Robert Bostock (cleric)

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Robert Bostock, DD (10 July, 1607, Buckinghamshire - 26 November, 1640Lincolnshire) was Archdeacon of Suffolk from January 1640 until his death

Bostock was educated at Merton College, Oxford. [1] He held livings at Alcester, Romsey, Exton, and Mottisfont.

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References

  1. Foster, J. (ed.). Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886; their parentage, birthplace and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the University. archive.org .