William Conyers, of Marske

TESTAMENTUM WTLLIELMI oomns NUPER ns mssx ' ARMIGERI. I William Conyers of Marske esquyer,* 11 March 1556, to be buried in the parishe churche of Marske. To Keteryne Conyers his wiff his goods and cattells at Stonesdell and his in terest therein of the tack and demyse of his brother Christofer, and his leasse of the t ethe come of Huddiswell. To his said wife and to William Glapham his syster sonne his lease of the leade myndes in Arclegarthdaile. To his said wife his fermehold called Poncherde after suche yeares as Rauf Gower nowe haith in the same for her life, and then to his dau. Jayne Conyers. — To his servante Richard Lockay his lease of the heabe e of Downe holme parke — all these bequests to the custodie of illiam Wiclif of Wiclif esquyer, John Wiclif of Dalton and James Phillop. To Thomas Rookebye of Mortham esquyer one gray gelding callyd Gray Tailior. To William Wiclif a yong grysselde stoned horse and to James Phillop a gray amblinge mare which he had of John Denny—his wife executrix. — Witnesses, Sir Matho Blay myer parson of Marske, Sir Christofer Bekwithe prest, Sir Arthure Tailior preste, Henry Tirrell etc. [Prob. 4 May 1557, before Mr. Wm. Rokeby Vicar General, adm. to the executrix.]

INVENTORY, 30 April 1557 — soulkynge calves — wayndede calves —- a yowe and a lambe valued at iiij s. together. A gray horse callede Gray Tailliour liij s. iiij d. A yonge grysselde stonede horse in I-Iornbye parke, xl s. A horse called Gray Craven xxxvj s. viij d. — A litle sylver salt with a cover parcell gilt, one drynkinge cupp with a cover of sylver parcell 'lte, and xij. sylver sponnes, fpraysed alltogether lxvj s. viij d. eorge Con ers of Whitby esquyer,_ oweth iiijmi. Roland Tophame of Ghrlysle oweth for a hors called Gray Swan l. xiij s. iiij d.

* The testator was the son and heir of William Conyers of Marske (who died in 1553-1554), and married Catherine, one of the three daughters and co-heirs of James Mauleverer of Wooderston, esq., by Anne daughter and'co-heir of Ralph Wycliffe of Wycliffe, esquire. By her he left an only daughter and heiress, Jane Conyers, who married Arthur second son of the notorious James Phillip of Brignal, and carried the estate of Marske into her husband's tamily. The son seems to have been merelya tool in his father's hand, for no sooner had he obtained possession of Marske than he began to persecute the paternal relatives of his daughter-in-law by raising suits against them, and in some cases even proceeding to open violence. He was always deeply in debt, and in order to extricate himself from his difiiculties he leased out the inheritance of his son's wife. See Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, vol. v.

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