William Master (author)
William Master (1627–1684) was an English divine and writer. He was the son of the politician Sir William Master and the brother of John Master.[1]
Life
He was the second son of Sir William Master, knt., of
Master was admitted rector of
Master died in London, and was buried in the chancel of Woodford Church on 6 September 1684.[2]
Works
Under the pseudonym of "A Student in Theologie" Master published Λόγος Εὔκαιροι, Essayes and Observations, Theologicall and Morall. Wherein many of the Humours and Diseases of the Age are Discovered, to which was added Drops of Myrrhe, or Meditations and Prayers, fitted to Divers of the preceding Arguments, London, 1654. Morality is combined with an easy style.[2]
Family
Master married at Woodford, on 18 May 1665, Susanna, daughter of the Rev. Job Yate, rector of Rodmarton in Gloucestershire. At the time of his death his three children, Richard, Thomas, and Elizabeth, were all under age. He left landed property in Essex, in Wiltshire, and at Preston, near Cirencester. His grandson William, son of his eldest son Richard, baptised in December 1715, was educated at Winchester College, and became fellow of New College, Oxford, in 1736.[2]
References
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Master, William (bap. 1627, d. 1684), Church of England clergyman by Andrew Warmington
- ^ a b c d e Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Master, William". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
 | This article about an English writer, poet or playwright is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |