Thomas Chard

, or Cherd, a Devonian born as it seems, was bred a Benedictine Monk, and among those was he educated for a time in Oxon, but what degrees he took, it appears not. Afterwards retiring into his own Country, he was made Suffragan to Oldham Bishop of Exeter, under the title of Bishop of Salubric, and by that title do I find him collated to the Vicaridge of Wellyngton in Somersetshire on the resignation of Rich. Gilbert Doct. of Decrees, in the month of June 1512. Three years after, or thereabouts, he had the Priorship of Mountacute (of the Benedictine alias Cluniack Order in the said County) confer’d upon him, on the death, as it seems, of Joh. Water, and in Aug. 1521. he was admitted to the Church of Tyntenhull in the Dioc. of Wells, all little enough god-wot to support his honourable dignity.Clar. 1541. By his last (a)(a) In reg. Pynning in Offic. Prarog. Cant. Qu. 1 [•] . Will and Test. made 1. Oct. 1541. and proved 4. Nov. 1544. he became a benefactor to the Church of S. Mary Otery in Devon, to the Churches of S. Mary Magd. in Taunton, at Wellyngton, Holberton, &c. in Somersetshire. See another Thom. Chard in the Fasti, under the year 1507.