Liber Cleri Evidence

Liber Cleri Detailed Evidence

Location	Office/Status	Cleric Detail	Qualification	Comment
Archdeaconry of Wynton /	Archdeacon	Cheston, MrStephen	LLB	resident at Winchester
Archdeaconry of Surrey /	Archdeacon	Watson, MrJohn	MA	Sir John Mason's household chaplain
Sir John Mason /	domestic chaplain	Watson, MrJohn	MA	also Archdeacon of Surrey
Deanery of Winton /	Rural Dean	Thurlonde, Mrnot given		Office: Rural Dean. Master of the Savoy, now attendant at the Court'
Savoy /	Master	Thurlonde, MrJohn
Deanery of Andever /	Rural Dean	Rookes, MrRobart		Office: Rural Dean. Also parson of Monkeston in Deanery of Andever, and resident there.
Monkeston /	Rector	Rookes, MrRobart		DEANERY of ANDEVER
Deanery of Basingstoke /	Rural Dean	Colmer, (Other)Raphe		Office: Rural Dean Title: Sir 'this yeare be two Deanes...resient upon their...benefices'. Also parson of Tonworth
Deanery of Basingstoke /	Rural Dean	Hollande, (Other)Nicholas		Office: Rural Dean. Title: Sir. this yeare be two Deanes...resient upon their...benefices'. Also parson of Wynslade
Tonworth /	Rector	Colmer, (Other)Raphe		Title: Sir
Wynslade /	Rector	Hollande, (Other)Nicholas		Title: Sir
Deanery of Alton /	Rural Dean	Thompson, (Other)James		Office: Rural Dean. Title: Sir. Also Vicar of Froyle, 'there resient'
Froyle /	Vicar	Thompson, (Other)James		Title: Sir
Deanery of Alresford /	Rural Dean	Gryffithe, (Other)Davye		Office: Rural Dean.Title: Sir. Also Vicar of Preston Candevor, there resident
Preston Candever /	Vicar	Gryffithe, (Other)Davye		Title 'Sir'. Resident
Deanery of Droxford /	Rural Dean	not given,		Office: Rural Dean. There are 2 (unnamed) deans, thre Vicar of Catrington and the parson of Blandworthe, there resident.
Catrington /	Vicar	not given,		Resident: also one of the Deans of Droxford.
Blandworthe /	Rector	not given,		Resident: also one of the Deans of Droxford.
Deanery of Southampton /	Rural Dean	Birde, (Other)Richard		Office: Rural Dean. Title: Sir. Also parson of Mylbroke. There resident
Mylbroke /	Rector	Birde, (Other)Richard		Title: Sir. Resident
Deanery of the Isle of Wight /	Rural Dean	Travers, Bryan		Office; Rural Dean. 2 deans. Travers is also Vicar of Shurwell; there resident
Shurwell /	Vicar	Travers, Bryan		Resident
Deanery of the Isle of Wight /	Rural Dean	Strangwayes, (Other)William		Office: Rural Dean. Title: Sir. One of 2 Deans. He is also Vicar of Shulflete, there resident
Shalflete /	Vicar	Strangwayes, (Other)William		Title: Sir. Resident
Deanery of Fordingbridge /	Rural Dean	Rande, (Other)Robart		Office: Rural Dean. Title: Sir. Second letter of surname obscured: might be 'o' or 'u', and 'n' might be 'u'. Also Vicar of Bolder, there resident.
Bolder /	Vicar	Rande, (Other)Robart		Title: Sir. Resident. Second letter of surname obscured: might be 'o' or 'u', and 'n' might be 'u'.
Deanery of Somborne /	Rural Dean	Pembroke, (Other)William		Office: Rural Dean. Title; Sir There are 2 deans, resident upon their benefices. Pembroke is Vicar of Longstooke
Deanery of Somborne /	Rural Dean	Hewson, (Other)Thomas		Office: Rural Dean. Title; Sir There are 2 deans, resident upon their benefices. Hewson is Vicar of Lecforth.
Longstooke /	Vicar	Pembroke, (Other)William		Title: Sir. Resident
Lecforth /	Vicar	Hewson, (Other)Thomas		Title: Sir. Resident.

Other Information

Source	BL, Harleian MS 595 (Clerical Survey)
Ordinary / Jurisdiction	Bilson, Thomas/Winchester 1597-1616
Comment	Diocese of Winchester: Archdeacons and rural deans. The Deans for the Archdeaconry of Winchester are named. For the Archdeaconry of Surrey, it is noted that 'All which Deaneryes are yerely assigned to the regyment of some discreate parson or vicar beneficed wtin the Deanerye by the most part of the voyces and suffrages of the Archdeacon and Clergie of the same Deanery at tharchdeacons yerely visitacons'.