Sir Rob. Browning, his chaplain, who was succeeded by Will. Rownam, by lapse, who died in 1537, and John London, LL. D. master of the college, gave it to Henry Kele, and at his death in
- 1541, to Robert Stevens. In
- 1562, Sir John Stevens was presented by Thomas Duke of Norfolk.
- 1596, William Thorn, S. T. B. Martin Culpepper, M. D. custos, &c. he resigned, and in
- 1600, George Ryves, custos, &c. gave it to
- Anthony Combe, fellow of the college, who returned answer, that here were 91 communicants. On whose resignation in
- 1610, John Cole, assignee of the Earl of Northampton, gave it to
- Peter Raye, who had it united to Starston; he was succeeded in
- 1629, by John Merewether, who held it united to Taseburgh, from both which he was ejected by the Earl of Manchester's scandalous committee, and one
- Cooke was put in, "being a godly man," to preach, and had 5s. a Sunday allowed him by the sequestrators, out of the tithes, and Mrs. Merewether had a fifth part of the profits to maintain herself and six children; he being also deprived of his temporal estate of 50l. per annum, the rest was ordered to go towards maintaining the parliament forces, &c. but it seems Cooke was not "godly" enough for those rebels, for in 1654, they put in one
- Ric. Laurence, who held it by intrusion till Merewether's death, which happened before the Restoration, when Nic. Woodward, S. T. P. custos, &c. in 1660, presented
- James Oldfield, at whose death in
- 1681, Charles Reve was presented by Henry Reve, Esq. who had the turn by grant from the Duke of Norfolk, at whose death
- John Cox was instituted at the presentation of the College, and resigned it in about a year's time, and the college presented
The Rev. Mr. Rice Price, who is fellow of the college, and the present rector.
Welholme's, or Welham's Manor
Was granted by the Strattons, from their manor to the Welholmes, and it belonged in 1274 to Robert de Welholme, and in 1285, to Alex. de Welholme, who had a lete or view of frankpledge, and assize of bread and ale, allowed him in eire; on condition he paid 8d. a year to the King's bailiff of Depwade hundred, for that liberty. In 1315, John and Richard de Welholm had it; in 1345, Rob. de Welholm and Stephen his son, held it at half a fee, and half a quarter of a fee of Sir John Inglose, he of Isabel Queen of England, and she of the King, as heir to Montealt, lord of Rising-Castle. In 1401, John Brusyard had it, and it was purchased by Sir John Herling, Knt. and ever since hath passed as Stratton-Hall manor, the customs being the same, and the court is always held at the same time.
