John Harewell Explained

John Harewell
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Religion:	Catholic
Appointed:	14 December 1366
Successor:	Walter Skirlaw
Consecration:	7 March 1367
Death Date:	c. 16 July 1386

John Harewell was a Bishop of Bath and Wells in medieval England. Harewell came from Harwell in Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). He was in the employ of the Black Prince,^[1] before being collated Archdeacon of Berkshire in 1365^[2] and then selected, on 14 December 1366, as Bishop of Bath and Wells. He was consecrated on 7 March 1367 and died around 16 July 1386.^[3] His executors are listed^[4] as John Harewell; John Bryngton; John Grene, of Welles, canon; John de Tuttebury, in 1399 (1 Henry IV).

References

• Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .

External links

• Royal Berkshire History: John Harewell (d. 1386)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harwell: The Family Name. Harwell Village. 4 February 2012.
2. Web site: Archdeacons: Berkshire . Joyce M. Horn . Institute of Historical Research . 1962 . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 3: Salisbury diocese . 1 September 2013 .
3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 228
4. Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40/555; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H4/CP40no555/bCP40no555dorses/IMG_0152.htm; 4th entry from the bottom, with Soms (Somerset) in the margin, in a plea of debt, with the executors as plaintiffs