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ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. 317 and Isabell all the howshold goods, excepte a maskefatl" Item, I gyve to Thomas Almoclie cue oxgauge of Corned Item, I gyve to M'garet Kaget xiij. s. iiij. d. Item, I gyve to Jane epson a yowe and a lambe. Item, I gyve to Richard yates one colte stagg4, a gymmer hogg^, and a lambe. Item, I gyve to eu'y one of my brethren and sister children a gymmer lambe. Item, I gyve to Richard fraunsse half a Bushell of Rye. Item, I gyve to my three s'vand' ev'y one of theme a Lambe. Item, I give to maulde nelsone and avis her sister half a bushell of Rye. Item, I gyve to Richard exon a gymmer hogg. Item, I gyve to Robert Almoche all the fyerwoode about the bowse. The residewe of my goodes, my Dettes, fermes, Legacies and fun'all expenc' fulfilled and discharged. I make Thomas Almoche, Robert Almoche, Elizabeth and Isabell my hole Exe- cutors, wytnesses of this my last will and Testament, S"^ Bartilmewe Smyth, Thomas pallesser, John Cutay, Thomas Londe and John Raper. This will was proved at York, the 10th day of May, 1559, by the oaths of Thomas Almoche and Robert Almoche, two of the Executors therein named, to whom probate was granted. In the name of god. Amen, the xviij. day of may in the yeare of our lord god, 1558. I, Richard Almuke, of Sand-hooton, of hoole mynd and good remembrance, make this my last will and testament in man' and forme fol- lowyng; first I geue my soull to Almightie god, and to our blessed lady saint mary, and to all the holy company of beauen, and my body to be buried within the P'she churche Earth of our blessed lady in Thriske. It. I geue to S'^ bartholniew Smithe halfe a bushell of Rye, to pray for my soull and all cristen soules. It. I will that John Almoke my sonne shall haue my farmehold'*. It. I geue to Robtt. Almoke my sonne a cow, iiij. yewes and thayre lambes, vj. shepe hogges^*, and one gray horse. It. I geue to Jane hexen a quy stirke, a yew and a lambe, an almery", a calf; and yf this Jane chaunce to dye yt shall remayne to Richard hexon her brother. It. I geue to Richard yates a quy and a gymer lambe '^. It. I make Thomas Almoke to be sup'uisour of this my last will, to se that yt be fullfiUed and discharged in all things, as my trust is in him. All the residew and ou'- plus of my goods, my detts, fermes, legacies and fun'all expences payd, fulfilled and discharged. I make John Almoke my sone to be my full Execuf. Thes witnesseth s"" bartholniew smith, Thomas pallisscr, An- thony hurwith, Richard Newson and Thomas lund. Proved at York, the 16th day of September, 1558, by the oath of John Almoke the son, the sole executor therein named. NOTES. (1.) Sandhutton, adjoining to Tbivsk. (2.) Tlrirsk, in the Xortli Riding of Yorkshire. (3.) Coiip-eart, in the northern dialect, signifies, according to Brockett, a short cart which is capable of being conpcd, or turned up to be emptied : the long cart not being so. Bailey explains it as l)eing a close cait, giving instances of this " country word," a lime coop, a muck coop, &c. VOL. v. T t