Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 7, Chichester Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1964.
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'Precentors', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 7, Chichester Diocese, (London, 1964) pp. 7-8. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol7/pp7-8 [accessed 25 April 2024]
PRECENTORS
Note: The precentor is also prebendary of Oving.
John de Sancto Leofardo 1295, 1307.
Occ. 2 Aug. 1295 (P.R.O., E 135/21/41). 'I.' occ. 18 Feb. 1307 (Reg. Henrici Woodlock, ed. A. W. Goodman (Canterbury and York Soc., xliii, xliv) 11 791). Dean 1308.
Gaillard de la Motte ?-1357.
Occ. 31 May 1312 (CPL. 11 104). D. by 25 Jan. 1357 (CPP. 1 293).
William Clavile 1357.
Prov. 25 Jan. 1357, but probably became precentor of Lichfield instead (CPP. 1 293).
? William Farinier of Gourdon O.F.M. Card. pr. of SS. Marcellinus et Petrus.?-1361.
D. by 21 Sept. 1361 as 'provost' of Chichester (CPP. 1 321).
Peter Iterii Card. pr. of SS. Quattuor Coronati. ? -1367.
Prov. 21 Sept. 1361 of 'provostship' of Chichester (CPP. 1 321). D. as precentor 20 May 1367 (Eubel 1 35; cf. CPL. iv 26).
Robert de Derby 1367-1383.
Mark de Viterbo O.F.M. Card. pr. of S. Praxedis. 1368.
Royal gr. to Derby 25 June 1367 (CPR. 1364-1367 p. 413). Royal mand. 8 Sept. for arrest of papal provisor (CPR. 1367-1370 p. 49). Prov. to Viterbo 29 Jan. 1368 (CPL. iv 26). Further royal gr. to Derby 1 June 1369 (CPR. 1367-1370 p. 251). Viterbo d. 4 Sept. (Eubel 1 45). Derby d. as precentor 24 Feb./9 July 1383 (Lamb., Reg. Courtenay ff. 204b, 205).
Thomas de Middleton 1387, 1394.
Occ. 14 Feb. 1387 (CCR. 1385-1389 p. 293). Estate ratif. 16 March 1388 (CPR. 1385-1389 p. 428). Occ. 10 Aug. 1394 (CPR. 1391-1396 p. 486). Probably the Thomas de Middleton who d. by 16 Oct. 1396 (London, Reg. Braybroke f. 146).
Richard Courtenay ?-1407. (fn. 1)
Occ. 9 July 1397 (Reg. Rede 1 104). Exch. 12 May 1407 with Nicholas Rees for ch. of Yelvertoft, Northants. (ibid. 11 290).
M. Nicholas Rees 1407.
By exch. May 1407. D. by 17 Dec. (Reg. Rede 11 295).
William Reade 1407-1411.
Coll. 17 Dec. 1407 (Reg. Rede 11 294). Exch. 28 March 1411 with John Blounham for treas'ship and preb. of Hampstead (ibid. p. 314).
M. John Blounham B.C.L. 1411-?
By exch. March 1411. Occ. Easter term 1448 (P.R.O., C P 40/749 m. 142).
M. John Wyne B.Cn. & C.L. ?-1485.
Estate ratif. 28 Oct. 1458 (CPR. 1452-1461 p. 464). Res. by 28 July 1485 (Reg. Story 11 f. 2b).
M. Richard Aspynhalgh B.Th. 1485-1495/6.
Coll. 28 July 1485 (Reg. Story 11 f. 2b). D. 13 Nov. 1495/30 Apr. 1496 (Ep. 111/4/1 f. 68b: cited in Suss. Arch. Coll. lxxxvii 14).
M. Henry Hoton D.Cn.L. 1496-1505.
Instal. 19 Apr. 1496 (WAB. p. 101). D. by 15 Feb. 1505 (Reg. FitzJames f. 42).
M. William Horsey D.Cn.L. 1505-1543.
Coll. 15 Feb. 1505 (Reg. FitzJames f. 42). D. by 14 Apr. 1543 (Lamb., Reg. Cranmer f. 388).