THE Chancellors of St. Asaph. 1. DAVID ENGLEFIELD appointed 1356 -by Bishop Leoline ab Madoc. 2. David Kyffin, 1452-by Thomas 3. Robert ab Rhees, 1507-by David the Third. 4. Fulke Salisbury, Dean 1513-by Birkhead. 5. Robert ab Rice or Rees, 1531-by Standifh. 6. Ellis Price, L. L. D. 1537-by Warton. 7. Maurice Griffith, L. L. B. February 15, 1532 and B. D. 1546-by Goldwell. He was a Welshman by Birth, and a Dominican or Black Friar by Order, had his Academical Education for a Time among thofe of his Profeffion in their House in the South Suburbs of Oxford, was admitted to the Reading of the Sentences July 1532, by the Name of Maurice Griffith, being the fame Perfon, who was admitted L. L. B. in February before. Afterwards, Archdeacon of Rochester 1537, and being elected to the See of Rochester, upon the Tranflation of John Scory to Chichester, which John had been promoted to Rochester, Propter fingularem Sacrarum Literarum Doctri" nam," was confecrated to it April 1, 1554, as appears from Godwin, Page 489, and Le Neve 251, and had Reftitution made him of the Temporalties belonging to it on the 18, of the fame Month, in the first Year of the Reign of Philip and Mary. He died in November or December 1559, and was buried in the Church of St. Magnus, the Martyr, near London Bridge-W. A. O. 159 V. 1. and Strype's Annals, P. So. 8. Ellis Price, 1544-by Goldwell. 9. John Price, L. L. D. 1559-by R. Davies, and occurs poffeffed of it, 1568. 10. Edmund Meyrick, Archdeacon of Bangor, Brother of Dr. Rowland Meyrick, Bishop of Bangor, 1570-by T. Davies. He died 1605, poffeffed of the Prebend of Bokenfhull in the Cathedral Church of Lichfield, and Rector of Corwen in this Diocese. 11. Thomas Jones, L. L. D. of All Soul's College, Oxford, 1576-by Hughes, and 1614 became Chancellor of Rochester. 12. George Smith, 1595 and 1598. 13. Samuel Goodye, L. L. D. September 27, 1603-by Morgan. 14. Bafil Wood, * L. L. D. 1605-by Parry. In 1618 he was made Chancellor of Rochester, and was buried in St. Michael's Church, Oxford, November 1644. 15. William Griffith, L. L. D. of New College, 1627 by Hanmer, and Chancellor of Bangor, October 3, 1629. He died of the Plague, 1648. 16. Robert Owen, 1648, by Bishop Owen, he held it in 1660. 17. Sir Thomas Jones, L. L. D. Auguft 21, 1661, or 1671-by Griffith, whofe Patent of Admiffion is the first Entry in the Chapter Register. He be * Wood, A. O. V. 1. P. 814. came afterwards Lord Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas. 18. Robert Powell, D. D. Fellow of All Soul's College, Oxford, April 1, 1670-by Barrow. He was made Fellow of that College by the Parliamentary Visitors, 1648, was Archdeacon of Shrewfbury before he became Chancellor. He died 1683, and was buried at Whittington inShropshire, where he was Rector.-W. A. O. V. 2, 823.-Vide Second Appendix, R. Powell. 19. John Edwards, L. L. D. Prebend of Meliden and Rector of Llan-y-mynech, 1683-by Lloyd, and died 1685. 20. Hugh Wynne, L. L. D. Fellow of All Soul's College, Oxford, 1685. He was deprived for not taking the Oath of Allegiance to King William and Queen Mary, and dying November 8, 1720 at Oxford, was buried at Bletchington in that County. Upon his Deprivation, his Nephew or Kinfman, 21. Robert Wynne, D.D. Vicar of Gresford fucceeded, Patent dated June 6, 1690. 22. Thomas Salisbury, L. L. D. afterwards knighted, was appointed by Patent July 5, 1743, by Bishop Lifle. He was a younger Son of Bach ŷ Grûg Family in Denbighshire, educated at, and Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. In 1746, Secretary to George Earl of Hallifax, Juftice in Eyre South of Trent, Judge of the Admiralty, and Commiffary of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London. 23. William Davies Shipley, A. M. Patent dated, November 13, 1773-by his Father Shipley. THE Names of the Incumbents OF THE DIFFERENT PARISHES IN THE Diocese of St. Asaph, From the earliest Date, with their Value in the King's Books. VICARS OF ABER-GELE, So called from the Brook Gele which falls into the Sea about two Miles below the Town; Gele, from its abounding with Leeches, called in Welsh, Gele; Llan-Gwftenin is called a Chapel to Abergele in the Valor of 1291. In the King's Books £47 difcharged from First Fruits and Tenths.. THE Church is dedicated to St. Michael, Wake September 29. There was once a Chapel in the Church Yard dedicated to the fame. The Bishop as Archdeacon Commendatory, Proprietor of the Rectorial Tithes. John Grethyn, collated by Bishop Wharton 1537 John Roberts, deprived, but restored by Gold well 1556 |