VENN: M.A. 1623 (Incorporation in another University. It conferred the privileges of their degree). S. of Griffin, of South Stoke, Oxon. B. there, 1589. School, Reading. Matric. from St John's, Oxford, July 4, 1609, age 18; B.A. (Oxford) 1610; M.A. 1615; B.D. 1625. Fellow of Merton, 1611. Proctor, 1622. Adm. at Leyden, Feb. 6, 1629-30. D.D. (Leyden) 1629-30. Supp. for incorp. at Oxford, 1629-30. Chaplain at the Hague for twelve years, to the Queen of Bohemia. R. of Gamlingay, Cambs., 1625. V. of Diddington, Hunts., 1626-30. R. of Cliffe-at-Hoo, Kent, 1630-45. Precentor of St David's, 1631-59. Dean of Lichfield, 1638. Author, theological. Died at South Stoke, Henley, Oxon., Dec. 16, 1659. Buried there.
See also ODNB; A. Hegarty, 'A Biographical Register of St John's College Oxford 1555-1660' (Oxford Historical Society, ns 43, 2011), pp. 315-16.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1625 | Libc | Higges, Griffinus | Gamlingay / | Rector | View |
| 1626 | Disp-App | Higgs, Griffin | Gamlingay / | Rector | View |
| 1626 | Disp-App | Higgs, Griffin | Archbishop of Canterbury / | Chaplain | View |
| 1626 | Appt(Institution) | Higgs, Griffinus | Diddington / | Vicar | View |
| 1626 | Disp(Dispensation) | Higgs, Griffin | Doddington als Diddington / | Vicar | View |
| 1630 | Appt(Collation) | Higgs, Griffin | Clive / | Rector | View |
| 1630 | Appt(Admission) | Higgs, Griffinus | Clive / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Appt(Resignation) | Higgs, Griffith | Doddington alias Diddington / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1631 | Appt(Institution) | Higgs, Griffinus | St David's cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1631 | Appt(Presentation) | Higgs, Griffinus | St. David's Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1636 | Libc | Higgs, Griffin | Chapel Royal / | royal chaplain in ordinary | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Admission) | Higges, Griffin | Chapel Royal / | royal chaplain in extraordinary | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Admission) | Higs, Griffin | Chapel Royal / | royal chaplain in ordinary | View |
| 1641 | Libc | Higgs, Griffin | Chapel Royal / | royal chaplain in ordinary | View |