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Register 31 f.175 (recto) entry 2
| Entry Type: | Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of Ralph Kay, clerk, [vicar] of Topcliffe (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commences on fol. 175r and ends on fol. 177v). |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Debt books, Probate, Vicars, Annuities, Pains, New Testament, Gates, Debts, Churchwardens, Foals, Seals, Servants, Wills, Women, Lands, Bibles, Leases, Last Wills and Testaments, Manorial juries, Psalms, Presentations, Bills, Tutors, Godsons, Daggers, Amercements, Advowsons, Notaries Public, Riding equipment, Household equipment, Furniture, Money, Friends, Deeds, Paupers, Pious preambles, Swords, Horses, Furnishings, Repairs, Hay, Apprentices, Schools, Mortgages, Clothing |
| Note: | In a very long preamble, the testator quotes verses from various books of the New Testament (Luke, Ephesians, Matthew, Romans, Timothy, Corinthians, Acts) and the Psalms, also quoting from John and Acts later in the will and ending the will with the first line of the Nunc Dimittis in Latin (Luke 2:29). He states that he had 52 godchildren. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 42 |
| Dates: |
Birth date: 1546/03/15 (certain)
Will date: 1605/02/06 (certain) Probate date: 1613/10/02 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Kay, Ralph, d ? 1613, Vicar of Topcliffe (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Topcliffe, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
Birthplace: Dalton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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Register 31 f.112 (verso) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Charter, Letters patent |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Piers |
| Summary: | Foundation charter of the grammar school at Giggleswick of King Edward VI dated at Westminster, 26 May 1553 (commencing on fol. 112v and ending on fol. 114v). |
| Language: | Latin |
| Subjects: | Governors, Schoolmasters, Schools, Charters, Scholars, Headmasters, Letters patent, Grammar Schools, Foundations |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1553/05/26 (certain)
Enrolment date: 1553/06/09 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Issuer, grantor: Edward VI, 1537-1553, King of England (king)
Petitioner: Giggleswick, Inhabitants (inhabitants) Petitioner: Nowell, John, fl 1548-1556, Vicar of Giggleswick (clerk, chaplain, vicar) Petitioner: Tennant, Henry, c 1533-? 1604, of Cleatop, near Giggleswick, gentleman (gentleman) |
| Places: |
Subject of statutes: Giggleswick, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (grammar school)
Place of dating: Westminster, Middlesex, England (city) |
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Register 30 f.22 (recto) entry 2
| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Testamentary business, Wills and Probate |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Wills, Schoolmasters, Servants, Probate, Money, Vicars, Schools, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Tanners, Debts |
| Note: | Initial letter 'I' of 'In the name of God Amen', the opening of the will, is enlarged and decorated. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 55 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1564/01/13 (certain)
Probate date: 1564/05/20 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Ogden, Thomas, d 1564, Vicar of Bradford St Peter (clerk, vicar)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Bradford, St Peter, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (parish church)
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Register 30 f.22 (verso) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Testamentary business, Wills and Probate |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Wills, Schoolmasters, Servants, Heifers, Lands, Probate, Clothing, Churchwardens, Money, Stipends, Vicars, Schools, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Cows, Debts |
| Note: | Initial letter 'I' of 'In Dei nomine Amen' ('In the name of God Amen'), the opening of the will, is enlarged and decorated. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 31 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1564/02/15 (certain)
Probate date: 1564/11/09 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Green, Richard, d 1564, Vicar of Burton Agnes (vicar)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (parish church)
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Register 31 f.10 (recto) entry 5
| Entry Type: | Will, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante |
| Summary: | Will of James Pilkington, bishop of Durham (legatees, executors and supervisors named) (continues). |
| Marginalia: | Entry is headed by invocation 'Jesus' |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Testators, Bishops, Coal, Clergy, Last Wills and Testaments, Hay, Probate, Books, Paupers, University of Cambridge, Archbishops, Corn, Schools, Invocations, Servants, Wood, Notes, Wills |
| Note: | Legacies include the testator's books at [Bishop] Auckland to be left to his school at Rivington (Lancashire) and to poor colleges in Cambridge and others. |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1572/02/04 (certain)
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| People and Groups: |
Testator: Pilkington, James, 1520-1576, Bishop of Durham (bishop)
Executor, guardian: Kingsmill, George, c 1539-1606, lawyer and Member of Parliament (son) Guardian, executrix: Kingsmill, Constance, d c 1581, wife of Sir John Kingsmill (lady) Legatee/s: Kingsmill, Sir, William, c 1526-1593, Sheriff of Hampshire (brother in law) Legatee/s: Pilkington, Alice, d 1596, nee Kingsmill; wife of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (wife) Legatee/s: Pilkington, Deborah, c 1564-0000, daughter of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (daughter) Legatee/s: Pilkington, Ruth, c 1569-1627, daughter of James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham (daughter) Supervisor: Grindal, Edmund, c 1516-1583, Archbishop of Canterbury (archbishop) Supervisor: Kingsmill, Richard, c 1528-1600, Member of Parliament (unknown) Supervisor: Layton, Thomas, 1520-1584, Chancellor of Durham (unknown) Supervisor: Pilkington, Leonard, 1527-1599, Canon of the 7th Prebend, Durham Cathedral (brother (family relation)) Supervisor: Russell, Francis, c 1526-1585, 2nd Earl of Bedford (earl) |
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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.81 (verso) entry 2
| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Sandys |
| Summary: | Will of Gregory Scott, rector of Workington, Chester diocese, York province, with pious preamble (legatees, executors and witnesses named). |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Household equipment, Sheep, Schools, Tithes, Barley, English Books, Cows, Wages, Furniture, Books, Mills, Curates, Plate, Clothing, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Horses, Furnishings, Wills, Money, Armour, Cooks, Servants, Leases |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 65 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1576/00/00 (uncertain)
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| People and Groups: |
Testator: Scott, Gregory, d 1576, Rector of Workington (rector)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Workington, Cumberland, England (rectory)
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Register 31 f.87 (verso) entry 3
| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Sandys |
| Summary: | Will of Robert Clark, clerk, rector of Langar (legatees, executor and witnesses named); with grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Probate, Debts, Schools, Wheat, Peas, Lambs, Barley, Corn, Furniture, Plate, Rye, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Wills, Money, Note books, Household equipment, Bailiffs, Malt |
| Note: | Testator refers to his 'debt bookes' |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 17 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1578/01/28 (certain)
Probate date: 1580/02/25 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Clerk, rector
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Langar, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)
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Register 31 f.78 (verso) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Sandys |
| Summary: | Will of Miles Aspinall of Great Mearley, near Clitheroe, with schedule of debts (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Probate, Debts, Schools, Annuities, Furniture, Heirlooms, Iron, Last Wills and Testaments, Rents, Wills, Money, Distraint, Lands, Leases |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 35 |
| Dates: |
Will date:
Probate date: 1578/07/24 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Aspinall, Miles, d ? 1578, of Great Mearley, near Clitheroe (unknown); written as Haspinall
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| Places: |
Place of residence: Great Mearley, Whalley, Lancashire, England (township)
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Register 31 f.83 (recto) entry 1
| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Sandys |
| Summary: | Will of James Edge, vicar of Kippax (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Probate, Household equipment, Sheep, Schools, Lambs, Corn, Vicars, Godsons, Godchildren, Plate, Clothing, Last Wills and Testaments, Malt, Bills, Bonds, Wills, Money, Lands, Debts, Dilapidations, Cows, Women |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 24 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1578/04/23 (certain)
Probate date: 1578/05/09 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Edge, James, d 1578, Vicar of Kippax (vicar)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Kippax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
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