Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 2, Chichester Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1971.
This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.
'Prebendaries: Selsey', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 2, Chichester Diocese, (London, 1971) pp. 49-51. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1541-1847/vol2/pp49-51 [accessed 15 April 2024]
PREBENDARIES OF SELSEY
Thomas Ireland M.A. 1538-1558.
Instal. by proxy 21 Sept. 1538 (WAB. p. 55). D. by 5 Dec. 1558 (Ep. 1/1/7 f. 12).
Stephen Valenger M.A. 1558-1582.
Coll. 5 Dec. 1558 (Ep. 1/1/7 f. 12). Instal. by proxy 20 Dec. (AC. p. 30). Occ. 26 Apr. 1582 when summoned to bp.'s visitation (Ep. 1/20/2), but sentenced to imprisonment by Star Chamber 16 May, and preb. said to be vac. by depriv. at the visitation 25 May (Brit. Mus., Harl. MS. 6265 p. 373; R. Simpson, Edmund Campion, a biography (London, 1867) p. 332; Ep. 1/18/17).
William Clarke LL.D. 1583-1587.
Instal. by proxy 23 Oct. 1583 (AC. p. 110). D. by 7 March 1587 (PCC 12 Spencer; Ep. 1/1/7 f. 45v).
Thomas Pye B.D. 1587-1610.
Coll. 21 Apr. 1587 (Ep. 1/1/7 f. 45v). Instal. 9 Sept. (AC. p. 119). D. by 31 Jan. 1610 (burial, Bexhill) (Ep. 11/16/16A; Ep. 1/1/8 f. 58v).
John Cradock B.C.L. 1610-1625.
Coll. 6 Feb. 1610 (Ep. 1/1/8 f. 58v). Instal. 14 Feb. (AC. p. 183). D. 25 Dec. 1625 (Cap. 1/1/2 f. 17; AC. p. 232).
James Yelding 1626-1631.
Coll. 24 March 1626 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./7). Instal. 15 Apr. (AC. p. 232). D. by 13 Sept. 1631 (burial, Chichester cath.) (Par. 44/2/1 f. 168; AC. p. 245).
Thomas Holland M.A. 1631-1647.
Coll. 11 Nov. 1631 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./6). Instal. 12 Nov. (AC. p. 245). D. by 5 May 1647 (burial, Kirdford) (Brit. Mus., Add. MS. 5699 f. 80v/p. 153).
William Stoteville D.D.
D. as preb. 7 Dec. 1647/6 Nov. 1650 (Cap. 1/8/25; PCC 183 Pembroke).
John Fell M.A. 1660-1662.
Bp.'s mand. for instal. 11 Aug. 1660; Fell appointed proxies for instal. 13 Aug. (Cap. 1/8/25). Instal. by proxy 18 Aug. (Cap. 1/3/2 f. 3v). Res. by 26 Jan. 1662 (Cap. 1/8/25).
George Shaw B.D. 1662-1675.
Coll. 27 Jan. 1662 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./11). Shaw appointed proxies for instal. 27 Feb. (Cap. 1/8/25). Instal. by proxy 18 March (Cap. 1/3/2 f. 16v). (fn. 1) D. by 26 Feb. 1675 (Ep. 1/1/8 f. 98v).
Christopher Spencer B.A. 1675-1705.
Coll. 26 Feb. 1675 (Ep. 1/1/8 f. 98v). Instal. 27 Feb. (Cap. 1/3/2 f. 68v). D. 22 Oct. 1705 (m.i., Westbourne) (Gent. Mag. 1864, cliv (1) 452).
William Nichols D.D. 1706-1712.
Coll. 6 March 1706 (Ep. 1/1/10 f. 60v). Instal. 12 Apr. (Cap. 1/3/2 f. 189r-v). D. by 5 May 1712 (burial, St. Swithin, London Stone) (London, Guildhall MS. 4314; Ep. 1/1/10 f. 71v). (fn. 2)
William Stonestreet M.A. 1712-1716.
Coll. 23 June 1712 (Ep. 1/1/10 f. 71v). Instal. 24 June (Cap. 1/3/3 f. 7). D. by 29 Aug. 1716 (Ep. 1/1/10 f. 76).
Samuel Billingsley M.A. 1716-1725.
Coll. 29 Aug. 1716 (Ep. 1/1/10 f. 76). Instal. 27 Oct. (Cap. 1/3/3 f. 25v). D. 21 May 1725 (Hist. Reg. Chron. 1725, x 22; Ep. 1/1/11 f. 20).
Benjamin Langwith D.D. 1725-1743.
Coll. 15 June 1725 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 20). Instal. s.d. (Cap. 1/3/3 f. 75). D. 24 Sept. 1743 (m.i., Petworth) (fn. 3) (Dallaway, Hist. W. Suss. 11 i 339; Ep. 1/1/11 f. 46).
Thomas D'Oyly D.C.L. 1743-1744.
Coll. 27 Sept. 1743 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 46). Instal. 8 Oct. (Cap. 1/3/4 p. 55). Preb. of Bishopshurst 1744.
John Pinnell senior M.A. 1744-1745.
Coll. 25 May 1744 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 47). Instal. 26 May (Cap. 1/3/4 p. 64). D. 25 May 1745 (m.i., Fittleworth) (Brit. Mus., Add. MS. 5699 f. 58/p. 110; Ep. 1/24/49; Ep. 1/1/11 f. 47v).
John Hancock 1745-1761.
Coll. 11 July 1745 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 47v). Instal. 13 July (Cap. 1/3/4 p. 75). D. by 26 Oct. 1761 (burial, All Saints in the Pallant, Chichester) (Par. 36/1/1/2 f. 20; Ep. 1/1/11 f. 70v).
William Webber M.A. 1761-1790.
Coll. 30 Oct. 1761 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 70v). Instal. 31 Oct. (Cap. 1/3/4 p. 230). D. 18 July 1790 (m.i., Paradise, Chichester) (ex inf. Mr. W. D. Peckham; Cap. 1/3/5 f. 111v).
Moses Toghill B.A. 1790-1802.
Coll. 19 Oct. 1790 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 109). Instal. s.d. (Cap. 1/3/5 f. 112v). Res. by 15 Jan. 1802, apparently after becoming precentor (fn. 4) (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./39).
Barré Phipps M.A. 1802-1804.
Coll. 15 Jan. 1802 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./39). Instal. 16 Jan. (Cap. 1/3/5 f. 177). Preb. of Mardon 1804.
Nicholas Heath B.C.L. 1804-1809.
Coll. 27 March 1804 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./39). Instal. 21 Apr. (Cap. 1/3/6 p. 26). D. 30 Aug. 1809 (Gent. Mag. 1809, lxxix (2) 390; P.R.O., E 331 Chich./41).
Thomas Cobb M.A. 1809-1817.
Coll. 21 Oct. 1809 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./41). Instal. bond s.d. (Cap. 1/9/24). Preb. of Waltham 1817.
John Gratwick Challen M.A. 1817.
Coll. 6 Feb. 1817 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./42). Instal. bond 8 Feb. (Cap. 1/9/24). Preb. of Waltham in Dec.
Edward Robert Raynes 1817-1824.
Coll. 27 Dec. 1817 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./42). Instal. bond s.d. (Cap. 1/9/24). D. by 26 Jan. 1824 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./43).
Thomas Valentine M.A. 1824-1859.
Coll. 26 Jan. 1824 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./43). Instal. 29 Jan. (Cap. 1/3/6 p. 143). D. 6 March 1859 (Gent. Mag. 1859, cxliv (1) 438; Reg. Gilbert and Durnford pp. 103-4).