- Walter Curle
Walter Curle or Curll (1575–1647) was an English bishop, a close supporter of
William Laud [ [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20346/20346-h/20346-h.htm The Project Gutenberg eBook of Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester, by Philip Walsingham Sergeant ] ] . Born inHatfield ,Hertfordshire , he was educated atSt Albans School and atChrist's College, Cambridge (matriculated c. 1592), transferring toPeterhouse (BA c. 1595; MA in 1598), of which college he later was elected Fellow. [ [http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/054.html Peterhouse - Architectural Tour (Burrough's Building First Floor) ] ]He was
bishop of Winchester from 1632 to 1647. When in 1645 Parliamentary forces underOliver Cromwell capturedWinchester , he went into exile atSoberton [ [http://www3.hants.gov.uk/localpages/central/bishops-waltham/soberton.htm Soberton ] ] .He was
bishop of Rochester in 1628 [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=53800] , [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34603] ] , andbishop of Bath and Wells from 1629 to 1632. His translation caused the vacancy as Rector ofBemerton that gave the poetGeorge Herbert a living there [ [http://www.churchmouse.org.uk/bemerton/clergy.htm Past Clergy of Bemerton ] ] [ [http://walton.classicauthors.net/LifeOfMrGeorgeHerbert/LifeOfMrGeorgeHerbert5.html Life Of Mr. George Herbert by Izaak Walton: Part IV - Illness And Recovery - Marriage - Bemerton ] ] . He was Dean ofLichfield 1622 to 1628 [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34734 Deans of Lichfield | British History Online ] ] .Notes
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