The history of the worthies of England who for parts and learning have been eminent in the several counties : together with an historical narrative of the native commodities and rarities in each county / endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.

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Title: The history of the worthies of England who for parts and learning have been eminent in the several counties : together with an historical narrative of the native commodities and rarities in each county / endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.
Author: Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.G.W.L. and W.G. for Thomas Williams ...,; 1662.
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Romish Exile Writers.

THOMAS DORMAN was born at Ammersham in this County, being nephew unto Thomas Dorman of the same town, A Confessour in the reign of King Henry the eighth. True it is, this his Uncle through weakness did abjure (let us pity his, who desire God should pardon our failings,) but was ever a cordial Protestant. He * 1.1 bred this Thomas Dorman juni•…•…r at Berkhamsted-school (founded by Dr. Incent) in Hartford∣shire, under Mr. Reeve a Protestant School-master.

But this Dorman turn'd tail afterwards, and became a great Romanist, running over beyond the seas, where he wrote a book intituled Against Alexander Nowel, the English Calvinist. J. Pits doth repent that he affordeth him no room in the body of his book, referring him to his * 1.2 Appendix. He flourished Anno 1560.

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* 1.1

Fox his Acts and Mon. pag. 838.

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* 1.2

Pagin•…•… 914.

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