PREBENDARIES OF STOW LONGA
Preb. valued 3 Sept. 1535 at £33 2s 3d (Valor IV 21).
Francis Gascoigne 'scholar' 1529-1557.
Coll. 16 Dec. 1529 (Reg. XXVII f. 7v). Instal. 31 Dec. (CA 1520-36 p. 129).
Depriv. by 4 Nov. 1557 (Reg. XXVIII f. 141; CA 1547-59 p. 145).
Michael Dunning D.C.L. 1557-1559.
Coll. 4 Nov. 1557 (Reg. XXVIII f. 141). Instal. by proxy 20 Nov.; in person 27
Feb. 1558 (CA 1547-59 pp. 145, 148). D. 1 x 14 Feb. 1559 (P.R.O., PROB
11/42A, PCC 38 Welles; Reg. XXVIII f. 149).
George Beaumont D.D. 1559-1571.
Coll. 14 Feb. 1559 (Reg. XXVIII f. 149). Instal. by proxy 22 Feb. (CA 1547-59
pp. 162-3). Leased out preb. 23 Feb. for 95 years at £20 p.a. (ibid. p. 164). Occ.
in accounts Sept. 1571 (Bj/3/6 f. 216v).
John Flower M.A. 1572-1585.
Coll. 9 Jan. 1572 (Reg. XXIX f. lv). Instal. by proxy 24 Feb. (A/3/7 f. 71). D.
31 Dec. 1584 x 22 Jan. 1585 (L.C.C. Wills, 1584 f. 71r-v; Reg. XIX f. 149).
Dudley Garret 'scholar' 1585.
Coll. 6 May 1585 (Reg. XIX f. 149). Name of preb. left blank at bp's visitation
3 July (Add. Reg. 1 f. 62).
Richard Fletcher D.D. 1586-1592.
Instal. by proxy 22 Jan. 1586 (A/3/7 f. 99). Bp. of Bristol 1589, but gr. by queen
5 May 1590 to hold preb. in commendam (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1581-90 p. 663). Res.
by 11 Oct. 1592 (P.R.O., E 331/Lincoln 1; A/3/7 f. 116).
Thomas Marten M.A. 1592-1603.
Coll. 11 Oct. 1592 (P.R.O., E 331/Lincoln 1). Instal. in person 14 Oct. (A/3/7 f.
116). D. by 11 Aug. 1603 (burial, St. Olave, Southwark) (London Metropolitan
Archives, PR St. Olave, Southwark; Reg. XXX f. 195v).
Thomas Burton B.A. 1603-1607.
Coll. 18 Aug. 1603 (Reg. XXX f. 195v). Instal. by proxy 7 Oct.; in person 25
Aug. 1604 (A/3/9 ff. 30, 31v, 38). Res. 11 Sept. 1607 (Reg. XXX f. 312v), on
becoming preb. of Farndon-cum-Balderton.
Valentine Carey B.A. 1607-1621.
Coll. 11 Sept. 1607 (Reg. XXX f. 312v). Instal. 17 Sept. (A/3/9 f. 52v). Bp. of
Exeter 1621.
Robert Clarke B.A. 1621-1656.
Warrant 26 Oct. 1621 for pres. by king (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1619-23 p. 303). Instal.
(on pres. by king) in person 14 Nov. (A/3/9 f. 148v). Instit. 12 Aug. 1622
(P.R.O., E 331/Lincoln 6 - annotated 'seconda admissio'). Occ. 8 Aug. 1634
(Add. Reg. 3 f. 185v). D. 29 May x 16 Aug. 1656 (P.R.O., PROB 11/257, PCC
301 Berkeley; ibid., C 66/2917).
Samuel Cotton B.A. 1660-1666.
Petitioned king n.d. (? Aug.) 1660 for this preb. (Cal. S.P. Dom. 1660-1 p. 223).
Pres. by king 18 Sept. (P.R.O., C 66/2917; Dj/25/2/10). Instal. in person 14 Oct.
(A/3/9 f. 211v). D. by 30 Jan. 1666 (burial, North Witham) (PRT North Witham;
Reg. XXXIII f. 53v).
William Walker B.A. 1666-1684.
Coll. 1 Feb. 1666 (Reg. XXXIII f. 53v). Instal. in person 10 Feb. (Dj/25/4 f.
11r-v). D. by 2 Aug. 1684 (burial, Colsterworth) (PR Colsterworth; Reg. XXXIV
f. 80).
William Lister M.A. 1684-1726.
Coll. 23 Aug. 1684 (Reg. XXXIV f. 80). Instal. in person 30 Aug. (A/3/11 f.
104). D. by 1 Dec. 1726 (burial, Buckland Newton, Dors.) (Dors. R.O., PR
Buckland Newton, ex inf. R.O. staff; Reg. XXXVIII p. 150).
Matthew Goodwin M.A. 1727-1735.
Coll. 3 May 1727 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 150). Instal. in person 27 May (Bij/3/1). D.
by 4 March 1735 (burial, Buckworth, Hunts.) (Cambs. R.O. (Huntingdon), PR
Buckworth; Reg. XXXVIII p. 304).
Denison Cumberland M.A. 1735-1763.
Coll. 2 June 1735 (Reg. XXXVIII p. 304). Instal. in person 21 June (A/3/14 f.
24). Bp. of Clonfert 1763.
Philip Cocks M.A. 1763-1797,
Coll. (sic) 18 Aug. 1763 (Reg. XXXIX p. 22). Instal. in person 27 Aug. (A/3/15
p. 18). D. 17 Oct. 1797 (Gent. Mag. 1797, lxvii (2) 895; Reg. XXXIX p. 646).
Thomas Kerrich M.A. 1798-1828.
Coll. 3 Jan. 1798 (Reg. XXXIX p. 646). Instal. in person 13 Jan. (A/3/16 p.
114). D. 10 May 1828 (Gent. Mag. 1828, xcviii (2) 185-7; Reg. XL p. 360).
John Maule M.A. 1828-1838.
Coll. 12 June 1828 (Reg. XL p. 360). Instal. s.d. (A/3/17 p. 212). D. 13 May
1838 (Gent. Mag. 1838, new ser. x 221; Reg. XL p. 493).
Thomas Hollway M.A. 1843-1879.
Coll. 28 Oct. 1843 (Reg. XL p. 493). Instal. s.d. (A/3/17 p. 403). D. 24 Jan.
1879 (The Times, 28 Jan.; Reg. XLII p. 71).