Foster: son of William Airay, the favourite servant of Barnard Gilpin, the apostle of the north; of Westmoreland, pleb. Matriculated St Edmund Hall Oxford, entry dated 29/03/1580, aged 20; tabarder Queen's College 1583, BA 19/06/1583, MA 15/06/1586, Fellow 1586, BD 16/12/1594, DD 17/06/1600, Vice-Chancellor 1606, Provost of Queen's College 1599, rector of Charlton-on-Otmoor 1606; prebendary of Canterbury 1609, rector of Bletchington 1615, died 6 of Ides of October (10/10) 1616, aged 57; will proved at Oxford, 21/12/1616.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Ariay, Henry | / | View | |
| 1599 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Ayray, Henricus | Queen's College, Oxford / | provost | View |
| 1606 | Appt(Presentation) | Ayray, Henricus | Chareton super Oatemore / | Rector | View |
| 1606 | Appt(Institution) | Ayrey, Henricus | Charlton super Oatmoore / | Rector | View |
| 1609 | Appt(Collation) | Airay, Henricus | Canterbury Cathedral / First prebend | Canon | View |
| 1615 | Vac(cession) | Ayray, Henricus | Charlton / | Rector | View |
| 1615 | Appt(Institution) | Airay, Henricus | Blechington / | Rector | View |
| 1616 | Vac(Death) | Airay, Henry | Canterbury / | Canon | View |
| 1616 | Vac(natural death) | Ayray, Henricus | Queen's College, Oxford / | provost | View |
| 1617 | Vac(natural death) | Ayray, Henricus | Blechington / | Rector | View |