Person

Walter Giffard

religious · active 1246-10-05 – 1431-07-06 · Families Giffard · Geffard · Giffrard

Titles / offices → Archbishop of York Canon of Wells

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Name variants

• “Walter Giffard” ×49
• “Walter Gyffard” ×9
• “Walter Geffard” ×1
• “Walter Gifford” ×1
• “Walter Giffrard” ×1
• “Walter Gyfard” ×1
• “Walter Gyffarde” ×1
• “Walter Gyfford” ×1
• “Walter Gyfiard” ×1

Entries (chronological)

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1. 1246-10-05 date: inferred auto-linked

   Mandate to the barons of the Exchequer to cause this to be done and Presentation of Walter Giffard to the church of the new land of void by the resignation of Hugh his brother; directed to P. of Hereford.…

2. 1273-01-25 date: inferred auto-linked

   Memorandum, that the abbot of Cirencestre came into chancery at Westminster, on Sunday after the octaves of St. Hilary, and offered to sue out in chancery a letter concerning a certain inquisition between him and Reginal…

3. 1275-05-21 date: inferred auto-linked

   Order to the sheriff of Devon to deliver to John Wyger the keeping of Alice late the wife of Walter Giffard, of unsound mind, and of all her lands, to be kept with the woods and other appurtenances without waste, sale or…

4. 1275-08-17 date: inferred auto-linked

   Memorandum, that Martin de la Lade came into chancery, on Friday the eve of St. Bartholomew, and quit-claimed to R. bishop of Bath and Wells his right and claim in the manor of Toftes in Lindes[eye]. William Poyne came b…

5. 1280-05-25 date: inferred auto-linked

   Order to deliver to Thomas de Babynton the wardship of the lands and heirs of John de Kyma of Griseby, tenant by knight service of Walter Giffard, late archbishop of York, as the archbishop granted the wardship to Thomas…

6. 1304-07-25 date: inferred auto-linked

   The like to the following, in consideration of their service in Scotland, of deaths, &c., and of any consequent outlawry. [All are By p.s. ] 7. Richard Gamel of Codeshale, at the instance of Henry de Appelby, for the dea…

7. 1315-04-16 date: inferred auto-linked

   . 181 mainpernors, to wit Walter Giffard, Jchn Campion, John de Thomas Campion, Thomas de Coleworth, Robert de Coleworth, de Wyk, William de Puttele, John de Boseham, Godfrey de Wyk, Intheherne, and John de Coleworth the…

8. 1319-06-08 date: inferred auto-linked

   the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to enquire whether in the hospital (Bederna) of Beverley is of the prebend of the of York, and whether it is and was of the archbishopric at the the archbishopric was taxe…

9. 1319-06-08 date: inferred auto-linked

   the taxation of the corrody to be extracted from the rolls of the and annulled, as the archbishop has shewn to the king that sums of money are exacted for divers grants and contributions upon the clergy of that province …

10. 1323-10-12 date: inferred auto-linked

    for one year for Azenarus de Rouncevaux and Garcias, his coming into the realm, with their goods and merchandise. for one year for Walter Giffard, king's merchant, going the seas with a ship called le Seynte Marie of Lym…

11. 1327-02-14 date: inferred auto-linked

    Inspeximus of a charter of Henry I. as follows: Henry, King of England, to the archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, sheriffs, officers, and all his liege men of England, greeting. Know ye that [I have r…

12. 1327-02-23 date: inferred auto-linked

    . Pazr I. a and Smethedane with Wreth, and with their appurtenances, and misteries of Lunna, with the moiety of the market-place and toll and with other customs, and the port with the fees of ships arriving and lostop, t…

13. 1327-03-10 date: inferred auto-linked

    Benedict de Fulsham, the king's butler, or to him who supplies his in the port of Hull. Whereas lately, at the prosecution of W. archof York suggesting to the king that Athelstan, sometime king of the king's progenitor, …

14. 1327-03-10 date: inferred auto-linked

    de Fulsham, the king's butler, or to him who supplies his the port of Hull. Whereas lately, at the prosecution of W. archof York suggesting to the king that Athelstan, sometime king of the king's progenitor, granted by h…

15. 1329-05-28 date: inferred auto-linked

    To Simon de Bereford, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle with the abbey of Nottele or with its possessions or goods, and to restore the issues thereof, as the king at the prosecution of the prior and con…

16. 1333-02-03 date: inferred auto-linked

    To the justices of the Bench. Order to proceed with all possible speed to render judgment in the plea between the king and the archbishop of York, because the archbishop is to show by what warrant he claims to have the p…

17. 1333-02-03 date: inferred auto-linked

    the justices of the Bench. Order to proceed with all possible speed render judgment in the plea between the king and the archbishop of because the archbishop is to show by what warrant he claims to have prises of wine in…

18. 1343-06-08 date: inferred auto-linked

    The like to the following, to wit : The bailiffs of Grenewich for la Cristemasse of Grenewich, William Mellere, master. The bailiffs of Maidestan for la Michel of Maidestan, John Cokham, master. The bailiffs of Faveresha…

19. 1343-06-08 date: inferred auto-linked

    The like to the following, to wit : The bailiffs of Otery for a ship of Walter Giffard whereof he is master. The bailiffs of Exemuth for la Seintemaricog, la Spinace,' la Michel, la Margarete, la Godyer, la Burmayde and …

20. 1386-01-26 date: inferred auto-linked

    Pardon, at the instance of the king's squire Edward Hales, to John Jernemouth of Deverrillangbrigg for felony in assaulting Joan Wodyes there on Monday after the Assumption, 7 Richard IJ, and beating, wounding and ill-tr…

21. 1390-06-23 date: inferred auto-linked

    To John Keynes escheator in Devon. Order to give John Northlivery of a messuage and 60 acres of land in Northcote; as it is by inquisition, taken before William Rykhille and William by commission of the king, that Richar…

22. 1394-07-06 date: inferred auto-linked

    The like to William Rykhill and William Brynchele to enquire touching the following circumstances, upon complaint by John Northcote of Devon that Richard Speccote (sic), being lately seised in his demesne as of fee of a …

23. 1403-02-01 date: inferred auto-linked

    The like to the following in the counties named : Oliver Cernyngton, Walter Giffard, Hugh Daunteseye of Trowebrigge, John Aleyn of Bysshopestrowe, Richard Knoll of Netherhavene, John Frye of Somerford Maudit, John Malewe…

24. 1431-07-06 date: inferred auto-linked

    Order to the escheator in the county of Berks ; pursuant to an inquisition made by him showing that Alice late the wife of Walter Giffard on the day of her death held a moiety of the manor of Estgenge in her demesne as o…