Peter de Ros (died 1196 or 1197) was a medieval English monk and
Archdeacon of Carlisle
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Peter was a
royal justice
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as well as a monk of the
cathedral chapter
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of
Carlisle Cathedral
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. He became Archdeacon of Carlisle sometime before 17 June 1190, as he is named in a document of that date as holding that office.
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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2, Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Archdeacons: Carlisle
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During his time in office, Peter got into a dispute with
Geoffrey the
Archbishop of York
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. Geoffrey confiscated the revenues of Peter's office, along with the revenues of
Henry Marshal the
Dean of York
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Burchard du Puiset
Burchard du Puiset (died 1196) was a medieval Anglo-Norman clergyman and treasurer of the diocese of York. Either the nephew or son of Hugh du Puiset, the Bishop of Durham, Burchard held a number of offices in the dioceses of York and Durham befo ...
the Treasurer of York Minster, and the canons
Hugh Murdac
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and
Adam of Thornover
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. Geoffrey refused to restore the incomes unless the offenders came barefoot into
York Minster
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and begged for the archbishop's forgiveness. This all but Marshal did and they had their official revenues restored.
[Appleby ''England Without Richard'' pp. 104–105]
Peter was last listed as archdeacon in a document dated to 26 November 1194. He died in 1196 or 1197.
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1190s deaths
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