York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 7 f.257 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Sentence
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary:	Letter to the the official of the archdeacon of Nottingham to pronounce a sentence of excommunication upon all those who had behaved violently in the procession at Southwell on Whit Monday [31 May].
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1938. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part IV. Surtees Society 152, 66.
Dates:	Document date: 1310/06/21 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Laneham, Nottinghamshire, England (none given); written as Lanum

2 . Register 7 f.260 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Absolution
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary:	Memorandum of a letter to the the official of the archdeacon of Nottingham for the absolution of all those who had behaved violently in the procession at Southwell in the week of Whitsun.
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1938. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part IV. Surtees Society 152, 66, note 3.
Dates:	Event date: 1310/07/17 (certain)
Places:	Place of event: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England (none given); written as Suwell

3 . 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)

4 . Register 9B f.671 (recto) entry 3

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter to the dean of Christianity in York to pray with the archbishop for the king and his army on their way to fight against the Scots, and to take part in a procession in York on 16 April 1333.
Subjects:	Scots, Prayers, Processions
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 120-121.
Dates:	Document date: 1333/04/14 (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)

5 . Register 9B f.678 (recto) entry 4

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter to the archdeacon of York reciting a letter from the king dated at Newcastle, 28 June 1335 (recited), asking for prayers, masses and processions for the success of his expedition against the Scots and adding an indulgence of 40 days for those doing so.
Subjects:	Scots, Prayers, Wars, Masses, Processions, Indulgences
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 142.
Dates:	Document date: 1335/07/05 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)

6 . Register 10 f.257 (recto) entry 3

Entry Type:	Order
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Order to the official of the court of York to have prayers said, masses celebrated, processions made and other devotional offices carried out in the city and diocese of York, for the progress of the king's expedition and return, following receipt of orders from the king, dated at Westminster, 15 June 1345, concerning the war with France, mentioning the truce between the king and Philip de Valois [Philip VI], his French adversary.
Note:	This document is followed by a memorandum that similar letters were written on the same day and in the same place to Thomas de Hatfeld [Hatfield], bishop of Durham elect or his vicar-general, and to the archbishop's suffragan bishop of Carlisle.
Dates:	Document date: 1345/06/23 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England (none given)

7 . Register 10 f.294C (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Grant
Section Type:	Ballive
Summary:	Grant by the archbishop to the prior and convent of Hexham of a strip of land five feet wide between their walls and the archbishop's market place (details given), on which they may build a new wall to the same height as the old one, to allow more space for processions and other devotional acts (insert).
Dates:	Document date: 1350/05/28 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode

8 . Register 11 f.151 (verso) entry 6

Entry Type:	Prayer, Mandate
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Mandate to the official of the court of York to cause processions to be made throughout the diocese and special prayers to be said for the success of King Edward III and his firstborn son [Edward of Woodstock], Prince of Wales, in the renewed conflict with Charles, son of Jean [II], king of France, over the kingdom of France, particularly in Gascony and Ponthieu, for the peace of the kingdom of England, and for the removal of the plague which has re-emerged.
Dates:	Document date: 1369/05/00 (approximate)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Thorp iuxta Ebor' Place mentioned: Ponthieu, France (none given) Place mentioned: Gascony, France (none given) Place mentioned: France, France (country)

9 . Register 12 f.5 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Mandate
Section Type:	Chapters
Summary:	Mandate to the official of the archbishop's court of York or his commissary general ordering processions with chanting of the litany and special prayers to be said at masses on Fridays and Wednesdays for fair weather (serenitate aeris), for the state of the king, for peace and the state of the realm; with similar mandate to the chapter of York regarding churches in their jurisdiction.
Dates:	Document date: 1376/08/08 (certain)
People and Groups:	Recipient: York Minster, Chapter (chapter)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode Place of person role: York City, York, York, England (court)

10 . Register 12 f.22 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Order
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Order [to the clergy of the city and diocese of York] for prayers for the health and welfare of King Edward III to be said on Wednesdays and Fridays and processions with chanting of the litany to be held.
Dates:	Document date: 1376/12/02 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: City of London, London, England (none given); written as London Place of person status: York City, York, York, England (none given)