Venn: HICKHORNGILL or HICKERINGILL, EDMUND. Adm. pens, (age 16) at ST JOHN'S, June 17, 1647. S. of Edmund, gent., of Aberford, Yorks. B. there. School, Pocklington (Mr Sedgwick). Matric. 1647; B.A. 1650-1. Fellow of Caius, 1651-2. Chaplain in Lilburne's regiment, 1653. Successively baptist, quaker, deist. Governor of Meikleour Castle, Perthshire. A soldier and captain (by sea and land) in the Swedish service. Visited Spain and Portugal and returned to England as Swedish envoy. Afterwards a captain in Fleetwood's regiment. Held a post in Jamaica. Returned to England, 1660. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) May 28; priest, May 31, 1662. V. of Boxted, Essex, 1662-4. R. of All Saints', Colchester, 1662-1708. P.C. of Wickes Priory, Essex. Licensed to preach at St Christopher-le-Stocks, 1662. Engaged in conflicts with the high church party and nonconformists, in the courts and in the press. Publicly recanted, 1684. Excluded from his living, 1685-8. Author, pamphlets, etc. Died Nov. 30, 1708. Buried at Colchester. M.I. in All Saints'. Will, P.C.C. (Venn, i. 381; D.N.B.)
See also ODNB.
| Type | Name | Date | Qualification | University | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ord | Hickringill, Edmund | 28/05/1662 | BA | View |