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John ALSOP d.1647?

Biographical Note

Born in Crewkerne, Somerset, son of John Alsop. BA Christ’s College, Cambridge 1621, fellow 1623, MA 1624, BD 1636; College Proctor 1634, Dean and Mildmay Preacher 1636, possibly also acted as Librarian. Rector of Fordham, Essex, 1633 (sequestered 1643); rector of Great Wigborough, Essex 1639. Chaplain to Archbishop Laud, after whose execution (1645) he fled to France as part of the entourage of Prince Charles; he died there, probably in 1647, although his will was not proved until February 1648. He was a friend of Joseph Mede, whose funeral sermon he preached in 1638, and while in France he became acquainted with Descartes, who he is believed to have introduced through correspondence to Cambridge academics.

Books

By his will, Alsop directed that his books should be divided with half given to his brother Josiah (ejected rector of Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset); the fate of the other half is not specified, though they may have been intended for his brother Samuel (ejected vicar of Acton, Suffolk) who acted as executor. A codicil to the will directed that before division, books to the value of £30 should be taken out and given to Christ’s, while each of his students to whom he had been tutor should receive a book to the value of £1 (or, if no suitable book be found among his collection, they should receive that sum in money). The bequest to Christ’s amounted to ca.80 volumes.

Sources

Matthews, A. G. Walker revised. Oxford, 1948.
Peile, J. Biographical register of Christ’s College, 1910, I 315.

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-Born in [[place of Birth::Crewkerne, Somerset]], son of [[family::John Alsop]].  BA [[education::Christ’s College, Cambridge]] 1621, [[occupation::fellow]] 1623, MA 1624, BD 1636; [[occupation::College Proctor]] 1634, [[occupation::Dean]] and [[occupation::Mildmay Preacher]] 1636, possibly also acted as [[occupation::Librarian]].  [[occupation::Rector]] of [[location::Fordham, Essex]], 1633 (sequestered 1643); [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Great Wigborough, Essex]] 1639.  [[occupation::Chaplain]] to [[associates::Archbishop Laud]], after whose execution ([[date of Death::1645]]) he fled to [[location::France]] as part of the entourage of [[associates::Charles I|Prince Charles]]; he died there, probably in [[date of Death::1647]], although his will was not proved until February 1648.  He was a friend of [[associates::Joseph Mede]], whose funeral sermon he preached in 1638, and while in [[location::France]] he became acquainted with [[associates::René Descartes|Descartes]], who he is believed to have introduced through correspondence to [[education::University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] academics.
+Born in [[place of birth::Crewkerne, Somerset]], son of [[family::John Alsop]].  BA [[education::Christ’s College, Cambridge]] 1621, [[occupation::fellow]] 1623, MA 1624, BD 1636; [[occupation::College Proctor]] 1634, [[occupation::dean|Dean]] and [[occupation::Mildmay Preacher]] 1636, possibly also acted as [[occupation::Librarian]].  [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::Fordham, Essex]], 1633 (sequestered 1643); [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Great Wigborough, Essex]] 1639.  [[occupation::chaplain|Chaplain]] to [[associates::Archbishop Laud]], after whose execution (1645) he fled to [[location::France]] as part of the entourage of [[associates::Charles I|Prince Charles]]; he died there, probably in 1647, although his will was not proved until February 1648.  He was a friend of [[associates::Joseph Mede]], whose funeral sermon he preached in 1638, and while in [[location::France]] he became acquainted with [[associates::René Descartes|Descartes]], who he is believed to have introduced through correspondence to [[education::University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] academics.
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-By his will, Alsop directed that his [[bequest::books]] should be divided with half given to his [[beneficiary::brother]] [[family::Josiah Alsop|Josiah]] (ejected [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset]]); the fate of the other half is not specified, though they may have been intended for his brother [[family::Samuel Alsop|Samuel]] (ejected [[occupation::vicar]] of [[location::Acton, Suffolk]]) who acted as executor.  A codicil to the will directed that before division, [[bequest::books to the value of £30]] should be taken out and given to [[beneficiary::Christ's College, Cambridge|Christ’s]], while each of his [[beneficiary::students]] to whom he had been [[occupation::tutor]] should receive a [[bequest::book to the value of £1]] (or, if no suitable book be found among his collection, they should receive that sum in [[bequest::money]]).  The bequest to [[education::Christ's College, Cambridge|Christ’s]] amounted to ca.[[bequest::80 volumes]].
+By his will, Alsop directed that his books should be divided with half [[bequest::given]] to his [[beneficiary::brother]] [[family::Josiah Alsop|Josiah]] (ejected [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset]]); the fate of the other half is not specified, though they may have been intended for his brother [[family::Samuel Alsop|Samuel]] (ejected [[occupation::vicar]] of [[location::Acton, Suffolk]]) who acted as executor.  A codicil to the will directed that before division, books to the value of [[monetary value::£30]] should be taken out and [[bequest::given]] to [[beneficiary::Christ's College, Cambridge|Christ’s]], while each of his [[beneficiary::students]] to whom he had been [[occupation::tutor]] should receive a book to the value of [[monetary value::£1]] (or, if no suitable book be found among his collection, they should receive that sum in money).  The bequest to [[beneficiary::Christ's College, Cambridge|Christ’s]] amounted to ca.80 volumes.
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-*A. G. Matthews, ''Walker revised''. Oxford, 1948.
+*Matthews, A. G. ''Walker revised''. Oxford, 1948.
-*J. Peile, ''Biographical register of Christ’s College'', 1910, I 315.
+*Peile, J. ''Biographical register of Christ’s College'', 1910, I 315.
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