as temporal and in many dangers of his life which God did miraculously deliver him from At length K. James the first of England did call him into England and to the holy Ministry he being then 58 years of age and upon the promotion of Dr. John Bridges to the See of Oxon in the latter end of 1603 he made him Dean of Salisbury in Febr. 1604. He hath written 1 Assertiones Theologicae pro vera verae Ecclesiae nota quae est solius dei adoratio contra falsae ecclesiae creaturarum adorationem Rupell 1603. oct 2 England and Scotlands happiness in being reduced to unity of Religion under K. James Lond. 1604. qu. 3 Orthodoxo-Jacobus Papa apostaticus c. Lond. 1611. qu. 4 Anti-Bellarmino-tortur sive Tortus retortus Juliano papismus c. Lond. 1612. qu. 5 Of the ceremonies of the Church of England Lond. 1612. qu. besides Sermons and other things He departed this mortal life in August 1619 and was I suppose buried in the Cathed Ch. at Salisbury whereupon Dr. John Williams succeeded him in the Deanery of that place about the 10. of Sept. and installed in the middle of Oct. following To Sir Rob. Gourden of Sudderland who married his only Daughter and Heir named Lucy he left his MSS. of his own composition written in Latine and English desiring him that the English may be published in Scotland and the Latine beyond the Seas to the end that the great pains that he had taken about them may not be lost These Noble Men Knights and Esquires following were actually created Masters of Arts on the 30. of August the King being then in Oxford The illustrious Prince Esme Stuart Duke of Lenox near of kin to the King James 1. of England He was Father to Lodowick the first Duke of Richmond of his name Henry de Vere Earl of Oxford He was Son of Edw. de Vere called by some the Poetical Earl of Oxford and died at the Siege of Breda in the Netherlands an 1625. Henry Percy the most generous Count of Northumberland a great encourager of learning and learned Men especially Mathematicians who as others have in a high manner celebrated his worth He died 5. of Nov. 1632 and was buried in the Church at Petworth in Sussex Robert D'Evereux Earl of Essex now a young Nobleman of Merton Coll. See more in the year 1636. Will. Herbert Earl of Pembroke the very picture and Viva effigies of Nobility a Person truly generous a singular lover of learning and the professors thereof and therefore by the Academians elected their Chancellour some years after this His Person was rather Majestick than elegant and his presence whether quiet or in motion was full of stately gravity His mind was purely heroick often stout but never disloyal and so vehement an opponent of the Spaniard that when that match fell under confideration in the latter end of the Reign of K. Jam. 1. he would sometimes rouze to the trepidation of that King yet kept in favour still for His Majesty knew plain dealing as a jewell in all Men so was in a Privy Counsellour an ornamental duty and the same true heartedness commended him to K. Ch. 1. Philip Herbert his younger Brother now Earl of Montgomery He was quite different in nature from the aforesaid William being a Person esteemed a very frequent swearer and one so intolerably cholerick quarrelsome and offensive while he was Lord Chamberlain to K. Ch. 1. that he did not refrain to break many wiser heads than his own Mr. Thomas May the translator of Lucan and afterwards Historian to the Long Parliament felt the weight of his staff which had not his office and the place being the Banquetting-house protected it might have been a question whether ever he would have struck again See more of him in Will. Herbert among the writers under the year 1630. William Cecill Viscount Cranbourne Son of Robert Earl of Salisbury He was after the death of his Father Earl of Salisbury and Knight of the Garter and lived to 1668. John Bridges Bishop of Oxon sometimes of Pembroke hall in Cambridge and lately Dean of Salisbury upon the promotion of Dr. John Piers to the See of Rochester was then also created He was now famous for the several books that he had published the titles of some of which you may see in Bodlies or Oxford Catalogue He died on the 26. March 1618 and was buried in the Church of Marsh-Balden or Balden in the Marsh near to and in the County of Oxford as I have elsewhere told you He was Doctor of Divinity and therefore I presume the Registrary of the University should have put him among such that were incorporated this year and not among the Creations of Masters of Arts. Theophilus Howard Baron of Walden Son and Heir of Thomas Earl of Suffolk He was afterwards Earl of Suffolk and Knight of the honourable Order of the Garter He died 3. June 1640 and was buried in the Church at Walden beforementioned Charles Howard Baron of Effingham Son of Charles Earl of Nottingham He was afterwards Earl of Nottingham Thomas West Lord La Warr commonly called Lord de la Ware Grey Brugges or Bridges Lord Chandois He was commonly called King of Cotswould because of his numerous attendants when he went to Court He died at the Spaw in Italy 1621. Will. Compton Lord Compton He was afterwards the first Earl of Northampton of his name and dying 14. Jun. 1630 was buried by his ancestors in the Church at Compton in the hole in Warwickshire Edward Bruce Master of the Rolls and Baron of Kinloss in Scotland He died 14. Jan. 1610 aged 62 years and was buried in the Chappel of the Rolls in Chancery-lane London He was Father to Thomas Earl of Elgin in Scotland and Baron of Whorlton in Yorkshire as I shall tell you elsewhere … Erskeine a noble Man of Scotland Perhaps he was the same with Sir James Erskeine Knight of the Bath Son to the Earl of Marre or with Alex. Erskeine who was after his Fathers death Viscount Fenton in Scotland and died in the beginning of the year 1633. Sir Hen. Nevill Knight He was afterwards Leiger Embassador at Paris being the same I think of Billingbere in Berks who died about the later end of June 1629. Sir Tho. Chaloner Knight sometimes a Commoner of Magd. Coll. now Tutor to Prince Henry William Herbert John Egerton afterwards Earl of Bridgwater Valentine Knightley John Ramsey a Scot Knights Sir Roger Aston Knight He was the natural Son of John Aston Gentleman second Son of Rich. Aston of Aston in Cheshire had all his breeding in Scotland which made some to take him to be a Scot born was originally the Barber to K. James 1. while he was King of the Scots as a libellous Author tells you though from record it appears that he was Groom of the Bedchamber to him and belonged to it in the time of that Kings Father and Grandfather He was
tuas Novit eloquii Phaenix utriusque Melancthon Quam te Phaebus amet pieriusque chorus Parga tuas cecinit cecinitque Lutetia Laudes Urbs ergo doctos officiosa viros Talia cum constent c. In the Year 1540. 32. Hen. 8. I find that he was living at Carleon in his native Country where I think he taught School and the same Year to publish Commentaries on Will Lily's construction of the eight parts of Speech Besides which he had before in the said Year translated from Greek into Latin Marcus Eremita de Lege Spiritu and from Lat. into English The paraphrase of St. Paul's Epistle to Titus written by Erasmus Roterod. with whom he was well acquainted Baleus tells us that the said Cox was from his Youth instructed in all liberal arts that he was a Grammarian Rhetorician Poet Divine and a Preacher of God's word Also that he had written against those who in his time wrot of Justification by works and that he was in high esteem among learned Men in Fifteen hundred and forty All which works besides Verses of divers kinds and Epistles were by him written before the end of that Year as also Latin Verses occasionally set before Books that were published particularly before John Palsgrave's Lesclarcissement an 1530. He was living in the Reign of Ed. 6. but when or where he died I cannot yet tell He left behind him a Son named Francis Cox who proceeded D. of D. as a Member of New Coll. in the Year 1594 and he a Son named William who was a Divine of Chichester in Sussex THOMAS WYATT the delight of the Muses and of Mankind Son of Henr. Wyatt of Allington Castle in Kent Knight and Banneret by Anne his Wife Daughter of Joh. Skinner of Surrey was born of an ancient and gentile Family in the said County of Kent sent to Cambridge to be initiated in Academical Learning transplanted thence to Oxon purposely to advance himselfe in knowledge by the hearing of the Cardinals Lectures then lately settled there but whether he took a Degree with us or at Cambridge I find not as yet Afterwards he being sent to travel he return'd an accomplish'd Gentleman and was esteemed by all those that knew him to be a Person adorn'd with the endowments as well of body and mind as of fortune By the dayly and unwearied practice of the two former while he was in his travels and after his return he became not only well skill'd in military matters but also in several Arts and Tongues And as esteemed strong and valiant in body so powerful in mind and counsel At length he with Hen. Haward or Howard Earl of Surrey who also had travel'd into Italy and there tasted the sweet and stately measures and style of the Italian Poesie being esteemed to be the first refiners of the English Tongue Wyatt was introduced into the Court was beloved of K. Hen. 8. who honored him with the Degree of Knighthood and sent him in several Embassies beyond the Seas which he very prudently performed with great trust to the honor of his Master But that which is here to be in a special manner marked was his admirable skill in Poetry which in his first Years of reason he expressed in several amorous Songs and Poems With which as also his witty jests the King himself being in an high manner delighted they were so much admired by the Men of that and the next Age tho I persume they are now lost that some have not stuck to report that as Mecaenas Ovid Tibullus c. have been among the Latins most famous for Elegie So Sir Tho. Wyatt the elder Henry Haward Earl of Surrey Sir Franc. Brian of the Privy Chamber to K. Hen. 8. and a Traveller in 1528 Sir Phil. Sydney George Gascoigne Esq c. have among the English been most passionate to bemoan the perplexities of Love For his translation also of David's Psalms into English meeter and other of his Poetry Leland the Antiquarian Poet forbears not to compare him to Dant and Petrarch thus Bellum suo merrito c. translated by another hand as followeth Let Florence fair her Dante 's justly boast And royal Rome her Petrarchs numbred feet In English Wyatt both of them doth coast In whom all grateful eloquence doth meet In his younger Years as I have told youbefore he composed Several Songs and Poems Many of which are in the Songs and Sonnets of Hen. Haward Earl of Surrey Son of that victorious Prince the Duke of Norfolk and Father of that learned Howard sometimes his most lively Image Henry Earl of Northampton Which incomparable Earl of Surrey who entirely loved our Author Sir Tho. Wyatt hath among other things translated Virgils Aeneids the first and second Book whereof he hath admirably rendred almost line for line Sir Th. Wyatt also in his elder Years translated into English meeter 1 The penitential Psalms in one Book 2 The whole Psaltery of David in praise of which last is an Encomium in the Songs and Sonnets of the Earl of Surrey before-mention'd At length our Author Wyatt being sent by the King towards Falmouth in Cornwall to conduct Montmorantius sirnamed à Courriers thence to London for he came from Spain in an Embassie did by endeavouring and labouring to please the King rather than to consult his own health make more hast than good speed For by too much riding which was not necessarily requir'd in a very hot season he fell into a violent Feaver Whereupon putting in at a Mercate Town call'd Shirebourn in Dorsetshire was within few days after cut off from among the living in the 38 Year of his Age to the great reluctancy of the King Kingdome his Friends and all that knew the great worth and virtues of the Person He was buried in the great Church there year 1541 in Summer time in Fifteen hundred forty and one and the next Year was a little Book of Verses published on his death by his great admirer John Leland entit Naenia Before the first page of which is Sir Thomas's face with a long curl'd beard like to a Man of 80 Years of Age printed from a wooden cut engrav'd from his face which was painted by a Dutchman commonly call'd Hans Holbin At the same time was an Epitaph made on him by the Earl of Surrey as it seems another also by Sir Tho. Chaloner in long and short Verses and a third which was a large one in Prose by his entire Friend Sir Joh. Mason Chancellor of this University 1553. a Copy of which I have seen and in some things do follow it in my aforesaid discourse This Sir Tho. Wyatt left behind him a Son of both his names begotten on the body of his Wife Elizabeth Daughter of Thom. Brook Lord Cobham who being a Commotioner in the Reign of Qu. Mary lost his Head and left issue by Jane his Wife Daughter and Coheir of Will. Hawte of Bourn Kt.
with other things which Baleus mentions He also wrot several Verses which were sent by him to the Oxonians Of which and his published Books much esteemed by K. Hen. 8 John Leland hath exercis'd his Muse in his Encomia The said Sir Rich. Morysine hath also translated into English 1 The Epist of Joh. Sturmius to the Cardinals and Bishops that were chosen by the Bishop of Rome to search out the abuses of the Church Lond. 1538. oct 2 The Symboles of Lud. Vives much about the same time with other matters which I have not yet seen He gave way to fate at Strasburgh being then there in voluntary exile for the Protestant Religion which he professed on the 17. March in Fifteen hundred fifty and six but whether buried there I know not He left behind him a Son named Charles begotten on the body of his Wife Dame Bridget and a natural Son named Marcellus Morysine besides two Daughters begotten on the body of one or more Concubines Joh. Hales a noted Scholar of that time to whom he gave his Books was one of his Executors as having always been an entire friend to him Bernardine Ochine also with his Wife and Children did tast sufficiently of his liberality The same Bernard I mean who was Author of the Dialogue of the unjust usurped primacy of the Bishop of Rome translated from Latin by John Ponet afterwards B. of Winchester Lond. 1549. qu. The said Sir R. Morysine had a fair estate most of which was obtained by his own endeavours as the Mannour of Whitesbury or Whichbury with all its appurtenances in Wilts and Hampshire the Mannour of East-Chinnock in Somersetshire the Mannour of Cashiobury in Hertfordshire where he had began to build a stately House c. All which descended to his Posterity JOHN HUNTINGTON was educated for sometime in good arts but whether he took a Degree here it appears not only that while he continued in this University he was noted among his contemporaries for a tolerable Poet. His works are Epitaphium Ricardi Pacaei car 1. The beginning of which is Noscitur omnis homo c. Humanae vitae deploratio car 1. The beginning is Nunc ubi magnanimi c. The Genealogie of Heresies De lapsu philosophiae besides several Sermons In 1553. Decemb. 3. he was brought before her Majesties Council for composing a rhime against Dr. Stokes and the Sacrament but making a recantation and an humble submission for what he had done with a promise to amend as well in Doctrin for he was a godly Preacher as in way of living was suffer'd to depart Afterwards he left the Nation and lived mostly in Germany with Joh. Bale who calls him his beloved Son in Christ RICHARD TRACY Son of Will Son of Hen. Tracy was born of and descended from an ancient and gentile Family living at Todyngton in Glocestershire the body of which William was taken out of the grave and burn'd in the time of Hen. 8. for a Will that he made then savouring of Heresie was conversant among the Muses for a time took a Degree in Arts and became noted for his pregnant parts Afterwards his learning being much improved in his elder years by reading and experience he became noted for it an enemy to the Roman Church and a zealous Reformer as it may partly appear by his Writings the titles of which follow Of the preparation to the cross and to death and of the comfort under the cross and death in two Books Lond. 1540. in oct Dedic to Thom. Lord Cromwell Which Book wrap'd up in canvase being found in the belly of a Cod when brought from Lin-Regis in Norfolk to Cambridge Mercat to be sold on Midsummer Eve 1626 it was reprinted soon after as 't is said under the name of Joh. Frythe The profe and declaration of this proposition Faith only justifyeth Not said when or where Printed 'T is in oct and ded to K. Hen. 8. Treatise of the errours and blindness of the Popish Clergy Declaration of the Sacrament Lond. 1548 oct Confutation of the articles of Papisme With other things as 't is probable which I have not yet seen only know that some of them were prohibited to be read by the Proclamation of K. Hen. 8. The Author was living in an absconded condition in Fifteen hundred fifty and six which was the 3. and 4. of Philip and Marie and perhaps was in being several years after JOHN GWYNNETH was a Welsh Man born and tho of very poor parentage yet of most excellent natural parts and exceeding apt to embrace any kind of juvenile learning But so it was that he having little or nothing to maintain him in his studies at Oxon he was exhibited to by an Ecclesiastical Mecaenas who well knew that his abilities were such that in future time he might be an Ornament to the Cath. Church by writing against the Hereticks as they were then called The younger years of this Gwynneth were adorned with all kind of polite literature and his elder with the reading of the Scriptures and conversation with Books written by and against the Lutherans and Zwinglians At length perceiving full well what ground their Doctrine had gotten he wrot Declaration of the state wherein Hereticks do lead their lives Lond. in qu. Detection of that part of Fryths Book which he termeth His foundation Lond. 1554. oct Printed also if I mistake not before that time Against Joh. Fryth on the Sacrament of the Altar Lond. 1557. qu. Printed also I think before that time Declaration of the notable victory given of God to Qu. Mary shewed in the Church of Luton 22. July in the first Year of her Reign Lond. 1554 oct with other things as 't is probable which I have not yet seen This Joh. Gwynneth I take to be the same with Jo. Gwynneth a Secular Priest who for his great proficiency and works performed in the faculty of Musick had the Degree of Doctor of the said faculty conferr'd upon him by the Members of this University an 1531. See more in the Fasti under that Year WILLIAM PYE a Suffolk Man born was elected Fellow of Oriel Coll. in 1529 and after he had continued in the Degree of Master some years he studied Physick became thrice Proctor of the University and as it seems D. of D. On the 7. of Oct. 1545. he became Archdeacon of Berkshire upon the resignation of Dr. Jo. Crayford and in the Reign of Ed. 6. a pretender to reformation but when Qu. Mary succeeded he changed his mind was in the beginning of her Reign not only made Dean of Chichester in the place if I mistake not of Barthelm Traheron but also Prebendary of Lytton in the Church of Wells upon the deprivation of Will. Wrythiosley and Rector of Chedsey in Somersetshire on the deprivation also of Mr. Nich. Mason All that I have seen of his labours are only these following Oratio coram patribus clero habita
John Studley of Trin. coll in Cambridge a noted Poet in Qu. Elizabeth's time The fifth called Oedipus was translated by Alex. Nevill of Cambridge the same person I mean who was author of Kettus sive de furoribus Norfolciensium c. lib. 1. an 1582. The 9th Trag. was translated by Tho. Nuce contemporary with Studley and Nevill and three more by Jasp Heywood as I have told you elsewhere 5 Of christian friendship c. with an invective against Dice-play and other prophane games Lond. 1586. oct written by Lamb. Danaeus 6 Tryal and examination of a mans own self c. Lond. 1587. tw by Andr. Hiperius 7 Herbal of the Bible containing a plain and familiar exposition of such similitudes parables c. that are borrowed and taken from Herbs Plants c. Lond. 1587. oct by Levinus Lemnius These are all the translations as I conceive that Tho. Newton hath made At length having otten a considerable estate by his endeavours concluded his last day at Little Ilford in Essex in the month of May in sixteen hundred and seven and was buried in the Church belonging to that Village year 1607 leaving behind him a Son named Abell and a Legacy to the parishioners of the said place to buy ornaments for their Church JOHN RAINOLDS called by Latine writers Reginaldus the fifth Son of Rich. Rainolds and he who was younger Brother to Thom. Rainolds D. D. and Warden of Merton coll the third Son of another Richard was born at Pinhoe alias Pinhawes near to the City of Excester in Devonshire became a Student in Merton coll 1562. aged 13. or thereabouts admitted Scholar of C. C. coll 29. Apr. 63. Prob. Fellow 11. Oct. 66. and six years after proceeded in Acts being then Senior of the Act and about that time Greek reader in his college In 1579. he was admitted to the reading of the sentence and six years after proceeded in Divinity being then in great esteem for his profound learning In 1598. he was made Dean of Lincola in the place of one Ralph Griffyn about which time he lodged and studied in Queens coll But being unwilling to part with an Academical Life he changed that Deanery in the year following with Will. Cole for the Presidentship of C. C. coll where being setled he had more leisure to follow his studies and have the communication of learned men than at Lincoln So temperate then were his affections notwithstanding of very severe conversation that he made choice rather to be Head of that House than to be made a Bishop which Quene Elizabeth offered to him He was a person of prodigious reading and doctrine and the very treasury of erudition and what Tully spoke of Pompey's noble exploits in War that they could not be matched by the valiant acts of all the Roman Commanders in one year nor in all years by the prowess of one Commander so it might be truly said of Jewell Hooker and this our author Rainolds that they could not be parallel'd by the Students of all countries brought up in one college nor the Students in all Colleges born in one County The two former mainly opposed the enemies of the doctrine the third of the discipline of the Church of England with like happy success and they were all three in several kinds very eminent if not equal As Jewel's same grew from the Rhetorick Lecture which he read with singular applause and Hooker's from the Logic so Rainolds from the Greek in C. C. coll The Author that he read was Aristotle whose three incomparable books of Rhetorick he illustrated with so excellent a Commentary so richly fraught with all polite literature that as well in the Commentary as in the Text a man may find a golden river of things and words which the Prince of Orators tells us of As for his memory also it is most certain that he excelled to the astonishment of all that were inwardly acquainted with him not only for S. Augustins Works but all classick Authors So that in this respect it may be truly said of him which hath been applyed to some others that he was a living Library and a third Vniversity I have heard it very credibly reported that upon occasion of some Writings which passed to and fro between him and Dr. Gentilis then Professor of the civil Law in the University of Oxon that he publikly avow'd that he thought Dr. Rainolds had read and did remember more of the civil and canon Law than himself tho' they were his profession Dr. Hall also Bishop of Norwich reports that he alone was a well furnish'd Library full of all faculties of all studies of all learning the memory and reading of that man were near to a Miracle c. The truth is he was most prodigiously seen in all kind of Learning and had turn'd over all Writers Profane Ecclesiastical and Divine all the Councels Fathers and Histories of the Church He was also most excellent in all Tongues of a sharp and nimble wit of mature judgment indefatigable industry exceeding therein Origen sirnamed Adamantius and so well seen in all Arts and Sciences as if he had spent his whole time in each of them The learned Cracanthorp tell us also that for vertue probity integrity and which is above all piety and sanctiy of life he was so eminent and conspicuous that as Nazianzen speaketh of Athanasius it might be said of him to name Rainolds is to commend virtue it self In a word nothing can be spoken against him only that he with Tho. Sparke were the pillars of Puritanisme and grand favourers of Nonconformity as the general part of writers say yet one of late date reports that Rainolds professed hâ—mself a Conformist and died so His works are Sermon of the destruction of the Idumaeans on Obad ver 5 6. Lond. 1584. oct Sex Theses de S. Scripturâ Ecclesiâ Rupellae 1586. Lond. 1602. oct printed in English at London 1598. qu. with a defence of such things as Tho. Stapleton and Greg. Marâ—â— have carped at therein Sermon preached to the publick assembly of Scholars in the University of Oxon. ult Aug. 1586. upon occasion of their meeting to give thanks for the late detection and apprehension of Traytors who wickedly conspired against the Queens Majesty c. on Psal 18. 48 49 50 51. Oxon 1586. oct Orationes duae in coll Corp. Ch. Ox. 1587. oct Summ of a conference between Joh. Rainolds and Joh. Hart touching the Head and the Faith of the Church c. Lond. 1588. 98. and 1609. qu. approved as 't is said by Joh. Hart to be a true conference and translated into Latin by Hen. Parry of C. C. C. De Romanae Ecclesiae idolatriâ in cultu Sanctorum Reliquiarum Imaginum c. lib. 2. Oxon. 1596. qu. The overthrow of Stage-Plays by way of controversie betwixt Dr. Gager and Dr. Rainolds wherein all the reasons that can be made for them are notably refuted c. Finished 1593.
the 15. Ap. in sixteen hundred thirty and two year 1632 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of S. Dunstan in the West in Fleetstreet near London As for Albert Morton before mention'd who was Nephew to Sir Henry Wotton was elected Scholar of Kings coll 1602. went with his Uncle in the quality of Secretary when he went on his Embassie to the States of Venice Afterwards he was thrice Agent in Savoy Secretary to the Lady Elizabeth in Heidleburg and there imployed as Agent for the King with the Princes of the Union Afterwards he became one the Clerks of the Council and a Knight as I have before told you and at length one of the Secretaries of State He ended his days in the Parish of S. Margaret within the City of Westminster in the winter time in Nov. as it seems an 1625. having a little before been elected a Burgess to serve in Parliament for the Univ. of Cambridge He then left behind him a Widdow named Elizabeth by whom he had if I mistake not a Son of both his names who was elected Scholar of Kings coll in the said University 1638. but left that house soon after and became a Leiuetenant Colonel in the Wars in Ireland NATHANIEL TORPORLEY a Shropshire man born applied his Muse to Academical learning in Ch. Church an 1579. aged 16. about which time he became one of the Students of that house Afterwards he took the degree of Bach. of Arts which being compleated by Determination he left the University and whether he then travelled beyond the Sea I cannot tell For that he was in France for two or more years and was Amanuensis to the celebrated Mathematician Fran. Vieta of Fontenay in the Province of Poictau is notoriously known but the time when whether before or after he was M. of A. we cannot tell Sure it is that his Genie being mostly enclined to the Mathematicks and Astronomy in which faculties he had obtained in his absence a sufficicient knowledge he returned to the University and entring himself into Brasnose coll did as a member thereof take the degree of Master of Arts an 1591 being then eight years standing in that of Bachelaur Afterwards he retired to the great City and became so famous for his singular knowledge that being made known to the great Earl of Northumberland named Henry Piercy the generous favourer of all good learning was received into his Patronage and had a pension paid yearly unto him for several years from his Purse About the same time he was made Rector of Salwarp in his native Country in the place of Tho. Forest deceased 1608. where residing sometimes but mostly in Sion coll in London of which he was a Student and a most eminent member continued in the last till the time of his death He hath transmitted to posterity Diclides Caelometricae seu Valvae Astronomicae universales omnia artis totius munera Psephophoretica in sat modicis finibus duarum tabularum methodo nova generali facilimâ continentes Lib. 2. Lond. 1602. qu. Tabula praemissâ—is ad declinationes caeli mediationes Printed with the former book in five parts Directionis accuratae consummata doctrina Astrologis hac tenus plurimum desiderata Written by way of Preface to the two former books He hath also printed something against Fr. Vieta under the name of Poulterey which is Torpurley's name transpos'd but that book I have not yet seen and hath also written MSS. in Bib. coll Sion Congestor Opus Mathematicum Imperfect Pholosophia Atomorum atopia demonstrata Imperfect Corrector Analyticus artis posthumae Imperfect He took his last farewel of this world in Sion coll before mention'd and was buried in the Church of St. Alphage near to that college on the seventeenth day of Apr. in sixteen hundred thirty and two year 1632 By his nuncupatory Will which he spake on the 14. day of the same month he gave to the use of those that study in the Library of the said coll all his mathematical books and others all his Astronomical instruments notes mapps and his brass clock Among the said books were some few MSS. of which one contained Certain definitions of the Planisphere made by Walter Warner a most noted Mathematician of his time LEWES BAYLY was born in the antient Borough of Caermerthen in Wales but in what house educated unless in Exeter coll or what degrees he took in Arts I find not only that as a member of the said coll he was admitted to the reading of sentences an 1611. being about that time Minister of Evesham in Worcestershire Chaplain to Prince Henry and Minister of St. Matthews Church in Friday-street in London and that he proceeded in Divinity two years after Much about the same time he being fam'd for his eminence in preaching was made one of the Chaplains to King James 1. who nominating him Bishop of Bangor in the place of Dr. H. Rowlands was consecrated thereunto at Lambeth with Dr. Lake to the See of B. and Wells on the 8. of Dec. an 1616. On the 15. July 1621. I find this passage of him Episcopus Bangoriensis examinatur in Le Fleet datur sed paulo post liberatur What his crime was my author tells me not nor do I lift further to inquire unless it concern'd the Princes match with the Infarta of Spain He hath published The practice of Piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God Printed about 40 times in oct and tw the eleventh edition of which was printed at Lond. 1619. It was also printed once or more in the Welsh tongue and once or more in the French an 1633. c. And in France having been much cried up did therefore cause John Despagne a French writer and a Preacher in Somerset-house Chappel an 1656. to make some complaint of not for any ill thing in it because the generality of the Plebeians do look upon the authority of it equal with that of the Scripture It is said by an author who takes all advantages to speak against the Bishops and Church of England that this book called The practice of Piety was written by a Puritan Minister and that a Bishop not altogether of a Chast life did after the Authors death bargain with his Widdow for the Copy which he received but never paid her the money Afterwards he interlopating it in some places did publish it as his own c. But let this report which hath been common with some as also that which saith it was written by one Price Archdeacon of Bangor remain with their authors while I tell you that Dr. Bayly dying in the beginning of the year sixteen hundred thirty and two was buried in his Church of Bangor year 1632 He left behind him four Sons Nicholas John Theodore and Thomas John was Fellow of Exeter coll and a publisher of certain Sermons as I have already told you Thomas Bayly the youngest Son was not educated in
Traveller hath told me otherwise viz. that he was no other than a common Soldier that he lived poor at Bononia and saw his Grave there Another also named Dr. Rich. Trevor Fellow of Morton coll younger brother to Sir John Trevor sometimes Secretary of State who was in Italy in 1659. hath several times told me that he the said Dr. Bayly died obscurely in an Hospital and that he saw the place where he was buried SAMUEL BROWNE born at or near to the antient Borough of Shrewsbury became a Servitour or Clerk of Aills coll in 1594. aged 19. took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and afterwards was made preacher at S. Maries in the said Town of Shrewsbury where he was much resorted to by precise people for his edifying and frequent preaching He hath published The sum of Christian Religion by way of Catechism Lond. 1630. and 37. oct Certain Prayers And left behind him at the time of his death year 1632 in sixteen hundred thirty two Several Sermons to be made publick but whether they were printed I cannot tell One of both his names was summer Reader of Lincolns Inn 18 Car. 1. afterwards Serjeant at Law one of the Justices of the Common Bench and one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal in the time of Usurpation but what he hath extant I cannot tell He died in the beginning of the year 1668. being then a Knight and a possessor of Lands at Arlesbury in Bedfordshire THEODORE GOULSON Son of Will. Goulson Rector of Wymoundham in Leicestershire received his first breath in the County of Northampton became Probationer Fellow of Merton coll in 1596. applied his Muse to the study of medicine after he had been adorn'd with the Majesterial degree in the practice of which having been initiated in these parts lived afterwards at Wymoundham where as in the neighbourhood he became famous in and much frequented for his faculty At length taking the degrees of Physick in this University an 1610. was made a Candidate of the Coll. of Physitians at London and the year after Fellow thereof and afterwards Censor being at that time in great esteem for his practice in the metropolitan City He was an excellent Latinist and a noted Grecian but better for Theology as it was observed by those that knew him He hath published Versio Latina Paraphrasis in Aristotelis Rhetoricam Lond. 1619. 1623. c. qu. Versio variae Lectiones annotationes criticae in opuscula varia Galeni Lond. 1640. qu. published by his singular good friend Tho. Gataker Bac. of Div. of Cambridge and Rector of Redrith in Surrey who died 27. July 1654 and was buried in the Church at Redrith after he had govern'd it 40. years As for our author Goulson he ended his days in his house within the parish of S. Martin by Ludgate within the City of London year 1632 4. May in sixteen hundred thirty and two whereupon his body was buried with solemnity in the Church belonging to that parish By his will which I have seen and perused he bequethed 200 l. to purchase a rent-charge for the maintenance of an Anatomy Lecture in the coll of Physitians at London as also several books to Merton coll Library besides other donations which were mostly if not all performed by his vertuous and religious Widdow Ellen Goulson of whom by the way I must let the reader know that she being possess'd of the impropriate Parsonage of Bardwell in Suffolk did procure from the King leave to annex the same to the Vicaridge and to make it presentative which being so done she gave them both thus annexed for she had the donation of the Vicaridge before that time freely to S. John coll in Oxon. LEONARD HUTTEN was elected from Westminster School a Student of Ch. Church in 1574. wherein with unwearied industry going thro the several Classes of Logick and Philosophy became M. of A. and a frequent preacher In 1599. he was installed Canon of the said Church being then Bach. of Divinity and Vicar of Flower in Northamptonshire and in the year after he proceeded in that faculty His younger years were beautified with all kind of polite learning his middle with ingenuity and judgment and his reverend years with great wisdom in government having been often Subdean of his house He was also an excellent Grecian well read in the Fathers and Schoolmen which was sufficiently approved by the consent of the University and not meanly vers'd in the histories of our own Nation He hath written An answer to a Treatise concerning the Cross in Baptism Oxon. 1605. qu. Which book was held in reverent respect by the best Bishops of the Church as having the Fathers agreeing to Scripture truly urged and understandingly interpreted therein See in Jam. Calfhill and John Martiall I have been informed by one who knew this Dr. Hutten well that he was author of a Trag. -Com called Bellum Grammaticale but how that can be I cannot discern for tho it was written by an Oxford man if not two yet one edition of it came out in 1574. in oct which was the year when Dr. Hutten first saluted the Oxonian Muses as I have before told you He had also an hand in the translation of the Bible appointed by King James an 1604. and left in MS. behind him Discourse of the antiquity of the University of Oxford by way of letter to a friend The copies of this Discourse which I have seen were written in qu. in about 8 sheets and had this beginning Sir your two questions the one concerning the antiquity of Oxford c. I have seen 4 copies of it but could get little or nothing from them for my purpose when I was writing the Hist and Antiq. of the Vniv. of Oxon. A MS. book of the like subject I once saw in the hands of John Houghton Bac. of Div. sometimes Senior Fellow of Brasnose coll divided into three books the beginning of which runs thus All truth is of it self as glorious c. but who the author of it was I could never learn 'T is a trite thing and mostly taken from Apologia Antiq. Acad. Oxon. written by Br. Twyne as that of Hutten was He hath also written Historia fundationum Ecclesiae Christi Oxon. unà cum Episcoporum Decanorum Canonicorum ejusd Catalogo 'T is a MS. and hath this beginning Monasterium sive Prioratus S. Frideswydae virginis fundata est ab eadem Frideswydâ filiâ Didaci alias Didani c. A copy of this in qu. I once saw in the hands of Dr. Joh. Fell Dean of Ch. Ch. but many faults have been committed therein by an illiterate Scribe At length Dr. Hutten having lived to the age of 75. died on the 17. year 1632 of May in sixteen hundred thirty and two and was buried in the Divinity-Chappel the north Isle remotest from the Choire belonging to the Cathedral of Ch. Ch. before-mentioned A copy of his Epitaph you may see in Hist Antiq.
diocess of which place being then pretty well stock'd with such people that could scant brook the name of a Bishop yet by his Episcopal way of living among them he obtained their love and were content to give him a good report In 1607. June 2. he was translated to London where sitting but for a short time paid his last debt to nature to the great reluctancy of all good men especially such who knew the piety of the Bishop and how he had for many years with much vigilancy served his Church King and Country on the fourteenth day of Decemb. in sixteen hundred and nine year 1609 Whereupon his body was buried in the upper end of the north Isle joyning to S. Pauls Cath. Ch. and soon after had put over it a monument with an inscription thereon a copy of which being already printed at least twice I shall now omit it and pass to the next In his Prebendship of Westminster succeeded Hugh Goodman M. A. and Student of Ch. Ch. installed therein 10. May 1607. in his Deanery Dr. Joh. King and in his Bishoprick Dr. Geo. Abbot JOHN LINCH Son of James Linch was born at Galloway in Ireland and educated in New Inn as it seems with Will. Laly his Countryman afterwards Archb. of Tuam took the degree of Bach. of Decrees in Apr. 1555. and soon after going into his own Country had several beneces bestowed on him At length by the favour of Q. Eliz. he was promoted to the Bishoprick of Elphine an 1584 which place he keeping about 27. years resigned it 19. Aug. 1611. and dying soon after was buried in the Ch. of S. Nicholas in Galloway In the said See succeeded one Edw. King a Huntingdonshire man born Doct. of div of the University of Dublin who was consecrated thereunto in Dec. 1611. See another Joh. Linch in the Fasti 1618. among the Incorporations GILES TOMSON a Londoner born was entred an Exhibitioner of Vniversity coll in 1571. took the degrees in Arts and in 1580. was elected fellow of Allsouls coll In 1586. he was one of the Proctors of the University and about that time Divinity reader of Magd. coll When he was a Junior he gave a great hope and good presage of his future excellency having a rare gift ex tempore in all his School Exercises and such a happy wit to make use of all occurrences to his purpose as if he had not taken the occasions as they fell out by accident but rather bespoken such pretty accidents to fall out to give him the occasions Afterwards he was chaplain to the Qu. Residentiary of Hereford Rector of Pembridge in Herefordshire was installed Dean of Windsore 2. March 1602. being then Doct. of div Scribe or Registrary of the most noble Order of the Garter and a most eminent Preacher At length being nominated and elected B. of Glocester had restitution of the temporalities belonging to it made to him on 27. June 1611. and was in the next month consecrated thereunto with liberty then allowed to him to keep his Deanery in Commendam for one year and no longer He departed this mortal life to the great grief of all that knew the piety and learning of the man after he had taken a great deal of pains at the command of K. Jam. 1. in translating the four Gospels Acts of the Apostles and Apocalyps on the 14. June in sixteen hundred and twelve year 1612 Whereupon his body was buried in Brays chappel on the south side of that of S. George at Windsore and had soon after a monument put over him with his Bust to the middle and this inscription under it Individua Trinitati per omnia saecula sit gloria per quam sui sum ero Hic situs est Aegidius Tomson hujus Capcllae quondam Decanus cujus mens sincera lingua docta manus munda fuit Londini natus educatus Oxoniae in collegio Omnium Animarum Bonorum Indigentium Eruditorum amantissimus semper vixit cujus corpus quamvis mortalitas terrae subjecit illius tamen animam pietas caelis inseruit Hunc virum moribus gravem prudentia insignem pietate summum haec Regia Capella per annos decem Decanum habuit Inde a serenissimo Rege Jacobo in Episcopatum Glouc. Commendatum mors intempestiva anno decurso praesulem rapuit Obiit 14. Junii An. Dom. 1612. aetat 59. RICHARD DEANE Son of Gilb. Deane of Saltonstall in Yorkshire by Elizabeth his Wife daughter of Edm. Jennings of Syelsden in Craven was born at Saltonstall and after he had been educated in Grammaticals in his own Country became a Student in Merton coll 1587. aged 17. years where continuing about 5. years in the quality as it seems of a Portionist retired to S. Albans hall and as a member of that house took the degree of Bach. of Arts in Octob. 1592. and that of Master three years after which was the highest degree he took in this University Afterwards he taught school at Caermerthen in Wales as a note that came thence which I have seen reports tho I hardly believe it was made Dean of Kilkenny in Ireland and at length Bishop of Ossory there about the latter end of the year 1609. He yielded up his last breath on the 20. of Feb. in sixteen hundred and twelve and was buried near to the Bishops chair in the Church at Kilkenny year 1612 In the said See of Ossory succeeded Jonas Wheeler another Oxford Student whom I shall at large mention among these Bishops under the year 1640. HENRY USHER a Dublin man born was educated in the University of Cambridge till he was Bach of Arts and some time after In the beginning of the year 1572. he went to Oxon setled in Vniversity coll was incorporated in the same degree in the beginning of July the same year and in few days after was licensed to proceed in Arts. Which degree being compleated by standing in the Act he made some continuance here studied the Theological faculty and laid a sure foundation therein by the helps of divers noted men then in the University among whom Dr. Humphrey and Dr. Holland were two Afterwards he retired to his native Country became Archdeacon of Dublin and at length Archb. of Armagh and so consequently Primate of all Ireland To which See being consecrated in Aug. 1595. sate there till the time of his death in great honour and repute among all Protestants in that country He died at Termon-Fechan on the second day of April in sixteen hundred and thirteen year 1613 and was buried in S. Peters Church at Drogheda commonly called Tredagh In the See of Armagh succeeded Dr. Christopher Hampton and him Dr. James Vsher nephew to Henry before mention'd whom I shall mention in the Fasti under the year 1626. HENRY COTTON a younger Son of Sir Ric. Cotton Kt. one of the Privy Council to K. Ed. 6. was born in Hampshire educated in the Free school at Guildford became a commoner
among the Creations following 19. Ranulph Adams a Sect Bach. of Arts of the said University Feb. 24. Joh. Viccars Bach. of Arts of Cambridge now a Commoner of Linc. Coll. Creations Aug. 25. The honourable James de la Mariniere Baron of Montmartin Gruchy Borrivet le Vignies and Guhebert Ordinary Prefect of the Horse belonging to the most Christian King was actually created Master of Arts. Will. Browne of Exeter Coll. had leave then given to him to be actually created M. of A. but 't was not put in execution till 16 Nov. following He is stiled in the publick Register Vir omni humana literatura bonarum artium cognitione instructus This person is the celebrated Poet whom I have mentioned among the Writers under the year 1024. num 516. Peregrin Langford had then also the degree of M. of A. given to him when he would be pleased to come to the University for it On the 11 of Dec. following he supplicated the ven Congregation being then absent that his Creation might be deferred till Trinity Term following but whether he was then created it appears not Jan. 18. Gilb. Primerose mention'd before among the Incorporations was actually created D. of D. in the house of Convocation just after he had been incorporated by vertue of the Letters of the Chancellour of this University wherein is contained a large testimony of his singular probity and great learning and that he had spent twenty years in the study of Theology backed by recommendations from the King in consideration of his learning and worth He was a Scotch man born had been one of the French Preachers of the Protestant Church at Bourdeaux in France but now of the French Church in London and Chaplain in Ordinary to the King In 1628 Jul. 21 he was installed Canon of Windsore in the place of Dr. John Buckridge promoted to the See of Ely for he had kept that dignity several years in commendam with Rochester which place he keeping till his death Mr. Hugh Cressy sometimes of Merton Coll. was designed by his Majesty to succeed him but was never installed because he afterwards changed his Religion This Dr. Primerose hath written many things as you may see in the Oxford Catalogue among which are 1 Jacob's vow opposed to the vows of Monks and Friers Bergerac 1610. oct in 4 Tomes or Vol. All which were written in good French and the first Vol. containing two books was translated into English by John Bulteel a Minister Lond. 1617. qu. 2 La Trompette de Sion c. Bergarac 1610. oct in 18 Sermons translated into Latin under this Title Tuba Sionis seu Exhortatio ad poenetentiam jejunium Dantsic 1631. oct 3 The righteous mans evils and the Lords deliverances Lond. 1625. qu. in 9 Sermons 4 The Christian mans tears and Christs comforts Fast-sermon 7 Oct. 1624 on Matth. 5. 4. and on Luke 6. 21. Lond. 1625 in two parts in tw 5 The table of the Lord whereof 1. The whole service is the living bread c. Lond. 1626. oct in 3 Serm. c. He paid his last debt to nature in his house in Chisell street near the Artillery Yard in the Suburbs of London in Oct. or Nov. 1642 leaving then behind him several sons viz. 1 James Primerose Doctor of Physick 2 David Primerose Minister of the French Church at Roan in Normandy 3 Stephen who was born 1606 Jan. 12 new stile who after he came to age always rejected his Fathers counsel and would never follow any calling Afterwards he became a presumptuous and vain glorious person tho very ignorant did precipitate himself into divers and damnable Heresies would abuse his Father at his own Table in the presence of his elder Brother and others and would several times tell him that Jesus Christ was come to put division between Father and Children c. upon which account his Father left him nothing in his Will but six pence 4 John Primerose born 24 Nov. 1608 who had spent so much money at Paris London and in the Low Countries that he could give him no more in his Will Joh Durie a Scotch man became a sojourner in the University in the month of July this year for the sake of the publick Library but how long he continued there I cannot tell He afterwards travelled into various Countries beyond the Seas especially thro most parts of Germany where he visited the chief recesses of the Muses and by long continuance spoke the German Tongue so well and fluent that many English men after his return took him to be a German Native He was by profession a Divine was in Orders and a Preacher but whether he took them according to the way of the Church of England which he always scrupled it doth not appear He was a great pretender towards the making of a reconciliation between the Calvinists and Lutherans beyond the Seas or as he himself used to say For the making and setling a Protestant union and peace in the Churches beyond the Seas c. In which work he received encouragement from Archb. Laud tho Pryâ—nâ— his inveterate Enemy saith not but found so small encouragement from him that he oft complained thereof to his friends You may be pleased to see more of these matters and of various Transactions of the life of the said Durie in a Letter written by him to his antient Acquaintance Sam. Hartlib Esq who published it when the said Durie fell into the displeasure of the Presbyterians for shewing himself false to them in several respects with this Title The unchanged constant and single-hearted Peace-maker drawn forth into the World Or a Vindication of Mr. Jo. Dury from the aspersions cast upon him in a nameless Pamphlet called The time-serving Proteus and ambidexter Divine uncased to the World wherein c. Lond. 1650 in three sheets in quarto Upon the turn of the times occasion'd by the Presbyterians an 1641 he sided with them was one of the Preachers before the Long Parliament the members of which appointed him one of the Assembly of Divines and took from them several places of Employment Afterwards he sided with the Independents took the Engagement as he had the Covenant before and all other Oaths that followed till his Majesties Restauration 1660 at which time and after he was living He hath written and published about twenty Books and Pamphlets among which are 1 Consultatio Theologica super negotio pacis Ecclesiast Lond. 1641. qu. 2 Epistolary discourse to Tho. Goodwin Ph. Nâ—e and Sam. Hartlib Lond. 1644 c. qu. This being written against Toleration was answer'd by H. Robinson 3 Of Presbytery and Independency c. print 1646. qu. 4 Model of Ch. government print 1647. qu. 5 Peace-maker the Gospel way print 1648. qu. 6 Seasonable discourse for reformation Lond. 1649. qu. published by Sam. Hartlib 7 Considerations concerning the Engagement print 1650. This being answered Dury came out with a Reply 8 The reformed School Lond. 1650 in
of the Gentlemen of the privy Chamber to K. Ch. 1. and Clerk of the Council In 1640 he was employed by his Majesty to go to Henry Frederick Prince of Aurange or Orange about the marriage of the Princess Mary to the Prince his Son as also to the Queen of Bobemia and the Prince Elector an 1641 to hinder that Prince his coming over into England at the then juncture of affairs with promise to take into his consideration the concern of the Palatinate and other matters of state In the same year the said R. Browne was sent to Paris where he continued Resident in the Court of France for K. Ch. 1. and Ch. 2. to the French King Lewis the 13 and his Son Lewis 14 till the Restauration of his Majesty an 1660. In which time which was 19 years I find these things following to occur relating to him 1 That divers important matters of state were transacted by him with those great Ministers Cardinal Richlieu and Mazarine 2 That many advantages were offer'd him by the Usurpers of England to be false to his Masters but he resisted them 3 That he did to his great expence but more to his everlasting glory keep up in the large house which he hired at Paris the publick Service and Liturgy of the Church of England whither his Maj. Ch. 2. and then Duke of York did constantly resort From whence divers Ministers of the Church of England Exiles for their Loyalty had many disputes with the R. Catholicks and others concerning the visibility of their Church which they then kept up while it was ecclipsed in England 4 That he was employed by his Maj. Ch. 1. to carry the George and Garter to Bernard Duke of Espernon 5 That he did negotiate about the Queens portion out of which he had I think 1000 l. which with 200 l. more was all he touched in the said 19 years whilst he spent of his paternal Estate much more than that yearly during his abode at Paris 6 That on the first of Sept. 1649 he was created a Baronet being the first that K. Ch. 2. made by virtue of a dormant Warrant sent to him by Ch. 1. dated 1 Febr. 1643 and on the 19 of the said Sept. he received the honour of Knighthood at St. Germaines from his said Maj. Ch. 2. he being then also Clerk of the Council to him In 1660 he returned into England with his Majesty and did execute the said Office for some time But years then coming on he resign'd it and retired to Charlton in Kent where he spent the remainder of his time in a pleasant retiredness and studious recess At length giving way to fate in a good old Age on the 12 of Febr. 1681 was buried according to his desire in the Churchyard at Deptford close to the Wall of the Church where is a black Marble ballastred over his body On the other side of the Wall in the Church lies buried his Father Christop Browne Esq who died in March 1645 aged 70 years and his Grandfather Sir Rich. Browne Knight a younger Son of an antient Family at Hitcham in Suffolk seated afterwards at Horsley in Essex who being a Student in the Temple was by Robert Dudley the great Earl of Leycester taken into the service of the Crown when he went Governour of the Vnited Netherlands and was afterwards by Qu. Elizab. made Clerk of the Greencloth In which honorable office he also continued under K. James 1. untill the time of his death which hapned in May 1604 aged 65 years The before mentioned Sir Rich. Browne Grandson to this last Sir Richard lest behind him a Daughter named Mary who being his Heiress was several years before married to the learned Vertuoso Joh. Evelyn of Says-court in the Parish of Deptford Esq in which house or at least in that Parish Sir Richard was born as also three folio's of his dispatches several Letters some in cypher c. as well from his Maj. Ch. 1. at Oxon as from his Royal Consoâ—t and other great persons Jun. 27. Geâ—v Warmstrey Rich. Hemmings of Ch. Ch. July 8. Oliver Thomas of Hart Hall The time when he took the degree of Bach. of Arts appears not nor when or of what house he was matriculated And therefore all that I can say of him is that he was afterwards perhaps now beneficed in Shropshire that he wrot and published a book in Welsh entit Carwry Cymru c. printed 1630 or thereabouts and that dying at Felton in that County was there buried In the year 1647 one Oliver Thomas Minister of Oswestry did subscribe among other Ministers of Shropshire to the lawfulness of the Covenant who I suppose is the same with the former Jul. 11. Rich. Jones of Jesus Coll. Jan. 22. George Bate of S. Edm. Hall 29. Christop Ayray Guy Carlton Mich. Hudson of Qu. Coll. March 19. Joh. Price of Jesus Coll. This year Jun. 25. Joh. Davis of Magd. Hall sometimes of that of S. Edm was licensed to proceed Master of Arts and accordingly compleated that degree in the Act following which being all I know of him he therefore is not to be taken to be the same with Joh. Davis M. of A. afterwards Lecturer of Christ Church in London and at length Pastor of a Congregation in Dover Author of Heaven and Earth shaken A treatise shewing hâ—w Kings Princes and their Government are turned and changed by Jesus Christ c. Lond. 1656. oct For this Joh. Davis the Author was originally of Cambridge where he took the degrees in Arts and afterwards siding with the Faction was first a Presbyterian and took the Covenant afterwards an Independent and took the Engagement for which he stickled in his Lectuers at Ch. Ch. At length being discovered by the then godly Party to be every way fit to carry on the trade of Faction he was translated to Dover where he kept a Conventicle in a noted Brewhouse by the Reer and soon after was made Chaplain to the Castle there by Col. Tho. Kelsey then Governour and preached constantly at S. James Church tho he was no setled Incumbent Where continuing officiating till after the Kings Return he was then outed and afterwards kept a Conventicle in S. James street in Dover where he continued to the time of his death which was about 1663. Adm. 149. Bach. of Phys I find but three admitted this year of whom John Speed a learned Physitian of S. Joh. Coll. was one Jun. 20. Bach. of Div. May 7. Rich. Lloyd of Oriel Coll. Jun. 14. Meric Casaubon of Ch. Ch. Nov. 11. Jerem. Stephens Gilb. Sheldon Rob Gomershall of Ch. Ch. of All 's Coll. Mar. 13. Will. Paul Tho. Lawrence of All 's Coll. Adm. 28. Doct. of Law Mar. 26. David Lloyd of All 's Coll. He was about this time Warden of Ruthin in Denbighshire Prebendary of Chester and afterwards Dean of S. Asaph in the place of Andr. Morrice sometimes Chaplain of All 's Coll. This Dr. Lloyd died about
place of credit and considerable profit and introduced into the acquaintance of most of the Nobility that frequented the Court He hath transmitted to posterity Opusculum plano divinum de mortuorum resurrectione extremo judicio in quatuor linguis succinctè conscriptum viz. Lat. Angl. Ital. Gall. Lond. 1545. and 47. in qu. Declaration of certain Articles with a recital of the capital errours against the same Lond. 1546. in oct Meditations on death declinatione verborum De Italica De Gallica He hath also translated from French into English A treatise of Nobility with other things written and translated which I have not yet seen At length being clap'd up Prisoner within the Tower of London whether for matters of Religion or any other thing I know not did to avoid publick shame as 't is thought hang himself in his Chamber with his girdle on the tenth of May in Fifteen hundred fifty and two year 1552 leaving this character behind him by a Calvinistical Author that he was an open Enemy to the Gospel and all godly Preachers The Reader is to note that several of both his names occur in records as first Joh. Clerke a Berkshire Man born who became Fellow of Magd. Coll. 1482. 2 Joh. Clerke of the same Coll. as it seems who proceeded M. of A. 1516. 3 Joh. Clerke a Cambridge Man afterwards Bishop of B. and Wells whom I shall elsewhere mention 4 Joh. Clerke who was originally of Cambridge afterwards of Cardinal College in Oxon and incorporated M. of A. 1525 but ejected the said Coll. soon after for Lutherisme 5 Joh. Clerke a Benedictine Monk incorporated Bach. of Divinity 13. July 1538 as he before had stood at Cambridge proceeded in that faculty at Oxon within few days after and stood in an Act to compleat that Degree 29. of the same Month in the said Year But of all the said Joh. Clerks not one as I conceive is Joh. Clerke the writer except you 'll say the second ALEXANDER de BARKLAY who seems to have been born at or near a Town so called in Somersetshire was for a time educated in this University particularly as it seems in Oriel Coll. of which his great Patron and Favourer of his studies Tho. Cornish Bishop of Tyne was then Provost Afterwards he travel'd beyond the Seas and at his return became by the said Bishops endeavours to whom he was Chaplain one of the Priests of the College of St. Mary at Otery in Devonshire founded by Joh. Grandison B. of Exeter But his Patron dying soon after he entred into the Order of St. Benedict or into that of St. Francis as one who gives him an ill report because he lived and died a single Man tells us but at what place I know not Sure 't is that living to see his Monastery dissolv'd he being about that time Doctor of Divinity became Vicar of Much Badew in Essex and in 1546 Vicar of the Church of St. Mathew the Apostle at Wokey in Somersetshire on the death of Mr. Rich. Eryngton which I think was all the preferment that he had to the time of his death In his younger days he was esteemed a good Poet and Orator as several specimens of his composition in those faculties shewed but when Years came on he spent his time mostly in pious matters and in reading the Histories of Saints His works are The figure of our Mother Holy Church oppressed by the French King Printed at London by Rich. Pynson in qu. The miseries or miserable lives of Courtiers Besides his answer to Job Skelton the Poet and other things which I have not yet seen He translated from Lat. into English The lives of St. Margaret St. Catherine St. Etheldreda St. George c. Several things also of Jo. Bapt. Fiera Mantuam and other matters as Baleus tells you But above all must not be forgotten his translation out of Latin French and Dutch into the English Language a Book intit The Ship of Fools an 1508. Printed at Lond. by Pich Pynson 1509. fol. and dedicated by the translator to the said Tho. Cornish B. of Tyne and suffragan Bishop of Wells This translation is adorned with great variety of Pictures printed from wooden cuts which could not be but very delightful to the Reader in those days The original Author of that Book was one Sebastian Brantius much famed in his time for his excellent works As for his translator Dr. Barklay who also translated from French into English The Castle of Labour lived to be an aged Man and dying at a Mercat Town called Croyden in Surrey before the 10. of June for on that day his will was prov'd in Fifteen hundred fifty and two was buried in the Church there year 1552 leaving then behind him among some the character of a good Scholar EDWARD SEYMOURE Son of Sir Joh. Seymoure of Wolfhall in Wilts Knight was educated in trivials and partly in quadrivials for some time in this University and whether he afterwards studied in Cambridge of which he was Chancellour in the Reign of Edw. 6. I cannot say If so 't is very strange that one that had conversed with the Muses of both Universities should be so unlearned as one who was an enemy to his memory reports that he could scarce write or read Afterwards K. Hen. 8. marrying his Sister Jane he ascended to and obtained great honours and places in the Realm of England as all Histories will tell you While he was Lord Protector there went under his name Epistola Exhortatoria ad pacem missa ad nobilitatem ac plebem universumque populum regni Scotiae Lond. 1548. qu. In which Year also came out his Expedition into Scotland written by another hand After he was committed Prisoner to the Tower of London for divers miscarriages in his Government he made very great shew of sanctity and seemed not to omit any opportunity whereby he might employ his time religiously as it well appears by a Book that he then wrot entituled A spiritual and most precious Pearl teaching all Men to love and embrace the cross as a most sweet and necessary thing c. Lond 1550 oct At that time before and after he was much courted by John Calvin and Peter Martyr as being the chief Person that carried on the reformation The former wrot to him the said Protector An Epistle of godly consolation 22. Oct. 1549. Writ before the time and knowledge of his trouble Which Epistle being delivered to him in the time of his trouble was translated by him from French into English Printed at Lond. 1550. oct The other P. Martyr wrot an Epistle to him about the same time in the Lat. tongue which being much pleasing to him was by his desire translated into English by that noted Zealot Thom. Norton Printed 1550. in oct From which Epistles it doth plainly appear what great respects they Calvin and Martyr and their Parties had for him and what solemn wishes and prayers they continually
in number 37. to be enquired of in his general visitation exercised by him in the City and Dioc. of Lond. an 1554 These being very unusual articles I do therefore here set them down especially for this reason that Jo. Bale hath commented on them with a great deal of raillery in a Book entit A Declaration of Edmund Bonners articles Lond. 1561. oct A profitable and necessary doctrine or Catechisme with certaine Homelies adjoyned thereunto for the instruction and information of the People within the Dioc. of Lond. Lond. 1554. 55. qu. Or thus A necessary doctrine containing an exposition on the Creed seaven Sacraments ten commandments the pater noster Ave Maria and the seaven deadly sins Various letters declarations arguings disputes c. As in the said Book of Acts and Mon. After Qu. Elizab. came to the Crown he was for denying the Oath of Supreamacy deprived of his Bishoprick again as he himself hath set it down in a spare leaf before Eusebius his Ch. Hist with Ruffinus his commentary printed at Basil in the Year 1528. Which Book I some years ago bought for the sake of the note which he had written running thus Litera dominicali A. an dom MDLIX die Maii XXX vocatus ad concilium recusavi praestare juramentum omnino deprivatus Afterwards being committed to his former prison the Marshalsea in Southwarke near London continued there in a cheerful and contented condition till the time of his death which therefore made those that did not care for him say that he was like Dionysius the Tyrant of Syracuse who being cruel and peremptory in prosperity was both patient and pleasant in adversity 'T is said that Dr. Bonner being sometimes allowed liberty he would walk as his occasions served in the street and sometimes wearing his tippet one begg'd it of him in scoff to line a coat no saith he but thou shalt have a fools head to line thy cap. To another that bid him Good morrow Bishop quondam he streight replyed Farewel knave semper Which answers are Epigrammatiz'd by an admired Muse of our Nation in his time When another Person shew'd the said Bonner his own picture in the Acts and Mon. of the Church c. commonly call'd the Book of Martyrs on purpose to vex him he merrily laugh'd and said a vengeance on the fool how could he get my picture drawn so right And when one asked him if he were not ashamed to whip a Man with a beard he laugh'd and told him his beard was grown since but said he if thou hadst been in his case thou would'st have thought it a good commutation of pennance to have thy bumm beaten to save thy body from burning c. He gave way to fate in the aforesaid Prison 5. Sept. year 1569 in Fifteen hundred sixty and nine and was at midnight buried near to the bodies of other Prisoners in the Cemitery belonging to St. Georges Church in Southwark in which Parish the Marshalsea is situated He had caused formerly two of his Nephews Sons of one of his Sisters before-mention'd to be educated in Broadgates hall one of which was named Will. Darbyshire who by his Uncles favour became Prebendary of St. Pauls Cathedral and dying in Broadgates was buried in St. Aldates Church adjoyning 3. July 1552. The other was Tho. Darbyshire who proceeded Doctor of Laws as a Member of Broadgates in 1555 under which year you may see more of him in the Fasti ANDREW KINGSMYLL Son of John Kingsmyll of Sidmanton in Hampshire was born there or in that County elected Fellow of Allsouls Coll. from that of Corp. Chr. in 1558 studied the Civil Law wherein he attained to a considerable knowledge and was admitted to the reading of any Book of the Institutions in that faculty in the beginning of the Year 1563. About that time also he exercised himself much in the Scriptures and having a great memory could readily rehearse memoriter in the Greek tongue St. Pauls Epistles to the Romans and Galatians and St. Johns first Canonical Epistle besides other Chapters of the Old and New Test and several Psalmes He exercised himself also by writing of sundry matters that he might grow in judgment readiness and aptness to teach others if at any time he should be called thereunto whereof a little treatise entit A view of Mans estate c. yieldeth some proof which he wrot at about 22 years of Age. He esteemed not so much the preferment and profit whereunto many ways he might easily have attained by the profession of the Law as the comfortable assurance which he usually urged and blessed hope of life eternal Wherefore to further himself therein he sought not only the exact knowledge of the Greek and Hebrew tongues but also for a time to live in some one of the best reformed Churches where he might both by the doctrine and discipline of the Gospel be dayly confirm'd in the true worship of God and well prepared for the Ministry of the Church For this end he settled in Geneva where he remained the space of three years being well liked by the learned and godly there From thence he removed to Losanne where being too good for this world ended this mortal life leaving behind him a rare example of godliness among the Calvinistical Brethren there He hath written A view of mans estate wherein the great mercy of God in mans free justification is shewed Lond. 1574. 1580 c. oct A godly advice touching marriage Lond. 1580. oct Excellent and comfortable treatise for all such as are any manner of way either troubled in mind or afflicted in body Lond. 1578. oct Godly and learned exhortation to bear patiently all afflictions for the Gospel of Jes Ch. on Gal. 6. 14. Conference between a godly learned Christian and an afflicted conscience concerning a conflict had with Satan All which and I think a Sermon on S. Joh. 3. 16. printed in oct were published after the Authors death by his friend and contemporary Franc. Mylls a Kentish Man M. of A. and Fel. of All 's C. As for the Author he surrendred up his last breath in the prime of his years at Losanne and therefore the more lemented by the brethren in the Month of Sept. in Fifteen hundred sixty and nine year 1569 leaving behind him an excellent pattern of his virtues and piety which all should but few did imitate It must be now known that in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth the Univ. of Oxon was so empty after the R. Cath. had left it upon the alteration of Religion that there was very seldom a Sermon preached in the University Church called Sr. Mary and what was done in that kind was sometimes by Laurence Humphrey President of Magd. C. and Thom. Sampson Dean of Ch. Ch. But they being often absent a young Man of Allsouls Coll. would often step up and Preach to the admiration of all his auditors This young Man whom as Sir Hen. Savile Warden
title Of Law or a discourse thereof in 4 books Lond. 1627. 36. 61. c. oct From the said book is mostly extracted another intit A summary of the Common Law of England Lond. 1654. oct done by another hand Our author Finch also wrote Of the calling of the Jews By which book it appears that the studies of the author were not altogether confin'd to the Common Law But his judgment therein as to the subject matter dissenting from the opinions of ingenious persons yet they cannot otherwise but allow him to have learnedly maintained an Errour He departed this life on the eleventh day of Octob. in sixteen hundred twenty and five year 1625 and was buried as I conceive in St. Martins Church near Canterbury leaving then behind him a Son begotten on the body of his Wife Vrsula Daughter and Heir of Will. Thwayts called John Finch born the 17. Sept. 1584. educated in the Common Law in Greys Inn afterwards a Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Finch of Fordwyche forced out of England by the severity of the Members of the Long Parliament an 1640. had leave afterwards to return and lived privately at the Mote near Canterbury and dying the 20. Nov. an 1660. was buried in the Church of S. Martin before-mentioned This John Lord Finch who had a younger Brother called Henry seems to have had some considerable knowledge in Mathematicks and Astronomy as it appears by a Manuale Mathematicum curiously written on Velom with his own hand preserved to this day as a rarity in Dugdale's Press among the MSS in the Ashmolean Musaeum RICHARD FOWNS a Ministers Son and a Worcestershire man born was elected Student of Ch. Ch. 1577. aged 17. took the degrees in Arts became Chaplain to Prince Henry Bach. and D of D. 1605. and about that time Rector of Stoke upon Severn commonly called Severnstoke in his own Country He hath written Trisagion or the three Offices of Christ Lond. 1619. qu. He was buried in the Church of Severnstoke 25. Nov. in sixteen hundred twenty and five year 1625 and soon after was put a Mon. over his grave with an inscription thereon but so miserably defaced in the Civil War that brake out 17 years after that 't is not now as I have been informed legible otherwise I should have given you a copy of it here A Latin Sermon of one Rich. Fowns preached on 2 Thess 2. 34. was published in 1660. but whether preached by our author or another of both his names I cannot tell because I have not yet seen it CHRISTOPHER BAGSHAW was originally descended from the Bagshaws living at Ridge or Abney in Derbyshire but the name of the place wherein he received his first breath I cannot yet find In 1572 he was by the endeavours of Rob. Persons afterwards a Jesuit elected Probationer-Fellow of Balliol coll being then a Bach. of Arts and a celebrated Logician and Philosopher Soon after proceeding in his Faculty he was much noted for his zeal to Protestancy yet proved troublesome in his publick disputes and in his behaviour towards Persons About the year 1579. he was Principal or at least Deputy for a time of Gloucester hall where also being disliked he left that place soon after and his Fellowship in 1582. which was pronounced void the year following About that time he went beyond the Seas changed his Religion and being made a Priest in France and getting helps and directions from Fa. Persons he journied to Rome where for some time he lived in the English college But being troublesome there also and raising great garboyles among the Scholars of that place Cardinal Boncompagno Protector of the English Nation expelled him thence as one that had no good will for him saith Yet our author in his own vindication tells us that he had a Benedicessit and departed very orderly Afterwards he returned to Paris where as 't is said he was made Doctor of Div. and one of the Sorbon at which time and after the Jesuits used to stile him Doctor Erraticus and Doctor per Saltum Afterwards he was sent into England to gain Souls to his Religion but taken and committed Prisoner to Wisbich Castle in Cambridgshire where I find him in 1593. among many other Priests and Gentlemen of the Rom. Cath. Religion that had some years before been secured in that place 'T is said while he continued there that he carried away the glory and fame of all that was heretofore laudably done in that Castle before Fa. Edmonds alias Weston a Jesuit began to shew his tricks and then that Party and those Lay-persons that favoured them would condemn Bagshaw as a man of no worth unruly disordered and a disobedient person not to be favoured or respected by any c. Afterwards being freed from that prison he went beyond Sea again where he ended his days He hath written An answer to certain points of a Libel called An Apology of the Subordination in England Par. 1603. oct He had a considerable hand also in writing a book intit Declaratio motuum ac turbationum inter Jesuitas Sacerdotes Seminariorum in Anglia Rothomag 1601. in qu. Set out under the name of one Joh. Mush a Yorkshire man born and a learned Priest who engaged himself much in composing the differences that happened among the Priests and Jesuits in Wisbich Castle Dr. Bagshaw had also a hand in A true relation of the Faction began at Wisbich by Father Edmunds alias Weston a Jesuit 1595 and continued since by Father Walley alias Garnet the Provincial of the Jesuits in England and by Fa. Persons in Rome Printed 1601. qu. This Dr. Bagshaw died and was buried at Paris after the year sixteen hundred twenty and five as I have been informed by Franc. Ã Sancta Clara who remembered and knew the Doctor well but had forgotten the exact time of his death JOHN GEE the Son of a Minister of Devon but whether of John or George Gee whom I have before mentioned in Edw. Gee under the year 1618. I cannot justly say was entred into Brasnose coll in 1613. aged 16. where making no long stay he entred himself a Batler among his Countrymen of Exeter college and having holy Orders confer'd on him after he had taken one degree in Arts became beneficed at Newton near to Winwick in Lancashire of which last place Mr. Josias Horne being then Parson Gee had oftentimes several conferences with him concerning matters of Religion but they savouring much of a mind inclining to Popery Mr. Horne and the neighbouring Ministers concluded among themselves that he had changed his Religion before he had left that place Thence taking his rambles he retired to London and became acquainted with the noted persons of the R. Cath. Perswasion that then lived there But at length being moved to leave them and his opinions newly embraced by the urgent letters of his Father and by the valid reasons concerning the vanity as he term'd
our author Gifford whom he stiles Scriptor mendicissimus ut omnibus constat iracundus Ex Anglis ad Hispanos transfuga hostium mancipium hostis patriae turpissimum popularium suorum propudium comptus calmistratus apud mulieres Belgicas gratiosus c. He also wrote a book at the instance of the D. of Guise which I have not yet seen and translated from French in Engl. The Inventory of erroùrs contradictions and false citations of Philip Morney Lord of Plessis written by Fronto Ducens a Jesuit Besides which he hath written and translated other matters but they having been printed beyond the Seas we seldom or never see them here and so consequently I cannot give you a Cat. of them in this place This great Archb. and Duke Dr. Gifford gave way to fate on the eleventh of April in sixteen hundred twenty and nine year 1629 according to the accompt follow'd in France and was buried with great solemnity in the Church of the Blessed Virgin at Rheimes behind the great Altar near to the grave of Lewis Card. Guise In his Archbishoprick succeeded Hen. de Loraine Son of Charles Duke of Guise born at Paris 4. Apr. 1614. so that he was but 15 years of age when he was made Archbishop which was per accessum but being not consecrated he renounc'd it in 1641. about which time he succeeded his Father in the Dukedom of Guise and took to him a Wise CHRISTOPHER SUTTON a Hampshire man born was entred a Batler or Commoner of Hart hall in 1582. aged 17. translated soon after to Linc. coll and as a Memb. thereof took the degrees in Arts. Afterwards entring into Orders he became successively Vicar of Roneham in Essex Parson of Caston in his own Country Parson of Woodrising in Norfolk Parson of Murley-Bromley in Essex and at length of Cranworth in Norfolk Which two last he kept to his dying day with his Prebendship of Westminster that had been bestowed on him by K. Jam. 1. for his excellent and florid preaching His works are Disce vivere Learn to live Lond. 1608. in tw and several times after Disce Mori Learn to die Lond. 1609. in tw and several times after In both which is shewed in what manner every well disposed Christian may learn first how to live the life of the righteous and how to die the death of the righteous Godly meditations upon the most holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper c. Lond. 1622. c. in tw the thirteenth edition of which came out in 1677. Append. touching the controversie about the holy Eucharist Printed with the Godly meditationâ— c. Godly meditations concerning the divine presence Printed also with the former Meditat. He â—eparted this mortal life in May or June in sixteen hundred twenty and nine year 1629 and was buried as I have been informed in the Abby Church of S. Peter at Westminster before the Vestry dore where the choir-men keep their Supplices to whom he gave five pounds In his Prebendship given to him much about the time of the death of Dr. Joh. Yong B. of Rochester who kept that Prebendship in Commendam with his See succeeded Lambert Osbaldeston M. A. as I shall else where tell you ROBERT HEGGE a prodigy of his time for forward and good natural parts was born within the City of Durham an 1599. admitted Scholar of C. C. coll 7. Nov. 1614. Prob. Fellow thereof 27. Dec. 1624. being then M. of A. and accounted considering his age the best in the University for the Mathematical faculty History and Antiquities and therefore much beloved by Tho. Allen of Gloucester hall as afterward he was for his excellent knowledge in the Sacred Scripture as may be seen in certain books he wrote the titles of which follow Teatise of Dials and dialling MS. in C. C. coll Library In which book is the picture of the Dial in the said college Garden made by Nich. Kratzer whom I have mention'd under the year 1550. with a short discourse upon it In like manner there is the picture of that fair Cylinder standing on a Pedestal in the middle of the said coll quadrangle made by Charles Turnball 1605. with a short discourse on it which he intitles Horologium Sciotericum in gratiam speciosissimi Horoscopii in area quadrata C. C. C. c. The Legend of S. Cuthbert with the antiquities of the Church of Durham written 1626. and left in MS. behind him at his death so exactly and neatly written that many have taken it to be printed Afterwards a Copy of it under the authors hand coming into the possession of Thomas Lord Fairfax was by him reposed as a precious Monument in his Library of MSS. At length one who writes himself R. B. Esq sometimes of the retinue of the said Lord as I have been informed published it at Lond. 1663. in oct in a very bad letter and worse Paper not without some derogation to the memory of the author by concealing his name and putting the two first letters of his own with the writing a Prologue to it The truest Copy under the authors hand is now in the possession of Dr. Edw. Pocock Can. of Ch. Ch. and the Kings Hebr. Professor of this University having an Epistle to the Reader before it under the authors own hand dated 1. Jul. 1626. which the printed hath not Betwixt this MS. and the printed Copy I find much difference there being in the latter many omissions some additions besides literal mistakes especially in names of men and places and several passages transpos'd In aliquot Sacrae paginae loca lectiones Lond. 1647. in 4. sh or more in qu. published by John Hall of Greys Inn whom I shall anon mention who in his Preface to the said Lections tells us that if they took and were approv'd by Scholars he had more laying by him to publish but whether he did so or not I cannot tell Our author Hegge also left behind him 4. or 5. Sermons fit for the Press learned suppositions in C. C. C. Chappel verses Cat. of Schol. and Fell. of C. C. coll c. All which or at least some of them are at this day in the Libr. of the said college He died suddenly of an apoplexy to the great reluctancy of those who were acquainted with his admirable parts year 1629 on the eleventh of June in sixteen hundred twenty and nine having scarce attained to the thirtieth year of his age and was buried in the Chappel of the said coll As for John Hall before mentioned who had a great respect for his memory and his works and was well acquainted with if not allied to his relations was born also in the said City of Durham of gentile Parents in Aug. 1627. and being fitted for the University was hindred from going to it by the eruption of the Civil War Whereupon giving himself solely up to studies at home especially in the Library at Durham improved himself to a miracle After Oxon was reduced by
Religion which is set before it and Discourse concerning such Englishmen as have either been or in our histories reputed Cardinals of the Church of Rome which is put at the end of it But this Edition of 1615. with the said two additional discourses being very full of faults and not to be endured by any ordinary Reader he put them forthwith into Latine entitling them De Praesulibus Angliae commentarius c. Lond. 1616. qu. The Reader is now to understand that after the first Edition of the said Catalogue of Bishops came out in 1601. Sir John Harrington of Kelston near the City of Bathe Son of John Harrington of the said place Esquire who dying near to the Bishops Pallace of and in London 1. Jul. 1582. was buried in the Church of S. Gregory near to Pauls Cathedral and he the Son of Alex. Harrington descended from a younger brother of the Harringtons of Brierley in Yorkshire I say that the said Sir John Harrington sometimes an Eaton Scholar and afterwards M. of Arts of Camb. being minded to obtain the favour of Prince Henry wrote a discourse for his private use intit A brief view of the state of the Church of England as it stood in Qu. Elizabeths and King James's raign to the year 1608. c. This book is no more than a character and History of the Bishops of those times and was written to the said Prince Henry as an additional supply to the before mention'd Catalogue of Bishops of Dr. Fr. Godwin upon occasion of that Proverb Henry the eighth pulled down Monks and their Cells Henry the ninth shall pull down Bishops and their Bells In the said book the author Harrington doth by imitating his Godmother Qu. Elizabeth shew himself a great enemy to married Bishops especially to such that had been married twice and many things therein are said of them that were by no means fit to be published being as I have told you before written only for private use But so it was that the book coming into the hands of one John Chetwind Grandson by a Daughter to the author a person deeply principled in presbyterian tenents did when the Press was open print it at London 1653. in oct And no sooner it was published and came into the hands of many but 't was exceedingly clamour'd at by the Loyal and orthodox Clergy condemning him much that published it The truth is that tho it did not give offence so much as Sir Anthony Weldons book intit The Court and character of K. James which was publish'd three years before yet it was exceedingly pleasing to the Presbyterians and other Diffenters And there is no doubt but that if it had come into the hands of Prynne before mentioned he would have raked out many things thence and aggravated them to the highest to furnish his Common Place book when he was about to publish The Antipathy of the English Lordly Prelacy c. Our author Godwin wrote also Appendix adcommentarium de Praesulibus Angliae Lond. 1621. 22. in two sh in qu. Râ—rum Anglicaerum Henrico VIII Edwardo VI. Maria regnantibus Annales Lond. 1616. 28. 30. in qu. and fol. Translated into English by his Son Morgan Godwin Bac. of Arts of Ch. Ch. afterwards Bach. of the Civil Law of Pembr coll Master of the Free-School at Newland in Glocestershire Canon of Hereford and Doctor of his Faculty Which English translation hath been several times printed The man in the Moon or a discourse of a Voyage thither Lond. 1638. and 57. oct written while he was a Student of Ch. Ch. under the seigned name of Domingo Gozales and published some years after the authors death by E. M. of Ch. Ch. This book which hath before the title of it the picture of a man taken up from the top of a Mountain by an Engine drawn up to the Moon by certain flying Birds was censured to be as vain as the opinion of Copernicus or the strange discourses of the Antipodes when first heard of Yet since by a more inquisitive search in unravelling those intricacies men of solid judgments have since found out a way to pick up that which may add a very considerable knowledge and advantage to posterity Among which Dr. Wilkins sometimes Bishop of Chester composed by hints thence given as 't is thought a learned piece called A discovery of a new World in the Moon Nuncius inanimatus Utopiae 1629. Lond. 1657. oct Translated into English by Anon. who intitles it The mysterious Messenger unlocking the secrets of mens hearts Printed with The man in the Moon Lond. 1657. oct in two sheets only At length after our authors many labours wherein he aimed mostly at the publick he was taken with a long lingring disease which bringing him to his desired haven year 1633 in the beginning of the year in Apr. as it seems sixteen hundred thirty and three was buried in the Chancel of his Church of Whitborne which with the mannour thereof belongs to the Bishops of Hereford situate and being about 14. miles distant from the said City To the said See after his death was elected Dr. William Juxon but before he was consecrated he was translated to London as I shall tell you elsewhere That which I have forgot to let the Reader know is that whereas there goes under the name of the Bishop of Landaff A treatise on the blessed Sacrament printed in oct and one or more Sermons on the sixth Psalm they are not be attributed to Dr. Godwin but to his predecessor as I suppose in Landaff called Gerv. Babington Sed de hoc quaere HUGH HOLLAND Son of Rob. Holland by his Wife the Daughter of one Pain of Denbigh Son of Lewys Holland Son of Llewellin Son of Griffith Holland of Vaerdre by Gwervilla his Wife Daughter of Howell ap Madock ap Jem ap Einion was born at Denbigh bred in Westminster School while Camden taught there elected into Trinity coll in Cambridge an 1589. of which he was afterwards Fellow Thence he went to travel into Italy and was at Rome where his over free discourse betrayed his prudence Thence he went to Jerusalem to do his devotions to the holy Sepulcher and in his return touch'd at Constantinople where he received a reprimand from the English Embassador for the former freedom of his tongue At his return into England he retired to Oxon spent some years there as a Sojournour for the sake of the publick Library and as I have been informed had his Lodging in Ball. coll which is partly the reason why I insert him here He is observed by a Cambridge man to have been no bad English but an excellent Latine Poet and by some thought worthy to be mention'd by Spencer Sidney and others the chiefest of our English Poets His works are these MSS. Verses in description of the chief Cities of Europe Chronicle of Qu. Elizab. raign Life of Will Camden Clarenceaux K. of Armes A Cypress Garland for the sacred forehead of
Arts and all that he knew he own'd to him Thence his silly Mother who had married to her second Husband a Bricklayer took him home and made him as 't is said work at her Husbands trade At length being pitied by some generous Gentlemen Camden got him a better imployment which was to attend or accompany a Son of Sir Walt. Raliegh in his adventures whereby gaining experience made his company acceptable among many After their return they parted I think not in cold blood and thereupon Ben went to Cambridge and was as 't is said statutably elected into St. Johns coll but what continuance he made there I find not Sure 't is that his Genie being mostly Poetical he did afterwards receed to a Nursery or obscure Play-house called The Green Curtain about Shoreditch or Clerkenwell but his first action and writing there were both ill At length improving his fancy much by keeping Scholastical company he betook himself again to write plays which he did so admirably well that he was esteemed paramount in the dramatick part of Poetry and to teach the stage an exact conformity to the Laws of Comedians Whereupon Sir Jo. Suckling bringing him into the Session of Poets Ben broke silence spoke to the Poets and Bid them remember how he had purg'd the Stage Of Errours that had lasted many an age His own proper industry and addition to books especially to ancient Poets and Classical authors made him a person of curious learning and judgment and of singular excellence in the art of Poetry Which with his accurate judgment and performance known only to those few who are truly able to judge of his works have gain'd from the most eminent Scholars of his time particularly from the learned Selden an increasing admiration Dr. Rich. Corbet of Ch. Ch. and other Poets of this University did in reverence to his parts invite him to Oxon where continuing for some time in Ch. Ch. in writing and composing Plays he was as a Member thereof actually created M. of A. in 1619. and therefore upon that account I put him among the Oxford writers for at Cambridge his stay was but short and whether he took a degree in that University I cannot yet learn of any His works are these Every Man in his humour a Comedy Acted 1598. Every Man out of his humour Com. Act. 1599. Cynthia's Revels Com. Act. 1600. Poetaster or his arraignment Com. 1601. Sejanus his Fall a Tragedy Act. 1602. Volpone or the Fox Com. 1609. Alchemist Com. 1610. Cataline his Conspiracy Trag. 1611. Epigrams in number 134. Epigrams called the Forrest in number 15. Part of the Kings entertainment in passing to his Coronation in prose and verse A panegyre on the happy entrance of K. James to his first high Session of Parliament 19. March 1603. A Poem A particular entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Apethorp at the house of the Lord Spencer 25. June 1603. A Poem Private entertainment of the K. and Q. on May day in the morn at Sir Will. Cornwallis his house at Highgate 1604 In verse and prose Entertainment of the two Kings of Great Britain and Denmark at Theobalds 24. Jul. 1606. In Lat. and Engl. verse Entertainment of K. James and Q. Anne at Theobalds when the house was delivered up with the possession to the Queen by the Earl of Salisbury 22. May 1607. Written in verse Twelve Masks at Court Barthelmew-Fair Com. Acted 1614. Devil is an Asse Com. 1616. Staple of News Com. 1625. Magnetick Lady or humours reconciled Com. Tale of a Tub Com. Sad Shepherd or a tale of Robin Hood Trag. Masks Underwoods Consisting of divers Poems entertainments and of some Odes of Horace translated Mortimer his fall Trag. imperfect Horace his Art of Poetry made English This last was afterwards printed by it self Lond. 1640. oct and with it 1 Execration against Vulcan 2 Masque of the Gypsies 3 Epigrams to several noble personages about 23. in number All composed by B. Johnson English Grammar for the benefit of all strangers Discoveries made upon men and matter All which are contained in two vol. in fol. printed 1616. and 1640. Tragedy of Thierry K. of France and his Brother Theodored The New-Inn or the light heart Com. Lond. 1631. octav His Motives Printed 1622. oct He also had a hand in a Com. called The Widdow Lond. 1652. qu. Jo. Fletcher and Th. Middleton were his Assistants Also in Eastward hoe Com. assisted by Geo. Chapman c. and did with Dr. Hacket afterwards B. of Lichfield translate into Latin the Lord Bacons Essays or Counsels Civil and Moral At length B. Johnson after he had arrived to the sixty third year of his age marched off from the stage of this vain World on the 16. year 1637 of August in sixteen hundred thirty and seven and was buried three days after in S. Peters Church within the City of Westminster commonly called the Abbey Church not among the Poets but at the west end near to the belfry under the Escoheon of Rob. de Ros or Roos with this engraven on a common pavement stone laying over his grave at eighteen pence charge given by Jack Young of Great Milton in Oxfordshire afterwards a Knight by the favour of K. Ch. 2. O rare Ben Johnson There was a considerable sum of money gathered from among the Wits and Vertuosi of his time for the erection of a monument and a Statua for him but before they could be done the Rebellion broke forth and hindred the design whereupon the money was refunded I have been informed by a worthy Prelate several years since deceased that this Poet Ben had a pension of an 100. l. per an from the King a pension also from the City of London and the like from several of the Nobility and from some of the Gentry particularly from Sutton Founder of the Hospital that now bears his name which were commonly well paid either out of pure love to him or out of fear of his railing in verse or prose or both When he was in his last sickness the said Prelate who was then M. of A. did among other of his acquaintance often visit him and as often heard him repent of his prophaning the Scripture in his Plays and that with horrour c. Many years after his death did appear to the World another Poet of both his names who writes himself in his Poems published 1672. Ben. Johnson Junior but what relation there was between him and the former I know not ROBERT FLUDD or de Fluctibus second afterwards eldest Son of Sir Tho. Fludd Knight sometimes Treasurer of War to Q. Elizabeth in France and the Low Countries Grandson of Dav. Fludd of Shropshire was born at Milgate in the Parish of Bearsted in Kent became Convictor of S. Johns coll in 1591. aged 17. took the degrees in Arts studied Physick travelled into France Spain Italy and Germany for almost six years In most of which Countries he became acquainted with several of
1615. qu. Discourse concerning the rights and priviledges of the Subject in a conference desired by the Lords and had by a Committee of both houses 3 Apr. 1628. Lond. 1642. qu. The compleat Embassador or two treatises of the intended marriage of Q. Elizabeth comprised in Letters of negotiation c. Lond. 1655. fol. Which book tho it had nothing forged or suppositious therein yet it was never intended for the Press by the collector thereof Several speeches and discourses in Parliament See in Jo. Rushworths Collections part 1. where you 'll find much of him and his imprisonment in the year 1626. His death which the wisest men did reckon among the publick calamities of those times hapned on the 18. March in sixteen hundred thirty and eight Soon after his body which had for some days laid in State was remitted to the peaceful shades below in Chilham Church in Kent in which Town he enjoyed fair inheritances by his marriage with Mary the youngest Daughter and Coheire of Sir Tho. Kemp Knight There is a fair Monument over his Grave the inscription of which is partly remitted into the foregoing discourse and therefore not necessary of repeating it here neither of a large inscription in Latin containing his genealogy from K. Hen. the third to his time which he some years before his death set up in the said Church JOHN LEYCESTER was born in Cheshire of Plebeian parents but originally descended from a gentile family in that County became a Student in Brasenose coll 1618. aged 20 took one degree in Arts and afterwards followed the employment of teaching a School which I think he exercised to his dying day He hath written Enchiridion seu fasciculus Adagiorum selectissimorum Or a manual of the choicest Adagies c. Lond. 1623. oct in Lat. and Engl. besides other things which I have not seen He also translated from Lat. into Engl. An excellent oration of Dr. Joh. Rainolds c. Lond. 1638. oct very useful for all such as affect the studies of Logick and Philosophy and admire prophane learning See more in John Rainolds under the year 1607. JASPER FISHER a Gentlemans Son was born in Bedfordshire entred a Com. of S. M. Magd. hall in Mich. Term 1607 took the degrees in Arts became afterwards Divinity or Philosophy reader of Magd. coll Rector of Wilden in his own Country about 1631 and at length D. of D. He hath written and published Fuimus Troes Aeneid 2. The true Trojanes being a story of the Britains valour at the Romans first invasion Lond. 1633. qu. Before which time it had been once or more publickly represented by the Gentlemen-Students of Magd. coll in Oxon. Several Sermons as 1 Serm. on Malac. 2. 7. Printed 1636. in oct c. This person who was always esteemed an ingenious man while he lived in Magd. coll as those that knew him have divers times informed me lived several years after this 1633. but when he died or what other things he hath published I cannot learn JAMES ROWLANDSON a Westmorland man born became a Student in Queens coll in the beginning of the year 1596 aged 19. years afterwards a poor serving child then a Tarbarder and in 1605. Master of Arts and Fellow In 1614. he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences being then noted to be a subtile Disputant and an edifying preacher About which time being made Chaplain to Dr. Bilson Bishop of Winchester he became Rector of East-Tysted in Hampshire Master of the Hospital of S. Mary Magd. near Winchester Chaplain to K. Ch. 1. and in the year 1636. Doctor of Divinity In 1638. he was made Canon of Windsore in the place of Dr. Charles Sunninbank deceased and would have risen higher in the Church had he not been soon after cut off by death He hath published Several Sermons as 1 Gods blessing in blasting and his mercy in mildew two Sermons suitable to these times of dearth on Haggai 2. 17. Lond. 1623. qu. 2 Sermon at Bishop Andrews his Consecration of Jesus Chappel near to Southampton Printed 1627. in qu. This I have not yet seen nor-others which he as I conceive hath publish'd He paid his last debt to nature on the ninth of May in sixteen hundred thirty nine and was buried in the Chappel of S. George at Windsore In his Canonry John Hales of Eaton the Walking Library succeeded But soon after ejected by the restless Presbyterians without any regard had to his great Piety and learning WILLIAM WHATELY Son of Tho. Whately by Joyce his Wife was born at a market Town called Banbury in Oxfordshire in the month of May 1583 baptized there 26. of the said month instructed in Grammâ—r in those parts sent to Christs coll in Cambridge at 14. years of age where continuing under the tuition of Mr. Tho. Potman till he was Bach. of Arts an 1601 was taken home for a time by his Father But his pregnant parts being soon after discovered by understanding men who frequented Banbury the Father was resolved to make him a Minister wherefore sending him to S. Edmunds hall in Oxon in the year following was incorporated Bach. of Arts and with the foundation of Logick Philosophy and Oratory that he had brought with him from Cambridge he became a noted Disputant and a ready Orator In the year 1604. he took the degree of Master of Arts as a Member of the said hall being then esteemed a good Philosopher and a tolerable Mathematician and soon after entring into holy Orders he became Lecturer of Banbury which place he keeping 4 years he was made Vicar thereof He was an excellent Preacher a person of good parts well vers'd in the original Text both Hebrew and Greek but being a Calvinist and much frequented by precise and busie People there and in the Neighbourhood for his too frequent Preaching laid such a foundation of Faction in that place that it will never be easily removed His works are these Divers Sermons as 1 The new birth or a treatise of regeneration delivered in several Sermons Lond. 1618. qu. c. 2 The Bride-bush or Wedding Sermon on Ephes. 5. 23. Lond. 1617. 19. qu. In which Sermon were noted by curious readers two propositions as First That committing the Sin of Adultery by either of the married persons doth dissolve annihilate and untye the bond and knot of marriage Secondly That the malicious and wilful desertion of either of the married persons doth in like manner dissolve c. These I say being noted and complained of to the Archb. he was coven'd before the High Commission to make satisfaction for what he had said and written But he ingeniously confessing that he could not make any satisfactory answer he recanted the 4. May 1621. and was forthwith dismissed 3 Sin no more on Joh. 5. 14. Lond. 1628. qu. 4 The Oyl of Gladness in several Sermons Lond. 1637. oct 5 Poor Man's advocate in certain Sermons Lond. 1637. oct 6 Redemption of time on Ephes. 5. 16. Lond.
resigning his Archdeaconry of the East-riaing of Yorksh Will. Poteman sometimes Warden of All 's coll as I guess was installed on the 16. of the same month in the same year who dying 25. March 1493. Hen. Cornbull succeeded him Afterwards Edm. Audley was translated to the See of Hereford upon the death of Thom. Myllyng sometimes a Student among the Benedictines of Gloucester coll in the Suburbs of Oxon the temporalities of which were given to him 26. Dec. 1492. and from thence to Salisbury the temporalities of which See also were put into his hands on the 2. of April 1502. and about that time was made Chancellour of the most Noble Order of of the Garter In 1518. he gave 400 l. to Linc. coll to purchase lands for the use thereof and about that time bestowed upon the said house the Patronage of a Chauntry which he had lately founded in a Chappel built by him in the north part of the Choire of the Cath. Ch. at Salisbury He also was a Benefactor to the reparation of the Congregation-house sometimes a Library on the north side of S. Maries Chancel in Oxford to the erection of that curious piece of workmanship the stone Pulpit in the said Ch. finished 1508. at the bottom of which were his Arms a Fret impaled by the See of Sarum and gave 200 marks for the supply of Chichleys chest belonging to the University which had before been robb'd of its treasure But whether he built the choire or chancel of S. Maries church or gave the old Organs as a certain author is pleased to tell us I find it no where to appear At length departing this mortal life in a good old age at Ramsbury in Wilts year 1524 on the 23 of Aug. in fiveteen hundred twenty and four was buried in the chappel before-mention'd built by him in honour of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary within the cath ch of Sarum to the reparation of which cathedral he bequeathed threescore pounds After his death Laur. Campegius Cardinal of S. Anastasius was made Bishop of Salisbury but whither he being almost continually absent or any of his Successors till the time of Dr. Seth Ward an 1671. were ever chancellours of the order of the Garter in doth not appear THEODORICK O-BRIEN sometimes written Terence and Terlach O-brien was descended from an ancient and noble family of his name in Ireland and after he had spent some time in good letters here in Oxon became Bishop of Killaloe in the said Country and a person of great name there for his liberality and hospitality yet addicted to warfare more than became his coat He paid his last debt to nature in fiveteen hundred twenty and five Several years before his time was another of both his names Bishop of that place and another after him whereupon by writers this Bishop was commonly written and called Terence O-Brien the second JOHN YOUNG received his first breath in this world at Newton-Longvill in Bucks was educated in Wykehams School near Winchester became perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1482. and left it in 1502. being then or about that time Doct. of Div. and Rector of S. Martins Church in Oxon. Afterwards he became well known to Cardinal Tho. VVolsey by whose endeavours he was made Dean of Chichester Bishop titular of Callipolis or Galipoli a City in Thrace about 1517. Judge as 't is said of the Prerogative of Canterbury and Warden of New coll in 1521. He died 28. year 1526 March in fifteen hundred twenty and six and was buried as I suppose in the Chappel of the said College under a Marble-stone that he had lain there some time before his death with an inscription thereon and a blank for the time of his death to be filled up by his Executor or Overseer of his last Will and Testament but was never performed The reader is to know that there was another John Young who from being Prebendary of Apesthorpe in the cath ch of York was admitted Dean of that Church by the name and title of Jo. Younge LL. D. on the 17. of May 1514. being at that time Master of the Rolls But he dying 25. Apr. 1516. and buried in the chappel of the Rolls in chancery-lave near London must not be taken to be the same with the former Besides the said two I find others of both their Names as 1 John Young a Monk of Ramsey who being well skill'd in the Hebrew tongue saved many books of that Language that were in the Library of that Monastery when 't was dissolved in 1535. or thereabouts 2 Joh. Young Giovanus a native of Yorkshire educated in Trin. coll in Cambridge afterwards Master of Pemb. hall and Vice-chancellor of that University of whom and his writings Baleus and Pitseus will inform you 3 Jo. Young one of the Bonhoms or Good men of the Monastery of Ashrugg in Bucks Who being turn'd out thence at the dissolution by K. Hen. 8. entred himself a Sojourner in Exeter coll about 1539. He was of kin to Jo. Young B. of Galipoli but what name or eminence there was in him I find not 4 Jo. Young born at Newton Longvill before mention'd Fellow of New coll 1512. Rector of his native place in 1525. and died therein 1545. which Jo. was nearly related to the Bishop WILLIAM HOW a Buckinghamshire man born as it seems or at least descended from those of his name living at or near the Wycombs was educated in all kind of Learning in this University and by the title of Master of Arts thereof and the Kings chaplain did supplicate the Ven. congregation of Regents in 1512. that he might be admitted to the reading of the Sentences but whether he was really admitted it appears not Afterwards he travelled was admitted Doct. of Div. in an University beyond the Seas and at his return retir'd to the University in the beginning of the year 1526. where by the name of Will. How Episcopus Aurensis supplicated the said congregation that whereas he had been created Doct. of Divinity beyond the Seas and had been a student in this University many years he might be incorporated in the same faculty which being granted simpliciter he was forthwith incorporated This Bishoprick in the same I presume with Auriensis or Orensis commonly called Orense under the Archbishoprick of Compostella in Spain to which courtry as 't is probable this W. How was sent about business by Catherine of Spain Queen of England the Royal consort to K. Hen. 8. I find one Will. How M. of A. presented by the King to the Church of Shipton-Mallet in Somersetshire on the death of Mr. Reynold West in the beginning of Aug. 1516. and about that time became Rector of Alre or Aller in the same county but this Will. How dying in 1521. or 22. must not be understood to be the same with the former To this last was Joh. How prior of Plympton in Devonshire related who living to see
with too great confidence transcribed the former narratives So that we yet want an exact and faithful History of the greatest most noble and most disinteress'd Clergy-man of that age His publick imployments gave him little leisure for the publication of any works of learning and if any were published they are dead with him excep perhaps those which I have seen which are the Epistle and directions for teaching the eight Classes in Ipswich School set before the Grammar of W. Lilye and printed in 1528. THOMAS DILLON was born in the County of Meath in Ireland studied here in Oxon several years but whether he took a degree it appears not At length retiring to his own Country became thro several preferments Bishop of Kildare where sitting about eight years year 1531 gave way to fate in fifteen hundred thirty and one In the said See succeeded one Walter Wellesley as I shall anon tell you WILLIAM WARHAM Son of Rob. Warham was born of a gentile Family at Okely in Hampshire educated in Grammaticals in Wykehams School admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1475. took the degrees in the Laws left the coll 1488. and about that time became an Advocate in the Court of Arches and soon after Principal or chief Moderator of Civil Law School then situated in S. Edwards Parish in Oxon. On the 2. Nov. 1493. he was collated to the Chantorship of Wells upon the death of Tho. Overey sometimes Fellow of All 's coll and on the 13. of Feb. following he was constituted Master of the Rolls Afterwards being elected to the See of London he had the Great Seal of England delivered unto him on the 11. of Aug. 1502 So that in few days after being consecrated Bishop of that See had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto on the first of Octob. following In the beginning of January in the same year he was constituted L. Chanc. of England and in Nov. as one saith in 1504. he was translated to the See of Canterbury whose inthronization there appointed to be on the 9. March following was performed then with great and wonderful solemnity and magnificence as it may be partly elsewhere seen In 1506. May 28. he was unanimously elected Chancellour of the University of Oxon being then and ever after an especial friend to it and its members as may be discerned in several Epistles that passed between them In some the said members stile him Sanctissimus in Christo Paeter and in others they proclaim in an high manner his prudence profound understanding c. All which I presume was done because he had been a benefactor to the finishing of S. Maries Church and the Divinity School It must be now known that there was a young Knight called William Warham Godson and Nephew to the Archbishop as being Son to his Brother Hugh Warham that waited upon him in his chamber With him the Archb. being always ready to discourse did more than once seriously tell him that if ever after his death any should succeed him in the See of Canterbury called Thomas he should in no wise serve him or seek his favour and acquaintance for there shall said he one of that name shortly enjoy this See that shall as much by his vicious living and wicked heresies dishonour wast and destroy the same and the whole Church of England as ever the blessed Bishop and Martyr St. Thomas did before benefit bless adorn and honour the same c. This is reported by Nich. Harpessfield from the mouth of the said Sir Will. Warham being prophetically spoken by the said Archb. concerning the Thomas that succeeded him meaning Thom. Cranmer After Dr. Warham had sate in Canterbury in great prosperity about 28 years he concluded this life at S. Stephens near to the said City on the 22. of Aug. between the hours of 3 and 4 in the morning year 1532 in fifteen hundred thirty and two Whereupon his body was laid in a little Chappel built by himself for the place of his burial on the north side of the Martyrdom of S. Thomas of Canterbury and had there a reasonable fair Tomb erected over his body but defaced in the beginning of the grand Rebellion began and carried on by the Presbyterians Erasmus of Rotterdam having been a great acquaintance of the said Archbishop had the honour to have his picture sent to him by the owner Which being with great devotion received Erasmus sent him his and between them passed several Epistles In one of which or else in another place Erasmus who had the Parsonage of Aldington in Kent bestowed on him so commends him for humanity learning integrity and piety that in the conclusion he saith nullan absoluti Praesulis dotem in eo desideres The said Archb. left all his Theological books to All 's coll Library his Civil and Can. Law books with the prick-song books belonging to his Chappel to New coll and his Ledgers Grayles and Antiphonals to Wykehams coll near to Winchester See more of him in a book intit De antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae c. Lond. 1572-3 p. 348. 349. c. THOMAS SKEVYNGTON was descended from a right ancient Family of his name living in Leicestershire but whether born in that County I cannot justly tell became when young professed in the Monastery of Cistercians at Merevale or Myrdvale in Warwickshire instructed in Theological and other learning in S. Bernards coll originally built for Cistercians in the north Suburb of Oxon being now S. Johns coll to which place he bequeathed on his death-bed twenty pounds towards its reparation Afterwards he was made Abbat of Waverley a house of the said Order in Surrey and on the 17. of June 1509. was consecrated Bishop of Bangor Where after he had sate several years much commended for the austere course of his life and great charity he submitted to the stroke of death in the month of June or thereabouts in fifteen hundred thirty and there year 1533 Whereupon his heart was buried in the Cath. Ch. of Bangor before the picture of S. Daniel whereon a stone was soon after laid with an inscription thereon shewing that it was the heart of Thomas late Bishop of Bangor and his body in the Choire of Monastery of Beaulieu under a Tomb which he had erected nigh unto the place where the Gospel used to be read In the See of Bangor succeeded John Salcot alias Capon Doct. of divinity of Cambridge translated thence to Salisbury in 1529 where dying in the summer time in August as it seems an 1557. was buried in the Cath. Church there under a Tomb which he in his life-time had provided and erected on the south side of the Choire JOHN ALLEN Doctor of the Laws of this University was consecrated Archbishop of Dublin in the place of Dr. Hugh Inge deceased in the year of our Lord 1528. and died on the 25. of July saith one and another the 28.
of D. 1518. Mar. Richard Ferys a Carme See among the D. of D. 1513. Besides these three were seven more admitted of whom John Combe a Cistercian was one Doctors of the Civil Law June 28. Brian Hygden LL. Baâ—â— of Broadgates Hall now Pembroke Coll. was then admitted Doctor On the 26 May 1515 he was admitted Archdeacon of York or of the West Riding in Yorkshire on the Resignation of John Carver LL. D. On the 20. of June 1516 he was admitted Prehendary of Vlleskelf in the Church of Yorkâ— and on the 27 of the same Month Dean thereof in the place of John Young LL. D. Master of the Roâ—ls deceased He paid his last debt to Nature 5 June 1539 having before been a Benefactor to Learning as I have elsewhere told you and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of York In his Deanery succeeded Rich. Layton or Leighton LL. D. on the 26 of July the same year who on the 31 of June going before was admitted to the said Prebendship of Vlleskelf purposely to capacitate him for the Deanery This Dr. Layton was Chaplain and Counsellor to K. Hen. 8. and did act much to please the unlimited desire of that King In Oct. 1541 he under pretence of his Majesty's Pleasure converted the Silver Capsula gilt in which were then the bones of the head of S. William Archbishop of York reposed with the Jewels and Ornaments of it to the public use and benefit of the Church of York In 1544. Dec. 24. Nich. Wotton LL. D was installed by proxy Dean of York in Dr. Layton's place and in Wotton's Dr. Matthew Hutcon 8 Apr. 1567. Feb. 29. Rob. Froost was then admitted Dr. of the Civil Law but never stood in the Act to compleat that degree This year March 29. John Ashdowne mentioned before did supplicate just after he had been admitted Bac. of the Canon Law to be licensed to proceed in that Faculty but was not granted Robert Coke also LL. B. and Principal of Henxsey Hall in S. Aldates Parish did supplicate to be licensed to proceed in the Civil Law but was then denied Doct. of Div. May 12. John Heskins a Preaching or Black Fryer June 26. Edward Powell of Oriel Coll. stiled in his Admission perdoctus vir Oct. 24. Rob. Holyngbourne a Benedictine Monk and Warden or Guardian of Canterbury Coll. now part of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. Dec. 13. Will. Gylbert a Canon regular and Prior of the Monastery at Brewton in Somersetshire Dec. 13. Tho. Mychell of Exeter Coll. Canon of the Cath. Ch. of Exeter and of Wells Will. Fauntleroy of New Coll. was admitted the same day His Sister Elizabeth was Abbess of Amesbury Jan. 22. John Smyth a Minorite or Franciscan These also supplicated this year for the said degree viz. 1. Will. Gydyng M. of A. and Bac. of Div. 2. Sim. Pykeryng a Carme 3. John Wetwang B. D. a Cistercian c. Incorporations June 28. Will. Smyth Commissary to the Bishop of Lincoln and Doctor of Decrees in another University was then incorporated He was Nephew or near of kin to Dr. Will. Smyth Bishop of Lincoln was Archdeacon of Lincoln and dying in 1528 was succeeded in that Dignity by Rich. Pate M A. of Oxon as I have told you elsewhere among the Bishops An. Dom. 1507. An. 22 23 Hen. 7. Chanc. Dr. Will. Warham before mentioned Commiss Will. Fauntleroy again John Thornden again John Avery D. D. of Linc. Coll. John Kynton again Proct. John Lane of New Coll. as it seems Austr Will. Thomson of Vniv. Coll. Bor. Apr. 15. But the junior Proctor dying in the Long Vacation Mr. Hugh Pole or Pool of All 's Coll. about this time Principal of Biham Hall supplied his place as senior Regent in the University till the fourth day of Nov. following and then Mr. Thom. Bentley of New Coll. being elected Proctor served out the remaining part of the year Bach. of Arts. June 19. John Blysse He hath this Character added to his Name in the Cat. of Fellows of Mert. Coll. he being of that Society Medicus Astronomus quam doctus Feb. 27. Rog Egworth or Edgworth of Oriel Coll. whom I have mentioned among the Writers under the year 1560. Besides these two were at least 55 Bachelaurs admitted this year and 23 that supplicated for that degree that were not this year admitted Bach. of Law Four in the Civil and eight in the Canon Law were admitted Nine in the Civil and five in the Canon Law supplicated for that degree One was admitted Bach. of both the Laws and one to the Volumes One Hen. Rawlyns occurs Bach. of the Civil Law this year but his Admission is omitted and therefore all that I can say of him is that he became Archdeacon of Salisbury 10 Apr. 1524 upon the death of James Bromwich who had that dignity confer'd upon him 2 March 1523 after the decease of George Sydenham This H. Rawlyns who was Prebendary of Faringdon and had been thrice Preb. of Combe and Harnham in the said Church within the space of four years was made at the same time 10 Apr. 1524. Preb. of Husborne and Burbach in the said Church of Sarum He was also dignified in the Church of Wells Mast of Arts. Oct. 13. Hugh Aston Ashtyn or Ashton so many ways I find him written He became Archdeacon of York that is of the Westriding of Yorkshire upon the resignation of Brian Hygden in Sept. 1516 and dying in Decemb. 1522 was succeeded in that dignity by Tho. Winter in the year following as I shall tell you under the year 1525. I have made mention of one Hugh Aston a Musitian in Will. Forest among the Writers under the year 1558. Mar. 8. Thom. Makerel of Vniv. Coll. One Dr. Makerel Prior of Berlings in Lincolnshire headed the Commons of that County under the Name of Capt. Cobler when they rose against the King in 1536 upon the beginning of the desolution of Religious Houses or as some say because they would not pay a certain Tax Whether this Tho. Makerel be the same I cannot tell till I know the Christian Name of the Doctor John Stow saith that Dr. Makerel an Abbat and a Suffragan Bishop was drawn and hang'd at Tybourne about 29 March 1537 for denying the Kings Supremacy which I suppose is the same with him who was Prior of Berlings and the same perhaps who was incorporated Doctor of Cambridge 1516. Besides these two were eleven more that were admitted and four that supplicated that were not admitted this year Opponents in Div. May 10. Peter de Campo a Portuguese Dec. 10. Walt. Goodfield a Minorite See under the year 1510. Feb. 4. Edm. Vessy or Veysey a Benedictine Besides seven that supplicated who were all except one Benedictineâ— and Black Fryers Bach. of Div. Jun. 22. John Claymond the most deserving President of Magd. Coll. stiled in his Admission Vir discretus gravis multa doctrina percelebris Feb. 6. Gerardus Smyth a Minorite and others of no great account
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
Anthony Hodges of New Coll. The last of these two who was Chaplain of that College became a florid Preacher in Oxon during the time that the King and Parliament were there and in June 1646 a little before the garrison of that place was surrendred to the Parliament the Degree of Bach. of Div. was given to him by the venerable Convocation in consideration of several noted Sermons that he had preached before the Royal Court But so it was that he never took that Degree or had any thing conferr'd upon him as others had only the Vicaridge first of Comnâ—re which he soon after left and afterwards the rectory of Wytham near Abendon in Berkshire He hath translated from Greek into English The Loves of Clitophon and Leucippe a most elegant History written in Greek by Achilles Tatius Oxon. 1638. oct in 7. books There were two impressions of this translation made in that year and in one of them are commendatory copies of verses made by several Poets of the University namely among the rest by Richard Lovelace of Gloc. Hall Franc. James M. A. of New College John Metford B. A. of St. Edm. Hall c. Mr. Hodges hath published nothing else tho very able he was in many respects to do it For those that were his acquaintance knew him to be a most admirable Philologist a Man of a great memory and well vers'd in several sorts of learning but being delighted to please himself in a juvenile and banting way among junior Masters could never be courted to set pen to paper for that purpose He died in his lodging without the Turl-gate of Oxon 13. Jan. 1685. aged 72 years or thereabouts and was buried in the remotest part of the yard joyning on the north side to the Church at Wytham beforemention'd and not near his sometimes Wife in the Church because she had been dishonest to him Apr. 11. Will. Taylor of Magd. Hall 20. Martin Westcombe of Ex. 23. Obadiah Walker of Vniv. Coll. The first of these last two I have mention'd among the Incorporations an 1637. 26. Edw. Grey of Ch. Ch. Esq a Compounder May 26. Obadiah How Hen. Wilkinson jun. of Magd. Hall June 27. Nath. Hardy of Hart lately of Magd. Nov. 7. Thomas Gilbert of St. Edm. Hall Jan. 24. Christoph Bennet of Linc. Feb. 23. Rob. Cary of C. Chr. Coll. Admitted 143. Bach. of Phys Only two admitted viz. Hugh Barker of S. Maries Hall and Jos More of Pemb. Coll. Which is all I know of them only that More accumulated as I shall tell you anon Bach. of Div. Nov. 16. Henry Wilkinson Sen. of Magd. Hall Dec. 4. Jasp Fisher of Magd. Rich. Owen of Oriel Mar. 15. Joseph Crowther of S. Jo. Coll. Admitted 14. Doct. of Law May 8. Thomas Read Jam. Masters of New Coll. The first of these two was afterwards a great Royalist and by his Majesty was nominated Principal of Magd. Hall upon the flight of Wilkinson to the Parliament Afterwards he changed his Religion for that of Rome lived beyond Sea and wrot as I have been told certain matters against Dr. Edw. Boughen I shall mention him upon that account elsewhere May 29. Will. Child of All 's Coll. He was afterwards one of the Masters of the Chancery and a Knight June 13. Edward Alderne of Exet. Coll. He was afterwards Chancellour of the Diocess of Rochester where he died in the beginning of 1671. Doct. of Phys June 15. Joseph More of Pemb. Coll. He accumulated the Degrees in Physick July 5. Thomas Bond of Ch. Ch. Doct. of Div. June 26. Hugh Lloyd of Jesus July 6. Matthew Stiles of Exet. Coll. The first was afterwards Bishop of Landaff The other was now an eminent Minister in London an excellent Grammarian and Casuist and one that had gained great knowledge and experience by his travels into several parts of Italy particularly at Venice when he went as Chaplain with an Embassador from England an 1624. In 1643 he was nominated one of the Assembly of Divinâ—s but whether he sate among them I know not because he was forced by the giddy faction about that time to resign his cures at St. George in Botolph-lane and St. Gregory near Pauls in London Will. Strode Canon of Ch. Ch. and Orator of the University was admitted the same day July 7. Andr. Reade of Trinity Dec. 4. Jasp Fisher Jan. 26. Hopton Sydenham of Magd. Coll. Mar. 1. Thom. Temple of Linc. Coll. See among the Incorporations following 7. Hen. Hammond 15. Sam. Barnard Thom. Buckner of Magd. Coll. The first of these last three was now Rector of Penshurst in Kent the second Vicar of Croyden in Surrey and afterwards the Author of A Funeral Sermon on Ezek. 24. 16. Lond. 1652. qu. who dying in 1657 was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Farlegh in Surrey of which place he had for some time been Rector which is all I know of him only that he was a Berkshire Man born and had in his younger days been accounted a good Greek and Lat. Poet. The last Buckner was about this time Prebendary of Winchester and dying in 1644 was I presume according to his desire buried at the foot of his Vncle Mr. Adam Buckner in the Chancel of the Church at Merstham in Surrey Incorporations May 30. Nathaniel Wright sometimes M. of A. of Cambridge afterwards Doct. of Phys of Bourges in France was incorporated Doct. of Phys What he hath extant besides his Theses de pluritide vera printed 1635 in qu. I know not He was afterwards one of the Coll of Physicians and Physician to Oliver Cromwell when he was sick in Scotland an 1650. 51. June 30. John Donne sometimes of Ch. Ch. afterwards Doctor of the Laws of the University of Padua in Italy was then incorporated in the same Degree He was the Son of Dr. John Donne sometimes Dean of St. Pauls Cathedral by his Wife Anne Daughter of Sir George More of Loseley in Surrey was elected a Student of Ch. Ch. from Westminster School an 1622. and had all the advantages imaginable tendred to him to tread in the steps of his vertuous Father but his nature benig vile he proved no better all his life time than an Atheistical Buffoon a Banterer and a Person of over free thoughts yet valued by K. Ch. 2. He hath published certain matters written by his Father and several frivolous trifles under his own name among which is The humble petition of Covent-garden against Dr. John Baber a Physician an 1661. He died in the Winter-time an 1662. and was buried under or near the standing dial situat and being in the yard at the West end of St. Pauls Church in Covent-garden On Feb. 23. an 1662 was published or printed his fantastical and conceited will on a broad side of a sheet of paper wherein the humour of the Person may be discovered There is no doubt but that he was a Man of sense and parts which had they been applyed to a good use he might have proved
of S. Alb. Hall was one a younger Son of Dr. Jos Hall Bishop of Exeter Mast of Arts. Mar. 28. Joh. Goad of S. Joh. Jun. 18. Sam. Fisher of Magd. Coll. Jun… Joh. Bachler or Bachiler of Gloc. Hall He is not to be understood to be the same with Joh. Bachiler Author of Golden sands c. Lond. 1647 The Virgins pattern c. Lond. 1661. oct and of several Sermons because he was bred in Emanuel Coll. in Cambridge 31. Tho. Weaver of Ch. Ch. Jul. 9. Joh. French of New Inn. Oct. 20. Dudley Loftus of Vniv. Nov. 3. Will. Dingley of Magd. Coll. Jan. 16. Will. Hughes of New Inn. Mar. 6. Edw. Chamberlayne of S. Edm. 22. John Hinkley of S. Albans Hall Adm. 108. Bach. of Phys July 18. Edw. Greaves of All 's Franc. Goddard of Exet. Coll. Whether the last was afterwards a Writer I cannot tell The first I am sure was Bach. of Div. Jun. 20. Francis Davies of Jesus Coll. Jul. 7. George Bathurst of Trin. COll The last of these two who was Fellow of the said Coll. and a Native of Garsingdon near to Oxon hath extant Oratio funebris in obitum desideratiss viri Thomae Alleni Coll. Trinit olim socii Aulae Glocestrensis 62 annos commensalis Lond. 1632 qu. He was afterwards engaged in his Majesties Service was a Defendant within the Garrison of Farringdon in Berks. where he died of a wound in the thigh about 1644. 9. John Webberley of Linc. Coll. Jan. 30. Tho. Masters of New Coll. The first of these two who was the Son of Thom. Webberley of East-Kirbey in Lincolnshire was now esteem'd by all a high flown Socinian and afterwards a desperate Zealot for the Kings cause in the time of the grand Rebellion He had translated into English several Socinian books some of which he had published without his name set to them and others which were laying by him were taken out of his study by the Parliamentarian Visitors an 1648 in which year he suffer'd much for his Loyalty by Imprisonment first and afterwards by Expulsion See in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 405. a. b. c. Adm. 16. Doct. of Law July 2. Rich. Chaworth of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards Vicar General to the Archbishop of Canterbury a Knight Chancellour of Chichester and London He died and was buried at Richmond in Surrey in June or July 1673. Rouland Scudamore of Brasn Coll. was admitted the same day Oct. 17. Thom. Hyde of New Coll. He was a younger Son of Sir Laur. Hyde of Salisbury Knight was about this time Chancellour of that place and at length Judge of the High Court of Admiralty He died in 1661. Doct. of Phys Jun. 9. Charles Bostock of Ch. Ch. Not one besides him was licensed to proceed this year Doct. of Div. Apr. 18. Herbert Croft of Ch. Ch. Jun. 25. Hen. Croke of Brasn Coll. 26. Sebastian Smith of Ch. Ch. He was now or lately Prebendary of Peterborugh and Chauntor of the Church of Wells to which last he was admitted on the death of Edw. Abbot 9 of March 1634 and at length became Canon of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. Jul. 2. Will. Evans of Qu. Coll. now Prebendary of Hereford Nov. 28. Rob. Neulin President of C. C. Coll. He was ejected from his Presidentship in 1648 was restored in 1660 and dying 5 March 1687 aged 90 years or more was buried in C. C. Coll. Chappel Incorporations Jul. 14. Thom. Stanley M. of A. of Cambridge This Gentleman who was the only Son of Sir Tho. Stanley Knight was born at Cumberlow in Hertfordshire educated in Grammatical learning in his Fathers House under one Mr. Will. Fairfax in Academical in Pembroke Hall in Cambridge in the quality of a Gentleman Commoner where he became a very early proficient in several sorts of polite learning In the times of Usurpation he lived in the Middle Temple where he advanced his knowledge much by the Communication of his Kinsman Edw. Sherburne Esq then lately returned from his Travels became much deserving of the Commonwealth of Learning in general and particularly honour'd for his smooth air and gentle spirit in Poetry which appears not only in his own genuine Poems but also from those things which he hath translated out of the ancient Greek and modern Italian Spanish and French Poets His writings are 1 The History of Philosophy containing those on whom the Attribute of Wise was conferred Lond. 1655. fol. in three parts with Stanley's Picture before them The second Vol. was printed in 1656. fol. containing five parts making in all eight parts And at the end of the said second Vol. is The doctrine of the Stoicks in two parts The third Vol. of the said Hist of Philosophy was published in 1660. fol. contained also in several parts All which parts illustrated with Cuts were reprinted 1687 fol. 2 History of Chaldaick Philosophy c. Lond. 1662. 3 Poems Lond. 1651. oct dedicated to Love some of which and not others in his Translations had if I am not mistaken musical Compositions set to them by John Gamble in his book entit Ayres and Dialogues to be sung to the Theorbo-Lute or Bass Viol. Lond. 1651. fol. Which J. Gamble by the way I must let the Reader know was bred up in the condition of an Apprentice under a noted Master of Musick called Ambrose Beyland was afterwards a Musitian belonging to a Playhouse one of the Cornets in the Kings Chappel one of the Violins to K. Ch. 2. and a Composer of Lessons for the Kings Playhouse 4 Translation of with Annotations on Europa in the Idyll of Theocritus Cupid crucified Venus Vigils Lond. 1649. oct To the second Edition of which he added the Translation of and Notes on Anacreon Bion Kisses by Secundus printed 1651. oct 5 Version of and Commentary on Aeschyli tragoediae septem cum scoliis Graecis omnibus deperditorum Drammatum fragmentis Lond. 1664. fol. He also translated into English without Annotations 1 Aurora Ismenia and The Prince written by Don Juen Perez de Montalvan Lond. 1650. second Edit 2 Oronta the Cyprian Virgin by Signior Girolamo Preti Lond. 1650. second Edit 3 A Platonick discourse of love written in Ital. by Joh. Picus Mirandula printed 1651. oct 4 Sylvia's Park by Theophile Acanthus complaint by Tristan Oronto by Preti Echo by Marino Loves Embassy by Boscan The Solitude by Gongora All printed 1651. oct c. This learned Gent. Tho. Stanley died in his Lodgings in Suffolk street in the Parish of S. Martin in the Fields in the City of Westminster 12 Apr. 1678 and was buried in the Church there He left behind him a Son of both his names educated in Pembroke Hall in Cambridge who when very young translated into English Claud. Elianus his Various Histories Jul… Thomas Philipot of Cambridge was incorporated after the Act time as a certain private note tells me but in what degree unless in that of Master of Arts I cannot yet find He was the Son of