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Desires his body to be buried in the church or chancel of Hexham. Devises a m. or tmt called Closehead in Thirlwall to his friend Mr Ralph Ridley for life, with reversion to his son William Thirlwall, and real estate in p. Hexham and in man. Thirlwall and p. Haltwhistle in trust for his said son William Thirlwall. Damaged.

Will of Frederica, countess of Holderness, widow of Robert Darcy, late earl of Holderness, dec., and one of the daughters and coheirs of Meinhardt Schomberg, late duke of Sconberg and Leinster, and now wife of Benjamin Mildmay, esq. Endorsed: 'This will was revoked and a new one made by the said Countess of Holderness, 16 December 1735, when she was Countess Fitzwalter and was her last Will'.

Special Probate Of Will And Codicil of Dame Leonora Rush of p. St James Westminster, widow (will dated 19 June 1780, codicil dated 22 Feb. 1785).

1 George Hooper the younger of St Ives, Huntingdonshire and John Hooper of Brookstreet in Holbourn, Middlesex, apothecary, two of the sons of George Hooper the elder of Hatton Garden, Middlesex, gent., by Anne his late wife. 2 Mathew Lamb of Lincolns Inn, esq., sole executor of the will of Peniston Lamb, dec. Release of their shares in £1,000 and interest specified in no. 92. Endorsed with the releases of Anne Hooper Mathew Hooper, Sarah Hooper, Richard Hooper, Margaret Hooper, and Elizabeth Hooper, 1749-59.

1 John Thomas Morgan of p. Llanddewibrefi, co. Card., yeoman. 2 Thomas Jones of Vairdre Vach, gent. Release Of The Equity Of Redemption of a m. called Tir y weyn vawre and a parcel of arable lands called Erw yr maen llwyd, [? p. Llanddewi-brefi/caron], co. Card., in mortgage to William Williams of p. Caron, gent., for £20. Consideration: 20s. Damaged by rodents.

1 Sir William Dolben of Thingdo, otherwise Finedon, Northamptonshire, bart, Sir Edmund Affleck of Foringhoe Hall, Essex, bart, rear admiral of the Red Squadron of the Fleet, Philip Affleck of Wimpole Street, p. St Mary le bone, Middlesex, esq., rear admiral of the Blue Squadron of the Fleet, and Charlotte Scotchmer of Pakenham, Suffolk, widow, the executors and trustees of the will of Rev. James Affleck of Thingdon, dec. 2 James Affleck, esq., major in the 19th regiment of Light Dragoons, eldest son and heir at law of the said James Affleck, dec. 3 George Edmunds of Grays Inn, Middlesex, gent., and Henrietta his wife, late Henrietta Bertie, spinster. 4 Albemarle Bertie, esq., colonel in the first regiment of Foot Guards, Henry Atherton of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, esq., and Richard Edmunds, also of Lincolns Inn, gent. Release of a sufficient part of the sum settled in no. 110 and Settlement of 200 a. of pasture, fen or marsh ground in North Fen at Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, abutting on the grounds called Northea on the west (further boundaries given), together with the farm house and buildings; and 13 a. of pasture, fen or marsh ground called Stonald Dole adjoining to the south, to the use of 4 upon the trusts of the settlement of 3. Consideration: £2,400 paid to 1 by 4, with the consent of 3.

1 William Strode of p. St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, esq., eldest son and heir of William Strode of Punsborn, Hertfordshire, esq., dec., by Lady Ann his wife, one of the daughters of James, earl of Salisbury, dec., by Ann his wife, dec., one of the daughters of Thomas, earl of Thanet, dec., and James Strode of Harley Street, Middlesex, esq., the youngest son of the said William Strode and Ann, both dec. 2 Sir Matthew Lamb of Brockett Hall, Hertfordshire, bart, the surviving trustee of the settlement of William Strode, dec. Release by William Strode and James Strode of their respective shares in £5,000 secured by the pre-nuptial settlement, dated 11 Feb. 1708, of the said James, earl of Salisbury, and Ann his wife, which provided a sum of £10,000 for the younger children, under which the said Lady Ann Strode, one of four younger children of the marriage, was entituled to £2,500. Recites the said pre-nuptial settlement. Endorsed: receipts of the said James Strode for £2,222.4.5 and of the said William Strode for £555.11.1.

1 Thomas Hill of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, esq., devisee of the estates in fee and for terms of years under the will of the late Mary Tufton, dec., in trust for 2 and 3. 2 Lady Charlotte Tufton of Seamore Place, p. St George Hanover, Middlesex, spinster. 3 Lady Mary Duncan of Queen Ann Street West, p. St Mary-le-bone, Middlesex, widow. Release by 1, by the direction of 2, to 3 of the manors of Hever, Chipstead, Kingsdown and Maplescomb, a m. or tmt with the several farms and lands called Hever Place Farm, Clarks Farm and Knatts Farm, a farm called Brandshatch Farm, a farm in the tenure of James Brand, a farm called Maplescomb Farm, m's and farms in the tenure of Thomas Gladish and Nicholas Middleton, a farm called East Hill Farm, a farm in the tenure of Anthony Wallar and several quit rents in the said manors, all in the several t's, p's etc. of Kingsdown, Farningham, Eynsford, Kemsing, Seal, Ash, Shoreham, Fawkham, Hartley and Chipstead, all in Kent, man. Minster, otherwise Minster Lovell, m's and farms in the tenure of Stephen Rogers, Richard Green, Robert Coppin, Deodatus Collis, Joseph Mallam, and John Busby and Edward Busby, a farm and lands at Chilson in the tenure of John Ren, a m. or tmt in the tenure of John Beal, a lime kiln in the tenure of John Wells, a slate quarry in the tenure of David Barry, woods and woodgrounds containing [ ] a., cottage rents, copyhold or quit rents, leasehold rents, and freehold or chief rents, in the t's, p's and precincts of Minster Lovell, Shilton, Bampton, Shortington, Asthall, Asthall Leigh, Astell Lingley, otherwise Astell, Astall Langley and Shipton under Wychwood, all in Oxfordshire (annual values given). Recites as in no.62 and no.62. Counterpart.

1 Thomas Hill of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, esq., devisee of the estates in fee and for terms of years under the will of the late Mary Tufton, dec., in trust for 2 and 3. 2 Lady Mary Duncan of Queen Ann Street West, p. St Mary-le-bone, widow. 3 Lady Charlotte Tufton of Seamore Place, p. St George Hanover, spinster. Release by 1, by the direction of 2, to 3 of part of Lewis, lord Londes's estate comprised in a mortgage to Mrs Tufton, dec., for securing £9,000 and interest. Recites a mortgage for £5,000, dated 16 and 17 June 1755, between Lewis Watson, lord Londes, and Sir Mathew Lamb of Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, bart, of manors and in Great Gidding called Moynes Manor, Eugains Manor and Priors Manor, and the rectory and the advowson of Great Gidding, all in Huntingdonshire, the manor, impropriate rectory and advowson of the vicarage of Garthrop, Leicestershire, and divers m's, farms, etc., in Huntingdonshire and Leicestershire, and recites further charges of £3,000, 17 Dec. 1755, and £1,000, 29 March 1758. Counterpart.

1 Richard Payne of Ardingley, Sussex, and John Avenne of Worth, yeomen. 2 Ewstace Bristowe of Horley, Surrey. Quitclaim of a m. and land called Sowbearies (17 a.), p's Dorking and Capel, Surrey. Endorsed: '(4)'.

1 Edward Goodwin of Southwark, Surrey, gent. 2 Mathew Carleton the younger of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, esq. Quitclaim of 1 m's in p. Great Bookham, and the m. or inn called Upper Chequer in p. Dorking, and m's in p's Betchworth, Dorking, Wonersh, Shere, Leatherhead, Cranleigh. Endorsed: '(5)'.

1 John Machell of Wonersh, Surrey, gent. 2 George Duncumb of Albury, Surrey, esq. Quitclaim by 1 of a m. or inn called Lower Chequer, closes or parcels of land (40 a.), that is, parcels of land (6 a.) in the tenure of Richard Day, gent., since dec., dispersed in the common fields called Fosterwood, closes and parcels of pasture and woodground (10 a.) called Deaths, a parcel of land and woodground called Huckstall, otherwise Uagstooles (7 a.), adjoining the pale of Betchworth Park, two closes and parcels of land and pasture (6 a.) adjoining the said park pale in the tenure of Edward Sheffeild, a parcel of land and pasture called Barnehawes (3 a.), a parcel of land (1 a.) in the common field called Stonyland, a parcel of land and pasture called Kennells (2 a.) lying on 'this' side of Cotnam Deane, a croft of land (2 a.) on the north side of the highway from Dorking to Reigate, in the tenure of Widow Day, a little pightell or parcel of meadow called Standbridge Mead (1/2 a.), a tmt and orchard (1 a.) on the west side of the highway to Newdegate, in the tenure of Mathew Neale, a little parcel of land in East Street, in the tenure of John Barnett and adjoining the lands of Sir Richard Sands, an annual rent of 18d. for a parcel of land called Squyres in Wesbech, three closes of meadow and pasture called Spitle Heath Feild and Spitle Heath Meadow (11 a.), a little parcel of land or meadow (1/2 a.) adjoining the tmt of Richard Shoes, in the tenure of John Combes, and all other m's, lands, etc., purchased by Edward Goodwyn, gent., from Edward Carpenter and Robert Kyleston (see no. 10), all in p. Dorking, and since bargained and sold to Jasper Goodwyn and Acknowledgment by 1 that the whole of the consideration money was the proper money of 2. Recites a bargain and sale of the premises, dated 31 Oct. 1636, by Jasper Goodwyn the elder of Dorking, gent., to 1 and 2. Endorsed: '(3)'.

Probate Of Will of Mary Phillips, formerly of the city of Bristol and late of p. St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, widow (will dated 31 Dec. 1805). See also no. 143.

Probate Of Will of Mary Lewis formerly of Shacklewell, p. Hackney, Middlesex, and late of Gloucester Street, p. St Leonard Shoreditch, both Middlesex, widow (will dated 29 Sept. 1795). Bequests include £8 per annum consolidated long annuities, bequeathed in trust to John Thomas, secretary of the Welsh Charity School, Grays Inn Lane Road, to be paid to her sister Jane Seenes, formerly Jane Ward, for life and after her death to the children of Jane's son William Ward.