, the son of Ant. Corranus, LL.D. was born at Seville, in Spain, in
, the son of
Ant. Corranus, LL.D. was born at Seville, in Spain, in
1527, and educated for the Roman Catholic church; but
being afterwards desirous of embracing the reformed religion, became to England in 1570, and being admitted
into the English church, became a frequent preacher. In
1571 he was made reader of divinity in the Temple, by the
interest of Dr. Edwin Sandys, bishop of London, and continued in that office about three years. In the beginning of
March 1575, he was recommended to the university of Oxford for a doctor’s degree, by their chancellor, the earl of
Leicester; but doubts being raised as to the soundness of
his principles on certain contested points, his degree was
refused until he should give full satisfaction, which he probably did, although the matter is not upon record. At
Oxford he became reader of divinity to the students in
Gloucester, St. Mary’s, and Hart-hail, and resided as a
student of Christchurch, holding at the same time the prebend of Harleston in St. Paul’s. He died at London in
March 1591, and was buried either at St. Andrew’s, Hoiborn, or St. Andrew Wardrobe. His works are, 1. “An
Epistle to the pastors of the Flemish church at Antwerp,
”
originally written in Latin, Lond. Tabulae Divinorum operum, de humani generis creatione,
”
Dialogus Theologicus,
” an explanation of St. Paul’s Epistle
to the Romans, collected from his lectures, 1574, 8vo;
also translated, 1579. 4. “Supplication to the king of
Spain,
” respecting the protestants in the Low Countries,
Notsc in concionem Solomonis
” i. e. Ecclesiastes,
Sermons on Ecclesiastes,
” abridged by Thomas Pitt,
Oxon. A Spanish grammar, with certain rules for
teaching both the Spanish and French tongues,
” translated
into English by Thorius. Lond.