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| Thomas WATSON B.A. from ST JOHN'S, 1532/3 . Of Durham diocese [ Co. Durham ]. B. 1516 . M.A. 1536 ; B.D. 1543 ; D.D. 1554 . Fellow, 1534 . Master of St John's, 1553-4 . Incorp. at Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1554 . R. of Wyke Regis, Dorset , 1545 . Chaplain to Bishop Gardiner, 1545-53 . V. of Buckminster, Leicestershire , 1547 . A leading Roman Catholic preacher in London , 1553-8 . Dean of Durham [ Co. Durham ], 1553-7 . Disputed against Cranmer at Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1554 . Bishop of Lincoln [ Lincolnshire ], 1556-9 . R. of Bechingwall [???] All Saints', 1556 . One of the Commissioners appointed by Cardinal Pole to visit the University, 1557 . Deprived and imprisoned, 1559 ; kept in custody, 1559-84 . Author, controversial. Died in Wisbech Castle [ Cambridgeshire ], Sep., 1584; buried in Wisbech Church [ Cambridgeshire ]. ( D.N.B. ; Cooper, I. 491; Al. Oxon. ) | Thomas WATSON Approx. lifespan: 1511–1584 B.A. from St John's College 1532/3 Of Durham diocese [ Co. Durham ] b. 1516 M.A. 1536 B.D. 1543 D.D. 1554 Fellow 1534 Master of St John's College 1553-54 Incorp. at Oxford University 1554 R. of Wyke Regis, Dorset 1545 Chaplain to Bishop Gardiner 1545-53 V. of Buckminster, Leicestershire 1547 A leading Roman Catholic preacher in London 1553-58 Dean of Durham, [ Co. Durham ] 1553-57 Disputed against Cranmer at Oxford, [ Oxfordshire ] 1554 Bishop of Lincoln, [ Lincolnshire ] 1556-59 R. of Bechingwall, ??? All Saints' 1556 One of the Commissioners appointed by Cardinal Pole to visit the University 1557 Deprived and imprisoned 1559 ; kept in custody 1559-84 Author, controversial. Died in Wisbech Castle, [ Cambridgeshire ] 1584:09 ; buried in Wisbech Church, [ Cambridgeshire ] ( D.N.B. ; Cooper I. 491; Al. Oxon. ) |