Foster: of Yorks, pleb. Merton Coll., matric. 10 March, 1591-2, aged 16, B.A. (sup. 18 Nov.) 1595, M.A. 5 July, 1598, B.D. 9 July, 1607; D.D. from Magdalen Hall 19 Jan., 1609-10, rector of Cottesford, Oxon, 1609, and of Minster Lovell, Oxon, 1611, vicar of Hutton Rudby 1617, and of Halifax 1624, died in 1628. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus; Fasti, i. 335; & O.H.S., xii. 193.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1599 | Ordi(ordination) | Clay, Robertus | / | priest | View |
| 1599 | Ordi(ordination) | Clay, Robertus | / | deacon | View |
| 1600 | Appt(Institution) | Claye, Robertus | Cottesford / | Rector | View |
| 1600 | Appt((Other)) | Clay, Robertus | Cottesford / | Rector | View |
| 1601 | Vac(resignation) | Claye, Robertus | Cottesford / | Rector | View |
| 1607 | Appt(Presentation) | Claye, Robertus | Halifaxe / | Rector | View |
| 1609 | Appt(Institution) | Clay, Robertus | Cottlesford / | Rector | View |
| 1611 | Disp(Dispensation) | Clay, Robert | Minsterlovel / | Vicar | View |
| 1611 | Disp-App | Clay, Robert | Cottesford / | Rector | View |
| 1611 | Appt(Institution) | Clay, Robertus | Minster Lovell / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1617 | Appt(Presentation) | Clay, Robertus | Rudby / | Rector | View |
| 1617 | Appt(Institution) | Clay, Robertus | Rudby alias Huton Rudbye / | Rector | View |
| 1617 | Subsc | Clay, Robert | Rudby als. Huton Rudby / | Rector | View |
| 1624 | Subsc | Clay, Robert | Halifax / | Vicar | View |
| 1624 | Appt(Institution) | Clay, Robertus | Hallifaxe / | Vicar | View |
| 1628 | Appt(burial certificate) | Clay, Robertus | Hallifax / | Vicar | View |