Prior Of Hereford

Hereford. 1 recorded holder. 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. William de Ireby 1324–1334 ×13
   • 1324-03-20 — Protection for one year for William de Irby, prior of Hereford, and his men, in his custody of the temporalities of the bishopric of Hereford and of the goods o…
   • 1324-03-21 — Commitment during pleasure to brother William de Irby, prior of Hereford, and John de Hampton, escheator in the counties of Gloucester, Hereford, Worcester, Sal…
   • 1324-05-18 — The like to John le Botiller of Lanultit, Robert de Aston and Adam Halnaked, on complaint by William de Ireby, prior of Hereford, that, whereas the king had com…
   • 1324-07-03 — Cancelled on payment. Hermannus de Brikyndon acknowledges that he owes to Ralph de 40 marks ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and in co. Oxfor…
   • 1324-07-03 — Cancelled on payment. Hermannus de Brikyndon acknowledges that he owes to Ralph de 40 marks ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in …
   • 1324-10-08 — The like to William de Ireby, prior of Hereford, and John de Hampton, guardians of the temporalities of the said bishopric, which are in the king's hand.
   • 1324-10-17 — during pleasure to Adam de Helnaked of the keeping of of Ledebury, Bosebury, Bisshopefrome, Brompyerd, White- Topislee and Hampton, which are of the bishopric o…
   • 1324-11-10 — Order to sheriffs and all other bailiffs and others of the counties of Hereford, Gloucester, Worcester, Salop and Stafford, to be intendant to William de Irby, …

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