THE LIFE

OF THOMAS BODLEY

Summary.

	Year (A.D.)	Reign	Age
He was born	1544.	Henry VIII, year 35.	01.
He went to Geneva with his Father Bodley’s father, John Bodley, fled to Geneva to escape the persecution of Protestants during the reign of Queen Mary I.	1556.	Mary, year 3.	12.
He returned Home	1558.	Elizabeth I, year 1.	14.
Sent to Oxford	1559.	" year 2.	15.
Bachelor of Arts	1563.	" year 6.	19.
Fellow of Merton College	1564.	" year 7.	20.
Lecturer in the Greek Language original: "Linguæ Græcæ... Prælector." This was a formal teaching position at the college. there	1565.	" year 8.	21.
Master of Arts	1566.	" year 9.	22.
Proctor of the University original: "Procurator Academiæ." Proctors are senior academic officers at Oxford responsible for student discipline and university ceremonies.	1569.	" year 12.	25.
Pursued private studies }	from the Year 1570.	" year 13.	26.
}	to the Year 1576.	" year 19.	32.
Set out on his travels abroad	1576.	" year 19.	32.
Remained among foreigners until the Year	1580.	" year 23.	36.
Gentleman Pensioner original: "Somatophylax." Literally "Bodyguard," this refers to the Honorable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, the elite ceremonial guard to Queen Elizabeth I. to Queen Elizabeth	1583.	" year 26.	39.
He took a wife	1585.	" year 28.	41.
Sent as an Envoy to Germany	1585.	" year 28.	41.
Resident Ambassador in the Low Countries original: "Belgio." In the 16th century, this referred to the Netherlands and surrounding territories.	1588.	" year 31.	44.
Envoy to France	1589.	" year 32.	45.
He left the United Provinces	1597.	" year 40.	53.
He retired from public life	1597.	" year 40.	53.
He began the Library at Oxford	1597.	" year 40.	53.
He opened the Library	1602.	" year 44.	58.
He was created a Knight original: "Miles creatus est."	1604.	James I, year 2.	60.
He passed away	1612.	" year 10.	67.