VENN: ;Educated at Cambridge.; S. of William, of Dalemain, Cumberland. B.C.L. (Oxford) 1522; LL.D. R. of Stepney, Middlesex, 1522-43. Preb. of St Paul's, 1523-43. Adm. advocate, June 5, 1531. Dean of Chester-le-Street, Durham, 1533. Archdeacon of Buckingham, 1534-43. R. of Sedgefield, Durham, 1535-43; and of Brington, Northants., till 1543. Clerk to the Privy Council, 1535. Made a visitation of the University of Oxford, and instituted many reforms, 1535. A chief agent in the suppression of the monasteries. Took part in the trial of Anne Boleyn, 1536. R. of Harrow, Middlesex, 1537-43. Master in Chancery, 1538. Preb. of York, 1539. Dean of York, 1539-43. English Ambassador at Brussels, 1543. Died Mar. 27, 1543. (D.N.B.; Al. Oxon.; Duc. Leod., 259.)
SEE OXFORD DNB: Layton, Richard (c.1498–1544), dean of York and agent in the suppression of the monasteries
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1540 | Appt(Admission) | Layton, Richardus | York Cathedral / Ulleskelf | Prebendary | View |
| 1540 | Libc | Layton, | Henry VIII / | royal chaplain | View |
| 1541 | Appt(Institution) | Layton, Richard | Eccleston / | Rector | View |
| 1544 | Vac(resignation) | Leyton, Richard | York Cathedral / Prebend of Ulleskelf | Prebendary | View |
| 1544 | Vac(Death) | Layton, Richard | Stepney / | Rector | View |
| 1544 | Vac(resignation) | Leyton, Richardi | York Cathedral / Ulleskelf | Prebendary | View |
| 1544 | Vac(natural death) | Layton, Richardi | York Cathedral / Ulleskelf | Prebendary | View |
| 1544 | Vac(natural death) | Layton, Richardus | Harrowe super montem / | Rector | View |
| 1544 | Vac(Death) | Layton, Ricardus | Lincoln Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Buckingham | Archdeacon | View |
| 1544 | Vac(Death) | Layton, Richard | St. Paul'sCath. / Prebend of Cantlers [Kentishtown] | Prebendary | View |
| 1544 | Vac(Death) | Layton, Ricardi | York / | Dean | View |
| 1544 | Vac(Death) | Layton, Richard | Lincoln Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Buckyngham | Archdeacon | View |
| 1548 | Libc | Leyton, Unknown | Eccleston / | Rector | View |