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... educated as a commoner of Christ- church , Oxford , under the care of that eminent encou- rager of literature , Dr. Aldrich . He at the same time studied under Dr. Hickes the Anglo - Saxon language , and its antiquities ; of which he ...
... educated as a commoner of Christ- church , Oxford , under the care of that eminent encou- rager of literature , Dr. Aldrich . He at the same time studied under Dr. Hickes the Anglo - Saxon language , and its antiquities ; of which he ...
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... educated under William Russel , who had married his sister . In the beginning of 1650 he became clerk of Corpus Christi col- lege , Oxford , and being looked upon , says Wood , " as a young man well endowed with the spirit , and gifted ...
... educated under William Russel , who had married his sister . In the beginning of 1650 he became clerk of Corpus Christi col- lege , Oxford , and being looked upon , says Wood , " as a young man well endowed with the spirit , and gifted ...
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... educated at Winchester school , and ad- mitted fellow of New college , in Oxford , in 1555 , after two years of probation , where also he took his master's degree . But refusing to comply with the terms of pro- testant conformity in ...
... educated at Winchester school , and ad- mitted fellow of New college , in Oxford , in 1555 , after two years of probation , where also he took his master's degree . But refusing to comply with the terms of pro- testant conformity in ...
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... educated at Edmund Hall , Oxford , where he took his master's degree , July 5 , 1704 . He afterwards became vicar of Pottern , in Wiltshire , pre- bendary of that prebend in the church of Salisbury , and chaplain to lord Cadogan . In ...
... educated at Edmund Hall , Oxford , where he took his master's degree , July 5 , 1704 . He afterwards became vicar of Pottern , in Wiltshire , pre- bendary of that prebend in the church of Salisbury , and chaplain to lord Cadogan . In ...
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... educating his son in the principles of piety and virtue . He was , at a proper age , apprenticed to a dealer in wool , and grazier , and being also employed in keeping sheep , he had many opportunities for contemplation and reflec- tion ...
... educating his son in the principles of piety and virtue . He was , at a proper age , apprenticed to a dealer in wool , and grazier , and being also employed in keeping sheep , he had many opportunities for contemplation and reflec- tion ...
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