Rather difficult to decide on this man - Sherwood or Shirwood, probably Robert.
Foster in brackets suggests Robert Sherwood, born Coventry, student at Oxford and at Loraine [i.e. Louvain/Leuven] where he read the Hebrew lecture for one month in 1520. See Ath. i, 58
Venn follows Foster with Sherwood ---, possibly Robert; incorp. DD 1525/6. Continues to describe one Robert Sherwood, DD R of St Mildred, Bread Street, London 1526-36; another possibly the same R of Marston Sicca, Gloucs., 1532-53, non resident in Gloucester diocese, a pluralist - see FS Hockaday.
The Bread Street rector is found in the parish registers, qual. STP which fits; at Marston Sicca he is not forenamed and is DD - but no other link obvious. DNB entries (Robert Shirwood) describe him as a profound scholar in Hebrew and Greek, that there is no confirmation of his DD; his reputation around Louvain was major and he wrote exegetical works and translations from the Hebrew in 1520s one of which he dedicated to the Benedictines in Coventry. Other modern writings record his work at Louvain 1519-20. However as yet no clarity about his career beyond this. Slight possibility that he is also ID 29470?
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1548 | Libc | Scherewood, unknown | Marston sicca / | Rector | View |