York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 11 f.174A (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Oath of obedience
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Oath of obedience by William [of Helmsley], abbot-elect of Byland (Belle Landa), with memorandum noting that it was sworn in the chapel at Cawood, before John de Burton, the archbishop's chancellor, John de Irford, his receiver, William Swafeld, canon, Nicholas de Burton, Roger Clone, notary public, and others (insert).
Note:	This is the face of the document.
Dates:	Document date: 1357/09/17 (certain)
People and Groups:	Oath taker: Helmsley, William, fl1357-1362, Abbot of Byland (abbot) Witness: Swafeld, William, f. 1357, canon (canon) Witness: Burton, John , fl 1354-7 (archbishop's chancellor) Witness: Burton, Nicholas, fl. 1357 Witness: Cloune, Roger, fl 1361-1375, Archdeacon of Salisbury (notary public) Witness: Irford, John, d before 5 November 1379, Prebendary of Thockrington (archbishop's receiver)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's manor); written as Cawode