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William COOPER fl. 1640-81

Biographical Note

BA Emmanuel, Cambridge 1632, MA 1635. Vicar of Ringmere, Sussex 1640-41. Chaplain to Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, at the Hague 1644-48. Rector of St Olave’s, Southwark ca.1649 (ejected 1662). Preached before Parliament 1649; lecturer at Westminster Abbey 1654. Recommended to Richard Cromwell by George Monck as “one of the gravest sort of moderate Presbyterian divines”. Licensed as a presbyterian preacher at Crewkerne, Somerset 1672. Imprisoned in 1681; the exact date of his death is not known.

Books

Library auctioned 1686; see entry for John Bradford.

Characteristic Markings

None of Cooper’s books have been identified.

Sources

Catalogus variorum librorum ex bibliothecis … Johan. Bradford, 1686 (ESTC R26448).
Wright, Stephen. "Cooper, William (fl. 1640–1681), clergyman and ejected minister." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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-BA [[education::Emmanuel, Cambridge]] 1632, MA 1635.  [[occupation::Vicar]] of [[location::Ringmere, Sussex]] 1640-41.  [[occupation::Chaplain]] to [[associates::Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia]], at [[location::the Hague]] 1644-48.  [[occupation::Rector]] of [[location::St Olave’s, Southwark]] ca.1649 (ejected 1662).  Preached before Parliament 1649; [[occupation::lecturer]] at [[organisations::Westminster Abbey]] 1654.  Recommended to [[associates::Richard Cromwell]] by [[associates::George Monck]] as “one of the gravest sort of moderate [[religion::Presbyterian]] divines”.  Licensed as a [[religion::presbyterian]] preacher at [[location::Crewkerne, Somerset]] 1672.  Imprisoned in 1681; the exact date of his death is not known.
+BA [[education::Emmanuel, Cambridge]] 1632, MA 1635.  [[occupation::Vicar]] of [[location::Ringmere, Sussex]] 1640-41.  [[occupation::Chaplain]] to [[associates::Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia]], at [[location::the Hague]] 1644-48.  [[occupation::Rector]] of [[location::St Olave’s, Southwark]] ca.1649 (ejected 1662).  Preached before Parliament 1649; [[occupation::lecturer]] at [[organisations::Westminster Abbey]] 1654.  Recommended to [[associates::Richard Cromwell]] by [[associates::George Monck]] as “one of the gravest sort of moderate [[religion::Presbyterian]] divines”.  Licensed as a presbyterian preacher at [[location::Crewkerne, Somerset]] 1672.  Imprisoned in 1681; the exact date of his death is not known.
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