Joshua Sprigg or Sprigge (
Banbury
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshir ...
, 1618–1684) was an English Independent theologian and preacher. He acted as chaplain to
Sir Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 161212 November 1671), also known as Sir Thomas Fairfax, was an English politician, general and Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War. An adept and talented command ...
, general for the Parliamentarians, and wrote or co-wrote the 1647 book ''Anglia Rediviva'', a history of the part played up to that time by Fairfax's army in the
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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.
He studied at
New Inn Hall, Oxford
New Inn Hall was one of the earliest medieval halls of the University of Oxford. It was located in New Inn Hall Street, Oxford.
History Trilleck's Inn
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, and took an M. A. at the
University of Edinburgh
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. He then became a parish priest in London, at the church of St. Pancras, Soper Lane. He later was a Fellow of
All Souls College, Oxford, imposed by Parliament after their victory.
Some contemporary scholarship also attributes to him the authorship of the anonymous pamphlet ''Ancient Bounds'' from 1645,
[ Barbara Kiefer, ''The Authorship of "Ancient Bounds"'', Church History, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Sep., 1953), pp. 192-196.] a major work of the period on
freedom of conscience; this had previously been thought to be from the pen of
Francis Rous
Francis Rous, also spelled Rouse (c. 1581 to 1659), was an English politician and Puritan religious author, who was Provost of Eton from 1644 to 1659, and briefly Speaker of the House of Commons in 1653.
Stepbrother of Parliamentary leader ...
.
Sprigg is featured at the end of
Rosemary Sutcliff
Rosemary Sutcliff (14 December 1920 – 23 July 1992) was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novel ...
's 1953
historical fiction novel
Simon
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, where he is portrayed helping the wounded of both sides of the
Battle of Torrington
The Battle of Torrington (16 February 1646) was a decisive battle of the south-western campaign of the First English Civil War and marked the end of Royalist resistance in the West Country. It took place in Torrington, Devon.
Prelude
After ...
, and plays a pivotal role in connecting the story with a resolution for who blew up the church.
Notes
External links
''Anglia Rediviva'', online text (PDF)
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1618 births
1684 deaths
English theologians
Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford
Alumni of New Inn Hall, Oxford
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
English male non-fiction writers