Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1413

Death Date: 1452-05-25

	Began	Ended	Notes
Archdeacon, Salisbury Diocese	1419 -9 -9	1420
Dean, Court of Arches, England	1419
Chancellor, Salisbury Diocese	1420 -10 -30	1422
Keeper of the Privy Seal, England	1420/1 -2 -25	1422
Dean, London	1422 -12 -18	1424
Treasurer of the Exchequer, England	1422 -12 -18	1426
Dean, Diocese of Bath and Wells	1423 -9 -9	1424
Bishop, Diocese of Bath and Wells	1424 -12 -19 (date elected)	1443 -05 -13 date translated to Archbishopric	Temporalities restored 12 May 1425; consecrated 27 May 1425
JP, Somerset	1427
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset	1428
JP, Somerset	1428/9
JP, Hampshire	1429
JP, Somerset	1431
JP, Hampshire	1431
Chancellor of England, England	1431/2 -2 -25	1450
JP, Gloucestershire	1431/2	1433
JP, Somerset	1432/3
JP, Somerset	1435
JP, Hampshire	1435
JP, Gloucestershire	1435
JP, Gloucestershire	1437	1439
JP, Somerset	1438/9	1444
JP, Southampton	1439	1447
JP, Middlesex	1439	1440
Archbishop, Province of Canterbury	1443 -5 -13 (date translated)	1452 -05 -25	Temporalities restored 25 June 1443; enthroned 22 Sept. 1443
JP, Kent	1443	1444
JP, Sussex	1443/4
JP, Surrey	1444
JP, Middlesex	1444/5
JP, Kent	1446	1447
JP, Wiltshire	1446/7
JP, Somerset	1446/7	1449
JP, Surrey	1447/8
JP, Middlesex	1449
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent	1450
JP, Kent	1450	1451
JP, Sussex	1450	1452
JP, Wiltshire	1450	1451
JP, Somerset	1451
JP, Southampton	1451/2

Dogmersfield, Hampshire
Croydon, Surrey
Lambeth Palace, Surrey
Stafford's Inn, Elden Lane, London (city-county)
Acquired: 1418
Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset
(Performance Venue)
Acquired: 1424
Divested: 1443

Event Type	Date	Location	Troupe
Performance	1448 - 1449	Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent	Archbishop of Canterbury & Lord Saye's Performer
Performance	1440 - 1440	Mayor's House, Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon	Chancellor's Minstrel
Performance	1448 - 1449	Hythe (Unknown), Hythe, Kent	Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel/s
Performance	1449 - 1450	New Romney (Unknown), New Romney, Kent	Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel/s
Performance	1450 - 1451	Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent	Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel/s
Performance	1450 - 1452	Lydd (Unknown), Lydd, Kent	Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Performer
Performance	1445 - 1446	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Lord Archbishop's Harper
Performance	1448 - 1448	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Lord Archbishop's Harper
Performance	1444 - 1445	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Lord Archbishop's Minstrel
Performance	1446 - 1447	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Lord Archbishop's Minstrel
Performance	1446 - 1447	Chartham Manor, near Canterbury, Kent	Lord Archbishop's Minstrel
Performance	1449 - 1449	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Lord Archbishop's Minstrel
Performance	1449 - 1449	Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent	Lord Archbishop's Minstrel

Troupe Name	Patron	Troupe Type	# of events
Chancellor's Minstrel	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Archbishop's Minstrel	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Archbishop's Minstrel	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Archbishop's Minstrel	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Archbishop's Minstrel	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Archbishop's Minstrel	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel/s	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel/s	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Minstrel/s	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Lord Archbishop's Harper	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Musicians	1
Lord Archbishop's Harper	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Musicians	1
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Performer	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1
Archbishop of Canterbury & Lord Saye's Performer	Stafford, John (1413 - 1452)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1

Venue Name	County	Type
Bishop's Palace	Somerset	Private Residence