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1 .   Register 8 f.289 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Letters patent
Section Type: Intrinseca camere
Summary: Insert comprising letters patent appointing Master Reginald de Sancto Albano, canon of Southwell, as the archbishop's proctor at the papal Curia, with one endorsement noting the contents and another, dated at Avignon, June 1310, stating that Master Reginald de Sancto Albano had substituted two other individuals.
Subjects: Canons (Ecclesiastical), Papal Curia, Appointments, Proctors, Letters patent
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, 166 and 166, note 2.
Dates: Document date: 1309/12/01 (certain)
Endorsement date: 1310/06/00 (certain)
People and Groups: Appointee: Sancto Albano, Master, Reginald, d by 23 September 1311, Archdeacon of London (canon)
Substitute: Novaria, Taverninus, fl 1309-1314, Proctor of Archbishop of York at the Papal Curia
Substitute: Tynewelle, Master, Thomas, fl 1309-1314, Proctor of Archbishop of York at the Papal Curia
Places: Place of dating of endorsement : Avignon, Vaucluse department, France (papal curia)
Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)
Place of person status: Southwell Minster, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England (minster)
2 .   Register 8 f.250 (recto) entry 10
Entry Type: Order to deliver
Section Type: Intrinseca camere
Summary: Order to Roger de Thornton, archbishop’s receiver of York, to pay John de Oakham, king's cofferer, 100 marks for a fine which the archbishop made before Master Robert de Pickering, dean of York, and Stephen Mauley, archdeacon of Cleveland, for the archbishop's service in the Scottish war in 1314, and to receive sufficient acquittance, such as letters patent under the Great Seal.
Subjects: Scots, Seals, Wars, Fines, Archdeacons, Money, Cofferers, Receivers, Letters patent, Deans (Cathedral)
References: Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. 1940. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part V. Surtees Society 153, 37.
Dates: Document date: 1314/07/18 (certain)
People and Groups: Mentioned: Riston, Robert, fl 1309-1314, Canon of Beverley; Rector of Adel and West Rasen
Payee: Oakham, John, fl 1314, King's Cofferer (cofferer)
Present: Mauley, Stephen, fl 1289-1317, Archdeacon of Cleveland (archdeacon)
Present: Pickering, Master, Robert, d by 1 January 1333, Dean of York (dean)
Places: Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)
3 .   Register 9B f.678 (verso) entry 10
Entry Type: Curation
Section Type: Diverse letters
Summary: Appointment of William de Feriby (Ferriby), clerk, as guardian of Thomas, son of Henry de Melton, late brother of the archbishop, with a marginal note relating to payment of a pension not mentioned in the full entry.
Subjects: Letters patent, Pensions, Guardians
References: Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 144.
Dates: Document date: 1335/12/05 (certain)
Places: Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)
4 .   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)
5 .   Register 31 f.85 (verso) entry 3
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Will of Robert Scholey, clerk, vicar of Brodsworth (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Probate, Household equipment, Repairs, Priests, Harbours, Rectors, Barley, Pewter, Furniture, Books, Godsons, Godchildren, Plate, Servants, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Pensions, Rings, Wills, Money, Schools, Letters patent, Roads, Heirlooms, Receivers
Note: Index term 'Harbours' refers to legacy for repairs to Colyton haven in Devon (see for example East Sussex Record Office, PAR233/9/2/1, printed brief for the repair of Colyton haven, Seaton, Devon, 1579, evidence of a national collection, c.1575-9).
References: YAS 93, p. 65
Dates: Will date: 1579/01/10 (certain)
Probate date: 1579/04/24 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Scholey, Robert, d ? 1579, Vicar of Brodsworth (vicar)
Places: Place of person status: Brodsworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
6 .   Register 31 f.55 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Royal assent, Acts for confirmation of election of bishop
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Acts for confirmation of the election of William Chaderton, S.T.P., as bishop of Chester: royal assent by Queen Elizabeth I.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Confirmations, Elections, Bishops, Royal assents, Letters patent
Dates: Document date: 1579/10/14 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Sandys, Edwin, ? 1519-1588, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Former office holder: Downham, William, c 1510-1577, Bishop of Chester (bishop)
Grantee: Chester Cathedral, Dean and Chapter (dean and chapter)
Issuer: Elizabeth I, 1533-1603, Queen of England (queen)
New office holder: Chaderton, William, d 1608, Bishop of Lincoln (bishop)
Places: Place of event: Westminster, Middlesex, England (city)
7 .   Register 31 f.114 (verso) entry 2
Entry Type: Signification of election, Acts for confirmation of election of bishop
Section Type: Archbishop Piers
Summary: Acts for confirmation of the election of Master Matthew Hutton, S.T.P., as bishop of Durham, reciting letters patent of Queen Elizabeth I containing the royal signification of election (fols. 114v - fol. 115r), and confirmation of the election, with three schedules (fol. 115r - fol. 116r); appointment of proctors of the dean and chapter of Durham (fol. 116r); citation to opposers to appear and certification of citation (fol. 116v); libel and appointment of proctors of the dean and chapter of Durham (fol. 117v - fol. 117v); mandate for the installation of the bishop elect, now confirmed (fol. 117v); public instrument of consent to the election (fol. 117v - fol. 118r); oath of the bishop elect and his consecration (fol. 118r).
Language: Latin
Subjects: Elections, Confirmations, Letters patent, Bishops
Dates: Document date: 1589/07/07 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Piers, John, 1523-1594, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Issuer: Elizabeth I, 1533-1603, Queen of England (queen)
New office holder: Hutton, Matthew, ? 1529-1606, Archbishop of York (bishop, doctor of theology)
Places: Place of dating: Nonsuch Palace, Surrey, England (palace)
8 .   Register 31 f.141 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament
Section Type: Archbishop Hutton
Summary: Will of William Green, [vicar] of Burton Agnes, clerk (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Tithes, Servants, Entails, Probate, Furniture, Wills, Paupers, Last Wills and Testaments, Household equipment, Money, Lands, Books, Universities, Agricultural equipment, Letters patent, Wages, Schools
Note: Note that 'This will was found in the chamber of William Green the testator deceased amongst other writinges of moment' in the presence of a witness. The will was also stated to have been read by the testator in the presence of witnesses.
References: YAS 93, p. 32
Dates: Will date: 1596/03/20 (certain)
Probate date: 1600/04/28 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Green, William, d 1600, Vicar of Burton Agnes (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
9 .   Register 31 f.230 (recto) entry 3
Entry Type: Petition
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Petition to the king of the inhabitants of the township of Midglay [Midgley Moor], Roylleshedd [Royles Head], Luddingtonhill [Luddenden ?] and Longbothom [Longbottom] in the village of Warley in the parish of Halifax for a chapel called St Mary's Chapel, a petition granted in the reign of Henry VIII following a dispensation by Archbishop Cranmer (in 1535), but not implemented, now approved by James I.
Language: English
Subjects: Letters patent, Petitions, Consecrations, Dispensations, Chapels, Consents
Dates: Document date: 1624/05/21 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: James I, 1566-1625, King of England (king)
Petitioner: Midgley, Inhabitants (inhabitants)
Places: Subject of petition: Midgley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (township); written as Midglay
Subject of petition: Warley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (village)
Subject of petition: Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (parish)
Place of dating: Greenwich, Kent, England (court)
10 .   Register 31 f.230 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Certification, Commission to consecrate
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Commission of Tobias [Matthew], archbishop of York, to John [Bridgeman], bishop of Chester, or John [Phillipps], bishop of Sodor and Man, Charles Greenwood, clerk, rector of Thornhill, Hugh Ramsden, S.T.B., chaplain or rector of Methley and Nathaniel Walsh, clerk, M.A., preacher of the Word of God, reciting approval by King James I of petition to the king of the inhabitants of the township of Midglay [Midgley Moor], Roylleshedd [Royles Head], Luddingtonhill [Luddenden ?] and Longbothom [Longbottom] in the village of Warley in the parish of Halifax, for a chapel called St Mary's Chapel, a petition granted in the reign of Henry VIII following a dispensation by Archbishop Cranmer (in 1535), but not implemented, to consecrate the chapel; with certification of the consecration (commencing on fol. 230v and ending on fol. 231r).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Letters patent, Licences, Churchyards, Consecrations, Commissions, Chapels
Note: Dimensions of the chapel and churchyard are given and witnesses to consecration and measurements are named
Dates: Recited document date: 1624/06/10 (certain)
Document date: 1624/07/10 (certain)
Event date: 1624/08/05 (certain)
Event date: 1624/08/05 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Bridgeman, John, c 1577-c 1652, Bishop of Chester (bishop)
Addressee: Greenwood, Charles, d 1643, Rector of Thornhill (clerk)
Addressee: Nathaniel Walsh (preacher, master of arts, clerk)
Addressee: Phillipps, John, ? 1555-1633, Archdeacon of Cleveland (bishop)
Addressee: Ramsden, Hugh, d 1629, Vicar of Halifax (bachelor of theology)
Commissioner: Matthew, Tobias, ? 1544-1628, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Places: Place of dating: Westminster, Middlesex, England (city)
Subject of licence: Midgley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (township)
Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)


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