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in the firft ftall of the fame cathedral, upon the new founding of it by
King Henry VIII. In 1542 he was prefented by that Monarch to the
Prebend of Sutton with Buckingham, in the church of Lincoln; but
this he furrendered up in i 547.
In 154-3 he hipplicated the Univerfity of Oxford, that he might take
place among the Dodors of Divinity there, which was unufual, be not
having then been incorporated into that Univerfity, as Dodor in Divinity;
nor was he fo till 1545. When a defign was formed, among other new
Bifhopricks intended to have been ereded by King Henry VIII, of con-
verting the Collegiate Church of Southwell into a Bifhoprick, Dr. Cox was
nominated Bifhop of it; but, either the King’s luxury and extravagance,
or the greedinefs of his courtiers, fwallowed up the revenues wherewith
they were to have been endowed.
In 1543-4 he was made the fecond Dean of the newly ereded Cathedral
of Ofney near Oxford; and in 1546, when that See was tranflated to
Chrift-church, he was alfo made Dean there, Thefe promotions he is
faid to have obtained through the intereft of Archbiffiop Cranmer and
Bifhop Goodrich, to which latter Prelate he had been. Chaplain ; and, by
their recommendation, he was chofen tutor to the young Prince Edward,
whom he intruded with great care in the true principles of religion, and
formed his tender mind to an early fenfe of his duty, both as a Chriftian
and a King. On that Prince’s acceffion to the Throne, he was made a
Privy-counfellor, and the King’s Almoner; which office was granted him
during the King’s pleafure: and he had afterwards a farther grant of all
the Goods and Chattels of Felons, for the augmentation of the King’s
alms.
In 1547 he was eleded Chancellor of the Univerfity of Oxford; in
1548 inftalled Canon of Windfor ; and in 1549 made Dean of Weftminlter.
About this time he was appointed one of the Commiffioners to vifit the
Univerfity of Oxford ; in which he is accufed of having, with his colleagues,
abufed his commiflion, by making dreadful havock among the Libraries;
deftroying, burning, or felling for the vileft ufes, all the illuminated