York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 30 f.24 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Testamentary business, Wills and Probate
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Wills, Parish Churches, Prayers, Servants, Household equipment, Corn, Probate, Husbandmen, Clothing, Rye, Wagons, Wheat, Wool, Sheep, Hemp, Money, Lambs, Furniture, Last Wills and Testaments, Parishioners, Paupers, Coins, Wages, Godchildren, Agricultural equipment, Flax, Godsons, Cows, Travel, Clergy, Yarn, Housekeepers, Fabrics, Furnishings, Women, Horses, Copes, Debts, Oxen
Note:	Initial letter 'I' of 'In the name of God Amen', the opening of the will, is enlarged and decorated.
References:	YAS 93, p. 5
Dates:	Will date: 1561/10/03 (certain) Probate date: 1565/03/20 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Barnes, Thomas, d ? 1565, Rector of Sessay (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Sessay, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

2 . Register 31 f.93 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of John Richardson, clerk, rector of Finningley (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Money, Servants, Furniture, Lands, Cows, Clerks (Ecclesiastical), Wills, Poor relations, Sheep, Leases, Last Wills and Testaments, Wagons, Oxen, Probate, Pigs, Rectors, Wages, Agricultural equipment, Ploughs, Paupers, Doles, Plate, Rents
References:	YAS 93, p. 61
Dates:	Will date: 1577/03/01 (certain) Probate date: 1581/10/31 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Richardson, John, d ? 1581, Rector of Finningley (clerk, parson)
Places:	Place of person status: Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)

3 . Register 31 f.89 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of Christopher Hustler, rector of Elvington (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Money, Last Wills and Testaments, Registrars, Wages, Intakes, Grammar Schools, Servants, Wills, Debts, Scholars, Clothing, Cows, Repairs, Probate, Wagons, Paupers, Godsons, Horses, Leases, Household equipment, Roads
References:	YAS 93, p. 40
Dates:	Will date: 1580/08/22 (certain) Probate date: 1580/09/07 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Hustler, Christopher, d 1580, Rector of Elvington (clerk)
Places:	Birthplace: Kildwick, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (parish) Place of person status: Elvington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

4 . Register 31 f.93 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of Simon Thirkleby of Slingsby, clerk, (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Money, Lambs, Heifers, Barrels, Cows, Wills, Paupers, Last Wills and Testaments, Wagons, Hats, Communion books, Oxen, Probate, Calves, Furniture, Sheep, Horses, Clothing
References:	YAS 93, p. 74
Dates:	Will date: 1582/02/15 (certain) Probate date: 1582/04/23 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Thirkleby, Simon, d 1582, of Slingsby, clerk (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Slingsby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

5 . Register 31 f.106 (recto) entry 3

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante
Summary:	Will of William Brogden, rector of Birkin (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Wagons, Last Wills and Testaments, Wills, Pigs, Wages, Paupers, Furniture, Pewter, Cows, Probate, Lambs, Oxen, Lay Patrons, Agricultural equipment, Debts, Horses, Godchildren, Rye, Dilapidations, Servants, Heifers, Money, Calves, Household equipment, Sheep, Coins
Note:	Testator also requests that his patrons assist his executors and the next incumbent to come to an arrangement over dilapidations so that 'trouble and suits be abolished and godly peace maintained', perhaps wishing to avoid rather than terminate any lawsuits.
References:	YAS 93, p. 11
Dates:	Will date: 1588/05/29 (certain) Probate date: 1588/07/29 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Brogden, William, d 1588, Rector of Birkin (parson)
Places:	Place of person status: Birkin, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

6 . Register 31 f.149 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Hutton
Summary:	Will of Richard Hornby, vicar of Owthorne (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language:	Latin, English
Subjects:	Wheels, Servants, Debts, Beans, Probate, Crops, Pewter, Wills, Peas, Oxgangs, Clothing, Freehold lands, Last Wills and Testaments, Household equipment, Purses, Money, Cows, Wheat, Bees, Shoes, Rye, Locks and keys, Sheep, Bee hives, Coins, Furniture, Women, Paupers, Wagons, Calves, Wool
References:	YAS 93, p. 39
Dates:	Will date: 1604/10/28 (certain) Probate date: 1604/12/12 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Hornby, Richard, d 1604, Vicar of Owthorne (vicar)
Places:	Place of person status: Owthorne, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

7 . Register 31 f.205 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type:	Archbishop Matthew
Summary:	Will of John Tophan, clerk, rector of Burnsall (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 205r and ending on fol. 206v).
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Leases, Probate, Books, Rents, Horses, Sermons, Inventories, Wheels, Last Wills and Testaments, Manors, Household equipment, Hats, Granges, Commons, Servants, Houses, Agricultural equipment, Debts, Copyhold lands, Clothing, Bibles, Deeds, Cottages, Money, Cows, Barns, Wagons, Coins, Riding equipment, Garths, Plate, Wills, Pasture, Neighbours, Furniture, Godsons, Paupers, Carts, Shoes
References:	YAS 93, p. 76
Dates:	Will date: 1618/12/31 (certain) Probate date: 1619/04/15 (certain) Exhibition of inventory date: 1631/10/05 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Tophan, John, d 1619, Rector of Burnsall (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Burnsall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

8 . Register 31 f.207 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type:	Archbishop Matthew
Summary:	Will of William Brogden, clerk, rector of Burnsall (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 207v and ending on fol. 209v).
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Leases, Probate, Books, Barns, Tithes, Sermons, Inventories, Corn, Wheels, Last Wills and Testaments, Lands, Old age, Waterfalls, Bills, Servants, Rectors, Barrels, Bonds, Debts, Paupers, Schoolhouses, Legacies, Annuities, Wagons, Clerks (Administrators), University of Cambridge, Wills, Pasture, Furniture, Wages, Agricultural equipment
Note:	The testator refers to a lease of 'Malham waterfell'; also money paid to an individual for 'clerkwage' and paid to another while his son was 'at Cambridge', presumably at the University.
References:	YAS 93, p. 11
Dates:	Will date: 1619/08/30 (certain) Probate date: 1620/03/10 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Brogden, William, d ? 1619, Rector of Burnsall (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Burnsall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

9 . 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