Employment: brother of the Friary of Knaresborough Location: Knaresborough (YorkshireWestRiding) Place(s): Friary of Knaresborough (domus sancti Roberti iuxta Knaresburgh) : religious house Participant: William Spofforth [de Spofford] Role: plaintiff Details: male; male religious Employment: brother of the Friary of Knaresborough
Participant: Richard Grayingham [de Grayngham; de Graymgham] Role: executor Details: male; clerk Employment: chaplain Notes: The Office brought the case at the promotion ofRichard Grayingham. Grayingham was also the executor of the testament ofRichard Snowshill. Participant: Richard Snow
Participant: Robert son of Matilda Role: witness Details: male; 15 Participant: John Stanley [Staynlay] Role: witness Details: male Location: York : city Place(s): YorkNorth Street (Northstrete Ebor') : street name Location: York (Ebor') : city Location: York : city Place(s):
Employment: vicar of All Saints, Pontefract Location: Pontefract (YorkshireWestRiding) Place(s): Pontefract (omnium sanctorum Pontefr') : ecclesiastical parish Participant: Roger Role: defendant Details: male; clerk Employment: vicar of Darrington Location: Darrington (YorkshireWestRiding) Place(s): Darrington (Darthington) : ecclesiastical parish Participant: Richard Aberford
and convent of Drax Role: plaintiff Details: male Location: Drax (YorkshireWestRiding) Place(s): Priory of Drax (conventus monasterium de Drax) : religious house Participant: abbot and convent of Roche Role: defendant Details: male Location: Maltby (YorkshireWestRiding) Place(s): Abbey of Roche (conventus
vicar of the church of Aldborough Location: Aldbrough (YorkshireEastRiding) Place(s): Aldborough (Aldburgh, Haldburgh, Aldeburgh) : ecclesiastical parish Holderness (Holdernes') : rural deanery York (Ebor') : city Participant: RobertHickling [de Hiklyng] Role: defendant Details: male; male religious Employment: prior of the
Case:Appeals (matrimonial, validity of marriage) Details:7 Pieces; Has deposition; Has libel; Has sentence Outcome:Agnes Waller, defendant, subsequently makes an appeal against the decision of the judge; Richard Kirkby, plaintiff, makes another appeal; judge confirms sentence in favour of defendant Date:
Description Appearances Etymology Brit Eboracon, possibly a pers. name + -acon, suffix, 'estate of' Translation Earlier editors Eburienc (Gough); Eboriensis (OS 1035); Eboriens' (Parsons) Early Maps York (Angliae Figura); Eborac(us) (Totius Britanniae; spired church, three buildings, four (?) castles, walls
Appearances red ink, within a cartouche Etymology OE weald (Angl wald), 'forest land' Translation Earlier editors appears as district name on Saxton's map of 1577 (Parsons) Early Maps york wold (Angliae Figura) Overwritten no Attested spelling Yorkes Wold 1551 NCWills