PREBENDARIES OF EMPINGHAM
Preb. valued 3 Sept. 1535 at £25 6s 5d (Valor IV 344).
James Mallet B.D.1533-1542.
Instal. 21 March 1533 (CA 1520-36 p. 161). Attainted and depriv. by 18 Dec.
1542 (L. & P. XVII no. 1251 (27)).
Peter Ashton M.A.1542-1548.
Compounded for first-fruits 15 Dec. 1542 (P.R.O., E 334/2 f. 126v). Pres. by
king 18 Dec. (L. & P. XVII no. 1251 (27)). Instal. by proxy 8 Jan. 1543 (CA
1536-47 p. 72). D. 4 July x 14 Aug. 1548 (P.R.O., PROB 11/32, PCC 25
Populwell; CA 1547-59 p. 26, cf. P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 13).
Nicholas Bullingham B.C.L.1548-1554.
Compounded for first-fruits 14 Aug. 1548 (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 13). Instal. by
proxy 2 Sept. (CA 1547-59 p. 26). Leased out preb. 20 Oct. 1550 for 31 years
from 1567 at £31 p.a. (ibid. p. 90). Depriv. of benefices by 5 May 1554 as
married (fn. 1) (cf. P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 143; Cal. S.P. Dom. 1547-80 p. 118; CA 1547-59
p. 113).
Roger Dalyson D.D. 1554-1566. Precentor of Lincoln.
Preb. of Empingham united with precentorship 15 Oct. 1554 to augment the
latter's revenue (CA 1547-59 pp. 112-13). Dalyson compounded for first-fruits
for both 22 Oct. (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 205). Instal. to both 27 Oct. (CA 1547-59 pp.
112-13). Granted royal pardon 15 Jan. 1559 (C.P.R. 1558-60 p. 220). D. 24 July
1566 (m.i., Lincoln cath.) (Survey of Cath. II 86-7; A/3/7 f. 55).
Michael Reniger M.A. 1567-1609. Precentor of Lincoln.
Compounded for first-fruits of precentorship and preb. of Empingham 31 March
1567 (P.R.O., E 334/8 f. 104v). Instal. in person to both 27 June (A/3/7 f. 58v).
Res. precentorship (but not preb.) by 3 Aug. 1572 (cf. A/3/7 f. 72). Occ. 17 Aug.
1582 (Reg. XXIX f. 44v). Pres. by queen 10 Aug. 1592, patron hac vice by lapse
(P.D. 1592/64). Instit. 8 Sept. (P.R.O., E 331/Lincoln 1). Instal. in person 12
Sept.; A/3/7 f. 114v). D. 26 Aug. 1609 (m.i., Crawley, Hants.) (F.W. Pledge,
Crawley (privately printed, 1907) p. 159).
Nathan Gifford M.A.1609-1615.
Coll. 25 Sept. 1609 (P.R.O., E 331/Lincoln 3). Instal. in person 28 Sept. (A/3/9
f. 72v). D. by 24 Nov. 1615 (burial, St. Bride Fleet Street, London) (London
Guildhall Libr., PR St. Bride Fleet Street; A/3/9 f. 115).
Gabriel Clark D.D.1616-1662.
Made subscription to bp. 4 March 1616 (Borthwick Institute, MCD 538 f. 42v).
Instal. by proxy 7 March (A/3/9 f. 115). D. 10 May 1662 (m.i., Durham
cath.) (Survey of Cath. II 263; Reg. XXXII f. 20).
William Carrington M.A.1662-1698.
Coll. 2 Sept. 1662 (Reg. XXXII f. 20). Instal. s.d. (Dj/25/4 f. 3v; Dj/26/1/20).
D. 22 Feb. 1698 (m.i., Scotter) (T. Blore, Hist. and Ant. Rutland (Stanford, 1811)
p. 138; Reg. XXXV f. 50).
Henry Clifford M.A.1698-1721.
Coll. 7 July 1698 (Reg. XXXV f. 50). Instal. in person 9 July (A/3/11 f. 203).
D. by 12 Oct. 1721 (burial, Wroot) (PR Wroot; Reg. XXXVII p. 128).
Edward Cobden M.A.1721-1764.
Coll. 3 Nov. 1721 (Reg. XXXVII p. 128). Instal. in person 23 Nov. (Bij/3/1). D
22 Apr. 1764 (Gent. Mag. 1764, xxxiv 198; Reg. XXXIX p. 32).
Edmund Law D.D.1764-1769.
Coll. 21 May 1764 (Reg. XXXIX p. 32). Instal. in person 14 July (A/3/15 p.
28). Bp. of Carlisle 1769, but royal letter 14 Feb. to abp. for a dispensation to
hold this preb. in commendam (Cal. Home Office Papers 1766-9 no. 1407).
Nevertheless, res. deed dated 12 June; accepted 15 June (Res. 239/2).
William Salisbury B.D.1769-1796.
Coll. 12 July 1769 (Reg. XXXIX p. 122). Instal. in person 12 Aug. (A/3/15 p.
83). D. 31 Jan. 1796 (Gent. Mag. 1796, lxvi (1) 170; Reg. XXXIX p. 613).
Richard Turner B.D.1796-1835.
Coll. 25 Feb. 1796 (Reg. XXXIX p. 613). Instal. in person 27 Feb. (A/3/16 p.
93). D. 13 Oct. 1835 (Gent. Mag. 1836, new ser. v 329; Reg. XL p. 489).
William Brocklehurst Stonehouse M.A.1843-1846.
Coll. 10 March 1843 (Reg. XL p. 489). Instal. in person 25 March (A/3/17 p.
394). Res. by 7 Nov. 1846 (Reg. XL p. 513).
Weever Walter M.A.1846-1860.
Coll. 7 Nov. 1846 (Reg. XL p. 513). Instal. in person s.d. (A/3/17 p. 452). D. 12
Jan. 1860 (Gent. Mag. 1860, 3rd ser. viii 304; Reg. XLI p. 300).