Richard Elvet Explained

Richard Elvet was an English priest in the early 15th century.^[1]

Elvet was born in Durham and was in the service of John of Gaunt.^[2] He succeeded his brother John as Archdeacon of Leicester in 1404. In 1424 he exchanged the Archdeaconry with John Legbourne for the benefice of Sedgefield.

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