Robert Mascall (or Maschal) (died 22 December 1416) was a medieval Carmelite friar who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1404 to 1416. Mascall was born at

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, where at an early age he became a Carmelite friar. He was educated at the

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, gaining a distinction in philosophy and

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. Probably in 1400, King Henry IV appointed Mascall his confessor. Mascall was appointed the

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of the

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by papal provision on 2 July and consecrated on 6 July 1404., ''Bishops of Hereford'', pp. 1–7., ''Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, volume 1'', p. 274., ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 251. He received possession of the

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of the

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of Hereford on 25 September 1404. Mascall died in office on 22 December 1416.

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