Thomas de Skerning (Scarning)

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Thomas de Scerning (de Skarning) was an English priest in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.[1]

He was Archdeacon of Norwich from 1273 to 1289,[2] appointed by his kinsman Roger de Skerning, Bishop of Norwich from 1266 to 1278. Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. p261 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP) ; 1996

He went on to be Archdeacon of Suffolk from 1289 to 1296;[3] and Archdeacon of Surrey from 1296 to 1301.[4] He also held livings at Buriton,[5] Settrington[6] and Waxham.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Calendar of the Patent Rolls, preserved in the Public Record Office p205 London; HMSO; 1895
  2. ^ ‘Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2, Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces)’ p63 London; Institute of Historical Research; 1971.
  3. ^ FAE (Ibid) p68
  4. ^ FAE (Ibid) p68
  5. ^ 'The Church of St Mary, Buriton' des Brisay, E. p11: Petersfield; Petaprint; 1993
  6. ^ Genuki
  7. ^ ‘An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of NorfolkVol 5’ Parkin, C. p895: King’s Lynn; W.Whittington; 1775