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 1 May, Nicholas Temperley, scholar. Margaret White, widow.
 * 1602, 2 Nov. John Bond, A.B. King James, by lapse.
 * 1605, 9 Nov. John Bound (or Bond) aforesaid resigned; but he recalled it and was reinstated.
 * 1627, Mr. John Burges, rector.
 * 1632, Hugh Hatton. Edward Doyly, Esq.
 * 1637, Edward Hudson, A.M. The King by Lapse.
 * 1665, 30 Nov. Robert Bland, A.M. The King by lapse.
 * 1700, 26 Febr. John Fielder, A.B. Thomas Robinson, Gent.

He was succeeded by John Burgate, after whose death,
 * 1724, 18 Jan. The Rev. Mr. Thomas Buxton, A. M. was instituted, who held it united to Shimpling. John Holt, Esq.
 * 1738, 13 Nov. Samuel Birch, A. B. instituted on Buxton's death. Rowland Holt, Esq. united to Billingford.
 * 1739, 23 May, died Samuel Birch, rector, and this rectory was consolidated to Billingford.

This town belonged to Edric, who held it of Edric, the ancestor of Robert Malet, lord of the honour of Eye, of whom it was held by Hubert in the Conqueror's time, when the manor extended (as it now [1736] does) into Thelton; the whole being valued at x. s. in the Confessor's, and 20s. per annum in the Conqueror's time; the soke belonged then to the King, to whom it paid 3d. Geld, being a mile long, and three quarters of a mile broad.

It afterwards came to the Muntchensies, who held it of the honour of Eye, which was held of the King in capite. In 1206,

William de Weston was owner of it, and this year released it to

Alan Pictaviensis; (afterwards called Alan de Goldyngham;) and in 1256,