Edward Stanley

was born of gentile Parents in the Parish of S. Peter within the City of Chichester, educated in Wykeham’s School, made perpetual Fellow of New Coll. 1608, aged 20 years or thereabouts, took the degrees in Arts, left the said Coll. in 1623, and was about that time made Master of the said School, and afterwards Prebendary of Winchester, and Doct. of Div. He hath published,

Several Sermons; three of which were preached in the Cathedral Church at Winchester. The first, on Sunday Aug. 19. an. 1660, at the first return of the Dean and Chapter to that Church, on Psal. 14.7. The second, on Jan. 30. an. 1661, being the Anniversary of K. Ch. 1. of glorious memory, on Jer. 4.20. And the third at the general Assize held at Winton 25 Feb. 1661. on Isay 1.26. Lond. 1662. in oct. In which year the Author died and was buried at Winchester,1662. leaving then behind him the character of a learned, godly and orthodox Minister of Gods word.