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DEANS OF CHRIST CHURCH.
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VISITOR.
The QUEEN. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, D.C.L. ; H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Denmark, D.C.L.
DEANS.
1. Of Cardinal Wolsey's foundation.
Hygden, John, D.D., dean 1524-9.
2. Of the first foundation of King Henry the VIII.
Hygden, John, D.D., dean 18 July, 1532 ; M.A., D.D. 29 Jan. , 1513-14, president Magdalen 1516- 25 ; vicar of Beeding, Sussex, 1502-4, rector of East Bridgford, Notts, 1504, prebendary of Lincoln
1521, and of York 1524 ; died 13 Jan. , 1532-3, buried in the chapel of Magdalen coll. See Foster's Alumni Oxonienses 706.
Oliver, John (alias Smith), D.C.L., dean Feb., 1532-3 ; chaplain, B. C. L. 30 June, 1506, B. and D.Can.L. suppld. 20 May, 1522, D.C.L. 21 July, 1522; rector of St. Mary Mounthaw, London, resigned 1527, canon of Southwell 1529, and of York 1533, vicar of Minster, isle of Thanet ; an advocate Doctors' Commons
1522, a master in Chancery 1547; died in Doctors' Commons about May, 1552. See Al. Ox. 1089.
3. Of the Cathedral Church of Christ.
1. Coxe, Richard, D.D., Dean of Oseney 8 Jan., 1543-4, until dean of Christ Church 4 Nov., 1546, deprived 1553 ; born at Whaddon, Bucks, scholar King's coll., Cambridge, 1519 (from Eton), B.A. 1523-4; a junior canon Cardinal coll., 1525, incor- porated 7 Dec, 1525, M.A. 8 Feb., 1525-6, his Lutheran opinions drove him from Oxford, B.D. Cambridge 1535, D.D. 1537 ; suppld. Michaelmas term 1545 for incorporation as D. D. , chancellor of the University 1547-52, master of Eton school, chaplain to the king, archbishop Cranmer, and to Dr. Goodrich, bishop of Ely ; archdeacon of Ely 1540, and first prebendary 1541, until deprived by Q. Mary, preb. of Lincoln 1542-7, rector of Harrow- on-the-Hill 1544, bishop designate of Southwell
1543, high almoner to the king, and preceptor to the Prince of Wales (after Edward VI.) 1540, privy councillor 1547, canon of Windsor 1548, dean of Westminster 1549-53, rector of Kelshall, Herts, 1552, imprisoned in the Marshalsea 1553 for his adherence to the principles of the Reformation, and retired to Germany in 1554 having been deprived of all his benefices ; on the succession of Q. Eliz. he was elected bishop of Norwich 1559, but transferred before consecration to that of Ely 1559, until his death 22 July, 1581, aged 81, buried in the cathedral church ; his will dated 20 April, 1581, proved 10 Aug. following. See Al. Ox. 341.
2. Martiall, Richard, dean 1553, resigned May, 1559, on the accession of Q. Kliz. ; scholar Corpus Chkisti 1532-8, from Kent, B.A. 5 Dec, 1537, fellow 1538, M.A. 5 Oct., 1540, B.D. suppld. Oct.,
1544, student Christ Church 1547, D.D. 18 July, 1552, vice-chancellor part of 1552 ; prebendary of Winchester 1554, deprived 1561, chaplain to lord Arundel, " went with the times," canon of St. Paul's, deprived 1561. See Al. Ox. 975.
3. Carew, George, dean 9 or 16 May, 1559, resigned 1561 ; 3s. Edmund, Lord Carew ; supplicated for B.A. 1522, from Broadgates Hall; archdeacon of Totnes 1534, canon of Exeter 1535, rector of Torbrian 1542, of Carhays St. Stephen 1543, and of Ilfracombe 1544, served cures of Ilchester and Whitehall free chapelries, Somerset, 1545, canon of Wells 1545,
precentor 1549, and archdeacon of Exeter 1556-9,
prebendary of Chichester 1555, prebendary 1555
and precentor of Sarum 1555-83, precentor of Bath
and Wells 1560 and 1565, dean of Bristol 1552-3,
and 1559, rector of Mells 1557-83, of Kelston (both)
Somerset, 1558 60, and of Dittisham 1560, and of
Silverton St. Mary (both) Devon, 1561, canon and
dean of Windsor 1560, dean of Exeter 1571-83
(D.D. ), registrar of the garter, master of the Savoy
1559 ; died 1 June, 1583, aged 85, buried in St.
Giles-in-the-Fields. See A I. Ox. 236.
4. Sampson, Thomas, dean, Michaelmas term 1561, deprived 1565 for puritanism or nonconformity ; of the Inner Temple 1547, B. and D.D. suppld. March, 1560-1 (after 16 years in theology) ; vicar of Swillond, Suffolk, 1545, rector of All Hallows, Bread Street, London, 1551, dean of Chichester 1552, refused the bishopric of Norwich 1560, canon of Durham 1560, refused to conform and lost his preferments ; master of Wigston's hospital at Leicester 1567, canon of St. Paul's 1570, and rector of Brightlingsea, Essex, 1584 ; died 9 April, 1589, aged 72 ; buried in the chapel of Wigston's hospital. See Al. Ox. 1307.
5. Godwyn, Thomas, M.A., dean June, 1565, resigned 1567; of Magdalen Coll., from Woking- ham, Berks, B.A. 12 July, 1543, fellow 1544-9, M.A. 1547, B.Med, and admitted to practice 17 June, 1555 ; B.D. (Christ Church) 17 Dec, 1565, D.D. 18 Feb., 1565-6 ; rector of Brackley school, Northants, 1549, canon of Lincoln 1560-83, rector of Kirkby Mallory, co. Leicester, 1560, of Hannington, and of Winwick, Northants, 1561, of Lutterworth, co. Leicester, 1562, of Rucking, Kent, 1573, dean of Canterbury 1567, bishop of Bath and Wells 1584, until his death at Wokingham 19 Nov., 1590. See Al. Ox. 586.
6. Cowper, Thomas (or Cooper), D.D., dean 30 April, 1567, resigned 1571 ; chorister Magdalkn 1531, B.A. 7 July, 1539, fellow 1539-45, M - A - 6 June, 1543, master of the college school 1549-57 and 1559-68, suppld. 3 July, 1566, for B.Med, and licence to practice, B. and D.D. 18 March, 1566-7, vice- chancellor 1567-70; dean of Gloucester 1569, bishop of Lincoln 1571, prebendary of Lincoln 1573, bishop of Winchester 12 March, 1583-4, until his death 29 April, 1594, buried in the cathedral ; will dated 16 Jan., 1593-4, proved 9 May following ; author of a Latin dictionary. See A I. Ox. 325.
7. Piers, John, D.D., dean 28 Feb., 1570-1, resigned 1576 ; born at South Hincksey, Berks ; demy Mag- dalen 1542, B.A. (suppld.) June, 1545, fellow 1545 and 1548-9, M.A. (suppld.) 1549, B.D. 5 July, 1558, D.D. 18 Feb., 1565-6, master of Balliol 1570-1 (perhaps rector of St. Edmund the King, Lombard Street, 1545-57, and vicar of West Ham, Essex, 1554), rector of Quainton, Bucks, 1558-67, prebendary and dean of Chester 1567, rector of Laingdon, Essex, 1567-73, and of Fillingham, co. Lincoln, 1570, dean of Salisbury 1572, bishop of Rochester
1576, and lord high almoner, bishop of Salisbury
1577, archbishop of York 1589, until his death at Bishopthorpe 28 Sept. , 1594, buried in York minster, See A I. Ox. 11 36.
