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Lease made between (1) Reverend [] Doring and (2) the Mayor and Comonalty of [] for a term dependent on the lives of Jonas Thompson George Ambler and John Strangeways whichever shall lvie the longest. Yearly rent £23 " . . . all that mannor and capital messuage called Tanghall . . . and all those closes called Great Tanghall Fields Little Tanghall Fields and Tang Green as the same are now divivded into several or more closes some whereof are now called by the name of Bull Lane Closes . . . and sometime in the tenure or occupation of Matthew Bayors Christopher Hutton Robert Summers Francis Swanland Samuel Alderson . . . and now in the occupation of Caleb Greenberry John Richardson Joseph Scholfield [illegible] . . ."

A Valuation by 'a skillfull and honest man' relating to a number of houses making a total of £9,082 at purchase price. Another valuation dated 19 December 1732 values the rental of the Serjant's Inn at £8,000.

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Includes leases and releases relating to properties in Fossgate. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Schedule of Mrs Ann Thompson's deeds. Two copies, only one signed.

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EXEMPLIFICATION OF A COMMON RECOVERY suffered in the Michaelmas term, between Leo. Hartley, Esq., demandant, and Thos. Pickering and Geo. Garnett, gents., tenants.
upon 60 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow and 40 acres of pasture in Rufforth, Bilbrough and Askham Richard.

1st vouchees. Thos. Robinson and Margaret, his wife.
2nd vouchee. Jas. Morland.

Seal in tin box.

Sale by Samuel Ascough of York, gentleman to Richard Thomson of the parish of St Andrews Houlbourne London. Messuage or tenement with a little garth and garden in Davygate.

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In Latin. Richard Robinson of Bilton to Michael Ellis of Escrick.

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Deed of release by Mary, Elizabeth and Ellen Moore to their mother Elizabeth, of all claims arising during their minorities in respect of the rents of their estates which are stated to have been expended on lands bought for them and in their maintenance and education.

In Latin. Michael Ellis of Escrick, deceased to his son Michael Ellis.

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A report of negotations to settle the dispute with the Serjeants over Serjeants Inn on Fleet Street. Possibly in the form of a Diary.

For 12s p.a. rent paid by Sir Wm Robinson to Lord Viscount Irwin for a piece of waste ground, (Windmill Hill, Abbey Mill Bank and ground adjoining the Foss) for a highway. Includes a memo. 22 Oct. 1737 stating 'This rent is now paid by the town of Clifton'.

Lease for a term of twenty-one years made between (1) the Mayor and Comonalty of the city of York and (2) William Sansome Merchant Taylor. Yearly rent 30 shillings.
" . . . all that messuage or tenement with the appurtenances situate lying and being upon Ouze Bridge within the said City of York on the north side of the said bridge and the kitching adjoining to the said messuage or tenement formerly in the tenure or occupation of Francis Hall gentleman or his assigns late in teh tenure or occupation of Thomas Sansome translator and now in the tenure or occupation of the said William Sansome . . ."

Copy opinion of Counsel Richard Wilson relating to the estate at Great Ouzeburn.

Ellinor Stockton to her will. Manor of the Prebend of Strensall: Court hearing concerning oxgangs of land 'within the Town Lordship or Territories of Haxby and within the the Mannor of Haxby'....'

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Conveyance of a house and garden at Bishophill by Edward Jefferson of York, gentleman to Ellen Withers of York, widow and Richard Withers of York, gardener , her son for £240.

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Lease and release by Richard Thomson of Lincoln's Inn in Middlesex, esquire to William Hill of York, bricklayer. Messuage or tenement with a little garth and garden in Davygate. £60.

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Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £4 made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Robert Towers plumber and glazier.
" . . . all that messuage or tenement standing or being upon the northside of Ouzebridge . . . belonging formerly in the tenure or occupation of Francis Hart . . ."

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £9 made between(1) the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of York and (2) Joseph Scholfield, gentleman.
" . . . all those two closes of meadow or pasture ground now divided into three closes lying and being on the west side of the Tanghall Lane parcel of the Tanghall night the said City of York and containing by estimation eight acres two roods and half a rood be the same more or less late in the occupation of Francis Swann or his assigns . . ."

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £9 made between(1) the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of York and (2) Joseph Scholfield, gentleman.
" . . . all those two closes of meadow or pasture ground now divided into three closes lying and being on the west side of the Tanghall Lane parcel of the Tanghall night the said City of York and containing by estimation eight acres two roods and half a rood be the same more or less late in the occupation of Francis Swann or his assigns . . ."

Also includes covering letter.

Mary Lowther of Swillington, spinster and others to Joseph Simpson of York, linene draper and George Jackson of York, merchant taylor - two messuages in Bartle Yard in Beddern for £150.

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Letter from Thomas Jubb in York enclosing his only copy of a plan of Serjant's Inn.

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Broadside.

Relates to a cottage and two oxgangs of land to William Wilberforce, esquire and John Fawcett, gentleman and Richard Stockton, gentleman all of Kingston upon Hull.

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Assignment between James Bishoprick of Brompton upon Swale, Maltster, and Dame Elizabeth Stapylton of Aiskew in the County of York, widow. Receipt endorsed for £84-18s-6d paid by Dame Elizabeth Stapylton to James Bishoprick.

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Thos. Allan and Henry Shaw to Thos. Moor of York, gentleman. Property as in above deeds.

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With the seal and signature of George II.

Loose receipt recording a payment "received by the Gentlemen Directors of the New York Assembly Rooms in York the sum of ninety and five pounds, nineteen shillings, one penny, being the balance of Mr Ascough's Account. Received for their use and the use of the rest of the Proprietors of the saif building by me, Reuben Terry Howard".

The volume belonged to Miss Eleanor Williamson, (who married Robert Woodhouse).

Photocopy of section of the fire engine for supplying the city of York with water. Designed by J Smeaton.

Obligation by George Henlock of Milby, yeoman and his sons Andrew Henlock & William Henlock to William Woodburn of Knaresborough, gentleman.

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Conveyance of the Advowson etc of Hampsthwaite Living, by George Henlock of Milby in the County of York, yeoman and Andrew Henlock his son of Milby, yeoman to William Woodburn of Knaresborough, gentleman and his heirs for ever.

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Lease for one year between Elizabeth Wastling of Settrington, widow, and Timothy Wastling of Settrington, yeoman, son and heir apparent of Timothy Wastling late of Settrington, of one part and Edward Preston of New Malton, gentleman of the other part. The lease concerns land at Settrington.

John Yates late of London but now of Preston in the county of Hertford to Benjamin Guisely of York, yeoman and Anne his wife. Messuage or part of a messuage or tenement in Grape Lane. £61.

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As to the conveyance by George Gibson to the Directors of a house and ground for £230, taking the materials of the house at £60 in part payment, and clearing the ground of all rubbish, and having power to build upon a wall or pillars to be erected to the level of Mr Gibson's first floor at the expense of the Proprietors of the Assemby Rooms, with certain reservations as to lights. Signed Reuben Terry

A passage to the Assembly Rooms, the ground floor to the use of the Assembly Room and the residue of the property upwards to the use of George Gibson. Extracted from Drake's History of York.

Volume containing what appear to be manuscript copies of various legal documents relating to York and Yorkshire, including some relating to Charles Cartwright. The entries have possibly been copied by Charles Cartwright, who acted as the Under Sheriff to Sir William Saint Quintin, High Sheriff of the County of York 1729-30.

The entries appear to relate to documents originally dated between 1675 and 1735 and run from the front and back of the volume. Entries are made in English and in Latin and seem to have been copied in a variety of hands, or by one hand in a variety of handwriting styles.

Draft transcriptions of some of the documents within the volume can be obtained from an Archivist.

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Volume containing what appear to be manuscript copies of various legal documents relating to York and Yorkshire, including some relating to Charles Cartwright. The entries have possibly been copied by Charles Cartwright.

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Between Robert Burton of Linton upon Ouse in the County of York, butcher and Elizabeth his wife (was widow and relict of William Robinson late of Linton upon Ouse butcher, deceased) of the one part and William Charnock of Wakefield, woollen draper.

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The letter was written at the Palace of Versailles.

Will of John Burdett of Sleights in the Parish of Whitby, esquire.

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Extensive document relating to a legal case with a large number of parties, considering claims going back to the 15th century.

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Lease and release by George Benson of York, Alderman and Thomas Holmes of York, beer brewer to Thomas Godson of York, heckler [flax comber]. Brew house, coal yard, one other little yard with a closet therein, stable, storehouse with all the chambers above them, mill house with a mill and mill chamber in or near Ozmond Lane near Fossgate. £71 - 1s - Od.

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Mortgage by William Hill of York, bricklayer to Ann Schofield of York, widow. Messuage or tenement with a little garth and garden in Davygate. £70.

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This two-volume printed edition of 'Eboracum' contains handwritten notes on and additions to the text by Drake and appears to have been his own personal copy.

For land tax, window duty, poor assessment of Mint Yard, church dues and (17 Apr 1734) the rebuilding of Skip Bridge and transportation of felons, payable for Sir Wm. Robinson’s house in Blake Street.

Accounts of the produce of Rowcliffe Ings and Unthank Close, estimates of the profits thereof, costs of foddering horses, summer pasture on the Manor Shore, amounts of manure let to Unthank Close.

By: Not given
London
Vol. III only

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Elusive Virtuosi. Drawing from Drake's book (Eboracum?)
Format: Black and white, 17 x 17
Provenance: Francis Drake 1736

Includes deeds, lease, leases and releases and mortgage in fee relating to properties in Fossgate. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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In 'York Historian', Old Market Place and All Saints Pavement etching.
Black and white print, 16.5 x 21.5 cms
Provenance: None
Duplicates: Yes
Type of item: Modern print of drawing, see Drake

Lease and release of lands in Great Usburn by (1) Isabell Surr of Great Usburn in the County of York widow, George Hall of Thorp Woods in the County of York, yeoman and Isabell his wife, Thomas Jackson of Low Dunsforth yeoman and Dorothy his wife, William Deighton of Moor Monkton yeoman and Sarah his wife, Margaret Simpson of Great Usburn widow to (2) Sarah Horsfield of York, widow.

Deed from Thomas Stockton late of the City of York gentleman, deceased (died 6 July 1723), to Mary Wood his daughter.

Henry Shaw (for £14/15/-) and Thos. Moon (for £85/5/-) to John Etwick of York, gentleman with consent of Nathaniel Walker of York, cooper and Dorothy, his wife. Property as in above deeds. Also bond £200 between Henry Shaw and John Elwick

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A historical poster showing newspaper cuttings reporting the death of Dick Turpin.

Robert Horsley of York, baker to Thomas Smith of Grays Inn in Middlesex (executor of the will of Anne Smith late of Easby, spinster). Messuage in Fossgate.

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The note, which has been partially scored out, details lands in Clifton as part of the survey of 1665, compared with land in the area as at 31 December 1737.

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £3 made between (1) the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of York and (2) John Greenup, taylor.
" . . . all that messuage or tenement with the appurtenances situate standing and being in Micklegate within the said city and now in the tenure or occupation of the said John Greenup or his assigns and lately repaired by him (which same messuage or tenement with the appurtenances was given and bequeathed by the last will and testament of Richard Pickard late of Brereton in the parish of Rugeley and the County of Stafford Notary Publique bearing the date of twelfth day of August which was in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and eighty seven (after the determination of the life estates therein mentioned) to the City of York to the intent that the yearly rent thereof might be disposed of by the Chief Magistrates and Governors thereof from time to time for the relief of the poor of the parish of Bishophill the New in the said City (where he was educated and where both his parents lye interred) that so may penny loaves of good wheat bread might be given upon every Sunday before noon to so many poor people of the said parish as the yearly rent thereof would afford that every one of them that come to the church to hear the Comon Prayers of our Church of England might receive a loafe and [wist] else [] they be such as use to come and are disabled by sickness lameness or other infirmities and if it should happen at any time there be not [] parish [] qualified as aforesaid to carry away so much bread as should be allotted that then others out of the adjacent parish[] added to. . ."

Lease made between Reverend Thomas Mease, Prebendary of Fenton, to Thomas Lamplugh of the Prebend House of Fenton for 40 years.

Edward Botham of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, gentleman and Benedicta, his wife and John Whitaker of Worksop, Notts. and Elizabeth, his wife (daughter of above Edward Botham) to Thomas Gell, surgeon and Peter Brown, mercer of Wirksworth.

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The surrender and mortgage by Charles Wood of Youlthorp in the parish of Bishop Wilton to John Reed of York. The document contains a small length of reed.

Indenture between Bernard Banks of Otley in the County of York Fellmonger (son and heir of Bernard banks late of Kirby Overblow in the said county Maltster deceased) and Joseph Atkinson of Branden in the said county Husbandman and Isabell his wife.

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Conveyance by Bernard Banks of Otley in the County of York, Fellmonger (son and heir of Bernard Banks late of Kirkby Overblow in the said County, maltster deceased) and Joseph Atkinson of Brandon in the said County, husbandman and Isabel his wife.

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Depicts Fleming, the Bishop of Carlisle, painted by John Venderbank in1738.
Format: Black and white, 8 x 6
Provenance: Unknown

Photograph of engraving of York from the south-west by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, photgraphed from inside a room.
Format: Black and white, 21 x 16
Provenance: YAYAS (Evelyn collection)

Second item is the same photograph, captioned 'by Buck' on the back.

2 copies.

Includes a tithe dispute between the curate of St Olave's and Sir William Robinson; papers between the curate of St Michael le Belfrey and Sir William Robinson, and papers relating to a riot on Rawcliffe Moor.

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £10 made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Richard Thompson Equire and Alderman.
" . . . all that messuage house or tenement being a square brick building standing in Finkle Street in the said city . . "

Lease for a term of 21 years from 25th March 1743 at a yearly rent £3 3s. made between (1) the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of York and (2) John Gilfillan, printer.
" . . . all that house or tenement with the shop thereunto belonging heretofore in the occupation of Margaret Gale and now in the occupation of John [Warhupp] situate standing and being on the northside of Ouzebridge . . ."

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of 15 shillings made between (1) the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of York and (2) Henry Bower, mercer.
" . . . all that piece or parcel of ground containing in length about thirteen yards [] breadth at the end next to the garden belonging to the house of Doctor Henry Johnson nine foot and three inches and at the other end next the street about [] foot [] estimation be the same more or less which said parcel of ground is a passage leading from the said house of the said Doctor Henry Johnson in Stonegate in the said City of York . . ."

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £10 made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Richard Thompson Equire and Alderman.
" . . . all that messuage house or tenement being a square brick building standing in Finkle Street in the said city . . "

Mathew and William Moore's release of legacies or fortunes left under the will of John Burniston, late of Knaresborough, gentleman and charges upon his estate at Ouseburn.

Henry Shaw and Margaret, his wife (for £96/2/-) and John Elwick (for £103/18/-) to Samuel Stocks of Medley, (Methley) maltster. Property as in above deeds.

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Thomas Stockdale & William Stockdale (his brother) & Letitia Stockdale (his sister) & another to Henry Slingsby of Scriven & Peter Johnson of York, Esquire in trust.

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William Buskill of Scarborough to John Lazenby of Huntington, yeoman. Court record of transfer of land in the Manor of Strensall. (Also records for: 45th year George III: land and property in parish of Kirk Deighton; 53rd year George III; and other lands.

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Abstract of the title of the tithes of Farnham, Ferrinsby & Dog Loftus and the avowdson of the vicarage of Farnham.

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Bargain and sale of tithes of Farnham etc by Thomas Stockdale & William Stockdale (his brother) & Letitia Stockdale (his sister) to Peter Johnson, esquire.

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Photo of architectural plan of fireplace and overmantel, interior. Thomas Langley. RCHM.