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John WILLIS
B.A. from CHRIST'S, 1592/3 ;
M.A. 1596 ;
B.D. 1603 (perhaps previously matric. from Emmanuel, Easter 1589).
R. of St Mary Bothaw, Dowgate Hill, London , 1601-6 .
R. of Little Bentley, Essex , 1606-25 .
Invented the first practical scheme of modern shorthand.
Author, Mnemonica, etc.
Buried at Little Bentley [ Essex ], 28 Nov., 1625.
( Peile, I. 198; D.N.B. )
John WILLIS
Approx. lifespan: 1571–1625
B.A. from Christ's College 1592/3
M.A. 1596
B.D. 1603 (perhaps previously matric. from Emmanuel College 1589:04ET: )
R. of St Mary Bothaw, Dowgate Hill, London , 1601-06
R. of Little Bentley, Essex , 1606-25
Invented the first practical scheme of modern shorthand.
Author, Mnemonica etc.
Buried at Little Bentley, [Essex], 1625:11:28
( Peile I. 198; D.N.B. )

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