Foster: of county Worcester, pleb. Matriculated Exeter College Oxford 19/05/1598, aged 17 (sub. as Elleus); fellow Merton College 1602, BA 27/01/1602 ns, MA 10/02/1607 ns, B and DD 19/07/1633; rector of Lapworth, Warwicks, 1613, vicar of Elham, Kent, 1612-14, canon of Windsor 1623 until his death in 1639. See Lansdowne MS 984, fo. 273; O.H.S. iv. 277.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1608 | Ordi(ordination) | Elly, Johannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1612 | Appt(Nomination) | Elle, John | Elham / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1612 | Appt(Institution) | Elle, John | Elham / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1613 | Appt(Institution) | Elly, Johannes | Lapworth / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Vac | Ellye, John | Elham / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1633 | Appt(Institution) | Elly, Johannes | Rislipp / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1634 | Vac(cession) | Ellye, Johannes | Lapworth / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Disp(Dispensation) | Elly, John | Ruislip / | Vicar | View |
| 1637 | Disp-App | Elly, John | Isleworth / | Vicar | View |
| 1637 | Disp-App | Elly, John | King Charles / | royal chaplain | View |
| 1639 | Vac | Elly, | Windsor Chapel / | Prebendary | View |