People: Bower, Robert

Surname

Bower

Forename

Robert

Sex

Male

Marital Status

Unknown

Occupation Status

Probably the vicar of St John's in Chester and acting as a proctor in the consistory court

Remarks

He is referred to as ‘dominus’ or ‘sir’ so was probably the cleric of that name who was retained as a vicar of St John’s in Chester after the dissolution of the college  in 1547/8. He was born in about 1508. By 1559-1560 he had resigned and was living in a chapel in the churchyard (Douglas Jones, The Church in Chester 1300-1540 (Chetham Society 3rd series, 7, 1957), p. 162).

See also his entry in the Directory under Proctors.

 

Causes

EDC 5/12/3 – witness to the sentence

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