Life

He was a younger brother of Sir Edward Nicholas, born on 26 September 1594. He was elected scholar of Winchester College

Winchester College

Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...

 in 1607. He matriculated as scholar of New College

New College, Oxford

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, Oxford, on 18 February 1614, graduated B.C.L. on 30 June 1620, and D.C.L. on 30 June 1627.

He became rector of Westden, Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...

, in 1621; of Boughton

Boughton

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, Hampshire

Hampshire

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, in 1629; master of St. Nicholas hospital in Hernham, Wiltshire, in 1630; prebendal rector of Wherwell

Wherwell

Wherwell is a village on the River Test in Hampshire, England. The name may derive from its bubbling springs resulting in the Middle Ages place name “Hwerwyl” noted in AD 955, possibly meaning “kettle springs” or “cauldron springs.” Pronunciation of the name has ranged from “Hurrell” to “Wer-rel”...

, Hampshire, in 1637; vicar of Olveston

Olveston

Olveston is a small village and larger parish in South Gloucestershire, England. The parish comprises the villages of Olveston and Tockington, and the hamlets of Old Down, Ingst and Awkley. Alveston became a separate parish in 1846...

, Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

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, canon of Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture....

 and Dean of Bristol in 1639.

He was made canon of Westminster in 1642, but was deprived after the outbreak of the First English Civil War

First English Civil War

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; and canon and dean of St. Paul's in 1660. He died on 15 August 1661, and was buried at Winterbourne Earls

Winterbourne Earls

Winterbourne Earls is a village in Wiltshire, England, near Salisbury. It adjoins Winterbourne Dauntsey.-Facilities:*The anglican parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels.*There is a primary school for boys and girls up to the age of 11....

. Wiltshire, He married in February 1627 Elizabeth, daughter of William Fookes, by whom he had two sons, George and John.