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. French was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1530 and M.A. in 1533. He was appointed a Fellow of Exeter in 1530. He was Principal of Hart Hall from 1535 to 1539; and Rector of Exeter College from 1539 to 1542.Exeter College', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. 107–118 A priest, he was also the
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