Background
Hyde was born at Salisbury in 1598, the second-born of the four most prominent sons of Sir Lawrence Hyde.
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In 1617, he was admitted perpetual fellow there, and afterwards graduated Bachelor of Civil Law 24 April 1623, and Doctorate.C.L. 4 July 1632.
Career
At the age of 12 (1610) he entered Winchester College as a scholar, and matriculated 17 November 1615 at New College, Oxford. In 1634, Hyde was made rector of Wylye and Little Langford, Wiltshire. In May 1637 Hyde became subdean and prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral, stall of South Grantham (4 March 1639).
According to his epitaph he gave generously to the repairs of the Cathedral after its desecration by the soldiers of the parliament.
He resigned the subdeanery of Salisbury in 1661, and his prebend there in 1665. His consecration took place 31 December 1665 in New College Chapel, Oxford.
Hyde died in London, 22 August 1667, aged 69, and was buried in the south aisle of the nave of Salisbury Cathedral, beneath a black marble slab bearing a Latin inscription. His father Sir Lawrence Hyde was the second son of Lawrence Hyde of Gussage Saint Michael, Dorset, who was third son of Robert Hyde of Norbury, Cheshire.
His mother was Barbara Castilion of Benham, Berkshire.
Membership
Like other members of his family he was a staunch royalist, and was sequestered from his livings under the Commonwealth, but reoccupied them at the Restoration.
