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 1497, Henry Wytham, resigned. Rob. Wingfield and Eleanor Noon.
 * 1507, John Oxclyff, resigned. John Noon, Esq.
 * 1509, Tho. Taylor, ob. Hen. Noon, Esq.
 * 1516, Ric. Drake, LL. B. ob. united to Gryston. Leonard Spencer of Blofield.
 * 1526, Sir Thomas Clark, prior of Montjoy, ob. Ditto.
 * 1540, Peter Brinkeley, S. T. P. resigned. Sir Tho. Jermyn, Knt.
 * 1543, Tho. Wells, alias Martin, ob. united to Moulton-Parva, deprived of both by Queen Mary. Sir William Drury, Knt.
 * 1555, Henry Bradshaw, resigned.
 * 1556, Richard Clegge, united to All-Saints. Rob. Wetherby, and Eliz. his wife.
 * 1560, John Dodd, ob. Elizabeth Wetherby, widow.
 * 1565, John Hill, ob. united to All-Saints. Andrew, John, and Anthony Rivet.
 * 1581, Will. Matchet, A. M. united to All-Saints. John Rivet of Ipswich, Esq. buried here.
 * 1620, William Roy, A. M. Nicholas Rivet of Brandeston, Esq. united to All-Saints.
 * 1640, Richard Lancaster, ob. Ditto.
 * 1661, Philip Goodwin, resigned. John Rivet, Esq.
 * 1673, Samuel Williams, A. M. united to All-Saints. Thomas Rivet of Rendlesham, Gent.
 * 1689, Ric. Wilson. Tho. Rivet, Esq.
 * 1717, Thomas Browne on Wilson's death. Eliz. Chute, widow.
 * 1726, Will. Nedham; he was succeeded by the present rector.

The Rev. Mr. Jonathan Wrench, vicar of Aylesham.

The church is dedicated to St. Michael, was first valued at 10, after at 12 marks; the rector had a house and 20 acres of glebe; it paid 6s. 8d. procurations, 1s. 10d. synodals, 10d. Peter-pence, and 3d. ob. carvage. The portion of the monks of Thetford was valued at 6s. 8d. and in 1612, was paid to Aslacton manor in right of Thetford priory.

There was a chapel of our Lady in this church, and an altar dedicated to her also in it, by which stood her image, with a light burning before it. In 1504, Walter Taylor gave a legacy for a new bell, and in 1674, a license passed to lessen the great bell. It stands in the King's Books at 6l. 13s. 4d. and being sworn of the clear yearly value of 30l. it is discharged of first fruits and tenths, and is capable of augmentation; and the whole parish paid 5l. clear to every tenth. In 1239, lands here and in Herdwick were settled on William prior of the Holy Trinity at Ipswich, by Richard de Mundham and Eve his wife, William Weybred and Beatrix his wife, Walter de Thorp and Eda his wife, and R. Fuger and Christian his wife; and the Prior of the monks of Thetford was taxed for divers temporal rents here, belonging to their estate in Aslacton, at 13s. 5d.