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8. Mathew, Toby, D.D., dean 1576, resigned 1584 ;
s. John, of Ross, co. Hereford ; student Christ
Church 1561, B.A. 11 Feb., 1563-4, M. A. 25 June,
1566, public orator 1569-72, canon 1570-6 ; president
of St. John's 1572-7, B.D. 10 Dec. , 1573, D.D. 27
May, 1574, vice-chancellor 1579 ; a member of
Gray's Inn 1575, archdeacon of Bath 1570, rector
of Algarkirk, co. Lincoln, 1571, canon of Salisbury
1572, and chaplain in ordinary to the queen, canon
of Wells 1578, chauntor or precentor of Salisbury
1583-4, rector of Bishop Wearmouth 1590-5, dean
of Durham 1583, and bishop 1595, archbishop of
York 1606, until his death 29 March, 1628 ; buried
in York cathedral. See A I. Ox. 989.
9. James, William, D.D. , dean 1584, resigned 1596 ; born at Sandbach, Cheshire (s. John, of Littleton, co. Stafford), student of Christ Church 1561, B.A. 1562, M.A. 1566, B.D. (University Coll. 1572, D.D. 1574, vice-chancellor 1581 and 1590, master of University coll. 1572-84, reader of divinity Magdalen ; rector of Kingham, Oxon, 1575-1601, archdeacon of Coventry 1577, rector of Egglescliffe, co. Durham, 1603-6, dean 1596, and bishop of Durham 1606, until his death 12 May, 1617; buried in the choir of his cathedral. See Al. Ox. 801.
10. Ravis, Thomas, D. D. , dean 1596, resigned 1605 ; born at Maldon, Surrey ; student of Christ Church 1575 (from Westminster school), B.A. 12 Nov., 1578, M.A. 3 March, 1581-2, proctor 1588, B.D. 6 July, 1589, D.D. 10 Oct., 1595, vice- chancellor 1596; "one of the translators of the Bible"; vicar of All Hallows, Barking, 1591, rector of Merstham, Surrey, 1591, vicar of Islip, and of Wittenham Abbas, Berks, 1598, prebendary of Westminster 1592, bishop of Gloucester 1604-5, an d of London 1607, until his death 14 Dec, 1609; buried in St. Paul's. See Al. Ox. 1235.
11. King, John, D.D. ,dean4Aug., 1605, resigned 1611 ; s. Philip, ofWorminghall, Bucks, page to Henry VIII. ; student of Christ Church (from Westminster school) 1576, B.A. 26 Jan., 1579-80, M.A. 15 Feb., 1582-3 (incorporated at Cambridge 1584), suppld. for licence to preach 13 Feb. , 1587-8; proctor 1589, B.D. 2 July, 1591, D.D. 17 Dec, 1601, vice-chancellor 1607-10; chaplain to Q. Elizabeth and James I, canon of Windsor 1580, rector of St. Anne and St. Agnes, London, 1580, archdeacon of Nottingham 1590-1611, rector of St. Andrew, Holborn, 1597, and a member of Gray's Inn 1598, rector of Black Notley, Essex, 1599, prebendary of St. Paul's 1599-1611, and of Lincoln 1610-11, bishop of London 1611, until his death 30 March, 1621 ; buried in St. Paul's. See AL Ox. 852.
12. Goodwyn, William, D. D. , dean 13 Sept., 1611 ; student of Christ Church 1573 (from Westminster school), B.A. 12 June, 1577, M.A. 15 June, 1580 (incorporated at Cambridge 1583), B. and D.D. 8 June, 1602, vice-chancellor 1614-15 and 1617-18 ; sub. -almoner to Q. Elizabeth 1590 ; rector of Upton Scudamore, Wilts, 1587, canon of Sarum 1587, canon 1590, and chancellor of York 1605, rector of Stonegrave 1590, of Etton 1591, of Escrick 1603, and of Wheldrake, (all) Yorks, 1606, archdeacon of Middlesex 1616, rector of All Hallows the Great, London, 1614, rector of Stanton St. John 1616, and vicar of Chalgrove, (both) Oxon, 1617 ; died n June, 1620, aged 65, buried in Christ Church cathedral ; probate at Oxford, 26 June, 1621. See Al. Ox. 586.
13. Corbet, Richard, D.D. , dean 20 June, 1620, resigned 1628 ; s. Vincent, of Ew-ell, Surrey, gent. Broadgates Hall, matric 7 April, 1598, aged 15 (from Westminster school) ; student of Christ Church 1599, B.A. 30 June, 1602, M.A. 9 June, 1605, proctor 1612, B. and D.D. 8 May, 1617 ; chaplain to James I., canon of Sarum 1620,
and rector of Puttenham, Herts, 1620, vicar of
Cassington, Oxon, 1622, and of Stewkley, Bucks,
1620, rector of Brightwell Baldwin, Oxon, 1628,
bishop of Oxford, 1628-32, and of Norwich 1632,
until his death 28 July, 1635 < buried in the cathedral
there. See Al. Ox. 328.
14. Duppa, Brian, D. D. , dean, nominated 24 Oct., 1628, installed 28 Nov. , 1629 ; s. Jeffrey, of Lewisham, Kent, gent. Christ Church, matric. 9 July, 1605, aged 16, Westminster student 1605, B.A. 22 June, 1609 ; fellow All Souls' 1612, M.A. 28 May, 1614, proctor 1619, B. and D.D. 1 July,
1625, vice-chancellor 1623-4 ; born at Lewisham 10 baptized 18 March, 1588-9 ; vicar of Hailsham 1625, of Westham 1626, and of Withyham, (all) Sussex, 1627 ; chaplain to the earl of Dorset, and to the prince Palatine, canon and chancellor of Salisbury 1634-8- preceptor to Charles II. , bishop of Chichester 1638, 41, and rector of Petworth, Sussex, 1638-41, bishop of Salisbury 1641, and of Winchester 1660, and lord high almoner 1660, until his death 26 March, 1662 ; buried in Westminster abbey. See A I. Ox. 434.
15. Fell, Samuel, D.D., dean 24 June, 1638, ejected 1647 ; born in the parish of St. Clement Danes, London ; Christ Church, matric. 20 Nov., 1601, aged 17, Westminster student 1605, B.A. 27 June, 1605, M.A. 30 May, 1608, proctor 1614, B.D. 23 Nov., 1615, D.D. 23 June, 1619, canon 1619, Margaret professor of divinity 1626-38, vice- chancellor 1645, ejected 1647 ; prebendary of St. Paul's 1612, rector of Freshwater, isle of Wight, 1617, vicar of Chalgrove, Oxon, 1615, chaplain to James I. 1619, rector of Longworth, Berks, 1621, until sequestered 1647, rector of Sunningwell, Berks,
1626, prebendary of Worcester 1628, dean of Lich- field 1637, rector of Stow- on-the- Wold 1637, im- prisoned in London 1647-8 ; died at Sunningwell 1 Feb., 1648-9, buried there; father of John, see below. See Al, Ox. 491.
16. Reynolds, Edward, M.A. , dean 1647, ejected 1650, restored 1659, resigned 1660 ; s. Austin, one of the customers of Southampton ; born there Nov. , 1599. Merton, matric. 26 Jan., 1615-16, aged 17, postmaster 1615, B.A. 15 Oct., 1618, fellow 1619, M.A. 10 July, 1624 (incorporated at Cambridge 1626), created D.D. 12 April, 1648 (re-incorporated at Cambridge 1657), vice-chancellor 1648 50, and one of the parliamentarian visitors 1647-50 ; dean 1647, thrust in by the authority of parliament, forced to leave 1650 because he refused to take the inde- pendent engagement, when the secluded members were lestored to sit in parliament they restored him to the deanery 13 March, 1659-60, but at the restoration June, 1660, he was desired to leave "to make room for an honest and orthodox man " ; warden of Merton, July, 1660 — Feb., 1660-1 ; preacher of Lincoln's Inn 1628, chaplain to the king, vicar of Northampton All Saints' 1628-9, rector of Braunston, Northants, 1631, vicar of St. Laurence Jewry, 1645-62 ; one of the Westminster assembly of divines 1643, canon of Worcester 1660, bishop of Norwich 1661, until his death 28 July, 1676. See A I. Ox. 1247.
17. Owen, John, M.A. , dean 1651, deprived about March, 1659-60; s. Henry, of Stadham, Oxon, sacerd. Queen's, matric. 4 Nov., 1631, aged 16, B.A. 11 June, 1632, M.A. 27 June, 1635, vice- chancellor 1652-7, created D.D. by diploma 23 Dec, 1653; m.p. for the University 1654-5; rector of Fordham and vicar of Coggeshall, Essex, minister of the congregational chapel, Leadenhall- street, London, ; died at Ealing, 24 Aug. , 1683, aged 67, buried in Bunhill fields among the dissenters. See Al. Ox. 1100.
(— ) Reynolds, Edward, dean, restored 13 March, 1659-60, resigned in June following, see above.
