John Jegon
John Jegon | |
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| Bishop of Norwich | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| Installed | c. 1603 |
| Term ended | c. 1617 |
| Predecessor | William Redman |
| Successor | John Overall |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Norwich (1601–1603) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | c. 1603 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1550 |
| Died | 13 March 1618 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Aylsham, Norfolk |
| Spouse | Dorothy Vaughan |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
John Jegon (1550 – 13 March 1618) was an English academic and Bishop of Norwich. He supported uniformity of Anglican doctrine and worship, and strong government.[1] This led him into conflict with John Robinson, later pastor to the Mayflower emigrants.[2] On the other hand, he made efforts to satisfy local Puritans by the appointment of preachers in his diocese.[3] Nicholas Bownd dedicated to him a work on doctrine of Sabbath.[4]
Education and academic career
He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. and became a Fellow in 1572, and was then at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he became Master in 1590.[5][6] His pupils included both Roger Manners and Francis Manners, Earls of Rutland.[7] He had a long correspondence with their mother Elizabeth, widow of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland.[8]
He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, from 1596 to 1598. As Vice-Chancellor he attempted to discipline John Rudd.[9]
Clerical career
He became Dean of Norwich in 1601, with the recommendation of John Whitgift.[10] Two years later he was appointed as Bishop there. He resided in Aylsham.[11]
Family
He married Dorothy, daughter of Richard Vaughan. On his death she married the diplomat Sir Charles Cornwallis.[12]
Notes
- ^ Ian Atherton, Norwich Cathedral: Church, City, and Diocese, 1096-1996 (1996), p. 513.
- ^ http://www.sturton-le-steeple.org.uk/html/pilgrims.html
- ^ Susan Doran, Princes, Pastors and People: The Church and Religion in England, 1500-1700 (2003), p. 166.
- ^ Francis J. Bremer, Tom Webster, Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia (2006), p. 27.
- ^ "Jegon, John (JGN567J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/RogerManners(5ERutland).htm[unreliable source]
- ^ Kenneth Charlton, Women, Religion and Education in Early Modern England (1999), p. 223.
- ^ http://shephallmanor.net/chapter_5.htm
- ^ Ian Atherton, Norwich Cathedral: Church, City, and Diocese, 1096-1996 (1996), p. 523.
- ^ http://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/content/northnorfolknews/content/community/History.aspx
- ^ http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=7675&inst_id=14&nv1=browse&nv2=sub
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- 1550 births
- 1618 deaths
- Bishops of Norwich
- Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
- Fellows of Queens' College, Cambridge
- 17th-century English clergy
- People of the Tudor period
- 16th-century English bishops
- Deans of Norwich
- Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
- Masters of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge