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Register 31 f.90 (verso) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament |
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| 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
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England (vicarage)
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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.198 (recto) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of Thomas Hunt, clerk, rector of Cotgrave, first moiety (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 198r and ending on fol. 199r). |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Furnishings, Schools, Tenants, Paupers, Money, Women, Doles, Books, Preachers, Bonds, Houses, Wills, Last Wills and Testaments, Rents, Probate, Sermons, Court Rolls, Sheep, Meals, Clothing, Household equipment, Neighbours, Keys, Leases, University of Oxford, Masters, Churchwardens, Godchildren, Clocks, Furniture, Fellows, Lands, Legacies, Distilling equipment, Rectors, Servants, Deeds, Accounts, Glebe lands, Freeholders |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 40 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1616/01/10 (certain)
Probate date: 1618/01/21 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Hunt, Thomas, d ? 1617, Rector of Cotgrave, first moiety (parson, clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)
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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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