On 16th January 1383 Bishop Thomas Rushhook was appointed Bishop of Llandaff.
Westminster Chronicle. Also, on the thirteenth day of August, Master William Rede, doctor of sacred theology and bishop of Chichester, died. He greatly troubled his mind with astronomy, because he was skilled in that faculty. When he had been buried, the canons of the same church elected as their bishop Master Richard Scrope, dean of the said church. But the king sent to them, asking that they should petition for the bishop of Llandaff1, his confessor, to be their bishop. He also wrote to the pope on behalf of the same man, and so obtained his wish. Also, on the twentieth day of August, the pope removed himself from Nocera, and by the effort or help of the Genoese came, around the end of September, to Genoa, their city. On the third day of September the king came to London, and on the same day, around the hour of vespers, before he entered his lodging-place, he went to the monastery to visit Saint Edward and the other relics deposited there by his predecessors.
Item XIIJ die Augusti obiit magister Willelmus Rud doctor sacræ theologiæe episcopus Cicestrensis qui in astronomia sensus suos multum vexabat quia in illa facultate fuit peritus. Quo sepulto canonici ejusdem ecclesiæ elegerunt in corum episcopum magistrum Ricardum Scrop decanum dictæ ecclesiæ. Rex vero misit ad illos ut postularent episcopum Landavensem confessorem suum in eorum episcopum qui etiam pro eodem scripsit papæ et sic obtinuit votum suum. Item XX die Augusti papa transtulit se de Nuceria et industria seu auxilio Januensium circa finem Septembris venit Januam eorum urbem. Tertio die Septembris venit rex Londoniam et eodem die circa horam vesperorum antequam ingressus fuerit locum mansionis accessit ad monasterium visitare sanctum Edwardum et alias reliquias ibi per prædecessores suos repositas.
Note 1. Thomas Rushhook, died 1392.
On 16th October 1385 Bishop Thomas Rushhook was translated to Bishop of Chichester.
Westminster Chronicle. On the same day [27th November 1385] also, the king caused a solemn mass to be held in Westminster Church for his clerk named a little above. On the preceding day he also had 'Placebo' and 'Dirige' there in the convent for the soul of the said clerk, and on both days he himself was present in the choir while the obsequies were being performed for the said clerk. Also, it was made known on that day how, at the petition of the lord king, the pope had translated Brother Thomas Rushhook, the king’s confessor, of the Order of Preachers, from the church of Llandaff to the church of Chichester. And he translated the bishop of Bethlehem1, of the same order, to the church of Llandaff. For whose sake this was done is not known.
Quo etiam die rex fecit solemnem missam fieri in ecclesia Westmonasterii pro clerico suo paulo superius nominato. Habuit etiam die lapso ibidem 'Placebo et ‘Dirige' in conventu pro anima dicti clerici et utroque die ipsemet fuit præsens in choro dum pro dicto clerico erat obsequium peragendum. Item divulgatum fuit eo die quomodo ad petitionem domini regis papa transtulit fratrem Thomam Russhok confessorem regis de ordine prædicatorum de ecclesia Landavensi ad ecclesiam Cicestriæ. Et episcopum Beethlemitanum ejusdem ordinis transtulit ad ecclesiam Landavensem. Cujus contemplatione hoc factum sit nescitur.
Note 1. William Bottlesham was appointed the first titular Bishop of Bethlehem in 1385. He was translated to Llandaff in 1385 and Rochester in 1389. He died in late February 1400.
Westminster Chronicle. Also, they were asked whether the judgement rendered against the earl of Suffolk [aged 57] in the last Parliament held at Westminster was erroneous and revocable, or not. To this question they unanimously answered that, if that judgement were now to be rendered, the aforesaid justices and serjeant would not wish to render it, because it seemed to them that that judgement was revocable, and erroneous in every part of it. In testimony of all these things, the aforesaid justices and serjeant set their seals to the present document, with these witnesses: the reverend fathers Alexander [aged 46], archbishop of York, Robert [aged 67], archbishop of Dublin, John, bishop of Durham, Thomas, bishop of Chichester, John, bishop of Bangor, Robert [aged 25], duke of Ireland, Michael, earl of Suffolk, John Ripon, clerk, and John Blake, esquire. Given at the place, day, month, and year aforesaid [25th August 1387].
Ilem quæsitum erat ab eis an judicium in ultimo Parliamento apud Westmonasterium celebrato redditum contra comitem Suffolkiæ fuit erroneum et revocabile, an non. Ad quam quidem quæstionem unanimiter responderunt quod si illud judicium esset modo reddendum illi justiciarii et serviens prædicti illud reddere nollent quia videtur illis quod judicium illud revocabile est et tanquam erroneum in omni sui parte. In quorum omnium testimonium justiciarii et serviens prædicti sigilla sua præsentibus apposuerunt, his testibus reverendis patribus Alexandro archiepiscopo Eboracensi, Roberto archiepiscopo Dublinensi, Johanne episcopo Dunelmensi, Thomas Cicestrensi episcopo, Johanne Bangorensi episcopo, Roberto duce Hiberniæ et Michaele comite Suffolkiæ et Johanne Ripon clerico et Johanne Blake seutifero. Datum loco die mense et anno prædictis.
Westminster Chronicle. On the first day of January [1388], after council had been held at Westminster, they caused several men to be arrested, namely Sir Thomas Trivet [aged 57], Sir Simon Burley [aged 48], Lord John Beauchamp [aged 69], Sir Nicholas Dagworth, Sir William Elmham [aged 52], Sir James Berners, Sir John Salisbury, and Sir Nicholas Brembre, knights. Also Sir Richard Medford, Sir Richard Clifford, and Sir John Lincoln, clerks. All these, for the sake of custody, were sent by the aforesaid lords to various strongholds until the next Parliament. Also, these lords compelled several others to abjure the court, especially those named below: the bishop of Durham, the bishop of Chichester, Sir Baldwin Bereford, Sir Richard Abberbury, Sir John Worth, the son of Lord Clifford, Sir John Lovell, Sir Zouche, Sir Beaumont, Sir Burnell, Sir Aubrey de Vere [aged 50], Lord Thomas Camoys [aged 37], and Sir Thomas Blount [aged 36]. All these were sworn not to enter the king’s court at all. At that time they were called knights and famous men, distinguished by many virtues. Three ladies also abjured the lord king’s court at that time, namely Lady Poynings [aged 26]1, Lady Mohun [aged 69]2, and Lady Moleyns [aged 52]3. John Blake, however, remained in the custody of the lords.
Primo namque die Januarii celebrato apud Westmonasterium consilio plures arestari fecerunt, videlicet dominum Thomam Tryvet, dominum Simonem Burle, dominum Johannem Beauchamp, dominum Nicholaum Daggeworthe, dominum Willelmum Elmham, dominum Jacobum Berneres, dominum Johannem Salisbury et dominum Nicholaum Brembre milites. Item dominum Ricardum Medford, dominum Ricardum Clifford et dominum Johannem Lincoln clericos, qui omnes causa custodiæ ad diversa fortalitia erant per dominos prædietos transmissi usque ad proximum parliamentum. Item isti domini cogerunt curiam abjurare inter alios specialiter infrascriptos. Episcopum Dunelmensem, episcopum Cicestrensem, dominum Paldewinn de Bereford, dominum Ricarduam de Abberisbury, dominum Johannem Worthe, fillum domini de Clyfford, dominum Johannem Lovell, dominum de la Souche, dominum de Beaumond, dominum de Burnell, dominum Aubrey de Veer, dominum Thomam Caymos, dominum Thomam Blount; omnes isti fuerunt jurati ne omnino in curiam regis intrarent, qui illo in tempore erant milites nominati et viri famosi multisque virtutibus insigniti. Abjurarunt etiam curiam domini regis tunc temporis tres dominæ scilicet domina de Ponyngg, domina de Mohon, et domina de Molyns. Johannes vero Blake remansit in custodia dominorum.
Note 1. Richard Poynings, 3rd Baron, died in 1387. His son Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings [aged 5] succeeded at the age of five. He didn't marry until 1397 so this Lady Poynings is probably Richard's widow Isabella Grey, 1362-1394, daughter of Robert Grey [aged 67], Baron Fitzpayne.
Note 2. Joan Burghesh, 1319-1404, daughter of Bartholemew 'the Elder', 1st Baron Burghesh, widow of John Mohun, 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster, who died in 1375.
Note 3. Margery Bacon, 1336-1399, daughter Edmund Bacon, widow of William de Moleyns.
Westminster Chronicle. And on the Thursday [5th March 1388] then next following, the justices were remanded to the Tower, and on that same day the Bishop of Chichester was impeached by the commons in full parliament upon certain points of treason. And on the following Friday [6th March 1388], the Archbishop of Canterbury and all the prelates were in full parliament, and in their presence the said impeachments were rehearsed by the steward to the said bishop, and he answered them. And the commons prayed that he should be arrested for what he had committed by that means, and the prelates pleaded against it. Thus they prayed for a day to confer, and so they did. And then all the said justices came into parliament, and there they, and each one of them, were adjudged to be drawn and hanged as traitors, and their lands, goods and chattels forfeited to the king for ever. And then the said Archbishop of Canterbury and all the prelates came, except the Bishop of Chichester, and the Archbishop of Canterbury prayed all the lords and commons of parliament, for the mercy of God and as an act of charity, to grant a long respite of execution upon the bodies of the aforesaid justices. And then the Bishop of Ely, Chancellor of England, said that the king had granted the justices their lives, and commanded in the king’s name that execution upon their bodies should cease. And then the steward commanded that the said justices be taken back to the Tower to remain there. And so it was done.
Et le Joefdy lors proschein les justices feurent remys a la tour et ycell jour levesque de Chichestre fuist enpecche par les comunes en plein parlement de certeinz pointz de treson. Et le Vendredy proschein lercevesque de Canterbire et toutz les prelatz feurent en plein parlement et en lour presence les ditz enpecchementz feurent relercez par le seneschall a dit evesque et il respoundy as eux. Et les comunes prieront qil soit arestu pur ceo qil comist par celle et les prelatz countreplederont. Issint prieront dysser pur enparler et issint firent et puis viendrent en parlement toutz les ditz justices et illeoges feurent ils et chescun de eux ajugges destre traignez et penduz come traitours et lour terres biens et chateux forfaitz a roy pur toutz jours. Et puis viendroit le dit ercevesque de Canterbire et toutz les prelatz hors pris levesque de Chichestre, et lercevesque de Canterbire pria à toutz les seignurs et comunes de parlement pur la mercie de Dieux et en oevere de charite grant respit del execucion des corps de justice avantditz. Et puis levesque de Ely, chaunceller d’Engleterre, disoit que le roy ad grauntee as justices lour vies et comanda en noun du roy que execucion de lour corps cesse. Et puis le seneschall comanda de mesner les ditz justices a la tour a remayn. Et ensi fuist fait.
Around 1392 Bishop Thomas Rushhook died.