Thomas Becket succeeded Roger in the archdeaconry of Canterbury. He was promoted to the primacy in 1162, but he retained the archdeaconry for some time after he had been advanced to the metropolitical chair, although the King had desired him to resign it. At length, at his majesty's earnest request, he resigned it in favour of
Geoffrey Ridel[1]. He was employed by king Henry in his quarrel with Becket, and was consequently excommunicated by the archbishop[2]. He was promoted to the see of Ely in 1174.
Herbert succeeded Geoffrey Ridel, and was one of the three archdeacons whom archbishop Richard constituted ; the other two were Savaricus and Nicholaus. But this arrangement did not continue long, for the archbishop abrogated his appointment and made a grant of the whole jurisdiction to Herbert[3] in the year 1180[4]. He was elected bishop of Salisbury in 1193.
Robert: his name follows that of Herbert in Somner's list, but there appears to be some misconception on the subject on his part.
Peter of Blois[5].
Henry of Castilion was archdeacon in 1199[6] and in 1200[7].
Henry de Sandford[8]: he was archdeacon in 1202, and was elected to the bishopric of Rochester 26th Dec. 1226.
- ↑ Rad. de Dicet. and Rog. Wendov.
- ↑ Hoved. Epist. Thomse. In a letter to the bishop of Hereford, Becket declares that he had publicly excommunicated his archdeacon Geoffrey, whom he calls an Arch-devil and Limb of Anti-christ.
- ↑ The grant is printed in Somner, No. LIX. App.
- ↑ See Batteley's remarks on the date of this charter.
- ↑ Harpsfield makes Peter of Blois archdeacon of Canterbury, but his authority does not appear.
- ↑ Chart. Glast.
- ↑ Henricus Cantuar. archidiaconus debet dimidiam marcam, etc. Rot. Pip. 2 Joh. tit. Surr.
- ↑ Sometimes called de Saltford ; de Standford (Thorn, col. 1857); de Stafford (Harpsfield).
