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and learning, and may be ranked with the heftpreachers and completed: fcholars of his age. Nofpecies of compofition, except poetry, has beenmore improved fince the reign of James the Firft,than fermons; and he confequently appeared tomuch greater advantage in the pulpit, than he doesnow in his woiks, which abound with pedanticquotations and trivial witticifms. He was a man ofpolite manners and lively converfation; could quotethe Greek and Latin authors with facility, and punwith King James .

Charles the Firfl, a little before his death, parti-cularly recommended this Prelate ’s Sermons to theperufal of his children.

Andrews is fuppofed to have had a confiderablefhare in the Book of Chronology, publifhed by thefamous Ifaacfon, who was his amanuenfis. Piedied September 21, 1620, aged 71.

Nicholas Felton, Bifhop of Ely, 1618, 16thJames f.

Archbilhop Harsenet ; Bifhops, Coop, of Brif-tol; Field, of Hereford; Wren, of Ely ; Brown-inc, of Exeter; Laney, of Ely; and Hall, ofBriftol: Robert Thorpe, Mailer, Lord-Chief-.Jufiice of the Common-Pleas, and afterwards LordChancellor, in the reign of Edward III ; and Wil-liam Lindw'ood, Bifhop of St. David’s, author ofthe Provinciale, were alfo of this College.

John Bradford. At an early period of life,

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