Archdeacons: Taunton

Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 5, Bath and Wells Diocese. Originally published by Institute of Historical Research, London, 1979.

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ARCHDEACONS OF TAUNTON (with prebend of Milverton I annexed)

John Dakyn D.C.L. 1541.

John Redman 1541-1551.

Dakyn compounded for first-fruits of archdcnry 24 Oct. 1541 (P.R.O., E 334/2 f. 61), but Redman accepted archdcnry from king s.d. (L. & P. xviii i no. 66 (30)). Redman conf. by parliament 21 Jan. 1542 (ibid.) and compounded for first-fruits 6 Feb. (P.R.O., E 334/2 f. 88v). (fn. 1) D. Nov. 1551 (Brit. Libr., Lansd. MS. 980 f. 95/89).

John White M.A. 1551-1554.

Compounded for first-fruits 25 Nov. 1551 (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 86). (fn. 2) Bp. of Lincoln 1554.

John FitzJames M.A. 1554-?

Coll. 22 May 1554 (D/D/B Reg. 14 f. 3r-v). (fn. 3) Depriv. early in Elizabeth's reign (Sanders p. 690).

Justinian Lancaster B.A. 1560-1584.

Compounded for first-fruits 3 Apr. 1560 (P.R.O., E 334/7 f. 57). Apparently exch. May 1584 with Philip Bisse for preb. of Wanstrow (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift 1 f. 341; P.R.O., C 66/1248).

Philip Bisse D.D. 1584-1613.

Matthew Sutcliffe LL.D. 1587.

Bisse pres. by queen sede vacante apparently on exch.; instit. by abp. of Canterbury 7 May 1584 (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift 1 f. 341). Coll. 30 Jan. 1587 to Sutcliffe (D/D/B Reg. 17 f. 5; cf. ibid. Reg. 31 f. 4), probably ineffective. Bisse d. 28 Oct. 1613 (m.i., Batcombe, Som.) (Brit. Libr., Lansd. MS. 983 f. 209/122; Cal. Wells 11 367).

Peter Lilly (fn. 4) D.D. 1613-1615.

Instal. 15 Nov. 1613 (Cal. Wells 11 367). D. 22 Feb./29 Apr. 1615 (P.R.O., PROB 11/125, PCC 64 Rudd; Cal. Wells 11 369).

Samuel Ward D.D. 1615-1643.

Instal. in preb. of Milverton I 29 Apr. 1615 (Cal. Wells 11 369). D. 7 Sept. 1643 (Brit. Libr., Harl. MS. 7048 f. 39; Cal. Wells 11 428).

William Peirs M.A. 1643-1682.

Coll. 19 Dec. 1643 (D/D/B Reg. 20 f. 73v). Instal. 29 Dec. (Cal. Wells 11 428). D. 4 Apr. 1682 (Brit. Libr., Lansd. MS. 987 f. 37/24; CA 1666-83 p. 96).

Edward Waple B.D. 1682-1712.

Coll. 22 Apr. 1682 (D/D/B Reg. 22 f. 45). Instal. s.d. (CA 1666-83 p. 96). D. 8 June 1712 (m.i., St. John's college, Oxford) (J. Le Neve, Monumenta Anglicana, 1700-15 (London, 1717) p. 240; Cal. Wells 11 495).

Edmund Archer D.D. 1712-1726.

Coll. 25 July 1712 (D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 30v). Instal. 26 July (Cal. Wells 11 495). Archdcn. of Wells 1726.

George Atwood B.D. 1726-1752.

Coll. 8 Dec. 1726 (D/D/B Reg. 25 f. 59). Instal. s.d. (Cal. Wells 11 515). D. 15 Dec. 1752 (m.i., St. Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Som.) (Hist. Taunton p. 150), or 16 Dec. (Gent. Mag. 1752, xxii 584).

Lionel Seaman M.A. 1753-1758.

Coll. 24 Sept. 1753 (D/D/B Reg. 27 f. 39 (fn. 5) ). Instal. 5 Oct. (CA 1744-60 p. 177 (fn. 6) ). Archdcn. of Wells 1758.

Francis Potter M.A. 1758-1760.

Coll. 11 Oct. 1758 (D/D/B Reg. 27 f. 64v). Instal. 12 Oct. (CA 1744-60 p. 276). Archdcn. of Wells 1760.

William Willes M.A. 1760-1767.

Coll. 31 Dec. 1760 (D/D/B Reg. 27 f. 74). Instal. s.d. (CA 1744-60 p. 314). Archdcn. of Wells 1767.

Thomas Camplin D.C.L. 1767-1780.

Coll. 27 Oct. 1767 (D/D/B Reg. 28 f. 54v). Instal. 28 Oct. (CA 1761-77 p. 198). D. 17 Aug. 1780 (Gent. Mag. 1780, 1 395; D/D/B Reg. 32 f. 41v).

John Turner M.A. 1780-1817.

Coll. 19 Sept. 1780 (D/D/B Reg. 32 f. 41v). Instal. 22 Sept. (CA 1777-92 p. 78). D. 28 March 1817 (Gent. Mag. 1817, lxxxvii (1) 377; P.R.O., E 331 B & W/35).

George Trevelyan B.C.L. 1817-1827.

Coll. 19 Apr. 1817 (D/D/B Reg. 33 f. 125). Instal. s.d. (CA 1792-1817 p. 584). D. 13 Oct. 1827 (Gent. Mag. 1827, xcvii (2) 379; D/D/B Reg. 34 f. 53v).

Anthony Hamilton M.A. 1827-1851.

Coll. 5 Dec. 1827 (D/D/B Reg. 34 f. 53v). Instal. s.d. (CA 1817-32 p. 329). D. 10 Sept. 1851 (Gent. Mag. 1851, new ser., xxxvi 664; D/D/B Reg. 36 f. 306v).

George Anthony Denison M.A. 1851-1896.

Coll. 30 Sept. 1851 (D/D/B Reg. 36 f. 306v). Instal. 1 Oct. (CA 1841-55 p. 195). D. 21 March 1896 (The Times, 23 March; D/D/B Reg. 41 f. 176v).

Footnotes

  • 1. Gr. by bp. 12 Aug. 1544 to Richard Morison, John Dakyn D.C.L. and Cuthbert Walker of next pres. to archdcnry (Cal. Wells 11 258).
  • 2. Gr. by bp. 21 Dec. 1551 to William Garrarde, alderman of London, and Simon Luve, merchant tailor of London, of next pres. to archdcnry; conf. by dean and chapter 31 Dec. (ibid. p. 274).
  • 3. Said to be vac. by d. of John Redman, last incumbent. Gr. by bp. 2 Nov. 1554 to John White, bp. of Lincoln, Sir Thomas White and John White, citizen of London of next pres. to archdcnry; conf. by dean and chapter s.d. (ibid. p. 278).
  • 4. Gr. by bp. 7 June 1606 to abp. of Canterbury of next pres. to archdcnry; gr. by abp. Bancroft 9 July to his executors, Thomas Hunt of Lambeth, gentleman, and Thomas Atkinson, clerk (subdean of St. Paul's), of this pres., so that they might pres. Peter Lilly when archdcnry should become vac. (Lamb., Reg. Bancroft ff. 69v-70).
  • 5. Said in error to be on res. of William Davis.
  • 6. Rightly said to be on d. of George Atwood.
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