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Overall, John, ? 1561-1619 (Bishop of Norwich)

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  • 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.

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Collection of miscellaneous theological and historical documents, Early seventeenth century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
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