Nicholas de Sigillo
Nicholas de Sigillo | |
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Archdeacon of Huntingdon | |
Appointed | c. 1164 |
Term ended | after 1187 |
Predecessor | Henry of Huntingdon |
Successor | Robert de Hardres |
Other post(s) | Royal clerk |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicholas |
Nicholas de Sigillo was a medieval
Sometime before 1166 Nicholas was appointed to the
Early career
Nicholas derived his name from his office, as he was clericus de sigillo, the next highest office in the
Sometime between 1148 and 1160 Robert de Chesney, the Bishop of Lincoln granted a church to Nicholas to hold for life,[1] on the condition that he would lose possession of the church if he either became a monk or if he was elevated to a bishopric.[4] In 1157 Nicholas was a royal administrator as he was involved with King Henry II's invasion of Wales. In the years 1157 through 1159 he was a witness to the king's charters.[1]
Archdeacon
Sometime between 1164 and 1166 he was appointed
Nicholas, as part of his duties as archdeacon, heard disputes between clergy over church property. One such dispute was heard sometime between 1164 and 1185 by Nicholas, along with the
Later years
In 1173 Nicholas was once again working for the king, when he, along with
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f Kingsford and Hudson "Sigillo, Nicholas de" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ a b c d Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Archdeacons of Huntingdon
- ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Dignitaries and Canons whose Prebends are Unidentified: (i) Canons holding a dignity but unidentified prebends
- ^ Stenton "Acta Episcoporum" Cambridge Historical Journal p. 7
- ^ Kemp "Archdeacons and Parish Churches" Law and Government p. 349
- ^ Kemp "Archdeacons and Parish Churches" Law and Government p. 357
- ^ Kemp "Archdeacons and Parish Churches" Law and Government pp. 362-363
- ^ Richardson "Richard fitz Neal" English Historical Review p. 169 footnote 1
References
- Greenway, Diana E. (1977). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Archdeacons of Huntingdon. Institute for Historical Research. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1977). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 3: Lincoln: Dignitaries and canons whose prebends are unidentified: (i) Canons holding a dignity but unidentified prebends. Institute for Historical Research. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Kemp, Brian (1994). "Archdeacons and Parish Churches in England in the Twelfth Century". In Garrett, George; ISBN 0-521-43076-3.
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- Richardson, H. G. (April 1928). "Richard fitz Neal and the Dialogus de Scaccario". .
- JSTOR 3020642.