14 Facts About Humphrey Prideaux

Humphrey Prideaux was a Cornish churchman and orientalist, Dean of Norwich from 1702.

Humphrey Prideaux's sympathies inclined to Low Churchism in religion and to Whiggism in politics.

In other letters, Humphrey Prideaux mentioned alliances with Levett in ongoing church political manoeuvrings.

Humphrey Prideaux worked on Edmund Chilmead's edition of the chronicle of John Malalas.

Humphrey Prideaux gained the patronage of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, as tutor to his son Charles, and in 1677 he obtained the sinecure rectory of Llandewy-Velfrey, Pembrokeshire.

Humphrey Prideaux was appointed, in 1679, Busby's Hebrew lecturer in Christ Church College.

Humphrey Prideaux retained his studentship at Christ Church, where he was acting as unsalaried librarian.

Humphrey Prideaux married and left Oxford for Norwich, ahead of James II's appointment of John Massey, a Roman Catholic, as Dean of Christ Church.

Humphrey Prideaux exchanged Bladon for the rectory of Saham-Toney, Norfolk, which he held till 1694.

Humphrey Prideaux engaged in controversy with Roman Catholics, especially on the point of the validity of Anglican orders.

Gilbert Burnet consulted him in 1691 about a measure for prevention of pluralities, and Humphrey Prideaux drafted a bill for this purpose.

Humphrey Prideaux declined in 1691 the Oxford Hebrew chair vacated by the death of Edward Pococke, a step which he afterwards regretted.

In 1721 Humphrey Prideaux gave his collection of oriental books to Clare Hall, Cambridge.

Humphrey Prideaux published the following pamphlets: The Validity of the Orders of the Church of England, Letter to a Friend on the Present Convocation, The Case of Clandestine Marriages stated.