Henry Dethick Explained

Henry Dethick (1546–1613) was an English priest.^[1]

The son of Gilbert Dethick, Garter Principal King of Arms from 1550 until 1584,^[2] he was educated at the University of Oxford.^[3] He was a Master in chancery; Rector of Salkeld; and Archdeacon of Carlisle from 1588 to 1597. He was Master of Greatham Hospital from 1594 until 1610^[4]

Dethick is listed as co-author of The Gardener's Labyrinth published in 1577.

Notes and References

1. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004821705.0001.000/1:8.3?rgn=div2;view=fulltext The history and antiquities of the city of Carlisle
2. Dictionary of National Biography, Dethick, Sir Gilbert (1519?–1584), Garter king-of-arms, by Thompson Cooper. Published 1888.
3. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp366-405 Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, Dabbe-Dirkin
4. Web site: A History of the County of Durham, volume 2:Masters of Greatham Hospital. Britiah History Online. 13 March 2024.