1665 - 1737 Person Name: John Bishop (1665-1737) Composer of "LEICESTER" in The Worshipbook John Bishop was born in 1665 in Winchester, Hampshire, England He served as lay vicar at King’s College, Cambridge (1687), as the organist (1695-1737) and lay clerk (1697) at Winchester College, and also as tge organist at Winchester Cathedral (1729-37). He died about December 19, 1737 in Winchester. His works include:
A New Set of Psalm Tunes, 1710
A New Set of Psalm Tunes, 1722
A Supplement to the New Psalm-Book, 1725
A New Set of Psalm Tunes, 1730
NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/i/s/bishop_j.htm
John Bishop