in the Parish of S. Giles in the fields near London in the house of one Mr. Cothorne a Reader in the Church there on Saturday 12 Dec 1685 and was buried by the charity of Dr. Rich. Busby Schoolmaster of the Coll. School at Westm and Dr. Joh. Sharp Minister of the said Church of S. Giles in the Vault under part of the said Church commonly called the Vicars or Rectors Vault His Books and Papers came after his death into the hands of the said Busby among which is the last thing that he wrot The Tables which are according to his promise in the last line of his printed Tables of squares drawn up and finished and which Sir Cyrill Wych when President of the Royal Society did license for the Press There only wants a leaf or two for the explanation of the use of them which his death hath prevented See more in Tho Branker among the Writers in the second Vol. an 1676. Creations Dec. 17. Edmund Wright of Ch. Ch. was actually created Master of Arts in the house of Congregation which is all I know of him Georg. Alberti of Wad Coll. was created Mast of Arts the same day which is all I know of him also only that he had been lately a Student in the University of Heidelberg in Germany and that he was forced to leave that place because of the Wars in that Country An. Dom. 1632. An. 8 Car. 1. Chanc. Dr. Laud. Bishop of London Vicechanc. Brian Duppa D. D. and Dean of Ch. Ch. Jul. 19. Proct. Rich. Chaworth of Ch. Ch. Joh. Meredith of All 's Coll. April 11. Bach. of Arts. April 26. John Warner Rich. Hayter Joh. Charlton of Magd. Hall The last of these three who was Son of Rob. Charlton Esq was born in London and much about the time that he took the degree of B. of A. was entred a Student of Lincolns Inn of which he became a Barrister and a Counsellor of some note After the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. an 1660 he was created Sergeant at Law and in the year following being elected a Burgess for Ludlow in Shropshire to serve in that Parliament that began at Westminster 8 of May was made Deputy for Sir Geffry Palmer Chief Justice of Chester by the name of Job Charlton of Ludford in Herefordshire Esque and in Octob. the same year 1661 was made the first Judge of the Council of Wales and Marches of the same In 1662 he being then a Knight was made Chief Justice of Chester and on the 5 February 1672 he was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in the place of Sir Edw. Turner Knight At which time he spake two Speeches to his Majesty and Parliament upon his admission to that Office which were soon after printed in folio papers On the 15 of the said month he gave up the said honorable office under pretence of indisposition of body yet a certain Writer tells us that he whom he calls a dull welsh Judge had 500 l. per an for giving it up at which time succeeded Edw. Seymour Esq In the latter end of April 1680 he was constituted one of the Justices of the Common Pleas whereupon his Chief Justiceship of Chester was confer'd upon Sir George Jeffries Recorder of London Afterwards he was made Chief Justice of Chester again and was living in 1688 and perhaps may be still being a great friend to the Ch. of England May 12. Will Thomas of Jesus Coll. He was afterwards B. of Worcester June 7. John Bishop of Ball. Coll. See among the Masters an 1635. 11. Joh. Owen of Qu. 21. Charles Hoole of Linc. Tho. More of Mert. Coll. July 5. Henry Killigrew of Ch. Ch. Franc. Goldsmith of S. Joh. Coll. Oct. 20. Hen. Bignell of S. Maries Hall Hen. Bridgman of Oriel Coll. The first of these two was originally of Brasn Coll. the other was afterwards of the same Coll. 25. Will. Eyre of Magd. Hall Dec. 4. George Ashwell of Wadh. Randal Sanderson of Qu. Coll. Of the last of these two you may see more among the Masters in 1636. Feb. 27. Franc. Woodcock of Brasn Coll. All which except Jâ—b Chaâ—lton I. Bishop and R. Sanderson will be mention'd at large elsewhere Adm. 198. Bach. of Law Nov. 9. Rob. Price of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards Bishop of Fernes and Leighlin in Ireland 27. Will. Fuller of St. Edm. Hall He was also afterwards a Bishop in Ireland and at length Bishop of Lincoln Besides these two were admitted nine more among whom were Giles Sweit of St. Maries Hall Justinian Lewin of Pemb. Coll. and John March of St. Edmunds Hall which last I take to be the same Joh. March who afterwards published several things of the common Law Qu. Mast of Arts. May 8. Constantine Jessop of Jesus Coll. June 5. Clem. Barksdale of Glouc. Hall Thom. Powell of Jes Coll. 26. Franc. Roberts of Trin. July 5. Obadiah Grew of Ball. Coll. Admitted 152. Bach. of Phys But two were this year admitted of whom Thomas Simpson of Ch. Ch. was one and one admitted to practice in the same faculty Bach. of Div. May 2. Joh. Gumbleden of Ch. Ch. 9. Thom. Wetherell Joh. Strickland Joh. Ellis of Jes Coll. of Qu. Coll. The first of these three Th. Wetherell who was a Cumberland Man born and eminent for his knowledge in the Greek tongue wrot Radices Linguae Graecae which are put at the end of one of the editions of Jo. Riders Dictionary One Tho. Wetherell Bac. of Div. published five Sermons in 1635. But he is not the same with the former as the Seniors of Queens Coll. tell me June 30. Bruno Ryves of Magd. July 6. Joh. Lewgar of Trin. Coll. Oct. 23. George Griffith of Ch. Ch. Feb. 23. Alex. Grosse of Exet. Coll. Besides these were nineteen more admitted of whom Thom. Cook of Brasn Coll. was one being then accounted a most learned Divine He was after the restauration of K. Ch. 2. made one of the Vicars of Bampton in Oxfordshire and Archdeacon of that part of Shropshire which is in the Diocess of Hereford in the place as it seems of Dr. Morgan Godwin You are now to understand that one Tho. Cook Bach. of Div. wrot a book entit Episcopacy asserted as it now stands established in our Church and Commonwealth c. Lond. 1641. qu. Which Th. Cook having been bred as I conceive in Cambridge and afterwards beneficed in the East parts of England he is not to be taken to be the same with the former of Brasnose who afterwards was a Covenanteer and never lived in those parts or tho very able published any thing He died 6. Apr. 1669. aged 73 and was buried in the Church at Bampton whereupon his Vicaridge and Archdeaconry were confer'd on Steph. Philipps M. of A. of Brasnose who married his only Daughter and Heir Doct. of Law June 30. Giles Sweit of St. Maries Hall lately of Oriel College accumulated the Degrees in the Civil Law He was afterwards Principal of St.
chief Master of the School at Manchester in Lancashire where also he practiced his Faculty with good success He hath written The Haven of Health made for the comfort of Students and consequently for all those that have a care of their health c. Lond. 1586. qu. there again 1605. and 1612. qu. A preservative from the pestilence with a short censure of the late Sickness at Oxford Printed with the former The said Sickness hapned in 1575. Epistolarum familiarium Ciceroâ—is Epitome secundâ—m tria genera libro secundo Epist 3. proposita Cantab. 1602. oct Epistolae item aliae familiares Ciceroâ—is 〈…〉 genera demonstrativum deliberativum 〈◊〉 redactâ—â— Orationes aliquot faciliores Ciceroâ—is in 〈◊〉 tria genera Rhetoribus usitata depositae What other things he wrote I know not nor any thing else of him only that he deceased at Manchester in sixteen hundred and seven and was buried in the Church there 10. June leaving behind him the character of an able Physician and Latinist a good Neighbour and an honest Man JOHN POPHAM second Son of Edw. Popham Esque of the ancient and gentile Family of his Name living at Huntwâ—rthy in Somersetshire spent some time in â—ludy among the Oxonians particularly as it seems in 〈◊〉 coll being then observed to be given at leisure hours to manly Sports and Encounters Afterwards he retired to the Middle-Temple lived a loose life for a time but taking up soon after his juvenile humour was reduced to gravity So that making great proficiency in his studies became a Barrester Summer or Autumn-reader of the said Inn an 1568. Serjeant at Law soon after Solicitor General in 1579. Attorney General two years after and Treasurer of the Middle-Temple In 1592. he was made L. Ch. Justice of the Kings Bench as Camden tells us tho' others say of the Common Pleas in the place of Sir Christop Wray deceased and the same year hereceived the honour of Knighthood from her Majesty While he held that honourable office of L. Ch. Justice he administred it towards Malefacters with such wholsome and available severity that England was beholding unto him a long time for a part of her private Peace and home Security For the truth is the Land in his days did swarm with Theeves and Robbers whose ways and courses he well understood when he was a young Man some of whom being condemned by him to die did gain their Pardons not from Qu. Elizabeth but from K. James which being soon discovered to be prejudicial to Justice and the Ministers thereof this our worthy Judge complained to the King of it Whereupon granting of Pardons were not so often afterwards issued out His works that are extant are these Reports and Cases adjudged in the time of Q. Elizabeth Lond. 1656. fol. To which are added Remarkable Cases and Reports of other learned Pens since his death These Reports were afterwards printed again Resolutions and Judgments upon Cases and Matters agitated in all Courts at Westminster in the latter end of Qu. Elizabeth Lond. in qu. collected by Joh. Goldeshurg Esque one of the Protonotaries of the Common Pleas. At length our author Popham dying on the 10. of June in sixteen hundred and seven year 1607 aged 76 years was buried in the South Isle of the Church at Wellington in Somersetshire Which Town he had for several years before graced by his habitation By his last Will and Test dated 21. Sept. 1604. and proved 17. June 1608. wherein he stiles himself Chief Justice of the Pleas he makes provision for an Hospital to be at Wellington for 6 Men and 6 Women and for other works of Charity Afterwards was a noble Monument erected over his grave with a short inscription thereon wherein he is said to have been Privy Councellor to Queen Elizabeth and King James HENRY LYTE Esq Son of John Son of Tho. Lyte was born of and descended from an ancient Family of his name living at Lytes-Carey in Somersetshire became a Student of this University in the latter end of Hen. 8. about the year 1546. but in what coll or hall I know not as yet or whether he took a degree the Registers of that time and in Ed. 6. being very imperfect After he had spent some years in Logick and Philosophy and in other good learning he travelled into Foreign Countries and at length retired to his Patrimony where by the advantage of a good foundation of literature made in the University and abroad he became a most excellent Scholar in several sorts of learning as by these books following it appears most of which I have seen and perused Records of the true original of the noble Britains that sprang of the remains of the Trojans taken out of Oblivions treasure MS. The beginning of which is Isis the principal river of Britaine c. The copy of this that I saw was written with the authors own hand very neatly an 1592 the character small lines close some words in red Ink and others only scored with it The mystical Oxon. of Oxonford alias a true and most antient record of the original of Oxford and all Britaine Or rather thus Certain brief conjectural notes touching the original of the University of Oxon and also of all Britaine called Albania and Calydonia Sylva MS. The beginning of which is The antient City and famous Vniversity of Oxford in Britayne c. The copy also of this that I saw was written with the authors own hand in 1592. like the former The said two books being written in a small character and very close are contain'd but in a little quantity of Paper In the last of which are many pretty fancies which may be of some use as occasion shall serve by way of reply for Oxon against the far fetch'd antiquities of Cambridge They were both sometimes in the library of Miles Windsore formerly fellow of C. C. coll after whose death they came into the hands of Br. Twyne and after his to the University of Oxon. The light of Britaine being a short summ of the old English History Dedicated to Qu. Elizabeth He also translated from French into English The History of Plants wherein is contained the whole discourse and perfect description of all sorts of Herbs and Plants c. Lond. 1578. fol. written by Rembert Dodonaeus It was then printed with Sculptures from woodden cuts and without Sculptures by Ninion Newton Lond. 1589. qu. printed the third time in fol. at Lond. 1619. This book which hath been taken into the hands of curious Physicians had an Epigram made on its first edition by that noted Poet Tho. Newton friend to the Translator What else our author Hen. Lyte hath written and translated I know not nor any thing of him besides only that paying his last debt to nature in sixteen hundred and seven aged 78. was buried in the north Isle of the Church of Charlton-Makerel in Somerset-shire which Isle belongs to the Lytes of Lytes
Vicar General to Gilbert Bishop of that place and at length Prebendary of Fordington and Writhlington in the Church of Sarum He died about the month of Feb. in 1575 and was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Wells Oct. 18. John Croke of New Coll. He was now an eminent Advocate in the Court of Arches and about this time dignified in the Church Doct. of Div. July 6. John Ramridge of Mert. Coll. He was made Dean of Lichfield in the beginning of Qu. Maries Reign in the place of one Rich. Willyams deprived for having married a Widow in the Reign of K. Edw. 6. But the said Ramridge leaving England without any compulsion in the beginning of Qu. Elizabeth being much troubled in mind upon a foresight of the alteration of Religion he went into Flanders where in wandring to and fro in great discontent he met with Thieves who first rob'd and afterwards murder'd him Only two supplicated for the said Degree this year viz. Will. Wetherton M. A. and Bach. of Div. and Edw. Sepham M. A. and Student in that Faculty but were not now or after admitted Incorporations Apr…Nich Grimoald Jul. 19. Laur. Nowell B. of A. of Cambr. Nov. 8. George Dogeson or Dogâ—on Chantor of Wells and M. A. of the University of Paris was then incorp M. of A. Which being done he was incorporated Bach. of Div. as he had stood in the said University of Paris An. Dom. 1543. An. 35 Hen. 8. Chanc. the same Commiss the same Proct. John Estwyke Will. Pye again Elected the first day of Easter Term. Bach. of Arts. Jul. 12. Tho. Godwyn of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards Bish of Bathe and Wells Dec. 14. Will. Johnson of All 's Coll. The Cat. of Fellows of that House saith that he was afterwards Dean of Dublin and Bishop of Meath in Ireland whereupon recurring to the Commentary of Irish Bishops written by Sir James Ware I could find no such Person nor Dr. Johnson of Christs Coll. in Cambridge who is reported by Th. Fuller the Historian to be Archb. of Dublin Feb. 20. Tho. Bentham of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards Bish of Lichfield and Coventry In all about 35 besides about 7 who were Supplicators or Candictates for the said degree of Bac. of Arts. Bach. of Civ Law Jan. 4. Nich. Harpesfield of New Coll. Mar… John Plough The former was afterwards a zealous Writers for the Rom. Catholic the other for the Protestant Cause Besides these two were about twelve more admitted Mast of Arts. Jun. 6. Joh. Fox Hen. Bull Tho. Cooper Will. Dounham of Magd. Coll. The two last of which were afterwards Bishops At the same time was one John Redman or Redmayne of Magd. Coll. admitted But whether this be the same John Redman who was afterwards Archdeacon of Taunton or another mentioned under the year 1508 and 1524 or a third mention'd among the Writers an 1551 I cannot justly say June 6. Will. Hugh 20. George Ethoridge John Morwen of C. C. Coll. Feb. 21. Joh. Pullayne Mar. 18. Laur. Nowell 24. Nich. Grimoald In all thirty nine of New Brasn Mert. Coll. Bach. of Div. June 30. Gilb. Bourne of All 's Coll. Nov. 21. John Somer He was Can. of Winds in the time of Qu. Mary where he died 1573. Tho. Slythurst was admitted the same day He was made Canon of Winds and the first President of Trin. College in the time of Qu. Mary of which being deprived in the beginning of Qu. Eliz. was committed Prisoner to the Tower of London where he died about 1560. Feb. 8. Will. Pye of Oriel College now one of the Proctors of the University In 1534 he seems to have been admitted Bach. of Physick Besides these were ten more admitted and five that supplicated among whom was William Peryn one lately a Dominican or Black Fryer who was I suppose admitted because in a Book or Books which he soon after published he writes himself Bach. of Div. Doct. of the LL. Jul. 2. John ap Harry or Parry He was soon after Principal of Broadgates Hall and seems to be the same John ap Harry who was Successor to Gilb. Smith in the Archdeaconry of Northampton This Dr. Parry died in the beginning of 1549 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Castor in Northamptonshire John Williams lately Principal of Broadgates Hall was admitted the same day Doct. of Div. June 1. Philip Brode about this time a shagling Lecturer of Divinity in this University He was afterwards a Prebendary of the Church of York beneficed in the Diocess thereof and died in 1551. or thereabouts John Robyns the Astrologer and Mathematician sometimes Fellow of All 's Coll. and now Canon of Windsore did supplicate that he might be admitted to proceed in Divinity but whether he was admitted it appears not Rich. Cox also a D. of D. of Cambridge did supplicate that he might sit and take a place among the Doctors of Divinity tho it was unusual and out of order as being not incorporated See in the year 1545. Incorporations This year or thereabouts John Cheek of Cambridge was incorporated but in what degree unless in that of Master of Arts I cannot justly tell because of the imperfectness of the Registers He had studied before for some time in this University and was now one of the Canons of Kings Coll. in Oxon. I mean of that College founded by K. Hen. 8. on that of Card. Wolsey which continued from the year 1532 to 1545 at which time he was about to translate the See of Oxon from Osney to his said Coll. intended then by him to have it known by the name of Christ Church which was effected accordingly in the year following When the said Kings Coll. was dissolved by Hen. 8. in the beginning of the year 1545 he allowed most of the then Canons yearly Pensions in lieu of their Canonries and to Jo. Cheek who was then Tutor to his Son Prince Edward he allowed six and twenty pounds thirteen shillings and four pence He was afterwards a Knight and most famous for his Learning exprest in his Introductio Grammatices his Book De ludimagistrorton officio in another De pronunciatione Linguae Graeâ—â—c and in many more besides Translations the Catalogue of which mostly taken from Baleus you may see at the end of Sir John Cheeks Life written by Ger. Langbaine put by him before a Book written by the said Cheek entit The true Subject to the Rebel or the heart of Sedition c. Oxon. 1641. qu. This Sir John Cheek died at Lond. in the house of Pet. Osbourne Esq a great Comforter of afflicted Protestants in the month of Sept. 1557 and was buried in the Church of S. Alban in Woodstreet within the said City An. Don. 1544. An. 36 Hen. 8. Chanc. the same Commiss the same Proct. Nich. Alambrygg of All 's Coll. Will. Smyth of Brasn Coll. again Elected about the Ides of May. Bach. of Arts. Apr. 7. In an Act then celebrated Will. Fitzjames Dean of We'ls was
Creations Apr… Marmaduke Middleton Bishop of St. David and much deserving of the Church of Ireland was actually created Doct. of Div. of Dr. Humphrey and both the Proctors Jul. 12. Thom. Thornton Vicechanc. of this University Canon of Ch. Church in Oxon. of Worcester and Hereford of which last place he was also Chauntor and about this time Master of Ledbury Hospital in Herefordshire was actually created D. of D. He surrendred up his last breath on the 15. April an 1629. aged 88. and was buried on the twentieth day of the same month in the Chancel of the Parish Church of Ledbury Over his grave was a handsome monument set up for him in the North wall of the Chancel with a large inscription thereon wherein 't is said that he was born at Harrew on the Hill in Middlesex that he was purioris Latini Sermonis Author primarius that he was a benefactor to the poor People of Ledbury Hospital that he adorned and repaired the Library at Hereford and enriched it with books that he was a common refuge for young poor Scholars of great hopes and parts and tutor to Sir Philip Sidney when he was of Ch. Ch. c. To which I add that he was also Tutor to the Learned Will Camden Clarenceaux K. of Arms. An. Dom. 1584. An. 26 Elizab. An. 27 Elizab. Chanc. the same Vicechanc. John Vnderhyll D. D. Rector of Linc. Coll. Jul. 16. Proct. Thom. Smith of Ch. Ch. Rich. Mercer of Exet. Coll. Apr. 29. Bach. of Arts. Nov. 12. Francis Bradshaw of Magd. Coll See among the Doctors of Div. 1607. 28. Richard Latewar of St. John Coll. Feb. 1. Hen. Salesbury of St. Alb. Hall Since the life or character of this Person was printed which you may see in p. 226. num 265. I find that he was of the Family of the Salesburies of Dolbelider in Denbighshire and that after Joh. David Rhese whom he stiles Vir ingenio felix literarum ac linguarum cognitione insignis had published his Cambro Brytannicae institutiones rudimenta he wrot and published Grammatica Britannica in usum linguae studiosorum Juccinctâ methodo perspicuitate facili conscriptae Lond. 1593. oct dedic to Henry Earl of Pembroke which is all I know of him yet only that he was living at Denbigh in that year 9. John Randall of Trinity afterwards of Lincolne Coll. Mar. 15. Sim. Wastell of Qu. Coll. Admitted 93 or thereabouts Bach. of Law Apr. 31. John Favour of New Coll. Jul. 10. Pet. Vâ—erheile sometimes written Varahiâ—ius Burgensis Belga which is all I know of him Rich. Meredith of New Coll. did supplicate for the said Degree Jul. 1. but was not admitted See among the Bach. of Divinity 1606. Admitted 4. Mast of Arts. May 25. John Philipps of St. Maries Hall He was the same who took the Degree of Bach. of A. 1579 and the same as it seems who was afterwards Bishop of the Isle of Man 30. Will. Fulbeck of Glocester Hall lately of C. C. Coll. June 2. Rich. Field of Magd. Hall 3. Jerem. Corderoy lately of St. Alb. Hall Jun. 22. John Milward of Broadgates Hall lately of Ch. Ch. One John Milward D. D. Chapl. to K. Jam. 1. was among other things Author of Jacobs great day of trouble and deliverance Serm. at Pauls cross 5. Aug. 1607 upon his Maj. deliverance from Gowries treasons on Jerem. 30. 7. Lond. 1610. qu. Whether he be the same with John Milward M. of A. who was a Derbysh Man born I know not He that was D. D. and an Author died on the Kal. of Aug. 1609 and the next year the Sermon was published by his Brother Matthew Milward Jul. 6. Owen Wood of Jesus Coll. He was afterwards made Dean of Armagh in Ireland by the favour as I suppose of Rob. E. of Essex while he was a Lieutenant of that Kingdom in whose treasons he was engaged 1600 and an especial benefactor to his College One of both his names was a practitioner in Physick and wrot An alphabetical book of Physical secrets as also A small treatise of the judgment of Vrines Both printed at Lond. 1632. and 39. oct Jul. 7. Rob. Wright of Trin. Coll. Jan. 18. Tho. Savile of Merton Coll. This Person who was younger Brother to Sir Hen. Savile did afterwards travel into various Countries beyond the Seas whereby he improved himself much in several sorts of learning After his return he was by his Brothers endeavours made Fellow of Eaton Coll. near Windsore where being noted for his excellencies caused Rich. Mountague Fellow of that house to number him among the great Philologers of this nation and to be equal with the learned Camden unfortunate Hen. Cuffe Rich. Thompson old Andr. Downes c. to all whom he was well known especially to the first as by many learned Letters written between them appears This Tho. Savile died in his Proctorship of the University 12. Jan. 1592 and was buried in the choire of the Church or Chappel of Merton College where I find this character of him Fuit Sidus lucidissimum qui apud suos exteros literarum virtutis fama ac morum urbanitate perceâ—ebris c. I find another I cannot say the same Thom. Savâ—le whom Camden calls his right learned friend an 1582. and a third who writes himself Gentleman Author of 1 The Prisoners conference handled by way of dialogue between a Knight and a Gentleman being abridged of their liberty Lond. 1605. oct 2 The raising of them that are fallen c. Lond. 1606. qu. Jan. 20. John Lloyd of New Coll. Feb. 20. Will. Suttâ—n of Ch. Ch. Admitted 87. Bach. of Div. May 10. Richard Lewes He was Author of a Sermon preached at Pauls Cross intit Isaac his testament c. on Gen. 21. ver 1. to the 10th Oxon. 1594. oct dedicated to Sir Hen. Vnton of Wadley in Berks. Knight and no doubt of others but such I have not yet seen Jun. 22. John Prime of New Coll. Jul. 6. Rich. Eedes of Ch. Ch. 15. Rob. Cooke of Brasn Coll. Feb. 1. Miles Smith of Ch. Ch. Admitted 13. Doct. of Law Mar. 17. John Drewry of Linc. Coll. In 1592 he succeeded Dr. John Kennall in the Archdeaconry of Oxford and dying in the Cathedral close at Chichester where he had a Dignity 9. June 1614 was succeeded by William Bridges Son of Dr. Bridges Bishop of Oxon as I shall elsewhere tell you This Dr. John Drewry was near of kin if not Son to Will. Drewry Doct. of the Civil Law and Commissary or Master of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury who died in the latter end of 1589 and to Sir Will. Drewry of Westâ—n in Oxfordshire Knight sometimes Lord Justice of Ireland who died 1579. ☞ Not one Doct. of Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Jul. 6. John Walsall of Ch. Ch. 15. Rob. Chaloner of the same house a compounder In 1589 he was installed Canon of Windsore being then double beneficed at least and tho not eminently
as temporal and in many dangers of his life which God did miraculously deliver him from At length K. James the first of England did call him into England and to the holy Ministry he being then 58 years of age and upon the promotion of Dr. John Bridges to the See of Oxon in the latter end of 1603 he made him Dean of Salisbury in Febr. 1604. He hath written 1 Assertiones Theologicae pro vera verae Ecclesiae nota quae est solius dei adoratio contra falsae ecclesiae creaturarum adorationem Rupell 1603. oct 2 England and Scotlands happiness in being reduced to unity of Religion under K. James Lond. 1604. qu. 3 Orthodoxo-Jacobus Papa apostaticus c. Lond. 1611. qu. 4 Anti-Bellarmino-tortur sive Tortus retortus Juliano papismus c. Lond. 1612. qu. 5 Of the ceremonies of the Church of England Lond. 1612. qu. besides Sermons and other things He departed this mortal life in August 1619 and was I suppose buried in the Cathed Ch. at Salisbury whereupon Dr. John Williams succeeded him in the Deanery of that place about the 10. of Sept. and installed in the middle of Oct. following To Sir Rob. Gourden of Sudderland who married his only Daughter and Heir named Lucy he left his MSS. of his own composition written in Latine and English desiring him that the English may be published in Scotland and the Latine beyond the Seas to the end that the great pains that he had taken about them may not be lost These Noble Men Knights and Esquires following were actually created Masters of Arts on the 30. of August the King being then in Oxford The illustrious Prince Esme Stuart Duke of Lenox near of kin to the King James 1. of England He was Father to Lodowick the first Duke of Richmond of his name Henry de Vere Earl of Oxford He was Son of Edw. de Vere called by some the Poetical Earl of Oxford and died at the Siege of Breda in the Netherlands an 1625. Henry Percy the most generous Count of Northumberland a great encourager of learning and learned Men especially Mathematicians who as others have in a high manner celebrated his worth He died 5. of Nov. 1632 and was buried in the Church at Petworth in Sussex Robert D'Evereux Earl of Essex now a young Nobleman of Merton Coll. See more in the year 1636. Will. Herbert Earl of Pembroke the very picture and Viva effigies of Nobility a Person truly generous a singular lover of learning and the professors thereof and therefore by the Academians elected their Chancellour some years after this His Person was rather Majestick than elegant and his presence whether quiet or in motion was full of stately gravity His mind was purely heroick often stout but never disloyal and so vehement an opponent of the Spaniard that when that match fell under confideration in the latter end of the Reign of K. Jam. 1. he would sometimes rouze to the trepidation of that King yet kept in favour still for His Majesty knew plain dealing as a jewell in all Men so was in a Privy Counsellour an ornamental duty and the same true heartedness commended him to K. Ch. 1. Philip Herbert his younger Brother now Earl of Montgomery He was quite different in nature from the aforesaid William being a Person esteemed a very frequent swearer and one so intolerably cholerick quarrelsome and offensive while he was Lord Chamberlain to K. Ch. 1. that he did not refrain to break many wiser heads than his own Mr. Thomas May the translator of Lucan and afterwards Historian to the Long Parliament felt the weight of his staff which had not his office and the place being the Banquetting-house protected it might have been a question whether ever he would have struck again See more of him in Will. Herbert among the writers under the year 1630. William Cecill Viscount Cranbourne Son of Robert Earl of Salisbury He was after the death of his Father Earl of Salisbury and Knight of the Garter and lived to 1668. John Bridges Bishop of Oxon sometimes of Pembroke hall in Cambridge and lately Dean of Salisbury upon the promotion of Dr. John Piers to the See of Rochester was then also created He was now famous for the several books that he had published the titles of some of which you may see in Bodlies or Oxford Catalogue He died on the 26. March 1618 and was buried in the Church of Marsh-Balden or Balden in the Marsh near to and in the County of Oxford as I have elsewhere told you He was Doctor of Divinity and therefore I presume the Registrary of the University should have put him among such that were incorporated this year and not among the Creations of Masters of Arts. Theophilus Howard Baron of Walden Son and Heir of Thomas Earl of Suffolk He was afterwards Earl of Suffolk and Knight of the honourable Order of the Garter He died 3. June 1640 and was buried in the Church at Walden beforementioned Charles Howard Baron of Effingham Son of Charles Earl of Nottingham He was afterwards Earl of Nottingham Thomas West Lord La Warr commonly called Lord de la Ware Grey Brugges or Bridges Lord Chandois He was commonly called King of Cotswould because of his numerous attendants when he went to Court He died at the Spaw in Italy 1621. Will. Compton Lord Compton He was afterwards the first Earl of Northampton of his name and dying 14. Jun. 1630 was buried by his ancestors in the Church at Compton in the hole in Warwickshire Edward Bruce Master of the Rolls and Baron of Kinloss in Scotland He died 14. Jan. 1610 aged 62 years and was buried in the Chappel of the Rolls in Chancery-lane London He was Father to Thomas Earl of Elgin in Scotland and Baron of Whorlton in Yorkshire as I shall tell you elsewhere … Erskeine a noble Man of Scotland Perhaps he was the same with Sir James Erskeine Knight of the Bath Son to the Earl of Marre or with Alex. Erskeine who was after his Fathers death Viscount Fenton in Scotland and died in the beginning of the year 1633. Sir Hen. Nevill Knight He was afterwards Leiger Embassador at Paris being the same I think of Billingbere in Berks who died about the later end of June 1629. Sir Tho. Chaloner Knight sometimes a Commoner of Magd. Coll. now Tutor to Prince Henry William Herbert John Egerton afterwards Earl of Bridgwater Valentine Knightley John Ramsey a Scot Knights Sir Roger Aston Knight He was the natural Son of John Aston Gentleman second Son of Rich. Aston of Aston in Cheshire had all his breeding in Scotland which made some to take him to be a Scot born was originally the Barber to K. James 1. while he was King of the Scots as a libellous Author tells you though from record it appears that he was Groom of the Bedchamber to him and belonged to it in the time of that Kings Father and Grandfather He was
Compounder Jun. 26. Rich. Heyrick of S. Joh. Joh. Lewgar of Trin. Coll. Jul. 4. Geor. Stinton of Ball. Coll. He was the eldest Son of an Esq was born and educated in Grammar Learning in the City of Worcester and after he had taken the degree of M. A. he became Vicar of Claynes in the Bishop of Worcester's gift and Rector of Speechley both near to the said City He hath published A Sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Worcester in the time of the pestilence on 1 Kings 8. ver 37 38 39. Oxon 1637. oct and hath written others fit for the press which go from hand to hand to this day He died at Speechley about 1654 and was buried in the Church there Joh. Biddle of Ball. Coll. was adm on the said 4 of July but whether he ever took the degree of Bach. of Arts in this University it doth not appear in the publick Register I set this J. Biddle down here to distinguish him from another of both his names a grand Socinian and Arrian whom I shall at large mention in the second Vol. but whether he hath published any thing I cannot yet tell One John Beadle M. of A. Minister sometimes of Barnstone in Essex wrot The Journal or Diary of a thankful Christian presented in some Meditations upon Numb 33. v. 2. Lond. 1656 oct Which Author I presume was of Cambridge See more of him in an Epist to the Reader before the said Journal written by Joh. Fuller Minister of S. Martin Ironmonger lane wherein he speaks much of the said Author Oct. 29. Rich. Bâ—field of Qu. Coll. Dec. 11. Matthias Turner of Broadgates Hall lately of Balliol Coll. He was an excellent Philosopher had great skill in the Oriental Languages and wrot as he himself professed all his Sermons which he preached in Greek Jan. 23. Tho. Hieks of Ball. Coll. Obadiah Sedgwick of Magd. Hall Feb. 21. Tho. Blake of Ch. Ch. Adm. 141. Bach. of Div. May 10. Thomas Vicars of Queens Coll. Besides him were admitted 8 more but not one of them was a Writer or Bishop Doct. of Law Jul. 4. Will. Bird of All 's Coll. This learned Doctor who was Son of Thom. Bird of Littlebury in Essex Brother to Sir Will. Bird mention'd before under the year 1587. was afterwards Custos or Master of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and died in the latter end of 1644. One Will. Bird hath written The magazine of honour or a treatise of the several degrees of the Nobility of this Kingdom c. which was afterwards perused and enlarged by Sir John Doderidge as I have in him told you before among the Writers But what relation this Will. Bird had to the former I know not Doct. of Phys May 27. Rich. Spicer of Exet. Coll. who accumulated the degrees in Medicine He was afterwards an eminent Physitian in London where he died in the beginning of the year 1640. Doct. of Div. June 27. Tho. Jackson Christop Green of C. C. Coll. The first is largely mention'd elsewhere the other who was also a learned and godly man was now Prebendary of Bristow where dying 5 March 1658 aged 79 was buried in the Yard belonging to the Cath. Ch. there Jul. 1. Thom. Benson of Ch. Ch. Joh. Harrys of New Coll. Incorporations On the 9 of July being the day after the conclusion of the Act were these Cantabrigians following incorporated being part of the number of about 24 that were taken into the bosom of this University Charles Lord Stanhope of Harington M. of Arts. Timothy Thurscross M. A. Afterwards being Bach. of Div. he was installed Archdeacon of Clievland in the place of Hen. Thurscross resigning 16. Nov. 1635. And afterwards resigning that dignity Joh. Neile Bach. of Div. was installed therein 27 Oct. 1638 I mean the same Neile who was made Dean of Rippon in the place of Dr. Joh. Wilkins promoted to the See of Chester One Tim. Thurscross D. D. died in the Parish of S. Sepulcher in Lond. in Novemb. or thereabouts 1671 which perhaps may be the same with the former Quaere Thom. Aylesbury M. of A. See among the Incorporations 1626. Will. Fenner M. A. of Pembroke Hall He was afterwards Bach. of Div. and exercised his Ministry for a time in Staffordshire At length upon the invitation of the Earl of Warwick he became Rector of Rochford in Essex where he was much admired and frequented by the puritannical party He gave way to fate in 1640 or thereabouts aged 40 and had several theological Tracts of his writing published after his death by Tho. Hill whom I shall anon mention the Titles of most of which you may see in Oxford Catalogue but more in that publised by Will. London a Bookseller an 1658. Thom. Hill M. A. of Eman. Coll. He was afterwards Rector of Tychmersh in Northamptonshire one of the Assembly of Divines a frequent Preacher before the Long Parliament Master of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge in the place of Dr. Tho. Comber ejected and Vicechancellour of the said University He hath published several Sermons as 1 The trade of truth advanced preached before the H. of Commons at a Fast 27 Jul. 1642 on Prov. 23. ver 23. Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Militant Church triumphant over the Dragon and his Angels Serm. before both Houses 21 Jul. 1645 on Rev. 12. 11. Lond. 1643. qu. 3 The reason for Englands self-reflection an extraordinary Fast-sermon 13 Aug. 1644 before the two Houses on Haggai 1. 7 8. 4 The right separation encouraged Fast-serm before the H. of Lords 27 Nov. 1644 on 2 Cor. 6. 17 18. Besides others as also his Best and worst of Paul an Exercise in Trin. Coll. in Cambr. printed 1648 and his collecting into one quarto Vol. several of the theological Tracts of the aforesaid Will. Fenner printed at Lond. 1651. You may see more of him the said Th. Hill in Anth. Tuckney's Sermon at his Funeral with an account of his Life and Death printed in 1654 in oct Besides this Dr. Tho. Hill was another also who was Minister of Brodfield in Suffolk and died there in the Winter time 1638 but hath nothing extant as I can yet see and a third Dr. Tho. Hill you may see in my discourse of Dr. George Abbot among the Writers an 1633. num 612. Thom. Thorowgood M. A. He was afterwards Bach. of Div. Rector of Grymston in Norfolk and one of the Assembly of Divines Among several things that he hath published are 1 Jews in America or probabilities that Americans are of that race c. Lond. 1650. qu. 2 Moderation justified c. Fast-serm before the H. of Commons 26 Dec. 1644 on Phil. 4. 5. Lond. 1645. qu. c. All which Cantabrigians with many more besides 13 Bachelaurs of Arts were incorporated on the 9 Jul. before mention'd Feb. 28. Thom. Freaer or Fryer Doct. of Phys of the University of Padua He was at this time a practitioner in the City of London and dying in the beginning of 1623 about two months
Author saith who adds that he died at London in Fifteen hundred thirty and six year 1536 which was the eight and twentieth Year of K. Hen. 8. FRANCIS BYGOD a Yorkshire Man born spent some time among the Oxonian Muses but whether he took a Degree it doth not appear Afterwards he received the honour of Knighthood from the King and wrot A Treatise concerning impropriations of Benefices The Epistle before which dedicated to K. Hen. 8. is printed or reprinted at the latter end of Sir Hen. Spelman's Larger work of Tithes by the care of Jerem. Stephens an 1647. The said Treatise seems to have been written after the breach which K. Hen. 8. made with the Pope his Marriage with Anna Bolein and the Birth of Q. Elizabeth as 't is conjectured by circumstances The Author's purpose was chiefly bent against the Monasteries who had unjustly gotten very many Parsonages into their possession as it had been complained of long before his time especially be Dr. Tho. Gascoigne a Yorkshire Man born The said Bygod translated also certain Latin Books into English which I have not yet seen At length being found very active in the commotions in Yorkshire called The holy pilgrimage an 1536 at which time he with his party endeavoured to surprise Hull was thereupon apprehended imprison'd and at length executed at Tyburn near to London with other Knights and Esquires in the Month of June in Fifteen hundred thirty and seven year 1537 which was the nine and twentieth Year of K. Hen. 8. ROBERT WAKFELD a Northern Man born and the greatest Linguist of his time was as he saith ex fidelibus natus fidelis ex Christianis Christianus and afterwards being fitted for the University he was sent to Cambridge where he took one or more degrees in Arts. But his desire being solely bent to improve his natural Genie in the Tongues he went to travel and in short time attained to a very considerable knowledge in the Greek Hebrew Chaldaic and Syriac Tongues About that time he read and taught the said Tongues at Tubing in Germany at Paris and in 1519 I find him to be Hebr. Professor at Lovaine in Brabant in the place of one Matthew Adrian But continuing there only 4 Months he returned into England where being made known to the King by his great friend and admirer Rich. Paice Dean of St. Pauls he was made one of his Chaplams took the Degree of Bach. of Divinity was beloved of many and patroniz'd in his studies by Thom. Bulleyn Earl of Wilts When the unlawfulness of Matrimony between the King and Catherine of Spayne Widow of his Brother Prince Arthur was called into question he began to defend the Queens cause and therefore gained the love of many bâ—t being afterwards courted by fair promises to change his mind and the rather because of his great skill in the Tongues and Divinity and therefore able to say more than another Man he came over to the Kings Party whereby he gained the hatred of many I have seen a Letter written by him to the King dated from Sion in Middlesex 1527. wherein he tells him that he will defend his cause or question in all the Universities in Christendome c. and afterwards tells him that if the People should know that he who began to defend the Queens cause not knowing that she was carnally know of Pr. Arthur his Brother should now write against it surely he should be stoned of them to death or else have such a slander and obloquy raised upon him that he would rather dye a thousand times than suffer it c. Afterwards upon the intreaty of the University of Oxon made to the King Wakfeld was sent thither about 1530. and at his first coming he made a publick Speech in the Hall of the Coll. of K. Hen. 8. since called Ch. Church before the University and afterwards read publickly the Hebrew Lecture there as his Brother Tho. Wakfeld did at Cambridge by the Kings Authority beginning to read there in 1540. In 1532 he was made by the King the twelfth or junior Canon of his College at Oxon founded on the site of that of the Cardinal and in the same Year he was incorporated B. of Divinity So that continuing there some Years after and-instructing many in the Tongues I have therefore put him among the Oxford Writers In 1536 when he saw the King make havock of Religious Houses he carefully preserved divers Books of Greek and Hebrew especially those in the Library of Ramsey abbey which were partly composed by Laur. Holbeach a Monk of that place in the Reign of Hen. 4. among which was his Hebrew Dictionary As for the works of Wakfeld they are mostly these that follow Oratio de laudibus utilitate trium Linguarum Arabicae Chaldaicae Hebraicae atque idiomatibus hebraicis quae in utroque testamento inveniuntur Printed by Winand Worde in qu. Paraphrasis in librum Koheleth quem vulgo Ecclesiasten vocant succincta clara atque fidelis Printed in a black char in qu. Kotser codicis quo praeter ecclesiae sacrosanctae decretum probatur conjugium cum fratria carnaliter cognita illicitum omnino inhibitum interdictumque esse tum naturae jure tum jure divino legeque evangelica atque consuetudine catholica ecclesiae orthodoxae Printed at Lond. 1528 in qu. This is the same with his Book entit by Bale and Pits De non ducenda Fratria Syntagma de hebraeorum codicum incorruptione Printed in qu. In which Book are several things against Joh. Fisher B. of Rochester concerning Matrimony and the unlawfulness of the Kings Marrying with his Brothers Wife Oratio Oxonii habita in Coll. Regio Printed with the former in qu. De Laudibus Agriculturae Epistolae ad D. Th. Bulleyn comitem Wilts Joh. Fisherum Ep. Roff. Rich. Paceum c. Besides other things mentioned elsewhere which I have not yet seen He died at London on the eighth day of Octob. year 1537 in Fifteen hundred thirty and seven leaving Thomas his Brother his Heir but where he was buried I cannot yet tell Jo. Leland in one of his Books gives him the name of Polypus noting thereby he way of contumely that he was a crafty man for craftily conveying away the Hebrew Dictionary before-mention'd Rich. Paice Dean of Pauls in a Letter to K. H. 8. dat at Sion 1527. saith that Rob. Wakfeld is a Person of excellent learning as well in Divinity as in wonderful knowledge of many and divers Languages The University of Oxon in an Epistle to the said King doth also say that besides his various accomplishments he gives place to none for his admirable knowledge in the Hebrew Syriac and Arabick Tongues JOHN CLAYMOND who used to write himself Eucharistiae servus because he frequently received the blessed Sacrament and in the latter part of his life took it every day was the Son of Joh. Claymond and Alice his Wife sufficient Inhabitants of
a Son named Geor. Wyatt of Boxley in Kent Esq restored 13. Elizab. I find another Tho. Wyatt to have been a Student in Cambridge 1587 in which Year he had a Copy of Verses put into Acadedemiae Cantabrigiensis Lachrymae tumulo D. Philippi Sydneii sacratae Published by Alex. Nevill RICHARD TURPIN was descended from an ancient Family of his name living at Knaptoft in Leicestershire extracted from that of the Turpins of Whitchester in Northumberland and educated for a time in Grammatical and Academical Learning in this University Whence being taken before he was honored with a Degree spent afterwards his chief time in Military Affairs at Calice in France under King Hen. 8. He hath written A Chronicle containing matters only of his time and dying at Calice before mention'd in Fifteen hundred forty and one 33. Hen. 8. was buried in the Church of St. Nicholas there leaving then behind him the Character of a Worthy Gentleman RICHARD WHYTFORDE who in his Writings stiles himself the Wretch of Sion was educated for a time among the Oxonians but whether he took a Degree we have no record that shews it Afterwards he was received into the Family of Rich. Foxe Bishop of Winchester and by him was made his Chaplain about the latter end of Hen. 7. at which time he became acquainted with Sir Tho. More then a Young Man between whom was great amity Afterwards Whytforde being minded to leave the World and all hopes of preferment entred himself a Monk of the Order of St. Brigit in the Monastry called Sion near to Brentford in Middlesex About which time being known to Scholars for his divine learning for in Philosophy he was but little vers'd and most sincere holiness he became acquainted with that great light of learning Erasmus who sometimes mentions him in his Epistles and advises him thus Cura at valeas teque tua Philosophia oblectes c. But such was his ill fortune that he lived to see himself turn'd out of his Cell and the Cell it self converted to a profane use Whereupon one Will. Mountjoy descended of a noble race received him into his Family and made him his Confessor which is all that I know of him at present only that he wrot and translated these things following Work of preparation unto the Communion and also for Housholders to govern their Families Lond. in oct When printed I know not for the Copy that I saw was imperfect A Boke called the Pype or Tonne of the life of perfection A work of the three Vows of Religion contrary to the great Hereticks the Lutherans Lond. 1532. qu. The reason of the title is this The Author compares the life of perfection to precious Wine kept in a Pype or Tonne made as it were of three plain boords viz. the three Vows of Obedience wilful poverty and chastity which are bound together as with hoops by their rules as of St. Austine Benedict Francis Basil Which hoops are knit as with wykers with the holy ceremonies of Religion contained in the Statutes Constitutions Injunctions and Customs of every Monastery This allegory he seems to prosecute throughout the whole work His main aim is to commend and defend the religious Orders and those three monastick Vows against the objections of the Lutherans Treatise of patience Also a work of divers impediments and lets of perfection Lond. 1541. qu. The Martiriloge after the use of the Church of Salisbury and as it is read in Sion with additions Lond. in qu. Solitary Meditations Psaltery of Jesus Printed several times in Engl. and French He also translated from Latin into English 1 St. Austin's rule Lond. 1525. qu. to which also he put notes This was done before by another hand but being not well understood by the Nuns of Sion they desired him to do it better which he accordingly did and dedicated it to them 2 St. Bonaventure his lessons entituled Alphabetum Religiosorum Lond. 1532. qu. with other things as 't is probable The Reader is now to know that there was another Richard Whytforde a wealthy Clerk possessed of Lands in Hope Hopedale and Whytforde in Flintshire as also of Lands in Farnworth and Widdous in Lancashire who in his last days entring himself a Brother into the Monastery of Sion before-mention'd died and was buried there 3. Hen. 8. Dom. 1511. But this R. Whytforde who seems to have been born in Flintshire was no writer only Unkle to Rich. Whytforde before mention'd who upon his Unkles account and because of his benefaction to Sion was entred a Brother there being originally as I suppose of Whytforde in Flintshire JOHN SHEPREVE or Shepery was born in or near to the Parish of Radley about a mile or two distant from Abendon in Berks admitted Probationer-Fellow of Corpus Ch. Coll. in the Year 1528. aged 19 or thereabouts took the Degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated 1533 about which time he was Greek Reader in the said College and afterwards Hebrew Professor of the University in the place of Rob. Wakfeld about 1538. Three Years after he did with leave from the chief Members of the University begin to expound in the publick Schools the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Language and would have gone forward with the Books that follow had not death prevented him He was one of the skilfullest Linguists his Age being considered that ever was in Oxon before his time and was thought to surpass Origen in Memory So excellent a Poet also he was that his equal scarce could be found it having been an ordinary matter with him to compose 100 very good Verses every day at vacant hours some of which are extant Several Authors have celebrated his Memory in their respective Books of Poems particularly John Leland in his Encomia illustrium eruditorum in Angliâ virorum c. and in his Cygnia Cantio in the last of which he stiles him Decus atriusque linguae Also Dr. Joh. White in his Diacosio-Martyrion who entitles him trium Linguarum peritissimus and others Among the Books that he hath written these only I have seen viz. Summa synopsis Novi Testamenti disticis ducentis sexaginta comprehensa First of all published by John Parkhurst at Strasburgh about 1556. in oct with some of his Serious Epigrams at the end taken from his Ludicra or Epigram Juvenilia which I shall hereafter mention under him the said Parkhurst Afterwards the said Summa synopsis were printed at Lond. 1560. and at Oxon. 1586. in oct which last edition was reviewed and corrected by Dr. Laur. Humphrey They are also printed if I mistake not in a Book called Gemma Fabri Lond. 1598. and were by the Author composed to no other end but to assist the memories of Novices and Candidates in Divinity Hyppolitus Ovidianae Phaedrae respondens Before which our Author hath a Preface to the Epistle of Hyppolitus to Phaedra contained in about 350 long and short Verses written to one Mr.
of the convocation of the whole Clergy of the Diocess of Canterbury where in speaking and acting he behaved himself with great commendation The same year being forced to leave the said Deanery to make room for Dr. Joh. Fekenham the former Abbat of Westminster and the Monks had that of Windâ—ore bestowed upon him an 1556. But being taken in adultery as some say was deprived of the said Deanery by Card. Pole Archb. of Canterbury in 1557. Whereupon looking on himself as much abused did appeal to an higher Power So that being about to take a journey to Rome to complain to his holiness was seized and clapt up Prisoner within the Tower of London where as I conceive he died Jo. Leland gives him the character of a noted Preacher and Orator of his time and seems to intimate that he had written several Books Jo. Bale who speaks well of few Men saith that he had been sore bytten with a Winchester gose and was not as yet 1554 healed thereof And tells us of his old familiar Mary Huckvale of Oxford and of his provider Goodwife Person and Chrystian Thompson the Widow and I know not what Another equal with Bale in scurrilities saith that Hugh Weston is a drunken burnt tail man a baudy beast a leacherous locust a companion with curtezans of Coleman hedge more meet to be coupled with his old play-fellow and pack-borse Goodwife Hugfaile at Oxon at the tayle of a Cart than to be reverenced and reputed a Mayden Preist in good Queen Maries Court But to let pass this brutish language more fit to be spoken at Billingsgate than by a Person that made Divinity his delight I must tell you that there goes under this Dr. Weston's name Oratio coram patribus clero habita 16. Oct. 1553. The beginning of which is Cum Demosthenes totius Graeciae lumen c. Lond. 1553. oct Disputations with Cranmer Ridley and Latimer in the Divnity School at Oxon. an 1554. At which time he was Moderator in the disputations of several Doctors had with them as you may see at large in Joh. Fox his Book of Acts and Monuments of the Church c. wherein are also several conferences and discourses of the said H. Weston had with other Persons At length he giving way to fate within the Tower of London as it seems in the Month of Decemb. year 1558 in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight was buried before the image of the Crucifix in the middle of the Church belonging to the Hospital of the Savoy situated in the Strand near to London In his will dat 26. Nov. 1558 made within the Tower of London he bestowed most of his wealth on pious and publick uses took a great deal of care about the ceremoney to be performed at his burial and for the praying for his Soul by several Persons in several places as moneys for a Dirige and Mass to be performed 1 By the Master and Fellows of Balliol Coll. 2 By the Rector and Fellows of Lincoln Coll. 3 By the Chapl. or Priest of the University of Oxon. 4 By the Priest at Islip near Oxon. of which perhaps he had been Rector 5 By the Priest of Burton Novery in Leycestershire at which place if I mistake not he had received his first breath because his Brethren lived there c. with many other things therein which not only shew'd him to be a zealous Catholick but also a Person of a publick spirit WILLIAM FORREST was related to John Forrest before-mentioned but where born I cannot justly say spent several years in study among the Oxonians and was there a Student when the question was discussed among the Doctors and Masters concerning the divorce of King Hen. 8. from his Royal Consort Qu. Catherine in 1530 as in the life of the said Queen which I shall anon mention appeareth He was a Priest and had preferment in the Church was well skill'd in Musick and Poetry had a collection of the choicest compositions in Musick that were then in use Which coming after his death into the hands of Dr. Heather founder of the Musical Praxis in this University he gave them to the publick School thereof where they yet continue and are kept only as matters of antiquity Among them are the compositions of Joh. Taverner of Boston sometimes Organist of Cardinal Coll. in Oxon of Joh. Merbeck Org. of Windsore Rob. Fairfax a Doctor of Musick of Cambridge Dr. Christ Tye Joh. Sheppard John Norman c. All the Books that our Author Forrest hath composed which have as yet come to my view were written in English Poetry such as was commonly used in the Reigns of Hen. 8. and Ed. 6. The titles of which follow A true and most notable History of a right noble and famous Lady produced in Spayne entituled the second Gresield practised not long out of this tyme in much part tragedous as delectable both to hearers and readers This is a MS. containing the life of Queen Catherine the first Wife of K. Hen. 8. and is by the Author dedicated to Qu. Mary he being then Chaplain to her T is a broad thin Folio written very fairly on Vellam and seems to be the very same it being now my proper Book that the Author presented to the said Queen There be many things in it that are very zealously written against the Hereticks of those times as he calls them which plainly shews him to be entirely devoted to the Church of Rome And tho there be no great streins in it yet the historical part of it is good if not too much partiality therein and I have discovered from the said Book many things relating to the Affairs of Oxon acted during the time of the said divorce which I could never see elsewhere The beginning of the prologue to Qu. Mary is this As nature hath no inclination c. and of the work it self Wryters have many endeavoured their pains c. Throughout the whole History the Author makes use of the name of Grysild the second for Qu. Catherine and the name of Walter for K. Hen. 8. At the end of it contained in 20 Chapters is this written Here endethe the Historye of Grysilde the seconde dulie meanyng Qu. Catharine Mother to our most dread Soveraigne Lady Qu. Mary fynysched the 25. day of June the Yeare of owre Lorde 1558. by the symple and unlearned Syr Wyllyam Forrest Preeiste propria manus At the end of the said Historie is written in verse also An Oration consolatory to Queen Mary 'T is contained in six leaves and hath this beginning Among much inward profound perpending c. This Book richly bound in laced Sattin hath on every brass boss at each corner this sentence embossed in an English Character Ave Maria Gratia plena Our Author Forrest hath also written in old English verse The tragedious Troubles of the most chast and innocent Joseph Son to the holy Patriarch Jacob MS. in two vol. in fol. dedicated to Thom.
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
in the Lâ—wcountries for the K. of Spain and William Prince of Aurange or Orange by the former of which tho at first he was lightly esteemed upon the account of his youth yet after some discourse he found himself so strucken with him that the beholders wondred to see what tribute that brave and high minded Prince paid to his worth giving more honour and respect to him in his private capacity than to the Embassadours of mighty Princes In the Year 1579 he tho neither Magistrate or Counsellour did shew himself for several weighty reasons opposite to the Queens matching with the Duke of Anjou which he very pithily expressed by a due address of his humble reasons to her as may be fully seen in a book called Cabola The said address was written at the desire of some great personage his Uncle Robert I suppose Earl of Leycester upon which a great quarrel hapned between him and Edw. Vere Earl of Oxford This as I conceive might occasion his retirement from Court next Summer an 1580 wherein perhaps he wrot that pleasant Romance called Arcadia In 1581 the treatise of marriage was renewed and our Author Sidney with Fulk Grevill were two of the tilters at the entertainment of the French Embassadour and at the departure of the Duke of Anjou from England in Febr. the same year he attended him to Antwerp On the 8. Janu. 1582 he with Peregrine Bertie received the honour of Knighthood from the Queen and in the beginning of 1585 he designed an expedition with Sir Francis Drake into America but being hindred by the Queen in whose opinion he was so highly prized that she thought the Court deficient without him he was in Octob. following made Governour of Flushing about that time delivered to the Queen for one of the cautionary towns and General of the Horse In both which places of great trust his carriage testified to the world wisdom and valour with addition of honour to his country by them and especially the more when in July 1586 he surprised Axil and preserved the lives and honour of the English Army at the enterprise of Gravelin So that whereas through the fame of his high deserts he was then or rather before in election for the Crown of Poland the Queen of England refused to further his advancement not out of emulation but out of fear to lose the jewel of her times What can be said more He was a Statesman Soldier and Scholar a compleat Master of matter and language as his immortal Pen shews His Pen and his Sword have rendred him famous enough He died by the one and by the other he 'll ever live as having been hitherto highly extolled for it by the Pens of Princes This is the happiness of art that although the sword doth archieve the honour yet the arts do record it and no Pen hath made it better known than his own in that book called Arcadia Certain it is he was a noble and matchless Gentleman and it may be justly said without hyperboles of fiction as it was of Cato Uticensis that he seemed to be born to that only which be went about His written works are these The Countess of Pembrokes Arcadia Several times printed at London in quarto and fol. Which being the most celebrated Romance that was ever written was consecrated to his noble virtuous and learned Sister Mary the Wife of Henry Earl of Pembroke who having lived to a very fair age dyed in her house in Aldersgate-street in London 25. Sept. 1621. whereupon her body was buried in the Cathedral Church of Salisbury among the graves of the Pembrochian Family This Arcadia tho then and since it was and is taken into the hands of all ingenious Men and said by one living at or near the time when first published to be a book most famous for rich conceipt and splendor of courtly expressions yet the Author was not so fond a B. Heliodorus was of his amorous work for he desired when he died having first consulted with a Minister about it to have had it suppressed One who writes himself G. M. wrot the second and last part of the first book of the said Arcadia making thereby a compleat end of the first History Lond. 1613. qu. And in the eighth edit printed at Lond. 1633. Sir W. A. Knight made a supplement of a defect in the third part of the History and R. B. of Linc. Inn Esq added then a sixth book thereunto In 1662 came out the said Arcadia again in 6 books with several of his other works added to them In 1624 it was printed in French in 3. vol. or parts in oct and hath as I have been informed undergone several impressions in France It hath been also printed once or more in the Dutch language and in others Sir Philip also wrot A dissuasive Letter to Queen Elizab. her marriage with Monsier of France c. 'T is in a book called Scrinia Ceciliana Lond. 1663. qu. Astrophel and Stella wherein the excellencie of sweet poesie is concluded Lond. 1591. qu. Said to be written for the sake of one whom he entirely loved viz. the Lady Rich by whom was understood Philoclea in the Arcadia An Apologie for poetry Lond. 1595. qu. in prose There is a book in being called The Art of English Poesie not written by Sidney as some have thought but rather by one Puttenham sometimes a Gentleman Pensioner to Qu. Elizab. Sonnetts Remedie for love At the end of the 11th edit of Arcadia Lond. 1662. fol. Ourania a Poem Lond. 1606. published by N. B. An Essay upon valour so I find it mention'd in Cottoni posthuma yet others say it was written by Sir Thom. Overbury Quaere Almonzor and Almanzaida a Novel Lond. 1678. oct This book coming out so late it is to be enquired whether Sir Philip Sidneys name is not set to it for sale-sake being a usual thing in these days to set a great name to a book and to enhance the price of it by the esteem of the supposed Author Englands Helicon or a collection of Songs Sir Philip Sidneys name is also put to it as being the Author of most of the said Songs 'T was printed at Lond. in qu. Instructions describing what special observations are to be taken by Travellers in all nations states and countries This book which is printed in 12 o hath the names of Robert Earl of Essex and Sir Philip Sidney put to it but may be question'd whether either had a hand in it He also translated from French into English A work containing the trueness of Christian Religion against Atheists c. written originally by Philip Morney But the said translation being left imperfect by Sidney Arthur Golding finish'd it Lond. 1587. qu. He also Sidney turn'd the Psalmes of David into English verse which are in MS. in the Library of the Earl of Pembroke at Wilton curiously bound in a crimson velvet cover left thereunto by his Sister Mary
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
the north parts of England In 1560. the Queen design'd him to be Bishop of Norwich but he altogether refused it for no other reason as 't was suppos'd but that he was much disaffected to the Hierarchy and Ceremonies of the Church of England In the latter end of the said year in the beginning of March he supplicated the venerable congregation of Regents of this University that whereas he had for the space of 16 years studied Divinity he might be admitted to the reading of Epistles of S. Paul that is to the degree of Bach. of Divinity which was before the time of Reformation to the reading of the Book of Sentences This supplicat was granted by notwithstanding he had taken no Degree before among them as it appears from the publick Registers In the same congregation he supplicated also that after he was admitted Bach. of Divinity he might have liberty to proceed in the same Faculty but to that no answer was given Afterwards he supplicated that he might not only use the habit of Master of Arts in the time of his admission to the Degree of Bach. of Divinity but afterwards also while he continued in that state Which request though granted simpliciter yet it doth not appear that he was admitted to that Degree In Michaelmas term 1561. he was installed Dean of Christ Church in Oxon in the place of Dr. George Carew and soon after in the month of November he supplicated the congregation of Regents that it might be lawful for him to Preach within the limits of the University in a doctoral habit Which desire being as they thought unreasonable yet because he was a Dean they granted it only to continue till the Act following At that time there being a great scarcity of Divines in the University and but very few Masters he the said Sampson and Laur. Humphrey of Magd. Coll. another severe Calvinist preached by turns every Lords day either at St. Maries or elsewhere to the Academians and soon after got another brother of Allsouls Coll. as 't is said to joyn with them but who that was unless Andrew Kingsmyll LL. B. who afterwards out of pure sanctity went to Geneva I know not But Sampson being too severe a Calvinist if not worse to govern such a noted Coll. as Ch. Ch. for he was an enemy to Organs ornaments of the Church clerical vestments the square cap he always in imitation of Humphrey wearing the round cap and rather a perswader from than encourager to use them he was at length after a great many of admonitions from authority to conform and entreaties from certain Bishops so to do removed from his Deanery by the sentence of Matthew Archbishop of Canterbury an 1564. Afterwards he obtained the Mastership of the Hospital of Will. de Wygston at Leycester besides the Penitentiaryship or the Prebend of St. Pancras in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul where continuing for some time in teaching he was by the leave and favour of the Queen permitted to be a Theological Lecturer in Whittingdon Coll. in London but before he had enjoyed that place 6 years he was taken with the palsie Whereupon retiring to his hospital spent the remaining part of his days in preaching and writing Those works that go under his name are these Letter to the professours of Christs Gospel in the Parish of Allhallows in Bredstreet Lond. Strasburg 1554 oct A warning to take heed of Fowlers Psalter Lond. 1578. oct See in John Fowler under the Year 1578. Brief collection of the Church and Ceremonies thereof Lond. 1581. oct Prayers and meditations Apostolike gathered and framed out of the Epistles of the Apostles c. Lond. 1592. in 16o. He also corrected and caused to be published Two Sermons the first of repentance the other of the Lords Supper Lond. 1581. oct written by his friend Joh. Bradford with other things of that Author At length Tho. Sampson having lived beyond the age of Man in a perpetual motion as 't were for the carrying on of the holy cause laid down his head and gave up the ghost on the 9. Apr. in Fifteen hundred eighty and nine year 1589 whereupon his body was buried in the Chappel of the Hospital of Will. de Wygston before-mention'd Over his grave was a monument soon after fastned to the South wall thereof with an inscription on it erected by his Sons John and Nathaniel Sampson A copy of which with other matters of the said Author which I have not here mention'd you may see in Hist Antiq. Univ. Ox. lib. 2. p. 254. From this Tho. Sampson is if I mistake not descended Tho. Sampson a pretender to Poetry Author of Fortunes fashion portrayed in the troubles of Lady Elizab. Gray Wife of Edw. 4. Lond. 1613. qu. a Poem dedicated to Henr. Pilkington of Gadsby in Leicestershire JOHN BROWNSWERD or Brunswerdus as he writes himself a most noted Master of the Latin Tongue was born as I conceive in Cheshire and had a considerable part of his education in this University but mostly as 't is thought in Cambridge where I presume he took one or more Degrees After his retreat thence he setled at Macclesfield in Cheshire where he taught the Free-school with very good success and having obtained a good report and honourable advancement in the Latin Empire was deservedly numbred amongst the best Latin Poets that lived in the Reign of Qu. Elizab. His works are Progymnasmata aliquot poemata Lond. 1590. qu. with other things which I have not yet seen He took his last farewel of this world on the 15. Apr. year 1589 in Fifteen hundred eighty and nine and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Macclesfield before-mentioned In which year Tho. Newton his sometimes Scholar did publish a book of Encomia's of certain illustrious Men of England in which he hath this Distick of Brownswerd Rhetora Grammaticum Polyhistora teque poetam Quis negat is lippus luscus obesus iners And soon after the said Newton whose respect to his memory was great set up a Monument on the South wall of the said Chancel with an inscription thereon stiling Brownswerd Vir pius doctus and concluding with these two verses Alpha poetarum Coryphaeus Grammaticorum Flos Paedagogorâ—a hac sepelitur humo GEORGE PETTIE a younger Son of John le Petite or Pettie of Tetsworth and Stoke-Tatmach in Oxfordshire Esq was born in that County and at about 16 years of age an 1564 was a Scholar or Student of Ch. Ch. under Mr. Tho. Barnard Canon thereof and took one Degree in Arts as a member of that house in the latter end of the Year 1568. Soon after he left the University travelled beyond the Seas and at length became excellent for his passionate penning of amorous stories equal for poetical invention with his dear Friend Will. Gager and as much commended for his neat stile as any of his time He hath written a book intit A Petite pallace of Pettie his pleasure containing
Woman in the Moon was published It is said also that he wrote something against Mart. Marprelate in defence of Dr. Cooper Bishop of Winton but what I cannot tell unless it be any of those answers which I have mentioned in John Penry alias M. Marprelate under the year 1593. Quere RICHARD HAYDOCK was born at Grewel in Hampshire educated in Grammar learning in Wykeham's School near to Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1590. took the degrees in Arts and travelled for some time beyond the Seas At his return he studied Physick took one degree in that Faculty and in 1605. left the college and settling in the City of Salisbury practiced Physick there many years He hath translated from Italian into English A Tract containing the Arts of curious Painting Graving and Building Oxon. 1598. fol. Written originally by Joh. Paul Lomatius This translation which hath in the title page the picture of Ric. Haydock is by him dedicated to Tho. Bodley Esq a favourer of his Muse as Dr. Joh. Case and other chief men of the University then in being were not only for his learning but for his great curiosity in painting and engraving for which among many he was esteemed eminent This is that Rich. Haydock whom a certain author reports that he would practice Physick in the day-time and Preach in his sleep in the night about the beginning of the Reign of K. James 1. The whole story of which being too large for this place I shall refer the Reader to him who errs in several particulars of it especially in that that when Haydock had ingeniously confessed the cheat to the King who made a discovery of it his Majesty thereupon gave him preferment in the Church He was not in Orders but lived always a Physician of good repute at Salisbury and retiring for a time to London dyed and was buried there a little before the Grand Rebellion broke out as I have been informed by those that knew the Man The Reader is now to note that one Ric. Haydock translated from Italian into English An ample declaration of the Christian Doctrine Doway 1604. intw written by Card. Rob. Bellarmine But this person who was a Doctor of Divinity a Rom. Catholick and had spent most of his time beyond the Seas in the English Seminaries must not be taken to be the same with the former who was a Physician as some have done REYNOLDE SCOT a younger Son of Sir John Scot of Scots-hall near to Smeeth in Kent by his Wife Daughter of Reynolde Pimp of Pimps-court Knight was born in that County and at about 17 years of age was sent to Oxon particularly as it seems to Hart hall where several of his Country-men and name studied in the latter end of K. Hen. 8. and in the Reign of Ed. 6. c. Afterwards he retired to his native Country without the honour of a degree and settled at Smeeth where he found great incouragement in his studies from his kinsman Sir Tho. Scot. About which time taking to him a Wife he gave himself up solely to solid reading to the perusing of obscure authors that had by the generality of Scholars been neglected and at times of leisure to husbandry and gardening as it may partly appear from these books following A perfect platform of a Hop-garden and necessary instructions for the making and maintenance thereof with notes and rules for reformation of all abuses c. Lond. 1576. qu. the 2. edit as it seems The discovery of Witchcraft wherein the leud dealing of Witches and Witchmongers is notably detected the knavery of Conjurers the impiety of Inchantors the folly of Southsayers c. With many other things are opened which have long been hidden howbeit very necessary to be known Lond. 1584. qu. in 16 books Discourse upon Devils and Spirits In this and the former both printed together it plainly appears that the author was very well versed in many choice books and that his search into them was so profound that nothing slip'd his Pen that might make for his purpose Further also in the said Discovery and Discourse though he holds that Witches are not such that were in his time and before commonly executed for Witches or that Witches were or are not yet they which were written for the instruction of all Judges and Justices of that age being the first of that nature that were published in the Mother tongue did for a time make great impressions in the Magistracy and Clergy tho afterwards condemned by James King of Scots the same who succeeded Qu. Elizabeth in the Monarchy of England in his Preface to Damonology printed under his Name at Edinburgh in 1597. qu. and by several others since among whom was Rich. Bernard of Batcomb in his Epist Ded. before his Guide to Grand Jury-men c. Lond. 1627. in oct What else our author Scot hath written I cannot yet tell nor any thing else of him only but that he dyed in Sept. year 1599 or Oct. in fifteen hundred ninety and nine and was buried among his Ancestors in the Church at Smeeth before-mentioned In the time of the said Reynold Scot and before have been conversant among the Muses in Hart hall the Sackviles of Sussex the Colepepers of Kent and Sussex the Sedlies of Kent and the Scots before-mentioned with others of inferiour note of the said Counties ROBERT TURNER was born at Barnstaple in Devonshire to which place if I mistake not his Father came from St. Andrews in Scotland and educated for a time in Exeter coll But leaving the University without a degree wherein he saith he spent his time in trifles and toys and afterwards his Country and Parents for Religion sake went first into France afterwards into Italy and at length to Rome where he spent some time in the Liberal Arts in the German coll there Afterwards being made Priest he applyed himself more severely to the study of Divinity and in fine was made Doctor of that Faculty This person hath several times confessed that he had been Scholar to Edm. Campian the Jesuit but whether in St. Johns coll or in that of the English at Rome is yet uncertain Sure it is that for the great respect he had to his memory he published not only several of his Works after his death but also his Life At length after many travels and services done for the Cause he was made Professor of Eloquence and Ethicks in and afterwards Rector of the University of Ingolstade in Bavaria and in short time after one of the Privy Council to William Duke of that place but falling into his displeasure he left him and retired for a time to Paris About an year or two after he returned into that Country again was made Canon of Breslaw in Silesia and afterwards Secretary for the Latin Tongue to Ferdinando of Gratz who had an especial esteem for him as all others of his persuasion had His Works are these Ingoldstad 1602. c. oct
of Broughton in Lincolnshire as being a younger Son of Thomas Anderson descended from the Addersons of Scotland who lived first in Northumberland and afterwards at Broughton before-mentioned did spend some time in Oxon in Linc. coll as it seems from whence being sent to the Inner Temple did by his indefatigable study obtain great knowledge in the Municipal Laws In the 9. of Q Eliz. he was either Lent or Summer Reader of that House in the 16. Double Reader and in the 19. of the said Queen's Reign Serjeant at Law In 1582. he was made L. Ch. Justice of the Common Pleas in the place of Sir Jam. Dyer deceased and in the year following he was made a Knight being then esteemed a zealous promoter of the established discipline of the Church of England as afterwards a severe prosecuter in his Circuits of the Brownists In 1586. he sate in judgment on Mary Q. of Scots at which time he was Chief Justicer of the Bench as a certain author stiles him being then a learned Man of the Law He wrote much but nothing is printed under his name only Reports of many principle Cases argued and adjudged in the time of Q. Elizabeth in the Common Bench. Lond. 1664. fol. Resolutions and judgments on the cases and matters agitated in all the Courts at Westminster in the latter end of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth Collected by Joh. Goldesburg Esque and by him published at Lond. in qu. This Sir Edm. Anderson died at London on the first of August in sixteen hundred and five year 1605 and on the 5. of Sept. following his Funerals were solemnized at Eyworth or Eworth in Bedfordshire where he had an Estate leaving issue several Sons whose Posterity remaineth there and elsewhere to this day In the place of Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas suceeded Sir Francis Gaudy of the Inner Temple RALPH WARCUPP Son and Heir of Cuthb Warcupp of English in Oxfordshire Esq descended from those of Warcupp in Yorkshire became a Student of Ch. Ch. in 1561. or thereabouts took one degree in Arts went to travel and became in time the most accomplished Gentleman of the age he lived in and Master of several Languages Afterwards setling in his Native Country he became Justice of Peace and Parliamentarian Knight for Oxfordshire in that Convention met at Westminster 43. Eliz. In the beginning of K. James's Reign he was by him designed Embassador either to France or Spain and had gone but was prevented by death He hath written and translated several things as 't is said but I have only seen his translation of Prayers on the Psalms Lond. 1571. in sixteens written originally by August Marlorat He died much lamented in the sixtieth year of his age on the Ides of Aug. in sixteen hundred and five and was buried in the Chancel year 1605 of Nuffield near to English before-mentioned Soon after came out a little book of verses on his death made by sixteen of the Members of New coll of which Will. Kingsmill his Kinsman was one and the chief from whence may be collected that the said R. Warcupp was the most compleat Esquire of his time FRANCIS TRESHAM Esq Son of Sir Tho. Tresham Knight who died 11. Sept. 1605. and he the Son of Sir John Tresham of Rushton in Northamptonshire was born in that County where his Family was ancient gentile and knightly educated either in St. Johns coll or Gloc. hall or both in which he laid the foundation of some learning that he afterwards improved by experience He hath written as 't is supposed A Treatise agaist Lying and fraudulent Equivocation MS. among those given by Dr. Laud Archb. of Canterbury to Bodlies Library See more in George Blackwell under the year 1612. After the Gunpowder Treason was discovered the said book was found by Sir Edw. Coke in a Chamber in the Inner Temple where Sir John Tresham used to lie 5. Dec. 1605. The said Fr. Tresham wrote De Officio Principis Christiani In which he maintains the lawfulness of deposing Kings an obstinate Heretick having no right to Dominion At length this person who was a strict R. Catholick being deeply ingaged in the Gunpowder-Treason as he had before been in that of Robert Earl of Essex in 1600. was taken and committed Prisoner to the Tower of London where he died of the Stranguary say some others that he murthered himself yet a venerable author tells us that he being sick in the Tower and Dr. Will. Butler the great Physician of Cambridge coming to visit him as his fashion was gave him a piece of very pure Gold to put in his mouth and upon taking out of that Gold Butler said he was poysoned He died on the 20. of Nov. year 1605 in sixteen hundred and five aged 38. or thereabouts Whereupon his head being cut off and set with the rest of the heads of the Conspirators on London Bridge his body I suppose was buried within the Precincts of the Chappel of St. Peter ad vincula within the Tower of London Quere This Francis Tresham was the person who wrote the Letter to the Lord Mount-Eagle who lived then at Bednall green near Algate who communicating it to the Secretary of State and he to the King the Plot for blowing up the Parliament House was thereupon discovered See in Tho. Habington under the year 1647. CHARLES TURNHULL a Lincolnshire man born was admitted Scholar of C. C. coll 24. Dec. 1573. took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated 1581. about which time he was made Fellow of the said coll and became Famous for his admirable knowledge in the Mathematick Science He hath written A perfect and easie Treatise of the use of the Celestial Globe written as well for an introduction to the unskilful in Astronomy as for the use of such as be exercised in the art of Navigation Lond. 1597. oct Which I think was the second Edition He also built and made those several sorts of Dialls that stand upon a Pillar in the middle of C. C. coll Quadrangle an 1605. What other things he wrote or when he died I cannot yet find See more in Rob. Hegge an 1629. AEGEON ASKEW a person as well read in the Fathers Commentators and Schoolmen as any man of his age in the University was born in Lancashire became a Student in the University in 1593. aged 17. or thereabouts Chaplain of Queens coll in 98. being then Bach. of Arts. Afterwards proceeding in that Faculty he became a noted Preacher and a great admirer of Dr. Jo. Raynolds and Ric. Crakenthorpe In the beginning of the Reign of K. James he lest the college and retiring to Greenwich in Kent became Minister I think of that place His works are Of brotherly reconcilement in several Sermons Preached in Oxon. Lond. 1605. qu. The author then lived at Greenwich An Apology of the use of the Fathers and secular learning in Sermons In which two books is shewed much
THOMAS LEYSON an eminent Poet and Physician of his time received his first breath at Neath in Glamoâ—â—â—shire was educated in Grammaticals in the famous School of Will of Wâ—behm admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll 1569. took the degrees in Arts entred on the Physick line and in 1583. was Proctor of the University in which year he shewed himself an exact Disputant before Alb. Alaskie Prince of Sirad when he was entertained by the Oxonian Muses About that time taking one degree in Physick he setled within the City of Bath where he became as much noted for his happy success in the practice of Physick as before he was for his Lat. Poetry in the University He wrote in Lat. Poem describing the scite and beauty of St. Donats Castle in Glamorganshire Which Poem coming to the sight of Dr. John David Rhese his worthy acquaintance who stiles it Venestum Poema he turned it into Welsh and gave the author of it this character Vir cûm rci medicae tùm Poetices merilissimus I have seen much of his Poetry scattered in several books which if gathered together might make a pretty Manual Sir John Harrington the famous Epigrammatist had an especial respect for his learning and so had Sir Edw. Stradling of St. Donats Castle who never failed in all his life-time to incourage learning and ingenuity Joh. Stradling also whom I shall anon mention hath several Epigrams written unto him one especially upon the sending to him a Poem of a Crott which was paraphrased by Charles Thynne This Mr. Leyson died at Bath and was buried in St. James's Church there near to the body of his Wife but the year when I cannot tell I have been credibly informed by several Scholars of Wales that he hath written divers other things but what they could not justly tell me SIMON HARWARD whose native place is to me as yet unknown became one of the Chaplains of New coll in 1577. was incorporated Bach. of Arts the same year as he had stood elsewhere but in what Univ. or Academy it appears not Afterwards he proceeded in Arts as a Member of the said coll left the University soon after and became a Preacher at Warington in Lancashire Thence he removed to Bansted in Surrey about the latter end of Q. Elizabeth and thence having a rambling head to Tanridge in the same County where I find him in 1604. to be a Schoolmaster and as it seems a practitioner in Physick His works are these Two godly Sermons Preached at Manchester in Lanc. The first containeth a reproof of the subtile practices of dissembling Neuters and politick Worldlings on Rom. 10. 19. The other a charge and instruction to all unlearned negligent and dissolute Ministers on Luke 20. 2. Lond. 1582. oct Exhortation to the common People to seek their amendment by Prayer with God Printed with the two Sermons before-mentioned He purposed then also to write the second part of the aforesaid Text on Rom. 10. 19. but because he had occasion to intreat more at large of that article of Justification in another work which he did determine to publish he then thought good to omit it for that time Sermons viz. one Preached at Crowhurst on Psal 1. ver 1. Lond. 1592. oct and another on 1 Sam. 12. 19. Printed 1590. in octavo c. Solace for a Soldier and Sailor containing an Apology out of the Word of God how we are to esteem of the valiant attempts of Noblemen and Gent. of England which incurr so many dangers on the Seas to abridge the proud Power of Spain Lond. 1592. qu. Phlebotomy or a Treatise of letting Blood Lond. 1601. Oct. Discourse concerning the Soul and Spirit of Man wherein is described the Essence and Dignity thereof c. Lond. 1614 oct Discourse of the several kinds and causes of Lightning Written by occasion of a fearful Lightning 17. Nov. 1606. Which in short time burnt the Spire-steeple of Blechingley in Surrey and in the same welt into infinite fragments a goodly ring of Bells Lond. 1607. in three sh in qu. A most profitable new Treatise from approved experience of the art of propagating Plants Lond. 1623. qu This was published after the authors death as it seems by one Will. Lawson at the end of his New Orchard and Garden c. What other things our author S. 〈◊〉 hath written I cannot yet find nor do I know how to trace him to his grave because he died not at Tanridge as a worthy Knight of that Town Sir W. Hayward hath informed me but removed thence to another place which I think was Blechingley before-mentioned THOMAS SACKVILE a person born to good Letters received his first being at or near Withyam in the County of Sussex educated in this University in the time of Q. Mary in Hart hall as it seems where he became an excellent Poet. Afterwards he retired for a time to Cambridge where he had the degree of M. of A. confer'd upon him About the same time being a Student in the Inner Temple he became a Barrister travelled into Foreign parts and was detained for a time a Prisoner in Rome whence his liberty was procured for his return into England to possess the vast inheritance left to him by his Father an 1566. The next year he was advanced to the degree and title of the Lord Buckhurst and after he had been imployed in several Embassies particularly into France 1571. he was incorporated M. of A. of this University in Jan. 1591. having a little before been chosen Chancellour thereof In the 41. of Q. Elizabeth he was constituted Lord Treasurer of England and in the beginning of K. James was created Earl of Dorset From his puerile years to his last he was a continual favourer and furtherer of learning And having been in his younger days poetically inclined did write while he continued in Oxon several Latin and English Poems which tho published either by themselves or mixed among other Mens Poems yet I presume they are lost or forgotten as having either no name to them or that the copies are worn out He had also an excellent faculty in composing Tragedies and was esteemed the best of his time for that part of the Stage But what remains of his labours in that way that are extant I could never see but this following The Tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex Sons to Gorboduc King of Brittain Acted before the Queen by the Gentlemen of the Inner Temple at White-hall 18. Jan. 1561. It was printed at Lond. without the consent of the authors and so consequently very imperfectly an 1565. Afterwards being made perfect it was printed there again in 1570. or thereabouts and after in qu. In the composure of this Tragedy written in old English rhime our outhor Sackvile had the assistance of Tho. Norton who made the three first Acts I mean the same Norton who made some of the Psalms of David to run in rhime as I have told you before However
might be proposed in the first Parliament and National Council of our Country after God of his mercy shall restore it to the Catholick Faith for the better establishment and preservation of the said Religion Lond. 1690. oct To which the said Edw. Gee hath put before it an Introduction and added some Animadversions Controversiae nostri temporis in Epitomen redactae MS. in Baliol coll Library written with the authors own hand In the front of which is this written Compilator hujusce Epitomes est Robertus Personius ut patet ex Johanne Rainoldâ— in censura librorum Apochryphorum praelectione secunda pag. 22. ex editione Hieronimi Galleri in nobili Openhemio He also translated from English into the Spanish tongue A relation of certain Martyrs in England Madrid 1590. oct At length after he had spent his life in continual agitation for the cause gave up the ghost at Rome 15 Ap. according to the accompt there followed which is the fifth day of the same month with us in sixteen hundred and ten and was buried in the Church or Chappel belonging to the English coll year 1610 there Soon after was a monument put over his Grave with a large inscription thereon which for brevity sake I shall now pass by In the Rectorship of the said English coll succeeded Tho. Owen a Welsh-man RICHARD KNOLLES of the same family with those of his name living at Cold-Ashby in Northamptonshire made his first entry into this University in 1560. or thereabouts took one degree in Arts four years after and then was elected Fellow of Lincoln college where after he had proceeded in that faculty did purpose to perform if God granted him life something that might be profitable to the Christian Commonwealth as in time God should give him means and occasions In the mean while Sir Peter Manwood of S. Stephens near to Canterbury Knight of the Bath minding to be a favourer of his studies called him from the University and was by 〈◊〉 preferred to be Master of the Free-School at Sandwich in Kent where being settled he did much good in his Profession and sent many Young men to the Universities And tho he was there in a world of troubles and cares and in a place that afforded no means of comfort to proceed in great works yet he performed much for the benefit of History at his vacant hours upon the desire of the said Sir Peter as it doth appear by these his works following The history of the Turks Lond. 1610. c. fol. which book he composed in about 12 years time And tho it all goes under his name yet some there be that think he was not the sole author of it because therein are found divers translations of Arabick Histories in which Language he was not at all seen as some that knew him have averr'd In other editions of this book for there have been at least five it beareth this title The general History of the Turks from the first beginning of that Nation to the rising of the Ottomaâ— Family c. It hath been continued from Knolles's death by several hands and one continuation was made from the year 1628. to the end of the year 1637. collected out of the dispatches of Sir Pet. Wyche Kt. Embass at â—onstantinople and others by Tho. Nabbes a writer for the most part comical to the English Stage in the Reign of K. Ch. 1. A continuation of the Turkish Hist from 1623. to 1677. was made by Paul Rycaut Esq late Consul at Smyrna Lond. 1679. The Lives and Conquests of the Ottoman Kings and Emperours to the year 1610. Lond. 1621. Continued from that time 1610. to 1621. by another hand A brief discourse of the greatness of the Turkish Empire and where the greatest strength thereof consisteth c. Grammat Latine Graecae Hebr. compendium cum radicibus Lond. in oct He also translated from the French and Lat. copies into English The six books of a Common-wealth Lond. 1606. fol. written by Joh. Bodin a famous Lawyer At length this our author Knolles dying at Sandwich before he had quite attained to the age of Man in sixteen hundred and ten year 1610 was buried in St. Maries Church there on the second of July the same year leaving behind him the character of an industrious learned and religious person FRANCIS HASTINGS fifth Son of Francis Earl of Huntingdon was born as it seems in Leicestershire where his Father mostly lived educated in Madg. coll under the tuition of Dr. Laur. Humphrey in the beginning of Q. Elizabeth's Reign from whom sucking in many Calvinistical Opinions proved when he was ripe in years a severe Puritan and Predestinatian as his elder Brother George was who was trained up at Geneva under Theod. Beza and a most zealous Man for the reformed Religion Two other Brothers also were as zealous for the Church of Rome yet all for a time lived friendly together Afterwards our author Francis was Knighted by Q. Elizabeth and being several times chosen a Parliament-man in her Reign became a frequent Speaker in them and at first a violent Man against the Papists tho afterwards a favourer especially at that time when he and Sir Rich. Knightly of Northamptonshire presented a Petition to the Parliament for favour or a toleration to be given to them Whereby it appeared then to the observer that the Putitan could joyn with the Papist against the Church of England He was a learned Gentleman well read in authors especially in those relating to the controversies between the Protestants and Papists as it appears by his works the titles of which follow The Watchword to all true-hearted English-men Lond. 1598. oct Which title did imitate that belonging to a book printed at Lond. in qu. an 1584. running thus A Watchword to England to beware of Traytors and treacherous practices c. But the Watchword of Sir F. Hastings being answered by Nic. Doleman alias Rob. Persons in his Temperate Wardword our author came out with An aâ—â—logy or defence of the Watchword against the virulent and seditious Wardword published by an English Spaniard under the title of N. D. Lond. 1600 qu. In which year came out also another book in defence of Hastings intit A brief reply to a certain odious and scandalous Libel lately published by a seditious Jesuit calling himself N. D. c. entit A temperate Wardword Printed at Lond. in qu. but who the author of it was I know not Another also who writes himself O. E. published a second reply the same year against the said Temperate Wardword Against which or another book relating to the said controversie came out A confutation of a vaunting challenge made by O. E. unto N. D. Pr. 1603. in oct written by W. R. a Rom. Catholick Our author Sir Francis also wrote The Wastword c. Pr. at Lond. 1601. oct Answer'd by Persons's book called The Warnword an 1602. Meditations Printed several times in 16o. Several Speeches in Parliament Some of which are
citari solent Lond. 1614. and 23. qu. Which is all I think he hath published He gave way to fate at Leedes before-mentioned on the first of Jan. in sixteen hundred and fourteen and was buried the day following in the Church there Alex. Cooke his Brother whom I shall mention under the year 1632. succeeded him in the Vicaridge of Leedes and there died MATHEW SLADE second Son of Joh. Slade of the West Country Son of Joh. Slade of Roughley in Staffordshire the second Son of Joh. Slade of the ancient and gentile Family of the Slades of Norton-Slade in Lancashire was born in Devonshire became a Batler of St. Albans hall in 1584. and in that of his age 17. took a degree in Arts four years after and about that time was a candidate for a Fellowship of Morton coll but what put him by unless the want of Friends for Philosophy he had sufficient I know not Afterwards he retired to his native Country taught School for a time and Married as I shall anon tell you At length upon an invitation he went to Amsterdam in Holland where by the High and Mighty States he became Rector of the learned Academy or Gymnasium situated and being in the old part of that famous City where he was esteemed by all that knew him an excellent Lâ—tinist a good Grecian one well read in profound authors a stiff Enemy to the Socinians and a walking Library His works are these Cum Conrado Vorstio S. T. D. de blasphemiis haeresibus atheismis à Jacobo Rege Angliae 1. in ejusd Vorstii de dei tractatu c. Scholasticae disputationis pars prima In qua fides Orthodoxa de vera immensitate infinitate triunius dei opponitur c. Amstel 1612. qu. Appendix prioris disceptationis Amstel 1614. qu. Which is set before this book following Disceptationis cum Conrado Vorstio S. T. D. pars altera de immutabilitate simplicitate dei Qua docetur R. Jac. 1. juste merito notasse blasphemum Vorsti dogma Deum esse mutabilem accedentibus subjectum adserentis Amstel 1614. qu. C. Vorstii F. Socini concentus sive Bicinii exemplum cum rerum verborum atque testium Syllabo Printed with the former viz. Disceptationis altera pars These things were replied upon by Vorstius in 1615. but whether our author Slade put out a rejoynder I know not as yet or any thing else that he hath published He took to Wife Alethea Daughter of Rich. Kirford of or near to Honiton in Devon on the 20. of Sept. 1593. by whom he had Issue Cornelius Slade born in Amsterdam 14. of Oct. 1599. and made Rector of the Gymnasium there perhaps on the death of his Father on the 9. of May 1628. who taking to Wife Gertrude the Daughter of Luke Ambrose a Preacher of Amsterdam begot on her among other Children Mathew Slade born 9. of June 1628. and being strictly educated in learning became a Doctor of Physick and a learned Man and thereupon often mentioned with honour by Swammerdam as also by Scrader who dedicates a book to him This Matthew Slade did publish under the borrowed name of Theodorus Aldes Slade Anglus a book intit Dissertatio Epistolica de Generatione Animalium contra Harveium Amstel 1666. in tw Reprinted with other Anatomical Works at Francfort twice in the year 1668. in qu. and is extant in the Bibliotheca Anatomica The Collectors of which have unveiled him and put him down under his true name Mattheus Sladus Amstelodamensis M. D. He hath also written Observationes in Ovem Amstel 1673. in tw which is also in the said Bibliotheque and Sciagraphia nutritionis Foetus in utero de ejus urinâ Ibid. At length coming into England in Sept. or Oct. 1689. retired to Oxon in Dec. following to see it the Colleges Libraries and learned Men there And after he had tarried at that place about a fortnight went in the Stage-coach towards London but being taken suddenly with an Apoplectical fit on Shotover hill two miles distant from Oxon died thereof before he came to Wheatley on Friday the twentieth day of the same month being the Eve of St. Thomas the Apostle Whereupon his body being lodged in a common Inn there was by the care of James Tyrrell Esq and Dr. Edw. Bernard one of the Savilian Professors conveyed thence the next day to the Angel Inn in Oxon where lying till the day following was buried in the yard near to and behind the West door leading therein belonging to the Church of St. Peter in the East at which time were present certain Doctors of and Graduats in Physick and Masters of Arts. THOMAS FREEMAN a Gloucestershire Man born of the same Family with those of Batsford and Todenham near to Morton in Marsh became a Student in Magd. coll an 1607. aged 16 years or thereabouts and Bach. of Arts four years after At length retiring to the great City and setting up for a Poet was shortly after held in esteem by Sam. Daniel Owen the Epigrammatist Dr. Joh. Donn Shakspeare George Chapman Tho. Heywood the Play-maker and others To some of whole judgments he submitted these his two books of Epigrams following Rubbe and a great Cast In 100 Epigrames Lond. 1614. qu. Runne and a great Cast The second bowle in an 100 Epigrams Printed with the former Epigrams and both dedicated to Thomas Lord Windsore who seemed to patronize his studies The reason for Rubbe and Runne he gives in these four verses Sphaera mihi calamus mundi sunt crimina nodi Ipse sed est mundus Sphaeromachia mihi Sive manere Jubes Lector seu currere spaeram Lusori pariter curre mane que placent THOMAS CHALONER Son of Sir Thom. Chaloner Knight by Ethelreda his Wife Daughter of Edward Frodsham of Elton in Cheshire was educated in Magd. coll where he was held in esteem for his Poetry but taking no degree travelled beyond the Seas and at his return became a compleat Gentleman In 1591. he received the honour of Knighthood and being esteemed a learned prudent and sober person when K. James the first came to the English Crown he therefore by him was appointed Tator and afterwards Chamberlain to his Son Prince Henry the lively joy and delight of Britain and about that time was actually created Master of Arts as in the Fasti under the year 1605. I shall tell you This person who was a learned searcher into Natures Works did first discover an Allum-mine near to Gisburgh in Yorkshire being possessed of Land there about the latter end of Q. Elizabeth but being adjudged to be a Mine-Royal was rented by several and little benefit came to Sir Thomas At length the Long Parliament which began in 1640. voted it a Monopoly and restored the benefit thereof to the former Proprietaries He hath written several things but all that I have seen is only The Virtue of Nitre wherein is declared the sundry cures by the same
c. Andrew Henley son of the aforesaid Henley was his Executor who had his library remaining at â—ramsell wherein mostly in the books he found as I have been credibly informed about a thousand pound in gold I shall now proceed to give you a farther account of Sir W. Raleigh's works The Prerogative of Parliaments in England proved in a dialogue between a Counsellour of State and a Justice of Peace Middleburg some copies have it Hamburge 1621. Lond. 1640. qu. Instructions to his son and posterity Lond. 1632. 36. 1651. oct 56. in tw The life and death of Mahomet the conquest of Spaine together with the rising and ruin of the Sarazen Empire Lond. 1637. in tw In another title printed the year following 't is called The History of Mahomet The Prince or Maxims of State Lond. 1642. in 7 sh in qu. there again in 51. and 56. in tw 'T is the same with his Aphorisms of State Lond. 1661. oct published by John Milton Lond. 1651. and 56 in tw The Sceptick or Speculations Observations of the magnificency and opulency of Cities State of Government Letters to the King and others of quality Demeanour before his Execution His Pilgrimage in verse Certain verses Observations on the first invention of shipping or invasive War the Navy-Royal and Sea-service Lond. 1650. 1667. oct Apology for his Voyage to Guiana Printed with the Observations c. 'T was by him penned at Salisbury in July 1617. I have a copy of it in MS. bound with his Confession which is in MS. also and begins thus I thank God of his infinite Goodness that he hath sent me to die in the light and not in the darkness c. Observations touching Trade and Commerce with the Hollanders and other Nations as it was presented to King James Lond. 1653. 56 in tw The Cabinet-Council containing the chief Arts of Empire and Mysteries of State Lond. 1658. oct This book was published by John Milton before-mentioned of whom you may see more in the Fasti an 1635. Historical and Geographical description of the great Country and River of the Amazons in America c. Lond. 1661. published by W. H. Wars with Foreign Princes dangerous to our Common-wealth Or Reasons for Foreign Wars answered When printed I know not Various Letters See in the Cabala or Screnia Sacra Lond. 1663. fol. Divers Speeches and Arguments in several Parliaments towards the latter end of Q. Elizab. See in H. Townsend's Historical Collections Lond. 1680. fol. The Sons advice to his Father The great Cordial Upon which N. le Febure hath written an English discourse Lond. 1664. oct I have seen a book in MS. containing Sir Walt. Raleigh's Speech at the time of his death and His Ghost or a conference between Sur Gundamoure his Maj. Embassadour of Spain the Fryer Confessor and Father Baldwyn the Jesuit at Ely House in Holbourne in 1622. but whether ever printed I know not However the Reader is to understand that Sir Walter 's Ghost before-mentioned is not the same with his Ghost or Apparition to his intimate Friend willing him to translate into English the learned book of Leonard Lessius intit De providentia numinis animi immortalitate Lond. 1651. in tw translated in compliance with Sir Walter 's late request because he had been often soully aspersed for an Atheist There is also a MS. going about from hand to hand said to have been written by our author Sir Walter which is concerning The present state of Spain with a most accurate account of his Cath. Majesty's power and riches c. Whether this or his Discourse touching a consultation about Peace with Spain MS. sometimes in the Libr. of Arthur Earl of Anglesey were ever printed I know not He hath also written The life and death of Will the Conquerour MS. sometimes in the Library of Sir Ken. Digby afterwards in that of George Earl of Bristow Of Mines and trials of Minerals MS. c. with other things which I have not yet seen But I say it again that I verily think that several of those things before-mentioned which go under his name were never written by him At length he was beheaded in the old Pallace-yard in Westminster year 1618 on 29. 〈◊〉 in sixteen hundred and eighteen aged 66. Whereupon his body which he sometimes designed to be buried in the Cath. Church at Exeter was conveyed to St. Margarets Church in the said City of Westminster and buried in the Chancel there at the upper end almost near to the Altar Over whose grave tho there was never any Epitaph put yet this following among others was made for him Here lieth hidden in this pit The wonder of the World for wit It to small purpose did him serve His wit could not his life preserve He living was belov'd of none Yet at his death all did him moan Heaven hath his Soul the World his fame The Grave his Corps Steukley his shame Some writers in the long Rebellion under K. Ch. 1. especially such who were not well-wishers to Monarchy have reported that his death was no less than a downright Murder having had his blood spilt upon a Scaffold meerly to satisfie some unworthy ends and the revenge of the Spaniard Nay and farther they have not stuck to say that the Conspiracy of Gowry seemed rather a Conspiracy of the K. of Scots against Gowry as many of that Nation have declared The said Sir Walt Raleigh left behind him a Son named Carew Raleigh born in Middlesex in the Tower of London as it seems while his Father was Prisoner there became a Gent. Com. of Wadham coll in 1620. aged 16. but proved quite different in Spirit from his Father Afterwards he was Gent. of the Privy Chamber to K. Ch. 1. who honoured him with a kind token at his leaving Hampton Court when he was jugled into the Isle of Wight cringed afterwards to the Men in Power was made Governour of Jersey by the favour of General George Monk in the latter end of January 1659. and wrote a book as 't was generally reported intit Observations upon some particular persons and passages in a book lately made publick intit A compleat History of the Lives and Reigns of Mary Q. of Scotland and of James K. of England written by Will. Sanderson Esq Lond. 1656. in 3 sh in qu. I have seen also some Sonnets of his composition and certain ingenious discourses but whether ever printed I know not I have seen also a Poem of his which had a Musical composition of two parts set to it by the incomparable Hen. Lawes Servant to K. Ch. 1. in his publick and private Musick Sir Hen. Wotton gives him the Character of a Gentleman of dextrous abilities as it appeared in the management of a publick concern in Sir Henries time and so by others he is with honour mentioned but far god wot was he from his Fathers parts either as to the Sword or Pen. He was buried in his Fathers grave in the
the civil Wars of death and fortune c. London 1609. A Poem in oct The triumph of death or the picture of the plague according to the life as it was in an 1603. Printed with Humours heaven and earth c. Wits pilgrimage by poetical essayes through a world of amorous Sonnets soul-passions and other passages divine philosophical and poetical Lond. in a pretty thick qu. but not expressed when printed 'T is dedicated to Philp Earl of Mountgomery Muses sacrifice or divine meditations Lond. 1612. in tw The muses tears for the loss of their hope heroick and never too much praised Henry Prince of Wales Lond. 1613. qu. Times sobs for his Pr. Hen. untimely loss with Epitaphs Printed with The Muses tears Consolatory strains to wrest nature from her vent in immoderate weeping Printed with that also Ecclogues Lond. 1614. oct They are at the end of The Sheapards Pipe written by Will. Brown of the Inner Temple A select second husband for Sir Tho. Overburies wise now a matchless widdow Lond. 1616. oct Dedic to Will E. of Pembroke Elegies on the death of Sir Tho. Overbury Speculum Proditori Printed with the former book 1616. oct Several copies of verses of his are also published in other books as a large copy before Ph. Hollands translation of Camdens Britannia another in the Odcombian banquet c. He dyed about the year sixteen hundred and eighteen and was buried year 1618 as one tells us within the precincts of S. Giles ch in the Feilds near Lond. I find one Joh. Davies Gent. to have lived in the parish of S. Martin in the Feilds who dying in the beginning of July or thereabouts in 1618. was buried near to the body of Mary his sometimes wife in the church of St. Dunstan in the West Whether the same with the Poet I cannot justly tell because may author here quoted Tho. Fuller saith but upon what authority I know not that he was buried at S. Giles in the Feilds One John Dunbar a Latine Poet of Scotland hath an Epigram on J. Davies the Poet which may serve for an Epitaph wherein he tells us that he was another Martiall and that he out-stript in Poetry Sam. Daniel Josh Silvester the Merchant adventurer c. THOMAS THOMPSON a very noted preacher in the time he lived was born in the County of Cumberland wedded to the Muses in Queens coll in Mich. Term 1589. aged 15 made a poor serving child of that house in the year following afterwards Tabarder and in 99. Fellow being then Master of Arts. About that time addicting his mind severely to the studies of the superiour faculty became a noted Disputant Schoolman and very familiar with the Fathers At length leaving the coll about the time he was adwitted Bach. of Div. which was 1609. he became one of the publick preachers in the City of Bristow and Minister of S. Thomas Church there where he was much followed and admired for his edifying and orthodox doctrine Afterwards leaving that City in 1612. upon what account I know not he became Minister in the town and liberties of Montgomery in Wales where if I mistake not he continued till the time of his death He hath written and published Concio ad clerum de clavibus regni coelorum habita pro forma Oxon. intemplo B. Mariae 16. Feb. an 1609. in Matth. 16. ver 19. Lond. 1612. oct De votis monasticis Theses disputatae sub prâ—sidio Tho. Holland Reg. prof Printed with the former 〈◊〉 Serm. Besides these two things he hath Several Sermons in English as 1 A diet for a Drunkard in two Sermons in the Church of S. Nich. in Bristow on Ester 1. 8. Lond. 1612. qu. 2 Friendly farewell to a faithful â—lock taken in a Sermon preached in S. Thomas Church in Bristow on Easter Tuseday 6. Apr. 1612. on 2 Cor. 13. ver 14. Lond. 1616. qu. 3 Antichrist arraigned Sermon at Pauls Cross on 1 Joh. 2. 18 19 20. Lond. 1618. qu. 4 The trial of Guides by the touchstone of Teachers c. Serm. on Luke 6. 39 40. Lond. 1618. qu. dedicated to Richard Bishop of St. Asaph his Patron These are all that I have seen going under his name and all that I yet know of the author SAMUEL DANIEL the most noted Poet and Historian of his time was born of a wealthy Family in Somersetshire and at 17 years of age in 1579. became a Commoner of Magd. hall where he continued about three years and improved himself much in Academical learning by the benefit of an excellent Tutor But his Genie being more prone to easier and smoother studies than in pecking and hewing at Logick he left the University without the honour of a degree and exercised it much in English History and Poetry of which he then gave several ingenious Specimens After his departure I find nothing memorable of him for several years only that at about 23 years of age he translated into English the worthy tract of Paulus Jovius containing a Discourse of rare inventions both military and amorous called Imprese Lond. 1585. oct To which he hath put an ingenious Preface of his own writing He was afterwards for his merits made Gentleman Extraordinary and afterwards one of the Grooms of the Privy Chamber to Anne the Queen Consort of King James 1. who being for the most part a favourer and encourager of his Muse as she was of Jo. Florio who married Sam. Daniel's Sister and many times delighted with his conversation not only in private but in publick was partly for those reasons held in esteem by the men of that age for his excellencies in Poetry and History and partly in this respect that in writing the History of English affairs whether in Prose or Poetry he had the happiness to reconcile brevity with clearness qualities of great distance in other authors This is the opinion of a late author but one who lived in Samuel Daniel's time tells us that his works contain somewhat a flat but yet withal a very pure and copious English and words as warrantable as any mans and fitter perhaps for Prose than Measure Our author Daniel had also a good faculty in setting out a Mask or a Play and was wanting in nothing that might render him acceptable to the great and ingenious men of his time as to Sir Joh. Harrington the Poet Camden the learned Sir Rob. Cotton Sir H. Spelman Edm. Spencer Ben. Johnson John Stradling little Owen the Epigrammatist c. He hath written The complaint of Rosamond Lond. 1594. 98. 1611. and 23. qu. Various Sonnets to Delia. Wherein as Parthenius Nicaeus did excellently sing the praises of Arete so our author in this piece hath divinely sonneted the matchless beauty of his Delia. Tragedy of Cleopatra Lond. 1594. 98. qu. Of the Civil Wars between the Houses of Lancaster and York Lond. 1604. 09. oct and 1623. qu. Written in eight books in verse with his picture before them The
whose coates of Arms the publishers added without any consideration had to the spoyling of the method of the book One of the said editions was put out by Alexander Nowers a Herald-painter burned in his bed to which he went drunk in his house about Lothbury behind the Exchange within the City of London by a fire that occasionally happened in those parts 25. July 1670. The other edition was put out by Rich. Bloome then a kind of an Arms Painter but originally a ruler of books and paper who hath since practiced for divers years progging tricks in employing necessitous persons to write in several arts and to get contributions of Noble men to promote the work What he hath done as to the Arms Crests and supporters of the Nobility is most egregiously erronious and false also in the quarterings In 1679. he set forth the said book again which is the 5 edition with the pictures at large of several of the Nobility whereby the book is so much disguised that I verily believe if the author or authors of it were living they could scarce know it To the said edition is added Analogia honorum or a treatise of honour and nobility c. in two parts Said by Bloome to have been written by Capt. John Logan of Idbury in Oxfordshire but Qu. This person Bloome is esteemed by the chiefest Heralds a most impudent person and the late industrious Garter Sir W. D. hath told me that he gets a livelyhood by bold practices and that he is the pretended author of a book called Britannia Or a Geographical description of the Kingdom of England Scotland and Ireland c. Lond. 1673. fol. Scribled and transcribed from Camdens Britannia and Speeds Mapps as also the publisher of Cosmography and Geography in two parts c. As for Jo. Guillim the Herald he died on the 7. of May sixteen hundred twenty one but where buried unless at Minsterworth I know not for the register belonging to the Church of S. Bennet near to Pauls Wharff in which parish the Heralds Office is situated doth not mention any thing of his burial there THOMAS HARIOT or Harriot tumbled out of his mothers womb into the lap of the Oxonian Muses an 1560. but in what parish I cannot yet tell All the registers that begin before that time namely that of S. S. Ebbe S. Aldate S. Thomas which begins that year S. Michael All-Saints and S. Peter in the East I have searched but cannot find his name That of S. Maries parish wherein I suppose this our author was born hath been lost several years and there is no register remaining that goes above the year 1599. After he had been instructed in Grammar learning within this City of his birth became either a Batler or Commoner of S. Maries hall wherein undergoing the severe discipline then and there kept up by Rich. Pygot and Thom. Philipson the Principals thereof he took the degree of Bac. of Arts in 1579. and in the latter end of that year did compleat it by determination in School-street Soon after coming to the knowledge of that heroick Knight Sir W. Raleigh for his admirable skill in the Mathematicks he entertain'd him in his family allowed him an yearly pension and was instructed by him at leisure-hours in that art In 1584. he went with the said Knight and first Colony into Virginia where being settled he was imployed in the discovery and surveying thereof and to make what knowledge he could of the commodities it yeilded and concerning the inhabitants and their manners and customs After his return into England Sir Walter got him into the acquaintance of that noble and generous Count Henry Earl of Northumberland who finding him to be a gentleman of an affable and peaceable nature and well read in the obscure parts of learning he did allow him an yearly pension of 120 l. About the same time Rob. Hues and Walter Warner two other Mathematicians who were known also to the said Count did receive from him yearly pensions also but of less value as did afterwards Nich. Torperley whom I shall mention elsewhere So that when the said Earl was committed prisoner to the Tower of London in 1606. to remain there during life our author Hues and Warner were his constant companions and were usually called the Earl of Northumberlands three Magi. They had a table at the Earls charge and the Earl himself did constantly converse with them either singly or altogether as Sir Walter then in the Tower did Our author Hariot was a great acquaintance with Sir Tho. Aylisbury Kt. a singular lover of learning and of the Mathematick arts To whom Dr. Rich. Corbet sending a Poem when the blazing Star appeared dated 9. Dec. 1618 doth by the way mention our author thus Now for the peace of God and Men advise Thou that hast wherewithal to make us wise Thine own rich studies and deep Harriots Mine In which there is no dross but all refine But notwithstanding his great skill in Mathematicks he had strange thoughts of the Scripture and always undervalued the old story of the creation of the world and could never believe that trite position Ex nihilo nihil fit He made a Philosophical Theology wherein he cast off the Old Testament so that consequently the New would have no foundation He was a Deist and his doctrine he did impart to the said Count and to Sir Walt. Raleigh when he was in compiling the History of the World and would controvert the matter with eminent Divines of those times who therefore having no good opinion of him did look on the manner of his death which I shall anon mention as a judgment upon him for those matters and for nullifying the Scripture When he was a young man he was stiled by an author of note juvenis in illis disciplinis meaning in the Mathematicks excellens When in his middle age by another homo natus ad artes illustrandas c. and when dead by a third of greater note Mathematicus insignis His Epitaph which was made or caused to be made by his Executors or those to whom he left his goods books and writings viz. Sir T. Aylesbury before mention'd and Rob. Sidney Viscount L'isle saith that Omnes scientias calluit in omnibus excelluit Mathematicis Philosophicis Theologicis veritatis indagator studiosissimus Dei Trini-unius cultor piissimus c. As for his Writings they are these A brief and true report of the New-found Land of Virginia of the commodities there found to be raised c. Lond. 1588. qu. Put into Latine by C. C. A. and published and adorned with many admirable Cutts by Theodore de Bry of Liege Francof ad Moenum 1590. fol. The English copy is mostly if not all involved in the third Vol. of R. Hakluyts voyages p. 266. c. Ephemiris Chyrometrica MS. in the Library at Sion coll Lond. Artis Analyticae praxis ad aequationes Algebraicas nova expedita
fere plusquam humanâ perdius pernox he made it his chief endeavours tho troubled with the cumbrances of Marriage to improve it with riches and literature For the effecting of the last he always made choice of the best Scholars at the usual elections of Bach. Fellows In the first that he made after he was Warden which consisted but of four persons were Hen. Cuffe and Franc. Mason elected both noted for their learning tho the first was unfortunate In the last about three years before his death which consisted of six four of them whereof two were afterwards Bishops were esteemed eminent namely Dr. Reynolds of Norwych Dr. Earl of Salisbury John Doughty and Alex. Fisher the last of which tho he hath published nothing yet in some respects he was as able as any of the rest so to do had not a weak and timerous Spirit stood in his way Our author Savile also took as much care as he could to place noted men in Eaton college among whom were Tho. Allen Joh. Hales Tho. Savile and Jonas Mountague all of Mert. coll the last of which whom he made Usher of the School there helped him as Allen and Hales did in the edition of St. Chrysostome as I shall tell you elsewhere When K. Jam. 1. came to the Crown he had a great respect for Mr. Savile and his learning and as I have heard our Ancients say he would have advanced him to a higher place either in Church or State but he refused it and only accepted of the Honour of Knighthood from him at Windsore 21. Sept. 1604. Much about which time Henry his only Son and Heir dying and no hopes left of propagating his Name and of setling a Family he bestowed much of his wealth in publishing books and in founding two Lectures in this University which will make his memory honourable not only among the learned but the righteous for ever even till the general conflagration shall consume all books and learning Many are the Encomiums given of him by divers authors which if I should enumerate may make a Manual In one place he is stiled Musarum Patronus Mecoenas literarum fortunarumque Mertonensium verè Pater c. In another he is characterized by a zealous Rom. Cath. who seldom or never speaks well of a Protestant or at least by Dr. W. Bishop the publisher of his book to be Vir Graecè Latinè perinde doctus venerandae Antiquitatis ut videtur tam exquisitus indagator tam ingenuus liberalis editor To pass by the noble and generous characters given of him by Isaac Casaubon Joh. Boysius Josias Mercerus Marc. Meibomius Jos Scaliger and others among whom must not be forgotten the learned Rich. Mountague who stiles him The Magazine of all Learning I shall proceed to make mention of those things that he hath published and written which are these following Learned notes on and a translation into English of Corn. Tacitus his 1 End of Nero and beginning of Galba 2 Four books of Histories 3 Life of Agricola Lond. 1581. 98. c. fol. A rare translation it is and the work of a very great Master indeed both in our tongue and that story For if we consider the difficulty of the original and the age wherein the Translator lived is both for the exactness of the version and the chastity of the language one of the most accurate and perfect translations that ever were made into English The said notes were put into Latin by Is Gruter and printed at Amsterdam 1649. in tw A view of certain Military Matters or Commentaries concerning Roman Warfare Lond. 1598. c. fol. Put into Lat. by Marq. Fraherus printed at Heidleburg 1601. in oct and at Amsterd by Is Gruter 1649. in tw Fasti Regum Episcoporum Angliae usque ad Willielmum Seniorem These Fasti are at the end of the writers which Sir Hen. Savile published intit Rerum Anglicarum Scriptores post Bedam praecipui c. viz. Gul. Malmsburiensis Hen. Huntingdon Rog. Hoveden c. Lond. 1596. fol. The best copies of which authors he collected viewed reviewed and corrected In his Epist dedic before which made to Q. Elizab. speaking of the History of England delivereth these matters after he had condemned Pol. Virgil Neostri ex face plobis Historici c. Our Historians being of the drâ—gs of the common People while they have endeavoured to adorn the Majesty of so great a work have stained and defiled it with most fusty fooleries Whereby tho I wot not by what hard fortune of this Island it is came to pass that your Ancesters most gracious Queen most puissant Princes who embracing a great part of this our World within their Empire did easily overgo all the Kings of their time in the Glory of great atchievements now destitute of as it were the light of brave Wits do lie unknown and unregarded c. These words being uttered by a Gent. excellently learned to a Soveraign Queen excellently understanding and in print were then understood and wish'd for by Historians and curious Men to have this meaning That the Majesty of handling our History might once equal the Majesty of the argument This was their opinion and the publisher Great Savile gave hopes to them that he should be the Man that would do it All the learned of England were erected and full of expectation but at length were grieved to find it vain Somewhat notwithstanding he is said to have attempted in that argument by making searches in the Tower of London for furniture out of the Records but if he did any such thing whether impatient of the harsh and dusty rudeness of the subject or despairing that he could deal so truly as the honour and splendour of his name and as the nature of the work required he desisted converting all his cares to the edition of St. Chrysostome in Greek Thus was he carried away by speculation of things Divine as it were in a Chariot of fire from this other immortal office to his native Country He also carefully collected the best copies of books written by St. Chrysostome from various parts of the World and employed learned men to transcribe and make annotations on them Which being done he printed them at his own charge in a most beautiful edition bearing this title S. Johannis Chrysostomi opera Gracè octo voluminibus Printed in Eaton coll 1613. fol. On several parts of which he put learned notes besides what the profound Joh. Boyse Andr. Downes Tho. Allen c. had done The whole charge of which edition and for the payment of certain Scholars employed beyond the Seas for the obtaining of the best Exemplars of that author cost him more than 8000 l. But the copy as soon as 't was finish'd coming into the hands of a learned French Jesuit named Fronto Ducaeus of Bordeaux he mostly translated it into Latin Which being so done he printed it in Gr.
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.
Inn Ben. Johnson Thom. Wenman of the Inner Temple c. which last I take to be the same that had been Fellow of Ball. coll and Publick Orator of this University These two books or parts in fol. were also printed in two vol. in oct 1625. which I have not yet seen Our author Browne hath also written a Poem intit The Shepard's Pipe in 7 Eglogues Lond. 1614. oct The fourth Eglogue is dedicated to Mr. Tho. Manwood who died about that time Son of Sir Pet. Manwood and the fifth to his ingenious Friend Mr. Christop Brook mentioned elsewhere in this work Elegy on the never enough bewailed c. Prince Henry Lond. 1613. qu. and other Poems as 't is probable but such I have not yet seen However the Reader is to know that as he had honoured his Country with his elegant and sweet Pastorals so was he expected and also intreated a little farther to grace it by drawing out the line of his Poetick Ancestors beginning in Josephus Iscanius and ending in himself but whether ever published having been all or mostly written as 't was said I know not In the beginning of the year 1624. he retired to Exeter coll again being then about 34 years of age and was Tutor or Gov. to Rob. Dâ—rmer of that house the same who was afterwards Earl of Caernarvon and killed in Newbury fight 20. Sept. 1643. In the same year he was actually created Master of Arts as I shall tell you elsewhere in the Fasti and after he had left the Coll. with his Pupil he became a retainer to the Pembrochian Family was beloved by that generous Count William E. of Pembroke and got wealth and purchased an estate which is all I know of him hitherto only that as he had a little body so a great mind In my searches I find that one Will. Browne of Otterie S. Mary in Devon died in the Winter time 1645. whether the same with the Poet I am hitherto ignorant After the time of the said Poet appeared another person of both his names author of two Common Law-books written in English intit Formulae bene placitandi and of Modus intraadi placita generalia and of other things pertaining to that Faculty JOHN DAVIES an excellent Mathematician as the learned Camden stiles him was the Son of John Davies of London in which City he was born at about six of the clock in the evening of the eighth of Feb. in 1559-60 and educated in Gramaticals there In 1574. he made his first entry into this University and setling in Gloucester hall under the tuition of one that was much enclined to the Rom. Perswasion made great proficiency in his studies and Mr. Tho. Allen of that house finding that his Genie was much addicted to the Mathematicks instructed him therein and gave him all the incouragement imaginable to proceed in that noble Science In 1581. he proceeded M. of A. as a Member of Glouc. hall continued there for some time after and then retiring to the great City was instructed in Astrological matters by one Dr. Sim. Forman a very able Astrologer and Physician as it appears by the MS. books he left behind him when he died tho a certain author tells us he was a very silly fellow In Feb. 1587. he was first of all introduced into the Royal Court where he was made known to and received with great courtsie by that popular Count Robert Earl of Essex In 1589. he travelled into France and made a voyage into Portugal whereby he advanced his knowledge as to men and the Languages of those Countries very much In 1596. after he had been married 3 years he went under the conduct of the said Count towards Spain where doing most admirable service at the taking and sacking of Cadiz he received the honour of Knighthood and of Baneret In 1597. he travelled to the Islands of Terceres where he performed that employment he went about to the great honour of himself and in 1598. Jan. 31. he was made Surveyor of the Ordnance by the endeavours of his singular good Lord the E. of Essex under whom in the year following he went as a prime Officer into Ireland where his service was much remarkable against the Rebels In 1600. he was deeply ingaged in that Earls Teasons for which he was taken and committed to custody on the 8. Feb. the same year About the eleventh of the same month the Archbishop of Canterbury issued out a Direction for the Ministers and Preachers in his Province to the end that they give the People a right understanding what the Earl of Essex intended by his treasonable conspiracy in which Direction I find these matters of Sir Joh. Davies viz. that he was brought up in Oxford and was by profession a seller of figures and on whom that hateful Earl hoth to God and man did repose great affiance insomuch that he made him chief Officer about the Ordnance in the Tower and thought him one of the faithfull'st Servants he had to make his Keeper c. This Davies was one that favoured nothing less than the Gospel for being in hold the chiefest motion that he made to the Gentleman that had the custody of him for that time was that if it were possible he might have a Priest to confess him c. In March following he was tried among other Conspirators for his life and being in a manner convicted by his own Conscience and confession held his peace and then being taunted by the way that he was a Papist he denied not but that in Oxon he was instructed in the Romish Religion by his Tutor and confirmed in the same by Sir Christop Blount one of the Conspirators while he was in the Irish Wars At which words when he perceived Blount was moved he straight appeased him affirming that he was confirmed in that Religion not by Blounts perswasion but by the example of his Christian and Religious life Afterwards being condemned to be hang'd drawn and quartered he requested that altho he was no Nobleman yet he might suffer as they did that is by beheading if not not to be quarter'd in pieces but to be buried Christianly After sentence he was remanded to his prison but by the intercession of Friends the Queen signed his Pardon 5. Feb. 1601. which was allowed by the Judges in Westminster hall on the 12. of the same month So that being free he purchased an Estate in the Parish of Pangborne in Berks where he spent the remainder of his days in a retired and studious condition This person who is stiled in literis Mathematicis apprime eruditus hath written many things of Mathematicks and Astrology but hath nothing as I can yet find that is extant There went from hand to hand a volume of Letters which were written by this Sir Joh. Davies Dr. Joh. d ee and Dr. Mat. Gwinne concerning Chimical and Magical secrets which as some say tho I cannot yet be satisfied in it
cuts engraven from the representations drawn with great curiosity by him which hath advantaged the sale of it much And I am verily perswaded had the said book been published two years before I mean before the first edition of Camdens Remaines which first saw light in 1604. it would have been more cried up and consequently would have sold more But however so it is that the book hath been so much valued by learned and curious men in times following that a second impression of it was made at Lond. 1653. in large oct and another in 1674. oct He hath also written The sundry successive regal governments of the Realm of England Antw. 1620. printed in one long sheet wherein are the pictures of a Britain Roman Saxon Dane and Norman wrought off from a Copper plate And was the same person without doubt with him who writes himself R. V. author of Odes in imitation of the seven penitential Psalms with sundery other Poems and Ditties bending to devotion and piety Printed beyond the Sea in 1601. with the Jesuits mark in the title for as I have been informed Verstegan had some skill in Poetry as well as in Painting In the said Poems he toucheth on many matters of antiquity and antient Saints of England The same R. V. also hath translated into English A dialogue of dying well Antw. 1603. oct written in Ital. by Don Peeter of Luca a Can. regular and D. of D. and by the translator dedicated to the Lady Joan Berkley Abbess of the English Nuns of S. Benedict in Bruxells The said Verstegan hath written and translated other things but few of them coming into England we seldom or never see them He was living in good condition among the English at Antwerp who had fled for the sake of Religion under the notion of a Spanish stipendary having several years before been married to so thirâ—ty and prudent a woman that she kept up his credit in the latter end of K. James and beginning of K. Ch. 1. as one or more Letters written by him to the great Antiquary Sir Rob. Cotton which I have seen in his Library shew And thus much of Rich. Verstegan alias Rowland of whom Will. Watson Priest will give you a sharp character and another stuff enough beyond the rules of charity to run down a Dog JOHN STRADLING Son of Franc. Stradling by Elizabeth his Wife was born near to Bristow in Somersetshire but descended from an antient and Knightly family of his name living at S. Donats in Glamorganshire was educated in puerile learning under a learned and pious man named Edw. Green Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. at Bristow became a Commoner of Brasnose coll in 1579. aged 16. years or thereabouts and in 1583. he took a degree in arts as a member of Magd. hall being then accounted a miracle for his forwardness in learning and pregnancy of parts Soon after his great worth being discovered in the Metropolis while he continued in one of the Inns of Court but especially after he had return'd from his travels beyond the Seas was courted and admired by the Learned Camden Sir Joh. Harrington the Poet Tho. Leyson mention'd before under the year 1607. and above all by that most noted Critick and Physitian Dr. Jo. Dav. Rhese He hath written and published De vita morte contemnenda lib. 3. Francof 1597. in oct written to his Uncle Sir Edw. Stradling of S. Donats whom I have mention'd under the year 1609. Epigrammatum libri quatuor Lond. 1607. in oct Two years after he became heir to his Uncle before mention'd setled at S. Donats Castle and was made a Baronet in 1611. at which time he was esteemed a wise and most learned Gentleman Afterwards being involved in secular affairs and the services of his Country was taken off from writing till the latter end of the raign of K. Jam. 1. at which time he published a book intit Beati pacifici Printed 1623. but whether in prose or verse I cannot tell for I have not yet seen it Afterwards he published Divine Poems in seven several Classes written to K. Ch. 1. Lond. 1625. qu. At the end of which is an Epitaph made by him on K. Jam. 1. I have sent several times to several persons in Wales to have some account of this person his last end and his Epitaph but no returns are yet made ARTHUR LAKE brother to Sir Tho. Lake Knight principal Secretary of State to K. Jam. 1. Son of Almeric Lake or du Lake of the antient borough of Southampton was born in S. Michaels parish and educated for a time in the Free-School there Afterwards being transplanted to Wykehams School to perâ—ect his Grammar learning was thence elected probationer Fellow of New coll and after two years of Probation he was made perpetual Fellow thereof an 1589. Five years after that he proceeded in Arts entred into the sacred function was made Fellow of Wykehams coll near to Winton about 1600. and three years after Master of the hospital of S. Cross in the place of Dr. Rob. Bennet promoted to the See of Hereford In 1605. he took the degrees in Divinity and the same year he was installed Archdeacon of Surrey Afterwards he was made Dean of Worcester in Apr. 1608. in the room of Dr. Jam. Monutague promoted to the See of Bath and Wells and at length Bishop of those Cities to which he was consecrated at Lambeth 8. Dec. 1616. In all these places of honour and employment he carried himself the same in mind and person shewing by his constancy that his virtues were virtues indeed in all kind of which whether natural moral Theological personal or pastoral he was eminent and indeed one of the examples of his time He always lived a single man exemplary in his life and conversation and very hospitable He was also well read in the Fathers and Schoolmen and had such a command of the Scripture which made him one of the best preachers that few went beyond him in his time The things that he hath written were not by him published but by his Friends after his death the titles of which follow Exposition of the first Psalm Exposition of the 51. Psalm Nine Sermons on Matth. 22. verse 34 35 36 37 38 39 40. Ten Serm. on Exod. 19. Five Serm. at S. Maries in Oxon. on Luke 3. ver 7 8 9. Eight Serm. on Isa 9. Six Serm. on Haggai 2. Sundry Sermons de tempore preached at Court Meditations All which being collected into a large volume were printed under this general title Sermons with religious and divine meditations Lond. 1629. fol. Ten Sermons upon several occasions preached at S. Paul's Cross and elsewhere Lond. 1641. qu. The first is on Psal 160. 29 30. the second on Jude 5. c. He dyed in sixteen hundred twenty and six and was buried in an Isle on the north side of the Choire of Wells Cathedral Over his grave was soon after laid a plain
stone neither marble nor free with this engraven on a brass plate fastned thereunto Here lyeth Author Lake Doctor in Divinity late Bishop of Bathe and Wells who died on the fourth day of May an 1626. His brother Sir Thomas before mentioned who was of Channous near Edgworth in Middlesex died at Chanous 17. Sept. 1630. and was buried on the 19. of the same month JOHN DAVIES the third person of both his names that I have hitherto mention'd among these writers was born at Chisgrove in the parish of Tysbury in Wiltshire being the Son of wealthy Tanner of that place became a Commoner of Queens coll about the beginning of Mich. Term in the fifteenth year of his age an 1585. wherein having laid a considerable foundation of Academical literature partly by his own natural parts which were excellent and partly by the help of a good Tutor he was removed having taken a degree in Arts as it seems to the Middle Temple wherein applying himself to the study of the Common Law tho he had no great genie to it was in fine made a Barrester But so it was that he being a high spirited young man did upon some little provocation or punctilio bastinado Rich. Martin afterwards Recorder of London in the common Hall of the Middle Temple while he was at Dinner For which act being forthwith expell'd he retired for a time in private lived in Oxon in the condition of a Sojourner and follow'd his studies tho he wore a cloak However among his serious thoughts making reflections upon his own condition which sometimes was an affliction to him he composed that excellent Philosophical and Divine Poem called Nosce teipsum Afterwards by the favour of Thomas Lord Ellesmore Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England he was again restored to his Chamber was afterwards a Concellour and a Burgess for that Parliament which was held at Westminster in 1601. Upon the death of Q. Elizabeth he with the Lord Hunsdon went into Scotland to congratulate K. James as her Lawful Successor and being introduced into his presence the King enquired the names of those Gentlemen who were in the company of the said Lord and naming Joh. Davies among who stood behind them the King straightway asked whether he was Nosce Teipsum and being answered that he was the same he graciously embraced him and thenceforth had so great favour for that soon after he made him his Attorney-general in Ireland While he held that place he was made Serjeant at Law having never been Reader an 1606. the Poesie of whose Rings that were then given being Lex publica lux est Notwithstanding the said degree he returned into Ireland by his Majesty's leave and dispensation kept his office of Attorney and received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty at Whitehall 11. Feb. 1607. Afterwards he came into England for altogether was made one of his Maj. Serjeants at Law here in 1612. and sundry times appointed one of the Justices of the Assize in divers Circuits At length being constituted Lord Ch. Justice of the Kings Bench had his robes made in order to be setled in that high office as his Daughter hath several times reported but died suddenly before the ceremony of settlement or installation could be performed He was held in great esteem by the noted Scholars of his time among whom were Will. Camden Sir Jo. Harrington the Poet Ben. Johnson Jo. Selden Facete Hoskyns R. Corbet of Ch. Ch. and others who esteemed him to be a person of a bold Spirit of a sharp and ready wit and compleatly learned but in truth more a Scholar than a Lawyer His works are Nosce Teipsum This Oracle expounded in two Elegies 1. Of Humane Nature 2. Of the Soul of Man Lond. 1599. qu. dedicated to Q. Elizabeth There again 1622. in oct Hymus of Astrea in Acrostick verse Printed with the former Orchestra Or a Poem expressing the antiquity and excellency of dancing in a dialogue between Penelope and one of her Woers containing 131 Stanzaes unfinished This being also printed with Nosce Teipsum they were all three especially the first much extoll'd by Scholars of all sorts Among them I find one who hath dealt poetically with him by an ingenious copy of verses which begins thus Si tua legisset redivivus c. If Plato liv'd and saw these Heaven bred lines Where thou the Essence of the Soul confines Or merry Martial c. Sir Jo. Harrington also before-mentioned would not let his memory escape his Pen without an Epigram especially for his Orchestra besides other Poets of those times which for brevity-sake I shall now pass by Discover of the true causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued nor brought under obedience of the Crown of England until the beginning of his Maj. happy Reign Lond. 1612. qu. Dedic to the King with this Latin verse only Principis est virtus maxima nosse suos Declaration of our Sovereign Lord the King c. concerning the title of his Maj. Son Charles the Prince and Duke of Cornwal c. Lond. 1614. in 14 sh in fol. Printed in columns one in French and the other in English Le primer Reports des cases matters on ley resolves c. adjudges in les Courts del Roy en Ireland Dubl 1615. Lond. 1628. fol. In the sec edit was added a Table which was not in the former From this book it was that Sir Joh. Pettus Knight did chiefly select matter for another intit Englands independency upon the Papal Power historically and judiciously stated by Sir Jo Davies Attorn Gen. in Ireland and by Sir Edw. Coke L. Ch. Just of England in two reports selected from their great volumes with a Pref. written by Sir Joh. Pettus Lond. 1674. qu. Perfect abridgment of the eleven books of Reports of Sir Edw. Coke Lond. 1651. in tw written in French by Sir Joh. Davies translated into English by another hand Jus imponendi vectigalia Or the learning touching Customs Tonnage Poundage and Impositions on Merchandizes c. asserted c. Lond. 1656. 59. c. oct I find one Sir J. D. Knight to have published Reasons Academy Or a new post with Sovereign Salve to cure the worlds madness expressing himself in several essays and witty discourses Lond. 1620. oct Written in prose and at the end of it is Reasons moan written in verse in eleven Stanzaes Whether the said Sir J. D. be the same with Sir Joh. Davies I cannot justly tell Besides the before-mentioned things as also Epigrams as 't is said which were published by and under the name of Sir Joh. Davies are several MSS. of his writing and composing which go from hand to hand as 1 Metaphrase of several of K. Davids Psalms 2 A large Epistle to Rob. E. of Salisbury of the state of the Counties of Monaghan Fennanagh and Downe and of Justices of the Peace and other Officers of Ireland written 1607. 3 Speech when he was Speaker of the H.
Independent-party fled with Will. Lenthal their Speaker to the Head Quarter of the Army then at Windsore 30. Jul. 1647. In which office he continued but till the 6. of Aug. following at what time the General of the Army Fairfax restored Lenthall to his Chair but suffered Pelham to keep his Recordership of Lincoln City which he had confer'd upon him by the Presbyterians upon the ejection of Sir Charles Dalison JOHN TERRY received his first breath at LongSuttoâ— in Hampshire was elected Probationer Fellow of New college from Winchester School in 1574. and two years after he was made compleat Fellow In 1582. he proceeded in Arts and about 8 years after had the Parsonage of Stockton in Wilts confer'd upon him where he always expressed himself a zealous Enemy against the R. Catholicks not only in his Lectures and Sermons but also in his writings the titles of which follow Theological Logick Or the trial of truth containing a discovery of the chiefest points of the doctrine of the great Antichrist and his Adherents the false Teachers of the times Oxon. 1600. qu. In 1602. was published the second part of Theol. Logick and in 1625. the third part both in qu. and the last dedicated to the B. of Bath and Wells Reasonableness of wise and holy truth and the absurdity of foolish and wicked errour Serm. on Joh. 17. ver 17. Oxon. 1617. qu. Defence of Protestancy proving that the Protestants Religion hath the promise of Salvation c. Lond. 1635. second edition Before which time the author was dead ANTHONY HUNGERFORD Son of Anth. Hungerford of Dewne-Ampuâ—y in Gloucestershire by Bridget his Wife Daughter of one Shelley a Judge was educated in this University with other R. Catholicks but for a short time for his Father being much troubled with the incumbranceâ— of his Estate and therefore could not well look after the Son the Mother who was a zealous Papist caused him to be trained up in her Religion from his Childhood So that carrying his opinion on till 1584. about which time he had left Oxon being then 20 years of age stagger'd somewhat in his opinion upon the reading of Capians book called Decem rationes wherein he found some undecent passages but confirmed in his mind soon after by Mr. Tho. Neale of Cassington near Woodstock in Oxfordshire and at length totally setled by one Twiford a Priest or Jesuit who was brought to him by George Etheridge a Physician of Oxon. In this setled course he held on till the beginning of the year 1588. at which time it pleased God as he said to make a hand that had given the wound the means to make good the cure when it aimed at a further mischief being occasioned mostly from certain words unwarily dropt from one Hopton a Priest and his acquaintance concerning an invasion then about to be made for the relief chiefly of Rom. Catholicks who laid under the heavy hand as they said of Q. Elizabeth In 1594. one of both his names was actually created Master of Arts and 't is supposed that he was the person because he had formerly spent some time in this University In 1607. he received the honour of Knighthood and about that time being then of Blackbourton near Witney in Oxfordshire wrote The advice of a Son professing the Religion established in the present Church of England to his dear Mother a Rom. Catholick Oxon. 1639. qu. Which book lying by him till his death and several years after in his Cabinet his Son Sir Edw. Hungerford carried it at length upon a sight as he thought of the increase of Popery in England to one of the Chaplains of Dr. Laud Archb. of Canterbury to have it licensed an 1635. but he refusing so to do because there were several offensive passages in it against the Papists he therefore got it to be printed at Oxon and added to it another thing of his Fathers writing intit The memorial of a Father to his dear Children containing an acknowledgment of God's great mercy in bringing him to the profession of the true Religion at this present established in the Church of England Finished and compleated for the Press at Blackbourton in Apr. 1627. This person who hath written other matters of the like nature but not printed gave way to fate about the latter end of June in sixteen hundred twenty and seven year 1627 and was buried in the Church at Blackbourton He left behind him Issue by his Wife Lucy Daughter of Sir Walt. Hungerford of Farley Castle in Somersetshire Sir Edward Hungerford who had Issue another Edward made Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of K. Ch. 2. who most unworthily squander'd away the Estate of his Ancestors JOHN DAY Son of a famous Printer of both his names in the Reign of Q. Elizabeth was born near or over Aldersgate in London entred a Commoner of S. Albans hall in 1582. aged 16. elected Fellow of Oriel coll in 1588. being then Bach. of Arts proceeded in that Faculty entred into holy Orders and became the most frequent and noted Preacher in the University In the beginning of the Reign of K. Jam. 1. he with leave from his Society travelled for 3 years beyond the Seas whereby he improved himself much in learning and experience and as I was about to say in Calvinism After his return he was made Vicar of S. Maries Church in Oxon in Jan. 1608. where by his constant and painful Preaching he obtained great love and respect not only from those of the University but City But missing the Provostship of his Coll. upon the resignation of Mr. Will. Lewis in 1621. he left his Fellowship and Vicarage in the year following and by the favour of Sir Will. Sâ—ame Knight became Minister of one of the Thirlows Great Thirlow I think in Suffolk where he continued to his dying day not without some discontent for the loss of the said Provostship He was a person of great reading and was admirably well vers'd in the Fathers Schoolmen and Councels He was also a plain Man a primitive Christian and wholly composed as 't were to do good in his Function His works are these Several Sermons as 1 Davids desire to go to Church in two Sermons on Psal. 27. 4. Ox. 1612. oct and 1615. qu. 2 Day 's Festivals or twelve of his Sermons Ox. 1615. qu. The first of which is of our Saviours Nativity on Esa. 9. 6. To these twelve Sermons are added Several fragments concerning both the Sacraments in general and the Sacrament of the Supper in particular He hath also written Day 's Diall or his twelve hours that is twelve Lectures by way of Catechism as they were delivered in Oriel coll Chappel an 1612. and 13. Oxon. 1614. qu. Conciones ad Cierum viz. 1 In 2. Reg. 6. ver 1 2 3 4. Oxon. 1612. and 1615. qu. 2 Iâ— Joh. 9. 4. Oxon. 1612. qu. Commentaries on the first eight Psalms of David Ox. 1620. year 1627 qu. He concluded his last day
c. in Parliament which were pleaded against by several persons on his behalf and that many years after his death year 1629 which hapned as I conceive about sixteen hundred twenty and nine were Votes passed in the H. of Com. that 5000. pounds should be given to his children because he had suffered in the 3 of Car. 1. Dom. 1627. for opposing the illegalities of that time The said Votes passed in 1646. and no doubt there is but all or at least some of the money was paid WILLIAM THORNE a most noted Linguist and Rabbie of his time and therefore well known to and respected by that noted Belgick Critick John Drusius who dedicates to him his Opuscula Gramaticalia received his first breath at Semeley in Wilts his Grammatical education in Wykchams School and his Academical in New coll of which he became perpetual Fellow in 1587. being then esteemed to be well grounded in humane learning In 1593. he proceeded in Arts and five years after was constituted Hebrew Professor of the University Afterwards being promoted to the Deanary of Chichester in the room as it seems of Dr. Martin Colepeper deceased he proceeded in Divinity at which time he was reputed eminent not only for his incomparable skill in the Oriental Sacred Tongues by men unmatchable in them worthily famoused on this side and beyond the Sea but also for other learning His writings are Tullius sive Rhetor in tria stromata divisus Oxon. 1592. octavo A kenning Glass for a Christian King Serm. on Joh. 1â— latter part of the 15. verse Lond. 1623. oct and other things as 't is said but such I have not yet seen He died 13. Feb. in sixteen hundred twenty and nine and was buried two days after in the Cath. Ch. at Chichester In his Deanry of Chichester succeeded Dr. Francis Dee of Cambridge about that time Chancellour of the Chat Sarum and afterwards Bishop of Peterborough LEWIS OWEN a native of Merionithshire became either a Servitor or a Student of Ch. Ch. in Summer time an 1590. aged 18. but left the University without a degree having some petty employment bestow'd on him about that time Afterwards he travelled in the latter end of Q. Elizab. and beginning of K. James into several countries of Europe and in Spain making a longer continuance than elsewhere he entred himself if I mistake not into the Society of Jesus at Valladolid where he continued a curious observer among them for some time At length being fully satisfied of their intregues which tended as he said to worldly policy rather than true religion he left and became a bitter enemy against them as well in his discourses as writings as it may appear in these things following The running Register recording a true relation of the State of the English Colleges Seminaries and Cloysters in all foreign parts together with a brief discourse of the lives practices c. of Engl. Monks Friers Jesuits c. Lond. 1626. qu. The unmasking of all Popish Monks Friers and Jesuits Or a treatise of their genealogy beginnings proceedings and present state c. Lond. 1628. qu. Speculum Jesuiticum Or the Jesuits looking Glass wherein they may behold Ignatius their Patron his progress their own pilgrimage his life their beginning c. Lond. 1629. qu. A true Catalogue of all their Colleges professed houses houses of Approbation Seminaries and houses of residence in all parts of the World And lastly a true number of the Fellows of their Society taken out of their own books and catalogues printed with the Speculum Jesuiticum and both at the end of Europae Speculum 1629. written by Sir Ed. Sandys before mention'd This Lew. Owen who had a rambling head was living in sixteen hundred twenty and nine but what became of him afterwards I cannot find Besides this Lew. Owen was another of both his names born in Anglesie first a Student in S. Edm. Hall 1578. afterwards of Hart hall and a Benefactor to Jesus coll WILLIAM HERBERT Son and Heir of Hen. Earl of Pembroke was born at Wilton in Wilts 8. Apr. 1580. became a Nobleman of New coll in Lent-term 1592. aged 13. continued there about two years succeeded his Father in his honours 1601. made Knight of the Garter 1. Jac. 1. and Governour of Portsmouth six years after In 1626. he was unanimously elected Chancellour of this University being a great Patron of learning and about that time was made Lord Chamberlain of the Kings Household He was not only a great favourer of learned and ingenious men but was himself learned and endowed to admiration with a poetical genie as by those amorous and not inelegant Aires and Poems of his composition doth evidently appear some of which had musical Notes set to them by Hen. Lawes and Nich. Laneare All that he hath extant were published with this title Poems written by William Earl of Pembroke c. many of which are answered by way of repartee by Sir Benj. Rudyard with other Poems written by them occasionally and apart Lond. 1660. oct He died suddenly in his house called Baynards Castle in London on the tenth of Apr. in sixteen hundred and thirty year 1630 according to the calculation of his nativity made several years before by Mr. Tho. Allen of Glouc. hall whereupon his body was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Salisbury near to that of his Father See more of him in the Fasti among the Creations an 1605. He had a younger brother named Philip who was also a Nobleman of New coll at the same time with his brother was afterwards created Earl of Montgomery and upon the death of his brother William succeeded in the title of Pembroke But this Philip was quite different in temper from his brother for he was esteemed by all that knew or had to do with him a very cholerick man a frequent Sweater and so illiterate that if the report be true he could scarce write his name He also turn'd Rebel when the Civil Wars began in 1642. was one of the Council of State by Olivers appointment after K. Ch. 1. was beheaded and a most passionate enemy to learning which notoriously appeared when he deeply engag'd himself in the undoing of this University of which he was Chancellour in 1648. I have seen several rambling and confus'd Speeches that he with great confidence uttered in Parliament and Committees which were afterwards printed under his name and others very witty and Satyrical that were father'd upon him The Reader is to know that besides the former Will. Herbert hath been others of both his names that have been writers as one who was a Knight in the time of Qu. Elizab. an 1586. and another of Pointington in 1646. who dedicates his book called Herberts belief c. to his Son Benjamin and one William Harâ—ert who published The Prophecy of Cadwallader c. SAMUEL PAGE a Ministers Son and a Bedfordshire man born was admitted Schollar of C. C. coll 10 June 1587. aged 13 or
the Royal Society At length after our author Briggs had spent most of his time for the benefit and advancement of Geometry he paid his last debt to nature in his lodgings in Merton coll 26. Jan. in sixteen hundred and thirty aged 70. or more and was three days after buried at the upper end of the Choire of the Church belonging to the said Coll. under the honorary monument of Sir Hen. Savile At which time the Heads of several Colleges and Halls being present a learned Sermon and an eloquent Oration were delivered the former by Mr. Will. Sellar the other by Mr. Hugh Crossâ— Fellows of that College In both which were many things said to the honour of the Defunct Over his grave was soon after a plain stone laid neither Marble nor Free with only his bare name engraven thereon and therefore instead of an Epitaph you may take this character of him as it stands in the publick Register of that Coll. Vir doctrina clarus stupor Mathematicorum moribus ac vita integerrimus c. JOHN ANDREWS a Somersetshire man born was entred a Student in Trin. coll 1601. aged 18. took one degree in Arts left the University became a painful Preacher of Gods word and a publisher of these books following The converted Man's new birth describing the direct way to go to Heaven c. Lond. 1628. oct second edit Celestial Looking-glass to behold the beauty of Heaven and the perfect way to it Lond. 1621. in tw There again 1638. Andrews resolution to return unto God by repentance c. Lond. 1621. in tw There again 1630. A Caveat from God on S. Joh. 5. 14. Lond. 1627. with other things which I have not yet seen When he died or where he was buried I know not WILLIAM SPARKE Son of Tho. Sparke whom I have mentioned under the year 1616. was born at Bletchley in Bucâ—s became a Commoner of Magd. hall in Lent-Term 1602-3 aged 16. Demie of Magd. coll 5. June 1606. and soon after Fellow thereof Afterwards being M. of A. he was made Chaplain to the Duke of Bucks Rector of Bletchley after his Father's decease Divinity Reader of Magd. coll and in 1629. Bach. of Div. He hath written Vis naturs â—irtus vitae explicata ad univâ—â—sam doctrine ordinem constituendum Lond. 1612. oct The mystery of Godliness A general discourse of the reason that is in Christian Religion c. Oxon. 1628. qu. These are all that I have seen that go under the name and therefore I can say no more of him only that he was living at Bletchley in sixteen hundred and thirty I find one of both his names of Magd. coll who was admitted Bac. of Physick 3. Dec. 1645. by vertue of the Letters of the Chanc. of the Univ. which say that 〈◊〉 deserved well for having 〈◊〉 very 〈◊〉 against Enemies and contributed much of his skill to his and our Loyal Friends c. This Will. Spark who became a Student in Magd. coll an 1639. was Son to the former ANTHONY SHERLEY second Son of Sir Tho. Sherley of Wistneston commonly called Wiston in Sussex Knight by Anne his Wife Daughter of Sir Tho. Kempe Knight was born there matriculated as a Member of Hart hall in the beginning of the year 1579. aged 14. admitted Bac. of Arts in the latter end of 1581. and about the beginning of Nov. following he was elected Probat Fellow of Allsouls coll being of kin to the Founder thereof by his Mother's side But before he proceeded in Arts he left the University and retired to one of the Inns of Court or went to travel beyond the Seas or both successively Soon after he became known to that popular Count Robert Earl of Essex whose heroick spirit and vertues he so much admired that he resolved for the future that he should be a pattern to him in all the civil actions of his life The first adventure that he made was his voyage into America particularly to S. Jago Dominica Margarita c. an 1596. From which voyage wherein great valour was shewn against the Portuguese he returned the year following Afterwards having received the honour of Knighthood from the said Earl of Essex in Ireland if I mistake not he went beyond the Seas again made long voyages and was employed as Embassador several times by Foreign Princes In which voyages his Exploits were so great that the K. of Spain taking an affection to allowed him an yearly pension made him Admiral of the Levant Seas and next in place to the Viceroy of Naples So that his greatness making our King jealous of he sent for him to return but he refused to come and therefore was numbred among the English Fugitives About that time he was known by the title of Earl of the Sacred Empire as having been created so I suppose by the Emperour of Germany and had from his Catholick Majesty a Pension of 200 Ducats yearly Ever after so long as he lived he shew'd himself so zealous a Servant to that King that he became a great plotter and projector in matters of state and undertook by Sea-stratagems if you 'll believe an author of no great credit to invade and ruine his native Country the whole story and passages of which would make a just volume He hath written Voyage to America See R. Hakeluyts third and last vol. of Voyages Printed at Lond. 1600. p. 598 599 c. Account of M. Hamets rising in the Kingdom of Morocco Fez c. Lond. 1609. qu. History of his travailes into Persia Lond. 1613. qu. Which voyage was began 24. May 1599. and is epitomiz'd in the second vol. or part of Sam. Purchas his Pilgrims printed 1625. fol. in the ninth book Voyage over the Caspian Sea and thorough Russia Publish'd by W. Parry an 1601. involv'd in the Pilgrims of Purchas before-mention'd History of his Embassages See Purchas vol. 2. book 6. 9. and in Rich. Hakluyt before-mentioned What other matters he wrote or caused to be published of his composition I know not nor any thing else of him only that he was living in the Court of Spain in sixteen hundred and thirty and that he had taken to Wife long before Francis the Sister of Rob. Vernon of Hodnet Knight He had an elder Brother named Thomas Sherley who was entred into Hart hall at the same time with his Brother an 1579. aged 15. where continuing about two years or more was called home married and in 1589. Knighted But this person being asham'd to see the trophies and atchievements of his two younger Brothers Anthony before-mentioned and Robert a great Hero worn like flowers in the breasts and bosoms of Foreign Princes whilst he himself wither'd upon the stalk he grew on left his aged Father and as 't is said a fair inheritance in Sussex and forthwith undertook several voyages into Foreign parts to the great honour of his Nation but small enrichment of himself A narration of which voyages he printed
They were before published and had then 1638. a new title put to them One Rob. Gomersall who seems to be a Devonian born died 1646. leaving then by his Will 1000 l. to his Son Robert which Son perhaps may be the writer before mentioned THOMAS INGMETHORP a Worcestershire man born was matriculated as a member of Brasnose coll in the latter end of May 1581. aged 19. went away without any Degree confer'd upon him and was afterwards made Rector of Great Stainton or Stainton in that Street in the Bishoprick of Durham being then accounted eminent for the Hebrew tongue and for his admirable methods in Pedagogy which employment he practised not only before he came to Stainton but also afterwards in his private house there among 12 or 14. boys till almost to the time of his death He hath published Several Sermons as 1 Serm. on 1 Joh. chap. 2. ver 3 4 5 6. Oxon. 1598. oct 2 Sermon upon the words of Saint Paul Let every soul be subject to the higher powers Rom. 13. 1. wherein the Popes Soveraignty over Princes is briefly but sufficiently refuted c. London 1619. quarto and others which I have not yet seen A short Catechism for young children to learn by Law authorized c. Lond. 1633. oct Catechism in English and Hebrew printed in octavo This I have not seen nor any thing else besides what is before set down He died and was buried at Stainton before mention'd but when I know not MILES SANDYS a Knights Son was born in Worcestershire became a Gent. Com. of Haâ—t hall in the beginning of the year 1615. aged 15 but put under the tuition of Dr. Rich. Astley Fellow afterwards Warden of Allsouls college by whose endeavours this our author became afterwards a compleat Gentleman He departed without a degree tho much deserving of one and afterwards had the degree of Knighthood confer'd upon him by his Majesty some years after He hath written Prudence the first of the four Cardinal vertues Lond. 1634. in tw 'T is the first part of a small work written by him chiefly concerning the Four Cardinal vertues especially Prudence wherein is much reading shew'd What other parts followed I know not nor any thing else of the author One Sir Miles Sandys of Wilberton in Cambridgeshire Knight and Baronet third Son of Edwyn Archbishop of York died in the latter end of 1644 leaving then behind him a Son called Sir Miles Sandys Knight and Baronet Whether this last be the same with the writer before mention'd I know not LEONARD DIGGES Son of Tho. Digges mentioned under the year 1574. by Anne his Wife Daughter of Sir Warham St. Leodgar Knight was born in London became a Commoner of Vniv. coll in the beginning of the year 1603. aged 15. took the degree of Bac. of Arts retired to the great City for the present afterwards travelled into several Countries and became an accomplish'd person Some years after his return he retired to his coll again and upon his supplication made to the venerable Convocation he was in consideration that he had spent many years in good letters in transmarine Universities actually created M. of A. in 1626. He was esteemed by those that knew him in Vniv. coll a great Master of the English language a perfect understander of the French and Spanish a good Poet and no mean Orator He hath translated out of Spanish into English a Romance called Gerardo the unfortunate Spaniard in two parts Lond. 1622. qu. written by Don Goncalo de Cespedes And from Lat. into English verse The rape of Proserpine in 3 books Lond. 1617. and 28. qu. written by Claudian besides other things which I have not yet seen He died on the 7. Apr. in sixteen hundred thirty and five and was buried in that little old Chappel of Vniv. coll sometimes standing about the middle of the present Quadrangle which was pulled down in 1668. Several verses of his composition I have seen printed in the beginning of various authors particularly those before Shakespeares works which shew him to have been an eminent Poet of his time THOMAS BROAD or Brodaeus as he writes himself Son of Will. Broad of Rendcombe in Gloucestershire Clerk made his first entry into S. Maries hall in Mich. Term 1594. aged 17. and soon after translating himself to that of S. Alban took the degrees in Arts as a Member thereof In 1611. in which year his Father died he became Rector of Rendcomb the place of his nativity where as before in Oxon he was held in great esteem for his learning and Religion He hath written Touch-stone for a Christian wherein is shewed how a man may know whether he be the Temple of the Holy Ghost c. Lond. 1613. c. in tw The Christians Warfare c. Serm. on Jam. 4. 7. Lond. 1613. in tw Three questions answer'd The first question What should our meaning be when after the reading of the fourth Commandment we pray Lord incline our hearts to keep this Law The second question How the fourth Commandment being delivered in such form of words bind us to sanctifie any day but only the seventh c. And the third question How shall it appear to be the Law of Nature to sanctifie one day every week Oxon. 1621. qu. Tractatus de Sabbato in quo doctrina Ecclesiae primitivae dèclaratur ac defenditur Printed 1627. qu. Two Treatises one concerning the Sabbath or Seventh day The other concerning the Lords day or first of the week These two that were written in English and not printed came in MS. into the hands of one George Abbot not he that was Archbishop of Canterbury but another who making an answer to them published it under the title of Vindiciae Sabbathi or an answer to two treatises of Mr. Broad c. Lond. 1641. qu. He the said Tho. Broad departed this mortal life about the middle or latter end of June year 1635 in sixteen hundred thirty and five and was buried by the bodies of his Father and of his Brother Samuel in the Chancel of the Church at Rendcombe before-mentioned leaving then behind him four Sons besides Daughters which he had by Margaret his Wife viz. William Thomas Sam. and John Thomas succeeded him if I mistake not in the Rectory of Rendcombe and afterwards became Rector of Risington Magna in Glucestershire where he died in the beginning of 1679. RICHARD CORBET was born of a gentile Family at Ewel in Surrey Son of Vincent Corbet farther known By Poynters name than by his own And after he had spent some years in Westminster School was sent to Broadgates hall in Lent-Term 1â—97-98 aged 15. and in the year after was made Student of Ch. Ch. In 1605. he proceeded M. of A. being then esteemed one of the most celebrated Wits in the University as his Poems Jests Romantick fancies and exploits which he made and perform'd extempore shew'd Afterwards entring into holy Orders he became a most quaint
of Sir Will. Finch of the Mote in St. Martins Parish in the County of Kent but the Widdow of one Morton of the same County Esq was born at Bocton hall in Kent 30. March 1568. educated in Grammar learning in Wykehams School near to Winchester and thence in the beginning of 1584 he was transplanted to New coll where living in the condition of a Gent. Com. had his Chamber in Hart hall adjoyning and to his Chamber-Fellow there Rich. Baker his Countryman afterwards a Knight and a noted writer But continuing there not long he went to Queens coll where by the benefit of a good Tutor and severe discipline there practiced he became well vers'd in Logick and Philosophy and for a diversion now and then he wrote a Tragedy for the private use of that house called Tancredo On the 8. June 1588. he as a Member of Qu. coll did supplicate the venerable Congregation of Regents that he might be admitted to the reading of any of the books of the Logick of Aristotle that is to be admitted to the degree of Bach. of Arts which desire of his was granted conditionally that he should determine in the Lent following but whether he was admitted or did determine or took any other degree it doth not appear in any of the University Registers which I have exactly searched and the more for this reason because the author of his life saith that at 19 years of age he proceeded Master of Arts and at that time did read three Lat. Lectures De Ocello which being learned caused a friendship between him and Alberic Gentilis who thereupon ever after called him Henrice mi Ocelle The said author also saith that the University Treasury was rob'd by Townsmen and poor Scholars of which such light was given by a Letter written to Hen. Wotton from his Father in Kent occasioned by a dream relating to that matter that the Felons were thereupon discovered and apprehended c. But upon my search into the University Registers Records Accompts c. from 1584. to 1589. in which time our author Wotton was resident in Oxon I find no such robbery committed To pass by other mistakes in the said life especially as to time which are not proper to set down in this place I shall go forward After our author had left Oxon he betook himself to travel into France Germany and Italy and having spent about 9 years in those places he returned into England and became Secretary to Robert Earl of Essex with whom continuing till towards his fall he left England once more and retiring to Florence became so noted to the Great Duke of Tuscany that he was by him privately dispatched away with letters to James 6. K. of Scots under the name of Octavio Baldi to advise him of a design to take away his life Which message being welcome to that K. he was by him when made K. of England honoured with the degree of Knighthood sent thrice Embassador to the Reipub. of Venice once to the States of the Vnited Provinces twice to Charles Emanuel Duke of Savoy once to the united Princes of Vpper Germany in the Convention at Heylbrune also to the Archduke Leopald to the Duke of Wittenbergh to the Imperial Cities of Strasburgh and Vlme as also to the Emperor Ferdinando the second On the 15. July 1619. he returned from his Embassie at Venice with a vain hope of obtaining the office of Secretary of State but missing his design I cannot yet tell to the contrary but that he was sent to Venice again Sure 't is that about 1623. he had the Provostship of Eaton coll confer'd upon him which he kept to his dying day being all the reward he had for the great services he had done the Crown of England He hath written these things following Epistola de Casparo Scioppio Amberg 1613. oct This Scioppius was a man of a restless spirit and a malicous pen who in books against K. Jam. 1. took occasion from a sentence written by Sir Hen. Wotton in a Germans Album viz. Legatus est vir bonus peregrè missus ad mentiendum Reipublicae causâ to twit him in the teeth what principles in Religion were professed by him and his Embassador Wotton then at Venice where the said sentence was also written in several glass windows Epist ad Marc. Velserum Duumvir Augustae Vindelicae an 1612. The elements of Architecture Lond. 1624. qu. in two parts Reprinted in Reliquiae Wottonianae an 1651. 54. and 1672. c. oct Translated into Latin and printed with the Great Vitruvius and a great Elogy concerning Wotton put before it Amstel 1649. fol. Plausus vota ad Regem è Scotiâ reducem Lond. 1633. in a large qu. or rather in a little fol. Reprinted by Dr. Joh. Lamphire in a book intit by him Monarchia Britannica Oxon. 1681. oct 'T is in English also in Reliquiae Wotton Parallel between Rob. late Earl of Essex and George late Duke of Bucks Lond. 1641. in four sh in qu. Short view of the life and death of George Duke of Bucks Lond. 1642. in four sheets and an half in qu. Difference and disparity between the estates and conditions of George Duke of Bucks and Robert Earl of Essex Characters of and Observations on some Kings of England The election of the new Duke of Venice after the death of Giovanno Bembo Philosophical survey of education or moral Architecture Aphorisms of education The great action between Pompey and Caesar extracted out of the Rom. and Greek writers Meditations on 22 Chap. of Gen. Christmas day Letters to and characters of certain personages Various Poems All or most of which books or treatises are reprinted in a book intit Reliquiae Wottonian◠before-mentioned Lond. 1651. 54. 1672. and 1685. in oct published by Is Walton at the end of Sir H. Wottons life Letters to the Lord Zouch Printed at the latter end of Reliq Wottom in the edition of 1685. The state of Christendom or a more exact and curious discovery of many secret passages and hidden mysteries of the times Lond. 1657. fol. Letters to Sir Edm. Bacon Lond. 1661. oct He hath also several Letters extant to George Duke of Bucks in a book called Cabala Mysteries of State Lond. 1654. qu. and others in Cabala or Scrinia Sacra Lond. 1663. fol. Journal of his Embassies to Venice -MS fairly written in the Library of Edw. Lord Conway Three propositions to the Count d'Angosciola in matter of duel comprehending as it seems the latitude of that subject MS. sometimes in the Library of my most worthy Friend Ralph Sheldon Esq now among the books in the Coll. of Arms. The first proposition is Quale sia stato c. The said Count was a Gentleman of Parma from whence he was banished and afterwards lived in the Court of Savoy where he was esteemed a very punctual Duelist and there managed many differences between Gentlemen Other MSS. also of his composition do go from hand
of Carlisle tho a Layman on the death of Sir Thomas Smyth and in 1589 Chancellour of the most noble Order of the Garter In 1592 he was made a Knight and about the same time one of the Privy Council to her Majesty being then a person most eminently perspicuous for his Learning Piety Integrity Goodness and Gravity He died at Pyrford in Survey where he had an Estate in the latter end of Feb. or beginning of March an 1591 whereupon his Body was buried in the middle of the Chancel behind the high Altar of S. Pauls Cathedral Over his Grave was soon after laid a flat stone with an Inscription thereon under which also Sir Franc. Wolloy his Son and Heir sometimes of Merton Coll. also was buried an 1611 as also Elizabeth Widow of Sir John All whose bodies were removed in 1614 and buried between S. George's Chappel and that of our Lady within the Precincts of the said Cathedral and had a very goodly Tombe with a large Inscription on it erected over them which was with the Cathedral it self consum'd in the dreadful Fire that hapned in London in the beginning of Sept. an 1666. Admitted 18. Bach. of Div. Only one was admitted this year viz. Hen. Henshaw alias Heronshaw of Magd. Coll. Dec. 3. In the next year he was elected Rector of Linc. Coll. There were also but two that supplicated for the said Degree one of which was named Will. Ely of Brasn Coll. who was made the second President of that of S. John by the Founder thereof an 1559. In 1563 or thereabouts he was removed from that place for maintaining the Pope's Authority and not the Queens over the Church of England whereupon leaving Oxon lived many years obscurely having if I mistake not entred into some religious Order beyond the Seas Afterwards being seized upon for a Seminary he was committed to the common Prison at Hereford where remaining several years died an aged man an 1609. being then accounted by those of his perswasion a most holy Confessour What I have farther to observe of him is this that when Archb. Cranmer was brought to the Stake to be burnt at Oxon. he took leave of some of his Friends standing by and seeing this Will. Ely among them went to stake him by the hand but he drawing back said It was not lawful to salute Hereticks and especially such an one that had falsly returned unto his Opinions that he had forsworn c. ☞ Not one Doctor of Law Physick or Divinity was admitted this year An. Dom. 1558. An. 5 Mariae An. 6 Mariae An. 1 Elizab. Chanc the said Cardinal Pole but he dying on the 18 of Nov. Dr. Will. Treshan became Cancellarius natus continuing in that Office till 24 Jan. following at which time Hen. Fitzalen Earl of Arundel High Steward of the University was chosen by the Suffrages of all the Electors and on the 6 of Feb. a Codicil of his Election was sealed and sent to him Commiss the same who was lately Canc. natus viz. Dr. Will. Tresham designed to that Office by Letters from the new Chancellour dat 24 Febr. to continue therein till the Feast of S. Michael following Proct. Alan Cope of Magd. Coll. Walt. Baylie of New Coll. elected 20 Apr. Gramm Jul. S. John Bedo an eminent Grammarian who had publickly instructed Youths in Grammar for four years in this University was admitted to inform and instruct in that Faculty Bach. of Arts. Nov. 18. Tho Brasbridge of All 's Coll. Dec. 12. John Merick of New Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of the Isle of Man Besides these two were about 63 more admitted but none of them can I yet find that were afterwards Bishops Writers or eminent Dignitaries in the Church Bach. of Civ Law July 9. Tho. Dorman Rob. Lougber of All 's Coll. Of the last see in the year 1564. Feb. 21. Owen Lewes or Lewes Owen of New Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Cassana in Italy Dev. de la Hyde of Merton and Alan Cope of Magd. Coll. who had studied the Civ Law five years supplicated to be admitted but were not Admitted 14. Mast of Arts. Jun. 10. Jasp Heywood lately of Merton Coll. afterwards a Jesuit 20. Anth. Rush of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards a Writer and a Dean Dec. 5. Leonard Stopes of S. John's Coll. In the year following he either left his Fellowship of the said Coll. or else was ejected and going beyond the Seas was made a Priest much about the same time that Ralph Windon another ejected Fellows of that House was made a Priest also Afterwards they both came into England were taken and committed to custody in Wisbich Castle in Cambridgeshire where they endured a tedious Imprisonment and therefore accounted by those of their perswasion Confessors Contemporary with them was one Thom. Bramston alias Brimston a young Fellow of the same Coll. who with leave from the Founder thereof lived with John Eâ—kenham Abbat of Westminster but upon the alteration of Religion which was made soon after he went beyond the Seas and was made a Rom. Cath. Priest Afterwards he returned into England was taken and committed to custody in Wisbich Castle where we find him 1595. Afterwards being set at liberty lived beyond the Seas to about the year 1608. Admitted 39. Bach. of Phys Feb. 6. Tho. Phaer See among the Doct. of this Fac. following 21. Walt. Baylie of New Coll. They were both learned Physitians and were also admitted then to practise Admitted 6. Bach. of Div. Jul. 5. John Piers of Magd. Coll. 9. Franc. Babington of All 's Coll. See among the Doct. of Div. an 1559. But two more besides the said two were admitted and three there were that supplicated one of whom was called Frat. Anton Reschius or Raschius who for the space of twelve years had studied Divinity in Paris and Oxford His Grace was granted simplicity in July but whether he was ever admitted it appears not He was one of the Fryers that was appointed by publick Authority to undo the Doctrine that P. Martyr and others had setled in the University in the time of K. Ed. 6. and is the same if I mistake not whom John Fox in his book of Acts and Mâ—n of the Church doth call Fryer Richard in his Discourse of the burning of Archb. Cranmer at Oxon. Doct. of Civ Law Jul 8. Thom. Powell On the second day of 〈…〉 he was admitted Archd. of Worcester in the place of 〈…〉 and resigning in 1579 was succeeded by 〈…〉 Thom. Keymis or Keymish was admitted the time day Doct. of Phys Mar. 10. Thom. Phaer The same who took the Degr. of Bach. of Phys on the 6 of Feb. going before For the same degree also did supplicate Rich. Slythurst M. A. and Bach. of Physick but was not admitted or licensed to proceed Doct. of Div. Jul. 6. Fr. Joh. de Villa Garcia or Garcina the Kings publick Professor of Div. in this University This person who was now very forward in promoting the
exposition on Geneâ—is Whether the same with him who was incorporated I cannot yet tell Quâ—ere William Alabaster M. A. of the same University was incorporated on the said day He was bred in Trin. Coll. in that University was the rarest Poet and Grecian that any one age or nation hath produced Afterwards he attended as Chaplain on Robert Earl of Essex in Cadiz voyage where he changed his Religion and wrot Seven Motives for what he had done answer'd by one John Racster an 1598 and by Roger Fenton the year following But upon some discontent taken from the Rom. Party he return'd to the Church of England and was made Prebendary of St. Pauls Cath. in London D. of D. and Rector of Tharfield in Hertfordshire He hath written 1 Roxana Tragedia admirably well acted more than once in Trin. Coll. hall in Cambr. and was soon after published full of faults contrary to the Authors mind Whereupon he took great pains to correct and amend it Which being done 't was printed to the Authors mind at Lond. 1632. oct 2 Lexicon Pentaglotton Hebraicum Chaldaicum Syriacum Talmudico Raabinium Lond. 1637. fol. The titles of other books of his writing you may see in the Bodleian or Oxford Catalogue He also began to describe in a Latin Poem intit Eâ—isaeis the chief transactions of Qu. Elizabeths Reign but left unfinish'd at the time of his death which hapning about the beginning of Apr. 1640. was buried according to the discretion of his dear friend Nich. Bacon of Greys Inn in Holbourn near London whom he made his sole Executor Rich. Her rick the Poet in his Hesperides doth highly celebrate Alabaster for his elaborate works Aug. 19. Hen. Wriothsley Earl of Southampton M. of Arts of Cambridge He was afterwards deeply engaged in the treasons of his entire friend Robert Earl of Essex and therefore by his Peers he was condemned to dye but by the favour of the Queen he was saved When K. James 1. came to the Crown he was restored by Parliament was made Knight of the Garter and Captain of the Isle of Wyght and of Caresbrook Castle He died in the Netherlands an 1624 and was buried at Tichfield in Hampshire by the bodies of his Ancestors Dec. 18. Thomas D'oylie of Magd. Coll. in Oxon. Doctor of Physick of the University of Basil in Germany Creations Aug. 19. Will. Somerset of Magd. Coll. in this University eldest Son of Edward Earl of Worcester was actually created Mast of Arts. These Persons following were created Mast of Arts 27. Sept. while the Queen was in Oxon being then entertained by the University Edward Earl of Worcester He was afterwards Master of the Horse to K. Jam. 1. and Knight of the Garter Geo. Clifford E. of Cumberl He was an excellent Mathematician a great Navigator and one that did more prodigious things at Sea to the great impoverishment of his estate than any Subject of this Realm had done before He died 30. Oct. 1605 and was buried at Skipton in Craven in Yorkshire by his ancestors Hen. Herbert E. of Pembroke Kt. of the most noble order of the Garter and President of the Council in the Marches of Wales He died 1601 and was succeeded in the Earldom of Pembroke by his Son and Heir called William afterwards the most noble Chancellour of this University Sir John Wingfield Tho. Coningsby Will. Knollis Knights The last of which who had been formerly of Magd. Coll. was afterwards Earl of Banbury Michael Stanhop Esq He was Brother to John Lord Stanhop of Harrington Tho. Knevet Esq He was afterwards as it seems Lord Knevet of Escricke Edward Darcey Joh. Stanhop Will. Pointz Rich. Brakenbury Esquires Thom. Lake Esq This Gentleman who was born at Southampton was bred a Scholar and afterwards was taken into the service in the condition of an Amanuensis of Sir Franc. Walsingham Secretary of State by whom being commended to Qu. Elizabeth he read to her French and Latin A little before her death she made him Clerk of her Signet and after her death he was chosen by this state into the place to attend K. Jam. 1. from Barwick who afterwards made use of his present service in some French affairs and confer'd upon him the honour of Knighthood After Sir Rob. Cecills time the place of Secretary was joyned in two Principals and not long after he was one of them and so continued with honorable esteem of all Men until that malice and revenge two violent passions over-ruling the weaker sex concerning his Wife and Daughter involved him into their quarrel the chief and only cause of his ruine Anth. Ashley He made additions for the use of English Men to The marriners mirrour c. written in Dutch by Luke Wagener of Ein husen set forth in English by the said Ashley in two parts adorned with variety of Sea-charts and Mapps printed at London in fol. 1588-89 and dedicated to Robert Earl of Leycester from St. James One Sir Anth. Ashley Knight was a courtier in the Reign of K. Jam. 1 and tho then a hater of Women yet he was induced to marry one of the Family and Relations of George Duke of Bucks which administred mirth to the Courtiers Whether this Sir Authony be the same with the former I know not Qu. Hen. Noell Esq He was younger Brother to Sir Andrew Noell of Leycestershire was one of the Gentlemen Pensioners to Queen Elizabeth a Man of excellent parts and well skill'd in Musick He died in the latter end of Feb. 1596 and was by the command of Qu. Elizabeth who had an especial respect for him buried in St. Andrews Chappel within the Precincts of the Abbey Church at Westminster In a convocation celebrated the same day after dinner for the former creations were made in a Convocation held in the morning were these following Persons actually created Masters of Arts also viz. Monsieur Beauvoys La Noude Embassador from the King of France to the Queen of England Monsieur Mauditor or Manditor Sir Edward Stafford an English Knight An. Dom. 1593. An. 35 Elizab. An. 36 Elizab. Chanc. the same Vicechanc. Dr. Edm. Lillye again July 17. Proct. Will. Aubrey of Ch. Ch. Rich. Latewarr of St. Job C. Apr. 26. Bach. of Musick Feb. 25. Arth. Cock Orgainst of the Cath. Ch. at Exeter Matthew Jeffrye Vicar choral in the Church at Wells Their Graces were then pass'd and no doubt there is but that they were admitted Some of the compositions of Arth. Cock I have seen in our publick Musick School and certain divine Services and Anthems were composed by one Jeffrye the words of which are extant but whether by this Matthew or George Jeffrye who were both eminent Musicians I cannot tell Bach. of Arts. May 21. Peter Bowne of C. C. Coll. June 20. Nathaniel Brent of Mert. Coll. Feb. 6. Joh. Marston of Brasn Coll. Qu. Whether not the same Person who was afterwards the celebrated Comedian Feb. 6. Rob. Wakeman 8. Joh. Denison of Ball. Coll.
was then actually created Master of Arts. An. Dom. 1608. An. 6 Jac. 2. Chanc. the same viz. Thomas Earl of Dorset but he dying the 19 Apr. Dr. Rich. Bancroft Archb. of Canterbury succeeded in the Chancellourship on the 22 of the same month He was born at Farnworth in Lancashire in Sept. 1544 Son of Joh. Bancroft Gent. by Mary his Wife Daughter of Joh. Curwyn Brother to Dr. Hugh Curwyn Archb. of Dublin and after he had been severely trained up in Grammatical Learning he was first placed in Christs and soon after removed to Jesus Coll. in Cambridge Afterwards by the endeavours of his said Uncle Dr. Curwyn he became when young Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. at Dublin but the Uncle removing and dying soon after he was made Chaplain to Dr. Cox Bishop of Ely who gave him the Rectory of Teversham in the Country of Cambridge Being thus put into the road of preferment he was admitted Bach. of Div. 1580 and five years after Doctor About which time he put himself into the Service of Sir Christoph Hatton Lord Chancellour of England by whose recommendations he was made Prebendary of Westminster in the place of Mr. Joh. Wickham an 1592 from whence he had the easier passage to S. Pauls in London of which Cathedral he was Treasurer Vicechanc. Dr. King again Jul. 17. Proct. Edw. Vnderhyll of Magd. Coll. Joh. Hamden of Ch. Ch. Apr. 6. Bach. of Musick Dec. 13. Will. Stonard Organist of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. He hath composed certain Divine Services and Anthems the words of one or more of which are published in the Collection of Divine Services and Anthems put out by Jam. Clifford an 1663. We have also some of his Compositions in our publick Musick School at Oxon sent by Walter Porter to his Kinsman Joh. Wilson Doct. of Musick and the publick Professor of the praxis of that Faculty in Oxon to be reposed and kept for ever in the Archives of the said School In the Organists place of Ch. Ch. succeeded Edward Low of Salisbury about 1630 who was afterwards publick Professor of the musical praxis in this University and Author of Short directions for the performance of Cathedral Service printed at Oxon in oct an 1661. The second Edition of which came out at the same place in 1664 with a review and many useful Additions relating to the Common Prayer by the same hand This Mr. Low who was judicious in his profession but not graduated therein died on the 11 of July 1682. whereupon his Body was buried at the upper end of the Divinity Chappel joyning on the north side of the Cathedral of Ch. Ch. near to the Body of Alice his sometimes Wife Daughter of Sir Joh. Peyton the younger of Dodington in the Isle of Ely Kt. Bach. of Arts. Apr. 13. Joh. Harrys of New Coll. 16. Charles Croke of Ch. Ch. See among the Doct. of Div. an 1625. 20. Will. Lewis of Hart Hall afterwards Fellow of Oriel Coll. See among the Creations 1627. 31. Rich. Gove of Magd. Hall June 2. Gilb. Ironside of Tâ—in Coll. He was afterwards Bish of Bristow James Martin of Broadgates was admitted the same day See among the Masters 1611. 6. Joh. Wall of Ch. Ch. Jul. 7. Edward Bagshaw of Brasn Coll. 9. Joh. Barlow of Hart Hall Oct. 14. Isaac Colf of Ch. Ch. Nov. 19. Gilb Stâ—akes of Hart Hall See among the Bach. of Div. 1646. Jan. 25. Sam. Smith Will. Greenhill Accepted Frewen of Magd. Coll. The last of which three was afterwards Archb. of York Feb. 16. Hen. Lord Clifford Baron of Skypton eldest Son of the Earl of Cumberland was then admitted Bach. of Arts as a Member of Ch. Ch. After this man's time studied in the same house Henâ—y Clifford Son of Francis Earl of Cumberland who by the various Copies of Verses that he wrot but whether published I know not obtained the character of the best of Poets among the Nobility He was afterwards Earl of Cumberland and dying on the 11 of Decemb. 1643 was buried by his Ancestors in a Vault under the Church of Skâ—pton in Craven in Yorkshire Feb. 16. Nich. Guy of Hart Hall See among the Masters an 1611. 1â— Rich. Eedes of Brasn Coll. One of both his names who was a Warwickshire man born and afterwards the Presbyterian Curat of the rich Church at Cleve in Glocestershire hath written Christ exalted and Wisdom justified or the Saints esteem of Jesus Christ as most precious handled c. Lond. 1659. oct besides one or more Sermons which he before had published Whether the same with him of Brasnose Quaere 17. Joh. Ball of S. Maries Hall lately of Brasn Coll. 20. Thom. Howell of Jesus Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Bristow 23. Will. Slatyer of Brasn Coll. As for Harrys Gove Ironside Wall Bagshaw Greenhil Frewen Howell and Slayer before mentioned will be large mention made of them in the second Volume of this Work or elsewhere Adm. 213 or thereabouts Mast of Arts May 1â— Henr. Whistler of Trin. Coll. May 30. Sam. Fell Joh. Ley of Ch. Ch. Henr. Rogers of Jes June 2. Walt. Raleigh of Magd. Coll. 6. Sampson Price of Hart Hall afterwards of Exeter Coll. July 7. Gabriel Richardson of Brasn Mar. 18. Hen. Jackson of C. C. Coll. Admitted 98 or thereabouts Bach. of Div. June 1. Lionell Day Fellow of Balliol sometimes of Oriel Coll. was then admitted He was younger Brother to John Day mentioned among the Writers under the year 1627 was Rector of Whichford near to Brailes in Warwickshire and Author of Concio ad Clerum habita Oxonii die Martis post Comitia an dom 1609. in Luc. 22. 31. Oxon. 1632. qu. besides other things as 't is said but such I have not yet seen He died in 1640 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Whichford before mention'd June 30. Joh. Davies of Lincoln sometimes a Student in Jesus College Jul. 7. Thom. Peacock of Brasn Coll. He was a Cheshire man born and Tutor to the famous Rob. Bolton the Author of whose Life doth much celebrate the said Peacock for his learning and great sanctity of life and conversation He was buried in S. Maries Church in Oxon 7 Dec. 1611. 13. Joh. Sandsbury of S. Johns Coll. Besides these four were 24 more admitted among whom Nich. Simpson of C. C. Coll. was one and Rich. Colfe of Ch. Ch. another both Accumulators Doct. of Law Apr. 16. James Cook of New Coll. He was the only Doctor admitted this year Doct. of Phys June 1. Rich. Andrews of S. Joh. Coll. He had improv'd himself much in his Faculty in his Travels beyond the Seas which afterwards made him highly esteemed among learned men and others Will. Turner of Ball. Coll. was admitted the same day He was a Londoner born and was Master of Arts of Cambridge in which degree being incorporated with us an 1602 entred himself into Balliol Coll. having before spent some years in foreign Academies in the study of Phys and as a
were Dr. Neile and Dr. Laud his continual attendants About that time he being made Minister of St. Matthews Church in Friday-street in London his Sermons which he preached there some of which he afterwards published savouring of nothing else but of schisme sedition and altogether against His Majesties Declaration he was for so doing and especially for publishing two-virulent Pamphlets not only brought before the Council-board but several times into the High Commission Court for what he had said and done and afterwards imprison'd fin'd degraded deprived of his benefice pillorized with Prynne and Bastwicke lost his ears condemn'd to perpetual imprisonment in Lancaster Goal first and afterwards in the Castle in the Isle of Guernsey From which last place being released by the members of that Parliament which began at Westminster 3. Nov. 1640 was with Prynne and Bastwick brought home in triumph to the great contempt of justice was restored to his benefice and well rewarded for his losses The titles of several of his books you may see in the Oxford Catalogue and some that are not there I shall here set down viz. 1 The Law and the Gospel reconciled against the Antinomians printed 1631. qu. 2 The sounding of the two last Trumpets or Meditations on the ninth tenth and eleventh Chapters of the Revelations Lond. 1641. qu. 3 Relation of Mr. Chillingworth This I have not yet seen 4 A Narration of his life viz. of H. Burton c. Lond. 1643. qu. 5 Parliaments power for Laws in Religion printed 1645. oct 6 Conformities deformity c. pr. 1646. the Author being then 67 years of age Afterwards seeing what strange courses the great Men at Westminster took he grew more moderate notwithstanding he was an Independent and lived as I conceive till they took off his old Masters Head Rich. Franklin M. of A. I take this Person to be the same with R. Franklin who was Bach. of Divinity Minister of Elsworth in Cambridgshire and Author of Tractatus de tonis in Lingua Graecamca c. Lond. 1630. oct Thomas Walkington Bach. of Div. He was afterwards Doctor of that faculty Minister of Fulham near London and the writer and publisher of Rabboni Mary Magd. tears of sorrow and solace preached at Pauls cross on Joh. 20. 16. Lond. 1620. oct and of another Sermon on Ecclesiastes 12. 10. c. John Gostlyn or Goslyn Doct. of Physick He was born in the City of Norwych educated in Caius Coll. was afterwards Proctor of Cambridge Master of the said Coll. and twice Vicechancellour of that University He had the repute of a general Scholar an eloquent Artist and one that was admirably well skill'd in Physick of which faculty he was the Kings Professor in the said University He died in Oct. or Nov. 1626 and was buried near to the body of his worthy Friend and Patron Dr. Legg in the Chappel of the said Coll. of Caius to which he was a very considerable benefactor One of his Sirname was Author of Aurifodina Linguae Galliae Alexander Bound D. of D. He was sometimes of Kings Coll. was afterwards Vice-provost of Eaton and Rector of the rich Church of Petworth in Sussex where as also in Cambridge he was esteemed a godly learned and religious Man Andrew Bing D. of D. On the 12 May 1606 he was collated to the subdeanery of York upon the resignation of one Hen. Wright who when he was M. of A. succeeded Edmund Bunny in that Dignity an 1575. and on the 13 Apr. 1618 he was installed Archbdeacon of Norwych in the place of Tho. Jegon D. D. who died in the latter end of 1617 being then Master of C. C. Coll. in Cambridge and Patron of the Parsonage of Sibell Henningham in Essex where if I mistake not he the said Jegon was buried Which Cantabrigians I say viz. H. Burton R Franklin T. Walkington J. Gostlym A. Bound and A. Bing were incorporated in their respective degrees on the 14 July before mention'd Will. Conway Doct. of Phys of Caen in Normandy was incorporated the same day Jan. 14. John Balcanquall M. A. of Edinburgh He was a Scotch man born was now Fellow of Exeter Coll. and afterwards Rector of Tatinhills in Staffordshire where he died about the latter end of 1646 which is all I know of him only that he was after this year Bach. of Div. March 18. Philibert Vernatti Doctor of both the Laws of the University of Leyden One of both his names was afterwards a Baronet in Scotland and another who was a Knight hath a Relation of making Ceruss in the Philosophical Transactions numb 137. an 1677. Creations Oct. 30. Francis More Esq sometimes of S. Joh. Coll. in this University now an eminent Professor of the municipal Laws was actually created Mast of Arts in the house of Convocation He is mention'd at large among the Writers an 1621. In the latter end of this year Frederick Count Palatine of the Rhyne Prince Elector of the Empire and afterwards King of Bohemia who had lately married Princess Elizabeth the only Daughter of K. Jam. 1. came to visit the University where being sumptuously entertained was pleased with his own hand writing to matriculate himself a member of the University sub tit Aed Chr. with this Symbole Rege me Domine secundum verbum tuum An. Dom. 1613. An. 11 Jac. 1. Chanc. Tho. Lord Egerton Vicechanc. Dr. Singleton again Jul. 24. Proct. Anth. Richardson of Qu. Coll. Vincent Goddard of Magd. Coll. Apr. 14. Bach. of Musick Jul. 8. Martin Pearson He was afterwards Master of the Choristers of S. Pauls Cathedral while Joh. Tomkins was Organist and a composer of certain Church Services and Anthems He died about the latter end of Dec. 1650 being then an Inhabitant of the Parish of S. Gregory near to the said Cathedral and was buried in S. Faiths Church adjoyning Whereas most Musitians dye obscurely and in a mean condition this died so rich as to leave to the poor of Marsh in the Parish of Dunnington in the Isle of Ely an hundred pounds to be laid out for a purchase for their yearly use May…John Amner Organist of the Cath. Church of Ely and Master of the Choristers there He hath composed and published Sacred Hymns of three four five and six parts for Voices and Viols Lond. 1615. qu. as also certain Anthems the words of one of which are in James Clifford's Collection mention'd before in the year 1548. Bach. of Arts. May 13. Joh. Sâ—ull of Mert. Coll. See among the Masters 1616. Jun. 17. Tho Goffe Benj. Cox Rich. Parre of Brasn Coll. of Ch. Ch. The last of which was afterwards Bishop of the Isle of Man Jul. 8. Owen Morgan or Morgan Owen of New Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Landaff Jul. 8. Will. Foster of S. Johns Franc. Potter of Tâ—in Coll. Oct. 21. George Singe of Ball. Coll. He became Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland 1638. 26. Tho. Randol of Brasn Nov. 15. Tho. Stafford of Exet. Coll. Of the first of these
ascended the Throne he became the Latin Secretary and proved to him very serviceable when employed in business of weight and moment and did great matters to obtain a name and wealth To conclude he was a person of wonderful parts of a very sharp biting and satyrical wit He was a good Philosopher and Historian an excellent Poet Latinist Grecian and Hebritian a good Mathematician and Musitian and so rarely endowed by nature that had he been but honestly principled he might have been highly useful to that party against which he all along appeared with much malice and bitterness As for the things which he hath published are these 1 Of Reformation touching Church Discipline in England and the causes that hitherto have hindred it c. Lond. 1641. qu. At which time as before the Nation was much divided upon the Controversies about Church Government between the prelatical party and Puritans and therefore Milton did with great boldness and zeal offer his judgment as to those matters in his said book of Reformation 2 Animadversions upon the Remonstrants defence against Smectymnus Lond. 1641. qu. Which Rem defence was written as 't is said by Dr. Jos Hall Bishop of Exeter 3 Apology against the humble Remonstrant This was written in vindication of his Animadversions 4 Against prelatical Episcopacy This I have not yet seen 5 The reason of Church Government nor this 6 The doctrine and discipline of divorce c. in two books Lond. 1644-45 qu. To which is added in some Copies a translation of The judgment of Mart. Bucer concerning divorce c. It must be now known that after his settlement upon his return from his Travels he in a months time courted married and brought home to his house in London a Wife from Forsthill lying between Halton and Oxford named Mary the Daughter of Mr. Powell of that place Gent. But she who was very young and had been bred in a family of plenty and freedom being not well pleas'd with her Husbands retired manner of life did shortly after leave him and went back in the Country with her Mother Whereupon tho he sent divers pressing invitations yet he could not prevail with her to come back till about 4 years after when the Garrison of Oxâ—n was surrendred the nighness of her Fathers house to which having for the most part of the mean time hindred any communication between them she of her own accord returned and submitted to him pleading that her Mother had been the chief promoter of her frowardness But he being not able to bear this abuse did therefore upon consideration after he had consulted many eminent Authors write the said book of Divorce with intentions to be separated from her but by the compromising of her Relations the matter did not take effect so that she continuing with him ever after till her death he had several Children by her of whom Deborah was the third Daughter trained up by the Father in Lat. and Greek and made by him his Amanuensis 7 Tetrachordon Expositions upon the four chief places in Scripture which treat on marriage on Gen. 1. 27 28. c. Lond. 1646. qu. 8 Colasterion A reply to a nameless answer against the doctrine and discipline of divorce c. printed 1645. qu. Upon his publication of the said three books of Marriage and Divorce the Assembly of Divines then sitting at Westmirster took special notice of them and thereupon tho the Author had obliged them by his pen in his defence of Smectymnus and other their Controversies had with the Bishops they impatient of having the Clergies jurisdiction as they reckon'd it invaded did instead of answering or disproving what those books had asserted cause him to be summoned before the House of Lords but that House whether approving the Doctrine or not favouring his Accusers did soon dismiss him To these things I must add that after his Majesties Restauration when the subject of Divorce was under consideration with the Lords upon the account of John Lord Ros or Roos his separation from his Wife Anne Pierpont eldest Daughter to Henry Marquess of Dorchester he was consulted by an eminent Member of that House as he was about that time by a chief Officer of State as being the prime person that was knowing in that affair 9 Of Education written or addressed to Mr. Sam. Hartlib In this Treatise he prescrib'd an easie and delightful method for the training up of Gentry to all sorts of Literature that they might at the same time by like degrees advance in virtue and abilities to serve their Country subjoyning directions for their obtaining other necessary or ornamental Accomplishments And to this end that he might put it in practice he took a larger house where the Earl of Barrimore sent by his Aunt the Lady Rannelagh Sir Thomas Gardiner of Essex to be there with others besides his two Nephews under his Tuition But whether it were that the tempers of our Gentry would not bear the strictness of his discipline or for what other reasons I cannot tell he continued that course but a while 10 Areopagetica A speech for the liberty of unlicensed printing to the Parliament of England Lond. 1644. qu. written to vindicate the freedom of the Press from the Tyranny of Licensers who for several Reasons deprive the publick of the benefit of many useful Authors 11 Poemata quorum pleraque intra annum aetatis vigesimum conscripsit author c. Lond. 1645. oct 12 A mask printed 1645. oct 13 Poems c. printed the same year Hitherto we find him only to have published political things but when he saw upon the coming of K Charles 1. to his Tryal the Presbyterian Ministers clamorously to assert in their Sermons and Writings the privileges of Kings from all accountableness or to speak in the language of that time Non-resistance and Passive Obedience to be the Doctrine of all the reformed Churches which he took to be only their malignity against the Independents who had supplanted them more than for any principles of Loyalty he therefore to oppose that Thesis which as he conceiv'd did encourage all manner of Tyranny did write and publish from divers Arguments and Authorities 13 The tenure of Kings and Magistrates proving that it is lawful c. to call to account a Tyrant or King and after due conviction to depose and put him to death c. Lond. 1649 50. qu. Soon after the King being beheaded to the great astonishment of all the World and the Government thereupon changed he was without any seeking of his by the endeavours of a private acquaintance who was a member of the new Council of State chosen Latin Secretary as I have before told you In this publick station his abilities and acuteness of parts which had been in a manner kept private were soon taken notice of and he was pitch'd upon to elude the artifice so it was then by the Faction called of Eikon Basilice Whereupon he soon after published 14
Congregat Univ. Oxon. notat cum litera H. sub an 1518. q Reg. Tho. Wolsey Episc Bath Wells an 1519. r Reg. Joh. Clerke Ep. Bath Wells an 1525. n In Hist Antiq. Vniv. Ox. lib. 1. p. 65. a. b. o In cent 8. num 66. p Baleus ut sup cent 9. num 6. Theod. Petreius in Bib. Cartusiana edit col 1609. p. 294. q Reg. congâ—eg Univ. Ox. notat cum lit G. fol. 173. b. Clar. 1530. a Valer. Andreas in Fastis Acad. Lovain Edit 1650. p. 284. b In cent 11. num 90. c In Aet 16. nu 934. Clar. 1530. d Ib. in Io. Bal. cent 9. num 19. Clar. 1530. e Ib. cent 9. nu 14. f In Bib. Cartus ut sup p. 157. g In Hist Antiq. Vnivers Oxon. lib. 1. p. 248. a. h Rob. Keilwey in Relationibus quorundam casuum select c. fol. 181. i Joh. Leland in his Itineraries in com Gloc. MS. in Archiv Bib. Bod. k Vide Epist Erasmi lib. 11. ep 3. c. l In lib. De fructu qui ex doctrina percipitur p. 27. m In Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 116. a. n Printed at Lond. 1649. p. 405. * Lib. Epist Univ. Oxon. FF ep 85. in reg Congreg H. fol. 74. b. n See in Jo. Fox this Book of Acts and Mon. of the Church c. in Hen. 8. o Baleus Pitseus c. p In Principum ac illustrium aliquot eruditorum in Anglia virorum encomiis Lond. 1589. p. 25. r In Hist Cantab. p. 59. s In reg Epist Univ. Oxon. FF Ep. 83. t Vide Hist Antiq. Vniv. Ox. lib. 2. p. 36. a. u Reg. Congreg H. fol. 63. b. * Baronage of England Tom. 2. p. 133. a. a Bal. De Script maj Britan. cent 9. nu 1. 1532 33. * See Jo. Fox in his Append. at the end of the Acts and Mon. of the Ch. b Jac. Waraeus in Comment de praesulib Hibern Edit 1665. p. 118 119. c In cent 8. Script Maj. Britan. num 70. d In Aet 16. â—câ—ipt Ang l. nu 590. e In cent 8. ut sup num 70. f Tho. More Gr. Grandson to Sir Thomas in The Life of Sir Tho. More printed about the Year 1627. cap. 1. p. 20. and J. H. in The Life also of the said Sir Tho. printed at Lond. in 8 vo an 1662. p. 4. g In Collectaneis quibusdam ad rem Historic Antiq. pertinent MS. penes me A. W Vide etiam B. Twynum in Apol. Antiq. Acad. Oxon. lib. 3. Sect. 311. h The same House where Sir Joh. Danvers lately lived where two Pyramids are at the gate i In the Paper Office at Whitehall k Tho. More in The Life of Sir Tho. More at the later end l Ib. in Siâ— Tho. Mores life before mention'd * So he saith in the said life m Tho. More in the life of Sir Tho. More p. 361 n Ib. p. 361. o Ib. p. 360 361. p MS. in archiv bib Bod. q Edit Duac 1588. Col Agrip. 1599. r Printed at Lond. 1662. oct a Reg. fratrum Minorum Lond. MS in bib Cotton sub Effig Vitellii F. 12. fol. 68. b Reg. Hogen in offic praerog Cantuar. Qu. 26. 1535-36 c Ut in notis quibusdam Br. Twyni MS. d In Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 237. e In cent 8. nu 74. †Baleus in Script maj Brit. p. 101. post cent 12. * Vide Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 220. a. 242. a At the end of his pâ—raph in Ecclesiast b In Fastis Lovan per Val. Andream Printed 1650. p. 283. c At the end of his Kotser Codicis c In Bale cent 9. nu 73. in Pits aet 16. nu 957. d In 4. tom collect p. 328. e At the end of Wakfeld's Kotfer codicis c. See also in Rich. Paice his Pref. in ecclesiasten recognitum c. f Vid. Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 38. b. a Vide ibid. lib. 2. p. 214. b. b In Succincta explicatione Orbis terrae Lips 1597. p. 410. c In lib. suo cui tit est De libris suis propriis Lond. 1570. p. 13. a. * In Encomiis Trephaeis c. illustr virorum c. Lond. 1589. p. 43 c. Clar. 1537. d Franc. à S. Clara in Supplimento Historiae Provinciae Angliae Edit Duac 1671. p. 8. a. e See more in a Book intit Hist Ecclesiastica de Martyrto Fr. ord Minorum c. per Tho. Bouchier edit Ingols in 120. an 1583. part 2. fol. 26. 27. f Job Stow in his Annals of England under the Year 1538. g W Dâ—gd in Chronica Ser. at the end of Orig. Jurid h Franc. Godwin ep Landav in Comment de praesulibus Angl. in Roff. i Pat 27. Hen. 8. p. 1. k Printed at Lond 1553 fol. 90. b. a In Hist Maj. Britan. lib. 1. cap. 5. b In Archiv tur Schol. c Ibid. in Hist Maj. Brit. lib. 3. cap. 1. campanis caenobii de Osneya nullae in Anglia meliores putantur d Dr. Joh. Sporswood in his Hist of the Church of Scotland lib. 2. sub an 1539. Clar. 1539. e In Rerum Scoticarum Hist lib. 7. f Lib. 1. n Baronage of England Tom. 3. p. 307. a. o Baleus ut supra p. 106. post cent 12. Clar. 1539. p In Fpist Univ. Oxon FF Ep. 88. q Ibid. ep 87. r Ibid. ep 89. s Reg. Act. cur Canc Oxon notat cum lit â— invers p. 18. t Tâ—o Bouchier in Hist Eccies de Martyrio Frat. Ord. Minorum Divi Francisci Ingols 1583. in 12. part 2. fol. 42. b. * In Offic. Praerog cant in reg Alinger Qu. 29. †In cent 8. Joh. Balei De scriptorib Maj. Britan num 75. ‡ Ibidem * Ibid. in reg Alinger ut supra Clar. 1540. u In Eucomiis Tropheis c. illustr erudit virorum in Anglia Edit 1589. p. 50. w Vide Epist Erasm lib. 19. ep 15. x In cent 9. Script Maj. Britan. num 31. Clar. 1540. a In Naeniis in mort Tho. Viati edit Lond. 1542. P. 4. Vide etiam in Encomiis suis illustr virorum c. p. 47. b Printed at Lond. in oct an 1565 and 1587. c Printed at Lond. 1587. fol. 16. d In the said Songs and Sonnets fol. 84. e In lib. suo cui tit est De illustrium quorundam encomits cum Epigram Epitaphiis nonnullis Lond. 1579. qu. p. 358. 154â— Clar. 1541. f His Sirname and Family did live at Sugworth in the Parish of Rodley in the time of Qa Elizab. and before g Edit Lond. 1589. p. 81. b Edit Lond. 1546. i Ed. ib. 1553. qu. fol. 89. k Geo. Edrycus vulgo Etheridge in Epist ad Lectorem praefix Hypolit Ovid. Phaed. resp l In Epist lib. 15. Epist 14. Clar. 1542. m In Cygn Cautione Clar. 1543. n Fr. Godwinus in Comment de praesulib Angl. Edit 1616. p. 86 in Eborac o Rot. Pat.
Ibid iterum 1594 fol. 74. 75. m Sir Will. Dugdale in his Chron. series at the end of Orig. Jurid sub an 1559. 158. n Lib. Certis in Coll. Arm. Lond. J. 5. fol. 14. * Gul. Camden in Annal. sub an 1584. o â—o Priseus in lib. De illustr Angl. script aet 16. nu 1031. 1582-83 p In Cygn Cant. q Reg. act O King ep B. Well r In lib. 3. de schism Angl. Clar. 1583. s In his Apology of Peirce Penniless or strange news c. Printed 1593. in qu. Clar. 1583. t Ibid. u See Th. Nashes book intit Have with you to Saffron-Walden c. w In Jo. Bales Declaration of Edm. Bonners articles concerning the Clergy of London Diocess c. Lond. 1561. in oct fol. 42. 43. c. 46. 47. c. x Ibid. fol. 76. b. y Ib. fol. 39. a. z Ib. a Ib. fol. 15. a. b In lib. De script May. Brit. cent 9. nu 98. b In lib. De script Maj. Brit. cent 9. nu 98. c In his Declaration of Bonners articles as before fol. 15. a. 57. b. 71. b. 76. b. * See Dr. Jo. Cosin's book intit Apologie for sundry proceedings by jurisdiction Ecclesiastical c. Printed 1593. in qu part 2. chap. 12. p. 109. d Vide Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon lib. 2. p. 134. a. †In a book of Administrations in the Will-Office near Pauls Cath. in London beginning in Januar. 1580. fol. 108. b. 158◠†In Annal. Reg. Elizab. pro Gul. Camd. an 1584. * In reg Rutland in offic praerog Cant. Qu. 1. e Ric. Stanyhurst in Descript Hibern cap. 7. f Ibidem g Ibid. Clar. 1584. h Clem. Reyner De Antiq. Ord. Bened. in Angl. c. Tract 1 Sect. 3. p. 233 234. i In reg Act. cur Canc. Ox. notat in dors cum lit B invers fol. 194. b. k In Annal. Reg. Elizab. sub an 1559. l Ibid. sub an 1585. m Jo. Pits De illustr Aug. script Aet 16. num 1035. n Camden ut sup sub an 1584. o Jo. Pits ut sup q Raphael Holinshed in his Descript and Chron. of England p. 1550. c. See in the third tome of The Baronage of England p. 411. a. r See in the Collection of Letters at the end of Archb. Vshers life printed in fol. at Lond. 1636. num 15. 16. s So in an old book of Funeral certificates communicated to me by Sir Hen. St. George Kt. Clar. K. of Armes fol 63. a. t Edm. Campian in his Hist of Ireland lib. 2. at the end p. 138. u Pet. Ribadeneira in Bib. scriptorum â—oc Jesu in Lit. G. w Printed at Lond. 1652 in oct c p 1. p. 8 9. x Pag. 11. c. y Camden in Annal. Reg. Elizab. sub an 1576. a Part. 3. p. 201. b Vid. Annal. Camdeni sub an 1581. c Ibid. an 1582. e See Edw. Leâ—gh's Treatise of religion and tearning Lond. 1656. fol. lib. 5. p. 324. f Perhaps Gervase Markham qu. g Camdeni Britan. in Kent h In Hist Antiq Vniv Ox. lib. 2. p. 265. b. i Edit Ox. 1587. qu. * Jo. Pitseus in lib. De illustr Angl. script aet 16. num 1036. Clar. 1586. * In lib. De script Maj. Britan. cent 9. num 92. Clar. 1587. Clar. 1587. Clar. 1587. a Reg. 3. electionum soc C. Magd. an 1542. †Vide. Hist Antiq. Univ. Ox. lib. 1. p. 289. a. Clar. 1588. * In Princ. illustr aliquot erudit in Angl. virorum encomii c. Lond. 1589. p. 111. Clar. 1580. * Reg. act Coll. Magd. fol. 11. a. a Gabr. Harvey LL. D. Oxon. in his Pierce's superarrogation c. Lond. 1573. qu. p. 92. b Tob. Mathew in Conc. Apologetica edit Oxon. 1628. p. 75. 1589-90 Clar. 1589. c Camd. in 〈◊〉 Elizab. an 1590. d Ibid. in Annalib Camdeni an 1575. 77. 88. vide Jac. Aug. Thuan. in Historiarum suit temp lib. 89. p. 264. e Idem Camden in Britannia in cap. de morib consuetudinibus Britannorum f lb. in Belgiâ— 1590-91 1592 9â— Clar. 1590. g Ric. Stanyhurst in Descript Hibern cap. 7. Clas 1590. h In Archivis bib Bod. i Reg. Secund. col S. Joâ— p. 60â— Clar. 1590. k Book of Administrations in the Will-Office before quoted beginning in Jan. 1586. l Reg. Univ. Oxon. KK fol. 207. m Bezae Epist 58. 59. * Preface to the Brief Discourse of the troubles began at Francsort An. 1554. Printed in 4to An. 1575. †Laeur Hunmfredus in Vita Mort. Jo. Juclli Edit 1573. p. 73. n Camden in Britan. in com Northampt. o Idem in Annal. Reg. Elizab. sub An. 1591. p Pet. Ribadeneira in Append. ad N. Sanderum de Schism Anglic. q See in Leycester's Commonwealth printed 1641. p. 149. Clar. 1591. * In Apparat. Sac. de Scriptorth 〈◊〉 Edit Col. Agrip. 1608. Tom. 2. p. 342. Clar 1591. 159 2â—3 a Vide in Epistalis Faeust Socini ad amico Racov. 1618. in oct Ep. 3. ad Math Radecium p. 102 c. * These disputes are remitted into the Biblietheca Fratrum Pâ—lâ—norum with this title De statu frimi hominis 〈◊〉 disputatio quam Faust Sâ—â—inus per scripia habuit 〈◊〉 per bloreâ—â— an 1578. b See the Relation of what 〈…〉 and some Spirits c. Lond. 1659. 〈◊〉 p. 400. 410. 413 419 〈◊〉 c. Clar. 1592. c 〈…〉 〈◊〉 in Select 〈◊〉 detum Col. Agup 1626. p. 106. 〈◊〉 Nath. 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 in Europt 〈◊〉 deliâ—iis Edit 〈◊〉 Clar. 1592. Clar. 1592. d Cuâ—bb Curry-Knave in his Alâ—â— for a paras printed at Lond. in Qu. fol. 14. Sir Edwin 〈…〉 p. 10â— * Author of the Preface to 〈◊〉 Dathan and Abiram c. e Tho. Newton in Illustrum aliquot Anglorum Encomiis Lond. 1589. p. 121. 159 3â—4 f In a Book of Administrations in the Will-Office near Paul's in Lond. beginning in Jan. 1591. fol. 90. g Reg. antiq coll Aenean fol. 90. b. 159 3â—4 Clar. 1593 h Lib. Matric P. p. 389. i Reg. antiq coll Aeâ— fol. 38. Clar. 1593. k His Father was a poor Taylor living in 〈◊〉 mostly situated in St. Mary's Parish l Tho. 〈◊〉 Can. of 〈◊〉 some times Fellow of All 's Col. * Sir 〈…〉 in his brief view of the State of the Church of England â— Loâ—d 〈◊〉 oâ—t p 64. m In â—ist Antiq liniv Oxon. lib. 2. p. 139. a. n Ibid. 〈◊〉 p. 300. b. o Rob. Persons in A relation of a trial made before the K. of France between the Bishops of Eureux and the Lord Plessis Mornay Printed 1604. p. 57. 58. * In lib. Dr. illustr Angl. Script Aet 16. nu 1040. * Nic. Fitzberber in Eâ—â— Vit. Carl. Aâ—ani p. 39. q Vide Câ—mâ— Annal. A. Elizab. sub An. 1589. r Ibid. sao An. 1594. Å¿ Fr. Godwinus in com deâ—raâ—â—l Angl. ad finem intes Cardinales t Anon. in lib. cui tit Hypercritica or a rule of Judgment c. MS. address 4. Sect. 2. u Camd.