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Comment: I would recommend adding a Early life & education section unless there isn't any info on that. Robloxguest3 (talk)
00:13, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
Adam of Helnak | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of Lanthony Secunda | |
| Appointed | 28 May 1324 |
| Term ended | 20 August 1324 |
Adam of Helnak (fl. 1324) was the administrator of Lanthony Secunda in 1324, during an election dispute that saw the priories possessions wasted.[1]: 415 [2]: 77–78 [3]
Lanthony election dispute
[edit]In March 1324 William of Penbury, the prior of Lanthony Secunda, was forced to resign under pressure from Edward II and a new election was ordered. These elections were contentious and the priory divided between Robert of Gloucester, a canon who supported the king, and Walter of Longeney who may have been a proxy for William and was the cellarer in 1302.[1]: 415 [2]: 77–78 [4]: 293–294
On 28 May 1324 the office of prior remained vacant, and Edward II was informed that the priory's possessions were being wasted. He appointed Adam of Helnak administrator, ordering that he be granted custody of the priory and, in consultation with the sub-prior, manage its revenues until a new prior was selected.[1]: 415 [2]: 77–78 [3][4]: 294 [5]: 195–196 [6]: 56
On 14 July, the king approved the appointment of Robert of Gloucester, but he was never installed and Adam and the subprior remained in charge. On 20 August, the king revoked Adam's appointment, with no reason given. The subprior remained in charge until sometime between 4 August and 18 October 1325, when William of Penbury was reinstated.[2]: 79–81 [4]: 295
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Smith, David Michael; London, Vera C. M. (2001), Knowles, David (ed.), The heads of religious houses: England and Wales. 2: 1216 - 1377, Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, ISBN 978-0-521-80271-0
- 1 2 3 4 Langston, J. N. (1942). "Priors of Lanthony by Gloucester" (PDF). Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 63: 1–144.
- 1 2 "Houses of Augustinian canons: The priory of Lanthony by Gloucester | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- 1 2 3 Geddes, Ann Mahling (Jan 1997). The Priory of Lanthony by Gloucester: An Augustinian House in an English Town, 1136-1401 (PhD thesis). Baltimore, Maryland.
- ↑ Pearce, Ernest Harold (1923). Thomas de Cobham, bishop of Worcester, 1317-1327. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
- ↑ McHardy, A. K. (12 September 2017). "Paying for the Wedding: Edward III as Fundraiser, 1332–3". Fourteenth Century England IV. Boydell and Brewer.