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John Foxcroft (1595 - 1662)

Church of England clergyman. He served in the Westminster Assembly from 1643–1649. The assembly “was commissioned by parliament in July 1643 to revise the doctrine, liturgy, and government of the English church” (Van Dixhoorn). A “character” (presumably a short biography rather than a short satirical sketch) of Foxcroft was included in a manuscript collected by Thoresby (537). Thoresby or the manuscript identifies Foxcroft as being from Yorkshire, although his Yorkshire roots are unclear.
Relevant locations: Lived at or near Nottinghamshire, England
 Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
as Subject of/in a document - Members of the Westminster assembly and Scottish commissioners (1643–1652).
 References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) Also the Characters of Mr. Jer. Whitaker, John Foxcroft, Rob. Johnson, Rich. Clayton, Ol. Bowles, Tho. Mickethwait (Father of Sir John, the noted Physician) Hen. Wilkinson, sen. and jun. Joshua Hoyl, William Rathband, and Theodore Bathurst, Yorkeshire Members of the Assembly of Divines, transcribed from Dr. Sampson's Papers.