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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 7, Ely, Norwich, Westminster and Worcester Dioceses. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1992.
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CANONS OF THE 5TH PREBEND, ELY
Giles Eyer B.D. 1541-1549.
Apptd. by king in foundation charter 10 Sept. 1541 (L. & P. XVI no. 1226 (11)). Res. by 5 Sept. 1549 on becoming canon of Westminster (C.P.R. 1549-51 p. 117).
Anthony Otway B.C.L. 1549-1554.
Pres. by king 5 Sept. 1549 (C.P.R. 1549-51 p. 117). Instit, by proxy 11 Sept. (G/l/7 f. 186v). D. by 12 Nov. 1554 (C.P.R. 1554-5 p. 225; G/l/8 f. 26v).
John Fuller D.C.L. 1554-1558.
Pres. by king and queen 12 Nov. 1554 (C.P.R. 1554-5 p. 225). Instit. 16 Nov. (G/l/8 f. 26v). Instal. 30 Nov. (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/1). D. 18 Sept. / 16 Dec. 1558 (P.R.O., PROB 11/42A, PCC 17 Welles).
Thomas Williat 1560-1587.
Coll. May 1560 (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/1). Res. by 21 June 1587 (P.R.O., C 66/1300).
Andrew Williat M.A. 1587-1621.
Pres. by queen sede vacante 21 June 1587 (P.R.O., C 66/1300). Instit, by abp. 22 July (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift I f. 320v). D. 4 Dec. 1621 (m.i., Barley, Herts.) (Bentham, Ely II 254n.).
Ralph Brownrigg B.D. ?-1642.
Occ. 11 Apr. 1628 (G/1/7 f. 224v). Bp. of Exeter 1642.
John Pearson D.D. 1660-1661.
Coll. 28 Aug. 1660; mand. for instal. 1 Sept.; instal. 22 Sept. (EDC 2/11/1). Canon of the 1st preb. 1661.
Thomas Wren M.D., LL.D. 1662-1679.
Coll. 15 Jan. 1662 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 89). D. by 25 Oct. 1679 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 111).
Humphrey Gower D.D. 1679-1711.
Coll. 25 Oct. 1679 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 111). Instal. 1 Nov. and again by proxy 12 Dec. (EDC 2/11/1). Read prayers 2 Nov. (EDC 2/1/2 p. 148). D. 27 March 1711 (Diary of Samuel Newton pp. 122-3; G/1/10 f. 45).
John Davies LL.D. 1711-1732.
Coll. 24 Sept. 1711 (G/l/10 ff. 45-6, 47, 50v). Instal. s.d. (EDC 2/11/1). D. 7 March 1732 (m.i., Queens' College chap., Cambridge) (Bentham, Ely II 256n.; G/1/11 p. 305).
Christopher Clarke M.A. 1732-1742.
Coll. 14 March 1732 (G/l/11 p. 305). Instal. 23 March (EDC 2/11/1). D. 19 May 1742 (Gent. Mag. 1742, xii 275; G/l/12 p. 64).
Hon. Charles Hervey M.A. 1742-1783.
Coll. 10 June 1742 (G/l/12 p. 64). Instal. 12 June (EDC 2/11/1). D. 21 March 1783 (Gent. Mag. 1783, lv (1) 274; G/l/14 p. 315).
Thomas Roger Du Quesne M.A. 1783-1793.
Pres. by the Hon. Caroline Cornwallis, widow and executrix of Frederick Cornwallis, late abp., to whom gr. of next pres. made by Bp. Yorke as his option; instit. 3 Apr. 1783 (G/l/14 p. 315; cf. Lamb., Reg. Cornwallis f. 316). Instal. 5 Apr. (EDC 2/11/1). D. 15 Sept. 1793 (Gent. Mag. 1793, lxiii (2) 870; G/1/15 pp. 220-1).
Thomas Waddington M.A. 1793-1815.
Coll. 11 Oct. 1793 (G/l/15 pp. 220-1). Instal. s.d. (EDC 2/11/1). D. 18 June 1815 (Gent. Mag. 1815, lxxxv (1) 647; G/l/16 p. 60).
Sir Henry Bate Dudley Bart. LL.D. 1815-1824.
Coll. 26 June 1815 (G/l/16 p. 60). Instal. 1 July (EDC 2/11/2). D. 1 Feb. 1824 (Gent. Mag. 1824, xciv (1) 273-6, 638-40; G/l/16 p. 90).
John Henry Sparke M.A. 1824-1870.
Coll. 2 March 1824 (G/l/16 p. 90). Instal. 5 March (EDC 2/11/2). D. 8 Feb. 1870 (The Times, 10 Feb.; G/l/19 p. 44).