Abbot Boreman, however, made no
objection, and received a yearly pension of L266 13s. 4d., so was a rich
man for the rest of his days. Pensions of varying amounts were given to
his monks. Boreman and twenty of the monks were in receipt of them when
Mary came to the throne. Mary wished to revive the Abbey and put Boreman
over it, but did not live to carry out her intended plan. The monastic
buildings very rapidly disappeared; the church became parochial, and has
been served by the following sixteen rectors:
George Wetherhall, appointed 1553.
Archdeacon William East.
Archdeacon James Dugdale, 1556.
Edward Edgeworth, 1578.
Roger Williams, 1582.
John Brown.
Archdeacon Edward Carter, 1662.
Archdeacon John Cole, 1687.
Archdeacon John Cole (II.), 1713.
Benjamin Preedy, 1754.
Joseph Spooner, 1779.
John Payler Nicholson, 1796.
Henry Small, 1817.
Henry J.B. Nicholson, 1835.
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