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Jeremy Collier
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Born in Stow, Cambridgeshire
Born on 23rd of September 1650
Died on 26th of April 1726

Born 1650. Died 1726 - Anglican Church historian and clergyman.

Educated at Cambridge. Became rector at Ampton. Opposed William III and Mary refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance in 1689. Spent time in prison and political exile abroad. Best known for A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage (1698).

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