Yorkshire, Cawood
George Mountain, 1569-1628 Archbishop of York
George Montaigne was the son of a Cawood farmer and educated at Queen's College, Cambridge where he became a college fellow (1592-1611) . He was Chaplain to the Earl of Essex, Professor of Divinity at Gresham College, Master of the Savoy and Chaplain to King James I, Rector of Great Cressingham, Norfolk, of Aspeden, Hertfordshire, of Cheam, Surrey, Dean of Westminster (1610-7), Bishop of Lincoln (1617‑21), of London (1621-7), then of Durham (1627‑8). When the Archbishop of York died, Charles l asked him whom he should appoint in his place . Bishop Mountain is said to have replied "hads't thou faith as a grain of mustard seed, thou would say to this mountain (laying his hand on his breast), be removed to that See"." Unfortunately the excitement of his high office was ended abruptly as he was enthroned at York one day and died that night according to Arthur Mee
He left money to the poor here and local children to be apprenticed.
Cawood church Yorkshire
Yorkshire, Cawood
George Mountain, 1569-1628 Archbishop of York
George Montaigne was the son of a Cawood farmer and educated at Queen's College, Cambridge where he became a college fellow (1592-1611) . He was Chaplain to the Earl of Essex, Professor of Divinity at Gresham College, Master of the Savoy and Chaplain to King James I, Rector of Great Cressingham, Norfolk, of Aspeden, Hertfordshire, of Cheam, Surrey, Dean of Westminster (1610-7), Bishop of Lincoln (1617‑21), of London (1621-7), then of Durham (1627‑8). When the Archbishop of York died, Charles l asked him whom he should appoint in his place . Bishop Mountain is said to have replied "hads't thou faith as a grain of mustard seed, thou would say to this mountain (laying his hand on his breast), be removed to that See"." Unfortunately the excitement of his high office was ended abruptly as he was enthroned at York one day and died that night according to Arthur Mee
He left money to the poor here and local children to be apprenticed.
Cawood church Yorkshire