Robert Parning

Sir Robert Parning
Sir Robert Parning
Lord High Chancellor of England
	In office; 1341–1343
Monarch	Edward III
Prime Minister	Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster; (as Lord High Steward)
Preceded by	Robert Bourchier
Succeeded by	Robert Sadington
Lord High Treasurer
	In office; 15 January 1341 – 30 October 1341
Monarch	Edward III
Prime Minister	Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster; (as Lord High Steward)
Chancellor	Robert Bourchier
Preceded by	Roger Northburgh
Succeeded by	William Cusance
27th Lord Chief Justice of England
	In office; 21 July 1340 – 8 January 1341
Monarch	Edward III
Prime Minister	Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster; (as Lord High Steward)
Chancellor	Robert Bourchier
Preceded by	Richard de Willoughby
Succeeded by	William Scott
Personal details
Died	26 August 1343; London
Nationality	English
Spouse	Isabel Parning

Sir Robert Parning (or Parving; died 26 August 1343) was an English lawyer and administrator.

Life

The son of Robert Parning of Cumberland, he was five times knight of the shire in Parliament for his native Cumberland (1325, 1327, 1328, 1331 and 1332).

He became serjeant-at-law in 1329 and served as King's Serjeant from 1333 to 1339 and Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1340 to 1341. He was Treasurer from January to October 1341^[1] and Chancellor from 1341 to 1343.^[2] He was knighted in 1340.

Family

Parning was married to Isabel, but had no surviving sons. When he died in London in 1343 his inheritance was divided up between his two sisters.

References

^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 101
^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 84

Sources

Kingsford, C. L., 'Parning, Sir Robert (d. 1343)', rev. W. M. Ormrod, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [1], retrieved 8 Aug 2006. The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Parning, Robert" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 43. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

Legal offices
Preceded by Richard de Willoughby	Lord Chief Justice 1340–1341	Succeeded by William Scott
Political offices
Preceded by Roger Northburgh	Lord High Treasurer 1341–1341	Succeeded by William Cusance
Preceded by Robert Bourchier	Lord Chancellor 1341–1343	Succeeded by Robert Sadington

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[Powicke101-1] Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 101

[Powicke84-2] Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 84

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Edward III (1327–1377)	Adam Orleton (January–March 1327) Henry Burghersh (1327–1328) Thomas Charlton (1328–1329) Robert Wodehouse (1329–1330) William Melton (1330–1331) William Ayermin (1331–1332) Robert Ayleston (1332–1334) Richard de Bury (March–August 1334) Henry Burghersh (August 1334–1337) William Zouche (1337–1338) Robert Wodehouse (March–December 1338) William Zouche (December 1338–May 1340) Sir Robert Sadington (May–June 1340) Roger Northburgh (June–December 1340) Sir Robert Parning (January–October 1341) William Cusance (October 1341–1344) William Edington (1344–1356) John Sheppey (1356–1360) Simon Langham (1360–1363) John Barnet (1363–1369) Thomas de Brantingham (1369–1371) 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (1371–1375) Sir Robert de Ashton (1375–January 1377) Henry Wakefield (January–July 1377)
Richard II (1377–1399)	Thomas de Brantingham (July 1377–February 1381) Sir Robert Hales (February–June 1381) Sir Hugh Segrave (August 1381–January 1386) John Fordham (January–October 1386) John Gilbert (October 1386–May 1389) Thomas de Brantingham (May–August 1389) John Gilbert (August 1389–1391) John Waltham (1391–1395) Roger Walden (1395–January 1398) Guy Mone (January–September 1398) William Scrope, Earl of Wiltshire (September 1398–July 1399)

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