John Alcock (bishop)

John Alcock (c. 1430 in Beverley, † October 1, 1500 in Wisbech Castle, buried in Ely ) was an English cleric.

He was born the son of Sir William Alcock and studied at the University of Cambridge. In 1461 he was Dean of Westminster Abbey. The following year he obtained a Master of the Rolls is the third most senior judge in England was. and in 1470 was sent as ambassador to the court of Castile.

In 1472 he became bishop of Rochester, in 1476 from Worcester and in 1486 by Ely. From June to September 1475 and from October 1485 to March 1487 he was Lord Chancellor.

Alcock is considered an important representative of the Church, by his modesty and his prudent and exemplary behavior raised the prestige of the Church before the Reformation. He cared for the repair and construction of several churches and schools, he founded the Jesus College, Cambridge in the facility formerly of the monastery of St. Rhadegund building. Of his numerous writings only a few have survived to modern times.

Works

• Spousage of a Virgin to Christ 1486th
• Mons Perfectionis /'' Hill of Perfection '', London, 1497, 1499, 1501.
• Sermons upon the Eighth Chapter of Luke, etc.
• Gallicontus locust Alcock episcopi Eliensis ad, Frates Suos curatos in sínodo apud Barnwell, 1498
• Abbey of the Holy Ghost, 149-1531
• The Castle of Labour ( translated from the French ), 1536