Editing Richard Busby (section)

==Early life and education==
Busby was born at [[Lutton, Lincolnshire|Lutton]] in Lincolnshire, and educated at Westminster, where he first showed his academic promise by gaining a [[King's Scholar]]ship. From Westminster, Busby duly proceeded to [[Christ Church, Oxford]], graduating in 1628. In his thirty-third year he had already become renowned for the obstinate zeal with which he supported the falling dynasty of the [[Stuart dynasty|Stuarts]], and was rewarded for his services with the prebend and rectory of Cudworth, with the chapel of Knowle annexed, in [[Somerset]].