PRIORS OF COVENTRY
Henry de Leycester
(fn. 1) O.S.B. 1294-1342.
Lic. el. sought 12 Jan. 1294 (P.R.O., C 84/11/37). Petition to k. for conf. of el.
27 Jan. (P.R.O., C 84/11/38). Royal assent 4 Feb. (CPR. 1292-1301 p. 61). Temps.
11 Feb. (ibid. p. 62). D. 1342 (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) ff. 38b-39).
William Irreys O.S.B. 1342-1349.
El. 1342, n.d. (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) ff. 38b-39). Royal assent 24 Apr. (CPR.
1340-1343 p. 390). Assent of bp. s.d. (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) f. 39). Temps. 4 May
(CPR. 1340-1343 p. 431). D. before 10 Aug. 1349 (CPR. 1348-1350 p. 357).
William de Dunstable O.S.B. 1349-1361.
Royal assent to el. 10 Aug. 1349 (CPR. 1348-1350 p. 357). Assent of bp. 26 Aug.
(Reg. 11 (Northburgh) f. 49). Mand. to install s.d. (ibid.). Temps. 1 Sept. (CPR.
1348-1350 p. 373). Res. before 13 July 1361 (CPR. 1361-1364 p. 42).
William de Greneburgh O.S.B. 1361-1390.
Royal assent to el. 13 July 1361 (CPR. 1361-1364 p. 42). Assent of bp. 23 July
(Reg. IV (Stretton) f. 8b). Temps. 27 July (CPR. 1361-1364 p. 47). D. before 12
Sept. 1390 (P.R.O., C 84/34/42).
James de Horton O.S.B. 1390-1396.
Lic. el. sought 12 Sept. 1390 (P.R.O., C 84/34/42). Petition for royal assent to el.
23 Sept. (P.R.O., C 84/34/44). Royal assent 27 Sept. (CPR. 1388-1392 p. 303).
Assent of bp. 30 Sept. (Reg. VI (Scrope) f. 7). Temps. 7 Oct. (CPR. 1388-1392 p. 305).
D. before 21 June 1396 (P.R.O., C 84/36/32).
Roger de Coton O.S.B. 1396-1399.
Lic. el. sought 21 June 1396 (P.R.O., C 84/36/32). Petition for royal assent 7
July (P.R.O., C 84/36/33). Royal assent 9 July (CPR. 1396-1399 pp. 11-12). Assent
of bp. 4 Aug. (Reg. VI (Scrope) f. 11). Temps. 17 Aug. (CPR. 1396-1399 p. 20). Res.
before 16 Apr. 1399 (P.R.O., C 84/37/40).
Richard Crosby O.S.B. 1399-1437.
Lic. el. sought 16 Apr. 1399 (P.R.O., C 84/37/40). Gr. 23 Apr. (CPR. 1396-1399
p. 544). Petition for royal assent 1 May (P.R.O., C 84/37/40). Gr. 4 May (CPR.
1396-1399 p. 577). Assent of bp. 10 May (Reg. VII (Burghill) f. 6). D. before 5 Apr.
1437 (P.R.O., C 84/45/17).
Richard Nottingham O.S.B. 1437-1453.
Lic. el. sought 5 Apr. 1437 (P.R.O., C 84/45/17). Gr. 9 Apr. (CPR. 1436-1441
p. 18). Petition for royal assent 23 Apr. (P.R.O., C 84/45/20). Gr. 28 Apr. (CPR.
1436-1441 p. 44). Assent of bp. 11 May (Reg. IX (Heyworth) f. 35b). Temps. 17 May
(CPR. 1436-1441 p. 56). D. before 7 March 1453 (CPR. 1452-1461 p. 45).
John Shotteswell O.S.B. 1453-1461.
Lic. el. gr. 7 March 1453 (CPR. 1452-1461 p. 45). Royal assent 15 March (ibid.).
Temps. 21 March (ibid. p. 49). D. 30 Oct. 1461 (P.R.O., C 84/48/33).
Thomas Deram O.S.B. 1461-1481.
Lic. el. sought 30 Oct. 1461 (P.R.O., C 84/48/32). Gr. 5 Nov. (CPR. 1461-1467
p. 90). Royal assent sought 11 Nov. (P.R.O., C 84/48/33). Assent of bp. 21 Nov.
(Reg. XII (Hals) f. 126b). D. 14 Apr. 1481 (P.R.O., C 84/51/56).
Richard Coventry O.S.B. 1481-1501.
Lic. el. sought 16 Apr. 1481 (P.R.O., C 84/51/56). Gr. 19 Apr. (CPR. 1476-1485
p. 278). Assent of bp. notified to k. 14 May (P.R.O., C 84/51/58). Temps. 4 June
(CPR. 1476-1485 p. 257). D. before 6 Feb. 1501 (CPR. 1494-1509 p. 227).
William Pollesworth O.S.B. 1501-1516.
Lic. el. gr. 6 Feb. 1501 (CPR. 1494-1509 p. 227). Royal assent 19 Feb. (ibid.).
Assent of bp. 27 Feb. (Reg. xiii (Arundel) f. 205b). Temps. 26 March (CPR. 1494-1509
p. 228). D. before 14 Oct. 1516 (L. & P. 11 i No. 2489 (2)).
John Impingham O.S.B. 1516-1517.
Lic. el. sought 14 Oct. 1516 (L. & P. 11 i No. 2489 (2)). Gr. 26/29 Oct. (ibid.).
Petition for royal assent 5 Nov. (ibid. No. 2574). Gr. 10 Nov. (ibid.). Temps. 7/10
Feb. 1517 (ibid. ii No. 2899 (1)). D. before 16 June (ibid. No. 3400 (2)).
John Webbe O.S.B. 1517-1527.
Lic. el. sought 16 June 1517 (L & P. 11 ii No. 3400). Gr. 21/25 June (ibid.). Royal
assent 4/11 July (ibid. No. 3464). Temps. 24/28 July (ibid. No. 3529). Res. before 2
July 1527 (ibid. IV ii No. 3292).
Thomas Wyford O.S.B. 1527-1538.
Lic. el. sought 2 July 1527 (L. & P. IV ii No. 3292). Gr. 22 July (ibid. No. 3292
(2)). Royal assent 27 Aug. (ibid. No. 3389). Temps. 11 Oct. (ibid. No. 3487). Res.
before 2 March 1538 (ibid. xiii i No. 646 (5)).
Thomas Carnswell O.S.B. 1538-1539.
Royal assent to el. 2/4 March 1538 (L. & P. xiii i No. 646 (5)). Temps. 21 March
(ibid. No. 646 (54)). Prior at time of surrender of priory 15 Jan. 1539 (Brit. Mus.,
Egerton MS. 2603 f. 26).