Henry Walter (1611–1678?) was a
Welsh
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Anglican priest who became a
Puritan.
Life
Walter was born in the parish of
St. Arvans
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,
Monmouthshire
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, south
Wales in 1611 and studied at the
University of Oxford,
matriculating as a member of
Jesus College, Oxford in 1633 and obtaining his
Bachelor of Civil Law degree in the same year. He was ordained as a priest in the
Church of England, and became
curate
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of
Mounton
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The parish was originally part of the holdings of Chepstow Priory, with the name Monktown. It has a tiny parish churc ...
, not far from St. Arvans, in 1639 through his brother's influence. However, Walter's religious views diverged from those of the Church of England, becoming aligned with those of the non-conformist
William Wroth
William Wroth (1576–1641), a minister of the Church of England, is generally credited with the establishment of the first Independent Church in Wales in 1639. From 1617 until 1639 Wroth was Rector of the parish church at Llanvaches in Monmouths ...
, who was also based in Monmouthshire; Wroth made Walter the main
executor
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Overview
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of his will. During the
English Civil War, Walter seems to have left Monmouthshire for London. In 1646, he was one of three
Puritan clergymen sent by the House of Commons to preach in Welsh in Wales, and he was the first name on the list of clerical commissioners approving clergy appointments in Wales under the Act for the Propagation of the Gospel in 1650. In 1653, Walter became
vicar of St Woolos in
Newport
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, but he was ejected from there in 1662 after
the Restoration
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...
. In 1672, he was given a licence to minister in
Llantarnam and later inspired the Independent congregation in
Mynyddislwyn
Mynyddislwyn was a civil parish and urban district in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It was abolished in local government reorganisation in 1974. It is named for the Mountain in its centre MynyddIslwyn (Islwyn Mountain or Islwyn's Mountain, Islwy ...
, to whom he left some money in his will. He died sometime before 8 August 1678.
References
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1611 births
1670s deaths
Ejected Welsh ministers of 1662
Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford
People from Chepstow