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Authorised form of namePayne; William (1650 - 1696); clergyman
Dates1650 - 1696
NationalityBritish
Place of birthHutton, Essex, England, Europe
Date of birth1650
Date of death20 February 1697
DatesAndPlacesSt Mary, Whitechapel, London, England, Europe (24 February 1697)
OccupationClergyman, Church of England
ActivityEducation:
Free School at Brentwood, Essex; Magdalene College, Cambridge (BA 1669; MA 1672; DD 1689)
Career:
Fellow of Magdalene (1671); ordained deacon (1671), priest (1672); Prebendary of Winchester (to 1689); Rector of Wormshill, Kent (1673-1681); Rector of Frinsted, Kent (1674); Rector of St Mary, Whitechapel (1681-1697); Lecturer of the Poultry Church, London (1689); Chaplain to the King (1690-1697); Prebendary of Westminster (1694-1697)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/11/1681
ProposerEdward Tyson
RelationshipsParents: William Payne
Married: Elizabeth Squire
Children: Squire Payne; Robert Payne; Thomas Payne
OtherInfoAs a clergyman and an author, Payne took part in much of the controversy surrounding the 'Popish Plot'. He wrote a number of anti-Catholic tracts, including 'A Discourse of the Adoration of the Host' (1685). All of these publications were later collected in Edmund Gibson's 'Preservative against Popery' (1738).
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Venn
Notes:
According to Hunter, paid his subscriptions regularly until 1687 only. Approximate lifespan from Venn.
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/66813146
CodeNA8123
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MS/390/79Bond of William Payne to the Treasurer of the Royal Society3 January 1682
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