Foster: s. William, of Worcester (city), gent. Christ Church, matric. '4' July, 1628, aged 18; B.A. from Brasenose Coll. '3' July, 1628; M.A. from Christ Church 30 April, 1631, created D.D. 20 Dec., 1642; rector of Whitchurch, co. Warwick, 1635, lecturer of St. Margaret's, Westminster, 1657, canon of Gloucester 1660, vicar of Bromsgrove, co. Worcester, 1662, dean of Worcester 1661, until his death 30 Oct., 1665; buried in the cathedral; brother of Gervase. See Ath. iii. 713; Lansdowne MS. 986, f. 66.