Foster: of Middlesex, gent. New Coll., matric.—April, 1597, aged 18; B.A. 14 Oct., 1600, M.A. 12 June, 1604, B.D. 8 July, 1612 (son of John Bridges, D.D., bishop of Oxford), fellow of Winchester College, archdeacon of Oxford 1614, and canon of Lincoln 1618, until his death in 1626.
WB had died by 3 December 1624 (see Fasti Revised, ix. 108 and x. 39). The two entries for Lincoln in 1634 are clearly wrong.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Bridges, William | / | View | |
| 1605 | Ordi(ordination) | Bridges, Willimus | / | priest | View |
| 1605 | Ordi(ordination) | Bridges, Willimus | / | deacon | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Institution) | Bridges, Willimus | Oxford Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Oxford | Archdeacon | View |
| 1616 | Appt(Presentation) | Bridges, Willimus | Alverstone cum Gosport / | Rector | View |
| 1616 | Appt(Institution) | Bridges, Willimus | Gosport / | Rector | View |
| 1616 | Appt(Institution) | Bridges, Willimus | Alverstone alias Alverstoke / | Rector | View |
| 1618 | Appt(Collation) | Bridges, Willimus | Lincoln Cathedral / Melton rosse prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1622 | Appt(Collation) | Bridges, William | Lichfield Cathedral / Freford Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1622 | Subsc | Bridges, William | Lichfield Cathedral / Prebend of Freeford | Prebendary | View |
| 1622 | Appt(Installation) | Bridge, William | Lichfield Cathedral / prebend of Freford | Prebendary | View |
| 1622 | Libc | Bridges, Willielmus | Alverstoke / | Rector | View |
| 1622 | Libc | Bridges, not given | Alverstoke / | Curate | View |
| 1624 | Vac(Death) | Bridges, William | Lichfield Cathedral / Prebend of Freford | Prebendary | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Biggs, Willimus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Melton Rose | Prebendary | View |
| 1634 | Libc | Biggs, Willimus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Melton Rosse | Prebendary | View |