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THE HEADS OF RELIGIOUS HOUSES

ENGLAND AND WALES

1377–1540

This final volume of The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales takes thelists of monastic superiors from 1377 to the dissolution of the monastic housesending in 1540 and so concludes a reference work covering 600 years of monastichistory. In addition to surviving monastic archives, record sources have also beenprovided by episcopal and papal registers, governmental archives, court records,and private, family and estate collections. Full references are given for establishingthe dates and outline of the career of each abbot or prior, abbess or prioress, whenknown. The lists are arranged by order: the Benedictine houses (independent;dependencies; and alien priories); the Cluniacs; the Grandmontines; theCistercians; the Carthusians; the Augustinian canons; the Premonstratensians; theGilbertine order; the Trinitarian houses; the Bonhommes; and the nuns. An intro-duction discusses the use and history of the lists and examines critically the sourceson which they are based.

david m. smith is Professor Emeritus, University of York.

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THEHEADS OF RELIGIOUS HOUSES

ENGLAND AND WALESIII

1377–1540

Edited by

DAVID M. SMITHProfessor Emeritus, University of York






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CONTENTS

Preface page ixManuscript sources cited xi

Printed books and articles cited, with abbreviated references xxvii

Other abbreviations xc

introduction 1

III The purpose and scope 1

III The materials 1

III The arrangement of the lists 5

heads of religious houses: england and wales 1377‒1540

the benedictine houses 11

independent houses 11

dependencies 93

alien priories 160

the cluniac houses 229

the grandmontine houses 259

the cistercian houses 261

the carthusian monks 353

the augustinian canons 366

the premonstratensian canons 559

the gilbertine canons and nuns 594

the trinitarian houses 609

monasteries of bonhommes 616

unidentified order 619

the nuns 620

corrigenda and addenda to volume i i (2001) 713

Index of heads 722

Index of religious houses 808

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PREFACE

It is with a great sense of satisfaction (and relief) that I write this preface to thefinal volume of this project. When I joined the project in 1985 and began workon the manuscript sources for the second volume (1216–1377) I kept notes ofmaterial I found of relevance to a future third volume, hoping if time andopportunity allowed to continue the work until the Henrician dissolution. Thesecond volume, compiled in collaboration with Miss Vera London, was finallypublished in 2001 and it was a great joy to myself and Professor ChristopherBrooke that it came out while Vera London was still alive. I remember well thecelebratory lunch we had with Vera in Church Stretton and her obvious delightin seeing the volume’s appearance, just a few months before her own death in2002 in her ninety-ninth year. Not being so sanguine about my own longevityI decided to continue immediately with the third volume and have devoted theyears from 2001 to what I might term the ‘chronological’ sources. As I havementioned, in my research work for the second volume I had collected any laterreferences in ‘non-chronological’ collections, that is to say, unique collectionswhich had a wide date span, such as landed family archives including formermonastic material, the ancient deeds series in the National Archives, andAdditional and other charter collections in the British Library. The ‘chrono-logical’ sources, notably bishops’ registers, monastic records, governmentenrolments and legal records of the late fourteenth to early sixteenth centuries,have occupied my time since 2001, considerably aided by early retirement fromthe University of York and a research grant from the British Academy. I men-tioned in the preface to the second volume that it is the nature of such fasti liststhat they can never attain to anything approaching completeness. All one cando is, hopefully, to improve on what has gone before and to further our knowl-edge by a more wide-ranging search of the available sources.

In all of this time Professor Christopher Brooke has been a constant sourceof support and encouragement, particularly at times when the task seemednever-ending and in his busy life he has still found the time to read through thewhole draft text and provide welcome comments and suggestions.

Many others have given generous help and particular attention must bedrawn to the great help received from the following (in alphabetical sequence):Miss Cressida Annesley, Miss Melanie Barber, Professor Caroline Barron, DrNicholas Bennett, Mr Nicholas Bird, Ms Ann Bowtell, Dr Paul Brand,Professor Gerald Bray, Dr Claire Breay, Professor Janet Burton, Mrs ChristineButterill, Dr Peter Clarke, Dr David Crook, Dr Robin Darwall-Smith,

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Dr Matthew Davies, Dr Christopher de Hamel, Professor Barrie Dobson, DrGwilym Dodd, Dr Robert Dunning, Dr Charles Fonge, Lady Forester, DrJudith Frost, Mrs Margaret Goodrich, Professor Joan Greatrex, Br. AnselmGribbin, Professor Christopher Harper-Bill, Dr Julian Harrison, Miss BarbaraHarvey, Dr Rosemary Hayes, Dr Martin Heale, Professor Richard Helmholz,Professor Michael Hicks, Dr Philippa Hoskin, Dr Maureen Jurkowski,Professor Brian Kemp, Dr Peter Kidd, Dr Christian Liddy, Professor DonaldLogan, Dr Peter Mackie, Dr Alison McHardy, Dr Richard Mortimer, Mr JohnNightingale, Dr Pamela Nightingale, Professor Nicholas Orme, Miss EstherOrmerod, Mr Arthur Owen, Dr Oliver Padel, Mr Alan Piper, Dr Huw Pryce,Dr Nigel Ramsay, Ms Jill Redford, Dr Michael Robson, Professor RichardSharpe, Dr Anthony Shaw, Miss Eileen Simpson, Ms Sara Slinn, Dr MichaelStansfield, Dr Malcolm Underwood, Professor Nicholas Vincent, Mr TonyWallis, Mr Christopher Whittick, Mr Geoffrey Yeo. If I have unintentionallyomitted anyone I can only apologise. Particular thanks go to the BritishAcademy for the generous grant for travel and subsistence, and to the manyarchivists and librarians who have given unstinting help and advice over theyears.

DMSJanuary 2007

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MANUSCRIPT SOURCES CITED

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales:Badminton archivesCastle Hill archivesCernioge archivesChirk Castle archivesCilgwyn mss.Cwrtmawr mss.Dolfriog archivesDol’rhyd archivesDowning archivesEdwinsford archivesLlewellin-Taylour archivesMilborne archivesPeniarth mss.Penlle’rgaer archives

Alnwick, Duke of Northumberland’s archives:chartersCtl. Tynemouth

Ashington, Northumberland Record Office:BMOWaterford archivesZSW

Baildon’s ms. notes: see Leeds, Yorkshire Archaeological SocietyBangor, University College of North Wales:

Baron Hill mss.Nannau mss.

Barnstaple, North Devon Record Office:BI/553

Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Record Office:BOR.B Bedford borough recordsLJeayes: I. H. Jeayes, ‘Catalogue of Mediaeval and Early Modern Archives of Lady Lucas’

(Wrest Park)Page-Turner archivesParish Registers, DunstableRussell (Bedford) archives

Belvoir Castle:Add. ms. 1Add. ms. 105

Berkeley Castle munimentsBeverley, East Yorkshire Record Office:

DDCSBirmingham City Library and Archives, Central Library:

ms. 3279Bodleian Library, see under OxfordBorthwick Institute, see under York

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Bradford Archives (West Yorkshire Archives):Sp.St.

Bretton Hall archives:BEA

Bridgewater Corporation recordsBristol Record Office:

5139(77)P/AS/DP/StJ/D

British Library, see under LondonBury St Edmunds branch, Suffolk Record Office:

447449

Cambridge:Christ’s College munimentsCorpus Christi College mss. 59, 170; and College munimentsEmmanuel College munimentsGonville and Caius College munimentsJesus College munimentsKing’s College munimentsSt John’s College munimentsTrinity College muniments:

King’s Hall munimentsMichaelhouse muniments

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County Record Office:L63

Cambridge University Library:Add. mss. 3020–1, 3824EDCEDR, and see under Ely, registers of bishops ofmss. Dd. 3. 60; Dd. 8.2; Mm. 2. 20Peterborough cathedral manuscripts: mss. 2

Canterbury Cathedral Archives:CC/BCCC/J/BCh. Ant.: Chartae Antiquae seriesChrist Church Lettersmss.: Litt. C. 11, D. 4, D. 12RERegisters R, S, T1Woodruffs

Carlisle, Cumbria Record Office:D/AYD/LONS/LD/MHD/MUSDRCMachell mss. (Machell of Crackenthorpe)

manuscript sources cited

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Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire Record Office:Cawdor (Lort) archives

Castle Ashby archivesChatsworth, Duke of Devonshire’s archivesChelmsford, Essex Record Office:

T/B.3T1/267

Chester, Cheshire Record Office (incorporating the Chester City Archives):CHB.2 Chester Pentice ctl.CR.72DCH. Cholmondeley archives: Ctl. Scrope of Bolton DCH/X/15/1DCR.DLL.DLT.DWN.

Chichester, registers of the bishops (in West Sussex Record Office):Ep. I/1/2 register of Bishop Richard Praty (1438–45)Ep. I/1/3–4 registers of Bishop Edward Story (1478–1503), Richard FitzJames (1503–6)

and Robert Sherborne (1508–36)Ep. I/1/5 register of Bishop Robert Sherborne (1508–36)Ep. I/1/6 register of Bishop Richard Sampson (1536–43)

Chichester, West Sussex Record Office:TY/AY

Clwyd Record Office:D/NAD/NHD/PTDD/WY

Colchester, Colchester and North East Essex Record Office:D/B.5 Cr.

Cornwall Record Office, see TruroCoventry Archives:

PA 309Ctl. Beauchief, see Sheffield ArchivesCtl. Flamstead, see Hertford, Hertfordshire Record OfficeCtl. Marham, see Norwich, Norfolk Record OfficeCtl. Newhouse, see Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives OfficeCtl. Scrope of Bolton, see Chester, Cheshire Record OfficeCtl. Tynemouth, see AlnwickDerbyshire Record Office, see MatlockDevon Record Office, see ExeterDorchester, Dorset Record Office:

D/WLCDublin, Trinity College Library:

ms. 524Durham Chapter Muniments (5 The College)

Reg. Hatfield (register of Bishop Thomas Hatfield (1345–81))DCM (Dean and Chapter archives):

Accounts: Almoner’s; Bursar’s; Cellarer’s; Farne; Granator’s; Holy Island; Jarrow; Lytham;


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Norham; Oxford; Stamford; Wearmouth; WestoeCartularies (Cart.)Charters: series Archd. Dun.; Archiep.; Ebor.; Finc.; Loc.; Pont.; Spec.Miscellaneous Charters (Misc. Cht.)Registers (Reg.)Status: Holy Island; Jarrow; Lytham

East Sussex Record Office, see Lewes:Eaton Hall, Cheshire (Duke of Westminster): chartersEl Escorial (Spain), Royal Library:

ms. Q.ii.6Ely, Registers of the Bishops of (in Cambridge University Library):

G/1/2 register of Bishop Thomas Arundel (1374–88)G/1/3 register of Bishop John Fordham (1388–1425)G/1/4 register of Bishop Thomas Bourgchier (1443–54)G/1/5 register of Bishop William Grey (1454–78)G/1/6 register of Bishop John Alcock (1486–1500)G/1/7 register of Bishops Nicholas West (1515–33) etc.

Essex Record Office, see ChelmsfordEton College records (ECR):

chartersCtl. Modbury

Evreux, Arch. dép. de l’Eure:H1453 Wootton Wawen ctl.

Exeter, Devon Record Office:312M1038M1192Z1245A1262MAcc. 49Exeter city records (ED)Moger catalogue (D1508M)Oliver, Powderham mss.Petre archives (123M)Pole’s chartersTavistock archives (W1258M)TD.42 Ctl. OttertonTD.51

Exeter, Registers of the Bishops of (in Devon Record Office):Chanter 12, part 1 register of Bishop George Neville (1456–65)Chanter 12, part 2 register of Bishops John Booth (1465–78), Peter Courtenay

(1478–87), Richard Fox (1487–92), Oliver King (1493–5),Richard Redman (1496–1501) and John Arundel (1502–4)

Chanter 13 register of Bishop Hugh Oldham (1505–19)Chanter 14–15 registers of Bishop John Veysey (1519–51, 1553–4)

Exeter Cathedral, Dean and Chapter archives:Vicars choral records

Gloucester, Gloucestershire Records Office:D225


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D1086D2153D2700D4431D6755GDR.2A register of the Bishops of Gloucester 1541–79

Gloucester Cathedral, Dean and Chapter archives:Reg. BrauncheReg. Malvern I–IIReg. NewtonRegisters A and BSeals and Documents series

Guildhall Library, see under London, Registers of the Bishops ofHampshire Record Office, see under WinchesterHarvard (USA) Houghton Library:

Buckland ChartersHarvard Law School:

English Deeds collectionHelmingham Hall, Tollemache archives (NRA list)Hereford Cathedral, Dean and Chapter munimentsHertford, Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies:

ASA.7/6Ctl. Flamstead – ms. 17465DE/M/194

Holkham, Coke munimentsHull, University Archives:

DDCADDEVDDLODDWB

Ipswich branch, Suffolk Record Office:HA30HD1538

Isle of Wight Record Office, see NewportKendal, Cumbria Record Office:

WD.RYKingston upon Hull, see HullKingston upon Thames Museum:

Kingston Corporation records (KC)Lambeth (Lambeth Palace Library, London)

Chartae Antiquae (Ch. Ant.)mss. 20; 448; 585; 2078Registers of the Archbishops of Canterbury:Reg. Arundel I–II registers of Archbishop Thomas Arundel (1396–7; 1399–1414)Reg. Courtenay I–II registers of Archbishop William Courtenay (1381–96)Reg. Cranmer register of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (1533–53)Reg. Deane register of Archbishop Henry Deane (1501–3)Reg. Islip register of Archbishop Simon Islip (1349–66)Reg. Kempe register of Archbishop John Kempe (1452–4)


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Reg. Stafford register of Archbishop John Stafford (1443–52)Reg. Sudbury register of Archbishop Simon Sudbury (1375–81)Reg. Warham I–II registers of Archbishop William Warham (1503–32)Reg. Whittlesey register of Archbishop William Whittlesey (1368–74)

Lancashire Record Office, see PrestonLeeds, West Yorkshire Archives:

NHNPSTWYL

Leeds, Yorkshire Archaeological Society:Baildon’s mss. notesDD.53

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Record Office:26D5344’28DG11

Lewes, East Sussex Record Office:GLYHastings charters (T466)L1395SAS/M/1/352

Lichfield, Registers of the Bishops of (at Lichfield Record Office):B/A/1/2–3 registers of Bishop Roger Northburgh (1322–58)B/A/1/6 register of Bishops Walter Skirlaw (1386) and Richard Scrope (1386–98)B/A/1/7 register of Bishop John Burghill (1398–1414)B/A/1/9 register of Bishop William Heyworth (1420–47)B/A/1/10 register of Bishop William Booth (1447–52)B/A/1/11 register of Bishop Reginald Boulers (1453–9)B/A/1/12 register of Bishop John Hales (1459–90)B/A/1/13 register of Bishops William Smith (1493–6) and John Arundel (1496–1502)B/A/1/14i register of Bishop Geoffrey Blythe (1503–31)B/A/1/14iii register of Bishop Rowland Lee (1534–43)

Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives Office:Archives of the Earl of Ancaster (Anc)Cragg archivesHaxey parish recordsL1: Lincoln City records Lincoln Consistory Court probate recordsLincoln Dean and Chapter archives (Dij)Lincoln Diocesan recordsMassingberd-Mundy archivesPD: presentation deedsReeve 1Res: resignation deedsYarb: Archives of the Earl of Yarborough: Ctl. Newhouse (Yarb.3/3/1/1)

Lincoln, Registers of the Bishops of (at Lincolnshire Archives Office):Ep. Reg. V register of Bishop Henry Burghersh (1320–40)Ep. Reg. VIII–IX, IXC registers of Bishop John Gynwell (1347–62)


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Ep. Reg. X–XII registers of Bishop John Buckingham (1363–98)Ep. Reg. XIII register of Bishop Henry Beaufort (1398–1404)Ep. Reg. XIV register of Bishop Philip Repingdon (1405–19)Ep. Reg. XVI register of Bishop Richard Fleming (1420–31)Ep. Reg. XVII register of Bishop William Gray (1431–6)Ep. Reg. XVIII register of Bishop William Alnwick (1437–49)Ep. Reg. XIX register of Bishop Marmaduke Lumley (1450)Ep. Reg. XX register of Bishop John Chedworth (1452–71)Ep. Reg. XXI register of Bishop Thomas Rotherham (1472–80)Ep. Reg. XXII register of Bishop John Russell (1480–94)Ep. Reg. XXIII–XXIV registers of Bishop William Smith (1495–1514)Ep. Reg. XXV register of Bishops Thomas Wolsey (1514) and William Atwater

(1514–21)Ep. Reg. XXVI–XXVII registers of Bishop John Longland (1521–47) and Henry

Holbeach (1547–51)London, British Library, Manuscripts Collections:

Add. Chts.: Additional Charters seriesAdd. mss.: 4936, 4937, 5804, 5805, 5811, 5813, 5819, 5820, 5821, 5827, 5828,

5842, 5843, 6041, 6060, 6118, 6165, 6275, 7096, 8102, 10013,14818, 14848, 15664, 15668, 17362, 19082, 19098, 19111, 22285,25288, 28550, 32104, 33173, 33381, 33450, 35296, 36872, 37503,37640, 40008, 41999, 47677, 47784, 49359, 70506

Add. Rolls: Additional Rolls seriesArundel mss: 17, 68Campbell Chts.: Campbell Charters seriesCotton Chts.: Cotton Charters seriesCotton mss.: Caligula A VIII, Caligula A XIII

Claudius D VIII, Claudius D XIIICleopatra B IX, Cleopatra C VII, Cleopatra D IIIFaustina A IV, Faustina A VI, Faustina A VIII, Faustina B I,Faustina B VI, Faustina C VGalba E IIJulius A I, Julius D V, Julius D XNero D III, Nero D VII, Nero D VIII, Nero E VIIOtho B XIVTiberius A X, Tiberius B IX, Tiberius D VI, Tiberius E VTitus C IX, Titus D XX, Titus F III Vespasian A VI, Vespasian B XI, Vespasian D XVII,Vespasian E XVII, Vespasian E XIX, Vespasian E XX,Vespasian F XIIIVitellius D IX, Vitellius E XVI, Vitellius F XVII

Cotton Rolls: Cotton Rolls seriesEgerton Chts.: Egerton Charters seriesEgerton mss.: 2104A, 2827, 3033, 3137, 3140, 3316, 3671Harl. Chts.: Harley Charters seriesHarl. mss.: Harley mss. 61, 544, 607, 662, 669, 670, 797, 1804, 2060, 2074,

2101, 2110, 2179, 2202, 3586, 3658, 3697, 4785, 6974Harl. Rolls: Harley Rolls seriesLansdowne Chts.: Lansdowne Charters series


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Lansdowne mss.: 207A, 207B, 375LFC Chts: Lord Frederick Campbell Charters seriesRoyal mss.: 2 A XVIII, 12 E XIVSloane Chts.: Sloane Charters seriesSloane mss.: 747Stowe Chts.: Stowe Charters seriesStowe mss.: 141, 935, 1083Topham Chts.: Topham Charters seriesWolley Chts.: Wolley Charters series

London, College of Arms:Deeds collection

London, Corporation of, Record Office:CLA

London, Guildhall Library:Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s archives (ms. 25122)Diocesan records (see also London, registers)ms. 9171/1

London, Lambeth, see under LambethLondon, The National Archives, Kew:

Chancery records: C1; C4; C47; C53; C67; C76; C81; C84; C85; C88; C106; C115; C142;C143; C146; C202; C241; C254; C269; C270

Chester Palatinate records: Ches. 25; Ches. 29Common Pleas records: CP40Court of Requests: REQ2Duchy of Lancaster records: DL1; DL3; DL25; DL27; DL29; DL36; DL41; DL42; DL43Exchequer records: E13; E21; E24; E32; E36; E40; E41; E42; E43; E101; E106; E111; E118;

E134; E135; E159; E164; E179; E210; E211; E212; E213; E302; E303; E315; E322; E326;E327; E328; E329; E359; E368; E372

Justices Itinerant, Assize and gaol delivery records: Just.1King’s Bench records: KB8; KB27Land Revenues records: LR1; LR6; LR14; LR15Palatinate of Lancaster records: PL15Principality of Wales records: Wale 20PRO Collections of Transcripts: PRO31Probate (Prerogative Court of Canterbury): PROB.11Special Collections: SC1; SC2; SC6; SC7; SC8; SC11Star Chamber records: STAC2State Papers: SP1

London, Registers of the Bishops of (at Guildhall Library):ms. 9531/3 register of Bishop Robert Braybrooke (1382–1404)ms. 9531/4 register of Bishops Roger Walden (1405–6), Nicholas Bubwith (1406–7),

Richard Clifford (1407–21), John Kempe (1422–5) and Robert FitzHugh(1431–6)

ms. 9531/5 register of Bishop William Gray (1426–31)ms. 9531/6 register of Bishop Robert Gilbert (1436–48)ms. 9531/7 register of Bishop Thomas Kempe (1450–89)ms. 9531/8 register of Bishops Richard Hill (1489–96), Thomas Savage (1496–1501),

William Warham (1502–3), William Barons (1504–5) and RichardFitzJames (1506–22)


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ms. 9531/9 register of Bishop Richard FitzJames (1506–22)ms. 9531/10 register of Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall (1522–30)ms. 9531/11 register of Bishop John Stokesley (1530–9)

London, Society of Antiquaries:mss. 14; 316; 569; 778; 998

London Metropolitan ArchivesAcc. 0312

Longleat, muniments of the Marquess of BathLowestoft, branch of Suffolk Record Office:

HA.12Madresfield Court munimentsMaidstone, Centre for Kentish Studies

DRcMD/GPRC U120U908U1384see also Rochester, registers of the bishops of

Manchester, John Rylands University Library:Arley chartersRylands charters (RYCH)

Manchester City Archives:Towneley records (L1)

Matlock, Derbyshire Record Office:D77D184D1005Okeover 231M

Newport, Isle of Wight Record OfficeJER/WA

Norfolk Record Office, see NorwichNorthallerton, North Yorkshire County Record Office:

ZALZRLZSW

Northampton, Northamptonshire Record Office:A39Buccleuch chartersFermor-Hesketh archives (MTD/F)Knightley chartersMilton (FitzWilliam) archivesSpencer munimentsSSW(A) collection

Northumberland Record Office, see under AshingtonNorwich, Norfolk Record Office:

BIR.2Blickling/Lothian records


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Dean and Chapter of Norwich Cathedral archives (DCN)DCN. chartersPriory registers (Reg.)

Diocesan records: DN/SUN.8; and see Norwich, registers of bishopsFel.FLT Flitcham estate records Hare archives: incl. 1/232X Ctl. MarhamHolkham misc. deeds and rollsKIM.KL/CMC.44MC.610ms. 3812ms. 21509/60NCC Consistory Court probate registersNCC probate recordsNRS. 20756NRS. 27188NRS. 27261Phillipps ms. (Phi)Tanner, Norwich mss. DN.Reg. 30–1WKC.1

Norwich, Registers of the Bishops of (at Norfolk Record Office):Reg/1/2 register of Bishop William Ayermine (1325–36)Reg/2/5 register of Bishop Thomas Percy (1356–69)Reg/3/6 register of Bishop Henry Dispenser (1370–1406)Reg/4/7 Register of Bishops Alexander Tottington (1407–13) and Richard

Courtenay (1413–15)Reg/4/8 register of Bishop John Wakering (1416–25)Reg/5/9 register of Bishop William Alnwick (1426–36)Reg/5/10 register of Bishop Thomas Brouns (1436–45)Reg/6/11 register of Bishop Walter Lyhert (1446–72)Reg/7/12 register of Bishop James Goldwell (1472–99)Reg/8/13 register of Bishop Richard Nykke (1501–35)Reg/9/14 register of Bishop Richard Nykke (1501–35)Reg/9/15 register of Bishop Richard Nykke (1501–35)Reg/10/16 register of Bishop Richard Nykke (1501–35)

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Archives:DD930DD/EDD/FJDD/PDD/SR

Nottingham, University Library, Department of Manuscripts:Clifton of Clifton Hall archives (Cl.)Galway of SerlbyMiddleton of Wollaton mss. (Mi)Newcastle (Clumber) (Ne)


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Oxford, All Souls College:college deeds and leases

Oxford, Bodleian Library:Ashmole mss.: 801Beds Chts.: Bedfordshire Charters seriesBerks Chts.: Berkshire Charters seriesBodley mss.: 242Bucks Chts.: Buckinghamshire Charters seriesDigby mss.: 81, 170Dodsworth mss.: 7, 61, 70, 76, 90, 91, 94, 95Douce Chts.: Douce Charters seriesDouce mss.: 136, 158Essex Chts.: Essex Charters seriesEssex Rolls: Essex Rolls seriesFairfax mss.: 7, 9Gough mss.: Essex 1, Kent 18, Norfolk 18Heref. Chts.: Herefordshire Charters seriesHerts Chts.: Hertfordshire Charters seriesKent Chts.: Kent Charters seriesKent Rolls: Kent Rolls seriesLaud misc. mss.: 642Norfolk Chts.: Norfolk Charters seriesNorfolk Rolls: Norfolk Rolls seriesNotts Chts.: Nottinghamshire Charters seriesOxon Chts.: Oxford Charters seriesPhillipps Robinson mss.: e 77Rawlinson mss.: B. 336, B. 444, B. 461, D.1138Shropshire Chts.: Shropshire Charters seriesStaffs Chts.: Staffordshire Charters seriesSuffolk Chts.: Suffolk Charters seriesSussex Chts.: Sussex Charters seriesTanner mss.: 165, 166, 196, 342ms. dep. Ewelme deedsms. Top.: Topographical mss. Devon d 5, Glos. c 5, Lincs d 1, Northants

c 5, Yorks c 72, Yorks e 7University Archives: registersWarwicks Chts.: Warwickshire Charters seriesWood mss.: D. 18Yorks Chts.: Yorkshire Charters series

Oxford, Brasenose College:college deeds

Oxford, Magdalen College:college chartersms. 53

Oxford, Merton College munimentsOxford, New College muniments

college charters and registers


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Oxford, Oxfordshire Record Office:ms. d.d. Henderson

Oxford, Queen’s College: charters; and ms. K.7Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale: ms. Lat. 5480Plymouth, Plymouth and West Devon Record Office:

107Preston, Lancashire Record Office:

DDBLDDFDDHEDDMDDPDDSCDDTODDXRCHY

Public Record Office, see under London, The National ArchivesRaby Castle deedsRochester, Registers of the Bishops (at Maidstone, Centre for Kentish Studies)

DRb/Ar1/2 register of Bishop John Sheppey (1353–60)DRb/Ar1/3 register of Bishop William Whittlesey (1362–4)DRb/Ar1/4 register of Bishop Thomas Trillek (1364–72)DRb/Ar1/5 register of Bishop William Bottlesham (1389–1400)DRb/Ar1/6 register of Bishop John Bottlesham (1400–4)DRb/Ar1/7 register of Bishop Richard Young (1404–18)DRb/Ar1/8 register of Bishop John Langdon (1422–34)DRb/Ar1/9 register of Bishop Thomas Brouns (1435–6)DRb/Ar1/10 register of Bishop William Wells (1437–44)DRb/Ar1/11 register of Bishop John Low (1444–67)DRb/Ar1/12 register of Bishop Thomas Savage (1493–6)DRb/Ar1/13 register of Bishop Richard FitzJames (1407–1503) and John Fisher

(1504–35)DRb/Ar1/14 register of Bishop John Hilsey (1535–9)

Rome, Vatican Library, Barberini ms. xliiiSalisbury, Registers of the Bishops of (at Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office, Trowbridge)

D1/2/3 vols. 1–2 registers of Bishop Robert Wyvill (1330–75)D1/2/4 register of Bishop Ralph Erghum (1375–88)D1/2/6 register of Bishops Richard Mitford (1395–1407) and Nicholas Bubwith

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