, 48; 
 Chris., 155; Elean., 48; Geo., 51; 
 Gilb., 48; Jas., 48*; Jane, 48*; 
 Jn., 48; Mich., 48; Rich., 48; 
 Robt., 48; Roger, 48; Wm., 48, 
 93. 
 
 Walton, Eliz., 189//; Nich., 131*; 
 Rich., 131, 189 n; Ronald, 286; 
 Tlios., 301//; Wm., 316. 
 Wandisforde, Chris., 73//. 
 Wandsworth, Wm., 79. 
 
 Wanless, Geo., 244; Robt., 168. 
 Warcop, Anne, 197n; Lucy, 235; 
 Robt., 197; Tlios., 197n; Wm., 
 198. 
 
 Ward, Anne, 186//; Chris., 108; Jn., 
 72*, 108; Peter, 186//; Ralph, 
 108; Robt., 106, 191; Steph., 
 
 108*. 
 
 Wardell, Geo., 244; Tlios., 248, 292. 
 Wardhaugh, Margt., 193*; Wm., 
 193. 
 
 Warmouth, Mr., 187. 
 
 Wastell, Eliz., 267//. 
 
 Waterman, Jn., 189. 
 
 Watkins, Jn., 208. 
 
 Watson, Ann, 63, 64; Antli., 48, 
 119; Aunt, 119; Chas., 119*; 
 Chris., 181; Dor., 189; Edw r ., 9; 
 Eliz., 64, 73, 240; Geo., 73, 216; 
 Hen., 90; Jn., 64, 101n, 119, 159; 
 Hath., 64; Margt., 64*, 101?i, 
 118/?, 275, 298//; Mary, 118//, 
 119* ; Ralph, 63, 119, 298n; Robt., 
 158, 262, 293; Thos., 100*, 115, 
 119*, 150; Wm., 63*, 64*, 70, 
 118, 119*. 
 
 Watt, Jn., 119. 
 
 Wattue, Edw., 184; Jn., 184*; 
 Rich., 184. 
 
 Watwood, Elean., 230//; Thos., 230//. 
 Waugh, Eliz., 57 n; Jn., 57n*; 
 Margt., 57*, 57//; Margery, 57//; 
 Robt., 56, 57*, 57 n; Wm., 56, 
 57, 57//. 
 
 Weekes, Mr., 170*. 
 
 Weetwood, Alex., 218, 219*; Dor., 
 218/i; Margt., 215/i; Robt., 218/?.. 
 Welfoot, Edw., 60; Fran., 192; Jn., 
 61 ; Ralph, 192. 
 
 Wells, Cutli., 152; Frances, 81, 
 201/i; Wm., 56. 
 
 Welsh, Agnes, 194/? ; Anne, 194//; 
 Jn., 57, 195; Margt., 57; Robt., 
 56, 57; Wm., 56*,^ 57*. 
 
 Wentworth, Anne, 163//; Sir Geo., 
 287; Sir Jn., 163//; Mich., 287 n; 
 Rosamond, 287 n. 
 
 Wetherburn, Jas., 142. 
 
 Wetherup, Robt., 93. 
 
 Wharton, Agnes, 264/i; Alice, 128, 
 128n; Anth., 264//*, 265*; Chas., 
 265; Chris., 128, 209//; Eliz., 
 
 128/?.*; Francis, 13*; Gab., 13*, 
 40*, 41, 171; Geo., 128//, 265*; 
 Humph., 125//, 264; Jane, 13; 
 Jemima, 125 n; Mary, 128/?*, 
 209/1, 264n; Philadelphia, 264/?; 
 Thos., 264/i, 265*; Wm., 13*. 
 Wheatley, Jn., 242; Robt., 64. 
 Wheldon, Jn., 55; Margt., 55. 
 Whetstone, Luke, 136*, 137. 
 
 White, Anne, 61; Geo., 149; Jn., 
 121, 252; Thos., 218, 219. 
 Whitfield (blank), 83; Ann, 58n; 
 Hen., 100; Janet, 10; Margt., 
 187/i; Nich., 152, 187, 187n; 
 
 Ralph, 58 n. 
 
 Whitgift, Dr., 6. 
 
 Whit head, Hen., 65. 
 
 Whitmore, Sir Geo., 289; Wm., 289. 
 Wliittall, Jn., 158. 
 
 Whitton, Jn., 219*. 
 
 Widdifield, Anne, 72; Margt., 131//; 
 Wm., 228. 
 
 Widdowes, Jn., 65; Wm., 176. 
 Widdrington, Anne, 165//, 166*, 
 
 251; Beni., 112, 156, 241; Catli., 
 165//, 259* ; Clare, 287 n ; Claudius, 
 112; Dor., 166*, 251, 259; Sir . 
 Edw., 287//; Edw., 165//, 287//, 
 Elean., 49//; Eliz., 165//, 166; 
 Eph., 49//, 112, 236//, 287; Sir 
 Hen., 104*, 105, 112, 113, 129//, 
 166, 167*, 215//; Hen., 112, 113, 
 142, 165, 196*, 197, 236, 241, 
 
 250//*, 259, 275; Isaac, 189, 189/i; 
 Joan, 236//; Sir Jn., 189/z; Jn., 
 259*, 275*; Ivatli., 113, 156; 
 
 Lady, 112; Lewis, 112, 113*, 
 
 250 n) Lord, 165//; Margt., 165 n, 
 166*, 197, 215//, 287n*; Mary, 
 165//*, 166*, 259, 287//*; Mr., 
 
 145, 288, 289*; Mich., 197; Osw., 
 197; Ralph, 112, 250; Rebec., 
 189*; Robt., 104, 113*, 142, 167*, 
 189, 197; Sir Roger, 81*; Roger, 
 112, 166*, 197, ‘232, 236, 250*, 
 
345 
 
 259*, 287*, 288*, 289*, 290*; Rosa- 
 mond, 287*, 288*, 290; Sir Thos., 
 296, 297; Tlios., 112, 113, 250a, 
 251, 255; Ursula, 165 a*, 166*, 
 259*; Sir Wm., 289; Wm., 104, 
 165a, 217, 251. 
 
 Wigliam, Edw., 122*, 179, 182. 
 Wild, Isab., 143a, 285a. 
 
 Wilkinson, Ann, 260a; Anth., 260, 
 260a, 261, Cisley, 216, 217*; Eliz., 
 260, 260a; Geo., 217*; Isab., 
 260, 260a, 261a*; Jane, 216, 217; 
 Jn., 260*, 260a, 261*; Mallie, 
 23, 24; Margt., 260, 260a; Mary, 
 45, 260, 260a, 275; Merill, 6, 260, 
 260a; Philip, 260, 260a; Ralph, 
 260, 260a; Rich., 260a; Thos., 6, 
 32, 296; Wm., 131. 
 
 Willescott, Dr., 317. 
 
 Williamson, Tlios., 33. 
 
 Wills, Umph., 257. 
 
 Willye, Hugh, 72. 
 
 Wilson (blank), 250; Agnes, 219*; 
 Anne, 171, 246; Dor., 48, 154; 
 Edw., 136, 167; Geo., 248; Jas., 
 57, 167*; Jn., 37, 46, 74, 170*, 
 171*; Leo., 171; Margery, 57*; 
 Ralph, 107, 138; Rich., 71; 
 
 Robt., 127, 157, 170, 171, 246, 
 247, 276; Roger, 167; Wm., 11, 
 167, 264, 316. 
 
 Wilton, Wm., 284. 
 
 Wimplirey, Thos., 16*. 
 
 Winell, Faith, 316. 
 
 Winley, Rich., 316. 
 
 Winn, Eliz., 179; Tlios., 179. 
 Winter, Robt., 79, 100*. 
 
 Wood, Dor., 90a; Edw., 177; Geo., 
 80, 81; Giles, 90a; Jane, 214; 
 Jn., 45; Rich., 213a. 
 
 Woodmass, Ann, 226; Jn., 152. 
 Wormley, Margt., 191*; Mary, 
 191*; Robt., 191*; Thos., 191*. 
 
 Wortley (blank), 110; Aunt, 313; 
 Francis, 263a; Geo., 110; Jane, 
 263a; Jn., 109a; Mary, 109a. 
 Wouldhave, Barb., 178a, 179; 
 
 Chris., 178a; Hen., 178*; Jn., 
 178*, 179; Rich., 178, 179; Robt., 
 179; Thos., 179*. 
 
 Wray (see Ray, Reye, Rea), Dor., 
 158a; Geo., 71; Ralph, 71; 
 Thos., 70, 71, 160; Sir Wm., 
 
 158a. 
 
 Wren, Antli., 73, 73a, 98; Sir Chas., 
 27a, 75, 84, 147, 148; Clias., 9a, 
 73a, 74, 147*, 147a, 270a; Chris., 
 74, 148; Elean., 41a; Eliz., 10*, 
 50*, 50a, 73, 73a; Ety, 9a; 
 
 Frances, 27a, 73a, 74*; Gertrude, 
 147, 152a; Hen., 74, 147*; Jane, 
 73a; Bindley, 74, 147, 147a, 148*; 
 Margt., 50; Mary, 73 a, 98; 
 Peregrine, 270a; Rich., 50*, 50a; 
 Robt., 6; Wm., 15, 41a, 152a. 
 Wright, Ann, 90; Dor., 308a; 
 Edm., 307; Edw., 42, 95, 271, 
 308; Jane, 305; Joan, 37a; Rich., 
 42, 308a; Theo., 103, 124. 
 Wrightson, Geo., 25. 
 
 Wrisman, Jn., 257. 
 
 Wycliffe, Frances, 209; Hen., 209; 
 
 Wm., 42*, 43, 209*, 302a. 
 Wytham, Jn., 297. 
 
 Wyvill, Sir Marin., 291a; Mary, 
 291a. 
 
 Y 
 
 York, Jane, 71; Wm., 116. 
 
 Young, And., 232; Antli., 195; 
 Ellen, 236; Eliz., 116; Geo., 60, 
 140, 268; Hen., 116; Jas., 307; 
 Jane, 80a; Margt., 116; Ralph, 
 80, 87; Rich., 275; Robt., 80*; 
 Wm., 80. 
 
 Younger, Hen., 316; Ralph, 85, 210. 
 
346 
 
 Index of Places. 
 
 A 
 
 Abberwick, 258. 
 
 Acklington, 167. 
 
 Adderstone, 49a. 
 
 Aisleby, 298*, 298 n, 300. 
 
 Akefield, 49. 
 
 Albrough, 257. 
 
 Aldernadge, 125a. 
 
 Aldwick, Co. York., 73a. 
 
 Allertliorpe, 278a. 
 
 Allerton, 98*. 
 
 Alnaby, 84. 
 
 Alnliam, 73a, 236, 247, 248*. 
 
 Almondbury, Co. York., 109a. 
 
 Alnwick, 61a*, 93*, 113, 121, 176*, 
 236*, 256, 258*, 269a, 272, 306; 
 Abbey, 164a; Ruin, 269a; Stony- 
 liill, 274a. 
 
 Alwinton, 196, 235, 236. 
 
 Ancroft, 70*, 138. 
 
 Angerton, 129. 
 
 Archdeacon Newton, 102, 235*, 235a. 
 
 Arleny Banks, 122*. 
 
 Artliington, 163 a. 
 
 Aske, 5. 
 
 Askliam, West, 232a. 
 
 Aucerage, 20. 
 
 Auckland, Bishop, 37, 73, 148, 
 
 172a*, 229, 248, 250, 293*, 293a, 
 294, 312; St. Andrew, 9*, 37, 74, 
 75, 83, 84, 119, 125a*, 147, 148, 
 149, 248, 249*, 250; St. Helen’s, 
 172, 172a, 173*, 248, 249*; West, 
 258, 306a. 
 
 Autonliill, 70, 156 
 
 Axwell, 102a, 107a, 161a. 
 
 Aycliffe, 42, 199*, 229. 
 
 Ayheld (Aykeld), 232. 
 
 Ay ton, 119. 
 
 B 
 
 Back worth, 38. 
 
 Baldwin Brightwell, Co. Oxon., 
 221, 221a. 
 
 Balleygate, 136. 
 
 Bamburgli, 163a, 268, 284, 314, 
 
 316*. 
 
 Bampton, Co. Oxon., 221a*. 
 
 Barmoor, 140a, 237*, 237a. 
 
 Barmston, 82a, 206a, 246*, 246a. 
 
 Barnes, 286a. 
 
 Barnard Castle, 10*, 11* 12 13 
 
 37, 39*, 122, 123*, 176, 197,’198,’ 
 212*, 232*, 233*, 233a, 253; 
 
 Briggate, 11; Briggend Close, 
 12*; Briggliouse, 13; Egesburn, 
 13; Galgate, 11*; Hullerbush, 
 13; Lunnygarth, 233; Marwood, 
 13. 
 
 Barnard Stead, 3. 
 
 Barrisford, 127*. 
 
 Barton, 38. 
 
 Baulks, Co. York., 55. 
 
 Beadwell, 66. 
 
 Beal, 71, 97. 
 
 Beamish, 158a. 
 
 Beanley Medow, 206, 207. 
 
 Beaufront, 289. 
 
 Bedale, Co. York., 55. 
 
 Bedlington, 167, 253. 
 
 Belford, 316. 
 
 Bellasis, the, 20, 22. 
 
 Bellingham, 3*, 70*, 156, 240. 
 
 Belsay, 267, 267a, 268*. 
 
 Benridge, 167*. 
 
 Berwick, 2, 49, 62, 69, 112, 132*, 
 133*, 135a, 138, 140, 142*, 143, 
 163, 164a, 237a*, 259, 270*. 
 
 Berwick-on-tlie-Hill, 121. 
 
 Betson House, 318. 
 
 Bewcastle, 287a. 
 
 Bewick, old, 256. 
 
 Bickerton, 197. 
 
 Biddleston, 235, 235a, 236*. 
 
 Biggins, Westd., 167*. 
 
 Billyhall, 41a, 147. 
 
 Billyrawe, 147. 
 
 Binchester, 27a, 73, 84, 147*, 147a, 
 148*. 
 
 Birtley, 98, 144. 
 
 Birtley Hall, 127. 
 
 Bishop Midclleham, 72*, 80, 224*, 
 225, 227*, 279*, 280*; Demesnes, 
 228*; Park, 227*, 228. 
 
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 Bishop’s Close, 228. 
 Bishopwearmouth, 24, 47*, 107, 
 
 128/i, 164/?, 209, 209/1. 
 Blackburn, 103. 
 
 Blackball, 127. 
 
 Black Hedley, 118. 
 
 Blackwell, 108. 
 
 Blagdon, 215/?, 231, 231/?*, 232. 
 Blakiston, 65/?. 
 
 Blancliland, 20. 
 
 Blaydon, 51/?. 
 
 Blayikwell, 163. 
 
 Bockenfield, 252. 
 
 Bolam, 302//,. 
 
 Boldon, 195. 
 
 Bolton Castle, 269/?. 
 
 Bomley Law, 213, 214*. 
 
 Borrowby, Co. York., 192. 
 
 Borwick Hall, Co., Lancs., 267n. 
 Bothal, 47, 149, 167, 245, 246, 267/?. 
 Bowesfield, 202, 203*. 
 
 Bowsdon, 237*. 
 
 Bradbury, 80*, 201*. 
 
 Bradfortli, 163, 163/?, 167, 264, 314, 
 315, 316. 
 
 Bradley, 91 /?, 233n. 
 
 Bramliope, Leeds, 302/?. 
 
 Brancepetli, 33, 50, 50/?, 59, 102/?, 
 118/i, 132/?,, 200//, 228*, 276, 302/?, 
 305*, 306, 315*, 315/?; Eastfield, 
 315; Eastpark, 51n; Stockley, 
 306. 
 
 Brandon, 31 ft, 305, 306. 
 
 Branton, 34*, 256, 259. 
 
 Brawith, 164n. 
 
 Brenkheugli, 112, 157, 158*. 
 Brighouses, 197. 
 
 Brightwell, Oxon., 221. 
 
 Brinkburn, 122, 158, 167, 177n. 
 Broadmeadows, 119. 
 
 Bromley Law, 214. 
 
 Broomhills, 280. 
 
 Broomhouse, 258. 
 
 Broxfield, 271. 
 
 Bruntoft, 271. 
 
 Bucksliaw, 156. 
 
 Burnbank, 136. 
 
 Burnhouse Raw, 156. 
 
 Burnigill, 200ft. 
 
 Burroden, 78. 
 
 Burroughby, 164ft, 165. 
 
 Burton, 163. 
 
 Buteland, 156. 
 
 Butlerige of Meynes, 107. 
 Butsfield, 198. 
 
 Butterby, 31n, 57, 82*, 82ft*, 83, 
 84. 
 
 Bvrkley, 96, 240. 
 
 C 
 
 Calf Close, 156. 
 
 Callaly, 49ft, 261n. 
 
 Callidge Park, 62. 
 
 Callerton High, 96. 
 
 Camasse, 232. 
 
 Cambridge, 221, 309/?,, 310; Christ ’s 
 College, 163 ft* 164 ft*, 267ft, 
 309ft*; Jesus College, 53/?; 
 King’s College, 313*, 314; 
 
 Peterhouse, 291ft*; St. John’s 
 College, 53 ft, 98ft, 157ft, 161??, 
 172ft, 197ft, 282ft, 295ft, 301ft* 
 302/1; Sidney College, 302n*; 
 Trinity College, 157ft, 172/?, 278ft. 
 Caplieaton, 31, 33*. 
 
 Carlisle, 109/i, 232ft. 
 
 Carlton, 275*, 276; Co. York., 265. 
 Cartington, 81, 250, 251, 290. 
 Cassop, 83*, 107, 304??. 
 
 Castle Burixrn, 291 /?. 
 
 Castle Mote, 136. 
 
 Caw'ood, Co. York., 98. 
 
 Chalfont St. Giles, Co. Bucks., 108ft. 
 Charing, Co. Kent, 237/?. 
 
 Charlton, 165, 166. 
 
 Charwell Crook, 149. 
 
 Chatton 135*, 137/?, 138, 140, 270*. 
 Cheeseburn Grange, 113, 250/?. 
 Chelsea, 197ft, 221/?. 
 Chester-le-Street, 46*, 51, 52, 55, 
 56*, 57, 64, 98*, 107, 143*, 152, 
 185, 285*, 305/1. 
 
 Chiswick, 138, 266/?. 
 
 Chevington, East, 105, 164; West, 
 164. 
 
 Chevit, Co. York., 289. 
 
 Chibburn, 113. 
 
 Chill ingham, 163*, 163/?, 169, 170, 
 189/?, 215/?, 268/?, 269/?*, 284*, 
 284/?*, 315/?. 
 
 Chilton, 72. 
 
 Chipchase, 127*, 240. 
 
 Chollerton, 250*. 
 
 Cleadon, 281, 283. 
 
 Cleasby, Co. York., 230/?. 
 
 Cleatham, 175. 
 
 Cleburne, Westd., 264n. 
 
 Cleemar Hall, 26/?. 
 
 Coatland, 256. 
 
 Cockermouth, 128ft, 209n. 
 Cockerton, 125. 
 
 Colchester, 257. 
 
 Coldhirst, 9, 9ft. 
 
 Colwell, 166, 250, 251. 
 
 Coniscliffe, 42. 
 
 Corbridge, 118/?. 
 
 Corby Castle, Cumbs., 165n. 
 
348 
 
 Cornkill, 138. 
 
 Cotherston, 183. 
 
 Couelodge, Co. York., 248. 
 
 Coupland, 48. 
 
 Cowpen, 73 269 n. 
 
 Cramlington, 51 n, 57*. 
 
 Craster, 130. 
 
 Crawhall, 200. 
 
 Crawley, 259. 
 
 Croft, Co. York,, 82//, 278/z. 
 
 Crookdon, 167. 
 
 Crookliam, 138. 
 
 Crookliouse, 49. 
 
 Crostli waite, 274. 
 
 Croxdale, 31 //, 41 n, 311. 
 
 D 
 
 Dagenham, Essex, 281, 281n, 282 n. 
 
 Dales, the, 156. 
 
 Dalton, 117, 247/z; Audley, 131; 
 Norrice, 131. 
 
 Daring Crook (Darwen Crook), 51, 
 52, 102. 
 
 Darlington, 98, 108*, 124, 125*, 
 
 126*. 
 
 Davy Slieel, 197*. 
 
 Deadman’s Dales, 245. 
 
 Deepwells, 227, 228*. 
 
 Derwent Cote, 25. 
 
 Dewley House, 63. 
 
 Dilston, 28771. 
 
 Dinsdale, 298//, 311, 312. 
 
 Dissington, South, 274. 
 
 Ditchburn, 165, 166, 308*. 
 
 Doddington, 284. 
 
 Druridge, 103, 104*, 105, 167. 
 
 Dunnington, Essex, 169. 
 
 Dunston, 124, 2877/. 
 
 Durham, 18, 22, 23, 31n, 32*, 33, 
 36/t, 39, 41/t, 50 n, 55*, 57 n, 58//*, 
 64, 65, 65 n, 71, 74*, 82, 82//, 86, 
 87, 90, 98, 102n, 110, 111, 117, 
 128n, 133, 151 //*, 153, 157//, 159 n, 
 164//, 169*, 172//., 174, 175 n, 178, 
 186, 186//, 187*, 188, 195 n, 198, 
 201*, 201n, 203, 204, 206, 209 n. 
 213//, 218, 219, 221, 221 n, 229, 
 236, 237*, 246, 248 n, 249, 263, 266 n, 
 270, 278 n, 279 n, 281, 291 n, 298/z, 
 301//*, 304, 308 n, 311; Aldenridge, 
 301, 302*, 303*; Cathedral, 110, 
 111, 212, 291 rz; Claypath, 75, 
 305; Crossgate, 305*; Elvet, 39, 
 87, 112, 195n, 280; Framwellgate, 
 184; Gaol, the, 29, 83; King 
 Street, 174; Old Durham, 111 n ; 
 Palace Green, 174; St. Giles, 
 105, 206; St. Margaret, 26*, 184*, 
 
 291; St. Mary-le-Bow, 19, 20, 21, 
 83, 131, 208; St. Mary-the-Less, 
 83, 131, 208, 293*; St. Nicholas, 
 75*; St. Oswalds, 20, 22, 39, 41, 
 82, 83, 111, 112, 131, 278; 
 
 Sliincliffe, 216*; Shincliffe Mill, 
 111* ; Silver Street, 305. 
 
 Dyke, the, 156. 
 
 Dyons, 174 n. 
 
 E 
 
 Earle, 130, 270. 
 
 Easington, 36, 243*, 244. 
 
 Eastgate, 211*, 211 n. 
 
 East Grange, 67. 
 
 East Murton, 15*. 
 
 East Newton, Co. York., 82 n. 
 
 East Park Lodge, 58. 
 
 East Rainton, 64. 
 
 Edderston, 164//. 
 
 Eden, 195//, 206//; Little, 206*, 208. 
 Edmond Leazes, 67*. 
 
 Egglescliffe, 298, 298 n*. 
 
 Eggleston, 133, 183*, 254*, 255, 300. 
 Eglingliam, 34, 157//. 
 
 Elandshire, 263. 
 
 Eldam, 256*. 
 
 Elland Hall, 96*. 
 
 Ellington, 130, 139, 167. 
 
 Elstob, 200*, 201*, 202*. 
 
 Elwick, 8, 164. 
 
 Enmore, 164 n. 
 
 Epleton, 143, 247 n. 
 
 Eppleby, Co. York., 265. 
 
 Eppledon, 117. 
 
 Escomb, 157//. 
 
 Esh, 50*. 
 
 Eshott, 167. 
 
 Eslington, 47, 218, 218//, 219, 284n, 
 287* 
 
 Etal, 114//, 142, 143, 237. 
 
 Eton College, 313*, 314. 
 
 Evystones, 197. 
 
 Ewart, 157. 
 
 Faddonfield, 257. 
 
 Falloefield, 245. 
 
 Farnacres, 102*. 
 
 Fawdon, 259. 
 
 Felling, 84, 263, 264*. 
 
 Felton, 251*. 
 
 Fenliall, 198//*, 283*. 
 
 Fenham, 97*, 266//, 314. 
 
 Fenton, 164. 
 
 Fenwick, 97, 137, 138, 222*, 266, 
 267; South Shields, 167. 
 Ferryhill, 106. 
 
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 Fidgerfield, 257. 
 
 Finchley, Co. Mids., 206n. 
 Finney, 109/i. 
 
 Firby, Co. York., 55. 
 
 Fisliburn, 72, 282 n*. 
 Flemingfield, 243, 244, 245*. 
 Follonsby, 17n. 
 
 Ford, 138, 142, 198n; the, 283. 
 Fowberry, 49. 
 
 Fulwell, 195. 
 
 G 
 
 Gainford, 94, 122, 253, 265, 318. 
 Galesfield, 307. 
 
 Gallow Hill, 127. 
 
 Garth, the, 151. 
 
 Gateshead, 1, 29, 53*, 53n*, 55, 89, 
 98, 116, 145*, 161, 161 n, 162, 
 
 165/t., 183, 184*, 195n, 196, 238*, 
 239*, 267*, 317*, 318; Hornbie 
 Chare, 145, 262; Maudling, 146; 
 Pant, the, 146; Pinfold, the, 146; 
 Pipewellgate, 145*; Skitter Mill- 
 hole, 1, 146. 
 
 Getherick, 237. 
 
 Gilling, 108, J25n. 
 
 Gillingwood ; Co. York., 264, 264/i. 
 Glanton, 258. 
 
 Goodrigg Close, 66. 
 
 Gosfield, Essex, 163*. 
 
 Goswick, 2, 137, 237n. 
 
 Grange, 67, 69, 255. 
 
 Graystones, 59. 
 
 Greatham, 276*, 277*. 
 
 Greatstead, 3*, 49. 
 
 Green well Hill, 117. 
 
 Grindon, 24, 63*, 138. 
 
 H 
 
 Haggerston, 76. 
 
 Halghton, Co. Lancs., 164n. 
 Halliwell, 82 n. 
 
 Halton, 153n, 165 n, 287n. 
 Halykeld, 187*. 
 
 Hamsterley, 9, 204*, 213, 222. 
 Harbottle, 167, 287. 
 
 Harbour House, 64, 151, 247n. 
 Hardgull, 273. 
 
 Hardwick, 184n, 228; Field, 241. 
 Harraton, 31n, 36n, 153. 
 Harshay, 156*. 
 
 Hart, 8, 64. 
 
 Hartburn, 201; West, 147. 
 Hartford, 232. 
 
 Hartlepool, 271. 
 
 Ilarton, 113, 164. 
 
 Harum, 50*. 
 
 Haryteth, 3. 
 
 Hasrop, 3. 
 
 Haswell, Great, 31, 32*, 243. 
 Haughton, 166, 172, 187*, 199; 
 
 Green, 166; le-Skerne, 82 n, 
 172 n*, 173*. 
 
 Hauxley, 167. 
 
 Hawkwell, 62, 62?i, 63*. 
 
 Headlam, 252, 253*. 
 
 Heatherington, 127. 
 
 Hebburn, 130n, 195/i, 269, 269n*, 
 270, 306; Whiteliouse, 130. 
 Heddon, East, 253 n*, 254*, 255*. 
 Hedgeley, 173*. 
 
 Hedley, 27, 28; Hall, 27 n; Hope, 
 102?i, 132/1. 
 
 Heeley-upon-Coquet, 289. 
 Heighington, 36, 58*, 59, 224, 229*. 
 Helmdon, 152, 152n, 157 n, 311, 312, 
 315, 315n. 
 
 Henknoll, 125n. 
 
 Heppell, 167. 
 
 Hetherlaw, 138*. 
 
 Hetton, 230, 266n; le-Hole, 311. 
 Hexham, 56, 240. 
 
 Hill, the, 125/i. 
 
 Hilton, 286, 318n. 
 
 Hirst, 259*. 
 
 Hobberlaw, 121, 121 n*, 176, 272, 
 272n. 
 
 Hollingside, 55. 
 
 Holmesliaw, 166. 
 
 Holy Island, 2*; Fenliam, 2; Fen¬ 
 wick, 2 ; Lowlin, 2 ; Scremerston, 
 2, 70, 71*. 
 
 Holystone, 196, 196n. 
 
 Homelton, 141*. 
 
 Hoppen, 97n. 
 
 Horden, 36, 153. 
 
 Horncliffe, 137n, 138*, 270*; Mill, 
 138. 
 
 Horsley, 212. 
 
 Horton, 49 n, 73, 163n, 215n, 268/1, 
 284/i; Grange, 232*. 
 Houghton-le-Spring, 31, 64, 106, 
 
 107*, 128, 131, 172*, 209, 211; 
 Little, 164//, 272; Newton, 317; 
 Towers, Co. Lancs., 237n. 
 Howick, 129, 215*, 216*, 272, 301n. 
 Howtell, 114. 
 
 Hull, 257. 
 
 Humbleton, 258. 
 
 Hunerfield, 315. 
 
 Hunstanton, Co. Norfolk, 215n. 
 Huntingdon, 132n. 
 
 Hunwick, 37, 124n, 125n*, 265. 
 Hurbeck, 284. 
 
350 
 
 I 
 
 Ingleton, 318. 
 
 Ingram, 256*. 
 
 Ipswick, 257*. 
 
 Irchester, 61. 
 
 Ireland, 163a. 
 
 Ivesley, 33. 
 
 J 
 
 Jarrow, 153n, 194, 263. 
 
 K 
 
 Keepyer, 65, 65a, 66, 67, 68, 69, 208, 
 209 n, 279a. 
 
 Kelloe, 83*, 87, 105*, 151a, 152*. 
 Kelyfield, 131. 
 
 Kempley Carr, 73. 
 
 Kendall, 281a. 
 
 Kenton, 79, 79a, 127, 215a, 258. 
 Kentstone, 263*. 
 
 Kibbles worth, 285. 
 
 Killim, 114. 
 
 Killingwortli, 78. 
 
 Kirby Lonsdale, 167. 
 
 Kirkgate, 22. 
 
 Kirkheaton, 127. 
 
 Kirkley, 71, 167*. 
 
 Kirklinton, Co. York., 148. 
 Kirkmerrington, 152*. 
 
 Kirknewton, 49, 157a, 232. 
 
 Kylo, 138*, 139, 222*, 266*, 266??-, 
 ‘ 272, 314?i. 
 
 L 
 
 Ladley, 144. 
 
 Lady Close, 22. 
 
 Lambton, 27a. 
 
 Lamesley, 103, 237*. 
 
 Lanchester, 50, 185, 198, 198a, 273*, 
 283*. 
 
 Langton, 49*, 318*. 
 
 Lartington, 11*. 
 
 Layton, 36/;, 98, 190*, 191; West, 
 Co. York., 291. 
 
 Leak, Co. York., 164*, 192. 
 
 Leam, the, 156*. 
 
 Learcliild, 258. 
 
 Learmouth, 138, 216. 
 
 Lee Hall, 240. 
 
 Leppington, 106. 
 
 Lilburn, 219*; East, 258; West, 258, 
 259, 306*, 307. 
 
 Lingefield, 257. 
 
 Linton, 149. 
 
 Lintz, 159a. 
 
 Liollsclengh, 156. 
 
 Littleburn, 109. 
 
 Littleharle, 215a. 
 
 Little Langton-on-Swale, 164. 
 
 Little Lever, 66*, 301a. 
 
 Little Tliirkleby, Co. York., 55, 56, 
 
 London, 4, 9a, 28, 65a, 73, 103, 116, 
 117, 119, 132, 137*, 147*, 150 a, 
 161??, 167, 187, 234, 257*, 258, 
 262*, 271, 289*, 290; Doctors’ 
 Commons, 289; Duke’s Place, 
 132; Fawkon’s Court, Fleet 
 Street, 289, 290; Gray’s Inn, 
 65 n, 161?;, 163a, 164/?, 197n, 
 
 215 a, 250a*, 251, 267a, 282a, 
 
 291a, 308a, 309a; Inns of Court, 
 310; Lincoln’s Inn, 165a; St. 
 Bride’s, 221?; ; St. Giles’, Cripple- 
 gate, 172a. 
 
 Longbenton, 53a. 
 
 Longframlington, 248. 
 
 Longlioughton, 264, 302a. 
 
 Longhurst, 47*, 149, 245, 246. 
 
 Longnewton, 298, 300. 
 
 Longridge, 135. 
 
 Lucker, 137. 
 
 Ludwell, 45. 
 
 Lumley, 285. 
 
 Lyam Hall, 137, 140*. 
 
 Lynn, Co. Norfolk, 145, 257. 
 
 M 
 
 Mainsforth, 206, 279*, 280*, 281. 
 Maland, 159. 
 
 Maiding, 257*. 
 
 Malt Burn, 138. 
 
 Malt Kiln, 138. 
 
 Malton, 290, 290a, 309a. 
 
 Manner House, 191, 283. 
 
 Marley Hill, 30. 
 
 Marshallands, 257. 
 
 Masbury, Essex, 164a. 
 
 Maudlines, the, 93. 
 
 Medomsley, 25, 185, 198a, 283. 
 Meldon, 153a, 235a, 266, 268a. 
 Metham, 31. 
 
 Middleton, 141, 273*; St. George, 
 295*, 297; Teesdale, 170*, 183. 
 Midleston, 152. 
 
 Midridge, 165; Grange, 58. 
 
 Mieles, the, 156. 
 
 Milburnshaugh, 156. 
 
 Millfield, 49, 141*. 
 
 Milkington, 138. 
 
 Milton, Great, Co. Oxon., 221/;. 
 Mindrim, 138. 
 
 Mitford, 34a, 128a, 209a, 264a. 
 Moat Hill, 156. 
 
 Monkhesledon, 260*, 261. 
 
351 
 
 Monkseaton, 113. 
 
 Monkton, 194*. 
 
 Monkwearmouth, 117 m, 281 n. 
 Mooreliouse, 245*. 
 
 Morpeth, 122*, 129, 129m, 130*, 139, 
 167*, 176, 215, 215m, 216*, 218, 
 232, 266, 272*, 288, 314m. 
 
 Morton, 31*, 32*, 33, House, 31m, 
 159m. 
 
 Mowgrave, 203. 
 
 Muggleswick, 17*, 17m,; Calfhill, 17. 
 Murton, 48m. 
 
 N 
 
 Na worth, Cumbs., 165 m, 289. 
 Nesliam, 190. 
 
 Netherfreerside, 27. 
 
 Netherton, 259. 
 
 Netherwitton, 165 m. 
 
 Nettleswortli, 51m, 73m, 98, 3 51. 
 New T biggin, 123, 134, 167, 199*. 
 Newbottle, 64, 107*, 285m. 
 Newbrougli, Co. York., 31m. 
 Newburn, 45*. 
 
 Newcastle, 1, 
 
 7*, 
 
 7 m, 
 
 14*, 
 
 16*, 
 
 17’ 
 
 23, 
 
 26, 32, 
 
 34 m* 
 
 , 43 
 
 , 45, 
 
 51m, 
 
 53 
 
 54* 
 
 , 59, 61 
 
 , 64, 
 
 75, 
 
 77, 
 
 79m, 
 
 87 
 
 88, 
 
 90, 90m* 
 
 3 92, 
 
 94, 
 
 96*, 
 
 99*, 
 
 100 
 
 101 
 
 *, 101m, 
 
 105 
 
 107 
 
 ’, 107m*, 
 
 109 
 
 109m, 112, 113*, 114, 115, 120*, 
 123, 125m, 127, 132, 132m*, 134m, 
 135, 136*, 137*, 139, 141, 145m, 
 149, 150, 151, 153, 155, 160, 160m, 
 161*, 161;i*, 166*, 167, 177 m, 178, 
 179, 180, 182, 184, 187, 193*, 220*, 
 230m, 231*, 236, 238, 241, 257*, 
 257m, 259, 262*, 271, 279m, 280, 
 281m, 29171, 292, 308m; All Saints', 
 14,~16*, 23, 43*, 94, 100, 113, 114, 
 120, 139, 153*, 168m*, 181*, 193*, 
 261, 262; St. Andrew’s, 76, 92*, 
 99, 100; St. John’s, 17*, 54, 178*, 
 179*, 182, 220; St. Nicholas, 1, 7, 
 79, 87, 88, 90, 95*, 96, 101, 149, 
 155, 160, 168; All Hallowbank, 
 77 ; Baliegate, 182* ; Barras, 136 ; 
 Benwell, 18, 161, 178*, 179*; 
 
 Blackbear, 181 ; Broadchare, 
 154 ; Burtromes Houses, 44; 
 Byker Chare, 193* ; Carres 
 Milnes, 1 ; Close, the, 150, 154; 
 Cloth Market, 1; Collin Close, 
 102 ; Cow House, 181 ; Croft, the, 
 102 ; Denton Chare, 155 ; Dents 
 Chare, 181*; Elenors Chare, 168; 
 Elswick, 76, 93, 264; Flesh 
 
 Market, 102; Frear Chare, 181; 
 
 Fryars, the, 101; Grindon Chare, 
 102; High Castle, 88; Horse 
 Mill, 120; Iron Market, 54, 88, 
 180; Keyside, 100, 115, 161, 181; 
 Manwell’s Chare, 115; Middle 
 Street, 76, 96; Milne Steads, 
 181; Nolt Market, 99; Ouseburn, 
 139; Painterheugh, 77; Pandon 
 Causey Head, 99*; Pandon Gate, 
 115; Pant, the, 88; Patton Close, 
 102; Pilgrim Street, 14, 16*, 76*, 
 77*, 99, 281; Plumber Chare, 262; 
 Sadlers’ Close, 181; Sandeward- 
 son, 102; Sandgate, 43, 95*, 181*, 
 182; Sandhill, 182; Sliode Fryer 
 Chare, 89; Side, the, 1, 88*, 
 154; Sidgate, 99*, 102; Silver 
 Street, 115, 116; Skabmaister 
 
 Leazes, 102; Trinity House, 137, 
 262, 263; Tyne Bridge, 153; 
 
 Westgate, 55, 180*, 181. 
 
 New Close, 241. 
 
 Newgate, 37. 
 
 Newham, 121*, 247, 266m, 272, 314. 
 
 Newk, the, 156. 
 
 Newlands, 31m, 65m, 108. 
 
 Newminster, 298m. 
 
 Newsham, 59, 108, 109*, 110, 231. 
 
 Newpark, 45. 
 
 Newton, 48, 66, 67, 141*, 197, 270, 
 291*, 292*; by the Sea, 269m; 
 Morrell, 276; Underwood, 167*. 
 
 Norham, 134, 137, 138, 139, 200*, 
 263*, 270*, 290; Castle, 137m, 
 270*. 
 
 North Weetsled, 76, 77*, 78*. 
 
 Norton, 241*. 
 
 Norwich, 65m. 
 
 Nova Scotia, 287 m. 
 
 Nunnykirk, 49m, 164, 164m. 
 
 Nunriding, 272. 
 
 Nunstainton, 226. 
 
 O 
 
 Offerton, 128*, 200m, 209, 209m*. 
 
 Ogle, 240. 
 
 Old Moor, 95*. 
 
 Orde, 134, 134m, 135m, 270; West, 
 137m. 
 
 Ormsby, Cleveland, Co. York., 277m. 
 
 Otterington, 164 m* ; North, 165. 
 
 Ovingham, 111, 134, 253*, 254*, 
 
 255*. 
 
 Owston, 82m, 144; Moor, 241. 
 
 Oxford, 221m; St. Magdalen, 108, 
 110; University, 110; University 
 College, 1657?. 
 
352 
 
 P 
 
 Pallion, 48n. 
 
 Parkend, 127*. 
 
 Parkside March, 127. 
 
 Pegswood, 95. 
 
 Pelton, 46, 285. 
 
 Penshaw, 35, 107. 
 
 Phillip, 167*. 
 
 Pickering, 90ft. 
 
 Pickhall, 61, 165. 
 
 Pictree, 143, 285*. 
 
 Piercebridge, 58ft. 
 
 Pittfield, 245. 
 
 Pittington, 105, 216*, 309*, 309ft, 
 312* 314. 
 
 Plawswortli, 55, 185ft. 
 
 Plessey, 167. 
 
 Pockerley, 28. 
 
 Ponteland, 71, 121*, 274, 274 n*, 286, 
 287ft; Mearson, 286. 
 
 Powlton Grange, 67. 
 
 Prendwick, 248, 256n. 
 
 Preston, 201; Pattrick, Co. Westd., 
 264. 
 
 R 
 
 Rainton, 243*, 244, 245; West, 131. 
 Raniside, 64, 65, 68, 113*. 
 Ravenstoncdale, 264. 
 
 Ravensworth, 91*, 101, 237. 
 Readswood, 156*. 
 
 Redmarsliall, 2 6n, 275*. 
 
 Redworth, 58*, 59, 188ft. 
 Reedsmouth, 70. 
 
 Revelie, 173*, 256*, 259*. 
 
 Ribsdale, 197. 
 
 Rickleton, 285*. 
 
 Rigwell Grange, Westd., 264n. 
 Riplington, 81*. 
 
 Ripon, 198*. 
 
 Ritton, 196. 
 
 Rockwood Hill, 222. 
 
 Roddam, 308ft. 
 
 Rogerfield, 56. 
 
 Romaldkirk, 198. 
 
 Rome, 291n. 
 
 Roose Lease, 175. 
 
 Ropely Moor, 175. 
 
 Ross, 164. 
 
 Rothbury, 167, 251, 288, 290. 
 Ronnton, 192. 
 
 Rudchester, 167. 
 
 Rydingfield, 257. 
 
 Rye, 97. 
 
 Ryliope, 47, 47ft*. 
 
 Ryle Great, 236, 248; Little, 248. 
 Ryton, 108, 108ft, 109ft, 110*, 111; 
 1 Co. York., 291. 
 
 S 
 
 St. Eleanor’s Close, 317. 
 
 Salt Meadows, 318. 
 
 Sandilands, 202. 
 
 Sandon, Co. Bucks., 3n, 223?i. 
 Sanstell, 163. 
 
 Sauglirigg, 256. 
 
 Scranewood, 73, 236, 247, 248*, 256*. 
 Scargill, 31ft. 
 
 Seamer, Co. York., 263ft. 
 
 Seaton Delaval, 274n; North, 167, 
 240*, 241, 274*, 275. 
 
 Sedgefield, 80*, 81, 117 ft, 190, 191, 
 202, 221n, 223, 224*, 226, 301ft. 
 Selby, 257. 
 
 Sellaby, 125/i. 
 
 Shadfortli, 311. 
 
 Shallingford, Co. Bucks., 65ft, 206ft, 
 246ft. 
 
 Shaw Close, 202. 
 
 Shawdon, 218, 219, 258ft, 306n. 
 Shelmoor, 288. 
 
 Sheraton, 202*. 
 
 Sherburn Hospital, 87, 125n, 151ft, 
 217*, 264, 301ft. 
 
 Shilbottle, 61*, 176. 
 
 Sliortfiatt, 81, 97*, 232. 
 
 Sliotley, 118* 
 
 Shotton, 205, 244. 
 
 Shulmore, 236. 
 
 Sidwood, 156. 
 
 Silksworth, 128, 128ft, 186ft. 
 Skallards, 170. 
 
 Skerningliam, 172ft. 
 
 Skutshouse, 304*. 
 
 Sleekburn, 240. 
 
 Sleley, 273. 
 
 Smeaton Great, 16471. 
 
 Snipe House, 176; The, 28*. 
 Sockburn, 49n, 190. 
 
 Soham, Cambs., 172ft. 
 
 Soppett, 167. 
 
 South Shields, 128ft, 139, 209 n; 
 
 Panns, 139. 
 
 South Side, 204. 
 
 Southwark, 295ft. 
 
 Spinleston, 266*, 268, 269. 
 
 Spittle, 167. 
 
 Sprewsley, 227. 
 
 Sproxston, 295ft. 
 
 St. John Lee, 259. 
 
 St. Margaret’s, 173*. 
 
 Stafford, 230ft. 
 
 Staindrop, 58, 58?i, 59, 119, 189*, 
 248, 249*. 
 
 Stainton Great, 81, 82ft,, 123, 200, 
 201, 203, 212, 295ft, 297. 
 Stamfordham, 62*, 232. 
 
353 
 
 Stanhope, 45*, 129*, 211*, 212, 270, 
 271, 301ft. 
 
 Stanley Law, 144. 
 
 Stannington, 167, 241, 284 
 Stanton, 167. 
 
 Stanwick, 164ft. 
 
 Startforth, 10, 12*, 234, 235; 
 
 Dobbve Close, 12*; Gillbeck 
 Close, 12. 
 
 Stella, 27, 29, 84, 274. 
 
 Stillington, 203. 
 
 Stobeley, 198. 
 
 Stocksfield Hall, 63. 
 
 Stockton, 125, 200ft, 201, 282ft. 
 Stottgate, 130. 
 
 Stranton, 123. 
 
 Streatlam, 197. 
 
 Stiiclcley, Co. York., 109. 
 
 Studon Burn, 156 
 
 Sunderland, 73*, 124, 125, 126, 163, 
 230*, 230ft. 
 
 Swaffham, Norfolk, 27 n. 
 
 Swalwell, 259*. 
 
 Swinburn, 166; Great 165ft, 287 n. 
 Swinton, East Quarter, 138. 
 
 T 
 
 Tanfield, 27*; Leigh, 157ft; Co. 
 
 York., 197ft. 
 
 Tempest Leazes, 76. 
 
 Thirlwall, 167. 
 
 Thirston, Bellajid, 182; Bells, 182; 
 
 East, 251; West, 182. 
 
 Thornley, 107 ft, 116. 
 
 Thornton, 41*, 64, 82, 151ft, 173, 
 236ri, 247*. 
 
 Thorptliewles, 63, 276ft. 
 
 Throckley, 45. 
 
 Throple, 287 n. 
 
 Thropton Spittle, 196. 
 
 Tilmouth, 138, 200, 163. 
 Tittlington, 218, 269ft. 
 
 Totnes, Devon, 200ft. 
 
 Towland, 166. 
 
 Trewhitt, 197*, 236, 236ft; Nether, 
 196; Upper, 242, 243. 
 
 Tribley, 309ft. 
 
 Trimdon, 105, 106. 
 
 Tudhoe, 298ft, 300, 305. 
 
 Tuggill, 137. 
 
 Tunstall, 117*, 230. 
 
 Turner Mares, 57*. 
 
 Tursdale, 268/i. 
 
 Twisell, 237ft. 
 
 Tynemoutli, 19*, 19ft, 38*, 39, 230 n; 
 Back Bow, 38; Castle, 49, 317; 
 Preston, 38* : Whitley, 38. 
 
 Tyne, Biver, 307. 
 
 IT 
 
 Ulchester, 269, 284*. 
 
 Ulgham, 129*, 142, 164, 176*. 
 Ulleskelf, Co. York., 172n. 
 Unthank, 109ft, 198. 
 Uswayfortli, 196. 
 
 Usworth, 18*, 31ft. 
 
 W 
 
 Walk Mill, 136. 
 
 Wallington, 27ft. 
 
 Wallis Porch, 48. 
 
 Walworth, 3, 3ft, 4*, 5*, 124*, 223, 
 229, 266ft. 
 
 Wansford Bridge, 186. 
 
 Wardelawe, 127*, 156. 
 
 Warden, 117*, 259. 
 
 Wark, 156*, 163ft, 247, 258, 266, 
 
 266ft. 
 
 Warksfieldhead, 156. 
 
 Warkworth, 62*, 248. 
 
 Warneford, 137. 
 
 Washington, 65, 246*. 
 
 Weaydon, 256. 
 
 Wcetwood, 215, 218. 
 
 Westliall, Co. Lancs., 167. 
 
 West Herrington, 64, 106, 107*. 
 Westholm, 175, 252. 
 
 West Merrington, 9*. 
 
 Westminster, 97, 249, 289*; King 
 Street, 289. 
 
 West Newton, 49. 
 
 Wcstoe, 282ft. 
 
 Weston, 64; Co. York., 51ft. 
 Wlialton, 81, 82, 240*, 265*, 266. 
 Wliarnley, 259. 
 
 Wheatley Hill, 202. 
 
 Whickham, 27, 29*, 30, 53ft, 55, 
 91*, 162, 189ft, 259, 285; Gibside, 
 27, 27ft, 28, 29, 307, 308. 
 Whitburn, 131*, 131ft, 168, 207, 208, 
 282, 282ft, 302ft*. 
 
 Whitley Mon., 79. 
 
 Whitehouse, 31ft. 
 
 Whitfield, 58ft. 
 
 Whi thill, 158ft, 159*, 160*. 
 Whittingham, 218* 242, 247, 258. 
 Whitwell, 301ft. 
 
 Whitworth, 118*, 119*, 152ft, 161ft, 
 228. 
 
 Whorlton, 122*, 123*, 188*, 188ft, 
 189. 
 
 Wicliffe, 42. 
 
 Widdrington, 103, 165, 167*, 189n; 
 Park, 104. 
 
 Wilimondswicke, 270. 
 
 Willington, 276. 
 
 23 
 
354 
 
 Wingate, 91*, 91n; Grange, 302/i. 
 Winlaton, 90n, 91*, 290. 
 
 Winston, 110, 123*, 175*, 252. 
 Witton Castle, 311; le Wear, 258*. 
 Wolsingham, 75, 102, 116*, 157, 158, 
 271. 
 
 Woodespinles, 70. 
 
 Woodliam, 126. 
 
 Woodhorn, 104, 240, 274*, 275. 
 Woodliouses, 249*. 
 
 Woodside, 284. 
 
 Wooler, 141. 
 
 Wooley, 276n,; Co. York., 287, 287n, 
 288*. 
 
 Woolsington, 274n. 
 
 Workington Hall, Cumbs., 165n. 
 Worsall, 72. 
 
 Wortley, Co. York., 263n. 
 Wowgrave, 201. 
 
 Y 
 
 Yearle, 137*. 
 
 Yetlington, 248. 
 
 Yoackliaugli, 167. 
 
 York, 36 n, 175n, 257 n, 264 n, 295 n, 
 302 n. 
 
 Yorkshire, 130*, 290. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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