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Mootliropp, and by his father's directions, the somme of 61. Gs. in full 

 payment for seaven yeares free rent for the tyth of the demuynes of 

 Elmswell for come and haye, being 18s. per annum, which seaven 

 yeares was expired the 21st of September last, anno domni 1640, for 

 which somme abovesaid I have his acquittance. — jS^ov. 17. Pd to Mr 

 John Pearson, Junior, 10^. for one halfe yeares rent for the tyth corne 

 of 40 oxganges in Emswell, viz. : of the farmc late in the occupation 

 of Martyn Wise, 16 oxg. ; and of Laborue farme, 8 oxg. ; of Skelton 

 fai-me, 8 oxg. , of the West farme, but 4 oxg. ; and the odde fower oxg. 

 belonging to John Bonwick howse ; in all 40 oxganges clere(?). — I 

 payd him also I2s. for the tyth hay that belongeth to the farmes I 

 have in my owne hands, and the peeces that are tythable which yeth 

 mingled among the demaynes, in full payment. 



1641. Seevaj^ts hteed at Martyxmasse. — Christopher Pearson to 

 have 41. per annum, and 12d. for his godspenny; Henry Wise 21. 13s. 

 4d.; Henry Pinder 11. 13s. 4(?. ; William Tadman, shep., 5^., and 16 

 ewes and 7 hogges wintered, or ells 20 ewes and no hogges, whether he 

 will; Alee Foxe 11. 12s., and 2s. for her godspenny; Kobert Ward 21.; 

 EUin Edmonds 16s.; Joane Temy ll. 13s. 4c?., her godpenny was 

 Is. 6d.; George 1^. 22^. 6s. — Nov. 12. Payd to Thomas Clarkson for 

 the use of his master Mr John Pearson of Setterington, 21s. for seaven 

 tyth lambes I bought of him, and 3^. in part of the money due to him 

 for the tyth come of the 36 oxgange of Towne land, and 18s. for the 

 free rent for the demaynes for the tyth corne. 



1642, July 8. Pd to Mr John Pearson himselfe for the tyth hay of 

 the towne closes I have the laud of, and other parcells, 12s. — Xov. 19. 

 I made the sheepe dike in the tovTue becke, by Howsam lane ende, and 

 William Whitehead would not sende any helpe to make it, but gave the 

 constable, Richard Parrat, ill wordes, and called him slave when he 

 wished him to come to helpe ; so that he is not to wash any sheepe 

 there. Testis. Edward Piuder. — Dec. 1. Rec. 71. for the tythe of 

 28 oxg. of the towne land ; and 18s. for the free rent for the demaynes 

 of Emswell; rec. also 20s. in full for the tythe hay of the small closes, 

 and all but the carr. By me Jo. Peirsonn 



1633, Oct. 18, he is called Mr. Pearson of Mo wthrop. la 1641, May 17, being then 

 called of Setterington, hee receives 10^. as com tithe; in 1612, April 21, 9/. as one 

 year's tithe of 36 oxgangs of corne dew. See Visit. Ebor. 1666 : Under Pearson of 

 Lowthorpe. Matthew Pierson of Settrington, gent., made his will Jan. 27, 1666-7, 

 lea\'ing to his son George his land in Barsdale; to his daughter Mary 100/.; his 

 four youngest sons, Gustavus, Matthew, Roland, and John, to be put to sea when of 

 age ; — he mentions also his daughters Elizabeth and Dorothy, his sister Alice Dent 

 and his sister Scarth, his brother Thomas Pearson, and his cousin Rowland Place. 

 John Pearson of Lowthorp, Esq., made his will in 1666, leaving Matthew his son 

 and heii-, John, "William, Sarah. Frances, and Anne, his childi-en, minors. To his 

 wife Elizabeth he gave his coach and four coach horses, the use of his house and 501. 

 per annum. He names his brother William Pearson of Bessingby, his kinsman 

 Thomas Pearson, and his children's uncle and aunt Crompton. Now the Visitation 

 tells us that Walter Crompton of Sunderlandwick mairied Anne daughter of John 

 Pearson of Settrington. He leaves his eldest son his books of law and justice, and 

 among the parliamentarj- marriages in the Register of Little Driffield is one before 

 John Peirson, Jiily 20,' 1656. Charles son of Sir Matthew Pearson was baptised 

 Feb. 3, and hurried Feb, 12 at Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgatc. York. 



