VENN: Matric. pens. from PEMBROKE, Michs. 1623, age 14. S. of Richard, of London, mercer. B.A. 1626-7; M.A. 1630; B.D. 1637; D.D. 1660 ( Lit. Reg.). Fellow, 1630. Ord. priest (Norwich) Sept. 25, 1636. R. of Wilby and Westerfield, 1638-43. R. of Tattingstone, Suffolk, 1643. R. of St Mary Woolchurch, London, 1660-1661. Preb. of Ely, 1660. Preb. of Lincoln, 1660. R. of Bluntisham, Hunts., 1662-84. Master of the Temple, 1661. Died Apr. 6, 1684; buried in the Temple Church. Will ('Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C.). Benefactor to Pembroke Hall. Author, Sermons. Brother of John (1623).
Fasti gives Ball as holding eighth prebend, 1652-1665, until he exchanges for seventh with Joseph Beaumont.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Libc | Ball, Richardus | Wilby / | Rector | View |
| --- | Subsc | Ball, Richard | Bluntisham / | Rector | View |
| 1636 | Subsc | Ball, Richard | / | View | |
| 1638 | Subsc | Ball, Richardus | Willbe / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Disp-App | Ball, Richard | Westerfield / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Disp(Dispensation) | Ball, Richard | Wilby / | Rector | View |
| 1652 | Appt(Collation) | Ball, Richardus | Ely Cathedral / 8th prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1652 | Appt(Institution) | Ball, Richardus | Ely Cathedral / 8th. canonry | Canon | View |
| 1652 | Appt(Institution) | Ball, Ricardus | Ely cathedral / 8th canonry | Canon | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Institution) | Ball, Richard | Lincoln cathedral / Prebend of Biggleswade | Prebendary | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Installation mandate) | Ball, Ricardus | Ely cathedral / 8th canonry | Canon | View |
| 1661 | Appt(Resignation) | Ball, Richard | St Mary Woolchurch / | Rector | View |
| 1661 | Vac(resignation) | Ball, not given | St Mary Woolchurch / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Resignation) | Bolls, Ricardus | Asgarby / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Ball, Richard | Ely Cathedral / Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Vac(resignation) | Ball, Ricardus | Asgarby / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Ball, Richard | Willby, Suff / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Presentation) | Ball, Ricardus | Bluntesham vulgo Blunsham with the chapel of Erith / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Ball, Richard | Temple / | Master | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Ball, Richard | Lincoln Cathedral / Biggleswade | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Institution) | Ball, Ricardus | Bluntisham / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Vac(resignation) | Ball, Richardi | Wilby, Suffolk / | Rector | View |
| 1663 | Libc | Ball, Ricardus | chapel royal / | royal chaplain | View |
| 1665 | Appt(Collation) | Ball, Ricus | Ely Cathedral / Septima prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1665 | Subsc | Ball, Richard | Ely Cathedral / seventh prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1665 | Appt(Collation) | Ball, Ricardus | Ely cathedral / 7th canonry | Canon | View |
| 1665 | Appt(Resignation) | Ball, Ricardus | Ely cathedral / 8th canonry | Canon | View |
| 1665 | Vac(resignation) | Ball, Ricardus | Ely cathedral / 8th canonry | Canon | View |
| 1684 | Vac(natural death) | Ball, Ricardus | Biggleswade / | Prebendary | View |
| 1684 | Vac(natural death) | Ball, Ricardus | Bluntsham / | Rector | View |
| 1690 | Vac(cession) | Ball, | The Temple / | Master | View |