York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 9A f.321 (recto) entry 1

Entry Type:	Commission
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of the East Riding
Summary:	Commission to Master Richard de Melton, rector of Brandesburton and Master Thomas de Harpham, dean of Christianity of Beverley, to hear the accounts of Amand Surdeval and the other co executors of the testament of Sir John de Ruda [Routh], knight (details given).
Language:	Latin
Subjects:	Auditors, Testaments, Accounts, Executors
References:	Robinson, D. B. (ed.). 2011. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. VI. Canterbury and York Society 101, 2.
Dates:	Document date: 1317/12/22 (certain)
People and Groups:	Testator: Routh, Sir, John, fl 1306-1317, Knight (deceased) Addressee: Harpham, Thomas, fl 1317-1318, Dean of Christianity of Beverley (auditor of accounts, dean of christianity) Addressee: Melton, Master, Richard, fl 1317-1337, Rector of Brandesburton (auditor of accounts, rector) Grantee: Surdeval, Amand, fl 1317, Executor of testament of Sir John of Routh, deceased (executor)
Places:	Place of dating: Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given)

2 . Register 9B f.679 (verso) entry 5

Entry Type:	Memorandum
Section Type:	Diverse letters
Summary:	Letter to the dean of Christianity of York to prove wills of the archbishop's tenants in Bishopthorpe free of charge.
Subjects:	Testaments, Probate, Tenants
References:	Hill, Rosalind M. T. (ed.). 1988. The Register of William Melton, Archbishop of York, 1317-1340. III. Canterbury and York Society 76, 150.
Dates:	Memorandum date: 1335/02/14 (certain)