Anthony Draycot
Anthony Draycot (died 1571 in
Roman Catholic churchman and lawyer. During the reign of Queen Mary he held a diocesan position as chancellor;[1]
his role in condemning numerous Protestants to death is detailed in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.[2]
Life
He was from
archdeacon of Huntingdon, 27 July 1543, both in the same church of Lincoln. On 2 December 1547 he was appointed by convocation head of a committee to draw up a form of a statute for paying tithes in cities. Draycot held a number of positions as rector of St Mary's Church, Wirksworth, North Wingfield, Kettering, and Grindon
.
He was chancellor for a time to
oath of supremacy, and was stripped of all his preferments, except the rectory of Draycot. In 1560 he was in the Fleet Prison. He was allowed out to die at his family's home in Draycott in the Moors, on 20 January 1571.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8041. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "The John Foxe Project, Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield, 34 Gell Street, Sheffield, S3 7QW, Tel: 0114 222 9890". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Disbrowe-Dyve
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Draycot, Anthony". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.