Person: Peacham, Edmund (1580 - 1606)

• Comments

  VENN: Matric. sizar (age 21) at CHRIST'S, June, 1575. B. at Barton, Northants. Ord. deacon (London) Dec. 1580; priest, Dec. 1581. V. of Ridge, Herts., 1581-7. V. of Hinton St George, Somerset, 1587-1616. A strong puritan. Arrested by the Court of High Commission on a charge of libel, 1614; found guilty and deprived of his orders. Subsequently charged with treason and tortured with the object of drawing a statement from him. Tried at Taunton and sentenced to death, 1615. Died in gaol, Mar. 27, 1616. (Peile, I. 133; D.N.B.)
  
  SEE OXFORD DNB: Peacham, Edmund (1553/4–1616), Church of England clergyman and traitor
  
  On 19 December 1614 High Commission deprived of his living: see TNA, SP 14/78/78.

Birth Events

• 0/0/0 (Barton, Northants.)

  dob	Birthplace	Age at	Date	Type	Full Record
  0/0/0	Barton, Northants.	26	21/12/1580	Ord	View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 21/12/1580 (Aylmer, John/London 1577-1594)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Pecham, Edwardus	21/12/1580	deacon	ordination	View

• priest : 21/12/1581 (Aylmer, John/London 1577-1594)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Peacham, Edmundus	21/12/1581	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Rector : Hinton St George (15/07/1587 - 24/07/1606 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Peacham, Edmundus	15/07/1587	Rector	Institution	Henton Sancti Georgii/	View
  Libc	Peacham, Edmundus	24/07/1606	Rector		Henton Sancti Georgii/	View