Handlist 47 LEEDS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Archives of the Dean and Chapter of Ripon MS Dep 1980/1 The greater part of their accumulated archives was very generously deposited recently in the Brotherton Library of the University of Leeds by the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. It is hoped that by this arrangement the material will be more conveniently accessible to the majority of researchers. A few items, however, remain at Ripon because they are currently in use or are on permanent display to visitors. The cathedral was a parish church before it was raised to its present status and the parish registers are deposited at the North Yorkshire County Record Office, Northallerton. This list includes both the material remaining at Ripon and that at Northallerton. The archives of the Dean and Chapter have been listed twice before. A summary list was prepared for the Pilgrim Trust in 1946. A much fuller list was compiled for the National Register of Archives (Historical Manuscripts Commission) and issued in 1959. Upon the archives being inspected after their arrival at Leeds it was immediately apparent that the collection contained even more than had been listed in 1959, and it was decided with the ready concurrence of the Commission, that a new listing would be essential. This new list has been designed to avoid as much confusion as possible. It follows the style and numeration of the 1959 list and new entries have been inserted as close as possible to suitable places within its original framework. Some documents had identifications unrelated to the serial numbers used in that list; they have now been numbered to correspond and the additional items have been given appropriate subdivisions within the original notation. An asterisk indicates items not in Leeds, including a few which were listed previously but which have not been found; it was deemed prudent to retain them in the list. These archives are kept in the Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections in the Brotherton Library and are available for consultation subject to the usual formalities. Researchers are advised to make appointments in advance. The work of revision was undertaken by Mr John Smurthwaite, senior library assistant, under the direction of the Sub-librarian in charge of the Department. Compiled September 1980. Digitised January 2004; revised with additions, February 2009 1 Handlist 47 Contents I : Constitution Of The Chapter 3 II : Chapter Acts 13 III : Correspondence Of The Chapter Clerk 14 IV. Choir And Music 16 V : Fabric Of The Church 18 VI: Parish Registers 25 VII: Other Parish Documents 28 VIII : Service Registers 29 IX : Charities And Schools 30 X : Financial Papers. 32 XI : Churches And Chapels Other Than Ripon Minster 43 XII : Canon Fee Court Of Ripon 51 A : Court Books 51 B : Court Papers 52 C : Court Precedent Books 58 XIII : Property Of The Dean And Chapter, And Tithes 68 XIV : Legal Papers 88 XV : Miscellaneous Papers 91 XVI : Various Maps And Plans 105 Appendix I : Bishops Of Ripon 110 Appendix II : Deans Of Ripon 110 Appendix III : Printed Texts Cited 111 INDEX 100 2 Handlist 47 I : CONSTITUTION OF THE CHAPTER 0.1 16th Century COMPLAINT laid by Christopher Dragley, Prebendary of Monkton, against Christopher Seal, Prebendary of Stanwick, “for entringe into the Residence, Contra Statuta”. 0.2 1571 INSPEXIMUS of a decree of the Duchy of Lancaster, reducing the Ripon establishment and increasing the stipends of the remaining clergy, 2nd July 1571. Remains of a seal. 0.3 1575 LETTER from Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of York, to the churchwardens and parishioners of Ripon, concerning provision of bread and wine, 17th March 1575. 0.4 1586 DECREE issued by Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York, ordering the parishioners of Ripon to pay 2d a year each to Gilbert Dawson, fee-farmer, for the purchase of bread and wine, 13th February 1586. Signed by Henry Proctor 0.5 1590 INJUNCTION issued by the Duchy of Lancaster Court, requiring the parishioners of Ripon to pay 1d each for purchase of bread and wine, 27th May 1590. Remains of a seal. Signed by William Gerrard, Clerk of the Duchy Council. 0.6 1595 INJUNCTION issued by the Duchy of Lancaster Court concerning provision of bread and wine, 22nd May 1595. 0.7 c.1600 DRAFT OF MEMORIAL from the parishioners of Ripon complaining of the neglected state of the church and parish. 0.8 1604? PETITION to the Earl of Northampton from the clergy of Ripon, requesting him to use his influence in promoting the re-establishment of the Collegiate Church. Signed by Moses Fowler. 0.9 1604 PETITION from the people and clergy of Ripon to the King, asking him to make the grants promised to Ripon by Queen Elizabeth, April 1604. *1.0 1604 LETTERS PATENT of James I (known as 1st Letters Patent), re-constituting the collegiate church of Ripon, 2nd August 1604. Elaborately 3 Handlist 47 coloured and decorated surround. At Ripon : displayed on Chapter House wall. 1.1 18th Century COPY OF 1st LETTERS PATENT, 1604. With 1916 translation (1916) by J T Fowler, and Fowlers covering letter to Dean Owen, 6th June 1916. 1.2 1604? PETITION to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, requesting confirmation of the Kings grant. 2 1603-1607 ACCOUNT of Moses Fowlers expenses in London, obtaining the 1st Letters Patent. 2.1 1605 COPY of a circular letter from King James I to the Archbishop of Canterbury and others, seeking their approval for the projected college at Ripon, and also requiring the Duchy of Lancaster authorities to expedite the issuing of his Letters Patent to Ripon church, July 1605. Also a copy of the charter proposed for the foundation of the college. [2 items]. 2.2 1605 LETTER from the aldermen of Ripon to Lord Sheffield, President of the Council of the North, supplying a valuation of the possessions .of Ripon Church, 13 October 1605. 3 c.1605 COPY OF A PETITION from the Dean and Chapter to King James I, asking him to implement the grants made in the 1st Letters Patent. Includes a table of the stipends of the Dean, Canons Choristers and Lay Clerks, expressed in marks. 3.1 c.1605 LETTER to the Earl of Northampton, complaining of interference by the Duchy of Lancaster officials in Ripon church financial affairs. 3.2 c.1605 EXCEPTIONS taken by the Dean and Prebendaries of Ripon against the proceedings of the late Commission of the Duchy [of Lancaster], in the cause of the said Church. 3.3 1607 LETTER from Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York, to Dean Fowler, 5th August 1607, discussing the dispute between the Dean and Chapter of Ripon and the Duchy of Lancaster. 4 Handlist 47 3.4 1607? ANSWER made by the Dean and Chapter of Ripon to the reasons given for withholding the Kings Letters Patent. 3.5 1607 LETTER from William Gerrard, Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster, to Sir John Fortescue, Chancellor of the Duchy, concerning technical difficulties in the way of paying the grants due to Ripon Church, 10th August 1607. 3.6 1607 COPY OF A LETTER from Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Earl of Northampton to the Attorney - General, concerning financial arrangements to be made in respect of Ripon Church, 25th May 1607. Witnessed as a true copy by Ra. Carter and Daniel Fowler. 3.7 1607 DRAFTS OF A PETITION from the Ripon clergy to the King, and a fair copy, complaining that the funds granted by him in 1604 have not been paid, 15th March 1607. [2 items]. *4 1607 LETTERS PATENT of James I (known as 2nd Letters Patent), giving the Dean and Chapter new sources of income in place of those they were to have received under the 1st Letters Patent, 8th June 1607. Not coloured, decorated surround. At Ripon: Library safe. 4.1 c.1620? LIST OF DOCUMENTS relating to Ripon church. Compiled by Prebendary Christopher Lyndall. 4.2 1912? PHOTOGRAPHS of 1st and 2nd Letters Patent. [4 items]. 5 17-19th Century COPIES of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Letters Patent, and summaries. [13 items]. 5.1 c.1610 MEMORANDA on the constitution of Ripon church. 6 1608 – 1619 DECREE of the Duchy of Lancaster, concerning revenues of Ripon church, 11th March 1608. [7 items]. (a) Original, 1608. With Duchy seal. Signed "Gerrarde" (William Gerard, Clerk of the Council of the Duchy). 5 Handlist 47 (b) Copy, 17th Century (c) Copy, 17th Century (d) Copy, 17th Century (e) Copy, 19th Century (f) Summary, 17th Century (g) Summary, 1608 6.1 1610 LETTERS PATENT of James I (known as 3rd Letters Patent), 30th November 1610. With Great Seal, and decorative border. 6.2 18th Century COPY of 3rd Letters Patent. 6.3 17-19th Century (a) PARTIAL COPY of the inspeximus of a Duchy of Lancaster decree concerning the revenues of the Dean and Chapter, 18th February 1614. f.1 missing. Signed : Thomas Parry, Edward Mosley, William Fanshawe. (b) COPY of the same inspeximus, c.1700. (c) COPY of the same inspeximus, 19th Century 6.4 1609 BOND between the Archbishop of York and George Dawson, Anthonie Taler and John Walker, in which Lawson, Taler and Walker undertake to th hold no courts in Ripon except a Court Baron. 27 August 1609. 6.5 17th Century DRAFT OF A PETITION from the Dean and Chapter of Ripon to Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York, concerning the jurisdiction of the Canon Fee Court. Ascribed by the endorsement to John Favour. 6.6 1614 LETTER concerning various points to be raised in the event of the introduction into Parliament of a bill confirming the sale of Ripon church lands, 23rd March 1613 [1614].