On 1st January 1591 Bishop Benjamin Lany was born.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 8th April 1663. After sermon I went up and saw the ceremony of the Bishop of Peterborough's [aged 72] paying homage upon the knee to the King [aged 32], while Sir H. Bennet [aged 45], Secretary, read the King's grant of the Bishopric of Lincoln, to which he is translated. His name is Dr. Lany.
In 1667 Bishop Benjamin Lany [aged 75] was appointed Bishop of Ely.
John Evelyn's Diary. 14th November 1668. To London, invited to the consecration of that excellent person, the Dean of Ripon, Dr. Wilkins [aged 54], now made Bishop of Chester; it was at Ely House, the Archbishop of Canterbury [aged 70], Dr. Cosin [aged 73], Bishop of Durham, the Bishops of Ely [aged 77], Salisbury, Rochester [aged 43], and others officiating. Dr. Tillotson [aged 38] preached. Then, we went to a sumptuous dinner in the hall, where were the Duke of Buckingham [aged 40], Judges, Secretaries of State, Lord-Keeper, Council, Noblemen, and innumerable other company, who were honorers of this incomparable man, universally beloved by all who knew him.
On 24th January 1675 Bishop Benjamin Lany [aged 84] died.
On 25th June 1819 John Morris 1st Baronet [aged 73] died. His son John [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Baronet Morris of Clasemont in Glamorganshire. Lucy Juliana Byng Lady Morris [aged 29] Bishop Benjamin Lany Baronet Morris of Clasemont in Glamorganshire.