Adm. pens. at PETERHOUSE, 1596-7; Scholar, 1597; B.A. 1600-1; M.A. 1604. Incorp. at Oxford, 1605. Probably R. of Gt Musgrave, Westmorland, 1612-34. V. of St Michael's, Appleby, 1614-34. Buried at Gt Musgrave, Mar. 7, 1633-4.
[The only John Spenser ordained by Martin Heton was John Spenser, MA and alumnus of Peterhouse, was ordained deacon, 26 May 1605. Although neither Venn nor Foster give details of any Oxford fellowship, he was incorporated at Oxford 9 July 1605. So on balance, taking 1605 Peterhouse alumnus and 1606/7 Lincoln College Fellow to be the same man].