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some of eightcene shillings, for tlie use of ray Mr, Mr Robert Sallvin of 

 Skerne, and Margeret Spincke of Driffeyld widdowe, farmers of the 

 parsonage of Driffcild. Francis Paull. 



1618, May 25. Received of Martyn Wise for the residue of his rent, 

 besides that my mother-in-law had, 1/. — June 17. Symond Husonhath 

 in liis keepinge of mync this clippinge five score and 5 old sh(;epe and 

 23 lambcs. — John Bonwicke to have 31b., and I2d. I gave him for a 

 godspenny, and an olde suite. William Crosswood to liave 50d., and 

 12d. I gave him for a godspenny, and a pigg oute. — These reckonings 

 was payd by me for Elmswell ; to my uncle Henry Best 1040/. ; to my 

 mother Grace 500/. ; to William Trott and Mary Trott 240/. ; to 

 Charles, John, and James 600/. ; about your expenses in Nicholas 

 Trott's matters 300/. ; for your forty pounds per annum 200/. ; for 

 Anne, Sarah, and Robert 300/. ; due to myselfe by my father's promise 

 100/. ; there was due from my father to Mr Robert Ellis 57/. ; there 

 was due to Mr Crompton* 50/. 10s. ''You spent and wasted in horses, 

 corne, and other goods, besides other debt due to servants and others, 

 ■which did amount unto 30/.; to Mr Christopher Askwith 68/.; to 

 Ralph Xevill 8/. 1 3s. ; to Mr Haxby, tutor to my brother James 1 7/. ; 

 I offered Elmswell to Sir Jarvis Cutter for 2800/. ; my father's goods 

 came by inventory to 900/. ; more payd to Mrs Spink 2/. ; to his Ma- 

 jesty's Receavor 12/. 13s. Gd-; paid for funerall expenses, and to the 

 overseers of his will 71. 12s. 



" The following; additions may be made to the notices of the family of Crompton in 

 Dugdale's Yidtation : Catherine Lady Jvyttleton of Frankley, daughter and heir of 

 Sir Thomas Crompton, died June 24, 1666, aged 67- (See Thomas's Sur\-ey of 

 Worcester Cathedral, p. 114.) Sir John Crompton of Skerne is buried in the Tem- 

 ple Church, London, wherein a plate of brass, now torn away, but quoted by Dug- 

 dale (Ord. Jur. p. 82), bore this inscription. " Here lieth the body of Sir John 

 Crompton of Skame, in the County of York knight who was a member of this Soci- 

 ety and master of the Fine Office. He departed this life the 8th day of Dec : Anno 

 Dili 1623." By will, dated Dec. 5, 1623, he gives to his son and heir John "a 

 gild bowle with a cover which was the late Lord Chancellors Sir Christopher 

 Hatton," and his office of " Cirographcr of the fynes;" he makes his father-in-law 

 Sir John Crofts, and his brother Sir John Bcnnet, kt., overseers. AValter Crompton 

 of Sundcrlandwick, son of Robert Crompton of Great Driffield, bv his third wife, 

 was baptised there Feb. 29, 1632-3 ; he married Anne daughter of John Pearson of 

 Settrington, and by will, proved ^larch 31, 1714, left 20*. per annum each to the poor 

 of Driffield and Sundcrlandwick. His sister Ceziah was baptised there Jan 1 6, 1631-2, 

 and was buried at the Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, York, Dec. 5, 1673. His bro- 

 ther Robert was baptised at Great Driffield March 6, 1633-4, in which Register are 

 also these entries : " Mr. Amor Hodgson and Mrs. Anne Crompton mar. Mav 14, 

 1674. Mrs. Mary Crompton died June 24, buried July 26, 1696." In the Register 

 of Ru.ston Parva are these ; Baptized 1653, D,'C. 23, Mary dau. of John Crompton. 

 1670, Sept. 21, Thomas, s. Robert Crompton, bur. Oct.' 4. 1679, Dec. 15, Mary 

 dau. Robert Crompt<m. And these children of Mr. Robert Crompton — 1687, Nov. 

 23, Elizabeth ; 1688, Dec. 27, Robert ; 1690, Aug. 16, ^Vatcr ; 1691-2, Feb. 7, 

 Stricklan ; 1696, Oct. 19, William. 1718, Apr. 24, John s. John Crompton, Ji-sq., 

 and Ann his wife. 1674, Apr. 19, Robert Crompton, Esq., was buried. — See note 

 on p. 111. 



*• The " you" who spent and wasted money at so prodigal a rate, was his elder bro- 

 ther Paul, who must have been a better mathematician than farmer, and did wisely 

 to sell the estate, and become a " Master of Arts that liveth at his own charge in one 

 of the Universities." 



