| Entry Type: | Mandate, Citation |
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| Section Type: | Archdeaconry of York |
| Summary: | Mandate to the official of the archdeacon of York, having heard from John de Warenna [Warenne], earl of Surrey, that, while a minor and in the custody of the late Edward I, he was compelled to contract matrimony with Joan, daughter of the then count of Bar (Barre), related to him in the third and fourth degrees, to cite Joan in the castles of Conisbrough (Conyngesburgh) and Sandal (Sandale) to appear before the archbishop or his commissary to answer charges of consanguinity. |
| Subjects: | Women, Wives |
| References: | Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1934. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part II. Surtees Society 149, 188-189. |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1314/09/08 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawod
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| Entry Type: | Dispensation, Notarial Subscription |
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| Section Type: | Archdeaconry of the East Riding |
| Summary: | Dispensation for William son of Nicholas de Melton and Christine his wife, for marriage within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity, following receipt of a papal bull in their favour (recited) and the results of a local inquisition into their ancestors (recited); with notarial subscription by Richard de Snoweshull [Snowshill], notary public (witnesses named). |
| Subjects: | Women, Wives |
| References: | Robinson, D. B. (ed.). 2011. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. VI. Canterbury and York Society 101, 38-40. |
| Dates: |
Recited document date: 1318/01/13 (certain)
Document date: 1319/02/16 (certain) |
| Places: |
Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
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| Entry Type: | Absolution, Commission |
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| Section Type: | Archdeaconry of Richmond |
| Summary: | Commission to Master John de Craven, official of the archdeacon of Richmond, William de Balderston, rector of St Michael's-on-Wyre, and William Ballard, dean of Amounderness, to absolve Adam de Brokhole and Matilda, widow of Laurence Travers, from their sentence of excommunication imposed for marrying within prohibited degrees, as Adam de Bury, father of Matilda, was Brokhole's godfather. |
| Subjects: | Women, Widows |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1347/10/05 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode
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| Entry Type: | Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Hutton |
| Summary: | Will of Edward Maude, vicar of Wakefield, clerk (legatees, executrix and witnesses named), with grant of probate. Commences on fol. 139v and ends on fol. 140v. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Copyhold lands, University of Oxford, Manors, Probate, Wills, Tenants, Grammar Schools, Legacies, Last Wills and Testaments, Degrees, Money, Lands, Annuities, Tuition, Governors, Houses |
| Note: | Legacies include bequest to the governors of the Free Grammar School in Wakefield. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 50 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1598/01/15 (certain)
Probate date: 1599/04/26 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Maude, Edward, d ? 1598, Vicar of Wakefield (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
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| Entry Type: | Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Matthew |
| Summary: | Will of Robert Clay, professor of divinity [doctor of theology], vicar of Halifax (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 273r and ending on fol. 274v). |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Sermons, Rings, Bonds, Schools, Wills, Furnishings, University of Oxford, Plate, Accounts, Scholars, Christening gifts, Money, Degrees, Probate, Household equipment, Last Wills and Testaments, Furniture, Godfathers, Chaplains, Catalogues, Note books, Tuition, Principals, Wardens, Debts, Fellows, Books, Universities, Pewter |
| Note: | Testator wishes his books to be catalogued; mentions his paper books, note books and some books by him, including commentaries on the epistle to Titus and on the Commandments, which he suggests might be printed. He charges his children to avoid drunkenness, tobacco and swearing and profaning of the Sabbath. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 16 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1624/11/16 (certain)
Will date: 1627/07/20 (certain) Probate date: 1628/12/13 (certain) Exhibition of inventory date: 1629/09/22 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Clay, Robert, d 1628, Vicar of Halifax (doctor of theology)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
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| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Neale, Archbishop Neile |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Wills, Annuities, Houses, Books, Universities, Lands, Godsons, Probate, Clothing, Degrees, Tuition, Women, Marriages (Ceremony), Money, Advowsons, Schools, Last Wills and Testaments, Wives, Paupers, Servants, Marriage settlements, Trusts, Note books, Lay Patrons |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 83 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1632/09/02 (certain)
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| People and Groups: |
Testator: Winter, Richard, d ? 1632, Rector of Sprotbrough (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Sprotbrough, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
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| Entry Type: | Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Williams |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Wills, Friends, Rents, Codicils, Books, Universities, Lands, Probate, Bibles, Degrees, Churchwardens, Deeds, Bonds, Scholars, Illness, Money, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Dictionaries, Houses, Servants, Rings, Leases |
| Note: | Testator mentions his Hebrew, Greek and Latin dictionaries |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 58 |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1641/03/12 (approximate)
Will date: 1641/03/22 (certain) Death date: 1641/12/19 (certain) Probate date: 1642/03/25 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Perrott, Richard, d 1641, Prebendary of Osbaldwick (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
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| Entry Type: | Vacated entry, Certification, Commission |
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| Section Type: | Chapters and Officiality |
| Summary: | Commission to Master John de Crakehall, doctor of degrees, canon of Ripon Minster, to receive certification of an inquisition as to the presentation of John de Sleford [Sleaford], clerk, to the prebend of Studley in the same Minster by King Edward III by reason of the previous vacancy in the archbishopric of York, and admit and induct John if his presentation is found canonical; with order to certify his actions by letters patent (vacated). |
| Marginalia: | "Memorandum that nothing was done by virtue of this commission, and it is therefore cancelled" [contemporary hand]. |
| Note: | Marginal note |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1372/02/10 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Thorp juxta Ebor'
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