WARDENS OF MERTON.
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VISITOR-THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
WARDENS.
For an elaborate account of the Wardens of Merton 1272-1734, see "Memorials of Merton,'
Oxford Historical Society's publications, Vol. 4.
by the present Warden.
1. Abenden, Peter de, or Abyndon, alias Laking,
warden 1272-86; rector of Nuneham, Oxon, 1273,
in commendam, until his death in 1292.
2. Werplysdon, Richard de, warden 1286, until his death 1295.
3. More, John de la, warden 1295-9 ; proctor 1288.
4. Wantyng, John de (or Wantage), warden 1299, until his death in 1328, buried in the choir of the chapel ; perhaps rector of Cuxham, Oxon, 1322.
5. Trenge, Robert de, warden 1328, until his death in 1351, buried in the choir ; perhaps rector of Cuxham 1335.
6. Durante, William de, warden 1351, until his death in 1375, buried in the choir.
7. Bloxham, John de, M.A., after B.D., warden 23 May, 1375, until his death in 1387, buried in the choir.
8. Wendover, John de, B.D., warden 1387, re- signed 28 July, 1398 ; proctor 1377.
9. Beckyngham, Edmund, B. D., warden 1398, until his death in 1416.
10. Rudbom, Thomas de (or Rodeborne), warden 6 April, 1416, resigned 1417, "an eminent divine, mathematician and historian " ; fellow of Queen's, proctor 1399, chancellor of the university 1420, chaplain to Henry V. in Normandy 1417, D. D. , archdeacon of Sudbury 1413, preb. of Sarum 1419, bishop of St. David's 1434, and nominated bishop of Ely the same year, but the chapter refused to elect him ; died 1442.
11. G-ylbert, Robert, D.D., warden 5 May, 1417, resigned 25 April, 1421 ; dean of the chapel to Henry V. , whom he attended in France and at the battle of Agincourt ; rector of All Hallows, Lombard Street, 1415, which he exchanged in 1416 for North Burgh, in Lincolnshire, , preb. of (Stow in Lindsey) Lincoln 1406, and precentor of Lincoln 1411, pre- centor of Salisbury 1418, preb. of Spaldwick 1420, and of Sutton-cum-Buckingham (both) in Lincoln cathedral 1420, archdeacon of Durham 1420, treasurer 1425, and dean of York 1426, preb. of (Osbaldwick in) York 1427, bishop of London 1436, until his death, 22 June, 1448.
12. Abyndon, Henry de, D.D., warden 1421-37; vicar of Weston Zoyland 1403-36, rector of West Monkton (both) Somerset, 1436, until his death 1437-8.
13. Holcot, Elias de, B.D., warden (24 May), 1438- 55 ; prebend of North Leverton, in Southwell, 1444, of Twyford, in St. Paul's, 1446, of Piona parva, in Hereford, 1449, and of Bilton, in York, 1449.
14. Sever, Henry, D.D. , warden 19 Feb., 1454-5; proctor 1427, chancellor of the university 1442 ; chaplain and almoner to Henry VI., 1st provost of Eton 1441, preb. of Harleston, in St. Paul's cathe- dral 1445, and chancellor 1449, had 13 or 14 good benefices or livings; died 6 July, 1471, buried in the choir of the college chapel.
15. Gygur, John, M.A., warden (July) 1471-82; fellow 1437 or 1438 ; fellow All Souls' ; principal of St. Alban hall 1444, proctor 1447, fellow Eton 1453, warden of the collegiate church of Tatteshall, co. Lincoln, where he was buried.
16. Fitzjames, Richard, D.D., warden (March) 1482-3, resigned 7 April, 1507 ; s. John ; fellow Merton 1465 from Redlinch, Somerset, proctor 1473, principal of St. Alban Hall about 1477-82, vice-chancellor 1481 and 1491, chancellor 1502 ; preb. of Wells 1474, chaplain to Edward IV. and
almoner 1495, vicar of Minehead 1484, rector of
Aller, Somerset, 1484-97, bishop of Rochester 1496,
of Chichester 1504, and of London 1506, until his
death 15 Jan., 1521-2, buried in St. Paul's cathe-
dral. See Foster's Alumni Oxonienses, 503.
17. Harpur, Thomas, D.D., warden 1507-8; vice- chancellor of the university 1498, vicar of St. Nicholas, Bristol, died there 11 Nov., 1508. See A I. Ox. 653.
18. Rawlins, Richard, D.D., warden 19 Dec, 1508, deprived 19 Sept., 1521 ; fellow 1480, B.D. 1492, D.D. 1495 ; rector of St. Mary Woolnorth,, London, 1494, canon of St. Paul's 1499, vic ar of Hendon, Middlesex, 1504, vicar of Thornton, Yorks, 1505, rector of St. Martin, Ludgate, 1514, subdean of York, 1504-7, archdeacon of Huntingdon 1505 or I 5 I 4" 2 3. canon of Windsor 1506, archdeacon of Cleveland 1507 ; accompanied the king to France 1510, and was at the siege of Tournay, king's almoner 1514, bishop of St. David's 1523, until his death 18 Feb., 1535-6. See Al. Ox. 1236.
19. Philips, Rowland, M.A., warden 13 Dec, 1522, resigned 12 April, 1525; of Oriel M.A., proctor 1496; migrated to Merton, B. and D.D. supld. 2 June, 1522 ; an eminent preacher of his time, vicar of Croydon, Surrey, a prebendary in the collegiate church of Hastings 1507, rector of St. Margaret Pattens, London, resigned 1515, canon of St. Paul's 1517, rector of St. Michael's, Cornhill, 1517-38, and of Merstham, Surrey, 1520, precentor of Hereford 1524-31. See Al. Ox. 1158.
20. Chambers, John (or Chambyr), D.Med., warden 1525, resigned 24 May, 1544 ; fellow 1492, from Northumberland, M.A., got a traveller's place 1502, D.Med. Padua, 1506, incorporated 16 Nov., 1531 ; physician to Henry VII., one of the founders (with Lynacre and Victoria) of the college of physicians ; rector of Tichmarsh, Northants, 1490, and of Great Bowden, co. Leicester, 1508, canon of Lincoln 1494, of Windsor 1510, of Sarum 1522, and of Wells 1537, treasurer of the cathedral church of Bath and Wells 15 10, and rector of Aller, Somerset, 1522-49, arch- deacon of Bedford 1524, precentor of Exeter 1524, dean of St. Stephen's, Westminster, about 1525, archdeacon of Meath 1540-2 ; buried in St. Margaret's church, Westminster, 2 July 1549. See Al. Ox. 256.
21. Tyndall, Henry, B.D., warden 23 June, 1544; fellow 1512, from Northumberland, B.A. 3 Feb. 1511-12, M.A. 6 Feb., 1516-17, proctor 1521, B.D. 5 June, 1526 ; vicar of Wellow, Somerset, 1528-45, and rector of a moiety of Gamlingay, co. Cambridge, 1544, until his death 12 Dec, 1545, buried there. See Al. Ox. 1488.
22. Raynolds, Thomas, D.D., warden 30 Dec, 1545 ; s. Richard, of Pinhoe, Devon ; fellow 1524, B.A. 25 Feb., 1521-2, M.A. 8 Feb., 1525-6, B.D. 28 June, 1536, D.D. 13 July, 1536, vice-chancellor 1556-7 ; rector of Ditcheat, Somerset, 1540, canon of Cardinal Coll., and canon residentiary of Exeter, rector of Holsworthy, Devon, 1543, dean of Bristol 1553, and of Exeter 1554, deprived 1559, canon of Westminster 1545, chaplain to Q. Mary, who nomi- nated him bishop of Hereford, but she died before his consecration, and Q. Elizabeth committed him to the Marshalsea, Southwark, where he died about 24 Nov., 1559, buried 26th in St. Margaret's, West- minster. See Al. Ox. 1249.
