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Venn: Oxford, 1624-5; M.A. (Lincoln College, Oxford) 1625. Incorp. at Cambridge, 1625. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) July 23; priest, July 24, 1624. R. ?? Battlesden, Beds., 1626-46; of South Fambridge, Essex ?1640-6. An admirable linguist. Author, Decapla in Psalmo?? drawn from ten languages. Died 1660. (Not to be confuse?? with John Vicars, the Puritan author.) Perhaps brother ?? Samuel (1625). (Peile, I. 324; D.N.B.; Al. Oxon.)
Viccars was rector of Stamford St Mary's from 1627 until his deprivation in Nov 1631 (Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Charles I ...: 1631-1633). Information supplied by Adrian Gray 08/11/2018