A HISTORY OF YORKSHIRE 



the chapel of Carlton-in-Craven ; the floods of Wharfe and a murrain had 

 seriously depreciated their property, and the subsidy of the tenth, for the 

 relief of the Holy Land, had brought them still lower." The number of 

 churches appropriated to religious houses in Yorkshire at the time of the 

 taxation of Nicholas IV is difficult to estimate with accuracy, but about eighty 

 instances can be gathered from Romanus' register." Romanus confirmed 

 the appropriation of the church of Tadcaster to Sawley Abbey (1290),*' of 

 Cantley to Wallingwells Priory (1289)," of Harswell to Selby Abbey 

 (1294),** and of Lund to Warter Priory (1290).*' He appointed the friars 

 to preach the Crusade throughout the diocese on Holy Cross Day 1291,^" but 

 he refused to accept the theory which substituted their ministrations for 

 those of the parish priest, and his written judgement on the subject enforced 

 confession once a year to the latter." 



Difficulties with the chapter notwithstanding, Romanus was zealous for 

 the church of York. He attempted to curb non-residence, especially among 

 the clergy who served St. Sepulchre's.^^ He annexed the church of Brayton 

 for a time to the archdeaconry of York." On 6 April 1291 he laid the 

 foundation stone of the nave of the minster, at its north-eastern corner." 

 In the later years of his life he quarrelled with the chapter of Beverley, 

 appropriating the vacant provostship, and expelling the guardians appointed 

 by the canons." His death took place at Bishop Burton 1 1 March 1295-6." 

 During his pontificate took place the expulsion of the Jews from England. 

 Romanus wrote to his official and the dean of the Christianity of York, 

 forbidding any injury to the York Jews between the order for expulsion 

 and their departure." 



Henry of Newark, Dean of York, succeeded Romanus. He was con- 

 secrated at home by Bishop Bek, a favour obtained by request of the king." 

 The formalities and payments required by the Curia were expensive enough 

 without a special journey to Rome, and Newark, in a letter to one of the 

 cardinals, begs some delay in paying the customary serviiia. The Scots, by 

 laying waste his manor of Hexham, had deprived him for the present of half 

 his temporal revenue.^' His proctor at Rome was slow in doing business, 

 and was severely blamed by Newark for his remissness.™ Newark's con- 



** York Epis. Reg. Romanus, fol. 41, 41 d. The mother church at Skipton had been appropriated 

 to Bolton Priory by Turstin. 



" See especially fol. 27 d., 87, where various religious houses are summoned to give reason for thirty-one 

 impropriations ; fol. 54 d., a mandate to abstain from proceedings against Newburgh Priory for failing to have 

 vicars in their churches (cf. fol. 57 d., licence to Newburgh to let the churches of Thirsk and Kirkdale) ; 

 fol. 63 d., obedience of the Abbot of Thornton for Humbleton, North Frodingham, and Garton. 



*^ Ibid. fol. 36 (commission to tax vicarage). 



" Ibid. fol. 33 d., 34 (ordination of vicarage). 



*' Ibid. fol. 40 d., 66, 66 d. The chapels of Hambleton and Gateforth were also appropriated (40 d.). 



« Ibid. fol. 61, 63. *« Lett. N. Reg. (Rolls Ser.), 93 seq. 



" Lett. N. Reg. (Rolls Ser.), 102, 103. 



" Hilt. CA. York (Rolls Ser.), iii, 214, 215. 



" York Epis. Reg. Romanus, fol. 42, 42 d. (ordination of vicarage). The annexation was to last during 

 the tenure of the archdeaconry by William of Hambleton. The advowson then reverted to Selby Abbey, 

 who appropriated the church. A vicarage was ordained 27 May 1348 (York Epis. Reg. Zouche, fol. 22). 



" Stubbs, Hist. CA. Tork (Rolls Ser.), ii, 409, 410. 



" York Epis. Reg. Romanus, fol. 106 d., 107, 108. 



" Stubbs, Hist. CA. York (Rolls Ser.), ii, 410. 



" York Epis. Reg. Romanus, fol. 38. 



*• Stubbs, Hist. Ch. York (Rolls Ser.), ii, 410 ; Lett. N. Reg. (Rolls Ser.), 123, 124. 



" Lett. N. Reg. (Rolls Ser.), 133, 134. " Ibid. 134, 135. 



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