Venn: M.A. 1628 (Incorp. from Oxford). Of Leicestershire. Matric. from St Alban's Hall, Nov. 9, 1621, age 18; B.A. 1622-3; M.A. 1626; B.D. 1633; D.D. from Pembroke College, Oxford, 1661. R. of Kuworth Abbas, Leics., 1627-46, sequestered. R. of Cotesbach, 1634-45. Preb. of Lincoln, 1660-5. Al. Oxon.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1627 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Samuel | / | priest | View |
| 1627 | Appt(Institution) | Cotton, Samuel | Northkillwod / | Rector | View |
| 1627 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1627 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Samuelis | / | deacon | View |
| 1627 | Appt(Institution) | Cotton, Samuelis | North Kelworth / | Rector | View |
| 1633 | Ordi(ordination) | Cotton, Samuelis | / | priest | View |
| 1633 | Appt(Licensing) | Cotton, Samuelis | North Kelworth / | Preacher | View |
| 1634 | Appt(Presentation) | Cotton, Samuel | Cotesbach / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp(Dispensation) | Cotton, Samuel | Cotesbitch / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Cotton, Samuel | Northkillworth / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp-App | Cotton, Samuel | Cotesbach / | Rector | View |
| 1634 | Disp(Dispensation) | Cotton, Samuel | North Kilworth / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Cotton, Samuel | North Witham / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Cotton, Samuel | Lincoln Cathedral / Stow Longa | Prebendary | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Cotton, Samuelis | North Kelworth / | Rector | View |
| 1666 | Vac(natural death) | Cotton, Samuel | Northwytham / | Rector | View |
| 1666 | Vac(Death) | Cotton, Samuel | Northkillworth / | Rector | View |
| 1666 | Vac(Death) | Cotton, Samuelus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Long Stow | Prebendary | View |