William Sancroft the Elder (1582 – April 1637) served as Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 1628 until 1637.
[1] Admitted to Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 12 October 1596, Sancroft gained a scholarship, and graduated B.A.
He died at Bury St Edmunds in April 1637.
[2] Sancroft's nephew William Sancroft later served as Master of Emmanuel College, Dean of St Paul's, and Archbishop of Canterbury.
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