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Register 31 f.128 (verso) entry 4
| Entry Type: | Will, Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Piers |
| Summary: | Will of Otis Hunt, M.A., vicar of Methley, stated by the testator to have been written by him (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 128v and ending on fol. 129v). |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Wills, Copyhold lands, Probate, Houses, Household equipment, Schoolmasters, Distilling equipment, Fellows, Servants, Last Wills and Testaments, Manors, Masters, Money, Furnishings, University of Oxford, Scholars, Statute of Mortmain, Rents, Freehold lands, Plate, Lands, Paupers, Leases, Deeds, Feoffees, Furniture, Clocks, Clothing, Orchards, Books |
| Note: | The testator desired that the schoolmaster should be a graduate of one of the Universities and able to teach Latin and Greek, and should see his scholars 'to be in good order everie Saboath and hollie daie' (Sabbath or Sunday and holidays). |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 40 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1590/09/19 (certain)
Probate date: 1593/01/17 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Hunt, Otis, d ? 1591, Vicar of Methley (master of arts, parson)
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| Places: |
Birthplace: Swinton, Wath upon Dearne, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (township)
Place of person status: Methley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage) |
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Register 31 f.135 (verso) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Hutton |
| Summary: | Will of Robert Holland, M.A., vicar of Sheffield (legatees, executrix and witnesses named), with grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Servants, Feoffees, Probate, Wills, Paupers, Lambs, Last Wills and Testaments, Money, Lands, Books, Tuition, Leases, Godchildren |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 38 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1597/08/20 (certain)
Probate date: 1597/10/06 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Holland, Robert, d 1597, Vicar of Sheffield (master of arts, vicar)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
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Register 31 f.163 (verso) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of Christopher Lindley, [rector] of Langton, 'an Unworthie Minister and preacher of the Gospel' (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 163v and ending on fol. 164r). |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Freehold lands, Tithes, Probate, Houses, Curation, Household equipment, Entails, Sheep, Curators, Money, Farms (lands/property), Wills, Cows, Lands, Horses, Repairs, Last Wills and Testaments, Books, Garths, Feoffees, Oxgangs, Cottages, Roads, Lambs, Corn, Servants, Preachers, Deeds, Paupers, Manors, Sermons |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 47 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1609/06/07 (certain)
Probate date: 1610/10/27 (certain) Curation date: 1611/09/16 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Lindley, Christopher, d 1610, Prebendary of Husthwaite (preacher, minister)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Langton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
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Register 31 f.258 (verso) entry 2
| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of Alexander Stock, clerk, rector of Kirkheaton (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 258v and ending on fol. 260v). |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Preaching, Schoolhouses, Lands, Trusts, Probate, Wardens, Servants, Money, Sermons, Chapels, Books, Deeds, Farms (lands/property), Last Wills and Testaments, Clergy, Vicars, Pasture, Wills, Annuities, Fruits and Profits, Feoffees, Rents, Paupers, Provosts, Concordances, Leases, Churchwardens, Boys |
| Note: | Mentions property lately purchased of Sir Henry Savile, knight, Provost of Eton and Warden of Merton College, Oxford. Also mentions a schoolhouse recently built near the church of Kirkheaton by the testator and others. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 71 |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1611/08/07 (certain)
Document date: 1619/05/15 (certain) Document date: 1619/06/24 (certain) Will date: 1619/08/17 (certain) Probate date: 1627/03/08 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Stock, Alexander, d ? 1626, Rector of Kirkheaton (parson, clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Kirkheaton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
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Register 31 f.238 (verso) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of Anthony Higgins, clerk, dean of Ripon Collegiate Church (Ripon Cathedral) (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin |
| Subjects: | Money, Tradesmen, Farms (lands/property), Loans, Paupers, Feoffees, Plate, Houses, Last Wills and Testaments, Fellows, Hospitals, Wills, Sermons, Servants, Scholarships, Lands, Shoes, Wages, Preachers, Trusts, Debts, University of Cambridge, Interest, Libraries, Probate, Charity, Coins, Horses, Legacies, Matins, Furnishings, Collegiate Churches, Clothing, Women, Bonds, Masters, Coaches, Prisons, Hats |
| Note: | The testator leaves a legacy for scholarships to St John's College, Cambridge (mentioning the scholarships of the foundress (Lady Margaret Beaufort)) and for 'a sermon at morning prayer (presumably Matins) everie 30th of Januarie'. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 37 |
| Dates: |
Probate date: 1624/01/08 (certain)
Will date: 1624/11/12 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Higgins, Anthony, d ? 1624, Dean of Ripon (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Ripon Minster, Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (collegiate church)
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