John Man (1512–1569) was an English churchman, college head, and a diplomat.
Life
He was born at
Lacock or
Winterbourne Stoke, in
Wiltshire. He was educated at
Winchester College from 1523, and
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...
, where he graduated B.A. in 1533, and M.A. in 1537, and became a Fellow. Under suspicion of
heresy, he was expelled; but became the principal of
White Hall, Oxford
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in 1547.
In 1562 he was appointed Warden of
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the Colleges of Oxford University, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the ...
, by the influence of Archbishop
Matthew Parker. He became
Dean of Gloucester in 1566. In 1567 he was sent by
Elizabeth I as her ambassador to Madrid; the mission was unsuccessful and he was recalled in 1568.
[
Dr. John Man was a Protestant cleric, who called the pope in public a canting little monk.
Some sources maintain he was expelled by Philip II.][Colin Martin, Geoffrey Parker]
The Spanish Armada
S.61
Works
He published ''Common places of Christian Religion'' (1563), based on Wolfgang Musculus.[
]
Further reading
*Gary M. Bell, "John Man: The Last Elizabethan Resident Ambassador in Spain", '' Sixteenth Century Journal,'' 7/2 (1976): 75-93
Notes
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1512 births
1569 deaths
People from Wiltshire
People educated at Winchester College
Alumni of New College, Oxford
Fellows of New College, Oxford
Wardens of Merton College, Oxford
Deans of Gloucester
Ambassadors of England to Spain
16th-century English Anglican priests
16th-century English diplomats