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by Queen Elizabeth, on pafiing by the college-door, honoured with 

 .that venerable and endearing expreilion, worthy of a princefs, 

 *' O antient and religious houfe !" Ufually called, Collegium Epif- 

 copale, from the number of learned and eminent prelates edu- 

 cated in it. In this college he was firft admitted fcholar ; and, 

 after taking his degree as batchelor of arts, was elected fellow 

 in 1524. His literary fame and merit was fo great, as to procure 

 him the love and carefTes of both univerfities. Cambridge ftrovc 

 to keep him, Oxford to tranfplant him, by making him an offer 

 of a vacant fellowship in LfeWr/z/y-college, which he declined. 

 In 1525, he took his matter's degree, and made a fhort tour to 

 France, viiiting the learned in the univerfity of -Paris. He was 

 chofen proctor at Cambridge in 1534; and, taking his degree of 

 batchelor of divinity, he was made their chaplain, and one of 

 their public readers. Honours and preferments came now thick 

 upon him. Archbifhop Cranmer prefented him to the vicarage of 

 Herne in Eafl-Kent, gave him a prebend in his church of Canter- 

 bury, and got him made chaplain to K. Henry VIII. Pembroke- hall 

 chofe him for their matter, 1540, when he took his degree of 

 Dr. of Divinity ; and, about 1543, they prefented him to the 

 living of Soham in the diocefe of Norwich. His patron, the arch- 

 bifhop, procured him a prebend in the church of Weftminjler. 

 Ring Edward VI. in the firft year of his reign, 15-47, preferred 

 him to the See of Rochefter. In 1550, he tranflated him to the 

 See of London. A little before his death, he nominated him to the 

 See of Durham, to which the enfuing troubles prevented his be- 

 ing confecrated. His royal patron died July 6th, 1553 ; and he 

 himfelf afcended from an cpifcopal, to a celeftial throne, by a 

 glorious martyrdom, Oct. 6th, 1555, in the 3d of Queen Mary, 

 after the fum of ten thoufand pounds had been offered for his 

 life, by his kinfman, the Lord Dacres. He was of a low ftature, 



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