The Ven. Henry Ball,

D.D. A Doctor of Divinity (D.D. or DDiv; la, Doctor Divinitatis) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity. In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ra ...

was Archdeacon of Chichester from his collation on 12 April 1596 until his death on 30 March 1603. He was born in Lichfield and educated at

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...

.Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714. Oxford, OUP, 1891 p61
/ref> He became

Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

Ulcombe Ulcombe is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The name is recorded in the Domesday Book and is thought to derive from 'Owl-coomb': 'coomb' (pronounced 'coo-m') meaning 'a deep little wooded valley; a hollow in a hill side' (Cha ...

from 1583; Precentor of Chichester from 1587; and Canon from 1593.

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16th-century English Anglican priests 17th-century English Anglican priests People from Lichfield Alumni of New College, Oxford Archdeacons of Chichester 1603 deaths {{Christianity-bio-stub