Foster: B.A. 9 Dec., 1570, chaplain, fellow of Balliol Coll. 19 Jan., 1573, M.A. 21 June, 1575, sup. for licence to preach 14 March, 1578-9, B.D. 13 July, 1582, D.D. 15 July, 1584, regius professor of divinity 1589-1612, entered of Gray's Inn 2 Feb., 1609-10. Wood states that he was born at Ludlow (perhaps a student of Middle Temple 1571 as 2nd son of Wm., of Burwarton, Salop, gent.), canon of Salisbury 1590, rector of Rotherfield Grays, Oxon, 1591, and rector of Exeter Coll. 1592 until his death 17 March, 1611; buried in St. Mary's church, Oxon; will at Oxford proved 20 April, 1612; father of Wm. 1611. See Lansdowne MS. 983, f. 205; Ath. ii. 111; Boase, 50; Foster's Inns of Court Reg.; Foster's Index Eccl.; & D.N.B.
Clearly the forename for the vacancy in 1612 should be 'Thomas' not 'John'.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Holland, Thomas | Rotherfeild Grayes / | Rector | View |
| 1589 | Appt(grant for life) | Holland, Thomas | Queen's Divinity Lector, Oxford University / | Reader | View |
| 1590 | Appt(commission to institute) | Holland, Thomas | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend or Rectory of Winterbourne Earles | Prebendary | View |
| 1591 | Appt(Institution) | Holland, not given | Rotherfyld Grayes / | Rector | View |
| 1592 | Libc | Holland, not given | Rotherfyld Grayes / | Rector | View |
| 1593 | Libc | Holland, Thomas | Salisbury / Cathedral | Prebendary | View |
| 1612 | Vac(natural death) | Holland, Johannes | Grayes / | Rector | View |