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Boys, William of ( - 1367)

Born / Died

Birth Date: n.d.
Death Date: 1367-06-06

Parents

Titles

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Prior of St. Peter's Priory, Essex 1343 (mentioned as prior in this year)
Abbot, Worcestershire 1344/5 -1 -1 (date elected) 1367 -06 -6 Confirmed 20 March 1344/5, installed 16 May 1345

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Evesham Abbey, Worcestershire
    Acquired: 1345
    Divested: 1367-06

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Worcester (Unknown), Worcester, Worcestershire Abbot of Evesham's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Abbot of Evesham's Minstrel/s Boys, William of (0 - 1367) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Abbot of Evesham's Minstrel/s Boys, William of (0 - 1367) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

  • The Chronicle of Evesham Abbey. Evesham: Vale of Evesham Historical Society, 1964
  • Page, William, ed. The Victoria History of the County of Essex. 9 vols and Bibliography and Bibliography Supplement (2 vols). Westminster and London; London and Oxford: Archibald Constable [vols 1–2]; Oxford UP [vols 3–9, Bibliography and Supplement], 1903--94
  • The Victoria History of the County of Worcester. 4 vols and Index. London: Constable & Co [vols 1--3]; St. Catherine's P [vol 4 and Index], 1901--26