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Register 31 f.11 (recto) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Codicil |
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| Section Type: | Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante |
| Summary: | Codicil of the will of James Pilkington, bishop of Durham, not proved. |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Furnishings, Women, Sheep, Servants, Godfathers, Coal, Dilapidations, Wages, Horses, Clothing, Houses, Books, Paupers, University of Cambridge, Weapons, Codicils, Schools, Foals, Wood, Oxen, English Books, Goddaughters, Furnaces, Plate, Brewing equipment, Libraries |
| Note: | Legacy to Mr Banks includes 'Arnaldus de Villa Nova' (title not given). |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 58 |
| Dates: |
Codicil date: 1572/02/04 (inferred) - 1576/01/23 (inferred)
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| People and Groups: |
Testator: Pilkington, James, 1520-1576, Bishop of Durham (bishop)
Legatee/s: Banks, fl 1576, legatee of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (master) Legatee/s: Kingsmill, Sir, William, c 1557-1618, Sheriff of Hampshire (son) Legatee/s: Pilkington, Deborah, c 1564-0000, daughter of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (goddaughter, daughter) Legatee/s: Pilkington, Francis, fl 1576, brother of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (brother (family relation)) Legatee/s: Pilkington, George, fl 1576, brother of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (brother (family relation)) Legatee/s: Pilkington, John, fl 1561-c 1602, Archdeacon of Durham (brother (family relation)) Legatee/s: Pilkington, Leonard, 1527-1599, Canon of the 7th Prebend, Durham Cathedral (brother (family relation)) Legatee/s: Pilkington, Margaret, fl 1576, sister of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (sister/s) Legatee/s: Shaw, George, fl 1576, legatee of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (unknown) Legatee/s: Shaw, Thomas, fl 1576, legatee of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (nephew) Legatee/s: Swift, Robert, c 1603, Canon of the 1st Prebend of Durham Cathedral (master) Mentioned: Russell, Francis, c 1526-1585, 2nd Earl of Bedford (godfather, earl) New office holder: Barnes, Richard, ? 1532-1587, Bishop of Durham (bishop) |
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Register 31 f.131 (recto) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Codicil, Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | None recorded |
| Summary: | Will of William Power, clerk, rector of Barwick in Elmet (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with codicil and grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Musical instruments, Rings, Manors, Furniture, Universities, Notaries Public, Tuition, Lands, Probate, Wills, Household equipment, Chancellors (Ecclesiastical), Books, Last Wills and Testaments, Deeds, Money, Fabrics, Libraries, Codicils, Mills, Armour, Weapons, Paupers, Guns, Leases, Citterns, Servants, Friends, Jewellery |
| Note: | Will perhaps proved during vacancy between death of Archbishop Piers and confirmation of Archbishop Hutton. Book mentioned is Plutarch, in English; another legatee to choose a book from the testator's library; one daughter to have a 'citheron' [cittern]. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 56 (as Paver) |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1592/12/26 (certain)
Will date: 1594/09/02 (certain) Codicil date: 1594/11/06 (certain) Probate date: 1595/01/02 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Power, William, d ? 1594, Prebendary of Riccall (parson, clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Barwick in Elmet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Register 31 f.173 (recto) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of Lawrence Hey, vicar of Walesby (legatees, executrixes and witnesses named), with grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Libraries, Probate, Lawsuits, New Testament, Roads, Bows and arrows, Money, Wills, Lands, Bibles, Repairs, Last Wills and Testaments, Books, Godsons, Houses, Paupers, Books of sermons |
| Note: | Legacies of books includes 'Mr Smith his Sermons'; this and the testator's 'great Bible' and two English Testaments bequeathed to his wife and daughters for their use |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 37 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1613/05/31 (certain)
Probate date: 1613/07/14 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Hey, Lawrence, d 1613, Vicar of Walesby (vicar)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Walesby, Nottinghamshire, England (vicarage)
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Register 31 f.222 (verso) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of John Sykes, clerk, rector of Kirton (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Poor scholars, Books, Manorial Courts, Rents, Stewards, Last Wills and Testaments, Fellows, Wills, Deeds, University of Cambridge, Libraries, Husbandmen, Probate, Manors, Copyhold lands, Masters |
| Note: | Mentions his library of books to be taken to Cambridge and delivered to the fellows of Jesus College. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 67 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1622/01/13 (certain)
Probate date: 1623/03/13 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Sykes, John, d ? 1622, Rector of Kirton (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Kirton, Nottinghamshire, 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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Register 32 f.65 (verso) entry 2
| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Neale, Archbishop Neile |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Wills, Executrixes, Annuities, Nuncupative wills, Books, Presentations, Probate, Libraries, Tuition, Women, Deeds, Bonds, Money, Furniture, Last Wills and Testaments, Papers, Trustees, Lands, Inductions |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 45 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1635/07/00 (certain)
Probate date: 1635/10/15 (certain) Event date: 1647/04/30 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Lawson, Francis, d 1635, Rector of Brandesburton (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Brandesburton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
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