He entered Brasenose College , Oxford , in 1621 , in his seventeenth year .
He was the son of Richard Ambrose , vicar of Ormskirk , and was probably descended from the Ambroses of Lowick in Furness , a well - known Roman Catholic family .
son entered Brasenose College , Oxford , in 1621 , in son 's seventeenth year .
He was the son of Richard Ambrose , vicar of Ormskirk , and was probably descended from the Ambroses of Lowick in Furness , a well - known Roman Catholic family .