said poor orators have holden and enjoyed the premises according to the old ancient custom, old rents and old fines, as hereunder it may plainly appear, without enhancing, or raising, without vexation or trouble, and in consideration also that the said Sir John Yorke is a man of power and might, lands, goods, and possessions ... greatly friended, and your poor orators being sore afraid to be imprisoned by him, and also very poor men, and not able to sue against him, nor hath no remedy but only to sue ... Majesty of your most gracious goodness ... said Council, to call before your Majesty and your said C[ouncil] ... and to take order in the premises, that your poor orators according to justice, right, and good conscience may peaceably enjoy all the premises, paying their old accustomed rents and fines, according as they and their ancestors have done, time out of mind of man. And your said poor orators shall daily pray to God for the prosperous preservation of your Majesty in your most Royal Estate long to reign, and for your most honourable Council long to continue. Endorsed.... 21 October The tenants and inhabitants of Senseker and Halkesgarthe in Whitby Strand in the County of York desire to have Sir John Yorke called before the Council and to take order that your orators may have.... _The Names of the tenants of Halkesgarthe and Senseker._ The old The new And the rent. rent. fine. First John Coward 24s. 3l. 16d. 33s. 4d. From Henry Russell 42s. 11-1/2d. 4l. 7s. 3d. 3l. 6s. 8d. From Elisabeth Postgate, widow 18s. 10d. 41s. 5d. 18s. From Thomas Robynson 12s. 11-1/2d. 40s. 7d. 33s. 4d. From John Robynson 10s. 2d. 33s. 4d. 33s. 4d. From James Browne 16s. 1d. 36s. 10d. 24s. 6d. From Robert Lyne 16s. 4d. 33s. 10d. 13s. 4d. From John Nattris 7s. 8d. 15s. 10s. From Robert Stor 23s. 5d. 50s. 2d. 15s From Thomas Coward 14s. 9d. 31s. 2s. 6d. From Thomas Hodshon 20s. 5d. 50s. 8d. 24s. From William Walker 7s. 3d. 17s. 5s. From Henry Tomson 11s. 3-1/2d. From Henry Coverdaill 15s. 36s. 11s. 8d. From Nicholas Grame 22s. 6d. 46s. 8d. 3s. From William Postgate 28s. 7d. 3l. 6s. 8d. 23s. 6d. From William Brown 13s. 4d. 26s. 8d. 24s.10d. From Robert Jefrayson 14s. 30s. 3s. 4d. From William Bois and Robert Jefrayson 34s. 8d. 3l. 6s. 8d. 13s. 4d. From Robert Barker 14s. 6d. 30s. 2s. 8d.