York Archbishops' Registers

1 . TNA - CCR 1333-7, p.146

Summary:	Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to restore the lands and goods of Oddesthorp, taken into the king's hands following his indictment before Percy and other justices of oyer and terminer in Yorkshire of the theft of goods of Whitewell worth 13s 4d, a heifer of Leher and a horse of Whitewell, as he has made purgation before Archbishop Melton.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1333/10/22
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Sheriff of Yorkshire; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England; Person/s: Thomas de Oddesthorp, clerk, William de Whitewell, Henry de Percy, Robert Leher, William [Melton], archbishop of York;
Places:	Hereford, Herefordshire, England

2 . Register 30 f.22 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Testamentary business, Wills and Probate
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Wills, Schoolmasters, Servants, Heifers, Lands, Probate, Clothing, Churchwardens, Money, Stipends, Vicars, Schools, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Cows, Debts
Note:	Initial letter 'I' of 'In Dei nomine Amen' ('In the name of God Amen'), the opening of the will, is enlarged and decorated.
References:	YAS 93, p. 31
Dates:	Will date: 1564/02/15 (certain) Probate date: 1564/11/09 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Green, Richard, d 1564, Vicar of Burton Agnes (vicar)
Places:	Place of person status: Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (parish church)

3 . Register 31 f.78 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of Thomas Richmond of Richmond Houses, Chipping, Lancashire, with schedule of debts (legatees, executors and witnesses named). The testator's wife Margaret to have (by royal licence and that of his late masters Mr Thomas Houghton and Alexander Houghton) his tenement at Richmond Houses, with conditions.
Language:	English
Subjects:	Debts, Intakes, Oats, Barley, Grass, Blacksmiths, Houses, Fabrics, Last Wills and Testaments, Tenants, Licences, Lawsuits, Wills, Money, Weaving, Oxen, Heifers, Flax, Commons, Horses
Note:	Testator leaves property to the use of his son for life, his son 'being not able to labour for his living'.
References:	YAS 93, p. 61
Dates:	Will date: 1576/04/10 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Richmond, Thomas, d after 1576, of Richmond Houses, Chipping (unknown)
Places:	Place of residence: Richmond Houses, Chipping, Lancashire, England (house)

4 . Register 31 f.85 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of John Askwith, rector of Hawnby (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	Latin, English
Subjects:	Probate, Agricultural equipment, Oats, Cows, Aldermen, Books, Curates, Plate, Servants, Last Wills and Testaments, Tenants, Horses, Wills, Money, Tuition, Preachers, Farms (lands/property), Paupers, Beans, Heifers
References:	YAS 93, p. 3
Dates:	Will date: 1578/09/24 (certain) Probate date: 1578/10/24 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Askwith, John, d 1578, Rector of Hawnby (parson, clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Oswaldkirk, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory) Place of person status: Hawnby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

5 . 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

6 . Register 31 f.88 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of Ralph Selby, clerk, rector of Full Sutton (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Money, Last Wills and Testaments, Loans, Rye, Agricultural equipment, Bee hives, Bailiffs, Milk, Wills, Horses, Clothing, Oxen, Cows, Wheat, Fabrics, Probate, Heifers, Paupers, Distraint, Weavers, Debts, Manorial Courts, Books, Bees, Household equipment
References:	YAS 93, p. 66
Dates:	Will date: 1580/00/00 (certain) Probate date: 1580/06/10 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Selby, Ralph, d 1580, Rector of Full Sutton (clerk, parson)
Places:	Place of person status: Full Sutton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

7 . Register 31 f.88 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of James Wilde, clerk, vicar of Silkstone (legatees, executor and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Money, Last Wills and Testaments, Loans, Godchildren, Brewing equipment, Wills, Debts, Furniture, Household equipment, Oats, Probate, Heifers, Godsons, Clothing
References:	YAS 93, p. 82
Dates:	Will date: 1580/01/06 (certain) Probate date: 1580/07/27 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Wilde, James, d 1580, Vicar of Silkstone (clerk, vicar)
Places:	Place of person status: Silkstone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

8 . Register 31 f.92 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of John Robinson, clerk, vicar of Gisburn (legatees, executor and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Money, Heifers, Cows, Debts, Wills, Last Wills and Testaments, Bibles, Parish Churches, Probate, Women, Godchildren, Parish clerks, Clothing
References:	YAS 93, p. 62
Dates:	Will date: 1581/07/28 (certain) Probate date: 1581/08/07 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Robinson, John, d 1581, Vicar of Gisburn (vicar, clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Gisburn, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

9 . Register 31 f.93 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of Simon Thirkleby of Slingsby, clerk, (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Money, Lambs, Heifers, Barrels, Cows, Wills, Paupers, Last Wills and Testaments, Wagons, Hats, Communion books, Oxen, Probate, Calves, Furniture, Sheep, Horses, Clothing
References:	YAS 93, p. 74
Dates:	Will date: 1582/02/15 (certain) Probate date: 1582/04/23 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Thirkleby, Simon, d 1582, of Slingsby, clerk (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Slingsby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

10 . Register 31 f.101 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of John Besakyll, clerk, rector of Goxhill (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Last Wills and Testaments, Wills, Heifers, Paupers, Probate, Barley, Calves, Malt, Debts, Sheep, Servants, Lawyers, Wheat, Money
References:	YAS 93, p. 8
Dates:	Will date: 1584/10/31 (certain) Probate date: 1590/02/22 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Besakyll, John, d by 1586, Rector of Goxhill (clerk, parson)
Places:	Place of person status: Goxhill, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)