Person: Godwin, Francis (1585 - 1641)

• Comments

  Foster: son of Thomas, Bishop of Bath and Wells (CCED ID 91352); student, CHRIST CHURCH 1577; BA 23 Jan. 1580/1; MA 6 Mar. 1583/4; DD 30 Jan. 1595/6; prebendal vicar of St Decuman in Wells 1586; canon of Exeter 1586; R of Sanford Orcas, Somerset 1587; canon residentiary Wells 1587; V of Weston Zoyland 1587-95; sub-dean Exeter 1589 and R Porlock, Somerset 1590; V of Bishops Lydyard, Somerset 1591 and of Heavitree, Devon 1596; Bishop of Llandaff 1601-17; R of Shire Newton, Monmouthshire 1603 and of Kingston Seymour, Somerset 1616; Bishop of Hereford 1617 until his death 29 Apr. 1633; buried in chancel of Whitbourne church; father of Thomas (1604) (CCED ID 133970) and of Morgan (1621) (CCED ID 151129). See Ath. ii.555; Lansdowne MS 984,f.204; OHS xii.92; Foster Ind Eccles & Oxford DNB.
  
  

Education Events

• MA

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Godwin, Francis	29/03/1585	MA		View
  Appt	Godwin, ffranciscus	05/03/1586	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	14/07/1586	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	13/01/1587	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	04/05/1587	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Francis	22/05/1587	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	11/06/1587	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, frranciscus	02/07/1587	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	12/07/1588	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	19/12/1589	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Francis	22/12/1589	MA		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	04/01/1590	MA		View

• BD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Godwin, Franciscus	06/10/1595	BD		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Francis	09/10/1595	BD		View

• DD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	14/11/1601	DD		View
  Disp	Godwin, Franc:	19/11/1601	DD		View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	22/11/1601	DD		View
  LibC	Godwin, ffranciscus	09/07/1606	DD		View

Appointment Events

• Prebendary : Wells Cathedral, Prebend of Combe VII (29/03/1585 - 24/03/1587 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwin, Francis	29/03/1585	Prebendary	Installation	Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Combe VII	View
  Appt	Wickam, Willimus	24/03/1587	Prebendary	Admission	Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Comba	View

• Rector : Sandford Orcas (05/03/1586 - 05/06/1588 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwin, ffranciscus	05/03/1586	Rector	Collation	Sampford Orcas/	View
  Appt	Hayte, William	05/06/1588	Rector	Institution	Sanford Orcas/	View

• Prebendary : Wells Cathedral, Prebend of St Decuman (13/01/1587 - 19/12/1589 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	13/01/1587	Prebendary	Admission	Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Sancti Decumani	View
  Appt	Gode, Rogerus	19/12/1589	Prebendary	Admission	Wells cathedral/Prebend of Sancti Decumanus	View

• Rector : Illogan (04/05/1587 - 21/12/1588 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	04/05/1587	Rector	Institution	Illuggan/	View
  Appt	Godwyn, Francis	04/05/1587	Rector	Subscription on Appointment	Illuggan/	View
  Appt	Harding, John	21/12/1588	Rector	Subscription on Appointment	Illogan/	View

• subdean : Exeter cathedral, sub-dean (22/05/1587 - 22/09/1641 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwyn, Francis	22/05/1587	subdean	Presentation	Exeter Cathedral/	View
  Appt	Hall, Samuell	22/09/1641	subdean	Collation	St Peter's Cathedral Exeter/	View

• Vicar : Westonzoyland (02/07/1587 - 24/03/1589 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwyn, frranciscus	02/07/1587	Vicar	Admission	Weston in Zoyland/	View
  Appt	Wolfall, Robertus	24/03/1589	Vicar	Admission	Weston in Zoyland/	View

• canon residentiary : Wells Cathedral, Canon residentiary (30/12/1587 - 02/07/1617 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwin, Francis	01/04/1587	canon residentiary	Admission	Wells Cathedral/	View
  Appt	Godwin, Francis	30/12/1587	canon residentiary	Admission	Wells Cathedral/	View
  Appt	Godwyn, Francis	25/11/1591	canon residentiary	Appointment	Wells Cathedral/	View
  Vac	Godwyn, Francis	02/07/1617	canon residentiary	resignation	Wells Cathedral/	View

• Prebendary : Wells Cathedral, Prebend of Combe VIII (20/12/1589 - 16/03/1618 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	19/12/1589	Prebendary	Admission	Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Comba	View
  Appt	Godwin, Francis	20/12/1589	Prebendary	Installation	Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Combe VIII	View
  Appt	Godwyn, Francis	25/11/1591	Prebendary	Appointment	Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Combe eighth prebend	View
  Libc	Godwin, ffranciscus	09/07/1606	Prebendary		Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Comba Octava	View
  Vac	Godwin, Francis	16/03/1618	Prebendary	Promotion	Wells Cathedral/Comba 8	View
  Vac	unknown, Franciscus	16/03/1618	Prebendary	Promotion	Wells Cathedral/Prebend of Comba 8	View

• Rector : Porlock (22/12/1589 - 04/01/1590 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwyn, Francis	22/12/1589	Rector	Presentation	Porlock/	View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	04/01/1590	Rector	Admission	Porlocke/	View
  Appt	Godwyn, Franciscus	04/01/1590	Rector	Admission	Porlocke/	View

• Vicar : Bishop's Lydeard (08/10/1592 - 08/10/1592 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Vac	Godwin, ffranciscos	08/10/1592	Vicar	resignation	Lidiard epi/	View

• Vicar : Heavitree (09/10/1595 - 01/02/1603 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwin, Franciscus	06/10/1595	Perpetual Vicar	Institution	Hevytree/	View
  Appt	Godwyn, Francis	09/10/1595	Vicar	Subscription on Appointment	Hevytree/	View
  Appt	Helliar, Willimus	01/02/1603	Perpetual Vicar	Institution	Hevitree/	View

• Rector : Kingston Seymour (27/07/1613 - 28/10/1616 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Godwin, Franciscus	27/07/1613	Rector	Institution	Kingston Seymour/	View
  Appt	Seward, Johannes	28/10/1616	Rector	Institution	Kingston Seymor/	View