John Cooke (Six Preacher)
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Rev. John Cooke was a post-Restoration Church of England
clergyman.
He was the son of Thomas Cooke of Bromsgrove
, Worcestershire and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
(matriculated 1663, B.A. 1666, M.A. 1669). He was rector of Cuxton
, Kent (1674–1677), of Mersham
, Kent (1677–1726), and rector of St George the Martyr with St Mary Magdalene, Canterbury (1692–1726). He was appointed a Six Preacher
of Canterbury Cathedral
in 1687 and was Proctor for the diocese of Canterbury in 1699. He died on 13 August 1726 and was buried in the parish church at Mersham.
His widow published his Thirty Nine Sermons on Several Occasions in 1729 (second edition in 1736) and Some considerations touching the payment of tythes: address’d to the professors of religion, commonly call’d Quakers, in the parish of Mersham in about 1729/1730.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
clergyman.
He was the son of Thomas Cooke of Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England. The town is about north east of Worcester and south west of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 29,237 in 2001 with a small ethnic minority and is in Bromsgrove District.- History :Bromsgrove is first documented in the early 9th century...
, Worcestershire and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
(matriculated 1663, B.A. 1666, M.A. 1669). He was rector of Cuxton
Cuxton
Cuxton is a village in the unitary authority of Medway. It lies on left bank of the River Medway in the North Downs. It is served by the A228, and Cuxton railway station on the Medway Valley Line between Strood and Maidstone...
, Kent (1674–1677), of Mersham
Mersham
Mersham is a small village and civil parish, three miles east of Willesborough and the town of Ashford in the county of Kent.-History:Historically Mersham has been a farming community with close ties to the local market town of Ashford. The small village dates back to Saxon times and is mentioned...
, Kent (1677–1726), and rector of St George the Martyr with St Mary Magdalene, Canterbury (1692–1726). He was appointed a Six Preacher
Six Preachers
The college of Six Preachers of Canterbury Cathedral was created by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer as part of the reorganisation of the monastic Christ Church Priory into the new secular Cathedral....
of Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
in 1687 and was Proctor for the diocese of Canterbury in 1699. He died on 13 August 1726 and was buried in the parish church at Mersham.
His widow published his Thirty Nine Sermons on Several Occasions in 1729 (second edition in 1736) and Some considerations touching the payment of tythes: address’d to the professors of religion, commonly call’d Quakers, in the parish of Mersham in about 1729/1730.