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1 .   Register 11 f.225 (recto) entry 6
Entry Type: Commission, Vow
Section Type: Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Summary: Commission to the prior of Kirkham to examine Beatrice, widow of Andrew Bower, and if he finds her to be of good and honest morals, to admit her to make a vow of chastity, presenting her thereupon with a ring, veil and shroud.
Subjects: Widows
Dates: Document date: 1370/05/31 (certain)
Places: Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor); written as Thorp' iuxta Ebor'
2 .   Register 31 f.86 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Will of Thomas Edward, rector of Halsham (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Probate, Agricultural equipment, Sheep, Wheat, Peas, Lambs, Boots, Cows, Wages, Brewing equipment, Books, Houses, Hats, Godchildren, Plate, Oxen, Last Wills and Testaments, Foals, Horses, Shrouds, Wills, Money, Calves, Lands, Debts, Household equipment, Housekeepers, Coins, Furniture, Women, Rye, Clothing, Servants, Leases, Tenants, Paupers, Malt, Heifers, Pigs
References: YAS 93, p. 24
Dates: Will date: 1579/05/02 (certain)
Probate date: 1579/06/05 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Edward, Thomas, d 1579, Rector of Halsham (clerk, parson)
Places: Place of person status: Halsham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
3 .   Register 31 f.123 (verso) entry 2
Entry Type: Will, Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate
Section Type: Archbishop Piers
Summary: Will of Alexander Fawcett, clerk, vicar of Leeds (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Wills, Furniture, Probate, Shoes, Household equipment, Ale, English Bibles, Tithes, Servants, Last Wills and Testaments, Hats, Grammar Schools, Money, Furnishings, Books, Dues, Latin Bibles, Neighbours, Cheese, Paupers, Poor relations, Mortuaries, Schoolmasters, Shrouds, Clothing, Debts, Curates, Cakes
Note: Furniture bequeathed includes a 'stoole of ease'
References: YAS 93, p. 27
Dates: Will date: 1589/10/05 (certain)
Probate date: 1590/06/02 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Fawcett, Alexander, d 1590, Vicar of Leeds (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)


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