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- Will:Chistofer Dodisworth, of Jolbie, in the parish of Croft, 28 Oct. 1551, beinge by the Grace of God hole of mynd and of perfytt remembraunce, weyng and considering the mutabilitie and inconstancie of this worlde, and knowing also that death to every man is certen, the daye or hower thereof most uncerten, therefore, calling to my remembrance and myndyng the quiete staye, godlie concord and good agreement, of my wyfe and chylderin, as one not willing to dey intestate, doo ordeyn and mache this my present will and testament in maner and forme folowyng. Fyrst, and before all other things, I bequethe my sowle unto Almyghtie God, my maker, savyour and redemer, who, I trust, of his infynite marcey, for the death of his sonne, my saveyour, will accepte and receyve the same in the kyngdome of heaven, apon the dissolution of this my mortall bodie, and there to rest with Christ and all other the blessed and elect companye of heaven, untill last daye, when I assuredlie beleve that this my mortall bodie shall rise, then joyned to the sowle, and then for ever to rest in the joyes of heaven ; and that this my corpes to be buried within my said parishe churche of Sanct Peter at Croft, if yt so shall so please God. And also I will that the churche have all her right, according to - the estataite lymyted in that behalf, desyryng you, my executors, to use no other rites or other funerall pompes at my buryall then at the tyme of my deathe shalbe levefull by the King's Majesties lawes or injunctiones in that behalf. Also I will (by the lycence of my Mr.) that my tractable wyfe Maybell, after my deceasse, shall have full enterest in all suche fermeholding as I have in ferme and occupation at this daye in Jolbie, accordinge to the trewe effecte and menyng of my lease. And she to have, occupie, and enjoye the same (during hyr wedowehed) for the preferment of my yongest childrein, and to there brynging uppe, duringe my yeres, without interuption of any of ye said childerin.And if it liapp my wife to latt or taverne any parte of the said fermehold (not beying of habilitie to occupie the same) then I will that Roland my eldest sonne have it — I will that my said youngest children be either put the scole or to some other honest science, wherunto they ar most apte (dessyryng you, my natereall sonne Roland, of fatherlie zeale to be good sonne and loving and kynd brother to my wyfe and divider). - Item I will bequethe and geve unto my sone Fraunces my lease of Forsett and Apelbie. —Also I will and bequethe unto my sonne Roland xxs., desyringe you to be good unto my wife and childer, requiring you to accepte thes my small bequest at this tyme, calling to your rememberaunce how benefyciall and my fatherlie acte towards you allredie — To my dowghter Margerie Bower — to Elizabeth Ward, wedow, my dowghter, a young cowe — Also I desyre you, my executors, within xiiij. dayes after my buryall, that ye geve and distribute unto xij. of the most poore of this parishe ij d. a peace.I wyll that Thomas Laydman my servant have of my bequest one of my jaykatts — Also I will that my wife have all hir aperill and hir chamer and all other things that ar her right — dessyryng you, my faithful wife and sonne Roland to be my executors, and to see this my will trewlie performed in cverie behalf, as ye will answer before God at the daye of judgement.Fynallye 1 do most hartlic require you, my most loving and special] good Mr. Mr. Christofer Place, and my good Mr. Anthony Cattrik, to be the supervisor of this my last will and testament —Witnesses, Roland Doddysworth, John Dodysworth. Surtees comments on the above will: `The testator appears to have been a sort of gamekeeper under the family of Ratcliffe. This is the first occurrence of nets and setting dogs, which even after this time are very rarely mentioned. In 1582, Edward Weldon of Colborne has "a paire of larke netts," which he has sold for 5s. In the beginning of the next century we have dogs occasionally alluded to. The testator was a member of a younger branch of the family of Dodsworth, of Thornton Watlass, which had settled in the parishes of Croft and Barton, as tenants under the families of Place and Catterick, with whom they were connected by marriage. They were for many years lessees of Halnaby Grange, and afterwards settled at Barton, where they rose to some consequence. Another very respectable family of that name settled at Jolby, which formerly belonged to Easby Abbey, and in 1557 Lawrence Dodsworth obtained a grant of it from the Crown at 30 years' purchase. Other notices of this family will occur hereafter.' Note: Anthony Catterick, esq. of Stanwick, in the county of York, married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Rowland Tempest, esq. of Holmside, in Durham.
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