PREBENDARIES OF HOVA VILLA
John Worthiall B.Cn.L. 1529-1549.
By exch. 10 Apr. 1529 for preb. of Gates (Ep. 1/1/4 f. 70v). Preb. of Thorney 1549.
Robert Mortlake 1549-1561.
Coll. 12 Sept. 1549 (Ep. 1/1/6 f. 60v). Instal. 13 Sept. (AC. p. 14). D. by 12 Feb. 1561
(burial, Martyr Worthy, Hants) (Martyr Worthy parish reg. f. 24, ex inf. Rev. P. M.
Dodwell; Ep. 1/1/7 f. 19v).
William Overton M.A. 1561-1562.
Coll. 14 July 1561 (Ep. 1/1/7 f. 19v). Instal. by proxy 5 Aug. (AC. p. 39). Res. by
13 Apr. 1562 (Ep. 1/1/7 f. 20).
Robert Reynolds D.C.L. 1562-1587.
Coll. 13 Apr. 1562 (Ep. 1/1/7 f. 20). Instal. by proxy 30 Apr. (AC. p. 40). Res.
1 Sept. 1587 (Ep. 1/70/9), having been depriv. for failure to pay 20s. as tenth of his
preb. to the queen by previous Christmas (Ep. 1/1/7 f. 46). (fn. 2)
Francis Cox B.D. 1587-1613.
Coll. 27 Sept. 1587 (Ep. 1/1/7 f. 46). Instal. 28 Sept. (AC. p. 119). D. by 19 Oct. 1613
(burial, Chichester cath.) (Par. 44/2/1 f. 146; Ep. 1/1/8 f. 65v).
William Thorne D.D. Dean. 1613-1627.
Coll. 22 Oct. 1613 (Ep. 1/1/8 f. 65v). Instal. s.d. (AC. p. 196). Res. by 9 May 1627
(ibid. p. 234).
Thomas Boxall 1627-1640.
Coll. 8 May 1627 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./7). Instal. 9 May (AC. p. 234). Res. by
23 Dec. 1640 (ibid. p. 266; P.R.O., E 331 Chich./10).
William Cox M.A. 1640-1658.
Coll. 23 Dec. 1640 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./10). Instal. 28 Dec. (AC. p. 266). D. c. 15
Feb. 1658; buried 20 Feb. (m.i. and burial, Tillington) (Suss. N. and Q. iv 91-2;
Par. 197/1/1/2; Cap. 1/3/2 f. iv).
William Carr 1660-1670.
Bp.'s mand. for instal. 9 July 1660 (Cap. 1/8/20). Instal. by proxy 12 July (Cap. 1/3/2
f. iv). D. by 18 Feb. 1670 (burial, Salehurst) (Ep. 11/16/172A; Cap. 1/3/2 f. 53).
Thomas Woodward M.A. 1670-1696.
Pres. by k. sede vacante; instal. 6 March 1670 (Cap. 1/3/2 f. 53). D. 18 Apr. 1696
(m.i., Chichester cath.) (Brit. Mus., Add. MS. 5699 f. 352/p. 761; Cap. 1/3/2 f. 146v).
George Barnesley M.A. 1696-1724.
Coll. 15 May 1696 (Ep. 1/1/10 f. 42v). Instal. 18 Sept. (Cap. 1/3/2 f. 146v). D. 5
Dec. 1724 (m.i., Sedlescombe) (Brit. Mus., Add. MS. 5697 f. 115v/p. 219; Ep. 1/1/11
f. 19v).
Simon Hughes M.A. 1725-1728.
Coll. 31 March 1725 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 19v). Instal. 3 Apr. (Cap. 1/3/3 f. 74). D. by
21 Aug. 1728 (ibid. f. 27).
William Clarke M.A. 1728-1771.
Coll. 21 Aug. 1728 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 27). Instal. 31 Aug. (Cap. 1/3/3 f. 89). D. 21 Oct.
1771 (Lond. Mag. 1784 (2) 264-7; Ep. 1/1/11 f. 81).
Edward Clarke M.A. 1771-1772.
Coll. 27 Dec. 1771 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 81-'Edward Clarke' in marginal heading, 'William
Clarke' in text). Instal. 28 Dec. (Cap. 1/3/4 p. 323). Preb. of Hova Ecclesia 1772.
Thomas Heath 1773-1786.
Coll. 1 May 1773 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 83). Instal. 8 May (Cap. 1/3/4 p. 337). D. by 27 Oct.
1786 (burial, Chichester cath.) (Par. 44/2/4 f. 265; Ep. 1/1/11 f. 105).
Euseby Cleaver D.D. 1787-1789.
Coll. 21 Feb. 1787 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 105). Instal. 21 Apr. (Cap. 1/3/5 f. 93). Bp. of Cork
and Ross 1789 (Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae, comp. H. Cotton (Dublin, 1851-60) 1 233).
John Calland M.A. 1789-1800.
Coll. 2 May 1789 (Ep. 1/1/11 f. 107v). Instal. 16 May (Cap. 1/3/5 f. 103). D. 12 Sept.
1800 (Gent. Mag. 1800, lxx (2) 909; P.R.O., E 331 Chich./39).
Henry Whitfield D.D. 1800-1801.
Coll. 26 Sept. 1800 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./39). Instal. 27 Sept. (Cap. 1/3/5 f. 167v).
Preb. of Waltham 1801.
William St. Andrew Vincent M.A. 1801-1849.
Coll. 1 Apr. 1801 (P.R.O., E 331 Chich./39). Instal. 18 Apr. (Cap. 1/3/5 f. 170v).
D. 22 July 1849 (Gent Mag. 1849, cxxv (2) 324; Reg. Gilbert and Durnford p. 35).
George Miles Cooper M.A. 1849-1875.
Coll. 7 Sept. 1849 (Reg. Gilbert and Durnford p. 35). Instal. 8 Sept. (Cap. 1/3/7
p. 5). D. 17 Aug. 1875 (The Times, 21 Aug.; Reg. Gilbert and Durnford p. 240).