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John Bernard||1567| John Bernard (died 1567?), author, received his education at Queens' College, Cambridge, proceeded BA in 1543-4, became Trotter's priest in that college about 1544, and a fellow shortly afterwards, probably in 1545. He commenced MA in 1547, and was bursar of his college for the years 1550-1 and 1551-2. At the beginning of Queen Mary's reign he either resigned or was deprived of his fellowship. During the troubles of the protestants he composted 'Oratio pia, religiosa, et solatii plena, de vera animi tranquillitate'. This was found in the author's study, after his premature death, and published at London, 1568, quarto, with a dedication to Peter Osborn, lord-treasurer's remembrancer of the exchequer, by his brother Thomas Bernard, MA A translation into English by Anthony Marten, gent., sewer of the queen's chamber, was published under the title of 'The Tranquillitie of the mind : an excellent Oration directing every man and woman to the true tranquillity and quietness of the minde', London, 1570, octavo. Bernard's brother and editor, Thomas, was bom at Castle Morton, Worcestershire; elected from Eton to King's College, Cambridge, 1524; proceeded BA 1529-80; MA 1533, and B.D. (at Oxford) 22 March 1566-7; became canon of Christchurch, Oxford, 4 November 1546, and vicar of Pirton, Oxfordshire; was chaplain of archbishop Cranmer in 1547; was deprived of his preferments by Queen Mary 'for being a protestant and married man;' was restored by Elizabeth, and, dying 30 November 1582, was buried at Pirton. Thomas's son, Daniel Bernard, graduated with a BA at Christchurch, Oxford, 25 June 1566, and DD June, 1585; became canon of Christchurch in 1577; was chaplain to Sir Thomas Bromley; vice-chancellor of Oxford, 1586; died September 1588, and was buried in Christchurch CathedraL He was the author of a Latin sermon 'de obedientia erga principes et præfectos', published 1587. [manuscript Addit. 5863, f. 49b; Ames's Typogr. Antiq. ed. Herbert, 699, 878; Le Neve's Fasti (Hardy), ii. 619, 628-9; Wood's Fasti Oxon. ed. Bliss, i. 171, 172. 232, 235; Cooper's Athenæ Cantab, i. 250, 459; Tanner's Bibl. British]

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