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 Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 edition. Excerpt: ...He went chaplain to Sir Tho. Edmunds, (whom King James I. sent embassador into France, ) and spent three years there, during which time he became the honour of the Protestant religion and the English nation; insomuch, as his many conflicts with, and conquests of the learned Sorbonists, in defence of the Protestants, and opposition to the Papists, caused even those his adversaries to give him this encomium, that he was Featfaus aciitisshmis et acerrimus. Upon his return into England, he repair'd to his college, took the degree of bachelour of divinity 1613, and soon after became rector of Northill, in Cornwall. But, before he was well warm there, he was sent for from thence to be domestick chaplain to Archbishop Abbot, and by him was soon after preferr'd to the rectory of Lambeth, in Surry. In 1617, he proceeded in divinity, --was made a brother in tho Savoy Hospital by the Archbishop of Spalato, the master thereof; about the same time the Archbishop of Canterbury collated him to the church of Alihallows, Bread-Street," which he soon after changed for this of Acton, and at length became the third and last provost of Chelsey College. In 1625, he left Canterbury's service, and being married retired to Kennington, near Lambeth. In 1642, after Brentford fight, some of the rebels took up their quarters at Acton, who, after they had missed this our Dr. Featley, whom they took to be a Papist, or at least that he had a Pope in his belly, they drank and eat up his provision, burnt down a barn full of corn, and two stables, --the loss amounting to, 211; and Ll tor of Acton, and Griffith, and the boys elected were Benjamin Needier, David Hitchins, and James Thompson. But, early in May, 1643, the great rebellion having broken out, -f-travelling had become so...