Armamentario Romano These two last are printed at the end of Historiae Britannicae defensio written by Sir Joh. Prise Lond. 1573. qu. Chronicon Walliae à Rege Cadwalladero usque ad an Dom. 1294. MS. in Cottons Library under Caligula A. 6. He also translated from Lat. into English 1 The judgment of Urines Lond. 1551. oct 2 The Historie of Cambria now called Wales Afterwards corrected augmented finished and continued by David Powell Lond. 1584 qu. 3 The treasure of health containing many profitable Medicines Lond. 1585. oct written by Pet. Hispanus To which translation our Author Lhuyd added the causes and signes of every disease with the Aphorismes of Hypocrates These are all I think that he hath written and translated for among my searches I have seen no more nor do I know any thing else of the Author only that he paid his last debt to nature year 1570 about Fifteen hundred and seventy and was buried in the Church of Whitchurch near Denbigh before-mention'd Soon after was a Monument of Alabaster set up in the wall over his grave to his memory On which was portraied his Effigies in a praying posture with a desk and a book laying thereon before him a sword by his side but nothing else military in his habit Under his said Effigies is a plain free stone in the said wall whereon are engraven eight barbarous English verses The two first of which run thus The corps and earthly shape doth rest Here tomyd in your sight Of Humfrey Lloid Mr. of Art A famus worthy Wight In the last verse is mention made of an Epitaph annex'd but where that was written unless on the stone lying on his grave wherein probably the day and year of his death were set down I cannot tell Many years before his death he took to Wife Barbara Daughter of George Lumley and Sister to John Lord Lumley by whom he had issue Splendian and John who both died without issue Henry an inhabitant of Cheame in Surrey and Jane the Wife of Rob. Coytmore LAURENCE VAUS Vaux or Vaulx so many ways I find him written was born near to Blackrode in Lancashire received his Academical education in Oxon partly as it seems in Queens Coll. but mostly in that of Corp. Ch. were he was either Clerk or Chorister and much favoured by Jam. Brokes Fellow of that house How long he continued there or whether he took a Degree in Arts it appears not About the Year 1540 he applyed his studies to the Theological faculty and was made a Priest being then esteemed to be Vir eximiae doctrinae pro instruendâ in fide catholicâ juventute Afterwards he became Chaplain to the said Brokes when he was Bishop of Glocâ—ster Warden of Manchester Coll. in his own Country on the death of George Collier of the Family of the Colliers near to Stone in Staffordshire in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Mary and in 1556 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences in this University Upon the coming to the Crown of Qu. Eliz. and the reformation of Religion that followed he left his preferment in which Will. Byrch of the Family of Byrch hall in Lanc. succeeded 2. Eliz. and went into Ireland where he was dispoiled of all he had by thieves and narrowly escaped death Thence he went into the Low Countries where at Lovaine he was made a Monk as one saith of the order of St. Dionyse meaning I suppose of the Cenobie of St. Dionyse because there is no such order where he wrot A Catechisme or a christian doctrine necessary for Children and ignorant People Lov. 1567. Antw. 1574. printed again 1583. 1599. c. all in oct and tw An instruction of the laudable customes used in the Cath. Church This is some editions is entit The use and meaning of holy Ceremonies in Gods Church Godly contemplations for the unlearned These two last are printed with one two or more of the editions of the Catechisme Certain brief notes of divers godly matters Printed with the Catechisme in 1583 99 oct At length our Author Vaux making a return into England to propagate his and strengthen others in Religion was apprehended and imprisoned in the Gate-house at Westminster where he dyed in great necessity about the Year as I find it reported year 1570 Fifteen hundred and seventy but where buried I cannot justly say because the register of St. Margarets Church wherein the Prison called the Gate-house before-mentioned is situated makes no mention of him in that Year three years before or three years after as I have been informed by the Letters of Dr. Simon Patrick Prebendary of St. Peters Church in the said City and Dean of Peterborough afterwards Bishop of Chichester RICHARD SHAGENS who is written in one of our registers Schaftnes was born in Ireland became Fellow of Balliol Coll. in 1556 being then Bach. of Arts a noted disputant and an excellent Philosopher In 1560 he took the Degree of Master and four years after resigniag his Fellowship he retired into his native Country where he gained a good report for his noted parts in speaking and penning Rich. Stanyhurst his countryman saith that he was afterwards Schoolmaster in Ireland and a learned and a vertuous Man but telleth us not what he hath written and therefore I suppose that what he did of that nature was after Stanyhurst had given the said character of him Contemporary with this Shaghens or a little before were Students in Oxon these Irish Men following 1 Patrick Cusack a Gentleman born who after he had left Oxon was a Schoolmaster in Dublin where his admirable learning gave great light to his Country but employed his studies rather in instructing of Scholars than in penning of Books He wrot in Lat. Diversa Epigrammata 2 One Dormer a Civilian who was born at Rosse and wrot in Ballad royal The decay of Ross 3 One Sheine who wrot De republica See more among the Bishops under the Year 1582 and in the Fasti 1523. 4 Peter Lombard a most learned Man of his time but did not take any Degree See more of him in Pet. White among the writers under the Year 1590. 5 Elias Sheth who wrote Divers Sonnets 6 One Taylor a Bach. of Arts who proceeded in the University and wrot Epigrammata diversa What his Christian name was I cannot justly say because many of his Sirname and time did proceed Masters in this University as Tho. Taylor in 1539. Will. Taylor 1541. and 1551. and Tho. Taylor of All 's Coll. 1563. Whether this last be the same Th. Taylor who was a Lancashire Man born and chosen Fellow thereof 1557. or another chosen in 1562 I know not Many other Irish Men were also conversant in studies here even till an University was founded at Dublin after which time we had but few JOHN STORIE a most noted Civilian and Canononist of his time was educated in Philosophical learning and in the rudiments of
one County three such Divines as Jewel Hooker and Rainolds of the second of which hear I pray what the learned Camden saith In this year meaning 1599. which is false dyed too many in that one Rich. Hooker born in Devonshire and bred in C. C. coll in Oxford a Divine very moderate temperate and meek and vertuous even to the best imitation and besides very famous for his learned works as his Books of Ecclesiastical Policy set forth in the English but worthy to speak Latin do testifie of him c. At Boscomb he continued till he had finished four of his eight proposed books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Policy which were entred into the Register in Stationers hall 9. March 1592. and afterwards came out with this Title The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity in four books Lond. 1594. fol. To which he added a fifth book which is larger than the first four printed by its self at Lond. 1597. fol. Part of the first four being read by Dr. Tho. Stapleton in Latin to P. Clement 8. who before had heard much in their commendation he the said Pope in conclusion said thus There is no learning that this Man hath not searched into nothing too hard 〈◊〉 his Vnderstanding This man indeed deserves the Name of an Author His books will get reverence by age for there are in them such seeds of Eternity that if the rest bâ— like this they shall last till the last Fire shall consume all learning c. At the same time K. James of Scotland afterwards of England did put an high esteem upon the said books and usually said They were the pictures of a Divine Soul in every page of Truth and Reason King Ch. 1. had read them over several times was well vers'd in and commended them to be read by the Prince afterwards K. Ch. 2. and his other Children next to the Bible The learned Vsher Primate of Ireland Morton B. of Durham Hales of Eaton c. had the same high opinion of the author and his Works and Gauden Bishop of Worcester said he had been highly esteemed of all prudent peaceable and impartial Readers But before the fifth book had been extant two years was published a Pamphlet intit A Christian Letter of certain English Protestants unfeigned Lovers of the present state of Religion authorized and professed in England unto that reverend and learned man Mr. Hooker requiring resolution in certain matters of Doctrine expresly contained in his five books of Ecclesiastical Polity Printed 1599. in qu. which matters of Doctrine as they say seem to overthrow the foundation of Christian Religion and of the Church among us But therein it doth appear that their ignorant malice hath done him great honour who in an argument so distasted by them and coming with a proud confidence to reprehend have only carped sillily at some things neither of moment or importance whereof humility and charity would have craved no answer But these being willing and desirous to find something to oppose have only discovered Mr Hookers great mature and grave judgment and their own small undigested and shallow learning Soon after came out an answer to the said letter entit A just and temperate defence of the 5 books of Ecclesiastical polity c. against an uncharitable letter of certain English protestants c. Lond. 1603. qu. written and published by Will. Covel D. D. born in Lancashiâ—e near the place where Dr. Chaderton B. of Lincoln received his first breath bred in Christs and Queens coll in Cambridge and a writer of other books that came out soon after As for the other three books of Ecclesiastical Policy which our author Hooker compleated before his death they with the consent of his unlucky Widdow were seized on in his study soon after his decease by Will. Charke a noted Puritan and another Minister that lived near to Canterbury who making the silly Woman believe that they were writings not fit to be seen did either burn them in the place or convey them away secretly So that the foul copy being only remaining with many interlinings Dr. Joh. Spenser of C. C. coll in Oxon. his ancient and entire Friend got it into his hands who using the assistance of Hen. Jackson of the said coll as an Amanâ—ensis and otherwise did compleat it as much as could be and kept it by him till his latter end with an intent that it should be published but upon what account he was hindred I cannot tell Sure it is that when he lay on his death-bed he bequeathed the said copy containing the three last books fairly transcribed by the hand of the said H. Jackson to Dr. Jo. King B. of London After his death the copy rested in the hands of his Son Henry who became B. of Chichester 1641. till Dr. Abbot Archb. of Canterbury commanded them out of his custody authorizing Dr. Joh. Barcham to require and bring them to him to Lambeth which accordingly was done The said Archbishop esteeming them as rarities did put them into the Library there where remaining till the decollation of Archb. Laud were then by the Brethren of the Predominant Faction given with the Library to that most notorious Villain Hugh Peters as a reward for his remarkable service in those sad times of the Churches confusion And though they could hardly fall into a fouler hand yet there wanted not other endeavours to corrupt and make them speak that Language for which the Faction then fought which was to subject the Soveraign Power to the People From the said copy several transcripts were taken not only I presume while it remained in the said Library but while it continued in the hands of Peters differing much in words There was a copy of the sixth and eighth books published at London in 1648. in qu. and said by the Editor of them to be collected and compared with five copies viz. with that in Bodley's Library that at Lambeth that in Bish Andrew's that in Archb. Vsher's Library and in that of the Lord Edw. Conway at Ragley but whether the publisher may be believed I know not Sure I am that the said three last books which are said to be true and genuine but from whence obtained I cannot tell were published by Dr. Joh. Gauden under this title The Works of Mr. Rich. Hooker that learned godly judicious and eloquent Divine vindicating the Church of England as truly Christian and duly reformed in eight books of Ecclesiastical Polity now compleated as with the sixth and eighth so with the seventh c. out of his own MSS. never before published with an account of his holy Life and happy Death Lond. 1662. fol. But whether the said MSS. were of his own hand-hand-writing we have good reason to question as also the greater part of his Life which he the said Gauden hath falsly written who with great confidence hath used divers arguments to satisfie the World that the before-mentioned three books were pen'd by Mr. Hooker
the Parliament forces in the year 1646. at which time the Wars were ceased he was sent to S. Johns coll in Cambridge where he had not been there many months e're came forth the first issue of his prodigious wit entit Horae vacivae or Essayes with some occasional considerations Lond. 1646. oct with his Picture before them aged 19. The sudden breaking forth of which amazed not only the University as I am instructed by one of his Fellow Collegiats but the more serious part of men in the three Nations where they were spread The same year about New-years time came out his Poems Lond. 1646. and with them The second book of divine Poems Pr. in oct Both which books were much admired After he had continued more than an year at Cambridge in the condition of a Commoner and Gent. Com. he was translated to Greys Inn where he added to the Structure of a most admirable Romance intit Lucenia which he had began in Cambridge but by the lending it forth to a friend it was smother'd In 1648. his mind being sufficiently known to encline towards a Commonwealth he sided with the Independent and wrote A Satyr against Presbytery and in 1649. he published An humble motion to the Parliament of England concerning the advancement of Learning and Reformation of the Vniversities Printed at Lond. in 6. sh in qu. In which taking occasion to court the then Rulers got him a present sum of Money and a Pension of 100. l. per an from the Councel About the same time he wrote Four Paradoxes to which he added two more in 1653. Published at Lond. 1653. in tw under the name of Joh. de la Salle by Joh. Davies of Kidwelly And in 1650. being commanded by the Councel of State into Scotland to attend Oliver Cromwell to make such observations on affairs there as might conduce to the setling of the interests of the Commonwealth he wrote a book intit The grounds and reasons of Monarchy with an Appendix of An Epitomy of the Scotish affairs Both printed at Edenburgh in qu. and afterwards at London About that time he was called to the Barr and sometimes pleaded and in 1651. he published A Gag to Loves Advocates c. wherein he justified the Parliaments proceedings in the execution of Christop Love a forward and busie Presbyterian What other things he either wrote or published are briefly these 1 A Preface before with remarks upon a book intit A true relation of the unjust cruell and barbarous proceedings against the English at Amboyna in the E. Indies by the Netherlandish Government and Councell there Which book tho it had been published in the latter end of the Reign of K. Jam. 1. and the third time at Lond. 1632. in qu. Joh. Hall thought it necessary to revive it at that time 1651. because of the then differences between the Dutch and the English This book he dedicated to the General O. Cromwell and was much bought up Whereupon the Dutch Embassador residing then in Westminster made a complaint of that book and demanded punishment on the reviver of it but the Parliament thinking it a seasonable service done to the publick took no notice of it 2 He rendred into English from the Original The height of Eloquence written by Dionis Longinus Lond. 1652. oct Dedicated to Balstrade Whitlock one of the Commissioners of the Great Seal 3 He wrote A Letter from a Gent. in the Country concerning c. an 1653. just after the Long Parliament was dissolv'd tending to settle the humours of the people in that great emergency 4 Answer to the grand politick Informer Printed 1653. fol. which Politick Informer being a virulent Pamphlet writen upon the Assembly of Barbone's Parliament and therefore censured and suppressed it was thought expedient that Hall should answer it and he was well rewarded for it from the Exchequer He put out Lusus Serius in 1654. written in Lat. by Mich. Majerus Half of which almost was done in one afternoon over a glass of Wine in a Tavern 6 He made a translation of Hicrocles upon the golden verses of Pythagoras teaching a vertuous and worthy life Published after his death by his friend John Davies of Kidwelly Lond. 1657. oct with other things as Poems Translations Treatises which were never published At length being overtaken with a disease which he could not thoroughly shake off he left London in Jul. 1655. and retiring to Durham died there on the first of Aug. 1656. having not fully arrived to the 29th year of his age and was buried there near to the grave of his Father who died about an year before just after his Sons arrival there To conclude had not his debauches and intemperance diverted him from the more serious studies he had make an extraordinary person for no man had ever done so great things at his age So was the opinion of the great Philosopher of Malmsbury Besides this John Hall of Durham were others of both his names and writers as Joh. Hall of Richmond author Of Government and Obedience in four books Lond. 1654. fol. and of other things and another John Hall author of The true Cavalier examined by his principles and found not guilty either of Schism or Sedition Lond. 1656. besides other matters A third also who was Bach. of Div. now or lately living was author of Jacobs Ladder or the 〈◊〉 souls ascension to heaven in Prayers c. WILLIAM HINDE was born at 〈◊〉 in Westmorland became a poor serving Child of 〈◊〉 in Mich. Term 1586. aged 17. afterwards 〈…〉 M of A. and perpetual Fellow of the said house wherein having been alwaies a close and severe 〈◊〉 the 〈…〉 and beloved by the famous Jo. Rainolds a Commoner of the said Coll. during his time Whose doctrine making impressions on the Juniors there our author Hinde became an admirer of him At length being full ripe for a removal he left the Society about 1603. being then much in esteem among them for his excellent Theological Disputations and Preachments and became Minister of Gods word at Bunbury in Cheshire where he was much noted among the puritanical party for his piety and so much followed by them for his frequent preaching that he was esteemed the Ring-leader of the Nonconformists in that County during the time that Dr. Tho. Morton sate Bishop of Chester with whom our author had several contests about Conformity He hath written The office and use of the Moral Law of God in the days of the Gospel justified and explained at large by Scriptures Fathers and other Orthodox Divines c. Lond. 1623. qu. Path to Piety a Catechism A faithful remonstrance or the holy life and happy death of John Bruen of Bruen-Stapleford in the County of Chester Esq exhibiting variety of many memorable and exemplary passages of his life and at his death c. Lond. 1641. oct Published by Sam. Hinde a Minister Son of William the author The said John Bruen who was a noted Calvinist and
homine Written and finished at Lovaine 1518. Pompeius fugiens Liber in Pseudo-Dialectios Veritas sucata seu in triumphum prae lectio Written at Lovaine 1519. Praelectio in somnium Scipionis apud Ciceronem Written at Lovaine 1520. Declamationes septem Finished at Bruges In Suetonium quaedam Finished at Lovaine 1521. De consultatione Fin. at Oxon. 1523. De institutione feminae Christianae lib. 3. Written to Catherine Qu. of England from Bruges 1523. De ratione studii puerilis Dedicated by his Epist dat at Oxon. non Oct. an 1523 to Catherine Qu. of England his only Patroness Introductio ad sapientiam Written at Bruges 1524. Satellitium animi vel symbola Ded. to Princess Mary Dau. of K. Hen. 8. from Bruges 1524. Epist ad Hen. 8. dat Ox. 12. Mar. 1525. De concordia discordia lib. 4 De subventione pauperum Written at Bruges 1526. De passione Christi meditatio De sudore Jesu Christi sacrum diurnum At Bruges 1529. De corruptis artibus Tom. 3. De disputatione lib. 1. At Burges 1531. De ratione dicendi lib. 3. At Brug 1532. De communione rerum ad Germanos inferiores At Bruges 1535. Exercitationes animi in Deum At Antw. Aug. 1535. Preces meditationes diurnae At Bruges 1535. Exercitatio linguae latinae Written at Breda 1538. De anima vita lib. 3. At Bruges 1538. With many other things which for brevity sake I shall now omit He also translated into Latin Isocrates his Nicocles dedicated to Card. Wolsey by his Epist dat at Oxon 15. Dec. 1523. with other translations which I also shall omit As to the time of this worthy Authors death many Writers differ and the just day or year is yet uncertain Anton. Postevin saith he died at Bruges in Flanders 1536. or therebouts having left off writing in 1535. Ludovic Guicciard in his description of Bruges reports it an 1540. Thuanus who saith he was a Professor at Lovaine tells us that he died there 1541 and Job Whyte in his Diacosio-Martyrion printed 1553 would have it at Bruxels 1545. Which last Author being before all the former in time and perhaps may know or remmeber Vives ought therefore to be believed before the rest But these matters notwithstanding being uncertain I shall venture to put his death under Fifteen hundred forty and four year 1544 which being at Bruges was buried in the Church of St. Donantius there See more of him in a Book intit Bibliotheca Hispanica Printed at Rome in two Tomes in fol. 1672. Tom. 1. p. 552 553 c. Both which Tomes were written by Nicholaus Antonius Hispalensis J. C. Kt. of the Order of St. James ROBERT SHYNGLETON descended from a good Family of his name living in Lancashire was always esteemed an ingenious Man while he resided in the University but whether he was honored with a Degree it appears not Afterwards being a Priest and a Requent Preacher he took occasion to reflect on the times and certain Persons in his Sermons For which being called to an account and committed was forced with two other Persons to make his Palinodie before a Convention of certain Bishops at London an 1543. 35. H. 8. His works are these Treatise Of the seven Churches Of the Holy Ghost Comment on or explanation of certain Prophecies The two first were formerly perhaps still in the King's Library at Westminster The last giving high offence as containing many treasonable matters and most severe reflections the Author was hanged for it at London in Fifteen hundred forty and four year 1544 Anton. Possevinus stiles him a Martyr for the Rom. Cath. Cause and John Pitseus omits him as being an Heretick or at least for the honorable mention made of him by Jo. Bale WILLIAM LATYMER became Fellow of Allsouls Coll. in 1489 whence after he had spent some Years in Logicals and Philosophicals he travelled into Italy and settling at Padöua for a time did much advance his learning especially in the Greek tongue After his return he was incorporated M. of A. as it seems became most eminent and was worthily numbered among the lights of learning in his time by Jo. Leland as I have elsewhere told you About the beginning of Hen. 8. he was Master or Tutor to Reynold Pole afterwards Cardinal and Archb. of Canterbury by whose endeavours he had some preferment in the Church confer'd upon him He was learned in all sacred and profane Letters and as Erasmus saith was verè Thologus integritate vitae conspicuus 'T is said also that he hath written several things but what they are except Epistolae ad Erasmum I know not However he with Lynacre and Grocin did undertake the translation of all Aristotles works into Latin but the latter being taken away by death before they were half finished Latymer desisted and would not go any farther as being perhaps terrified with the immense labour to be taken therein He died very aged at his Rectory of Seyntbury near to Camden in Glocestershire which he kept with that of Wotton under Edge and a Prebendship in the Church of Salisbury about the Month of Sept. year 1545 in Fifteen hundred forty and five and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there dedicated to St. Nicholas Over his Grave was a Marble-stone soon after laid with a large Inscription on a brass plate fastned thereunto which hath been long since taken away and defaced I have seen a Copy of his Will whereby he gave with certain conditions all his Greek and Lat. Books to Allsouls and Corp. Chr. Coll. in Oxon. yet whether they received them it appears not I find one Will. Latymer D. D. to have been Dean of Peterborough in the place of Job Boxhall ejected an 1560 and Archdeacon of Westminster who dying in the Summer time after 29. July 1583 was buried in the Choire of the Cath. Ch. of Peterborough beneath the Pulpit but of what kin he was to the former I know not He was succeeded in the said Deanery by Rich. Fletcher D. D. of Bennet Coll. in Cambridge afterwards B. of London THOMAS SOLME called by some Sulmo Sowlman and Solimont was born in the Isle of Gernsey educated for a time in this University and was afterwards Secretary of the French tongue to King Hen. 8. This Person who was much conversant in English History wrot The acts and ghests of St. Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury Select antiquities relating to Britain And dying in fifteen hundred forty and five year 1545 was buried in the Monastery of the Carmes or Carmelites at London leaving behind him the Character of a learned Man I find one Tho. Solme to be Author of a Treatise entit The Lords Flaile being an exposition on the commandments Printed at Basil in oct but when unless in the time of Qu. Mary the beginning or end of the Book shews not One Tho. Somus a Preacher in the time of Ed. 6. hath English Verses at the end of Will.
Countess of Pembroke At length Sir Philip being wounded in the battle at Zutphen while he was getting up the third horse having had two slain under him before on the 22 Septemb. year 1586 in Fifteen hundred eighty and six he was carried to Arnheim where languishing under his wound 25 days or thereabouts he died on the sixteenth of October following This was that Sidney whom as Gods will was he should be therefore born into the world even to shew unto our age a sample of ancient virtues so his good pleasure was before any looked for it to call for him again and take him out of the world as being more worthy of Heaven than Earth Soon after his death his body was brought to Flushing and being embarqued with great solemnity on the first of November landed at Tower Wharf on the sixth day of the said month Thence 't was conveyed to the Minories without Aldgate where it lay in state for some time till his magnificent funeral in St. Pauls Cathedral 16. of Feb. following which as many Princes have not exceeded in the solemnity so few have equalled in the sorrow for his loss He was buried near to that place which his Father-in-law Sir Francis Walsingham had designed as I have heard to be entombed in without any monument or inscription save only a copy of English verses written on a wooden table that were divers years after his death put over his grave When his said Father-in-law was buried in that place afterwards there was a fair tomb designed for them both and epitaphs composed by Dr. Jo. Rainolds a copy of which for Sidney you may see elsewhere James King of Scots afterwards of England honored him with an Epitaph of his composition The muses of Oxon also lamenting much for his loss composed verses to his memory printed at Ox. 1587. qu. among which I find Cardinal Wolsey's Daughter lamenting the loss of her Alumnus Those of New Coll. in their Peplus Sidnaei dedicated to Henry Earl of Pembroke who married Sir Philips Sister as having been formerly of that house did bewail his death The most ingenious of Cambridge University did also exercise their fancies made publick by Alex. Nevill a member thereof Lond. 1587. qu. besides several private Persons among which was L. B. who wrot a pastoral Elegie and Eglogue on his death entit Astrophel printed at the end of Edm. Spencers Poetry called Colin clouts c. Lond. 1595. qu. The said Sir Philip left behind him a Daughter named Elizabeth who being born in 1585 Scipio Gentilis an eminent Civilian wrot a Lat. Poem on her nativity entit Nereus sive de natali Elizabethae illustriss Philippi Sydnaei filiae Lond. 1586. in one sh in qu. She was afterwards married to Rog. Mannours Earl of Rutland but died without issue by him THOMAS BOURCHIER was descended from those of his name who were Earls of Bathe but in what County born I cannot yet tell received some parts of literature in this University particularly as I conceive in Magd. Coll. yet took no Degree there unless in the Reign of Edw. 6. when the common register of the University was in a manner totally neglected Afterwards upon pretence of being weary of the heresie as he call'd it that in his time was practised in England he went beyond the Seas settled in Paris took upon him then if not before the habit of St. Francis and lived as a Brother in the house of that order there where also others of his Country lived and at length became Doctor of Divinity of the Sorbon at which time he was held in great esteem for his Religion and learning Afterwards going to Rome he lived among those of his order in the Monastery called by Latin Authors Ara coeli and at length became Penitentiary to the Church of St. John Lateran there He hath written Historia Ecclesiastica de Martyrio fratrum ordinis Minorum Divi Francisci de observantia qui partim in Anglia sub Henrico 8 Rege partim in Belgio sub Principe Auriaco partim in Hybernia tempore Elizabethae regnantis Reginae passi sunt ab an 1536. ad an 1582. Par. 1582. and 1586. in oct Ingolst 1583. in tw The names of those English Men that suffered Martyrdome in England were Father Anton. Brorbe or as some call him Brockby Tho. Cortt Thom. Belchiam and Father John Forest All which were executed in 1537. and 38. What other things our Author Bourchier hath written I cannot tell nor any thing else of him only year 1586 that he departed this mortal life about Fifteen hundred eighty and fix and was buried either in the Church of St. John Lateran or in that belonging to the Monastery called Ara coeli before-mention'd THOMAS BRASBRIDGE a Northamptonshire Man born was elected Demie of Magd. Coll. by the endeavours of Peter Morwyng an 1553 aged 16 where after he had continued a sedulous Student for some years was elected Probationer-Fellow of Allsouls College in 1558. Thence also he returned to Magd. Coll. of which he became Fellow in 1562 and soon after proceeding in Arts applied his mind partly to Divinity and partly to Physick In 1574 he supplicated to be admitted to the reading of the Sentences but whether he was really admitted it appears not The next year he resign'd his Fellowship having a spiritual cure or School or both conferr'd on him at or near to Banbury in Oxfordshire where as it seems he practised Physick His works are The poor Mans Jewell viz. a Treatise of the pestilence To which is annexed a Declaration of the virtues of the hearbes Carduus benedictus and Angelica c. Lond. 1578. and 91. in oct Questiones in Officia M. T. Ciceronis c. c. Oxon. 1615. oct Dedicated to Dr. Laur. Hamphrey President of Magd. Coll. an 1586. What other things he published I cannot yet tell nor any thing of his latter end JOHN FOX the noted Martyriologist was born at St. Botolphs town commonly called Boston in Lincolnshire an 1517 became a Student of Brasenose Coll. at about 16 years of age under the inspection and patronage of Mr. Joh. Hawarden Fellow thereof Afterwards he was elected Fellow of Magd. Coll. and proceeded Master of Arts in 1543 which was the highest Degree he attained to in this University being then esteemed eminent for his learning and knowledge in the three tongues About that time King Hen. 8. setting up a mongrel Religion in the Land which our Author did not like by shewing his opinion in several respects especially by absenting himself from the Chappel did with others of the same mind resign his Fellowship about St. Mary Magd. day in 1545 meerly as 't was thought to prevent expulsion Afterwards he was entertain'd for a time in the house of Sir Thom. Lucy in Warwickshire where as 't is said he took to him a Wife and then went to Riegate in Surrey to be tutor and teacher to the children of the Duke of
none of Christ or a discourse of the propagation of the Gospel of Christ Jesus Lond. 1652. qu. c. But of what University the said Williams was if of any I know not or whether a real Phanatick or Jesuit HENRY UNTON was born of an ancient and gentile Family at Wadley near Faringdon in Berkshire educated in Oriel coll under Mr. Rich. Pygot one of that Society left it without a degree and travelled After his return being esteemed a Person well qualified had some Employment under Sir Christopher Hatton L. Chancelour who quickly finding him to be a man of business and experience commended him to the Queen who in 1586. not only conferred on him the Honour of Knighthood but sent him afterwards twice in the quality of an Embassador to the King of France where he behaved himself right stoutly in behalf of his Mistress particularly for some injury done to her by the Duke of Guise an 1592. This person who was actually created M. of A. of this University before he went into France hath written An account of his Embassy or a Diary containing his Commission Instructions Expences and Transactions as also Letters from or to him from July 13. an 1591. to June 12. an 1592. MS. in bib Bod. He also made a Diary for his last Embassy which continued to the time of his Death but that I have not yet seen He gave way to Fate in the King of France's Camp lying before Lafere on the 23. March in fifteen hundred ninety and five whereupon his Body being conveyed into England was buried on the 8. July following in a Chappel joyning to the North side of the Church of Faringdon before-mentioned Soon after was a noble Monument set over his grave with this inscription containing certain matters relating to him which I have not yet mentioned Virtuti honori Sacrum Henrico Vntono Eq. Aurate Edovardi Vntoni Eq. Aur. filio ex Annâ Comitissâ Warwici filiâ Edovardi de Sancto Mauro Ducis Sommersetti Angliae Protectoris qui optimarum artium studiis a primâ aetate in Academiâ Oxon institutus magnam orbis Christiani partem perlustravit ob virtutem bellicam in Zutphaniae obsidione dignitate equestri donatus propter singularem prudentiam spectatum sidem multiplicem rerum usum iterum Legatus à Sereniss Angliae Reginâ ad Christianiss Regem missus in Galliam è quâ ad celestem patriam migravit 23. Mart. an 1596. c. The Muses of Oxon had so great a respect for the memory of this most worthy Person that a book of Verses on his death came out soon after under their name intit Funebria nobiliss ac praestomtiss Eq. D. Henrici Vntoni ad Gallos bis legati regii c. à Musis Oxon apparata WILLIAM MIDDLETON the third Son of Rich. Middleton of Denbigh by Jane his Wife Daughter of Hugh Dryhurst of the same place fourth Son of Foulk Middleton of Denbigh before-mentioned the third Son of Dav. Middleton of Gwenock Recordator of North-Wales was born in Denbighshire and educated for a time among the Oxonians but whether in Jesus coll at its first foundation as probably it might be so or whether he took more than one degree I know not Afterwards he travelled into various parts of the World exercised himself in fears of Arms became the most noted Bard of his Country and tho a Souldier and a Captain by profession having had the command of a Ship for several years yet all the time he got was bestowed in exercising his Poetical fancy The Works of him that I have seen are these Bardoniaeth or the Art of Welsh poetry Lond. 1593. qu. in 3 sh and half This book which is written in Welsh he stiles the first book or part as if there was a second to be published He also translated into the Welsh tongue the Psalms of David running in excellent Meter Which noble work he performed apud seâ—tum insulam occidentalium Indorum and finished it there 24. Jan. in fifteen hundred ninety and five This translation coming into the hands of his Country-man Tho. Salisbury was with the help of his Friend Tho. Middleton Citizen of London and kinsman to the author published at Lond. 1603. qu. Before which time the author as it seems was dead In my searches I find another Will. Middleton Bach. of Divinity and Minister of Hardwick in Cambridgshire author of Papisto mastix or the Protestants Religion defended c. Lond. 1606. qu. and of other things but what relation there was between the former and this who seems to have been educated in Cambridge I know not JOHN SMYTHE or Smith Son of Sir Clem. Smythe of Little Badew in Essex by Dorothy his Wife Sister to Edw. Seymour Duke of Somerset whose Sister Jane Seymour was the third Wife of K. Hen. 8. was born as it seems in Essex and laid the foundation of Literature in Oxon but in what house 't is difficult to find because both his Names are very common Afterwards being martially inclined he travelled into various countries exercised himself in feats of arms and became as well a compleat Souldier as Gentleman At length he was made a Knight by Qu. Elizabeth and by her sent Embassador into Spain in 1576 as being a person of a Spanish port and demeanour and well known to the Spaniard who held him as their King did in high value and especially for this reason that he was first cousin to K. Ed. 6. His works are Discourse concerning the forms and effect of divers Weapons and other very important Matters Military greatly mistaken by divers of our men of War in their days and chiefly of the Musquet Calyver and Long-bow c. Lond. 1589. and 1590. qu. Certaine Instructions Observations and Orders Military requisite for all Chieftains Captains higher and lower Officers Composed 1591. Lond. 1594. 95. qu. Instructions for Enrolling and Mustering Printed with Certain Instructions c. What other books of his are published I cannot yet find nor exactly when he died only that he was living and in great esteem among Souldiers and learned men in fifteen hundred ninety and five Besides this was another Sir Joh. Smyth equal in time with him eldest Son of Tho. Smyth of Ostinhanger in Kent Esq and brother to Sir Thomas of Bidborough in the same County whom I shall mention elsewhere Which Sir John dying in the beginning of 1609. was buried in Ashford Church in the said County leaving Issue as it seems Tho. Smyth of Ostenhanger afterwards Knight of the Bath and Viscount Stranford in Ireland who dying 30. June 1635. was buried in his Chappel joyning to the said Church of Ashford But this Sir John was no writer nor of the same Family because he was descended from the Smyths of Corshan in Wiltshire whereas Sir John who was the Writer and Souldier was Grandson to Tho. Smyth of Ravinhall in Essex and he a Discendant from John Carrington who fled for a time from
of England to Geneva in the beginning of Q. Maries reign and there joined with Joh. Knox as quiet a spirit as himself that was the firebrand of his country of Scotland c. The truth is Goodman was a most violent Nonconformist and for rigidness in opinion he went beyond his friend Calvin who remembers and mentions him in his Epistles 1561. There was no man more ready than he as Knox was for Scotland to oppose in the beginning of Q. Eliz. the settlement of the Ch. of England according to the way used in the time of K. Ed. 6. What his preferments were when the said Queen came to the crown and where if any they were unless at Chester or in the county I know not Sure I am that when Sir Hen. Sydney was Deputy of Ireland and had much to do with the popish rebels there Goodman shewed his faithful diligence in that service His works are these How superiour powers ought to be obey'd of their subjects and wherein they may be lawfully by Gods word be disobey'd and resisted Genev. 1558. in tw c. W. Whittyngham hath a preface to it The first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of Women Printed beyond Sea 1558. oct wherein Qu. Mary is called a wicked woman traitress bastard Proserpine c. But most of his doctrines in the said two books being destructive to the sacred persons of princes and their state and government were not only condemned by the Episcopal Clergy of England in the time of Q. Elizab. and after but also by the judgment and decree of the University of Oxon past in their convocation held 21. Jul. 1683. Nay The first blast of the trumpet c. was esteemed by all especially the R. Catholicks a wicked seditious and base book and not fit to be taken into the hands of a Christian and the rather for this reason because as a Poet of that time saith No Queen in her Kingdom can or ought to sit fast If Knocks or Goodmans books blow any true blast He hath also written A commentary on Amos This I have not yet seen Nor can I say any thing else of him only that when he laid on his Death-bed at Chester year 1602 in sixteen hundred and two he was visited by Mr. Jam. Vsher afterwards Archb. of Armagh at what time he came from Ireland into England to buy books for Dublin Library several of whose stories he heard with great delight which he would afterwards when an ancient man repeat to his friends He the said Goodman died that year and was as I have been informed by some of his relations buried in the Church of St. Werberg in Chester His sometimes friend and crony Job Parkhurst hath an Epigram upon him which you may take instead of an Epitaph Nemo bonus Servator ait sed solus Olympum Qui regit is bonus est Gudmane nemo bonus Yet an English Presbyterian who saith that Goodman was a learned Scotch Divine was according to his name good and holy WILLIAM HARRYS became Fellow of Lincoln Coll. about 1567. being then Bach. of Arts Afterwards taking the degree of Master he left the Coll. his friends religion and the little all he had and went to the English College then newly erected at Doway where spending divers years in the study of Theology was at length made a Priest Afterwards returning to his native country to serve the afflicted Catholicks and gain Proselytes lived there several years and composed a large volume intit The Theatre or Mirrour of the most true and ancient Church of Great Britaine founded by Apostolical men and propagated from generation to generation even to our time by most holy Doctors and Catholicks in 10 books What else he wrote I find not not any thing material of him besides year 1602 only that he died in England in sixteen hundred and two Contemporary with him was Thomas Marshall Bach. of Arts 1562. and about that time Fellow of the said college but soon after leaving his Fellowship he went to Lovaine where he entred into the Society of Jesus Afterwards he went to Doway where he spent 9 years in reading and explaining Philosophy and at length became Confessor to the English coll at Rome where he died in 1589. leaving behind him the character of a learned person HAYWORD TOWNSHEND eldest Son of Sir Hen. Townshend Knight Justice of Chester by Susan his first Wife daughter of Sir Rowland Hayward of London Knight was a Shropshire man born became a Gentleman Commoner of St. Maries Hall about the beginning of the year 1590. took one degree in Arts being about that time a Student in the Municipal Law in Lincolns-Inn and was afterwards a Barrester In 1601. he was elected a Burgess for Bishops Castle in his own country to serve in that Parliament which began at Westminster 27. Oct. the same year where shewing himself an observing man made an Historical collection of the proceedings therein to which adding other collections for three Parliaments preceeding viz. 1. For that which began 4. Feb. 1588. 2. For that which began 19. Feb. 1592. and thirdly for that which commenc'd 9. Feb. 1597. he made a compleat collection in folio At length when the press was open and the author had been dead many years his labours were published under this title Historical collections or an exact account of the proceedings of the four last Parliaments of Q. Elizabeth wherein is contained the compleat Journals both of Lords and Commons taken from the original records of their Houses As also the more particular behaviours of the worthy Members during all the last notable sessions c. Lond. 1680. fol. In the title of which book the publisher hath set down Heywood instead of Hayward Townshend whose time of death tho unknown to me yet sure I am that he died without Issue some years before 1623. See more in Will. Monson under the year 1606. In 1681. was published in octavo a book intit The connexion being choice collections of some remarkable passages in K. James his reign c. which may supply the vacancy between Townshend and Rushworths collections but who the author of it was I cannot tell 'T is a trite thing WILLIAM FULBECK a younger Son if I mistake not of Thom. Fulbeck who died in his Mayoralty of the City of Lincoln 1566. was born in that City particularly as it seems in the parish of St. Benedict wherein his Father lived and died became a commoner of St. Albans Hall in 1577. aged 17. admitted Scholar of C. C. coll 23. January 1579. took the degree of Bach. of Arts two years after and then translated himself to Glocester Hall Where continuing a severe Student till he had taken the degree of M. of Arts and had compleated it by standing in the Act 1584. he went to Greys-Inn in Holbourn near to London where he addressed himself to the study of the Municipal Laws and as 't is said had
concerned in the matter Some time after Carre then Earl of Sommerset and his Lady Frances before-mentioned were brought to their trials for contriving his death and hiting others to make him away who being both found guilty had the sentence of death passed on them but through the clemency of the King being spared they were only banished the Court. As for our author Overbury who in learning and judgment excelled any of his years which as 't was generally thought made him while living in the Court to be proud to overvalue himself undervalue others and affected as 't were with a kind of insolence hath written A Wife Being a most exquisite and singular Poem of the choice of a Wife c. Printed several times at Lond. while the author lived In 1614 it was printed there again in qu. being the fourth or fifth impression bearing this title A Wife now the Widdow of Sir Tho. Overbury being c. Characters Or witty descriptions of the properties of sundry persons Which Characters as 't is observed were the first that were written and published in England To them are added 1 Certain Edicts from a Parliament in Eutopia written by the Lady Southwell 2 Newes from any whence or old truth under a supposal of novelty occasioned by divers Essays and private passages of Wit between sundry Gentlemen upon that subject 3 Paradoxes as they were spoken in a Mask before his Majesty at Whitehall 4 The Mountebanks Receipts 5 Songs Of the remedy of Love In two parts A Poem Lond. 1620. in about 2 sh in oct Observations in his travells upon the state of the 17. Provinces as they stood an 1609. Printed 1627. qu. This goes under his name but doubted by some whether he wrote it Observations upon the Provinces united And on the state of France Lond. 1651. oct with his picture before it an aetat 32. This also is doubted whether ever he wrote it The arraignment and conviction of Sir Walt. Ralegh at the King's Bench Bar at Winchester 17. Nov. 1603. c. Lond. 1648. in 5 sh in qu. Said to be copied by Sir Tho. Overbury but doubtful He yielded up his last breath occasioned by poyson as I have before told you on the 15. Sept. in sixteen hundred and thirteen year 1613 and was buried as some authors say presently and very unreverently in a pit digged in an obscure and mean place But the Register of the Tower -Chappel dedicated to S. Peter ad vincula saith he was buried in the said Chappel 15. Sept. being the day of his death an 1613. as I have been informed by the Letters of that learned Gent. Sir Edw. Sherburne Knight late Clerk of his Maj. Ordinance and Armories within the Kingdom of England Over his Grave tho no memory by writing was ever put yet Ben. Johnson's Epigram written to him will eternize it and other verses by the Wits of his time set before his Poem called A Wife and in particular that Epigram written by Owen the Welsh Bard running thus Vxorem angelico describis carmine talem Qualem oratorem Tullius ore potens Qualem describis quamvis tibi nuberet Vxor Aequalis tale non foret illa viro Our author Sir Tho. Overbury had a Nephew of both his names a Knight and Justice of the Peace for the County of Gloucester who lived and injoyed the inheritance of the Overburies at Boorton on the hill before-mentioned He wrote 1 A true and perfect account of the examination trial condemnation and execution of Joan Perry and her two Sons John and Rich. Perry for the supposed Murder of Will Harrison Gent c. Lond. 1676. in 4 sh and half in qu. Written by way of Letter to Thom. Shirley Doctor of Physick in London 2 Queries proposed to the serious consideration of those who impose upon others in things of divine and supernatural revelation and prosecute any upon the aecount of Religion with a desire of their candid and christian resolution thereof Printed 1677. Answered by George Vernon Rect. of Boorton on the water the same year in his Ataxiae obstaculum Whereupon Sir Tho. came out with a reply intit Ratiocinium vernaculum or a Reply to Ataxiae obstaculum Being a pretended answer to certain Queries dispersed in some parts in Gloucestershire Lond. 1678. oct This Sir Tho. Overbury was not educated in any University only was a great Traveller in parts beyond the Seas and afterwards a favourer of Protestant Dissenters which is all I know of him only-that he sold his Inheritance at Boorton on the hill to Alex. Popham Esq about 1680. and afterwards retiring to an Estate that he had at Adminton in Queinton Parish in Gloucestershire died there 28. Feb. 1680. and was buried in Queinton Church JOHN HARMAR a most noted Latinist Grecian and Divine was born at a Market Town called Newbury in Berks educated in Grammaticals in Wykehams School admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll 1574. took the degrees in Arts was made the Kings Professor of the Greek Tongue in this University 1585. being then in holy Orders one of the Proctors thereof two years after chief Master of Winchester School for nine years Warden of the coll there 17 years and at length Doctor of Divinity being always accounted a most solid Theologist admirably well read in the Fathers and Schoolmen and in his younger years a subtile Aristotelian The chief actions of his Life an account of his travels of his disputing at Paris with the great Doctors of the Rom. Party and also of the things that he had written and published his Nephew John Harmar whom I shall mention under the year 1670. promised to give unto me a full narration in writing but sickness and death soon after following prevented him He hath published 1 Chrysostomi Archiep. Constant Homeliae sex ex MSS. cod in bib coll Novi Oxon. 1586. 2 Chrysostomi Homeliae ad populum Antiochenum omnes exceptâ primâ cum Latinâ versione Homeliae decimae nonae quae in latinis etiam exemplaribus hactenus desiderata est Lond. 1590. He also translated from French into English Sermons on the three first Chapters of the Canticles Ox. 1587 qu. Written by Theod. Beza And from Lat. into English Sermons on the 10. Commandments Lord. 1581. qu. written by Joh. Calvin and had a prime hand in the translation of the New Testament into English at the command of K. Jam. 1. an 1604. At length paying his last debt to nature on the eleventh of Oct. in sixteen hundred and thirteen year 1613 was buried at the upper end of New coll Choire His Epitaph you may read in a book intit Historia Antiquit Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 152. a. He was a considerable Benefactor to the Libraries of both Wykehams colleges EDWARD BREREWOOD Son of Rob. Br. Wet-Glover thrice Mayor of the City of Chester was born and educated in Grammar learning there applyed his Muse to Academical studies in Brasenose coll in the latter end of 1581. aged
Rob. Canutus 18 Rog. Junius c. 4. nu 23. seems to be the same with Rog. Herefordiensis nu 238. p. 237. See more fully in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 53. 19 Roger Varro c. 4. nu 27. seems to be the same with Gul. de Waria nu 384. p. 349. 20 Simon Dominicanus c. 4. nu 35. is the same with Sim. Henton nu 591. p. 486. 21 Steph. Anglicus cent 4. nu 38. seems to be the same with Steph. Langton nu 326. p. 302. 22 Tho. Wicket c. 4. nu 68. the same with Tho. Wiccius nu 425. p. 379 23 Anonymus alter c. 1. nu 20. the same with Rich. Canonicus nu 283. p. 267. c. And as our author Pits hath repeated many writers in the said Appendix which were before in the work it self so hath he mixed a great many outlandish writers among them supposing them to be English among whom are 1 Alacenus cent 1. nu 8. who was an Arabian as from his works may be gathered 2 Anonymus Sacerdos c. 1. nu 26. who hath written In Apocalypsim S. Johannis lib. 8. Which book divers writers do attribute to Peter Scaliger Bishop of Verona 3 Joh. de Muriis c. 2. nu 97. Who was a French man of Paris 4 Joh. Major c. 3. nu 15. he was a Scot born 5 Joh. Mearus c. 3. nu 18. whom I take to be Joh. de Meara an Irish man 6 Guido Folla Episc Eliensis c. 2. nu 13. He is the same with Guido Elnensis in Majorica who sometimes writes himself Guido Perpinian Elnensis No Guido Folla was ever Bish of Ely 7 Gilla Lincolniensis c. 2. nu 93. He was an Irish Man was Bishop of Limerick and died about 1139. 8 Anton Pacinus c. 1. nu 28. he was an Italian c. At length after our author Jo. Pits had spent most of his time in rambling and but little at Liverdune he gave way to fate there on the 17. Octob. according to the accompt there followed in sixteen hundred and sixteen year 1616 whereupon his body was buried in the collegiate Ch. at that place and had soon after this inscription put over his grave Hic jacet D. Pittz quondam Decanus Officialis Canonicus hujus Ecclesiae Doctor SS Theologiae qui decessit ex hâc vita 17. Oct. an 1616. As for the other volumes which our author saith he hath written viz. a vol. of the Kings another of the Bishops and a third of Apostolical men of England they were not buried with him as he desired in case he should not live to finish them but were saved and are to this day preserved as rarities in the Archives of the Coll. or Church at Liverdune One of the said volumes if not more were used and quoted by Edward Maihew a Benedictine Monk sometimes Scholar to our author Pitscus in a book which he published at Rheimes an 1619. intit Congregationis Anglicanae Ordinis S. Benedicti Trophaea Which Maihew was a Salisbury Man born and a professed Monk of the Congregation at Cassino called by the French Mount-Cassin about 48 miles distant from Naples The other book of Bishops which our author wrote and often refers to in his book De scriptoribus is chiefly a collection taken from the Catalogue of the Bishops of England published by Francis Godwin Sub-Dean of Exeter an 1601. as I have been informed by one that hath seen and perused the book HENRY AIRAY was born in Westmorland educated in Grammatical learning by the care of Bernard Gilpin the northern Apostle and by him sent to S. Edmunds hall an 1579. aged 19. or thereabouts of whose benefaction he did not only then participate but also of his Legacies in his last Will dated 27. Oct. 1582. Soon after our author Airay was translated to Queens coll where he became Pauper Puer Serviens that is a poor serving Child that waits on the Fellows in the Common hall at Meals and in their Chambers and do other servile work about the College After he was Bachelaurs standing in 1583. he was made Pauper Puer or Tabardus or Tabardarius that is a Tabarder or Tabitter so called because anciently they wore Coats or upper Gowns much according to the fashion of those belonging to Heralds and in the year 1586 Master of Arts and Fellow Which servile work belonging to Pauper Puer Serviens when Under-graduats all are to undergo before they can be Fellows About the time he was Master he entred into Holy Orders and became a frequent and zealous Preacher in the University particularly in the Church of S. Peter in the East joyning to Qu. coll and taking the degree of B. of Div. in 1594. was four years after chose Provost of his College In 1600. he proceeded in Divinity and six years after did undergo the office of Vicechancellour wherein as always before he shewed himself a zealous Calvinist and a great maintainer of such that were of his mind which then went beyond the number of those that were true English Ch. men He is reported by those of his party especially such that had an admiration for him that he condemned himself to obscurity and affected a retired and a private life but being generally noted and esteemed for his holiness integrity learning gravity and indefatigable pains in the discharge of his Ministerial Function c. he could not hide himself from the eyes of the World Also that by his singular wisdom and dexterity in the Government of his College many learned Ministers were sent thence into the Church and many worthy Gentlemen into the Commonwealth c. To pass by other commendations which are needless now to repeat I shall only tell you of his writings which were published after his death viz. Lectures upon the whole Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians Lond. 1618. qu. Which Lectures having been Preached in the Church of St. Peter in the East in Oxon were published after his death by Christop Potter Fellow of Queens coll with an Epistle before them of his composition The just and necessary Apology touching his suit in Law for the Rectory of Charlton on Otmore on Oxfordshire Lond. 1621. oct Published also by the said Potter a great admirer of this author and his doctrine Treatise against bowing at the Name of Jesus When printed I know not for I have not yet seen it Tho. Beacon an old Calvinist had long before written on that subject and about Airay's time Dr. W. Whittaker and Andr. Wille◠did the like As for our author he died in Queens coll on the sixth of the Ides of Octob. year 1616 in sixteen hundred and sixteen aged 57. and was buried in the inner Chappel of the said coll Over his grave was soon after put two Monuments one on the ground and another in the South wall with inscriptions on both of them the copies of which you may see in Hist Antiq. Vnivers Oxon. lib. 2. p. 124. b. FRANCIS TATE Son of Barthelm Tate of
peritus c. But before that Apologia was extant he wrote Academiarum quae aliquando fuere hodie sunt in Europâ— catalogus Lond. 1590. qu. contracted by the author and printed on one large sheet of Paper to be put into a frame At the end of the said book he published Chronographia sive origo collegiorum Oxoniensis Academiae This last was mostly written by Tho. Neal of New coll in Lat. verse and to it is added a description of the Divinity and publick Schools and an Epitome of the Halls Our author Windsore had intentions to write a book of the Antiquity of the Univ. of Oxon. and in order thereunto had made many collections but Twyne with his forward and natural genie undertaking that work Windsore forbore to proceed and imparted to him his collections At length after he had lived to a fair age he surrendred up his last breath in his lodgings near S. Michaels Church in Oxon. in sixteen hundred twenty and four and was buried in the outer Chappel of C. C. coll under the north wall behind the Vicepresidents seat At that time he left many if not all his collections of Antiquities containing many dotages and fooleries to Twyne before mentioned Legacies to the prisoners in the prison called Bocardo to the parishioners of S. Michaels Parish and to the Chest in the Tower of C. C. coll After Twynes death some of the said collections were put into the Libr. of the said coll and others were scatter'd about when the great fire hapned in Oxon. soon after Twynes death One vol. of which came at length into my hands wherein I find many vain and credulous matters not at all to be relyed upon committed to writing MILES SMITH a Fletchers Son received his first breath within the City of Hereford became a Student first in C. C. coll about 1568. whence translating himself soon after to Brasnose took the degrees in Arts as a member of that house wherein by the benefit of a severe discipline that was in his time exercised and by his indefatigable industry he proved at length an incomparable Theologist About that time he was made one of the Chaplains or Petty-Canons of Ch. Ch. and took the degree of Bach. of Div. as a member of that Royal foundation Afterwards he became Canon Residentiary of the Cathedral Ch. of Hereford Doctor of Divinity and in 1612. Bishop of Glocester to which See which was given him for his great pains in translating the Bible he received consecration 20. Sept. the same year From his youth he constantly â—â—plyed himself to the reading of antient Classical authors of the best note in their own Languages wherewith as also with Neotericks he was plentifully stored and lusted after no worldly thing so much as books of which tho he had great store yet there were none scarce to be found in his Library especially of the Ancients that he had not read over as hath been observed by those who have perused them since his death He ran thro the Greek and Latin Fathers and judiciously noted them in the margin as he went The Rabbins also as many as he had with their Glosses and Commentaries he read and used in their own idiom of speech And so conversant he was and expert in the Chaldaick Syriack and Arabick that he made them as familiar to him almost as his own native tongue Hebrew also he had at his fingers ends and with all stories of all times And for his rich and accomplished furniture in that study he had this Elogy given him by a learned Bishop of this Kingdom that he was a very walking Library For this his exactness of those Languages he was thought worthy by K. Jam. 1. to be called to that great work of the last translation of our English Bible wherein he was esteemed the chief and a workman that needed not be ashamed He began with the first and was the last Man in the translation of the work for after the task of translation was finished by the whole number set a-part and designed to that business being some few above 40. it was raised by a dozen selected from them and at length referred to the final examination on Bilson Bishop of Winton and this our author who with the rest of the twelve are stiled in the History of the Synod of Dort vere eximii ab initio in toto hoc opere versatissimi as having happily concluded that worthy labour All being ended this excellent person Dr. Smith was commanded to write a Preface which being by him done 't was made publick and is the same that is now extant in our Church Bible the original whereof is if I am not mistaken in the Oxonian Vatican He hath written besides what is before-mentioned Sermons Lond. 1632. fol. They are 15 in number and were transcribed out of his original MSS the first of which is on Jer. 9. 23. 24. He departed this mortal life in the beginning of Nov. year 1624 in sixteen hundred twenty and four having always before been very favourable to the Calvinian Party in his Diocess and was buried on the 9. of the same month in our Ladies Chappel in the Cath. Ch. of Gloucester leaving behind him two Sons which he had by his first Wife Mary Hawkins of Cardiff named Gervase of the Midale Temple Gent. and Miles Smith and this character by the zealous men of the Ch. of England that tho he was a great Scholar yet he was a severe Calvinist and hated the proceedings of Dr. Laud especially after he was made Dean of Gloucester Over his grave was afterwards a white stone laid without any inscription thereon only his Arms impaled by those of the See of Glouc. RICHARD CRAKANTHORPE was born of a gentile Family at or near Strickland in Westmorland became a Student in Queens coll in 1583. aged 16. and soon after a poor serving Child then a Tabarder and at length in 1598. Fellow of the said coll About which time being a noted Preacher and a profound Disputant in Divinity of which Faculty he was a Bachelaur was admired by all great men and had in veneration especially by the Puritanical Party he being himself a Zealot among them as having with others of the same coll entertained many of the principles of Dr. Joh. Rainolds while he lived there After K. Jam. 1. came to the Crown he went in the quality of a Chaplain to the Lord Evers who in 1603. or thereabouts was sent Embassador extraordinary to the Emperour of Germany By which opportunity he as Tho. Morton his Brother Chaplain in that Voyage afterwards B. of Durham did advantage themselves exceedingly by conversing with learned men of other Perswasions and by visiting several Universities and Libraries there After his return he became Chaplain to Dr. Ravis B. of London Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty and by the favour of Sir John Levesen who had sometimes three Sons of Qu. coll Rector of Blacknotley near to
Brayntrey in Essex which was the best preferment I think he had He was a person esteemed by most men to have been replenished with all kind of vertue and learning to have been profound in Philosophical and Theological learning a great Canonist and so familiar and exact in the Fathers Councels and Schoolmen that none in his time scarce went beyond him Also that none have written with greater diligence I cannot say with a meekermind because some have reported that he was as foul-mâ—â—ched against the Papists particularly M. Ant. de 〈…〉 was afterwards against them and the Prelatists or with better truth or faith than he as by those things of his extant do appear the titles of which are these Sermons As 1 Serm. of Sanctification preached on Act Sunday 12. Jul. 1607. on 1 Thes. 5. 23. Lond. 1608. qu. 2 Inaugurat Serm. of K. Jam. at Pauls Cross 24. Mar. 1608. on 2 Chron. 9. 5 6 7 8 9. Ibid. 1609. qu. 3 Serm. of Predestination on 2 Pet. 1. 10. Lond. 1620. 23. qu. Justinian the Emperour defended against Card. Baronius Lond. 1616. in 7 sh in qu. Introductio in Metaphysicam lib. 4. Oxon. 1619. in a little oct Defence of Constantine with a treatise of the Popes Temporal Monarchy Lond. 1621. qu. Logicae libriquinque de praedicalibus praedicamentis c. Lond. 1622. c. Ox. 1677. in a large qu. Appendix de Sillogismo Sophistico Tractatus de providentia Dei Cantab. 1622. c. qu. Defensio Eccl. Anglicanae contra M. Anton. de Dominis Archiep Spalatensis injurias Lond. 1625. qu. Published by Dr. Joh. Barcham Which book was held to be the most exactest piece for controversie since the time of the Reformation Virgilius dormitans Or a treatise of the first General Councel held at Constantinople an 553. under Justinian the Emperour in the time of Pope Vigilius Lond. 1631. fol. Popish falsifications Or an answer to a treatise of a Popish Recusant intit The first part of Protestants proofs for Catholicks Religion and Recusancy taken only from the writings of such Protestant Doctors and Divines of England as have been published in the Reign of K. James an 1607. MS. This book I saw at Oxon in the hands of Mr. Edw. Benlowes the Poet who in his younger days was a Papist or at least very Popishly affected and in his elder years a bitter Enemy to that Party Whether the said book was ever printed I cannot tell Animadversions on Cardinal Baronius his Annals MS. Either lost or embezil'd after the authors death MSS. The copies of which were formerly if not still in the Tabarders Library in Qu. coll De caelo Physica In Aristotelis Organon I have seen also several of his Epistles written to Dr. Hen. Airay Provost of Qu. coll stitch'd up with Dr. Joh. Rainolds his Declamations and other things among the MSS. in the Library of Dr. Thom. Barlow afterwards B. of Lincoln What else he hath written I find not nor any thing more of him only that he dying at Blacknotly before-mentioned for want of a Bishoprick as K. Jam. 1. used to say was buried in the Chancel of the Church there 25. year 1624 Nov. in sixteen hundred twenty and four At which time Dr. Joh. Barchem Dean of Rockyng in Essex did Preach his Funeral Sermon before several Gentlemen and Ministers of the neighbourhood shewing to them in the conclusion the great piety and learning of him who then lay as a spectacle of mortality before them Had that Sermon been printed I might have thence said more of this worthy author but it being quite lost I presume after that Doctors death we must be content with those things that are already said of him PETER BOWNE or Bounâ—â—u as he is sometimes written was a Bedfordshire man born admitted Scholar of C. C. coll in Apr. 1590. aged 15. of which he was afterwards Fellow and M. of Arts. This person having a great Genie to the Faculty of Medicine entred on the Physick line practiced in these parts and at length became Dr. of his Faculty Afterwards he wrote Pseudo-Medicorum Anatomia Lond. 1624. qu. At which time he practiced Physick in the great City and was much in esteem for it in the latter end of King Jam. 1. and beginning of King Ch. 1. What other things he hath published I know not nor any thing of his last days GEORGE MORE Son of Sir Will. More beloved of Q. Elizabeth for his many services done in the Common-wealth was extracted from the Mores of Devonshire but whether born there or in Surrey in truth I cannot tell After he had spent some time in Oxon particularly as it seems in Exeter coll he went to the Inns of Court but took no degree there or here In 1597. he had the honour of Knighthood conâ—erâ—ed upon him being about that time a frequent Speakâ—â— in several Parliaments and much in esteem for his excellent parts In 1604. he being about that time Treasurer to Henry Prince of Wales did by the name of Sir George More of Surrey give several MSS. to the Publick Library at Oxon and 40 l. to buy printed books and in the year following he was actually created Master of Arts. In 1610 he became Chancellour of the most Noble Order of the Garter and about 1615. Lievtenant of the Tower in the place of Sir Jervase Elwaies imprisoned for the consenting to the poysoning of Sir Thom. Overbnry He hath written A demonstration of God in his Works against all such that deny either in word or in life that there is a God Lond. 1598. 1624. qu. Parliamentary Speeches and other things which I have not yet seen He was living at Losely or Lothesley near Guildsord in Surrey where he had a fair Estate descended to him from his Father in sixteen hundred twenty and four and after and there died and was buried He had a Son named Rob. More who was a Knight and a Daughter who was married to the famous Dr. Joh. Donne afterwards Dean of Pauls I have made mention of another George More in the Fasti an 1573. WILLIAM BROWNE Son of Tho. Br. of Tavystock in Devonsh Gent. was born there spent some time among the Muses in Exeter coll after K. Jam. 1. came to the Crown whence retiring to the Inner Temple without any degree confer'd upon him became famed there for his Poetry especially after he had published Britannia's Pastorals Esteemed then by judicious persons to be written in a sublime strain and for subject amorous and very pleasing The first part of it was printed at Lond. 1613. fol. and then usher'd into the World with several copies of verses made by his learned acquaintance as by Joh. Selden Mich. Drayton Christoph Brook c. The second part or book was printed at Lond. 1616. fol. and then commended to the World by various copies made by John Glanvill whom I shall mention elsewhere for his sufficiencies in the Common Law Joh. Davies of Hereford George Wither of Linc.
readings in an Inn of Chancery called New Inn in Lond. 1602. and 1603. History of the ancient and modern Estate of the Principality of Wales Dutchy of Cornwal and Earldom of Chester c. Lond. 1630. qu. The English Lawyer Being a treatise describing a method for the managing of the Laws of this Land and expressing the best qualities requisite in the Student Practicer Judges c. Lond. 1631. qu. Opinion touching the antiquity power order state manner persons and proceedings of the High Court of Parliament in England Lond. 1658. oct Published by John Doddridge Esq a Counsellour of the Middle Temple and Recorder of Barnstaple descended from or at least near of kin to our author Sir Joh. Doderidge With the aforesaid Opinion are published also the opinions of Arth. Agard Joseph Holland Francis Tate and Will. Camden all eminent Antiquaries and Historians the two last of which I have before mentioned and the two first I shall speake of anon Treatise of particular Estates Lond. 1677. in twelv printed at the end of the fourth edition of Will Noy's book called Grounds and Maxims of the Laws of this Nation A true presentation of fore-past Parliaments to the view of the present times and posterity This I saw in MS. in a thin fol. in the Library of Dr. Tho. Barlow now B. of Lincoln but whether it was ever printed I know not Our author Doderidge also did peruse and enlarge a book intit The Magazine of Honour or a treatise of the several degrees of the Nobility of this Kingdom with their rights and privileges Also of Knights Esquires c. Lond. 1642. oct The MS. of which I saw also in the said Library fairly transcribed and dedicated by T. S. of Wycombe to John Lord Lovelace an 1637. This book which is the collection of Will Bird I take to be the same which was afterwards published with a title something different from the former under our author Doderidge's name running thus The Law of Nobility and Peerage wherein the antiquities titles degrees and distinctions concerning the Peers and Nobility of this Nation are excellently set forth with the Knights Esquires Gent. c. Lond. 1657. 58. oct What else he hath written besides certain Speeches which are extant in books put out by others I know not and therefore I shall only say of him that he surrendred up his last breath at Forsters near to Egham in Surrey 13. Sept. in sixteen hundred twenty and eight and that his body was carried to the City of Exeter year 1628 where 't was reposed with great solemnity in our Ladies Chappel joyning to the Cath. Ch. there 14. Oct. following where at this time is visible a very fair monument over his grave and that of his Wise Now as for Arthur Agard whom I have before mentioned I desire the Reader to know of him these things that he was the Son of Clem. Agard of Foston in Derbyshire by his Wife Elianor Daughter of Tho. Middlemore of Edgbaston in Warwickshire that he was bred up to the Law got to be a Clerk in the Exchequer and at length to be Deputy-chamberlian thereof which office he held 45 years while these persons following were successively Chamberlains a place formerly of great honour and worth viz. Sir Nich. Throckmorton Sir Tho. Randolphe Postmaster Sir Tho. West after Lord La Warr Mr. George Young a Scot Sir Will Killigrew Knight Sir Walt. Cope Knight and in his last days in 1615. to Sir Joh. Poyntz Knight While he held that place he learned and received all his knowledge and learning in Antiquities from his faithful and dear friend Sir Rob. Cotton a singular lover of and admirably well read in English Antiquities to whom when Agard died he gave all his Leiger books and MSS. at least 20 in number to be reposed as choice things in his Library among which was Agard's book of his own writing intit Tractatus de usu verbis obscurioribus libri de Domesday which was afterwards put under the Effigies of Vitellius nu 9. The learned Camden stiles him Antiquarius insignis as having been well acquainted with him and his prodigious works collected with his own hand out of his Maj. Records in the Abbey of Westminster where the Exchequer-Office was and elsewhere He died 22. Aug. 1615. and was buried in the Cloyster of St. Peters Church in Westminster near to the Chapter-house door where he had set up a monument in his life-time for himself and his Wife At the time of his death his will and desire was that eleven Manuscripts of his writing and collection should for a small reward given to his Executor be reposed in the Exchequer because they were necessary both for the Kings service and readiness for the subject Also a book of his collection in the Treasury wherein is first contained what records are in the Kings Maj. four Treasuries and how the same are placed and especially how to be preserved And after is contained A collection of all leagues and treaties of Peace entercourses and marriages with Foreign Nations Which book was three years labour and was I think still very carefully preserved for the Kings service The writer and collector thereof took order that it should be preserved in his Maj. Court of Receipt under the charge and custody of the Officers there and to be delivered to them by Inventory because it is very necessary for the Kings use good of the Subject and readiness and light to the Officers As for the other person Joseph Holland whose Opinion concerning the antiquity power c. of Parliament before-mentioned which was also published I can say only this of him that he was a Devonian born an excellent Herald Genealogist and Antiquary as several things of his writing now in being in the Coll. of Arms commonly called the Heralds Office shew Among which is a very long roll of Parchment containing the Arms of the Nobility and Gentry of Devon before and to his time made in 1585. There also goes from hand to hand a folio MS. of his collection not only containing the Arms of the Nobility and Gentry of Devonshire but also of Somersetshire and Cornwall FULKE GREVIL descended from an ancient and knightly fam of his name living at Milcot in Warwickshire was born in that County an 1554 being the same year wherein Sir Philip Sidney received his first breath did spend some time in the condition of a Gent. Commoner in this University either before he went to Trin. coll in Cambridge or at his return thence but in what house unless in Ch. Ch. or Broadgates I cannot well tell nor doth it matter much seeing that he was more properly a Cambridge man to which University he was a Benefactor than an Oxonian After he had left the University he travelled and at his return being well accomplished was introduced into the Court by his Uncle Rob. Grevil a Servant to Q. Elizabeth where he was esteemed a most ingenious person and
the sins of the times preached on the third Sunday after the Prince's death is on Ezech. 9. 4. And the fourth which is called Tears shed over Abner is on 2 Sam. 3. 31. All which four Sermons were printed at Oxon. 1613. qu. 5 Lamentation for the death of the illustrious Pr. Henry and the dissolution of his religious family Two Sermons on Matth. 26. 31. Lond. 1613. qu. 6 Maries memorial on Matth. 26. 13. Lond. 1617. qu. 7 Hearty Prayer in the needful time of trouble on Psal. 118. 25. Lond. 1625. qu. These eleven are all that I have seen of fifteen Sermons or thereabouts that he hath published He yeilded up his last breath at Worthyn or Worthing before mention'd on the 23. Sept. in sixteen hundred thirty and one and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there Over his Grave was a brass Plate soon after fixed to the Wall and thereon engraven a Latine and English Epitaph made by a fantastical Pedagogue The Latine is in four verses containing a Chronogram of the Doctors death the English his Dignities and Employments which I have before mentioned But that which I am to let the Reader now know is an odd story that hangs at the tayl reported by a R. Catholick Priest but whether true or no the Reader is to judge as he please Dr. Price saith he by the worth of his parts and learning was honoured by being particularly known and respected by his Majesty and then afterward was made Dean of Hereford a place of great estimation All his life time he enjoying his health shewed himself much averse to the Catholicks and troubled divers of them In his lest sickness he desired of his Doctor of Physick that he would senâ— to him a Romish Priest whereupon he was accordingly brought The Doctor told the said Priest that he was then in judgment a Catholick and did intend to dye a member of that Religion Whereupon he took the Sacrament and so was incorporated into the mystical of Christs Cath. Church and with a constant resolution died a member of the holy Church c. Dr. Hen. Butts Vicechancellour of Cambridge hanged himself in his garters in his own Chamber on Easter day 1632. being that day to preach to the Vniversity But Dr. Price like a worthy and Christian confessour of the true Catholick and Roman Religion by means of a natural death we hope now enjoyes the felicity of the Saints Dr. Butts maintaining as is reported the heretical doctrine of Predestination in the end died a Reprobate and by the help of a rope wherewith he hanged himself doth remain in insufferable torments with the Devils c. RICHARD PILKINGTON was descended from an ancient Family of his name living at Rivington in Lancashire but where born unless in the County Pal. of Durham I cannot justly say At about 17 years of age he was sent to Cambridge where continuing till after he was M. of A. retired to Oxon and setling in Queens coll was incorporated in the same degree an 1599. At that time being esteem'd eminent in the faculty of Theology he was admitted in the year following to the reading of the sentences and 7 years after was licensed to proceed in the same faculty In 1625. he was made Archdeacon of Leicester in the place of Robert Johnson deceased being at that time the rich Rector of Hambleton in Bucks which were all the preferments I think that he enjoyed His works are Parallela Or the grounds of the new Rom. Catholick and of the antient Christian Religion out of the holy Scriptures composed together in answer to a late popish Pamphlet intit A Manual of Controversies c. by A. C. S. Lond. 1618. qu. What else he hath written I find not nor any thing material of him besides only that he departed this life about the middle of Sept. year 1631 in sixteen hundred thirty and one and was buried in the Chancel of his Church of Hambleton at which time was the most dreadfullest storm of Wind thunder and lightning as ever was known in those parts It occasion'd so great a darkness that the neighbours were forced to convey the Corps to the Grave by lights at four of the Clock in the afternoon I have been also informed by the Rector of that Church Dr. Fr. G. that the storm was so violent that it moved and broke some of the stones that were to cover the Grave and that it forced the Shovel out of the Clerks hand shatter'd it and made an impression on the Chancel Wall as he had received the story from Dr. Pilkingtons servant who then lived in the Parsonage House This last tho very improbable yet certain it is that that most unusual storm did occasion certain odd reports concerning the said Doctor to be made by the R. Catholicks to whom in general he had been a bitter enemy in his preaching and writing ROBERT BOLTON a most religious and learned Puritan was born at Blackbourne in Lancashire on Whitsunday 1572. educated in Grammar learning under one Mr. Yate in the Free-school founded at that place in the 9. year of Q. Elizabeth where in short time by the benefit of excellent parts strong memory labour and attention he became the best Scholar in that schoole At about 18. years of age he being full ripe for the University he was sent to Lincoln coll about 1590. where being put under the tuition of Mr. Joh. Randal a person then of consisiderable note in the University he profited in Logick and Philosophy to the admiration of all meerly occasioned by that ground-work of learning that he had got at School It was then observed that tho he was well skill'd in the Greek tongue yet that he might obtain an exactness in it he did with intollerable pains write out with his own hand either all Homer or Hesiod in a fair Greek character He wrote that language better than English or Latine and was so excellent a Disputant in it that he did with as much facility course or oppose his Antagonist in the publick Schools as in Latine Nay he wrote and spoke it stilo imperatorio as Lipsius calls it and 't was so familiar to him that he could not avoid it From the said college he removed to Brasenose purposely to get a Fellowship because the Society thereof consists mostly of Lancashire and Cheshire men In the beginning of December 1596. he as a member of that coll took the degree of Bach. of Arts but having few friends he stayed long without a Fellowship yet because he should not be disincouraged for he was poor and had little to maintain him Dr. Rich. Brett a very good Greecian of Linc. coll did contribute towards his relief At length with much adoe he became Fellow in 1602. and in the same year proceeded Master of Arts. So that growing famous he was successively chosen reader of the Lectures of Logick and of Moral and Natural Philosophy in that house In 1605.
the Univ. of Oxon and became a considerable benefactor thereunto particularly to the reparation of Canon Law School in S. Edwards parish to the finishing of the re-edification of S. Maries Church and of the edification of the Divinity School In all which places were his Arms set up in colours in the Windows or else engraven in Stone But such is the vicissitude of time that nothing of Arms or any thing like them doth at this time remain Those that belonged to him were Quarterly gules and ermine a Goats head erased in the first and fourth quarter argent given or else taken in allusion to the Arms of the Corporation of Shomakers of which Corporation the Father of this Archb. was as 't is said a member They were curiously engraven on Stone at the bottom of the Stone-pulpit in St. Maries Church as also the rebus of his name an M. upon a Tun. Which Pulpit was pulled down when the inside of that Church was alter'd while Dr. Ralph Bathurst was Vicechancellor an 1676. They were also engraven on the Respondents Pew or Seat of Stone in the Divinity School which also were taken away when the inside of that School was altered an 1669. to what it now is But tho these monuments are decayed yet the memory of the person is fresh among some men who have said that he was a wife and eloquent man but in his nature harsh and haughty that he was much accepted by the King but envied by the Nobility and hated by the people He won the Kings mind with secrecy and diligence chiefly because he was his old servant in his less fortunes and for that also he was in his affections not without an inveterate malice against the House of York under which he had been in trouble Whatsoever else was in the man he deserveth a most happy memory in that he was the principal means of joyning the two Roses At length dying of great years about 90. but of strong health and powers about the latter end of Septemb. in fiveteen hundred year 1500 was buried in the Cath. Church of Canterbury before the image of the Virgin Mary commonly called Our Lady of Vndercroft Over his Stone-coffin or Sepulcher which was but just deposited in the ground was a marble-stone laid even with the surface of the pavement which stone being afterwards crack'd and broken several parts of his body wrap'd up in divers Cear-cloathes were taken away by certain rude and barbarous people At length the head being only in a manner remaining in the said Stone-coffin 't was beg'd out of a pious mind purposely to save it of Dr. Sheldon Archb. of Canterbury in 1670. by that truly noble and generous Rophe Shedon of Beoley in Worcestershire Esquire who esteeming it as a choice relique provided a leaden box to preserve it with its Cear-cloathes about it and with great devotion kept it to his dying day an 1684. Afterwards that choice relique with very many rarities which he in his life time had gathered together came by vertue of his last Will into the hands of his Uncles Daughter named Frances Sheldon sometimes one of the maids of honour to Catherine the Royal Consort of King Charles 2. The said Cardinal Moreton did by his last Will and Testament leave maintenance for a Priest to celebrate Mass for 20. years space in the Church of Bere in Dorsetshire for the Soul of him the said Archbishop and for the Souls of his relations and parents buried there He also left maintenance during that time for 20 poor Scholars in Oxon and ten in Cambridge I find one John Moreton to be made Prebend of Whitchurch in the Church of Wells on the resignation of Robert Stillington afterwards B. of Bath and Wells in July 1447. and Minister of Axbridge and Charlton Mesgrose in the Dioc. of B. and Wells but this John Moreton who died about the month of Dec. 1463. is in the registers belonging to the Bish of B. and Wells written Sacrae Theologiae Professor I find also another Joh. Moreton who translated into English Speculum Vitae Christi written by S. Bonaventure Which John was living in 1438 in which year he with his Wife Juliana were admitted among the Suffrages and Prayers of the Dominicans or Black Fryers at York THOMAS LANGTON was born in a Market Town called Appleby in Westmorland where being educated in Religion and Grammar learning among the Carmes or White Friers was at ripe years sent to Oxon particularly as it seems to Queens coll but a pest breaking out in the University soon after he went to Cambridge and became a member of Clare hall one saith of Pembroke hall took the degrees in the Canon Law in which afterwards he was incorporated at Oxon and had considerable Dignities in the Church bestowed him among which was the Prebendship of S. Ducaman in the Church of Wells an 1478. In 1483 he being about that time Provost of Qu. coll in Oxon and Master of S. Julians Hospital in Southampton was consecrated Bishop of S. Davids whence being translated to the See of Salisbury on the death of Leonel Woodvill had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto 4. May 1 Rich. 3. dom 1484. In a certain writing in Queens coll treasury dat 19. Aug. 4. Hen. 7. dom 1489. he occurs by the titles of Doctor of the Laws Bishop of Salisbury and Provost of Qu. coll Whence we may conclude that he kept the said Provostship in Commendam with Salisbury as probably he had done with S. Davids In 1493. he was translated to the See of Winchester and had restitution made to him of the temporalities thereof 27. June the same year Where being setled he put in practice his good deeds which he had done at Sarum viz. by shewing himself a Mecaenas of learning for which I find he had so great respect that he took care to have youths trained up at his own charge in Grammar and Musick the last of which he was infinitely delighted in in a School which he set apart within the precincts of his house It was usual with him and he took a great pleasure in it to make his scholars or exhibitioners repeat at night before him such dictates that they in the day time had learned from their Master and such that could give a laudable account he either encouraged with good words or small rewards saying to those about him that the way to increase vertue was to praise it c. In his episcopal office he behaved himself so well that he was in great authority with three Kings especially for his learning religion and experience in civil affairs annd had not death snatch'd him untimely away would have succeeded Moreton in the See of Canterbury He died in the beginning of the year fifteen hundred and one and was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Winchester near to the tomb and shrine of S. Swithune By his last will and test which I
Lieutenant he was consecrated Bishop of Limerick in Apr. 1604. In the year 1606. he by a dispensation kept the See of Kilfenore with it to the year 1617. at which time he voluntarily resign'd it He bestowed much money in repairing the Church of Limerick and in the adorning it with Organs and several Ornaments as also in repairing the house belonging to his See besides other moneys for pious use He died on the 22. of March in sixteen hundred twenty and five and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of Limerick where was a monument soon after erected to his memory In the said See succeeded Francis Gough commonly called Goffe whom I shall anon at large mention ARTHUR LAKE sometimes Fellow of New coll was consecrated B. of Bathe and Wells in the month of Dec. 1616. and concluded his last day in sixteen hundred twenty and six year 1626 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the said See succeeded Dr. Will Laud of whom I shall make mention at large among the writers in the second volume of this work TOBIE MATHEW Son of John Mathew a native of Roos in Herefordshire by his Wife Elianor Croston of Ludlow was born in the city of Bristow in that part of it which is in Somersetshire educated in Grammar learning in the City of Wells became a Student in this University in the beginning of the year 1559. aged 13. years but in what house unless in Vniv. coll the antient members of which have claim'd him as theirs I know not Sure it is that being a Student of Ch. Ch. soon after his first coming he did as a member of that house take the degree of Bach. of Arts in 1563. and three years after that of master and holy orders at which time he was much respected for his great learning eloquence sweet conversation friendly disposition and for the sharpness of his wit In 1569. he was unanimously elected the publick Orator of the University which office he executed with great applause and with no little honour to the University In 1570. he was made Canon of Ch. Ch. and on the 28. Nov. the same year he was admitted Archdeacon of Bathe In 1572. May 15. he became Prebendary of Teynton Regis with Yalmeton in the Church of Salisbury and in July the same year he was elected President of S. Johns coll At which time being much famed for his admirable way of Preaching he was made one of the Queens chaplains in Ordinary and soon after proceeding in Divinity was made Dean of Ch. Ch. 1576. So that then his name sounding high among scholars he deservedly obtain'd the name of Theologus praestantissimus for so he is stiled by the learned Camden who adds that in him doctrina cum pietate ars cum natura certant Eam Campian the Jesuit in his book of Ten Reasons which the R. Catholicks count an Epitomy of all their doctrine labouring to prove that the Fathers were all Papists and to give the uttermost he could to his assertion saith that Thoby Mathew confest to him so much 〈◊〉 saith he c. We did once in a familiar sort sound Th. Mathews opinion he that now domineers in your Pulpits whom for his good learning and seeds oâ— vertue we esteemed c. Which character coming from a Jesuits pen makes it the truer because he was in some manner his Adversary In 1579. he did undergo the office of Vicechancellour of this University and in 1583. he was not only made Chantor of the Church of 〈◊〉 on the resignation of George Carew in the month of June but also Dean of Durham void by the decease of Dr. 〈…〉 In which dignity being installed 31. Aug. he gâ—ve up his Chantorship in Febr. following wherein he was succeeded by Dr. Will. Zouch and in the beginning of the year following his Deanery of Ch. Ch. In 1595. he was to the great joy of many especially those of the Clergy made Bishop of Durham upon the translation of Dr. Math. Hutton to York which was made 24. of March 1594. to which See being consecrated soon after sate there till August an 1606. and then being translated on the 18. of the said month and installed on the 11. of Sept. following in the person of his Proctor sate there in great honour and repute till the time of his death He gave way to sate in a good old age on the 29. of March in sixteen hundred twenty and eight year 1628 and was buried in a chappel behind or beyond the east end of the choire of the Cath. Ch. of York Soon after was a noble monument of black and white marble set up under the great east window of that chappel with his Effigies in his Archiepiscopal robes and an inscription thereon A copy of which containing his just character you may see in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon lib. 2. p. 255. b. 256. a. He hath extant a latin Serm. intit Concio Apologetica contra Edm. Campianum in Deut 32. 7. Oxon. 1638. oct As also a letter to K. Jam 1. which is printed in the Cabala I have been informed that he had several things lying by him worthy of the Press but what became of them after his death I know not nor any thing to the contrary but that they came into the hands of his Son Sir Tobie In the said See of York succeeded Dr. George Mountaigne of Queens coll in Cambridge sometimes a Lecturer in Gresham coll afterwards Master of the Savoy Dean of Westminster in the place of Dr. Neile promoted to the See of Lichf and Cov. in which dignity he was install'd in Dec. 1610. Bishop of Lincolne to which he was consecrated 14. Dec. 1617. and then of London being translated to that place 20. July 1621. In the latter end of 1627. he was translated to Durham whence after he had sate three months he was translated to York in the place of Mathew as I have before told you to which See being elected 16. June was inthronized therein 24. Oct. 1628. But he expiring soon after in the year of his age 59. six months and two days was buried in the chancel belonging to the Church of Cawood in Yorksh in which parish he was born and had soon after a comely monument set up to his memory at the charge of Isaac his brother Curator of his last Will and Test in the north wall of the said chancel containing his bust in his lawn sleeves with a large inscription under it All which especially the verses were made by Hugh Holland the Poet. After him succeeded in the said See Dr. Sam. Harsnet Bishop of Norwych sometimes Master of Pembr hall in Cambridge who being elected thereunto on the 26. of Novemb. 1628 was inthronized 23. April following He died on the 12. of March 1630. being then Privy Counsellour to his Majesty at Moreton in Marsh in Glocestershire in his return from Bathe to his Mannour of Southwell in Nottinghamshire Whereupon