FOSTER: pleb. Trinity Coll., matric. 29 July, 1651, scholar 1650, B.A. 25 Jan., 1653-4, M.A. 20 June, 1656, fellow 1656 (incorporated at Cambridge 1663), B.D. 29 Nov., 1664, D.D. 9 July, 1673, warden or dean of collegiate church of Manchester 1667-84, canon of Lincoln 1670, sinecure rector of Llansantffraid-yn-Mechan, co. Montgomery, 1672, chaplain in ordinary to the king 1673, dean of St. Asaph 1674-89, vicar of St. Mary Aldermanbury, London, 1683, bishop of Chester 1689-1707, and rector of Wigan, co. Lancaster, 1689, rector of Llanrwst, co. Denbigh; died 12 Feb., 1706-7, aged 74; father of William 1688. See Ath. iv. 670; Chetham, vi. N.S. 139; Thomas, 243; Rawl. iii. 356; Lansdowne MS. 987, f. 304; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Monumental inscription in Chester Cathedral
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Stratford, Nicholas | Lincoln Cathedral / Leicester St Margaret | Prebendary | View |
| 1670 | Appt(Collation) | Stratford, Nicolaus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Leicester St Margaret | Prebendary | View |
| 1683 | Appt(Admission) | Startford, Nicolaus | St Mary Aldermanbury / | Preacher | View |
| 1683 | Appt(Admission) | Stratford, Nicolaus | St Mary, Aldermanbury / | Preacher | View |
| 1683 | Subsc | Stratford, Nic. | St Maria Aldermanbury, London / | Preacher | View |
| 1689 | Vac(Promotion) | Stratford, Nicholas | St Asaph / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1689 | Disp(Dispensation) | Stratford, Nicholas | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1689 | Appt(Appointment) | Stratford, Nicholas | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1689 | Appt(Appointment) | Stratford, Nicholas | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1689 | Appt(Appointment) | Stratford, Nicholas | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1689 | Vac(Promotion) | Stratford, Nicolas | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Leicester St Margaret | Prebendary | View |
| 1689 | Disp-App | Stratford, Nicholas | Wigan / | Rector | View |
| 1689 | Vac(Promotion) | Stratford, Nicholas | Lincoln Cathedral / St Margaretts prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1696 | Subsc | Stratford, Nicholas | Chester diocese / | Bishop | View |
| 1707 | Vac(natural death) | Stratford, Nicolai | Wiggan / | Rector | View |
| 1707 | Appt(Death) | Cestrien, Nicolaus | Chester / | Bishop | View |
| 1708 | Vac(natural death) | Stratford, Nicholai | Chester / | Bishop | View |