The British Plutarch, Vol. 2
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Excerpt from The British Plutarch, Vol. 2: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Statesmen, Patriots The seeds of true piety, of sound learning, and of civil liberty, which had been sown at the Reformation, and had escaped the cruel ravages of Popish bigotry during the turbulent reign of Mary, now produced a plentiful harvest of illustrious Englishmen, many of whom were wandering in exile, and suffering all the inconveniences of obscurity and indigence, till this happy revolution restored them to their country and their friends. Of these, as they contributed to lay the foundation of Elizabeth´s future glory, concise memoirs must be given, before we bring upon the carpet a general review of the important national transactions of this long and prosperous reign, not less celebrated by foreign, than by British historians. And the first on the list, who merits our grateful remembrance, for the principal share he had in forming the mind, and improving the understanding of our renowned queen, is Roger Ascham, the son of John Ascham, steward to the antient and noble family of Scroop. He was born at Kirkby-Wiske, near Northallerton in Yorkshire, about the year 1515; and, in his early youth, was taken into the family of the Wingfields, by Sir Anthony Wingfield, who became his patron, and finding in him an apt disposition for literary attainments, he sent him in the year 1530 to St. John´s college, Cambridge, at the critical juncture when the Greek language began to be taught without opposition, in our universities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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