Richard Caudray (c. 1390–1458) was an English cleric. He was a clerk of the king's council, a chancellor of
Cambridge University, and dean of the College of
St. Martin le Grand, London. He was
Henry V Henry V may refer to:
People
* Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026)
* Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125)
* Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161)
* Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227)
* Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (121 ...
's secretary in France. As a Westminster secretary, he would have had various literary connections, such as to John Hethe, John Offord, and
Thomas Hoccleve; he was also a personal friend of
John Shirley.
He is likely the author of the ''
Libelle of Englyshe Polycye
The ''Libelle of Englyshe Polycye'' (or ''Libel of English Policy'') is a fifteenth-century poem written in English. The work exists in two redactions: the first was composed after the siege of Calais in 1436 but before the end of 1438, and a seco ...
''.
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Academics of the University of Cambridge
15th-century English clergy
15th-century English writers
1458 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
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