PREBENDARIES OF COMBE XIV
Richard Pygott 1535.
Occ. c. 1535 (Valor 1 135). Occ. as a preb. of Wells (probably this) Nov. 1545
(L. & P. xx ii no. 909 (53)).
Richard Roberts (fn. 1) ?-1556.
Compounded for first-fruits 31 Oct. 1549 (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 36v). Depriv. by
25 Nov. 1556 (Reg. Bps. p. 147).
John Wood 1556-?
Coll. 25 Nov. 1556 (Reg. Bps. p. 147). (fn. 2)
Richard Roberts (again) 1561.
Occ. 31 March 1561 (D/D/Ca 30 p. 10).
John Somers ?-1573.
Compounded for first-fruits 8 Feb. 1564 (P.R.O., E 334/8 f. 5). D. 28 Nov. 1573
(m.i., St. George's chap., Windsor) (Monuments of St. George's Chapel, Windsor
Castle, ed. S. M. Bond (Windsor, 1958) p. 193; D/D/B Reg. 15 f. 39).
Robert Rolles B.D. 1574-?
Coll. 21 Jan. 1574 (D/D/B Reg. 15 f. 39). Occ. 25 Nov. 1591 (Wells charter).
John Baber D.D. 1597-1628.
Instal. 16 Apr. 1597 (Cal. Wells 11 334). D. 9 May 1628 (m.i., Tormarton, Glos.)
(New Hist. Gloucestershire p. 775; Cal. Wells 11 388).
Thomas Turner B.D. 1628-?
Coll. 4 July 1628 (P.R.O., E 331 B & W/3-'Thomas Tucker'). Instal. 14 July
(Cal. Wells 11 388). Occ. 5 June 1634 (D/D/Vc Box 9/16).
Richard West D.D. 1664-1690.
Coll. 21 Apr. 1664 (D/D/B Reg. 20 f. 113v). D. 22 May 1690 (m.i., Shillingstone,
Dors.) (Hist. and Ant. Dorset 111 447; Cal. Wells 11 471).
John Wells M.A. 1692-1694.
Coll. 19 July 1692 (D/D/B Reg. 24 f. 3). Instal. 29 July (Cal. Wells 11 471). Preb. of
Wiveliscombe 1694.
Ralph Barker D.D. 1694-1708.
Coll. 11 Aug. 1694 (D/D/B Reg. 24 f. 8). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 473). D. 9 June
1708 (m.i., Wells cath.) (Wells Cath. p. 129; D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 10).
Hugh Waterman M.A. 1708-1746.
Coll. 7 July 1708 (D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 10). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 490). D. by 23
July 1746 (burial, Bristol cath.) (Bristol Cath. Reg., ed. C. R. Hudleston (Bristol,
1933), p. 30; P.R.O., E 331 B & W/24).
William Huddleston M.A. 1746-1754.
Coll. 5 Aug. 1746 (D/D/B Reg. 27 f. 14). Instal. 7 Aug. (CA 1744-60 p. 50). Preb.
of Easton in Gordano 1754.
William Fewtrell B.A. 1755-1777.
Coll. 23 May 1755 (D/D/B Reg. 27 f. 44v). Instal. 3 (sic) May (CA 1744-60 p. 208).
D. 16 May 1777 (m.i., Broadway, Som.) (Hist. Som. 1 19; D/D/B Reg. 32 f. 15).
Joseph Payne M.A. 1777-1786.
Coll. 12 May 1777 (D/D/B Reg. 32 f. 15). Instal. 9 Aug. (CA 1761-77 p. 383).
D. 31 March 1786 (Gent. Mag. 1786, lvi (1) 352; D/D/B Reg. 32 f. 80).
John Bishop D.D. 1786-1823.
Coll. 19 Aug. 1786 (D/D/B Reg. 32 f. 80). Instal. s.d. (CA 1777-92 p. 224). D. 23
Aug. 1823 (Gent. Mag. 1823, xciii (2) 476; D/D/B Reg. 33 f. 197v).
Francis Warre B.C.L. 1823-1854.
Coll. 29 Aug. 1823 (D/D/B Reg. 33 f. 197v). Instal. 6 Sept. (CA 1817-32 p. 124).
D. 16 Jan. 1854 (Gent. Mag. 1854, new ser., xli 437; D/D/B Reg. 37 ff. 24v-25).
Henry John Barnard B.A. 1854-1891.
Coll. 22 March 1854 (D/D/B Reg. 37 ff. 24v-25). Instal. 29 Apr. (CA 1841-55
p. 239). D. 2 July 1891 (The Times, 4 July; D/D/B Reg. 41 ff. 82v-83).