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===[[name::Samuel]] [[name::AUSTIN]] [[date of Birth::1605;1606|1605/6]]-[[date of Death::1671|71]]=== | ===[[name::Samuel]] [[name::AUSTIN]] [[date of Birth::1605;1606|1605/6]]-[[date of Death::1671|71]]=== | ||
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| − | [[ | + | Son of [[family::Thomas Austin]] of [[location::Lostwithiel]], [[location::Cornwall]], Austin matriculated at [[education::Exeter College, Oxford]] on 16 July 1625, BA 1630. While at [[education::the University of Oxford|Oxford]] Austin authored a [[author::poem]], [[book Title::''Urania, or, the heavenly muse'']], [[date of Publication::1629]] described as a 'committed exegesis on the biblical narratives of fall and redemption' (''ODNB''). He later became [[occupation::vicar]] of [[location::Menheniot, Cornwall]] 1646 (ejected 1660), and apparently lived and preached in [[location::Plymouth]] thereafter (briefly imprisoned). |
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Revision as of 07:43, 24 March 2020
Samuel AUSTIN 1605/6-71
Biographical Note
Son of Thomas Austin of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, Austin matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 16 July 1625, BA 1630. While at Oxford Austin authored a poem, Urania, or, the heavenly muse, 1629 described as a 'committed exegesis on the biblical narratives of fall and redemption' (ODNB). He later became vicar of Menheniot, Cornwall 1646 (ejected 1660), and apparently lived and preached in Plymouth thereafter (briefly imprisoned).
Books
Probate inventory lists books valued at £25 3s 6d, from an estate valued at £68 16s.
Sources
- Jagger, Nicholas. "Austin, Samuel (b. 1605/6), poet." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Matthews, A. G. Calamy revised. Oxford, 1934.