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my friend, Richard Smith, the sume of 40s. I give and bequeath to every one of Jane Harker's children which she had by her first husband, 20s. a piece. I give 20s. to be bestowed and delt amongst the poore people at Winston. I give towards the mending of the churche waie between Headlam and Gainforthe, 20s. I bequeath and give unto Mrs. Eleanor Merryton, daughter of Mr. Henry Birckbeck of Headlam aforesaid, All my implements of househould and househould stuff, and all my silver plate (not formerlie given and bequethed) of what kind, sorte or quantite soever it be which is now at Headlam or which shall be there at

the tyme of my deathe. And also I give and bequeath unto her, the said Mrs. Eleanor Merryton, in token of my further remembrance and love towards her, one Spurryall. I give and bequeath unto Francis Walker of Bernard Castle, 10s. All the rest of my goods, chattels, debts and creditts, moveable and unmoveable, whatsoever not before herein by me bequeathed, my debts, legacies and funeral expences paid and deducted, I give and bequeathe unto Mr. Henry Darcy, husband of the said Mary Darcye, And to my honest and loveing friend, the said Mr. Henry Birckbeck of Headlam aforesaid, whom I make and ordeyne joint executors of this my Will. Witnesses, Henry Lancaster, Oswald Milburne, Francis Walker. Proved, 1635.

ROBERT LAWSONE.

Jan. 2, 1633. Robert Lawsone of Bedlington, in the Countie Palintyne of Durham, Yeoman. My bodie to be buried in the Church yearde at the Chancel doore. I give to my eldest sone Robert, my land or farmholde, except the third of the said land which I give to my wife Ann. To my sonne Cuthbert, 30s., to be paid out of my land by my sone Robert. I give to my sonne George, 30s. To my daughter Dorothie, 30s. And the residue to my said wife and my three youngest children. To my brother John and his children, a boul of rye. To Elizabeth Pot, my wife's sister, a peck of wheat. Probate, 1634.

JOHN ADDISON.1

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March 26, 1634. Will of John Addison of Ovingham. be buried in the Chancell if I dye within Ovingham pish. I give unto my wife, Isabell Addison, fiftie pounds by yeare dureing her life naturall in full discharge and satisfacon of all my lands

'He was son of Sir William Addison (N.C.H., xii., 56, where the date of his will is incorrectly given). His wife, Isabel, was a dau. of George Fenwick of East Heddon; she was a deponent, aged about 40, 3 Oct., 1636 (Chancery Depositions, Eliz.-Charles I., F. 14/20), and is said to have died in 1645 (Chancery Proceedings, Bridges, 399/111). His brother-in-law, William Fenwick, about May, 1629, made to him and William Southgate a mortgage of East Heddon, which led to much litigation. In the visitation pedigree of 1666, John Addison, the nephew, is incorrectly tabulated as son of the testator.

either that I have by inheritance or Lease, and likewise halfe of all the psonage howsees, halfe of all the howseholde stuff, my great gray mare and her foale, four of my best kyne, and my desire is that shee and my Executor should live togeather and contynue in one house, but if they cannot agree but part howsehold, then I give more unto my wyfe, that is Tenn bowles of Rye, Two bowles of wheate, foure bowles of oates, foure bowles of Malt, yearly during her life naturall to be paid unto her, and likewise to have the feeding and pasturing winter and sumer of foure kyne and a horse or mare in the psonage grounds or where the best grass is, provided and it is my mynd and purpose that if my wyfe will not stand to this my Will and allow what I have heare sett downe for her mayntenance, but by perswasion of frends or out of any further desire of gayne to take what the lawe will gyve or impose upon her, That then my Executors or supervrs shall nott gyve nor bestow any thing upon her what was myne, or heare sett downe, but I hope better. I give and bestow upon my nephew, John Addison, eldest sone of my brother Anthony, all the psonage of Ovengham and all my lands that I have either by inheritance or leases and all my goodes, moveable and unmoveable, for his life naturall, and after his decease to the heirs maile of his bodie lawfully begotten, and for want of heirs maile to descend unto the heirs maile of William Addison, my brother, and for want of heirs maile to come unto the heirs male of Anthony Addison, my eldest brother, lawfully begotten, and for want of such issue maile then to the next of kin generally of me, the said John Addison, for ever. To my brother, William Addison, and his children, one tenement or farmeholde with the appurtenances lying in Eggleston, in the Countie pallatine of Durham, now in his possession, and heretofore belonging to my neece, Jane Addison, now marryed to John Sanderson. And also I give unto him another tenement lying in Eggleston aforesaid, somtymes belonging to my brother, Thomas Addison, deceased. I give unto my brother William and to his children, to be divided amongst them, £100, to be paid out of the lands of East Heddon now mortgaged to me. To my neece, Anne Addison, £100 out of East Heddon. To my neece, Jane Addison, her sister, £50. I give £50 to be paid out of the said mortgage of East Heddon unto the Churchwardens of Ovingham and their Successors, to be bestowed in land so soone as conveniently maie be by them for and towards the maintenance of a preaching Minister att Ovingham aforesaid, and this to be done, and in the mean tyme imployed by the foure and twentie of the parish and my Executors and Supervisors. And whereas I am indebted to my nephew, John Sanderson, the some of Three score and fifteen pounds remaynder, and in full satisfacon of my neece Jane her porcon, now his wife, my will is that the same be paid att Midsomer next out of my tythe rent money of Ovingham pish then

due. To the poore of the pish of Ovingham, £4. To the poor of the Chappelrie of Eggleston, 40s. I give to my cosen, Sara Southgaite, £5. To my cosen, John Prat, £20. To my servant, Isabell Lee, one red heffer now with calfe, and to the rest of my servants, 58. each. To George Simpson, his two children by Anne his wife, each a white calfe. I give unto William Southgaite his children, 5l. I appoint my nephew, John Addison, sole Executor. My will is that my loveing wife, Isabell Addison, and my nephew, John Sanderson, shall manage the whole of my estate for three years, they paying to my said nephew, John Addison, 307. per annum for his mayntenance, as it is my desire that he shall remaine during the said three yeares. I make my said wife and nephew, John Sanderson, Supervisors, and I do intreat my loveing friend, Thomas Woodrington of the Grange, Esquire, and my loveing cosin, William Southgate, to assist my Executors. To my cousin, George Simpson, and Anne his wife, either of them a ringe. Witnesses to Will, Anthony Halsall, William Hymers. Proved, 1634.

Codicil to the Will of John Addison. That John Addison, late of Ovingham, in the Diocese of Duresme, gent., in and upon the 26th day of March, Anno Domini 1634, being the same day that he had made his last Will and Testamt In writing, And in the afternoone of the same daye in the presence and heareing of Isabell, wife of the said John Addison, John Sanderson and Jane his wife . . . Thompson clerk and Isabella Lee, he, the said John Addison, contynuing and being in perfette mynd and memory, Did by way of Codicill be annexed to his said last Will and Testament, give, Legate and bequeath in manner and forme following, or in words tending to the like effect, viz., He did give and bequeath to his brother-in-law, Willyam Fenwick of East Heddon, gent., one hundred pounds out of the moneys due by the sayd Willyam Fenwick unto the said John Addison. Item, he did give and bequeathe unto Elizabeth Fenwick, daughter of the sayd Willyam Fenwick, the sum of Fifty pounds, to be likewise payd forth of the moneys to be issueing and payable unto the said John Addison forth of the Lands of East Heddon. Item, he did give and bequeath unto his godsonne, John Sanderson, son of his nephew, John Sanderson, the sume of Fifty pounds, and unto John Fenwick, son of his Brother-in-law, George Fenwick, the sum of Ten pounds, both of which sums to bee likewise payd forth of the moneys to be issueing and payable forth of the Land of East Heddon aforesaid, And earnestly desired his wife and the said John Sanderson to endeavour themselves to see his executor to perform and pay the said severall Legacies so be bequeathed by his said Codicill, saying his Executor was young, and he did not know how he might prove which said John Addison dyed afterwards the same day about six of the clocke in the afternoon. Thomas Thompson, Richard Lee. Proved, 1638.

EDWARD ALDER.1

July 4, 1634. Will of Edward Alder of Reevely, in the parish of Ingram, yeoman. To be buried within the Churchyard of Ingram. I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Anne Alder, foure Kyne, tenn sheepe, and five pounds and tenn shillings in money which is in the hands of Ralph Tindale of Olde Bewicke, and I give her seaventeene peckes of beare, to be received from John Skelly of Scranwood which he oweth me, which said beare I will shall be paid to my mother-in-law, Catherine Crispe, for the use of my said Daughter. I give to my Brother, John Oliver, twelve shepe and one cowe, and thre pounds tenn shillings which is in the hands of John Shottonn of Branton. To my said brother, John Oliver, five nobles which is in the hands of George Brown of Ingram, and it is my minde that the saide George Brown shall have the Milk of one Cowe of myne from and after Alnewicke faire next after the daite hereof untill Candlemass followinge, and then it is my mynd that he deliver back againe the said Cowe for the use of my said Daughter, and that he shall keepe the Calfe to himselfe. To my friend, Christopher Alder, fiftie five shillings which is in the hands of John Burne of Ingram, paiable unto me at Alnewick fare last, and I give him more, twentie shillings in the hands of Alexander Pattersonn of Weayden, blacksmith, and more unto the said Christopher Alder, thirtie seaven shillings in the hands of George Howy of Eldam, and also twenty eight shillings in the hands of Robert Chator, and also twenty five shillings in the hands of Robert Alder of Reevely, and further more, two Kyne then beinge in the custodie of Thomas Robson of Saughrigg and the other in the custodie of James Gibsonn of Ingram. I give to John Alder, sonne of Christopher Alder, one Colte stagg. I doe forgive my brother, Thomas Oliver, twentie shillings which he oweth me. I doe likewise forgive my brother, George Oliver, twenty eight shillings. To my two sisters, tenn lambs which are in the custodie of Thomas Robson of Scranwoode equally betwixt them, and I give either of them twenty shillings which is in the hands of John Skellie of Scranwood. To my brother, John Oliver, sixteene shillings which is in the hands of John Hanganshaw of Eldam, payeable to me at Martinmas next. To my owne mother, twentie shillings in the hands of the said John Hanganshaw. To my mother-inlawe, one bowle of beare which Christopher Alder oweth me, and the soweing of two pecks of beare yearlye soe longe as he continueth at Coate-land. I leave my Daughter's porcon to my mother-in-law, Catherine Crisp, for her upbringing. Witnesses, Thomas Anderson, Christopher Alder, John Oliver.

1 There is a pedigree of the Alders of Prendwick printed in Arch. Ael., 3rd ser., vol., v., p. 24.

HENRY MADDISON.1

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July 14, 1634. Henry Maddison of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esqr., and alderman deceased. Estimation and Valuation of all the goods and chattells of the deceased by Mr. Ralph Gray, William Marley, Francis Bainbridge and Robert Chrissup. Imprs: Three waggon horses, 61. Six waggons with all furniture belonging them, 127. Two Ryding horses, 107. Five hundred tons of coles at pitt and staythes . A lease of Collerye at Fidgerfield having a part of it, 1007. A part of a lease of Collerye at Lingefield, 1007. A part of a lease of Collerye at Rydingfield, 661. 13s. 4d. A part of a lease of Collerye at Faddonsfield, 307. One fourth and sixth part of the Ship called the Henry and John of Colchester, Robert Isles, going Maister of her, 1637. One third and sixteenth part of the ship called the Blessing of Ipswich, Richard Barnes going Maister, 2007. One fourth part of the ship called the Wrym Rose of Newcastle, John Gurling, going Maister of her, 251. One fourth part of the Isabell of Yorke, John Maisterman going Maister (man) of her 207. One eight part of the content of Colchester, John Furley, going Maister of her, 801. One fourth part of the Marygold of Yorke, Seath Archbutt, going Maister of her, 907. One fourth part of the Neptune of Newcastle, 301. One eighth and sixteenth part of the Blessing of . . . chester, John Dobsone going Maister of her, 1207. One sixteenth part of the John of London, Thomas Hall, Maister, 401. One sixteenth part of the Elsabeth of Malding, Edward Lee, Maister, 407. One sixteenth part of the Mary of Malding, John Dunton, Maister, 407. One sixteenth part of the Mary Bonaventure of Hull, Robert Story, Maister, 207. One sixteenth part of the True Love of Albrough, Jeremy Cobb, Maister, 407. One thirty second part of Dove of Ipswich, Robert Gurling, Maister, 301. One eighth part of the Elsabeth of Selby. John Hodgson, Maister, 507. One eigth part of the Gift of Ipswich, Adam Brown, Maister, 50l. One eighth part of the Indevour of London, John Wrisman, Maister, 307. One sixteenth part of the Denis of Lyn, James Greeneway, Maister, 257. One sixteenth part of the Protection of Ipswich, Umphrey Wills, Maister, 257. In stock with Thomas Cleborne, 3007. In corne that was sown at Marshallands, 147. Nine Keeles, 2007.

'He was the only son of Lionel Maddison, by his wife, Jane Seymour, bapt., 30 Oct., 1574, at St. Nich., Newcastle (from which registers the following dates are taken), bur., 14 July, 1634, mar., 14 May, 1594, Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Barker of Newcastle, who was bapt., 17 Oct., 1574, and bur., 26 Sept., 1653, aged 79.

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