John Williams was a Welsh clergyman and political advisor to King James I. He served as Dean of Westminster 1620–1644, Bishop of Lincoln 1621–1641, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1621–1625, and Archbis
Portrait by Gilbert Jackson
18th-century copy of a portrait of Archbishop John Williams
John Williams, from A Tour in Wales by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798) that chronicle the three journeys he made through Wales between 1773 and 1776
John Williams by Jacobus Houbraken, 1742
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Richard Neile was an English churchman, bishop successively of six English dioceses, more than any other man, including the Archdiocese of York from 1631 until his death.
John Williams (archbishop of York)
…John Williams Archbishop of York Portrait by Gilbert Jackson Installed 1641 Term ended 1646 (episcopacy abolished) Predecessor Richard Neile Successor Accepted Frewen (1660) Other post Bishop of Lincoln (1621–1641) Personal details Born 22 March 1582 Parlwr Mawr, Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales…
Richard Neile portrait