Thomas Draxe


Thomas Draxe was an English divine, a theological and classical author.

Life

Draxe was born at Stoneleigh, near Coventry, Warwickshire. He received his education at Christ's College, Cambridge, as a member of which he afterwards proceeded B.D.
In 1601 he was presented to the vicarage of Dovercourt-cum-Harwich, Essex; but he left a curate in charge, and lived at Coventry and at Colwich in Staffordshire. A few years before his death he returned to Harwich. He was buried there on 29 January 1618.

Works

Draxe was author of:
Thomas Fuller states that Draxe translated the works of William Perkins into Latin, for the Geneva edition, 2 vols. fol., 1611-18.