BISHOPS OF NORWICH
William Rugge
or
Repps O.S.B., D.D. 1536-1550.
Congé d'élire 25 May 1536; el. of Repps, abbot of St. Benet Hulme, (fn. 1) 31 May;
royal assent 9 June; abp's conf. 10 June; cons. 11 June (Lamb., Reg. Cranmer
ff. 208-212v). Temps. 19 July (L. & P. XI no. 202 (35)). Res. by 26 Jan. 1550
(C.P.R. 1548-9 p. 358).
Thomas Thirlby D.D., D.Cn. & C.L. 1550-1554.
Thirlby, bp. of Westminster, pres. by king 1 Apr. 1550 (no el.), in accordance
with Stat. 1 Edw. VI c. 1 (C.P.R. 1549-51 p. 172). Compounded for first-fruits
10 Apr. (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 47v). Enthr. 28 Apr. (Reg. 12/18 pt. i f. 3v). Trans.
to Ely 1554.
John Hopton O.P., D.D. 1554-1558.
Congé d'élire 4 Sept. 1554; royal assent to el. of Hopton 2 Oct.; temps. 4 Oct.
(C.P.R. 1554-5 p. 6). Commission 26 Oct. from dean and chapter of Canterbury,
sede vacante, to bp. of London for cons. of Hopton, bp.-elect and confirmed;
cons. 28 Oct. by bps. of London, Durham and Ely (Cant., Reg. N f. 33r-v).
Enthr. by proxy 3 Nov. (Reg. 12/18 pt. ii f. 84). Papal provision 21 June 1555
(Hierarchia Catholica III 260). D. 24 Aug. / 8 Dec. 1558 (P.R.O., PROB
11/42b, PCC 62 Cheyney; London, Guildhall MS. 9531/12 f. 478 (as rector of
Great Yeldham, Essex); C.P.R. 1558-60 p. 80).
[Richard Cox D.D. 1559.]
Congé d'élire 5 June 1559 (C.P.R. 1558-60 p. 80). Cox el. n.d. but trans. to Ely
in July before cons.
John Parkhurst B.D. 1560-1575.
Congé d'élire 27 March 1560 (C.P.R. 1558-60 p. 449). El. 20 Apr. (Reg.
Parker I 102). Royal assent (C.P.R. 1558-60 p. 450). Abp's conf. 26 Aug.;
cons. 1 Sept. (Reg. Parker I 102-3). Temps. 24 Oct. (C.P.R. 1558-60 p. 454).
D. 2 Feb. 1575 (m.i., Norwich cath.) (Blomefield, Hist. Norfolk III 555).
Edmund Freake D.D. 1575-1584.
Royal assent 4 Nov. 1573 to el. of Freake, bp. of Rochester; temps. 12 Nov.
(C.P.R. 1572-5 nos. 3179-82). Conf. by abp. of York 14 Nov. (the see of
Canterbury being vac.) (Reg. Parker III 1163-5). Freake appointed proxies 22
Nov. for enthr. (ibid. p. 1167). Trans. to Worcester 1584.
Edmund Scambler D.D. 1585-1594.
Congé d'élire 15 Dec. 1584 (P.R.O., C 66/1268). El. of Scambler, bp. of
Peterborough, 5 Jan. 1585 (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift I f. 32). Royal assent 7 Jan.
(P.R.O., C 66/1268). Abp's conf. 15 Jan. (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift I ff. 30v-35).
Temps. 10 March (P.R.O., C 66/1268). D. 7 May 1594 (m.i., Norwich cath.)
(Blomefield, Hist. Norfolk III 560).
William Redman D.D. 1595-1602.
Congé d'élire 10 Dec. 1594 (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1591-4 p. 568). El. of Redman 17
Dec. (DCN 24/1 f. 112r-v). Royal assent 4 Jan. 1595; abp's conf. 10 Jan.; cons.
12 Jan. (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift II ff. 26v-31v). Temps. 6 Feb. (Cal. S.P. Dom.
1595-7 p. 8). Enthr. by proxy 24 Feb. (Reg./14/20 pt. ii ff. 230-1; DCN 24/1 f.
113v). D. 25 Sept. 1602 (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift III f. 231).
John Jegon D.D. 1603-1618.
Congé d'élire 10 Jan. 1603 (P.R.O., C 66/1600). El. 18 Jan. (DCN 24/1 f.
146). Royal assent 10 Feb.; abp's conf. 19 Feb.; cons. 20 Feb. (Lamb., Reg.
Whitgift III ff. 67-71v). Enthr. by proxy 24 March (Reg./15/21 ff. vi-viii).
Temps. 14 May (P.R.O., C 66/1608). D. 13 March 1618 (m.i., Norwich cath.)
(Blomefield, Hist. Norfolk III 563).
John Overall D.D. 1618-1619.
Congé d' élire 9 May 1618 (P.R.O., C 66/2190). El. of Overall, bp. of Coventry
and Lichfield, 21 May (DCN 24/2 f. 20v). Royal assent 8 June (P.R.O., C
66/2190). Abp's conf. 30 Sept. (Lamb., Reg. Abbot I ff. 126-131v). Temps. 7
Oct. (P.R.O., C 66/2190). D. 12 May 1619 (m.i., Norwich cath.) (Blomefield,
Hist. Norfolk III 565; Lamb., Reg. Abbot II ff. 183v, 241).
Samuel Harsnet D.D. 1619-1628.
Congé d'élire 1 June 1619 (P.R.O., C 66/2210). El. of Harsnet, bp. of
Chichester, 17 June 1619 (DCN 24/2 f. 24v). Royal assent 20 July (P.R.O., C
66/2210). Abp's conf. 28 Aug. (Lamb., Reg. Abbot II ff. 24-9). Temps. 22
Sept. (P.R.O., C 66/2210). Trans. to York 1628.
Francis White D.D. 1629-1631.
Congé d'élire 15 Jan. 1629 (P.R.O., C 66/2493). El. of White, bp. of Carlisle,
22 Jan. (DCN 24/2 f. 78). Royal assent 29 Jan. (P.R.O., C 66/2493). Abp's
conf. 9 Feb. (Lamb., Reg. Abbot II ff. 168v-174v). Temps. 14 Feb. (P.R.O., C
66/2493). Trans. to Ely 1631.
Richard Corbett D.D. 1632-1635.
Congé d'élire 29 March 1632 (P.R.O., C 66/2603). El. of Corbett, bp. of
Oxford, 7 Apr. (DCN 24/2 ff. 98v-99). Royal assent 28 Apr. (P.R.O., C
66/2603). Abp's conf. 7 May (Lamb., Reg. Abbot III ff. 62v-69). Temps. 12
May (P.R.O., C 66/2603). D. 28 July 1635 (m.i., Norwich cath.) (Blomefield,
Hist. Norfolk III 569).
Matthew Wren D.D. 1635-1638.
Congé d'élire 3 Nov. 1635 (P.R.O., C 66/2708). El. of Wren, bp. of Hereford,
10 Nov. (DCN 24/2 f. 121v). Royal assent 23 Nov. (P.R.O., C 66/2708). Abp's
conf. 5 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Laud I ff. 44v-49). Temps. 14 Dec. (P.R.O., C
66/2708). Trans. to Ely 1638.
Richard Montagu D.D. 1638-1641.
Congé d'élire 1 May 1638 (P.R.O., C 66/2832). El. of Montagu, bp. of
Chichester, 4 May (DCN 24/2 f. 135). Royal assent 9 May (P.R.O., C 66/2832).
Abp's conf. 12 May (Lamb., Reg. Laud II ff. 37-41v). Temps. 25 May (P.R.O.,
C 66/2832). D. 13 Apr. 1641 (Blomefield, Hist. Norfolk III 574).
Joseph Hall D.D. 1641-1656.
El. of Hall, bp. of Exeter, 16 Nov. 1641 (DCN 24/2 f. 157). Royal assent 29
Nov.; abp's conf. 16 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Laud II ff. 71v-77v). Enthr. by proxy
23 Dec. (Reg./18/24 pt. ii ff. viii-xii). After the ordinance of 9 Oct. 1646
abolishing archbishops and bishops (Acts and Ordinances, 1640-56 I 99), he
lived at Heigham, where he d. 8 Sept. 1656 (m.i., Heigham, Norf.) (Blomefield,
Hist. Norfolk III 580; Obit. R. Smyth p. 43).
Edward Reynolds D.D. 1660-1676.
Letter missive for Reynolds 28 Sept. 1660; congé d'élire 7 Nov. (DCN 24/3 ff.
15v-19v). El. 28 Nov.; royal assent 19 Dec.; abp's conf. 24 Dec.; cons. 13 Jan.
1661 (Lamb., Reg. Juxon and Sheldon ff. 252v-260). Temps. 2 Feb. (P.R.O., C
66/2960). D. 28 July 1676 (m.i., chap. of bp's palace, Norwich) (Blomefield,
Hist. Norfolk HI 584; Reg./20/27A sub die).
Anthony Sparrow D.D. 1676-1685.
Congé d'élire 14 Aug. 1676 (DCN 30/1; P.R.O., C 66/3187). El. of Sparrow,
bp. of Exeter, 18-19 Aug. (DCN 24/3 ff. 139v-140). Royal assent 9 Sept.; abp's
conf. 18 Sept. (Lamb., Reg. Sheldon ff. 177-184v). Temps. 22 Sept. (P.R.O., C
66/3187). D. 19 May 1685 (m.i., chap. of bp's palace, Norwich) (Blomefield,
Hist. Norfolk III 587; Reg./20/27B f. 113v).
William Lloyd D.D. 1685-1690.
El. of Lloyd, bp. of Peterborough, 11 June 1685 (DCN 24/3 f. 202r-v). Royal
assent 17 June; abp's conf. 4 July (Lamb., Reg. Sancroft ff. 116v-122v). Enthr.
by proxy 23 July (Reg./21/28 title page). Depriv. 1 Feb. 1690 as a non-Juror (fn. 1)
(cf. Cal. S.P. Dom. 1690-1 p. 342).
John Moore D.D. 1691-1707.
Warrant 22 Apr. 1691 for congé d'élire and letter missive for Moore (Cal. S.P.
Dom. 1690-1 p. 342); issued 1 May (DCN 30/2). El. 21 May (DCN 24/3 f. 248).
Royal assent 12 June; abp's conf. 2 July; cons. 5 July (Lamb., Reg. Tillotson ff.
17-25). Warrant 30 Oct. for temps. (P.R.O., SP 44/150 p. 113). Enthr. by
proxy 31 March 1692 (Reg./21/28 f. 97r-v). Trans. to Ely 1707.
Charles Trimnel D.D. 1708-1721.
Warrant 7 Jan. 1708 for congé d'élire and letter missive for Trimnel (P.R.O., SP
44/151 pp. 154-5). El. 23 Jan. (DCN 24/4 ff. 141v-142). Royal assent 2 Feb.;
abp's conf. 7 Feb.; cons. 8 Feb. (Lamb., Reg. Tenison II ff. 34-42). Warrant 15
Feb. for temps. (P.R.O., SP 44/150 p. 288). Enthr. by proxy 26 Feb.
(Reg./21/29, front). Trans. to Winchester 1721.
Thomas Green D.D. 1721-1723.
Warrant 22 Aug. 1721 for congé d'élire and letter missive for Green (P.R.O.,
SP 44/151 pp. 345-6); pubd. 25 Aug. (Lond. Gaz. no. 5984). El. 14 Sept. (DCN
24/4 ff. 207v-208v). Royal assent 30 Sept.; abp's conf. 7 Oct.; cons. 8 Oct.
(Lamb., Reg. Wake I ff. 71v-79v). Warrant 11 Oct. for temps. (P.R.O., SP
44/151 p. 356). Trans. to Ely 1723.
John Leng D.D. 1723-1727.
Congé d'élire 4 Oct. 1723 (P.R.O., C 209/1). El. 11 Oct. (DCN 24/4 ff. 228-9).
Royal assent 23 Oct. (P.R.O., C 209/1). Abp's conf. 29 Oct.; cons. 3 Nov.
(Lamb., Reg. Wake I ff. 188b-198v). Temps. 22 Nov. (P.R.O., C 209/1). D. 26
Oct. 1727 (Hist. Reg. Chron. 1727, xii 48).
William Baker D.D. 1727-1732.
Congé d'élire 10 Nov. 1727 (P.R.O., C 209/2). Congé d'élire and letter
missive for Baker, bp. of Bangor, pubd. 12 Nov. (Lond. Gaz. no. 6623). El. 20
Nov. (DCN 24/4 f. 268r-v). Royal assent 13 Dec. (P.R.O., C 209/2). Abp's
conf. 19 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Wake II ff. 7v-15). Temps. 13 Jan. 1728 (P.R.O., C
209/2). Enthr. by proxy 5 March (Reg./22/30A ff. 1-4). D. 4 Dec. 1732 (ibid. f.
51).
Robert Butts D.D. 1733-1738.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Butts, dean of Norwich, pubd. 6 Jan, 1733
(Lond. Gaz. no. 7158); issued 10 Jan. (P.R.O., C 209/5; DCN 30/3). El. 20 Jan.
(DCN 24/4 ff. 299v-300). Royal assent 10 Feb. (P.R.O., C 209/5). Abp's conf.
20 Feb.; cons. 25 Feb. (Lamb., Reg. Wake II ff. 101v-110). Temps. 13 March
(P.R.O., C 209/5). Enthr. by proxy 2 Apr. (Reg./22/30A ff. 52-3). Trans. to Ely
1738.
Thomas Gooch D.D. 1738-1748.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Gooch, bp. of Bristol, pubd. 2 Sept. 1738
(Lond. Gaz. no. 7732); issued 21 Sept. (P.R.O., C 209/7). El. 27 Sept. (DCN
24/5 ff. 19v-20v). Royal assent 11 Oct. (P.R.O., C 209/7). Abp's conf. 17 Oct.
(Lamb., Reg. Potter ff. 51-59v). Temps. 31 Oct. (P.R.O., C 209/7). Enthr. by
proxy (Reg./22/30A ff. 95v-97v). Trans. to Ely 1748.
Samuel Lisle D.D. 1748-1749.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Lisle, bp. of St. Asaph, pubd. 19 March
1748 (Lond. Gaz. no. 8728); congé issued 22 March (P.R.O., C 209/11). El. 25
March (DCN 24/5 ff. 51v-52). Royal assent 1 Apr. (P.R.O., C 209/11). Abp's
conf. 6 Apr. (Lamb., Reg. Herring ff. 48-57). Temps. 22 Apr. (P.R.O., C
209/11). D. 3 Oct. 1749 (m.i., Northolt, Mdx.) (Lysons, Environs of London III
312).
Thomas Hayter D.D. 1749-1761.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Hayter, canon of Westminster, pubd. 13
Oct. 1749 (Lond. Gaz. no. 8892). El. 30 Oct. (DCN 24/5 f. 56r-v). Royal
assent 23 Nov.; abp's conf. 1 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Herring ff. 101-111v). Cons. 3
Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Herring f. 110v) or 4 Dec. (Reg./22/30A, title page). Trans.
to London 1761.
Philip Yonge D.D. 1761-1783.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Yonge, bp. of Bristol, pubd. 27 Oct. 1761
(Lond. Gaz. no. 10151); congé issued 21 Oct. (P.R.O., C 209/18). El. 5 Nov.
(DCN 24/5 f. 90r-v). Royal assent 17 Nov. (P.R.O., C 209/18). Abp's conf. 25
Nov. (Lamb., Reg. Seeker ff. 134-143). Enthr. by proxy 17 Dec. (Reg./22/30A
ff. 213-14). Temps. 19 Dec. (P.R.O., C 209/18). D. 23 Apr. 1783 (Reg./24/31
f. 174v).
Lewis Bagot D.C.L. 1783-1790.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Bagot, bp. of Bristol, pubd. 17 May 1783
(Lond. Gaz. no. 12440); issued 22 May (P.R.O., C 209/20; DCN 30/4). El. 31
May (DCN 24/5 ff. 215v-216v). Royal assent 10 June (P.R.O., C 209/20).
Abp's conf. 14 June (Lamb., Reg. Moore ff. 25v-34v). Temps. 26 June (P.R.O.,
C 209/20). Enthr. by proxy s.d. (Reg./24/31 f. 175). Trans. to St. Asaph 1790.
George Home D.D. 1790-1792.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Horne, dean of Canterbury, pubd. 8 May
1790 (Lond. Gaz. no. 13198); issued 15 May (P.R.O., IND 1/16816; DCN 30/5).
El. 21 May (DCN 24/5 ff. 260v-261). Royal assent 1 June (P.R.O., IND
1/16816). Abp's conf. 4 June; cons. 6 June (Lamb., Reg. Moore ff. 200v-210).
Enthr. by proxy 23 June (Reg./24/31 ff. 236v-238). Temps. 3 July (P.R.O., IND
1/16816). D. 17 Jan. 1792 (Reg./24/31 f. 251; Gent. Mag. 1792, lxii (1) 93-4).
Charles Manners Sutton D.D. 1792-1805.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Sutton, dean of Peterborough, issued 1
March 1792 (P.R.O., IND 1/16861; DCN 30/6); pubd. 3 March (Lond. Gaz. no.
13393); El. 16 March (DCN 24/5 f. 273r-v). Royal assent 21 March (P.R.O.,
IND 1/16816). Abp's conf. 27 March; cons. 8 Apr. (Lamb., Reg. Moore ff.
239-248v). Enthr. by proxy (Reg./24/31 ff. 251-2). Temps. 1 May (P.R.O.,
IND 1/16816). Trans. to Canterbury 1805.
Henry Bathurst D.C.L. 1805-1837.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Bathurst pubd. 9 March 1805 (Lond. Gaz.
no. 15786); issued s.d. (P.R.O., IND 1/16816; DCN 30/7). El. 18 March (DCN
24/6 ff.52v-53v). Royal assent 29 March (P.R.O., IND 1/16816). Abp's conf.
27 Apr.; cons. 28 Apr. (Lamb., Reg. Sutton I ff. 14v-25). Enthr. by proxy 10
May (Reg./25/32 ff. 99v-101). Temps. 11 May (P.R.O., IND 1/16816). D. 5
Apr. 1837 (Gent. Mag. 1837, new ser. vii 653).
Edward Stanley D.D. 1837-1849.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Stanley pubd. 17 Apr. 1837 (Lond. Gaz. no.
19485); issued 21 Apr. (P.R.O., IND 1/16816; DCN 32/8). El. 29 Apr. (DCN
24/7 ff. 34-35v). Royal assent 17 May (P.R.O., IND 1/16816). Abp's conf. 9
June; cons. 11 June (Lamb., Reg. Howley pp. 267-82). Letter of Queen
Victoria 6 July confirming el., as William IV had died (DCN 30/9). Temps. s.d.
(ibid.; P.R.O., IND 1/16816). Enthr. 17 Aug. (DCN 32/8). D. 6 Sept. 1849
(Reg./27/34 f. 74).
Samuel Hinds D.D. 1849-1857.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Hinds, dean of Carlisle, pubd. 29 Sept.
1849 (Lond. Gaz. no. 21024); issued 10 Oct. (P.R.O., IND 1/16816; DCN
32/10). El. 23 Oct. (DCN 24/7 ff. 163v-164). Royal assent 10 Nov. (P.R.O.,
IND 1/16816). Abp's conf. 30 Nov.; cons. 2 Dec. (Lamb., Reg. Sumner pp. 52-
69). Temps. 22 Jan. 1850 (P.R.O., IND 1/16816). Enthr. 24 Jan. Reg./27/34 ff.
74-75v). Res. 1 Apr. 1857; abp. accepted res. 3 Apr. (ibid. f. 155; Lamb., Reg.
Sumner pp. 910-11).
John Thomas Pelham D.D. 1857-1893.
Congé d'élire and letter missive for Pelham pubd. 30 Apr. 1857 (Lond. Gaz. no.
21995); congé issued 5 May (P.R.O., IND 1/16816). El. 9 May (DCN 24/7 ff.
235v-236). Royal assent 28 May (P.R.O., IND 1/16816). Abp's conf. 4 June;
cons. 11 June (Lamb., Reg. Sumner pp. 273-90). Enthr. 26 June (Reg./27/34 ff.
155-156v). Temps. 14 July (P.R.O., IND 1/16816). Res. accepted by queen 16
May 1893 (Lond. Gaz. no. 26404; Reg./28/35 ff. 305v-306).