York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 8A membrane 1 (face) entry 1

Entry Type:	Visitation Articles, Notarial Subscription, Visitation Proceedings, Notarial Mark
Section Type:	Archbishops' visitations and associated material
Summary:	Proceedings (roll of 18 membranes) of the visitation of the diocese of Durham, during a vacancy of the see of Durham in 1311, as follows: [deanery of Darlington] (includes royal letters in French (recited), dated at Berwick upon Tweed, 20 March 1311) (mm 1-3); deanery of Alnwick (mm 3-5); deanery of Bamburgh (mm 5-6); deanery of Newcastle upon Tyne (mm 6-8); deanery of Corbridge (mm 8-10); chapter of Durham (priory of Durham in Reg 8B) (by the archbishop) (mm 10-11); visitation articles of enquiry, chapter of Durham (m 11); city and deanery of Durham (by the archbishop) (mm 11-12); deanery of Newcastle upon Tyne (by commissaries) (mm 12-14); deanery of Bamburgh (by commissaries) (mm 14-15); deanery of Alnwick (by commissaries) (mm 15-17), and the absolution and penance of Brother Adam de Boyvill, monk of Durham (mm 17-18), ending with the notarial subscription of William de Syreston, clerk of York diocese, notary public, and his notarial mark (m 18), of which there are many examples throughout the roll.
Language:	Latin, French
Note:	The roll is incomplete, as the head is no longer present, and has suffered extensive damage, causing loss of text in several places. For a contemporary copy, see Reg 8B (roll of 17 membranes), which is also incomplete and has suffered very extensive damage in places, but covers the same material in roughly the same order, only over 17 surviving membranes, rather than 18.
Dates:	Event date: 1311/03/29 (certain) - Event date: 1311/05/05 (certain)
People and Groups:	Subject of visitation: chapter
Places:	Place of event: Alnwick Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery) Place of event: Darlington Deanery, Durham Archdeaconry, Durham, England (deanery) Place of event: Durham Deanery, Durham Archdeaconry, Durham, England (deanery) Place of event: Durham Diocese, England (diocese) Place of event: Newcastle Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery) Place of event: Corbridge Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery) Place of event: Durham, Durham, England (city) Place of event: Bamburgh Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)

2 . Register 8B membrane 1 (face) entry 1

Entry Type:	Visitation Articles, Notarial Subscription, Visitation Proceedings, Notarial Mark
Section Type:	Archbishops' visitations and associated material
Summary:	Proceedings (roll of 17 membranes) of the visitation of the diocese of Durham, during a vacancy of the see of Durham in 1311, as follows: [deanery of Darlington] (includes royal letters in French (recited), dated at Berwick upon Tweed, 20 March 1311) (mm 1-4); deanery of Alnwick (mm 4-5); deanery of Bamburgh (mm 5-6); deanery of Newcastle upon Tyne (mm 6-8); deanery of Corbridge (mm 8-9); city of Durham (by the archbishop and commissaries) (mm 9-10); absolution of Brother Adam de Boyvill, monk of Durham (m 10); priory of Durham (chapter of Durham in Reg 8A) (mm 10-11); visitation articles of enquiry, chapter of Durham (m 11); city and deanery of Durham (mm 11-12); deanery of Newcastle upon Tyne (by commissaries) (mm 13-14); deanery of Bamburgh (by commissaries) (mm 14-15); deanery of Alnwick (by commissaries) (mm 15-17), ending with the notarial subscription of William de Syreston, clerk of York diocese, notary public, and his notarial mark (m 17), of which there are many examples throughout the roll.
Language:	Latin, French
Note:	The roll, a contemporary copy of Reg 8A, is incomplete, as the head is no longer present, and has suffered very extensive damage, causing loss of text in several places. It covers the same material as in Reg 8A in roughly the same order, only over 17 surviving membranes, rather than 18. Reg 8A is also incomplete and has suffered extensive damage in places.
Dates:	Event date: 1311/03/29 (certain) - Event date: 1311/05/25 (certain)
People and Groups:	Subject of visitation: chapter Subject of visitation: Priory
Places:	Place of event: Newcastle Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery) Place of event: Darlington Deanery, Durham Archdeaconry, Durham, England (deanery) Place of event: Durham Deanery, Durham Archdeaconry, Durham, England (deanery) Place of event: Durham Diocese, England (diocese) Place of event: Durham, Durham, England (city) Place of event: Corbridge Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery) Place of event: Bamburgh Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery) Place of event: Alnwick Deanery, Northumberland Archdeaconry, Northumberland, England (deanery)

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