York Archbishops' Registers

1 . TNA - CCR 1337-9, p.451

Summary:	Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to restore John, son of Hasculph de Birkes, to his lands and goods, taken into the king's hands after his indictment before Scrope and other justices for feloniously killing Appelby at Mattersey, and robbing him of £100, as he has made purgation before Archbishop Melton, according to the privilege of clergy.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1338/07/27
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Sheriff of Yorkshire; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England; Person/s: Hasculph de Birkes, John [de Birkes], William [Melton], archbishop of York, Geoffrey le Scrope, justice, John de Appelby [Appleby];
Places:	Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England

2 . TNA - CPR 1345-8, p.77

Summary:	Presentation of Oundel, vicar of Mattersey, to the church of St George in Stamford, in the king's gift as the temporalities of the priory of Saint-Fromond are in his hands during the war; as an exchange with Dunham.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1346/05/02
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Hugh de Oundel [Oundle], vicar of Mattersey; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England; Person/s: Richard de Dunham;
Places:	Westminster, Middlesex, England, Saint-Fromond Priory, Manche department, France, Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

3 . TNA - CPR 1385-9, p.406, entry 4

Summary:	Presentation of Mortyngle to the vicarage of Mattersey, in the king's gift while the temporalities of the see of York are in his hands.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1388/02/19
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: William Mortyngle, chaplain; Sender/s: Richard II, king of England;
Places:	Westminster, Middlesex, England, Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England

4 . TNA - CPR 1385-9, p.449, entry 2

Summary:	Presentation of Morthyngley to the vicarage of Mattersey, in the king's gift while the temporalities of the archbishopric of York are in his hands.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1388/06/12
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: William Morthyngley, chaplain; Sender/s: Richard II, king of England;
Places:	Westminster, Middlesex, England, Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England

5 . TNA - SC 8/254/12695

Entry Type:	Writ
Summary:	Writ commanding the sheriff of Nottinghamshire to warn Morthynglay to be in Chancery in the quindene of Easter next to show why his presentation to the vicarage of Mattersey should not be revoked. Endorsement that the sheriff, by Maperley and Bunch, warned Morthynglay to appear on the given date. [Rest largely illegible, but seems to refer to adjournments].
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1389/02/25
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Sheriff of Nottinghamshire; Sender/s: Richard II, king of England; Person/s: John Asplion, attorney of William Morthynglay, Simon Gamstede, attorney of Adam Towell, Alexander [Neville], archbishop of York, William Morthynglay, clerk, Adam Towell, chaplain, John de Maperleye, William Bunche;
Places:	Westminster, Middlesex, England, Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England

6 . TNA - SC 8/254/12696

Entry Type:	Petition
Summary:	Towell requests that the chancellor be ordered to summon Morthynglay into Chancery, to show any reason why his presentation by the king to the church of Mattersey should not be repealed and Towell, presented by the archbishop, be restored. Note that the petition was granted by the king.
Language:	French
Note:	Datable to 1389 on the basis of the writ at SC 8/254/12695.
Dates:	1389/02/25
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: King; Sender/s: Adam Towell, chaplain; Person/s: Alexander [Neville], archbishop of York, William Morthynglay, clerk;
Places:	Westminster, Middlesex, England, Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England

7 . TNA - C 270/14/24

Entry Type:	Memorandum
Summary:	Memorandum that the northern convocation met in York Minster chapter house on 2 June 1404 and granted the king a tenth, payable on 20 January 1404 and 1 November 1405, under certain conditions. Inquisitions being carried out contrary to church liberties, even on temporalities and spiritualities acquired since the Statute of Mortmain, were to cease; the clergy were to be exempt from the recent parliamentary subsidy; and exceptions were to be granted to all benefices in Cumberland, Northumberland, Copeland and Westmorland, the priory of Watton, all nuns in the province, the monasteries of Egglestone, Calder, Rufford and Mattersey on account of their poverty, and all benefices, etc., valued at £10 or less per year. The archbishop was not to certify this grant to the king, or appoint collectors, until these conditions were agreed.
Language:	Latin
Note:	For the archbishop's certification, issued on 5 October 1404, see BIA, Register 16, fols 129v-130r.
Dates:	1404/06/02
People and Groups:	Person/s: Richard [le Scrope], archbishop of York, Henry IV, king of England;
Places:	York Minster Chapter House, York, York, England, Watton Priory, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Egglestone Abbey, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, Mattersey Priory, Nottinghamshire, England, Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England, Calder Abbey, Cumberland, England

8 . Register 11 f.243 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary:	Institution and order for induction of William de Fulburn [Fulbourn], chaplain, to the vicarage of Misson (Misne), following an exchange of benefices with the vicarage of Retford, patron: prior and convent of Mattersey (Mathersay) (two entries)
Dates:	Document date: 1358/04/12 (certain)
Places:	Benefice: Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory) Benefice: Misson, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory) Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle); written as Cawode

9 . Register 11 f.143 (verso) entry 4

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Institution and order for induction of Robert Club, priest, to the rectory of a moiety of the church of High Hoyland (High Holand), patron: John de Brampton, clerk, and Hugh de Wombwell, following an exchange with Thomas de Mathersay [Mattersey] for the vicarage of Mattersey (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1367/10/01 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Thorp iuxta Ebor' Benefice: High Hoyland, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory) Benefice: Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England (vicarage)

10 . Register 10 f.31 (verso) entry 7

Entry Type:	Collation, Induction
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Collation and order for induction of Thomas de Gudmundham [Goodmanham] to the perpetual vicarage of the church of Mattersey (Mathersay), vacant on the death of Richard de Welton, the previous vicar (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1349/08/07 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Burton iuxta Beverlacum Benefice: Mattersey, Nottinghamshire, England (vicarage)