sire Thomas Dacre, one cupe of silver and gilt which my lorde of Shrewsberrie guve unto me. Unto my sister, the countes of Cumberland, a ringe of goulde withe a turkes. To my sisters, my ladie Mountague and my sister Culpepper, either of them, a ringe of goulde with these lettres D. and W. engraved and blacke enamiled. To my lorde Windesor a goulde ringe withe a sealle in it. To everie one of my lorde of Shreusberries children, to everie one of my sister in lawes, to Mr Gargrave, to everie one of theis a goulde ringe of the price of xiij s. iiij d., with theis lettres D. and W. To my sister Elinore Dacre a girdell of gouldsmithes werke, a flower withe an emeroode, a frenche kyrtell of blacke velvet, a chaine enamiled with blewe, a gowne of black velvet, xviij paire of agglettes enamiled with white, a newe velvet saddell, monie remayninge by a warrante of my lorde my father's, xxx li. Unto my brother sire Thomas Dacre a bedd of russett velvet and curtaines to the same. To my brother Leonarde Dacre a stone jugge with a foote of silver and gilte, and a trussinge bedd of blewe and gren sarcenett. To my brother Edwarde Dacre my leace and terme of yeares of the parsonadge of Princes Rysburghe in the Countie of Buck. To my suster Eleanore Dacre my leace which I have of the deanrie of Dernton yf she marrie not, nor die within the said yeares, and yf she marrie or die, I will that my brother Fraunces shall have the reste of the yeares. I will that William Grymston shall have the rente of vj li. of the prebend nowe in thoccupacon of one Hodgson, beinge parcell of the deanrie, provided that neither my brother Edward nor my sister Eliner or anie other persons in there names shall not receve anie benefitt of the leases untill suche tyme as my debtes and legacies be paide. To John Rayner the coppie houlde lande whiche he hade in Mr Windesour's tyme. To John Hickinson my servaunt x li., and to Roberte Bell my servaunte v li. To Johanne Constable my maide x li. To the saide Johanne and Xpian Hodgson all my lynnen and a saddell. To Xpian Hodgson one annuitie of iiij li. To William Warde a graye mare and iij li. vj s. viij d. To Mistres Anne Gravenoure a Frenche hoode and a Frenche crowne, and to Mistress Urselay a Frenche crowne. To Mistress Margerie Gravenoure a peice of_monie, grograme chamblet, and black satten kirtell. To Mr Sandford, my ladie of Northumberlandes servaunte, a ryall, and to everie other of her gentelmen a Frenche crowne, and to everie of her yeomen and gromes C iij s. iiij d., and to sirr Thomas, her chaplen, x s., to her porter vj s. viij d., buttrie x s., kitchen xx s., the hussher in the hawle vj s. viij d., and to the sellter vj s. viij d. To Anne Daye x s. To everie of my ladies maides v s. To litell Katheren Bower iij li. vj s. viij d. To the poore of Resburghe iij li. vj s. viij d. To the poore the day of my buriall xiij li. vj s. viij d., and my buriall to be accordinge to my degree, and that all the costes to be of myne owne charges, and my ladie of Northumberlande to be at noe charges. All the reste of my goodes I geve unto my brother Edwarde Dacre, whome I make executour, and I beseeche my goode lorde of Shrewsberrie to take so muche paines to see my will fulfilled, whome I make supervisour, and for a poore token to take a geldinge. Written with my owne hande, Dorothee Windesoure. Theis witnesses, Marie Northumberlande, Roberte Dawlton, clerke. [Proved 16 Feb., 1561-2.] XXVIII. THE WILL OF SIR ROBERT BRANDLING,* 1 Jan., 1562-3. Robarte Brandlinge, of the towne of Newcastle-upon-tyne, knighte. To be buryed in the churche of Saincte Nicholas as nighe my late wyfe as convenyentlye maye be, yf God doe call me in Newcastle, and yf God call me in other place then in suche churche where God dothe call me, and that there be geyven unto the poore in the churche one pennye or twoe pennce, accordinge to theire aige, and to poore householders in the towne in monye or corne fyve markes. To the poore in the howse called Wardes Almes howse xiij s. iiij d., to the vicar x s. I will that my chaplain, Sr Thomas, shall kepe my house one quarter of a yeare or at the leaste twoe monthes after my deathe, with suche provitione as I doe entende to provide, and the rest to be takenn of my rentes. And at the departure of my sarvauntes everye householde sarvaunte to have his waiges and a halfe yeares waiges more to provide them maisters, and that Agnes Greff may be provided for meate, drinke and lodginge. Alsoe I will my sister Elynor shall have towardes her releife twentye poundes for the helpe of her and her childearn, with the tithes she hathe of Southegosforthe, * Sheriff, and mayor of Newcastle five times; knighted at Musselburgh by the Duke of Somerset ; died 1568; married Anne, daughter of John Place, of Halnaby. From his brother Thomas descended the Brandlings, of Felling and Gosforth, I Kokelogge and the closin, withoute payinge anye rente. will that Robert Pierson have the tithes after his mother's death, yf my lease doe laste soe longe, for xx s. a yeare. will Robert Pierson, my cosenn, have fyve poundes, also that suche monye as I paide for my sister Katherine for flaxe wynne that standithe in my booke be forgyvenn her, alsoe suche monye as she owethe me for hydes and monye lente by Sr Thomas for workinge and digginge of coales be forgyven. Alsoe where there is in my booke twentye poundes that I lente my cosin George Dent in golde, I will there be allowed of that xxtie markes that my wyfe did will unto his childrenn, and the other xxti nobles and fyve poundes more I will that George Dente shall have to the use of his childrenn. And alsoe where as I have buylded at the churche stile in the clothe market a house, I will George Dente shall have that house to hym and to Dorothee his wyfe, and after theire deathes I will Robert Dente have it to hym and the heires of his bodye, yf he be a dueller in the towne, and for defaulte of yssue to William Dente his brother and theires males, and for defaulte to remaine to my righte heires, provided that neither Robert nor William Dente doe alter my guifte. I will my sister Margaret Tailer have for a tokenn fyve markes and thoccupacon of the tithe corne of Haples and Hadystone for xxv yeares, after her deathe. I will my cosin Edwarde Tailer, her sonne, have the like of Hapley onelye to thende of ix yeares, payinge at the tymes accustomed, and my sister Tailor to paye yearlye her rente for Haddiston and Hapley xx markes a yeare. I will that Valentine Tailor have yearlye towardes his exhibicon at schoale tenn poundes, unto suche tyme that he have a lyvinge of tenne poundes or more, and this tenne poundes to be takenn of my lande or rente of Fellinge. I will Joane Car, nowe Joane Mawe, have xl s. and the tithe of the closes after Elmon's deathe, that John Dudlen wyfe and Elizabeth Chaten have either one halfe souveraigne; alsoe I will my executors paye my brother Riddelles children all theire porcons, as well remayninge in my handes for Marye Riddell, as the monye remayninge in my cosenn William Ryddelles handes of Elizabeth Riddelles. I will my brother Thomas or my cosin Mr William have the ringe that I were, that is my seale. I will my sister Ursula have a ringe with a saphire and my wyves cassocke of blacke sattane; that my cosenn George shall have a ringe that his father gave me ; that is a seale with harte; that my brother Harris childrenn un married have either of them fyve markes for a tokenn; that my Ladye Hilton have one of the brasselettes of golde that was my wyves; and John Baxter's wyfe the other, and my cosin Elizabeth, my brother William's doughter, to have a braselett of golde, and Gawen Ogle have the farme hall of Dareshall, nowe in the tennure of his father. Also I will my stewarde Sr Thomas Keye shall have in recompence of his sarvice iij li. vj s. viij d. a yeare, also William Haxleye xiij s. iiij d. a yeare. I will my cosin Thomas Tempeste wyfe have a hoode of velvett that was my wyves, and that my cosin Alice Southam have my wyves rydinge cloake and best cassocke of clothe. Also I will there remaine in my house that I nowe dwell in, as implementes to myne heires, all the vesselles of leade, all thinges pertayninge the chappell and the greate chamber and inner chamber, the hangeinges of tapistrey, the table, cupbourdes, and stooles, cusshions of clothe of golde, velvet and damaske and sattaine, a tester of clothe of golde, a chaire covered with clothe of golde, a cupbourde, one hanginge table, with alsoe the curtaines of taffataye, the beste bedd and coveringes in that chamber, the which parcelles I will shall not be ymbeseled, but remaine with the howse so longe as anye of my bloude, my brothers, or brothers' children, or sisters' children, doe occupie in the howse. And where that.... Hadoile the smythe hathe gyven to me his eldest sonne Christopher as my owne, I will he be put unto the schoale, and yf he will applie the schoale, and that God will give hym grace to learninge, then he to conteynewe the schoale, and yearlye to have exhibicon sufficiente at the universitie forthe of my landes till he may gett a lyvinge worthe twentye poundes a yeare, or yf he will not applye the schoale, that my executors put hym to be aprentice with a marchaunte, and in the meane time to be founde at a grammer schoale so that he cann well write and reade and have some grammer. . . Also where I have a suite of vestmentes of clothe of golde for preste, deacon, and subdeacon, with twoe coopes of clothe of golde, I will the same shall have my armes and my wyves sett in them, and be gevyn to Saincte Nicholas churche, yf that the sarvice there be allowed accordinge to the catholike fashion of late used. And alsoe where I have a suite of vestmentes of cremsyn velvett, ymbrodered with twoe good coopes, I will those have my armes and my wyves set in them and geyven to Saincte Nicholas churche, with alsoe a suyte of blacke velvet for preiste, deacon, and subdeacon, and one coape of the same with deademens bodyes and heddes, also a suyte of blewe velvet ymbrodered. Also I have a suite of blewe velvet and twoe coopes, which shalbe geyven to the churche of Alhallowes, my armes and my wyves to be sett in them, provided alwaies that those vestmentes shall not be geyven excepte the olde accustomed sarvice be used accordinge to the Catholike usadge of the churche, and then uppon the deliverye thereof that the churchewardenns shall endente with myne heyre or executors yf at anye tyme hereafter the said sarvice sholde be taken awaye, then they maye reposses the vestmentes. Where I have of John Baxter's guifte the towneshippe of Gosforthe in Northumberland and Langle in the bisshoppricke of Durham as by one indenture, I will myne executours to make to the said John a estate againe of the same. And where I was pleased my wyfe shoulde make a will and give unto her freindes certenne monye in consyderacon of the lande I had of her guifte, the which I will shalbe performed as followithe. To Frauncis Whikeleves children vj li. xiij s. iiij d., and they to have of my guifte vj li. xiij s. iiij d.; to Frauncis Banburges childe fyve poundes, and I will he have as a tokenn to his childrenn xl s., alsoe to a daughter of my brother William Wikleves, which is a innocente, fyve markes, I will she shall have a peice of plaite, to Richard Lefeldes children fyve poundes, and to George Dentes twoe eldest childrenn xiij li. vj s. viij d., to her godchilde, Elizabeth Tempeste daughter, fyve poundes, and to her sister xx s., and also to John Baxter twentye poundes. Also where I have a lease of the parsonage at Warcrothe, I will my brother Thomas yf he come to thes partes have that lease, and in his absence my cozen William and my brother Harrye to have thoccupacon of thone halfe of it, provided that Margaret Tailor and Edward Tailor and my sister Elinor may have thoccupacon of the moyitie of those tithes, and I will my brother Harrye have thoccupacon of the moyitie, and yf God call of hym, my sister Ursula to occupie the same. I will that George Dente and Dorothie, his wyfe, have the occupacon of the tithe of Bikar and Saincte Laurannce for xxi yeares after my deathe. My lease of the Magdaleines I give to my cosen William Brandlinge; yf his father will come to the countrey I will he have my lease of Magdelines and half tithes of Warcrothe and Newcastle to hym, and his sonne William after his deathe, soe that in defaulte of William's yssue male, my brother Harry's childe of his wyfe Ursula maye enioye them. My |