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Type of canon

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In 1615 Ward was made prebendary of Wells Cathedral, and also archdeacon of Taunton.
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On 1 October 1609 he was installed a prebendary in St. Paul's Cathedral.
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Having taken orders he became a prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral in 1660.
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Another famous prebendary was CardinalThomas Wolsey, who was appointed to a stall in 1510.
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In 1609 he succeeded John Duport as prebendary of Ely while also serving as rector of Boxworth.
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He had already resigned as prebendary of Aust in Westbury-on-Trym.
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Finch was installed prebendary of Canterbury 8 Feb. 1710.
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He was appointed a prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral in 1846.
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From 1589 to 1609 he was prebendary of Southwell.
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  • A canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
  • A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral. A prebend is a type of benefice, which usually consisted of the income from the cathedral estates.
  • An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church; this sense?) Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal; Of or relating to official positions that are profitable for the incumbent, to the allocation of such positions, or to a system in which such allocation is prevalent
  • A resident clergyman who enjoys a prebend, or a canon.