Venn: Matric. pens, from Queens', Easter, 1605. Of Maes Maen Cymro, Denbigh. B.A. 1608-9; M.A. 1612; B.D. 1621; D.D. 1626. Fellow, 1611-30. Junior Proctor, 1619-20. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) May 26; priest, May 27, 1616. Preb. of Lincoln, 1628-38. Sub-dean of Wells, 1629-38. R. of Llandymog. Bishop of Bangor, and Archdeacon of Anglesey, 1637; sequestered, 1649; restored, 1660-5. Died at Llandymog, Ruthin, Aug. 12, 1665. Buried there. M.I. (Walker, Sufferings, 2; Br. Willis, St Asaph; D.N.B.)
See Oxford DNB.
A warrant was issued on 13 January 1631-2 to swear in Dr William Roberts as a chaplain in ordinary; & a letter to him to wait in the room of Mr Henry Bates: TNA, LC5/132, p. 282 (a reference we owe to Dr Andrew Thrush).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1615 | Ordi(ordination) | Roberts, Willimus | / | deacon | View |
| 1616 | Ordi(ordination) | Roberts, Willimus | / | priest | View |
| 1616 | Ordi(ordination) | Roberts, Willimus | / | priest | View |
| 1616 | Ordi(ordination) | Roberts, Willimus | / | deacon | View |
| 1628 | Appt(Collation) | Roberts, Willimus | Lincoln Cathedral / Ketton prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1628 | Libc | Roberts, Willielmus | Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1629 | Appt(Institution) | Robartes, William | Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1629 | Appt(Presentation) | Roberts, William | Wells Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1629 | Appt(Institution) | Robertes, William | Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1629 | Appt(Installation) | Roberts, William | Wells Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1629 | Appt(Institution) | Roberts, Willimus | Wells Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1631 | Appt(Institution) | Robertes, Gulielmus | Horsmanseux / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Disp(Dispensation) | Robertes, William | Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Disp(Dispensation) | Roberts, Will | Herstmonceux / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Disp-App | Robertes, William | Herstmonceux / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Disp-App | Roberts, Will | Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Appt(Presentation) | Robertes, William | Herstmonceux / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Libc | Roberts, Willielmus | Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Appt(Institution) | Robertes, William | Herstmonzeux / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Roberts, Willielmus | Horsmounsey et Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Roberts, Willielmus | Barcombe et Horsmounsey / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Roberts, Willimus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Ketton | Prebendary | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Roberts, Willimus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Ketton | Prebendary | View |
| 1635 | Libc | Roberts, Willielmus | Horsmounsey et Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1635 | Libc | Roberts, Willielmus | Barcombe et Horsmounsey / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Disp-App | Roberts, William | Baccombe / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Disp-App | Roberts, William | Lincoln Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1637 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Roberts, Gulielmus | Bangor / | Bishop | View |
| 1637 | Appt(consecration) | Roberts, Gulielmus | Bangor / | Bishop | View |
| 1637 | Libc | Roberts, Willielmus | Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Disp-App | Roberts, William | Anglesey / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1637 | Libc | Roberts, Willielmus | Horsmounsey et Barcombe / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Disp-App | Roberts, William | Wells Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1637 | Disp(Dispensation) | Roberts, William | Bangor / | Bishop | View |
| 1638 | Vac(resignation) | unknown, Gulielmus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Ketton | Prebendary | View |
| 1638 | Vac(resignation) | Roberts, William | Wells Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1638 | Vac(Promotion) | Roberts, William | Wells Cathedral / | subdean | View |