York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 32 f.109 (recto) entry 3

Entry Type:	Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate, Will
Section Type:	Archbishop Williams
Language:	English, Latin
Subjects:	Wills, Nuncupative wills, Servants, Probate, Money, Last Wills and Testaments
References:	YAS 93, p. 17
Dates:	Will date: 1644/12/15 (uncertain) Probate date: 1645/01/03 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Clifton, Thomas, d ? 1644, Vicar of Tadcaster (clerk)
Places:	Place of person status: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

2 . Register 7 f.153 (recto) entry 5

Entry Type:	Mandate
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Mandate to the prioress and convent of Hampole to inquire as to the suitability of Ellen, daughter of Reyner Sperry (or Sperri), citizen of York, to enter the house.
Subjects:	Prioresses, Religious Houses, Female, Women, Nuns
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1934. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part II. Surtees Society 149, 92.
Dates:	Document date: 1310/08/03 (certain)
People and Groups:	Recipient: Hampole Priory, Cistercian (prioress and convent) Subject of inquiry: Sperri, Ellen, fl 1310, daughter of Reyner Sperri, citizen of York (daughter)
Places:	Place of dating: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Tadecastr'

3 . Register 14 f.47 (recto) entry 7

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Register, Vicar-general
Summary:	Institution by the vicar general and commission (no addressee given) for the induction of Master Robert Bramley, priest, to the vicarage of the parish church of Tadcaster, patron: abbot and convent of Sawley (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1394/06/04 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (none given); written as Ebor' Benefice: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage)

4 . Register 14 f.36 (verso) entry 5

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Register, Vicar-general
Summary:	Institution by the vicar general and order to the official of the archdeacon of York for the induction of Thomas de Popilton [Poppleton], priest, to the parish church of Barwick in Elmet (Berwyk in Elmet), vacant following the resignation of Master Roger de Pykeryng [Pickering], the last rector, in an exchange of benefices with the vicarage of Tadcaster (Tadecastre), patron: John [of Gaunt], duke of Lancaster (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1393/02/14 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (none given); written as Ebor' Benefice: Barwick in Elmet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory) Benefice: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage) Place of person status: Lancaster, Lancashire, England (none given)

5 . Register 14 f.36 (verso) entry 6

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Register, Vicar-general
Summary:	Institution by the vicar general and order to the official of the archdeacon of York for the induction of Master Roger de Pykering [Pickering], priest, to the vicarage of the parish church of Tadcaster (Tadcastr'), vacant following the resignation of Thomas de Popilton [Poppleton], the last vicar, in an exchange of benefices with the parish church of Barwick in Elmet (Berwyk), patron: abbot and convent of Sawley (two entries).
Dates:	Document date: 1393/02/14 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: York City, York, York, England (none given); written as Ebor' Benefice: Barwick in Elmet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory) Benefice: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (village)

6 . Register 9B f.638 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letter/s, Papal Bull, Citation
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter of the archbishop as papal judge-delegate; the bishop of Hereford and Rigaud de Asserio, bishop elect of Winchester, to Master John of Nassington, official of the archdeacon of Nottingham and the rector of Screveton (Kyrketon), with a papal bull (Avignon, 23 January 1320, recited) ordering the citation of the incumbent of Ratcliffe on Soar to appear before the pope within three months, bringing documentation, on charges by Bertrand du Pouget, cardinal priest of S. Marcello, that he intruded into the benefice unlawfully.
Subjects:	Papal Bulls, Benefices
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 29-30.
Dates:	Document date: 1320/04/11 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

7 . Register 9B f.638 (verso) entry 1

Entry Type:	Letter/s, Citation, Papal Bull
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter of the archbishop as papal judge-delegate; the bishop of Hereford and Rigaud de Asserio, bishop elect of Winchester, to Master John de Nassington, official of the archdeacon of Nottingham and rector of Screveton (Kyrketon), with a papal bull (Avignon, 23 January 1320, recited) ordering the citation of the prior of Lenton to appear before the pope within three months on charges by Bertrand du Pouget (1280-1352), Cardinal priest of S Marcello (1316-1327; bishop of Ostia, 1327-) that he had refused to accept the Cardinal's proctor as incumbent of Ratcliffe on Soar; the official and rector to report to the archbishop.
Subjects:	Papal Bulls, Cardinals, Proctors
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 30-32.
Dates:	Document date: 1320/04/11 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

8 . Register 11 f.95 (recto) entry 8

Entry Type:	Release
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Notification of the archbishop's dismissal of the abbot and convent of Sawley (Salley) from disputes over the fruits and profits of the churches of Tadcaster (Tadcastre) and Gargrave (Gayrgrave), appropriated to them, as they have shown evidence of their title after being required to do so following a visitation (details given).
Dates:	Document date: 1357/05/31 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Cawode Subject of dispute: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England Subject of dispute: Gargrave, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

9 . Register 11 f.87 (recto) entry 9

Entry Type:	Memorandum, Commission
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Memorandum of a penitentiary commission for one year to Master Richard de Soureby [Sowerby], rector of Tadcaster, to hear confessions in the deanery of the Ainsty (Aynesty), and to absolve the confessed in cases that are not reserved except those in his commission.
Dates:	Document date: 1356/06/03 (certain)
Places:	Place mentioned: Ainsty Deanery, York and West Riding Archdeaconry, Yorkshire, England Place mentioned: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

10 . Register 11 f.135 (recto) entry 4

Entry Type:	Induction
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of York
Summary:	Mandate to Master Richard de Soureby [Sowerby], vicar of Tadcaster (Tadcastre), for the induction of Adam de Hedlay [Headley] to the rectory of Bolton Percy (Boulton Percy), to which he has been instituted by John [Buckingham], bishop of Lincoln, following an exchange for the church of Rasen, Lincoln diocese.
Note:	Presumably West Rasen or Market Rasen. This entry is followed by the address clause of an order to the archdeacon of York or his official, which has been crossed through.
Dates:	Document date: 1365/03/31 (certain)
Places:	Place of dating: Bishopthorpe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Thorp iuxta Ebor' Place of person role: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage) Benefice: Bolton Percy, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (rectory) Benefice: West Rasen, Lincolnshire, England (rectory)