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April 14, 1613. Raulph Preston, of Cowpen, in the Countye of Northumberland. My body to be buried in the church of Horton. I give unto my sister, Gilyan Preston, 97. 10s., the which I remaine indebted unto her, 67. whereof is in my brother, John Preston's hand, and 37. 10s. in George Watson's hand, dwelling att Kempley Carre, due to be paid unto me. I give and bequeathe unto my three brethern, John Preston, William Preston, Gawin Preston, and my two Sisters, Elizabeth Watson and Gilyan Preston, and to my cosin, George Askeham, the third part of my shipp called the gods grace of Sunderland and the fourth part of a shipp called the gods help of Sunderland, and likewise 167. which one Rychard Moores of London doth owe unto me, as by his bond-Witnesses, Thos. Handley, Thomas Haigh. 6th July, 1613.

ROBERT HORSLEY.

Probate,

April 20, 1613. Robert Horsley of Alneham. My body to be buried within the church or chancell where it is most convenient to be done by my friendes and wife. I bequeath to my mother when the corne comes of the ground, one bushell of wheate or rye, one bushell of oatts, one bushel of pes. I also bequeath to my brother Thomas Horsley's two children, either of them, one guye stirke. The residue of my goods to my sone, John Horsley and my wife. I also leave my sone, John Horsley, to Mr. Charles Horsley my verie goud friende, and be a father unto him to be brought up in the feir of god, kept at the schoole, after put to an apprentice. Witnesses, Thomas Ollenex, Richard Herron, Edward Robson, Robert Horsley and Thos. Horsley. Witnesses to Inventory, Robert Horsley in Ailenham, Thomas Horsley of Scranewood, and Robert Chatter in Ailneham. Probate, 23 Feb., 1613.

ELIZABETH WRENN.1

June, 1613. In the name of Gode, Amen, I, Elizabeth Wrenn, of Bushop Awcklande, widow, late wife of Anthonie Wren of Binchester, in the County of Durham, Esq. To be buryed in the

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Daughter of Christopher Wandisforde of Aldwark, co. York; she was bur., 22 Dec., 1613, at St. Andrew's, Auckland. She mar. Anthony Wren who was bur. at Auckland, 11 Nov., 1595. Charles, the eldest son, was bapt., 26 June, 1564, at Auckland (from whence the other dates are taken); Francis, bapt., 10 Mch., 1565/6, mar. Elizabeth Spenceley, 30 July, 1594, at Egglescliffe, and bur. 5 Nov., 1630; Mary, bapt., 2 Feb., 1561/2, mar. Sir John Claxton of Nettlesworth (bapt. 25 Oct., 1560, bur. at Chester-le-Street, 3 Jan. 1637/8, son of Robert Claxton); Jane, bapt., 5 May, 1569, bur., 12 Feb., 1605/6, mar. at Escomb, 3 July, 1592, Sir Henry Frankland. There will be found a pedigree of the Wren family in this Society's publications, vol. 124, pp. 205-8.

Quire of my pish church of St. Andrew, Awckland. As for my wordly goods my mind and will is as followethe. I give to my revert Lord, the Lord Bp. of Durham, a 30 shillings peece of gold as a poore token, my thankfulnes for all his hond favoures and goodness to me and myne. I give to his sonns, Mr. Timothie and Mr. Francis James, to eyther of them, an halfe ryall of gould as a token. I give and bequeathe to my grandchilde, John Claxton, sonne of Sir John Claxton, Knight, 207. of the 507. his father dothe owe unto me as a remembrance of my love unto him. I give to his mother, the Ladie Mary Claxton, my daughter, my crosse of gould. I give to my grandchilde, Anthonye Frankland, sonne of Sir Henry Frankeland, Knight, 507. out of that two hundred and thirtee pounds which my sonne, Francis Wren, oweth unto me, to be paid unto him when he shall accomplishe the age of twenty one years. The residue of the said sume I give and bequeath amongst my grandchildren, the daughter of my sonne, Francis Wren, accordinge to an order an agrement maid by the right reverd father, the Lo. Bp. of Durham, that now is, and Michaell Pemberton and Robt. Pemberton, gent., which said order and agreement if my said sonne, Francis Wren, refuse to pforme of his parte, then my mynde and will is that the said sume of two hundred and thirtie pounds shall stande and remayne as a dew debt unto my executors, and that they do paie the said sum of 50l. formerly bequeathed to my grandchilde Anthonie Frankland, when he shall accomplish the full age of 21 yeares. I give to Lyndley Wren my grandchild my wedding ringe my best dozen of sylver spoones and the cupp which was my brother Wandisfords. To my grandchild Charles Wren, 40l. towards his maintenance at the Univsities. I give to Henry Wren, my grandchild, 207. to be paid out of my houses in Awckland. To the Ladie Wren, my daughter-in-lawe, my gold ringe with the turcasse stone. To my grandchild, Francis Wren, one of my white cupps of sylver. To my worl friende, Mr. Doctor Colmore, one angell of gold, and to his daughter, Mrs. Fulthorp, my best kyrtle, and to my good sone, Mr. Clement Colmore a band and paire of Cuffs. I give to my kind cozen, Thomas Chaytor, an angell of gould. To my cozen, Mr. Edward Hutton, and to my niece, his wife, to eyther of them a 20s. peece of gould. To my nephew, Mr. Christopher Lassells, an angell of gold. I give to my sister, Downes, and to my cozen, George Downes, to either of them, an angell of gould. To my cozen, Mr. Roger Lazenbie, 47. whereof he oweth me 40s. To my cozen, William Blackett, 40s. To my kind friend, Martyn Jackson, a 20s. peece of gould. To my kind friendes, Robt. Armstrong and Willm. Brasse, to eyther of them, an old ryall. To John Martindale, Robt. Tompson, Chrisfer Wrene, and John Clarke, to every of them, an angell of gould, and to my godsoon, Charles Martindale a french crowne. To my cozen, Mr. Clement Lambert, 5s. and to my kind neighbor, John Wilson, 5s. To my

worl and kind friende, Mr. Morecrooft, parson of Stanhope, a 20s. peece of gould, requestinge him to preach at my funerall and to burye me. I give to the stocke of the poore of St. Andrew, Auckland parish, 57. and 57. to be distributed amongst the poore householders and neadie people of the said pish, at the discretion of my executors. The residue of all my goodes and chattells, I give and bequeathe unto my loveing sonne, Sir Charles Wren, Knight, whom I make sole executor. Witnesses hereof, Ferdinand Moorecrooft, Robt. Armstrong, George Lazenbye, William Blackett.

HENRY STEVENSON.1

June 23, 1613. In the name of God, Amen, I, Henry Stevenson, of Clapurth, in the Cittie of Durham, cordiner. To be buried in St. Nicholas Church in the cittie of Durham. I give to the poore of St. Nicholas pish, tenn shillinges in money, to be bestowed amongst them in bread and cheese, the morrow next after my buryall. I bequeathe to, Margaret Stevenson, my wife, the house with the appurtenances wherein I now dwell so long as she is my wife. I also give her the burgage lying nigh the yarde yaits, wherein Ralphe Waide now dwells, and after her decease, that the said burgage shall come wholly and clearly to my sonne, Henry Stevenson, and his heires for ever. I will that the burgage and appurtences wherein I now dwell, after the death of my said wife, or immediately after her marriage, shall come fully to my sonne, Christopher Stevenson, with all the right and title thereof for and with my Stall Roome in the Church. I give to my wife all my household stuff and gear, and also my malt stocke, and my wife to pay unto John Ayre, of Wolsingham, three poundes in money, which I owe unto him. I give unto my foure sonns, 20s. apeece. Witnesses, Edward Taylor, George Craggs, John Inglebye, John Lyttle.

WILLIAM DALTON.2

July 19, 1613. In the name of God, Amen, I, William Dalton, the elder, of the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the County of the same towne, gentleman. To be buryed in the pish

The testator was bur., 29 June, 1613, at St. Nicholas, Durham, where he mar. his wife, Margaret, 27 Oct., 1588, and where she was bur., 19 Apl., 1622; by her he had Henry, who mar. Elizabeth Hudson, widow, 11 Sept., 1621, and was bur., 8 Aug., 1641; Christopher, bapt., 20 Apl., 1589, bur., 31 Mch., 1628, mar. Margaret Harrison, 13 June, 1613, at St. Mary-le-Bow; Ralph, bapt., 22 July, 1591, bur. 25 May, 1653, mar. Mirriel, 20 June, 1614; Thomas, bapt., 22 May., 1595, bur., 28 Nov., 1681 (all dates from St. Nich., Durham).

2 He was bur. at St. Andrew's, Newcastle, 23 July, 1613; his son William's wife, Barbary, was bur., 12 May, 1646; his son, Lionel, was bur., 5 Aug., 1620.

church of St. Andrews, within the towne of Newcastle upon Tyne aforesaid, where I am a pshioner, where my ancestors lye, or as nigh thereunto as convenientlie as may be. And touching my lands, tenements, goods, chattells, and possessions, which by god's pmission I have and possess, I give and bequeath them in manr and forme followinge, that is to say, first whereas I have advanced and estated my eldest sonne, William Dalton, of certain of my lands and tenements in the County of Northumberland, I will he and his heires male of his bodye lawfully begotten, shall have hold and enjoy the same duringe their natural lives, and for want of such issue male my will is that the said lands shall pass unto the heires male of the next of kin of the Daltons for ever. And touching the tenements and farmhold situate in Northwetsled, in the same County of Northumberland, now in the occupation of Ralph Walker and John Walker, I give and bequeath the same to the heires male of my said sonne William, of his heirs lawfully begotton of his body, and for want of such issue male my will is that the said lands shall pass unto the heires male of the next of kindred of the Daltons for ever. I will give and bequeath those two tenements, with their appurtenances, situate and being in Pilgrim Street, within the said towne of Newcastle, the one in the occupation of me the said William Dalton, and the other in the occupation of Richard Browne, baker and brewer, as followeth, that is to say, to my sonne, Lionell Dalton, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and for default of such issue to William Dalton, sonne of the said William Dalton, and the heires male of his bodye lawfully begotten, and for default of such issue to the next heires male of me the said William Dalton for ever. I will give and bequeath all those my sixteene butts or riggs of land called tempest Lyezes, situate lying, and being in the territories of Elswicke, in the County of Northd., late in the occupation of Bertram Anderson Marchant, deceased, to my aforesaid sonne, Lyonell Dalton, and the heires male of his bodye lawfully begotten; and for default of such issue to the said William Dalton, sonne of my said sonne William, and the heires male of his body lawfully to be begotton; and for lack of such issue to my next heire male for ever in manner and forme as before is lymitted for the said tenements in Pilgrim Street, Touching two tenements situate in the Midle street, within the said towne of Newcastle, now in the several tenours or occupation of John Atkinson and John Selbye, I give the same tenements to my sonne Lyonell to have one of the said howses to the heires of his bodye lawfully begotten. I give one howse wherein John Selbye nowe dwelleth standing in the said Midle Street unto my daughter Elizabeth, during her naturall lyffe, and after her natural lyfe, to my said sonne Lyonell, and the heires male of his bodye lawfully begotten as aforesaid. And where I have one covenante without Pilgrim Street gates and a certain pcell of land thereunto belong

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inge nowe to the severall tenours or occupations of Robert Anderson Marchant and one Ralph Hall which I heretofore bought and purchased in the name of my said sone Lyonell, I will and devise that the same tenement and land in part of satisfaction of my said sonne Lyonell, his child's part and portion of my goods and chatteles shall remaine to him and his heire as aforesaid for ever. I give and bequeath to Robert Dalton, sonne of William Dalton, my out rents going out of the tenements hereunder mentioned to him and his heires for ever, that is to say, the outrents going out of a tenement now in the occupation of John Malaber, glover, the sum of 38. 4d. situate near the heade of All Hallow bancks within the said towne of Newcastle, and 3s. going out of a tenement thereunto next adjoining now in the occupation of Robert C. . . . Sadller, and 12d., yearly going out of cellar at the topp of the painter heugh a cellar there now in the occupation of Robert Gibson Marchant, or his assigns, and 12d. going out of a howse next adjoining to the howses in the prior chaire now in the occupation of John Stobbs. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Elizabeth Dalton, the sum of 401. of lawful money of England for full payment and discharge of her filial and child's part of my goods, chattells, rights and debts, the same sume to be paid hir within thre years next after my decease. I give to my sister Grace, 40s., and to Robert Dalton of Newcastle, Baker, 6s. 8d. for a token. Whereas I have given to my said sonne, Lionell Dalton, reversion of the tenements in Pilgrim Street aforesaid, and of the said tenements and lands without Pilgrim Street Gates, all which I estimate to be worth 57. in the yere the same shall be to him in part satisfaction of his filiall and child's part of all and singular my goods, chattels, rights and debts. And further I doe give unto him in full payment and satisfaction of his said child's part and porcon the howse which Thomas, the Millenner, doth dwell in without Pilgrim Street gates, and one little howse above which Ralph Hall dwells in with the rest above named. I give to Robert Dalton, sonne and heire to my son William Dalton of Wetsled, one yellow oxe for a remembrance. . . . I doe give unto the said Robert Dalton of Wetsled to give unto his sister, Poley Dalton, the sume of 207. I give unto Barbarie Dalton, my sone William Dalton, his wife, one brown oxe which my sonne William hath in his occupation. I doe give her as a remembrance. I give unto Barbarie Dalton, Alison Dalton, and Jelyon Dalton, two oxen which were bought at Whitmonday laste paste, to be divided equally amongst them or every of the said children to have the sume of 20s. a piece. I doe give unto my sone William, the sume of 20s. which he did borrow of me, I doe freely give it him. I doe give unto William Dalton, sone unto my sonne William, one black quye. I give unto Dorothie one Black quye which I bought of Andrew Brocket. I give unto my daughter, Elizabeth Dalton, all my goods which

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