Archdeacons: Gloucester

ARCHDEACONS OF GLOUCESTER

Gervase

First certain occ. 28 Dec. 1143 (Cart. Gloucestriae, ed. W. H. Hart (Rolls ser. xxxiii) 1 p. lxxvi), (fn. 1) but occ. perhaps before May 1141 (cart. of Kenilworth: B.M., Harley MS. 3650 fo. 44r). (fn. 2) Last occ. after March 1151 (Cart. Gloucestriae p. 263; cart. of Lanthony: P.R.O., C.115/L1/6689 fo. 49r-v). Occ. with territorial title several times (e.g. cart. of Kenilworth fo. 44r).

Richard I

Occ. [1139 × 48] (B.M., Campbell ch. xviii. 11*). (fn. 3) Also possibly occ. 1134 (Regesta 111 no. 1902). (fn. 4) These early occs. difficult to explain, unless Richard was a vice-archdcn., perhaps to be identified with Richard who occ. as archdcn. of Worcester dioc. [May 1112 × Feb. 1114] and [1115 × 23] (see above p. 105). Presum. succeeded Gervase, because occ. [1151 × 57] (T. Madox, Formulare Anglicanum (1702) p. 52; cart. of Lanthony: P.R.O., C.115/K2/6683 i. 68 and vi. 43; B.M., Campbell ch. xviii. 9). (fn. 5)

Matthew (fn. 6)

First occ. [1158 × 60] (cart. of Lanthony: P.R.O., C. 115/K2/6683 i. 102). (fn. 7) D. 1177/8 (Ann. Tewkes. p. 52; Ann. Worc. p. 384).

M. William of Northolt (fn. 8)

Clk. of Theobald, abp. of Canterbury (1139-61) (Saltman, Theobald p. 164 n. 3, and cf. ibid. no. 48), and of Richard of Dover, abp. of Canterbury (1174-84) (e.g. Misc. D. M. Stenton p. 60). Succeeded as archdcn. 1177/8 (Ann. Tewkes. p. 52; Ann. Worc. p. 384), presum. after 15 May 1177 (Reg. Roff. pp. 410-11). Also preb. of London. Bp. of Worcester, el. May 1186, cons. Sept. (see above p. 100). (fn. 9)

M. Robert de Inglesham (fn. 10)

Occ. without title 14 Oct. 1186 (Landboc de Winchelcumba, ed. D. Royce (Exeter, 1892, 1903) 1 200; cf. Cart. Oseney, ed. H. E. Salter v (Oxford Hist. Soc. xcviii) 144, of 9 May 1186). First occ. as archdcn. Feb. 1187 (Cart. Ramsey, ed. W. H. Hart and P. A. Lyons (Rolls ser. lxxix) 1 121). Last occ. 1190 (Pipe Roll 2 Ric. I (Pipe Roll Soc., new ser. i) p. 8). Previously archdcn. of Surrey, from before 1159; and may have held the two archdeaconries in plurality (cf. above p. 94).

M. Richard II

First occ. [May × Sept. 1191] (Cart. Worc. no. 303; cf. Cart. Oseney, ed. H. E. Salter v (Oxford Hist. Soc. xcviii) 59, of c. 1191). Still in office after 27 May 1199 (Cart. of Cirencester, ed. C. D. Ross (Oxford, 1964) no. 414). D. 1200 (ann. Winchcombe: B.M., Cotton MS. Faust. B. i fo. 23r), before June (Cart. Cirencester no. 414).

John de Grey

Appd. 1200 (ann. Winchcombe: B.M., Cotton MS. Faust. B. i fo. 23r). First occ. 3 Apr. (Rot. Chart. p. 43b; cf. ibid. p. 48 of 10 Apr.). Also archdcn. of Cleveland (York dioc.). Bp. of Norwich, el. and cons. Sept. 1200 (above p. 56).

M. William de Verdun (fn. 11)

Clk. of John of Coutances, bp. of Worcester (1196-98) (e.g. Cart. Oseney, ed. H. E. Salter v (Oxford Hist. Soc. xcviii) 6). Appd. 1200/1 (Ann. Tewkes. p. 56; Ann. Worc. p. 390). Also can. of Rouen. D. 1210 (Ann. Tewkes. p. 59). Commem. 7 May (Rouen obit.: Rec. Hist. France xxiii 362j). So presum. d. May 1210.

Maurice de Arundel (fn. 12)

Appd. 1210/11 (Ann. Tewkes. p. 59; Ann. Worc. p. 399). Depr. 27 May 1245 (Ann. Worc. p. 436). D. 24 Dec. 1246 (Ann. Tewkes. p. 135). Nephew of Mauger, bp. of Worcester (1200-12) (Ann. Worc. p. 399).

M. William Lupus (Le Loup)

Coll. by bp. after 27 May 1245 (Ann. Worc. p. 436). Transf. to archdcnry. of Lincoln 1248 (Ann. Tewkes. p. 137), by Jan. (Close R. 1247-51 p. 104, cf. ibid. p. 31). Prob. also preb. of London.

M. Thomas

Bp.'s official. Appd. archdcn. 1248 (Ann. Tewkes. p. 137). First occ. 1248/9 (Cart. Gloucestriae, ed. W. H. Hart (Rolls ser. xxxiii) 1 30, 11 82). D. 1253/4 (Ann. Worc. p. 442).

M. Hugh de Cantilupe

Said to have been instal. 16 Apr. 1256 (Ann. Worc. p. 443), but first occ. 7 July and 16 Aug. 1255 (Close R. 1254-56 pp. 207, 127), and prob. the unnamed archdcn. who occ. 18 May 1255 (C.P.R. 1247-58 p. 411). Last occ. 14 May 1270 (Reg. G. Giffard 11 40). Brother of Walter de Cantilupe, bp. of Worcester (1237-66) (see Reg. Innoc. IV no. 1694 and cf. above p. 101 n. 3). Not to be confused with M. Hugh de Cantilupo, precentor of York c. 1258-1267 (see York Minster Fasti 1 15).

Robert de Fangfoss (fn. 13)

First occ., as Robert archdcn. of Gloucester, 25 March 1274 (Cart. of St. Mark's Hospital, Bristol, ed. C. D. Ross (Bristol Record Soc. xxi) no. 43). Will dated 23 Sept. 1287 (Reg. G. Giffard 11 318). Also can. of Wells and can. of Beverley (Reg. G. Giffard 11 31, 119). D. 6 March 1288 (Ann. Worc. p. 495). Commem. 7 March (Worcester obit.: Cat. Worc. MSS. p. 92).

M. John of capévreux

Clk. and nephew of Godfrey Giffard, bp. of Worcester (1268-1302) (Ann. Worc. p. 495; cf. Reg. G. Giffard 11 362). Appd. 11 Sept. 1288 (Reg. G. Giffard 11 343). Last occ. as archdcn. 18 Oct. 1294 (C.P.R. 1292-1301 p. 122). Res. archdcnry. by 23 July 1295 (Reg. G. Giffard 11 461). (fn. 14)

M. Walter Burdon

Prob. clk. of Godfrey Giffard, bp. of Worcester (1268-1302) (Reg. G. Giffard 11 285, 333, 355). Coll. and instituted 23 July 1295 (ibid. p. 461). Bp.'s mandate to install, dated 25 May 1298 (ibid. p. 497). Last occ. 20 Jan. 1307 (Rotuli Parliamentorum 1 190b). D. before 17 Dec. 1308 (Worcester R.O.: Reg. W. Reynolds fo. 3v). Also preb. of Salisbury.