York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 8 f.252 (recto) entry 4

Entry Type:	Appointment of proctor/s, Notarial Subscription
Section Type:	Intrinseca camere
Summary:	Appointment of Master Thomas de Cobham, doctor of theology, clerk, and Master Robert de Sigillo, clerk, as the archbishop's proctors at the Roman Curia in all causes and business; with a notarial subscription by Robert de Snowshill, clerk of Worcester diocese, notary public and scribe of the archbishop.
Subjects:	Papal Curia, Proctors, Archbishops' Clerks, Scribes, Notaries Public
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. 1940. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part V. Surtees Society 153, 41.
Dates:	Document date: 1314/12/02 (certain)
People and Groups:	Appointee: Cobham, Master, Thomas, c 1265-1327, Precentor of York (doctor of theology) Appointee: Sigillo, Master, Robert, fl 1314, Clerk (in Holy Orders) (clerk) Scribe: Snowshill, Richard, fl 1312-1315, Clerk, Worcester diocese; Notary Public (scribe, notary public) Visitor: Eton, Nicholas, fl 1311-1315, Archbishop's Household Clerk (archbishop's domestic chaplain) Witness: Sutton, John, fl 1311-1323, Rector of Hemsworth; Archbishop's Household Chaplain (archbishop's domestic chaplain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor) Place of person role: Worcester Diocese, England (diocese)

2 . Register 9B f.674 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letter/s
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter to an unnamed recipient regarding an agreement made at Eynsham, reported by J. [John] de Thoresby, and letters sent to Sir Geoffrey le Scrop'. The archbishop will write to the pope and cardinals and mentions that he hopes for the recipients support at the Papal Curia.
Subjects:	Papal Curia, Scribes
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 128.
Dates:	Document date: 1334/00/00 (uncertain)

3 . Register 31 f.84 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of Rowland Skirrow, vicar of Bolton upon Dearne (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	Latin, English
Subjects:	Probate, Household equipment, Repairs, Wheat, Cows, Roads, Godchildren, Plate, Clothing, Last Wills and Testaments, Paupers, Bridges, Furnishings, Wills, Debts, Scribes, Furniture, Servants, Rings
References:	YAS 93, p. 67
Dates:	Will date: 1578/08/14 (certain) Probate date: 1578/10/02 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Skirrow, Rowland, d 1578, Vicar of Bolton upon Dearne (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Bolton upon Dearne, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

4 . Register 31 f.91 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Grant of Probate, Will, Last Will and Testament
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of James Mitchell, clerk, vicar of Carleton in Craven (legatees, executors and witnesses named); with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Money, Scribes, Servants, Wills, Last Wills and Testaments, Household equipment, Horses, Probate, Curates
Note:	Testator leaves legacy to William Taylor 'for wryttinge this draught and other thinges to be written', therefore the scribe of his will
References:	YAS 93, p. 53
Dates:	Probate date: Will date: 1580/01/25 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Mitchell, James, d ? 1581, Vicar of Carleton in Craven (clerk, vicar)
Places:	Place of person status: Carleton in Craven, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

5 . Register 31 f.100 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Sandys
Summary:	Will of Anthony Middleton, clerk, vicar of Sutton on the Forest (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Loans, Last Wills and Testaments, Plate, Wills, Money, Hats, Furniture, Pewter, Cows, Probate, Scribes, Household equipment, Servants, Paupers, Hemp
Note:	Testator leaves legacy to one individual (scribe) 'for ingrossinge of this my will in parchement'.
References:	YAS 93, p. 51
Dates:	Will date: 1585/08/15 (certain) Probate date: 1585/08/30 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Middleton, Anthony, d 1585, Vicar of Sutton on the Forest (clerk)

6 . Register 31 f.107 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Register, Vacancy, Register, Sede Vacante
Summary:	Will of John Bucke, clerk, rector of Middleton on the Wolds (legatees, executors and witnesses named), with memorandum (?codicil), and grant of probate.
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Last Wills and Testaments, Wills, Prebendaries, Paupers, Probate, Barley, Rents, Scribes, Debts, Horses, Leases, Annuities, Money
References:	YAS 93, p. 13
Dates:	Will date: 1588/09/23 (certain) Probate date: 1588/11/08 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Bucke, John, d 1588, Prebendary of Grindal (parson, clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Middleton on the Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory)

7 . Register 31 f.250 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Will, Grant of Probate
Section Type:	Archbishop Matthew
Summary:	Will of Richard Snowden, clerk, rector of Widmerpool (legatees, executor and witnesses named), with grant of probate (commencing on fol. 250v and ending on fol. 252r).
Language:	Latin, English
Subjects:	Overseers, Lands, Probate, Servants, Money, Paupers, Coins, Last Wills and Testaments, Neighbours, Plate, Leases, Flagons, Wills, Tuition, Scribes, Communion, Tenants, Latin Books, Lay Patrons, Pewter, English Books, Household equipment, Friends, Churchwardens
References:	YAS 93, p. 69
Dates:	Will date: 1624/06/15 (certain) Probate date: 1626/03/29 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Snowden, Richard, d ? 1624, Rector of Widmerpool (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, England (rectory)

8 . Register 31 f.282 (verso) entry 2

Entry Type:	Commission
Section Type:	Archbishop Matthew
Summary:	Commission by Tobias Matthew, archbishop of York, to John Robson, M.A., rector of Morpeth in the county of Northumberland, province of York, and Joseph Craddock, clerk, B.A., to hear and proceed in instance and ex officio cases, that is to exercise the archbishop's peculiar jurisdiction, within the deanery and jurisdiction of Hexham and Hexhamshire in the diocese and jurisdiction of York, and report to William Turbett, esquire, the archbishop's principal registrar and deputy.
Language:	Latin
Subjects:	Commissaries, Scribes, Commissions, Peculiars
Dates:	Document date: 1628/02/07 (certain)
People and Groups:	Addressee: Craddock, Joseph, fl 1628, Clerk (in Holy Orders) (clerk, bachelor of arts) Addressee: Robson, John, d 1645, Rector of Morpeth (master of arts) Issuer: Matthew, Tobias, ? 1544-1628, Archbishop of York (archbishop) Scribe: Turbett, William, fl 1624-1628, Principal Registrar of York (esquire, principal registrar)
Places:	Subject of commission: Hexham and Hexhamshire, Northumberland, England (peculiar jurisdiction) Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (city)

9 . Register 32 f.111 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Williams
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Wills, Students, Trustees, Books, Rings, Probate, Scribes, Stationers, Money, Last Wills and Testaments, Scots, University of St Andrews, Lands
Note:	Testator mentions William Waudby, stationer, writer of his will, therefore scribe of the will
References:	YAS 93, p. 46
Dates:	Will date: 1644/08/14 (certain) Probate date: 1645/05/23 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Liddell, George, d 1644, Rector of York St Margaret (clerk); written as Leadall
Places:	Burial place: York, St Margaret, Walmgate, York, York, England (church) Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (city)