John Elvet Explained

John Elvet was an English priest in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.^[1]

Life and career

Elvet was born in Durham and was in the service of John of Gaunt.^[2] The Master of the Jewel Office,^[3] he was Archdeacon of Leicester from 1392 to 1404. He was succeeded as Archdeacon by his brother Richard.

See also

• Diocese of Lincoln
• Diocese of Peterborough
• Diocese of Leicester
• Archdeacon of Leicester

Notes and References

1. Le NeveRoger de Saxenhurst. John. Hardy. Sir Thomas Duffus. John Le Neve. Thomas Duffus Hardy. Archdeacons of Leicester. Page:Fasti_ecclesiae_Anglicanae_Vol.2_body_of_work_part_1.djvu/73. Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae. 2. 1854. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 59–63. 65–69.
2. https://www.le.ac.uk/lahs/downloads/CocksvolumeLXVII-5sm.pdf University of Leicester
3. Book: Martin Holmes. Major-General H. D. W. Sitwell. The English Regalia: Rheir History, Custody and Display. 1972. H.M. Stationery Office. 978-0-1167-0407-8. 79–80.