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- John Emmerson left the following will:Arch. Richmond.John Emerson." John Emrsson curate of Eryholme '' First I comend my soule in to the hands of my lord god.'' I will that Richard Ward have the half oxgang of land that John Dobson let to me, during the lease, to helpe to bryng him vp at ye scole, his porcion and a sylver spone and ye hole oxgang of John Warde land duryng yt lease If his Bretheren and Systers be content. Agnes Ward shall have my best Chyst A sylver spone and my best hatt. And I will that Lawrence Ward, Jane Ward, Edward Ward and Marye Ward have each a sylver spone. Residue to Lawrence, Jane, Agnes, Edwarde, Mary, and Richarde Warde my exors. [No witness]. Dat. II April 1571.Debts owing to me from Robert Emmersonn, Henry Emmerson, Richard Northe, the wives of Johnson the elder and Johnson the younger, William Burton, Thomas Foxcrofte of Brandon. Debts that I owe to my Systers children that is to say Edward, Jane, Agnes, Mary, and Richard Ward xxvijli. Debts owing to Willm Burnet, and Cuthbert Wytham.Proved 21 Nov. 1571 by Lawrence Ward—Power reserved etc. Inventory made 10 June 1571 of the goods of Sir John Emerson dec'd. by Roberte Emerson, John Dobson, Robert Myddelton, and AnthoineElge.Summa clara xvijli xs ijd.----------------------------------A couple of the names mentioned above (Lawrence Ward, John Dobson, Robert Emmerson) are also mentioned in this court case 23 years later:"Die Sabbi, 20 April 1594. Offic' against Robert Atkinson, William Bower, Robert Nicholson, Francis Oswald, Miles Guy, John Fawcett, Michael Jefferson, William Huetson, Geffrey Holume, Peter Collon, Laurence Elgy, William Helcot, Laurence Warde, John Dobson, Anthony Elgey, Laurence Catherick, William Marshall, Robert Emerson, James Daile, John Atkinson, Richard Stockdale, Peter Glover, George Lassels, William Cornefourth, Richard Prescott, John Middleton, James Rokebie, Robert Branson, parishioners; Ric. Stockdale and James Daile, churchwardens; and all the other parishioners, declared contumacious for non-appearance; and the said churchwardens summoned to appear and shew what they had done touching the re-edifying of their clock in Darlington church, heretofore commanded to be done by the Rt. Honble Henry Earl of Huntingdon, Lord President of the North, and ye Lord Bishop of Durham; which day the same Richard Stockdaile appeared, and alledged that assessment was already made, according to a particular then by him shewed to the Judge, and desired ye Judge would ratify the same, &c."
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