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1 .   Register 16 f.29 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Foundation, Ordination, Deed
Section Type: Archdeaconry of York
Summary: Charter of Edmund, duke of York, founding a chantry to pray for his soul and all the faithful departed, in the chapel of St Mary recently constructed on the bridge at Wakefield (details given);and deed of enfeoffment and ordination of the chantry; with confirmation by the archbishop, dated at the archbishop's manor of Cawood, 20 September 1398.
Subjects: Foundations, Charters, Chantries
Note: Some letters in the first line are decorated, particularly the initial capital 'O' of the first word 'Omnibus'.
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, 28-29.
Dates: Document date: 1398/08/20 (certain)
People and Groups: Grantee: Langley, Edmund, 1341-1402, Duke of York (duke)
2 .   Register 16 f.45 (recto) entry 3
Entry Type: Inspeximus, Confirmation
Section Type: Archdeaconry of York
Summary: Inspeximus and confirmation of amendments to the foundation and ordination of a chantry college for seven chaplains, established by Sir Robert Knolles [Knollys], knight, in the parish of All Saints, Pontefract, referring to the original ordination, dated at London on 4 October 1385, and recites two later amending charters, both dated at Sculthorpe, Norwich diocese, 20 May 1397 and 10 June 1403.
Subjects: Foundations, Inspeximus, Charters, Chantries
Note: See Reg 12, ff. 97v-98v for the original ordination.
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, 44-46.
Dates: Document date: 1404/10/05 (certain)
People and Groups: Founder: Knight
Places: Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)
3 .   Register 31 f.112 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Charter, Letters patent
Section Type: Archbishop Piers
Summary: Foundation charter of the grammar school at Giggleswick of King Edward VI dated at Westminster, 26 May 1553 (commencing on fol. 112v and ending on fol. 114v).
Language: Latin
Subjects: Governors, Schoolmasters, Schools, Charters, Scholars, Headmasters, Letters patent, Grammar Schools, Foundations
Dates: Document date: 1553/05/26 (certain)
Enrolment date: 1553/06/09 (certain)
People and Groups: Issuer, grantor: Edward VI, 1537-1553, King of England (king)
Petitioner: Giggleswick, Inhabitants (inhabitants)
Petitioner: Nowell, John, fl 1548-1556, Vicar of Giggleswick (clerk, chaplain, vicar)
Petitioner: Tennant, Henry, c 1533-? 1604, of Cleatop, near Giggleswick, gentleman (gentleman)
Places: Subject of statutes: Giggleswick, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (grammar school)
Place of dating: Westminster, Middlesex, England (city)


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