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Hugh WESTON D.D. 1554/5 (Incorp. from Oxford [ Oxfordshire ]). B. c 1505, at Burton Overy, Leicestershire . B.A. (Lincoln College, Oxford [ Oxfordshire ]) 1530 ; M.A. 1532/3 ; sup. for M.B. 1537 ; B.D. 1539 ; D.D. 1540 . Proctor, 1537 . Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1538-55 . Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, 1540-8, ejected. R. of St Nicholas Olave, London , 1541 . R. of St Botolph's, Bishopsgate [ London ], 1543-58 . R. of Burton Overy, Leicestershire , 1547 . Archdeacon of Cornwall , 1547-53 ; of Colchester [ Essex ], 1553 . Dean of Westminster [ London ], 1553-6 . R. of Islip, Oxfordshire , 1554 . R. of Cliffe-at-Hoo, Kent , 1554 . Dean of Windsor [ Berkshire ] and Wolverhampton [ Staffordshire ], 1556 ; deprived, 1557 . Presided over Cranmer's trial and over the disputation between Latimer and Richard Smith, 1544 . Confessor to the Duke of Suffolk, and to Sir Thomas Wyatt at their execution. A noted preacher and orator. Author, Oratio coram Patribus et Clero habita. Died 08 Dec., 1558; buried in the Savoy [ London ]. Will (P.C.C.). ( Al. Oxon. ; D.N.B. ; Nichols, II. 537.) | Hugh WESTON Approx. lifespan: 15271558 D.D. 1554/5 (Incorp. from Oxford University ). b. c1505 at Burton Overy, Leicestershire B.A. ( Lincoln College [Oxford] ) 1530 M.A. 1532/3 sup. for M.B. 1537 B.D. 1539 D.D. 1540 Proctor 1537 Rector of Lincoln College [Oxford] 1538-55 Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity 1540-48 ejected. R. of St Nicholas Olave, London 1541 R. of St Botolph's Bishopsgate, [ London ] 1543-58 R. of Burton Overy, Leicestershire 1547 Archdeacon of Cornwall 1547-53 ; of Colchester, [ Essex ] 1553 Dean of Westminster, [ London ] 1553-56 R. of Islip, Oxfordshire 1554 R. of Cliffe-at-Hoo, Kent 1554 Dean of Windsor, [ Berkshire ] and Wolverhampton, [ Staffordshire ] 1556 ; deprived 1557 Presided over Cranmer's trial and over the disputation between Latimer and Richard Smith 1544 Confessor to the Duke of Suffolk, and to Sir Thomas Wyatt at their execution. A noted preacher and orator. Author, Oratio coram Patribus et Clero habita. d. 1558:12:08 ; buried in the Savoy, [ London ] Will (P.C.C.). ( Al. Oxon. ; D.N.B. ; Nichols II. 537.) |