English translator

Simon Patrick (died 1613) was an English gentleman of Lincolnshire, known as a translator.

Life

He matriculated as a pensioner at Peterhouse, Cambridge, on 21 May 1561, and was a member at Elizabeth I's visitation in August 1564. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1567, and travelled abroad. His estate was at Caistor, Lincolnshire.

Works

Patrick published:

Family

In 1587, Patrick lost his first wife, Mary, and in 1601 his second wife, Dorothea; his third survived him. He was the father of fifteen children, of whom Henry was the father of Simon Patrick the bishop and of John Patrick. His will, in the prerogative court of Canterbury, is dated 12 September 1613.