Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 10, Coventry and Lichfield Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 2003.
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'Prebendaries: Weeford', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 10, Coventry and Lichfield Diocese, (London, 2003) pp. 70-71. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1541-1847/vol10/pp70-71 [accessed 24 April 2024]
PREBENDARIES OF WEEFORD
Preb. valued 1535 at £14 0s 0d (Valor III 130).
William Hill B.C.L. 1530-?
Coll. 12 June 1530 (B/A/1/14 i f. 28v). Instal. 13 June (D30/2/1/4 f. 65v).
William Sale 1565-?
Coll. 4 June 1565 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../2). Occ. 18 Jan. 1584 (D30/2/1/5 f. 59v). D. 14 x 27 July 1588 (P.R.O., PROB 11/72, PCC 49 Rutland), but may have res. earlier (cf. Henry Ewbank, below).
Henry Ewbank M.A. 1586-?
Coll. 18 Sept. 1586 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../6). Occ. 12 Oct. 1610 (D30/2/1/5 f. 36v).
Anthony Methwyn B.D. 1612-1640.
Subscribed to Articles 19 Feb. 1612 (York, Borthwick Inst., Sub. Bk. 2 f. 16). Instal. 16 June (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../11). Occ. 30 Oct. 1632 (Lamb., Reg. Abbot III f. 58). D. 6 July 1640 (m.i., Frome, Som.) (J. Collinson, Hist. and Ant. Som. (Bath, 1791) II 193).
John Manwaring D.D. 1640?, 1660-1692.
Coll. 1 Oct. 1640 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../17). Compounded for first-fruits 21 Nov. (P.R.O., E 334/20 f. 69). Pres. by king sede vacante 12 Nov. 1660 (P.R.O., C 66/2919). (fn. 1) D. by 13 May 1692; buried 14 May (D30/2/1/7 f. 100; Lichfield R.O., PR Stoke-upon-Trent).
Humphrey Say M.A. 1692-1723.
Pres. by king and queen sede vacante 13 July 1692; instal. 1 Aug. (D30/2/1/7 f. 97r-v). D. by 2 March 1723 (burial, Great Doddington, Northants.) (Northants. R.O., PR Great Doddington; D30/2/1/7 ff. 148v, 169v-170).
Nicholas Penny B.D. 1723-1730.
Coll. 17 Sept. 1723 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../30). Instal. 20 Sept. (D30/2/1/7 ff. 169v-170). Dean of Lichfield 1730.
Thomas Spateman M.A. 1731-1761.
Pres. by king; instit. 1 March 1731 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../32). Instal. 2 Apr. (D30/ 2/1/7 f. 200v). D. 18 Jan. 1761 (Gent. Mag. 1761, xxxi 44; cf. D30/2/1/8 f. 41r-v).
Isaac Cowper M.A. 1761-1774.
Coll. 27 March 1761 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../38). Instal. 15 May (D30/2/1/8 f. 41r-v). Res. by 15 Dec. 1774 (B/A/1/23 p. 68).
Thomas Cowper M.A. 1774-1823.
Coll. 15 Dec. 1774 (B/A/l/23 p. 68). Instal. 17 Dec. (D30/2/1/8 ff. 77v-78). D. 9 Apr. 1823 (Gent. Mag. 1823, xciii (1) 571; B/A/1/29 p. 52). At d., said to be also preb. of Dasset Parva (B/A/1/29 p. 51).
Preb. of Weeford was annexed to the chancellorship and preb. of Alrewas to form the 2nd canon residentiaryship, in accordance with 37 Geo. III c. 20 (private Act).
For full details of the following holders, see Chancellors.
Hugh Bailye M.A. 1823-1833. 2nd canon resid.
George Hodson M.A. 1833-1855. 2nd canon resid.
John Gylby Lonsdale M.A. 1855-1907. 2nd canon resid.