CANONS OF THE 8TH PREBEND, ELY
John Ward
(fn. 1) 1541-1551.
Apptd. by king in foundation charter 10 Sept. 1541 (L. & P. XVII no. 1226
(11)). D. by 13 Oct. 1551 (C.P.R. 1550-3 p. 196).
Edward Leeds M.A. 1551-1554.
Pres. by king 13 Oct. 1551 (C.P.R. 1550-3 p. 196). Res. by 5 Apr. 1554
(C.P.R. 1553-4 p. 382).
Henry Hervie LL.D. 1554-?
Pres. by queen 5 Apr. 1554 (C.P.R. 1553-4 p. 382). Instit, by dean and chapter
of Canterbury 12 May, the bpc. and abpc. both being vac. (Cant. Inst. sede vac.
p. 44).
Edward Leeds (again) LL.D. 1560-1584.
Coll. 29 Feb. 1560 (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/1). Res. by 1 June 1584 (P.R.O., C
66/1252; Lamb., Reg. Whitgift I ff. 311v-312).
James Taylor B.D. 1584-1623.
Pres. by queen sede vacante 1 June 1584 (P.R.O., C 66/1252). Instit, by abp. 2
June (Lamb., Reg. Whitgift I ff. 311v-312). Occ. 16 Sept. 1609 (G/l/7 f. 21 1v).
D. 19 March 1623 (MS. Mm. 1.40 p. 326; cf. P.R.O., PROB 11/141, PCC 50
Swann).
John Cropley D.D. ?-1629.
Occ. 11 Apr. 1628 (G/l/7 f. 224v). D. by 16 Dec. 1629 (burial, Girton,
Cambs.) (PRT Girton).
William Eyre B.D. ?-1642.
Occ. 9 Nov. 1631 (G/l/7 f. 231). D. by 21 Feb. 1642 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 75).
John Buckeridge M.A. 1642-1647.
Coll. 21 Feb. 1642 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 75). D. by 5 Sept. 1647 (burial,
Willingham, Cambs.) (Cambs. R.O., PR Willingham).
Richard Ball M.A. 1652-1665.
Instit. 19 Jan. 1652 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 78), ineffective. Mand. for instal. 3
Sept. 1660; instal. by proxy 22 Sept. (EDC 2/11/1). Exch. 20 Oct. 1665 with
Joseph Beaumont for 7th preb. (ibid. f. 102).
Joseph Beaumont D.D. 1665-1699.
By exch. 20 Oct. 1665 (Add. MS. 2953 f. 103). Instal. s.d. (EDC 2/11/1). D.
23 Nov. 1699 (m.i., Peterhouse chap., Cambridge) (Bentham, Ely II 266).
William Coldwell M.A. 1699-1702.
Coll. 15 Dec. 1699 (P.R.O., E 331 Ely/17). Instal. 29 Dec. (EDC 2/11/1). D.
8 June 1702 (m.i., Wisbech, Cambs.) (Bentham, Ely II 267; G/1/11 p. 1).
James Smith B.D. 1702-1715.
Coll. 2 June 1702 (sic, probably error for 22 June) (G/l/11 p. 1). Instal. 22
June (EDC 2/11/1). D. 8 June 1715 (m.i., Cottenham, Cambs.) (Bentham, Ely II
267; G/l/11 p. 108).
Stephen Weston D.D. 1715-1717.
Coll. 17 June 1715 (G/l/10 f. 64; G/l/11 p. 108). Instal. s.d. (EDC 2/11/1).
Res. by 21 March 1717 (G/l/11 p. 131).
William Powell M.A. 1717-1741.
Coll. 21 March 1717 (G/l/10 f. 65; G/l/11 p. 131). Instal. 6 Apr. (EDC
2/11/1). Res. 10 Apr. 1741 (G/1/12 p. 57).
John Price B.D. 1741-1772.
Coll. 10 Apr. 1741 (G/l/12 p. 57). Instal. 13 Apr. (EDC 2/11/1). D. by 5 June
1772 (G/1/14 p. 46).
Thomas Hopper M.A. 1772-1779.
Coll. 5 June 1772 (G/1/14 p. 46). Instal. 8 June (EDC 2/11/1). D. by 23 Oct.
1779 (burial, Barley, Herts.) (Herts. R.O., PR Barley; G/1/14 p. 234).
Thomas Knowles D.D. 1779-1802.
Coll. 25 Oct. 1779 (G/1/14 p. 234). Read prayers 21 Nov. (EDC 2/1/5 f. 80v).
D. 6 Oct. 1802 (Gent. Mag. 1802, lxxii (2) 980; G/1/15 p. 414).
George Leonard Jenyns M.A. 1802-1848.
Coll. 22 Oct. 1802 (G/1/15 p. 414). Instal. 23 Oct. (EDC 2/11/1). D. 25 Feb.
1848 (m.i., Bottisham, Cambs.) (Mon. Inscr. Cambs. p. 12). On his d., preb.
annexed to Regius Professorship of Hebrew at Cambridge University in
accordance with Stat. 3 & 4 Vic. c. 113 and Order in Council of 11 Aug. 1848
(Lond. Gaz. no. 20887).
William Hodge Mill D.D. 1848-1853. Regius Professor of Hebrew.
Instal. 20 Oct. (EDC 2/3/ii pp. 90-1). D. 25 Dec. 1853 (Gent. Mag. 1854, new
ser. xli 205).
Thomas Jarrett M.A. 1854-1882. Regius Professor of Hebrew.
Instal. 9 Feb. 1854 (EDC 2/3/ii pp. 104-5). D. 7 March 1882 (The Times, 9
March p. 6).