Harison, Anthony, 1563-1638 (secretary to Bishop Jegon of Norwich and antiquary)
Dates
- Existence: 1563 - 1638
Biography
Anthony Harison (1563-1638), Church of England clergyman and episcopal secretary, was born in Over, Cambridgeshire. He matriculated from King's College, Cambridge in 1580 and became a solicitor and attorney to Cambridge University. Harison served as secretary to John Jegon, Bishop of Norwich, from 1603 until 1618, during which time he worked on putting the finances of the bishopric in order. In 1609 he was ordained and became rector of Catfield, Norfolk. Harison died in 1638.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Collections and memoranda by Anthony Harison, 1630s
Collections from the public records, and his own private memoranda relating to the revenues of the see of Norwich, by Anthony Harison. Amongst these collections will be found a valuation of the dilapidations of the property of the see 'libelled by Bishop Jegon against the administrators of Bishop Redman'. The book was completed in or soon after the year 1632.