Foster: son of Walter of Melburye Dorset, pleb. Matriculated Christ Church Oxford 17/07/1635, aged 19; scholar Wadham College 1638, MA 28/06/1642, fellow 1644, warden 1659-65, created DD 02/08/1660, vice-chancellor 1662-4; canon of Gloucester 1660, chaplain to Charles II, dean of the chapel royal, rector of Remenham Berks 1660, and of Witney Oxon 1665; bishop of Oxford 1665, and of Worcester 1671, until his death 09/07/1675.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1644 | Subsc | Blandford, Gualterus | / | View | |
| 1645 | Subsc | Blandford, Gualterus | / | View | |
| 1645 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Blandford, Walterus | Southrop / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1645 | Appt(Institution) | Blandford, Walterus | Southrop / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Institution) | Blandford, Gualterus | Remnham / | Rector | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Installation) | Blanford, Gualterus | Gloucester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1660 | Appt(Institution) | Blandford, Gualterus | Reamham / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Blandford, Walter | Gloucester, Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1666 | Libc | Oxford, Bishop of | Cuddesden / | Vicar | View |