Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 6, Northern Province (York, Carlisle and Durham). Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1963.
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'Archbishops of York', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 6, Northern Province (York, Carlisle and Durham), (London, 1963) pp. 3-5. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol6/pp3-5 [accessed 26 April 2024]
ARCHBISHOPS OF YORK
M. Thomas de Corbridge D.Th. 1299-1304.
Lic. el. gr. 5 Sept. 1299 (CPR. 1292-1301 p. 435). El. 12 Nov. (Hist. Ch. York 11 411). Royal assent 16 Nov. (CPR. 1292-1301 p. 455). Cons. 28 Feb. 1300 at Rome (R.S.A.), 27 March (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Vitellius A. ii f. 112/122). Prov. 9 March since pope Boniface not satisfied with form of el. (P.R.O., Papal Bulls 40 (6)). Pallium assigned in same Bull. Temps. 30 Apr. (CPR. 1292-1301 p. 511). Enthroned c. 18 July (Reg. Corbridge 11 p. xv). D. 22/30 Sept. 1304 (Hist. Ch. York II 412; Chron. de Lanercost p. 202). Notification of d. received by k. 19 Oct. (CPR. 1301-1307 p. 264).
M. William de Greenfield D.Cn. & C.L. 1304-1315.
Lic. el. gr. 19 Oct. 1304 (CPR. 1301-1307 p. 264). El. 4 Dec. (Guisborough p. 358). Royal assent 24 Dec. (CPR. 1301-1307 p. 305). Royal permission for abp. el. to go to curia and to res. chancellorship 23 Dec. (CCR. 1302-1307 p. 313). Cons. 30 Jan. 1306 (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Vitellius A. ii f. 112/122). Papal conf. of el. 8 Feb. (CPL. 11 7). Temps. 31 March (CPR. 1301-1307 p. 421). D. 6 Dec. 1315 (Hist. Ch. York 11 414).
William de Melton 1316-1340.
Lic. el. gr. 13 Dec. 1315 (CPR. 1313-1317 p. 374). El. 21 Jan. 1316 (Hist. Ch. York 11 415). Royal assent 5 Feb. (CPR. 1313-1317 p. 387). Safe-conduct for journey to curia gr. 8 Feb. (ibid.). El. conf. by pope 28 Sept. 1317 (CPL. 11 165), pallium assigned s.d. (ibid.). Cons. 25 Sept. (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Vitellius A. ii f. 112/122). Temps. 8 Oct. (CPR. 1317-1321 p. 33). Enthroned 26 Feb. 1318 (Hist. Ch. York 11 415). D. 5 Apr. 1340 (ibid. p. 417).
M. William de la Zouche B.C.L. 1340-1352.
Lic. el. gr. 13 Apr. 1340 (CPR. 1338-1340 p. 462). El. 2 May (Hist. Ch. York 11 417). K. attempted to prevent Zouche's journey to curia for conf. of el. 18 Jan. 1341 because royal assent not sought (CPR. 1340-1343 pp. 109-10; CPL. 11 549-50). Prov. of Zouche 26 June 1342 (CPL. 111 52). Cons. 6 July at Avignon (Hist. Ch. York 11 418), 7 July (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Vitellius A. 11 f. 112/122). Royal letters of protection gr. after return of abp. to England, 20 Aug. and 8 Sept. (CPR. 1340-1343 p. 502; CCR. 1341-1343 p. 645). Temps. 19 Sept. (CPR. 1340-1343 p. 514). Enthroned 8 Dec. (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Vitellius A. ii f. 112/122). D. 10/19 July 1352 (P.R.O., C 84/27/2; Hist. Ch. York 11 419).
M. John de Thoresby B.C.L. 1352-1373.
Lic. el. sought 20 July 1352 (A.C. 1352-1426 f. 4b). Gr. 25 July (CPR. 1350-1354 p. 310). El. 16 Aug. (A.C. 1345-1350 f. 79b), postulated by chapt. 26 Aug. (Reg. Thoresby f. 1). Trans. from Worcester 17 Oct. (P.R.O., Papal Bulls 45 (2)). Pallium dispatched 5/8 Nov. (CPL. 111 469; Reg. Thoresby f. 1b). Temps. 8 Feb. 1353 (CPR. 1350-1354 p. 404). Pallium received 29 March (R.S.A.). Enthroned 8 Sept. 1354 (Hist. Ch. York 11 420). D. 6 Nov. 1373 (A.C. 1352-1426 f. 109).
M. Alexander de Neville Sch.C.L. 1373-1388.
Lic. el. sought 6/9 Nov. 1373 (A.C. 1352-1426 f. 109; P.R.O., C 84/31/1). Gr. 23 Nov. (CPR. 1370-1374 p. 356). El. announced to k. 12 Dec. (A.C. 1352-1426 f. 111b). Royal assent 1 Jan. 1374 (CPR. 1370-1374 p. 381). Prov. 3/14 Apr. (Eubel 1 233; A.C. 1352-1426 f. 116b). Cons. 4 June at Westminster by bp. of Durham (Reg. A. Neville 1 f. 13). Temps. 6 June (CPR. 1370-1374 p. 448). Pallium dispatched 10 Oct. and bestowed through bp. of Durham (Reg. A. Neville 1 f. 1b). Enthroned 18 Dec. (Hist. Ch. York 11 422). Trans. to St Andrews 3 Apr. 1388.
M. Thomas Arundell B.A. 1388-1396.
Trans. from Ely 3 Apr. 1388 (Foedera 111 iv 20). Temps. 14 Sept. (CPR. 1385-1389 p. 504). Pallium bestowed at Cambridge s.d. (Hist. Ch. York 11 425). Enthroned 25 March 1389 (ibid.). Trans. to Canterbury 25 Sept. 1396.
M. Robert de Waldby O.F.S.A., D.Th. 1396-1397/8.
Trans. from Chichester 5 Oct. 1396 (P.R.O., Papal Bulls 41 (10)). Pallium dispatched 6 Oct. (CPL. iv 543). Temps. 6 March 1397 (CPR. 1396-1399 p. 90). D. 29 Dec. 1397/29 Jan. 1398 (Hist. Ch. York 11 428, 427). (fn. 1)
[M. Walter de Skirlaw D.Cn.L. 1398.]
M. Richard le Scrope D.Cn. & C.L. 1398-1405.
Lic. el. sought 10 Jan. 1398 (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Galba E. x f. 95). Gr. 17 Jan. (CPR. 1396-1399 p. 292). El. of Skirlaw set aside by trans. of Scrope from Coventry and Lichfield, 27 Feb./15 March (Reg. Scrope f. 15; Eubel 1 233). Pallium assigned 22 March, to be bestowed at end of June (CPL. v 169; Hist. Ch. York 11 429). Temps. 23 June (CPR. 1396-1399 p. 382). Arrested for treason 29 May 1405, executed 8 June (Hist. Ch. York 111 288, 11 432).
[Thomas Langley 1405.]
[M. Robert Hallum D.Cn.L. 1406.]
M. Henry Bowet D.Cn. & C.L. 1407-1423.
Lic. el. sought 8 June 1405 (Reg. Sede Vac. f. 242b). Gr. 17 June (CPR. 1405-1408 p. 21). Royal assent to el. of Langley 8 Aug. (ibid. p. 48). El. set aside by prov. of Hallum 14 May 1406 (CPL. vi 82). Set aside by trans. of Bowet from Bath and Wells 7 Oct. 1407 (Reg. Bowet 1 f. 1). Temps. 1 Dec. (CPR. 1405-1408 p. 391). Pallium assigned Apr. 1408 (Hist. Ch. York 11 433). D. 20 Oct. 1423 (Reg. Sede Vac. f. 428).
[M. Philip Morgan D.Cn. & C.L. 1423-1424.]
[M. Richard Fleming D.Th. 1424-1425.]
M. John Kempe D.C.L. 1425-1452.
Lic. el. gr. 16 Nov. 1423 (CPR. 1422-1429 p. 138). Royal assent to el. of Morgan 25 Jan. 1424 (ibid. p. 169). El. set aside by trans. of Fleming from Lincoln 14 Feb. (CPL. vii 345-6). Trans. not accepted, re-trans. to Lincoln, 20 July 1425 (Reg. Chichele 1 89). Kempe had been nominated by k's council 1425 (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Cleopatra C. iv f. 24). Trans. from London 20 July (Reg. Kempe, title page). Temps. 22 Apr. 1426 (CPR. 1422-1429 p. 331). Enthroned 1 Sept. (A.C. 1427-1504 ff. 1-1b). Abp. of Canterbury 1452.
M. William Booth 1452-1464.
Trans. from Coventry and Lichfield 21 July 1452 (Reg. W. Booth ff. 1-1b). Temps. 6 Sept. (CPR. 1452-1461 pp. 16, 21). Pallium bestowed 23/24 Sept. (Hist. Ch. York 11 435; Reg. W. Booth f. 1b). Enthroned 4 Sept. 1453 (A.C. 1427-1504 f. 82). D. 12/20 Sept. 1464 (Reg. Sede Vac. f. 458; Hist. Ch. York 11 436).
M. George Neville M.A. 1464-1476.
Custody of temps. gr. 16 Sept. 1464 (CPR. 1461-1467 p. 329). Lic. el. sought 20 Sept. (Reg. Sede Vac. ff. 432b-433). Gr. 27 Sept. (CPR. 1461-1467 p. 327). Trans. from Exeter 15 March 1465 (Reg. G. Neville 1, title page). Papal mand. 17 March to bps. of Norwich and Lincoln to receive fealty from abp. (CPL. XII 432). Pallium assigned 8 Apr., bestowed by bps. of Norwich and Lincoln 6 Sept. (Reg. G. Neville 1 ff. 1-1b). Temps. 17 June (CPR. 1461-1467 p. 455). Enthroned 22 Sept. (Exeter, Reg. Neville f. 29b). D. 8 June 1476 (Hist. Ch. York 11 437).
M. Lawrence Booth Lic.C.L. 1476-1480.
Custody of temps. gr. 18 June 1476 (CPR. 1467-1477 p. 588). Lic. el. gr. 28 June (CPR. 1476-1485 p. 7). Trans. from Durham 31 July (CPL. XIII ii 523). Temps. 8 Oct. (CPR. 1476-1485 pp. 9-10). Enthroned 4 Sept. 1477 (Hist. Ch. York 11 438). D. 19 May 1480 (ibid. p. 439).
M. Thomas Rotherham D.Th. 1480-1500.
Custody of temps. gr. 24 May 1480 (CPR. 1476-1485 p. 206). Lic. el. gr. 12 June (ibid. p. 202). Trans. from Lincoln 7 July (Reg. Sede Vac. f. 498b). Bull of trans. and pallium received by abp. at Westminster 3 Sept. (Hist. Ch. York 11 439). Bull published at York 12 Sept. (A.C. 1427-1504 f. 170b). Temps. 9 Sept. (CPR. 1476-1485 p. 210). Enthroned 8 Sept. 1481 (Hist. Ch. York 11 439). D. 29 May/10 June 1500 (ibid. p. 440; Reg. Wills 11 f. 26).
M. Thomas Savage D.C.L. 1501-1507.
Lic. el. sought 15 June 1500 (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Galba E. x ff. 131b-132). Trans. from London 18 Jan. 1501 (Eubel 11 148). Bull of trans. published at York 12 Apr. (Reg. Savage, title page). Temps. 29 Apr. (CPR. 1494-1509 p. 228). Never enthroned (Hist. Ch. York 11 442). D. 2 Sept. 1507 (Reg. Sede Vac. f. 512).
M. Christopher Bainbridge D.Cn. & C.L. 1508-1514.
Trans. from Durham 22 Sept. 1508 (Eubel 111 190). Bull of trans. published at York 14/16 Dec. (Reg. Bainbridge, title page; Hist. Ch. York 11 442). Temps. 12 Dec. (CPR. 1494-1509 p. 622). D. 13/14 July 1514 (Eubel 111 11; Reg. Bainbridge f. 193).
M. Thomas Wolsey D.Th. 1514-1530.
Temps. 5 Aug. 1514 (L. & P. 1 ii No. 3226 (9)). Trans. from Lincoln 15 Sept. (P.R.O., Papal Bulls 26 (2)). Bps. of Worcester and Norwich authorized to receive oath of abp. to pope s.d. (Reg. Wolsey f. 2). Oath received 8 Nov. (ibid. f. 2b). Pallium dispatched 25 Sept. (P.R.O., Papal Bulls 26 (1)). Enthroned by proxy 3 Dec. (A.C. 1504-1543 f. 72). D. 29 Nov. 1530 (Reg. Sede Vac. f. 602).
M. Edward Lee D.Th. 1531-1544.
Prov. 30 Oct./1 Nov. 1531 (Reg. Lee f. 1; P.R.O., Papal Bulls 64 (43)). Temps. 3 Dec. (L. & P. v No. 627 (3)). Cons. 10 Dec. (R.S.A.). Enthroned by proxy 12 Dec. (A.C. 1504-1543 f. 169), in person 1 Apr. 1534 (ibid. f. 192). D. 13 Sept./30 Nov. 1544 (A.C. 1543-1558 f. 11; Reg. Sede Vac. f. 650; Lamb., Reg. Cranmer f. 306).