See Oxford DNB: Bishop of Rochester, 1635-1713.
Foster
cler. fil. Wadham Coll., matric. 12 Nov., 1651, scholar 1652, from Tallaton, Devon, aged 17, B.A. 29 Jan., 1654-5, M.A. 11 June, 1657, fellow 1657-70, B. and D.D. 3 July, 1669, incorporated at Cambridge 1671; F.R.S. 1663, canon of Lincoln 1660-9, chaplain to George, duke of Buckingham, and to Charles II., minister of St. Margaret's Westminster, rector of Uffington, co. Lincoln, 1670, canon of Westminster 1669, of Windsor 1681, dean of Westminster 1683-1713, bishop of Rochester 1684, dean of the chapel royal 1685, and clerk of the closet 1685; died at Bromley 20 May, 1713, buried in Westminster abbey; father of the next. See Ath. iv. 727; Al. West. 27; Gardiner, 194; & Chester, 276.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Sprat, Thomas | Uffington / | Parson | View |
| --- | Subsc | Sprat, Thomas | Uffington / | Rector | View |
| 1659 | Ordi(ordination) | Sprat, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1659 | Libc | Sprat, Thomas | Wadham College, Oxford / | Fellow | View |
| 1661 | Subsc | Sprat, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1670 | Appt(Institution) | Sprat, Thomas | Uffington / | Rector | View |
| 1670 | Appt(Institution) | Spratt, Thomas | Uffington / | Rector | View |
| 1670 | Appt(Licensing) | Sprat, Thomas | Uffington / | Preacher | View |
| 1685 | Vac(Promotion) | Sprat, Thomas | Uffington / | Rector | View |