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1 .   Register 5A f.79 (verso) entry 2
Entry Type: Injunction/s, Mandate
Section Type: Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante
Summary: Letters patent ordering that the decision of Archbishop Giffard should be followed regarding the dispute between the prior and convent of St Oswald's, Gloucester and the parishioners of the church of the Blessed Mary in Norton, living in Lower Norton, regarding the repairs to the chapel of St John in Lower Norton, the enclosure of the cemetery and the grass and trees growing there. The religious men should not be molested and any previous injuries should be rectified.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Plants, Trees, Cemeteries, Disputes, Agreements, Chapels
Note: For details regarding this dispute and its background, see A.H. Thompson, 'The Jurisdiction of the Archbishops of York in Gloucestershire...', Trans. Bristol & Glos. Arch. Soc., 43 (1921), pp. 85-180, esp. pp. 110-112.
References: Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1925. The Register of Thomas Corbridge, Lord Archbishop of York 1300-1304 Part II. Surtees Society 141, 177.
Dates: Document date: 1304/11/06 (certain)
People and Groups: Complainant: Gloucester, St Oswald Priory, Augustinian Canons (prior and convent)
Complainant: Parishioners of Norton, Gloucestershire (parishioner)
Mentioned: Giffard, Walter, c 1225-1279, Archbishop of York (archbishop); written as W, archbishop of york
Places: Place of residence: Lower Norton, Gloucestershire, England (hamlet); written as Norton Inferiori
Subject of dispute: Norton, Gloucestershire, England (parish)
Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (none given)
2 .   Register 9A f.321 (recto) entry 8
Entry Type: Licence
Section Type: Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Summary: Licence for John [Hotham], bishop of Ely, to have masses celebrated in his oratory in a chapel at Trehouses (Threhouses).
Language: Latin
Subjects: Chaplains, Chapels, Divine Office
References: Robinson, D. B. (ed.). 2011. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. VI. Canterbury and York Society 101, 3.
Dates: Document date: 1318/01/21 (certain)
People and Groups: Grantee: Hotham, John, d 1337, Bishop of Ely (bishop)
Places: Place of dating: Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
3 .   Register 9A f.321 (recto) entry 10
Entry Type: Licence
Section Type: Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Summary: Licence for the prior and convent of Bardney, diocese of Lincoln (the monastery being without an abbot), to let or sell the fruits and proceeds of their chapels attached to their church of Hunmanby, at the request of John [Dalderby], bishop of Lincoln.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Leases and Lettings, Chapels, Sales, Appropriations, Monasteries, Fruits and Profits
References: Robinson, D. B. (ed.). 2011. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. VI. Canterbury and York Society 101, 3.
Dates: Document date: 1318/01/23 (certain)
People and Groups: Grantee: Bardney Abbey, Benedictine (prior and convent)
Petitioner: Dalderby, John, d 1320, Bishop of Lincoln (bishop)
Places: Place of dating: Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
4 .   Register 9A f.324 (verso) entry 5
Entry Type: Licence
Section Type: Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Summary: Licence for Robert le Constable, rector of Foston on the Wolds (Fosceton), to have masses celebrated in a chapel in the manse of his rectory.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Chaplains, Houses, Chapels, Divine Office
Note: Document issued in the name of Archbishop Melton. Mentioned: Rectory house
References: Robinson, D. B. (ed.). 2011. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. VI. Canterbury and York Society 101, 10.
Dates: Document date: 1318/05/21 (certain)
People and Groups: Grantee: Constable, Robert, d c 1334, Rector of Foston (rector)
Places: Place of dating: Skerne, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
5 .   Register 16 f.84 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Inquisition, Mandate, Notarial Subscription, Notarial Instrument
Section Type: Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary: Notarial instrument containing an inquisition concerning whether the vicar of South Leverton was obliged to provide a chaplain to minister to the parishioners in the chapel on three days per week; with a mandate from John [de Thoresby], archbishop of York (recited), dated at Bishopthorpe, 20 May 1370, ordering an inquisition into this case by the dean of Retford, who found in favour of the parishioners, with a notarial subscription by John called of Howden (Houeden), clerk of York diocese, notary public (witnesses named), sealed on 31 May 1402; and a mandate of Simon [Langham], Cardinal priest of S Sixtus, papal nuncio, dated at London, 7 June 1402, to warn Thomas de Langwath to provide a chaplain to serve the chapel (details given) (three entries).
Subjects: Chapels, Chaplains, Parishioners, Inquisitions, Forewarnings, Archdeacons' Officials, Deans (Rural), Sacraments, Censures, Seals
Note: The initial capital 'I' of 'In dei nomine Amen' in the first line is decorated.
References: Swanson, R.N. (ed.). 1981. A Calendar of the Register of Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York, 1398-1405. Part 1. Borthwick Texts and Calendars: Records of the Northern Province, 11. York: University of York, 87.
Dates: Document date: 1372/05/25 (certain)
Places: Place of dating: South Leverton, Nottinghamshire, England (parish church)
6 .   Register 12 f.15 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Licence
Section Type: Archdeaconry of York
Summary: Licence for William de Meryfeld (or Mirfelde) [Mirfield], archbishop's parishioner, to have masses celebrated in his chapel within his house of Hopton during pleasure.
Subjects: Licences, Chapels
Dates: Document date: 1374/09/16 (certain)
People and Groups: Licensee: Mirfield, Sir, William, fl 1374, knight, licensee; commissary (parishioner)
Places: Place of dating: Clavering, Essex, England (none given); written as Claveryng'
Subject of licence: Hopton, Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (house)
7 .   Register 12 f.100 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Licence
Section Type: Diverse letters
Summary: Licence during pleasure to Henry de Barton, canon of York, to have mass celebrated in a chapel in his house in Church Fenton.
Subjects: Licences, Canons (Ecclesiastical), Chapels, Masses
Dates: Document date: 1374/10/23 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Barton, Henry, fl 1360-1388, Precentor of York (canon)
Places: Place of residence, subject of licence: Church Fenton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (oratory, parish); written as Fenton, York diocese
Place of dating: City of London, London, England (city)
8 .   Register 16 f.71 (verso) entry 2
Entry Type: Confirmation, Appropriation
Section Type: Archdeaconry of Nottingham
Summary: Confirmation of appropriation to Lenton priory of: the churches of: St Mary, Nottingham, Lenton and Radford, and the chapel of Beeston plus two thirds of the tithes of sheaves, hay, lambs and wool, and the mortuary payments within the territory of the church of Langar, with annual pensions of 16s from the church of St Nicholas, Nottingham, 22s and a salmon from Beeston chapel, 26s 8d from Lenton church, 6s 8d from Linby church, 14s from Cotgrave church and the tithes of corn of the chapel of the manor, 2s from Rempstone church, 2s from Costock church, 5s from the church of Barton in Fabis, a salmon from Radford church and two parts of the demesne tithes of the lordships of Bunny, Bradmore, Ruddington, West Bridgford, Thorpe in the Glebe, Towton, Attenborough, Chilwell, Bramcote, Basford, Langley, Watnall, and Stapleford, all following examination of title.
Subjects: Churches, Pensions, Chapels, Corn, Hay, Sheaves, Wool, Appropriations, Tithes, Lambs, Mortuaries, Proctors, Salmon
References: Swanson, R.N. (ed.). 1981. A Calendar of the Register of Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York, 1398-1405. Part 1. Borthwick Texts and Calendars: Records of the Northern Province, 11. York: University of York, 71.
Dates: Document date: 1398/08/05 (certain)
9 .   Register 16 f.16 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Licence, Memorandum
Section Type: Archdeaconry of York
Summary: Memorandum of a licence for the prior of the Charterhouse near Coventry to set the rectory of Ecclesfield at farm, send proctors to synods at York and for divine service for parishioners of Ecclesfield to be performed by a chaplain in St Michael's chapel within the parish, during pleasure.
Subjects: Chapels, Priors, Proctors, Synods
References: R. N. Swanson (ed.), A Calendar of the Register of Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York, 1398-1405, 2 parts, Part 1 Borthwick Texts and Calendars: Records of the Northern Province 8 (York, 1981), Part II Borthwick Texts and Calendars: Records of the Northern Province 11 (York, 1985), 1, 12.
Dates: Document date: 1398/08/23 (certain)
Places: Place of dating: Rest Park, Sherburn in Elmet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)
10 .   Register 16 f.17 (recto) entry 6
Entry Type: Licence, Memorandum
Section Type: Archdeaconry of York
Summary: Memorandum of a licence for William Spygurnell [Spigurnell], canon of Windsor and rector of Normanton, for non residence for two years, for residence in the royal free chapel within Windsor Castle.
Subjects: Royal Free Chapels, Non residence
References: R. N. Swanson (ed.), A Calendar of the Register of Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York, 1398-1405, 2 parts, Part 1 Borthwick Texts and Calendars: Records of the Northern Province 8 (York, 1981), Part II Borthwick Texts and Calendars: Records of the Northern Province 11 (York, 1985), 1, 13.
Dates: Document date: 1398/09/29 (certain)
Places: Place of residence: Windsor, Berkshire, England (castle)
Place of dating: Rest Park, Sherburn in Elmet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)


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