Foster: fellow All Souls' Coll. 1520, B.C.L. —, B.Can.L. 2 July, 1526, D.Can.L. 17 Feb., 1527-8, advocate Doctors' Commons 1529, canon of Lichfield 1531, archdeacon of Salop 1536, and of Derby 1543, dean of the arches, chancellor of the diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, bishop of Peterborough 1557, deprived 1559; made his will 17 May, 1568, proved 6 July following. See Ath. ii. 801; Coote's Civilians, 26; Lansdowne MS. 980, f. 283; & Fasti, i. 74.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1540 | Appt(Collation) | Pole, David | Lichfield Cathedral / Deanery | Dean | View |
| 1540 | Appt(Institution) | Pole, David | Longford / | Rector | View |
| 1540 | Appt(Presentation) | Poole, David | Est Dereham / | Rector | View |
| 1541 | Vac(resignation) | Pole, David | Lichfield Cathedral / residentiary canon of Le College chantry | Canon | View |
| 1543 | Appt(Collation) | Pole, David | Archdeaconry of Derbie / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1557 | Vac(Promotion) | Pole, David | Archdeaconry of Derby / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1558 | Vac(Promotion) | Poole, David | Lichfield Cathedral / canon and prebend of Cachebrooke | Canon | View |
| 1558 | Vac(Promotion) | Poole, David | Archdeaconry of Salop / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1561 | Vac(Deprivation) | Poole, David | Peterborough / | Bishop | View |