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1 .   Register 9B f.661 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Letter/s
Section Type: Diverse letters
Summary: Letter from the archbishop to his proctor at the papal curia concerning a gift to the pope of 1000 gold florins repaid to the archbishop by the Society of the Bardi; the proctor is also to present petitions and request the pope's assistance with the archbishop's visitation of the chapter of York which met with armed opposition.
Subjects: Petitions, Visitations, Gifts
References: Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 81-83.
Dates: Document date: 1327/11/09 (certain)
People and Groups: Recipient: Conisbrough, Master, Alan, fl 1327-1338, Archbishop's proctor at the Papal Curia (proctor)
Subject of document: Pope, John XXII, c 1244-1334, Pope (pope)
Places: Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's castle)
2 .   Register 16 f.27 (recto) entry 6
Entry Type: Petition
Section Type: Archdeaconry of York
Summary: Petition to the archbishop by John de Ingelby [Ingleby], patron of the church of Long Marston for a licence to rebuild the church on the site of the chapel.
Language: French
Subjects: Repairs, Petitions, Licences
References: Swanson, R.N. (ed.). 1981. A Calendar of the Register of Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York, 1398-1405. Part 1. Borthwick Texts and Calendars: Records of the Northern Province, 11. York: University of York, 27.
Dates: Document date: 1400/00/00 (approximate)
People and Groups: Petitioner: Ingleby, John, fl 1400, Patron of Long Marston church (patron)
3 .   Register 31 f.6 (verso) entry 3
Entry Type: Resignation
Section Type: Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante
Summary: Admission by Matthew Hutton, S.T.P., dean of York and keeper of the spirituality of the archiepiscopate of York during the vacancy, in the presence of William Fothergill, notary public, of the resignation of Master George Rowe, clerk, Master of Arts, from the rectory of Wheldrake, and declaration of its vacancy.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Resignations, Petitions
Dates: Event date: 1577/02/07 (certain)
People and Groups: Incumbent: Rowe, George, d 1578, Prebendary of Stillington (master of arts, clerk)
New incumbent: Master of arts, clerk
Officiating: Hutton, Matthew, ? 1529-1606, Archbishop of York (dean, keeper of spirituality, doctor of theology)
Present: Fothergill, William, fl 1576-1577, Deputy Principal Registrar of York (notary public)
Places: Place of event: Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)
4 .   Register 31 f.16 (verso) entry 1
Entry Type: Acts for confirmation of election of bishop, Summary petition
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Acts in the confirmation of the election of Richard Barnes, bishop of Carlisle, as bishop of Durham, including oath of obedience of bishop and oath of supremacy (fols. 12v-14v); signification of election and citation to appear if in opposition (fols. 14v-15r); commission to confirm the election (fols. 15r-v); licence to proceed in the confirmation anywhere in the Province of Canterbury (fol. 15v); appointment of proctors of the dean and chapter of Durham (fols. 15v-16r); appointment of proctors of the bishop elect (fols. 16r-v); libel in confirmation of the election, including summary of stages of election and petitions for a time to prove the process, certification to the bishop of his election, conge d'elire (Latin) and letters missive (English) (fols. 16v-18v); appointment of proctors to seek consent of the bishop elect (fols. 18v-19r); bishop elect's consent (fol. 19r); royal assent (fols. 19r-19v); definitive sentence (fols. 19v-20r); mandate for induction and enthronement of the new bishop (fols. 20r-v); Letters testimonial of the election (fols. 20v-21r).
Language: Latin
Subjects: Petitions, Elections, Court Proceedings, Bishops
Dates: Event date: 1577/04/05 (certain)
People and Groups: Former office holder: Pilkington, James, 1520-1576, Bishop of Durham (bishop, deceased)
Issuer: Elizabeth I, 1533-1603, Queen of England (queen)
New office holder: Barnes, Richard, ? 1532-1587, Bishop of Durham (bishop)
Petitioner: Durham Cathedral, Dean and Chapter (dean and chapter)
Presiding: Sandys, Edwin, ? 1519-1588, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
5 .   Register 31 f.57 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Petition, Acts for confirmation of election of bishop
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Acts for confirmation of the election of William Chaderton as bishop of Chester: petition to the bishop elect to consent to his election.
Language: Latin
Subjects: Confirmations, Elections, Petitions, Bishops
Dates: Election date: 1579/09/11 (certain)
Document date: 1579/09/12 (certain)
People and Groups: Addressee: Chaderton, William, d 1608, Bishop of Lincoln (doctor of theology, bishop)
Deliverer: Leach, Master, Robert, d 1587, Chancellor of Chester (doctor of laws)
Former office holder: Downham, William, c 1510-1577, Bishop of Chester (bishop)
Issuer, petitioner: Dorset, Robert, d 1580, Dean of Chester (doctor of theology, dean and chapter)
Places: Place of dating: Chester Cathedral Chapter House, Chester, Cheshire, England (chapter house)
6 .   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)


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