John Lake (1624 – 30 August 1689) was a 17th-century

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and

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in the British Isles.

Life

He was born in Halifax in the

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and educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he was tutored by the poet John Cleveland, whose biography he later wrote and whose works he edited and published. He graduated B.A. in 1642. Lake was an ardent

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and fought valiantly for King Charles I at

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and Wallingford. On leaving the army, Lake entered the Church. He was ordained in 1647, and graduated D.D. (''litterae regiae'') at Cambridge in 1661. He held the following livings: * Vicar of

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, 1661–1663. * Rector of

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, 1663–1670. * Prebendary of Holborn (in St Paul's Cathedral), 1667–1682. * Rector of Prestwich, 1668–1685. * Prebendary of

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(in

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), 1670–1685. * Prebendary of Halloughton (in

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), 1670–1682. * Master of Bawtry Hospital, 1674–1683. * Archdeacon of Cleveland, 1680–1682. Lake was appointed

on 7 January 1683. He was translated to

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on 12 August 1684 and to

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on 19 October 1685. He was one of the Seven Bishops who opposed the

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and were imprisoned by

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. However, during the Glorious Revolution, he voted for a regency for the Kings's son. He refused to accept

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and

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and was suspended from office on 1 August 1689. Lake died on 30 August following.

References

External links

Lives of the Seven Bishops committed to the Tower in 1688: Dr. John Lake
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lake, John 1624 births 1689 deaths People from Halifax, West Yorkshire Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Bishops of Bristol Bishops of Chichester Bishops of Sodor and Man 17th-century Church of England bishops Archdeacons of Cleveland People from Wallingford, Oxfordshire Cavaliers British nonjuror bishops