Accepted Frewen | |
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Archbishop of York | |
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Diocese | Diocese of York |
Installed | 1660 |
Term ended | 1664 |
Predecessor | John Williams |
Successor | Richard Sterne |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (1644–1646 & 1660) Dean of Gloucester (1631–1644) |
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Consecration | 28 April 1644 by John Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | 1588 |
Died | (1664-03-28)28 March 1664 Bishopthorpe,West Riding of Yorkshire |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | John Frewen |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Accepted Frewen (baptised 26 May 1588 – 28 March 1664) was a priest in theChurch of England andArchbishop of York from 1660 to 1664.
Frewen was born atNorthiam, in eastSussex, the son ofJohn Frewen who was the rector there. The unusual forename is an example of the type ofpuritan name not uncommon in the area in the late sixteenth century; his brother was called Thankful Frewen.[1] He was educated atMagdalen College, Oxford, where he became a Fellow in 1612.[2]Anthony Wood describes him as being at that time "puritanically enclin'd".[3] In 1617 and 1621 the college allowed him to act as chaplain toSir John Digby, ambassador in Spain. InMadrid he preached a sermon that pleased Prince Charles, afterwardsCharles I, who, on his accession, appointed him one of his chaplains.[4]
In 1625 he becamecanon ofCanterbury Cathedral and Vice-President of Magdalen College, and in the following year he was elected president. He wasVice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 1628 and 1629, and again in 1638 and 1639. In 1631 he was appointed (additionally)Dean of Gloucester. It was mainly by his instrumentality that theUniversity plate was sent to the king atYork in 1642.[4]
Two years later (in 1644) he was consecratedBishop of Lichfield and Coventry, and resigned his presidency (and deanery). He was deprived of his See by Parliament on 9 October 1646, as episcopacy was abolished for the duration of theCommonwealth andthe Protectorate.[5][6] Parliament declared his estates forfeited fortreason in 1652, andCromwell afterwards set a price on his head. The proclamations, however, designated him Stephen Frewen, and he was consequently able to escape into France. At theRestoration in 1660, he was restored to the See of Lichfield and Coventry, reappeared in public, and later the same year waselectedArchbishop of York; he took that see by theconfirmation of his election on 4 October 1660.[7] In 1661 he acted as chairman of theSavoy conference.[4]
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Preceded by | President of Magdalen College, Oxford 1626–1644 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1628–1630 | Succeeded by |
Church of England titles | ||
Preceded by | Dean of Gloucester 1631–1644 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 1644–1646 & 1660 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Archbishop of York 1660–1664 | Succeeded by |