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| Edmund PEACHAM Matric. sizar (age 21) at CHRIST'S, Jun., 1575. B. at Barton, Northamptonshire . Ord. deacon (London) Dec., 1580; priest, Dec., 1581. V. of Ridge, Hertfordshire , 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 [ Somerset ] and sentenced to death, 1615 . Died in gaol, 27 Mar., 1616. ( Peile, I. 133; D.N.B. ) | Edmund PEACHAM Approx. lifespan: 1554–1616 Matric. sizar (age 21) at Christ's College 1575:06 b. at Barton, Northamptonshire , Ord. deacon (London) 1580:12 ; priest 1581:12 V. of Ridge, Hertfordshire , 1581-87 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, [Somerset], and sentenced to death 1615 Died in gaol 1616:03:27 ( Peile I. 133; D.N.B. ) |