• General Notes

  1. ROBERT succeeded to the estates of his father in Cherry Burton, and during his lifetime made considerable additions to them. He had married Ellen (???), who survived him fourteen years, and at her death left a will, which supplies for us the names of some of her descendants which, but for this will, might not have reached us. The names preserved to us in this will are the eldest son Thomas, and his children Robert, Elizabeth, and Isabell, and Robert's wife, Alice Clarke; her son Lawrence, and his wife Elizabeth and their children, Edward and Agnes; her daughter Margaret, the wife of Robert Hodgeson, and her own sister Margaret. Her sons were the executors of her will.
  
  Mr. Robert Lothrope died in 1558. His will, bearing date, North Burton (Sheributon), July 16, 1558, was proved at York, Oct. 20, 1558, and makes the following bequests. It will be seen that the later will of his widow, as reported above, confirms the list of his children as given in the will below. This will is thus fully reported as best setting before us the condition and social position of this representative of the Lothrop family more than three centuries ago.
  
  
  2. WILL OF ROBERT LOWTHROPPE OF CHERRY BURTON.
  1. To ye blessed sacrament of ye altar for forgotten tythes, v s.
  
  To poor people at his burial, 4 marks, by executors.
  3. To ye church of "Sheriburton," 68. 8d.
  
  4. To son JOHN all lands and tenements in So. Dalton and all freehold lands and titles; the lands in Burton purchased of Richard Fenle and Marmaduke Whytinge; and in default of issue from him, the reversion of the foregoing to be unto son Lawrence and his heirs.
  
  5. To son THOMAS all lands and their appurtenances in Walkinton.
  
  6. To daughter Margaret a messuage in Beverlaie, in the Tenore of Christopher More. If she fail of issue this also to go to son Lawrence.
  
  7. To wife ELLEN, during widowhood, and then to son Thomas all leases and terms of years of his two "fermolds" in Burton and Rainthorpe. If she should marry or die the leases to remain in Thomas and his executors and heirs. The said Ellen and Thomas are to succor "with meat and drink and house room" in said "fermold" in Burton all the rest of the children to their several marriages.
  
  8. To daughter Margaret, 40 marks.
  
  9. To son JOHN, a gray stoned horse.
  
  10. To son Thomas, an ambling gelding, dapple gray.
  
  11. To son Lawrence, a bright bay gelding.
  
  12. To daughter Margaret, a branded fleet cow, in consideration of one I sold which my father gave to her. Also a lead, a table, two chairs, two trestles and a forme with a great with eaves, two basings, two lavers, two candlesticks, twelve pieces of pewther, and "y?? best (beast), yt came from Beverlaie."
  
  13. To "everie of my godchildren, 4d."
  
  14. To "everie of my sister's children, 8d."
  
  15. To my three sisters, everie of them, 6s. 8d.
  
  16. To John Swinburne, John Pickering, William Fisher, Robert Barnes, Gawin and Hewe Mason--my servants, every of them, halfe a quarter of barlye (two bushels).
  
  17. To Catherine Shadlock, maid servant, half a quarter of barley and a bushel of wheat.
  
  18. Elizabeth Thornton and Isabell Coke, maid servants, either of them a mett (two bushels) of barley.
  
  19. To ye township of So. Burton, 6s. 8d.
  
  20. To children of William Burne, every of them, 8d.
  
  21. To William and John, sons of Henry Sowersby, 7d. each.
  
  22. To Alison Simson and Henry Bynks, 4d.
  
  23. To Robert Binks, 4d.
  
  24. To every of my three sons a bound waine and gear.
  
  25. To Richard Eshton, a quarter of barley.
  
  26. To Robert Hoyeson, Robert Wilson, William Burne, Robert Patenson, and John Patenson, 20d.
  
  27. To Thomas Jervis, 6s. 8d.
  
  28. To Mr. John Eglesfield, Esq., supervisor of this will, 20s.
  
  29. To son Thomas, two draughts nante--a hawked and browne--and fourtie (40) weathers such as he will choose.
  
  30. To son John, a cow "such as daughter Margaret will appoint," and a couple "stotes goying at Harswell such as he choose."
  31. To son Lawrence, two stotes.
  
  32. To daughter Margaret, two whies goying at Harswell.
  
  33. "To ye Prests," 20d.
  
  34. To ye Clerk, 12d.
  
  35. To William Burne, "my buckskin doublet."
  
  36. To Robert Johnson, "my vilett jacket."
  
  37. To Simon Naves, "my second best vilett jacket."
  
  38. To son Thomas, a "jack" (coat of mail), "bill" (battle ax), steel cap, and pair of splents.
  
  39. To wife Ellen, son John, son Thomas, son Lawrence, and daughter Margaret, the rest of the estate, and all of them are appointed executors. 

Details of Robert's family with Ellen Aston