York Archbishops' Registers

1 . TNA - CCR 1337-9, p.520

Summary:	Request to Archbishop Melton (amongst various others) for his prayers for the king to have a safe journey across the sea, and to ask all clergy and people to pray for the same.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1338/07/16
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: William [Melton], archbishop of York; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England;
Places:	Ipswich, Suffolk, England

2 . TNA - CCR 1339-41, p.258

Summary:	Request to Archbishop Melton (and other bishops) to offer prayers, etc, for the king's expedition across the sea.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1339/08/15
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: William [Melton], archbishop of York; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England;
Places:	Windsor, Berkshire, England

3 . Register 8 f.29 (recto) entry 4

Entry Type:	Mandate
Section Type:	Officiality
Summary:	Mandate to Richard [Kellaw], bishop of Durham, for prayers for the health of the king and queen; for peace between the king and his earls and barons, and for the good rule of the kingdom, to be said in Durham Cathedral and all churches in his diocese; with similar mandates to the official, for prayers in the city and diocese of York, and the dean and chapter of York, in York Minster and churches in their jurisdiction (three entries).
Subjects:	Women, Queens
Note:	The marginal heading states that the mandate was to the bishop of Durham; the bishop of Carlisle, and the bishop of Galloway (Candida Casa; Whithorn).
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1931. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part I. Surtees Society 145, 143-144.
Dates:	Document date: 1312/09/04 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Marton in the Forest, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Marton in Galtres

4 . Register 9B f.629 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter from the archbishop to Lewis de Beaumont, Bishop of Durham, enclosing letters from the pope ordering prayers to be said for the king and for peace in the present war, ordering the bishop to have prayers said in his diocese; with two similar letters (Reg 9B, f. 630 r) from the archbishop to the dean and chapter of York Minster and to the archbishop's official-principal.
Subjects:	Prayers, Wars, Peace
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 4-6.
Dates:	Document date: 1318/09/29 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Beaumont, Louis, d 1333, Bishop of Durham (bishop)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

5 . Register 9A f.91 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Indulgence, Notification
Section Type:	Chapters
Summary:	Notification of an indulgence (30 days) for those attending the Easter mass celebrated by the archbishop's friend Robert de Bardelby on 30 March 1320 and saying the prayers 'Our Father' and 'Hail Mary'.
References:	Timmins, T. C. B. (ed.). 2002. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. V. Canterbury and York Society 93, 33.
Dates:	Document date: 1320/03/18 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

6 . Register 9B f.583 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Letter/s, Indulgence
Section Type:	Suffragans
Summary:	Letter of the archbishop to Louis [de Beaumont], bishop of Durham, notifying him of an indulgence (40 days) for all those taking part in prayers, processions and litanies throughout the diocese for the royal family and for peace between the church and Edward II; with a memorandum of similar letter to the bishop of Carlisle; the dean and chapter of York and the official of York.
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1977. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. I. Canterbury and York Society, 70, 76.
Dates:	Document date: 1320/12/30 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

7 . Register 9B f.659 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Papal Letter to Edward III, granting an indulgence of 20 days to those praying for the king.
Subjects:	Prayers, Indulgences
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 80.
Dates:	Document date: 1327/09/01 (certain)
People and Groups:	Recipient: Edward III, 1312-1377, King of England (king) Sender: Pope, John XXII, c 1244-1334, Pope (pope)
Places:	Place of dating: Avignon, Vaucluse department, France (papal palace)

8 . Register 9B f.660 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Writ
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Writ under the Privy Seal of Edward III to the Archbishop of York enclosing the papal letter concerning an indulgence of 20 days for those praying for the king and requesting its publication in the province of York.
Language:	French
Subjects:	Prayers, Writs, Indulgences
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 80.
Dates:	Document date: 1327/10/17 (certain)
People and Groups:	Issuer: Edward III, 1312-1377, King of England (king)
Places:	Place of dating: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (town)

9 . Register 9B f.658 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letters to Louis [Beaumont], Bishop of Durham, with a note of similar letters to the Bishop of Carlisle, the dean and chapter of York Minster and the Official of the Court of York or his commissary, ordering prayers for King Edward III and the kingdom, with an indulgence of 20 days granted by the pope.
Subjects:	Prayers, Indulgences
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 78-79.
Dates:	Document date: 1327/10/23 (certain)
People and Groups:	Subject of prayers: Edward III, 1312-1377, King of England (king)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)

10 . Register 9B f.658 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letters to the Official of the Court of York or his commissary general, with copies also sent to the dean and chapter of York and heads of the following religious houses: Selby; Whitby; Fountains; Rievaulx; Byland; Meaux; Welbeck; Rufford and Watton, concerning an indulgence of 40 days for all those praying for the soul of King Edward II and for priests saying three masses with the office of the dead for him before Christmas.
Subjects:	Prayers, Masses, Indulgences
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 77-78.
Dates:	Document date: 1327/10/23 (certain)
People and Groups:	Deceased: Edward II, 1284-1327, King of England (king)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)