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Floyd was the elder brother of Father John Floyd

John Floyd (Jesuit)

John Floyd was an English Jesuit, known as a controversialist. He is known under the pseudonyms Daniel à Jesu, Hermannus Loemelius, and George White John Floyd (1572 – September 15, 1649) was an English Jesuit, known as a controversialist. He is known under the pseudonyms Daniel à Jesu, Hermannus...

, born in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire

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. He received his education in the English College of Douay during its temporary move to Reims

Reims

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. On 8 May 1589, then a deacon

Deacon

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, he was sent with other students by Dr. Richard Barret

Richard Barret (divine)

Richard Barret, D.D. , was an English Catholic divine.-Biography:Barret was born in Warwickshire, and entered the English college at Douay 28 January 1576. He moved in 1582 to the English college at Rome, where he took his doctor's degree...

, president of the college, to assist in commencing the new English College founded by Robert Parsons at Valladolid

Valladolid

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For a time he was stationed at the residence or seminary established by Parsons at Lisbon

Lisbon

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. He was probably ordained priest in 1592, and he defended universal theology at Seville

Seville

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 on 20 February 1593. From Lisbon he crossed over to England about 1597, and for nineteen years he was chaplain to Sir John Southcote. In 1599 he entered the Society of Jesus, and in 1618 was professed of the four vows.

He was at various times was incarcerated in Newgate Prison

Newgate Prison

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, The Clink

The Clink

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, and the Fleet Prison

Fleet Prison

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 in London, and in Framlingham

Framlingham

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 and Winchester

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 gaols. On James I's accession, being sent into banishment with many other priests, he returned to Lisbon, but soon revisited England, and again fell into the hands of the pursuivant

Pursuivant

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After serving the mission in the London district for many years, he died in London on 7 March 1641.