Edward Thornborough, DD (b

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1587; d

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1645)was a 17th-century English priest. The son of Bishop John Thornborough, he was educated at

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. Thornborough held

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, Ower Moigne and Turnerspuddle; and was

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from 1629 until his death.113–114 British History On-line
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Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Archdeacons of Worcester 17th-century English Anglican priests People from Middlesex 1587 births 1645 deaths {{England-Anglican-clergy-stub