| Entry Type: | Writ |
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| Section Type: | Diverse letters |
| Summary: | Writ of Edward II concerning the deportation of all resident beneficed persons owing allegiance to the king of France, Flemings excepted (details of their treatment given). Revenues from their benefices after allowances are to be paid into the Exchequer during the war or during the king's pleasure. The archbishop was to provide a list of names and benefices of such persons, their proctors and the places to which they were sent, to the Treasurer and barons of the Exchequer. |
| Subjects: | French, Beneficed Clergy, Aliens |
| References: | Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 57. |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1324/10/13 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Byfleet, Surrey, England
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| Entry Type: | List of names, Letter/s |
|---|---|
| Section Type: | Diverse letters |
| Summary: | Letter from the archbishop to the Treasurer and the rest of the King's Council, acknowledging receipt of a royal writ (Westminster, 10 November 1324; recited) concerning the deportation of alien clergy owing allegiance to the king of France to Westminster on various days, to given surety of their loyalty to the king of England. The required list of names is enclosed (recited) and the date for the clergy to appear is set at 14 January 1325. |
| Subjects: | French, Beneficed Clergy, Aliens |
| References: | Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 59-60. |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1325/01/00 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)
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| Entry Type: | Writ |
|---|---|
| Section Type: | Diverse letters |
| Summary: | Writ of Edward II concerning the deportation of resident benefice holders owing allegiance to the king of France, including clergy of cathedral or collegiate churches, and expressing the king's anger that the archbishop had failed to reply to his previous writ. With a note of reply by the archbishop, begging to be excused from acting as he does not know if any of his clergy owe such allegiance. |
| Subjects: | French, Beneficed Clergy, Aliens |
| References: | Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 57. |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1325/01/26 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England (palace)
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| Entry Type: | Letter/s |
|---|---|
| Section Type: | Diverse letters |
| Summary: | Execution of royal writ (dated at Perth, 24 August 1336, recited), to the official of the Court of York or his commissary general, of summons of the archdeacons and of the clergy (by two proctors) to parliament to be held at Nottingham, 23 September 1336, concerning relationships with the king of France and king of Scotland, with similar mandates to the dean and chapter of York Minster and to the Bishops of Durham and Carlisle or their vicars-general, dated at Cawood, 9 September 1336. |
| Subjects: | Scots, French, Proctors, Parliaments |
| References: | Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 150-151. |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1336/09/08 (certain)
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| Places: |
Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)
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| Entry Type: | Manifesto |
|---|---|
| Section Type: | Diverse letters |
| Summary: | Copy of the terms of Edward III to the king of France at the outset of the Hundred Years' War, described as a manifesto sent to magnates and royal officials. |
| Language: | French |
| Subjects: | French, Wars, English |
| Note: | Perhaps enclosed with the order to summon the clergy to meet on 10 September 1337 to discuss the subsidy in aid of the king's French expedition granted to Edward III by the laity and clergy in 1337. |
| References: | Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 157. |
| Dates: |
Document date: 1337/00/00 (inferred)
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| People and Groups: |
Addressee: Philip VI, 1293-1350, King of France (king)
Issuer: Edward III, 1312-1377, King of England (king) |