Career

A native of Somerset, Proctor was elected scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in January 1537, and fellow of All Souls" College in 1540, graduating Bachelor of Arts on 20 October 1540, and Master of Arts on 25 June 1544. He resigned his fellowship in 1546. Proctor was a convinced Roman Catholic.

Achievements

• From 1553 to 1559 he was master of Tonbridge School, Kent, brought in by its founder Andrew Judde. There Francis Thynne was among his pupils.