FOSTER: of Bucks., pleb. (2nd son of WIlliam of Welshwhittle, Lancs, a gentleman pensioner to James I); BRASENOSE COLLEGE, matric. 2 Nov. 1621, aged 18; BA 25 Feb. 1624/5; MA 5 July 1627. Fellow of Collegiate Church of Manchester 1632, deprived but restored 1660; minister of the chapel at Gorton. Licensed 21 Oct. 1644 to marry Mary Chorlton; Master of the Temple 1647-58. First librarian of Chetham's Library 1563. Rector of Broadwell, Gloucs., where he died in Feb. 1674/5, aged 72. Brother of Ferdinando.
SEE WALKER REVISED, 20; F.R. Raines, The Fellows of the Collegiate Church of Manchester, 2 vols, Chetham Soc. new ser. 21, 23 (1891), I, 114-29.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1629 | Subsc | Johnson, Richardus | / | View | |
| 1635 | Libc | Johnson, Richard | Collegiate Church, Manchester / | Fellow | View |
| 1639 | Libc | Johnson, Richard | College of Manchester / | Fellow | View |
| 1661 | Libc | Johnson, Richardus | Bradwell / | Rector | View |
| 1661 | Libc | Johnson, Richardus | Adlestropp chapel / | Curate | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Johnson, Richard | Salperton / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Johnson, Richardus | Adlethropp / | Unknown | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Johnson, Richardus | Broadwell / | Rector | View |