Early Years
Gabriel Goodman, the second son of Edward Goodman, a wealthy merchant in Ruthin, Denbighshire, was born at Nantclwyd House, Ruthin. Very little is known of his early years, but a nineteenth century biography suggests that he was taught at home by one of the priests of the dissolved collegiate church. In any event, Goodman's entrance to the University of Oxford in or about 1543 and his later B.A. from the University of Cambridge tend to imply formal grammatical training.
Although there is a conflict of evidence, it appears that he matriculated from St John's College, Cambridge sometime in 1549 or 1550. If that is so, it began a lifelong connection with the college and its members.
In 1553 Goodman secured his M.A. at Christ's College, Cambridge and, finding the formalities of a theological grounding unnecessary, a D.D. from St John's in 1564. After Cambridge he became chaplain to Sir William Cecil, later Lord Burghley, and tutor to William's eldest son Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter.
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