| Entry Type: | Order |
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| Section Type: | Intrinseca camere |
| Summary: | Order to Rogerr de Thornton, archbishop’s receiver of York, to pay Hugh de Saunterre, archbishop's servant, the price of purchase of certain arms, being 1 acton; 1 habergeon; 1 basinet; gauntlets and 1 lance, and similar arms for Giles de Morton, archbishop's donzel. |
| Subjects: | Archbishops' Servants, Armour, Weapons, Money, Receivers, Donzels |
| References: | Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. 1940. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part V. Surtees Society 153, 43. |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1315/01/14 (certain)
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| People and Groups: |
Addressee: Thornton, Roger, d 1317, Receiver of Archbishop of York (receiver)
Payee: Morton, Giles, fl 1312-1315, Donzel of Archbishop of York (archbishop's servant) Payee: Saunterre, Hugh, fl 1315, Servant of the Archbishop of York (archbishop's servant) |
| Places: |
Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)
Place of person status: York City, York, York, England (city) |
| Entry Type: | Testament, Last Will and Testament |
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| 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)
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| 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'
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| 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) |
| Entry Type: | Will, Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Piers |
| Summary: | Will, with pious preamble, of Robert Jackson, rector of Sigglesthorne ('the most unworthie minister of Jesus Christ according to the lawes of the realme of England') (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Wills, Guns, Bibles, New Testament, Weapons, Horses, Servants, Last Wills and Testaments, Daggers, Lambs, Heifers, Money, Books, Sheep, Armour, Probate, Hats, Tailors, Pious preambles |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 41 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1591/07/06 (certain)
Probate date: 1591/08/17 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Jackson, Robert, d 1591, Rector of Sigglesthorne (minister, parson)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Sigglesthorne, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
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| 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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| 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, Agricultural equipment, Rings, Probate, Tuition, Weapons, Money, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 49 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1633/02/05 (certain)
Probate date: 1633/10/10 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Martin, John, d 1633, Rector of Strelley (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)
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