The Names of the tenants of Halkesgarthe and Senseker.
| The old rent. | The new rent. | And the fine. | |||||||||
| First John Coward | 24s. | 3l. | 16d. | 33s. | 4d. | ||||||
| From Henry Russell | 42s. | 11½d. | 4l. | 7s. | 3d. | 3l. | 6s. | 8d. | |||
| From Elisabeth Postgate, widow | 18s. | 10d. | 41s. | 5d. | 18s. | ||||||
| From Thomas Robynson | 12s. | 11½d. | 40s. | 7d. | 33s. | 4d. | |||||
| From John Robynson | 10s. | 2d. | 33s. | 4d. | 33s. | 4d. | |||||
| From James Browne | 16s. | 1d. | 36s. | 10d. | 24s. | 6d. | |||||
| From Robert Lyne | 16s. | 4d. | 33s. | 10d. | 13s. | 4d. | |||||
| From John Nattris | 7s. | 8d. | 15s. | 10s. | |||||||
| From Robert Stor | 23s. | 5d. | 50s. | 2d. | 15s. | ||||||
| From Thomas Coward | 14s. | 9d. | 31s. | 2s. | 6d. | ||||||
| From Thomas Hodshon | 20s. | 5d. | 50s. | 8d. | 24s. | ||||||
| From William Walker | 7s. | 3d. | 17s. | 5s. | |||||||
| From Henry Tomson | 11s. | 3½d. | |||||||||
| From Henry Coverdaill | 15s. | 36s. | 11s. | 8d. | |||||||
| From Nicholas Grame | 22s. | 6d. | 46s. | 8d. | 3s. | ||||||
| From William Postgate | 28s. | 7d. | 3l. | 6s. | 8d. | 23s. | 6d. | ||||
| From William Brown | 13s. | 4d. | 26s. | 8d. | 24s. | 10d. | |||||
| From Robert Jefrayson | 14s. | 30s. | 3s. | 4d. | |||||||
| From William Bois and Robert Jefrayson | 34s. | 8d. | 3l. | 6s. | 8d. | 13s. | 4d. | ||||
| From Robert Barker | 14s. | 6d. | 30s. | 2s. | 8d. | ||||||
| From Christofer Jefrayson | 10s. | 8d. | 26s. | 8d. | 3s. | 4d. | |||||
| From Richard Colson and Isabell Colson, widow | 31s. | 3l. | 2s. | ||||||||
| From Robert Sutton and Kateryn Sutton, widow | 23s. | 4d. | 53s. | 4d. | 36s. | 8d. | |||||
| From Thomas Postgate, younger, and Henry Russell | 27s. | 6d. | 3l. | 6s. | 8d. | 37s. | |||||
| From Thomas Postgate the elder, Suthwait house | 18s. | 3d. | 46s. | 8d. | 23s. | 4d. | |||||
| From Robert Huntrodes | 50s. | 2d. | 5l. | 16s. | 8d. | 7s. | |||||
At Lammas last past my Lady Yorke at Whitby earnestly demanded of the said Robert Michaelmas farm before hand, insomuch he durst not hold it but paid it to her, the sum of 58s. 4d.
From William Jakson, likewise paid 20s. for his farm afore hand.
| From Maryon Huntrodes, widow | 50s. | 2d. | 5l. | 16s. | 8d. | 7s. | |||||
| Sum:— | Sum:— | Sum:— | |||||||||
| 28l. | 19s. | 8½d. | 64l. | 9s. | 9d. | 23l. | 15s. | 8d. | |||
[Endorsed.] Bill versus Yorke.
Orders and Decrees.
24th day of October in the first year of the reign of
Queen Mary.
Be it remembered that the cause brought afore the Queen's Council in Her Majesty's Court of Requests at the suit as well of Robert Stor as William Poskett and William Browne, tenants to Sir John Yorke, knight, in the Lordship of Whitby in the County of York, is now ordered by the said Council by the agreement of the said Sir John, who hath promised that the said parties afore named, and every of them, shall have and quietly enjoy their tenements and holds during the years and terms in their leases and copies yet enduring, paying their rents and farms accustomed without any interruption to the contrary or any other by him or in his name or procurement.
[259] This document, though very imperfect, is interesting as illustrating (a) the land speculation which followed the dissolution of the monasteries, (b) the rack-renting of tenants which such speculation naturally produced.
10. Petition to Court of Requests to Stay Proceedings Against Tenants Pending the Hearing of their Case Before the Council of the North [R.O. Requests Proceedings. Bundle III, No. 24], 1576.
To the Queen's most excellent Majesty.