Richard Prentys Explained

Richard Prentys (fl. 1390s - 1410s) was a Canon of Windsor from 1403 to 1404^[1] and Dean of the Chapel Royal.

Career

He was appointed:

• Prebendary of Seaford in Chichester 1398
• Prebendary of the seventh stall in St Stephen's, Westminster 1395 - 1401
• Prebendary of the third stall in St Stephen's, Westminster 1401 - 1404
• Master of St Katharine's by the Tower 1402 - 1412
• Prebendary of Stratford in Salisbury 1404
• Prebendary of Grantham Australis in Salisbury 1406
• Archdeacon of West Ham 1400 - 1406
• Dean of the Chapel Royal 1403 - 1414

He was appointed to the sixth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1403 and held the canonry until 1404.

Notes and References

1. Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle