Pecock, Reginald

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• Pecock, Reginald — (ca. 1395–ca. 1460)    Reginald Pecock was a theologian whose works were controversial not only for their contents, but also because they were written in the then vulgar English. His most important work, The Repressor of Over Much Blaming of the… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• PECOCK, REGINALD —    bishop in succession of St. Asaph and Chichester, born in Wales; the author, among other works, of the Repressor of Over Much Blaming of the Clergy and the Book of Faith ; he wrote on behalf of the Church against Lollards, but he offended… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Pecock, Reginald — (1395? 1460?)    Theologian, b. in Wales, entered the Church, and rose to be successively Bishop of St. Asaph 1444, and of Chichester 1450. He was a strenuous controversialist, chiefly against the Lollards; but his free style of argument, and… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• Reginald Pecock —     Reginald Pecock     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Reginald Pecock     (PEACOCK)     Bishop of Chichester, born in North Wales about 1395; died at Thorney Abbey about 1460. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he obtained a fellowship… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pecock — Pecock, Reginald, geb. um 1390 in Südwales, studirte in Oxfort, lebte dann einige Zeit am Hofe des Herzogs von Gloucester, wurde 1431 Hauptpfarrer an der Michaeliskirche zu London, 1444 Bischof zu Assaph in Nordwales u. 1450 zu Chichester; weil… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Reginald Pecock — Infobox bishopbiog name =Reginald Pecock religion =Catholic See =Diocese of Chichester Title = Bishop of Chichester Period = 1450 ndash;1457 Predecessor = Adam Moleyns Successor =John Arundel ordination =1421 bishops = Bishop of St. Asaph post =… …   Wikipedia

• 15th century in Wales — This article is about the particular significance of the century 1400 1499 to Wales and its people. Princes of Wales*Henry of Monmouth (later King Henry V) (to 1413) *Owain Glyndŵr (unofficially, 1400 1415) *Edward of Westminster (1454 1471)… …   Wikipedia

• William Waynflete — Infobox bishopbiog name = William Waynflete religion =Catholic See =Diocese of Winchester Title = Bishop of Winchester Period = 1447 ndash;1486 Predecessor = Henry Cardinal Beaufort Successor =Peter Courtenay ordination = bishops = post = date of …   Wikipedia

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• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium