death. To the parish of Ryton I bequeath the two livery cans which I bought and used only to bring wine to the communion table. To my cozin, John Piggot, of Ovingham one piece of gold of 22s. To George Pickering, 40s., and to every of my men servants who have served me one yeare besydes their wages, 40s. The maid servants I leave to the consideration of my wife, Jane Bunny, whom I make sole Executrix. Proved, 1617.

NOTE.-Rector of Ryton and Prebend of Durham Cathedral.

MATTHEW NOBLE.1

Feb. 20, 1616. In the name of God, Amen, I, Matthew Noble of Elvitt, within the suburbes of the City of Durham, Myller. To be buryed within my parish church of St. Oswald's, as near my wiffe may be. I doe give unto the poore of St. Oswald's pish, 10s. I doe give the lease of Shincliffe Milne, the rent of the said Myill to be equally devided among all my children during the terme of six yeares, I give all my reversion of years after the term of six yeares be expired with all my interest, right and title, with the lease of Shincliffe Myll. I doe give it unto my sone, Henry Noble, as freely as ever I had the same. I give unto my sone-in-law, John Kitchin, and unto my daughter, Jayne, his wiffe, my own dwellinghouse in Elvitt with all and singular the appurtenances with brew lead, malt kiln and loftes belonging to the said house during the terme of ten yeares after my decease. I doe make my son in law, John Kitchin, and Jane, his wife, for to be tutors and governors of my two youngest daughters, Esabell Noble, and Margarett Noble, during the terme of Ten yeares after my death, and after the expiration of the sad ten yeares. I do give my said house withall and singular the appurtenances with malt loftes unto my son, Henry Noble, and to his heeres lawfully begotten for ever. I doe give unto Matthew Noble, being my son James Noble sone, the sume of 107. of good and lawful money to be paid unto the said Matthew Noble by my sone, Henry Noble, and after the term of ten yeares after my death, and that the saide 107. shall be payd forth of my said now dwellinghouse unto the said Matthew Noble towards his porchon, and in full lew and consideracon of his porchen and for a legacye. And for lacke of issue

'The testator was bur. at St. Oswald's, Durham, 21 March, 1616/17, he is called in the registers a mylner and a veric grave man of yeares; he mar., firstly, Margaret Rutter, 6 Aug., 1581, at St. Oswald's. Thero are two Margaret Nobles bur. there, one on 18 Apl., 1585, and the other 12 July, 1590. His son Henry mar., at Gateshead, 2 Nov., 1619, Eleanor Graime; his son James, bapt. 11 Nov., 1582, bur. 23 Aug., 1616, had a son James, bapt., 13 Feb., 1613/14; his dau. Jane, bapt., 1 July, 1599, mar. John Kitchen of old Durham 14 Jan., 1616/17, she was bur., 14 Jan., 1621/2, a verie honest nighbore" leaving a dau. Barbara, bapt., 17 Mch., 1618/19; Margaret, bapt., 2 Sept., 1602, bur., 1 May, 1636; Elizabeth, mar., John Barton, taylor, 3 Oct., 1619.

if my sone, Henry Noble, have no children, then I do give my said house with the appurtenances unto my daughter, Jane Kitchin, and to her heires for ever and for lack of issue if my said daughter, Jane Kitchin, have no children, then I do give my said house with the appurtenances unto my daughter, Elizabeth Noble, and to hir children of hir bodye lawfully begotten, and for lack of issue of my daughter, Elizabeth Noble, if she have no children, then I give my said house with the appurtenances unto my daughter, Esbell Noble, and to hir heirs lawfully begotten, and if she have no children then I give my said house with the appurtenances unto my daughter, Margaret Noble, and to hir heirs lawfully begotten for ever. I do give unto my daughter, Elizabeth Noble, my lease withall my interest, right, and title of three houses wth the appurtenances in the terratorie of Elvitt, which said three houses, with the appurtenances, I do hold by lease of the Church of St. Oswald. I do give unto my daughter, Margaret Noble, forty shillings, for a legacie. I also give unto my daughter, Esabell Noble, forty shillings, for a legacie. All the rest of my goods, moveable and unmoveable, my debts, legacies and funeral expences to be first payd and discharged, all the rest of my goods to be equally divided among my children, viz., Henry Noble, Jayne Kitchin, Elizabeth Noble, Elsbell Noble, and Margaret Noble, and, further, I doe make my son-in-law, John Kitchin, and Jayne, his wife, my full executors of this my Will. Witnesses, John Ridley, Chris. Hucheson, Th. Atkinson. Proved, 1617.

THOMAS WOODRINGTON.1

April 2, 1617. In the name God, Amen, I, Thomas Woodrington, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gent., a pensioner of his Majtes towne of Barwick on Tweed. To be buryed at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, and as for the worldly goods which the lorde hath indewed me withall, I give and bequeath as followeth :-I give and bequeath unto my Ladie Woodrington, wife of Sir Henry Woodrington, Knight, five pounds of lawful English money. I give unto my Cozens, Roger, Ralph, Benjamine, and Lewes Woodrington, and to everie one of them, five aingells in goulde. I give and bequeath unto my Cozen, Sir Ephraham Woodrington, Knight, nine poundes of that debt he is oweing me, and the remainder of this debt being five poundes, I give the same to his eldest sone, Henry Woodrington. I give unto my Cozen, Elizabeth Horsley, late wife to Launcelot Horsley, late of Brenckhaugh, foure poundes. I give unto Claudeus Woodrington, my cozen, whome I did helpe to Christin, three

1 Bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 18 April, 1617. There is a pedigree of this brauch of the Widdringtons in the New County History of Northumberland, vol. v., pp. 304-5.

poundes sixe shillings and eightpence. I give and bequeath unto my neece, Isabell Bewicke, wife to Christopher Bewicke of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Marryner, forty pounds in money, and all such implements and furniture as is nowe within my chamber. I give unto Elizabeth Bewicke, daughter, unto the said Christopher Bewicke, twenty poundes in money, and if it shall please gode to gyve unto my said neece, Isabell, any other children of her owne bodie begotten, then I will the said twenty poundes shall bee equally divided amongst them, and fayling of her said children, to come absolutelye to my saide neece her selfe. I gyve to my neece, Agnes Potts, wife to Mark Potts of Harton, twenty poundes, and to the fyve children of my said neece, Agnes Potts, and to every of them, five poundes. And if any one or more of the said five children doe chainge this mortall life before they come to the age of eighteen yeares, then I will that his or her portion so dying shall come to the rest of the said children, to be equally divided amongst them. I give to my cozen, Katherin Airdale, forty shillinges. I give unto Thomas Neill, sonne of Robert Neil, of Mounkseaton, three poundes. I give unto Ellinor Swinborne, wife of John Swinborne of Newcastle, Baker and Bearbrewer, Three poundes. I give unto the man child of my sister, Ellenore, five poundes, and to the woman child of my said sister, Eleanor, ten poundes. I give unto Katheron Woodrington, wife of Lewes Woodrington of Cheseborngrange, one, two and twenty shillings peece of golde. I give unto Thomas Woodrington, sone to the saide Lewes Woodrington, tene pounds. I give unto Henry Woodrington, sonne of the said Lewes, five poundes. I give to my cozen, Mr. Robert Woodrington of Chibborne, my best cloake. I give to the said Christopher Bewick, five poundes. I give unto William Hall, servante to the said Robert Woodrington, 40s. I give to Isabell Doods, daughter to Matthew Doods, tailor, 40s. I give unto the poore, six poundes thirteen shillings and eight pence, to be distributed at the discretion of my executors. I give unto Mr. William Alder, preacher of god's word, forty shillings. I give and bequeathe unto Marie Alder, wife of Richard Alder of Alnwick, fyve poundes. Whereas it is intended that a gallerie shall be builded and erected for the placing of Scollers within the pish church of All Saints, within the towne of Newcastle, I give and bequeath towards the erecting and buylding of the said Gallerie the sume of six poundes thirteen shillings and four pence, to be paid by my executors when the same shallbe gone about to bee buylt. And I doe appoint and make executors of this my last Will and Testament, my well beloved cozens and friends, Sir Henry Woodrington, Knight, to whom I give my best gould ring for a token or remembrance, the said Robert Woodrington and Lewes Woodrington, Gentleman, Isabell Bewick, wife of the said Christopher Bewicke, and Agnes Potts, wife of the said Mark Potts, requiring my said executors to paie all my debts, legacies

and bequests, whatsoever shall appeare to stand justly indebted within one monthe after my decease, except that which I have appointed and lymitted to be paid at the severall tymes above mentioned. Witnesses, Matthew Dodes, Nicholas Forster, Anthony Norman. Proved, 1617.

JOHN BURRELL.1

April 24, 1617. Ane Inventorye of the goods and chattells of John Burrell of Howtell what he died seazed of in the yeare of the King's reign 1616.

Item, one browne meare, priced to 47. Seven booles of oatts, priced to 28s. Three bushells of Rye, priced to 18s. Six old puther dishes, priced to 2s. Two candellsticks, priced to 1s. One old pot, one pan, two washers, priced at 5s. 6d. One bedsted, one board, priced at 3s. One old fether bed, one paire of sheetes, two hapens, one bolster, one pillow, priced to 8s. 6d. Prased by John Armestronge and Robt. Thompson of Killim, being sworne

men.

JOHN TONSTALL.2

June 28, 1617. In the name of God, Amen, and in the fifteenth yeare of the reigne of or Sovaigne lord king James of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the faithe, etc., and of Scotland the fifteth. I, John Tonstall, of the Towne and County of Newcastle upon Tyne, yeoman, pish clerk of All Hallowes within the same towne. To be buried in the churchyard of All Hallowes near unto my former wife and children. And as touching such of my tenements and goods as it hath pleased the lord to bless and endow me withall, I do dispose of them as followeth. First I do give and bequeath unto my well beloved wyfe Barbary Tonstall for and during her naturall lyfe all that my nowe dwellinghouse with the rowmes and appurtenances thereof now being in my own occupation and the garden now in the occupation of Suzan Selby in full satisfacon and contentment of and for all her title, interest and clayme of thirdes jointers and dower in and to all and any my howses, burgages and tenements, she paying yearly during that tyme five shillings to the lord of the see at the usual termes.

He was probably the John Burrell who mar. Elizabeth, dau. of Oswald Collingwood of Etal, see the Visitation of Northumberland (ed. Foster, 21) and New County History of Northumberland, vol. xi., pp. 199, 200.

2 His first wife, Anne, was bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 27 Oct.. 1604; where also his children were bapt. and bur., William, bapt., 24 June, 1603, Mary, bur., 9 Oct., 1604, Barbara, bapt., 7 May, 1609, Nicholas, bapt., 30 Sept., 1610. Thomas, bapt., 29 June, 1614, Ann, mar. Edward Robinson, 21 July. 1631. The testator was bur. there, 7 July, 1617. His widow re-mar. William Cape, 4 June, 1620, at All Saints.

And after the decease of my said wife, then I give and bequeath the same tenements now in my occupation and the garden aforesaid, unto my eldest sone, Henry Tonstall, he paying the same outrent and to his heirs for ever. I give and bequeath unto my sonne, John Tonstall, to him and his heires for ever all those upper rowms or lofts opening to the fore strete, called Silver street wherein one Anne Mallabar, widow, now dwelleth together, with that yard or yards joining to the backside of the said howse or rowmes, paying yearly thre shillings to the lord of the see at the said termes. And also I do give unto my saide sonne John, two suites of apparell of the best I have. I give and bequeath unto my sonne William Tonstall and to his heires for ever, all those my two low rowmes situate under the said upper rowmes or lofts which two low rowmes are now in the seuerall tenures or occupacons of my tenants, William Morrison and William Marke. And also all that my garden which is now in the tenure or occupation of Edwin Nicholson of Newcastle, aforesaid, merchant, with fre liberty ingress regresse in and from the same, he paying yearly three shillings to the said lorde. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Anne Tonstall and her heirs for ever all my right, title, interest, clayme, and possession of and in, to, one howse Burgage or tenement in Manwells Chaire, near the Keyside in Newcastle, aforesaid, which by deed or writinge is morgaged to me by John Marshell, Taylor upon condicon for paymt of a certaine sume of money, and I also give unto her and her heires, all somes of money in the same writinge conteyned, if the premises shall be redeemed, which I give to her as a legacy only. I give and bequeath unto my said eldest sonne, Henry Tonstall, and his heires for ever, all that right, title, interest and clayme which I now or oughte to have of, on, or to the now dwellinghouse and two mylnes within pandon yate, now in the occupation of George Reasley, cordiner, together with all profitts and comodities to me dew or to be dewe by reason of a writinge of morgage to be made by the same George, and the same writeinge and all sums of money therein conteyned and the obligacon made for pformance thereof, wherein the said George Reasley and Thomas Reasley, Mylner stand bound to me in a certaine penaltye which I give to him as a legacy only. I give and bequeath to my said sone Henry, his executors and assigns as a legacy only one obligacon wherein Thomas Watson and John Marshall stand bound to me for the payment of twelve poundes at several dayes by paste of which twelve poundes I have only received three poundes. And also I gyve unto him my best cloake. I give to my daughter, Anne Tonstall, for a token, one silver spoone with a guilded Knopp at the end and other two plaine silver spoones more, I gyve unto her three paire of Lynnen sheetes, fyve pillowbeares, five table clothes and two dozen and a halfe of table napkins. I give unto my daughter Barbary, one peece of gold at the value of twenty two shillings, for a token. I give to my sonne