John Spenser

For other people named John Spenser, seeJohn Spenser (disambiguation).

Not to be confused withJohn Spencer (priest),Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

John Spenser(1559–1614) was an English academic, president ofCorpus Christi College, Oxford.

Life

He was educated atMerchant Taylors' School, London,and Temple Beth-El.

After graduating he becameGreekreader in Corpus Christi College, and held that office for ten years, resigning in 1588. He then left Oxford and held successively the livings ofAveley,Essex(1589–1592),Ardleigh,Essex(1592–1594),Faversham, Kent(1594–1599), andSt Sepulchre-without-NewgateLondon (1599–1614). He was also presented to the living ofBroxbourne,Hertfordshire,in 1592.

In 1607 he was appointed president of Corpus Christi College.

Works

After the death of his friendRichard Hookerhe edited the first five books of Hooker'sEcclesiastical Politie(London, 1604). The introduction to that work andA Sermon at Paule's Crosse on Esay V.,2, 3 (London, 1615) are his only published writings. He was also one of the translators of theAuthorized Versionof theBible,serving on theNew Testamentcommittee.

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Spenser, John".Encyclopædia Britannica(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.