See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• FISHER
• FISHER, ALVAN (1792–1863)
• FISHER, GEORGE PARK (1827-1909)
• JOHN FISHER (c. 1469-1535)
• FISHER, JOHN ARBUTHNOT FISHER, 1ST BARON

FISHER (c. 1469-1535)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• CARDINAL (Lat. cardinalis)

cardinal and See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of See also:

• ROCHESTER
• ROCHESTER, JOHN WILMOT, 2ND EARL
• ROCHESTER, LAWRENCE HYDE, EARL OF (1641-1711)

Rochester, See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BEVERLY

Beverly, received his first See also:

• EDUCATION

education at the collegiate See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church there . In 1484 he went to See also:

• MICHAEL
• MICHAEL (1596-1645)
• MICHAEL (Hebrew Sn,q, " Who is like God? ")

Michael See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House, See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge, where he took his degrees in arts in 1487 and 1491, and, after filling several offices in the university, became See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of his See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college in 1499 . He took orders; and his reputation for learning and piety attracted the See also:

• NOTICE

notice of See also:

• MARGARET
• MARGARET (1283–1290)
• MARGARET (1353-1412)
• MARGARET (1489–1541)
• MARGARET, ST (c. 1045–1093)
• MARGARET, ST (SANCTA MARGARITA)

Margaret See also:

• BEAUFORT
• BEAUFORT, FRANCOIS DE VENDOME
• BEAUFORT, HENRY (c. 1377–1447)
• BEAUFORT, LOUIS DE (d. 1795)

Beaufort, See also:

• MOTHER

mother of See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry VII., who made him her See also:

• CONFESSOR

confessor and See also:

• CHAPLAIN

chaplain . In 1501 he became See also:

• VICE

vice-See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor; and later on, when chancellor, he was able to forward, if not to initiate entirely, the beneficent schemes of his patroness in the See also:

• FOUNDATIONS

foundations of St . See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John's and See also:

• CHRIST (Gr. X pLQTOS, Anointed)
• CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906)

Christ's colleges, in addition to two lectureships, in See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek and See also:

• HEBREW

Hebrew . His love for Cambridge never waned, and his own benefactions took the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of scholarships, fellowships and lectures . In 1503 he was the first Margaret See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor at See also:

• CAM (CAO), DIOGO (fl. 1480-1486)

Cam-See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge; and the following See also:

• YEAR

year was raised to the see of Rochester, to which he remained faithful, although the richer See also:

• SEES

sees of See also:

• ELY
• ELY, RICHARD THEODORE (1854— )

Ely and See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln were offered to him . He was nominated as one of the English prelates for the Lateran See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council (1512), but did not attend . A See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man of strict and See also:

• SIMPLE

simple See also:

• LIFE

life, he did not hesitate at the legatine See also:

• SYNOD
• SYNOD (Gr. vbvobos)

synod of 1517 to censure the See also:

• CLERGY (M.E. clergie, O. Fr. clergie, from Low Lat. form clericia [Skean, by assimilation with O. Fr. clergie, Fr. clerge,from Low Lat. clericatus)
• CLERGY, BENEFIT OF

clergy, in the presence of the brilliant See also:

• WOLSEY, THOMAS (c. 1475–1530)

Wolsey himself, for their greed of gain and love of display; and in the See also:

• CONVOCATION
• CONVOCATION (Lat. convocatio, a calling together)

convocation of 1523 he freely opposed the cardinal's demand for a See also:

• SUBSIDY (through Fr. from Lat. subsidium, reserve troops, aid, assistance, from subsidere, literally " to sit or remain behind or in reserve,")

subsidy for the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war in See also:

• FLANDERS (Flem. Vlaanderen)

Flanders . A See also:

• GREAT

great friend of See also:

• ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS (1466–1536)

Erasmus, whom he invited to Cambridge, whilst earnestly working for a See also:

• REFORMATION
• REFORMATION, THE

reformation of abuses, he had no sympathy with those who attacked See also:

• DOCTRINE

doctrine; and he preached at See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul's See also:

• CROSS

Cross (12th of May 1521) at the burning of See also:

• LUTHER, MARTIN (1483-1546)

Luther's books . Although he was not the author of Henry's See also:

• BOOK

book against Luther, he joined with his friend, See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas More, in See also:

• WRITING
• WRITING (the verbal noun of " to write," O. Eng. writan, to inscribe)

writing a reply to the scurrilous rejoinder made by the reformer . He retained the esteem of the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king until the See also:

• DIVORCE

divorce proceedings began in 1527; and then he set himself sternly in favour of the validity of the See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage .

He was See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen See also:

• CATHERINE
• CATHERINE, SAINT

Catherine's confessor and her only See also:

• CHAMPION (Fr. champion, Late Lat. campio from campus; a field or open space, i.e. one " who takes the field " or fights; cf. Ger. Kampf, battle, and Kampfer, fighter)

champion and See also:

• ADVOCATE (Lat. advocatus, from advocare, to summon, especially in law to call in the aid of a counsel or witness, and so generally to summon to one's assistance)

advocate . He appeared on her behalf before the legates at Blackfriars; and wrote a See also:

• TREATISE

treatise against the divorce that was widely read . Recognizing that the true aim of the See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme of church reform brought forward in See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament in 1529 was to put down the only moral force that could withstand the royal will, he energetic-ally opposed the reformation of abuses, which doubtless under other circumstances he would have been the first to accept . In convocation, when the supremacy was discussed (11th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1531), he declared that See also:

• ACCEPTANCE (Lat. acceptare, frequentative form of accipere, to receive)

acceptance would cause the clergy " to be hissed out of the society of See also:

• GOD

God's See also:

• HOLY

holy See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic Church "; and it was his See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence that brought in the saving clause, quantum per legem Dei licet . By listening to the revelations of the " Holy Maid of See also:

• KENT
• KENT, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• KENT, JAMES (1763-1847)
• KENT, WILLIAM (1685-1748)

Kent," the See also:

• NUN (O. Eng. nunne, from Lat. nonnus, nonna, familiar terms for an old man or woman)

nun See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth See also:

• BARTON, BENJAMIN SMITH (1766-1815)
• BARTON, BERNARD (1784–1849)
• BARTON, CLARA (1821– )
• BARTON, ELIZABETH (c. 1506–1534)

Barton (q.v.), he was charged with See also:

• MISPRISION (from O. Fr. mesprendre, mod. meprendre, to misunderstand)

misprision of See also:

• TREASON (Fr. trahison, Lat. traditio)

treason, and was condemned to the loss of his goods and to imprisonment at the king's will, penalties he was allowed to See also:

• COMPOUND
• COMPOUND (from Lat. componere, to combine or put together)

compound by a See also:

• FINE

fine of £300 (25th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1534) . See also:

• FISHER
• FISHER, ALVAN (1792–1863)
• FISHER, GEORGE PARK (1827-1909)
• FISHER, JOHN (c. 1469-1535)
• FISHER, JOHN ARBUTHNOT FISHER, 1ST BARON

Fisher was summoned (13th of See also:

• APRIL

April) to take the See also:

• OATH (0. Eng. ddh)

oath prescribed by the See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act of See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

Succession, which he was ready to do, were it not that the See also:

• PREAMBLE (Med. Lat. praeambulum, from praeambulare, to walk before)

preamble stated that the offspring of Catherine were illegitimate, and prohibited all faith, See also:

• TRUST

trust and obedience to any See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign authority or potentate . Refusing to take the oath, he was committed (15th of April) to the See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

Tower, where he suffered greatly from the rigours of a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long confinement . On the passing of the Act of Supremacy (See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1534), in which the saving clause of convocation was omitted, he was attainted and deprived Of his see . The council, with Thomas See also:

• CROMWELL, HENRY (1628-1674)
• CROMWELL, OLIVER (1599-1658)
• CROMWELL, RICHARD (1626–1712)
• CROMWELL, THOMAS, EARL OF

Cromwell at their See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head, visited him on the 7th of May 1535, and his refusal to acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the church was the ground of his trial . The constancy of Fisher, while See also:

• DRIVING (from " to drive," i.e. generally to propel, force along or in, a word common in various forms to the Teutonic languages)

driving Henry to a fury that knew no See also:

• BOUNDS, BEATING THE

bounds, won the admiration of the whole Christain See also:

• WORLD

world, where he had been long known as one of the most learned and pious bishops of the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time . Paul III., who had begun his pontificate with the intention of purifying the See also:

• CURIA

curia, was unaware of the See also:

• GRAVE

grave danger in which Fisher See also:

• LAY

lay; and in the See also:

• HOPE, ANTHONY
• HOPE, THOMAS (c. 1770-1831)

hope of reconciling the king with the bishop, created him (loth of May 1535) cardinal See also:

• PRIEST (Ger. Priester, Fr. pretre)

priest of St Vitalis . When the See also:

• NEWS

news arrived in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England it sealed his See also:

• FATE

fate .

Henry, in a rage, declared that if the See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

pope sent Fisher a See also:

• HAT

hat there should be no head for it . The cardinal was brought to trial at See also:

• WESTMINSTER
• WESTMINSTER, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• WESTMINSTER, STATUTES OF
• WESTMINSTER, SYNODS OF

Westminster (17th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1535) on the See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge that he did " openly declare in English that the king, our See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord, is not supreme head on See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

earth of the Church of England," and was condemned to a traitor's See also:

• DEATH

death at See also:

• TYBURN

Tyburn, a See also:

• SENTENCE (Lat. sententia, a way of thinking, opinion, judgment; vote, sentire, to feel, think)

sentence afterwards changed . He was beheaded on Tower See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill on the 22nd of June 1535, after saying the Te Deum and the See also:

• PSALM (from the Gr. word * hXAew, to play the harp)

psalm In to Domine speravi . His See also:

• BODY

body was buried first at All Hallows, See also:

• BARKING

Barking, and then removed to St . See also:

• PETER
• PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
• PETER (PEDRO)
• PETER, EPISTLES OF
• PETER, ST

Peter's ad vincula in the Tower, where it lies beside that of Sir Thomas More . His head was exposed on See also:

• LONDON

London Bridge and then thrown into the See also:

• RIVER

river . See also:

• ASA

Asa champion of the rights of See also:

• CONSCIENCE (Lat. con-scientia, literally " knowledge of a thing shared with another person " or " complete knowledge," and derivatively " consciousness in general)
• CONSCIENCE, HENDRIK (1812-1883)

conscience, and as the only one of the English bishops that dared to resist the king's will, Fisher commends himself to all . On the 9th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1886 he was beatified by Pope See also:

• LEO
• LEO (THE LION)
• LEO, BROTHER (d. c. 1270)
• LEO, HEINRICH (1799-1878)
• LEO, JOHANNES (c. 1494-1552)
• LEO, LEONARDO (1694–1744)

Leo XIII . Fisher's Latin See also:

• WORKS

works are to be found in the See also:

• OPERA (Italian for " work ")

Opera J . Fisheri quae hactenus inveniri potuerunt omnia (See also:

• WURZBURG

Wurzburg, 1595), and some of his published English works in the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

Early English See also:

• TEXT (Lat. textum, woven fabric, from texere, to weave)

Text Society (Extra See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series, No . 27, See also:

• PART

part i . 1876) .

There are others in See also:

• MANUSCRIPT

manuscript at the P.R.O . (27, Henry VIII., No . 887) . Besides the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

State papers, the• See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main See also:

• SOURCES

sources for his See also:

• BIOGRAPHY (from the Gr. (3ios, life, and yp&4 , writing)

biography are The Life and Death of that renowned John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (London, 1655), by an See also:

• ANONYMOUS

anonymous writer, the best edition being that of See also:

• VAN

Van Ortroy (See also:

• BRUSSELS (Fr. Bruxelles, Flem. Brussel)

Brussels, 1893); See also:

• BRIDGETT, THOMAS EDWARD (1829 – 1899)

Bridgett's Life of Blessed John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (London, r88o and 189o) ; and Thureau, Le bienheureux See also:

• JEAN

Jean Fisher (See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, 1907) . (E .