York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 7 f.115 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Papal Bull
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Papal bull of Pope Honorius III, containing a declaration that renewing privileges of York, St Mary abbey would not detract from the rights of the archbishop, presumably copied from the register of Archbishop Greenfield.
Language:	Latin
Subjects:	Archbishops' Registers, Rights, Papal Bulls, Archbishops, Religious Houses, Privileges, Archives, Abbeys
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, 10, entry 689.
Dates:	Document date: 1226/05/12 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Greenfield, Master, William, c 1255-1315, Archbishop of York (archbishop) Grantor: Pope, Alexander III, c 1100-1181, Pope (pope) Sender: Pope, Honorius III, 1150-1227, Pope (pope) Subject of document: York, St Mary Abbey, Benedictine (abbot and convent)
Places:	Place of dating: Rome, Lateran Palace, Rome, Rome, Italy (palace)

2 . Register 8 f.294 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Licence
Section Type:	Intrinseca camere
Summary:	Licence from Peter of Savoy, Archbishop of Lyon, to the archbishop of York, to confer the first tonsure on Robert de Averham, of York diocese, within the diocese of Lyon.
Subjects:	Tonsures, Licences, Archbishops
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. 1940. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part V. Surtees Society 153, 170, note 1, given as a licence to ordain..
Dates:	Document date: 1312/02/14 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Greenfield, Master, William, c 1255-1315, Archbishop of York (archbishop) Issuer: Savoy, Peter, fl 1291-1311, Archbishop of Lyon (archbishop) Subject of licence: Averham, Robert, fl 1312, Ordinand
Places:	Place of dating: Vienne, Isere department, France (none given) Place of person status: Lyon, Rhone department, France (archdiocese)

3 . Register 8 f.237 (recto) entry 12

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Intrinseca camere
Summary:	Letter from the archbishop of York to the archbishop of Canterbury stating that Thomas Conyers (or Conyer), who was said to have obtained a benefice in the diocese of York as well as holding the rectory of All Saints in the Pallant, Chichester, had not done so.
Subjects:	Archbishops, Rectors
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. 1940. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part V. Surtees Society 153, 11.
Dates:	Document date: 1312/09/22 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Winchelsey, Robert, c 1245-1313, Archbishop of Canterbury (archbishop) Subject of document: Conyers, Thomas, fl 1312-1315, Sequestrator in the Archdeaconries of York, Nottingham, the East Riding and Cleveland (rector)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle) Subject of document: Chichester, All Saints in the Pallant, Chichester, Sussex, England (parish)

4 . Register 9B f.632 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter from the archbishop to the Archbishop of Canterbury asking for return of a loan. Persons mentioned: Sir Nicholas Makerell', bearer of the letter; Master Adam Murimuth.
Subjects:	Archbishops, Loans
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 12.
Dates:	Document date: 1319/05/28 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)

5 . Register 9B f.634 (verso) entry 4

Entry Type:	Letters of recommendation
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter of recommendation from the archbishop to the archbishop of Canterbury for the rector of Miningsby, Lincoln diocese, the bearer of the letter.
Subjects:	Archbishops, Rectors
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 22.
Dates:	Document date: 1319/10/19 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)

6 . Register 9B f.672 (verso) entry 6

Entry Type:	Licence
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Licence during pleasure for Roland [Jorz], lately archbishop of Armagh, to perform holy rites in the city and diocese of York.
Subjects:	Rites, Licences, Archbishops
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, .
Dates:	Document date: 1334/01/15 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Jorz, Roland, fl 1311-1334, Archbishop of Armagh (archbishop)
Places:	Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (city)

7 . Register 9B f.674 (recto) entry 5

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter to the official of the Court of York concerning the carrying of the Cross of Canterbury during the archbishop of Canterbury's visit to the Province of York, which may cause trouble; the archbishop sends a copy of archives relating to the dispute.
Subjects:	Archbishops, Disputes, Archives, Provinces, Cross of Canterbury
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 129-130.
Dates:	Document date: 1334/06/03 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Ketton, Rutland, England

8 . Register 9B f.674 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Notarial Mark, Notarial Instrument, Notarial Subscription
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Notarial instrument recording the archbishop's receipt of a royal writ (recited) ordering the archbishop not to meddle in the carrying of the Cross of Canterbury during the visit of the archbishop of Canterbury to the Province of York, as that archbishop was carrying out the king's business (witnesses named, with notarial subscription by John Thomas of Barnby Dun, clerk, notary public.
Marginalia:	Notarial mark (an eight pointed star)
Subjects:	Archbishops, Writs, Cross of Canterbury
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 130-131.
Dates:	Document date: 1334/06/15 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

9 . Register 9B f.677 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Agreement
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Document thought to be an agreement between the archbishop of Canterbury and archbishop of York, relating to carrying the cross in each other's province and other rights.
Subjects:	Archbishops, Crosses, Cross of Canterbury
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 140-142.
Dates:	Document date: 1335/00/00 (inferred)
People and Groups:	Party: Melton, William, d 1340, Archbishop of York (archbishop) Party: Stratford, John, c 1275-1348, Archbishop of Canterbury (archbishop)

10 . Register 9B f.678 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Relaxation, Order
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Order to the dean of Christianity of York to relax, on places in the city of York through which the body of St William was processed annually, the interdict imposed on all places in the city, diocese and province of York through which the Archbishop of Canterbury journeyed with his cross.
Subjects:	Archbishops, Saints, Cross of Canterbury
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 143.
Dates:	Document date: 1335/07/04 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)