In 1536 Bishop Edmund Allen (age 17) was elected Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 10 Oct 1558. The x day of October was bered in sant Faythe [Map] mastores Alene, the wyff of master (blank) Allen [Note. possibly Bishop Edmund Allen (age 39)], with ij [white] branchys, and xviij torchys, and iiij gret tapurs, and [many] morners in blake, and all the belles of Powlles, and ....

Before 27 Jul 1559 Bishop Edmund Allen (age 40) was elected Bishop of Rochester although he died before being installed.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 30 Aug 1559. The sam tym afterward was bered in the body of the chyrche master Allen (deceased), nuw electyd bysshope of Rochaster, with a fuw clarkes syngyng, and ther dyd pryche for hym master Huntyngtun the prycher-the wyche he had a wyf and viij [8] chylderyn.