Francis White (bishop)
Francis White | |
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Bishop of Ely | |
Diocese | Diocese of Ely |
In office | 1631–1638 |
Predecessor | John Buckeridge |
Successor | Matthew Wren |
Other post(s) | Dean of Carlisle (1622–26) Bishop of Carlisle (1626–29) Bishop of Norwich (1629–31) |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1564 |
Died | February 1638 Ely House, Holborn, London |
Buried | St Paul's Cathedral |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
Francis White (c. 1564 – 1638) was an English bishop and controversialist.
Life
He was son of Peter White (died 19 December 1615), vicar of
Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1586, and was ordained priest by John Aylmer, Bishop of London, on 17 May 1588.[1]
His early preferments were the rectory of
Humphrey Lynde, in Sheer Lane, London.[4]
In 1625 White became senior dean of
Lord Almoner the same year.[7]
On 22 January 1629 he was elected
Peterhouse. His last publication was An Examination and Confutation of . . . A Briefe Answer to a late Treatise of the Sabbath-Day, 1637; this Briefe Answer was a dialogue by Richard Byfield
, with title The Lord's Day is the Sabbath Day (1636). He died at Ely House, Holborn, in February 1638, and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral. His will, dated 4 March 1637, proved 27 February 1638 by his widow Joane White, shows that he survived a son, and left married daughters and several grandchildren; the bulk of his property went to his grandson Francis White.
Among many, White ordained
Clare College graduate, and first schoolmaster of America's first free school in Dedham, Massachusetts
, on 6 May 1630.
Theology
Francis White had an Arminian theology. In 1626, together with John Cosin they engaged in theological debate with Calvinist John Preston and Thomas Morton.[8]
See also
- List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Norwich, England and its precursor offices
Notes and references
Citations
- ^ "White, Francis (WHT578F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ In answer to White dyed Black, by Thomas Worthington (Catholic Encyclopedia) it was The Orthodox Faith and Way to the Church, 1617; reprinted at the end of the Workes (1624, fol.) of John White, his brother.
- ^ It was reprinted by subscription, Dublin, 1824, 2 vols. An account, from the other side, is in Trve Relations of Svndry Conferences, 1626, by 'A. C.'
- ^ A report was published in The Fisher catched in his owne Net, 1623; and more fully (by Featley) in The Romish Fisher cavght and held in his owne Net, 1624.
- ^ A letter (13 February 1628) in James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh's correspondence states that he 'hath sold all his books to Hills the broker . . . some think he paid for his place.'
- ^ Appendix to Sir Francis Seymor his . . . Speech, 1641.
- ^ Holmes, John. A Descriptive Catalogue of Books, in the Library of John Holmes, F.S.A. p. 309.
- ^ Foster 2013, p. 40.
Sources
- Foster, Andrew (2013). Church of England 1570-1640. New York: Routledge.
Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "White, Francis (1564?-1638)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.