Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 10, Coventry and Lichfield Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1964.
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'Prebendaries: Freeford', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: Volume 10, Coventry and Lichfield Diocese, (London, 1964) pp. 38-40. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol10/pp38-40 [accessed 20 April 2024]
PREBENDARIES OF FREEFORD
Theodosius Malocellus ?-1320.
Occ. as can. of Lichfield 1280 (Registrum epistolarum J. Peckham, ed. C. T. Martin (R.S. 77) 111 1064). D. as preb. of Freeford before 1 May 1320 (CPL. 11 200).
Lazarinus Malocellus 1320-?
Prov. 1 May 1320 (CPL. 11 200). D. probably during the vac. of the bpc., 9 Nov. 1321-12 Apr. 1322 (CPR. 1330-1334 p. 377).
Fulk Corbet 1323-1332.
Johanninus de Silvaticus of Genoa 1326.
Corbet adm. 13 July 1323 (Bodl. Libr., MS. Ashmole 794 f. 5). Royal protection gr. to Silvaticus, as preb. of Freeford 5 March 1326 (CPR. 1324-1327 p. 249). Protection gr. to Corbet 12 Aug. (ibid. p. 305). Litigation between claimants 1329 (Bodl. Libr., MS. Ashmole 794 f. 38). Corbet appears to have been successful litigant since d. as preb. before 22 Nov. 1332 (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) f. 152).
John de Greyby 1332.
William de Northwell 1332-1364.
Greyby coll. 22 Nov. 1332 (Reg. 11 (Northburgh) f. 152). Royal gr. to Northwell 14 Dec. (CPR. 1330-1334 p. 377). Litigation between k. and bp., royal prohibn. issued 6 Jan. 1333 (ibid. p. 381). K. recovered right of pres. to preb. 2 Dec. (ibid. p. 486). Prohibn. 1 Apr. 1335 against all persons disturbing rights of Northwell to preb. (CPR. 1334-1338 p. 92). Greyby res. claim since Northwell d. as preb. before 22 Jan. 1364 (Reg. IV (Stretton) f. 81b).
M. Adam de Toneworth D.Th., D.M. ?-1382.
Occ. 17 Nov. 1366 (Reg. Langham p. 37). D. 1 June 1382 (Bodl. Libr., MS. Ashmole 794 f. 190).
Thomas de Walton 1382-?
Adm. 20 June 1382 after prov. (Bodl. Libr., MS. Ashmole 794 f. 190b). Estate ratif. 2 Aug. 1388 (CPR. 1385-1389 p. 499). Occ. Oct. 1393 (A.C. 1 f. 36b).
M. John Lincoln Sch.Cn.L. 1394-?
Royal gr. 7 Aug. 1394 (CPR. 1391-1396 p. 486). ? Res. 1398 when preb. of Gaia Minor.
John Rome 1406-1417.
John Franks 1413-1421.
Royal gr. to Rome 13 Dec. 1406 (CPR. 1405-1408 p. 290). Mand. adm. s.d. (Reg. VII (Burghill) f. 64). Royal mand. adm. Rome 15 Feb. 1407, with royal prohibn. against bp. collating to preb. (ibid.). Rome adm. 16 Feb. (A.C. 1 f. 72). Franks obtained preb. by exch. for ch. of Witney, Oxon., 10 Feb. 1413 (ibid. f. 88), name of other party not given, but possibly Rome. Rome called preb. of Freeford at d., before 7 Jan. 1417 (ibid. f. 93). Franks exch. preb. with Thomas Lane for deanery of Binham, Norf., 4 Dec. 1421 (Reg. IX (Heyworth) f. 47b).
M. Thomas Lane B.Cn.L. 1421-1473.
By exch. Dec. 1421. Adm. 5 Dec. (Reg. IX (Heyworth) f. 47b). D. before 12 Oct. 1473 (Reg. XII (Hals) f. 48b).
M. John Fox D.Cn.L. 1473-1483.
Coll. 12 Oct. 1473 (Reg. XII (Hals) f. 48b). D. 2 Feb. 1483 (A.C. 11 f. 8).
George Dawne 1483-1501.
Adm. 24 Feb. 1483 (A.C. 11 f. 8). D. before 30 July 1501 (A.C. 111 f. 42).
M. Hugh Oldham B.C.L. 1501-1504.
Adm. 30 July 1501 (A.C. 111 f. 42). Bp. of Exeter 1504.
M. Gundisalve Ferdinand 1505-1513.
Coll. 15 March 1505 (Reg. XIV (Blythe) f. 25). D. before 1 July 1513 (ibid. f. 27).
M. John Blythe junior 1513-1561.
Coll. 1 July 1513 (Reg. XIV (Blythe) f. 27). Adm. by proxy 12 July 1513 (A.C. 111 f. 116), in person 21 July 1515 (ibid. f. 120b). D. before 27 March 1561 (Reg. XV (Bentham) f. 32b).