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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 8, Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough Dioceses. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1996.
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CANONS OF THE 6TH PREBEND, BRISTOL
George Dogyon D.D. 1542-1552.
Apptd. by king in foundation charter 4 June 1542 (L. & P. XVII nos. 443 (9), 1154 (60)). D. 14 Dec. 1552 (m.i., Wells cath.) (Survey of Cath. I 793-4; C.P.R. 1550-3 p. 402).
Thomas Baylie B.D. 1553-1582.
Pres. by king 2 Jan. 1553 (C.P.R. 1550-3 p. 402). [Instal. 23 Jan. (Lib. Cap. I (fn. 1) f. 121).] Occ. 29 Sept. (DC/A/9/1/1 f. 30). Res. by 19 March 1582 (C.P.R. 1580-2 no. 1395).
Edward Green M.A. 1582-1627.
Pres. by queen 19 March 1582 (C.P.R. 1580-2 no. 1395). Instit. 21 March by abp. sede vacante (Lamb., Reg. Grindal II f. 336v). D. 16 Oct. x 12 Nov. 1627 (P.R.O., PROB 11/152, PCC 118 Skynner; ibid., E 331 Bristol/3).
William Norris M.A. 1627-1643.
Pres. by king 13 Nov. 1619 to next vac. preb. (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1619-23 p. 94). Instit. 12 Nov. 1627 (P.R.O., E 331 Bristol/3). [Instal. s.d. (Lib. Cap. VI ff. 38, 98).] D. by 17 March 1643 (burial, Stonehouse, Glos.) (Glos. R.O., PR Stonehouse; P.R.O., C 66/2904).
George Williamson B.D. 1643-1685.
Pres. by king 20 March 1643 (P.R.O., C 66/2904). [Instal. 7 Aug. (Lib. Cap. VI f. 213).] Occ. 7 Dec. 1660 (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1660-1 p. 473). D. by 11 Dec. 1685 (Ep. A/3/241), and possibly by 30 July (see next entry).
Richard Towgood M.A. 1685-1713.
[Instal. 30 July 1685 (Lib. Cap. X f. 77).] Occ. 18 Dec. 1685 (DC/A/9/1/8 f. 35v). D. 11 Oct. 1713 (m.i., Bristol cath.) (Survey of Cath. I 794).
John Baron D.D. 1713-1722.
[Instal. 24 Nov. 1713 (Lib. Cap. X).] Occ. 1 Apr. 1714 (DC/A/8/1 f. 79). D. 21 Jan. 1722 (Hist. Reg. Chron. 1722, vii 9).
Henry Head M.A. 1722-1728.
Pres. by king 13 Feb. 1722 (Hist. Reg. Chron. 1722, vii 13). Instit. 17 Feb. 1722 (Ep./A/5/1/1 ff. 7v-8). D. 18 May 1728 (m.i., Berkeley, Glos.) (R. Bigland, Hist. Collections of Gloucester (London, 1791-2) I 162; Hist. Reg. Chron. 1728, xiii 20 - 'Henry Hoad').
John King (fn. 2) D.D. 1728-1737.
Pres. by king 28 May 1728 (Ep./A/42/2; Hist. Reg. Chron. 1728, xiii 20). Instit. 1 June (Ep./A/5/1/1 ff. 15v-16). D. 4 Aug. 1737 (Gent. Mag. 1737, vii 514; Ep./A/5/1/1 ff. 33v-34).
John Billingsley M.A. 1737-1754.
Pres. by king; instit. 14 Sept. 1737 (Ep./A/5/1/1 ff. 33v-34). D. by 1 Feb. 1754 (Ep./A/5/1/2 p. 33).
Nathaniel Forster D.D. 1754-1757.
Pres. by king 25 Jan. 1754 (Ep./A/42/2). Instit. 1 Feb. (Ep./A/5/1/2 p. 33). Instal. s.d. (DC/A/8/2 f. 360). D. 20 Oct. 1757 (Gent. Mag. 1757, xxvii 482 'Dr. Foster'; Ep./A/42/2).
Bertie Henley M.A. 1757-1760.
Pres. by king 25 Oct. 1757 (Ep./A/42/2). Instit. 6 Jan. 1758 (Ep./A/5/1/2 p. 41). Instal. 7 Jan. 1758 (DC/A/8/2 f. 396). D. 6 July 1760 (Gent. Mag. 1760, xxx 346; Ep./A/5/1/2 p. 45).
James Welton B.D. 1760-1772.
Pres. by king 8 July 1760 (Ep./A/42/2). Instit. 21 July 1760 (Ep./A/5/1/2 p. 45). Instal. s.d. (DC/A/8/2 f. 429v). D. 16 Dec. 1772 (Gent. Mag. 1772, xlii 599; Ep./A/1/1 f. 51).
Edward Dicey M.A. 1773-1790.
Pres. by king; instit. 28 Jan. 1773 (Ep./A/1/1 f. 51). Instal. 2 Feb. (DC/A/8/2 f. 521 v). D. 31 March 1790 (Gent. Mag. 1790, lx (1) 373; Ep./A/1/2 f. 37v).
Frederick William Blomberg M.A. 1790-1822.
Pres. by king; instit. 15 Apr. 1790 (Ep./A/1/2 f. 37v). Instal. 17 Apr. (DC/A/8/2 f. 621). Res. by 10 Sept. 1822 (Ep./A/1/3 f. 50), on becoming preb. and canon resid. of St. Paul's.
Lord William George Henry Somerset M.A. 1822-1851.
Pres. by king; instit. 17 Sept. 1822 (Ep./A/1/3 f. 50). Instal. s.d. (DC/A/8/4 f. 53). D. 14 Jan. 1851 (Gent. Mag. 1851, new ser. xxxv 444). Preb. suspended in accordance with Stat. 3 & 4 Vic. s. 13.