VENN: M.A. 1623 (Incorp. from Oxford). S. of William, R. of Peasemore, Berkshire (ID 130548). Matric. from Magdalen Hall, Oxford, 28 Apr., 1615, age 17; B.A. (Oxford) 1618; M.A. 1621; B.D. 1631. Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1620-3. Fellow of Pembroke, 1624. R. of Peasemore, 1632. V. of Sherborne, Dorset, 1632. One of the Westminster Assembly of Divines. Author, theological. Died 03 Oct., 1653. Buried at Sherborne. M.I. Will (P.C.C.) 1654. Brother of Edward (ID 8643). (Al. Oxon.; D.N.B.)
The 1638 sub. as V. of Sherborne may have been a re-sub. after his resignation of Peasmore or it may be a correction of the faulty sub. in 1632.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1581 | Appt(Presentation) | Lyforde, William | Peasemore / | Rector | View |
| 1622 | Ordi(ordination) | Lyford, Gulielmus | / | deacon | View |
| 1632 | Subsc | Lyford, Thomas | Sherborne / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1632 | Appt(Admission) | Lyford, Willimus | Sherborne / | Vicar | View |
| 1632 | Subsc | Lyford, Gulielmus | Pesmore / | Rector | View |
| 1632 | Appt(Institution) | Lyford, Willimus | Peasmore / | Rector | View |
| 1632 | Appt(Presentation) | Lyford, William | Sherborne / | Vicar | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Lyford, Willielmus | Sherborne / | Vicar | View |
| 1635 | Libc | Lyford, Willelmus | Sherborne / | Vicar | View |
| 1637 | Vac(resignation) | Lyford, Willimus | Peasmore / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Appt(Presentation) | Lyford, William | Sherborne / | Vicar | View |
| 1638 | Libc | Lyford, Willelmus | Sherborne / | Vicar | View |
| 1638 | Subsc | Lyford, Gulielmus | Sherborne / | Vicar | View |
| 1641 | Libc | Lyford, Willelmus | Sherborne / | Vicar | View |