Foster: BA from Magdalen College Oxford 20/02/1609 ns, MA 28/11/1611; rector of Fledborough Notts 1618, and of Harthill Yorks 1625-39.
Assumed that the curate of Tetsworth is the same man, since the dates fit Foster's outline of his career.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Libc | Cleyton, | Tetsworth / | Curate | View |
| 1613 | Ordi(ordination) | Cleyton, Jacobus | / | priest | View |
| 1613 | Ordi(ordination) | Clayton, James | / | priest | View |
| 1613 | Ordi(ordination) | Cleyton, Jacobus | / | deacon | View |
| 1613 | Ordi(ordination) | Clayton, James | / | deacon | View |
| 1614 | Libc | Cleyton, | Tetsworth / | Curate | View |
| 1614 | Libc | Cleyton, | Tetsworth / | Curate | View |
| 1615 | Libc | Cleyton, | Tetsworth / | Curate | View |
| 1615 | Libc | Cleyton, | Tetsworth / | Curate | View |
| 1616 | Libc | Cleyton, | Tetsworth / | Curate | View |
| 1618 | Appt(Institution) | Clayton, Jacobus | Fledborrow / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Subsc | Clayton, James | Fledburras / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Appt(Institution) | Clayton, James | Fledbrough / | Rector | View |
| 1624 | Appt(Institution) | Clayton, James | Harthill / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Disp-App | Clayton, Jacob | Fledbrough / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Disp-App | Clayton, Jacob | Williel, Lord Ogle, Viscount Mansfeilde / | Chaplain | View |
| 1625 | Libc | Cleaton, James | ffledborowe / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Disp(Dispensation) | Clayton, Jacob | Harthill / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Appt(Institution) | Clayton, Jacobus | Harthill / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Subsc | Clayton, James | Harthill / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Libc | Clayton, James | Fledbrough / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Libc | Clayton, James | Harthill / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Vac(natural death) | Clayton, Jacobus | Fledburgh / | Rector | View |