Thomas Wilcox ( – 1608) was a British

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clergyman and controversialist.

Life

In 1571, with

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he authored the ''

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'', that called for the removal of bishops and ecclesiastical hierarchy. Wilcox and Field were imprisoned for one year for this. Wilcox and Field appealed to

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(in Latin) and to

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, for support. Leicester with the

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had Wilcox released. Later Lady

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was his patron. His eldest daughter married the Puritan John Burges, as his second wife.Bremer and Webster, p. 40.

References

*Francis J. Bremer, Tom Webster, ''Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia'' (2006); main article on Wilcox pp. 274–5 *

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