Robert Scott (Master of Clare)
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Robert Scott was an English churchman and academic, Master of Clare College, Cambridge
and Dean of Rochester.
, and matriculated as sizar
at Pembroke College, Cambridge
in 1588. He graduated B.A. in 1592, and M.A. from Clare College in 1595.
He reportedly had been a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
. He was sub-almoner to King James at the time of his election in 1612 as Master of Clare. He proceeded D.D. in 1613.
In 1615 he was appointed Dean of Rochester, and he served as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge for 1619-20 . He died in London, on 21 December 1620 and was buried at Barnston.
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
and Dean of Rochester.
Life
He was baptized in 1569 at Barnston, EssexBarnston, Essex
Barnston is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 2 miles southeast from Great Dunmow and is 9 miles north-northwest from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden...
, and matriculated as sizar
Sizar
At Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Cambridge, a sizar is a student who receives some form of assistance such as meals, lower fees or lodging during his or her period of study, in some cases in return for doing a defined job....
at Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
in 1588. He graduated B.A. in 1592, and M.A. from Clare College in 1595.
He reportedly had been a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He was sub-almoner to King James at the time of his election in 1612 as Master of Clare. He proceeded D.D. in 1613.
In 1615 he was appointed Dean of Rochester, and he served as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge for 1619-20 . He died in London, on 21 December 1620 and was buried at Barnston.