One of the designated Translators into English of the 1611 "King James’ Bible", Dr George Abbot (1562-1633), who was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury, also in 1611. Engraving by Michael Van der Gucht (1660-1725), with a marginal inscription lower left “from an Orig. Painting”.
George Abbott (1562 - 1633) was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. After studying at Baliol College, Oxford, he was appointed Dean of Winchester in 1599 and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 1600. In January 1604, he was invited to attend the Hampton Court Conference where King James I of England and VI of Scotland endorsed a suggestion that a new translation of the Bible be undertaken. Abbott was designated one of the Translators, appointed to the Second Oxford Company which had responsibility for the Four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles and the Book of Revelation. Abbott’s influence with the king grew. In 1609, he was made Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and in, 1610, Bishop of London. When the Archbishop of Canterbury, Richard Bancroft, died in 1610, the king turned to Abbott to fill the position. The following year, as the 1611 ‘King James’ Bible was being readied for publication, Abbott was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. The death of King James I in 1625 and the accession of King Charles I to the throne brought a significant lessening of Abbot’s power. The new king embraced the hard line religious orthodoxy of William Laud, Bishop of London, and Abbott was increasingly isolated by Laud and his faction. Abbott died of natural causes in 1633. He was buried in Guildford, opposite the hospital and almshouse which he founded and which is still open today. Engraving by Michael Van der Gucht (1660-1725), with a marginal inscription lower left “from an Orig. Painting”. Michael Van der Gucht was born in Antwerp and came to London in about 1690 where he was largely employed in engraving title pages and portraits for booksellers.
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