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| − | Born at [[place of | + | Born at [[place of birth::Harrow, Middlesex]], son of [[family::John Greenhall]], [[occupation::husbandman]]. BA [[education::Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]] 1619, MA 1622. Ordained at Lincoln, 1628; [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::Oakley, Suffolk]] 1629. He developed a puritan outlook during the 1620s and was complaining by 1629 about compliance with ecclesiastical discipline; he was deprived in 1636 for refusing to read the [[book title::Book of Sports]]. With his friend [[associates::Jeremiah Burroughs]] he spent time in [[location::Rotterdam]] before returning to [[location::England]] in 1637. During the 1640s and 50s he was active in [[location::London]] as a [[occupation::preacher]] and a leader among the independent ministers, involved in various advisory and lobbying bodies. [[occupation::vicar|Vicar]] of [[location::Stepney]] 1652, [[occupation::governor]] of [[organisations::Harrow School]] 1653-57, assistant to the Middlesex Commission (for identifying unfit clergy) 1657. He was ejected in 1660 but continued to work as a Congregationalist minister in [[location::Stepney]], where he had a dedicated following. His various publications include sermons and [[book title::''An exposition upon the first five chapters of Ezekiel'']] ([[date of publication::1645]]), which was extended to cover the rest of Ezekiel, and went through several editions. |
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| − | Greenhill | + | Greenhill [[bequest::bequeathed]] his library to his [[beneficiary::cousin]] [[family::Zachary Bourne]], to encourage him in learning and the study of [[subject::theology|divinity]], but Bourne sold it by [[auction::auction]] in [[location of auction::London]] on [[date of auction::18 February 1678]]. The main part of the sale catalogue contains 686 lots, divided into [[language::Latin]] [[subject::theology]] (258), [[language::English]] [[subject::theology]] (228), [[language::Latin]] miscellaneous (“Libri philologici”) (149) and [[language::English]] miscellaneous (51). There is a further, separately signed section of the catalogue (presumably also Greenhill’s books?) listing a further 185 lots, mostly [[language::Latin]] or [[language::English]] [[subject::theology]]. |
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| − | *''Catalogus variorum & insigniorum librorum … Gulielmi Greenhill'', 1678 | + | *''Catalogus variorum & insigniorum librorum … Gulielmi Greenhill'', 1678, ESTC R177667. |
*Greaves, Richard L. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/11429 "Greenhill, William (1597/8–1671), Independent minister."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | *Greaves, Richard L. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/11429 "Greenhill, William (1597/8–1671), Independent minister."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
*Matthews, A. G. ''Calamy revised''. Oxford, 1934. | *Matthews, A. G. ''Calamy revised''. Oxford, 1934. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 22 October 2021
William GREENHILL 1597/8-1671
Biographical Note
Born at Harrow, Middlesex, son of John Greenhall, husbandman. BA Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 1619, MA 1622. Ordained at Lincoln, 1628; Rector of Oakley, Suffolk 1629. He developed a puritan outlook during the 1620s and was complaining by 1629 about compliance with ecclesiastical discipline; he was deprived in 1636 for refusing to read the Book of Sports. With his friend Jeremiah Burroughs he spent time in Rotterdam before returning to England in 1637. During the 1640s and 50s he was active in London as a preacher and a leader among the independent ministers, involved in various advisory and lobbying bodies. Vicar of Stepney 1652, governor of Harrow School 1653-57, assistant to the Middlesex Commission (for identifying unfit clergy) 1657. He was ejected in 1660 but continued to work as a Congregationalist minister in Stepney, where he had a dedicated following. His various publications include sermons and An exposition upon the first five chapters of Ezekiel (1645), which was extended to cover the rest of Ezekiel, and went through several editions.
Books
Greenhill bequeathed his library to his cousin Zachary Bourne, to encourage him in learning and the study of divinity, but Bourne sold it by auction in London on 18 February 1678. The main part of the sale catalogue contains 686 lots, divided into Latin theology (258), English theology (228), Latin miscellaneous (“Libri philologici”) (149) and English miscellaneous (51). There is a further, separately signed section of the catalogue (presumably also Greenhill’s books?) listing a further 185 lots, mostly Latin or English theology.
Characteristic Markings
None of Greenhill’s books have been identified.
Sources
- Catalogus variorum & insigniorum librorum … Gulielmi Greenhill, 1678, ESTC R177667.
- Greaves, Richard L. "Greenhill, William (1597/8–1671), Independent minister." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Matthews, A. G. Calamy revised. Oxford, 1934.