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1 .   Register 8A membrane 1 (face) entry 1
Entry Type: Visitation Articles, Notarial Subscription, Visitation Proceedings, Notarial Mark
Section Type: Archbishops' visitations and associated material
Summary: Proceedings (roll of 18 membranes) of the visitation of the diocese of Durham, during a vacancy of the see of Durham in 1311, as follows: [deanery of Darlington] (includes royal letters in French (recited), dated at Berwick upon Tweed, 20 March 1311) (mm 1-3); deanery of Alnwick (mm 3-5); deanery of Bamburgh (mm 5-6); deanery of Newcastle upon Tyne (mm 6-8); deanery of Corbridge (mm 8-10); chapter of Durham (priory of Durham in Reg 8B) (by the archbishop) (mm 10-11); visitation articles of enquiry, chapter of Durham (m 11); city and deanery of Durham (by the archbishop) (mm 11-12); deanery of Newcastle upon Tyne (by commissaries) (mm 12-14); deanery of Bamburgh (by commissaries) (mm 14-15); deanery of Alnwick (by commissaries) (mm 15-17), and the absolution and penance of Brother Adam de Boyvill, monk of Durham (mm 17-18), ending with the notarial subscription of William de Syreston, clerk of York diocese, notary public, and his notarial mark (m 18), of which there are many examples throughout the roll.
Language: Latin, French
Note: The roll is incomplete, as the head is no longer present, and has suffered extensive damage, causing loss of text in several places. For a contemporary copy, see Reg 8B (roll of 17 membranes), which is also incomplete and has suffered very extensive damage in places, but covers the same material in roughly the same order, only over 17 surviving membranes, rather than 18.
Dates: Event date: 1311/03/29 (certain) -
Event date: 1311/05/05 (certain)
People and Groups: Subject of visitation: Chapter
Places: Place of event: Alnwick Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)
Place of event: Darlington Deanery, Durham Archdeaconry, Durham, England (deanery)
Place of event: Durham Deanery, Durham Archdeaconry, Durham, England (deanery)
Place of event: Durham Diocese, England (diocese)
Place of event: Newcastle Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)
Place of event: Corbridge Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)
Place of event: Durham, Durham, England (city)
Place of event: Bamburgh Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)
2 .   Register 8B membrane 1 (face) entry 1
Entry Type: Visitation Articles, Notarial Subscription, Visitation Proceedings, Notarial Mark
Section Type: Archbishops' visitations and associated material
Summary: Proceedings (roll of 17 membranes) of the visitation of the diocese of Durham, during a vacancy of the see of Durham in 1311, as follows: [deanery of Darlington] (includes royal letters in French (recited), dated at Berwick upon Tweed, 20 March 1311) (mm 1-4); deanery of Alnwick (mm 4-5); deanery of Bamburgh (mm 5-6); deanery of Newcastle upon Tyne (mm 6-8); deanery of Corbridge (mm 8-9); city of Durham (by the archbishop and commissaries) (mm 9-10); absolution of Brother Adam de Boyvill, monk of Durham (m 10); priory of Durham (chapter of Durham in Reg 8A) (mm 10-11); visitation articles of enquiry, chapter of Durham (m 11); city and deanery of Durham (mm 11-12); deanery of Newcastle upon Tyne (by commissaries) (mm 13-14); deanery of Bamburgh (by commissaries) (mm 14-15); deanery of Alnwick (by commissaries) (mm 15-17), ending with the notarial subscription of William de Syreston, clerk of York diocese, notary public, and his notarial mark (m 17), of which there are many examples throughout the roll.
Language: Latin, French
Note: The roll, a contemporary copy of Reg 8A, is incomplete, as the head is no longer present, and has suffered very extensive damage, causing loss of text in several places. It covers the same material as in Reg 8A in roughly the same order, only over 17 surviving membranes, rather than 18. Reg 8A is also incomplete and has suffered extensive damage in places.
Dates: Event date: 1311/03/29 (certain) -
Event date: 1311/05/25 (certain)
People and Groups: Subject of visitation: Chapter
Subject of visitation: Priory
Places: Place of event: Newcastle Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)
Place of event: Darlington Deanery, Durham Archdeaconry, Durham, England (deanery)
Place of event: Durham Deanery, Durham Archdeaconry, Durham, England (deanery)
Place of event: Durham Diocese, England (diocese)
Place of event: Durham, Durham, England (city)
Place of event: Corbridge Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)
Place of event: Bamburgh Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)
Place of event: Alnwick Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)
3 .   Register 9B f.439 (verso) entry 4
Entry Type: Commission, Articles of enquiry
Section Type: Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary: Commission to Master Robert de Bridelyngton [Bridlington], canon of Lincoln and steward of the archbishop's lands, to supervise the hearing and receiving of the accounts of the officials of Thurgarton priory, and to make enquiries upon the articles enclosed with this letter (details given) (two entries).
References: Brocklesby, R. (ed.). 1997. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. IV. Canterbury and York Society 85, 110-111.
Dates: Document date: 1328/07/19 (certain)
Places: Place of dating: Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
4 .   Register 31 f.5 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Inquisition, Court Proceedings, Articles of enquiry, Verdict
Section Type: Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante
Summary: Cause relating to disputed presentation to the rectory of Walkington: held before Master John Gibson, LL.D., and Master Richard Percy, LL.B., in the presence of William Fothergill, notary public, the parties being Francis Nalton, with letters of presentation of Sir Thomas Barrington, knight, and Dame Winifred his wife, and Robert Green, clerk, chaplain of the Chapel Royal, with letters of presentation of Queen Elizabeth I. Inquisition held to determine the right of presentation (jurors named), the rectory being vacant following the death of John Newcome, clerk, the previous rector; Sir Thomas and Dame Winifred formally identified as the true patrons in the right of Dame Winifred. (continues).
Language: Latin
Subjects: Inquisitions, Verdicts, Articles of Enquiry, Benefice Causes, Jurors
Dates: Event date: 1576/10/31 (certain)
People and Groups: Former incumbent: Newcome, John, d 1576, Rector of Walkington (clerk)
Juror: Slater, George, d 1590, Prebendary of Barnby (rector, bachelor of theology)
Patron: Barrington, Sir, Thomas, 1530-1581, knight, patron of Walkington rectory (knight)
Patron: Barrington, Winifred, fl 1576, wife of Sir Thomas Barrington (wife)
Present: Fothergill, William, fl 1576-1577, Deputy Principal Registrar of York (notary public)
Presiding: Gibson, Master, John, fl 1576, Official of Consistory Court of York (surrogate, doctor of laws)
Places: Place of event: Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (parish church); written as Wighton (parish or prebendal church)
Subject of dispute: Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
5 .   Register 31 f.35 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Visitation Proceedings, Articles of enquiry
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Proceedings in the archbishop's visitation of the city and diocese of Durham: the Bishop of Durham presents the dean and chapter with a series of ten visitation articles of enquiry (in English), giving them a fortnight in which to reply.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Deans and chapters, Archbishops' Visitations, Articles of enquiry, Visitations
Dates: Event date: 1577/08/29 (inferred)
People and Groups: Subject of visitation: Durham Cathedral, Dean and Chapter (dean and chapter)
Visitor, issuer: Barnes, Richard, ? 1532-1587, Bishop of Durham (bishop)
Places: Place of event: Durham Cathedral Chapter House, Durham, Durham, England (chapter house)
6 .   Register 31 f.46 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Visitation Proceedings, Articles of enquiry
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Proceedings in the archbishop's visitation of the dean and chapter of York: schedule of articles of enquiry to be used in the visitation.
Language: English
Subjects: Deans and chapters, Archbishops' Visitations, Articles of enquiry, Visitations
References: Articles (fols. 46 v-47 r) and Injunctions (fols. 48 r-50 r) printed in W P M Kennedy, 'Elizabethan Episcopal Administration: an essay in sociology and politics' (Alcuin Club collections 25-7, 1924), ii, appendices xvi-xvii, pp. 82-9
Dates: Event date: 1578/02/17 (certain)
People and Groups: Issuer, visitor: Sandys, Edwin, ? 1519-1588, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Subject of visitation: York Minster, Dean and Chapter (dean and chapter)
Places: Place of event: York Minster Chapter House, York, York, England (chapter house)
7 .   Register 9B f.535 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Articles of enquiry, Survey
Section Type: Ballive
Summary: Results of a survey or list of the holdings of the priory of Hexham by the gift of the archbishops of York; with a list of queries or articles of enquiry into other holdings (details given), and what appears to be an extract from a grant to the canons of a way going out of their vill of Anick (Aynewyk) (details given).
Language: Latin, French
References: Printed in Raine, J. (ed.). 1865. The Priory of Hexham II: Title Deeds and Black Book. Surtees Society 46, 134-136, in which the text is described as a rental.
Dates: Document date: 1328/09/00 (uncertain)


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