Foster: son of Thomas, Bishop of Bath and Wells (CCED ID 91352); student, CHRIST CHURCH 1577; BA 23 Jan. 1580/1; MA 6 Mar. 1583/4; DD 30 Jan. 1595/6; prebendal vicar of St Decuman in Wells 1586; canon of Exeter 1586; R of Sanford Orcas, Somerset 1587; canon residentiary Wells 1587; V of Weston Zoyland 1587-95; sub-dean Exeter 1589 and R Porlock, Somerset 1590; V of Bishops Lydyard, Somerset 1591 and of Heavitree, Devon 1596; Bishop of Llandaff 1601-17; R of Shire Newton, Monmouthshire 1603 and of Kingston Seymour, Somerset 1616; Bishop of Hereford 1617 until his death 29 Apr. 1633; buried in chancel of Whitbourne church; father of Thomas (1604) (CCED ID 133970) and of Morgan (1621) (CCED ID 151129). See Ath. ii.555; Lansdowne MS 984,f.204; OHS xii.92; Foster Ind Eccles & Oxford DNB.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1585 | Appt(Installation) | Godwin, Francis | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Combe VII | Prebendary | View |
| 1586 | Appt(Collation) | Godwyn, Franciscus | Exeter Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1586 | Appt(Collation) | Godwin, ffranciscus | Sampford Orcas / | Rector | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Presentation) | Godwyn, Francis | Exeter Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Institution) | Godwyn, Franciscus | Exeter Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Godwyn, Francis | Exeter Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Institution) | Godwyn, Franciscus | Illuggan / | Rector | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Godwyn, Francis | Illuggan / | Rector | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Admission) | Godwyn, frranciscus | Weston in Zoyland / | Vicar | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Admission) | Godwyn, Franciscus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Sancti Decumani | Prebendary | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Admission) | Godwin, Francis | Wells Cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1587 | Appt(Admission) | Godwin, Francis | Wells Cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1588 | Appt(Institution) | Godwyn, Franciscus | Exeter Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1588 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Godwyn, Francis | Exeter Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1589 | Appt(Presentation) | Godwyn, Francis | Porlock / | Rector | View |
| 1589 | Appt(Installation) | Godwin, Francis | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Combe VIII | Prebendary | View |
| 1589 | Appt(Admission) | Godwyn, Franciscus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Comba | Prebendary | View |
| 1590 | Appt(Admission) | Godwyn, Franciscus | Porlocke / | Rector | View |
| 1591 | Appt(Appointment) | Godwyn, Francis | Wells Cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1591 | Appt(Appointment) | Godwyn, Francis | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Combe eighth prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1592 | Vac(resignation) | Godwin, ffranciscos | Lidiard epi / | Vicar | View |
| 1595 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Godwyn, Francis | Hevytree / | Vicar | View |
| 1595 | Appt(Institution) | Godwin, Franciscus | Hevytree / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1601 | Disp-App | Godwin, Franc: | Exeter Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1601 | Disp-App | Godwin, Franc: | Heaintree / | Vicar | View |
| 1601 | Disp-App | Godwin, Franc: | Wells Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1601 | Disp-App | Godwin, Franc: | Exeter Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1601 | Disp-App | Godwin, Franc: | Porlock / | Rector | View |
| 1601 | Disp(Dispensation) | Godwin, Franc: | Llandaff (elect) / | Bishop | View |
| 1601 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Godwyn, Franciscus | Llandaff / | Bishop | View |
| 1601 | Appt(consecration) | Godwyn, Franciscus | Llandaff / | Bishop | View |
| 1603 | Vac(resignation) | Godwin, unknown | Exeter Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1603 | Vac(resignation) | not given, Franciscus | Exeter Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1606 | Libc | Godwin, ffranciscus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Comba Octava | Prebendary | View |
| 1613 | Appt(Institution) | Godwin, Franciscus | Kingston Seymour / | Rector | View |
| 1616 | Vac(Promotion) | Godwin, Francis | Exeter cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1617 | Appt(enthronement) | Godwin, Francis | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1617 | Appt(royal assent) | Godwin, Franciscus | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1617 | Vac(resignation) | Godwyn, Francis | Wells Cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1617 | Appt(confirmation) | Godwyne, Franciscus | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1617 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Godwyne, Franciscus | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1617 | Appt(restitution of temporalities) | Godwin, Franciscus | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1618 | Vac(Promotion) | unknown, Franciscus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Comba 8 | Prebendary | View |
| 1618 | Vac(Promotion) | Godwin, Francis | Wells Cathedral / Comba 8 | Prebendary | View |