Foster: son of James of St Augustine's Bristol, sacerd (CCE ID 55427) NEW COLLEGE matric. entry 19 Aug. 1634 aged 14; BA 2 Mar. 1637/8; MA 3 Nov. 1640, expelled from his chaplaincy 1648 by parliamentary visitors; perhaps R of Byford, Herefs, 1660-83; father of James (CCEd ID 173617); see Burrows, 350, and Foster Ind. Eccles.
It may be that his time as a vicar choral might not fit with the rest of the entries. Fasti Herefordenses gives his year of election as Vicar Choral in 1643 at a time when he been expelled from a chaplaincy [New College?]; that he was Custos in 1684, was V of Westbury [Vicars Choral were patrons] and that he died 1686/7. A tablet in Hereford cathedral records "James Read, A.M., custos of this college died 3 Jan. 1677 aged 68". Based on his age, this link has been made - born 1620, died 1686/7 or 1687/8
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Appt(Institution) | Read, James | Mancell Gamage / | Vicar | View |
| 1641 | Libc | Read, Johannes | Whitchurch / | Curate | View |
| 1641 | Ordi(ordination) | Read, James | / | deacon | View |
| 1642 | Subsc | Read, Jacobus | / | View | |
| 1642 | Ordi(ordination) | Read, James | / | priest | View |
| 1643 | Appt(Admission) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / St Mary | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1643 | Appt(Admission) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / | probationer | View |
| 1644 | Appt(election) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / Duddlebury | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Institution) | Read, James | Byford / | Rector | View |
| 1660 | Appt(election) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / Cawkbridge | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Licensing) | Read, James | Byford / | Preacher | View |
| 1668 | Libc | Read, James | Byford / | Rector | View |
| 1668 | Libc | Read, James | Mancell Gamadge / | Vicar | View |
| 1674 | Libc | Read, James | Byford / | Rector | View |
| 1674 | Libc | Read, James | Mancell Gamage / | Vicar | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Read, James | Mancell Gamage / | Vicar | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Read, James | Byford / | Rector | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / | vicar choral | View |
| 1677 | Libc | Read, Jacobus | Hereford Cathedral / | vicar choral | View |
| 1684 | Appt(election) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / | custos | View |
| 1686 | Vac(Death) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / Cawkbridge | vicar in the choir | View |
| 1686 | Vac(Death) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / | custos | View |
| 1687 | Vac(Death) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / | vicar choral | View |
| 1687 | Vac(Death) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / | probationer | View |
| 1687 | Vac(Death) | Read, James | Hereford Cathedral / Cawkbridge | vicar in the choir | View |