Also I will yt Richard walton shall have the oversight and occupying of my shoppe and of all my clothe for the behave of my wif & children and the sayd Richard Walton to make a just accompt of all the sayd shopp and clothe to my wife and children when sutch time shall requier Also I giv to Jhone walton and will'm walton betwixt them all my bookes also I giv to xp'ofor surtis my best goune also I will that georg walton if he occupy as a draper shall hav xx' for thre yeres and to lay in sufficient surtis and assurance to my wife and children for the payment of the same att the end of thre yeres and if he occupy well and p'fett therbye he to hav it other thre yeres and then to be payd agane to my wife and children all the sayd su' of xx Also if the sayd spittel hous be rered vppe I giv a bed of clothes wch is meat for sutche like persons also I will yt Jhone Vayse the elder shall pay but v of the x' wch he is bund for vnles he gett a remide for the same of Anthony grinwell I giv to xp'ofor hartborne xx I will also yt my sone Richard walton shall hav the governance of my shoppe and the gatherin of my detts and that he shall monthly mak his accompt to Eliner my wife his mother xp'ofor surtis and Jhone horne dwelling wthin the city of Durh'm or els in fayling so to do to be cleare discharged of the shoppe for not making this his monthly accompt also I will yt if the fore sayd Richard by his negligens shall rune in any reargs that he shall repay itt to my wife & children of his own p'per portion onely and that montly as his falt shall appere to his mother & the rest to whome he shall mak this his montly accompt Witnesses of this my last will & testament ar thes whos names ar here vnder subscribed Also I giv to Mr xp'ofor chayter to maytene my wife & children according to the law x3. I giv to wedow oleu xs also iff itt shall fortune yt ani contraversye shalbe betuixt Elner walton my wife and my children wthin named for any pt or p'cell of there goods I will that she & thay my children shall cause the contraversye to be brought before the sup'visors of this my last will & testament or before the most pt' of theme and thay to redress the matter according to there judgement and nott to go the lawe And if any of theme

that is to say Alen' my wife or any of my children refuse or deny

to be ordered in that behalf by the sup'visors I will that every one of them for so refusing there arbitrement shall lack of there portion xl. to be geven & destributed as the sup'visors shall think mete and conveinent. Also I giv to Richard walton my sonne v1 for the gathering vpp of my debts and to make a just accompt of all the sayd detts as is aforesayd and he to have the v oute of the hole stocke Also I giv to Mr Deane Whitting

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h'm a riall to mistris whitingh'm vs for a remembrance Also I giv to Mr Thomas lever half a crone to Mr Rauf lever half a crone to Mr E lever half a crone to Mr Roger lever half a croune for a remembrance. Also I giv to Mr richeson x to Jhone horne x to mathu farelas x Also I giv to Mr Jhone pilkenton wiff a croune for a token of remembrance It'm I giv to my Ladi perse for a token of remembrance half a croune Also I giv to Mr. Will'm Claxton of winyard for a token of remembrance half a croune I giv to Mr. halliday half a crone for a token. I giv to Mr Will'm half a croune I giv to Mr. gilpen for a token of remembrance ijs vjd. I giv to Mr. rudd for a token ijs vjd. I giv to rich adde to Cuthb't wedeside and Jhone waters everi one of them xx3 if thay gett no redress at my lord lumley hand for the wch thay war suretyes I will to hav a sermond at my buriall iff itt be possible & to be payd sufficiently for his paynes Also I will y, all my goods moveable and vnmoveable that I have geven my wiff shalbe prassed yt my children shall know how mutch ther is and what it cometh to att hir Deathe. Kington Notary.

THE INVENTORY of all the goods & cattels wares marchadisse as well moveable as vnmoveable p'teing to will'm walton Drap' in Durh❜m laytley disceased praysed by hew whitfeld thomas whitfeld Rob't Potter & will' harp' Ann Dom'i 1566 in October. IN THE SHOPP A sadd coller brod clothe iiij yerds xijs—a brome blewe iij verds xv-a black bayse ix yerds xx -a pooke viij yerds xliiijs—a pook viij yerds xl-a pooke viij yerds xliiija pooke vij yerds xxxv.-a rede freseadoo j yerds v-a brod lining ij yerds ij3.— a brod rede half yerd iiijs -a brod marry iij quarters v.-a blew carters vj quarters xviijd -a brod marble vij yerds half xxiiij'-A new coller brod clothe iij yerds half xiijs-A brod watchat v yerds xxijs vjd-A shepes coller brod clothe ij yerds viijs-A london, red vj quarters xijs

A london watchat ij yerds half xx3-A pevk half yerd viij -A pevk di'm yerd vijs-A black carse xvj yerds xxiiijs-A black carse vj quarters iij3-A black carse ix yerds xvijs-A new collar carse xij verds xxiiijs-A new coll carse ij yerds iiijs—A sky coll carse xvij yerds xxxviijs-A white vij yerds

1 The wife of Dean Whittingham was sister to Calvin, and a person who, acting under the spirit of her brother, was suffered to make great havoc among the tombs and ornaments of the Cathedral.

2 44 My Lady Percy" was Anne, daughter of Henry Somerset, Earl of Worcester, and wife of Thomas Percy, who, three years afterwards, rebelled against Queen Elizabeth, and was beheaded at York in 1572.

3 Barnard Gilpin, Rector of Houghton-le- Spring, of famous memory.

vij'— A white carse xviij yerds xxviij3-A white carse iij yerds half vj3—A white carse iiij yerds half vj. A white carse vij quarters iiijs-A white carse iij yerds half x--A white carse xij yerds half xxxiiijs-A blew watchat xij yerds 1-A new coll' iij yeards half xx3-A ishe coll v yerds xxv-A brod read viij yerds xxx-A sadd ships coller x yerds xlvs_A watchat xij yerds iij1 vjs. A brod read ij yerds half xix'—A sad coller xij yerds v1-A pevk xij yerds iiij'—A pevk vij yerds iij'. iijs-A pevck xv yerds half vij xijs-A violat brod clothe xiij yerds vj1 vjs-A london new coller xv yerds vj1 x3-A new coll xj yerds iiij'-A shepes coll x yerds half iiij' x3—A sad coll' xij yerds half vj' xviij'-A sky coler carse xiij yerds xxx A vess coll carse xv yerds half xxxv- A new coll carse v yerds xj3 viijd—A flanders dy carse vj yerds xxij3—A galle carse v quarters iiijs-A ish coll carse x yerds half xxxv-A black carse vj yerds xx-A bede carse ix yerds xxxiij'--A flander dy vij yerds xxvjs-A orish coler carse ij yerds viijs-A flanders dy carse ix yerds xxxvs-A orishe coler carse x yerds xl3—A galle carse xij yerds xliiij.-A red carse vij yerds xxviijs-A flanders di carse iiij yerds half xviijs-A tavneie carse v yerds xxiiijs—A black frese xxij yerds xxijs-A white frese ij yerds xiija—A white frese xv yerds xiiijs iijd-A black frese ix yerds vijs-A black frese xv yerds xv-A black frese xxvij yerds xxvijs-A white cottin iiij viijd-A white cottin iiijs viija—A yerd of russat ijs-It'm ij chists, a cubbord, an amberye xxvjs viijd. Sum'a cxiiij' x3. HOUSHOLD STUFF IN THE P'LARR.. A chimney wth a pr' of tongs xiiijs-A bedd stede close mayd x3—A father bedd xx3-A pare of shets vs iiijd-A covering of app'ils x3-A overse bed viij-A covering wrought of silk x3-A cod & a pilleber ijs-A trindell bed a father bedd a twilt a happing a bouster xx3-A standbed a father bed a mattres a p'r of blanketts a rede coveringe a bouster & curtings xxvjs viijd.-It'm viij cods & viij pillobers xx3-It'm vij p'r of lin shetes xl-viij p'r of strakin shets xxx-vj p'r of harden shets xv-xiiij yerds of diap' tablein xvj3-x yerds half of table cloth x-xxj yerds of towelin xiij. iiijiiij hand towels iiijs-ij dosen napkins xijs-v pillebers vijs-ij hede shets vjs-A p'r of blanketts v3—ij overse bedds & iij cortings xxvjs viijd-A cubbord vij3—A table wth a carpett xijs-A counter wth a carpett vijs -- A dance chist vj3—A bond chist xijs-A bond coffer v-A amberye viijs-A lang settle & a chare iiijs-iij buffett stoles vjs-A little stole viijdij formes xijd-Read hangings xxiiijs-A paynted clothe iij3iij chists xv-A stand bedd a pare of blanketts ij shets a covering and two cods xiij iiija—A ambrecall ijs vjd. IN THE NEW LOFT. It'm a p'sser v'-ij ambres v-A lang settle iijiij

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chayres xviijd-A poll axe xvja—IN THE HALL House. It'm a chimney a payre of tonges a gret por a payre of rackes ij spets a rackin crook a crissett xxxiijs iiija-A table wth a table clothe xx3-A lang settle with a bed a nother lang settle viijs-A ambre vij3—A cupbord ambre iiijs-A p'sser xlvj3 viijd—iij chares iiijs -ij formes & ij stoles ijs vjd—A dosen of quisshings x3-A silver pece xviij spone weijng xxxij onces viji iiijs-A Silver salt Xxvj. IN THE LITLE CHAMBer. It'm a bed stede a matteres a blankett a p'r of shets a bouster two cods wth pillobers fouer coverletts xxiiij'-A bedstede a matteress a blankett a p'r of shets iij cods ij coverletts xvjs- A chare ij barrels a stand & thre litle barrels & a bord v3-iiij ston of salt butter viij3—iiij haulings viij salt fishe iiij3—A brandrey ijs—ij gun'es ijs vjd-iij latten basins x3-iiij puther basings vjs-xiij puther dublers xxvj3 viija—xij puther dublers xviijs-vj puther dishes viijs-vj pottingers ij-iij chamber potts iijs iiijiij pottell potts vij3vj quart potts x-a pinte pott ijs-ij pinte potts ij gill potts iiijs -v salt sellers iiij-vj pottingers iijs-xj sawsers iijs iiija— A leven candelsteks & a laver xiijs. iiijd-A grete potte xv. potts xviijs-ij potts vjs-A kettell & vij pannes x3- A friing pan & a kirsett iijs-A morter & a pestell iiijs—A Jack a p'r of sleves of mayle x-A bay horse xl-A gray nagge xxxiij'. iiijij kine xlvjs viiijd -- In hay xls the tithe x1- A short goune a sattan cote a chamlet cote a clothe cote xl-viij stone of lint xxxijs. In yarne ix pound vjs- In bookes x-l yerds of lin clothe Ixxx yerds of starkins xvs-In wood bords xiijs iiija—xxxiiij yerds of harden xlviij yerds of line clothe xxxiij3 iiijd—xxj yerds of strakins xjs-xxij yerds of harden xij3—Sum'a lxxx1 xiiijs viij. The hole sum of all the goods cattels wayres & debts as well moveable as vnmoveable perteins to will'm walton in Durh'm Drap' laytly Disceassed is cccclxxxix' xvjs jd. DETTES wch willi'm walton did owe the day of his deathe. It'm owing to Mr. Jhone Eden & Mr. topp xxx'-owing to Mr. miles of covintre xiiij vjs viijd-to Mr. barb' xiiij'-to thomas walton iijl vs-to Richard bell vij'—to S' nicholas burnop v1 xiijs iiija— to xp'ofor dobson iij' vjs viijd-to xp'ofor hill x'-to will'm horner xvjs-to Richard stanssid xj. Sum'a lxxxviij' ijs. Restat executricæ clxv1 vijs ixa.

Among those indebted to the deceased (223 in number) occur "Mr Henry Wetherton (Widdrington), Mr George blaxton of Farneton Hall, Mr George blaxston, Mr Simond foultherupp, Mr Boues, Thomas blexton, Sr Robert Hilton, Sr John horsfall, Mr Will'm hilton & Mr Michael constapell, Mr Robert layton, Mr George tonge, Mr humphrey, Nicholas blaxton, Mr Will'm claxton, Mr Jhone blaxton, Mr Thomas lever, Mr Jhone

Musgray, Mr Robert eshe, Mr William blaxton Mr George blaxton, Mr Cuthb. fenwicke, Mr anthony tomlinson, Mr alderman, Mr George winter, Mr George clif, Mr Jhone Hedworthe, Mr Doddisworthe, Mr Jhone lampton, Sir William Thompson, Mr Francis bonner, Mr Jhone edon, Mr Gilpin, Mr Boutflower, Sir George Ratclif, Jarret salvin, Oswood ogle, Mr Robert porter elder and Mr nicholas porter, Mr Rauf gowerr, Dame elener persee, Mr Robert harbottel elder and yonger, Mr Askiu, Mr Henry Evers, Mr Conyers, Mr Matthew conyers, Mr Jhone conyers, Mr Rauf conyers, Mr Jhone troloppe, Mr George Morden, Mr William morden, Mr Macbray, Richard conyers, Xp'ofer mare," &c. The debts amount to £265 17". 14., and the "disparet" debts to £29 143. 4°.*

CCI. RALPH BAYLES, CLERK, CURATE of BARNARD

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In dei noi'e Amen 1566 Die vero Aprelis 7 Ego Radulphus Bayles Clic's curatus p'ochialis castri barnardi condo testametu' meu' in hunc modu' vt sequitur I the sayd Sir Rauf bayles sick in bodi corporall but prace be unto god my redemr hole in soule and in good and p'fect memory first & especialli I giv and bequith my soule vnto Allmighti my god my redemer & savior Jesus Christ who hayth redemed and boght me & all mankind wth his most p'cious blood in whome & in whos deathe and passion I hope to hav & optene salvation my bodi I giv to the earth frome whens it cam ther to abide the day of the most Joeful resurrexion of all trú and faythfull company of the select and chossen stoke of Christ & if god hav so p'vided I will yt my sayd bodi be buried In the chansell or where in the p'ish chappell of ou' ladi wthin the toune of Barnardes castell Also I will yt an honest dinner be p'vided for thirty or forty measses of honest me' and women of the toone and p'ish wch shalbe att the church the day of my buriall And also I giv vnto the poore people to be destrebuted the day of my buriall vnto all sutch as be of the toone & p'ish yt stands most nede and mister & it to be geven vnto them att there houses xx3. I doy giv & bequith vnto thomas bayles my brother sone one filly stagg Also my best overse cover of my bede wth a brassen morter of brasse and the pestle & also in money iij. iiijd. It' I do giv & bequith vnto secile coytts my servant & sister doghter my best goune also my gretest brass pott also my better matteres and my bedding yt I ly in wth also my milk kowe and more in money iij'. iiijd wth iij yerdes of lining cloth & vj yerds of harden clothe