Burnet, Gilbert
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| Dates | 1674-1715 | ||
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| Location | London; Salisbury | ||
| Vocation | Bishop | ||
| Place of Birth | Edinburgh | ||
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| Place of birth | Source | J.H. McCulloch, The Scot in England (London, 1935), 45, 47 |
Took MA at the University of Edinburgh at age 14. Originally a minister in the Church of Scotland, he also held the Chair of Divinity at the University of Glasgow. In London, 1670s-1680s, but fled to Dutch Republic to escape charges of treason for anti-Catholic agitation. Returned to England with William and Mary, and became Bishop of Salisbury, 1689. Wrote 'History of the Restoration' and 'History of His Own Time'.
