John Kirkeby
# John Kirkeby

John Kirkeby or John Kerby (fl. 1441– 1460s) was a Canon of Windsor from 1455 to 1457 and Master of the Rolls from 1447 to 1461.

## Career

Kirkeby was:

* Prebendary of St Paul's 1449–1451
* Rector of St Pancras Soper Lane 1450–1452
* Chaplain to the King
* Rector of Langton (diocese of Lincoln) 1457
* Prebendary of Lincoln 1456–1462

He was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1455 and held the canonry until 1457.

