[1] He signed the surrender of the Augustinian priory of Merton to Henry VIII on 16 April 1538.
The book was prepared for the press by Thomas Paynell, also a canon of Merton, and was printed by James Nicholson at Southwark.
The name Benese occurs as the holder of the following benefices and dignities, but whether this represents two or more different persons is uncertain.
The church of Long Ditton was in the patronage of Merton Priory, and that the next rector of All Hallows was Thomas Paynell, the editor of Benese's book, suggesting that these two benefices were held by the same person.
The precentor of Hereford also died at the end of 1546, about the same time as the rector of Long Ditton.