On 30 June 1372, after the death of Sir Robert Thorpe, who had been appointed Chancellor in consequence of a petition by the commons that the great seal should be entrusted to laymen, Knyvet was appointed his successor - he held the office for four and a half years until 1377; three speeches which he made at the opening of Parliament in 1372, 1373, and 1376 respectively, are given in the Rolls of Parliament. In January 1377 Edward III, under the influence of John of Gaunt, reverted to the custom of appointing ecclesiastical chancellors, and Adam de Houghton was appointed to succeed Knyvet on 11 January Knyvet did not again hold judicial office, though he was appointed with the two chief justices to decide a question between the Earl of Pembroke and William la Zouch of Haryngworth.
On 30 June 1372, after the death of Sir Robert Thorpe, who had been appointed Chancellor in consequence of a petition by the commons that the great seal should be entrusted to laymen, Knyvet was appointed his successor - he held the office for four and a half years until 1377; three speeches which he made at the opening of Parliament in 1372, 1373, and 1376 respectively, are given in the Rolls of Parliament.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
30
30
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
June
June
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1372
1372
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Sir
Sir
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Thorpe
Thorpe
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
chancellor
Chancellor
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
consequence
consequence
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
petition
petition
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
common
commons
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
seal
seal
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
should
should
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
entrust
entrusted
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
layman
laymen
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Knyvet
Knyvet
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
successor
successor
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hold
held
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|Number=Sing
half
half
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
case
until
until
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1377
1377
NUM
CD
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
speech
speeches
NOUN
NNS
obj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
opening
opening
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Parliament
Parliament
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1372
1372
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1373
1373
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1376
1376
NUM
CD
advmod
respectively
respectively
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
give
given
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
roll
Rolls
PROPN
NNPS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Parliament
Parliament
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In January 1377 Edward III, under the influence of John of Gaunt, reverted to the custom of appointing ecclesiastical chancellors, and Adam de Houghton was appointed to succeed Knyvet on 11 January Knyvet did not again hold judicial office, though he was appointed with the two chief justices to decide a question between the Earl of Pembroke and William la Zouch of Haryngworth.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
January
January
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1377
1377
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
Edward
Edward
PROPN
NNP
flat
NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card
III
III
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
under
under
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
influence
influence
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Gaunt
Gaunt
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
revert
reverted
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
custom
custom
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
appoint
appointing
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
ecclesiastical
ecclesiastical
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
chancellor
chancellors
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Adam
Adam
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Houghton
Houghton
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
succeed
succeed
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
Knyvet
Knyvet
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
11
11
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
January
January
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Knyvet
Knyvet
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
hold
hold
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
judicial
judicial
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
though
though
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
chief
chief
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
justice
justices
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
decide
decide
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
question
question
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Earl
Earl
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Pembroke
Pembroke
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
William
William
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
la
la
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Zouch
Zouch
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Haryngworth
Haryngworth
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.