education of Crispus Caesar and wrote a Poem Entitled Odoeporicon being a description of his journy from Africa to Nicomedia besides certain divine Poems which have been attributed to him though Venantianus Fortunatus is by some thought rather to be the Author of them to Lactantius Fannius dedicated a Book which he wrote of Medicinal Ingredients in Hexameter Verse moreover a Treatise of Weights and Measures is most probably judged to be his though some have attributed it to Priscian About the same time also flourisht Tiberianus one or two of whose Verses is cited by Giraldus Publius Optatianus Porphyrius who wrote a Panegyric in Verse to Constantiâ—e the Great for which he was recalled from banishment he is remembred by Hieronymus Fulgentius Beda and Rabanus Maurus Likewise Juvencus a Nobleman and Priest of Spain whose Evangelical History in Hexameter Verse is yet extant besides which he wrote a discourse of the Sacraments in Verse which is mentioned by Hieronymus in his Viri Illustres Rhianus a Cretan Native of Bene an ancient City of that Island though some say he was of Ithaca others of Mycene he was contemporary with Eratosthenes and though at first but a poor servant or keeper of a Palaestra obtained by his own industry the reputation of an eminent Grammarian and at last wrote a Poem Entitled Heraclias in four Books as Suidas testifies but Pausanias saith he described in Verse the war of the Lacedemonians with the Messenians Probably distinct from this Rhianus of whom there is also extant a fragment de Imprudentia in the common Edition of the minor Poets is he whose Epigrams are cited by Athenaeus and Stobaeus Rhinton of Tarentum see Menander Romulus the first King and Builder of Rome who is said to have written to his Son Tybertinus certain Fables Entâ—tled Aesopic from their imitation of Aesop Rubrenus Lappa see Curiatius Maternus Rufinus an Epigrammatic Poet of whom there are about 28 Epigrams preserv'd in the Greec Anthology Rufus of Ephesus see Serapio Rufus Festus Avenius or as some say Anienus a contemporary of Macrobius who lived under Gratianus and Theodosius he translated Aratus and Dionysius into Latin Verse and wrote a Tractate of the Sea coasts in Iambic Verse something of both which works is to be seen in Rithaeus his Collection together with an Epigram of his about the Syrens with several other Poems Moreover he Translated Aesops Fables into Elegiac and all Livie into Iambic Verse Rusticus Helpidius see Theodolus Rutilius Claudius Numatianus see Claudius Claudianus Rutilius Geminus an ancient Roman Authour who besides his Books Entitled Pontificals wrote also a Tragedy called Astyanax S SAbellus see Curiatius Maternus Sabinus an ancient Epigrammatist of whom there is extant a Tetrastich in the Sixth Book of the Greec Anthology Sacadas or Sacas an ancient Tragic Poet of Argos who is said to have been first Authour of the Stroph and the first Institutor of the Doric Chorus he is taken notice of by Pindarus and also by Pausanias and Plutarch Moreover Suidas makes mention of Sacas a Tragic Poet which probably may be the same person Salleius Bassus see Curiatius Maternus Salomon the III. King of Israel and Judah no less glorious in peace than his Father David had been in War and famous throughout the earth for Riches and Wisdome the Excellency whereof appeared not only in the Justice and Prudence of his Government while the vigour of his age lasted but also in his many Writings were they all exant in he shews himself an Excellent both Philosopher Theologist and Poet namely his natural History of Plants the loss of which so useful a Subject is much to be lamented his Gnomonica or Proverbs much like in Divinity what the Writings of Phocylides and Theognis are in Morality his Ecclesiastes or the Preacher and his Song of Songs a sort of Lyric Poem including under an amorous argument relating as some think to the Loves between him and the Queen of Sheba a divine Allegory Sanctus Severus see Endeleichus Sanga a Roman Poet mentioned by Paulus Jovius in his Book de Piscibus Sannyrio see Euripides Scoeva Memor see Curiatius Maternus Scyras a Comic Poet of Tarentum whose Meleager is quoted by Athenaeus Scynthinus an Iambic Poet of Tâ—â—s mentioned by Laertius in Heraelitus and Licinius Calvuâ— Secaeus an Epigrammatic Poet of whom there is extant a Tetrastich in the Greec Anthology Secundus another of the same Society Sentius Augur a Roman Epigrammatist said to be an imitator of Catullus likewise Stobaeus and Stephanus Septimus Severus Afer Twenty second Roman Emperour from Julius Caesar he is said to have been the Authour of a certain Poem de laudibus Jani in which he endeavours to imitate Callimachus Serapio an Athenian both Poet and Physician very well esteemed by Plutarch who mentions him in his Book of the Delphic Oracle Seuleucus a Halieueic or Piscatory writer in Verse of Tarsus mentioned by Athenaeus Sextilius Ena see Publius Ovidius Sextus Aurelius Propertius an Elegiac Poet of Menavia in Vmbria of whose Poetry what is extant is commonly publisht with the Poems of Catullus and Tibullus he was in great favour with Cornelius Gallus and Mecaenas Sextus Turpilius a Comic writer contemporary with Terence of whom was a familiar friend he is allotted by Sedigitus the Seventh place among the Latin Comaedians Silanio an ancient Poet mentioned by Plutarch in his Book Entitled How young men ought to be hearers of the Poets Silius Italicus see Petronius Arbiter Simmias of Rhodes see Menander Simonides see Archilochus Simulus a writer of the Roman Affairs in Verse out of whom certain Verses are cited by Plutarch in his life of Romulus Simylus an Iambic writer out of whom Stobaeus cites Twelve Senaries in his Sermon pro Artibus Socrates see Euripides Solon see Epimenides Sopater a Parian sirnamed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 several Comedies of whose writing are remembred by Suidas besides him both Athenaeus and Suidas speak of another Comedian of the same name a Phacian whose Bacchis the first of whom cites Sophilus of Sicyon see Menander Sophocles a noble Athenian Tragic Poet of whom see more in Euripides Sophron see Cleanthes Sosicles of Syracuse see Philetas Sosiphanes an Iambic writer out of whom divers Senaries are cited by Stobaeus Sositheus see Menander Soâ—ades Maronides a writer of such lascivious Iambics as from him were called Versus Sotadei There was also of the same name an Athenian Comic some say Tragic Poet whose Encleiomenae and Paralytromenos are mentioned by Athenaeus though some will have them to be one and the same person Soterichus Oasites a Heroic Poet who besides his Encomium of Dioclesian in whose time he lived wrote also a Poem Entitled Bassarica with the life of Apollonius Tyaneus and some other things as Suidas witnesseth Spintharus a Tragic Poet of Heraclea made mention of by Laertius his Tragedies were Semele Fulminata and Hercules Ardens Stasimus or Stasinus the Authour of a Poem
among the chief of the Latin Versisiers of that Nation George Withers a most profuse pourer forth of English Rhime not without great pretence to a Poetical zeal against the Vices of the times in his Motto his Remembrancer and other such like Satyrical Works besides which he turn'd into English Verse the Songs of Moses and other Hymns of the Old Testament in all which and whatever else there is of his disperced up and down for his Works however Voluminous have been scarce thought worthy to be Collected into a Volume whoever shall go about to imitate his lofty style may boldly venture to ride post and Versifie yet because vulgarly taken for a a great Poet and by some for a Prophet in regard many things are fancied to have come to pass which he pretended to predict he must not be omitted but the most of Poetical Fancy which I remember to have found in any of his Writings is in a little piece of pastoral Poetry call'd the Shepheards Hunting Gerardus Bucoldianus a German both Oratour and Poet the chiefly remembred of whose Poems is that of the Muses progress into Germany He Flourish'd at Bonâ—nia in the Year 1535. Germanus Auberâ—us Aurelius one of principal note among the French Poetical writers of Latin Verse Germanus Brixius of Auxerre a Canon of Paris among whose Poetical writings there are principally mention'd his Antimorus or Invective against our Countrey-man Sir Thomas More his Elegy upon the death of Fran is Deloin and his Epigrams upon the death of K. Francis the First of France Germanus Valens Guelius a curious Critic in the Greec Language and not meanly vers'd in all kind of Humane Liâ—erature but according to the Testimony of Thuanus principally addicted to Poetry Giacopo Alegreto a Poet of Forli a Town in Flaminia of whom there is Extant a Bucolic Poem mention'd by Biondi Giacopo Gaddi an Italian who shares in Fame among the Poetical Wriâ—ers of that Nation Giacopo Caâ—â—â—eo an Italian Author of a Poem Entitled Peregrino which was printed Anno 1538. Giacopo Sadoletti a Contemporary Associate and as it were Co-partner with Pietro Bembo not only in agreement of Studies they being both Eminent writers as well in Verse as Prose but also of their Fortunes and Preferment in the World they being both chosen by Pope Leo the 10 th to be his Scretaries together both advanc'd to the Purple by Paul the 3 d uuder whose Reign they both dyed Gilbâ—rtus Ducherius Vulto a Poetical writer of whom what ever he wrote beside there are Extant Five Books of Epigrams and an Eclogue printed by Oporinus at Basil. Giovanni Ambrogio Marini an Italian Poet whose Calâ—andro Fidele was printed at Venice Anno 1664. Giovanni Andrea Rosetti a late Poetical writer among the Italians the Author of a Poem Entitled Mâ—rmono d'Helicona Giovanni Andreini another Italian Author of a Fantastic Poem as he himself calls it Entitled Olivastro which was printed at Bologna Anno 1642. Giovanni Antonio Flaminio see Joannes Antonius Flaminius in regard what he wrote was in Latin Verse Giovanni Battista Marini an Eminent Italian writer who besides his Sonnets wrote an Heroic Poem Entitled Adonis Giovanni Battista di Pesaro another of the same Nation not to be left out of the Number of Italian Poets Giovanni Battista Pigna a noted Italian Lyric Poet whose Four Books of Sonnets were printed at Venice by Vincentius Valgrisius Anno 1553. with those of Calcagnino Ariosto and other Famous Poets of that kind Giovanni Boccaccio de Certaldo a most generally known and Extolled Florentine Writer and worthily rank'd among the Poets not only for his Bucolies but several other writings of a poetical nature as his Genealogia di Dei his Huomini Illustri his Decameron c. besides which he wrote several other things both Historical and Geographical he Flourish'd in the Year 1375. Giovanni della Casa an Italian Lyric Poet whose Rime or Sonnets were printed at Venice Anno 1559. Giovanni Georgio Trissini a Knight and Count of Vicenza of a very Celebrated Fame for what he hath written both in Poetry and Oratory he was Born in the Year 1478. being the Son of Gaspar Trissini by Cecilia Bevilacqua the Daughter of Gulielmo a Gentleman of Verona Girolamo Caso an Italian Lyric Poet or Sonnet writer of Vderza Girolamo Gratiani an Italian Author of a Poem Entitled La Cleopatra which was printed at Venice Anno 1668. Girolamo Preti see Ottavio Rinuccini Girolamo Ronconio a Dramatic writer of Siena but chiefly for Pastorals Giulio Goselani an Italian writer of Rime or Sonnets which were printed at Venice Anno 1588. Mr. Gombâ—ud a French Epigrammatist Gothofredus Torinus a French Poet Eminent among the chief writers of Latin Verse of that Nation Godfry Prior of Winchester an Old English Poet as he is reckon'd by Cambden in his Remains he is indeed a bordeâ—er between the Antients and Moderns for he Flourish'd about the Year 1100. Gnalterus de Castellione a Philosopher Theologist and as his Poem setting forth the Acts of Alexander the Great in Heroic Verse Testifies Poet also of Lisle in Flanders though some ascribe this Work not to Gualterus but Guillermus de Castellione by whom then it is to be suppos'd to have been Dedicated to Gnalterus Guido Cavalcanti see Ottavio Rinuccini Guido First Presbiter then Bishop of Ferrara who wrote in Verse Remarques upon the Old and New Testament which Work he called the Pearl of the Bible and Dedicated it to Pope Clement the 5 th his Fame brake forth about the Year 1310. so that he was Contemporary with Dante and as it were a Frontier Authour between the Ancients and the Moderns Guidus Posthumus Sylvestris a Poet of Pesaro who wrote Two Books of Elegies to Pope Leo. Gulielmus Bigotius de la Valle a French Poet whose Catoptron a Poem containing precepts for the Instruction of Youth is the principal of what is Extant of him Gulielmus Budaeus a most learned Parisian among whose many Treatise in all sorts of Humane Literature his Elegies Epigrams and other things in Poetry are not forgotten Gulielmus Durandus Sirnamed Speculator from his Treatise Entitled Speculum juris a learned French Bishop and one of the most noted Men of his time and he was Flourishing about the Year 1300. for perfection in several Faculties so that he hath from Pasquier in his recherches de la France the Character both of an Excellent Poet solid Divine and exact Lawyer Gulielmus Gnapheus a Poet of Hague whose most noted Poems besides his Comedies the Prodigal Son and Misobarbarus and his Tragecomedy Hypocrisis are his Triumph of Eloquence in various Verse and his Poem of Psyche's Calamity and Restoration Gulielmus Hondius a late German Poet whose Cithara Spiritualis Sex Chordarum was printed at Colen Anno 1637. Gulielmus Modicius an Italian for Latin Poesie reckon'd among the principal of that Nation Gulielmus Salustius Bartasius or du Bartas a French Poet whose Poem of the 6 days work
Gaza see Christodorus Timotheus of Miletus see Oenâ—maus Titianus a Rhetorician who erected a School at Lyons he is remembred by Ausonius for his Apologies in Trimeter Iambics Titinnius a Latin Comic Poet whose Barathrum and 7 other Comedies are cited by Charisius Titius Septimius see Publius Ovidius Titus Annianus see Annianus Titus Calsurinus Piso a Sicilian Poet whose Bucolic Eglogues are commonly printed with Gratius the Faliscan his Poem of Hunting Titus Lucretius Carus one of the most ancient for he flourisht about 168th Olympiad in the time of the Cymbrian War and for Majesty and Elegancy of Style to be rankt among the best of Latin Poets whoever shall observe his neat Digressions for there he chiefly shews himself his main Subject being a kind of System of Epicurean Philosophy in Heroic Verse Entitled de Rerum Natura There is also another Titus Lucretius a Roman Knight and writer of Mimes in the time of Julius Coesar Titus Pomponius Atticus see Decius Laberius Titus Quintius Atta an old Latin writer of those sort of Comedies called from the kind of Garment used by the Actors Togatae Titus Valgius an old Latin Poet of whom several Verses are cited by Crinitus and Servius Titus Vespatianus a Roman Emperour who besides his great actions in War for which he is renowned in History was considerable in Poetry having written Tragedies in Greec with several other Poems both in Greec and Latine by the Testimony of Eutropius Isidorus and Suidas Toxotius a Roman Senator whose Poems were extant in the time of Capitolinus Trabea a Comic Poet quoted by Cicero and Charisius see Qu. Trabeas Tribonianus Sidetes see Agathias Triphyllius a Cyprian Bishop who as Suidas testifieth wrote the life and miracles in Iambic Verse of Spiridion Bishop of Tremithus in Cyprus who was present at the Nicene Councell Tryphon the Son of Ammonius a Grammarian and Poet of Alexandria cited by Athenaeus and Suidas There is a Tetrastich of Tryphon sirnamed Mercurius in the first Book of the Greec Anthology Tryphiodorus see Christodorus Turanius see Publius Ovidius Turcius Rnfus Festus Asterius a Roman Consul together with Flavius Praesidius in the time of Anastatius he is said to have written in Verse a Comparation of the Old Testament with the New which some nevertheless attribute to Sedulius others to Momertus Turnus see Curiatius Maternus Turpilius see Statius Caecilins Tyrtaeus an Elegiac Poet who as Suidas saith flourisht about the 35th Olympiad In the Messinian War he was once chosen by the Lacedemonians into whom he inspired courage by the Martial spirit which his Verses breathed General against the Messenians V VAgellius an old Latin Poet remembred by Seneca of whom he was an intimate friend Valerius Aedituns an old Latin Epigrammatist in whose Verses his two Mistresses Pamphilia and Philerote are very much celebrated Valerius Cato a Grammarian and Poet who flourisht in the time of Sylla Besides what he wrote in Grammar he wrote also several Poems among which his Lydia and Diana are principally approved He is mentioned most particularly by Suetonius in his Book de Illustribus Grammaticis Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus a Christian Poet who flourisht in the time of the Emperour Justinus the younger he wrote in Verse de partu Virginis de Beneficiis Christi de B. Martino besides his Hymns and several divine Poems mentioned by Giraldus among which are thought to be some which have been attributed to Lactantius Vestritius Spurina a no less famous Souldier for he overcame King Breveterius for which he was honoured with a Statue than Lyric Poet in the time of the Vespatians He addicted himself much to the Imitation of Horace Victorinus Pictaviensis see Caecilius Cyprianus Victorius a Contemporary of Sidonius Apollinaris by whom he is celebrated in the last Epistle of his fifth Book Virgilius Romanus a Comic Poet in the time of the Emperour Trajan he is mentioned with great commendation by Pliny in his Epistle to Caninius Rufus Voconius Victor see Curiatius Maternus Volcatius Sedigitus the Authour of a Treatise of the old Latin Poets both before and in his time in Senary Iambic verse Vomanus one of the 12. sirnamed Scolastici of whom see in Julianus Votienus see Curiatius Maternus X XEnarchus a Comic Poet remembred by Aristotle in his Poetics several of his Comedies are reckon'd up by Athenaeus and Suidas Xenoclides see Theopompus Xenophanes a Physical Poet of Colophon who Flourish'd until the 72 d Olympiad and farther as appearr from Athenaeus he is deliver'd by Laertius who wrote his Life to have written of the Foundation and Antiquities of Colophon and of the Colonie transplanted from thence to Elea in Verse by Hieronymus in his Eusebian Chronicle to have Composed several Tragedies though with what ground I know not but there is nothing Extant of his except certain Fragments in H. Stephanus his Collection it is doubted by Vossius whether Xenophanes cited by Athenaeus be this of Colophon or another but that Xenophanes mentioned by Fulgentius was of Heracleopolis About the same time flonrisht Ibycus not he of Rhegium otherwise Hippicus Hippias or Hipys certain fragments of whom are to be seen in H. Stephanus his Collection of the fragments of the Lyric Poets Phocylides a Milesian commonly reputed the Authour of that Nuthetic Poem printed among the Minor Poets though Vossius judgeth the Authour thereof of a much later time an Alexandrine Jew or else Christian of the same name also Hipponax a Poet mentioned by Pliny l. 35. c. 5. and perhaps the same Ephesian Poet whose Senary Iambics are quoted by Stobaeus his Parodia and Synonyma by Athenaeus and who is also mentioned by Suidas Z ZEnodotus of Ephesus see Menander Eminent Poets Among the MODERNS AAron Batalaeus the Author of a little Poem Entitled Plausus Triviliensis Printed at Basil with some small Poetical peices of the choicest of the Modern Poets Abraham Cowly the most applauded Poet of our Nation both of the present and past Ages his early Muse began to down at the Thirteenth Year of his Age he being then a Scholar at Westminster School in Two little Poems Antonius and Melida and Pyramus and Thisbe which discovering a Maturity of sence above the Years that writ them were thought worthy to be then publisht though not to be inserted into the now compleated Edition of his Works divided into 4 parts his Mistress being the amorous prolusions of his Youthful Muse his Miscellanies or Poems of various Arguments his most admir'd Heroick Poem Davideis the first Books whereof he Compos'd while but a young Student at Trinity Colledge in Cambridge and lastly that is in order of time though not of place his Pindaric Odes so call'd I suppose ftom the measure in which he Translated the first Ithmian and Nemean Odes whereas the form of those Odes in the Original is very different yet in Imitation of him 't is pleasant to observe what a notable Trade hath been driven of late in Pindaric Odes Besides these Poems
of Creation translated by Joshua Sylvester hath had a very great Fame here in England and is yet in great Esteem with many Gulielmus Xâ—lander a learned both Logician Mathematician Musician Historian Philosopher Linguist and also Poet as Melchior Adams in his Life Characters him of Augusta born in the Year of our Lord 1530. he was Professor of the Greec Tongue at Heidelberg H. HAns Sacs Teucherus a Poet of special note among the Germans Helius Eobanus a Hessian of like authority and preheminence among the German Poets as Tasso hath been among the Italians of his many poetical Works the chief are his Bucoliâ— Idyls his Sylvae his Elogies of Famous Men his sacred Heroines his description of the City Norimberg in Verse and of the Prince of Hessen's Victory against the Sueves besides his Elegant Version of Davids Psalms in Elegiac Verse Henricus Curandinus a German particularly taken notice of among those of that Nation that have been Eminent for Latin Poetry Henricus Andersonus a Scotch-man whose Eglogues and Musarum Querela are among the selected Works of other Noted Latin Poets of that Nation Henricus Bebelius a Poet of Justingen a Town which gives Title to a Barony in the Circle of Suevia who among many other things both in Prose and Verse wrote de Arte Condendorum Carminum Henricus Danskinus one of the Society of those Eminent Latin Poets of Scotland of whose Works a particular selection is publish'd Henricus Ecardus a Poet of Noremberg in which Town his Poems were printed by Georgius Merkelius Anno 1553. Henricus Euticus a Poet of Franconia who wrote in Verse a Book of Jests and Witty Conceits a Satyre aginst Sophists and Enemies of the study of Humanity the praises of the B. Virgin Epigrams and some other things he Flourish'd Anno 1494. Henricus Florentinus wrote a description in Verse of the Grandeur and state of the Emperour Frideric and is quoted by the Learned Felix Malleolus Henry Glaphthorn a Dramatic writer not altogether ill deserving of the English Stage by his Hollander Ladies Priviledge and Wit in a Constable Comedies his Argalus and Parthenia a Pastoral and Albertus Wallestein a Tragedy Henry Howard the most Noble Earl of Surry who Flourishing in the time of King Henry the 8 th as his Name is sufficiently famous for the Martial Exploits of that Family for many Generations so deserves he had he his due the particular Fame of Learning Wit and Poetic Fancy which he was thought once to have made sufficiently appear in his publish'd Poems which nevertheless are now so utterly forgoten as though they had never been Extant so Antiquated at present and as it were out of fashion is the style and way of Poetry of that Age whereas an English writer of those times in a Treatise called the Art of English Poesie alledges That Sir Th. Wiat the Elder and Henry Earl of Surry were the Two Chieftains who having Travelled into Italy and there tasted the sweet and stately Measures and Style of the Italian Poesie greatly polished our rude and homely manner of vulgar Poesie from what it had been before and may therefore justly be shewed to be the Reformers of our English Meeter and Style Henricus Husannus a German conspicuous among the Latin Versifiers of that Nation Henry King late Bishop of Chichester a no less Grave and Reverend Divine in his later time then in his youthful Age of an obliging Conversation by his Wit and Fancy and both in his Younger and Elder Years a constant lover of Music Poetry and all Ingenuous Arts the Effect of his latest and most serious Muse being his generally admired and approved Version of Davids Psalms into English Meeter Henricus Loâ—itus Glareanus a Helvetian of the Town of Clarona among the vast number of whose Elaborate Treatises in various kinds of Learning his poetical pieces were both enow and sufficiently in repute to gain him the Title of Poet Laureate nor was his Name less Eminent in Music He is mentioned Flourishing at Friburg a Town of Bisgoia in the Circle of Alsatia Anno 1551. Henricus Meibomius an Elegant Poet Expert Musitian and Judicious Historian of Lemgoia one of the 7 Free Cities in the Circle of Westphalia Henry Lord Morly a Nobleman of great account in the Reign of King Henry the 8 h by whom he was sent with the Garter to the Arch-Duke of Austria There are mentioned with Honour in our English Histories several Works of his writing for the most part poetical and particularly several Tragedies and Comedies Henricus Oroeus a not uneminent Modern writer of Latin Verse Henricus Petreius a noted both Civilian and Poet of Hardcsia Henry Picardet a French-man whose Poesies Francoises were printed at Paris Anno 1663. Henricus Ranzovius a Learned German particularly fam'd among many others of that Nation for his Excellent faculty in Latin Verse Henricus Smetius a Nobleman and Physitian of Alosta in Flanders who besides his Prosodia a well known and much used Book among the Versifying Boys in public Schools by which they are taught the quantity of words in Latin Verse by Examples out of all the choicest Latin Poets had in his younger Years discover'd also his own petic Genius in several peices of Latin Poesie as his History of the Kings of Judah his History of Susanna his Treatise of several parts of Medicin and his Translation of Homers Batramâ—omachia Henry Vaughan Sirnamed Silurist from that part of Wales whose Inhabitants were formerly called Silures the Author of certain English Poems which came forth Anno 1658. under the Title of Olor Iscanus Henricus Rollochus one of the Number of Scotch writers of Latin Verse whose selected Poems are publish'd together Hercules Strozza see Titus Hercole a Poet of Vdene a Town under the Seignorie of Venice chiefly known by his Psyche oâ— Poem of the Soul Hermannus Hugo an Eminent Philosopher Theologist Musitian and Poet of Brussels in Flanders from whose Original those Divine Emblematical Fancies that bear the Name of Quarles are derived Hermolaus Barbarus a Patrician or Nobleman of Venice whose profound Learning and great Parts advanc'd him to be Arch-Bishop and Patriarch of Aquileia and afterwards to the Colledge of Cardinals Hieronymus Amaltheus a most excellent Philosopher and Physician by profession but moreover a Composer of such Elegant Verses for his diversion that M. Antonins Muretus an Exact Judge of those things gives him the Palm before all the Italian Poets of his time he is mentioned Flourishing in the Year 1574. Hieronymus Balbus a writer of Gorcum who besides several prosaic Treatises wrote a Book of Epigrams concerning the Turkish Affairs to Pope Clement the â— h the mentioned time of his Flourishing is the Year 1520. Hieronymus Fracastorius so profound in Philosophy and the Mathematical Arts especially Astronomy and so happy a professour of Medicine that he might well have been excus'd from Poetry yet his greatest Aemulators saith Thuanus could not but confess that his style came
times Tho. Manly one of the croud of Potical writers of the late King's time he wrote among other things the History of Job in Verse Tho. May the vulgarly admir'd Translator of Lucan into English Verse but here cheifly to be mention'd for what he hath written propria Minerva as his Supplement of Lucan in Latin Verse his History of Henry the Second in English Verse besides what he wrote of Dramatic as his Tragedies of Antigone Cleopatra and Agrippina the Heir a Tragi-Comedy the Old Couple and the Old Wives Tale Comedies and the History of Orlando Furioso as for his History of the late Civil Wars of England though it were written in Prose yet he is thought to have vented therein the speen of a Malecontented Poet for having been frustrated in his Expectation of being the Queen's Poet for which he stood Candidate with Sir William Davenant who was prferr'd before him Thomas Metellanus the Author of a small parcel of Latin Poetry which is to be found in a collection of the works of divers of the Chiefest so accounted of the Scotch Latin Poets Tho. Middleton a copious Writer for the English Stage Contemporary with Johnson and Fletcher though not of equal repute and yet on the other side not altogether contemptible especially in many of his Plays his Comedies were Blurt M r Constable the Chast Maid in Cheapside More diffemblers then Women the Game at Chesse A mad World my Masters Michaelmas Term the Phoenix A Trick to catch the old ones His Tragedies The Mayor of Queenborough besides what he wrote associated with W. Rowly Thomas Moravius a Scotchman the Author of a Latin Poem entitled Naupactias or the Description of the battel of Lepanto in Heroic Verse Sir Thomas More a great credit and ornament in his time of the English Nation and with whom the learnedest Forraigners of that Age were proud to have correspodence for his wit and excellent parts he was chosen Speaker of the House of Commons and afterwards advanced to be Lord Chancellour of England by K. Henry the 8 â—h however he fell unfortunately a victim to the displeasure of that Prince His Vtopia though not written in Verse yet in regard of the great Fancy and Invention thereof may well pass for a Poem besides his Latin Epigrams which have receiv'd a general esteem among Learned Men. Thomas Nabbes a Writer for the most part Comical to the English Stage in the Reign of K. Charles the First the Comedies he wrote are The Bride Covent Garden Totnamcourt Woman hater arraign'd his Tragedies The Vnfortunate Mother and the Tragedy of King Charles the First besides two Masques Microcosmus and The Spring 's Glory Thomas Nash one of those that may serve to fill up the Catalogue of English Dramaties Writers his mention'd Comedies are Summers Last Will and Testament and See me and see me not Thomas Naogeorgus or by the vulgar appâ—llation Kirchmayor a German Writer native of Straubing a Town of Lower-Bavaria his works were for the most part Poetical namely 6 Tragedies an Epitome of the Canons of the Church in Heroic Verse as also 5 Books of Sacred Agriculture in the same kind of Verse with some other things Thomas Newton the Author of three Tragedies Thebais the first and second parts of Tamerlane the Great Scythian Emperour Thomas Preston the Author of Cambises King of Persia a Tragi-Comedy Thomas Randol one of the most pregnant young Wits of his time flourishing in the University of Cambridge the quick conceit and clear Poetic Fancy discover'd in his extant Poems seem'd to promise something extraordinary from him had not his indulgence to the too liberal converse with the multitude of his applauders drawn him to such an immoderate way of living as in all probability shortned his dayes besides his two Comedies Amintas and the Muses Looking-Glass and the Interlude Aristippus printed with his other works there are attributed to him a Comedy called Hey for honesty down for knavery and The Jealous Lovers a Tragedy Tho. Rawlins the cheif Graver of the Mint to King Charles the first and also to his present Majesty till the year 1670 in which died he was indeed a more excellent Artist then Poet yet his Tragedy called The Rebellion hath been acted not without good applause Thomas Read a Scotchman whose happy Vein in Latin Verse renders him not unworthy to be remember'd among the Learned Men and Poets of that Nation Thomas Seghetius another Scotch Poet chiefly known by his Meletemata Hypogeia in Latin Verse Thomas Shadwel a noted Dramatic Writer of the present Age happy especially in several witty and ingeuuous Comedies The Humorist the Sullen Lovers Epsom Wells besides his Royal Sheapherdess a Pastoral Tragi-Comedy and his Tragedy of Psyche or rather Tragical Opera as vying with the Opera's of Italy in the pomp of Scenes Machinry and Musical performance Thomas Sprat the commended Author for his smooth and judicious style of the History of the Royal Society and in Verse a very much applauded though little Poem entitled The Plague of Athens Thomas Stanly of Cumberlo Green in Hertfordshire a Gentleman both well deserving of the Common-wealth of Learning in general by his other writings his Lives of the Philosophers and his Learned Edition of Aeschylus and also particularly honoured for his smooth Air and gentile Spirit in Poetry which appears not only in his own Genuine Poems but also from what he hath so well translated out of ancient Greec and modern Italian Spanish and French Poets as to make his own Thomas Sternhold an Associate with John Hopkins in one of the worst of of many bad Translations the Psalms of David yet in regard as first made choise of they have hitherto obtain'd to be the only Psalms sung in all Parochial Churches it hath been long heartily wisht a better choice were made he hath therefore perhaps been thought worthy to be mentioned among the Poets that Flourisht in Qu. Mary's and the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's Rein. Thomas Storer one of the Writers of Queen Elizabeth's time of those Pastoral Airs and Madrigals of which we have a Collection in a Book called England's Helicon Thomas Thomasinus a Veneâ—ian who studying at Padua grew Eminent in Philosophy Logic and Poetry Thomas Watson a Contemporary imitator of Sir Philip Sidny together with Bartholmew Young Doctor Lodge and several others in that Pastoral strain of Poetry in Sonnets and Madrigals already mention'd Sir Thomas Wiâ—t of Allington-Castle in Kent a Person of great esteem and reputation in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth with whom for his honesty and singular parts he was in high Favour which nevertheless he had like to have lost about the Buisiness of Anne Bullein had not his prudence brought him safely off For his Translation of David's Psalms into English Meeter other Poetical Writings Leland forbears not to compare him to Dante and Petrarch being sent Embassador from K. Henry to the Emperour Charles the Fifth then in Spain he