Jeremy Collier was an English theatre critic, non-juror

Nonjuring schism

The nonjuring schism was a split in the Church of England in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, over whether William of Orange and his wife Mary could legally be recognised as King and Queen of England....

 bishop

Bishop

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 and theologian.
Born in Stow cum Quy

Stow cum Quy

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, Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire

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, Collier was educated at Caius College, University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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, receiving the BA (1673) and MA (1676). A supporter of James II

James II of England

James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...

, he refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary

William and Mary

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 after the Glorious Revolution

Glorious Revolution

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. In 1713 he was consecrated a non-juror bishop by George Hickes

George Hickes

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 and two Scottish bishops, Archibald Campbell

Archibald Campbell (bishop)

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 and James Gadderar

James Gadderar

James Gadderar was a clergyman of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Previously a minister at Kilmaurs, he was consecrated a Bishop on 24 February 1712 by Bishop George Hickes, though without a diocese. In November 1721 he traveled to Aberdeen and acted as Bishop Archibald Campbell's vicar-depute...

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Collier was the primus of the nonjuring line and a strong supporter of the four usages.