VENN (as ELLIOT or ELLYOTT): Adm. sizar (age 18) at CAIUS, Nov. 10, 1664. S. of Henry, clerk, of Jedburgh, Scotland. B. there. Scholar, 1666; B.A. 1668-9. Travelled on the continent for two years. On the voyage home captured by a Sallee rover, and sold as a slave in Morocco. Escaped to England. Ord. deacon (Ely) 1671; priest (London) Dec. 1672, as C. of Allington, Kent. Chaplain to Lord Grey, of Werke. Officiated in Dublin. P.C. of St James, Duke Place, London, 1685-1700. His Modest Vindication contains an account of his travels, and of his quarrel with his fellow collegian Titus Oates, who had accused him of being a Jesuit priest. Died 1700. (Venn, I. 423; D.N.B.).
SEE OXFORD DNB (as Elliot).
Signs subscription as deacon as Eliot.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1671 | Subsc | Eliot, Adamus | / | View | |
| 1672 | Ordi(ordination) | Elliott, Adamus | / | priest | View |
| 1685 | Appt(Admission) | Elliot, Adamus | St James Chapel, Dukes Place / | Preacher | View |
| 1685 | Subsc | Elliott, Adamus | Capella St Jacobi Dukes Place, London / | Preacher | View |