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ale without a licence," William Grantham and Margaret Wells were "punished upon their bodies." (State Papers Domestic, vol. 272, No. 23, Chas. I.)

Rectors and Vicars.

We here give a list of these as compiled by Canon J. Clare Hudson, in his 1st volume of the Horncastle Parish Register Book, 1892.

A.D.	RECTORS.
1236-7	Geoffrey de Leueknor by the Bishop of Carlisle (admitted on condition it be found the same church with the churches of [Wood] Enderby, and [High] Toynton and another, which Osbert the last rector held, be one benefice).
1239-40	(Delegates of the Pope in a dispute between G. parson of the church of Horncastre and Francis, parson of the church of [West] Askeby, concerning the church of Askeby, decide that G[eoffrey] and his successors, are to hold the church of Askeby, and pay to Francis annually for life 27 marks sterling, and the bishop confirms this ordinance)
1246	Adam de Kirkby.
12—	Ralph Tulgol
1275	Hugh de Penna (otherwise Hugh de la Penne, Assize Roll, 4 Ed. I. Lincs. Notes & Queries, iv, p. 220).
1295	John de Langton.
1305	Gilbert de Haloughton.
1313	Peter de Galicia.
VICARS.
1334	Robert de Bramley.
13—	William de Hugate.
1349	Simon de Islep, resigned in 1349, on becoming Archbishop of Canterbury.
1357	William de Hugate, presented by Gilbert, Bishop of Carlisle, on exchange.
1369	John de Rouceby.
1388	William Stryckland.
1401	Thomas Carleton, Chaplain.
1445	Robert Somercotes.
14—	John Eston.
1492	John Ffalconer.
1517	Richard Denham.
1524	Barnard Towneley.
1531	Robert Jamys, Chaplain.
1535	John Havringham.
15—	Arthur Layton.
1538	Peter Wallensis.
1557	Henry Henshoo, or Henshaw.
1560	Clement Monke.[1]
1584	Francis Purefey.
1587	Richard Foster.
1593	John Jackson.
1595	Robert Hollinhedge.
1634	Thomas Gibson.
1678	John Tomlinson.
1678-9	Thomas Loddington.
1724	James Fowler.
1779	Joseph Robertson.
1802	Clement Madely.
1845	Thos. James Clarke.
1853	Wm. Holme Milner.

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1. A List of Institutions given in Lincs. Notes & Queries, vol. v, p. 236 has the date of C. Monke's appointment, 24 Oct., 1558 and gives his predecessor as Henry Henshaw. In a previous notice (Ibidem, p. 201) the latter is given as Henry Henshoo.