Watkin and Jeffry published in octavo perhaps written also by a canting and severe Lutheran who writes himself N. O. But so it was that he the said T. Wolsey being very apt to learn when he was a Child his Parents and other good Friends made shift to maintain him in Oxon particularly in Magd. coll where making a most wonderful progress in Logick and Philosophy be became Bach. of Arts at 15. years of age an 1485. Soon after he was elected fellow and when he had taken the degree of M. of A. was made Master of the Grammar School joining to the said College In the 14. Hen. 7. Dom. 1498. he was Bursar of that House in which year the stately Tower was finisht In the beginning of Oct. 1500. he became Rector of Lymyngton in Somersetshire on the death of Joh. Borde by the presentation thereunto of Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset which Rectory he conferr'd upon him for the great care he had of his Sons under his Tuition in the Grammar School before-mention'd But that great man dying in Sept. 1501. and his hopes of being introduced into the court frustrated he struck into acquaintance with one Sir Joh. Naphant Treasurer of Calais a Gent. of the said county who forthwith made him his chaplain And finding him to be a man of parts committed his employment to him he himself being grown old and consequently unfit for business At length he being mindful of his chaplains good service he never left him until he had found means to make him the Kings chaplain Which matter being according to his mind effected he became known to one of the Kings grave Counsellors and Favourites named Rich. Fox Bishop of Winchester who finding VVolsey to be not only an active but a witty man did with one Sir Tho. Lovel another grave Counsellor commend him to the service of the King who also upon discourse with him finding him to be a man of Eloquence and to understand State affairs sent him in the quality of an Embassador to Maximilian the Emperour then abiding in Flanders not far from Calais Which Embassage he performed with so great dexterity and quickness that the K. taking especial notice of it did soon after confer upon him the Deanery of Lincoln void by the death of Jeffrey Simeon sometimes Fellow of New college Proctor of this University of Oxon and Dean of the chappel Royal to K. Hen. 7. which Jeffrey died 20. Aug. 1508. Of which Church I say being made Dean 2. Feb. 1508. was installed by proxy 25. March 1509. and in person 21. of Aug. 1511. After the death of K. Hen. 7. he quickly got into the favour so much of his successor Hen. 8. that he was by him presented to the Rectory of Turrington in the dioc of Exeter 28. Nov. 1510. being then Bach. of Div. and on the 17. Feb. following was made Canon of the collegiate church of VVindsore and about that time Registrary of the most noble Order of the Garter In 1512. Jan. 31. he by the name of the Kings Almoner was made Prebendary of Bagthorp in the church of York by the favour of Cardinal Bainbridge Archb. thereof in the place of James Harryngton Dean of that church who died in Dec. 1512. and on the 21. Febr. following he was admitted Dean in the said Harryngtons place who had been installed in that dignity in the room of the said Bainbridge 31. Januar. 1507. In 1513. he being then with the King at the taking of Tournay in France his Majesty not only gave him the revenues of the Bishoprick of that City but also made him actual Bishop thereof as some are pleased to say In 1514. March 26. he was consecrated B. of Linc. in the place of Will. Smyth deceased and in Nov. the same year he was made Archb. of York In 1515. Sept. 7. he was created cardinal of S. Cecilia and in the year following Dec. 7. he was constituted L. Chanc. of England and about the same time Legate a latere for the Kingdom of England In 1518. Aug. 28. he had the temporalities of the See of Bathe and VVells conferr'd upon him with liberty of holding the same See being perpetual Commendatarie thereof with the Abbatship of S. Albans and other Ecclesiastical Livings in commendum with York About the same time he laid in by his Factors at Rome for the Papacy especially upon the death of Leo 10. and Adrian 6. but the reasons why he was not elected were 1 That he would never to go to Rome in Person 2 That he was nimis potens 3 That he was not old enough as by the Letters of Dr. Tho. Hannyball and Jo. Clerk the Kings Orators and the Card. Agents at Rome appears In 1523. he had the Bishoprick of Durham given to him and thereupon resign'd B. and Wells and soon after began the Foundations of his two most noble and splendid colleges at Oxon and Ipswych as I have largely elsewhere told you In 1529. he had the See of Winchester conferr'd upon him whereupon renouncing Durham the profits and revenues of the said See were given to the Lady Anna Boleyne for the space of one year But before he was quite warm in Winchester he fell into the Kings displeasure and thereupon being soon after commanded to live in his dioc of York about the beginning of 1530. retired to the Archbishops Palace at Cawood where spending the Summer following in great Hospitality was about the latter end of Octob. ensuing arrested for High Treason Whereupon being to be conveyed to London to answer for it he died at Leycester in the way thither year 1530 on the 29. Nov. following and was buried in S. Maries Chappel within the precincts of the Abbey-church there Of all the Clergy-men of his time and before and after him Wolsey was indisputably the greatest He managed a most inflexible King with so great dexterity that of one who always threw his Riders none held the reins either so long or so succesfully He had a vast mind and a great sense of regulation and glory which by some is construed Pride He lived always with great splendour and yet left the most lasting and most noble monuments of his bounty No Prelate indeed especially in this Nation had ever so many and large but withal none ever imployed them more generously so that his vast revenues were hardly proportionable to his great and extraordinary designs His parts were prodigious and it must be owned that he wanted not a sense of his own sufficiency and therefore his demeanor and management of himself was such as was more fitted with the greatness of his mind and his fortune than to the meanness of his birth Many Historians of that time whether out of envy of his order or contempt of his birth or hatred of his Religion have not been very favourable to his fame and the traditionary reporters since who have pretended to an exact account of his actions have upon too slight enquiries and
year 1533 July in Fifteen hundred thirty and three where he suffer'd Death by burning See more of him in Jo. Fox his Book of Acts and Mon. of the Church c. under the Year 1533 and in Rob. Persons his animadversions on Fox's words concerning Fryth in The third part of a treatise entit Of three conversions of England Chapt. 11. p. 45. 46 c. as also in Joh. Gwynneth among these Writers under the Year 1557. JOHN ROPER born in Berks. in the Dioc. of Sarum was first a Semicommoner or Demy of Magd. Coll. and afterwards being M. of A. was admitted perpetual Fellow of that House in 1483. When he was some Years standing in that degree he was made Reader of Philosophy and when Bach. of Divinity Reader of the Sentences or Divinity in the said College In 1502 he was confirmed Margaret Professor by the Foundâ—ess of that Lecture was afterwards Vicar of St. Maries Church in Oxon Principal of Salesurry and George Hall in that Parish Doctor of Divinity Canon of the Coll. founded by K. Hen. 8. now Ch. Ch. in Oxon to which he was admitted 1532 and Rector of Witney Church in Oxfordshire This Person who was esteemed one of the eminent Theologists of this University was appointed by the King in 1521. to write Tract contra Doctrinam Mart. Lutheri Which whether ever printed I know not He was a zealous Enemy against the Kings divorce from Queen Catherine in the Year 1530 but did not dare to write openly or publish any thing against it tho Preach he did This learned Person died in the Month of May year 1534 in Fifteen hundred thirty and four and was as I conceive buried in Magd. Coll. Chappel JOHN ALLEN had his first Academical Education in this University whence going to Cambridge was there made M. of Arts as 't is said tho I rather think Bach. of the Laws Afterwards he was sent to the Pope at Rome by Dr. Warham Archb. of Canterbury about certain matters relating to the Church where remaining about 9 Years was in that time created Doctor of the Laws either there or in an University in Italy After his return he became Chaplain to Cardinal Wolsey who knew him as I conceive while he was in Oxon was Judge of his Court as he was Legat à latere but in that Office he was thought to be a perjur'd and wicked Person and assisted him in visiting first and afterwards in that great matter of dissolving 40 little Monasteries at least for the erection of his Coll at Oxon and that at Ipswych In the latter end of the Year 1525 he was incorporated LL. Dr. of this University on the 13. March 1528. he was consecrated Archb. of Dublin and about that time was made Chancellor of Ireland He hath Written Epistola de Pallii significatione activa passiva Penn'd by him when he received the Pall to be Archbishop De consuetudinibus ac statutis in tuitoriis causis observandis Besides other things concerning the Church At length being taken in a time of rebellion by Tho. Fitz-Gerard or Gerald eldest Son to the Earl of Kildare was by his command most cruelly murder'd by being brain'd like an Ox at Tartaine in Ireland 28. Jul. in Fifteen hundred thirty and four year 1534 aged 58. The whole story of which several of the Irish Chronicles will tell you See more among the Bishops under the Year 1534. WILLIAM HORMAN was born within the City of Salisbury educated in Grammar learning in Wykehams School near Winchester made true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in 1477. which place he resigning in 1485 being then M. of A. he became Schoolmaster and Fellow of Eaton Coll. near Windsor and at length Vice provost of the same College In which place spending many Years in pleasant retirement became one of the most general Scholars of his time as may appear by the diffusiveness of his Learning and Books written in all faculties All the Academical Education that he received was in the University of Oxon where he also took the Degrees in Divinity So that whereas Joh. Baleus and Jo. Pitseus say that he was of Kings Coll. in Cambridge is false being led I presume into that error from one Godfrey Harman a Cantabrigian who from being a Junior Canon of Cardinal Coll. in Oxon was made Fellow of Eaton Coll. beforemention'd where he died and was buried in 1533. As for our Author Will. Horman he hath written many things of which I can only give you an account of some as they follow Antibossicon ad Gul. Lilium Lond. 1521. qu. Apologeticon contra Rob. Whittintoni Protovatis Angliae incivilem indoctanque criminationem Lond. 1521. qu. part 2. Before the said Books is printed from a Wooden Cut the Picture of a Bear baited by six Dogs and at the end is some of Whittington's poety taken in pieces by Horman and by him severely answer'd Vulgaria puerorum c. They are elegant sentences written in English and Latin and dedicated to Will Atwater Bishop of Lincolne Compendium Hist Gul. Malmsburiensis Epitome Historiae Joh. Pici com Mirandulae Elegiae in mort Gul. Lilii Anatomia membrorum hominis In one Book Anatomia corporis humani In two Books The titles of the rest you may see in Jo. Baleus and therefore I can say no more of our Author Horman than this that he paid his last debt to nature on the 12. year 1535 Apr. in Fifteen hundred thirty and five and was buried in the Chappel of Eaton Coll. beforemention'd Over his Grave are certain Verses engraven on a brass plate the two first of which run thus Hâc Hormannus humo requiescit amice viator Pene annos numerant lustra vicena suos The rest you may see in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 135. THOMAS MORE one of the greatest prodigies of Wit and Learning that this Nation ever before his time produced Son of Sir Joh. More Knight one of the Justices of the Kings Bench was born in Milk-street within the City of London an 1480. trained up in Grammar learning in St. Anthonies School there and afterwards received into the Family of Card. Joh. Moreton Archb. of Canterbury merely for the towardliness of his Person and the great hopes that the pregnancy of his parts then promised About the Year 1497. 't is said by some late Authors that that worthy Cardinal did send him to Canterbury College in Oxon to obtain Academical Learning but upon what grounds they report so it appears not Miles Windsore whom I shall mention among these Writers under the Year 1624. who came to the University of Oxon in the time of Queen Mary doth tell us more than once that he had his Chamber and studied in the Hall of St. Mary the Virgin and constant tradition doth say the like and 't was never reported to the contrary before those two Authors here cited Tho. More and J. H. published their respective Books What
Woman in the Moon was published It is said also that he wrote something against Mart. Marprelate in defence of Dr. Cooper Bishop of Winton but what I cannot tell unless it be any of those answers which I have mentioned in John Penry alias M. Marprelate under the year 1593. Quere RICHARD HAYDOCK was born at Grewel in Hampshire educated in Grammar learning in Wykeham's School near to Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1590. took the degrees in Arts and travelled for some time beyond the Seas At his return he studied Physick took one degree in that Faculty and in 1605. left the college and settling in the City of Salisbury practiced Physick there many years He hath translated from Italian into English A Tract containing the Arts of curious Painting Graving and Building Oxon. 1598. fol. Written originally by Joh. Paul Lomatius This translation which hath in the title page the picture of Ric. Haydock is by him dedicated to Tho. Bodley Esq a favourer of his Muse as Dr. Joh. Case and other chief men of the University then in being were not only for his learning but for his great curiosity in painting and engraving for which among many he was esteemed eminent This is that Rich. Haydock whom a certain author reports that he would practice Physick in the day-time and Preach in his sleep in the night about the beginning of the Reign of K. James 1. The whole story of which being too large for this place I shall refer the Reader to him who errs in several particulars of it especially in that that when Haydock had ingeniously confessed the cheat to the King who made a discovery of it his Majesty thereupon gave him preferment in the Church He was not in Orders but lived always a Physician of good repute at Salisbury and retiring for a time to London dyed and was buried there a little before the Grand Rebellion broke out as I have been informed by those that knew the Man The Reader is now to note that one Ric. Haydock translated from Italian into English An ample declaration of the Christian Doctrine Doway 1604. intw written by Card. Rob. Bellarmine But this person who was a Doctor of Divinity a Rom. Catholick and had spent most of his time beyond the Seas in the English Seminaries must not be taken to be the same with the former who was a Physician as some have done REYNOLDE SCOT a younger Son of Sir John Scot of Scots-hall near to Smeeth in Kent by his Wife Daughter of Reynolde Pimp of Pimps-court Knight was born in that County and at about 17 years of age was sent to Oxon particularly as it seems to Hart hall where several of his Country-men and name studied in the latter end of K. Hen. 8. and in the Reign of Ed. 6. c. Afterwards he retired to his native Country without the honour of a degree and settled at Smeeth where he found great incouragement in his studies from his kinsman Sir Tho. Scot. About which time taking to him a Wife he gave himself up solely to solid reading to the perusing of obscure authors that had by the generality of Scholars been neglected and at times of leisure to husbandry and gardening as it may partly appear from these books following A perfect platform of a Hop-garden and necessary instructions for the making and maintenance thereof with notes and rules for reformation of all abuses c. Lond. 1576. qu. the 2. edit as it seems The discovery of Witchcraft wherein the leud dealing of Witches and Witchmongers is notably detected the knavery of Conjurers the impiety of Inchantors the folly of Southsayers c. With many other things are opened which have long been hidden howbeit very necessary to be known Lond. 1584. qu. in 16 books Discourse upon Devils and Spirits In this and the former both printed together it plainly appears that the author was very well versed in many choice books and that his search into them was so profound that nothing slip'd his Pen that might make for his purpose Further also in the said Discovery and Discourse though he holds that Witches are not such that were in his time and before commonly executed for Witches or that Witches were or are not yet they which were written for the instruction of all Judges and Justices of that age being the first of that nature that were published in the Mother tongue did for a time make great impressions in the Magistracy and Clergy tho afterwards condemned by James King of Scots the same who succeeded Qu. Elizabeth in the Monarchy of England in his Preface to Damonology printed under his Name at Edinburgh in 1597. qu. and by several others since among whom was Rich. Bernard of Batcomb in his Epist Ded. before his Guide to Grand Jury-men c. Lond. 1627. in oct What else our author Scot hath written I cannot yet tell nor any thing else of him only but that he dyed in Sept. year 1599 or Oct. in fifteen hundred ninety and nine and was buried among his Ancestors in the Church at Smeeth before-mentioned In the time of the said Reynold Scot and before have been conversant among the Muses in Hart hall the Sackviles of Sussex the Colepepers of Kent and Sussex the Sedlies of Kent and the Scots before-mentioned with others of inferiour note of the said Counties ROBERT TURNER was born at Barnstaple in Devonshire to which place if I mistake not his Father came from St. Andrews in Scotland and educated for a time in Exeter coll But leaving the University without a degree wherein he saith he spent his time in trifles and toys and afterwards his Country and Parents for Religion sake went first into France afterwards into Italy and at length to Rome where he spent some time in the Liberal Arts in the German coll there Afterwards being made Priest he applyed himself more severely to the study of Divinity and in fine was made Doctor of that Faculty This person hath several times confessed that he had been Scholar to Edm. Campian the Jesuit but whether in St. Johns coll or in that of the English at Rome is yet uncertain Sure it is that for the great respect he had to his memory he published not only several of his Works after his death but also his Life At length after many travels and services done for the Cause he was made Professor of Eloquence and Ethicks in and afterwards Rector of the University of Ingolstade in Bavaria and in short time after one of the Privy Council to William Duke of that place but falling into his displeasure he left him and retired for a time to Paris About an year or two after he returned into that Country again was made Canon of Breslaw in Silesia and afterwards Secretary for the Latin Tongue to Ferdinando of Gratz who had an especial esteem for him as all others of his persuasion had His Works are these Ingoldstad 1602. c. oct
his Countryman and another by a Scot. Which last stiles our author Carew another Livie another Maro another Papinian and highly extolls him for his great skill in History and knowledge in the Laws Besides the Rich Carew was another but later in time author of Excellent helps by a warming-stone Printed 1652. qu. RICHARD KILBYE was born at Radcliff on the River Wreake in Leicestershire elected Fellow of Lincoln coll 18. Jan. 1577. being then about three years standing in the University Afterwards he took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a noted Preacher in the University In 1590. he was elected Rector of his College took the degrees in Divinity was made Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. at Lincoln and at length Hebrew Professor of this University He hath written Commentarii in Librum Exodi Part. 2. MS. in the hands sometimes of Will. Gilbert Fellow of Linc. coll The chief part of which is excerpted from the Monuments of the Rabbins and Hebrew Interpreters He also continued Jo. Mercers notes on Genesis and would have printed them but was denied had a hand also in the translation of the Bible appointed by K. Jam. 1. an 1604. and did other very laudable matters relating to learning Serm. in S. Maries Church Oxon 26. Mar. 1612. at the Funeral of Tho. Holland the King's Professor of Divinity in this Univ. on 1 Cor. 5. 55 56 57. Oxon. 1613. qu. He the said Dr. Kilbye was buried in that Chancel in Allsaints Church in Oxon. which is commonly called The College Chancel because it belongs to Linc. coll on the 17. year 1620 Nov. in sixteen hundred and twenty aged 60. or thereabouts Whereupon Paul Hood Bac. afterwards D. of Divinity succeeded him in his Rectorship and Edward à Meetkerk Bach. of Div. of Ch. Ch. in his Professorship Besides this Rich. Kilbye was another of both his names and a writer too as I have under the year 1617. told you JOHN CARPENTER received his first breath in the County of Cornwal was entred a Batler in Exeter coll about 1570. where going thro the courses of Logick and Philosophy for the space of four years or more with unwearied industry left the University without a degree and at length became Rector of an obscure Town called Northleigh near to Culleton in Devon He hath written and published A sorrowful Song for sinful Souls composed upon the strange and wonderful shaking of the Earth 6. Apr. 1586. Lond. in oct Remember Lots Wise two Sermons on Luke 17. 32. Lond. 1588. oct Preparative for Contentation Lond. 1597. qu. Song of the Beloved concerning his Vineyard or two Sermons on Isay 5. 1. Lond. 1599. oct Christian Contemplations or a Catechism Lond. 1601. oct K. Soloman's Solace Lond. 1606. qu. Plain Man's Spiritual Plough Lond. 1607. qu. He gave up the ghost at Northleigh before-mentioned in the latter end of the year viz. in March in sixteen hundred and twenty and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there before the 25. of the said month as it doth partly appear in the Register of that place leaving then behind him a Son named Nathaniel whom I shall mention under the year 1628. I find another Joh. Carpenter who wrote a book of Keeping Merchants Accompts by way of Debtor and Creditor Printed 1632. fol. but him I take not to be an Academian WILLIAM TOOKER second Son of Will. Tooker by Honora Eresey of Cornwall his Wife Son and Heir of Rob. Tooker was born in the City of Exeter educated in Wykehams School near to Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1577. took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1583. in which year he shewd himself a ready Disputant before Albertus Alaskie Prince of Sirad at his being entertained by the Oxonian Muses in S. Maries Church In 1585. he left his Fellowship being about that time promoted to the Archdeanconry of Barnstaple in his own Country Afterwards he was made Chaplain to Q. Elizabeth and Prebendary of Salisbury took the degrees in Divinity 1595. became Canon of Exeter and at length Dean of Lichfield on the death as it seems of Dr. George Boleyne in the latter end of 1602. He was an excellent Grecian and Latinist an able Divine a person of great gravity and piety and well read in curious and critical authors as may partly appear by these books following which he wrote and published Charisma sive donum Sanatiâ—nis seu explicatio totius quaestionis de mirabilium Sanitatum gratiâ c. Lond. 1597. qu. In this book he doth attribute to the Kings and Queens of England a power derived into them by Lawful Succession of healing c. Which book is reflected upon by Mart. Anton. Delrius the Jesuit who thinks it not true that Kings can cure the Evil. With him agrees most Fanaticks Of the Fabrick of the Church and Church mens livings Lond. 1604. oct Singulare certamen cum Martino Becano Jesuitâ futiliter refutante apologiam monitoriam praefationem ad Imperatorem Reges Principes quaedam Orthodoxa dogmata Jacobi Regis Magnae Britaniae Lond. 1611. oct This learned author Dr. Tooker died at Salisbury on the 19. of March or thereabouts and was buried in the Cath. Ch. there 21. of the said month in sixteen hundred and twenty leaving behind him a Son named Robert Tooker of East-Grinsteade in Surrey In June following Dr. Walt. Curle of Cambridge succeeded him in the Deanry of Lichfield and him Dr. Augustin Lindsell another Cantabrigian an 1630. HENRY SWINBURNE Son of Thomas Swinburne of the City of York was born there spent some years in the quality of a Commoner in Hart hall whence translating himself to that of Broadgates took the degree of Bach. of the Civil Law married Helena Daughter of Barthelm Lant of Oxon and at length retiring to his native place became a Proctor in the Archbishops Court there Commissary of the Exchecquer and Judge of the Prerogative Court at York He hath written Brief Treatise of Testaments and last Wills In 7 parts Lond. 1590. 1611 35. 40. 77. c. qu. Treatise of Spousals or Matrimonial Contracts c. Lond. 1686. qu. In which two books the author shâ—ws himself an able Civilian and excellently well read in authors of his Faculty He paid his last debt to â—â—â—ure at York and was buried in the North Isle of the Cathedral there Soon after was a comely Monument fastned to the wall near to this grave with his Effigies in a Civilians Gown kneeling before a deske with a book thereon and these verses under Non Viduae caruere viris non Patre Pupillus Dum stetit hic Patriae virque paterque suae Ast quod Swinburnus viduarum scripsit in usum Longius aeterno marmore vivet opus Scribere supremas hinc discat quisque tabellas Et cupiat qui sic vixit ut ille mori There is no day or year on the Monument to shew when this H. Swinburne died
Vigiliis Paschatis Printed with the former book Apologia contra calumniatores suos Lond. 1619. qu. Emblemata varia dedicata Regibus Principibus Magnatibus Epistola ad D. Georg. Abbot Archiep. Cantuar. Domino Franc. Bacon supremo Angl. Canc. Gulielmo comiti Pembrochiae Poemata varia Oratio composita quando statuit relinquere Academiam Oxon. 18. Aug. 1614. Which four last things were printed with his Apologia c. 1619. what other books he hath published I cannot justly tell However from those before mention'd it appears that the author was a phantastical and unsetled man and delighted as it seems in rambling CHRISTOPHER NEWSTEAD third son of Tho. Newstead of Somercotes in Lincolnshire was born in that County became a Commoner of S. Albans hall in 1615. aged 18 years or thereabouts continued there till after he was Bachelaurs standing and wrote An Apology for women or the womans defence Lond. 1620. oct Dedicated to the Countess of Bucks Afterwards he retired into the Country studied Divinity had a benefice conferr'd upon and tho he never took any degree in Arts in this University yet he took that of Bach. of Div. 1631 which is all I know of him JOHN KING Son of Philip King of Wormenhale commonly called Wornal near to Brill in Bucks by Elizazabeth his wife Daughter of Edm. Conquest of Hougton Conquest in Bedfordshire Son of Thom. King brother to Rob. King the first Bishop of Oxon was born at Wornal before mention'd educated in Grammar learning partly in Westminster School became Student of Ch. Church in 1576. took the degree in Arts made Chaplain to Q. Eliz. as he was afterwards to K. James installed Archdeacon of Nottingham 12. Aug. 1590. upon the death of Joh. Lowth successor to Will. Day 1565. at which time he was a Preacher in the City of York Afterwards he was made Chaplain to Egerton Lord Keeper proceeded D. of D. 1602. had the Deanary of Ch. Ch. in Oxon conferr'd upon him in 1605. and was afterwards several years together Vicechanc. of this University In 1611. he had the Bishoprick of London bestowed on him by K. James 1. who commonly called him the King of preachers to which being consecrated 8. Sept. the same year had restitution of the temporalities belonging to that See made to him 18 of the same month at which time he was had in great reverence by all people He was a solid and profound Divine of great gravity and piety and had so excellent a volubility of speech that Sir Edw. Coke the famous Lawyer would often 〈◊〉 of him that he was the best speaker in the Star-Chamber in his time When he was advanced to the See of London he endeavoured to let the world know that that place did not cause him to forget his Office in the Pulpit shewing by his example that a Bishop might govern and preach too In which office he was so frequent that unless hindred by want of health he omitted no Sunday whereon he did not visit some Pulpit in or near London Deus bone quam canora Vox saith one vultus compositus verba selecta grandes sententiae Allicimur omnes lepore verborum suspendimur gravitate sententiarum orationis impetu viribus flâ—ctimur c. He hath written Lectures upon Jonâ—s delivered at York Lond. 1594. Ox. 99. c. qu. Several Sermons viz. 1 Sermon at Hampton-Court on Cantic 8. 11. Ox. 1606. qu. 2 At Ox. 5. Nov. 1607. on Psal. 46. from ver 7. to 11. Ox. 1607. qu. 3 At Whitehall 5. Nov. 1608. on Psal. 11. 2 3 4. Ox. 1608. qu. 4 At S. Maries in Ox. 24. Mar. being the day of his Maj inauguration on 1 Chron. ult 26. 27 28. Ox. 1608. qu. 5 Vitis palatina Serm. appointed to be preached at White-hall upon the Tuesday after the marriage of the Lady Elizab. on Psal. 28. 3. 3. Lond. 1614. qu. 6 Serm. at Pauls cross for the recovery of K. James from his late sickness preached 11. of Apr. 1619. on on Esay 28. 17. Lond. 1619. qu. 7 At Pauls cross 26. Mar. 1620. on Psal. 102. 13 14. Lond. 1620. qu. Besides these he published others as one on 2 Kings 23. 25. printed 1611. Another on Psal 123. 3. and a third on Psal 146. 3. 4. c. printed all in qu. but these three I have not yet seen He paid his last debt to nature 30. March in sixteen hundred twenty and one year 1621 aged 62. having before been much troubled with the Stone in the reins and bladder and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of S. Paul in London A copy of his Epitaph you may see in the History of that Cathedral written by Sir Will. Dugdale Knight Soon after Bishop Kings death the Rom. Catholicks endeavoured to make the world believe that said Bishop died a member of their Church and to that end one of them named Gregory Fisher alis Musket did write and publish a book intit The Bishop of London his Legacy Or certain motives of Dr. King late B. of London for his change of religion and dying in the Cath. and Rom. Church with a conclusion to his brethren the Bishops of England Printed by permission of the superiours 1621. But concerning the falsity of that matter his son Hen. King not only satsified the world in a Sermon by him preached at Pauls cross soon after but also Dr. Godwin Bishop of Hereford in his Appendix to his Commentarius de Praesulibus Angliae printed 1622. and Joh. Gee in his book called The foot out of the Snare cap. 12. The reader is to know that there was one Joh. King contemporary with the former who published a Sermon entit Abels offering c. on Gen. 4. ver 4. printed at Flushing 1621. qu. and other things But this Joh. King was Pastor of the English Church at Hamburgh and whether he was of this Univ. of Oxon. I cannot yet tell JOHN GUILLIM or Agilliams son of John Williams of Westbury in Glocestershire received some Academical education in Oxon. but in what house I am uncertain I find one of both his names who was a student in Brasnose coll in the year 1581. aged 16 and another of Glouc. hall 1598. aged 25. Both which were according to the Matricula born in Herefordshire in which County the author of The worthies of England places Jo. Guillim the Herald of whom we now speak who afterwards retired to Minsterworth in Glocestershire was soon after called thence and made one of the Society of the coll of Arms. commonly called the Heralds Office in London by the name of Portsmouth and on the 26 Feb. 1617. Rouge Croix Pursevant of Arms in Ordinary He published The display of Heraldry Lond. 1610. c. fol. Written mostly especially the scholastical part by John Barcham of C. C. coll in Oxon. In 1660. came out two editions of it in fol. with many insignificant superfluous and needless additions to it purposely to gain money from those
cuts engraven from the representations drawn with great curiosity by him which hath advantaged the sale of it much And I am verily perswaded had the said book been published two years before I mean before the first edition of Camdens Remaines which first saw light in 1604. it would have been more cried up and consequently would have sold more But however so it is that the book hath been so much valued by learned and curious men in times following that a second impression of it was made at Lond. 1653. in large oct and another in 1674. oct He hath also written The sundry successive regal governments of the Realm of England Antw. 1620. printed in one long sheet wherein are the pictures of a Britain Roman Saxon Dane and Norman wrought off from a Copper plate And was the same person without doubt with him who writes himself R. V. author of Odes in imitation of the seven penitential Psalms with sundery other Poems and Ditties bending to devotion and piety Printed beyond the Sea in 1601. with the Jesuits mark in the title for as I have been informed Verstegan had some skill in Poetry as well as in Painting In the said Poems he toucheth on many matters of antiquity and antient Saints of England The same R. V. also hath translated into English A dialogue of dying well Antw. 1603. oct written in Ital. by Don Peeter of Luca a Can. regular and D. of D. and by the translator dedicated to the Lady Joan Berkley Abbess of the English Nuns of S. Benedict in Bruxells The said Verstegan hath written and translated other things but few of them coming into England we seldom or never see them He was living in good condition among the English at Antwerp who had fled for the sake of Religion under the notion of a Spanish stipendary having several years before been married to so thirâ—ty and prudent a woman that she kept up his credit in the latter end of K. James and beginning of K. Ch. 1. as one or more Letters written by him to the great Antiquary Sir Rob. Cotton which I have seen in his Library shew And thus much of Rich. Verstegan alias Rowland of whom Will. Watson Priest will give you a sharp character and another stuff enough beyond the rules of charity to run down a Dog JOHN STRADLING Son of Franc. Stradling by Elizabeth his Wife was born near to Bristow in Somersetshire but descended from an antient and Knightly family of his name living at S. Donats in Glamorganshire was educated in puerile learning under a learned and pious man named Edw. Green Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. at Bristow became a Commoner of Brasnose coll in 1579. aged 16. years or thereabouts and in 1583. he took a degree in arts as a member of Magd. hall being then accounted a miracle for his forwardness in learning and pregnancy of parts Soon after his great worth being discovered in the Metropolis while he continued in one of the Inns of Court but especially after he had return'd from his travels beyond the Seas was courted and admired by the Learned Camden Sir Joh. Harrington the Poet Tho. Leyson mention'd before under the year 1607. and above all by that most noted Critick and Physitian Dr. Jo. Dav. Rhese He hath written and published De vita morte contemnenda lib. 3. Francof 1597. in oct written to his Uncle Sir Edw. Stradling of S. Donats whom I have mention'd under the year 1609. Epigrammatum libri quatuor Lond. 1607. in oct Two years after he became heir to his Uncle before mention'd setled at S. Donats Castle and was made a Baronet in 1611. at which time he was esteemed a wise and most learned Gentleman Afterwards being involved in secular affairs and the services of his Country was taken off from writing till the latter end of the raign of K. Jam. 1. at which time he published a book intit Beati pacifici Printed 1623. but whether in prose or verse I cannot tell for I have not yet seen it Afterwards he published Divine Poems in seven several Classes written to K. Ch. 1. Lond. 1625. qu. At the end of which is an Epitaph made by him on K. Jam. 1. I have sent several times to several persons in Wales to have some account of this person his last end and his Epitaph but no returns are yet made ARTHUR LAKE brother to Sir Tho. Lake Knight principal Secretary of State to K. Jam. 1. Son of Almeric Lake or du Lake of the antient borough of Southampton was born in S. Michaels parish and educated for a time in the Free-School there Afterwards being transplanted to Wykehams School to perâ—ect his Grammar learning was thence elected probationer Fellow of New coll and after two years of Probation he was made perpetual Fellow thereof an 1589. Five years after that he proceeded in Arts entred into the sacred function was made Fellow of Wykehams coll near to Winton about 1600. and three years after Master of the hospital of S. Cross in the place of Dr. Rob. Bennet promoted to the See of Hereford In 1605. he took the degrees in Divinity and the same year he was installed Archdeacon of Surrey Afterwards he was made Dean of Worcester in Apr. 1608. in the room of Dr. Jam. Monutague promoted to the See of Bath and Wells and at length Bishop of those Cities to which he was consecrated at Lambeth 8. Dec. 1616. In all these places of honour and employment he carried himself the same in mind and person shewing by his constancy that his virtues were virtues indeed in all kind of which whether natural moral Theological personal or pastoral he was eminent and indeed one of the examples of his time He always lived a single man exemplary in his life and conversation and very hospitable He was also well read in the Fathers and Schoolmen and had such a command of the Scripture which made him one of the best preachers that few went beyond him in his time The things that he hath written were not by him published but by his Friends after his death the titles of which follow Exposition of the first Psalm Exposition of the 51. Psalm Nine Sermons on Matth. 22. verse 34 35 36 37 38 39 40. Ten Serm. on Exod. 19. Five Serm. at S. Maries in Oxon. on Luke 3. ver 7 8 9. Eight Serm. on Isa 9. Six Serm. on Haggai 2. Sundry Sermons de tempore preached at Court Meditations All which being collected into a large volume were printed under this general title Sermons with religious and divine meditations Lond. 1629. fol. Ten Sermons upon several occasions preached at S. Paul's Cross and elsewhere Lond. 1641. qu. The first is on Psal 160. 29 30. the second on Jude 5. c. He dyed in sixteen hundred twenty and six and was buried in an Isle on the north side of the Choire of Wells Cathedral Over his grave was soon after laid a plain
Philosophy of the Stoicks Lond. 1598. oct And published Two short Treatises against the orders of the begging Fryers written by Joh. Wicliffe Also as 't is said a book intit Fiscus Papalis Sive Catalogus indulgentiarum reliquiarum septem principalium Ecclesiarum urbis Romae ex vet MS. discriptus Lond. 1617. qu. The Latine out of the MS. is set down in one Colum and the English in another by the publisher This I say is reported to have been published by our author James tho others tell us that it was done by Will. Crashaw of Cambridge Howsoever it is sure we are that it hath supplyed with matter a certain scribler named Henry Care in his Weekly pacquet of advice from Rome when he was deeply engaged by the Fanatical party after the popish Plot broke out in 1678. to write against the Church of England and the members thereof then by him and his party supposed to be deeply enclining towards Popery c. I say by that Hen. Care whose breeding was in the nature of a petty Fogger a little despicable wretch and one that was afterwards much reflected upon in the Observators published by Rog. L'estrange which Care after all his scribbles against the Papists and the men of the Church of England was after K. James 2. came to the Crown drawn over so far by the R. Cath. party for bread and money-sake and nothing else to write on their behalf and to vindicate their proceedings against the men of the Church of England in his Mercuries which weekly came out intit Publick occurrences truly stated The first of which came out 21. Feb. 1687. and were by him continued to the time of his death which hapning 8. Aug. 1688. aged 42. was buried in the yard belonging to to the Black-friers Church in London with this inscription nailed to his Coffin Here lies the ingenious Mr. Henry Care who died c. This person I can compare to none more than to Marchemont Nedham whose parts tho he wanted yet they were Weather-Cocks both alike as I shall tell you more at large when I shall come to that person which will be in the 2d Vol. As for our learned and industrious author Dr. James he paid his last debt to nature in his house in Halywell in the north Suburb of Oxon in the month of Aug. year 1629 in sixteen hundred twenty and nine aged about 58. years and was buried towards the upper end of New college Chappel leaving behind him this character that he was the most industrious and indefatigable writer against the Papists that had been educated in Oxon since the Reformation of Religion Which character being made manifest by his writings it would have been esteemed as generous an act for the Society of that House to have honoured his reliques with a Mon. and Epitaph as they did those of Tho. Lydiat the Mathematitian I shall make mention of another Thomas James in my discourse of Hen. Gellibrand under the year 1637. ROBERT WAKEMAN Son of Tho. Wakeman of Fliford-Flavel in Worcestershire Minister of Gods word was born in that County became a student of Ball. col in the beginning of 1590 aged 14. made Chaplain-Fellow thereof 17. Jul. 1596. being then Bach. of Arts. About that time entring into Orders was a frequent preacher for some years in these parts At length being made Rector of Beer-Ferres and afterwards of Charlton in Devon took the degrees in Divinity He hath published Several Sermons as 1 The Christian practice at S. Maries in Oxon. on Act. Sunday 8. Jul. 1604. on Acts 2. 46. Lond. 1605. in oct 2 Solomons exaltation before the King on 2 Cor. 2. 8. Ox. 1605. oct 3 The Judges charge on 2 Cor. 19. 6. printed 1610. oct 4 Jonahs Sermon and Ninevehs repentance at Pauls Cross on Jonah 3. ver 4. 5. Ox. 1606. oct 5 The true Professor opposed against the formal Hypocrites of these times on Luke 10. 28. Lond. 1620. oct and others which I have not seen among which is a Serm. on Eccles 11. 1. printed 1607. he gave up the ghost in Septemb. year 1629 in sixteen hundred twenty and nine and was buried on the South side of the Chancel of the Church at Beer-Ferres on the nineteenth day of the same month leaving then behind him several Children who were all in the beginning of the civil war as the Tradition goes there perswaded from their Religion to that of Rome by one Capt. Rich. Read as 't was supposed who quarter'd in the house where they lived and married one of the Doctors Daughters Afterwards they retired into Worcestershire where they or at least their issue now live JOHN SANFORD Son of Rich Sanford of Chard in Somersetshire Gent. descended from those of his name in Devon was born in Somersetshire entred a Commoner of Ball. college about the time of the Act in 1581. where continuing till he was Bach. of Arts was then made one of the Chaplains of Magd. coll At length having contracted a friendship with John Digby Commoner of that House did travel with him into France Spain and Italy whereby he did much advantage himself in the modern languages Afterwards he went in the quality of a Chaplain to the said Digby then known by the name of Sir John Digby at which time he as sent into Spain to treat of a marriage between the Infanta Sister of the King of that Realm and Prince Charles of England After his return Dr. Abbot Archb. of Cant. made him his domestick Chaplain and at length Prebendary of Canterbury and Rector of Ivychurch in Kent He was a person of great learning and experience and a Solid Divine well skill'd in several languages and a tolerable Lat. Poet. His works are Gods arrow of Pestilence serm on Psal. 38. 2. Oxon. 1604. oct Le Guichet Francois Janicula scu introductio ad linguam Gallicam Ox. 1604. qu. A brief extract of the former Lat. Grammar done into English for the easier instruction of the Learner Oxon. 1605. qu. Grammar or introduction to the Ital. tongue Oxon. 1605. qu. An entrance to the Spanish tongue Lond. 1611. and 1633. qu. and other things as 't is probable with I have not yet seen year 1629 He surrendred up his pious Soul to God on the 24. Septemb. in sixteen hundred twenty and nine aged 60. and more and was buried in the middle almost of the north Isle joyning to the nave er body of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury Over his Grave was soon after laid a white free-stone with an inscription engraven thereon a copy of which you may see in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon lib. 2. p. 199. b. wherein is mention'd his great charity to Widdows Orphans and the Poor EDWIN SANDYS Second Son of Edwin sometimes Archbishop of York was born in Worcestershire particularly as I suppose within the City of Worcester when his father was Bishop of that Diocess before his translation to York admitted Scholar of C. C. coll in Sept. 1577. and
Religion which is set before it and Discourse concerning such Englishmen as have either been or in our histories reputed Cardinals of the Church of Rome which is put at the end of it But this Edition of 1615. with the said two additional discourses being very full of faults and not to be endured by any ordinary Reader he put them forthwith into Latine entitling them De Praesulibus Angliae commentarius c. Lond. 1616. qu. The Reader is now to understand that after the first Edition of the said Catalogue of Bishops came out in 1601. Sir John Harrington of Kelston near the City of Bathe Son of John Harrington of the said place Esquire who dying near to the Bishops Pallace of and in London 1. Jul. 1582. was buried in the Church of S. Gregory near to Pauls Cathedral and he the Son of Alex. Harrington descended from a younger brother of the Harringtons of Brierley in Yorkshire I say that the said Sir John Harrington sometimes an Eaton Scholar and afterwards M. of Arts of Camb. being minded to obtain the favour of Prince Henry wrote a discourse for his private use intit A brief view of the state of the Church of England as it stood in Qu. Elizabeths and King James's raign to the year 1608. c. This book is no more than a character and History of the Bishops of those times and was written to the said Prince Henry as an additional supply to the before mention'd Catalogue of Bishops of Dr. Fr. Godwin upon occasion of that Proverb Henry the eighth pulled down Monks and their Cells Henry the ninth shall pull down Bishops and their Bells In the said book the author Harrington doth by imitating his Godmother Qu. Elizabeth shew himself a great enemy to married Bishops especially to such that had been married twice and many things therein are said of them that were by no means fit to be published being as I have told you before written only for private use But so it was that the book coming into the hands of one John Chetwind Grandson by a Daughter to the author a person deeply principled in presbyterian tenents did when the Press was open print it at London 1653. in oct And no sooner it was published and came into the hands of many but 't was exceedingly clamour'd at by the Loyal and orthodox Clergy condemning him much that published it The truth is that tho it did not give offence so much as Sir Anthony Weldons book intit The Court and character of K. James which was publish'd three years before yet it was exceedingly pleasing to the Presbyterians and other Diffenters And there is no doubt but that if it had come into the hands of Prynne before mentioned he would have raked out many things thence and aggravated them to the highest to furnish his Common Place book when he was about to publish The Antipathy of the English Lordly Prelacy c. Our author Godwin wrote also Appendix adcommentarium de Praesulibus Angliae Lond. 1621. 22. in two sh in qu. Râ—rum Anglicaerum Henrico VIII Edwardo VI. Maria regnantibus Annales Lond. 1616. 28. 30. in qu. and fol. Translated into English by his Son Morgan Godwin Bac. of Arts of Ch. Ch. afterwards Bach. of the Civil Law of Pembr coll Master of the Free-School at Newland in Glocestershire Canon of Hereford and Doctor of his Faculty Which English translation hath been several times printed The man in the Moon or a discourse of a Voyage thither Lond. 1638. and 57. oct written while he was a Student of Ch. Ch. under the seigned name of Domingo Gozales and published some years after the authors death by E. M. of Ch. Ch. This book which hath before the title of it the picture of a man taken up from the top of a Mountain by an Engine drawn up to the Moon by certain flying Birds was censured to be as vain as the opinion of Copernicus or the strange discourses of the Antipodes when first heard of Yet since by a more inquisitive search in unravelling those intricacies men of solid judgments have since found out a way to pick up that which may add a very considerable knowledge and advantage to posterity Among which Dr. Wilkins sometimes Bishop of Chester composed by hints thence given as 't is thought a learned piece called A discovery of a new World in the Moon Nuncius inanimatus Utopiae 1629. Lond. 1657. oct Translated into English by Anon. who intitles it The mysterious Messenger unlocking the secrets of mens hearts Printed with The man in the Moon Lond. 1657. oct in two sheets only At length after our authors many labours wherein he aimed mostly at the publick he was taken with a long lingring disease which bringing him to his desired haven year 1633 in the beginning of the year in Apr. as it seems sixteen hundred thirty and three was buried in the Chancel of his Church of Whitborne which with the mannour thereof belongs to the Bishops of Hereford situate and being about 14. miles distant from the said City To the said See after his death was elected Dr. William Juxon but before he was consecrated he was translated to London as I shall tell you elsewhere That which I have forgot to let the Reader know is that whereas there goes under the name of the Bishop of Landaff A treatise on the blessed Sacrament printed in oct and one or more Sermons on the sixth Psalm they are not be attributed to Dr. Godwin but to his predecessor as I suppose in Landaff called Gerv. Babington Sed de hoc quaere HUGH HOLLAND Son of Rob. Holland by his Wife the Daughter of one Pain of Denbigh Son of Lewys Holland Son of Llewellin Son of Griffith Holland of Vaerdre by Gwervilla his Wife Daughter of Howell ap Madock ap Jem ap Einion was born at Denbigh bred in Westminster School while Camden taught there elected into Trinity coll in Cambridge an 1589. of which he was afterwards Fellow Thence he went to travel into Italy and was at Rome where his over free discourse betrayed his prudence Thence he went to Jerusalem to do his devotions to the holy Sepulcher and in his return touch'd at Constantinople where he received a reprimand from the English Embassador for the former freedom of his tongue At his return into England he retired to Oxon spent some years there as a Sojournour for the sake of the publick Library and as I have been informed had his Lodging in Ball. coll which is partly the reason why I insert him here He is observed by a Cambridge man to have been no bad English but an excellent Latine Poet and by some thought worthy to be mention'd by Spencer Sidney and others the chiefest of our English Poets His works are these MSS. Verses in description of the chief Cities of Europe Chronicle of Qu. Elizab. raign Life of Will Camden Clarenceaux K. of Armes A Cypress Garland for the sacred forehead of
with too great confidence transcribed the former narratives So that we yet want an exact and faithful History of the greatest most noble and most disinteress'd Clergy-man of that age His publick imployments gave him little leisure for the publication of any works of learning and if any were published they are dead with him excep perhaps those which I have seen which are the Epistle and directions for teaching the eight Classes in Ipswich School set before the Grammar of W. Lilye and printed in 1528. THOMAS DILLON was born in the County of Meath in Ireland studied here in Oxon several years but whether he took a degree it appears not At length retiring to his own Country became thro several preferments Bishop of Kildare where sitting about eight years year 1531 gave way to fate in fifteen hundred thirty and one In the said See succeeded one Walter Wellesley as I shall anon tell you WILLIAM WARHAM Son of Rob. Warham was born of a gentile Family at Okely in Hampshire educated in Grammaticals in Wykehams School admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1475. took the degrees in the Laws left the coll 1488. and about that time became an Advocate in the Court of Arches and soon after Principal or chief Moderator of Civil Law School then situated in S. Edwards Parish in Oxon. On the 2. Nov. 1493. he was collated to the Chantorship of Wells upon the death of Tho. Overey sometimes Fellow of All 's coll and on the 13. of Feb. following he was constituted Master of the Rolls Afterwards being elected to the See of London he had the Great Seal of England delivered unto him on the 11. of Aug. 1502 So that in few days after being consecrated Bishop of that See had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto on the first of Octob. following In the beginning of January in the same year he was constituted L. Chanc. of England and in Nov. as one saith in 1504. he was translated to the See of Canterbury whose inthronization there appointed to be on the 9. March following was performed then with great and wonderful solemnity and magnificence as it may be partly elsewhere seen In 1506. May 28. he was unanimously elected Chancellour of the University of Oxon being then and ever after an especial friend to it and its members as may be discerned in several Epistles that passed between them In some the said members stile him Sanctissimus in Christo Paeter and in others they proclaim in an high manner his prudence profound understanding c. All which I presume was done because he had been a benefactor to the finishing of S. Maries Church and the Divinity School It must be now known that there was a young Knight called William Warham Godson and Nephew to the Archbishop as being Son to his Brother Hugh Warham that waited upon him in his chamber With him the Archb. being always ready to discourse did more than once seriously tell him that if ever after his death any should succeed him in the See of Canterbury called Thomas he should in no wise serve him or seek his favour and acquaintance for there shall said he one of that name shortly enjoy this See that shall as much by his vicious living and wicked heresies dishonour wast and destroy the same and the whole Church of England as ever the blessed Bishop and Martyr St. Thomas did before benefit bless adorn and honour the same c. This is reported by Nich. Harpessfield from the mouth of the said Sir Will. Warham being prophetically spoken by the said Archb. concerning the Thomas that succeeded him meaning Thom. Cranmer After Dr. Warham had sate in Canterbury in great prosperity about 28 years he concluded this life at S. Stephens near to the said City on the 22. of Aug. between the hours of 3 and 4 in the morning year 1532 in fifteen hundred thirty and two Whereupon his body was laid in a little Chappel built by himself for the place of his burial on the north side of the Martyrdom of S. Thomas of Canterbury and had there a reasonable fair Tomb erected over his body but defaced in the beginning of the grand Rebellion began and carried on by the Presbyterians Erasmus of Rotterdam having been a great acquaintance of the said Archbishop had the honour to have his picture sent to him by the owner Which being with great devotion received Erasmus sent him his and between them passed several Epistles In one of which or else in another place Erasmus who had the Parsonage of Aldington in Kent bestowed on him so commends him for humanity learning integrity and piety that in the conclusion he saith nullan absoluti Praesulis dotem in eo desideres The said Archb. left all his Theological books to All 's coll Library his Civil and Can. Law books with the prick-song books belonging to his Chappel to New coll and his Ledgers Grayles and Antiphonals to Wykehams coll near to Winchester See more of him in a book intit De antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae c. Lond. 1572-3 p. 348. 349. c. THOMAS SKEVYNGTON was descended from a right ancient Family of his name living in Leicestershire but whether born in that County I cannot justly tell became when young professed in the Monastery of Cistercians at Merevale or Myrdvale in Warwickshire instructed in Theological and other learning in S. Bernards coll originally built for Cistercians in the north Suburb of Oxon being now S. Johns coll to which place he bequeathed on his death-bed twenty pounds towards its reparation Afterwards he was made Abbat of Waverley a house of the said Order in Surrey and on the 17. of June 1509. was consecrated Bishop of Bangor Where after he had sate several years much commended for the austere course of his life and great charity he submitted to the stroke of death in the month of June or thereabouts in fifteen hundred thirty and there year 1533 Whereupon his heart was buried in the Cath. Ch. of Bangor before the picture of S. Daniel whereon a stone was soon after laid with an inscription thereon shewing that it was the heart of Thomas late Bishop of Bangor and his body in the Choire of Monastery of Beaulieu under a Tomb which he had erected nigh unto the place where the Gospel used to be read In the See of Bangor succeeded John Salcot alias Capon Doct. of divinity of Cambridge translated thence to Salisbury in 1529 where dying in the summer time in August as it seems an 1557. was buried in the Cath. Church there under a Tomb which he in his life-time had provided and erected on the south side of the Choire JOHN ALLEN Doctor of the Laws of this University was consecrated Archbishop of Dublin in the place of Dr. Hugh Inge deceased in the year of our Lord 1528. and died on the 25. of July saith one and another the 28.
coll to which he was partly in his life time but more at his death a special benefactor Afterwards he became Chancellor of the diocess of Worcester in the place of Dr. Thomâ— Hanybal an 1518. and about that time Archdeacon of Glocester and Warden of the collegiate Church of Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire At length his abilities being made known to K. Hen. 8. he was by him employed beyond the Seas concerning state affairs was made Doctor of the Laws there one of the Kings Counsellors at his return a chief agitator for the King in defence of his divorce from his first Wife Qu. Catherine especially in the University of Oxon by endeavouring to gain the opinion of the members thereof concerning that matter as I have told you elsewhere and in 1531. was incorporated Doctor of his faculty as he had stood beyond the Seas In 1539. he was elected Bishop of Worcester the temporalities of which being restored to him on the fourth of Aug. the same year he was soon after consecrated In 1543. he abdicated or rather resigned his See but for what cause is yet uncertain Whereupon retiring to Clerkenwell near London lived there for some years year 1556 and dying on the eleventh day of August in fifteen hundred fifty and six was buried on the north side of the Chancel belonging to the Church of Islyngton near London By his last will k and test dated 10. of Aug. 1556. he bequeathed very liberally to the poor people of Stratford upon Avon before-mention'd to the poor of Bromesgrave in Worcestershire Tadcaster Wymbersley c. at which places 't is probable he had been beneficed He also gave 100 marks to certain poor Scholars of Oxon and Cambridge in which last University he seems to have received a part of his education One Joh. Bell D. D. was Dean of Ely and dying 31. of Octob. 1591. was buried in the Cath. Ch. there but what relation there was between him and the Bishop I cannot tell HENRY MAN was bred a Carthusian Monk and of the Carthusians at Shene in Surrey became Prior which Monastery he with his brethren surrendring into the Kings hands at the dissolution of Religious houses had a Pension allowed to him for some years In 1539. he took the degrees in Divinity in this University of Oxon and in the latter end of Hen. 8. was made the second Dean of Chester in the place of one Tho. Clerk and about that time tho the year when appear not was promoted to the Episcopal See of the Isle of Man He departed this mortal life at London on the 19. of Oct. in fifteen hundred fifty and six year 1556 and was buried in the chancel of the Church of S. Andrew Vndershaft within that City In his Deanery succeeded VVill. Clyve or Clyffe LL. D. who had been Chantor and afterwards Treasurer of the Cath. Ch. at York but the year when I cannot justly say or whether the said Dr. Man kept the said Deanery in commendam with his Bishoprick and in the See of Man succeeded Thom. Stanley as I shall hereafter tell you JOHN BYRDE was made Bishop of Bangor in 1539. and translated thence to Chester in 1541. but deprived of that See by Qu. Mary for being married in the year 1553. He paid his last debt to nature in fifteen hundred fifty and six year 1556 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the said See succeeded George Cootes of whom I have made mention before but died about an year before Byrde JOHN CHAMBERS a Benedictine Monk was partly educated in Oxon but more in Cambridge in which University he was as it seems admitted to the reading of the sentences In 1528. he was made Abbat of Peterborough in which Town he was born upon the decease of one Rob. Kirton and living to see his Monastery dissolved was by the favour of K. Hen. 8. nominated the first Bishop of that place when the said King by his charter dated 4. Sept. 1541 erected an Episcopal See there On the said day the temporalities of it were delivered to him and on the 23. of Oct. following was consecrated thereunto which is all I know of him only that he was a worldly man and that dying in the winter time before the month of Decemb. in fifteen hundred fifty and six year 1556 was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Peterborough The reader is now to know that Dr. Fr. Godwin doth in his Commentary of English Bishops tells us that the said Joh. Chambers was Doctor of Physick bred up in Merton college and afterwards Dean of S. Stephens cell in Westminster but very much mistaken for that John Chambers Bach. of Div. and Bishop died in 1556. as 't is before told you and the other who was Dr. of Physick and Dean died 1549. Pray be pleased to see more in the Fasti under the year 1531. among the incorporations ROBERT KYNGE was descended from the ancient Kings of Devonshire as the posterity of his brother Thomas say but where he was born unless in Oxfordshire I cannot justly tell While he was young being much addicted to religion and learning was made a Cistercian Monk and among those of that order did he for some years live in Rewley Abby in the West suburb of Oxon and partly as I conceive for the sake of learning among the Bernardins in their coll in the North suburb of the said City In 1506. he as a Cistercian Monk was admitted to the reading of the sentences and in 1510. 13. and 15. he supplicated to be licensed to proceed in Divinity by the title of a Monk of the order of S. Benedict in the last of which years he occurs Abbat of Bruerne near to Burford in Oxfordshire anciently founded for Monks of Cisteaux which is a branch of the Benedictine order as the Bernardins are In 1518. he proceeded in Divinity in an Act celebrated on the last of Febr. and afterwards was made Abbat of Thame in Oxfordshire the Monks of which were also Cistercians About the time that the Abbey of Osney near Oxon was to be dissolved he was made Abbat commendatary thereof being then a Suffragan or titular Bishop under the title of Roven Rovenesis in the province of Athens by which name or title I find him to occur in 1539. In 1542. when Oxford was made an Episcopal See by K. Hen. 8. and the Abbey of Osney appointed to be the place of habitation of the Dean and Canons of the Cathedral to be there he the said Rob. Kynge was made and constituted the first Bishop in the beginning of Sept. the same year at which time Glocester coll was appointed his Palace or place of residence the Abbats lodgings at Osney for the Dean and the other lodgings in that Abbey for the Canons and Officers belonging to the Cathedral In 1546. when the said Cath. Ch. at Osney was translated to Cardinal coll alias Kings coll or the coll of K. Hen. 8. in
cause both short and wearisome afterwards unto him Thus Dr. Will. Allen in his Answer to the Libel intit The execution of justice in England The said Dr. Ogelthorp was deprived of his Bishoprick about Midsomer in the year 1559. and about the beginning of the next year died suddenly of an Apoplexy year 1560 otherwise had he lived 't is thought the Queen would have been favourable to him He founded at Tadcaster before-mention'd a Free-School and Hospital dedicated to our Saviour Jesus Christ called The School and Hospital of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ of Tadcaster The School is endowed with 40 l. per an and the Hospital with revenues for 12 poor People each to have one shilling every week In the beginning of Ch. 1. there were but six in pay how many now I know not The said Bishop built a fair house in Headley upon Bramham in Yorkshire where there is a memory by verses and his Arms over the door I think yet remaining After his deprivation and death Bernard Gilpin the northern Apostle was designed to succeed him in Carlilâ— but vhe refusing tho much pressed to it the Bishoprick was confer'd on one Joh. Best a learned and pious man RICHARD PATES an Oxfordshire man born was admitted Scholar of C. C. coll 1. June 1522. and the year following Bach. of Arts. Which degree being compleated by Determination he went to Paris where he was made Master of Arts and at his return Archdeacon of Winchester on the resignation of Joh. Fox in 1526. In 1528 he resigned that dignity being that year made Archd. of Lincoln upon the death of Will. Smyth Doctor of decrees By which title as also that of Bach. of Arts of this University and Master of Paris he supplicated on the 17. Jan. 1530. that he might not be bound to be present at Exequies in S. Maries Church which shews that he was not then incorporated Afterwards he was imployed in several Embassies and in 1534. I find him resident in the Emperours Court and there again in 1540. in which year wss a pass-port made for him by Secretary Cromwell to Calais in order to reside with the Emperour as Embassador for the K. of England In which pass-port he is stiled Dr. Rich. Pates Archdeacon of Lincoln In 1542. he was attained of High Treason whereupon his Archdeaconry was bestowed on George Heneage and his Prebendship of East-Harptre in the Church of Wells on Joh. Heryng LL. D. In the year 1554. he being preferr'd by Q. Mary to the Episcopal See of Worcester had restitution made to him by the name of Rich. Pate only of the temporalities belonging thereunto 5. March the same year at which time Hooper his Predecessor had been dead about 3 weeks After Q. Elizabeth came to the Crown he was not imprisoned in the Tower of London as Jo. Fox saith but being deprived he went beyond the Seas sate in the Council of Trent uninvited as one saith as he had done before and whether he died there or at Rome I cannot tell He was a learned man of a peaceable disposition zealous in the Faith he professed yet always against inflicting corporal punishments on such that were opposite in Religion to him In the said See of Worcester succeeded Edwin Sandys Son of Will. Sandys of Furnes in Lancashire Justice of the Peace and the Kings Receiver of that County by Margaret his Wife Daughter of Joh. Dixon of London To which See being elected upon Pates his deprivation by the name and title of Edwin Sandes Capellanus regius SS Thol Professor had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging to it 23. March 2. Elizab. dom 1559. JAMES TURBERVYLE a younger Son of Joh. Turbervyle son and heir of Richard second son of William first son of Sir Robert Turbervyle of Bere and Anderston in Dorsetshire Knight who died 6. Aug. 1424. by Margaret his Wife of the Family of the Carews Barons was born at Bere before-mentioned which is now a little Market Town in the said County educated in Wykchams School near Winchester admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1514. took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in an Act celebrated in July 1520. and on the 8. of March following was elected the publick Scribe or Registrary of the University on the resignation of Tho. Fykes M. A. and Fellow of the said coll In 1529. he left his Fellowship which he kept with his Scribes place being then promoted to an Ecclesiastical Benefice as he was soon after to a Dignity and taking the degree of Doct. of Div. in another University was incorporated here in 1532. In 1555. he being then Preb. of Winchester and elected to the Episcopal See of Exeter on the death of Joh. Harman was consecrated thereunto in St. Pauls Cath. Ch. in London with Will. Glynn to Bangor on the eighth day of Sept. the same year and on the 21. of the said month had the temporalities of the said See delivered to him and there sate with due commendations for about four years In 1559. 2. Elib he was deprived of his Bishoprick for denying the Queens Supremacy over the Church and afterwards lived a private life saith one and another that he lived at his own liberty to the end of his life adding that he was an honest Gentleman but a simple Bishop and a third that he lived a private life many years and died in great liberty But at length a fourth person who comes lagg as having lately appeared in print I mean Richard Izack then Chamberlain of Exeter tells us in his Antiquities of the City of Exeter full of mistakes that he died on the first of Nov. 1559. and in another place in the said book that after his deprivation he lived a private life ANTHONY DUNSTAN a Benedictine Monk of Westminster received his Academical education in Glocester coll in the N. W. Suburb of Oxon in an apartment therein built for such young Monks of Westminster that were designed for the University In 1525. he was admitted to the reading of the sentences having a little before opposed in divinity in the School of that faculty and in the year following he occurs by the name and tit of Anth. Dunstan Prior of the Students of Gloc. coll before-mentioned In 1538. he proceeded in divinity being then Abbat of the Benedictine Monks of Einsham near to and in the County of Oxon and in 1545. he by the name and title of Anthony Kechyn the Kings Chaplain and Bishop elect of Landaff received the temporalities belonging thereunto on the 8. of May the same year being then about 68 years of age He is much blamed by one of his successors in the See of Landaff for impoverishing his Bishoprick accounted by some to have been before his time one of the best in England and since to be the worst He gave way to fate 31. Oct. in fifteen hundred sixty and
of Magd. coll in 1566. or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1571 holy Orders and about that time a Wife by whom afterwards he had nineteen children In 1586. he being then Prebendary of Winchester and well beneficed supplicated to be admitted to the reading of the sentences but whether he was really admitted it appears not On the 12. of Nov. 1598. he was consecrated B. of Salisbury and in the year following was actually created Doct. of div by certain Doctors deputed for that purpose who went to him then I think at Salisbury He was Godson to Q. Eliz. while she was Lady Eliz. who as 't is reported usually said that she had blest many of her Godsons but now this Godson should bless her He gave way to fate on the seventh day of May in sixteen hundred and fifteen year 1625 and was buried in the Cath. Church of Salisbury near to the body of his sometimes Wife In the said See succeeded Dr. Rob. Abbot whom I have mention'd before among the writers under the year 1617. THOMAS BILSON sometimes fellow of New coll was consecrated B. of Worcester in 1596. translated thence to Winchester in the year following and concluded his last day in sixteen hundred and sixteen under which year you may see more of him among the writers In Worcester succeeded Gervase Babington of Cambridge of whom I have made mention in Will. Bradbridge among these Bishops an 1578. and in Winchester succeeded Dr. James Mountague sixth Son of Sir Edw. Mountague of Boughton in Northamptonshire Kt. who was translated thereunto from Bathe and Wells 4. Octob. 1616. This worthy person died on the twentieth day of July 1618. aged 50. and was buried 20. Aug. following on the north side of the body of the Church dedicated to S. Peter and S. Paul within the City of Bathe Over his grave was soon after a high Altar-monument erected between two Pillars of the said Church with the proportion of the defunct painted to the life lying thereon by his brethren Sir Edw. Mountague of Boughton Sir Hen. Mountague Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench Sir Charles Mountague his Executor and Sir Sidney Mountague Master of the Requests Kts. All which were lineally descended from the Earls of Salisbury The said Dr. Jam. Mountague was educated in the University of Cambridge was Master of Sydney coll and there noted for his piety vertue and learning Afterwards he was made Dean of the Royal Chappel then B. of Rathe afterwards of Winchester as t is before told you and for his faithfulness dexterity and prudence in weighty affairs the King chose him to be one of his Privy Council By his last Will and Testament he made choice of the said antient Church for the place of his Sepulture which among many other monuments of piety he repaired to his great charge When K. James came first to the Crown he was made Dean of his Chappel as before 't is told you which place he held not only when he was B. of Bathe and Wells but of Winchester also And being a great stickler in the quarrels at Cambridge and a great Master in the Art of insinuation had cunningly as one observes fashioned K. James unto certain Calvinian opinions to which the Kings education in the Kirk of Scotland had before inclined him So that it was no very hard matter for him having an Archb. also of his own perswasion to make use of the Kings authority for recommending the nine Articles to the Church of Ireland which he found would not be admitted in the Church of England HENRY ROWLANDS was born in the Parish of Mellteyrn in LLyn in Caernarvanshire educated in the School at Penllech was admitted a Student in the University about 1569. took the degrees in Arts as a member of New coll that of Master being compleated in 1577. and soon after became Rector of Laâ—â—ton near Bister alias Burchester in Oxfordshire In 1598. Nov. 12. he was consecrated B. of Bangor being then Bach. of div and in 1605. he was actually created Doct. of that faculty He bestowed on his Cath. Ch. four bells instead of those that were fold away by Arthur Bulkley his predecessor and in 1609. he gave lands to Jesus coll for the maintenance of two scholars or fellows there At length after he had bestowed much money on pious uses had spent all his time in celebacy and had govern'd his church and diocess with great commendations year 1616 surrendred up his pious soul to God 30. June in sixteen hundred and sixteen and was buried in the Choire of the Cath. Ch. at Bangor among the sepulchres of the Bishops By his last Will and Test he bequeathed moneys for the erection of a School at Mellteyrn or Bottunog where he was born and christned In the See of Bangor succeeded Lewes Bayly whom I have mention'd at large among the writers under the year 1632. HENRY ROBINSON was born within the City of Carlile in Cumberland became a poor serving child of Queens coll about the year 1568. afterwards Tabarder and at length Fellow being then esteemed an excellent Disputant and Preacher In 1581. he was unanimously elected Provost of his college which office he enjoying about 18. years restored it in that time and made it flourish after it had continued many years but in a mean condition occasion'd by the negligence of former Governours In 1590. he proceeded in div and in 98. being nominated and elected to the See of Carlile was consecrated thereunto by John B. of Lond. Joh. B. of Roch. and Anthony B. of Chich. on the 23. of July in the same year He was a person of great gravity and temperance and very mild in his speech yet as one observeth not of so strong a constitution of body as his countenance did promise He paid his last debt to nature on the 13. of the Cal. of July in sixteen hundred year 1616 and sixteen aged 63. years or more and was buried on the north side of the high Altar in the Cath. Ch. of Carlile Soon after was a brassplate set up on the wall over his grave by the care and charge of Bernard Robinson his brother and heir with an inscription and verses thereon running almost word for word or at least in sense with that inscription on a brass plate also fastned to the south wall near to the Altar in Qu. coll chappel in Oxon a copy of which you may see in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon lib. 2. p. 124. a. b. In which book p. 116. b. you may also see something of his benefaction to the said coll In the See of Carlile succeeded one Dr. Rob. Snoden or Snowden of Cambridge Prebendary of Southwell third Son of Ralph Snoden of Mansfeild Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire the temporalities of which See were given to him 20. Dec. 1616. He died at London while the Parliament was sitting in the latter end of
oftentimes being sent in Embassage to foreign Princes as for that being bred and brought up in good Learning he well 〈◊〉 of Learning in the Vniversity of Oxford and was both pitiful and bountèous to his poor Neighbours about him and of Ingerston where he lies buried Jan. 24. Griffyn Leyson Principal of S. Edwunds Hall near S. Edw. Church He with John Oliver Dr. of the Civ Law were employed in the matter of depriving Steph. Gardiner of his Bishoprick of Winchester and in the time of Qu. Mary wheeling about he became a Justice of Peace and High Sheriff of Caermerthenshire when Rob. â—errar Bishop of S. Davids was burnt an 1555 at which time suffering not the said Bishop to speak his mind when he was at the Stake as John Fox tells us died about half an year after when he would have spoke himself but could not One George Throgmorton LL. B. did supplicate to be admitted to the said degree but was not Doct. of Div. Jul. 5. Rich. Langrigg or Langrish He was originally of Mert. Coll. and from being Fellow ehere he became one of the Canons of Cardinal Coll. Chaplain to Wolsey Archb. of York and afterwards to Dr. Lee his Successor in that See In 1534 he became Archdeacon of Clievland in the place of Dr. Will. Clyffe promoted to the Chantorship of York and dying in 1547 he was succeeded in the said Archdeaconry by Dr. Jo. Warner Joh. Hopton a Dominican was admitted the same day This person tho incorporated D. of D. in 1529 yet he was now licensed to proceed and accordingly stood in the Act celebrated three dayes after his Admission See more among the Bishops under the year 1558. July 28. Will. Tresham lately of Merton now Canon of the Kings Coll. in Oxon. John Travyshe M. of A. and B. D. was adm Doct. the same day This year also Fa. Rich. Hylsey a Dominican and Simon Atkyns M. A. and B. of D. supplicated to be Doctors of the said Faculty The former was afterwards admitted but neglected to be put in the Register the other was not Incorporations June 1. Jam. Turbervyle of New Coll. D. of D. of another University He was afterwards Bishop of Exeter June 19. Joh. Palsgrave Feb… Will. Leighton M. A. of Cambr. July…Rob Wakefeld B. of D. of Cambridge now Canon of the Kings Coll. at Oxon. Nov… Fa. John Hurleston or Huddleston a Carme Bach of Div. of the University of Colen In the month of June this year supplicated Rich. Croke D. of D. of Cambridge and about this time Canon of the Kings Coll. in Oxon to be incorporated in that degree which Supplication tho not at that time granted yet afterwards he was incorporated An. Dom. 1533. An. 25 Hen. 8. Chanc. John Longland D. D. and Bishop of Lincoln sometimes Fellow of Magd. Coll. Commiss in chief was Will. Treshan D. D. Proct. John Pekyns of Exeter Coll. Owen Oglethorp of Magd. Coll. Apr. 3. Grammarians June…Gilb Saywell Jan… Jehn Best Schol. of Gram. These two were admitted to inform in Grammar Qu. Whether Jo. Best was not the same person who in 1560 was made Bish of Carlile for in these days and after several of the Bishops were originally Pedagogues Bach. of Arts. July 20. John Man of New Coll. He was afterwards Warden of Mert. Coll. and Dean of Glocester as I have told you among the Writers under the year 1568. July 20. Thomas Talbot Rich. Caldwell or Chaldwall of Brasnose Coll. Feb. 15. John Clerke Quaere Sixty two in all were admitted this year and but six that suppl Bach. of Civ Law July 13. Joh. Wymesley or Wymsley of Broadgates Hall He was made Archdeacon of London by his Brother Dr. Bonner Bishop of that City in the place of Dr. Rich. Gwent deceased an 1543 and was present in the Convocation of the Clergy 1 Mari. c Dom. 1553 in which Convocation he did speak an Oration that was soon after made publick About nine besides him were admitted and but three there were that supplicated for the said degree Bach. of Can. Law Nov. 27. Donatus Riane a public Reader of the Canon Law in New Inn. A learned Irish Author in his enumcration or Writers and learned men of Ireland tells us there were two Brethren of Oxford whose Sirnames were Riane and that one of them was a good Civilian and the other a Mathematician but mentions nothing of their Writings This Donatus therefore I take to be the Civilian and Daniel mention'd under the year 1556 to be the Mathematician See in the year 1514. Besides him were six admitted and eight at least that supplicated for the said degree Mast of Arts. Mar… John Shepreve or Shepery of C. C. Coll. Apr… Will. Pye of Oriel He was afterwards Dean of Chichester Jan. 30. Joh. Whyte of New Coll. He was afterwards B. of Wint. Mar. 19. Thomas Young Perhaps the same who took a degree in the Civ Law 1537 as I shall tell you in that year Besides these were but fourteen admitted and about eight that supplicated for the said degree that were not this year admitted Opponents in Divinity Mar. 31. Fath. Rob. Kynner alias Bate a Monk of the Order of S. Bernard now of S. Bernards Coll. He was the last Abbat of Smite in Warwickshire of the Cistercian Order In the year before he supplicated for the degree of Bach. of Div. tho he had not opposed and whether he was admitted this or in any other year following it appears not in the Reg. Mar. 31. Fath. May. 29. Fath. Tho. Kyngeswood Rich. Greene Ralph Wobourne of S. Bernards Coll. These three Fathers who were Monks of the Order of S. Bern. were not adm Bach. of Div. which is the reason I put them here Nov. 29. Fr. John Wyllyams a Minorite Bach. of Div. May 29. Fa. Rob. Combe a Bernardine or Cistercian Monk now Provisor of S. Bernards Coll. in Oxon. Oct. 14. Rob. Ferrar a Can. reg of S. Maries Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of S. David Mar. 7. Fa. Tho. sometimes written Will. Todde a Bened. Monk 11. Fa. Andr. Alton of the same Order and about this time Prior of the Monks living in Glocester Coll. in the Suburb of Oxon. 20. Thomas Goldwell M. A. He was afterwards B. of S. Asaph Besides these were six more admitted and about 16 that supplicated among whom were Fr. John Arthure and Fr. Edw Reyley Minorites Fath. Tho. Wethamsted and Fa. John Langport Benedictines Fr. Joh. Joseph and Fr. Joh. Bacheler Minorites the last of which was Subgardian of the Franciscan Coll. in Oxon. ☞ Not one Doct. of Can. or Civ Law nor one Doct. of Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Neither in Divinity only John Bellytory M. A. of Mert. Coll. and John Wylson Bach. of Div. supplicated for that degree One Rich Borde also M. of A. of this University and Doct. of Div. of Paris did supplicate to be absent from Exequies Masses Processions c. An. Dom. 1534. An. 26 Hen. 8.
painfully in the labours of the Camp following the wars in Hungary in France Ireland and the Low Countries where he left many notable proofs of his valour and wisdom being strenuus miles and prudens imperator In Aug. this year he was made L. Deputy of Ireland which place he executed with great valour and wisdom for 3 years Afterwards he was made Lord Russel of Thornhaw in Bucks and dying in Sept. was buried 16. of the same month at Thornhaw an 1613. An. Dom. 1595. An. 37 Elizab. An. 38 Elizab. Chanc. the same viz. Thom. Lord Buckhurst Vicechanc. Dr. Liâ—ye again by virtue of the Chancellors former letters Proct. Rob. Tinley of Magd. Coll. Will. Pritchard of Ch. Ch. Apr. ult Bach. of Mus Jul. 11. Franc. Pilkington of Linc. Coll. Some of his compositions I have seen and I think some are extant He was Father or at least near of kin to Tho. Pilkington one of the Musicians belonging sometimes to Qu. Henrietta Maria who being a most excellent Artist his memory was celebrated by many Persons particularly by Sir Aston Cockaine Baronet who hath written his funeral Elegy and his Epitaph The said Tho. Pilkington died at Wolverhampton in Staffordshire aged 35 and was buried there in the times of rebellion or usurpation Feb… Richard Nicholson Organist of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards the first publick professor of the Musical Praxis in this University and was Author of several Madrigales one or more of which you may see in The Triumphs of Oriana mention'd before in Thom. Morley and died in 1639. Bach. of Arts. May 3. Tho. James Tho. Lydyat of New Coll. Jul. 2. Dudley Carleton of Ch. Ch. 5. Joh. Rawlinson of St. Johns Dec. 16. Rich. Lloyd of Oriel Coll. Jun. 22. Hen. Mason of Brasn Coll. afterwards of C. C. Feb. 3. Rob. Fludd or de Fluctibus of St. Johns Coll. Afterwards an eminent Rosacrusian 13. Gabriel Powell of Jesus Coll. 14. Will. Cheek of Magd. hall 16. Joh. Eaton of Trin. Rich. Moket of Brasnose afterwards of Allsouls Will. Chibald or Chiball of Magd. Coll. 19 Edw. Chetwind Rich. Carpenter of Ex. Coll. Mar. 6. Joh. Sprint of Ch. Ch. Theodore Goulson was admitted this year but neglected to be registred As for Lydyat Lloyd Mason and Eaton there will be mention made of them in the 2. vol. Adm. 128. Mast of Arts. May 3. Arthur Lake of New 27. Joh. Sanford of Magd. Coll. Jun. 30. Hen. Savile Rich. Deane of St. Alb. hall Jul. 7. Joh. Ravens of Qu. Coll. In 1607 he became Subdean of Wells and Prebendary of Bishops Compton in that Church 9. Pet. Smart of Ch. Ch. George Ferebe of Magd. Coll. was admitted the same day He was afterwards Minister of Bishops Cannings in Wilts one of the Chaplains to K. Jam. 1. and Author of Lifes farewell Sermon at St. Johns in the Devises in Wilts 30. Aug. 1614 at the funeral of John Drew Gent. on 2. Sam. ch 14. ver 14. Lond. 1615. qu. This Person who was a Glocestershire Man born and well skill'd in Musick did instruct divers young Men of his Parish in that faculty till they could either play or sing their parts In the year 1613 Qu. Anne the royal Consort of K. Jam. 1. made her abode for some weeks within the City of Bathe purposely for the use of the waters there In which time he composed a song of four parts and instructed his Scholars to sing it very perfectly as also to play a lesson or two which he had composed on their wind-instruments On the eleventh of June the same year the Queen in her return from Bathe did intend to pass over the Downes at Wensdyke within the Parish of Bishops-Cannings Of which Ferebe having timely notice he dressed himself in the habit of an old Bard and caused his Scholars whom he had instructed to be cloathed in Shepherds weeds The Queen having received notice of these People she with her retinue made a stand at Wensdyke whereupon these Musicians drawing up to her played a most admirable lesson on their wind-instruments Which being done they sang their lesson of four parts with double voices the beginning of which was this Shine O thou sacred Shepherds Star On silly Shepherd swaynes c. Which being well performed also the Bard concluded with an Epilogue to the great liking and content of the Queen and her company Afterwards he was sworn Chaplain to his Majesty and was ever after much valued for his ingenuity Oct. 31. Rich. Haydock of New Feb. 5. Thom. Floyd of Jesus Coll. Adm. 51. Bach. of Div. Jan. 20. James Bisse of Magd. Coll. Besides him were only four more admitted but not one of them was afterwards a Writer or Bishop c. ☞ Not one Doctor of Law or Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Oct. 10. Thom. Ravis of Ch. Ch. Nov. 6. Hen. Caesar alias Athelmare or Adelmare lately of Ball. Coll. where to this day are certain Lodgings called from him Caesars Lodgings now of St. Edm. hall was then admitted or licensed to proceed This worthy Doctor who was the third Son Sir Julius Caesar being the first and Sir Thomas one of the Barons of the Exchecquer the second of Caesar Dalmarius a Doctor of Physick became Preb. of Westminster in the stall of Dr. Rich. Wood in the month of Sept. 1609 and Dean of Ely in the place of Humphrey Tindall deceased an 1614. where dying 27. June 1636. aged 72 was buried on the North side of the Presbytery of the Cath. Church there He gave to Jesus Coll. in Cambridge two Fellowship of 12 l. per an apiece and five Scholarships of 5 l. per. an conditionally that the Fellows and Scholars be elected from the Kings Free-school at Ely c. Nov. 10. Rog. Hacket Joh. Lloyd of New Coll. Jan. 20. James Bisse of Magd. Ralph Ravens of St. Johns Coll. The first of these two accumulated 30. Francis Godwin of Ch. Ch. Joh. Baber of Linc. Feb. 14. Henry Parry of C. C. Coll. Incorporations Jul. 15. Rich. Stock M. A. of Cambr. He was born in the City of York educated in St. Johns Coll. in Cambr. was afterwards Minister of Alhallows in Breadstreet in London for the space of about 32 years a constant judicious and religious Preacher a zealous Puritan and a reformer of profanations on the Lords day He hath written and published several things among which are 1 Doctrin and use of repentance to be practised by all Lond. 1610. oct 2 Sermon at the funeral of John Lord Harrington Baron of Exton c. at Exton in Rutlandsh on the last of March 1614. on Micah 2. ver 1. 2. Lond. 1614. oct 3 Commentary on the Prophesie of Malachy Lond. 1641. fol. Sam. Torshell is esteem'd the half Authour of it 4 Stock of divine knowledge c. Lond. 1641. qu. 5 Truths Champion c. He gave way to fate 20. Apr. 1626 and was buried in the Church of Allhallows before mention'd Hen. Withers D. of D. of Cambr.
to Oxon again and was readmitted to his Fellowship of Vniv. Coll. by the Master and Fellows thereof an 1644 submitted to the Parliamentarian Visitors an 1648 and was the only Man of the old stock that was then left therein Afterwards going to London for a time died in Fetter alias Feuter lane near to Fleetstreet an 1651. in the Summer time whereupon his body was buried in St. Dunstans Church in the West Apr. 13. James Smith of Line June 17. Nath. Holmes of Exet. Coll. July 3. Tho. Twittie of Oriel Coll. This Person who was a Ministers Son of Worcestersh became a Student of the said Coll. of Or. an 1611. aged 17 years and after he had taken the Degrees in Arts became successively Schoolmaster of Evesham in his own Country Minister of St. Laurence Church there Vicar of North Leigh in Oxfordshire beneficed afterwards again in his own Country and at length became Minister of Kingston upon Thames in Surrey He hath published 1 Ad clerum pro forma concio habita in templo B. Mariae Oxon 13. Mar. 1634 in 1. Pet. 3. 8. Ox. 1640. qu. 2 The Art of Salvation Sermon at St. Maries in Oxon on Acts 6. 30. 31. Printed 1643. qu. He died at Kingston beforemention'd in the latter end of the year 1667 and was there buried July 10. George Hughes of Pembr Nov. 7. Rich. Toogood of Oriel Coll. 9. Joh. Sedgwick of Magd. Hall Jan. 28. Hen. Hammond of Magd. Coll. Admitted 24. Doct. of Law Jun. 3. Will. Nevill of Mâ—rt Coll. Tho. Temple of St. Edm. Hall The first of these two was Chancellour of Chichester and both the Sons of Knights 27. Joseph Martin of Wadham Coll. Doct. of Physick Jun. 21. Edw. Dawson of Line Anton. Saltâ—r of Exet. Coll. Both which were eminent Physicians of their time and age Doct. of Div. Apr. 3. Hen. Glemham of Trin. 13. Peter Heylyn of Magd. June…Rich Downe of Ex. Coll. July 16. Rich. Baylie President of St. Johns Coll. On the 7. of Feb. 1627. this Dr. Baylie who was then Bach. of Div. and one of the Kings Chaplains as also a Dignitary in the Church of St. David was collated to the Archdeaconry of Nottingham upon the promotion of Dr. Jos Hall to the See of Exeter Which Dignity he resigning was succeeded by Dr. Will. Robinson Brother by the Mothers side to Dr. Will. Laud Archb. of Cant. who was installed therein 25. of May 1635 At which time Dr. Baylie was Dean of Salisbury in the place of Dr. Edm. Mason whom I shall anon mention in the Incorporation He died in a good old age at Salisbury after he had suffer'd much for his loyalty to K. Ch. 1. on the 27. of July 1667 and was buried at the upper end of St. Johns Coll. Chap. on the right side of the grave of Dr. Will. Juxon somtimes Archb. of Cant. In the year 1662 he built a little Chappel at his own charge and not at that of St. Joh. Coll. as by a mistake is elsewhere told you situat and being on the North side of the said Chappel of St. Johns with a vault underneath In which Chappel was soon after his death a stately Monument erected with the Effigies of him the said Dr. Baylie lying thereon curiously engraven in alabaster from head to foot and much resembling him in his last days One Richard Baylie sometimes Minister of Crawley in Sussex wrot The Shepheards star or Ministers guide Conc. ad Cler. in Apoc. 1. 16. Lond. 1640. qu. At which time the Author as it seems was dead But where he was educated being quite different from the former I know not July 16. Thomas Lawrence of All 's Pet. Wentworth of Ball. Coll. The first of these two was afterwards Master of Balliol College and Margaret Professor of this University The other who was an Esquires Son of Northamptonshire and Fellow of the said College of Balliol was afterwards made Dean of Armagh by Tho. Earl of Strafford Lord Deputy of Ireland But when the rebellion broke out in that Kingdom he lost all and fled into England where living obscurely till the restauration of K. Ch. 2. refused to return to his Deanery or be made a Bishop there and accepted only of the rectory of Haseley in Oxfordshire He died in the City of Bathe 22. July 1661. aged 60 years and was buried in the Church of S. Pet. and S. Paul there on the north side of the stately tomb of Dr. James Mountague sometimes Bishop of the said City In his Epitaph engraven on a brass plate fastned to a plain white stone laying over his grave he is thus charactarized Patriciorum proles doctrinae maritus Summus Hyberniae Decanus Angliae Praeconum Primas c. One Peter Wentworth who was Rector of Much Bromley in Essex and Chaplain to Thomas Lord Darcie hath published A Sermon on Psal 2. 10. 11. Lond. 1587. in oct and is the same if I mistake not who wrot An exhortation to Qu. Elizabeth and discourse of the true and lawful successor printed in 1598. oct But whether he was of this University I cannot yet find or whether he took any Degree or was incorporated July 19. John Elly of Merton Coll. who accumulated In 1623. he was made Canon of Windsore in the place of Dr. Thomas Oates deceased 20. Thom. Walker Master of Vniv. Coll. and Preâ— of Litton in the Church of Wells Oct. 7. Arth. Wingham of St. Joh. Feb. 27. Hugh Williams of Jes Coll. This Dr. Williams who was Father to Sir Will. Williams of Greys Inn Baronet and several times Speaker of the House of Commons was now or afterwards beneficed at Kantrisant in the Country of Anglesie where he died in 1670. Incorporations May 9. Jam. Howson M. of A. of Cambridge Oct. 24 Will. Hatton Doctor of Physick of the University of Padua Sam. Bispham a Lancashire Man born and Doct. of Phys of the University of Leyden in Holland was incorporated about the same time Afterwards he practised his faculty in London where he died in 1664. Feb. 6. David Cunningham M. of A. of the Univ. of Glascow in Scotland He had lately received holy orders from James Spotswood Bishop of Clogher in the Church of Clogher in Ireland This year was a supplicate made for one Edmund Mason D. of D. to be incorporated but whether he was really so it appears not All that I can say of him is that he was Tutor to Prince Charles that he became Dean of Salisbury 20. March 1629 on the promotion of Dr. John Bowle or Bowles to the See of Rochester and dying in his house in Petty-France in the City of Westminster on the 24. of March 1634 was buried in the North cross part of the Abbey Church of St. Peter near to the Convocation House Creations Apr. 1. Thomas Turner Bachelaur of Divinity lately Fellow of St. Johns Coll. and now one of his Majesties Chaplains was actually created Doct. of Divinity being by his Majesties command to go with him in
Norfolk where remaining for some time was the first Man as 't is said that ever preached the Gospel in that place even when the Roman Catholick Religion was in great strength But Gardiner Bishop of Winchester having notice of caused search to be made after him Whereupon the said Duke being careful of sent him safely into Germany where in the City of Basil he became a most painful labourer at his Pen in the house of Operinus a learned Printer Being then about 30 years of age he had read over all that either the Greek or Latin Fathers had left in their writings the Schoolmen in their disputations the Councils in their Acts or the Consistory in their Decrees and acquired no mean skill in the Hebrew tongue After King Hen. 8. had been dead some time he returned to Magd. Coll. whence after a little stay he went again to his charge at Riegate and there remaining till after Queen Mary came to the Crown left England once more and retired to his old Landlord at Basil where continuing a severe drudge at his book till Queen Elizabeth was settled in the Throne he returned to his Country and was received by the said Duke then living at his mannour place called Christ Church in London who very bountifully entertain'd him From that house he travelled weekly every Munday to the house of John Day the Printer to consummate his Acts and Monuments of the Church and other works in English and Latin But as for the preferments he then enjoyed for he was offer'd to accept in a manner what he pleased were only the Prebendship of Shipton in the Church of Salisbury which he obtained on the death of Peter Vannes in the month of May 1563 and as some say the Vicaridge of St. Giles near Cripplegate in London but this last I suppose he kept if he had it at all but a little while in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth being always averse to subscribe to the Canons tho tendred to him by Parker Archbishop of Canterbury and to the ceremonies in some part of the Church He was a Person of good natural endowments a sagacious searcher into historical antiquity incomparably charitable of exemplary life and conversation but a severe Calvinist and a very bitter enemy in his writings exceeding the rules of charity as 't is conceived by some against the Rom. Catholick party He hath written De Christo triumphante Comaedia Lond. 1551. Bas 1556. oct c. Written at Basil in the house of Operinus before-mention'd translated into English by Rich. Day or D'aiia Son of John Day the noted Printer in Queen Elizabeths Reign with this title Christ Jesus triumphant wherein is describ'd the glorious triumph and conquest of Christ over sin death and the Law c. Lond. 1579 and 1607 oct Which Ric. Day by the way it must be noted was bred a Scholar in Kings Coll. in Cambridge and afterwads exercis'd the place of Minister at Riegate in Surrey in the room of our Author Fox but soon after leaving that profession followed the trade of Printing and lived several years near to Aldersgate in London where his Father had lived before In 1672 it was published again at Lond. in oct and dedicated to all Schoolmasters to the end that it might be admitted into their respective Schools for the eminent elegance of its style by T. C. Mast of Arts of Sydney Coll. in Cambridge De censurâ seu excommunicatione ecclesiasticâ interpellatio ad Archiep. Cantuar. Lond. 1551. oct Tables of Grammar Lond. 1552. Commentarii rerum in Ecclesia gestarum maximarumque per totam Europam persecutionum à Wiclevi temproibus ad hanc usque aetatem descript Argent 1554. oct in one book To which the Author added 5 more books all printed together at Basil 1559. fol. Articuli seu Aphorismi aliquot Job Wiclevi sparsim ex variis illius opusculis excerpti per adversarios Papicolas ac concilio Constantiensi exhibiti Collectanea quaedom ex Reginaldi Pecoki Episc Cicestrensis opusculis exustis conservata ex antiquo psegmate transcripta Opistographia ad Oxonienses These three last are printed with his Commentarii Locorum communium Legicalium tituli ordinationes 150 ad seriem praedicamentorum decem descripti c. Bas 1557. qu. Probationes resolutiones de re materiâ sacramenti Eucharistici Lond. 1563. or thereabouts Acts and Monuments of matters most special and memorable hapning in the Church with an universal historie of the same Wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course from the primitive age to these later times of ours c. Lond. 1583. in two vol. in fol. the 4th edition There again 1596 c. Printed also in 3. Volumes 1632 c. In the Year 1684 the said book came out again in 3 volumes with copper cuts the former editions having only wooden The undertakers of which impression had in a manner obtained a promise from King Charles 2. to revive the order in Queen Elizabeths time of placing the said book of Acts and Monuments in the common Halls of Archbishops Bishops Deans Archdeacons Heads of Colleges c. according to the Canons of Dr. Matthew Parker Archbishop of Canterbury an 1571 to the end that they might not be losers by the said impression c. As our Author Fox hath taken a great deal of pains in the said volumes and shew'd sometimes much judgment in his labours so hath he committed many errours therein by trusting to the relations of poor simple People and in making such Martyrs that were living after the first edition of his book came forth tho afterwards by him excused and omitted Nay Father Parsons if he may be believ'd tells us of his wilful corruptions and falsifications of Authors particularly Ven. Bede of his tergiversation impertinent and ignorant arguments contempt of antiquity his rejection of our ancient Historiographers and I know not what But these matters being beyond my Province to mention I shall only refer the reader to the two parts of conversions in the first volume of those three called A treatise of three conversions of England c. where he may not only find much discourse concerning the said book or volumes of Acts and Mon. but also of the Author of them as the index at the latter end will direct him See also the said Parsons his Relation of a trial held in France about religion Printed 1604. p. 59. 60. De Christo crucifixo Concio in die Paracev in 2. Cor. cap 5. ver 20. 21. Lond. 1571. qu. Printed also in English Lond. 1609. oct De Olivâ Evangelica Concio in baptismo Judaei habita Londini 1. Apr. cum narratione capitis XI D. Pauli ad Romanos Lond. 1578. Translated into English by Jam. Bell. To which Latin Sermon is an appendix De Christo triumphante which is the same I have mentioned before Concerning mans election to salvation Lond. 1581. oct Certain notes of election added to Beza his
Registers which are in the time of K. Ed. 6. very imperfect shew not Afterwards retiring to his Native place he became the first Chamberlain thereof an 1554. about which time applying himself to the study of Astronomy and English History became noted in his time for them especially after he had published his labours for the benefit of Posterity in these books following Order and usage of keeping the Parliaments in England Lond. 1572. qu. The Events of Comets or blazing Stars made upon the sight of the Comet Pagonia which appeared in the month of Nov. and Dec. 1577. Lond. in oct An addition to the Chronicles of Ireland from 1546. where they ended to the year 1568. Lond. 1587. fol. This addition is in the second vol. of the Chronicles first collected and published by Raphael Holinshed Will. Harrison and others The said Chronicles of Ireland did begin an 1186. about which time Giraldus Cambrensis concluded his Irish History and were continued by several hands to the said year 1546. A Catalogue or History of the Bishops of Exeter from Werestan as he calls him to John Woolton an 1579. Remitted into the third vol. of Ra. Holinshed's Chronicles Lond. 1587. fol. pag. 1300. He also translated into English the Irish History of Giraldus before-mentioned and put Scholias to the same which being by him dedicated to Sir Walt. Raleigh with a large Epistle were remitted into the second vol. of the Chronicles of Ra. Holinshed Will. Harrison and others Lond. 1587. fol. He also took great pains in augmenting and continuing to the year 1586. the said first and second vol. of Chronicles which were also printed at London 1587. fol. The first impression of the said Chronicles were made at Lond. 1577. in fol. by the said R. Holinshed descended from those of his name that lived at Boseley in Cheshire educated in one of the Universities was a Minister of God's Word as I have heard and died at Bramcote in Warwickshire towards the latter end of 1580. Whereupon all or most of his notes collections books and MSS. came into the hands of Thom. Burdet Esq an inhabitant if not Lord of the said Town of Bramcote As for our author John Hooker he lived to a fair age and dying in Nov. year 1601 in sixteen hundred and one was buried at Exeter He gave up his Chamberlains place about a quarter of a year before he died and was succeeded therein by Will. Tickell There hath been two of the Hookers that have been Mayors of Exeter viz. Joh. Hooker in 1490. and Rob. Hooker in 1529. from one or both of which I presume our author Joh. Hooker was descended as also Rich. Hooker the eminent author of Eccles Policy CROMWELL LEA a younger Son of Sir Anth. Lea or Lee of Burston in Bucks Knight by his Wife the Daughter of Sir Thomas Wyat Knight descended from the Lees of Quarendon in the said County was educated in all inferiour Arts in this University and afterwards travelling and spending several years in Italy he attained to so great knowledge in the common Language of that Country that at his return he wrote A Dictionary in Italian and English Which tho it reaches but to the Word Tralingnato and so consequently wanteth the following Letters to the end of the Alphabet yet it is as big as a Church-Bible This book the author giving in MS. to the Library of St. Johns coll in this University of which coll he had been sometimes a Commoner about its first foundation the Society did so highly value it that one of them named Tho. Poticarie M. of A. and Bach. of the Civil Law did transcribe it in a very fair character Which being so done it was reposed in their Library as a choice thing and is at this day among the printed books B. 31. This Crom. Lea who had married Mary the Relict of Rich. Taverner mentioned under the year 1575. died at his house in Halywell in the North Suburb of Oxon about the beginning of Winter in sixteen hundred and one year 1601 but where buried I know not Whereupon this Epitaph was made on him by an Oxford Scholar Here lyeth old Cromwell Who living lov'd the Bum well When he dy'd he gave nothing to the poor But half to his Bastards and half to his Whore JOHN CHARDON or Charldon a Devonian born became a Sojourner of Exeter coll in 1562. or thereabouts made Probationer thereof 3. March 1564. perpetual Fellow in Octob. two years after entred into Holy Orders in Aug. 1567. being then Bach. of Arts and resigned his Fellowship on the 6. Apr. in the year after About that time being beneficed in his own Country particularly within the City of Exeter he proceeded soon after in Arts became a noted Preacher and wonderfully followed for his edifying Sermons In 1581. he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences or the Epistles of St. Paul as it was then among the Puritans stiled proceeded in Divinity five years after and in 1596. in May he was consecrated Bishop of Down and Connor in the Church of St. Patrick at Dublin in Ireland All that are extant of his writing are only Several Sermons Preached in the Churches of St. Peter in Exeter St. Maries in Oxon and at S. Pauls-Cross in the City of Lond. viz. 1 Sermon of the World on Luke 21. 25. Lond. 1580. oct 2 Serm. at S. Mar. in Ox. on Joh. 9. 1 2 3. Ox. 1586. oct 3 Serm. at S. Mar. Ox. 11. Dec. 1586. on Joh. 9. 4 5 6 7. Lond. 1587. oct 4 Serm. at Pauls-cross 29. May 1586. on Matth. 6. 19 20 21. Lond. 1586. oct 5 Fun. Serm. on 1 Thes 4. from 13. to 18. verse Ox. 1586. oct He hath another Sermon extant on Isay 1. ver 1 2. Lond. 1595. but this and others which he hath printed as I conceive I have not yet seen nor do I know any thing of him besides save only that he died in Ireland in sixteen hundred and one year 1601 but where buried unless in his own Cath. Church I cannot tell The next in order according to time to be mentioned is a most reverend and learned Divine and an ornament to his profession in the long Reign of Q. Elizabeth ALEXANDER NOWELL the second Son of John Nowell of Great Meerley in Lancashire was born in that County in 1511. and at 13 years of age became a Commoner of Brasmose college where profiting much in Grammar Logick and Philosophy took the degree of Bach. of Arts in 1536. He was afterwards Fellow of that house Master of Arts and grew very famous for Religion and Learning In the Reign of Ed. 6. and perhaps before he taught School at Westminster where he very zealously trained the Youth up in Protestant principles but when Q. Mary began to Reign he among other Divines much averse to the R. Cath. Religion did leave the Kingdom for Conscience sake and lived as opportunity served in Germany Upon the coming of Q. Elizabeth to the Crown he
This is the first part The second part containeth the lives and characters of English Writers The third containeth an Appendix of which I shall speak more anon and the fourth fifteen indices which are as 't were the Epitomy of memorable things of the said first tome Concerning which I shall make these observations following 1 That according to the time wherein 't was written things are expressed in eloquent Latine 2 That the most part thereof especially concerning the Writers is taken from Joh. Bale's book De Scriptoribus majoris Britanniae notwithstanding he declares an abhorrence of him and his book 2 That therein he omitts Wycleve and all the Wyclevists Irish and Scotch Writers which Bale for the most part commemorates and in their room he gives us an account of R. Cath. Writers such for the most part that had left their Country upon the reformation of religion made by Q. Elizabeth and after which is the best and most desired part of his book 3 That several Writers in the Appendix are taken from a book entit Ecclogua Oxonio Cantabrigensis written by Tho. James of New coll Of which book also he makes use when he tells you in what Libraries the MSS. of certain authors which he mentions are preserved 4 That tho he pretends to give you an account only of R. Cath. Writers especially about the time that reformations were made or endeavoured to be made yet he sets down for want of full information I presume some that were sincere Protestants or at least more Protestants than Papists as Sir Anth. Cope who died 1551. Joh. Redman who died the same year Tho. Key or Cay Master of Vniv. coll who died 1572. Joh. Leland the Antiquary Rob. Record Mathematician Dr. Alb. Hyll an intimate acquaintance with Jo. Bradford the Martyr Joh. Cay the Antiquary of Cambridge Pet. Morwyn or Morwyng of Magd. coll c. and in the Appendix George Coriat rather a Puritan than a true Son of the Church of England Robert for Roger Taverner whom I have mention'd in Rich. Taverner an 1575. Timothy Bright of Cambridge Doct. of Physick and Rector of Methley in Yorkshire by the death of Otho Hunt in July 1591. Tho. Mouffet a Doctor of Physick contemporary with the former Joh. Huntington a zealous reformer and the beloved Son in Christ of Joh. Bale See among the Writers under the year 1556. c. 5 That whereas he pretends to follow Jo. Leland his Collectanea de Scriptoribus Angliae for very many times he familiarly mentions and quotes them 't is only that he may avoid the naming of Bale for whom all R. Catholicks nay zealous Protestants have little or no kindness at all because his book is stuff'd with revilings and such Language that befits rather a Huckster at Billingsgate than the meanest or worst of Scholars The truth is our author Pits never saw the said Collectanea he being but 20 years of age or little more when he left the Nation neither was it in his power afterwards if he had been in England because they were kept in such private hands that few Protestant Antiquaries and none of those of the Church of Rome could see or peruse them 6 That in the said tome are very many errors misnomers c. and so consequently in Bale whom he follows too many now to reckon and how he and Bale are most egregiously deceiv'd in what they mention of Amphibalus Junior and of Gildas Badonicus you may at large see in the learned Usserius in his book De primordiis Ecclesiarum c. printed in qu. an 1639. p. 539. 533 477. 539 557. and 1144. 7 That whereas Pits pretends to set down in the said book or tome only English Writers he hath mix'd among them some that are out landish among which are these Herbertus Losinga num 182. born as he saith in Suffolke but false for the MS. which I follow in my marginal notes and additions of and to the Bishops of Norwich mentioned by Franc. Bishop of Landaff in his book De Praesulibus Angliae Commentarius saith that he was born in Pago Oxinnensi or Oximensi in Normannia Jo. Erigena nu 133. said by him and many others to be born in the City of S. David in Wales but the generality say in Ireland c. At the end of the book of illustrious Writers our author Pits hath Appendix illustrium scriptorum trecentorum octoginta circiter ordine alphabetico per centurias continens Made up mostly from Bale and partly from Dr. Tho. James his Ecloga before-mentioned But therein are many authors put which are before in the work it self De script illust Angliae as 1 Godfridus Historicus cent 2. num 94. p. 844. is the same with Godfridus Arturius or de Monmouth in the body of the work nu 212. 2 Gualt Cepton cent 2. nu 4. p. 846. the same with Walter Catton in the body nu 550. 3 Guliel Califord cent 2. nu 18. p. 851. is the same with Gul. Cockisford nu 653. 4 Guliel de Dunclmo cent 2. nu 27. is the same with Gul. Shirwood in the body of the work nu 348. 5 Gul. Worcestrius c. 2. nu 53. the same with Gul. Buttonerus in the work it self nu 848. p. 648. 6 Joh. Anglicus cent 2. nu 78. seems to be the same with Joh. Hoveden nu 396. P. 356. 7 Joh. de Alton cent 2. nu 94. seems to be the same with Joh. Acton nu 416. p. 372. 8 Joh. Yorcus cent 3. nu 10. is the same with Joh. Eboracensis in the same Appendix p. 874. nu 1. 9 Joh. Vton cent 3. nu 35. is the same with Joh. Stone in the body of the work nu 862. p. 657. 10 Rich. de Montibus cent 3. nu 80. seems to be the same with Will. de Montibus nu 302. p. 285. 11 Rich. Ruys c. 3. nu 92. the same with Rich. Rufus nu 380. p. 348. 12 Rob. Bridlington c. 3. nu 100. the same with Rob. Scriba nu 244. P. 242. 13 Rob. Cestrensis c. 4. nu 2. the same with Rog. Cestrensis nu 514. p. 438. 14 Miserorum Simplissimus c. 3. nu 52. seems to be the same with Joh. Wethamstede nu 818. P. 630. 15 Rob. Dominicanus c. 4. nu 8. the same with Rob. Holcot nu 333. p. 463. 16 Rob. Herefordiensis c. 4. nu 11. the same with Rob. Foliot B. of Hereford nu 236. p. 236. 17 Robertus Prior c. 4. nu 13. is the same with Rob. Canutus nu 234. p. 234. Which R. Canutus also is supposed to be the same with Rich. Greekladensis p. 397. nu 448. and that Rich. to be the same with Rob. Greekladensis mentioned by Leland in vol. 3. collect p. 36. where 't is said that the said Rob. wrote 40 Homilies and a Tract De connubio Jacob which makes me think that the said Robert Prior may be the same with the said Rob. Greeklade and the same R. Greeklade to be the same with
Vision of the twelve Goddesses presented in a Mask c. Lond. 1604. oct and 1623. qu. Some copies have it The wisdom of the 12 Goddesses in a Mask at Hampton-Court 8. Jan. Panegyrick congratulatory delivered to K. James at Burleigh-Harrington in Rutlandshire Lond. 1604. and 23. qu. Epistles to various great Personages in verse Lond. 1601. and 23. qu. Musophilus containing a general defence of learning Printed with the former Tragedy of Philotas Lond. 1611. c. oct Hymens Triumph A pastoral Trag. Com. presented at the Queens Court in the Strand at her Maj. magnificent entertainment of the Kings Maj. being at the Nuptials of the Lord Roxborough Lond. 1623. qu. second edit Muso or a defence of Ryme Lond. 1611. oct The Epistle of Octavia to M. Antonius Lond. 1611. oct The first part of the History of England in 3 books Lond. 1613. qu. reaching to the end of King Stephen in Prose To which afterwards he added a second part reaching to the end of K. Ed. 3. Lond. 1618. 21. 23. and 1634. fol. continued to the end of K. Rich. 3. by Joh. Trussel sometimes a Winchester Scholar afterwards a Trader and Alderman of that City Lond. 1638. fol. c. Which Trussel did continue in writing a certain old MS. belonging to the Bishops of Winton containing as it were an History of the Bishops and Bishoprick which continuation was made by him to Bishop Curles time He also wrote A description of the City of Winchester with an historical relation of divers memorable occurrences touching the same fol. Also a Preamble to the same Of the Origen of Cities in general MS. Sam. Daniel also wrote The Queens Arcadia A pastoral Trag-Com presented to her Majesty and her Ladies by the University of Oxon in Christ Church in Aug. an 1605. Lond. 1623. qu. Funeral Poem on the death of the Earl of Devon Lond. 1623. qu. Towards the end of our authors life he retired to a Country-Farm which he had at Beckington near to Philips-Norton in Sommersetshire at or near to which place he was born where after he had injoyed the Muses and religious Contemplation for some time with very great delight year 1619 surrendred up his Soul to him that gave it in sixteen hundred and nineteen and was buried in the Church of Beckington before-mentioned On the wall over his grave was this inscription afterwards put Here lies expecting the second coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the dead body of Samuel Daniel Esq that excellent Poet and Historian who was Tutor to the Lady Anne Clifford in her youth she that was Daughter and Heir to George Clifford Earl of Cumberland who in gratitude to him erected this monument in his memory a long time after when she was Countess Dowager of Pembroke Dorset and Montgomery He died in Octob. an 1619. By the way it must be noted that this Anne Countess of Pembroke was the same person who lived like a Princess for many years after in Westmorland was a great lover and encourager of learning and learned men hospitable charitable to the poor and of a most generous and publick temper She died 22. Mar. 1675. aged 86. or thereabouts and was buried under a splendid monument which she in her life-time had erected in the Church of Appleby in Westmorland It must be also farther noted that there was one Sam. Daniel Master of Arts who published a book intit Archiepiscopal Priority instituted by Christ Printed an 1642. and another if I am not mistaken called The Birth Life and Death of the Jewish Vnction But whether he was of the University of Oxon I cannot yet find JOHN PANKE was a very frequent and noted Preacher of his time and well read in Theological authors but withal a very zealous Enemy in his Writings and Preachments against the Papists but in what College or Hall educated I cannot as yet find After he had left the University he became Minister of Broadhinton afterwards of Tidworth in Wilts and at length had some Cure in the Church of Salisbury His works are Short Admonition by way of Dialogue to all those who hitherto upon pretence of their unworthiness have dangerously in respect of their Salvation withdrawn themselves from coming to the Lords Table c. Oxon. 1604. oct The fall of Babell by the confusion of tongues directly proving against the Papists of this and former ages that a view of their writings and books being taken it cannot be discerned by any Man living what they would say or how be understood in the question of the Sacrifice of the Mâ—ss the Real Pressence or Trâ—â—substantiation c. Oxon. 16â—8 qu. Dedicated to the Heads of Colleges and Scholars of the University of Oxou. Collectancae out of S. Gregory the Great and S. Bernard the Devout against the Papists 〈…〉 the Doctrine of the present 〈…〉 most fundamental points between them and us Oxon. 1618. oct With other things as 't is probable but such I have not yet seen not do I know any thing else of the author DERMITIUS MEARA or de Meara who was born at Ormond in Ireland whence being sent to this University continued there in Philosophical studies several years but whether in Vniv. coll Glouc. or Hart. hall â—eceptacles for Irish-men in his time I know not For tho he writes himself in the first of his books which I shall anon mention lately a Student in the Vniversity of Oxon. yet in all my searches I cannot find him matriculated or that he took a degree Some years after his retirement to his native Country he wrote in Latin verse having been esteemed a good Poet during his conversation among the Oxonians these things following Ormonius sive illustriss herois ac domini D. Thomae Butler Ormoniae Osoriae Comitis Vicecom de Thurles Baronis de Arcklo c. Prosapia laborumque praecipuorum ab eodem pro Patria Principe susceptorum commemoratio heroico carmine conscripta Lond. 1615. oct Epicedion in obitum Tho. Butler Ormoniae Osoriae Comitis c. Anagramaticon Acrosticon Chronologica in eundem Tho. Butler These two last were printed with Ormonius and are dedicated to Walt. Butler Earl of Ormond and Ossâ—â—y Much about the time when these Poetical things were printed the author practiced Physick in his own Country and gained great repute for his happy success therein In that faculty he wrote several books but all that I have seen is only this De morbis haereditariis tractatus Spagyrico-dogmaticus Dubl 1619. oct He was Father to Edm. de Meara an Ormonian born sometimes a Practitioner in Physick in the City of Bristow being the same person who answered Dr. Tho. Willis's book intit Diatribae duae Medico-Philosophicae c. SABIN CHAMBERS a Leicestershire Man born took the degrees in Arts as a Member of Broadgates hall that of Master being compleated 1583. at which time he had the vogue of a good disputant But soon after being dissatisfied in many points
he married was a Parliament man in the latter end of Qu. Eliz. and in 1603. received the honour of Knighthood from K. Jam. 1. at Theobalds being then a person of repute in his own country At length being full weary of the vanities and fooleries of this world did retire to Doway in Flanders and there was by letters of confraternity dated in the beginning of Feb. 1617 received among the Brethren in the coll of English Benedictines who appointing him a little cell within the ambits of their house spent the remainder of his days therein in strict devotion and religious exercise After his settlement there he wrote Letters perswasive to his wife and children in England to take upon them the catholick religion Arguments to shew that the Rom. Church is a true Church written against Dr. R. Field his Four books of the Church Reply to the answer of his Daughter M. C. Mary Croft which she made to a Paper of his sent to her concerning the Rom. Church At the end of it is a little thing entit The four ministers of Charinton gag'd by four propositions made to the Lord Baron of Espicelliere of the religion prtended And presented on S. Martins day to du Moulin in his house and since to Durand and Mestrezat All these were published by Sir Herb. Croft at Doway about 1619. in tw containing 255. pages There were but eight copies printed viz. one for himself now in the libr. of the English Benedictines at that place formerly sent to me by a Brother of that order purposely to be perused for a time and then to be returned who for religion sake and in contempt of the world hath denied the inheritance of an Estate of at least three thousand pounds per. an Another copy was printed for Sir Herberts wife and the rest for his children but all without a title only dedicated to his wife and children with a short Epistle before them beginning thus I would have you know that although this ensuing discourse cometh to you in print c. The beginning of the book it self is this When it had pleased almighty God in his great mercy even after above 53. years of my mispent life c. At length after he had macerated his body with fasting hardship and devotion surrendred up his pious Soul to the Almighty on the 10 Apr. according to the accompt there followed in sixteen hundred twenty and two and was buried in the Chappel or Church belonging to the said English Benedictines at Doway Soon after was a monument put over his grave with an inscription thereon a copy of it you may elsewhere see in which he is stiled vir prudens fortis nobilis patriae libertatis amantissimus c. He left behind him a Son of both his names sometimes a R. Catholick but afterwards a zealous Protestant and a Bishop of whom I shall hereafter make mention in his due place JOHN RANDALL sometimes a frequent and painful preacher in the City of London was born at Missenden in Bucks sent by his relations to S. Maries hall in 1581. being then very young where spending some time in Trivial learning was afterwards translated to Trinity coll and as a member thereof took the degree of Bach. of Arts which he compleated by determination In 1587. July 6. he was elected Fellow of Lincoln coll and two years after proceeded in his faculty About that time entring into the sacred function he became one of the most noted preachers in the University In 1598 he was admitted Bach. of Divinity and the year after resigning his fellowship was made about that time Rector of the Church of S. Andrews Hubart in Little Eastcheap in London where after some time he became so great a labourer in Gods vineyard by his frequent and constant work in the ministry as well in resolving of doubts and cases of conscience as in preaching and lecturing that he went beyond his brethren in that City to the wonder of all But greater was the wonder especially to those of his parish and neighbourhood that this poor man who was for the most part strangely afflicted with sickness should undergo his duty so strictly and preach so many Sermons as he did for comfort and support in troubles This indeed did sound highly to his merit and plainly shewed that his great learning and parts could not be subdued with the pitiful afflictions here below He was accounted a judicious orthodox and holy man and by some a zealous and innocent puritan of a harmless life and conversation and one that was solely fram'd to do good acts His works are these Several Sermons as 1 The necessity of righteousness on Mat. 5. 20. Lond. 1622. and 1640. qu. 2 Description of fleshly lusts on 1 Pet. 2. 11 12. Lond. 1622. and 40. qu. 3 S. Pauls triumph c. eleven Sermons on Rom. 8. 38. 39. Lond. 1633. c. qu. published by Will. Holbrook preacher The great mystery of godliness or a treatise opening unto us what God is and Christ is Lond. 1624. qu. there again 1640. third edit Treatise concerning the Sacraments Lond. 1630. qu. c. Catechistical Lectures in number 23. upon the Sacrament of the Lords Supper Lond. 1630. qu. c. Nine and twenty lectures of the Church for support of the same in these times c. Ibid. 1631. c. qu. besides other things fit for the press as one shewing what a true visible Church is and another what Predestination is He concluded his last day in the beginning of June in sixteen hundred twenty and two being then about 54. years of age year 1612 and was buried in the Church of S. Andrew before mentioned By his last will and testament he bequeathed a tenement to Linc. coll called Ship hall situated on the west side of that Street antiently called Schediardstreet now commonly called S. Mary hall lane in Oxon. The picture of this Mr. Randall drawn to the life when he was fellow of Linc. coll is or at least was lately hanging in the Common room of that house JOHN OWEN or Audoenus as some call him the most noted Epigrammatist in the age he lived was born at Armon in Caernarvonshire educated in Wykehams School admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll after he had served two years of Probation there in 1584. took the degree of Bach. of Civil Law in 1590. and leaving his fellowship the year after taught School as some of his antient country men that remember him have told me at Trylegh near to Monmouth and at Warwick as the tradition goes there among the Schoolmasters in the School founded by K. Hen. 8. in the place of one Tho. Hall about the year 1594. He was a person endowed with several gifts especially with with the faculty of Poetry which hath made him famous for those books of Epigrams that he hath published wherein an ingenious liberty of joking being by him used was and is now with some especially forreigners
the late Soveraign K. James Lond. 1625. a Poem and other things which I have not yet seen but he was not the author of the Appendix to the Commentary of Engl. Bishops as one or more think He died within the City of Westminster having always been in animo Catholicus in sixteen hundred thirty and three whereupon his body was buried in the Abby Church of S. Peter there near to the door entring into the Monuments or the door thro which people enter to see the Monuments on the three and twentieth day of July in the same year I have seen a copy of his Epitaph made by himself wherein he is stiled miserimus peccator musarum amicitiarum cultor sanctissimus c. and another made by a second person which for brevity sake I now pass by In my searches I find one Hugh Holland to have been admitted Bac. of Arts with Tho. Worthington afterwards a Jesuit in Mich. Term an 1570. and another Hugh Holland an Esquires Son of Denbighshire to be matriculated as a member of Ball. coll an 1582. aged 24. with others of that Sirname of the same house but whether any of them were authors I cannot yet tell or whether the last was the same with the Poet. Qu. GEORGE ABBOT younger brother to Rob. Abbot whom I have mention'd under the year 1617. was born in the same Town and house where Robert was bred also in the same School under Mr. Franc. Taylor entred a student in Ball. coll 1578. aged 16. or thereabouts elected Probationer-Fellow thereof 29. Nov. 1583. being then Bach. of Arts and afterwards proceeding in that faculty he entred into holy Orders and became a celebrated preacher in the University In 1597. he was licensed to proceed in Divinity and in the same year being elected Master of Vniversity coll gave up all right that he had to his Fellowship In the latter end of 1599. he was made Dean of Winchester in the place of Dr. Martin Heton promoted to the See of Ely Which Dignity he keeping till 1609. succeeded then Dr. Thom. Morton Dean of Glocester On the third of Dec. 1609. he was consecrated Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry and had restitution of the Temporalities belonging thereunto made to him on the 29. of the same month In Febr. following he was translated to London and being elected soon after to the See of Canterbury had the Kings consent to it 29. March 1610. On the 9. of Apr. 1611. he was translated to the said See of Canterbury and on the 4. of May following had restitution made to him of the Temporalities belonging thereunto On the 23. of June ensuing he was sworn a member of his Majesties Privy Council and accordingly took his place So that he having never been Rector or Vicar of a parish and so consequently was in a manner ignorant of the trouble that attended the ministers of Gods word was the cause as some think why he was harsh to them and why he shew'd more respect to a Cloak than a Cassock He was a person pious and grave and exemplary in his life and conversation He was also a learned man and had his erudition all of the old stamp He was stiffly principled in the doctrine of S. Augustine which they who understand it not call Calvinism and therefore disrelish'd by them who incline to the Massilian and Arminian Tenets Those that well remember him have said that tho he was a plausible preacher yet his brother Robert was a greater Scholar and tho an able Statesman yet Robert was a deeper Divine The things that he hath written are these which shew him to be a man of parts learning vigilancy and unwearied study tho overwhelm'd with business Questiones sex totidem praelectionibus in Schola Theologicâ Oxomiae pro formâ habitis discussae disceptatae an 1597 in quibus è sacra scriptura Patribus quid statuendum sit definitur Oxon 1598. qu. Francof 1616. qu. which last edition was published by Abrah Scultetus Exposition on the Prophet Jonah contained in certain Sermons preached in S. Maries Ch. in Oxon. Lond. 1600. and 1613. The reasons which Dr. Hill hath brought for the upholding of Papistry unmasked and shewed to be very weak c. Oxon. 1604. qu. Which book was in answer to one intit A quartron of reasons of Cath. Religion with as many brief answers of refusal Antw. 1600. qu. written by Tho. Hill D. D. then living at Phalempyne beyond the Sea who a little before had left the Church of England to embrace the Doctrine of that of Rome He was also answer'd by Franc. Dillingham Bac. of Div. of Cambridge in a book intit A quartron of reasons composed by Dr. Hill unquartered and proved a quartron of follies Cambridge 1603. qu. Preface to the examination of George Sprot London 1608. qu. Sermon at Westminster 26 May 1608. at the funeral solemnities of Thomas Earl of Dorset Lord High Treasurer of England on Isaiah 40. 6. London 1608. qu. Brief description of the whole world Lond. 1617. qu the 9th edition Other editions in oct followed and the book is commonly called Abbots Geography Treatise of perpetual visibility and succession of the true Church in all ages Lond. 1624. qu. His name is not set to this book only his Arms empaled by those belonging to the See of Canterbury are put before it and 't is generally reputed to be his and none but his History of the Massacre in the Valtoline At the end of the third vol. of Joh. Fox hs book of Acts and Mon. of the Church Lond. 1631. 41. c. His Judgment of bowing at the name of Jesus Ham. 1632. oct Several Speeches and Discourses in Parliament and elsewhere At length he being found guilty of casual homicide the particulars of which are mention'd by Historians he retired for a time to Guildford in Surrey the place of his nativity where he had erected an Hospital for men and women Afterwards removing to Croyden he gave way to fate in his Pallace there on the fourth day of August year 1633 in sixteen hundred thirty and three aged 71. Whereupon according to his desire his body was buried in the Chappel of our Lady within Trinity Church in Guildford Over his grave was soon after built a sumptuous Altar or Table-monument with his proportion in his Pontificalia lying thereon supported by six pillars of the Dorick order of black Marble standing on six pedestals of piled books with a large inscription thereon beginning thus Sacrum memoriae honoratiss Archipraesulis c. At the east end of the said Mon. is another large inscript which begins also thus Aeternae memoriae Sacrum Magni hic Hospes Hospitis monumenta vides c. Besides this Dr. George Abbot Archbishop of Canterbury I find another of both his names to have been a writer also but later in time and author of The whole book of Job Paraphrased c. London 1640. qu. Dedicated to
which he had to the faculty of Physick took both the degrees therein as a member of the said hall and about that time retired to the City of York and practised there till about the beginning of the Civil Wars He hath written Spadacrene Anglica or the English Spaw Fountaine being a brief Treatise of the acid or tart Fountain in the Forest of Knaresborough in Yorkshire Lond. 1626. in oct A relation of other medicinal waters in the said Forest Printed with the former book Admiranda chymica in oct tractatulis cum figuris Franc. 1630. 35. qu. Sam. Norton is esteemed half author of this book This eminent Physitian died before the Civil War brake forth but the particular time I know not HUMPHREY LYND a most learned Knight of his time a zealous Puritan and a grand enemy to such who were called Arminians was born in London but descended from those of his name if I mistake not in Dorsetshere educated in Westminster School elected Student of Ch. Church in 1596. aged 17. and four years after took a degree in Arts. About that time he was called away to be heir to a fair estate and being looked upon as a knowing person was made a Justice of the Peace a Knight by the favour of K. Jam. 1. 29. Oct. 1613. and was elected several times a Burgess to serve in Parliaments He was a person of great knowledge and integrity and a severe enemy to the Pontificians as well in his common discourse as in his writings which are Antient characters of the visible Church London 1625. Via tuta The safe way to the true antient and Catholick faith now professed in the Church of England Lond. 1628. oct Answer'd by Rob. Jenison alias Frevil a Jesuit in a book intit A pair of Spectacles for Sir Humph. Lynd c. Roan 1631. in oct Which Jenison was born in the County Pal. of Durham and died in England 10. oct 1656. Via devia The by-way leading the weak in dangerous paths of popish errour Lond. 1630. oct A case for a pair of Spectacles c. Refused to be Licensed by Bishop Lauds Chaplain upon no other pretence as one saith but that Sir Humphrey was a Lay-man but in verity because he the Chaplain was unwilling to have him vindicate himself and the truth against a rayling Jesuit c. However this book was afterwards published by Dr. Dan. Featly with a Supplement thereunto added by the Dr. in defence of Sir Humphrey Lond. 1638. qu. Sir Humphrey also hath written an Account of Bertram the Priest with observations concerning the censures upon his Tract De Corpore Sanguine Christi set by way of preface to it Lond. 1623. oct and by him dedicated to Sir Walt. Pye Knight the Kings Majesties Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries Which account with observations as also the dedic Epistle of Sir Humphrey all set before the translation of that book were published again by Mathew Brian LL. D. sometimes a Student in Magd. hall Oxon. Lond. 1686 oct before which is set the picture of Charles the Great King of France and Emperour of Rome See more in Will. Hugh under the year 1549. Farther also our Author Sir Humphrey who was esteemed a deserving defender of the Cause of Religion and to whom in other respects the Church and common cause did owe much did in the year 1623 upon the motion of certain eminent Divines of whom Dr. Featly was one undertake the charge of printing the particular passages of many late writers castrated by the Romish knife The collections were made by Dr. Tho. James and were then in 1623 sent to Dr. Featly and others to prepare them for the Press They began with Pol. Virgil Stella Mariana Ferus c. Sir Hump. Lynd died on the eighth day of June in sixteen hundred thirty and six year 1636 and was buried above the steps in the Chancel of the parish Church of Cobham in Surrey and not in Kent on the fourteenth day of the same month at which time Dr. D. Featly before mentioned preached the funeral Sermon shewing then to the Auditory the great vertues piety and learning that were once in the person that lay dead before them He left behind him three Sons Robert Alex. and Humphrey besides six Daughters THOMAS ALLEN an exact proficient in the Greek and Latine tongues was sent from the Kings School at Worcester to this University in Mich. Term 1589. aged 16 where making great advances in Philosophy was elected Probationer-Fellow of Merton coll in 1593 and by the severe discipline then used he became a most noted Disputant After he had compleated his Regency he entred into the sacred function but instead of frequent preaching he exercised himself much in crabbed and critical learning Whereupon being well esteemed by his Governour Sir Hen. Savile he procured for him a Fellowship of Eaton coll where he found him very serviceable for his designs He hath written Observationes in libellum Chrysostomi in Esaiam Printed in Sir H. Saviles edition of S. Chrysostome in the eighth vol. p. 139 c. He also was one that helped the said Knight in making and framing his Annotations on Chrysostomes Homelies on Matthew and the other Evangelists as he doth acknowledge in his Preface to the said Annotations wherein he stiles this our author Vir doctissimus Graecarum literarum non minus quam Theologiae peritissimus c. He surrendred up his soul to him that gave it year 1636 in sixteen hundred thirty and six and was buried in Eaton coll Chappel near to Windsore Over his grave is a flat stone remaining having this inscription carved on a brass plate fixed thereunto Thomas Allenus Wigorniensis vir pietate insignis Theologus praestantissimus multarum optimarum linguarum variaeque eruditionis callentissimus in collegium hoc in quo diu socius vixit in collegia insuper alia locaque in quibus aliquam vitae suam partem posuit pie munificus hic jacet Obiit die decimo Mensis Octobris an 1636. He gave books to Mert. coll library and some to that of Brasenose in which last he had been a Student before he was elected into Merton Another of both his names but later in time was sometimes Pastor of a Church in Norwich and author of The Glory of Christ set forth in several Sermons from John 3. 34 35 36. c. published after the authors death in 1683. oct JOHN JONES the ornament of the English Benedictines in his time was born in London but descended from a family of his name living at Llan-Vrinach in Brecknockshire elected Scholar of S. Johns coll from Merchant Taylors School in 1591 aged 16 and soon after became Chamberfellow there with Will Land who was afterwards Archb. of Canterbury This person being entred and settled in a Jurists place he applyed himself to the study of the Civil Law and made a considerable progress therein but his mind being much inclined to the Rom. Religion
resigning his Archdeaconry of the East-riaing of Yorksh Will. Poteman sometimes Warden of All 's coll as I guess was installed on the 16. of the same month in the same year who dying 25. March 1493. Hen. Cornbull succeeded him Afterwards Edm. Audley was translated to the See of Hereford upon the death of Thom. Myllyng sometimes a Student among the Benedictines of Gloucester coll in the Suburbs of Oxon the temporalities of which were given to him 26. Dec. 1492. and from thence to Salisbury the temporalities of which See also were put into his hands on the 2. of April 1502. and about that time was made Chancellour of the most Noble Order of of the Garter In 1518. he gave 400 l. to Linc. coll to purchase lands for the use thereof and about that time bestowed upon the said house the Patronage of a Chauntry which he had lately founded in a Chappel built by him in the north part of the Choire of the Cath. Ch. at Salisbury He also was a Benefactor to the reparation of the Congregation-house sometimes a Library on the north side of S. Maries Chancel in Oxford to the erection of that curious piece of workmanship the stone Pulpit in the said Ch. finished 1508. at the bottom of which were his Arms a Fret impaled by the See of Sarum and gave 200 marks for the supply of Chichleys chest belonging to the University which had before been robb'd of its treasure But whether he built the choire or chancel of S. Maries church or gave the old Organs as a certain author is pleased to tell us I find it no where to appear At length departing this mortal life in a good old age at Ramsbury in Wilts year 1524 on the 23 of Aug. in fiveteen hundred twenty and four was buried in the chappel before-mention'd built by him in honour of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary within the cath ch of Sarum to the reparation of which cathedral he bequeathed threescore pounds After his death Laur. Campegius Cardinal of S. Anastasius was made Bishop of Salisbury but whither he being almost continually absent or any of his Successors till the time of Dr. Seth Ward an 1671. were ever chancellours of the order of the Garter in doth not appear THEODORICK O-BRIEN sometimes written Terence and Terlach O-brien was descended from an ancient and noble family of his name in Ireland and after he had spent some time in good letters here in Oxon became Bishop of Killaloe in the said Country and a person of great name there for his liberality and hospitality yet addicted to warfare more than became his coat He paid his last debt to nature in fiveteen hundred twenty and five Several years before his time was another of both his names Bishop of that place and another after him whereupon by writers this Bishop was commonly written and called Terence O-Brien the second JOHN YOUNG received his first breath in this world at Newton-Longvill in Bucks was educated in Wykehams School near Winchester became perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1482. and left it in 1502. being then or about that time Doct. of Div. and Rector of S. Martins Church in Oxon. Afterwards he became well known to Cardinal Tho. VVolsey by whose endeavours he was made Dean of Chichester Bishop titular of Callipolis or Galipoli a City in Thrace about 1517. Judge as 't is said of the Prerogative of Canterbury and Warden of New coll in 1521. He died 28. year 1526 March in fifteen hundred twenty and six and was buried as I suppose in the Chappel of the said College under a Marble-stone that he had lain there some time before his death with an inscription thereon and a blank for the time of his death to be filled up by his Executor or Overseer of his last Will and Testament but was never performed The reader is to know that there was another John Young who from being Prebendary of Apesthorpe in the cath ch of York was admitted Dean of that Church by the name and title of Jo. Younge LL. D. on the 17. of May 1514. being at that time Master of the Rolls But he dying 25. Apr. 1516. and buried in the chappel of the Rolls in chancery-lave near London must not be taken to be the same with the former Besides the said two I find others of both their Names as 1 John Young a Monk of Ramsey who being well skill'd in the Hebrew tongue saved many books of that Language that were in the Library of that Monastery when 't was dissolved in 1535. or thereabouts 2 Joh. Young Giovanus a native of Yorkshire educated in Trin. coll in Cambridge afterwards Master of Pemb. hall and Vice-chancellor of that University of whom and his writings Baleus and Pitseus will inform you 3 Jo. Young one of the Bonhoms or Good men of the Monastery of Ashrugg in Bucks Who being turn'd out thence at the dissolution by K. Hen. 8. entred himself a Sojourner in Exeter coll about 1539. He was of kin to Jo. Young B. of Galipoli but what name or eminence there was in him I find not 4 Jo. Young born at Newton Longvill before mention'd Fellow of New coll 1512. Rector of his native place in 1525. and died therein 1545. which Jo. was nearly related to the Bishop WILLIAM HOW a Buckinghamshire man born as it seems or at least descended from those of his name living at or near the Wycombs was educated in all kind of Learning in this University and by the title of Master of Arts thereof and the Kings chaplain did supplicate the Ven. congregation of Regents in 1512. that he might be admitted to the reading of the Sentences but whether he was really admitted it appears not Afterwards he travelled was admitted Doct. of Div. in an University beyond the Seas and at his return retir'd to the University in the beginning of the year 1526. where by the name of Will. How Episcopus Aurensis supplicated the said congregation that whereas he had been created Doct. of Divinity beyond the Seas and had been a student in this University many years he might be incorporated in the same faculty which being granted simpliciter he was forthwith incorporated This Bishoprick in the same I presume with Auriensis or Orensis commonly called Orense under the Archbishoprick of Compostella in Spain to which courtry as 't is probable this W. How was sent about business by Catherine of Spain Queen of England the Royal consort to K. Hen. 8. I find one Will. How M. of A. presented by the King to the Church of Shipton-Mallet in Somersetshire on the death of Mr. Reynold West in the beginning of Aug. 1516. and about that time became Rector of Alre or Aller in the same county but this Will. How dying in 1521. or 22. must not be understood to be the same with the former To this last was Joh. How prior of Plympton in Devonshire related who living to see
Bishop who was esteemed a learned man and a profound Theologist of his time hath written 1 An exposition on Nehemiah 2 Expos on Aggeus and Abdias Lond. 1562. oct 3 Of the causes of the burning of Pauls Church against a libel cast in the streets at Westchester an 1561. Lond. 1563. oct c. At length submitting to sate at Bishops Aukland 23. January 1575. aged 55 years was buried there for a time afterwards taken up and re-buried in the Choire of the Cath. Church at Durham on the 24. of May following leaving then several Children behind him begotten on the body of his Wife Alice of the Knightly family of the Kingsmylls in Hampshire Soon after was a tomb erected over his grave whereon was insculp'd a Monâ—die made by Dr. Laur. Humphrey beginning thus Hic jacet Antistes cradeli morte peremptus and an Epicede by Joh. Fox the Martyriologist beginning Tantum te nostrae possint celebrare camenae besides a large epitaph in prose Most or all of which hath many years since as I have been informed been defaced and obliterated In the See of Durham succeeded Rich. Barnes of Oxon as I shall tell you hereafter MAURICE GRIFFYTH or Griffyn a Welsh man by birth and a Dominican or Black Frier by Order had his Academical education for a time among those of his profession in their house in the S. Suburb of Oxon was admitted to the reading of the Sentences in July 1532. by the name of Maurice Gryffyth being if I mistake not the same Maur. Gryxffyth who was admitted Bach. of Can. Law in February following Afterwards he was Archdeacon of Rochester in the plâ—ce of one Nich. Metcalf who occurs Archdeacon of that place in 1536. and afterwards being elected to the See of Rochester upon the translation of Joh. Scory to Chichester which John had been promoted to Rochester propter singularem sacrarum literarum doctrinam was consecrated thereunto on the first of Apr. and had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto on the 18. of the same month in the 1. and 2. of Phil. and Mary dom 1554. He ended his days either in Nov. or Dec. in fifteen hundred fifty and nine year 1539 and was buried in the Church of S. Magnus the Martyr near to London-bridge In the said See of Rochester succeeded one Edm. Guest or Gheest Bach. of div Archdeacon of Canterbury and sometimes Fellow of Kings coll in Cambridge who being consecrated thereunto 21. Januar. 1559. received the temporalities thereof 3. May following and about that time was made Almoner to the Queen After his translation to Salisbury followed Edm. Freke Dean of Salisbury of whom you may read more in the Fasti under the year 1570. And after him Dr. Joh. Piers of Oxon as I shall tell you among these Bishops under the year 1594. Upon his translation also to Salisbury succeeded in the said See of Rochester Dr. Joh. Young born in Cheapside in London educated in Pembr hall in Cambridge of which he was Fellow and afterwards Master Minister of St. Giles Cripplegate London twice Vicech of Cambridge Prebendary of Westminster in the place of Dr. E. Freke promoted to the See of Rochester and 1572. which he kept in Commendam with his Bishoprick till about the time of his death He died at Bromley in Kent 10. Apr. 1605. aged 71 years and was buried in the Church there on the 14. of May following Soon after a comly monument was put over his grave with an inscription thereon Wherein 't is said that he was non minus varia doctrina prudentia quam vitae sanctimonia clarus c. He hath extant An exposition which some call a Sermon on Psal 131. Lond. 1685. oct HENRY MORGAN a Welsh man born became a Student in this University about the year 1515. took the degrees in the Civ and Can. Law that of Doctor being compleated in an Act celebrated 17. Jul. 1525. and soon after he became Principal of an ancient Hostle for Civilians wherein probably he had been educated called S. Edwards hall near to the Canon Law Schools situated sometimes in the Parish of S. Edward and near to the Church thereof Afterwards he being esteemed a most admirable Civilian and Canonist he was for several years the constant Moderator of all those that performed exercise for their degrees in the Civil Law in the School or Schools pertaining to that Faculty situated also in the same Parish Which Schools Hall and Church have been time out of mind gon to ruine and the ruines themselves ruined In 1553. â—â— Mariae he was elected Bish of S. David upon the deprivation of Rob. Ferrar which was as it seems in Nov. the same year and being consecrated thereunto had the temporalities thereof restored to him on the 23. of Apr. 1554. In that See he sate till after Q. Elizabeth came to the Crown and then being deprived about Midsomer an 1559. year 1559 2o. Elizab. retired among his Friends and died a devoted Son to the Church of Rome on the 23. of Decemb. following Of whose death hear I pray what Joh. Fox saith in this manner Morgan Bishop of S. Davids who sate upon the condemnation of the blessed Martyr Bish Ferrar and unjustly usurped his room was not long after stricken by Gods hand after such a strange sort that his meat would not go down but rise and pyck up again sometimes at his mouth sometimes blown out of his nose most horribly to behold and so he continued till his death Thus Fox followed by Tho. Beard in his Theatre of Gods judgments But where or when his death hapned they tell us not nor any author hitherto only when which B. Godwin mentions Now therefore be pleased to know that the said Bishop Morgan retiring after his deprivation to and near Oxon where he had several relations and acquaintance living particularly the Owens of Godstow in the Parish of Wolvercote near to the said City did spend the little remainder of his life in great devotion at Godstow but that he died in the condition which Fox mentions there is no tradition among the inhabitants of Wolvercote True it is that I have heard some discourse many years ago from some of the Ancients of that place that a certain Bishop did live for some time and exercised his charity and religious counsel among them and there died but I could never learn any thing of them of the manner of his death which being miserable as Jo. Fox saith methinks that they should have a tradition of it as well as of the man himself but I say there is now none nor was there any 30 years ago among the most aged persons then living at that place and therefore whether there be any thing of truth in it may be justly doubted and especially for this reason that in the very same chapter and leaf containing the severe punishment upon Persecutors of Gods people he hath committed a most
which being very worthy of perusal I refer the Reader for his farther satisfaction In Waterford and Lismore succeeded Dr. Archibald Adair a Seer and him Dr. George Baker who died in Octeb or thereabouts an 1668. JOHN BANCROFT Son of Christ 〈…〉 by Andrey Andrews his Wife eldest Son of 〈…〉 of Farnworth in Lancashire by Mary his Wife daughter of John Curwyn brother to Hugh Curcoyn sometimes Bishop of Oxford was born in little Village called Astell or Eâ—well lying between 〈◊〉 and 〈…〉 was admitted a Student of 〈…〉 more took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a Preacher for some years in 〈…〉 being newly admitted to proceed in Divinity was by the endeavours of his Uncle Dr. Rich. Bancroft Archb. of Cant. a younger Son of John Bancroft before-mentioned elected Master of Vniversity college where he continued above 20 years In which time he was at great pains and expence to recover and settle the antient Lands belonging to that foundation In 1632. he was upon the translation of Dr. Corbet to Norwych nominated Bishop of Oxford whereupon being elected by the Dean and Chapter in April the same year had the temporalities of that See given to him on the 6. of June following being about that time consecrated In 1640. when the Long Parliament began and proceeded with great vigour against the Bishops he was possessed so much with fear having always been an Enemy to the Puritan that without little or no sickness he surrendred up his last breath in his lodging at Westminster Afterwards his body was carried to Cudesden in the diocess of Oxon and was buried near to and under the south wall of the Chancel of the Church there on the twelfth day of Febr. in sixteen hundred and forty leaving then behind him the character among the Puritans or Presbyterians then dominant of a corrupt unpreaching Popish Prelate The Reader is now to know that before this Mans time the Bishops of Oxford had no house left belonging to their Episcopal See either in City or Country but dwelt at their Parsonage-houses which they held in Commendam tho Dr. Jo. Bridges who had no Commendam in his diocess lived for the most part in hired houses in the City For as I have before told you in Dr. Rob. Kynge tho at the foundation of the Bishoprick of Oxford in the Abbey of Osney the King appointed Gloucester coll for the Bishops Pallace yet when that foundation was inspected into by K. Edw. 6. and a recital thereupon made of the foundation thereof done by his Father that place was left out of the Charter as being designed then for another use So that from that time till this Man Dr. Bancroft came to be Bishop there being no settled House or Pallace for him or his Successors he did resolve by the perswasions of Dr. Laud Archb. of Cant. to build one Wherefore in the first place the impropriate Parsonage of Cudesden before-mentioned five miles distant from Oxon which belonged to the Bishop in right of his See he let the lease thereof run out without any more renewing that in the end it might be made an improvement to the slender Bishoprick The Vicaridge also of his own donation falling void in the mean time he procured himself to be legally instituted and inducted thereunto All which being done he thro the power and favour of Dr. Laud before-mentioned obtained an annexation of it to the See Episcopal the design of bringing in the impropriation going forward still and soon after began with the help of a great deal of timber from the Forest of Shotover given to him by his Majesty to build a fair Pallace which with a Chappel in it being compleatly finished an 1635. was then out of curiosity visited by the said Dr. Laud which he remits into his diary thus Sept. 2. an 1635. I was in attendance with the King at Woodstock and went thence to Cudsden to see the house which Dr. Jo. Bancroft then Lord Bishop of Oxford had there built to be a house for the Bishops of that See for ever he having built that house at my perswasion But this house or Pallace which cost three thousand and five hundrend pounds proved almost as short liv'd as the Founder being burn'd down by Col. Will. Legg during the short time that he was Governour of the Garrison of Oxford in the latter end of 1644. for fear it might be made a Garrison by the Parliament Forces tho with as much reason and more piety as one observes he might have garrison'd it for the King and preserved the house Being thus ruined it laid so till Dr. Joh. Fell became Bishop of Oxon and then with monies out of his own purse and the help of timber which one of his Predecessors named Dr. Will. Paul had laid in in his life-time for that purpose did rebuild it upon the old foundation with a Chappel in it as before The outside of which being finished in 1679. the inside followed soon after METROPHANES CRITOPYLUS a Greecian born came into England to be instructed in the doctrine and discipline of the Church and in order thereunto to learn the Latin and the English tongues To these ends he addressed himself to Dr. Abbot Archb. of Canterbury who sent him forthwith to Baliol college where he had for his interpreter the noted Grecian Mr. Edw. Sylvester and continued there till the time of his departure from England which was about 1622. at which time he was Chancellour to the Patriarch of Constantinople After his return to his own Country he became Patriarch of Alexandria in the place of Cyrill Lucaris translated to Constantinople and wrote as some suppose The Confession of Faith which went under the name of Cyrill Patriarch of Constantinople published in the Greek tongue 1629. Which Confession was with a censure upon it printed at Rome 1632. the title of which rendred into English is this The condemnation of the confession of the Calvinists as it was set forth in the name of Cyrill Patriarch of Constantinople With this condemnation and confession is printed an answer to the Anathematisms of Cyrill Patriarch of Alexandria Predecessor to Critopylus wherein the said Anathematisms are acknowledged to be genuine tho they decry the said Confession as spurious This Critopylus was in great renown in his own Country in sixteen hundred and forty but when he died I cannot yet find FASTI OXONIENSES THESE Oxonian Fasti or Academical Annals contain in exact Order Method and Time from the Year of our Lord 1500 to the end of 1640. 1. A Catalogue of the Chancellours Commissaries oâ— Vicechancellours and Proctors of the Univ. of Oxon 2. The Names and Characters of eminent Grammarians Rhetoricians and Musicians who have been admitted to One or two Academical Degree or Degrees with the Titles of such Books if any that they have written The Names of 3. Writers Archbishops and Bishops Who have been admitted to 1 2 or more Degr. 4.
Perne in the book of Acts and Monuments of the Church c. under the year 1557. written by John Fax wherein you 'll find him a zealous Man for the Cath. cause in the Reign of Qu. Mary One of both his names who was M. of A. and sometimes Fellow of Katherine hall in Cambridge afterwards Minister of Wilby in Northamptonshire was a frequent Preacher before the Members of the Long Parliament that began at Westminster an 1640 ran with those times and published several Sermons I find another And. Perne LL. D. sometimes an Inhabitant of Westwratting in Cambridgshire who died in 1680. An. Dom. 1554. An. 1 2 Mariae Chanc. the same Vicechanc. John Warner Doct. of Phys and Warden of All 's Coll. was designed by letters from the Chancellour Proct. Tho. Coveney of Magd. Coll. Christop Hargrave of Linc. Coll. Which Proctors taking their places on the nones of April Maur. Bullock and Gilb. Mounson of Ch. Ch substitute to Mr. Spencer receeded Bach. of Arts. Jul. 4. Will. Barker of Magd. Coll. One of both his names translated into English An exhortation to his kinsman to the study of the Scriptures Lond. 1557. oct written by St. Basil the Great Whether he be the same with the Bach. of Arts Quaee Anth. Russh of Magd. Coll. was admitted the same day Jul. 11. John Bodye One of both his names supplicated to be admitted Bach. of the Civil Law an 1552 which I take to be the same with this who was Bach. of Arts but not the same who was executed at Andâ—ver in Hampshire an 1583 for denying the Queens Supremacy over the Church of England See more in these Fasti among the Masters of Arts an 1575. Jul. 16. Tho. Atkyns He was elected Bachelaur-Fellow of Mert. Coll. this year in whose Cat. or Alb. of Fellows this addition is put to his name Fuit procurator generalis regius apud Wallos Reginae Elizabethae à consiliis ibidem ad audiendum determinandum malefacta cujuscunque generis justitiarius c. He was born in the Dioc. of Worcester but took no higher Degree in this University Mar. 13. John Bridgwater Aquepâ—ntanus either now of Brasnose Coll. or of Hart hall He was afterwards a learned Jesuit Admitted 48. Doct. of Musick Apr. 21. John Shepheard who had been a Studenâ— in Musick for the space of 20 years did then by his Dean supplicate the ven congregation that he might be licensed to proceed in that faculty that is to be admitted Doctor of Musick but whether he was admitted or stood in any Act following it appears not in our registers The words of some of his Church services are made publick in The Divine Services and Anthems usually sung in Cathedrals c. Lond. 1663. oct collected and published by James Clifford as I have told you under the year 1548. I have seen some of his compositions of six parts in six MS. Books remaining at this day in the Archives of our publ Musick School containing Church Musick or Anthems and certain Songs Mast of Arts. But 13 were admitted this year among whom Will. Allyn or Alan of Oriel Coll. was one afterwards a Cardinal and Archb. as I have before told you and Sextus Quaterman of New Coll. another In an Act celebrated 16. July were 19 that stood of whom the said Allyn was junior whom we usually call Junior of the Act who with the Senior perform exercise in the name of the rest of the Masters Bach. of Div. Jun. 7. Arthur Cole of Magd. Coll. sometimes Cross-bearer to Cardinal Wolsey now Fellow of Eaton Coll. and Canon of Windsore was adm to the reading of the Sentences by Dr. O. Oglethorp Dean of Winds in a certain Chamber belonging to his Lodgings there by power and authority given to him for that purpose by Dr. Rich. Smyth Provicechancellour of the University This Mr. Cole had his grace granted in order to the taking of that Degree in 1545 and in 1555 he succeeded the said Dr. Oglethorp in the Presidentship of Magd. Coll. Jul. 5. John Boxall of New Coll. He was now Archdeacon of Ely and Warden of the Coll. near Winchester c. Besides these two were but 3 more admitted this year Doct. of Civil Law Jul. 13. Tho. Huyck of Mert. Coll. He died at London 1575 having a little before been made the first and original Fellow of Jesus Coll. to which he was a Benefactor Rob. Raynold of New Coll. was licensed to proceed the same day He was now Fellow of Wykehams Coll. near to Winchester Prebendary of Linc. and Chichester and about 1557 Master of the Hospital of St. Cross near to Winton Will. Awbrey of All 's Coll. was admitted also on the same day See before under the year 1549. A Person he was of exquisite learning and singular prudence and therefore mention'd with honour by Thuanus and others He was born in Bricknockshire particularly as I conceive at Cantre wrot divers things but not printed among which are several letters to his Cousin Dr. John Dee concerning the Sovereignty of the Seas some of which I have seen and dying 23. Jul. 1595 was buried within the Cath. Church of St. Paul in London Afterwards there was a Mon. with his bust set over his grave which with the Cathedral it self was consumed in that dismal conflagration which hapned in that great City in the beginning of Sept. 1666. Doct. of Physick May 9. Rich. Master of All 's Coll. On the 14. of March 1562 he was installed Prebendary of Fridaythorpe in the Church of York being about that time Physician of the Chamber to Qu. Elizabeth His eldest Son George Master setled in the Abbey at Cirencester in Glocestershire where his posterity yet remaineth Another Son named Robert was Doctor of the Civ Law in 1594 as I shall tell you when I come to that year Rich. Caldwell or Chaldwall lately of Ch. Ch. but originally of Brasnose Coll. was admitted the same day Thom. Francis of Ch. Ch. was also admitted the same day After this Person had taken the Degree of M. of A. he applyed his studies to the Theological faculty but the encouragement thereof being in these days but little he transfer'd himself to the School of Physicians and with the consent and approbation of Dr. Wryght the Vicechancellour was entred on the Physick line 4. Aug. 1550. In the year after I find him supplying the place and office of the Kings Professor of Physick being I presume only Deputy for Dr. John Warner and on the 9. Mar. 1553 he was admitted Bach. of Phys In 1561 he succeeded Hugh Hodgson in the Provostship of Qu. Coll. and was afterwards Physician to Qu. Elizabeth and much respected by her Jul. 14. John Symings or Symmings In what Coll. or Hall educated I know not Sure I am that he was one of the Coll. of Physicians in London where he was in great practice and dying in his house in Little St. Barthelmew in Smithfield 7. July 1588 was buried in the Church
with the Delegates of Denmark concerning matters of traffick c. and Perkins performed his part well as to that matter Soon after by the said Bishops endeavours he became substitute to Sir Dan. Donne Master of the Requests who by reason of his age could not well attend that place and when he died he became Master in his own right and a Knight About that time George Duke of Buckingham who was in great favour with K. Jam. 1. Sir Christopher thought that his only way to rise higher was to be married to one of his Relations Whereupon tho he had vowed Virginity he took to Wife his Mothers Sister yet with this condition that she should not expect that he should pay old debts to which she made answer that she would expect none Afterwards Buckingham hearing of the said vow detested him and made a resolution that he should rise no higher Afterwards out of a revenge Sir Christopher made his estate over to a Servant of his that was childless and in a deep consumption and he dying within a few months after Sir Christopher who departed this mortal life in the month of Aug. 1622. the said Servant left most of the estate to the Lady I have been credibly informed by a good Author that the said Sir Christopher had a hand in contriving and drawing up the Oath of Allegiance while he was intimate with Dr. Bancroft In the Deanery of Carlile succeeded the said Sir Christopher Dr. Franc. White afterwards Bishop of that place Apr. 14. Will. Burton of New Coll. June 2. Tho. Coventry Fellow of Ball. Coll. The last of the said two was afterwards Fellow of the Inner Temple Serjeant at Law a Knight and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-pleas and a Judge in the time of Jam. 1. He was Father to Thomas Lord Coventry Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Jan. 14. Henr. Savile of Mert. Coll. 23. Hugh Lloyd of New Coll. Admitted 45. Bach. of Law Five were admitted and four supplicated but not one of them appears yet to me to have been either a Bishop or Writer Mast of Arts. Feb. 13. John Argall Will. James of Ch. Ch. The last of which was afterwards Bishop of Durham John Bereblock of St. Johns Coll. was admitted the same day He was afterwards Fellow of Exeter Coll. and most admirably well skill'd in the art of Delineation and drawing the description of places some of which are extant particularly that of the City of Rochester at which place or near it he was born Admitted 14. Bach. of Div. Oct. 29. Edw. Cradock of Ch. Ch. now Margaret Professor A certain Author tells us that he was a learned Man and a Writer yet in all my searches I could never see any of his books Dec. 17. Thom. Godwyn Dean of Ch. Ch. lately of Magd. Coll. Feb. 15. Rich. Tremayne of Exeter Coll. He was afterwards of Broadgates hall the seventh Vicar of Mayhenet in Cornwall and Treasurer of the Cath. Ch. at Exeter 16. Will. Overton of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards a Bishop Adrian Hawthorne of the same Coll. was admitted on the same day being then Principal of Magd. hall On 25. Nov. 1568 he was admitted to the Chancellourship of the Church of Wells having about that time one or more benefices in that Diocess and dying in the latter end of 1576 in Feb. as it seems Rog. Goad D. D. and Provost of Kings Coll. in Cambridge was admitted into his place of Chancellour on the 7. March in the same year Edw. Andleser was adm this year but of him I know nothing ☞ Not one Doctor of Law or Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Dec. 17. Tho Godwyn Dean James Calfill Harb Westphalyng Canons of Ch. Ch. Edward Cradock mention'd before among the Bachelaurs of Divinity was admitted the same day Feb. 15. Rich. Tremayne beforemention'd who accumulated John Piers of Magd. Coll. Dean of Chester Arthur Yeldard President of Trin. Coll. 16. Will. Overton of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry On the 26. Mar. Will. Bradbridge Dean of Salisbury supplicated for the said Degree but was not admitted He was afterwards Bishop of Exeter Also John Molens Archdeacon of London Jan. 23 but him neither can I find admitted Incorporations May… Rich. Cheyney Bach. of Div. of Pembr Hall in Cambridge and Bishop of Gloucester See more among the Creations Feb. 21. Gregory Garth Bac. of Div. of Cambridge George Wyther M. of A. of 4 years standing in the said University was incorporated on the same day In 1570 he became Archdeacon of Colchester on the death of James Calfill had other spiritualities and wrot and published 1 Laymans Letters delivering unto them such Letters as the Holy Ghost teacheth them in the word by things sensible Lond. 1585. 2 View of the marginal notes of the Popish Testament translated into English by the English Fugities Papists resiant at Rheimes in France Lond. 1588. qu. with other things as 't is probable which I have not yet seen Another of both his names lived an 100 years after and was a Poet whom I shall hereafter in his proper place remember Will. Fulke M. A. of three years standing in the said Univ. of Cambridge was also then Feb. 21. incorporated This learned Man who was born in the City of London bred Fellow of St. Johns Coll. and at length became Master of Pemb. Hall in the said University was when young a good Philosopher and when elder in years a pious and solid Divine as his works shew the titles of all or most of which you may see in the Bodleian or Oxford Catalogue He died Margaret Professor of Cambridge 28. Aug. 1589. Cyprean de Valera M. of A. of three years standing in the said University was also then incorporated He was a Spaniard born left his Country for Religion sake spent all or most of his time in England and wrot in Spanish 1 Institution of Christian Religion or the interpretation of Calvins institutions 2 The reformed Catholick 3 Of the lives of the Popes and their doctrine 4 Of the Mass 5 A swarm of false miracles wherewith Mary de la Visitation Prioress of the Annuntiada of Lisbon deceived very many c. The three last were written in Spanish about 1588. and the second edition of them came out with amendments and additions by the Author an 1599. oct Translated into English by John Golburne a Prisoner in the Fleet Lond. 1600. qu. He also published the Bible in Spanish printed the second time at Amsterdam 1602. fol. Owen Owen M. A. of two years standing in the said University was then also Feb. 21. incorporated All these except the first were incorporated after the solemnity of the Act had been concluded Creations Mar. 26. It was granted by the venerable Congregation that John Jewell Bishop of Salisbury should tho absent be actually created Doct. of Div. by a certain Graduate to be assign'd by the Commissary This was accordingly done at
a Northamptonshire Man born I here set down least some unwary reader hereafter might take him to be the same Barthelem Clerke who became Scholar of Kings Coll. in Cambridge an 1554 afterwards Proctor of that University Dean of the Arches and a wise and eloquent Man He hath written De Curialâ— sive Aulico printed at Lond. about 1571. in oct being about that time favoured by Thom. Sackvill Lord Buckhurst and another book intit Fidelis servi subdito infideli responsio una cum errorum calumniarum quarundam examine quae continentur in septimo libro de visibili Ecclesiae Monarchia à Nicholao Sandero conscripta Lond. 1573. qu. He was living in 1593. Admitted 112. Mast of Arts. May 18. Joh. Philippus de alto saxo Franc. Puccius Florentinus June…Tho Spark of Magd. Coll. Jul. 2. Ralph Sherwyn of Exeter Coll. 24. Tho. Banks He is the same I suppose who published A Sermon against bad Spirits of malignity malice and unmercifulness on Luke 6. 37. 38. Lond. 1586. oct I find another Tho. Banks who writes himself metaphorically Piscator sed vere Theologus mere Praeco Evangelicus who published Concio ad clerum jamdudum Cantabrigiae habita in Luc. cap. 5. ver 10. Lond. 1611. qu. Admitted 49. Bach. of Phys Mar. 31. Thom. Cogan of Oriel Coll. He was the only Bach. who was admitted besides whom only one occurs that supplicated namely Thom. Twyne of C. C. Coll. Bach. of Div. May 27. Lewis Sweit of All 's Coll. He was about this time Archdeacon of Totness in the place as I conceive of Oliver Whiddon Two more besides him were admitted and nine there were that supplicated for the said Degree of whom some were not at all admitted in this University as John Wâ—olton a Student in Divinity afterwards Bishop of Exeter Tho. Cole and Tho. Brasbridge of Magd. Coll. and Nich. Marston of Ch. Ch. now Residentiary of Exeter Brother to Will. Marston of the same house LL. D. and Chantor of the said Church of Exeter who died in Nov. 1599. Doct. of Civ Law Jun. 28. Will. Jones Vicar General to the Bishop of Bathe and Wellâ— and double or treble beneficed in the Diocess thereof Felix Lewys sometimes of Hart Hall afterwards made Bach. of the LL. at Doway now Principal of New Inn was admitted the same day He afterwards lived in the City of Bristow and died beyond the Seas in 1591. ☞ Not one Doctor of Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Apr. 22. Will. James Master of Vniv. Coll. He was afterwards a Bishop May 27. Tob. Mathew President of St. Johns Coll. Afterwards an Archbishop Geffry or Griffith Lewys now Prebendary of Worcester in the place of Tho. Wilson promoted to the Deanery of that Church was admitted the same day In 1577 he was installed Canon of the sixth stall in the Collegiat Ch. of St. Peter in Westminster in the place of one Walt. Jones M. A. who had succeeded in that Dignity Dr. Matthew Hutton after he was made Dean of York an 1568. In 1594 he became Dean of Glocester in the place of Anth. Rudd promoted to the See of St. David and dying in 1607 Tho. Morton succeeded him in that dignity being the same most worthy Person who was afterwards Bishop of Durham I have seen a Copy of the will of this Dr. Lewys made 5. Feb. 1606 and proved 16. July 1607 wherein he desires that his body might be buried either in the Cath. Ch. of Glocester Worcester Hereford or in Westminster in all which Churches he had Dignities July 23. John Sprint of Ch. Ch. originally of C. C. Coll. was then admitted He was now Prebendary of Winchester Residentiary of Salisbury and a Person famed for an excellent Preacher In Feb. 1577 he succeeded Giles Lawrence in the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire who I suppose resign'd in 1580 he succeeded George Carew in the Deanery of Bristow in which City or near it he was born being the Son of John Sprint an Apothecary of the said place and in the beginning of Feb. 1583 he was made Treasures of Salisbury He died in the latter end in Feb. of 1589 and was succeeded in the said Deanery by Dr. Anth. Watson the same who was afterwards Bishop of Chichester Incorporations May 17. Griffith Toy Bac. of Arts of Cambridge He was now a Member of Jesus Coll. in Oxon. and soon after made M. of Arts of this University and Prebendary of Norwych Jun… Hector Viellius Bach. of Arts of the Univ. of Caen in Normandy Feb. 6. George Savage Bach. of the Civ Law of the University of Lovaine in Brabant He was originally a member of Ch. Church and was now Archdeacon of Glocester in the place of Guy Eaton but was not I presume the same G. Savage who was half Brother to Dr. Bonner B. of London and Chancellour of Chester Thom. Willoughby Bach. of Div. of Cambridge was incorporated but the day or month when I cannot yet find This year June 23 he was installed the third Dean of Rochester in the place of Dr. Edm. Freke and was succeeded in that dignity by John Coldwell M. D. of St. John Coll. in Cambridge installed therein 7. Januar. 1585. He was afterwards the first married Bishop that sate in the Cath. Chair of Salisbury In Apr. this year one Rich. Wills a Mast of A. of Mentz in Bavaria supplicated for incorporation but was not admitted See among the writers under the year 1574. An. Dom. 1575. An. 17 Elizab. An. 18 Elizab. Chancellour the same Vicechanc. the same without any nomination or election Proct. John Vnderhill of New Coll. Hen. Savile of Mert. Coll. Apr. 13. Bach. of Arts. May 17. Julius Caesar of Magd. Hall He was Son of Caesar Dalmarius of the City of Trevignie in Italy Doctor of Physick and Physician to Qu. Mary and Qu. Elizabeth Son of Pet. Maria Dalmarius of the said City Doctor of Laws but descended from those of his name living at Frejus or Cividad del Friuli in the confines of Italy See more in 1583. Jul. 5. Giles Tomson of Vniv. Coll. He was afterwards of All 's Coll. and Bishop of Glocester Jan. 27. Rich. Lewes See among the Bach. of Div. in 1584. Feb. 19. Edw. Hobie of Trin. Coll. 29. Edw. Transham or Stransham of St. Johns Coll. This Person who was born in Magd. Parish in the Suburbs of Oxon left all he had and went to Doway in 1577. Where after he had spent some time in the study of Philosophy and Divinity in the English Coll. he was made a Priest Afterwards he went into the mission of England and for a time continued in Oxfordshire At length being taken imprison'd and condemned suffered death at London with one Nich. Woodfen another Priest 21. Januar. 1585 aged 30 or thereabouts Admitted 109. Bach. of Civ Law Jun. 30. Thom. Emerford or Hemerford He afterwards left the Church of England and went to the English Coll. at Rome where being made a Priest returned into his own Country but being
which he wrot that are not yet extant among which are A probe Theological or the first part of the Christian Pastors proof of his learned Parishioners faith Lond 1612. qu. He died in 1621 leaving then behind him the character of a learned Man As for the other works of Pet. Baro they are these 5 De praestantia dignitate divinae Legis lib. 2. printed 1586. oct 6 Tractatus in quo docet expetitionem oblati à mente boni fiduciam ad fidei justificantis naturam pertinere 7 Summa trium sententiarum de praedestinatione c. Hardrov 1613. oct printed with the Notes of Joh. Piscator Disquisition of Franc. Junius and Prelection of Will. Whittaker 8 Special treatise of Gods providence and of comforts against all kind of crosses and calamities to be fetched from the same with an Exposition on Psal 107. 8 Four Sermons The first on Psal 133. 1. 2. 3. The sec on Psal 15. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c. After this Author Peter Baro had been removed from Cambridge he went to London lived and died in Crouched Friers and was buried in the Church of St. Olaves in Hartstreet At whose inteâ—ment the Bishop of London ordered the most eminent Divines and Ministers in that City to be present The Baro's or Barons as they are by some called who do now or did lately live at Boston in Lincolnshire and at Kings Lynn in Norfolk are descended from him Jul. 11. Walt. Travers M. of A. of Cambridge was then incorporated in the same Degree This Person had received his Academical education in Trin Coll. in the said University and afterwards travelled to Geneva where he became acquainted with Beza and at his return took the Degree of Bach. of Div. Soon after he went to Antwerp where he was ordained Minister according to the Presbyterian way and returning again into England he became Lecturer in the Temple while Mr. Rich. Hooker was Master between whom certain differences in Religion hapning Travers was discharged of his place by the Archbishop Whereupon by the endeavours of Dr. Adam Loftus Archb. of Dublin he was made Provost of Trin. Coll. there an 1594. But he keeping that place not long he returned into England and lived divers years as 't is said very obscurely but where I cannot tell Sure I am that one Walt. Travers succeeded Joh. Salkeld in the Vicaridge of Wellington in Somersetshire an 1635 but whether the same 't is doubtful Among several things that this W. Travers hath published is Declaration of ecclesiastical discipline out of the word of God and of the declining of the Church of England from the same Genev. 1580. oct It is also extant in latine but that I have not yet seen The other things that he hath written you may mostly if not all see in the Oxford or Bodleian Catalogue On the 4. of July was a supplicate made that Tho. Norton M. of A. of Cambridge might be incorporated but whether he was it appears not Had this supplication been made in 1560 I should have taken him to be the same Tho. Norton a famous Poet of his time whom I have mention'd among these Writers in Tho. Sternhold an 1549 and in Tho. Sackvile an 1608. An. Dom. 1577. An. 19 Elizab. An. 20 Elizab. Chanc. the same Vicechanc. Will. Cole D. D. President of C. C. Coll. was admitted to his office 13. July Proct. John Glover of St. Joh. Coll. Tho. Dochen of Magd. Coll. Apr. 17. Bach. of Arts. Jun. 17. Erasmus Dreyden The first of his Sirname that setled in Northamptonshire descended from the Dreydens of Staffhill or Staffle in Cumberland was by profession a Schoolmaster and being learned and well acquainted with Erasmus of Roterdam that Person was Godfather to one of his Sons which is the reason that that Christian name descends among the family of the Dreydens in that County some of whom have gloried in it in my hearing June 12. George Peele of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards an eminent Poet. 25. Tertullian Pine of St. Johns Coll. Whether he took a higher Degree in this University it appears not for travelling beyond the Seas he was made Doctor of the Laws in the University of Basil whence returning he was installed Archdeacon of Sudbury in the Dioc. of Norwych 20. July 1591 in the place of Dr. Jo. Still of Cambridge After Pine Cuthb Norrys D. D. was installed 6. Oct. 1599 and after his death Theophilus Kent 31. Dec. 1621. Some years after Kents death Anth. Sparrow D. D. of Camb. was install'd 7. Aug. 1660 who being promoted to the see of Exter Dr. John Spencer of the said Univ. succeeded an 1667. Jul. 1. John Davies of Gloc. Hall Afterwards an eminent Mathematician 8. Tho. Lodge of Trin. Coll. Oct. 29. Charles Turnbull John Spenser of Corp. C. C. Dec. 4. Will. Gager of Ch. Ch. Feb. 6. Edw. Hutchins of Brasn Mar. 22. Will. Warford of Trin. Coll. Anth. Shirley of the same Coll. of the Holy Trin. was then also admitted See another Anth. Shirley among the Bach. of Arts an 1581. who was a Sussex Man born but this of Trin. Coll. was a native of Oxfordshire Admitted 124. Mast of Arts. Mar. 29. John Williams of All 's Rich. Hooker of C. C. Coll. May 17. Will. Greenwich of All 's Coll. He was afterwards Archd. of Salop and died an aged Man in Apr. 1631. Jun. 25. Will. Wilkes of Mert. Jam. Bisse of Magd Will. Massie of Brasn Coll. 27. Rich. Hackluyt of Ch. Ch. Hen. Rowlands of New Coll. Jul. 3. Tho. Lovell Whether he be the same Tho. Lovell who wrote A Dialogue between custâ—m and verity concerning the use and abuse of dancing and minstrelsie Lond. in oct about 1589. I know not Feb. 18. Julius Caesar of Magd. Hall See among the Doctors of Civ Law 1583. Admitted 116. Doct. of Law Nov. 23. Tho. Glasier of Ch. Ch. In 1578 he was elected Rector of Exeter Coll. and dying 9. Mar. 1591. was succeeded in that Rectory by Dr. Thom. Holland ☞ Not one Doctor of Phys or Divinity was admitted not any to the reading of the sentences but one Incorporations May. 23. Tho. Bowsfield Bac. of Arts of Pembr Hall in Cambridge In the Act following he proceeded Master of his faculty in this University became Principal of St. Edmunds Hall in 1581 and the year after Prebendary of Grimston and Yatmister in the Church of Sarum Jul. 9. Sim. Harward Bach. of Arts of another University Rich. Remyngton M. A. of Cambr. was incorporated the same day In 1582. Inn. 8. he was collated to the Archdeaconry of Clievland upon the death of Ralph Coulton Bac. of Div. which hapned 8. May going before aged 55 and some years after about 1598 he became Archdeacon of the East-riding of Yorkshire in the place of Tho. Cole whom I have mention'd before under the year 1567. In Clievland succeeded upon his resignation one Rich. Bird collated thereunto 21. of March 1588. and in the East-riding Marmaduke Blaxton as I
Dec. the same year This Dr. Blague hath published certain Sermons one of which was preached at the Charterhouse on Psal 1. ver 1 2. Lond. 1603. qu. and perhaps other things He had a Son named John Blague who in his Fathers life time was a Commoner of 〈◊〉 College Incorporations Tho the Incorporations of the Cantabrigians are this year omitted yet there was a Supplicate made for one William Lewyn Doct. of the Civ Law sometimes as it seems of Christs Coll. in Cambridge to be incorporated but whether he was so I cannot yet discover He was one of the ordinary Masters of the high Court of Chancery Judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Chancellour of Rochester Commissary of the Faculties and one of her Majesties high Commissioners for Causes Ecclesiastical He died 15 April 1598 and was buried not in his Chappel belonging to his house within the Church of Otteringden in Kent which he in his life time designed but in the Parish Church of S. Leonard in Shoâ—editch in the County of Middiesex He left several Sons behind him of whom Justinian was one who was afterwards a Knight and died about 8 July 162â— In the Judgeship of the Prerogative Court succeeded John Gibson LL. D. An. Dom. 1583. An. 25 Elizab. An. 26 Elizab. Chanc. the same viz. Robert Earl of Leycester Vicechanc. Thom. Thornton Bach. of Div. and Canon of Ch. Ch. Jul. 11. He was actually created D. of D. the day following by Dr. Humphrey Proct. Tho. Leyson of New Coll. Rich. Eedes of Ch. Ch. Elected in Convocation 10. Apr. at which time Edw. Hobie M. A. and Hen. Jervys Bac. of Div. were Scrutators Bach. of Arts. Apr. 30. Franc. Hicks or Hykes of St. Maries Hall now in great esteem for his knowledge in the Greek tongue 29. George Cranmer of C. C. Jun. 19. Hen. Airay of Qu. Coll. Dec. 16. John Pelling of Magd. Coll. See among the Bach. of Div. 1597. Hen. Jacob of St. Maries Hall was admitted the same day Jan. 17. Hen. Bright lately of Brasnose now of Balliol Coll. See more among the Masters 1586. Feb. 5. John Dove Rich. Parry Nath. Torporley of Ch. Ch. Parry was afterwards a Bishop and Torporley an eminent Mathematician 6. Charles Butler 7. John Strading of Magd. Hall 28. Griffith Powell of Jesus 29. John Shaw of Queens Coll. Admitted 169. Mast of Arts. Apr. ult Sabin Chambers of Broadgates Hall May 3. Henry Smith of Hart Hall lately of Lincoln Coll. Jun. 1. Will. Tooker Rog. Hacket of New Coll. 5. Edwyn Sandys of C. C. Jul. 5. John Ryder of Jesus Coll. Marmaduke Blaxton of Queen Coll. was admitted the same day On the 25. Nov. 1615 he was collated to the Archdeaconry of the East-riding in Yorkshire on the resignation of Rich. Remyngton which place he resigning being then a Dignitary in the Church of Durham an 1625 John Cosin Bach. of Div. of Cambridge who married his Daughter was collated thereunto in Sept. the same year This Dignity Dr. Cosin kept till he was promoted to the See of Durham and then Clement Bretton succeeded an 1660 and him Rob. Hitch D. D. an 1662. Dec. 12. Rich. Martin of Bradgates Hall He was not the same with Rich. Martin who was afterwards Recorder of London but another of little or no note Mar. 6. Francis Godwin of Ch. Ch. Admitted 67. Bach. of Physick Jul. 8. Thomas Leyson of New Coll. one of the Proctors of the University Will. Clarkson supplicated for that Degree but was not admitted Bach. of Div. Jun. 3. Martin Hâ—ton of Ch. Church 27. Johan Barnardus a Moravian who had studied Divinity for 10 year in certain Academies in Germany was then admitted Bach. of Div. He had studied also and had taken commons for about 3 years before this time in Vniversity Coll. and after he had left it he went into Scotland to visit the Universities there Dec. 17. William Wilkes of Mert. Coll. But two more besides the said three were admitted Doct. of Law July 9. Francis Bevans of All 's Coll. He was afterwards Principal of New Inn and of Jesus Coll. and Chancellour to Dr. Westphaling Bishop of Hereford in which City dying in the beginning of 1602 was buried in the Cath. Ch. there Octob. 14. Isaac Vpton of Magd. Coll. Mar. 5. Julius Caesar of Magd. Hall was then admitted and not incorporated In the beginning of 1581 he was created Doctor of the said Law in the University of Paris and had Letters testimonial for it under the Seal of that University dated 22. Apr. 1581 wherein he is stiled Julius Caesar alias Dalmarius Dioc. London in Anglia filius excellentissimi in Art Med. Doctoris Caesaris Dalmarii in Vniversitate Paris c. This Julius Caesar who was also Doctor of the Canon Law was afterwards Master of the Requests Judge of the Admiralty in the time of Qu. Elizabeth a Knight Chancellour and Under-Treasurer of the Exchecquer Master of the Rolls and Privy Counsellour to K. James and K. Ch. 1. He gave way to fate at the Rolls in Chancery-lane 16. April 1636 and was buried in the Chancel of Great St. Ellens Church in Bishops-gate-street in London near to the grave of his Father beforemention'd Caesar Dalmare or Athelmer who was buried there in 1569. See among the Bach. of Arts in 1575. ☞ Not one Doct. of Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Apr. 11. David Powell of Jesus Coll. He was now in great repute for his profound knowledge in British antiquities Incorporations Jul. 9. Stephen Egerton M. of A. of Cambridge This Person who was a zealous Puritan in his time and Preacher at the Black Fryers in London wrot and published 1 A Lecture taken by charactery on Gen. 12. 17 18 19 20. Lond. 1589. oct 2 Brief method of catechising wherein are handled these four things c. Lond. 1594. oct c. 3 Doctrine of subjection to God and the King c. Lond. 1616. oct 4 Description of uncomeliness on Prov. 11. vers 12. 5 The boaring of the Ear containing a discourse of our preparation before hearing and of our demeanour in hearing on Luke 8. 18. Lond. 1623. oct 6 Comforts to strengthen the weak in faith Printed 1630. oct He also enlarged the second edition of a book entit A help to true happiness or a brief and learned exposition of the main and fundamental points of Christian Religion written by Paul Baine sometimes Preacher of the word at St. Andrews in Cambridge Printed in tw and also set forth The practice of Christianity or an Epitomy of Mr. Roger's seaven treatises made by Nich. Byfield with other things which I have not yet seen He died in 1621. or thereabouts Dec. 16. Rich. Coxe Bach. of Arts of Christs Coll. in Cambridge In the year following he proceeded M. of A. as a member of Glocester Hall and is the same Rich. Coxe as it seems who wrot and published A Catechisme Lond. 1591. oct and if I am not mistaken one or more Sermons
Earl of Bristol with whom he travell'd to Spain I set down here to distinguish him from another Will. Boswell whom I shall mention in these Fasti under the year 1608. Feb. 27. Hannibal Gamon of Broadgates Hall Adm. 98. Bach. of Phys May 16. Robert Fludd or de Fluctibus M. A. of S. Joh. Coll. did accumulate the degrees of Physick as a Member of Ch. Ch. as I shall tell you anon Not one Bach. of Phys besides him was this year adm Bach. of Div. May 16. Joh. Harmar Arth. Lake of New Coll. Rich. Fownes of Ch. Ch. Nov. 12. Tho. Frith of All 's Coll. He was a Kentish man born was afterwards Warden of the Church at Elmeley in his own Country and Canon of Windsore an 1610 in the place of Hugh Blythe sometimes Fellow of Kings Coll. in Cambr. deceased He hath written in Latin A Catalogue or rather History of the Deans and Canons of S. George's Chappel within the Casile of Windsore It commenceth at the foundation of that Chappel an 1348 and reacheth to the end of 1628 and afterwards continued to these times by George Evans a Canon of the said Chappel and others An Original of this MS. I once saw in the hands of Dr. Tho. Barlâ—w Bishop of Lincoln whence I took a Copy and have made use of it in this present Work as Elias Ashmole Esq had done before me in his Institutions Laws and Ceremonies of the Order of the 〈◊〉 Lond. 1672. fol. and Dr. Pet. Heâ—yn before him in his 〈◊〉 of St. George of Cappadicia Lond. 1631. 33. qu. This Tho. 〈◊〉 who was a most judicious and industrious man and to whom the Coll. at Windsore is much indebted died in the latter end of the year in Feb. 1631 and was buried in the Chappel of S. George before mention'd near to the body of his sometimes Wife named Elizabeth Sister to my Father Thom. a Wood Bach. of Arts and of the Civ Law of this University of Oxon. which Eliz. died more than 4 years before her Husband Joh. Rawlinson of St. Johns Coll. was admitted the same day Admitted 22. Doct. of Law June 17. Hugh Barker of New Coll. He was about this time Chancellour of the Dioc. of Oxon afterwards Dean of the Arches and President of the Civilians Coll. at London He died in 1632 and was buried at the upper end of New Coll. Chappel See his Epitaph in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 151 152. Doct. of Physick May 16. Robers Fludd beforemention'd now in great repute for his admirable knowledge in Chimistry and afterwards for the voluminous writings which he published Doct. of Div. May 16. Joh. Harmar Arth. Lake of New Coll. Rich. Fownes of Ch. Ch. All which accumulated the Degrees in Divinity Rowland Searchfield of St. Johns Coll. was admitted the same day Jun. 13. Richard Brett of Linc. Coll. July 4. Thom. Sanderson of Ball. Coll. On the 1. of Aug. 1606. he was installed Archdeacon of Rochester in the place of Thomas Staller D. D. and was succeeded in that Dignity by Dr. Richard Tillesley July 4. Benj. Heyden of New Will. Hill of Ball. Coll. The first of these two last became Dean of Wells in the place of one John Herbert an 1602 and dying in 1607 was succeeded by Rich. Meredith Incorporations May 8. Sam. Bird M A. of Cambridge One Sam. Byrd sometimes Fellow of Bennet Coll. in that University afterwards a Minister in Ipswich hath published several books among which are 1 A friendly dialogue between Paul and Demas wherein is disputed how we are to use the pleasures of this life Lond. 1580. in tw 2 Lectures upon the eleventh chapt of the Hebr. and upon the 38. Psalme Lond. 1598. oct 3 Lectures on the eighth chap. of the second epist to the Cor. Lond. 1598. oct c. Whether this Sam. Byrd the Author be the same with Sam. Bird who was incorporated M. of A. and had been entred a Student in the Bodleian Library in Dec. 1604. I must leave it to the reader to Judge May 15. Matthew Lister Doct. of Phys of the University of Basil in Germany He was born at Thornton in Craven in Yorkshire was bred Fellow of Oriel Coll afterwards be became a Retainer to Mary the incomparable Countess of Pembroke whose estate he managed for her best advantage Physician to Qu. Anne the royal Consort of K. Jam. 1. Physician in ordinary to K. Char. 1. from whom he received the honor of Knighthood at Oatlands 11. Oct. 1636 and at length became President of the Coll. of Physicians in London and one of the prime Physicians of the Nation He died at Burwell near Lowth in Lincolnshire about 1657 aged 92 and was there I suppose buried Nearly related to him or at least of the same Family were Edw. Lister Doctor of Phys a Native of Wakefield in Yorkshire who died at London where he had practised many years 27. Mar. 1620 and Jos Lister his Brother Doct. of Physick of the City of York Martin Lister also of the Royal Society who had the Degree of Doct. of Phys conferr'd upon him by the members of this University an 1683 is his great Nephew and when a youth was bred up under him Jul. 6. James Fitch D. D. of Cambridge He was Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. of Christ and the blessed Virgin Mary at Rochester and died in July 1612. 9. John Bowles M. A. of Trin. Coll. in the said University See among the Incorporations 1615. Patrick Young Patricius Junius M. of A. of the University of St. Andrew in Scotland was incorporated the same day and was afterwards a Sojourner in this University He was a Scotch Man born and the most eminent Grecian of his time Hoâ—o ad literaturae omnis duntaxat Gracae beneficium natus as a most learned Critick saith He was about this time keeper of His Majesties Library at St. James with the help of which he published Versio noâ—â— in Clementis epistolam ad Remanos Oxon. 1633. qu. and Catena Graecorum Patrum in Librum Job Lond. 1637. in Gr. and Lat. written by Nâ—cetas Heracleâ— It must be now known that an Alexandrian Copy of the whole Bible in a Greek MS. was sent by Cyril Patriarch of Constantinople to K. Ch. 1. about 1628 containing the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament and the Greek text of the New together with St. Clements two Epistles to the Corinthians joyned at the end Which two were somewhat imperfect as being in shatter'd and torn parchments and the first had been in vain sought after near a thousand years in the West as a late Author saith This Alexandrian Copy of the Bible was wrot about the time of the first Nicene Council saith the said late Author tho another tells you about 1200 years ago in great characters by the hand of Thecla a noble Egyptian Woman who as some say had been a Scholar of the Apostles and afterwards a Martyr Which with the help of other
Rich. Corbet of Ch. Ch. The last of which accumulated the degrees in Divinity … Rich. Lloyd of Linc. Coll. He was about this time dignified in Wales and dying at Ruabon in Denbighshire of which place I think he was Minister about 1642 was buried there Jun. ult Samps Price of Exet. July 7. Rich Tillesley of S. Joh. Joh. Tapsell of Mert. Coll. This Joh. Tapsell who was the Son of Rob. Tapsell was born at Garsingdon near to and in the County of Oxon about the begining of Febr. 1571 admitted prob Fellow of the said house of Merton an 1593 took the degrees in Arts being then accounted a most excellent Disputant and Orator and a person of prodigious memory In 1599 Jul. 9 he according to the Statute of his Coll. did publickly dispute and speak speeches against the opinion of Aristotle which the said Satute stiles varying in the common Refectory of that house on these three Thâ—ses 1 Juvenis est idoneus auditor moralis philosophiae 2 Probanda est in sene verecumdia 3 Bonus à malo per dimidiam vitae partem differt Which Speeches being esteemed most admirable in their kind and of a Ciceronian stile were upon the desire of many of the Auditors printed in an octavo vol. but in what year I know not for few Copies being printed I could never see one He was afterwards a Lecturer in the City of York and at length in London where he died about 1630. July 9. John Holt 12. Dan. Featley of C. C. Coll. The first of these last two was Prebendary of Westminster and afterwards President of the said Coll. of C. C. He died 10 Jan. 1630 and was buried in the Church of S. Peter at Westminster whereupon Dr. Lodowick Weems or Wemmys succeeded him in his Prebendship As for the other Dr. Featly alias Fairclough will be large mention made of him in the second vol. Dec. 16. Francis Gibbons of Ch. Ch. He died in the Parish of S. Cross of which he was Parson near to Shrewsbury in 1639 or thereabouts Incorporations July 14. Arthur Lake M. A. of Cambridge He was Son if I mistake not to Sir Tho. Lake one of the Secretaries of State These following Masters of Cambr. were incorporated on the 15 July being the next day after the Act had been concluded Thomas Goad Mast of Arts of Kings Coll. He was afterwards Chaplain to Archb. Abbot Rector of Hadley in Suffolk Doct. of Div. Prebendary of Canterbury c. a great and general Scholar exact Critick and Historian a Poet Schoolman and Divine This pâ—rson who was Son of Dr. Roger Goad Provost of Kings Coll. before mention'd died in the year 1636 or thereabouts Another Tho. Goad was Doctor of the Laws and the Kings Professor of that Faculty in Cambridge who died about the beginning of 1666. Of one Tho. Goade see in the Pamphlet entit A Century of scandalous malignant Priests c. p. 27. Benj. Laney M. of Arts. He was the fourth Son of a wealthy Merchant of Ipsuâ—ych named Joh. Laney Esq who sparing nothing that might advance his education took him from School and caused him to be admitted a Student in Christs Coll. in Cambr. Where making great proficiency in his studies was removed to Pembroke Hall of which he became Fellow and contemporary there with Ralph Brownrig Afterwards he was made Master of that house Doct. of Div. Vicechancellour of the University Chaplain in ordinary to K. Ch. 1 Prebendary of Winchester and about the same time of Westminster in the place of Lambert Osbaldeston deprived an 1638 and afterwards upon the restauration of Osbaldeston by the Long Parliament in the place of Griffith Williams an 1641. Soon after he was outed of his Mastership of Pembroke Hall for his Loyalty and about that time did attend in his Majesties Service in the Treaty at Vxbridge being then esteemed a learned Divine Afterwards when his Majesty Ch. 2. was in exile he did in a most dutiful manner attend him and for several years after suffer'd great calamity as innumerable Royalists did Upon his Majesty's return to his Kingdoms he was restored to his Headship and in recompence of his sufferings he was first made Dean of Rochester in the place of Dr. Tho. Turner in which Dignity he was installed 24 of July 1660 and soon after had the Bishoprick of Peterborough confer'd upon him with liberty to keep his Mastership in commendam to which he received Consecration in the Abbey Church of S. Peter at Westminster on Sunday Decemb. 2. an 1660. Afterwards upon the death of Dr. Rob. Sanderson he was translated to Lincoln and on the death of Dr. M. Wrenn to Ely where he sate to the time of his death in the latter end of 1674. Five of his Sermons preached before the King were printed in 1668 9. And after his death were published his Observations on a letter about liberty and necessity c. Lond. 1676 in tw which Letter was written to the Duke of Newcastle by Tho. Hobbes of Malmsbury Rich. Holdsworth M. A. of S. Johns Coll. This most eminent and loyal person was a Native of Newcastle upon Tyne in Northumberland where for some time he was educated in Gramaticals afterwards being sent to the said Coll. he made wonderful proficiency in Arts and Theology became successively Divinity Professor of Gresham Coll. being about that time D. of D. Master of Emanuel Coll. several times Vicechancellour of Cambridge Archdeacon of Huntingdon in the place of Dr. Owen Gwynn Master of S. John's Coll. before mention'd deceased an 1633 which Dignity Gwynn had confer'd upon him in 1622 upon the resignation of Dr. Laud and at length upon the grant of the Deanery of Durham to Dr. Christopher Potter in the latter end of 1645 had the grant of the Deanery of Worcester made unto him having in the beginning of the grand Rebellion refused the Bishoprick of Bristow But the principles of this reverend Doctor being wholly orthodox he suffered therefore very much during the miserable condition which the Members of the Long Parliament had brought this Kingdom to lost most if not all his Spiritualities was several times imprison'd yet afterwards being at liberty he attended his Majesty in his disconsolate and afflicted condition at Hampton Court and in the Isle of Wight At length after he had seen him crown'd with Martyrdom he surrendered up his pious soul to him that gave it on the 22 Aug. 1649. Whereupon his body was buried in the Church of S. Peter le poore in London of which Church he had been Minister till the violence of the Presbyterians forced him thence an 1642. After his death were published some of his Works viz. 1 Valley of vision in 21 Sermons printed 1651. qu. 2 Praelectiones Theologicae habitae in Collegio Greshamensi apud Londinenses Lond. 1661. fol. which last book was published by Dr. Pearson his Nephew who hath set an account of his life before that book Henry Burton Abraham Gibson Of these two who were
Compounder Jun. 26. Rich. Heyrick of S. Joh. Joh. Lewgar of Trin. Coll. Jul. 4. Geor. Stinton of Ball. Coll. He was the eldest Son of an Esq was born and educated in Grammar Learning in the City of Worcester and after he had taken the degree of M. A. he became Vicar of Claynes in the Bishop of Worcester's gift and Rector of Speechley both near to the said City He hath published A Sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Worcester in the time of the pestilence on 1 Kings 8. ver 37 38 39. Oxon 1637. oct and hath written others fit for the press which go from hand to hand to this day He died at Speechley about 1654 and was buried in the Church there Joh. Biddle of Ball. Coll. was adm on the said 4 of July but whether he ever took the degree of Bach. of Arts in this University it doth not appear in the publick Register I set this J. Biddle down here to distinguish him from another of both his names a grand Socinian and Arrian whom I shall at large mention in the second Vol. but whether he hath published any thing I cannot yet tell One John Beadle M. of A. Minister sometimes of Barnstone in Essex wrot The Journal or Diary of a thankful Christian presented in some Meditations upon Numb 33. v. 2. Lond. 1656 oct Which Author I presume was of Cambridge See more of him in an Epist to the Reader before the said Journal written by Joh. Fuller Minister of S. Martin Ironmonger lane wherein he speaks much of the said Author Oct. 29. Rich. Bâ—field of Qu. Coll. Dec. 11. Matthias Turner of Broadgates Hall lately of Balliol Coll. He was an excellent Philosopher had great skill in the Oriental Languages and wrot as he himself professed all his Sermons which he preached in Greek Jan. 23. Tho. Hieks of Ball. Coll. Obadiah Sedgwick of Magd. Hall Feb. 21. Tho. Blake of Ch. Ch. Adm. 141. Bach. of Div. May 10. Thomas Vicars of Queens Coll. Besides him were admitted 8 more but not one of them was a Writer or Bishop Doct. of Law Jul. 4. Will. Bird of All 's Coll. This learned Doctor who was Son of Thom. Bird of Littlebury in Essex Brother to Sir Will. Bird mention'd before under the year 1587. was afterwards Custos or Master of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and died in the latter end of 1644. One Will. Bird hath written The magazine of honour or a treatise of the several degrees of the Nobility of this Kingdom c. which was afterwards perused and enlarged by Sir John Doderidge as I have in him told you before among the Writers But what relation this Will. Bird had to the former I know not Doct. of Phys May 27. Rich. Spicer of Exet. Coll. who accumulated the degrees in Medicine He was afterwards an eminent Physitian in London where he died in the beginning of the year 1640. Doct. of Div. June 27. Tho. Jackson Christop Green of C. C. Coll. The first is largely mention'd elsewhere the other who was also a learned and godly man was now Prebendary of Bristow where dying 5 March 1658 aged 79 was buried in the Yard belonging to the Cath. Ch. there Jul. 1. Thom. Benson of Ch. Ch. Joh. Harrys of New Coll. Incorporations On the 9 of July being the day after the conclusion of the Act were these Cantabrigians following incorporated being part of the number of about 24 that were taken into the bosom of this University Charles Lord Stanhope of Harington M. of Arts. Timothy Thurscross M. A. Afterwards being Bach. of Div. he was installed Archdeacon of Clievland in the place of Hen. Thurscross resigning 16. Nov. 1635. And afterwards resigning that dignity Joh. Neile Bach. of Div. was installed therein 27 Oct. 1638 I mean the same Neile who was made Dean of Rippon in the place of Dr. Joh. Wilkins promoted to the See of Chester One Tim. Thurscross D. D. died in the Parish of S. Sepulcher in Lond. in Novemb. or thereabouts 1671 which perhaps may be the same with the former Quaere Thom. Aylesbury M. of A. See among the Incorporations 1626. Will. Fenner M. A. of Pembroke Hall He was afterwards Bach. of Div. and exercised his Ministry for a time in Staffordshire At length upon the invitation of the Earl of Warwick he became Rector of Rochford in Essex where he was much admired and frequented by the puritannical party He gave way to fate in 1640 or thereabouts aged 40 and had several theological Tracts of his writing published after his death by Tho. Hill whom I shall anon mention the Titles of most of which you may see in Oxford Catalogue but more in that publised by Will. London a Bookseller an 1658. Thom. Hill M. A. of Eman. Coll. He was afterwards Rector of Tychmersh in Northamptonshire one of the Assembly of Divines a frequent Preacher before the Long Parliament Master of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge in the place of Dr. Tho. Comber ejected and Vicechancellour of the said University He hath published several Sermons as 1 The trade of truth advanced preached before the H. of Commons at a Fast 27 Jul. 1642 on Prov. 23. ver 23. Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Militant Church triumphant over the Dragon and his Angels Serm. before both Houses 21 Jul. 1645 on Rev. 12. 11. Lond. 1643. qu. 3 The reason for Englands self-reflection an extraordinary Fast-sermon 13 Aug. 1644 before the two Houses on Haggai 1. 7 8. 4 The right separation encouraged Fast-serm before the H. of Lords 27 Nov. 1644 on 2 Cor. 6. 17 18. Besides others as also his Best and worst of Paul an Exercise in Trin. Coll. in Cambr. printed 1648 and his collecting into one quarto Vol. several of the theological Tracts of the aforesaid Will. Fenner printed at Lond. 1651. You may see more of him the said Th. Hill in Anth. Tuckney's Sermon at his Funeral with an account of his Life and Death printed in 1654 in oct Besides this Dr. Tho. Hill was another also who was Minister of Brodfield in Suffolk and died there in the Winter time 1638 but hath nothing extant as I can yet see and a third Dr. Tho. Hill you may see in my discourse of Dr. George Abbot among the Writers an 1633. num 612. Thom. Thorowgood M. A. He was afterwards Bach. of Div. Rector of Grymston in Norfolk and one of the Assembly of Divines Among several things that he hath published are 1 Jews in America or probabilities that Americans are of that race c. Lond. 1650. qu. 2 Moderation justified c. Fast-serm before the H. of Commons 26 Dec. 1644 on Phil. 4. 5. Lond. 1645. qu. c. All which Cantabrigians with many more besides 13 Bachelaurs of Arts were incorporated on the 9 Jul. before mention'd Feb. 28. Thom. Freaer or Fryer Doct. of Phys of the University of Padua He was at this time a practitioner in the City of London and dying in the beginning of 1623 about two months
a Cloathworker of Breadstreet in Lond. 2 Academiae Monspeliensis descripta ejusdem laurus Monspeliaca Ad Thomam Claytonum apud Oxomienses Regium professorem Oxon. 1631. qu. 3 De vulgi in medicina erroribus lib. 4. Lond. 1638. in tw c. Translated into English by Rob. Wittie Doct. of Phys of Hull Lond. 1651. oct Before which translation are several copies of verses in praise of it made by certain Poets of Hull and in the neighbourhood among whom Andrew Marvell is one 4 Aphorismi necessarii nec non quaestiones quaedam ad doctrinam medicinae acquirendam perutiles c. Theses receptissimae c. Lugd. Bat. 1647. qu. Dedicated to Dr. Tho. Clayton 5 Ars pharmaceuticae de eligendis componendis medicinae c. Amstel 1651. in tw 6 Enchiridion medicum practicum de morbis communibus part 2. Amstel 1654. in tw printed before in oct in 1650. 7 De mulierum morbis symtomatis lib. 5. Roterd. 1655. qu. 8 Destructio fundamentorum Vop Fortunat. Plempii Roterd. 1657. qu. 9 De febribus lib. 4. Rot. 1658. qu. and hath also written Animadversions on Joh. Walaeus which I have not yet seen Creations Jan. 20. Henry Jacob educated in the Low Countries under Tho. Erpenius the famous Critick was actually created Bachelaur of Arts by vertue of the Letters of the Chancellour of this University written in his behalf He was soon after elected Probationer-Fellow of Merton College and is hereafter most deservedly to be inserted among the Writers in the 2. vol. of this work An. Dom. 1629. An. 5. Car. 1. Chanc. William Earl of Pembroke Vicechanc. Dr. Accepted Frewen again July 17. It must be now observed that whereas the elections of Proctors had hitherto been made by publick canvassing it pleased the Kings Majesty to make them private and domestick And that he said office might be equally distributed through every Coll. according to an Arithmetical proportion a cycle of 23 years was by command of the King made Which while it revolves sheweth how each Coll. from whence the Proctors are yearly to be taken is to joyn till the year 1720 and after and how many courses each College hath therein Which cycle being remitted into the statutes by the Kings authority and afterwards published in a sheet of Paper together with such Statutes that belong thereunto the factious elections by canvassing or publick sollicitations for suffrages which oftentimes proved pernicious to the University were now not too late expired The first Proctors of the said cycle called by some the Caroline Cycle were these Proct. Thom. Atkinson of St. Joh. Coll. Will. Strode of Ch. Ch. Presented to their Offices in Convocation 15. Ap. Bach. of Musick July 18. Matthew White of Ch. Ch. And the same year took the Degree of Doctors as I shall anon tell you Bach. of Arts. Apr. 16. Will. Burt of New 30. Edm. Gayton of St. Joh. Coll. Of the first of these two I shall speak at large among the Creations in an 1658. May 12. Allan Blane Rich. Stannix of Qu. Coll. June 10 Henry Ireton of Trin. Coll. He was afterwards Son in Law to Oliver Cromwell and Commissary-general in the Army of Thomas Lord Fairfax He will be at large mention'd elsewhere Oct. 27. Clement Barksdale of Merton Nov. 4. Thomas Powell of Jesus Coll. The first of these last two was afterwards of Glouc. hall and a frequent Writer 20. Rob. Price of Ch. Church He was afterwards Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin in Ireland Jan. 23. Humphrey Lloyd of Oriel Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Bangor 28. John Wells of Gloc. hall Quaere All the said Bachelaurs except the last will be mention'd at large elsewhere Adm. 240. or thereabouts Doct. of Mus July 18. Matthew White of Ch. Ch. who accumulated the Degrees in Musick He hath composed certain Anthems to be sung in Cathedrals the words of one or more of which are published by Jam. Clifford in his collection beforemention'd Mast of Arts. May 9. Nich. Gibbon of St. Edm. hall Jun. 11. Tho. Masters of New Coll. Joh. Prichett of St. Edm. Hall Tho. Browne of Pemb. Coll. Hen. Wilkinson Giles Workman of Magd. Hall July 9. Rob. White of Vniv. Coll. One of both his names occurs Archdeacon of Merionith an 1640. whether the same I know not Jul. 10. Hugh Cressy Will. Berkley Joh. Reynolds of Mert. Coll. The last of these three who was Chaplain of the said Coll. was installed Archdeacon of Norwich in the place of Will. Gery Mast of Arts 25. May 1668. Which Dignity was confer'd upon him by his Brother Dr. Edw. Reynolds Bishop of that City The said Gery was M. of A. of Cambridge and I think the same who was Author of Spiritual Gleanings c. and of other things Nov. 24. Hen. Savage of Ball. … Philip Hunton of Wadh. Coll. Adm. 150. or thereabouts Bach. of Physick Mar. 1. George Bate of St. Edm. Hall Besides him was admitted only one more named Henry Herne of Pemb. Coll. Bach. of Div. June 13. Pet. Heylyn of Magd. Coll. July 10. Charles Robson of Qu. Coll. He was lately Preacher to the Company of English Merchants at Aseppo and wrot and published News from Aleppo written to T. V. Tho. Vicars Bach. of Div. and Vicar of Cokfield in Sussex Lond. 1628. in 3. sh in qu. and perhaps other things On the 4. May 1632 he was presented by the University of Oxon to the Vicaridge of Holme Cultram in his native Country of Cumberland and if I mistake not was the same Charles Robson who was made Preb. of Stratford in the Church of Sarum 28. May 1633 which he kept till 1639. July 30. William Sparke of Magd. Dec. 17. Anth. Faringdon of Trin. Coll. Jan. 16. Obadiah Sedgwick of Magd. Hall Admitted 22. ☞ Not one Doctor of Law or Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. July 9. Edward Burton of Magd. Coll. one of his Majesties Chaplains who accumulated the Degrees in Divinity Incorporations ☞ This year John French M. A. and Fellow of Merton College was elected publick Scribe or Registrary of the University who being a careless Man tho a good Scholar and more fit for another than that employment hath omitted throughout all his time the Incorporations of the Cantabrigians at the conclusion of the Act having had sometimes 40 at other times 50 and more incorporated at that time in several degrees and faculties Those therefore that I find you shall have as they follow May 21. Joh. Faber Bach. of Arts of Cambr. He proceeded Master of that faculty as a member of Exeter Coll. soon after July 4. James Fryer M. of A. of the University of Basil in Germany Oct. 10. Joh. Stanley Bach. of Arts of Cambr. In the next month he took the Degree of M. of A. as a member of St. Albans Hall which is all I know of him Nov. 14. Gilford Slingsbie M. A. of St. Andrews Rob. Jackson B. A. of Edenburgh in Scotland Feb. 4. Baldwin Hamey Hamaeus Doct. of
in the year of his age 16 or thereabouts being then Pupil to the famous Mr. Rich. Hooker who made use of his and the judgment of George Cranmer when he compiled his books of Ecclesiastical Policy In 1579. Jan. 23. he was admitted Probationer-Fellow of that House being then Bach. of Arts and on the 17. March 1581. he was collated to the Prebendship of Wetwang in the Church of York Afterwards proceeding in his faculty he left his Fellowship travelled into several Countries and at his return grew famous for his learning prudence and vertue In the month of May 1602. he resign'd his Prebendship on the 11. of May 1603. he had the honour of Knighthood confer'd upon him by K. Jam. 1. and was afterward by him imployed in several affairs of great trust and moment He was very dexterous in any great employment kept as constant time in all Parliaments as he that held the Chair did and was esteemed an excellent Patriot in all transactions faithful to his Country without any falseness to his Prince But this I must say that being found factious and too daring in the Parliament held 1621. he was with Selden committed to custody to the Sheriff of London 16. June in that year and not delivered thence till the 18. July following Which matter being ill resented by the House of Commons they on the eighth of Nov. following did dispute the matter tumultuously taking it for a great breach of their Privileges that any one of them should be imprison'd At length Secretary G. Calvert protesting before them that neither he or Selden were imprisoned for any Parliamentary matter a stop was thereupon put to the dispute What I find farther of Sir Edwin is that he was Treasurer to the undertakers for the Western Plantations which he effectually advanced that he was a person of great judgment and of a commanding Pen a solid Statesman and as my author saith ingenio gravitate morum insignis Farther also that he was as famous for those matters he published as his Brother George was for his Travels and Poems This worthy Knight Sir Edwin hath written Europae Speculum Or a view or survey of the state of Religion in the Western part of the World Wherein the Roman Religion and the pregnant policies of the Church of Rome to support the same are notably displayed c. Written by the author at Paris and by him finished 9. Apr. 1599. A copy of which coming into the hands of an unknown person in England an impression of it full of errours stole into the world without the authors name or consent an 1605. besides another the same year or soon after Notwithstanding which the book was esteemed so much by Scholars and thereupon cried up at home for a brave piece of ingenuity that it was forthwith translated into French and printed I think at Paris But as soon as 't was finish'd the printer to his great sorrow received information that it would be called in and suppress'd as it was shortly after whereupon he dispersed most of the copies into remote parts before he did disperse any at home and so was a gainer by his Politicks At length after the author had taken great care that the English impressions should be called in and the Printers punished he caused a true copy thereof to be printed a little before his death anno 1629. From which were printed the impressions of 1632. and 37. at London in quarto and another there in 1673. in oct One copy under the authors hand as 't is said I have seen in Bodlics Library and another in that of Dr. Barlow which I suppose were dispersed to vindicate the author from spurious printed copies that flew abroad I find one Sir Edwin Sandys who paraphrastically turned in English verse Sacred Hymnes consisting of 50 select Psalms of David c. set to be sung in 5 parts by Rob. Taylor Printed at Lond. 1615. in qu. Whether this version was performed by Sir Edwin Sandys before-mentioned or by another of both his names of Latimers in Bucks I know not Our Sir Edwin Sandys author of Europae Speculum died about the beginning of Octob. year 1629 in sixteen hundred twenty and nine leaving then 1500 l. to the Univ. of Oxon for the endowment of a Metaphysick Lecture and was buried in the Ch. of Nortbourn in Kent where he had a Seat and a fair Estate joyning to it Over his grave is a handsome monument erected but as I have been informed there is no inscription upon it He left behind him at the time of his death at least 5 Sons namely Henry Edwin Richard Robert and Thomas Who all one excepted proved zealous Parliamenteers in the beginning of the Rebellion 1642. The outrages of the Second then called Colonel Edwin Sandys which he made against the Church and the vengeance that followed him for so doing the common prints that in those times fâ—ew abroad do sufficiently testifie He published or rather one for him a Pamphlet intit Col. Sandy's travailes 〈◊〉 Kent which gives an account of the Sacrileges and outtages he had committed for the sake of the Blessed Parliament then sitting and another called His Declaration in vâ—nâ—icatiâ—n of himself from those calumnious aspersions cast upon him by Lucius L. Falâ—land and Secretary Nicholas 11. Oct. 1642. printed at Lond. 17. of the same month Which was followed with another Pamphlet intit A vindication of Câ—l Sandys's Honour and Loyalty from a Declaration pretended to be set forth by him at Worcester 11. Oct. 1642. But whether the said Colonel was educated in Oxon 't is not worth the enquiry nor any thing else of him And therefore I shall only let the Reader know that he died of his wounds which he had received in the Parliaments Cause near to Worcrster from the hands of a French-man called Arnold de L'isle a Captain of a Troop of Horse in Sir Joh. Byron's Regiment for which service he was soon after Knighted whereupon his body was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Worcester in the month of Oct. 1642. I find one Edwyn Sandys an Essex man born and a Knights Son to be entred a Gent. Com. of C. C. coll in 1608. aged 17. But this person must not be taken to be the same with the Colonel who was then but one or two years of age WILLIAM PINKE a Hampshire man born was entred a Commoner in Magd. hall in Mich. Term 1615. took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and soon after became Philosophy Reader of Magd. coll Which office he performing with great commendation was elected Fellow of that house in 1628. being then accounted by some a serious person in his studies devout and strict in his conversation and therefore a Puritan by others He had in him a singular dexterity in the Arts a depth of judgment acuteness of wit and great skill in the Hebrew Greek and Arabick languages which made him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 reverenced by the Academians He wrote The