William Doune Explained

William Doune was a 14th-century English priest.^[1]

Doune was ordained in 1342. He was Archdeacon of Leicester^[2] from 1354 until his death in 1361.^[3] He was a noted Pluralist. In 1860 his will was discovered,^[4] and it shows a man efficient in collecting his dues but whose conscience sometimes troubled him.

See also

• Diocese of Lincoln
• Diocese of Peterborough
• Diocese of Leicester
• Archdeacon of Leicester

Notes and References

1. https://www.le.ac.uk/lahs/downloads/CocksvolumeLXVII-5sm.pdf University of Leicester
2. Le NeveRoger de Saxenhurst. John. Hardy. Sir Thomas Duffus. John Le Neve. Thomas Duffus Hardy. Archdeacons of Leicester. Page:Fasti_ecclesiae_Anglicanae_Vol.2_body_of_work_part_1.djvu/73. Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae. 2. 1854. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 59–63. 65–69.
3. During this period there was a counter-claimant, Arnald de Gavarreto
4. "The Medieval Canon Law: Teaching, Literature and Transmission" Owen, D.M. p68:Cambridge; CUP; 1990