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1361, 2 July, John de Berking, priest; ditto.
- 1496, 30 Aug. Hubert Tailour de Thorley, priest. Walter FitzWalter, Knt. he is often in evidences called Hubert de Thorley.
- 1424, ult. Feb. He resigned to Richard Drurywal, Walter FitzWalter, and Wodeham, Richard Bainard, and Simon Cistern, rector of Berningham, his feoffees.
- Edward Atherton, priest, who was clerk of the closet to King Henry VI. and by him, December 26, in the seventh year of his reign, presented to this rectory; he was succeeded in 1457, in which year he died, by
- Richard Donyngton, priest, instituted 16th November. King Henry VI. as guardian to the Lord Fitz-Walter's heirs, being patron.
- 1452, 7 Oct. Richard Tateshale, A. M. priest, by Donyngton's death. John Ratcliff, Esq.
- 1465, 11 Feb. Tho. Motyng, (or Multing,) at Tateshale's death. Eliz. Fitz-Walter. This Motyng was either master or fellow of Metyngham college, where he resided much, as I find in the accounts of the said college, (MSS. T. M.)
- 1490, 16 April, John Wimbuche, (or Wimburle,) S. T. D. on Moutyng's death. John Lord Fitz-Walter.
- 1598, 16 Aug. Peter Greves, priest, presented by King Henry VII. by reason of the forfeiture and attainder of John Lord Fitz-Walter: he was succeeded by
- John Skelton, the King's orator and poet-laureat, whose institution occurs not, but I find him rector in 1504, for in
- 1529, 17 July, Thomas Clerk was instituted, on the death of the said John, at the presentation of Robert Lord Fitz-Walter, &c. Clerk died in
- 1545, And William Browne succeeded, being presented by Thomas Browne, Gent. who had this turn by grant from Henry Earl of Sussex. This Browne was deprived for being married, both of this and Stonham Jarnegan, and in
- 1554, 6 May, the Right Rev. John Salisbury, Bishop of Thetford, suffragan to the Bishop of Norwich, was presented by Henry Earl of Sussex, to this rectory, which was void by the deprivation of the last incumbent; he was Bishop of the Isle of Man, and held in commendam the deanery of Norwich, the archdeaconry of Anglesey, the church of Thorp on the Hill, in Lincoln diocese, and the rectory of Diss, by license from Archbishop Parker, dated anno 1570; he was rector for some time of Lopham, and several other parishes in this county: he died at Norwich, and is buried in the middle of St. Andrew's church there, being succeeded by
- John Hilton, who was instituted March 24, 1572, Thomas Earl of Sussex being patron; he died in 1587, and on October 23, in that year,
- John Reeve, A. M. was instituted, at the presentation of Frances, then widow of the said Thomas; but he had no peaceable possession: for Henry Earl of Sussex, brother to Thomas, who was husband of the said Frances, brought this action against both patroness and incumbent, and ejected him in 1589; and on May 17, in that year,
- Richard Cox, A. M. was instituted, as on the death of John Hilton, the last legal incumbent, at the said earl'
