Reference
Fasti/5/BedSt.L
Title
ST.LEONARD'S HOSPITAL, BEDFORD
Masters:
- William;
- Walter de Thorkeseye - 7 Dec 1288 [Rector of Bedford, St.Mary; nominated by Mayor and Burgesses; on resignation of William, last Master];
- Robert de Bed' - 2 Dec 1294 [on resignation of Walter de Thorkeseye; patron Richard de Deudone of Bedford, in right of Agnes, his wife, daughter and heir of Simon Basset of Bedford];
- Robert Coupe' - 8 May 1294 [?] [instituted by Burgesses of Bedford, recognising D.Richard Deudone as patron in right of his wife];
- Gerard de Eton - 17 Aug 1310 [on death of Robert Cuppe; patron Simon de Barskot of Bedford; register of Bishop Oliver Sutton of Lincoln inspected and Burgesses of Bedford found to have acknowledged Richard Deudone of Bedford, in right of his wife, Agnes Basset, daughter and heir of Simon Basset of Bedford to be patron];
- John de Wodeweston [10 Nov 1314] - on death of Gerard de Eton; patron Simon Barskot in right of his wife, Agnes, daughter and heir of Simon Basset];
- agreement as to chantry between Prior and Convent of Caldwell and D.John Sparke of Caldecote, capellanus, for the souls of John Sparke, John de Fraorle, Robert, Elene and Richard Spark in hospital church of St.Leonard - 19 Oct 1328;
- William de Wodeweston - 11 Nov 1349 [patron Sir John Moriz];
- William de Bedeford - 16 Jun 1356 [on resignation of William de Wodeweston; patron Sir John Moriz];
- William de Weston;
- William de Wilington - 11 Jun 1380 [priest; on resignation of William de Weston; patron Ralph Fytz Richard and John, Vicar of Wilshamstead, feofees of Sir John Morice, late Prior of Hospital];
- Thomas Fisshe - 10 Nov 1392 [on resignation of William de Wyliton; patron Ralph Fitz Richard de Faldo];
- Thomas Ulfe - 21 Jun 1398 [on resignation of Thomas Fissher; patron Ralph Fitz Richard];
- Thomas Decon - 1434 [Master in this year];
- John Leget - 7 Jan 1435 [capellanus; priest; with consent of Thomas Ulfe, his confrater; by Ralph Hamlyn of Sawston, esquire, heir of Ralph Fitz Richard, late of Westey, Higham Gobion, deceased; on resignation of Thomas Ulfe];
- William Berford - 8 Jun 1441 [priest; on resignation of John Legett; patron Ralph Hamelyn, esquire];
- William Edward;
- Richard Hyndman - 28 Dec 1470 [on resignation of William Edward; patron the Bishop by lapse];
- Edward Exmeure;
- M.Thomas Shenkwyn LL.D - 23 Sep 1485 [on death of M.Edward Exmeure; patron Thomas Bassyngborn;
- M.Richard FitzJames S.T.P. - 21 Dec 1493 [on resignation of M.THomas Shenkwyn; patron Thomas Bassyngborn];
- M.Bernard Andrew - 4 Apr 1498 [on consecration of Richard FitzJames as Bishop of Rochester; patron the Bishop by lapse; William Maryner and William Wilson had presented D.Thomas Philip, priest, in virtue of a grant from Thomas Bassingbourne, equire and then the Mayor and Burgesses of Bedford presented D.Ralph Nelsone, priest];
- M.Hugh Oldam LL.B- 12 Jan 1499 [on resignation of M.Bernard Andrew; patrons Sir Reginald Bray, Humphrey Conyngsby, serjeant-at-law, Richard Emsome, William Coupe' and Nicholas Compton];
- D.Richard Elwyn - 8 May 1505 [capellanus; patrons Sir Richard Elwyn and Sir John Cutte, Humphrey Conynghysby, serjeant-at-law, Simon Digby and William Coope', esquires, executors of will of Sir Reginald Bray];
- Reginald Bray - 15 Jul 1513 [literatus; on resignation of D.Richard Ewelm; patron Edmund Bray, esquire];
- M.John Pittes MA - 3 Mar 1517 [on resignation of Rainold Bray; patron Sir Edmund Bray, lord of Stoke Dabon]
NOTE: D = "Dominus" meaning Lord;
M = "Magister" meaning Master
Date free text
1288 - 1517
Production date
From: 1288 To: 1519
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