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John Meyrick (bishop)
John Meyrick (or Merick, Mericke, or Merrick), M.A. (1538– 7 November 1599[1]) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1576 to 1599.[2] Early life and educationHe was the natural son of Owen ab Huw ab Owen ab Meyric of Bodeon, Anglesey, and Gwenllian, daughter of Evan of Penrhyndeudraeth, Merionethshire.[3] He became a pupil at Winchester College in 1550, before continuing with his education at New College, Oxford in July 1555, where he was elected a Fellow on 5 July 1557.[3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts on 12 December 1558 and a Master of Arts on 26 June 1562.[3] He served as junior proctor at the college in 1565.[3] Two of his half-brothers, William and Maurice, were also educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.[3] Ecclesiastical careerHe was the vicar of Hornchurch in Essex from 1570 to 1574.[3][4] In 1575, he was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby, and received royal assent on 5 November 1575 and again on 13 April 1576.[2][3][5] He was consecrated at Lambeth Palace on 15 April 1576 by Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury.[2][3][5] During his tenure, Meyrick gave William Camden an account of the Isle of Man, published in Camden's Britannia.[3][4] After holding the bishopric for twenty-three years, he died in office in Yorkshire on 7 November 1599, aged 61.[2][3][4][5] References
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