Walter Curle
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Walter Curle or Curll (1575–1647) was an English bishop, a close supporter of William Laud[1]. Born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, he was educated at St Albans School and at Christ's College, Cambridge (matriculated c. 1592), transferring to Peterhouse (BA c. 1595; MA in 1598), of which college he later was elected Fellow. [2]
He was bishop of Winchester from 1632 to 1647. When in 1645 Parliamentary forces under Oliver Cromwell captured Winchester, he went into exile at Soberton[3].
He was bishop of Rochester in 1628[4], and bishop of Bath and Wells from 1629 to 1632. His translation caused the vacancy as Rector of Bemerton that gave the poet George Herbert a living there[5][6]. He was Dean of Lichfield 1622 to 1628[7].
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Project Gutenberg eBook of Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester, by Philip Walsingham Sergeant
- ^ Peterhouse - Architectural Tour (Burrough's Building First Floor)
- ^ Soberton
- ^ [1], [2]
- ^ Past Clergy of Bemerton
- ^ Life Of Mr. George Herbert by Izaak Walton: Part IV - Illness And Recovery - Marriage - Bemerton
- ^ Deans of Lichfield | British History Online
