John Jegon

John Jegon (1550 – 13 March 1618) was an English academic and Bishop of Norwich. He supported uniformity of Anglican doctrine and worship, and strong government.[1] This led him into conflict with John Robinson, later pastor to the Mayflower emigrants.[2] On the other hand, he made efforts to satisfy local Puritans by the appointment of preachers in his diocese.[3] Nicholas Bownd dedicated to him a work on doctrine of Sabbath.[4]

The Right Reverend John Jegon
Bishop of Norwich
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Norwich
Installed	c. 1603
Term ended	c. 1617
Predecessor	William Redman
Successor	John Overall
Other posts	Dean of Norwich (1601–1603)
Orders
Consecration	c. 1603
Personal details
Born	1550
Died	13 March 1618
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Aylsham, Norfolk
Spouse	Dorothy Vaughan
Occupation	Academic
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge

Education and academic career

He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. and became a Fellow in 1572, and was then at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he became Master in 1590.[5][6] His pupils included both Roger Manners and Francis Manners, Earls of Rutland.[7] He had a long correspondence with their mother Elizabeth, widow of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland.[8]

He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, from 1596 to 1598. As Vice-Chancellor he attempted to discipline John Rudd.[9]

Clerical career

He became Dean of Norwich in 1601, with the recommendation of John Whitgift.[10] Two years later he was appointed as Bishop there. He resided in Aylsham.[11]

Family

He married Dorothy, daughter of Richard Vaughan. On his death she married the diplomat Sir Charles Cornwallis.[12]

Notes

1. Ian Atherton, Norwich Cathedral: Church, City, and Diocese, 1096-1996 (1996), p. 513.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Susan Doran, Princes, Pastors and People: The Church and Religion in England, 1500-1700 (2003), p. 166.
4. Francis J. Bremer, Tom Webster, Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia (2006), p. 27.
5. "Jegon, John (JGN567J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
6. Dictionary of National Biography
7. http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/RogerManners(5ERutland).htm%5B%5D
8. Kenneth Charlton, Women, Religion and Education in Early Modern England (1999), p. 223.
9. http://shephallmanor.net/chapter_5.htm
10. Ian Atherton, Norwich Cathedral: Church, City, and Diocese, 1096-1996 (1996), p. 523.
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=7675&inst_id=14&nv1=browse&nv2=sub