In VENN?
Adm. sizar (age 17) at EMMANUEL, Oct. 9, 1761. S. of Henry, apothecary. B. [Dec. 2, 1744], at Harleston, Norfolk. School, Bungay (Mr Culling). ' Matric. Michs. 1762; B.A. 1766; M.A. 1769; B.D. 1776. Fellow, 1768. Ord. deacon (Norwich) July 12, 1767; C. of Burwell, Cambs., 1767. C. of Dagenham, Essex, 1774. R. of Thurning, Norfolk, 1780-92. R. of St Nicholas Cole Abbey, with St Nicholas Olave, London, 1792-1817. Minor Canon of St Paul's, 1792-5. Preb. and Lecturer of St Paul's, 1795-1817. ‘The title of “Little Meen” was applied to him by George Stevens, who described him as “confused and irregular” in all his undertakings, “possessing much learning, but lacking method and constancy of application, so that he was always employed without doing anything.” ’ Translated Coluthus Lycopolites and completed Fawkes' translation of Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius. Author of Remarks on the Cassandra of Lycophron; Succisivae Operae (selections from ancient authors); Happiness, a Poetical Essay, etc. Died in London, Jan. 3, 1817. (D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1817, I. 86.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1767 | Ordi(ordination) | Meen, Henry | / | deacon | View |
| 1775 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Meen, Henry | / | priest | View |
| 1775 | Ordi(ordination) | Meen, Henry | / | priest | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Institution) | Meen, Henry | Thurning / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Vac(cession) | Meen, Henry | Thurning / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Institution) | Meen, Henry | St Nicholas Cole Abby with St Nicholas Olave annex / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Appt(collation) | Meen, Henry | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Twyford | Prebendary | View |
| 1817 | Vac(natural death) | Meen, Henry | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Twyford | Prebendary | View |