Membership of the York convocation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
Summary
According to the calculations attributed to Archbishop Matthew Parker of Canterbury (1563) and contained in Lambeth Palace Library MS 751 pp. 34-5, the following persons were entitled to attend the York convocation ex officio.
York (15)
The lord archbishop of York
Dean of York
Chapter
Archdeacon of York
Archdeacon of the East Riding
Archdeacon of Cleveland
Archdeacon of Nottingham
Clergy (8)
Durham (9)
Bishop of Durham
Dean of Durham
Chapter of Durham
Archdeacon of Durham
Archdeacon of Northumberland
Clergy (4)
Carlisle (6)
Bishop of Carlisle
Dean of Carlisle
Chapter
Archdeacon of Carlisle
Clergy (2)
Chester (9)
Bishop of Chester
Dean
Chapter
Archdeacon of Chester
Archdeacon of Richmond
Clergy (4)
Sodor and Man (1)
This made a total of forty, to which the archdeacon and clergy of Man were later added, giving forty-two. Before 1553, each archdeacon also sent his official principal, though this practice seems to have ceased after that time. In addition to these, however, there were twenty-six826 representatives of various peculiar jurisdictions who were not originally provided for (or represented) but who managed to establish their rights over the course of time. These were:
The clergy of the peculiar jurisdiction of the dean and chapter of York (2)
The collegiate church of Southwell (1)
The clergy of the peculiar jurisdiction of Southwell (2)
The collegiate church of Ripon (1)
The keeper (custos) of Howden and Howdenshire (1)
The keeper of Allerton and Allertonshire, belonging to the bishop of Durham (1)
The keeper of Allerton and Allertonshire, belonging to the dean and chapter of Durham (1)
The chapter of Howden (1)
The clergy of Howden and Howdenshire (2)
The clergy of Allerton and Allertonshire, belonging to the bishop of Durham (2)
The clergy of Allerton and Allertonshire, belonging to the dean and chapter of Durham (2)
The provost of Beverley (1)
The chapter of Beverley (1)
The official of Beverley (1)
The clergy of Beverley (2)
The dean of Chester-le-Street (1)
The dean of Langchester (1)
The dean of Darlington (1)
The dean of Kirkoswald (1)
The provost of Graystoke (1)
In practice, this number was reduced to fifteen after 1547, when the proctor for the chapter of Howden, the deans of the collegiate churches and the representatives from Beverley no longer appeared. It was also the case that Allerton and Allertonshire had a single representation until 1640, and occasionally after that, which further reduced the numbers.
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- Records of Convocation XV: York, 1625-1861 , pp. 409 - 412Publisher: Boydell & BrewerFirst published in: 2024