Edward Cotton (priest, died 1675) explained

Edward Cotton (2 November 1616 - 11 November 1675) was the Archdeacon of Cornwall^[1] from 1660 until his death.^[2]

Sleech was from Silverton, Devon and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was appointed Rector of St. Thomas and St. Peter, Winchester in 1640; a Canon of Exeter in 1660; Vicar of Bampton in 1663 and Treasurer of Exeter in 1672.

Notes and References

1. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D425830 National Archives
2. Le Neve. John. Hardy. Sir Thomas Duffus. John Le Neve. Thomas Duffus Hardy. Archdeacons of Cornwall. Page:Fasti_ecclesiae_Anglicanae_Vol.1_body_of_work.djvu/439. Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae. 1. 1854. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 397–401. 439–443.