FOSTER: Born in Beds.; son of William Sedgwicke of London, gent. PEMBROKE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, matric. 2 Dec. 1625, aged 15; BA 21 June 1628; MA 4 May 1631; incorporated at Cambridge 1635; Rector of Farnham, Essex, 1633-44; Chaplain to the Regt. of Sir William Constable; Rector of Mattishall Burgh, Norfolk, 1663; "the Apostle of the Isle of Ely".
VENN: M.A. 1635 (Incorporation in another University. It conferred the privileges of their degree.'Incorp. from Oxford). S. of William, of London, gent. B. in Bedfordshire. ' Matric. (Pembroke College, Oxford) Dec. 2, 1625, age 15; B.A. 1628; M.A. 1631. R. of Farnham, Essex, 1634-44. Chaplain to the regiment of Sir William Constable, 1642. Chief preacher in Ely, Cambs., 1644-60. Known as Doomesday Sedgwick (Cole). Retired to Lewisham, Kent. Author, religious. Will ('Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C.) 1663-4; of Lewisham, Kent. (Calamy, I. 344; Al. Oxon.; D.N.B.)
SEE OXFORD DNB: Sedgwick, William (bap. 1609, d. 1663/4), religious and political controversialist.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1631 | Subsc | Sedgwicke, Guilielmus | / | View | |
| 1634 | Subsc | Sedgwicke, Guilielmus | / | View | |
| 1635 | Subsc | Sedgwicke, Gulielmus | Farnham / | Preacher | View |
| 1635 | Appt(Licensing) | Sedgwicke, Gulielmus | illegible / | Preacher | View |
| 1637 | Libc | Sedgwicke, Willimus | Farneham / | Rector | View |
| 1640 | Libc | Sedgriecke, William | Farnham / | Rector | View |