Venn: Matric. sizar from Christ's, Easter, 1604. B. at Soulby, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland. B.A. 1607; M.A. 1611; B.D. 1618. Fellow of Jesus, 1612-24. Ord. deacon (York) Sept. 1608; priest (Peterb.) June 12, 1625. Head Master of Beverley School, 1608-14. Chaplain to the Earl of Arundel. Travelled abroad with his son. Lord Mowbray. Afterwards collected antiquities for Lord Arundel at Constantinople and elsewhere. R. of Greystoke, Cumberland, 1633-9. He left money to the poor of Soulby, and £200 to Jesus College; 'my books and pictures to be sold: my lord of Arundell shall have such of them as he shall please, paying reasonably for the same.' For a contemporary see Al. Oxon. (A. Gray; Peile, i. 250.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Pettie, William | / | View | |
| 1608 | Ordi(ordination) | Pettie, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1623 | Appt(Institution) | Petty, Willimus | St. Ewa / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Ordi(ordination) | Petty, William | / | priest | View |
| 1633 | Disp(Dispensation) | Petty, Will | Graystock / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Disp-App | Petty, William | Greystoke / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Appt(Institution) | Pettie, Willimus | Graystocke / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Disp(Dispensation) | Petty, William | St Ewe / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Disp-App | Petty, Will | St Ewa / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp(Dispensation) | Petty, Will | Gaiestock / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Petty, William | Greystoke / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Petty, Will | Saint Ewa / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp(Dispensation) | Petty, William | St Ewe / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Presentation) | Petty, William | Wem / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Vac(resignation) | Petty, Gulielmus | St. Ewe / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Disp-App | Petty, William | Wem / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Disp(Dispensation) | Petty, William | Greystoke / | Rector | View |
| 1640 | Vac(natural death) | Petty, Willimus | Grastocke / | Rector | View |