York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 7 f.334 (verso) entry 10

Entry Type:	Request
Section Type:	Suffragans
Summary:	Request to William [de Lamberton], bishop of St Andrews in Scotland to make inquiries into the case of Beatrice de Hodesak [Hodsock], formerly a nun of Coldstream (Caldestrem) in St Andrews diocese, who had been professed and stayed there for several years but, with war looming in those parts of Scotland, withdrew from the house without licence, and who now lives in an ankerhold by Doncaster, and the archbishop would abide by his wishes.
Subjects:	Nuns, Anchorites, Women
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1940. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part V. Surtees Society 153, 72.
Dates:	Document date: 1310/06/09 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawod

2 . Register 8 f.100 (recto) entry 7

Entry Type:	Inquisition, Mandate
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Mandate to the dean of Christianity of York to inquire into the character of Alice de Angrum, wishing to become an anchorite, at the request of Queen Isabella.
Subjects:	Queens, Women, Anchorites
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, 185.
Dates:	Document date: 1314/07/30 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawod

3 . Register 8 f.111 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Monition
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Monition following an inquisition to Thomas de Cresaker to pay ten quarters of wheat annually to two anchorites of Doncaster, one of them being Beatrix de Hokeshake, nun of Coldstream, St Andrews diocese, who, having gained a licence from Thomas [Corbridge], archbishop of York, lived as an anchorite in a house by the bridge of Doncaster, founded as a house for two anchorites by the ancestors of Sir William FitzWilliam, knight.
Subjects:	Women, Nuns, Anchorites
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, 221.
Dates:	Document date: 1315/08/12 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Campsall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Camesale

4 . Register 9A f.281 (verso) entry 10

Entry Type:	Licence
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Licence for Margaret de Punchardon, nun of Arden priory, to be enclosed as a recluse [? an anchorite].
Subjects:	Women, Nuns, Anchorites
References:	Robinson, D. B. (ed.). 1978. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. II. Canterbury and York Society, 71, 64.
Dates:	Document date: 1320/11/13 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishop Monkton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

5 . Register 9A f.341 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Commission
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Summary:	Commission to the dean of Beverley to enclose Margaret de Punchardon, nun of Arden (Erden), in the house of St Nicholas Beverley, with another recluse, Agnes Migegrose.
Marginalia:	Marginal note that the licence for this enclosure was registered in the section for Cleveland archdeaconry for the fourth year.
Subjects:	Women, Nuns, Anchorites
Note:	For the related licence see Reg 9A, fol. 281v.
References:	Robinson, D. B. (ed.). 2011. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. VI. Canterbury and York Society 101, 63.
Dates:	Document date: 1321/04/23 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

6 . Register 10 f.72 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Commission
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Richmond
Summary:	Commission to the abbot of Egglestone to enclose Margaret le Botiler, a nun of Hampole, who seeks to become an anchoress in the chapel of East Layton (Estelaton).
Subjects:	Religious Houses, Female, Women, Nuns, Anchorites
Dates:	Document date: 1348/12/12 (certain)
Places:	Subject of commission: East Layton, Stanwick, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (anchorhold) Place of dating: Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

7 . Register 10 f.42 (verso) entry 6

Entry Type:	Commission, Enclosure
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Commission to the abbot of Kirkstall (Cristall) to arrange for the enclosure of Mary de Kendale [Kendal], who wishes to devote herself to prayers and vigils, in a dwelling next to the chapel of Beeston (Beston), near Leeds.
Subjects:	Women, Anchorites
Dates:	Document date: 1349/12/07 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode Benefice: Beeston, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (chapel, house)

8 . Register 10 f.144 (recto) entry 2

Entry Type:	Deputation, Commission, Vow
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary:	Commission to the prior of Shelford to receive the vow of chastity of Constance, widow of Sir Robert de Strellay [Strelley], knight.
Subjects:	Women, Anchorites, Widows
Dates:	Document date: 1350/10/22 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode

9 . Register 10 f.58 (verso) entry 5

Entry Type:	Commission
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Commission to the prior of Nostell to enclose Joanna Haliday, who wishes to lead a solitary life of prayer and devotion, in a house in Pontefract (Pont') built for such recluses and granted to her by Henry [of Grosmont], duke of Lancaster.
Subjects:	Women, Anchorites
Dates:	Document date: 1351/12/01 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode Place of person status: Lancaster, Lancashire, England (none given)

10 . Register 10 f.59 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Commission
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Commission to the prior of Nostell to enclose Elizabeth de Coppelay [Copley], who wishes to devote herself to God as an anchorite, in a house next to the chapel of St John the Baptist in Wakefield (Wakefeld).
Subjects:	Women, Anchorites
Dates:	Document date: 1352/01/18 (certain)
People and Groups:	Commissioner: Nostell Priory, Augustinian Canons (prior)
Places:	Place of dating: Ripon, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Ripon Place of event: Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (house)