Around 1519 Bishop Edmund Allen was born.
In 1536 Bishop Edmund Allen [aged 17] was elected Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 10th October 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 [aged 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 27th July 1559 Bishop Edmund Allen [aged 40] was elected Bishop of Rochester although he died before being installed.
On 27th July 1559 Bishop Edmund Allen [aged 40] died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 30th August 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.