William Read (priest)

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William Read was Archdeacon of Barnstaple [1] from 1679 until 1703. [2]

Read was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. [3] He became Rector of Drewsteignton in 1660; and a Canon of Exeter Cathedral in 1662. In 1680 he became Rector of St Michael the Archangel's Church, Chagford. [4]

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References

  1. ""Who Wrote Eikōn Basilikē?" Considered and Answered: In Two Letters" Wordsworth, C p90: London, John Murray, 1824
  2. "Memorials of Barnstaple; being an attempt to supply the want of a history of that ancient borough" Gribble, J.B: Barnstaple, J. Avery, 1830
  3. Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Rabbetts-Rhodes
  4. British History On-line
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16791703
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