CREME, Sir Joinc, who deserves to be remembered as one of the revivers of classical literature in England during the 16th c., was born at Cambridge, June 16, 1514. Enter ing the university of Cambridge, he devoted himself assiduously to the study of Latin and Greek, particularly the latter language, then much neglected in England. He labored earnestly to advance the study of the Greek language and literature; and when the first professorship of Greek was founded in Cambridge by king Henry VIII., about 1540, C. was appointed professor. A new mode of pronouncing Greek which he intro duced was assailed by bishop Gardiner, the chancellor of the university; but notwith standing, C.'s system prevailed. C. was for a time preceptor of the prince, afterwards VI., whose elevation to the throne secured him rank, wealth, and honor. But being a Protestant, be was stripped of everything when Mary came to the throne, although other lands were given to him on his returning to the Roman Catholic church, which he did to escape burning, the only alternative offered him by cardinal Pole. His
recantation preyed on his mind so much, that be died in the course of the following year. Sept., 1557. He left several works in Latin, and a pamphlet in English; and among his MSS. was a translation of the gospel by Matthew, exemplifying a plan for reform ing the English language by eradicating all words save those derived from Saxon roots.
one of the eastern and maritime provinces of China, the smallest of the eighteen. Situated in the southern portion of the great plain, it is possessed of great fertility, and produces silk, tea, and rice in abundance. Its capital, Hangchow (q.v.), an important and populous city, is the metropolis of the silk districts. " Above is Par adise," say the Chinese; "below are Soo-chow and Hangchow." Both these places were taken by the Taeping rebels in 1860. Ning-po (q.v.) is the principal port of the province. Pop., according to the Chinese census of 1812, 26,256,784. Area, 39,150 sq. miles.