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1 .   TNA - CPR 1307-13, p.122
Summary: Acquittance to the abbot of Selby, sub-collector in York diocese of the tenth imposed by Pope Boniface VIII, for 100s paid into the Exchequer by the hands of Archbishop Greenfield, on account of the arrears of that tax.
Language: Latin
Dates: 1309/06/29
People and Groups: Addressee/s: [William of Aslackby,] abbot of Selby; Sender/s: Edward II, king of England; Person/s: [William Greenfield], archbishop of York, Pope Boniface VIII;
Places: Chester, Cheshire, England
2 .   TNA - CPR 1396-9, p.260, entry 3
Summary: Ratification of Feryby as parson of Fordingbridge, prebendary of Apesthorpe, prebendary at the altar of St Martin in Beverley, and as a prebendary in St John's Chester.
Language: Latin
Dates: 1398/02/01
People and Groups: Addressee/s: Thomas Feryby [Ferriby]; Sender/s: Richard II, king of England;
Places: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, York Minster, Apesthorpe Prebend, Yorkshire, England, Beverley Minster, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England, Chester, St John the Baptist, Chester, Cheshire, England
3 .   Register 31 f.59 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Dissolution of Visitation, Visitation Proceedings, Relaxation of Inhibition
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Dissolution by the archbishop of the visitation of the diocese of Chester and relaxation of the inhibition for the visitation.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Dissolutions, Relaxations of Inhibitions, Visitations, Archbishops' Visitations
Dates: Document date: 1579/11/08 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Chaderton, William, d 1608, Bishop of Lincoln (bishop)
Issuer: Sandys, Edwin, ? 1519-1588, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Places: Place of dating: City of London, London, England (city)
Subject of visitation: Chester Cathedral, Chester, Cheshire, England (cathedral)
Subject of visitation: Chester Diocese, England (diocese)
Subject of visitation: Chester, Cheshire, England (city)
4 .   Register 31 f.75 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Will of Henry Harper of the city of Chester, gentleman (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Probate, Last Wills and Testaments, Wills
References: YAS 93, p. 34
Dates: Will date: 1578/09/04 (certain)
Probate date: 1579/04/01 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Harper, Henry, d ? 1579, of Chester, gentleman (gentleman)
Places: Place of residence: Chester, Cheshire, England (city)
5 .   Register 31 f.76 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Will of John Norbury of the city of Chester (legatees and executors named); with grant of probate. The testator mentions a common recovery made in the court of Halton, presumably the court of the manor of Halton, Cheshire, of a messuage and lands in Runcorn.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Lands, Manorial Courts, Houses, Cottages, Leases, Deeds, Wills, Money, Probate, Last Wills and Testaments
References: YAS 93, p. 54
Dates: Will date: 1571/10/21 (certain)
Probate date: 1578/07/13 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Norbury, John, d ? 1578, of Chester (unknown)
Places: Place of residence: Chester, Cheshire, England (city)
6 .   Register 31 f.121 (verso) entry 2
Entry Type: Commission, Visitation Proceedings
Section Type: Archbishop Piers
Summary: Archbishop's visitation of the Cathedral, city and diocese of Chester: commission of Archbishop Piers to John Gibson, LLD., and John Benet, LL.D., archbishop's vicars general and officials principal; Christopher Gregorie, S.T.B.; Anthony Higgins, S.T.B.; Thomas Cole, M.A., and Thomas Cock, M.A., preachers of the Word of God and archbishop's chaplains, to act as the archbishop's commissaries at the visitation of the Cathedral, city and diocese of Chester and also the collegiate church of Manchester.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Commissions, Archbishops' Visitations, Visitations
Dates: Document date: 1590/06/06 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Benet, Sir, John, c 1553-1627, Knight, Vicar General of Province of York (doctor of laws, official principal, vicar general)
Addressee: Cock, Thomas, fl 1577-c 1592, Chaplain to Archbishop Piers (master of arts, preacher, chaplain)
Addressee: Cole, Thomas, d ? 1615, Prebendary of Holme Archiepiscopi (chaplain, master of arts, preacher)
Addressee: Gibson, Master, John, fl 1576, Official of Consistory Court of York (doctor of laws, vicar general, official principal)
Addressee: Gregorie, Christopher, d 1600, Archdeacon of York (bachelor of theology)
Addressee: Higgins, Anthony, d ? 1624, Dean of Ripon (bachelor of theology)
Issuer: Piers, John, 1523-1594, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Places: Subject of visitation: Chester Cathedral, Chester, Cheshire, England (cathedral)
Subject of visitation: Manchester Collegiate Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England (collegiate church)
Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)
Subject of visitation: Chester Diocese, England (diocese)
Subject of visitation: Chester, Cheshire, England (city)
7 .   Register 32 f.22 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Commission
Section Type: Archbishop Neale, Archbishop Neile
Language: Latin
Subjects: Vacancies, Visitations, Commissaries, Archbishops' Visitations
Note: Document is incomplete, as it lacks place of dating and date.
People and Groups: Addressee: Thomas Stofford (bachelor of laws)
Commissioner: Neale, Richard, 1562-1640, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Places: Subject of commission: Chester Archdeaconry, Cheshire, England (archdeaconry)
8 .   Register 31 f.52 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Commission
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Commission of the archbishop to Robert Lougher, LL.D., vicar general and official principal, and Robert Leach, LL.D., to act as keepers of spirituality in the archdeaconry of Chester, during a vacancy of the see of Chester, also nominating Richard Frankland, the archbishop's registrar, to act in the same capacity for them.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Commissions, Vacancies, Keepers of Spiritualities
Dates: Document date: 1577/12/20 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Leach, Master, Robert, d 1587, Chancellor of Chester (doctor of laws)
Addressee: Lougher, Robert, d 1585, Vicar General of Province of York (vicar general, official principal, doctor of laws)
Former office holder: Downham, William, c 1510-1577, Bishop of Chester (bishop)
Issuer: Sandys, Edwin, ? 1519-1588, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Nominated: Frankland, Richard, fl 1576, Registrar of Chancery and Consistory Courts of York (registrar); written as Franklyn
Places: Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)
Place of person status: Chester Archdeaconry, Cheshire, England (archdeaconry)
9 .   Register 31 f.120 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Commission, Visitation Proceedings
Section Type: Archbishop Piers
Summary: Archbishop's visitation of the Cathedral, city and diocese of Chester: commission of Archbishop Piers to David Yale, LL.D., vicar-general and official principal of William [Chaderton], bishop of Chester, to act as the archbishop's commissary in the visitation of the archdeaconry of Chester, also that Robert Colleigne should act as commissary in the visitation of the deaneries of Warrington, Malpas and Bangor in that archdeaconry (fol. 120r - fol. 120v).
Language: Latin
Subjects: Commissions, Archbishops' Visitations, Visitations
Dates: Document date: 1591/04/18 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Yale, David, fl 1582-1609, Canon of Chester Cathedral (vicar general, doctor of laws, official principal, commissary)
Deputed: Colleigne, Robert, fl 1590-1599, Rural Dean of Warrington (master of arts, rural dean)
Issuer: Piers, John, 1523-1594, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Places: Subject of visitation: Chester Archdeaconry, Cheshire, England (archdeaconry)
Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (city)
10 .   Register 31 f.56 (recto) entry 3
Entry Type: Letters of proxy, Acts for confirmation of election of bishop
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Acts for confirmation of the election of William Chaderton, S.T.P., as bishop of Chester: appointment of proctors to to carry out the business of the confirmation of the election before the archbishop, and the election to be certified to queen.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Confirmations, Elections, Deans and chapters, Bishops
Dates: Document date: 1579/09/12 (certain)
People and Groups: Deputed: Clark, Francis, fl 1576-1579, Notary Public (proctor, notary public)
Deputed: Hawford, Edward, d 1582, Canon of Chester Cathedral (canon and prebendary, doctor of theology)
Deputed: Incent, Master, John, fl 1577-1592, Notary Public (notary public, proctor)
Deputed: Lane, John, d 1580, Canon of Chester Cathedral (canon and prebendary, bachelor of theology)
Deputed: Saye, William, c 1505-c 1582, Notary Public (proctor, notary public)
Deputed: Willett, Thomas, d c 1592, Notary Public (notary public, proctor)
Issuer: Chester Cathedral, Dean and Chapter (dean and chapter)
Mentioned: Archbishop
Mentioned: Queen
New office holder: Chaderton, William, d 1608, Bishop of Lincoln (doctor of theology)
Places: Place of dating: Chester Cathedral Chapter House, Chester, Cheshire, England (chapter house)


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