Venn: Adm. pens, (age 16) at Caius, June 29, 1622. S. of Sir Thomas, Knt., of Sotterley, Suffolk (afterwards Bart.). Bapt. Mar. 4, 1605, at Sotterley. School, Elsing, Norfolk (Mr Robinson). Matric. 1623; B.A. 1624-5; M.A. 1628. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) Sept. 5, 1629; priest, Mar. 14, 1629-30. R. of Uggeshall, Suffolk, 1629-44; sequestered; reinstated, 1660-79. C. of Stoven, in 1636. Succeeded as 3rd Bart., Apr. 1668. R. of Sotterley, 1678. Married Elizabeth, dau. of John Warner, of Brandon, Norfolk. Died Oct. 5, 1679. Buried at Sotterley. M.I. Brother of Anthony (1626) and Roger (1639). (Venn, i. 258; G.E.C., i. 220.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Libc | Playters, Lionellus | Uggishall / | Rector | View |
| --- | Libc | Playters, Lionellus | Uggishall / | Rector | View |
| 1629 | Ordi(ordination) | Playters, Lionel | / | deacon | View |
| 1629 | Ordi(ordination) | Playters, Lionellus | / | priest | View |
| 1629 | Ordi(ordination) | Playters, Lionel | / | priest | View |
| 1629 | Appt(Institution) | Playters, Lionellus | Uggishall / | Rector | View |
| 1629 | Appt(Institution) | Playters, Lionellus | Uggishall / | Rector | View |
| 1630 | Ordi(ordination) | Playters, Lionellus | / | priest | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Playters, Lionell | Iggeshall, Suff / | Rector | View |
| 1678 | Appt(Institution) | Playters, Lionel | Satterly, Suff / | Rector | View |
| 1680 | Vac(natural death) | Playters, Lionelis | Uggeshall, Suff / | Rector | View |
| 1680 | Vac(natural death) | Playters, Lionelli | Satterly, Suff / | Rector | View |