Saint William (☩ 8 June 1154). Archbishop Of York (Twice). Confessor. Feast Day 8 June. White Vestments. A Tale Of Mayhem, Political Intrigue, Suspicion Of Murder, Plotting, Envy, Hate. Good Job We Don't Have That Now. (Part Two).).

Mediæval carved plaque showing Saint William of York crossing the River Ouse. The Bridge collapses, but no-one dies.

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New research, however, suggests that Emma may have been a daughter of Hunger FitzOdin, who held lands in Dorset in the Domesday survey.[2] 

William was born sometime before the 1090s, but the date is unknown.[2]

William held the Prebendary of Weighton, in the Diocese of Yorkshire, between 27 June 1109 and 24 February 1114.[7] 

[Editor: A Prebendary is a member of the Catholic or Anglican Clergy, a form of Canon with a role in the administration of a Cathedral or Collegiate Church. 

[When attending Services, Prebendaries sit in particular Seats, usually at the back of the Choir Stalls, known as Prebendal Stalls.]

Prebendal Stalls in the Choir 

(Quire) of Salisbury Cathedral.[1]

Note the Prebendary names affixed to the Stalls.

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Sometime between 1109 and 1114, he was appointed Treasurer of York.[5] He was also appointed Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire at an unknown date between 1125 and 1133.[8] 

The influence of his rich and powerful father, who had many land-holdings in Yorkshire, may have been of benefit in gaining him these offices at a relatively early age.[9] 

Fragment of the 14th-Century Shrine 

of Saint William of York in The Yorkshire Museum.

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William apparently held both of these offices until his election as Archbishop.[8] 

Serving under Archbishop Thurstan of York, William became involved in Thurstan’s dispute with King Henry I, after Henry demanded that the Archbishops of York accept subordination to the Archbishops of Canterbury.

PART THREE FOLLOWS.