Foster: student CHRIST CHURCH 1577; BA 12 Nov. 1578; MA 3 Mar. 1581/2; incorp. Cambridge 1583; licensed to preach 23 Jul. 1597; canon 1601; B&DD 17 Dec. 1601; vice chancellor 1602; prebendary Hereford 1587, and of Exeter 1592; V of Bampton, Oxon 1598; R of Brightwell 1608; of Great Milton 1601; an original fellow of Chelsea College 1610; Bishop of Oxford 1618; of Durham 1628-32. Born St Bride's parish, London c1556; died 16 Feb. 1631/2; buried St Paul's Cathedral; see Ath ii, 517; St Pauls SR 24; DNB; Lansdowne MS 984, ff.170,188 and Foster Ind. Eccles.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1586 | Ordi(ordination) | Howson, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1586 | Ordi(ordination) | Howson, John | / | priest | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Installation) | Howson, John | Hereford Cathedral / Eygne | Prebendary | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Admission) | Howson, Johes | Hereford Cathedral / Eigne prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1592 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Howson, John | Exeter Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1592 | Appt(Collation) | Howsson, Johannes | Exeter Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1598 | Appt(Institution) | Howson, Johannes | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1601 | Appt(Institution) | Howson, Johannes | Milton / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1608 | Vac(resignation) | Howson, Johannes | Milton magna / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1608 | Appt(Institution) | Howson, Johannes | Baldwin Brightwell / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Appt(royal assent) | Howson, Johannes | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1619 | Vac(Promotion) | Howson, John | Exeter cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1619 | Disp-App | Howson, Joh | chapel royal / | royal chaplain | View |
| 1619 | Disp-App | Howson, Joh | Baldwyn Brightwell / | Rector | View |
| 1619 | Appt(consecration) | Howson, Johannes | Diocese of Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1619 | Disp(Dispensation) | Howson, Joh | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1619 | Appt(restitution of temporalities) | Howson, Johannes | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1619 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Howson, Johannes | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1619 | Appt(consecration) | Howson, Johannes | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1628 | Vac(translation) | Howson, Johannes | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1628 | Vac | Howson, Johannes | Baldwyn Brightwell / | Rector | View |
| 1632 | Vac(Death) | Howson, Johannes | Durham / | Bishop | View |