for terme of her lyfe. To my sayd nyce and theyres of her bodye the hall place of Walkeringham or seyte of the manner there wythe all landes whiche was letten to my father and mother dysceassed to me and my brother Roberte Thornhyll, dysceased, and to my cosyn Thomas Thornhyll, whiche leasse I take of my conscyence nowe to belonge to me and my cosyn Thomas, so that she will paie yerly to my cosyn Thomas fyve markes. To hym of my goodes ten poundes. To the chyldren of my suster Katheryn thirtye poundes. To Chrystofer Norton fyve poundes. To the chyldren of my sister Jane ten poundes. To the chyldren of my sister Curtes ten poundes. Unto fourtye of the poorest of my kynne ten poundes. (Bequests to servants.) To my cosyn Wyllyam Thornehyll all my swordes and hornes to lett the same goo from heyre to heyre. Unto the chyldren of my wyfe in recompence of suche goodes as they shoulde have of me for the legacyes of Wyllyam Meringe esquyer, deceased, the some of fourtye pounde, so that they wyll houlde them selves contentyd therewith. Unto the Lybrarye in the Temple my fetherbed, abrydgments, the table, and booke of entres. Unto Maister George Nevell of Burton my fayre crosbowe and racke. To Maistres Nevell his wyfe all the apparell that ys lefte in my howse that was my wyves. To my Ladye Herrye a ringe. The residue to my cosyn Wyllyam and Rychard Thornhyll, executors. I make the righte worshipfull Sir John Herrye, knighte, George Nevell, Esquyer, Robarte Harryson and my fellowe Charles Fitzwilliam, gentylman, supervysors. Yf the sayd Rychard and Wyllyam Thornhyll do refuse to be executors then I doo ordaine the righte worshipfull Sr Gerves Clyfton and the sayd Sir John Herrye executors.

IV.

[Proved 18 April, 1559.]

THE WILL OF JOHN HOPTON, BISHOP OF NORWICH.

(Chaynay, 62.)

The xxiiijth daye of Auguste 1558, the vth and vjth yeres of Kinge Phillipp and Quene Marye. John Hopton, by the permission of God, Bishopp of Norwiche. My body to be buryed within the Cathedrall churche of Norwiche. I give v li. to buye some decent ornamente aboute the blessed Sacramente of thaulter in the saide Cathedrall churche. I will that my myter and pastorall staffe shalbe restored wth moste humble thankes unto the quenes hieghnes whome or

Lorde God longe preserve over us wth or noble Kinge Philipp. And that the sayed myter and pastorall staffe shalbe restored unto her Maties Juell howse, where recorde ys made of myne owne hande and the same to be enrolled. Item I will that the greate Byble in Latyne of Robte Stevensons prynte gylted, the new Testamente in Greke gilted, the byble in Greke, a greate volume gilted, Aristophanes cu' comentariis in Greke gilted, and Speculu' Passionis Xpi shall also be delyvered unto her hieghnes, wiche bokes I did receyve from the Maties Library savinge Speculu' Passionis Xpi, wich I did borowe of her grace at another tyme. The rest of my bokes I will shalbe equallie be bestowed betwene the black freers of Norwiche, yf they shalbe restored, as I truste they shall, and the Cathedrall churche of Norwiche for a lybrary, there at the discrecon of myne executours whom I do make Sr Edwarde Waldgrave, knyght, and Mr Myles Spenser, Doctor of Lawe. I give unto my sister Ales Pulford xx li. wth all my stuffe with the halfe of myne savinge, my parliamente robes and convocacon robes, wiche I will she shall delyver unto my executours. Item I geve unto my sister Sibell Hopton xx li., yf she be alyve, to my brother Pulforth v li., to the parishe churche of Leedes in Yorkeshyre a cope of tawnye velat wth offres of gold and the storye of the Passion of Christe sette in paynes aboute the same. Item I geve to Xpofer Hopton of Leedes my chales dubyll gilte, a standinge cuppe doble gilte withe the Bushopp of Norwiche Armes and the Hoptons armes graved in the cover, and I will that these ij parcells the chalice and the cuppe shall remayn to hym and to his heires for ever, and bonde to be taken of the same by myne executours, and the chalice to be used in the chappell at Armeley Hall. Item I do give to John Hopton, my servaunte, x li., and to John Walgrave my man x li., yf these sumes maye be convenyentlie levyed, yf no then I will that the sayed Joh. Hopton and John Walgrave* shall have v li. a pece. Item I do geve unto Mr Thomas Lewin xl s., wth my pontyficall wich was his. I did cause the stone to be new sett and put to it one olde ryall or golde ryalls I can not tell. I gyff to the parishe churche of Myrfill in Yorkshire where my grandfather and father lyeth buryed to bye some vestamente or ornamente aboute the

* He was made Bishop of Norwich by Queen Mary, and is said to have been one of the most active of the persecutors of the Protestants in her reign. See his life in the Dictionary of National Biography, where it states he was probably born at Mirfield.

blessed Sacrament there v li. I do geve to my godsonne George Hopton xl s., and to his father xxtie bowes and xxtie sheves of arrowes, and to Robert Hopton for his paynes taken in my busynes iij li. To my chapleyns George Thurston, clerke, and Willm. Maddocke, clerke, vj li. iij s. a pece, and to Willm. Logans and to Willm. Fynche my chamblaynes iiij li. xl s. a pece. The reste of all my goodes I do geve by executours desyringe them to remember the poore houses, at London the black freers, Norwich blacke freers yf they shalbe erected, and Darforthe the sisters there.

[Proved 2 Dec., 1559.]

V. THE WILL OF SIR JAMES FOLJAMBE,* OF WALTON. (Chaynay, 21.)

26 Aug., 1558. Sir James Foliambe of Walton in the countie of Darby, knyght. To be buryed in the paryshe church of All Sayntes in Chestefeld in the chappell of Saynt George, nere unto the place where Alice my first wif lyethe. Also I will that my sonne Godfrey Foliambe, whom I ordeyn my sole executor, shall cause that my body be brought home and buryed, and that my sworde, helmett wth the beaste uppon the hoill of yt and my coote armour be hanged on my tombe there to remayn for ever. Also I bequeth to the Cathedrall church of Saynt Chaadd of Lichfeld sixe shillinges eight pence, to the reparacons of the church of Shefefeld aforesaid twentie shillinges, and to the church of Penkerich in the countie of Stafford x s. Also I gyve unto Lady Constance my wif my right wch I have in the parsonage, glebe and tythes of Lowdham in the countie of Nothingham, paying yerely to my sonne Godffrey tenne pounde, also my two tythe barnes in Derby and all my tythes of corne and haye in Derby, paying yerely unto my sonne Godffrey xvij li. vj s. viij d. I gyve to my sonne George Foliambe my parsonage of Adenboroughe in the countie of Nothingham, paying yerely to my sonne Godffrey xviij li., and my will is that the said Lady Constance shall have all her apparrell and all suche cheynes, rynges, byllimentes and jewelles of gold and silver as she haith bene accustomed to ware wch nowe be in her custody or kepyng. Also I

* Son of Sir Godfrey Foljambe, of Walton, co. Derbyshire. He married, first, Alice, sister and coheiress of Sir William Fitzwilliam, of Aldwark, Yorkshire, which property is still in the possession of their descendant (in the female line), Mr. Foljambe. He married, secondly, Constance, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton.

gyve to Lady Constance my lesser chalice of silver with the paten parcell gilte and my suyte of red vestementes, my standing cupp of silver with a cover parcell gilte wch wayeth xxxij ounces, vj silver spones, one salte of silver with a cover waying xvij ounces, the best brasse pott of the fyve lyttell brasse pottes in the kechyng, and one other of the same fyve pottes, one greatt spytt of iron and two smaller spyttes of iron, a basen and an ewer of pewter, iiij candelstickes of brasse lattyn, one brasse panne, vj kyne, iiij heiffers, and one yong bull, one coow, one sowe, two hogge, and thre shottes, 'my best ball in the greatt chamber wth a pallett in the same chaumber and foure other good beddes, wherof two are in the litle pott chamber, and other two in postle chamber, and also two meane beddes, also all suche clothe, hempe, fflaxe, and other goodes as ar nowe in the clothe chamber, my best grey gelding and fyve other geldinges and mares. Also I gyve to my cosen Godffrey Foliambe my trotting gelding, and to my cosen Willm. Bethyck, my servaunt one gelding or nagge. Also I bequeath to my sonne George Foliambe one gelding and a shorte gowne of blacke satten gerded with velvett, to my doughter Mary one amblyng gelding or nagge to ryde uppon, and foure hunderth markes in money, to be paid unto her within foure yeres after my deceasse and fyve poundes yerely during the foure yeres ; to Dorothye and Susanne doughters of Margerye Baumeford either of theym fortie fyve poundes; to Barbarye my doughter thre hundrethe markes within viij yeres; to my doughter Fraunces two hundreth markes, within ix yeres one hundreth markes and wythin vij yeres then next following one hundreth markes to; my doughter Grace thre hunderth markes wthin twelve yeres; to my doughter Anne thre hunderthe markes wthin xv yeres. Also I bequeath to Lucy Grenehall my doughter one hunderth markes. Also to Anne doughter of Muryell Bochen xiij li. vj s. viij d. The resydewe of all my goodes I gyve to my sonne Godffrey Foliambe, whom I make my executor. Also I desyre my right worshipfull cosen Sir Thomas Cokeyn, knight, and my brother in lawe Edward Lyttelton, esquyer, to be my supervisors. Witnesses, Edward Lyttelton, John Bullock, by me Richard Hogekynson, Willm. Wolstoncrofte, Thurstane Mosley, Willm. Fynney.

[Proved 1 May, 1559.]

*

VI. THE WILL OF SIR RALPH BULMER, KNT., OF WILTON. (Noodes, 56.)

vijth Oct., 1558. Sr Rauf Bulmer of Wilton, knight. To be buried within the parishe churche of Sainte Botulphts without Bishoppegate of London. To Thomas Bulmer als Thomas Larke all my ferme called Nonnehouse in the parrishe of Nunthrop in the saide countie, and to theires males of his bodie, and for defaulte of such yssue then to remayne to Myluesyne and Fraunces my daughters, and to theires of their bodies. To Thomas Jackson of London, sadler, everye yere yerely during the lif naturall of the saide Thomas fyve markes out of all my landes. To John Bulmer, ats John Cheyney, xx li. To everye of my servauntes three yeres wages. To John Norton my brother in lawe and his wif and to all his children three hundred marces. To John Parker of London, grocer, my yong graye ambling gelding. To the poore people within the parishe of Saincte Botulphes tenne poundes. The rest of my messuages, landes, as well in the countie of Yorke as elswhere, I geve to my said twoo daughters Melusyne and ffraunces. I ordeyne my welbeloved frends Sir Robert Ugtrett, knight, Henry Darcie, esquier, and the said John Parker, myn executours. The Residewe of my goodes, cattalles, plate, jewelles, ready money and debtes, I geve to my saide executours for their paynes egally to be divided. Witnesses, William Robinson, gentilman, James Lomelyn of London, gentilman, Richard Newporte of London, merchaunt tailor, and Thomas Atkinson of London, scryvener.

[Proved 15 Oct., 1558.]

VII. THE WILL OF HENRY LOCKEY, OF KENDAL.

(Noodes, 68.)

11 Oct., 1558. Henrie Lockey of Kendall. To be buried in Cristen buryall. Dettes that I do owe. Imprimis, I do owe to the hostler at Hampton xl s., to my hooste of Hampton iij li. ix s., to Robert Ottley vj li. Dettes due to me. Imprimis, John Marten oweth me lxiij li., and the bill of the same some myne hoste of Hampton hath in kepinge. Item Robert Porter of Hampton owith me xx s. Item William, myne hooste of Eysam xliij s. Item the goodwif Bager for a tapett of fygges ij s. viij d. I gyve to the poore x s.,

* Son of Sir John Bulmer, knt., of Wilton, who was executed for his share in the Pilgrimage of Grace. His daughter Frances married Marmaduke Constable, of Cliffe, and Millicent married Thomas Grey, of Barton in Ryedale