Editing William Harrison (priest) (section)

===Adulthood===
On 15 February 1559, prior to the award of his bachelor's degree at Oxford, Harrison was instituted as the [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of [[List of civil parishes in Essex|Radwinter]] in Essex, by the appointment of [[William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham|Lord Cobham]], who owned the right,<ref>GL, 9531/12 (Episcopal Register)</ref> and to whom he was also household chaplain. The living brought with it an income of £40 a year.  Despite being well known to posterity for his description of England, at this time he had only travelled within a small compass in the south of England.<ref>"{{sic|Unt|ill|hide=y}} <!-- PLEASE NOTE that "Untill" is an archaic spelling, correctly reflecting historical usage. --> nowe of late," he wrote to his patron "except it were from the parish where I dwell, unto your Honour in Kent; or out of London where I was borne, unto Oxford and Cambridge where I have bene brought up, I never travelled 40 miles foorthright and at one journey in all my life." (Quoted in [http://www.bartleby.com/213/1503.html ''The Cambridge History of English and American Literature'', Vol. III. "Renascence and Reformation", XV. Chroniclers and Antiquaries. 3. Harrison’s Description of England]</ref>

Harrison married Marion Isebrand, the daughter of [[Flemish people|Flemish]] immigrants. Continuing his theological studies at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], Harrison took the degree of Bachelor of Divinity in 1571. In the same year he was instituted vicar of [[Wimbish]] in Essex.<ref>GL, 9531/13 (Register)</ref> Harrison also held positions at another two London parishes. Near the end of his life, Harrison received an appointment as a [[canon (priest)|canon]] at [[St George's Chapel, Windsor|St. George's Chapel]] at [[Windsor Castle|Windsor]]. Harrison was buried at Windsor following his death in 1593.