Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 9, Lincoln Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1999.
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'Archdeacons: Stow', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 9, Lincoln Diocese, (London, 1999) pp. 21-23. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1541-1847/vol9/pp21-23 [accessed 26 April 2024]
ARCHDEACONS OF STOW
Archdeaconry valued 3 Sept. 1535 at £24 2s 9d (Valor IV 27).
Edward Derby M.A. 1507-1543.
Coll. 14 Dec. 1507 (Reg. XXIII f. 24v). Instal. 12 Feb. 1508 (A/3/3 f. 5). D. 9 Jan. 1543 (m.i., Lincoln cath.) (Reg. XXVII f. 16; Survey of Cath. II 129).
Anthony Draycot D.Cn.L. 1543.
Coll. 15 Jan. 1543 (Reg. XXVII f. 16). Instal. by proxy 30 Jan. (CA 1536-47 p. 72). Archdcn. of Huntingdon in July.
Christopher Massingberd D.C.L. 1543-1553.
Compounded for first-fruits 11 Aug. 1543 (P.R.O., E 334/2 f. 161). Coll. 24 Aug. (Reg. XXVII f. 17v). Instal. in person s.d. (CA 1536-47 p. 81). D. 8 March 1553 (m.i., Lincoln cath.) (Survey of Cath. II 130; Holles's Church Notes p. 64).
John Aylmer M.A. 1553-1554.
Pres. by Thomas Ashton of Old Weston, Hunts., patron hac vice by virtue of gr. of next pres. made to him and Richard Ashton of Shillington, Beds., by Bp. Longland 8 Feb. 1544; conf. by chapter 8 March 1547 (CA 1536-47 p. 131; P.D. 1544/1, 1547/19, 1551/10). Compounded for first-fruits 15 Apr. (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 116v). Instal. by proxy 15 June (CA 1536-47 p. 83). Depriv. by 24 March 1554 (fn. 1) (C.P.R. 1553-4 p. 263; cf. CA 1536-47 pp. 103, 114).
John Harrison B.D. 1554-?
Pres. by queen sede vacante 24 March 1554 (C.P.R. 1553-4 p. 263). Instit. by chapter of Canterbury (the abpc. being also vac.) 29 March (Institutions by the Chapter of Canterbury sede vacante, ed. C.E. Woodruff (Kent Records, viii, 1923) p. 71). Instal. by proxy 13 Apr. and 4 Dec. (CA 1536-47 pp. 103, 114).
John Aylmer M.A. (again) 1559-1562.
Apparently restored 1559. Archdcn. of Lincoln 1562.
Roger Kelke B.D. 1563-1576.
Pres. by queen 22 Jan. 1563 (C.P.R. 1560-3 p. 621). Instit. 28 Jan. (Reg. XXVIII ff. 113v, 217v). Instal. 5 May (A/3/7 f. 27v). D. by 8 Jan. 1576 (burial, Cambridge St. Mary the Great) (Cambs. R.O., PR Cambridge St. Mary the Great; Reg. XXIX f. 3v).
Thomas Sparke B.D. 1576-1582.
Coll. 26 Jan. 1576 (Reg. XXIX f. 3v). Instal. by proxy 6 March (A/3/7 f. 80). Res. 6 March 1582 (Res. 1582/3), on becoming preb. of Sutton-in-Marisco.
John Fermery B.D. 1582-1610.
Coll. 7 March 1582 (Reg. XXIX f. 5). Instal. in person 19 Apr. (A/3/7 f. 92). D. 4 Aug. 1610 (m.i., Aylsham, Norf.) (F. Blomefield and C. Parkin, Hist. of Norfolk (London, 1805-10) VI 276; A/3/9 f. 80).
Alexander Chapman M.A. 1610-1629.
John Hills D.D. 1610.
Chapman coll. 16 Aug. 1610 (P.R.O., E 331/Lincoln 4). Hills instal. in person 14 Sept. (A/3/9 f. 76v). However, Chapman instal. by proxy 21 Oct. (ibid. f. 80) and secured possession. Occ. 26 Aug. 1611 (Add. Reg. 3 f. 6v). D. 6 Sept. 1629 (m.i., Canterbury cath.) (Survey of Cath. II 131; P.D. 1629/32).
Nicholas Walker D.D. 1629-1641.
Coll. 14 Sept. 1629 (P.D. 1629/32). D. by 13 Apr. 1641 (burial, Colsterworth) (PR Colsterworth; P.D. 1641/26).
James Duport B.D. 1641.
Coll. 14 Aug. 1641 (Reg. XXXI p. 11). Res. 12 Nov. (Res. 1641/15).
Stephen Luddington M.A. 1641-1677.
Coll. 15 Nov. 1641 (Reg. XXXI p. 14). D. by 10 Feb 1677 (burial, Carlton Scroop) (PR Carlton Scroop; Reg. XXXIV f. 18).
Byrom Eaton D.D. 1677-1683.
Coll. 3 March 1677 (Reg. XXXIV f. 18). Apptd. proxies for instal. 6 March (Dij/59/2/22), and instal. by proxy 2 Apr. (A/3/11 f. 51). Archdcn. of Leicester 1683.
John Gery M.A. 1683-1684.
Coll. 5 Sept. 1683 (Reg. XXXIV f. 74v). Instal. in person 22 Sept. (A/3/11 f. 101). Archdcn. of Buckingham 1684.
John Hutton M.A. 1684-1712.
Coll. 4 Nov. 1684 (Reg. XXXIV f. 81v). Instal. in person 21 Feb. 1685 (A/3/11 f. 107). Archdcnry united to preb. of Stow St. Mary by Bp. Gardiner 7 Feb. 1699 (Reg. XXXV ff. 54v-55). D. 29 Apr. 1712 (m.i., Wappenham, Northants.) (Survey of Cath. II 131; A/3/13 p. 58).
Lawrence Echard D.D. 1712-1730.
Coll. 22 July 1712 (Reg. XXXVI p. 182). Instal. in person 16 Aug. (A/3/13 p. 58). Bp. Wake dissolved the union of the archdcnry with preb. of Stow St. Mary 12 July 1712, and united it with preb. of Louth (Reg. XXXVI pp. 181-2); conf. by chapter n.d. July 1712 (A/3/13 p. 57). D. 3 Sept. 1730 (Hist. Reg. Chron. 1730, xv 57; Reg. XXXVIII p. 233).
Bp. Reynolds dissolved the union of the archdcnry with preb. of Louth 10 Nov. 1730, and united it with preb. of Liddington, which the incoming archdcn. already held (Reg. XLI p. 443); conf. by chapter 21 Nov. (A/3/13 p. 215).
Squire Payne M.A. 1730-1751.
Coll. 13 Nov. 1730 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 233). Instal. in person 21 Nov. (Bij/3/1). D. by 10 Jan. 1751 (burial, Barnack, Northants.) (Northants. R.O., PR Barnack; Dj/27/3/29).
William Bassett M.A. 1751-1765.
Coll. 26 Apr. 1751 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 501). Instal. in person 27 Apr. (A/3/13 p. 427). D. by 13 July 1765 (burial, Glentworth) (PR Glentworth; Reg. XXXIX p. 46).
John Towne M.A. 1765-1791.
Coll. 5 Sept. 1765 (Reg. XXXIX p. 46). Instal. in person 5 Oct. (A/3/15 p. 40). D. 15 March 1791 (Gent. Mag. 1791, lxi (1) 286; Dj/28/1/94).
Robert Wharton M.A. 1791-1808.
Coll. 19 March 1791 (Reg. XXXIX p. 525). Instal. in person 16 Apr. (A/3/16 p. 15). D. 19 Jan. 1808 (Gent. Mag. 1808, lxxviii (1) 175; Dj/28/2/29).
Cayley Illingworth D.D. 1808-1823.
Coll. 11 March 1808 (Reg. XL p. 130). Instal. in person 26 March (A/3/16 p. 230). D. 28 Aug. 1823 (Gent. Mag. 1823, xciii (2) 279; Reg. XL p. 335).
Henry Vincent Bayley M.A. 1823-1844.
Coll. 29 Sept. 1823 (Reg. XL p. 335). Instal. in person 25 Oct. (A/3/17 p. 147). D. 12 Aug. 1844 (Gent. Mag. 1844, new ser. xxii 325; Reg. XL p. 498).
William Brocklehurst Stonehouse M.A. 1844-1862.
Coll. 14 Sept. 1844 (Reg. XL p. 498). Instal. in person 13 (sic) Sept. (A/3/17 p. 417). D. 18 Dec. 1862 (Gent. Mag. 1863, 3rd ser. xiv 250-1; Reg. XLI p. 94).