Michael Rabbet (or Rabbett) (c. 1562 – 5 February 1630) was an English clergyman and translator of the

Authorised King James Version The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version, is an Bible translations into English, English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and publis ...

of the Bible.

Life

He matriculated as a pensioner of

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...

in 1572. He graduated B.A. in 1576, and M.A. in 1579. He was a Fellow and tutor at

Caius College Gonville and Caius College, often referred to simply as Caius ( ), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and one of t ...

from 1579 to 1587, and proceed B.D. in 1586 . He was ordained on 8 February 1582, and was university preacher in 1587. He was rector of Cricket Malherbie,

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in 1581, and of Streatham, Surrey from 1585 onwards. He was admitted at

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on 20 February 1597, and was rector of St Vedast, Foster Lane, London, from 1604 to 1617. He is listed in the Second Westminster Company of the translators for King James. He died on 5 February 1630, aged 78.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabbet, Michael 1562 births 1630 deaths 16th-century English Anglican priests 17th-century English Anglican priests Translators of the King James Version Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge