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PRECENTORS.
This dignity was erected at the same time as the deanery, about 1115.
Karlo was the first : he was possessed of it in 11 20^. Henry, 1145^. Robert, 11473. Lewis, 1185^.
William de Leucknor, about 1216^. Ernisius de Tywa, 1219, 1239^. Richard de Clifford, appointed by patent 23rd July 12717.
BoGO, 1283 ^.
John de Sancto Leofardo, 13059.
Gailhardus de Mota, a Roman cardinal, 1321, 1345^0^
Robert de Derby, 25th June 1373^'.
Philip Suleys was precentor of Chichester 4th Feb. 1399-14001-.
Richard Courteney, 1400. He exchanged with
Nicholas Rees 12th May 1407, who died in the same yearly.
William Reed succeeded in 1407.
John Blounham. He held the office in 1415, H'^, 1420, and 14261^. He was custos of the spiritualities of this see after the death of John Rykyngale in 1429 1\ He seems to have held this dignity in 1441.
John Wyne, made precentor in 1459. He resigned it in 1485 1^
��1 Ex Cartis in Baga de Dioc. ^ Pat. 33 Edw. I. Cicestren. ^o Pat. 14 Edw. II. Rymer,
2 Coll. Kennet. folio. vol. v. p. 442.
3 Ibid. 11 Pat. 41 Edw. III. p. I. m. 10.
- Ex Cartis in Baga. and Pat. 43 Edw. III. p. 2. m. 7.
^ See old Statutes of this 12 Rgg, Arund.
Church. 13 Reg. Cicestren. and Reg. Re-
6 Ex Cartis in Baga. pyngdon Line.
7 Pat. 55 Hen. III. m. 10. '^ ibid.
s Reg. Peckham.Coll. Kennet, is Reg. Chichel. 241.
A. p. 69. 16 Reg. Story.
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