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<p> an English Non-juror, was born at Stoke in [[Leicestershire]] 1637, and educated at Cambridge. He afterward received holy orders, and became rector of Rowley in Yorkshire. He followed the fortunes of the Non-jurors, and died in 1715. His works are; A Life of Jesus Christ:-A History of the [[Government]] of the [[Christian]] Church for the first three Centuries and the Beginning of the Fourth (1712, 8vo):On [[Education]] (1710, 8vo):-A Life of Henry Dodwell (1715, 2 vols. 12mo). He is said to have assisted Nelson in the compilation of his "Fasts and Festivals." -Hook, Eccl. Biog. 3:130; Landon, Eccl. Dict.ii, 416. </p> | <p> an English Non-juror, was born at Stoke in [[Leicestershire]] 1637, and educated at Cambridge. He afterward received holy orders, and became rector of Rowley in Yorkshire. He followed the fortunes of the Non-jurors, and died in 1715. His works are; A Life of Jesus Christ:-A History of the [[Government]] of the [[Christian]] Church for the first three Centuries and the Beginning of the Fourth (1712, 8vo):On [[Education]] (1710, 8vo):-A Life of Henry Dodwell (1715, 2 vols. 12mo). He is said to have assisted Nelson in the compilation of his "Fasts and Festivals." -Hook, Eccl. Biog. 3:130; Landon, Eccl. Dict.ii, 416. </p> | ||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_27791"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/brokesby,+francis Francis Brokesby from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Francis Brokesby [1]
an English Non-juror, was born at Stoke in Leicestershire 1637, and educated at Cambridge. He afterward received holy orders, and became rector of Rowley in Yorkshire. He followed the fortunes of the Non-jurors, and died in 1715. His works are; A Life of Jesus Christ:-A History of the Government of the Christian Church for the first three Centuries and the Beginning of the Fourth (1712, 8vo):On Education (1710, 8vo):-A Life of Henry Dodwell (1715, 2 vols. 12mo). He is said to have assisted Nelson in the compilation of his "Fasts and Festivals." -Hook, Eccl. Biog. 3:130; Landon, Eccl. Dict.ii, 416.