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1 .   Register 9B f.663 (recto) entry 3
Entry Type: Papal Bull
Section Type: Diverse letters
Summary: Papal bull concerning orders for prayers for peace and preservation from error, specifying that the psalm 'Laetatus sum' (Psalm 122, 'I was glad when they said unto me'), should follow the Lord's Prayer (Pater noster) at mass, with an indulgence of 20 days for those who take part.
Subjects: Prayers, Peace, Masses, Psalms, Indulgences
References: Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. The Canterbury and York Society 76, 89-91.
Dates: Document date: 1328/06/20 (certain)
People and Groups: Issuer: Pope, John XXII, c 1244-1334, Pope (pope)
Places: Place of dating: Avignon, Vaucluse department, France (papal palace)
2 .   Register 31 f.175 (recto) entry 2
Entry Type: Will, Grant of Probate, Last Will and Testament
Section Type: Archbishop Matthew
Summary: Will of Ralph Kay, clerk, [vicar] of Topcliffe (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commences on fol. 175r and ends on fol. 177v).
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: Debt books, Probate, Vicars, Annuities, Pains, New Testament, Gates, Debts, Churchwardens, Foals, Seals, Servants, Wills, Women, Lands, Bibles, Leases, Last Wills and Testaments, Manorial juries, Psalms, Presentations, Bills, Tutors, Godsons, Daggers, Amercements, Advowsons, Notaries Public, Riding equipment, Household equipment, Furniture, Money, Friends, Deeds, Paupers, Pious preambles, Swords, Horses, Furnishings, Repairs, Hay, Apprentices, Schools, Mortgages, Clothing
Note: In a very long preamble, the testator quotes verses from various books of the New Testament (Luke, Ephesians, Matthew, Romans, Timothy, Corinthians, Acts) and the Psalms, also quoting from John and Acts later in the will and ending the will with the first line of the Nunc Dimittis in Latin (Luke 2:29). He states that he had 52 godchildren.
References: YAS 93, p. 42
Dates: Birth date: 1546/03/15 (certain)
Will date: 1605/02/06 (certain)
Probate date: 1613/10/02 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Kay, Ralph, d ? 1613, Vicar of Topcliffe (clerk)
Places: Place of person status: Topcliffe, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)
Birthplace: Dalton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
3 .   Register 31 f.44 (verso) entry 2
Entry Type: Visitation Proceedings
Section Type: Archbishop Sandys
Summary: Proceedings in the archbishop's visitation of the dean and chapter of York: before opening the visitation proceedings, the archbishop attended a service in York Minster, presumably Matins; details given include the hymn 'Come, Holy Ghost' (named in English), his sermon taken from Matthew 21, 12-13, beginning 'And Jhesus wente into the temple' and ending 'My hous in the house of praier and yee have made it a denne of theves' (both excerpts in English) and the first part of Psalm 69. The Litany (litania) is also mentioned, but this may refer to the versicles and responses that normally follow the Creed or simply prayers.
Language: Latin, English
Subjects: New Testament, Sermons, Deans and chapters, Psalms, Singing and Chanting, Prayers, Archbishops' Visitations, Hymns, Visitations
Dates: Date to appear: 1577/04/07 (certain)
Event date: 1578/02/17 (certain)
People and Groups: Deliverer: Gibson, William, fl 1578, senior, Sacrist of York Minster (sacrist)
Former office holder: Melton, William, d 1340, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Former office holder: Young, Thomas, 1507-1568, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Grantor, subject of visitation: York Minster, Dean and Chapter (dean and chapter)
Householder: Young, Jane, fl 1550-1578, nee Kynaston; second wife of Thomas Young, Archbishop of York (archbishop's widow)
Issuer: Chaderton, William, d 1608, Bishop of Lincoln (doctor of theology, prebendary)
Issuer: Dangarde, John, d 1594, Prebendary of Warthill (prebendary)
Issuer: Ford, Anthony, d 1579, Succentor of Canons of York Minster (succentor)
Issuer: Gibson, Sir, John, d 1613, knight; Precentor of York (doctor of laws, precentor)
Issuer: Maisters, Richard, d 1588, Prebendary of Fridaythorpe (prebendary, doctor of medicine)
Issuer: Rowe, George, d 1578, Prebendary of Stillington (prebendary)
Present: Fothergill, William, fl 1576-1577, Deputy Principal Registrar of York (scribe, notary public)
Present: Frankland, Richard, fl 1576, Registrar of Chancery and Consistory Courts of York (registrar)
Presiding: Sandys, Edwin, ? 1519-1588, Archbishop of York (archbishop)
Proctor: Hutton, Matthew, ? 1529-1606, Archbishop of York (doctor of theology, dean, canon and prebendary)
Proctor: Iveson, Master, Anthony, d 1586, rector of All Saints, Peasholme Green, York (clerk)
Proctor: Palmer, William, 1539-1605, Chancellor of York (unknown)
Proctor: Towers, Robert, d 1585, Prebendary of Langtoft (unknown)
Proctor: Tunstall, Ralph, d 1619, Prebendary of Knaresborough (master of arts)
Proctor: Wilson, Master, Nicholas, d 1586, Prebendary of Weighton (master of arts)
Places: Place of event: York Minster, York, York, England (metropolitan church)
Place of residence: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor)
Meeting place: York Minster Chapter House, York, York, England (chapter house)
Place of event: York, Treasurer's House, York, York, England (house)
4 .   Register 31 f.107 (recto) entry 1
Entry Type: Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type: Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante
Summary: Will of Alexander Horrocks, 'Minister of the Word of God', vicar of Kildwick (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language: English, Latin
Subjects: Books, Last Wills and Testaments, Plate, Wills, Compositions, Vicars, Money, Furniture, Probate, Rectories, Goddaughters, Legacies, Communion books, Debts, Psalms, Godchildren, Annuities, Easter Offerings, Prayers, Debt books, Women, Paupers, Preachers, Proctors, Keys, Leases
References: YAS 93, p. 39
Dates: Will date: 1588/07/05 (certain)
Probate date: 1588/10/04 (certain)
People and Groups: Testator: Horrocks, Alexander, d 1588, Vicar of Kildwick (minister)
Places: Place of person status: Kildwick, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)


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