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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2010
WITHAM (Soms), St Mary f. 1178×9
List in VCH Soms, II, 128. Basis in MVH of St Hugh, and Ch. Witham, ed. E. M. Thompson, BJRL, XVI (1932), 482–506, and A. Wilmart, Analecta Praemonstratensia, IX (1933), 215–32 – p. nos. in brackets. The MVH, ii, 1 (1, pp. 46–7, cf. p. XXV) describes the first two prs. without naming them: the first soon res., the second d.; St Hugh was the third from c. 1180.
Narbert c. 1178–c. 1179 For his name see Le Couteulx, Ann., II, 456 (cf. E. M. Thompson (1930), p. 51).
Hamo c. 1179–c. 1180 Named in cht. of c. 1180 (Ctl. Bruton, no. 138), and so presumably the second pr. who d. c. 1180.
St Hugh of Avalon c. 1180–1186 For him as pr. see MVH, bk. ii (1, 47ff.); E. M. Thompson (1930), pp. 54–5; MO, pp. 381ff.; Gir. Camb., VII, 92–3. Res. when el. bp. of Lincoln, May 1186 (consec. 21 Sept.) but retained authority over Witham (Ch. Witham, pp. 506– (231)); d. 1200. Occ. 1181 (MVH, ii, 6, I, 64–8; cf. p. XXV).
Albert de Portes c. 1186– M. of Portes and Witham; dep. by St Hugh (Ch. Witham, pp. 506–6 (231)). Occ. 1191 (Ch. Witham, p. 506).
*Bovo –c. 1201 M. Chartreuse (MVH, ii, 3, 1, 54); res. c. 1200 (Le Couteulx, Ann., II, 280); cf. E. M. Thompson (1930), pp. 70, 74.
Robert I c. 1201– M. and procurator Witham, made pr. +1200 (MVH, v, 16, II, 195; cf. Ch. Witham, p. 502n.); occ. 1205 (Ch. Witham, pp. 501ff. (224ff.)).
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