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VENN: Matric. pens. from ST JOHN'S, Easter, 1616. B. at Gateshead, 1602. Scholar, 1618; B.A. 1619-20; M.A. from St Catharine's, 1623; B.D. 1633; D.D. 1648. Fellow of St Catharine's, 1623-31. Ord. deacon and priest (London) Feb. 22, 1623-4. V. of St Nicholas, Lynn, 1631. Master of St John's, 1644-53. Vice-Chancellor, 1647-8. Regius Professor of Divinity, 1651-6. Master of Trinity, 1653-9. R. of St Martin, Ironmonger Lane, 1645. Member of the Westminster Assembly. Buried in Trinity Chapel, Feb. 24, 1658-9. Author, theological. Father of Thomas (1651). (D.N.B.; Coll. Hist. 131.)
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