VENN: Adm. pens. at EMMANUEL, 09 May, 1649, as Garner. S. of Adrian, of Nottingham, apothecary. Matric. 1649; B.A. 1652/3; M.A. 1656; D.D. 1669. Incorp. at Oxford, 1665. Chaplain to the Duke of Monmouth. Preb. of Lincoln, 1661-98 ; and of Salisbury, 1666-71. R. of Epworth, Lincolnshire, 1668. Sub-dean of Lincoln, 1671-95. Bishop of Lincoln, 1695-1705. Antiquary. Died 01 Mar., 1704/5, aged 68. Will (Dean and Chapter of Westminster) 1705. Father of James (1695) and William (1698). Perhaps brother of Joseph (1649). (Al. Oxon.; D.N.B.; Le Neve, Mon., II. 77.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1656 | Ordi(ordination) | Gardiner, Jacobus | / | deacon | View |
| 1656 | Ordi(ordination) | Gardiner, Jacobus | / | deacon | View |
| 1658 | Appt(Presentation) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Burton / | Rector | View |
| 1658 | Appt(Presentation) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Burton / | Rector | View |
| 1658 | Ordi(ordination) | Gardiner, Jacobus | / | priest | View |
| 1658 | Ordi(ordination) | Gardiner, Jacobus | / | priest | View |
| 1661 | Appt(Collation) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Stow in Lindsey | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Gardiner, James | Stowe / | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Gardiner, James | Burton / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Gardiner, Jacobus | Burton / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Gardiner, Jacobus | Burton / | Rector | View |
| 1665 | Appt(Resignation) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Burton by Lincoln / | Rector | View |
| 1665 | Vac(resignation) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Burton iuxta Lincoln / | Rector | View |
| 1666 | Appt(Admission) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Salisbury Cathedral / Straton prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1666 | Appt(Institution) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend of Straton | Prebendary | View |
| 1667 | Appt(Admission) | Gardiner, Thomas | Salisbury Cathedral / Stretton prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1668 | Libc | Gardiner, Jacobus | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend of Stratton and grimston | Prebendary | View |
| 1668 | Subsc | Garner, James | Epworth / | Rector | View |
| 1668 | Appt(Institution) | Gardner, Jacobus | Epworth / | Rector | View |
| 1671 | Appt(Collation) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Lincoln Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1671 | Vac(resignation) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend of Stratton | Prebendary | View |
| 1695 | Disp-App | Gardiner, James | Lincoln Cathedral / Stow in Lindsey prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1695 | Vac(Promotion) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Lincoln Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1695 | Vac(Promotion) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Epworth / | Rector | View |
| 1695 | Appt(Appointment) | Gardiner, James | Lincoln / | Bishop | View |
| 1695 | Disp(Dispensation) | Gardiner, James | Lincoln / | Bishop | View |
| 1695 | Vac(Promotion) | Gardiner, James | Epworth in the Isle of Axholme / | Rector | View |
| 1695 | Appt(Appointment) | Gardiner, James | Lincoln / | Bishop | View |
| 1695 | Appt(Appointment) | Gardiner, James | Lincoln / | Bishop | View |
| 1695 | Vac(Promotion) | Gardiner, James | Lincoln Cathedral / subdeanery | subdean | View |
| 1698 | Vac(Promotion) | Gardiner, Jacobus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Stow | Rector | View |
| 1705 | Vac(Death) | Gardiner, James | Lincoln / | Bishop | View |