CANONS OF CARLISLE
CANONS OF THE 1ST PREBEND
William Florence
(fn. 1) 1541–1549.
Apptd. by king in foundation charter 8 May 1541 (L. & P. XVI no. 878 (11,
15)). D. by 20 Aug. 1549 (C.P.R. 1549–51 p. 110).
Hugh Sewell M.A 1549–1585.
Pres. by king 20 Aug. 1549 (C.P.R. 1549–51 p. 110). Subscribed to royal
supremacy and the Articles 3 Oct. 1559 (Royal Visitation of 1559 p. 33). D. by 2
July 1585 (DRC. 1/3 p. 137).
Edmund Bunney B.D. 1585–1602.
Coll. 2 July 1585 (DRC. 1/3 p. 137). Res. 15 Oct. 1602 (ibid. p. 223).
Richard Sibson B.D. 1603–1617.
Coll. 18 March 1603 (DRC. 1/3; p. 223). D. 2 Jan. x 27 March 1617
(Carlisle Consistory Court probate records 1617; P.R.O., E 331 CARLISLE/
10).
Richard Snowden M.A. 1617–1619.
Coll. 2 July 1617 (P.R.O., E 331 CARLISLE/10). Instal. by proxy 20 Aug. (D.
& C. 1/4 pp. 451–2, 454). Res. by 3 July 1619 (DRC. 1/3 p. 250).
Lancelot Dawes M.A. 1619–?
Coll. 13 July 1619 (DRC. 1/3 p. 250). Instal. 15 July (D. & C. 1/5 p. 783). D.
at latest by 24 July 1660 (P.R.O., C 66/2918, 2934). (fn. 2)
Thomas Smith M.A. 1660–1661.
Pres. by king 24 July 1660 (P.R.O., C 66/2918, 2934). Mand. to install s.d. (D.
& C. 1/8 p. 407). Res. 16 March 1661 (DRC. 1/4 p. 19), on becoming canon of
Durham.
Thomas Cannon B.D. 1661–1668.
Coll. 27 March 1661 (DRC. 1/4 p. 23). D. 23 March 1668 (m.i., Church
Brampton, Northants) (Bridges's Hist. & Ant. Northants, comp. P. Whalley
(Oxford, 1791) I 491).
William Sill M.A. 1668–1681.
Coll. 27 March 1668 (DRC. 1/4 p. 450). Instal. 7 Apr. (D. & C. 1/8 pp. 463–4).
Res. deed 24 Oct. 1681; accepted 17 Nov. (DRC. 1/4 pp. 647–8), on becoming
canon of Westminster.
William Nicolson M.A. 1681–1702.
Coll. 17 Nov. 1681 (DRC. 1/4 p. 648). Instal. s.d. (D. & C. 1/9 ff. 52v–53). Bp.
of Carlisle 1702.
John Atkinson M.A. 1702–1733.
Warrant 13 June 1702 for pres. by queen (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1702–3 p. 358); issued
22 June (DRC. 1/6 p. 5). Instit. 9 July (ibid. p. 6). Instal. 14 July (D. & C. 1/9 f.
151r–v). D. by 25 Nov. 1733 (burial, Kirkby Stephen, Westmld.) (Cumbria R.O.,
Kendal, PR Kirkby Stephen; DRC. 1/6 pp. 816–17).
Edward Birkett M.A. 1733–1768.
Bp's commission to instit. 8 Dec. 1733 (DRC. 1/6 pp. 816–17). Coll. and
instit. 13 Dec. (ibid. pp. 818–19, 833). Instal. s.d. (D & C. 1/10 pp. 394–6). D.
by 14 March 1768 (burial, Carlisle St. Mary) (PR Carlisle St. Mary; DRC. 1/7
p. 353).
John Waugh M.A. 1768–1777.
Pres. by Robert [Hay Drummond], abp. of York, patron hac vice as his
option; instit. 26 March 1768 (DRC. 1/7 p. 353) Instal. 28 March (D. & C. 1/
11 pp. 161–3). D. 11 Aug. 1777 (London Magazine 1777 p. 486; DRC. 1/8 p.
66).
James Stephen Lushington M.A. 1777–1785.
Coll. 9 Sept. 1777 (DRC. 1/8 p. 66, 69). Instal. 24 Sept. (D. & C. 1/11
pp. 232–5). Res. deed dated 25 Aug. 1785; accepted 19 Sept. (DRC. 1/8 p.
122).
George Henry Law M.A. 1785–1824.
Coll. 19 Sept. 1785 (DRC. 1/8 pp. 123, 125). Instal. s.d. (D. & C. 1/11 pp.
307–9). Bp. of Chester 1812; held preb. until bp. of Bath and Wells 1824.
William Vansittart M.A. 1824–1847.
Pres. by king; instit. 9 Aug. 1824 (DRC. 1/9 p. 8). Instal. s.d. (D. & C. 1/12 ff.
191v–192). D. 22 Nov. 1847 (Gent. Mag. 1848, new ser. xxix 212).
Henry Percy M.A. 1847–1870.
Coll. 9 Dec. 1847 (DRC. 1/9 p. 460). Instal. 10 Dec. (D. & C. 1/13 pp. 204–6).
D. 6 Sept. 1870 (Carlisle Journal, 9 Sept., p. 3; DRC. 1/10 p. 678).