VENN: Adm. at KING'S (age 17) a scholar from Eton, Aug. 27, 1576. Of London. 2nd s. of Robert, merchant. ' Matric. 1576; B.A. 1580-1; M.A. 1584; D.D. 1597. Fellow, 1579-89. Incorp. at Oxford, 1618. Ord. deacon and priest (Lincoln) Sept. 12, 1587. Chaplain to Henry, Prince of Wales, and to the Earl of Essex. R. of Malpas (Med.), Cheshire, 1590. R. of Tiverton (Pitt), Devon, 1597-1630. R. of Stoke-in-Teignhead, 1597-1630. Archdeacon of Berks., and V. of North Moreton, Berks., 1605-30. Imprisoned in the Tower, 1614, on charge of sedition. R. of Boughton Malherbe, Kent, until 1630. Author, religious. Died Jan. 1, 1630-1. Buried at Boughton Malherbe. 'Monumental inscription.'M.I. there. Brother of William (1581), etc. (Vis. of Devon, 1620; Al. Oxon.; D.N.B.)
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Preacher in 1592.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1590 | Appt(Presentation) | Sharpe, Lionel | Malpasse (de Malpassu) or Malepasse / | Rector | View |
| 1590 | Appt(Institution) | Sharpp, Lionellus | Malpass / | Rector | View |
| 1592 | Libc | Sharpe, Lyonell | Malpasse / | Rector | View |
| 1597 | Disp-App | Sharpe, Leonellus | Tiverton (part Pitte) / | Rector | View |
| 1597 | Appt(Institution) | Sharpe, Leonellus | Tiverton / Portion of Pytt | Rector | View |
| 1597 | Disp(Dispensation) | Sharpe, Leonellus | Stoken Tenhead / | Rector | View |
| 1597 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Sharpe, Lionel | StokenTinhed / | Rector | View |
| 1597 | Appt(Collation) | Sharpe, Lionellus | Stoke Tinhed / | Rector | View |
| 1605 | Appt(Collation) | Sharpe, Lionellus | Berkshire / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1605 | Appt(Collation) | Sharpe, Lionellus | Moreton / | View | |
| 1613 | Libc | Sharpe, Leolelus | Archdeaconry of Berks. / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1622 | Libc | Sharp, Lionellus | Tyverton-Pytt / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Vac(natural death) | Sharpe, Lyonelus | Stokentinhead / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Vac(natural death) | Sharpe, Lionellus | Berkshire / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1631 | Vac(Death) | Sharpe, Lyonelus | Tiverton / Portion of Pitt | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Vac(natural death) | Sharpe, Lionellus | North Moreton / | Rector | View |