| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante |
| Summary: | Will, with long pious preamble (fols. 108r-v), of Edwin Sandys, 'Minister of God's Holy Word and Sacraments', archbishop of York (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 108r and ending on fol. 109v). |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Books, Last Wills and Testaments, Deeds, Wills, Wages, Money, Marriage settlements, English Books, Fruits and Profits, Lands, Manors, Probate, Tuition, Houses, Debts, Household equipment, Chief Justices, Bonds, Meals, Annuities, Pious preambles, Armour, Plate, Deans (Cathedral), Wardship and Marriage, Cows, Lodges, Riding equipment, Horses, Christening gifts, Servants |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 64 |
| Dates: |
Recited document date: 1576/06/04 (certain)
Will date: 1588/08/01 (certain) Probate date: 1588/11/16 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Sandys, Edwin, ? 1519-1588, Archbishop of York (minister, archbishop)
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| Entry Type: | Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of Thomas Bowes, rector of Barton in Fabis (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Probate, Annuities, Rings, Coins, Money, Wills, Christening gifts, Last Wills and Testaments, Books, Paupers |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 10 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1612/03/17 (certain)
Probate date: 1612/04/29 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Bowes, Thomas, d ? 1612, Rector of Barton in Fabis (parson)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Barton in Fabis, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)
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| Entry Type: | Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of Robert Clay, professor of divinity [doctor of theology], vicar of Halifax (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 273r and ending on fol. 274v). |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Sermons, Rings, Bonds, Schools, Wills, Furnishings, University of Oxford, Plate, Accounts, Scholars, Christening gifts, Money, Degrees, Probate, Household equipment, Last Wills and Testaments, Furniture, Godfathers, Chaplains, Catalogues, Note books, Tuition, Principals, Wardens, Debts, Fellows, Books, Universities, Pewter |
| Note: | Testator wishes his books to be catalogued; mentions his paper books, note books and some books by him, including commentaries on the epistle to Titus and on the Commandments, which he suggests might be printed. He charges his children to avoid drunkenness, tobacco and swearing and profaning of the Sabbath. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 16 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1624/11/16 (certain)
Will date: 1627/07/20 (certain) Probate date: 1628/12/13 (certain) Exhibition of inventory date: 1629/09/22 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Clay, Robert, d 1628, Vicar of Halifax (doctor of theology)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
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| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate |
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| Section Type: | Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Wills, Plate, Rents, Houses, Lands, Apprentices, Probate, Tuition, Leases, Bonds, Tithes, Last Wills and Testaments, Cows, Christening gifts |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 80 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1641/05/17 (certain)
Probate date: 1641/10/29 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Webster, Christopher, d 1641, Rector of Bossall (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Bossall, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
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| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Williams |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Wills, Plate, Funeral attire, Books, Household equipment, Rings, Probate, Clothing, Furnishings, Boys, Attorneys, Money, Furniture, Last Wills and Testaments, Curation, Annuities, Board and lodging, Servants, Purses, Mathematical Instruments, Legacies, Christening gifts |
| Note: | Furniture, furnishings and some clothing described in detail; one ring, described as a Posy Ring with the motto 'Faith, Truth and Constancy', given as a wedding ring. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 46 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1643/09/16 (certain)
Probate date: 1643/12/08 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Levett, Matthew, d 1643, Subdean of Ripon (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Ripon Minster, Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (collegiate church)
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