Background
He was born at Lynn Regis in 1542.
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Robert Some
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He matriculated as a pensioner from Street John"s College, Cambridge, in May 1559, became a scholar on 27 July 1559, graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1561-1562, and proceeded Master of Arts
Career
In 1565, Bachelor of Divinity in 1572, and Doctor of Divinity in 1580. He was elected fellow of Queens" College, Cambridge, in 1562, and vice-president in 1572. When Elizabeth I visited Cambridge in 1564 he was one of the two Bachelor of Arts.s selected to compose Latin verses in her honour.
He also welcomed her with a Latin speech at Queens".
In 1570 he preached in Saint Mary"s Church against pluralities and non-residence, and on 18 April 1573 became rector of Girton, near Cambridge. In 1583 he describes himself as chaplain to the Earl of Leicester.
On 11 May 1589 he was made master of Peterhouse on the recommendation of John Whitgift. After Whitgift had reproved him, he preached a sermon which many thought to have been directed against Whitgift and the court of high commission.
Foreign this he was convened before the heads of colleges in July 1595, but in the end the difficulty was smoothed over.
In July 1599 he look part in a disputation as to Christ"s descent into hell, and opposed John Overall, the regius professor of divinity, on this and other matters. He also interposed in the Marprelate controversy. He was answered by John Penry.
And Some rejoined.
He was Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1590, 1591, 1599, and 1608. He died while in office, on 14 January 1609, and was buried at Little Saint Mary"s Church.
