Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 4, Monastic Cathedrals (Southern Province). Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1963.
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'Archbishops of Canterbury', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 4, Monastic Cathedrals (Southern Province), (London, 1963) pp. 3-5. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol4/pp3-5 [accessed 20 April 2024]
ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTERBURY
M. Robert Winchelsey D.Th. 1293-1313.
Lic. el. sought 22 Dec. 1292 (Reg. Winchelsey 11 1258). Gr. 6 Jan. 1293 (CPR. 1292-1301 p. 3). El. 13 Feb. (Reg. Winchelsey 11 1259-75). Royal assent sought 15 Feb. (ibid. p. 1274). Lic. to go to curia 3 March (CPR. 1292-1301 p. 7). Papal assent 4 Sept., published in curia 6 Sept. (Reg. Qf. 34b). Cons. at Aquila by bp. of Sabina 17 Sept. (R.S.A.). Temps. 4 Feb. 1295 (CPR. 1292-1301 p. 129). Enthroned 2 Oct. (Reg. Winchelsey 1 40-1). D. 11 May 1313 (Brit. Mus., Arundel MS. 68 f. 27).
[M. Thomas de Cobham D.Cn.L. 1313.]
Walter Reynolds 1313-1327.
Lic. el. sought 24 May 1313 (P.R.O., C 84/18/6). Gr. 23 (sic) May (CPR. 1307- 1313 p. 587). El. of Cobham 28 May (Reg. Q ff. 73-77b). Set aside by trans. of Reynolds from Worcester 1 Oct. (CPL. II 115). Temps. 3 Jan. 1314 (CPR. 1313-1317 p. 77). Pallium bestowed through bp. of Worcester (R.S.A.). Enthroned 17 Feb. (Reg. Reynolds f. 4). D. 16 Nov. 1327 (Reg. Q f. 123).
M. Simon de Meopham D.Th. 1327-1333.
Lic. el. sought 21 Nov. 1327 (P.R.O., C 84/21/44). Gr. 30 Nov. (CPR. 1327-1330 p. 191). El. 11 Dec. (Reg. Q f. 123). Royal assent 5 Jan. 1328 (CPR. 1327-1330 p. 198). Lic. to go to curia 6 Jan. (ibid. p. 199). Cons. 5 June at Avignon by Peter card. bp. of Palestrina (R.S.A.). Papal assent 8 June (CPL. 11 272). Pallium bestowed s.d. (Reg. Q f. 127b). Temps. 19 Sept. (CPR. 1327-1330 p. 319). Enthroned 22 Jan. 1329 (Reg. Q f. 134). D. 12 Oct. 1333 (ibid. f. 191).
M. John de Stratford D.C.L. 1333-1348.
Lic. el. sought 15 Oct. 1333 (Reg. Q f. 192). Gr. 19 Oct. (CPR. 1330-1334 p. 475). El. 3 Nov. (Reg. G ff. xii-xivb). Royal assent 18 Nov. (CPR. 1330-1334 p. 480). Trans. from Winchester 26 Nov. (Reg. Q f. 199b). Temps. 5 Feb. 1334 (CPR. 1330-1334 p. 510). Pallium bestowed at Rue in Ponthieu through bp. of Rochester 23 Apr. (R.S.A.). Enthroned 9 Oct. (Reg. Q f. 201). D. 23 Aug. 1348 (Reg. G ff. 25, 30b, 80).
[M. Thomas de Bradwardine D.Th. 1348.]
M. John de Offord D.C.L. 1348-1349.
Lic. el. gr. 28 Aug. 1348 (CPR. 1348-1350 p. 148). El. 30 Aug. of Bradwardine (Reg. G ff. 30b, 80-83). Set aside by prov. of Offord 24 Sept. (CPL. III 278). Custody of temps. gr. 27 Nov. (CPR. 1348-1350 p. 212). Plenary restitution gr. 14 Dec. (ibid. pp. 218-19). D. 20 May 1349 before cons. (Reg. G ff. 49, 52, 64).
M. Thomas de Bradwardine D.Th. (again) 1349.
Lic. el. sought 24 May 1349 (Reg. G f. 108). Gr. 29 May (CPR. 1348-1350 p. 299). El. 4 June (Reg. G ff. 60-63b). Prov. 19 June (CPL. 111 339). Cons. s.d. by abp. of Embrun (R.S.A). Temps. 22 Aug. (CPR. 1348-1350 p. 358). D. 25/26 Aug. (Reg. Islip f. 25; Reg. G f. 64).
M. Simon Islip Lic. Cn. & C.L. 1349-1366.
Lic. el. sought 29 Aug. 1349 (P.R.O., C 84/26/17). Gr. 3 Sept. (CPR. 1348-1350 p. 373). El. 9 Sept. (Reg. Islip f. 1). Prov. 7 Oct. (CPL. 111 312). Custody of temps. gr. 19 Oct. (CPR. 1348-1350 p. 415). Plenary restitution gr. 15 Nov. (ibid. p. 423). Cons. 20 Dec. at St Paul's, London by bp. of London (R.S.A.). Pallium bestowed 25 March 1350 through bp. of Norwich (ibid.). D. 26 Apr. 1366 (Reg. G f. 120).
[William de Edington 1366.
Lic. el. sought 28 Apr. 1366 (Reg. G f. 120b). Gr. 30 Apr. (CPR. 1364-1367 p. 230). El. 10 May, but refused to accept abpc. (Reg. G ff. 147-151b).]
Simon Langham O.S.B. 1366-1368.
Trans. from Ely 24 July 1366 (Reg. Langham p. 119). Temps. 5 Nov. (CPR. 1364-1367 p. 330). Pallium bestowed 4 Nov. through bp. of Bath and Wells at St Stephen's chap., Westminster (Reg. Langham pp. 112-13). Enthroned 25 March 1367 (ibid. p. 115). Res. 28 Nov. 1368 when became card. pr. of S. Sixtus (Eubel 1 21).
M. William Wittlesey D.Cn. & C.L. 1368-1374.
Trans. from Worcester 11 Oct. 1368 (Reg. Wittlesey ff. 1-1b). Temps. 15 Jan. 1369 (CPR. 1367-1370 p. 187). Pallium bestowed 19 Apr. at Lambeth through bp. of Winchester (Reg. Wittlesey f. 7b). Enthroned 17 June (ibid. f. 13). D. 5/6 June 1374 (ibid. f. 68).
[Simon Langham O.S.B. Card. pr. of S. Sixtus. (again) 1374.]
M. Simon de Sudbury D.C.L. 1375-1381.
Lic. el. gr. 20 June 1374 (CPR. 1370-1374 p. 455). K. refused to assent to el. of Langham (Reg. G ff. 173-176b). Sudbury trans. from London 4 May 1375 (CPL. iv 147). Temps. 5 June (CPR. 1374-1377 p. 118). Enthroned 6 Apr. 1376 (Reg. Sudbury f. 13). Beheaded by commons 14 June 1381 (T. Walsingham, Historia Anglicana (R.S. 28. 1) 1 461).
M. William Courtenay D.C.L. 1381-1396.
Lic. el. gr. 12 July 1381 (CPR. 1381-1385 p. 25). El. 31 July (Reg. Courtenay f. 1). Royal assent 5 Aug. (CPR. 1381-1385 p. 3). Trans. from London 9 Sept. (Reg. Courtenay ff. 1-1b). Temps. 23 Oct. (CPR. 1381-1385 p. 48). Pallium bestowed 6 May 1382 (Reg. Courtenay f. 9b). D. 31 July 1396 (Reg. G f. 235).
M. Thomas Arundell B.A. 1396-1397.
Lic. el. sought 3 Aug. 1396 (P.R.O., C 84/36/34). Gr. s.d. (CPR. 1396-1399 p. 18). El. 7 Aug. (Reg. G ff. 235b-241b). Trans. from York 25 Sept. (Reg. Arundell 1 f. 2). Temps. 11 Jan. 1397 (CPR. 1396-1399 p. 50). Pallium bestowed 10 Feb. through bp. of Winchester (R.S.A.). Trans. to St Andrews before 8 Nov. 1397 (Eubel 1 163).
Roger de Walden 1397-1399.
Prov. c. 8 Nov. 1397 (Eubel 1 163). Temps. 21 Jan. 1398 (CPR. 1396-1399 p. 280). Cons. 2 Feb. (R.S.A.). Pallium bestowed 17 Feb. through bp. of Winchester (ibid.). Arundell restored to abpc. 1399 (Annales Ricardi Secundi et Henrici Quarti, ed. H. T. Riley (R.S. 28. 3) p. 321).
M. Thomas Arundell B.A. (again) 1399-1414.
Restored to abpc. 1399 (Annales Ricardi Secundi et Henrici Quarti, ed. H. T. Riley (R.S. 28.3) p. 321). Temps. 21 Oct. (CPR. 1399-1401 p. 28). D. 19 Feb. 1414 (Reg. Chichele 1 3).
M. Henry Chichele D.C.L.1414-1443.
Lic. el. sought 21 Feb. 1414 (Reg. S f. 68). Gr. 27 Feb. (CPR. 1413-1416 p. 147). El. 12 March (Reg. Chichele 1 3). Royal assent 23 March (CPR. 1413-1416 p. 181). Trans. from St Davids 27 Apr. (Reg. Chichele 1 7). Temps. 30 May (CPR. 1413-1416 p. 197). Pallium bestowed through bp. of Winchester in chap. of royal manor of Sutton, Surr., 29 July (Reg. Chichele 1 15-17). D. 12 Apr. 1443 (Reg. S f. 153).
M. John Stafford D.C.L. 1443-1452.
Lic. el. sought 22 Apr. 1443 (Stone p. 3). Gr. 27 Apr. (CPR. 1441-1446 p. 169). El. 20 May (Cart. Ant. A 199). Trans. from Bath and Wells 13 May (Eubel 11 131). Royal assent 24 May (CPR. 1441-1446 p. 176). Temps. 25 June (ibid. p. 190). Pallium bestowed 23 Aug. at St Stephen's chap., Westminster through bp. of Rochester (Reg. Stafford f. 4b). Enthroned 22 Sept. (Stone p. 33). D. 25 May 1452 (Reg. S f. 197b).
M. John Kempe D.C.L. Card. pr. of S. Balbina. 1452-1454.
Lic. el. gr. 1 June 1452 (CPR. 1446-1452 p. 547). El. 28 June (Stone p. 54). Trans. from York 21 July (CPL. x 602). Temps. 6 Sept. (CPR. 1452-1461 p. 16). Pallium bestowed at Fulham chap. through bp. of London (Reg. Kempe ff. 212b-213). Enthroned 11 Dec. (ibid. f. 213). D. 22 March 1454 (Reg. S f. 198b).
M. Thomas Bourgchier D.Th. 1454-1486.
Lic. el. gr. 9 Apr. 1454 (CPR. 1452-1461 p. 147). El. 23 Apr. (Stone p. 60). Trans. from Ely 21 June (CPL. x 669). Pallium despatched 1 July, to be bestowed by bps. of Winchester and Rochester (ibid. p. 700). Temps. 22 Aug. (CPR. 1452-1461 p. 151). Enthroned 26 Jan. 1455 (Stone p. 62). D. 30 March 1486 (Reg. R f. 1).
M. John Morton D.C.L. 1486-1500.
Lic. el. gr. 13 June 1486 (Cart. Ant. S 400). Custody of temps. gr. 13 July (CPR. 1485-1494 p. 119). Trans. from Ely 6 Oct. (Reg. Morton 1 f. 1). Plenary restitution of temps. 6 Dec. (CPR. 1485-1494 p. 142). D. 15/16 Sept. 1500 (Reg. R f. 40; Lambeth Palace MS. 20 f. 218b).
[M. Thomas Langton D.Th., D.Cn.L. 1501.
Lic. el. gr. 9 Jan. 1501 (CPR. 1494-1509 p. 221). Trans. 22 Jan. from Winchester (Emden, Reg. Ox. 11 1102). D. 27 Jan. before trans. complete (ibid).]
Henry Deane O.Can.S.A. 1501-1503.
El. 26 Apr. 1501 (Reg. R ff. 56-57b). Trans. from Salisbury 26 May (ibid. f. 63b). Pallium bestowed 20 July through bp. of Coventry and Lichfield at St Stephen's chap., Westminster (R.S.A.). Temps. 2 Aug. 1501 (CPR. 1494-1509 p. 229). D. 15/17 Feb. 1503 (Reg. T f. 15; Reg. R f. 172).
M. William Warham D.C.L. 1503-1532.
Lic. el. sought 1 March 1503 (Reg. T f. 19/429). Gr. 15 Aug. (ibid. f. 24/434). El. 29 Aug. (ibid. ff. 23b/433b-25b/435b). Trans. from London 29 Nov. (Reg. Warham 1 f. 1). Temps. 24 Jan. 1504 (CPR. 1494-1509 p. 368). Pallium bestowed 2 Feb. (Reg. Warham 1 f. 3). D. 22 Aug. 1532 (Emden, Reg. Ox. 111 1989).
M. Thomas Cranmer D.Th. 1533-1553.
Prov. 21 Feb. 1533 (Reg. Cranmer ff. 1-1b). Cons. 30 March by bp. of Lincoln (R.S.A.). Pallium s.d. (ibid.). Temps. 19 Apr. (L. & P. vi No. 578 (7) ). Enthroned before 6 Dec. 1534 (ibid. vii No. 1520). Depriv. 1553 (Statutes of the Realm iv 217).