Venn: Matric. pens, from Trinity, Easter, 1613; B.A. from Christ's, 1616-7; M.A. 1620; B.D. 1631-2 (Lit. Reg.); D.D.1639. Ord.deacon (Lichfield) Sept. 1620; priest, Sept. 1621. R. of St Ethelburga, London, 1632-3. Preb. of St Paul's, 1632. V. of St Martin-in-the-Fields, 1633-42; sequestered. R. of East Horsley, Surrey. Chaplain to Archbishop Laud. V. of Chaldon-Herring, Dorset, 1634-9. Preb. of Canterbury, 1638-44. Saidtohavediedabroadin 1644. (D.N.B.;Peile, 1. 294.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1620 | Subsc | Braye, William | / | View | |
| 1621 | Subsc | Braye, William | / | View | |
| 1632 | Appt(Presentation) | Bray, William | St Paul's Cathedral / Mapesbury prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1634 | Appt(Institution) | Bray, Willimus | Chaulden Herring / | Vicar | View |
| 1634 | Appt(Presentation) | Bray, William | Chaldon Herring / | Vicar | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Institution) | Bray, William | Canterbury Cathedral / Canonry | Canon | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Presentation) | Bray, William | Canterbury Cathedral / first prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Institution) | Bray, Guilielmus | Canterbury Cathedral / first prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1640 | Appt(Collation) | Bray, Guilielmus | Easthorsley / | Rector | View |