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the third die of all the dies which the King had in York. A jury 
decided in favour of the Archbishop. 
In 1280, the keeper of the King’s exchange was commanded to 
supply two dies for the archiepiscopal mint. On November 17th, 
1281, an order was issued by the Archbishop to William de Malton 
to make things ready for our coining at York as he promised. 
November 19th, the Archbishop records: “ we have made Mr. P. 
and Mr. G. Guydon masters of our mint.” In 1300, two dies were 
issued to Archbishop Corbridge. His register records : December 
17th, 1301, Edward de Clement gives to the treasurer and chan¬ 
cellor two piles and three ordinary trussels for the archiepiscopal 
mint. The Archbishop’s moneyers were Pontius de Conivers and 
Simon de Senis. 1 
Archbishop Melton’s Register records Richard de Snoweshill as 
mint master. 1331, August 7th: An order to John of Nottingham, 
the Archbishop’s receiver at York to give to Mr. Richard, the 
goldsmith of Grimesby, whom we have appointed our magistev 
cuneovum , all our silver plate in your keeping. August 8th : Richard 
Snoweshill is appointed custos cambri , and on the same day, 
Nottingham, the receiver, is directed to give him 200 lbs. of silver 
to hand over to Richard, the goldsmith, to coin into money. Aug. 
20th : To Richard of Snoweshill and Richard de Grimeston of York, 
goldsmith, 100 lbs. of silver plate. On the 28th, the receiver is to 
pay Snoweshill £"100 for the use of the mint, and on August 31st 
the same officer is ordered to place in his hands the Archbishop’s 
silver plate. December 28th : To R. de Snoweshill, our receiver 
at York, the money he has spent “ circa missionem cuneorum 
nostrorum apud London et pro ipsis cuneis ibidem fabricandis ” 
and for bringing them to York. March 13th, 1333-4? acc b °f the 
accompt of Snoweshill as keeper of the mint, 3110 lib. arg. 4s. nd. 
remaining in his hands. The accounts run from August 8th, 1331, 
to Michaelmas, 1333, and are passed. January 12th, 1337-8 : An 
order to the receiver at York to buy silver plate for our use. 
1 335, February 19th : Release of the accompt of Richard de 
Snoweshill, our receiver at York. He has in hand belonging to 
us £1712 14s. 6d., thirty-six “ florinos regales,” forty-nine “ de 
agno,” and forty-six “ de Florentia,” with a silver cup gilt and 
enamelled, an ewer gilt and enamelled, pledged by Sir John 
Cromwell for 20 marks ; and two “ impele ” pledged by Sir Fulk 
1 Raine, “Fasti Eboracenses,” p. 357. 
