LIST 6 TREASURERS
TREASURY
Dignity established by bp. Hilary between 3 Aug. 1147 and 18 Apr. 1148, when
conf. by pope Eugenius III (PUE II no. 57, cal. Chart. Chichester no. 60).
Church of Eastbourne (E. Suss.) belonged to treas. by 1199 × 1215 (Chart.
Chichester no. 332). Eastbourne a manor of the count of Mortain 1086 (DB I 20c).
See also documents of 1232, 1238, 1244/5, 1249/50, 1264, 1300 ibid. nos. 145
(= Liber Y fo. 90v, Liber K p. 314), 4, 432, 588, 242, 708; and see Cal. Charter
Rolls I 151; Close R. 1231-4 p. 51; Pat R. 1225-32 p. 470. For Eastbourne in
1341, see Inq. Non. pp. 358-9.
The treasurer's house in the Close is referred to 25 Oct. 1300 (Chart. Chichester
no. 708). It was demolished 1834; for its position and surviving fragments, see
Tatton-Brown, in Chichester Cathedral pp. 227, 234-5.
For the treasury properties in 1535, see Valuation 1535 pp. 162-3.
Duties of the office detailed in statute of 29 Oct. 1232 (Walcott, Statutes pp.
164-7; but see above, Introduction, n. 55).
Subtreasurer: by 1397 the treas. was bound to pay the subtreasurer 40s. p.a. (Reg.
R. Rede p. 102). Adam Wandresy, subtreasurer, occ. mid 13th century (Chart.
Chichester no. 449). (fn. 56)
Valuation 1291 £46 13s. 4d. (Taxatio p. 137b).
TREASURERS
M. Roger preb. unident., list 41
Presum. first treas., appointed on establishment of dignity 3 Aug. 1147 × 18 Apr.
1148 (as above). But occ. twice without title in early years of bp. Hilary (Acta no.
42; Chart. Chichester no. 298). First occ. as treas. 3 Aug. 1147 × 1157 (Acta no. 28)
and mid Feb. 1157 (Chron. Battle p. 162). Occ. several times. Last occ. 15 Jan. 1179/
80 (Acta no. 60) and shortly after (Chart. Chichester no. 1068, and cf. Acta no. 58).
Luke preb. Eartham, list 14
Occ. as treas. 16 Nov. 1180 × 15 Nov. 1181 (Acta no. 120) and on two further
occasions temp. bp. Seffrid II, after 16 Nov. 1180 (ibid. nos. 104, 138). Referred
to as treas., evidently already dead, 1187 × 97 (ibid. no. 89), so presum. not to be
identified with Luke precentor (list 4) unless he held both dignities together in
mid 1180s (cf. Mayr-Harting's comment, Acta p. 212).
Seffrid preb. Wightring, list 37
Still canon, not yet treas. when occ. after c. 1187 (list 37). First occ. as treas.
[1189] (Cart. Southwick I 86 (I 143); also Memoranda Roll 1207-8 (Pipe Roll
Soc. new series xxxi) p. 90, referring back seven years from 1196). Occ. several
times. Occ. with king in Germany from July 1193 to Jan. 1194 (Itinerary of Richard
I, ed. L. Landon (Pipe Roll Soc. new series xiii, 1935) pp. 79-82) and at Issoudun
3 July 1195 (ibid. p. 102). Apparently still treas. when mentioned March 1196
(Memoranda Roll 1207-8 p. 90). Dean by 1197/8 (list 2).
Richard preb. unident., list 41
Perhaps to be identified with Richard archdcn. [of Chichester] who occ. in 1190s
(list 8). First occ. as treas., one of three distributors of the commons, 1197/8 (Acta
no. 101). Occ. temp. bp. Seffrid II, before c. 17 March 1204 (ibid. nos. 71, 95,
111; Chart. Lewes I 109-10). Last occ. temp. bp. Simon of Wells, 11 July 1204 ×
21 Aug. 1207 (Chart. Chichester no. 339).
Pandulph
(fn. 57) preb. unident., list 41
Perhaps canon, called 'Master P.', by 8 June 1205 (Innocent III, Cal. Letters
no. 628; list 42). Occ. as treas. 22 Sept. 1219 (Liber Censuum de l'église romaine,
ed. P. Fabre and L. Duchesne (3 vols., Paris, 1905-10) I 260-1; cal. from papal
reg. CPL I 69-70, omitted in Reg. Hon. III), and prob. described as treas. in 1232,
after his death (see Vincent, in Historical Research lxviii (1995) 153-4). Died
some time before 5 March 1231 (Reg. Grég. IX no. 575 = CPL I 125; see below),
possibly by 1227 (Monte Cassino necrology, cited by Vincent p. 154).
M. William de Neville preb. unident., list 41
[M. Alatrinus]
Alatrinus had papal prov., but William de Neville already appointed by bp. and
installed after death of Pandulph and at least three months before 5 March 1231
(Reg. Grég. IX no. 575 = CPL I 125). (fn. 58) Papal mandate to bp. to give Alatrinus, papal
subdcn. and chapl., a benefice of equal value 5 March 1231 (ibid.; cf. Reg. Grég.
IX nos. 34, 3839); papal mandate to legate Otto, 11 May 1238, to restore Alatrinus
to treasurership, evidently ineffective (Reg. Grég. IX no. 4336 = CPL I 173). William
de Neville occ. as treas. 1 March 1232 (Cat. Ancient Deeds V no. A/11537) and
thereafter frequently until last occ. 4 Nov. 1256 (Chart. Chichester no. 1080).
Increased the goods of the office (Walcott, Statutes p. 166). Provision for his
anniversary Chart. Chichester nos. 466-71, 501. Brother of Robert de Neville and
of Nicholas de Neville, canon (list 42; see Chart. Chichester no. 577), and therefore
of bp. Ralph de Neville and of Roger de Neville (see Nicholas de Neville, list 42).
Nicholas of Pagham preb. unident., list 41
First occ., as Nicholas treas., 28 Dec. 1264 (Chart. Chichester no. 242), and
with full name and title 29 June 1267 (ibid. no. 638). Occ. several times. Last
occ. c. 1275 (ibid. no. 663, closely related to no. 664, which bears date 1275/6).
M. Gilbert de Sancto Leofardo preb. unident., list 41
Canon by 28 Dec. 1264 (list 41). First occ. as treas. 5 Apr. 1279 (Chart.
Chichester no. 713). Occ. several times. Also official of court of Canterbury 1282-
6 (I. J. Churchill, Canterbury Administration (2 vols., 1933) II 237). Preb. of Wells;
canon of Beverley. Bp., el. 30 Jan. 1288, temps. 24 June, cons. 5 Sept. (list 1).
M. Robert of Wiston
(fn. 59) preb. unident., list 41
Canon by c. 1285 (list 41); archdcn. of Chichester by 18 July 1287 (list 8).
First occ. as treas. 26 Nov. 1289 (Chart. Chichester no. 981). Also occ. 5 Sept.
1288 × 26 Sept. 1296 (ibid. no. 833) and 2 Nov. 1291 (ibid. no. 972). Last occ.
1292, before 25 Dec. (ibid. no. 904).
M. William de Irton preb. unident., list 41
Canon by 26 Nov. 1289 (list 41). Not called treas., appointed collector in Suss.
4 Dec. 1295 (CPR 1292-1301 p. 172). First occ. as treas. 2 Sept. 1297 (Reg.
Winchelsey I 190). Resigned as treas. by 25 Sept. 1300 (ibid. II 716-17; cf. Chart.
Chichester no. 708). Nephew of M. Richard of Ferring, preb. unident. (list 42),
abp. of Dublin (1299-1306) (Reg. Bon. VIII no. 3513 = CPL I 587); so prob.
related also to M. Geoffrey of Ferring, precentor (list 4).
Next treas., M. William de Thefford, collated between 25 Sept. and 25 Oct. 1300
(Reg. Winchelsey II 716-17; Chart. Chichester no. 708; see 2 Fasti VII 9).