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Excerpt from The History of Merchant-Taylors' School, From Its Foundation to the Present Time: In Two Parts; I. Of Its Founders, Patrons, Benefactors, and Masters; II. Of Its Principal Scholars Cnar. L - Of the principal Scholars of Merchant Taylors' School, from the Time of its Foundation to the Death of Elisabeth containing the Space of Forty-ave Years. Beneficial Influence of Publick Schools, especially of such as are connected with the Universities - of M erchant-taylors' in particular - the Epoch at which it was founded - brief Survey of the Con dition of the Universities - the Posture of Affairs in Church and State - the Habits of the Nation at large - Character ot' the first Schoolmaster - of thecpresidents of St. John's College, Oxford, and Masters of pembroke-hall, Cambridge - of the first M etchant-ta ylors - Lancelot Andre wes, Thomas Dove, John Wylford, and William Plat, among the first Scholars of Jesus College, Oxford - Progress of Cartwright's schismatical Principles at Cambridge - Andrewes chosen. Fellow of pembroke-hall, Cambridge - John Spenser, Greek Reader at Corpus Christi College, Oxford - Edwin Sandy's, Fellow of the same College, sets out on his Travels - Spenser assists Hooker in his Ecclesiastical Polity, ' Sunuel Fox, Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford - Thomas Heth, Fellow of All Souls, refutes Harvey the Astrologer - Thomas Bowsfield preferred to the Headship of St. Edmund's Hall, 8rc.-matthew Gwinne, Fellow of St. John's, a Disputant before the Polish Prince Albert Alaski, at his Visit to Oid'ord - Giles Tomson, Fellow of All Souls, Proctor of Oxford - Fox, having made the Tour of Germany, are. Returns to England - Gwinns, Proctor of Oxford - Dove installed Dean of Norwich Andrewes made Master of pembroke-hall, Cambridae Rm Em chosen a Member of Parliament Andrewes decides in favour of the Oath er oficio - William Paddie, Fellow of St. John' 3. Created Doctor of Medic-mo Leyden - John Buckeridge, Fellow of St. John's, with Gwinne, Spenser, and Tomson, engaged in the Disputations before Queen Elizabeth at Oxford - Andrewes confers with Barrow, a Dupe of Cartwright's, under Sentence of Death - Richard Intcwar, Fellow of St. J obn's. Proctor of Oxford - Gwinne attends Sir Henry Untou, on his Embassy to France, in Quality of Phy. Siciarh - Andrewes laments the too prevalent Discussions on the peculiar Doctrines of Calvin - Rowland Searchfield, Fellow of St. John's, Proctor of Oxford - flourishing State' of St. J ohn's at this Time, principally owing to the merchant-taylor Members of that Society - John Perin, Fellow of St. John's, made Regius Professor of Greek in that University - Gwinne ehmen Professor of Physick, at the Institution of Gresham College, London - Edwin Sandys writes his Europe Speculum} while on his Travels - Dove preferred to the Bishoprick of Peterborough - Dath of Henry Price, an elegant Poet Andrewes made Dean of Westminster, are - Latewar, Chaplain to Lord Mountjoy in Ireland, killed by the Rebels - Tomson installed Dean of Windsor, 8rc. - Nicholas Lymby, George Rainsbee, John Rawlinson, John Sansbury, Peter Lauson, Theophilus Tuer, Matthew Wren, Henry Gammon, tic. No publish Verses on the Death of the Queen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
