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Foster: (said to be son of Thomas Buckner alderman of London), demy Magdalen College Oxford 1610-18, BA 15/12/1614, MA 28/06/1617, fellow 1618-31 (incorp. at Cambridge 1621), BD 07/07/1627, DD 15/03/1639 ns; prebendary of Winchester 1635, chaplain to Archbishop Abbot, rector of Merstham Surrey 1632, and of Chevening Kent 1633, until his death 21/01/1645 ns.
VENN: M.A. 1621 (Incorporation in another University. It conferred the privileges of their degree.'Incorp. from Oxford). Of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1610. (Perhaps s. of Thomas, of London, alderman.) B.A. (Oxford) 1614; M.A. 1617; B.D. 1627; D.D. 1639. Fellow of Magdalen, Oxford, 1618-31. R. of Sandhurst, Kent, till 1632. R. of Merstham, Surrey, 1632; and of Chevening, Kent, 1633-45. Preb. of Winchester, 1635. Chaplain to Archbishop Abbot. Died Jan. 21, 1644-5. Buried at Chevening. Will, 'Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C. (Al. Oxon.)