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William Sprot

· active 1291-05-08 – 1428-04-06 · Sprot family →

⚑ May combine several people — entries span 137 years; separation in progress

“William Sprot” likely stands for several same-named individuals (a father and son, or namesakes). The printed indexes drive the separation; until then all 24 entries stay pooled here.

Titles / offices → Chaplain

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In the printed indexes 1

Sprot, William of Wigwig, collector of pp. 219
The volume editors' own General Index entries whose name matches this person — the curated authority for spellings, county and capacity. Page numbers are the printed pages.

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15People alongside
1291-05-08 – 1428-04-06Date range

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Years 1291–1428

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  1. 1291-05-08 date: inferred auto-linked

    Order to pay to William Sprot and John de Ware, who finding the metal of latten for making the aforesaid effigy, the money for the metal, for which money they shall render account the treasurer and barons of the excheque…

  2. 1299-05-25 date: inferred auto-linked

    Letters for Thomas, prior of Bath, staying in England, nominating Roger de Mortuo Mari and William Sprot his attorneys in Ireland for one year. By K. 10.…

  3. 1299-05-25 date: inferred auto-linked

    for Thomas, prior of Bath, staying in England, nominating Mortuo Mari and William Sprot his attorneys in Ireland for one By K.…

  4. 1300-09-26 date: inferred auto-linked

    Letters for the prior of Bath, staying in England, nominating William le Waleys and William Sprot his attorneys in Ireland for two years.…

  5. 1300-10-09 date: inferred auto-linked

    Letters for the prior of Bath, staying in England, nominating William le Waleys and William Sprot his attorneys in Ireland for two years. . 541…

  6. 1301-06-10 date: inferred auto-linked

    The like for the prior of Bath, staying in England, nominating Nicholas de Weston and William Sprot for two years in Ireland.…

  7. 1338-05-22 date: inferred auto-linked

    Vacated because otherwise below. Richard de Biteryng of Norwich, for 75/. 6s. 10d. in the port of Great Yarmouth. Thomas Rokele of Norwich, for 2140. 5s. 8d. in the same port. William de Estryngton and Robert de Skelton …

  8. 1338-06-08 date: inferred auto-linked

    Vacated because otherwise below. Richard de Biteryng of Norwich, for 75/. 6s. 10d. in the port of Great Yarmouth. Thomas Rokele of Norwich, for 214/. 5s. 8d. in the same port. William de Estryngton and Robert de Skelton …

  9. 1343-07-16 date: inferred auto-linked

    Vacated because it was surrendered in the wax. Jordan de Shepeye of Coventre for 5001. Cicely late the wife of John le Ferour of Grantham for 851. 18s. 4d. Henry de Fylyngham for 271. 6s. 4d. William Cayser for 1061. 5s.…

  10. 1343-07-16 date: inferred auto-linked

    Vacated because it was surrendered in the wax. Jordan de Shepeye of Coventre for 5001. Cicely late the wife of John le Ferour of Grantham for 851. 13s. 4d. Henry de Fylyngham for 271. 5s, 4d. William Cayser for 106/.-5s.…

  11. 1374-07-27 date: inferred auto-linked

    The like writ to the same sheriff in favour of William Gybboun, William Sprot chaplain and Roger de Arderne. 12. To John de Hermesthorp the king's clerk, warden of the hospital of St. Katherine by the Tower of London. - …

  12. 1374-10-14 date: inferred auto-linked

    Presentation of Thomas Saresyne, parson of the church of Bodyngton, the diocese of Lincoln, to the church of Stoutesbury, in the same in the king's gift by reason of the temporalities of the priory St. Andrew, Norhampton…

  13. 1391-11-18 date: inferred auto-linked

    Pardon, at the supplication of John Stathom, to William son of Peter of Ruggeleye, chaplain, for the death of William Sprot, chaplain, before 22 August, 18 Richard II. By p.s. [7680.]…

  14. 1395-01-20 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commission to Thomas de Ardene, Robert Mawesyn and John de Knyghtle the younger, to enquire who killed William Sprot, chaplain, at Rygeley, co. Stafford, and at whose procurance, and who harboured the murderers, and to c…

  15. 1395-04-28 date: inferred auto-linked

    Commission to Thomas de Ardern, Thomas de Stafford, Robert Burgleoun and John de Knyghtley the elder, to enquire who killed William Sprot, chaplain, at Rygeleye, co. Stafford, and who afterwards harboured the murderers.…

  16. 1428-04-06 date: inferred auto-linked

    Order to the chancellor of the county palatine of Lancaster to appoint some trustworthy men of the county to levy and collect the subsidies aforesaid [p. 214 above] and to answer therefor, at the Exchequer or other appoi…

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