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WILLIAM CRAWFOOT.1

Oct. 27, 1606. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, William Crawfoot, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, Mariner. To be buried in the south side within the parish church of All Sts. as near my mother as convenientlie as may be. Touching my worldly goods, lands and possessions, I give and bequeth in manner and forme following, that is to say, I give and bequeath unto my sister, Ursula Crawfoot, her executors and assigns, All my estate and interest, terme of yeares and demand in, and to these two tenements in Pilgrim Street, within the saide towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, which I holde by severall leases, the one from one Robert Stobbes, the other frome Robert Archbold, or otherwise, now in the severall occupations of William Harrison and the other in the occupation of ... Whitfield. To have and hold the same for all the years in the severall leases as conteyned. I give and bequeath unto my loving friend, Nicholas Atkinson, marriner, my silver wissell and chayne. And to my loving cosen, Thomas Wimphrey, two angells for a token. I give and bequeath to George Robinson, my wieffe, Margaret, her daughter's sonne, one hundred poundes of lawful money of England, to be paid at the decease of the same, my wieff, Margaret. And to Margaret Carr, daughter of Nicholas Carr, 10., to be paid at the decease of the same, my wieff, Margaret. I give and bequeath to my said loving wieff, Margaret, all those my four tenements lying behind All hallows Church, in the said towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, to have and hold the same to her and her heires and assigns for ever. give and bequeath to my said wieffe, Margaret, all that burgage or tenement, with the appurts, in Pilgrime Street, now occupation of Nicholas Byncks for terme of her natural liefe, and the reversion and remainder thereof I give and bequeath to the said George Robinson, my wief's daughter's sonne and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten; and for lack of such issue, to Mathew, his brother, and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten; and for lack of such issue, to John Robinson, another of the brethren of the said George, and the heirs of his bodye lawfully to be begotten; and for lack of such issue to Thomas Robinson, another of his brethren, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten; and for lack of such issue to the heires of the said George Robinson for ever. All the residue of my goods and chattels not by these presents given or bequeathed (my debts being paid and my funeralls discharged), I whooly give and bequeath to my said wief, Margaret, whome of this my last Will and Testament I make and ordeyne my full and sole executor, and my loving friends, the said Thomas Wimphrey and Nicholas Atkinson, supervisors, Renouncing and for saking all former Wills

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1 1610, June 27, Willm. Crawforth, mariner, bur., All Sts., Newcastle, Regs. 1608, May 25, Urseley Crawforth, bur., ibid.

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and legacies by me in any wise heretofore made and bequeath. Witnesses, Nicholas Atkinson, Jane Commyn, Henry Anthony, Thomas Humphreye.

INVENTORY, 2471. 6s. 6d.

Debts oweing by the testator: To George Robinson for his child's part and porcon of his father's and mother's goods, 127. And to Mathew, John and Thomas Robinson, his brethren, and to every one of them, for their like porcons, or 127., which is in all 367. To Elynor and Katheren Robinson, their sisters, to either of them, for their like porcon, or 127., which is in all 247. The funeral expences of the testator, 107. The mortuary for the testator, 10s. Proved, 12 March, 1610.

WILLIAM SUTHACK.1

Nov. 20, 1606. In the name of God, Amen, I, William Suthack, Clarke. To be buried in the Chancel of Mugglesworth, I give unto the church of Mugglesworth one ewe, or 5s., to be paid at Whitsuntide next ensuing. Also I give unto Christopher Eagleston, my brother-in-law, three gimmers. Also I give unto Rowland Dawson's two children, Willm. Dawson and Jane Dawson, either one lamb. Also I give to everie widdow in Mugglesworth parish and within Mugglesworth lordship, 2d. Also in most humble and reverend wies, I give unto the Right Reverend Father in gode, Willm., by god's divine providence Lord Bishop of Durham, my sonne, Thomas Suthack, as also one pcel of ground called the Calfe Hall, lying and being within Mugglesworth parke and belonging to the Right Worshipful Mr. Francis Buney. All the rest of my goods and chattels, moveable and unmoveable, debts and legacies discharged, I give unto my wife, Alse Suthack, whom I make my full executrix, and she to bring up my two daughters, Jane and Rebecca, as hir ableness will afford. Witnesses, Rowland Harrison, Nicholas Laborne. Proved, 1607.

THOMAS DOBSON.2

March 30, 1607. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Dobson, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, Feltmaker, of the parish of St. Johne's, within the said Towne. To be buryed within the parish churchyard of St. Nicholas, within the said towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, near the litle church dore there. I give unto the poore of this pish of St. John's, to be distributed

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Appointed Perpetual Curate of Muggleswick, 1586, which he held until his death in 1607.

1607, June 23, Thomas Dobson, Feltemaker, bur., St. Nich., Newcastle, Regs.

The testators brother, Anthony, who was married at St. Nicholas, Newcastle, 10 Oct., 1579, was the father (with others) of Anthony Dobson who heads the Visitation pedigree; he mar. Grace (bapt. 8 Nov., 1573, at Jarrow), dau. of [Robert] Layburn of Follonsby, 8 Jan., 1603/4, at St. Nicholas, widow of William Milbanks, he was bur. there 12 Feb., 1620/1 and she, 27 Oct., 1654.

at the discrecon of my well beloved wife, the sum of ten shillings. I give and bequeath unto my brother, John Dobson, of Benwell, one sute of appell, viz., one dublett, one jerkin, one paire of britches, and my rideing cloke, and also twenty shillings in money for a token. I give and bequeath unto my cosen, Christopher Dobson, my Rapeare and also twenty shillings for a token. I give unto Anthony Dobson, the elder, my brother, and to my cozen, Anthony Dobson, his sonne, my best cloake and my best jerkin, and my brother, Anthony to take his choice whether of them he will have. I give and bequeath to my cozen, Valentine Dobson, my best doublett and britches, and also my ridinge sword. I give and bequeath to my cozen, George Dobson, twenty shillings as a token. I give and bequeath to my cozen, Margaret Dobson, a debt of 26s. 8d., wich one Felpe, of Usworth, is owing me, being the remaynder of a debt which he oweth me for a maire I sould him, and I will that my executors under named shall make authoretie unto her father, Anthony Dobson, for the calling for security thereof when it shall growe due, if neads require for his daughter's use. I give unto my cozens, John Dobson and Suzan Dobson, my Cozen Anthony his children, to either of them twenty shillings for a token. I give and bequeath unto my sister. Margaret Tailor, widow, 26s. 8d. for a token. I give and bequeath sone of John Collingwood 20s. for a token. I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Boothbye, daughter of ... Boothbye, late of Usworth Yeoman, deceased, 20s. for a token. I give and bequeath unto Mark Smith, my god sone, a french crown for a token. And all the rest of my goods, chattells and debts, moveable and unmovable, my debtes, legacies and funeral expences payd and discharged, I give and bequeath unto my said beloved wife, Susan Dobson, whom I make and ordeyne my full and sole Executrix of this my Will. Provided alwayes that my full mynd and pleasure is, that if my said Brethern, Anthony Dobson and John Dobson, and my sister, Margaret Tailor, or anye of them, do make any further challenge or clame unto any of my goods or cattell any manner of waye other then above said, That then the same legacy or legacys or tokens gyven them, the said Anthony, John and Margaret, or any of them, or there children above mentioned, to be clearly voyd and noe waie to be challenged. Witnesses, William Pearson, Francis Leighton.

GILBERT SPENCE.1

April 16, 1607. In the name of God, Amen, I, Gilbert Spence, of the Cittie of Durham, Clerk, Notary Public. To be buried in the Church or churchyard, where it shall please god to take me out of this miserable lyfe. I give and bequeth to the aged In his will he is described as 'Clerk, Notary Public," there can be no doubt that he is the man who in Foster's Alumini Oxonienses is described as of Yorks., pleb. of St. Edmund Hall, matric., 3 April, 1584,

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and impotent poore people and fatherless children of the pish of Tynnmouth 5., to be carefully and warylie distributed by my executors or their assigns at the direction and careful considerations of my supervisors of this my last Will and Testament hereafter named, and the discreet Ministers of the churches of Durham and Tynnmouth at their remayning and dwellinghowses, alwaies regarding that no part thereof be given to needless lewde and idol persons, nor to drunkards, swearers or any infamous persons notoriouslie detected of any vice or wicked crime. I give and bequeth to Allice Spence, my wife, two milke kyne for her help and relief with milknes. I give to my sonne, Cuthbert Spence, one cowe that is young and branded. I give to George and Katherine, my first wive's youngest children, viz., to either of them 31. 6s. 8d. for their advancement, for whose upbringing I have heartofore given and disbursed 167., which 31. 6s. 8d. apiece I give to either of them in lew consideracon and full satisfacon of all things that they may or can claime or demand of my goods, and by name of filiall portions or otherwise then of my free gifte upon their dew desert and good behaviour. And if they or either of them pretend or make any clame or demand of or to any part of my goods other then such as I give them by legacies, Then my will is that all my aforesaid bequests and legacies to them made and given, viz., to such of them as shall pretend or make any such challenge or demand, shallbe utterlie voyed and as not given. And therefore.I will that their legacies shall not be given to them nor to any to their uses untill they come to twenty and one yeares of age, either and both of them, and doe give to my executors general release acquaitance and discharges not to make any challenge or demand of or to any parte of my goods other than is to them hereafter bequeathed in this my last Will and Testament. My will is that the wood furniture in the hall, howse or rooms of my dwellinghouse in the North Bayley of the Cittie of Durham that are to be removed as wainscott and panelled work, cupbords, long table with frame chayres, Buffett stooles there, nor any of the standing bedds, also stand bedd steads or stocks that are placed in any part of the said howse, nor the furniture belonging to the said bedds, nor the brass vessells and pewther vessells in the Kytching and butterie, nor any aged 32; Vicar of Tynemouth, Northumberland, 1588 (subscribes notarius publicus') to his death, 1607. He married, firstly, Margaret Knighton, 25 May, 1574, at St. Mary-le-Bow, she was bur. at St. Oswald's, 2 Feb., 1592/3; by her he had Thomas, bapt., 14 Oct., 1576, at St. Mary-le-Bow, bur., 28 Feb., 1576/7, at St. Mary the less: Cuthbert, bapt., 12 Jan., 1577/8, at St. Mary the less (mar. Jane Longstaff, 30 July, 1605, at St. Oswald's, who was bur. there, 25 Apl., 1619); and two daurs., Susanna, bapt, 7 May, 1580, at St. Mary the less, mar. John Walker, 14 Jan., 1603/4, at St. Oswald's; and Anne bapt., 24 July, 1583. He mar., secondly, Alice Smith, 15 May, 1598, at St. Mary-le-Bow, where she was bur., 5 August, 1623; he was also bur. there, 13 May, 1607.

vessell placed in the cupbord heads in the hall howse (saving the stand bedd or stocks in the litle parlour nighe the. which I give to my wyfe), and the long table with frame and long setle in the great low plour of the same howse shall not be removed, but there in their places to remain to such pson or psons as shall, by vertew of this my Testament and last Will and my bequests herein made, have and enjoy my said dwellinghowse in the said North Bayley, nor any of the furniture placed or remayning in the chambers, on the wall or Roomes under the same, they according to their times of occupation, and enjoying the same according to my limitation hereafter made, paying and allowing for the same furniture and household stuff towards the payment of my legacies and other dewtes to be paid, as they shall be apprised and valewed unto. I give and bequeath to my aged servant 3s. 4d. I give and bequeth to my well beloved wyfe, Alice Spence, during her lyfe naturall (if she so long contynew my widow after my death) the whole use, occupacon and commodytie of my dwellinghowse, garden and other howses thereto belonging situate and being in the North bayley att the Cittie of Durham aforesaid, being parcell of the possessions of the disolved monasteries of Blanchland, and also the whole use, occupacon and commodties of my chamber howses of the blessed virgin Mary nigh St. Oswald's Churche, of the suberbes of the said Cittie of Durham, commolie called the Aucreage, of my meadow close thereto adjoining called the Ladie close, of meadow ground in the meadow field called the Bellasses, nigh the said Cittie of Durham, together with the use, proffitts and commodytes of all the gardens, orchards, pastures, commons and common of pastures, and other the appurtenances, to the premises belonging for and in consideration and full satisfacon of her thirds Dowrie and widow right of my goods and chattells and not otherwise. And that if it shall fall out that my said wife shall not think or hold herself well contented with these things to her bequeathed in lew and full considerons and satisfacon of her said widow right, dowrie and thirds of my said goods and chattells, then I will that all these things to her by me in this last Will and Testament given and bequeathed shallbe voyed and become utterlie frustrate, of none effect and as not at all given and bequeathed to her, and that she shall not have any part of the aforesaid things to her so bequeathed, but that the same shall and may presentlie upon her refusal come to such psons and uses as I have here also in this my last Will and testament given, bequeathed and lymited the same, and she upon the same refusall shall have her thirds dowrie and wydow right of the other of my goods and chattells as that shall chance unto her in the valuacon and division of the same. And further, my will is that if my wyfe stand contented and satisfied with the said legacies given her in manner aforesaid, yet she shall not borrow, lett, alyenate nor sell the said tenemts,

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