Lawrence Moptyd Explained

Lawrence Moptyd was a priest and academic in the mid sixteenth century.^[1]

Moptyd was born in Foulden. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1530; MA in 1533; and B.D. in 1549. He was a Fellow of Gonville Hall for many years; and Master of Corpus from 1553 to 1557. He held livings at Haslingfield and Teversham. He died at the Master's Lodge on 7 December 1557.

Notes and References

1. [Alumni Cantabrigienses|Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900]