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Rectors |
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William Laundri by the Abbot and Convent of St Wandregisile |
| 1258 |
John de Estlando subdeacon |
| ? |
Benedetto Caetani was born about 1235 in Anagni and died in Rome 1303. Benedetto had studied Canon and Civil law in Italy, and had been made a canon successively at Anagni, Todi, Paris, Lyons, and Rome. In 1265 he accompanied Cardinal Ottobuono Fieschi to England, when he could have visited Towcester. On 23 January 1295 he was consecrated in Rome as Pope Boniface VIII. He was a patron of learning, founding an educational institute in Rome in 1303. Boniface published his "Unam Sanctam" in 1303 in which he made the controversial statement that princes as well as others are subject to the jurisdiction of the Roman pontiff in both temporal and spiritual matters. His other important publication in 1298 was the "Liber sextus" According to a contemporary eyewitness, Giovanni Villani " he was the most clever canonist of his time, more feared than loved and a nepotist" Baker, 1830, states that "On his elevation to the papal chair, he resigned this rectory, and appointed his successor " |
| 1295 |
William de Botlivinca, Professor of Canon Law, who, on the 10th of June, 1295, came and showed to the Bishop of Lincoln the letters of the Pope stating that he had, by the apostolical authority, conferred the said church upon him, and he was admitted accordingly. |
| 1295 |
William de Cornubia, rector of Towcester, had the king's letter of protection, 11 December 1295. |
| 1307 |
Thomas de Pevesey, subdeacon, by the prior and convent of Bradenstoke, 9 August 1307. |
| 1326 |
Mast Walter de Boughton, acolyte, 10 June 1326. |
| 1353 |
Laurence de Stratton, priest, 7th February 1353 He exchanged for the rectory of Steeple Langford, Wilts with, ... |
| 1366 |
Mast John de Waltham, priest, 1st November 1366 He was also rector of Courtenhall He exchanged for the rectory of Brampton Patrick, co York with, ... |
| 1369 |
Robert Palmere, priest, 15th May 1369. |
| 1396 |
Andrew Taylor, priest, by William Worston, of co Wilts, 4th May, 1396. |
| 1396 |
Mast Thomas Worston, LLB priest, 16th January 1396. |
| 1408 |
John Aylestone, priest, 28th April, 1408. |
| 1408 |
William Blackwell, priest, 3rd July 1408. |
| 1409 |
John Lockhawe, 3rd May 1409. |
| 1409 |
Richard Brincle, priest, 12th March 1409. |
| 1412 |
John Wyntryngham, priest, 23rd February, 1412. |
| 1414 |
William Typpe, clerk, 6th April 1414. |
| 1422 |
William Sponne, priest, 6th June 1422. He was rector of Hevingham and Blofield, Norfolk, but resigned the latter rectory on being collated to the Archdeaconry of Norfolk with Corston annexed on 21st December 1419. He died in 1448. |
| 1447 |
Thomas Taylard, priest, 13th February 1447. |
| ? |
Sir Thomas Nynehed |
| 1456 |
Sir Nicholas Rawdon, priest, 28th December 1456 - instituted March 1462 Kirby |
| 1461 |
John Chedworth, clerk, 22nd December 1461. He was collated to the archdeaconry of Northampton in 1457, and removed in 1461 to the archdeaconry of Lincoln, which he held until his death in 1471. |
| 1471 |
Mast John Russell, DCL 13th August 1471 He was tutor to Edward Prince of Wales, consecrated bishop of Rochester, 20th September 1476, translated to Lincoln, September 1480 and died January 1494 |
| 1476 |
Mast Lawrence Cokkys, priest 21st September 1476 |
| 1501 |
Christopher Fisher 4th July 1501 |
| 1512 |
Launcelot Collyns, by Christopher Bainbridge Archbishop of York, cardinal of St Praxed, by a grant from the prior and convent of Bradenstoke, 20th December 1512 |
| 1539 |
William Tresham, DD 28th February 1539. In 1541 he obtained the rectory of Bugbrooke |
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Vicars |
| 1569 |
Sampson Hawksherst, vicar 1569 also spelt Hawkhurst in some literature. |
| 1591 |
William Johnson, presented by the bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, on the decease of the last incumbent, and instituted 25th March 1591. |
| 1599 |
Francis Bradley, A.B. who was inst. 31 August 1599. He was buried here 17th August 1634 |
| 1634 |
John Lockwood, A.M. was inst. 8th November 1634. He was youngest son of Richard Lockwood, of Gayton, esq. Being a zealous royalist, and present at the battle of Naseby, where he was wounded, he was deprived of his preferment and replaced by Ralph Punn. |
| 1650 |
Ralph Punn |
| 1655 |
Robert Walwyn, who was the officiating minister in 1655 He was author of a compendious system of divinity, entitled "A Particular View of the Fundamentals of the Christian Religion" 1660. He was buried here 17th June 1659. |
| 1662 |
John Henley was vicar in 1662 and again installed 13th January 1673, having probably resigned when he obtained the vicarage of Salmonby in Lincolnshire. He had been educated at a dissenting academy, and conformed at the Restoration. He was father of Rev. Simon Henley, vicar of Melton Mowbray, co. Leicester, who was baptised here 12th August 1664 and grandfather to the celebrated Orator, Henley. |
| 1676 |
Nathaniel Parr. |
| 1680 |
Nathaniel Ellison, of Corp. Christi coll Oxford AM 1678 and B& DD 1702 was installed 30th December 1680. He was chaplain to the bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, who installed him archdeacon of Stafford in 1682. |
| 1685 |
Charles Palmer of Linc Coll AM was installed on 23rd June 1687. [Bridges says 1687, Baker says 1685]. He was buried here 12 Dec 1734, aged 72 years. His sermon preached at Towcester on June 10th 1702 has been published. |
| 1735 |
John Rodd of Trinity College Oxford AM 1728 BD 1740 was installed 23rd April 1735. He died at Barton, co Warwick, 19th October 1782 in his 78th year and was buried there. |
| 1736 |
Francis Meeke of Christ college Cambridge AM was installed 12th February 1736. |
| 1781 |
Francis Lernoult of Wadham coll Oxford AM 10th June 1784. |
| 1806 |
Littleton Powys of Emanuel college Cambridge LLB younger brother of Thomas, first Lord Lilford, who was installed 5th September 1806. He was rector of Pilton 1772-1773, vicar of Lilford 1772-1825, rector of Aldwinckle St Peters 1773-1788, rector of Achurch 1778-1825, rector of Titchmarsh 1788-1805 and vicar of Towcester from 1806 till his death. |
| 1826 |
Thomas Sanders of Christ chcoll Oxford AM was inst 5th January 1826 |
| 1834 |
Abel John Ram of Oriel coll Oxford AM was inst 25th September 1834 |
| 1840 |
Joseph Garton |
| 1855 |
Robert John Clarke |
| 1867 |
Reginald P Lightfoot |
| 1871 |
John Albert Greaves |
| 1873 |
Thomas Woodroffee |
| 1874 |
William Hill Lee |
| 1886 |
James Mountain |
| 1895 |
William H Deane |
| 1901 |
Charles Augustus Hulbert |
| 1911 |
William B Sleight |
| 1923 |
Robert Edgar Ford |
| 1939 |
Herbert J Edmonds |
| 1941 |
George H Roper |
| 1953 |
Douglas Henry Curtis |
| 1981 |
James Edgar Atwell |
| 1995 |
Michael R H Baker |
| 2005 |
Tony Bryer (Priest-in-Charge) |
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