LIST 21 PREBENDARIES OF BIGGLESWADE
PREBEND
Church of Biggleswade (Beds.): manor rest. to bp. by king Henry I 1132 (Regesta
II no. 1746 = R.A.L. I no. 53), and conf. to bp. by pope 28 Apr. 1139 (R.A.L. I
no. 249), 9 Feb. 1146 (ibid. no. 251), 13 Apr. 1149 (ibid. no. 250), and 6 June 1163
(ibid. no. 254); church not included in papal confs. of prebs. 6 Feb. 1146 (ibid. no. 252)
and 5 June 1163 (ibid. no. 255). First mentioned as preb. when held by John de
Dyham (below) and 1254 (Val. Norwich p. 278). Vicarage ordained 17 Feb. 1277
(Rot. Gravesend pp. 209-11).
Valuations
1254 £15; 1291 £46 13s. 4d. (Taxatio p. 35b)
PREBENDARIES
John de Dyham
Bp.'s chapl. Still chapl. 10 Jan. 1239 (Rot. Grosseteste p. 267). First occ. as can.
28 July 1240 (ibid. p. 58). Archdcn. of Bedford from between 17 June 1245 and
16 June 1246; last occ. 1253 (list 13). Occ. as this preb. n.d. (Dij/67/3/23).
M. Thomas de Northflete (fn. 1)
Not yet can. 6 Aug. 1272 (Rot. Gravesend p. 48). First occ. as can. 30 June 1275
(ibid. p. 65); first occ. as this preb. 26 Jan. 1277 (ibid. pp. 210-11). Also preb. of
London. Last occ. in year Sept. 1316 - Sept. 1317 (Bj/2/4 fo. 125v). D. as this preb.
by 11 Jan. 1318 (Reg. II fo. 299v), prob. c. 14 Dec. 1317 (Fasti 1066-1300 I 40).