CHICHELE, William (d.1426/7), of London.

Family and Education

1st s. of Thomas Chichele (d.1400) of Higham Ferrers, Northants. by Agnes Pynchoun; bro. of Robert and of Henry Chichele (d.1443), abp. of Canterbury. m. by Feb. 1390, Beatrice, 2s. (1d.v.p.) 2da.Chichele’s w., Beatrice, is erroneously said to have been the da. of William Baret* (T. Chichele, Stemata Chichileana, pp. ix-x). But in his will Chichele named her parents as John and Christine (Cal. Wills. ct. Husting London ed. Sharpe, ii. (2), 442-3). Baret himself described his w. as childless at the time of her death in 1401, and he is not known to have contracted any previous marriage. See also Reg. Chichele, i. pp. xvi-xix; ii. 339-41, 646; DNB, iv. 226-31; E. Hasted, Kent ed. Drake, 219; CP25(1)151/79/105.

Offices Held

Warden of the Grocers’ Co. June 1385–6, May 1405–6.Ms Archs. Grocers’ Company, i. 66, 99; Chichele is elsewhere stated to have been warden over the year 1395–6 (Reg. Chichele, ii. 646), but no company records have survived for this period and the source is not given.

Warden of London Bridge, Sept. 1401–4; alderman, Aldgate Ward by Feb. 1408 – bef.20 Apr. 1420, auditor, London 21 Sept. 1411–13.G.C. Home, Old London Bridge, 334; Cal. Letter Bk. London, I, 34, 94, 107, 117; Beaven, Aldermen, i. 10; Corporation of London RO, jnl. 1, f. 74d.

Common councillor, Grocers’ Co. by Jan. 1402.W. Herbert, Gt. Livery Companies of London, i. 37; RP, iii. 519.

Sheriff, London and Mdx. Mich. 1409–10.

Steward of the liberty of the abp. of Canterbury 30 Jan. 1416–d.Reg. Chichele, iv. 36, 294–5.

Parlimentarian

CHICHELE, William (d.1426/7), of London.

Main residence: London.

Author

C.R.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

CHICHELE, William (-d.1426/7)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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