VENN: as CLAYTON Matric. pens. from ST JOHN'S, Michs. 1572. S. of John, of Crooke, Lancs. Migrated to Oxford. B.A. there, 1575-6. Returned to Cambridge, as fellow of St John's, 1577. M.A. 1579; B.D. 1586; D.D. 1592. Ord. deacon and priest (Peterb.) May 20, 1585. Master of Magdalene, 1593-5. Master of St John's, 1595-1612. Vice-Chancellor, 1605-6. R. of Wicken Bonant, Essex, 1587; of Moulton, Suffolk, 1591; and of Doddington, Cambs., 1594. Preb. and Archdeacon of Lincoln, 1595. Preb. of Peterborough, 1596. R. of Fiskerton, Lincs., 1600. Dean of Peterborough, 1607-12. R. of Snailwell, Cambs., 1611-2. Died 1612. Buried in St John's Chapel. (D.N.B.; Al. Oxon.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Libc | Clayton, Richard | Peterborough Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1585 | Ordi(ordination) | Clayton, Richardus | / | deacon | View |
| 1585 | Ordi(ordination) | Clayton, Richardus | / | priest | View |
| 1591 | Appt(Institution) | Cleyton, Richard | Moulcton alias Moulton / | Rector | View |
| 1592 | Appt(Presentation) | Clayton, Richard | Moulton / | Rector | View |
| 1594 | Appt(Institution) | Cleyton, Richardus | Dodington alias Donington / Capella de March | Rector | View |
| 1594 | Appt(Institution) | Cleyton, Richardus | Dodington alias Donington / | Rector | View |
| 1596 | Appt(Collation) | Clayton, Richardus | Peterborough Cathedral / 4th Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1597 | Vac(resignation) | Clayton, Richardus | Doddington / | Rector | View |
| 1597 | Vac(resignation) | Clayton, Richardus | Doddington / Capella de March | Rector | View |
| 1600 | Libc | Clayton, Richardus | Lincoln Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Lincoln | Archdeacon | View |
| 1600 | Appt(Institution) | Clayton, Richardus | Fiskarton / | Rector | View |
| 1600 | Libc | Clayton, Richardus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Decem Librarum | Prebendary | View |
| 1600 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Cleiton, Richardus | Fiskarton / | Rector | View |
| 1605 | Appt(Resignation) | Cleiton, Richardus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Decem Librarum | Prebendary | View |
| 1605 | Appt(Collation) | Cleiton, Richardus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Leicester St Margaret | Prebendary | View |
| 1606 | Appt(Resignation) | Cleyton, Richard | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Decem Librarum | Prebendary | View |
| 1607 | Appt(grant) | Clayton, Ricardus | Peterborough Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1611 | Libc | Clayton, Richardus | Archdeacon of Lincoln / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1611 | Libc | Clayton, Richardus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Leicester Sancta Margareta | Prebendary | View |
| 1612 | Vac(natural death) | Cleyton, Richardi | Snaylwell / | Rector | View |