Foster: of Hants, pleb. New Coll., matric. 15 April, 1586, aged 17; B.A. 12 April, 1589, M.A. 22 Jan., 1592-3, B.D. 4 July, 1605, sup. for D.D. 28 June, 1605; sometime a master at Winchester college, rector of Lympsham, Somerset, 1604, dean of Wells 1602, and vicar of Wells St. Cuthbert 1607, until his death same year; made his will 9 Oct., 1603, proved 8 June, 1608. See Lansdowne MS. 983, f. 103.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1596 | Appt(Institution) | Hayden, Benjamin | not given / | Rector | View |
| 1604 | Appt(Institution) | Heydon, Benjaminus | Limpesham / | Rector | View |
| 1604 | Appt(grant) | Heydon, Beniaminus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Currye | Prebendary | View |
| 1604 | Appt(grant) | Heydon, Beniaminus | Wells Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1606 | Disp(Dispensation) | Heydon, Beniamin | St Cuthbert, Wells / | Vicar | View |
| 1606 | Libc | Heyden, Beniaminus | Wells Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1606 | Libc | Heyden, Beniaminus | Wells / Prebend of Currye | Prebendary | View |
| 1606 | Disp-App | Heydon, Beniamin | Lympsham als Lympesham / | Rector | View |
| 1606 | Libc | Heyden, Beniaminus | Limpsham / | View | |
| 1606 | Disp-App | Heydon, Beniamin | Wells Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1607 | Appt(Institution) | Heydon, Benjaminus | Wells, Sancti Cuthberti / | Vicar | View |
| 1607 | Vac(Death) | Heydon, Beniaminus | Wells, Sancti Cuthberti / | Vicar | View |
| 1607 | Vac(Death) | Heiden, Benjamin | Wells Cathedral / Curry prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1607 | Vac(Death) | Heiden, Benjamin | Wells Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1607 | Vac(Death) | Heydon, Beniaminus | Limpsham / | Rector | View |