Archdeacons: Leicester

Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 1, Lincoln Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1962.

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'Archdeacons: Leicester', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 1, Lincoln Diocese, (London, 1962) pp. 12-13. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol1/pp12-13 [accessed 18 March 2024]

ARCHDEACONS OF LEICESTER

M. Roger Martival D.Th. 1295-1310.

Coll. 16 Jan. 1295 (Reg. I f. 357b). Dn. of Linc. 1310.

Raymond des Farges Card. dcn. of S. Maria Nova. 1310-1346.

Coll. 13 Oct. 1310 (Reg. II f. 287b), on strength of papal prov. Adm. 31 Oct. (A.C. A2/21 f. 16b). D. 5 Oct. 1346 (Eubel 1 14).

M. Raynald Orsini 1346-1347.

Prov. 23 Nov. 1346 (CPL. III 236). Res. 26 Feb. 1347 (ibid.).

Arnald de Gavarreto 1347-1355.

M. Henry Chaddesden 1347-1354.

M. William Doune D.C.L. 1354-?

Prov. to Arnald de Gavarreto 26 Feb. 1347 (CPL. III 236). Royal gr. 28 Feb. to Henry Chaddesden by reason of the vac. (CPR. 1345-1348 p. 255). Instal. 14 March (A.C. A2/35 ff. 31b, 32). Recognized at papal ct. by 12 June 1348 (CPL. III 305). D. by 12 May 1354 (Reg. IX f. 362b).

William Doune coll. 12 May 1354 (ibid.). He had papal prov. 12 Oct. (CPL. III 517). Arnald de Gavarreto was still claiming archdcnry 10 Dec. 1355 (ibid. p. 566), but never entered.

Philip de Cabasolle Card. bp. of Sabina. ?-1372.

Occ. 10 Oct. 1371 (CPL. IV 168). D. 27 Aug. 1372 (Eubel 1 21).

James Orsini Card. dcn. of S. Georgius ad velum aureum. ?-1379.

Occ. 5 Oct. 1372 (CPL. IV 178). D. 13 Aug. 1379 (Eubel 1 22).

Poncellus de Orsini Card. pr. of S. Clemens. 1380-1395.

M. John Bottlesham 1390.

John Elvet 1392-?

Richard Holland B.A. 1392.

Prov. to Poncellus by 29 Sept. 1380 (CPR. 1377-1381 p. 548). Royal gr. 7 Feb. 1390 to John Bottlesham (CPR. 1388-1392 p. 189). After litigation Bottlesham res. (Reg. XI f. 436). Poncellus had royal conf. 18 Dec. 1390 (CPR. 1388-1392 p. 367).

Royal gr. 30 May 1392 to John Elvet (CPR. 1391-1396 p. 65). Royal gr. 17 July to Richard Holland but this revoked 1 Aug. because made in forgetfulness of the previous gr. (ibid. pp. 119, 130). Elvet coll. instal. 4 Aug. after judgt. in cts. (Reg. XI ff. 436-7).

Judgts. of papal ct. of 18 Nov. 1393 and 26 March 1394, removing Elvet and awarding archdcnry to Poncellus (CPL. IV 481) not observed in England. D. of Poncellus 2 Feb. 1395 (Eubel 1 23).

John Elvet had royal conf. 8 Nov. 1399 (CPR. 1399-1401 p. 54). Occ. 27 May 1421 (CPR. 1416-1422 p. 406). But Richard Elvet occ. 1414 (see below).

Richard Elvet ?-1424.

Occ. 30 Nov. 1414 (CPL. VI 496). Exch. c. 23 Oct. 1424 with John Legbourne for church of Sedgefield, co. Durham (CPR. 1422-1429 p. 234).

John Legborne 1424-?

By exch. Oct. 1424. Coll. by abp. of Cant. 29 Oct. (Reg. Chichele 1 331-2).

M. Thomas Barnesley M.A. 1430, 1431.

Occ. 13 June 1430 and 11 March 1431 (CPL. VIII 344).

M. Richard Ewen M.A. 1454-1458.

Coll. 14 Aug. 1454 (Reg. XX f. 317b). Bp's mand. adm. 14 Aug., instal. 23 Aug. (A.C. A2/35 ff. 31b, 32). Archdcn. of Linc. 1458.

M. William Witham D.C.L. 1458-1473.

Bp's mand. adm. 11 Sept. 1458 (A.C. A2/35 f. 74b). D. by 2 Jan. 1473 (A.C. A2/36 f. 115b).

M. Roger Rotherham LL.D. 1473-?

Instal. 2 Jan. 1473 (A.C. A2/36 f. 115b). Again 11 Nov. 1475 (ibid. f. 59b).

M. John Morton D.Th. 1478-1479.

Instal. 3 Jan. 1478 (A.C. A2/36 f. 71). Bp. of Ely 1479.

Next archdcn. known is

M. Richard Lavendre B.C.L., D.Cn.L. 1485-1508.

Instal. 5 Oct. 1485 (A.C. A3/1 f. 36). D. by 18 Feb. 1508 (Reg. XXIII f. 25).

M. William Spark 1508-?

Coll. 18 March 1508 (Reg. XXIII f. 25b). Instal. 1 Apr. (A.C. A3/3 f. 10b).

M. Henry Wilcocks D.C.L. 1515-?

Instal. 1 May 1515 (A.C. A3/3 f. 73b).

M. Richard Maudeley 1518-1531.

Instal. 29 May 1518 (A.C. A3/3 f. 126). D. by 18 March 1531 (Reg. XXVII f. 8).

M. Stephen Gardiner D.Cn. & C.L. 1531.

Coll. 25 March 1531 (Reg. XXVII ff. 8, 8b). Instal. 31 March (Chapter Acts 1520- 1536 p. 142). Bp. of Winchester in Dec.

M. Edward Fox D.Th. 1531-1535.

Coll. 14 Dec. 1531 (Reg. XXVII ff. 8b, 9). Instal. 27 Dec. (Chapter Acts 1520-1536 pp. 150-1). Bp. of Hereford 1535.

M. Edmund Bonner B.Cn.L., D.C.L. 1535-1539.

Coll. 9 Oct. 1535 (Reg. XXVII f. 11). Bp. of Hereford 1539.

M. William Moore B.Cn.L. Bp. of Colchester. 1539-1541.

Coll. 24 Sept. 1539 (Reg. XXVII f. 13b). Instal. 24 Sept. (Chapter Acts 1536-1547 p. 26). D. by 19 Feb. 1541 (Reg. XXVII f. 14b).