Thomas de Lisle

Thomas de Lisle
Bishop of Ely
Elected	15 July 1345
Term ended	23 June 1361
Predecessor	Simon Montacute
Successor	Simon Langham
Orders
Consecration	July 1345
Personal details
Born	c. 1298
Died	23 June 1361
Denomination	Catholic

Thomas de Lisle (c. 1298–1361) (Latinised to Thomas de Insula ("Thomas from the island") was a medieval Bishop of Ely.

Lisle was elected to Ely on 15 July 1345 and consecrated in July 1345. He had his servants burn down some of the houses belonging to Blanche of Lancaster, a close relative of the King, with whom he had a long-standing quarrel. He was rebuked by Edward III and ordered to pay damages, but after that, he had her servant William Holm murdered in 1355. A court found him guilty of incitement. Edward then confiscated Lisle's possessions and made him beg for forgiveness.[1] Lisle's Period as bishop coincided with the Edwardian War with France, he released priests to accompany the expeditions, however the taxes and demands on the clergy appear to have coincided with poor harvests, in May 1347 in response to the King's demand for wool, the bishop could only offer six sacks of wool.[2]

Lisle died on 23 June 1361.[3]

Citations

1. Mortimer, Ian (2008). The Perfect King. The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation. Vintage. p. 318.
2. G.M.G.Woodgate (1931). Wisbech in the Ely Episcopal Registers. The Isle of Ely and Wisbech Advertiser. p. 6.
3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 244

References

• Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

Further reading

• Haines, Roy, "Lisle, Thomas (c.1298–1361)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Simon Montacute	Bishop of Ely 1345–1361	Succeeded by Simon Langham