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1581-6, pub. Astrophel in memory of Sidney 1586, visited by Raleigh and by him presented to Queen Elizabeth, who pensioned him 1590, and in same year pub. first three books of Faerie Queen, Teares of Muses, etc., writes Colin Clout, pub. 1595, and in 1596 pub. Four Hymns and Prothalamion, m. E. Boyle 1594, whom he had courted in Amoretti, and now celebrated in the Epithalamion, returned to Eng land 1595, Sheriff of Cork 1 598, in which year the rebellion broke out and ruined his fortunes, returned to London and d. 1599.

There have been very numerous ed. of the works, among which may be mentioned the Globe (1899), and Dr. Grosart's (10 vols., 1882-84). There is an excellent biography by Dean Church (1879).

SPOTTISWOOD, JOHN (1565-1639). Historian, s. of John

S., minister of Midcalder and Superintendent of Lothian. Entering the Church he gained the favour of James VI., and was his chief in strument in his endeavours to restore Episcopal church-government in Scotland. He became Archbishop successively of Glasgow and St. Andrews, and in 1635 Lord Chancellor of Scotland. On the rising caused by the introduction of the service-book, he had to flee from Scotland, and was excommunicated by the General Assembly [1638). He wrote a History of the Church and State of Scotland, pub. 1655. It is, of course, written from the Episcopalian standpoint, as Calderwood's is from the Presbyterian.

SPRAGUE, CHARLES (1791-1875). Poet, b. at Boston,

Mass., had some reputation as a writer of prize poems, odes, and lomestic poems. To the first class belong Curiosity and Shakespeare Ode, and to the latter, The Family Meeting and / see Thee Still, an slegy on his sister.

SPRAT, THOMAS (1635-1713). Divine and writer of nemoirs, b. at Beaminster, Dorset, ed. at Oxf., was a mathemati cian, and one of the group of scientific men among whom the Royal Society, of which he was one of the first members and the historian, lad its origin. He wrote a Life of his friend Cowley the poet, and an iccount of Young's plot for the restoration of James II. His History >/ the Royal Society is his principal work, but he also wrote poems, md had a high reputation as a preacher. His literary style gives lim a distinguished place among English writers. He held various ligh preferments, and d. Bishop of Rochester.

SPURGEON, CHARLES HADDON (1834-1892). B. at

Kelvedon, Essex, left the Independents and joined the Baptist com- nunion and became, at the age of 20, pastor of New Park Street Chapel, London, where he attained an unprecedented popularity. In [859 the Metropolitan Tabernacle was erected for him. He was a lecided Calvinist in his theological views, and was strongly opposed rwo of the great requisites of effective oratory, a magnificent voice md a command of pure idiomatic Saxon English. His sermons, jomposed and pub. weekly, had an enormous circulation, and were 'egularly translated into several languages. In addition to his pastoral labours he superintended an almshouse, a pastor's coll., and in orphanage; and he was likewise a voluminous author, publishing,
 * o modern critical movements. He possessed in an eminent degree