Sub-fonds
Estate Acquisition
Catalogue reference: CMAY/3
What’s it about?
This record is about the Estate Acquisition dating from [late 12th century] - 1937.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CMAY/3
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Title (The name of the record)
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Estate Acquisition
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Date (When the record was created)
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[late 12th century] - 1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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The royal licence for the foundation of the Guild issued on 20 March 1356/7 gave permission to the thirteen York merchants, who had petitioned the king, to acquire property in the city of York to the annual value of ten pounds (Sellers, 1-3) and it is clear from subsequent licences to alienate in mortmain that the accumulation of property within the city began immediately. The bulk of the Guild and Hospital possessions were amassed in the period from the foundation to the close of the fifteenth century, although later archives reveal that the Company continued to acquire property, albeit on a very much smaller scale, down to the present century. The archives contain a large number of original charters relating to these properties (with earlier title going back to the thirteenth century). In the first half of the fifteenth century a cartulary was compiled for the Hospital, including copies of many of these original documents. In addition to the obvious significance of this collection for the history of the Guild and its successor bodies, these records are of great importance for the light they shed incidentally on the topography of medieval York.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- The Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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118 files, 1 volume, 242 items
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1f223495-b6f1-427a-b51e-a8adce92cee5/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York
Within the fonds: CMAY
Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York Archive
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Estate Acquisition