The Sun in Splendour and the Rose Reborn: A Yorkist Mayor of Lincoln and his Book of Hours

Using his Book of Hours and his will as starting points this paper discusses the life of John Eylestone, esquire, citizen, common clerk, sheriff (1460-1461) and mayor (1471-1472) of Lincoln, his family and background, his friends - such as the Wimbushes of Nocton - his promotion of the Corpus Christi play of his city and his relations with the house of York. Eylestone’s Book of Hours is described in detail and allows insights into his piety and erudition and his circle of learned friends connected to Lincoln Cathedral.