York Archbishops' Registers

1 . TNA - CCR 1327-30, p.188

Summary:	Order to Archbishop Melton to appoint men to survey the benefices of the archdeaconries of Cleveland and the East Riding, and make a new tax assessment of those that have been destroyed by the Scots, certifying the king, as the clergy have asked the king to order this as they are unable to pay according to the old taxation.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1327/11/14
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: William [Melton], archbishop of York; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England;
Places:	Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, East Riding Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England, Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England

2 . TNA - SC 1/55/65

Entry Type:	Letters patent
Summary:	French draft of letters patent regarding a cause brought by Dalton concerning the old and new taxation, and the amounts payable, despite all previous such cases brought to Rome having ended in the confirmation of the new taxation. Order that representatives be sent to the king to inform him of the decision.
Language:	French
Dates:	1365/12/17
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: [John Thoresby,] archbishop of York; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England; Person/s: Edward II, king of England, William de Dalton, clerk;
Places:	Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, Durham Diocese, England, Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England, Richmond Archdeaconry, England, Carlisle Diocese, England

3 . Register 7 f.161 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Licence
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Letter to the sequestrator of the archdeaconry of Cleveland, granting a licence for the rector of Lythe (Lith) to sell some of the fruits of his church.
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1936. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part III. Surtees Society 151, 11, note 2.
Dates:	Document date: 1307/09/10 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Kirk Deighton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Dighton Place of person role: Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (archdeaconry) Place of person role: Lythe, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

4 . Register 7 f.205 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Articles
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Summary:	Memorandum of delivery to Martin de Grymeston [Grimston] at Cawood of articles concerning inadequate houses and religious houses in the archdeaconries of the East Riding and Cleveland.
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1936. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part III. Surtees Society 151, 148.
Dates:	Event date: 1308/12/25 (certain)
People and Groups:	Subject of document: Grimston, Master, Martin, fl 1307-1310, rector; sequestrator in the Archdeaconry of the East Riding (rector)
Places:	Place of event: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawod Subject of document: East Riding Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (archdeaconry) Subject of document: Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (archdeaconry)

5 . Register 11 f.394 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Oath of obedience, Order
Section Type:	Heads of Religious Houses, Whitby
Summary:	Memorandum of the oath of obedience to the archbishop of John [de Richmond], abbot of Whitby; with order to the archdeacon of Cleveland for his installation, and order to the prior and convent [to obey the abbot].
Dates:	Document date: 1374/07/01 (certain)
People and Groups:	Oath taker: Whitby Abbey, Benedictine (abbot)
Places:	Place of dating: Clavering, Essex, England (archbishop's chamber); written as Clav' Place of person role: Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (none given)

6 . Register 12 f.9 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Collation, Installation
Section Type:	Chapters
Summary:	Collation of the precentorship in York Minster, vacant by the resignation of Roger de Ripon, to Master William de Kexby, bachelor of theology, in an exchange of benefices with the office of archdeacon of Cleveland, and order to the chapter of York for his installation.
Dates:	Document date: 1379/11/09 (certain)
People and Groups:	Recipient: York Minster, Chapter (chapter)
Places:	Place of dating: Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Ripon' Place of person role: York Minster, York, York, England (none given) Place of person role: Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (none given)

7 . Register 12 f.9 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Collation, Installation
Section Type:	Chapters
Summary:	Collation of the office of archdeacon of Cleveland, vacant by the resignation of Master William de Kexby, to Roger de Ripon, priest, in an exchange of benefices with the precentorship in York Minster, and order to the chapter of York for his installation.
Dates:	Document date: 1379/11/09 (certain)
People and Groups:	Recipient: York Minster, Chapter (chapter)
Places:	Place of dating: Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Ripon' Place of person role: York Minster, York, York, England (none given) Place of person role: Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (none given)

8 . Register 10 f.170 (recto) entry 3

Entry Type:	Acquittance
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Acquittance and absolution of Master John de Stokeslay [Stokesley], formerly the sequestrator of the archdeaconry of Cleveland and corrector at the last visitation there, of all sums contained in his account and of all outstanding arrears.
Dates:	Document date: 1351/03/09 (certain)
Places:	Place of person role: Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (archdeaconry) Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode

9 . Register 10 f.154 (recto) entry 4

Entry Type:	Appointment
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Appointment of John de Otteley [Otley], rector of Holtby (Holteby), as sequestrator in the archdeaconry of Cleveland, in the same form as previously granted to Alan de Notingham [Nottingham] in the archdeaconry of York.
Dates:	Document date: 1343/02/09 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode Place of person role: Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (archdeaconry) Place of person role: Holtby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

10 . Register 10 f.155 (verso) entry 4

Entry Type:	Deputation, Order to deliver
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Deputation of Master Philip de Cotum [Cotham], perpetual vicar of Stainton (Staynton), as sequestrator in the archdeaconry of Cleveland and as dean of Cleveland; with an order to the outgoing officials to deliver the seals, rolls, muniments and memoranda of those offices to Cotum (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1344/06/01 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England (none given); written as Suwell Place of person role: Stainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (perpetual vicarage) Place of person role: Cleveland Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (archdeaconry)