John Bebe  ruled from 1510 to 24 October 1538 (H83, PAGE).  There is an element of doubt as to whether he is the same man as a John Stanton mentioned in the Commissioners' "Black Book"'.  Hope thought Stanton was an alias (H83), but if not, John Stanton might have been abbot from *1510 (H83) *confusion as to the date is expressed in C40C, to some time before 1536 (C43).  WHITE and FOX also speak of the confusion between Staunton and Bede [sic].
 
(1491 Bebe was a novice, when he must have been at least 18 years old.  1493 deacon and subsacristan (H83).  1494 he was found guilty of a major infringement of the. rules (H83),  i.e. fathering a child on Margaret de *Hall (H83) *Halle (C41) (see Premonstratensian Canons), and sentenced to 7 years at Halesowen Abbey;  this was suspended and he was sent to Sulby Abbey instead (H83) in 1495 (C40C, PAGE).  He was returned by 1500 (C41) and became   Cantor at Dale Abbey (H83, PAGE).  In 1505 he supervised the election of Edmund Green to the abbacy of Halesowen (C41).  

8 June 1516 The abbot was present at a party and drinking wine in Nottingham with the Prior of Lenton and Mayor Thomas Mellers, when Henry Steeper, mercer,  stabbed the mayor twice in his left arm and side (C43).
 
1518 The abbot took the oath of Allegiance of the new abbot of Darley, Henry Wyndeley, in company of the abbot of Barton (C41E).
 
1519 The abbot supervised an election at Beauchief Abbey (S.Yorks), along with John, abbot of Welbeck, and Christopher, abbot of Newhouse, caused by the translation of Christopher to Newhouse.  John Sheffield was elected..
 
1522 Henry VIII demanded an annual grant of £66.13s.4d. The abbot had also to collect the money from the entire archdeaconry of Derby.
 
1524 The abbot took the oath of allegiance of the new abbot of Darley, Thomas Groves, with the aid of the prior of Repton (C41E).
 
1525 The abbot was involved in an inquiry with Sir Henry Sacheverell (C41E).
 
1529 The abbot was summoned to a convocation of the province of Canterbury:  this made Henry VIII a grant of £100,000 for protection against Lutherans.