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VENN: Of ST JOHN'S. B. at Knowsthorp, near Leeds, Yorks. S. of Adam. B.A. 1517-8; M.A. 1521; B.D. 1532; D.D. 1555. Fellow, 1521. Ord. priest (Ely) Apr. 23, 1519. University preacher, 1527. R. of Hardwicke, Cambs., 1544-5. Went to Paris, where he was Professor of Hebrew. Returned to England on the accession of Mary. Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, 1554-9; when he was deprived. Died at Islington, Nov. 18, 1559. Buried at St Dunstan-in-the-West, London. A good scholar. Author. (Cooper, I. 202; D.N.B.)