Foster: (Humfry or Humphye), born at Newport Pagnell, Bucks, demy Magdalen College Oxford 1546, fellow 1548-56; BA; Ma (sup.) 1551-2, regius professor of divinity 1560-89, BD 10/06/1562, DD 13/07/1562 (incorporated at Cambridge 1569); president of Magdalen 1561-89, vice-chancellor 1571-6; rector of Meonstoke, Hants, 1581, dean of Gloucester 1571, and of Winchester 1580, until his death 01/02/1589 ns, aged 63; buried in the college chapel; father of Laurence (matriculated Magdalen 1586), and of Richard, Matthew, and John, 1579. See Ath. i. 557; Lansdowne MS 982 f.155; Cooper, ii. 80; Bloxam, iv. 104: Gutch, i. 329; and DNB.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1571 | Appt(grant for life) | Humfrey, Lawrence | Gloucester Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1571 | Appt(Institution) | Humfrey, Lawrentius | Gloucester / | Dean | View |
| 1576 | Libc | Humfraie, Laurentius | Gloucester, Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1579 | Appt(Appointment) | Humfrey, Laurentius | Diocese of Gloucester / | commissary | View |
| 1580 | Appt(Institution) | Humfrey, Laurentius | Winchester Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1580 | Appt(Institution) | Laurence, Humphrey | Winchester Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1581 | Appt(Institution) | Humfrey, Laurence | Meonstoke / | Rector | View |
| 1581 | Appt(Collation) | Humfrey, Laurence | Meonstoke / | Rector | View |
| 1585 | Libc | Humfrey, Laurence | Horspath / | Rector | View |
| 1587 | Libc | Humfrey, Laurentius | Meanestoke / | not given | View |
| 1589 | Vac(natural death) | Humphries, Laurence | Winchester / | Dean | View |
| 1589 | Vac(natural death) | Humphries, Laurence | Meonstoke / | Rector | View |