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is neverthelcfs poffible, thar his tranquillity might lieowing chiefly to his moderation ; perhaps he mightthink creeds and ceremonies of lefs authority andimportance than fome of his cotemporaries ; and hemight not be fo proudly bigotted to any opinion, asto fuller death rather than admit the poffibility ofhis being miftaken. He might think that all go-vernments have a right to eflablifh whatever religionthev think fit, and that an individual is no more au-thorifed to oppofe that religion, than to fly in theface of any other law. Thefe are arguments ratherin favour of his difcretion than his fpirit.

Fuller obferves, that, “ Though he lived but in“ the twilight of religion, he is juftly to be placed“ not on the dark, but light fide of reformation;“ for though his actions were but weak, vet his af-“ fefiions were fincere.”

Pits mod errcneoufly makes Aldrich the authorof Horman s AntiboJJicon (Lond. 1521). The Epif-tola ad Hormannum alone, in Latin verfe, printed inthat work, is the compofition of Aldrich.

George Day, 1543, Biihop of Chichefler.—He was one of the compilers of our Liturgy.

John Poinet, 1550, Biihop of Rocheller, and.afterwards of Winchefter.

Richard Cox, a learned Prelate , and principalpillar of the Reformation. He was born at VVhad-don, in Buckinghamlhire, of low parentage, in theyear 1499* On leaving Eton , he obtained a Soho-

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