Venn: of Norfolk; studied nine years at CAMBRIDGE; BD 1539, whence he is described as formerly a Dominican Friar (one of the 14 friars who with their Prior, Gregory Dodds, BD, signed the Deed of Surrender of their monastery in Cambridge to the king 16 Apr. 1538. The site of the old monastery was occupied by the protestant foundation of Emmanuel.)
Six preacher at Canterbury 1541; chaplain to Archbishop Cranmer; Bishop of Rochester 1551-2; of Chichester 1552-3; deprived. Fugitive abroad under Queen Mary I; retired to Emden in Friesland (Holland); superintendent of the English congregation there; returned to England in 1558; Bishop of Hereford 1559-85. Author Sermons. Died 26 Jun. 1585; buried Whitbourne, Herefs. (Cooper I, 511; ODNB; Emmanuel College History);
father of Silvan (1551-1617) entered at CCEd ID 65201 although not a cleric, but within Silvan's entry in the History of Parliament, John Scorey is described as "one of the less heroic figures of the Reformation").
| Type | Name | Date | Qualification | University | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appt | Score, Johannes | 28/06/1545 | BD | View |