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 1344, 14 July, John Gonvile, priest. John Le-Gonvile, priest, patron.
 * 1349, 18 Nov. William de Briston, priest. The master and fellows of the college of St. John the Evangelist at Rushworth, by whom all the following rectors were presented to their dissolution.
 * 1374, 12 Febr. Peter Frost de Askele, priest.
 * 1392, 1 Sept. Tho. Runhale, priest.
 * 1400, 3 Sept. Peter, son of Walter Horsheye of Bernham, priest.
 * 1414, 5 Febr. Alexander Thelyk, priest, who was master of Rushworth, and obtained license that they might appropriate one rectory, with cure of souls, to their college, with design to have this appropriated, it being of their own patronage; but upon the Bishop's not approving of it, it could not be done; however, he so far consented, that the master might hold a cure with his mastership, upon which he was instituted at the presentation of the fellows, as you may see more at large, p. 288, 289.
 * 1431, 26 Nov. Robert atte Fen, priest, on Thelyk's death.
 * 1433, 4 April, Robert Palmer, priest, on Fen's resignation.
 * 1436, 12 Oct. John Payn, priest, on Palmer's resignation.
 * 1468, 24 Febr. Thomas Smale, priest.
 * 1494, 28 Nov. Richard Pury, priest, on Smale's death. He held it united to Shropham vicarage.
 * 1501, 6 May, William Paryssch, on Purry's death.
 * 1516, 8 May, Sir John Purpet, master of the college, on Parishe's death, see p. 289.
 * 1524, 10 Sept. William Heye, on Purpet's resignation, who had a pension of 4l. per annum during life, settled upon him out of the rectory, by the consent of Heye, who was then instituted, and the Bishop. He was the last presented by the college.
 * 1559, 30 May, Richard Brummell, at Heye's death. John AlyngTon, Esq. perpetual patron.
 * 1580, 26 March, Richard Bromell. Queen Elizabeth, by lapse, united to Illington.
 * 1592, 30 Decem. Edmund Suckling, S. T. B. on Bromell's death. Tho. Lovell, Esq. He held it with Hellesden rectory.
 * 1608, 4 March, Robert Willan, A.M. John Cotton, Knt. assignee of Fran. Lovell, Knt.
 * 1614, 16 July, Tho. Smith, A.M. Sir Francis Lovell, Knt. Edmund Thompson, rector.
 * 1673, 13 Sept. Tho. Morley, A.M. on Thompson's death. Will. Wherewood, Esq. on account of a mortgage made by Robert Houghton of Shelton, Esq. deceased, and by the consent of the guardians of Rob. Houghton of Randworth, his son and heir; united to Rockland All-Saints.
 * 1679, 12 May, Benj. Culme, A. M. on Morley's death. Will. Wherwood, Gent.
 * 1682, 7 June, Will. Warkehouse, A.M. on Culme's cession. Charles Houghton, Esq. in full right; united to Shropham, A o 1684.
 * 1722, 12 March, Tho. Sturgeon, at Warkehouse's death. Paul Jodrell, Esq.

The Rev. Mr. William Robinson, the present [1737] rector, was instituted on Sturgeon's deprivation, at the presentation of Sir Edm. Bacon, of Garboldesham, Bart. the present patron.