Thomas Tymme
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Thomas Tymme (died 1620) was an English clergyman, translator and author. He combined Puritan
views, including the need for capital punishment for adultery
, with a positive outlook on alchemy
and experimental science.
, under Edmund Grindal
. On 22 October 1566 he was presented to the rectory of St. Antholin, Budge Row, London, and in 1575 he became rector of Hasketon
, near Woodbridge, Suffolk
. He appears to have held the rectory of St. Antholin until 12 October 1592, when Nicholas Felton
was appointed his successor.
He secured patronage in high quarters, among those to whom his books were dedicated being Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
, Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick
, Archbishop Grindal, Sir Edward Coke and Sir John Puckering. He died at Hasketon in April 1620, being buried there on the 29th.
Tymme married, at Hasketon, on 17 July 1615, Mary Hendy, who died in 1657, leaving one son, Thomas Tymme. William Tymme, possibly a brother of Thomas, printed many books between 1601 and 1615.
's supposed history of the civil wars in France, entitled 'The Three Partes of Commentaries containing the whole and perfect Discourse of the Civill Warres of France under the Raignes of Henry the Second, Frances the Second, and of Charles the Ninth' (London, 4to); prefixed is a long copy of verses in Tymme's praise by Edward Grant
.
Tymme produced numerous translations, chiefly of theological works. He published:
Tymme also made a new edition of A Looking-Glasse for the Court (1575), translated by Sir Francis Bryan in 1548 from an original by Antonio de Guevara
.
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
views, including the need for capital punishment for adultery
Adultery
Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...
, with a positive outlook on alchemy
Alchemy
Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base...
and experimental science.
Life
He seems to have been educated at Cambridge, possibly at Pembroke HallPembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
, under Edmund Grindal
Edmund Grindal
Edmund Grindal was an English church leader who successively held the posts of Bishop of London, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Elizabeth I of England.-Early life to the death of Edward VI:...
. On 22 October 1566 he was presented to the rectory of St. Antholin, Budge Row, London, and in 1575 he became rector of Hasketon
Hasketon
Hasketon is a small village in Suffolk, England.Its church, St. Andrews, is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk. St. Andrews stands more or less at the centre of its scattered parish, and is set in a tree-shaded churchyard which, in 1845, had been planted with beech, fir and...
, near Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. It is in the East of England, not far from the coast. It lies along the River Deben, with a population of about 7,480. The town is served by Woodbridge railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Woodbridge is twinned with...
. He appears to have held the rectory of St. Antholin until 12 October 1592, when Nicholas Felton
Nicholas Felton
Nicholas Felton was an English academic, bishop of Bristol from 1617 to 1619, and then bishop of Ely.-Life:He was born in Great Yarmouth, and educated at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. He was rector of St Mary-le-Bow church in London, from 1597 to 1617; and also rector at St Antholin, Budge Row...
was appointed his successor.
He secured patronage in high quarters, among those to whom his books were dedicated being Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
Thomas Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Sussex was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland during the Tudor period of English history, and a leading courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I.- Family:...
, Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, KG was an English nobleman and general, and an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester...
, Archbishop Grindal, Sir Edward Coke and Sir John Puckering. He died at Hasketon in April 1620, being buried there on the 29th.
Tymme married, at Hasketon, on 17 July 1615, Mary Hendy, who died in 1657, leaving one son, Thomas Tymme. William Tymme, possibly a brother of Thomas, printed many books between 1601 and 1615.
Works
In 1570 he published his first work, a translation from the Latin of John Brentius, entitled Newes from Niniue to Englande (London). It was followed in 1574 by the translation of Petrus RamusPetrus Ramus
Petrus Ramus was an influential French humanist, logician, and educational reformer. A Protestant convert, he was killed during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.-Early life:...
's supposed history of the civil wars in France, entitled 'The Three Partes of Commentaries containing the whole and perfect Discourse of the Civill Warres of France under the Raignes of Henry the Second, Frances the Second, and of Charles the Ninth' (London, 4to); prefixed is a long copy of verses in Tymme's praise by Edward Grant
Edward Grant (headmaster)
Edward Grant was an English classical scholar, Latin poet, and headmaster of Westminster School. He was also the first biographer of Roger Ascham.-Life:...
.
Tymme produced numerous translations, chiefly of theological works. He published:
- 'A Catholike and Ecclesiasticall Exposition of the Holy Gospell after S. John . . . gathered by A[ugustine] Marlorat, and translated by T. Tymme,' London, 1575. From Augustin MarloratAugustin MarloratAugustin Marlorat du Pasquier was a French Protestant reformer, executed on a treason charge.-Life:He was born at Bar-le-Duc about 1506. At the age of eight he was placed in an Augustinian monastery, where...
. - 'A Commentarie upon S. Paules Epistles to the Corinthians, written by John Caluin, and translated out of the Latin,' London, 1577.
- 'A Commentarie of John Caluin upon Genesis . . . translated out of the Latin,' London, 1578.
- 'A Catholike and Ecclesiasticall Exposition of the Holy Gospel after S. Mark and Luke, gathered ... by Augustine Marlorat, and translated out of Latin,' London, 1583.
- 'The Figure of Antichriste . . . disciphered by a Catholike . . . Exposition of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians,' London, 1586.
- 'A Discoverie of Ten English Lepers [i.e. the Schismatic, Murderer, &c.] . . . setting before our Eies the Iniquitie of these Latter Daies,' London, 1592.
- 'A Briefe Description of Hierusalem . . . translated out of the Latin [of S. Adrichomius],' London, 1595; other editions, 1654, and 1666.
- 'The Poore Mans Paternoster . . . newly imprinted,' London, 1598.
- 'The Practice of Chymicall and Hermeticall Physicke . . . written in Latin by Josephus Quersitanus, and translated . . . ,' London, 1605. A translation of two Latin alchemical works by Josephus Quercetanus or Joseph DuchesneJoseph DuchesneJoseph Duchesne or du Chesne was a French physician. A follower of Paracelsus, he is now remembered for important if transitional alchemical theories.-Life:...
. According to Allen Debus, Tymme involved alchemical thinking in his theology, in particular of the Creation and Last Judgement. - A Dialogue Philosophicall . . . together with the Wittie Invention of an Artificiall Perpetual Motion, London, 1612. Discusses the perpetual motion machine of Cornelius DrebbelCornelius DrebbelCornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel was the Dutch builder of the first navigable submarine in 1620. Drebbel was an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry....
. - 'A Siluer Watchbell,' 10th impression, 1614; a work of devotion, it reached a nineteenth edition in 1659.
- 'The Chariot of Devotion . . . ,' London, 1618.
Tymme also made a new edition of A Looking-Glasse for the Court (1575), translated by Sir Francis Bryan in 1548 from an original by Antonio de Guevara
Antonio de Guevara
Antonio de Guevara was a Spanish chronicler and moralist.Born in Treceño in the province of Cantabria, he passed some of his youth at the court of Isabella I of Castile. In 1528 he entered the Franciscan order, and afterwards accompanied Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, during his journeys to Italy...
.
Further reading
- Bruce Janacek. Thomas Tymme and natural philosophy: prophecy, alchemical theology, and the Book of Nature. Sixteenth Century Journal, 30 (1999), 987-1007.