John Williams (archbishop of York)
John Williams | |
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Archbishop of York | |
Installed | 1641 |
Term ended | 1646 (episcopacy abolished) |
Predecessor | Richard Neile |
Successor | Accepted Frewen (1660) |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Lincoln (1621–1641) |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 March 1582 |
Died | 25 March 1650 Gwydir, Wales | (aged 68)
Buried | Llandygai Church |
Nationality | Welsh |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Education | Ruthin School |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
John Williams (22 March 1582 – 25 March 1650) was a Welsh clergyman and political advisor to King James I. He served as Bishop of Lincoln 1621–1641, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1621–1625, and Archbishop of York 1641–1646. He was the last bishop to serve as lord chancellor.
Early life
John Williams,
Political career
In 1620 he was made
Williams's liberal attitudes toward the Puritans led to a legal battle with the
In 1640 the Lords forced the King to release him, and Williams resumed his offices and tried to steer a course between the extreme wings of the Church. He showed little pity for either Laud or Strafford, supporting the
Death and legacy
Williams died of
Details of Williams' Civil War activities in North Wales are contained in Norman Tucker's book Prelate at Arms (Llandudno, 1937). He is also the central character in Tucker's fictional work Castle of Care, (London 1937) as well as playing a significant role in one of Tucker's later novels, Restless we roam (London 1950).
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18th-century copy of a portrait of Archbishop John Williams
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John Williams, from A Tour in Wales by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798) that chronicle the three journeys he made through Wales between 1773 and 1776
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John Williams by Jacobus Houbraken, 1742
References
- ^ Roberts, Barbara Dew (1959). "WILLIAMS, JOHN (1582–1650)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Williams, John (WLMS598J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Kenyon, J.P. The Stuart Constitution 2nd Edition Cambridge University Press 1986 p.77
- ^ Trevor-Roper, Hugh Archbishop Laud Phoenix Press Reissue 2000 p.326
- ^ Trevor-Roper p.330
- ^ The trial is published at 3 Howell State Trials 709. The sentence was "That the bishop of Lincoln be fined in 3,000 [pounds] to the king, and 3,000 to the archbishop; to be imprisoned during the king's pleasure; and, to make submission". 3 How.S.T. at 818–19.
- ^ Trevor-Roper p.332
- Wedgwood, C.V.Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1593-1641- a revaluation Phoenix Press Reissue 2000 p. 330
- ^ Wedgwood p.377
- ^ Plant, David (2002). "Episcopalians". BCW Project. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- JSTOR 564164.