From Wills and Inventoris Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England from the Publication sof the Surtees Socieety, 1835

Costume and textile extracts

Page 105
John Trollop of Thornley, Esquire
April 10, 1522
Also I bequeth to my said son & heyre my best gowne except my corsprisand with a dublet of black velvet.

Page 110
Sire William bulmer, Knight of Cleveland
6 October 1531
my son Sir John Bulmer, my best gowne and doublet...
my son George Salvyn my best tawney gown

Page 113
John Hymers of Holy Ilande
July 20, 1545
Item I gyve to Agnes Neylson for kepyng of me five shillings, a Jakett...

Page 114
Bell (Isabel) Ogel, of Bothal
January 24, 1539
It'm to my douthr Margat my best govng & my kertle & it pless John And to Margat my best belt...

Page 117
Sire Richard Towgall, Priest
1541
It'm I gyve vnto Sire Jhoane huchinson my sistors soone my best govne and another govne that was Sir Will'm govlands my best tippett the best bonet...
It'm I give vnto Robert huchinson my second goven two dovbletts & my hoyse.
It'm I give vnto the foresaid roberts wyfe a goven whiche I waire one sondays. And to bessy chawmere my blake goven.
It'm I give vnto Jennete wawton 3 pence and my dayly govne.

Page 125
Janet Muschaunce, Wydowe
December 1, III Edward VI
Item I give to Richard Cl... wyfe a pair of Silver Crokes my beste ffrokke edged with tawny velvet a tawny wursted kyrtle and bath my velvet capes, two kercheffes...
Ite' I give to roger Muschaunce wife my blacke frokke edged with blacke velvet

Page 130
Ralph Blaxston, clerke
circa 1548
it'm I gyue to mr doctor tode my short rydinge gown of worsett.
It'm I gyue to Sr John baxter p'son of the south ballie my freesfroke furrytt
It'm I gyue to mr robert benet my short chamleit gown
It'm I gyue to Sr George Bartley a priest bonett & a worsett tpypett
It'm I gyue to Thom's Sawer my ryding cloke
It'm I gyue to robert sawer a payre of frese sloppers
It'm I gyue to Robert warke a payre of hose & to robert sawer a worsett dowblett
It'm I gyue to Jenett warke my best syde gown unlynide of cloith.
It'm I gyue to the p'son of the south baylye my strait veluett cappe
It'm I gyue to robert warke the younger a worsett Jerkyng
To Thomas & henry warke his brother my pannes Jakett rosett

Pate 133
William Lawson of Newcastle
Inventory taken 1551
"The Said Will'm App'ell
A gowne ffur'yd with martron xl s.
A gowne ffurrid with black conye xxxji s.
A gonne of ffreys furryd wth gray conye xiii s iiii d.
A black cloike gardyt wth velvett xx s.
A white cloike iii s.
A slevelesse cote of damaske xx s.
A sleveless cote of grogra x s.
A dublet of kremsynge satten xxii s viii d.
A dublet of reid taffitay x s.
A dublet of blacke satten xv s.
A rydyng cote garded wth velvet xiii s iii p
A rydyng cote gardyd wth p'smantlais v s.
A pair of hose wth velvet brichis x s.
A pair of hose lyned wth sarsnet iii s iiii d.
A pair of conye hose ii s.
Two capps iiii s.
A Hatt v s.
Sum xi l vii s viii d"