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Nicholas HEATH B.A. 1519/20 . Of the family at Aspley [ Staffordshire ], Tamworth [ Staffordshire ]. B. c 1501, in London . M.A. 1522 ; D.D. 1535 . Fellow of CHRIST'S, 1521 ; of Clare, 1524 . Said to have been at Corpus Christi, Oxford, c 1515 . University chaplain, 1529-32 . Chaplain to Cardinal Wolsey. R. of Hever, Kent , 1531-3 . Archdeacon of Stafford [ Staffordshire ], 1534-40 . Chaplain to the King. R. of Bishopsbourne, Kent , 1537 ; and of Cliffe [ Kent ], 1538 . Dean of Shoreham [ Kent ], 1538 . Bishop of Rochester [ Kent ], 1540-3 ; of Worcester [ Worcestershire ], 1543-51 ; deprived; reinstated, 1553-5 . Archbishop of York [ Yorkshire ], 1555-9 . Lord Chancellor, 1556-8 . Deprived of the Archbishopric for refusing the oath of supremacy, 1559 . Retired to Chobham, Surrey [, where he ] died [there] and was buried, 1579 . Admon. (P.C.C.) 1579 . ( Cooper, I. 403; Peile, I. 11; D.N.B. ) | Nicholas HEATH Approx. lifespan: 14981579 B.A. 1519/20 Of the family at Aspley, [ Staffordshire ] Tamworth, [ Staffordshire ] b. c1501 in London M.A. 1522 D.D. 1535 Fellow of Christ's College 1521 ; of Clare College 1524 Said to have been at Corpus Christi College [Oxford] c1515 University chaplain 1529-32 Chaplain to Cardinal Wolsey. R. of Hever, Kent 1531-33 Archdeacon of Stafford, [ Staffordshire ] 1534-40 Chaplain to the King. R. of Bishopsbourne, Kent 1537 ; and of Cliffe, [ Kent ] 1538 Dean of Shoreham, [ Kent ] 1538 Bishop of Rochester, [ Kent ] 1540-43 ; of Worcester, [ Worcestershire ] 1543-51 ; deprived; reinstated 1553-55 Archbishop of York, [ Yorkshire ] 1555-59 Lord Chancellor 1556-58 Deprived of the Archbishopric for refusing the oath of supremacy 1559 Retired to Chobham, Surrey [, where he ] died [there] and was buried 1579 Admon. (P.C.C.) 1579 ( Cooper, I. 403; Peile, I. 11; D.N.B. ) |