Abbot Of Lesnes

3 recorded holders. religious office ← all offices

The succession the rolls themselves record for this office, earliest first — a finding aid drawn from the roll text, not an authoritative fasti. Spelling variants of one holder now fold together where the volumes' own printed indexes attest them (“Burghers” and “Burghersh” are one man when the editors say so); the opposite case — one name hiding two men — is proposed from the same indexes and from matched identities, and separates only after human confirmation. Until then a shared name lists as one holder, and the list can be checked against printed succession lists (Fasti / VCH).

1. Robert de Clyve 1344 ×2
   • 1344-01-09 — Brother Robert de Clyve, abbot of Lesnes, diocese of Rochester, acknowfor himself and conyent that they owe to John de Hatfeld, citizen draper of London, 901.; …
   • 1344-01-14 — Brother Robert de Clyve, abbot of Lesnes, diocese of Rochester, acknowledges for himself and convent that they owe to John de Hatfeld, citizen and draper of Lon…
2. Richard de Geyton 1351 ×2
   • 1351-10-31 — Brother Richard de Geyton, abbot of Lesnes, acknowledges for himself and convent that they owe to Robert Serle, clerk, 532. 6s. 8d. ; to be levied, in default o…
   • undated — Brother Richard de Geyton, abbot of Lesnes, acknowledges for himself convent that they owe to Robert Serle, clerk, 581. 6s. 8d. ; to be levied, default of payme…
3. Richard de Gayton' 1352–1355 ×3
   • 1352-05-16 — Richard de Gayton, abbot of Lesnes, acknowledges for himself that they owe to Stephen de Cavendissh, citizen and draper of 100 marks; to be levied, in default o…
   • 1352-05-16 — Brother Richard de Gayton, abbot of Lesnes, acknowledges for himself convent that they owe to Stephen de Cavendissh, citizen and draper of 100 marks; to be levi…

Ordered by the first date each holder appears with the office — where a holder is undated they sort last. Dates are the roll entries' own, not tenure dates.
Cite: “abbot of Lesnes”, Reading the Rolls, https://readingtherolls.com/office/abbot-of-lesnes, accessed 2026-07-25. Derived from the printed calendars of the medieval English royal records.