35. ROGER ANDREWS, D.D

From this, it would seem, that he was not without reason styled the "great Grecian." He was noted as an excellent linguist and a subtle disputant, and was author of various theological treatises. His brother and heir, Thomas Dillingham, also minister of Dean, was chosen one of the famous Assembly of Divines at Westminster; but on account of age, illness, and for other reasons, did not take his seat. Francis Dillingham was a diligent writer, both of practical and polemical divinity. He collected out of Cardinal Bellarmine's writings, all the concessions made by that acute author in favor of Protestantism. He published a Manual of the Christian faith, taken from the Fathers, and a variety of treatises on different points belonging to the Romish controversy.

ROGER ANDREWS.

Dr. Andrews, who had been Fellow in Pembroke Hall, was Master of Jesus College, Cambridge. He also became Prebendary of Chichester and Southwell. He too was a famous linguist in his time, like his brother Lancelot, the Bishop of Winchester, whose life has been already sketched as President of the first company of the Translators.

THOMAS HARRISON.

He had been student and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; and was now Vice-Master of that important seminary. Thomas Fuller records the following instance of his meekness and charity. "I remember when the reverend Vice-Master of Trinity College in Cambridge was told that one of the scholars had abused him in an oration. 'Did he,' said he, 'name me?

Did he name Thomas Harrison?' And when it was returned that he named him not,—'Then,' said he, 'I do not believe that he meant me.'" We have a strong evidence of his reputation in the University in another duty which was assigned him. "On account of his exquisite skill in the Hebrew and Greek idioms, he was one of the chief examiners in the University of those who sought to be public professors of these languages."*

* Harrisonus Honoratus, etc. a C. Dalechampio. Cantab, 1632. P. 7.

ROBERT SPAULDING.

ROBERT SPAULDING.