Aitard
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham c.1086
From the Domesday Survey, 1086: There is one church in the King's demesne . . . and to it belong five and a half acres of land of which the king has the sac and soc . . . Aitard the Priest (has) two houses. In the croft of the priest are sixty-five houses, of which the king has the sac and soc. The church, with all things that pertain to it, is worth one hundred shillings a year. The church and its priest seem to have been of some standing. The yearly value of the church was considerable, and was more than double the amount of rent received by William Peverill, govenor of the castle, on account of forty-eight merchants' houses.
Rector of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham by 27 Sep 1226 until 31 May 1234
As with Thomas de Punignal above, Nicholas was appointed by Archbishop Walter de Gray of York. Nicholas had a condition attached : Salve Vicario vicaria sua. This was to please his uncle, the Bishop of Ostia and Velletri. A nephew of Pope Gregory IX, Nicholas was apparently the last Rector of St. Mary's. Nicholas, sub-deacon and chaplain had resigned by 31 May 1234
In 1234(?) a Vicarage was created in St. Mary's but not in the other two parishes of Nottingham.
Thomas de Punignal
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, appointed 1228
Thomas de Punignal held a pension by lapse from Lenton, but the Vicarage was reserved for Nicholas (above).
Probable Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham c.1250
Rector of Winceby, Lincolnshire, 1282?
The first Vicar after the appropriation of the church to Lenton Priory pursuant to the Papal Commission of 1234 seems to have been Philip de Norhamptone, to whom five acres and a rood of land, in the field of Sutton Passeys, &c., was granted, c.1250. (report on Wollaton MSS., p.64)
Probable Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 8 May 1266
Vicar Warsop, 1268, Rector Warsop, 1287, Rector Allington, 1276-1282, Rector moiety Sedgebrook, 1290, pres. to Handsworth chapel 1291, free chapel in Nottingham Castle, 1302.
William de Birley had many preferments as above.
Robert Adinburg
Probable Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham c.1279
The earliest mention of Robert appears in a mandate issued to the Dean of Nottingham, on Nov 24th, 1279, by Archbishop Wickwane, to compel him (Master Robert) to replace the goods of St. John's Hospital. (Reg. Wickwane, Surtees Soc., p.62)
Probable Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham c.1289
On Jan 31, 1289-90, the custody of Master Robert de Adinburg, qui senii inportunitate frangitur, was committed to Master Richard de Notingham. (Reg. Romeyn, Surtees Soc., p.289)
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, appointed 1290
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for Oct 24, 1290 it reads: Presentation of John de Ely, clerk of the chapel of Edward, the king's son, to the vicarage of St. Mary's Nottingham, in the king's gift by reason of the patronage of the same being in his hands; directed to J. Archbishop of York (1281-92). On Dec 23, 1290 the custody of the sequestration was committed to John de Ely, Sub-deacon, until the next ordination. John de Ely, then a Deacon, was instituted on April 6, 1291 as a perpetuus vicarius, or permanent resident vicar. The patron was Edward I holding Lenton Priory.
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, appointed 1304
Robert de Dalby's patron was the Prior and Convent of Lenton. This may be the same man as Robert de Nottingham, the archbishop's clerk and chancellor 1306-7, also Rector Brandsburton, sacrist Beverley, and Rector Bebington, Cheshire, 1316.
Bilsthorpe, installed 1295
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, appointed 1313
Vicar Horsley, 1317-1329
Henry de Parva Halam's patron was the Prior and Convent of Lenton.
Possible Rector of St. Nicholas, Nottingham 1286/7 - 1317
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, appointed 28 Sept 1317
John de Ludham's patron was the Prior and Convent of Lenton. He was previously Rector of St. Nicholas in 1286 and apparently the only instance of promotion to St. Mary's from the old parishes.
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, 12 Mar 1322/3 - 1347
Vicar of Arnale (Arnold, Nottingham) appointed 1347
Son of William Cosyn. His house at Arnold was attacked, robbed and servants maltreated in 1347. The patrons of this appointment were the Prior and Convent of Lenton.
Parson of Arnale (Arnold, Nottingham), before 1347
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, appointed 2 Apr 1347
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for March 15, 1347 it reads: Presentation of John de la Launde, parson of the church of Arnale, in the diocese of York, to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham, in the same diocese, in the king's gift by reason of the priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France; on an exchange of benefices with John Cosyn.
In 1347, the black death carried off two-thirds of the clergy in England, so it is not unreasonable to assume that some of the following six appointments were affected by it.
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 18 Apr 1347 - 1348
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Crich, Derbyshire 1348 - 1349
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for April 6, 1347 it reads: Presentation of Robert de Wakebrugge, chaplain to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham, in the king's gift by reason of the priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France.
Rector of Nuthall 1338/9 - 1340/1
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Crich, Derbyshire 1340 - 1348
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 7 Apr 1348
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for Aug 26, 1347 it reads: Presentation of Richard de Radclyff, vicar of the church of St. Mary, Cruch, in the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham, in the diocese of York, in the king's gift by reason of the priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France; on an exchange of benefices with Robert Wakebrugge.
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 22 Nov 1348-1349
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for Oct 20, 1348 it reads: Presentation of Roger de Nydyngworth, chaplain to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham, in the diocese of York, in the king's gift by reason of the priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France.
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 11 July 1349 - 1351
Vicar of Roceby 1351
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for July 3, 1349 it reads: Presentation of Richard de Swanynton, chaplain to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham, in the diocese of York, in the king's gift by reason of the priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France.
Vicar of Roceby to 1351
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 13 Mar 1351/2 - 1357
Vicar of Langar 1357
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for Sep 8, 1351 it reads: Presentation of Thomas Pascail, vicar of the church of Roceby, in the diocese of Lincoln, to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham, in the diocese of York, in the king's gift by reason of the priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France; on an exchange of benefices with Richard de Swanynton
The shortage of clergy after the black death gave rise to some unworthy appointments. An illustration of this appears in the charge against Thos. Pascayl, for robbery and worse, in Holy Week 1354.
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, 23 Nov 1357
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for Aug 21, 1357 it reads: Presentation of John Chaterez, parson of the church of Langar, in the diocese of York, to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham, in the king's gift by reason of the priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France; on an exchange of benefices with Thomas Paschael.
The appointment of John Chaterez is omitted from the list of clergy in the manuscript of James Torre of York (who died in died 1699), and the succeeding vicar appears twice, first as John Lorymer, and then as John de Hoveden. It would appear that John Lorymer and John de Hoveden are the same person.
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, 16 Mar 1357/8 - 1364
Chaplain of Stapleford chantry 1364 - 1368
Master of St. John's Hospital, Nottingham 1363 - 1371
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for Nov 23, 1357 it reads: Presentation of John Lorymer, of Hoveden, to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham, in the king's gift by reason of the temporalities of the Priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France.
[See John Chatarez, 1357, above for an explanation of references to John Lorymer and John of Hoveden.]
Chaplain of Palmer's chantry in Stapleford until 1364
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 18 Dec 1364 - 1371
The patron of this appointment was The Prior and Convent of Lenton.
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, 26 Nov 1371 - 1374
Vicar of Malteby 1374
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for Nov 10, 1371 it reads: Presentation of William de Sandiacre, chaplain, to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham,void by the resignation of John de Stapulford, and in the king's gift by reason of the temporalities of the Priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France.
Vicar of Malteby to 1374
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, 24 May 1374 - 1401
In the extracts from Calendars of Patent Rolls for May 24, 1374 it reads: Presentation of Robert de Retford, vicar of the church of Malteby, in the diocese of York, to the vicarage of the church of St. Mary, Notyngham, in the same diocese, and in the king's gift by reason of the Priory of Lenton being in his hands, on account of the war with France; on an exchange of benefices with William de Sandiacre.
He is mentioned in the Borough Records in 1390, as perpetuus vicarius. By his will dated Apr 17 and proved May 17, 1403, at Gotham, he desired to be buried in St. Mary's.
Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 24 Sept 1401 - 1409
Rector of St. Peter's Church, Nottingham from 1411 (?)
The patron of this appointment was The Prior and Convent of Lenton. A Richard de Chilwell was Rector of St. Peter's by 1411 and this is almost certainly the same man.