William Piers

William Piers

William Piers (c.1580 – 1670) was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1621 to 1624, Bishop of Peterborough from 1630 to 1632 and Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1632 to his death in 1670. [cite web|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22237 | title=Piers, William (bap. 1580, d. 1670) |last=Dorman| first=M |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|publisher=Oxford University Press|month=January|year=2008|accessdate=2008-08-11]

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