Archdeacons: Wells

Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 8, Bath and Wells Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1964.

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'Archdeacons: Wells', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 8, Bath and Wells Diocese, (London, 1964) pp. 12-14. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol8/pp12-14 [accessed 25 April 2024]

ARCHDEACONS OF WELLS

Note: The prebend of Huish and Brent was attached to the archdeaconry of Wells.

M. Peter de Insula or Lisle ?-1303.

Occ. 11 Dec. 1295 (CPR. 1292-1301 p. 213). D. 24 Jan. 1303 (Cal. MSS. D. & C. Wells 1 164).

Thomas de Charlton ?-1326.

Res. this archdcnry 24 May 1326 (Reg. Drokensford p. 24).

M. Wibert de Lutleton B.C.L. 1326.

Mand. adm. successor of Charlton 24 May 1326 (Reg. Drokensford p. 24). Lutleton exch. archdcnry with Robert de Wamberg for ch. of Market Lavington, Wilts., and preb. of Whitelackington, 13 June (ibid.).

Robert de Wamberg 1326-?

M. Simon de Montacute M.A. 1329-1332.

M. Thomas Upton 1330-?

Wamberg obtained archdcnry by exch. June 1326. Royal gr. to Montacute 29 June 1329 (CPR. 1327-1330 p. 403). Montacute cited by abp. 15 Feb. 1330 because of unlawful claim to archdcnry (Reg. R. de Salopia 1 33). K. had recovered pres. to archdcnry and had sent mand. adm. Montacute 12 Feb. (ibid.). Royal prohibn. to bp. 16 Feb. against collating to archdcnry (ibid.). Mand. to bp. 20 Feb. to adm. Montacute (ibid.). Bp. replied s.d. that unable to do this (ibid.). Royal gr. to Upton 15 Oct. (CPR. 1330-1334 p. 9). Royal mand. adm. 24 Dec. (ibid. p. 30). Prohibns. 18 Apr. 1331 against all persons proceeding in defiance of royal gr. (ibid. p. 101). Royal writs 26 Oct. and 3 Nov. to arrest all persons impugning k's right to pres. to archdcnry (ibid. p. 367; Reg. R. de Salopia 1 210). Litigation between Montacute and Wamberg, decision in favour of Wamberg 24 Dec. 1332 (Reg. R. de Salopia 1 210). Wamberg re-adm. s.d. (ibid. p. 135).

Robert Mortimer 1334, 1336.

Occ. 27 Feb. 1334 and 20 March 1336 (CCR. 1333-1337 pp. 298, 664).

Hugh 1344.

Occ. 18 July 1344 (CPL. 111 266).

M. Thomas Fastolf D.C.L. ?-1352.

Occ. 16 Apr. 1346 (CPL. 111 194). Prov. to archdcnry mentioned 17 Jan. 1347 (CPP. 1 105). Bp. of St Davids 1352.

William de Court O. Cist. Card. bp. of Tusculum. 1353-1361.

Prov. 3 Jan. 1353 (CPL. 111 475). D. 12 June 1361 (Eubel 1 39).

Stephen Aubert Card. den. of S. Maria in Aquiro. 1361-1369.

Prov. 27 Oct. 1361 (CPP. 1 321). Res. before 21 Feb. 1369 (Cal. MSS. D. & C. Wells 1 270-1).

Simon Langham O.S.B. Card. pr. of S. Sixtus. 1369-1376.

Adm. 21 Feb. 1369 (Cal. MSS. D. & C. Wells 1 270-1). D. 22 July 1376 (Eubel 1 21). (fn. 1)

M. Andrew Baret D.C.L. 1385-?

John de Rypon 1386-?

John Beer 1388-?

Thomas Tuttebury 1391.

Estate of Baret ratif. 5 Nov. 1385 (CPR. 1385-1389 p. 68). Royal gr. 23 July and 26 Nov. 1386 (ibid. pp. 201, 245). Royal gr. to Rypon 1 Dec. (ibid. p. 246). Estate of Baret ratif. 4 July 1388, notwithstanding any gr. to Rypon or other persons (ibid. p. 480). Royal gr. to Beer 13 Sept. (ibid. p. 508). Royal gr. to Tuttebury 6 June 1391 (CPR. 1388-1392 p. 428), but estate of Rypon ratif. 26 July (ibid. p. 472).

Nicholas Slake 1391-1398.

Royal gr. 28 Aug. and 1 Nov. 1391 (CPR. 1388-1392 pp. 478, 492). Royal lic. 14 Apr. 1398 to accept prov. to archdcnry (CPR. 1396-1399 p. 322). Exch. archdcnry with John Ikelyngton for ch. of St Mary Abchurch, London, 4 May (Lond., Guildhall, Reg. Braybroke ff. 159-159b).

John Ikelyngton 1398-1419.

By exch. May 1398. Estate ratif. 31 Oct. 1399 (CPR. 1399-1401 p. 136). D. before 13 Apr. 1419 (Reg. Bubwith 1 355).

M. Thomas Bubwith B.Cn. & C.L. 1419-1449.

Coll. 13 Apr. 1419 (Reg. Bubwith 11 355). D. before 24 Oct. 1449 (Reg. Bekynton 1 128).

M. Andrew Holes D.Cn.L. 1450-1470.

Coll. 15 Apr. 1450 (Reg. Bekynton 1 145). Adm. 18 Apr. (ibid.). D. 1 Apr. 1470 (Salis., Machon, Chapter Act Book p. 36). (fn. 1)

Thomas Bridlington ?-1473.

Occ. 6 Aug. 1471 (Reg. Stillington p. 39). D. before 12 Apr. 1473 (ibid. p. 97).

M. William Nykke 1473-1494.

Coll. 12 Apr. 1473 (Reg. Stillington p. 96). Res. before 10 July 1494 (ibid. p. 192).

M. Richard Nix D.Cn. & C.L. 1494-1500.

Coll. 10 July 1494 (Reg. Stillington p. 192). Adm. 22 July (Cal. MSS. D. & C. Wells 11 136). Bp. of Norwich 1500. (fn. 3)

M. Francis de Basleiden D.Cn.L Abp. of Besancon. 1500-1502.

Adm. 30 Dec. 1500 (Cal. MSS. D. & C. Wells 11 161). Res. before 19 Nov. 1502 (ibid. p. 169).

M. Thomas Beaumont D.Cn. & C.L. 1502-1507.

Adm. 19 Nov. 1502 (Cal. MSS. D. & C. Wells 11 169). D. 6 Feb./20 Nov. 1507 (Som. Med. Wills 1501-1530 pp. 111-13).

M. Polydore Vergil or Castellensis 1508-1546.

Coll. 1 Jan. 1508 (Reg. King p. 127). Adm. by proxy 6 Feb. (Cal. MSS. D. & C. Wells 11 207), in person 10 Sept. (ibid. p. 209). Res. archdcnry to k. 26 Dec. 1546 (L. & P. xxi ii No. 614).

Footnotes

  • 1. There is no evidence that a cardinal William held the archdcnry after the d. of Simon Langham in 1376 as stated by Le Neve-Hardy.
  • 2. There is no evidence that Richard Owen died in possession of the archdcnry in 1465 as stated by Le Neve-Hardy. Andrew Holes occ. as archdcn. in 1468 (Reg. Stillington p. 29), and appears to have held the archdcnry consistently from 1450 to 1470.
  • 3. Nix was prov. to the bpc. of Norwich in Feb. 1501, but since Thomas Jane, the previous bp., d. in Sept. 1500, Nix was probably el. bp. in that year. There is no account of his election.
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