Ann Rennew

RENNEW, Ann. b. Impington, Cambridgeshire, late 17th century, early 18th Century, dates unknown. She was known as ‘the blind maid of Impington’. In 1714 there was published: Pious and Holy BREATHINGS; or A TREATISE of Choice and Precious HYMNS Composed and branched out from divers chosen Texts of Scripture out of the OLD and NEW TESTAMENT. Published and set forth as being proper and useful to the State and Condition of the Godly. By ANN RENNEW, a blind Maid, formerly Member of the Congregational Church of Christ sometimes at Cottenham, but is now join’d at Cambridge. Printed for and sold by the Author, 1714. (available through the Historical texts website at jisc.ac.uk) The hymnal has a...