Page "Henry Chichele" Paragraph 4

Chichele appears in the Hall-books of New College up to the year 1392 / 93, when he was a B. A.

and was absent for ten weeks from about 6 December to 6 March, presumably for the purpose of his ordination as a sub-deacon, which was performed by the bishop of Derry, acting as suffragan to the bishop of London.

He was then already beneficed, receiving a royal ratification of his estate as parson of Llanvarchell in the diocese of St Asaph on 20 March 1391 / 92 ( Cat.

Pat.

Rolls ).

In the Hall-book, marked 1393 / 94, but really for 1394 / 95, Chicheley's name does not appear.

He had then left Oxford and gone up to London to practise as an advocate in the principal ecclesiastical court, the Court of Arches.

His rise was rapid.

Already on 8 February 1395 / 96 he was, on a commission with several knights and clerks to hear an appeal in a case of John Molton, Esquire v. John Shawe, citizen of London, from Sir John Cheyne kt., sitting for the constable of England in a court of chivalry.