VENN: Probably scholar of CLARE, 1515, age 17. Of Yorkshire. B.A. 1516-7; M.A. 1520; B.D. 1530-1. Fellow of St John's. Ord. priest (Lincoln) May 25, 1521. Chaplain to Edward VI. V. of Norton, Durham, 1539-54, and again, 1558-78. Preb. of Durham, 1550-3, deprived. Preb. of Winchester, 1551; deprived, 1553. Married, 1551, Isabel Weldon, and was deprived of his preferments. ('In Dec. 1554, Mr John Rudd, S.T.P. brings letters from the Bishop of London and the Vicar General of Lichfield Diocese to show he has been divorced from his wife Isabella Weldon, that he is penitent and has been restored to his priestly order.') V. of Dewsbury, 1554-70. Restored to Durham, 1559-78. R. of Riston, Yorks. R. of Romaldkirk, 1569. Preb. of Beverley. Married a second time and had issue. Died 1578. Buried at Durham. Possibly father of John (1586). (M. A. Rudd; M. H. Peacock.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1541 | Libc | Rudde, John | Church of Christ and St. Mary, Burton upon Trent / | not given | View |
| 1542 | Appt(Collation) | Rudde, Johannes | Collegiate Church of Beverley / Prebend of Sancti Stephani | Prebendary | View |
| 1546 | Appt(grant) | Rudde, John | Royal Chapel of St. Stephen, Westminster / | Prebendary | View |
| 1550 | Appt(Presentation) | Rudde, John | Durham Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1551 | Appt(Presentation) | Rudde, John | Winchester Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1551 | Appt(Institution) | Rudd, John | Winchester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1554 | Appt(Institution) | Rudde, Johannes | Dewesbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1554 | Vac((Other)) | Rodde, John | Winchester Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1554 | Vac(not given) | Rudd, unknown | Durham Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1554 | Vac(resignation) | Rudde, John | Winchester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1554 | Appt(Institution) | Rudde, Johannes | Desburie / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1556 | Appt(Licensing) | Rudde, Johannes | Diocese of York / | Preacher | View |
| 1557 | Appt(Presentation) | Rudde, John | Hornesey / | Vicar | View |
| 1558 | Appt(Presentation) | Rudde, John | Thornell / | Rector | View |
| 1560 | Vac(resignation) | Rudd, Johannes | Hornesey / | Vicar | View |
| 1560 | Appt(Resignation) | Rudd, Johannes | Hornesey / | Vicar | View |
| 1569 | Appt((Other)) | Rudd, John | Romald alias Romalde Kyrk / | Rector | View |
| 1570 | Appt(Institution) | Rudde, Johannes | Romald alias Romaldkirk / | Rector | View |
| 1570 | Vac(resignation) | Rudde, Johannes | Dewesburye / | Vicar | View |
| 1577 | Libc | Rudde, Johannes | Norton / | Vicar | View |
| 1577 | Vac(Death) | Rudde, John | Romaldkirke / | Rector | View |
| 1579 | Vac(natural death) | Rudde, Johannes | Thornehill / | Rector | View |