York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 8 f.254 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Papal Letter
Section Type:	Intrinseca camere
Summary:	Papal letter ordering that collectors for the Holy Land, mentioning the capture of Tripoli, of all orders, should not beg without a special mandate.
Subjects:	Alms, Wardens, Knights Templar, Alms collectors, Papal Letters, Friars, Knights Hospitaller, Letters of quest, Popes
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. 1940. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part V. Surtees Society 153, 45-6.
Dates:	Document date: 1289/12/13 (certain)
People and Groups:	Issuer: Pope, Nicholas IV, 1227-1292, Pope (pope)
Places:	Place mentioned: Tripoli, Libya (city) Place of dating: Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Rome, Italy (basilica)

2 . Register 9A f.144 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letters of quest, Indulgence
Section Type:	Chapters
Summary:	Letters of quest for the alms collectors (proctors or questors) of Southwell Minster to collect alms for new work at the Minster, with an indulgence (40 days) to all contributing (details given); with amendments to show that the document was reissued at Cawood, 25 September 1337 (insert).
References:	Timmins, T. C. B. (ed.). 2002. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. V. Canterbury and York Society 93, 164.
Dates:	Document date: 1334/04/23 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England (none given)

3 . Register 9A f.312 (verso) entry 6

Entry Type:	Letters of quest
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Letters of quest for John de Lumby, clerk, proctor [alms collector] of Whitby abbey, to collect aid and sell indulgences for the repair of the abbey; with a memorandum of an oath sworn by John not to do anything other than that without authorisation from the archbishop.
Note:	A marginal note states that this licence was cancelled at Cawood, 29 September 1335.
References:	Robinson, D. B. (ed.). 1978. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. II. Canterbury and York Society, 71, 167.
Dates:	Document date: 1335/09/29 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

4 . Register 9B f.678 (verso) entry 6

Entry Type:	Letters of quest
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Renewal of letters of quest during pleasure for John de Bristoll to collect alms for the church of St John of Beverley.
Subjects:	Licences, Collegiate Churches, Alms collectors
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 144.
Dates:	Memorandum date: 1335/10/12 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Bristol, John, fl 1320-1337, Collector of alms (collector)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)

5 . Register 9A f.315 (verso) entry 3

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Grant
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Memorandum of a grant to the prior and convent of Guisborough of letters of quest for the repair of the fabric of the monastery with an indulgence of 40 days in the same form as that granted to the abbot and convent of Whitby.
References:	Robinson, D. B. (ed.). 1978. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. II. Canterbury and York Society, 71, 179; see also Brown, W. (ed.). Cartularium Prioratus de Gyseburne. 1894. Surtees Society, 89, 411..
Dates:	Document date: 1337/04/06 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

6 . Register 9B f.578 (recto) entry 5

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Letters of quest
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Richmond
Summary:	Memorandum of letters of quest for the brothers of the house of St Robert of Knaresborough to act as alms collectors for their house in the city, diocese and province of York for one year.
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1977. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. I. Canterbury and York Society, 70, 66.
Dates:	Document date: 1337/04/07 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode

7 . Register 10 f.258 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Letters of quest
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letters of quest for collectors for the hospital of St Anthony in Vienne.
Dates:	Document date: 1347/03/26 (certain)
Places:	Subject of inquisition: Vienne, Isere department, France (hospital) Place of dating: Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

8 . Register 10 f.68 (verso) entry 5

Entry Type:	Letters of quest
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Richmond
Summary:	Letters of quest for one year delivered to Andrew de Cundale [Cundall], alms collector for the house of Saint Robert of Knaresborough.
Dates:	Document date: 1347/10/22 (certain)
People and Groups:	Recipient: Cundale, Andrew, fl 1347, alms collector for the house of Saint Robert of Knaresborough. (alms collector)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode

9 . Register 10 f.262 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Letters of quest
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letters of quest for the house of St Robert by Knaresborough.
Dates:	Document date: 1350/07/15 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

10 . Register 10 f.263 (recto) entry 5

Entry Type:	Letters of quest
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Renewal of letters of quest for the alms collectors for the hospital of St Anthony in Vienne, and the hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia [Saxia], Rome.
Dates:	Document date: 1351/07/23 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given) Subject of document: Vienne, Isere department, France (hospital) Subject of document: Rome, Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome, Rome, Italy (hospital)