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John Frith, a close friend and disciple of William Tyndale, was one of the most industrious writers among the Reformers. He was born about 1503 in Kent, the son of an innkeeper. From his earliest years Frith showed an aptitude for learning, and was sent to Eton. In 1525 he took a degree at King’s College, Cambridge, where Stephen Gardiner, later Bishop of Winchester, was his tutor. Frith’s proficiency in Greek and Latin brought him to the attention of Wolsey, who made him a Junior Canon in his own college, Christ Church, Oxford.
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Nugent, E.M. (1969). John Frith. In: Nugent, E.M. (eds) The Thought & Culture of the English Renaissance. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-2751-4_19
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