GRINDAL, Edmund, English ecclesiastic: b. near. Bees, Cumberland, 1519; d. 6 July 1583. He received his Master's degree from Cam bridge in 1541 and three years later was or dained deacon in the Anglican church. From 1548-49 he was proctor and Lady Margaret preacher at Pembroke Hall. On the promo tion of Ridley to the Bishopric of London, Grindal was made his private chaplain, per forming the same office for Edward VI. He was also appointed prebendary of Westminster. After the death of the monarch he journeyed on the Continent, stopping at Strassburg and Frankfurt, where he distinguished himself in his efforts to unite the theories of Cox andr Knox. The powers of judgment he manifested and the reputation he acquired secured for him on his return to England the office of of London. Although a staunch Anglican, he preferred the more lenient method of concili ation to persecution as an effective means for unifying the English church. This policy when applied to the Puritans of the see displeased contemporary prelates and Grindal was accord ingly transferred to the Archbishopric of York in 1570. Here the principal non-conformists
were Roman Catholics toward whom Grindal had manifested a more active hostility. In 1575 he succeeded Matthew Parker as Arch bishop of Canterbury, But it was not long before his lenient measures and attempts to conciliate non-conformists brought down on him the' wrath of Elizabeth, who demanded a speedy and thorough submission of all sects the royal pleasure. Since Grindal failed to comply with her rigorous demands, she had him suspended from his jurisdictional functions (1577) and requested his resignation. Upon his refusal, he was kept from active service for five years, when he apologized and was rein stated. Consult Strype, 'Life of GrindaP, (London 1710) •, and for his writings, the Parker Society Publications (1853).