Archbishop Of York

York. 11 recorded holders. religious office ← all offices

The succession the rolls themselves record for this office, earliest first — a finding aid drawn from the roll text, not an authoritative fasti. Spelling variants of one holder now fold together where the volumes' own printed indexes attest them (“Burghers” and “Burghersh” are one man when the editors say so); the opposite case — one name hiding two men — is proposed from the same indexes and from matched identities, and separates only after human confirmation. Until then a shared name lists as one holder, and the list can be checked against printed succession lists (Fasti / VCH).

1. Walter Giffard 1270 ×2
2. John le Romayn 1296
   • 1296-03-12 — Order to the escheator on this side Trent to take into the king's the temporalities of the archbishopric of York, void by the of John le Romayn, archbishop of Y…
3. William de Grenefeld 1305–1316 ×4
   • 1305-10-20 — Safe-conduct, until Midsummer, for Master William de Grenefeld, archbishop of York, returning to the king from the court of Rome, and his household. - By p.s. .…
   • 1316-10-21 — during pleasure, in aid of their sustenance, to John de Dyttinsale de Dalnewik, English canons of the house of Driburgh in who have been expelled by the Scots f…
4. William de Melton 1316–1354 ×142
   • 1316-02-06 — de Melton, elect of York, going beyond the seas on the king's serhas letters nominating William de la Mare and Richard de Burton his for three years. Peter de D…
   • 1317-12-06 — Mandate to Master John Walewayn, escheator on this side Trent, for the restitution of the advowsons of churches and religious houses to William de Melton, archb…
   • 1317-12-06 — Protection with clause for one year for Henry de Cantuaria, clerk, going the king's service to Gascony. y Protection also for the said Henry, with clause nolwnu…
   • 1318-01-30 — To the justices of the Bench. Order to proceed to do justice in the before them between Hugh de Courteneye and Walter de Twynham and concerning the adyowson of …
   • 1318-02-01 — Order to proceed to do justice in the before them between Hugh de Courteneye and Walter de Twynham and concerning the advowson of the church of Brigham, the kin…
   • 1320-11-22 — Order to cause allowance to be made to the community of the town of Bulewell in the ferm of that town for 26s. 8d. due to them from the king, as appears by a bi…
   • 1322-07-02 — Thomas de Wake, lord of Lydel, acknowledges that he owes to William Melton, archbishop of York, 100/.; to be levied, in default of payment, his lands and chatte…
   • 1323-05-31 — John de Ellerker, the younger, clerk, acknowledges that he owes to William de Melton, archbishop of York, 34 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his …
5. John de Thoresby 1353
   • 1353-06-28 — Roger la Zouche, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Master John de Thoresby, archbishop of York, 1,000/. ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands a…
6. Alexandri de Nevill' 1386 ×2
   • 1386-02-04 — Geney knight to Alexander de Neville archbishop of York de Veer marquess of Dublin earl of Oxford and chamof England. Recognisance for 100/., to be levied etc. …
   • 1386-02-04 — Geney knight to Alexander de Neville archbishop of York de Veer marquess of Dublin earl of Oxford and chamof England. Recognisance for 100/., to be levied etc. …
7. George Nevylle 1433
   • 1433-04-19 — General pardon to George Nevylle, archbishop of York, of all offences committed by him before 13 April. [cedera.] By p.s.
8. George Nevile 1466
   • 1466-03-05 — - Licence, at the supplication of the king's consort Elizabeth, queen of England, for William Rous, chaplain, Master John Reseby and Master Thomas Assheby, prie…
9. Laurence Bothe 1476
   • 1476-11-21 — Pardon to Laurence Bothe, archbishop of York, primate of England and legate of the apostolic see, late bishop of Durham, of all fines, amercements , issues, deb…
10. Thomas Rotheram 1483
    • 1483-01-22 — Licence, for a certain sum of money paid by him to the king, for Thomas Rotheram, archbishop of York, chancellor of England, or his executors after his decease …
11. Thomas Arundell undated
    • undated — Exemplification is given of the public instrument which, drawn up as below and dated 1404, indiction 12, 15 Boniface IX, May 12, in the church of London, exempl…

Ordered by the first date each holder appears with the office — where a holder is undated they sort last. Dates are the roll entries' own, not tenure dates.
Cite: “archbishop of York”, Reading the Rolls, https://readingtherolls.com/office/archbishop-of-york, accessed 2026-07-25. Derived from the printed calendars of the medieval English royal records.