John Aucher D.D., (1619–1700) was an English clergyman and royalist supporter during the Commonwealth of Britain.

Biography

Aucher was the son of Sir

Anthony Aucher Sir Anthony Aucher, 1st Baronet (1614 – 31 May 1692) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. He supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. Aucher was the son of Sir Anthony Aucher (c. 1586–1637) an ...

, knight, of Hautsbourne in Kent. He was nominated to a Canterbury scholarship in

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, by

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in 1634, but after taking the degree of B.A. he removed to

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for a fellowship, where he commenced M.A. in 1641. He was ejected from his fellowship on account of his loyalty, and during the Commonwealth he wrote two treatises against the dominant party, one of which, however, was not printed till long afterwards. At the Restoration he was created D.D. by royal mandate, and further rewarded with a

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in the church of Canterbury (1660). He also held the rectory of Allhallows in Lombard Street, London, for many years (1662–85). Dr Aucher died at Canterbury on 12 March 1700–1, and was buried in the cathedral.

Works

His works are: # ''Arguments and reasons to prove the inconvenience & vnlawfulness of taking the new engagement: modestly propounded to all persons concerned''. ondon: 1650 8p. 4to. # ''The arraignment of rebellion, or The irresistibility of sovereign powers vindicated and maintain’d in a reply to a letter. By John Aucher, M.A. ejected fellow of St. Peter’s College in Cambridge. Now D.D. and canon of Christ-Church Cant.'' London: 1684, 4to; reprinted London, 1718, 8vo. Cooper also attributes to him the following work, but the title page of the first edition gives the author as

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and subsequent editions in 1661 as John Archer:ESTC Database R210616, R24714, R229958 and R175473 # 'The Personal Reign of Christ upon Earth,' 1642, 4to.

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, ''Life of Dr. John Barwick'', 283 n. ** Richard Newcourt, ''Repertorium Ecclesiasticum'', i. 255 **

White Kennett White Kennett (10 August 166019 December 1728) was an English bishop and antiquarian. He was educated at Westminster School and at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where, while an undergraduate, he published several translations of Latin works, including ...

, ''Register and Chron''. 185, 186 **Le Neve's ''Fasti Eccl. Anglic.'' ed. Hardy, i. 54 **M.S. Lansd. 987 f. 144 **Somner's ''Antiq. of Canterbury'', ed. Battely, append, to the supplement, p. 9 **Masters's ''Hist. of C. C. C. C.'' 219 **Cat. Librorum Impress. Bibl Bodl. (1843), i. 142 ** John Walker, ''Sufferings of the Clergy'', ii. 153 **Carter's ''Hist, of the Univ. of Camb.'' 44, 49. 1619 births 1700 deaths 17th-century English clergy Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Fellows of Peterhouse, Cambridge Younger sons of baronets {{UK-reli-bio-stub