John Plough

Son of Christopher Plough of the Borough of Nottingham, and Nephew to John Plough Rector of St. Peters Church in the said Town, was born there, spent several years in obtaining Academical learning in this University, supplicated in the latter end of 1543. for the degree of Bach. of the Civil-Law, but whether he was ever admitted it appears not. At that time, if I mistake not, he was Rector of the said Church, the advouson of which for one turne, his Uncle bought for him of Thomas Hobson the Prior, and Convent, of Lenton, before the year 1538, for in that year the Uncle died. Afterwards our Author John Plough became a zealous Minister of Gods word in the time of King Edward VI. but flying beyond the Sea in Queen Maries Reigne, wrote one or more of the Books following at Basil, where he mostly resided.

An Apology for the Protestants—Written in answer to a Book against the English Protestants that was pen’d and published by one Miles Hogeard of London Hosier, the first Trader of Mechanick that appeared in Print for the Catholick cause, I mean one that had not received any Monastical or Academical breeding. Beside our Author Plough, wrote against him one William Keth an Exile at Frankford in the Reigne of Queen Mary, and Robert Crowley. The said Plough also wrote,

Treatise against the mitred men in the Popish Kingdom.

The sound of the doleful Trumpet—When or where, either of these three was printed, I cannot tell, for I have not yet seen them.Clar. 1558. He was living at Basil in great esteem among the Exil’d Protestants in the latter end of Queen Mary, and whether he lived to return when Queen Elizabeth succeeded, I cannot yet find.