Venn and Foster (in agreement): matric. sizar from PEMBROKE, Easter 1550; of Yorkshire; born c.1531; BA 1553/4; fellow 1554; MA 1557; DD 1583 [incorp. Oxford 19 May 1563; sup'd BD Oxford 22 Mar. 1566/7; created DD of Cambridge 11 June 1583]. President of St John's College, Cambridge 1564-72; ordained priest, London 1554; R of East Treswell, Notts 1556; R of Fulbeck, Lincs., 1560; R of Thornton, West Riding, Yorks (???) [Foster omits ???] 1560; R of Great Easton, Essex 1566-76; R of Kingston Bagpuze, Berks, 1568; precentor Lincoln cathedral 1572-98, prebendary 1573-98; canon 1574; Archdeacon of Bedford 1574-98; R of Brant Broughton, Lincs, 1575; R of Fishtoft 1576, R of Caistor 1576; Archdeacon of Lincoln 1580-1; R of Gransden [this should be Little Gransden,] Cambs. 1587; R of Somersham, Hunts, 1589-98; Canon of Gloucester 1592-3 and 1594. Married Mary, dau. of Edward Brograve; buried Somersham, Mar. 1597/8; Will (PCC); father of Ephraim (c1595); See Al. Oxon, Cooper II, 235; DNB, Lincs. Pedigrees.
See also Oxford DNB: Robinson, John (d. 1598), Church of England clergyman and college head.
Despite Foster/Venn, seems unlikely that he was at Thornton, and certainly did not die in 1581 - could be someone else.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robynson, Johannes | / | reader | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robynson, Johannes | / | exorcist | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robynson, Johannes | / | subdeacon | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robynson, Johannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robynson, Johannes | / | first tonsure | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robynson, Johannes | / | first tonsure | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robinsonne, John | / | priest | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robinsonne, John | / | priest | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robynson, Johannes | / | acolyte | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Robynson, Johannes | / | doorkeeper | View |
| 1560 | Appt(Admission) | Robinson, John | Fulbeck / | Rector | View |
| 1560 | Appt(Institution) | Robinson, Johannes | Thornton in Craven / | Rector | View |
| 1560 | Appt(Institution) | Robinsonne, Johannes | Thorneton in Craven / | Rector | View |
| 1568 | Appt(Institution) | Robinson, Johannes | Kingston Bagpuze / | Rector | View |
| 1573 | Appt(Admission) | Robinson, John | Brantbroughton / | Rector | View |
| 1573 | Vac(resignation) | Robinson, Johannes | Kingston Bagpuze / | Rector | View |
| 1573 | Appt(Admission) | Robinson, John | Broxham / | Rector | View |
| 1573 | Appt(Admission) | Robinson, John | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Welton Beckhall | Prebendary | View |
| 1574 | Appt(Admission) | Robinson, John | Burntbroughton / | Rector | View |
| 1574 | Appt(Admission) | Robinson, John | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Castre | Prebendary | View |
| 1575 | Appt(Admission) | Robinson, John | Tofte / | Rector | View |
| 1577 | Appt(Admission) | Robinson, John | Fulbeck / | Rector | View |
| 1577 | Appt(Presentation) | Robynson, John | Fulbeck / | Rector | View |
| 1577 | Vac(cession) | Robinson, John | Fulbeck / | Rector | View |
| 1581 | Vac(natural death) | Robinson, Johannes | Thorneton / | Rector | View |
| 1583 | Libc | Robinson, John | Lincoln Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1583 | Libc | Robinson, John | Lincoln Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Bedford | Archdeacon | View |
| 1583 | Libc | Robinson, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Bedford | Archdeacon | View |
| 1583 | Libc | Robinsonne, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Caistre | Prebendary | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Appointment) | Robinson, Johannes | Diocese of Lincoln / | commissary | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Appointment) | Robinson, Johannes | Diocese of Lincoln / | commissary | View |
| 1585 | Libc | Robinsonne, John | Brantbroughton / | Rector | View |
| 1585 | Libc | Robinson, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Caister | Prebendary | View |
| 1585 | Libc | Robinsonne, John | Fulbecke / | Rector | View |
| 1585 | Libc | Robinsonne, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1585 | Libc | Robinson, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Bedford | Archdeacon | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Institution) | Robinson, Johannes | Gransdon / | Rector | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Presentation) | Robinson, John | Gransdon Parva / | Rector | View |
| 1589 | Appt(Presentation) | Robinson, John | Somersham / | Rector | View |
| 1591 | Libc | Robinson, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Caister | Prebendary | View |
| 1591 | Libc | Robinson, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Bedford | Archdeacon | View |
| 1591 | Libc | Robinson, Johannes | Lincoln Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1593 | Libc | Robinson, not given | Gloucester / | Prebendary | View |
| 1595 | Appt(Appointment) | Robinson, Johannes | Diocese of Lincoln / | commissary | View |
| 1595 | Appt(Appointment) | Robinson, Johannes | Diocese of Lincoln / | commissary | View |
| 1597 | Libc | Robineson, John | Fulbecke / | Rector | View |
| 1597 | Vac(Death) | Robinson, Johannes | Gransdon / | Rector | View |
| 1597 | Libc | Robineson, John | Brawghton / | Rector | View |
| 1598 | Vac(Death) | Robinson, Johannis | Barnebroughton alias Brantbroughton / | Rector | View |
| 1598 | Vac(Death) | Robinson, Johannis | Fulbecke / | Rector | View |