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ALEXANDER NOWEE.
JAS the fecond fon of John Nowel, of Great Meerly in Lancalhire,
* V which county he was born, in 1511.* At thirteen years of age,
(1 ^24) he became a commoner of Brazen-nofe college in Oxford, where
at the ufual time he took the degree of bachelor of arts. He afterwards
became fellow, and finally principal of that houfe. In the reign of
Edward the Sixth he taught the fchool of Weftminfler, and was very
zealous in educating the youths committed to his care in the principles of
the Proteftant religion.
On the death of Edward VI. according to Wood, he left the kingdom
on account of his religion, and retired into Germany ; but from an
anecdote recorded of him in a AIS. in the Bodleian library, it appears that
he remained for feme time in England after the acceffion of queen
Mary, and narrowly efcaped with his life. “ In queen Mary’s time (lays
an annotator on Wood) (t as he was fifhing in the Thames (a paftime
which he much delighted in) he was himfelf caught by bifhop Bonner,
“ and had been led to the Smithfield flaughter-houfe, had not one Air.
“ Francis Bowyer, a merchant, (afterwards lord mayor of London,)
“ faved him, and conveyed him beyond the feas.-J*
When Elizabeth came to the throne, he returned to England, and was
made fucceffively prebendary of Weftminftcr, archdeacon of Middlefex,
and dean of St. Paul’s, to which lafl dignity he was appointed, Nov. 17,
1560. He then (fays Wood) became a frequent preacher and zealous
writer againft certain Englifh catholics that jied their country on account of
their religion 5 in which we hope the Oxford antiquary is miftaken ; as
* Athen. Oxon. p. 271. •
+ Additions to Wood’s Athen. Or.on. inter. Cod. Rawlinfon.
JAS the fecond fon of John Nowel, of Great Meerly in Lancalhire,
* V which county he was born, in 1511.* At thirteen years of age,
(1 ^24) he became a commoner of Brazen-nofe college in Oxford, where
at the ufual time he took the degree of bachelor of arts. He afterwards
became fellow, and finally principal of that houfe. In the reign of
Edward the Sixth he taught the fchool of Weftminfler, and was very
zealous in educating the youths committed to his care in the principles of
the Proteftant religion.
On the death of Edward VI. according to Wood, he left the kingdom
on account of his religion, and retired into Germany ; but from an
anecdote recorded of him in a AIS. in the Bodleian library, it appears that
he remained for feme time in England after the acceffion of queen
Mary, and narrowly efcaped with his life. “ In queen Mary’s time (lays
an annotator on Wood) (t as he was fifhing in the Thames (a paftime
which he much delighted in) he was himfelf caught by bifhop Bonner,
“ and had been led to the Smithfield flaughter-houfe, had not one Air.
“ Francis Bowyer, a merchant, (afterwards lord mayor of London,)
“ faved him, and conveyed him beyond the feas.-J*
When Elizabeth came to the throne, he returned to England, and was
made fucceffively prebendary of Weftminftcr, archdeacon of Middlefex,
and dean of St. Paul’s, to which lafl dignity he was appointed, Nov. 17,
1560. He then (fays Wood) became a frequent preacher and zealous
writer againft certain Englifh catholics that jied their country on account of
their religion 5 in which we hope the Oxford antiquary is miftaken ; as
* Athen. Oxon. p. 271. •
+ Additions to Wood’s Athen. Or.on. inter. Cod. Rawlinfon.