Thomas Spenser

Son of Leonard Spenser of the City of Norwich, having from his Youth been much addicted to learning and piety, especially the last, became afterwards a Carthusian in the Monastery of that Order at Henton in Somersetshire; whence for a time he receeded to Oxon, (as several of his Order did) to improve himself, or to pass a course, in Theology. After his return he obtained so much leisure from his divine exercise, as to (p)(p) Baleus ut sup. cent. 9. num. 6. & Theod. Petreius in Bib. Cartusiana, edit. col. 1609. p. 294. write several matters relating to his faculty; among which were, Comment, in Epist. D. Pauli ad Galatas.

Trialogue between Tho. Bilney, Hugh Latimer, and W. Repps—Which Book was written partly to shew the great complaints of Bilney and Latimer two Protestants, had against the said Repps a Roman Catholick, the same Person, I presume, who became Bishop of Norwich, in 1536. As for our Author Spenser, he gave up the ghost (after he had spent most of his time in the severities belonging to his Order) 1529 in Fifteen hundred twenty and nine, and was buried in his Monastery of Henton beforemention’d, leaving behind him a most rare example of Piety.