On 26th January 1657 Archbishop William Wake was born in Blandford Forum, Dorset [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 1st January 1687. Mr. Wake [aged 29] preached at St. Martin's on 1 Tim. iii. 16, concerning the mystery of godliness. He wrote excellently, in answer to the Bishop of Meaux.
John Evelyn's Diary. 20th March 1687. The Bishop of Bath and Wells [aged 49] (Dr. Ken) preached at St. Martin's [Map] to a crowd of people not to be expressed, nor the wonderful eloquence of this admirable preacher; the text was Matt. xxvi. 36 to verse 40, describing the bitterness of our Blessed Savior's agony, the ardor of his love, the infinite obligations we have to imitate his patience and resignation; the means by watching against temptations, and over ourselves with fervent prayer to attain it, and the exceeding reward in the end. Upon all which he made most pathetical discourses. The Communion followed, at which I was participant. I afterward dined at Dr. Tenison's [aged 50] with the Bishop and that young, most learned, pious, and excellent preacher, Mr. Wake [aged 30]. In the afternoon, I went to hear Mr. Wake at the newly built church of St. Anne, on Mark viii. 34, upon the subject of taking up the cross, and strenuously behaving ourselves in time of persecution, as this now threatened to be.
In 1688 Archbishop William Wake [aged 30] and Ethelreda Hovell [aged 18] were married.
In 1693 Archbishop William Wake [aged 35] was appointed Rector of St James' Church, Piccadilly.
In 1703 Archbishop William Wake [aged 45] was appointed Dean of Exeter.
In 1705 Archbishop William Wake [aged 47] was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln.
In 1716 Archbishop William Wake [aged 58] was translated to Archbishop of Canterbury.
On 20th July 1729 William Stukeley [aged 41] was ordained as a Deacon by Archbishop William Wake [aged 72].
In 1731 [his wife] Ethelreda Hovell [aged 61] died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Before 1737 Thomas Gibson [aged 56]. Portrait of Archbishop William Wake [aged 79].
On 24th January 1737 Archbishop William Wake [aged 79] died at Lambeth Palace [Map].
[his daughter] Dorothy Wake was born to Archbishop William Wake and Ethelreda Hovell. She married James Pennyman, son of James Pennyman 3rd Baronet and Mary Wharton.