Venn: Matric. sizar from CLARE, Lent, I557-S. S. of Robert (? Maurice), alderman of Stamford, Lincs. B. c. 1540. School, Peterborough. Migrated to Trinity. B.A. 1560-1; M.A. (from Trinity) 1564; B.D. 1571. Fellow of Trinity, 1563. Incorp. at Oxford, 1565. Ord. priest (London) Dec. 23, 1568, age 27. Chaplain to Lord Keeper Nicholas Bacon. Preacher, 1568. Suspended by Archbishop Parker, but conformed. Preb. of Peterborough, 1569-73; of Rochester, 1569-87; of Norwich, 1570-6; and of Windsor, 1572-1625. R. of North Luffenham, Rutland, 1574-1625. Archdeacon of Leicester, 1591-1625. Best known by the foundation of Oakham and Uppingham Schools, and by his College benefactions. Buried at North Luffenham, July 25, 1625, aged 85. Will, P.C.C. Father of Abraham (1591) brother of Geoffrey (1557-8). (Cooper, i. 323, erroneous; D.N.B.; Vis. of Rutland; Misc. Gen. et Her., N.S., i. 450.)
| Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libc | Jonson, Robertus | 20/02/1600 | Archdeacon | Lincoln Cathedral/Archdeaconry of Leicester | View | |
| Libc | Johnson, Robertus | 25/08/1611 | Archdeacon | Archdeaconry of Leicester/ | View | |
| Libc | Johnson, Robertus | 31/05/1614 | Archdeacon | Archdeaconry of Leicester/ | View | |
| Libc | Johnson, Robertus | 20/06/1617 | Archdeacon | Archdeaconry of Leicester/ | View | |
| Libc | Johnson, Robertus | 18/07/1618 | Archdeacon | Archdeaconry of Leicester/ | View |