John Proctor (historian)
John Proctor (1521?–1584) was an English churchman and academic, 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.[1]
Proctor was a convinced Roman Catholic in early life. From 1553 to 1559 he was master of the school of Tunbridge, Kent, where 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 the poet was his son.[1]
Works
Proctor wrote:[1]
- The Fall of the late Arrian, London, 1549, dedicated to Princess Mary.
- '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.
- '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 'Vincentii Lirinensis Liber de Catholicæ fidei antiquitate.'
Notes
- ^ a b c Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- 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.