Foster: Croft, Herbert, 3s Herbert, equitis. Christ Church, matric 25 July 1636, aged 34; BD 25 June 1636, DD 18 Apr 1640, rector of Uley, co Gloucester, 1638, and of Harding, Oxon, 1639, chaplain to the earl of Northumberland in the Scotch expedition 1639, canon of Salisbury 1639, chaplain to Charles I, canon of Worcester 1640, and of Windsor 1641, dean of Hereford 1644, deprived of all his spiritualities in the rebellion, but restored in 1660, bishop of Hereford 1662, until his death 18 May 1691. See Ath., iv, 309; Foster's Index Eccl.; DNB.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1637 | Ordi(Faculty to be ordained deacon and priest at the sa) | Crofts, Herbertus | / | deacon | View |
| 1637 | Ordi(Faculty to be ordained deacon and priest at the sa) | Crofts, Herbertus | / | priest | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Presentation) | Croft, Herbert | Uley / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Subsc | Croft, Herbertus | / | View | |
| 1638 | Subsc | Croft, Herbertus | / | View | |
| 1638 | Appt(Institution) | Crofte, Herbertus | Oley / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Presentation) | Croft, Herbertus | Uley / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Subsc | Croft, Herbertus | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend of Minor Par Altaris | Prebendary | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Collation) | Croft, Herbertus | Salisbury Cathedral / Minor Altar | Prebendary | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Institution) | Croft, Herbertus | Harsden alias Harding / | Rector | View |
| 1640 | Subsc | Croft, Herbert | Worcester cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1640 | Appt(Installation) | Croft, Herbert | Worcester cathedral / 7th canonry | Canon | View |
| 1641 | Libc | Croft, Herbertus | Harpsden / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Appt(election) | Croft, Herbert | Hereford Cathedral / | Bishop | View |
| 1691 | Vac(Death) | Crofts, | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1691 | Vac(Death) | Crofts, Herbert | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1691 | Vac(Death) | Crofts, | Hereford / | Bishop | View |