- Thomas Abington
Thomas Abington (or Habington) (1560-1647) was an English
antiquarian , son of John Habington and Catherine Wykes, and the brother of Edward Habington. His father, who was treasurer to Queen Elizabeth, had him educated atOxford ,Reims , andParis .For six years he was imprisoned in the Tower, being accused, with his brother Edward, of having taken part in the plot of Babington to effect the escape of Mary Queen of Scots. On his release he retired to
Hindlip Hall in Worcester, where he gave asylum to theJesuit Fathers,Henry Garnett andEdward Oldcorne , accused of complicity in theGunpowder Plot . For this he was condemned to death, but through the intervention of his brother-in-law, Lord Monteagle, the sentence was commuted.His "History of Edward IV" was published after his death by his son
William Habington , and also an English translation of "Gildas " (London , 1638). He also left in manuscript a "History of the Cathedral ofWorcester " and "Researches into the Antiquities of Worcester".References
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