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Pudsey (of Arnforth), and Beatrice his wife, by deed and fine grant the property to Sir Timothy Whittingham, of Holmside, co. Durham, knt., for £3595.

Sir Timothy Whittingham was the eldest son of the wellknown Calvinistic dean of Durham, and it is curious to find him the owner of the remains of an old Roman Catholic establishment. How he would gloat over the ruins of what he considered to be pagan idolatry. Whittingham had purchased, in 1613, the estates of the Tempests, at Holmeside, in the county of Durham, a younger branch of the family that had at an early day possessed Studley. His title deeds could not fail to make him acquainted with Fountains abbey. He only held it for a brief space, selling it at a loss. On 15th Oct., 1st Car. I. (1625), Sir Timothy Whittingham, with Thomas Procter, esq., Thomas Whittingham son of Sir Timothy, Thomas Clark, and Gerard Birkhead, by deed of feoffment, convey Fountains, etc., to Humphrey Wharton, of Gilling Wood, esq., for £3,500.

Mr. Wharton (whose pedigree is well known), did not keep Fountains long. On 27th May, 1627, Humphrey Wharton, esq., and Thomas his son, Broythwell Lloyd, esq., and Honora his wife, another of the coheirs of Sir Stephen Procter, convey the property to Richard Ewens, of South Cowton, esq., and his heirs, for £4000 (his son-in-law, John Messenger, advancing £2700 of this sum).

Mr. Ewens left an only daughter and heiress, Elizabeth (bur. at Ripon, Oct. 18th, 1675), who became the wife of John Messenger,' gent., of Newsham, in the parish of Kirkby Ravensworth. As the pedigree of this family is unknown, I shall give it somewhat in detail. Mr. Messenger had a Quo Warranto brought against him for the Liberties of Fountains in 22nd Charles II. He seems to have had four children; his two sons were educated at Douay.

1. William Messenger, eldest son and heir.

2. Ewens Messenger, who joined his brother in granting an annuity of £100 to his father out of Fountains, 20th Car. II. On Oct. 20th, 1698, he made his will, describing himself as of "Dalebanck in ye constabulery of Bishop Thornton, gentleman." He mentions his father Ingilby. To Mary, his dear wife, whom he appoints executrix, he leaves his lands in Bishop Thornton for life, with remainder to his son John. The

(1) He had a brother, whose son, George Messenger, of London, appears in the entail. A Henry Messenger, of Newsham, married and had children by Elizabeth, daughter of George Meynell, of West Dalton, esq., who died in 1660.

residue is left to his two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, when twenty-one. Proved at York, 16th May, 1699. The sum total of the inventory of his goods amounted to £607 15s. 4d. Among them were "a silver tankerd, a dozen of silver spoones, a silver tumbler, and six salts," valued at £10.

WILLIAM MESSENGER, of Fountains, gent., son and heir. Bp. at Ripon, 7th Feb., 1629-30. On 28th Dec., 1678, he

settled certain property to raise portions. He made his will 20th May, 1679, in which he calls himself "William Messenger of Fountaines Abbey, gent." "To my eldest sonne, John Messenger, my lands, etc., in Fountaines, Swanley, and Morkar. To my beloved wife, Elizabeth M., £50 per ann., during her widowhood, and to the child she is with £400. To my three daughters, Elizabeth, Mary, and Anne M., £400 each, when 21, or when married. To the poore of Rippon parish, £5. My wife and my brother Ewens M. executors, and if they die, my beloved friends, Michael Wrightson, of the Six Clarks's Office, London, John Constable, alderman of York, and Wm. Bilton, of Clapham Greene." Seal, a chevron between three helmets.

To my

He married Elizabeth, dau. Yeoman, who had a good fortune. Her will is dated 17th Dec., 1694 (pr. at York, 29th Jan., 1694-5), "to be decently interred amongst my deceased relations in the collegiate church of Rippon. To my doughter, Ann Messenger, £1400, £1000 whereof is owing to me by Mr. John Douglas, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and £400 by Mr. Ralph Errington, of Newcastle aforesaid. daughter, Elizabeth Tanckred, one silver salver with three silver casters. The rest of my silver plate, which I bought myselfe, I give to my doughter, Ann Messenger. To my loveing sonn-inlaw, Thomas Tanckred, esq., £40. To my loveing sonn, John Messenger, all my goods and stock, and my lands in Hartwith and Winsley-sonn-in-law, Thomas Tanckred, of Fountains, esq., exor., and I give him twenty nobles to buy him murning, and give him the tuition of my children." Their children were: 1. John Messenger, eldest son.

2. William, born 5th Oct., 1679.

1. Elizabeth, born 22 Jan., 1672, had £500 settled on her by her father in 1676, she married (Sir) Thomas Tancred, bart.

2. Mary, born 10 Nov., 1674, bur. at Ripon, Dec. 6, 1686, had £500 settled on her in 1676, and another £500 in 1678.

3. Ann, born 31 Aug., 1678. By the settlement

of 1678 she was to have £700.

JOHN MESSENGER, esq., of Fountains Abbey, eldest son and heir, born 27th Aug., 1676. He married Margaret, daughter of Simon Scrope, of Danby, esq. Marriage articles dated 16th Dec., 1698, and settlement after marriage 1st March, 1717. She was to have £1500 when her first child was born. She was living in 1736. Their children were:

Michael James Messenger, "son and heir apparent."
John, born Jan. 18, 1700.

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William, living in 1768, having then a daughter,

Mary, who died, aged about 15.

MICHAEL JAMES MESSENGER, of Fountains Abbey, esq., Will dated June 19th, 1765 (pr. at York, 27th March, 1766). He died 19th Jan., 1766, and was buried in the chapel yard of Aldfield, by his own direction. He married Elizabeth, only daughter of Nicholas Sayer, of Wilford, Notts., gent., who had £1500 to her fortune, and was living in 1768. Her marriage articles are dated 21 Aug., 1736. They had issue :

John Michael Messenger, only son.

Margaret, md. 4th June, 1758, Walter Strickland, of Sizergh, esq., who died s. p. in 1761; secondly, Mr. Thos. Mitchell, of Angram. She died childless. JOHN MICHAEL MESSENGER, esq., of Fountains Hall, sold the abbey, and afterwards resided at Cayton Grange, which he bought of John Iveson, of Ripon, esq. He died at Cayton, 13th May, 1806, in his 67th year, and was buried at South Stainley, M. I. He was married at Romaldkirk, 6th May, 1786, to Anne Mary, eldest daughter of Michael Tunstall, of Durham, esq., who was living, a childless widow, in 1812.

On 22nd Dec., 8th George III. (1768), John Messenger, esq., conveyed the manor and lordship of Fountains, and other premises (estimated by an old survey at 543 acres) to William Aislabie, esq., of Studley, for £18,000. Henceforward the descent of the abbey is identical with that of the neighbouring domain of Studley.

INDEX.*

A

AARON, the Jew, 18n, 19n.
Abelard, Peter, 201.

Acastre (Acaster Malbys, near York),
15, 33.

Acomb, near York, 193.
Acre, Joan of, 189.

Acre, Siege of, 7n.

Adæ, Adam fil., persona de Crosthe-
weit, 30.

Adelulfus, see Carlisle, Bishops of.
Adlington, Ric., 232.
Aghenlay, 15.

Ainderby, Ainderbie, Aynderby (Ain-
derby Quernhow), 4n, 9, 15, 35, 37,
38, 89, 94, 100.

Aire, the river, 170.
Airedale, 16.

Aireton (Airton-in-Craven), 16.
Aisenby, Aistenby, Ascenby, Azenbie
(Aisenby, par. Topcliffe), 15, 100,
223, 225.

Aislabie, account of family of, 235-44;
Geo. of York, 233; Mr. John, 233n;
Mr., 104, 122-3, 141, 143, 145-8;
Wm., 93, 108-10, 112, 121, 256.
Albemarliæ, Wm. de Fortibus, comes,
4n, 16, 28-9, 180.

42n.

family of, 159.

Isabella de Fortibus, 21m, 32,

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Aldbrough (par. Masham), Aldeburgh,
4-6, 9, 14, 19, 20, 35, 37-8, 48n, 69,
77, 80, 87, 91, 94-5, 100.

bridge of (Boroughbridge), 6.
Arthur, of Ellingthorpe, and
Arthur his son, 231-2.

Richard, of Aldbro' and Ripon,
227, 231.

Aldfield (near Fountains), Aldefeud,
Aldefelde, Aldfeld, 9, 16, 93, 106,
158, 214, 256.

Aldelinus de, 77; Joh. de, 41.
Aldelini, Wm. fil, 8.

Aldwerk, Aldwerk (par. Ecclesfield),
15, 228.

Aleman, of Studley, members of fam.
of, 211-12.

Alemannia (Germany), 10.

Alexander, see Lincoln, Bishops of
Alford, Sir Wm., 99.
Allanbridge, John, 201.

Allanson, Chas., of Bramham Bigging,
242; Eliz. his wife, 112, 123, 244.
Allen, Cardinal, 220.

Allerdale (in Cumberland), 16, 104-5.
Alney, Rob. de, 194.
Alnwick, 148.
Alyng, Peter, 65n.

Amounderness, 51n.

Ampleforth, 199.

Anagnia, John de, card. bp. of Præ-
neste, 12n.

Anjou, Earl of, 24n.

Appelthwayt (Applethwaite), 16.

Appeltrewyk (Appletrewick in Craven)

16.

Appleton-le-Street, 186.

194.

Sampson de, 196.

Nun, 116.
Parva, 213,

*For the names of kings, bishops, etc., look under the kingdom, diocese, etc., which they
ruled. The popes are under the word Pope.

B.-VOL. II.

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school, 228-30.

Ashton, Tho., 250.
Askeryk (Askrigg), 15.

Askham, Great and Little, near York,
233.

Askwith, John, 89.

Aslaby, Sir, vicar of Tickhill, 219.
Asmunderby, 9, 15.
Assheton MSS., 160.

Atkinson, John, 247; Thos., 185, 207.
Atte-Lee, Joh., 47.

Aubertus, presb.-card. S. Anastasiæ,
76.

Aubign' (Albini), R. de, 10.
Audoenus, see Ebroicensis Episc.

Augustine, see Canterbury, Archb. of.
St., 67n.

Aundelay (par. Elland), 15.

Austewyke (Austwick, par. Clapham),

16.

Azerlagh (Azerley, near Ripon), 15,
28n, 227.

Axholme, Isle of, 48n.

Aysgarth in Wensleydale, 150.

B

BALDERBY (Baldersby, par. Topcliffe)
9, 14, 19, 20, 62, 77, 80, 87, 89, 93-5,
100.

Baldersby, John, 90.

Banokbran (Bannockburn), 198n.
Barbeflete, 12.

Barantyn, Drugo, 85.

Bardulf, Thos., 8, 8n.

Barker, Stephen, 14n.

Barnardcastle, 198.
Barns, Eliz., 233.

Baro, capellanus papæ, 68, 70n.

Basingwerk, 71n, 72n.

Basle, Council of, 170.

Basset, William, 41.

Bath and Wells, T., bishop of 47; R.,

bishop of, 20, 21.

Bavaria, Louis of, 100,

Bayeux, Bayhus, Henry, bishop of,
10; Philip, bishop of, 3; Steph. de,
214.

Bayldon, John, 185.
Bayn, Roger, 91.
Baynes, Isab., 221.

Beaconsfield, Bucks, 240,

Beaulieu Abbey (Bellus Locus), 17n,
65n, 209.

Beaumont, Lord, 90.

Beauvaiz, Beauviez, Walter, 26, 33,
43n.

Becke, Robert, 227.

Becket, Thomas a, 88.
Beckfield, William, 185.

Beckwith, Bekewith, Frances, 250;
Kate, dau. Gilb., 250; Leon, 101;
Marm., 91; Mr., 91.

Bede, 201.

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Bernardus, Presb.-card. S. Clementis,
71, 79.

S., 116-18, 144, 179, 180, 184,
201.

Berwick-on-Tweed, super Twidam, 21,
198n, 220-1.

Best, Thos., of Middleton Quernhow,
228.

Bethel, Sir Hugh, of Ellerton, 224-5.
Betlesden (Bittlesdon) Abbey, 18n.
Beton, Baldwin de, comes Albermarle,
16.

Beuerley (Bewerley), 9, 14, 86, 91,
252.

Beverley, 90, 199, 206.
Biggehousbergh, 16.

Billington, Hugh, 247.

Bilton, William, of Clapham Green,
255.

Birkhead, Gerard, 254.

Birkhow (Birkhouse), 16.

Birnebem, Brembem, Brymbem, Brine-

bem, Brymbem (Brimham), 9, 14,
60, 87-8, 91-2, 94, 96, 100, 105,
Bishop-Auckland, 222.
Bishop-Thornton, 254,

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