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A71276 Athenæ Oxonienses. Vol. 1. an exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the most ancient and famous University of Oxford, from the fifteenth year of King Henry the Seventh, Dom. 1500, to the end of the year 1690 representing the birth, fortune, preferment, and death of all those authors and prelates, the great accidents of their lives, and the fate and character of their writings : to which are added, the Fasti, or, Annals, of the said university, for the same time ... Wood, Anthony à, 1632-1695. 1691 (1691) Wing W3382; ESTC R200957 1,409,512 913

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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
England and changed his Name to Smyth for adhering to the deposed King Rich. 2. Further also I find another John Smyth commonly called Captain Smyth who wrote 1. A Map of Virginia with a Description of the Country the Commodities People Government and Religion Oxon. 1612. qu. 2. New Englands Trials c. Lond. 1620. qu. 3. General History of Virginia c. Lond. 1624. qu. 4. Travels in Europe c. Lond. 1630. with other things but this Captain Smyth was a Cheshire man and whether he had received any Education in this University of Oxon I cannot say to the contrary JOHN PRIME Son of Rob. Prime a Fletcher was born in the Parish of Halywell in the North Suburb of Oxford received his Grammatical Literature in Wykehams School near to Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New Col. in 1570. took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a noted puritanical Preacher in the City of his Nativity and much favoured by Dr. Cooper Bishop of Winchester In 1589. he proceeded in Divinity being at that time Vicar of Adderbury alias Eabburbury in Oxfordshire where he became much followed for his edifying way of preaching He hath written A short treatise of Sacraments generally and in special of Baptism and of the Supper Lond. 1582. oct Treatise of nature and grace Lond. 1583 oct Sermon briefly comparing the State of King Solomon and his Subjects together with the condition of Queen Elizabeth and her People preached at S. Maries in Oxon. 17. Nov. 1585. on 1 Kings 10. 9. Oxon. 1585. oct Exposition on the Galathians Ox. 1587. oct The consolations of David applied to Queen Elizabeth in a Sermon at S. Maries in Oxon. 17. Nov. 1588. on Psal 23. 4. Oxon. 1588. oct These as I think were all the books and Sermons that he hath published tho he intended more had he not been cut off in his middle Age. At length after he had been Vicar of Adderbury about 7 years he concluded his last day there about the 12 of April in fifteen hundred ninety and six year 1596 and was buried in the Church of that place but hath neither Epitaph or Inscription over his Grave FRANCIS KNOLLIS Son of Robert Knollis of Rotherfield-Gray commonly called Grays near to Henley in Oxfordshire did receive for a time his Grammatical and Dialectical Education in this University particularly as it seems in Magd. coll Afterwards he retired to his patrimony and at length to the court and became one of the Gentlemen Pensioners to K. Hen. 8. in the latter end of his reign When a reformation was set on foot by King Ed. 6. he was so zealous for the religion then professed as that when Qu. Mary began to reign and grow severe towards the Reformed party he fled into Germany where he sorted himself for a time among several of the English Divines that went away about the same time for conscience sake After the death of that Queen he returned and became so much in esteem by Q. Elizabeth who stood totally affected to the reformation as that in the first year of her reign he was made choice of for one of her privy Council and shortly after that she made him Vice-chamberlain of her houshold and employed him in matters of concern beyond the Seas In 1566. he was actually created Master of Arts being then chief Steward of the City of Oxon Captain of the Halbertiers and about that time Treasurer of the Queens Chamber in the place of Sir John Mason deceased Afterwards he was trusted with the custody of Mary Qu. of Scots while she was a prisoner in Bolton-castle in Yorkshire and in the 29. Elizab. being then a Knight he was one of those who by commission sate in judgment upon the said Queen at Foderingey At length he was made Treasurer of her Majesties Houshold and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter being always by many accounted a faithful subject an honest and learned man and a person of great prudence and wisdom and by others so a great a friend to Calvin in his heart whose principles he embraced while he lived at Geneva that he was never a cordial friend to Episcopacy but rather a patron of the Non-conformists which appeared by several of his actions while he was a privy Counsellour His writings are these Treatise against the usurpation of Papal Bishops Printed 1608. in oct some attribute it to Jo. Rainolds the famous Divine A General Survey of the Isle of Wight with all the Castles and Fortresses near adjoining This is a MS. in fol. and was sometimes in the Lib. of Arthur E. of Anglesey From whence we may suppose that the author had some office in or relating to the said Isle but what in truth I cannot tell I have seen also several of his speeches spoken in Parliaments letters of state and letters written by him to the said Jo. Rainolds between whom there was great amity and intercourse but few or none of those letters or speeches I think are printed At length paying his last debt to nature in the Summer time before Septemb. year 1595 in fifteen hundred ninety and six was as I presume buried at Grays before mentioned By his Wife Catherine daughter of Will. Cary Esque by Mary his Wife daughter of Thom. Bolein Earl of Wiltshire as also Sister to the Lady Anne Bolein second Wife to K. Hen. 8. he had issue Henry his Eldest Son bred in the Free-School joyning to Maga College under the care as it seems of Tho. Robertson Afterwards he went with his Father and others into Germany and at his return if not happily before became a Commoner of the said College where he obtained so much literature as afterwards to gain the character by a learned Author of homo virtute animi dotibus non infimus and of homo religionis studiosissimus liberalissima literatura egregic ditatus c. But he dying without issue the estate went to the next Son called William afterwards Earl of Ba●bury He had another Son named Francis 2 Knight whom I shall mention elsewhere as also a fourth who was a member of the said College and all four admired by some and envied by others for their great vertue and towardliness JOHN SMITH was a Berkshire man born as it seems became Fellow of St. Johns coll in the Founders time Master of Arts in in 1560. and afterwards Schoolmaster at and Vicar of the Church of St. Laurence in Reading in the aforesaid County He hath written The Doctrine of Prayer in general for all men that is universally for all Mankind c. Lond. 1595. qu. What else he hath published I know not being a difficult matter to distinguish his Works from others of both his names and time And whether he was author of The use of the Gospel printed 1580. in qu. which is said to be written by Jo. Smith I cannot tell The said Joh. Smith of Reading did give way to Fate there and was buried
in Oxon. before the two Houses of Parliament on 1. Sam. 15. 23. Oxon. 1644. qu. Whether these two are the same or whether he that was the Author of the Looking-glass for rebellion was Author of the Mystery of the incarnation being a Serm. on John 1. ver 14. printed 1648. in qu. I know not or whether the same who was incorporated M. of A. beforemention'd I find one Dr. Nathaniel Bernard to have died beyond the Seas in 1656 whom I take to be the same with him who was Author of the Looking-glass c. Richard Culmer M. of A. This busie Man I find was born in the Isle of Thanet in Kent educated in Grammar learning in the City of Canterbury and in Academical in Magd. Coll. in Cambridge Afterwards he became Minister of Goodneston in his own Country was suspended ab officio beneficio for refusing to read the book of sports on the Lords day For which usuage being much provoked he became a bitter enemy to Archbishop Laud to the Cathedral at Canterbury and to all the prelatical Party in the beginning of the rebellion raised and carried on by the disaffected Party About that time he became Minister of Harbledowne in Kent and if I mistake not Vicar of St. Stephens near to Canterbury in the place of Mr. John Gouge ejected thence for refusing the Covenant And least he should not be esteemed as zealous a Brother for the cause as any then in being he published a most vile Pamphlet intit Cathedral news or Dean and Chapter news from Canterbury Lond. 1644. qu. In which heaping up all that he could rake together against the Cathedral of Canterbury Archbishop Dean Canons and other Officers belonging thereunto had immediatly two answers from Oxon. one in a Pamphlet intit The razing of the record c. Oxon. 1644. in two sh and half in qu. and in another called Antidotum Culmerianum or animadversions upon a late Pamphlet entit Cathedral news from Canterbury c. Oxon. 1644. qu. in 5 sheets In which last is set down many actions of Culmers life his demeanour while he was in the University of Cambridge and in the Country his refractoriness impudence covetousness unnaturalness c. and what not that the Author thereof who was a most generous Loyalist and who knew him could put together to display him to the World There also goes under the said R. Culmers name The Ministers hue and cry or a true discovery of the insufferable injuries robberies c. acted against Ministers c. Lond. 1651. qu. in 3. sh as also Lawless tythe robbers discovered who make tytherevenew a Mock-maintenance c. Lond. 1655 besides other things which I have not yet seen After the Kings restauration he continued so zealous in his opinion as to engage for so it was notoriously suspected in that hellish plot for which Thomas Venner Rog. Hodgkin c. Anabaptists and Fiftmonarchy-men suffered in Coleman-street in London 9. Jan. 1660. But the spirit of the Man being as well known as his face he was taken posting up from Canterbury to London riding upon Chattam hill Whereupon being committed for a time he among several examinations was asked why he brake down those famous Windows of Christ Church in Canterbury to which he answer'd he did it by order of Parliament and being asked why in one window which represented the Devil tempting our Saviour he brake down Christ and left the Devil standing he answer'd he had an order to take down Christ but had no order to take down the Devil Whereby was understood that those plotting brethren did mean when they intended to set up King Jesus to pull down Christ This Richard Culmer who was commonly called in Kent Blew Dick of Thanet because he wore blew in opposition to black which he hated lived several years after and dying but when I know not was buried in the Parish Church of Monkton in the said Isle of Thanet Ralph Brownring Doct. of Div. This learned and most religious Person was born at Ipswich in Suffolke was bred Scholar and Fellow of Pembroke hall in Cambridge became afterwards Prebendary of E●y Master of Catherine hall in the said University and Archdeacon of Coventry in the room of Dr. Sam. Brook In 1641 he was made Bishop of Exeter to the liking of all good Men upon the translation of Dr. Joseph Hall to Norwych but the Episcopal function being soon after silenced he became after some years spent in the family of Tho. Rich. Esq afterwards a Baronet Preacher to the Temples in London where being settled according to his desire with all conveniences surrendred up his pious Soul to him that gave it 7. Dec. 1659. Whereupon his body was buried in the Church belonging to the said Temples on the 17. day of the same month at the charge of the Templers who also put a very fair monument over his grave Dr. John Gauden preached then his funeral Sermon and at the end of it printed a short account of his life which is mostly remitted without acknowledgment into a book intit Memoires of the lives c. published by Dav. Lloyd This Dr. Brownrig hath two volumes of Sermons extant whereof the second contains 25 and both 65 Sermons All which Cambridge Men viz. Spurstow Rainbow Ball Creyghton Sheringham Nic. and Nath. Bernard Culmer and Dr. Brownrig were among many others of the University of Cambridge incorporated on the said 15. of July Afterwards these following were incorporated this year Oct. 27. Maurice Williams Doct. of Phys of Padua in Italy He was the Son of Lewis Williams of the Diocess of London was educated in Oriel Coll. of which he became Fellow in 1620. Afterwards resigning it in 1631. settled in London was Fellow of the Coll. of Physicians a Knight and eminent for his practice in that faculty He died in his house within the Parish of St. Anne Black-friers in London in the beginning of the year 1658 and was there I suppose buried Nov. 6. Rob. Hall Bach. of Arts of Cambridge now of Exeter Coll. He was Son of Dr. Joseph Hall Bishop of Exeter and was admitted M. of A. of this University in Feb. following See among the created Doctors of Div. an 1643. Mar… James Primerose M. of A. of the University of Bourdeaux and Doct. of Phys of Mountpelier was incorporated Doctor of Physick This learned Doctor who was Son of Dr. Gilb. Primerose mention'd before under the year 1624. was born in the City of St. Jeand ' Angely in the Province of Xantoigne in France and afterwards lived and practised his faculty at Hull in Yorkshire where and in most parts of that Country he was esteemed an eminent Physician He hath written and published several books the titles of some of which follow 1 Exercitationes animadversiones in Librum Gulielmi Harvaei de motu cordis circulatione sanguinis Lond. 1630. Lugd. Bat. 1639. qu. Answered by one Roger Drake Doct. of Phys of Cambr. Son of Rog. Drake