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1760 Richard Bishop of Durham to Mary Dowes of Gibside, Jane Bowes of Durham and Edward Gilbert of Paulswalden (co. Hertford) Lease of Old Park and a parcel of ground known as the North Wood of Evenwood Park; with letters of attorney of Mary Bowes and others attached Term 3 lives Rent: £5 p.a.

1792 Shute, Bishop of Durham to John, Earl of Strathmore Lease of Park Meadows, Cragg Hill, New Grounds and Evenwood Walls in Evenwood Park and land on Evenwood Common Term 3 lives Rents £7 10s. and £1 13s.1d.

1491 George Coote of Barnard Castle to his relatives John Coote, shoemaker, of the same place and William Coote of Mardale (co. Westmorland) Gift in fee simple of two burgages in Galgate

n.d. (20th century) English translation of D/Bo/D 3 (typescript copy)

1605 William Clopton of Sledwiche and William Courte of London to Anthony Applebye of Westwick and John Percivell of Barnard Castle Bargain and sale of a messuage in Galgate and seventeen acres of arable land and five acres of pasture in the townfields Purchased from Alan Keen Ltd. of London, 1942 (see D/Bo/E 39)

1642 - 1785 Henry Hodgson of Barnard Castle and Elizabeth Hodgson to John Bourne of Walker Hall Deeds re two messuages on the North side of Bridgegate originally used for the maintenance of the Lady Mass priest in the chapel of the Castle

n.d. (20th century) Rough notes on the history of the property compiled from the information in the above deeds

1760 Apprenticeship indenture of George Chambers, son of Christopher Chambers of Durham to George Wrightson, weaver of Barnard Castle

1620 Sir William and Lady Katherine Ewrey, plaintiffs Magdalen Bowes, George Bowes and John Clarke, defendants Royal Inspeximus (in the form of Letters patent) of the evidence of William Bowes of Sunderland in a case in Chancery, re the manor of Bradley

Exchequer quittances for the manor of Bradley, the property of William Ewre, recusant, 1637

1744 William Ward of Cockerton Francis Lowson of Darlinyton Articles of agreement. Condition - William Ward to surrender certain tithes of corn and hay on lands in Cockerton to Francis Lowson for the sum of £110

1848 Will (copy) of William Curry of Escomb, written on a blank form of Comrnissioners' returns for land tax assessments (1 paper)

n.d. (late 18th century) Inquisition (copy) of the lands of Richard Surtayes, taken at Gainford in 1317

1653 Dame Margaret Blackiston of Gibside, his widow, to his son and heir, William Blackiston Quitclaim of all rights in the estate of the late Sir Ralph Blackiston of Gibside, Bart. Deposited in the Museum by the Lancashire County Archivist, 1944

1476 Agreement for the sale of land in Seaham with the advowson of Seaham church for the sum of one hundred marks between Ralph Bowes and Richard, Duke of Gloucester; signed "R. Gloucestre"

1704 - 1728 William, Viscount Vane with the consent of Gilbert, Lord Barnard, to Henry, Earl of Grantham Deeds re conveyance of the townships of Staindrop and Summerhouse and the Rectory of Staindrop as security for the raising of £4,000 Deposited in the Museum by the British Records Society

1807 William Tinkler of London John Dearman of London Grant of an annuity of £153, and Lease and release of Gate Castle to a trustee for securing the annuity Deposited in the Museum by the British Records Association

1817 John Steavenson of Berwick John Robertson Bell, London, and William Willkinson, London Bill of sale of the vessel called the King George registered at Sunderland Consideration:£1250 Deposited in the Museum by the British Records Association

1509 Bond of Eleanor Marla, Nicholas Henrison, Richard Henrison and John Ashe, all of Whickham, to John Marla of Hedley Hall for £40 Deposited in the Museum by the Lancashire County Archivist, 1944

Conveyance of lands in the townships of Winston and Newsham; with plan, 1858 Consideration: £1249

1632 Letters patent of Thomas, Bishop of Durham , as chief lord of the fee, granting leave to Katherine Meaburne to convey two messuages and twenty acres of land in Witton Gilbert together with a one third share of the manor to Anthony Meaburne

1638 Letters patent of Thomas, Bishop of Durham as chief lord of the fee, pardoning Anthony Meaburne of Pontop for failing to secure his permission to grant a messuage and lands in Witton Gilbert to his brother, Thomas Meaburne of Gibside, and confirming the grant

n.d. [c. 1230] Hugh de Ros to Gilbert Ruffus of Cambridge Gift in fee simple of twenty acres of land in the new encroachment of Tydd Witnesses Lord Alan de Phitton' knight, Reginald de Tydd, Ellis de Fitton, Theobald de Broyl, Adam de Phitton' clerk, Bartholomew de Newton', Walter de Phitton', Robert de Amyens, William, chamberlain of Leverington, Geoffrey de Horsford' John son of Warren, Thomas de Leverington clerk and others Consideration: 8s. p.a.

1442 Henry, Earl of Northumberland, John Talbot knight, Thomas Scales knight, Thomas Kerdeston knight, Edmund Stapilton squire, and William Paston to Miles Stapilton of Ingham and his wife, Katherine Indenture conveying the manors of Ingham, Waxham, Horsey, Lammas and Stereston with various advowsons, held in trust

n.d. [c. 1122] Rannulf Flambard, Bishop of Durham, grants to Papedy, his chief officer in Norhamshire and Islandshire, the town of Ancroft (between Berwick and Holy Island), in return for military service at Norham Castle. Witnesses Robert the clerk, Geoffrey Scotl', Robert de bona villa, his son William, Federl', Walter de lund' and William decantoc (see also for transcript and further details: H.S. Offler Durham Episcopal Charters, 1071 - 1172, Surtees Society, Volume CLXXIX (1968) and D/St/V 2, p.1 performed in Norham Castle) Presented to the Bowes Museum by Miss A. Edleston [Parts of Northumberland, known as Norhamshire, Islandshire and Bedlingtonshire, belonged to the County Palatine of Durham until 1844. The Bishop of Durham controlled them as a defence against invasion from Scotland. Bishop Rannulf started to build his castle at Norham, on the River Tweed, in 1121. Papedy was sheriff of Norham by 1127.]

1589 Marriage settlement (manuscript copy) of William Clopton, son of John Clopton of Sledwiche, and Anne Clopton, daughter of William Clopton of Clopton n.d. [c.1930]

1308 Adam de Hudleston' to Adam do Leght' Demise of 21 acres of land in Le Armeteholmes Term 15 years Rent: 355 p.a. Witnesses Henry de Quallar', Ralph de Bilinton', John son of John de Blakeburn' and others

1621 Admittance of Thomas Dent, son of Brian Dent, to one messuage in Hury Rent: 8s. p.a.

1753, 1761 Admittances of Anthony Bailes to a close known as Hill and various messuages in Hunderthwaite Rents: 6d. and 4s.10d. p.a. D/Bo/D 41-42 presented to the Museum by Mr. William Dent of Hunderthwaite, 1934

1576 Will (copy) of Peter Harryson of Dalton-upon-Tees, appointing his son John as executor and principal beneficiary Deposited in the Museum by the Lancashire County Archivist, 1944

1691 John Mawtas of Clint (co. York) and his wife Mary to John Hardcastle of Hardcastle Garth (co. York) Bargain and sale of a messuage Consideration: £205

1561 Sir George Bowes of Aske (co. York) and his wife Dame Jane to Edmund Jeffreyson of Downholme (co. York) Deeds re a tenement called West Skacot with one toft, a close known as the Summer Pasture, a close known as Underbankkes and a half part of Skacot Spring Originally at Streatlam Castle, see D/St/V 3, p.241

1634, 1636 Royal grant of the custody, wardship and marriage of Margaret Jefferson, daughter and heir of William Jefferson deceased, to William Dowson of Thorpe (co. York) and John and Margaret Dowson of the same place; with a schedule of lands in Hunton and Skacot (co. York) attached Consideration: 20 marks Netherstratford

1531 Michael Thomson of Barnard Castle to John Paycok Quit claim of one messuage and three closes

1594 Licence granted to Robert Clarkson to alienate his customary tenant in Bulrow (held of the Crown for forty years at 12s.4d. p.a.) to Michael Clarkson

1629 Inquisition Post mortem of Anne Jackson of Richmond, declaring her son Timothy Jackson as heir to her lands in Richmond, Hudswell and Bowes

n.d. [20th century] Manuscript list of sixteenth and seventeenth century wills of the Dent family of the East Deaneries, Richmond

1616 John Tinckler of Romaldkirk to his son Michael Tinckler Bargain and sale of a tenement, one quarter part only to be enjoyed for the lives of the vendor and his wife

Admittance of John Bails as tenant of a tenement in Romaldkirk, 1721 Rent: 8s.4d. p.a. Presented to the Museum by Mr. William Dent of Hunderthwaite, 1934

n.d. [c.1242] Marriage settlement (in form of a grant of land in fee tail) of Roger de Eschewell' and Cecily daughter of Gregory of the Court of Pontefract (de Camera de Ponteum'). Half a bovate and ten acres of land in South Kirkby (Suthekirkeby) Witnesses Lord Walter de Ludham, then Steward of Pontefract, Lord Robert de Eure, then constable of Pontefract, Lord Robert de Stapilton', Lord Thomas son of William, Lord John de Longevilers, Lord William de Wenervill', Stephen de Suthekirkeby, Thomas Mutoun, John de Curteney, Robert de Hamel' and others

1779 John Perrott, demandant; Robert and Jane Blakelock, Robert and Alice Dobson, Margaret Alderson and Margaret Ewbank, vouchees; Michael flodgson, tenant Recovery of two messuages and twenty acres of land; with a writ to the Justices to take acknowledgements in order that a fine may be levied (1778)

[c.1295] William son of Thomas de Kirkeby to Halnad' de Halnadby Quitclaim of his bondman (nativus) Walter son of David with his issue and their chattels and one toft with two bovates of land which Walter holds in Thorp-on-Tees; also his bondinan Robert son of John with his issue and their chattels and one toft and two bovates which Robert holds in Thorp-on-Tees; one messuage with one bovate which Walter Kyng held; one me suage with one bovate which Richard Tod held; one toft with half a bovate which Alan Tod held; one messuage which Thomas of Dalton held; and one piece of land called "le Ridding uixta Rypam" between Thorp and Mortham Witnesses Robert de Apelgard' Bailiff of Richmond, Harsquid Lord of Cleasby (de cleseby), Harsquid son of William of the same place, Robert Lord of Marske (de mersk'), Hervey of the same place, Roger Bertram of the same place, Ralph de Boleton'a, Hugh de Skeltoun', Thomas de dalton'a, William de Hocton'a and others Rent: 4s. p.a.

1606 Sir Thomas Scrope knight, Lord Scrope of Bolton K.G., his wife Lady Philadelphia Scrope and his son Emanuel Scrope to Francis Maddyson of Thorpe under Stone Lease of one messuage Term 21 years Consideration: £20 Rent: £10s. p.a.