Best fit from Foster is:
(Bryde) of Berks, gent. Matriculated Magdalen College Oxford 25/10/1589, aged 13; chorister 1590-5, BA 06/11/1595; one of these names vicar of Bicester Oxon 1605.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1604 | Ordi(ordination) | Bird, Johannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1605 | Ordi(ordination) | Bird, Johannes | / | priest | View |
| 1605 | Appt(Institution) | Bird, Johannes | Burcester alias Bissiter / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1614 | Disp-App | Birde, Joh | John, Bishop of Oxford / | Chaplain | View |
| 1614 | Disp(Dispensation) | Birde, Joh | Wendlebury / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Disp(Dispensation) | Birde, Joh | Wendlebury / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Disp-App | Birde, Joh | Bisseter / | Vicar | View |
| 1614 | Disp-App | Birde, Joh | John, Bishop of Oxford / | Chaplain | View |
| 1614 | Disp-App | Birde, Joh | Bisseter / | Vicar | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Institution) | Bird, Johannes | Wendlebury / | Rector | View |
| 1631 | Libc | Byrd, Johannes | Burcester / | Vicar | View |
| 1631 | Libc | Byrd, Johannes | Wendlebury / | Rector | View |
| 1635 | Libc | Birde, Johannes | Wendlebury / | Rector | View |
| 1635 | Libc | Burde, Johannes | Burcester / | Vicar | View |
| 1641 | Libc | Byrd, Johannes | Wendlebury / | Rector | View |
| 1641 | Libc | Bird, Johannes | Burcester / | Vicar | View |