of the tythes of Mindrime which I hold of my brother, Thomas Ord, and are now or late in the occupation of Richard Johnson of Learmouth and William Johnson of Mindrime. Also I give to my said daughter, 71. which my sister, Elizabeth Scot of Yearle, and her sone, Alexander Scot of Yearle, oweth to me. Moreover I give my said daughter, 8l. due by Ralph Muschampe of Liam Hall, due by his bond. More I give to my said daughter, 41. 10s. Od., due by my cosin Robert Orde of Chattone by bond. More to my daughter Isabel, 24 bowels of rye and thirteen shillings and fourpence in money due by George Carr of Crookham, and 221. due by Mr. Thomas Carr, Lord of Ford, as appears by his bond. More to my said daughter, 10l. due by George Carr and Thomas Carr of Hetherlaw. More to her, 4 markes due by Thomas Carr of Hetherlaw sone to George Carre for two oxen. More the sum of 237. due by Roger Selbye and his wife. I give to my youngest Daughter, Margerie Ord, 16l. due by James Glendinning and 4l. by his wife. More to the said Margerie, 47. 10s. due by William Clerke of Cornhill. I also give to the said Margerie twenty nobles due by George Selbie of Milkintone as appeareth by my booke. More to the said Margerie, 151. due by John Selbie of Grindon, by his bond. Also to my daughter Margerie, 36s. due by Charles Dods of Tilmouth. More 50s. due by William Ramsey of the East quarter of Swinton. Also to my said daughter Margerie, 9l. due by John Hume and Thomas Hume of Killo. More to my said daughter Margerie, 147. 6s. Od. due by Ralph Gray, Lord of Kilo, as appears by his father's bond. Also four marks due by Ralph Willson of Ancroft. More I give to my said Daughter Margerie, 40s., due by John Stangwish of Chiswick. To my said daughter, 8l., due by Robert Scot and his sone William. I give to my wife the mortgage of Horkley Mill, which I have of my brother Thomas Ord. More, I give to my wife my farme of Horkley, which I had of Thomas Richardson. Also to my wife my interest in the halfe land I hold of Richard Ferrar for ten years yet to come. Also I give to my said wife, the land in Norham I bought of John Lawson with a house and a Malt Kiln and Malt barne. I give to my wife all the stock I have in Horkley, and also what is due to me from Thomas Brown the smith in Horkley. I give the residue of my estate to my said wife, and appoint her sole Executrix. I forgive my brother, Thomas Ord, 91. which he oweth me. Also Thomas Ord the younger, my nephew, his sone, twenty markes. Also I forgive my brother, George Orde of Horkley, 30l., which he oweth me. I give to my brother, Richard Orde, one gelding. To the poor of Berwick, 10s. I appoint Mr. Marke Saltenstall, Mr. Nathaniel Orde and Mr. John Orde of Fenwicke Supervisors. And I leave to Mr. Mark Saltenstall my son Roger with his portion. My eldest son, Henry Ord, to Mr. Nathaniel Ord. To my cosin, John Ord, my second daughter Isabell, and to my wife my daughters Ellinor Orde and Margerie with their portions. INVENTORY, 9th of February, 1619. A lease taken of the Castle and Manors of Norham of the Earl of Dunbar now ending at Martinmas in 1620. A lease of a farme called the Kent stone a parcel of the Lordship of Kilo in value 6l, of which lease yet remaining five years to come. Probate, 1619. THOMAS BETHOME.1 Feb. 14, 1619. In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Bethome of Ouseburne in the County of Newcastle on Tyne, Yeoman. To be buried within my pish church of All Saints, near to the quere dore on the right hande within the same dore. And for such goods as it hath pleased god to indew me withall, I do gyve and bequeath them in maner and forme followinge, viz., I give unto my cosin John Thompson, taylor, my best suyte of apparell, wch I weare on the sabboth dayes, viz., a dowlett, a paire of breaches of fustin, and the stockings thereunto belonging.. I gyve unto my cosen, Willm. Betham of Morpeth, my next best suyte of apparell, being of kersey and stockings, and the black dowlett, and the workaday cloake wch I usually were together. I do hereby declare that John Harbotle of Ellington and Mary his wife, do owe unto me the some of Thirtene poundes seaventeen shillinges and sixpence Also Richard Turner and Ann his wife do owe unto me twenty shillings which I lent her Also Mr. Henry Dent oweth me twenty shillings in lent money And George Pattison of South Shielpannes doth owe unto me fyve pounds for two Tennes of Coles. John Hunter of the same place oweth me tenne shillinges. Cuthbert Pattison's widow of Shields oweth me fifteene shillings for a remaynder of Coles which he had. The residue of all my goods, leasses, debts and chattels whatsoever, saving that before hereby I have bequeathed to the said John Thompson and William Betham, and all my debts whatsoever (my debtts and funerall charges being paide and discharged) I doe gyve and wholly bequeath unto my loving wyfe Jane, and to our sonne John whom I make nomynate and appoint to be full and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament. Renouncing and forsakyng all former Wills, legacies and bequests by me in anywise heretofore made or gyven. Witnesses, John Thompson, Andrew Ainsley. Proved, 1620. The testator was bur. at All Saints, Newcastle, 17 June, 1620, his burial entry reading thus "Thomas Bedome, gent."; his son John was bapt. there, 1 Jan., 1618/19, and bur. there, 28 Oct., 1628; his widow, Jane, may have re-mar., 2 M May, 1621, Christopher Ridley at the same church. GEORGE MUSCHAMP.1 March 29, 1620. George Muschamp. Inventory of the goods and chattells of George Muschamp of Lyham in the parish of Chatton, gentleman, deceased, the twentieth day of June, 1619, taken and apprized the 20th day of March, 1620, by Ralph Muschamp of Lyham Hall, gent., and John Peacock and George Younge of Lyham, Yeomen. Imprimis. Five keine and calves, 6l. Two quies and one stotte, tow years old, 11. 16s. One quie and one stotte a yeare olde, 16s. Twenty-six ewes and dinmonds, 51. 4s. Od. Eighteen lambes, 11. 10s. One sowe, two hoggs and two piggs, 9s. Five bedsteads and hurdle bedde, 21. One great cupboarde, tow tables, one courte cupboarde, eight wyned stooles, three chares, three chists, two trunkes, and foure formes, 41. One deft, one little trunk, one paire of tables, and one paire of wooden scales with a woodden balk, 10s. Five great tubbs, two little tubbs, tow milch pales, three barrells, one old woodden press, five milch bowles, one hamper, one milch sile, three basketts, and one halbert, 11. 3s. One dosen and a halfe of trenchers, 2s. Tenne great poulter dishes, eight lesser, six saucers and hande bason, one bason and one ewer, four candlesticks, six litle poulter potts, tow chamber potts, one supporter, tow salts, 21. 14s. One brass morter with a pestoll, one chasinge dishe, one candlestick, foure panns, tow potts, one ketle, 11. 16s. One frying panne of Iron, one driping panne, tow spitts, one pare of racks, two paire of tongs, one powe, two paire of clippes, one pot lid of Iron, two Iron Chimneys and one fire crooke, 11. Five paire of fine lining sheets, nine paire of courser lining and straking sheets, 47. 17s. 8d. One holland table clothe, one fine lining table cloath, tow courser lining table cloathes, one diaper plated towell, six diaper napkins, twentyone fine lining table napkins, two lining hand towells, one strakeing hande towell, five holland pillobers, nine fine linning pillobers, 21. 1s. 8d. One dornex carpitt, 4s. Two tapistrye coveringes, 21. Four coveringes for bedds, 6s. Four plads, 4s. Five paire of blanketts, 11. 2s. 6d. Three featherbedds, four bolsters, foure downe pillos, six feather pillos, 31. Five curtains and vallins, three curtains and vallins, 14s. 4d. Five cushons, 3s. 4d. Four sacks and one windowing cloath, 4s. Corne Sowen, five Kennings of Rye sowen the increase estimated to foure bowles and valued at 11. 4s. Five Kennings of beare sowen the increase estimated to four bowels and valued to 11. 1s. 4d. Debts due out of the Estate: Paid to Hugh Gregson of Berwick, Marchant, for wares due the 11th day of July, 1619, 31. 5s. More paid to There is an account of Barmoor and the Muschamps in the transactions of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, vol. xxii., pp. 98-117, by the late J. C. Hodgson. Henry Chapman of Newcastle, Marchant, for flax due the 1st day of August, 1619, 11. 7s. Paid to Sir William Muschamp, Knight, for the use of Sir William Selby of Kent, Knight, due the 1st day of August, 1619, 27. More paid to Robert Muschamp of Midleton for six lambes, due 16th August, 1619, 12s. THOMAS BURRELL.1 May 20, 1620. Thomas Burrell of Milfield, in the parish of Newton, within the County of Northumberland, gentleman. To be buried within the parish church of Newton aforesaid. I doe give and bequeath unto my eldest brother, Robert Burrell of Milfield, gentleman, all that my lande and fermehold with the appurtenances situate and lying within the townefields and territeries of Homelton within the Countie aforesaid, only to and for the use and behalf of Ralph Burrell, the sone of the said Robert Burrell, and to his heirs for ever, and I direct the said Robert to pay all debts and also legacies by this my Will bequeathed. I give to my sone, Oswalde Burrell alias Lawes, 15l., and comit the tuition of him and his said portion unto my said Brother, Robert Burrell. To my daughter, Rachell Burrell alias Muschamp, 151. and I do comit the government of her to my brother Lancelot Burrell and Barberie his wife, and if they happen to refuse the tuition of my said daughter my will is that she be committed unto Phillis Roger, the wife of Robert Roger of Wooller, and further my will is that if either of these my children shall depart out of this life before it come to age or be married that then 51. shall bee added to the survivor, 40s. given to the mother of the deceased child, 40s. to each of those to whom I comit the children, 40s. to my brother John Burrell's children, and 40s. to my sisters Barbaries children. And if it please god that both my children die before they come to age or bee marryed then my will is that each of their mothers shall each have four pounds in consideration of the wrong which I have done unto them. The residue of my estate to be equallie divided amongst the children of my Brothers, Robert and Lancelot. I will that Robert Rogers of Wooller and his wife, Phyllis, or the longer live of them, shall have a ridge of lande lying in the Netherside of Hommlton now in the tenour of the said Robert Rogers. I appoint my said brother, Robert Burrell, sole Executor. Witnesses to will, Em. Trotter clerk, Robert Burrell, Christopher Fletcher, Lancelot Burrell, Ralphe Roger, and Richard Burrell. Probate, 26th July, 1620. There is a pedigree of the Burrells of Howtel in the New County History of Northumberland, vol. xi., p. 199, which this will amplifies. HENRY GRAY. Aug. 2, 1620. Henry Gray. Inventory of the goods and chattels movable and unmovable of Henry Gray of Ulgham prised by four indefferent men, viz., Henry Browne, Thomas Guning, Ralphe Milburne, Oswald Graye, and John Smith. Imprimis: Eleven oxen, two stirkes, 111. One cowe and a calfe, 26s. 8d. One mear, one filly, 31. 11s. 8d. Swine, 10s. Coverletts sheetes and other nappry, 4l. 8s. Pewter, brasse, Iron vessels, 21. 5s. 8d. His apprill, 26s. 8d. One amery, a buttery, 40s. A presser, fethearbed and bedstead, 4l. Chists and other woodden stuffe, 14s. Corne, lint, hay, 5l. 6s. 8d. Waine plues and all things belonging to husbandry, 40s. Debts owing by the said testator: Edward Runry, 10l. Humphrie Greene, 8l. John Smith, 10l. 6s. 8d. Thomas Potts, 30s. John Selby, 21s. 6d. Henry Lawson, 158. Michaell Atkinson, 42s. Robert Widdrington, 26s. Richard Osmotherley, 52s. Henry Widdrington, 40s. John Heron, 40s. Isabell Taylor, 20s. John Smith, 26s. Funeral Expences, 40s. HENRY COLLINGWOOD.1 Dec. 8, 1620. Henry Collingwood of Berwick-on-Tweed, gentleman. My bodie to bee buried in the earth from whence it came, to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors hereafter named. First, my debts shall be paid which are, to John Floxton of Berwick, 101. 10s. To George Smith the elder, 51. To Robert Archibald, 45s. To John Derry, 47s. To George Simpson, the shepheard, for keeping of my sheepe at Christmas next, 34s. or thereabouts. To James Wetherborne, shepheard, for keeping sheepe, 3s. Unto Anne, the wife of George Smithe, 15s. To Mr. Michaell Sanderson, 5s. To Mr. William Morton for the tithe wooll of all the sheepe which I had this last yeare, and payment for tiethe lambes for the same tyme, the sume will appeare by reckoninge with the shepheard. To Thomas Smithe, Scholemaister, 4s. 4d., which said several debts I direct shall bee paid fourth of such goodes and chattels as hereafter are particularie mentioned and expressed. To witt there is remayning of my sheepe in the custodie of the said George Smith, fiftie and five sheepe. There is in the custodie of Mr. Henry Collingwoode of Etal, my cosen, nineteen ewes. Mr. Richard Byerley oweth me twenty five bolls and one Kenninge of the last yeare oates, Barwick measure. There is in my lofte at Valentine Fenwicke thirteen bolls of oates and also fourteene stone of wooll. Due unto mee by Mr. Thomas Carr of Ford of lent money, 10s., and also twentye hogge sheepe. My cozen, Henry Collingwood, of He was bur. at Berwick-on-Tweed, 11 Dec., 1620. |