Sterne, John (2), an Irish prelate, son of the pre- ceding, was educated in Trinity College, Dublin, and became successively vicar of Trim, chancellor and de;m of St. Patrick's, bishop of Droniore in 1713, of Clogher in 1717, and vice-chancellor of the University of Dublin. He laid out immense sums on his episcopal palaces and on the College of Dublin, where he built the printing- house and founded exhibitions. At his death (June, 1745) he bequeathed £30,000 to public institutions. His only publications were, Tractutns de Visitatione Iiijir- morum (Dublin, 1697, 12mo) : — and Concio ad Clerum. See Chalmers, Bioy. Did. s. v.
Sterne, Laurence, an Anglican clergyman, was born at Clonmell, in the South of Ireland, Nov. 24, 1713. After moving from place to place with his family, he was entered at a school near Halifax, Yorkshire, where he remained till 1731. In the following year he was admitted to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of A.B. in January, 1736, and that of A.JI. in 1740. During this time he was ordained, and through his uncle, James Sterne, prebendary of Durham, olitained the living of Sutton, and afterwards a ]irebend of York. Through his wife he secured the living of Stillington. He resided for twenty years principally at Sutton. In 1762 he went to France, and in 17))4 to Italy. Return- ing to England, he died at his lodgings in London March 18, 1768. He wrote. Sermons (Lond. 1760, 2 vols.; of which there are many subsequent editions): — The Life and Ojdnions of Tristram Shandy, Gent, ( Yorl<, 1759, 2 vols. 12mo): — A Sentimental .lourney through France and Italy (Lond. 1768, 2 vols. 12mo) : — Letters (ibid. 1775, 3 vols. 12mo). For information as to editions of these several works, many of which are strongly tinged with immoral sentiments, see Allibonc, Jjict. of liril. and A nwr. A uthors, s. v.
Sterne, Richard, an English prelate, was born at Manslicld, Nottingbanishire, in 159(). He was ad- mitteil to Triniry College, (_'anibridgc, in KU I. taking bis degree of A.B. in 1614, and that of A.]\I. in 1618. In 1620 he removed to Benet College, and was elected fellow July 10, 1623. He proceeded B.I), the following year, and was incorporated in the same degree at Ox- ford, 1627. Appointed one of the university (ircacliers in 1626, he was selecled as one of Dr. Love's opponents in the |diilosopliic;il act, kept for I lie cnterlainnient of the Spanisli and Austrian ambassadors. In 1632 he was
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made president of the college, and in March, 1G33, mas- ter of Jesus College. He took the degree of D.D. in 1(335. He was presented by his college to the rectory of Hareton, Cambridgeshire, in 1(141, but did not get possession till the summer following. He had, how- ever, been presented in 1634 to the living of Yeovilton, Somerset County, through the favor of Laud, who chose him to attend him on the scaffold. He was seized by Cromwell, and ejected from all his preferments; but after some years was released, and permitted to retire to Stevanage, Hertfordshire, where he supported himself till the Restoration by keeping a private school. Soon after, he was appointed bishop of Carlisle, and was con- cerned in the Savoy Conference and in the revisal of the Book of Common Prayer. On the decease of Dr. Frewen, he was made archbishop of York, which position he held | till the time of his death, .Jan. 18, 1083. Besides some ' Latin verses, he published. Comment on Psa. ciii (Lond. 1649, 8vo) : — Summa Logicce (1G86, 8vo), published after his death : — and was one of the assistants in the publi- cation of the Polyglot. See Chalmers, Bing. Diet, s. v. ; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s. v. ; Hook, Eccles. Biog. s. V.
Sternhold, Thomas, an English poet and psalm.o- dist, was born (according to Wood) in Hampshire, or as Holinshed says, at Southampton; but Atkins (f/ist. of Gloucestershire) affirtns that he was born at Awre, twelve miles from Gloucester. He studied at Oxford, but not long enough to take any degree. The office of groom of the robes to Henr}' VHI was secured to him, and he was continued in the same office by Edward VL He died in 1540. He versified tifty-one of the Psalms, which were first printed by Edward Whitchurch, 1549, with the title All such Psalm.s afs Thomas Sterne- hold, late Groom of the Kinges Majestyes Robes, did in his Lyfetyme Drawe into English Metre. He was suc- ceeded in the translation by John Hopkins (fifty-eight psalms), William Whittingham (five psalms), Thomas Norton (twenty -seven psalms), Robert Wisdome (Psa. xxv), and others. The complete version was entitled The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English Metre by T. Sternhold, J. flopkins. and others, etc. (printed in 1562, by .John Day). Certain Chapters of the Proverbs, etc., is ascribed to him, but the authenticity is doubt- ed. For further particulars as to editions, etc., see Chal- mers, Biog. Diet. s. v. ; AUibone, Diet, of Brit, and Amer. Authors, a. V. See Psalmody.
Sterope, in Grecian mythology, was — 1. A Pleiad, the wife or mother of CEnomaus (ApoUod. iii, 10, 1) and daughter of Atlas (Paus. v, 10, 5).
2. Daughter of Pleuron and Xantippe, and sister of Agenor and Leophontes (Apollod. i, 7, 7).