Richard Alvey (rector)
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Richard Alvey was the master of the Temple.
Alvey received his education at Cambridge University, where he graduated B.A. in 1529–30, and M.A. in 1533. He was admitted a fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge in 1537 or 1538 during the prefecture of Dr. George Day
. On 24 Feb. 1539–40 he was presented by his college to the rectory of Thorington
in Essex. He proceeded B.D. in 1543, was admitted to the rectory of Grinstead, near Colchester
, on the king
's presentation, 11 May 1546, and to the rectory of Sandon
, also in Essex, on the presentation of Sir John Gate, 13 November 1548. On 11 Dec. 1552 he was installed canon of Westminster.
Early in the reign of Queen Mary
he was deprived of all his preferments, whereupon he went into exile, residing at Frankfurt
till after the accession of Queen Elizabeth
, when he returned to England and was restored to the rectory of Thorington. By letters-patent dated 13 February 1559–60 he was appointed master of the Temple, and he was again constituted one of the canons of the church of Westminster by the charter of refoundation, 21 June 1560. In 1565 he resigned the rectory of Thorington. Edwin Sandys, Bishop of London
, collated him to the rectory of Bursted Parva, Essex, on 10 April 1571. He resigned his canonry at Westminster in 1575, and the rectory of Bursted Parva in the following year. His death occurred about August 1584.
Isaak Walton describes him as ‘a man of a strict life, of great learning, and of so venerable behaviour as to gain such a degree of love and reverence from all men that he was generally known as Father Alvie.’ Moreover, he informs us that at the reading in the Temple following his death, Dr. Sandys, Archbishop of York
, being at dinner with the judges, the reader and the benchers of the society ‘met with a condolement for the death of Father Alvie, an high commendation of his saint-like life and of his great merit both to God and man: and as they bewailed his death, so they wished for a like pattern of virtue and learning to succeed him.’ His successor was the famous and ‘judicious’ Richard Hooker
.
Alvey received his education at Cambridge University, where he graduated B.A. in 1529–30, and M.A. in 1533. He was admitted a fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge in 1537 or 1538 during the prefecture of Dr. George Day
George Day (bishop)
George Day was Bishop of Chichester.-Life:He graduated at the University of Cambridge in 1520–21, and became a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge on 19 September 1522...
. On 24 Feb. 1539–40 he was presented by his college to the rectory of Thorington
Thorington
Thorington is a village and a civil parish in the in the hundred of Blything, in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk. For transport there is the A12 road nearby. Nearby settlements include the town of Halesworth and the villages of Wenhaston and Blackheath...
in Essex. He proceeded B.D. in 1543, was admitted to the rectory of Grinstead, near Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...
, on the king
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
's presentation, 11 May 1546, and to the rectory of Sandon
Sandon, Essex
Sandon is a small village just off junction 17 of the A12 in Essex, adjacent to Great Baddow and close to Danbury. It was known for an ancient oak tree covering most of the village green...
, also in Essex, on the presentation of Sir John Gate, 13 November 1548. On 11 Dec. 1552 he was installed canon of Westminster.
Early in the reign of Queen Mary
Mary I of England
Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547...
he was deprived of all his preferments, whereupon he went into exile, residing at Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
till after the accession of Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
, when he returned to England and was restored to the rectory of Thorington. By letters-patent dated 13 February 1559–60 he was appointed master of the Temple, and he was again constituted one of the canons of the church of Westminster by the charter of refoundation, 21 June 1560. In 1565 he resigned the rectory of Thorington. Edwin Sandys, Bishop of London
Bishop of London
The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...
, collated him to the rectory of Bursted Parva, Essex, on 10 April 1571. He resigned his canonry at Westminster in 1575, and the rectory of Bursted Parva in the following year. His death occurred about August 1584.
Isaak Walton describes him as ‘a man of a strict life, of great learning, and of so venerable behaviour as to gain such a degree of love and reverence from all men that he was generally known as Father Alvie.’ Moreover, he informs us that at the reading in the Temple following his death, Dr. Sandys, Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
, being at dinner with the judges, the reader and the benchers of the society ‘met with a condolement for the death of Father Alvie, an high commendation of his saint-like life and of his great merit both to God and man: and as they bewailed his death, so they wished for a like pattern of virtue and learning to succeed him.’ His successor was the famous and ‘judicious’ Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker was an Anglican priest and an influential theologian. Hooker's emphases on reason, tolerance and the value of tradition came to exert a lasting influence on the development of the Church of England...
.