York Merchants of the Staple of England

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1400-1978
Places:	York, Yorkshire
Functions, occupations and activities:	Guilds > Merchants and other retailers
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C19532 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O48102 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	15th cent-1978: charter, book of ordinances, minute books, corresp etc	Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York	STAPLE	NRA 34686 Company
2	1563-1585: membership list, account of shipping	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Lansdowne Ms 47/35, 6/12
3	1420: corresp re trade with Amsterdam	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Cotton Ms GALBA B1/125, 127, XII, ff.127-9
4	1564: declaration of merchants to Quueen's council	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Cotton Ms VESP C.XIII 269
5	articles	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Cotton Ms FAUST C.11 94
6	1620-22: petition (with answers) re decay of trade amongst Englishmen	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add Ms 34324 ff. 191, 203-7
7	1463, 1617, 1565, 1619-1927: register of royal grants, company ordinances, minute books	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add Ms 43847-43852
8	1669: royal confirmation of privileges of company	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add Ms CH 70834
9	1889-1951: membership lists and corresp with British Museum	Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York	STAPLE	See Annual Return 2017, Acc 2017/048