Foster: of Wilts, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 17 Dec., 1619, aged 18; B.A. 31 Jan., 1621-2, M.A. 9 July, 1624 (incorporated at Cambridge 1625), B.D. 30 June, 1632, D.D. 3 July, 1661 (s. George), rector of Pertwood, Wilts, 1631, canon of Exeter 1634, rector of Bratton Clovelly 1637, and of Throwleigh 1639, vicar of Okehampton 1644, and rector of Heanton Punchardon (all Devon) 1661, chancellor of the church of Exeter 1660, until his death 17 Oct., 1669. See Fasti, ii. 256; Drake's Fasciculus Mervenensis, 61-3.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1628 | Subsc | Mervin, Richardus | / | View | |
| 1634 | Appt(Installation) | Mervyn, Richard | Exeter cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1634 | Appt(Institution) | Mervin, Richardus | Exeter Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1637 | Appt(Institution) | Marvine, Richardus | Bratton Clovelly / | Rector | View |
| 1637 | Appt(Presentation) | Mervyn, Richard | Bratton Clovelly / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Presentation) | Mervin, Richard | Throwleigh / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Disp-App | Mernin, Richard | Throwley / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Disp(Dispensation) | Mernin, Richard | Bratton Clovelly / | Rector | View |
| 1639 | Appt(Institution) | Mervine, Richardus | Throwleigh / | Rector | View |
| 1644 | Appt(Institution) | Mervyne, Richardus | Okehampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1644 | Vac(resignation) | Merven, Richardus | Throwley / | Rector | View |
| 1644 | Appt(Institution) | Mervin, Richardus | Okehampton / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1669 | Vac(natural death) | Mervin, Richardus | Bratton Clovelly / | Rector | View |
| 1669 | Vac(Death) | Mervin, Richardus | Exeter Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1669 | Vac(natural death) | Mervin, Richardus | Exeter Cathedral / | Chancellor | View |
| 1670 | Vac(natural death) | Mervin, Richardus | Heanton Punchardon / | Rector | View |