York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 5A f.79 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Injunction/s, Mandate
Section Type:	Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante
Summary:	Letters patent ordering that the decision of Archbishop Giffard should be followed regarding the dispute between the prior and convent of St Oswald's, Gloucester and the parishioners of the church of the Blessed Mary in Norton, living in Lower Norton, regarding the repairs to the chapel of St John in Lower Norton, the enclosure of the cemetery and the grass and trees growing there. The religious men should not be molested and any previous injuries should be rectified.
Language:	Latin
Subjects:	Plants, Trees, Cemeteries, Disputes, Agreements, Chapels
Note:	For details regarding this dispute and its background, see A.H. Thompson, 'The Jurisdiction of the Archbishops of York in Gloucestershire...', Trans. Bristol & Glos. Arch. Soc., 43 (1921), pp. 85-180, esp. pp. 110-112.
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1925. The Register of Thomas Corbridge, Lord Archbishop of York 1300-1304 Part II. Surtees Society 141, 177.
Dates:	Document date: 1304/11/06 (certain)
People and Groups:	Complainant: Gloucester, St Oswald Priory, Augustinian Canons (prior and convent) Complainant: Parishioners of Norton, Gloucestershire (parishioner) Mentioned: Giffard, Walter, c 1225-1279, Archbishop of York (archbishop); written as W, archbishop of york
Places:	Place of residence: Lower Norton, Gloucestershire, England (hamlet); written as Norton Inferiori Subject of dispute: Norton, Gloucestershire, England (parish) Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (none given)

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