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His Life.

John Wyclif, the most prominent of the Reformers before the Reformation, was born at Ipreswell (the modern Hipswell; 44 miles N.W. of York) Yorkshire, England, perhaps between 1320 and 1330; he died at Lutterworth (12 miles south of Leicester) Dec. 31, 1384. His eminence rests not only upon his works, which still have influence, but upon his ecclesiastical activities.

Although the Reformers of the sixteenth century knew and valued his life and works, his fame has grown largely in modern times, which have brought his productions into more complete knowledge, these in former times having suffered eclipse and long rested unknown. There are still many a riddle concerning his life and activities, and many events occurring during his academic period are still obscure; but enough is known to secure his position among the men who foreshadowed the Reformation, together with the reasons for this preeminence.

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His Family and Youth.

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