Venn: Matric. sizar from Christ's, 1597-8. Of Richmond, Yorks. Perhaps s. of Gregory (1550). B.A. 1600-1; M.A. 1604; D.D. 1621. Fellow, 1605-7. Perhaps ord. deacon and priest (Carlisle) Feb. 1, 1618-9. (Possibly R. of Islip, Northants., 1614-8.) R. of Keystone, Hunts., 1621-4. Preb. of York, 1625; Dean, 1625-44. R. of Barwick-in-Elmet, 1629-44, deprived and imprisoned. Described by Bishop Hacket as a prodigal gamester. Died in the King's Bench prison, 1644. Admon. (P.C.C.) Apr. 7, 1646; to a creditor as dying in or near the City of London. Perhaps brother of Arthur (1610) and Christopher (1603); father of John (1635). (Peile, I. 225; Thoresby, Barwick-in-Elmet, 67, where he is confused with an Oxford contemporary.)
For the rector of Islip, see Clergy ID 134468.
| Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appt | Scott, Johannes | 31/01/1625 | Prebendary | Collation | York Cathedral/Prebend of Tockerington | View |
| Sub | Scott, John | 31/01/1625 | Prebendary | York, Cathedral and Metropolitical Church/Prebend of Tockrington | View | |
| Appt | Elsley, Gulielmus | 31/07/1721 | Prebendary | Collation | York Minster/Prebend of Tockerington | View |