Bloomsbury Auctions

63. Will and Probate, o f wi l l i a m, s o n o f Jo h n o f me n s t o n,
manuscript in Latin, on vellum, folds, creased, red wax seal with
fleur-de-lys decoration, endorsement on verso, 50 x 288mm.,
Friday before SS Simon and Jude [22nd October] 1378; and 4
others, medieval deeds from the reign of Richard II, v.s., v.d. (6).
£400 - £600
*** Scarce: medieval wills have not survived in large numbers.
First mentioned: Will and Probate of William, son of John of
Menston. First of all I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God
and my body to be buried in the graveyard of the Church of All
Saints Ottelay [Otley]. Item. I give and bequeath my best beast in
the name of my mortuary; Item. I give and bequeath to my mother a
cow and a quarter of barley; Item. I give and bequeath to my sister a
cow; Item. I give and bequeath to the priests 3s. 4d.; Item. I give in
payments to the poor 6s. 8d.; Item. I give and bequeath the residue
of all my goods to Alice my wife and my children; Item. Appoint
and constitute Alice my wife and John Thomson of Menston my
executors
Mortuary - “A customary gift formerly claimed by the incumbent
of a parish from the estate of a deceased parishioner.” - OED.
64. Quitclaim, wi l l i a m, s o n o f henre s o n wilky n s o n o f
ff e r n e l e y to Jo h n ely n s o n o f me n s t o n, to l a n d a n d t e n e m e n t s in
me n s t o n, witnesses: Robert of Lyndeley, John Ffaukes and others,
manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 11 lines, folds, creased, small tear
at tail, lacks seal, 90 x 225mm., Menston, 20th May 1404; and 6
others, medieval deeds from the reign of Henry IV, including 4
relating to the Merebeck family of Menston, v.s., v.d. (7).
£300 - £400
65. Bond, B y th o m a s wa r d e o f Be s t o n to th o m a s o f ha u k e s w o rt h
f o r t w e n t y p o u n d s, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 5 lines, folds,
browned, lacks 2 seals, 61 x 217mm., Saturday after the Nativity of
the Blessed Virgin Mary [8th September] 1413 § Assignment, by
Nicholas, son of John Adamson of Otelay to William Gascoign and
Richard of Arthyngton, of goods and chattels for payment of debts,
witnesses: Richard Vicar of the Church of Ottelay, William Barker
and others, 7 lines, remains of black wax seal, 55 x 250mm., Feast
of the Assumption [15th August] 1416; and 3 others, medieval
deeds, Henry V and beginning of the reign of Henry VI, v.s., v.d.,
1413-36 (5). £400 - £600
66. Grant, B y th o m a s haw k e s w o r t h s e n i o r, to Jo h n sh e r B u r n ,
re c t o r o f gy s e l ay [gu i s e l e y], a n d ro B e rt co lt h o r p o f m e s s u a g e s,
c l o s e s a n d r e n t in haw k s w o r t h , witnesses: Roger Ward, knight;
Walter Calverlay, John Arthyngton and others, manuscript in
Latin, on vellum, 10 lines, red wax seal, folds, a little creased, 117
x 243mm., 15th June 1440. £100 - £150
67. Surrender, B y ch r i s t o p h e r Ba n a s t e r to th o m a s cr o k e o f a
m e s s u a g e a n d l a n d s in do w n m u e [?Down Stonebeck, near Pateley
Bridge], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 4 lines, lacks seal, folds,
browned, 58 x 293mm., Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross [14th
September] 1441; and 5 others, medieval deeds, v.s., v.d. 1441-70
(5). £400 - £600
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68. Letters of Attorney, f r o m th o m a s ha u k e s w o rt h t h e e l d e r,
a p p o i n t i n g Ja m e s Bay l e y to r e c e i v e f r o m Jo h n sc h y r B u r n,
re c t o r o f gy l e l e y a n d th o m a s ho g e s o n a n d ro B e rt go l d t h o r p,
c h a p l a i n s, seisin of one messuage in Menston then in tenure of
Walter Pykerd and a meadow called Watere ynge in the tenure
of Richard de Syke, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 9 lines, well
preserved red wax seal with B motiff, folds, 89 x 270mm., 2nd May
1444. £150 - £200
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69. Kirkham Priory.- Ratification of rents, B y wi l l i a m Br a d e l ay
o f yo r k to t h e pr i o r a n d co n v e n t o f ki r k h a m, of fourteen shillings
and three shillings at Conyngarth [?in York], all the land which
Adam Carpenter gave them opposite Christ Church in Conyngarth
now called the Church of the Holy Cross, manuscript in Latin, on
vellum, in brown ink, chirograph at head, 37 lines, folds, lacks seal,
242 x 268mm., 27th May 1458. £500 - £700
70. Grant, B y th o m a s wat s o n o f ri p o n a n d Be at r i c e h i s w i f e to
th o m a s haw k s w o r t h o f l a n d at me n s t o n, witnesses: Nicholas
Ward Esquire; Richard Brown, Rector of the Church at Gyseley
and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 8 lines, lacks 2 seals,
82 x 335mm., Menston, St. Andrew’s Day [30th November] 1469 §
Indenture, exchange between Thomas Hawksworth and Walter his
son and John Wattson of land in Senroyd and Westfeyld fields and
elsewhere in ?Hawksworth, manuscript in English, on vellum, 13
lines, folds, remains of red wax seal, 151 x 255mm., 6th February
1490; and 3 others, medieval deeds, 1469-90 (5). £400 - £600
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