York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 5A f.85 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Commission
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Commission from the chapter of York, sede vacante, to the prior of Nostell (Sancti Oswaldi) and the prior of Ecclesfield (Egglesfeld) to absolve the prior of Monk Bretton (Munkbretton) from anything done against him on account of the complaints made to Archbishop Melton, and repeated to the chapter after his death, by Brother William Basset concerning excessive punishments being imposed upon him and other monks of that house, and to investigate Basset's complaints more fully.
Dates:	Document date: 1340/07/17 (certain)
People and Groups:	Ecclesfield Priory, Benedictine Monk Bretton, St Mary Magdalen Priory, Benedictine Nostell Priory, Augustinian Canons
Places:	Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (none given); written as Ebor'

2 . Register 11 f.115 (verso) entry 3

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Licence
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Memorandum of a licence for the prior of Ecclesfield (Eglesfeld) for non-residence until Pentecost next.
Dates:	Document date: 1359/10/01 (certain)
People and Groups:	Ecclesfield Priory, Benedictine

3 . Register 11 f.119 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Licence
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Memorandum of a licence for the prior of Ecclesfield (Eglesfeld) for non-residence for two years.
Dates:	Document date: 1362/12/08 (certain)
People and Groups:	Ecclesfield Priory, Benedictine
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode

4 . Register 5A f.144 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Court Proceedings
Section Type:	Archbishops' visitations and associated material
Summary:	Court proceedings (acta) opened before Master Peter de Dene [Deane]; Master William de Beverl' [Beverley] and Master John de Roderham [Rotherham], archbishop's household clerks, commissaries or auditors of the archbishop, then continued before others, concerning Brother Robert de Bosco, monk of the Abbey of St Wandrille, calling himself prior of Ecclesfield (details of process given).
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, 205.
Dates:	Event date: 1308/06/21 (certain)
Places:	Place of event: Mappleton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (parish church); written as Mapelton

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