VENN: as MAY, B.Civ.L. 1525-6. Of Suffolk. D.Civ.L. 1531. Fellow of TRINITY HALL. President of Queens', 1537-53, 1559-60. Ord. sub-deacon, deacon and priest, at the same time by Bishop Goodrich, of Ely, 1536. Chancellor of Ely. R. of Bishop's Hatfield, Herts., 1535. R. of Littlebury, Essex, 1538. R. of Balsham, Cambs., 1540. Preb. of Ely, 1541. Adm. at Gray's Inn, 1544. Preb. of St Paul's, 1545-54. Dean of St Paul's, 1546-53 and 1559-60. Perhaps R. of Long Stanton, Cambs., 1557; R. of Pulham, Norfolk, 1557. King's chaplain. Master of Requests under Edward VI. Lost his preferments under Queen Mary. Preb. of St Paul's, 1559, and restored to the deanery and to Queens'. Nominated Archbishop of York, but died before election. Died Aug. 8, 1560. (Cooper, I. 207; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1540 | Appt(Collation) | Meye, Willimo | Balsham / | View | |
| 1540 | Libc | Mey, Willelmus | Hatfeld Regis / | Curate | View |
| 1540 | Libc | Mey, | Hatfeld Regis / | Rector | View |
| 1544 | Libc | Meye, Willimus | Ely Cathedral / unspecified prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1547 | Libc | Meye, Willimus | Ely Cathedral / | View | |
| 1551 | Libc | Meye, Willimus | Balsham / | Rector | View |
| 1557 | Libc | Mey, Willimus | Stanton St Michael / | Rector | View |
| 1557 | Appt(Institution) | Mey, Willimus | Stanton St Michael / | Rector | View |