PREBENDARIES OF DINDER
Richard Sheward 1548.
Compounded for first-fruits 15 May 1548 (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 9).
Bartholomew Blithman ?-1561.
Depriv. 13 Jan. 1561 for absence (D/D/B Reg. 15 f. 5).
John Snow 1562, 1574.
John Louth 1564, 1570.
Snow compounded for first-fruits 20 Feb. 1562 (P.R.O., E 334/7 f. 149). Exchequer
complained 4 June 1564 that Louth had not paid first-fruits for Dinder; still not
paid July 1566 (ibid., E 331 B & W/1). Louth compounded for first-fruits 14 Feb.
1570 (ibid., E 334/8 f. 196). But Snow occ. as preb. 2 Apr. 1574 (D/D/Ca 48).
Robert Godwyn B.A. 1590-1613.
Coll. 27 Feb. 1590 (D/D/B Reg. 17 f. 23). Instal. 19 March (CA 1571-99 f. 59v).
D. by 25 July 1613 (burial, Kingston Seymour, Som.) (PRT Kingston Seymour;
Cal. Wells 11 367).
Andrew Downes B.D. 1613-1617.
Coll. 27 Oct. 1613 (D/D/Vc Box 9/6). Instal. 18 Apr. 1614 (Cal. Wells 11 367).
Res. by 17 Feb. 1617 (ibid. p. 372; D/D/B Reg. 19 f. iv).
William Rogers M.A. 1617-1623.
Coll. 17 Feb. 1617 (D/D/B Reg. 19 f. iv). Instal. 26 Feb. (Cal. Wells 11 372). D. by
14 Sept. 1623 (buried 18 Sept., Croscombe, Som.) (ibid. p. 381; PR Croscombe).
William Oldis M.A. 1623-1641.
Coll. 14 Sept. 1623 (P.R.O., E 331 B & W/1). Instal. 17 Sept. (Cal. Wells 11 381).
Res. by 13 Dec. 1641 (ibid. p. 425; D/D/B Reg. 20 f. 66v).
Samuel Lanfire
(fn. 1)
senior B.A. 1641-1665.
Coll. 13 Dec. 1641 (D/D/B Reg. 20 f. 66v). Instal. 17 Dec. (Cal. Wells 11 425). Res.
by 4 March 1665 (ibid. p. 436).
Samuel Lanfire
junior M.A. 1665-1672.
Coll. 4 March 1665 (D/D/B Reg. 20 f. 115v). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 436). D. by
6 March 1672 (CA 1666-83 p. 37).
Hon. William Fane D.D. 1672-1679.
Coll. 6 March 1672 (D/D/B Reg. 21 f. 25). Instal. s.d. (CA 1666-83 p. 37). D. 28
June 1679 (m.i., West Huntspill, Som.) (Hist. Som. 11 394).
Joshua Lasher M.A. 1679-1702.
Coll. 11 July 1679 (D/D/B Reg. 22 f. 34). D. by 5 May 1702 (D/D/B Reg. 24
f. 21).
Henry Mills M.A. 1702-1712.
Coll. 5 May 1702 (D/D/B Reg. 24 f. 21) or 5 June (P.R.O., E 331 B & W/15).
Instal. 5 June (Cal. Wells 11 482). Preb. of Combe XV 1712.
Elias Rebotier 1712-1718.
Coll. 3 Dec. 1712 (D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 21). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 495). Preb. of
Henstridge 1718.
Robert Creyghton III M.A. 1718-1728.
Coll. 26 Apr. 1718 (D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 33v). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 500). Preb. of
Timberscombe 1728.
Richard Healy M.A. 1728-1736.
Coll. 30 Aug. 1728 (D/D/B Reg. 26 f. 3v). Instal. 31 Aug. (Cal. Wells 11 518).
D. 1 Nov. 1736 (m.i., Wells cath.) (Wells Cath., pp. 165-6; D/D/B Reg. 26 f. 26).
Edmund Lovell M.A. 1736-1779.
Coll. 10 Nov. 1736 (D/D/B Reg. 26 f. 26). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 532). D. 25
Aug. 1779 (Gent. Mag. 1779, xlix 470; D/D/B Reg. 32 f. 32).
John Jenkins B.C.L. 1779-1824.
Coll. 1 Nov. 1779 (D/D/B Reg. 32 f. 32). Instal. 11 Dec. (CA 1777-92 p. 52). D. 27
Feb. 1824 (Gent. Mag. 1824, xciv (1) 644; D/D/B Reg. 34 f. 2).
Richard Jenkins D.D. 1824-1845.
Pres. by king; instit. by bp. 20 Aug. 1824 (D/D/B Reg. 34 f. 2). Instal. 21 Aug.
(CA 1817-32 p. 156). Dean of Wells 1845.
John Armstrong M.A. 1845-1862.
Pres. by queen; instit. by bp. 23 Dec. 1845 (D/D/B Reg. 36 f. 44). Instal. 24 Dec.
(CA 1841-55 p. 101). D. 10 Jan. 1862 (Gent. Mag. 1862, 3rd ser., xii 236; D/D/B
Reg. 38 f. 156).