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Henry Ferne
Henry Ferne (1602 – 16 March 1662) was an English bishop. Life Ferne was born in York. He was educated at Uppingham School to which he was sent by Sir Thomas Nevill of Holt who had married his mother. He was admitted to St Mary Hall, Oxford, in 1618, and to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1620. He graduated B.A. in 1623 and was elected fellow in 1624. He was awarded a D.D. at Cambridge in 1642.''Concise Dictionary of National Biography'' He became Chaplain Extraordinary to Charles I; Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1660 to 1662; Dean of Ely, about 1662; Bishop of Chester, February 1662, and died in Chester five weeks after his consecration, on 16 March. Works He wrote many controversial pamphlets and was one of those who attacked James Harrington's book '' The Commonwealth of Oceana'' (1656). References The Master of Trinityat Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Ferne Escutcheon
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia *Henry River (New South Wales) *Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry County (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilkins
John Wilkins (14 February 1614 – 19 November 1672) was an English Anglican ministry, Anglican clergyman, Natural philosophy, natural philosopher, and author, and was one of the founders of the Royal Society. He was Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death. Wilkins is one of the few persons to have headed a college at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. He was a polymath, although not one of the most important scientific innovators of the period. His personal qualities were brought out, and obvious to his contemporaries, in reducing political tension in English Interregnum, Interregnum Oxford, in founding the Royal Society on non-partisan lines, and in efforts to reach out to Nonconformist (Protestantism), Protestant Nonconformists. He was one of the founders of the new natural theology compatible with the Modern science, science of the time. He is particularly known for ''An Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language'' (1668) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice-chancellors Of The University Of Cambridge
A vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a British or Commonwealth university (also used in some American universities) Vice-chancellor may also refer to: *Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church, a former papal office *Chancellor of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, a British judicial position, formerly known as the Vice-Chancellor *Vice-chancellor, a judge of the Delaware Court of Chancery in the United States *Vice-Chancellor of Austria, the deputy head of government of Austria *Vice-Chancellor of Germany, the deputy head of government of Germany *Swiss Vice-Chancellor, one of two senior deputies to the Swiss Federal Chancellor *Generally, somebody whose duties are to assist a chancellor Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separa ... See also * Chancellor (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deans Of Ely
The position of Dean of Ely Cathedral, in East Anglia, England, in the Diocese of Ely was created in 1541 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The first Dean of Ely had been the last Benedictine prior of Ely. List of deans Early modern *1541–1557 Robert Steward (last prior) *1557–1589 Andrew Perne *1589–1591 John Bell *1591–1614 Humphrey Tyndall *1614–1636 Henry Caesar ''or'' Adelmare *1636–1646 William Fuller *1646–1651 William Beale *1660–1661 Richard Love *1661–1662 Henry Ferne *1662 Edward Martin *1662–1667 Francis Wilford *1667–1677 Robert Mapletoft *1677–1693 John Spencer *1693–1708 John Lambe *1708–1712 Charles Roderick *1713–1729 Robert Moss *1729–1730 John Frankland *1730–1758 Peter Allix *1758–1780 Hugh Thomas *1780–1797 William Cooke Late modern *1797–1820 William Pearce *1820–1839 James Wood *1839–1858 George Peacock *1858–1869 Harvey Goodwin (afterwards Bishop of Carlisle, 1869) *1869–1893 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishops Of Chester
The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary (officer), Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York. The diocese extends across most of the Historic counties of England, historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its Episcopal see, see in the City of Chester where the seat is located at the Chester Cathedral, Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was formerly the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Werburgh, being elevated to cathedral status in 1541. The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Chester. Cheshire previously held a bishopric from 1075 when the seat was at the St. John's Church, Chester, collegiate church of St John the Baptist until 1102. The present diocese was formed in 1541 under King Henry VIII. Mark Tanner's canonical election, election as Bishop of Chester was confirmation of bishops, confirmed on 15 July 2020.The Confirmation of Election of Mark Simon Austin Tanner as Bishop of Ches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdeacons Of Leicester
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Catholic Church. An archdeacon is often responsible for administration within an archdeaconry, which is the principal subdivision of the diocese. The ''Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church'' has defined an archdeacon as "A cleric having a defined administrative authority delegated to him by the bishop in the whole or part of the diocese.". The office has often been described metaphorically as ''oculus episcopi'', the "bishop's eye". Catholic Church In the Latin Catholic Church, the post of archdeacon, originally an ordained deacon (rather than a priest), was once one of great importance as a senior official of a diocese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masters Of Trinity College, Cambridge
Master, master's or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles In education: *Master (college), head of a college *Master's degree, a postgraduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in the specified discipline *Schoolmaster or master, presiding officer of a school In military: *Master (naval), a former naval rank *Master mariner, a licensed mariner who is qualified to be a sea captain in the merchant marine *Master or shipmaster, the sea captain of a merchant vessel * Master-at-arms, a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy In orders and organizations: *Master craftsman, in the Medieval guilds In other: *Master (form of address), an English honorific for boys and young men *Master (judiciary), a judicial official in the courts of common law jurisdictions *Master (Peerage of Scotland), the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland * Master of ceremonies, or MC (emcee), the host of an official public or private staged even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumni Of Trinity College, Cambridge
Alumni (: alumnus () or alumna ()) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums (: alum) or alumns (: alumn) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin, meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from "to nourish". The term is not synonymous with "graduates": people can be alumni without graduating, e.g. Burt Reynolds was an alumnus of Florida State University but did not graduate. The term is sometimes used to refer to former employees, former members of an organization, former contributors, or former inmates. Etymology The Latin noun means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from the Latin verb "to nourish". Separate, but from the same root, is the adjective "nourishing", found in the phrase '' alma mater'', a title for a person's home university. Usage in Roman law In Latin, is a legal term (Roman law) to describe a child placed in foste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1662 Deaths
Events January–March * January 4 – Dziaddin Mukarram Shah I of Kedah, Dziaddin Mukarram Shah becomes the new Sultan of Kedah Sultanate, Kedah, an independent kingdom on the Malay Peninsula, upon the death of his father, Muhyiddin Mansur Shah of Kedah, Sultan Muhyiddin Mansur. * January 10 – At the age of 19, Louis I, Prince of Monaco, Louis Grimaldi becomes the new Prince of Monaco upon the death of his grandfather, Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, Honoré II. * January 14 – A Portuguese garrison invades Morocco and kidnaps 35 women and girls, then steals 400 head of cattle. The Moroccans counterattack and kill the garrison's commander, 12 knights and 38 other Portuguese soldiers before the surviving Portuguese are given sanctuary inside the English Tangier, English fortress at Tangier. A brief war ensues between England and Morocco. * January 22 – Former Chinese Emperor Zhu Youlang, Yongli, who had surrendered to General Wu Sangui in December, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1602 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – Battle of Kinsale: The English defeat Irish rebels and their Spanish allies. (The battle happens on this date according to the Gregorian calendar used by the Irish and Spanish but on Thursday, 24 December, 1601 according to the old Julian calendar used by the English.) * February 2 (Candlemas night) – In London, the first known production of William Shakespeare's comedy ''Twelfth Night'' takes place. * March 20 – The Dutch East India Company, United East India Company is established by the United Provinces States General of the Netherlands, States-General in Amsterdam, with the stated intention of capturing the spice trade from the Portuguese. April–June * April 20 – The Danish–Icelandic Trade Monopoly is established. * May 25 (May 15 Old Style) – English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold, sailing in the ''Concord'', becomes the first European at Cape Cod. * June 2 – Dutch explorer Joris van Spilbergen lands on the eastern s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pearson (bishop)
John Pearson (28 February 1613 – 16 July 1686) was an English theologian and scholar. He served with the Cavaliers in the English Civil War, acting as a chaplain to George Goring's forces. Life He was born at Great Snoring, Norfolk. From Eton College he passed to Queens' College, Cambridge, and was elected a scholar of King's College, Cambridge in April 1632, and a fellow in 1634. On taking orders in 1639 he was collated to the Salisbury prebend of Nether-Avon. In 1640 he was appointed chaplain to the lord-keeper Finch, by whom he was presented to the living of Thorington in Suffolk. In the Civil War he acted as chaplain to George Goring's Cavalier forces in the west. In 1654 he was made weekly preacher at St Clement's, Eastcheap, in London. With Peter Gunning he disputed against two Roman Catholics, John Spenser and John Lenthall, on the subject of schism, a one-sided account of which was printed in Paris by one of the Roman Catholic disputants, under the titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
