Venn: Matric. pens, from Trinity, Easter, 1606; B.A. 1609-10; M.A. 1613; B.D. 1620; D.D. 1625. Fellow, 1612. Perhaps R. of Porlock, Somerset, 1617. Preb. of Exeter, 1619. Dean of Exeter, 1629. R. of Diptford, Devon, 1630. R. of St Breock, Cornwall, 1638. Ejected from his various offices but restored in 1660. Died Dec. 6, 1661. (Walker, Sufferings, 24.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1615 | Subsc | Peterson, William | / | View | |
| 1618 | Appt(Institution) | Peterson, William | Porlock / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Appt(Institution) | Peterson, Willimus | Porlock / | Rector | View |
| 1619 | Appt(Installation) | Peterson, William | Exeter cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1620 | Libc | Peterson, Willimus | Porlocke / | Rector | View |
| 1621 | Appt(Admission) | Peterson, William | Exeter cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1621 | Libc | Peterson, | chapel royal / | royal chaplain in ordinary | View |
| 1626 | Appt(mandate to install) | Peterson, William | Carlisle cathedral / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1627 | Appt(Installation) | Petterson, William | Carlisle cathedral / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1629 | Appt(election) | Peterson, Willimus | Exeter Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1629 | Appt(Presentation) | Peterson, William | Dipford / | Rector | View |
| 1629 | Appt(Installation) | Peterson, William | Exeter cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1630 | Disp-App | Peterson, Will | chapel royal / | royal chaplain | View |
| 1630 | Disp-App | Peterson, Will | Porlock / | Rector | View |
| 1630 | Disp(Dispensation) | Peterson, William | Porlock / | Rector | View |
| 1630 | Disp-App | Peterson, William | Diptford / | Rector | View |
| 1630 | Disp-App | Peterson, William | King Charles / | royal chaplain in ordinary | View |
| 1630 | Appt(Institution) | Peterson, Willimus | Dipford / | Rector | View |
| 1630 | Disp(Dispensation) | Peterson, Will | Dipford / | Rector | View |
| 1642 | Appt(Institution) | Peterson, Guilielmus | Breocke / | Rector | View |