John Thornborough
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John Thornborough (1551-1641) was an English bishop.
In a long ecclesiastical career, he was employed as a chaplain by the Earl of Pembroke, and Queen Elizabeth. He was bishop of Limerick in 1593, bishop of Bristol in 1603, and bishop of Worcester from 1617.[1]
He wrote an alchemical book, Lithotheorikos of 1621.[2] He is known to have employed Simon Forman.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Lithotheorikos, sive, Nihil, aliquid, omnia, antiquorum sapientum vivis coloribus depicta.
- ^ PDF, p. 31.
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| Preceded by [[]] |
Bishop of Limerick 1593–1603 |
Succeeded by [[]] |
| Preceded by Richard Fletcher but vacant since 1593 |
Bishop of Bristol 1603–1617 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Felton |
| Preceded by Henry Parry |
Bishop of Worcester 1617–1641 |
Succeeded by John Prideaux |
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