PREBENDARIES OF FINSBURY
M. William de Ewell 1288, 1301.
Occ. in catalogue (WD 2 f. 112/119) between Walter de Merton (bp. of Rochester
1274) and Robert de Baldock. Occ. as a can. of St Paul's from 1279 (Brit. Mus.,
Harley MS. 6956 f. 38b). Occ. 14 July 1288 (A/8/1055), and 1 June 1301 (WD 1 f. 50).
D., probably as preb., by 1312 (cf. Registrum Palatinum Dunelmense (R.S. 62) 1 117).
M. Robert de Baldock
senior B.C.L. ?-1326.
Occ. in catalogue (WD 2 f. 112/119) between William de Ewell and Thomas de
Astley. Occ. 9 Aug. 1312 (A/8/1053). Depriv. by 2 Dec. 1326 (Reg. Baldock p. 278).
D. 28 May 1327 (Chron. of Ed. I and II 1 334; CPL. 11 263).
M. Rhys ap Howel 1326-?
Coll. 2 Dec. 1326 (Reg. Baldock p. 278).
M. Thomas de Astley 1327-1349.
Prov. 14 July 1327 on d. of Robert de Baldock (CPL. 11 263, 269). Estate ratif.
15 Feb. 1330, 30 March 1334, 21 Jan. 1346, 1 July 1347, and 1 Feb. 1348 (CPR.
1327-1330 p. 495; CPR. 1330-1334 p. 531; CPR. 1345-1348 pp. 28, 343; CPR. 1348-
1350 p. 3). D. by 7 May 1349 (CPL. 111 274).
John Cok 1349-1358.
Prov. 7 May 1349 (CPL. 111 274). D. by 13 May 1358 (ibid. pp. 591, 596).
Richard de Aston 1358-?
Papal conf. 23 Dec. 1358 (CPL. 111 596). Estate ratif. 20 Sept. 1359 (CPR. 1358-
1361 p. 291). Occ. Oct. 1366 (Reg. Sudbury 11 151).
William Fullborne ?-1391.
D. as preb. by 2 Aug. 1391 (Reg. Braybroke f. 88).
Roger Albryghton 1391-1393.
Coll. 2 Aug. 1391 (Reg. Braybroke f. 88). Estate ratif. 9 Aug. (CPR. 1388-1392
p. 468). Res. by 24 May 1393 (Reg. Braybroke f. 111).
John de Burton 1393-1394.
Coll. 24 May 1393 (Reg. Braybroke f. 111). Estate ratif. 26 May (CPR. 1391-1396
p. 285). D. by 23 July 1394 (Reg. Braybroke f. 122b).
Reginald Braybroke 1394-1405.
Coll. 23 July 1394 (Reg. Braybroke f. 122b). Estate ratif. 29 Aug. (CPR. 1391-1396
p. 494). Exch. c. 11 Feb. 1405 with Robert Clerk for ch. of Stanford-le-Hope, Essex
(CPR. 1401-1405 p. 486; cf. CPR. 1405-1408 p. 183, 12 June 1406, where it is said to
be for ch. of Walsoken, Norf.). (fn. 1)
Robert Clerk 1405-?
By exch. Feb. 1405 or 1406. Preb. of Cantlers by 1421, probably by exch. with
Nicholas Herbury.
M. Nicholas Herbury B.Cn.L. ?-1425.
Probably by exch. Occ. 7 May 1418 (CPL. vii 78). Exch. 2 Jan. 1425 with Richard
Caudray for preb. of Fontmell in Shaftesbury conventual ch., Dors. (Salis., Reg.
Chaundeler pt. i f. 76b).
Richard Caudray 1425-1458.
By exch. Jan. 1425. Instal. 9 Jan. (WD 13 f. 100b/98b). D. by 26 Aug. 1458
(Reg. T. Kempe pt. i f. 58b).
James Stanley 1458-1481.
Coll. 26 Aug. 1458 (Reg. T. Kempe pt. i f. 58b). Exch. 12 Aug. 1481 with Ralph
Langley for wardenship of Manchester colleg. ch. (ibid. f. 185b).
Ralph Langley 1481-?
By exch. Aug. 1481. Preb. said to be vac., 15 Apr. 1493, by d. of M. - (name
left blank) (Reg. Hill f. 9b).
M. John Hill B.Cn.L. 1493.
Coll. 15 Apr. 1493 (Reg. Hill f. 9b). Exch. 2 Nov. with Robert Sherborne for
preb. of Weldland (ibid. ff. 11-11b).
M. Robert Sherborne B.M. 1493-1494.
By exch. Nov. 1493. Res. by 19 Aug. 1494 (Reg. Hill f. 14b).
M. Geoffrey Simeon B.Th. 1494-?
Coll. 19 Aug. 1494 (Reg. Hill f. 14b). D. (as preb.?) 15/31 Aug. 1508 (PCC 4
Bennett).
M. William Horsey D.Cn.L. ?-1513.
Res. this preb. by 6 July 1513 to become preb. of Totenhall (Reg. FitzJames f.
41b).
M. James FitzJames 1513-1519.
Coll. 6 July 1513 (Reg. FitzJames f. 41b). Res. by 22 Oct. 1519 (ibid. f. 79b).
M. Richard Pace 1519-1527.
Coll. 22 Oct. 1519 (Reg. FitzJames f. 79b). Res. by 25 June 1527 (Reg. Tunstal
f. 20b).
M. Richard Wolman D.Cn.L. 1527-1537.
Coll. 25 June 1527 (Reg. Tunstal f. 20b). D. by 19 Sept. 1537 (Reg. Stokesley f.
34; L. & P. xii ii No. 720).
John Spendlove 1537-1554.
Coll. 19 Sept. 1537 (Reg. Stokesley f. 34). Depriv. by 26 May 1554 (Reg. Bonner f.
452).