Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1957 (Accumulation)
- 1925 (Publication)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Fo , 1 volume
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
KING, HENRY, eldest son of John King (elected to Oxford 1576, qv); bapt. 16 Jan 1591/2; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1608, matr. 20 Jan 1608/9, aged 17, Westminster Student to 1616; BA 1611; MA 1614; BD and DD 1625; ordained; Prebendary of St. Paul’s 24 Jan 1615/6 – Feb 1641/2; Archdeacon of Colchester 10 Apr 1617 – Feb 1641/2; Rector of Fulham, Middlesex 18 Nov 1618 – Feb 1641/2; Chaplain to James I; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford 3 Mar 1623/4 – Feb 1641/2; Dean of Rochester 6 Feb 1638/9 – Feb 1641/2; consecrated Bishop of Chichester 6 Feb 1641/2; ejected during the Commonwealth and reinstated at the Restoration; the old altar books of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, were presented by him in 1638 (Thompson, Christ Church, 258); friend of Ben Jonson (qv), Isaac Walton and John Donne; author, Poems, 1657; m. Anne, eldest dau. of Robert Berkeley; d. 30 Sep 1669. DNB.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.
Conditions governing reproduction
A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Edition of 900 numbered copies
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Name access points
- Westminster School (Accumulator)
- Greene, Godfrey George Roundell, 1888-1956 (Accumulator)
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin