Foster: of Bewdley, Worcs., pleb; MAGDALEN HALL, matric. 23 Jan. 1617/18 aged 15; BA 12 Jun. 1621; MA 16 Apr. 1624; BD Trinity term 1631; the non-conformist vicar of Leominster, Herefs. 1630-43 and 1653-62; ejected; V of St Martin Carfax, Oxford; officiating as minister at St Gabriel, Fenchurch Street, London and as Master of the Temple Church, London 1645; minister of All Saints', Bristol until 1643; R of Ross, Herefs. and Master of the Hospital (St Catherine) at Ledbury; died 22 May 1676; buried in Salisbury; father of Richard (Magdalen Coll. 1652); see Ath. iii, 1062; Calamy ii, 293; & Add. MSS 15,669 pp. 66, 70, 190, 192)
See Also ODNB; author of many tracts and sermons; see also ODNB about his return to Bewdley and involvement in setting up of Baptist chapel, and eventual return as lay man to Anglicanism post-restoration
| Type | Name | Date | Qualification | University | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appt | Tombes, Johannes | 17/11/1630 | MA | View |