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- 1957 (Accumulation)
- [1759] (Publication)
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Extent and medium
12mo, 1 volume
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Biographical history
TOPLADY, AUGUSTUS MONTAGUE, son of Maj. Richard Toplady, Army officer, and Catherine, sister of Charles Stanhope Bate (qv); b. 4 Nov 1741 (but IGI gives baptism as at Farnham, Surrey 29 Nov 1740, sic); at school in Apr 1752 (his diary, printed Christian Observer xxx, 552, issue for September 1830); Trinity Coll. Dublin, adm. pens. 11 Jul 1755; BA 1760; ordained deacon (Bath & Wells) 5 Jun 1762, priest 16 Jun 1764; Curate, Blagdon, Somerset, 1762, afterwards of Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset; Rector of Harpford with Venn Ottery, Devon, 6 May 1766 - 23 Jan 1768; Vicar of Broadhembury, Devon, from 6 Apr 1768; went to live in London for reasons of health 1775; officiated at French Calvinist Reformed Church, Orange Street; a strenuous champion of extreme Calvinism, and engaged in an unseemly dispute on this subject with John Wesley; edited The Gospel Magazine Dec 1775 - Jun 1776; his well-known hymn, Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me, was published in that magazine Oct 1775; author, The Historic Proof of the Doctrinal Calvinism of the Church of England, 1774 and other works; d. 11 Aug 1778. DNB.
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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.
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- English
Script of material
- Latin
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- Westminster School (Accumulator)
- Greene, Godfrey George Roundell, 1888-1956 (Accumulator)
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Final
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Language(s)
- English
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- Latin