John Aglionby (1566 – 6 February 1610) was an English clergyman and academic who was one of the translators of the

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of the

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Early life and education

Aglionby was born in Carlisle in 1566, the son of Edward Aglionby and Elizabeth Musgrove, the Aglionbys were an ancient family whose name was originally De Aguilon. After attending the free school in Kendal, he went to

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where he

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on 13 December 1583, aged 16. He graduated B. A. on 28 June 1587, and

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on 1 July 1590 on which date he also became a

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. He would subsequently be awarded a B. D on 12 July 1597 and a D. D. on 17 June 1600. In 1595 he was appointed divinity reader at Lincoln's Inn.

Career and death

Between 1599 and 1600, Aglionby travelled abroad and was reported to have met Cardinal

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. On his return he was made chaplain to

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, in which capacity he would also serve

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. He became Principal of

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on 4 April 1601. Also in 1601 he became

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in Oxfordshire. In 1604, Aglionby was appointed to the Second Oxford Company of bible translators, who were tasked with working on the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, and the

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. He replaced the recently deceased Richard Edes. In 1607 he became Rector of

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, where he died on 6 February 1610 aged 43. He is buried near the altar of St Nicholas' Church, Islip.

Family

He left behind a widow, Katherine (née Foxcroft), and four children: George, John, Thomas and Katherine. Of these, George Aglionby would later become master of

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and

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References

1566 births 1610 deaths English chaplains Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Translators of the King James Version 17th-century English translators 17th-century English Anglican priests People from Carlisle, Cumbria Principals of St Edmund Hall, Oxford {{Christianity-bio-stub