York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 9B f.683 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Order
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Order to the bishop of Lincoln and bishop of Coventry and Lichfield to reduce the assessment for taxation of the abbey of Louth Park, found to be excessive on inquiry. The inquiry was ordered by Pope Benedict XII (by papal bull, dated at Avignon, 5 April 1337, recited). Notarial instrument drawn up and subscribed by John Thomas of Barnby Dun, clerk, notary public.
Subjects:	Reassessments, Taxation, Notarial Instruments, Notarial Subscriptions, Religious Houses
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 159-162.
Dates:	Document date: 1337/07/15 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Burghersh, Henry, c 1290-1340, Bishop of Lincoln (bishop) Addressee: Northburgh, Roger, d 1358, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (bishop) Subject of inquiry: Louth Park Abbey, Cistercian
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)