Foster: fellow Merton College Oxford 1572-80, BA 02/12/1572, MA 25/06/1577, BD 17/12/1583, DD 14/07/1585; vicar of St Peter-in-the-East, Oxford, 1580, chaplain to James I, rector of Barford St Martin 1585, and vicar of Downton (both) Wilts, 1587, until his death in 1637. See Ath. ii. 46; O.H.S. iv. 270.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1580 | Appt(Institution) | Wilkes, Willimus | Oxford, Sancti Petri in Oriente / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1580 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Wilks, Willemus | St Peter in the East, Oxford / | Vicar | View |
| 1585 | Appt(Institution) | Wilkes, William | Barford / | Rector | View |
| 1585 | Libc | Wilkes, William | Oxford St Peter's in the East / | Rector | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Institution) | Wilkes, William | Downton / | Vicar | View |
| 1588 | Vac(resignation) | Wilks, Willimus | Oxford, Sancti Petri in Oriente / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1613 | Libc | Welks, Willimus | Barford St. Martins / | Rector | View |
| 1613 | Libc | Wilkes, missing | Downton / | Vicar | View |
| 1637 | Vac(Death) | Wilkes, Willimus | Townton / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1637 | Vac(natural death) | Wilkes, Willimus | Barford St. Martin / | Rector | View |