ARCHDEACONS
ARCHDEACONS OF ELY
Richard Cox D.D. 1540-1553.
Pres. by king 24 Nov. 1540 (L. & P. XVI no. 305 (48)). Instit. by proxy 25
March 1541 (G/1/7 f. 136). Depriv. by 25 Oct. 1553 (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/1).
Henry Cole D.C.L. 1553-1556.
Instit. 25 Oct. 1553 (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/1). Apparently res. on becoming dean
of St. Paul's 1556.
John Boxall B.D. 1556-1559.
Occ. as archdcn. 10 Feb. 1557 (C.P.R. 1555-7 p. 358). Depriv. by 28 Nov.
1559 (C.P.R. 1558-60 p. 258). (fn. 1)
Robert Wisdom B.D. 1559-1568.
Pres. by queen 28 Nov. 1559 (C.P.R. 1558-60 p. 258). Compounded for firstfruits 30 Dec. (P.R.O., E 334/7 f. 40v). Coll. (sic: error for instit.?) 29 Feb.
1560 (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/1). D. by 21 Oct. 1568 (G/1/8 f. 155).
John Parker M.A. 1568-1592.
Coll. 21 Oct. 1568 (G/1/8 f. 155). D. 26 May 1592 (Bentham, Ely II 241n.).
John Palmer M.A. 1592-?
Pres. by queen sede vacante 2 June 1592 (P.R.O., C 66/1384). Instit. by abp. 5
June (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift I f. 193). Occ. 7 June 1594 (Brit. Libr., Add. MS.
5825 f. 34v).
Robert Tinley D.D. 1600-1616.
Coll. 17 June 1600 (G/1/9A f. 1v) or 17 July (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/5). D. by 23
Dec. 1616 (London, Guildhall MS. 9531/14 f. 208; MS. Mm. 1. 39 p. 136).
Daniel Wigmore B.D. 1617-1646.
Coll. 16 March 1617 (MS. Mm. 1. 39 p. 136). D. by 9 Nov. 1646 (burial, Little
Shelford, Cambs.) (Cambs. R.O., PR Little Shelford; Calendar of Committee for
Advance of Money 1642-56, ed. M.A.E. Green (London, 1888) I 547).
Edmund Mapletoft M.A. 1647-1652.
Coll. 4 Feb. 1647 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 77), but ineffective. D. by 20 Dec. 1652
(ibid. f. 79).
Bernard Hale D.D. 1660-1663.
Instit. 2 July 1660 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 79). Second mand. for instal. 3 Sept.;
instal. 22 Sept. (EDC 2/11/1). D. 29 March 1663 (m.i., Peterhouse chap.,
Cambridge) (Bentham, Ely II 245n.; Add. MS. 2953 f. 95).
Thomas Wren D.M., LL.D. 1663-1679.
Coll. 8 Apr. 1663 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 95). Instal. 13 Apr. (EDC 2/11/1). D. by
25 Oct. 1679 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 111).
Barnabas Oley M.A. 1679-1681.
Coll. 8 Nov. 1679 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 111). Instal. by proxy 17 Nov. (EDC
2/11/1). Res. by proxy 22 Jan. 1681 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 111v).
William Saywell D.D. 1681-1701.
Coll. 22 Jan. 1681 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 111v). Read prayers 30 Jan. (EDC 2/1/2
p. 156). D. 9 June 1701 (m.i., Jesus College chap., Cambridge) (Bentham, Ely II
251).
Richard Bentley D.D. 1701-1742.
Coll. 12 June 1701 (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/17). Read prayers 17 Aug. (EDC 2/1/2
p. 235). D. 14 July 1742 (m.i., Trinity College chap., Cambridge) (Bentham,
Ely II 280).
Robert Eyton D.D. 1742-1751.
Coll. 16 Sept. 1742 (G/1/12 p. 66). Instal. s.d. (EDC 2/11/1). D. 18 Oct. 1751
(Gent. Mag. 1751, xxi 477).
Charles Plumptre B.D. 1751-1779.
Coll. 20 Dec. 1751 (G/1/12 p. 190). Instal. 29 Dec. (EDC 2/11/1). D. 14 Sept.
1779 (Gent. Mag. 1779, xlix 471; G/1/14 p. 231).
Richard Watson D.D. 1779-1816.
Coll. 18 Oct. 1779 (G/1/14 p. 231). Read prayers 12 Dec. (EDC 2/1/5 f. 82v).
Bp. of Llandaff 1782, but held archdcnry in commendam to d., 4 July 1816
(Gent. Mag. 1816, lxxxvi (2) 274; G/1/16, end p. 9).
John Henry Browne M.A. 1816-1858.
Coll. 23 Sept. 1816; instal. 24 Sept. (EDC 2/11/1). D. 2 Nov. 1858 (Gent.
Mag. 1858, 3rd ser. v 646; G/1/18 f. 62v).