Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 10, Coventry and Lichfield Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1964.
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'Deans of Lichfield', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 10, Coventry and Lichfield Diocese, (London, 1964) pp. 5-7. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol10/pp5-7 [accessed 25 April 2024]
DEANS OF LICHFIELD
Note: The prebend of Brewood was attached to the deanery.
M. John de Derby 1280-1319.
El. 21 Apr./5 May 1280 (Wharton 1 441). Conf. by bp. later in the year (ibid.). D. 12 Oct. 1319 (Magnum Reg. Album f. 238).
M. Stephen de Segrave D.Cn.L. 1319-1324.
El. 5 Dec. 1319 (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Cleopatra D. ix f. 74b). El. announced to bp. 17 March 1320 (Magnum Reg. Album f. 238b). Conf. by bp. 21 Sept. (ibid. f. 239). Instal. by proxy after 3 Dec., in person 11 Jan. 1321 (ibid.). Prov. to abpc. of Armagh, 17 March 1323 but received papal permission to postpone cons. for one year (CPL. 11 229). Res. deanery when cons., 29 Apr. 1324 (Wharton 1 443).
Roger de Convenis 1324-1328.
Prov. 29 Apr./1 May 1324 (Brit. Mus., Cotton MS. Cleopatra D. ix f. 75; CPL. 11 240). Mand. to install 2 Nov. (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) ff. 140-140b). Instal. 3 Nov. (Wharton 1 443). Exch. deanery with John Garssia for canonry in Lerida, Spain, 21 Aug./20 Sept. 1328 (CPL. 11 279, 281).
John Garssia 1328-1335.
By exch. Aug./Sept. 1328. Prov. 20 Sept. (CPL. 11 281). Instal. 1 Dec. (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) f. 144). Bp. of Marseilles 1335.
M. Richard Fitzralph D.Th. 1335-1346.
Prov. 17 Dec. 1335 (CPL. 11 524). Instal. 12/21 Apr. 1336 (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) f. 159b; Wharton 1 443). Abp. of Armagh 1346.
M. John de Thoresby B.C.L. 1346-1347.
Prov. 5 Aug. 1346 (CPP. 1 115). Bp. of St Davids 1347.
M. Simon de Brisele 1347-1349.
Prov. 23 June 1347 (CPL. 111 240). Instal. Dec./6 Jan. 1348 (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) f. 179b; Wharton 1 443). Dn. of Lincoln 1349.
John de Buckingham 1350-1363.
Deanery reserved for Buckingham 5 Nov. 1349 (CPP. 1 184). Adm. 6 Feb. 1350 (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) f. 187). Bp. of Lincoln 1363.
William de Manton 1364, 1369.
M. Laurence de Ibstoke Lic.C.L. 1369-?
Anthony Rous ?-1370.
Papal lic. gr. 10 Apr. 1363 for k. to nominate person for deanery (CPL. IV 87). Manton occ. 17 Feb. 1364 (CPP. 1 481). Ibstoke el. by chapt. 23 Feb. 1369 (Bodl. Libr., MS. Ashmole 794 f. 140), but does not appear to have gained possession since Manton pres. by k. to deanery in Sept. (ibid. f. 142). Rous d. as dn. 1370 (ibid. f. 149b).
Francis de Teobaldeschi Card. pr. of S. Sabina. 1371-1378.
Adm. 17 May 1371 after prov. (Reg. IV (Stretton) f. 67). D. 6/7 Sept. 1378 (Eubel 1 21).
William de Packington 1381-1390.
Instal. 28 Dec. 1381 after prov. (Bodl. Libr., MS. Ashmole 794 f. 183b). Res. before 30 Apr. 1390 (A.C. 1 f. 23).
M. Thomas de Stretton B.C.L. 1390-1426.
El. 13 May 1390 (A.C. 1 f. 23b). El. conf. by bp. 13 June (ibid. f. 24b). Estate ratif. 21 Feb. 1392 (CPR. 1391-1396 p. 33). D. 16 July 1426 (A.C. 1 f. 112).
Robert Wolveden 1426-1432.
El. 23 Sept. 1426 (A.C. 1 f. 114b). Adm. to preb. of Brewood 28 Sept. (ibid. f. 118b). El. conf. by bp. 1 Oct. (Reg. IX (Heyworth) f. 53). D. before 24 Sept. 1432 (A.C. 1 f. 140).
John Verney 1432-1457.
El. date fixed 24 Sept. 1432 for 29 Sept. (A.C. 1 f. 140). El. conf. by bp. 2 Dec. (Reg. IX (Heyworth) f. 61). D. 19 June 1457 (Reg. XI (Boulers) f. 62).
M. Thomas Heywood D.Cn.L. 1457-1492.
El. 21 July 1457 (Reg. xi (Boulers) ff. 63-63b). Conf. by bp. 8 Aug. (ibid.). Mand. to install s.d. (ibid. ff. 64b-65). D. 25 Oct. 1492 (A.C. 111 f. 6).
M. John Yotton D.Th. 1493-1512.
El. date fixed 27 Oct. 1492 for 27 Nov. (A.C. 111 f. 6b). El. postponed until 9 Jan. 1493 (ibid. f. 7b). Conf. by bp. 12 Feb. (ibid. f. 7). Instal. 23 Feb. (ibid. f. 7b). D. before 4 Aug. 1512 (York, Reg. Bainbridge f. 54b).
M. Ralph Colyngwood D.Th. 1512-1521.
El. 25 Sept. 1512 (Reg. XIV (Blythe) f. 26b). Instal. 26 Sept. (A.C. 111 f. 106b). D. 22 Nov. 1521 (ibid. f. 128b).
M. James Denton D.C.L. 1522-1533.
Instal. 7 Jan. 1522 (A.C. 111 f. 131). D. 23 Feb. 1533 (A.C. IV f. 101).
M. Richard Sampson D.Cn. & C.L. 1533-1536.
El. 21 Apr./19 May 1533 (A.C. IV f. 101b). Conf. by bp. 18 June (ibid. f. 102b). Instal. 20 June (ibid.). Bp. of Chichester 1536.
M. Henry Williams B.Th. 1536-?
El. 20 Nov. 1536 (A.C. IV f. 115). Conf. by bp. 23 Nov. (ibid. f. 115b). Instal. s.d. (ibid.). Occ. 10 June 1553 (Reg. XV (Sampson) f. 26).