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Swithun Wells was an English Roman Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. Wells was a country gentleman and one time schoolmaster whose family sheltered hunted priests. He himself often arranged passage from one safehouse to another. His home in Gray's Inn Lane was known to welcome recusants.
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About this person
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1536 to 1591 · aged 55
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