tupps, 67. Twenty eight young tupps, hogges, 187. Eighteen hogge sheepe, 31. the testatore: Anthonie Layborne, 57. Nicholas Arnolde, 27. Henry Laiborne, John Hunter, 47. In readie money, 4697. oweth To William Marley, 31. 6s. 8d. Funerall expences, 50%. Servants' wages,

37. 13s. 4d.

Six score

12s. Debts owinge to Ralph Hardinge, 107. Richard Dobsone and Debts which the testator To John Cook, 27. 1s. 31. 11s. 6d.

BRIAN BELLASSES.1

July 15, 1608. In the name of God, Amen, in the yeres of the raigne of or sovereign lord James, by the grace of Gode, King of England, Scotland, France and Irelande, Defender of the faithe, etc., That is to saie, of England, France, and Ireland the sixte, and of Scotland by one and fortity. I, Brian Bellasses, of Morton, in the County of Durham, gent, Esquire. To be buried where and in such maner as my friends and executors shall thinke fitt. And for the disposicon of such lands, goods and chattells as it hath please gode to bless me withall my mynd and will is to dispose of them as hereafter followeth. First I give and bequeathe my lease of Morton, in the parish of Houghton, and my lease of my landes in Great Haswell, in the parish of Easington, unto Sir Thomas Metham, of Metham, in the County of York, Knight, and Thomas Swinburne, of Captheton, in the County of Northumberland, Esquire, and during the terme of

He was the 4th son of Sir William Bellasis of Newbrough, co. York, born there, 19 July, 1559, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 18 July, 1608; he mar. Margaret, dau. of William Lee of Brandon, by Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Lawson of Usworth; she re-mar. Charles Hedworth of Harraton. His brother James (died, Oct., 1640), mentioned in the will, bapt. at St. Andrew's, Auckland, 3 Dec., 1562, mar., firstly, Mary, dau. of Thomas Tunstall of Scargill, and, secondly, Isabel, dau. of Thomas Chaytor of Butterby. His eldest son, Sir William Bellasis, aged 15 at the Inq. p.m. of his father, taken 10 Sept., 1608, at Durham, of Morton house, Durham, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 6 Dec., 1641, mar. Margaret, eldest dau. of Sir George Selby of Whitehouse, 15 Jan., 1610/11, at Ryton, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 29 Nov., 1671; his 2nd son Timothy, bapt. 29 Dec., 1594, at St. Andrew's, Auckland, his 3rd son Richard, bapt. at St. Andrew's, Auckland, 7 May, 1598, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 2 June, 1624, his 4th son Henry, bapt. at St. Andrew's, Auckland, 17 May, 1599, bur. at Brancepeth, 28 May, 1603; his fifth son Charles, bapt. at Houghton-le-Spring, 14 Nov., 1603, bur. at Brancepeth, 27 July, 1606, his daus. were Mary, bapt., 10 Aug., 1601, at Houghton-le-Spring, mar. Gerard Salvin of Croxdale, bur., 19 Nov., 1678, at St. Oswald's, Durham; Joan, mar. John Vasey of Newlands, 26 Oct., 1620, at Houghton-le-Spring; Timothea, bur. at Houghton-le-Spring, 7 Feb., 1601/2; Elizabeth, also bur. there, 3 Dec., 1602; Katherine, bur. at Brancepeth, 22 July, 1606, Margaret, bur., St. Oswald's, Durham, 23 Nov., 1622; and Anne.

six yeares to the use, benifit and behoof of Richard Bellasses, my second sone, and of Mary, Joane and Margarett, my three daughters, whome my will is shall have the benefitt and pfit of the said termes, and after the said sixe yeares, then my will is that the residue of my termes in Morton and Haswell aforesaide shall come to Willm. Bellasses, my eldest sonne, for and during the residue of my termes then therein to come and unexpired, provided alwaies and upon condicon that my said sonne, Willm. Bellasses, shall within two yeares after he shall accomplish his full age of one and twenty yeares make a good and sufficient estate in the lawe, unto Richard Bellasses, my second sonne, of soe much lande as shallbe worth in yearly value the some of 501. of lawful money of England in the Judgmt of Sir Thomas Metham aforesaide, Knight, and Thomas Swynburne aforesaid, Esquire, and William Thursbie, Thomas Wilkinson and Robert Rutter, my trustie friends, or soe many of them as shall be then livinge To have and to hold the said estate for and during the life naturall of the said Richard Bellasses, my second sonne, and to such wief as he, the saide Richard Bellasses, shall marry, and to the longer liver of them. And my will further is, that if my saide sonne William shall not within the said terme of two yeares after he shall accomplish his full age, make and assure so much lande and in such maner as in this my will is formerlie mentioned and sett downe unto my said sonne, Richard. That then my said sonne, Richard, shall from and after the expircon of the said two yeares enter unto my said leases of Morton and Haswell aforesaid, and then shall enjoye and the pfitts thereof, and to take unto his owne use and behoof until such time as my said sonne, Willm., shall assure and convey soe much lande as shall be worthe the yearlie value of 507. in manner and forme as is aforesaid expressed. I give and bequeath to my said sonne, Willm., all my implements and howsehold stuff at Morton aforesaid Provided that my sonne, Willm., shall pay to my said three daughters in considercon of the said household stuffe the sum of 3007. of lawful money of England That is to saie, to each of them 1007. to be paid to them as they shall accomplish their age of one and twenty yeares or at the day of their marriage which of them shall first happen. Nevertheless my will is That Margarett, nowe my wife, shall have the use and occupacon of my howsehold stuff at Morton aforesaid, and of my howse at Morton with courtlege, orchards and gardens thereunto belonginge untill such tyme as my said sonne, Willm.. shall accomplish his full age of one and twenty yeares. I give and bequeath to Margaret, my said wief, my howses in Durham during her natural life, and also all my howsehold stuffe nowe remayning in Durham, and also my howshold stuff remayning in Newcastle provided for my saide howses at Durham, she my said wief paying unto my three daughters aforesaide

the sume of 2007. of lawfull money of England, to be paid unto my said three daughters equallie to be divided amongst them att the day of their marriage or to when they accomplish the full age of one and twenty yeares of which of them shall first happen. Provided that if my saide wief shall not paye the said sum of 2007. as is afore limitted, that then this my bequest of my saide household stuff be voyde and the said household stuffe to be divided amongst my said three daughters. My will and pleasure is that if any of my said daughters shall die before they shall accomplish their full age of one and twenty yeares, or be married, that then the said sum of 300l. to be payd by my said sonne, Willm., for my said howsehold stuff at Morton, as the saide 2007. shallbe paide by my saide wief, Margaret, for the howsehold stuff at Durham, shall goe unto the survivor or survivors of my said three daughters. For the disposition of my plaite, my will is that my said sone, Willm., shall have my great bason, one ewer of silver, one great gilded salte which was my uncle's, one white silver cowle with a cover. I give and bequeath unto Margaret, my said wife, my little bason and ewer of silver, one salt dooble gilded with cover, one half dosen of gilded spoons, one great standing Cupp double gilded with cover. I give and bequeath to Willm., my sonne, my lease of Ivesley, in the parish of Brancepeth, during all the yeares therein to come and unexpired. I give unto my servante, John Fenwicke, 5l. of lawful money of England over and beside his wages which is due and oweing unto him. I give unto Thomas Williamson 5l. of lawful money of England over and above his wages due and oweing unto him. I give and bequeath unto Robert, my cooke, 10s., and to every of my woemen servants 5s. over and above their due wages. I give and bequeath unto my servants, Willm. Thursbie, Robert Hutton and John Rickerbie and to each of them, 37. 6s. 8d. I give unto the poore the sume of 507. of lawful money of England, to be given and distributed at the discretion of my well beloved wief, Margaret, Thomas Swinburne, of Captheton aforesaid, Esquire, and William Thursbie, my trustie friends, 207. where of my will is it shall be distributed the daye of my buriall. I give and bequeathe unto Charles Hedworth, Esquire, my fatherin-lawe, one twenty shilling peece of golde, unto my mother-inlaw, his wife, two twenty shilling peeces of golde, and unto my brother in lawe, Lancelot Hodgson, and Marie, his wife, to each of them spurriall. I give to Thomas Swinburne, of Captheton aforesaid, Esquire, and to John, his sonne, to each of them one spoorriall. I give to Sir Thomas Metham, Knight, one graye mare, unridden, and unto my brother, James Bellasses, one black mare, and unto Sir Thomas Bellasses, Knight, one sparrioll. The residue of all my goods and chattells I give unto Richard, my sone, and three daughters aforesaid, whom together with Sir Thomas Metham I make my full executors of this my last

Will and Testament. Nevertheless, my will is that the said Sir Thomas Metham shall not take any interest or benefitt of my goodes by his executorshipp. For the disposition of my lands, I give and bequeath two full parts of all my lands in three parts, to be divided unto my well beloved friends, Sir Thomas Metham aforesaid, Knight, and Thomas Swinburne aforesaid, Esquire, for and during the nonage of William, my sone, for the use of Richard, my second sonne, and my afore named three daughters for their porcons. Witnesses, Tho. Swinburne, John Swinburne, Thos. Riddell, Willm. Thursbye. Proved, 11 September, 1608.

CUTHBERT COLLINGWOOD.1

To

Aug. 12, 1608. In the name of God, Amen, in the yeare of our lord after the computacon of the Church of England, 1608, and the sixth year of the raigne of or sovergn Lord James, by the grace of gode King of England, france and Ireland, defender of the faith, and of Scotland, the XLjjth, I Cuthber Collingwood, of Branton, in the County of Northumberland, Gent. be buried in the pish churche of Eglingham as nere my ancestors as convenyentlie may be. I will and gyve to my second sonne, Thomas Collingwood, for his liefe tyme, All those two farmeholds, with lands and appurtenances thereof, in Branton aforesaid, nowe in the occupacon of the same Thomas, and his assigns, and another farmholde, with lands and appurtenances thereof, now in the occupation of Robt. Harrigate, when it falleth, he paying the accustomed rents. And I will and bequeathe to Barbara, his wyfe, halfe of the same three farmholds during her widowhood if she survive the said, Thomas, my sonne. I will and bequeath from and after the decease of the saide Thomas, my sonne, the other halfe of the said thre farmeholds during the said widowhood of the said Barbara to the children of the same Thomas Collingwood, my sonne, and after she shall marrye, the whole thre farmholds, paying the rents accustomed for and during the terme of twenty one yeares to be accomplished

And

1 The testator's son Daniel was his son and heir, whose noncupative will is dated, 17 June, 1618 and in whose Inq. p.m. 16 Jas. I., it is stated he died 18 June, 1618; he (Daniel) mar. Eleanor, dau. of Robert Mitford of Mitford; his son John was apprenticed, 13 Feb., 1611/12, to Francis Parkinson of Newcastle; his son Ephraim was not apprenticed in Newcastle.

from the decease of the same my sonne, Thomas.

I gyve and bequeath to Dorothie Collingwood, my daughter, the some of Two hundreth poundes of lawful English money to be payd as followethe, that is to say, at the age of nineteene yeres fiftie poundes, and yearlie after fyftie pounds till the same some of Two hundred pounds be paid. And also I will and bequeath to the same Dorothie, towards her mayntenance till the said two hundred poundes be fullie paid, the sum of Eight pounds, saving I will and my mynd is that as every fiftie poundes shallbe paid, there shallbe fortie shillinges abated out of the said eight poundes yearlie. Provided alwaynes and upon this condition, I gyve the said some of Two hundred poundes and eight poundes yearlie to the said Dorothie, my Daughter, that she doe bestowe her self in mariage with the liking and consent of my loving frendes, Mr. Thomas Swynoe, Mr. George Muschampe and George Collingwood, Esq., otherwise she be left one hundred poundes pcell of the said legacy of two hundred poundes. I gyve and bequeath to my sonne, John Collingwood, whome I will shallbe bounde to some good occupacon or trade, the some of One hundred pounds, part whereof shallbe paid at his entrance in his apprenticehood and the other parte and residue thereof to be paid him when he shall come forth of apprenticehood or shall come to his lawful age of twenty one yeares, which shall first happen. I gyve and bequeth to my sone, Ephraime Collingwoode, the some of one hundred poundes, whom I will also shallbe bound to some good occupacon or trade, of which some I will parte thereof shall be payd at his entrance in his apprenticehood and the residue thereof as before I have lymited to my said sonne, John Collingwood. I gyve and bequeath to my sister, Jane Collingwood, one anuitie of three pounds, six shillings and eight pence during the naturall lief of the same Jane, in full payment and satisfacon of her porcon to be payd yearlie at the feasts of Pentecost and St. Mtyns the Bishop in Winter by even payments. I give and bequeath to every of my children, Thomas, Dorothie, John and Ephraime, each of them, two whyes, and to my brother's sone, George, one whie. All the residue of my goods and chattells, my debts and funeral charges being discharged, I wholy give and bequeath to my loving sonne, Daniel Collingwood, whome of this my psent testament I make and ordaine the full executor Renouncing and forsaking all former Wills and gyfts, legacies and bequests by me in any wise heretofore made or given, willed and bequeathed. And I require and intreat my loving friends, Mr. George Muschampe, Mr. Thomas Swynhoe and Cuthbert Collingwood of this my last Will to be the overseers and to se the same performed in what in them lieth, as my trust is in them. Witnesses, Geo. Collingwood, Cutht. Cheeseman, Henry Anthony, Not. Pub. Proved, 1618.