546 OXFORD. The bishop of Salisbury reformed the statutes of this college in 1404, and by his endeavours made to pope Innocent VII, altered the name of Stapeldon to Exeter hall. The rectors of this college were formerly chosen by the dean and chapter of Exeter as often as they thought fit, till in the year 1566, when queen EHza- betli^' incorporated the hall, and it became a college; a new body of statutes was then made and trans- mitted hither by the interest of sir William Petre, knight, privy councillor to queen Elizabeth, and Wil- liam Alley, bishop of Exeter; in which it was ordered, that for the future the rectorship shall be perpetual as in other colleges. PERPETUAL RECTORS. John Neale, M.A., was nominated to be the first per- petual rector presently after Whitsuntide 1566. He was deprived 12th Oct. 1570. Robert Newton, M.A., succeeded 3i8t Oct. 1570, and resigned 4th Oct. 1578. Thomas Glasier, LL.D., was elected 21st Oct. 1578, and died 9th March J 591. Thomas Holland, S.T.P., was elected 24th April 1592. He died 17th March 161 1, and was buried in St. Mary's church in Oxon. John Prideaux, S.T.B., succeeded 4th April 161 2, and resigned 3rd Aug. 1642, being then bishop of Worcester. George Hakewill, S.T.P., was elected 23rd Aug. and admitted 18th Nov. 1642. John Conant, M.A., afterwards S.T.P., was elected 7th June 1649. ^^- '-^^^ March 1693-4, and was buried at Northampton, being vicar of All Hallows there. Rot. Orig. S Eliz. p. 2. rot. 90.
