John Huntingdon (preacher) explained

John Huntingdon (fl. 16th. century) was an English Protestant preacher. He was a client of Mary Fitzroy, and "one of London's most popular and most effective preachers."^[1]

Initially Huntingdon was a religious conservative, writing a pamphlet under the pseudonym "Ponce Pantolabus" against evangelicals.^[2] The Genealogy of Heresy (modern spelling), it was in verse, published c. 1542; and is not now extant.^{[3] [4]} There was a reply by John Bale, in 1545.^[5] Huntingdon was one of those who stood witness against the Scottish reformer Alexander Seton.^[4]

Not long after his pamphlet, Huntingdon became a reformer.^[6] The Privy Council had him arrested in 1553.^[7]

Under Elizabeth I, Huntingdon became a canon of Exeter Cathedral.^[8] He had the backing of English supporters of the Genevan reforms.^[9] By now known as a radical, he was one of those for whom Richard Martin stood surety.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Women, Reform and Community in Early Modern England: Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk, by Melissa Franklin Harkrider; p. 64
2. Book: Ryrie, Alec. The Gospel and Henry VIII: Evangelicals in the Early English Reformation. 30 March 2018. 2003-10-09. Cambridge University Press. 9781139440554. 75.
3. Book: Griffiths, Jane. John Skelton and Poetic Authority: Defining the Liberty to Speak. 30 March 2018. 2006-02-23. Clarendon Press. 9780199273607. 165.
4. Book: Strype, John. Ecclesiastical memorials: relating chiefly to religion, and its reformation under the reigns of King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, and Queen Mary the First; with the appendixes containing the original papers, records, etc. 30 March 2018. 1816. S. Bagster. 593.
5. Book: Skelton, John. The Poetical Works of John Skelton. 30 March 2018. 1856. Little, Brown and Company. cxxiii.
6. Book: Marshall. Peter. Ryrie. Alec. The Beginnings of English Protestantism. 30 March 2018. 2002-05-30. Cambridge University Press. 9780521003247. 90.
7. Book: Hyde, Jenni. Singing the News: Ballads in Mid-Tudor England. 30 March 2018. 2018-02-15. Taylor & Francis. 9781351372992. 219.
8. Book: Ryrie, Alec. The Gospel and Henry VIII: Evangelicals in the Early English Reformation. 30 March 2018. 2003-10-09. Cambridge University Press. 9781139440554. 102.
9. Book: Usher, Brett. William Cecil and Episcopacy, 1559–1577. 30 March 2018. 2017-03-02. Taylor & Francis. 9781351872898. 24.
10. Book: Taylor, Stephen. From Cranmer to Davidson: A Church of England Miscellany. 30 March 2018. 1999. Boydell & Brewer. 9780851157429. 59 note 49.