Foster: 'Episcopi sarum fil.' Brasenose Coll., matric. 14 June, 1605, aged 11; B.A. 5 Feb., 1607-8, M.A. 26 June, 1610, canon of Sarum 1608, rector of Poulshot, Wilts, 1609, precentor of Sarum 1614, until his death in 1622, brother of Francis 1599, and of Richard 1605. See Foster's Ind. Eccles. & Fasti, i. 338.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1608 | Appt(Collation) | Cotton, Henricus | Salisbury Cathedral / Forthington and Writhlington | Prebendary | View |
| 1608 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Henricus | / | deacon | View |
| 1609 | Appt(Collation) | Cotton, Henricus | Polsholt / | Rector | View |
| 1610 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Henricus | / | priest | View |
| 1612 | Appt(Collation) | Cotton, Henricus | Salisbury Cathedral / Bytton | Prebendary | View |
| 1613 | Libc | Cotton, Henricus | Salisbury Cathedral / Prebend of Bitton | Prebendary | View |
| 1613 | Libc | Cotton, Henricus | Polsholt / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Collation) | Cotton, Henricus | Westburie / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Libc | Cotton, Henry | George, Archbishop of Canterbury / | Chaplain | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Collation) | Cotton, Henricus | Salisbury Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1615 | Libc | Cotton, Henr | Salisbury Cathedral / Highworth prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1615 | Appt(Collation) | Cotton, Henricus | Salisbury Cathedral / Highworth | Prebendary | View |
| 1615 | Libc | Cotton, Henr | Polsholt als Polshed / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Libc | Cotton, Henr | Salisbury Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1622 | Libc | Cotton, Henricus | Highworth / | Prebendary | View |
| 1623 | Vac(Death) | Cotton, Henricus | Westbury / | Rector | View |
| 1623 | Vac(Death) | Cotton, Henricus | Polsholte / | Rector | View |
| 1623 | Vac(Death) | Cotton, Henricus | Salisbury Cathedral / Highworth | Prebendary | View |
| 1623 | Vac(Death) | Cotton, Henricus | Salisbury Cathedral / | Precentor | View |