VENN: Matric. pens. from TRINITY, Michs. 1548. Of Norwich diocese. Scholar, 1552; B.A. 1552-3; M.A. 1572. Fellow, 1553. Fellow of Gonville Hall, in 1554. Supp. for LL.B. at Oxford, 1566; having studied in Germany six years. Received minor orders (London) Dec. 1554. R. of Smallburgh, Norfolk, 1557-9. Archdeacon of Suffolk. Archdeacon of Wells, 1572-82. R. of Winford, Somerset, 1572-82. Canon of Westminster, 1576. Died Feb. 1581-2. Buried in Wells Cathedral. Will, 'Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C. (Cooper, II. 4.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Rugge, Johannes | / | subdeacon | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Rugge, Johannes | / | reader | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Rugge, Johannes | / | acolyte | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Rugge, Johannes | / | first tonsure | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Rugge, Johannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Rugge, Johannes | / | doorkeeper | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Rugge, Johannes | / | exorcist | View |
| 1554 | Ordi(ordination) | Rugge, Johannes | / | priest | View |
| 1572 | Subsc | Rugge, John | Halton / | Vicar | View |
| 1572 | Appt(Admission) | Rugge, John | Wells Cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1572 | Subsc | Rugge, John | Wybforde / | Rector | View |
| 1572 | Appt(Institution) | Rugge, Johannes | Wynfoorde / | Rector | View |
| 1573 | Subsc | Rugge, John | Chedsey / | Rector | View |
| 1574 | Libc | Rugge, John | Wells cathedral / archdeaconry of Wells | Archdeacon | View |
| 1574 | Libc | Rugge, John | Wells cathedral / | vicar choral | View |
| 1576 | Appt(grant for life) | Rugg, John | Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1582 | Vac(Death) | Rugg, John | Archdeaconry of Wells / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1582 | Vac(Death) | Rugge, John | Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster / 5th Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1582 | Vac(natural death) | Rugge, Johannes | Chedsey / | Rector | View |
| 1582 | Vac(natural death) | Rugge, Johannes | Wells Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Wells | Archdeacon | View |
| 1582 | Vac(natural death) | Rugge, Johannes | Winfrith alias Windford / | Rector | View |