bodie to the earthe. Item I geve all my goodes unto James my sonne, which I make my onlie executor.

[Proved 11 July, 1565.]

XII. THE WILL OF JOHN ELTOFT,* OF THE INNER TEMPLE.

(Chaynay, 3.)

6 March, 1 Eliz. (1558-9). John Eltoftes of the Inner Temple and on of the companes of the same. I gyve my sowlle to God, to our Ladye Saincte Marye, and to the blessed company of heaven, and my bodye to be buryed in the churche of the seyd Temple wythin the hyghe quyer. I wyll that dyrdge wythe masse and other dyvyne servyce be sayed at my buryall. Bycause my lorde Strange hathe the occupacyon of that chayne, therefore I gyve the sayd Lorde Straunge, he paying to my brother fourty poundes and suffer my brother to enioye that I have of sett wythe manye stonnes. To my suster in lawe the Ladye Garingham, wyf to my brother, my greate graye gelding. To my susters Jayne Eltoftes and Margarett Eltoftes to eyther on hundred poundes to be payde when they shall demaunde yt, whiche ar to me payeable by Thomas Mytton of Bolton Peyrcy wythin the countie of Yorke. To my good (? god) daughter Matylde Eltoftes on massy goblett of sylver gylte in the handes of Thomas Mytton. To Edmund Eltoftes and Anne Eltoftes on other bolle of sylver duble gylte to be devyded betwyxte them. To the righte honorable my verye good Lorde the Lorde Straunge all my ringes, dyalles copper and gilte, and all other thinges conteyned in a parchment subscrybed wythe myne owne hande in this wyse, To hym to whome I have byn moste bounden the good Lorde Straunge. To myne ould scholemaster Stephen Ellis, clerke, twenty poundes or on sylver cuppe in the handes of Thomas Mytton. To my loving freynd and most hartye true kynseman Anthonye Stappelton of the Inner Temple all my bookes in my chamber and studye there, excepte suche bookes as pertayne to my Lorde the Earle of Cumberland locked, in a joyned couffer in my studye wyndowe. To my servaunte John Longe ten poundes. To goodwyff Wylles for her paynes susteyned aboute me in my sycknes vj li., thirten shyllinges fower pence. To John Wryghte servaunte to my brother

*

Probably son of Anthony Eltoft, of Farnhill-in-Craven, and Maude, daughter of Thomas Stapleton, of Quarmby. His brother Edmund was at Glover's Visitation. (See Foster's Edition, p. 301.)

on greyssylled mayre. I make executor Anthonye Stappilton to whome I gyve the moytye of all my goodes, dettes and cattalles, gyving the other moyte to Stephyn Elles and Chrystofer Leades, Vycare of Kyldwyke, clerkes, to dispose for the benefecte of my sowle, the sowles of my father, mother and other freyndes. To Paston my man my beste velvet coate. To John Alenson my nexte velvet coate. To Paston my best gowne furred with budge. To my brother Maister . my beste blacke gownes faced wythe satten. To my man John Longe my beste Sondaye gowne. All the lynnen gere to mystres Clyford and goody Willes. All my clookes, coates and dublettes to William Clyford. All my loose my study gownes in the countrye faced wythe foyne to Willyam Betyll. To them of the Temple fower poundes.

[Proved 26 April, 1559.]

XIII. THE WILL OF WILLIAM WOODEROF, OF BRAMPTON. (Chaynay, 17.)

15 Mar., 1558-9. William Wooderof of Brampton. To be buryed in the churcheyard of Brampton next to the grave where Henry my sonne lyeth. I will that Willm and Percyvall my sonnes shall have all my bookes saving certyn which I will shalbe appoynted fourthe of my gramer bookes to be given to suche of my wifes boyes as shalbe founde apte to lerne, and certen other bookes of the lawe, which I have gyven to Richard Byddell. To my sonnes all my reyment saving that my wif shall thinke good to be gyven to their susters, and I will that my wife shall have the ordering of my sonnes so that they be put fourth to scole to Cambridge, Oxford or Eaton scole before Mydsomer next, and there kepte at the costes of my wif for sixe yeres. I will that my wif shalhave the ordering of my doughters at her costes until they shalbe maryed, and for the keping of theym I give to her my leases of Darfeld, Shafton. To every of my doughters twentie poundes. To every of my fyve children one fether bedd, one boulster, one covering, two paires of good shetes, and a pilloughe with the beare. I will that my wif shall have all my howses, landes in Howell during her lif, and after to remayne to Willm. my sonne, and then that Willm. shall pay yerely to her brother Percyvall xl s. I make Alice my wife executrix, and Thomas Wentworth, Wilm Horwood and Richard Byddell supervisors.

[Proved 8 May, 1559.]

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XIV. THE WILL OF SIR JOHN MARKHAM, OF COTHAM.

(Chaynay, 50.)

1 Apr., 1 Eliz., 1559. Syr John Markham of Cottom in the countie of Nott., knighte. I give my bodie to the erthe and my sinnes to the devell. I will that my cosen and heire Robert Markeham shall have suche ymplementes at Cottom as can be proved heyrloms, and no further, but at the discression of myne executors, willinge them to suffer hym to have the prefarment of suche stuf as they may spare for his money. I give to Thomas Markham my sonne my howse at Allerton as yt is furnisshed when I lie at Cottom, and according to one inventary writte with the hande of the vicar of Edwinstow, excepted a paire of rackes to torne spittes in, and iij spittes to be taken ther nether of the greatest nor of the leaste, my second bason, ij goblettes of silver, a little salte gilted, a silver great salte, vj silver spones with square knobbes, vj kye and one bull, one hundreth ewes and fortie wethers, the bed in the gallery at Cottom, with the chayre and the cusshine therto belonginge, with the hanginges and the holle furniture of the littell camber within the great chamber, and the hanginges in the littell chamber within the greene chamber except the bedd and bedsteed and iiij fetherbeddes in the holle, with suffycient furniture to them of coveringes, coverlett, bolster, pillowes, blanketes and sheetes, and the great cobirons and iij spittes at Allerton that I before excepted, ij garnishe of vessell pewter vessell to be taken at Cottom with the one half of all the kitchen stuff there except hit be of great cobirons and rackes. I give to the forsayed Robert Markham the personage of Cottom with the lease of Northmuskam and the lease of Balderton graunge, allso to Thomas Markham my leace of Eckersley, Bothnsall and Allerton, the Brome Close and Parlethorp Whenitfalles; allso to William Markham the leace that I have of the churche of Lyncoln of Thoroughton. And wher I have full power as well by lawes as by other covenauntes made betwixt Syr Francys Leeke, knight, and me to give by this my will parcell of my landes etc., amowntinge to the cleere yerly valew of threscore poundes, that is to saye landes to the clere yerly valew of xl li. for the terme of ten yeres, the whiche som in tenn yeres shall

* The Markhams were early settled at Markham, co. Notts., and descendants of the testator are still in existence. Sir John was three times married: first, to Anne, daughter of Sir George Nevile, by whom John, who predeceased him, and who by Catherine, daughter of Sir Anthony Babington, knt., left Robert of Cottam, mentioned in the will; secondly, to Margery Langford; thirdly, to Anne Strelley, by whom Thomas and William, also above mentioned,

amounte to fower hundreth poundes, wherof I give to Isabell Markham my doughter three hundred poundes, and one c li. percell of the somm of xl poundes to Thomas Cranmer sonne to the late Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canturbery, for a dewe debt that I am bonde in my concyens, and also by bill obligatori to paye for true payments, wherof I give my manor of Kilvington and all landes in Kilvington, Fawborow, Allerton and Shelton and my closes in Boughton within the countie of Nott. which beforesayed ys of the clere yerly value of xl li. yf shee so longe live, and yf she fortune to die within the terme of tenn yeres havinge no husbande nor children, then I give the said manors, landes etc. to myne executors duringe the residue of the tenn yeres that my executors shall performe my will. I give all my landes in Est Markham and Tuxcforth unto myn executors duringe the terme of xxtle yeres, that they shall paye all my debtes and bequestes, that is to saye xl s. yerly to Symon Benete and to William Dayll and John Gesste, and xxvj s. viij d. to Thomas Smithe and to Thomas Holmes xls., to John Swalow xxvj s. viij d., to Elizabeth Powell xl s., to Edmund Maner xxvj s. viij d., and to every one of my servauntes one yeres wages. I make myne executors my two sonnes Thomas and William, my frende Henry Nedham, and my servaunte Nicholas Blouston, and supervisors Sr Gervis Clifton, knight, and my cozen Ellis Markham, Esquire, and Sr Gervis to have ij silver candelstikes and other ij candlestikes, to have them for his money as a goldsmith will give, and my cosen Elles to have my leaste standing cupp with the cover that the Duke Charles of Suffoke gave to me. And because I wolde on my consience declare what heyrlomes ther sholde be I think none, for my father died outelawed, so that I payed and fined for the goodes that I have, but nevertheles I am content to allowe heirelomes as followes. The hanginges in the halle at Cottom, all the dormante tables, the hanginges of reddsayed in the parlor, with the longe table and frame, the ij great bruynge leades in the bruehowse, with the kooler and ij fattes, and the great bras pott that standes in the formes in the kitchin that I lately bought. For my olde debtes I remember none olde, but x li. or ther uppon to Hugh Kelstone of Newarke, xxtie quarters of otes to Mr Stannop, and he claymes halfe a yeres rent for Westboro, but I thinke I owe him none, to my cosen Elles Markham xx li. The reste I give to my sonnes Thomas and William.

[Proved 28 Oct., 1559.]

XV.

THE WILL OF THOMAS DENBIGH, OF TICKHILL.

(Stevenson, 14.)

18 Oct., 1559. Thomas Denbigh of Tickhill. To be buried within the parishe churcheyarde of Tickhull. To the pore mens boxe xij d. To Roberte Denbigh my sonne twentie poundes in money, and peniworthe and one oulde aungell in goulde in full paymente of his filiall porcon. To James Denbigh, my sonne other twentie poundes and one oulde aungell. To Elisabeth Denbige my daugter twentie poundes, one greate pound, one fetherbed, and two silver spones, the whiche I had in and by my filial porcon. I will that my mother and my brother Richarde Denbighe shall have the order of Roberte my sonne and his porcon, and also to have the proffites of all my landes in the towne and feildes of Tickehill, excepte my wiefes feoffmente, to the bringinge up and kepinge at scoule of the said Robert my sonne during his minoritie. To the said James my sonne all my landes in Moreton in the countie of Lincolne and to his heires for ever, and also the lease of one meise in Gainsburghe that I have of the demise of the Deane and Chapiter of Lincolne. I will that Helin my wief shall have the ordre of James my sonne and Elissabethe my daughter and their porcons untill they come to lawfull age or be married, yf the said Heline kepe her soell and unmarried; and yf she marie againe I will that Richarde Denbie my brother and William Gamble myne uncle shall have the ordre of James and Elisabethe. The residewe of all my goodes to Heline my wief, whom I make my executrix, and I make my brother Richarde Denbie and William Gamble my supervisors. In the presence of William Gamble, John Lee and John Ellis.

[Proved 9 May, 1564.]

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XVI. THE WILL OF HENRY PORTINGTON, OF SAWCLIFFE. (Mellershe, 33.)

The vijth daye of November, 1559. Henry Portington of Sawcliff in the countie of Lincoln, esquier. To be buried in the quire of my parishe church of Sainte Barthelmewes at Raisbie. To the reparacons of the same churche xx s. To the reparacons of Rexby church iijs. iiij d. To my sonne Richarde Portington one annuyty of five poundes nine shillinges and eight pence, to be yerely taken of the issues

*Of Portington, co. York, and Sawcliff, co. Lincoln. He was son of Thomas Portington and Julian Aske. He married Maude, daughter of Sir Robert Tyrwhit.