Henry Bennet ( fl. 1561), said to be of

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, was an English translator of Protestant literature. Bennet published in 1561, at the press of

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, a volume of translations from the German and Swiss Protestant reformers, ''A Famous and Godly History''. The book is divided into two parts, which were published together. The first part was dedicated to

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, with a date of 18 November 1561. It contains

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's life of

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; Luther's declaration of his doctrine before the

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; and the oration of Melanchthon at

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, given in place of his usual exposition of the ''

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'', after the news of Luther's death. Some of this part was adapted for '' Actes and Monuments'' (1563) by

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. The second part has a similar dedication to

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, dated 30 November 1561. It consists of: * a life of John Œcolampadius by Wolfangus Faber Capito; * an account of the death of Œcolampadius by Simon Grineus; and * a life of Hulderick Zuinglius by Oswald Miconius The last two are in the form of letters. The translations are in idiomatic English, and the quotations of Œcolampadius from

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and

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are turned into English verse. The authors in the second part had first been brought together by

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennet, Henry Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English translators People from Calais 16th-century English translators English male non-fiction writers