An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… the abandonment of a former bailey to the W. In 1268 the Franciscan Friars, established in York by 1236, probably on … in St. Mary's Abbey, while the king often lodged in the Franciscan Friary. There was also a mint in the castle, … had been formed in 1881 cutting through the site of the Franciscan Friary and across the narrow Water Lanes between …
