George Sayer was an Anglican priest in the mid 17th century.[1]

Sayer was born in the parish of St Gregory in the City of London and educated at Oriel College, Oxford.[2] He held the living at Witham from 1722, and the Archdeacon of Durham[3] from 1730 until his death on 26 July 1761.[4]

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  1. ^ "Hudibras, Volume 1" Grey, Z. p24: Cambridge; J.Bentham; 1744
  2. ^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Sabery-saywell
  3. ^ History of Parliament On-line
  4. ^ British History On-line