Archdeacon Of Oxford

Oxford. 10 recorded holders. ← 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. Richard de Mepham 1264–1267 ×6
2. John de Maydenstan 1273 ×3
   • 1273-10-09 — John de Maydenstan, archdeacon of Oxford, collector of the that archdeaconry and in cther archdeaconries adjoining. Order all the money from the tenth to Thomas…
3. Gilbert de Segrave 1295–1306 ×7
   • 1295-04-05 — The like for the following going beyond seas with W. bishop of By testimony of the said Bartholomew. Worcester : By testimony of the bishop. The abbot of St. Au…
   • 1305-10-20 — Letters for Master Gilbert de Segrave, archdeacon of Oxford, going beyond seas with W. bishop of Worcester, nominating Richard de Marnham and Roger Bourt his at…
   • 1305-10-20 — The like, until Christmas, for Master Gilbert de Segrave, archdeacon of Oxford, staying at the court of Rome. By K.
4. Simon de Gandavo 1295–1297 ×3
   • 1295-10-06 — Appointment of A. bishop of Durham, pursuant to an agreement made by the parties, in case their arbitrators should not be able to agree, with Master Simon de Ga…
   • 1297-07-31 — to the sheriff of Oxford to levy forthwith from the goods of Simon de Gandavo, archdeacon of Oxford, the value of a fourth of his benefices, and in no wise to a…
5. Amadeus de Sabaudia 1298–1299 ×8
   • 1298-01-18 — The like for Amadeus de Sabaudia, archdeacon of Oxford, going thither. By p.s. 10.
   • 1298-01-26 — The like for Amadeus de Sabaudia, archdeacon of Oxford, going thither. By p.s. March 10. __ Letters for Nicholas de Marisco, staying in England, nominating Wing…
   • 1299-03-27 — The like for Amadeus de Sabaudia, archdeacon of Oxford, staying beyond seas. By K.
   • 1299-04-02 — Protection with clause volumus, for one year, for Peter de Sabaudia, staying beyond seas. By K The like for Amadeus de Sabaudia, archdeacon of Oxford, staying b…
6. Walter de Const' 1318
7. Thomas Southam 1389–1393 ×3
   • 1389-10-16 — Licence for William Tart clerk, at the prayer of Thomas Southam archdeacon of Oxford, to pass to the court Rome, and there obtain benefices for relief of his es…
   • 1393-11-27 — and special mandate to Matthew Gournay, William de John de Roche, Adam Fraunces, and Simon Felbrigge, Masters Michael Sergeaux, dean of Arches, London, Thomas a…
   • undated — The like to penitents who on the same days as above (f. 227) Rome. and the feast of St. Theobald visit and give alms to the fabric of the church of St. George, …
8. John de Southam 1404–1432 ×2
   • 1404-10-14 — John Southam, archdeacon of Oxford and prebendary of Dunham in the cathedral church of St. Mary, Lincoln. By K.
   • 1432-06-26 — Commission to William, bishop of Lincoln, John, duke of Norfolk, Henry, earl of Northumberland, John de Beaumont, knight, Ralph Crumwell, knight, James Strangwa…
9. Robert de Mariscis undated
   • undated — The like to Master Robert de Mariscis, archdeacon of Oxford, prebendary of Eylesbury and rector of Hemingbury. Dispensation, at the request of the Archbishop of…

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: “archdeacon of Oxford”, Reading the Rolls, https://readingtherolls.com/office/archdeacon-of-oxford, accessed 2026-07-25. Derived from the printed calendars of the medieval English royal records.