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Notebook of lecture notes
CHP/2/5 · Item · 1920s
Part of Harry and Esther Chapman papers

The notebook contains a description of the Lewes Gun 303, including sequences of the mechanism; points before, during and after firing; use of guns in attack (at end of book); elementary drill; arms employed against anti-aircraft; lectures on revolvers.

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CHP/3 · Item · May 1929-February 1932
Part of Harry and Esther Chapman papers

Carr was a House and Estate Agent at 8 St Saviourgate, York. His tenant was H Chapman, 32 St Ann Street, and the rent was 4/6d per week.

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CHP/4 · File · 1925-1926
Part of Harry and Esther Chapman papers

The papers were compiled after the death of Harry Chapman of tuberculosis at Fairfield Sanatorium. The pension was disallowed on the basis that the disease was not caused by active service. Also includes papers relating to his burial.

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CIN · Collection · 1936-1957

Includes two ring binders of newspaper clippings and photographs, predominantly about St George's cinema, York. Also includes photographs of St George's cinema events, and a file of papers relating to Ernest Johnson's war service, as well as one ring binder of newspaper and article cuttings relating to quotations and the cinema profession.

Ernest Johnson

Includes photographs of Palestine and Ernest Johnson on war service, as well as newspaper cuttings relating to the war (as well as one cutting relating to the French airmen leaving Elvington and the 1945 floods), cards, war service medal card, correspondence regarding Johnson's appointment to RAF wing command and a copy of 'War-time directory of Egypt.'

Ernest Johnson
York Civic Trust
CIV · Fonds · 1950-2006

At present this collection only comprises annual reports for the trust, papers relating to the Civic Trust Amenity awards and York and Yorkshire and East Yorkshire Architectural Society awards and submissions for the Civic Trust Awards Scheme.

York Civic Trust
Clifford J Grant papers
CJG · Fonds · 1898-1960s

Includes typescript manuscripts, newspaper cuttings and photographs.

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Tyepscripts
CJG/1 · Series · 1921-1950s
Part of Clifford J Grant papers

Includes typescript plays, stories and short stories. In some cases multiple versions exist for a particular title.

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Camp life
CJG/1/3 · File · c.1940-c.1959
Part of Clifford J Grant papers

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Photographs
CJG/2 · File · 1898-1960s
Part of Clifford J Grant papers

Includes family photographs (most members unidentified), as well as photographs of the various business premises of William Grant in York. Also includes one image of the old premises of Andersons tailors. Some of the images are promotional postcards.

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Newspaper cuttings
CJG/3 · File · 1930s-1940s
Part of Clifford J Grant papers

Newspaper cuttings relating to the activities of Clifford J Grant and the family business.

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Papers of T C Clark
CLA · Fonds · 1925

This collection curently comprises one school report.

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CLH · Fonds · 2015-2017

At present this collection comprises papers produced in the course of the group's Heritage Lottery Funded First World War project. Includes letters of support, project evaluation and financial statement, press cuttings, responses to a conscription workshop, exhibition publicity and programme November 2017, transcript of correspondence and copies of three publications.

First World War project
CLH/1 · Series · 2015-2017
Part of Clements Hall Local History Group

Includes letters of support, project evaluation and financial statement, press cuttings, workshop entitled 'responses to First World War conscription,' exhibition publicity and programme November 2017, transcript of correspondence and copies of three publications.

Bargain and Sale

Anthony Eltofts of Byngley, Esq. to Joan Cotes of York, widow, and William Lyghtfote of York, chaplain. 28½ acres of arable land in Clyfton, 19 acres being in the tenure of Thomas Lambe, husbandman, and 9½ acres in the tenure of Robert Burton, husbandman, 3½ acres and ½ rood of meadow in Clyfton in the tenure of the said Joan Cotes and Thomas Lambe; ½ a tenement in Clifton in the tenure of Robert Clerke, weaver; ½ of another tenement in the tenure of George Esengwalde, labourer, and ½ a cottage in the tenure of William Smyth, labourer. Clause barring all claims of Maud Eltofts, wife of Anthony. Conson: £60. Seal on tag.

Bargain and Sale

Henry Dobson of Clementhorpe, yeoman, son and heir of John Dobson, deceased to John Redeman of Gate Fulforde, deceased to John Redeman of Gate Fulforde, gent. Relating to 19½ acres of arable land and 3 acres of meadow in Clyfton, in the several tenures of Hugh Burdon and Robert Newtonn, formerly belonging to Jenet Cotes and then to John Dobson. Henry Dobson covenants to make a sure estate in fee simple with warranty against him and his heirs, Anne, his wife, Elizabeth Hedon, wife of the late John Dobson, and John Dobson, jnr. and their heirs. consideration: £40. Signed and sealed by Henry Dobson.

Bargain and Sale

John Readman to John Grene. 19½ acres of arable land and 3 acres of meadow in Clifton, formerly of Joan Cotes, widow, deceased, then of John Dobson and lately of Henry Dobson, and in the several tenures of Hugh Burton and Robert Newton. John Readman obtained the lands from Henry Dobson, as in CLY/1/1/10. Consideration: £40. Seal on tag. Endorsed Livery of seisin, 5 June 1555 (Latin).

Bargain and Sale

John Blithman of Munckebreton, (Monk Bretton), County of York, Gent and Margaret his wife, to William Harrington of York, gent. 18½ acres of arable land and 4½ acres of meadow in Clifton, formerly the land of John Dobson of York, deceased and afterwards of Henry Dobson of York, then of John Readman lately of John Grene, father of the said Margaret, and now in the several tenures of Thomas Burton, Henry Grainger and James Cottrall. The lands passed to John Blithman and Margaret on the death of John Grene her father. (save for the rights of Joan Hall, her mother, widow of John Grene, for the term of her life). Signed and sealed by John Blithman and (with a cross) Margaret Blithman. Conson. Unspecified. Endorsed. Livery of seisin, 15 Dec 1581. (Latin)

Feoffment

William Harryngton to Leonard Weddell. 18½ acres of arable land and 4½ acres of meadow in Clifton, (as in CLY/1/1/19 and CLY/1/1/23). Appointment of James Mudde and John Harberte, yeoman, as attorneys to deliver seisin. Conson £74. Signed and sealed by William Haryngton. Endorsed Livery of seisin, 14 Mar 1582. Attached: Bond of William Harrington, in £80, for performance of covenants. (Latin)

On the case between Leonard Weddell of Cliftonne, plaintiff and John Gawthropp and Richard Fall of York, defendants, concerning the pasturage of sheep on Paney alias Paneley Crofts. The defendants, pasture master of Bowthom Ward, on 16 Nov. 1591 had impounded 96 sheep worth £24 belonging to the plaintiff and pasturing on Paneley Crofts. They claimed that the inhabitants of Bowthom Ward had had pasture rights there from time immemorial. The plaintiff alleged that he possessed by royal grant a tenement and Pepper Mylne Close in Clifton and by right thereof had pasturage in Paneley Crofts which he said were part of the manor of Clifton. It was established on enquiry by the Lord President and Council that Paneley Crofts were part of the manor of Clifton and that both had previously belonged to St Mary’s Abbey. They had passed to the Crown on the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Tenants of the manor of Clifton had the right of common pasture on Paneley Crofts. Judgement was given against the defendants and they were ordered to pay to the plaintiff 4d and 53s 4d costs. Signed and sealed by Ra Rokebye, 16 Aug 1593. Wafer seal.

Margery Weddell of Clifton, widow, and Robert Weddell, her son, gent to William (Scott) Stott, of York, merchant, to William Hodgson of Bowthome, yeoman, to the use of Margery Weddell, son of Margery and brother of Robert. 18½ acres of arable land and 4½ acres of meadow in Clifton lately belonging to Leonard Weddell and which he bought from William Harrington, Gent, (CLY/1/1/23). Endorsed witnesses to livery of seisin, 13 July 1611 (Latin)

Margery Weddell of Clifton and William Weddell, her son, to William Scott, merchant, and William Hodgson, gent., to the use of Margery Weddell for life, remainder of the use of Leonard Weddell of Clifton, her son, brother of William. Lands as in CLY/1/1/24 and CLY/1/1/25). Endorsed witnesses to livery of seisin, date as above. (Latin)

Bargain and Sale

Margery Weddell of Earswicke, widow, and Leonard Weddell of the same, gent, to Sir William Robinson of Newby, Co, York, Kt. 18½ acres of arable land, 4½ acres of meadow and one headland in the upper bottoms in Clifton containing ½ acre; part of a meadow in Clifton Ings containing 1 acre; another headland in the Laires containing ½ acre; and a piece of ground in the Tofts containing ½ acre, a piece of ground containing one rood in the said Tofts, all in Clifton and lately in the tenure of Margery Weddell or Leonard Weddell. Attached. Appointment of William Weddell of Earswicke, gent, and Philip Eshe of York, gent. as attornies to deliver siesing. Signed and sealed by Margery Weddell (with a mark) and Leonard Weddell. Endorsed witnesses to livery of seisin.

Grant of rent charge

Sir William Robinson to Margery Weddell. An annuity of £43 consequent upon her surrender of a messuage in Clifton, Pepper Mylne Close and lands near the tile pits, part of the manor of Clifton leased to her by Letters Patent, 10 July 1590, at an annual rent of £4. 5s. 7d. The reversion of the messuage and lands had been purchased from the crown by Sir William Robinson. Signed and sealed (with a mark) by Margery Weddell.

Feoffment to uses

Joan Cotes, and Wm Lyghtfote, to Thomas Vavasour, gent, George Gill, William Thomson and John Plewman, to the use of Joan Cotes for life, remainder to the use of Thomas Thomson son of William Thomson, and the heirs of his body, or, if the said Thomas Thomson should become a priest, to the use of John Thomson, son of William Thomson and the heirs of his body, remainder to Agnes and Grace Thomson, daughters of William Thomson, and their heirs. Property as in CLY/1/1/1. Appointment of John Symson, clerk, as attorney to deliver seisin. Endorsement: Thomas, John, Agnes or Grace Thomson and their heirs to make an annual obit in the church of St Nicholas in Mikylgate, for the soul of the said Jenatt (sic) Cotes, her husband, parents and benefactors, of an annual value of 3s 4d – 9d to the parish priest for mass, dirige, wax and offering 6d to the parish clerk for dirige and mass, 12d to 3 priests at the dirige, and the remainder to be distributed among the children and poor. (Latin. Endorsement in English).

Lease

John Dobson, butcher, Sheriff of York, and Margaret his wife, to Robert. Newton of Clyfton, husbandman. Relates to 2½ acres of arable land and meadow in Clyfton and Roeclyff – 4 acres of arable land and 5 roods of meadow in the tenure of Robert Plumpton of Clyfton, 4 acres and a rood of arable land in the tenure of Jenkyng Cootts of Clyfton, and 3 acres of meadow in the tenure of Thomas Wilson, husbandman. Term: 21 years. Rent: 34s 1d p.a.

Bargain and Sale

William Thompson of Over Poppleton, husbandman, and Thomas Thomson, his son and heir, to John Dobson of York, butcher. 19½ acres of arable land and 3 acres of meadow in Clyfton, formerly belonging to Jennett Cotes, (or Cootes), widow, deceased. A bond of Statute Merchant in £100 to be void on the performance of covenants. Conson. £40. Signed and sealed (seals missing) by William and Thomas Thompson.

Covenant to stand seised

John Dobson, senior of Clementhorpe, gent, to John Northe and Thomas Standevyn of York, gents, to the use of John Dobson, and Elizabeth his wife, remain der to the use of John Dobson, their son, and the heirs of his body, remainder to the use of Henry Dobson, another son, and the heirs of Edmund Dobson, a third son, and his heirs. 19 acres of arable land and 3 acres of meadow in Clyfton, which he had by the feoffment of William Thompson and Thomas Thompson, as in CLY/1/1/6, a messuage in Nedylergate, York, in the tenure of James Wylkynson, girdler, situated in width between the tenement belonging to the former chantry in St Crux Church and the tenement of Paul Atkyreke, and extending in length from the street in front to the King’s ditch behind. And a tenement, garden and dove-cot in St Lawrence’s parish without Walmegate Bar, which he had from John Seller, miller, and Margaret, his wife, by a deed, date 3 Dec 1545. Appointment of John Edmondson and Ric. Aneley of York as attorneys to deliver seisin. Signed and sealed by John Northe and Thomas Standeven. Endorsement: Livery of Seisin, 6 July 1551 (Latin). Memo. (in English) that seisin was not delivered of the lands in Clifton, only of the property in York, in the name of all the lands. So Henry Dobson, son and heir of John Dobson, entered the land in Clifton, and later sold it to John Redeman, who sold it to John Grene. (see CLY/1/1/10-15).

Assignment

Sir Edward Yorke of Rippon, Kt., to John Wells of Clifton, yeoman, the remainder of a term of years in 2 messuages, cottages and an acre of land and appurtenances in Clifton, leased to him by Letters Patent, 21 May 1593 viz: a messuage in Clifton in the tenure of Robert Wrighte; a messuage, cottage, and an acre of land in Clifton, formerly in the tenure of John Cartwrighte, then of John Harbarte, and leased to Dorothy Wells; and a cottage and garden in Clifton, formerly in the tenure of Mrs Ashbie and then of Robert Wrighte. Term and rents as detailed in CLY/1/9/1 Edward Yorke had assigned the property to William Robinson of York, Alderman, 9 Jan 1594, who re-assigned it to him the following day. Signed and sealed, (seal missing) by Edward Yorke. Endorsed John Welles’s covenant to pay Edward Yorke, £120 15s 2d.

Letters patent

Queen Elizabeth to Richard Swayne, Esq. and Richard Ryves, Gent, both of the Middle Temple, London. The manor of Clifton with appurtenances in Clifton and York, of an annual value of £39. 7s 10½d, 24 hens and 300 eggs, formerly belonging to St Mary’s Abbey and lately in the tenure of various persons; Acton alias Ayon Close in Clifton in the tenure of Jas. Siddell and Alice his wife at an annual rent of 20s.; the profits of the court of the manor of Clifton, valued at 3s 4d p.a. and all appurtenances and manorial rights including the Court Leet, View of Frank pledge, lawdays, assize of bread, wine and ale, forfeits of felons, knights’ fees, wardship, marriage, escheat, relief and free warren; reserving to the Crown all advowsons and £7. 7s p.a. rent from 49 acres of meadow belonging to the manor. Also moiety of a tenement and ruined water-mill in Skeby (Skeeby) in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, of an annual value of 56s 8d. formerly belonging to the Priory of Egleston (Egglestone) and lately in the tenure of Robert Cooke; and the other moiety of the said tenement and water-mill, of an annual value of £56s. 8d. lately in the tenure of Margery Cooke. The premises to be held as of the royal manor of East Greenwich by common socage. Conson. £1418 12s 6d. Rent. £39. 18s 5d p.a. The document then receipts 15 other letters patent dating from 23 June 1578 to July 1591.

Abstract of Letters Patent

To Richard Swaine and Richard Ryves. The manor of Clifton, Ayon alias Acton Close in Clifton, the profits of the manor courts and both moieties of a tenement and ruined water-mill in Skeby; reserving to the crown all advowsons and £7. 7s p.a. rent from 49 acres of meadow lately belonging to the manor of Clifton. (as in CLY/1/10/2) but omitting the recital of previous Letters Patent). Rent. £39 18s 5d p.a. Conson. £148 12s 6d (sic). Paper. 3 sheets, 1 defective. (English).

Bargain and Sale

Richard Swayne to Robert Seymer of Stoke Wayke, Dorset, Gent and William Blake, vintner, of London, the manor of Clifton, Acton alias Ayon Close in Clifton, and the profits of the manor court as granted to Richard Swayne and Richard Ryves by Letters Patent, 1 Aug 1600 (see CLY/1/10/2). Rent. £39 18s 5d p.a. to the Crown. Conson. Unspecified. Signed and sealed by Richard Swayne and Richard Ryves. Endorsed. Enrolled in Chancery.

Bargain and Sale

Robert Seymer and William Blake, to William Robinson, alderman, of York. The manor of Clifton with appurtenances as granted to Richard Swayne and Richard Ryves by Letters Patent, 1 Aug 1600 and by them bargained and sold to Robert Seymer, 19 Feb 1605.6. (see CLY/1/10/4) reserving to the Crown all advowsons and £7. 7s p.a. rent from 49 acres of land belonging to the manor: to be held by common socage as of the royal manor of East Greenwich. Rent. £39 18s 5d p.a. to the crown. Signed and sealed by Robert Seymer and William Blake. Endorsed. Enrolled in Chancery 28 Feb. 1605/06.

Firstly, to Thomas Smythson, the present tenant. (details of property now lost). Term 21 years. Rent £3 to the said Uldred and 2s to the heir of Robert Fons. Secondly, to Thomas Smythson jnr, a farm at the east end of Clifton and 35 acres in Clifton fields. Term 26 years. Rent 60s. p.a. Conson. £9. 6s. Signed by Edward Hastings and others. Paper. 10 sheets, the 1st of them missing. (Latin)

Copy letters patent

Queen Elizabeth to Henry Best and John Wotton of London, Gents, among other premises (unspecified), a dwelling house or farm at the east end of Clifton, a croft and 35 acres of arable land and meadow in the tenure of Thomas Smithson, part of the lands of the former chantry and granted by Letters Patent, 17 June 1590 to George Applebye, gent, for 21 years at 60s p.a. rent. To be held by common socage as of the manor of East Greenwich. Rent. £7 19s 4d p.a. for the premises in Thyrne and Beverley, and 53s 4d for the messuage or ‘le grange place’ called Freerhowse. Conson. £1253 11s 10d. Subscribed. By writ of privy seal. Paper. 7 pages. (Latin)

Bargain and Sale

Henry Best and John Wotton to Christopher Thorneton of Oswoldekirke, Co. York Gent. A farm house at the east end of Clifton, a croft and 35 acres of arable land and meadow in Clifton fields in the tenure of Thos. Smithson at £3 p.a. rent, being part of a former chantry. The property was leased to George Appleby, Gent, for 21 years at 60s p.a. rent by Letters Patent dated 17 June 1590, and granted to Henry Best and John Wotton as CLY/1/11/2. Reservation of the advowsons. To be held by common socage as of the Royal manor of East Grenewich. Conson; unspecified. Signed and sealed by Henry Best and John Wotton. Endorsed enrolled in chancery, 3 Nov 1601. (Latin).