Dean Of Chichester

Chichester. 8 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. William de Grenefeld 1301–1307 ×38
   • 1301-11-01 — Memorandum, that on Tuesday before All Saints Master William de Grenefeld, dean of Chichester and chancellor of England, who was setting out as the king's envoy…
   • 1302-04-13 — Appointment of Amadeus of Savoy, Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, Aymer de Valencia, the king's kinsmen, Otto de Grandisono, Hugh le Despenser, Amaneuus, lord of…
   • 1302-08-15 — Appointment of Amadeus of Savoy and Henry de Lacy of Lincoln, earls, and Aymer de Vulencia, the king's kinsmen, Otto de Grandisono, Amaneuus lord of Lebret, kni…
   • 1302-09-13 — Memorandum, that on Sunday the morrow of Michaelmas, in the king's chapel, immediately after his mass at St. Radigund s, in the presence of Sir John de Drokenes…
   • 1302-10-09 — Richard de Baskervile came before the king, on Tuesday the feast of St. Denis, and sought to replevy his land in Erdesleye, which was taken into the king's hand…
   • 1302-10-29 — Appointment of Amadeus of Savoy and Henry de Lacy of Lincoln, earls, and Aymer de Valencia, the king's kinsmen, Otto de Grandisono, Amaneuus, lord of Lebret, kn…
   • 1303-02-10 — To R. archbishop of Canterbury. Inhibition of his attempting to exercise any jurisdiction in the king's free chapel of St. Martin le Grand, London, or in the pr…
   • 1303-04-10 — Sir Henry de Ispan ia . The king thanks him for using his in the matter of a marriage between Edward, the king's son, the Infanta (Infantissum) Isabel, daughter…
2. William de Grenefeud 1301–1307 ×3
   • 1301-11-15 — Protection with clause volumus, until Christmas, for Robert de Askeby, parson of the church of Doclynton, going beyond scas on the king's service with Master Wi…
3. Henry de Garlandia 1336 ×2
   • 1336-05-04 — To the mayor and bailiffs of the city of Chichester. Order to pay to Matilda de Pyrie, formerly nurse of John de Eltham, the king's brother, of Joan, the king's…
   • 1336-05-04 — To the mayor and bailiffs of the city of Chichester. Order to pay to Matilda de Pyrie, formerly nurse of John de Eltham, the king's brother, of Joan, the king's…
4. William de Lenne 1356 ×2
   • 1356-10-20 — Master William de Bergeveny, prebendary of Westwightryng in Chichester church, acknowledges that he owes to Master William de Lenne, dean of Chichester church, …
5. John Croucher 1435
   • 1435-11-15 — Presentation of Thomas Gardyner, chaplain, to the free chapel or chantry of St. James without the east gate of Chichester, of the immediate jurisdiction of John…
6. John de Maydenhith undated
   • undated — Confirmation of the statutes, privileges, etc., granted by bishops Robert, inald, Roger and Walter, to the chapter of Wells, as above, . LXXX. f. 288d. Ad perp.…
7. John de Maydenhyth undated ×2
   • undated — To the prior of St. Bartholomew's, London. Mandate to reserve and afterwards to collate and assign to Richard Palmer, rector of St. Clement s, in the diocese of…
   • undated — Confirmation, at the petition of the Augustinian prior and conyent of Merton, in the diocese of Winchester, of the definitive sentence whereby John de Maydenhyt…
8. John de Sancto Leofardo undated
   • undated — To the king, Grant of an indult to ten of his clerks engaged ia his service south of the channel, whom he or his seneschal of Gascony may choose, to enjoy the f…

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