still added Semper excipio Platonem Pliny cals him Sapientiae Antistitem Plato ille sublimis apex philosophorum columen Arnob. Adversus Gentes l. 1. He had his name Plato from his broad shoulders His Works are in one Volume Plantus He is called Musarum decima linguae Latinae decus musarum ille Gratiarum hortus He was born at Sarsina an ancient City at the foot of the Appenine in Lombardy Taubman before his excellent Commentary hath many Elogia of Plautus C. Plinius He wrote 37 Books of the History of the world and was Uncle to him who wrote the Epistles as the Epistle 16. l. 6. ad Cornelium Tacitum shews The whole Epistle is about the death of the elder Pliny and begins thus Petis ut tibi avunculi mei exitum scribam c. He sometimes labours more to write much then exactly Plinius ille diligens totius antiquitatis pervestigator qui nullam bibliothecam praetermisse videtur quam non excusserit perlustrarit Onid Fab. In N. T. Syr. Lat. Interpret Praefat. Passeratius hath these verses In Plinii naturalem Historiam Cuncta suo amplexu magnus si continet orbis Plinius totum solus complectitur orbem Quisquis erit magni complexus scripta Secundi Ipso major eris rerum qui maximus orbe C. Plinius Caecilius He wrote six books of Epistles and a Panegyrick to Trajane the Emperour Plinius secundus the purest Writer in mine opinion of all his age I except not Suetonius his two Schoolmasters Quintilian and Tacitus nor his most excellent learned Uncle Stephanus Paschasius hath these verses of him in his Icones Me lege nec Plinium credas legisse secundum Nulli ego dum vixi quippe secundus eram Rursus auctorom tu ne legisse putato En tibi sum larga Bibliotheca penu Edm. Ployden a grave man and singularly well learned in the Law His Commentaries consisting of two parts both of them learnedly and curiously polished and published by himself the one in Anno 13. Reg. Eliz. and the other in the 21 year of the same Queen Works as they well deserve with all the professors of the Law of high account The author was an ancient Apprentice of the Law of the middle Temple of great gravity knowledge and integrity Plutarke was born in the City of Chaeronea Ammonius was his Schoolmaster He was a grave and very learned Authour He lived under Domitian and Nerva but flourished especially under Trajane He was his Schoolmaster and dedicated the Collection of his Apothegmes to him It was said of him if all Authours were lost he alone might supply Ita judico caeterorum scriptorum jacturam vel unius Plutarchi operibus resarciri posse Frischlinus in defensione Aristophanis His Lives and Morals were his best Works His Lives make an abridgement of all the best things contained in the Greek and Latine Histories He was a follower of Plato but an enemy to the Epicures and Stoicks Plutarchus totius antiquitatis rimator indagator tam curiosus libro aureo de sera numinis vindicta Herald Animadvers In Salmas Observat. Ad Ius Att. Rom. l. 4. c. 4. Historiam hic alii mores sophiamque colamus Nullus erit geminum qui tibi praestet opus Hoc Cherronensis studium conjuxit utrunque Historiae mores moribus Historiam Steph. Paschas Icon. Theodorus Gaza a Grecian born of singular learning being once asked by his familiar friends which saw him so greatly affectioned to his study what Authour he would choose amongst many if he could keep but one alone he answered Plutarke because there is none so profitable and delightfull also to reade as he Edward Pocock the worthy Professor of the Hebrew and Arabick Tongues in Oxford He is honourably mentioned by Gerhard on Peter and other outlandish men His learned notes in Specimen hist. Arabum and Miscellaneous Notes in Portam Mosis give good evidence of his abilities and I hope as he in the book last quoted very learnedly and profitably handleth the places of Scripture which he treateth of so he will improve his knowledge in the Orientall Tongues for the illustrating of divers passages in Scripture Ioannes Franciscus Poggius Florentinus a Lawyer and Doctor of Divinity naturally eloquent especially in accusations and invectives He was facetious but too bitter he wrote two books sharply against Laurentius Valla to whom Valla replied as sharply His Works are mentioned by Boissard in his Icones He wrote some obscene things worthy to be burnt rather then read He was at the Councell of Constance where he is said to have found Quintilian and Asconius Pedianus Amandus Pâ—lanus the ornament of the University of Basill His Syntagma Theologiae Christianae Commentary upon Daniel Malechy and other learned Works shew his abilities Angelus Politianus so called à Monte Politiano a Town in Hetruria He had not his fellow among all those that flourished in his age as we may see by his Works He was most skilfull in the Greek and Latine tongue a famous Grammarian Oratour and Poet. Huic me puero à multis primae deferebantur Mira ejus omnino eruditio vehemens paratum ingenium jugis frequens lectio sed calore potius quam arte versus scripsisse videtur judicii utique parum cùm in seligendo tum in castigando habuisse visus est Lil. Gyrald De Poet. nost Temp. Dial. 1. In his youth he did first make the Greek Poet Homer to speak in the Latine Tongue Politian in the preface to his Miscel. saith thus Ac non id quaesivimus ut aliquam doctis hominibus veluti labeculam aspergeremus sed id cavimus potius ne sub illorum auctoritate studiosorum fides periclitaretur See a commendation of his Miscellanies l. 3. Epist. 18. 19. l. 6. Epist. 4. l. 7. Epist. 4. His severall Works are mentioned by Boissard in his Icones Iulius Pollux He lived in the time of Commodus the Emperour There is his Onomasticon Gr Lat. Reginaldus Polus Cardinalis He was of a very Noble extraction being near of kinne to King Henry the 8 th both by the Father and Mothers side and a good Scholer In quo sanguinis nobilitas nam proxima cognatione Regem contigebat morum gravitas cum eximia doctrina conjuncta extitit Godw. Rerum Anglic. Annal. l. 2. p. 95. Vide etiam l. 3. p. 133. In Calvins Epistles and Answers Bullinger writes to Calvin that England had returned to the Pope and Popery and that the devil to recover it had used two speciall instruments the Bishop of Winchester within the Kingdom and Cardinall Poole without it who then was made Archbishop of Canterbury And he shews there that Cardinall Poole was received with great solemnity at Pauls Crosse in London and that the Bishop of Winchester in that Assembly revoked the Oration which he had before published under Henry the 8
R. attenta in Sueciam cum clade urbâ—s Hulmiae Bernard Zigler Zoilus Iohannes Zonar as a Greek Monk he flourished Anno Dom. 1120. He wrote three Books of Annals in which he comprehended Universal History from the beginning of the world even to the death of Alexius Comenus Emperour of the Grecians who died Anno 1118. His History in Greek and Latine is in three Tomes Zosimus There is his History in Greek and Latine in six Books D r Richard Zouch a learned Civilian of Oxford There are his Elementa Iuris prudentiae Descriptio Iuris Iudicii feudalis c. The Dove of Cosmography Vigilius Zuichemus He had all those accomplishments which are required in a compleat Professour of the Law being very much versed in the Theory and practice of the Law He had an exact knowledge of the Circle of the Arts and of History he had skill in the Greek Latine the Germane French and Italian Tongues Theodorus Zuingerus His great Work entitled Vita humanae theatrum got him a great name Basilius Amberbachius hearing of his death broke out with sighs into these words Piget me vivere post tantum virum cujus magnafuit doctrina sâ—d exigna si cum pietate conferatur It irks me to live after so great a man whose Learning was great but small if it be compared with his piety Many of his Works are mentioned in Oxford Catalogue Iacobus Zuingerus The Son of the afore-named Zuingerus His Works are mentioned by Melchior Adam There is his Principiorum Chymicorum examen Huldricus Zuuinglius Anno 1487. As Germany admired her Luther so Helvetia her Zuinglius He was skilfull in the Greek and Hebrew Tongues though hard to be goâ— at that time using the best Professours he had a great memory being able to repeat Valerius Maximus and S t Paul by heart whose Epistles he had copied out He frequently disputed with both Papists and Catabaptists whereof Franciscus Lambertus then a minorite Fryer being one was as he thankfully acknowledged hereby reclaimed and became afterwards a great Light in the Church Stando confecit omnia sua studia certas eis vendicanâ— horas quas etiam non emisit nisi seriis coactus A summo mane ad horam decimam lectioni interpretationi doctrinae scriptioni dabat operam prout temporis rerum postulabat ratio Post prandium audiebat vel narrantes vel consilia rogitantes aut confabulabatur aut deam bulabat cum amicis usque ad horam secundam hinc etiam reditus ad labores Post Coenam ubi paulisper deambulasset fere literis scribendis vocabat interdum ad mediam usque noctem nihil agens aliud The Tigurins being compelled to warre against their enemies Zuinglius was slain in the battel It is the manner of Zurick that when they go forth in warfare the chief Minister of their Church goeth with them Zuinglius also of himself being a man of a stout and bold courage considering that if he should tarry at home and they should go by the worse what displeasure he should sustain as one that in his Sermons would encourage and himself faint when any danger was would needs take such part as others Sir Thomas More in his Preface to the Confutation of Tyndals Answer hath this bitter passage Zuinglius that first brought into Switzerland that abominable Heresie against the blessed Sacrament of the Altar was by the hand of God this year slain in plain battel against the Catholiques with many a thousand of his wretched Sect being in number to the Catholiques three against one and as proudly and with his malicious purpose invading them as ever did the Egyptians pursue the children of Israel His Works are published in four Tomes mentioned by Boissard After his body was cut first in four peeces and then consumed with fire three dayes after his death his friends came to see whether any part of him was remaining where they found his heart in the ashes whole and unburned FINIS AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE A ABarbinel p. 105 His name is written several wayes The best Jewish Expositor and the time when he flourished ibid. Abbot Bishop of Salisbury 106 Which of his Works are best liked ib. Abelardus 106 Of great note in his time ibid. Abraham taught the Mathematicks first among the Chaldeans 40 Academies 65 How called now and heretofore ibid. Were alwayes built in some famous City ibid. Four weighty causes of them 65 66 Set up in many places 66 Acontius 107 Accursius 106 107 When he flourished 106 The first that wrote a Glosse upon all the Civil Law 107 Adrian the Emperour a learned Prince and great Grecian 107 Pope Adrian the fourth an Englishman born at S t Albans 107 Kill'd with a Fly ibid. Pope Adrian the sixth a poor mans son of Utrecht 107 A learned man ibid. Would not change his name when made Pope ibid. Thought to be poysoned ibid. Adversaria what 344. m. Aegidius Romanus when he lived 108 Aelian when he lived 108 His Books liked ibid. Paulus Aemylius of Verona an eloquent Writer 108 Spent thirty years about his History ib. Aeneas Sylvius after Pope Pius the second when he lived 108 Very learned ibid. Preferred a General Councel before the Pope till he was made Pope ibid. Ioannes Aepinus 108 Aeschines the Orator ibid. His contest with Demosthenes ibid. Aeschylus the Tragedian 109 He first published Tragedies and was slain by the shell of a Tortoise on his head ibid. Agapetus Diaconus a learned and holy man ibid. Agobardus when he lived 109 Rodolphus Agricola a great Scholler ibid. Verses made on him by Hermolaus Barbarus ibid. Georgius Agricola a learned man also ibid. Henricus Cornelius Agrippa a great Scholler but too much given to Magick ibid. Ainsworth a learned Expositor 110 D. Alabaster an excellent Poet ibid. Albategnius a famous Mathematician ibid. Albertus Magnus a great Scholler ibid. Leander Albertus a learned man ibid. Leo Bapt. Albertus a learned man of the same Family 110 Gabriel Albaspinaeus a great Antiquary ibid. His Epitaph ibid. Edmund Albertine a learned Protestant Divine ibid. Albon-Hall in Oxford 99 Alchimy what 52 53 Alchimists why obscure 206 Alcoran the word of God with the Turks 8 It is written in Arabick verse and stuft with fopperies ibid. Andrew Alciate the first that wrote learned Notes on the Civil Law 111 A very learned man ibid. Verses of him by Arias Montanus and Stephanus Paschasius ibid. Flaccus Albinius or Alcuinus a learned Englishman Schoolmaster of Charles the Great and one of the Founders of the University of Paris ibid. Was not Bedes Scholler ibid. Ulysses Aldrovandus hath written learnedly of all living Creatures 112 Hieronymus Aleander a very learned Cardinal ibid. Had a great memory ibid. Alexander the Great a great Scholler and Souldier both ibid. Aristotles Scholler ibid. He laid Homers Iliads still under his pillow when he slept 225 There were two learned Alexanders ibid.
death great store of blood issued out by vomiting and by other passages of his body in the two last weeks of his sickness wherein he endured as much pain and torment as the strength of youth could suffer in the last pangs of death Andrew Melvin hath these verses to Charles the 9 th dying with an unusuall flux of blood Naribus orâ— oculis atque auribus undique anâ— Et pene erumpit qui tibi Carle cruor Non tuus iste cruor sanctorum at caede cruorem Quem ferus hausisti concoquere hand poteras Nath. Carpenter an able Scholar as his Geography and Philosophia libera shew Des Cartez Heereboord in his Epistola Dedicat. to his select Disputat ex Philos. hath a great commendation of him Dionysius Carthusiensis For his singular holiness of life he was called Doctor 〈…〉 taticus He wrote divers Works which are in twelve Volumes Thomas Cartwright a Learned and Pious Divine honourably mentioned by Protestants of other Countries His Evangelicall Harmony Comment on Proverbs and Ecclesiastes Confutation of the Rhemists Translation Glosses and Annotations Reply to B. Whitgift Commentaria practica in totam historicam Evangelicam and other Works shew his great abilities Christopher Cartwright A Learned Pious Divine of Peter-house in Cambridge not only well skilled in the three Learned Languages Hebrew Greek and Latine but also well versed in the Hebrew Rabbins for which he is honourably mentioned by Voetius in the last Edition of his Bibliotheca and his Annotations on Genesis and Exodus are well liked by the Learned generally M r Pocok styles him Virum eruditssimum in not Miscel. c. 4. Bartholomaeus Casa He hath explained this question Utrum Reges vel Principes jure aliquo salvâ conscientia cives a regia Corona alienare possint Iohn de Casa Archbishop of Benevent He wrote a Book in Italian rime wherein he praiseth and exalteth that horrible sinne of Sodomitry and names it a Divine work and affirmeth he took great pleasure therein He hath written the life of Bembus and Gasp. Contarenus Then the question was saith Thuanus concerning Claudius Espencaeus a Divine of Paris and Iohn Case the Popes Secretary about making them Cardinals Nobleness of birth and learning commended both of them although different for one of them being brought up in the study of Divinity grew old in his profession the other in eloquence and in the skill of writing elegant Latine was to be compared with the Ancients but their manners were very different Espencaeus excelled in holiness of life and chastity of manners but Casa in licentiousness and using the liberty of the place in which he lived he led his life wantonly therefore both of them were accused to the Pope by their Competitors Espencaeus that he had in a Sermon spoken disgracefully of the golden Legend as they commonly call it and that he said it was rather to be called an iron Legend and afterward he was compelled publickly to recant as Sleyden relates the other because he was reported in his youth in verse to have praised that which is abominable and so for severall causes both of them lost that dignity Io Casus a Learned Oxonian He hath put out Ethicks and Politicks and other Works Isaac Casaubone a great Linguist but a singular Grecian and an excellent Philologer He hath written in 12 Books of his Exercitat Animadversions on those 12 Tomes of Baronius his Annals Scaliger in an Epistle to Casaubone commends his Book de Satyra and in another his Theophrastus hâ—â— Charecters It were no difficult task out of Scaligers Epistles to excerpe Elogâ—â— upon most of Casaubons Woâ—ks Incomparabilis vir Isacius Casaubonus divinis in Augustam historiam Commentariis Scalig. Animadvers in Euseb. Nihil vidi absolutius Commentario Casauboni in Suetonium Scalig. Epist. l. 1. Epist. 29. Vide ejus Epist. l. 1 Ep. 35. Epist. 40. 50. 92. l. 2. Epist. 104 106 115 117. l. 3. Ep. 272. l. 4. Ep. 384. D r Merick Causabone is also the heir of his Fathers Learning as his Works shew Georg. Cassander Vir doctus moderatus Thuanus A man professing himself a Roman Catholick though of wonderfull modesty moderation and Learning Mountag Answ. to the Gagger of Protest Sect. 36. A man famous for his immoderate moderation in Controversall points of Religion Smect He was a man of such note and eminency in his time that two Emperours viz. Ferdinand the first and Maximilian the second made choice of him above all as a man most meet to compose if it might be the difference betwixt Protestants and them of the Church of Rome as D r Featly hath observed Cassandra Fidelis Veneta Nata 1465. Puella doctissima Politian writes a whole Epistle in her commendation He begins it thus O Decus Italiae virgo quas dicere grates quasve referre parem quod etiam honore me tuarum literarum non dedâ—gnaris mira profecto fides tales proficisci a foemina quid autem a foemina dico immo vero a puella virgine potuisse Again At vero aetate nostra qua pauci quoque virorum caput altius in literis extulerunt unicam te tamen existere puellam quae pro lana librum pro fuso calamum stylum pro acu tractes Afterwards Scribis Epistolas Cassandra subtiles acutas elegantes latinas quanquam puellari quadam gratia virginali quadam simplicitate dulcissimas tamen etiam mire graves Cordatas Orationem quoque tuam legimus eruditam lâ—cupletem sonoram illustrem plenamque laeta indolis Sed nec extemporalem tibi deesse facultatem accepimus quae magnos etiam oratores aliquando destituit Mirari equidem ante hac Ioannem Picum Mirandulam solebam quo nec pulchrior alter mortalium nec in omnibus arbitror doctrinis excellentior Ecce nunc etiam te Cassandra post illum protinus caepi fortasse jam cum illo quoque venerari Io. Cassianus Anno Domini 430. He was Chrysostoms Scholar Most of his Works are mentioned in Oxford and Sion-Colledge Catalogue M. Aurel Cassiodorus he wrote about the year of our Lord 520 or 530. His Works are mentioned in Oxford Catalogue Petrus Cassiodorus He hath written de tyrannide Pontificis Romani Petrus Castellanus Aureliarum Episcopus Francisco rege Errico literis in Gallia nostra velut Apollo alter praefuit Turneb Advers l. 24. He hath written four Books de Esu Carnium Petrus Castellanus a Learned Physitian He hath written a Book entitled Vitae illustrium Medicorum veterum recentiorum Alphonsus à Castro one of the Doctors of the Councell of Trent He is commended by Vega for the most forcible Adversary against Luther Vega l. 16. de Iustif. He hath written contra Haereses Ambrosius Cathurinus His Works are mentioned in the Oxford Catalogue Frier Dominicus Soto who had a great part in the Synod of Trent in
She hath put out Opuscula Hebraea Graeca Latina Gallica Prosaica Metrica In the third Edition of which Book and the end of it there are divers Elogia of her by many learned men Bartholomaeus Scultetus a great Mathematician Abraham Scultetus a most eloquent Preacher and learned Divine He hath written Medulla Theol. Patrum in four Volumes Exercitationes Evangelicae Deliciae Evangelicae Pragenses In Epistolas Pauli ad Timotheum duas Titum Philemonem Annalium Evangelii Decas 1 a 2 da. De curriculo vitaesive de actionibus Pragensibus cum aliis De Imaginibus Idololat sermo Scultetus Orthodoxus seu responsio ad Theses de Imaginibus CHAP. XIII CAelius Sedulius Scotus Anno Dom. 490. 430. saith Barclay Sedulius Presbyter vir quidem ille doctus in sacris literis interpretandis exercitatus Rivii Reg. Angl. in Hibern defens adversus Analecten l. 2. Vide R. Episc. Usser De Brit. Eccles. primord c. 16. Iohn Selden a learned Lawyer of the Inner-Temple He got his great knowledge in the Oriental Languages after he fell to the study of the Law Some like his Marmora Arundeliana some his Books concerning the Jewish Rites and Customes others much commend his Titles of Honour but I must confesse my self to be most taken with that De Diis Syris wherein he opens many places of Scripture Others I believe also are of the same judgement He is honourably mentioned by many outlandish men He wrote in all his Books 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 above all Liberty to shew that he would examine things and not take them upon trust Nicolaus Selneccerus Doctor of Divinity and Professor of the same in the University of Lipsia He wrote this Distick for himself Quid sum Nil Quis sum Nullus sed gratia Christi Quod sim quod vivo quodque labore facit His many Works are mentioned by Boissard in his Icones Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Philosopher was born a little before the death of Augustus Caesar. The divine Moralist he is a great reprover of vices he was the Prince of the Stoicks who were the strictest of the Heathen Philosophers Morum Apelles ille singularis Censor Scriv. Animadv in Mart l. 10. He was Nero's Schoolmaster who was a young Prince of great hope and in youth he shewed himself gentle tractable obeying his Schoolmasters instructions who delighted to manure this plant hoping all the world should have joy of him He had an excellent memory He was too covetous which caused his death Seneca the Tragick Poet. This and the former Seneca and Lucan the Poet were born at Corduba in Spain Duosque Senecas unicumque Lucanum Facunda loquitur Corduba Mart. Epig. l. 1. Ep. 29. Sixtus Senensis He is commended by Bellarmine l. 1. De verbo Dei for a singular Divine and by D r Stapleton Doct. Princ. for one writing most accurately of the Scripture Doctissimus sagacissimus veterum Scriptorum Censor Savil. Not. in Chrysost. Vir doctissimus prodigiosae lectionis industriae Montac Exercit. 5. sect 4. Immensi laboris scriptor diligentiae stupendae lectionis variae eruditionis admirandae Id. Exercit. 5. c. 3. Dan. Sennertus a learned Physician There are his Institutiones Medicinae Io. Genes Sepuluenda Cordubensis A grave learned Historian sometimes Chronicler to Charles the fifth Nic. Serarius a good Hebrician Hebraearum antiquitatum callentissimus vir utinam paulò modestior Montac Exercit 3. sect 2. He hath written a Commentary on Ioshua Iudges Ruth Esther the books of the Kings and Chronicles the Canonical Epistles Opuscula Theologica Prolegomena in universa Biblia Disputatio de loco Paradisi Baronius call'd him Ecclesiae Germaniae jubar Servius a most learned Grammarian He hath commented excellently on Virgil. Sulpitius Severus after Tertullian of the same standing with Augustine Epiphanius and Chrysostom a Writer for skill in the Persian story deserving great commendation and to the true understanding of Ezra and Nehemiah and Daniels Weeks bringeth such light as is not in any ancient Writer that I have read to be found the like Livelies Chronology of the Persian Monarchy Robert Sheringham He hath put out a Thalmudical book of Sacrifices D r Richard Sibbes a grave and solid Divine Famous for his piety learning devotion and politenesse of his two genuine writings The bruised Reed and Souls Conflict Sir Philip Sidney a learned Gentleman and of Oxford He married the sole daughter and heir of that worthy Statesman Sir Francis Walsingham Of whom I may say as Austen did of Homer that he is very sweet and delightfull even in his vanities Yet he was not so fond of his Arcadia as the Bishop Heliedorus of his amorous book for he desired when he died having first consulted with a Minister about it to have had it suppressed Lipsius dedicates to him his Dialogue De Recta Pronunciatione Latinae Linguae and hath this passage in his Epistle O Britanniae tuae clarum sidus cui certatim lucem affundunt virtus Musa Gratia Fortuna Sigebertus Monachus Gemblacensis Natione Gallicus Anno Dom. 1100. 1056. Helv. Chron. Sigebert Monk of Gemblaux wrote his Chronicle and other Histories in the seventh Age. Carolus Sigonius a most accurate Writer Erroribus Livii exhauriendis bonam fidelemque navavit operam vir eruditissimus Carolus Sigonius quem ego antiquitatis peritissimum bonorum scriptorum intelligentissimum eruditissimum nominare merito possum Turneb Advers lib. 11. cap. 18. Silius Italicus Vossius De Poetis Latinis c. 3. gives the reason why he was called Italicus Iacobus Silvius a learned man and great Physician but very covetous Buchanan made these Verses of him Silvius hic situs est gratis qui nil dedit unquam Mortuus gratis quod legis ista dolet Ios Simlerus He expounded the Scriptures with a great commendation in his own Countrey De Republica Helvetiorum praecipuam laudem meretur Melchior Adam Voetius much commends his Epitome Bibliothecae Gesneri cum supplemento usque ad annum 1570 quo studiosi saith he carere non possunt Voet. Biblioth Studiosi Theol. l. 2. There is in Oxford and Sion Library an Edition of Gesners Bibliotheca viz. 1583. wherein there is the Appendix both of Simlerus and Iohannes Iacobus Frisius In the Title are these words Opus non Bibliothecis tantum publicis privatisve instituendis necessarium sed studiosis omnibus cujuscunque artis aut scientiae ad studia melius formanda utilissimum Simonides An ancient Greek Poet. There are his Carmen Gr. Elogia de vanitate vitae Simplicius The Prince of Philosophers in his time These of his Works are published A Commentary on Aristotles Predicaments And on other Books of his And on Epictetus his Enchiridion Gabriel Sionita A great Linguist There is his Geographia Nubiensis ex Arabico in Latinum versa Iacobus Sirmondus a Learned French Jesuite There