Foster: s. Thomas, of Marston, Beds, sacerdot. Christ Church, matric. 7 March, 1622-3, aged 18; perhaps B.D. from Lincoln Coll. 3 April, 1633, D.D. 3 July, 1661, navy chaplain to admiral Henry, earl of Holland, domestic chaplain to Thomas, earl of Cleveland, rector of Wainfleet All Saints, co. Lincoln 1634, of King's-Nympton, Devon, 1639-62, archdeacon of Barnstaple 1660-2, precentor 1662, and canon of Exeter 1662, rector of Alphington 1662, and of Exminster, also Devon, 1664, until his death 22 June, 1667, buried in the chancel of King's-Nympton, his father rector of Marston Mortaine, 1598. See Ath. iii. 776.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1634 | Appt(Presentation) | Smyth, James | Wainfleet All Saints / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Jacobus | Wainfleet cum Scorum / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Smith, Jacobus | Wainflett All Saints / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Appt(Presentation) | Smyth, James | Peysmere / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Institution) | Smyth, Jacobus | Nymett Regis alias Kings Nympton / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Institution) | Smyth, Jacobus | Alphington / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Collation) | Smyth, Jacobus | Exeter Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1663 | Vac(resignation) | Smyth, Jacobus | Nymet Regis alias King's Nympton / | Rector | View |
| 1664 | Appt(Institution) | Smyth, Jacobus | Exmister / | Rector | View |
| 1667 | Vac(natural death) | Smyth, Jacobus | Alphington al,ias Affington / | Rector | View |
| 1667 | Vac(natural death) | Smyth, Jacobus | Exeter Cathedral / | Precentor | View |