1421 [1]
6 July. Inst of Henry Adesham, chaplain, to perpetual chantry of two chaplains at altar of S. Nicholas in Ch. of S. Dunstan without Westgate, Canterbury, for the souls of John Ropere and his friends and benefactors and all the faithful departed, vacant by resigantion of Thomas Barbour. P. Edmund Ropere and John Rollyng.
1424 [2]
9 June, South malling. Ex. between henry Adesham, one of two chaplians of chantry at altar of S. Nicholas in par. ch. of S. Dunstan without Westgate, near city of Canterbury, for souls of John Roper and of his friends and benefactors and all the faithful departed (P., Edmund Roper and John Rolling), and Alan Newell, v. of Wadehurst, in Abp.'s collation and immediate jurisdiction. Inductor of Adesham, dean of Southemalling.
1429 [3]
21 Dec. Inst. of Willaim Baron, chaplain, to perpetual chantry of two chaplains at altar of S. Nicholas in par. ch. of S. Dunstan without the wase of Canterbury, for souls of John Roper and his benefactors and friends and all the faithful departed, vacant by resignation of Alan Nevyle. P., Edmund Roper and John Rollyng of par. of S. Dunstan.
1433 [4]
21 may, Mortlake. Ex. between William Ripyngale, r. of Henxhulle (P. Edmund Roper of par. of S. Dusnatn without the walls of Canterbury), and John Upton, one of the two chaplains of perpetual chantry at altar of S. Nicholas in said ch. of S. Dunstan for soul of John Ropere (P., Edmund Roper aforesaid and John Rollynge of par. of S. Dunstan aforesaid). Proctor of Rypyngale, John Tornour, ro. of Mersham; of Upton, master Walter Adam, r. of S. Christopher's, London.
1433 Edmund Roper wrote his will. The year is difficult to read on the film of the will, but the will appears to be dated December 1433. Edmund named his wife Alice as executrix and gave the residue of his goods to her for the benefit of his sons. [5] [6]
1433 Edmund died on December 2 and was buried in the Roper chapel at St Dunstans in Canterbury. Somner described the Roper chapel in St Dunstan as, [7]
In a side Chapell or Chancell here belonging to the Ropers (and wherein anciently two chaplains were of that family mantained to sing for the soules of such of the family as were dead and for the prosperity of their heires living, and had given and allowed to each of them 8 lib. per annum for their salary or wages, beside a little tenement, next the mansion place of the Ropers, for their habitation) you may finde these monuments. Hic jacet Edmundus Roper qui obiit II. die Decemb. Anno Dom. 1433. cujus &c.
More than a century and a half after Sumner recorded his description of the Roper chapel, another observer stated, [8]
Somner, p. 342, has retained the following memorials which were on the monuments in the South, or Roper's chancel, which time has rendered illegible: "Hic jacet Edmundus Roper qui obit II die Decemb. Anno Dom. 1433. cujus, etc."
1433 The will of Edmund Roper of St Dunstans in Canterbury was proved in the Consistory Court of Canterbury in 1433. [9] [10]
1436 [11]
4 Nov. Inst. of John Bokyngham, chaplain, to portion of place in perpetual chantry of two chaplains at altar of S. Nicholas in par. ch. of S. Dunstan without the walls of Canterbury, vacant by death of William Baron. P., John, Abp. of York, guardian of John Roper; John Greneford and Alise his wife, guardians of Edmund Roper, sons and heirs of Edmund Roper, while he lived citizen of Canterbury; and John Rollyng, citizen of Canterbury.
1441 [12]
(fo. 229 v.) 12 May. Ex. between William Harpeham, r. of Orgareswyk ((P., prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury), and John Bokymgham, chaplain of chantry or portion of two chaplains at altar of S. Nicholas in par. ch. of S. Dunstan without the walls of Canterbury (P. John, cardinal priest of S. Balbina, Abp. of York, by reason of minority of John Ropar, son and one of the heirs of Edmund Ropar, while he lived citizen of Canterbury, in Abp. of York's wardship during his minority; and Alice Greneford, guardian of Edmund Ropar, one of the heirs of the aforesaid Edmund Ropar, and John Rollyng). [Half a line is left balnk after Rollyng's name. In the margin is written An iste Rollyng fuit feoffatus vel heres dubito.] Proctor of both Harpeham and Bokiyngham, Thomas Hothorp.
1441 [13]
14 Oct. Inst. of Thomas Careys, chaplain, to altar of S. Nicholas founded for two chaplains in ch. of S. Dunstan, Canterbury, the portion of one chaplain being vacant by death of William Ryppynggal. P., John Rollynge and Alice Roper in right of wardship of sons of Edmund Roper decd.
[1] Ernest Fraser Jacob, ed., The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1414-1443, Vol. 1 (The Clarendon press, 1938), 200, [GoogleBooks].
[2] Ernest Fraser Jacob, ed., The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1414-1443, Vol. 1 (The Clarendon press, 1938), 219, [GoogleBooks].
[3] Ernest Fraser Jacob, ed., The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1414-1443, Vol. 1 (The Clarendon press, 1938), 260, [GoogleBooks].
[4] Ernest Fraser Jacob, ed., The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1414-1443, Vol. 1 (The Clarendon press, 1938), 279, [GoogleBooks].
[5] Consistory Court of Canterbury, Reg. copy wills, v. 1-2, 1396-1455, 1459-1484, FHL film 188833, Liber 1, fol. 25, [FHLCatalog].
[6] Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database, Consistory Court of Canterbury, PRC/32/1/25, 1433, [CanterburyCathedralProbateRecords].
[7] William Somner, Antiquities of Canterbury (London: Richard Thrale, 1640), 342, [GoogleBooks].
[8] Zechariah Cozens, A Tour through the Isle of Thanet, and Some other Parts of East Kent; Including a particular Description of the Churches ... (London: J. Nichols, 1793), 494, [GoogleBooks].
[9] Consistory Court of Canterbury, Reg. copy wills, v. 1-2, 1396-1455, 1459-1484, FHL film 188833, Liber 1, fol. 25, [FHLCatalog].
[10] Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database, Consistory Court of Canterbury, PRC/32/1/25, 1433, [CanterburyCathedralProbateRecords].
[11] Ernest Fraser Jacob, ed., The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1414-1443, Vol. 1 (The Clarendon press, 1938), 294, [GoogleBooks].
[12] Ernest Fraser Jacob, ed., The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1414-1443, Vol. 1 (The Clarendon press, 1938), 307, [GoogleBooks].
[13] Ernest Fraser Jacob, ed., The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1414-1443, Vol. 1 (The Clarendon press, 1938), 311, [GoogleBooks].