John Allen was an Anglican priest."Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum" p522: London; King George; 1808
Thane was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.The Diary of Dr. Thomas Cartwright He was Archdeacon of Chester from 12 April 1686 until his death on 17 April 1695. He was also Chaplain to Bishop Thomas Pearson."History of the city of Chester, from its foundation to the present time : with an account of its antiquities, curiosities, local customs, and peculiar immunities; and a concise political history" Hemingway, J Chester' J. Fletcher; 1831 p326
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