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| Cuthbert TUNSTAL Adm. at KING'S HALL, from Oxford [ Oxfordshire ]. S. of Thomas, of Thurland Castle, Yorkshire [???] [ Lancashire ]. B. 1475, at Hackforth [ North Riding of Yorkshire ] (Said to be illegitimate, but Surtees and Whittaker ( Richmondshire, II. 274) think not.) Of Balliol College, Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1491 ; removed to Cambridge [ Cambridgeshire ] on account of the plague. Went to Padua [ Italy ]. LL.D (Padua [ Italy ]). R. of Barneston [???], Yorkshire , 1506 . R. of Stanhope, Co. Durham , 1508 . R. of Steeple Langford, Wiltshire , 1509 . Chancellor to Archbishop Warham, 1511 . R. of Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex , 1511-22 . Preb. of Lincoln [ Lincolnshire ], 1514-20 . Archdeacon of Chester [ Cheshire ], 1515-22 . Master of the Rolls, 1516-22 . Sent with Sir Thomas More on an embassy to Brussels [ Belgium ], 1516 ; Lodged in the same House as Erasmus, with whom he formed a friendship. Preb. of York [ Yorkshire ], 1519-22 . Ambassador at Cologne [ Germany ], 1520 ; at the Diet of Worms [ Germany ], 1521 . Dean of Salisbury [ Wiltshire ], 1521-2 . Bishop of London , 1522 . Lord Privy Seal, 1523-30 . Prohibited Tyndall's translation of the New Testament. Accompanied Wolsey to France , 1527 . Helped to negotiate the Treaty of Cambray [ France ]. Bishop of Durham [ Co. Durham ], 1530-52 ; deprived, but restored, 1553-8 . President of the Council of the North, 1537 . Voted against the Act of Uniformity, 1549 ; but subsequently enforced its provisions in his diocese. Took part in the reception of Cardinal Pole, 1554 . Refrained from persecuting Protestants. Refused to take the Oath of Supremacy, 1559 . Committed to the custody of Archbishop Parker. Author, religious. Died 18 Nov., 1559; buried in Lambeth Church [ London ]. M.I. Will, P.C.C. ( Cooper, I. 198; Poulson, II. 237; D.N.B. ) | Cuthbert TUNSTAL Approx. lifespan: 1475–1559 Adm. at King's Hall from Oxford, [Oxfordshire], s. of Thomas TUNSTAL of Thurland Castle, Yorkshire , ???, ^ Lancashire , b. 1475 at Hackforth, [North Riding of Yorkshire], (Said to be illegitimate, but Surtees and Whittaker ( Richmondshire II. 274) think not.) Of Balliol College [Oxford] 1491 removed to Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], on account of the plague. Went to Padua, [Italy], LL.D ( Padua, [Italy], ) R. of Barneston, Yorkshire , 1506 R. of Stanhope, Co. Durham , 1508 R. of Steeple Langford, Wiltshire , 1509 Chancellor to Archbishop Warham 1511 R. of Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex , 1511-22 Preb. of Lincoln, [Lincolnshire], 1514-20 Archdeacon of Chester, [Cheshire], 1515-22 Master of the Rolls 1516-22 Sent with Sir Thomas More on an embassy to Brussels, [Belgium], 1516 Lodged in the same House as Erasmus, with whom he formed a friendship. Preb. of York, [Yorkshire], 1519-22 Ambassador at Cologne, [Germany], 1520 ; at the Diet of Worms, [Germany], 1521 Dean of Salisbury, [Wiltshire], 1521-22 Bishop of London , 1522 Lord Privy Seal 1523-30 Prohibited Tyndall's translation of the New Testament. Accompanied Wolsey to France , 1527 Helped to negotiate the Treaty of Cambray, [France], Bishop of Durham, [Co. Durham], 1530-52 ; deprived, but restored 1553-58 President of the Council of the North 1537 Voted against the Act of Uniformity 1549 ; but subsequently enforced its provisions in his diocese. Took part in the reception of Cardinal Pole 1554 Refrained from persecuting Protestants. Refused to take the Oath of Supremacy 1559 Committed to the custody of Archbishop Parker. Author, religious. d. 1559:11:18 ; buried in Lambeth Church, [London], M.I. Will, P.C.C. ( Cooper I. 198; Poulson II. 237; D.N.B. ) |