Richard Praty (or Pratty, – August 1445) was a medieval university

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and

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. After serving as the King's chaplain from 1430, including two years with him in France, Praty was made

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in 1432. He gave up this position after being nominated, with the active support of the King, to the office of the

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on 21 April 1438 and consecrated on 27 July 1438. He was also

of the

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during 1438–9. Praty died in August 1445.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 239.

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* 1390 births 1445 deaths Deans of the Chapel Royal Chancellors of the University of Oxford Bishops of Chichester 15th-century English Roman Catholic bishops {{England-bishop-stub