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Volume compile by Obadiah Yates [Rector of Bolton, Cumberland, 1710-1752, Vicar of Bromfield, Cumberland, l752-l765], and possibly by his family. The entries have been organised alphabetically in the first instance. The entries include notes of everyday expenses, including the payment of wages, payments for agricultural work and weaving, property maintenance, shoe repairs, the purchase of newspapers, and other such expenses. Although Obediah Yates died in 1765, entries continue after this date.

Some letters, notes, and a pedigree relating to Obadiah Yates have been inserted into the volume, probably by R.Y. Whytehead in the early 20th century.

Four packets of notes, extracts and transacriptions from and about legal cases in various courts, including the King's Bench and Common Pleas. Includes packets titled 'Edward the First years, written out', 'Edward the First generally, written out', 'Henry the Third, written out', and 'Chronological list of judges'.

15 lists and booklets containing information about flowers shrubs and trees, including (amongst others):
Genera of Evergreen and Climbing Shrubs
Ornamental planting
Limnoria Terebrans
Hardy annual flowers
Perennial flowers
A list of hardy herbaceous flowers arranged according to their height, time of flowering and colour
General catalogue of orniamental flowering shrubs
List of such of the orniamental flowering shrubs names in the London's Encyclopoedia of Hardening as are in Backhouses sale list
Genera of Deciduiys shrubs
Evergreen trees and shrubs
Deciduous trees and shrubs

[Infomation is mainly extracted from London's Encyclopedia of Gardening, with prices from Backhouse's sale list, 1887]

Three documents relating to the naval career of Nicholas Caesar Corsellis, including: a certificate appointing him Third Lieutenant of the ship 'The Triumph', 2 October 1782; a copy of a warrant from the Admiralty Office allowing him to retire with the rank of Commander with a pension of 8s 6d per day, 9 November 1814; and a commision appointing him to the rank of Commander as one of eighty Commanders appointed who were no longer able to serve due to age or infirmaty, 9 November 1814.

Two parchment rolls concerning deer on the King's land.

The first roll includes details on the numbers of deer, distinguishing stags, hinds, and other kinds of deer, in each forest, park and chase in April - May 1615, together with a note of the number of deer that died in the winter of 1614. The names of keepers of the forests and masters of the game are also given.

Details of the following forests, parks, and chases are included on the document: Forest of Galtres, Sherriff Hutton Park, Blansby Park with the Forest of Pickering Lithe, Forest of Pickering, Credling Park, Pomfret Park, Altoft Park, Park of the Hay, Bilton Park, Coverdale Chase, Bishopdale Chase, Mandlesse Park, Arkendale New Forest, Cotterdale Chase, Rydale Chase, and Hatfield Chase.

On the back of the parchment roll are later detailed notes about the history of the forests, parks, and chases has been written along with notes about their current state, possibly in 1717. These were possible done by Thomas Robinson, who has signed the back of the document. One the back is also written 'The gift of my kind uncle John Gibson'.

The second roll duplicates the details from the first for some of the forests, with additional rough notes and calculations. On the back of the roll are further notes in the same hand as those on the back of the first roll, including notes on the state of other forests in English with lists of the numbers of deer in those forests.

Various documents collected by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society comprising civic, royal, and offical documents, including accounts and extracts from the Sherriff rolls of Yorkshire, accounts of the King's deer, certificates of appointment and commission of people in the armed forces, royal warrants and levies, letters patent, and the appointment of an official supplier by the Duchess of Kent.

Ledger principally showing customer debit accounts, but also including a cash book at the back of the volume. Also includes several loose bills accounts and correspondence. The ledger possibly belonged to David Mitchell, who is named as the sender of the loose bills and is named in some accounts.

Lists dinner parties attended and given between 1884 and 1899, with names of all guests.

A note has been written into the front of the volume reading 'This notebook was kept by Mr. B. Cattley who died at 54 Bootham, York, December 1902 where it was found in an empty cupboard. G.A.A.'.

Also includes a later note about the life of Bowden Cattley, which has been written on the back of a ticket for attendance at the visit of HM The Queen and HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh to York on 28th June 1971.

Includes original letter and later [19th century] transcription.

Letter states that he [Thornburgh] had sent £350 to be paid into Sir Thos. Tasbury’s office, as Mr. Scudamour, Her Majesty’s Receivor for the county had directed. The remainder of the money due for the accounts of Ireland he would bring to London when he came in about 20 days’ time.
Signed, Jo: Thornburgh.

Volume covering 1717-1752, and showing receipts and disbursements, and later debit and credit columns. Also includes four bonds at the back of the volume, lists of those aprenticed and those turned over to new masters 1653-62, and the names of some of the officers of the guild, including the searchers and pageant masters.

Includes a copy of ordinances 1417-1675, with a list of bretheren admitted 1675-1698. The ordinances appear to have been copied at a later date in at least two separate hands.

Many of the pages in the volume contain scribbles and rough notes. A note on the first page reads 'From Mrs Hannah Horne ...'. It is not clear what this note refers to.

Also known as 'The Sykes Manuscript'. The play formed part of the cycle of York Mystery Plays, performed in York at the festival of Corpus Christi until their suppression in 1569. This manuscript is only one of two known contemporary copies of the play; the other is held at the British Library. The text of this copy has some variations from those found in the copy at the British Library. This play would have been performed by the Guild of Scriveners [Scribes].

The vellum cover of the play contains various rough notes.

A folder contains a typed transcription and translation, as well as photographs of the manuscript, is kept in the same box.

For a detailed analysis of the manuscript see A.C. Cawley,
The Sykes Manuscript of the York Scriveners’ Play in Leeds Studies in English and Kindred Languages, 1952. Cawley notes that the manuscript may have originally been held by the Corporation of York, before being donated to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society in the nineteenth century by a private individual.

Signed and registered indenture whereby Edward Bearpark bound himself apprentice to Robert Lonsdale of York, carpenter and joiner, for 8 years.
He was to receive 1s. every Shrove Tuesday and £3 for his last year’s service.
Signed and sealed by Edward Bearpark and Robert Lonsdale.

LEASE, Wm. Straker of York, draper, Master of the Society of Merchant Taylors, and the Wardens and Assistants, to John Peck of York, merchant tailor,
the house and chambers called the Gatehouse with the garth and well adjoining their Hall and a garden on the backside of their Hall, formerly in the tenure of John Watson, dec.d and now of Ric Mason and Ric. Crootheir.
Reservation of the right of the Master Wardens and Assistants to walk in the garden on May Day, quarter day, election day and at the court held for the Lammas quarter between 1pm and 3pm. and for the whole society on Midsummer day between 9 o’clock and 12 o’clock and also of the right of the windows in the Masindew, other tenants adjoining the Hall, the company and their servants to fetch water from the well between sunrise and sunset. Term. 40 yrs. from the feast of St. Michael the Archangel last.

Conson. £22. Rent. 6s 8d p.a.
John Peck was to make all necessary repairs, main timber excepted.
Signed by Wm. Straker. Seal of the company wanting.

FEOFFMENT, Wm. Weddell of Earswick, Esq., Thos. Waite of Haxbye, gent., Fran. Swaine of York, gent. and Thos. Clarke of Earswick, gent, to Edw. Lund, Jun. of Wigginton, husbandman, a cottage in Wigginton in the occupation of Edw. Lund and a little garth adjoining it called the West Hall Garth, a little close called the Grasse Garth bounded by Keld Lane on W. and Shipton Close on E., 7 acres of arable land in the common fields of Wigginton in Edw. Lund’s occupation, half a little close of newly enclosed common, [being] the N. side of a close called the Larefoote Hill bounded by Robt. Stabler’s close on S. and John Arminson’s on N. and the S. side of another close of newly enclosed common, the half called the Lord’s part, containing 6 a., bounded by Thos Lund’s close on S. and a close in the occupation of Robt. Stabler on N. The premises were conveyed to the feoffors, 10 Apr. last by Edw. Lord Howard Baron of Eskrigg, by bargain and sale enrolled in Chancery.

Conson: unspecified.
Signed and sealed by the 4 feoffors.

Endorsed Livery of seisin of the same date.

BARGAIN & SALE, Peter Brownrigge, Kirkdighton, yeoman, to Wm. Yeoman, York, tanner, of half a close outside Walmgate Bar, on the south
of the street, now in the occupation of Jas. Fearne.
Conson: £35.

Endorsed, livery of seisin of the same date.
Signed & sealed by Peter Brownrigge.
BOND, for £70 for performance of covenants of the same date attached.

FEOFFMENT, Chris. Neleson of Rycall, gent, to Wm. Neleson, his son and heir and Anne Tenant, daughter of Ric. Tenant, dec.d, his intended wife, and the heirs of their bodies, remainder to the feoffor and his heirs. The manor of Skelton, 12 bovates of land and 2 closes called Corbrum and Lyngclose in Skelton, and a barn and 1 acre of land in Bowthom in the suburbs of York, in the tenure of John Wright and 1 barn and 1 acre of meadow in Bagargate in the suburbs of York in the tenure of Hy. Maltman

Signed and sealed by Chris. Neleson.

Endorsed 1. Livery of seisin, date as above.

2. Endorsed on the close [Roll], 21 Nov. 20 Eliz. (1577).

Viewed the tofts for the plt. This deed examined with them.

Signed, Tho. Lascelles, Chr. Astye.

20 Hy VIII

GIFT IN FEE SIMPLE, John de Lasceles of Escrik to Sir Ric. de Tadecastre & Robt. de Barton, York, chaplain, of a messuage with appurtances in Fishergate
Abuttals given.

Witnessed: John de Langeton, Mayor of York, Wm. Ferrein, John de Acastre, Thos. de Strensale, bailiffs of the city, Wm. de Grantham, mercer, John Haunsare, John de Barton de Naburne, Robt. de Skelton, John de Rypon, John de Staunton, clerk.

Seal on tag: round, natural wax, 1”, armorial on a bend 3 lions rampant.

GIFT IN FEE TAIL, Ranulf le Hoser, citizen of York & Ellen his wife, to John de Wetewang, York, apothecary & Petri et his wife, daughter of Ranulf & Ellen, of a messuage in Micklegate.
Abbutals given.

Witnessed: Robt. Mek, mayor of York, Thos. de Alwarthorp, Nich. de Coloma, Ric. Toller, bailiffs of the same town, Thos. de Horneby, John Lorbatour, John Yarstallo, Thos. de Hillburgh, Roger de Pikeryng de Ebor, Clerk.

2 seals on tags: round, red, l" & ¾":

Text from the back of the deed: 'Die Jovis p.p.festum S.S. Petriet Pauli, 10 Ed. II, [1317 23rd June, at York]'.

UNSPECIFIED LAND.

GIFT IN FEE SIMPLE, Wm. de Rependon to Walter de Allespath, of all the land held by Walter, of Edith Witing.

Witnessed: Ric. de Aula, Robt. Vinetar, Hugh son of Martin, Hugh de Allespath, Thos. de Wilmhal, Mathew son of Gundree, Walter le Lorim’, Ric. Burgeis, Ric. Oxu, Roger de Allespath, & Wm. le Butt.

Seal on tag: hexagonal, green, 1" x 11/3"