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He left Oxford, and studied philosophy and theology at Douai.
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William Warmington
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Born in Dorset about 1556, he matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford, on 20 December 1577. After a brief visit to England in 1579, he was ordained sub-deacon at Douai on 24 February 1580, deacon on 19 March, and priest on 25 May. He was again sent to England on 31 January 1581, was apprehended, and in February 1585 transported to Normandy with threats of more severe treatment if he returned.
He was appointed chaplain to Cardinal William Allen.
After Allen"s death in 1594 he returned to England as an oblate of the Congregation of Saint Ambrose. By the king"s direction he was placed in the household of Thomas Bilson, bishop of Winchester.
He survived at least to 1627, remained a Catholic, and was again imprisoned in The Clink.
