Royal service Henry Chichele

henry chichele became archbishop of canterbury in 1414.

chichele , other envoys received on return saviours of world; though result summed contemporary trischism instead of schism, , church giving 3 husbands instead of two. chichele became subject of leading case, court of kings bench deciding, after arguments reheard in 3 successive terms, not hold previous benefices bishopric, , that, spite of maxim papa potest omnia, papal bull not supersede law of land (year-book ii. h. iv. 37, 59, 79). accordingly, had resign livings , canonries wholesale (28 april 1410). as, however, had obtained bull (20 august 1409) enabling him appoint successors vacated preferments, including nephew william, though still undergraduate , not in orders, chancellorship of salisbury, , prebend @ lichfield, did not go empty away. in may 1410 went again on embassy france; on 11 september 1411 headed mission discuss henry v s marriage daughter of duke of burgundy; , again there in november.

in interval chichele found time visit diocese first time , enthroned @ st davids on 11 may 1411. english force under earl of arundel accompanied duke of burgundy paris in october 1411 , there defeated armagnacs, exploit revealed england weakness of french. on 30 november 1411 chichele, 2 other bishops , 3 earls , prince of wales, knelt king receive public administration. in high favour henry v shown being sent earl of warwick france in july 1413 conclude peace. after death of archbishop thomas arundel of canterbury king recommended him pope promotion archbishopric on 13 march 1414, signified royal assent of chichele s postulation on 23 march 1414, translated papal bull on 28 april 1414, , received pall without going rome on 24 july.

these dates important save chichele charge, versified shakespeare (henry v. act 1. sc. 2) hall s chronicle, of having tempted henry v conquest of france sake of diverting parliament disendowment of church. there no contemporary authority charge, seems appear first in redman s rhetorical history of henry v, written in 1540 eye political situation @ time, matter of fact, parliament @ leicester, in speeches supposed have been made, began on 30 april 1414 before chichele archbishop. rolls of parliament show not present in parliament @ all. moreover, parliament far pressing disendowment on petition of house of commons passed savage act against heresies commonly called lollardry aimed @ destruction of king , temporal estates, making lollards felons , ordering every justice of peace hunt down schools, conventicles, congregations , confederacies.

henry s tomb effigy