Background
The son of John Creed, he was a native of Reading, Berkshire.
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William Creed
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He was elected a scholar of Street John"s College, Oxford, in 1631, proceeded Bachelor of Arts, was elected a fellow of his college, commenced M. A. in 1639, and graduated Bachelor of Divinity in 1646.
Career
During the First English Civil War he was a royalist, and preached several sermons before the king and parliament at Oxford. He was expelled from his fellowship and from the university in 1648, but was able to hold the rectory of Codford Street Mary, Wiltshire. At the Restoration he was created Doctor of Divinity, and appointed in June 1660 to the regius professorship of divinity at Oxford, with a canonry of Christ Church, Oxford.
In July 1660 he became archdeacon of Wiltshire.
He was also rector of Stockton, Wiltshire. Creed died at Oxford on 19 July 1663.
