on Psal 4.9 Lond. in oct Heaven opened or a brief and plain discovery of the riches of Gods Covenant of Grace Being the third part of Vindiciae Pietatis Lond. in oct The World Conquered or a believers victory over the World laid open in several Sermons on 1. Joh. 5.4 Being the fourth part of Vind. Pietat Lond. 1668. oct All which pieces were printed together at London 1671 in oct and were entit The Works of Mr. Rich. Allein in four parts Dedicated to the Inhabitants of the Parish of Batcombe Godly feare or the nature and necessity of feare and and its usefulness both to the driving sinners to Christ and to the provoking Christians on in a godly life through the several parts and duties of it till they come to blessedness Lond. 1674. oct This book consists of Sermons preached on several texts A rebuke to Back-Sliders and a spur for Loiterers in several Sermons lately preached to a private Congregation Lond. 1677 c. oct A Companion for Prayer or directions for improvement in grace and practical godliness in times of extraordinarie danger Lond. 1680. in tw Instructions about Heart-work What is to be done on Gods part and ours for the cure and keeping of the Heart that we may live in the exercise and growth of Grace here and have a comfortable assurance of glory to eternity Lond. 1682 oct with a preface of Dr. Sam. Annesley alias Aneley to it To the second edit of this which came out in 1684 was added our author Alleins book entit A Companion for prayer c. He also had a hand in writing The life of Joseph Alleine his kinsman and digested fitted for the Press and published his Remaines c. See more in the said J. Alleine among these writers page 300.301 At length this our zealous author concluding his last day at Frome Selwood before mention'd in the house of one Rob. Smith wherein he had lived several years and had kept Conventicles on the 22. of Decemb. in sixteen hundred eighty and one was buried in the Church there in or about the midst of the middle alley At which time Rich. Jenkins M. of A. somtimes of Gloc. Hall a Luke-warm Conformist and Vicar of that place the same who married Tho. Thynne of Longleat Esq to Elizabeth Countess of Ogle heir to the illustrious Family of Percy preached his funeral Sermon containing many pathetical Encomiums of him having several times before also visited him in his sickness THOMAS HERBERT son of Christop Herbert son of Thomas Herbert somtimes Alderman of the City of York descended being a younger brother from Sir Rich. Herbert of Colebroke in Monmouthshire Knight was born in Yorkshire particularly as I conceive within the City of York admitted Commoner of Jesus Coll. in 1621. under the tuition of Mr. Jenkyn Lloyd his kinsman but before he took a degree his Uncle called Dr. Ambr. Aikroyd fellow of Trin. Coll. in Cambr. brother to his mother Jane dau of Jo. Aikroyd of Folkerthorpe in Yorkshire invited him to that house where his continuance being short he went thence to London to wait upon that most noble Count William Earl of Pembroke who owning him for his kinsman and intending his advancement he sent him to travel in 1626 with allowance to defray his charges So that spending some years in travelling into Africa and Asia the great he did at his return wait on the said noble Count who inviting him to dinner the next day at Baynards Castle in London died suddenly that night whereby his expectation of preferment from him being frustrated he left England a second time and visited several parts of Europe After his return he married and setling in his native Country delighted himself more with the converse of the Muses than in the rude and brutish pleasures which most Gentlemen follow In the time of the rebellion he adhered to the cause of the Parliament and by the endeavours of Philip Earl of Pembroke he became not only of the Commissioners of Parliament to reside in the Army of Sir Thomas Fairfax but also a Commiss to treat with those on the Kings side for the surrender of Oxford Garrison Afterwards he attended the said Count especially at that time in Jan. 1646 when he with other Commissioners were sent from the Parliament to the King at Newcastle to treat about peace and bring him nearer to London When his Majesty came thence and was setled at Holdenby in Northamptonshire jealousies increased which begat fears against which there was then no fence The Commissioners persuant to instructions addressed themselves altogether on a certain time unto the King and acquainted him therewith and humbly prayed his Majesty to dismiss such of his servants as were there and had waited upon him at Oxon. This their application was in no wise pleasing to the King he having had long experience of the loyalty and good affection of those his servants as it appeared by his countenance and the pause he made ere he gave the Commissioners any answer Howbeit after some expostulation and deliberation he condescended to what they proposed they not opposing the continuance of Mr. Jam. Maxwell and Mr. Patr. Maule their attendance upon his royal person as Grooms of his Majesties Bedchamber in which place they had several years served the King Next day his Majesties servants came as at other times into the presence Chamber where all dinner time they waited but after his Majesty rose from dinner he acquainted them with what had passed 'twixt him and the Commissioners and thereupon they all knelt and kissed his Majesties hand and with great expressions of grief for their dismiss they poured fourth their prayers for his Majesties freedom and preservation and so left Holdenby All that afternoon the King withdrew himself into his Bedchamber having given order that none should interrupt him in his privacy Soon after this his Majesty purposing to send a message to the Parliament he after dinner called Philip Earl of Pembroke to him and told him that he would have Mr. Herbert come into his Chamber which the Earl acquainting the Commissioners with Mr. Tho. Herbert our author was brought into the Bedchamber by Mr. Maxwell and upon his knees desired to know the Kings pleasure He told him he would send a message to the Parliament and having none there that he usually employed and unwilling it should go under his own hand called him in for that purpose Mr. Herbert having writ as his Majesty dictated was enjoyn'd secrecy and not to communicate it to any until made publick by both Houses if by them held meet which he carefully observed This errand was as I conceive His Majesties message for Peace dated from Holdenby 12. May 1647. About a week after the King was pleased to tell the Commissioners that seeing that Mr. Jam. Levingston Hen. Moray John Ashburnham and Will. Legge were for the present dismist he had taken notice of Mr. Jam. Harrington and Mr. Tho. Herbert who had
severe Puritans and under a puritanical discipline And being esteemed a plain honest man a Person of great integrity and profound in the Law he was entertained by both as well loyal as Presbyterian parties In 1643 he took the Covenant and as I have been often informed he appeared several times with other Lay-persons among the Assembly of Divines He was then in great esteem with the Parliament and was employed by the members thereof as to his counsel about several matters particularly in the reducing the Garrison of Oxford to their service who as a Lawyer was added to the Commissioners appointed by them to treat with those appointed by the King And in that capacity he did good service by advising them especially Fairfax the Generalissimo to have in his eye a preservation of that place Oxon so famous for learning from ruin Afterwards tho the loss of the blessed K. Ch. 1. was a great grief to him yet he took the oath called the Engagement and thereby was the more enabled to plead and practice his profession In Jan. 1651. he with Will. Steel Esq Recorder of the City of London Charles George Cock Esq Sir Hen. Blount Kt John Fountaine Esq a common Lawyer Hugh Peters Clerk Joh. Rushworth of Linc. inn Sir Anth. Ashley Cooper Bt c. were appointed by the Parliament to consider of the reformation of the Law and accordingly they met several times in the room formerly called the House of Lords but what the result of their meeting was I cannot yet tell On the 25. of Jan. 1653. our author Hale was by writ made Serjeant at Law and soon after one of the Justices of the Common Bench in which place he acted with great justice and integrity not without the displeasure sometimes as 't is said of the Protector In 1654 he was one of those 5 Knights who were elected for the County of Glocester to serve in that Parliament which began at Westm 3. of Sept. purposely as 't is said to obstruct the mad and wicked projects then on foot by two parties that had very different principles and ends In 1658 he was elected one of the Burgesses of the Univ. of Oxon to serve in that Parliament called Richards Parliament which began at Westm 27. Jan. the same year and in Ap. 1660 he was elected one of the Knights for Glocestershire to serve in that Parliament called the Healing and blessed Parliament which began at the same place on the 25 of the said month Which Parliament calling the King home from his Exile he was soon after made Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Knighted In the month of May 1671 he was upon the death of Sir John Keeling advanced to the place of L. Ch. Justice of the Court of Kings Bench and on the 18 of the said month took the usual Oathes before the Lord Keeper and his seat accordingly on that Bench. He was an unwearied Student a prudent man a solid Philosopher a famous Lawyer the Pillar and Basis of justice who would not have done an unjust act for any worldly price or motive the ornament of his Majesties Government and honour of England the highest faculty of the soul of Westminster Hall and pattern to all the reverend and honorable Judges a godly serious practical Christian the lover of goodness and all good men a lamenter of the Clergies selfishness and unfaithfulness c. a great contemner of riches pomp and vanity of the world a pattern of honest plainess and humility c. As for his works relating to learning they are these An essay touching the gravitation and non-gravitation of fluid bodies and the reasons thereof Lond. 1674. oct Difficiles nugae or observations on the Torricellian experiment Lond. 1674. oct Upon which two ingenious discourses Dr. Hen. More of Cambridge hath written Remarks so far forth as they may concern any passages in his Enchiridion Metaphysicorum c. Lond. 1676. oct Contemplations moral and divine In two parts Lond. 1676 c. in a large oct Directions touching and keeping the Lords day Lond. 1676 c. in a large oct Poems on Christmas day Lond. 1676 c. in a large oct Contemplations mor. and div The sec part Lond. 1677. oct They were both printed together at Lond. 1679. oct The primitive origination of mankind considered and explained according to the light of nature Lond. 1677. fol. This book came out a little before the authors death and why he published it I shall give you these three reasons 1 Because that some writings of his Contempl. mor. and divine did without his privity come abroad in print which he never intended And this book might have had the same fate if not in his life time yet after his death 2 Because possibly there had been some more care been used by him in the digesting and writing thereof than of some others that have gone abroad in publick 3 That altho he could never be brought to value the writings of his that were then published as worthy of publick view yet he found them well accepted by many which encouraged him to let this book come abroad under his own name wherein he used more care than in those lesser tracts c. Observations touching the principles of natural motion and especially touching rarefaction and condensation together with a reply to certain Remarks touching the gravitation of Fluids Lond. 1677. oct These observations being in answer to Dr. Hen. Mores Remarks before mention'd were replied upon by the said Doctor Lond. 1678. The primitive origination of mankind considered and examined according to the light of nature Lond. 1677. fol. An account of which is in the Philosophical Transactions nu 136. p. 917. Londons liberty or a learned argument of law and reason an 1650 This came out afterwards with this title Londons liberties or the opinions of those great Lawyers Lord Ch. Justice Hale Mr. Justice will Wild and Mr. Serjeant Maynard about the election of Mayor Sherriffs Aldermen and Common council men of London and concerning their charter c. Lond. 1682. fol. At which time the press was at liberty without control Discourse touching provision for the poor Lond. 1683. in tw Short treatise touching Sherriffs accompts Lond. 1683. oct To which is joyned his Tryal of witches at the Assizes held at Bury S. Edmonds on the 10. of March 1664 which was published by its self in oct in 4. sh an 1682. Pleas of the Crown or a methodical summary of the principal matters relating to the subject Lond. 1685. sec edit in oct The first edit came out in 1678. oct His judgment of the nature of true religion the causes of its corruption and the Churches calamity by mens additions and violences with the desired cure Lond. 1684. qu. Written in three discourses at several times published by his great friend and admirer Mr. Rich. Baxter and by him dedicated to the honourable Judges To this book is annex'd The judgment of Sir Franc. Bacon
sixteen hundred forty and two was buried in a Vault pertaining to his Family situated and being under part of the Church of S. Mildrid in Breadstreet wherein his Father E. Crisp Alderman who died in his Shrivalty of London 13. Nov. 1625. was buried Dr. Crisp left behind him many children begotten on the body of his wife the daughâ—er of Rowl Wilson Alderman and Sheriff of London one of the Members of the Long Parliament and of the Council of State 1648-9 See more in Obad. Sedgwick THOMAS GODWIN second Son of Anthony Godw. of Wookey in Somersetshire and he the second Son of Will. Godw. of the City of Wells was born in that County became a Student in Magd. hall in the beginning of the year 1602. and in that of his age 15. Four years after he was made Demie of Magd. Coll where following the studies of Philology and the Tongues with unwearied industry became at length after he was Master of Arts chief Master of Abendon School in Berks Where by his sedulous endeavours were many educated that were afterwards eminent in the Church and State In the year 1616 being then and some years before Chaplain to Dr. Montague Bishop of Bathe and Wells he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences and in 1636 was licensed to proceed in Divinity Before which time he being as 't were broken or wearied out with the drudgery of a School had the Rectory of Brightwell near Wallingford in Berks. confer'd upon him which he kept to his dying day He was a person of a grave and reverend aspect was a grace to his Profession was most learned also in Latin Greek and Hebrew antiquity and admirably well versed in all those matters trequisite for the accomplishment of a Rector of an Academy He hath transmitted to Posterity Romanae Historiae Anthologia An English exposition of the Roman antiquities wherein many Roman and English offices are parallel'd and divers obscure phrases explained In 3 books Oxon 1613 c. qu. Synopsis Antiquitatum Hebraicarum ad explicationem utriusque Testamenti valde necessaria c. lib 3. Oxon. 1616. c. qu. Dedicated to Dr. Jam. Montague B. of B. and Wells and Dean of his Majesties Chappel Moses and Aaron Civil and Ecclesiastical rites used by the ancient Hebrews observed and at large opened for the clearing of many obscure texts throughout the whole Scripture in six books Printed 1625. in qu. Florilegium Phrasicon Or a Survey of the Latine Tongue When this book was first printed I know not for I do not remember that I ever yet have seen the first edition Three arguments to prove Election upon foresight of Faith which coming in Ms into the hands of Twisse of Newbury were by him answered Soon after that answer being sent to our Author Godwin he made a Reply which was confuted by the Rejoynder of Twisse The Presbyterian writers say that tho Dr. Godwin was a very learned Man in the antiquities of the Hebrews Greeks and Latines yet he was fitter to instruct Grammarians than deal with Logicians and had more power as Master of a School at Abendon than as a Doctor of Divinity They further add also that Twisse did by his writings and disputes whip this old Schoolmaster and wrested that Ferula out of his hands which he had enough used with pride and expos'd him to be derided by boyes Dr. Godwin after he had for some years enjoyed himself in great repose in requital of his many labours surrendred up his soul to God 20. March in sixteen hundred forty and two and was buried in the Chancel belonging to his Church of Brightwell before-mention'd He then left behind him a wife named Philippa Tesdale of Abendon who at her own charge caused a Marble stone to be laid over his grave the inscription on which you may read in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon lib. 2. p. 201. a. JAMES MABBE was born of gentile Parents in the County of Surrey and Dioc. of Winchester began to be conversant with the Muses in Magd. Coll. in Lent term an 1586 7 aged 16 years made Demie of that house in 87 perpetual Fellow in 95 Mast of Arts in 98 one of the Proctors of the University in 1606 and three years after supplicated the ven congreg of Regents that whereas he had studied the Civil Law for six years together he might have the favour to be admitted to the degree of Bach. of that faculty but whether he was really admitted it appears not At length he was taken into the service of Sir Joh. Digby Knight afterwards Earl of Bristow and was by him made his Secretary when he went Embassadour into Spaine where remaining with him several years improved himself in various sorts of Learning and in the Customs and Manners of that and other Countries After his return into England he was made one of the Lay-prebendaries of the Cath. Ch. of Wells being then in orders was esteemed a learned man good Orator and a facetious conceited Wit He hath translated from Spanish into English under the name of Don Diego Puede-Ser that is James may be 1 The Spanish bawd represented in Celestina or the tragick comedy of Calisto and Melibea c. Lond. 1631. fol. 2 The Rogue or the life of Guzman de Alfarache Lond. 1634. fol. 3d edit Written in Span. by Matth. Aleman 3 Devout contemplations expressd in 42 Sermons upon all the Quadragesimal Gospels Lond. 1629. fol. Originally written by Fr. Ch. de Fonseca 4 The Exemplarie Novels of Mich. de Cervantes Saavedra in six books Lond. 1640. fol. There was another book of the said Cervantes entit Delight in several Shapes c. in six pleasant Histories Lond. 1654. fol. but who translated that into English I cannot tell nor the name of him who translated his Second part of the History of Don Quixot Lond. 1620. qu. As for our Translator Mabbe he was living in sixteen hundred forty and two at Abbotsbury in Dorsetshire in the family of Sir John Strangewaies and dying about that time was buried in the Church belonging to that place as I have been informed by one of that name and family lately fellow of Wadham College in Oxon. DAVID PRIMEROSE second Son of Gilb. Primerose a Scot and D. D. mention'd in the Fasti an 1624. was born in the City of S. Jean d' Angely within the Province of Xantoigne in France educated in Philosophical learning in the University of Bordeaux made an Excursion to this University of Oxon in his younger years for the sake of the Bodleian Library and conversation of protestant Theologists returned to Bordeaux where he proceeded Master of Arts and visited other places of learning Afterwards he went to Oxon again to improve his knowledge and studies by the learning and doctrine of Dr. Prideaux the Kings Professor of Divinity entred himself a Sojourner of Exeter Coll. in 1623 was incorporated Mr. of Arts in the latter end of that year and soon after performed the
c. He hath also written Lectures on the three books of the Punick War in Luc. Florus which are now about to be published At length departing this mortal life on the first of Aug. in sixteen hundred forty and seven was buried on the third day of the same month in Exeter Coll. Chappel His study of books and collections in MS. came after his death into the hands of his old Friend Francis Rouse Provost of Eaton Coll. near to Windsore and his Lectures in MS. to Bodleys Library He left also behind him a Widow and Children who soon after became poor and whether the Females lived honestly 't is not for me to dispute it HENRY MASON was born in a Market Town in Lancashire called Wygan or Wiggin became a Servitour of Brasn Coll. in the beginning of 1592 elected one of Humph. Ogles Exhibitioners thereof 2. Nov. 1593 took one degree in Arts two years after entred into Holy Orders and became Chaplain of Corp. Ch. Coll. in 1602. The next year he proceeded in Arts and seven years after was admitted to the reading of the Sentences At length being made Chapl. to Dr. Jo. King B. of Lond. was by his endeavours as I suppose made Rector of S. Andrews Undershaft in that City where by his exemplary life edifying and judicious preaching and writing he did great benefit and was by all that knew him accounted a true Son of the Church of England His writings are these The new art of lying covered by Jesuits under the veil of Equivocation Lond. 1624. qu. there again 1634. in tw Christian humiliation or a treatise of Fasting with a brief discourse of Lent Lond. 1625. qu. Epicures Fast or a short discourse discovering the licentiousness of the Rom. Ch. in her religious Fasts Lond. 1626. in qu. Tribunal of the conscience or a treatise of examination Lond. 1626. 27. qu. Short discourse declaring the condition of Worldly cares with some remedies appointed for them Lond. 1628. Certain passages in Mr. Sam. Hoards book entit Gods love to mankind c. Answer'd by Dr. Twisse under the name of Additions in his Riches of Gods love to the vessells of mercy c. as I have told you before in Dr. Twisse Hearing and doing the ready way to blessedness Lond. 1635. in tw Rules for right hearing of Gods word printed with the former book Several Sermons as 1 The Christians fast c. on Matth. 4.2 Lond. 1627. qu. 2 Contentment in Gods gifts or some Sermon notes leading to equanimitie and contentation on Joh. 20.3.4.5.6 Lond. 1630. in tw 3 Sermon on Luke 11.28 This I have not seen nor a MS. in fol. containing matters of Divinity which he left in the hands of his acquaintance Dr. Gilb. Sheldon afterwards Archb. of Cant. From whom it came to Dr. Dolben Bish of Roch. afterwards of York in whose possession it was when he died At length when the Puritan or Presbyterian began to be dominant in 1641 our Author Mason through vexation occasion'd by that Party was forced soon after to leave his Rectory of S. Andrew beforemention'd purposely to make room for a godly brother Afterwards he retired with his goods and books to Wygan his native place where living in obscurity for some years not without vexation by the Rebels surrendred up his most pious and devout Soul to him that first gave it in his house situate and being in a street there called Scoles in the beginning of August in sixteen hundred forty and seven and in that of his age 74 or thereabouts and was buried on the seventh day of the same month in the yard or cemeterie close to the ground-work of the pillar or buttress at the east end of the Church at Wygan He had before given to the poor of that Town 13 l. per an to bind poor children apprentices his librarie of books to the School and a considerable number of Bibles to the poorer sort of people for their children there JOHN VERNEUIL Vernulius was born in the City of Bourdeaux in France educated in the University of Mountalban till he was M. of Arts flew from his country for religion sake being a Protestant and went into England where he had his wants supplied for a time by Sir Thom. Leigh Afterwards he retired to the University of Oxon. in 1608 and on the fourth day of Nov. in the same year being then 25 years of age he was matriculated in the University as a member of Magdalen Coll. from which House as from others he received relief In 1625 he was incorporated Master of Arts being then second-keeper of Bodleys Library where he performed good service for that place and wrot for the use of the Students there these things following Catalogus Interpretum S. Scripturae juxta numerorum ordinem quo extant in bibl Bodl. Oxon. 1635. qu. sec Edition The first was began by Dr. Tho. James Elenchus authorum tum recentium quam antiquorum qui in 4 libros sententiarum Thomae Aquinatis summas item in Evangelia Dominicalia totius anni de casibus conscientiae nec non in orationem Dominicam Symbolum Apostolorum Decalogum scripserunt This is printed with the Cat. Interpretum c. an 1635. Nomenclator of such tracts and sermons as have been printed and translated into English upon any place or book of the Holy Scripture now to be had in Bodleys Library Oxon. 1637. 42. in tw He also translated from French into English A Tract of the Soveraign Judge of controversies in matters of religion Oxon. 1628. qu. written by Joh. Cameron D. D. of Saumaur Divinity Professor in the Academy of Mountalban afterwards Principal of Glascow in Scotland And from English into Latine a book entit Of the deceitfulness of mans heart Genev. 1634. oct written by Dan. Dyke of Cambridge The said Joh. Verneuil died in his house within and near the East-gate of the City of Oxon in the latter end of Septemb. in sixteen hundred forty and seven and was buried on the last day of the same month in the Church of St. Peter in the East within the said City at which time our publick Library lost an honest and useful servant and his children a good Father ROBERT PINK Son of Hen. Pink of Kempshot in the Parish of Winslade in Hampshire was born there educated in Wykehams School near Winchester admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in 1596 took the degrees in Arts entred on the Physick line was admitted Bach. in that faculty 1612 afterward studied Divinity was elected Warden of his Coll. 1617 proceeded in Divinity and was much esteemed by K. Jam. 1. for his dexterity in disputing as by K. Ch. 1. for his eminent loyalty He was a zealous defender of the University privileges and liberties especially when he performed the office of Vicechancellour and esteemed by all that knew him most eminent for his knowledge in Philosophy and Divinity He hath written Quaestiones selectiores in Logicâ Ethicâ
on the north side of the Chancel belonging to the Church of S. Laurence in the Jewry before mention'd At which time Mr. Tho. Manton one of the chief Presbyterians in London preached his Funeral Sermon which was afterwards made publick It was observed by many and looked upon as miraculous by the Brethren that when the members of the Rump Parliament had passed their votes for his death did happen one of the most terrible thunder claps that was ever heard Also that that day on which he suffer'd was seen a most clear sky but soon after his death which was about two of the clock in the afternoon the sky began to thicken and at last was envelop'd in a black and dismal Cloud and all that night and till the next morning such thunder lightning and tempest hapned as if the machine of the world had been dissolving This was the observation of the Presbyterian who stuck not to say thereupon that God was angry at these things that had passed c. Yet the Independent Anabaptist and others made another construction of the matter which was published soon after in the common Mercury called Politicus viz. That on the 22 of Aug. the old Tyrant Ch. 1. did first erect his Standard at Nottingham and then Mr. Love and his Brethren did well to cry it down But it being down and themselves not set up as they expected then they deserted their first principles and cryed up his son whose interest however disguised is the same with his fathers and he by their instigation making way into England entred and erected his Standard at Worcester also upon the 22 of Aug. 1651 upon which very day likewise it was that Mr. Love who having help'd to beat down the old malignant Standard and then turning Apostate to set up the new one lost his head upon Tower-hill as a just judgment of God for his implacable Apostacy and Enmity and for a terror to all the men of his Confederacy c. At the same time and upon the same Scaffold was beheaded Mr. Jo. Gibbons engaged in the same plot but as for others engaged therein and to be brought to their tryal viz. Col. Joseph Vaughan sometimes a Leather-seller in London Lieut. Col. ..... Jackson Capt. Hugh Massey brother to Maj. Gen. Edw. Massey Dr. Drake Mr. Th. Case Mr. Arthur Jackson Mr. W. Jenkyns Minister of Ch. Church in London Mr. Th. Watson Mr. Ralph Robinson Mr. Rich. Heyrick c. were upon the motion of a certain noble person pardoned for Life and Estate and freed both from Sequestration and Imprisonment CLEMENT WALKER was born at Cliffe in Dorsetshire educated in Acad. learning in Ch. Church as I have been informed by his son Joh. Walker sometimes a Gent. Com. of Linc. Coll. but in what year or years of the Lord I know not for his name occurs not in the Matricula either under Ch. Church or Broadgates Hall adjoyning a receptacle mostly in the Reign of K. Jam. 1. for Dorsetshire men Afterwards leaving the University without a degree he retired to an Estate he had at Charterhouse near Wells in Somersetshire where living in good repute was esteem'd among the Gentry in those parts for his knowledge in secular affairs and always taken to be as really he was an enemy to the Puritans as making it his frequent theme to declaim against them Before the Civil War commenc'd he was made Usher of the Exchequer but when the Puritans or Presbyterians were like to carry all before he closed with them was elected one of the Burgesses for the City of Wells upon the retreat to his Maj. of Sir Ralph Hopton and Sir Edw. Rodney who were elected to serve for that City in the Parliament began at Westminster 3 Nov. 1640. Afterwards he became a zealous Covenantier and was Advocate to that Congregation of Murderers that adjudged Rob. Yeomans and George Bowcher Citizens of Bristow to death having had as 't is said his hands stayned with his own Wives blood before he dipped them so deep in those Martyrs at Bristow About that time he and W Prynne inseparable Brethren became great Enemies to Col. Nath. Fiennes for his cowardly surrendring up the City of Bristow and were the chief men that brought him to a tryal for his life for the same During the time that our Author Walker sate in the Parliament he was a curious Observer and diligent Enquirer after not only the Actions but the Counsels of those times He was well read also and notably vers'd in the Liberties and Privileges of Parliaments and in the Statute Law of this Kingdom as those that knew him well have often affirmed it And when he saw how the Independent Faction began to sway and govern all things then did he become a bitter enemy to Fairfax the General for his folly to be led by the nose by O. Cromwell and to Cromwell for his devilish hypocrisie falsness tyranny c. and an indefatigable enemy in his Writings and Prayers against the said Independents that were then the Saints militant But so it was that tho he shew'd himself a zealous Presbyterian yet he was very serviceable in many things to the Parliament and did not at all get as others did as his own words which I believe are true averr it thus I have served you the Parliament faithfully from the beginning and have taken as much pains and run as many hazards as most men in your service wherein I have lost my health and above seven thousand pounds of my estate without any penny of compensation as other men have had Nor have I laid my hands upon any mans money or goods or had any gainful Imployments from you I was contented to serve my Country gratis and some little honor I had gotten thereby whereof you have now rob'd me c. by a roaving Accusation shot at random at me c. Thus our Author which service of his was performed till 1647 when he saw the Independent Faction to grow mighty he being then an elderly man and of a low stature His works that are published are these An Answer to Col. Nathan Fiennes relation concerning his surrender of the City and Castle of Bristow printed 1643 in 2 sheets in qu. But for some misconstruction made of a clause in the said answer the Author was suddenly seiz'd and sent Prisoner to the Tower of Lond. by the Parliament where he continued for some time Articles of impeachment and accusation exhibited in Parliament against Col. Nath. Fiennes touching his dishonorable surrender of the City and Castle of Bristow Lond. 1643. in 2 sh in qu. W. Prynne had a hand also in drawing up of the said articles at the end of which is his letter to the said Fiennes True and full relation of the prosecution arraignment tryal and condemnation of Nath. Fiennes late Colonel and Governour of the City and Castle of Brist before a Counsel of War held at S. Albans during 9 days space in
hundred fifty and one Afterwards Col. Edm. Ludlow who was Lieut. Gen. of the Army there did execute the Office of Deputy for a time by the appointment of the superior Power On the 9 of Dec. the Parliament ordered a Bill to be brought in for the setling of 2000 l. per an on the Wife and Children of Ireton out of the Lands belonging to George Duke of Bucks and on the 17 of the said month his carcass being landed at Bristow was pompously conveyed towards London and laying in state for a time in Somerset house in the Strand all hung with black was hung over the common gate an Atchievment commonly called a Hatchment with this Motto under his Arms depicted thereon Dulce est pro patria mori which was englished by an honest Cavalier thus It is good for his Country that he is dead On the sixth day of Febr. following his body was interr'd with great state in the Chappel of K. Hen. 7. at Westminster at which time John Owen Dean of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. preached not without some blasphemy on Dan. 12.13 and had about that time Elegies made on his death and a stately tomb erected over his grave with the Effigies of him and his wife thereon After the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. his body with that of Oliv. Cromwell were taken up on Saturday 26 Jan. 1660 and on Munday night following were drawn in two several Carts from Westminster to the Red Lyon in Holbourne where they continued that Evening The next morning the carcass of Joh. Bradshaw President of the High Court of Justice which had been with great solemnity buried in S. Peter's Church at Westminster 22 Nov. 1659. was carried in a cart to Holbourn also and the next day following that which was the 30 of January on which day K. Ch. 1. was beheaded in 1648. they were drawn to Tybourne on three several Sledges followed by the universal outcry of the people Afterwards they being pulled out from their Coffins were hanged at the several angles of that triple tree where they hung till the sun was set After which they were taken down their heads cut off to be set on Westminster Hall and their loathsome trunks thrown into a deep hole under the Gallowes where they now remain At the same time Iretons tomb was broken down and what remained over the Graves of Cromwell and Bradshaw were clean swept away and no footstep left of their remembrances in that royal and stately burial place of our English Kings While this Ireton lived came out a Pamphlet intit Independency stript and whipt or Ireton's Petition c. 1648. qu. and after his death another called The Kingdom of Christ to the Parliament from 1649 to 1652 with the name of Hen. Ireton Deputy of Ireland in the Title page But these I have not yet seen FRANCIS WOODCOCK son of Rob. Woodcock was born in the City of Chester applied his mind to Academical studies in Brasn Coll. in Easter term 1629 aged 15 years took a degree in Arts holy Orders from a Bishop and then left the House and had a Cure of Souls bestowed on him But being always puritannically affected he sided with the Presbyterians upon a defection of a predominant party in the Long Parliament an 1641 became a Lecturer of S. Laurence Ch. in the Jewry in London a Covenantier one of the Assembly of Divines and at length by ordinance of Parliament dat 10. Jul. 1646 was made Parson of S. Olaves in Southwark having for some time before exercised his function in that place He hath written and published The two Witnesses in several Lectures at S. Laurence Jewry on Rev. 11. with the great question discussed Whether the two Witnesses were slain or no. Lond. 1643. qu. made extant by vertue of an order of the Committee of the H. of Commons bearing date 27 of Apr. the same year This book was afterwards reprinted Several Sermons as 1 Christs warning-piece giving notice to every one to watch and keep their garments Fast-sermon before the H. of Com. 30 Oct. 1644. on Rev. 16.15 Lond. 1644. qu. 2 Lex Talionis or God paying every man in his own coine Fast-serm before the H. of C. 30 Jul. 1645 on 1 Sam 2.30 latter part Lond. 1645. qu. 3 Joseph parallel'd by the present Parliament in his sufferings and advancement Thanksgiving sermon before the H. of C. 19 Feb. 1645. for reducing the City of Chester by the Parl. Forces under the command of Sir Will. Brereton on Gen. 49.23 24. Lond. 1646. qu. What other things he hath extant I know not nor any thing else of him only that he dying in sixteen hundred fifty and one or thereabouts was buried in the Church of S. Olaves befotementioned One of his sirname was by Act of Parl. dat in Mar. 1659 60 appointed among several other Ministers to approve of Ministers of the Gospel according to the Presbyterian way which Act came soon after to nothing He is the same person who was afterwards a frequent Conventicler and has one or more Sermons extant in The morning exercise methodized Lond. 1676. qu. THOMAS RYVES who writes himself in some of his books Rivius was the fourth son of John Ryves of Damery Court in Dorsetshire educated in Grammar learning in Wykehams School near to Winchester admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. as a native of Langton in the said County of Dorset after he had served two years of probation an 1598 where applying his studies to the faculty of the Civil Law took the degrees therein that of Doctor being compleated 1610 about which time he was an eminent Advocate in Doctors Commons and the Court of Admiralty Afterwards he was one of the Masters of Chancery and Judge of the Faculties and Prerogative Court in Ireland where he was held in great esteem for his knowledge in the Laws At length upon the coming to the Crown of K. Ch. 1. he was made his Advocate and by him knighted was engaged in his Cause when the grand Rebellion broke out wherein he gave good evidence of his Valour and notwithstanding he was then well stricken in years yet he received several wounds in Fights and Skirmishes for his Cause He was accounted a thorough-pac'd Scholar in all polite learning was a pure Latinist and Master of a smooth stile He understood also the Common Law so well that he was as fit to plead in Westminster Hall as in his proper Courts and therefore his and the assistance of Dr. Duck were required by his Maj. at the Treaty for Peace in the Isle of Wight He hath written and published The Vicars plea or that a competency of means is due to Vicars out of the several Parishes Lond. 1620. quart Regiminis Anglicani in Hiberniâ defensio adversus Analecten lib. 3. Lond. 1624. qu. Imperatoris Justiniani defensio contra Alemannum Lond. 1626. oct Historia navalis antiqua lib. 4. Lond. 1633. oct Hist navalis media lib. 3. Lond. 1640.
the same time was such a great party of that Faction present that Oliver being suspicious of some mischief that might arise sent Maj. General Joh. Bridges with eight Troops of Horse to those parts who taking up his quarters at Wallingford many of his men attended in and near Abendon during the time of Praying Preaching and Burying After the burial were tumults raised by Preaching which would have ended in blows had not the Soldiers intercepted and sent them home SIMON BIRCKBEK son of Tho. Birck Esq was born at Hornbie in Westmorland became a Student in Queens Coll. in the year 1600 and that of his age 16 where he was successively a poor serving child Tabarder or poor child and at length Fellow being then Master of Arts. About which time viz. 1607. entring into holy Orders he became a noted Preacher in these parts was esteem'd a good Disputant and well read in the Fathers and Schoolmen In 1616 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences and the year after became Vicar of the Church of Gilling and of the Chappel of Forcet near Richmond in Yorksh by the favour of his Kinsman Humph. Wharton Esq Receiver general of his Majesties Revenues within the Archd. of Richmond the Bishoprick of Durham and County of Northumberland In which place being setled he was much esteemed by the Clergy and Laity of the Neighbourhood for his exemplary life and conversation He hath written The Protestants evidence shewing that for 1500 years next after Christ divers guides of Gods Church have in sundry points of Religion taught as the Church of England now doth Lond. 1634. 35. qu. There again with many additions in fol. an 1657. This book was valued by Selden and other learned men because therein the Author had taken great and worthy pains in producing out of every Century Witnesses to attest the Doctrine of the Ch. of Engl. in the points by him produced against the contrary doctrine of the Trent Council and Church of Rome Answer to a Romish Antidotist Lond. 1657. at the end of the former book printed in fol. Treatise of Death Judgment Hell and Heaven He was buried in the Chappel of Forcet before mention'd on the 14 of Sept. in sixteen hundred fifty and six near to the Font there Over his grave was soon after a grey marble stone laid with an Inscription thereon engraven which for brevity sake I shall now pass by and only tell you that this our Author Birckbek submitted to the men in power in the times of Usurpation and therefore kept his Benefice without fear of Sequestration RICHARD CAPEL was born of good Parentage within the City of Glocester educated in Grammar Learning there became a Commoner of S. Albans Hall in the beginning of the year 1601 and in that of his age 17 elected Demy of Magd. Coll. soon after and in the year 1609 he was made perpetual Fellow of that House being then Mast of Arts which was the highest degree he took in this University While he continued there his eminency was great was resorted to by noted men especially of the Calvinian Party had many Pupils put to his charge of whom divers became afterwards noted for their Learning as Accepted Frewen Archb. of York Will. Pemble c. Afterwards leaving the Coll. upon the obtaining of the Rectory of Eastington in his own Country became eminent there among the puritannical Party for his painful and practical way of preaching his exemplary life and conversation and in doing many good offices for those of his function When the book concerning Sports on the Lords day was ordered to be read in all Churches an 1633 he refused to do it and thereupon willingly resigning his Rectory obtained licence to practice Physick from the Bishop of Glocester so that setling at Pitchcomb near to Strowd in the said County where he had a temporal Estate was resorted to especially by those of his opinion for his success in that faculty In the beginning of the grand Rebellion he closed with the Presbyterians was made one of the Ass of Divines but refused to sit among them and was as I conceive restored to his Benefice or else had a better confer'd on him He was esteemed by those of his opinion an excellent Preacher and one that kept close to the footings of Jo. Dod Rob. Cleaver Arth. Hildersham and Jo. Rainolds of the last of whom he would often say that He was as learned a man as any in the world as godly also as learned and as humble as godly He hath written God's valuation of mans soul in two sermons on Mark 8.36 Lond. 1632. qu. Tentations their nature danger and cure in four parts Lond. 1650. oct c. Each part came out by it self before that time Brief dispute touching restitution in the case of usury Printed with the Tentations This Brief dispute with the Short discourse of Usury by Rob. Bolton and the Usurer cast by Chr. Jellinger M. A. are replyed upon by T. P. Lond. 1679. Apology in defence of some Exceptions against some particulars in the book of Tentations Lond. 1659. oct Remaines being an useful Appendix to his excellent Treatise of Tentations c. Lond. 1658. oct He paid his last debt to nature at Pitchcomb before mention'd on the 21 of Sept. in sixteen hundred fifty and six and was buried within the Precincts of the Church there His Fathers name was Christopher Capel a stout Alderman of the City of Glocester and a good friend to such Ministers that had suffer'd for Nonconformity He was born at Hoo-capel in Herefordshire and by Grace his Wife daughter of Rich. Hands had issue Rich. Capel before mention'd EDMUND WINGATE son of Roger Windg of Bornend and Sharpenhoe in Bedfordshire Esq was born in 1593 became a Commoner of Queens Coll. in 1610 and took one degree in Arts which being compleated by Determination he retired to Greys Inn where he had entred himself before that time a Student for the obtaining knowledge in the municipal Laws But his genie being more bent to the noble study of Mathematicks which had before been promoted and encouraged in Queens Coll. did at length arrive to great eminence in that faculty and was admired by those few in London that then professed it In 1624 he transported into France the Rule of Proportion having a little before been invented by Edm. Gunter of Gresham Coll and communicated it to most of the chiefest Mathematicians then residing in Paris who apprehending the great benefit that might accrue thereby importun'd him to express the use thereof in the French Tongue Which being performed accordingly he was advised by Mounsier Alleawne the Kings chief Engineer to dedicate his book to Mounsier the Kings only Brother since Duke of Orleance Nevertheless the said work coming forth as an Abortive the publishing thereof being somewhat hastned by reason an Advocate of Diion in Burgundy began to print some uses thereof which Wingate had in a friendly way communicated
of the superlative worth of that eminent servant of Christ Rowl Wilson beforementioned a member of the Parl. of England and of the honorable Counsell of state and one of the Aldermen and Sherriffs of the City of London by George Cokayne teacher of the Gospel at S. Pancras in Soper-lane in London This Rowl Wilson was Son of Rowl Wilson a Merchant of London was a Collonel in the Parliament Army was nominated one of the Kings Judges but refused to sit among them and dyed much lamented by the Citizens of London and those that were Lovers of the Parliaments cause in the beginning of March 1649 as having been a Gent. of excellent parts and great piety of a solid sober temper and judgment and very honest and just in all his actions 4 The fountain opened and the water of life flowing forth for the refreshing of thirsty sinners c. in several Sermons on Isay 55.1.2.3 Lond. 1657. qu. 5 The riches of grace displayed in the offer and tender of Salvation to poor Sinners c. in several Sermons on Rev. 3.20 Lond. 1658. in tw second edit 6 Elisha's Lamentation upon the suddain translation of Elijah preached at the funeral of Mr. Will. Strong Preacher of the Gospel at Westminster Abbey on 2. Kings 2.12 Lond. 1654. qu. This Will. Strong had been Fellow of Catherine Hall in Cambridge was afterwards Rector of More Chrichel in Dorsetshire which place he leaving in the time of the Rebellion upon pretence of being disturbâ—d by the Cavaliers he retired to London became Minister of S. Dunstans in the West one of the Assemb of Divines a holder forth before the Parliament and at length preacher of the Gospel at Westminst Abbey as before 't is said in which Church he was buried on the fourth day of July 1654. but removed to St. Margarets Church yard adjoining after the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. as I have elsewhere told you He hath several Theological Treatises and many Sermons extant as also The Parabole of the Prodigal which I have not yet seen Parliamentarie Sermons as 1 Englands Preservation c. preached before the H. of Commons on Jer. 4 3. Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Hamane Vanity on Esther 9.3 Lond. 1643. qu. 3 Thanksgiving Sermon 9. Apr. 1644. on Psal 3.8 Lond. 1644. qu. 4 An Arke against a deluge c. Fast Sermon on Heb. 11.7 Lond. 1645. qu. 'T was preached 22. of Oct. 1644. for the uniting of the Army together 5 Nature and danger of Heresies fast Serm. on Rev. 12.15.16 Lond. 1647. qu. He also preached three more which I conceive were printed Speech in Guildhall in Lond. 6. oct 1643. to obtain money to carry on the warr and for the Scots assistance Lond. in qu. The best and worst malignant Printed 1648. qu. This I have not yet seen The doubting Christian resolv'd A treatise of the nature kinds springs and remedies of doubtings Lond. 1653. oct The humbled sinner resolved what he should do to be saved or faith in the Lord Jesus Christ the only way for sensible sinners discovering the quality objects acts c. of justifying faith c. Lond. 1656. qu. The Shepherd of Israel or an exposition of the 23 Psalme together with the Doctrine of providence practically handled Lond. 1658. Published by Humph. Chambers Simeon Ash Edm. Calamy and R. Byfield Presbyterian Ministers Synopsis of Christianity in a clear exposition of the Creed ten Commandements and the Lords Prayer Lond. in oct Anatomy of secret sins c. wherein divers weighty cases are resolved c. together with the remissibleness of all sin and the irremissibleness of the sin against the Holy Ghost Lond. 1660. qu. The bowells of tender mercy sealed in the everlasting Covenant c. Lond. 1661. fol. A short Catechisme What other things he hath written I know not nor any matter else of him only that he died very wealthy at Marlborough beforemention'd being Lord of the mannour of Ashmansworth in Hampshire about the beginning of January in sixteen hundred fifty and seven and was buried near to the body of his Father in the Chancel of Ogbourne S. Andrew near to the said Town of Marlborough in Wiltshire not with his feet towards the East but towards the South because there wanted room to lay his body otherways GERARD LANGBAINE a great ornament of his time to this University was born at Barton kirke in Westmorland educated in the Free-school at Blencow in Cumberland became a Student in Queens Coll. under the tuition of Mr. Tho. Wetherall in the beginning of 1626 aged 18 years where he was successively a poor serving Child Tabarder and at length Fellow being then Master of Arts. In 1644 he was unanimously elected Keeper of the Archives or Records of the University and in the latter end of the year following Provost of his College In June 1646 he was admitted D. of D. being then in general esteem for his great learning and honesty skill in satisfying doubts and discretion in the composure of controversies especially those between the two Bodies the University and City He was also an excellent Linguist able Philosopher and Divine a good common Lawyer a publick spirited man a lover of learning and learned men beloved of us Usher Selden and the great Goliahs of Literature He was also an excellent Antiquary and as judicious in his writings so indefatigable in his studies and of immense undertakings as by those rapsodies of collections that he left behind him appear As for those things that he hath written and published they are these Notae in librum Dionisii Longini de grandi eloquentiâ sive sublimi dicendi genere c. Oxon. 1636. and 38. oct The said Longinus is translated into Latin and hath the Greek on one side and the Lat. on the other and the notes which are in Lat. are at the end of the book These things I note because the same work being done by other hands this may be distinguished from it Brief discourse relating to the times of K. Ed. 6. Or the state of the times as they stood in the raigne of K. E. 6. by way of preface to a book entit The true Subject to the Rebell or the hurt of sedition c. written by Sir Joh. Cheek Knight Oxon. 1641. qu. Life of Sir Joh. Cheek Kt. Set also before the said book which Langbaine reviewed corrected and published upon a foresight that a Rebellion would break out as shortly after it did against K. Ch. 1. of ever blessed memory Episcopal inheritance or a Reply to the humble examination of a printed Abstract or the Answers to nine Reasons of the House of Commons against the Votes of Bishops in Parliament Oxon. 1641. qu. To which is added A Determination of the late learned Bishop of Salisbury Davenant englished These two were reprinted at Lond. 1680. Review of the Covenant wherein the original grounds means matter and ends of it are examined c. printed 1644 and at Lond. 1661. qu. Answer of the
1606 aged 15 years admitted Scholar of C. C. Coll. 23. Sept. 1608 Master of Arts in the latter end of 1614 and Probat Fellow of the said House 25 of Apr. in the year following Afterwards he was made Chaplain to the Lady Elizabeth Consort to the Pr. Elector Palatine of Rheine made D. of Div. of the University of Leyden in his passage thither or return thence incorporated in the same degree at Oxon in 1624 constituted Chaplain to K. Ch. 1 and at length in 1638 or thereabouts he was made Rector of S. Martins Church near Ludgate within the City of London which was all the preferment I think that he enjoyed He was always reputed a pious and laborious man in his calling learned and well read in most parts of Divinity as in these his labours following is evident Paraphrastical meditations by way of commentarie on the Proverbs c. Lond. 1638. fol. Commentarie on Ecclesiastes c. Lond. 1639. fol. Exemplary life and death of Mr. ... Jurdaine printed in qu. One Ferdin Nicolls Minister of S. Marie Arches in Exeter hath written The life and death of Ignat. Jurdaine sometimes Alderman of the City of Exeter Whether he be the same Jurdaine whose life Dr. Jermin wrot I know not for I have not yet seen it nor The Fathers instruction to his Child printed at Lond. 1658. oct said to be written by Jermin At length after he had suffer'd much for the royal cause in the time of the rebellion by sequestration of his rectory plundering and other miseries lived as opportunity served and on the benevolence of some generous Loyallists Afterward retiring to Kemsing near to Sevenoke in Kent lived obscurely with his Son in law for about 7 years before his death In fine preaching at Sevenoke on the 14 day of August being then the Lords day in sixteen hundred fifty and nine dropt dead from his horse in his return thence to Kemsing Whereupon he was buried on the north side of the Altar in the Chancel belonging to the Church of Kemsing Over his grave was a marble monument set up near to the East Window with an inscription engraven thereon a copy of which you may see in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon lib. 2. p. 243. a. ZACHARIE BOGAN Son of Will. Bogan Gent. was born at Little Hempston in Devonshire became a Commoner of S. Alb. Hall in Mich. term under the tuition of Ralph Button a Puritannical Fellow of Mert. Coll. in the year 1640 and that of his age 15 admitted Scholar of C. C. Coll. 26. of Nov. the year following left the University when the City of Oxon was garrison'd for the King return'd after the surrender thereof to the Parliament took the degree of Bach. of Arts in Mich. term 1646 elected Prob. Fellow of the said Coll. in the year following and afterwards proceeding in his faculty became a retired and religious Student and much noted in the University for his admirable skill in the Tongues He hath written Additions to Franc. Rous his Archeologiae Atticae Printed several times before 1674. in qu. Of the threats and punishments recorded in Scripture alphabetically composed with some brief observations on sundry texts Oxon. 1653. oct dedicated to his Father Meditations of the mirth of a Christian life Oxon. 1653. oct grounded on Psal 32.11 and on Phil. 4.4 dedicated to his Mother Joan. Comparatio Homeri cum scriptoribus sacris quoad Normam loquendi Oxon. 1658. oct Help to prayer both extempore and by a set forme as also to meditation c. Oxon. 1660. oct published after the Authors death by Dan. Agas Fellow of C. C. Coll. He also wrot a large and learned Epistle to Edm. Dickinson M. A. of Mert. College set before a book going under his name entit Delphi Phaenicizantes c. Oxon. 1655. oct At length this our Author Bogan who had contracted an ill habit of body by studying surrendred up his pious Soul to God on the first day of Septemb. in sixteen hundred fifty and nine whereupon his body was committed to the Earth about the middle of the north cloister belonging to the Coll. of Corp. Christi joyning to the S side of the Chappel there At that time and before the Nation being very unsetled and the Universities expecting nothing but ruin and dissolution it pleased Mr. Bogan to give by his will to the City of Oxon 500 l. whereas had the nation been otherwise he would have given that money to his College His picture drawn to the life hangs in the Council Chamber joyning to the Guild-hall of the City of Oxon. CHARLES HERLE third Son of Ed. Herle Esq by Anne his Wife Daugh. of John Trefrie was born at Prideaux Herle near Lystwithyel in Cornwall where tho his ancestors have lived several generations in gentile fashion yet they were originally of West Herle in Northumberland At 14 years of age in 1612 he became a Sojournour of Exeter Coll. in Mich. term took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1618 and afterwards Holy Orders but what were his employments or preferments that immediatly followed I know not Sure I am that he was Rector of one of the richest Churches in England which is at Winwick in Lancashire before the eruption of the Civil War in 1642 that at the eruption he having always been esteemed a Puritan sided with the Presbyterian Party took the Covenant was elected one of the Assemb of Divines in 1643 being then a frequent Preacher before the Long Parliament and in the year 1646 July 22 he was voted by the members of the said Parliament Prolocutor of that Assembly after the death of Twysse In 1647 he with Steph. Marshall went with certain Commissioners appointed by the Parliament into Scotland to give them a right understanding of the affairs in England but what he did there was chiefly to give constant notice of the Scots resolutions and the forwardness of their Levies After the King was beheaded he retired to his rectory of Winwick having first received satisfaction from the Parliament for his Service and losses he sustained at Winwick after he had fled to London for protection during the heat of the War where he was esteemed by the factious party the prime man of note and power among the Clergy In 1654 he was by the Authority of Parl. appointed one of the Assistants to the Commissioners of Lanc. for the ejection of such whom they then called scandalous and ignorant Ministers and School-masters in which office he with Is Ambrose of Preston Edw. Gee of Eccleston c. shewed great severity against them This Mr. Herle hath extant under his name these things following Several Sermons as 1 A pair of Compasses for the Church and State Sermon before the House of Com. at their monthly fast ult Nov. 1642 on Zach. 8.19 Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Davids Song of three parts Thanksgiving Sermon before the H. of Lords for Gods great deliverance of the Parl. City and Kingdom
learning In Lent term 1593 he became a Sojournour of Exeter Coll. aged 18 years where going through all courses of Scholastical exercise with incredible industry was elected Fellow of that House in 1599 and the year after proceeded in Arts At which time his genie leading him to the study of medicine he entred on the Physick line practised that faculty and at length 1611 took both the degrees therein and resigned his Fellowship Afterwards he retired to the City of Exeter practised there and was much resorted to for his great knowledge and experience in Physick In his younger years he was esteemed a very good Poet Orator and Disputant and in his elder as eminent for Divinity as his proper faculty and might have honoured the World at that time with the issue of his brain but neglecting so to do for the sake of lucre and practice gave us nothing but scraps whimseys and dotages of old age which are these Theoremata Theologica Theological treatises in eight Theses of Divinity viz. 1 Production of Mans Soul 2 Divine Predestination 3 The true Church regiment 4 Predictions of Messiah 5 Christs two Genealogies 6 The revelation revealed 7 Christs Millenar reign 8 The Worlds dissolution Lond. 1654. qu. To which are added Supplements subjoyned as 1 A supply concerning Holy-days and Christs birth-days feast 2 An addition of Mans Soul 3 An Ecclesiastical Polity 4 Of Saints eternal raigne 5 Of Christs eternal raign 6 Several sorts of Essayes one of which is an Essay to Mr. Tho. Hobbes concerning his Leviathan To these the Author added A Postscript of all forms He also wrot A compend of Chronography containing four thousand thirty years compleat from Adams creation to Christs birth c. Lond. 1654. in 5. sh in qu. Enchiridium Epigrammatum Latino-Anglicum Or an Epitome of Essayes Englished out of Latine without elucidat explications containing six classes or centuries of 1 Theologicals 2 Historicals c. Lond. 1654 in a thick oct A Fardel of 76 Fragments Or additional Essayes which is the seventh classe Printed with the Enchiridium He was buried in the choire on the north side of the high Altar of the Cath. Church in Exeter in sixteen hundred sixty and two and soon after had this Epitaph put thereon the copy of which was sent to me by Rich. Izacke Esq Chamberlaine and Antiquary of that City Dormitorium Roberti Vilvaine Medicinae Doctoris qui obiit Vicesimo primo die Februarii an salut 1662 aetatis suae 87. He was a liberal benefactor to two Hospitals for poor Children in that City and in the year 1633 gave 32 l. per an for four poor Scholars each to have 8 l. per an to come from that free School in the said City founded by Hugh Crossing Esq sometimes twice Mayor thereof to Exeter Coll or any place else in Oxon either Coll. or Hall THOMAS BAYLIE a Wiltshire Man born was entred either a Servitour or Batler of S. Albans Hall in Mich. term 1600 43. Elizab. aged 18 years elected Demie of Magd. Coll. in 1602 and perpetual Fellow of that House 1611 he being then Master of Arts. Afterwards he became Rector of Maningford Crucis near to Marlborough in his own Country and in 1621 was admitted to the reading of the Sentences at which time and after he was zealously inclin'd to the puritanical party At length upon the change of the times in 1641 siding openly with them he took the Covenant was made one of the Assemb of Divines and soon after had for the love he bore to the righteous cause the rich Rectory of Mildenhall in his own Country then belonging to Dr. Geor. Morley a Royalist confer'd upon him Where being setled he preached up the tenets held by the Fifth-monarchy-men he being by that time one himself and afterwards became a busie Man in ejecting such that were then 1654 and after called ignorant and scandalous Ministers and Schoolmasters He hath written De merito mortis Christi modo conversionis diatribae duo Oxon. 1626. qu. Concio ad clerum habita in Templo B. Mariae Oxon 5. Jul. 1622. in Jud. ver xi printed with the former He hath also as I have been informed one or more English Sermons extant but such I have not yet seen After the restoration of his Majesty he was turned out from Mildenhall and dying at Marlborough in sixteen hundred sixty and three was buried in the Church of S. Peter there on the 27 day of March the same year Whereupon his Conventicle at that place was carried on by another Brother as zealous as himself WILLIAM JAMES or Jamesius as he writes himself Son of Hen. James by Barbara his Wife Daugh. of Will. Sutton mention'd in the first Vol. p. 494. and he the Son of one James Citizen and Alderman of Bristow was born at Mahone in Monmouthshire educated in his first years of knowledge at Blandford Forum in Dorsetshire under his Uncle Will. Sutton Son of the before mentioned Will. Sutton and being extraordinary rath ripe and of a prodigious memory was entred into his Accedence at five years of age In 1646 he was elected a Kings Scholar of the Coll. at Westminster where making marvellous proficiency under Mr. Busbye his most loving Master in the School there was elected thence a Student of Ch. Ch. an 1650. Before he had taken one degree in Arts his Master made him his Assistant in the said School and upon the removal of Adam Littleton into Edw. Bagshaw's place he was made Usher and at length second Master This Person while he was very young about 16 years of age wrot and published ' ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ' in Linguam Chaldaeam In usum Scholae Westmonast Lond. 1651 in 6 sheets or more in oct Dedic to Mr. Rich. Busby his Tutor Parent and Patron and also had a chief hand in the English introduction to the Lat. Tongue for the use of the lower forms in Westm School Lond. 1659. oct He died in the prime of his years to the great reluctancy of all that knew his admirable parts on the third day of July in sixteen hundred sixty and three and was buried at the West end of S. Peters called the Abbey Church in Westminster near the lowest door going into the Cloister WILLIAM HAYWOOD a most excellent preacher of his time was born being a Coopers Son of Ballance street in the City of Bristow elected Scholar of S. Johns Coll. by the endeavours of John Whitson Alderman of that City an encourager of his studies an 1616 aged 16 years and was soon after made Fellow of that House Dr. Laud had a respect for him and his learning made him one of his Domestick Chaplains Chaplain in Ord. to K. Ch. 1 and in 1636 he was by his endeavours actually created D. of D. About that time he became Vicar of the Church of S. Giles in Fields near London and in 1638 he was made Canon of the eleventh stall in the Collegiat Church at Westminster in
mention'd in sixteen hundred sixty and five and was buried in the Ch. yard there belonging to S. Maries Church aforesaid In his Rectory succeeded his Kinsman Tho. Ellis Bac. of Div. sometimes Fellow of Jesus Coll Son of Griffin Ellis of Dolbehman in Caernarvanshire who having been well vers'd in British Histories and a singular lover of Antiquities made many additionals to the Historie of Cambria published by Dav. Powell as I have before told you which being so done the book was licensed and put into the Press at Oxon. But by that time he had printed 20 sheets or more out came Percie Enderbie with his book entit Cambria triumphans c. Or antient and modern British and Welsh Historie Lond. 1661. fol. In which book Tho. Ellis finding that Enderbie had seized upon those materials that he had collected for the fabrick of his work he did desist from going any further and caused what had been printed of his work to be sold for wast paper He died at Dolbehman in the beginning of the year in Apr. 1673 and was buried in the Church belonging to that town As for Enderbie who was an Author of no considerable note as having not had that just education which is requisite for a genuine Historian hath done his work but very meanly being mostly a scribble from late Authors and gives not that satisfaction which curious men desire to know And therefore I am perswaded that had Ellis finished his work 't would have been more acceptable to Scholars and intelligent Persons as having had more opportunities and advantages by reason of his birth and a continual succession of his family in Wales to know such matters than Enderbie who was a stranger for he was born at or near to the City of Lincoln and knew little or nothing of Wales till he setled there by a clandestine Marriage with the Daughter of Sir Edw. Morgan of Lantarnam in Monmouthshire Baronet but upon some encouragement received from certain Gentlemen and from the Library at Lantarnam he undertook it partly for fame but more for money sake This Person who translated into English The Astrologer anatomiz'd or the vanity of Star-gazing Art discovered written by Benedict Pererius died at or near Carleon in Apr. 1670 leaving some other things as 't was said fit for the press but if they be no better than his Cambria triumphans 't is no matter if they suffer the same fate as the papers of Tho. Ellis did Besides the before-mention'd John Ellis was another of both his names and a writer bred in Cambridge and afterwards Vicar of Waddesdon in Bucks Father to Philip Ellis bred in Westminster School but in no University in England because he had changed his Religion for that of Rome consecrated a titular Bishop in the Chappel belonging to S. James house in Westminster on Sunday 6. of May 1688. MATTHEW GRIFFITH was born of gentile Parents in London became a Commoner of Brasn Coll. in the beginning of May 1615 aged 16 years or more took one degree in Arts as a member of Glouc. Hall then holy Orders and soon after became Lecturer of St. Dunstans Church in the West under the inspection as 't is said of Dr. John Donne whose favourite he was Afterwards he was made Rector of S. Mary Magd. near Old Fish-street in London by the presentation of the Dean and Chapt. of S. Paul where shewing himself a grand Episcoparian was in the beginning of the rebellion sequestred from his Rectory plundered and imprison'd in Newgate whence being let out he was forced to fly but taken and afterwards imprison'd in Peter-house At length getting loose thence he retired to the King at Oxon by virtue of whose letters he was actually created D. of D. in June 1643 and made one of his Chaplains Afterwards upon the declining of the Kings cause he returned to London and there by stealth read and continued prayers and other ordinances according to the Ch. of England to the poor Cavaliers during the Usurpation for which he suffer'd seven violent assaults as 't is said and five imprisonments the last of which was in Newgate in the beginning of the year 1660. After the Kings return he was restored to his Rectory was made Preacher to the honorable Societies of the Temples and Rector of Bladon near Woodstock in Oxfordshire but whether he was made a Prebend of a Church or a Dean which he much deserved I know not He hath written and published Several Sermons as 1 Sermon on Psal 37. ver 1. Lond. 1633. oct 2 Pathetical perswasion to pray for publick peace on Psal 122.6 Lond. 1642. qu. For several passages in which Sermon he suffered imprisonment 3 Sermon touching the power of the King on Eccles 8.4 Lond. 1643. qu. His name is not set to it but the general report then and after was that 't was his 4 The fear of God and the King pressed in a Serm. at Mercers Chappel 25. March 1660 on Prov. 24.21 Lond. 1660. qu. c. In which Serm. shewing himself too zealous for the Royal cause before Gen. George Monk durst own it was to please and blind the fanatical party imprison'd in Newgate but soon after released There was an answer made to this by John Milton entit Brief notes upon a late Sermon titled The fear of God c. Whereupon came out a little thing called No blind guides c. addressed to the Author in two sheets in Rog. Lestrange his Apologie Lond. 1660. qu. 5 Communion Serm. preached at Serjeants inn before the Judges on Rom. 12.4.5 Lond. 1661. qu. 6 Catholic Doctor and his spiritual Catholicon on 1. John 1.7 Lond. 1662. qu. 8 The Kings life-guard an anniversary Sermon preached to the honorable society of both the Temples 30. Jan. 1664. on 1. Sam. 26.9 Lond. 1665. qu. Besides which he hath others that are extant but such I have not yet seen as The Samaritan revived another called The blessed birth c. He hath also written Bethel or a forme for families in which all sorts of both sexes are so squared and framed by the word as they may best serve in their several places for useful pieces in Gods building Lond. 1654. qu. Brief historical account of the causes of our unhappy distractions and the only way to heal them Lond. 1660. oct This is added to a second edition of the Sermon called The fear of God and the King c. This most zealous and loyal Person departed this mortal life at Bladon before mention'd on the 14. of Octob. in sixteen hundred sixty and five and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there He had before broken a vein in the earnest pressing of that necessary point study to be quiet and follow your own business In the said Rectory of Bladon Woodstock being a Chappel of ease to it succeeded Henry Savage D. D. Master of Balliol Coll. of whom I shall make mention among these writers under the year 1672. THOMAS WARMESTRY son
but such I have not yet seen But all this by the by as for Jam. Howell he published Cottoni posthuma Divers choice pieces of that renowned Antiquary Sir Rob. Cotton c. Lond. in oct and the late Kings Declaration in lat Fr. and Engl. an 1649. At length after he had taken many rambles in this world in his younger years and had suffered confinement in his last gave way to fate in the beginning of Novemb. in sixteen hundred sixty and six and was buried on the north side of the Temple Church in London near the round walk Soon after was a monument set up in the wall over his grave with this inscription thereon Jacobus Howell Cambro-Britannus Regius Historiographus in Anglia primus qui post varias peregrinationes tandem naturae cursum peregit satur annorum famae domi forisque huc usque erraticus hic fixus 1666. This monument was pulled down in 1683 when the said Temple Church was beautified and repaired JOHN GLYNNE third Son of Will. Glynne Esq was born at Glyn-Llyvon in Caernarvanshire the antient seat of his Ancestors bred in the Coll. school at Westminster went full ripe in Grammar learning to Hart Hall in Mich. term 1621 aged 18 years where continuing about 3 years he retired to Lincolns Inn became Barrister a Counsellor of note and Bencher Afterwards he was made Steward of Westminster Recorder of London and in 1640 was elected twice a Burgess for Westminster to serve in those two Parliaments called that year In the last of which commencing 3. of Nov. he was appointed one of those doughty Champions to bait the most noble and worthy Thomas Earl of Strafford in order to bring him to the Block which being done he shewed himself a great enemy to the Bishops and their function a zealous Covenantier a busie man in the Assembly of Divines among whom he sometimes sate and what not to promote his interest and gain wealth So that being then well known to be an useful member for carrying on the blessed cause he was made Clerk of the Petty bag in Sir Edw. Wardour's place a known Royalist esteemed to be then worth 1000 l. per an and what other places he could not take because of his profession he got them to be confer'd on his creatures and kindred In 1647 he with other Parliament men took a Pique against the Army and would needs have them disbanded whereupon they impeached him and ten more of high treason on the 16 of June the same year and forthwith by order of Parliament they were sent Prisoners to the Tower In January following he was deprived of his Recorders place but then wheeling about and flattering the Independents he was made Serjeant at Law in Oct. 1648 and in July following Will. Steel Esq was elected Recorder in his place not as 't is supposed without consideration given to Glynne In the beginning of the year 1655 he was sent into the West Hen. Rolls Ch. Justice refusing to arraign that brave and valiant Gent. Col. John Penruddock and others his Associats taken at South Moulton after the rising of the Cavaliers at Salisbury by Article-breaking Unton Croke For which good service as 't was then called and his complying principles to advance the Protectors interest he was made L. Ch. Justice of the Upper Bench To which office he was sworn 15 June 1655 by Fiennes and L'isle Commissioners of the Great Seal The last of which did then make a learned speech wherein he spoke much in commendation of the good government as he term'd it that they then lived under About that time our Author Glynne was made one of Olivers other House that is House of Lords and so long as that Person lived he was much favoured by him After the restauration of K. Ch. 2. he was made his eldest Serjeant at Law by the corrupt dealing of the then L. Chancellor and on the 16. of Novemb 1660 he by the name of John Glynne of Henley Park in Surrey c. received the honour of Knighthood Under his name are these things following extant Divers discourses in the managing of the evidence against Tho. E. of Strafford See Joh. Rushworth's Trial of the said Earl Replication in the name of all the Commons of England to the general Answer of Tho. Earl of Strafford c. 13 July 1641. Lond. 1641. in 2 sh and half in qu. Several Speeches as 1 Speech at the presenting the Sheriffs of London in Octob. 1644. 2 Speech to the point of Jus divinum and the Presbyterian Government This was spoken for an whole hour together in Nov. 1644 upon the advice of the Ass of Divines that the Presbyterian Government was jure divino c. Monarchy asserted to be the best most ancient and legal form of Government in a conference had at Whitehall with Oliver Lord Protector and a Committee of Parliament in Apr. 1658 and made good by several arguments Lond. 1660. oct besides other things which I have not yet seen He departed this mortal life in his house situated in Portugal Row in Linc. Inn Fields near London on the 15 of Nov. in sixteen hundred sixty and six and was buried with great solemnity being accompanied to his grave by three Heralds of Arms in his own Vault under the Altar in the chancel of the Church of S. Margaret within the City of Westminster as I have been informed by his son Sir Will. Glynne of Bisseter alias Burncester in Oxfordshire Baronet who dying 28 of Aug. 1690 was buried also in the same Vault See more of Sir Jo. Glynne in Sir Will. Jones in the first Vol. under the year 1640. p. 544. I have seen a book intit A true accompt given of the proceedings of the right honorable Lord Glyn the Lord Ch. Justice of England and the honorable Baron Rog. Hill one of the Barons of the Exchequer in their Summer Circuit in the Counties of Berks Oxon c. Lond. 1658. qu. But the Reader must know that this being writ in drolling verse by one that called himself Joh. Lineall the L. Glynne was so far from having any knowledge of it or consenting to its writing that there was great enquiry after the Author to have him punished for his Abuses of and smart Reflections on him GEORGE GRIFFITH was born at Penrhyn in Caernarvanshire 30 Sept. 1601 educated in Westm School elected Student of Ch. Ch. in 1619 took the degrees in Arts became an eminent Tutor in his house and a Preacher in these parts Afterwards Dr. John Owen Bishop of S. Asaph to whom he was Chaplain conferr'd on him the Rectory of Llanvechen in Montgomeryshire which he changed for Llanymynech situated partly in Shropshire and partly in Montgomeryshire In 1635 he proceeded D. D. being then or about that time Canon and as some say Archdeacon of S. Asaph and Minister of Llanchinio in the said County of Montgom In the time of the Rebellion he lost all or most of his
became one of the Bible-Clerks of that house in the latter end of 1647 and afterwards did all or most of his Exercise with much ado for the degree of Bach. of Arts and so abruptly left the College But while he continued there he shew'd himself a Dunce a Tale-bearer to the Parliamentarian Visitors that then acted in the University and a factious person Soon after his Father provided for him a Parsonage that had belonged to an honest man and a wife the first of which he keeping till his Majesties Restauration was then ejected and put to his shifts At length repairing to London he fell into the company of desperate Fanaticks as Fifth-Monarchy men Anabaptists Independents c. and did seemingly plot with them to surprize the King at Whitehall the Lord Chancellor Clarendon George Duke of Albemarle Major Gen. Sir Rich. Browne c. to have the Tower Windsore Castle and other Holds delivered to them and of reducing the Kingdom to a free state These things being freely imparted to him by one or more of the said Fanaticks knowing that he and his Father had been Vilâ—ains in the time of Usurpation he secretly betrayed aâ— to the said Sir Rich. Browne Whereupon the said Sir Rich. putting him into a way to gain more intelligence which he accordingly did draw'd them on till almost the time that they were to rise and be in Arms which was to be on the Vigil of Allsaints day an 1662. But two days before that time when all things were in a manner made ready some of the principal Actors were seized on by the said Sir Rich. Browne and Sir Joh. Robinson L. Mayor of London according to the directions of the said Will. Hill viz. Tho. Tonge George Phillips Franc. Stubbs Jam. Hind Joh. Sallers and Nath. Gibbs All which coming afterwards to a Trial at Justiceâ—Hall in the Old Baily four of them were condemned and afterwards suffer'd at Tybourne on the 22 of Dec. following viz. Tongue Phillips Gibbs and Stubbs Soon after came out a Pamphlet in qu. intit A brief Narrative of that stupendious Tragedy late intended to be acted by the satanical Saints of these reforming times humbly presented to the Kings Majesty c. Before which is printed and set A Narrative of the said plot written by the said Will. Hill to the Kings most excellent Majesty and in the Pamphlet following wherein is the trial and condemnation of the said persons Hill is one of the principal speakers as being a chief witness Afterwards for a reward of his Loyalty he had a considerable Benefice bestowed upon him in Glocestershire but being hated by one party for his falsness and by another for his factiousness did enjoy it but few years he dying upon the place JOHN EEDES Son of Nich. Eedes was born in the City of Salisbury entred a Student in Oriel Coll. 1626 aged 17 years took one degree in Arts and afterwards became a Minister in the Isle of Shepie whence being ejected in the time of the Rebellion suffer'd much by imprisonment in Ely House and other miseries At length returning to his native Country he became Curate of Broadchalke which with much ado he held for about two years and then was made Vicar of Hale in Hampshire He hath written in answer to Will. Eyre of Salisbury The orthodox doctrine concerning justification by faith asserted and vindicated Lond. 1654. qu. After his Maj. Restauration he did not return to Shepie but continued at Hale which is not far from Surum where he was first rob'd in his own house and then murdered by Thieves in sixteen hundred sixty and seven or thereabouts and was buried in the Church there What other things he hath published or left behind him fit for the press I cannot tell WILLIAM D'AVENANT made his first entry on the stage of this vain world in the Parish of S. Martin within the City of Oxford about the latter end of the month of Febr. and on the third of March following an 1605 6 he received baptism in the Church of that Parish His Father John Davenant was a sufficient Vintner kept the Tavern now known by the name of the Crown wherein our Poet was born and was Mayor of the said City in the year 1621. His Mother was a very beautiful Woman of a good wit and conversation in which she was imitated by none of her Children but by this William The Father who was a very grave and discreet Citizen yet an admirer and lover of Plays and Play-makers especially Shakespeare who frequented his house in his journies between Warwickshire and London was of a melancholick disposition and was seldom or never seen to laugh in which he was imitated by none of his children but by Robert his eldest son afterwards Fellow of S. Johns Coll and a venerable Doct. of Div. As for William whom we are farther to mention and may justly stile the sweet Swan of Isis was educated in Grammar learning under Edw. Sylvester whom I shall elsewhere mention and in Academical in Linc. Coll. under the care of Mr. Dan. Hough in 1620. 21 or thereabouts and obtained there some smattering in Logic but his genie which was always opposite to it lead him in the pleasant paths of Poetry so that tho he wanted much of University learning yet he made as high and noble flights in the poetical faculty as fancy could advance without it After he had left the said Coll wherein I presume he made but a short stay he became servant to Frances the first Duchess of Richmond and afterwards to Foulk Lord Brook who being poetically given especially in his younger days was much delighted in him After his death an 1628. he being free from trouble and attendance betook himself to writing of Plays and Poetry which he did with so much sweetness and grace that he got the absolute love and friendship of his two Patrons Endimyon Porter and Hen. Jermyn afterwards Earl of S. Alban to both which he dedicated his poem which he afterwards published called Madagascar Sir John Suckling also was his great and intimate friend who exercis'd his fancy on that book and other of his Poems but could not let him pass without this censure in his Session of Poets Will. Davenant asham'd of a foolish mischance That he had got lately travelling into France Modestly hoped the handsomness of his muse Might any deformity about him excuse Thus Sir John son of Sir Joh. Suckling of Whitton in Middlesex Knight sometimes one of the Secretaries of State afterwards Controller of the Houshold to K Jam. and K. Ch. 1. to which last he was of the Privy Council who dying 27 March 1627 at which time Sir John the Poet was 19 years of age was buried in the Church of S. Andrew in the City of Norwych The said mischance which Sir John mentions hapned to D'avenant by lying with a handsome black girl in Axe yard in Westminster on whom he thought when he spoke of Dalga
in his Gondibert which cost him his nose and thereupon some Wits were too cruelly bold with him and his accident as Sir Jo. Mennes Sir Jo. Denham c. After the death of Ben. Johnson he was created Poet Laureat an 1637 At which time Tho. May the translator of Lucan a candidate for that place was put aside which ever after especially when the times were changed caused him in his writings to be an enemy to the King and his Cause In the month of May 1641 our author D'avenant being accused to be one of the conspirators to seduce the Army against the Parliament he absconded but upon the issuing out of a Proclamation to have him and others taken he was apprehended at Faversham in Kent and committed to the custody of a Serjeant at Arms. Among the said conspirators Hen. Percy Esq Brother to the Earl of Northumberland was one who afterwards lived and died a perfect Hobbist at Paris Hen. Jermyn Esq afterwards E. of S. Alban Sir John Suckling Kt. c. were two more who all escaped But D'avenant being bailed in July following he fled towards France and in his way thither he was seized on by the Mayor of Canterbury and strictly examined upon which Sir John Mennes hath a pleasant Poem After he had spent some time there he returned was entertained by William Marquess of Newcastle and by him made Proprefect or Lieutenant General of his Ordnance In Sept. 1643 he received the honour of Knighthood from his Maj. near to Glocester that City being then besieg'd at which time Sir William was in great renown for his Loyalty and Poetry But upon the declining of the Kings cause and all things thereupon especially the Church being visibly tending to ruine he retir'd again into France changed his Religion for that of Rome and setling for a time in Paris where Charles Prince of Wales then was he began to write his Romance in verse called Gondibert and had not wrot scarce two books but being very fond of did print them with a large Epistle to Hobbes of Malmsbury and Hobbes's excellent Epistle to him before them The Courtiers who were then with the said Prince could never be at quiet for the discourse had about this piece which was the reason why some there George Duke of Buckingham Sir John Denham c. made Satyrical verses on him and his poem Afterwards having laid an ingenious design to carry a considerable number of Artificers chiefly Weavers from France to Virginia being encouraged thereunto by Henr. Maria the Qu. Mother of England who got leave for him so to do from the K. of France he did effect it so far that he and his company were ship'd in their way thither and had got on the main Ocean but being soon after seized on by certain Ships belonging to the Parliament of England he was carried Prisoner first to the Isle of Wight an 1650 and afterwards to the Tower of London in order to be tried for his life in the High Court of Justice an 1651 but upon the mediation of Joh. Milton and others especially two godly Aldermen of York to whom he had shewed great civility when they had been taken prisoners in the North by some of the Forces under William Marquess of Newcastle he was saved and had liberty allow'd him as a prisoner at large At that time Tragedies and Comedies being esteemed very scandalous by the Presbyterians and therefore by them silenced he contriv'd a way to set up an Italian Opera to be performed by Declamations and Musick And that they might be performed with all decency seemliness and without rudeness and profaneness John Maynard Serjeant at Law and several sufficient Citizens were engagers This Italian Opera began in Rutland-house in Charterhouse-yard and was afterward translated to the Cock-pit in Drewry-lane and delighting the eye and ear extreamly well was much frequented for several years So that he having laid the foundation of the English Stage by this his Musical Drammas when plays were as damnable things forbidden did after his Majesties restauration revive and improve it by painted sceenes at which time he erected a new company of Actors under the patronage of James Duke of York who acted several years in a Tennis court in Little Lincolns inn Fields He hath written and published The tragedie of Albovine King of the Lombards Lond. 1629 qu. Just Italian Trag. Com. Lond. 1630. qu. Cruel Brother Trag. Lond. 1630. qu. Coelum Britannicum Masque at Whitehall 18. of Feb. 1633. This is attributed to D'avenant but Th. Carew and Inigo Jones drew it up Triumphs of Prince D'amour A masque presented by his highness at his pallace in the middle Temple the 24 of Feb. 1635. Lond. 1635. qu. Platonick Lovers Tr. Co. Lond. 1636. c. The Wits Com. Lond. 1636 c. Britannia Triumphans A masque presented at Whitehall by the Kings Maj. and his Lords on Sunday after Twelfth night an 1637. Lond. 1637. qu. In this Masque Sir W. Davenant was assisted by Inigo Jones surveyor of his Majesties works Temple of Love Masque before the Queen at Whitehall Salmacida Spolia A Masque presented to the K. and Qu. at Whitehall 21. Jan. 1639 Lond. 1639. qu. The Subject was set down by D'avenant and Inigo Jones the invention ornament scenes c. by the said Jones and what was spoken or sung was by the said D'avenant then her Majesties servant and the musick belonging to it composed by Lewis Richard Master of her Majesties Musick Unfortunate Lovers Tr. Lond. 1643. 49. qu. Madagascar with other poems Lond. 1648. oct 2d Edit Love and honour Tr. Co. Lond. 1649 qu. A discourse upon Gondibert an heroick poem Par. 1650. in tw This was written by way of pref to his Gondibert in prose dat at the Lower in Paris 2. Jan. 1649 50. To which is added the answer of Th. Hobbes of Malmsbury Gondibert an heroick poem in 3. Books Lond. 1651. qu. On the first two finished before the author took his voyage towards Virginia Abr. Cowley hath an excellent copy of verses and so hath Edm. Waller which is remitted into his Poems on several occasions printed at Lond. 1668. p. 166.167 The third book of the said Gondibert or most part of it was finish'd during his imprisonment in Cowes Castle in the Isle of Wight an 1650. But such who took themselves to be the Wits of that time as Sir Joh. Denham Jo Donne Sir Allen Brodrick c. did club together and made abusive verses on that poem in a little book entit Certain verses written by several of the authors friends to be reprinted with the second edition of Gondibert Lond. 1653. oct in 1. sh and an half whereupon Sir W. D'avenant came out with a little thing intit The incomparable Poem Gondibert vindicated from the Wit-cabals of four Esquires Clinias Dametas Sancho and Jack pudding Lond. 1653. oct in 1. sh Which tho it seems to be written by D'avenants friend yet he himself was the
Archdeacon of Chichester in the place of Dr. Hammond deceased and Chaplain in ord to his Majesty All which he kept to his dying day and was ever accounted a witty and a facetious Companion He hath written and published The City match a Comedy Oxon. 1639 c. fol. The amorous War Tr. Com. Oxon. 1658. 59. qu. Several Sermons as 1 Sermon concerning Unity and Agreement in Carfax Church in Oxon. 9 Aug. 1646. on 1 Cor. 1.10 Printed 1646. qu. 2 Serm. against false Prophets on Ezek. 22.28 Pr. 1647. qu. 3 Serm. against Schisme or the separations of these times on Heb. 10.24.25 Preached in the Church of Watlington in Oxfordshire with some interruption 11 Sept. 1652 at a publick dispute held there betw Jasp Mayne D. D. and one Joh. Pendarves an Anabaptist Lond. 1652. qu. See more in J. Pendarves p. 127. A late Sermon against false Prophets vindicated by letter from the causeless Aspersions of Mr. Franc. Cheynell Printed 1647. qu. See more in Fr. Cheynell pag. 246. The Peoples Warr examined according to the Principles of Scripture and Reason c. In answer to a letter sent by a person of quality who desired satisfaction Pr. 1647. qu. These two last things with the three Sermons before mention'd were commonly bound together and sold with this general title to them Certain sermons and letters of defence and resolution c. Lond. 1653. qu. One J. M. D. D. wrot a book intit Difference about Church Government c. Lond. 1646. qu. Whether written by our Author Jasp Mayne I cannot justly tell neither whether J. M. of Oxon Author of Policy unveiled or maxims and reasons of State Printed in qu. in the times of Usurpation be the same with Jasp Mayne or another Qu. Concio ad Acad. Oxon. pro more habita inchoante Termino 27 Maii 1662 in Gal. 5.1 Sermon at the consecration of Herbert Lord Bishop of Hereford on 1 Tim. 4.14 Lond. 1662. qu. He also did render into English from the original part of Lucian's Dialogues an 1638 To which afterwards he adjoyned the other Dialogues as they were formerly translated by Franc. Hicks Lond. 1663. 64. fol And translated from Lat. into Engl. Dr. John Donn's Epigrams which our Author Mayne intit A sheaf of miscellany Epigrams Lond. 1652. oct He made his Exit on the 6 of Decemb. in sixteen hundred seventy and two and was buried in the second isle joyning on the north side to the Choire of the Cathedral of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. Over his grave was laid soon after a marble stone at the charge of his Executors Dr. Rob. South and Dr. Jo. Lamphire the short Epitaph on which you may see in Hist Antiq. Univ. Ox. lib. 2. p. 282. b. The said Dr. Mayne by his will gave 500 l. towards the rebuilding of S. Pauls Cathedral and a 100 l. a piece to his Vicaridges of Cassington and Pyrton but nothing to the place of his Education because he as Dr. Jo. Wall had done had taken some distaste for affronts received from the Dean of his Coll and certain Students encouraged by him in their grinning and sauciness towards him JOHN DOUGHTIE was born of gentile Parents at Martley near Worcester in Worcestershire educated in Grammar learning in Worcester under Mr. Hen. Bright as it seems and at 16 years of age or more became a Student in this Univ. in Lent Term 1613. After he had taken the degree of Bach. of Arts he was one of those many prime Scholars that were Candidates for a Fellowship in Merton Coll. an 1619 and being throughly sifted by Sir Hen. Savile the Warden was forthwith chosen and made senior of the Election After he had compleated the degree of M. of Arts he entred into Orders and became much frequented for his edifying Sermons In 1631 he was admitted to the procuratorial Office but before he had served four months of that year he was deprived of it and the reason why is told you elsewhere About that time he became Chaplain to the Earl of Northumberland and on the 11 of Jan. 1633 he was presented by the Warden and Society of Merton Coll. to the Rectory of Lapworth in Warwickshire where continuing till the beginning of the Civil War he left all there purposely to avoid sequestration and imprisonment and forthwith retired to the King at Oxon. Soon after meeting with Dr. Duppa Bishop of Salisbury he preferred him to be Lecturer of S. Edmunds Church within that City where continuing about two years at which time the Kings Forces were routed in the West he retired to London and for some time found relief in the house of Sir Nath. Brent then living in Little Britaine After his Majesties Restauration he became one of the Prebendaries of Westminster Rector of Cheame in Surrey and was actually created Doct. of Divinity His works are these Discourse concerning the abstruseness of divine Mysteries together with our knowledge of them on Rom. 12.16 Oxon. 1628. qu. Disc touching Church schismes on Rom. 16.17 Printed with the former Discourse The Kings cause rationally briefly and plainly debated as it stands de facto against the irrational misprision of a deceived people Oxon. 1644 in 6 sh in qu. Phil-Iren-Alethius Velitationes polemicae Or polemical short discussions of certain particular and select Questions Lond. 1652. oct The two letters J. D. are only set to it and it was then and is taken to be of Doughties composition There is a great deal of good reading and skill in the Gr. tongue shew'd in the book Analecta sacra sive excursus philologici super diversis sacrae scripturae locis c. part 2. Lond. 1658. and 1660. in a thick oct He died at Westminster after he had lived to be twice a child on the day of the Nativity of our Saviour in sixteen hundred seventy and two and was buried in the Abbey Ch. of S. Peter there near to the body of Dr. Brian Duppa sometimes Bishop of Winchester in the Area on the north side of the Chappel of S. Edward Over his grave was soon after a stone laid with this inscription thereon Johannes Doughtie S. T. D. hujus Ecclesiae Prebendarius obiit xxv Decemb. MDCLXXII aetatis suae lxxv IMMANUEL BOURNE a Ministers son was born in Northamptonshire 27. Dec. 1590 entred in Ch. Ch. an 1607 but whether in the condition of a Student Commoner or Servitour I know not and took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated not till 1616. About that time he by the favour of Dr. Will. Piers Canon of Ch. Ch. and Rector of S. Christophers Church near the Exchange in London became preacher there and was patronized in his studies and calling by Sir Sam. Tryon Kt. an Inhabitant in that parish In 1622 he was made Parson of Ashhover in Derbyshire which he kept several years and was resorted to much by the puritanical party At length when the rebellion broke forth in 1642 he sided with the Presbyterians and being
office he lick'd his fingers sufficiently and in the year after he was constituted an Assistant to the Commissioners of London appointed by Parliament for the ejecting of ignorant and scandalous Ministers and School-Masters as they were then by the godly party so called In 1659. Nov. 1. he with Whally Goffe c. began their journey towards Scotland to give George Monke General of the Army there a right understanding of affairs in England in order to the avoiding effusion of more blood but they returned unsatisfied and on the 14. of March following he was with Edw. Reynolds and others appointed by Act of Parliament to approve of and admit Ministers according to the Presbyterian way But that being null'd at the Kings restauration he receeded to his cure at S. Magnus where he continued till the Act of Uniformity ejected him His works are these Several Sermons as 1 The works of Ephesus explained in a Serm. before the House of Commons at their solemn Fast 27. Apr. 1642 on Rev. 2. ver 2.3 Lond. 1642. qu. 2 The nature solemnitie grounds propertie benefits of a sacred Covenant c. preached to those that were to take the Covenant 6. Oct. 1643 on Nehem. 9.38 Lond. 1643. qu. 3 The Saints thankfull acclamation at christs resumption of his great power and the initials of his kingdome Thanksgiving Sermon before the H. of C. 23 Apr. 1644 for the great victory given to the parl Army under the command of the Lord Fairfax at Selby in Yorks and to other of the parl forces in Pembrokesh on Rev. 11.16.17 Lond. 1644. qu. 4 Arraignment of unbelief as the grand cause of our nationall non-establishment Fast Serm. before the H. of C. 28. May 1645 on Isay 7.9 Lond. 1645. qu 5 Heaven and earth embracing or God and man approaching Fast Serm. before the H. of C. 28. Jan. 1645 on Jam. 4.8 the former part of the vers Lond. 1646. qu. 6 Joy out-joyed c. Th. giv Serm. at S. Martins in the fields 19 Feb. 1645 for reducing the City of Chester by the Parl. forces under the command of Sir Will. Brereton on Luke 10.20 Lond. 1646. qu. 7 Englands plus ultra both of hoped mercies and required duties Th. giv Serm. before both Houses of parliament L. Mayor and Aldermen and Ass of Divines 2. Apr. 1646 for recovering of the West and disbanding 5000 of the Kings horse c. on Psal 118.17 Lond. 1646. qu. Hugh Peters was the other person that held out before the said auditory on the same day on Psal 31.23 which Sermon was printed twice in 1646. Besides these he hath other Sermons which I have not yet seen viz. 1 Fast Serm. before the H. of C. 29. July 1646 At which time Jeremiah Whitaker held forth before the said House as Sam. Bolton and Simeon Ash did before the Lords 2 Thanksgiving Serm. before the Parl. at S. Marg. West Oct. 8. on Psal 111.1.2.3.4.5 3 Fast Serm. before the Parl. 24. Sept. 1656 on Jer. 4. part of the ninth verse and 4 Fast and Thanksgiving Sermon bef the parl in Aug. and Oct. 1659 c. Sermons upon other occasions as 1 Davids prayer for Solomon Lond. 1643. qu. 2 Serm. pr. 1657. 3 Farewell Serm. at S. Magnus on Rev. 3.4 Lond. 1662 oct Printed with other Farewell Sermons of certain Lond. Ministers of the presb and Indep persuasion who were ejected from their respective Churches for nonconformity on S. Barth day 1662. The names of them were Edm. Calamy Dr. Th. Manton Tho. Case Will. Jenkins Rich. Baxter Dr. Th. Jacomb Dr. Will. Bates Thom. Watson Tho. Lye and Matth. Mead. The pictures of all which are in the title page and the title in the middle of them running thus The farewell Sermons of the late London Ministers preached 17. Aug. 1662 c. Our author Jos Caryl hath also written and published Exposition with practical Observations on the book of Job delivered in several Sermons and Lectures in S Magnus Church c. Printed at Lond. in 11 Volumes in qu. Afterwards published in two large folios The first of which was printed at Lond. 1676. and the other in 1677 with the authors picture before it Which volumes are epitomised in the second vol. of Math. Poole's Synopsis Criticorum The nature and principles of Love as the end of the commandment declared in some of his last Sermons Lond. 1674. oct with an Epist prefix'd by Jo. Owen D. D. Gospel-Love Heart-purity and the flourishing of the righteous being his last Sermons Lond. 1674 75. oct He also had a prime hand in a book entit An English Greek Lexicon containing the derivations and various significations of all the words in the New Testament c. Lond. 1661 oct The others that joyned with him in this work were George some call him Thomas Cockayne Ralph Venning Will. Dell Matth. Barker Will. Adderley Matth. Mead and Hen. Jessey all Nonconformists Also a hand in another book called Saints Memorials or Words fitly spoken like apples of gold in pictures of silver Being a collection of divine Sentences by several Presbyterian Ministers Lond. 1674. oct Those parts which Caryl composed are 1 The Palmtree Christian p. 51. 2 Practical and Experimental considerations and characters of the real Christian p. 57. 3 On Gospel Charity p. 65. 4 The heart anatomized p. 74. 5 Divine Sentences or a guide to a holy life p. 77. After which in p. 109 follows his Elegy and Epitaph The other persons that had hands in the said Saints Memorials were Edm. Calamy and James Janaway whom I have and shall mention elsewhere as also Ralph Venning sometimes of Emmanuel Coll. in Cambr. who among several things that he hath published are Orthodox Paradoxes or a beleiver clearing truth by seeming contradictions Lond. 1647. tw To which is added an Appendix or the triumph of assurance over the law sinn the world wants and present enjoyments He hath also several Sermons extant as A warning to backsliders c. preached at Paules before the L. Mayor and Alderm of Lond. on Rev. 2.5 Lond. 1654 qu. c. He died on the 10 of March 1673 and was buried in the presence of very many Nonconformists at which time Rob. Bragge preached his funeral Sermon entit A Cry for Labourers in Gods harvest on Matth. 9 38. Lond. 1674. qu. At the end of which Sermon are the titles of nine books which had been written and published by Ralph Venning As for our author Jos Caryl who was a learned and zealous Nonconformist he died in his house in Bury street in London on the 25. of Febr. in sixteen hundred seventy and two but where buried unless in the Church of S. Magnus before mention'd wherein he had for many years posses'd his auditors with many unworthy things against K. Ch. 1. and his Son their followers and the prelatical party I know not Several elegies were made on him after his death of which two or more I have seen extant JOHN RILAND son of Rich.
II. felicissimo Norvicensis Episcopus quod honoris fastigium uti minime ambivit ita pietate prudentiâ comitate modestiâ loco non animo elatus maxime decoravit Pastorum merentium pater amantissimus pacis pietatisque culior devotissimus potestatis arbiter equus mitissimus Quantus fuerit Theologus tam multifaria lectione instructus quam Scripturis potens tam felix eorundem interpres fidelis Praeco silente hoc marmore Scripta eloquuntur caput eruditum os facundum cor caeleste spirantia expirante authore suavissimo cui nihil inerat duri acerbi praeter calculi stranguriaeque cruciatus quos christiana adeo atque invicta tulit side patientia ut albi lapilli licet mortis instrumenta tessera forent vitae victoriae immortalitatis ascriptus est Jul. XXIIX A. D. 1676 aetatis suae 76. Mortalitatis exuviae prope hinc depositae Augusti IX Sacellum hoc ab ipso fundatum dicatumque denuo consecravit In his Deanery of Ch. Ch. succeeded Dr. George Morley afterwards the most worthy Bishop of Winchester in his Wardenship of Merton Coll. Sir Tho. Clayton a Physitian and in his Bishoprick Dr. Anthony Sparrow of Cambridge translated from the See of Exeter THOMAS BRANKER son if I mistake not of Tho. Branker somtimes Bach. of Arts of Exeter Coll. was born in Devonshire admitted Batler of said Coll. 8. Nov. 1652 aged 17 years or thereabouts elected Probationer Fellow 30. June 1655 being then Bach. of Arts. Afterwards taking the degree of Master he became a Preacher but refusing to conform to the Ceremonies of the Church of England left his fellowship in 1662 retired into Cheshire where conforming and takâ—ng upon him Orders from a Bishop became Minister of Whitegate At which time being well known to William Lord Brereton for his sufficiencies in Mathematicks and Chimistry he gave him the Rectory of Tilston but he keeping that not long was afterwards made master of the well endowed School at Macclesfield in the said County where he finished his course He hath written Doctrinae Sphaericae adumbratio Ox. 1662. Usus Globorum artificialium Ox. 1662. A Table of odd numbers less than one hundred thousand shewing those that are incomposit and reâ—â—â—ving the rest into their Factors or coefficients c. This is added by Branker to a translation which he made from High-Dâ—â—ch into English of An introduction to Algebra Lond. 1668. qu. written by Rhonnius A laudable account of which Table and of the translation you may see in the Philosophical Transactions num 35. p. 688.689 See in the Fasti of the first vol. p. 871. He gave way to fate in Novemb. in sixteen hundred seventy and six and was buried in the Church at Macclesfield before mention'd leaving then behind the character of an able Mathematician WILLIAM MORICE son of Evan alias John Morice a Native of Caernarvanshire and Chancellour of the Diocess of Exeter by Mary his wife daugh of Joh. Castle of Devonshire was born in the Parish of S. Martin in the City of Exeter educated in Grammar learning there and in the beginning of the year 1619 or thereabouts he was sent to Exeter Coll. through his Mothers motion by Sir Nich. Prideaux of Souldon in that County who some years before had taken her to be his third wife where continuing in the state of a Sojourner under the tuition of Mr. Nath. Carpenter not without considerable proficiency in learning till he was Bach. of Arts was sent for home and married to one of the Grand-daughters of the said Sir Nicholas by Humph. Prideaux his eldest son deceased In the year 1640 he was put into the Commission of Peace for the aforesaid County and five years after was elected Knight for that Shire upon a recruit to serve in the Long Parliament In 1651 he was made High Sheriff of the said County in 1656 he setled himself and his family at Werington which he then or lately had purchased of Sir Franc. Drake and in 1658 he was chose a Burgess for Westport in Cornwall to serve in Richard's Parliament that began at Westminster 27. of Jan. the same year And being related by his wife to General George Monke he was intrusted by him with all his concerns in Devonshire while he was Governour of Scotland and discharged himself so faithfully and prudently therein as to recommend himself so far to the Generals esteem that on his coming into England he made choice of him for his chief if not only Confident in the management of that great affair of the Kings restauration and the rather for this reason that our author being generally esteemed a Presbyterian it would please the great Masters at Westminster who were most of that Religion Upon the said Monke's coming to London the secluded Members from all parts of the Kingdom came thither and were by his means restored to the House of Commons of which number our author Mr. Morice was one This Gentleman was somewhat allied to him as I have told you but more in his favour than his blood for he had a great opinion of his prudence and integrity He was one that much conversed with books and had then lately written one against the practice of Independent teachers who would admit none in Parochial Cures to the Lords Supper but such only as being distinguished by their separation were most peculiarly their own flock This had rendred him very grateful to the Presbyterians whose cause he seemed most to serve for the Ministers of the Church of England were generally contented with the exercise of their Religion in private Houses tho even these also were often disturbed by Soldiers and Constables who used to hale them from their very Communion Tables upon the more solemn Festivals of their despised Church rending their Surplices where any were used and tearing their Mass-Book for that was the name by which the crafty Statesman and the more jugling Gospeller taught the undiscerning multitude to call the English Liturgy into pieces The General from and before the beginning of his enterprize had pretended to be a Presbyterian and had not then renounced his faith but at that time it most behoved him to appear one and to act his part well in it for it was his last wherefore our author Morice was received into his house which much pleased the Masters at Westminster who were mostly of that Religion as I have before told you some few only excepted who by beholding the calamities of the Church and their own errors had been converted to a better esteem of Episcopacy which the learning of our author could not but favour So that he was looked upon to have the good repute only of a Presbyterian Him the General retained as his Elbow-Counsellor and a State-Blind concealing his own sense of things and very often speaking contrary to his own thoughts that so he might better understand the sense of others and take his measures accordingly About the same time Mr.
the late Wars to satisfie Sir Franc. Nethersole by what reasons he was moved to engage himself in the Parliaments War contains very many most pernicious Principles and dangerous Tenets and therefore were afterwards retracted by the Author as having been unseasonably printed Many Principles are taken out thence by many of his Adversaries and thrown in his dish and objected against him And in 1683 Jul. 21 the book was publickly burnt in the School-Quadrangle at Oxon by a decree then passed in the Convocation-house as containing several matters therein destructive to the sacred persons of Princes their State and Government and of all humane society Our Author Harrington hath also written these things following The use and manner of the Ballot Pr. on one side of a sheet of paper In the middle of which is a fair cut representing the Session of Magistrates belonging to a Commonwealth The prerogative of popular Government A political discourse in two books the former containing the first preliminary of Oceana enlarged interpreted and vindicated from all such mistakes or slanders as have been alledged against under the notion of Objections The second concerning Ordination against Dr. Hen. Hammond Dr. Lazarus Seaman and the Authors they follow Lond 1658. qu. The said Lazarus Seaman had been one of the Ass of Divines was Master of Peterhouse in Cambridge and Minister of Allhallowes Breadstreet in London Which two last places he lost after his Majesties return lived afterwards a Nonconformist mostly in Warwick-Court near Warwick-Lane in London where he died about the 9 of Sept. 1675 much lamented by the Brethren in regard he was a learned man He hath two or more Sermons extant preached before the Long Parliament and A vindication of the judgment of the reformed Churches concerning Ordination and laying on of hands c. Lond. 1647. qu. and other things Aphorismes political Lond. 1659. sec edit in two sh and an half They are in number 120. Politicaster or a comical discourse in answer to Mr. Wrenns book intit Monarchy asserted against Mr. Harringtons Oceana Lond. 1659. Brief direction shewing how a fit and perfect model of popular Government may be made found or understood Lond. 1659. in two parts The first contains 10 models the second part proposeth a model of a Commonwealth fitted unto the present state of this nation under five propositions or heads Printed in 3 sh and a half The Art of Law-giving Lond. 1659 in a little oct Pour Enclouer le canon Ibid. 1659. in one sh in qu. Discourse upon this saying The Spirit of the nation is not yet to be trusted with liberty lest it introduce monarchy or invade the libertie of Conscience Ibid. 1659. in two sh in qu. A proposition in order to the proposing of a Common-wealth or Democracie Pr. on one side of a sh of paper Discourse shewing that the spirit of Parliaments with a Councill in the intervals is not be trusted for a settlement lest it introduce monarchy and persecution for conscience Lond. 1659 in one sh and an half At the end are Certain maxims calculated unto the present state of England by the same hand A parallel of the Spirit of the people with the Spirit of Mr. Rogers And an appeal thereupon unto the reader whether the Spirit of the people or the Spirit of men like Mr. Rogers be the fitter to be trusted with the Government Lond. 1659 in one sh in qu. Of this Mr. Rogers who was a noted Anabaptist of his time I shall speak more at large in the conclusion of our author Harrington Valerius and Publicola or the true forme of a popular Commonwealth extracted è puris naturalibus Lond. 1659. in 5. sh in qu. written by way of dialogue At the end of which is A sufficient answer to Mr. Stubbe his Letter to an officer concerning a select Senate These last seven things with his Aphorismes Politicall I have seen bound all together with this general title put to them Political discourses tending to the introduction of a free and equal Commonwealth in England Lond. 1660. qu. Before which is the authors picture which shews him to be an handsome man and of a delicate curl'd head of hair Letters between him and Dr. Pet. Heylyn containing a decertation about forms of Government the power of the Spartan Ephori and the Jewish Sanhedrim Lond. 1659 in oct These letters are printed in the third part of The Letter Combate published by the said Dr. Heylyn The Rota or a model of a free state or Equal Commonwealth once proposed and debated in brief and to be again more at large proposed to and debated by a free and open Societie of ingenious Gentlemen Lond. 1660 in 4. sh in qu. Published in the beginning of Feb. 1659. About which time John Milton published a Pamphlet called The readie and easie way to Establish a Free Commonwealth Lond. 1659 60 in two sh and an half In answer to which came out a waggish censure pretended to be made by the Rota Printed in two sh in the latter end of March 1660. And a little before was a sh in qu. printed intit Decrees and Orders of the Committee of Safety of the Commonwealth of Oceana purposely to make the Junto of the Commonwealths men ridiculous it being then newly dispers'd upon Monks restitution of the Secluded Members of Parliament The Stumbling-block of disobedience cunningly imputed by P. H. unto Calvin removed in a Letter to the said P. H. Pet. Heylyn This Letter which hath J.H. set to it was printed in two sheets in qu. about 1659. The wayes and meanes whereby an equall and lasting Commonwealth may be suddenly introduced and perfectly founded c. Lond. 1660. in one sh in qu. published in the beginning of Feb. 1659. He also translated from Lat. into English two of Virgils Eclogues and Aeneis which he thus entituled An Essay upon two of Virgils Eclogues and two of his Aeneis towards the translation of the whole Lond 1657. 58. oct and in 1659 was printed in 8o. his translation of the third fourth fifth and sixth books of the said Virgil's Aeneis This eminent author died within the City of Westminster in sixteen hundred seventy and seven and was buried in the Chancel of S. Margarets Church there next to the grave of Sir Walt. Raleigh under the south side of the Altar where the Priest stands Over his grave was this inscription soon after put Hic jacet Jacobus Harrington Armiger filius maximus natu Sapcoti Harrington de Rand in Com. Linc. Equitis Aurati Janae uxoris ejus filiae Gulielmi Samuel de Upton in Com. Northampton Militis qui obiit Septimo die Septembris aetatis suae sexagessimo sexto an Dom 1677. Nec Virtutes nec animi dotes Arrha licet aeterni in animam amoris dei coruptione eximere queant corpus c. The said Sir Sapcote Harrington was younger brother to Sir Jam. Harrington of Ridlington in Rutlandshire Baronet sons of Sir Edw. Harrington Baronet
that t was no character of an Assembly but of themselves At length after it had slept several years the author publish'd it to avoid false copies It is also reprinted in a book entit Wit and Loyaltie revived in a collection of some smart Satyres in verse and prose on the late times Lond. 1682. qu. said to be written by Abr. Cowley Sir Joh. Birkenhend and Hudibras alias Sam Butler He hath also several scatter'd copies of verses and translations extant to which are vocal compositions set by Hen. Lawes as 1 Anacreons Ode called The Lute Englished from Greek and to be sung by a Bass alone 2 An anniversary on the nuptials of John Earl of Bridgwater 22. Jul. 1652. He hath also extant A Poem on his staying in London after the Act of banishment for Cavaliers and another called The Jolt made upon the Protectors Cromwell being thrown out of the Coach seat or box of his own Coach at what time for recreation sake who would needs forsooth drive the Coach himself in Hyde Park drawn by six great German horses sent him as a present by the Count of Oldenburgh while his Secretary John Thurloe sate in the Coach in July 1654 He the said Sir Jo. Birkenhead died within the Precincts of Whitehall on the 4. of Dec. or thereabouts in sixteen hundred seventy and nine and was buried on the sixth day of the same month near to the School door in the Church-yard of S. Martin in the fields within the City of Westminster leaving then behind him a choice Collection of Pamphlets which came into the hands of his Executors Sir Rich. Mason and Sir Muddiford Bramston See more of him in Rob. Waring among these writers an 1658. p. 143. Besides this Joh. Birkenhead was another of both his names a Divine who published a Sermon in 1644. on Rom. 13.5 in qu. THOMAS HOBBES son of Tho. Hobbes Vicar of Westport within the liberty of Malmsbury and of Charlton in Wilts was born at Westport on the 5. of Apr. 1588 which day was then Goodfriday by a memorable token that such whom the world call Hobbists have several times said that as our Saviour Christ went out of the world on that day to save the men of the world so another Saviour came into the world on that day to save them or to that effect After he had been educated in Grammar learning at Malmsbury under one Rob. Latymer he was sent to Madg. Hall in 1602 where being puritanically educated took the degree of Bach. of Arts an 1607 which being compleated by Determination was upon the recommendations of the then Principal taken into the service of Will. Cavendish Baron of Hardwick afterwards Earl of Devonshire with whom being in great estimation for his sedulity temperate and jocund humour was by him appointed to wait on his eldest son the Lord Will. Cavendish several years younger than Hobbes Soon after he travelled with him into France and Italy where he not only improved himself much by learning the languages belonging to those Countries but also as to men and manners In the mean time he finding the foundation of that learning which he had laid in the University to decay and in some manner to be forgotten made use of all the spare houres that he could obtain to retrieve it first and then to build upon it afterwards minding more the Gr. and Lat tongue than Logick and Philosophy because these two last seemed to be neglected as vain matters by prudent men After his return into England he diligently applied himself to the perusal of Histories and the Poets and somtimes to the Commentaries of the most eminent Grammarians not that he might write floridly but in a good latine stile and with more consideration find out the congruity of words and so to dispose of them that his reading might be perspicuous and easie Amongst the Greek Historians he had Thucidides in more esteem than the rest which at spare hours he translating into English was after it had been approved by several persons published about the year 1628 to the end that the follies of the Democratic Athenians might be laid open to the men of our Country The same year William Earl of Devonshire before mention'd dying after this our author had served him 20 years partly in the office of Secretary he travelled the next into France with the son of Sir Gervas Clifton in which peregrination he began to make an inspection into the elements of Euclid and to be delighted in his method not only for the Theorems therein but for the art of reasoning In 1631 he was recalled home by the Earl of Devonshire to the end that he might instruct his eldest son of 13 years of age in several sorts of juvenile Literature After he had served in that office three years he travelled with him as his governour into France and Italy While he remained at Paris he began to make diligent search into the fundamentals of natural science which when he perceived to be contained in the nature and variety of motion he first of all sought after what motion that might be which causes sense understanding representations and other proprieties of Animals And what he did in this he once or twice in a week communicated to Marinus Marsennus a Minim conversant in all kind of Philosophy and a good man as to life and conversation In 1637 he returned into England with his Pupil since his benevolent Patron and remained with him in great respect in his family from whence he continued Commerce by letters concerning natural knowledg with Marsennus In the mean time the Scots after they had ejected there Bishops took up arms against their King being encouraged thereunto and favoured by the Presbyterian Ministers and others of the Laâ—-party of England To stop their careere a Parliament was called in England began at Westm 3. Nov. 1640 from the proceedings of which Convention our author Hobbes perceiving in the beginning that a Civil war would suddenly follow he retired forthwith to Paris that he might with peace and quietness follow his studies there and converse with Marsennus Gassendus and other eminent persons for learning and reasoning While he remained at Paris he wrote his book De cive which afterwards he reviewed and added many things thereunto Soon after the Parliamenteers prevailing many Royallists of great note particularly the Prince of Wales retired to Paris About which time a Nobleman of the Province Languedoc invited our author to go with him there to live and to be maintained with necessaries by him but being commended to the Prince that he might teach him the Elements of Mathematicks he continued of Paris followed that employment very diligently and all the spare time that he could obtain he spent in writing a book entit Leviathan not only most known in England 〈◊〉 also in neighbouring Nations which he procured to 〈…〉 at London while he remained at Paris in the 63 year of his age Soon after being recalled
Sir Ed. Bysshe also gave out among his acquaintance before the Kings restauration that he wouâ—d write The Survey or Antiquities of the County of Surrey â—ut when after that time he was fix'd in his Clarenceauxship and had got a Knighthood he did nothing but deturpate and so continued worse and worse till his death which hapning in the Parish of S. Paul in Covent-garden on the 15 of Decemb. in sixteen hundred seventy and nine was obscurely buried late in the night in the Church of S. Olaves in the Jewry within the City of London by Mr. Green the Minister of that Church Nephew to the Relict of the Defunct JOHN SHIRLEY son of Jo. Shiâ— of London Bookseller was born in the Parish of S. Botolph Aldersgate in London 7. Aug. 1648 entred into Trin. Coll. in Lent term 1664 became Scholar of that House in 1667 took the degrees in Arts made Terrae filius in 1673 but came off dull Soon after he was elected Probationer Fellow of his Coll. being then esteemed a person of some parts but behaving himself very loosely was expell'd when the year of his Probationship was expir'd or rather before So that retiring to the great City he married an Inn-keepers Daughter of Islington corrected the Press and wrot and scribled for bred several trite things as A short compendium of Chirurgery containing its grounds and principles more particularly treating of impostumes wounds ulcers fractures and dissolutions Lond. 1683. sec edit in oct In the title of which he writes himself Med. Doctor though never took it in this Univ. or any other degree in that faculty Discourse of the generation and birth of man c. Printed with the former The art of Rowling and Bolstring that is the method of dressing and binding up the several parts c. Lond. 1682. oct printed with the sec edit of the Compendium before mention'd Life of the valiant and learned Sir Walt Raleigh Kâ— with his trial at Winchester Lond. 1677. oct 'T is the same that was a little before prefix'd to the works of the said Sir Walter printed in fol. He hath also written and published little things of a sheet and half a sheet of paper but what they treat of I know not He died at Islington near London before mention'd on the 28. of Dec. in sixteen hundred seventy and nine and was buried in the Ch. yard there two days after One John Shirley Gent. hath written The History of the Wars of Hungary or an account of the miseries of that Kingdome c. Lond. 1685. in tw and one John Shurley M. A. and Gent. hath written Ecclesiastical History epitomized containing a faithful account of the birth life and doctrine c. of the holy Jesus with the lives of the Apostles c. in two parts Lond. 1682. oct But whether either of these two was of Oxon I cannot yet tell nor whether J. Shirley author of The renowned History of the life and death of Guy Earl of Warwick c. Lond. 1681. qu. be the same with our author John Shirley of Oxon. DANIEL CAPEL son of Rich. Capel mention'd under the year 1656 was born in the City of Glocester educated in the Coll. School there under Will. Russell was first Demie and afterwards Fellow of Magd. Coll and about the time that he took the degree of M. of A. which was in 1651 he became a preacher Afterwards he was successively Minister of Morton Alderley and Shipton in his own Country which last he resigning because as I presume he would not conform he fell to the practice of Physick in the Town of Strowd in Glocestershire where he continued to the time of his death He hath written Tentamen medicum de variolis and one or two little things besides which I have not yet seen He died at Strowde in sixteen hundred seventy and nine or thereabouts and was buried in the Church there The next that follows a most excellent School Divine and Philosopher is Fr. à S. Clara not known or called Christop Davenport after he had entred into a religious order CHRISTOPHER DAVENPORT son of Joh. Dav. by Elizabeth Wolley his Wife the fifth Son of Hen. Dav. Alderman of Coventry Grandson to a younger Brother of the Davenports of Henbury in Cheshire was born in the antient City of Coventry in Warwickshire and in Grammar learning there educated At about 15 years of age he and his Brother John were sent to Merton College in the beginning of the year 1613 and became Pupils to Mr. Sam. Lane Fellow of that House They were only Batlers and took the Cooks Commons but the Warden Sir Henry Savile having received notice of them and their condition he dismiss'd them unless they would become Commoners But their Parents being unwilling John thereupon went to Magd. Hall and became afterwards a noted Puritan and at length an Independent but Christopher continued longer in the Coll. especially upon Sir Henries recess to Eaton but upon his return withdâ—ew So that having spent about two years among the Mertonians he by the invitation of some Rom. Priest then living in or near Oxon went to Doway an 1615 where remaining for some time went to Ypres and entred into the Order of Franciscans among the Dutch there 7. Oct. 1617. Afterwards he returned to Doway and was entred into the House of the English Recollects there of the same order 18. Oct. 1618 which was then built for them and dedicated to S. Bonaventure the same year After he had ran a course there and had read for some time a Lecture he went into Spain and in an University there Salamanca I think he improved himself much in the supreme faculty Thence he returned to Doway where he read first Philosophy and afterwards became chief Reader of Divinity in the said Coll. of S. Bonaventure and in fine was made Doctor of Divinity of his order but not of any University At length he became a Missionary in England where he went by the name of Franciscus à Sancta Clara and at length was made one of the Chaplains to Henrietta Maria the Royal Consort of K. Ch. the first and became highly honored of all of his profession and of many Scholars too whether Protestants or Papists for his great learning After his settlement in England where he continued going and coming more than 50 years he did very great service for the R. Cath. cause by gaining disciples raising money among the English Catholicks to carry on publick matters beyond the Seas in writing of books for the advancement of his Religion and Order by his perpetual and unwearied motion day and night to administer among the Brethren and by tendring his service to consult and help warping Protestants c. When Dr. Laud was made Archb. of Canterbury he became his acquaintance not to make use of him as an instrument to reconcile us to the Church of Rome as inveterate Prynne would have it but for that he was much
of another because Byrd had been dead several years before Whereupon Charnock began anew with the help of a servant and again by himself alone in which work continuing 9 months which was within a month of his reckoning the Crows head began to appear black but a War being proclaimed against the French an 1557 and he thereupon by the malice of a Gentleman who was his neighbour prest for a Soldier his operations were frustrated and all cast aside On the first of January the same year he began to write The Breviary of natural Philosophy and on the 20. of July following he ended it In the title and end of which he stiles himself an unlettered Scholar and Student in the most worthy science of Astronomy and Philosophy This Breviary is written in old English verse which in the next Century coming into the hands of the most renowned Mercuriophilus Anglicus who sometimes writes himself James Hasolle Elias Ashmole was among other authors of the like nature published by him under this title Theatrum Chemicum Britanicum In 1562 Charnock married Agnes Norden at Stokeland-Bristow four miles from Bridgwater in Somersetshire being then or soon after setled there but afterwards at a place called Comadge and in the year after he buried Absolon his Son In 1566 he finished his book called The principal rules of natural Philosophy figuratively set forth to the obtaining of the Philosophers stone In which year also he dedicated a book of The Science to Qu. Elizabeth and dated the Rolle at Stockland as he himself saith which Rolle is written in Latine being the same I presume with the Emblematical Scrowle supposed to be invented by George Ripley the inside of which was composed as Charnock says by a great Master of the Hermetick Philosophy and written by a Master of his pen. Some notes in the void spaces of it were written by Charnock's hand which shew that he did not or at least throughly understand it In 1572 he wrot the Poesie of the Rolle which Rolle seems to me to have been a kind of a Vade mecum or a Manual that the Students of the Hermetick Science carried about with them and also to be taken from Raymandus Lullius The same year he wrot Aenigma ad Alchimiam and Aenigma de Alchimia both in English Verse and printed in Theat Chem. before mention'd In 1573 he wrot as himself saith the fragment Knock the Child on the head See Theat Chem. pag. 425 and in the year after he confessed that he never saw The white ferment to the red till the fiftieth year of his age In 1576 appeared The difficulty of the Philosophical number in the Rolle This Rolle so often mentioned is religiously kept to this day in a house at Comadge before mention'd where for his Studies and carrying on of his Operations he made a little room and contrivance for the keeping his Work and so ingeniously ordered that no accident of fire could befall him as it did on New-years day 1555. It joyns as a Closet to that which was his Chamber to make a Servant needless and the work of giving attendance more easie to himself On the door was drawn by his own hand with course Colours but rudely an Emblem of his Work So likewise about the walls in his Chamber are several pieces of his painting differing from each other some of which are obscure and almost woren out Several fragments written by him are published in the said Theat Chem Brit. but therein are omitted Charnocks Poesie upon the white and red rose and verses on the Philosophers Dragon which eateth up her owne tale c. This Rosacrucian Charnock paid his last debt to nature in his house at Comadge and was buried within the precincts of the Church at Otterhampton near to Bridgwater 21. Apr. 1581. HENRY MARTEN commonly called Harry Marten son of Sir Hen. Mart. mention'd among these writers under the year 1641 p. 4. was born within the City of Oxford particularly as I conceive in the parish of S. John Bapt in an house opposite to Mert. Coll. Church then lately built by Hen. Sherburne Gent. and possess'd at the time of Harry's birth by Sir Henry his father After he had been instructed in Grammar learning in Oxon he became a Gent. Com. of University Coll. in the beginning of 1617 aged 15 years where and in public giving a manifestation of his pregnant parts had the degree of Bach. of Arts confer'd upon him in the latter end of 1619. Afterwards he went to one of the Inns of Court travelled into France and at his return his father found out a rich wife for him whom he married somthing unwillingly and therefore afterwards living a part from her and following other creatures she was for sometime distemper'd In the beginning of the year 1640 he was elected one of the Knights of Berks to serve in that Parliament that began at Westm 13. Apr and again tho not legally in Oct. to serve in that unhappy Parliament that began at the same place on the 3. of Novemb. following In which last Parliament he shew'd himself out of some little pique the most bitter enemy against the K. in all the House as well in action as speech for which being first reprimanded while the Presbyterians swayed therein was afterwards for the incontinence of his tongue committed Prisoner to the Tower of London but soon after released He was an enemy also to the Kingly Office and all belonging thereunto especially the Regalia which he caused to be sold for being authorized by the said Parliament about 1642 he forced open a great iron Chest within the College of Westminster and thence took out the Crown Robes Sword and Scepter belonging antiently to K. Edw. the Confessor and used by all our Kings at their inaugurations and with a scorn greater than his lusts and the rest of his vices he openly declared that there should be no further use of those toyes and trifles c. And in the jollity of that humour he invested George Wither an old puritan Satyrist in the royal habiliments who being crown'd and royally arrayed as well right became him did first march about the room with a stately garb and afterwards with a thousand apish and rediculous actions exposed those sacred ornaments to contempt and laughter Had the abuse been stript and whip'd as it should have been the foolish fellow possibly might have passed for a Prophet tho he could not be reckoned for a Poet. The said H. Marten was a taker of all Oaths whether that of Allegiance Covenant Engagement c. The last of which being by him taken he would by all means as the Independent Gang did make the Covenant an old Almanack out of date to the end that he and they might be rid of that tie of preserving his Majesties person and authority c. as the Presbyterians would with regret frequently say He was also an eager enemy against Lords Gentry Lawyers and Clergy and a
Laud Archb. of Cant. and a fourth upon Sir Hen. Spelman the Antiquary Verses on the return of K. Ch. 2 James Duke of York and Henry Duke of Glocester Lond. 1660. in 3 sh in folio Elegie on the death of Henry Duke of Glocester Printed 1660. in a fol. paper Wickham wakened or the Quakers Madrigall in rime dogrell Printed 1672 in one sheet in qu. Written while he was Mayor of Wycombe against a Practitioner of Phys who was a Quaker and took much from his practice He died on the 17 of March in sixteen hundred eighty and one and was buried in the middle of the north isle joyning to the Chancel of the Church of Gr. Wycombe before mentioned Over his grave was soon after a black marble stone laid with this inscription thereon Hic jacet Martinus Lluelyn eruditus Medicinae Doctor ex Aede Christi olim Alumnus saeviente Civilis belli incendio dum Oxonium praesidio muniebatur cohorti Academicorum fideli Praefectus erat adversus ingruentem Rebellium ferociam posteaquam sereniss Carolo secundo inter juratos Medicus Colleg. Med. Lond. socius Aulae sanctae Mariae dudum Principalis dein hujusce comitatus Irenarcha necnon municipii hujus semel Praetor Regiae authoritatis religionis Eccles Angliae legibus stabilitae strenuus assertor inconcussus amator celeberrimus insignis Poeta Qui res egregias sublimes pari ingenio facundia depinxit Bino matrimonio foelix septem liberos superstites reliquit Laetitiam Martinum ex priore Georgium Ricardum Mauritium Martham Mariam ex posteriore nuper amantissima conjuge Georgii Long de Penn Generosi filiâ Heu quam caduca corporis humani fabrica qui toties morbos fugavit ipse tandem morbo succumbit Anhelus doctorum proborum maximum desiderium Obiit xvii Martii MDCLXXXI annoque aetatis LXVI THOMAS CASE son of George Case Vicar of Boxley in Kent was born in that County became Student of Ch Ch. upon the recommendations of Tob. Mathew Archb. of York in the year 1616 aged 17 years or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts holy Orders preached for some time in these parts and afterwards in Kent at or near the place of his nativity At the turn of the times in 1641 he closed with them and being schismatically addicted he became an enemy to the Bishops and Liturgy a great Boutifieu and firebrand in the Church a leader and abettor of the pretended reformation and what not to vent his spleen to become popular in the City of London and so consequently to get preferment and wealth which before he wanted and therefore discontented About the same time he was made Minister of S. Mary Magd. Ch. in Milkstreet in Lond upon the sequestration thence of a Loyalist where it was usual with him at his invitation of the people to the Lords table for the receiving of the sacrament to say You that have freely and liberally contributed to the Parliament for the defence of Gods Cause and the Gospel draw near instead of You that do truly and earnestly repent c. To the rest he threatned damnation as coming unwillingly to the holy sacrament In 1643 he as a grand lover of the cause was made by ordinance of Parliament one of the Ass of Divines being then as before and after a frequent Preacher before the members of the said Parliament and about that time the Thursdays Lecturer at S. Martins in the Fields He was so zealous a Covenanteer also that he published a Sermon about the solemn League and Covenant advised all to take it and was angry with those that did not tho they understood it not He was during the War as most of the Brethren were a common Preacher of Rebellion Atlength he and they being cozened of their King and the designs they had upon him by the Independents he became a bitter enemy to that party plotted with Love Jenkyns c. and with the Scots to bring in his son K. Ch. 2 an 1651 Case being about that time Minister of S. Giles in the Fields near London but their Plot being discovered and Love the Corypheus suffering for the rest our author Case with his Brethren that were in the Conspiracy made a Petition to Oliver by way of acknowledgment and submission for what they had done In the year 1653 he made it his endeavours to be one of the Triers for the approbation of Ministers appointed by Oliver but was rejected yet when the Presbyterians began to lift up their heads in the latter end of 1659 upon the generous proceedings of General Monk he was constituted by Act of Parl. dated 14 of Mar. that year one of the Ministers for the approbation and admission of Ministers according to the Presbyterian way But that foppery being soon after laid aside he himself upon the coming out of the Act of Conformity an 1662 was laid aside also yet ever after so long as he lived he was not wanting to carry on the beloved Cause in Conventicles for which he sometimes suffer'd He hath written and published Several Sermons as 1 Two Serm. before the House of Commons on Ezek. 20.25 and on Ezra 10.2.3 Lond. 1642. sec edit 2 Gods rising his Enemies scattering before the H. of C. at their Fast 26 Oct. 1642 on Psal 68.1.2 Lond. 1644. qu. 3 The root of Apostasy and fountain of true Fortitude Thanksgiving Serm. before the H. of C. 9 Apr. 1644 for the great Victory given to Sir Will. Waller and the Forces with him against the Army of Sir Ralph Hopton on Dan 11.32 Lond. 1644. qu. 4 Deliverance-obstruction or the set-backs of Reformation Fast Serm. before the H. of Lords 26 Mar. 1646 on Exod. 5.22.23 Lond. 1646. qu. 5 A model of true spiritual Thankfulness Thanksgiving Serm. 19 Feb. 1645. for reducing the City of Chester by the Parl. forces under the command of Sir Will. Brereton on Psal 107.30.31 Lond. 1646. qu. 6 Spiritual whoredome discovered in a Fast Serm. before the H. of C. 26 May 1647 on Hosea 9.1 Lond. 1647. qu. 7 Serm. before the H. of C. 22 Aug. 1645 being the day appointed for the solemne Thanksgiving unto God for the Parliament forces their gaining of Bathe and Bridgwater Scarborough and Sherburne Castle and for the dispersing of the Club-men and the good success in Pembrokshire on Isa 43.14 Lond. 1645. qu. Other Sermons as 1 Gods waiting to be gracious unto his people together with Englands encouragements and cautions to wait on God delivered in certain Sermons at Milk-street in Lond. on Isa 30.18 Lond. 1642. qu. 3 Sermon on Ezek. 50.5 Lond. 1643. qu. 4 Jehosaphats caution to his Judges on 2 Chron. 19.6.7 Lond. 1644. 45. qu. This Sermon which I have not yet seen was preached if I mistake not in Aug. 1644 upon the occasion of a Court Martial From the Epistle before which and from the Sermon it self the Independents took great advantage and quoted it when the
dispersed THOMAS BROWNE eldest son of Th. Br. Gent. was born in S. Michaels Cheap or in the parish of S. Michael in Cheapside in London on the 19 of Nov. an 1605 educated in Grammar learning in Wykehams School near Winchester entred a Commoner of Broadgates Hall soon after known by the name of Pembroke Coll in the beginning of the year 1623 took the degrees in Arts as a Member of the said Coll entred on the physick line and practised that faculty for some time in these parts Afterwards he travelled beyond the Seas was made Doctor of Physick at Leyden and after his return he was incorporated in this University an 1637. About which time he by the perswasions of Tho. Lushington his somtimes Tutor retired to the City of Norwych where being setled he was much resorted to by Patients for his admirable skill in Physick which he practiced there with good success for many years was made Socius honorarius of the Coll. of Physitians at London and at length in the latter end of Sept. 1671. had the honour of Knighthood confer'd upon him by his Maj. Ch. 2 then at and near the City of Norwych He hath written Religio Medici Lond. 1642. c. oct in English Answerd in a book intit Medicus Medicatus written by Alex. Ross a Scot and had English Observations put on it about the same time by Sir Ken. Digby and Annotations by another Afterwards the book it self was translated into Latine by Joh. Meryweather M. A. of Cambridge and had latine annotations put to it by a certain German who subscribes himself L. N. M. E. M. Printed at Strasburgh 1652. in oct whose preface to it tells us that the book it self which is translated into French Italian Dutch German c. hath been much taken into the hands of curious and learned men who have read it with great delight See more there of the author Browne and of his Relig. Med. in the said translat Pseud Epidem Enquiries into very many received Tenents and commonly presumed truths or enquiries into common and vulgar errours Lond. 1646 in a little fol. There again 1650. and 57 c. The sixth edit in 1673 was enlarged by the author with many explanations additions alterations c. T was answer'd by the said Alex. Ross in his Arcana Microcosmi Or the hid secrets of mans body discovered c. Lond. 1652 oct c. And in a book written by Joh. Robinson M. D. entit Eudoxa seu questionum quarundam Miscelleniarum examen probabile c. Lond. 1656. oct The Reader may be pleased now to know that there hath been published under Dr. Tho. Brownes name a book bearing this title Natures Cabinet unlocked wherein is discovered the natural causes of Metalls Stones Pretious Earths c. Printed 1657 in tw A dull worthles thing stole for the most part out of the Physicks of Magirus by a very ignorant person a Plagiary so ignorant and unskilful in his rider that not distinguishing between Laevis and Levis in the said Magirus hath told us of the Liver that one part of it is gibbous and the other light And yet he had the confidence to call this scribble Natures Cabinet c an arrogant and fanciful title of which our authors Browne true humilitie would have no more have suffer'd him to have been the father than his great learning could have permitted him to have been the author of the said book For it is certain that as he was a Philosopher very inward with nature so was he one that never boasted his acquaintance with her Sir Tho. Browne hath written also Urn-burial or a discourse of Sepulchral Urns lately found out in Norfolke c. Lond. 1658. oct c. The Garden of Cyrus or the Quincunical Lozenge or Net-work plantations of the Antients artificially naturally mystically considered with sundry observations c. Printed with Urn-burial Certaine Miscellany Tracts 1 Observations upon several plants mention'd in Scripture 2 Of Garlands and coronary or garden-plants 3 Of the Fishes eaten by our Saviour with his Disciples after his resurrection from the dead 4 Answer to certain equeries relating to Fishes Birds Insects 5 Of Hawkes and falconry antient and moderne 6 Of Cymbals c. 7 Of ropalie or gradual verses c. 8 Of Languages and particularly of the Saxon tongue 9 Of artificial Hills mounts or burrowes in many parts of England 10 What place is meant by that name 11 Of the answers of the Oracle of Apollo at Delphos to Croesus King of Lydia 12 A prophecie concerning the future state of several nations 13 Musaeum Clausum or Bibliotheca abscondita c. All these were printed at Lond. 1686 in oct with the authors picture before them shewing him to have been an handsome man and an Epistle written by Dr. Tho. Tennison the publisher of them who saith that there is on foot a design of writing the authors life and that there are already some memorialls collected for that purpose by one of his antient friends and puts the Reader in expectation of receiving hereafter some other remaining brief Discourses among which is his Repertorium or some account of the Tombes Monuments c. in the Cath. Ch. of Norwich This learned and worthy Physitian whose works were published in fol. 1686 with his picture also before them died in his house in Norwych on the 19 day of Octob. in sixteen hundred eighty and two and was buried within the Railes at the East end of the Chancell in the Church of S. Peter in Mancroft within the said City Over his grave was a Monument soon after erected by his Relict Dame Dorothy who had been his affectionate wife 41. years with this inscription thereon M. S. Hic situs est Thomas Browne M. D. Miles An. 1605 Londini natus generosâ familiâ apud Upton in agro Cestrensi oriundus Scholâ primum Wintoniensi postea in Coll. Pembr apud Oxonienses bonis literis haud leviter imbutus in urbe hâc Nordovicensi Medicinam arte egregiâ faelici successu professus Scriptis quibus tituli Religio Medici Pseudodoxia Epidemica aliissque per orbem notissimus Vir pientissimus integerrimus doctissimus Obiit Octob. 19 an 1682. Pie posuit maestissima conjux D a Dor. Br. There is also an English Epitaph which for brevity sake I shall now pass by THOMAS TANNER son of a wealthy Citizen of London was born in the Parish of S. Matthew in Friday-street within that City an 1630 educated in Paules School and thence sent to Pembroke Hall in Cambridge where he took the degree of Bach. of Arts. Afterwards going to Oxon when the Visitours appointed by Parl. sate there he was incorporated in the said degree in Feb. 1650 and about that time was made one of the Fellows of New Coll. by the said Visitors In less than two years after he proceeded in Arts having some time before had the degree of M. of A. confer'd on him
questioning and censuring rebellious actions The running title of which in the Corollary it self is this Who can touch the Lords anointed and be guiltless 2 A singular Master-piece of furious Sedition preached Jan. 15. an 1642. on Psal 94.20 Printed with Disloyalty of Language questioned c. 3 The almighty his gracious token of love to his friend Abraham preached in the Cath. Ch. of Bristow 3 Jan. 1674 on Acts 7.8 former part Lond. 1676. qu. c. He died in sixteen hundred eighty and three and was buried in the north isle of the choire at Bristow over against the tomb of Sir Charles Vaughan Soon after was a flat stone laid over his grave with this inscription thereon Richardus Towgood S. T. B. obiit Aprilis 21. An. Dom. 1683. aetatis suae octogesimo nono Spes mea reposita est in caelis In his Deanery succeeded Sam. Crossman Bach. of Div. of Cambridge and Preb. of Bristow son of Sam. Crossm of Bradfield Monachorum in Suffolk who had it confer'd upon him by his Maj. in the beginning of May following He hath written and published several things as The young mans Monitor c. Lond. 1664. oct and several sermons among which are Two sermons preached in the Cath. Ch. of Bristol 30 Jan. 1679 and 30 Jan. 1680. being the days of publick humiliation for the execrable murder of K. Ch. 1. Printed at Lond. 1681. qu. Also A Serm. preached 23 Apr. 1680 in the Cath. Ch. of Bristol before the Gentlemen of the Artillery company newly raised in that City Pr. at Lond. 1680. qu. And An humble plea for the quiet rest of Gods ark preached before Sir Joh. Moore L. Mayor of Lond. at S. Mildreds Ch. in the Poultrey 5 Feb. 1681. Lond. 1682. qu. c. He died 4 Febr. 1683 aged 59 years and was buried in the south isle of the Cath. Ch. in Bristow After him followed in the said Deanery Rich. Thompson as I shall tell you elsewhere MATHEW SMALWOOD son of Jam. Smal. of Middlewick in Cheshire was born in that County became a Student in this Univ. 1628 aged 16 years Scholar of Brasn Coll. two years after took the degrees in Arts and left the University for a time In 1642. Nov. 1. he was actually created Master of Arts being then in holy Orders and a sufferer in those times if I mistake not for the royal cause After his Majesties restauration in 1660 he was actually created D. of D. by vertue of the Kings Letters for that purpose was about that time made a Dignitary and in 1671 Dean of Lichfield in the place of Dr. Tho. Wood promoted to the See thereof He hath published Several Sermons as one upon Gen. 5.24 another on Prov. 11.18 a third on Math. 5.34 c. All printed after his Maj. restauration He died at Market Bosworth in Leicestershire on the 26 of Apr. in sixteen hundred eighty and three being then there to attend the funeral of Sir Wolstan Dixey and was some days after buried in the Cath. Church of Lichfield In his Deanery succeeded Dr. Lancelot Addison of Qu. Coll. in Oxon. JOHN DURELL son of Jo. Durell of S. Hillary in the Isle of Jersey was born there entred a Student in Merton Coll. in the latter end of the year 1640 aged 15 years having then a chamber in S. Albans Hall but before he had spent two years there which was under Mr. Tho. Jones he left that antient house Oxford being then garrison'd for his Majesty and the Scholars in arms for him and forthwith retired to France where at Caen in Normandy he took the degree of Master of Arts in the Sylvanian Coll. 8. of July 1644. About which time he studied Divinity carried it on for at least two years at Samaur under the famous Divine and Writer Moses Amyraldus Divinity Reader in that University Afterwards he retired to his own Country continued there for a time among his Relations but at length being expuls'd thence with Monsieur Le Conteur and Dan. Brevint both born in Jersey our author Durell who was the first that left that place took his journey to Paris and there received Episcopal Ordination in the Chappel of the honorable and truly noble Sir Rich. Browne Knight his Majesties then Resident in France from the hands of Thomas Bish of Galloway after the Kings restauration of Orkney about 1651. So that being a native of Jersey ordained in France and by a Scotch Bishop doth make a certain Writer doubt whether he was Ecclesiae Anglicanae Presbyter as our author stiles himself in his books Soon after he resided at S. Maloes and acquainting his friends with the condition he was then in he was thereupon kindly invited by the reformed Church at Caen by an express on purpose to come there and become one of their Ministers in the absence of Monsieur Sam. Bochart the famous Orientalian Philologist and Critick author of Geographia sacra c. and of that Latin Letter to Dr. George Morley at the end of that book who was then going into Sweden Not long after the Landtgrave of Hessen having written to the Ministers of Paris to send to him a Minister to preach in French at his Highness's Court he was by them recommended to that Prince from whom likewise he received a very kind invitation by Letters which he kept by him to the time of his death But the providence of God not permitting him to go to either of those places he became at length Chaplain to the Duke de la Force Father to the Princess of Turein Monsieur Le Couteur being invited likewise at the same time to the reform'd Church of Caen and Brevint to another Church in Normandy where he was prefer'd to be Chaplain to the Prince of Turein Before I go any farther I must tell you that about 1642 the Duke of Soubize living near to the Court at Whitehall and finding it troublesome and sometime impossible by reason of his infirmities to go to the VValloons Church in the City of London had commonly a French sermon preached before him in his own house every Sunday This being found very commodious to the French living near thereunto it was thought convenient upon the death of the said Duke to set up a French Church about the Strand And it being in a manner setled that in the City did so highly resent it that ever after the members thereof did endeavour by all means possible to pull it down Upon the Kings restauration the French Church in the City addressed his Majesty to have the French Congregation at VVestminster broken and forbidden to assemble because it was not established by lawful authority That at VVestminster did present an humble suit to his Majesty that he would be pleased to continue it His Maj. upon consideration of the matter granted both their requests by breaking the Congregation at VVestm and by setting up a new Church under the immediate jurisdiction of the Bishop of London wherein divine Service
Father much against his humour and inclinations got to be Usher of Croyden Free-school in Surrey where he continued for about three years In which time he became acquainted with John Earl of Rochester who seemed much delighted in the mad ranting and debauched specimens of Poetry of this author Oldham Afterwards he was Tutor to the Grandsons of Sir Edw. Thurland a late Judge living in Surrey with whom he continued till 1681 and then being out of all business and employ he retired to the great City set up for a Wit and soon after became Tutor to a Son of Sir Will. Hicks near London where at his leisure hours by the advice and encouragement of Dr. Rich. Lower he applyed himself to the study of Physick At length being made known to that most generous and truly noble William Earl of Kingston he was taken into his patronage lived with him in great respect at Holme-Pierpont in Nottinghamshire where he made his last exit as I shall tell you anon This noted Poet hath written Satyrs upon the Jesuits in number four with a prologue written in the year 1679 upon occasion of the plot Popish Plot together with the Satyr against vertue and some other pieces by the same hand Lond. 1681. 82. oct The first Satyr is called Garnets Ghost c. which was printed against the authors consent Lond. 1679 in one sh in fol. The Satyr against vertue was committed to the privacy of two or three friends from whose hands it stole out in print against the authors knowledge Lond. 1679. qu. Some new pieces never before published viz. 1 Horace his art of poetry imitated in English 2 Paraphrase upon Horace Book 1. Ode 31. and Book 2. Ode 14. 3 The praise of Homer an Ode 4 Two pastorals out of Greek Bion. One in imitation of the Greek of Moschius bewailing the death of the Earl of Rochester the other in lamentation of Adonis imitated out of the Greek of Byon of Smyrna 5 Paraphrase upon the 137 Psalme 6 Paraph. on the Hymne of S. Ambrose ode 7 A letter from the Country to a friend in Town giving an account of the authors inclinations to Poetry in vers 8 Upon a Printer that exposed him by printing a piece of his grosly mangled and faulty All these were printed in one Vol. in oct at Lond. 1681. He wrot also a Satyr in Pindarique verse supposed to be spoken by a Court-Hector inserted in the Poems of John Earl of Rochester printed 1680. p. 115 Which is the same with his Satyr against Vertue before mention'd Poems and Translations Lond. 1683. oct Remains in verse and prose Lond. 1684. oct Which Remains consist of 1 Counterpart to the Satyr against Vertue in person of the author 2 Virg. Eclogue 8 the enchantment 3 Verses to Madam L. E. upon her recovery from a late sickness 4 El. on the death of Mrs. Catherine Kingscourt a child of excellent parts and piety 5 A Sunday thought in sickness 6 To the memory of his dear friend Mr. Charles Morwent a large Pindarique 7 To the memory of the worthy Gent. Mr. Harman Atwood Pindarique 8 Character of a certain ugly old Parson This last is the worst and most offensive of all the rest These Remains are usher'd into the world by the commendatory Poems of Joh. Dryden Esq Thom. Flatman Naham Tate Tho. Durfey Tho. Andrews and Tho. Wood of New Coll. There is also an Anonym with an Eclogue and another with an Epitaph on the Author As for Charles Morwent on whom the large Pindarique before mention'd was made which makes about the third part of the Remaines was born at Tetbury in Glocestershire his father being an Attorney there bred up in Grammar learning under Mr. Th. Byrton M. A. of Linc. Coll at Wotton under Edg in the said County became a Commoner of S. Edm. Hall in 1670 and Bach. of Arts four years after Soon after he retired to Glocester fell sick of the Small Pox died of it and was inter'd in the Cathedral there where there is a monument over his grave He was a handsome gentile and good natur'd man and very well beloved in the said Hall Our Author Oldham made also a little Poem to which Musick was set by a Doctor of that faculty bearing this title A second Musical Entertainment on Cecilia's day 22 Nov. 1684. The words by the late ingenious Mr. Joh. Oldham c. set to Musick in two three four and five parts Lond. 1685. qu. By Dr. Joh. Blow Master of the Children and Organist to his Majesties Chappel Royal. To conclude this most celebrated Poet died in the house of his munificent Patron at Holme Pierpont before mentioned in sixteen hundred eighty and three and was buried in the Church there Soon after was a monument put over his grave with this inscription thereon M. S. Jo. Oldhami Poetae quo nemo sacro furore plenior nemo rebus sublimior aut verbis felicius audax cujus famam omni aevo propria satis consecrabunt carmina Quem inter primos Honoratissimi Gulielmi Comitis de Kingston Patroni sui amplexus Variolis correptum heu nimis immatura mors rapuit in caelestem transtulit chorum Natus apud Shipton in agro Glocestrensi in Aula S. Edmunti Graduatus Obiit die Decembris nono An. Dom. 1683. Aetatis 30 ROBERT CROSSE son of Will. Crosse of Dunster in Somerseishire was born there or at least in that County became either Batler or Commoner of Linc. Coll. in Mich. term 1621 aged 16 years where employing his Studies in Philosophy and Disputation took the degree of Bach. of Arts. On the 14 of Dec. 1627 he was elected Fellow of the said Coll so that taking the degree of Master the next year he entred into holy Orders became a great Tutor and Aristotelian and much noted in the University for a learned man In 1637 he was admitted â—o the reading of the Sentences and being puritannically inclined sided with the Presbyterians in the beginning of the Civil Wars In 1643 he was nominated one of the Ass of Divines took the Covenant and sometimes sate among them and in 1648 submitting to the Parliamentarian Visitors he was named and appointed by the Committee for the reformation of the University to succeed Dr. Sanderson in the Kings Professorship of Divinity of this University but he refusing to accept it had soon after the rich Vicaridge of Great Chew near Pensford in Somersetshire confer'd on him So that resigning his Fellowship in 1653 he setled at Chew and in the next year he was constituted an Assistant to the Commissioners appointed by Parliament for the ejecting of ignorant and scandalous Ministers and Schoolmasters as they were then called by the Faction in Somersetshire In 1660 at the restauration of K. Ch. 2. he conformed and because there was no body to claim his Living he continued there to the time of his death While he remained in the University he was accounted a noted Philosopher and
great effects if ever it shall be retrieved upon the publick stock of the Nation c. A model of it tho lost was given by the inventor thereof to the Royal Society made with his own hand and it is at this day kept in the repository at Gresham College To conclude he was a person of an admirable inventive head of a prodigious working wit and of so great worth and learning that he was both fit for and an honour to the highest preferment He hath written Advice concerning the education of youth c. Lond. 1647. qu. Written to Mr. Sam. Hartlib under the two letters of W. P. Advice for the advancement of some particular parts of learning Lond 1648. written to Sam. Hartlib This title which I have received from a second hand may be for I have not yet seen it the same with the Advice before mentioned A brief of proceedings between Sir Hierom Zanchy and him with the state of the controversie between them Lond. 1659. in 2 or 3. sh in fol. The articles then put up against him relating to his actions in Ireland were 1 That he the said Doctor Petty had received great bribes 2 That he had made a trade of buying debenters in vast numbers against the statute 3 That he had gotten vast summs of money and scopes of land by fraud 4 That he had used many foul practices as Surveyor and Commissioner for setting out lands 5 That he and his fellow Commissioners had placed some debenters in better places than they could claim denying right to others 6 That he and his fellow Commissioners had totally disposed of the Armies security the debt still remaining chargeable on the state All which were according to the said Brief of proceedings cleared by Petty what the event of the matter was I cannot have Reflections upon some persons and things in Ireland by letters to and from him Doct. Petty with Sir Hierom Zanchy's speech in Parliament Lond. 1660. oct written mostly against his busie and envious Antagonist Zanchy of whom I shall speak elsewhere A treatise of taxes and contributions shewing the nature and measures of Crown-lands assessments customs poll-moneys lotteries benevolence c. Lond. 1662 and 67. in about 10. sh in qu. Discourse made before the Royal society 26. Nov. 1674 concerning the use of duplicate proportion in sundry important particulars Lond. 1674 in tw See in the Philosoph Transact nu 109. p. 209. A new Hypothesis of springing or elastique motions Printed at the end of the said Discourse An apparatus to the history of the common practices of Dying See in The Hist of the Royal Society written by Tho. Sprat Lond. 1667. qu. part 2. p. 284. c. Treatise or discourse about the building of Ships It was presented by the author in MS to the R. Society about 1665 contained in about a quire of paper of his own writing but William Lord Brounker President of the Council pertaining to that Society took it away and kept it in his possession till 1682 and after perhaps to the time of his death saying it was too great an Arcanum of state to be commonly perused The author tho he had no copy of it by him yet Dr. Rob. Wood who lived in Ireland had one Colloquium Davidis cum anima sua accinente paraphrasim in 104 psalmum de magnalibus dei Lond. 1679 in two sh in fol. This thing which is in latin Hexameter was composed by the author 25 of March 1678 under the name of Cassid Aureus Minutius Political Arithmetick or a discourse concerning the extent and value of land people buildings husbandry manufacture commerce fishery artizans seamen soldiers publick revenues c. as the same relates to every County in general and more particularly to the territories of his Majesty of Great Britain and his neighbours of Holland and France This was presented in MS by the author to his Majesty Ch. 2 and Sir Joseph Williamson had a copy of it but was not printed till Mich. term 1690 'T is in oct as the other volumes of Pol. Arithm. are Another Essay in political Arithmetick concerning the growth of the City of London with the measures periods causes and consequences thereof an 1682. Lond. 1683. 86 in 3 sh in oct Observations upon the Dublin-bills of mortality 1681. and the state of that City Lond. 1683 in 3. sh in oct He had also long before assisted or put into a way John Graunt in his writing of Nat. and Pol. Observations of the bills of mortality of Lond. Maps of Ireland being his actual survey of that whole kingdom These were printed in fol. 1685. and were then valued at 2 l. 10 s. in quires Essay concerning the multiplication of mankind Lond. 1686. oct With this was printed the second edit of Another Essay in Pol. Arith. c. Further observations upon the Dublin bills or accompts of the houses hearths baptismes and burials of the City Lond. 1686. oct Two Essays in Political Arithmetick concerning the people housing hospitals of London and Paris with observations on the Cities of London and Rome Lond. 1686. 7. oct Five Essays in political Arithmetick viz. 1. Objections from the City of Rey in Persia and from Monsieur Aurout against two former Essays answer'd and that London hath as many people as Paris Rome and Rouen put together 2. A comparison between London and Paris in 14 particulars 3. Proofs that in London within its 134. Parishes in the bills of mortality there live about six hundred ninety six thousand People 4. An estimate of the people c. Lond. 1687. oct A treatise of taxes and contributions particularly fitted for the state of Ireland Lond. 1691. qu. Printed in a book entit A Collection of three state Tracts c. Treatise of naval philosophy c. Lond. 1691 oct Qu. whether the same with the Treatise or disc about building of Ships before mention'd The Political Anatomy of Ireland c. Lond. 1691. oct Verbum Sapienti or an account of the wealth and expence of England c. Ibid. 1691. oct This is animadverted upon in a pamph intit A letter from a Gent. in the Country to his friend in the City c. Lond. 1692. qu. This learned Vertuoso Sir Will. Petty died in his house in Piccadilly-street almost opposite to S. James's Church within the liberty of Westminster of a Gangreen in his foot occasion'd by the swelling of the Gout on the sixteenth day of Decemb. in sixteen hundred eighty and seven whereupon his body was carried to Rumsey the place of his nativity and buried in the Church there near the bodies of his father and mother By his wife Elizabeth daughter of Sir Hardress Waller Kt and Relict of Sir Maurice Fenton he had issue two sons viz. Charles created Baron of Shelborne in Ireland soon after his fathers death and Henry and a daughter named Anne He had also a natural daughter more like to him than any other of his children who was an
there also and went on purpose out of curiosity to see and observe the passages at the Camp at Berwick at the fight at Newborne upon Tyne with the Scots at the Treaty at Rippon and at the great Council at York an 1640. Soon after when that Parliament called the Long Parliament began which was on the 3. of Nov. the same year he was chosen an Assistant to Hen. Elsing Clark of the Commons House by which means he was privy afterwards to all circumstances in their proceedings And both Houses having confidence in they sent their addresses by him to the King then at York being forced thither by their violent proceedings And it so fell out that he rode several times with that expedition between London and that City which is 150 miles that he performed the journey in 24 hours In 1643 he took the Covenant and was a great man among the Presbyterians and being near of kin to Sir Thomas Fairfax for his father and mother were Natives of Yorkshire of antient extract he became Secretary to him when he was made Generalissimo of the Parliament Forces in which Office he obtained or at least might have so done what wealth he pleased which might had he husbanded it well have supported his necessities in his last days In 1646 when the Garrison of Oxon was besieg'd by the said Generalissimo his help was somtimes required and when the Treaty for the delivery of it up for the use of the Parliament was in agitation he was often posting to London upon intermessages and fatigues till it was concluded In 1649 he attended his Master then Lord Fairfax with several great Officers of note to the University of Oxon where being all splendidly entertain'd by the then chief Members thereof of the Presbiterian and Independent perswasion he was actually created Master of Arts and at the same time he as a Member of Queens Coll was made one of the Delegates to take into consideration the affairs then depending between the Citizens of Oxon and Members of the said University After his Lord had laid down his Commission as General he took up his quarters for some time in Linc. Inn and being in great esteem by the men of those times he was in January 1651 constituted one of the Committee to consult about the Reformation of the Common Law In 1658 he was chosen a Burges for Berwick upon Twede near to which place he had received his first breath to serve in that Parliament called Richards Parl which began at Westm 27. Jan. the same year and again for the same place for that which commenc'd 25. of Apr. 1660 but for that which began in May 1661 he was not In Sept. 1667 at which time Sir Orl. Bridgman was made L. Keeper of the Great Seal he was by him made his Secretary and continuing in that Office so long as his Lord kept his he was then again in a capacity of enriching himself or at least to lay up some thing for a wet day Afterwards when the Popish Plot broke out and the Presbyterians and other discontented people began to be dominant he was elected Burges for the same place to serve in that Parl. which began 6. Mar. 1678 as he was afterwards for that which commenc'd 17. Oct. 1679 and for the Oxford Parl. that followed he being then as alwaies before esteemed no great friend to the Church of England and Prelacy After the dissolution of Oxford Parliament he lived very retiredly and obscurely within the City of Westminster but at length being committed prisoner for debt to the Kings bench he finished his course there as I shall anon tell you His works are these Historical Collections of private passages of State weighty matters in Law and remarkable proceedings in five Parliaments Beginning the 16 year of K. James an 1618 and ending the fifth year of K. Charles an 1629 digested in order of time Lond. 1659 fol. There again by stealth bearing the same date an 1675. When the author was fitting this book for the Press he made use of certain Manuscripts in the hands of Bulstr Whitlock one of Olivers Lords and when it was finished he presented it to the view of Oliver himself but he having no leisure to peruse it he appointed the said Whitlock to do it Jan. 1657 and accordingly running it over more than once he made some alterations in and additions to it After it was finished at the Press he dedicated the book to Richard Cromwel then L. Protector Historical Collections The second part containing the principal matters which hapned from the dissolution of the Parl. on the 16. of Mar. 4. Car. 1. 1628 9. until the summoning of the other Parliam which met at Westm 13. Apr. 1640 with an account of the proceedings of that Parl and the transactions and affairs from that time until the meeting of another Parl. on the 3. of Nov. following With some remarkable passages therein during the first sixth months c. Lond. 1680. in two vol. in fol. At the end of the last is a large Appendix containing Star-Chamber Reports for the years 1625. 26. 27 and 1628 Articles of Peace entercourses and Commerce with several other things The tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford L. Lieutenant of Ireland upon an impeachment of High Treason by the Commons assembled in Parliament in the name of themselves and all the Commons of England begun in Westm Hall 20. Mar. 1640 and continued before judgment was given until the 10. of May 1641 c. Lond. 1680. fol. To which is added a short account of some other matters of fact transacted in both Houses of Parl precedent concomitant and subsequent to the said tryal with some special arguments in Law relating to a bill of attainder But the publisher of the said Collections having as 't is said concealed truth endeavoured to vindicate the then prevailing distractions of the late times as well as their barbarous actions and with a kind of rebound to libel the government at second hand it pleased Joh. Nalson LL. D. of Cambridge to publish in vindication of the real truth An impartial Collection of the great affairs of State from the beginning of the Scotch Rebellion an 1639. to the murther of K. Ch. 1. c. Printed at Lond. in two vol. in fol. The first extending to the end of 1641. was printed an 1682 and the other to the said murther an 1683 both published by his Maj. special command c. Afterwards were Reflections made on the said Impartial Collection by Rog. Coke Esq a Descendant from Sir Edw. Coke the great Lawyer printed with his Treatises of the life of man c. Lond. 1685. fol. This Dr. Nalson who was an eminent Historian and otherwise well qualified hath written besides the former volumes 1 The Countermine or a short but true discovery of the dangerous principles and secret practices of the dissenting party especially the Presbyterians shewing that Religion is pretended but Rebellion is intended And
a Bishop and one promoted by Laud much about the time of whose death this Dr. Owen died also By his Will dated 14 Dec. 1644 and proved 12 of Dec. 1645 it appears that he was rich and possessed of several Lands which went I presume to Morgan Owen his brothers son He endowed the Free-school at Caermerthen where in his younger years he had taught with 30 l. per an charged upon the Impropriation of St. Ismaels in the said County about which time the present Fabrick of the said School was erected THOMAS HOWELL elder brother to Jam. Howell mention'd among the Writers under the year 1666 was born in Caermerthenshire admitted into Jesus Coll. of which he was Scholar and afterwards Fellow an 1604 aged 16 years or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a painful Preacher in these parts for a time and soon after elsewhere Afterwards he was made Chaplain in ord to K. Ch. 1 Rector of VVest Horsley in Surrey of S. Stephens in VValbroke near London D. of D. and Canon of VVindsore an 1636 in the place of Dr. Tho. Horne deceased But in the beginning of the Troubles he being forced thro vexation to leave S. Stephens tho by many accounted a puritannical Preacher and afterwards VVest Horseley his Maj. thereupon nominated him to the See of Bristow on the death of Dr. Tho. VVestfield in July 1644 and soon after was consecrated at Oxon Dr. Usher Primate of Ireland assisting then at the Ceremony This worthy person who was accounted a meek man and a good Preacher died in sixteen hundred forty and six whereupon his body was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Bristow near to the entrance out of the south isle into the Choire Soon after was a plain stone laid over his grave but no inscription thereon only Expergiscar One Mr. Thom. Howell published A sermon preached at the funeral of Sir Rob. Butler an 1622 3. Whether the same with him who was afterwards Bishop of Bristow I know not LEWES JONES was born in Merionithshire became a Student in this University in 15â—2 or thereabouts but in what house I cannot tell In 1569 he being then Bach. of Arts he was elected Fellow of Allsoules Coll. and about that time taking holy Orders went without the taking of any other degree in this University into Ireland where he was made Dean of Casshels and afterwards being nominated to the See of Killaloa in that Country was consecrated thereunto on the 23 of Apr. 1633. In 1641 when the rebellion broke out there and great miseries followed thereupon he retired to Dublin where dying on the second of Nov. in sixteen hundred forty and six aged 104 years was buried in the Church of S. Werburgh commonly called S. Warborough in the said City In the See of Killoloa succeeded Dr. Edw. Parry Father to John and Benjamin successively Bishops of Ossory and after him succeeded Dr. Edward Worth who dying at Hackney near London in the beginning of Aug. 1669 was buried on the sixth day of the same month in the Church of S. Mildrid in Breadstreet in London GEORGE ANDREW received his first breath in a Market Town called Daventry commonly Daintry in Northamptonshire became a Batler of Magd. Hall in Lent term an 1588 aged 15 years or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts as a member of that Hall and about that time holy Orders Afterwards journying into Ireland he was made Dean of Limerick and thence being advanced to the See of Ferns and Laighlin was consecrated thereunto in S. Patricks Church of which he was Chauntor near Dublin on the 14 of May 1635. In the beginning of the rebellion he was forced thence and retiring to London lived for some time there in an obscure condition At length he giving way to fate in the month of Octob in sixteen hundred forty and eight was buried in the Church of S. Clement Danes without Temple bar within the liberty of the City of Westminster In his Bishoprick succeeded Robert Price in the latter end of 1660 of whom mention shall be made hereafter LANCELOT BULKLEY the eleventh Son of Sir Rich. Bulk was born at Beaumarish in the Isle of Anglesie entred a Communer of Brasn Coll. in the beginning of 1587 aged 18 years where continuing till he was Bach. of Arts translated himself to S. Edm. Hall and as a member thereof he took the degree of Master in the same faculty an 1593. Afterwards he went into Ireland became Archdeacon of Dublin Doctor of Divinity there and at length Archb. of the said City to which being consecrated in the Church of S. Peter at Tredagh on the 3. of Oct. 1619 was soon after made by K. Jam. 1. Privy Counsellour of that Kingdom He lived to be spectator of the miseries that befell that Realm occasion'd by the rebellion that broke out in 1641 at which time securing himself in the City of Dublin escaped the malice of the Rebels and lived in a disconsolate condition several years after At length arriving to 82 years of age departed this mortal life at Taulaughta on the eighth day of Sept. in sixteen hundred and fifty whereupon his body being conveyed to Dublin was buried in S. Patricks Church there In his Archbishoprick succeeded Dr. Jam. Margetson sometimes of Peter House in Cambridge in the latter end of 1660 after the said See had laid void 10 years JOHN PRIDEAUX Rector of Exeter Coll and the Kings Professor of Divinity of the Univ. of Oxon was consecrated Bishop of Worcester in the month of Decemb. 1641 and died in Sept. in sixteen hundred and fifty under which year you may see more of him among the Writers p. 68.69 c. After his death the See lay void till the restauration of K. Ch. 2. and then Dr. George Morley succeeded as I have told you among the said Writers NATHANIEL CONOPIUS a Cretan born trained up in the Greek Church and became Primore to Cyrill Patriarch of Constantinople who for his religious life and conversation had a respect for him When the said Cyrill was strangled by the Visier the Grand Signior of the Turks being not then returned from the Siege of Babylon Conopius to avoid the like barbarity fled thence and went into England and addressing himself with credentials from the English Agent at Constantinople to Dr. Laud Archb. of Cant that worthy person sent him to Balliol Coll and allowed him a comfortable subsistance during his abode there Afterwards he became one of the Chaplains or Petty Canons of Ch. Church but whether he took a degree in this University I know not In the beginning of Nov. 1648 he was expelled the University by the Barbarians I mean the Parliamentarian Visitors and had nothing left to maintain him as a Scholar and Divine So that because of the barbarity of such who called themselves Saints he returned into his own Country among the Barbarians and was made Bishop of Smyrna commonly called Le
in a solemn chapter held by the Soveraign and certain of the Knights Companions of that most noble Order in the red room at Whitehall which Oath was administred to him by Seth Bishop of Salisbury Chancellour of the Garter one of the Officers of that order then kneeling on his Majesties left hand As to the exercise of his office of Norroy when he was Provincial K. of Armes for the northern parts of this Realm the books of his visitation of the several Counties under his charge remaining in the Coll. of Armes will sufficiently manifest his care therein as by taking exact notice of all collaterals viz. Uncles Aunts Brothers and Sisters in the descents there drawn Also by publickly disclaiming all such as did take upon them the titles of Esquire or Gentlemen without just right and truly registring the Armes of all such as could shew any justifiable right thereto His care also was manifested in defacing such Tablets of Armes as he found in any publick places which were fictitious and by pulling down several Atchievments commonly called Hatchments irregularly and against the law of Armes hung up in any Churches or Chappels within the precincts of his Province the particulars whereof are expressed in that large book in the Office or Coll. of Armes covered with russet leather and called the Earl Marshalls book Further also to vindicate the just rights of his said office he commenced a sute at the common law against one Randal Holme a Painter of the City of Chester who had boldly invaded the office of him the said Norroy by preparing Atchievments for the funeral of Sir Ralph Ashton of Middleton in the County of Lancaster Kt and giving directions for a formal proceeding at the solemnity thereof whereupon he had a verdict against him the said Holme at the general Assizes held at Stafford in March an 1667 and recovered good damages with costs of suit The titles of such books touched on before which are published under Sir Will. Dugdales name are these 1 Monasticon Anglicanum sive Pandectae caenobiorum Benedictinorum Cluniacensium Cisterciensium Carthusianorum à primordiis ad eorum usque dissolutionem ex Mss ad Monasteria olim pertinentibus Archivis turrium Lond. Ebor. c. Lond. 1655. and 82. fol. Adorned with the prospects of Abbeys Churches c. 2 Monastici Anglicani volumen alterum de Canonicis Regularibus Augustinianis scil Hospitaliariis Templariis Gilbertinis Praemonstratensibus Maturinis sive Trinitaniariis Cum appendice ad vol. primum de Caenobiis aliquot Gallicanis Hibernicis Scoticis necnon quibusdam Anglicanis antea omissis à primordiis c. Lond. 1661. fol. Adorned with the prospects of Abbeys Churches c. These two large volumes tho they were published under the names of Roger Dodsworth of Yorkshire and Will. Dugdale of Warwickshire yet the chiefest now of the Coll. of Armes have several times informed me that they were both collected and totally written by Dodsworth as the original which they had seen do testifie And Dr. Barlow hath several times told me that much about the time of death of Dodsworth they were offer'd to him to be bought that he might take some order to have them published Howsoever it is sure I am that Sir William did take great pains to have them published did methodize and order them correct them when at the press and made several indexes to them This Roger Dodsworth was the Son of Matthew Dodsworth Esq Registrary as I have heard of the Church of York by Elianor his Wife Daughter of Ralph Sandwith Esq was born on the 24 July 1585 at Newton Grange in the Parish of S. Oswald in Ridale in Yorkshire being the house and possessions of his Mothers Father but whether he was ever educated in any University I could never learn This Person who had a natural propensity to Histories and Antiquities began early to make collections of them especially such that related to Yorkshire and afterwards was much encouraged in his labours by Sir Thomas afterwards Lord Fairfax who for several years allowed him a pension He was a Person of wonderful industry but less judgment was always collecting and transcribing but never published any thing He died in the month of August 1654 and was buried in the Church of Rufford in Lancashire After his death the said Lord Fairfax took into his possession not only all the old Mss which he had obtained from several hands but also all his proper collections which he had written from Mss Leigher books evidences in the Tower at York in the custody of many Gentlemen not only in Yorkshire but other northern Counties as also his collections of monumental and fenestral inscriptions c. which being done he communicated them to Dr. Nat. Johnston a Physit of Yorkshire with hopes that he would extract from them and make and compleat a book of Antiquities of the West Riding of Yorkshire which he hath not yet done being as I have been informed weary of the work When the said Lord Fairfax died he bequeathed the said old Mss and collections which last amounted to 122 volumes at least to the publick Library in Oxon but were not conveyed thither till June 1673 which being then a wet season most of them took wet and had it not been for the author of this book who with much ado obtained leave of the then Vicechancellour to have them conveyed into the muniment room in the School-Tower purposely to dry them on the leads adjoyning which cost him a months time to do it they had been utterly spoiled The other books that Sir William Dugdale hath published are there 3 The Antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated from records leiger-books manuscripts charters evidences tombes and armes Beautified with maps prospects and portraictures Lond. 1656. fol. The foundation of tnis book which is his Master piece was laid on the collections of divers antiquities for the said County made and gathered by Sir Simon Archer Knight whom I have mention'd in the first vol. of this work p. 504 which Sir Simon dying at Warwick about the beginning of 1666 was gathered to the graves of his Fathers in Tamworth Church 4 The History of S. Pauls Cathedral in London from its foundation till these times extracted out of original charters records leâ—ger-books and other Manuscripts Beautified with sundry prospects of the Church figures of tombes and monuments Lond. 1658. in a thin folio 5 The History of imbanking and draining of divers fens and marshes both in foreign parts and in this Kingdom and of the improvement thereby Extracted from recordâ— Mss and other authentick testimonies Lond. 1662. fol. Adorned with several Cuts 6 Origines juridiciales or historical memorials of the English laws Courts of Justice forms of Trial punishment in cases criminal law writers law books grants and settlements of estates degree of Serjeant inns of Court and Chancery Also a chronologie of the Lord Chancellours and Keepers of the great Seal L. Treasurers Justices itinerant Justices of
more than what the King was pleased of his own bounty to confer upon him which was 100 l. per an in compensation of quadruple the loss he sustained This Person who hath been always an intimate friend and acquaintance as well of the antient Greek and Latine as of the choicest modern Poets both Italian French and Spanish hath written and translated 1 Medea a Tragedy Lond. 1648. oct translated from Lat. into English verse with annotations 'T is one of Seneca's Tragedies 2 Seneca's answer to Lucilius his Quaere why good men suffer misfortunes seeing there is a divine providence Lond. 1648. oct written originally in Lat. prose and translated into English verse It was dedicated by Mr. Sherburne to K. Ch. 1. during his captivity in the Isle of Wight which he was pleased most graciously to approve and accept of 3 Salmacis Lyrian and Sylva forsaken Lydia the rape of Hellen a comment thereon with several other Poems Lond. 1651. oct On which three translations as also annotations on each of them the most ingenious Thomas Stanley before remembred mention'd also in the Fasti 1640 did make an excellent copy of verses as also upon the mutual friendship between him and our author Ed. Sherburne the beginning of which is this Dear friend I question nor can I yet decide Whether thou more art my delight or pride 4 The Sphere of Marcus Manilius made an english Poem Lond. 1675. fol. 'T is adorned with Cuts and an account thereof is in the Philosophical Transactions num 110. p. 233. It was chiefly intended by its author for the use of the young Gentry and Nobility of the Land to serve as their initiation in the first rudiment of spherical learning 5 A Catalogue with a character of the most eminent Astronomers antient and moderne Which with other matters as first Of the Cosmical System secondly A Cosmographical-Astronomical Synopsiâ— c. are added by way of an Astronomical Appendix to The Sphere of Marc. Man before mention'd 6 Troades or the Royal Captives a Trag. Lond. 1679. oct Written originally in Lat. by L. An. Seneca englished with Annotations by Mr. Sherburne He had likewise laying by him another Trag. of Seneca Hippolitus and Phaedra long since by him translated with Annotations Which three Tragedies viz. Medea Troades and Hippolitus he endeavours to prove that they belong only to the Philosopher among all the rest that go under the name of Seneca The sixteenth Idillium of Theocritus in N. Tates Miscellanies is ascribed to him and perhaps other things in other books In 1682. Jan. 6. his Majesty K. Ch. 2 did in consideration of his great sufferings and the long and faithful services by him performed to his royal Father of blessed memory and to himself confer upon him the honor of Knighthood in his private Bedchamber at Whitehall having also suffered several indignities from the faction in the time of the Popish Plot who endeavoured to out him of his place for being as they supposed a Rom. Cath. After K. Jam. 2 had abdicated the Government and left the Nation he was outed for altogether and put to trouble So that whereas he before for 19 years together had suffered for his Loyalty to his Prince and had in some manner suffered after his restauration as I have told you before so now doth suffer upon account of his Religion being living near London in a retired yet cheerful and devout condition spending his time altogether in books and prayer Henry Sherburne younger Brother to Edw. before mention'd was then also Dec. 20. actually created Master of Arts He was soon after made Comptroller of the Ordnance in the Army of Ralph Lord Hopton but how long he continued in that employment I know not While he continued in Oxon he drew an exact ichnography of the City of Oxon while it was a Garrison for his Majesty with all the fortifications trenches bastions c. performed for the use of Sir Tho. Glemham the Governour thereof who shewing it to the King he approved much of it and wrot in it the names of the bastions with his own hand This ichnography or another drawn by Rich. Rallingson was by the care of Dr. John Fell engraven on a copper plate and printed purposely to be remitted into Hist Antiq. Vniv Oxon lib. 1. between p. 364. and 365. This Henry Sherburne who was an ingenious man was kill'd in a mutiny that hapned among some of the Soldiers in Oxon on the 12 of June 1646 Whereupon his body was buried the next day in the Chur. of S. Peter in the East in the said City January 16. In a Convocation then celebrated were these following persons actually created Masters of Arts by vertue of the Kings Mandamus then read viz. Henry Lord Seymour Son of Will Marq. of Hertford He was Knighted by his Maj. on the 17 of Jan. 1644. See among the Doctors of Phys an 1645. Sir John Stawell See among the Doctors of Physick this year Amiaâ— Paulet Esq Joh. Stawell Esq Mr. Edw. Stawell Rob. Hawley a Captain Francis Lord Hawley one of the Gent. of the Bedchamber to James Duke of York died 22 of Dec. 1684. aged 76 or thereabouts but whether Robert was nearly related to him I know not Joh. Stanhop He was Master of the Horse as it seems to the Marquess of Hertford George Strangwaies an Officer He was one of the antient and gentile family of his name in Dorsetshire Geor. Trimme Secretary to the Marq. of Hertf. Anth. Lightfoot Servant to Prince Charles Râ—g Sanders a Captain Rich. Knightley c. All which with others were lately come to Oxon among the forces under the conduct of the said William Marquess of Hereford In the same convocation were others also created by vertue of the Letters of the said Marq. soon after Chanc. of this Univ. which were then read The names of some of them follow Edw. Windham Esq Edw. Kirton Esq He was a Parliamentary Burgess for Milborne in Somersetsh to serve in the Parl. began at Westm 3. Nov. 1640 but leaving it because of the violent proceedings of the members thereof he retired to his Majesty at Oxon and late in the Parl. there 1643. Tho. Lower Esq He was also a Burgess for Eastlow in Cornwall but leaving the said Parliament he retired to Oxon and sate there I take this person to be the same who was Son and Heir of Sir W. Lower of S. Winnow in Cornw. Knight which Thomas dying a Bachelaur 5. Feb. 1660 was buried in the Parish Church of S. Clement Danes within the Liberty of Westminster as I have elsewhere told you ... Bampfield a Colonel Joh. Miller a Captain Hugh Windham Hugh Smith Franc. Chalk or Chock of Avington in Berks He was Knighted 26. Oct. 1643. All which with others did attend the said Marq. of Hertford when he came to Oxon. Feb. 1. Anth. Goslyng was then created by vertue of a dispensation pass'd in convocation Feb. 21. was another convocation celebrated and therein a
He was now Rector of Ibstock in Leycestershire where being always esteemed a great Royalist and Episcoparian was therefore forc'd thence by the faction So that flying to Oxon as an Asylum he was created Doctor of the Civil Law and often preached there He died at Ibstock I think an 1647. or thereabouts Daniel Vivian of New Coll. He was a Founders Kinsman and dying at Farndish in Bedfordshire an 1670 was there I suppose buried Brome Whorwood of Halton in Oxfordshire Esq sometimes a Gent. Com. of Trin. Coll. This person tho he stuck close to K. Ch. 1. in his necessities yet he did not to his son K. Ch. 2 after whose restauration he was several times elected Burgess for the City of Ox. He died in the Old Pallace Yard at Westminster 12 Apr. 1684 and was buried in the Church of Halton near to the grave of his father Sir Thom. Whorwood Kt leaving then behind him a natural son named Thomas begotten on the body of his servant named Catherine daugh of Thom. Allen of the Parish of S. Peter in the East in Oxon Baker Sir Thom. He le of Devonsh Bt. He was Burgess for Plimpton in the Parl. that began 13 Apr. 1640 and with Sir Joh. Hele both Lords of great Estates in their Country and Walt. He le of Winston did retire to his Majesty at Oxon adhere to him and thereby brought his Cause into great credit for the justness of it as also rich contributions thereunto and many forces to maintain it Will. Dowdeswell of Pembr Coll. This person who was accounted a learned man among those of his Society became Preb. of Worcester in 1660 in the place of Francis Charlet M. A. some years before that dead and had if I mistake not other Spiritualities in the Church In his Prebendship succeeded Dr. George Benson Archdeacon of Hereford an 1671. On the same day Nov. 1. were also created Doctors of the Civil Law Joh. Knotsford a Knight I think Joh. Wandeston Will. Atkyns Joh. Palmer and one Peachy or at least were permitted to be created when they pleased which is all I yet know of them Nov. 10. Will. Smith Esq sometimes a Gent. Com. of Trin. Coll. He was a Burgess for one of the Cinque-Ports called Winchelsey for that Parl. that began at Westm 3 Nov. 1640 but left it went to Oxon and sate in the Parl. there 1643. Dec. 20. Sir Tho. Manwaring Kt Recorder of Reading in Bâ—rks Hen. Moody sometimes a Gent. Com. of Magd. Hall I take this person to be the same with Sir Hen. Moody Bt son of Sir Hen. Moody of Garsdon in Wilts Knight and Baronet who was now in some esteem at Court for his poetical fancy The father who had been a well bred Gent died in 1630. Dec. 20. Tho. Thory Dec. 20. George Thorald Sir Joh. Heydon or Heyden Kt. Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance belonging to his Majesty He was of the family of the Heydens in Norfolk was as great a Scholar as a Soldier especially in the Mathematicks suffered much for his Majesties Cause and died in the Winter time an 1653. One Joh. Haydon Gent. was entred into the publick or Bodleian Library under the title of Juris Municipalis studiosas an 1627 Whether the same with the former I cannot tell I have made mention of Sir Christop Heyden who perhaps was father to Sir John in the first vol. of this work p. 278. Jan. 31. Edw. Lord Littleton Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Sir John Banks Kt. Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was actually created Doctor of the Civil Law the same day This worthy person was born of honest parents in Cumberland at Keswick as 't is said became a Commoner of Qu. Coll. in this University an 1604 aged 15 years left it before he took a degree entred himself a Student in Greys Inn in Holbourne near London where applying himself most severely to the study of the Common Law became a Barrester and a Counsellor of note In the 6 of Car. 1. he being then a Knight and Attorney to Pr. Charles he was constituted Lent Reader of that house and in the 7 of Car. 1. he was made Treasurer thereof In 1640. 16 Car. 1. he was made L. Ch. Just of the Kings Bench and soon after following his Majesty when he was forc'd by tumults from Westm he was made one of his Privy Council at Oxon and L. Ch. Just of the Com. Bench or Pleas where dying 28 Dec. 1644 was buried in the north trancept joyning to Ch. Ch. Cathedral See his Epitaph in Hist Antiq Vniv Oxon. lib. 2. p. 289. a. Sir Francis Crawley of Luton in Bedfordsh Kt one of the Justices of the Common Pleas was also then actually created Doct. of the Civ Law You may read much of him in the Memoires of the lives and actions of excellent Personages c. published by Dav. Lloyd M. A. Lond. 1668. fol. Sir Rob. Forster Knight one of the Justices of the Common Pleas was then also created He was the youngest son of Sir Thom. Forster Kt. one of the Justices of the Common Pleas in the time of K. Jam. 1 was after he had left the University a Student in the Inner Temple where he became a Barrester and Counsellor of note In the 7 of Car. 1. he was elected Summer Reader of that House in the 12 he was made Serjeant at Law and in the 15 of the said Kings Raign one of the Justices of the Kings Bench and about that time a Knight Afterwards he followed his Majesty to Oxon sate in the Parl. there as Sir Joh. Banks and Sir Franc. Crawley did suffered as other Royalists when the Kings Cause declined and compounded for his Estate After his Majesties restauration he was made L. Ch. Just of the Kings Bench 31 May 1660 and in Octob. following L. Ch. Just of the Common Pleas. He died on the fourth day of Octob. 1663 aged 74 years and was buried in the Church at Egham in Surrey where there is a comely monument in the wall over his grave in the body of the said Church Febr. 7. Sir Rob. Heath L. Ch. Just of the Com Pleas was then actually created Doctor of the Civ Law This noted and loyal person was born in the Parish of Eatonbridge in Kent and baptized in the Church there educated in the knowledge of the Common Law in the Inner Temple made Recorder of London 10 Novemb. 1618 in the place of Rich. Martin deceased Summer Reader of the same Temple in 1619 Sollicitor General in the year following being then of Micham in Surrey and Justice of the Peace for that County Attorney General in 1625 Serjeant at Law 1632 one of the Justices of the Common Bench in 1640 and two years after or more Lord Chief Just of the Common Bench or Pleas he being then with his Maj. at Oxon. He hath extant Objections in a Conference discoursed by the Lords and held by a Committee of both Houses against the
Rights and Privileges of the Subject 3 Apr. 4 Car. 1. Lond. 1641. qu. Upon the declining of the Kings Cause he fled beyond the sea being an excepted person by the Parliament and died at Caen in Normandy about the end of Aug. 1649 leaving then behind him a son named Edward who had his fathers estate restored to him after his Majesties return from his exile One Rob. Heath Esq wrot and published Clarestella together with other occasional Poems Elegies Epigrams and Satyrs Lond. 1650. in tw but what kin he was to Sir Rob. Heath the Judge or whether he was of this University I know not as yet Sir Sampson Emre Knight sometimes written Evers Serjeant at Law was created the same day This person who was the third son of Sir Franc. Ewre Kt Brother to Ralph Lord Ewre had been his Majesties Attorney Gen. in Wales was now with him in Oxon sate in the Parliament there and was afterwards a Sufferer for his Cause Rob. Holbourne a Counsellor of Linc. Inn was also created Doct. of the Civ Law the same day In 1640 he was chose Burgess for Michel in Cornwal to serve in that Parl that began at Westm 3. of Nov. the same year and on the 15 of Dec. following he argued two hours in the H. of Com. in justification of the Canons In 1641 he was Lent Reader of the same Inn and soon after leaving the Parl. because of their desperate proceedings he retired to his Maj. at Oxon sate in the Parl. there 1643 and in the latter end of that year was made the Prince's Attorney in the place of Sir Ric. Lane one of his Majesties Privy Council and a Knight In the latter end of 1644 he was present at the Treaty at Vxbridge in behalf of his Majesty as he was afterwards at that in the Isle of Wight About which time retiring to London he was forced to compound for his Estate but not permitted to abide in any of the Inns of Court He hath published The Reading in Lincolns Inn 28 Feb. 1641 upon the Statute of the 25 of Ed. 3. cap. 2. being the Statute of Treasons Oxon. 1642. in two sh in qu. and revived The transactions of the high Court of Chancery both by practice and president c. originally collected and written by Will. Tothill Esquire Feb. 7. Charles Roser Esq Feb. 7. Degory Collins Esq Sir Troylus Turbervill Kt was created the same day This most valiant person who was of the Turbervills of Moreden in Dorsetshire was afterwards Captain Lievtenant of the Kings Life-guard of Horse and was slain at his Majesties going from Newark to Oxon towards the latter end of August 1645. Sir Thom. Thynne Kt was also created the same day I take this to be the same Sir Thom. who was a younger son of Sir Thom. Thynne of Longleat in Wilts Kt and the same who was father by his wife the daughter of Dr. Walt. Balcanquall sometimes Dean of Durham to Thom. Thynne of Longleat who was murdered in the Pall-Mall at Westm. on the 12 of Feb. 1681. Feb. 21. John Penruddock of Compton-Chamberlaine in Wilts Esq was then being in the service of his Majesty actually created Doctor of the Civ Law and three days after had the honor of Knighthood confer'd upon him by his Majesty He was father to Colonel John Penruddock who when a youth at Blandford school and after when a Fellow Com. of Qu. Coll. in this University delighted in books when a man in arms which in his maturer years he willingly put on to redeem the liberties of three enslaved Kingdoms tho with the loss of his own life by the axe in the Castle of Exeter 16 May 1655. Let therefore all military men of Honour approach with devotion his altar-tomb and offer up their tributary tears as due victims to distressed valour Adrian Scrope of Cockrington in Lincolnshire Esq was actually created the same day This most valiant person who was son of Sir Jervais Scrope of the same place and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire 1634 did most loyally attend his Majesty at the fight at Edghill where receiving several wounds was left among the dead as a dead person there but recovered by the immortal Dr. Will. Harvey who was there but withdrawn under a hedge with the Prince and Duke while the battel was in its height 'T is reported that this Adr. Scrope received 19 wounds in one battel in defence of his Majesties Cause but whether in that fought at Edghill I cannot justly say it sure I am that he was made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of K. Ch. 2. an 1661. There was another Adrian Scrope a Soldier also but taking part with the Parliament became one of the Judges of K. Ch. 1. as I shall elsewhere tell you Feb. 21. Franc. Baker Esq Feb. 21. Edw. Bosworth Gent. Feb. 21. Tho. Bosworth Gent. Feb. 21. Joh. Wentworth Gent. Feb. 21. Thom. Morrys Gent. Mar. .... John Godolphin of Glouc. Hall This year but the month week or day when I know not being omitted by the Registrary was actually created Doctor of the Civ Law Rob. Levinz M. A. of Linc. Coll. now in arms for his Majesty and a very zealous person for his Cause He was son of Will. Levinz of Seukworth joyning to Botley near Abendon in Berks who exercised the trade of Brewing in the Parish of S. Peter in the Baylie within the City of Oxon and he the son of Will. Levinz sometimes Alderman and Apothecary of the said City This Robert who was afterwards a Captain did considerable service according to his capacity but upon the surrender of the Garrison of Oxon to the Parliament he betook himself to his book again as some hundreds of Scholars did that had bore arms After the murder of K. Ch. 1 he engaged himself for his son received a Commission from him for the raising of Forces and blank Commissions for divers Officers But he being at length discovered by certain inquisitive persons employed purposely to find out plots against the State he was hurried before a Court-Marshal where acknowledging their allegations against him and the justice of his Cause was by them sentenced to be hang'd Whereupon he was hurried away in a Coach from the Mewse guarded by a Troop of Horse to the Exchange in Cornhill where he was executed about noon on the 18 of July 1650 aged 35 years leaving a widow behind him daugh of Sir Peregrin Bertie son of Robert Earl of Lindsey These things I here set down because the said Dr. Levinz was afterwards numbred among the Loyal Martyrs Doct. of Phys From the 1 of Nov. to the 31 of Jan. were more than 20 Doctors of Physick actually created of which number were these that follow Nov. 1. Sir Rich. Napier Kt originally of Wadh. Coll afterwards Fellow of that of Allsoules was then actually created Doctor of Phys This person who was Nephew and Heir to Rich. Napier Rector of Linford in Bucks a younger son of Sir Rob. Napier of
at Oxon an 1646 he spent some years in the family of Sir Will. Walter of Sarsden in the Parish of Churchill in Oxfordshire who with his Lady were great lovers of Musick At length upon the desire of Mr. Tho. Barlow of Qu. Coll. then Lecturer at Churchill made to his quondam Pupil Dr. Joh. Owen Vicechancellour of this University he was constituted Musick Professor thereof an 1656 which with other helps from some Royalists in these parts he having then a Lodging in Ball. Coll. found a comfortable subsistance Upon the return of K. Ch. 2. to his Dominions he was restored to his places belonging to his Majesty and was made one of the Choire at Westminster All which he kept to his dying day He hath published 1 Psalterium Carolinum The devotions of his sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings rendred into verse seâ— for three Voices and an Organ or Theorbo Printed about 1656 in fol. 2 Cheerful Ayres or Ballads first composed for one single Voice and since set for three Voices Oxon. 1660. qu. in 3 vol then usher'd into the world by certain Poets of this University 3 Ayres for a Voice alone to a Theorbo or Bass-Viol c. These are in a book intit Select Ayres and Dialogues Lond. 1653. c. fol. In which book are besides Dr. Wilson's labours the compositions of several Masters of Musick viz. of Dr. Charles Colman Henry and Will. Lawes Will. Webb Nich. Laniere or Laneare an Italian one of the private Musick to K. Ch. 1 and an excellent Painter who died about the beginning of the rebellion Will. Smegergill alias Caesar Edward Colman and Jeremy Savile 4 Divine Services and Anthems the words of one of which are extant in James Clifford's Collection of Divine Services and Anthems c. Lond. 1663. oct p. 235. But above all things that our Author Wilson hath published is highly valued by curious men a Manuscript of his framing containing Compositions partly to be play'd on the Lute but chiefly on a Treble or Bass set to several Odes in the first book and in others of Horace on some part of Ausonius Claudian Petronius Arbiters Fragment Statius c. This book which is in folio bound in Russia leather with silver clasps he gave to the publick Library at Oxon before his Majesties restauration but with this condition that no person should peruse it till after his death 'T is in the Archives of the said Library numb 102 and hath several copies of verses put before it or in the beginning made in praise of the author and the book One of the copies being made by that excellent Latin Poet Hen. Birkhead of All 's Coll was afterwards remitted into his book intit Poematia c. Oxon. 1656. p. 122.123 This Dr. Wilson who was a great Humourist and a pretender to Buffoonry died in his house at the Horse Ferry within the Liberty of Westminster on the 22 day of Febr. 1673 aged 78 years ten months and 17 days whereupon his body was buried in the little cloyster belonging to the Abbey Church of S. Peter within the said City of Westm He did often use to say for the honour of his Country of Kent that Alphonso Farabosco was born of Italian Parents at Greenwich and Joh Jenkâ—ns at Maidstone both highly valued and admired not only in England but beyond the Seas for their excellent compositions in Musick especially for Fancies The last was living 10 years or more after the restauration of K. Ch. 2 but we have not yet his picture in the Musick School as that of Dr. Wilson hanging near to that of Nich. Laniere before mention'd Doct. of Law Apr. 6. Will. Pleydell Esq He was a Burgess for Wotton Basset in Wilts to serve in that Parliam which began at Westminster 3 Nov. 1640 but leaving it afterwards retired to Oxon and sate there .... Lloyd was created the same day and admitted into the house of Congreg and Convocation His christian name I cannot yet learn or in what Coll. or Hall in this University or in that of Cambridge educated May 1. George Boncle or Bonkley of Greenwich in Kent Esq On the 30 of Jan. following he received the honour of Knighthood being about that time Deputy-Governour of the Garrison of Oxon but afterwards being taken by the Forces belonging to the Parliament he was committed Prisoner to Lambeth house where he shortly after expired He had before obtained great fame for his valour and activity in the relief of Basing house in Hampshire June 10. Sir Thom. Blackwell of Mansfield Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire Kt. He had lately at his own charge raised many men and arms for his Majesties service and had fought most valiantly in divers battels for him He afterwards suffer'd much for the royal Cause and compounded for his Estate June 12. Henr. Bate He was admitted and actually created Doct. of the Civ Law by vertue of the Letters of the Chancellour of the University and of those of the Marquess of Newcastle which say that he had paid his fees already by the large contribution he hath given to his Majesty in his service and losses sustained by the Rebels c. Jul. 10. Sir Robert Fenne Kt. Nov. 4. Rob. Cary M. A. lately of C. C. Coll. in this University He was Kinsman to the Marquess of Hertford Chancellour thereof This year was actually created Doct. of the Civ Law Sir James Ware of Ireland Kt as his son hath by his letters informed me but the day or month he cannot tell neither doth it appear in the acts of the publick Register this or in the year following because omitted as it seems among many that were actually created in several degrees from the 1 of Nov. 1642 till the surrender of Oxon 1646. This worthy person Sir Jam. Ware who by his pen hath done admirable service for the credit of the Irish Nation I desire the Reader by the way if not too tedious to take these observations of him following He was born in Castle-street within the City of Dublin about two of the clock in the morn of the 26 of Novemb. an 1594. His father was Sir Jam. Ware Kt sometimes Secretary to two of the Lords Justices or Deputies of Ireland and afterwards Auditor General of that Kingdom who finding his said son to make early advances towards learning spared neither cost or labour to encourage him therein At 16 years of age he caused him to be entred a Student in Trinity Coll. at Dublin where making great proficiency in his studies was in less than six years made Master of Arts. In 1629 or thereabouts he received the honour of Knighthood from Adam Lord Viscount Ely and Rich. Boyle Earl of Cork they both being at that time Lords Justices of Ireland and in 1632 he became upon the death of his father Auditor General of Ireland Notwithstanding which place of trouble as well as of profit and the cumbrances of marriage he wrot and published several books the titles of which
dignified with the Deanery of Durham which he held a few months and afterwards of S. Pauls which he enjoyed three years tho either of them too short a season yet discharged both with singular care and fidelity living and dying a Batchellour and strictly chast and sanctimonious both in soul and body And being much debilirated by a long and lingring consumption here he rests in the Lord and deposits his last remains among those ruinous ones of S. Pauls Church being confident of the resurrection both of the one and other He died in the 53 year of his age and of our Lord 1664. Reader if thou desirest to know more of this reverend Church-man go home and learn by the conspicuous copy of his sincere devotion what it is to be a true Christian indeed After his death succeeded in the Deanery of S. Pauls Dr. Will. Sancroft Dean of York in Oct. or thereabouts in 1664. Doct. of Law Apr. 16. Colonel Will. Legge Governour of the Garrison of Oxford He was afterwards one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber to K. Ch. 1. and 2. Apr. 16. Colonel George L'isle Governour of the Garrison of Faringdon in Berkshire On the 21. of Dec. following he had the honour of Knighthood confer'd upon him being then as 't is said Master of the Kingsâ—Houshold and highly valued for his great valour and prudent conduct in martial affairs This person I take to be the same with the most magnanimous Sir George L'isle who was afterwards deeply engaged in that as honorable as unfortunate expedition of Kent Essex and Colchester an 1648 in which last place he with the Forces under him for his Majesty being besieged by Fairfax the Parliament General and those under his conduct he was after the surrender thereof shot to death in cold blood with the most renowned Sir Charles Lucas on the 28 of Aug. the same year At which time they being both obscurely buried their funeral was afterwards viz. on June the 7 an 1661 with great solemnity celebrated at Colchester by the loyal Inhabitants thereof and Gentry adjoyning The particulars being too many for this place must for brevity sake be now omitted Apr. 22. Colonel Will. Leighton who hath this character given of him in the publick register fide fortitudine pro Principe pro Patria insignis was actually created with due solemnity on that day in Convocation He was descended from or at least near of kin to Sir Will. Leighton Kt an excellent Musitian author of a Poetical piece entit Vertue triumphant or a lively description of the four Cardinal vertues Published in 1603 and dedic to K. Jam. 1. See more of him in the first vol. p. 342. Nov. 28. Sir Thomas Gemham Kt sometimes a Gent. Com. of Trin. Coll. in this University now Governour of the Garrison of Oxford was actually created in the House of Convocation with very great solemnity At which time the Vicechancellour spoke a short and pithy speech to the assembly before he was presented shewing to them the holiness of his life and conversation the invincibleness of him and his party at York and Carlile of which Cities he was successively Governour and tho brought to famine and pestilence yet yielded neither but upon honourable conditions c. This right valiant and prudent commander was the Son of Sir Hen. Glemham of Little Glemham in Suffolk Kt by Anne his Wife eldest Daugh of Sir Thomas Sackvile Knight Earl of Dorset and after he had thrown off his gown betook himself to the German Wars then the great nursery for English Gentlemen where gaining much experience was made fit for the service in the Wars at home In 1639 he was a Lieutenant Col. in the regiment of the Earl of Arundell in the Scotch expedition then undertaken as also in the next if I am not mistaken that was took in the year following Afterwards taking part with his Majesty against his rebellious Subjects in England did him admirable service in the Garrisons before mention'd and was highly venerated by all military Men. When he died I cannot justly say sure I am that by his last Will and Test dated 22. Jan. 1647 and proved 13 Mar. 1649 he appointed his younger Brother Dr. Hen. Glemham his Executor who caused his body to be buried at Little Glemham before mention'd as I have been enformed by some of his relations Doct. of Phys May 6. Adrian Metcalfe Bach. of Phys was then created Doct. of that faculty In 1642 Nov. 1. he was actually created M. of Arts and perhaps is the same but mistaken by the Registrary with Franc. Metcalf created Bach. of Phys an 1643 as before 't is told you Aug. 12. the most noble ... Seymour was then actually created and admitted to give his suffrage in the house of Congregation and Convocation Whether this person be the same with Henry Lord Seymour who was created M. of A. an 1642 as I have before told you I know not nor yet to the contrary but that he may be Robert Seymour another Son of William Marquess of Hertford who became a Noble man of Christ Church an 1635. aged eleven years Oct. 30. Edward Buckoake Bach. of Phys was created Doctor by vertue of the Chancellours letters which say that his Majesty hath thought him worthy to serve his Highness Prince Charles in the place of Physitian and therefore that he might be the more capable of that honour he desires that the Convocation would confer on him the honour of Doctor of Physick c. He was afterwards a Physitian of some note in Yorkshire Doct. of Div. July 10. Edward Aylmer or Elmer M. A. of Queens Coll. in Cambridge was created D. D. by vertue of the Letters from the Chanc. of the University and Prince Rupert This person who was Grandson to John Aylmer or Elmer sometimes Bishop of London being forced from his station by the barbarities of the Presbyterians took refuge in Oxon and under the said Prince He had a kinsman named Joh. Aylmer Rector of Bletneso and Melchbourne in Bedfordshire before the Civil Wars broke out who was Son of Tobell the fifth Son of the said Bishop Aylmer Dec. 17. Philip King was then actually created D. of D. This person who was a younger Son of Dr. John King sometimes Bishop of London was originally a Student of Ch. Ch. afterwards Orator of the University Rector of S. Botolphs Church near Billingsgate in London Prebend of S. Pauls Cathedral Church and Archdeacon of Lewes But being sequestred of S. Botolphs and forced to fly by the faction he took sanctuary at Oxon lived afterwards in a retired condition till his Majesties return at which time being restored to what he had lost lived for some time in a quiet and sedate repose At length paying his last debt to nature on the 4 of March 1666 was buried at Langley in Bucks where he had a Sister married to Sir Rich. Hobart Besides this Ph. King I find another of Cambr. who was incorporated M.
disconsolate and relegated place to walk two miles at least in length containing but a few paces in breadth either in the company of the Governour of the said Castle or in that of Captain Reynolds an Officer therein beside Harrington while he was there and Herbert who according to their duties did always attend him That which made some amendments was a fair and uninterrupted prospect a good way into the Sea a view into the Isle of Wight one way and main Land the other with the sight of Ships of all sizes daily under sail with which his Majesty was much delighted In this Castle his Majesty continued from the evening of the 30 of Nov. till the 21. of Dec. following an 1648. and what hapned in that interval I have partly told you in Jam. Harrington among the Writers under the year 1677. p. 437.438 About the 15 of the said month of Dec. Major Harrison came late at night with orders for the removal of his Majesty thence lodged there two nights and went away without seeing the King or speaking with any of his Attendants Two days after L. Col. Cobbet before mention'd came and acquainted his Majesty with the orders he had received for his remove thence to Windsore Castle forthwith The King told him he was more kind at that time than he was at Newport when he would not gratifie him or any other the knowledge of the place he was to go to Windsore was the place he ever delighted in and 't would make amends for what at Hurst he had suffer'd All things in short time being made ready he bad solitary Hurst adieu and having pass'd the narrow passage before mention'd which reaches well nigh from Hurst to Milford three long miles there appeared a party of Horse belonging to the Army who had then their Winter quarter at Lindhorsh and were ordered to convoy the King to Winchester but going first to Ringwood then through the New Forest to Rumsey went thence to the said City At his entrance therein the Mayor and Aldermen of the City did notwithstanding the times receive the King with dutiful respect and the Clergy did the like During his short stay there the Gentry and others of inferiour rank flock'd thither in great numbers to welcome his Majesty and out of zeal to pray for his enlargement and happiness with which the King was much satisfied and was pleased to give his hand to many of them to kiss Thence his Majesty rode to Alton and so to Alresford while the Inhabitants round about made hast to see his Majesty pass by and to pour forth their prayers for his preservation From thence he went to Farnham 'twixt which two Towns Major Harrison met him with a party of Horse to convey him to Windsore See more before in Thomas Harrison among these creations Bach of Phys May 19. Thomas Trapham Chyrurgion to the General of the Parl. Army was then actually created Bach. of Physick while the said General Cromwell and the aforesaid Officers were seated in their Gowns in the Doctors seats This person who was Son of John Trapham of Maidstone in Kent and had been licensed by the University to practice Chyrurgery an 1633 did practice it in these parts for some time before the grand rebellion broke forth Afterwards he turned tail for profit sake practiced in the Parliament Army and became a bitter enemy to his Majesty K. Ch. the first to whose body after his decollation in the latter end of Jan. 1648 he put his hand to open and embalm and when that was done he sewed his head to his body and that being done also he said to the company then present that he had sewed on the head of a Goose Afterwards he was Chyrurgeon to Oliver Cromwell at the fight at Worcester against K. Ch. 2 was a great man among his party and got what he pleased After his Majesties return he retired to the fanatical Town of Abendon in Berks practiced there among the Brethren and dying an absolute Bigot for the cause in the latter end of Dec. 1683 was buried on the 29 of the same month in the presence of a great number of Dissenters in the Church yard of S. Helen there close under one of the windows of that Church One of both his names and his Son as it seems I shall elsewhere mention Nov. 14. James Ward was actually created by the favour of Fairfax the General This person who was lately made Fellow of Magd. Coll. by the Visitors I have mentioned among the Incorporations an 1648. Jan. 14. Edm. Scrope eldest Son of Col. Adrian Scrope mention'd among the Creations of Bachelaurs of Arts this year was created by order of the Delegates of this University This ingenious and most comely Gentleman who had by the endeavours of his Father been made Fellow of All 's Coll. by the favour of the Committee and Visitors was afterwards Keeper of the Privy Seal in the Kingdom of Scotland He died much lamented by those that knew him in 1658 or thereabouts and was buried with solemnity by two or more Officers of Armes at Ch. Ch. alias the Grey-friers within Newgate in London Bach. of Div. May 19. Matthew Barten sometimes Mast of Arts of New Inn now a sturdy zealous and dayly Preacher up of the blessed cause in the Parliament Army was actually created Bach. of Div while the General Lieut. General and Officers were sitting in their respective stalls It was the pleasure then of Fairfax and Cromwell that George Sikes Jam. Baron Joh. Dale and Josh Cross all zealous and doughty Brethren for the said cause might be created Bachelaurs of Div. when they pleased June 8. George Sikes was created in a Convocation then held This person who was Son of George Sikes of Lutterworth in Leycestershire was originally of S. Johns Coll a Servitour I think and as a member of it he took the degrees in Arts. Afterwards siding with the faction he became a Presbyterian a Covenantier an Independent was made Fellow of Magd. Coll by the Com. and Visitors where he had his share of the old gold or spurroyals belonging to that house went away with and never restored them again as others did and took the Engagement became a great admirer and follower of Sir Hen. Vane junior and therefore esteemed by the generality an Anabaptist Fifth-monarchy man and a Hodg-podge of religions He hath written The life and death of Sir Hen. Vane Knight or a short narrative of the main passages of his earthly pilgrimage Printed 1662 in qu. 'T is a most canting and enthusiastical piece and the effects rather of a craz'd than setled brain And instead of giving the Reader an account of the birth extract breeding actions c. of that Knight usually called Sir Humerous Vanity he puts the Reader off with his such as 't is Divinity What else he hath written I know not nor any thing besides of the person only that he was a great encourager of Henry Stubbe in
thus Mr. Waterhouse went over into Ireland as Physitian to the Army there of whose diligence fidelity and abilities I had much experience while I was there He constantly attended the Army and had to my knowledge done very much good to the Officers and Soldiers by his skill and industry Whether this Joh. Waterhouse hath published any-thing I know not sure I am that Edw. Waterhouse Esq of the same family hath in order to which he had spent some time as a Sojourner in Oxon for the sake of the public Library in the time of Oliver He hath written A discourse and defence of Arms and Armory shewing the natures and rises of Arms and Honour in England from the Camp the Court the City c. Lond. 1660. oct and wholly composed as Sir Will. Dugdale hath enformed me a book intit The Sphere of Gentry deduced from the principles of nature An historical and genealogical work of Arms and Blazon in 4 books Lond. 1661. fol published under the name of a busie and pragmatical person called Sylvanus Morgan an Arms-Painter living sometimes near the Old Exchange in London 'T is a rapsodical indigested and whimsical work and not in the least to be taken into the hands of any sober Scholar unless it be to make him either laugh or wonder at the simplicity of some people This Edw. Waterhouse Esq one of the Royal Society and a cock-brain'd man who hath published other things as the Bodleian Catalogue will tell you did afterwards by the perswasion of the Archb. of Canterbury take holy orders on him and became a fantastical Preacher He died near London an 1671. An. Dom. 1651. An. 3 Car. 2. Chanc. Oliv. Cromwell Gen. of the Parliament Forces now on foot in England Vicech Dr. Greenwood again Nov. 6 nominated and recommended to his Office by the Chancellours Letters dat 2. Octob. this year Proct. Matth. Vnit of Trin. Coll. Apr. 9. Sam. Lee of Wadh. Coll. Apr. 9. The junior Proctor being not of sufficient standing in the degr of Master for the taking on him the Procuratorial Office at which time he was elected by the Society of his Coll the Visitors dispensed with it by their order dat 22 Mar. 1650. Bach. of Arts. Oct. 16. Rowl Stedman lately of Balâ— now of Vniv Coll. Feb. 10. Benj. Parry of Jes Coll. The last of these two was afterwardâ— of C. C. Coll. and at lâ—â—gth Bishop of Ossory Feb. 13. Nathan Hodges of Ch. Ch. Feb. 13. Hen. Thurman of Ch. Ch. Feb. 13. Edw. Veel of Ch. Ch. The first of these three was afterwards an eminent Physitian in London and the last whom I shall mention among the Masters 1653 a Nonconformist and both as I presume now living Feb. 28. Joh. Cawley lately of Magd. Coll now 1651 Fellow of that of All 's See among the Doctors of Div. in 1666. Mar. 2. Tho. Woâ—lnough of Magd. Hall 16. Thom. Vincent of Ch. Ch. Adm. 112. ☞ But one Bach. of Law was admitted this year Mast of Arts. May 29. Daniel Greenwood of Brasn Coll. This person who was son of Joh. Greenwood was born at Sowerby in the Vicaridge of Halyfax in Yorksh became Scholar of Christs Coll. in Cambr. an 1645 or thereabouts where spending as much time as made him capable for the degree of Bach. of Arts went to Oxon and by the endeavours of his Uncle Dr. Dan. Greenwood Principal of Brasn Coll was made Fellow of that House in 1648 in which year several of the antient Fellows thereof were ejected for their Loyalty In 1653 he became Rector of Steeple Aston near Dedington in Oxfordshire by the presentation thereunto of the Princ. and Fellows of his Coll. and wrot and published 1 Sermon at Steeple-Aston in Oxfordshire at the funeral of Mr. Franc. Croke of that place 2 Aug. 1672 on Isay 57.1.2 Oxon. 1680. qu. 2 Serm. at the funeral of Alex. Croke of Studley in Oxfordsh Esq buried at Chilton in Bucks 24 Oct. 1672 on 2 Cor. 6. ver 7.8 Oxon. 1680. qu. He the said Dan. Greenwood died suddenly of an apoplexy at Woodstock an 1679 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Steeple-Aston before mention'd near to the body of his Uncle Dr. Dan. Greenwood Over his grave is a table of marble fix'd to the north wall of the said Chancel containing an Epitaph for the said Doctor and another for this his Nephew Which last runs thus Heic etiam deponuntur reliquiae rev viri Danielis Greenwood hujus Ecclesiae per anno xxv Rectoris qui singulari erga Deum pietate pauperes munificentia omnibus quibus innotuit humanitate feliciter decurso hujus vitae stadio in caelest Patriam festinans tristi sui desiderium moriens reliquit Octob. xiv an Dom. MDCLXXIX aet suae LI. May 29. Rich. Adams of Brasn Coll. He was a Ministers son in Worral in Chesh and originally of Cambridge where he was examined and admitted in Arts 26 Mar. 1644. Afterwards he went to Oxon when the Garrison thereof was surrendred to the Parliament was admitted a Student of Brasn Coll. 24 Mar. 1646 aged 20 years and soon after made Fellow thereof In 1655 he left his Fellowship being about that time beneficed in Breadstreet in London and in 1662 he was removed for Nonconformity from which time to this he hath continued a Nonconformist Preacher and now liveth if I mistake not in Southwark Under his name hath been published several Sermons as 1 The duties of Parents and Children on Col. 3.20.21 'T is in the Supplement to the Morning exercise at Cripplegate Lond. 1674. and 76. qu. 2 Of Hell on Mat. 24.41 'T is in The Morning exercise methodized c. preached at S. Giles in the Fields in May 1659. Lond. 1676. qu. 3 The earthly and heavenly building on 2 Cor. 5.1 at the funeral of Hen. Hurst M. A. c. Lond. 1690. qu. c. He also and Edw. Veel or Veale did publish Steph. Charnock's book intit A treatise of divine providence c. Before which they put an Epist to the Reader giving a short but imperfect account of the said Charnock's life See among the Writers in Steph. Charnock an 1680. p. 491. Jun. 18. Edw. Baâ—shaw of Ch. Ch. Jun. 18. Hen. Eedes of Linc. Coll. Of the last of these two is large mention made among the Writers The other was originally of Cambridge where he performed his exercise for Bach. of Arts. Afterwards going to Oxon he entred himself into Magd. Hall where continuing till the ejection of loyal Fellows of Linc. Coll was made by the Visitors in 1648 he was by them put in Fellow there where he behaved himself very factious and turbulent On the first of May 1660 he resign'd his Fellowship otherwise had he tarried there a little longer he had been expell'd About which time by money and friends he obtained one or two rich Parsonages and in 1662 became Canon residentiary of Chichester and afterwards Doctor of Div. at Cambridge This is the person
A. of Ch. Ch. and Preb. of Winchester Nov. 9. Tho. Lamplugh B. D. of Qu. Coll. Nov. 9. Tho. Tully B. D. of Qu. Coll. The first of these three became Archdeacon of Winchester in the place of Dr. Tho. Gorges deceased and dying on the 29 of March 1684 aged 74 years his Archdeaconry was bestowed on Dr. Rob. Sharrock 19. Thom. Manton of Wadh. Coll. the noted Presbyterian 29. Thom. Lockey B. D. and Student of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards Canon of that House and dying on the 29 of June 1679 aged 78 years was buried in the second isle joyning on the north side to the Choire of Ch. Ch. where there is a neat monument over his grave He was a retired and studious person had been a great Tutor in his house in the time of Usurpation a Collector of pictures coines medals c. All or most of which with his choice Library came into the hands of Dr. Hen. Killigrew Preb. of Westminster Tho. Hacket M. A. of Trin. Coll. near Dublin was actually created the same day He was Dean of Cork in Ireland afterwards Vicar of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire Chaplain in Ord. to his Majesty and at length Bishop of Downe He hath extant A Convocation Sermon at Dublin on 1. Cor. 14.16 printed 1662 in qu. and A Sermon preached at the Spittle upon Tuesday in Easter week 1672 printed the same year at Lond. in qu and perhaps other things Dec. 1. Nich. Cordel of All 's Fellow of Eaton Coll. Dec. 1. Joh. Gough commonly called Goffe M. A. of Magd. Coll. Dec. 1. Rich. West M. of A. of Ch. Ch. The last of these three who was Son of Thomas West of the antient Borough of Northampton Priest was elected Student of Ch. Ch. from Westm School an 1632 aged 18 years took the degrees in Arts that of Master being completed in 1639 and afterwards suffer'd for the Royal cause Much about the time of the restauration of K. Ch. 2. he became Rector of Shillingston in Dorsetshire and afterwards Preb. of Wells He hath published The profitableness of piety opened in an Assize Sermon preached at Dorchester 24 of March 167 0 1 before Sir Rich. Rainsford Kt one of the Judges of the Kings Bench on 1. Tim. 4. latter part of the 7. and 8 verses Lond. 1671. qu. Dec. 1. Edw. Clerke M. A. of Hart Hall Dec. 1. Edm. Morgan M. A. of Magd. Hall Dec. 1. Edw. Hicks of Oriel Coll. The last of these three who was Son of Joh. Hicks Minister of Barrington in Glocestershire became a Student in the said Coll. of Oriel in 1639 aged 15 years left it when the War began without taking the degree of B. of A sided with the predominant party return'd to his house after the War was ended submitted to the Visitors and then took the degree of Master Afterwards he became Rector of Hartingfordbury in Hertfordshire procured by his interest as certain other Presbyterians did to be created D. D. among the Royallists and afterwards being ejected from his living for Nonconformity as a printed Catalogue of the generality of Nonconformists in England informs me did afterwards conform and became Rector of S. Margaret Patens in the City of London He hath published The righteous Judge Sermon preached at Hertford Assize 10. March 1681 2 on Gen. 18.25 last part Lond. 1682. qu. It is dedicated by the author to Sir Nich. Miller Kt High Sherriff of Hertfordshire by his Epist dated at Buckland in the same County 29 of March 1682 of which place he was then as I suppose Rector What other things he hath published I know not nor any thing else of him only that he died in the latter end of the said year 1682. Dec. 1. Gilb. Ironside the designed B. of Bristow B. of D. of Trin. Coll. Diplomated D. of D. Dec. 1. Will. Nicolson the desig B. of Gloc. B. of D. of Magd. Coll. Diplomated D. of D. 11. Tho. Smith afterwards Bishop of Carlile B. of D. of Queens Coll. Diplomated D. of D. 15. Joh. Gurgany of Mert. Coll. was created for his several laudable Sermons preached before the King and Parliament while Oxon was a Garrison for his Majesty This person who had been outed of his Chaplainship of Merton Coll. by the Visitors in 1648 suffered afterwards as other Loyallists did but after his Majesties restauration he became Preb. of Winterbourne Earles in the Church of Salisbury Preb. of Chichester and Rector of Clapham in Surrey at which place he died in Aug. or thereabouts an 1675. See more of him in Joh. Gregory among the Writers p. 50. John Castillion M. A. of Ch. Ch. and Preb. of Canterbury was created the same day On the 15 of Nov. 1676 he was installed Dean of Rochester in the place of Dr. Thom. Lamplugh promoted to the See of Exeter and dying about the latter end of Octob. 1688 his Majesty K. Jam. 2. nominated Mr. Sim. Lowth to succeed him but he being not then D. D and not in a possibility to obtain that degree before the said K. left the Nation K. Will. 3. gave it to one Dr. ... Vllock January 16. Sam. Brunsell of Magd. Hall This person who was Son of Oliver Brunsell of Wroughton in Dorsetshire became a Com. of the said Hall 1636 aged 16 years took one degree in Arts 1641 and then left the University because the rebellion soon after broke out After his Majesties restauration if not before he became Rector of Bingham in Nottinghamshire and at length Preb. of Southwell c. He hath published Solomons blessed Land Sermon before an extraordinary assembly at Newark upon Trent on the 29 May 1660 on Ecclesiast 10.17 Lond. 1660. qu. and perhaps other things Quaere Jan. 24. Joshua Childrey of Magd. Coll. Mar. 1. Edw. Cotton M. A. of Ch. Ch. now Archdeacon of Cornwall in the place of Dr. Rob. Hall I have made mention of his Father of both his names in the Fasti of the first Vol. p. 813. James Stermont a Dutch Divine was diplomated the same day by vertue of the Chancellours Letters which partly run thus While his Majesty was in the parts beyond the Sea he had evidence of the affections of this Mr. James Stermont Minister of the Hague in Holland who has a great repute for piety and learning with those among whom he lives And by the affections he has declared to the Church and Crown of England deserves the acknowledgment of all who wish well to either c. This person being a high Royalist for the cause of the King of England 't was frequent with him to have several passages in his Sermons at the Hague esteemed by those that were not lovers of his Majesty to be extravagancies invectives and strange digressions which being looked upon as much tending to the prejudice of peace and the intended treaties between England and Holland he was forced to recant before the high and mighty States general an 1651. Mar. 12. William Holder of Cambridge This worthy person who
them was afterwards a Writer or Bishop Mast of Arts. Apr. 3. Thom. Bennet of Ch. Ch. He was born at Windsore in Berks elected Student of the said House from Westminster School an 1663 and when Master he became corrector of the Press at the Theater and after Vicar of Steventon near Abâ—ndâ—n and Minister of Hungerford in Berks. He hath written Many useful observations by way of Comment out of antient and learned Grammarians on Lillyes Grammar Oxon. 1673 c. oct This Grammar is in some Auction Catalogues called Dr. Fells Grammar and Oxford Grammar and the Observator elsewhere is called the Oxford Grammarian by which name he and his Oxford Grammar were afterwards answer'd or animadverted upon by John Twells Schoolmaster of Newark upon Trent in his Grammatica reformata or a general examination of the Art of Grammar c. Lond. 1683 in oct Mr. Bennet died and was buried at Hungerford in the month of Aug. 1681. Apr. 3. Hen. Aldrich of Ch. Ch. Apr. 3. Will. Clement of Ch. Ch. The last of which was afterwards Rector of Bathe Master of an Hospital there and Archdeacon of Bathe in the place of John Selleck deceased in Sept. 1690. Apr. 27. Sam. Master of Exet. Coll. June 15. Joh. Cook of Ch Ch. This Divine who was Son of Thom. Cook of Bromsgrave in Worcestershire became after he was Master one of the Chaplains or Petty-Canons of his House and afterwards Rector of Kuckstone and of Mersham in Kent He hath published 1 A Sermon on Joh. 8.34 preached Dec. 19. an 1675 in Bow Church before the L. Mayor and Alderman of the City of London Lond. 1676. qu. 2 Serm. preached 13. May 1683 at the Guildhall Chappel before the Lord Mayor c. on Rom. 12.18 Lond. 1683. qu. July 8. Joh. Inett of Vniv Coll. This worthy Divine who was Son of Rich. Inett of Beawdley in Worcestershire became a Leycester exhibitioner of the said Coll an 1663 and after he had taken the degree of Master was made Rector of S. Ebbes Church in Oxon which place he keeping about 3 or 4 years became Vicar of Nun-Eaton in Warwickshire where he continued in good repute for some time At length upon the resignation of Will. Wyat he was installed Chantor of the Cath. Ch. of Lincoln 27. Feb. 1681 and became Residentiary thereof He hath published 1 Sermon preached at the Assizes held in Warwick 1. Aug. 1681 on Prov. 14. part of the 34. vers Lond. 1681. qu. 2 A guide to a devout Christian in three parts The first containing meditations and prayers c. Lond. 1688. oct e. Nov. 9. Joh. Mill of Qu. Coll. 16 Joh. Willes of Trin. Coll. 16 Will. Williams of Jes Coll. The last was afterwards Vicar of Haverford west in Pembrokeshire and author of The necessity and extent of the obligation with the manner and measures of restitution in a Sermon preached 9 of Octob. 1681 before the corporation of Haverford-west at S. Maries in Haverford on Luke 19.8 Lond. 1682. qu. What other things he hath published I know not Mar. 23. Corbet Owen of Ch. Ch. Adm. 110. Bach. of Phys Four were admitted whereof Thomas Alvey of Mert. Coll. was one Bach. of Div. May 26. Hen. Compton of Ch. Ch. May 26. Edw. Wetenhall of Linc. Coll. These two were afterwards Bishops and are now living July 3. Thomas Sprat of Wadh. Coll. 6. Franc. Turner of New Coll. 6. Joh. Barnard of Linc. Coll. The two first of these three were afterwards Bishops and are now living Oct. 26. Will. Durham of C. C. Coll. This Divine who was Son of a Father of both his names mention'd among the Writers an 1684. p. 580 was born in Glocestershire educated in Charter-house School was afterwards Scholar and Fellow of his House Proctor of the University Rector of Letcombe Basset in Berks and Chaplain to James Duke of Monmouth Chancellour of the University of Cambridge by whose recommendations he was actually created D. of D. of that University an 1676. He hath published Encouragement to Charity Sermon preached at the Charter-house Chappel 12. Dec. 1678 at an anniversary meeting in commemoration of the Founder on Heb. 13.16 Lond. 1679. qu. He died of an Apoplexy in his Rectory House at Letcombe Basset before mention'd on the 18 of June an 1686 and was buried in the Church there Dec. 11. Joseph Guillim of Brasn Coll. Dec. 11. Tho. Traherne of Brasn Coll. The first of these two was a Herefordshire man born became a poor Scholar of Mert. Coll. in 1653 and thence elected Fellow of that of Brasnose in the place of Joh. Carpender deceased an 1655. He hath written The dreadful burning of London described in a Poem Lond. 1667 in two sh and an half in qu. He died in Greys-Inn-Lane in Holbourne near London on the 10. of Sept. 1670 but where buried unless in the Yard or Church of S. Andrew or at Highgate where his constant place of residence was I know not Mar. 15. Joh. Lloyd of Jes Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of S. David Adm. 26. Doct. of Law Jun. 22. Joseph Taylor of S. Joh. C. Jun. 22. Charles Perott of S. Joh. C. The first was a Compounder The other was several times a Burgess for this University to serve in several Parliaments and dying in S. Joh. Coll. on the 10. of June 1686 aged 45 or thereabouts was buried in the Church at Fyfield near Abendon in Berks where there is Land belonging to his name and Family Jan. 28. Richard Osgood of New Coll. Jan. 28. Gabr. Thistlethwayte of New Coll. The last of these two was now Preb. of Teynton Regis with Yalmâ—ton in the Church of Salisbury in the place of Dr. Tho. Hyde deceased and Fellow of Wykehams Coll. near Winchester Doct. of Phys July 7. Edward Jones of Mert. Coll. July 7. Nich. He le of Exet. Coll. July 7. Tho. Hayes of Brasn Coll. July 7. Pet. Gerard of Brasn Coll. Doct. of Div. June 26. Joh. Price of New Coll. Accum and Compounders 28. Henry Compton of Ch. Ch. Accum and Compounders 28. Will. Bethel of S. Alb. Hall Accum and Compounders 28. Thom. Marshall of Linc. Coll. 28. Joh. Hall of Pembr Coll. 28. Joh. Darby of Vniv Coll. July 3. Tho. Sprat Accumulator of Wadh. Coll. 6. Franc. Turner Compounder of New Coll. 6. Joh. Barnard Accum of Linc. Coll. Four of these Doctors were afterwards Bishops viz. Compton Hall who succeeded Dr. Barlow in the Margaret Professorship 24. of May 1676 Sprat and Turner Incorporations May 4. Joh. Bapt. Gornia Doct. of Phys of Bononia publick prof at Pisa and Physitian to Cosmo de Medicis Prince of Tuscany was incorp Doct. of Phys In a Convocation held in the afternoon of that day the said Prince who was entertained by the University was then sitting when the ceremony of Incorp was performed in a chair of state on the right hand of the Vicechancellour The said Prince is now the Great Duke of Tuscany May 6. Hen. Dove M. A. of Cambr.
Rhine and Prince Elector of the Empire elder Brother to Pr. Rupert and he the Son of Frederick Co. Pal. of the Rhine Pr. Elect. of the Empire and King of Bohemia by Princess Elizabeth his Wife Daughter of King Jam. 1. of England was received with solemnity the day before in the University and took up his Lodgings in the Deans apartment in Ch. Ch. The next day being conducted to the publick Schools by the Bishop and others and thence to the Apodyterium he was there habited in scarlet with some of his retinue Thence he was conducted by the Beadles and Dr. Morison the Botanick Professor who at that time executed the office of the Kings Professor of Phys then absent to the Theater where the Convocation was solemnized And coming near to the Vicech Seat the said Doctor presented him with a little Speech which being done the Vicech created him with another and then was conducted to his seat of state on the right hand of the Vicechancellour All which with the Creation of some of his retinue being finish'd the Orator complemented him with another Speech in the name of the University The next day his Highness left Oxon went to Hampton Court and just at his arrival there Sept. 12 news was brought him that his Father died suddenly at Edingen between Manheim and Frankendale on the 7 of the said month according to the account there followed Philip Christopher de Koningsmarck Count or Earl of Westerwick and Stegholme Lord in Rotenburg and New-house was created Doct. of Physick the same day Sept. 9. as one of the retinue of the aforesaid Electoral Pr. He was Brother if I mistake not to Charles John Count of Koningsmarck who in the latter end of 1681 was committed to Newgate and brought to a publick trial of his life for a deep suspicion of having a signal hand in the murder of Tho. Thynne of Longleat in Wilts Esq in revenge as 't was then said for depriving him of his Mistress called Elizabeth Countess of Ogle dau and heir of the antient and illustrious family of Piercy Earl of Northumberland William Dutton Colt an Engl. man Master of the Horse to Prince Rupert Uncle to the Elect. Pr. He is now or else was lately his Majesties Resident at Lunenberg and Brunswick Eberhardus Frederic à Venningen of Alsatia in Germany Master of the Game or Hunting to the Elect. Prince Abraham Dorr a German of Hanaw Joh. Bernhardus Ferber a Saxon. These four last were of the retinue of his Electoral Highness Feb. 25. Andr. de Mellevil a Knight and Colonel Feb. 25. Anton. de Saictot These last two who were of the retinue of the Prince of Hannover were created Doct. of Phys after the said Prince had been created Doct. of the Civil Law Doct. of Div. Sept. 9. Fred. Christian Wincherus Professor of Medicine in Heidelberg as in the pub reg 't is said was created in the same Convocation wherein the Electoral Prince was created being one of his retinue Oct. 21. Thom. Hinde Bach. of Div. of Brasn Coll. and Chaplain to James Duke of Ormonde He succeeded in the Deanery of Limerick in Ireland one Dr. Will. Smith promoted to the See of Killala and died in his house in Limerick in the month of Nov. 1689. An. Dom. 1681. An. 33. Car. 2. Chanc. James Duke of Ormonde who being as yet in Ireland did on the 2 of June this year upon notice received that some of the delegated power were dead appoint new Delegates to manage and execute in his absence all powers and jurisdiction belonging to him in the University Vicechanc. Dr. Tim. Halton again nominated by the Chanc. Letters dat at Kilkenny 27. Sept. confirmed by Convocation 2. Oct. Proct. Joh. Halton of Qu. Coll. Apr. 13. Rich. Oliver of S. Jo. Coll. Apr. 13. Bach. of Arts. July 4. Joh. Hudson of Qu. Coll. See among the Masters 1684. 5. Will. Digby of Magd. Coll. He succeeded his Brother Simon sometimes of Magd. Coll. in the honour of Baron of Geashill in Ireland which Simon who had succeeded in the said Barony his elder Brother Robert mention'd in these Fasti an 1676 died on the 19 of January 1685 and was buried in the Church of Coleshull in Warwickshire among the graves of his Ancestors Oct. 27. Rich. Stafford of Magd. Hall Soon after he went to one of the Temples to study the Law and is now a frequent Writer See in the Fasti of the first Vol. p. 829. Dec. 1. Joh. Jones of Trin. Coll lately of New Inn. 17. Leopold William Finch of Ch. Ch. a younger Son of Heneage Earl of Winchelsey Adm. 177. Bach. of Law June 6. Joh. Northleigh of Exet. Coll. He was afterwards Fellow of Magd. Coll. in Cambr. and a publisher of certain books Adm. 7. Mast of Arts. June 10. Tho. Bent of Linc. Coll. This Gentleman who was Son of a Father of both his names was born in or near Friday-street in London bred in the quality of a Com. in the said Coll and afterwards travelled but died before he had consummated his intended journey He hath translated from French into English An historical defence of the Reformation in answer to a book entit Just prejudices against the Calvinists Lond. 1683 in a pretty large qu originally written by Monsieur Claud Minister of the reformed Church at Charenton The Translator hath a preface to this book wherein he saith that the Romanists caused the said book of Claud to be burned in France This Mr. Bent died at Geneva 21. of May 1683 aged 23 years and was buried in the Cemitery or Yard on the south side of the Church of S. Gervaice there Soon after was a monument fixed on the wall of that Church near his grave with an Epitaph thereon made by Richard Blackmore M. A. of S. Edm. Hal◠which being too large for this place shall be now omitted Adm. 95. Bach. of Phys Feb. 9. Samuel Derham of Magd. Hall Adm. 4. Bach. of Div. June 10. Edw. Fowler of Corp. Ch. Coll. Oct. 27. Hugh Barrow of Corp. Ch. Coll. Oct. 27. Will. Cade of Ch. Ch. March 2. Hen. Aldrich of Ch. Ch. Mr. Barrow who is now Rector of Heyford Purcells or Heyford ad Pontem near Bister in Oxfordshire hath written A brief account of the Nullity of K. James's title and of the obligation of the present Oathes of Allegiance Lond. 1689. qu. He is a learned man and able to write other things which would without doubt be more pleasing to the sober part of Scholars As for Mr. Cade who was now or about this time Rector of Allington and Vicar of Smeeth in Kent hath published The foundation of Popery shaken or the Bishop of Romes Supremacy opposed in a Sermon on Matth. 16.18.19 Lond. 1678. qu. Mar. 2. Sam. Barton of C. C. Coll. He was afterwards Chaplain of S. Saviours in Southwark and author of A Sermon preached before the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Lond. in Guild-hall Chappel on Sunday 20.
May 14. Jacob. Sartreus Mast of Arts of the Univ. of Puy-Laurence in Languedock He is now Prebendary of Westminster in which Dignity he succeeded if I mistake not Dr. George Stradling 21. Henry Dodwell M. of Arts of the Univ. of Dublin who had been generously elected by the University of Oxford Camden's Professor of History in his absence and without his privity after the death of Dr. Joh. Lamphire on the 2 Apr. this year was then May 21. incorporated in the same degree This learned person who was the Son of Will. Dodwell of Ireland Son of Hen. Dodwell of the City of Oxon Son of William supposed to be Brother to Alderman Hen. Dodwell Mayor of the said City in the 34. of Q. Eliz. dom 1592 was born in the Parish of S. Warburgh commonly called S. Warborough within the City of Dublin in the beginning of the grand rebellion that broke out in that Kingdom in Octob. 1641 educated in Grammar learning under Christopher Wallis in the Free-school situated in the Bederew within the City of York from 1649 to 1654 and afterwards for a years time in Dublin entred a Student in Trin. Coll. there an 1656 and when Bach. of Arts was made Fellow thereof After he had proceeded in that faculty he left his Fellowship to avoid entring into holy Orders and in 1666 I find him a Sojournour in Oxon purposely to advance himself in learning by the use of the publick Library Thence he return'd to his native Country for a time and published a posthumous book ent De obstinatione Opus posth pietatem Christiano-stoicam Scholastico more suadens Dubl 1672 oct Before which book written by his sometimes Tutor named Joh. Stearne M. D. and publ Professor in the University of Dublin Mr. Dodwell put of his own composition Prolegomena Apolegetica de usu Dogmatum Philosophicorum c. In the beginning of this book is Dr. Stearne's Epitaph without date insculp'd on a marble on the north side of the Altar in Trin. Coll. Chappel near Dublin part of which is this Philosophus Medicus summusque Theologus idem Sternius hic c. Afterwards Mr. Dodwell returned into England spent his time there in divers places in a most studious and retired condition and wrot and published these books following 1 Two letters of advice 1. For the susception of holy orders 2. For studies Theological c. Printed at Dubl first and afterwards twice at Lond. in oct At the end of the first letter is added A Catalogue of Christian Writers and genuine works that are extant of the first three Centuries And to both in the 2d and 3d edit is added A discourse concerning Sanchoniathans Phoenician History 2 Considerations of present concern how far the Romanists may be trusted by Princes of another Communion Lond. in oct 3 Two short discourses against the Romanists 1. An account of the fundamental principles of Popery and of the insufficiency of the proofs which they have for it 2. An answer to 6 Queries proposed to a Gentlewoman of the Ch. of England by an Emissary of the Church of Rome Lond. 1676. oct To another edition of this which came out at Lond. in 1689 in qu. was added by the author A preface relating to the Bishop of Meaux and other modern complaints of misrepresentation 4 Separation of Churches from Episcopal government as practiced by the present Non-conformists proved Schismatical from such principles as are least controverted and do withal most popularly explain the sinfulness and mischief of Schisme Lond. 1679. qu. In this Treatise the sin against the Holy Ghost the sin unto death and other difficult Scriptures are occasionally discoursed of and some useful rules are given for explication of Scripture 5 A reply to Mr. Baxters pretended confutation of a book entit Separation of Churches from Episcopal government c. Lond. 1681. oct To which are added Three Letters written to him in the year 1673 Concerning the possibility of discipline under a diocesan government which tho relating to the subject of most of his late books have never yet been answered 6 A discourse concerning the one Altar and the one Priesthood insisted on by the Ancients in their disputes against Schisme c. Being a just account concerning the true nature and principles of Schisme according to the Ancients Lond. 1682. 3. oct 7 Dissertationes Cypriniacâ—e There were two editions of these viz. one in fol. at the end of S. Cyprians works published by Dr. Joh. Fell B. of Oxon an 1682 and another in oct printed in Sheldons Theater 1684 purposely for the sake of such Scholars who could not spare money to buy those in fol. which were to go and were always bound with S. Cyprians works before mention'd 8 Dissertatio de Ripa Striga ad Lanctant de morte Persecutorum Printed at the end of Lanctantius Firm. his works with commentaries on them made by Thomas Spark M. A. of Ch. Ch. Oxon. 1684. oct 9 De jure Laicorum sacerdotali c. This book which is written against Hug. Grotius was printed at Lond. in oct at the end of a piece of that author entit De Caenae administratione ubi Pastores non sunt c. Much about which time was published Antidodwellisme being two curious tracts formerly written by Hug. Grotius concerning a solution of these two questions 1. Whether the Eucharist may be administred in the absence of or want of Pastors c. Made English by one who calls himself Philaratus 10 Additiones dissertatio singularis in the Opera posthuma chronologica of the famous Dr. Jo Pearson sometimes Bish of Chester Lond. 1687-8 in qu. 11 Dissertationes in Irenaeum Oxon. è Theat Sheldon 1689. oct To which is added a Fragment of Phil. Sideta de Catechistatum Alexandrinorum successione with notes Besides these books the author now in the prime of his years designs others which in good time may be made extant for the benefit of the Church of Engl. for which he hath a zealous respect and commonwealth of learning His universal knowledge and profound judgment in all sciences and books has rendred him famous amongst all the learned men of France and Italy and the great sanctity and severity of his life has gain'd him a veneration very peculiar and distinguishing among all sorts of people His greatest study has been to assert the honour and interest of religion and the Clergy and his writings in defence of the Church of England against Papists and Presbyterians have been esteemed perfect pieces in their kind But notwithstanding all this the Reader may be pleased to know that whereas he suffered much in his Estate in his native Country for not coming in and taking part with the Forces of K. Jam. 2 when they endeavoured to keep possession of Ireland against K. Will. 3. and his Forces an 1689 c. for which he was proclaimed Rebel Or had he been there as he was not they would have imprison'd him if not worse so soon after did
and Customs of his Country a contemner of popularity and riches frugal in his expences abstemious in his diet c. His works as to learning are these 1 Aretina a Romance printed in oct 2 Religio Stoici Edenb 1663 c. in oct The running title at the top of the pages is The Virtuoso or Stoick 3 Solitude prefer'd to publick employment printed at Edenb in oct 4 Moral Gallantry printed several times in oct It is a discourse wherein the author endeavours to prove that point of honour abstracting from all other ties obliges men to be virtuous and that there is nothing so mean or unworthy of a Gent. as vice 5 A moral Paradox maintaining that it is easier to be virtuous than vitious printed with Moral Gall. 6 Pleadings in some remarkable cases before the supreme Courts of Scotland since 1661 printed in qu. 7 Observations upon the 28 Act of the 23 Parl. of K. Jam. 6. against Dispositions made in defraud of Creditors Printed at Edenburg in oct 8 Of the laws and customs of Scotland in matters criminal Edenb 1678. qu. 9 Observations on the laws and customs of nations as to precedency with the science of Heraldry treated as a part of the Civil Law of Nations wherein reasons are given for its principles and etymologies for its harder terms Edenb 1680. fol. 10 Idea eloquentiae forensis hodieâ—nae una cum Actione forensi ex unaquaque juris parte Ed. 1681. oct 11 Jus Regium or the just and solid foundations of Monarchy 〈◊〉 general and more especially of the Monarchy of Scotland maâ—â—tained against Buchanan Napthali Dolman Milton c. Loâ—â— 1684 c. in oct This book being dedicated and presented by 〈◊〉 author to the University of Oxon the Members thereof assembâ—â— in Convocation 9 June 1684 ordered a Letter of thanks to be 〈◊〉 to him for the said book and his worthy pains therein c. 〈◊〉 The discovery of the Fanatick plot Printed 1684. fol 13 Insâ—â—tutions of the Laws of Scotland printed in 1684. oct 14 〈◊〉 against Bayly of Jerviswood 15 A defence of the antiquity of 〈◊〉 Royal line of Scotland With a true account when the Scots were â—â—verned by Kings in the Isle of Britaine Lond. 1685 oct Writte◠〈◊〉 answer to An historical account of Church government c. published by Dr. William Lloyd Bish of S. Asaph This Defence of Sir G. Makenzie was published in the latter end of June an 1685 but before it was extant it was animadverted upon by Dr. Edw. Stillingster who had before seen the Ms of it in his preface to his book 〈◊〉 Origines Britannicae published in fol. at Lond. in the beginning 〈◊〉 June 1685. 16 The antiquity of the Royal Line of Scotland 〈◊〉 cleared and defended against the exceptions lately offer'd by Dr. Siâ—â—lingfleet in his Vindication of the Bishop of S. Asaph Lond. 16â—â— oct 17 Observations upon Acts of Parliament Edenb 1686. 〈◊〉 18 Oratio inauguralis habita Edenburgi id Mar. 1689 de structâ—â—â— Bibliothecae pure juridicae hinc de vario in jure scribendi 〈◊〉 Printed 1690 in oct 19 Moral History of Frugality with 〈◊〉 opposite vices covetousness and prodigality niggardliness and 〈◊〉 Lond. 1691. oct Dedic to the Univ. of Oxon. 20 〈◊〉 humanae rationis in oct printed also in English at Lond. 1690 〈◊〉 21 Vindication of the government of Scotland during the 〈◊〉 K. Ch. 2 against the misrepresentations made in several 〈◊〉 Pamphlets Lond. 1691. qu. 22 The method of proceeding 〈◊〉 Criminals as also some of the fanatical Covenants as they were 〈◊〉 and published by themselves in that K. Ch. 2. raign printed 〈◊〉 the Vindication 23 Answer to the Scotch Ministers Being a Vindication of the proceedings against Argyle Pr. at Edenb 24 Defence of the proceedings of the Privy Council in Scotland 25 Memorial about the Bishops to the Prince of Orange c. The said Sir George Makenzie hath also left behind him about 14 Mss of his composition which in good time may see light At length this good Gentleman dying much lamented by all the friends of the Church Monarchy learning and religion in S. James's street near S. James's House within the liberty of Westminster on the eighth day of May an 1691 his body was thereupon conveyed by Land to Scotland and being lodged for a time in the Abbey Church of Halyrood house at Edenburgh was on the 26 of June following buried in great state and pomp being attended by all the Council Nobility Colleges of Justice University Gentry and Clergy and so great a concourse of people that hath not yet been seen on such an occasion in a Vault made some time before by himself with a Cupulo of free-stone over it in the yard of the Franciscan or Grey-fryers Church in the said City At the same time was fastned to his Coffin a large inscription in Latin for him the said Sir George part of which runs thus Patriae decus religionis vindex justitiae propugnator juris Regii Assertor strenuus indefessus Collegii Juridici sive Jurisprudentiam summam sive eloquentiam eximimu sive in instruenda Jurisconsultorum Bibliotheca curam locupletanda munificentiam Spectes ornamentum imprimis illustre Comitatis exemplar eruditorum Mecaenas eruditissimus omnibus charus si perduellium colluviem excipias A quorum violentia patriam patriaeque patrem cum ore tum calamo acerrimè vindicavit virulentiam jure justitia temperavit ferociam rationis viribus retudit ac tantum non domuit Monarchiae Genius tutelaris fama eloquio morum integritate factis scriptis clarus Ecclesiae Regi Reipublicae Literis amicis vixit Maii die octavo an 1691 in Dom. obiit desideratissimus TABLE or INDEX TO THE SECOND VOLUME OF Athenae and Fasti Oxonienses A. ACton Edw. 844. Adams Fitzherb 593.897 Rich. 491.775 Adderley Thom. 847. Will. 377. Adee Nich. 824. Adelsheim Jo. Phil. 886. Addison Lanc. 784. Adolph Joh. Co. Pal. of the Rhine 893.894 Agas Dan. 151. Agriconius Sam. Mon. 869. Ahier Josh 735. Ailmer Jo. 365. Airay Christop 341. Akroid Ambr. 515. S. Alban Cha. Duke of 829. Albiis de Tho. 161.240.480.497 Aldrich Hen. 457.869.889 Aldworth Char. 898. Alfred King 228. Allam Andr. 594. Allason Edw. 743. Allein Jo. 858. Jos 299.300 Rich. 513.301 Theodosia 301. Allen Franc. 745. Rich. 68. Tho. 871. Allestree Char. 878. Rich. 505. Aleyn Cha. 702. Allibond Joh. 723. Allington Lord 622. Allured Tho. 66. Alix Pet. 860. Allmagne Jam. 899. Alonso 487. Alsop Ben. 561.563.564.620 Nath. 855. Altham Mich. 890. Rog. 891. Alvey Tho. 860. Ambrose Is 225.226.152 Amherst Arth. 825. Amidei Alex. 232. Amyraldus Mos 550. Anderson Hen. 851. Andrew Geo. 657. Andrews Lanc. 215 216.5â—5 Nich. 730. Aneley Sam. 335.514.747 Angell Joh. 118. Angier Joh. 226. Anglesey Arth. Earl of 597.401.542 See Annesley Annand Will. 632. Annesley Altham 856. Geor. 778. Rich. 856.903 See Anglesey and Aneley Anselme St. 316. Apsley Allen 830. Archer Sim. 693.