Thomas Hutton

, a Londoner born, was elected Scholar of St. Johns coll. from Merchant-Taylors School in 1584. aged 19. of which coll. he was afterwards made Fellow. In 1591. he proceeded in Arts, and about that time entring into the Sacred Function, he became a frequent Preacher, Bac. of Divinity, afterwards Rector of North-Lewe in Devonshire, Vicar of S. Kewe in Cornwal and Prebendary of Exeter. His works are,

An answer to several reasons for refusal to subscribe to the book of Common-Prayer, &c. Oxon. 1605. qu. Answer’d by Anonymus in a book intit. The removal of certain imputations laid upon the Ministers of Devon and Cornwal, by one Mr. T. H. &c.—Printed 1606. qu. He also published,

The second and last part of the answer to the reasons for refusal of subscription to the book of Common-Prayer under the hands of certain Ministers of Dev. and Cornw. &c. Lond. 1606. qu.

An appendix, or compendious brief of all other exceptions taken by others, against the book of Communion, Homilies, and Ordination, &c.—Published with the sec. and last part before-mentioned.

Answer to both at several times, returned them in publick conference, and in divers Sermons in the Cathedral of Exeter.—Printed also with the said sec. and last part. After the publication of which, came out The second part of the defence of the Ministers reasons for refusal of subscription and conformity to the book of Common Prayer against the several answers of Tho. Hutton Bac. of Div. in his two books against the Ministers of Dev. and Cornw. &c. printed 1608. qu. Whether written by the before mention’d Anon. I cannot tell. Another answer also was published against it by a nameless author, intit. A dispute upon the question of kneeling in the act of receiving the Sacramental Bread and Wine—Printed 1608. qu. This also answer’d the book of Will. Covel D. D. which he wrote against Mr. Jo. Burges, called An Apology to the B. of Linc. &c. Tho. Spark’s book intit. Brotherly perswasion to Vnity, &c. and Fr. Mason’s Authority of the Church in making Canons, &c. At length our author Hutton having lived to the age of 74. years died in his Vicaridge house at St. Kewe in Cornwal before mentioned, in the month of Decemb. (about Christmas day) in sixteen hundred thirty and nine, 1639 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there. Some years after was a Monument set up in the wall over his grave, with a large inscription thereon, part of which runs thus. Vir optima fide & moribus, 40 annos Ecclesiastes, nulli opere evangelico secundus, ecclesiae & musaei captivus, sacris lectione [•] precibus assiduus, Septuagenarius illaeso visu, memoria a cumina: literarum sanctae Graec. Lat. Gall. Ital. callentissimus. Ad facetias Rhetoricen & poeticen praesenti impetu Theologus omni literaturâ instructiss. apparatissus, Demum Praedicator nunquam satis praedicandus. This Epitaph being set up several years after Mr. Tho. Hutton died, the time of his death was by the Executor forgotten, for instead of the time of his burial, which was according to the Register of St. Kewe, on the 27. Dec. 1639. he caused in his Epitaph to be put, that he died 20. of Dec. 1640.