perpetual pension of 46s. 8d. a year. The present terrier of the parsonage and vicarage, hath no house, but about 33 acres of land. In 1538, King Henry VIII granted it to Richard Codington of Codington in Surrey, (now Nonesuch,) in exchange for the manor of Codington, along with the manor of Ixworth, &c. and he with other trustees in 1554, sold it to Francis Chamberlain of Great-Melton, who in 1561, held it in capite with the glebes and tithes thereto belonging, till by deed dated May 8, 1577, he conveyed them to Emmanuel college in Cambridge, which hath presented to the vicarage ever since.
It is valued at 5l. 6s. 8d. in the King's Books, pays no first fruits; synodals 2s.; procurations 6s. 8d. The Prior of Wimondham's temporals here were valued at 11s. per annum.
Vicars
Presented by The Convent.
- 1275, William.
- 1301, Will de Wlpet.
- Will de Ixworth.
- 1316, Walter de Ewston, who in 1322, exchanged it for Ixworth chantry with
- Will le Bailiff of Norton.
- 1323, Alan, son of Stephen de Lavenham. In 1349, during the great plague, three vicars were instituted.
- Tho. Cosse, Walter Bate, and John Gilbert.
- 1371, Simon de Hormingtoft.
- 1375, Gilbert de Hethersete.
- 1388, John Fowler, who in 1395, changed this for Netlested with Henry Stork, who resigned to John Arteys.
- 1401, Ric. Manger.
- 1410, Sir Robert Bernak.
- 1419, John Josse, who resigned in
- 1426 to Tho Drawswerd, and he in
- 1430, to John de Aylesham, who was buried here in 1457, and Josse succeeded again, and was buried here in 1501, and in
- 1502, Will. Godred succeeded, and after him Thurstan Browne, who was the last presented by the convent.
In 1554, he was deprived, and Richard Coddington, Esq. presented Tho. Hewe, who was also deprived in 1555, and Walter Sparry was instituted; he died the same year, and Ric Wheatly was collated by the Bishop.
- 1562, Edw. Reed. Fran. Chamberlain, Esq.
- 1587, Rob. House; he held it with Baburgh, and in 1603, returned answer, that in his two vicarages there were 158 communicants, that the valuation of the rectory and vicarage of Melton together, is in the
