Richard Tracy

, Son of Will. Son of Hen. Tracy, was born of, and descended from, an ancient and gentile Family living at Todyngton in Glocestershire, (the body of which William was taken out of the grave, and burn’d in the time of Hen. 8. for a Will that he made, then savouring of Heresie.) was conversant among the Muses for a time, took a Degree in Arts, and became noted for his pregnant parts. Afterwards his learning being much improved in his elder years by reading and experience, he became noted for it, an enemy to the Roman Church, and a zealous Reformer, as it may partly appear by his Writings, the titles of which follow.

Of the preparation to the cross and to death, and of the comfort under the cross and death; in two Books. Lond. 1540. in oct. Dedic. to Thom. Lord Cromwell. Which Book, wrap’d up in canvase, being found in the belly of a Cod, when brought from Lin-Regis in Norfolk to Cambridge Mercat to be sold on Midsummer Eve 1626, it was reprinted soon after, (as ’tis said) under the name of Joh. Frythe.

The profe and declaration of this proposition, Faith only justifyeth—Not said when or where Printed. ’Tis in oct. and ded. to K. Hen. 8.

Treatise of the errours and blindness of the Popish Clergy.

Declaration of the Sacrament. Lond. 1548 oct.

Confutation of the articles of Papisme.—With other things, as ’tis probable, which I have not yet seen, only know that some of them were prohibited to be read by the Proclamation of K.C [•] ar. 1557. Hen. 8. The Author was living in an absconded condition in Fifteen hundred fifty and six, (which was the 3. and 4. of Philip and Marie) and perhaps was in being several years after.