The Life of the Learned Sir John Cheke, Kt (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from The Life of the Learned Sir John Cheke, Kt: First Instructor, Afterwards Secretary of State, to King Edward Vi;; One of the Great Restorers of Good Learning and True Religion in This Kingdom; A Work Wherein Many Remarkable Points of History, Relating to the State of Learning and Religion in the Tim

And as we have retrieved this piece of this learned man, so it is heartily to be wished that other of his works and Writings might come to light.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Life of the Learned Sir John Cheke, Kt: First Instructor, Afterwards Secretary of State, to King Edward Vi;; One of the Great Restorers of Good Learning and True Religion in This Kingdom; A Work Wherein Many Remarkable Points of History, Relating to the State of Learning and Religion in the Tim

Sir,

Be pleased to accept this book of the Life of the right worthy and ever memorable Sir John Cheke, your great great grandfather, who derives an honour upon you that are sprung in a direct line from him. To you therefore it most properly belongs. And further, it may be of this use to you, that by reading and knowing his extraordinary accomplishments, they may be your continual mementos, not to degenerate from, but to imitate, as much as may be, such a forefather.

The cause that moved me to write this Life, was the notable figure Cheke made in this island in his time; having been a rare instrument of doing good to his country, (the effects whereof remain to this day,) not only in the wise and happy modelling of an excellent Prince to govern the State, but also in furthering most successfully solid and useful learning in the University, and the pure religion of the Gospel in Court and kingdom: though it raised him up implacable enemies of the Popish faction, brought him into extreme troubles, and shortened his life. And therefore it is highly becoming, nay, I may say, a public-debt, to preserve his name and memory.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.