York Archbishops' Registers

1 . TNA - CPR 1330-4, p.103

Summary:	Licence for the alienation in mortmain by Henry le Vavasour to the keeper and vicars of York Minster, of the advowson of the church of Ferry Fryston, held of Queen Philippa of the castle of Pontefract, to find three chaplains, two at Water Fryston and one at Hazelwood, to celebrate for Henry and his family.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1331/04/22
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Keeper and vicars of the house of vicars, York; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England; Person/s: Philippa [of Hainault], Queen of England, Constance le Vavasour, Nicholaa le Vavasour, William le Vavasour, Henry le Vavasour;
Places:	Dover, Kent, England, Hazelwood, Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Ferry Fryston, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

2 . TNA - CCR 1333-7, p.109, entry 3

Summary:	Order to the sheriff not to take for the king's use the horses and carts used for bringing stone for the building of York Minster, at York, Tadcaster or elsewhere, following a complaint by the keeper of the fabric.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1333/05/08
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Sheriff of Yorkshire; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England;
Places:	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, York Minster, York, York, England

3 . TNA - C 85/183/9

Entry Type:	Request for restoration of chattels
Summary:	Request that the king order the sheriff of Yorkshire to restore to Gramary the lands and goods taken into the king's hands after Gramary was indicted before the king's justices at York for killing Alexander near Tadcaster on 22 May 1340. He had been transferred to ecclesiastical custody, and purged himself of the crime in York Minster, according to church custom.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1345/01/01
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Edward III, king of England; Sender/s: William [Zouche], archbishop of York; Person/s: Alexander son of William [Fitzwilliam] of Balne, smith, of Pontefract, Sir William Scot, justice, John Gramary, clerk, sheriff of Yorkshire;
Places:	Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Balne, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, York City, York, York, England

4 . Register 32 f.109 (recto) entry 3

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Williams
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Wills, Nuncupative wills, Servants, Probate, Money, Last Wills and Testaments
References:	YAS 93, p. 17
Dates:	Will date: 1644/12/15 (uncertain) Probate date: 1645/01/03 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Clifton, Thomas, d ? 1644, Vicar of Tadcaster (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

5 . Register 7 f.153 (recto) entry 5

Entry Type:	Mandate
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Mandate to the prioress and convent of Hampole to inquire as to the suitability of Ellen, daughter of Reyner Sperry (or Sperri), citizen of York, to enter the house.
Subjects:	Prioresses, Religious Houses, Female, Women, Nuns
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1934. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part II. Surtees Society 149, 92.
Dates:	Document date: 1310/08/03 (certain)
People and Groups:	Recipient: Hampole Priory, Cistercian (prioress and convent) Subject of inquiry: Sperri, Ellen, fl 1310, daughter of Reyner Sperri, citizen of York (daughter)
Places:	Place of dating: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Tadecastr'

6 . Register 14 f.47 (recto) entry 7

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Register, Vicar-general
Summary:	Institution by the vicar general and commission (no addressee given) for the induction of Master Robert Bramley, priest, to the vicarage of the parish church of Tadcaster, patron: abbot and convent of Sawley (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1394/06/04 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (none given); written as Ebor' Benefice: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

7 . Register 14 f.36 (verso) entry 5

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Register, Vicar-general
Summary:	Institution by the vicar general and order to the official of the archdeacon of York for the induction of Thomas de Popilton [Poppleton], priest, to the parish church of Barwick in Elmet (Berwyk in Elmet), vacant following the resignation of Master Roger de Pykeryng [Pickering], the last rector, in an exchange of benefices with the vicarage of Tadcaster (Tadecastre), patron: John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancaster (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1393/02/14 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (none given); written as Ebor' Benefice: Barwick in Elmet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory) Benefice: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage) Place of person status: Lancaster, Lancashire, England (none given)

8 . Register 14 f.36 (verso) entry 6

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Register, Vicar-general
Summary:	Institution by the vicar general and order to the official of the archdeacon of York for the induction of Master Roger de Pykering [Pickering], priest, to the vicarage of the parish church of Tadcaster (Tadcastr'), vacant following the resignation of Thomas de Popilton [Poppleton], the last vicar, in an exchange of benefices with the parish church of Barwick in Elmet (Berwyk), patron: abbot and convent of Sawley (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1393/02/14 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (none given); written as Ebor' Benefice: Barwick in Elmet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory) Benefice: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (village)

9 . Register 9B f.638 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letter/s, Papal Bull, Citation
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter of the archbishop as papal judge-delegate; the bishop of Hereford and Rigaud de Asserio, bishop elect of Winchester, to Master John of Nassington, official of the archdeacon of Nottingham and the rector of Screveton (Kyrketon), with a papal bull (Avignon, 23 January 1320, recited) ordering the citation of the incumbent of Ratcliffe on Soar to appear before the pope within three months, bringing documentation, on charges by Bertrand du Pouget, cardinal priest of S. Marcello, that he intruded into the benefice unlawfully.
Subjects:	Papal Bulls, Benefices
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 29-30.
Dates:	Document date: 1320/04/11 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

10 . Register 9B f.638 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letter/s, Citation, Papal Bull
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter of the archbishop as papal judge-delegate; the bishop of Hereford and Rigaud de Asserio, bishop elect of Winchester, to Master John de Nassington, official of the archdeacon of Nottingham and rector of Screveton (Kyrketon), with a papal bull (Avignon, 23 January 1320, recited) ordering the citation of the prior of Lenton to appear before the pope within three months on charges by Bertrand du Pouget (1280-1352), Cardinal priest of S Marcello (1316-1327; bishop of Ostia, 1327-) that he had refused to accept the Cardinal's proctor as incumbent of Ratcliffe on Soar; the official and rector to report to the archbishop.
Subjects:	Papal Bulls, Cardinals, Proctors
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 30-32.
Dates:	Document date: 1320/04/11 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England