Peter Smart

Peter Smart (1569-1652?) was an Anglican Puritan clergyman, kept imprisoned for 12 years after he preached against innovations in the ceremonies at Durham Cathedral.

He was born at Lighthorne, Warwickshire, the son of a clergyman William Smart (Daniel Smart, presented in 1624 to the rectory of Oxhill, Warwickshire being a brother). He was educated at Westminster School under Gabriel Goodman and Edward Grant, with Richard Neile. On 25 October 1588, aged 19, he matriculated as a batler (poor scholar) at Broadgates Hall, Oxford and was elected (before April 1589) to a studentship at Christ Church, Oxford where he wrote some Latin verse, and commenced B.A. 26 June 1592, M.A. 9 July 1595.

William James, promoted in 1596 from Dean of Christ Church to Dean of Durham, appointed Smart in 1598 to the mastership of Durham Grammar School. James, when he became bishop of Durham (1606), ordained Smart, made him his chaplain, and gave him the rectory of Boldon, co. Durham in 1609, with a prebend at Durham Cathedral. At some time before 1610 Smart was made master of St. Edmund's Hospital, Gateshead. He was present when James I communicated at Durham on Easter Day (20 April 1617), and noted the ceremonial details: by royal order there was no chanting or organ-playing; two plain copes were worn.

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