Venn: B.A. from Trinity, 1612-3; M.A. 1616. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) Sept. 10; priest, Sept. 11, 1615. V. of St Mary-the-Less, Lincoln, 1633.
Note he is called 'James' not 'Joseph' in the ordination records.
Phiper died in 1644 "and was buried at St Mary's, Lincoln, after he had surfeited himself with journeys into Scotland for the covenant and helped to set the country on fire."(Lincolnshire Archives, Bassingham Par 4/1 Tithe book). He was buried on 15 Aug 1644, General Register of St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln.
After Phiper's death Corpus Christi, Oxford presented George Stratford (CCED Person ID 17197), their Vice-President to Bassingham. He was deprived 21 July 1646, and Christopher Reade, a cobbler's son from Sleaford, who had been an army chaplain, was then appointed. He was deprived in 1660, after which, Corpus presented their senior Dean, James Metford. Lincolnshire Archives Bassingham Par 4/1, Par 4/18/B. Information supplied by Rob Wheeler, 2/4/2015.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1615 | Ordi(ordination) | Phiper, Jacobus | / | deacon | View |
| 1615 | Ordi(ordination) | Phiper, Jacobus | / | priest | View |
| 1616 | Subsc | Phiper, Joseph | North Scale / | Rector | View |
| 1617 | Subsc | Phiper, Joseph | Bassingham / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Disp-App | Phisper, Joseph | St Mary the Less, Lincoln / | Vicar | View |
| 1633 | Disp(Dispensation) | Phiper, Josephus | St Marie Minor, Lincoln / | Vicar | View |
| 1633 | Appt(Institution) | Ph**er, Josephus | St Marie minoris, Lincoln / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Disp-App | Phiper, Josephus | Bassingham / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Disp-App | Phiper, Josephus | Paul, Lord Bayning, Viscount de Bayning de Sudbury / | Chaplain | View |
| 1633 | Disp(Dispensation) | Phisper, Joseph | Bassingham / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Libc | Phipher alias Piper, Josephus | Basingham / | Rector | View |