SPENSER, JOHN (1559-1614)

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SPENSER, JOHN (1559-1614) , president of Corpus Christi College,

Oxford

, was educated at Merchant Taylors' school, London, and

Oxford

. After graduating he became

Greek

GREEK
GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

reader in Corpus Christi College, and held that

office

OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

for ten years, resigning in 1588. He then left Oxford and held successively the livings of Alveley,

Essex

(1589-1592), Ardleigh,

Essex

(1592-1594),

Faversham

FAVERSHAM

Kent

(1594-1599), and St Sepulchre's London (1599-1614). He was also presented to the living of Broxbourne,

Hertfordshire

HERTFORDSHIRE [HERrs]

, in 1592. In 1607 he was appointed president of Corpus Christi College. After the death of his friend

Richard

Hooker he edited the first five books of Hooker's Ecclesiastical Politic (London, 1604). The introduction to that

work

WORK

and A Sermon at Paule's Crosse on Esay V., 2, 3 (London, 1615) are his only published writings. He was, however; one of the translators of the authorized version of the Bible, serving on the New Testament committee.

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