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quarters ; solde to Mr Brice, of Yorke, 20 quarters ; sold at markett, 

 2 quarters. 



1625, April 4 Sent to the weavers to Malton 13lb. of course yearn, 

 and 3lb. of fyn woollen yearn. — June 16. Received of Henry Best of 

 Elmswell, the sum of 251., which is in full payment of a legacy given 

 by "William Trott, my brother in lawe (deceased), to his sister Bridget* 

 Williamson, which is my wife ; by me, Thomas Williamson. Received 

 of Henry Best of Elmswell, the sum of 251, given by William Trott, 

 my brother in law (deceased), to his sister Mary Specke, which is my 

 wife ; by me, Ralph Specke. Delivered to Mr Thomas Atkinson the 

 22nd of June, three acquittances for three whole years rent for the 

 king, to bee served in the exchequer, in the xviij" xvij° and vicesimo of 

 the king, and Mr William Worsley his letter, and the messingers note. 

 — June 23. Bargained ^-ith John Whitehead of Little Driffeyld for 

 fowre oxganges of come which was my halfe parte of Joane Wise farme, 

 and I am to have the somme of 22/. of lawfull money of England for 

 it. — June 23. John Edwardes sonne drove over his kyne over the 

 streete flatt over my oates. Testes Leonard Fryer, Ralph Lambert. — 

 July 7. Henry Slee, Richard Williamson, William Ellerton, Stephen 

 Goule, and James Megson, drove John Edwardes mucke coopes over my 

 flatt in the midle feylde, and over the 6 oxganges that belonged to 

 Thomas Webster, and over the fower oxganges late in the occupation of 

 William Whitehead, in two or throe severall places, and after warning 

 given to the contrary tliey came againe by theyr masters commandment. 

 Testes John Bonwicke and Henry Longbaine. — July. Sold to Christo- 

 pher Nicholson and Ralph Lambert all my grass in the carrs for 51. 

 10«. ; sold to Mr Stone of Garton, the hay and grass in the Spellowe 

 close till the 25th of March next ensuinge, and the hay of Spellowe 

 heads, and Spellowe pitt, and the hay of the balke in the west feylde 

 from Garton gate to Spellowe gata and the pitt for 51. 16s. Sd. ; sold to 

 Leonard Goodale the hay in the fower oxgange close next the Cony 

 garth for 16«. ; lett to William Pinder the hay and grassein the Lrod's 

 garth till Lady day in Lent for 3/. 8«. — July 22. Lett to Richard Bear- 

 ing of East Burne, the farr end of the Long close, and the fower cor- 

 nered peece, both hay and eatige, till the 25th of March next for 12/. — 

 Augiast 3. Lett to Ralph White Webster East garth till the 25th of 

 March next for 19s. ; lett to John Miller of Garton, the hay of Webster 

 West garth for 12s. — My brother PauU oweth me this 15th of August 

 for the colt I bought and payd for to a man of North Dalton for him 

 4/. 3s. 6d. — November 11th. Pd for him to Mr Eish at Beverley, 4». 

 Sd. ; to Thomas Browme, 2s. 3d., and for theyr three dycts 3 days, 7». 

 3d. ; and Thomas Browne fower, 6s. ; for oates, 12 bushcUs, 16s. 6rf. ; 

 money lent to my brothor Avhen he went from Garton with Ralph 

 Specke, 15^?., and id. I payd for him at Garton then. Is. 7rf. ; lent to 

 my brother to pay Mr Pearson, 1/. 10s.; layd out for buttons, silke, 

 &c., to Thomas Browne, Is. id. ; lent him at Garton when Mr Silvester 



• Rritlgut Williamson, daughter of Anthony Trott, was in 1609 the wife of Roln-rt 

 Mathison. From tlio (iifferoneo in age, she may have l)een but half-aiatcr to Mary 

 Specke; the legacy left to each of them by their father was I'lOl. 



