Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 9, Lincoln Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1999.
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'Prebendaries: Welton Paynshall', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 9, Lincoln Diocese, (London, 1999) pp. 127-129. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1541-1847/vol9/pp127-129 [accessed 24 April 2024]
PREBENDARIES OF WELTON PAYNSHALL
Preb. valued 3 Sept. 1535 at £5 11s 11d (Valor IV 19).
John Pope B.Cn.L. 1540-1543.
Coll. 26 Oct. 1540 (Reg. XXVII f. 14v). Instal. in person 25 Nov. (CA 1536-47 p. 43). Chancellor of Lincoln (with preb. of Stoke) 1543, on exch. with Christopher Massingberd.
Christopher Massingberd D.C.L. 1543-1549.
By exch. Aug. 1543. 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). Leased out preb. 25 Aug. 1548 for 40 years at £5 13s 4d p.a. (CA 1547-59 pp. 23-4). Preb. of Leighton Buzzard 1549.
George Monson 1549-?
Compounded for first-fruits 23 Aug. 1549 (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 32v). Instal. by proxy 1 Oct. (CA 1547-59 p. 40). Occ. in accounts Sept. 1577 (Bj/3/6 f. 282v). Preb. vac. 23 March 1579 by d. of last holder (? Monson) (Reg. XXIX f. 4).
John Fermery M.A. 1579-1610.
Coll. 23 March 1579 (Reg. XXIX f. 4). Instal. by proxy 26 March (A/3/7 f. 86). D. 4 Aug. 1610 (m.i., Aylsham, Norf.) (F. Blomefield and C. Parkin, Hist. of Norfolk (London, 1805-10) VI 276; P.R.O., E 331/Lincoln 4; A73/9 f. 80).
John Preston M.A. 1610-1628.
Coll. 27 Aug. 1610 (P.R.O., E 331/Lincoln 4). Instal. by proxy 11 Oct. (A/3/9 f. 80). D. 20 July 1628; buried Fawsley, Northants., 28 July (Brit. Libr., Lansdowne MS. 984 f. 1; Northants. R.O., PR Fawsley).
Anthony Topham D.D. 1629-1655. Dean of Lincoln.
Coll. 7 Sept. 1629 (P.R.O., E 331/Lincoln 7). Instal. in person s.d. (A/3/9 f. 169v). D. 22 Oct. 1655 (m.i., Clayworth, Notts.) (Survey of Cath. II 80).
Michael Honywood D.D. 1660-1681. Dean of Lincoln.
Pres. by king sede vacante 29 Sept. 1660 (P.R.O., C 66/2919; Dj/25/3/4). Instal. in person 10 Oct. (A/3/9 f. 211v). But coll. by bp. 12 Nov. (Dj/26/1/5). D. 7 Sept. 1681 (A/3/11 ff.77v-78).
Daniel Brevint D.D. 1681-1695. Dean of Lincoln.
Coll. 14 Nov. 1681 (Reg. XXXIV f. 64). El. dean 7 Dec. Instal. in person 7 Jan. 1682 (A/3/11 ff. 83v-84). D. 5 May 1695 (m.i., Lincoln cath.) (Survey of Cath. II 81).
Samuel Fuller D.D. 1695-1700. Dean of Lincoln.
Coll. 24 Dec. 1695 (Reg. XXXV f. 28). Instal. in person 15 Jan. 1696 (A/3/11 f. 191Ar-v). D. 4 March 1700 (m.i., Lincoln cath.) (Survey of Cath. II 81; Reg. XXXV f. 63v).
Charles Hall (fn. 1) M.A. 1700-1701.
Coll. 25 Apr. 1700 (Reg. XXXV f. 63v). Instal. in person 11 May (A/3/11 ff. 231v-232). Res. 6 Dec. 1701 (Reg. XXXV f. 81).
Richard Willis D.D. 1701-1721. Dean of Lincoln.
Coll. 26 Dec. 1701 (Reg. XXXV f. 83). Instal. by proxy 7 Jan. 1702; in person 11 Apr. (A/3/11 ff. 250v-251, 253r-v). Bp. of Gloucester 1715 but held deanery and this preb. in commendam until trans. to Salisbury 1721 (Hist. Reg. Chron. 1721, vi 38).
Robert Cannon D.D. 1721-1722. Dean of Lincoln.
Pres. by king; bp's mand. for instal. 23 Nov. 1721 (Dj/27/1/39). Instal. by proxy 23 Dec. (A/3/13 p. 126; Bij/3/1). D. 28 March 1722 (m.i., Westminster Abbey) (Survey of Cath. II 82; Reg. XXXVII p. 152).
Edward Gee D.D. 1722-1730. Dean of Lincoln.
Coll. 5 Apr. 1722 (Reg. XXXVII p. 152). Instal. in person 26 May (Bij/3/1) or 30 May (A/3/13 p. 140). D. 1 March 1730 (Hist. Reg. Chron. 1730, xv 23; A/3/13 p. 210).
Edward Willes D.D. 1730-1737. Dean of Lincoln.
Coll. 13 May 1730 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 224). Instal. in person 16 May (Bij/3/1). Preb. of Milton Ecclesia 1737.
William Leaver M.A. 1737-1753.
Coll. 17 Nov. 1737 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 339). Instal. in person 7 Jan. 1738 (Bij/3/1; Dj/27/2/47, endorsed). D. by 15 Dec. 1753 (burial, Deene, Northants.) (Northants. R.O., PR Deene; Reg. XXXVIII p. 536).
John Pennington M.A. 1755-1768.
Coll. 9 June 1755 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 536). Instal. in person 11 July (Dj/27/3/40, endorsed). D. 25 Jan. 1768 (m.i., Yelling, Hunts., ex inf. Alan Richardson; Cambs. R.O. (Huntingdon), PR Yelling; Reg. XXXIX p. 88).
Herbert Wakeman 1768-1773.
Coll. 4 Apr. 1768 (Reg. XXXIX p. 88). Instal. in person 7 May (A/3/15 p. 68). D. by 27 Feb. 1773 (burial, Buckden, Hunts.) (Cambs. R.O. (Huntingdon), PR Buckden; Reg. XXXIX p. 198).
Benjamin Hutchinson 1773-1804.
Coll. 13 Apr. 1773 (Reg. XXXIX p. 198). Instal. in person 19 June (Dj/28/1/37, endorsed). D. n.d. March 1804 (Gent. Mag. 1804, lxxiv (1) 282; Reg. XL p. 81).
David Lewis 1804-1819.
Coll. 7 June 1804 (Reg. XL p. 81). Instal. in person 25 Aug. (A/3/16 p. 187). D. by 5 Feb. 1819 (Reg. XL p. 278).
William Palmer M.A. 1819-1851.
Coll. 5 Feb. 1819 (Reg. XL p. 278). Instal. 20 March (A/3/17 p. 88). D. by 1 Dec. 1851 (burial, Eynesbury, Hunts.) (Cambs. R.O. (Huntingdon), PR Eynesbury).
Preb. vac. until new coll. 2 March 1864 (Reg. XLI p. 110; Dj/28/3/17).