RUDD. '449 JOHN ROOD, A. M.-This divine was born in the year 1568, and educated most probably in Christ's college, Cambridge, where he became a zealous and popular preacher. lie was one of the preachers to the university ; and for a sermon which he delivered in St. Mary's church, January 30, 1596, lie was convened before the vice-chan- cellor and the heads of houses, and examined upon the contents of his sermon, drawn into certain interrogatories. He was required to give his answer to each of these interro- gatories, which he had no sooner done than he was sus- pended from all his preferment, and commanded to deliver up his license for preaching, until he should give satisfac- tion to the congregation, and revoke his dangerous errors. It is observed, that he at first consented to retract his opi- nions, but after the revocation was drawn up, he refused to do it in the manner prescribed ; yet he .openly promised, and by the subscription of his hand to the said revocation, under- took to deliver publicly in St. Mary's pulpit, on the 6th of March following, the substance of the said revocation, lively, truly, and bona fide, so near as he should be able. This, it is said, hewas permitted to do, in consequence of his earnest petition, out ofa tender regard for his ministry, and in full persuasion of his performance ; but, contrary to all expectation, in his sermon on the above day, he con- firmed his former points of doctrine, instead of giving satis- faction, or revoking his former offences. For this contempt he continued under suspension, with his license called in, and was obliged to enter into a bond of forty pounds, for his appearance before his spiritual judges, on the 28th day of April. After these proceedings, Dr. Jegon the vice-chancellor, sent information to Archbishop Whitgift, concerning Mr. Rudd's offence, and communicated to him an account of the above proceedings, with a copy of the above recanta- tion.. This was going the sure way to work. The stern archbishop immediately addressed letters missive to tho vice-chancellor, commanding, that if Mr. Rudd still Dr. John Jegon was afterwards bishop of Norwich, when he distin- guished himself' by his zeal for conformity, and the exact management of his revenues, by which he was enabled to purchase a very considerable , estate, and to enrich his family. This, in the latter part of his life, seems to have been the principal object of his attention. His death happened March 13, 1617 ; but he was thought to have died too rich for a bishop, and to have expended too little of his ample fortune in acts of charity.-- Dranger'sBiog. Hist, vol. i. p. 349. VOL. it. 2 G 11111111.11111=WIPMrim. 4amaniwk,u vein,
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