John Aglionby

was born of a gentile Family in Cumberland, became a Student in Queens coll. in 1583. where, after he had gone through the servile duties several years, was made Fellow; whereupon entring into Holy Orders became a most polite and learned Preacher. Afterwards travelling, he was introduced into the acquaintance of Cardinal Bellarmine, who shewing to him the picture of the profound William Whittaker of Cambrige, which hung up in his Library, told him, pointing to the picture, that he was the most learned Heretick that ever he read, or to that effect. After his return he was made Chaplain in Ordinary to Q. Elizabeth, took the degree of D. of D. in 1600. was made Principal of S. Edmunds hall the year after, being about that time Rector of Islip near to, and in the County of, Oxon, and soon after Chaplain in Ord. to K. James 1. He was a person well accomplished with all kind of learning, profoundly read in the Fathers, and in School-Divinity, an exact Linguist, and of an aquiline acumen, as one (a)(a) Is. Wake in lib. cui tit. Rex Platonicus, in act. Secundae diei. who is profuse in his praise tells you. What he hath published I find not; however the reason why I set him down here, is, that he had a most considerable hand in the translation of the New Testament, appointed by K. James, in 1604. which is all that I know material of him, saving only that he dying at Islip, to the very great reluctancy of all learned and good men, on the 6. Febr. 1609-10. in sixteen hundred and nine, aged 43. was buried in the Chancel of the Church there. Soon after was set up an Inscription, to his memory, on the East wall of the said Chancel, (by his Widdow I think,) wherein being nothing of him, but what I have mentioned already, I shall pass it by for brevity sake.