PREBENDARIES DEPRIVED UNDER QUEEN ELIZABETH Part I
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Ampleforth Journal 17:2 (1912) 205-219 PREBENDARIES DEPRIVED UNDER QUEEN ELIZABETH Part I John B. Wainewright O THE AMPLEFORTH JOURNAL FOR JULY 1911, the present writer contributed a paper entitled ‘Archdeacons deprived under Queen Elizabeth’. As several readers found it Tinteresting, he now proposes to follow it up by the present list, from which the names of Bishops, Deans, and Archdeacons, who held prebends or canonries with their other ecclesiastical promotions, have been omitted. WILLIAM ALLEN, M.A. Oxon 1554, Prebendary of York 1558 (?), Fellow of Oriel 1550, Principal of St. Mary’s Hall, Oxford 1556, if he as a layman had a prebend at York (which seems doubtful as his name does not occur in Le Neve), probably resigned it together with his office of Principal in 1559. He crossed to Flanders 1561, but returned in 1562. He again crossed the sea in 1565 in which year he was deprived of his Fellowship at Oriel. He was ordained priest at Cambrai in the same year. In 1568 he founded the English College at Douay which in 1578 was transferred to Rheims. He was Regius Professor of Divinity at Douay 1570, D.D. 1571, Canon of Cambrai about 1575, Cardinal Priest of the title of S. Martino 1587; Archbishop-nominate of Mechlin 1589. He died the i6th of October 1594. D.N.B. I, 314. Gillow I, 14. THOMAS ARDEN, Prebendary of York (Wighton) 1556, Worcester (14) 1558, and Hereford (Bartonsham) 1559, Rector of Hartlebury, Worcestershire, 1554, and Vicar of Southstock, Oxon, 1551, was deprived in 1560 or 1561. In S.P. Dom. Add. Eliz. XI, 45, and wherever he is mentioned by Strype he is called John Arden. It is uncertain whether he is the person of these names, who took his B.A. from Christ Church in 1536/7, and his M.A. in 1537 (Foster Alumni Oxon.), or the man, who according to Cooper (Ath. Cantab. I, 219) was elected from Eton to King’s College, Cambridge, in 1547, but left without taking a degree; probably the latter. He was very likely related to Edward Arden of Park Hall, Warwick, as to whom see D.N.B. II, 74. Gillow 1,57. He ‘lurked’ in Herefordshire with Archdeacon John Blaxton and others. WILLIAM ATKINS, M.A., Prebendary of Lincoln (South Scarle) from 1556 to 1560, may not improbably be the William Atkins of Sander’s list. He is possibly the William Adkins from Salgrave, Notts., who entered Winchester College in 1534, was Fellow of New College 1540 to 1546 where he became M.A., and Fellow of Winchester College 1546. He died still a Fellow in December 1561, and his brass may still be seen in the Cloisters there. N. & Q. 2nd S. II, 195. THOMAS BACON, B.D. Cantab, before 1557. If the heading of the document printed Rymer’s Foedera XV, 563, is to be taken as decisive, this person, who was Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and Prebendary of Ely (6th 2 P R E B E N D A R I E S D E P R I V E D U N D E R E L I Z A B E T H Stall) and died the ist or 2nd of January 1558-9 was deprived of his prebend before his death. Cooper Ath. Cantab. I, 191. WILLIAM BARRETT, Prebendary of Hereford (Pratum Majus) 1542 to 1560, may possibly be identical with the person of this name who was incumbent of Longford, Norwich diocese 1556 to 1561, when he was succeeded after deprivation. If he is, he was probably deprived of his prebend at the same time. EDMUND BEDINGFELD, Prebendary of Exeter (St. Endellion) suffered deprivation and his successor was appointed in 1562. He was probably related to Sir Henry Beding-field as to whom, see D.N.B. IV, 133. The names of Humphrey and John Bedingfield occur as recusants in Strype Annals II, ii, 343, 676 ; III, ii, 422. ALEXANDER BELSIRE, B.D. Oxon, Prebendary (4th stall) of Christ Church, Oxford, 1546, and first President of St. John’s College, Rector of Handborough, Oxon, was deprived of the first two preferments in 1559, and Strype seems to imply in his additions to the list in S.P. Dom. Add. Eliz. XI, 45 (Ann. I, i, 411), that he was deprived of the Rectory as well. It appears however from Wood’s Annals I, 141, that he was Rector when he died on the i3th of July, 1567. He was a native of Yate, and entered Winchester College at the age of eleven in 1513. He ‘ was Fellow of New College from 1521 to 1541, and M.A. 1526-7 was Rector of Tingewick, Bucks, from 1540 to 1557. Willis’ Cathedrals III, 454, gives his epitaph. See D.N.B. XL, 136. RICHARD BERNARD, Prebendary of Wells (Eastharptree) 1551 who vacated his Prebend before 1564 may possibly be identified with Richard Bernard, M.A., Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, and also with the Richard Bernard of Sander’s list, who is undoubtedly the Richard Bernard, D.D., who matriculated at the University of Douay in 1578, as to whom see the Ampleforth Journal for April 1911, at p. 293. JOHN BICKERDYKE, Prebendary of Ely (7th Stall) and, according to Sander, of Wells, was deprived of, or resigned the former preferment in 1559. He was probably also the Rector of Shipdam, Norfolk, about 1557, succeeded in 1561. LEONARD BILSON, M.A. Oxon 1546 (whom Gee pp. 285, 296 calls Lawrence and Dodd calls Richard). Prebendary of Winchester (compare Strype Mem. II, ii, 265), Salisbury (Kingsteignton) 1552, and Wells, and Rector of Kingsworthy Hants, 1558, was deprived of all four F 2 preferments early in Elizabeth’s reign. He had been headmaster of Reading School in 1546. He was uncle to Thomas Bilson afterwards Protestant Bishop of Winchester (Strype Whitgift II, 350). On the 141)1 June, 1862, he had already been a long time in the Tower (Cath. Reo. Soc. I, 56. He was still there in April 1570 (S.P. Dom. Eliz. LXVII, 93) and was removed thence to the Marshalsea by order of the Privy Council the I4th of October 1571 where he still remained in July 1580 (C.R.S. 1, 60, 70). In 1579 he was aged about fifty. (Strype Ann. II, ii, 660.) He was discharged from the Marshalsea between June 1582 and March 1582/3 (C.R.S. II, 231). P R E B E N D A R I E S D E P R I V E D U N D E R E L I Z A B E T H 3 BARTHOLOMEW BLITHMAN, M.A. Oxon (Supp. 1560), Prebendary of Wells (Dinder), and Rector of Cossington, Somersetshire, was deprived in 1560. Strype Ann. Ill, i, 39- HENRY BOVEL, B.D. Cantab. 1554, Prebendary of Southwell (Normanton) 1559, Rector of Keggsworth, Leicestershire, 1554, was deprived of his prebend before the 8th of June 1562, and of his rectory in 1560, and as appears from S.P. • Dom. Add. Eliz. XI, 45, fled abroad either in or before that year. According to Bridge-water’s Concertatio, he died in exile. He became Rector of Ringstead, St. Andrew, Norfolk, in 15.51. Cooper Ath. Cantab. I, 451. GEORGE BULLOCK, D.D. Cantab. 1557 (ordained ostiary in London Dec. 1553), Prebendary of Durham (loth Stall) 1554, Master of St. John’s College, Cambridge, 1554, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity 1556, and Rector of Much Munden, Herts., about 1556, was deprived of all four preferments and fled over seas, but was captured by pirates who robbed him of all he possessed. He was at Antwerp in 1567 where he died in 1580. D.N.B. VII, 254. Gillow I, 338. GILBERT BOURNFORD, or BURFORD, B.D. Oxon 1554, Ch. Ch. Oxon B.A. 1540-1, M.A. 1545 (ordained Acolyte March 1553-4 at Oxford), Prebendary of Wells (Hazel-beare) 1555, Rector of Hazelbury Pluncknet 1555, and of Clotworthy 1556, both in Somerset, was deprived in 1560 (Strype Ann. Ill, i, 39). He was also appointed to the Chancellorship (Wood says in 1554 but this must be wrong), which owing to the accession of Elizabeth he was unable to obtain (Fasti, I, 135). He went to Louvain at once. In the list of fugitives beyond the sea, printed Strype Ann. II, ii, 596-7, and dated agth of January, 1576, he is called ‘ Gilford Barford, Clerk of Somerset.’ In Frere’s Marian Reaction his surname is given as Benford. In October 1579 he was still living in great poverty at Louvain. S.P. Dom. Eliz. CXXXII, 47. C..R.S. I, 19, 23, 42, 46. ROBERT BORLAND. Prebendary of York (Stillington) 1558, was deprived in 1559, if we may trust Rymer’s Foedera XV, 563. THOMAS BYAM. Prebendary of St. Paul’s (Brondesbury) 1560 was succeeded after deprivation in 1562. Cf. Strype Grindal, 87. GILES CAPEL, M.A. Oxon 1545, Prebendary of Wells (White Lakington) 1554, and Rector of Yeovilton, Somerset, 1554, was succeeded after deprivation in 1560. He had been Fellow of All Souls, Oxon 1540, Rector of Duloe, Cornwall, 1541, Rector of How Caple, Herefordshire, 1549. He went abroad to Louvain early. His name occurs in Sander’s list, and in the list of fugitives beyond the sea dated 2gth January 1576 transcribed Strype Ann. II, ii, 596-7. He was still living at Louvaia in 1572 (Phillips Ancient Hierarchy, pp. 359-62). He was no doubt a member of the Herefordshire family of that name. According to the Concertatio died abroad before 1588.