Nicholas Bubwith

Nicholas Bubwith , PC (born around 1355 in Menthorpe , Yorkshire ; † October 27, 1424 ) was an English cleric and from 1407 until his death Bishop of Bath and Wells .

Life

Nothing is known about Bubwith's ancestry and training. It is believed that he was born to Thomas and Isabel Bubwith and had two brothers. He is mentioned for the first time on February 7, 1387 as the king's scribe. Under Richard II , Bubwith was a lawyer for various famous people during the campaigns of 1394/95 and 1399. He was not affected by the deposition of Richard II in 1399. Rather, in 1402 he was the private secretary of Henry IV for a short time and was named Master of the Rolls in the same year . He held this office until 1405. In 1404 he was raised to the Privy Council . From 1405 he held the post of Lord Seal Keeper. In addition to his government offices, he was also active in the Church of England in distinguished positions. From July 1400 he held the archdeaconate of Dorset and from 1401 to 1402 that of Richmond. On September 26, 1406 Bubwith became the Bishop of London consecrated . He became Bishop of Salisbury the following year , before becoming Bishop of Bath and Wells that same year. As such, he took part in the Council of Constance together with Robert Hallum . From there he returned in the spring of 1418. In September 1422, Bubwith fell ill and never fully recovered. He died on October 27, 1424 and was buried in Wells Cathedral.

literature

• RG Davies: Bubwith, Nicholas (c.1355-1424) . In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2009, doi : 10.1093 / ref: odnb / 37238 ( oxforddnb.com [accessed May 21, 2014]).

predecessor	Office	successor
Thomas Stanley	Master of the Rolls 1402-1405	John Wakering
Roger Walden	Bishop of London 1406-1407	Richard Clifford
Richard Mitford	Bishop of Salisbury 1407	Robert Hallum
Henry Bowet	Bishop of Bath and Wells 1407–1424	John Stafford