William Davis (priest)

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William Davis was an English priest in the 17th century.

Davis was educated at the University of Oxford. [1] He became Vicar of Chard in 1642 and canon of Wells Cathedral in 1642; and Archdeacon of Bath in 1643. [2]

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References

  1. 366-405 Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, Dabbe-Dirkin
  2. Horn, Joyce M. (1979), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 5, pp. 18–20