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He joined the Benedictine s at Norwich . He probably accompanied Archbishop Langham to Rome and, being a man of learning and ability, obtained a post in the Curia . He was made Cardinal-priest of the title of St. Cecilia by Urban VI , probably in December , 1381 . On 7 March , 1381 or 1382 , he was nominated Dean Of York . In 1385 he was imprisoned by Urban on a charge of conspiring with five other cardinals against the pope and was deprived of his cardinalate and deanery. The next pope, Boniface IX , restored his cardinalate 18 December , 1389 , and for a time Easton returned to England, where he held a prebend in Salisbury Cathedral , which he subsequently exchanged for the living of Heygham in Norwich. He wrote many works, none of which now exist, and is stated to have composed the Office For The Visitation Of Our Lady . He died at Rome, 15 September (according to others, 20 October ), 1397 . ''This article incorporates text from the Public Domain '' Catholic Encyclopedia ''.'' |