Nicholas Heath [SEP] position held
Nicholas Heath
Nicholas Heath (c. 1501–1578) was the last Catholic archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor.
Life.
Heath was born in London and graduated BA at Oxford in 1519. He then migrated to Christ's College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1520, MA in 1522, and was elected fellow in 1524. After holding minor preferments he was appointed archdeacon of Stafford in 1534 and graduated DD in 1535. He then accompanied Edward Fox, bishop of Hereford, on his mission to promote a theological
Nottingham Whitefriars, whom he was very fond of.
History Dissolution.
The "Valor Ecclesiasticus" of 1534 records the priory as having a gross income of £387 10s. 10½d., as well as having "considerable" outgoings.
Lenton's last prior was Nicholas Heath (or Hethe). He was appointed in 1535, having gained the position due to his connection to Thomas Cromwell. Numerous letters to Cromwell exist, from Heath's time as prior.
Prior Heath was thrown into prison in February 1538