List 46: Prebendaries, Weighton

Prebend

Churches of Market Weighton (E.R.) and Nether Wallop (with chapel of Grateley) (Hants) (all royal estates in 1086: Yorks. DB fos. 299, 381v; Hampshire Domesday (Alecto edn., 1989) fo. 38v) gr. by Henry I to William Fitz Herbert, treas. of York, for life, 1133 (EYC I no. 132; cal. Regesta II no. 1759).

Preb. dispossessed of Weighton church prob. temp. Henry II (1154-89) (EYC X 14-15). Church gr. to Finchale priory (Ben., dependency of Durham) 1198 × 1200 (Reg. Gray p. 49 n.; Priory of Finchale [ed. J. Raine] (SS vi, 1837) p. 61). Claim to advowson by Robert de Ros and Peter Fitz Herbert 1211 (Pipe Roll 13 John (PRS new ser. xxviii, 1953) p. 29). Case heard and advowson adjudged to Finchale 1218-19 (Rolls of Justices, Yorks. no. 1151). Durham and Finchale priories committed Weighton church to ordination by abp. 29 May 1230, who reserved it 9 June to himself and cath., as having been unlawfully taken from cath. (Reg. Gray pp. 49 n., 35). Abp. restored it as preb. 13 Nov. 1230 (ibid. p. 49). Vicarage taxed 4 March 1254 (ibid. p. 118). Quitclaim of advowson to cath. by Reginald son of Peter Fitz Herbert 19 Aug. 1271 (YMF I no. 50).

Preb. not included in Extents of c. 1295.

Valuation

1291 £40 (Taxatio p. 297b).

Prebendaries

William Fitz Herbert

Treas. and archdcn. of E.R. by 27 June 1109 × Feb. 1114 (lists 5, 11); abp. of York, el. Jan. 1141, cons. Sept. 1143 (list 1). Royal coll. to corps of this preb. for life 1133 (EYC I no. 132, cal. Regesta II no. 1759; see notes on preb. above).

M. Simon of Evesham

Rector of Taynton, Glos., pres. c. 1225 (Biog. Ox. I 657). Abp.'s datary, occ. 20 Aug. 1226 (Reg. Gray p. 10) to 10 Oct. 1230 (ibid. p. 40). Pres. to church of Market Weighton by prior and convent of Durham, inst. 16 Jan. 1227 (ibid. p. 15). Abp.'s coll. to this preb. shortly after 13 Nov. 1230 (YMF I no. 50 and note; cf. Reg. Gray p. 49). Still can. 8 Jan. 1238 (Reg. Gray p. 80). Prec., first occ. Feb. 1241 (list 3). Archdcn. of E.R. by 15 Oct. 1247; last occ. 20 Sept. 1261 (list 11). Archdcn. of Richmond by 20 June 1262; last occ. 3 Apr. 1269; d. some time before 19 Aug. 1271 (list 13 and below).

Fulk Lovel

Can. of London by 9 Apr. 1255; archdcn. of Colchester by 12 March 1267 (I Fasti I 58, 20). Abp.'s coll. to this preb. before 19 Aug. 1271 (YMF I no. 50). El. bp. of London 1280, but res. before 8 Apr. (1 Fasti I 4). D. 21 Nov. 1285 (Flores Historiarum, ed. H. R. Luard (RS xcv, 1890) III 64).

M. Henry of Newark

Archdcn. of Richmond (list 13). Presum. transf. from preb. Strensall (list 42) on royal coll. to this preb. in succession to Fulk Lovel 28 Feb. 1286 (CPR 1281-92 p. 225). (fn. 214) Retained this preb. as dean, commended 27 Feb. 1290 (list 2). Abp., el. 7 May 1296, temps. 21 June 1297, cons. 15 June 1298 (list 1). This preb. vacant by his cons. (Reg. Newark p. 209).

[M. William of Pickering

Archdcn. of Nottingham by 28 Sept. 1287 (list 12). Preb. Holme (list 29). Abp.'s coll. to this preb. 22 July 1298 ineffective (Reg. Newark p. 209). Abp.'s coll. to preb. Givendale 18 March 1299 (list 27).]

Amadeus of St John

Preb. Givendale from 30 Apr. 1293 (list 27). Transf. to this preb., in possession before 12 May 1299, when he complained that M. William of Pickering had invaded his property (CPR 1292-1301 p. 467). Res. this preb. by 23 Sept. 1300 (Reg. Corbridge II 6).