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1 .   Register 7 f.103 (recto) entry 3
Entry Type: Assignment, Mandate
Section Type: Ballive
Summary: Mandate to Robert de Bluntesdon [Blunsdon] to appoint overseers for the spending of the 16s annual rent due from a tenement held from the archbishop by the lepers by Otley, which the archbishop has assigned for the next two years to the rebuilding of the bridge at Otley; he is also to supply three dry oaks from the wood of Northwood (Northwode) for this work.
References: Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1931. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part I. Surtees Society 145, 229.
Dates: Document date: 1310/10/17 (certain)
Places: Place of dating: Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Otteleye
2 .   Register 9B f.471 (verso) entry 6
Entry Type: Commission
Section Type: Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary: Commission to Master William de Langeley [Langley] to appoint tutors or overseers for all minors in the archdeaconry of Nottingham, with administration of their goods.
References: Brocklesby, R. (ed.). 1997. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. IV. Canterbury and York Society 85, 198.
Dates: Document date: 1337/03/17 (certain)
Places: Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
3 .   Register 31 f.178 (verso) entry 5
Entry Type: Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Thomas Ireland, D.D., rector of Barton in Fabis (legatees, executrix and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 178v and ending on fol. 179r).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Overseers, Fruits and Profits, Paupers, Money, Note books, Books, London Livery Company Members, Vicars, Houses, Wills, Last Wills and Testaments, Probate, Sermons, Rings, Curates, Ecclesiastical Patrons, Glebe lands, Rye, Corn, Wheat, Archbishops, Debts, Grain, Lands, Legacies
Note: The testator refers to legacies made to him by his late father, John Ireland, Citizen and Salter of London. He also mentions lands in Newbury, Berkshire, which descended to him as his father's heir. Archbishop and Mrs Matthew are among the legatees.
References: YAS 93, p. 41
Dates: Will date: 1614/10/16 (certain)
Probate date: 1614/11/24 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Ireland, Thomas, d 1614, Prebendary of South Newbald (parson, doctor of theology)
Places: Place of person status: Barton in Fabis, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)
4 .   Register 31 f.203 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Richard Thorold, vicar of Whitkirk (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language: English, Latin
Subjects: Probate, Cows, Women, Plate, Last Wills and Testaments, Furniture, Paupers, Clothing, Churchwardens, Money, Wills, Overseers
References: YAS 93, p. 75
Dates: Will date: 1617/06/06 (certain)
Probate date: 1619/03/11 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Thorold, Richard, d ? 1619, Vicar of Whitkirk (vicar)
Places: Place of person status: Whitkirk, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
5 .   Register 31 f.196 (verso) entry 2
Entry Type: Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Henry Turton, clerk, vicar of Royston (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Overseers, Barns, Paupers, Money, Women, Dilapidations, Books, Wives, Furniture, Wills, Last Wills and Testaments, Probate, Sermons, Foals, Horses, Fixtures and fittings, Clothing, Leases, Children, Churchwardens, Glass
Note: The testator also leaves his successor two iron ranges in the vicarage.
References: YAS 93, p. 77
Dates: Will date: 1617/11/27 (certain)
Probate date: 1618/01/14 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Turton, Henry, d ? 1617, Vicar of Royston (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Royston, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
6 .   Register 31 f.248 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Thomas Ellis, clerk, vicar of Darton (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Overseers, Cows, Lands, Probate, Servants, Money, Legacies, Deeds, Paupers, Yeomen, Household equipment, Last Wills and Testaments, Wills, Furniture, Godchildren, Coins, Churchwardens
References: YAS 93, p. 25
Dates: Document date: 1617/12/19 (certain)
Will date: 1625/11/29 (certain)
Probate date: 1626/03/03 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Ellis, Thomas, d 1626, Vicar of Darton (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Darton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
7 .   Register 31 f.243 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Peter Haworth, clerk, vicar of Everton (legatees, executrixes and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Money, Paupers, Last Wills and Testaments, Wills, Tuition, Overseers, Lands, Probate, Friends, Servants
References: YAS 93, p. 36
Dates: Will date: 1621/09/19 (certain)
Probate date: 1625/01/22 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Haworth, Peter, d ? 1624, Vicar of Everton (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Everton, Nottinghamshire, England (vicarage)
8 .   Register 31 f.227 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Codicil, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Robert Firbank, clerk, vicar of Thirkleby (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with codicil and grant of probate (commencing on fol. 227r and ending on fol. 227v).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Money, Bills, Paupers, Coins, Churchwardens, Last Wills and Testaments, Wives, Wills, Codicils, Timber, Overseers, Annuities, Lands, Women, Debts, Interest, Riding equipment, Probate, Books, Bibles, Plate, Servants, Clothing, Barns, Children
References: YAS 93, p. 27
Dates: Will date: 1622/02/15 (certain)
Probate date: 1624/04/16 (certain)
Codicil date: 1636/03/28 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Firbank, Robert, d ? 1622, Vicar of Thirkleby (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Thirkleby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
9 .   Register 31 f.250 (verso) entry 2
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Richard Snowden, clerk, rector of Widmerpool (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 250v and ending on fol. 252r).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Overseers, Lands, Probate, Servants, Money, Paupers, Coins, Last Wills and Testaments, Neighbours, Plate, Leases, Flagons, Wills, Tuition, Scribes, Communion, Tenants, Latin Books, Lay Patrons, Pewter, English Books, Household equipment, Friends, Churchwardens
References: YAS 93, p. 69
Dates: Will date: 1624/06/15 (certain)
Probate date: 1626/03/29 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Snowden, Richard, d ? 1624, Rector of Widmerpool (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)
10 .   Register 31 f.247 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Thomas Bradley, clerk 'Minister of Godes Word', vicar of Huntington (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 247v and ending on fol. 248v).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Overseers, Probate, Debts, Money, Books, Women, Apprentices, Last Wills and Testaments, Neighbours, Plate, Hosts, Wills, Annuities, Goddaughters, Matins, Furniture, Furnishings, Pious preambles, Godsons, Servants, Meals, Coins, Household equipment, Bibles, Doles, Churchwardens, Interest, Manuscripts, Clothing
Note: The long pious preamble of this will includes a quotation from the New Testament, Romans 11:36. Legacies include books: Calvin's Institutions, Smith's Sermons, Peter Martyr upon the Romans, Ferus upon the Gospels, Ferus upon St Matthew, Lira upon the prophets, Parkins upon the Galatians.
References: YAS 93, p. 10
Dates: Will date: 1625/08/31 (certain)
Probate date: 1625/12/02 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Bradley, Thomas, d 1625, Vicar of Huntington (minister)
Places: Place of person status: Huntington, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)


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