▁first ▁a ▁" po or ▁serving ▁child ", ▁then ▁a ▁tab ard ar , ▁and ▁at ▁length ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 8 ▁became ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁that ▁college . ▁C rak anth or pe ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁much ▁influenced ▁by ▁John ▁Rain olds , ▁and ▁became ▁consp ic uous ▁among ▁the ▁Pur itan ▁party ▁at ▁Oxford ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁disput ant ▁and ▁ ▁pre acher . ▁Wood ▁describes ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁" ze al ot ▁among ▁them ", ▁and ▁as ▁having ▁formed ▁a ▁cot erie ▁in ▁his ▁college ▁of ▁men ▁of ▁similar ▁opinions , ▁dis ci ples ▁of ▁Rain olds . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁accomp any ▁Ralph ▁E ure , ▁ 3 rd ▁Lord ▁E ure ▁as ▁his ▁chap lain , ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Mort on , ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁to ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Rud olph ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁C rak anth or pe ▁pre ached ▁an ▁" In aug uration ▁S erm on " ▁at ▁Paul ' s ▁Cross ▁on ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁James ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 ; ▁and ▁became ▁chap lain ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Rav is , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁London , ▁and ▁chap lain ▁in ▁ordinary ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁admitted , ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 5 , ▁on ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Le vers on , ▁to ▁the ▁rect ory ▁of ▁Black ▁Not ley , ▁near ▁Bra int ree ▁in ▁Es sex . ▁Sir ▁John ▁had