John Hanmer

, a Shropshire man born, but descended from those of his name living at Hanmer in Flintshire, was admitted Fellow of Allsouls coll. from that of Oriel, in 1596. aged 20. and when five years standing Mast. of Arts, was unanimously elected one of the Proctors of the University, in 1605. Afterwards he became Rector of Bingham in Nottinghamshire, (in which Church he was succeeded by Dr. Math. Wren in May 1624.) and Prebendary of Worcester in the place of Dr. Joh. Langworth sometimes of New coll. about the latter end of 1614. and shortly after was licensed to proceed in Divinity, he being then Chapl. in Ord. to K. Jam. 1. At length upon the death of Dr. Rich. Parry he being nominated Bishop of St. Asaph, was elected thereunto about the 20. of January in 1623. consecrated 15. of Feb. following, and on the 23. of the said month had the temporalities of that See given (a)(a) Pat. 21. Jac. 1. p. 28. to him, with liberty then allowed to keep his Prebendship in Commendam with it. He died at Pentrerpant or Pentrepant near to Oswestrey in Shropshire, 23. July in sixteen hundred twenty and nine, 1629 and was buried the next day in the Church at Sillatin or Selattyn: To the poor of which place, as also of Oswestrey and S. Asaph, he gave to each five pounds. In his Prebendship succeeded Giles Thornborough M. of A. (afterwards D. D.) Nephew to Dr. John Thorborough B. of Worcester, who kept it to the time of his death 1663, and in the See of S. Asaph succeeded Joh Owen D. D. of Cambridge and Archdeacon of S. Asaph, who was consecrated thereunto 20. of Sept. 1629. He died at Perthkinsey 15. Oct. 1651. and was buried on the 21. of the said month in the Cath. Church of S. Asaph under the Bishops Throne. This Dr. Owen who was the Ministers Son of Burton-Latimers in Northamptonshire, and born (b)(b) [〈…〉] of England in Northamp [•••] shirc. there, as also bred Fellow in Jesus coll. in Cambridge, hath written Herod and Pilate reconciled: Or, the concord of Papists, Anabaptists, and Sectaries, against Scripture, Fathers, Councils, and other Orthodox Writers, for the coercion, deposition, and killing of Kings.—Published 1663. and by the author dedicated to the Loyal Subjects of Great Britain. What other things he hath written and published, I cannot tell, nor any thing else of him, only that he was a great Loyalist, a true Son of the Church of England, and had been much respected by Laud Arch. of Canterbury, who obtained for him from his most gracious King the said Bishoprick of S. Asaph; which lying void after his death till the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. Dr. George Griffith was consecrated thereunto.