1545 Richard lay subsidy (no fosters in 1522)

Ref DD/121/29/2 1550

Gersum 22s 6d paid Margaret Foster widow holds one messuage and

to Anthony Dale the land appertaining to the same in the same place

by the lord’s warrant during her widowhood and

renders per annum 15s

Ref DD/121/31/5 1572

He owes Richard Foster holds by the lord’s warrant dated

Gersum 115s 10 July 10 Eliz for the term of his life etc one

whereof he has messuage with the appurtenances. And it yields per

paid 52s 6d. And annum at the feast aforesaid; 15s

he owes 52s 6d.

DD121/32/1 1583

John Foster son of Richerd Fostee Deceased haith taken of the said Commissioners one mess one laithe one turfhouse one little house one garden one close lyinge at the field yeate of the estimacon five acres one Close called Cocket by est two acres with the apptnnce now in the ten of Margaret Foster his mother of the rent of 15s To have and hold and Paying for his fyne £10. 10s.


Provydett that the said John shall pmtt and suffer the said Margarett his mother to occupie the hole pmsses for the terme of 11 yeares from the annunciation of our Ladie next and after the third pte thereof during her widowhood.

Fine £60

John Foster holds by indenture dated the day and year last aforesaid 1604

All that one messuage, farm or tenement, with appurtenances, lying at Field Yate in G aforesaid, then in his tenure, of the old annual rent of 15s,

And all houses etc, Except etc,

To hold for 6000 years without impeachment of waste,

Yielding 15s rent per annum at Martinmas and Pentecost equally,

And for Moore Rent 3s 7¼d at Michaelmas only,

With like reservations, covenants and conditions as before.

[Note in RH margin:

examined

15s

And for Moore Rent 3s 7¼d]

28th day of August 1626 etc I John Foster of fieldyeate within the township of Giggleswick in the county of York yeoman

my messuage and tenement with the appurtenances at fieldyeate aforesaid which I hold by long lease of the right Hon Earl of Cumberland of the ancient yearly rent of 15 shillings

to John Foster my fourth son who died that year and was buried with his father

keep relieve and maintain Richard Foster my eldest

William Foster my second son inherited

Thomas my third son

Margaret Foster and Alice Foster

, , , 31, 7, 1580, Johannes, FOSTER, , ?, Agnes, BANKES, , ,

23, ., 11, ., 1580, 23.11.1580, Willelmus, Johannis, Foster, died 1587, , , , ,

16, ., 6, ., 1588, 16.6.1588, Willelmus, Johannis, Foster, died 1596, , , , ,

7, ., 2, ., 1591, 7.2.1591, Anna, Johannis, Foster, died 1592, , , , ,

5, ., 9, ., 1596, 5.9.1596, Ricardus, Johannis, Foster, Feildyeate, , , , ,

, , , , , , , , , , 1598, 1, Agnes, Foster, dead

, , , 12, 11, 1599, Johannes, FOSTER, , , Elizabetha, CLARKE, , ,

1, ., 1, ., 1602, 1.1.1602, Willelmus, Johannis, Foster, Feildyeate, wife Elizabeth, , , ,

29, ., 1, ., 1604, 29.1.1604, Thomas, Johannis, Foster, Feildyeate, , , , ,

19, ., 4, ., 1607, 19.4.1607, Margareta, Johannis, Foster, Fieldyeate, , , , ,

1, ., 1, ., 1613, 1.1.1613, Alice, Johannis, Foster, Feildyeate, , , , ,

, , , , , , John, , , , , , , ,

, , , , , , , , , , will 1626, , , ,

, , 1, sep, 1626, , Johannes, Foster, 1626, son, John, Fieldgate, , ,

, , 1, sep, 1626, , Johannes, Foster, 1626, , , Fieldgate, , ,