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John Proctor (1521–1558)^[1] was an English academic and schoolmaster, known as a historian.

Life

A native of Somerset, Proctor was elected scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in January 1537, and fellow of All Souls' College in 1540, graduating B.A. on 20 October 1540, and M.A. on 25 June 1544.^[2] He resigned his fellowship in 1546.^[1]

Proctor was a convinced Roman Catholic.^[2] From 1553 to 1559 he was master of Tonbridge School, Kent, brought in by its founder Andrew Judde;^[3] there Francis Thynne was among his pupils.^[2]

Family

Proctor's wife was named Elizabeth, and the poet Thomas Proctor is identified as their son; she remarried in 1559.^[1]

Works

Proctor wrote:^[2]

The Fall of the late Arrian, London, 1549, dedicated to Princess Mary. Diarmaid MacCulloch has tentatively identified John Assheton as the subject of this work.^[4] While it contains anti-papal commentary, it is also critical of theological aspects of the Protestant Reformation and the unorthodox sectarian views it ushered in.^[5]
The Historie of Wyates Rebellion, with the order and manner of resisting the same, London, 1554, black letter, dedicated to Queen Mary. It was one of the authorities on which Raphael Holinshed based his chronicle.^[2] This account of Wyatt's Rebellion gives details on the part played in opposing it by Proctor's patron Judde.^[3]
The Waie home to Christ and Truth leadinge from Antichrist and Errour, 1556, dedicated to Queen Mary; reissued, without dedication, 1565; this is a translation of the Liber de Catholicæ fidei antiquitate, by Vincent of Lérins.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Loades, David. "Proctor, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22837. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Proctor, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ ^a ^b Slack, Paul. "Judde, Sir Andrew". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37622. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Diarmaid MacCulloch (1999), Tudor Church Militant: Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation, endnote 30 on p. 238.
^ Mike Pincombe; Cathy Shrank (10 September 2009). The Oxford Handbook of Tudor Literature: 1485-1603. Oxford University Press. p. xlviii. ISBN 978-0-19-160717-2.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Proctor, John". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[ODNB-1] Loades, David. "Proctor, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22837. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[DNB-2] Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Proctor, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[Judde-3] Slack, Paul. "Judde, Sir Andrew". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37622. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[4] Diarmaid MacCulloch (1999), Tudor Church Militant: Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation, endnote 30 on p. 238.

[5] Mike Pincombe; Cathy Shrank (10 September 2009). The Oxford Handbook of Tudor Literature: 1485-1603. Oxford University Press. p. xlviii. ISBN 978-0-19-160717-2.

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-'''John Proctor''' (1521?–1584) was an English churchman and academic, known as a historian.
+{{Short description|English academic, schoolmaster and historian}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
+{{Other uses|John Proctor (disambiguation){{!}}John Proctor}}
+'''John Proctor''' (1521–1558)<ref name="ODNB">{{cite ODNB|id=22837|title=Proctor, John|first=David|last=Loades}}</ref> was an English academic and schoolmaster, known as a historian.
 ==Life==
-A native of [[Somerset]], Proctor was elected scholar of [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]], in January 1537, and fellow of [[All Souls' College]] in 1540, graduating B.A. on 20 October 1540, and M.A. on 25 June 1544.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=Proctor, John|volume=46}}</ref>
+A native of [[Somerset]], Proctor was elected scholar of [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]], in January 1537, and fellow of [[All Souls' College]] in 1540, graduating B.A. on 20 October 1540, and M.A. on 25 June 1544.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=Proctor, John|volume=46}}</ref> He resigned his fellowship in 1546.<ref name="ODNB"/>
-Proctor was a convinced Roman Catholic in early life.<ref name="DNB"/> From 1553 to 1559 he was master of [[Tonbridge School]], Kent, brought in by its founder [[Andrew Judde]];<ref name="Judde">{{cite ODNB|id=37622|title=Judde, Sir Andrew|first=Paul|last=Slack}}</ref> there [[Francis Thynne]] was among his pupils. Under Queene Elizabeth his religious views apparently changed, and on 13 March 1578 he was presented to the rectory of [[St. Andrew, Holborn]]. He died in the autumn of 1584; [[Thomas Proctor (poet)|Thomas Proctor]] the poet was his son.<ref name="DNB"/>
+Proctor was a convinced Roman Catholic.<ref name="DNB"/> From 1553 to 1559 he was master of [[Tonbridge School]], [[Kent]], brought in by its founder [[Andrew Judde]];<ref name="Judde">{{cite ODNB|id=37622|title=Judde, Sir Andrew|first=Paul|last=Slack}}</ref> there [[Francis Thynne]] was among his pupils.<ref name="DNB"/>
+==Family==
+Proctor's wife was named Elizabeth, and the poet '''Thomas Proctor''' is identified as their son; she remarried in 1559.<ref name="ODNB"/>
+==See also==
+* [[Edmund Campion]]
+* [[Robert Parsons (Jesuit)|Robert Parsons]]
+* [[Reginald Pole]]
 ==Works==
 Proctor wrote:<ref name="DNB"/>
-*''The Fall of the late Arrian'', London, 1549, dedicated to [[Mary I of England|Princess Mary]]. [[Diarmaid MacCulloch]] has tentatively identified [[John Assheton]] as the subject of this work.<ref>Diarmaid MacCulloch (1999), ''Tudor Church Militant: Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation'', endnote 30 on p. 238.</ref> While it contains anti-papal commentary, it is also critical of theological aspects of the [[Protestant Reformation]] and the unorthodox sectarian views it ushered in.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mike Pincombe|author2=Cathy Shrank|title=The Oxford Handbook of Tudor Literature: 1485-1603|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=P1Y2haO4m-MC&pg=RA3-PR48|date=10 September 2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-160717-2|page=xlviii}}</ref>
+*''The Fall of the late Arrian'', London, 1549, dedicated to [[Mary I of England|Princess Mary]]. [[Diarmaid MacCulloch]] has tentatively identified [[John Assheton]] as the subject of this work.<ref>Diarmaid MacCulloch (1999), ''Tudor Church Militant: Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation'', endnote 30 on p. 238.</ref> While it contains anti-papal commentary, it is also critical of theological aspects of the [[Protestant Reformation]] and the unorthodox sectarian views it ushered in.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mike Pincombe|author2=Cathy Shrank|title=The Oxford Handbook of Tudor Literature: 1485-1603|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P1Y2haO4m-MC&pg=RA3-PR48|date=10 September 2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-160717-2|page=xlviii}}</ref>
 *''The Historie of Wyates Rebellion, with the order and manner of resisting the same'', London, 1554, black letter, dedicated to Queen Mary. It was one of the authorities on which [[Raphael Holinshed]] based his chronicle.<ref name="DNB"/> This account of [[Wyatt's Rebellion]] gives details on the part played in opposing it by Proctor's patron Judde.<ref name="Judde"/>
 *''The Waie home to Christ and Truth leadinge from Antichrist and Errour'', 1556, dedicated to Queen Mary; reissued, without dedication, 1565; this is a translation of the ''Liber de Catholicæ fidei antiquitate'', by [[Vincent of Lérins]].
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