Babington is said to have been a native of Leicestershire, to have entered Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1544, and to have taken his B.A. degree in 1548–9. Two years later he was appointed Fellow ofSt John's College, Cambridge, and in 1552 became M.A.[5] By 1555 he must have changed his religion, for at that date his name is found appended to the Roman Catholic articles of belief.[6] About the same time he seems to have transferred his residence to Oxford, where he 'incepted' in arts 1554.[7] After three years, he was unanimously chosen Proctor of his new university (1557), being already a Fellow of All Souls College. In 1557 and 1558, he successively took his Bachelor's and Doctor's degrees in Divinity; but Wood adds a special warning that such rapid promotion was only because Oxford University was very empty, and wanted "theologists to perform the requisite offices." There were only three doctors in theology who proceeded in six years; and sermons were so rare, that scarce one was given. It is only fair, however, to add that in another passage Wood mentions Francis Babington as renowned for his philosophical and logical disputations.
In 1559, Queen Elizabeth I's visitors removed William Wright from the mastership of Balliol College, Oxford, and appointed Dr Babington instead. Dr Babington had no objection to heaping together a plurality of livings and offices. Between 1557 and 1560, he was rector of at least four parishes: Milton Keynes, Twyford, Sherrington Aldworth, and Adstock; and two or three of these he must have held together. Besides these preferments he was, in May 1560, appointed Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, and was Sir John Mason's commissary or Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 1560, 1561, and 1562. He even held the Lady Margaret readership in divinity for 1561, although the statutes forbade its being held by the Vice-Chancellor.
In March 1562, he appears in conjunction with "Anthony Forster, of Cumnore, gent.",[8] as assisting in forcing a Protestant warden upon the Roman Catholic fellows of Merton College. Wood has given a graphic description of the whole scene.[9] Dr Babington was the Earl of Leicester's chaplain, and seems about this time to have been high in favour with that nobleman. Anthony à Wood tells us that he was one of Leicester's five most trusted advisers in Oxford, and was chosen to preach Amy Robsart's funeral sermon at St Mary's Church, Oxford, on which occasion he "tript once or twice by recommending to his auditors the virtues of that lady so pitifully murdered instead of so pitifully slain." His text was 'Beati mortui qui in Domino moriuntur' (1560) (Bartlett's Cumnor). In the same year, Dr Babington stood as the representative of the more conservative party for the deanery of Christ Church, Oxford against Dr Sampson, the great pillar of the puritanical body. Strype, in his account of this contest, describes Dr Babington as "a man of mean learning and of a complying temper",[10] but he failed in his candidature. He seems by this time to have been losing Leicester's favour, and was more than suspected of being a concealed Papist. In 1563, he had to resign the rectorship of Lincoln College, and two years later was forced to flee overseas, where he is said to have died in 1569.
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^Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Balliol College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 82–95. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Lincoln College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 163–173. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^"Babington, Francis (BBNN544F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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Francis Babington D D also Babbington died 1569 was an English divine and an academic administrator at the University of Oxford He was elected Master head of Balliol College Oxford on 2 September 1559 a post he held until he resigned the following year on 27 October 1560 1 Babington was Vice Chancellor of Oxford University from 1560 to 1562 2 3 He was also Rector of Lincoln College Oxford from 1560 until he resigned in 1563 4 Life editBabington is said to have been a native of Leicestershire to have entered Christ s College Cambridge in 1544 and to have taken his B A degree in 1548 9 Two years later he was appointed Fellow of St John s College Cambridge and in 1552 became M A 5 By 1555 he must have changed his religion for at that date his name is found appended to the Roman Catholic articles of belief 6 About the same time he seems to have transferred his residence to Oxford where he incepted in arts 1554 7 After three years he was unanimously chosen Proctor of his new university 1557 being already a Fellow of All Souls College In 1557 and 1558 he successively took his Bachelor s and Doctor s degrees in Divinity but Wood adds a special warning that such rapid promotion was only because Oxford University was very empty and wanted theologists to perform the requisite offices There were only three doctors in theology who proceeded in six years and sermons were so rare that scarce one was given It is only fair however to add that in another passage Wood mentions Francis Babington as renowned for his philosophical and logical disputations In 1559 Queen Elizabeth I s visitors removed William Wright from the mastership of Balliol College Oxford and appointed Dr Babington instead Dr Babington had no objection to heaping together a plurality of livings and offices Between 1557 and 1560 he was rector of at least four parishes Milton Keynes Twyford Sherrington Aldworth and Adstock and two or three of these he must have held together Besides these preferments he was in May 1560 appointed Rector of Lincoln College Oxford and was Sir John Mason s commissary or Vice Chancellor of Oxford University in 1560 1561 and 1562 He even held the Lady Margaret readership in divinity for 1561 although the statutes forbade its being held by the Vice Chancellor In March 1562 he appears in conjunction with Anthony Forster of Cumnore gent 8 as assisting in forcing a Protestant warden upon the Roman Catholic fellows of Merton College Wood has given a graphic description of the whole scene 9 Dr Babington was the Earl of Leicester s chaplain and seems about this time to have been high in favour with that nobleman Anthony a Wood tells us that he was one of Leicester s five most trusted advisers in Oxford and was chosen to preach Amy Robsart s funeral sermon at St Mary s Church Oxford on which occasion he tript once or twice by recommending to his auditors the virtues of that lady so pitifully murdered instead of so pitifully slain His text was Beati mortui qui in Domino moriuntur 1560 Bartlett s Cumnor In the same year Dr Babington stood as the representative of the more conservative party for the deanery of Christ Church Oxford against Dr Sampson the great pillar of the puritanical body Strype in his account of this contest describes Dr Babington as a man of mean learning and of a complying temper 10 but he failed in his candidature He seems by this time to have been losing Leicester s favour and was more than suspected of being a concealed Papist In 1563 he had to resign the rectorship of Lincoln College and two years later was forced to flee overseas where he is said to have died in 1569 References edit Salter H E Lobel Mary D eds 1954 Balliol College A History of the County of Oxford Volume 3 The University of Oxford Victoria County History pp 82 95 Retrieved 25 July 2011 Previous Vice Chancellors University of Oxford UK Retrieved 25 July 2011 University of Oxford 1888 Vice Chancellors The Historical Register of the University of Oxford Oxford Clarendon Press pp 21 27 Retrieved 25 July 2011 Salter H E Lobel Mary D eds 1954 Lincoln College A History of the County of Oxford Volume 3 The University of Oxford Victoria County History pp 163 173 Retrieved 25 July 2011 Babington Francis BBNN544F A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Lamb Cambr Doct 176 Gutch s WoodApp 95 Sir W Scott s Tony Foster Annals anno 1562 Annals of Refor i chap 43 Sources edit Babington Francis Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Academic officesPreceded byWilliam Wright Master of Balliol College Oxford1559 1560 Succeeded byAnthony GarnetPreceded byJohn Warner Vice Chancellor of Oxford University1560 1562 Succeeded byThomas WhytePreceded byHenry Henshaw Rector of Lincoln College Oxford1560 1563 Succeeded byJohn Bridgewater Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Babington amp oldid 1177797135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
