York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 31 f.4 (recto) entry 6

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante
Summary:	Institution by Matthew Hutton, S.T.P., dean of York and keeper of the spirituality of the archiepiscopate of York during the vacancy of the see, in the great chamber of his house and in the presence of John Atkinson, notary public, and order for induction of George Woolley, clerk, to the rectory of Hockerton, vacant by the death of Matthew Torte, clerk, the previous rector, patron: Master John Byron, esquire, patron for this turn during the vacancy by reason of a gift of advowson made to him by John Burgess and James Bretten, clerk, patrons by pretext of a gift of advowson made to them and a certain William Powle, deceased, by Catherine Legh, widow of Henry Legh, late of Shawell, esquire, the original patron.
Language:	Latin
Subjects:	Relaxations of Sequestrations, Institutions, Lay Patrons
Dates:	Event date: 1576/09/28 (certain)
People and Groups:	former incumbent: Torte, Matthew, d 1576, Prebendary of Woodborough, Southwell Minster (clerk) patron: Powle, William, fl 1576, former Patron of Hockerton Rectory (deceased) patron: Byron, Master, John, fl 1576, esquire (esquire) patron: Legh, Henry, d ? 1561, of Rushall, Staffordshire, and Shawell, Leicestershire (deceased) Grantor: Bretten, James, d 1593, Vicar of Mansfield (patron) Grantor: Burgess, John, fl 1576, Patron of Hockerton Rectory (patron) Grantor: Legh, Catherine, fl 1576, widow of Henry Legh (widow) New incumbent: Woolley, George, d 1628, Rector of Hockerton (clerk) Present: Atkinson, John, fl 1576, Notary Public (notary public) Presiding: Hutton, Matthew, ? 1529-1606, Archbishop of York (dean, doctor of theology, keeper of spirituality)
Places:	Place of event: Hockerton, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)

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