| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante |
| Summary: | Will of William Brogden, rector of Birkin (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate. |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Wagons, Last Wills and Testaments, Wills, Pigs, Wages, Paupers, Furniture, Pewter, Cows, Probate, Lambs, Oxen, Lay Patrons, Agricultural equipment, Debts, Horses, Godchildren, Rye, Dilapidations, Servants, Heifers, Money, Calves, Household equipment, Sheep, Coins |
| Note: | Testator also requests that his patrons assist his executors and the next incumbent to come to an arrangement over dilapidations so that 'trouble and suits be abolished and godly peace maintained', perhaps wishing to avoid rather than terminate any lawsuits. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 11 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1588/05/29 (certain)
Probate date: 1588/07/29 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Brogden, William, d 1588, Rector of Birkin (parson)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Birkin, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
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