PREBENDARIES OF TOCKERINGTON
M. William Mooke 1531-1545.
Pres. by king 1 Apr. 1531 (L. & P. v no. 220 (6)). Instit. by dean and chapter 12
Apr. (Reg. 5A f. 635). Instal. 14 Apr. (AC 1504-43 f. 164v). D. 30 March 1545 (m.i.,
formerly Welbourn, Lincs.) (Lincs. Church Notes by G. Holles, ed. R. E. G. Cole
(Lincoln Record Soc., i, 1911) p. 229; AC 1543-58 f. 19).
William Robinson M.A. 1545-?
Instal. 20 Apr. 1545 (AC 1543-58 f. 19). Occ. as preb. 9 March 1554 (Reg. 5A f. 686).
George Blithe 1557-?
Instal. 21 June 1557 (Brit. Libr., Harley MS. 6971 f. 152). Listed as holder of preb.
at royal visitation Sept. 1559 (P.R.O., S.P. 12/10 f. 20).
Anthony Blake 1562-1570.
Unnamed man instit. by abp. 20 May 1562 (Inst. AB 2 ii f. 12). (fn. 1) Blake instal. 25
May 1563 (sic) (Brit. Libr., Harley MS. 6971 f. 154v). D. 24 Aug./22 Nov. 1570
(D/C Prob. Reg. 5 ff. 40v-41v; Reg. 30 f. 82).
Christopher Asheburne B.D. 1571-1573.
Coll. 23 March 1571 (Reg. 30 f. 82; Inst. AB 2 iii f. 94v). Instal. 27 Aug. (AC 1565-
1634 f. 86). Res. by 27 March 1573 (Reg. 30 f. 83; Inst. AB 3 f. 25v).
James Crosthwaite 1573-1579.
Coll. 27 March 1573 (Reg. 30 f. 83; Inst. AB 3 f. 25v). Instal. 1 Apr. (AC 1565-1634
ff. 108v-109). D. 2 Oct./3 Nov. 1579 (ibid. f. 174v; D/C Prob. records 1579; Inst. AB
3 f. 140v).
Henry Wright M.A. 1580-1583.
Coll. 5 July 1580 (Inst. AB 3 f. 140v). Instal. 21 July (AC 1565-1634 f. 178v). Res.
11 Apr. 1583 (Inst. AB 3 f. 164v).
Henry Ridley M.A. 1583-1587.
Coll. 11 Apr. 1583 (Inst. AB 3 f. 164v). Instal. 15 Apr. (AC 1565-1634 f. 207). Res.
by 3 Oct. 1587 (Inst. AB 3 f. 195v; AC 1565-1634 f. 233).
Thomas Burton LL.D. 1587-1590.
Coll. 3 Oct. 1587 (Inst. AB 3 f. 195v). Instal. 6 Oct. (AC 1565-1634 f. 233). Res.
17 March 1590 (Inst. AB 3 f. 224v).
John Thornborough B.D. 1590-1617. Dean of York.
Coll. 17 March 1590 (Inst. AB 3 f. 225). Instal. 20 March (AC 1565-1634 f. 262).
Bp. of Limerick 1593 (Cotton, Fasti Eccles. Hibern. 1 382), but held preb. in commendam; trans. to Bristol 1603, to Worcester 1617, and res. preb.
George Meriton D.D. 1617-1624. Dean of York.
Pres. by king 18 Feb. 1617 (Adm. 1616). Instit. by abp. by proxy 5 May (Inst. AB
3 f. 486; Inst. AB 4 f. 178). Instal. by proxy 9 May; in person 17 May (AC 1565-1634
ff. 525v-526v). D. 23 Dec. 1624 (m.i., York minster) (Eboracum p. 510; Inst. AB 4 f.
394v).
John Scott D.D. 1625-1644. Dean of York.
Coll. 31 Jan. 1625 (Inst. AB 4 f. 394v; Inst. AB 5 p. 117). Instal. 9 Feb. (AC 1565-
1634 f. 615r-v). D. by Nov. 1644 (Wood, Athenae Oxon. 11 ii 495).
Gilbert Ironside M.A. 1660-1662.
Pres. by king 18 Sept. 1660 (P.R.O., C 66/2919). Instal. by proxy 15 Oct. (AC
1660-1700 f. 6v). Res. by 7 Oct. 1662 (Inst. AB 6 p. 378).
Richard Sykes M.A. 1662-1670.
Coll. 7 Oct. 1662 (Inst. AB 6 p. 378). Instal. 10 Oct. (AC 1660-1700 ff. 28v-29).
D. 8 Feb. 1670 (m.i., Leeds, Yorks.) (J. Rusby and J. G. Simpson, St. Peter's at Leeds
(Leeds, 1896) p. 143; Inst. AB 7 p. 152).
Elias Micklethwaite
senior M.A. 1670-1677.
Coll. 28 Apr. 1670 (Inst. AB 7 p. 152). Instal. 9 May (AC 1660-1700 f. 78v). Res.
by 31 Jan. 1677 (Inst. AB 8 p. 9).
Elias Micklethwaite
junior M.A. 1677-1721.
Coll. 31 Jan. 1677 (Inst. AB 8 p. 9). Instal. 1 March (AC 1660-1700 f. 116r-v). D.
by 16 July 1721 (burial, Terrington, Yorks.) (Reg. of Terrington, co. York, ed. W.
Brigg (Yorks. Parish Reg. Soc., xxix, 1907) p. 105; Inst. AB 10 ii p. 100).
William Elsley M.A. 1721-1743.
Coll. 31 July 1721 (Inst. AB 10 ii p. 100). Instal. 3 Aug. (AC 1701-28 f. 97v). D. by
17 May 1743 (burial, Felixkirk, Yorks.) (PRT Felixkirk 1743; Inst. AB 12 pp. 180-1).
John Witton
(fn. 1) M.A. 1743-1754.
Coll. 30 Aug. 1743 (Inst. AB 12 pp. 180-1). Instal. 2 Sept. (AC 1728-47 f. 184r-v).
D. 1 Sept. (fn. 2) 1754 (Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, ed. J. W. Clay (Exeter, 1899-1917)
1 107; AC 1747-56 f. 110r-v).
William Lowther M.A. 1754-1788.
Coll. 16 Oct. 1754 (Inst. AB 13 p. 404). Instal. 26 Oct. (AC 1747-56 f. 110r-v).
Created 1st baronet 1764 (Complete Baronetage v 132). D. 15 June 1788 (Gent. Mag.
1788, lviii (2) 660; Inst. AB 16 p. 131).
Barnard Foord M.A. 1788-1802.
Coll. 1 Oct. 1788 (Inst. AB 16 p. 131). Instal. 4 Oct. (AC 1784-1807 pp. 86-7). D.
9 March 1802 (m.i., West Heslerton, Yorks., ex inf. D.M.S.; Inst. AB 17 pp. 138-9).
Robert Affleck M.A. 1802-1851.
Coll. 8 May 1802 (Inst. AB 17 pp. 138-9). Instal. 12 June (AC 1784-1807 pp.
269-70). Became 4th baronet 1833 (Complete Baronetage v 222). D. 7 May 1851 (The
Times, 12 May; Inst. AB 21 p. 289).
Henry Walker Yeoman M.A. 1851-1870.
Coll. 14 June 1851 (Inst. AB 21 p. 289). Instal. 21 June (AC 1842-73 pp. 317-18).
Res. 24 Dec. 1870 (Res. 1870; Inst. AB 23 p. 159).