questor

1) A pardoner, an official appointed by the Pope or a bishop to grant indulgences.

In the York Mystery plays they were linked with the scriveners and limners and enrolled in the city’s register of freemen: 1419 Rogerus Whetely, questor

1436 Thomas Gosberkirk, questour. Other references are also to York men: 1470-1 Et de Johanne Kirkeby questour quia utlagatur xxd

1509 William Smyth, questor.

places York
dates 1419 1470-1471 1509

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