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 1414, 13 July, Richard Bangot of Mileham, priest.
 * 1417, 28 Jan. Tho. Wyck, priest, on Bangot's resignation.
 * John Fouldon.
 * 1453, John Osmund, priest.
 * 1460, 24 Aug. Sir John Bourne, chaplain.
 * 1486, 22 Dec. John Jannis, on Bourne's resignation.
 * 1501, 20 June, Sir Peter Wylkins, chaplain, on Jannys's death.

These were nominated by the Bishop, presented by the Abbess.
 * 1516, 29 March, Robert Coppull, on Wylkins's death, united to All-Saints, at whose institution it was disappropriated, for the Abbess presented him as rector; and in
 * 1523, 20 May, Barbara, Abbess of St. Mary at Marham, granted the next turn of her rectory of St. Peter's church of Rokelond, to John Tendale, Esq.; and the 18 Aug. in the same year, Robert Coppul, rector of St. Peter's and All-Saints, was domestick chaplain to Henry Bishop of St. Asaph.
 * 1556, 13 Febr. Will. Harrison. John Hare of London, Gent. united to Stow-Bedon.
 * 1581, 17 April. Leonard James, on Harrison's death. Nich. Hare, Esq. united to Stow-Bedon.
 * 1608, 13 Jan. John Lowthwat, A. M. Sarah James, widow, this turn, united to Stow-Bedon.
 * Robert Pooley,
 * 1690, 5 Dec. Henry Pitts, clerk, on Robert Pooley's death. Tho. Hare, Bart. in full right, united to Hargham.
 * 1694, Zachary Pooley, on Pitt's resignation. Frances Pooley, widow, in full right.
 * 1703, 1 July, George Taylor, on Zachary Pooley's death, united to Wimondham. Rob. Pooley and Sarah Potts.
 * 1737, The Rev. Mr. Edward Heyho, on Taylor's death, who is now rector and patron, having purchased the advowson of the Pooleys.

The Church of St. Peter, which is the deanery church, hath nothing remarkable in it: the north porch was built about 1619, as a broken inscription informs us. The tower is octangular, and hath three bells in it; the chancel is ruinated, a small part of which was rebuilt by the late rector, to officiate in.

There is a pension of 2s. per annum paid by the rector of St. Peter's to the Duke of Norfolk, it being a perpetual composition for a measure of wheat, which Robert de Rokelund gave to the monks of Thetford out of his lands here. (Dug. Mon. Ang. tom. i. fol. 665.) There is also a pension of 4s. per annum paid to the Duke from the rectory of All-Saints, and another of 2s. from the rectory of St. Andrew, both being