l ors ' ▁School ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Life ▁Go ad ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Go ad ▁of ▁B ish ops gate ▁Street , ▁London , ▁and ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St . ▁Helen ' s ▁parish ▁there ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 6 1 6 . ▁After ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁training ▁in ▁Mer chant ▁T ay l ors ' ▁School ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Fellow ▁( B . A . ▁ 1 6 3 6 , ▁M . A . ▁ 1 6 4 0 , ▁B . D . ▁ 1 6 4 7 ). ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 3 ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁by ▁his ▁college ▁to ▁the ▁vic ar age ▁of ▁St ▁G iles ' ▁Church , ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Oxford ▁performed ▁divine ▁service ▁under ▁fire ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁can non . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 6 4 6 ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁university ▁to ▁the ▁vic ar age ▁of ▁Y ar nt on , ▁Oxford shire , ▁which ▁he ▁held , ▁with ▁some ▁trouble , ▁until ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 0 . ▁Anthony ▁Wood ' s ▁brother ▁Christopher ▁went ▁daily ▁to ▁school ▁with ▁Go ad ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 9 , ▁and ▁Wood ▁himself ▁received ▁instruction ▁from ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁head -