author
John Boys
1571–1625
A noted English churchman and preacher, he rose from Cambridge scholar to Dean of Canterbury and left behind sermons and biblical commentary that kept his name alive after his death.
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An Exposition of the Last Psalme
by John Boys
About the author
Born in Kent in 1571, he was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he built a reputation for learning and preaching. He later held church livings in Kent and became well known as a scholar of scripture.
In 1619, he was appointed Dean of Canterbury, a senior post he held until his death in 1625. Older biographical sources also describe him as a respected preacher whose published works included sermons and commentary on parts of the Bible.
He belongs to the group of early seventeenth-century English divines whose influence came less from public fame than from steady scholarship, preaching, and church service.