John Hullier

John Hullier or Hulliarde, Huller or Hullyer, (c. 1520 – 16 April 1556) was an English clergyman and a Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.

He was a chorister in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge[1] before attending Eton College and then returning to King's College, Cambridge as an undergraduate.[2] He became vicar of Babraham, Cambridgeshire in 1549 until he was deprived in February 1556.[3]

For his preaching in King's Lynn he was taken to Thomas Thirlby, Bishop of Ely, who sent him to Cambridge. Hullier was examined on Palm Sunday eve 28 March before a body of divines and lawyers headed by Nicholas Shaxton, at Great St Mary's, Cambridge.[4]

On Maundy Thursday, 16 April 1556 Hullier was burned at the stake on Jesus Green, Cambridge for refusing to renounce the Protestant faith.[4][5][6]

References

1. Roger Bowers (2014). "XII:Chapel and Choir, Liturgy and Music, 1444-1644". In Jean Michel Massing; Nicolette Zeeman (eds.). King's College Chapel 1515-2015. Harvey Miller Publishers. p. 266. ISBN 9781909400214.
2. Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press
3. "Parish (church): Babraham". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. CCEd Location ID 853. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
4. Foxe's Book of Martyrs: 337: John Hullier. Exclassics.com. Retrieved on 2013-05-19.
5. Thomas Bryce, "The Regester" in Edward Farr, ed., Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845.
6. "Babraham village - history". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.