VENN: Adm. pens, (age 16) at Christ's, May 13 1653. S. of Ralph. B. at Harden Hall, near Stockport Cheshire. School, Holton. Matric. 1653; B.A. 1656; M.B 1658. Incorp. at Oxford as M.A. 1658; D.D. (of Dublin) 1671 (incorp. Oxford, 1673). Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Mar. 10;priest, Mar. 13, 1660-1. V. of Holy Cross, Canterbury, 1662. R. of St Mildred, Canterbury, 1662-6. P.C. of St Botolph, Aldgate, 1666-82. R. of Thornton-le-Moor, Lincs., 1667-91. R. of Davenham, Cheshire, 1682-6. V. of Neston, 1687-91. Dean of Chester, 1682-91. Chaplain to Charles II. Died Sept. 18, 1691. Buried in Chester Cathedral. (D.N.B.; Peile, 1.553) Monumental Inscription in Chester Cathedral, with an extract of his will inscribed.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1661 | Ordi(ordination) | Arderne, James | / | deacon | View |
| 1661 | Ordi | Arderne, James | / | priest | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Institution) | Arderne, James | St. Mildred with chapel of St. Mary de Castro, Can / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Collation) | Arderne, James | Holy Cross, Westgate, Canterbury / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Arderne, James | unspecified / | Preacher | View |
| 1666 | Appt(Admission) | Arderne, Jacobus | St Botolph, Aldgate / | Curate | View |
| 1666 | Appt(Institution) | Arderne, Jacobus | Thorneton / | Rector | View |
| 1682 | Appt(Institution) | Arderne, Jacobus | Davenham / | Rector | View |
| 1682 | Appt(Institution) | Arderne, Jacobus | Davenham / | Rector | View |
| 1687 | Disp(Dispensation) | Arderne, James | Neston / | Vicar | View |
| 1687 | Disp-App | Arderne, James | Thornton / | Rector | View |
| 1687 | Disp-App | Arderne, James | Chester / | Dean | View |
| 1691 | Vac(Death) | Arderne, James | Chester / deanery | Dean | View |