218 YORK. William Sheffield, 21st June 1494. He became (lean of this cathedral. John Curvven, 23rd Jan. 1496-7. Nicholas Myles, 23rd Aug. 1510. William Bourbank, 13th May 1524. William Mooke or Mike, 12 April 153 1. Ob. 30th May 1545. William Robinson, 20th April 1545. Anthony Blake, collated circa 1562 or 1563. Christopher Ashbourne, 27th Aug. 1570. James Crosthwait, ist April 1573. Henry Wright, 5th July 1580. Henry Ridley, nth April 1583. Thomas Burton, 3rd Oct. 1587. John Thornburgh or Thorneborough, 17th March 1589. He was also dean of this church, and after- wards bishop of Worcester. George Meriton, 5th May 16 17. He was also dean of this church. John Scot, 31st Jan. 1624. Ho became dean of this church. Gilbert Ironside, 13th Oct. 1660. He was after- wards bishop of Bristol. Richard Sykes, 7th Oct. 1662. Elias Micklethwait, 28th April 1670. Elias Micklethwait, junior, 28th Feb. 1680-81. William Elsley, 31st July 1721. John Wotton, 30th Aug. 1740, on the death of Wil- liam Elsley. William Lowther, i6th Oct. 1754, on the death of John Wotton. Bernard Foord, ist Oct. 1788, on the death of Sir AVilliam Lowther, bart. Robert Affleck, 8th May 1802, on the death of Bernard Foord. Henry Walker Yeoman, 14th June 1851, vice Ro- bert Affleck.
