John Hinckley 1617/8-1695
From Book Owners Online
John HINCKLEY 1617/8-1695
Biographical Note
Born at Coughton, Warwickshire, son of Robert Hinckley. BA St Alban Hall, Oxford 1638, MA 1641, BD and DD 1679. Vicar of Coleshill, Berkshire ca.1643; rector of Northfield, Warwikshire 1660; prebendary of Lichfield 1673. His Pithanologia: or, a persuasive to conformity (1670) generated a degree of controversy with nonconformist clergy, particularly Richard Baxter.
Books
In his will, Hinckley left his younger son Walter "half my books or forty pounds at his choice", implying a notional valuation of the collection as a whole. All the residue of his goods and estate went to his elder son John.
Characteristic Markings
None of Hinckley's books have been identified.
Sources
- Black, J. William. "Hinckley, John (1617/18–1695), Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Carter, W. (ed), The records of King Edward’s School, Birmingham vol 3, London, 1933, p.194.