nicholas grimald was appointed chaplain to nicholas ridley, bishop of london, in 1552. previously, in a letter written to sir john gates and sir william cecil, ridley praised grimald for his preferment and commended him for his 'eloquence in both english and latin' (matthew; harrison 13). ridley's high opinion was later confirmed when the bishop appointed grimald to deliver the latin address in april 1553, at an assembled bishops' meeting on absentee clergy.