VENN: (as BOWLES or BOWLE) Matric. sizar from TRINITY, Lent, 1593-4. Of Lancashire. B.A. 1597-8; M.A. 1601; B.D. 1608; D.D. 1613. Fellow, 1599. Incorp. at Oxford, 1605 and 1615. R. of St Michael-le-Quern, London, 1607; of Upminster, Essex, 1609; of Bradfield, Berks., 1613; of Tilehurst, 1613; of Eynsford, Kent, 1614. Dean of Salisbury, 1620. Bishop of Rochester, 1630-7. Died Oct. 9, 1637. Buried in St Paul's. (D.N.B.; Al. Oxon.)
Vac. reason on leaving Deanery of Salisbury clearly wrong as he was translated to Rochester not Bath & Wells.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Disp(Dispensation) | Bowle, Joh | Newbury / | Rector | View |
| 1613 | Disp-App | Bowle, Joh | Bradfeild / | Rector | View |
| 1613 | Appt(Institution) | Bowle, Johannes | Bradfeild / | Rector | View |
| 1613 | Appt(Institution) | Bowle, Johannes | Tylehurste / | Rector and Vicar | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Collation) | Bowle, John | Eynsford / | Vicar | View |
| 1620 | Appt(confirmation) | Bowle, John | Salisbury Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1620 | Subsc | Bowle, Johannes | Salisbury Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1621 | Libc | Boules, | chapel royal / | royal chaplain in ordinary | View |
| 1630 | Disp-App | Dowle, Joh | Tilehurste / | Rector and Vicar | View |
| 1630 | Disp-App | Dowle, Joh | Bradfeild / | Rector | View |
| 1630 | Vac | Bowles, Johannes | Salisbury Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1630 | Disp(Dispensation) | Bowle, John | Rochester / | Bishop | View |
| 1630 | Disp-App | Bowle, John | Bradfield / | Rector | View |
| 1630 | Disp-App | Bowle, John | Tilehurst / | Vicar | View |
| 1630 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Bowle, Johannes | Rochester / | Bishop | View |
| 1630 | Disp(Dispensation) | Dowle, Joh | Rochester / | Bishop | View |
| 1630 | Vac(Promotion) | Bowle, John | Eaynsford / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Vac(Death) | Rochester, Johannes | Bradfeild / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Vac(Death) | Rochester, Johannes | Tylchurch / | Rector | View |