William of Codineston
!!Rector of Findon, Chichester, Sussex; chaplain to the de Briouze family
Řǿŀḗ: witness
Findon was one of the de Briouze’s extensive manors in Sussex, [1] which had belonged to Harold Godwineson, and was worth over £28. William Codineston was present with the de Briouzes in Swansea at the time of the hanging and had remained in the family’s service into the fourteenth century
Witness events timeline...
Key contributions to narrative
- Witnessed William Cragh confessing his sins on route to gallows
- William Cragh called on St Thomas to rescue him
- Cragh was not quite dead after his first hanging; and was still warm when he was taken to the burgess’s house
- William Codineston was present in the castle when Cragh said he had a vision of a bishop in white supporting his feet