Thomas Goad
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Thomas Goad was an English clergyman, controversial writer, and rector of Hadleigh, Suffolk. A participant at the Synod of Dort
, he changed his views there from Calvinist to Arminian, against the sense of the meeting.
in August 1576, the second of the ten sons of Roger Goad
by his wife, Katharine, eldest daughter of Richard Hill, citizen of London. He was educated at Eton College
, and elected to a scholarship at King's College, Cambridge
, on 1 September 1592; on 1 September 1595 he became fellow, B.A. in 1596, and lecturer in 1598. In 1600 he proceeded M.A. Anthony à Wood wrongly identifies him with the jurist Thomas Goad.
At Christmas 1606 he was ordained priest, and commenced B. D, in 1607 . In 1609 he was bursar of King's; in 1610 he succeeded his father in the family living of Milton, Cambridge, which he held together with his fellowship; in 1611 he was appointed dean of divinity, and very shortly afterwards he left Cambridge to reside at Lambeth
as domestic chaplain to Archbishop George Abbot, his father's old pupil at Guildford Free School. In 1615 he took the degree of D.D.; on 16 February 1618 he was made precentor of St. Paul's Cathedral, and in 1618 he was presented by Abbot to the rectory of Hadleigh, Suffolk. He also held the rectory of Black Notley
, Essex
, and probably that of Merstham
, Surrey
.
In 1619 the king, at the instance, it is said, of Abbot, sent him out to replace the ill Joseph Hall at the Synod of Dort. At Dort Goad, previously a Calvinist, went over to the Arminians. He is supposed to have lost a chance of the preferments which were granted to his colleagues by King James, and his name was omitted, accidentally perhaps, in the acts of the synod. He and his colleagues received the acknowledgments of the States-General, their travelling expenses home, and a gold medal apiece weighing three quarters of a pound in weight. Goad returned to his chaplaincy.
In 1623 he was engaged as assistant to Daniel Featley
in disputations which were held with Jesuits: George Musket
, John Percy
alias Fisher, and others. About 1624 William Prynne
showed Goad a portion of his Histriomastix, but failed to convince him of the soundness of his arguments. Goad was twice proctor in convocation for Cambridge, and was prolocutor of the lower house in the convocation which was held at Oxford in 1625, acting in the stead of John Bowle
, who absented himself through fear of the plague.
About 1627 he became resident at Hadleigh. He wrote the inscription upon Casaubon's tomb in Westminster Abbey. He embellished Hadleigh church and rectory with paintings and inscriptions. These pictures were mostly executed, after Goad's design, by Benjamin Coleman, a Hadleigh artist. He intended to create a public theological library there. On 22 October 1633 he was made dean of Bocking, Essex, jointly with John Barkham
and later that year was appointed an ecclesiastical commissioner for England and Wales.
He died on 8 August 1638, and was buried in the chancel of Hadleigh Church next day. He left land at Milton and his Dort medal to King's College.
, 1597; on the accession of James I, 1603; on the death of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
, 1612; on the return of Prince Charles from Spain, 1623; and on the king's return from Scotland in 1633. 'Till the day of his death,' says Thomas Fuller
in Worthies of England, 'he delighted in making of verses'.
He wrote two anti-Catholic populist tracts in 1623: on Robert Drury
, and as author or editor the Friers Chronicle, a collection of nasty sexual tales supposedly by an apostate Catholic. Appended to Lawrence Womack's anonymous treatise on The Result of False Principles, London, 1661, is a tract by Goad. An 'approbation' by Goad appeared in the 1724 edition of Elizabeth Jocelin
's The Mother's Legacy to her unborn Child, 1st edition, 1624. In 1627 he wrote A Disputation, posthumously published. He was also the editor of the 'prodigy pamphlet' Vox Piscis
(1627).
Synod of Dort
The Synod of Dort was a National Synod held in Dordrecht in 1618-1619, by the Dutch Reformed Church, to settle a divisive controversy initiated by the rise of Arminianism. The first meeting was on November 13, 1618, and the final meeting, the 154th, was on May 9, 1619...
, he changed his views there from Calvinist to Arminian, against the sense of the meeting.
Life
He was born at CambridgeCambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
in August 1576, the second of the ten sons of Roger Goad
Roger Goad
Roger Goad was an Engish academic theologian, Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and three times Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.-Life:...
by his wife, Katharine, eldest daughter of Richard Hill, citizen of London. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, and elected to a scholarship at King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
, on 1 September 1592; on 1 September 1595 he became fellow, B.A. in 1596, and lecturer in 1598. In 1600 he proceeded M.A. Anthony à Wood wrongly identifies him with the jurist Thomas Goad.
At Christmas 1606 he was ordained priest, and commenced B. D, in 1607 . In 1609 he was bursar of King's; in 1610 he succeeded his father in the family living of Milton, Cambridge, which he held together with his fellowship; in 1611 he was appointed dean of divinity, and very shortly afterwards he left Cambridge to reside at Lambeth
Lambeth
Lambeth is a district of south London, England, and part of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated southeast of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...
as domestic chaplain to Archbishop George Abbot, his father's old pupil at Guildford Free School. In 1615 he took the degree of D.D.; on 16 February 1618 he was made precentor of St. Paul's Cathedral, and in 1618 he was presented by Abbot to the rectory of Hadleigh, Suffolk. He also held the rectory of Black Notley
Black Notley
Black Notley is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located approximately south of Braintree and is north-northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district and parliamentary constituency of Braintree...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, and probably that of Merstham
Merstham
Merstham is a village in the Reigate and Banstead borough of Surrey, England, in the London commuter belt. It is just north of Redhill, near the intersection of the M25 and M23 motorways, on the edge of the North Downs and on the North Downs Way.-History:...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.
In 1619 the king, at the instance, it is said, of Abbot, sent him out to replace the ill Joseph Hall at the Synod of Dort. At Dort Goad, previously a Calvinist, went over to the Arminians. He is supposed to have lost a chance of the preferments which were granted to his colleagues by King James, and his name was omitted, accidentally perhaps, in the acts of the synod. He and his colleagues received the acknowledgments of the States-General, their travelling expenses home, and a gold medal apiece weighing three quarters of a pound in weight. Goad returned to his chaplaincy.
In 1623 he was engaged as assistant to Daniel Featley
Daniel Featley
Daniel Featley, also called Fairclough and sometimes called Richard Fairclough/Featley , was an English theologian and controversialist...
in disputations which were held with Jesuits: George Musket
George Musket
George Musket, alias Fisher was an English Roman Catholic priest and controversialist. On the English mission he was under sentence of death for around 20 years, but survived.-Life:...
, John Percy
John Percy
John Percy was an English Jesuit priest and controversialist.-Life:...
alias Fisher, and others. About 1624 William Prynne
William Prynne
William Prynne was an English lawyer, author, polemicist, and political figure. He was a prominent Puritan opponent of the church policy of the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud. Although his views on church polity were presbyterian, he became known in the 1640s as an Erastian, arguing for...
showed Goad a portion of his Histriomastix, but failed to convince him of the soundness of his arguments. Goad was twice proctor in convocation for Cambridge, and was prolocutor of the lower house in the convocation which was held at Oxford in 1625, acting in the stead of John Bowle
John Bowle (bishop)
John Bowle was an Engish churchman and bishop of Rochester.A native of Lancashire, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained a fellowship. He proceeded M.A. , D.D. , and was incorporated M.A. of Oxford on 9 July 1605, and D.D. on 11 July 1615...
, who absented himself through fear of the plague.
About 1627 he became resident at Hadleigh. He wrote the inscription upon Casaubon's tomb in Westminster Abbey. He embellished Hadleigh church and rectory with paintings and inscriptions. These pictures were mostly executed, after Goad's design, by Benjamin Coleman, a Hadleigh artist. He intended to create a public theological library there. On 22 October 1633 he was made dean of Bocking, Essex, jointly with John Barkham
John Barkham
John Barkham, D.D. was an English clergyman, antiquary and historian. Highly reputed in his time as an authority, he published relatively little...
and later that year was appointed an ecclesiastical commissioner for England and Wales.
He died on 8 August 1638, and was buried in the chancel of Hadleigh Church next day. He left land at Milton and his Dort medal to King's College.
Works
At college he was known for skill in writing verses, and he contributed to the collections on the death of William WhitakerWilliam Whitaker (theologian)
William Whitaker was a prominent Anglican theologian. He was Master of St. John's College, Cambridge, and a leading divine in the university in the latter half of the sixteenth century.-Early life and education:...
, 1597; on the accession of James I, 1603; on the death of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales was the elder son of King James I & VI and Anne of Denmark. His name derives from his grandfathers: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley and Frederick II of Denmark. Prince Henry was widely seen as a bright and promising heir to his father's throne...
, 1612; on the return of Prince Charles from Spain, 1623; and on the king's return from Scotland in 1633. 'Till the day of his death,' says Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller was an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his Worthies of England, published after his death...
in Worthies of England, 'he delighted in making of verses'.
He wrote two anti-Catholic populist tracts in 1623: on Robert Drury
Robert Drury (priest)
Robert Drury was an English Roman Catholic priest, executed for treason. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987.-Life:He was born of a Buckinghamshire family and was received into the English College at Reims, 1 April 1588...
, and as author or editor the Friers Chronicle, a collection of nasty sexual tales supposedly by an apostate Catholic. Appended to Lawrence Womack's anonymous treatise on The Result of False Principles, London, 1661, is a tract by Goad. An 'approbation' by Goad appeared in the 1724 edition of Elizabeth Jocelin
Elizabeth Jocelin
Elizabeth Jocelin was an English woman, known now for her maternal death and subsequent publication of her writings as The Mother's Legacie to her Unborne Childe .-Life:...
's The Mother's Legacy to her unborn Child, 1st edition, 1624. In 1627 he wrote A Disputation, posthumously published. He was also the editor of the 'prodigy pamphlet' Vox Piscis
Vox Piscis
Vox Pisces, or The Book-Fish, contayning three treatises which were found in the belly of a cod-fish in Cambridge market, on Midsummer Eve last. is a book published in 1627 with a very unusual origin....
(1627).