Bishop Of St. Davids

6 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. Thomas Bek 1280–1281 ×5
   • 1280-11-26 — Memorandum that Adam came into chancery and acknowledged the premises, and bound him and his heirs to warranty. . 109 (?) de Lathum acknowledges that he owes to…
   • 1280-12-25 — William de Leyburn came into chancery and acknowledged that he had received 401. from the bishop of Bath and Wells for the ferm of the manor of Berewik, co. Sal…
2. Henry de Gower 1330–1334 ×2
3. Adam de Hoton 1375–1378 ×5
   • 1375-08-24 — Memorandum of acknowledgment in the chancery at Westminster, 24 July. Indenture of demise made to the king by Walter Amyas, John Abraham, John Doune, John Prat …
   • 1375-08-24 — To the sheriff of Notyngham. Order by mainprise of William de Wyntworth of Yorkshire, Thomas de Bukyngham of Bukinghamshire, Thomas Shocere of Yorkshire and Joh…
   • 1377-05-08 — Association of Nicholas Carreu in the late commission to Robert Bealknap and Roger Fulthorp to survey, examine and do speedy justice in a plea in the husting of…
   • 1378-02-16 — Memorandum of acknowledgment of the foregoing charter and writing, 2 March. Guy de Briane knight lord of Walwan s Castle in Wales to Master Adam Houton bishop o…
4. Adam de Hoghton 1376–1379 ×5
   • 1376-10-20 — Commission to Robert Bealknap and Roger de Fulthorp to examine at the church of St. Martin le Grand, London, in the presence of the mayor and sheriffs, the reco…
   • 1378-02-16 — To the collectors in the diocese of Salisbury of two tenths granted the king by the clergy of the province of Canterbury. Order, petition of John de Glatton pre…
   • 1378-02-16 — Memorandum of acknowledgment of the foregoing charter and writing, 2 March. Guy de Briane knight lord of Walwan s Castle in Wales to Master Adam Houton bishop o…
   • 1378-11-06 — Letters for Master Adam Houton, bishop of St. Davids, unable for urgent to attend in divers courts, nominating Robert Maunsell of London William Sallowe of Flet…
   • 1379-06-03 — and confirmation of the following visitation : The visitation of the hospital of St. Katharine by the Tower of London, made Thursday 6 August 1377 by us Adam Ho…
5. William Lyndewode 1443
   • 1443-01-26 — Whereas Edward [I] granted to Thomas, bishop of St. Davids, the of the church of Lanpeder and of other churches, which came his hands by the forfeiture of the p…
6. Thomas Langton 1484
   • 1484-03-15 — Grant to Thomas Langton, bishop of St. Davids, of the manors of Holbeton and Flete, co. Devon, of the yearly value of 84l., late of Thomas Seintleger, knight, a…

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: “bishop of St. Davids”, Reading the Rolls, https://readingtherolls.com/office/bishop-of-st-davids, accessed 2026-07-25. Derived from the printed calendars of the medieval English royal records.