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Thomas de Cottingham ( 1300 – 1370) was an English-born cleric and judge who held the office of Master of the Rolls in Ireland. He took his name from his birthplace, Cottingham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. He served as a clerk in the English Chancery for more than 30 years, and was Keeper of the Great Seal in 1349. He held the living of several parishes, of which the names of three are known for certain: these are St. Mary the Great, Cambridge, St. Andrew, Holborn (1343), and Ashby St Mary, Norfolk. 〔Blomfeld, Francis and Parkin, Charles ''Topographical History of the County of Norfolk'' London 1810 Vol. XI p.147〕 In 1356 he became Master of the Rolls in Ireland. This was clearly expected to be a thankless task, since he was promised preferment both for his past services and "the labours which he would have to endure". He was promoted to the rank of clerk of the first degree in Chancery, and subsequently became a Master in Chancery, but it does not seem that he received any notable reward for his services in Ireland. He did not entirely lack friends in the Dublin Government, and in 1356, during a period of confusion about clerical promotions, he was appointed joint prebendary of Kilmolran and Desart, in the Diocese of Lismore. However his critics objected to the appointment as irregular and in 1357 King Edward III cancelled it. He was at Westminster, in attendance on the King, in February 1369: the ''Gascon Rolls'' note briefly that he "received the attorneys"〔''Gascon Rolls 6 February 1369''〕 He died in 1370. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas de Cottingham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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