Alcock was one of the leading pre-Reformation divines; he was a man of deep learning and also of great proficiency as an architect. Besides founding a charity at Beverley and endowing Hull Grammar School, he restored many churches and colleges; but his greatest achievement was the building of Jesus College, Cambridge, which he established on the site of the former Convent of St Radegund.
Alcock was appointed to the Council in 1470 and became Master of the Rolls in 1471, soon after being appointed tutor to King Edward IV's eldest son, Prince Edward. After the King's death he was with Prince Edward when he was intercepted by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, at Stony Stratford. Alcock was arrested and removed from office but soon rejoined the council. He was with King Richard III when he entered York in August 1483 and was a member of the English delegation that met the Scots at Nottingham.
Later Alcock was one of several clerics who openly canvassed the proposition that Henry Tudor marry Elizabeth of York. Appointed temporary Lord Chancellor he opened King Henry VII's first Parliament on 7 November 1485 and became one of the new king's most trusted servants.
Alcock died on 1 October 1500[5] and lies buried in the Alcock Chantry in Ely Cathedral.
Writingsedit
Alcock's published writings, most of which are extremely rare, are: Mons Perfectionis, or the Hill of Perfection (London, 1497);[6]Gallicontus Johannis Alcock episcopi Eliensis ad frates suos curatas in sinodo apud Barnwell (1498), a good specimen of early English printing and quaint illustrations; The Castle of Labour, translated from the French (1536), and various other tracts and homilies.[7]
Citationsedit
^"Alcock, John (ALCK469J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ abFryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 88
^Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 268
^Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 280
^ abFryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 245
Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN0-521-56350-X.
john, alcock, bishop, john, alcock, 1430, october, 1500, english, churchman, bishop, lord, chancellor, john, alcockbishop, elystained, glass, depicting, john, alcock, injesus, college, cambridge, which, foundedappointed6, october, 1486term, ended1, october, 15. John Alcock c 1430 1 October 1500 was an English churchman bishop and Lord Chancellor John AlcockBishop of ElyStained glass depicting John Alcock inJesus College Cambridge which he foundedAppointed6 October 1486Term ended1 October 1500PredecessorJohn MortonSuccessorRichard RedmanOrdersConsecration15 March 1472by Thomas BourchierPersonal detailsBornc 1430 Beverley YorkshireDied1 October 1500DenominationCatholicPrevious post s Bishop of Rochester Bishop of Worcester Contents 1 Biography 2 Writings 3 Citations 4 ReferencesBiography editAlcock was born at Beverley in Yorkshire son of Sir William Alcock Burgess of Kingston upon Hull and was educated at Beverley Grammar School and the University of Cambridge 1 In 1461 he was made dean of St Stephen s Chapel Westminster and his subsequent promotion was rapid in both church and state In the following year he was made Master of the Rolls 2 and in 1470 was sent as ambassador to the Crown Court of Castile He was nominated to the see of Rochester on 8 January 1472 was consecrated Bishop of Rochester on 15 March 3 and was successively translated to the see of Worcester on 15 July 1476 4 and the see of Ely on 6 October 1486 5 He was the first president of the Council of the Marches in Wales from 1473 to 1500 He twice held the office of Lord Chancellor once from June 1475 to September 1475 and then again from October 1485 to March 1487 2 Alcock was one of the leading pre Reformation divines he was a man of deep learning and also of great proficiency as an architect Besides founding a charity at Beverley and endowing Hull Grammar School he restored many churches and colleges but his greatest achievement was the building of Jesus College Cambridge which he established on the site of the former Convent of St Radegund Alcock was appointed to the Council in 1470 and became Master of the Rolls in 1471 soon after being appointed tutor to King Edward IV s eldest son Prince Edward After the King s death he was with Prince Edward when he was intercepted by Richard Duke of Gloucester at Stony Stratford Alcock was arrested and removed from office but soon rejoined the council He was with King Richard III when he entered York in August 1483 and was a member of the English delegation that met the Scots at Nottingham Later Alcock was one of several clerics who openly canvassed the proposition that Henry Tudor marry Elizabeth of York Appointed temporary Lord Chancellor he opened King Henry VII s first Parliament on 7 November 1485 and became one of the new king s most trusted servants Alcock died on 1 October 1500 5 and lies buried in the Alcock Chantry in Ely Cathedral Writings editAlcock s published writings most of which are extremely rare are Mons Perfectionis or the Hill of Perfection London 1497 6 Gallicontus Johannis Alcock episcopi Eliensis ad frates suos curatas in sinodo apud Barnwell 1498 a good specimen of early English printing and quaint illustrations The Castle of Labour translated from the French 1536 and various other tracts and homilies 7 Citations edit Alcock John ALCK469J A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b Fryde et al Handbook of British Chronology p 88 Fryde et al Handbook of British Chronology p 268 Fryde et al Handbook of British Chronology p 280 a b Fryde et al Handbook of British Chronology p 245 Full text page views at Internet Archive See J Bass Mullinger s History of the University of Cambridge vol i References edit nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1885 1900 Dictionary of National Biography s article about John Alcock Fryde E B Greenway D E Porter S Roy I 1996 Handbook of British Chronology Third revised ed Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 56350 X nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Alcock John Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Political offices Preceded byLaurence Booth Lord Chancellor1475 Succeeded byThomas Rotherham Preceded byThomas Rotherham Lord Chancellor1485 1487 Succeeded byJohn Morton Catholic Church titles Preceded byThomas Rotherham Bishop of Rochester1472 1476 Succeeded byJohn Russell Preceded byJohn Carpenter Bishop of Worcester1476 1486 Succeeded byRobert Morton Preceded byJohn Morton Bishop of Ely1486 1500 Succeeded byRichard Redman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Alcock bishop amp oldid 1178696700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
