Foster: scholar of Trinity Coll. 1569, B.A. 12 Feb., 1571-2, fellow 1572, M.A. 14 May, 1575, B.D. 2 March, 1579-80, D.D. 13 March, 1581-2, vicar of East Brent, Somerset, 1576, archdeacon of Surrey 1580, rector of Ditcheat, Somerset, 1582, precentor of Wells 1583, and canon 1584, rector of Yeovilton 1584, died in 1605. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus & O.H.S., xii. 12.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1577 | Ordi(ordination) | Cottington, James | / | deacon | View |
| 1577 | Subsc | Cottington, Jacobus | Estbrinte / | Vicar | View |
| 1577 | Ordi(ordination) | Cottington, James | / | priest | View |
| 1577 | Appt(Institution) | Cottyngton, Jacobus | Eastbrent / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1578 | Appt(Presentation) | Cottyngton, James | Acle / | Rector | View |
| 1580 | Appt(Institution) | Cottington, Jacobus | Winchester Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Surrey | Archdeacon | View |
| 1580 | Appt(Presentation) | Cottington, James | Archdeaconry of Surrey / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1582 | Appt(Institution) | Cottington, Jacobus | Dicheat / | Rector | View |
| 1582 | Vac(resignation) | Cottington, Jacobus | Est Brint / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1583 | Appt(Presentation) | Cottington, James | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Combe 10 | Prebendary | View |
| 1583 | Vac(resignation) | Cottyngton, James | East Brent / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1583 | Appt(Presentation) | Cottington, James | Wells Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1583 | Appt(Institution) | Cottington, Jacobus | Wells Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1583 | Appt(Installation) | Cottington, James | Wells Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1583 | Appt(Installation) | Cottington, James | Wells Cathedral / Combe X | Prebendary | View |
| 1583 | Appt(commission to institute) | Cottington, Jacobus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Combe Decima | Prebendary | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Institution) | Cottington, Jacobus | Yevellton / | Rector | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Presentation) | Cottyngton, James | Yeovilton / | Rector | View |
| 1590 | Appt(Installation) | Cottington, James | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Compton Dondon | Prebendary | View |
| 1591 | Appt(Appointment) | Cottington, James | Wells Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1591 | Appt(Appointment) | Cottington, James | Wells Cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1591 | Appt(Appointment) | Cottington, James | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Cumpton Dunden | Prebendary | View |
| 1591 | Vac(resignation) | Cottington, Jacobus | Yeovelton / | Rector | View |
| 1605 | Vac(natural death) | Cottington, James | Surrey / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1606 | Vac(natural death) | Cottington, Jacobus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Compton Dundon | Prebendary | View |
| 1606 | Vac(Death) | Cottington, Jacobus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Compton Dindon | Prebendary | View |
| 1606 | Vac(Death) | Cottington, Jacobus | Wells Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1606 | Vac(Death) | Cottington, Jcobus | Dytcheate / | Rector | View |
| 1606 | Vac(natural death) | Cottington, Jacobus | Wells Cathedral / | Precentor | View |