William Barlow (bishop of Lincoln)
{{short description|Bishop of Rochester; Bishop of Lincoln}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| name = William Barlow
| title = Bishop of Lincoln
| church = Church of England
| diocese = Diocese of Lincoln
| elected = 1608
| ended = 1613
| predecessor = William Chaderton
| successor = Richard Neile
| other_post = Bishop of Rochester
1605–1608
Dean of Chester
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| consecration =
| death_date = 1613
| buried = Buckden Palace
| religion = Anglican
| profession = Scholar
| alma_mater = St John's College, Cambridge
}}
William Barlow (died 1613) was an Anglican priest and courtier during the reign of James I of England. He served as Bishop of Rochester in 1605 and Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England from 1608 until his death. He had also served the church as Rector of St Dunstan's, Stepney in Middlesex and of Orpington, in Kent. He was also Dean of Chester Cathedral, and secured prebends in Chiswick and Westminster.
Career
As a trusted member of the court, he was appointed to the directorship of the "Second Westminster Company" charged by James with translating the New Testament epistles for the King James Version of the Bible. He participated in the early planning for the translation, and had supported the scholarship of linguist Edward Lively, among other contributions to the project.
Barlow's scholarly career began at St John's College, Cambridge, where he had graduated in 1584, earned a Master of Arts in 1587, and was admitted as a Fellow in 1590.{{acad|id=BRLW580W|name=Barlow, William}} His publications showed his talents both for scholarship and preferment.
Death
Barlow was buried at St Mary's Church, Buckden, Huntingdonshire. His wife's name is unknown but his daughter and co-heir, Alice, married Sir Henry Yelverton, Knt.The Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, by Messrs., John & John Bernard Burke, 2nd edition, London, 1841, p.594.
See also
References
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- Knighton, C. S., [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1443 ‘Barlow, William (d. 1613)’], Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
- McClure, Alexander. (1858) The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Maranatha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )
- Nicolson, Adam. (2003) God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible. New York: HarperCollins {{ISBN|0-06-095975-4}}
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