Dean Of Salisbury

Salisbury. 7 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. Robert de Wychampton 1264
2. Robert de Wichehampton 1271
3. Walter Scamel 1275–1284 ×26
   • 1275-01-13 — Commission to Master Walter Scamel, dean of Salisbury, and Matthew de Columbariis to extend the manor of Melkesham, co. Wilts.
   • 1275-01-16 — Commission to Master Walter Scamel, dean of Salisbury, and Matthew Columbariis to extend the manor of Melkesham, co. Wilts.
   • 1275-05-23 — Power to the escheator on this side Trent to sell all wards of the value of 20/. a year or less falling in to the king hereafter, and the marriages of the same.…
   • 1275-08-12 — Commission to Master Walter Scamel, dean of Salisbury, and Matthew de Columbariis to enquire by jury of Somerset, Dorset, Wilts, Berks and Devon, whether the ab…
   • 1275-08-12 — Commission to Master Walter Scamel, dean of Salisbury, and Matthew de Columbariis to enquire by jury of Somerset, Dorset, Wilts, Berks and Devon, whether the ab…
   • 1275-08-17 — Memorandum, that Martin de la Lade came into chancery, on Friday the eve of St. Bartholomew, and quit-claimed to R. bishop of Bath and Wells his right and claim…
   • 1275-10-24 — To Richard de Pyltemor and Roger de Evesham. Appointment to tax and appraise the fifteenth of all moveable goods in cos. Devon and Cornwall, the prelates, baron…
   • 1277-02-02 — Safe-conduct, until Midsummer, for Griffin, archdeacon of St. Asaph, going to his own parts and returning to his lord, the bishop of St. Asaph. Simple protectio…
4. Peter de Sabaudia 1305–1308 ×5
   • 1305-10-12 — Peter de Sabaudia, dean of Salisbury, Blasius Aldebrandini, Nicholas Cantis, citizensand merchants of the society of the Galerani of Siena, and Master Gerard de…
   • 1307-09-06 — Licence for Robert de Holand to grant to Thomas, earl of Lancaster, for life, the manor of Meleburne with the hamlets of Neweton, Osmundeston, Swerkeston, Chela…
   • 1308-03-27 — Grant to Bernard Ferrandi, king's yeoman, the grantee of the custody of two parts of the lands of Philip de Chauncy, deceased, tenant in chief, during the minor…
   • undated — The like concerning the loan of 2000 marks. Jan. Indult to Peter de Sabaudia, dean of Salisbury, to have a Peter s. portable altar. 354.) Jan. Dispensation to t…
5. Thomas Mountagu 1391 ×2
   • 1391-02-19 — Presentation of Thomas Dalton, vicar of Huwyssh and Langeport in the diocese of Bath and Wells, to the vicarage of Shaldebourne in the jurisdiction of Thomas Mo…
   • 1391-10-12 — Writ of aid for John Hoggedyssh, whom the king has appointed to fell and bring to the Thames queen Anne s underwood in Fenelgrove by Wycombe, and to take at her…
6. Thomas de Monte Acuto 1392 ×2
   • 1392-11-20 — of William Waryn, chaplain, to the vicarage of Shaldein the diocese of Salisbury and immediate jurisdiction of the dean in the king's gift by reason of the temp…
   • undated — To the bishop of Lincoln. Mandate to grant dispensation to Rome. remain in the marriage contracted by them, declaring past and future offspring legitimate, to R…
7. Adam Moleyns 1444
   • 1444-03-15 — Inspeximus and confirmation to the abbot and convent of the monastery of St. Mary, Teukesbury, of a bull of Pope Eugenius, dated at Florence, 1 August, 1442, in…

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