PREBENDARIES OF NORTON EPISCOPI
Preb. valued 3 Sept. 1535 at £7 3s 2d (Valor IV 19).
John Elton
or
Baker B.Cn. & C.L. 1515-1547.
Instal. 31 March 1515 (A/3/3 f. 73v). D. 17 Apr. x 22 Aug. 1547 (P.R.O.,
PROB 11/31, PCC 48 Alen; Wilts. R.O., Salisbury Diocesan Records, Dl/2/16 f.
36v; CA 1547-59 p. 3).
John Sapcote B.C.L. 1547-1548.
Pres. 10 Sept. 1547 by John Pope, clerk, and Anthony Forster of Newark,
Notts., gentleman, patrons hac vice by virtue of gr. of next pres. by Bp. Longland
21 March (P.D. 1547/24; CA 1536-47 p. 141). Compounded for first-fruits 18
Sept. 1547 (P.R.O., E 334/3 f. 129). Instal. in person 29 Sept. (CA 1547-59 p. 3).
Preb. of Langford Manor 1548.
William Smith 1548-1549.
Compounded for first-fruits 20 Aug. 1548 (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 13v). Instal. by
proxy 2 Sept. (CA 1547-59 p. 26). Preb. of South Scarle 1549.
Thomas Lark M.A. 1549-1554.
Compounded for first-fruits 9 Nov. 1549 (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 37). Leased out
preb. 25 March 1550 for 31 years at £6 13s 4d p.a. (CA 1547-59 p. 46). Instal. by
proxy 9 Apr. (ibid. p. 43). Presumably depriv. c. March 1554. (fn. 1)
Thomas Hyde M.A. 1555-?
Instal. by proxy 16 Apr. 1555 (CA 1547-59 p. 118). Occ. in accounts Sept. 1559
(Bj/3/6 f. 73v). Depriv. in 1560, as was of other benefices (cf. C.P.R. 1558-60 p.
421).
Thomas Lark M.A. (again) 1560-1565.
Restored by 11 July 1560 (Reg. XIX f. 101). D. by 1 Aug. 1565 (L.C.C.
Admons 1565/541).
Edward Archbold
(fn. 1) 1565-1570.
Instal. by proxy 5 Nov. 1565 (A/3/7 f. 46v). Preb. of North Kelsey 1570.
Robert Hovenden M.A. 1570.
Apptd. Edward Archbold as his proctor 20 Dec. 1570 to res. this preb. (Res.
1570/8).
John Dighton 1571-1574.
Compounded for first-fruits 13 Feb. 1571 (P.R.O., E 334/8 f. 232). Preb. of
Ketton 1574.
Henry Ince ?-1581.
Occ. in accounts from Sept. 1575 (Bj/3/6 f. 260v). Preb. of Leicester St. Margaret 1581.
Thomas Friar 'scholar' 1581-?
Coll. 26 March 1581 (Reg. XXIX f. 5). Instal. by proxy 20 June (A/3/7 f. 90).
Occ. 20 June 1618 (Add. Reg. 3 f. 85v).
Robert Bostock M.A. 1619-1640.
Apptd. proxies for instal. n.d. Apr. 1619 (Dij/59/2/2). Coll. 30 Sept. (P.R.O., E
331/Lincoln 5). D. 13 x 23 Nov. 1640 (P.R.O., PROB 1 1/184, PCC 144
Coventry).
Anthony Scattergood D.D. 1641-1683.
Coll. 16 Apr. 1641 (Reg. XXXI p. 5). Res. 26 Apr. 1683 (Reg. 1683/10; Reg.
XXXIV f. 73).
Samuel Scattergood M.A. 1683-1696.
Coll. 26 Apr. 1683 (Reg. XXXIV f. 73). Instal. in person 4 May (A/3/11 f. 99v).
D. by 10 Dec. 1696 (burial, Blockley, Worcs.) (Worcs. R.O., PR Blockley, ex
inf. R.O. staff; Reg. XXXV f. 38).
Gervase Needham B.D. 1697-1703.
Coll. 2 Jan. 1697 (Reg. XXXV f. 38). Instal. in person 16 Jan. (A/3/11 ff. 203v-
204). Preb. of Clifton 1703.
William Needham B.D. 1703-1727.
Coll. 26 Apr. 1703 (Reg. XXXV f. 94). Instal. in person 1 May (A/3/12 pp. 11-
12). D. 22 June 1727 (m.i., Alresford, Hants.) (Survey of Cath. II 227; Reg.
XXXVIII p. 173).
Henry Johnston LL.D. 1727-1733.
Coll. 13 Nov. 1727 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 173) Instal. in person 20 Nov. (Bij/3/1).
Res. deed dated 16 Nov. 1733 (Res. 1733/3), in order to become preb. of Clifton.
John White M.A. 1734-1746.
Coll. 1 Jan. 1734 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 284(1)). Instal. in person 5 Jan. (Bij/3/1).
D. by 16 May 1746 (burial, Totteridge, Herts.) (Herts. R.O., PR Totteridge; Reg.
XXXVIII p. 469).
Samuel Speed M.A. 1746-1748.
Coll. 9 Sept. 1746 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 469). Instal. in person 13 Sept. (A/3/13 p.
384). Res. deed dated 29 March 1748 (Res. 238/28; Reg. XXXVIII p. 480).
Thomas Balguy M.A. 1748-1795.
Coll. 31 May 1748 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 480). Instal. in person 16 July (A/3/13 p.
403). D. 19 Jan. 1795 (Gent. Mag. 1795, lxv (1) 169; Reg. XXXIX p. 600).
John Applebee B.D. 1795-1826.
Coll. 26 Feb. 1795 (Reg. XXXIX p. 600). Instal. in person 11 Apr. (A/3/16 p.
81). D. 19 Nov. 1826 (Gent. Mag. xcvi (1) 91; Reg. XL p. 345).
Frederick Borradaile M.A. 1826-1876.
Coll. 24 Apr. 1826 (Reg. XL p. 345). Instal. 29 Apr. (A/3/17 p. 179). D. 5
March 1876 (The Times, 9 March; Dj/28/3/61).