4 2 4 OF EMINENT MEN, 



Sir Chaloner died in April, 1750; and in July, 1751, Lady Ogle, 

 his -widow, married Lord Kingjlon, an Irifh peer. 



Such are the great Captains which do honour to Northumber- 

 land ! May we never want fuch to command our fleets and armies, 

 and to chailife the enemies of Britain ! 



Secondly, of great fcholars. In this number muft be included 

 thofe two eminent phyficians, William Turner, and Thomas Gib/an, 

 cotemporaries, and both born at Morpeth. 



William Turner, A. M. and M. D. received his nrft academical 

 education at Cbrijt's College, in Cambridge. His tutor was the 

 learned George Folbcry, S. T. P. preceptor to the Duke of Richmond, 

 brother to King Edward VI. He was elected fellow of Pembroke- 

 hall, of which his tutor was then matter, who died in 1540. His 

 countryman, Bifhop Ridley, was then fellow of the fame college; 

 between whom there was a great intimacy and friendmip ; both 

 ftrcnuous advocates for the dawning reformation. On the happy 

 acceilion of King Edward VI. to the throne, Dr. Turner retired 

 from his college to the court, accepting of the offer of being 

 domeftic phyfician to the Protector, the Duke of Somerfct ; with 

 whom he was in fuch efleem, that he was promoted to the 

 deanery of Wells, being a divine as well as a phyfician. In the 

 beginning of the next reign, he expofed himfelf to the refent- 

 ment of Bifhop Gardiner, by writing a book, intitled, The hunt- 

 ing of the Romifh fox. The bifhop caft him into prifon. By 

 fome means or other he got out, and efcaped the vengeance 

 of that bloody prelate, by cro fling the feas. He took refuge in 

 Germany, where he lived genteely by practifing phyfic. On the 

 death of Queen Mary, he returned with joy to his mother-coun- 

 try, and was refettled in his deanery. 



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