:Jasper Swift
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Jasper Swift (died 20 January 1620) was an English clergyman who served as the Archdeacon of Cornwall and Archdeacon of Totnes.{{cite book |title=Some Account of the Barony and Town of Okehampton: Its Antiquities and Institutions |first=W.B. |last=Bridges |first2=W.H.K. |last2=Wright |first3=J. |last3=Rattenbury |first4=R. |last4=Shebbeare |first5=C. |last5=Thomas |first6=H.G. |last6=Fothergill |publisher=W. Masland |location=Tiverton |year=1889}}
Early life and education
Jasper Swift matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1590/91 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1594.{{cite book |last1=Foster |first1=Joseph |title=Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Surnames S-Z |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1891 |page=1468 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp1467-1500 |access-date=11 March 2025}} He later obtained a Master of Arts in 1599/1600, followed by a Bachelor of Divinity and a Doctor of Divinity in 1615/16.{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=119390 |title=Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 |publisher=British History Online |access-date=21 May 2012}}
Ecclesiastical Career
Swift was ordained in the late 16th century and held multiple ecclesiastical positions throughout his career. He was appointed as:
- Rector of St. Erme, Cornwall in 1603,{{cite book |last=Oliver |first=George |title=Monasticon Dioecesis Exoniensis |year=1846 |publisher=Plymouth: W. C. Featherstone |page=101}}
- Rector of Powderham, Devon in 1612,{{cite book |last=Prince |first=John |title=The Worthies of Devon |publisher=Rees and Curtis |year=1810 |page=397}}
- Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral in 1613,{{cite web |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1300-1541/vol9/pp25-30 |title=Exeter Cathedral: Prebendaries |publisher=British History Online |access-date=11 March 2025}}
- Archdeacon of Cornwall from July to October 1616,{{cite book |last=Le Neve |first=John |title=Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857, Volume 1 |publisher=University of London, Institute of Historical Research |year=1969 |page=23}}
- Archdeacon of Totnes from October 1616 until his death in 1620.{{cite book |last=Hoskins |first=W.G. |title=Devon |publisher=David & Charles |year=1954 |page=318}}
Death
Jasper Swift passed away on 20 January 1620. Some sources record his death as occurring in 1619/20 due to the transition from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.{{cite book |last1=Fryde |first1=E.B. |title=Handbook of British Chronology |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1996 |page=258}}
References
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Category:Archdeacons of Totnes
Category:Archdeacons of Cornwall
Category:Year of birth unknown
Category:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford