ITi APPENDIX B. 



evcrie of them six 200/. a peece. Tuition of John, James, Rohert, Ann 

 and Sara Best, and of William and Mary Trott to my son Paull — I 

 give him my whole manner of Emswcll, my whole farrae and lease of 

 Cottam,* my house and cottage at Beverley, and make him sole exe- 

 cutor. To my wief the grisseld horse I use to ryde one my selfe, or els 

 one of the colts in llichmondshier. Supervisors Mr Thomas Silvester,'' 

 John Gardiner, and Hugh Dailcs. Witnesses William Hobman," &c. 

 [Proved August 11, 1G17, at York.] 



June 15, 1645. Heney Best of Elmswell in the Countte of Tobke 

 GENTLEMAN — to be dccently buryed in Christian buriall in Litle Driffield 

 church yeard, or els where it pleaseth the Lord to appointe. To my 

 eldest Sonne John Best my mannour of Emsewell, and for want of 

 heires of his body to returne to my sonne William Best and to his 

 heires for ever. To my eldest daughter Mary Best** 20/. To my 

 daughters Elizabeth, Sarah, and Rebekka Best 200/. each, to be payd 

 at the day of their marriage or when they come to the age of 21 yeares. 

 To my beloved brother Paule Best 5/. To my sonne William Best 

 500/. to be payd him at the age of 21 yeares. To my sonne John Best 

 my greate silver beare bowle and a dozen of silver spoones which are 

 all of one sorte. To my sonne William Best my silver canne and my 

 silver boate". To my daughter Mary Best my new double silver salte. 

 To my daughter Elizabeth Best my plaine silver beaker and a dimpled 

 wine cupp and a silver spoon which spoon hath her mother's name and 



» " 1608, Nov. 21, Cottorae upon the "Woulde, rented of the Dean and Chapter of 

 York, \5L 2s. 7d. In 1636 "a sheep rake in Cottam fcyld for 18 score sheepe," 

 was valued at 6/. The few pages of John Uest's Book that time has spared, (see 

 pages 31, 86, 120, of his father's Farming Book) relate to this right of depasturing, 

 and mention that his father made good his claim to it after a trial at York Assizes, 

 before Sir John Denham, Baron of Exchequer, and Sir Thomas Chamberlaine, a 

 Justice of King's Bench. A paper of 1728 says "this walk or rake for my tenants' 

 sheep upon Cottom Try or Monk Lees (which piece of ground is about 500 acres) is 

 a tiling which has always been carped at, and sometimes disputed with my ancestors 

 by tlic freeholders and farmers of Cottom, but they were always worsted. I claim 

 there no property in the soil, <S:c." 



•> Mr. Thomas Sylvester was buried Sept. 9, 1623, his widow Jane, Jidy 29, 

 1654. Ursula, his daughter and heir, mar. William Simpson of Ryton, co. York, 

 who died 1638, Her son Thomas, aged 34, Visit. Ebor., 1065, married Mary dau. 

 of Sir William Cayley of Brompton, Bart, Silvester Simpson married ilaiy Eng- 

 land in March, 1650, and baptized his dau. Mary Jan. 9, 1650-1. 



<: Dorothy, sister of Bethell Hunter of Thornton, who died 1655, married 

 Chri.stopher Ilobman of Garion. 



<• Mary bapt. Apr. 21, 1618 ; married June 14, 1642, Robert Mav, and wasliving 

 Dec. 20," 1664.— Elizabeth bp. Aug. 11, 1622; living in 1664 as wife of Carlin.— 

 William bapt. Feb. 1, 1625-6; mar. May 6, 1652, Mary Welbume, and wa.s living 

 1604.— Sarah bapt. May 25, 1628. Rebecca bapt. Feb." 21, 1030-1. Dorothy bapt. 

 Oct. 23, 1633; living Jan. 14, 1668-9, as widow of Thomas Best of Ilidl, apotlic- 

 cary, whoso will will be found on page 151. 



« Possibly it may have been a pap-boat ; in the inventory of William Dent, of 

 Carleton, dated Jan 17, 1742-3, is this entry, " Item the little boat and silver tnn- 

 kerd 4/. lO.v." In 1610, Henry Paule of Skcme, bequeaths his "piece of silver 

 called St. George on horseback." The Green Vaults at Dresden will supply the 

 best upccimens of these quaint drinking vessels. 



