John Hotham (bishop)

He was then appointed, on 13 December 1312, Chancellor of the Exchequer in England, a post he held until June 1316.

His firm action is generally credited with helping to bring about the defeat of the Scots invasion.

[1] Later that year he went to meet the pope in Avignon with the earl of Pembroke, partly to plead the case for the promotion of Alexander Bicknor as Archbishop of Dublin.

After returning from Avignon,[citation needed] he was appointed Lord High Treasurer of England on 27 May 1317 but left that office in June 1318.

He was consequently appointed chancellor for the second time by her on behalf of the young King Edward III on 28 January 1327.