Canons and Prebends of Howden
This list has been created with the assistance of the University of Hull/Victoria County History Howden Project. In some cases the year of appointment is not known, or uncertain. Where this happens, I have inserted an intermediate year. I'll highlight these when I write the mini-biographies.
Mini-biographies
Where information is readily available on the internet, I haven't quoted sources. Where I have:-
(B) Beverley Minster Fasti
(D) Fastii Dunelmenses
(H) Howden Minster Fasti
(P) Durham Priory Archive
John of Methelton
J(ohn) of Lund(on)
William of Yarm
Alexander of Allerton
Anthony of Goldsborough
Walter of Langton - extensive online biography
John of Sandal - extensive online biography
Robert of Cottingham - accompanied Edward 1 to Scotland link
Rector of Simonburn, succeeded by John of Sandal
In Newcastle 1306 (with John of Sandal)
Present when act of fealty performed
Prebend in York p327
John of Owsthorpe - a couple of references in The Register of John le Romeyn at pps 166 and 320
Possible mention in the Patent Rolls 1318 pps 207 and 473
Rector of Sprotborough (H)
Some speculation - the only family in Owsthorp (a hamlet NE of Eastrington) likely to have a priest among its members was a branch of the Aske family. There was a connection between the Askes and Durham Priory - an Aske was sometimes steward of Howden, possibly around 1330. Sprotborough church was presumably in the gift of the Fitzwilliam family, lords of the manor since the early 13C. There was a relationship between the Fitzwilliams and the Askes, though this seems to have been later than 1320. It's possible therefore that John of Owsthorpe was originally John Aske.
Ralph of Horncastre
Presumably from Horncastle, Lincolnshire (H)
Rector of Beverstone, Gloucestershire (H)
Proctor of Archbishop Melton at Rome (H)
Died circa March 1337 (H)
Nicholas of Huggate
Clerk of the wardrobe to Edward of Caernavon (future Edward II)1306(B)
Cofferer of the King's wardrobe 1314-15(B)
Proctor of St James' altar Beverley 1316-38(B)
Archdeacon of Gloucester 1317-18(B)
Provost of Beverley 1318-38(B)
Receiver for Aquitaine and Gascony 1324-5 during the War of St Sardos(B)
Prebendary of Barnby (York) also Salisbury, Hereford, Wingham, St Martin-le-Grand, Wolverhampton(B)
From 1330, he was resident in Beverley(B), so may at least have visited Howden
He died in 1338 - in his will he left £100 for the hire of sixty chaplains who shall celebrate for his soul continuously for a whole year, each of them being sworn to say daily Commendation, Placebo, and Dirige.
William of Embledon
James of Multon
Thomas Cecill
William of Danby
Henry of Snaith
King's Clerk (B)
Chaplain to Edward III (B)
Keeper of the privy wardrobe 1360-5 (B)
Keeper of the great wardrobe 1361-71 (B)
Prebendary of North Newbald (York) 1376-81 (B)
Precentor of Hereford 1361 (B)
Prebendary of St Stephens Westminster, Lincoln, St Pauls, Chichester and St Davids (B)
Master of Greatham Hospital (B)
Rector of Oundle (Lincoln), Youghal (Cloyne), Haddenham, Balsham and Hardwick (Ely) (B)
There is a modern stained glass image of him in Balsham Church
Nicholas Slake
See Blog post for full details of his career
Not all these offices were held at the same time, and some were held more than once
1382 prebend of St George's Windsor
1382 prebend of the Chapel Rouncival Westminster
1384 prebend of Hastings
1384 rector of Llaneugrad with Llanallgo, Anglesey
1385 archdeacon of Chester
1386 master of St Leonards hospital York
1386 dean of Tettenhall
1387 dean of Bridgnorth
1388 dean of the Chapel Royal
1391 archdeacon of Wells
1392 rector of Lanteglos-by-Camelford, Cornwall
1395 deanery of St. Buryan, Cornwall
1398 dean of Wells
1399 chantry of Wolseley in the church of Colwich, Staffs
1400 rector of Stanford-on-Avon, Northants
John Lincoln of Grimsby
Michael Sergeaux
Archdeacon of Dorset.(H) In the Calendar of Papal Registers there is a reference to a dispute about his appointment.
Canon of London, York, Lichfield, Wells, Chichester and Exeter. (H)
Possibly Dean of the Court of Arches
He may have been the son of Sir Richard Sergeaux, Knight and Margaret de Badlesmere
William of Strickland
Born 1336, Sizergh, Westmorland
Keeper of the Privy Seal 1383(H)
Rector of Rothbury(H)
Bishop of Carlisle 1399(H) - appointed by the Pope, initially opposed by Henry IV.
Helped negotiate peace with Scotland 1401
Died 1419 aged 83
Carried out considerable building work at Carlisle Cathedral and at Rose, the seat of the Bishops of Diurham.
Granted license to crenelate Hutton Hall (Penrith) 1397
Robert Manfeld
Also Manfield and Mansfield
Previously Prebendary of Skelton (H)
Prebendary of St Michael's Altar Beverley 1381 (B)
Provost of Beverley 1381 (B)
Prebendary of St James' Altar Beverley 1397 (B)
Clerk in Chancery. Keeper of Writs and Rolls of the common bench 1397-1410 (B)
Prebendary of Wistow and Husthwaite (York) (B)
Archdeacon of Cleveland (B)
Prebendary of Nunwick(Ripon) (B)
Warden of St Mary's Hospital, Southwell (B)
Master of the free chapel and hospital of Maldon (B)
John of Southwell
Thomas Haxey
King's clerk in privy seal office from 1382 (B)
Keeper of writs and rolls of coomon bench in 1397 (B)
Canon and prebendary of Barnby (York), Rampton(Southwell)Monkton(Ripon) (B)
Prebendary of Lichfield, Salisbury, Lincoln and Beverley (B)
Treasurer of York 1418-25 (B)
Master of York mint 1423 (B)
Rector of Laxton (Notts), St Nicholas Cole Abbey, Pulham (Norwich), Toppesfield (London), Crawley (Lincoln), Dengie (London), Somersham (Ely) Histon St Andrew (Ely), Brington (Lincoln) (B)
Master of the Hospital of Lazenby 1391-1425 (B)
Warden of the free chapels of St Mary Stourbridge and St Radegund in St Pauls
In 1397 he was revealed to be the author of a bill of greivances against the rule of Richard II,presented by the commons to Parliament - full details in Tout pps 17-19
The reason for his authorship is obscure - he was a well connected official, employed as an attorney by the Earl of Nottingham, by now reconciled to the king. It is possible he was a 'stalking horse' by which Richard was trying to flush out opposition. Although pardoned by Henry IV, he received no more offices from the crown
See M Bennett "Richard II and the Revolution of 1399" p86
John Selowe
Richard of Ingoldesby
John Lounde
John Arundell
John Hert
Thomas Colston
Robert Kent
John Brynne
William Clayburgh
Anthony Bellasize