William de Raley
William de Raley | |
|---|---|
Bishop-elect of Coventry and Lichfield Bishop of Norwich | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | before 1 September 1250 |
| Buried | 1 September 1250 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
William de Raley[a] (died 1250) was a medieval judge, administrator and bishop. Most historians now believe that he was the author of the great law book Bracton.[2]
Life
In 1212 Raley was presented by the King to the church living at Bratton Fleming, in the archdeaconry of Barnstaple, wherein his occupation was described as "clerk", when he studied law.[3] He is known to have served as a clerk of the bench in 1214, and again from 1219 to 1229. From 1225 to 1229 he was the personal clerk of Martin of Pattishall, with whom he travelled the Eyre in Cumberland and Northumberland between 1226 and 1227, where he acted as a commissioner for the assessment of Tallage. He became justice of the bench in 1229 following Pattishall's retirement,[citation needed] with Roger of Thirkleby being appointed as his clerk in 1231.[4]
Raley took part in an Eyre in
Raley was a trusted royal councillor as well as a judge, and between 1236 and 1239 was one of the King's chief advisors, being responsible for part of the
Raley was translated to the
Raley retired to Tours, France where he died shortly before 1 September 1250, the date he was buried in the Church of St Martin.[7]
See also
Notes
Citations
- ^ Fryde et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 261
- ^ "Speak to Henry de Bracton". The National Archives.
- ^ Pegues "Clericus in Legal Administration" English Historical Review p. 543
- ^ Pegues "Clericus in Legal Administration" English Historical Review p. 544
- ^ Crook "Raleigh, William of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 276
- ^ a b Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: volume 2: Monastic cathedrals (northern and southern provinces): Winchester: Bishops
References
- Crook, David (2004). "Raleigh [Ralegh], William of". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23042. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Winchester: Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 2: Monastic cathedrals (northern and southern provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
- Pegues, Frank (October 1956). "The Clericus in the Legal Administration of Thirteenth-Century England". JSTOR 556837.
