Venn
Adm. pens. (age 17) at CHRIST'S, July 6, 1639. S. of Thomas, of Laughton, near Market-Harborough, Leics. B. there. Matric. 1639; B.A. 1642-3; M.A. 1646. Ord. deacon and priest (Lincoln) Mar. 6, 1645-6. R. of Broughton Astley, Leics., 1654-91. Buried there Jan. 19, 1691. Father of William (1677), brother of Samuel (1644). ( Peile, I. 463; Nichols, IV. 61.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1645 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Willelmus | / | priest | View |
| 1645 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Willelmus | / | deacon | View |
| 1646 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Gulielmus | / | deacon | View |
| 1646 | Appt(Institution) | Cotton, Gulielmus | Broughton Astley / | Rector | View |
| 1646 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Gulielmus | / | priest | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Cotton, William | Broughton Ashley / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Cotton, Gulielmus | Broughton Astley / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Licensing) | Cotton, Gulielmus | Broughton Astley / | Preacher | View |
| 1684 | Appt(Licensing) | Cotton, Gul. | Broughton / | Preacher | View |
| 1692 | Vac(natural death) | Cotton, William | Broughton Astley / | Rector | View |