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 OF WHITTINGTON AND BERKSWICK
Preb. valued 1535 at £13 6s 8d (Valor III 130).
John Stapulton M.A. 1538-1550.
Coll. 8 Apr. 1538 (B/A/1/14 iii f. 22). D. by 21 Jan. 1551, and presumably by 19 Nov. 1550 (B/A/1/14 iv f. 49; cf. P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 64).
Robert Bull 1550-1551.
Compounded for first-fruits 19 Nov. 1550 (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 64). Pres. by Sir William Paget K.G. of Beaudesert, patron hac vice (no reason); instit, by proxy 21 Jan. 1551 (B/A/1/14 iv f. 49). D. by 15 Aug. (ibid. f. 49v). (fn. 1)
John Whitby 1551-1557.
Pres. by Sir William Paget K.G., Lord Paget of Beaudesert, patron hac vice (no reason); instit. by proxy 15Aug. 1551 (B/A/1/14 iv f. 49v). Compounded for firstfruits 16 Aug. (P.R.O., E 334/4 f. 79). D. (as canon of Chester) by 25 (?) Sept. 1557 (Ches. R.O., EDA. 1/1 f. 50).
William Walkenden 1558.
Alban Langdale D.D. 1560.
Thomas Paget 1560.
Walkenden said, without evidence, to be adm. 27 Aug. 1558 (Survey of Cath. I 474). Langdale claimed preb., but queen issued writ of Quare impedit 23 Jan. 1560 in favour of Sir William Paget K.G., Lord Paget of Beaudesert, ordering the instit. of his nominee; Thomas Paget pres. by Sir William Paget; instil, by abp. of Canterbury sede vacante 4 March (preb. vac. by d. of last = Whitby ?) (Reg. Parker I 223). Paget compounded for first-fruits 5 March (P.R.O., E 334/7 f. 51v). Walkenden occ. 21 Sept. 1560, when gr. lease of preb, to Thomas Paget for 99 years from Michaelmas 1560 (P.R.O., C 66/ 1391).
William Whiting M.A. 1610-?
Instit, by abp. of Canterbury sede vacante 7 May 1610 (P.R.O., E 331 CANTERBURY/102). Instal. 25 May (ibid., E 331 COV .../11). Occ. 12 Oct. (D30/ 2/1/5 f. 36v).
Joseph Hill B.D. 1617-1639.
Coll. 29 June 1617 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../12). Instal. 1 Sept. (ibid., E 331 COV .../11). D. by 24 July 1639 (burial, Loddington, Northants.) (Northants. R.O., PR Loddington).
Thomas Tudman M.A. 1639-1674.
Coll. 8 Aug. 1639 (P.R.O., E 331 COV.../16). D. by 27 Jan. 1674 (burial, Sandbach, Ches.) (G. Ormerod, Hist. Ches., ed. T. Helsby (London, 1882) III 106).
Thomas Meynell M.A. 1674-1706.
Coll. 2 March 1674 (B/A/1/17 ii p. 12). Instal. 29 July (D30/2/1/7 f. 36v). D. by 7 Aug. 1706 (burial, Kirk Langley, Derb.) (Derb. R.O., PR Kirk Langley; B/ A/1/19 p. 74).
Thomas Collins M.A. 1706-1723.
Coll. 1 Nov. 1706 (B/A/1/19 p. 74). D. 10 Feb. 1723 (Collections of Thomas Hearne, ed. C.E. Doble (Oxford, 1885-1918) VIII 43).
John Henry Ott M.A. 1723-1743.
Pres. by abp. of Canterbury as his option; instit. 12 March 1723; instal. 20 Apr. (D30/2/1/7 ff. 168-169v). D. by 12 Oct. 1743 (Northants. R.O., Institution Act Book 9 f. 76; Lamb., Reg. Potter ff. 289v-290).
Nathaniel Sturges M.A. 1744-1762/3.
Coll. 30 July 1744 by abp. of Canterbury, patron hac vice by reason of lapse (Lamb., Reg. Potter ff. 289v-290). D. by 29 Jan. 1763 (B/A/1/21 p. 102).
Samuel Pegge M.A. 1763-1796.
Coll. 29 Jan. 1763 (B/A/1/21 p. 102). Instal. 4 Feb. (D30/2/1/8 f. 45). D. 14 Feb. 1796 (Gent. Mag. 1796 lxvi (1) 173-4; B/A/1/26 p. 131).
Robert Foote M.A. 1796-1797.
Coll. 16 March 1796 (B/A/1/26 p. 131). Instal. 19 March (D30/2/1/9 f. 5r-v). Preb. of Freeford and Hansacre and 6th canon resid. 1797.
Francis Meeke M.A. 1797-1801.
Coll. 14 Aug. 1797 (B/A/1/27 p. 5). Instal. 23 Sept. (D30/2/1/9 f. 13r-v). D. by 27 March 1801 (burial, Eccleshall, Staffs.) (Lichfield R.O., PR Eccleshall; B/A/ 1/28 p. 2).
George Betts B.C.L. 1801-1822.
Coll. 4 July 1801 (B/A/1/28 p. 2). Instal. s.d. (D30/2/1/9 p. 39). D. by 18 Apr. 1822 (burial, Wortham, Suff.) (Suff. R.O. (Ipswich), PR Wortham, ex inf. R.O. staff; Gent. Mag. 1822, xcii (1) 382; B/A/1/29 p. 32).
Thomas Cotton Fell B.D. 1822-1855.
Coll. 22 Apr. 1822 (B/A/1/29 p. 32). Instal. s.d. (D30/2/1/10 pp. 15-16). D. 27 Oct. 1855 (Gent. Mag. 1855, new ser. xliv 664; B/A/1/32 p. 83).
Frederick Wade M.A. 1855-1884.
Coll. 12 Nov. 1855 (B/A/1/32 p. 83). Instal. 8 Dec. (D30/2/1/12 pp. 49-50). D. 15 March 1884 (The Times, 18 March; B/A/1/35 p. 19).