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HISTORY OF PRINTING.
John Boyseand Mr. Andrew Downes, from Cam- bridfife, with their fellow-labourers, met daily at stationers' hall, London. In nine months they completed their important task, and during that time received £30 weekly, from the company of stationers, having previously received nothing. Afterwards Dr. Bilson, and Dr. Miles Smith, again reviewed the whole, and prefixed argu- ments to the several books; and the latter wa.s ordered to write the preface.*
The highest eulogiums have been passed upon this version by the most competent critics, and learned men of every country.
- Of the tnmslators of this rersion no biographical ac-
count has been pabUahed; but the following brief sketches of the principal portion of the learned men who made this translation^ will most probably beacceptabletothe reader.
Lancelot Andrews was born at London, in 1555, and educated at Cambridge. By his unremitting attention to study, he rose to be one of the most learned men of the age in which he lived; so that Fuller, in bis humorous way, says of him, "the world wanted learning to know how learned this man was." He was bishop of Chichester, in 1605; translated to Ely, 1609; and Winchester, in I6I8. In the exerdse of his episcopal dij^nity, he was the patron of learning; in his private character, generous and modest j and in his manner grave and sedate. He died September S6, 1680, in the 7l8t year of his age.
John Overall, styled by Camden a " {urodigions learned man," was born in 1559, and educated at Cambridge. In 1604 he was made dean of St. Paul's, London; In I6l4, bishop of Lichfield and Coventry; and in l6l8, translated to Norwich, where he died May 12, 16l9> His attainments were very high in theological learning, leaning towards Arminianism.
Adrian a Saravia, D.D., was a native of Artois, where he was born in 1531. In 1587 became to England, and was appointed mastv of the free school at Southampton ^ and BUGcessively obtained prebends in the churches of Gloucester, Canterbury, and Westminster. He died at Canterbury in |613, aged 82. His works were published in l6ll, in one volume folio.
Richard Clarke, D.D., fellow of Christ college, Cam- bridge, and vicar of Minster and Monkton, in the isle of Thanet. He died In 1 634. A folio volume of his sermons was published in 1637.
John Layfield, D.D., fellow of Trlnity*college, Cam- bridge, and afterwards rector of St. Clement Danes, West- minster. Be died at his rectory in I6i7'
Robert Tighe, or Teigh, D.D., was born at Deeping, in Lincoln^ire, and received his education partly at Oxford and partly at Cambridge. He was archdeacon of Middle- sex, and rector of All-Hallows, Barking. He died in 1616.
William Bedwell studied at Cambridge, and became vicar of Tottenham High cross, near London. He was esteemed the first Arabic scholar of his age, and at his dea^ left many valuable manuscripts to the university of Cambridge, with numerous notes upon them, and a fount of types for printing them .
Edward Lively, fellow of Trinity college, Cambridge, and regins professor of Hebrew, was profoundly learned in the oriental languages, but <Ued before the completion of the bible. May, 1605.
John RicJiardBon, D.D., was born at Linton, in Cam- bridgesliire, and educated at Cambridge. He was master tost of Peter House then of Trinity, and regius professor and vice-chancellor. Died (according to Fuller) in l6si, and was buried in Trinity college chapel.
Laurence Chaderton, D.D., was born at Chadderton, in Lancashire, in 1537, and having renounced the catholic ftdth he entered Christ college, Cambridge, which so en- raged liis father that he not only disinherited him. but as a mark of his great displeasure, "sent him a poke, with a groat in it, to go a-begging." When sir Walter Mildmay founded Emmanuel college, he was appointed the first master; and, when from his ^reat modesty, he ot^ected to undertake the charge, sir Walter replied, " if you will not be the master, I will not be the founder of the college. In this office he continued tbirty-efght years, and which he resigned to Dr. Preston in 1622. and died November 13, l640, at the extraordinary age of 103 years!
John R^nolds, D.D., was born atFenhoe, near Exeter, in the year 1549, and educated at Oxford. In 1598, he was made dean of Lincoln, which he exchanged the fol- lowing year, f«r the presidentship of Corpus Christi col-
Dr. Adam Clarke says, "those who bave compared most of the European translations vritk the orieinal, have not scrupled to say, that ibe English translation of the bihle, made under the direction of James 1. is the most accunle and faithful of the whole. Nor is this its only praise : the translators have seized the very spirit and soul of the oriffinal,and expressed this atmmt every where with pathos and energy. Besides, our translators have not only made a standard translation^ hut have made this translation the standard of our language?^
" Indeed," says Dr. Geddes, " if accuracy,
lege. " To name Rainolds,*' says Dr. Crackentfaaspe, *is
to commend virtue Itself." He died May 21, 1607. We are told that he " was most prodigiously seen in all kioife of learning, most excellent in all tongues, a Uvin^ library. and a third university." At first he vras a zealons catho- lic, and his brother William a professed Protestant; bat engaging in disputation, Ihey are said to have converted each other to their respective creeds, William t>ecoaxiing an inveterate catholic, and John an avowed protectant; which occasioned a copy of verses, in Latin, condiuting with the following distich.
"What war is this? when conquered, both are srlad.
And either to have conquered other, sad.'*
Thomas Holland, D.D., was born at Ludlow, In Shrop- shire, in- 1 539, and educated at Oxford, where he wva accounted " a prodigy- in almost all kind^ of literature.*' He was master of Exeter college, and died March I*, 1612, a^ed 73. He was buried in the chancel of St. Mar7*s church, Oxford.
Richard Kilbye, D.D.. was born at RadclilRs In Leices- tershire, and educated at Oxford. He obtained a pre- bendary in the cathedral church of Lhicoln, and pzofeaaor of Hebrew in the university of Oxford. He died Itavem^ her, 1620, and was buried in the college chancel of Ail Saints' church.
Miles Smith, D.D., was born in the city of HereAird, and educated at Oxford. For Ids services in the tran^a^ tion of the bible, he was rewarded by promotion to the ace uf Gloucester, to which he was consecrated September 20. J6I2, and died in i624. He wrote the TranMtatm'a Prtface prefixed to our large bibles, the original of which is Mid to be preserved in the Bodleian library.
John Harmer, D.D., was born at Newbury, in Berk- shire, and educated first at Winchester, and then at New college, Oxford, of which he became perpetual fellow In 1574. He was chief master of Winchester school for nioe years, and warden of the college there seventeen. Be died October 11, l6l3.
Richard Brett, D.D., was bora In London, and edocated at Oxford. Anthony Woud says, "He was a posoo famous in his time for learning, as well as piety, skilled and versed to a criticism in the Latin, Gretk^ Hebrtic, Chaldaic, Arabic, and Aithiopic tongues.** In 1595. be obtained the rectory of Quainton, near Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. He died April 15, 1637, and was buried in the chancel of his church.
John Spencer, D.D., a native of Suffolk, was of Corpus Christi college, Oxford, and on the death of Rainolds, suc- ceeded him as master of his college, and is said to have been " reverenced by all grxid men, for his knowledge, learning, and piety." He died April 3, l6u.
Andrew Downes, fellow of St. John's college, Cam- bridge, and King's Greek professor, was accounted one of the best scholars of his time. He died In 1625.
Jotm Boyse, or Bois, was born at Nettlestead, in Suf- folk, January 3. 1560, and educated at Cambiidge. He was rector ot Boxworth, in Cambridge, and a prebend of Ely. He died In 1643.
Thomas Ravls, D.D., was born at Maldon, or Mea^den, in Surry, was first at Westminster, and afterwards erf Christ church, Oxford. He was dean of Christ church and bishop of Gloucester, and died December U, 1609.
George Abbot, D.D., was the son of a cloth-wnrker of Guildford, in Surry, where he was born October 29, 1564- He was of Baliol college, Oxford, and became a jiopuUr preacher in the university. His church preferments were, dean of Winchester, March, IbQQ; vice-chancellor of Ox- ford in I600, 1603, and 1605; bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, 1609; translated to Ixindon, 1610; and succeeded Bancroft to the archiepiscopal see of Canterbury. l6ll- Though a xealous protestant, he boldly defended the rights
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