Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, Etc. of the Northern Counties of England; From the Eleventh Century Downwards. [V. 2-4, Wills and Inventories from the Registry at Durham]. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...12d. To everie of the poore men, 6d. To the bell ringers of the said church, for makinge my grave and such thinges as they have to do for me, 6s. 8d. To Roger Malham, 5s. I will that my bookes shalbe geven and distributed as the said William Smyth, clerke, Davie Taylior and Richard Johnson shall thinke good, so that some of them be bestowed of Christofer Mallam. Also, whereas George Jobson oweth me 51., I gyve that debte to Edward Jobsone, his sonne. To William Walton, my godson, 6s. 8d. To John Robinson, his wife, 10s., and to Suzane Robinsonne, my goddoghter, 3s. id. To the said Davie Taylior my soulden sylver spone, and to Alis Taylior, his wife, one old ryall of 15s. To Margaret, wife to the said Anthony Taylior, one other sylver spone. The residue of my goodes, etc., to the said Alleson Myllot, my sister, Davie and Anthony Taylior, my sister's sonnes, whom I make executors. 1 A minor canon of the cathedral of Durham, whose bequests betoken more good feeling towards the 'inferior members' than towards the 'dignified clergy' of that body. He may possibly have been one of the family of Blenkinsop settled at Birtley. His sister had been married to a Millot, another Chester-le-Street name; her husband was perhaps a humble member of the house of Whitehill Millots. WILL OF WILLIAM BELL. July 15, 1583. William Bell of Benwell, yeoman, of good and perfect memorie, I prayse God for yt, and yeat visited with syknasse, God comforte me. To be buried in St. John's church-yarde, where my ellders lyethe buried. To Thomas Bell, my sonne, one baye mare that usethe to goe in the wayne, beynge about syx years of age. I give my farmes to Agnes, my wyff, durynge hir lyff. Thomas Bell, my younger sonne. Margaret Bell, daughter of Robert Bell, my sonne, deceased. WILL OF WILL...