Foster: son of Richard of Thurloxton, Somerset, gent., TRNITY matric. 26 Nov. 1686 aged 17; fellow NEW COLLEGE; BCL 1695; incorp. Cambridge, 1728; LLD comitiis regis 1728; R of Broughton, Oxon. 1704; canon of Winchester 1722 and of Hereford 1724; Archdeacon of Salop in Lichfield (sic) 1727; R of Upper Ledbury, Herefs. 1731; died 5 June 1732 aged 67; see Rawlinson, I, 362 and Foster Ind. Eccles.
Venn concurs but is more correct about his archdeacon appointment - this was to Shropshire in dio. Hereford, not Lichfield
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1698 | Ordi(ordination) | Crosse, Richardus | / | deacon | View |
| 1700 | Ordi(ordination) | Crosse, Richardus | / | not given | View |
| 1704 | Appt(Institution) | Crosse, Richardus | Broughton / | Rector | View |
| 1707 | Libc | Cross, Richard | Broughton / | Rector | View |
| 1716 | Libc | Cross, Richard | Broughton / | Rector | View |
| 1722 | Subsc | Crosse, Rctus? | Wincheser Cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1722 | Libc | Cross, Richard | Broughton / | Rector | View |
| 1724 | Appt(Installation) | Cross, Richard | Hereford Cathedral / prebend of Bartonsham | Prebendary | View |
| 1728 | Libc | Cross, Richard | Broughton / | Rector | View |
| 1729 | Appt(Installation) | Crosse, Richard | Hereford Cathedral / archdeaconry of Shropshire | Archdeacon | View |
| 1732 | Vac(natural death) | Cross, Richard | Broughton / | Rector | View |