in North Moreton brought by his sister in law, Anne Gunter, and her father, Brian Gunter, against local women who it was said had cursed Anne Gunter. The case went to the Star Chamber and Thomas was called as an expert witness. He refused to believe that Anne was possessed by the devil and that she could it was claimed read with her eyes closed. It was eventually discovered to be the invention of Anne's father who had a vendetta against a local family. Works Thomas' works include: 'Oratio habita cum Henricus Episc. Sarisburiensis [i.e. Henry Cotton] Gradum Doctoris susceperit,' Oxford, 1599, 4to. 'Πανηγυρίς D. Elizabethæ Reginæ. "A Sermon preached at Pauls in London the 17 of November, 1599. Whereunto is adioyned an Apologeticall Discourse for observing the 17 of November yeerely in the form of an Holy-Day," Oxford (by Joseph Barnes), 1601 References Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714, Oxford: Parker and Co. (1888–1892). External links King James Bible Translators http://kingjamesbibletranslators.org/bios/Thomas_Holland/ Dr Thomas Holland Biography http://thomashollandtranslator.co.uk/ 1549 births 1612 deaths Writers from Ludlow People from North Moreton Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford English Calvinist and Reformed Christians Translators of the King James Version 17th-century English translators 16th-century English Anglican priests 16th-century scholars 16th-century English theologians 17th-century scholars 17th-century English theologians 17th-century Protestants English chaplains Rectors of Exeter College, Oxford Regius Professors of Divinity (University of Oxford) 17th-century Anglican theologians 16th-century Anglican theologians