York Archbishops' Registers

1 . TNA - SC 1/34/62

Entry Type:	Petition
Summary:	Request that Schupton, a layman, be returned to the church of Escrick, where he had sought sanctuary after escaping from prison, having been imprisoned for theft, and from which he has been forcibly removed, contrary to custom and church liberties. The justices of gaol delivery in York have refused to return him without a royal order.
Language:	Latin
Note:	For a record of the case, see JUST 3/74/3, rot 14. The king ordered that Schupton be returned to Escrick on 25 October 1309. For an abbreviated copy of this document in the archbishop's register, see BIA, Register 7, folio 146r.
Dates:	1309/10/23
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Edward II, king of England; Sender/s: William [Greenfield], archbishop of York; Person/s: Nicholas de Schupton [Shipton];
Places:	Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Escrick, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, York City, York, York, England

2 . TNA - C 85/195/5

Entry Type:	Signification of excommunication
Summary:	Request for secular assistance in pursuing Cotegarth, an obdurate excommunicate.
Language:	Latin
Note:	See also C 85/194/51.
Dates:	1334/06/14
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Edward III, king of England; Sender/s: John [de Kirkby], bishop of Carlisle; Person/s: John de Cotegarth of Arthuret, layman, sheriff of Cumberland;
Places:	Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, Arthuret, Cumberland, England

3 . TNA - C 85/184/11

Entry Type:	Signification of excommunication
Summary:	Request for secular assistance in pursuing Louth, an obdurate excommunicate.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1382/12/27
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Richard II, king of England; Sender/s: Alexander [Neville], archbishop of York; Person/s: Nicholas Louth, layman of Beverley;
Places:	Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

4 . Register 7 f.196 (recto) entry 5

Entry Type:	Mandate, Penance
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Summary:	Mandate to the dean of Buckrose, following receipt of letters of Berenger de Fredol, bishop of Beziers, papal penitentiary, to ensure the performance of penance by Roger le Palmere [Palmer], layman, at the church of Westow (Wyvestouwe) for violence in the churchyard there (details given); with a similar mandate to the dean of Christianity of York concerning penance in York Minster (two entries)
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1936. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part III. Surtees Society 151, 129-130.
Dates:	Document date: 1308/04/19 (certain)
People and Groups:	Penitent: Palmer, William, fl 1308, layman (layman) Sender: Fredol, Berenger, c 1250-1323, seniore, Bishop of Frascati (papal penitentiary)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishop Wilton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Wilton Subject of mandate: Buckrose Deanery, East Riding Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England (deanery) Place of future event: York Minster, York, York, England (minster) Place of future event: Westow, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (church)

5 . Register 7 f.171 (verso) entry 7

Entry Type:	Dispensation
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Dispensation for Roger de Manneshergh [Mansergh], layman, and Petronilla de Kingthorp [Kingthorpe], his wife, to remain married, following receipt of letters of Berenger [de Fredol], bishop of Frascati (Tusculum) (cardinal priest of SS Nereus and Achilleus), papal penitentiary.
Subjects:	Women, Wives
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1936. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part III. Surtees Society 151, 37.
Dates:	Document date: 1308/11/30 (certain)
People and Groups:	licensee: Mansergh, Roger, fl 1308, layman; husband of Petronilla de Kingthorpe (layman) Sender: Fredol, Berenger, c 1250-1323, seniore, Bishop of Frascati (papal penitentiary) Subject of letters: Kingthorpe, Petronilla, fl 1308, laywoman, wife of Roger de Mansergh (wife)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Thorp iuxta Ebor'

6 . Register 7 f.250 (recto) entry 4

Entry Type:	Commission
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary:	Commission to Master William de Pykering [Pickering], archdeacon of Nottingham; Master Peter de Insula [Lisle], and the prior of Nostell, [priests and] canons of York, for the absolution from a sentence of excommunication imposed on Sir Edmund de Mauley, knight, for assaulting Robert Hardy, a layman, in the church of Misterton and causing bloodshed.
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, 53.
Dates:	Document date: 1309/04/09 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England (none given); written as Scroby

7 . Register 7 f.146 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Petition
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Petition to Edward II for an order to the justices of gaol delivery to send Nicholas de Shupton [Shipton], layman, back to the church of Escrick (Escrik), to which place he had fled after having been arrested for theft, sent to York prison, escaped, then dragged from the church and taken back to York prison.
Note:	The original of this document, complete with dating clause, is now at TNA, SC 1/34/62.
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, 73-74.
Dates:	Document date: 1309/10/23 (inferred)
People and Groups:	Recipient: Edward II, 1284-1327, King of England (king) Wrongdoer: Shipton, Nicholas, fl 1309, layman (layman)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England Place of event: Escrick, East Riding of Yorkshire, England Place of event: York City, York, York, England

8 . Register 7 f.257 (recto) entry 5

Entry Type:	Absolution, Notification
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary:	Notification of absolution, following receipt of letters Brother John de Eggesclive [Egglescliffe], papal penitentiary (recited), for Henry de Grandon, layman, for assaulting a priest.
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, 65-66.
Dates:	Document date: 1310/06/17 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England (none given); written as Scroby

9 . Register 7 f.320 (recto) entry 4

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Intrinseca camere
Summary:	Letter to Brother John de la More, papal penitentiary, concerning John Tankard of Boroughbridge, layman, who had attacked Henry, priest, vicar of Aldborough (Aldburgh), causing bloodshed and severe injury, and was being sent to the Holy See for absolution from excommunication, but had made full satisfaction to the priest.
Note:	A heading in large letters following this entry reads: 'Hic incipit annus sextus' (Here begins the sixth year (of the archbishop's period in office)).
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, 350.
Dates:	Document date: 1311/01/18 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawod

10 . Register 8 f.211 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Letters testimonial
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary:	Letters testimonial for William de Dogmansfeld [Dogmersfield] of Southwell, layman, going on pilgrimage.
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, 198.
Dates:	Document date: 1315/05/28 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England (none given); written as Shelford Place of person role: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England