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John Pekyns

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John Pekyns was an Oxford college head in the 16th century.[1]

Pekyns was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1523 and M.A. in 1524. He was Rector from 1531 to 1534.[2] A priest, he held the living at Bradwell juxta Mare from 1542 until his deprivation in 1554. He was also a Canon of Westminster.

References

  1. ^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Peach-Peyton
  2. ^ Exeter College', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. 107–118