Abbot of Jedburgh, Abbot of Jedburgh Abbey
Dates: Not established in the consulted sources
Biography
The institutional holder associated with the pre-1340 estate. The estate was reportedly forfeited and came into Crown hands before Sir William Felton's acquisition.
Notes / Sources
This entry records the predecessor institution and the Crown-custody stage; it should not be interpreted as proof that the abbot personally held the entire later Balliol estate in identical form.
Research sources:
- H. B. Workman, John Wyclif, volume 1, chapter 3, reporting that Sir William Felton purchased the Abbotsley revenues from the Crown after forfeiture from the abbot of Jedburgh; corroborated by the Balliol College historical account of the Abbotsley benefaction. — https://gospelstudies.org.uk/medievalchurch/pdf/e-books/workman_h-b/john-wyclif_vol-1_workman.pdf
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