AYLMER (John), bishop of London, in the reign of queen Elizabeth, was born in the year 1521, at Aylmer-hall in the parish of Tilney, in the county of Norfolk. Whilst a boy, he was distinguished for his quick parts by the Marquis of Dorset afterwards duke of Suffolk; who sent him to Cambridge, made him his chaplain, and tutor to his children. One of these children was the unfortunate lady Jane Gray, who soon became perfectly acquainted with the Latin and Greek languages. His first preferment was to the archdeaconry of Stow in the diocese of Lincoln, which gave him a seat in the convocation held in the first year of Queen Mary, where he resolutely opposed the return to popery, to which the generality of the clergy were inclined. He was soon after obliged to fly his country, and take shelter among the Protestants in Switzerland. On the accession of Queen Elizabeth, he returned to England. In 1562, he obtained the archdeaconry of Lincoln; and was a member of the famous synod of that year, which reformed and settled the doctrine and discipline of the church of England. In the year 1576, he was consecrated bishop of London. He died in the year 1594, aged 73; and was buried in St