THE PEDEGRE OF THE RIGHT REVERENT ARCHBUSHOP OF YORKE. Folio 20. The right reverent father in God, ROBERT HOLGAT, Archbushope of York, maryed Barbara, dowghter of Roger Wentworth of Elmsale. For a biography of Robert Holgate, who was president of the north, 1538-54; archbishop of York, 1545-54; deprived for being married, 1554; and died 1555; see Dict. Nat. Biog., vol. xxvii. p. 128. His will dated 27 April, 1555, and proved 5 Dec., 1556, is printed in North Country Wills, part i. p. 232. By it he gives his executors besides other property the site of the late priory of Old Malton in Yorkshire and lands belonging to the late priory of the White Friars in Newcastleupon-Tyne upon trust to found a hospital for poor people at Hemsworth in Yorkshire. Arms were granted him by William Fellows, Norroy, 29 June, 1539. The grant is printed at length in Misc. Gen. et Her., n.s. i. 336. THE PEDEGRE OF THOMAS METHAM OF MEYTHAM HALL. Folio 21 d. THOMAS MEYTHAM, son and heyre to Thomas, maryed Grace, dowghter to Thomas Pudsey, of Barford, and by her had yssu Thomas, son and heyre; Francis, ijnd son; Roland, and John; Mawde, maryed to John Trolope, of Thornley. THOMAS, Son and heyre to Thomas, maryed Dorothe, dowghter to George Lord Darcy, of Aston, and by her ha yssu Thomas, son and heyre; Janne, and Dorothe. On the 4th Aug., 1526, there was a grant by Brian Hastings and others to Thomas Metham, junr., and others of messuages in Leeds upon trust for John Portington and wife. Yorkshire Deeds, part i. p. 24. In 1547 and 1550 Thomas Metham, esq., and Dorothea, his wife, were deforciants in fines relating to properties in Yorkshire, and in 1550 Thomas Metham described as Thomas Metham, senr., was deforciant in another similar fine. Yorkshire Fines, part i. pp. 145, 147, 148. The crest only is depicted in the MS. The shield for arms is left blank. The crest reproduced is taken from the tabular part of Harvey's visitation as being the better representation, but in the crest delineated in the narrative part, the colours of the buck's horns are also tricked as being party-coloured azure and argent. Both crests differ in detail and colour from that given in Thomas Wall's Book of Crests. The Ancestor, vol. xii. p. 71. THE PEDEGRE OF SIR ROBERT BRANDLYNG OF NEWCASTELL. [Here follows in the MS. a blank shield and no pedigree.] Folio 23. Owing possibly to some difficulty in satisfying the heralds, Sir Robert Brandling's pedigree is left blank not only by Harvey in his visitation in 1552, but also by Dalton in the latter's subsequent visitation in 1557. It was not until the 4th Dec., 1561, that he got his grant of arms from Dalton a few days before Dalton's death, and it is only in the anonymous visitation of 1560-1561 that his pedigree first appears. Particulars of his grant of arms, will, etc., will be found in notes to Dalton's visitation and to the visitation of 1560-1561 post. THE PEDEGRE OF THOMAS SWYNBOURNE OF EDLYNGHAM. Folio 23 d. JOHN SWYNBOURNE of Natharton, maryed [blank]* the dowghter of [blank], and by her had yssu Thomas, son and heyre. THOMAS, Son and heyre to John, maryed the dowghter and heyre of [blank], and by her had yssu George, Raffe, Symond, and John filius naturalys. GEORGE, Son and heyre to Thomas, maryed Maryon, dowghter to John Fenwyke, and by her had yssu Roger, son and heyre; Gawyn, ijnd sone; Thomas, iijrd son; [blank], maryed to John Rothom of Rothom; Annes, maryed to George Herbotell of Tokewell Hall; Maryon, maryed to George Heron of Chepchese. ROGER, son and heyre to George, mared Ysabell, dowghter and one of theyres of Thomas Eryngton, whych Thomas maryed the dowghter and one of theyres of Adame or Athan, and by her had yssu Thomas, son and heyre; Yngharam, ijnd son; Roger, iijrd son; John, iiijth son; George, vth son; Elizabeth, maryed to William Warde of Consyde; Maryon. THOMAS, son and heyre to Roger, maryed Margaret, dowghter to John Care of Wark, and by her hath yssu Vrsula and Elizabeth. For the dates of the wills, inquisitions, and records of this family see the extended pedigree by Mr. John Crawford Hodgson, F.S.A., in the new History of Northumberland, vol. vii. p. 132. The shield for arms is left blank in the manuscript. * Many of these blanks are filled up wholly or in part in the pedigree of John Swinburne of Chopwell ante. [MITFORD, a molet on the fess for difference. Impaling.-ANDERSON. For the colours of the Anderson impalement see the shield of Anderson post p. 72. THE PEDEGRE OF CHRISTOFER MEYTFORD OF NEWCASTELL. Folio 24. ROBERT MEYTFORTH. of Segyll, in the conte of Northumberland, had yssu Robert, eldyst; Nycholas, ijnd; John, iijrd; Christofer, iiijth; James, vth. CHRISTOFER, iiijth sone of Robert, maryed Agnes, dowghter of Christofer Brygham, and had yssu Francis, eldyst sone, and Christofer, ijnd son; Elenor, maryed to Bartram Anderson; Sybell, maryed to Bartrame Orde; Margaret, maryed to Henry Brandelyng. CHRISTOFER, Sone and heyre to Christofer, after the desese of Francis his brother, maryed Janne, dowghter of Henry Anderson, and by her had yssu Henry, eldyst son; Robert, ijnd; Alys. 66 The will of Christopher Mitford who married Agnes Brigham, dated 5 Jan., 1539-40, and proved 5 Feb., 1539-40, is printed in North Country Wills, part i. p. 166. It mentions my late wife Isabell." The will of his son, Christopher Mitford, who married Jane Anderson, dated 21 Oct., 1577, and proved 5 July, 1581, is printed in Durham Wills, part ii. p. 30. THE DESCENT OF CHRISTOFER BAKSTER, Folio 24 d. CHRISTOPHER BAKESTER, filius naturalis Thome Bakester maryed to his fyrst wyff Alys, dowghter to George Bednell, of Newcastell, and by her had yssu Alys, eldyst dowghter; and Ysabell, which dyed yong, sanz. In 1539 Thomas Baxter was an alderman of Newcastle and George Beadnel kept watch and ward under him. Archaeologia Aeliana, 1 series, vol. iv. p. 130. |