PREBENDARIES OF COMPTON BISHOP
Richard Croke
(fn. 2) 1548.
Occ. Jan. 1548 (D/D/Ca 17 p. 78). Possibly the Richard Croke who d. 21/29 Aug.
1558 (P.R.O., PROB 11/40, PCC 38 Noodes).
John Woodward 1559, 1563.
Compounded for first-fruits 23 June 1559 (P.R.O., E 334/7 f. 8). Occ. Apr. 1562
× May 1563 (Oxford, Corpus Christi college MS. 97).
John Bridgewater M.A. 1572-?
Coll. 29 March 1572 (D/D/B Reg. 15 f. 34v). Went to Douai 1574 and entered
Roman Ch. (Athenae Oxonienses, comp. A. Wood, ed. P. Bliss (London, 1813-20) 1
625-6). Preb. vac. 1 Feb. 1578 'per cessionem sive derelictionem' (D/D/B Reg. 15 f.
51v).
William Forthe 1578-1598.
Pres. by Valentine Dale, patron hac vice by assignation of the executor of John
Ailworth, esquire, to whom gr. of next pres. made by bp.; instit. 1 Feb. 1578 (D/D/B
Reg. 15 f. 51v). Instal. 18 March (CA 1571-99 f. 9v). (fn. 1) Res. by 12 Oct. 1598 (D/D/B
Reg. 18 f. 13-'Robert Forthe').
James Bisse D.D. 1598-1607.
Pres. by queen 28 Dec. 1596 (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1595-7 p. 322). Bisse produced royal
mand. for instal. in chapter 13 Jan. 1597; chapter entered a caveat at his request
against instal. of anyone else without prior notice being given to him (Cal. Wells
11 333). Instit. 12 Oct. 1598 (D/D/B Reg. 18 f. 12v). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 337).
D. 26/28 Nov. 1607 (Som. Wills 1 94; Cal. Wells 11 354).
Robert Scott B.D. 1608-1620.
Pres. by king sede vacante 22 March 1608 (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1608-10 p. 417). Instit.
by abp. 26 March (Lamb., Reg. Bancroft f. 241v). Instal. 1 Apr. (Cal. Wells 11 356).
D. by 23 Dec. 1620 (burial, Barnston, Essex) (Essex Record Office, PR Barnston,
ex inf. Mr. K. C. Newton; Cal. Wells 11 377).
Philip Mahatt M.A. 1621-1635.
Coll. 3 Jan. 1621 (D/D/B Reg. 31 f. 34). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 377). Occ. 2 Jan.
1635 (ibid. p. 411). D. by 11 Apr. (Som. Wills 1 69).
Thomas Peirs D.D. 1635-?
Coll. 10 Apr. 1635 (D/D/B Reg. 20 p. 17). Instal. 11 Apr. (Cal. Wells 11 412).
Henry Anchetill D.D. 1644-?
Coll. 5 Jan. 1644 (D/D/B Reg. 20 f. 74). (fn. 2)
Francis Standish M.A. 1660.
Coll. 26 Nov. 1660 (D/D/B Reg. 20 f. 89). Preb. of Wedmore III 27 Nov.
Francis Atkins M.A. 1661-1672.
Coll. 22 May 1661 (D/D/B Reg. 20 f. 93). D. by 23 May 1672 (buried 7 June,
Chard, Som.) (CA 1666-83 p. 39; PR Chard).
Robert Collier M.A. 1672-1681.
Coll. 22 May 1672 (D/D/B Reg. 21 f. 30). Instal. 23 May (CA 1666-83 p. 39). D. by
3 Aug. 1681 (ibid. p. 88).
Samuel Thomas B.D. 1681-1691.
Coll. 3 Aug. 1681 (D/D/B Reg. 22 f. 42v). Instal. s.d. (CA 1666-83 p. 88). Depriv.
as non-Juror 1 Feb. 1691 (fn. 1) (D/D/B Reg. 24 f. 1).
John Trenchard M.A. 1691-1694.
Pres. by king and queen sede vacante; instit. 29 Sept. 1691 (D/D/B Reg. 24 f. 1).
Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 470). D. by 28 Sept. 1694 (D/D/B Reg. 24 f. 8).
Anthony Horneck D.D. 1694-1697.
Coll. 28 Sept. 1694 (D/D/B Reg. 24 f. 8). Instal. 29 Sept. (Cal. Wells 11 473). D. 30
Jan. 1697 (m.i., Westminster abbey) (Hist. and Ant. Westminster 11 267; D/D/B Reg.
24 f. 13).
Henry Margetts
(fn. 2) M.A. 1697-1705.
Coll. 23 March 1697 (D/D/B Reg. 24 f. 13). Instal. 22 (sic) March (Cal. Wells 11
477). D. by 13 Apr. 1705 (D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 3v).
John Robinson M.A. 1705-1709.
Coll. 13 Apr. 1705 (D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 3v). Instal. 17 Apr. (Cal. Wells 11 485). Res.
by 20 June 1709 (D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 14v).
Henry Hill M.A. 1709-1739.
Coll. 20 June 1709 (D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 14v). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 491). D. by
20 Feb. 1739 (D/D/B Reg. 26 f. 34v).
John Wynne B.A. 1739-1746.
Coll. 20 Feb. 1739 (D/D/B Reg. 26 f. 34v). Instal. 21 Feb. (Cal. Wells 11 535). D. by
19 July 1746 (P.R.O., E 331 B & W/24).
William Peirs M.A. 1746-1750.
Coll. 19 July 1746 (D/D/B Reg. 27 f. 13v). Instal. s.d. (CA 1744-60 p. 49). D. by
8 June 1750 (ibid. p. 125).
Francis Potter M.A. 1750-1758.
Coll. 8 June 1750 (D/D/B Reg. 27 f. 21v). Instal. s.d. (CA 1744-60 p. 125). Archdcn.
of Taunton 1758.
William Blencowe M.A. 1758-1809.
Coll. 10 Nov. 1758 (D/D/B Reg. 27 f. 65v). Instal. 14 Oct. (sic) (CA 1744-60 p.
277). D. by 26 May 1809 (D/D/B Reg. 33 f. 45).
Frederick Beadon M.A. 1809-1879.
Coll. 26 May 1809 (D/D/B Reg. 33 f. 45). Instal. 12 Aug. (CA 1792-1817 p. 413).
D. 10 June 1879, aged 101 (The Times, 12 June; D/D/B Reg. 40 ff. 76v-77).