Overall, John, ? 1561-1619 (Bishop of Norwich)
Person
Dates
- Existence: ? 1561 - 1619
Biography
John Overall (?1561-1619), Bishop of Norwich, was born in Hadleigh, Suffolk and baptised there in 1561. He went to Cambridge, first attending St John's College and then Trinity, and graduated BA in 1579. He was made a minor fellow of Trinity in 1581. After holding a number of University posts Overall was made Regius Professor of Divinity 1595, a position he held until he resigned 1607. He was also appointed Master of St Catherine's College, Cambridge in 1598. Overall was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in 1602, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield in 1614 and finally Bishop of Norwich in 1618. He died 1619.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Collection of miscellaneous theological and historical documents, early seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Gg.01.29
Scope and Contents
In two parts. Items in part I are chiefly by John Overall while Regius Professor of divinity at the university of Cambridge.Part I: (1) Titles of ‘Quæstiones comitiis magistr. disputandæ, and a chapter ‘Of faythe towarde God’, divided into 22 heads, and all crossed through with a pen; (2) ‘An Henoch et Elias sint in Cælo?’; (3) ‘De quinque articulis in Belgio controversis’, followed by the ‘Sententia ecclesiæ Anglicanæ on these points’; (4) a letter of King James I, in Latin, to...
Dates:
early seventeenth century
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Collection of tracts, Sixteenth to eighteenth centuries
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.03.85
Scope and Contents
(1) ‘Of the prerogative of parliament’, in a dialogue between a councillor of state and a Justice of the Peace, by Sir Walter Raleigh; (2) ‘The Lord Arlington’s case, Thursday, January the 15th, 1673’; (3) ‘Mr Harrington’s argument in Banco Regis on a quare impedt.’ (in a case involving the bishop of Exeter, Hayman and Hele), with explanations, the point discussed being the power of a bishop to refuse institution on account of insufficiency of learning in the clerk presented; (4) ‘A...
Dates:
Sixteenth to eighteenth centuries
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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John Overall: Collection of his works
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.80
Scope and Contents
Includes: epitaph for Overall, list of his works, 'Sententia de quinque articulis in Belgio controversis', 'Sententia Ecclesiae Anglicanae de Predestinatione', 'Praesentatio Prolocutoris DD Ravis in Convocatione Londini habita Mar. 23 1603', 'Oratio in Synodo Londini habita 1605', 'Oratio pridie Comitiorum June 30 1606', 'Oratio in Die Comitiorum Julii 1 1606', 'Articulorum Lambethae exhibitorum Historia', 'Articuli Lambethani quo Sensu a Theologis admissi', 'Censure of a Sermon preached in...
Dates:
1603-1606 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library
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Thomas Baker's copies of documents, mainly relating to Cambridge University, c 1727
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.01.37
Scope and Contents
1. 'An Account of eminent men in the Welsh Diocesses, sent by Bp. Humphreys to Mr. Wood,' 'now in the hands of the Rt. Revd Dr. Kennett Bp. of Peterborough.' pp. 1-18. 2. 'An account of the interment of Bpps. from their wills, taken from the register of the Prerogative at Canterbury.' 'From the collections of Browne Willis Esqr.' pp. 21-25. 3. (a) A grant of arms to the five regius professors from Rob. Cooke, Clarencieux, dat. 13 Nov. 1590. pp. 27, 28. (b) Augmentation of arms to...
Dates:
c 1727
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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