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1 .   Register 31 f.137 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament
Section Type: Archbishop Hutton
Summary: Will of George Kay, [rector] of Huggate, clerk (legatees, executrix and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Tithes, Horses, Interest, Heifers, Manors, Probate, Friends, Sheep, Furniture, Wills, Tenants, Paupers, Farms (lands/property), Lambs, Last Wills and Testaments, Household equipment, Money, Lands, Books, Bullocks, Debts, Leases, Wives, Coins, Women, Clothing, Cottages, Annuities, Cows
References: YAS 93, p. 42
Dates: Will date: 1598/02/08 (certain)
Probate date: 1598/05/04 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Kay, George, d 1598, Rector of Huggate (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Huggate, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
2 .   Register 31 f.227 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Codicil, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Robert Firbank, clerk, vicar of Thirkleby (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with codicil and grant of probate (commencing on fol. 227r and ending on fol. 227v).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Money, Bills, Paupers, Coins, Churchwardens, Last Wills and Testaments, Wives, Wills, Codicils, Timber, Overseers, Annuities, Lands, Women, Debts, Interest, Riding equipment, Probate, Books, Bibles, Plate, Servants, Clothing, Barns, Children
References: YAS 93, p. 27
Dates: Will date: 1622/02/15 (certain)
Probate date: 1624/04/16 (certain)
Codicil date: 1636/03/28 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Firbank, Robert, d ? 1622, Vicar of Thirkleby (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Thirkleby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
3 .   Register 31 f.238 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament, Will
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)
Places: Place of person status: Ripon Minster, Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (collegiate church)
4 .   Register 31 f.247 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Thomas Bradley, clerk 'Minister of Godes Word', vicar of Huntington (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 247v and ending on fol. 248v).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Overseers, Probate, Debts, Money, Books, Women, Apprentices, Last Wills and Testaments, Neighbours, Plate, Hosts, Wills, Annuities, Goddaughters, Matins, Furniture, Furnishings, Pious preambles, Godsons, Servants, Meals, Coins, Household equipment, Bibles, Doles, Churchwardens, Interest, Manuscripts, Clothing
Note: The long pious preamble of this will includes a quotation from the New Testament, Romans 11:36. Legacies include books: Calvin's Institutions, Smith's Sermons, Peter Martyr upon the Romans, Ferus upon the Gospels, Ferus upon St Matthew, Lira upon the prophets, Parkins upon the Galatians.
References: YAS 93, p. 10
Dates: Will date: 1625/08/31 (certain)
Probate date: 1625/12/02 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Bradley, Thomas, d 1625, Vicar of Huntington (minister)
Places: Place of person status: Huntington, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
5 .   Register 31 f.249 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of John Speede, clerk, rector of Holme Pierrepoint (legatees, executrix and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 249v and ending on fol. 250v).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Bonds, Probate, Money, Godchildren, Books, Paupers, Household equipment, Last Wills and Testaments, Neighbours, Friends, Wills, Interest, Churches, Furniture, Fixtures and fittings, Churchwardens, Clothing
References: YAS 93, p. 69
Dates: Will date: 1626/01/06 (certain)
Probate date: 1626/02/15 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Speede, John, d 1626, Rector of Holme Pierrepoint (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)


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