John Arundell

, Son of Rainford, or Rainford Arundell Knight, (by Jane his Wife, Sister and heir of Joh. Coleshull) third Son of Sir John Arundell of Talvern in Cornwall, (who died 13. Hen. 6.) was born in that County, received his Academical education in Exeter college, became Canon of Windsore in 1479. and about that time Rector of Sutton Courtney near Abendon in Berkshire. In 1489. he was made Prebendary of Bolun in the Cath. Church of York, on the death of Dr. Tho. Chaundler, and in the same year in Nov. he was made Preb. of Beamister secunda in the Cath. Church of Sarum, upon the promotion of Rich. Hyll to the See of London, being then also dignified in the Cath. Ch. at Exeter. On the 6. of Nov. 1496. he was consecrated Bishop of Lichf. and Coventry, and on the 28. of the same month had the temporalities of that See restored (m)(m) Pat. 11. Hen. [•] . p. 1. m. [〈…〉] to him. The author (n)(n) In Hist. [〈…〉] of the Comment, of the English Bishops, tells that he was translated from that See to Exeter, 1501, tho elsewhere (o)(o) [〈…〉] I find that the translation was made on the last day, saving one, of June, 1502. and that the temporalities thereof were not given (p)(p) Pat. [〈◊〉] Hen. 7. p. 1. [〈◊〉] 36. to him till 26. Sept. 19. Hen. 7. Dom. 1503. He surrendred up his last breath in the house belonging to the Bishops of Exeter within the parish of St. Clements Danes without Temple Barr, 1503 near to London, 15. March in fifteen hundred and three; and was buried on the sourth side of the high altar, in the Church of St. Clement before mention’d. This Joh. Arundell did, upon the desire of the chief members of this University, promise to them 20l. towards the finishing of S. Maries Church, but he dying before ’twas given, they recovered (a)(a) Reg. Epist [〈…〉] that sum of his Executors. I find another John Arundell of Exeter coll. who was one of the Proctors of the University 1426. afterwards Doctor of Physick, Physitian to K. Hen. 6. and Dean of the Cath. Ch. at Exeter. I take him to be the same John Arundell M. D. who was collated to the Archdeacon [•] y of Richmond in the latter end of Octob. 1457. in the place of Laur. Bothe promoted to the See of Durham, and had for his successor in that Dignity John Bothe, collated to it in May 1459, and afterwards became Bishop of Exeter.