Background
He was born in Lincolnshire 7 February 1565, was admitted scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in September 1583, and proceeded Bachelor of Arts 1586 and M. A. 1589.
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He was born in Lincolnshire 7 February 1565, was admitted scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in September 1583, and proceeded Bachelor of Arts 1586 and M. A. 1589.
He was the author of an English grammar, written though in Latin. Wood believed that he was a schoolmaster at Norwich, where he was living in 1597. On 10 March 1607-1608 he was appointed high-master of Saint Paul"s School in succession to Richard Mulcaster.
Milton was among his pupils from 1620 to 1625.
George Gill would eventually become ordained. Buckingham was a favorite of King Charles I, but hated by the public.
Felton was widely acclaimed as a hero for assassinating him. Gill the Younger was sentenced to have both ears removed and was fined £2000.
However, his father intervened directly with William Laud.
This effort managed a remission of the punishment inflicted by the Star Chamber. Alexander Gill the Younger would later become a noted scholar in his own right. Gill the Elder died at his house in Saint Paul"s Churchyard 17 November 1635, and was buried 20 November in Mercers" Chapel.