Editing Jeremy Taylor (section)

== Early life ==
Taylor was born in [[Cambridge]], the son of a barber, Nathaniel.<ref name="ReferenceA">Dictionary of National Biography, 2004</ref> He was baptised, as a child, on 15 August 1613 at [[Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge]]. His father was educated and taught him grammar and mathematics. He was then educated at [[the Perse School]], Cambridge,<ref>''Cambridge News'' (The Perse School 400-year anniversary supplement) 16 September 2015, p. 34.</ref> before going to [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]], where he gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1630/1631 and a [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Master of Arts]] degree in 1634.<ref>{{acad|id=TLR626J|name=Tailor, Jeremy}}</ref>

The best evidence of his diligence as a student is the enormous learning of which he showed so easy a command in later years. In 1633, although still below the canonical age, he took holy orders, and accepted the invitation of Thomas Risden, a former fellow student, to supply his place for a short time as lecturer at [[St Paul's Cathedral]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=469}}