Foster: Jane, William, s. Jos., of Cornwall, gent. Christ Church, matric 5 Dec 1660, aged 16; BA 1664, MA 1667, BD 1674, DD 1679, canon 1678, and regius professor of divinity 1680-1707, lecturer at Carfax, chaplain to Dr Compton, bishop of Oxford, rector of Wennington, Essex, 1678, canon of St Paul's and treasurer 1679, and archdeacon of Middlesex 1679-86, rector of Newland, Oxon, 1680, dean of Gloucester 1685, canon and chancellor of Exeter cathedral 1703, precentor 1704, chaplain to William III; died in Feb 1706-7, will at Oxford proved 10 Nov 1707. See Ath., iv. 643; Lansdowne MS 987, f. 298; Foster's Index Eccl.
The 1709 liber cleri record for Ewelme must be an error; incumbent is identified specifically as regius prof of divinity in the appointment record.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1668 | Subsc | Jane, William | / | View | |
| 1671 | Ordi(ordination) | Jane, Gulielmus | / | priest | View |
| 1671 | Subsc | Jane, William | / | View | |
| 1678 | Appt(collation) | Jane, Gulielmus | Wennington / | Rector | View |
| 1678 | Subsc | Jane, Guilielmus | Wenmington / | Rector | View |
| 1679 | Subsc | Jane, Guil. | St Pauli London / ad Archidiaconatu de Middlesex | Archdeacon | View |
| 1679 | Subsc | Jane, Guil. | St Pauli London / ad dignitatem Thesauiatus | Treasurer | View |
| 1679 | Subsc | Jane, Guliel. | St Pauli, London / ad prebendam de Chamberlain Wood | Prebendary | View |
| 1679 | Appt(collation) | Jane, Gulielmus | London / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1679 | Appt(collation) | Jane, Gulielmus | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Chamberlainwood | Prebendary | View |
| 1679 | Appt(collation) | Jane, Guilielmus | St Paul's cathedral / | Treasurer | View |
| 1681 | Appt(Institution) | Jane, Gulielmus | Newelme alias Ewelme / | Rector | View |
| 1685 | Libc | Jane, William | Ewelme / | Rector | View |
| 1686 | Vac(resignation) | Jane, Gulielmi | Middlesex / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1686 | Vac(cession) | Jane, Gulielmus | Wennington / | Rector | View |
| 1691 | Libc | Jane, William | Ewelme / | Rector | View |
| 1697 | Libc | Jane, William | Ewelme / | Rector | View |
| 1704 | Libc | Jane, William | Ewelme / | Rector | View |
| 1707 | Vac(Death) | Jane, William | Gloucester / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1707 | Vac(natural death) | Jane, Gulielmus | St Paul's Cathedral / | Treasurer | View |
| 1707 | Vac(natural death) | Jane, Gulielmus | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Chamberlainwood | Prebendary | View |
| 1708 | Vac(Death) | Jane, William | Oxford Cathedral / Prebend belonging to the divinity professorship at | Prebendary | View |
| 1709 | Libc | Jane, William | Ewelme / | Rector | View |