GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
2624
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-2830)
Name
Robert Wilkinson
Title
Dr.
Gender
Male
Lived
b. d. (old)
Linked Sermons
Lots Wife, Preached at Paules Crosse
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Associated Places
Source of Data
Peter E. McCullough, Sermons at Court: Politics and religion in Elizabethan and Jacobean preaching (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), p. 200; ACAD (Venn) (ID: WLKN581R); Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted
Peter E. McCullough, Sermons at Court: Politics and religion in Elizabethan and Jacobean preaching (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), p. 200; ACAD (Venn) (ID: WLKN581R)
Other note
Robert Wilkinson matriculated pensioner from Pembroke College, Cambridge in Easter 1581. He graduated B.A. in 1584/5 and proceeded M.A. in 1588. In 1614, he was rector of St Olave's Church, Southwark. He was also a chaplain to Prince Charles, son of King James I. Wilkinson was the author of two bestselling sermons; namely, 'A Ievvell for the Eare' and 'The Merchant Royall'.
GEMMS record created
January 11, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024