Richard Meredith (1559–1621) was
dean of
Wells Cathedral. He began his studies at
Winchester College
Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of the ...
in 1573. In 1576, he matriculated at
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...
, and in 1578 became a fellow of New College. He probably graduated
Bachelor of Civil Law on 1 July 1584 and
Bachelor of Divinity
In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity or Baccalaureate in Divinity (BD or BDiv; la, Baccalaureus Divinitatis) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology ...
on 17 November 1606. He served as rector of
St. Peter and St. Paul in Bath and of
St Peter's Church, Portishead in
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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. He was
chaplain
A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...
for
King James I and became dean of Wells in 1607. On 11 and 25 February 1606/7 he preached before the king at
Whitehall
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London. The road forms the first part of the A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea, London, Chelsea. It is the main ...
. The two sermons were later published together in one volume. He died on 15 August 1621 and was buried in Wells Cathedral.
References
Deans of Wells
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