York Archbishops' Registers

1 . Register 8 f.232 (verso) entry 11

Entry Type:	Acquittance
Section Type:	Intrinseca camere
Summary:	Acquittance (receipt) of Nicholas, vicar of Topcliffe, and John de Esby, executors of the testament of William de Jafford, formerly the archbishop's receiver at York, whose accounts had been audited by Master John de Nassington, official of York, and Robert de Blunsdon (Bluntesdon), [steward of the archbishop's household] for one thousand, five hundred and twenty-eight pounds, six shillings and tenpence, owed by the testator to the archbishop.
Subjects:	Accounts, Money, Executors, Receivers, Debts
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. 1940. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part V. Surtees Society 153, 9.
Dates:	Document date: 1312/08/22 (certain)
People and Groups:	Auditor of accounts: Blunsdon, Robert, fl 1309-1313, Steward of the household of the Archbishop of York Auditor of accounts: Nassington, Master, John, fl 1306-1315, Official Principal of Archbishop of York (official) Deceased: Yafforth, William, d by 22 August 1312, Receiver of Archbishop of York (receiver) Subject of document: Topcliffe, Nicholas, fl 1312, Vicar of Topcliffe (vicar, executor) Subject of document: Esby, John, fl 1312, Executor of the testament of William Yafforth, archbishop's receiver at York (executor)
Places:	Place of person status: Topcliffe, North Riding of Yorkshire, England (vicarage) Place of dating: Bishop Wilton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (archbishop's palace)

2 . Register 7 f.185 (recto) entry 3

Entry Type:	Institution, Induction
Section Type:	Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Summary:	Institution and order for induction of Nicholas de Toppeclyve [Topcliffe], deacon, to the vicarage of the church of Topcliffe (Toppeclyve), patron: chapter of York (two entries).
References:	Brown, William, and A. Hamilton Thompson. (eds.). 1936. The Register of William Greenfield Lord Archbishop of York 1306-1315 Part III. Surtees Society 151, 57.
Dates:	Document date: 1310/10/18 (certain)
People and Groups:	Appointee: Topcliffe, Nicholas, fl 1312, Vicar of Topcliffe (deacon) Patron: York Minster, Chapter (chapter)
Places:	Place of dating: Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (none given); written as Otteley