Foster: of Somerset, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. entry under date circa 16 Oct., 1581, aged 16; B.A. from Magdalen Coll. 17 Dec., 1586, chaplain 1593-1616, M.A. 27 May, 1595; (s. Richard, of Chard), author of a Spanish grammar, domestic chaplain to Dr. Abbot, archbishop of Canterbury, rector of Guildford Holy Trinity 1593, and Ivychurch, Kent, 1615, and canon of Canterbury (about) 1615, until his death 24 Sept., 1629. See Ath. ii. 471; Bloxam, ii. 129; Lansdowne MS. 984, f. 120.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1595 | Appt(Institution) | Sanford, Johannes | Wonershe, Sancti Johannis Baptiste / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1603 | Libc | Sandford, John | Womersh / | Vicar | View |
| 1603 | Libc | Samford, John | Wonersh / | Vicar | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Collation) | Sandford, John | Blackmanstone / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Libc | Samford, | George, Archbishop of Canterbury / | Chaplain | View |
| 1615 | Vac(resignation) | Sanford, Johannes | Blackmanstone / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Appt(Collation) | Sanford, Johannes | Ivechurch / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Appt(Collation) | Sanford, Johannes | Canterbury Cathedral / 6th Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1621 | Appt(Collation) | Sanford, John | Snave / | Rector | View |
| 1621 | Disp-App | Sanford, Joh | Ivichurch / | Rector | View |
| 1621 | Disp-App | Sanford, Joh | Canterbury Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1621 | Disp(Dispensation) | Sanford, Joh | Snave / | Rector | View |
| 1621 | Disp-App | Sanford, Joh | Archbishop of Canterbury / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1622 | Libc | Sandford, Johannes | Snave / | Rector | View |
| 1622 | Libc | Sandford, Johannes | Blackmanston / | Rector | View |
| 1628 | Libc | Sandford, Johannes | Snave / | Rector | View |
| 1629 | Vac(Death) | Sandford, John | Ivychurch / | Rector | View |
| 1629 | Vac(natural death) | Sanford, John | Canterbury Cathedral / Canonry | Canon | View |
| 1629 | Vac(natural death) | Sanford, John | Iverchurch / | Rector | View |