- John Ellis (clergyman died 1665)
John Ellis (1598/9 – December 1665) was a Welsh
Anglican clergyman and religious writer.Life
Ellis was bortn at Gwylan,
Maentwrog ,Merionethshire . He was educated atHart Hall, Oxford (matriculation 1617, B.A. 1622, M.A. 1625, B.D. (1632); he also received a D.D. from theUniversity of St Andrews in 1634). He was ordained deacon in 1621 and priest in 1622.cite web|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8700|title=Ellis, John (1598/9–1665)|last=Malone|first=Edward A.|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online edition, subscription access)|publisher=Oxford University Press |accessdate=2008-04-26] cite web|url=http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/cce/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?PersonID=12476 |title= Johannes Ellis (CCEd Person ID 12476 )|work=The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835|accessdate=2008-04-26] He was a Fellow ofJesus College, Oxford from 1628 to 1631, when he married. [cite book|last=Hardy|first=Ernest George|authorlink=Ernest George Hardy|title=Jesus College|publisher=F. E. Robinson & Co.|location=London|date=1899|chapter=Appendix III – List of Fellows]In 1629, he was made
rector ofWheatfield, Oxfordshire , holding the position for about seventeen years. In about 1646, he added the positions of rector ofChinnor , Oxfordshire and rector ofDolgellau ,Merionethshire . He had an income of over £200 per year in 1648, from his positions as rector of Dolgellau and ofTowyn and from theprebend ofY Faenol ,Caernarvonshire . He was described as "the best paid minister in Wales". In 1657, he argued in correspondence that a national college should be established in Wales. He made his will on4 December 1665 and died within the week. He left money for a schoolmaster to be employed in Dolgellau, which led to the foundation of Dolgellau Grammar School. He was succeeded as rector of Dolgellau by Thomas Ellis, referred to as his kinsman.Works
In 1641, Ellis published "Bellum in idumaeos", a commentary on the
Book of Obadiah , dedicating his work to Thomas Tipping of Wheatfield. "Clavis fidei" (1642), on theApostles' Creed , was dedicated toJohn Lisle , and later translated into English. Afterthe Restoration , in September 1660, Ellis published "Defensio fidei" on theThirty-nine Articles , which was reprinted several times in London and inAmsterdam .References
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