l(i^ APPENDIX A. 



payre of cowrser lyneu sheetes, 6 ruffes, 5 payre of cowrse hemp sheetes, 

 2 lynen cubbert cloths, a diaper drinking napkin, a lynen curtayne, a 

 payre of lyntm pillowbcares seemed, a longe burying towell and a short 

 lynen towell, a dozen of fine lynen napkins and swa. . . ., a christninge 

 sheet with buttons,' one otlier seemed pillowe beare, a dozen of napkins 

 of cowrse lynen, one other dozen of cowrse lynen napkins, a dozen of 

 hemp napkins, 3 old lynen table clothes, and a payre of cowrse pillow 

 beares, and a Ij'uen towell, one olde lynen apron. — I bought of Mr 

 John Pearson, Procter of Driffeyld, this 23rd of June, 1640, twenty 

 three tyth'' lambes, which hee hadd at Kellithropp of widdow Hardy of 

 Wetwang, at 3s. 4.d. a peece, and also 1 1 of Elmswell tyth lambes at 

 3s. alambe; which, with 4d. he gave mee to make the somme even, 

 come to al. 10s. — June 23. I took of Mr Jolin Pearson the tyth come 

 of the newe howse farme called Loriraer farme, and the tyth come of 

 the farme lately in the occupacion of llobert Labome, and the tyth 

 come of the farme lately in the occupacion of Christopher Skelton, and 

 the tyth corne of the 4 oxgang, and the tyth of 4 oxgang of come 

 which I took of William Pinder for money hee owed to mee ; all wliich 

 tyth makcth lower oxgang, for whicli I am to pay him 51. an oxgang, 

 which Cometh to 20/. ; I am to pay him lOl. of it at Martynmas next 

 and the other 10/. at St. Marke day after. — I also bought of Mr John 

 Pearson tlie same tyme the tyth hay of those fai-mes abovsaid, and that 

 which payetli tyth in my closes, all (except the tyth hay belonging to 

 them in Elmswell Carr:) for which T am to pay him 12«. at Martyn- 

 mas next. — I payd to Mr Pearson for my tyth wooll and lambes for all 

 till this present, and I paj'd him also the same tyme for Prissilla 

 Browne for her tytli wooll and lambes. — Aug. 15. Payd to Mr Pearson 

 in full for 34 tyth lambes I bought of him this yearc, 51. 10s. — Oct. 18. 

 I payd to Mr Jolin Pearson, Junior, soune to Mr John Pearson' of 



» 1608, 27 Aug. Ladie Elizabeth Askwith, widow, late wife of Robert Ashwith 

 of the City of York, Alderman, leaves To Robert flyers, Aldemian and now Lord 

 ilayor of York, her son-in-law, " a Christctiiiigr shcrtc sued with blaeke, two fyne 

 lynnen sheetes belonging to my bed when as I layd in ehilde bed, the one of them is 

 sued with a I'aire laid eut worke and the other playne white; two dozen of fyne 

 lynnen napkins, the one dozen is rawed with blewe and the other is hollowe stitched; 

 a carpent eloth of erewells, which is of divei-s colours and in the middest and eyther 

 end wrouglit over with goulde." 



In the Inventory of Francis Emp.son of Goolc, Feb. 1 1, 1622-3, occur ihe follow- 

 ing: " Windingc clothes Us. &d.; two linen table clothes, one femble tablecloth, 

 two linen towels, two dibar towels, and one line cradle cloth, 14s. ; foure pair of har- 

 den sheets 9.«. 4rf. ; sixtene yeards of twill 16«. ; six pound and a half of harden 

 hame and three of femble hame, 4.v." 



In that of Richard Cowper of Gowdall, June 9, 1630 "four pillow beares 6«. ; 

 one c/in'stcniiiff ilice/c, 3 curtains 4s." 



In that of John Norfolk of Snaith, Jan. 26, 1656-7, "three dussen napkins,* two 

 chrinseninff sheets, tow towels, 21. 



^ " 1504, Sept. Receyved of Mr. Xorrys of the Parke Ilall for the one halfc of 

 his tythe lambes, being eight in number, after 3«. the lambc, \'2s." Shuttlcworth 

 Accoimts. 



■■ The first notice of Mr. Pearson is under the year 1619. In 1625, July 7, Mnt- 

 thow Pearson gives the usual receipt for John Pearson of Moothrop Grange. In 



