Priors of Durham

Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 6, Northern Province (York, Carlisle and Durham). Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1963.

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'Priors of Durham', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 6, Northern Province (York, Carlisle and Durham), (London, 1963) pp. 109-111. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol6/pp109-111 [accessed 18 March 2024]

PRIORS OF DURHAM

Richard de Hoton O.S.B. 1290-1309.

Henry de Luceby O.S.B. 1300, 1303-1305.

Hoton el. 24 March 1290 (Scriptores Tres p. 73). Assent of bp. 28 March (ibid.). Instal. 9 Apr. (ibid.). Excomm. by bp. 20 May 1300 and depriv. 21 May (Rec. Antony Bek pp. 65, 69-72). Restored 11 June after sentence by k. (ibid. p. 72). Depriv. again by bp., appointment of Luceby 10 Aug. (Scriptores Tres p. 76). Forcibly instal. 24 Aug. (ibid.). Hoton ejected and imprisoned, res. 29 Sept. (ibid. app. B). Reinstated 29 Nov. 1301 (ibid. p. 79). Luceby left Durham 19 Apr. 1302 (ibid.). Excomm. 14 Feb. for part in deprivation of Hoton (Rec. Antony Bek p. 83). Hoton ejected again 17 Aug. 1303 (Scriptores Tres p. 82). Luceby re-appointed s.d. and instal. 25 Aug. (ibid. p. 83). Res. before 25 Oct. 1305 when Hoton restored by pope (ibid. p. 85). D. before 9 Jan. 1309 (ibid. p. 84).

William de Tanfield O.S.B. 1309-1313.

Appointed 24 Feb. 1309 at suggestion of k. and bp. (Scriptores Tres p. 85). Instal. 4 Sept. (ibid.). Res. 13 June 1313 (Reg. 11 f. 21).

Geoffrey de Burdon O.S.B. 1313-1321.

Lic. el. sought 14 June 1313 (Reg. Pal. Dun. 1 355). Gr. 15 June (ibid. p. 356). El. 2 July (Reg. 11 f. 16). Conf. by bp. 14 July (Reg. Pal. Dun. 1 392). Res. 22 Jan. 1321 (Loc. 13 No. 3a).

William de Gisburne O.S.B. 1321.

Lic. el. gr. 24 Jan. 1321 (Loc. 13 No. 3a). El. 6 Feb. (Loc. 13 No. 3b). Res. 2 March (Loc. 13 No. 3c).

William de Couton O.S.B. 1321-1340/1.

El. 2 March 1321 (Loc. 13 No. 3c). Letter from abp. to bp. to conf. el. 19 March (York, Reg. Melton f. 362). Conf. by bp. 11 Apr. (Cartulary 1 f. 85). Instal. 3 May (Reg. 11 f. 74). D. Oct. 1340/4 March 1341 (Magnum Repertorium, 2. 1. Arch. North. No. 5; Reg. Bury p. 139).

John Fossour O.S.B. 1341-1374.

Lic. el. gr. 4 March 1341 (Reg. Bury p. 139). El. 16 March (Scriptores Tres p. 130). Archdcn. of Northumberland authorized to conf. el., 23 March (Loc. 13 No. 4). Conf. by bp. 31 March (Reg. Bury p. 143). Instal. after 29 March (Magnum Repertorium, 2. 1. Arch. Dunelm. No. 10). D. 11 Nov. 1374 (Loc. 13 No. 8a).

Robert Bennington of Walworth O.S.B. 1374-1391.

Lic. el. 20 Nov. 1374 (Reg. Hatfield f. 172). El. 11 Dec. (Scriptores Tres p. 136). El. conf. 20 Dec. (Loc. 13 No. 8a). Instal. 24 Dec. (Magnum Repertorium, 2. 6. Pont. No. 2). Res. 21 July 1391 (Scriptores Tres app. p. cxliv). Formal res. in presence of bp. 14 Aug. (Loc. 13 No. 10a).

John de Hemingborough O.S.B. 1391-1416.

Lic. el. sought 1 Aug. 1391 (Magnum Repertorium, 2. 6. Pont. No. 4). Gr. 2 Aug. (Cartulary 111 ff. 280-280b). El. 13 Sept. (Loc. 16 No. 2b). Conf. by bp's commissaries 26 Sept. (Reg. 1 f. 91). Instal. 27 Sept. (Loc. 13 No. 10b). D. before 8 Sept. 1416 (Reg. Langley 11 132).

John de Washington O.S.B. 1416-1446.

Lic. el. sought 8 Sept. 1416 (Reg. Langley 11 132). Gr. 6/17 Oct. (Scriptores Tres app. p. clxxx; Reg. 1 f. 88). Meeting of chapt. to arrange date for el. 18 Oct. (Reg. Langley 11 116). El. 5-7 Nov. (Loc. 13 No. 11a). Assent of bp. 7 Dec. (Magnum Repertorium, 2. 6. Pont. No. 3). Certificate from bp. that el. valid 14 Dec. (Reg. Langley 11 125-7). Instal. 24 Dec. (ibid. pp. 131-2). Res. before 26 May 1446 (Scriptores Tres app. p. ccxxx).

William Ebchester O.S.B., D.Th. 1446-1456.

Lic. el. gr. 26 May 1446 (Scriptores Tres app. p. ccxxx). El. date fixed, 16 June for 30 June (Loc. 13 Nos. 12a, 12b). El. conf. by bp's commissaries 11 July (Loc. 13 No. 12c). Petition to bp. to be allowed to res. 7 June 1456 (Loc. 13 No. 13a). Formal res. 5 Oct. (Reg. 111 f. 110b).

M. John Burnby O.S.B., D.Th. 1456-1464.

Lic. el. sought 6 Oct. 1456 (Loc. 13 No. 13c). Gr. s.d. (Loc. 13 No. 13f). El. 25 Oct. (Loc. 13 No. 13h). Assent of Burnby to el. 1 Nov. (ibid.). Conf. by bp. 25 Nov. (Magnum Repertorium, 1. 6. Pont. No. 13). Conf. by bp's commissaries 9 Nov. (Loc. 13 No. 13b). D. 17 Oct. 1464 (Reg. 11 f. 350b).

M. Richard Bell O.S.B., B.Th. 1464-1478.

Lic. el. gr. 7 Nov. 1464 (Loc. 13 No. 15). El. 26 Nov. (ibid.). Conf. by bp. 27 Nov. (Reg. 111 f. 161). Bp. of Carlisle 1478.

M. Robert Ebchester O.S.B., D.Th. 1478-1484.

Lic. el. sought 28 Apr. 1478 (Scriptores Tres app. p. cclxxviii). Gr. 4/5 May (Loc. 13 No. 16a; Scriptores Tres app. p. cclxxix). El. 22 May (Loc. 13 Nos. 16b, 16c). Conf. by bp's commissaries 31 May (Loc. 13 No. 16d). D. 23/24 June 1484 (Loc. 16 No. 15; Reg. 11 f. 350b).

John Aukland O.S.B. 1484-1494.

Lic. el. sought 26 June 1484 (Reg. 111 f. 235). Gr. s.d. (ibid. f. 235b). El. 16 July (Loc. 16 Nos. 15a-15j). Assent of prior to el. 17 July (Reg. 111 f. 237b). Bp's certificate that el. valid 18 July (ibid.). D. 6 Apr. 1494 (Reg. 11 f. 351b).

Thomas Castell O.S.B. 1494-1519.

Lic. el. gr. 15 Apr. 1494 (Reg. 11 f. 350b). El. 6 May (Symeonis Monachi opera omnia (R.S. 75) 11 p. lii). D. 27 Nov. 1519 (ibid.).

Hugh Whithead O.S.B. 1519-1550/1.

Lic. el. sought 20 Nov. 1519 (Scriptores Tres app. p. ccxxviii). Gr. 9 Dec. (ibid. p. ccxxix). El. 3 Jan. 1520 (Reg. 11 f. 351b; Loc. 13 No. 20). Occ. as prior 31 Dec. 1540 at surrender of priory (Cart. Misc. 428), dn. of new foundation. D. 17 June 1550/18 Nov. 1551 (Cart. Misc. 6992).