George Meriton
George Meriton (or Meryton) (died 1624) was an English churchman, Dean of Peterborough in 1612 and Dean of York in 1617.
Life
He was born in
St. John's College, Cambridge, graduated B.A. in 1585, M.A. in 1588, and was on 4 July 1589 elected fellow of Queens' College. There he filled the post of junior bursar, 1596, senior bursar 1597, and proceeded B.D. in 1596, and D.D. in 1601.[1]
During his residence at Cambridge he made known his adherence to church establishment by frequent discussions on ceremonies which he held with
York Cathedral
.
Works
He published:
- A Sermon of Nobilitie, London, 1607.
- A Sermon of Repentance, London, 1607.
- A Sermon preached before the General Assembly at Glasgow, London, 1611.
- The Christian Man's Assuring House, and a Sinner's Conversion, London, 1614.
Family
Meriton married Mary Rands, granddaughter of
Henry Rands, bishop of Lincoln
, by whom he had several children, whose baptisms are recorded in the registers of Hadleigh.
Notes
- ^ "Meriton, George (MRTN581G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Meriton, George (d.1624)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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