Now! Then! During a tithe case at Kirkbymoorside, George Hutton (82) recalls Roland Blyton hunting at Skiplam and Welburn before the Dissolution 70 years ago

3 March 1607: During a tithe case at Kirkbymoorside, George Hutton (82) recalls Roland Blyton hunting at Skiplam and Welburn before the Dissolution 70 years ago

John Stanley Purvis. 1949. Select XVI Century Causes in Tithe. Yorkshire Archaeological Society. Reproduction by kind permission of Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society. Get it:

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George Huton of Skiplam in the parish of Kirkdale, aged 82, “did know one Roland Bliton, last Abbot of Rivalx alias Revis, at the time of the dissolution of the Abbey and four yeres before, which Abbot during those yeres did once at least yerelie in sommer tune come to Skiplam Hall, where this examinate then dwelt with his father, who was then tennant of Skiplam Hall under the Abbot and Convent of Rivalx alias Revis, and the Abbot bringing some six or eight of the convent with him did use to hunt and hawk in the groundes of Skiplam and Welburne … the apparell of monks of Rivax was a side kirtle of white kersey, a black corner capp and a stooll or tippit of black about his neck which they did usallie wear.”

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Original

Evidence taken on commission in Kirkby Moorside Church on 3 March 1606/7, in a cause between Sir Bertram Bulmer Kt. and Sir John Gibson of Welburne in the parish of Kirkdale, Kt., for tithe of hay especially in grounds called The Laye Buttes and the Monck Dyke in Kirkdale.

George Huton of Skiplam in the parish of Kirkdale, aged 82, “did know one Roland Bliton last Abbot of Rivalx alias Revis at the time of the dissolution of the Abbey and four yeres before, which Abbot during those yeres did once at least yerelie in sommer tune come to Skiplam Hall where this examinate then dwelt with his father who was then tennant of Skiplam Hall under the Abbot and Convent of Rivalx alias Revis, and the Abbot bringing some six or eight of the convent with him did use to hunt and hawk in the groundes of Skiplam and Welburne … the apparell of monks of Rivax was a side kirtle of white kersey, a black corner capp and a stooll or tippit of black about his neck which they did usallie wear …”

Thos. Cowper sen. of Bowfurth in the parish of Kirkby Moorside aged about 104 … “hath hard his father who was a servant in the Abbay of Rivax long before the suppression thereof and dwelt at Bowfurth” … say that Welburne Lordship belonged to the Abbey … “whose said father died about threescore yeres since and was one hundreth yeres old and more at his death … he himself was born at Bowfurth par cell of the possessions of the Abbey and hath dwelt ther ever since his birth and being more then thirtie yeres old at the time of the suppression of the Abbey … hath sene and knowne the tennauntes of Welburne all except two for twentie yeres and more before the dissolucion of the Abbey pay ther rentes in money, to one Ric. Walker of Lund Cote to the Abbeis use, for Richard was bailiff of Welburne for the Abbot and convent … one who was commonlie called the Corneman of Rivax whose name was Harland fetched the .rent come yerelie at Welburne for many yeres before the dissolucion … at which tyme ther was no demeanes in Welburne nor feldes enclosed And for his further knoidedge he saith that yerelie for the space of twentie yeres or theraboutes before the suppression of the Abbey ther was a Court kept in Welburne in a great barne in middest of the town for and in the name of the Abbot and convent of Rivax (one Yonger being Steward of the same Court) unto which Court all the tennanies of Welburne as also this examinates father being the Abbeis tennant of Bowfurth and also the Abbeis tennantes of Skiplam made sute and service of this examinates like sight, who was before the suppression of the Abbey entered tennant of Bowfurth under the Abbey in the Court of Welburne …”

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