[1] He describes himself as "a student of London", and had some leading figures of the time as patrons.
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography points out that a William Phiston matriculated at Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1572.
It also notes the strong Protestant tone to the Testimonie, intended as a cheaper substitute for the Actes and Monuments.
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