VENN (as SPEIGHT or SPEGHT): B.D. from CHRIST'S, 1596; 11 years from his first admission, probably therefore a ;10 year man.; S. of John, of Horbury, Wakefield, Yorks. D.D. 1623. Incorporation in another University. It conferred the privileges of their degree.'Incorp. at Oxford, 1597. Ord. deacon (London) 1590-1, age 26; priest, May, 1591. R. of St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, London, 1592-1637. R. of St Clement's, East-cheap, 1611-37. He witnessed the nuncupative will of William (1577). Author, religious. Died before May 2, 1637. Will, 'Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C.; of Deptford, Kent. Possibly father of John (1621) and Nathaniel (1621-2). (Peile, I. 172.)
When ordained deacon, 29 March 1591, noted as constituted to serve cure of souls, St Margaret New Fish St, London; commended by Messrs Wm Cotton and Lancelot Andrewes, canons residentiary of St Pauls Cathedral.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1589 | Appt(Licensing) | Speght, James | St Alphege / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1591 | Appt(Licensing) | Spegthe, James | London diocese / | Preacher | View |
| 1591 | Ordi(ordination) | Spighte, Jacobus | / | priest | View |
| 1591 | Ordi(ordination) | Spighte, Jacobus | / | deacon | View |
| 1608 | Libc | Speght, Jacobus | Bishop of London / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1608 | Libc | Spite, Jacobus | Bishop of London / | Chaplain | View |
| 1608 | Libc | Speght, Jacobus | Bishop of London / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1611 | Disp(Dispensation) | Speght, Jacobus | St Clement in Eastcheape, London / | Rector | View |
| 1611 | Disp-App | Speght, Jacobus | St Mary Magdalene in Milkstreet, London / | Rector | View |
| 1611 | Appt(Collation) | Speight, Johannes | St Clements, Eastcheap, London / | Rector | View |
| 1628 | Libc | Speight, Jacobus | St Mary Magdalene, Milk Street / | Rector | View |
| 1628 | Libc | Speight, not given | St Clement, Eastcheap / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Vac(Death) | Speight, Jacobus | St Clements, Eastcheap / | Rector | View |