FOSTER: of Worcestershire, gent. CHRIST CHURCH, matric. 8 Nov. 1594, aged 17; BA 25 Oct. 1599; MA 8 June 1602; proctor 1611; incorporated at Cambridge 1604. Canon of Wells, 1610; Rector of Merstham, Surrey, 1610. Licensed to marry Elizabeth, dau. of the late Andrew Boyse, Rector of Coulsdon, Surrey, deceased. Father of Thomas Spackman.
Fasti, Bath & Wells (as Sparckeman): M.A. 1610-1617.Prebendary of Combe V, Collated 20 March 1610 Instal. 21 July 1610. D. and buried 3 July 1617 (m.i., Merstham, Surr.) (Surrey Archaeological Collections xvii 19).
When ordained priest, 2 Sept. 1611, noted as ordained deacon by William Barlow, Bishop of Rochester; and as
Proctor ['Procurator'], University of Oxford.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1610 | Appt(Presentation) | Spackman, Norwicus | Merstham / | Rector | View |
| 1610 | Appt(Installation) | Spackman, Norwich | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Combe V | Prebendary | View |
| 1610 | Appt(Admission) | Sparckman, Mauricius | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Comba 5 | Prebendary | View |
| 1611 | Ordi(ordination) | Spackman, Norwicus | / | priest | View |
| 1617 | Vac(Death) | Spackham, Norwici | Mestham alias Merstham / | Rector | View |
| 1617 | Vac(Death) | Sparckman, Norwich | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Combe V | Prebendary | View |