2 Sermon of St. Cyprian of the mortality of Man 3 Picus Earl of Mirandula his rules of a godly life 4 The gathered Councils of Isidore Which four translations were printed at Lond. 1560. in 8vo He hath also written Epistolae variae ad Edw. Leium Nisenum Paynellum Written from C. C. C. in Oxon as by their dates it appears Those to Edw. Lee Archb. of York were written in behalf of Erasmus between whom and the said Lee were learned bickerings and are printed in a Book entit Epistolae aliquot eruditorum virorum ex quibus perspicuum quanta sit Edwardi Lei virulentia Basil 1520. qu. Which virulence was against Erasmus In Ciceronis philippicas Sermones ad Clerum Preached mostly at Calais See the titles of other of his labours in Pitseus This Tho. Lupset submitted to the stroke of Death 27. Decemb. in Fifteen hundred thirty and two year 1532 aged 36 or thereabouts having two Years before been admitted Prebendary of Roscombe in the Church of Salisbury on the Death of John Fox Archdeacon of Winchester and was buried in the Church of St. Alphaghe or Elphaghe within Cripplegate in London which Church was translated afterwards to the Church now called St. Alphaghe by Sion Coll. Over his Grave tho there be no memory of him by Inscription yet Joh. Leland celebrates him in his Encomia Trophaea c. Near to his Grave was the body of Alice Lupset his Widow buried in 1545. JOHN BOURCHIER Lord Berners Son of Humph. Bourchier eldest Son of Sir Joh. Bourchier Knight Lord Berners of Hertfordshire the fourth Son of William Earl of Ewe by Anne his Wife Daughter of Tho. de Wodestock Duke of Glocester the sixth Son of K. Edw. 3. was instructed in several sorts of learning in this University in the latter end of K. Edw. 4 in whose Reign and before were the Sons of divers of the English Nobility educated in Academical literature in Balliol Coll. wherein as 't is probable this our Author was instructed also After he had left the University he travelled into divers Countries and returned a Master of several Languages and a compleat Gentleman But that which made him first known to the World was his valour shew'd in quelling the fury of the Rebels in Cornwall and Devon under the conduct of Michael Joseph a Blacksmith about 1495 whereby he greatly gained the favor of K. Hen. 7. In the 6. Hen. 8. he was made Chancellor of the Kings Exchecquer for life and about that time attended the Lady Mary the Kings Sister into France in order to her Marriage with K. Lewis 12. Afterwards being made Lieutenant of Calais and the Marches adjoyning in France spent most of his time there and wrot Of the duties of the Inhabitants of Calais Comedie called Ite in vineam meam Usually acted in the great Church at Calais after vespers He also translated into English 1 The life of Sir Arthur an Armorican Knight 2 The famous exploits of Hugh of Bordeaux 3 The castle of Love a Romance And besides something of Marc. Aur. Ant. must not be forgotten that noted translation of his which he performed at the command of K. Hen. 8. viz. The Chronicles of France and England composed originally in the French Tongue by Sir Joh. Frossard Canon and Treasurer of Chinay Clerk and Servant to K. Edw. 3. as also to Queen Philippa These Chronicles have been more than once if I mistake not printed in English in an English Letter in fol. This worthy Lord Sir Joh. Bourchier died at Calais beforemention'd 16 March in Fifteen hundred thirty and two aged 63 or thereabouts Whereupon his body was buried in the Parish Church of our Lady there where was if not still a comely Mon. over his Grave JOHN FRYTH Son of Rich. Fryth an Inholder of Sevenoake in Kent was born there some say at Westram in the said County and educated in Kings Coll. in Cambridge till he was Bachelaur of Arts. Afterwards being incited to go to Oxon for preferment was for his towardly parts made one of the junior Canons of Cardinal Wolsey's College and soon after viz. in Dec. 1525. he was with other Cantabrigians incorporated in the same degree of Bachelaur But before that time falling into the acquaintance of Will. Tyndale a zealous Lutheran they conferred together privately about the abuses in Religion So that in short time after he being by him converted to his opinion Fryth made a publick profession of it Whereupon being seized and examined by the Commissary of the University he was imprisoned within the limits of the said College At length being freed thence in 1528 or thereabouts he went beyond the Seas where improving himself much in his religious opinions returned into England about two Years after leaving his Wife behind But then again finding few Friends there that favoured his opinions he wandred to and fro and in fine was taken for a Vagabond at Reading in Berks. set in the Stocks and endured misery for want of relief At that time his condition being made known to Leonard Cox the Schoolmaster of that Town who presently understood the merits of the Person by his discourse procured his releasment refreshed his hungry stomack and gave him money Afterwards he went to London where endeavouring to gain Proselytes he was by the care of Sir Tho. More Lord Chancellor seized and sent Prisoner to the Tower where he had several disputes with Sir Tho. and others At length being examined by the Bishops sitting in St. Pauls Cath. who persuaded him to recant his opinions but in vain they condemned him to be burnt So that being delivered to the L. Mayor and Sheriffs was committed to Newgate where he remained in the Dungeon till he was conveyed thence to be burnt His works are Treatise of Purgatory Answer to Joh. Rastal's Dialogues of Purgatory This Jo. Rastal was Son in-Law to Sir Tho. More Answer to Sir Tho. More 's Dialogue concerning Heresies Answer to Joh. Fisher B. of Rochester The Subsidie or Bulwark to his first Book against Jo. Rastal His judgment upon Will Tracy of Todington in Glocestershire his Testament an 1531. Letter unto the faithful followers of Christ's Gospell Written from his Prison in the Tower 1532. A Mirror or Glass to know thy self Written in the Tower 1532. Mirror or Looking-glass wherein you may behold the Sacrament of Baptisme Written 1533. An Antithesis between Christ and the Pope Of the Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ in answer to Sir Thom. More 's letter which he wrot against the first little treatise of Fryth made concerning the Sacrament c. an 1533. Lond. 1548. oct Articles wherefore he dyed Written in Newgate Prison 23. June 1533. All which treatises were reprinted at London in fol. an 1573. He also translated into English Patricks places written by Patr. Hamilton At length after he had remained in the said Prison about a Fortnight or more he was carried thence to Smithfield on the 4.
Haward Duke of Norfolk written curiously on Vellam and sometime in the Library of Joh. Theyer of Coopershill near to the City of Glocester Gent. Which with the rest of the MSS belonging to that person coming by sale into the hands of Rob. Scot of London Bookseller he sold them for the use of the Kings Library at S. James Robert Earl of Alesbury had a Copie of the said History of Joseph but whether it was the very same that belonged to Mr. Theyer I cannot justly say He had also these following MSS written by the said Will. Forrest viz. Poems upon several Occasions MS. fol. Certain meditations and Prayers necessary of a Christian MS. fol. in prose and verse Treatise of Hereticks and their properties Of faith works and justification Glass of charity on the seven penitential Psalmes Consolation against temptation Of Pennance Against desperation of the last judgment A Mirrour of Christianity That Hereticks are not to be disputed withal Several Tracts in defence of the Articles of the Church of Rome MS. in two vol. in fol. What other Books he hath written I know not nor any thing else of him only that he was in great esteem among the Rom. Catholicks in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight which was part of the last Year of Queen Mary and part of the first of Qu. Elizabeth JOHN FEILD a Londoner born was as it seems educated in this University because I find several of both his names and of his time to have taken one degree or more therein and one John Feild to have supplicated for a degree in Arts in the month of July 1519. Afterterwards leaving the University he went to another as 't is probable and at length retiring to his native place wrote and published Ephemeris pro an 1557. To which is prefixed a Learned Epistle written by Dr. Jo. Dee Fphemerides trium annorum an 1558 59. 60 c. ex Erasmi Reìnholdi tabulis accuratissimè ad meridianum Civitatis Londinensis supputatae Lond. 1558. Octob. 28. in qu. Canon Ascensionum obliquarum cujusvis stellae non excedentis 8 gradus Latitudinis confectus Printed with the Ephemerides Tabula stellarum fixarum insigniorum qua ortus occasus ac utriusque caete meditationes earum ad ooulum patebant c. Printed with the said Ephemerides also What else he hath published I find not nor any thing memorable of him besides only that he was much in renown for his learning in the Reigne of Q. Mary and beginning of Queen Elizabeth I find another John Field or Feld who was a Citizen of London a zealous Protestant and a great enemy to Sir Thomas More John Fisher Bishop of Rochester and John Rastal who having published certain matters is numbred among the English writers by John Bale who tells us that he died at London an 1546. See another John Field under the year 1587. JOHN PLOUGH Son of Christopher Plough of the Borough of Nottingham and Nephew to John Plough Rector of St. Peters Church in the said Town was born there spent several years in obtaining Academical learning in this University supplicated in the latter end of 1543. for the degree of Bach. of the Civil-Law but whether he was ever admitted it appears not At that time if I mistake not he was Rector of the said Church the advouson of which for one turne his Uncle bought for him of Thomas Hobson the Prior and Convent of Lenton before the year 1538 for in that year the Uncle died Afterwards our Author John Plough became a zealous Minister of Gods word in the time of King Edward VI. but flying beyond the Sea in Queen Maries Reigne wrote one or more of the Books following at Basil where he mostly resided An Apology for the Protestants Written in answer to a Book against the English Protestants that was pen'd and published by one Miles Hogeard of London Hosier the first Trader of Mechanick that appeared in Print for the Catholick cause I mean one that had not received any Monastical or Academical breeding Beside our Author Plough wrote against him one William Keth an Exile at Frankford in the Reigne of Queen Mary and Robert Crowley The said Plough also wrote Treatise against the mitred men in the Popish Kingdom The sound of the doleful Trumpet When or where either of these three was printed I cannot tell for I have not yet seen them He was living at Basil in great esteem among the Exil'd Protestants in the latter end of Queen Mary and whether he lived to return when Queen Elizabeth succeeded I cannot yet find GEORGE LILYE Son of William Lilye the famous Grammarian whom I have before mention'd was born as I conceive near to S. Pauls Cathedral within the City of London educated for a time as it seems in Magdalen Coll. which house was seldom or never without a Lilye understand me not that it bears Three Lilyes for its Arms from the first foundation thereof to the latter end of Queen Elizabeth After he had left the University without a degree he travelled to Rome where he was received with all humanity into the protection of Cardinal Pole and became noted there for his singular parts in various sorts of Learning Some time after his return he was made Canon of S. Pauls Cathedral and afterwards Prebendary of Canterbury which last dignity he had I suppose by the gift of the said Cardinal when he was Archbishop of that place While he was Canon of S. Paul he set up a Monument to the memory of his learned Father in the Inscription of which this George is stiled Canon of that Church His writings are Anglorum Regum Chronices Epitome Ven. 1548. Francof 1565. qu. Bas 1577. c. Lancastrii Eboracensis de regno contentiones Regum Angliae Genealogia Both Printed with the former Book Elogia Virorum illustrium Cat. sive Series Pontificum Caesarum Romanorum besides a Table or Mapp of Britaine with other things which I have not yet seen At length taking his last farewell of this world in the beginning of the year fifteen hundred fifty and nine year 1559 which was the first year of Queen Elizabeth was buried as I suppose near the body of his Father CUTHBERT TONSTALL a singular ornament to his native Country and a person notwithstanding the baseness of his birth being begotten by one Tonstall upon a Daughter of the Commers as Leland saith of great learning and judgment received his first breath at Hatchford in Richmondshire in the year 1476. or thereabouts became a Student in the University of Oxon. about 1491 particulary as some will have it in Balliol College and whether he took a degree or degrees we have no Register of that time to shew it Afterwards as 't is farther added he was forc'd to leave Oxon. because of a Plague that hapned in his time and went to Cambridge but making no long stay there he travelled to the University of Padoüa
What other things our author Thynne hath written I know not nor any thing else of him year 1611 only that he died in sixteen hundred and eleven But that which I have forgotten to let the Reader know farther of him is that he had several Notes on and corrections of Chaucer's Works lying by him with the helps of which he did intend to put out that author with a comment in our English tongue as the Italians have Peteark and others in their language But he having been taken off from that good work he did assist Tho. Speght of Cambridge with his notes and directions as also with considerable materials for the writing Chaucer's life Whereupon the said Speght published that author again in 1602. having in the former edition 1597. had the notes and corrections of Joh. Stow the Chronologer for his assistance whereby most of Chaucer's old Words were restored and Proverbs and Sentences marked See more in Will. Thynne under the year 1542. from whom if I mistake not this Francis was descended THOMAS HOLLAND was born at Ludlow in Shropshire elected Socius Sacerdotalis commonly called Chaplain Fellow of Balliol coll 13. Jan. 1573. being then Bach. of Arts and a most noted disputant in that house and in 1575. proceeding in that Faculty he became a solid Preacher Afterwards he took the degrees in Divinity left his Fellowship in 1583. succeeded Dr. Humphrey in the Divinity-chair 1589. and Glasier in the Rectory of Exeter coll an 1592. In which house continuing almost 20 years appeared in sight under him at one time these noted Scholars Edw. Chetwind Dan. and Samp. Price Rich. Carpenter Tho. Winniff Joh. Flemmyng Joh. Standard Joh. Whetcombe Joh. Prideaux c. all Doctors of Divinity Sim. Baskervill Rob. Vilvaine c. eminent Physicians with others to the great credit of our common Mother This learned Dr. Holland did not as some only sip of learning or at the best drink thereof but was mersus in Libris so that the Scholar in him drown'd almost all other relations He was esteemed by the precise men of his time and after another Apollos mighty in Scriptures and so familiar with the Fathers as if he himself was a Father and in the Schoolmen as if he had been a Seraphical Doctor He hath published Oratio cum Henricus Episc Sarisburiensis gradum Doctoris susceperet habita Oxon. 1599. qu. Serm. on Matth. 12. 42. Oxon. 1601. qu. He had also a considerable hand in the translation of the Bible appointed by K. Jam. 1. an 1604. and left behind him at his death several things fit for the Press He departed this mortal life on the 17. of March in sixteen hundred and eleven and was on the 26. of the said month an 1612. buried in the Chancel of St. Maries Church in Oxon where being then present all the degrees of the University Dr. Kilbie Rector of Linc. coll laid open to them in a Sermon the great learning and vertues of him the said Dr. Holland JOHN FENNE a noted translator from Lat. and Ital. into English and from English into Latin was born at Mountacute near Wells in Somersetshire educated in the rudiments of Grammer and Musick in the condition of a Choirister within the Precincts of the Cathedral there Afterwards at riper years he was sent by his Relations to Wykehams School near Winchester to the end that he might be fitted for the University Where in a short time making great proficiency he was elected Probationer of New coll in 1550. 4. Ed. 6. and two years after being made perpetual Fellow was then appointed one of those that were to study the Civil Law which the statute of that house stiles Civilistae but whether he took a degree in that Faculty it doth not appear in the University Registers In the Reign of Q. Mary he became Schoolmaster of St. Edmundsbury in Suffolk where by his excellent faculty in teaching the boys were advanced very much in Grammatical learning But upon the alteration of Religion in the beginning of Q. Elizab. he was forced thence by the giddy zeal of two Scots that were then setled in those parts At length he gave a farewell to England went into the Low Countries and afterwards into Italy where spending 4 years in study returned to the Low Countries again where partly at Lovaine at which place he was at length made Confessor to the English Nuns and partly in the Cities adjacent he spent about 50 years as an exil'd person doing extraordinary benefit in the way he professed He hath written Vitae quorundam Martyrum Angliae Which with other matters by him written may be seen a book intit Concertatio Eccles Catholicae in Anglia c. See more in Joh. Bridgewater an 1594. He also translated from English into Latin several of the Books of Cardinal Joh. Fisher as 1 Commentary on the Seven Penitential Psalms Which book Fisher wrote at the desire of Margaret Countess of Richmind Pr. 1509. in qu. 2 Sermon of the Passion of our Saviour 3 Serm. concerning the justice of the Pharisees and Christians c. Also from Lat. into Engl. 1 The Catechism of the Council of Trent 2 A learned and very eloquent treatise written by Hieron Osorius Bishop of Sylva in Portugal wherein he confuteth a certain answer made by Mr. Walt. Haddon against the Epistle of the said Bishop unto the Queens Maj. Lov. 1568. oct in 3 books And lastly from Italian into English 1 The life of the Blessed Virgin S. Catherine of Sienna Print 1609. oct originally written by Dr. Caterinus Senensis 2 Treatise of tribulation Written by Caccia Guerra 3 The 15 Mysteries of the Rosarie Written by Gasp Loart And lastly collected from divers ancient English books Spiritual Treatises for the use of the Nuns of the Order of St. Bridgit and other things which I have not yet seen He ended his days at Lovaine after the year sixteen hundred and eleven and was as I presume buried within the precincts of the Monastery belonging to the English Nuns there He had a younger Brother named Rob. Fenne who was admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1555. but removed thence by the Queen's Commissioners for being a R. Catholick an 1562. having a little before been honoured with the degree of Bach. of the Civil Law Another Brother also he had called James Fenne who was first a Choirister of New coll and afterwards Scholar of that of C. C. an 1554. but put aside from the degree of B. of Arts and from his place in the said coll for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy Afterwards he setled in Glocester hall where he had several Pupils committed to his charge and was had in great respect by the Seniors of that house Thence being forced he retired to his native Country Somersetshire where he taught a private School and soon after married But his Wife dying he went beyond the Seas setled at Rheimes for a time and was made a Priest Afterwards returning
exemplar Complutense cum Latina versione ex Ebraeo cum comment Amstel 1632. qu. Animadversionum libri duo pro emendatione 〈◊〉 Ebr. veterum Interpr in plurimis locis S. Scripturae Amstel 1634. qu. Grammatica linguae sâ—â—ctae Franek 1612. qu. Catechesis religionis christianae Heb. Gr. Lat. pr. 1591. oct Other things as 't is probable he hath published but such I have not yet seen He surrendred up his pious soul to God on this 12. of Feb. in sixteen hundred and fifteen and was buried as I suppose at Franeker after he had lived there a most severe student and in continual labour for the good and benefit of Literature about 31. years He left behind him a Son of both his names bred partly in this University but not to be numbred among most learned men especially such as was his Father as also a Daughter named Agnes the wife of Abel Curiander author of the Latin life of his Father-in-Law Joh. Drusius printed at Franaker 1616. qu. In which the Reader may see more of his life and works than are here set down by me THOMAS ROGERS a most admirable Theologist an excellent Preacher and well deserving every way of the sacred Function was born as I conceive in Cheshire and came full ripe to the University before 1568. About which time being made one the Students of Ch. Ch. took holy Orders very early and afterwards the degree of Master of Arts Scil. an 1576. before which time he was a sedulous and constant Preacher of Gods word What his preferments were successively afterwards I know not only that he was Chaplain to Doctor Bancroft Bishop of London and at length Rector of Horninger near to S. Edmonds Bury in Suffolke where and in the neighbourhood he was always held in great esteem for his learning and holiness of life and conversation His works are these A Philosophical discourse entit The Anatomy of the mind Lond. 1576. oct Before which is a copy of Verses in praise of it written by his Contemporary Will. Camden of Ch. Ch. Of the end of the world and second comming of Christ c. Lond. 1577. qu. The English Creed wherein is contained in tables an exposition on the articles which every man is to subscribe unto Where the articles are expounded by Scripture and the confessions of all the reformed Churches and Heresies are displayed Lond. 1579. and 85. fol. General Session containing an apology of the comfortable doctrine concerning the end of the world and seccond coming of Christ Lond. 1581. qu. The English Creed consisting with the true ancient Catholique and Apostolick Church in all the points and articles of Religion which every christian is to know and believe that would be saved c. In two parts The first printed at London in 1585. the second there 1587. and both in fol. An Exposition on the 39 Articles of the Church of England Lond. 1586. c. qu. Which book at the first appearance met not with that welcom entertainment which seemed due to the authors endeavours For besides the two extreams Papists and Schismaticks who were highly inraged many Protestants of a middle temper were much offended thereat Some conceived it presumption for a private Minister to make himself the mouth of the Church to render her sense in matters of so high-concernment Others were offended that his interpretation confin'd the charitable latitude formerly allowed in those Articles Howsoever it was sure it is the work in some years wrought it self in good esteem as dedicated to and countenanced by Dr. Bancroft before-mentioned A golden Chaine taken out of the rich treasure house of the Psalms of David Lond. 1587. in tw The Peerles of K. Soleman gathered into common places Taken from the Proverbs of the said King printed with the former book Historical dialogue touching Antichrist and Popery drawn and published for the comfort of our Church c. Lond. 1589. oct Serm. on 12. Rom. ver 6. 7. 8. Lond. 1590. qu. Miles Christianus Or a defence of all necessary writings and writers written against an Epistle prefixed to a Catechism made by Miles Moses Lond. 1590. qu. This Miles Moses was Bach. of Div. and published besides the former things The arraignment of Vsury in six Sermons Lond. 1595. qu. Table of the lawful use of an oath and the cursed state of vain Swearers Lond. Two dealogues Lond. 1608. He also translated into English 1 A discourse of the end of the world and second comming of Christ Lond. 1577. 78. oct written by Schelto à Geveren of Emden in Friesland 2 General discourse of the damnable sect of Vsurers c. Lond. 1578. qu. written by Philip Caesar To which is added A treatise of the lawful use of riches written by Nich. Heming 3 The profession of the true Church and Popery compared Lond. 1578. oct 4 Exposition on the 84. Psalm Lond. 1581. oct written by Nic. Heming for the instruction of the ignorant in the grounds of Religion and confutation of the Jewes Turks c. 5 S. Augustins heavenly meditations call'd A private talke with God Lond. 1581. in tw Purified by our Translator T. Rogers and adorned with annotations of Scripture 6 Of the foolishness of men and women in putting off the amendment of their lives from day to day Lond. 1583. and 86. oct written Joh. Rivius 7 Of the imitation of Christ Lond. 1584. 89. in tw written in three books by Tho. de Kempis and for the worthiness thereof oft since translated into sundry Languages Now newly translated by Tho. Rogers corrected and with most ample Texts and Sentences of holy Scripture illustrated 8 A method to Mortification called heretofore The contempt of the World c. Lond. 1586. in tw written by Didac Stella 9 S. Augustins Prayers Lond. 1591. in tw c. Purged by our Translator T. Rogers from divers superstitious points and adorned with manifold places of Scripture 10 A manual containing special and picked meditations and godly prayers Lond. 1591. in tw with corrections by the Translator 11 Enemy of security or a daily exercise of godly meditations Lond. 1580. and 91. in tw written by Joh. Avenar publick Professor of the Hebrew tongue in the University of Witeberge 12 Enemy to Atheism or christian godly prayers for all degrees Lond. 1591. in tw written in the German Language by Jo. Avenar translated out of Lat. by our author T. Rogers 13 Soliloquium animae The fourth book of the imitation of Christ Lond. 1592. in tw written by Th. de Kempis before mentioned What other thing our author hath written and translated I know not Nor any thing else of him only that he was a zealous opposer of the doctrine of the Sabbath and the first that publickly stood up against Dr. Nich. Bownds opinion of it in his Preface to the Exposition on the 39. Articles c. which made the other party the Puritan angry and so far to be enraged as maliciously to asperse and blemish him
several propositions made to the states MS. Particular observations of the military affaires in the Palatinate and the Low Countries an 1621. and 1622. MS. Letters relating to State affairs written to the King and Viscount Rochester from Venice an 1613 MS. He paid his last debt to nature in his house situated within the City of Westminster on the 15 day of Febr. between 10. and 11. of the clock at night in sixteen hundred thirty and one and was buried in the Chappel of S. Paul on the north side of the Abbey Church dedicated to S. Peter within the said City Over his grave was soon after erected against the east Wall a well composed plain Monument of black and white Marble with a half canopy supported by dorick Pillars with the image of a man in his robes of estate and Viscounts Coronet leaning on a Pedestall all formed of the like black and white marble He left behind him a Nephew of both his names who was admitted Scholar of Kings coll in Cambridge 1614. and had the degree of Master of Arts of that University confer'd upon him during his absence in the Low Countries being then Secretary to his Uncle while he was Embassador there In 1629. March 1. he received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty at New-Market and in 1637. he was made one of the Clerks of the Councel NICHOLAS VIGNIER received his first being in this World at Bloys in France educated mostly in the University of Saumour retired to Oxon to improve his studies by the hearing and doctrine of Dr. John Prideaux an 1623. was incorporated master of Arts in Octob. the same year as he had stood at Saumour being about that time entred a Sojournour of Exeter coll of which house Prideaux was then Rector and numbred among the Academians Soon after he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences as a member of the said college being at that time reputed to be a person of great erudition singular piety and of a most polite ingenie After he had tarried there for some few years he returned to the place of his nativity where he became a zealous Minister of and preacher to the Protestant Church Before he came to Oxon he published Theses Theologicae de satisfactione dei domini nostri Jes Ch. c. Lugd. Bat. 1622. qu. Highly commended by And. Rivet and by him annexed to his own disputations After he had left Oxon. he published several Sermons in the French tongue as 1 L'Art de bien mourir on Luke 2. 25. c. Rochel 1625. oct 2 La mere Ecclesiastique on Gal. 4. 19. 3 De la priere pou les Rois Magistrats on 1 Tim. 2. 1 2. 4 Le Trisagion on Esay 6. 1 2 3. 5 De la chente des Auges c. on the 6. ver of S. Jude 6 Two Sermons at Bloys on Rev. 2. 12. 7 Serm. of the call confirmation and authority of the Ministers of the Gospel on Joh. 20. ver 21. 22. 8 Panegyrique de la paix on Psal. 122. All which were printed at Rochel 1625. in oct 9 Practique de repentance twenty Sermons on Psal. 51. Bloys 1631. oct Besides several others which I have not yet seen This Nich. Vignier who was Minister of the Protestant Church at Bloys before mentioned was Son of Nich. Vignier of Bar on the river Sene a learned Frenchman Physitian and Historiographer to the K. of France while our Qu. Elizab. reigned and after several of whose works are in our publick Library at Oxon. Among which are 1 Theatre de l' Antichrist c. printed 1610. fol. 2 Dissertatio de Venetorum excommunicatione contra Caes Baronium Franc. ad m. 1607. qu. Which two books are said by a certain author but false to have been written by N. Vignier the Son GEORGE CALVERT Son of Leonard Calvert by Alice his Wife Daug. of John Crossland of Crossland was born at Kypling in the Chappelrie of Bolton in Yorks at which place he bestowed much mony in building in the latter end of the Reign of K. Jam. 1. became a Commoner of Trinity coll in Lent Term 1593 and in the year of his age 15. took one degree in Arts and then leaving the college travelled beyond the Seas for a time At his return he was made Secretary to Sir Rob. Cecill while he was one of the prime Secretaries of State being then esteemed a forward and knowing person in matters relating to the State All which time and after for several years when Sir Robert was advanced to higher offices he retained him and made use of his prudence and faithfulness in many weighty matters In 1605. he was actually created Master of Arts when K. Jam. 1. was entertained by the University Afterwards by the endeavours of the said Sir Robert Cecill he was made one of the Clerks of the Council and in 1617. Sept. 29. he with Cl. Edmonds sometimes of All 's coll Albert Morton whom I shall anon mention both Clerks of the Council also received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty at Hampton Court On the 15. February 1618. he was made Secretary of State to his Majesty who as before he had used his help in many matters of moment so he did oftner afterwards to his great benefit and advantage At the same time also his Majesty judged it very convenient that he should assist and help Sir Robert Nauton the other Secretary who had not then that faculty of managing and expediting matters of State as Calvert had On the 2 May 1620. the King gave him an yearly pension of a thousand pounds to be received from the Customs and on the 16 Feb. 1624. he being then a Parliamentary Burgess for this University was by the name of Sir George Calvert of Danbywiske in Yorkshire Knight c. created Baron of Baltimore in the County of Longford in Ireland being then a Roman Catholick or at least very much addicted to their Religion As for his adventures into America where he was absolute Lord and Proprietary of Avalon in the New-found-land and of his first venturing and taking possession of a Peninsula lying in the parts of America between the Ocean on the East and the Bay of Chesopeake on the West and divided from the other part thereof by a right line drawn from the Promontory or Cape of Land called Watkyns point situate in the aforesaid Bay near to the River Wighco on the West unto the main Ocean afterwards called and named by him Mary-Land let the Histories and relations of Travellers tell you while I acquaint you of his works which are Carmen funebre in D. Hen. Vntonum ad Gallos bis Legatum ibique nuper fato functum Printed 1596. qu. Parliamentary Speeches Various Letters of State The answer of Tom Tell-Troth The practice of Princes and the Lamentation of the Kirk Lond. 1642. qu. He hath also written something concerning Mary-Land but whether printed I cannot tell He ended his days on
University of Monreale in Italy Soon after he returned to Rhemes where remaining for some time eh went to Doway and in the English coll there taught and professed Divinity for about 10. years Afterwards he went into England to preach the word of God to administer to the distressed Catholicks and to gain Souls to his Religion where he was living in 1611. But his same for the exquisite writings that he published gaining him a great name was called thence and made Canon of the collegiat Church of S. Mary at Bruges in Flanders which he kept till the time of his death He hath written Justificationes de triplici hominis officio ex notione ipsius naturali morali ac Theologica in 3. libris Antw. 1602. qu. In the Preface to which the author having utter'd several matters against the learned Dr. Joh. Rainolds which were by the Protestants taken for great reproaches were animadverted upon by Wake the Orator of Oxon in these words Eat autem Westonus c. Let yet Weston that lewd and shameless Rabshake belch out what reproaches he pleaseth against him Rainolds and charge him not only with stupid dulness but also that he counterfeited sickness and pretended only to a disease to preserve his credit c. Notwithstanding which this Weston himself so like his Uncle in his ill conditions and ignominious flight when he challenged all the Heads of the University and branded them for inpure only for that some of them had entred into the state of Matrimony could not find any one act out of Dr. Joh. Raynolds in all his life to blemish him withal c. Juris pontificii sanctuarium printed 1613. in oct This I have not yet seen The trial of christian truth by the rules of virtues namely these principal Faith Hope Charity and Religion c. Doway 1614. qu. This is the first part which treats only of Faith The rest I have not yet seen Theatrum vitae civilis ac sacrae five de moribus reipub christianae commentaria in quinque libros distributa Brugis Flandr 1626. fol. Jesu Christi D. nostri coruscationes simulque â—orum vi dictorum factorumque quarundam personarum eodem Christo praesente in Evangelicâ historiâ recensitorum enarrationes c. Antw. 1631. fol. What other things he hath published I know not nor any thing else of him only that he was living in sixteen hundred thirty and three as I have been informed by Franc. à S. Clara who told me also that he died and was buried at Bruges in Flanders Besides this Edw. Weston I find one Will. Weston born at Maidstone in Kent who was contemporary with Edm. Campian the Jesuit in the University of Oxon. which place he leaving he went beyond the Seas entred into the Society of Jesus 1571. aged 25. and after Jasp Heywoods departure out of England he was sent thither by Father Parsons from Paris to be his substitute in the place of Provincial and how he behaved himself in that Office let another tell you In 1587. he was taken and imprisoned in Wisbich Castle with others where I find him to be the prime promoter and carrier on of the faction between the Seculars and Jesuits see more in Christop Bagshaw under the year 1625. This Will. Weston is much noted in English Story by the name of Father Edmonds alias Weston especially upon the publication of a book written by Sam. Harsnet afterwards Archb. of York intit A declaration of egregious popish impostures to withdraw the hearts of her Majesties Subjects from their allegiance c. under the pretence of casting out devils practised by Edmonds alias Weston a Jesuit c. Lond. 1603. qu. He died 9 Apr. 1615. leaving then behind him a precious name among the Brethren of his Order This person tho evilly treated and disgracefully mentioned by the Secular Priests and certain Protestant writers yet Father Parsons in his Brief Apology or defence of the Catholick Ecclesiastical Hierarchie c. speaks very honourably of him as to his piety and mortified way of living WILLIAM NOY Son of Will. Noy of S. Burian in Cornwall Gent. by Philippa his Wife was born there became a sojournour of Exeter coll in 1593. aged 16. where continuing a severe Student about 3 years left the University without a degree went to Linc. Inn studied the Common Law and by his unwearied industry and moyling day and night he became eminent in his profession In the latter end of the raign of K. Jam. 1. he was chose a Burgess for Helston in his own Country to sit in that Parliament that began at Westminster 30. Jan. 1620. and for that which began there 19. Feb. 1623. In both which he shewed himself a profess'd enemy to the Kings prerogative In 1625. he was elected a Burgess for S. Ives to sit in that Parliament which began at Westminster 6. Feb. wherein as in another following shewing himself an enemy as before he was at length diverted from his proceedings by being made Attorney General an 1631. He was as famous a Lawyer as ever this Kingdom bred as a certain author informs us who adds that formerly he was a great Patriot and the only searcher of Presidents for the Parliaments By which he grew so cunning as he understood all the shifts which former kings had used to get moneys with This man the K. sent for told him he would make him his Attorney Noy like a true cynick as he was did for that time go away not returning to the King so much as the civility of thanks nor indeed was it worth his thanks I am sure he was not worthy of ours For after the Court solicitings had bewitched him to become the Kings he grew the most hateful man that ever lived c. he having been as great a deluge to this Realm as the flood was to the whole world For he swept away all our priviledges and in truth hath been the cause of all these miseries this Kingdom hath since been ingulphed whether you consider our Religion he being a great Papist if not an Atheist and the protecter of all Papists and the raiser of them up unto that boldness they were now grown unto or if you consider our Estates and Liberties which were impoverished and enthralled by multitudes of Papists and illegal ways which this Monster was the sole author of c. He was a man passing humorous of cynical rusticity a most indesatigable plodder and searcher of ancient Records whereby he became an eminent instrument of good and ill to the Kings Prerogative His apprehension as 't is said was quick and clear his judgment methodical and solid his memory strong his curiosity deep and searching his temper patient and cautious all tempered with an honest bluntishness far from Court insinuation He left behind him several things fit for the Press and under his name were these books afterwards published A Treatise of the principal grounds and
continuance Sir Tho. made in Oxon or whether he took a Degree it appears not neither can we find means to resolve us because the University Registers of that Age are deficient However this is certain that at what time our Author studied in this University Grocynus read publickly the Greek Tongue there whom he constantly hearing became a great proficient in that Language and other sorts of Learning by the helps of Lynacre his Tutor then if I mistake not Fellow of Allsouls Coll. From Oxon he removed to an Inn of Chancery at London called New Inn where continuing for a time according to the manner and custom of those that intended to make a proficiency in the municipal Laws translated himself to Lincolns Inn where easily conquering those Studies was at length called to the Bar. Afterwards growing into great favour with K. Hen. 8. who highly valued him for his Learning Wisdom Experience and extraordinary gifts of nature that he was endowed with conferr'd these honors and employments successively upon him viz. the Mastership of the Request the intrusting him in several Embrassies the honor of Knighthood the Treasureship of the Exchecquer Chancellorship of the Dutchy of Lancaster the Embassage to the Emperor and French King and at length upon the removal of Cardinal Wolsey had the great Seal delivered to him 25. Oct. 21. Hen. 8. and then also declared High Chancellor of England in which last office no Person ever before did carry himself more uprightly or with greater liking to the generality of People than he On the 16. May 24. Hen. 8. he delivered up the great Seal to the King at his Mannour House called York-place near Westminster in the presence of Thomas Duke of Norfolk upon the foresight of some evil matters that were like to come to pass and on the 20. of the same Month the said Seal was delivered by the King in his Mannour of Pleasaunce otherwise called East-Greenwych to Sir Thomas Audley Knight After this Sir Thomas retired to his House at Chelsey near London where continuing for a time in the enjoyment of his Muse not without severe devotion was at length for not acknowledging the King's Supermacy over the Church of England committed Prisoner to the Tower of London where remaining several Months very close to the endangering of his health his Daughter Margaret Wife of William Roper of Tenham and Eltham in Kent wrot a Letter to Thomas Cromwell chief Secretary of State the contents of which I have seen intreating him to be good to her Father in Prison kept so close that his health is utterly decayed Another also I have seen from Dame Alice More his Wife to the aforesaid Cromwell beseeching him to be good to her poor old Husband whose close keeping destroys his body Also the be good to her and hers considering their necessity For my good Master saith she as I would be saved before our Lord I am driven to that point that I am fain to make sale of certain imployments and old stuff to find Mr. More and me and my poor houshold with c. with other like matters written by that whining Woman which I shall now for brevity omit and only at present tell the Reader that no Man was more patient pious and severe in the course of his life than he He was also very meek humble charitable and a despiser of the things of this World and nothing was wanting in him to make a compleat Christian His parts were great and profound his skill in Divinity municipal Laws the Latin and Greek Languages in Poesie Mathematicks and what not was excellent and without compare All which endowments made him not only beloved of Kings and Nobles but of the lights of Learning of his time as Erasmus Colet Tonstal B. of Durham Fisher B. of Rochester Grocyn Lynacre Liyle Paice Elyot Lupset Leland c. most of which especially Foreign Writers have celebrated his Memory in their respective Works and all ingenious Scholars at this time bear a great respect to his Name and Lucubrations He hath written in English A merry jest how a Sergeant would learn to play a Fryer Written in Verse Verses on a hanging of a painted Cloth in his Fathers House Containing 9 Pagiants and Verses in each Lamentation on the Death of Elizabeth Wife of King Hen. 7. An. 1503. Verses on the Book of Fortune These four beforegoing being written in his Youth are not numbred among his Works History of K. Rich. 3. This which was never quite finished is the same I presume that is intituled The tragical History of K. Rich. 3. printed under Sir Thom. More 's Name at London 1651. in 8vo His Great Grandson saith that he did not only write elegantly the Life of Rich. 3. in English which is abroad in print tho corrupted and vitiated but in Latin also not yet printed Memorare novissima Dialogue concerning Heresies and matters of Religion Supplication of Souls made against the supplication of Beggars This is sometimes called The supplication of Purgatory written against that of Beggars made by Sim. Fish of Greys Inn Gent. The confutation of Tyndale's Answer of Sir Th. More 's Dialogues The second part of the confutation Written 1533. Answer to Joh. Fryth's Book made against the Blessed Sacrament Written the same Year An Apology This was written against a Book intit A Treatise of the division between the spirituality and temporality Against which Apology was published a Book called Salem Bizance written Dialogue-wise Lond. 1533. oct The debellacyon of Salem and Bizance Lond. 1533. oct Answer to the first part of the poysoned Book which a nameless Heretick hath named The Supper of our Lord. Treatise upon the passion of Christ A Godly instruction Godly meditation Devout Prayer Letter to his Lady his Wife Certain Letters written by him after he had given over the Office of Lord Chancellor Certain Letters written by him while he was Prisoner in the Tower All which treatises were collected and printed in one Vol. at London an 1557. fol. Among them are A godly instruction written in Lat. His Epitaph In Lat. See the Copy of it in Joh. Weevers Book intituled Ancient funeral Monuments p. 522 523 and in the beginning of Maur. Channy or Chawney his Historia aliquot nostri saeculi martyrum printed 1550. in qu. He hath also translated into English 1 The life of Joh. Picus Earl of Mirandula 2 An exposition of a part of the possion of Christ His Latin Works besides those two little things before-mentioned are these De optimo repub statu deque nova insula Utopia libellus aureus c. Basil 1518. there again 1563 both in qu. and at Oxon 1663. in oct Translated into English with notes added to it in the Margin by Ralph Robinson of C. C. C. Lond. 1557. oct Published also at the same place 1639. in oct by one Bernard Alsop who dedicates it to Cressacre More of More-place in Northmimes in Hertfordshire Esq one
annotations thereon by Joh. Bale who hath added thereunto of his own A register of the names of English Writers whom the second part of his work De Scriptorib Britanniae shall comprehend Principum ac illustrium aliquot eruditorum in Angliâ virorum Encomia Trophaea Genethliaca Epithalamia c. Lond. 1589. qu. Published by Tho. Newton of Cheshire These are all the Books composed by him that are published Those that he left behind him in MS. are these following Collectaneorum volumen primum Collections from various Authors viz. from Chronologies ancient Charters Leiger-Books Histories Annals publick and private Writings c. Written with Lelands own hand mostly in Latin in folio containing 913 pages and all collected from MSS. and nothing from Authors that were then Printed There are in this Book many needless additions and illustrations put in by Will. Burton of Lindley whom I shall anon mention who hath written some part of the life of Leland before and has made a useful index to it Collect. vol. 2. Collections from various Authors in MS. viz. Chronologies Annals c. in fol. containing 382. pages Collect. vol. 3. Containing the Catalogues of MSS. in the Libraries of several religious Houses Cathedrals Colleges c. Collections also from Monkish Authors concerning the foundations restaurations c. of religious places and other matters of considerable moment In p. 117 is part of an Itinerary through Devonshire and p. 127 c. is something of Kent In p. 149 c. is something of Herefordshire and p. 204 of Lincolnshire Afterwards follow the meaning and original of words from several old Dictionaries This vol. contains in writing under Lelands hand 287 pages in fol. and hath at the end his New-years-gift to K. Hen. 8. Collect. vol. 4. Containing the lives and characters of most of the eminent Writers of England written in Latin with Leland's own hand an 1546. and containeth 354 pages in fol. One or more Copies of this Book are in private hands An Itinerary throughout most parts of England In five volumes in qu. This Iter was began about 38. H. 8. Dom. 1538 and the volumes were written with his own hand but by the negligence of those who have had the custody of them after the Authors death most of them have taken wet and are not legible About the Year 1631. Will. Burton before-mentioned caused all the said five volumes to be transcribed into one folio which with the originals were by him soon after given to the publick Library of Oxon. Collections concerning English Families and their originals of relations of matters of antiquity from divers Persons of Towns and religious Houses which he accidentally found in record or by tradition of Rivers in several Counties and also collections from various MSS. c. All which are contained in two quartoes under Leland's hand writing and go under the names of the sixth and seventh volumes of his Itineraries and stand and are mix'd with the other five in the Archives of the publick Library Collectiones ex antiquissimis authoribus desumptae quae ad Britanniam spectant MS. in Cotton ' s Library under Julius C. 6. Codrus sive liber contra Polydorum Virgilium de erroribus in scriptis suis MS. An exemplar of which I have seen Naenia in mort Hen. Duddelegi Dudley Equitis MS. in qu. Bononia Gallo-Mastix in laudem victoris feliciss Hen. 8. Anglici Francici Scottici c. MS. in qu. With other things which you may see in Balcus and Pitseus All which MSS. and collections with many other matters of moment were after Leland's death taken by command from Ed. 6 into the custody of Sir John Cheek Tutor to the said King who not long after gave the four tomes or vol. of his collections before-mention'd to Humph. Purefoy Esq afterwards of the Privy Council to Queen Elizabeth in the North parts of England whose Son Tho. Purefoy of Barwell in Leicestershire giving them to Will. Burtâ—n of Lyndley in the same County in the Year 1612 came many Years after by his gift when he had made use of them in compiling his Description of Leicestershire to the Bodlcian or pub Library at Oxon together with the Itinerary in five with the other two quartoes where they yet in the Archives of that Library remain As for some other of his Collections they came after the death of Sir John Cheek into the hands of Will Lord Pagit and Sir Will. Cecyll but to whom from them I find not Perhaps among the said Collect. were those that came afterwards into Sir Rob. Cotton's hands and the Itinerary into those of Will. Burton before-mention'd Howsoever it is sure I am that several eminent Antiquaries have made use of them especially Joh. Bale in his second edition of British Writer but not in the same words that Leland wrot For as he delivered things impartially and in smooth language so Bale quite contrary and full of scurrilities Camden also though now and then he doth mention his Author Leland yet he made considerable use of his Collections in the composing of his Britannia Sir Will. Dugdale hath perused them several times and made great use of them in his Antiquities of Warwickshire and in his volumes called The Baronage of England but withal quotes him honestly for every thing that he hath taken from them To conclude this great Antiquary J. Leland dying on the 18 day of April in Fifteen hundred fifty and two year 1552 was buried in the Church of St. Michaels in le Querne in London Which Church having been situated near to the old cross in West-cheap and not far from the East part of St. Paul's Cathedral was totally burnt down in the grand conflagration an 1666. So that soon after its Parish being united to another the foundation of the said Church was level'd and pitched with Stones as the rest of the street adjoining was and at the East-end where stood the Altar or thereabouts was erected a Conduit of stone to serve the inhabitants of the neighbourhood with water JOHN CLERKE who is reported by a learned Author to be descended from famous and noble lineage was educated in Grammaticals Logicals and Philosophicals among the Oxonians for a time but in what House I cannot as yet tell Afterwards he travell'd into several Countries fell into the company and acquaintance of Rich. Paice mention'd under the Year 1532. studied together in Italy and contracted between them such a faithful and constant friendship that the like could not be read in any Author All things were in a manner common between them and what was by either read or observed was forthwith communicated to each others great advantage After his return to his native Country he was highly esteemed for his accomplishments especially for his exact knowledge in the Latin French and Italian Tongues Whereupon being taken into the service of Thomas the great and mighty Duke of Norfolk was by him made his Secretary a
set before the History of Cambria which was translated into English by the said Lloyd and augmented corrected and published by Dav. Powell an 1584. The said Description of Cambria was Printed again at Oxon. 1663. in two sheets and an half in qu. under the title of A description of Wales but it doth so much differ in words from the former that many Readers are apt to take it for another thing Tractatus de Eucharistia This I have not yet seen only a bare mention of it by Baleus Nor do I know any thing else of the Author only that he died in Qu. Maries days But where or the particular Day Month or Year when I know not WILLIAM THOMAS a Welsh Man born or at least of Welsh extract was educated in all kind of learning fit for a Gentleman but what Degree he took I know not One of both his names was admitted Bach. of the Canon Law in the beginning of Dec. 1529. but whether the same I dare not yet affirm In 1544 he was constrained by some misfortune to abandon the place of his nativity and in Feb. 1546. when the news of the death of King Hen. 8. came into Italy he was at Bologna la Grassa where being in the company of several Gentlemen he entred into discourse in defence of the said King whose honor there had been wrongfully touched Which discourse he afterwards drew up by way of Dialogue directing it to Pietro Aretino the well known Thuscan Poet as famous for his Satyrical wit as infamous for his life and death Afterwards if not before he lived at Padöua where he gathered many materials for his Italian Dictionary and Grammar and in 1549 I meet with him returned to London where he wrot his short but methodical History of Italy About that time his name being highly fam'd for his travels through France and Italy his knowledge in several of the modern tongues and in other sorts of learning he was made Clerk of the Council to K. Ed. 6. but upon his death falling into the displeasure of Qu. Mary and so consequently depriv'd of his place and all hopes of other employment in the Court he thereupon designed her murther one saith that the design was against Steph. Gardiner Bishop of Winchester for which he was sent Prisoner to the Tower of London on the 20. Feb. 1553. in the company of Will. Winter and Sir Nich. Throckmorton committed to that place also On the 26. of the same Month being much conscious to himself that he should suffer a shameful death he endeavour'd to make away with himself by thrusting a knife into his body under his paps but the wound did not prove mortal On the 9. of May 1554. he was arraigned and condemned at the Guild hall in Lond. and on the 18. of the same Month he was drawn from the Tower to Tyburn where after he had made a Speech in defence of himself he told the company that he died for his Country He was a Man of a hot fiery spirit had suck'd in damnable principles by his frequent conversation with Christoph Goodman that violent enemy to the rule of Women and one of more misguided zeal than true Religion and Wisdom This Will. Thomas hath written The History of Italy a Book exceeding profitable to be read because it intreateth of the estate of many and divers Common-wealths how they have been and now be governed Lond. 1561. qu. Dedic to John Earl of Warwick by an Epistle dated 20. Sept. 1549. Principle rules of the Italian Grammar with a Dictionary for the better understanding of Boccace Petrarcha and Dante Lond. 1550. 1567. qu. Le peregrynne written at Bologn la Grassa 'T is a MS. in Bod. Lib. qu. D. 23. Th. fol. 71. The beginning of it is Constrained by misfortune to habandon the place of my nativity c. In the title page are these Verses He that dyeth with honor lyveth for ever And the defamed dead recovereth never This Book called Le perigrynne is about to be translated into Lat. with a design to be remitted in the third Tome of Fasciculus collected by Edw. Brown of Christ's College in Cambridge Common place of state Written for the use of King Ed. 6. wherein 't is discoursed whether it be expedient to vary with the time with some others writings which I once saw in the Cottonian Library under Vespasians head D. 18 The title of this Book with other matters relating to Will. Thomas I did formerly communicate to H. Foulis when he was gathering materials for an History of the Romish treasons not dreaming then that I should afterwards make use of them as I have done now I am verily perswaded that there are in being other Books of this W. Thomas either publick or in MS. in private hands which time may hereafter produce So that now I shall only say that he suffer'd death at Tybourne before-mentioned by hanging drawing and quartering 18. May in Fifteen hundred fifty and four year 1554 leaving then behind him the character by some of a Person of good parts What became of his quarters I know not THOMAS SWINERTON was descended from an ancient Family of his name living in Staffordshire but whether born in that County I cannot tell and educated partly in Cambridge but mostly in Oxon in all good arts and in the tongues Afterwards taking holy Orders he began to see the light of the Gospel while Sir Tho. More was Lord Chancellour of England in whose time many Hereticks as they were then called were imprison'd and brought into trouble Whereupon being resolved to gain what Proselytes he could to his Religion he changed his name to Joh. Roberts and under that name he not only taught God's word in several places chiefly at Ipswych in Suffolk and Sandwych in Kent but also published and translated several things as A muster of Schismatick Bishops otherwise naming themselves Popes Printed in oct The Plots of Papists entituled by a certain Author De Papiculorum susurris And translated into English The History of the life of Hildebrand called Gregory the 7. written in Latin by Beno a Cardinal and also The life of Hen 4. Emperour of Rome and Almaine Which Henry was imprison'd and deposed by the said Pope Both these translations were Printed in oct and much valued in the time when they were made extant When Qu. Mary came to the Crown and Religion thereupon altered our Author Thom. Swinerton fled beyond the Seas but being overtaken with a certain distemper at Emden in East Frisland in Fifteen hundred fifty and four year 1554 died and was there buried the same Year to the great reluctancy of all those exiles that were there and in those parts JOHN HOPER or Hooper noted to posterity for his manful and painful suffering of death for the Protestant Cause received his first breath in Somersetshire and his Academical Education in Oxon but in what House there unless in that of Merton I cannot yet tell He
Articles according to the order of the Creed of the Apostles Lond. 1581. oct 1584. qu. Annexed to John Baker's Lectures on the Creed These 100 Articles were before Printed viz. an 1550. in oct Declaration of the 10 holy Commandments of Almighty God Lond. 1550. and 88. oct With other things which I have not yet seen the trite or slender titles of which you may see in Baleus He also translated from Lat. into English Turtullians second Book to his Wife concerning the choice of a Husband or Wife Lond. 1550. oct and perhaps other things At length he suffered death in the flames near to the College of Priests in the City of Glocester on Saturday the ninth of Febr. in Fifteen hundred fifty and four 1. and 2. of Philip and Mary being then near sixty Years of Age and much lamented by those that pretended to Reformation EDWARD WOTTON Son of Rich. Wotton superior Beadle of Divinity of this University of Oxon by Margaret his Wife was born within the City of Oxon. particularly as I conceive in the Parish of St. Mary the Virgin wherein his Father lived and had Houses in Cat-street After he had been educated in the Grammar School joining to Magd. Coll. he was first made Semicommoner or Demie of that House and after he had taken the Degree of Bach. of Arts which was 1513. he was as I conceive made Fellow At length upon the desire of John Claymond and Rob. Morwent who knew the singular virtues and learning of the Person he left that Coll. and by the favour of that most worthy Person Bishop Fox Founder of that of Corp. Christi was made socius compar thereof with leave to travel into Italy for three Years an 1520. So that after he had read the Greek Lecture there for some time he journied into Italy studied Physick and took the Degree of Doctor in that faculty at Padöua After his return he was settled Greek Reader of his Coll. was incorporated in the same Degree in the latter end of 1525 was made Physician to K. Hen. 8. and not only became famous for his happy practice in that faculty in these parts and afterwards in London for he was one of the College of Physicians there but also for his great knowledge in Philosophy and things natural He hath transmitted to posterity De differentiis Animalium lib. 10. Par. 1552. fol. By the publishing of which he obtained a famous name among learned Men especially with Mich. Neander who saith that no Author hath written of Animals more learned and elegant than Wottonus See more in Thom Mouffet under the Year 1590. What other things the said Wotton hath published I know not nor anything else of him or his only 1 That he dying 5. Octob. year 1555 in Fifteen hundred fifty and five in the climacterical Year of his Age 63 was buried in St. Albans Church in Woodstreet in the City of London 2 That Catherine his Widow dying 4 Dec. 1558. was buried by him and both had a stone with an inscription thereon laid over their Graves But that part of it which remained an 100 Years after was totally consumed in the grand conflagration of London an 1666. 3 That he is much celebrated by the Antiquarian Poet John Leland under the name of Eadverdus Ododunus 4 That among the Children he left behind him for he had a numerous issue Brian Wotton LL. Bach. and Fellow of New Coll. was one who bequeathed his Body to be buried in the yard belonging to St. Albans Church before-mention'd Another was called Hen. Wotton first a Student of Ch. Ch. and afterwards Proctor of the University Greek Reader and Fellow of Corp. Chr. Coll. who proceeding in the faculty of Physick an 1567. became afterwards famous for the practice thereof NICHOLAS RYDLEY was born of an ancient and gentile Family at Willymondswyke in Northumberland educated in Grammatical Learning at Newcastle upon Tyne in Academical at Cambridge till he was Bach. of Arts. Afterwards going to Oxon he was elected into one of Walt. Skyrlaw's Fellowship of University Coll. 13. Apr. 1521. Which place he keeping but a little while and therefore the Members of that House can hardly lay claim to him he returned to Cambridge where he became D. of D. and Master of Pembroke Hall Afterwards he was made Chaplain to K. Ed. 6. and at length through Rochester the temporalities of which See were restored to him 27. Sept. 1547. became Bishop of London 1549. He was a Person small in stature but great in learning and profoundly read in Divinity quo viro as one who knew him saith nihil integrius omnibus egregiis dotibus ornatius Anglia nostra multis hisce retro saeculis habuit c. Among several things that he wrot were these Treatise concerning images not to be set up nor worshipped in Churches Written in the time of K. Ed. 6. Brief declaration of the Lords Supper Printed 1555. and 1586. oct Written by him while he was a Prisoner in Oxon. It was translated into Lat. by Will. Whittyngham bearing this title Assertio de coena Dominica Genev. 1556. Answered by another Book entit Confutatio Catholica Nich. Rydley de Eucharistia Par. 1556. qu. Written by Alban Langdale D. D. of St. John's College in Cambridge Certain godly and comfortable conferences between him and Mr. Hugh Latymer during the time of their imprisonment Lond. 1555. 56. and 74 in oct A friendly farewell written during his imprisonment at Oxford unto all his true Lovers a little before his death Lond. 1559. oct A piteous lamentation of the miserable state of the Church of England in the time of the late revolt from the Gospel Lond. in oct A comparison between the comfortable Doctrine of the Gospel and the traditions of Popish Religion Print with the former An account of a disputation at Oxford an 1554 Oxon. 1688. qu. Written in Latin and published from the Original MS by Gilb. Ironside D. D. Warden of Wadham Col. and then Vicehanc of the Univ. of Oxon. Treatise of the blessed Sacrament The beginning of which is Many things confound the real memory c. published with the former by the aforesaid Person from an original MS. to which he added A Letter written by Mr. Jo. Bradford the Martyr never before Printed Letter of reconciliation written to Bishop Hooper Lond. 1689. qu. published by Sam. Johnson Author of the Short account of the life of Julian the Apostate Lond. 1682. oct He the said Dr. Rydley had a hand also in the compiling of the Common Prayer-Book now in use among us has also disputations arguings communications and conferences about matters of Religion in the Book of Acts and Monuments of the Church written by John Fox In which Book under the Years 1554. and 55. you may see a full account of his sufferings and afterwards of his burning near to Balliol College in Oxon. year 1555 on the 16. of Oct in Fifteen hundred fifty and
find another Tho. Talbot to have been born in the said County of Lancaster and entred into the Society of Jesus an 1598. aged 26. who after he had wrot several Books died in 1652 but this Person was not as I can yet learn originally bred among us HENRY Lord STAFFORD the only Son of Edward Duke of Bucks attained and executed for treason in 1521. was one of the most accomplished Persons of his time and tho not the inheritor of his Fathers honours yet he was a Man of great virtue learning and piety In his younger years he received his education in both the Universities especially in that of Cambridge to which his Father had been a benefactor where by the care of good Tutors he attained to a considerable knowledge in the Latin tongue and in that language he wrot several things as 't is said as well in verse as prose but such I have not yet seen He translated into English a Book intit De vera differentia regiae potestatis ecclesiasticae quae sit ipsa veritas ac virtus utriusque c. Written by Edward Fox Bishop of Hereford This translation was printed in oct but when it appears not in the Book He also translated Erasmus his Two Epistles wherein is declared the brainsick headiness of the Lutherans c. Lond. 1553. oct and other things which I have not yet seen This noble Lord gave way to fate in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight but where buried I cannot yet tell nor in what County born unless in Staffordshire wherein he was possessor of many Lands ROBERT BROKE or Brook Son of Thom. Broke of Claverley in Shropshire year 5121 by Margaret his Wife Daughter of Hugh Grosvenor of Farmot in the said County was born as I conceive at Claverley laid a foundation of Literature at Oxon which was a great advantage to him when he studied the municipal Laws in the Middle Temple where he became the compleatest Lawyer of his time In 1542 he was elected Autumn or Summer Reader of that House and in the latter end of the Year in Lent 1550 he was elected Double-Reader In 1552 he was by writ called to be Serjeant at Law and in 1553 being the first Year of Qu. Mary he was made Lord Chief Justice of the Common pleas and not of the Common-bench as some say and about that time received the honor of Knighthood from that Queen In whose Reign and after he was held in high value for his profound knowledge in the Law and for his just and upright dealing in all matters relating to the profession thereof He hath written An abridgment containing an abstract of the Year Bookes till the time of Qu. Marie Lond. 1573. fol. 76 86 c. qu. Certain cases adjudged in the time of K. Hen. 8. Ed. 6. and Qu. Marie from 6. Hen. 8. to the 4. of Qu. Marie Lond. 1578. 1604. 25. c. in oct The original title of this Book is in French Ascuns novel cases c. Reading on the Statute of limitations 32. H. 8. c. 2. Lond. 1647. oct Printed I think before that time This Sir Rob. Broke who was a zealous Cathol died as it seems in Aug. or Sept. year 1558 in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight but where buried I cannot yet tell In his Will proved 12. Oct. the same Year he several times remembers the Church and Poor of Putney near London I find another of both his names who is written Esquire Serjeant at Law and Recorder of London under whose name was published Reading upon the statute of Magna Charta chap. 16. Lond. 1641. qu. before which time the Author was dead Whether the same with Rob. Brook of Brasenose who was admitted Master of Arts 1584. I think not As for Sir Rob. Broke the Judge he obtained a fair estate by his endeavours which he left to his posterity remaining at Madeley in Shropshire and at one or two places in Suffolk PAUL BUSH was born of honest and sufficient Parents became a Student in this University about the Year 1513 and five years after took the Degree of Bach. of Arts being then numbred among the celebrated Poets of the University Afterwards he applied his mind to the supreme faculty entred into the Order of the Bonhom's studied among the Fryers of the Order of St. Austin now Wadham Coll. in the North suburb of Oxon and at length became Provincial of his Order that is of Bonhoms This Person being noted in his time for his great learning in Divinity and Physicks was by K. Hen. 8. made the first Bishop of Bristow after he had placed an Episcopal See there an 1542 and by the name and title of Paulus Bush capellanâ—s Regis S. Theologiae Bacalaureus had restitution made to him of the Temporalities belonging to that See 16. June in the same Year But he taking to him a Wife whom one calls a Concubine in the days of K. Ed. 6. was depriv'd of his Bishoprick by Qu. Mary an 1553 whereupon he spent the remaining part of his days at Bristow He hath written several things in Divinity and Medicine as well in verse as prose of which number these are some An exhortation to Margaret Burges Wife to Jo. Burges Clothier of Kingswood in the County of Wilts Lond. temp Ed. 6. in oct Notes on the Psalm beginning with Miserere mei Deus c. Treatise in praise of the Cross Dialogues between Christ and the Virgin Mary Treatise of salves and curing remedies besides Poems of divers kinds which I have not yet seen At length taking his last farewell of this World on the eleventh of Octob. year 1558 in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight aged 68 years was buried on the North side of the choire near to the entrance leading into the North Isle of the Cath. Church at Bristow Over his grave was soon after erected a low altar tomb and on it was fastned his statue in his Episcopal Robes lying on his back On the 4 corners of the Tomb were erected four small Pillars bearing a Canopy about which is this written Hic jacet D. Paulus Bush primus hujus Ecclesiae Episcopus qui obut undec die Octob. an Dom. 1558. aetatisque suae 68 cujus animae propitietur Christus About the tomb beneath the statue are certain verses engraven on three sides thereof the fourth joyning to the Wall some of which follow Agnus qui primam nostrum sua tempora miram Indueret jacet hic Bristoliense decus A patre Bush dictus Paulum baptisma vocavit Virtus implevit nomen uterque Pari. Paulus c. Ille animos verbis impensos pavit egenos Hinc fructum arbusto portulit ille suo Ut madidos arbusta tegunt sic foedere rupto Inter discordes pacificator erat This Monument was erected near to the stone under which his sometimes Wife called Edyth Ashley was buried who died 8. Oct. 1553. ROBERT WARDE a native of the Dioc. of Durham was elected
Academical learning either in St. Albans or Broadgates hall or both Thence he went to an Inn of Chancery in Holbourne near London called Thavies Inn where he studied and made sufficient progress in the common Law and thence as 't is probable to Lincolns Inn. Afterwards he applied his muse to the searching of Histories especially those belonging to his own Country wherein he became so curious and critical that he wrot and published A Dictionary in English and Welsh much necessary to all such Welshmen as will speedily learn the English tongue thought by the Kings Majesty very meet to be set forth to the use of his gracious Subjects in Wales Lond. 1547. qu. whereunto is prefixed A little treatise of the English pronunciation of the Letters From the said Dictionary and treatise Dr. Joh. Davies obtained many materials when he was making his Dictionarium Britannico-latinum A playne and familiar introduction teaching how to pronounce the Letters in the Brytish tongue now commonly called Welsh whereby an English Man shall not only with ease read the said tongue rightly but c. Lond. 1550. qu. Afterwards perused and augmented by the Author Lond. 1567. in 7. sh in qu. Battery of the Popes bottereulx commonly called the High Aultar Lond. 1550. in oct He also published The Laws of Howell Da and other things relating to his own Country which I have not yet seen He was living in the house of Humph. Toy a Bookseller in St. Pauls Ch. yard in London in Fifteen hundred sixty and seven which was part of the ninth and tenth years of Qu. Elizabeth being then esteemed a Person to be much meriting of the Church and British tongue but when he died I find not ARMIGELL WADE or Waad a Yorkshire Man born spent some years in Logick and Philosophie in St. Mary Magd. Coll. as it seems took a Degree in Arts 1531 went afterwards to one of the Inns of Court travelled into various Countries and after his return became Clerk of the counsel to K. Hen. 8. and afterwards to K. Ed. 6. He is charactariz'd thus Qui in maximarum artium disciplinis prudentiaque civili instructissimus plurimarum linguarum callentissimus legationibus honoratissimis perfunctus inter Britunnos Indiarum Americâ—rum explorator primus He made many observations in his travels especially in America being the first English Man that discovered it which are remitted into the Volums of voyages collected and published by another hand This Person who was a Justice of Peace for the County of Middlesex died at Belsie or Belsise in the Parish of Hampsted in the said County 20. June in Fifteen hundred sixty and eight year 1568 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church at Hampsted Soon after was a fair Monument of Alabaster erected over his grave by Sir Will. Waad his eldest Son Clerk of the Counsel to Qu. Elizabeth WILLIAM TURNER a noted and forward Theologist and Physician of his time was born at Morpeth in Northumberland educated in Cambridge in Trivials and afterwards for a time in the study of Medicine This Person who was very conceited of his own worth hot headed a busie body and much addicted to the opinions of Luther would needs in the height of his study of Physick turn Theologist but always refused the usual ceremonies to be observed in order to his being made Priest And whether he had orders confer'd upon him according to the R. Cath. manner appears not Sure it is that while he was a young Man he went unsent for through many parts of the Nation and Preached the Word of God not only in Towns and Villages but also in Cities In his rambles he settled for a time in Oxon among several of his Countrymen that he found there purposely for the conversation of Men and Books which is one reason I put him here the other I shall tell you anon But whether he took a Degree in Arts or Medicine I cannot yet find At the same time and after following his old trade of preaching without a call he was imprison'd and kept in close durance for a considerable time At length being let loose and banished he travelled into Italy and at Ferrara he was made a Doctor of Physick and as much there in esteem for his faculty as after his return into England he was among the reformed party In the latter end of K. Hen. 8. he lived at Colen and other places in Germany where he published one or more Books and returning to his native Country when K. Ed. 6. reigned had not only the Prebendship of Botevant in the Church of York bestowed on him by the Archb. of that place but a Canonry of Windsore and the Deanery of Wells by the King About which time tho the day or month or scarce the Year appears he was incorporated Doctor of Physick with us which is another reason I put him here for if I could have found the certain time which appears not because the Register of that Kings Reign is imperfect I would have remitted him into the Fasti About that time he procured a licence to read and to preach as many Lay-men did that were Scholars practised his faculty among the Nobility and Gentry and became Physician to Edward Duke of Somerset L Protector of England After Q. Mary came to the Crown he left the Nation once more went into Germany with several English Theologists thence to Rome and afterwards for a time settled in Basil But when Qu. Eliz. succeeded he return'd and was restored to his Deanery and had other spiritualities I presume confer'd upon him being then a Person had in much esteem for his two faculties and for the great benefit he did by them especially in his writings to the Church and common-wealth The titles of those Books published under his name are these The hunting of the Romish Fox which more than 7 years hath been hid among the Bishops of England after that the Kings highness had commanded him Turner to be driven out of his Realm Basil 1543. oct Published under the name of Will Wraughton Avium praecipuarum quarum apud Plinium Aristotelem mentio est brevis succincta historia Colon. 1544. in tw Rescuing of the Romish Fox otherwise called the Examination of the hunter devised by Steph. Gardiner Doctor and defender of the Popes Canon Law and his ungodly Ceremonies Printed 1545. in oct published also under the name of W. Wraughton The hunting of the Romish Wolfe Printed beyond the Sea in oct Dialogue wherein is contained the examination of the Masse and of that kind of Priesthood which is ordained to say Mass and to offer up for the remission of sinne the body and blood of Christ againe Lond. in oct New Herball wherein are contained the names of herbs in Greek Lat. Engl. Dutch French and in the Apothecaries and Herbaries with the properties degrees and natural places of the same Lond. 1551. and 68. fol. It must be now noted that after this
Pauls cross on the second Sunday before Esther in the year 1560 which are also printed Disputation with Archb. Cranmer and Bish Rydley in the Div. School at Oxon an 1554 Printed in the Acts and Mon. of the Church Funeral Sermon at the burning of Dr. Tho. Cranmer Archb. of Canterbury He hath also other things extant which I have not yet seen After Qu. Elizab. came to the Crown he with Jo. Whyte B. of Winchester and five more most zealous Cath. Divines did dispute with as many Protestant Divines concerning matters of Religion when Qu. Elizab. was about to make a reformation in the Church of England But that disputation coming to nothing he was depriv'd of his Deanery to make room for Dr. Will May Master of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge who dying about the beginning of 1561. Alex. Nowell succeeded him About that time Dr. Cole was imprison'd but where I cannot tell Sure I am that he died in or near to the Compter in Woodstreet within the City of London in the month of Decemb. year 1579 in Fifteen hundred seventy and nine but where buried by his Executor Humph. Moseley Secondary of the said Compter I know not Joh. Leland the Antiquary was Dr. Cole's acquaintance and having had experience of his learning hath eterniz'd his memory among other learned Men of our Nation and of his time in his book of Encomia's to which the curious reader may recur if he please wherein he 'll find a just character of this our Author Dr. Cole and his learning PETER MORWYN or Morwyng a zealous reformer of his time was born in Lincolnshire made perpetual Fellow of Magd. Coll. in 1552 being then Bach of Arts and in the year after supplicating some few days before K. Edwards death that he might proceed in that faculty did obtain his desire But that King then dying and Morwyn foreseeing that Religion would alter he was not presented to that Degree Soon after he and others of his society consulting how to withdraw themselves in private obtained leave to be absent for a time but to what place Morwyn went beyond the Seas for he was a voluntary exile in Germany I find not Sure it is that after Qu. Elizab. came to the Crown he retired to his Coll. and in 1559 was presented to the Degree of Master and became renowned among the Academians for his great knowledge in the Lat. and Greek tongues and poetry When Dr. Bentham was promoted to the See of Lichfield he made him his Chaplain and upon the next vacancy Prebendary and Canon of the said Church and well beneficed near to that place He hath translated into English 1 A compendious and most marvellous history of the latter times of the Jews commune weale beginning where the Bible and Scriptures leave and continuing to the utter subversion and last destruction of that Country and People Lond. 1558-61 and 1593 in oct Written in Hebrew by Joseph Ben. Gorion 2 The treasure of Enonimus containing the wonderful hid secrets of nature touching the most apt times to prepare and distill Medicines Lond. 1565. qu. besides other books which I have not yet seen He was living at or near to Lichfield in the month of May in Fifteen hundred seventy and nine in which year he was appointed one of the administrators of the goods chattels c. of the said Bish Bentham but how long he lived after that year I cannot tell nor where his reliques were lodg'd JOHN LISTER was descended from those of his name in Yorkshire spent some years among the Oxonians and wrot A rule to bring up children wherein is declared how the Father opposeth the Son in the Holy Scripture whereby all Parents may be taught how to bring up their Children Printed at Lond. in oct about 1580. What other things he hath written and published I cannot yet JOHN ROGERS called by some Joh. Rogers the second because one of both his names of Pembr Hall in Cambr. was a writer in the Reign of Ed. 6. and a Martyr for the Protestant cause in the time of Qu. Mary was educated for some years in this University but whether in Qu. Coll. where one of both his names was Fellow and proceeded Master of Arts in 1556 or another Joh. Rogers of Mert. Coll. I think who was admitted Master in 1576 I cannot justly say Sure I am that Joh. Rogers of Oxon. wrot and published these treatises following The displaying of an horrible sect of gross and wicked hereticks naming themselves the Family of Love c. Lond. 1579. oct The lives of the Authors of the Family of Love Printed with the former Answer to certaine Letters maintaining the opinions of those of the Family of Love Printed also with the former and in the same year What else this Author hath published I cannot yet find nor when or where he died I find one John Rogers to be a Senior Student of St. Albans hall 1569 which perhaps may be the same with him of Mert. Coll. because that when any Postmaster or Student there taketh the Degree of Bach. of Arts they commonly receede to the said Hall which joyns to the Coll. of Merton ALAN COPE to whom the City of London gave his first breath was made perpetual Fellow of Magd. Coll. in 1549 and Master of Arts in 52 being that year Senior of the Act celebrated 18. July In 1558 he was unanimously chosen Senior Proctor of the University and in less than two years after when he saw that the R. Cath. Religion would be silenced in England he obtained leave to absent himself for a time from the said College Whereupon waiting for a prosperous gale ship'd himself beyond the Seas and at length went to Rome where tho he before had for the space of 5 years studied the Civil Law in this University he was actually created as 't is said Doctor or Bach. of Div. and became one of the Canons of St. Peters Church there Vir fuit eximii ingenii as one saith qui post magnos in Ecclesiâ dei per side Catholicâ tuendâ susceptos labores scripsit opus quoddam insigne intitulat Historiae Evangelicae veritas Seu singularia vitae Domini Jesu Christi eo ordine quo gesta fuerunt recensita ipsis quatuor Evangelistarum verbis contexta c. Lov. 1572 and at Doway 1603. qu. He also published under his name Sex Dialogi c. Antw. 1566. But those Dialogues were written by Nich. Harpesfeild as I shall tell you in my discourse of him As for A. Cope he surrendred up his last breath at Rome about Fifteen hundred and eighty year 1580 and was buried in the Chappel belonging to the English Hospital or Coll. there leaving behind him a most admirable exemplar of vertue which many did endeavor to follow but could not accomplish their desires DAVID de la HYDE was admitted Probationer-Fellow of Merton Coll. 1549 proceeded Master of Arts four years after being then admired and
Elizabeth by her Embassador then residing at Prague that by fitting the piece with the place whence it was cut out it might exactly appear to be a part of the said Warming-pan At another time Kelley who was openly profuse beyond the modest limits of a sober Philosopher did give away in Gold-wyer-rings or rings twisted with three Gold-wyers at the Marriage of one of his Maid Servants to the value of 4000 l. but this I think was acted after Dee had left him at Trebona which was in May 1589. otherwise it had not been done and so consequently Rodolph 2. Emperor of Germany who had a great respect for him and Dee would not for his Prodigality or open management of the secret or rather as some say for a chymical cheat put upon him have committed him to close custody The Writings of Kelley that are made publick are these Poem of Chymistry Pr. in Theat Chemic Britannicum an 1652. Poem of the Philosophers-Stone Written to his Friend G. S. Gent. Printed there also De lapide Philosophorum Hamb 1676. in oct Qu. Whether this be not falsly fathered on him He hath also several Lat. and Engl. discourses in a Book intit A true and faithful relation of what passed for many years between Dr. Joh. d ee and some Spirits c. Lond. 1659. fol. Published by Dr. Meric Casaubon before-mentioned At length our author Kelley who had been Knighted by the Emperor as it seems being imprisoned the second time at Prague by the aforesaid Emperor after he had been at Liberty for some Months and in a manner had crept into his favour attempted an escape out of an high Window by tying his sheets together after he had divided each into two parts at least but he being too weighty for them he fell to the ground before he was half way down so that bruising his Body and breaking his Legs he dyed soon after in Octob. as it seem in fifteen hundred ninety and five year 1595 for on the 25. Nov. following the news of his death came to Dr. d ee then in England which he inserted in his Diary thus Nov. 25. an 1595. news that Sir F. K. was slain Jo. Weever before quoted tells us otherwise viz. That Q. Elizabeth sent very secretly Capt. Peter Gwinne with some others to perswade Kelly to return back to his Native Country which he was willing to do and thinking to escape away in the night by stealth as he was clambering over a wall in his own House in Prague which bears his name to this day and which sometimes was an old Sanctuary he fell down from the battlements broke his Legs and bruised his Body of which hurts within a while after he dyed c. Thus Weever before-mentioned a Lancashire man born educated in Queens coll in Cambrige under the tuition of Dr. Rob. Pearson Archdeacon of Suffolk afterwards a great traveller beyond the Seas and collector of several Epitaphs of English-men that he met with in his rambles Soon after his return he travelled though most parts of England for the obtaining of English Antiquities and through some of Scotland being encouraged thereunto by those excellent Antiquaries Sir Rob. Cotton and Joh. Selden At length after he had arrived to the 56 years of his age his little body being then in a manner worn out with continual motion he yielded to nature in his house in Clerkenwelclose near to London an 1632. Whereupon his body was buried towards the west end of the Church of St. James in Clerkenwel As for Edw. Kelley before-mention'd you may see more of him before in Franc. Puccius and afterwards under the year 1651. in Arth. Dee ROGER WILLIAMS Son of Tho. Williams of Penrose in Monmouthshire by Elianour his Wife daughter of Sir Will. Vaughan Knight was born in that County of a Family rather ancient than wealthy and being from his childhood more given to Military than Scholastical matters yet for form sake he was sent to the University but to what house therein unless to Brasenose whereof one of both his Names and a Welsh-man was a Student in 1554. 2. of Q. Mary I know not Soon after he left Oxon became a Souldier of Fortune under the Duke of Alva ran through all the degrees of Military Offices was a Colonel in the French and Belgick Wars and might have been sided with the best of those times if his discretion could have but well tempered his hot furious valour which was the reason that Q. Elizabeth would not commit any place or Employment of great trust to his care In 1586. he had the Honour of Knighthood conferr'd upon him was then beloved of all Souldiers and so much noted for his martial prowess that he went beyond the commendation of Panegyrick which was specified in the said year when at midnight he assaulted the Camp of the Prince of Parma near Venlow slew some of the Enemies and pierced the Tent of the General as a noted author tells us He hath written The Actions of the Low Countries Printed at Lond. in time of Q. Eliz. as it seems and 1618. qu. The author being unlearned and only tutored by experience hath penn'd the said History with very exquisite judgment he being an actor in the said Actions or Wars A brief discourse of War with his opinion concerning some part of martial discipline Lond. 1590. qu. In this excellent book the author defends the military art of his against that of former days but to the great envy then and discontent of some old-beaten Souldiers and the Lovers of Archery He paid his last debt to Nature in his House in the Parish of St. Benedict near to Pauls Wharf in London in the month of Decemb. in fifteen hundred ninety and five year 1595 and was buried on the 23. of the same month by the care of Tho. Powell of Vsk in Monmouthshire and Gellie Merick of the Parish of St. Clements without Temple-Bar Gent. his Kinsmen within the Cath. Ch. of St. Paul at whose Funeral Rob. Earl of Essex and all the warlike men of the City of London mourned Whether any Epitaph was ever set over his grave I know not Sure it is that one who knew him hath commended to Posterity a learned Epigram on him the beginning of which is Quid tumulum lachrymis violas murmure vexas Fortissimi manes Ducis c. You may be pleased to satisfie your self concerning this valiant Colonel in a Book intit A true discourse historical of the succeeding Governors of the Netherlands and the Civil Ware there began in the year 1565. c. Translated and collected by Tho. Churchyard Esq and Rich. Ro. out of the reverend E. M. of Antwerp his 15 books of his Historia Belgica c. Lond. 1602. I find another Rog. Williams later in time than the former an inhabitant of Providence in New England and author of 1 A Key to the Language of New England Lond. 1643. oct 2 The hireling Ministry
time partly at Doway and partly at Lovaine He was a Person of a strict life and conversation as those of his Perswasion say of great gravity of severity and a lover of vertue and vertuous men He hath written A consolatory Epistle to the afflicted Catholicks Lov. in oct and other things as I have been told but such I have not yet seen which if printed few or no copies come into England He dyed at Doway in Flanders in the house of Alice Fowler the Widdow of John Fowler an Englishman on the 9. year 1597 May in fifteen hundred ninety and seven and was buried in the Chappel of the Virgin Mary within the Church of St. James there near to the horn of the Gospel leaving then behind him this character that he was a most fierce hater of Vice and a capital Enemy to Sects and Heresies CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON a most excellent Latin Poet Philosopher and Physician of his time was born at Kiddesley in Derbyshire education in Wykeham's School before-mentioned made perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1555. 2. and 3. of Ph. and Mar. left it after he was M. of Arts and in 1560. became chief Master of the said School in the place of Tho. Hyde where by his industry and admirable way of teaching were many good Scholars sent to the Universities All the time that he could get at vacant hours he spent upon his beloved study of Physick which he practiced in the City of Winchester but not to the neglect of his School At length taking the degree of Doctor of that Faculty did shortly after resign his School and repairing to London practiced with good success in the Parish of St. Dunstans in the West where being accounted eminent was admitted as it seems a Member of the Coll. of Physicians He hath written and published Ortus atque vita Gul. Wykehami Winton Episcopi Written in 140 long and short Verses 14. Dec. 1564. Printed 1 on the broadside of a sheet of Paper with Wykehams Arms encompassed with the Garter before them 2 At the end of the Latin Poems of Rich. Willeius Lond. 1573. And 3 in a Book intit A brief view of the State of the Church of England as it stood in Queen Elizabeth's and King James's Reign c. Lond. 1653. oct p. 37 38. Written by Sir Jo. Harrington Knight an 1608. and made publick by Joh. Chetwind his Daughter's Son then no Friend to the Church of England Custodum sive Praefidum Coll. Winton Series Written in Verse also and put at the end of the said Lat. Poems Didasculorum Coll. Wint. omnium Elenchus In Verse also at the end of the said Poems Counsel against the Plague or any other infectious Disease Lond. 1577. oct Question Whether a man for preservation may be purged in Dog-days or no Printed with the Counsel c. Ranarum murium pugna Latino versu donata ex Homero Lond. 1580. in about 3 sh in qu. with other things as it is probable but such I have not yet seen See more of him in Rich. White under the year 1612. This Dr. Johnson died in the beginning of July year 1597 in fifteen hundred ninety and seven within the Parish of St. Dunstan before-mentioned whereupon his Body was buried in the Church there as it seems situated and being in Fleetstreet He dyed wealthy left several Sons and Daughters behind him and Mr. Joh. Heath his Son in Law a Student in Physick his Executor who had all his Physical and Philosophical Books and succeeded him in his Practice JASPER HEYWOOD a quaint Poet in his younger days Son of Joh. Heywood the Famous Epigramatist of his time was born in London sent to the University at about 12 years of age an 1547. educated in Grammar as well as in Logic there took a degree in Arts in 1553. and forthwith was elected Probationer-Fellow of Merton coll where remaining about 5 years in all which time he bare away the Bell in disputations at home and in the publick Schools did upon a third admonition from the Warden and Society of that house for several misdemeanors for he and his Brother Ellis Heywood were for a time very wild to the great grief of their Father resign his Fellowship to prevent expulsion on the 4. Apr. 1558. In June following he took the degree of Master and in Nov. ensuing he was elected Fellow of All 's coll where abiding for a little while left the University and soon after England and entred himself into the Society of Jesus But before he left us he wrote and translated these things following Various Poems and Devises Some of which are Printed in a Book intit The Paradise of dainty Devises Collected and Printed by Hen. D'isle of London Printer an 1573. in qu. He also translated into English Verse 1 Thiestes the second Tragedy of Seneca Lond. 1560. oct Published again with other Tragedies of that author by Thom. Newton Lond. 1581. qu. as I shall tell you when I come to him in an 1607. 2 Hercules furens another Trag. of Seneca And 3 Troas a third published also by the said Newton 1581. qu. In 1561. our Poet left England and was made a Priest after the R. Cath. fashion and in 1562. being then at Rome he was entred into the Society of Jesus 21. May in the then professed house of the Jesuits there After he had spent two years in the study of Divinity among them he was sent to Diling in Switzerland where he continued about 17 years in explaining and discussing controverted questions among those he called Hereticks in which time he was promoted to the degree of D. of Divinity and of the four Vows At length P. Gregory 13. calling him away in 1581. he sent him with others the same year into the mission of England and the rather because the Brethren there told his Holiness That the Harvest was great and the Labourers few Being setled then in the Metropolis of his own Country and esteemed the Chief or Provincial of the Jesuits in England it was noted by all that knew him That he kept many Men Horses and Coaches that also his port and carriage was more Baron-like than Priest-like c. At length going into France about publick matters relating to the Order was when ready to land in Normandy drove back by a contrary wind on the English shore where being taken and examined was with 19 more R. Priests put into a Ship and set on shore in France in Feb. 1584. Upon his being taken and committed to Prison and the Earl of Warwick's offer thereupon to relieve his necessity he made a copy of verses mentioned by a noted Poet of his time concluding with these two Thanks to that Lord that will me good For I want all things saving Hay and Wood. Afterwards he went to the City of Dole where he was troubled much with Witches thence to Rome and at length fixed in the City of Naples where as at Rome he became familiarly
to and hated him Card. Allen and Sir Fr. Inglefield as bitter Enemies Of this Nic. Dolman who was a grave Priest and of a mild disposition you may read in a book intit A relation of a Faction began at Wisbich 1595 c. p. 12 13 14 c. 32. 47 c. A copy of a Letter written by a Master of Arts of Cambridge to his Friend in London concerning some talk passed of late between two worshipful and grave men about the present state and some proceedings of the Earl of Leicester and his Friends in England c. Written in 1584. but the certain year when prinâ—ed unless in 1600. I cannot tell It was also printed in oct as the other was in 1631. and hath this running title on the top of every leaf of the book A Letter of State of a Scholar of Cambridge The first edit and perhaps the second was printed beyond the Seas and most of the copies being sent into England bound with the outside of the leaves coloured with green the book was commonly called Father Persons Green-coat 'T is the same book with that intit Leicesters Common-wealth being a dialogue between a Scholar a Gent. and a Lawyer Lond. 1641. qu. This book tho' commonly reported to be Persons and that he had most of his materials for the composition thereof from Sir Will. Cecill Lord Burleigh which I presume did arise from Dr. Tho. James his affirmation that he was the author of it yet Persons himself saith in his Preface to the Warnword to Sir Franc. Hastings Wastword that he did not write Leicesters Commonwealth And certainly if he had been the author it Pitseus and Ribadeneira with his Continuators would have mentioned it in their respective Catalogues of our author's works whereas they are altogether silent in that matter Liecesters Commonwealth Lond. 1641. oct written in verse This is a small thing and containeth not the same sense with the former Leicesters Ghost in verse also To both which tho the name of Rob. Persons Jesuit is set in the title yet I cannot any where find that he was the author Apologetical Epistle to the Lords of her Maj. Council in defence of his Resolution in Religion Printed 1601. oct Brief apology or defence of the Catholick Ecclesiastical Hierarchy and Subordination in England erected these later years by P. Clem. 8. and impugned by certain Libels printed and published of late c. S. Omer 1601. in oct Soon after were certain notes wrote on this by Humph. Ely Manifestation of the folly and bad spirit of certain in England calling them Secular Priests Printed 1602. qu. This is called a Libel in a Reply made to it by W. C. printed 1603. qu. And it was animadverted upon by A. C. in his Second Letter to his dis-jesuited Kinsman concerning the appeal state Jesuits c. Printed 1602. qu. A Decachordon of 10 Quodlibetical Questions about the contentions between the Seminary Priests and the Jesuits Printed 1602. qu. De perigrinatione lib. 1. Printed in tw This I have not yet seen and therefore know not whether it be in Lat. or Engl. The Warnword to Sir Franc. Hastings Wastword Pr. 1602. in oct Answer to O. E. whether Papists ' or Protestants be true Catholicks Pr. 1603. in ect Treatise of the three conversions from Paganism to Christian Religion Published under the name of N. D. that is Nic. Doleman in three Volumes in oct The first Vol. which containeth two parts of the said treatise was printed at S. Omers an 1603. The second Vol. which containeth the third part of the treatise and an Examen of the Kalender or Catalogue of Protestant Saints Martyrs and Confessors devised by Joh. Fox c. for the first six months was printed at the said place in 1604. And the third Vol. which containeth also the third part of the treatise and an Examen of the said Kalender of John Fox for the last six months was printed at the same place in the same year under the initial Letters of N. D. When the said three Volumes were first published they were sold in Oxon for 20 shillings but some years after the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. I bought them for 3 sh The same year 1604 came out Around answer to Parsons alias Doleman the Noddy in qu. but whither to any of the former treatises I know not A relation of a trial made before the K. of France upon the year 1600. between the Bishop of Eureux and the Lord Pleffis Mornay about certain points of corrupting and falsifying authors whereof the said Plessis was openly convicted S. Omers 1604 in oct Published under the initial Letters of N. D. A defence of the precedent relation of a conference about Religion Printed with the Relation of a Trial c. Review of ten publick disputations or conferences held within the compass of four years under K. Ed. and Q. Mary concerning some principal points in Religion especially of the Sacrament and Sacrifice of the Altar S. Omer 1604. in oct under the name of N. D. Fore-runner of Bells downfal or an answer to Tho. Bells downfal of Popery Pr. 1605. in oct An answer to the fifth part of Reports lately set forth by Sir Edw. Coke Knight the Kings Attorney Gen. c. S. Omer 1606. in qu. Published under the name of a Cath. Divine De Sacris alienis non adeundis quaestiones duae Ad usum praximque Angliae breviter explicatae Audomar 1607. in oct Treatise tending to mitigation towards Cath. Subjects in England against Tho. Morton Pr. 1607. qu. The said Morton was afterwards Bishop of Durham The judgment of a Catholick Gent. concerning K. James his Apology for the oath of Allegiance S. Omer 1608. in qu. Answered by Will. Barlow Bishop of Lincoln Sober reckoning with Mr. Tho. Morton Pr. 1609. qu. Discussion of Mr. Barlowes answer to The judgment of a Catholick Englishman concerning the Oath of Allegiance S. Omer 1612. This book being almost finished before Persons's death was afterwards compleated and published by Tho. Fitzherbert See more in Tho. Fitzherbert under the year 1640. The Liturgy of the Mass of the Sacrament of the Mass Pr. 1620. in qu. A memorial for reformation or a remembrance for them that shall live when Catholick Religion shall be restored in England in 3 parts 'T is the same I suppose that is called The high Court or Council of Reformation for England The author of it tho twenty years as 't is said in compiling it all which time and after it was secretly kept yet it was never printed in his time 'T was finished by him 1596. and as I have been informed 't was published some years after his death At length a copy of it coming into his hands of Edw. Gee Rector of S. Benedict near Paul's Wharf in Lond. and Chaplain in Ord. to K. Will. and Qu. Mary he published it under this title A Memorial of the Reformation of England containing certain notes and advertisements which seem
England where he preached the word of God very constant as his brother Edmund did was inducted into a Prebendship of Durham 9. May 1572. made Archdeacon of Northumberland on the resignation of Ralph Lever 20. Oct. 1573. and on the eleventh of Sept. 1578. he was made Rector of Ryton within the Bishoprick of Durham This person was very zealous in the way he professed was a great admirer of Jo. Calvin a constant preacher charitable and a stiff enemy to Popery He hath written and published Survey and tryal of the Popes Supremacy Lond. 1590. qu. Written against Card. Bellarmine Comparison between the antient faith of the Romans and the new Romish Religion Lond. 1595. qu. This is commonly called Truth and Falshood Answer to a popish Libel called A petition to the Bishops preachers and Gospellers Oxon. 1607. oct Exposition on the 28. verse of the third Chapt. of the Epistle to the Romans wherein is manifestly proved the doctrine of justification by faith c. Lond. 1616. qu. Plain and familiar Exposition of the ten Commandements by questions and answers Lond. 1617. oct In Joelis prophetiam enarratio Written by the author an 1595. and by his Epistle dedicated it to Tobie Bishop of Durham in which he saith he hath preached Sermons at Berwick about 20. years before that time upon Joel of which this book is the summ And if printed for 't is in MS. would contain about 3 quire of Paper He departed this mortal life at Ryton before mention'd 16. Apr. in sixteen hundred and seventeen and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there year 1617 near to the Graves of 4 of his Sons which he had by Jane his Wife Daughter of Henr. Priestly Over his Grave was soon after set up in the Wall adjoyning a table or plate of Brass whereon are engraven certain trite Verses The first Stanza runs thus My bark now having won the haven I fear no stormy Seas God is my hope my home is heaven My life is happy ease c. By his will he bequeathed to the University of Oxon. 100 l. towards their building of the New Schools and 33 l. to Madg. college HENRY SAVILE Sometimes of Shawhill in Yorkshire commonly called Long Harry Savile was born of an antient family of his name living at Banke near Halyfax in that County entred a Student in Merton coll of which his kinsman Mr. Hen. Savile was Warden in 1587. and was soon after made one of the Portionists commonly called Postmasters After he had taken the degree of Bach. of Arts he left it and retired to S. Albans hall and as a member thereof he took the degree of M. of Arts in 1595. All which time being under the inspection of his kinsman he became an eminent Scholar especially in the Mathematicks Physick in which faculty he was admitted to practice by the University Chemistry Painting Heraldry and Antiquities Afterwards for the compleating and advance of his knowledge he travelled into Italy France and Germany where spending his time very profitable returned the most accomplished person of his time and therefore his company was desired and sought after by all learned and vertuous Men. He had written several things fit for the Press but whether ever published I find not as yet It must be now known that this Henr. Savile being an intimate friend with the learned Camden he communicated to him the antient exemplar of Asser Menevensis which contains the story of the discord between the new Scholars that Grimbald brought with him to Oxon at the restauration of the University by K. Alfred with the old Clerks that the said Grimbald found when he came to that place Which exemplar being discovered to be genuine by the said Camden who afterwards stil'd it Optimum exemplar Asserii he did therefore make it publick an 1602. But so it was that as soon as it peep'd forth certain envious Cantabrigians did not stick to report that the said story concerning the dissention between the old and new Scholars was foisted into Asser by the said Long Harry Savile and which is more that passage also was put by him into the printed History of Ingulphus which maketh much for the Antiquity of the University of Oxon. Ego Ingulphus c. pro literis addiscendis in teneriore aetate constitutus primum Westmonasterio postremo Oxoniensi studio traditus sum c. But for the clearing of the said vain reports much hath been said already and therefore I shall trouble the reader no more but only tell him that after the said Long Harry had lived for some years after his return from forreign Countries within the Parish of S. Martin in the Fields near London died there to be the great reluctancy of all learned men on 29. Apr. in sixteen hundred and seventeen year 1617 aged 49. Whereupon his body being buried in the Chancel of the Church of that Parish had soon after a Monument set over his Grave on the north Wall with his bust to the middle carved out from stone and painted The reader is now to know that there was one Hen. Savile Esq who was employed as a Captain in one of her Majesties Ships called the Adventure under the conduct of Sir Franc. Drake and Sir John Hawkyns against the Spaniard in the West Indies Which Henry wrote a book intit A Libel of Spanish lyes found at the Sack of Cales discoursing the fight in the West Indies between the English and the Spaniard and of the death of Sir Franc. Drake with an answer confuting the said Spanish lies c. Lond. 1596. qu. But this Capt. Henry Savile must not be understood to be the same with Long Harry or with Sir Hen. Savile Warden of Merton college but another of the same House as I conceive for three Hen. Saviles of Yorkshire were atriculated as members of that coll in the time of Qu. Elizabeath viz. one who is written the Son of a Plebeian 1588. a second the Son of an Esq in 1593. and a third an Esq Son also in 1595. The said Capt. Savile or else Long Harry was engaged in the Earl of Essex his treasons for which he was forced to abscond and withdrew for a time WILLIAM JAMES Son of Joh. James of Little On in Staffordshire by Ellen his Wife Daughter of Will. Bolt of Sanabach in Cheshire was born at Sandbach admitted Student of Ch. Ch. in 1559. or thereabouts and took the degrees in Arts. Afterwards entring into holy Orders he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences 1571 being then Divinity Reader of Magd. coll The next year he was elected Master of Vniv. coll and in 1577. Aug. 27. he became Archdeacon of Coventry on the death of Thom. Lewes In 1584. he was made Dean of Ch. Ch. in Oxon and in 96. June 5. he was installed Dean of Durham after that place had laid void for some time upon the promotion of Tob. Mathew to the See of Durham In 1606. he succeded the
his Countryman and another by a Scot. Which last stiles our author Carew another Livie another Maro another Papinian and highly extolls him for his great skill in History and knowledge in the Laws Besides the Rich Carew was another but later in time author of Excellent helps by a warming-stone Printed 1652. qu. RICHARD KILBYE was born at Radcliff on the River Wreake in Leicestershire elected Fellow of Lincoln coll 18. Jan. 1577. being then about three years standing in the University Afterwards he took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a noted Preacher in the University In 1590. he was elected Rector of his College took the degrees in Divinity was made Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. at Lincoln and at length Hebrew Professor of this University He hath written Commentarii in Librum Exodi Part. 2. MS. in the hands sometimes of Will. Gilbert Fellow of Linc. coll The chief part of which is excerpted from the Monuments of the Rabbins and Hebrew Interpreters He also continued Jo. Mercers notes on Genesis and would have printed them but was denied had a hand also in the translation of the Bible appointed by K. Jam. 1. an 1604. and did other very laudable matters relating to learning Serm. in S. Maries Church Oxon 26. Mar. 1612. at the Funeral of Tho. Holland the King's Professor of Divinity in this Univ. on 1 Cor. 5. 55 56 57. Oxon. 1613. qu. He the said Dr. Kilbye was buried in that Chancel in Allsaints Church in Oxon. which is commonly called The College Chancel because it belongs to Linc. coll on the 17. year 1620 Nov. in sixteen hundred and twenty aged 60. or thereabouts Whereupon Paul Hood Bac. afterwards D. of Divinity succeeded him in his Rectorship and Edward à Meetkerk Bach. of Div. of Ch. Ch. in his Professorship Besides this Rich. Kilbye was another of both his names and a writer too as I have under the year 1617. told you JOHN CARPENTER received his first breath in the County of Cornwal was entred a Batler in Exeter coll about 1570. where going thro the courses of Logick and Philosophy for the space of four years or more with unwearied industry left the University without a degree and at length became Rector of an obscure Town called Northleigh near to Culleton in Devon He hath written and published A sorrowful Song for sinful Souls composed upon the strange and wonderful shaking of the Earth 6. Apr. 1586. Lond. in oct Remember Lots Wise two Sermons on Luke 17. 32. Lond. 1588. oct Preparative for Contentation Lond. 1597. qu. Song of the Beloved concerning his Vineyard or two Sermons on Isay 5. 1. Lond. 1599. oct Christian Contemplations or a Catechism Lond. 1601. oct K. Soloman's Solace Lond. 1606. qu. Plain Man's Spiritual Plough Lond. 1607. qu. He gave up the ghost at Northleigh before-mentioned in the latter end of the year viz. in March in sixteen hundred and twenty and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there before the 25. of the said month as it doth partly appear in the Register of that place leaving then behind him a Son named Nathaniel whom I shall mention under the year 1628. I find another Joh. Carpenter who wrote a book of Keeping Merchants Accompts by way of Debtor and Creditor Printed 1632. fol. but him I take not to be an Academian WILLIAM TOOKER second Son of Will. Tooker by Honora Eresey of Cornwall his Wife Son and Heir of Rob. Tooker was born in the City of Exeter educated in Wykehams School near to Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1577. took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1583. in which year he shewd himself a ready Disputant before Albertus Alaskie Prince of Sirad at his being entertained by the Oxonian Muses in S. Maries Church In 1585. he left his Fellowship being about that time promoted to the Archdeanconry of Barnstaple in his own Country Afterwards he was made Chaplain to Q. Elizabeth and Prebendary of Salisbury took the degrees in Divinity 1595. became Canon of Exeter and at length Dean of Lichfield on the death as it seems of Dr. George Boleyne in the latter end of 1602. He was an excellent Grecian and Latinist an able Divine a person of great gravity and piety and well read in curious and critical authors as may partly appear by these books following which he wrote and published Charisma sive donum Sanatiâ—nis seu explicatio totius quaestionis de mirabilium Sanitatum gratiâ c. Lond. 1597. qu. In this book he doth attribute to the Kings and Queens of England a power derived into them by Lawful Succession of healing c. Which book is reflected upon by Mart. Anton. Delrius the Jesuit who thinks it not true that Kings can cure the Evil. With him agrees most Fanaticks Of the Fabrick of the Church and Church mens livings Lond. 1604. oct Singulare certamen cum Martino Becano Jesuitâ futiliter refutante apologiam monitoriam praefationem ad Imperatorem Reges Principes quaedam Orthodoxa dogmata Jacobi Regis Magnae Britaniae Lond. 1611. oct This learned author Dr. Tooker died at Salisbury on the 19. of March or thereabouts and was buried in the Cath. Ch. there 21. of the said month in sixteen hundred and twenty leaving behind him a Son named Robert Tooker of East-Grinsteade in Surrey In June following Dr. Walt. Curle of Cambridge succeeded him in the Deanry of Lichfield and him Dr. Augustin Lindsell another Cantabrigian an 1630. HENRY SWINBURNE Son of Thomas Swinburne of the City of York was born there spent some years in the quality of a Commoner in Hart hall whence translating himself to that of Broadgates took the degree of Bach. of the Civil Law married Helena Daughter of Barthelm Lant of Oxon and at length retiring to his native place became a Proctor in the Archbishops Court there Commissary of the Exchecquer and Judge of the Prerogative Court at York He hath written Brief Treatise of Testaments and last Wills In 7 parts Lond. 1590. 1611 35. 40. 77. c. qu. Treatise of Spousals or Matrimonial Contracts c. Lond. 1686. qu. In which two books the author shâ—ws himself an able Civilian and excellently well read in authors of his Faculty He paid his last debt to â—â—â—ure at York and was buried in the North Isle of the Cathedral there Soon after was a comely Monument fastned to the wall near to this grave with his Effigies in a Civilians Gown kneeling before a deske with a book thereon and these verses under Non Viduae caruere viris non Patre Pupillus Dum stetit hic Patriae virque paterque suae Ast quod Swinburnus viduarum scripsit in usum Longius aeterno marmore vivet opus Scribere supremas hinc discat quisque tabellas Et cupiat qui sic vixit ut ille mori There is no day or year on the Monument to shew when this H. Swinburne died
descended from the antient family of the Curwens of Wirkington in Cumberland was born in the Old Baily situated partly in the Parish of S. Sepulchre and partly in S. Martin near Ludgate in the said City on the second day of May 5. Edw. 6. Dom. 1551. When this most eminent person of whom I shall be more particular than of another author was a child he received the first knowledge of letters in Ch. Church hospital in London then newly founded for Blew-coated children where being fitted for Grammer learning he was sent to the Free-school founded by Dr. Colet near to S. Pauls Cathedral About which time 1563. he being infected with the Plague was sent to Islington where he remained for some time to the great loss of his learning In 1566. 8. Elizab. he was sent to Oxford and being placed in Madg. coll in the condition of a Chorister or Servitour did perfect himself in Grammer learning in the Free-School adjoyning then lately presided by D. Tho. Câ—â—per afterwards Bishop of Linc. But missing as 't is said a Demies place of that coll tho of great desert and partly grounded in Logick he was transplanted to an antient hostle called Broadgates now Pembr coll where he continued two years and an half under the tuition of a great encourager of learning called Dr. Tho. Thornton canon of Ch. Ch. who finding our author to be a young man of great vertue and in him tokens of future worth he took him to Ch. Ch. and gave him entertainment in his Lodgings so long as he continued in the University About that time he being a candidate for a Fellowship in All 's coll lost it for desending the religion then established as Dr. afterwards Sir Dan. Donn at that time Fellow did several times testifie and would often relate how our said author Camden was opposed by the Popish party of that house In the month of June 1570. he supplicated the ven Congregation of Regents that whereas he had spent four years in the study of Logick he might he admitted Bach. of Arts but what answer was made thereunto or whether he was then admitted it appears not In 1571. he relinquished his conversation with the Muses to the great reluctancy of those who were well acquainted with the pregnancy of his parts and whether he was afterwards favoured in his Scholastical endeavours by Dr. Gabr. Goodman Dean of Westminster whom he acknowledgeth to have been Patron of his studies I cannot positively affirm In 1573. he returned to Oxon for a time and supplicated again in the beginning of March for the said degree which though as it seems granted and so I presume took it yet he did not compleat it by Determination in Schoolstreet In 1575. he was made second Master of Westminster School upon the recommendations of Godfrey Nephew to Gabriel Goodman before-mentioned which Godfrey put him upon the study of Antiquities and bought and gave him books and in 1581. he contracted an entire friendship with Barnab 〈◊〉 the learned Chief Justice of France called by some 〈…〉 While he continued in teaching at Westm God so blessed his labours that Dr. King Bishop of London Noyle Archb. of York Parry Bishop of St. Asaph c. to say nothing of persons imployed in those times in eminent place abroad and many of special note at home of all degrees did acknowledge themselves to have been his Scholars Besides also as a testimony of his sincere love to the Church of England which some in his time did doubt he brought there to Church divers Gentlemen of Indeed as the Walshes Nugents O-Rayley Shee s the eldest Son of the Archb. of Casshills Pet. Lombard a Merchant's Son of Waterford a Youth of admirable docility the same who was afterwards titular Archb. of Armagh Priâ—ate of Ireland domestick Prelate and Assistant of his Holiness the Pope and author of a book intit De regno Hiberniae Sanctorum Insula commentarius Lov. 1632. qu. and others bred Pâ—pishly and so affected In 1582. he took a journey through Suffolk into Yorkshire and returned through Lancashire in the month of April in order to the compleating of his Britannia which he saith he published in the same year having with great industry at spare hours and on festival days composed it In 1588. Jun. 3. he by the name and tit of Will. Camden Bach. of Arts of Ch. Ch. supplicated the ven Convocation that whereas he had spent 16 years from the time he had taken the degree of Bachelaur in the study of Philosophy and other liberal Aâ—â— he might be dispensed with for the reading of three solemn Lectures and so be admitted to proceed in that 〈◊〉 Which supplication was granted conditionally that he stand in the Act following but whether he was admitted or stood it doth not appear in the Registers In the same month and year he took a journey Oxford being in his way to Ilfarcomb in Devonshire in order to obtain more knowledge in the Antiquities of that Country and elsewhere for the next edition of his 〈◊〉 and on the 6 Feb. following he was made Preb. 〈…〉 in the Ch. of Salisb in the place of one J. Hotman which Prebendship he kept to the time of his death and 〈…〉 succeeded him The said journey and 〈◊〉 that he took for that purpose the charges of them 〈◊〉 defrayed by the aforesaid Dr. Gab. Goodman In 〈◊〉 he journeyed into Wales in the company of Franc. 〈…〉 of Ch. Ch. afterwards author of the Commentary 〈…〉 Bishops and in 1592. Oct. 26. he was taken with a Qaâ—rtan Ague which made him often purge Blood In March 1592-3 he was made chief Master of Westminster School in the place of Dr. Ed. Grant and in 1594. in the month of June he was freed from his Ague In 1596. he travelled to Salisbury and Wells for the obtaining of more knowledge in Antiquities and returned through Oxon where he visited most if not all of the Churches and Chappels for the copying out of the several Monuments and Arms in them which were reduced by him into a book written with his own hand by me seen and perused In 97. he fell into a most dangerous sickness whereupon being taken into the house of one Cuthbert Line he was cured by the care of that persons Wife and in that year he published his Greek Grammar On the 22. of Oct. the same year he was for fashion sake after he had refused a Mastership of the Requests which was offered to him created Herald of Arms called Richmond because no person can be King before he is Herald and the next day he was created Clarenceaux King of Arms in the place of Rich. Lee Esq who died on the 23. of Sept. before-going This was done by the singular favour of Q. Elizabeth at the incessant supplication of his Patron Sir Foulk Grevill afterwards Lord Brook both of them having an especial respect for him and his great learning in English and other
in the year of his age 16 or thereabouts being then Pupil to the famous Mr. Rich. Hooker who made use of his and the judgment of George Cranmer when he compiled his books of Ecclesiastical Policy In 1579. Jan. 23. he was admitted Probationer-Fellow of that House being then Bach. of Arts and on the 17. March 1581. he was collated to the Prebendship of Wetwang in the Church of York Afterwards proceeding in his faculty he left his Fellowship travelled into several Countries and at his return grew famous for his learning prudence and vertue In the month of May 1602. he resign'd his Prebendship on the 11. of May 1603. he had the honour of Knighthood confer'd upon him by K. Jam. 1. and was afterward by him imployed in several affairs of great trust and moment He was very dexterous in any great employment kept as constant time in all Parliaments as he that held the Chair did and was esteemed an excellent Patriot in all transactions faithful to his Country without any falseness to his Prince But this I must say that being found factious and too daring in the Parliament held 1621. he was with Selden committed to custody to the Sheriff of London 16. June in that year and not delivered thence till the 18. July following Which matter being ill resented by the House of Commons they on the eighth of Nov. following did dispute the matter tumultuously taking it for a great breach of their Privileges that any one of them should be imprison'd At length Secretary G. Calvert protesting before them that neither he or Selden were imprisoned for any Parliamentary matter a stop was thereupon put to the dispute What I find farther of Sir Edwin is that he was Treasurer to the undertakers for the Western Plantations which he effectually advanced that he was a person of great judgment and of a commanding Pen a solid Statesman and as my author saith ingenio gravitate morum insignis Farther also that he was as famous for those matters he published as his Brother George was for his Travels and Poems This worthy Knight Sir Edwin hath written Europae Speculum Or a view or survey of the state of Religion in the Western part of the World Wherein the Roman Religion and the pregnant policies of the Church of Rome to support the same are notably displayed c. Written by the author at Paris and by him finished 9. Apr. 1599. A copy of which coming into the hands of an unknown person in England an impression of it full of errours stole into the world without the authors name or consent an 1605. besides another the same year or soon after Notwithstanding which the book was esteemed so much by Scholars and thereupon cried up at home for a brave piece of ingenuity that it was forthwith translated into French and printed I think at Paris But as soon as 't was finish'd the printer to his great sorrow received information that it would be called in and suppress'd as it was shortly after whereupon he dispersed most of the copies into remote parts before he did disperse any at home and so was a gainer by his Politicks At length after the author had taken great care that the English impressions should be called in and the Printers punished he caused a true copy thereof to be printed a little before his death anno 1629. From which were printed the impressions of 1632. and 37. at London in quarto and another there in 1673. in oct One copy under the authors hand as 't is said I have seen in Bodlics Library and another in that of Dr. Barlow which I suppose were dispersed to vindicate the author from spurious printed copies that flew abroad I find one Sir Edwin Sandys who paraphrastically turned in English verse Sacred Hymnes consisting of 50 select Psalms of David c. set to be sung in 5 parts by Rob. Taylor Printed at Lond. 1615. in qu. Whether this version was performed by Sir Edwin Sandys before-mentioned or by another of both his names of Latimers in Bucks I know not Our Sir Edwin Sandys author of Europae Speculum died about the beginning of Octob. year 1629 in sixteen hundred twenty and nine leaving then 1500 l. to the Univ. of Oxon for the endowment of a Metaphysick Lecture and was buried in the Ch. of Nortbourn in Kent where he had a Seat and a fair Estate joyning to it Over his grave is a handsome monument erected but as I have been informed there is no inscription upon it He left behind him at the time of his death at least 5 Sons namely Henry Edwin Richard Robert and Thomas Who all one excepted proved zealous Parliamenteers in the beginning of the Rebellion 1642. The outrages of the Second then called Colonel Edwin Sandys which he made against the Church and the vengeance that followed him for so doing the common prints that in those times fâ—ew abroad do sufficiently testifie He published or rather one for him a Pamphlet intit Col. Sandy's travailes 〈◊〉 Kent which gives an account of the Sacrileges and outtages he had committed for the sake of the Blessed Parliament then sitting and another called His Declaration in vâ—nâ—icatiâ—n of himself from those calumnious aspersions cast upon him by Lucius L. Falâ—land and Secretary Nicholas 11. Oct. 1642. printed at Lond. 17. of the same month Which was followed with another Pamphlet intit A vindication of Câ—l Sandys's Honour and Loyalty from a Declaration pretended to be set forth by him at Worcester 11. Oct. 1642. But whether the said Colonel was educated in Oxon 't is not worth the enquiry nor any thing else of him And therefore I shall only let the Reader know that he died of his wounds which he had received in the Parliaments Cause near to Worcrster from the hands of a French-man called Arnold de L'isle a Captain of a Troop of Horse in Sir Joh. Byron's Regiment for which service he was soon after Knighted whereupon his body was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Worcester in the month of Oct. 1642. I find one Edwyn Sandys an Essex man born and a Knights Son to be entred a Gent. Com. of C. C. coll in 1608. aged 17. But this person must not be taken to be the same with the Colonel who was then but one or two years of age WILLIAM PINKE a Hampshire man born was entred a Commoner in Magd. hall in Mich. Term 1615. took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and soon after became Philosophy Reader of Magd. coll Which office he performing with great commendation was elected Fellow of that house in 1628. being then accounted by some a serious person in his studies devout and strict in his conversation and therefore a Puritan by others He had in him a singular dexterity in the Arts a depth of judgment acuteness of wit and great skill in the Hebrew Greek and Arabick languages which made him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 reverenced by the Academians He wrote The
the 15. Ap. in sixteen hundred thirty and two year 1632 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of S. Dunstan in the West in Fleetstreet near London As for Albert Morton before mention'd who was Nephew to Sir Henry Wotton was elected Scholar of Kings coll 1602. went with his Uncle in the quality of Secretary when he went on his Embassie to the States of Venice Afterwards he was thrice Agent in Savoy Secretary to the Lady Elizabeth in Heidleburg and there imployed as Agent for the King with the Princes of the Union Afterwards he became one the Clerks of the Council and a Knight as I have before told you and at length one of the Secretaries of State He ended his days in the Parish of S. Margaret within the City of Westminster in the winter time in Nov. as it seems an 1625. having a little before been elected a Burgess to serve in Parliament for the Univ. of Cambridge He then left behind him a Widdow named Elizabeth by whom he had if I mistake not a Son of both his names who was elected Scholar of Kings coll in the said University 1638. but left that house soon after and became a Leiuetenant Colonel in the Wars in Ireland NATHANIEL TORPORLEY a Shropshire man born applied his Muse to Academical learning in Ch. Church an 1579. aged 16. about which time he became one of the Students of that house Afterwards he took the degree of Bach. of Arts which being compleated by Determination he left the University and whether he then travelled beyond the Sea I cannot tell For that he was in France for two or more years and was Amanuensis to the celebrated Mathematician Fran. Vieta of Fontenay in the Province of Poictau is notoriously known but the time when whether before or after he was M. of A. we cannot tell Sure it is that his Genie being mostly enclined to the Mathematicks and Astronomy in which faculties he had obtained in his absence a sufficicient knowledge he returned to the University and entring himself into Brasnose coll did as a member thereof take the degree of Master of Arts an 1591 being then eight years standing in that of Bachelaur Afterwards he retired to the great City and became so famous for his singular knowledge that being made known to the great Earl of Northumberland named Henry Piercy the generous favourer of all good learning was received into his Patronage and had a pension paid yearly unto him for several years from his Purse About the same time he was made Rector of Salwarp in his native Country in the place of Tho. Forest deceased 1608. where residing sometimes but mostly in Sion coll in London of which he was a Student and a most eminent member continued in the last till the time of his death He hath transmitted to posterity Diclides Caelometricae seu Valvae Astronomicae universales omnia artis totius munera Psephophoretica in sat modicis finibus duarum tabularum methodo nova generali facilimâ continentes Lib. 2. Lond. 1602. qu. Tabula praemissâ—is ad declinationes caeli mediationes Printed with the former book in five parts Directionis accuratae consummata doctrina Astrologis hac tenus plurimum desiderata Written by way of Preface to the two former books He hath also printed something against Fr. Vieta under the name of Poulterey which is Torpurley's name transpos'd but that book I have not yet seen and hath also written MSS. in Bib. coll Sion Congestor Opus Mathematicum Imperfect Pholosophia Atomorum atopia demonstrata Imperfect Corrector Analyticus artis posthumae Imperfect He took his last farewel of this world in Sion coll before mention'd and was buried in the Church of St. Alphage near to that college on the seventeenth day of Apr. in sixteen hundred thirty and two year 1632 By his nuncupatory Will which he spake on the 14. day of the same month he gave to the use of those that study in the Library of the said coll all his mathematical books and others all his Astronomical instruments notes mapps and his brass clock Among the said books were some few MSS. of which one contained Certain definitions of the Planisphere made by Walter Warner a most noted Mathematician of his time LEWES BAYLY was born in the antient Borough of Caermerthen in Wales but in what house educated unless in Exeter coll or what degrees he took in Arts I find not only that as a member of the said coll he was admitted to the reading of sentences an 1611. being about that time Minister of Evesham in Worcestershire Chaplain to Prince Henry and Minister of St. Matthews Church in Friday-street in London and that he proceeded in Divinity two years after Much about the same time he being fam'd for his eminence in preaching was made one of the Chaplains to King James 1. who nominating him Bishop of Bangor in the place of Dr. H. Rowlands was consecrated thereunto at Lambeth with Dr. Lake to the See of B. and Wells on the 8. of Dec. an 1616. On the 15. July 1621. I find this passage of him Episcopus Bangoriensis examinatur in Le Fleet datur sed paulo post liberatur What his crime was my author tells me not nor do I lift further to inquire unless it concern'd the Princes match with the Infarta of Spain He hath published The practice of Piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God Printed about 40 times in oct and tw the eleventh edition of which was printed at Lond. 1619. It was also printed once or more in the Welsh tongue and once or more in the French an 1633. c. And in France having been much cried up did therefore cause John Despagne a French writer and a Preacher in Somerset-house Chappel an 1656. to make some complaint of not for any ill thing in it because the generality of the Plebeians do look upon the authority of it equal with that of the Scripture It is said by an author who takes all advantages to speak against the Bishops and Church of England that this book called The practice of Piety was written by a Puritan Minister and that a Bishop not altogether of a Chast life did after the Authors death bargain with his Widdow for the Copy which he received but never paid her the money Afterwards he interlopating it in some places did publish it as his own c. But let this report which hath been common with some as also that which saith it was written by one Price Archdeacon of Bangor remain with their authors while I tell you that Dr. Bayly dying in the beginning of the year sixteen hundred thirty and two was buried in his Church of Bangor year 1632 He left behind him four Sons Nicholas John Theodore and Thomas John was Fellow of Exeter coll and a publisher of certain Sermons as I have already told you Thomas Bayly the youngest Son was not educated in
the month of May or thereabouts an 1552 lest much of his substance to pious uses On the 2 of June the same year he being then dead Leonard Bilson succeeded him in the Prebendship of Teynton Regis with Yalmeton in the Church of Salisbury John Feyter of All 's Coll. was admitted the same day John Tregoâ—well sometimes of Broadgates afterwards Principal of Vine hall alias Peckwaters Inn was admitted also the same day June 23. He was an eminent and learned Man in his profession and therefore was employed to be Proctor for K. Hen. 8. in that long and costly cause of his divorce from Qu. Catherine wherein shewing himself very diligent was by him Knighted and for an inconsiderable sum of money had settled on him and his heirs for ever the rich demesne and site of the mitred Abbey of Milton alias Middleton for Benedictine Monks in Dorsetshire He gave way to fate in the latter end of the year 1564 7. Elizab. and was buried in the Church there Doct. of Can. Law June 23. Father John Burton a Canon Regular Prior of St. â—rideswydes Monastery in afterwards Abbat of Osney near to Oxford John Prynne a Secular Chaplain was admitted the same day He was afterwards Subdean and Can. resident of Lincolne and dying 29. Apr. 1558 was buried in the Cathedral Church of Lincolne Anthony Draycot lately Principal of White hall involved afterwards within the limits of Jesus Coll. and of Pirye hall adjoyning was admitted also the same day In 1542 he was made Archdeacon of Stow in the place of Edward Darbye sometimes of Linc. Coll. deceased and in the year following Archdeacon of Huntington in the place of Dr. Richard Gwent deceased He was Chancellour for a time to Dr. Longland Bish of Linc. and to Dr. Ralph Bayne Bish of Lichfield in which Offices he acted much against the Protestants as John Fox in his book of Acts and Monuments of the Church c. will tell you In the beginning of Qu. Elizabeths Reign he was committed Prisoner to the Fleet and suffer'd much upon account of Religion Nich. Saunders tells us that one Draycot Archdeacon of York was ejected from that Dignity or left it of his own accord in the beginning of Qu. Elizabeth but I find no such Man in my Catalogue of Archdeacons of that place which is punctually made from the registers of the Church of York Doct. of Div. Jul. 3. Fath. Peter Lee a Monk of the Order of St. Benedict This year Jun. 2. Rowland Philips M. of A. supplicated for the Degrees of Bach. and Doctor of Divinity and was as it seems admitted Soon after by the power of the Archbishop of Canterbury he was thrust in Warden of Merton College He was now Vicar of Croyden in Surrey one of the Canons of Pauls a famous and notable Preacher and a forward Man in the Convocation of the Clergy an 1523 in acting and speaking much against the payment of a Subsidie to the King Incorporations May 2. George Henneage Bach. of the Canon Law of Cambridge Archdeacon of Oxford and Chaplain to John Bishop of Lincolne With him it was then dispensed that he might uti palliis ac sumptuoso omni vestitu pellibus ac serico pertinent In Apr. 1521 he was installed Archdeacon of Oxford on the death of Christoph Vrswyke in 1528 he became Dean of Lincolne on the death of John Constable who dyed 15. July in the same year and in 1542 Archdeacon of Lincolne upon the attainder of Richard Pates I mean him who was afterwards B. of Worcester This G. Henneage died in 1549 and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of Linc. near to the tomb of Mr. Sim. Fotherbie sometimes Chanc. of that Church directly before the image of the Virgin Mary without her Chappel In the Archdeaconry of Line succeeded Nich. Bullyngham in Sept. 1549. and the same year succeeded John Tayler D. D. in the Deanery Feb. 18. Nich. de Burgo a Minorite Bach. of Divinity of the University of Paris He was an Italian born did succeed Dr. Tho. Brynknell in the reading of Card. Wolsey's Divinity Lecture lately erected in this University And when the matter of the divorce of K. H. 8. from Qu. Catherine was in agitation in the University he shewed himself so forward for it that the Women of Oxon did not only scold at him publickly but threw stones after him as he passed along the street Whereupon complaining of their rudeness thirty of them were the next day imprisoned in Bocardo where they continued 3 days and as many nights I find one Nicholaus Italus to be Sub-commissary of this University in Aug. 1534. whom I take to be the same with Nich. de Burgo beforemention'd a very learned Man of his time Feb. 19. Nich. Cracher or Kratzer Bach. of Arts of Colen and Wittenburgh In the month of May one John Taylor Dr. of Decrees and of the sacred Canons beyond the Seas having been lately incorporated at Cambridge supplicated for incorporation in this University which being granted he was as it seems taken into the bosome thereof This Person who was Archdeacon of Derby and Bucks and had been Rector of Sutton Colfield in Warwickshire was Clerk of the Parliaments that sate in 1515. 7. Hen. 8. and prolocutor of the Convocation of the Clergy that was dissolved 21. Dec. the same year In which Parliaments and Convocation arose those most dangerous seditions between the Clergy and Seculars concerning several Ecclesiastical Liberties In 1528. the said Dr. Taylor who had been employed in several Embassies beyond the Seas succeeded Thomas Hanyball in the Mastership of the Rolls and dying in 1534 was succeeded in that office by Thomas Cromwell This Dr. Taylor who was a learned Canonist and a Statesman was born being the Son I suppose of a Taylor in a poor Cottage at Barton in the Parish of Tatinhills in Staffordshire and being the eldest of the Tremelli which his Mother had at one birth were by command of the King to whom they were presented as he rode in hunting in that Country carefully educated in good Letters Afterwards in gratitude to the place that gave him birth he built a fair Chappel upon or near the site where the Cottage stood In his rectory of Sutton Colfield succeeded George Henneage beforemention'd An. Dom. 1523. An. 15. Hen. 8. Chancellour the same Commiss Tho. Moscroff or Musgrave M. D. now or lately Fellow of Merton Coll. Proct. Tho. Canner again Edm. Campion Apr. 19. The Senior was soon after preferred to be one of the first Canons of Cardinal Coll. of which he became Subdean 1527. and the other who was of Linc. Coll. had a Dignity soon after confer'd upon him Grammarians Mar. 14. Jam. Davenport a Secular Chaplain One Joh. Wooddys another Sec. Chapl. supplicated to be admitted to inform but whether he was so it appears not Bach. of Arts. Dec. 15. Richard Pates or Patys of Corp. Ch. Coll. He was afterwards through several preferments Bishop of Worcester Besides
in the Spittle there Doct. of Div. Apr. 20. John Harpesfield Jul. 13. Thomas Hardyng of New Coll. Both zealous and stout Champions for the Rom. Cath. cause Jun. 20. It was then granted to Hen. Cole LL. D. of New Coll. that he might have the Degrees of Bach. and Doctor of Divinity conferr'd upon him without any disputations or exercise done for the same Incorporations Certain Doctors of Div. of the Univ. of Cambridge having been commanded by their Chancellour Dr. Steph. Gardiner Bishop of Winchester to go to Oxford and there to joyn themselves with other Doctors and learned Men of that University to dispute with Archb. Cranmer Bish Rydley and B. Latimer concerning matters of Religion did accordingly come to Oxom 13. of Apr. this year and taking up their quarters at the Cross-inn near to Quatervois were the next day incorporated The names of them are these John Young D. D. Master of Pembroke hall and Vicechancellour He was a learned Man and is stiled by some Writers Joh. Giovanus John Seton or Seaton D. D. of St. Johns Coll. in Cambridge and Prebendary of Winchester He was now famous in that University for the brief and methodical book of Logick which he had composed for the use of junior Scholars Rich. Atkinson D. D. Provost of Kings Coll. Will. Glynne D. D. Master of Queens Coll. and now or lately Archdeacon of Anglesie In 1555 Sept. 8. he was consecrated Bishop of Bangor within the Cath. Ch. of St. Paul in London and died a little before Qu. Mary Tho. Watson D. D. Master of St. Johns Coll. and Chaplain to Gardiner B. of Winchester In 1553 Nov. 18. he was instituted Dean of Durham by Dr. Tonstall B. thereof on the deprivation of Rob. Horne and in Aug. 1557 he was consecrated B. of Linc. From which See being removed by the authority of Parliament in the beginning of Q. Eliz. as being an enemy to reformation and the Qu. Supremacy over the Church was committed Prisoner to several places and kept in durance in and near London for about 20 years At length in the year 1580 he and Jo. Fekenham being sent Prisoners with others to Wisbich Castle in Cambridgshire continued there to the time of his death He was buried in the Ch. belonging to the Town of Wisbich 27. of Sept. an 1584. In his younger years he was given much to Poetry and making of Plays and gained great commendations for his Antigone out of Sophocles by the learned Men of his time who have farther avowed that as George Buchannans Tragedy called Jepthe have among all Tragedies of that time been able to abide the touch of Aristotles precepts and Euâ—ipides Examples So hath also the Tragedy of this Tho. Watson called Absalon which was in a most wonderful manner admired by them yet he would never suffer it to go abroad because in locis paribus Anapestus is twice or thrice used instead of Jambus In his elder years being then of a sour disposition as one saith and â—arned in deep Divinity but surly with an austere gravity as another tells us published several matters of Divinity among which were Two Sermons of the real Presence before Qu. Mary on Rom. 12. 1. c. Lond. 1554. oct and Wholsome and Cath. Doctrine concerning the seven Sacraments c. Lond. 1558. qu. This Book consists only of Hemilies Cuthbert Scot D. D. Master of Christs Coll. and Prebendary of York He was afterwards Bish of Chester Thomas Sedgwyke D. D. the Queens Prof. of Div. in Cambr. Alban Langdale D. D. of S. John's Coll. in Cambr. In 1556 he being then Parson of Buxted in Sussex was made Archdeacon of Lewes on the death of one Dr. Breisley and about the same time Prebendary of Aâ—pleford in the Church of York In the beginning of Qu. Eliz. he was deprived of those and other Dignities 1 Because he had behaved himself zealous in the Reign of Q. Mary in carrying on the Rom. Catholick Cause against the Protestants 2 Because he denied the Queens Supremacy over the Church He lived afterwards many years a constant Member of the Church of Rome but when or where he died I cannot tell See more of him in Nich. Ridley pag. 78. An. Dom. 1555. An. 2 Mariae An. 3 Mariae Chanc. the same Vicechanc. Rich. Smyth D. D. sometimes Fellow of Mert. Coll. now Canon of Ch. Ch. and one of Qu. Maries Chaplains was admitted to his Office in Apr. this year Dr. Martiall occurs also Vicechancellour 16 Oct. at what time Rydley and Latimer were burnt in Canditch for then if I mistake not Dr. Smyth preached to them when they were at the Stake Proct. Will. Norfolke of Or. Coll. Jam. Gervys of Mert. Coll. elect 14 Apr. Bach. of Arts. Nov. 14. Rich. Shaghens of Ball. Coll. Jan. 11. Edw. Cradock of C. C. See among the D. D. an 1565. Feb. 13. Hen. Bedell of C. C. Coll. One of both his names was Author of A Sermon exhorting to pity the poor on Psal 41. Lond. 1571. oct and of another if not more which I have not yet seen Whether the same with Hen. Bedell the Bach. of Arts who was born in Oxfordshire I know not This year Apr. 26. John Woolton of Brasn Coll. afterwards Bishop of Exeter supplicated for the Degree of Bach. of Arts but whether he was admitted it appears not or that he determined in the Lent following Adm. 33. Bach. of Civ Law June 26. John Calverley of All 's Coll. He was afterwards Archdeacon of Rochester in the place of John Bridgwater about 1574 and dying in 1576 he was succeeded by Dr. Ralph Pickover of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. Besides Calverley were five admitted and three or more that supplicated for the same Degree Bach. of Decrees Apr. 3. Will. Laly or Lawley of New Inn. He was afterwards Archbish of Tuam in Ireland John Linch of New Inn also as it seems was admitted the same day He was afterwards Bishop of Elphine in Ireland Mast of Arts. Jun. 26. John Rastell of New Coll. He afterwards gained to himself an eminent name especially among those of his Profession for his Writings against Joh. Jewell Jul. 12. Harbert Westphalyng of Ch. Ch. 26. Pet. Whyte of Or. Coll. He was afterwards much celebrated by his Scholar Rich. Stanyhurst for his Learning Adm. 29. Bach. of Phys Mar. 28. Tho. Coveney of Magd. Coll. See among the Doctors in 1559. June 17. Tho Godwyn of the same Coll. He afterwards applied his Studies to Div. and at length became B. of Bathe and Wells Mar. 13. Giles Wale c. Eight in all were admitted this year Bach. of Div. Nov. 14. Joh. de Villa Garcia or Garcina lately of Lincoln College now Divinity Reader of that of Magd He was commonly called Frier John and by Protestant Writers Johannes Frâ—â—erculus See among the D. of D. 1558. He was the only person that was admitted Bach. of Div. this year Two or more there were that supplicated for the said Degree of whom Will.