VENN: B.A. from PEMBROKE, 1604-5. S. of Francis, of London, mercer. B. Dec. 23, 1585, in Cheapside, London. School, Merchant Taylors'. M.A. 1608; B.D. 1615; D.D. 1623. Fellow, 1605-24. Master of Peterhouse, 1625-34. Vice-Chancellor, 1628-9. Incorp. at Oxford, 1608; re-incorp. 1636. V. of Harston, Cambs., 1611-4. V. of Barton, 1613-5. R. of Teversham, 1615. Preb. of Winchester, 1623. Dean of Windsor, and of the Collegiate Church of Wolverhampton, 1628-35. Registrar of the Garter, 1628. Governor of Charterhouse, 1634. Bishop of Hereford, 1634. Preb. of Westminster, 1635. Bishop of Norwich, 1635. Dean of the Chapel Royal, London, 1636-41. Bishop of Ely, 1638; imprisoned in the Tower, 1642-60. Restored to Ely, 1660. Married Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Cutler, of Sproughton, near Ipswich, and widow of Robert Browenrigg, at Sproughton, Aug. 17, 1628 [for a full discussion of the identity of this lady, see Genealogist, N.S., VI. 168]. Author. Died Apr. 24, 1667, aged 81. Buried in Pembroke Chapel. Will, Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Benefactor to Pembroke Hall. Brother of Christopher (1670), father of the Matthew, of Charles (1662) and Thomas (1661). (Loder; D.N.B.; Al. Oxon.)
Noted as royal chaplain in July 1628: TNA, SO 3/9.
For a warrant dated 27 October 1633 to swear Dr Matthew Wren, dean of Windsor, as clerk of the closet on the promotion of Dr Juxon to the bishopric of London, see TNA, LC5/132, p. 340 (a reference we owe to Dr Andrew Thrush).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Appt(Collation) | Wren, blank | Winchester Cath. / | Prebendary | View |
| 1611 | Appt(Collation) | Wrenne, Mattheo | Harston / | Vicar | View |
| 1614 | Appt(Collation) | Wrenn, Mattheo | Barton / | Vicar | View |
| 1615 | Appt(Collation) | Wrenne, Mattheo | Teversham / | Rector | View |
| 1621 | Libc | Wren, | chapel royal / | royal chaplain in ordinary | View |
| 1624 | Disp-App | Wren, Math | Tiversham / | Rector | View |
| 1624 | Disp-App | Wren, Math | Winchester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1624 | Disp-App | Wren, Math | Charles, Prince of Wales / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1624 | Disp(Dispensation) | Wren, Math | Bingham / | Rector | View |
| 1624 | Subsc | Wren, Matthew | Bingham / | Rector | View |
| 1624 | Appt(Institution) | Wren, Matheus | Bingham / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Libc | Wren, Mattheus | Bingham / | Rector | View |
| 1625 | Libc | Wren, Matthew | Teversham / | Rector | View |
| 1630 | Libc | Wren, Matheus | Bingham / | Rector | View |
| 1635 | Vac(Promotion) | Wren, Matheus | Bingham / | Rector | View |
| 1635 | Disp-App | Wren, Math | Windsor Chapel / | Canon | View |
| 1635 | Appt(Presentation) | Wren, Matthew | Westminster Abbey / third prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1635 | Disp-App | Wren, Matthew | Westminster Abbey / | Prebendary | View |
| 1635 | Disp-App | Wren, Matthew | Westminster Abbey / | Prebendary | View |
| 1635 | Disp(Dispensation) | Wren, Math | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1635 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Wrenn, Matheus | Norwich / | Bishop | View |
| 1635 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Wrenn, Matheus | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1635 | Disp(Dispensation) | Wren, Matthew | Norwich / | Bishop | View |
| 1635 | Disp(Dispensation) | Wren, Matthew | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1635 | Appt(consecration) | Wrenn, Matheus | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1638 | Appt(translation) | Wren, Mattheus | Ely / | Bishop | View |
| 1638 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Wren, Matheus | Ely / | Bishop | View |