Is edited under the direction of the Council of the Yorkshire Archæological Society, but the writers are alone responsible for the statements and opinions contained in their respective papers. The Journal is at present issued to Members only. It is designed to form a medium for the collection of facts and documents, not hitherto published, relating to the History and Antiquities of the County, and to supply for the whole of Yorkshire the great want which has been long felt in this respect. The frequency with which Parts appear is regulated by the number of Members. All literary communications, original documents, including ancient charters, deeds, inventories, or wills of historical value, notices of archaeological discoveries, and other papers relating to Yorkshire, intended for the Journal, should be addressed to the Hon. Secretaries. New Members desiring to have complete sets of the Journal may procure most of the Parts from the Hon. Secretary, at the subscription price, Five Shillings and Threepence each single Part, Ten Shillings and Sixpence each double Part, or One Guinea per Volume, bound in cloth. The Journal is delivered (free of postage) to all Members whose Annual Sub|scriptions are not in arrear. In case of any accidental omission in delivery, Members are requested to write forthwith to Mr. J. W. Walker. Cases for binding the Journal may be had at One Shilling and Sixpence each, post free, on application to Mr. Tomlinson. THE TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP ARE: Life Members (whose Subscriptions are invested and the Interest only applied to the purposes of the Association) Annual Members 8. d. 7 7 0 0 10 6 Subscriptions are due on January 1st, and should be paid to the Hon. Treasurer (Mr. H. S. Childe, Home Garth, Wakefield), or through the Subscriber's Banker. Further information can be obtained on application to the Hon. Secretaries, Record Series of the Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, ONE GUINEA. (For further particulars apply to the Hon. Sec., Mr. S. J. CHADWICK, F.S.A.) VOL. 1. YORKSHIRE WILLS AT SOMERSET HOUSE, 1649-1660. 2, 5, 7, & 8.--YORKSHIRE FEET OF FINES. 3. PROCEEDINGS of the COUNCIL of the NORTH. TWO EARLIEST SESSIONS ROLLS of the WEST RIDING of YORK- 4, 6, 11, 11 & 19.-WILLS PROVED AT YORK. 9. ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, 1665-6. Yorkshire Archæological Society, FOUNDED, 1863. INCORPORATED, 1893. PATRONS. For the North Riding, The Most Hon. the MARQUIS OF RIPON, K.G., Lord-Lieutenant. His Grace the DUKE OF NORFOLK, K.G., Here- The Right Hon. the EARL OF CARLISLE. The Right Hon. LORD SAVILE OF RUFFORD, Sir JOHN WILLIAM RAMSDEN, Bart. Sir FRANCIS SHARP POWELL, Bart., M.P. WENTWORTH BLACKETT BEAUMONT. The Rev. CANON WILLIAM GREENWELL, ANDREW SHERLOCK LAWSON. The Rev. CHARLES BEST NORCLIFFE, M.A. JOHN SYKES, M.D. JOHN LLOYD WHARTON, M.P. PRESIDENT. THOMAS BROOKE, F.S. A. COUNCIL. ARMYTAGE, GEORGE J., F.S.A. (Brighouse). BOYNTON, THOMAS (Bridlington Quay). CLAY, JOHN WILLIAM, F.S. A. (Brighouse). DICKONS, JOHN NORTON (Bradford). ELLIS, ALFRED S. (London). FALLOW, T. M., F.S.A. (Redcar). FOWLER, The Rev. J. T., F.S. A. (Durham). HAWKESBURY, LORD, F.S.A. (Newark). MITCHELL, T. CARTER, F.S.A. (Topelife). TAYLOR, The Rev. CANON, M.A., Litt. D., TAYLOR, The Rev. R. V., B.A (Richmond), TREASURER. HENRY SLADE CHILDE, Home Garth, Wakefield. AUDITOR. W. H. ARMITAGE, Murray Road, Huddersfield. HONORARY SECRETARIES. GEO. W. TOMLINSON, F.S.A., Wood Field, Huddersfield. J. W. WALKER, F.S. A., The Elms, Wakefield. FOR THE RECORD SERIES.-S. J. CHADWICK, F.S.A., Church Street, Dewsbury. *** The Council of the Society are not responsible for any statements or opinions expressed in the YORKSHIRE ARCHEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, the Authors of the various Papers being alone answerable for the same. Resolution passed at the General Meeting of the Society held on Jan. 27th, 1897 "That there being now room for the storage of books, it is desirable that the library of the Society be increased, and that with a view of effecting this object, Members be and hereby are invited to present books of a suitable character to the library (10, Park Street, Leeds), or to give donations for the purchase of books. That a copy of this resolution be printed and circulated among the Members with the next issue of the Journal." land for geld, and two ploughs may be there. Now, Drogo has one bordar there, and ten acres of meadow. Wood, pasturable, three quarenteens in length and two in breadth. The whole, half a leuga in length and half [a leuga] in breadth. T. R. E., it was worth twenty shillings; twelve pence. now, |