578 LICHFIELD.
James Falconer, collated lotli Feb. 1795^^. Ob. 25th
April 1809, setat. 71. Edmund Outram, collated 12th May 180919. Samuel Butler^ collated 24th Feb. 1821-. Promoted
to the bishopric of this see in 1 836. Francis Hodgson, collated 9th Sept. 1836-1. Walter Augustus Shirley, collated 30th Dec. 1840'^'^. Thomas Hill, nominated 4th Jan. 1847, ^^ce Shirley
promoted to the see of Sodor and Man. This dignity is rated for first fruits at %6l. 13s. 4^'^^.
��PRECENTORS.
Walter Durdent-^.
Hugh26.
William de Villers^?.
Walter28.
MaTTHEW29.
N. held it in 1209.
Walter held it in 12 15.
Richard de Haugton held it about 1 230-30 and 1232,
William de Montepessulano, circa 1245.
Thomas de Wymundham enjoyed it in 1246, 1257, 1260, and 1275^^ He died ix Oal. April (24th March) 1277-8.
Adam de Stanford succeeded in 1278. Ob. 1278. His will was proved in July 1279.
John de Kernik succeeded in 1278, and died pos- sessed of it in April 12922-^.
��1*^ Bishops' Certificates. title, though they held the pre-
"* Ibid. 20 Ibid. bend which was afterwards at-
21 Ibid. 22 Ibid. tached to this dignity.
23 Ecton, p. 154. 26 Mon. Angl. torn. i. p. 441.
2'! Mon. Angl. torn. iii. p. 223. 27 Ibid. torn. iii. p. 224.
25 Browne Willis and Le Neve 28 ibid. 29 ibid.
give the names of the first five in ^0 Dugdale's Warwickshire, p.
the text as precentors, but they 284. 2' Ibid.
do not seem to have had such a ^2 MS. Ashmole 794. f. 77.
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