Edmund Freke

He was born in Essex, and educated at Cambridge,[1] gaining his M.A.

[2] In 1565 he was appointed Canon of the sixth stall at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, a position he held until 1572.

[4] There, unlike his predecessor John Parkhurst, he campaigned hard to impose uniformity in his diocese.

[5][6] In 1579 he tried and then burnt a Norfolk plowwright, Matthew Hamont, for heresy.

[4] He was also appointed Lord Almoner, a position he held until his death.