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A71277 Athenæ Oxonienses. Vol. 2. an exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the most ancient and famous University of Oxford, from the fifteenth year of King Henry the Seventh, Dom. 1500, to the end of the year 1690 representing the birth, fortune, preferment, and death of all those authors and prelates, the great accidents of their lives, and the fate and character of their writings : to which are added, the Fasti, or, Annals, of the said university, for the same time ... Wood, Anthony à, 1632-1695. 1692 (1692) Wing W3383A; ESTC R200957 1,495,232 926

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say that he was natione Teutonicus fortunâ Batavus religione Calvinista c. His Father who was a sufficient Clothier of Newbury perceiving this his Son to have pregnant parts sent him to the College at Winchester where being elected a Child and soon made ripe for the University in the School there founded by Will of Wykeham was elected Probationer-Fellow of New Coll. in the year 1596 and two years after having by that time shaken off his wild extravagancies was admitted Verus Socius after which he diligently applied himself to the Theological Faculty for 16 years together In 1604 he proceeded in Arts and about that time taking Holy Orders became a frequent and diligent Preacher in these parts noted to the Academians for his subtile wit exact judgment exemplary life and conversation and for the endowment of such qualities that were befitting men of his Function In 1614 he proceeded Doct. of Divinity and about that time went into Germany as Chaplain to Princess Elizabeth Daughter of King James I. and Consort of the Prince Palatine where continuing for some time did improve himself much by the conversation he had with German Divines After his return he exchanged the Rectory of Newton Longvill in Bucks which the Society of New Coll. gave him before his departure beyond the Sea for Newbury near to the place of his Nativity with Dr. Nathan Giles Canon of Windsor where being setled he laid a foundation of his doctrine and the seeds of his zealous opinion tho not improved by his Auditors according to his wish His plain preaching was good his solid disputations were accounted by some better and his pious way of living by others especially the Puritans best of all yet some of New Coll. who knew the Man well have often said in my hearing that he was always hot-headed and restless The most learned men even those of his adverse party did confess that there was nothing extant more accurate exact and full touching the Arminian controversies than what was written by this our Author Twisse He also if any one as those of his persuasion say hath so cleared and vindicated the cause from the objected absurdities and calumnies of his Adversaries as that out of his labours not only the learned but also those that are best vers'd in Controversies may find enough whereby to disintangle themselves from the snares of Opposites The truth is there 's none almost that have written against Arminianism since the publishing any thing of our Author but have made very honourable mention of him and have acknowledged him to be the mightiest man in those Controversies that his age hath produced Besides Newbury he was offer'd several preferments as the Rectory of Benefield in Northamptonshire a Prebendship in the Church of Winchester the Wardenship of Wykehams Coll. there and a Professors place at Franeker in Frisland But the three last were absolutely refused and the first he would not accept unless he could obtain liberty of his Majesty in whose gift Newbury was and is to have had an able man to succeed him there Besides also upon conference with Dr. Davenant Bishop of Salisbury Ordinary of that place the King was well satisfied concerning Twisse that he was unwilling to let him go from Newbury In the beginning of the Civil War began by the Presbyterians an 1641. -2. he sided with them was chose one of the Assembly of Divines and at length Prolocutor of them Among whom speaking but little some interpreted it to his modesty as those of his persuasion say as always preferring penning before speaking and others to the decay of his intellectuals But polemical Divinity was his Faculty and in that he was accounted excellent While he was Prolocutor he was one of the three Lecturers in S. Andrews Church in Holborn near London which was given to him for his losses he sustained at Newbury being forced thence as his brethren said by the Royal Party He hath written Vindiciae gratiae potestatis ac providentiae dei Hoc est ad examen libelli Perkinsiani Gul. Perkins de praedestinationis modo ordine institutum à Jacobo Arminio responsio Sholastica tribus libris absoluta Una cum digressionibus ad singulas partes accommodatis c. Amstel 1632. 1648. fol. A discovery of Dr. Jacksons vanities c. Printed beyond the Sea 1631. qu. This was written against Dr. Tho. Jackson's Treatise of divine Essence and attributes but the Doctor made no reply Dissertatio de Scientiâ mediâ tribus libris absolutâ c. Arnhem 1639. fol. Wherein Gabr. Penots book intit Libertatis humanae propugnaculum and that of Franc. Suarez De Scientia dei are answer'd Digressiones Printed with the Dissertatio Of the morality of the fourth commandment as still in force to bind Christians delivered by way of answer to the Translator of Dr. Prideaux his Lecture concerning the doctrine of the Sabbath Divided into two parts 1 An answer to the preface 2 A consideration of Dr. Prideaux his Lecture Lond. 1641. qu. Treatise of Reprobation in answer to Mr. Jo. Cotton Lond. 1646. qu. Animadversiones ad Jacobi Arminii Collat. cum Franc. Junio Joh. Arnold Corvin Amstel 1649. fol. published by Andr. Rivet The doubting conscience resolved in answer to a pretended perplexing question c. Wherein is evidently proved that the Holy Scriptures not the Pope is the foundation whereon the Church is built c. Lond. 1652. oct published by Sam. Hartlib The riches of Gods love unto the Vessels of Mercy consistent with his absolute hatred or reprobation of the Vessels of Wrath Or an answer to a book intit Gods love to mankind manifested by disproving his absolute decree for their damnation in two books One against Mr. Sam. Hoard and the other against Mr. Hen. Mason Rector of S. Andrews Undershaft London Oxon. 1653. fol. Two tracts in answer Dr. to H. Hammond the one concerning Gods decree definite or indefinite the other about the object of predestination Printed with the former book The Synod of Dort and Ales reduced to practice with an answer thereunto The Scriptures sufficiency to determine all matters of Faith made good against the Papists Lond. in tw Christian Sabbath defended against the crying evil in these times of the Antisabitarians of our age shewing that the morality of the Fourth Commandment is still in force to bind Christians unto the sanctification of the Sabbath day Lond. 165. qu. Fiveteen Letters to Mr. Joseph Mede See in the 4 book of the said Mr. Medes works Besides these and something upon the Commandments that are printed he left behind him many Manuscripts mostly compleat of his own composition which were carefully kept in the hands of his Son Rob. Twisse a Minister in Westminster but what became of them after his death which hapned in the latter end of the year 1674 I know not Among them are 1 Examen Historiae Pelag written by Ger. Jo. Vossius put after the Authors death into the
we may now leave him Adm. 129. Bach. of Physick But two were admitted of whom Joh. Radcliff of Linc. Coll. was one July 1. Bach. of Div. May 14. George Hickes of Linc. Coll. June 26. Will. Hopkins of S. Maries Hall July 6. Lanc. Addison of Qu. Coll. Adm. 7. Doct. of Law May 18. Rowl Townshend of All 's Coll. Jun. 26. Steph. Brice of Magd. Coll. Compounders and Accumulators Jun. 26. Charles Hedges of Magd. Coll. Compounders and Accumulators The last of these two who was originally of Magd. Hall became Chancellour of Rochester in the place of Dr. Will. Trumbull afterwards Judge of the Admiralty a Knight Master of the Faculties c. June 26. Roger Stanley of New Coll. He died at Ham in Wilts 17 Sept. 1678 and was buried there Doct. of Phys July 6. Sam. Izacke of Exet. Coll. 8. Christop Dominick of Wadh. Coll. The first did accumulate the degrees in Physick Doct. of Div. July 6. Lancelot Addison of Qu. Coll. 8. Joh. Nicholas of New Coll. The last who was a Compounder was now Warden of his Coll to which he was elected on the death of Dr. Mich. Woodward 30. of June 1675 being then Fellow of Wykehams Coll. near Winchester and Master of S. Nich. Hospital in Salisbury On the 17 of July 1679 he was elected Warden of the said Coll. of Wykeham on the death of Dr. Will. Burt and on the second of Apr. 1684 he was installed Preb. of Winchester Incorporations On the 13 of July just after the finishing of the Act were seven Bach. of Arts one Bach. of Law 24 Masters of Arts one Bach. of Div. and one Doct. of Physick of Cambridge incorporated but not one of them can I yet find to be a Writer only Joh. Turner M. A. and Fellow of Christs Coll who was afterwards Hospitaller of S. Thomas in Southwark and author of several Sermons and discourses which being too many to be here set down shall for brevity sake be omitted Thomas Allen Doct. of Physick of Gonvill and Caies Coll was also then July 13 incorporated He was one of the Coll. of Phys at London and lived to the year 1685 but hath written nothing Quaere Besides the said Cambridge men was one John Ouchterlon M. A. of S. Salvators Coll. in the University of S. Andrew in Scotland incorporated which is all I know of him CREATIONS June 2. The most illustrious Pr. John William Prince of Neoburg Son of the Duke of Neoburg Count Palatine of the Rhine Duke of Bavaria Giuliers Cleve and of Mons Count or Earl of Valdentia Spinhim la Mark Ravensberg and Moers Lord in Ravenstein c. was actually created Doctor of the Civil Law He was conducted bare-headed in his Doctors robes from the Apodyterium into the Convocation House with the Beadles marching before and the Kings Professor of Law with him the Vicechanc. then with the Doctors and Masters standing bare And being come to the middle of the Area the said Professor presented him with a short speech which being done the Vicech created him with another Afterwards he was conducted to his seat of State on the right hand of the Vicechancellour and then the Dep. Orator who stood on the other side near to the Registraries desk complemented him with another speech in the name of the University All which being done he was conducted by the Vicechanc. Doctors and Masters to the Theater where being placed in another seat of state on the right hand of the Vicechancellours chair he was entertained by the Musick professor with vocal and instrumental Musick from the Musick gallery This Prince was then about 18 years of age and had taken a journey into England purposely to pay his respects to the Lady Mary the eldest Daughter of James Duke of York And after he had seen most of the rarities in the publick Library several of the Colleges Physick Garden c. the Vicechancellour Dr. Bathurst Dr. Fell and other Doctors made a present to him at his departure of Hist Antiquitates Univ. Oxon with Cuts in two Volumes very fairly bound June 23. Henry Justell Secret and Counsellour to the most Christian King was diplomated Doctor of the Civil Law He was a most noted and learned man and as the publick regist saith non modo omni scientiarum virtutum genere per se excelluit verum etiam Parentis optimi eruditissimi Christop Justelli doctrinam merita ornando atque excolando sua fecit He had given several choice Mss to the publick Library and had sent by Mr. George Hicks of Linc. Coll. who became acquainted with him at Paris the Original Ms in Greek of the Canones Ecclesia Vniversalis put out by his Father Christopher which is at this time in the publick Library What this eminent author Hen. Justell hath written and published the printed Cat. belonging to that Library commonly called Oxford Catalogue will tell you Nov. 10. Thaddeus Lantman diplomated Doct. of Div. Nov. 10. Joh. Woolnove diplomated Doct. of Div. These two persons were Ministers at the Hague and having been represented by the Prince of Orange to be persons of good esteem in Holland for their preaching learning and prudence and for the great veneration they had and have for the Church of England were upon those accounts recommended to the Chanc. of the University and by Henry Earl of Arlington lately in Holland to the Vicechanc. and Convocation for their degrees Jan. 26. Hippolytus du Chastlet de Luzancy of Ch. Ch. was actually created Master of Arts This Divine who made a great noise in his time was the Son of a famous common Woman named Beauchasteau a Player belonging to the Hostel de Burgoyn at Pa●is and educated in the University there as I shall tell you by and by Afterwards he became Usher or Regent of the fifth form among the Fathers of the Christian Doctrine at Vitry then lived among the Monks at Vendosme and a little after in the service of a Bishop then in the Abbey of Trape next with another Prelate and at length a Preacher errant here and there but chiefly at Montdidier in Picardy where counterfeiting the name of Luzancy by a bill signed with that name he cheated the Damoizele Carti●r of a piece of money So that by that and other pranks which expos'd him to the pursuit of Justice he left France went into England by the name of De la March which he quitted about a month after his arrival and at length to London without clothes without shoes without money and without any recommendation from France Soon after upon his own word and at the instance of some who solicited in his behalf he was permitted to get into the Pulpit at the Savoy within the liberty of Westminster not only to declare the motives of his conversion but his abjuration from and abhorrency of the Roman Catholick Faith which was solemnly done on the eleventh of July an 1675. The discourse he made and