A History of the Post-Reformation Catholic Missions in Oxfordshire; With an Account of the Families Connected with Them - Mary Helen Alicia Dolman Stapleton

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...and became Fellow of the College. 'Left that house in 1572 and retired to Hart Hall. In 1575 the last year of the Jubilee, he went to Rome, and afterwards spent many years as a Catholic at Rheims and Antwerp. He wrote many controversial works under the name of William Rosseus, and eventually died at Antwerp on 24th August, 1594, being buried in the Choir of the Beguine's Church close to the High Altar upon the Epistle side V While at Rheims, William Reynolds was appointed one of the five Oxford graduates to undertake the translation of the Scriptures into English, which work had been begun about twenty years before, in 1578. We shall see later that his brother John was the principal mover and worker in the labour upon the 'Authorized English Version.' 3. Edmund, the third brother, came up from Devon as Scholar to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in 1557, while his eldest brother was 'Medical Fellow' of the house, and he served several years as Bursar'. Upon the election of a new President, William Cole, 1 Athenae, ed. Bliss, vol. i, p. 615. personally. Here Wood quotes from Father Rob. History of C.C.C., by Rev. Thomas Parsons, S.J., who knew W.Reynolds Fowler, O. H. S. in 1568, it was found that many of the Fellows were inclined to Roman Catholicism, and three were ejected upon this plea, viz. Edmund Reynolds, Miles Windsore, and George Napier. Edmund Reynolds retired to Gloucester Hall, with many another distinguished Catholic--the future Cardinal Allen for one--where he lived for many years as a rioted Tutor and friend to many of his young co-religionists. The house in which he lived is still standing as part of Worcester College, viz. 'The dwelling on the south side which has the rebus of a combe and a tun with the letter T and another shield with three ...