troubles at Frankford in Germany printed 1575. in qu. p. 44. 45. c. 92. c. When Qu. Elizabeth succeeded he returned and the first thing that made him then to be noted was An Oration to Qu. Eliz. at her first entrance to her Reigne an 1558. It was not spoken but delivered in writing to her by a certain noble Man The beginning of it is Albeit there be innumerable gifts c. He also wrot a little book in favour of the house of Suffolk especially of the Children of Edw. Seymour Earl of Hertford eldest Son of Edward Duke of Somerset who was married to the Lady Cath. Grey Dau. of Hen. Duke of Suff. of near alliance in blood to the Queen in his house in Chanon row within the City of Westminster in Oct. 1560. The effect of which was to derive the title of the Crown of England in case Qu. Eliz. should die without issue to the house of Suffolk This Marriage notwithstanding the Archb. of Cant. did by his sentence pronounce unlawful yet our Author Hales who was esteemed a Man very opiniotive tho otherwise very learned did maintain in the said book that their sole consent did legitimate their conjunction Which pamphlet flying abroad came straight way to the Court Whereupon the Queen and the Nobles being highly offended the Author was quickly discovered and forthwith imprison'd in the Tower of London Soon after Sir Nich. Bacon then Lord Keeper was presumed to have had a finger in it for which he was like to have lost his office if Sir Ant. Browne who had been L. Ch. Justice of the Common-pleas in Qu. Maries time would have accepted of it which her Majesty offer'd to him and the Earl of Leycester earnestly exhorted him to take it but he refused it for that he was of a different Religion from the State and so Sir Nic. Bacon remained in his place at the great instance of Sir Will. Cecill afterwards L. Treasurer who tho he was to be privy to the said book yet was the matter so wisely laid upon Hales and Bacon that Sir Will. was kept free thereby to have the more authority and grace to procure the others pardon as he did Soon after Jo. Lesley Bishop of Ross a great creature of Mary Queen of Scots did answer that Book for which he got the good will of many tho of others not As for our Author Hales he gave way to fate on the fifth of the calends of January in Fifteen hundred seventy and two year 1571 whereupon his body was buried in the Chancel of the Church of St. Peter's poor in London He died without issue so that his estate which chiefly laid in Warwickshire of which his principal house in Coventry call'd Hales place otherwise the White Fryers was part went to John Son of his Brother Christopher Hales sometimes also an Exile at Frankfort whose posterity doth remain there to this day ELIZE HEYWOOD sometimes written Ellis Heewood Son of Job Heywood the famous Epigrammatist was born in London and by the indulgence of his Father was carefully educated in juvenile learning in that City and in Academical in Oxon. In 1547 he was elected Probationer-Fellow of Allsouls Coll. where spending some time in Logicals and Philosophicals he applyed his genie to the study of the Laws in which faculty he took one degree an 1552 being the sixth year of K. Ed. 6. Afterwards he travelled into France and Italy continued for some time at Florence being patroniz'd by Card Pole and became such an exact Master of the Italian tongue that he wrot a book in that Language entituled Il Moro lib. 2. Fiorenz 1556 in octavo This book which is dedicated to the said Cardinal contains a discourse fancied to be in the house of Sir Tho. More sometimes L. Chanc. of England and in consolation with him Besides this book he wrot as 't is said other things in Italian or in Lat. or in his mother tongue which being printed beyond the Sea we seldom or never see them in these parts About that time our Author receiving instructions concerning matters of faith from an English Man called Hall he went into the Low Countries and at Antwerp performed the office of Preacher and Prefectship of the spirit Thence he went to Lovaine where he died in the twelfth year after his ingress into the society of Jesus year 1572 which was about Fifteen hundred seventy and two He had a younger brother named Jasper bred also in Oxford and leaving the Nation for Religion sake entred himself into the said Society as I shall tell you under the Year 1597. num 295. NICHOLAS GRIMALD or Grimoald received his first being in this world in Huntingdonshire and his first Academical education in Christs Coll. in Cambridge where taking the Degree of Bach. of Arts went to Oxon and was incorporated there in the said Degree in Apr. 1542. In the next month he was chosen Probationer Fellow of Merton Coll. he being then in the 23 year of his age In 1544 he proceeded in Arts and 1547 when the Coll. of King Hen. 8. was to be settled and replenished with Students he was put in there as a Senior or Theologist accounted then only honorary and the rather for this reason because he about that time did read a publick Lecture to the Academians in the large refectory of that place All that I have yet seen of his writings are these Archipropheta Tragedia jam recens in lucem edita Colon. 1548. in oct Oratio ad Pontifices Londini in aede Paulina an 1553. 17. Id. Apr. in Synodo publica Lond. 1583. oct In P. V. Maronis quatuor libros Georgicorum in oratione soluta paraphrasis elegantissima Oxonii in Aede Christi 2. Ed. 6. confecta Lond. 1591. oct Fama com Troilus Chauceri com with several such like things which you may see in Baleus who also tells us elsewhere that he wrot in English a Book intit Vox populi or The Peoples complaint c. which was against Rectors Vicars Archdeacons Deans c. for living remote from their Flocks and for not performing the duty belonging to their respective offices He hath also divers Lat. and English copies of verses occasionally printed before and in commendation of other Mens works and has also translated from Lat. into English Cicero's three books of duties to Marcus his Son Lond. 1558. oct with other things from Greek He was in great esteem among Men in the fifteenth year of Qu. Elizabeth LEWIS EVANS was a Monmouthshire Man born as it seems and mostly educated in Oxon Afterwards being a forward and zealous Man for the R. Cath. Religion at London where he had got some employment was brought into trouble by Dr. Grindal Bishop of that place So that being forced to fly he went beyond the Sea and settled for a time at Antwerp where to shew his zeal for the cause he translated a Book from Lat. into English entit Certaine tables set forth by
acknowledgement of his Supremacy in this Realm would be in danger and in the 25. of the said King was judgment given on his behalf for taking place before the Lord Dcres of Gilsland His younger Years were adorned with all kind of superficial Learning especially with Drammatick Poetry and his elder with that which was divine and therefore worthily characterized to be vir liter is clarus ac genere nobilitate conspicus His writings have been Several Comedies and Tragedies Declaration of the Psalm 94. Deus ultionum Dominus Lond. 1539. oct Lives of Sectaries With other things which I have not yet seen He was living an Ancient Man and in esteem among the Nobility in the latter end of Henry 8. The Reader is now to know that there was another Hen. Parker who wrot a Book intit Dives pauper A compendious treatise an exposition upon the ten Commandments Lond. 1496. fol. There again in 1538 and 1586. oct Which Henry being a Carme of Doncaster in Yorkshire and D. of D. of Cambridge in the time of Ed. 4. must not be taken to be the same with the former EDWARD POWELL was born of British blood within the Principality of Wales educated in Grammaticals Logicals and Philosophicals in Oxon and was afterwards if I mistake not Fellow of Oriel Coll. for one of both his names occurs Fellow of that House in 1495. After he had taken the Degrees in Arts he gave himselfe solely up to Divinity and in that faculty he became a noted Disputant On the 2. of Nov. 1501. he was admitted to the rectory of Bledon in the of Wells on the death of Mr. Micb. Clyffe and afterwards took the Degrees in Divinity In 1508. he by the favour of Edm. Audley B. of Sarum was collated to the Prebendship of Bedmyster and Redclyve having a little before been admitted Preb. of Lyme and Halstock in the said Church This E. Powell was the Person who for his great learning and undaunted courage was entertained as an Advocate by Qu. Catherine when K. Hen. 8. sought cause for a divorce from her and the same who before had shewed himself very zealous in disputing and writing against M. Luther his Disciples and Doctrine for which the University of Oxon did not only congratulate him for his pains but also in an Epistle to the said Bishop Audley they thus honorably speak of him res ea Oxoniensium quorundam ingeniis discutienda permittitur inter quos eximius ille Edoardus Powell Theologiae condidatus tuae Sarisburiensis Ecclesiae ut vocant Canonicus connumeratus est Is enim ex quo res primum in Literarium certamen venit tam assiduus semper fuit tantum operae ac diligentiae impendit tam denique eruditè adversus eas hereses invectus est ut ex suis immensis laboribus vigilantissimisque studiis nostrae Academiae nonnihil attribui laudis facile auguramur c. Farther also when the University wrot to K. Hen. 8. to certifie him of certain Doctors of Divinity of their own Body that had lately written each of them a Book against M. Luther they make this especial mention of our Author Powell and his Book Editionem tamen Doctoris Poveli tanquam praecipuam lucidam quendam gemmam visum est nobis seligere is siquidem ut est vir summâ gravitate eruditione praeter immensos labores frequentiaque ejus itinera tantam in hâc re exhibuit vigilantiam ut nisi eum eximiâ efferemus laude videamur plane injurii aut potius inbumani Hanc suam editionem in duos potissimum digessit libellos quorum prior de summo extat pontifice Eucharistiaeque Sacramento Posterior de reliquis sex Sacramentis Hunc tuae celsitudini sic commendamus virum ut quamvis eum habeas perquam gratum habeas quaesumus nostrâ tamen commendatione gratiorem c. As for the title of the said Book it runs thus Propugnaculum summi sacerdotii Evangelici ac septenariâ— sacramentorum adversus Mart. Lutherum fratrem fumosum Wiclefistum insignem lib. 3. Lond. 1523. qu. Another Book of his making is intit Tract de non dissolvendo Henrici Regis cum Catherinâ matrimonio lib. 1. and other matters as 't is probable but such I have not yet seen At length for his denial of the King's Supremacy over the Church of England whereby he despleased him far more than before he pleas'd him by writing against Luther he was committed to Prison and having received sentence to dye was on the 30. July in Fifteen hundred and forty hang'd year 1542 drawn and quarter'd in Smithfield near London with Tho. Abel whom I am about to name and Rich. Fetherston guilty of the same crime This Dr. Edw. Powell bestowed at least 30 l. about the time when he was licensed to proceed for the making of a double roof with painting gilded knots and lead for the Congregation house house which is now the upper room in St. Maries Church-yard joining on the North side to the Chancel of St. Mariâ—â— Church 22. Hen. 7. Dom. 15 6 7. THOMAS ABEL or Able took the Degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated 1516 but what Degrees in Divinity I cannot find He was afterwards a Servant to Qu. Catherine the Consort of K. Hen. 8. and is said by a certain Author to be vir longe doctissimus qui Reginae aliquando in Musicorum tacta inguis operam suam navaret In 1529. and 30 he shewed himself a zealous Advocate against the divorce of the said Queen and a passionate enemy against the unlawful doings of the King At which time he wrot Tract de non dissolvendo Henrici Catherinae matrimonio In 1534 he by the name of Tho. Able Priest was attainted of Misprision for taking part with and being active in the matter of Elizabeth Barton the holy Maid of Kent Afterwards denying the King's Supremacy over the Church was hang'd drawn and quarter'd in Smithfield year 1540 30. Jul. in Fifteen hundred and and forty having before as 't is thought written other things but lost I find another Tho. Able who hath written against the Gangraena of Tho. Edwards but he being a hundred Years later than the former for he lived in 1646. he must not be taken to be the same Person CHRISTOPHER SEINTGERMAN called by some Senyarmayn or Seyngerman Son of Sir Hen. Seintgerman Knight by Anne his Wife Daughter of Tho. Tindale Esq was born as I conceive in Warwickshire particularly at Shilton near to the City of Coventry in the Chappel or Church of which place his Father and Mother received Sepulture In his juvenile Years he was educated in Grammatical and Philosophical Learning among the Oxonians from whom by the advice of his Parents he was taken away and sent to the Inner Temple where by the benefit of his Academical Learning certain instructors in the municipal Laws and by his forward Genie and industry he became a
at this day maintain against the Church of England and upon any good proof of any such one allegation to yield up the bucklers and reconcile himself to Rome Now tho Thom. Hardyng and some others undertook him about the controverted articles yet as those of the reformed party say they came off so poorly and Jewell on the contrary so amaz'd them with a cloud of witnesses in every point in question that no one thing in that age gave the papacy so deadly a wound as the said challenge at Pauls cross so confidently made and bravely maintain'd This say the Protestant writers but let us hear what a grand zealot for the Romish cause saith concerning the said matter After this Man meaning B. Nich. Rydley stepped to Pauls cross in the beginning of Qu. Elizabeths days about the Year 1559 and 1560 Mr. Joh. Jewell otherwise called Bishop of Salisbury and he proceeded yet farther in this brag and fiction meaning that what the Fathers said made for the Protestants for he protested there even with feigned tears that if any one authority place sentence or asseveration of any one Father Doctor Council or authentical History within the first 600 years after Christ could be brought forth by any man living for any one of those points of Catholick Religion which he there recited to be in controversie that then plainly and sincerely he would subscribe Against which vain and shameless bragg when Dr. Hardyng and divers other learned men of our side began to write from Lovayne and to bring forth authorities of all Fathers Doctors Councils and Histories in great abundance the first effect of this challenge that appeared to the world was a severe proclamation that no such book written in English by the Catholick party should be received or read in England under great punishments By which Provision Mr. Jewell thinking meetly well defenced he plyed the pulpit often and renewed his challenges many times and perceiving notwithstanding that Dr. Hardyngs confutation was come into England he answered the same with a long volume of Rhetorical words and stuffed the Margent thereof with the shew of infinite Authors as tho the whole world had been for him and none for the other side And with this he deceived the People then and doth to this day such I mean that have not commodity or learning or other means to examine those places and to find out the manifold lyes and falsifications therein contained And this was the gain by all likelyhood that Mr. Jewell pretended to his cause by that work knowing full well that this sort of Men is far the greater which would be gained and settled in his doctrine before the learneder sort who are but few in comparison of the other could have time books and commodity to discover and refute him and when they should do it they should hardly be believed c. How many learned Men lightly of our Nation have taken upon them seriously to go over that book of Mr. Jewells and to examine it by the Authors themselves with any indifferency of mind have for the most part been thereby converted to Catholick Religion though never so great Protestants before Of which sort I have heard relation of many but of some I can testifie my self for that I have heard it from their own mouths who of earnest Protestants were made most zealous Catholicks by that means principally of which number I think it not inconvenient to name here some two or three omitting others which for just respects may not be named The first of them is Sir Tho. Copley made Lord afterwards in his banishment by the King of France who oftentimes hath related unto one with much comfort of his soul how that being a zealous Protestant and very familiar to Robert the late Earl of Leycester in the beginning of Qu. Elizabeths days when Mr. Jewells book was newly come forth he being also learned himself in the Latin tongue took pains to examine certain leaves thereof and finding many falshoods therein which were inexcusable as they seemed to him he conferred the same with the said Earl who willed him that the next time Mr. Jewell dined at his table he should take occasion after dinner to propose the same which he did soon after And receiving certain trifling answers from Mr. Jewell he waxed more hot and urged the matter more earnestly which Jewell perceiving told him in effect That Papists were Papists and so they were to be dealt withal and other answer he could not get Which thing made the good Gentleman to make a new resolution with himself and to take that happy course which he did to leave his Country and many great commodities which he enjoyed therein to enjoy the liberty of conscience and so both lived and died in voluntary banishment c. The second example which I remember of mine own knowledge is Mr. Doctor Stevens a learned Man yet alive who being Secretary or Chaplain to Mr. Jewell and a forward Man in the Protestant Religion at that time espyed certain false allegations in his Masters book whilst it was under the print in London whereof advertising him by Letters for that he supposed it might be by oversight the other commanded notwithstanding the print to go forward and passed it over as it was Which this Man seeing that had a conscience and sought the truth indeed resolved to take another way of finding it out And having found it in the Cath. Church where only it was to be found he resolved also to follow it and so he did and went voluntarily into banishment for the same where yet he liveth to this day in France c. As for the third example which is Will. Rainolds I shall remember from my before quoted Author when I come to speak of him and in the mean time proceed to speak of Jewell In the beginning therefore of the Year 1565 he tho absent was actually created Doctor of Div. and the year following when the Queen was entertain'd by the Oxonian Muses he shew'd himself a profound Theologist in moderating at Divinity disputations in St. Maries Church The learned Camden saith that he was a wonderful great and deep Divine a most stout and earnest maintainer of our reformed Religion against the adversaries by his learned books That he was a Man of a singular ingenie of exquisite erudition in Theologicals and of great piety As for Jewells writings the titles of them follow Exhortatio ad Oxonienses See in his life written by Laurence Humphrey printed in 1573. p. 35. Exhortatio in Coll. Corp. Ch. sive concio in fundatoris Foxi Commemorationem See there again p. 45. 46. c. Concio in templo B. Mariae Virg. Oxon an 1550 in 1. Pet. 4. 11. preached for his Degree of Bach. of Div. A Copy of which is printed in his life written by L. H. before-mention'd p. 49. Translated into English by R. V. Lond. 1586. oct Oratio in Aula C. C. Chr. spoken to
common use Printed 1588 in oct dedicated to Sir Jo. Horsey Knight Brief Treatise of the preservation of the Eye-sight Printed in the Reign of Qu. Eliz. in tw and at Oxon 1616 and 1654 in oct c. In that Edition of 1616 was printed another or second Treatise of the Eye-sight collected from Fernclius and Riolanus but by whom I know not They both now go under the name of Bailey who hath also written Directions for health natural and artificial with Medicines for all diseases of the Eyes Printed 1626 in qu. Explicatio Galeni de potu convaelescentium senum praecipuè de nosti ae Alae Biriae paratione c. MS. in qu. sometimes in the Library of Robert Earl of Aylesbury He the said Dr. Bailey surrendred up his last breath March 3. in fifteen hundred ninty and two aged 63 and was buried in the inner Chappel of New Coll. whose Epitaph you may read in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 152. b. His posterity do live at this day at Ducklington near to Witney in Oxfordshire some of whom have been Justices of the Peace for the said County FRANCIS PUCCIUS Filidinus was born of the noble and renowned family of the Puccii at Florence from which had sprung before his time three Cardinals educated from his Childhood in good Letters and in the R. Cath. Religion exercis'd the trade of Merchandize at Lyons where many differences and disputes arising concerning Religion which were not then quite sopited our Author Puccius who was only a Spectator laid aside his trade and totally applied himself to the study of Sacred Letters to the end that he might perfectly understand the grounds of his belief and what was professed by the Protestants At length being satisfied in Conscience that those of the Ro. Church were in an errour he left France and Italy retired into England and being seemingly a Protestant he went to the University of Oxon got himself thro commendations of his sincerity to be entred into a Coll. or Hall wherein he studied Philosophy and Divinity very severely and took the degree of Master of Arts an 1574. About which time maintaining certain opinions contrary to those of the Grandees of the said University which were Calvinistical especially de fide in dcum quae qualis sit had many private disputes with Theologists there and at length publick Which disputes being altogether displeasing to them who esteemed them ridiculous and the author no better than an arrogant and an opinionative person they found means to remove him from the University much about the same time that he was endeavouring to be a Theol. or Catechistical Lecturer lest his Doctrine should take root among the juniors For at that time they being very zealous for a thro Reformation were jealous of all strangers that came among them and particularly of him whom they well knew to have been a zealous Papist and then no well-grounded Protestant From Oxford he went to London had several disputes there also and became acquainted with Ant. Corrano who living about that time in Oxon also his person could never be well relisht among them Afterwards Puccius went to Basil in Germany upon the invitation of Francisc Bettus a Roman then living there where meeting also with Faustus Socirus they had many discourses concerning the adventures of 〈◊〉 England and at length had several disputes 〈◊〉 himself with which he seeming 〈◊〉 Puccius wrote ten arguments de 〈…〉 primi hominis ante peccatum All which being answered by Socinus were by him with several disputations that had passed between them made publick Afterwards Puccius was forced to leave Basil because he had printed certain Theses to be disputed on in which he asserted universum humanum genus in ipso matris utero efficaciter particeps esse beneficiis Christi vitae immortalis beatae c. Whereupon he went into England and so to London where he began to publish his paradoxical opinions and that with such confidence as if Orpheus like he meant to charm all to follow him but his waters being narrowly watch'd he was seiz'd on imprison'd and suffered several calamities otherwise Oxford would have once more tasted of his Doctrine Afterwards being let loose he went into Flanders and Holland where he corresponded by Letters with Socinus From Holland he went to Antwerp where he did the like and had several cavilling disputes not only with such that he esteemed heterodox but with those of his own opinion Thence he removed to Cracaw in Poland where he had frequent disputes with the Jesuits and others nay and with some of his own perswasion Socinus being there also and wrote several matters in the Italian Tongue against the Church of Rome in 1585. While he continued in the said City of Cracaw it hapned that he became acquainted with two persons that had come to that place with Albertus Alaskie Prince or Vaywood of Sirad when he left England Their names were John Dee and Edward Kelley Magicians who having partly known Puccius in England did entertain and admit him into their secrets with great hope of some good to be done by his fellowship and in August the same year he was actually with them at Prague in Bohemia to which place they conveyed him while certain Spirits appeared to them Kelley being then Seer and d ee an observer or writer down of what was said by the Spirits and Kelley's seeing and interpreting At length Puccius did not deal truely and sincerely with them which much troubled Dee and thereupon he desired to be rid of him Puccius therefore perceiving it wrote a large and submissive Letter to the said Dee and Kelly and among other things gave him a very punctual account of what had passed between Philip Bishop of Placentià who was sent by the Pope as his Nuncio to have the said Magicians banished or else sent to Rome and himself concerning their cause apparitions high attempts c. But so it was that whither by the perswasions of the said Nuncio or some things utter'd by the Spirits that all the World should at length come to the Church of Rome he forthwith recanted before certain Rom. Priests and became a zealous Papist and at length a Priest All that I have seen of his works besides what are already mentioned are De Christi Salvatoris efficacitate in omnibus singulis hominibus quatenus homines sunt assertio Catholica c. Goudae 1592. oct Ded. to P. Clem. 8. Epistola ad Jo. Dee Edw. Kelly Dat. at Prag 15. Cal. oct 1585. 'T is a large Epistle in Latin and is the same with the submissive Letter before mentioned After the year fifteen hundred and ninty two he went to Rome and became Secretary to Cardinal Pompeius Arragon from whom he expected great matters but death snatching him untimely away in the midst of his aspiring thoughts about the year 1600 was buried in the Church of St.
ingratitude 4 Afflictions the Christians portion 5 Duty and affinity of the faithful 6 No peace with Rome c. Oxon. 1629. qu. Status quaestionum inter nos pontificios MS. in qu. containing 92. pages in Lat. in the Libr. of Dr. Tho. Barlow At length after he had lived 34. years he was to the great grief of many untimely snacth'd away by the Plague that was then in Oxon. 25. July in sixteen hundred twenty and five year 1625 and was privately buried late at night in the south yard belonging to S. Maries Church within this University leaving then behind him a disconsolate Widdow named Elizabeth Daughter of Dr. Râ—b Hoveden sometimes Warden of All 's coll besides children Over his grave was soon after an altar-monument erected with an Epitaph engraven thereon a copy of which you may see in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 181. b. RAPHAEL THORIUS commonly called Thoris a French man born was in his younger days conversant among the Oxonians in the condition of a Sojourner and made a considerable progress in the faculty of medicine but took no degree therein only numbred among those of the Physick line Afterwards he setled in London practiced that faculty with good success and was in his time accounted Corypheus Medici gregis and as a Physitian famous so no vulgar Poet. The works that he hath written are many but none were published till after his death the titles of some of which follow Hymnus Tabaci sive de Pacto libri duo Which books being procured from the author in Feb. 1624. by Ludov. à Kinschot were by him published at Lond. 1627. oct This elegant Lat. Poem was translated into English verse by Pet. Hansted M. A. of Cambridge afterwards D. D. Lond. 1651. oct Cheimonopegnia A winter song in Lat. verse published also by the said Kinschot 1627. oct and translated into English by P. Hausted before mentioned Epistolae duae de Isaaci Casauboni morbi mortisque caussa written in 1614. Put at the end of Isaac Casaubons epistles published by Joh. Freder Gronovius 1638. qu. In the first of Car. 1. when the plague raged in London he acted more for the publick by exposing his person too much than his most dear concern Wherefore being deeply infected with that disease died of it in his house in the parish of S. Bennet Finck in Jul. or Aug. in sixteen hundred twenty and five year 1625 but where he was buried I know not unless in the Church or Ch. yard of that parish He left behind him a Son named John whom I shall elsewhere mention and a most dear friend who lamented his death in a Lat. Poem not to be contemn'd entit Lessus in funere Raphaelis Thorii Medici Poetae praestantissimi c. In which if it can be seen which I think not for I never saw but one you may read many things justly said of him JOHN FLORIO the Resolute as he used to write himself was born in London in the latter end of the raign of K. H. 8 a little before which time his Father descended from the Florii of Sienna in Tuscany and Mother who were Waldenses had fled from the Valtoline into England for religion sake But when K. Ed. 6. died and the protestant religion silenc'd by the succession of Qu. Mary they left England and went to another Country where Jo. Florio received his puerile literature After Protestancy was restored by Q. Elizab. they return'd and Florio for a time lived in this University At length Rich. Barnes Bishop of Durham sending his Son Emanuel to Magd. coll to obtain Acad. literature in the quality of a Commoner about 1576. Florio was appointed to attend him as a Tutor in the Italian and French tongues At which time wearing a Gown he was matriculated as a member of that house in 1581. aged about 36 years and as a teacher and instructor of certain Scholars in the University After K. James came to the Crown he was appointed Tutor to Pr. Henry for those languages and at length made one of the Privy Chamber and Clerk of the closet to Qu. Anne to whom he was a Tutor also He was a very useful man in his profession zealous in the religion he professed and much devoted to the English nation His works are His first fruits which yield familiar speech merry proverbs witty sentences and golden saying Lond. 1578. qu. 91. oct Perfect introduction to the Italian and English tongues Printed with the former and both dedicated to Rob. Earl of Leicester His second fruits to be gathered of twelve Trees of divers but delightsome tastes to the tongues of Italian and English men Lond. 1591. oct Garden of recreation yielding six thousand Italian Proverbs Printed with the former Dictionary Ital. and English Lond. 1597. 98. fol. Which Dictionary was by him afterwards augmented and to the honour of Queen Anne did intitle it Queen Anna's new world of words Lond. 1611. fol. which for the variety of words was far more copious than any extant in the world at that time But this notwithstanding being also defective our author did out of other Dictionarys and Italian authors which came accidentally into his hands collect out of them an addition of many thousand words and phrases relating to Arts Sciences and Exercises intending if he had lived to come out with a third edition After his death his additions being transmitted to Gio Torriano an Italian and professor of the Italian tongue in London were by him diligently perused and in very many places supplied out of the generally approved Dictionaries of the Academici della crusca and several others that were set forth since Florio's death The said Torriano also did much correct the English interpretations and where there was cause he reduced them to their genuine sense as they are now used in these modern times Which additions and corrections were printed at Lond. 1659. fol. Florio also translated from French into English The Essayes of Michael Lord of Montaigne Lond. 1603. 13. 32. fol. and others things as 't is said but such I have not yet seen At length retiring to Fulham in Middlesex to avoid the plague raging in London was there overtaken by it in his old age of which he died in Aug. or Sept. in sixteen hundred twenty and five and received year 1625 as I suppose sepulture either in the Ch. or yard there I have several times sent for his Epitaph but receiving none you may take this for one Virtute suâ contentus nobilis arte Italus Ore Anglus pectore uterque opere Floret adhuc adhuc florebit floriat ultra Florius hâc specie floridus optat amans THOMAS LODGE was descended from those of his name living in Lincolnshire but whether born there I cannot tell made his first entry into this University about 1573. and was afterwards Servitour or Scholar under the learned and vertuous Mr. Edward Hobye of Trinity coll where making early advances his ingenuity began
the late Soveraign K. James Lond. 1625. a Poem and other things which I have not yet seen but he was not the author of the Appendix to the Commentary of Engl. Bishops as one or more think He died within the City of Westminster having always been in animo Catholicus in sixteen hundred thirty and three whereupon his body was buried in the Abby Church of S. Peter there near to the door entring into the Monuments or the door thro which people enter to see the Monuments on the three and twentieth day of July in the same year I have seen a copy of his Epitaph made by himself wherein he is stiled miserimus peccator musarum amicitiarum cultor sanctissimus c. and another made by a second person which for brevity sake I now pass by In my searches I find one Hugh Holland to have been admitted Bac. of Arts with Tho. Worthington afterwards a Jesuit in Mich. Term an 1570. and another Hugh Holland an Esquires Son of Denbighshire to be matriculated as a member of Ball. coll an 1582. aged 24. with others of that Sirname of the same house but whether any of them were authors I cannot yet tell or whether the last was the same with the Poet. Qu. GEORGE ABBOT younger brother to Rob. Abbot whom I have mention'd under the year 1617. was born in the same Town and house where Robert was bred also in the same School under Mr. Franc. Taylor entred a student in Ball. coll 1578. aged 16. or thereabouts elected Probationer-Fellow thereof 29. Nov. 1583. being then Bach. of Arts and afterwards proceeding in that faculty he entred into holy Orders and became a celebrated preacher in the University In 1597. he was licensed to proceed in Divinity and in the same year being elected Master of Vniversity coll gave up all right that he had to his Fellowship In the latter end of 1599. he was made Dean of Winchester in the place of Dr. Martin Heton promoted to the See of Ely Which Dignity he keeping till 1609. succeeded then Dr. Thom. Morton Dean of Glocester On the third of Dec. 1609. he was consecrated Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry and had restitution of the Temporalities belonging thereunto made to him on the 29. of the same month In Febr. following he was translated to London and being elected soon after to the See of Canterbury had the Kings consent to it 29. March 1610. On the 9. of Apr. 1611. he was translated to the said See of Canterbury and on the 4. of May following had restitution made to him of the Temporalities belonging thereunto On the 23. of June ensuing he was sworn a member of his Majesties Privy Council and accordingly took his place So that he having never been Rector or Vicar of a parish and so consequently was in a manner ignorant of the trouble that attended the ministers of Gods word was the cause as some think why he was harsh to them and why he shew'd more respect to a Cloak than a Cassock He was a person pious and grave and exemplary in his life and conversation He was also a learned man and had his erudition all of the old stamp He was stiffly principled in the doctrine of S. Augustine which they who understand it not call Calvinism and therefore disrelish'd by them who incline to the Massilian and Arminian Tenets Those that well remember him have said that tho he was a plausible preacher yet his brother Robert was a greater Scholar and tho an able Statesman yet Robert was a deeper Divine The things that he hath written are these which shew him to be a man of parts learning vigilancy and unwearied study tho overwhelm'd with business Questiones sex totidem praelectionibus in Schola Theologicâ Oxomiae pro formâ habitis discussae disceptatae an 1597 in quibus è sacra scriptura Patribus quid statuendum sit definitur Oxon 1598. qu. Francof 1616. qu. which last edition was published by Abrah Scultetus Exposition on the Prophet Jonah contained in certain Sermons preached in S. Maries Ch. in Oxon. Lond. 1600. and 1613. The reasons which Dr. Hill hath brought for the upholding of Papistry unmasked and shewed to be very weak c. Oxon. 1604. qu. Which book was in answer to one intit A quartron of reasons of Cath. Religion with as many brief answers of refusal Antw. 1600. qu. written by Tho. Hill D. D. then living at Phalempyne beyond the Sea who a little before had left the Church of England to embrace the Doctrine of that of Rome He was also answer'd by Franc. Dillingham Bac. of Div. of Cambridge in a book intit A quartron of reasons composed by Dr. Hill unquartered and proved a quartron of follies Cambridge 1603. qu. Preface to the examination of George Sprot London 1608. qu. Sermon at Westminster 26 May 1608. at the funeral solemnities of Thomas Earl of Dorset Lord High Treasurer of England on Isaiah 40. 6. London 1608. qu. Brief description of the whole world Lond. 1617. qu the 9th edition Other editions in oct followed and the book is commonly called Abbots Geography Treatise of perpetual visibility and succession of the true Church in all ages Lond. 1624. qu. His name is not set to this book only his Arms empaled by those belonging to the See of Canterbury are put before it and 't is generally reputed to be his and none but his History of the Massacre in the Valtoline At the end of the third vol. of Joh. Fox hs book of Acts and Mon. of the Church Lond. 1631. 41. c. His Judgment of bowing at the name of Jesus Ham. 1632. oct Several Speeches and Discourses in Parliament and elsewhere At length he being found guilty of casual homicide the particulars of which are mention'd by Historians he retired for a time to Guildford in Surrey the place of his nativity where he had erected an Hospital for men and women Afterwards removing to Croyden he gave way to fate in his Pallace there on the fourth day of August year 1633 in sixteen hundred thirty and three aged 71. Whereupon according to his desire his body was buried in the Chappel of our Lady within Trinity Church in Guildford Over his grave was soon after built a sumptuous Altar or Table-monument with his proportion in his Pontificalia lying thereon supported by six pillars of the Dorick order of black Marble standing on six pedestals of piled books with a large inscription thereon beginning thus Sacrum memoriae honoratiss Archipraesulis c. At the east end of the said Mon. is another large inscript which begins also thus Aeternae memoriae Sacrum Magni hic Hospes Hospitis monumenta vides c. Besides this Dr. George Abbot Archbishop of Canterbury I find another of both his names to have been a writer also but later in time and author of The whole book of Job Paraphrased c. London 1640. qu. Dedicated to
Charles 8. K. of France choosing him then the rather for that imployment because he was a Church-man as best sorting with an Embassie of pacification as that and others were to the said King In 1488. May 22. he being then LL. D. he was confirmed Dean of York by his Proctor in the place of Rob. Bothe who died 25. Jan. going before Which dignity Vrswyke resigning was succeeded therein by Will. Sheffield LL. D. in the month of June 1494. In 1490. he was made Canon of Windsore and about that time Archdeacon of Wilts in the place if I mistake not of one Hugh Pavy who had succeeded in that dignity Pet. Courtney upon his promotion to the See of Exeter in the beginning of Febr. 1478. and in 1493. Mar. 21. was not only only made Preb. of Botevaunt in the Church of York on the resignation of Edward Cheyney but also Archdeacon of Richmond on the promotion of John Blyth to the See of Sarum In 1495. Nov. 20. he was installed Dean of Windsore in the place of Dr. Jo. Morgan made Bishop of St. Davids and about the same time became Registrary of the most Noble Order of the Garter Afterwards he was offered the Bishoprick of Norwich upon the death of James Goldwel but refused it and in the beginning of Febr. an 1504. became Archdeacon of Oxford on the promotion of Dr. Rich Mayhew to the See of Hereford At length after he in the chief part of his life-time had refused great honours and so consequently riches he retired to Hackney near London where in a contented condition he spent several years in a religious and close retirement even to his death which hapning in a good old age on the 24. Octob. in 1521. was buried on the north side of the Chancel of the Ch. there where was lately if not still a monument of white free-stone remaining over his grave JAMES STANLEY Son of Thomas Earl of Derby was born in Lancashire and educated in this University but in what house I cannot yet tell On the 3. March 1491. he became Preb. of Yatminster prima in the Cath. Church of Sarum and in the year following Preb. of Beminster prima in the said Church In 1500. Dec. 3. he became Archdeacon of Richmond on the resignation of Christop Vrswyke and in 1505. in Sept. Chantor of the Cath. Ch. of Sarum being then Warden of the coll at Manchester in his own Country On the 18. June 1506. he by the name of Jacobus Stanley nuper hujus Vniversitatis Scholasticus did supplicate the venerable congregation of Regents that he might be licensed to proceed in the Civil Law which was granted with some conditions and being soon after elected Bishop of Ely after the death of Rich Reaman the temporalities thereof were restored to him 5. Nov. following On the 29. Jan. 1507. the said Regents with the Non-Regents did grant that he the said James Stanly Bishop of Ely might be created Doctor of decrees by a cap put on his head by Will Archb. of Canterbury and Richard B. of London Which grant being accordingly performed with solemnity a Letter of thanks was sent to the University for the honour they had done unto him He left behind him at his death a natural Son called John de Yarford a Knight whom probably he had begotten on a Concubine which as Dr. Fr. Godwin tells us he kept at Somersham in his Diocess In his last Will and Test dated 210. March 1514. and proved 23. May 1515. I find that it was his desire to be buried in a new Chappel to be made within the precincts of the Cath. Ch. of Ely or else in his new Chappel then in building at Manchester His will farther was That the Chappel to be made for him to be buried and rest his bones in should be made at the east end of the Cathedral Church of Ely for which be would that 100 marks be bestowed on a Tomb for him to be erected therein Also that another Chappel be built at Manchester on the north side of the Church between St. James Chappel and the east end of the Church wherein he would have a Tomb made for him On which Chappel and Tomb he would have an hundred pounds bestowed for the building of them c. In this last Chappel dedicated to S. Joh. Bapt. which joyns on the north side of the collegiate Church at Manchester wherein I presume he was buried because there is neither Tomb or inscription for him at Ely I find this inscription following Of your charytye pray for the Sowle of James Stanley sometymes Byshop of Elye and Wardeyn of Manchester who decessed thys transytory Wourld the xxii of March yn the yere of owre Lord God mdxv upon whose Sowle and all Christen Sowles Jesu have mercy c. Vive deo gratus toto mundo tumulatus Crimine mundatus semper transire paratus Filii hominum c. In a catalogue or rather history of the Wardens of Manchester coll which I have seen I find these matters of James Stanley At Manchester he built a most sumptuous Chappel on the north side of the Church being 28 yards long and 9 yards broad and a square Chappel on the north side of that again he built He built the south side of the wood-work in the Quire the seats for the Warden Fellows and Church-men being thirty seats on both sides and Mr. Rich. Bexwick that builded Jesus Chappel builded the other side He lyeth buried on the north side of this Chappel in a fair Tomb with his picture in brass in his pontificial robes and the Arms of Derbie and his Bishoprick impaled c. In the See of Ely succeed James Stanly one Nicholas West Doctor of both the Laws of Cambridge who had restitution made of the temporalities of that See 6. Sept. 7. Hen. 8. dom 1515. He was born at Putney in Surrey educated in Grammar learning in Eaton School near Windsore chose Scholar of Kings coll in 1477. Where proving a factious and turbulent person set the whole College together by the Ears about the Proctorship of the Vniversity And when he could not obtain his desires he set fire on the Provosts lodgings stole away silver spoons and ran away from the Colledge But within short space after he became a new Man repaired to the Vniversity and with general approbation for his excellent learning he was made Doctor of Divinity He was well experienced in the Civil and Canon Laws and had such an art and faculty in opening dark places and sentences of the Scripture that none of his time could exceed him c. In 1510. he became Dean of Windsore in the place of Dr. Thom. Hobbes Warden of All 's coll deceased and Registrary of the most Noble Order of the Garter Afterwards King Hen. 8. sent him often Embassador to Foreign Princes and Q. Katherine chose him and Bishop Fisher her Advocates in the cause of divorce from K.
Catholick cause that preaching at Pauls cross in the behalf of the said Bonner then present against his late unjust sufferings and against the unhappy times of King Edw. 6. as he called them had a dagger thrown at him by one of the auditors Whereupon Bourn withdrawing himself to prevent farther danger the work was carried on by another and search being made after the Assissinate certain persons were imprison'd for it In the year 1554. Sir Joh. Bourn of Batenhall in Worcestershire Uncle to the said Gilb. Bourne being then Principal Secretary of State to Q. Mary the said Gilb. was elected to the See of Bathe and Wells upon the free resignation as 't is said of D. Will. Barlow Whereupon he had the temporalities thereof given to him 20. of April the same year at which time Barlow fled into Germany upon account of Religion Soon after Gilb. Bourn was made President of Wales and was in great favour during the reign of Q. Mary but when Q. Elizab. succeeded he was deprived of his bishoprick for denying her Supremacy notwithstanding he had done many good offices for his Cath. Church and had been a benefactor thereunto Afterwards he being committed to free custody with the Dean of Exeter he gave himself up wholly to reading and devotion At length dying at Silverton in Devenshire 10. Sept. in fifteen hundred sixty and nine was buried in the Parish Church there on the south side of the Altar bequeathing then what he had to his brother Rich. Bourn of Wyvelscomb in Somersetsh Father of Gilb. Bourn of the City of Wells In the See of Wells did not succeed Will. Barlow who returned from his exile in the beginning of Q. Elizabeth as 't was expected but Gilb. Berkley D. of div a Lincolnshire man born and a descendant from the Noble Family of the Berkleys WILLIAM ALLEY sometimes a Student in this University of which he was afterwards Bach. and Doct. of divinity was consecrated Bishop of Exeter in July 1560. where sitting about 10 years died in the beginning of fifteen hundred and seventy year 1570 See more of him among the writers under that year In the said Bishoprick succeeded Will. Bradbridge as I shall hereafter tell you JOHN BEST a Yorkshire man born was originally of this University and afterwards was dignified in the Church of Wells and elsewhere but leaving all in the beginning of Q. Mary for Religion sake lived obscurely and as occasion serv'd At length after Q. Elizab. came to the Crown he being then Bach. of Divinity was consecrated Bishop of Carlile in the place of Owen Ogelthorp depriv'd on the second of March in fifteen hundred and sixty aged 48 years the temporalities whereof were given to him by the Queen on the 18. of Apr. following and in 1566. he was actually created Doct. of divinity year 1570 He ended his days on the 22. of May in fifteen hundred and seventy and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of Carlile In 1533. one Joh. Best was admitted to inform in Grammar as I shall further tell you in the Fasti under that year and in 1558. one Joh. Best was elected into a Founders fellowship of Vniversity coll from that of Lincolne What relation this last had to the Bishop I know not nor do I know yet to the contrary but that Jo. Best the Grammarian was afterwards the same who was Bishop THOMAS STANLEY was a Cadet of the noble family of the Stanleys Earls of Derby and after he had spent some time in this and another University beyond the Seas return'd to his native country of Lancashire became Rector of Winwick and Wygan therein as also of Badsworth in the diocess of York and dignified in the Church At length upon the vacancy of the See of the Isle of Man he was made Bishop thereof but when I cannot justly say because he seems to have been Bishop in the beginning of K. Ed. 6. and was really Bishop of that place after the death of Dr. Man whom I have before mention'd under the year 1556. This Thom. Stanley paid his last debt to nature in the latter end of fifteen hundred and seventy having had the character when young of a tolerable Poet of his time and was succeeded in the See of Man by one John Salisbury whom I shall mention anon JOHN JEWELL sometimes Portionist or Post-master of Merton coll afterwards Scholar and Fellow of that of Corp. Christi was nominated Bishop of Salisbury by Q. Elizabeth To which See being elected by the Dean and Chapter of that place she gave her consent to it 27 Dec. 1559. He departed this mortal life in fifteen hundred seventy and one year 1571 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the See of Salisbury succeeded Edm Gheast Son of Thom. Gheast of the family of the Gheasts of Rough heath in Worcestershire which Edmund was born as a certain writer saith at Afferton in Yorkshire and dying 28. of Feb. in 1576. was buried in the Cath. Ch. of Salisbury JOHN SALISBURY seems to have been descended from the antient family of his name living in Denbighshire but the Town or County which gave him his first breath I cannot yet learn This person after he had studied some years in this University but more in another entred into the Sacred Function and being beneficed and dignified in the Church was made Suffragan Bishop of Thâ—tford in Norfolk but the year when I cannot tell and in 1540. Dean of Norwych in the place of Will. Castleton who having been the last Prior of the Black Moaks there was made the first Dean of the Cath. Ch. in 1539. But Salisbury being outed of his Deanery for what cause I know not in the first year of Q. Mary Dr. John Christopherson was installed in that dignity 18. of Apr. 1554. and soon after became Bishop of Chichester On the 4. of Dec. following the said Salisbury was installed Chancellour of the Church of Lincoln in the place of Joh. Pope who had then lately obtained the Archdeaconry of Bedford In 1560. he was restored to his Deanery upon the deprivation of Dr. Joh. Harpesfield and in the beginning of the year 1571. being made Bishop of the Isle of Man was confirmed in that See on the seventh of Apr. the same year at which time he had liberty given him to keep the Deanery of Norwych in Commendam with it He concluded his last day about the latter end of Septemb. in fifteen hundred seventy and three and was year 1573 as I suppose buried in the Cath. Ch. of Norwych In the said Deanery succeeded George Gardiner D. D. installed therein 24. of Dec. 1573. and in the See of Man one Joh. Merick as I suppose of whom I shall make farther mention under the year 1599. HUGH JONES a Welsh man born but in what hall or college educated unless in New Inn I know not was admitted Bach. of the Civil law by the name of Hugo Jonys
Dignitaries in the Church as Deans Archdeacons Chancellours of Churches and Dioceses Chauntors c. as also of Heads of Colleges and Halls Who have been admitted to 1 2 or more Degr. 5. Abbats Priors Gardians c Who have been admitted to 1 2 or more Degr. 6. Monks and Friers supposed to be eminent for Place Learning or published Writings c. Who have been admitted to 1 2 or more Degr. 7. Martyrs either for the Rom. Catholic or Protestant Cause Who have been admitted to 1 2 or more Degr. 8. Many learned Men. who have not been Writers and Men of Note in the way they profess'd with their Characters Who have been admitted to 1 2 or more Degr. 9. Writers and Translators of inconsiderable Account such I mean that have published but one Sermon or a little Pamphlet or have Translated but one or two Books with the Titles of such Sermons and Books or Pamphlets that they have written or translated Who have been admitted to 1 2 or more Degr. 10. All Doctors of what Faculty soever whether Writers or not Writers Bishops then or afterwards or 〈◊〉 Bishops eminent or not eminent c. with the Day and Year when they were admitted or licensed to proceed in their respective Faculties 11. Those that have been incorporated or embodied or taken into the bosom of the said University as such who have been of any Note in the Univ. of Cambridge or of any Univ. in the learned World with their Characters and Titles of Books 〈…〉 they have written and published The Incorporations also of Princes Dakes Marquesâ—es Earls c. Archbishops Bishops Abbaâ—s Priors c. Deans Archdeacons c. with their Characters c. 12. Those that have been actually created or inveâ—ted with Degrees or have had Degrees confer'd upon then without any or but little Scholastical Exercise performed for them I mean the Names of such only who have been Princes Dukes Marqueâ—ses c. Archbishops Bishops Temporal Lords Baronets Knights eminent Common Lawyers c. The Names also of certain Writers who have been created and of such who have been supposed to have had something of Eminence in them or have 〈…〉 in Church or State with their Char. c. 13. 〈◊〉 Scholars and Writers with their Characters and sometimes an Account of their Works who have 〈◊〉 in Oxon purposely to advance themselves in Learning or for the sake of Libraries An. Dom. 1500. An. 15-16 Hen 7. The Chancellour of the University this year was Dr. John Moreton Archb. of Canterbury and Cardinal of S. Anastasius But he dying in the Month of Sept. Dr Will. Atwater became Câ—ncellarius 〈◊〉 and in his Absence W. Herward D. D. and others At length in the beginning of Nov. following the Members of the University elected for their Chancellour Dr. Will. Smith Bishop of 〈◊〉 Which honorable Office he upon notice by Letters accepting the said Members delegated Mr. John Reede Chaplain to the Prince afterwards Warden of Wykeham's Coll. near Winchester and Mr. John Dunham Bâ—ch of Div. to give him his Oath which being taken he was admitted to his Office The 〈◊〉 or Vicechancellour of the University was this year Mr Will. 〈◊〉 D. D 〈◊〉 S. Mary Magdâ—â—â—â— Coll. Proctors 〈…〉 〈…〉 The Senior Proctor who was Fellow of Line Coll. was afterwards Archdeacon of Stow in the place as I conceive of Hugh Hanworth who dying the 7th of March 1518 was buried in the Cath. Church of Lincoln He the said Darby also was Canon resident of Line and Prebendary of Ketton in the said Church and dying in 1542 was buried in Chanter Isle joyning to the Cath. Ch. of Line before mentioned See more of him and his Benefaction to Learning in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxom lib. 2. p. 161. Masters of Art Or such who were licensed to proceed in Arts or admitted among the number of Masters of the Faculty of Arts in order to their proceeding or being compleated in that Degree in the Act or Comitia following Will Gray or Grey The same as I have just reason to conceive who was some years after this time Archdeacon of Berkshire in the place of Christop Twinkley as also Prebendary of Horton in the Church of Sarton He died in the Year 1521 at which time he bequeathed twenty Marks to the University Chest four Marks for the Reparation of S. Mary's Church and four Pounds to buy a new pair of Organs to be plaid upon in the said Church For which and other his good Deeds was yearly a Dirige and Mass said for the health of his Soul In his Archdeaconry succeeded Rob. Audley nearly related to Edm. Audley B. of Sarum 14 Feb. 1521. Opponents in Divinity Or such who opposed in Divinity disputations in the School belonging to that Faculty in order to their Admission to the Degree of Bach. of Divinity Tho. Browne He was about this time Prior of the Cell at Dunster in Somersetshire The said Cell or Priory was for Benedictines or Black Monks and stood as Jo. Leland tells us in the roots of the North-west side of the Castle at Durster and was a Cell to the Priory at Bathe Bachelaurs of Divinity Or such who were admitted to the reading of the Master of the Sentences or to the Sentences of Pet. Lombard John Storke or Sterke Prior of the House or Coll. of the Fryers of the Order of S. Austin the Hermit This Coll. was situated in the North Suburb of Oxon. On the scite of which place Wadham Coll. was afterwards built John Hakebourne Prior of the Coll. of S. Mary the Virgin a Nursery for 〈◊〉 Regulars of the Order of S. Austin within the University of Oxon The great Gate of this Coll. which is now standing is almost opposite to that of New Inn in a Lane commonly called New Inn Lane This John Hâ—keboâ—n I take to be the same with him who is sometimes written John Haukebourn who was after this time Doctor of Divinity and Lord Abbat of the Monastery of our Lady at Cirencester a place for Black Canons in Glocestersâ—re John Holwel of Exeter Coll. In the year 1505 he occurs Principal of Black Hall near to that of Hart about which time he was Canon of the Cath. Ch. at Exeter Doctors of the Civil Law Or such who were 〈◊〉 to proceed in the Civil Law or admitted Doctors of the Civil Law in order to proceed or to be compleated Doctors in the Act following Henry Wilcocks now or about this time Principal or chief Moderator of the Civil Law School in the Parish of S. Edward being Deputy for Dr. Will. Warham Master of the Rolls and afterwards Archb of Canterbury This Civil Law School and the Church of S Edward both which joyned together have been time out of mind demolished They stood in or near that Lane which we now call Blew-â—oar Lane near to the Back-gate of the 〈◊〉 Inn. This Dr. Wilcocks was Archdeacon of 〈◊〉 in which Dignity he was succeeded by Ric. Mawdly or
Cholwell M. A. was one who being learned and a zealous man for the R. Cath. Cause was designed by certain of the Queens Commissioners on the 8 Cal. May 1554 to preach concerning various matters which were controverted in Qu. Maries Reign Doct. of Civ Law Feb. 17. Thomas Darbyshire of Broadgates Hall now Canon of Pauls Chancellor of the Diocess of London and Archdeacon of Essex In the beginning of Qu. Elizabeth he was deprived of his Spiritualities whereupon Tho. Cole who had been Dean of Salisbury as 't is said in the time of K. Ed. 6. and afterwards an Exile in the time of Qu. Mary succeeded him in his Archdeaconry who kept it to the time of his death which was in the beginning of the year 1571. After Darbyshire was deprived he went beyond the Seas and at length entred himself into the Society of Jesus and became a noted person among the Rom. Catholicks He had great skill in the Scriptures and was profound in Divinity he catechised also many years publickly at Paris in the Latin Tongue with great concourse and approbation of the most learned of that City Whether he wrot any thing I find not as yet only that he died in a good old Age at Pont à Mousson in Loraine an 1604. 2 Jac. 1. While he was Chanc. of London he had much to do in examining Hereticks as they were then called that were brought before Bishop Bonner about matters of Faith Doct. of Physick Jul. 22. John Howell of All 's Coll. He was the only person that was admitted or licensed in that Faculty ☞ Not one Doct. of Div. was admitted or licensed to proceed this year Incorporations Jul. 1. Thom. Martyn of New Coll. Doctor of the Civ Law of the University of Bourges in France was then incorporated in the same Degree Oct. 1. John Whyte Bishop of Lincoln D. of D. of another University Nov. 14. Peter de Sotho D. D. of an University in Spain was also incorporated being then a Reader and Instructor in this University to undo the Doctrine which Pet. Martyr had founded there in the time of K. Ed. 6. as I have told you among the Writers under the year 1563. pag. 109. Jan… John Thirlbye Bish of Ely and Doct. of the Civ and Can. Law of Cambridge was incorp in that month He had been sometimes Fellow of Trinity Hall in that University Whereas 't is affirmed by some that Barthelm Carranza of Miranda a Spanish Fryer of the Order of S. Dominick afterwards Archbishop of Toledo was a Reader about this time in Oxon and supposed to be incorporated also with Pet. de Sothâ— I can find no such matter in the publick Register of this time or elsewhere tho there is no doubt but that he was in Oxon for some time and abode there as a Stranger An. Dom. 1556. An. 3 Mariae An. 4 Mariae Chanc. the same viz. Sir John Mason Kt. but he resigning by his Letters read in Convocation 26. Oct. the most noble Reynold Pole sometimes of Magd. Coll. now Cardinal of S. Mary in Cosmedin or in Schola Graeca in Rome Legat a Latere in this Kingdom and soon after Archbishop of Canterbury was elected into his place on the same day Commiss Dr. Will. Tresham who continuing in his Office till Nov. Tho. Raynolds D. of D. Warden of Mert. Coll. and Dean of Exeter was then designed Commissary or Vicechancellour by the Chancellours Letters dated the sixth of the said month during only his pleasure by vertue of which he took his place and had for his Deputy Dr. Rich. Martiall Dean of Ch. Ch. Proct. Hen. Wotton of Ch. Ch. Tho. Davye or Davys of New Coll. elect 15 Apr. But Hen. Wotton being chose Greek Reader and Fellow of C. C. Coll. 14 of Aug. the Fellows of which Coll. are disenabled by their Statutes from taking upon them the Procuratorial Office Will. Allyn or Alan M. of A. of two years standing and Fellow of Oriel Coll. was elected into his place the same day and served out the remaining part of the year Bach. of Arts. June 5. Rob. Poyntz of New Coll. He was afterwards a zealous Writer for the Rom. Cath. Cause Jul. 6. Rob. Vauce of Brasn Coll. Whether he be the same with Rob. Vaulx who translated into English Andr. Hiperius his Two common places in the first of which he sheweth The force that the Sun and Moon have over men and in the second Whether the Devâ—â— have been the shewers of magical Arts c. Lond. 1581. oct I know not Quaere One Rob. Vaux was Bach. of Div. of Exeter Coll. 1594. Pet. Levens of Magd. Coll. was adm the same day He was afterwards an eminent Physitian Dec. 2. Tho. Stapleton of New Coll. A flout Champion in defence of the Rom. Cath. Cause Feb. 23. Christop Johnson Joh. Fower of New Coll. Both afterwards Writers the first in Phys the other in Divinity John Hannington of New Coll. was adm the same day This person who was born at Tadley in Hampshire and John Plankeney a Native of Forsthill alias Foresthill near to and in the County of Oxon who became perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in 1560 were both learned of good natural parts and very hopeful young men one in Philosophy and the other in the Civ Law But because they were zealous Papists or as John Fox saith blinded with Papistry the just Judgment of God therefore as he adds fell upon them that is to say that Hannington who had been Pupil to John Martiall who wrot of the Cross was drown'd in a Well about Rome or as some say about Padua and Plankeney drowned himself about Rewley near Oxon an 1566. he should have said 1565. and both were taken up with Crucifixes about their necks Admitted in all 49. Bach. of Civ Law Jul. 8. John Martiall of New Coll. Afterwards he became noted for his Writings against Dr. Jam. Calfill Besides him were five admitted this year of whom Rich. Edmunds and Geo. Catagree of the same House were two and Arth. Dakâ—ns another Bach. of Decrees Aug. 12. Daniel Raine So is he written in his Admission but in his Supplication for that Degree Donaâ—dus Ryane being then as I suppose a Member of New Inn. See more in the year 1533. He was the only person that was admitted Bach. of Decrees this year Mast of Arts. Apr. 20. John Bridgwater Aquepontanus of Brasn Coll. 27. Walt. Baylie of New Coll. Jul. 6. John Rogers of Queens Coll. Quaere Dec. 17. The Palmer of Brasn Coll. He was this or the year following made one of the primary Scholars of S. Johns Coll. and at length Principal of Glocester Hall He was an excellent Orator and the best of his time for a Ciceronian Stile He collected several matters from Cicero which coming to the view of the learned Camden he judged them very fit to be printed This Th. Palmer after he had left his Principality had a considerable Estate given to him in Essex but he
very uncouth Language to a Princes ears the particulars of which you may see elsewhere For the Parliament which began at Westminster 3 Nov. 1640 he was elected again for the same place but being soon after fully satisfied what desperate courses the Members thereof took he left them and retiring to his Majesty at Oxon sate in the Parliament there 1643 and so consequently was a shater of Sufferings then incident to Royalists I have seen divers of his Speeches in MS. but whether made publick I cannot tell He died in 1647 or thereabouts leaving then behind a natural Son of both his names and the character of a man of very loose principles Adm. 65. Bach. of Div. Jul. 6. Will. Laud of S. Johns Coll. Jan. 18. John Burbadge of Linc. Coll. a rich Dignitary in the Church He was nearly related to Rich. Burbadge of the Parish of S. Leonard in Shoreditch near London which Richard who is stiled by the learned Camden to have been alter Roscius died 9 March 1618. Feb. 22. Robert Wakeman of Balliol Coll. On the second day of March this year Gabriel Powell Bach. of Arts of S. Maries Hall who had studied Divinity nine years supplicated for the degree of Bach. of Div. but whether his desire was granted it appears not I have made large mention of him among the Writers under the year 1607. Adm. 12. ☞ Not one Doct. of Law Phys or Divinity was admitted this year Incorporations July 10. Rob. Hill Bach. of Div. of Christs Coll. in Cambr. He was about this time Parson of S. Barthelmew near to the Exchange in London was afterwards D. of D. and always esteemed a learned man and a good and painful Preacher He hath written 1 Life everlasting or the true knowledge of one Jehovah Cambr. 1601. oct 2 The path way to prayer and piety c. Lond. 1613. oct 3 A Communicant instructed c. printed 1617. oct with an Exposition on the Lords Prayer and other things which I have not yet seen See more among the Incorporations an 1598. This Dr. Hill died in 1623 and was buried near to the Body of his Wife in the Chancel of the Church of S. Barthelmew before mention'd One Rob. Hill was Parson of Tredington in the Dioc. of Worcester an 1604 but him I take to be different from the former I find only five Masters of Arts of Cambridge to be incorporated this year and two Bach. of Div. of whom Rob. Hill the Writer before mention'd was one Daniel Plancius a Belgian born was this year a Sojourner in the Univ. for the sake of the publ Library and did soon after publish several Books which shew'd him a learned man one of which was answer'd and animadverted upon by Heribert Ross-weidus and Rob. Swertius Joh. Drusius also was a Sojourner not in a private House but in Gloc. Hall who being admirably well skill'd in the Hebrew Chalday and Syriack Tongue was recommended to the chief Heads of the University to read those Tongues either privately or publickly He soon after removed to Ch. Ch. and as a Member thereof took a degree in Arts as I shall tell you in the year following An. Dom. 1605. An. 3 Jac. 1. Chanc. Thom. Earl of Dorset Vicechanc. Dr. George Abbot again July 16. Proct. Rich. Fitzherbert of New Coll. Joh. Hanmer of All 's Coll. April 11. Bach. of Arts. June 11. Walt. Raleigh of Magd. Coll. Many year after his death were published by Dr. Sim. Patrick Dean of Peterborough his Works entit Reliquiae Raleighanae 20. Hen. Jackâ—on of C. C. Coll. 27. Sam. Fell of Ch. Ch. Pet. Turner Oct. 21. Hen. Rogers of Jes Coll. 23. Joh. Ley of Ch. Ch. Dec. 17. Joh. Andrews of Trin. Coll. Feb. 26. Franc. Stewart of Ch. Ch. Son of the Earl of Murray and of kin to his Maj. James 1. See more in the year 1616 among the Creations Joh. Drusius of Ch. Ch. Son of the learned Critick Joh. Drusius was admitted the same day 28. Sampson Price of Hart Hall lately of Exet. Coll. Of Raleigh Jackson Fell Turner Rogers and Ley will be large mention made in the second Vol. Adm. 190. Mast of Arts. Apr. 17. Daniel Fairclough commonly called Featley of C. C. Coll. 24. Benj. Culme of Linc. Coll. lately of S. Albans Hall He was the Son of Hugh Culme of Molland in Devonshire and going afterwards into Ireland became at length D. of D. and Dean of S. Patricks Church near Dublin where he was accounted a learned man and an excellent Preacher and Theologist But he being forced thence by the Rebellion that broke out in 1641 went into England lived several years in a retired condition at Mudghill near to Lidiard St. Johns in Wiltshire where dying in October an 1657 aged 76 was buried in the Church-yard of Lidiard before mention'd Over his Grave was soon after an Altar-tomb erected with a large Inscription thereon wherein 't is said he died 21 Octob. May 16. Joh. Bery or Bury of Balliol lately of Corp. Christ Coll. Jun. 16. James Rowlandson Lancelot Dawes of Qu. Coll. 9. Thom. Aylesbury of Ch. Ch. This Gentleman who was a Londoner born was second Son of Will. Aylesbury by Anne his Wife Daughter of Joh. Poole Esquire and from Westminster School became a Student of Ch. Ch. 1598. After he had left the University he became Secretary to Charles Earl of Nottingham Lord High Admiral of England and to George Duke of Bucks his Successor in that great Office By the endeavours of which last he was made one of the Masters of the Requests and Master of the Mint being about that time a Baronet which places he keeping till the grand Rebellion broke out in 1642 he adher'd to the Cause of K. Ch. 1. and in 1649 when all things were in a Confusion as to the Royal Party he retired with his Family to Antwerp in Brabant where continuing till 1652 he removed to Breda and dying in 1657 aged 81 was buried in the great Chnrch there leaving behind him a Son named William of whom I shall speak elsewhere and a Daughter named Frances the Wife of Edw. Hyde of Pirtâ—n in Wilts since made Earl of Clarendon These things I mention because the said Sir Tho. Aylesbury was a learned man and as great a Lover and Encourager of Learning and learned men especially of Mathematicians he being one himself as any man in his time June 9. Rich. Corbet Rob. Burton Hen. Byam of Ch. Ch. 12. Joh. Warner of Magd. 23. George Webb of C. C. Jul. 3. Sam. Browne of All 's Coll. Dec. 16. Edw. Abbot of Vniversity Coll. In the year 1616 Jan. 13. he was admitted Chauntor of the Church of Wells in the place of Rich. Boughton sometimes of Magd. Coll. in this University and dying in 1634 Sebastian Smith M. A. of Ch. Ch. was admitted to that dignity on the 9 of March the same year Will. Boswell of Ball. Coll. was admitted the same day This person who was afterwards Chaplain to John
Coll. 9. Sam. Faucet of Qu. Coll. He published A seasonable Sermon for troublesome times on Psal 25. 22. printed in qu. but when I know not nor any thing else of the Author only that he was a Londoner born Dec. 2. Olives Whithy of Hart hall lately of Trin. Coll. This Person who was a Bedfordshire Man born and a great admirer of Will. Chillingworth hath published A Sermon on Hosea 6. 1. 2. Printed 1637. qu. and perhaps other things Quaere Admitted 166. Bach. of Div. Apr. 22. David Primerose of Exet. Coll. There will be large mention made of him in the 2. volume June 2. Robert Sibthorpe of Linc. 1â— Richard Part of Brasn July 1. Hugh Lloyd of Jes 3. Nathan Norrington of Exet. Coll. The last of which was nowe esteemed one of the best Disputants in Oxon especially against the Remonstrants as it partly appears in his Epitaph in Exeter Coll. Chappel running thus Vbi hic quis pâ—oh dolor Remonstrantium malleus Norringtonus sat est 7. Richard James of Co. Chr. Joh. Randol of Brasn Coll. The last published A Sermon preached at St. Maries in Oxon. 5. Aug. 1624 on Mark 3. 25. Oxon. 1624. qu. which is all I yet know of his works or of the Author only that he was a Sussex Man born Admitted 25. Doct. of Law July 3. Thom. Bennet Rich. Steuart of All 's Coll. The first was younger Brother to Sir Joh. Bennet of Dawley in Middlesex Father to Henry Earl of Arlington 23. Rob. Mitchill of Exeter Coll. ☞ Not one Doctor of Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. May 7. Theoph. Gale of Exet. June 2. Rob. Sibthorpe of Linc. 7. Morgan James of Jesus July 3. Francis Mansell of All 's Coll. The first was about this time either Prebendary or Canon of Exeter The second accumulated the Degrees in Div. as I shall at large tell you when I come to speak of him in the 2. vol and the last who had been Principal of Jesus Coll. was upon the death of Sir Eub. Thelwall made Principal again of the same house as I have elsewhere told you Incorporations June 5. Matthias Pasor M. of A. of the University of Heidelburg On the 13. of Jul. being the next day after the conclusion of the Act were these Cambridge Men following incorporated Steph. Nettles M. of A. of Queens Coll. He was afterwards Bach. of Div. and Author of An answer to the Jewish part of Mr. Seldens History of Tithes Oxon. 1625. qu. Dedicated to Dr. John Prideaux the Kings Professor of Div. in the University of Oxon. Richard Peck M. of A. He was afterwards Minister of Columpton in Devon and published Christs Watchword occasioned on the funeral of the truly reverend Mr. Laur. Bodley late Fellow of Exeter Coll. in Oxon and Rector of Clist-Hidon in Devon Serm. on Mark 13. 37. Lond. 1635. qu. Besides this he hath at least four more Sermons extant as 1 Serm. on Hosea 10. 12. printed 1632. qu. 2 Serm. on Matth. 13. 37. 3 Serm. on James 5. 9. pr. 1632. qu. c. Robert Cotesford M. A. He was afterwards D. of D. and Rector of Hadleigh and Monks Ely in the County of Suffolk of both which places he was deprived by a Committee for Religion appointed by Parliament an 1643. At which time and after he suffered much for the Royal cause You may see more of him in the wicked Libel entit The first Century of scandalous malignant Priests c. p. 8. Thomas Campion M. of A. One of both his names was an admired Poet and Musician in the Reign of K. Jan. 1. and hath had the honor to be named by the Learned Camden with Spencer Sydney Drayton and other the chief of our English Poets In Oxford Catalogue you may see the titles of some of his books and among them Songs on the untimely death of Pr. Henry pricked out to the Lute or Viol by Joh. Coprario Which Coprario by the way I would have the reader to understand was not a forreigner but an English Man born who having spent much of his time in Italy changed his name from Cooper to Coprario by which last he was so called in Italy being in his time much admired for his composition of Fancies of various parts As for the said Thomas Campion the Poet I take him to be too soon for Tho. Campion M. of A. of Cambridge Joh. Farmery LL. D. He was about this time Chancellour of the Dioc. of Lincoln was Burgess for the City of Lincolne to sit in that Parliament which began at Westminster 13. Apr. 1640. and died in 1647. One Joh. Farmery Bach. of Div. succeeded Dr. Tho. Sparke in the Archdeaconry of Stow in Apr. 1582 whom I take to be Uncle to the former who was Son of Will. Farmery of Heapham in Lincolnshire Francis Foxton Will. Lincolne D. of D. All which were I say incorporated 13. July being of the number of 35. at least who were then taken into the bosome of this University Oct. 11. Lancelot Lowther Bach. of Arts of Trin. Coll. near Dublin One of both his names was admitted M. of A. as a member of Oriel Coll. 21. Jan. 1616. July 27. Mich. Jermin D. of D. of Leyden in Holland He was lately of C. C. Coll. in this University Aug. 25. This right honourable and most excellent Antonius Rusaeus Marquess of Fiat Lord of Cheliy and Lengimeau c. Privy Counsellour to the most Christain King of France chief Master of the said Kings Horse Master of the Mines within the said Kingdom and Embassdor extraordinary from the said most Christian King to the King of England was incorporated Master of Arts with which Degree he had lately been adorned at Cambridge The right honourable Robert Rich Earl of Warwick Baron of Lieghs Knight of the Bath c. was incorporated M. of A. to which Degree he was lately admitted at Cambridge He afterwards sided with the Parliament in the time of the grand Rebellion and was their Admiral at Sea for a time Sir Gaspard d'Algre Knight Count of Beau-voir Baron of Vivroux La Croste Baffie St. Desiâ—e S. Marcel Cornusset Parnassout Bruges Sauset Captain of 50 Chevaliers by the ordination of the most Christian King was also incorporated in the same degree to which he had been lately admitted at Cambridge Sir Lewes Lewknore Knight Master of the Ceremonies to King Jam. 1. and M. of A. of Cambridge Whether he be the same Lew. Lewknore who translated from Spanish into English The resolved Gentleman printed 1594 in qu. and other things I know not See more in these Fasti among the Creations an 1636. Monsieur Jam. des Chempes Orator of the most Christian King was also incorporated M. of A. as he had formerly stood in the Univ. or Academy of Dividon Dividonensis All which honourable persons were incorporated with Anton. Rusaeus before mention'd on the 2â— Aug. Jan. 18. Gilb. Primerose M. of A of the University of S. Andrew in Scotland See more
two years after the Restauration of K. Charles 2. having for his sake and his Fathers suffered much in the time of Rebellion Jul. 8. Franc. Baber of Trin. Coll. Rich. Hart of S. Albans Hall The said Dr. Baber was afterwards Chancellour of the Dioc. of Gloc. for 39 years together who dying 17 of June 1669 aged 69 years was buried in a little Chappel on the south side of the Choâ—â— belonging to the Cath. Ch. at Glocester Doct. of Phys Mar. 26. Will. Taylour of S. Joh. Jun. 20. Joh. Saunders of Oriel Joh. Speed of S. Johns Coll. Which two last accumulated the degrees in Physick Jul. 3. Sam. Bave or Bavo of Ch. Ch. This person who was Son of Franc. Bave of Colen in Germany became eminent for his practice first in the City of Gloucester and afterwards in Bathe where dying in 1666 aged 80 was buried in the great Church there dedicated to S. Peter and S. Paul Doct. of Div Jul. 7. Rob. Adams of New 9. Thom. Prichard of Jes Tho. Chafyn of Exet. Joh. Dâ—wle of Jesus Coll. Incorporations Jun. 19. Daniel Gotereus Bach. of Arts of Cambr. In his supplicate for Incorporation he is written Gotzer 20. Philip Parsons Doct. of Phys of Padua in Italy He was now or lately Fellow of S. Johns Coll. in Oxon and afterwards Principal of Hart Hall Jul. 10. Edm. Randolphe Doct. of Phys of Padua He was sometimes a Member of Vniversity Coll. 11. George Douglas a Scot M. of A. of Aberdene On the 15 July being the next day after the Act were these Cambridge men incorporated Will. Spurstow Bach. of Arts so he is written in the Register was then incorporated This person who was the Son and Heir of Will. Spurstow Citizen and Mercer of London but originally descended from the Spurstows of Spurstow in Cheshire was afterwards M. of A. grand Presbyterian one of the five Smectymni Steph. Marshal Edm. Calamy Tho. Young and Mathew Newcomen being the other four one of the Ass of Divines Minister of Hackney near London a Preacher before the Long Parliament Master of Catherine Hall in Cambr. wherein he had been educated in the place of Dr. Ralph Brownrig and Doctor of Divinity He hath published 1 Englands pattern and duty in its monthly Fasts Sermon to both Houses of Parliament 21 July 1643. on 1 Sam. 7. 6. Lond. 1643. qu. 2 Englands eminent judgments caused by the abuse of Gods eminent mercies Thansgiving Serm. before the H. of Lords 5 Nov. 1644 on Ezra 9. 13 14. Lond. 1644. qu. 3 Fast Serm. before the H. of C. 24 Jun. 1646. This I have not yet seen nor other Sermons on several occasions as one at the Funeral of Mr. Will. Taylor printed 1661. qu. another on the Lady Viner c. 4 Wells of salvation opened discovering the nature preciousness usefulness of Gospel promises and rules for right application of them Lond. 1655. 59. oct 5 Practical Treatise of the excellency and right use of the Gospel promises Lond. 1658. 6 Spiritual Chymist or six Deeads of divine meditations Lond. 1666. 68. oct c. In the year 1662 he was ejected from his benefice at Hackney for Nonconformity where and in the neighbourhood he lived exercising his parts in private among the brethren till his death which was at Hackney as I conceive in Jan. or Feb. 1665. Edward Rainbow Bach. of Arts of Magd. Coll. in Cambr. He was afterwards M. of A. Master of that Coll. 1642 Doct. of Div. four years after and in 1650 was ejected from his Mastership Afterwards he enjoyed two livings successively without examination by the Tryers and in 1660 being restored to his Mastership was soon after made Dean of Peterborough upon the promotion of Dr. Joh. Cosin to the See of Durham and in Nov. 1662 Vicechancellour of Cambridge In 1664 Jul. 10 he was consecrated Bishop of Carlile in K. Hen. 7. Chap. at Westminster where sitting about twenty years gave way to fate in his Palace called Rose Castle near Carlile 26 March 1684 aged 76 years or thereabouts On the first of April following he was inter'd in the Yard belonging to the parochial Church of Dalston under the Chancel Wall at which time Mr. Thom. Tully one of his Lordships Chaplains and Chancellour of the Diocess of Carlile preached his Funeral sermon This Dr. Rainbow having been originally of C. C. Coll. in this University I shall in my other Vol. of this Work speak more largely of him Thom. Ball M. A. I take this person to be the same Thomas Ball who was born in Shropshire first of Queens under the tuition of Dr. Joh. Preston and afterwards Fellow of Emanuel Coll. in Cambr. Minister of the Gospel in Northampton and a publisher of several books as 1 The life of Dr. Joh. Preston 2 Pastorum propugnaculam or the pulpits patronage against the force of unordained usurpation and invasion in four parts Lond. 1656. qu. c. He was buried at Nâ—rthampton 21 June 1659 aged 69 years or thereabouts At which time his intimate acquaintance Joh. Howe 's M. of A. sometimes of Eman. Coll. Rector of Abbington near Nâ—rthampton preached his Funeral sermon wherein were several matters delivered in commendation of Mr. Ball. Râ—b Creyghton or Chrichton M. of A. of Trin. Coll. This person who was born in the north parts of Scotland was educated in Westminster School and thence elected into the said College 1613 took the degrees in Arts and became Orator and Greek Professor of Cambridge In 1632 Dec. 17. he was installed Treasurer of the Cathedral Church at Wells having been collated thereunto by Geor. Archb. of Canterbury upon the then vacancy of the See of B. and Wells in which Vacancy Dr. Rob. Wright who kept the said Treasureship in commendam with the See of Bristow was translated to Lichfield and thereupon forced to give up that Dignity In 1637 he became Dean of S. Burians in Cornwal in the place of Rich. Murray a Scot deceased and about that time Doctor of Divinity and beneficed in Somersetshire In the beginning of the Rebellion he suffered then and afterwards very much for the Royal Cause retired to his Majesty at Oxon became one of his Chaplains afterwards an Exile with K. Ch. 2. to whom being Chaplain at the Hague preached very liberally before him against the Presbyterians and the Murderers of K Ch. 1. After his Majesties return he became Dean of Wells the grant of which he had before and being then also Chaplain to the King he would freely preach before him against the Vices of the times which was well taken by some tho sneared at by others In 1670 Jun. 19 he was consecrated B of Bathe and Wells at Lambeth in the place of Dr. Will. Piers deceased at which Ceremony assisted the B. of London in the place of his Grace the Archb. of Canterbury with the Bishops of Winchester and Ely This Dr. Creyghton was a learned man as it appears by his translation from Greek into Latin and illustration
in Oxon. before the two Houses of Parliament on 1. Sam. 15. 23. Oxon. 1644. qu. Whether these two are the same or whether he that was the Author of the Looking-glass for rebellion was Author of the Mystery of the incarnation being a Serm. on John 1. ver 14. printed 1648. in qu. I know not or whether the same who was incorporated M. of A. beforemention'd I find one Dr. Nathaniel Bernard to have died beyond the Seas in 1656 whom I take to be the same with him who was Author of the Looking-glass c. Richard Culmer M. of A. This busie Man I find was born in the Isle of Thanet in Kent educated in Grammar learning in the City of Canterbury and in Academical in Magd. Coll. in Cambridge Afterwards he became Minister of Goodneston in his own Country was suspended ab officio beneficio for refusing to read the book of sports on the Lords day For which usuage being much provoked he became a bitter enemy to Archbishop Laud to the Cathedral at Canterbury and to all the prelatical Party in the beginning of the rebellion raised and carried on by the disaffected Party About that time he became Minister of Harbledowne in Kent and if I mistake not Vicar of St. Stephens near to Canterbury in the place of Mr. John Gouge ejected thence for refusing the Covenant And least he should not be esteemed as zealous a Brother for the cause as any then in being he published a most vile Pamphlet intit Cathedral news or Dean and Chapter news from Canterbury Lond. 1644. qu. In which heaping up all that he could rake together against the Cathedral of Canterbury Archbishop Dean Canons and other Officers belonging thereunto had immediatly two answers from Oxon. one in a Pamphlet intit The razing of the record c. Oxon. 1644. in two sh and half in qu. and in another called Antidotum Culmerianum or animadversions upon a late Pamphlet entit Cathedral news from Canterbury c. Oxon. 1644. qu. in 5 sheets In which last is set down many actions of Culmers life his demeanour while he was in the University of Cambridge and in the Country his refractoriness impudence covetousness unnaturalness c. and what not that the Author thereof who was a most generous Loyalist and who knew him could put together to display him to the World There also goes under the said R. Culmers name The Ministers hue and cry or a true discovery of the insufferable injuries robberies c. acted against Ministers c. Lond. 1651. qu. in 3. sh as also Lawless tythe robbers discovered who make tytherevenew a Mock-maintenance c. Lond. 1655 besides other things which I have not yet seen After the Kings restauration he continued so zealous in his opinion as to engage for so it was notoriously suspected in that hellish plot for which Thomas Venner Rog. Hodgkin c. Anabaptists and Fiftmonarchy-men suffered in Coleman-street in London 9. Jan. 1660. But the spirit of the Man being as well known as his face he was taken posting up from Canterbury to London riding upon Chattam hill Whereupon being committed for a time he among several examinations was asked why he brake down those famous Windows of Christ Church in Canterbury to which he answer'd he did it by order of Parliament and being asked why in one window which represented the Devil tempting our Saviour he brake down Christ and left the Devil standing he answer'd he had an order to take down Christ but had no order to take down the Devil Whereby was understood that those plotting brethren did mean when they intended to set up King Jesus to pull down Christ This Richard Culmer who was commonly called in Kent Blew Dick of Thanet because he wore blew in opposition to black which he hated lived several years after and dying but when I know not was buried in the Parish Church of Monkton in the said Isle of Thanet Ralph Brownring Doct. of Div. This learned and most religious Person was born at Ipswich in Suffolke was bred Scholar and Fellow of Pembroke hall in Cambridge became afterwards Prebendary of Eâ—y Master of Catherine hall in the said University and Archdeacon of Coventry in the room of Dr. Sam. Brook In 1641 he was made Bishop of Exeter to the liking of all good Men upon the translation of Dr. Joseph Hall to Norwych but the Episcopal function being soon after silenced he became after some years spent in the family of Tho. Rich. Esq afterwards a Baronet Preacher to the Temples in London where being settled according to his desire with all conveniences surrendred up his pious Soul to him that gave it 7. Dec. 1659. Whereupon his body was buried in the Church belonging to the said Temples on the 17. day of the same month at the charge of the Templers who also put a very fair monument over his grave Dr. John Gauden preached then his funeral Sermon and at the end of it printed a short account of his life which is mostly remitted without acknowledgment into a book intit Memoires of the lives c. published by Dav. Lloyd This Dr. Brownrig hath two volumes of Sermons extant whereof the second contains 25 and both 65 Sermons All which Cambridge Men viz. Spurstow Rainbow Ball Creyghton Sheringham Nic. and Nath. Bernard Culmer and Dr. Brownrig were among many others of the University of Cambridge incorporated on the said 15. of July Afterwards these following were incorporated this year Oct. 27. Maurice Williams Doct. of Phys of Padua in Italy He was the Son of Lewis Williams of the Diocess of London was educated in Oriel Coll. of which he became Fellow in 1620. Afterwards resigning it in 1631. settled in London was Fellow of the Coll. of Physicians a Knight and eminent for his practice in that faculty He died in his house within the Parish of St. Anne Black-friers in London in the beginning of the year 1658 and was there I suppose buried Nov. 6. Rob. Hall Bach. of Arts of Cambridge now of Exeter Coll. He was Son of Dr. Joseph Hall Bishop of Exeter and was admitted M. of A. of this University in Feb. following See among the created Doctors of Div. an 1643. Mar… James Primerose M. of A. of the University of Bourdeaux and Doct. of Phys of Mountpelier was incorporated Doctor of Physick This learned Doctor who was Son of Dr. Gilb. Primerose mention'd before under the year 1624. was born in the City of St. Jeand ' Angely in the Province of Xantoigne in France and afterwards lived and practised his faculty at Hull in Yorkshire where and in most parts of that Country he was esteemed an eminent Physician He hath written and published several books the titles of some of which follow 1 Exercitationes animadversiones in Librum Gulielmi Harvaei de motu cordis circulatione sanguinis Lond. 1630. Lugd. Bat. 1639. qu. Answered by one Roger Drake Doct. of Phys of Cambr. Son of Rog. Drake