Sir Thomas Smith, b. 1514, _LL.D._ Queens’. Regius Professor of Law and Reader in Greek at Cambridge, and Public Orator. Sir John Cheke, b. 1514 at Cambridge, fellow of S. John’s. First Regius Professor of Greek. [”Thy age, like ours, O soul of Sir John Cheek | Hated not learning worse than toad or asp, | When thou taught’st Cambridge, and King Edward, Greek” (Milton).] Nicholas Carr, fellow of Pembroke, who replaced Cheke. Ob. Cambs. 1568-9. (As with other Cambridge men he joined science and classics, and afterwards became a doctor of physic.) Richard Cox, scholar of King’s (v. pp. 272-4). One of the introducers of Greek and the new learning into Oxford. Francis Dillingham, fellow of Christ’s. One of the translators of the English bible. Dr. Thomas Watts, of Caius, who endowed 7 “Greek scholars” at Pembroke College in the xvi century. [Sidenote: A few later names.] Augustine Bryan, ob. 1726, Trinity College, Jeremiah Markland, b. 1693, fellow and tutor of Peterhouse. Richard Bentley, 1662-1742, of S. John’s, Master of Trinity. Richard Porson, 1759-1808, scholar and fellow of Trinity, Regius Professor of Greek. Thirlwall, b. 1797, fellow of Trinity, Bishop of S. David’s. W. H. Thompson, ob. 1886, Trinity. Regius Professor of Greek, Master of Trinity. Sir R. C. Jebb, ob. 1906, Trinity, Regius Professor of Greek. REVIVERS OF GREEK IN OXFORD. 1. William Selling. Got his love of Greek from Italy. Taught at Canterbury. Afterwards of All Souls’ Oxford. 2. Linacre, b. _circa_ 1460 and studied at Canterbury with Selling, and at Oxford under Vitelli, but learnt his Greek in Italy. Lectured in Oxford on physic. Tutor to Prince Arthur. Ob. 1524. { 3. Grocyn b. Bristol 1442. New and Exeter Colleges, Inspired by { Oxford. The first to lecture on Greek. Linacre to start { 4. William Latymer, educated at Padua, but afterwards for Italy to { a fellow at Oxford. learn Greek. { 5. William Lily, b. Hants. 1468, learnt Greek at Rhodes { and Rome. 6. Colet, b. 1466. At Oxford and Paris; learnt Greek in Italy. 7. Thomas More, b. 1480. Learnt Greek with Linacre and Grocyn. 8. Richard Pace. [286] Namely “in King’s Hall, King’s, S. John’s and Christ’s Colleges, Michaelhouse, Peterhouse, Gonville, Trinity Hall, Pembroke Hall, Queens’, Jesus, and Buckingham Colleges, Clare Hall and Benet College.” Royal Injunctions of 1535.