York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 12 f.106 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Testament, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Testament (will) of Sir Robert de Swillington [Swylyngton], junior, knight, naming his late wife as Christian or Christina, and several legatees, including Alice, his wife, and Joan and Isabel, his daughters, and making a legacy of two horses called Bayerd de Beckwith [Bekwith] and Bartram; executors: Alice, his wife; Robert de Swillington [senior], his uncle, and William de Swillington, his brother.
Subjects:	Swords, Women, Armour, Daughters, Wives, Weapons
References:	Testamenta, p. 107
Dates:	Document date: 1379/05/23 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Robert de Swylyngton (knight, junior) Executor: Robert de Swillyngton' (uncle, senior) Executor: William de Swilyngton' (brother (family relation)) Executrix: Alice (wife)
Places:	Place of dating: Swillington, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Swilyngton'

2 . Register 31 f.175 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament
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)
Places:	Place of person status: Topcliffe, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage) Birthplace: Dalton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

3 . Register 31 f.105 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of Thomas Dixon, vicar of Hampsthwaite (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Books, Last Wills and Testaments, Plate, Wills, Clothing, Swords, Money, Hats, Furniture, Godsons, Cows, Probate, Guns, Lambs, Houses, Rings, Repairs, Debts, Horses, Bonds, Timber, Tombs, Servants, Virginals, Daggers, Clocks, Wood, Invocations, Roads, Paupers, Lands, Epitaphs, Household equipment, Sheep
Note:	Invocation and date above first line of will. Wood specified as 'Firewood'.
References:	YAS 93, p. 22
Dates:	Will date: 1587/12/22 (certain) Probate date: 1588/01/11 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Dixon, Thomas, d 1588, Vicar of Hampsthwaite (vicar)
Places:	Place of person status: Hampsthwaite, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

4 . Register 31 f.133 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Archbishop Hutton
Summary:	Will of Christopher Mattison, vicar of Sherburn (legatees, executrix and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language:	Latin, English
Subjects:	Horses, Debts, Daggers, Probate, Sheep, Wills, Swords, Last Wills and Testaments, Money, Tuition, Guns
References:	YAS 93, p. 50
Dates:	Will date: 1593/10/21 (certain) Probate date: 1595/10/17 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Mattison, Christopher, d ? 1595, Vicar of Sherburn (vicar)
Places:	Place of person status: Sherburn, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

5 . Register 31 f.202 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Codicil, Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type:	Archbishop Matthew
Summary:	Will of Toby (or Tobias) Willis, M.A., 'Minister of God's Holy Word', (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with codicil and grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Probate, Books, Women, Swords, London Livery Company Members, Tenants, Wills, Rings, Codicils, Servants, Houses, Debts, Paupers, Clothing, Deeds, Money, Last Wills and Testaments, Goddaughters, Shoes
Note:	Legacy to his brother in law and executor, Edward Latham, Citizen and Ironmonger of London, and his sister Elizabeth, Edward's wife, of property in the parish of St Bride's, Fleet Street, London, and in Totnes, in the county of Devon.
References:	YAS 93, p. 82
Dates:	Will date: 1618/04/13 (certain) Codicil date: 1618/05/13 (certain) Probate date: 1618/08/12 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Minister, master of arts

6 . Register 31 f.213 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type:	Archbishop Matthew
Summary:	Will of Ralph Stringer, clerk, vicar of Easingwold (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Probate, Books, Women, Fixtures and fittings, Plate, Curates, Wills, Household equipment, Furniture, Furnishings, Bills, Heirlooms, Guns, Debts, Paupers, Clothing, Bibles, Money, Swords, Horses, Lawsuits, Last Wills and Testaments, Pious preambles, Servants, Sheep, Brewing equipment
Note:	Books mentioned: the Church Bible; the testator's Geneva Bible, book of Acts and Monuments, his Communion book, Cowper's Dictionary, the French Academy. Also mentioned, the testator's musket and swords.
References:	YAS 93, p. 72
Dates:	Will date: 1620/12/02 (certain) Probate date: 1620/12/09 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Stringer, Ralph, d 1620, Vicar of Easingwold (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Easingwold, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

7 . Register 32 f.28 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Neale, Archbishop Neile
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Wills, Harness, Household equipment, Lands, Probate, Furnishings, Ploughs, Wagons, Money, Furniture, Last Wills and Testaments, Agricultural equipment, Swords, Musters, Heirlooms, Brewing equipment, Tuition, Horses
References:	YAS 93, p. 37
Dates:	Will date: 1632/08/31 (certain) Probate date: 1633/03/15 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Heyworth, Richard, d ? 1633, of Hensall, yeoman (yeoman)
Places:	Place of residence: Hensall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England