Robert Whit Wellow in often to remember) he heard his Un- First instructed" cle, the Abbot fay, That they, and their by his Uncle, Religion could not long continue, because gift, Abbot of (faid he) I have read the whole Scripture over and over, and could never find therein that our Religion was founded by God: And for proof of his Opinion, the Abbot would alledge that faying of our Saviour; Omnis plantatio, quam non plantavit pater meus cæleftis eradicabitur : Every planting which my Heavenly Matth.15.13. Father hath not planted, fhall be root ed up. London. 4. His Uncle, finding an extraordinary towardliness in him, fent him af. Sent up to terwards to London, where he became a Scholar in St. Anthony's School, and boarded at his Aunts Houfe in Paul's Church-yard; fhe being the Wife of Michael Shaller,a Verger of that Church. There he escaped a great danger, lying with another Scholar that had the Narrowly efca plague, and coming in the Summer, ped the Plague. time Hot and Thirsty from School,drunk his Urine out of a Pot or Crufe, ftanding at his Beds-head in ftead of Drink; and was not fick after it, though his Bedfellow died.' 5. From St. Anthony's School he re- Sent back to paired to Grimsby to his Parents, being Grimsby for thruft refusing to go to Mafs. Sent to Cam College, then Hall. thrust out of Doors by his Aunt, be cause he would not (as fhe often required and folicited him by the Canons of Pauls) go with her to morrow Mass; imputing all her Loffes and domeftick Misfortunes to her harbouring of fuch an Heretique within her Doors; and, for a farewel told him, That he thought at the first, she had received a Saint into her Houfe, but now she perceived he was a Devil. 6. His Parents finding that he had bridge; first much profited in his Learning, fent of Queen's him, by the advice and direction of his of Pembroke Uncle, the Abbot, to Cambridge, where he was first of Queen's College; but liking not the Education and Difpofition of fome there, went to Pembroke-Hall: Dr. Ridley (afterwards Bishop of London) being there Mafter, who hearing by Mr. Bradford, his Tutor, of his great towardlinefs and fmall means, (by reafon of his Father's Loffes at Sea) made him Scholar, and then Mr. Gurth became his Tutor; from thence he was chofen Fellow of Peterhoufe, Dr. Pearne being then Mafter there. Chofen Fellow of PeterHoufe, May 1555. Had a grie 7. Whilft he was Fellow of that vons Sickness. Houfe, he fell grievously Sick, and was by commandment of Dr. Pearne (who much much tendred him in regard of his good Parts) carried to an House near the College, whither Dr. Pearne came of ten to visit him, and willed the Wo. Dr. Pearne's Special Care of man of the Houle that he fhould want him. nothing; neither fhould the fpare any coft for his good, and the recovery of his Health, faying, that if he lived, he would be able to defray the Charge himfelf; but if he died, the faid Dr. Pearne would fatisfy her, and all things. pay for 8. When it pleased God to reflore him to his former Health, he determined to Travel beyond the Seas, purpofely to avoid certain Vifitors fent in Queen Mary's time to the University, to establish Popery, and to enjoyn the young Fellows and Scholars to take Primam tonfuram, being their firft entrance into Popish Orders. Recovering his mined to Tra ruel. 9. Dr. Pearne hearing of this his pur. Diffwaded by pole, talked with him, and found him Dr. Pearne refolute in his Religion, yielding (as Dr. Pearne often acknowledged afterwards) many good and found Reasons therefore; whereupon the Doctor wil led him to be filent, and not troublesome in uttering his Opinion, whereby others might take occafion to call him in Commenced Arts, 1553 in queftion: and he for his part, would wink at him, and fo order the matter, that he might continue his Religion, and not travel out of the University; which accordingly the good old Man justly performed. For which his Favour the Archbishop carried a loving, faithful, and true heart towards him unto his dying Day. 10. He Commenced Batchelor of Batchelor of Arts in the Year 1553. Master of Arts, Mafter of Arts, 1556. Batchelor of Divinity, 1562. 1556. Doctor of Divinity, 1569. at which Batchelor of time he answered the Divinity Act pub 1562. lickly in the Commencement, wherein Doctor of Di- he maintained this Pofition, Papa eft vinity, 1569. Ille Antichriftus. Divinity, ry's, 1560. on 11. After he was entered into the admi Years. 12. From 12. From being Fellow of Peter- Made Mafter houfe, he fucceeded. Dr. Hutton, late of Pembroke Archbishop of York, in the Mastership to the Bishop of Hall,Chaplain of Pembroke Hall; being then Chaplain Ely, Prebento Dr. Cox, Bishop of Ely, by whofe dary of Ely, means he had a Prebend in Ely, and vertam. Parfin of Te the Parfonage of Teverfam near Cam bridge. der. : 13. He was also chofen Divinity Divinity Red Reader of the Lady Margaret's Lecture, which he discharged with fo 1 great li. king of the whole Univerfity, that for his fake they encreased the Stipend from Twenty Marks to Twenty Pounds, and afterwards he was made the Queen's Queen's Pro publick Profeffor of Divinity. feffor. 14. Whilft he read these two Leatures, the publick Schools were frequented with throngs of Students in Divinity, Young, and Old; fuch was his diligence, great learning, and extraordinary gifts fhewed in the reading thereof; infomuch as many of the precife Faction were his daily Auditors, and the Lectures themfelves fo highly accounted of (efpecially thofe, which he read upon the Apocalyps, and the Read upon the Epistle to the Hebrews) that through Apocalyps the importunity of divers his honoura- brews. ble Friends (then his Pupils) and others B of and the Ha |