Foster: of the Inner Temple 1547; B. and D.D. supd. March, 1560-1, 16 years in theology, dean of Christ Church, Oxon, 1561-4; puritan divine, vicar of Swillond, Suffolk, 1545, rector of All Hallows, Bread Street, London, 1551, dean of Chichester 1552, refused the bishoprick of Norwich 1560, canon of Durham 1560, refused to conform and lost his preferments; master of Wigston's hospital at Leicester 1567, canon of St. Paul's 1570, and rector of Brightlingsea, Essex, 1584; died 9 April, 1589, aged 72; father of Nathaniel, 1581. See Al. West. 8; Cooper, ii. 43; Foster's Inns of Court Reg.; Ath. i. 548; & Lansdowne MS. 982, f. 144.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1552 | Appt(Collation) | Sampson, Thomas | All Hallows (Omnium Sanctorum), in Bredstret, [city of ]London / | Rector | View |
| 1553 | Appt((Other)) | Sampson, Thomas | Chichester Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1553 | Vac(resignation) | Sampson, Thomas | All Hallows (Omnium Sanctorum), in Bredstrete, [city of] London / | Rector | View |
| 1560 | Appt(Presentation) | Sampson, Thomas | Durham Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1561 | Appt(grant for life) | Sampson, Thomas | Christ Church, Oxford / | Dean | View |
| 1565 | Vac(Deprivation) | Sampson, Thomas | Oxford Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1574 | Libc | Sampson, Thomas | St Pauls / Pancratius | Prebendary | View |
| 1574 | Libc | Sampson, Thomas | St Pauls Cathedral / Pancratius Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1580 | Libc | Sampson, Thomas | Chigwell / | Rector | View |