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John Bancroft (bishop)

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was vacant, and the Bishop of Oxford made the appointment, Bancroft appointed himself to Cuddesdon soon after becoming bishop. He secured a royal warrant to annex the vicarage to the bishopric permanently, also secured a grant of timber from the royal forest of
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of the college was rebuilt in stages from 1610, replacing the original medieval buildings, only to be completed much later in 1677. In 1632, he relinquished his position as Master of University College and became Bishop of Oxford.
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Bancroft's uncle appointed him to Finchley (as Bishop of London) and to his livings in Kent (as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604). He was elected Master of University College in March 1610. The Front
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and an annual 100-shilling rent-charge against the royal forests, and was thus able to build Cuddesdon Palace.
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Bancroft's administrative ingenuity is demonstrated by the manor in which he created
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Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714
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John Bancroft was the son of Christopher Bancroft and the nephew of
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In the church, Bancroft held the following livings:
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1640/41
Bishop of Oxford
Master
University College, Oxford
Richard Bancroft
Archbishop of Canterbury
Westminster School
Christ Church, Oxford
B.A.
M.A.
B.D.
D.D.
1609/10
Finchley
Stourmouth
Orpington
Woodchurch
Biddenden
St Paul's Cathedral
Bishop of Oxford
Cuddesdon
Bray
Quad
high church
William Laud
William Prynne
Cuddesdon Palace
All Saints, Cuddesdon
Shotover

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