Foster: Knipe, Thomas, cler. fil. Christ Chuch, matric. 31 July 1658, BA 22 Feb 1660-1, MA 1663, BD and DD 1695 (?son of Rev Thomas Knipe), usher of Westminster school 1661, and master 1663, head master 1695, prebendary of Westminster 1707, died at Hampstead 5 or 6 Aug 1711, aged 73, buried in Westminster Abbey 9th. See Ath., iv, 643; Fasti, ii, 223; Alumni West. 147; one of these names rector of Mixbury, Oxon, 1686-1708, and prebendary of Exeter 1697-1705. See Foster's Index Eccl.
There are some odd things about this group of records. The ordination dates are very late, but not impossible. There is no other TK, MA, in Foster, so it seems likely that this man is the incumbent of Mixbury, especially given the Christ Church connection with Westminster and the bishop of Rochester.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1685 | Ordi(ordination) | Knipe, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1686 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Knipe, Thomas | Mixbury / | Rector | View |
| 1686 | Ordi(ordination) | Knipe, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1691 | Libc | Knipe, Thomas | Mixbury / | Rector | View |
| 1697 | Libc | Knipe, Thomas | Mixbury / | Rector | View |
| 1704 | Libc | Knipe, Thomas | Mixbury / | Rector | View |
| 1705 | Appt(Resignation) | Knipe, THomas | Exeter cathedral / | Chancellor | View |
| 1708 | Vac(resignation) | Knipe, Thomas | Mixbury / | Rector | View |
| 1709 | Libc | Knipe, Thomas | Mixbury / | Rector | View |
| 1711 | Vac(Death) | Knipe, Thomas | Westminster Abbey / prebend | Prebendary | View |