York Archbishops' Registers

1 . TNA - CPR 1364-7, p.404, entry 2

Summary:	Commission to the abbots of Fountains, Whalley, Kirkstall, Holmcultram and Sawley, and Nesfeld, to attend and supervise the visitation of Furness Abbey, to be made by a monk of the Cistercian order from their chief house, on account of the dissensions there between the abbot and the monks, and to imprison any contrariants until further order.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1367/05/28
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Abbot of Fountains; Sender/s: Edward III, king of England; Person/s: William de Nesfeld [Nesfield], Abbot of Holmcultram, Abbot of Sawley, Abbot of Kirkstall, Abbot of Whalley;
Places:	Westminster, Middlesex, England, Furness Abbey, Lancashire, England

2 . TNA - CPR 1377-81, p.380, entry 1

Summary:	Ratification of the estate of the abbot and convent of Roche in the church of Hatfield, on their petition alleging that the church, granted to them by the earl of Surrey , by licence of 22 November 1345 and then appropriated, had been severed from the manor (details given).
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1379/07/14
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Abbot and convent of Roche; Sender/s: Richard II, king of England; Person/s: John de Warenna [Wrenne], earl of Surrey;
Places:	Westminster, Middlesex, England, Hatfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Roche Abbey, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

3 . TNA - C 81/1788/45

Entry Type:	Request
Summary:	Request for the arrest of Witwod, who had worn the habit for nine years and progressed to deacon, but who, at the instigation of the devil, has left Roche abbey and wanders in secular habit.
Language:	Latin
Dates:	1410/10/09
People and Groups:	Addressee/s: Chancellor of England; Sender/s: Brother William, abbot of Roche; Person/s: Brother John Witwod;
Places:	Roche Abbey, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

4 . Register 8 f.108 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Composition
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Composition made between Adam de Middelton [Middleton], rector of Arncliffe (Arencliff] and the abbot and convent of Fountains concerning tithes within the parish of Arncliffe.
Note:	There are two marginal notes in a 17th century hand; the first reads in translation: Fountains Abbey of the Cistercian order; the second is 'Arncliff'. There is also a short passage between the two final entries on this side of the folio with a mark to show that it should be inserted around two-thirds of the way down the text of the document, where a similar mark appears.
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, 208-210.
Dates:	Document date: 1315/03/01 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawod

5 . Register 9B f.624 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letters testimonial
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letters testimonial for William de Middelton [Middleton], former member of the order of Knights Templar, now living a praiseworthy life at Roche Abbey, having been sent there by order of William [Greenfield], formerly archbishop of York.
Language:	Latin
Subjects:	Knights Templar, Letters testimonial, Abbeys
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 1.
Dates:	Document date: 1318/02/04 (certain)
People and Groups:	Subject of letters: Middleton, William, fl 1318, Former Knight Templar (none given)
Places:	Place of residence: Roche Abbey, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (abbey) Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

6 . Register 10 f.12 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Appropriation, Notarial Subscription
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Appropriation of the church of Hatfield (Haytefeld) to Roche abbey (Rupes), the patronage and advowson being granted by the king and John [de Warenne], Earl Warenne, so that the number of monks might be increased by 13 (details given), with permission to take possession on the death or resignation of John de Houtan, the present rector, and reserving to the archbishop the ordination of a vicar. With notarial subscription by J. de A. [John de Aldefeld], clerk and notary public (witnesses named).
Subjects:	Queens, Women
Note:	A note in the margin, in a different hand, refers to an annual payment of 100s. from the church of Hatfield to be divided between the archbishop and the dean and chapter of York.
Dates:	Document date: 1346/05/29 (certain)
People and Groups:	Subject of document: Roche Abbey, Cistercian (none given)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode Subject of document: Hatfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

7 . Register 10 f.41 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Benediction, Oath of obedience
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Oath of obedience to the archbishop of Brother Simon de Bankewell [Bankwell], elected abbot of the monastery of Roche (Rupe), subscribed with his mark; with memorandum that the oath was taken and of his benediction by the archbishop (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1349/10/25 (certain)
People and Groups:	Appointee: Roche Abbey, Cistercian (prior)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's chapel); written as Cawod

8 . Register 10 f.55 (verso) entry 7

Entry Type:	Order
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Memorandum that the official of the court of York or his commissary general, and the receiver there, have been ordered to supersede the exaction of a fine on the abbot and convent of Roche (de Rupe), who have the church of Hatfield (Haytefeld) for their own use, for not appearing at the synods at York at Michaelmas 1349 and Easter 1350.
Dates:	Document date: 1351/06/10 (certain)
People and Groups:	Subject of document: Roche Abbey, Cistercian (abbot and convent)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode Benefice: Hatfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory) Place of event: York City, York, York, England (none given)

9 . Register 11 f.93 (verso) entry 16

Entry Type:	Visitation, Memorandum, Forewarning
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Memorandum of letters to the abbot and convent of Roche to receive the archbishop during his primary visitation on 16 June, in the same form as previously written to the prior of Pontefract.
Dates:	Document date: 1357/03/31 (certain)
People and Groups:	Roche Abbey, Cistercian Pontefract Priory, Cluniac
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode

10 . Register 11 f.239 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Visitation, Memorandum, Forewarning
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary:	Memorandum of forewarning of a visitation of the abbey of Welbeck (Welbek), by reason of the archbishop's primary visitation, on Wednesday 21 June in the same form as was written concerning the visitation of the abbey of Roche (Rupe) in the Archdeaconry of York on 7 June 1357.
Dates:	Future event date: 1357/06/21 (certain)
People and Groups:	Subject of visitation: Roche Abbey, Cistercian (none given) Subject of visitation: Welbeck Abbey, Premonstratensian Canons (none given)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)