Foster: episcopi fil. Christ Church, matric. 31 Jan., 1633-4, aged 18; B.A. 11 Feb., 1633-4; created M.A. 31 Aug., 1636, and created D.D. 16 Nov., 1661 (s. William, bishop of Bath and Wells), archdeacon of Bath 1638-43, vicar of Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, 1637, until sequestered 1646 by the Westminster assembly, rector of Buckland St. Mary, Somerset, 1637, prebendal rector of Cudworth, Wilts, 1638-9, canon of Wells, 1639, archdeacon of Bath 1638-43, and of Taunton 1643-82, vicar of East Brent, Somerset, 1661-2, rector of Christian Malford, Wilts, 1662, and canon residentiary of Wells 1639, until his death 4 April, 1682. See Fasti, ii. 259; Add. MS. 15,670, p. 167; Lansdowne MS. 987, f. 37.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1637 | Ordi(ordination) | Peirs, Gulielmus | / | priest | View |
| 1637 | Ordi(ordination) | Peirs, Gulielmus | / | priest | View |
| 1637 | Ordi(ordination) | Peirs, Gulielmus | / | deacon | View |
| 1637 | Appt(Collation) | Peirs, Gulielmus | Buckland Mary / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Collation) | Peirs, Gulielmus | Wells Cathedral / Archdeacon of Bath | Archdeacon | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Collation) | Peirs, Gulielmus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Cudworth | Prebendary | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Institution) | Peirs, Guilielmus | Buckland St. Mary alias Buckland Sanctae Mariae / | Rector | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Institution) | Peirs, Gulielmus | Kingesburie / | Vicar | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Installation) | Peirs, William | Bath Archdeaconry / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1638 | Appt(Installation) | Peirs, William | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Cudworth and Knowle | Prebendary | View |
| 1638 | Disp-App | Peirs, William | Kingsbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1638 | Disp(Dispensation) | Peirs, William | Buckland St Mary / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Collation) | Peirs, Gulielmus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Whitchurch | Prebendary | View |
| 1639 | Vac(resignation) | Peirs, Guilielmus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Cudworth | Prebendary | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Installation) | Peirs, William | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Whitchurch | Prebendary | View |
| 1639 | Vac(resignation) | Peirs, William | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Cudworth with the chapel of Knowle anne | Prebendary | View |
| 1643 | Appt(Collation) | Peirs, Gulielmus | Wells Cathedral / Archdeacon of Taunton | Archdeacon | View |
| 1643 | Appt(Installation) | Peirs, William | Taunton Archdeaconry / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1643 | Vac(resignation) | Peirs, William | Bath Archdeaconry / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1661 | Appt(Collation) | Peirs, Gulielmus | Eastbrent / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1661 | Subsc | Peirs, William | East Brent / | Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Peirs, William | Wells Cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Peirs, Guilielmus | Eastbrent / | Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Peirs, William | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Milverton Prima | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Peirs, William | Wells Cathedral / Archdeacon of Taunton | Archdeacon | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Peirs, Guilielmus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Milverton Prima | Prebendary | View |
| 1682 | Vac(natural death) | Peirs, Wilhelmus | Bath and Wells / Archdeaconry of Taunton | Archdeacon | View |