Perne in the book of Acts and Monuments of the Church c. under the year 1557. written by John Fax wherein you 'll find him a zealous Man for the Cath. cause in the Reign of Qu. Mary One of both his names who was M. of A. and sometimes Fellow of Katherine hall in Cambridge afterwards Minister of Wilby in Northamptonshire was a frequent Preacher before the Members of the Long Parliament that began at Westminster an 1640 ran with those times and published several Sermons I find another And. Perne LL. D. sometimes an Inhabitant of Westwratting in Cambridgshire who died in 1680. An. Dom. 1554. An. 1 2 Mariae Chanc. the same Vicechanc. John Warner Doct. of Phys and Warden of All 's Coll. was designed by letters from the Chancellour Proct. Tho. Coveney of Magd. Coll. Christop Hargrave of Linc. Coll. Which Proctors taking their places on the nones of April Maur. Bullock and Gilb. Mounson of Ch. Ch substitute to Mr. Spencer receeded Bach. of Arts. Jul. 4. Will. Barker of Magd. Coll. One of both his names translated into English An exhortation to his kinsman to the study of the Scriptures Lond. 1557. oct written by St. Basil the Great Whether he be the same with the Bach. of Arts Quaee Anth. Russh of Magd. Coll. was admitted the same day Jul. 11. John Bodye One of both his names supplicated to be admitted Bach. of the Civil Law an 1552 which I take to be the same with this who was Bach. of Arts but not the same who was executed at Andâ—ver in Hampshire an 1583 for denying the Queens Supremacy over the Church of England See more in these Fasti among the Masters of Arts an 1575. Jul. 16. Tho. Atkyns He was elected Bachelaur-Fellow of Mert. Coll. this year in whose Cat. or Alb. of Fellows this addition is put to his name Fuit procurator generalis regius apud Wallos Reginae Elizabethae à consiliis ibidem ad audiendum determinandum malefacta cujuscunque generis justitiarius c. He was born in the Dioc. of Worcester but took no higher Degree in this University Mar. 13. John Bridgwater Aquepâ—ntanus either now of Brasnose Coll. or of Hart hall He was afterwards a learned Jesuit Admitted 48. Doct. of Musick Apr. 21. John Shepheard who had been a Studenâ— in Musick for the space of 20 years did then by his Dean supplicate the ven congregation that he might be licensed to proceed in that faculty that is to be admitted Doctor of Musick but whether he was admitted or stood in any Act following it appears not in our registers The words of some of his Church services are made publick in The Divine Services and Anthems usually sung in Cathedrals c. Lond. 1663. oct collected and published by James Clifford as I have told you under the year 1548. I have seen some of his compositions of six parts in six MS. Books remaining at this day in the Archives of our publ Musick School containing Church Musick or Anthems and certain Songs Mast of Arts. But 13 were admitted this year among whom Will. Allyn or Alan of Oriel Coll. was one afterwards a Cardinal and Archb. as I have before told you and Sextus Quaterman of New Coll. another In an Act celebrated 16. July were 19 that stood of whom the said Allyn was junior whom we usually call Junior of the Act who with the Senior perform exercise in the name of the rest of the Masters Bach. of Div. Jun. 7. Arthur Cole of Magd. Coll. sometimes Cross-bearer to Cardinal Wolsey now Fellow of Eaton Coll. and Canon of Windsore was adm to the reading of the Sentences by Dr. O. Oglethorp Dean of Winds in a certain Chamber belonging to his Lodgings there by power and authority given to him for that purpose by Dr. Rich. Smyth Provicechancellour of the University This Mr. Cole had his grace granted in order to the taking of that Degree in 1545 and in 1555 he succeeded the said Dr. Oglethorp in the Presidentship of Magd. Coll. Jul. 5. John Boxall of New Coll. He was now Archdeacon of Ely and Warden of the Coll. near Winchester c. Besides these two were but 3 more admitted this year Doct. of Civil Law Jul. 13. Tho. Huyck of Mert. Coll. He died at London 1575 having a little before been made the first and original Fellow of Jesus Coll. to which he was a Benefactor Rob. Raynold of New Coll. was licensed to proceed the same day He was now Fellow of Wykehams Coll. near to Winchester Prebendary of Linc. and Chichester and about 1557 Master of the Hospital of St. Cross near to Winton Will. Awbrey of All 's Coll. was admitted also on the same day See before under the year 1549. A Person he was of exquisite learning and singular prudence and therefore mention'd with honour by Thuanus and others He was born in Bricknockshire particularly as I conceive at Cantre wrot divers things but not printed among which are several letters to his Cousin Dr. John Dee concerning the Sovereignty of the Seas some of which I have seen and dying 23. Jul. 1595 was buried within the Cath. Church of St. Paul in London Afterwards there was a Mon. with his bust set over his grave which with the Cathedral it self was consumed in that dismal conflagration which hapned in that great City in the beginning of Sept. 1666. Doct. of Physick May 9. Rich. Master of All 's Coll. On the 14. of March 1562 he was installed Prebendary of Fridaythorpe in the Church of York being about that time Physician of the Chamber to Qu. Elizabeth His eldest Son George Master setled in the Abbey at Cirencester in Glocestershire where his posterity yet remaineth Another Son named Robert was Doctor of the Civ Law in 1594 as I shall tell you when I come to that year Rich. Caldwell or Chaldwall lately of Ch. Ch. but originally of Brasnose Coll. was admitted the same day Thom. Francis of Ch. Ch. was also admitted the same day After this Person had taken the Degree of M. of A. he applyed his studies to the Theological faculty but the encouragement thereof being in these days but little he transfer'd himself to the School of Physicians and with the consent and approbation of Dr. Wryght the Vicechancellour was entred on the Physick line 4. Aug. 1550. In the year after I find him supplying the place and office of the Kings Professor of Physick being I presume only Deputy for Dr. John Warner and on the 9. Mar. 1553 he was admitted Bach. of Phys In 1561 he succeeded Hugh Hodgson in the Provostship of Qu. Coll. and was afterwards Physician to Qu. Elizabeth and much respected by her Jul. 14. John Symings or Symmings In what Coll. or Hall educated I know not Sure I am that he was one of the Coll. of Physicians in London where he was in great practice and dying in his house in Little St. Barthelmew in Smithfield 7. July 1588 was buried in the Church
written other things as I have heard Mr. Walton say but are kept private to the great prejudice of the publick He was slain in a Battle near Carlingford in Ireland between the English and the Rebels there on the 13. of Nov. in sixteen hundred year 1600 as it is attested by Camden speaking of the said Battle thus Cecidit tamen ex Anglis praeter alios Cranmerus Prorege ab Epistolis vir eruditissimus ipsi eo nomine longè charissimus I find another George Cranmer who was born at Wingham in Kent admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1559. and died in 1563. but he hath written nothing JOHN RASTELL a most noted Enemy in his writings to B. John Jewell was born within the City of Gloucester trained up in Wykeham's School admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1549. took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1555. and about that time Sacred Orders In 1560. he left his coll wherein he had always been accounted an excellent Disputant his Friends and native Country and went to Lovaine where and at Antwerp he published certain books against B. Jewell being then a candidate of the Fac. of Theology Afterwards he went to Rome and in 1568. he was with his Brother or near Kinsman admitted into the Society of Jesus Whereupon because a way had not then been opened for the Jesuits into England he went into Germany to perform offices pertaining to his Order But being initiated in the Priesthood before his ingress into the Society and having performed the office of Confessor in the place of one Hall was sent to Auspurge and at length became Rector of the coll of Jesuits at Ingolstadt He hath written Confutation of a Sermon pronounced by Mr. Jewell at Paul's Cross Antw. 1564. Copy of a challenge taken out of the confutation of Mr. Jewells Sermon Antw. 1565. oct Reply against an answer falsly intit A defence of the Truth Antw. 1565. oct Brief view of the false wares packed up in the nameless Apoloâ—y of the Church of England Lov. 1567. oct Treatise entit Beware of Mr. Jewell Antw. 1566. oct This Jo. Rastell who parhaps hath written other things died in a good old age at Ingolstadt about the year sixteen hundred year 1600 and was buried in the coll of the Jesuits there Several of these books before-mentioned are attributed by a certain author to Will. Rastell a Judge but false See more under the year 1565. where you will justly find what belongs to him HENRY PRICE was born in London became Scholar of St. John's coll in 1584. aged 18. afterwards Fellow M. of A. and Chaplain to Sir Hen. Lea of Oxfordshire At length taking the degree of Bac. of Div. became Rector of Fleetmarston in Bucks a noted Preacher and an elegant Lat. Poet. His Works are Epicedium in obitum Henrici Comitis Derbeiensis Oxon. 1593. qu. The Eagles flight Serm. at Pauls Cross on Luke 17. 37. Lond. 1599. oct He died at Woodstock in Oxfordshire 2. Feb. in sixteen hundred aged 34. or thereabouts and was buried in St. John's coll Chappel Over his Grave was a Mon. soon after erected at the charge of the President and Society who were his Heirs a copy of the inscription on which you may read in Hist Antiq. Vnivers Oxon. lib. 2. p. 312. He left behind him several Sermons which were esteemed by some worthy of the Press one of which I have seen written on Rom. 7. 24. Preached an 1594. THOMAS WILLIAMS a Welsh-man born did spend several years among the Oxonians but whether in Brasenose coll where one of both his Names took the degree of Master of Arts in 1573. I cannot tell Afterwards he entred on the Physick line but took no degree in that Faculty retired into his Country and practiced there This person who was also a curious Critick in his mother-tongue wrote Dictionarium Latino-Britannicum A work of many years labour which being left imperfect in some places was reviewed and corrected by Dr. Jo. Davies and by him published in 1632. who tells us that he said Williams was much encouraged in his studies by the Father of Sir RichWynne Knight and Baronet to whom he did intend to dedicate had he lived to have finished it He tells us also that the said Th. Williams was living and in great renown in his own Country in sixteen hundred but when he died he adds not I find another Tho. Williams who was elected Probat Fellow of Merton coll in 1562. studied Physick several years took the degree of Bach. of that Faculty in 1575. and died in his coll 1579. being then accounted a learned Physician But this person was no author and whether a Welsh-man I cannot yet find A third Tho. Williams was of Broadgates hall and as the eldest Son of an Esq took the degree of Bach. of Arts in the beginning of July in 1592. besides several others of a later date and another before who wrote Rules of the Italian Grammar Lond. 1567. c. HENRY CUFF a most excellent Grecian is said by an Historian of no great note to be base by Birth meaning I presume that his birth was mean If so then let it be known from the Records in the Coll. of Arms that his birth was gentile in Sommersetshire that his Predecessors for 4 Generations before him lived at Creech near to Taunton in the said County in good esteem and that his Ancestor Joh. Cuff who lived sometimes at Ilchester and sometimes at Creech where he had good inheritances had a Coat of Arms granted to him and his posterity by Christop Barker Garter King of Arms 36. Hen. 8. and so consequently was made a Gentleman At 26 years of age in 1586. he the said Hen. Cuff was chosen Prob. Fellow of Merton coll having a little before been forced to resign his Fellowship of Trin. coll for speaking certain matters tho true that redounded to the great discredit of the Founder Sir Tho. Pope and two years after was not only made Master-Fellow but also M. of A. In which time he occasionally shewed himself a rare Grecian Philosopher and Disputant Afterwards he was Greek Professor and Proctor of the University and at length Secretary to that unfortunate Count Robert Earl of Essex As he was a person of good parts so was he ambitious withal and pretended to be well seen in the rules of Policy believed by many that he was so because smothered under the habit of a Scholar especially by his great Patron which brought him the sooner to the block He wrote in the year 1600 The differences of the ages of man's life Lond. 1607. and 1633. in oct The original causes progress and end of Man's life Printed with the former book and other things which he left fit for the Press but never published Afterwards he being found guilty of Treason for conspiring with the said Rob. E. of Essex to seize on the Queen and change the
refectory at what time the said Doctor was returned from Salisbury after he had been installed Dean thereof an 1635. The said Pastoral is not printed but goes about in MS. from hand to hand Dr. Speed who was by all persons that knew him accounted an ingenious man year 1640 died in the month of May in sixteen hundred and forty and was buried in the Chappel of S. John's coll leaving then behind him a Son named Samuel who was aftera Student of Ch. Ch. and M. of A. installed Canon of the said Church on the death of Dr. Seb. Smith on the sixth day of May 1674. and another named John afterwards Fellow of St. John's coll and Doctor of Physick living now at Southampton THOMAS FITZHERBERT Son of Will. Fitzherbert by Isabell his Wife Daughter and one of the heirs of Humph. Swinnerton of Swinnerton in Staffordshire fourth Son of Sir Anth. Fitzherbert Knight the famous Lawyer Son of Ralph Fitzherbert of Norbury in Derbyshire was born in the said County of Stafford an 1552. in which County being initiated in Grammer learning was sent either to Exeter or Lincoln coll in 1568 But having been mostly before trained up in the Cath. Religion the college seemed uneasie to him for tho he would now and then hear a Sermon which he was permitted to do by an old Roman Priest that then lived abscondedly in Oxon for to him he often retired to receive instructions as to matters of Religion yet he would seldom or never go to prayers for which he was often admonished by the Sub-Rector of his house At length he seeming to be wearied with the heresie as he stil'd it of those times he receeded without a degree to his Patrimony where also refusing to go to his parish Church was imprison'd about 1572. But being soon after set at liberty he became more zealous in his Religion defended it against the Protestant Ministers and not only confirm'd and strengthned many wavering Catholicks therein but wrote also several valid reasons for the not going of Catholicks to Protestant Churches for which being like to suffer he withdrew and lived abscondedly In 1580. when Campian and Persons the Jesuits came into the mission of England he retired to London found them out shew'd himself exceeding civil and exhibited to them liberally Whereupon bringing himself into a promunire and foreseeing great danger to come on him and all Catholicks he went as a voluntary exile into France an 1582. where he continued a zealous sollicitor in the cause of Mary Queen of Scots with the K. of France and Duke of Guise for her relief tho in vain After her decollation and all hopes of the Catholicks frustrated for the present he left that Country and the rather because that he about that time had buried his Wife and forthwith went into Spain For some years there he became a zealous agitator in the Royal Court for the relief of Catholicks and their Religion in England but his actions and the labours of many more of that nature being frustrated by the Spaniards repulse in 1588. he under pretence of being weary with the troubles and toyles of this life receeded to Millaine with the Duke of Feria Whence after some continuance there he went to Rome where he was initiated in sacred Orders took a lodging near to the English college and observed all hours and times of Religion as they in the college did by the sound of their bell and there composed certain books of which that against Machiavel was one A certain author of little or no note named James Wadsworth tells us that the said Tho. Fitzherbert had been before a Pensioner and Spye to the King of Spain in France and his service being past and his pension failing him out of pure necessity he and his man were constrained to turn Jesuits or else starve And he being a worthy Scholar and a great Politician was very welcome to that Order But let this report remain with the author who is characteriz'd by a Protestant writer to be a Renegado proselyte-Turncote of any Religion and every trade now living 1655. a common hackney to the basest Catch-pole Bayliffs c. while I proceed In 1613-4 he took upon him the habit of the Society of Jesus on the feast of the Purification initiated therein on the vigil of the Annuntiation following and on the next day he sung his first Mass Afterwards he presided the mission at Bruxells for two years and at length much against his will he was made Rector of the English coll or seminary at Rome which he governed with great praise about 22. years He was a person of excellent parts had a great command of his tongue and pen was a noted Politician a singular lover of his Country men especially those who were Catholicks and of so graceful behaviour and generous spirit that great endeavours were used to have him created a Cardinal some years after Allens death and it might have been easily effected had he not stood in his own way He hath written A defence of the Catholick cause containing a Treatise in confutation of sundry untruths and slanders published by the Hereticks c. S. Omers 1602. Apology or defence of his innocence in a fained conspiracy against her Majesties person for the which one Edw. Squire was wrongfully condemned and executed in Nov. 1598. Printed with the Defence before mention'd This is the book which the learned Camden tells us was written by Walpole a Jesuit or one under his name Treatise concerning policy and religion Doway 1606. qu. Wherein are confuted several principles of Machiavel The second part of the said Treatise was printed also at Doway 1610. and both together in 1615. qu. A third part was printed at Lond. 1652. qu. being then cried up for a good book as the other parts had been An sit utilitas in scelere vel de infelicitate Principis Machiavellani Rome 1610. oct Suppliment to the discussion of Mr. Dr. Burlows answer to the judgment of a Cath. Engl. Man c. interrupted by the death of the author F. Rob. Persons Jesuit S. Omer 1613. qu. published under the two letters of F. T. Censure of Dr. Joh. Donnes book intit Pseudo-Martyr Additions to the Suppliment These two last are printed at the end of the Suppliment to the discussion c. against Dr. Will. Barlow B. of Line before-mentioned Confutation of certain absurdities in Lancelot Andrews's answer to Bellarm. Printed 1603. qu. and published under the two letters of F. T. instead of T. F. This was written in vindication of Card. Bellarmine's Apology for his answer made to K. James's book De jure fidel Whereupon came out a book intit Epphata to F. T. or a defence of the Bishop of Ely Lanc. Andrews concerning his answer to Card. Bellarmine's Apology against the calumnies of a scandalous Pamphlet Cambr. 1617. qu. written by Sam. Collins D. D. a Buckinghamsh man born Provost of Kings coll in Cambridge elected the Kings
Author saith who adds that he died at London in Fifteen hundred thirty and six year 1536 which was the eight and twentieth Year of K. Hen. 8. FRANCIS BYGOD a Yorkshire Man born spent some time among the Oxonian Muses but whether he took a Degree it doth not appear Afterwards he received the honour of Knighthood from the King and wrot A Treatise concerning impropriations of Benefices The Epistle before which dedicated to K. Hen. 8. is printed or reprinted at the latter end of Sir Hen. Spelman's Larger work of Tithes by the care of Jerem. Stephens an 1647. The said Treatise seems to have been written after the breach which K. Hen. 8. made with the Pope his Marriage with Anna Bolein and the Birth of Q. Elizabeth as 't is conjectured by circumstances The Author's purpose was chiefly bent against the Monasteries who had unjustly gotten very many Parsonages into their possession as it had been complained of long before his time especially be Dr. Tho. Gascoigne a Yorkshire Man born The said Bygod translated also certain Latin Books into English which I have not yet seen At length being found very active in the commotions in Yorkshire called The holy pilgrimage an 1536 at which time he with his party endeavoured to surprise Hull was thereupon apprehended imprison'd and at length executed at Tyburn near to London with other Knights and Esquires in the Month of June in Fifteen hundred thirty and seven year 1537 which was the nine and twentieth Year of K. Hen. 8. ROBERT WAKFELD a Northern Man born and the greatest Linguist of his time was as he saith ex fidelibus natus fidelis ex Christianis Christianus and afterwards being fitted for the University he was sent to Cambridge where he took one or more degrees in Arts. But his desire being solely bent to improve his natural Genie in the Tongues he went to travel and in short time attained to a very considerable knowledge in the Greek Hebrew Chaldaic and Syriac Tongues About that time he read and taught the said Tongues at Tubing in Germany at Paris and in 1519 I find him to be Hebr. Professor at Lovaine in Brabant in the place of one Matthew Adrian But continuing there only 4 Months he returned into England where being made known to the King by his great friend and admirer Rich. Paice Dean of St. Pauls he was made one of his Chaplams took the Degree of Bach. of Divinity was beloved of many and patroniz'd in his studies by Thom. Bulleyn Earl of Wilts When the unlawfulness of Matrimony between the King and Catherine of Spayne Widow of his Brother Prince Arthur was called into question he began to defend the Queens cause and therefore gained the love of many bâ—t being afterwards courted by fair promises to change his mind and the rather because of his great skill in the Tongues and Divinity and therefore able to say more than another Man he came over to the Kings Party whereby he gained the hatred of many I have seen a Letter written by him to the King dated from Sion in Middlesex 1527. wherein he tells him that he will defend his cause or question in all the Universities in Christendome c. and afterwards tells him that if the People should know that he who began to defend the Queens cause not knowing that she was carnally know of Pr. Arthur his Brother should now write against it surely he should be stoned of them to death or else have such a slander and obloquy raised upon him that he would rather dye a thousand times than suffer it c. Afterwards upon the intreaty of the University of Oxon made to the King Wakfeld was sent thither about 1530. and at his first coming he made a publick Speech in the Hall of the Coll. of K. Hen. 8. since called Ch. Church before the University and afterwards read publickly the Hebrew Lecture there as his Brother Tho. Wakfeld did at Cambridge by the Kings Authority beginning to read there in 1540. In 1532 he was made by the King the twelfth or junior Canon of his College at Oxon founded on the site of that of the Cardinal and in the same Year he was incorporated B. of Divinity So that continuing there some Years after and-instructing many in the Tongues I have therefore put him among the Oxford Writers In 1536 when he saw the King make havock of Religious Houses he carefully preserved divers Books of Greek and Hebrew especially those in the Library of Ramsey abbey which were partly composed by Laur. Holbeach a Monk of that place in the Reign of Hen. 4. among which was his Hebrew Dictionary As for the works of Wakfeld they are mostly these that follow Oratio de laudibus utilitate trium Linguarum Arabicae Chaldaicae Hebraicae atque idiomatibus hebraicis quae in utroque testamento inveniuntur Printed by Winand Worde in qu. Paraphrasis in librum Koheleth quem vulgo Ecclesiasten vocant succincta clara atque fidelis Printed in a black char in qu. Kotser codicis quo praeter ecclesiae sacrosanctae decretum probatur conjugium cum fratria carnaliter cognita illicitum omnino inhibitum interdictumque esse tum naturae jure tum jure divino legeque evangelica atque consuetudine catholica ecclesiae orthodoxae Printed at Lond. 1528 in qu. This is the same with his Book entit by Bale and Pits De non ducenda Fratria Syntagma de hebraeorum codicum incorruptione Printed in qu. In which Book are several things against Joh. Fisher B. of Rochester concerning Matrimony and the unlawfulness of the Kings Marrying with his Brothers Wife Oratio Oxonii habita in Coll. Regio Printed with the former in qu. De Laudibus Agriculturae Epistolae ad D. Th. Bulleyn comitem Wilts Joh. Fisherum Ep. Roff. Rich. Paceum c. Besides other things mentioned elsewhere which I have not yet seen He died at London on the eighth day of Octob. year 1537 in Fifteen hundred thirty and seven leaving Thomas his Brother his Heir but where he was buried I cannot yet tell Jo. Leland in one of his Books gives him the name of Polypus noting thereby he way of contumely that he was a crafty man for craftily conveying away the Hebrew Dictionary before-mention'd Rich. Paice Dean of Pauls in a Letter to K. H. 8. dat at Sion 1527. saith that Rob. Wakfeld is a Person of excellent learning as well in Divinity as in wonderful knowledge of many and divers Languages The University of Oxon in an Epistle to the said King doth also say that besides his various accomplishments he gives place to none for his admirable knowledge in the Hebrew Syriac and Arabick Tongues JOHN CLAYMOND who used to write himself Eucharistiae servus because he frequently received the blessed Sacrament and in the latter part of his life took it every day was the Son of Joh. Claymond and Alice his Wife sufficient Inhabitants of
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
doubtful yet there be not wanting some that say that tho he was a learned Man yet he was not a fit match for that polite Person Not long after the K. employed him in several Embassies particularly in that to the Emperor with Sir Franc. Pointz and in another with the Lord Morley and Sir Will. Hussey into Germany to Don Ferdinando Duke of Austria with the Order of the Garter an 1523 and a third with Stokesley B. of London and Thom. Earl of Wilts to the Pope at Bononie about the intricate matter of Marriage with Qu. Catherine an 1529. In which Year in the beginning of Febr. he became Chancellor of the Church of Salisbury by the resignation of Thom. Winter and was succeeded in that dignity by Edw. Farmer in Decemb. 1531. After his return from the last Embassie he was made Archbishop of York an 1531. was incorporated D. of D. of this University in the latter end of October which Degree he had received in a transmarine University while he was an Embassador by actual creation and on the 5. of Dec. following in the same Year he had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging to that See He was a great Divine and very well seen in all kind of Learning famous as well for his Wisdom as virtue and holiness of life a continual Preacher of the Gospel a Man very liberal to the poor and exceedingly beloved of all sorts of Men who greatly miss'd and bemoan'd the want of him when dead He hath written Comment in universum in Pentateuchum Mosys MS. See in Rog. Aschams Epistles lib. 2. in an Epist Cuidam amico Eborac Apologia contra quorundam columnias Lovan 1520. in quarto Index annotationum prioris libri Printed there the same Year Epistola nuncupatoria ad Desid Erasmum There the same Year Annotationum libri duo alter in annotationes prioris editionis Novi Testam D. Erasmi alter in annotat posterior is editionis ejusdem Pr. there the same Year Epistola Apologetica quâ respondet D. Erasmi Epistolas There the same Year In which Year also 1520. was published a Book in qu. at Basil entit Epistolae aliquot eruditorum virorum ex quibus perspicuum sit Edwardi Lei virulentia They were written to shew the great anger and spleen that the said Lee bore against Erasmus and some of his Writings mostly by Sir Tho. More Tho. Lupset Rich. Paice Ulricus Huttenus Esq and Jo. Sapidus Epistolae Sexcentae Epicedia clarorum virorum besides other things which I have not yet seen This Dr. Lee Archb. of York died 13. Sept. year 1544 in Fifteen hundred forty and four aged 62. and was buried in the middle of the South Isle above the Choir of the Cath Church there Over his Grave as there is a little Inscription to continue his memory at that place so in the Windows of the Founders Chamber at Magd. College over the great Gate leading into the quadrangle are these two Verses set up under his Arms impaled by those of the See of York by Dr. Laur. Humphrey an 1556. Unus erat Leyus velut inter sydera Phaebus Sic vicit socios temporis ipse sui In the said Windows Dr. Humphrey caused to be put up the Arms of all such Bishops that had been educated in Magd. Coll. even to his time an 1566. I have seen several Letters written by this Dr. Lee to K. H. 8. and in one he wonders that the Popes Supremacy should be a cause for Martyrdom and that Fisher Bishop of Rochester should dye in defence of it when in other matters of faith and errors against the same he hath dissembled and hath not been content with such as have written against them for the favor he bare to the Party in whose Books they are found c. JOHAN LUDOVIC VIVES was born at Valenza in Spain educated in Grammar learning there but in Logic at Paris at which time all good Arts were banished thence and the Students totally bent on Sophistical Cavils Soon after being taken off from those vain bablings he applied himself to the Study of Humanity and became his Age consider'd noted for it Afterwards he went to the University of Lovaine where he seriously applied himself to Lat. and Gr. learning and sought out all ways to be acquainted with polite and learned Men being then by that time so polite himself that in detestation of his former errors in following vain sophistry he wrot a Book Contra Pseudo-Dialecticos At riper Years he applied himself to the study of the Civil Law and of Divinity and to the searching of the Writings of all the learned Doctors of the Church by the advice of Des Erasmus who had a particular respect for him for mending and correcting some of his Writings and collecting his Adagies On the 4. July 1517. he was made being then at Lovaine one of the first Fellows of Corp. Chr. Coll. in Oxon. by the Founder therof By which time his fame being spread over England and the more for this reason that Catherine of Spain the first Wife of K. Hen. 8. had a peculiar respect for him and cherished his Muse he was invited into England by Cardinal Wolsey as it seems in the Year 1523 and coming to Oxon in Aug. or Sept did read the said Cardinals lecture of Humanity in the Hall of the said College and that as 't is said of the Civil Law before the Members of the University Farther also to add grace and honor to him it pleased K. Hen. 8. Qu. Catherine and the prime Persons of their Courts to be as some report his Auditors about the latter end of the aforsaid Year he having been solemnly incorporated Doctor of the Civil Law before as he had stood in another University While he remained here he wrot his Books De ratione studii puerilis and De consultatione and became so much admired by the Academians for his great learning and eloquence and the more for this reason that their studies were then wholly bent towards Humanity that they revived the Degrees of Grammar Rhetorick and Poetry which had been before much neglected Afterwards he retired to Bruges in Flanders from whence he came where about that time he took to him a Wife but the next Year viz. in March 152 4-5 he was at Oxon again as it appears from an Epistle to K. Hen. 8. dated then thence at which time if I mistake not he continued his Lectures either in Humanity or the Civil Law and was constituted Tutor for the Latin tongue to the Young Lady Mary Dau. of King Hen. 8. His Writings are many being mostly printed in two Tomes at Basil 1555 but least I should break the Method that I have hitherto followed I shall make a recital of some Jesu Christi triumphans Wrot at Paris in Apr. 1514. De initiis sectis laudibus philosophiae lib. 1. De tempore quo natus est Christus Virginis Deiparae Oratio Fabula de
five which was the second and third Years of K. Philip and Qu. Mary JOHN PHILPOT Son of Sir Pet. Philpot Knight of the Bath and twice Sheriff of Hampshire was born at Compton in that County educated in Grammaticals in Wykehams School near Winchester admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in the Year 1534 had a Civilians place there and took as 't is said the Degree of Bach. of the Lawes but whether in this University it appears not in the registers thereof However he was then esteemed a good Civilian and admirably well skill'd in the Greek and Hebrew tongues In 1541 his Fellowship became void because of absence being then I presume in his travels in Italy After his return retiring to Winchester he read Lectures in the Cathedral there on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans Which tho they were done gratis were not acceptable to the Catholick Clergy or Citizens of that place In the time of Edw. 6. he became Archdeacon of Winchester in the place of one Will. Bolen who succeeded Rich. Pates upon his resignation an 1529. In 1553 he let drop certain passages in a convocation of the Clergy savouring of Heresie as 't was then temp Mariae accounted Whereupon being imprison'd he was after an Year and a half confinement examined in points of faith by the Bishop of London and his assistants who finding him obstinate in his opinions and past all recantation was by them condemned to be burn'd He hath written Epistolae Hebraicae lib. 1. De proprietate Linguarum lib. 1. An apology for spitting upon an Arrian with an invective against the Arrians and an admonition to all that be faithful in Christ to beware of them and of other late sprung Heresies Printed at London in 3 Sheets in oct at the end of The examinations of John Philpot c. which examinations were afterwards remitted by John Fox into the Book of Acts and Mon. of the Church c. but not the Apology Supplication to K. Philip and Qu. Mary Letters to the Lady Vane Letters to the Christian congregation Exhortation to his Sister See the said Book of John Fox under the Year 1555. Oration The beginning of which is 'T is a lamentable thing to behold at this present in England the faithless departing c. This is in MS. in Bodly's Library qu. D. 23. Th. bound with John Bradford's the Martyr Treatise of predestination with an answer to certain enormities calumniously gathered of one to slander Gods truth MS. The said Joh. Philpot hath also translated into English 1 Calvinus Homelies 2 Chrysostome against Heresies with other things which I have not yet seen He suffered death in Smithfield by burning year 1555 on the 18. Decemb. in Fifteen hundred fifty and five See his story in Joh. Fox before mentioned under the Year 1555. and Rob. Parsons his answer to it in The third part of a treatise intit of three conversions of England c. Printed 1604. chap. 16. p. 286. 287 c. and elsewhere In the Archdeaconry of Winchester succeeded Mr. Philpot one Steph. Cheston LL. Bach. Prebendary of the same place who dying 1571. Dr. Joh. Ebden Preb. of the said Church of Winton also succeeded ROBERT ALDRICH or Aldrisius as some call him was born at Burnham in Bucks educated in Grammar learning in Eaton School elected Scholar of Kings Coll. in Cambridge in the Year 1507 where he took the Degrees in Arts and about that time was stiled by Erasmus in a certain Epistle blandae eloquentiae juvenis Afterwards he became Proctor of the said University Schoolmaster of Eaton Fellow of the College there and at length Provost In 1529 he retired to Oxon where he was incorporated Bach. of Div. as he had stood at Cambridge and soon after performing his exercise for the Degree of Doctor in that faculty he was licensed to proceed in April 1530. Which Degree being compleated by standing in the Act which was shortly after celebrated is the reason why I put him in these Athenae Oxon. About the same time he was made Archdeacon of Colchester and in 1534. May 7. he was installed Canon of Windsore and in the same Year constituted Registrary of the most noble order of the Garter In 1537 Jul. 18. he was consecrated Bishop of Carlile in the place of Joh. Kyte deceased from which time to that of his death though there were many changes in the Church and State yet he ran through all and so consequently complied with them His works are many but all that I have seen are only these Epistola ad Gul. Hormannum The beginning of which is Suscipies Hormanne tue c. 'T is written in Lat. Verse and is remitted into the Book called Antibossicon mention'd in Will Horman among these Writers under the Year 1535. Epigrammata varia And certain matters against Rob. Whittington He gave way to fate at Horncastle in Lincolnshire where was then an house belonging to the Bishop of Carlile on the fifth day of March in Fifteen hundred fifty and five and was as I suppose buried there John Leland the Antiquarian Poet was his familiar acquaintance and therefore having had experience of his most admirable parts and learning did not without just desert commend them to posterity in his Encomia * Trophaea c. illustrium aliquot eruditorum in Anglia virorum c. to which I refer the Reader JOHN PROCTOR a Somersetshire Man born was elected Scholar of Corpus Christi Coll. in Jan. 1536 and when Bach. of Arts Fellow of Allsouls with Joh. Watson was was afterwards Bishop of VVinchester This Person who was Master of Arts in 1544 I take to be the same John Proctor that was soon after School Master of Tunbridge in Kent who wrote and published The Fall of the late Arrian Lond. 1549. oct History of Wyats Rebellion and Conference with the degenerate and seditious for the search and cause of their great disorder Lond. 1554. 55. tw In the beginning of the first Vol. of Rap. Holinsheds Chronicle are the names of such Authors from whence he chiefly compiled that Chron. and among them is William Proctor's Book called the History of Wyat's Rebellion Which should have been Joh. Proctor JOHN STANDISH was born of and descended from an ancient and gentile family of his name living in Lancashire and at about 17 Years of Age in 1524 he was by the care of his Unkle Dr. Henry Standish Bishop of St. Asaph sent to Brasenose College where making great proficiency in Logick was elected Scholar of that of Corp. Chr. in Januar. 1528. partly by the endeavours made in his behalf of one Mr. Edw. Standish Fellow of Brasenose who was either his Brother or Unkle and partly by the said Doctor After he was settled in that Coll. he went through the usual classes of Logick and Philosophy with unwearied industry became a most noted Disputant took the Degrees in Arts holy Orders and drudging much in the faculty of
3. Oct. 1543 upon the death of Joh. Southwode LL. D. When King Hen. 8. had extirpated the Popes power he seemed to be very moderate and also in the Reign of K. Ed. 6. but when Qu. Mary succeeded he shew'd himself a most zealous Person for the Roman Catholick Religion and a great enemy to Luther and Reformers His works are Sermons fruitful godly and learned Lond. 1557. qu. containing 1 A declaration of the seven gifts of the holy ghost 2 A Homely of the articles of Christian Faith 3 Homely of Ceremonies and of mans Laws 4 A perfect exposition of St. Peters first Epistle in XX treatises or Sermons What other things he hath published I cannot yet find neither should I have known any thing of the said Fruitful Sermons had I not accidentally seen them in that choice collection of Books in Balliol Coll. Library given thereunto by the no less curious than learned Sir Thom. Wendy Knight of the Bath sometimes Gentleman-commoner of the said House This Dr. Edgeworth took his last farewell of this World in the beginning of the Year Fifteen hundred and sixty year 1560 and was directly buried before the choire door in the Cathedral Church at Wells Whereupon Dr. Gilbert Bourne Bishop of that place did present or collate to the said Chancellourship of the Church of Wells one Gilbert Bournford Bachelaur of Divinity on the second day of April in the same Year THOMAS PHAYER was born in Wales particularly as it seems in Pembrokeshire had his Academical education among the Oxonians whom after some years he left and retired to the Inns of Court Lincolns Inn as I conceive where at length he attained to a considerable knowledge in the municipal Laws Afterwards being a Person of a mutable mind he eagerly addicted his Muse to the study of Medicine took the Degrees in that faculty in this University that of Doctor being compleated in an Act celebrated 21. Mar. 1558-9 at which time he was much famed among the Academians for his sufficiencies in the Art of Poetry which afterwards were made publick He hath committed to posterity these Books following of his writing and translation Of the nature of Writts Whether the same with that written by the great Lawyer Anth. Fitzherbert who lived before Phayers time I know not Exemplars of common places for the writing of several sorts of Instruments It is the same which we now call A Book of precedents I have a MS. lying by me written on parchment in the time of H. 6. or Ed. 4. containing Copies of all matters to be used by Lawyers but who the compiler of it was I cannot tell In the beginning of it is written in a pretty ancient character George Hardley A goodly bryefe treatise of the pestylence with the causes signs and cures of the same Lond. 1544. and 46. oct Declaration of the veynes of mans body and to what dyseases and infirmities the opening of every one of them doe serve This is printed with the former Book an 1544. c. A Book of children And this also which treats of the grief and diseases of Children Remedies or prescriptions of Physick for the Body Published by Hen. Holland 1603. whom I shall mention at the end of Hen. Holland under the Year 1625. He also translated from French into English The regiment of Life Lond. 1544. and 46. oct and from Lat. into English Nine Books of Virgils Aencidos The three first of which were by him finished in the Forest of Kilgarran in Pembrokshire in the Year 1555. The fourth at the same place an 1556. The fifth in 1557 being ended 3. May just after the translator had undergone a great danger at Caâ—rmerden The sixth and seventh were also finished by him in the same Year and in the same place The eighth there also in Kilgarran forest an 1558. The ninth was ended 3. Apr. 1560. The tenth was begun by him in the said Year but died as it seems before he could go through it Afterwards a young Physician named Tho. Twyne meeting with the aforesaid translations in MS. he finished the said tenth Aeneid 23. May an 1573. Which being done he translated the eleventh twelfth and thirteenth Aeneidos and published them altogether an 1584. as I shall tell you elsewhere As for Dr. Phaer he ended his days at Kilgarran before-mentioned after the 12. of Aug. on which day his last will and testament was dated in Fifteen hundred and sixty year 1560 and was buried in the Parish Church of that place Over his grave was a Marble-stone soon after laid with an Epitaph engraven thereon made and devised by his good friend Mr. George Ferrers of Lincolns -Inn but what the contents of it are I know not nor of any other Epitaph made for him only that by Sir Thom. Chaloner a most noted Latine Poet of his time who having been well acquainted with the Doctor doth in a pathetical manner highly commend him for his learning and great skill in Physick He the said Doctor left behind him a Widow named Anne and two Daughters Eleanor the Wife of Gruffith ap Eynon and Mary THOMAS ROBERTSON was a Yorkshire Man born either at or near Wakefeild was originally I think of Queens afterwards Demie or Semicommoner of Magdalen College Master of the School joyning to it in the place of Joh. Stanbridge Master of Arts 1525 at which time he was a great Oppugner and Vilifier of the Questionists in the University and at length Fellow of the said House In 1539 he being about that time Treasurer of the Church of Salisbury in the place of Dr. Rich. Sampson supplicated the venerab congreg of the Regents to be admitted to the reading of the Sentences being then esteemed Flos decus Oxonii but whether he was admitted it appears not and in 1540 he by the favour of Longland Bishop of Lincolne was made Archdeacon of Leycester in the place of Will. More Suffragan Bishop of Colchester deceased in which dignity being installed 5. March the same Year enjoyed it to 1560. as I shall anon tell you In 1546. Jun. 3. he was instituted Vicar of Wakefield before-mention'd on the death of Dr. Tho. Knolles by the presentation thereunto of Joh. Chambre M. D. Dean and the convent of the Kings Chappel of the Virgin Mary and St. Stephen within the Pallace of Westminster Whereupon in the beginning of 1548. he gave up the Treasurership of Salibury in which Dignity Thom. Stevens succeeded 28. May the same Year He the said Robertson was an exact Grammarian and Humanitian and went as 't was thought beyond his two Predecessors in Magd. College School in the education of Youth In 1532 he Printed a Comment on the rules which Will. Lilye wrot in verse and added thereunto Quae Genus and the versifying rules dedicating it to Bishop Longland before mention'd with reference to Henley School which some think was founded or at least inlarged by Longland From whose pains I mean of Robertson and also the
Armamentario Romano These two last are printed at the end of Historiae Britannicae defensio written by Sir Joh. Prise Lond. 1573. qu. Chronicon Walliae à Rege Cadwalladero usque ad an Dom. 1294. MS. in Cottons Library under Caligula A. 6. He also translated from Lat. into English 1 The judgment of Urines Lond. 1551. oct 2 The Historie of Cambria now called Wales Afterwards corrected augmented finished and continued by David Powell Lond. 1584 qu. 3 The treasure of health containing many profitable Medicines Lond. 1585. oct written by Pet. Hispanus To which translation our Author Lhuyd added the causes and signes of every disease with the Aphorismes of Hypocrates These are all I think that he hath written and translated for among my searches I have seen no more nor do I know any thing else of the Author only that he paid his last debt to nature year 1570 about Fifteen hundred and seventy and was buried in the Church of Whitchurch near Denbigh before-mention'd Soon after was a Monument of Alabaster set up in the wall over his grave to his memory On which was portraied his Effigies in a praying posture with a desk and a book laying thereon before him a sword by his side but nothing else military in his habit Under his said Effigies is a plain free stone in the said wall whereon are engraven eight barbarous English verses The two first of which run thus The corps and earthly shape doth rest Here tomyd in your sight Of Humfrey Lloid Mr. of Art A famus worthy Wight In the last verse is mention made of an Epitaph annex'd but where that was written unless on the stone lying on his grave wherein probably the day and year of his death were set down I cannot tell Many years before his death he took to Wife Barbara Daughter of George Lumley and Sister to John Lord Lumley by whom he had issue Splendian and John who both died without issue Henry an inhabitant of Cheame in Surrey and Jane the Wife of Rob. Coytmore LAURENCE VAUS Vaux or Vaulx so many ways I find him written was born near to Blackrode in Lancashire received his Academical education in Oxon partly as it seems in Queens Coll. but mostly in that of Corp. Ch. were he was either Clerk or Chorister and much favoured by Jam. Brokes Fellow of that house How long he continued there or whether he took a Degree in Arts it appears not About the Year 1540 he applyed his studies to the Theological faculty and was made a Priest being then esteemed to be Vir eximiae doctrinae pro instruendâ in fide catholicâ juventute Afterwards he became Chaplain to the said Brokes when he was Bishop of Glocâ—ster Warden of Manchester Coll. in his own Country on the death of George Collier of the Family of the Colliers near to Stone in Staffordshire in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Mary and in 1556 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences in this University Upon the coming to the Crown of Qu. Eliz. and the reformation of Religion that followed he left his preferment in which Will. Byrch of the Family of Byrch hall in Lanc. succeeded 2. Eliz. and went into Ireland where he was dispoiled of all he had by thieves and narrowly escaped death Thence he went into the Low Countries where at Lovaine he was made a Monk as one saith of the order of St. Dionyse meaning I suppose of the Cenobie of St. Dionyse because there is no such order where he wrot A Catechisme or a christian doctrine necessary for Children and ignorant People Lov. 1567. Antw. 1574. printed again 1583. 1599. c. all in oct and tw An instruction of the laudable customes used in the Cath. Church This is some editions is entit The use and meaning of holy Ceremonies in Gods Church Godly contemplations for the unlearned These two last are printed with one two or more of the editions of the Catechisme Certain brief notes of divers godly matters Printed with the Catechisme in 1583 99 oct At length our Author Vaux making a return into England to propagate his and strengthen others in Religion was apprehended and imprisoned in the Gate-house at Westminster where he dyed in great necessity about the Year as I find it reported year 1570 Fifteen hundred and seventy but where buried I cannot justly say because the register of St. Margarets Church wherein the Prison called the Gate-house before-mentioned is situated makes no mention of him in that Year three years before or three years after as I have been informed by the Letters of Dr. Simon Patrick Prebendary of St. Peters Church in the said City and Dean of Peterborough afterwards Bishop of Chichester RICHARD SHAGENS who is written in one of our registers Schaftnes was born in Ireland became Fellow of Balliol Coll. in 1556 being then Bach. of Arts a noted disputant and an excellent Philosopher In 1560 he took the Degree of Master and four years after resigniag his Fellowship he retired into his native Country where he gained a good report for his noted parts in speaking and penning Rich. Stanyhurst his countryman saith that he was afterwards Schoolmaster in Ireland and a learned and a vertuous Man but telleth us not what he hath written and therefore I suppose that what he did of that nature was after Stanyhurst had given the said character of him Contemporary with this Shaghens or a little before were Students in Oxon these Irish Men following 1 Patrick Cusack a Gentleman born who after he had left Oxon was a Schoolmaster in Dublin where his admirable learning gave great light to his Country but employed his studies rather in instructing of Scholars than in penning of Books He wrot in Lat. Diversa Epigrammata 2 One Dormer a Civilian who was born at Rosse and wrot in Ballad royal The decay of Ross 3 One Sheine who wrot De republica See more among the Bishops under the Year 1582 and in the Fasti 1523. 4 Peter Lombard a most learned Man of his time but did not take any Degree See more of him in Pet. White among the writers under the Year 1590. 5 Elias Sheth who wrote Divers Sonnets 6 One Taylor a Bach. of Arts who proceeded in the University and wrot Epigrammata diversa What his Christian name was I cannot justly say because many of his Sirname and time did proceed Masters in this University as Tho. Taylor in 1539. Will. Taylor 1541. and 1551. and Tho. Taylor of All 's Coll. 1563. Whether this last be the same Th. Taylor who was a Lancashire Man born and chosen Fellow thereof 1557. or another chosen in 1562 I know not Many other Irish Men were also conversant in studies here even till an University was founded at Dublin after which time we had but few JOHN STORIE a most noted Civilian and Canononist of his time was educated in Philosophical learning and in the rudiments of
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
a copy of verses written to Thom. Legh of Adlington Esq must be understood of Bishop Coxe before mention'd NICHOLAS SAUNDERS the most noted defender of the R. Cath. cause in his time was born at Charlewood in Surrey educated in Grammar learning in Wykehams School near Winchester admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. an 1548 Bach. of the Laws 3 year after and about 1557 Shagling Lecturer or as he himself saith tanquam regius professor juris canonici But Religion putting on another face in the beginning of Q. Eliz. he left England about 1560 and going to Rome was made Priest and D. of D. and soon after went with Cardinal Stanislaus Hosius to the Council of Trent where he shew'd himself to be a Man of great parts by his several disputations and arguings Which Cardinal having an especial respect for made him his individual comparison in his journey into Poland Prussia and Lithuania As for the chief actions of his life that followed his Sisters Son John Pitseus will tell you But that which I must not forget now to let you know is that when he was a Nuntio from P. Gregory 13 into Ireland where he with 3 Ships full of Spaniards landed at Smerwick in Kerrey about the first of July 1579 to encourage the Irish there to take up arms and rebel against Qu. Elizabeth was after they with the said Spaniards had been overcome by the English forced to abscond in caves dens woods c. At length after two years time being not able to hold out longer did miserably perish by hunger and cold at the same time as my Author saith but as it seems false that Gerald Fitz-Gerald Earl of Desmond chief captain of the rebels was taken in a poor cottage and kill'd Of which matter hear what the learned Canmden tells us The principal of whom meaning the priests that persuaded the said Earlto forfeit his allegiance to his Prince was Nich. Saunders an English Man who very near at the same instant of time was miserably famish'd to death when forsaken of all and troubled in mind for the bad success of the rebellion he wandred up and down among woods forests and mountains and found no comfort or relief In his pouch were found several speeches and letters made and written to confirm the rebels stuffed with large promises from the Bishop of Rome and the Spaniard Thus the divine justice if a Man may judge stopped that mouth with hunger which had been always open to encourage rebellions and to belch forth malicious lies and slanders For to omit other things he was the first Man that broached that abominable lye concerning the birth of Qu. Elizabeths Mother which no Man in those days though the hatred and the malice of the Papists was then fresh against her and might remember it ever knew England in full forty years after never heard of the computation of time doth egregiously convince of falshood and vanity and he forgetting himself which a lyar should not do doth himself plainly confute c. The things that he hath written are mostly these The supper of our Lord set forth according to the truth of the Gospel and Cath. Faith with a confutation of such false doctrins as the Apologie of the Church of England Mr. Al. Nowells challenge or Mr. Jewells reply have uttered touching the real presence of Christ in the Sacrament In seven books Lovain 1566 in a thick qu. Answered by Will. Fulke of Cambridge A Treatise of the images of Christ and of his Saints and that it is unlawful to break them and lawful to honour them With a confutation of such false doctrine as Mr. Jewell hath uttered in his reply concerning that matter Lov. 1567. oct Brief declaration which is the true Church of Christ This is written by way of preface to the Treatise of the images c. The rock of the Church wherein the primacy of St. Peter and of his Successours the Bishops of Rome is proved our of Gods word Lov. 1567 and St. Omer 1624. in oct Answered by the said W. Fulke Brief treatise of Usurie Lov. 1568. oct De typicâ honorariâ imaginum adoratione lib. 2. Lov. 1569. oct Sacrificii missae ac ejus partium explicatio Lov. 1569. oct Tractatus utilis quod Dominus in sexto capite Johannis de sacramento Eucharistiae propriè sit locutus Antw. 1570. in tw De visibili Monarchiâ Ecclesiae lib. 8. c. Lov. 1571. ' Antw. 1581. Wiceburg 1592. fol. In which book written before the Author went into Ireland he doth avow the Bull of P. Pius 5. against Qu. Elizab. to have been lawful and affirmeth that by virtue thereof one Dr. Nich. Moreton an old English fugitive and conspirator was sent from Rome into the north parts of England to stir up the first rebellion there whereof Charles Nevile Earl of Westmorland was a head captain And thereby it may manifestly appear to all Men how the said Bull was the ground of the rebellions both in England and Ireland De clave David seu regno Christi lib. 6. contra columnias Acleri pro visibili Ecclesiae Monarchiâ Wiceburg 1592. fol. De origine ac progressu schismatis Anglicani lib. 3. quibus historia continetur maxima ecclesiastica annorum 60 lectu dignissima c. Col. Agrip. 1585. Rom. 1586. Ingolst 1588. Col. Agrip. 1590. c. oct Which book being left in many places imperfect was supplied augmented and corrected by Edw. Rishton Afterwards the book being translated into French and printed 1673-4 gave occasion to Gilbert Burnet D. D. to write his two volumes of The Historie of the reformation of the Church of England In the appendix to the first of which you may read more of Saunders and his work de Schismate as also of Edw. Rishton and his corrections and additions of and to that book De justificatione contra colloquium Altenburgense lib. 6. in quibus c. Aug. Trev. 1585 in a thick oct This sometimes goes under the title of De Lutheranorum dissidiis circa justificationem Col. Ag. 1594. oct De militantis Ecclesiae Rom. potestate Rom. 1603. qu. De martyrio quorundam temp Hen. 8. Elizab. printed 1610. oct with other things which I have not yet seen the titles of which you may see in Joh. Pitseus who tells us that he died in Ireland about 1580. yet Edw. Rishton who was his contemporary and knew him well saith in the preface to the first edition of the book De orig progressu schism printed at Col. Agrip. 1585 that he died in Ireland in the County of Kerrey in Fifteen hundred eighty and one year 1581 So that how it comes to pass that Camden should say that he died in 1583 I cannot justly tell unless his information was that he died at that instant of â—â—me as is before said when the E. of Desmond was killed which was 1583 as he saith The reader must now know that whereas
the north parts of England In 1560. the Queen design'd him to be Bishop of Norwich but he altogether refused it for no other reason as 't was suppos'd but that he was much disaffected to the Hierarchy and Ceremonies of the Church of England In the latter end of the said year in the beginning of March he supplicated the venerable congregation of Regents of this University that whereas he had for the space of 16 years studied Divinity he might be admitted to the reading of Epistles of S. Paul that is to the degree of Bach. of Divinity which was before the time of Reformation to the reading of the Book of Sentences This supplicat was granted by notwithstanding he had taken no Degree before among them as it appears from the publick Registers In the same congregation he supplicated also that after he was admitted Bach. of Divinity he might have liberty to proceed in the same Faculty but to that no answer was given Afterwards he supplicated that he might not only use the habit of Master of Arts in the time of his admission to the Degree of Bach. of Divinity but afterwards also while he continued in that state Which request though granted simpliciter yet it doth not appear that he was admitted to that Degree In Michaelmas term 1561. he was installed Dean of Christ Church in Oxon in the place of Dr. George Carew and soon after in the month of November he supplicated the congregation of Regents that it might be lawful for him to Preach within the limits of the University in a doctoral habit Which desire being as they thought unreasonable yet because he was a Dean they granted it only to continue till the Act following At that time there being a great scarcity of Divines in the University and but very few Masters he the said Sampson and Laur. Humphrey of Magd. Coll. another severe Calvinist preached by turns every Lords day either at St. Maries or elsewhere to the Academians and soon after got another brother of Allsouls Coll. as 't is said to joyn with them but who that was unless Andrew Kingsmyll LL. B. who afterwards out of pure sanctity went to Geneva I know not But Sampson being too severe a Calvinist if not worse to govern such a noted Coll. as Ch. Ch. for he was an enemy to Organs ornaments of the Church clerical vestments the square cap he always in imitation of Humphrey wearing the round cap and rather a perswader from than encourager to use them he was at length after a great many of admonitions from authority to conform and entreaties from certain Bishops so to do removed from his Deanery by the sentence of Matthew Archbishop of Canterbury an 1564. Afterwards he obtained the Mastership of the Hospital of Will. de Wygston at Leycester besides the Penitentiaryship or the Prebend of St. Pancras in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul where continuing for some time in teaching he was by the leave and favour of the Queen permitted to be a Theological Lecturer in Whittingdon Coll. in London but before he had enjoyed that place 6 years he was taken with the palsie Whereupon retiring to his hospital spent the remaining part of his days in preaching and writing Those works that go under his name are these Letter to the professours of Christs Gospel in the Parish of Allhallows in Bredstreet Lond. Strasburg 1554 oct A warning to take heed of Fowlers Psalter Lond. 1578. oct See in John Fowler under the Year 1578. Brief collection of the Church and Ceremonies thereof Lond. 1581. oct Prayers and meditations Apostolike gathered and framed out of the Epistles of the Apostles c. Lond. 1592. in 16o. He also corrected and caused to be published Two Sermons the first of repentance the other of the Lords Supper Lond. 1581. oct written by his friend Joh. Bradford with other things of that Author At length Tho. Sampson having lived beyond the age of Man in a perpetual motion as 't were for the carrying on of the holy cause laid down his head and gave up the ghost on the 9. Apr. in Fifteen hundred eighty and nine year 1589 whereupon his body was buried in the Chappel of the Hospital of Will. de Wygston before-mention'd Over his grave was a monument soon after fastned to the South wall thereof with an inscription on it erected by his Sons John and Nathaniel Sampson A copy of which with other matters of the said Author which I have not here mention'd you may see in Hist Antiq. Univ. Ox. lib. 2. p. 254. From this Tho. Sampson is if I mistake not descended Tho. Sampson a pretender to Poetry Author of Fortunes fashion portrayed in the troubles of Lady Elizab. Gray Wife of Edw. 4. Lond. 1613. qu. a Poem dedicated to Henr. Pilkington of Gadsby in Leicestershire JOHN BROWNSWERD or Brunswerdus as he writes himself a most noted Master of the Latin Tongue was born as I conceive in Cheshire and had a considerable part of his education in this University but mostly as 't is thought in Cambridge where I presume he took one or more Degrees After his retreat thence he setled at Macclesfield in Cheshire where he taught the Free-school with very good success and having obtained a good report and honourable advancement in the Latin Empire was deservedly numbred amongst the best Latin Poets that lived in the Reign of Qu. Elizab. His works are Progymnasmata aliquot poemata Lond. 1590. qu. with other things which I have not yet seen He took his last farewel of this world on the 15. Apr. year 1589 in Fifteen hundred eighty and nine and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Macclesfield before-mentioned In which year Tho. Newton his sometimes Scholar did publish a book of Encomia's of certain illustrious Men of England in which he hath this Distick of Brownswerd Rhetora Grammaticum Polyhistora teque poetam Quis negat is lippus luscus obesus iners And soon after the said Newton whose respect to his memory was great set up a Monument on the South wall of the said Chancel with an inscription thereon stiling Brownswerd Vir pius doctus and concluding with these two verses Alpha poetarum Coryphaeus Grammaticorum Flos Paedagogorâ—a hac sepelitur humo GEORGE PETTIE a younger Son of John le Petite or Pettie of Tetsworth and Stoke-Tatmach in Oxfordshire Esq was born in that County and at about 16 years of age an 1564 was a Scholar or Student of Ch. Ch. under Mr. Tho. Barnard Canon thereof and took one Degree in Arts as a member of that house in the latter end of the Year 1568. Soon after he left the University travelled beyond the Seas and at length became excellent for his passionate penning of amorous stories equal for poetical invention with his dear Friend Will. Gager and as much commended for his neat stile as any of his time He hath written a book intit A Petite pallace of Pettie his pleasure containing
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.
Office of a Serjeant Major Lond. 1590. qu. Written in Spanish by Francisco Valdes Master of the Camp I shall make mention of another Joh. Thorius in the Fasti 1627. and of the Name of Thoris in other years there and elsewhere but whether the Thoryes of Boston and Ingoldmells in Lincoluishire who lived there in the time of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. and after were of Kin to the aforesaid Joh. Thorie I know not Besides all these I find one Raphaei Thorius commonly called Thoris a Frenchman whom I shall set down among he Writers under the year 1625. JOHN BRIDGWATER or Aquepontanus as he writes himself was born in Yorkshire as the Reg. here quoted saith but descended from those of his name in Somersetshire applied his Muse to Accademical Studies at his first coming to Oxon in Hart Hall whence translating himself to Brasenose soon after took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1556. and about that time entred into Holy Orders In 1562. May 1. he was admitted to the Rectory of Wottoâ—-Courtney in the Diocess of Wells and on the 14. Apr. 1563. he was elected Rector of Lincoln College on the resignation of Dr. Francis Babington On the 23. of May following he was admitted Rector of Luccomb in the said Diocess of Wells being then also Archdeacon of Rochester and soon after being made Canon Residentiary of Wells was admitted Rector of Porlock in the Diocess thereof 16. Apr. 1565. In 1570. Nov. 28. he was admitted Master of the Hospital of St. Catherine neay to Beâ—mystre and in 1572. March 29. to the Prebendship of Bishops Compton in the Church of Wells In 1574. he resigned his Rectory of Lincoln College to prevent as I presume expulsion because he was actually or very near it a Roman Catholick and had given great incouragement during his Government to the Students under him to embrace Religion The same year he left Oxon carried away with him several Goods belonging to the said College and taking with him certain young Scholars left all his preferments acquaintance and relations and went beyond the Sea to Rheimes Where continuing for a time did at length as it is said enter himselfe into the Society of Jesus He was esteemed by those of his Profession a good Scholar and well read in various Authors as many of his Writings shew all which being published beyond the Sea I have only seen these following Confutatio virulentae disputationis Theologica in qua Georgius Sohn professor Academiae Heidelbergensis conatus est docere Pontificem Romanum esse Antichristum à Prophetis Apostolis praedictum Aut. Trev. 1589. qu. It must be now known that one Joh. Gibbon a Jesuit and John Fenne having taken a great deal of pains in writing the lives and sufferings of several Popish Martyrs with other matters relating to the Roman Catholick cause their labours were published under this Title Concertatio Ecclesiae Catholicae in Anglia adversus Calvino-Papistas Puritanos c. Aug. Trev. 1583. in a prerty thick oct But many things therein being wanting or defective our author Bridgwater took more pains in enlarging and adding to it other matters with an account of 100 or more Popish Martyrs which were partly written by the said Gibbon and Fenne which being so done it was printed with this Title like almost to the former viz. Concertatio Ecclesiae Catholicae in Anglia adversus Calvino-Papistas Puritanos sub Elizabetha Regina quorundam hominum doctrina sanctitate illustrium renovata recognita c. Aug. Trev. 1594. in a thick qu. and divided in 3 parts The Preface to it dedicated to John Archbishop of Trier was writ by our author who subscribes himself at the end by the Name of Joh. Aquepontanus who hath also written Apologia Martyrum qua ipsorum innocentia variis rationibus demonstratur c. Printed in the third part of the said Concertatio Ecc. Cath. De persecutione Anglicana So Pet. Ribadeneira but his continuatour Phil. Alegamb doth attribute that work to Rob. Persins Entitling it De presecutione Anglicana Epistola c. It is printed in the first part of Concertatio Ecclesiae Catholicae A Treatise or Discourse against the six articles which are wont to be proposed to Martyrs This I have not yet seen nor do I know any thing more of the author only that he was living in great esteem at Trier in Germany in fifteen hundred ninety and four From the said Concertatio Eccles Cath. did Thom. Worthington take most of his materials when he composed his Catalogus Martyrum pro religione in Angliae accisorum c. Which though but a six penny book when it first came forth yet eleven shillings and more was given for it in a certain Auction An. 1682. as I shall tell you when I come to speak of the said Worthington GEORGE TURBERVILE de turbida villa a younger Son of Nich. Turbervile of Whitchurch in Dorsetshire Son of Hen. Turb of the said place and he the fifth Son of Joh. Turbervile of Bere Regis a right ancient and gentile Family in Dorsetshire was born at Whitâ—â—urch before-mentioned educated in Wâ—keham's School near to Winchester became perpetâ—â— Fellow of New Coll. 1561. left it before he was graduated the year following and went to one of the Inns of Court where he was much admired for his excellencies in the art of Poetry Afterwards being esteemed a Person fit for business as having a good and ready command of his Pen he was entertained by Tho. Randolph Esq to be his Secretary when he received commission from Queen Elizabeth to go Embassador to the Emperour of Russia After our author's arrival at that place he did at spare hours exercise his muse and wrote Poems describing the places and manners of the country and people of Russia an 1568. Written to Edw. Dancie Edm. Spencer c. at London See in the Voyages of R. Hakeluyt printed 1598. vol. 1. p. 384 385 c. After his return he was esteemed a most accomplished Gentleman and his company was much sought after and desired by all ingenious men especially upon his publication of his Labours entit Epitaphs Epigrams Songs and Sonnets Lond. 1570. oct Some if not most of which were published a little before that time This Book was the same as I conceive which was printed with additions under his name in oct An. 1587. with this Title Tragical Tales Epitaphs and Sonnets c. He also translated in English The Eglogues of John Bapt. Fiera Mantuan Lond. 1594. Which Eglogues Turbervile turned in English Verse and added an argument to every Eglogue Also about the same time he translated into English Verse and set out The Heroical Epistles of the learned Poet Pub. Ovid. Naso with Aul. Sabinus Answers to certain of the same Printed in oct twice as it seems one edition whereof came out at Lond. 1600. The said Eglogues were afterwards translated by
notwithstanding those poysonous assertions against the Regal Power which are to be found in them Now altho this is generally confessed that the said three books are not genuine yet some Nonconformists and among these chiefly Mr. Rich. Baxter do urge seemingly probable reasons to induce a belief that these posthumous books as published by Dr. Gauden are to be accounted the true and authentick Writings of Mr. Hooker yet this must be known that the reason why the said Mr. Baxter contends so eagerly for their genuineness is because the said three books but more especially the eighth do contain certain popular and false Principles concerning the true Nature of the Legislative Power the Original of Government and the Office of Kings it self as derived from the People And on this account it is that he seems to take a more than ordinary delight in so often telling the World that the Abettors of these seditious positions have so great a Chruch-man as our author was justly esteemed on their side It was these and such like Prelatist's principles as he saith meaning I guess Bish Jewell but chiefly Bish Bilson in his book of Christian Subjection c. which he frequently cites as defending the resistance of Superiours in some cases and such like pernicious tenets and whom he usually joyns with Mr. Hooker in quotations of this kind that led him to what he did and wrote in the book of Holy Commonwealth which he hath retracted And that he may charge these destructive Assertions home on our author he saith if any do causlesly question whether the eighth imperfect book be in those dangerous passages above-mentioned his own let them remember that the summ of them is in his first book which is old and highly honoured by the Prelatists And after all this to shew himself an Enemy to the above-named Principles he examines and confutes the first and eighth books so far as they make for popularity with some strictures intermixed on Bishop Bilson's false Notes of subjection whereby he makes but a scanty satisfaction for the malignant influence those many traiterous opinions with which his Political Aphorismes are fraught have had on the minds of many giddy People towards the withdrawing them from yielding cheerful obedience to their lawful Superiours and this notwithstanding he hath sometime since called this piece in The eighth book is commonly supposed to have been first published together with the sixth and seventh by Bish Gauden yet Mr. Baxter affirms that the said eighth book was in print long before that time which is true for the sixth and eighth were printed at Lond. 1648. in qu. nay all the eight books with certain Tractates and Sermons together with the author's Life were published in two vol. in fol. 1617. As for the other Books and Sermons that our author Hooker hath written are these following Answer to a supplication preferred by Mr. Walt. Travers to the H. H. Lords of the Privy Council Oxon. 1612. qu. Causes of contention concerning Church-Government Oxon. 1641. qu. As for his Sermons they are these 1 Discourse of Justification Works and how the foundation of Faith is overthrown on Abak 1. 4. Oxon. 1612. qu. 2 Of the Nature of Pride on Abak 2. 4. Oxon. 1612. qu. 3 Remedy against Sorrow and Fear Fun. Sermon on Joh. 14. 27. Ox. 1612. qu. 4 Of the certainty and perpetuity of Faith in the Elect on Abak 1. 4. 5 Two Sermons upon part of St. Jude's Epistle viz. ver 17 18 19 20 21. Oxon. 1614. qu. All which Sermons with Wickliffs Wicket were published by Henry Jackson Fellow of C. C. coll reprinted at London the Wicket excepted an 1622. fol. at the end of the five books of Ecclesiastical Policy c. and again at the end of the eight books Lond. 1682. fol. 6 Serm. on Matth. 7. 7. Found in the study of Dr. Andrews Bishop of Winchester and published by Isaac Walton at the end of Dr. Saunderson's Life Lond. 1678. oct What other things our most renowned author Hooker hath extant I know not nor any thing else of him only that paying his last debt to Nature on the second of Nov. year 1600 in sixteen hundred leaving then behind him the character of Schismaticorum Malleus was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Bishops-Bourne in Kent before-mentioned Over his Grave was 35 years after a Monument erected by Will. Cowper Esq with the Statua of Bust of the Defunct to the middle part of his Bodyâ— From which Statua was taken the picture of him set before his Life written by the said Isaac Walton of whom by the way I desire the Reader to know that he was born in the ancient Borough of Stafford in Aug. 1593. that he was by Trade a Sempster in Chancery-lane in London where continuing till about 1643. at which time he found it dangerous for honest men to be there he left that City and lived sometimes at Stafford and elsewhere but mostly in the Families of the eminent Clergy-men of England of whom he was much beloved He hath written the lives of Dr. Joh. Donne Sir Hen. Wotton Mr. Rich. Hooker Mr. George Herbert and of Dr. Rob. Sanderson sometimes B. of Lincoln All which are well done considering the education of the author as also The compleat Angler or the contemplative Man's recreation c. He ended his days in the great Frost at Winchester in the house of Dr. Will. Hawkins Preâ—endary of the Church there who had married his Daughter on the 15. Dec. 1683. and was buried in the Cath. Ch. at that place GEORGE CRANMER a Gent. sometimes of singular hopes eldest Son of Tho. Cranmer Son of Edm. Cranmer Archdeacon of Canterbury who died in the beginning of 1571. Brother to Tho. Archb. of that place was born in Kent admitted Scholar of C. Ch. Coll. 10. Jan. 1577. aged 13. or thereabouts and was then or soon after put under the tuition of the famous Mr. Rich. Hooker who found him afterwards very useful to him when he was compiling the books of Ecclesiastical Policy In 1583. he was admitted Probationer-Fellow of that house and six years after was licensed to proceed in Arts. About which time he betook himself to the service of Will. Davison Esq one of the Secretaries of State After whose removal he went in place of Secretary with Sir Hen. Killegrew in his Embassage into France and after his death he accompanied that worthy and learned Gent. Sir Edwyn Sandys in his travels into France Germany Italy and other parts for the space of three years After his return he was sought out by the most Noble Charles Blount Lord Mountjoy with whom he went into Ireland in the quality of Secretary where he remained until his unfortunate Death He hath written Letter to Mr. Richard Hooker concerning the new Church discipline Feb. 1598. Lond. 1641. 42. qu. Remitted into the Life of R. Hooker written by Is Walton Lond. 1670. p. 123. Our author Cranmer hath
elected a Student of Ch. Church from Westminster School in 1574. took the degrees in Arts and afterwards entring on the Law line took the degrees in that Faculty also in 1589. About which time being famed for his excellencies therein became Chancellour of the Diocess of Ely and much respected by the Bishop thereof Dr. Martin Heton He was an excellent Poet especially in the Lat. tongue as several copies of verses printed occasionally in various books shew and reputed the best Comedian of his time whether it was Edward Earl of Oxford Will. Rowley the once ornament for wit and ingenuity of Pembroke hall in Cambridge Rich. Edwards Joh. Lylie Tho. Lodge Geor. Gascoigne Will. Shakspeare Tho. Nash or Joh. Heywood He was also a man of great gifts a good Scholar and an honest person and as it should seem by Dr. Joh. Rainolds's several answers and replies to what this Doctor hath written hath said more for the defence of Plays than can be well said again by any Man that should succeed or come after him The cause for the defence of Plays was very wittily and Scholarlike maintained between the said two Doctors for some time but upon the rejoynder of Rainolds Gager did let go his hold and in a Christian modesty and humility yielded to the truth and quite altered his judgment He hath written several Plays among which are Ulysses redux Rivales Both which were several times acted in the large Refectory of Ch. Ch. but whether ever printed I cannot yet tell The last was acted before Albert Alaskie Prince of Sirad a most learned Polonian in June 1583. in which year he purposely came into England to do his devotions to and admire the wisdom of Queen Elizabeth After he had beheld and heard the Play with great delight in the said Refectory he gave many thanks in his own person to the author Meleager Trag. Written also in Latin as the two former were and acted publickly in Ch. Ch. hall an 1581. or thereabouts before the Earl of Pembroke Rob. Earl of Leicester Chanc. of the Univ. of Ox. Sir Ph. Sidney and many other considerable persons This Tragedy giving great delight was shortly after acted there again and at length in 1592. 't was printed at Oxon in oct to the great content of Scholars A copy of the said Tragedy with two letters being sent by the author to Dr. Jo. Rainolds in which letters as I conceive were many things said in defence of Theatre sights Stage-plays c. the said Doctor drew up an answer dated at Queens coll 10. Jul. 1592. Whereupon our author Gager making a reply with a desire to Rainolds to forbear any farther writing against him yet Rainolds came out with a rejoynder in July 1593. As for Gagers letters and reply I think they were not printed for among my searches I could never see a copy of them The answer of Rainolds with his rejoynder I am sure were printed under the title of The overthrow of Stage-plays c. This is all that I know of our author Gager only that he was living in or near to the City of Ely in sixteen hundred and ten and that he wrote the Latine Epistle before the book of verses made by the University of Oxon. intit Exequiae D. Philippi Sidnaei Oxon. 1587. qu. In which book also he hath copies of verses on the death of that famous Knight who while he was in being had a very great respect for the learning and virtues of Gager of whom you may see more in Joh. Rainolds under the year 1607. and in Will. Heale who next follows In 1615. was published a book at London in qu. intit A refutation of the Apology for Actors but by whom written I know not for only the two letters J. G. are set to it WILLIAM HEALE a zealous maintainer of the honour of the Female Sex was a Devonian born being originally descended from an ancient and gentile Family of his name living at South-Heale in the same County became a Sojourner of Exeter coll in 1599. aged 18. took the degrees in Arts and became Chaplain-Fellow of that house wherein he wrote and compiled An apology for Woman Or an opposition to Mr. Doctor G. Gager his assertion who held in the Act at Oxon. an 1608. That it was lawful for Husbands to beat their Wives Oxon. 1609. qu. What preferment he afterwards had in the Church or whether he wrote any thing else I find not He was always esteemed an ingenious Man but weak as being too much devoted to the fem Sex ALBERICUS GENTILIS the most noted and famous Civilian and the grand ornament of the University in his time Brother to the eminent writer Scipio Gentilis and both the Sons of Matthew Gentilis Doctor of Physick by Lucretia his Wife was born at La Chastell St. Genes in a Province of Italy called La Marca d' Ancona educated mostly in the University of Perugia where being made Doctor of the Civil Law in 1572. aged 21. soon after left his Country for Religion sake with his Father and younger Brother Scipio before-mentioned The Father and Scipio setled in Germany but Albericus going into England found relief from several persons in London and by recommendations obtained the patronage of Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester Chancellour of the University of Oxon. But our learned author being desirous to lead an Academical life he procured the Chancellours letters for that purpose dated 24. Nov. 1580. wherein it appears that he left his Country for Religion sake and that his desire was to bestow some time in reading and other exercises of his profession in the Vniversity c. Soon after the date of the said letters he journeyed to Oxon and by the favour of Dr. Dan. Donne Principal of New Inn and his successor Mr. Price he had a convenient Chamber allowed to him in the said Inn and not only Monies given towards his maintenance by several Societies but soon after 6 l. 13 s. 4 d. per an from the common Chest of the University In the latter end of 1580 he was incorporated Doctor of the Civil Law of this University as he had stood before in that of Perugia and after he had continued some years in the said Inn where he wrote certain books and laid the foundation of others of which the Students thereof have gloried in my hearing he receeded either to C. C. coll or to Ch. Ch. and became the flower of the University for his profession In 1587. the Queen gave him the Lecture of the Civil Law for his farther incouragement which he executed for about 24 years with great applause As for the books by him published which speak him most learned beyond the Seas were all written in the University of Oxon the titles of which are these De juris interpretibus dialogi sex Lond. 1582. qu. Dedicated to Rob. E. of Leicester being the authors first fruits of his lucubrations Lectionum Epistolarum quae ad
a great influence upon the doctrine of Obedience Qu. Elizabeth therefore conceiving it convenient for her worldly designs to take on her the protection of the Low-Countries against the King of Spain did employ our author Bilson to write the said book of Christian subjection c. In which to justifie the revolt of Holland he gave strange liberty in many cases especially concerning religion for Subjects to cast off their obedience But this book which served her designs for the present did contribute much to the ruine of her Successor K. Ch. 1. which one calls a just judgment of God For there is not any book that the Presbyterians have made more dangerous use of against their Prince Ch. 1. than that which his predecessor commanded to be written to justifie her against the King of Spain However our authors Bilson Successor in Winchester I mean Dr. Morley saith that tho Bishop Bilson was in an errour yet he was not so much for the resisting of Kings as Mr. Rich. Baxter is Of the perpetual government of Christ his Church wherein are handled the fatherly superiority which God first established in the Patriarks and after continued in the tribe of Levi c. Also the points in question at this day touching the Jewish Synedrion c. Lond. 1593. qu. c. Printed in Lat. at Lond. 1610. The effect of certain Sermons touching the full redempton of mankind by the death and blood of Ch. Jesus wherein besides the merit of Christs sufferings the manner of his offering the power of his death the comfort of his Cross the glory of his Resurrection are handled c. Lond. 1599. qu. The clearing of certain objections made against the aforesaid doctrine The said Sermons being preached at Pauls Cross made great alarums among the puritanical brethren Whereupon they mustering their forces and comparing their notes sent them to Hen. Jacob an old Dessenter to have them published with his collections under his own name But the matter of the controversie coming to the Queens knowledge she being at Farnham castle belonging to the B. of Winchester she signified her pleasure to Bilson that he should neither desert the doctrine nor suffer the Function which he had exercised in the Church of England to be trodden and trampled under foot by unquiet men who both abhorred the truth and dispised authority Upon which command the Bishop did set himself upon the writing of that learned Treatise chiefly also delivered by him in Sermons entituled A survey of Christs sufferings and descent into Hell Lond. 1604. fol. See more in Hen. Jacob. He also published Sermon at Westm before K. and Qu. at their Coronation S. James day 28. Jul. 1603. on Rom. 13. 1. Lond. 1603 oct and wrote MS. in my Libr. Orationes Carmina varia Vulgaria c. He also with Dr. Miles Smith added the last hand in the translation of the Bible commanded by K. James 1. At length after he had gone through many employments and had lived in continual drudgery as 't were for the publick good surrendred up his pious soul to God on the 18. year 1616 of June in sixteen hundred and sixteen and was buried saith one on the south side of Westminster Abbey Church near to the Monument of K. Rich. 2. or as the Register hath it near to the entrance into S. Edmunds Chappel One John Dunbar a Scot who writes himself Megalo-Britannus hath a learned Epigram on him which may serve for his Epitaph JOHN PITS or Pitsous as he writes himself a grand zealot for the Ro. Cath. cause Son of Hen. Pits by Elizabeth his Wife sister to Dr. Nich. Saunders was bron at a market Town called Aulton in Hampshire educated in juvenile learning in Wykeham's School near to Winton admitted Probationer-fellow of New coll in 1578. being then about 18. years of age but leaving that house before he was admitted perpetual Fellow which was to be in 1580. he went beyond the Seas as a voluntary Exile and going to Doway was kindly received there by the learned Tho. Stapleton who then gave him advice what course to take relating to his studies Thence he went to Rheimes and after one year spent in the English college he was sent to Rome and continued in the English coll there also in the zealous prosecution of the studies of Philosopy and Divinity for seven years and was made a Priest Thence he returned to Rheimes where he taught Rhetorick and Greek for two years But troubles arising in France he withdrew himself into Loraine and took the degree of Master of Arts which before he had neglected at Pont-a-musson and was soon after made Bach. of Divinity Thence taking a journy into High Germany he continued at Trier an year and an half where after he had performed certain exercise he was made a Licentiat of Divinity Thence after he had seen several of the best Cities in Germany he removed to Ingolstadt in Bavaria where remaining 3 years did in that time after he had performed solemn disputations take the degree of Doctor of his faculty So that by that time having viewed several parts of Italy and Germany and had learned their Languages he returned to Loraine where by Charles Cardinal of Loraine he was made Canon of Verdun After two years spent there he was called thence by the illustrious Princess Antonia Daughter to the Duke of Loraine and Wife to the D. of Cleve and was by her made her Confessor And that he might be the better serviceable to her he learned the French Tongue most accurately so that it was usual with him afterwards to preach in that Language In her service continuing about 12 years he had leisure to turn over the Histories of England whether Ecclesiastick or Republick Whence making several collections and observations he wrote and digested four great Volumes One was of the Kings another of the Bishops a third of Apostolical and a fourth of illustrious and learned men of this Nation At 12 years end the said Dutchess dying he went a third time into Loraine where by the favour of John Bishop of Toul sometimes his Scholar he was promoted to the Deanery of Liverdune of considerable value which with a Canonry and an Officialship of the said Church he kept to his dying day He hath written De legibus Tract Thâ—ologicus Trev. 1592. De beatitudine Tr. Th. Ingols 1595. De Peregrinatiene lib. 7. Dusseld 1604. in tw dedicated to Antonia Dutchess of Cleve Relationem Historicarum de Rebus Anglicis tom 1. quatuor partes complectens c. Par. 1619. in a thick qu. published by Dr. Will. Bishop of whom I shall speak elsewhere This book is the same with that De illustribus Angliae Scriptoribus commonly called Pitseus de Scriptoribus And hath in the beginning of it certain prolegomina containing 1 De laudibus Historiae 2 De antiquitate Ecclesiae Britanniae 3 De Academiis tam antiquis Britonam quam recentioribus Anglorum
an 1584. was committed Prisoner to the Tower of London where remaining some months was at length released set on Shipboard with Dr. Jasp Heywood Edw. Rishton Joh. Colleton and others and waâ—ted over the Seas to the coast of Normandy where they were left to shift for themselves In 1587. he being about to return into England he was sent by Cardinal Alan to Sir will Stanley a Colonel to whose Regiment in the Low Countries he was by him made Chaplain In 1588. he was promoted to the degree of D. of D. in the University of Trier in Germany and in 89. he was sent for to Doway by the Jesuits whom he was always affraid to offend to assist Dr. Rich. Barret President of the English college in the Government of that place In 91. he was sent to Bruxells and remitted to the Camp to exercise the office of Chaplain again where with other Exiles they acted many things which tended much to the destruction of the Q. of England and not long after returned to Doway again and by the command of Cardinal Cajetan Protector of the English Nation he was made President of the English coll there ann 1599. At length being grown old and unfit to govern returned into England lived sometimes in London and sometimes in Staffordshire But that which is to be farther noted of him is that having for the most part of his life lived in the habit of a Secular Priest did about six months before his death take upon him the order and habit belonging to the Society of Jesus His works are Annotations on the Old Testament Duac 1609. in two Tomes in qu. Catalogus Martyrum pro Religione Catholicâ in Angliâ â—â—â—isorum ab an 1570. ad an 1612. Printed 1612. and 14. in oct Before which book is Narratio de origine Seminariorum de Missione Sacerdoâ—um in Anglia This Catalogue and Narration taken mostly from a collection intit Concertatio Eccl. Catholicae in Anglia c. could not be sold more than for six pence when it was published for it contains but 4 sheets in oct yet in 1682. when the choice Library of Mr. Rich. Smith mentioned before in Sir Joh. Davies was sold by way of Auction Dr. Tho. Marshall Dean of Gloucester and Rector of Linc. coll gave eleven shillings and six pence being then great bidding for before he could get it The Anchor of Christian Doctrine wherein the most principal points of Christian Religion are proved by the only written word of God c. Doway 1622. in two thick quarto's containing four parts viz. the first vol. one the other three These two quarto's were as one saith printed at London and sold by the author in his lodgings in Turnbull-street for 14 shillings which might have been afforded for five The Mysteries of the Rosary This I have not yet seen He also corrected and translated the Doway Bibles and translated into Lat. and published Anti-Haeretica motiva c. written by Rich. Bristow Attrebat 1608. in two Tomes in qu. before which he hath put a lame account of the author This person Tho. Worthington who was esteemed very learned among those of his perswasion and had hazarded his life and done great service for the Cause did quietly lay down his head and submit himself to the stroke of death in the house of one Bidulph Esq of Bidulph commonly called Biddles in Staffordshire near to Congleton in Cheshire year 1626 about sixteen hundred twenty and six and was buried in the Parochial Church there as I have been informed by one of his Society who was well acquainted with him having some years before his death been made titular Archdeacon of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire ALEXANDER SPICER a Minister's Son and a Somersetshire man born became a Batler of Exeter coll in 1590. aged about 15. took one degree in Arts was made Fellow of that house and proceeded in his Faculty At length entring into the Sacred Function was a Preacher for some years in these parts Afterwards upon an invitation he went into Ireland where by the savour of Sir Arthur Chichester Baron of Belfast and L. Dep. of that Country he became well beneficed and dignified and in great estimation for his learning He hath published Davids Petition on Psal 19. 13. Lond. 1616. oct The Pope at Babylon Serm. on the 5. of Nov. at Colerain in the North of Ireland on Dan. 3. 6. Lond. 1617. Elegies on the death of Arthur Lord Chichester c. Printed 1625. which Lord dying much about the time that K. Jam. 1. of England died was buried at 〈◊〉 in Ireland to the great grief of his Country because it was in such a time that it most required his assistance courage and wisdom which are often at odds and seldom meet yet in him shook hands as friends and challenged an equal share in his perfections Other things were written and published by the said A. Spicer as some of the 〈◊〉 of his coll have informed me but such I have not yet sâ—en nor do I know any thing besides of the 〈…〉 he left behind him the 〈…〉 lid Divine WILLIAM PELHAM the eldest Son of Sir Will. Pelham of Brocklesby in Lincolnshire Master of the Ordnance by Elianor his Wife Daughter of 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 was born in London near or 〈…〉 became Fellow-Commoner of New coll in the beginning of 1582. aged 14. continued a sedulous Student there for at least two years in a Chamber within one of the turrets of the College wall that encompasses the Garden Afterwards he travelled and improved his learning in the Universities of Strasburg Heidelburg Wittenburg and Lipswick in Germany as also in Paris and Geneva and returning to his native Country setled again for a time in this University till Mars distracted him from the studies of Minerva as he himself used to say But when that Planet was set he retired to a Country lise at Brocklesby where after he had received satiety of all worldly blessings did in his old age incline his heart to more supernatural contemplations Which being by him committed to writing for the benefit of his Children of which he had plenty were published under this title Meditations upon the Gospel of S. John Lond. 1625. in tw and other things as his Son Dr. Herbert Pelham sometimes Fellow of Magd. coll hath told me but whether printed I know not This Sir Will. Pelham who was Knighted by K. Jam. 1. at Newmarket 20. Nov. 1616. lived after the publication of that book two three or more years but when he died I cannot yet find Among the Sons that he left behind him was Hen. Pelham one sometimes a Student in this University afterwards in one of the Inns of Court and a Barrester At length being chosen a Burgess for Grantham in Lincolnshire to serve in that unhappy Parliament which began at Westminster 3. Nov. 1640. sided with the Presbyterians and was by that party elected Speaker of the House of Commons when the
person who mostly seemed to be a true Son of the Church of England a hater of Papists Arminians and Sectaries published 1 Seven Sermons on the 23. Psal of David Lond. 1603. oct 2 The Converts happiness Sermon on Rev. 3. 20. Lond. 1609. qu. 3 The raging tempest still'd The history of Christ's passage with his Disciples over the Sea of Galilee c. Lond. 1623. qu. 4 Help to the best bargain c. Serm. in the Cath. of Canterb. 26. Oct. 1623. Lond. 1624. in oct and other things which I have not yet seen He was living in Septemb. 1644. being then the Senior Prebendary of Christ-Church in Canterbury and died shortly after having before cast a stone against Archbishop Laud when he was to be tried for his life JOHN BALL Son of Will. Ball and Agnes Mabet his Wife was born of a plebeian family at Cassington alias Chersington near to Woodstock in Oxfordshire in the beginning of Octob. 1585. and baptized the 14. of the same month educated in Grammar learning in a private School taught by the Vicar of Yarnton a mile distant from Cassington admitted a Student of Brasnose coll in 1602 where continuing under a severe discipline and Tutor about five years in the condition as it seems of a Servitour removed to S. Maries hall and as a Member thereof took the degree of Bac. of Arts in 1608. Soon after he was invited into Cheshire to teach the Children of the Lady Cholmondeley where continuing for some time fell into the acquaintance of several severe Puritans who working on his affections they brought him over to them About that time having gained a sum of money he went to London with some of them and made shift to be ordained a Minister there without subscription by an Irish Bishop Soon after he removed into Staffordshire and became Curate of Whitmore a Chappel of â—ase to Stoke where he lived and died a Nonconformist in a poor house a poor habit with poor maintenance of about 20 l. per an and in an obscure Village teaching School also all the week for a farther supply deserving as high esteem and honour as a noted Presbyterian observes as the best Bishop in England yet looking after no â—igher things but living comfortably and prosperously with these c. The Brethren report him to have been a excellent Schoolmaster and Schoolman qualities seldom meeting in the same person a painful Preacher and a profitable Writer And tho somewhat disaffected to Ceremonies and Church discipline yet he confuted such as conceived the corruption therein ground enough for a Separation He hath written A short treatise containing all the principal grounds of Christian Religion c. Fourteen times printed before the year 1632. and translated into the Turkish Language by Will. Seaman an English Traveller Treatise of Faith in two parts The first shewing the nature the second the life of Faith c. Lond. 1631. qu. 1637. qu. the third edition It hath a Preface to it in commendation of the work written by Rich. Sibbes Friendly trial of the grounds tending to Separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the unlawfulness of stinted Liturgy and set form of Common Prayer Communion in mixed Assemblies and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keys c. Cambr. 1640. qu. The rude and imperfect draught of this book was first made for satisfaction of Mr. Rich. Knightley which by importunity of Ministers and others was afterwards enlarged into this treatise The answer returned to the first conceptions thereof is briefly examined in some marginal notes annexed p. 13. 15. 24. 33. An answer to two Treatises of Mr. Joh. Can the Leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam The former is called A necessity of separation from the Church of England proved by the Nonconformists principles And the other A stay against straying Wherein in opposition to Mr. John Robinson he undertakes to prove the unlawfulness of hearing the Ministers of the Church of England Lond. 1642. qu. Published by Simeon Ash The Epistle to the Reader is subscribed by Tho. Langley Will. Rathband Simeon Ash Franc. Woodcock and Geo. Croft Presbyterians After our author Ball had finished this last book he undertook a large treatise of the Church wherein he intended to discover the nature of Schism and to deal in the main controversies touching the essence and Government of the Visible Church of which also 50 sheets of paper he left finished Notwithstanding all this yet by what our author hath written in his answer to Jo. Can and in his Friendly trial c. some dividing Spirits of his own party censured him as in some degree declining from his former profest inconformity in deserting the Nonconformists cause and grounds being too much inclined especially in the last of these two to favour the times in Ceremonies and the Service-book Yet if you 'll give credit to what these men deliver they 'll tell you that he lived and died a strict forbearer and constant opposer of all those pretended corruptions which the Nonconformists had commonly in their publick writings disallowed in the Church of England So that they of his own perswasion would willingly have it believed that altho he was in these his pieces against aggravating and multiplying conceived corruptions and that these were not of so great weight as to inforce the unlawfulness of our set forms or warrant a separation from our Churches and publick worship in regard thereof yet he acknowledged some things blame-worthy in the English Liturgy which he designed to have evidenced as these men tell us in some publick treatise had he lived but a little longer For all this he died abundantly satisfied in the justness of that cause which he so well defended against separation Trial of the new Church-way in New-England and Old c. Lond. 1644. qu. Treatise of the Covenant of Grace Lond. 1645. c. qu. Published by his great admirer Simeon Ash Of the power of godliness both doctrinally and practically handled c. To which are annexed several Treatises as 1 Of the affections 2 Of the spiritual combatâ— 3 Of the government of the tongue 4 Of prayer with an exposition on the Lords Prayer c. Lond. 1657. fol. Published by the aforesaid Simeon Ash sometimes of the University of Cambridge Chaplain to the Lord Brook afterwards to the Earl of Manchester an 1644. Minister of St. Michael Bashishaw and at length of St. Austins in London who dying 20. of Aug. 1662. being a little before the fatal day of St. Barthelmew was buried 23. of the same month in the Church of St. Austin before-mentioned Treatise of divine meditation Lond. 1660. in twelv published also by the said Ash These I think are all that have been written by our author Ball who dying 20. of Octob. in sixteen hundred and forty year 1640 aged fifty and five or thereabouts was buried in the Chappel or Church of Whitmore aforesaid leaving then behind the character
Bishop who was esteemed a learned man and a profound Theologist of his time hath written 1 An exposition on Nehemiah 2 Expos on Aggeus and Abdias Lond. 1562. oct 3 Of the causes of the burning of Pauls Church against a libel cast in the streets at Westchester an 1561. Lond. 1563. oct c. At length submitting to sate at Bishops Aukland 23. January 1575. aged 55 years was buried there for a time afterwards taken up and re-buried in the Choire of the Cath. Church at Durham on the 24. of May following leaving then several Children behind him begotten on the body of his Wife Alice of the Knightly family of the Kingsmylls in Hampshire Soon after was a tomb erected over his grave whereon was insculp'd a Monâ—die made by Dr. Laur. Humphrey beginning thus Hic jacet Antistes cradeli morte peremptus and an Epicede by Joh. Fox the Martyriologist beginning Tantum te nostrae possint celebrare camenae besides a large epitaph in prose Most or all of which hath many years since as I have been informed been defaced and obliterated In the See of Durham succeeded Rich. Barnes of Oxon as I shall tell you hereafter MAURICE GRIFFYTH or Griffyn a Welsh man by birth and a Dominican or Black Frier by Order had his Academical education for a time among those of his profession in their house in the S. Suburb of Oxon was admitted to the reading of the Sentences in July 1532. by the name of Maurice Gryffyth being if I mistake not the same Maur. Gryxffyth who was admitted Bach. of Can. Law in February following Afterwards he was Archdeacon of Rochester in the plâ—ce of one Nich. Metcalf who occurs Archdeacon of that place in 1536. and afterwards being elected to the See of Rochester upon the translation of Joh. Scory to Chichester which John had been promoted to Rochester propter singularem sacrarum literarum doctrinam was consecrated thereunto on the first of Apr. and had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto on the 18. of the same month in the 1. and 2. of Phil. and Mary dom 1554. He ended his days either in Nov. or Dec. in fifteen hundred fifty and nine year 1539 and was buried in the Church of S. Magnus the Martyr near to London-bridge In the said See of Rochester succeeded one Edm. Guest or Gheest Bach. of div Archdeacon of Canterbury and sometimes Fellow of Kings coll in Cambridge who being consecrated thereunto 21. Januar. 1559. received the temporalities thereof 3. May following and about that time was made Almoner to the Queen After his translation to Salisbury followed Edm. Freke Dean of Salisbury of whom you may read more in the Fasti under the year 1570. And after him Dr. Joh. Piers of Oxon as I shall tell you among these Bishops under the year 1594. Upon his translation also to Salisbury succeeded in the said See of Rochester Dr. Joh. Young born in Cheapside in London educated in Pembr hall in Cambridge of which he was Fellow and afterwards Master Minister of St. Giles Cripplegate London twice Vicech of Cambridge Prebendary of Westminster in the place of Dr. E. Freke promoted to the See of Rochester and 1572. which he kept in Commendam with his Bishoprick till about the time of his death He died at Bromley in Kent 10. Apr. 1605. aged 71 years and was buried in the Church there on the 14. of May following Soon after a comly monument was put over his grave with an inscription thereon Wherein 't is said that he was non minus varia doctrina prudentia quam vitae sanctimonia clarus c. He hath extant An exposition which some call a Sermon on Psal 131. Lond. 1685. oct HENRY MORGAN a Welsh man born became a Student in this University about the year 1515. took the degrees in the Civ and Can. Law that of Doctor being compleated in an Act celebrated 17. Jul. 1525. and soon after he became Principal of an ancient Hostle for Civilians wherein probably he had been educated called S. Edwards hall near to the Canon Law Schools situated sometimes in the Parish of S. Edward and near to the Church thereof Afterwards he being esteemed a most admirable Civilian and Canonist he was for several years the constant Moderator of all those that performed exercise for their degrees in the Civil Law in the School or Schools pertaining to that Faculty situated also in the same Parish Which Schools Hall and Church have been time out of mind gon to ruine and the ruines themselves ruined In 1553. â—â— Mariae he was elected Bish of S. David upon the deprivation of Rob. Ferrar which was as it seems in Nov. the same year and being consecrated thereunto had the temporalities thereof restored to him on the 23. of Apr. 1554. In that See he sate till after Q. Elizabeth came to the Crown and then being deprived about Midsomer an 1559. year 1559 2o. Elizab. retired among his Friends and died a devoted Son to the Church of Rome on the 23. of Decemb. following Of whose death hear I pray what Joh. Fox saith in this manner Morgan Bishop of S. Davids who sate upon the condemnation of the blessed Martyr Bish Ferrar and unjustly usurped his room was not long after stricken by Gods hand after such a strange sort that his meat would not go down but rise and pyck up again sometimes at his mouth sometimes blown out of his nose most horribly to behold and so he continued till his death Thus Fox followed by Tho. Beard in his Theatre of Gods judgments But where or when his death hapned they tell us not nor any author hitherto only when which B. Godwin mentions Now therefore be pleased to know that the said Bishop Morgan retiring after his deprivation to and near Oxon where he had several relations and acquaintance living particularly the Owens of Godstow in the Parish of Wolvercote near to the said City did spend the little remainder of his life in great devotion at Godstow but that he died in the condition which Fox mentions there is no tradition among the inhabitants of Wolvercote True it is that I have heard some discourse many years ago from some of the Ancients of that place that a certain Bishop did live for some time and exercised his charity and religious counsel among them and there died but I could never learn any thing of them of the manner of his death which being miserable as Jo. Fox saith methinks that they should have a tradition of it as well as of the man himself but I say there is now none nor was there any 30 years ago among the most aged persons then living at that place and therefore whether there be any thing of truth in it may be justly doubted and especially for this reason that in the very same chapter and leaf containing the severe punishment upon Persecutors of Gods people he hath committed a most
incorporated Masters again I have made mention among the Incorporations in an 1612 and 1615. Will. Isaacson M. A. He was afterwards D. of D. Rector of S. Andrews Church in the Wardrobe in London and of Wodford in Essex but whether he hath published any thing I know not He was younger Brother to Henry Isaacson the Chronologer sometimes Amanuensis to Dr. Andrews Bishop of Winchester Son of Rich. Isaacson Sheriff elect of London who died 19 Jan. 1620 and he the Son of Will. Isaacson of Sheffield in Yorkshire by Isabel his first Wife This Hen. Isaacson by the way I must let the Reader know was born in the Parish of S. Catherine Coleman in London in Sept. 1581 but what Academical Education he received I cannot yet tell Sure it is that he arrived to great knowledge in Chronology as his large book of that subject doth sufficiently attest and dying about the 7 of Decemb. 1654 was buried in the Church of S. Catherine Coleman before mention'd having before been a considerable benefactor to the poor of that Parish Will. Beale M. A. of Pemb. Hall See among the Incorporations an 1645. Dan. Horsmanden M. A. He was afterwards D. of D. and Rector of Vlcomb in Kent and accounted by his Contemporaries a learned man but he being a zealous person for the Church of England and a high Loyalist was thrown out of his Living by the Committee of Religion an 1643 as you may see in the Pamph. entit The first century of scandalous malignant priests c. p. 36 37 He lost other Spiritualities and suffer'd much for the Kings Cause during the time of the Rebellion Humphrey Henchman M. A. This loyal and religious person who was Son of Tho. Henchman of London Skinner and he the Son of another Thomas of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire in which Country his name and family had for several generations before lived was afterwards D. of D. Chauntor of Salisbury on the death of Hen. Cotton in January 1622 and Preb. of South Grantham in the same Church an 1628. After the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. he was nominated Bishop of that place upon the translation of Dr. Duppa to Winchester Whereupon being consecrated in the Chappel of K. Hen. 7. within the Abbey Church of S. Peter in Westminster 28 Oct. 1660 sate there three years and then upon the translation of Dr. Sheldon to Canterbury he was translated to London in Sept. 1663. About that time he was made Bishop Almoner and died as it seems in the month of Octob. an 1675. He was for his wisdom and prudence much valued by K. Ch. 2. whose happy escape from the battel at Worcester this pious Prelate did admirably well manage especially when his Majesty came in a disguise near Salisbury He was born as I have been informed within the Parish of S. Giles Cripplâ—gate London and educated in Clare Hall in Cambridge of which he was Fellow Arthur Jackson M. A. Afterwards he was a frequent and puritanical Preacher and sided with the Presbyterians when the Rebellion began an 1642. About which time he was Minister of S. Michael Woodstreet in London where I find him in 1649. He hath written Expositions on various parts of the Scripture as 1 An help for understanding the holy Scriptures the first part being an exposition upon the five books of Moses viz. Gen. Levit. Numb Deut. c. Camb. 1643. qu. 2 Annotations on the remaining part of the Old Testament viz. Jâ—sh Judges Sam. Kings Chron. Ezra Nehem. Estheâ— the second part 3 Annotations on the five poetical looks of holy Scripture viz. Job Psalms Prov. Eccles and Cant. Lond. 1658. Besides several other things which for brevity sake I now omit See more of him in Ch. Love among the Writers an 1651. The said Masters of Arts viz. Th. Goad Ben. Laney R. Holdsworth Hen. Burton Ab. Gibson W. Isaason W. Beale Dan. Horsmanden H. Henâ—hman and A. Jackson were incorporated as I have before told you 15 July as they had stood before at Cambridge Besides them were about 27 more incorporated of whom Sam Carter was one but not one of them being then or after men of note as I can yet find are here omitted On the same day also one Rob. Newton M. A. of the Univ. of S. Andrew in Scotland was incorporated of whom I know no more Creations March 5. Will. Stafford a Student of Ch. Ch. was actually created Master of Arts in the Congregation house by vertue of a dispensation obtained in that of Convocation on the second day of the said month This person who was a Norfolk man born and nobly descended was a Member of the House of Commons for a time and wrot a little thing as I have been informed by those that knew him entit Reasons of the War c. which I suppose is the same with a Pamphlet entit An orderly and plain narration of the beginning and causes of this War with a conscientious resolution against the Parliament side printed 1644 in 3 sheets in qu. He died at Thornborough in Glocestershire where he had a plentiful Estate about the year 1683 and in the ninetieth year of his age leaving behind him a Son named John Father of Rich. Stafford lately Bach. of Arts of Magd. Hall Author of Of happiness c. Lond. 1689. qu. An. Dom. 1618. An. 16 Jac. 1. Chanc. William Earl of Pembroke Vicechanc. the same again July 17. Proct. Daniel Ingoâ—l of Qu. Coll. â—ch Drope of Magd. Coll. Apr. 15. Bach. of Arts. Apr. 20. San. Hoard of S. Maries Hall May 8. Meric Casaubon Son of Isaac of Ch. Ch. June 9. Wiâ—l Paul Tho. Laurence of All 's Coll. The first of these last two was afterwards Bishop of Oxon. 10. Thom. Coâ—man of Magd. 12. Alexand. Griffith of Haâ—t Hall The last did not take the Degree of M. of A. till 1631. 18. Hen. Blount of Trin. Coll. July 2. Joh. Pointer of Brasâ— Coll. He was matriculated and took the degree of Bach. of Arts as an Esquires Son Afterwards departing without any other degree became a puritanical Preacher and acquainted with Oliver Cromwel who when Protector gave him a Canonry of Ch. Ch. in Oxon as a reward for the pains he took in converting him to Godliness i.e. to canting Puritanisâ— and Saintism After the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. he was ejected and living many years after in Oxon in a retired and studious condition died 2 Jan. 1683 aged 84 or thereabouts whereupon his body was buried at the lower end of the north 〈◊〉 joyning to the Church of S Peter in the Baylie Oxon. Oct. 15. Humph. Chambers of Vniv. Edw. Reynolds of Mert. Coll. The laâ—t was afterwards Bishop of Norwich Dec. 3. Phâ—â—ip King of Ch. Ch. a younger Son of Dr. King B. of London See among the created Doctors of Div. 1645. 15. Will. Lyford of Magd. Coll. 17. Rob. Bedingfield 19 George Morley Rob. Gomersall Zouch Townley of Ch. Ch. Of the first of these last four you may
1566. 80. Translated into Engl. by Charles Glemham Gent. De votis monasticis coeleb Socerdotum Defensio sui contra R. Smithaei duos libellos de coelibatu sacerdotum vot monast Bas. 1559. oct Aristotelis Ethicae cum illis in Sacra Scriptura collatae c. Comm. in Lament Jer. Prophet Tig. 1629. qu. corrected and published by Joh. Rodolph Stuckius of Zurich somtimes a Sojournour of Exeter Coll. He the said P. Martir also wrote an Epist to Edward L. Protector of England translated into Engl. by Tho. Norton Lond. 1550. oct Also of The use and abuse of Dancing translated into Engl. by J. R. printed at Lond. in oct and lastly An Exposition on the Creed translated by T. E printed at Lond. in qu. At length after many Rambles and changes of Places he having been as it evidently appears a person of an unsetled Brain resigned up his last breath at Zurich on the 12th day of Nov. in fifteen hundred sixty and two year 1562 and was buried there with all the Solemnity fitting for so learned and great a Clerk as he was THOMAS GIBSON a noted Physitian of the Age he lived in was born at Morpeth in Northumberland and for a year or years was as I conceive educated here because that several of both his Names and Time were conversant with the Muses in this University but whether he took a degree or was licensed to practice Physick it appears not Afterwards he being noted for his extraordinary success in curing Diseases was very much resorted to by great as well as ordinary People especially by those of the reform'd Party he being one himself and a great Enemy to the R. Cath. Bishops in spite and envy to whom he wrot A History of the Treasons of the Bishops from the Norman Conquest to his time Whether this was printed I know not because had it been so there 's no doubt but inveterate Prynn would have found it to gain matter thence when he compos'd his Book of the same Subject He also wrot An Herball Treatise against unskilful Alchymists Treat of curing common Diseases Of the Ceremonies used by Popes besides other things and had laid the Foundation of a little Book to shew the Various States that Britanie hath been in which he divided into five Parts but whether he compleated it is uncertain He lived after Qu. Eliz. came to the Crown being then in his middle Age but when he died it appears not 'T is said that because divers Persons had medled with the applying of dark Prophecies purposely to advance the Fame and Glory of Charles then Emperour so one Tho. Gibson did endeavour to do the like to promote the Glory of Hen. 8. of England which Th. Gibson we are to understand to be the same with Th. Gibson before mention'd PETER de SOTHO or Soto was born in a certain City in Spaine called Cordova became when young a Dominican in the House or Coll. of that Order dedicated to St. Stephen within the famous University of Salamanca where prosecuting his natural Genie with unwearied industry in the Faculty of Divinity became a Doctor thereof and a most eminent ornament to his Order Afterwards his fame being spread in the Royal Court he became Confessor to the King of Spaine and at length to Charles the Emperour of the Romans with whom going into Germany he shew'd himself in many respects very serviceable against such that were call'd Hereticks there At length Philip K. of Spaine marrying with Mary Qu. of England he was one of those noted Divines that came with him having then obtained Eminency among the Learned for his Books written against John Brentius accounted among the R. Catholicks a Person very well vers'd in matters of controversie Afterwards he with Joh. de Villa Garcia and one or more being sent to the University of Oxon by publick authority to read preach and teach there to the end that they might undo and invalidate all what Pet. Martyr and others had done in the Reign of King Ed. 6. he accordingly went preached often read Lectures on St. Thomas whose works had been with scorn cast out from all or most Libraries in this University in the time of Ed. 6. and was ready upon all turns and occasions to instruct and resolve doubts nay and for some time did read the publick Hebrew Lecture to the Academians while Mr. Bruerne the Reg. Professor was absent In a word there was nothing wanting on his part and tho he had no Canonry of Ch. Ch. or Headship bestowed on him yet he had a considerable revenue allow'd him out of the Kings Exchecquer His works are Institutiones Christianae Aug. 1548. Antw. 1557. in 16 o divided into 3 Books Adversus Job Brentium Antw. 1552. in 16o. Defensio Catholicae confessiouis Scholoiorum circa confessionem illustriss Ducis Wirtembergensis nomine editam adversus prolegomena Brentit Antw. 1557. Doctrinae Catholicae compendium in usum plebis Christianae recte instituend Diling 1560. in tw De sacerdotum institutione libri 3. With other things as 't is probable which I have not yet seen After the death of Qu. Mary he return'd with K. Philip into Spain and thence went according to command to the great Council or Synod held in the City of Trent called commonly among Forreigners Trento sometimes a part of Italy but since of Germany where by too much agitation and concernment he contracted a disease which brought him to his grave in that City in the Month of Apr. in Fifteen hundred sixty and three About three days before his death year 1563 and some time before the Synod began to be troubled among themselves for a small cause and did give much matter of discourse Which coming to the knowledge of Sotho he thereupon did dictate and subscribe a Letter to be sent to the Pope in which by way of confession he declared his opinion concerning the points controverted in Council and did particularly exhort his Holiness to consent that residence and the institution of Bishops might be declared to be de jure divino The Letter was sent to the Pope and Frier Ludov. Soto his companion kept a Copy of it who thinking to honor the memory of his Friend began to spread it which caused offence in some and curiosity in others to get a Copy of it when called in I find one Frater Petrus a Soto Major who wrot a Book entit Prima secundae Divi Thomae quam quarto nonas Junii interpretandum suscepit an 1563. The beginning of which is Quastio prima quae est de ultimo fine hujus vitae in communi c. But this Peter who was Author of the said Book which is in MS. in Bodley's Library must not be taken to be the same with the former Peter whom I have at large mention'd because as 't is before told you in the title the said Peter began to write the said Book on the fourth of the nones of June 1563
which was some Weeks after the death of Pet. de Soto RICHARD SMYTH the greatest pillar for the Roman man Catholick cause in his time was born in Worcestershire admitted Probationer-Fellow of Merton Coll. in the beginning of the Year 1527 Master of Arts 1530 and the Year after was on the resignation of Rob. Taylor Fellow of the said Coll unanimously chosen the publick Scribe or Registrary of the University Afterwards he became Rector of Cuxham in Oxfordshire for a time Principal of St. Albans hall Divinity Reader of Magd. College the Kings Professor of Divinity in the said University and Doctor of that faculty But being forced to leave his Professorship in the Reign of K. Edw. 6. to make room for P. Martyr he went to Lovaine in Brabant where being received with solemnity became publick Professor of Divinity there for a time and read openly on the Apocalips of St. John When Qu. Mary was advanced to the Crown he was not only restored to his Professorship in the University of Oxon but also was made one of the Chaplains to that Queen and Canon of Christ Church In 1559 Qu. Elizabeth being then in the Throne he lost those with other preferments of which the Rectory or Headship of Whittingdon Coll. in Lond. was one and was committed to custody with Matthew Archbishop of Canterbury by whose perswasions he recanted what he had written in defence of the celebacy of Priests See more of this matter in a Book intit De antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae c. in Mathaeo Printed about 1572-3 being the first impression of that Book Afterwards our Author R. Smyth giving Matthew the slip he went to Doway in Flanders and was constituted Dean of S. Peters Church at that place by Philip K. of Spain who erecting an Academy there about that time made him the first Kings Professor thereof He was by those of his perswation accounted the best Schoolman of his time a subtile disputant and admirably well read in the Fathers and Councils which did evidently appear in his disputations in the Divinity School with Pet. Martyr whom as the R. Cath. Writers of his time say he did in a most egregious manner baffle several times The wholy story of it you may see elsewhere and therefore I shall not make a recital of it now only say that the Protestant Writers report that he was more a Sophister than Divine that he was non-plus'd several times by Martyr and that he was a goggle-ey'd fellow and very inconstant in his Opinion As for his Writings they are these Assertion and defence of the Sacrament of the Altar Lond. 1546. oct Defence of the sacrifice of the Mass Lond. 1546. oct An answer to all Martyn Luthers and his Scholar's reasons made against the sacrifice of the Masse c. Printed with the Defence before-mention'd Brief treatise setting forth divers truths necessary both to be believed of all Chrysten People and kept also which 〈◊〉 are not expressed in the Scripture but left to the Church by the Apostles tradition Lond. 1547. oct Declaration upon his retractation made at Pauls cross 15. May 1547. Lond. 1547. oct This retraction was for certain articles contained in two Books of his making viz. one in Defence of the sacrifice of the Masse and that called as it seems A brief treatise c. wherein he endeavoured to prove that unwritten verities ought to be believed under paine of damnation Diatriba de hominis justificatione contra Pet. Martyrem Lovain 1550. oct Defensio caelibatûs sacerdotum contra P. Mart. Lov. 1550. oct Printed also as it seems at Paris the same year Confutatio quorundam articularum de votis monasticis Pet. Martyris Itali These two last being printed at Lovaine in one Vol. are very full of faults by the negligence of the Printer and absence of the Author who pretended they were printed against his Will and wished afterwards that he had never made them because he was then perswaded with himself that the Priests of England made a vow a religious vow when they were made Priests which he perceived afterwards was not true This he told Dr. Cranmer Archb. of Canterbury in a certain letter when he heard that he the said Cranmer had made a Collection of or answer to the aforesaid Books De caelibatu votis monasticis Disputation with Bish Rydley in the Div. School at Oxon his Sermon at his and Latimers burning with Speeches Orations c. See in Joh. Fox his Book of the Acts and Mon. of the Church A bucklar of Cath. Faith of Christ's Church containing divers matters now of late called into controversie by the new Gospellers Lond. 1555. in two books or parts The things controverted were 1 Whether a man may keep Gods commandements 2 Concerning works of superarrogation 3 Concerning purgatory 4 The signe of the cross and crucifex c. Refutatio luculenta crassae exitiosae haeresis Johannis Calvini Christop Carlili Angli qua astruunt Christum non discendisse ad inferos alios quam ad infernum infimum Printed 1562. The said tenet that Christ descended into hell was maintained in a Commencement held at Cambridge in 1552. by the said Carlile and opposed then in disputations by Sir Joh. Cheek Whereupon Smyth wrot the Refutation before-mention'd Afterwards Christoph Carlile came out with a book entit Concerning the immediat going to Heaven of the souls of the faithful Fathers before Christ and concerning his descent into hell c. Lond. 1582. oct sec edit I find one Christopher Carlile to have lived for some time at Barham in Kent whence removing to the Parish of St. Botolph near Billingsgate in London died there in the beginning of the Year 1596 leaving then behind him a Relict called Marie Whether this Chr. Carlile be the same with the former I cannot tell Another also of both his names lived in his time whose warlike skill was sufficiently tried in the Low Countries France and Ireland and in America at Carthage and Santo Dominico an 1585 Which worthy Soldier died about the Year 1593. R. Smyth hath also written De missae sacrificio contra Melanctonum Calvinum alios Lov. 1562. oct De Infantium baptismo contra Calvinum Printed there the same Year Defensio externi visibilis sacerdotii propugnatio altarium cum confutatione communionis Calvinianae Ibid. Confutatio earum quae Philip. Melancthon objecit contra propitiatorium missae sacrificium Ibid. De libero hominis arbitrio contra Calvinum Lov. 1563. oct and other things which you may see in Pitseus This learned Doctor gave way to fate on the seventh of the ides of July according to the accompt followed at Doway in Fifteen hundred sixty and three year 1563 aged 63. Whereupon his body was buried in the Chappel of our Lady joyning to the Church of St. Peter at Doway before-mentioned Several of both his names have been Writers but they being after him in time I shall
Government he was hang'd at Tyburn near London 30. March in sixteen hundred and one year 1601 So that his body being afterwards buried obscurely without a Memorial or Epitaph be pleased to take this for him made by one that knew him well Doctus eras Graecè felixque tibi fuit Alpha At fuit infelix Omega Cuffe tuum The execution of which person and his unhappy end is brought in by a certain author as a very proper and sutable instance to verifie the great reasonableness of one of his advices to his Son thus Mingle not your interest with a great Man's made desperate by debt or Court-injuries whose breaking out prove fatal to their wisest followers and friends averred in the last Earl of Essex but one where Merick his Steward and Cuff his Secretary tho of excellent parts were both hanged For such unconcocted Rebellions turn seldom to the hurt of any but the parties that promote them being commonly guided by the directions of their Enemies as this was by Cecil whose creatures persuaded Essex to this inconsiderate attempt c. that is to seize the Queen and change the Government Thus far Francis Osborn here quoted of whom and his Works the Reader may please by the way if not too tedious to know these things That he was younger Brother to Sir Pet. Osborn and both the Sons of Sir John Osborn of Chicksand near Shefford in Bedfordshire which Sir John and his Father did both enjoy a quiet happy and plentiful Fortune under Q. Elizabeth That he was bred mostly at home not so much as in a Free School or University being altogether void of such kind of Faculties that Universities afford At ripe years he frequented the Court became a Servant in the Pembrochian Family and at length Master of the Horse to that most Noble Count William Earl of Pembroke In 1641. he ran with the times having been Puritannically educated had publick employments then and under Oliver conferr'd upon him and in his last days lived in Oxon purposely to Print certain books of his compostion that then laid by him and to have an eye on his Son John whom he got by the favour of the Parliamentarian Visitors to be Fellow of Allsouls coll 1648. Those things of his which I have seen extant are these 1 A seasonable expostulation with the Netherlands declaring their ingratitude to and the necessity with their agreement with the Commonwealth of England Ox. 1652. qu. in two sh and half 2 Perswasive to mutual compliance under the present Government Ox. 1652. qu. in two sh 3 Plea for a Free State compared with Monarchy Printed with the former in 4 sh qu. 4 The private Christians non ultra or a plea for the Lay-man's interpreting the Scriptures Ox. 1656. in 3 sh and half in qu. There is no name to it only strongly reported to be Fr. Osborn's 5 Advice to a Son in two parts The first was printed at Ox. in oct an 1656. and within 2 years after were five more impressions of it The second part was printed at Ox. 1658. oct but being not so well liked as the first I cannot justly say whether it had a second impression Both especially the first being greedily bought up and admired in Oxon especially by young Scholars it was then noted among the Godly Ministers that they did instill principles of Atheism into them Whereupon a publick complaint being put up against the said books to the then Vicechanc. Dr. Jo. Conant there was a proposal made to have them publickly burnt But it taking no effect it was ordered 27. July 1658. that no booksellers or any other persons should sell the books which afterwards made them sell the better 6 Political reflections upon the Government of the Turks to which are added in the same book or vol. A discourse upon Nich. Machiavell Observations upon the K. of Sweden's descent into Germany Discourse upon Piso and Vindex who both conspired the death of Nero. The greatness and corruption of the Court of Rome Discourse upon the election of P. Leo XI Political occasions of the defection from the Church of Rome Discourse in vindication of Mart. Luther All these were printed at Ox. in oct at least 3 times 7 Traditional Memoires on the Reign of Q. Eliz. Lond. 1658. oct 8 Trad. Mem. on the Reign of K. James Lond. 1658. oct 9 Miscellany of sundry Essays Paradoxes and Problematical Discourses Letters and Characters Lond. 1659. oct 10 Deductions from the History of the Earl of Essex who was executed for Treason under the Reign of Q. Eliz. Lond. 1659. oct These are all that I have seen and whether he hath any others published I cannot say After his death appeared in publick a book intit A modest plea for an equal Commonwealth against Monarchy c. with other things added to it as An Apology for younger Brothers and A lift at Tythes All printed twice in 1659. in qu. and oct These three Treatises tho they were published by another person as his yet some Scholars more envious than prudent did not stick to say that the publisher found them among the papers of Fr. Osborn with whom he had intimate acquaintance after his death and disguising the Language or making some alterations in published them as his own However all that knew him well and were intimate with him as the writer of these matters was knew him able to write such a book as that was As for Fr. Osborn he died at Nether-worton near to Dedington in Oxfordshire in the house of Will. Draper Esq an Oliverian Colonel whose Sister he had married on the eleventh of Feb. 1658-9 aged 70. or thereabouts and was buried in the Church there Over his Grave is a Monument with an inscription but the contents I know not yet RICHARD LATEWAR a Londoner born educated in Merchant-Taylors School became Scholar of St. Johns coll 1580. and eight years after M. of Arts and a noted Preacher In 1593. he was elected one of the Proctors of the University being about that time Rector of Hopton in Suffolk Afterwards he became Rector of Finchley in Middlesex D. of D. and at length Chaplain to the illustrious Heroe Charles Lord Mountjoy Lieutenant of Ireland He was a most ingenious Latin Poet as his Epigrams and copies of Verses occasionally printed in books published in his life-time do shew He composed Carmen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Coll. S. John Bapt. Which was restored and augmented by Rich. Andrews M. D. and Fellow of the said coll Conc. Lat. ad Academicos Oxon. 1594. It was Preached when he was admitted Bac. of Div. but upon what subject or when printed I know not for I have not yet seen it What other things of his are published I cannot find neither is there any need to be said more of him than what the learned Camden hath delivered of the overthrow of the Rebels in Ireland near to Carlingford given by the L. Mountjoy before-mentioned thus On