Church — Minor Figures
24 figures from Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
John Gilbert
bishop of Hereford · first appears Richard II 33
- Richard II 33 · sworn: Richard II “By these and the like persuasions the king was induced to come to the parlement, and according to his appointment he came indeed. Soone after his comming was Iohn Fortham bishop of Durham discharged of his office of lord treasuror, and in his place was appointed one Iohn Gilbert bishop of Hereford”
Nicholas, Abbot of Waltham
abbot and lord keeper · first appears Richard II 34
- Richard II 34 · sworn: Richard II “Of those thirteene there were thrée of the new officers named, as the bishop of Elie lord chancellor, the bishop of Hereford lord treasuror, and Nicholas abbat of Waltham lord keeper of the priuie seale:”
Thomas Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter
bishop of Exeter and lord treasurer · first appears Richard II 12
- Richard II 12 · sworn: Richard II “Thomas Brantingham bishop of Exeter and lord treasuror, was discharged of his office of treasurorship”
William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury
archbishop · first appears Richard II 34
- Richard II 34 · sworn: Richard II “the other ten were these, William archbishop of Canturburie, Alexander archbishop of Yorke, Edmund Langlie duke of Yorke, Thomas duke of Glocester, William bishop of Winchester, Thomas bishop of Excester, Richard earle of Arundell, Richard lord Scroope, and Iohn lord Debereux.”
Alexander Cementarius
divine and preacher · first appears King John 15
- King John 15 · patron: King John “By such doctrine of him set foorth, he wan in such wise the kings fauour, that he obteined manie great preferments at the kings hands”
Eustace, Bishop of Ely
bishop of Ely · first appears King John 13
- King John 13 · enemies with King John “they fled the realme, and got them ouer vnto Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie, to wit, William bishop of London, Eustace bishop of Elie, Malger bishop of Worcester, Joceline bishop of Bath, and Giles bishop of Hereford. The king taking this matter in verie great displeasure, seized vpon all their temporalties, and conuerted the same to his vse, and persecuted such other of the prelacie as he knew to fauour their dooings”
- King John 13 · allies with Stephen Langton “they fled the realme, and got them ouer vnto Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie, to wit, William bishop of London, Eustace bishop of Elie, Malger bishop of Worcester, Joceline bishop of Bath, and Giles bishop of Hereford”