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Ranulf de Nassington |
a
canon and the Presenter of the cathedral and the first prebendary, was appointed
about 1160. (5) He may have undertaken the repairs to the Late Saxon timber hall
in the 12th century.
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William of
Avalon |
Appointed to the prebend
in 1222 and St. Hugh of Lincoln’s nephew, may have been responsible for the
demolition of the Saxon hall and replacement of a stone built Great Hall and
solar.
The archeological evidence would suggest that
the Saxon aisled hall was encased in stone and then gradually dismantled.
Initially the aisle posts remained to support the roof and were not removed
until about 1260. The central hearth was also retained and continued in use
until 1434.
In 1254 the prebend was rated at £100 per
annum.
During 1279 John Romayne obtained the prebend
with the Precentorship of Lincoln cathedral by papal provision. [6]
In 1290 the pope tried to annex the prebend
to St Peters in Rome but failed, however 160 marks "the fruits of the
manor" were paid to Pope Nicholas IV. (7)
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John of Lacey |
Bishop Oliver Sutton’s visitations to the
prebend with his large entourage occurred in 1291, 1295 and 1298. Prebendary
John of Lacey the kings clerk and special equerry when on the kings errands
abroad complained to the pope about the bishop’s use of his prebend during his
absence. (8) |
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Philip de Cabasolle |
Was appointed
by papal provision in 1371 and was immediately permitted to have a deputy to manage
his prebend for three years. At the same time he was also archdeacon of York and
Leicester and Cardinal Bishop of Sabena. (9) |
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Simon of Sudbury |
Later became the
archbishop of Canterbury and was subsequently beheaded in the Tower of London
during the Peasants Revolt of 138. He claimed the prebend in 1349. However Richard
II recovered the manor in the courts in 1350 and granted it to Henry Walton who
was the treasurer to the Earl of Lancaster.(10)
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Edward de la Zouche |
He was
a scholar of civil law
and became the Chancellor of Cambridge in 1380. He was appointed to the prebend in
1412 but died in 1414. He appears to have been very acquisitive in his ability
to obtain prebends holding many during his life. (11)
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Nicholas Colnet |
Was the physician to Henry V and
prebendary from 1414 to 1417 and was granted three archers. He also maintained three
servants and a chaplain. Colnet was excused the Knights Fee on account of
being away with the king at the Battle of Angincourt in 1415. The Lilium Medicinae and an ewer from the duke of
Orleans are among his bequests in his will. (12)
Many of the plants grown today within the recreated medieval gardens at
the Prebendal Manor would have been known and used by Nicholas Colnet when
treating the king.
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John Mackworth |
Was
Dean of Lincoln cathedral and was appointed prebendary from 1427-1451 was a "fruitful source of trouble and
dispute throughout the greater part of his career" (13)
Major works to the manor were instigated at
this time and John Mackworth may have been responsible for the alterations and
improvements to the property.
A service wing with chambers above was added
to the Great Hall. A new grander front entrance was inserted into the existing
entrance. The central hearth was replaced by a large fireplace in the north wall
at the "high end" of the Great Hall, and stone tracery was inserted
into the existing 13th century openings, which were probably glazed
for the first time. It is possible that the Lodgings is dated from this period
as is the cobbled surface which extended over the entire front courtyard.
John Mackworth was the longest serving
prebendary in the 15th century and is thought to have visited the
prebend on a number of occasions.
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Lionell Wodeville |
He
was the brother-in-law of
Edward IV,was appointed to the prebend from 1464-1471. |
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In 1535 Henry VIII let the prebend to a
farmer, probably Thomas Berston, for 24 years at £38 per annum. |
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John Whitgift |
Dean of Lincoln
and was a
notable 16th century prebendary. Appointed to Nassington in
1572–1576 he later became the Bishop of Worcester in 1577, Archbishop of
Canterbury in 1583 and later founded The Holy Trinity (Whitgift School, Croydon)
in 1599. |
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Henry Rainsford |
Appointed prebend in 1618
and was
ejected violently from the manor by Oliver Cromwell’s troops in 1650. The
manor was then sold to Edward Bellamy "for ever". However at the
restoration of the monarchy in 1660 it was restored to Lincoln cathedral.(14)
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Timothy Neve |
Appointed
from 1747-1757 may have paid for the Neve bell which is still rung
to day in Nassington Church.
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The Cathedral Act of 1840 abolished endowed
estates. Prebendal jurisdiction survived a further five years before it, too was
abolished. In 1847 the manor was sold to the Ecclesiastical Commission who in
1875 sold it to the Earl of Carysfoot and it was then leased to tenant farmers.
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