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16th century English cleric From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[1] Richard Moore or More DCnL (after 1459 – 20 February 1516) was an English cleric who served as Archdeacon of Exeter from 1505 to 1515 and then as Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral.
A younger son of John Moore (d. 1509/10) who lived at Moorhayes in the parish of Cullompton in Devon, and his wife Elizabeth Clivedon (d. 1515), daughter and co-heiress of John Clivedon who lived at Willand in Devon, his elder brother Maurice (or Morris) Moore (1459-1500) inherited the family estate while he entered the church.[1] At an untraced university he earned a doctorate in canon law. He was appointed Archdeacon of Exeter on 13 January 1505,[2] and as Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral on 24 May 1515.[3] He died on 20 February 1516 and a monument to him was erected in the cathedral.[1]
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