Udall, John a Nonconformist divine of the 16th century, was a great sufferer on account of his nonconformity. He died in Marshal-sea prison about the end of 1592. He published, Sermons (1584-89, 6 vols. 8vo): A Demonstration of the Truth of that Discipline which Christ hath Prescribed (1588, 4to), for which he was condemned to die: —Conmmentarie on the Lamentations of Jeremy (Lond. 1593, 4to): — Key of the Holy Tongue, etc..(Leyden, 1593, 12mo); said to be the first Hebrew grammar in English. Respecting Udall and his works, see Fuller, Church History; Hallam, Constitutionalist of England; D'Israeli, Quarrels of Authors; Lond. Quar. Re 10:11; (Lond.) Gent. Mag. 22, 1, 306; 2, 624; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.; Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More