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GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-001573
NameJoseph Stretch
Title
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. - d. (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsSermon 1 on Matthew 5:44 -- preacher? (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesBalliol College -- Place of Study
Source of DataJeanne Shami, Adam Richter
Biographical Sources ConsultedAO (Foster)
Other NoteFl. 1679. Dates of birth and death unknown. BA (1654), M.A. (1658) from Balliol College, Oxford. Although nothing is known of his career, he is perhaps the preacher of a sermon at Gray's Inn attributed to "Mr Stretch" by Joseph Keble in MS. Rawl. E. 209. There are few contemporaries with the surname Stretch.
GEMMS record createdMay 23, 2017
GEMMS record last editedMay 23, 2017