Foster: son of Laurence of East Luckham, Somerset, cler. (Clergy ID 555452), EXETER Coll. matric 20 Jan 1597/8 aged 17; BA CHRIST CHURCH 30 June 1602; MA 9 June 1605; BD 9 July 1612; created DD 31 Jan 1642/3; royalist divine; R of East Luckham 1614; of Selworthy 1618 until sequestered 1647; Canon of Exeter 1632, canon of Wells 1660; died 16 June 1669; buried East Luckham. See Ath iii, 836; Add MS, 15,671; & DNB.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1606 | Ordi(ordination) | Byam, Henricus | / | priest | View |
| 1606 | Ordi(ordination) | Byam, Henricus | / | deacon | View |
| 1606 | Ordi(ordination) | Byam, Henricus | / | priest | View |
| 1606 | Ordi(ordination) | Byam, Henricus | / | priest | View |
| 1606 | Ordi(ordination) | Byam, Henricus | / | priest | View |
| 1606 | Subsc | Byam, Henricus | / | View | |
| 1615 | Appt(Institution) | Byam, Henricus | Luccombe / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Disp(Dispensation) | Byam, Henr | Luckham / | Rector | View |
| 1616 | Appt(Licensing) | Byam, Henricus | / | Preacher | View |
| 1618 | Appt(Institution) | Byam, Henricum | Selworthie / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Appt(Institution) | Byam, Henricus | Selworthie / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Appt(Institution) | Byam, Henricus | Selworthy / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Disp(Dispensation) | Byam, Henr | Selworthie / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Appt(Institution) | Byam, Henricus | Selworthie / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Disp(Dispensation) | Byam, Henricus | Selworthie / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Disp-App | Byam, Henr | Luckham als Luccombe / | Rector | View |
| 1620 | Libc | Byam, Henricus | Luccombe / | Rector | View |
| 1620 | Libc | Byam, Henricus | Selworthie / | Rector | View |
| 1632 | Appt(Collation) | Byam, Henricus | Exeter Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1632 | Appt(Installation) | Byam, Henry | Exeter cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Collation) | Byam, Henricus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Compton Dundon | Prebendary | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Collation) | Byam, Henricus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Compton Dundon | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Byam, Henricus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Compton Dundon | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Byam, Henricus | Luckham / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Byam, Henricus | Selworthy / | Rector | View |