Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 7, Chichester Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1964.
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'Chancellors', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 7, Chichester Diocese, (London, 1964) pp. 8-9. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol7/pp8-9 [accessed 25 April 2024]
CHANCELLORS
John de Lacy 1288, 1300.
Occ. 15 Sept. 1288 (Foedera, ed. T. Rymer (London, 1745) 1 iii 26) and 21 May 1300 (Records of Antony Bek, ed. C. M. Fraser (Surtees Soc., clxii) p. 68).
M. Henry de Garland 1305, 1317.
Occ. 1 March 1305 (CPR. 1301-1307 p. 315) and 26 Apr. 1317 (Chich. Chart. p. 5). Dean by 1318. (fn. 1)
M. Robert de Derby 1320, 1329.
Occ. 7 Apr. 1320 (Chich. Chart. p. 79) and 1 Oct. 1329 (CCR. 1327-1330 p. 572). Litigation about his will Michaelmas term 1342 (P.R.O., C P 40/332 m. 384).
M. Henry de Cookham 1344, 1365.
Occ. 29 Aug. 1344 (CPL. 111 180) and 25 June 1365 (Lamb., Reg. Islip f. 207b). (fn. 2) Litigation about his will Trinity term 1370 (P.R.O., C P 40/439 m. 171b).
Robert de Walton 1366, 1367.
Royal gr. 8 March 1366 (CPR. 1364-1367 p. 227). Litigating about it, 15 Nov. (Reg. Sudbury 11 157). Further royal gr. 20 July 1367 (CPR. 1367-1370 p. 1).
John de Kepston ?-1371.
Exch. this c. 25 March 1371 with John de Bishopston for free chap. of St Margaret, Chelmsford, Essex (Reg. Sudbury 1 276).
John de Bishopston 1371-1384.
By exch. March 1371. D. 16 Nov./11 Dec. 1384 (fn. 3) (PCC 1 Rous).
M. John Shillingford D.C.L. 1385-1387.
Estate ratif. 17 Dec. 1385 (CPR. 1385-1389 p. 70). Exch. 13 Sept. 1387 with Lambert Threkingham for preb. of Durnford in Salisbury (Salis., Reg. Erghum f. 97).
Lambert Threkingham 1387-?
Simon Russell 1388.
Threkingham became chancellor by exch. Sept. 1387. Royal gr. 5 June 1388 to Russell on exch. with Threkingham for archdcnry of Chichester (CPR. 1385-1389 p. 453), but apparently ineffective (cf. p. 12).
M. Walter Medford B.C.L. ?-1397.
Occ. 8 Nov. 1396 (CPL. iv 546). Exch. 27 May 1397 with John Yernemouth for ch. of Sutton Courtenay, Berks. (Reg. Rede 11 238).
John Yernemouth 1397-1398.
By exch. May 1397. D. by 20 July 1398 (Reg. Rede 11 242).
William Reade 1398-1407.
Coll. 20 July 1398 (Reg. Rede 11 242). Precentor 1407.
M. Robert Neel B.Cn. & C.L. 1407-1430.
Coll. 19 Dec. 1407 (Reg. Rede 11 294). D. by 16 May 1430 (CPR. 1429-1436 p. 57).
John Stopyngton 1430-?
Royal gr. 16 May 1430 (CPR. 1429-1436 p. 57). Adm. 23 May (Reg. Chichele 111 487).
M. John Morton ?-1439.
Occ. 11 Jan. 1438 (Reg. Chichele 11 559). Exch. c. 22 Nov. 1439 with John Faukes for ch. of All Saints, Hastings, Suss. (CPR. 1436-1441 p. 356; Reg. Praty p. 116).
John Faukes 1439-?
By exch. Nov. 1439. Had res. by 1 Jan. 1463 (CPL. xi 635).
M. Edmund Lichfield ?-1483.
Occ. 30 June 1478 (Reg. Story 1 f. 3b). Exch. this and preb. of South Scarle in Lincoln 27 May 1483 with Richard Brakenburgh for wardenship of hospital of St Mary, Strood, by Rochester (Lincoln, Reg. xxii (Russell) f. 275b).
M. Richard Brakenburgh 1483-?
By exch. May 1483. (fn. 4)
M. Thomas Burwell B.Cn.L. ?-1510.
Occ. 20 Aug. 1499 (Chich. Chart. p. 305). D. 3 March/20 Dec. 1510 (PCC 35 Bennett).
M. William Porter B.Th. ?-1512.
Res. this by 18 Oct. 1512 (Reg. Sherborne 1 f. 24b).
M. William Birley 1512-1525.
Coll. 18 Oct. 1512 (Reg. Sherborne 1 f. 24b). Res. by 12 Apr. 1525 (ibid. 11 f. 67).
M. John Worthiall 1525-1532.
Coll. 12 Apr. 1525 (Reg. Sherborne 11 f. 67). Instal. 14 Apr. (WAB. p. 17). Archdcn. of Chichester 1532.
M. George Croft 1532-1538.
Coll. 2 Feb. 1532 (Reg. Sherborne 11 f. 73). Instal. 3 Feb. (WAB. p. 37). Condemned to d. for treason 4 Dec. 1538 (L. & P. xiii ii No. 986 (13)).
M. William Tresham D.Th. 1539-1560.
Instal. by proxy 6 March 1539 (WAB. p. 56). Depriv. by 6 July 1560 (Reg. Barlow f. 17b).