John Kirkeby

John Kirkeby or John Kerby (fl. 1441 Ã¢Â€Â“ 1460s) was a Canon of Windsor from 1455 to 1457 and Master of the Rolls from 1447 to 1461.

Career

Kirkeby was:

• Prebendary of St Paul's 1449–1451
• Rector of St Pancras Soper Lane 1450–1452
• Chaplain to the King
• Rector of Langton (diocese of Lincoln) 1457
• Prebendary of Lincoln 1456–1462

He was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1455 and held the canonry until 1457.

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