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6 the rudiments of his education at the place of his nativity, under the care of Mr. Francis Taylor, matter of the free school at Guilford, founded by Edward VI, From thence he was removed to Baliol College, Oxford. Nov. 29, 1563, he was elected probationer fellow of his college; and having soon after entered into holy orders, he became a celebrated preacher in the university. In 1593, he took his Degree of B. D. and proceeded doctor in that faculty in May, 1597; and, in the month of September of the same year, he was.

elected master of University College. About this time it was a that the differences began between him and Dr. Laud, which subsisted as long as they lived. In March 6, 1599, he was installed dean of Winchester: the year following he was chosen vice-chancellor of the university of Oxford, and a {{LR sidenote|Ant. Wood, Fast Oxon. vol I. c. 157. & 165. second time in 1603. In 1604, that translation of the Bible now in use was begun by the direction of king James; and Dr. Abbot was the second of eight divines of Oxford, to whom the care of translating; the whole New Testament {{LR sidenote|Fuller's ch, hist lib. x. fol. 46. 57. T. Lewis's comp hist. of the transl. of the Bible and Test. 8vo. p. 311.}} (excepting the Epistles) was committed. The year following, he was a third time vice-chancellor. In 1608, died his great Patron Thomas Sackville, earl of Dorset, lord high treasurer of England, and chancellor of the university of Oxford, After his decease, Dr. Abbot became chaplain to George Hume, earl of Dunbar, and treasurer of Scotland; with whom be went to that kingdom, to assist in establishing an union betwixt the kirk of Scotland and the church of England; {{LR sidenote|Heylin's hist. of presbyterians, f. 1672 p. 383.}} and in this affair he behaved with so much address and moderation, that it laid the foundation of all his future preferment. When he was at Edinburgh, a prosecution was {{continues|commenced}} {{smallrefs}} {{sidenotes end}}