FOSTER: s. John, of Devizes, Wilts. pleb. MAGDALEN COLL. matric. 7 Dec, 1638, aged 16; chorister 1633, demy 1639, B.A. 4 Dec. 1641, fellow 1643-8, and 1660, M.A. 21 June 1644, D.D. 7 Aug. 1660, president of his college 1661-72, rector of Brington, Northants. 16(56)-76, chaplain in ordinary to Chas. II, canon of Canterbury 1660, and of Lincoln 1660, Dean of Salisbury 1675, until his death 28 March 1691, buried in the church of North Tidworth, Wilts. [where his son Robert ID 60820 was incumbent]. See Ath. iv.299; Bloxam i.40, v.158; Burrows 513; Baker's Northants. i.92; & Lansdowne MS 987, ff.131, 153.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1675 | Subsc | Pierce, Thomas | Salisbury Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1675 | Appt(Institution) | Peirce, Thomas | Salisbury Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1691 | Vac(Death) | Pierce, Thomas | Salisbury / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1691 | Vac(Death) | Pierce, Thomas | Salisbury / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1691 | Vac(natural death) | Pierce, Thomas | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Langford Manor | Prebendary | View |
| 1691 | Vac(Death) | Pierce, Thomas | Canterbury Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |