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GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-002827
NameJacob (James) Wallais (Wallys)
TitleMr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. ca. 1550-03-25 - d. (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsSermon on 1 John 3:2 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Malachi 3:14 -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesStowlangtoft -- ParishMagdalene College -- Place of Study
Source of DataJohn Craig, Reformation, Politics and Polemics: The Growth of Protestantism in East Anglian Market Towns, 1500-1610 (Aldershot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2001); ACAD (Venn) (ID: WLS573J); CCEd; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources ConsultedJohn Craig, Reformation, Politics and Polemics: The Growth of Protestantism in East Anglian Market Towns, 1500-1610 (Aldershot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2001); ACAD (Venn) (ID: WLS573J); CCEd
Other NoteJacob Wallais (or James Wallys) was born at Colchester and attended Magdalene College, Cambridge as a scholar. He was ordained deacon in London at the age of twenty-three on 6 January 1573. Subsequently, he was ordained priest at Ely on 21 December 1576. From 1586, he was rector of Stowlangtoft, Suffolk.
GEMMS record createdJanuary 10, 2020
GEMMS record last editedJanuary 10, 2020