KATHERIN FORTUNE.1 Jan. 2, 1631. In the name of God, Amen, I, Katherin Fortune of Gateside, in the County of Durham, Widow, late wife of George Fortune, Gentleman, deceased, and some time wife of Edward Allen, late of Gateside aforesaid, Master Mariner, also deceased, Being (at this present) diseased and sicklie in bodye. To be buried and layd in or near the Parish Church of Gateside aforesaid, so neare unto my said former husband, Edward Allen, there as may be possible and convenient. And as for the Temporall and decaying estate, which the lord hathe indewed and lent me (in this present lyfe) I give and bequeath as follows. I. give and bequeathe unto my sonne, Robert Allen, and to the heires of his bodye lawfully begotten or to be begotten for ever, now dwellinghouse, with all singular the appurtenances wherein I, the said Katherin, now dwell, and situate and beinge in Gateside aforesaide near unto the head of the Banck there, upon this condition that he or they doe paye forthe of the same the sume of thirty and seven pounds of lawfull money of England to such sevall psons as is herein nominated, to each one of them their severall respective parts and portions according as my will and mynd is, and at such tymes as hereafter in these presents is expressed, that is to say, I give and bequeath unto my Grandchilde, Joseph Bryan, son of Joseph Bryan and Margaret, his wife, my daughter, the sum of twenty pounds, part of the said sum of thirty and seven pounds, to be paid unto him by my said son, Robert Allen, within three years time next after the decease and departure of me, the said Katherin. I give and bequeath unto the said Margaret Bryan, 20s., thereof to be paid unto her by my said sonne, Robert Allen, within the like space of three yeares tyme next after my decease and departure as aforesaid. I give and bequeath unto my Brother, Edmund Swinborne, the sum of twenty shillings, also part thereof to be paid unto him by my said sonne, Robert Allan, also within the same space of three yeares next after the decease also of me, the said Katherin. I give and bequeath unto Mary Anderson, my cosin Henry Anderson's youngest daughter, the sum of 57., being also part thereof to be paid unto her also by my said sonne, Robert Allen, within the aforesaid tyme of three years next after my decease likewise of me, the said Katherin. I give and bequeath to my grandchild, Katherin Allen, daughter of my said sonne Robert Allen, the sume of tenn poundes residue of the said sume of thirty seven pounds, to be paid unto her by my said sonne, Robert Allen, within the space also of three yeares next after the decease also, of me, the said Katherin. And as touching my other goods and chattells either (moveable or unmoveable), of insight geare, of what kind soever, either to be found within my said two dwellinghouses in Gateside aforesaid or elsewhere (that shall belong unto me), my mynd and will is, And hereby I doe appoynt that my executors herein before nominated with the consent and likeing of my supervisors (also hereby named), also in convenyient and fitting tyme next after the decease and departure of me, the said Katherin aforesaid, cause the same to be pticularlie (in a Catalague) mentioned, praised and valued by different praisers, and therein to incert the several sums and values, that every pticular thing shall amont unto. And what the totall sume shall come to, my further mynd and pleasure is that the same goods and chattells shall be sould at and for the best advantage that my executors, with the likeing, approbation and consent of my supervisors hereafter appoynted, cann or may. I will and my mynd is, That the money that such goodes and monies and chattells shall amount unto shall be disposed as hereafter is declared. First, my debts, legacies and funerall expences being first payd and discharged, I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Margery Prescodd, out of the same totall sume, that such goods and chattells shallbe sould for (as aforesaid) the sume of 401. of lawful moneye of England, To be payed upon the sale of such goods and chattels. I give and bequeath unto her husband, Marys Prescodd, out of the same the sume of 20s. of like money for a token, in remembrance of my love for him to be payd as aforesaid. The rest that remaineth of such totall (if any be), be it more or lesse, I give and bequeath the same to my saide sonne, Robert Allen, and my said daughter, Margery Prescodd, to be equally divided between them, which said Robert and Margery I doe hereby nominate and apoint Executors of this my last Will and Testament, revokeing hereby all former Wills by me heretofore made in this respect. And lastly, I doe entreat, nominate and appoint my two good friends, Mr. Railph Cole of Gateside aforesaid, Esquire, and my said cosin, Henrye Anderson, the Elder, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Merchant, Supervisors of this my last Will and Testament (as aforesaid) hopeing they will see the same dewly executed as my mynd is And according to the trust and confidence I repose in them. And for their paynes and care herein I give and bequeath unto each of them 20s. a peice, to be payd by my aforesaid Executors immediately after the decease of me, the said Katherin (as aforesaid), which I hereby charge them withall. Witnesses, James Cole, Thomas Durkin and John Ainsley. The goods appraised and debts owing to the testatrix amounteth unto 1187. 15s. Od. The funeral expences of the testatrix amounteth to 107. 15s. 10d. Soe theire rests clere, 1077. 19s. 2d. Proved, 1638. EDWARD CHARLTON. March 23, 1631. Edward Charlton of the lee Hall, in the County of Northumberland. To be buried in ye parish Church of Bellingham. Whereas my sone, William Charltonn, is oweing me three poundes, viz., 30s. for a nagg, and 30s. for plough geare and wanes, such sum with twenty nobles be paid within eight years to my children, Cuthbert, Edward, John, Margerie and Barbarie Charlton, by the appointmt and disposing of Cuthbert Hearon of Chipchase, Esqr., and John Hearon of Birkley, Gent. Whereas I owe unto Mrs. Dorothie Thompson of Hexham, 8l., for which Mr. Cuthbert Hearon of Chipchase did pass his word, such sum to be paid by my sonne, William Charlton. I give all the rest and remainder of my goods to my said five children. Witnesses to Will, Cuthbert Loury, Nicholas Rydley. Probate, 1635. BARTRAM ROTCHESTER. April 12, 1632. Bartram Rotchester of Ogle, within the parish of Whalton. To be buryed in the Church of Walton. I give unto John Rotchester, all my clothes belonging to my apparell and my sworde. I give unto Bartram Rotchester, the son of the aforesaid John Rotchester, one young whye. To Allison Spraggon, one whye stirke. To Elizabeth Watson, one ewe hoge. To Henry Patterson, one bed stead and a table and two furms, one amyre, a plough and a coulter and one muckle waine, and a pair of speckes; the rest of my goods, both moveable and immoveable, after this manner, I leave unto my wife one half of my goods, and the other half unto John Meggison and Robert Sopwith, my sonsin-law, and make them and my wife Executors. INVENTORIE, 351. 6s. 8d. Probate, 1632. ROLAND ARCHER. April 22, 1632. Will of Roland Archer of North Seaton, of the pish of Woodhorne. I leave my wife Elsabeth the thirds of all my goods, moveable and unmoveable, wheresoever unto me appertaininge or belonging. I leave to my sonne Rouland's two Boyes, Rouland and John Archer, two stotts or quies to be elected by some indifferent men, viz., Anthonie Brown and John Marshall of Seaton. I leave six stotts, togedder with a long wain, to my grandchild, Rouland Hunter, the youngest of the stotts, to be three (or above) yeares ould. I leave to John Johnson's wife, of Sleikburne, a yellowe cowe. I leave to Barbarie Rea, a whie of 3 yeares old or a stotte, accordinge to her owne pleasure. I leave to Elsabeth Fergison a cowe of 3 yeares ould, and a Bushell of corne at Christmas. To sonne Rouland's two children, viz., Dorothie and Anne, the sum of ten pounds. To James Reas wife of Stanington, a cowe of 3 years olde. I leave a Cowe to my Daughter, Dor. Hunter. To Mathew Fergison, a stott. I give my man, Thomas Shillvington, and my maid, Cathren Faucus, every of them, a sheepe. I leave my sonne Rouland sole executor of this my Will, and especiallie of all my lands, goods, chattels, moveable and unmoveable, whatsoever. I leave to my sonne Rouland's two Daughters all the insight goods that came to me by their mother. I leave to my grandchild, John Johnson, a quie of a yeare olde. Witnesses, Henry Widdrington, John Erington, Anthonie Browne, Richard Nicholson, Tho. Sootheron. May 9, 1632. A true and just Inventory of all the goods and chattels of Rowland Archer of North Seaton, latelie deceased, praised and valued by these foure men, Willm. Buckles, Willm. Skipsey, Jacob Patteson, John Johnson. Imprimis Fower oxen, 187. Eight kyne and 8 calves, 167. Three mares and a horse, 457. Thirty sixe shepe, 187. Swine praised to 16s. Geese, 6s. Six Corne in the garthe and Barne, 91. Furniture His appell, 40s. In moneye, 17s. 1d. Corne 207. Implements of Husbandry, 30s. younge beasts, 67. in the house, 40s. upon the ground, 114. 9s. 1d. 31. Sum is Debts oweing bie the testator. Imprimis: to Dorothie Archer, To Ann Archer, 137. To Hellen Harrison of Newcastle, 81. 16s. For my rent at Newsom, 77. 10s. To Mr. Beniamin Woodrington, 81. To my man, Thos. Shilvington, 17s. To my maid, 25s. 6d. To Mathewe Fargesone, 12d. His funerall expences, 37. 15s. 8d. Sum is 467. 7s. 2d. Proved, May, 1632. WILLIAM ROBSON. May 2, 1632. In the name of God, Amen, I, William Robson of Norton, in the County of Durham, Yeoman, being sick and weak in bodye. To be buried in the Churchyard of Norton. My will is that my sonne, Francis Robson, shall have the lands and tenements which I have bought after the death of my wife, his mother, and he to pay when he enters of the same unto his brother, William Robson, Thirty pounds of good and lawful money of England. I give to my sonne, William Robsone, one graye Mayer and a foole, and a filly of the same mayer. I give to my sonne William, all the grass that I have taken of the town of Norton in common, in Hardwick field, Owston more and New Close. I give to my daughter Margrett, thirteen poundes six shillings and eightpence. My will is that my sonne William, give unto William, the sonne of William Barwick, the first foole that his maier hath and to keepe it and let it suck one the maier till such time as its weaned. I give unto William Barwick's three children each of them one ewe and one lam. I give unto Alice, the daughter of Nicholas Jefferson, one ewe, one lam. I give to my wife one ewe and twenty shillings of golde. I give to my sonne Francis, Twenty shillings in golde. I give to my sonne, Willm. Robson, twenty shillings in golde. I give to my daughter Margret, twenty shillings in golde. I give to Will. Barwick and his wife, either of them, ten shillings in golde. I give to my sonne, Nicholas Jefferson, and his wife, either of them, ten shillings in golde. I give to my Brother, Robert Robson, one whole suite of clothes from the head to the foote with a cloake. I give unto my sister, the wife of William Savidge, half a stone of woole to make her a coate. I give to my daughter Margarett, one furre cubbart in the hall house with tenn puter dublers on the tope of it, with a pott or salt and a candle sticke and a pann, two payre of lining sheets and a bolster. I give to my sister, the wife of William Fosse, half a stone of woole. The residue of all my goodes and debts and legacees and funerall discharged, I give to Margret, my wife, Francis and William, my sonns, Elizabeth, the wife of William Barwick, and Margaret, my daughter, whom I make joynt executors of this my said Will and Testament. Witnesses, John Wheatlie, Robert Davison, Nicholas Jefferson, William Pallyman, William Chipchaise. INVENTORY, 190l. 9s. 6d. Proved 1633. May 7, 1632. man. GAWIN CLAVERINGE. Gawin Claveringe of Upper Trewhitt, in the pish of Rothburie, in the Countie of Northumberland, GentleMy bodie to be buried in the chancell of the parish church of Whittingham. I give and bequeath to my sone, Robert Claveringe, five Kyne and their caulfes, two quyes, one black ox stirke, one branded ox stirke, two gray mares, one gray filley, two oxen and nineteen gimers and dinmonds. To my daughter, Agnes Claveringe, one rigded oxe, one ox, two kyne, one haulkt quy stirke, one rigded ox stirke, eighteene gimers and dinmons, foure pounds and three shillings in money and ten boules of oates, equally divided betwixt her and my aforesayd sone, Robert Claveringe. I give to my sonne, George Claveringe, and my daughter, Marie Claveringe, equally betwixt them, nine oxen, eight kyne and their caulfes, twentie ewes, eight lambs and ten weathers. I give to Kathran Claveringe, my wife, all the corne on the ground sowen and unsowen, and a brown nagg and eighteen shillings in the Lard of Barrowp's hand, and fiftie five shillings in Francis Red's hand, and fortie two shillings in Francis Collingwood's hand, and twelve shillings in Matthew Hall's hand, and twelve shillings in John Slegg's hand, and twenty eight shillings in Mrs. Katharin Ord's hand, and 11s. in Robert Clarke's hand, and 16s. 6d. in Charles Urpeth's hand, hand, and 5s. 6d. in Andrew Gaire's hand, and 5s. in Thomas Makenlinge's hand, and 4s. in Alexander Hall's hand, and 12s. in George Selbie's hand, and 20s. in James Heslopp's hand, and |