In the name of God, our Ladie and the holie companye of heven, Amen. I, Richard Burnehan * of Knaresburghe in the countie of Yorke, esquier, beinge God be preised sicke in bodye but sounde in mynde and memorye, towardes God and the worlde, maikes this my laste will and testamente the neynthe daye of October, anno domini 1591, in manner and forme followinge. First, I geve and bequeithe my soulle unto the handes and mercye of my Saviour and Redemer Jesus Christe, most hartelye prainge our blissed mother Marye and all the holye company of heaven to praye unto Him thatt He will forgeve me, before I departe this transsitorye lyef, my innumerable synnes commytted against Him, and thatt I maye have my punyshemente due for the same in this lief, gevinge me grace and patience to suffer the same, without grudginge, unto the end, and to be thankfull therefore as I have trusted and doe truste He will. Also I will thatt my bodye be buryed where yt shall please God and others, my good ffreindes, to appointe the same. But yf yt mighte please God to permitte it soe to be, I wolde have it buried within my parishe churche of Knaresburghe, besides my brother Fraunces and the rest of my auncestors lyeinge theire. Item I will thatt within one holle yeare after my departure two holle large and stronge brasse pictures be maid, resemblinge my brother Fraunces stature and myne, and thatt the same pictures, soe beinge maide and ingraven, be faste wrought into and nailed above the marble stone where my brother lyeth, with a subscribtion written under theim, likewise in brasse, declaringe our names and parentes, and parentes by father and mother, and thatt we bothe died unmaried, beinge the laste males of the full bloode of that name. Item I geve fyve poundes to be distributed amongst the poore of Knaresburghe and Harrogaite. Item I geve to the poore prisoners in Yorke Castle, in the lowe prison theire, and unto the poreste prisoners in the Kydcoote of Yorke, fiftie shillinges to be distributed amongest theim. Item I will that thirtye shillinges shalbe bestowed amongeste the ryngers thatt shall rynge for me at Knaresburghe. Item I geve unto my sister Susan Hobson the some of one hundred markes, upon the same condiconn I maide with my sister Blounte, to be paide her within a yeare and a half after my departure, well hopinge my executor will paye yt soner yf convenientlie he can, and be a faithfull freind unto her duringe her lief in anie thinge she shall have occasion to use him in, for it is my mynd yt sholde be soe. Item I geve to my servaunte Myles Wade the house and close now belonginge unto the same, nowe in the tenor and occupaconn of William Smithe butcher, duringe his naturall lief, payinge therefore yerelie fyve shillinges at Lady daye and Mychalmes, kepinge the sayd house and fences aboute the close in sufficient reparaconns, upon condicon that he kepe the same in his owne handes and to his owne proper use and behoif. But yf he at anie tyme doe gooe aboute to alyene, sell or lett the same away for one yeare or mor, or for anie other terme, to anie person or personnes, or doe plewe up or convertt to tillaig anie parte or parcell of the same close, thatt then my will ys thatt my gift be void. I will thatt yf Mylles dye before his wief, thatt she shall have theim duringe her widowe heade upon the same condiconns aforesaid. Item I geve unto the sayd Myilles Waide, to geve his cheldren mylke, the cowe he haithe of myne. Item I geve unto William Abbotte the annual rente of twentye shillinges, by yeare, duringe his naturall lief, to be paid twise in the yeare, the first payment to begyne the firste rente daye nexte after God call me to His mercye, soe thatt he doe nott sell or sett over the same rente to anie person or personnes; yf he doe then this gifte to be void. Item whereas he ys indebted to me for certeine corne and lente money he had of me at severall tymes, I frelye doe forgeve him the same. Whearas Richard Bottomley of Arkenden tooke two severall condicionall leasses of me of a ferme in Arkenden Loftous and of the third parte of Awne Close, to have and to hold the same for a terme of 21 yeares, yf he lyved soe longe; now my will ys yt yf the said Richard Bottomley doe at anie time within the foresaid terme of 21 yeares marrye and taike a wief, thatt then the said Richard Bottomley his wief and children, yf he have anie, shall frome thatt time forwardes have and holde and enjoye the foresaid fermes absolutelie to theire owne uses, untill the leases be expired and ended, performinge all suche other covenantes as was agreed upon betwixte me, the said Richard Burnehan, and him. Alsoe my will ys thatt my heare shall stande his freind in anie thinge he can pleasour him in, and not to exacte anie thing of him duringe his lief, butt to lett him enioye suche thinges as he haithe at a reasonable raite, for thatt he, in my brothers lief, used himself alweis well towardes me, lettinge me, from time to tyme, havinge suche necessaries as I requested att his handes, wherefore yf att anie time he finde him self greved, nott well delte withall, then my wyll ys thatt for better helpe he repaire unto my Cossyn Inglebye of Ripley, yf he be lyvinge, orels to my Cossyn Doctor Hudson, and loke whatt order they sett downe for him, that to stand and be in force. Item I geve to Grace Stainton the some of fortye shillinges to buy her a cowe, and that the cowe shalbe putt forthe to her benefytt. Item I geve to mother Stainton and Anne, her doughter, either of them an angell, and to Thomas Stainton, her sonne, twentye shillinges to maike him a ringe. Item I geve to Mr. Thomas Bowcar six poundes thirtene shillinges and foure pence to buy him a nagge. Item I geve to Mr. W illiam Wyllowbye half an ounce of gold to maike him a ringe. Item I geve to my Cossyn Dynnys Baynebrigge** and his wief two sylver goblettes worthe in valewe xl s. a pece, with my armes and name upon theim, and they to have the use of theim duringe theire lyves; and after theire deceases I geve the same goblettes unto Anne Faux and Elizabethe Faux.*** Provided thatt yf either of theim dye unmaryed thatt then her goblett shall remaine unto Frances Foster, and yf they bothe dye unmaryed that then the longer lyver of my Cossyn Dynnys or his wief shall geve the other goblett to some one of her children whome they shall thinke beste of, yf he have none of his owne. I geve unto Jaine Barrowbye, nowe wyfe of Henrye Dickinson of Arkenden, sex sylver spones of the valewe of sex shillinges and eighte pence a pece. Item I geve unto litle Frances Barrowbye xiij s. iiij d. to buy him three shepe with. Item I geve unto Peter Dearlove, sonne of Richard Dearlove, twentye shillinges, and unto his sister Jaine Earle other twentye shillinges. Item I geve unto the doughter of Robert Dearlove, sonne of the aforesaid Richard Dearlove, thirtye shillinges, to be imployed in shepe for her use. I give unto John Dairnton and his wief thre poundes six shillinges and eighte pence, to be bestowed upon one sylver goblett weighinge soe muche, besides the fasson, havinge my name and armes graven upon ytt, and they to have the use of ytt duringe theire lyves, and after theire deceases I geve the same goblett unto Anne Darneton and Alyce Darneton,**** provided thatt yf either of them dye unmaryed thatt then the other shall have ytt clere for her self, els to be devided betwixte theim bothe, and yf they bothe dye unmaryed thatt then the longer lyver of John Darneton or his wief shall geve the same goblett unto one of John Darneton children, whom he or she shall fynde moste duetyfull; and they to have the goblett within two monethes after my decease. Item I geve unto my frend Mr. Edward Wythes the picture I promised him yf I died before him, and unto his wief I geve an other picture which ys maid like unto the other, savinge they dyffer in personages. Item I geve unto William Birde ten shillinges to be bestowed upon a bowe. Item I geve unto Thomas Myers litle boye, of Harrogaite, thirtene shillinges four pence to buy him three yewes withall, and that Peter Hogge see theim putt forwarde to his beste profitte, not lettinge his father medle with theim in anie case. Item I geve to my two servauntes Christopher Hardeforthe and Peter Hogge, either of theim, six poundes thirtene shillinges foure pence. Item I geve unto theire two sonnes six sylver spones weighinge six shillinges eighte pence a pece, besides the fasson. Item I geve unto my servaunte John Casse fyve poundes to buy him a nage, these somes to be paid within one yeare after my departure or theire aboutes. Item I geve unto Roger Wrighte and his wief, and Elizabethe her nece, everie one of theim a sylver spone weighinge a Frenche crowne a pece. Item I geve unto Richard Bancke, sometimes my boye, fortye shillinges he owes me upon a bond, which bond my Cossyn George Hutchinson haithe in kepinge. Item I geve to Mr. William Pennyeman half an ounce of golde to maike him a rynge. Item I geve unto my Cossyn Sampson Inglebye half an ounce of golde, and unto my Cossyn John Inglebye an other half ounce, to maike theim two rynges. Item I geve John Pulleyn of Skotton half an ounce of golde to maike him a rynge. Item I geve unto Guy Faux two angells to maike him a rynge. Item I geve unto John Jackeson of Scotton two angells to maike him a rynge. Item I geve unto my Cossyn Riche two angells to maike her a rynge. Item I geve to Edward Bayker, my Cossynes Maleverer man, two angells to maike him a rynge. Item I geve unto George Wiglsworthe to angells to maike him a rynge. Item I geve and graunte unto my Cossin William Inglebye***** of Ripley, esquier, his heires and assignes for ever, all my freholde, burgagies, messuages, landes, tenementes and hereditamentes whatsoever I have, as well in possession as in remaynder or reverconn, sett, lyinge and beinge within the countye of Yorke whatsoever, to have and to holde frelye and absolutlie all the afore said landes, teinementes and hereditamentes whatsoever unto him the foresaid William Inglebye his heires and assignes for ever. Item I geve unto my aforesaid Cossyne William Inglebye, my debtes, legacies and funerall expences discharged, all my goodes aswell reall as personall whatsoever they be, whome I maike and ordeine my sole and full executor of this my laste will and testamente.

Memorandum, thatt whereas I had made my will att London and geven those landes unto my brother William Burnehan, and had maid him my full executor; nowe I have altered the same will and geven my land unto my Cossyn William Inglebye of Ripley, esquier, and maid him full and solle executor of this my laste will and testamente in the presens of those whose names are here under written the vj^th daye of Januarye 1591. Item I geve unto my lovinge Cossynes and faithefull freindes, for soe in my lief time I have alweis founde theim, Sir Richard Mauleverer of Allerton Maleverer, knight, Richard Hudson, doctor of the Lawe, Richard Goodricke of Ribston, esquier, everye one of theim an ounce of golde a pece to maike theim rynges, beinge ingraven withe theire armes and myne togither upon two severall scutchions, well hopynge of there faithefull love and favors towardes those who shall succede me.

Memorandum, thatt all and singuler the legacies before stricken forthe and defaced, and all other interlineacons in the same weare soe streken forthe, defaced, interlined and altered as they nowe be by the express derecion of me, the aforenamed Richard Burnehan, which will, in manner and fourme aforesaid, as yt is nowe stricken forthe, defaced, interlyned and altered, I doe acknowledge to be my trewe laste will and testamente. In witnes wherefore and the further confirmacon of the premisses, I have subscribed my name unto this my will in the presens of those wittenesses, Sampson Inglebye, Xpofer Harteforthe, Mathewe Buckecrome, William Wylson, Peter Hogg and John Bell.

This will is coppied also on Membranes 3 and 4 of Roll for xxxiiij-xxxv Elizabeth, from whence the names of the witnesses were obtained.

* Though belonging to one of the most ancient families in this neighbourhood, and connected with many of the principal Yorkshire families, no pedigree has ever been published of this family. The name occurs in the earliest of the Knaresbro' Court Rolls, that for the 6th Edward III, and with a little care from this and other sources a complete pedigree of the Birnands of Knaresbro' may be made without much difficulty. Their principal mansion, known as Byrnand Hall, was situated at the cross roads at the top of the High Street in Knaresbro', close to where an ancient cross stood - this was known as Byrnand's Cross, from the fact that in 14 Richard II, Richard Brenand made fine and obtained permission to enclose a cross standing on a waste of the lord, late belonging to Robert de Nessffeld.- Knaresbro' Court Rolls. About the end of the 18th century, Mr. William Manby, the then owner of this property, rebuilt the house and removed the cross. A small metal cross has been let into the pavement to mark the place where the old cross stood. The Birnands also owned a second mansion in Finkle Street, in Knaresbro', where the arms of the family (on a bend three escallops), though covered with plaster, may still be deciphered. This house forms part of the Crown Hotel. The father of the testator, Robert Birnand, who predeceased his father, was the son of John Birnand, whose will, proved at Richmond 1565, is printed with the Richmondshire wills, in vol. 26, p. 177, of this Society's issues. There are other wills belonging to this family amongst the Richmondshire Wills, and these are to be found at Somerset House; but the above is the only one that was enrolled, and is the most interesting of this series. Robert, the testator's father, was twice married. His first wife was Ann, daughter of Richard Norton and Susan, his wife, daughter of Richard, Lord Latimer, by whom he had issue Francis, Richard, Susan and Ann. Francis and Richard (the testator) died unmarried ; Susan married ........ Hobson ; and Ann married, first, Henry Trappes of Nidd, by whom she left issue Francis Trappes Byrnand; and second, William Blunte, Esq. He married secondly Ann, the daughter of Thomas Slingsby of Scriven, at Knaresbro', in 1561, and left issue by her, William and Edmund, making provision for her and her children on his death bed. - Knaresbro' Court Rolls. By his will the testator leaves his real and personal estate to William Ingleby ; this would appear to have been in trust, for William Ingleby surrendered all the real estate to Ann, the wife of William Blunte, for her life, with a remainder to Francis Trappes Birnand, her son, and his heirs.

** "Dynnys Baynebrigge" was the son of Peter Bainbridge of Scotton, by Frances, his wife, daughter of John Vavasour of Weston, and widow of Anthony Fawkes of Farnley. She, on the death of her second husband, married Walter Pulleyn of Scotton. Denis Bainbridge married first, Johan Hopperton, at Knaresbro', in 1584; she was buried there in 1587. His second wife was Edith, the widow of Edward Fawkes of York, and mother of the Conspirator. Her parentage is not known. She can have survived her son's sad fate but a few months. That she was living in the autumn of 1605 is certain, for, with her husband and others, she passed, by fine, Michaelmas term 3 James I, certain messuages and lands in Scotton to Peter Benson and Thomas Palliser. That she died soon after is also certain, for her husband took as third wife, Joan, daughter of Sir Ralph Salvin of Newbiggin by whom he had a family, the eldest child, Elizabeth, being baptized at Farnham in 1607. He was buried at Farnham, 1623, and she in 1630.

*** In the Farnham Registers we find the following entries of the marriages of Guy Fawkes' sisters :-Willelmus Diconson copulatus fuit cum Elizabetha Falx, 29 die Julii, 1594; and Henricus Kelburne copulatus fuit cum Anna Fauxe, 30 die Octobris, 1599. This is all that is known of them. There is some reason for supposing that William Dickinson may have hailed from Burton Leonard, and may have been the brother of the Henry Dickinson of Arkenden, mentioned in this will as the husband of Jane Barroby. (Jane and Francis were the children of Richard Barroby of Knaresbro'.) They were married at Knaresbro' 1589.

**** Anne and Alice Darenton were the daughters of John and Isabel Darenton of Knaresbro', whose wills occur later.

***** William, Sampson and John Ingleby were the sons of Sir William lngleby of Ripley, who, in his will, given on p. 129, describes himself as of Padside Head.