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1 .   Register 8 f.252 (verso) entry 5
Entry Type: Order to deliver
Section Type: Intrinseca camere
Summary: Order to Roger de Thornton, archbishop’s receiver of York, to pay 50 marks to Pey de Badefosse for red vestments of ciclatoun (cloth of gold or other rich material), which belonged to Henry Percy, so that he has all pieces together which were shown to the archbishop in his presence, with embroidered parures, stole and maniple, and to send them securely to the archbishop when well folded, wrapped and bound up.
Subjects: Vestments, Embroidery, Maniples, Fabrics, Parures, Stoles, Money, Receivers
References: Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. 1940. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part V. Surtees Society 153, 42.
Dates: Document date: 1314/12/10 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Thornton, Roger, d 1317, Receiver of Archbishop of York (receiver)
Deceased: Percy, Henry, 1273-1314, knight, 1st Baron Percy (none given)
Payee: Badefosse, Pey, d 1318, Merchant of Gascony (none given)
Places: Place of dating, place of event: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)
Place of person status: York City, York, York, England (city)
2 .   Register 30 f.24 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type: Testamentary business, Wills and Probate
Language: English, Latin
Subjects: Wills, Parish Churches, Prayers, Servants, Household equipment, Corn, Probate, Husbandmen, Clothing, Rye, Wagons, Wheat, Wool, Sheep, Hemp, Money, Lambs, Furniture, Last Wills and Testaments, Parishioners, Paupers, Coins, Wages, Godchildren, Agricultural equipment, Flax, Godsons, Cows, Travel, Clergy, Yarn, Housekeepers, Fabrics, Furnishings, Women, Horses, Copes, Debts, Oxen
Note: Initial letter 'I' of 'In the name of God Amen', the opening of the will, is enlarged and decorated.
References: YAS 93, p. 5
Dates: Will date: 1561/10/03 (certain)
Probate date: 1565/03/20 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Barnes, Thomas, d ? 1565, Rector of Sessay (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Sessay, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
3 .   Register 31 f.8 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Will, Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate
Section Type: Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante
Summary: Will of Christopher Saunders, vicar of South Kirkby; (legatees, executors and witnesses named).
Language: English, Latin
Subjects: Fabrics, Household equipment, Last Wills and Testaments, Money, Rings, Probate, Children, Furniture, Books, Lay Patrons, Wills
References: YAS 93, p. 29
Dates: Will date: 1573/11/08 (certain)
Probate date: 1576/05/07 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Saunders, Christopher, d 1576, Vicar of South Kirkby (clerk)
Grantor: More, Henry, d 1590, Prebendary of Bole (clerk)
Legatee/s: Bevett, Edward, fl 1576, gentleman (patron)
Legatee/s: Saunders, Samuel, fl 1573, legatee of Christopher Saunders (unknown)
Residiary beneficiary, executor: Saunders, William, fl 1573, residiary beneficiary and executor of Christopher Saunders (unknown)
Witness, supervisor: Garnett, Thomas, d 1577, Vicar of Felkirk (clerk)
Witness: Heaton, Richard, fl 1573, witness to will of Christopher Saunders (unknown)
Witness: Scholey, John, fl 1573, witness to will of Christopher Saunders
Witness: Tattersall, John, fl 1573, witness to will of Christopher Saunders (unknown)
Places: Burial place: South Kirkby, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (parish church)
4 .   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)
5 .   Register 31 f.80 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Will of William Thorpe, rector of Thrybergh (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate (fol. 81r).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Probate, Household equipment, Psalters, Razors and shaving equipment, Wheat, Housekeepers, Cows, Wages, Hats, Godchildren, Plate, Clothing, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Neighbours, Wills, Money, Weavers, Fabrics, Servants
References: YAS 93, p. 75
Dates: Will date: 1577/07/10 (certain)
Probate date: 1577/12/26 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Thorpe, William, d 1577, Rector of Thrybergh (parson)
Places: Place of person status: Thrybergh, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (parish church)
6 .   Register 31 f.77 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Will of William Holland of Parbold, Eccleston, husbandman, with schedule of debts (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Probate, Debts, Bullocks, Houses, Cottages, Fabrics, Last Wills and Testaments, Landlords, Wills, Leases
References: YAS 93, p. 38
Dates: Will date: 1578/05/27 (certain)
Probate date: 1578/07/14 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Holland, William, d ? 1579, of Parbold, Eccleston, husbandman (husbandman)
Places: Place of residence: Parbold, Lancashire, England (township)
7 .   Register 31 f.86 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Will of John Postgate, rector of Sneaton (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Probate, Household equipment, Parishioners, Wheat, Wages, Husbandmen, Householders, Servants, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Wills, Money, Fabrics, Clothing
Note: Testator bequeaths enough fabric (lynne (?linen) or sameron (dialect, predominantly Yorkshire (OED), for a type of cloth between linen and hempen fabric) to make legatees a coat (cott).
References: YAS 93, p. 59
Dates: Will date: 1579/05/14 (certain)
Probate date: 1579/05/25 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Postlegate; Postgayte (parson, clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Sneaton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
8 .   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)
9 .   Register 31 f.90 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Will of William Pottinger, clerk, vicar of Mattersey (legatees, executrix and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language: English, Latin
Subjects: Money, Last Wills and Testaments, Rye, Plate, Tuition, Coins, Masters, Timber, Bridges, Wills, Dictionaries, Debts, Calves, Sheep, Clothing, Books, Repairs, Fabrics, Probate, Rings, Paupers, Servants, Gloves, University of Cambridge, Fellows, New Testament, Students, English Books, Malt
References: YAS 90, p. 58
Dates: Will date: 1580/10/13 (certain)
Probate date: 1581/01/13 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Pottinger, William, d ? 1580, Vicar of Mattersey (clerk, vicar); written as Pettinger
Places: Place of person status: Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England (vicarage)
10 .   Register 31 f.94 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament
Section Type: Archbishop Williams
Summary: Will of William Jellettson, clerk, vicar of Stillingfleet (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language: English, Latin
Subjects: Churches, Money, Tables, Servants, Vicars, Tuition, Furniture, Cows, Fabrics, Wheat, Wills, Fodder, Peas, Paupers, Straw, Last Wills and Testaments, Barley, Household equipment, Probate, Yarn, Bonnets, Rye, Hemp, Foals, Clothing
Note: Mentioned: St Ellenmas
References: YAS 93, p. 41
Dates: Will date: 1582/08/10 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Jellettson, William, d 1582, Vicar of Stillingfleet (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Stillingfleet, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)


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