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declaring, that he performed ^Egritudinum fanationes incredibiles, 

 incredible cures of difeafes ; and that it would be a great felicity 

 to mankind to have fo valuable a life prolonged, which he fin- 

 cerely wifhed (m). His private ftudies were directed much the 

 fame way with his brother Turner's, forwarding with zeal both 

 the reformation and the medical art, writing many theological 

 tracts, and a botanical piece, on the nature of herbs. The pre- 

 cife time of his death is not known. He was alive in the laft 

 year of Queen Mary. 



Next to thefe two celebrated phyficians and reformers, I muft 

 name thofe two learned prelates, Nicholas Ridley, D. D. Bifhop- 

 of London, and George Carleton> D. D. Bifliop of Chichejler ; alfo 

 the eloquent, loyal, and pious Richard Hold/worth, D. D. matter 

 of Emanuel College, in Cambridge, &c. Valentine Gary, D. D. bifliop: 

 of Exeter ; and that great orientalift, Robert Calvering, L. L. D.:. 

 bifliop of Peterborough^ 



Nicholas Ridley, D. D. bifhop of London, in whom the pious 

 King Edward VI. fo much delighted, was born in Halfwefel-parifti, 

 and was brother to John Ridley, of Wall-Town, and to Hugh Ridley, . 

 of Unthank, Efqrs. and coufin to Nicholas Ridley , of Willimotefivick-- 

 caftle, Efq; mentioned by Camden (n). The free grammar-fchool 

 of Newcajlle upon Tyne had the honour of giving him his firft 

 education, and Pembroke-hall in Cambridge of compleating it ; the 

 latter famous for religion and learning, being fliled in the Royal: 

 Grants " The noble, and renowned, and mofl precious college, 

 " wonderfully ftiining among all places in the univeifity ;" and 



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(m) Bah Scriptor. Britan. Centur. ix. 1559. 

 (n) Camilens Britannia. 



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