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John Scarle

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John Scarle was an English civil servant and cleric.

He also Clerk of the Parliament (as the office was then known) between November 1384 and February 1397.[1]

He was keeper of the rolls of Chancery from 1394 to 1397. He was named Lord Chancellor of England in 1399. He held that office until 9 March 1401.[2] He was Archdeacon of Lincoln (27 September 1401 – 1403 (when he died).

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Notes

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  1. ^ Scarle, John de (DNB00)  – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 85

References

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  • Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
Political offices
Preceded by Lord Chancellor
1399–1401
Succeeded by