PREBENDARIES OF FORDINGTON AND WRITHLINGTON
M. Richard Basing 1534-1566.
Coll. 22 May 1534 (D1/2/15 f. 46v). D. by 6 Apr. 1566 (D1/2/16 pt. iii f. 17).
Augustine Bradbridge M.A. 1566-1567.
Pres. by John Yonge, esquire, patron hacvice by virtue of gr. of next pres. made by
Bp. Capon to Sir Ralph Sadler, and assigned by him to Henry Polsteade and
Stephen Hales, gentlemen, who assigned it to Thomas Riche and Roger Potter,
gentlemen. Roger Potter assigned it to Thomas Fermer, who assigned it to Yonge.
Bradbridge instit. 6 Apr. 1566 (D1/2/16 pt. iii f. 17). Instal. 5 Apr. (sic) (CA 15 f. 13/
p. 23). D. 4 Apr./6 May 1567 (West Sussex Record Office, STC 1/10 f. 326v; ibid.
Ep. 1/1/7 f. 26; D1/2/16 pt. iii f. 20v).
John Cottrell D.C.L. 1567-1572.
Coll. by proxy 2 June 1567 (D1/2/16 pt. iii f. 20v). Instal. by proxy 29 Aug. (CA
15 f. 15/p. 27). D. 21 Feb./1 March 1572 (P.R.O., PROB 11/54, PCC 13 Daper;
Reg. Parker III 976; D1/2/17 pt. i f. 1).
Thomas Dilworth 1572-1588/9.
Coll. 20 March 1572 (D1/2/17 pt. i f. 1). Instal. 1 Apr. (CA 15 f. 34/p. 65). D. by
23 Jan. 1589 (CA 16 f. 2v).
William Souch D.D. 1589-1608.
Instal. 6 Feb. 1589 (CA 16 ff. 4v-5- 'Zouche'). D. by 25 Sept. 1608 (D1/2/19 f.
23v).
Henry Cotton B.A. 1608-1612.
Coll. 29 Sept. 1608 (D1/2/19 f. 23v). Preb. of Bitton 1612.
Humphrey Gwyn B.A. 1612-1641.
Coll. 5 Dec. 1612 (D1/2/19 f. 29v). Occ. 6 May 1634 (Hist. MSS. Comm., 4th
Rept. App. p. 132). D. by 16 March 1641 (burial, East Hendred, Berks.) (Berkshire
Record Office, PR East Hendred).
Edward Onslow M.A. 1641-1667.
Coll. 26March 1641 (D1/2/21 f. 54v). D. by 24 June 1667 (D1/2/22 pt. iv f. 4v).
Thomas Wyatt D.D. 1667-1726.
Coll. 24 June 1667 (D1/2/22 pt. iv f. 4v). Instal. s.d. (CA 18 f. 32v). D. 18 Feb.
1726 (Hist. Reg. Chron. 1726, xi 10; D1/2/25 ff. 35v-36).
Richard Younger M.A. 1726-1757.
Coll. 10 May 1726 (D1/2/25 ff. 35v-36). Instal. 21 May (CA 20 f. 102). D. 14
Feb. 1757 (Gent. Mag. 1757, xxvii 93; D1/2/26 f. 75v).
John Allen M.A. 1757-1765.
Coll. 29 March 1757 (D1/2/26 f. 76). Instal. 1 Apr. (CA 21 p. 113). D. by 13 June
1765 (burial, Eastwick, Herts.) (Hertfordshire Record Office, PR Eastwick;
D1/2/27).
John Taylor D.D. 1765-1772.
Coll. 5 Aug. 1765 (D1/2/27 f. 24). Instal. 9 Aug. (CA 21 p. 173). D. 29 Aug. 1772
(Gent. Mag. 1772, xlii 43; CA 21 pp. 211-12).
Arthur Coham M.A. 1772-1799.
Coll. 31 Oct. 1772 (P.R.O., E 331 Salis./29). Instal. s.d. (CA 21 pp. 211-12). D.
14 Feb. 1799 (m.i., Brixton Deverill, Wilts.) (Hoare, Modern Wilts., Heytesbury p. 6)
or 19 Feb. (Gent. Mag. 1799, lxix (1) 256; D1/2/29 f. 24).
William Douglas M.A. 1799-1819.
Coll. 11 March 1799 (D1/2/29 f. 24). Instal. by proxy 28 March (CA 22 p. 22).
D. 19 March 1819 (Harris, Salisbury Cath. p. 20; D1/2/31 f. 42).
John Fisher M.A. 1819-1832.
Coll. n.d. [between 29 March and 3 Apr.] 1819 (D1/2/31 f. 42). Instal. 31 March
(CA 23 p. 68). D. 25 Aug. 1832 (m.i., Osmington, Dors.) (Hutchins, Hist. and Ant.
Dorset III 509; D1/2/32 pt. ii ff. 31v-32).
Charles Buchanan Pearson M.A. 1832-1881.
Coll. 7 Nov. 1832 (D1/2/32 pt. ii ff. 31v-32). D. 7 Jan. 1881 (The Times, 17 Jan.;
D1/2/42 pp. 376-7).