Prior Of Merton

Merton. 3 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. William de Brokesburn 1324 ×3
   • 1324-03-20 — John Cursoun, knight, acknowledges that he owes to the abbot of St, Albans 40 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. North…
   • 1324-03-20 — John Cursoun, knight, acknowledges that he owes to the abbot of St, Albans 40 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and in co. Northampton. L…
2. Robert de Wyndesore 1374–1400 ×3
   • 1374-01-28 — To John Chidyok the elder. Order by mainprise of Robert de Wyndesore prior of Merton and Richard de Mere clerk of Gloucestershire to stay the taking of the body…
   • 1400-05-09 — Thomas Grenevill of Wotton, co. Buckingham, for not appearing before the justices of the Bench of the late king to answer Robert Wyndesore, prior of Merton, tou…
3. John le Blunt 1479–1481 ×2
   • 1479-11-09 — John Mathon late of Orsete, co. Essex, servaunt, for not appeari before John Prysot and his fellows, justices of the Bench of the late king, to answer William M…
   • 1481-02-12 — Thomas Parpoynt late of Little Hardes, co. Kent, clerk, alias Thomas Perpoynt late of Netherhardies, for not appearing to answer John Kyngeston, prior of Merton…

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