Vicars of Potterne. 



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Patbon. 



John Grub BE^Esq., Lessee 

 of the Manor. 



Bishop Gilbert Burnet. 

 The same. 



BishopBENJAMINHoADLEY 



Bishop John Hume. 

 The same. 

 The same. 



Bishop John Douglas. 

 The same. 



The same. 



Bishop Edward Denison. 



BishopGEORGEMoBERLEY. 



Incumbent. 



Nicholas Strangwidge. 



John Northey, on the decease 

 of Nicholas Strangwidge. 



John Craig, Preb. of Durnford^ 

 1708, Gillingham, 1726. 



Charles Tueophilus Mutel (on 

 cession of John Craig), Preb. 

 of Chute,1698,Husborne, 1 701 . 



Francis Fox (on decease of C. 

 T. Mutel), Preb. of Stratton, 

 1738. 



David Scarlock, on cession of 

 Francis Fox. 



John Hume (on decease of David 

 Scarlock), Preb. of Combe, 

 1779. 



James Hume Spry (on resigna- 

 tion of John Hume), Preb. of 

 Minor Pars Altaris, 1774-. 



Arthur Coham (on decease of 

 J. H. Spry), Preb. of Fording- 

 ton, 1772. Archdeacon of 

 Wilts, 1779. 



Arthur John Coham (on resig- 

 nation of Arthur Coham). 



"William Douglas (on decease of 

 A. J. Coham), Archdeacon of 

 Wilts, 1799. 



George Edmonston (on resig- 

 nation of W. Douglas. 



Joseph Medlicott (on resigna- 

 tion of George Edmonston). 



Thomas Boughton Buchanan (on 

 decease of Joseph Medlicott), 

 Rector of Wishford Magna, 

 1863, Archdeacon of Wilts, 

 1874. 

 The above is probably a tolerably complete list of the Vicars of 



Potterne from the year 1307 downwards. It will be observed that 



among them are several bearing surnames, the same as those of their 



respective patrons and bishops ; showing that if " pro\"iding for their 



own " was a test, the diocesans were orthodox enough. Two of them 



