| Entry Type: | Papal Bull |
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| Section Type: | Diverse letters |
| Summary: | Papal bull concerning orders for prayers for peace and preservation from error, specifying that the psalm 'Laetatus sum' (Psalm 122, 'I was glad when they said unto me'), should follow the Lord's Prayer (Pater noster) at mass, with an indulgence of 20 days for those who take part. |
| Subjects: | Prayers, Peace, Masses, Psalms, Indulgences |
| References: | Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. The Canterbury and York Society 76, 89-91. |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1328/06/20 (certain)
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| People and Groups: |
Issuer: Pope, John XXII, c 1244-1334, Pope (pope)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Avignon, Vaucluse department, France (papal palace)
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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 Ralph Kay, clerk, [vicar] of Topcliffe (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commences on fol. 175r and ends on fol. 177v). |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | Debt books, Probate, Vicars, Annuities, Pains, New Testament, Gates, Debts, Churchwardens, Foals, Seals, Servants, Wills, Women, Lands, Bibles, Leases, Last Wills and Testaments, Manorial juries, Psalms, Presentations, Bills, Tutors, Godsons, Daggers, Amercements, Advowsons, Notaries Public, Riding equipment, Household equipment, Furniture, Money, Friends, Deeds, Paupers, Pious preambles, Swords, Horses, Furnishings, Repairs, Hay, Apprentices, Schools, Mortgages, Clothing |
| Note: | In a very long preamble, the testator quotes verses from various books of the New Testament (Luke, Ephesians, Matthew, Romans, Timothy, Corinthians, Acts) and the Psalms, also quoting from John and Acts later in the will and ending the will with the first line of the Nunc Dimittis in Latin (Luke 2:29). He states that he had 52 godchildren. |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 42 |
| Dates: |
Birth date: 1546/03/15 (certain)
Will date: 1605/02/06 (certain) Probate date: 1613/10/02 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Kay, Ralph, d ? 1613, Vicar of Topcliffe (clerk)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Topcliffe, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
Birthplace: Dalton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Entry Type: | Visitation Proceedings |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Sandys |
| Summary: | Proceedings in the archbishop's visitation of the dean and chapter of York: before opening the visitation proceedings, the archbishop attended a service in York Minster, presumably Matins; details given include the hymn 'Come, Holy Ghost' (named in English), his sermon taken from Matthew 21, 12-13, beginning 'And Jhesus wente into the temple' and ending 'My hous in the house of praier and yee have made it a denne of theves' (both excerpts in English) and the first part of Psalm 69. The Litany (litania) is also mentioned, but this may refer to the versicles and responses that normally follow the Creed or simply prayers. |
| Language: | Latin, English |
| Subjects: | New Testament, Sermons, Deans and chapters, Psalms, Singing and Chanting, Prayers, Archbishops' Visitations, Hymns, Visitations |
| Dates: |
Date to appear: 1577/04/07 (certain)
Event date: 1578/02/17 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Deliverer: Gibson, William, fl 1578, senior, Sacrist of York Minster (sacrist)
Former office holder: Melton, William, d 1340, Archbishop of York (archbishop) Former office holder: Young, Thomas, 1507-1568, Archbishop of York (archbishop) Grantor, subject of visitation: York Minster, Dean and Chapter (dean and chapter) Householder: Young, Jane, fl 1550-1578, nee Kynaston; second wife of Thomas Young, Archbishop of York (archbishop's widow) Issuer: Chaderton, William, d 1608, Bishop of Lincoln (doctor of theology, prebendary) Issuer: Dangarde, John, d 1594, Prebendary of Warthill (prebendary) Issuer: Ford, Anthony, d 1579, Succentor of Canons of York Minster (succentor) Issuer: Gibson, Sir, John, d 1613, knight; Precentor of York (doctor of laws, precentor) Issuer: Maisters, Richard, d 1588, Prebendary of Fridaythorpe (prebendary, doctor of medicine) Issuer: Rowe, George, d 1578, Prebendary of Stillington (prebendary) Present: Fothergill, William, fl 1576-1577, Deputy Principal Registrar of York (scribe, notary public) Present: Frankland, Richard, fl 1576, Registrar of Chancery and Consistory Courts of York (registrar) Presiding: Sandys, Edwin, ? 1519-1588, Archbishop of York (archbishop) Proctor: Hutton, Matthew, ? 1529-1606, Archbishop of York (doctor of theology, dean, canon and prebendary) Proctor: Iveson, Master, Anthony, d 1586, rector of All Saints, Peasholme Green, York (clerk) Proctor: Palmer, William, 1539-1605, Chancellor of York (unknown) Proctor: Towers, Robert, d 1585, Prebendary of Langtoft (unknown) Proctor: Tunstall, Ralph, d 1619, Prebendary of Knaresborough (master of arts) Proctor: Wilson, Master, Nicholas, d 1586, Prebendary of Weighton (master of arts) |
| Places: |
Place of event: York Minster, York, York, England (metropolitan church)
Place of residence: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor) Meeting place: York Minster Chapter House, York, York, England (chapter house) Place of event: York, Treasurer's House, York, York, England (house) |
| Entry Type: | Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament |
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| Section Type: | Archbishop Sandys |
| Summary: | Will of John Tyas, clerk, rector of Treeton (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate (continued on fol. 90r and ending on fol. 90v). |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Money, Last Wills and Testaments, Furnishings, Wood, Churchwardens, Pigs, Pious preambles, Daggers, Poultry, Servants, Wills, Deeds, Horses, Vicars, Scholars, Clothing, Oxen, Cows, Household equipment, Probate, Rectors, Wool, Paupers, Annuities, Rye, Godchildren, Alms, Parish clerks, Lands, Coal, Rents, Furniture, Books, Leases, Hats, Locks and keys, Repairs, Wheat, Priests, Roads |
| Note: | Will is headed with the words 'Disposui Testamentum electis meis psal[m] 88 Et Testamentum meum fideli ipsi' from the Bible, Psalm 88, verses 4 and 29, and also contains other quotations in Latin from St Augustine and various books of the Bible (discussed in A. G. Dickens, 'Aspects of Intellectual Transition among the English Parish Clergy of the Reformation Period: A Regional Example' in Archiv fur Reformationsgeschichte 43 (1952), 51-69 (64)). |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 77 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1580/05/30 (certain)
Probate date: 1580/11/17 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Tyas, John, d 1580, Rector of Treeton (clerk, parson)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Treeton, 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: | Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante |
| Summary: | Will of Alexander Horrocks, 'Minister of the Word of God', vicar of Kildwick (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate. |
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Subjects: | Books, Last Wills and Testaments, Plate, Wills, Compositions, Vicars, Money, Furniture, Probate, Rectories, Goddaughters, Legacies, Communion books, Debts, Psalms, Godchildren, Annuities, Easter Offerings, Prayers, Debt books, Women, Paupers, Preachers, Proctors, Keys, Leases |
| References: | YAS 93, p. 39 |
| Dates: |
Will date: 1588/07/05 (certain)
Probate date: 1588/10/04 (certain) |
| People and Groups: |
Testator: Horrocks, Alexander, d 1588, Vicar of Kildwick (minister)
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| Places: |
Place of person status: Kildwick, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
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| Entry Type: | Mandate |
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| Section Type: | Officiality |
| Summary: | Mandate to the official of the archbishop's court of York or his commissary general for prayers for the state of health of the king, queen and their children; for peace between the king and his earls and barons, and for the good ruling of his kingdom, in York Minster and all parish churches in the city and diocese, and for processions each week on Wednesdays and Fridays, with seven penitential psalms and litany and prayers, and that priests in the said churches should celebrate solemn mass with prayers for the king, queen and their children and peace in the realm, with an indulgence of 40 days for all those taking part; with a note of a similar letter to the dean and chapter of York for churches within the archbishop's jurisdiction (two entries). |
| Subjects: | WOMEN, Women, Queens, Mothers |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1318/03/10 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
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| Entry Type: | Request |
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| Section Type: | Officiality |
| Summary: | Request to the dean and chapter of York to ordain prayers in York Minster and churches in the city and diocese of York, for the health of the king and peace in the realm and to hold processions every Friday with chanting of the seven penitential psalms, as well as the celebration of special masses, with an indulgence of 40 days for all those taking part; with a similar request containing some alterations to the archbishop's official of York (two entries). |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1318/10/03 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
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| Entry Type: | Request |
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| Section Type: | Officiality |
| Summary: | Request to Louis [de Beaumont], bishop of Durham, for prayers in his cathedral and the churches of his city and diocese every Friday for the king setting out for Scotland with his army, and the peace of the realm, and processions with chanting of the seven penitential psalms and litany, and special masses, with an indulgence of 40 days for all those taking part; with memoranda of similar letters to the bishop of Carlisle, and, with some alterations, to the dean and chapter of York and the archbishop's official of York (four entries). |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1319/07/21 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
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| Entry Type: | Mandate, Prayer, Indulgence |
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| Section Type: | Officiality |
| Summary: | Mandate to the official of the court of York or his commissary general to hold a procession every Wednesday and Friday in every church in the diocese, with the seven penitential psalms, a litany and prayers for the safety and prosperity of the king and his army, and for the peace of the church and realm of England; with an indulgence of fifteen days for those who participate. |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1346/08/09 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Ripon
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