Academical learning either in St. Albans or Broadgates hall or both Thence he went to an Inn of Chancery in Holbourne near London called Thavies Inn where he studied and made sufficient progress in the common Law and thence as 't is probable to Lincolns Inn. Afterwards he applied his muse to the searching of Histories especially those belonging to his own Country wherein he became so curious and critical that he wrot and published A Dictionary in English and Welsh much necessary to all such Welshmen as will speedily learn the English tongue thought by the Kings Majesty very meet to be set forth to the use of his gracious Subjects in Wales Lond. 1547. qu. whereunto is prefixed A little treatise of the English pronunciation of the Letters From the said Dictionary and treatise Dr. Joh. Davies obtained many materials when he was making his Dictionarium Britannico-latinum A playne and familiar introduction teaching how to pronounce the Letters in the Brytish tongue now commonly called Welsh whereby an English Man shall not only with ease read the said tongue rightly but c. Lond. 1550. qu. Afterwards perused and augmented by the Author Lond. 1567. in 7. sh in qu. Battery of the Popes bottereulx commonly called the High Aultar Lond. 1550. in oct He also published The Laws of Howell Da and other things relating to his own Country which I have not yet seen He was living in the house of Humph. Toy a Bookseller in St. Pauls Ch. yard in London in Fifteen hundred sixty and seven which was part of the ninth and tenth years of Qu. Elizabeth being then esteemed a Person to be much meriting of the Church and British tongue but when he died I find not ARMIGELL WADE or Waad a Yorkshire Man born spent some years in Logick and Philosophie in St. Mary Magd. Coll. as it seems took a Degree in Arts 1531 went afterwards to one of the Inns of Court travelled into various Countries and after his return became Clerk of the counsel to K. Hen. 8. and afterwards to K. Ed. 6. He is charactariz'd thus Qui in maximarum artium disciplinis prudentiaque civili instructissimus plurimarum linguarum callentissimus legationibus honoratissimis perfunctus inter Britunnos Indiarum Americâ—rum explorator primus He made many observations in his travels especially in America being the first English Man that discovered it which are remitted into the Volums of voyages collected and published by another hand This Person who was a Justice of Peace for the County of Middlesex died at Belsie or Belsise in the Parish of Hampsted in the said County 20. June in Fifteen hundred sixty and eight year 1568 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church at Hampsted Soon after was a fair Monument of Alabaster erected over his grave by Sir Will. Waad his eldest Son Clerk of the Counsel to Qu. Elizabeth WILLIAM TURNER a noted and forward Theologist and Physician of his time was born at Morpeth in Northumberland educated in Cambridge in Trivials and afterwards for a time in the study of Medicine This Person who was very conceited of his own worth hot headed a busie body and much addicted to the opinions of Luther would needs in the height of his study of Physick turn Theologist but always refused the usual ceremonies to be observed in order to his being made Priest And whether he had orders confer'd upon him according to the R. Cath. manner appears not Sure it is that while he was a young Man he went unsent for through many parts of the Nation and Preached the Word of God not only in Towns and Villages but also in Cities In his rambles he settled for a time in Oxon among several of his Countrymen that he found there purposely for the conversation of Men and Books which is one reason I put him here the other I shall tell you anon But whether he took a Degree in Arts or Medicine I cannot yet find At the same time and after following his old trade of preaching without a call he was imprison'd and kept in close durance for a considerable time At length being let loose and banished he travelled into Italy and at Ferrara he was made a Doctor of Physick and as much there in esteem for his faculty as after his return into England he was among the reformed party In the latter end of K. Hen. 8. he lived at Colen and other places in Germany where he published one or more Books and returning to his native Country when K. Ed. 6. reigned had not only the Prebendship of Botevant in the Church of York bestowed on him by the Archb. of that place but a Canonry of Windsore and the Deanery of Wells by the King About which time tho the day or month or scarce the Year appears he was incorporated Doctor of Physick with us which is another reason I put him here for if I could have found the certain time which appears not because the Register of that Kings Reign is imperfect I would have remitted him into the Fasti About that time he procured a licence to read and to preach as many Lay-men did that were Scholars practised his faculty among the Nobility and Gentry and became Physician to Edward Duke of Somerset L Protector of England After Q. Mary came to the Crown he left the Nation once more went into Germany with several English Theologists thence to Rome and afterwards for a time settled in Basil But when Qu. Eliz. succeeded he return'd and was restored to his Deanery and had other spiritualities I presume confer'd upon him being then a Person had in much esteem for his two faculties and for the great benefit he did by them especially in his writings to the Church and common-wealth The titles of those Books published under his name are these The hunting of the Romish Fox which more than 7 years hath been hid among the Bishops of England after that the Kings highness had commanded him Turner to be driven out of his Realm Basil 1543. oct Published under the name of Will Wraughton Avium praecipuarum quarum apud Plinium Aristotelem mentio est brevis succincta historia Colon. 1544. in tw Rescuing of the Romish Fox otherwise called the Examination of the hunter devised by Steph. Gardiner Doctor and defender of the Popes Canon Law and his ungodly Ceremonies Printed 1545. in oct published also under the name of W. Wraughton The hunting of the Romish Wolfe Printed beyond the Sea in oct Dialogue wherein is contained the examination of the Masse and of that kind of Priesthood which is ordained to say Mass and to offer up for the remission of sinne the body and blood of Christ againe Lond. in oct New Herball wherein are contained the names of herbs in Greek Lat. Engl. Dutch French and in the Apothecaries and Herbaries with the properties degrees and natural places of the same Lond. 1551. and 68. fol. It must be now noted that after this
qu. Which being the first book of that nature that was ever printed in the English tongue was a pattern or platform to those that came after viz. to Will. Wyrley in his True use of Armory Printed 1592. qu. to Joh. Boswell when he wrot his Works of Armory in 3 books Lond. 1597. qu. and to others In the beginning of Apr. 1577. there was some dispute made among the relations of the said Ger. Legh who should administer his goods debts chattels c. So that I presume he died in Fifteen hundred seventy and six year 1576 18. Elizab. which is all that I yet know of him or his works WILLIAM BLANDIE was born at Newbury in Berkshire educated in Wykâ—hams School near to Winchester elected Probatione-Fellow of New Coll. in 1563 took one Degree in Arts three years after and the same year was removed thence by the Bishop of Winton in his visitation of that Coll. but for what reason unless for Popery I cannot tell About the same time he went to London became Fellow of the Middle Temple and afterwards translated from Lat. into English The five Books of Hicronimus Osâ—rius containing a discourse of Civil and Christian Nobility Lond. 1576. qu. What other things he hath translated or whether he hath written of any Subject I cannot tell ANTHONY RUSSHE a florid and frequent Preacher of his time was born in the Diocess of Norwych admitted Probationer-Fellow of Magd. Coll. in July 1554 did compleat the Degree of Master of Arts 1558 and soon after quitting his Fellowship became Chaplain to Qu. Elizabeth Dean of Chichester in the place perhaps of Barth Traheron Doctor of Divinity and in the Year 1567 Canon of Windsore He hath written A President for a Prince wherein is to be seen by the testimonie of antient writers the duty of Kings Princes and Governours Lond. 1566. in qu. and other things as I conceive but such I have not yet seen He paid his last debt to nature on the first day of April year 1577 in Fifteen hundred seventy and seven aged 40 or more and was buried in the Chappel of St. George at Windsore Over his grave is an Epitaph containing a great Elogie of him which for brevity sake I shall now omit and in the mean time proceed to the next writer in order to be mentioned RALPH GUALTER Son of the famous Ralph Gualter was born at Zurich in Helvetia spent several years in this University mostly in Merton Coll. took the Degree of Master of Arts in 1573 and then returning to Zurich became Minister of St. Peters Church there where he was held in great admiration for his quick and forward parts He hath written Elegia de militia Christianorum in his terris adversus satanem carnem mundum militantium Epitaphium in Hen. Bullengeri obitum written in Greek Epicedium in obitum Joh. Parkhursti Episcopi Nordovicensis Tigur 1576. qu. Argos Helvetia Sive carmen de Tigurinorum navigatione Tiguro Argentoratum usque uno die confecta Carmina in imagines Doctorum nostri seculi virorum Varia Epigrammata Epitaphia At length having spent his short life in learning and virtuous industry surrendred up his pious Soul to him that gave it year 1577 in Fifteen hundred seventy and seven aged 25 or thereabouts Whereupon his body was buried as 't is said in St. Peters Church before-mention'd at which time the chief Scholars there did much bewail his loss by their Poetry A certain Author tells us that this Ralph Gualter the Son hath written Homilies on the lesser Prophets but such I have not yet seen The Father hath and therefore I suppose there is a mistake in the matter MORGAN PHILIPPS or Philip Morgan a Monmouthshire Man born in the Dioc. of Landaff became a student in the University in 1533 or thereabouts made so great a progress in Logick and Philosophy and became so quick and undermining a Disputant that when he was Bach. of Arts he was commonly called Morgan the Sophister In the Year 1538 he was elected Fellow of Oriel Coll. being then an year standing in the Degree of Bachelaur and taking that of Master of Arts he entred into the sacred function In 1546 he was made Principal of St. Maries Hall and three years after was one of the Triumviri that undertook a publick disputation in the Divinity School with Pet. Martyr In 1550 he resign'd his Principality being then Bach. of Div. and in the beginning of Qu. Maries Reign he became Chauntor of St. Davids Cathedral Whereupon and because of his absence from Oriel Coll. for more time than was allowed he was denounced non socitis in 1554. In the beginning of Qu. Elizabeth he left his preferment friends and country for Religion sake spent most of his time at Lovaine and Doway and wrot several books as 't is said but I have seen only these following which go under his name viz. Defence of the honour of Mary Queen of Scotland with a declaration of her right title and interest to the Crowne of England Leig 1571. in 2 books in oct A treatise shewing that the regiment of Women is conformable to the Law of God and nature in one book Ib. 1571. oct These two treatises containing three books were published under his name but written as a noted Author tells us by Joh. Lesley Bishop of Rosse in Scotland upon occasion of sundry Pamphlets that came out against the marriage of Mary Qu. of Scots to be had with the Duke of Norfolk and the right by which she claimed to become heir unto England Which Bishop as 't is farther added did afterwards ingeniously acknowledge in his Commentaries that he had his arguments for her right of succession secretly from Sir Anth. Browne Chief Justice of the Common-pleas and from Serjeant Joh. Carryll an excellent common Lawyer of the Inner Temple So that if Morg. Philipps was not the Author of the said treatises I cannot justly say that he wrot any thing else only his Disputatio de Eucharistiae Sacramento in Univ. Oxon habita contra D. Pet. Martyrem 31. Maii an 1549. Lond. 1549. qu. c. See more in Pet. Martyr an 1562. and in Will. Tresham 1569 c. But let our Author Camden and his follower here quoted say what of Leslie's being the Author of those books and other judge of the matter as he and they please while I tell you that a writer before Camden in time and equal with him in learning as to the studies he professed reports that the said Morgan Philipps a Man of good account for learning among those that knew him was thought to have written the said treatises divided into three books by the advice and assistance of Sir Anth. Browne which thing is made the more credible by the many authorities of our common Law which there are alledged The first book doth endeavour to clear Mary Q. of Scots for the murther of the Lord Darley her Husband which by many was laid
ignoro magna Innocentium Romanum pontificem invidiâ propter Johannem meaning K. John of Engl. apud quosdam laborare quâ de re non est hic disceptandi locus neque ego quidem idoneus arbiter neque volo eam mihi quam non habeo jurisdictionem prorogare qui ut non forsan omni culpâ immodicaque cupiditate librandus sit it a certe Johannes qui c. Also in the same page and chapter in the last line from the bottom saving one are these words omitted between Innocentio suggerente and Stephanum Langtonum aut ut quidam tradunt pontificiarum dirarum terroribus exprimente There are many other things of the like nature omitted in the printed copy which the MS. in Cottons Libr. had in it before they were expunged especially matters that laid open the discords broiles and ambitious poverty of the begging Fryers Historia haeresis Wicliffianae Published by the said Gibbon with the former book a MS. copy of which is also in Lambeth Library l. 5. Chronicon à diluvio Noae ad an 1559. Written in lat verse and is at this time in the Cottonian Library under Vitellius C. 9. nu 11. Impugnatio contra Bullam Honorii papae primi ad Cantabrigiam MS. A treatise concerning marriage ocasion'd by the pretended divorce between K. Hen. 8. and Qu. Catherine In 3 books MS. in New Coll. Library The beginning of the Epistle to the Reader is It is an old saying c. and of the work it self Forasmuch as this matter is incident to the life and doings of Sir Tho. More c. At the end of the said book is this note This copy was taken from the original which was found by Mr. Topcliff in the house of William somtimes servant to the said Dr. Harpesfield who confessed that two lines of the said original were of his said Masters own hand writing What other things he hath written whether published or in MS. I know not nor any thing else of him only that after he had been a Prisoner in London more than 20 years year 1583 he gave way to fate in Fifteen hundred eighty and three having had this Encomium given to him by the Antiquarian-Poet Joh. Leland Atticae Linguae interpres facilis disertus aptus I find another Nich. Harpesfeild who was bred in Oxon. and being 24 years of age 1496 became about that time Minister of Uphill in Somersetshire by the presentation of Joan the relict of Edward Viscount L'isle and Rector of Ashrengney alias Ryngesash in the Dioc. of Exeter but what relation the former I had to this know not JOHN NICOLLS a busie and forward Welsh Man was born near to Dunraven or as the R. Cath. writers say at Cowbridge in Glamorganshire did first of all apply his muse to Academical learning in White hall where Jesus Coll. now stands in the Year of his age 16. where spending one year he translated himself to Brasnose Coll. and continued there till he was Bachelaurs standing Afterwards leaving the University without a Degree he went into his own Country where at first he taught a Gentlemans Children and then became Curat of Withicombe under one Mr. Jones Vicar of Taunte◠in Somersetshire From thence he removed to Whitestanton where he exercised his function till 1577 at which time being possessed with certain motives left the Church of England went to London and ship'd himself for Antwerp where tarrying for some time he went to Rheimes and at length to Rome So that assoon as he was setled and had gained an opportunity he offered himself to the inquisition made a recantation of his heresie as 't is there call'd and forthwith was not only received into the bosome of the holy Cath. Church but also as a member into the English Coll. at that place where after he had continued about two years did under pretence of going to Rheimes return into England was seized on at Islyngton by London sent Prisoner to the Tower and there recanted his R. Cath. opinions before Sir Owen Hopton Lieutenant thereof several courtiers and others After which he published these books His pilgrimage wherein is displayed the lives of the proud Popes ambitious Cardinals lecherous Bishops fat bellied Monks and hypocritical Jesuits Lond. 1581. oct Declaration of his recantation wherein he desireth to be reconciled and received as a member into the true Church of Christ in England Lond. 1581. oct Soon after came out A confutation of Job Nicolls his recantation c. written by Anonymus but answer'd by an old puritan call'd Dudley Fenner Lond. 1583. qu. Which Fenner a noted dissenter from the Church of England died at Middleborough in Zeland in the winter time an 1589. Oration and Sermon pronounced before the Cardinals an 1578. or as another title saith An oration and sermon made at Rome by commandment of the four Cardinals and the Dominican inquisitor c. Lond. 1581. oct After which the R. Catholicks taking these things as unworthily and falsly done one of them named Rob. Persons a Jesuit published a book against him entit A discovery of Jo. Nicolls Minister misreported a Jesuit Printed 1581. in oct After which Nicolls to vindicate himself published An answer to an infamous libell maliciously written and cast abroad against him Lond. 1581. oct Notwithstanding which and the endeavours of D. Fenner and other Puritans who laboured to strengthen him in his Faith yet he went beyond the Sea again but upon what account I know not tho I am apt not to think upon any design of turning Mahumetan as N. Saunders or rather his continuator Rishton is pleased to tell us However it is sure I am that being got as far as Roan in Normandy he was there seized on clapt up in Prison an 1582 and like to pay for his old tales against the Romanists Soon after came out a Pamphlet entit A report of the apprehension and imprisonment of Jo. Nicolls Minister at Roan and his confession c. Printed 1583 in oct In this perplexity and restraint the said Rishton tells us how Nicolls recanted all that he had formerly divulged was either through vain glory envy fear or hopes of reward About that time he also wrot Literae ad D. Gul. Alanum Printed at the end of Saunders his third book De schism Anglican Col. Agr. 1590 and Literae aliae ad eundem Alanum 19. Feb. 1583. Printed there also in the same edition After which follows Confessio publica Job Nicolai qua fatetur se multa mendacia contra summum Pontificem Cardinales Catholicos Anglos protulisse to tempore quo in Anglia◠versabatur c. What became of him afterwards I cannot find nor do I know any more of him only this that it doth appear from his writings that he was an inconstant Man in his Religion timorous vain-glorious and a meer braggadocio I find another Job Nicolls who was born in Norwych educated in Cambridge and from the Popish Religion wherein he
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
the year 1594. Treatise wherein is manifestly proved that Reformation and those that sincerely favour the same are unjustly charged to be Enemies unto her Majesty and the State Printed 1590. in qu. This was answered in a Book intit Pasquils Apology the first part wherein he renders a reason of his long silence and gallops the Field with the Treatise of Reformation Printed where I was and where I shall be ready by the help of God and my Muse to send you a may-game of Martinism An. 1590. qu. Hay ' any work for a Cooper c. This was written against Dr. Tho. Coper before-mentioned and said to be printed in Europe not far from some of the bouncing Priests An. 1590. qu. Epitomy of the first Book of Dr. John Bridges against the Puritans Printed in qu. Oh! read over Dr. Joh. Bridges for it is a worthy Work This was written against Dr. Bridges Bishop of Oxon and said to be printed over Sea in Europe within two furlongs of a bouncing Priest at the cost and charges of Mart. Marprelate Gent. in qu. Epistles to the terrible Priests in the Convocation House in qu. The State of the Church of England in oct Petition for Peace in oct His Apology This I have not yet seen Of Prelatick Ministry Printed 1609. in qu. History of Corah Dathan and Abiram Numb 16. Ch. Applied to the Prelacy Ministry and Church Assemblies of England Printed 16. 9. qu. This Book being left imperfect by the Author when he was seized and imprisoned was published by one of his 〈◊〉 who saith in the Title that it was written by Joh. 〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉 of Jesus Christ and in the Epistle to the Reader 〈…〉 was a godly Man learned zealous and of a 〈…〉 carriage and courage That with all 〈…〉 he endeavoured to have the Gospel preached 〈◊〉 among his poor Country Men whose Case he 〈…〉 passion of in that they wanted the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 After all this God using him as a 〈…〉 more clear manifestation of 〈…〉 imprisioned condemned and excuted and so 〈…〉 dom for the Name of Christ c. These 〈…〉 Titles I have here set down are all 〈…〉 knowledge if not too many 〈…〉 Author of which did in most of them 〈…〉 of England and its Members that 〈…〉 Roman 〈…〉 of them in their Books and Marprelate for a grave Author and Witness c. But this the Reader is to understand that the learned and sober Men did answer most or all of the said Books which were printed by stealth partly in that nest of rigid Puritans and Schismaticks at Fawsly in Northamptonshire and partly at Coventry and elsewhere because they knew Penry to have more than ordinary Learning in him yet they did not so much work on the Author and his Disciples make them ridiculous and put him and them to silence more than those Answers which were written in a buffooning stile as 1 that written by Tom Nash intit Pappe with an hatchet alias A Fig for my God-Son Or Crack me this Nut Or A Country Cuff that is A sound Box of the Ear for the Ideot Martin to hold his Peace Written by one that dares call a Dog a Dog Imprinted by John Ancke c. And are to be sold at the Sign of the Crab-tree Cudgel in Thwack-coat-Lane 2 That entit Martin's months mind c. pr. 1589. in qu. 3 That called The return of the renowned Cavaliero Pasquill of England from the other side of the Seas and his meeting with Marforius at London upon the Royal Exchange c. Lond. 1589. qu. against Martin and Martinism 4 Another entit A countercuff given to Martin Junior c. by the Pasquill of Engl. Cavaliero c. Lond. 1589. qu. 5 That entit The first part of Pasquill's Apology which I have before mention'd 6 A certain Oxford Scholar under the Name of Cuthbert Curry-Knave who in his Book called An Almond for a Parrot or an Alms for Mart. Marprelate c. Printed in qu. doth most egregiously run Martin down I say that these Buffoonries and Pasquils did more non-plus Penry and his Disciples and so consequently made their Doctrine more ridiculous among the common sort than any grave or learned Answer could do as in some part did A. L. who entitles himself Anti-Martinus in his Monitio ad adolescentes utriusque Academia Lond. 1589. qu. At length our Author Penry being apprehended at Stepney near to London after his return from beyond the Sea for his writing and publishing infamous Books and Libels and the Religion then established was after condemnation rto die for the same hang'd at St. Thomas à Waterings on the 29. year 1593 May in fifteen hundred ninety and three He was adjudged at the King's Bench by Sir Jo. Popham Knight L. Ch. Justice of that Court and the rest of the Judges there assembled on the 25. of the said Month of May but was not executed on the next day after judgment as it was expected nor the second nor the third day after But when Men looked least for the same as one saith then was he brought forth being at dinner as I have heard by a Warrant under the Hands of John Archbishop of Canterbury Sir John Puckering Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Sir John Popham aforesaid and the matter being carried after a close manner he was suddenly conveyed to the place of Execution where he was as hastily bereaved of his Life and not suffered though he desired it to make declaration of his Faith towards God or of his Allegiance to her Majesty c. Thus by the Death of this forward and zealous Person with the condemnation of John Vdal and Henry Barrow before that time the neck of the Plots of the fiery Non-conformists were broken and their brags turned into Preaching of Preces and Lachrymae as the only means for Christian Subjects WILLIAM FLEETWOOD was born of being a natural Son and descended from the Fleet woods of Penwortham and they from those of Heskyn in Lancashire educated for a time in this University either in Brasnose Coll. or Broadgates Hall left it without a degree and retired to the Middle Temple where by continual industry advanced by good natural parts he attained to the name of an eminent Lawyer In 5 of Eliz. he was elected Autumn or Summer-Reader of that house and in the year following Autumn-Reader again but he omitting one of those times to read he was in the 11th year of the said Queen elected Double Reader thereof in Lent About that time being made Recorder of London he was afterwards by Writ called to the degree of Serjeant at Law An. 1580. and in 1592. he was made the Queen's Serjeant He was a learned Man and a good Antiquary but a marvelous merry and pleasant conceit And as touching his Learning Justice and Elocution I cannot better describe them than a Poet of those days hath done in certain Verses beginning thus Ipse forem brevibus gyaris
expulsion wherein he disclaimeth the aforesaid Libel beginning thus Jenkin why Man Why Jenkin fie for shame c. But the Reader must know that none of these were printed JOHN DOVE a Surrey Man born of Plebeian Parents was elected from Westminster School a Student of Ch. Ch. an 1580. aged 18. and after he had taken the degrees in Arts became a Preacher of note in the University In 1596. he proceeded in Divinity being at that time well beneficed if not dignified but where I cannot yet tell His works are A perswasion to the English Recusants to reconcile themselves to the Church of Rome Lond. 1603. qu. Confutation of Atheism Lond. 1605. and 1640. oct Defence of Church-Government wherein the Church Government in England is directly consonant to the Word of God c. Lond. 1607. qu. Defence of the Cross in Baptism as 't is used in the Church of England Printed with the Defence Advertisement to the English Seminaries and Jesuits shewing their loose kind of writings and negligent handling the cause of Religion c. Lond. 1610. qu. The conversion of Salomon A direction to holiness of life handled by way of Commentary upon the whole book of Canticles c. Lond. 1613. qu. Sermons on Ezek. 33. 11. and S. Matth. 19. 9. Lond. 1597. 1601. oct c. See more in Alb. Gentilis an 1611. where you will find him author of another book but whether printed I know not He concluded his last day in Apr. about the 19. day in sixteen hundred and eighteen year 1618 but where buried I know not as yet I find one John Dove to be author of Polydorian or a miscellany of Moral Philosophical and Theological Sentences Printed 1631. oct But whether he was the same with the Doctor or another I cannot tell unless I see the book it self which I have not yet done RICHARD MOKET was born in Dorsetshire in the Dioc. of Salisbury elected from Brasnose to be Fellow of Allsouls coll in 1599. being then near four years standing in the degree of Bach of Arts. Afterwards he proceeding in that Faculty took on him the Sacred Function became Domestick Chaplain to George Archb. of Canterbury Warden of Allsouls Rector of Monks-Risborow in Bucks and of Newington near Dorchester in Oxfordshire D. of D. and one of the Kings Commissioners concerning Ecclesiastical Affairs He published in the Latin tongue Lond. 1616. fol. The Liturgy of the Church of England Greater and Lesser Catechisms Thirty nine Articles Book of ordination of Bishops Priests and Deacons Doctrinal points extracted out of the Book of Homilies To which he added his own book written in Latin intituled De politiâ Ecclesiae Anglicanae Reprinted at Lond. 1683. oct Which collection he published in a pious zeal for gaining honour to the Church of England amongst Foreign Nations But this his zeal was so little accompanied in the Constitutions of the said Church or so much byassed towards those of Calvins Platform that it was thought fit not only to call it in but to expiate the errours of it in a publick flame And the true cause which was conceived why the book was burn'd was that in publishing the twentieth Article concerning the authority of the Church he totally left out the first clause of it viz. Habet Ecclesia ritus caeremonias statuendi jus in controversiis fidei authoritatem By means whereof the Article was apparently falsified the Churches authority disowned and consequently a wide gap opened to dispute her power in all her Canons and Determinations of what sort soever He yielded up his last breath with grief as 't is thought for what had been done to his book on the day before the nones of July year 1618 in sixteen hundred and eighteen and was buried at the upper end of Allsouls coll chappel just below the steps leading to the high Altar In his Wardenship succeeded Richard Astley D. of D. who dying in Febr. 1635. was succeeded by Gilb. Sheldon who was afterwards Bishop of London and at length Archbishop of Canterbury JOHN GOLDESBURG descended originally from those of his name living at Goldesburg in Yorkshire was born 18. oct 1568. spent some time among the Oxonians for form-sake about 1584. went thence to the Middle Temple were after he had continued in the degree of Barrester and for some years been resorted to in matters relating to his profession was made one of the Prothonotaries of the Common Pleas. He wrote and left behind him fit for the Press Reports or collection of cases and matters agitated in all the Courts in Westminster in the latter years of the reign of Qu. Elizabeth with learned arguments at the Barr and on the bench Lond. 1635. c. qu. Published by Will. Shepphard Esq Upon which cases and matters Sir Edm. Anderson and Sir Jo. Popham Judges wrote Resolutions and Judgments year 1618 Our author Goldesburg concluded his last day on the 9. oct in sixteen hundred and eighteen Whereupon his body was buried near to the high Altar of the Church belonging to the Temples He left behind him other things as 't is said fit for the Press but in whose hands they are I could never learn WALTER RALEIGH a person in his time of a good natural wit better judgment and of a plausible tongue Son of Walt. Raleigh Esq by Catherine his Wife Daughter of Sir Philip Champernoon Kt. was born at a place called Hayes in Parish of East-Budeleigh in Devonshire an 1552. Which Hayes is a farm and his Father having had a remnant of a Lease of 80 years in it came after the expiration thereof to one Duke unto whom afterwards our author W. Raleigh having a desire to purchase it wrote a Letter dated from the Court 26. July 1584. wherein he says that for the natural disposition he has to that place being born in that house he had rather seat himself there than any where else c. His Father was the first of his name that lived there but his ancestors had possessed Furdell in the same County for several Generations before where they lived in gentile estate and were esteemed antient Gentlemen In 1568 or thereabouts he became a Commoner of Oriel coll at what time C. Champernoon his kinsman studied there where his natural parts being strangely advanced by Academical learning under the care of an excellent Tutor became the ornament of the Juniours and was worthily esteemed a proficient in Oratory and Philosophy After he had spent about 3. years in that house where he had laid a good ground and sure foundation to build thereon he left the University without a degree and went to the Middle-Temple to improve himself in the intricate knowledge of the municipal Laws How long he tarried there 't is uncertain yet sure I am from a Epistle or copy of Verses of his composition which I have seen that he was abiding in the said Temple in Apr. 1576. at which time his vein for ditty and amorous Ode was esteemed
his Countryman and another by a Scot. Which last stiles our author Carew another Livie another Maro another Papinian and highly extolls him for his great skill in History and knowledge in the Laws Besides the Rich Carew was another but later in time author of Excellent helps by a warming-stone Printed 1652. qu. RICHARD KILBYE was born at Radcliff on the River Wreake in Leicestershire elected Fellow of Lincoln coll 18. Jan. 1577. being then about three years standing in the University Afterwards he took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a noted Preacher in the University In 1590. he was elected Rector of his College took the degrees in Divinity was made Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. at Lincoln and at length Hebrew Professor of this University He hath written Commentarii in Librum Exodi Part. 2. MS. in the hands sometimes of Will. Gilbert Fellow of Linc. coll The chief part of which is excerpted from the Monuments of the Rabbins and Hebrew Interpreters He also continued Jo. Mercers notes on Genesis and would have printed them but was denied had a hand also in the translation of the Bible appointed by K. Jam. 1. an 1604. and did other very laudable matters relating to learning Serm. in S. Maries Church Oxon 26. Mar. 1612. at the Funeral of Tho. Holland the King's Professor of Divinity in this Univ. on 1 Cor. 5. 55 56 57. Oxon. 1613. qu. He the said Dr. Kilbye was buried in that Chancel in Allsaints Church in Oxon. which is commonly called The College Chancel because it belongs to Linc. coll on the 17. year 1620 Nov. in sixteen hundred and twenty aged 60. or thereabouts Whereupon Paul Hood Bac. afterwards D. of Divinity succeeded him in his Rectorship and Edward à Meetkerk Bach. of Div. of Ch. Ch. in his Professorship Besides this Rich. Kilbye was another of both his names and a writer too as I have under the year 1617. told you JOHN CARPENTER received his first breath in the County of Cornwal was entred a Batler in Exeter coll about 1570. where going thro the courses of Logick and Philosophy for the space of four years or more with unwearied industry left the University without a degree and at length became Rector of an obscure Town called Northleigh near to Culleton in Devon He hath written and published A sorrowful Song for sinful Souls composed upon the strange and wonderful shaking of the Earth 6. Apr. 1586. Lond. in oct Remember Lots Wise two Sermons on Luke 17. 32. Lond. 1588. oct Preparative for Contentation Lond. 1597. qu. Song of the Beloved concerning his Vineyard or two Sermons on Isay 5. 1. Lond. 1599. oct Christian Contemplations or a Catechism Lond. 1601. oct K. Soloman's Solace Lond. 1606. qu. Plain Man's Spiritual Plough Lond. 1607. qu. He gave up the ghost at Northleigh before-mentioned in the latter end of the year viz. in March in sixteen hundred and twenty and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there before the 25. of the said month as it doth partly appear in the Register of that place leaving then behind him a Son named Nathaniel whom I shall mention under the year 1628. I find another Joh. Carpenter who wrote a book of Keeping Merchants Accompts by way of Debtor and Creditor Printed 1632. fol. but him I take not to be an Academian WILLIAM TOOKER second Son of Will. Tooker by Honora Eresey of Cornwall his Wife Son and Heir of Rob. Tooker was born in the City of Exeter educated in Wykehams School near to Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1577. took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1583. in which year he shewd himself a ready Disputant before Albertus Alaskie Prince of Sirad at his being entertained by the Oxonian Muses in S. Maries Church In 1585. he left his Fellowship being about that time promoted to the Archdeanconry of Barnstaple in his own Country Afterwards he was made Chaplain to Q. Elizabeth and Prebendary of Salisbury took the degrees in Divinity 1595. became Canon of Exeter and at length Dean of Lichfield on the death as it seems of Dr. George Boleyne in the latter end of 1602. He was an excellent Grecian and Latinist an able Divine a person of great gravity and piety and well read in curious and critical authors as may partly appear by these books following which he wrote and published Charisma sive donum Sanatiâ—nis seu explicatio totius quaestionis de mirabilium Sanitatum gratiâ c. Lond. 1597. qu. In this book he doth attribute to the Kings and Queens of England a power derived into them by Lawful Succession of healing c. Which book is reflected upon by Mart. Anton. Delrius the Jesuit who thinks it not true that Kings can cure the Evil. With him agrees most Fanaticks Of the Fabrick of the Church and Church mens livings Lond. 1604. oct Singulare certamen cum Martino Becano Jesuitâ futiliter refutante apologiam monitoriam praefationem ad Imperatorem Reges Principes quaedam Orthodoxa dogmata Jacobi Regis Magnae Britaniae Lond. 1611. oct This learned author Dr. Tooker died at Salisbury on the 19. of March or thereabouts and was buried in the Cath. Ch. there 21. of the said month in sixteen hundred and twenty leaving behind him a Son named Robert Tooker of East-Grinsteade in Surrey In June following Dr. Walt. Curle of Cambridge succeeded him in the Deanry of Lichfield and him Dr. Augustin Lindsell another Cantabrigian an 1630. HENRY SWINBURNE Son of Thomas Swinburne of the City of York was born there spent some years in the quality of a Commoner in Hart hall whence translating himself to that of Broadgates took the degree of Bach. of the Civil Law married Helena Daughter of Barthelm Lant of Oxon and at length retiring to his native place became a Proctor in the Archbishops Court there Commissary of the Exchecquer and Judge of the Prerogative Court at York He hath written Brief Treatise of Testaments and last Wills In 7 parts Lond. 1590. 1611 35. 40. 77. c. qu. Treatise of Spousals or Matrimonial Contracts c. Lond. 1686. qu. In which two books the author shâ—ws himself an able Civilian and excellently well read in authors of his Faculty He paid his last debt to â—â—â—ure at York and was buried in the North Isle of the Cathedral there Soon after was a comely Monument fastned to the wall near to this grave with his Effigies in a Civilians Gown kneeling before a deske with a book thereon and these verses under Non Viduae caruere viris non Patre Pupillus Dum stetit hic Patriae virque paterque suae Ast quod Swinburnus viduarum scripsit in usum Longius aeterno marmore vivet opus Scribere supremas hinc discat quisque tabellas Et cupiat qui sic vixit ut ille mori There is no day or year on the Monument to shew when this H. Swinburne died
Vigiliis Paschatis Printed with the former book Apologia contra calumniatores suos Lond. 1619. qu. Emblemata varia dedicata Regibus Principibus Magnatibus Epistola ad D. Georg. Abbot Archiep. Cantuar. Domino Franc. Bacon supremo Angl. Canc. Gulielmo comiti Pembrochiae Poemata varia Oratio composita quando statuit relinquere Academiam Oxon. 18. Aug. 1614. Which four last things were printed with his Apologia c. 1619. what other books he hath published I cannot justly tell However from those before mention'd it appears that the author was a phantastical and unsetled man and delighted as it seems in rambling CHRISTOPHER NEWSTEAD third son of Tho. Newstead of Somercotes in Lincolnshire was born in that County became a Commoner of S. Albans hall in 1615. aged 18 years or thereabouts continued there till after he was Bachelaurs standing and wrote An Apology for women or the womans defence Lond. 1620. oct Dedicated to the Countess of Bucks Afterwards he retired into the Country studied Divinity had a benefice conferr'd upon and tho he never took any degree in Arts in this University yet he took that of Bach. of Div. 1631 which is all I know of him JOHN KING Son of Philip King of Wormenhale commonly called Wornal near to Brill in Bucks by Elizazabeth his wife Daughter of Edm. Conquest of Hougton Conquest in Bedfordshire Son of Thom. King brother to Rob. King the first Bishop of Oxon was born at Wornal before mention'd educated in Grammar learning partly in Westminster School became Student of Ch. Church in 1576. took the degree in Arts made Chaplain to Q. Eliz. as he was afterwards to K. James installed Archdeacon of Nottingham 12. Aug. 1590. upon the death of Joh. Lowth successor to Will. Day 1565. at which time he was a Preacher in the City of York Afterwards he was made Chaplain to Egerton Lord Keeper proceeded D. of D. 1602. had the Deanary of Ch. Ch. in Oxon conferr'd upon him in 1605. and was afterwards several years together Vicechanc. of this University In 1611. he had the Bishoprick of London bestowed on him by K. James 1. who commonly called him the King of preachers to which being consecrated 8. Sept. the same year had restitution of the temporalities belonging to that See made to him 18 of the same month at which time he was had in great reverence by all people He was a solid and profound Divine of great gravity and piety and had so excellent a volubility of speech that Sir Edw. Coke the famous Lawyer would often 〈◊〉 of him that he was the best speaker in the Star-Chamber in his time When he was advanced to the See of London he endeavoured to let the world know that that place did not cause him to forget his Office in the Pulpit shewing by his example that a Bishop might govern and preach too In which office he was so frequent that unless hindred by want of health he omitted no Sunday whereon he did not visit some Pulpit in or near London Deus bone quam canora Vox saith one vultus compositus verba selecta grandes sententiae Allicimur omnes lepore verborum suspendimur gravitate sententiarum orationis impetu viribus flâ—ctimur c. He hath written Lectures upon Jonâ—s delivered at York Lond. 1594. Ox. 99. c. qu. Several Sermons viz. 1 Sermon at Hampton-Court on Cantic 8. 11. Ox. 1606. qu. 2 At Ox. 5. Nov. 1607. on Psal. 46. from ver 7. to 11. Ox. 1607. qu. 3 At Whitehall 5. Nov. 1608. on Psal. 11. 2 3 4. Ox. 1608. qu. 4 At S. Maries in Ox. 24. Mar. being the day of his Maj inauguration on 1 Chron. ult 26. 27 28. Ox. 1608. qu. 5 Vitis palatina Serm. appointed to be preached at White-hall upon the Tuesday after the marriage of the Lady Elizab. on Psal. 28. 3. 3. Lond. 1614. qu. 6 Serm. at Pauls cross for the recovery of K. James from his late sickness preached 11. of Apr. 1619. on on Esay 28. 17. Lond. 1619. qu. 7 At Pauls cross 26. Mar. 1620. on Psal. 102. 13 14. Lond. 1620. qu. Besides these he published others as one on 2 Kings 23. 25. printed 1611. Another on Psal 123. 3. and a third on Psal 146. 3. 4. c. printed all in qu. but these three I have not yet seen He paid his last debt to nature 30. March in sixteen hundred twenty and one year 1621 aged 62. having before been much troubled with the Stone in the reins and bladder and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of S. Paul in London A copy of his Epitaph you may see in the History of that Cathedral written by Sir Will. Dugdale Knight Soon after Bishop Kings death the Rom. Catholicks endeavoured to make the world believe that said Bishop died a member of their Church and to that end one of them named Gregory Fisher alis Musket did write and publish a book intit The Bishop of London his Legacy Or certain motives of Dr. King late B. of London for his change of religion and dying in the Cath. and Rom. Church with a conclusion to his brethren the Bishops of England Printed by permission of the superiours 1621. But concerning the falsity of that matter his son Hen. King not only satsified the world in a Sermon by him preached at Pauls cross soon after but also Dr. Godwin Bishop of Hereford in his Appendix to his Commentarius de Praesulibus Angliae printed 1622. and Joh. Gee in his book called The foot out of the Snare cap. 12. The reader is to know that there was one Joh. King contemporary with the former who published a Sermon entit Abels offering c. on Gen. 4. ver 4. printed at Flushing 1621. qu. and other things But this Joh. King was Pastor of the English Church at Hamburgh and whether he was of this Univ. of Oxon. I cannot yet tell JOHN GUILLIM or Agilliams son of John Williams of Westbury in Glocestershire received some Academical education in Oxon. but in what house I am uncertain I find one of both his names who was a student in Brasnose coll in the year 1581. aged 16 and another of Glouc. hall 1598. aged 25. Both which were according to the Matricula born in Herefordshire in which County the author of The worthies of England places Jo. Guillim the Herald of whom we now speak who afterwards retired to Minsterworth in Glocestershire was soon after called thence and made one of the Society of the coll of Arms. commonly called the Heralds Office in London by the name of Portsmouth and on the 26 Feb. 1617. Rouge Croix Pursevant of Arms in Ordinary He published The display of Heraldry Lond. 1610. c. fol. Written mostly especially the scholastical part by John Barcham of C. C. coll in Oxon. In 1660. came out two editions of it in fol. with many insignificant superfluous and needless additions to it purposely to gain money from those
Tileherst in Berks received his first breath at East Hildesley or Ildesley near to Wantage in the said County where his name yet continues educated in Grammar learning at Reading entred a Commoner in S. Johns coll 1574. or thereabouts continued there till near Bachelaurs standing and then he retired to the Middle Temple where after severe encounters had with the crabbed parts of the municipal Laws he became a Barrester and noted for his great proficiency in his profession and integrity in his dealings In the latter end of Qu. Elizab. and beginning of K. James he was several times elected a Burgess in set in Parliaments in which he was a frequent Speaker Afterwards he was Counsellor and under-steward for several years to this University the members of which confer'd upon him the degree of Master of Arts in 1612. Two years after he was made Serjeant at Law and in 1616. March 17. received the honour of Knighthood at Theobalds from his Majesty K. James 1. After his death some of his works were published which bear these titles Cases collected and reported Lond. 1663. fol. printed from the original in French that then remained in the hands of Sir Jeff. Palmer Attorny General to K. Ch. 2. which is the same as I take it written fairly with the authors own hand in fol. that was lately in the Library of Arth. E. of Anglecy These cases were abridged by Will. Hughes Esq Lond. 1665. oct His learned reading 4. Jac. 1. in Middle Temple hall concerning charitable uses abridged by himself Lond. 1676. fol. published by George Duke of the Inner Temple Esq Our author F. More was a member of that Parliament as it seems wherein the Statute concerning charitable uses was made and was as 't is farther added the Penner thereof At length paying his last debt to nature on the 20. Nov. in sixteen hundred twenty and one aged 63. was buried in a Vault under the Church of Great Fawley near to Wantage before-mention'd year 1621 in which Vault his posterity who are Baronets living in that Parish have been since and are hitherto interred as I have been instructed by his Grandson Sir Hen. More Bt. I find another Franc. More to have published certain matters among which is The sinners guide or the regiment of a Christian life Printed 1614. qu. and certain Sermons but whether this person who was a Divine was of Oxford University I know not as yet FRANCIS MASON who is worthily stiled Vindex Ecclesiae Anglicanae was born in the County Palatine of Durham and there educated in Gram. learning began to be conversant with the Oxonians in the beginning of the year 1583. aged 17 and making a hard shift to rub out till he was Bach. of Arts being the Son of a poor Plebeian was elected probationer-Fellow of Merton coll in the latter end of 1586. After he had proceeded in his faculty he entred into the sacred function and when full standing he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences in 1597. About which time he was made Rector of Orford a Market Town near to the Sea-side in Suffolk Chaplain to K. James 1. who usually stil'd him a wise builder in Gods house and at length upon the death of Rich. Stokes LL. Bach. was installed Archdeacon of Norfolke 18. Decem. 1619. which Dignity the said Stokes had held from the month of Apr. 1587. Our author Mason hath written The authority of the Church in making Canons and constitutions concerning things indifferent c. Sermon on 1 Cor. 14. 40. Lond. 1607. Ox. 1634. qu. From which as also from the Epist dedic before it made to his patron Rich. Archb. of Cant. it appears that the author was a zealous conformist to the Ch. of Engl. This Serm. was answered by Anon. in a book entit The second part of the defence of the Ministers reasons for refusall c. See in Tho. Hutton an 1639. Vindication of the Church of England concerning the consecration and ordination of the Bishops c. as also of the ordination of Priests and Deacons in five books Lond. 1613. fol. Framed in form of a conference between Philodox a Seminary Priest and Orthodox a Minister of the Church of England From which book it appears that the author was a general-read-Scholar thorough-pac'd in the councils and all sorts of Histories whether divine civil or profane The next year he as a greatful Son sent a copy of it to be reposed in the Library of his tender Parent Mert. coll with this note at the end of it written with his own hand Whereas Mr. Fitzherbert hath lately sent a book from Rome against the most rev Bishop of Ely to which he hath annexed an appendix concerning the records and registers by me produced desiring that some of their discreet Catholicks might view and consider whether they be true or counterfeit Know therefore that upon the 12. of this present May an 1614. his Grace of Canterbury sent for Mr. Colleton the Archpriest Leake a secular Priest as also one Jesuit called Lathwait c. and shewed unto them the register and other records of his predecessor Matth. Parker which they perused over and over and found that the said Parker was consecrated in Lambeth Chappel and not at the Nags head in Cheapside by certain Bishops that had been ejected in Qu. Maries reign c. This book of the Vindication of the Church of England coming at length into the hands of Anthony Champney an English man born a Rom. Cath. Priest and a Doctor of the Sorbon was by him answered in English and dedicated to George Archb. of Canterbury not without some reproaches and scoffes given to him in the Epistle But afterwards Champney recollecting himself thought that he had not sufficiently consulted his own reputation by publishing his answer in English Wherefore he translated it into Latine intit Tractatus de vocatione Ministrorum Par. 1618. in oct that his pretended victory over Mason might by this means be spread over all Europe Soon after our author to be even with him translated his own book also and entitled it Vindiciae Eccles Anglicanae c. and therein interweaves answers to Thom. Fitzherbert Priest Hen. Fitzsimons Jesuit Dr. Matth. Kellison A. Champney c. and withal dedicated it to Hen. de Gondy Bishop of Paris without any aspersions at all thrown upon him All this he did in the year 1619. or 20. at farthest but before he could conveniently put it in the Press he died Whereupon at the desire of the Archbishop of Cant. Dr. Nath. Brent Wardeâ— of Mert. coll did review it examine the quotations compare them with the originals and at length printed the copy as he had found it under the authors hand an 1625. â—ol printed again at Lond. 1646. fol. The said author also wrote Two Sermons preached at Court concerning David adultery and his publick practices on 2 Sam. 〈…〉 13. Lond. 1621. oct The vadility of the ordination of the
ministers of the reformed Churches beyond the Seas maintained against the Donatists Oxon. 1641. qu. Taken I presume by the publisher from our authors book intit A vindication c. At length our author Mason surrendring up his pious soul to him that first gave it not without the great grief of those who well knew his learning and piety in the month of Dec. in sixteen hundred twenty and one was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Orford before-mentioned year 1621 Over his grave was soon after a Monument put with an Inscription thereon which for brevity sake I shall now pass by In his Archdeaconry of Norf. was installed Tho. Muriel M. A. 30. Dec. 1621. After him was installed Writhington White 19 Oct. 1629. and after him Rob. White Bach. of Div. 23. Sept. 1631. who dying in the times of usurpation Philip Tenison was installed in his place 24. Aug. 1660. who dying Edw. Reynolds M. A. and Son to Dr. E. Reynolds B. of Norwich was installed therein 15. Apr. 1661. HENRY JACOB was a Kentish man born entred a Commoner or Batler in S. Maries hall 1579. aged 16 took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became beneficed in his own Country particularly as I have been informed at Cheriton but upon search into that Parish register wherein are the names of all the Rectors of that Church set down since 1591. H. Jacob. occurs not as having been perhaps Rector before that time He was a person most excellently well read in Theological authors but withal was a most zealous Puritan or as his Son Henry used to say the first Independant in England His writings against Francis Johnson a Brownist exile for Jesus Ch. as he stiles himself and Tho. Bilson Bishop of Winton speak him learned With the former he controverted concerning the Churches and Ministers of England and with the other concerning Christs suffering and descention into Hell Which controversie though eagerly bandied to and fro between them yet it was afterwards plyed more hotly in both the Unisities in 1604. and after where Bilsons doctrine was maintained and held up yet publickly opposed by many of our Zealots both at home and abroad At home by Gabr. Powell a stiff Puritan mentioned under the year 1607. and abroad by Hugh Broughton and Rob. Parker I mean that Robert a Divine sometimes of Wilton in Wilts who leaving the Nation for conscience sake died at Deusbourgh in Gelderland in Autumn time or after an 1630. leaving behind him a Widdow named Dorothie and a Son named Thomas author of De traductione peccatoris There were two more brethren at least of the separation who opposed Bilson's doctrine but their names I cannot now justly tell you The works of our author Hen. Jacob are these Treatise of the sufferings and victory of Christ in the work of our redemption c. written against certain errours in these points publickly preached in Lond. 1597. Lond. 1598. oct The points weâ—e 1 That Christ suffered for us the wrath of God which we may well term the pains of Hell or hellish sorrows 2 That Christ after his death on the Cross went not into Hell in his Soul Defence of the Church and ministry of England against Francis Johnson Brownist Middleburg 1599. qu. They had several disputes in Amsterdam about the Church of England being a true Church Defence of a treatise touching the sufferings and victory of Christ in the work of our redemption Printed 1600. qu. Reasons taken out of Gods word and the best humane testimonies proving a necessity of reforming our Churches of England c. Printed 1604. qu. A position against vain glorious and that which is falsly called learned preaching Printed 1604. oct The divine beginning and institution of Christs true visible and material Church Leyden 1610. oct Plain and cleer exposition of the second commandement Printed 1610. oct Declaration and opening of certain points with a sound confirmation of some others in a treatise entit The divine beginning c. as before Middleburg 1611. He hath written and published other things as the Counter poyson c. which being printed by stealth or beyond the Seas year 1621 are rare to be either seen or procured He departed this mortal life in sixteen hundred twenty and one or thereabouts aged 60. years or more but where buried unless in London where he began to gather a congregation in the year 1616. I cannot tell He left behind him a Son of both his names who was afterwards Fellow of Mert. coll and a prodigy for curious and critical learning as I shall tell you at large when I come to him HENRY SAVILE second Son of Hen. Savile by Elizab. his Wife Daughter of Rob. Ramsden Gent. second Son of Joh. Savile of New hall in Yorksh Esq was born at Bradley alias Over-Bradley near to Halifax in the same County on the last day of Nov. an 1549. 3. Ed. 6. made his first entry into this University in the beginning of the year 1561. and then according to the fashion had a Tutor to teach him Grammar and another Dialect or else one and the same person did both In the beginning of Lent 1565. he was admitted Bach. of Arts and forthwith determined to the admiration of his Auditors who ever after esteemed him a good Philosopher About that time an election of Bach. Fellows of Merton coll then in a very poor condition for good Scholars as most places in the University were being made he was chosen one of the number as was Edm. Bunney afterwards a learned Theologist In 1570. our author Savile proceeded in his faculty and read his Ordinaries on the Almagest of Ptolomy Whereby growing famous for his learning especially for the Gr. tongue and Mathematicks in which last he voluntarily read a Lecture for some time to the Academians he was elected Proctor of the University for two years together with Joh. Vnderhill of New college afterwards Rector of that of Lincoln and Bishop of Oxon. For then and after those that executed the Procuratorial office were elected by the Doctors and Masters of the University for learning worth experience and magnanimous Spirits but when the Caroline Cicle was made in 1629. they were elected in their respective Coll. by a few notes In 1578. he travelled into France and other Countries and thereupon improving himself in learning languages and the knowledge of the World and Men became a most accomplished person at his return About that time he was instituted Tutor to Q. Elizab. for the Gr. tongue who taking a liking to his parts and personage was not only the sooner made Warden of Merton coll tho a noted person Bunney before-mentioned was elected with him and presented to the Archb. of Cant. for confirmation but also by her favour was made Provost of Eaton coll in the year 1596. upon the promotion of Dr. Will. Day to the See of Winton While he governed the former which was 36 years Summâ curâ as 't is said diligentiâ
descended from the antient family of the Curwens of Wirkington in Cumberland was born in the Old Baily situated partly in the Parish of S. Sepulchre and partly in S. Martin near Ludgate in the said City on the second day of May 5. Edw. 6. Dom. 1551. When this most eminent person of whom I shall be more particular than of another author was a child he received the first knowledge of letters in Ch. Church hospital in London then newly founded for Blew-coated children where being fitted for Grammer learning he was sent to the Free-school founded by Dr. Colet near to S. Pauls Cathedral About which time 1563. he being infected with the Plague was sent to Islington where he remained for some time to the great loss of his learning In 1566. 8. Elizab. he was sent to Oxford and being placed in Madg. coll in the condition of a Chorister or Servitour did perfect himself in Grammer learning in the Free-School adjoyning then lately presided by D. Tho. Câ—â—per afterwards Bishop of Linc. But missing as 't is said a Demies place of that coll tho of great desert and partly grounded in Logick he was transplanted to an antient hostle called Broadgates now Pembr coll where he continued two years and an half under the tuition of a great encourager of learning called Dr. Tho. Thornton canon of Ch. Ch. who finding our author to be a young man of great vertue and in him tokens of future worth he took him to Ch. Ch. and gave him entertainment in his Lodgings so long as he continued in the University About that time he being a candidate for a Fellowship in All 's coll lost it for desending the religion then established as Dr. afterwards Sir Dan. Donn at that time Fellow did several times testifie and would often relate how our said author Camden was opposed by the Popish party of that house In the month of June 1570. he supplicated the ven Congregation of Regents that whereas he had spent four years in the study of Logick he might he admitted Bach. of Arts but what answer was made thereunto or whether he was then admitted it appears not In 1571. he relinquished his conversation with the Muses to the great reluctancy of those who were well acquainted with the pregnancy of his parts and whether he was afterwards favoured in his Scholastical endeavours by Dr. Gabr. Goodman Dean of Westminster whom he acknowledgeth to have been Patron of his studies I cannot positively affirm In 1573. he returned to Oxon for a time and supplicated again in the beginning of March for the said degree which though as it seems granted and so I presume took it yet he did not compleat it by Determination in Schoolstreet In 1575. he was made second Master of Westminster School upon the recommendations of Godfrey Nephew to Gabriel Goodman before-mentioned which Godfrey put him upon the study of Antiquities and bought and gave him books and in 1581. he contracted an entire friendship with Barnab 〈◊〉 the learned Chief Justice of France called by some 〈…〉 While he continued in teaching at Westm God so blessed his labours that Dr. King Bishop of London Noyle Archb. of York Parry Bishop of St. Asaph c. to say nothing of persons imployed in those times in eminent place abroad and many of special note at home of all degrees did acknowledge themselves to have been his Scholars Besides also as a testimony of his sincere love to the Church of England which some in his time did doubt he brought there to Church divers Gentlemen of Indeed as the Walshes Nugents O-Rayley Shee s the eldest Son of the Archb. of Casshills Pet. Lombard a Merchant's Son of Waterford a Youth of admirable docility the same who was afterwards titular Archb. of Armagh Priâ—ate of Ireland domestick Prelate and Assistant of his Holiness the Pope and author of a book intit De regno Hiberniae Sanctorum Insula commentarius Lov. 1632. qu. and others bred Pâ—pishly and so affected In 1582. he took a journey through Suffolk into Yorkshire and returned through Lancashire in the month of April in order to the compleating of his Britannia which he saith he published in the same year having with great industry at spare hours and on festival days composed it In 1588. Jun. 3. he by the name and tit of Will. Camden Bach. of Arts of Ch. Ch. supplicated the ven Convocation that whereas he had spent 16 years from the time he had taken the degree of Bachelaur in the study of Philosophy and other liberal Aâ—â— he might be dispensed with for the reading of three solemn Lectures and so be admitted to proceed in that 〈◊〉 Which supplication was granted conditionally that he stand in the Act following but whether he was admitted or stood it doth not appear in the Registers In the same month and year he took a journey Oxford being in his way to Ilfarcomb in Devonshire in order to obtain more knowledge in the Antiquities of that Country and elsewhere for the next edition of his 〈◊〉 and on the 6 Feb. following he was made Preb. 〈…〉 in the Ch. of Salisb in the place of one J. Hotman which Prebendship he kept to the time of his death and 〈…〉 succeeded him The said journey and 〈◊〉 that he took for that purpose the charges of them 〈◊〉 defrayed by the aforesaid Dr. Gab. Goodman In 〈◊〉 he journeyed into Wales in the company of Franc. 〈…〉 of Ch. Ch. afterwards author of the Commentary 〈…〉 Bishops and in 1592. Oct. 26. he was taken with a Qaâ—rtan Ague which made him often purge Blood In March 1592-3 he was made chief Master of Westminster School in the place of Dr. Ed. Grant and in 1594. in the month of June he was freed from his Ague In 1596. he travelled to Salisbury and Wells for the obtaining of more knowledge in Antiquities and returned through Oxon where he visited most if not all of the Churches and Chappels for the copying out of the several Monuments and Arms in them which were reduced by him into a book written with his own hand by me seen and perused In 97. he fell into a most dangerous sickness whereupon being taken into the house of one Cuthbert Line he was cured by the care of that persons Wife and in that year he published his Greek Grammar On the 22. of Oct. the same year he was for fashion sake after he had refused a Mastership of the Requests which was offered to him created Herald of Arms called Richmond because no person can be King before he is Herald and the next day he was created Clarenceaux King of Arms in the place of Rich. Lee Esq who died on the 23. of Sept. before-going This was done by the singular favour of Q. Elizabeth at the incessant supplication of his Patron Sir Foulk Grevill afterwards Lord Brook both of them having an especial respect for him and his great learning in English and other
the 15. Ap. in sixteen hundred thirty and two year 1632 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of S. Dunstan in the West in Fleetstreet near London As for Albert Morton before mention'd who was Nephew to Sir Henry Wotton was elected Scholar of Kings coll 1602. went with his Uncle in the quality of Secretary when he went on his Embassie to the States of Venice Afterwards he was thrice Agent in Savoy Secretary to the Lady Elizabeth in Heidleburg and there imployed as Agent for the King with the Princes of the Union Afterwards he became one the Clerks of the Council and a Knight as I have before told you and at length one of the Secretaries of State He ended his days in the Parish of S. Margaret within the City of Westminster in the winter time in Nov. as it seems an 1625. having a little before been elected a Burgess to serve in Parliament for the Univ. of Cambridge He then left behind him a Widdow named Elizabeth by whom he had if I mistake not a Son of both his names who was elected Scholar of Kings coll in the said University 1638. but left that house soon after and became a Leiuetenant Colonel in the Wars in Ireland NATHANIEL TORPORLEY a Shropshire man born applied his Muse to Academical learning in Ch. Church an 1579. aged 16. about which time he became one of the Students of that house Afterwards he took the degree of Bach. of Arts which being compleated by Determination he left the University and whether he then travelled beyond the Sea I cannot tell For that he was in France for two or more years and was Amanuensis to the celebrated Mathematician Fran. Vieta of Fontenay in the Province of Poictau is notoriously known but the time when whether before or after he was M. of A. we cannot tell Sure it is that his Genie being mostly enclined to the Mathematicks and Astronomy in which faculties he had obtained in his absence a sufficicient knowledge he returned to the University and entring himself into Brasnose coll did as a member thereof take the degree of Master of Arts an 1591 being then eight years standing in that of Bachelaur Afterwards he retired to the great City and became so famous for his singular knowledge that being made known to the great Earl of Northumberland named Henry Piercy the generous favourer of all good learning was received into his Patronage and had a pension paid yearly unto him for several years from his Purse About the same time he was made Rector of Salwarp in his native Country in the place of Tho. Forest deceased 1608. where residing sometimes but mostly in Sion coll in London of which he was a Student and a most eminent member continued in the last till the time of his death He hath transmitted to posterity Diclides Caelometricae seu Valvae Astronomicae universales omnia artis totius munera Psephophoretica in sat modicis finibus duarum tabularum methodo nova generali facilimâ continentes Lib. 2. Lond. 1602. qu. Tabula praemissâ—is ad declinationes caeli mediationes Printed with the former book in five parts Directionis accuratae consummata doctrina Astrologis hac tenus plurimum desiderata Written by way of Preface to the two former books He hath also printed something against Fr. Vieta under the name of Poulterey which is Torpurley's name transpos'd but that book I have not yet seen and hath also written MSS. in Bib. coll Sion Congestor Opus Mathematicum Imperfect Pholosophia Atomorum atopia demonstrata Imperfect Corrector Analyticus artis posthumae Imperfect He took his last farewel of this world in Sion coll before mention'd and was buried in the Church of St. Alphage near to that college on the seventeenth day of Apr. in sixteen hundred thirty and two year 1632 By his nuncupatory Will which he spake on the 14. day of the same month he gave to the use of those that study in the Library of the said coll all his mathematical books and others all his Astronomical instruments notes mapps and his brass clock Among the said books were some few MSS. of which one contained Certain definitions of the Planisphere made by Walter Warner a most noted Mathematician of his time LEWES BAYLY was born in the antient Borough of Caermerthen in Wales but in what house educated unless in Exeter coll or what degrees he took in Arts I find not only that as a member of the said coll he was admitted to the reading of sentences an 1611. being about that time Minister of Evesham in Worcestershire Chaplain to Prince Henry and Minister of St. Matthews Church in Friday-street in London and that he proceeded in Divinity two years after Much about the same time he being fam'd for his eminence in preaching was made one of the Chaplains to King James 1. who nominating him Bishop of Bangor in the place of Dr. H. Rowlands was consecrated thereunto at Lambeth with Dr. Lake to the See of B. and Wells on the 8. of Dec. an 1616. On the 15. July 1621. I find this passage of him Episcopus Bangoriensis examinatur in Le Fleet datur sed paulo post liberatur What his crime was my author tells me not nor do I lift further to inquire unless it concern'd the Princes match with the Infarta of Spain He hath published The practice of Piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God Printed about 40 times in oct and tw the eleventh edition of which was printed at Lond. 1619. It was also printed once or more in the Welsh tongue and once or more in the French an 1633. c. And in France having been much cried up did therefore cause John Despagne a French writer and a Preacher in Somerset-house Chappel an 1656. to make some complaint of not for any ill thing in it because the generality of the Plebeians do look upon the authority of it equal with that of the Scripture It is said by an author who takes all advantages to speak against the Bishops and Church of England that this book called The practice of Piety was written by a Puritan Minister and that a Bishop not altogether of a Chast life did after the Authors death bargain with his Widdow for the Copy which he received but never paid her the money Afterwards he interlopating it in some places did publish it as his own c. But let this report which hath been common with some as also that which saith it was written by one Price Archdeacon of Bangor remain with their authors while I tell you that Dr. Bayly dying in the beginning of the year sixteen hundred thirty and two was buried in his Church of Bangor year 1632 He left behind him four Sons Nicholas John Theodore and Thomas John was Fellow of Exeter coll and a publisher of certain Sermons as I have already told you Thomas Bayly the youngest Son was not educated in
the late Soveraign K. James Lond. 1625. a Poem and other things which I have not yet seen but he was not the author of the Appendix to the Commentary of Engl. Bishops as one or more think He died within the City of Westminster having always been in animo Catholicus in sixteen hundred thirty and three whereupon his body was buried in the Abby Church of S. Peter there near to the door entring into the Monuments or the door thro which people enter to see the Monuments on the three and twentieth day of July in the same year I have seen a copy of his Epitaph made by himself wherein he is stiled miserimus peccator musarum amicitiarum cultor sanctissimus c. and another made by a second person which for brevity sake I now pass by In my searches I find one Hugh Holland to have been admitted Bac. of Arts with Tho. Worthington afterwards a Jesuit in Mich. Term an 1570. and another Hugh Holland an Esquires Son of Denbighshire to be matriculated as a member of Ball. coll an 1582. aged 24. with others of that Sirname of the same house but whether any of them were authors I cannot yet tell or whether the last was the same with the Poet. Qu. GEORGE ABBOT younger brother to Rob. Abbot whom I have mention'd under the year 1617. was born in the same Town and house where Robert was bred also in the same School under Mr. Franc. Taylor entred a student in Ball. coll 1578. aged 16. or thereabouts elected Probationer-Fellow thereof 29. Nov. 1583. being then Bach. of Arts and afterwards proceeding in that faculty he entred into holy Orders and became a celebrated preacher in the University In 1597. he was licensed to proceed in Divinity and in the same year being elected Master of Vniversity coll gave up all right that he had to his Fellowship In the latter end of 1599. he was made Dean of Winchester in the place of Dr. Martin Heton promoted to the See of Ely Which Dignity he keeping till 1609. succeeded then Dr. Thom. Morton Dean of Glocester On the third of Dec. 1609. he was consecrated Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry and had restitution of the Temporalities belonging thereunto made to him on the 29. of the same month In Febr. following he was translated to London and being elected soon after to the See of Canterbury had the Kings consent to it 29. March 1610. On the 9. of Apr. 1611. he was translated to the said See of Canterbury and on the 4. of May following had restitution made to him of the Temporalities belonging thereunto On the 23. of June ensuing he was sworn a member of his Majesties Privy Council and accordingly took his place So that he having never been Rector or Vicar of a parish and so consequently was in a manner ignorant of the trouble that attended the ministers of Gods word was the cause as some think why he was harsh to them and why he shew'd more respect to a Cloak than a Cassock He was a person pious and grave and exemplary in his life and conversation He was also a learned man and had his erudition all of the old stamp He was stiffly principled in the doctrine of S. Augustine which they who understand it not call Calvinism and therefore disrelish'd by them who incline to the Massilian and Arminian Tenets Those that well remember him have said that tho he was a plausible preacher yet his brother Robert was a greater Scholar and tho an able Statesman yet Robert was a deeper Divine The things that he hath written are these which shew him to be a man of parts learning vigilancy and unwearied study tho overwhelm'd with business Questiones sex totidem praelectionibus in Schola Theologicâ Oxomiae pro formâ habitis discussae disceptatae an 1597 in quibus è sacra scriptura Patribus quid statuendum sit definitur Oxon 1598. qu. Francof 1616. qu. which last edition was published by Abrah Scultetus Exposition on the Prophet Jonah contained in certain Sermons preached in S. Maries Ch. in Oxon. Lond. 1600. and 1613. The reasons which Dr. Hill hath brought for the upholding of Papistry unmasked and shewed to be very weak c. Oxon. 1604. qu. Which book was in answer to one intit A quartron of reasons of Cath. Religion with as many brief answers of refusal Antw. 1600. qu. written by Tho. Hill D. D. then living at Phalempyne beyond the Sea who a little before had left the Church of England to embrace the Doctrine of that of Rome He was also answer'd by Franc. Dillingham Bac. of Div. of Cambridge in a book intit A quartron of reasons composed by Dr. Hill unquartered and proved a quartron of follies Cambridge 1603. qu. Preface to the examination of George Sprot London 1608. qu. Sermon at Westminster 26 May 1608. at the funeral solemnities of Thomas Earl of Dorset Lord High Treasurer of England on Isaiah 40. 6. London 1608. qu. Brief description of the whole world Lond. 1617. qu the 9th edition Other editions in oct followed and the book is commonly called Abbots Geography Treatise of perpetual visibility and succession of the true Church in all ages Lond. 1624. qu. His name is not set to this book only his Arms empaled by those belonging to the See of Canterbury are put before it and 't is generally reputed to be his and none but his History of the Massacre in the Valtoline At the end of the third vol. of Joh. Fox hs book of Acts and Mon. of the Church Lond. 1631. 41. c. His Judgment of bowing at the name of Jesus Ham. 1632. oct Several Speeches and Discourses in Parliament and elsewhere At length he being found guilty of casual homicide the particulars of which are mention'd by Historians he retired for a time to Guildford in Surrey the place of his nativity where he had erected an Hospital for men and women Afterwards removing to Croyden he gave way to fate in his Pallace there on the fourth day of August year 1633 in sixteen hundred thirty and three aged 71. Whereupon according to his desire his body was buried in the Chappel of our Lady within Trinity Church in Guildford Over his grave was soon after built a sumptuous Altar or Table-monument with his proportion in his Pontificalia lying thereon supported by six pillars of the Dorick order of black Marble standing on six pedestals of piled books with a large inscription thereon beginning thus Sacrum memoriae honoratiss Archipraesulis c. At the east end of the said Mon. is another large inscript which begins also thus Aeternae memoriae Sacrum Magni hic Hospes Hospitis monumenta vides c. Besides this Dr. George Abbot Archbishop of Canterbury I find another of both his names to have been a writer also but later in time and author of The whole book of Job Paraphrased c. London 1640. qu. Dedicated to
he was called before the Bishop of Winchester and other commissioners for Ecclesiastical affairs and after he had been divers times examined by them he was condemned for certain propositions which he maintained viz. 1 That any Priest or Religious man after his vow may lawfully marry 2 That in the blessed Sacrament there remaineth the substance of bread and wine together with the body and blood of Christ 3 That it is no sacrifice propitiatory 4 That only faith justifyeth c. Afterwards he was silenced and degraded sent into Wales and being committed to the secular power was burn'd on the S. side of the Market-cross in the Town of Caermerthen 30. March in fifteen hundred fifty and five year 1555 The whole story of him you may read in the book of Acts and Monuments of the Church c. under the year 1555. where you 'll find his answer tho insufficient to the said 56 articles his articles also against a furnished information exhibited by Thomas Lee to the K. and Privy Council with many of his Letters written during his imprisonment From all which and the story of him in the said Acts and Monuments a man may easily perceive as the Rom. Catholicks say that the having a Woman to his Wife was the chief motive that drew him to those opinions which he held JOHN HARMAN commonly called Voysey and Veysey because he was educated in his infancy as 't is said by one of that name Son of Will. Harman by Joan his Wife daughter of Henr. Squyre of Handsworth in Staffordshire was born at Sutton-Colfield in Warwickshire became a student in this University in 1482. Probationer-fellow of Madg. coll 28. July 86. and the year following true and perpetual Fellow by the name of Joh. Harman only In few years after he proceeded Doctor of the civil Law and became Vicar of S. Michaels Church in Coventry being then noted more for his faculty than divinity In the beginning of June 1505. he was made Prebendary of North-Aulton in the Church of Salisbury by the ceasing of one James Straytbarret and was admitted thereunto by the name of Joh. Veyse which Preb. he afterwards resigning was succeeded by Dr. John Longland of Magd. coll in the beginning of Decemb. 1514. But Longland being promoted in few days after to the Deanery of Sarum Joh. Veyse was admitted to it again in the same month and kept it till after he was Bishop This person being esteemed well qualified and of great abilities was employed on sundry Embassies was made Tutor to the Lady Mary then the Kings only daughter and President of Wales In 1515. he was made Dean of Windsore being about that time Registrary of the most noble order of the Garter Archdeacon of Chester and Dean of the Kings domestick chappel and soon after became Dean of the Free chappel of S. Peter and S. Paul at Wolverhampton in Staffordshire In 1519. he was elected Bishop of Exeter being then Dean of the Church there had the temporalities of the said See restored to him 4 Nov. and was consecrated thereunto on the 6. Dec. the same year Of all the Bishops in England he was accounted the best Courtier having been well bred from his youth and altho he had a good report for his learning yet he was better esteemed by some for his Court-like behaviour which in the end turned not so much to his credit as to the utter ruin and spoil of his Church For of 22 Mannors and Lordships which his predecessors had left unto him of a goodly yearly revenue he left but seven or eight and them also leased out And where he found fourteen houses well furnished he left only one house bare and without furniture and yet charged with sundry fees and annuities By which means the said Bishoprick of Exeter which was accounted one of the best is now become in temporal Lands one of the meanest Now if any person is desirous to understand what became of all the money which he got by the alienation of the said Mannors and Lordships let him know that it was most expended fearing perhaps that the said Lands might be taken away in the mutable times he lived in on his native place of Sutton-Colfield by making it a corporation and procuring a Market there building most of the Town and endeavouring to set up the making there of Kersies as in Devon and Cornwall which in the end as 't is said proved to little purpose Also by building and endowing a Free-school there building two bridges of stone erecting a Mannour-house called More-place near to Sutton before-mentioned besides other housing near it Parks Ponds and I know not what as you may see elsewhere In the reign of K. Ed. 6. when religion was alter'd he the said Dr. Harman resign'd his Bishoprick and on the 14. of Aug. 5. Ed. 6. Dom. 1551. Miles Coverdale D. of D. of Cambridge was Propter ejus singularem sacrarum literarum doctrinam moresque probatissimos made Bishop in his place In 1553. when Qu. Mary came to the Crown Dr. Coverdale was put out and the said Harman who was forced as 't is said to give up his Bishoprick pro corporis metu on the 14. of Aug. 5. Ed. 6. was restored thereunto 28. Sept. in the year before-mentioned So that living there for a time till he saw the R. Cath. Religion settled retired to his native place again where dying full of years aged at least an hundred in the summer time in fifteen hundred fifty and five was buried on the north side of the chancel belonging to the Church at Sutton-Colfield before-mention'd where is at this day a fair Monument remaining over his Grave with his statua from head to foot cut out from stone adorn'd with the Pontificalia belonging to a Bishop NICHOLAS RYDLEY sometimes fellow of Vniversity coll was consecrated Bishop of Rochester 5. Sept. 1547. translated to London on the deprivation of Bonner in 1549. and died in the flames at Oxon in fifteen hundred fifty and five under which year you may see more among the writers year 1555 GEORGE COOTES Cotes or Cotys so many ways I find him written whom some call John but false was elected Probationer Fellow of Balliol coll in 1522. being then Bach. of Arts. Afterwards he was made Fellow of Magd. coll but when it appears not because the register of that time belonging to the said house noted with the letter B. hath been time out of mind lost In 1526. he proceeded in Arts was afterwards one of the Proctors of the University Doctor of Divinity and in 1539. was elected Master of Balliol coll In the beginning of 1554. being then elected to the Episcopal See of Chester of which Church he had been several years Prebendary by the name of Mr. George Cotes S. Th. Prof. had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto by Qu. Mary on the 18. of Apr. in the same year he keeping then with that See the
three year 1563 and was buried in the Parish Church of Matherne where the Bishop of Landaff hath a Palace in Monmouthshire after he had gone through several changes of times and had taken the Oath of Q. Elizabeths Supremacy over the Church of England which no Popish Bishop in the beginning of her reign did besides this man ROWLAND MERRICK was born in the Isle of Anglesey mostly educated in Academical learning in S. Edwards hall a noted place for Civilians sometimes situated near S. Edwards Church became Principal while he was Bachelaur of the Civil Law of New Inn afterwards Doctor of his faculty Chancellour of the Church of S. David Canon residentiary thereof in the time of K. Ed. 6. being then one of the persons that drew up Articles against Rob. Ferrar Bishop of that place and at length Bishop of Bangor to which See being elected and consecrated an 1559. aged 54 years received the temporalities belonging thereunto 21. of March the same year He died in the beginning of the year fifteen hundred sixty and six year 1566 and was buried in the Chancel of the Cath. Church of Bangor under that place where the Table stood in the time of Communion Over his grave was an inscription afterwards put the contents of which I know not as yet He left behind him a Son named Gelly Merick of Hascard in Pembrokshire afterwards a Knight and a great Favourite of that most popular and generous Count Robert Earl of Essex in whose treasons having been deeply engaged suffered death at Tybourne in the beginning of the year 1601. In the See of Bangor succeeded Dr. Merick one Nich. Robinson a Welsh man and D. D. of Cambridge who after he had suffered calamities for the Protestant cause in the reign of Q. Mary became after her death domestick Chaplain to Matthew Archb. of Canterbury and dignified Vir fuit prudens as 't is said of him illis humanioribus literis atque Theologia non minus excultus quam latina patriaque lingua facundus c. He died in the summer time an 1584. leaving then behind him a Widdow named Jane Robinson alias Brereton and several Sons After him followed Dr. Hugh Bellot of Cambridge who was consecrated Bishop of Bangor 25. Jan. 1584. THOMAS YONG a learned Civilian Son of John Yong of Pembrokshire by Elianor his Wife was born in that County became a Student in the Univ. of Oxon in Broadgates hall as it seems about the year 1528. where applying his muse to the study of the Civil Law took a degree in that faculty nine years after being then in sacred Orders In 1542. he was made principal of the said hall and soonafter Chantor and Canon of S. Davids where being much scandalized at the unworthy actions of Rob. Ferrar Bishop of that place did with others draw up articles against him which being proved before the Kings Commissioners the said Bishop was imprison'd in the time of K. Ed. 6. In the reign of Q. Mary Th. Yong fled from the nation for religion sake and remained in Germany in an obscure condition during her time But when Q. Elizabeth came to the Crown and H. Morgan another accuser of Rob. Ferrar had been depriv'd of his Bishoprick of S. Davids the said Yong was design'd to succeed him Whereupon being consecrated thereunto 21. January 1559. aged 52 years or thereabouts the temporalities of the said See were delivered to him on the 23. of March following Where sitting till Feb. 1560. was then translated to York and about the same time was made President of the Queens Council in the north parts of England In Feb. 1564. he was actually created Doctor of the Civil Law and dying on the 26. June in fifteen hundred sixty and eight year 1562 was buried at the east end of the Choire of his Cath. Ch. at York Over his grave was soon after laid a marble stone with this Epitaph on it Thomas Yongus nuper Eboracensis Archiepiscopus Civilis juris Doctor peritissimus quem propter gravitatem summum ingenium eximiam prudentiam excellentemque rerum politicarum scientiam illustrissima Regina septentionalibus hujus regni partibus Praesidem constituit quo magistratu quinque annos perfunctus est Sedit Archiepiscopus annos septem sex menses Obiit Vicessimo sexto die mensis Junii an 1568. He had taken to Wife in his elderly years one Jane daughter of Thom. Kynaston of Estwick in Shropshire by whom he had issue George Yong afterwards a Knight living in York 1612. for whose sake the father being covetous of wealth pulled down a goodly hall belonging to him as Archbishop for the greediness of the lead as 't is said that covered it Concerning which matter there is a large story extant related by an author who was no friend to married Bishops DAVID POLE or Poole of noble race as it seems became fellow of Allsouls coll in 1520. took the degrees of Civ and Can. Law that of Doctor being compleated in 1527. at which time being Archdeacon of Salop he was much in esteem for his great sufficiencies in those Laws Afterwards he was made Dean of the Arches Archdeacon of Derby and Chancellour of the diocess of Lichf and Coventry At length upon the death of Joh. Chambers being nominated to the See of Peterborough was consecrated thereunto on the 15. Aug. 1557. and on the 28. of January following had the temporalities thereof delivered to him In 1559. about the time of Midsummer he was deprived of his Bishoprick for denying the Queens supremacy being then esteemed a grave person and a very quiet subject Whereupon being committed to custody for a time was soon after set at liberty Principis beneficio as one tells us in agro suo matura aetate decessit He gave way to fate in the latter end of May or beginning of June year 1568 in fifteen hundred sixty and eight but where unless near to S. Pauls Cathedral in London or where buried I cannot tell All his books of Law and Divinity which were then at London and Peterborough he gave to the Library of Allsoules coll In the said See of Peterborough succeeded Edm. Scambler Bach. afterwards Doct. of div a native of Gressingham in Lancashire and Chaplain to Mathew Archb. of Canterbury to which being consecrated 16. Jan. 1560. held in commendam with it the Prebendship of Wistow in the Church of York and the first Canonry in the sixth stall in the Church of Westminster for the space of two or more years He was a learned man a zealous enemy against the Papists yet an impairer of the honour privileges and revenues of the Bishoprick of Peterborough After his translation to Norwych succeeded in Peterborough Dr. Rich. Howland Master of S. Johns coll in Cambridge who dying in 1600. was succeeded in the said See by Tho. Dove D. D. and Dean of Norwych sometimes of Pembroke hall in Cambridge and one of the first Scholars of Jesus
or 3 hours Which being done not without great disdain by the Musician Bull in that time or less added forty more parts to the said Lesson or Song The Musician thereupon being called in he view'd it tried it and retri'd it At length he burst out into a great extasie and swore by the great God that he that added those 40 parts must either be the Devil or Dr. Bull c. Whereupon Bull making himself known the Musician fell down and ador'd him Afterwards continuing there and in those parts for a time became so much admir'd that he was courted to accept of any place or preferment suitable to his profession either within the Dominions of the Emperour King of France or Spain But the tidings of these transactions coming to the English Court Qu. Elizabeth commanded him home See more of him under the year 1592. John Mundy another eminent Musician now or after one of the Organists of her Majesties Chappel was admitted Bachelaur also the same day See more of him in 1624. One Will. Mundy was also a noted Musician and hath composed several divine Services and Anthems but him I find not to be graduated in this University or elsewhere One Benjam Hamm a Student of Musick supplicated to be Bac. of that fac in January which was granted conditionally that he compose a choral hymn of eight parts before the Passover following About the same time he supplicated for the Degree of Bach. of Arts which was denied Bach. of Arts. Jun. 10. Charles Sonibanke of Ch. Ch. See among the Doct. of Div. 1607. Jul. 13. Rich Middleton of Jesus Coll. This Person who took no other Degree in this University I take to be the same with Rich. Middleton Son of Marmaduke Middleton Bishop of St. David and about this time Archdeacon of Cardigan One Rich. Middleton Chaplain to Charles Prince of Wales hath written and published 1 The Key of David Lond. 1619. in a thick tw Before which is his picture with a ruff and a great beard 2 The heavenly progress Lond. 1617. in tw 3 The card and compass of life containing many passages fit for these times c. Lond. 1613. oct Whether this Rich. Middleton the Writer be the same with Rich. Middleton the Bach. of Arts and Archdeacon of Cardigan I cannot well tell Quare Oct. 11. Rowland Searchfield of St. Johns Coll. He was afterwards Bish of Bristow 12. Edw. Gee lately of Merton now of Linc. Coll. Oct. 12. Rich. Brett Christop Sutton of Linc. 19. John Budden of Trin. Nov. 9. Alex. Gill of C. C. Coll. The last was the Senior of both his names and afterwards Master of St. Pauls School Dâ—cemb 14. Sam. Slade See among the M. of A. 1593. Dec. 17. John Sanford of Bâ—llioâ— afterwards of Magd. Coll. Jan. 27. Franc. Mason Afterwards worthily characterized to be Vindex Ecclesiae Anglicane 30. Nich. Fuller of Hart hall Feb. 15. Lew. Thomas Edw. Bree-word of Bras Coll. John Day of St. Alb. hall afterwards of Oriel Coll. was admitted the same day 16. Anthony Benn of Broadgates hall He was afterwards Recorder of London and a Knight 17. Bernard Adams of Trin. Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Limrick in Ireland 23. Tho. Clerke of Broadgates hall Whether this Person who was a Warwick hire Man born was the same Tho. Clerke who was a Seminary Priest of the Coll. at Rheimes but afterwards returned to the Church of England and recanted in a Sermon at Pauls Cross 1. Jul. 1593 which Sermon was printed at London 1594. in oct or the same Tho. Clerke who wrot The life and death of M. Pet. Kempe printed about the same time I know not See another Tho. Clerke who was admitted Bach. of Arts in 1566. Admitted 179. Mast of Arts. Apr. 20. John Buckridge of St. Johns Coll. Jan. 4. Rich. Parry of Ch. Ch. Laur. Keimis of Ball. Coll. was adm the same day This Keimis who was a Wilts Man born became afterwards companion in travel and counsellour in design to the renowned Knight Sir Walt. Rawleigh but whether he gave any assistance to the composure of his history is very doubtful In 1595 when that Knight undertook to gain a golden mine in Guiana this Keimis was one of his chief Captains and Conductors in that expedition but being unfortunate in his undertakings and therefore very much blamed by Rawleigh he out of a deep reluctancy pistol'd himself in his Cabin in Rawleigh's Ship in the Summer time in 1618 after he had view'd and travell'd through the remotest parts of the world Jun. 15. Henry Airay of Queens Coll. Jul. 6. Henry Penry lately of Cambridge now of St. Albans hall 8. Hen. Jacob of St. Maries hall Jan. 27 Henry Bright of Ball. Coll. He was afterwards Master of the Kings School at Worcester in which City he was born for 40 years together and Prebendary of the Church there for the last 7 years of his life He had a most excellent faculty in instructing youths in Lat. Gr. and Hebrew most of which were afterwards sent to the Universities where they proved eminent to emulation He was also an excellent Preacher was resorted to far and near and dying 4. March 1626 was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Worcester The posterity of this Hen. Bright do live now in gentile fashion in Worcestershir Mar. 16. John Dove of Ch. Ch. Admitted 65. or thereabouts Bach. of Div. Jul. 4. W. â— Massie of Brasn Coll. He was born in Cheshire and was at this time 〈◊〉 to Sir Edm. Trafford of Trafford in Lancashire He hath published A Sermon preached at Trafford in Lancashire at the marriage of a Daughter of Sir Edm. Trafford Knight 6. Sept. 1586 on Psal 128. 1. 2. Oxon. 1586. oct Two years alter he was removed from his Fellowship and perhaps did publish other things Will. Leigh of Brasn Coll. was adm the same day Admitted 8. Doct. of Law Jul. 4. Anthony Blencow Provost of Oriel Coll. Not one besides him was this year admitted ☞ Not one Doct. of Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Apr. 14. John Chardon of Exeter Coll. Jul. 9. Nich. Balgay of Magd. Coll. In 1583 he became Prebendary of Netherhaven in the Church of Salisbury and in May 1589 Subdean thereof in the place of Tho. Dillworth Both which Dignities he resigning to the famous Mr. Rich. Hooker he became Master of the Temple in the said Mr. Hooker's place 1591. Incorporations Jul. 11. Lawrence Staunton M. of A. of Cambridge In 1601 he succeeded Dr. Will. Cole in the Deanery of Lincolne which dignity he keeping till 1613 was then succeeded by Roger Parker D. D. after he had been 14 years Chantor of the Church there The said Dr. Parker died 29. Aug. 1629 aged 71. and was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Lincolne whereupon his Deanery was bestowed on one Anth. Topham Simon Robson M. of A. of the said University was incorporated on the same day In the year 1598 the said Robson being then D. D. succeeded Dr.
continuator in the 〈…〉 year 1553. a In Vita Joh. 〈◊〉 edit 1573. p. 2â—â— c. b 〈…〉 1536. * See Card. Will. Alans book called A sincere or modest defence c. or An answer to the libel of English justice c. p. 11. * See in Roâ— Persons brief 〈◊〉 in desence of Ecclesastical Sâ—bordination in England 〈…〉 * Math. Parker in the first Edit of Antiq. Britan. Eccles. in 〈◊〉 a Camden in Annal. Reg. Elizab. an 1574. * In 1 part tom 5. Historiarum l. 117. †Godwin in lib 〈…〉 est De 〈◊〉 Angliae in London b The continuator of Tâ—o Hatchers Cat. of Prov. Fell. and Scholars of Kings Coll. in Cambridge MS. sub an 1565. * Camden in Annal. Reg. Jac. 1. MS. sub an 1616. * 〈…〉 †〈…〉 a See more of this matter in 〈…〉 â—ook intit Observations on the History of 〈…〉 Esq Lond. 1656 p. 73. b Idem in 〈…〉 c. printed 1650. p. 〈◊〉 * 〈…〉 in his 〈…〉 c. lib. 9. 〈…〉 1595. * 〈…〉 in Epist 〈◊〉 ad 〈…〉 an 1575. †〈◊〉 in Ann. 1. Reg. 〈…〉 an 15â—5 * Balliosergus c. per Hen. Savage p. 116. a In his preface to his Diatribe upon the first part of the Hist of Tithes b Reg. second Act. Coll. Mert. p. 129. c In his preliminary discourse to the Brigantâ—s alias Yorkshire a 〈…〉 b In Britan. in Leâ—s c Tho. Fuller in 〈◊〉 of English in Câ—â—shire d See in a book intit 〈…〉 Services and Anthems usually sung in the Cathedra's and 〈…〉 in the 〈…〉 England Collected by Jâ—â— Coffâ—rd Lond. 1663. p. 56. 137. 〈◊〉 c a 〈…〉 1. written by Arth. Wilson Lond. 1653. a In James Châ—fford Collection of Divine Services and Anthems usually sâ—â—g in 〈◊〉 c. Lond. 1663. oct p. 45. 125. 185. b 〈…〉 in The Court and character of K. James Lond. 1650 in 〈◊〉 p. 106 107. a 〈…〉 b 〈…〉 c 〈…〉 d 〈…〉 * 〈…〉 Lond. 1670. p. 96. * MS. sometimes in the hands of 〈…〉 a His Wife was named Mary eldest Daughter of Sir Will. Ryther L. May or of Lond. b Aul. 〈◊〉 or an answer to the Court and Char. of K. James printed at Lond. 1650. p. 100. * In a book intit Divine Services and 〈…〉 c. Lond. 1663. 〈◊〉 a In his 〈…〉 c. Lond. 1â—58 oct p. 113. num 43. etc. * 〈…〉 a 〈…〉 in Hist 〈◊〉 c. Lond. 1674. p. â—01 b 〈…〉 in his 〈…〉 c. Lond. 1630. qu. at the end 〈…〉 c Rich. Montague in his Pref. to his 〈◊〉 on the first part of the Hist 〈◊〉 c. Lond. 〈◊〉 1. d 〈…〉 * 〈…〉 Annal. R. Jac. 1. MS. sub an 16â—1 a See in the 〈…〉 written by 〈…〉 b 〈…〉 1646. p. 531. a The continuator of Tho. Hatchers Cat. of Provosts Fellows and 〈◊〉 of Kings Coll. in 〈◊〉 MS. b 〈◊〉 in Annal. R. Jac. 1. MS. an 1610. c 〈…〉 in his Court and 〈…〉 James printed 1650. in oct p. 191. d See the 〈◊〉 of the life of Will Lâ—nd printed 164â— p. 19. a In his Poems called Run and a great cast being the second part of his Epigramâ— printed 〈◊〉 Epigr. 97. b 〈◊〉 Fulâ—r in his 〈◊〉 of England in Northamptonshire c In the 〈◊〉 Office near St. Pauls Cathedral in reg Lâ—e Qu. 24. * One Miles Spencer was Doctor of the Laws and Chancellour of 〈◊〉 who dying about the ninetieth year of his age was buried in the Cath. Ch. there d Ibid in reg 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * See in the book entit The divine Services and Anthems usually sung in the Cathedrals and Collâ—giate 〈◊〉 in the Church of England collected and published by 〈…〉 Lond. 1663. oct * In the 〈…〉 c. written by 〈◊〉 L'estrange printed 〈…〉 an 1656 second 〈◊〉 p. 24 25. 〈◊〉 an 16â—5 †In 〈◊〉 Jac. Reg. I. MS. 〈◊〉 an 16â—9 a 〈…〉 b 〈…〉 to his edit of St. 〈…〉 c Dr. Br. Walâ—â—â— in 〈…〉 note before his edition of 〈…〉 on part of this 〈◊〉 d lord * Edit in octâ—â—o 1616. cent 6. 〈…〉 * 〈…〉 in his 〈◊〉 of the Reign of K. Ch. 1. under the year 1630. a 〈…〉 Antiq Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 291. b Sir Anth. 〈◊〉 in his Court and 〈…〉 printed 1650. p. â— * Camden in Anna. R. Jac. 1. MS. sub an 1618. * In 〈◊〉 Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib 1. p. 317. b. * Camb. in Annal. R. Jac. 1. MS. sub an 1619. a 〈…〉 b 〈…〉 c 〈…〉 * 〈…〉 †〈…〉 a 〈…〉 in his 〈◊〉 of England in Cambridgshire * 〈…〉 in his Wâ—rthies of England in Norwich * 〈…〉 old cause 〈◊〉 unfolded c. Lond. 1660. oct p. 〈◊〉 a â—wofdâ— Prynne in his Canterburies Doome c. printed 1646. p. 355. b Here you 〈◊〉 out as to time for 〈…〉 was not made Bishop of Landâ—ff till 16â—9 which was eight years after Dr. Price his death c Too â—â—â—er in his Church History c. lib. 11. Sect. 17. d Idem in the Worthies of England in Essex * 〈…〉 Antiq. Vâ—iv Oxon 〈…〉 * In biblioâ—hâ—ca Joh. Bossâ—rdi * 〈…〉 … Oxon. 16â—4 †See The full view of the 〈◊〉 and actions of Oâ— Cromwell printed 1600. in 〈◊〉 pag. 31â— * 〈…〉 c. lib. 2. cap. 16. 〈…〉 a 〈…〉 b 〈◊〉 an 1618. c 〈…〉 * 〈…〉 †〈…〉 d 〈…〉 e 〈…〉 f 〈…〉 g 〈…〉 x 〈…〉 * In 〈…〉 lib. 〈◊〉 p. â—07 * Printed at Lond. 1646. p 167. * Carissâ—â— de Imputat primi peccatâ— cap. 17. †In Hist Antiq. Vâ—iv Oxon. l. 2. p. 44. b. †Reg. Univ. Oxon. N. fol. 145. â— * See Hist Antiq. Vniv. lib. 2. p. 102. b. †〈…〉 He was nephew 〈…〉 c 〈…〉 d Reg. Convocat N. fol. 199. b. †Canterburies Doom printed 1646. p. 539. * Teid p. 541. e Vide Balâ—â—fergum or a Comment on the Foundation and Founders of Ballioâ— Coll. p. 118. f Ibid. p. * See in the Epist dedic to Dr. Charles 〈◊〉 book entit The Royal Coll. of 〈…〉 established by Law c. Lond. 16â—6 qu. †See Lew. du Moulin his Patronut bona fidei in causa Puritanâ—rum contra Hierarchos Angâ—ae c. Lond. 1672 in specun contra Dâ—râ—llum p. 61. See also in Canterburies Deom in the Index for Lewâ—s and elsewhere * So I have been informed by Dr. Mâ—ch Roberts sometimes Principal of Jesus Coll. his contemporary * To this Rich. Murray was near of kin a certain Gent. of quality named Mungo Murray Servant to King 〈◊〉 2. in his Exile who dying at Antwerp in the times of Uâ—â—â—â—ation was buried aâ— midnight in a poor Cloyster there by Dr. George Morley an Exile for his Loyalty at which Ceremony the Earl of Dysart his Kinsman was present * See in Canterburies Dâ—â—me p. 362. 363. * 〈◊〉 Lugd. Baâ— 16. â— q◠†〈…〉 ‡ 〈…〉 * 〈…〉 * 〈…〉 * See in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 341. â— * In Hist Antiq. Univ. Ox. lib. 2. p. 312. * The Arms thaâ— Jâ—h Milton did use and seal his Letters with were Argent a spread Eagle with two heads gules legg'd and break'd sable †See in Jo. Milton's book 〈…〉 Edit Hag. Câ—m 1654. p. 61. c. * Will. Sanderson in his Hist 〈…〉 the year 1641. * The same as 〈…〉 with Tâ—o Rosâ— who was Library Keeper to his Majesty 〈◊〉 * The Author of 〈…〉 c. printed 1677. p. 1◠†Sober sadness or Historical Observations upon the proceedings pretences 〈◊〉 of a prevaâ—ing 〈◊〉 in both 〈…〉 c. 〈◊〉 1643. qu. pag. 3. * 〈…〉 1646. pag. 9.
by me viz. of Sir Joh. More the Father and his Lady Sir Thomas the Son and his Lady John the Grandson Margaret Elizabeth and Cicely the Grand Daughters c. were most admirably well depicted by the curious hand of Hans Holbin well known to and acquainted with Sir Thomas More Which piece being an original remaineth to this day 1689 in the House â—f the Lenthals at Besills-Lee near to Abendon in Berks. Round which is an Inscription shewing the names and matches of those that are there depicted but now scarce legible To conclude if any curious Person is desirous to know more of this noted Author Sir Tho. More who hath been and yet is wonderfully celebrated throughout the learned World let him consult 1 His life written by Will. Roper before-mention'd 2 Dr. Tho. Stapleton his Book entit De tribus Thomis mostly as to this Sir Tho. More taken from that written by Roper 3 His life written by Thom. More before-mention'd much of which is taken from the former two 4 His life written by J. H. Haddesdon I think collected from Stapleton and More especially the last which was and is scarce to be had 5 A Book written by Maur. Channey or Chawney sometimes a Carthusian near London intit Historia aliquot nostri saeculi c. which Book and its Author I shall mention elsewhere 6 His life intit The mirror of virtue in worldly greatness Paris 1616. in oct 7 A MS. of his life whether a Copy of that MS. written by Roper I know not in the Library of the Free-School at Colchester The Reader is now to know that Will. Roper before-mentioned who married Margaret More was born in Kent and educated for a time in one of the Universities Afterwards he succeeded his Father John Roper in the Office of Prothonotary of the Kings Bench which after he had kept and faithfully performed 54 Years he resign'd it to his Son Thom. Roper The said William was very bountiful both at home and abroad merciful meek and a Staff to such that were poor oppressed and imprison'd At length after he had lived a Widower 33 Years and 82 in this vain World he submitted to fate 4. Januar. 1577. Whereupon his body was buried next to that of Margaret his Wife in a Vault under a Chappel joining to the Chancel belonging to the Church of St. Dunstan in Canterbury The life of Sir Tho. More before-mentioned written by this Will. Roper I have several times perused the beginning of which is Forasmuch as Sir Tho. More Knight c. HENRY STANDISH descended from a right Ancient Family of his Name in Lancashire became when young a Franciscan or Greyfrier but in what convent I know not as yet studied for some time in the convent of his Order at Oxon and partly at Cambridge proceeded D. of D. of this University as a certain Register belonging to his Order tells us made Guardian of the Franciscan convent in London Provincial of his Order and in 1519. being nominated Bishop of St. Asaph received consecration thereunto in the conventual Church of the Franciscans at Oxon before-mention'd on the eleventh of July the same Year In 1526 he with Sir John Baker were sent Ambassadors to Denmark and in 1530 he was one of the Bishops that assisted and directed Qu. Catherine in the sute concerning her divorce from K. Hen. 8. He was esteemed a learned Man of his time and a most zealous favourer and assertor of the Catholick Religion for which had he lived longer he would have suffer'd much He hath written Several Sermons preached to the People Treatise against Erasmus his translation of the New Testament With other things as 't is probable He gave up the Ghost at London in the beginning of August in Fifteen hundred thirty and five year 1535 Whereupon his body was buried in the Church of the Franciscans commonly called Greyfriers in the said City now known by the name of Christ-Church Over his Grave was soon after a Tomb erected with the 13 l. 6. s. 8 d. which he bequeathed for that purpose He gave 40 l. to pave the Choir of the Cath of St. Asaph and for other necessaries five marks to the Franciscans of Oxon to be prayed for ten marks also for the reparation of their Church and for the building of an Isle joining to the said Church forty pounds For exhibition of Scholars in Oxon forty pounds besides legacies to Ralph Standish Lord of Standish in Lancashire his near Kinsman to Agnes Worthington his Sister and Will. Standish his natural Brother See more of this H. Standish in Rich. Kedermyster under the Year 1531. JOHN KYNTON was by rule or order a Minorite or Greyfrier and being a Man of parts and noted for his proficiency in Divinity the Society of Magd. Coll. made choice of him to be their Reader of that faculty within their House Which Office he performing with great honour for several Years the Doctors and Bach. of Div. of the University elected him Margaret Professor in the place of Joh. Roper being then D. of D. and a Person of great note in the University He wrot at the command of the King an 1521. Tract contra doctrinam Mart. Lutheri Whether this or any thing else that he did write were ever printed I know not He died in Fifteen hundred thirty and five and was as I conceive buried in the Chappel of Durham now Trinitie College in Oxon. for on a little Grave-stone there yet remaining is written this Obiit Johannes Kynton Frater minor sacrae Theologiae professor 20. Januar. 1535. WILLIAM TYNDALE otherwise called Hitchins was born on the borders of Wales brought up from a Child in Grammar Logick and Philosophy in this University particularly for the most part in St. Mary Magdalens Hall where having sucked in the Doctrine of Luther read it privatly to certain Students and to some of the Junior Fellows of Magd. Coll. adjoining Whether he took a Degree either by the name of Tyndale or Hitchins it doth not appear in our Registers and whether he was one of the Junior Canons of Cardinal Wolseys Coll. as some think there is no ground or footstep left to perswade us to it From Oxon he went to Cambridge where being well ripened in Gods word he was entertained by one Sir Joh. Welch a Knight of Glocestershire and by him made Tutor to his Children While he continued there he shewed himself so much a friend to Luther and foe to the Pope before several Abbats Doctors and other Men of the Clergy living in the neighbourhood that he was forced merely for the security of his Person to leave that place So that journying to London he endeavoured to get into the Family of Cuthb Tonstall Bishop thereof but being frustrated of his design he was desirous for the good of his Country to translate the New Testament into English but finding no place to do it in England he left his native Country and
the Summer time before August in Fifteen hundred thirty and eight year 1538 30. Hen. 8. whereupon his body was buried in the Church of Norbury before-mention'd Soon after was a blew Marble-stone laid over his Grave with an Inscription thereon which is now remaining His name and posterity are yet as I conceive living at Norbury Tissington and Somersal in Derbyshire and elsewhere JOHN HILSEY or Hildesley was of the same Family with those of Beneham in Berks. and they originally of the Hildesleys of Hildesley in the same County who being much addicted from his Childhood to Learning and Religion nothing was wanting in his sufficient Parents to advance them Whereupon falling under the tuition of a Dominican or Preaching or Black Frier was entred in his manly Years among the Brethren of that Order at Bristow and thence for a time was removed to the House of the Dominicans in the S. Suburb of Oxon purposely to initiate him in the supreme faculty and in some smattering of Philosophical Learning In the Month of May 1527 he supplicated to be admitted to the reading of the sentences but whether he was admitted it does not appear through neglect in the publick Register and in Nov. 1532. he by the name and title of Pater Johannes Hylsey de ordine praedicatorum Bac. SS Theol. supplicated to proceed in Divinity Which being granted he was admitted but did not stand in the Act following to compleat that Degree So that how it comes to pass that a certain Author of note should say that he was Doctor of Divinity of Cambridge I cannot perceive seeing that his name doth not occur in the Catalogue of the Doctors of all faculties who proceeded at Cambridge from 1500 to 1571. Printed at the end of the first Edition of Antiquitates Britannicae Ecclesiae This Doctor Hilsey being elected Bishop of Rochester after the decollation of John Fisher had restitution made to him of the temporalities of that See 4. Oct. 27. Hen. 8. Dom. 1535 where being settled he wrot A Manual of Prayers or Primer with the Epistles and Gospels Which Book being dedicated to Thomas Lord Cromwell was at his command published at Lond. 1539. in 8. He also wrot De veri corporis esu in Sacramento Ded. also to the said Cromwell Of which Book and its Author see in a piece of Lat. Poetry intit Diacosio-Martyrion written by Job White Warden of the College near Winchester afterwards successively B. of Linc. and Winchester As for our Author Dr. Hilsey I know not yet to the contrary but that he hath written other things having always been accounted a Learned Man but what the titles of them are I cannot tell nor do I know any thing else of him only that he dying towards the latter end of the Year Fifteen hundred thirty and eight was year 1538 I presume buried in the Cathedral of Rochester In the said See succeeded Nicholas Heath as I shall tell you elsewhere among the Bishops JOHN MAJOR was born at Haddington within the Province of Lothaine in Scotland and trained up from his Youth in the Study of good Letters For some time he heard Philosophy taught in the Universities of England and in Cambridge by his own confession he studied for three Months space in Christ's College but upon what account he continued there no longer he tell us not In a certain note under the hand-writing of our Antiquary Brian Twyne it doth appear that he was conversant among the Oxonian Muses for a time but in what House unless in the Abbey of Osney whose melodious ring of Bells he doth familiarly commend I cannot tell After he had satisfied himself with the curiosities of both the Universities he retired to that of Paris settled in the College of Montacute passed his course there became Doctor of the Arts and of the holy Writ a most Scholastical Doctor of the Sorbon and in Scholastical Divinity Philosophy and Sophistry equal with any of his time His works are Liber fallaciarum part 2. Par. 1516. fol. The matter of this Book which by certain Authors is called Sophisticalia Parisiensia and by others his Opera Logicalia was read and discussed in publick in the Coll. of Montacute before-mention'd In quartum sententiarum quaestiones utilissimae Par. 1516. and 19. fol. dedicated to Gawin Douglas Bishop of Dunkeld and Rob. Cockbourne B. of Ross Comment in Mathaeum When printed I know not De auctoritate concilii supra Pontificem Maximum Par. 1518. Excerpted from his comments on Matthew and was reprinted in the first part of Job Gersons works at Paris 1606. fol. In primum sententiarum Par. 1519. fol. Dedicated to George Hepbourne Abbat of Arbroth and of the Privy Council to the King of Scots Historia Majoris Britanniae tam Angliae quam Scotiae lib. 6. Par. 1521. qu. Written in a Sorbonick and barbarotis stile yet very truly and with great liberty of spirit not sparing the Usurpation of Rome and taxing in divers places the laziness and superfuity of the Clergy In quatuor Evangelia expositiones luculentae disquisitiones disputationes contra a Hereticos plurimae Par. 1529. fol. He hath also written Placita Theologica and Sermones per an which I have not seen and hath translated Will. Caxton's Chronicle but whether into the Scotch or English Language I know not At length after or about the Year 1530. he retired into his own Country and professed Theology in the Coll. of S. Salvator at S. Andrews whereof he was made Provost and died there being of good Age but when I cannot yet find George Buchanan was his Scholar and bestoweth on him this Charater in studio Theologiae magnum nomen me puero habuit yet in his Epigrams he speaks slightly of him and his works Besides this Job Major I find two of both his names one was Author of In Psalmos Davidis Regis Prophetae paraphrasis heroicis versibus expressa Witeberg 1574. oct and another who was a Licentiat in Grammar of this University an 1452 but whether he hath written any thing in his faculty I know not HENRY PARKER Son of Sir Will. Parker Knight living sometimes at Halingbery morley in the Diocess of London by Alice his Wife Daugh. of Will. Lovell Esq by Alienour his Wife Daugh. and Heir of Rob. Lord Morley was with several other Nobles of his time educated in most kinds of Literature in this University Afterwards retireing to his Estate in Northamptonshire became so much in favour with K. Hen. 8. that he had summons to Parliament in the 21. Year of that King's Reign by the title of Lord Morley and in the 22. of the said Reign Dom. 1530. being one of the Peers at that time sitting in Parliament subscribed that Declaration then sent to P. Clement 7. whereby intimation was given to his Holiness that unless he would comply with K. Henry in the cause of his divorce from Qu. Catherine the farther
life on the 28. year 1558 Aug. in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight Whereupon his body was buried in the Church of Hadley in Middlesex I have seen a Copy of his Will wherein the stiles himself one of the Justices of the Common-pleas under the King and Queen and desires that his Body may be buried in the Parish Church of Islyngdon Hadley or Houndsworth His posterity remaineth in Staffordshire Warwickshire and elsewhere to this day ROBERT TALBOT was very much esteemed in his time and after for his singular knowledge in the antiquities of England and for his care in preserving and collecting antient Books and Monuments decayed by time His cronie John Leland is full of his praises and not a little are Joh. Baleus Joh. Cajus Abr. Ortelius Camden and others the last of which stiles him Vir antiquitatis bene peritus in hac Angliae parte meaning in the Iceni i. e. Norfolk Suffolk c. versatissimus He the said Talbot was born at Thorpe in Northamptonshire but whether at Thorpe Mandevil or Thorpe Longa. I know not and seems to be of the same Family with the Talbots of Grafton He was educated in Grammaticals in Wykeham's School near to Winchester in Logicals and Philosophicals in New Coll. of which he became Fellow after he had served two Years of probation an 1523. and left it 5 Years after being then only Bach. of Arts supplicated for the Degree of Master 1529 but not admitted as I can find in the Register of that time However that he was written Master and Doctor afterwards it doth manifestly appear in various writings so that I presume he took those Degrees elsewhere On the 23. Jun. 1541 he was admitted to a Prebendship in the Church of Wells called Wedmer secunda and on the 9. Apr. 1. Ed. 6. Dom. 1547. the Dean and Chapter of Norwych did by their Letters Pat. confer a Prebendship or office of Treasurer of their Church on him void by the death of one Will. Herydans On the 27. Aug. 5. and 6. of Phil. and Mary Dom. 1558. he gave to John Harpesfeild Dean and to the said Chapter of the Cath. of Norwych three Acres of Land in Lakenham and soon after died as I shall tell you afterwards But that which is chiefly to be noted is that during his abode at Norwych he wrot a Book thus intit Roberti Talboti Annotationes in eam partem Itinerarii Antonini quae ad Britanniam pertinent The beginning of which is Itinera hic sunt in Britanniâ numero xv c. It endeth at the word Luguvallo at the end of the fifth Itinerary and goeth no farther Which Book the learned Camden in his Britannia and Will. Burton in his Commentary on Antoninus his Itinerary and others did much use It is not Printed but remains in MS. in obscure places And for ought I know there are but three Copies of it in being viz. one in the Library of Bennet Coll. in Cambridge another in that of Sir Joh. Cotton at Westminster which if I mistake not did sometimes belong to Mr. Tho. Allen of Glouc. Hall got out of his hands by Rich. James of C. C. C. for the said Library and a third in Bodlyes Vatican Our Author Talbot hath also written a Book called Aurum ex stercore vel de Aenigmaticis propheticis MS collected from old Books of verses and rimes that have been long since lost The beginning of which is Certe non est rarum c. In this Book are verses called Magistrates every one of which was worth an ordinary Groat Mr. Allen before mention'd had a Copy of valued it much and would often repeat verses thence at times of refection but where that Copy is now I know not Sure I am that one written in qu. in the archives of C. C. C. bound with the observations from humanity Authors made by John Twyne was given thereunto by Brian his Grandson Our Author Talbot hath also made choice Collections De Chartis quibusdam Regum Britannorum MS. in the Library of Bennet Coll. in Cambridge What else he hath written I know not nor any thing more of him only that he took his last farewell of this World a little after the 27. year 1558 Aug. in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight and was buried in the Cathedral Church there as I have been instructed from the researches of Mr. afterwards Dr. Hump. Prideaux Prebendary of that Church made from several Registers and Charters belonging thereunto By Rob. Talbot's Will dated 20. Aug. 1558 which is almost three Months before Qu. Mary died he left the best and rerest of his MSS. to New Coll. in Oxon. Which MSS. did then lye at Thorpe and Cranesley and maintenance also for an Anniversary to be kept at Thorpe for himself Father Mother his Brother John and for his Unkle Sir Rich. Whitryns Which Anniversary was to be performed for the present by Sir Christopher his Priest at Thorpe before-mention'd But this last I presume was never performed The Reader is to know now I am got into the name of Talbot that after Rob. Talbots time lived one Tho. Talbot commonly called Limping Talbot from a lameness in one of his legs Son of John Talbot of Salebury in Lancashire Esq who died 30. Aug. 1551. which Thomas heing promoted to the Clerkship of the Records in the Tower of London did at length by the help of a good memory become a most excellent Genealogist and a Man of singular skill in our antiquities Camden in his Britannia doth acknowledg his help in the succession of the Earls of each County since the Norman conquest and Tho. Abingdon the sometimes Antiquary of Worcestershire in his MS. History of the Bishops of Worcester saith thus of him But these first meaning the first Bishops of Worcester I had out of the Collections of an excellent Antiquary Mr. Thomas Talbot who gathered the same out of a Leiger of the Priory of Worcester which I think is now perished He left choice Collections behind him some of which coming into the hands of Sir Rob. Cotton he put them into his Library as choice Monuments and being bound in one Volume in fol are thus intit by a late hand Analecta quamplurima diversi generis viz. ex quibusdam chronicis cartis aliisque autenticis registris Epitaphia Gencalogiae alia ad rem historicam spectantia besides several Collections of Antiquities in Yorkshire I have seen also in the Sheldonian Library now reposed in the Heralds Office divers of his Collections viz. among them is a thin fol. intit Escaetorum inquisitiones de tempore Reg. Ed. 4. c. Now whether this Tho. Talbot who was living an 1580 and for ought that I know was living ten Years after was of kin to Robert before-mentioned I know not nor can I safely believe that he is the same Thomas Talbot who was admitted Bach. of Arts of Oxon. in July 1533. I
affirmed that her knees were hard with kneeling her justice and clemency in restoring noble houses to her own private loss and hindrance and lastly her grevious and patient death he fell into such an unfeigned weeping that for a long space he could not speak Then recovering himself he said she had left a Sister to succeed her a Lady of great worth also whom they were now bound to obey for saith he melior est canis vivus leone mortuo and I hope so shall Reign well and prosperously over us but I must say still with my Text Laudavi mortuos magis quam viventes for certain it is Maria optimam partem elegit Afterwards Qu Elizabeth taking just indignation 〈◊〉 partly for his Sermon and partly for that he was a zealous Man for the R. Catholick cause and an enemy to the reformers of Religion commit him to custody and for threatning as 't is said to excommunicate her as Watson Bishop of Lincoln did was deprived of his Bishoprick for which he paid yearly 1000 l. to Cardinal Pole to keep up his state and dignity His works are Diacosio Martyrion i. e. ducentorum virorum testimonia de veritate corporis sanguinis Christi in Eucharistiâ ante triennium adversus Petr. Martyrem ex professo conscriptum sed nunc primum in lucem editum Lond. 1553. qu. in Lat. verse Epistola Petro Martyri This is printed with the former Book and treateth mostly of Martyrs disputation at Oxon. in K. Edwards days and is in vindication of Dr. Rich. Smith who disputed with and baffled him Epigrammatum lib. 1. Carmina in Matrimon Philippi Regis cum Maria Regina Angliae Sermon Preached at the Funeral of Qu. Mary 13. Dec. 1558. on Eccles 4. 2. MS. in the Libr. sometimes of Rich. Smith Secondary of the Poultrey-Compter You 'll find also several of his discourses in the Acts and Mon. of the Church c. published by Joh. Fox and also his discourse with Bishop Rydley at Oxon 30. Sept. 1555 when he was about to be burnt exhorting him to return from his Heresie as he then term'd it See also in Rob. Persons his animadversions on that discourse in The third part of a treatise intit Of three conversions of England c. Printed 1604. Chap. 14. p. 209. At length our Author Jo. Whyte being deprived of his Bishoprick in June 1559. he retired to his Sisters house at Southwarnborow in Hampshire where spending the little remainder of his days in great sanctity and recluseness gave way to fate on the eleventh day of January following Whereupon his body was soon after carried to Winchester and buried in the Cathedral there according to his will which partly runs thus My desire is to be buried in that my Cathedral of Winchester ut in novissima die resurgam cum patribus filiis quorum fidem teneo c. While he was Warden of the Coll. near Winchester and dream'd not in the least to be removed thence to a Bishoprick he provided a Tomb stone for himself to be laid on the ground in the Chappel belonging to the said Coll. with intentions to be buried under it by the care of his Heir and Executor whensoever it should please God to call him out of this transitory life and caused to be engraven twenty long and short verses of his own composition under his picture engraven on a brass plate and fastned to the said stone The two first are these Hic tegor hic post fata Whitus propono jacere Scriptor Johannis carminis ipse mei But being afterwards contrary to all expectation promoted successively to two Bishopricks by Qu. Mary his mind was altered as I have before told you He gave to Wykeham's Coll. near Winchester his Miter and Crosier staff a silver tankard guilt a bason and eure of silver a Turkey-carpet and other choice goods and some years before his death he was a Benefactor to New Coll. as you may see in Hist Antiq. Univers Oxon. lib. 2. p. 131. b. JAMES BROKES another most zealous Bishop for the Rom. Catholick cause was born in Hampshire in the Month of May 1512 admitted Scholar of Corp. Chr. Coll. 1528 and Fellow in Jan. 1531 being then Bach. of Arts. Afterwards proceeding in his faculty he applyed his studies to Divinity took the degrees in that faculty that of Doctor being compleated 1546. The next Year he was made Master of Balliol Coll. and at length by Qu. Mary Bishop of Glocester to which See being elected after the deprivation of Joh. Hoper had restitution made to him of the Temporalities belonging thereunto 8. May 1554 and in the Year following he was delegated by the Pope for the examining and trying of Cranmer Rydley and Latimer when they stood up for and were ready to dye in defence of the Protestant Religion He was a Person very learned in the time he lived an eloquent Preacher and a zealous maintainer of the R. C. Religion as well in his Sermons as Writings Some of which are published as Sermon at Pauls Cross in the first Year of Qu. Mary on Matth. 9. 18. Lond. 1553. 54 oct Oration in S. Maries Church in Oxon 12. March 1555 to Thom. Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury The beginning is My Lord at this present we are come to you as commissioners c. Oration in closing up the examination of Th. Cranmer Archbishop of Cant. The beg is Mr. Cranmer I cannot otherwise considering your obstinacy I am right sorry c. These two Orations are printed by John Fox in his Book of Acts and Monuments of the Church c. wherein you 'll find some of his discourses with Rydley after they had been published by themselves What else is extant under his name I know not nor anything of him besides only that he dying in the beginning of Feb. about Candlemass in Fifteen hundred fifty and nine which was the second year of Qu. Elizabeth was buried in a stone Coffin in his Cathedral Church at Glocester but hath no memory over his Grave ROGER EDGEWORTH another zealot and a frequent Preacher against Protestants called in his time Hereticks was born at Holt castle within the Marches of Wales became a student in Oxon about 1503 took a degree in Arts in 1507 and the Year after was elected Fellow of Orâ—el College to which place he was a benefactor at the time of his death Afterwards proceeding in the said faculty he took holy orders and became a noted Preacher in the University and elsewhere In 1519 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences and afterwards became very well dignified as Canon of Salisbury Well and Bristow being then D. of D Residentiary of the Cathedral of Wells and Chancellour of the same Church The last of which dignities was conferr'd on him 30. Apr. 1554 upon the deprivation of Joh. Tayler alias Cardmaker Besides all these he was Vicar also of St. Cuthberts Church in Wells to which he was admitted
against her The second doth handle her title to the Crown of England and the third doth answer the book of Joh. Knox the Scot entit Against the monstrous government of Women But not long after the said book was published John Lesley Bishop of Ross in Scotland who at that time was Embassador for the said Qu. of Scots in England did more largely handle in the second book of a treatise which he published her title to the Crown of England c. Thus he so that according to this Authors opinion here quoted Lesley had no hand in the said treatises but in another different from them which I think is most true At length after our Author Morg. Philipps had suffered about 17 years exile died at Lovaine year 1577 or rather at Doway in Fifteen hundred seventy and seven for on the 15. Feb. the same years was a Commission granted from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury to George Farmour of Estneston in Northamptonshire Esq to administer the goods debts chattels c. of Morgan Philipps Clerk sometimes Chauntor of the Cath. Ch. of St. David who lately died in parts beyond the Seas THOMAS DORMAN was born at Berchamstede in Hertfordsh partly educated in the Free-School there under Mr. Rich. Reve a Protestant by the care and exhibition of his Uncle Tho. Dorman of Agmondesham alias Amersham in the Country of Bucks and partly in Wykehams School near to Winchester At length being made full ripe for the University he was elected Probationer-Fellow of New Coll. but leaving that house before he was made compleat Fellow upon what account I know not was after Qu. Mary came to the Crown elected Fellow of Allsouls Coll. in 1554 where following his studies with indefatigable industry was admitted in the University to the reading of any book of the institutions of the Civil Law an 1558. But upon the alteration of Religion which soon followed in the beginning of Qu. Eliz. he left all he had in the University his friends country and patrimony and went to Antwerp where being encouraged in his studies by Dr. Tho. Hardyng then an Exile in those parts and therefore zealously took his part against Jewell became Bach. and at length Doctor of Divinity He hath written A proof of certaine articles in religion denied by Mr. Jewell Antw. 1564. qu. A request to Mr. Jewell that he keep his promise made by solemne protestation in his late Sermon at Pauls cross 15 June 1567. Lond. 1567. oct Disproof of Mr. Alex. Nowells reproof Antw. 1565 qu. Besides other things which being printed beyond the Seas we seldom see them in these parts As for the death of this our learned and pious Author year 1577 which hapned at Tournay in the Law Countries about Fifteen hundred seventy and seven this note following written in a MS. remaining in the English Coll. of Seculars at Doway doth intimate thus of it Thomas Dormannus vir doctus qui unum aut alterum librum edidit contra Haereticos postea fuit pastor in civitate Tornacensi ibidem obiit circa an 1577. GEORGE GASCOIGNE an Esquire and an Essex Man born had his education in both the Universities chiefly as I conceive in Cambridge whence being translated to Greys Inn to study the municipal Law made less progress in that profession than in Logick which was but little for having a rambling and unfixed head he left that place went to various Cities in Holland and became a Soldier of note which he afterwards professed as much or more as learning and therefore made him to take this motto Tam Marti quam Mercurio From thence he went into France to visit the fashions of the royal Court there where he fell in love with a Scottish Dame At length being weary of those vanities and his rambles in other Countries he returned into England and retiring to Greys Inn again was esteemed by all ingenious Men there to be a Person of breeding eloquent and witty the most passionate among them to bewail and bemoan by his dexterous Pen the perplexities of love and the best of his time for his activity in advancing the stage part Afterwards receeding to his patrimony at Walthamstow in the Forest within the Province of Essex at which place if I mistake not he was born he published several matters among which are these that follow Flowers Poems so called The first of which is entit The anatomie of a Lover The second The arraignment of a Lover The third The passion of a Lover and the last is The Lover encouraged by former examples determineth to make virtue of necessity Several of these Poems are contained in those made by him called The Devises The delectable historie of sundry adventures passed by Dan Barthelmew of Bathe This is written in verse The Reporter or the Reporters conclusion This is also a Poem Fruits of War written upon this Theame Dulce bellum inexpertis Began to be written at Delft in Holland Hearbs Poems so called In which are several translations as I shall tell you anon and several copies of verses that are in The Devises Weedes Poems so called with several things intermix'd in prose The Divises These are also Poems among which are various copies of verses made by our Author on certain Theams given by several Gentlemen among which are Francis and Anthony Kynwelmersh Essexians and noted Poets of their times the former having had several Poems printed in a Book entit The paradise of dainty Devises Lond. 1578 Alex. Nevill of Cambridge Richard Courtop c. The steele Glass A Satyre Lond. 1576. qu. Before which is the Authors picture in armour with a ruff and a large beard On his right hand hangs a musquet and bandileers on his left stands books and inkhorn and under him is written Tam Marti quam Mercurio Among several commendatory verses set before it Walt. Rawley of the Middle Temple hath one The complaynt of Phylomene An Elegie Lond. 1576. qu. This Elegy was begun in Apr. 1562 continued in Apr. 1575 and finished the 3 day of the same month 1576. Discourse of the adventures of Mr. F. J. Freeman Jones Written mostly in prose about 1572. Glass of government A tragical comedie so entit because therein are handled as well the rewardes of virtue as also the punishment for vice Lond. 1575. qu. Written partly in rhime but mostly in prose Princelie pleasures at Kenilworth castle A mask written in verse and prose 'T is a relation of the entertainment of Qu. Elizabeth given to her there by Robert Earl of Leycester 9. 10. 11. c. of July 1575. Certaine notes of instruction concerning the making of verse or rime in English This is written in prose He also translated from Italian into English 1 The suppeses a Comedy Originally written by Aristo This Com. was set out by Gascoigne and publickly acted at Greys Inn in 1566. 'T is among his Poems called Hearbes 2 The pleasant fable of Ferdinando Jeronimi and Leonora de Valesco Transl
about him the charms of a plausible behaviour of a fluent tongue and good parts and another who was his most beloved friend saith that he was upright in conscience deep in judgment and ripe in Eloquence As for the works by him written and published under his name they are these Nectar Ambrosia Trag. Much praised by Greg. Martin Rationes decem oblati certaminis in causa fidei redditae Academicis Angliae Printed first of all privately in the house of one Stonor a Cath. Gent. living near to Henly in Oxfordshire an 1581 afterwards at least five times publickly beyond the Seas of which once was at Aug. Trev. 1583 in Concertat Eccles Cath. and at length were translated into English Lond. 1687. qu. These reasons were very learnedly answered by Will. Whittaker of Cambridge and replyed upon by John Durey a Scot which Durey was answered by Dr. Laur. Humphrey Nine articles directed to the Lords of the Privy Council an 1581 See more in Mer. Hanmer under the Year 1604 and in Rob. Persons an 1610. Various conferences concerning Religion had with Protestant Divines in the Tower of London on the last of Aug. and on the 18 23 and 27. of Septemb. 1581. Lond. 1583. qu. Among those Divines that he disputed with were Alex. Nowell Dean of St. Pauls Cath. and Will. Day Dean of Windsore The History of Ireland in two books Written 1570. The MS. or original of which being in the Cottonian Library was afterwards published by Sir James Ware of Dublin Knight Dubl 1633. fol. Chronologia Universalis Much commended by Greg. Martin before-mention'd Narratio de divortio Hen. 8. Regis ab uxore Catherina Printed at the end of Nic. Harpesfeild's Ch. History at Doway by the care of Rich. Gibbon a Jesuit who also added thereunto a Lat. translation of John Speeds Catalogue of religious Houses Colleges and Hospitals in England and Wales Ingolst 1602. oct Orationes Epistolae Tractatus de imitatione Rhetoricâ Among which orations are those as I suppose which he made at the funeral of Sir Tho. Whyte and of the Lady Amey Robsert the first Wife of Robert Earl of Leycester whose body having been at first buried in Comnore Church near Abendon for there she died or rather was murdered in the mannor house there belonging to Anth. Forster Gent. 8. Sept. 1560 was taken up and reburied in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxon. Literae ad Rich. Chenaeum Episc Glocestr The beginning of which is Non me nunc alium c. Letters to Everard Mercurian General of the Society of Jesus giving an account of his proceedings in England an 1580. Printed in Lat. in Concertatio Eccles Cath. in Anglia part 1. p. 3. and elsewhere Besides all these are other things of our Author Compian which I have not yet seen that were collected and published among some of his works by Silvester à Petra Sancta a Jesuit of Italy printed at Antw. 1631. in tw but those things being scarce and rare to be had I can make no farther report of them nor their Author only that he with other Rom. Priests having been found guilty of treason according to the Act of 25. Ed. 3. and of adhering to the Bishop of Rome the Queens Enemy and of coming into England to disturb the peace and quiet of the Realm c. were executed at Tybourne near London on the first of Decemb. in Fifteen hundred eighty and one year 1581 but what afterwards became of Campians carcass I know not Paul Bombin a Jesuit hath written his Life and Martyrdom published at Antw. 1618. in 12o. and afterwards at Mantua an 1620. in oct But that Pamphlet which I have several years look'd after but in vain is the Report of the death and martyrdom of E. Campian R. Sherwyn and A. Briant printed in English in oct soon after their death The two last of which I am now about to mention RALPH SHERWYN where born unless in the Western parts of England I know not was made Fellow of Exeter Coll. by Sir Will. Petre a principal benefactor thereunto in July 1568 went through with great industry the several classes of Logick and Philosophy and in 1574 proceeding in Arts was made Senior of the Act celebrated 26 July the same year being then accounted an acute Philosopher and an excellent Grecian and Hebritian Afterwards he with Joh. Currey M. of A. and Fellow of the said Coll. obtaining leave to travel beyond the Seas in July 1575 left the University utterly renounced the Religion in which he had been mostly educated went to Doway spent some time in the study of Divinity in the English Coll. there and was made Priest with Laur. Johnson who afterwards was hanged by the name of Richardson 23. March 1576 7. In that place and for a time in the English Coll. at Rome he continued in making progress in divine studies till about the beginning of 1580 and then instead of going into England with certain Persons of his society into the Mission he went to Rheimes upon publick concerns to be had with Thom. Goldwell Bishop of St. Asaph then there who being at that time in a sickly condition and therefore not able to serve Sherwin and his Brethren as to Episcopal confirmation and other matters relating to the mission he waited upon the said Bishop in the quality of a Chaplain during his sickness Afterwards being well and sent for to Rome Sherwin went into England and before he was quite settled in London he was taken in the house of one Roscarriot or Roscarrock committed Prisoner to the Marshalsea and had fetters fastned to his legs While he continued there he had notice once or twice that he should prepare himself to dispute with certain Protestant Divines whereupon shewing himself very ready to encounter them he was translated to the Tower of London where after he had many questions proposed to him concerning Campian Persons and other Priests he shew'd himself afterwards to be a Man of parts and one that needed not to be asham'd of his education in Exeter College At length after he had continued there more than an year in great misery was at length tried for his life and refusing several times the Oath of Supremacy and going to hear service in the Protestant Churches was condemned to die His writings are Discourse in the tower of London with Edm. Campian the Jesuit ◠account of the disputations in Wisbich Castle between Will Fulk of Cambridge and certain R. Priests who were Prisoners there These two are not printed but kept in MS. as choice reliques among R. Cath. beyond the Sea Where or else in the Tower Rich. Stanyhurst saw them Epistles and Letters to divers Persons Two of which are in a book entit Concertatio Ecclesiae Catholicae Aug. Trev. 1594. fol. 71. 72. c. See more of him in the latter end of Pet. White under the Year 1590. At length being found guilty of high treason was hang'd drawn
Onuphrius in Rome I have more than twice sent to that place for the day and year of his death with a copy of his Epitaph but as yet I have received no answer Therefore take this Epitâ—â— made for him which I have met with elsewhere Inveni portum spes fortuna valete Nil mihi vobiscum ludite nunc alios HENRY SALESBURY born of and descended from a right ancient family of his name living in Denbigbshire became a commoner of S. Albans hall in 1581 aged 20 years took one degree in Arts and no more in this University entred on the Physick line practiced afterwards in his own country and was esteemed by the learned not only an eminent Physician but a curious Critick especially as to matters relating to the Antiquities and Language of his country He lâ—th written Dictionarium Britannicum Which being left 〈◊〉 in MS came into the hands of Job Davies who made great use of it when he was 〈◊〉 his Dictionary in British and Lat. and in Lat. and British What our author Salesbury hath written besides or when he died I find not nor any thing else of him only that he was of the same family with and very nearly related to Will. Salesbury whom I have mentioned under the year 1567 from whose endeavours this H. Salesbury found divers materials when he was composing his Dictionary before-mentioned and perhaps had received instruction from his own Person in matters relating to British affairs ISAAC COLFE fourth Son of Amandus Colfe alias Coult of Callis in France and of the City of Canterbury in England was born in Kent particulary as I suppose in the said City become a Commoner of Broadgates Hall in the beginning of the year 1576. took the Degrees in Arts Holy Orders and was afterwards beneficed if not dignified in his own Country His Works are Sermon 17. Nov. 1587. on Psal 118. 22. to the end of 26. Lond. in oct A Comfortable Treatise of the Temptation of Christ Lond. 1592. in oct with other things as 't is probable which I have not yet seen His eldest Brother Rich. Colfe was born at Callis educated in Ch. Ch. in this University and was afterwards Doctor of Divinity as I shall elsewhere tell you He left behind him several Sons among whom were Isaac of Ch. Ch. and Jacob of All Souls Col. JOHN PENRY or ap Henry that is the Son of Henry better known by the Name of Martin Marprelate or Marpriest as having been a Plague to the Bishops and Ministers of his time than by his own was born and bred as he used to say in the Mountains of Wales particularly as others say in the County of Brecknock became a Sub-sizer of Peter House in Cambridge about 1578. At which time as one a saith he was as arrant a Papist as ever came out of Wales and that he would have run a false Gallop over his Beads with any Man in England and help the Priest for a shift to say Mass at midnight c. In 1583. or thereabouts he took a Degree in Arts in that University and afterwards did perform some or most of the Exercise requisite for Master but leaving the said University abruptly for what cause I know not he retired to Oxon and getting himself to be entred a Commoner of St. Alban's Hall notwithstanding the vigour of Puritanism did then Reign among the Heads of the University which makes me to think that Penry was not then inclined to Popery he continued there for some time finished the remaining part of his Exercise and in the beginning of July 1586. he was licensed to proceed in Arts as a Member of the said Hall and on the eleventh of the said Month compleated that Degree in an Act celebrated in the Church of St. Mary About that time he took Holy Orders did Preach in Oxon and afterwards in Cambridge and was esteemed by many a tolerable Scholar an edifying Preacher and a good Man but being a Person full of Welsh Blood of a hot and restless Head did upon some discontent change the course of his Life and became a most notorious Anabaptist of which Party he was in his time the Corâ—pâ—â—â—us and in some sort a Brownist and the most bitter Enemy to the Church of England as any that appeared in the long Reign of Q. Elizabeth He hath written A view of some part of such Publick Wants and Disorders as are in the Service of God within her Majesty's Country of Wales with an Humble Petition to the High Court of Parliament for their speedy redress Printed 1588. in oct Therein is shewed not only the necessity of Reforming the State of Religion among that People but also the only way in regard of substance to bring that Reformation to pass A defence of that which hath been written in the questions of the ignorant Ministry and the communicating with them Printed 1588. in oct written against Rob. Some D. D. of Cambridge who published the same year A Treatise deciding several questions concerning the Ministry Sacrament and Church Lond. in qu. As also A confutation of some of Mr. Penry's Errours About that time J. G. of Oxon published a Book entit Mr. Some laid open in his Colours wherein the indifferent Reader may easily see how wretchedly and loosly he hath handled the Cause against Mr. Penry Printed in oct Penry hath also written Exhortation unto the Governours and People of her Majesty's Country of Wales to labour earnestly to have the Preaching of the Gospel planted among them Printed 1588. in oct Theses Martinianae i. e. certain demonstrative conclusions set down and collected by Martin Marprelate the Great serving as a manifest and sufficient confutation of all that ever the College of Catercaps with their whole Band of Clergy-Priests have or can bring for the defence of their ambitious and Antichristian relacy Published by Martin Junior 1589. in oct and dedicated to John Kankerbury that is John Archbishop of Canterbury At the end of which Book Martin Junior hath an Epilogue The just censure and reproof of Mart. Marprelate to Martin Junior Printed with the former Protestation of Mart Marprelate Wherein notwithstanding the surprising of the Printer he maketh it known unto the World that he feareth neither proud Priest Antichristian Pope Tyrannous Prelate nor godless Catercap c. Printed 1589. in 120. by stealth and very full of faults Dialogue wherein is plainly laid open the tyrannical dealings of the Lords Bishops against God's Children Printed 1589. in qu. Therein are several reflecting stories on Dr. Martin Culpeper Warden of New College and on Dr. Nich. Bond of Magd. College and on his excellent dancing This scandalous Dialogue which was reprinted when the Long-Parliament began An. 1640. purposely to spite Archbishop Laud and the Bishops was with other like stuff of the said Mart. Marprelate answered by T. C. that is Thom. Cooper in his Admonition to the People of England c. See more in Tho. Cooper under
his younger years even from his Cradle in the Liberal Sciences especially in searching the most difficult and curious demonstrations Mathematical by the assistance of the practices observations monuments and conferences of his Father He was a Person of great Piety well skilled in matters relating to Soldiers and War having been Muster-master General of all Q. Elizabeth's Forces in the Low Countries and learned to a miracle in Mathematical Sciences which made him much esteemed by Joh. Dee Tho. Allen and others He hath transmitted to Posterity Alae sive scalae Mathamaticae Lond. 1573. qu. Of which Work Tycho Brahe giveth a favourable and ingenious censure An Arithmetical Military Treatise containing so much of Arithmetick as is necessary towards Military Discipline Lond. 1579. qu. Geometrical Treatise named Stratiaticos requisite for the perfection of Soldiers Lond. 1579. qu. This was first of all attempted by his Father but finished by this our author Thomas his Son afterwards corrected and amended and sundry additions put to it Lond. 1590. qu. Perfect description of Celestial Orbs according to the most ancient Doctrine of the Pythagoreans c. Lond. 1592. qu. set at the end of his Fathers Prognostication Humble motives for association to maintain Religion established Printed 1601. in oct To which is added his Letter to the same purpose to the Archbishops and Bishops of England England's Defence a Treatise concerning Invasion or a brief discourse of what orders were best for the repulsing of Foreign Enemies if any time they should invade us by Sea in Kent or elsewhere Written 1599. but not printed till 1686. which was at Lond. in 5 sheets in fol. Besides these and his Nova corpora c. he had several Mathematical Treatises lying by him which were fit for the Press and by him intended for publick view but being diverted by Law-sutes his intentions were not only stopped but the happy Society of the Mathematical Muses were discontinued He concluded his last day on the 24. year 1595 of Aug. in fifteen hundred ninety and five and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of S. Mary the Virgin in Aldermanbury in the City of London On the North wall of the said Chancel was soon after set up a fair monument to his memory which continuing till 1666. was in the beginning of Sept. in that year consumed with the Church it self in the dismal conflagration that then hapned in London You may see more of this Tho. Digges in my discourse of his Father Len. Digges under the year 1574. EDWARD KELLEY otherwise Talbot was born in the City of Worcester at about 4 of the clock in the afternoon on the first day of Aug. in 1555. 3 of Q Mary whose Nativity being afterwards calculated it did appear that he was born to be a man of clear understanding quick apprehension of an excellent wit and of great propensity to Philosophical studies and the mysteries of Nature This Person being about 17 years of age at which time he had attained to a competency of Grammar Learning at Worcester and elsewhere he was sent to Oxon but to what House I cannot tell However I have been informed by an ancient Bach. of Divinity who in his younger years had been an â—manuensis to Mr. Tho. Allen of Gloucester Hall that he Kelley had spent some time in that House Whereupon I recurring to the Matricula could not find the name of Kelley only Talbot of Ireland three of which Name were Students there in 1573 74 c. about which time Mr. afterwards Sir John Davies was instructed in the Mathematicks by the said Allen. But this relation having been somewhat dubiously delivered to me I must tell you that Kelley having an unsettled mind left Oxon abruptly without being entred into the Matricula and in his rambles in Lancashire committing certain soul matters lost both his Ears at Lancaster and about that time caused by his incantations a poor Man that had been buried in the yard belonging to Law-church near to Walton in the dale to be taken out of his grave and to answer to such questions that he then proposed to him The story of which being to me incredible I shall refer you to the Writer of it who is too credulous in many matters About that time our author Kelley became intimate with Dr. John Dee the famous Mathematician with whom continuing several years in Philosophical Studies and Chymical Experiments they both became very famous among Scholars and therefore noted by Persons of high and noble extraction one for the Mathematicks and the other for Chymistry for though Dee was the most eminent man in his time for the first yet Kelly went far beyond him in the latter as by the sequel it will appear 'T is reported by a certain Rosacrucian that they were so strangely fortunate as to find a very large quantity of the Elixir in some part of the ruines of Glastenbury Abbey which was so incredibly rich in virtue that they lost much in making projection by way of tryal before they found out the heighth of that medicine In the beginning of 1583. Dr. J. Dee having contracted with certain Spirits to act and converse with them he appointed his Friend Kelley to be his Seer or Skryer or Speculator that is to take notice what the Spirits said and to tell it to d ee while he wrote down in a Book what was dictated to him Soon after Dee and Kelley being made known to and acquainted with the learned and most noble Polonian named Albert Alaskie Prince of Sirad who was come into England to see the fashions of the Court and to admire the Wisdom of the Queen he thereupon had so great respect for them himself being a Mathematician that in Sept. following when he left England he took them and their Wives with him in the same Ship and travelling with him afterwards by Land he saw them safely conveyed to Cracaw in Poland Where continuing for some time they removed to Prague and at length in Sept. 1586. to Trebona in Bohemia at all which places tho Kelley was several times troublesome inconstant and false to d ee yet he mostly performed the office of Skryer And further that notwithstanding Dee took the said Spirits to be Angelical yet Kelley not but rather meer delusions of the Devil which hath been since confirmed by Dr. Meric Casaubon who published the Relation of Dr. Dee's conversing with Spirits At Trebona Kelley made projection 9. Dec. 1586. with one small grain of the Elixir in proportion no bigger than the least grain of sand upon one ounce and a quarter of common Mercury and it produced almost an ounce of most pure Gold At another time he made projection upon a piece of mettal cut out of a Warming-pan and without his touching or handling it or melting the metal only warming it in the fire the Elixir being put thereon it was transmuted into pure Silver The said Warming-pan and piece were sent to Q.
one County three such Divines as Jewel Hooker and Rainolds of the second of which hear I pray what the learned Camden saith In this year meaning 1599. which is false dyed too many in that one Rich. Hooker born in Devonshire and bred in C. C. coll in Oxford a Divine very moderate temperate and meek and vertuous even to the best imitation and besides very famous for his learned works as his Books of Ecclesiastical Policy set forth in the English but worthy to speak Latin do testifie of him c. At Boscomb he continued till he had finished four of his eight proposed books of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Policy which were entred into the Register in Stationers hall 9. March 1592. and afterwards came out with this Title The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity in four books Lond. 1594. fol. To which he added a fifth book which is larger than the first four printed by its self at Lond. 1597. fol. Part of the first four being read by Dr. Tho. Stapleton in Latin to P. Clement 8. who before had heard much in their commendation he the said Pope in conclusion said thus There is no learning that this Man hath not searched into nothing too hard 〈◊〉 his Vnderstanding This man indeed deserves the Name of an Author His books will get reverence by age for there are in them such seeds of Eternity that if the rest bâ— like this they shall last till the last Fire shall consume all learning c. At the same time K. James of Scotland afterwards of England did put an high esteem upon the said books and usually said They were the pictures of a Divine Soul in every page of Truth and Reason King Ch. 1. had read them over several times was well vers'd in and commended them to be read by the Prince afterwards K. Ch. 2. and his other Children next to the Bible The learned Vsher Primate of Ireland Morton B. of Durham Hales of Eaton c. had the same high opinion of the author and his Works and Gauden Bishop of Worcester said he had been highly esteemed of all prudent peaceable and impartial Readers But before the fifth book had been extant two years was published a Pamphlet intit A Christian Letter of certain English Protestants unfeigned Lovers of the present state of Religion authorized and professed in England unto that reverend and learned man Mr. Hooker requiring resolution in certain matters of Doctrine expresly contained in his five books of Ecclesiastical Polity Printed 1599. in qu. which matters of Doctrine as they say seem to overthrow the foundation of Christian Religion and of the Church among us But therein it doth appear that their ignorant malice hath done him great honour who in an argument so distasted by them and coming with a proud confidence to reprehend have only carped sillily at some things neither of moment or importance whereof humility and charity would have craved no answer But these being willing and desirous to find something to oppose have only discovered Mr Hookers great mature and grave judgment and their own small undigested and shallow learning Soon after came out an answer to the said letter entit A just and temperate defence of the 5 books of Ecclesiastical polity c. against an uncharitable letter of certain English protestants c. Lond. 1603. qu. written and published by Will. Covel D. D. born in Lancashiâ—e near the place where Dr. Chaderton B. of Lincoln received his first breath bred in Christs and Queens coll in Cambridge and a writer of other books that came out soon after As for the other three books of Ecclesiastical Policy which our author Hooker compleated before his death they with the consent of his unlucky Widdow were seized on in his study soon after his decease by Will. Charke a noted Puritan and another Minister that lived near to Canterbury who making the silly Woman believe that they were writings not fit to be seen did either burn them in the place or convey them away secretly So that the foul copy being only remaining with many interlinings Dr. Joh. Spenser of C. C. coll in Oxon. his ancient and entire Friend got it into his hands who using the assistance of Hen. Jackson of the said coll as an Amanâ—ensis and otherwise did compleat it as much as could be and kept it by him till his latter end with an intent that it should be published but upon what account he was hindred I cannot tell Sure it is that when he lay on his death-bed he bequeathed the said copy containing the three last books fairly transcribed by the hand of the said H. Jackson to Dr. Jo. King B. of London After his death the copy rested in the hands of his Son Henry who became B. of Chichester 1641. till Dr. Abbot Archb. of Canterbury commanded them out of his custody authorizing Dr. Joh. Barcham to require and bring them to him to Lambeth which accordingly was done The said Archbishop esteeming them as rarities did put them into the Library there where remaining till the decollation of Archb. Laud were then by the Brethren of the Predominant Faction given with the Library to that most notorious Villain Hugh Peters as a reward for his remarkable service in those sad times of the Churches confusion And though they could hardly fall into a fouler hand yet there wanted not other endeavours to corrupt and make them speak that Language for which the Faction then fought which was to subject the Soveraign Power to the People From the said copy several transcripts were taken not only I presume while it remained in the said Library but while it continued in the hands of Peters differing much in words There was a copy of the sixth and eighth books published at London in 1648. in qu. and said by the Editor of them to be collected and compared with five copies viz. with that in Bodley's Library that at Lambeth that in Bish Andrew's that in Archb. Vsher's Library and in that of the Lord Edw. Conway at Ragley but whether the publisher may be believed I know not Sure I am that the said three last books which are said to be true and genuine but from whence obtained I cannot tell were published by Dr. Joh. Gauden under this title The Works of Mr. Rich. Hooker that learned godly judicious and eloquent Divine vindicating the Church of England as truly Christian and duly reformed in eight books of Ecclesiastical Polity now compleated as with the sixth and eighth so with the seventh c. out of his own MSS. never before published with an account of his holy Life and happy Death Lond. 1662. fol. But whether the said MSS. were of his own hand-writing we have good reason to question as also the greater part of his Life which he the said Gauden hath falsly written who with great confidence hath used divers arguments to satisfie the World that the before-mentioned three books were pen'd by Mr. Hooker
others to advance the Romish affairs with power then given by P. Greg. 13. for moderating the severe Bull of P. Pius 5. While he continued there which was in the quality of a Superior he travelled up and down in the Country to Gentlemens houses disguised in the habit sometimes of a Souldier sometimes like a Gentleman and at other times like a Minister and an Apparator And being a person of a seditious and turbulent spirit and armed with a confident boldness tampered so far with the R. Catholicks about deposing Qu. Elizabeth that some of them as they afterwards confessed thought to have delivered him up into the Magistrates hands About which time Campian being seized and committed he made haste out of England for fear of being snap'd also and forthwith went to Rome where making profession of the four vows he was constituted Rector of the English coll there an 1587. Afterwards he went into Spain where by his great learning expressed in disputing writing and promoting the Cause he became known to and respected by the King of that place About 1597. he returned to Rome in hopes of a Cardinals Cap but missing it died as 't is said with grief He was a restless active man and tho of a violent fierce nature and rough behaviour yet he was more zealous for the promoting of the Jesuits interest than any of and perhaps before his time witness his unwearied endeavours of instituting Novices of the Society at Sevill Valladolid Cadiz Lisbon Doway S. Omers and at Rome Also his continual publishing of books as well in the Latin as in the English tongue which did no great good to the Church of England and the noted professors thereof And lastly his endeavours of keeping Spain and England in difference and of his inciting the Spaniard to invade England or Ireland again of breaking the lawful Succession of the Crown by confirming the right of it to a Daughter of Spain and what not to promote the interest of that Country and his Society As for those books which he hath written published either without a name or else in the names of other persons I shall here give you the titles of as many that have come to my hands and they are these A brief discourse containing the reasons why Catholicks refuse to go to Church Said to be Printed at Doway but really at Lond. 1580. in oct Published under the name of Jo. Howlet and dedicated to Q. Eliz. with a large Epist subscribed by the said J. Howlet See more in the Fasti 1569. I have seen a book in Bodlies Lib. being one of the Copies which was seized before the title page was printed intituled in the first page of the book it self thus Reasons that Catholicks ought in any wise to abstain from heretical conventicles The running title at the top of every leaf of the book is A Treatise of Schisme Printed at London by Will. Carter executed for Treason in the year 1584. who confessed when that book came to be seized on in his house on Tower-hill near London that there had been printed 1250. Copies of the said book At that time the Searchers found the original sent from Rheimes and allowed under Dr. Will. Allens own hand to be truly Catholick and fit to be published This book without doubt is the same which a certain author stiles Nine reasons why Catholicks should abstain from heretical Conventicles said by him to be written by Rob. Parsons The same year that the Brief discourse containing c. was published came out an answer to it intit A check to Mr. Howlets Shreechings to her Majesty c. but whether any reply followed I know not The next books that F. Parsons wrote were Reasons for his coming into the mission of England with a proffer or challenge to dispute with the Protestants This book or Treatise tho afterwards put under the name of Rob. Persons in the Bib. Soc. Jesu yet in the answer to it made by Mer. Hanmer and Will. Charke it is by them said to be written by E. Campian Brief Censure given upon the two books of W. Charke and M. Hanmer written against the Reasons and Proffer Lond. 1581. oct To which W. Chark made a reply Printed in oct A discovery of Joh. Nichols Minister misreported a Jesuit Printed 1581. in octav Answered by Tho. Lupton in a book intit Answer against a Jesuits book entit A discovery c. Lond. 1582. qu. See more in Joh. Nicholls an 1583. A defence of the Censure given upon two books of Will Charke and Meredith Hanmer Ministers which they wrote against Mr. Edmund Campian Priest of the Society of Jesus and against his offer of disputation Printed 1582. oct Taken in hand since the death of Campian Against this book came out another intit A treatise against the defence of the censure c. Cambr. 1586. oct De persecutione Anglicanâ Epistola Quâ explicantur afflictiones aerumnae calamitates gravissimae c. Rom. Ingolst 1582. Printed also in a book intit Concertatio Ecclesiae Catholicae in Angliâ c. Aug. Trev. 1583. in oct p. 79. Both which editions the former I am sure were published under the name of the English coll at Rome See more in Joh. Bridgewater an 1594. A Christian directory or exercise guiding men to eternal Salvation commonly called The Resolution First published in 1583. in oct From which edition and book were framed two more published An. 1584. One of which was done by a catholick Gent. living at Roan in Normandy full of errors but in sense the same Another by Edm. Bunny of Merton coll in Oxon but all altered to the Protestant use as may be seen in the Preface to Rob. Persons's edition of the same book in the year 1585. The second part of a Christian directory or exercise c. Lond. 1594 92. in tw Printed also in 1650. in a large oct But these two parts as it seems being falsly printed at London the author came out again with them bearing this title A Christian directory guiding men to their Salvation divided into three books The first thereof pertaining to Resolution is only contained in this volume and divided into two parts and set forth now again with many corrections and additions by the author himself with reproof of the falsified edition lately published by Mr. Edm. Bunny Lovaine 1598. in a thick oct c. These books of Resolution won our author Persons a great deal of praise not only in the judgment of R. Catholicks but of very learned Protestants Yet not to heap more praises upon him than he justly deserves his Enemies and those of the Protestant party say that he was but a Collector or Translator at most and that the book was not of his own absolute invention but taken out of other authors They say farther also that his praise was for well translating close couching and packing it up together in a very smooth stile and singular good method
which was discovered two years after in England was then there known and Prayers sent up to God Almighty for a prosperous success thereof from certain passages therein drawn as 't is said in the title out of the holy Scripture which he then publickly read before them some i' not all of which are these Psal. 2. p. 25 confirm their hearts in hope for the redemption is not far off The year of visitation draweth to an end and jubulation is at hand Psal. 2. p. 32. But the memory of novelties shall perish with a crack as a ruinous house falling to the ground Ibid. p. 33. He will come as a flame that burneth out beyond the Furnace c. His fury shall fly forth as Thunder Psal. 4. p. 54. The crack was heard into all Lands and made Nations quake for fear Ibid. p. 66. In a moment canst thou crush her bones c. All which passages delivered from the Pulpit by that learned and godly Archbishop being then generally believed I must make bold to tell the Reader being an eager pursuer of Truth that by the several Copies of the said Books which I have seen it doth not appear at all that they were printed at Rome or elsewhere and if it may really be guessed by the make or mould of the Letter wherewith they were printed I should rather take them as one or more Doctors of this University do the like to have been printed either at Rheimes or Doway or not unlikely at Antwerp for at Rome there were seldome before that time then or since such sine or clear letters used as by multitudes of Books which I have seen that were printed at that place appears nor indeed ever were or are any English Books printed there Our author Buckland hath also written An Embassage from Heaven wherein our Lord Christ giveth to understand his indignation against all such as being catholickly minded dare yeild their presence to the rites and publick prayers of the Malignant Church Printed in octavo but where or when it appears not either in the beginning or end of the said Book He also translated from Lat. into English a Book entit De persecutione Vandelica lib. 3. Written by Victor Bishop of Biserte or Benserte in Africa Which Bishop was in great renown according to Bellarmine an Ch. 490. Also the six Tomes of Laur. Surius entit De vitis Sanctorum Which translation I have seen often quoted under the name of Robert instead of Ralph Buckland What else our zealous Author hath written and translated I find not as yet nor any thing else of him only that he dying in sixteen hundred and eleven year 1611 was buried I presume in his own Country near to the Graves of his Ancestors who were all zealous R. Catholicks but since not He left behind him among the Brethren the character of a most pious and seraphical person a person who went beyond all of his time for fervent devotion FRANCIS THYNNE was lineally descended from Thom. at the Inne otherwise Thynne of Stretton in Shropshire Son of Ralph Botevill of the same place descended from an ancient and gentile Family of his name living elsewhere was educated in Grammaticals in Tunbridge School in Kent in which County as it seems he was born where being fitted for higher learning by Jo. Proctor Master thereof whom I have mentioned elsewhere was thence sent to this University at which time several of his Sirname of Wilts studied there and one of both his names and a Knight's Son of the same County was a Commoner of Magd. coll in 1577. Whether our author Franc. Thynne went afterwards to Cambridge or was originally a Student there before he came to Oxon I cannot justly say it Sure it is that his Genie tempting him to leave the crabbedness of Logick and Philosophy and to embrace those delightful studies of Histories and Genealogies he became at length one of the Officers of Arms by the title of Blanch-Lyon and afterwards Herald by that of Lancaster which he kept to his dying day His works are The Annals of Scotland in some part continued from the time in which Ra. Holinshed left being an 1571. unto the year 1586. Lond. 1586. fol. There are also the catalogues of the Protectors Governours or Regents of Scotland during the King's Minority or the Minority of several Kings or their insufficiency of Government There are also the catalogues of all Dukes of Scotland by creation or descent of the Chancellours of Scotland Archbishops of St. Andrews and divers writers of Scotland Catalogue of English Cardinals Set down in R. Holinsheds Chron. at the end of Q. Mary Used and followed in many things by Francis Bishop of Landaff in his Cat. or Hist of them at the end of his book De Praesubibus Angliae Com. Cat. of the Lord Chancellours of England MS. From which as also from the endeavours made that way by Rob. Glover sometimes Somerset Herald and of Tho. Talbot formerly Clerk of the Records in the Tower of London John Philpot Som. Herald did frame his Cat. of the Chanc. of England c. Lond. 1636. qu. The perfect Embassador treating of the antiquity privileges and behaviour of men belonging to that function c. This was published in 12o. in the times of the late Usurpation and therefore is supposed to be very imperfect A discourse of Arms wherein is shewed the blazon and cause of divers English Forreign and devised Coats together with certain Ensigns Banners Devises and Supporters of the Kings of England MS. sometimes in the Library of Ralph Sheldon of Beoly Esq now by his gift 1684. among the books of the College of Arms near St. Pauls Cath. in London The beginning of this MS. written to Sir Will. Cecyll Lord Burghley is this I present unto your rare judgment right honourable and my singular good Lord no vulgar conceit of Armory c. The discourse is dated from Clarkenwell-Green 5. Jan. 1593. Several collections of Antiquities notes concerning Arms monumental Inscriptions c. MS. in Cottons Lib. under Cleopatra C. 3. p. 62. Miscellanies of the Treasury MS. written to Tho. Lord Buckhurst an 1599. Epitaphia sive monumenta Sepulchrorum Anglicè Latinè quam Gallicè MS. in a thin fol. in the hands of Sir Henry St. George Clarenceaux K. of Arms. The said Inscriptions with Arms and Epitaphs were collected in his travels through several parts of England and through some of France and have been ever acceptable to such curious men and Antiquaries that have had the happiness to see them Several of his collections were transferred to obscure hands which without doubt would be useful if they might be perused but 't is feared by some that they are turned to waste paper I have seen divers collections of Monuments made by him from Peterborough Cath. in 1592. several of which Mon. were lost and defaced before Sir Will. Dugdale or Sim. Gunton made their respective surveys of that ancient Edifice an 1640. 41.
Whereupon he wrote a vindication of himself in MS. now in the hands of a near relation of his At length after a great deal of pains taken for the benefit of the Church he gave up the Ghost at Horninger before mention'd otherwise called Horningshearth whereupon his body was buried in the Chancel of the Church there under a rough unpolished and broken Gravestone without name or Epitaph 22. Febr. in sixteen hundred and fifteen as the Register of that Church tells us which I presume follows the English accompt and not the common as many country Registers do I find one Tho. Rogers a Cheshire man born to have been admitted Student of Ch. Ch. 1547. aged 24. or more being then Bac. of Arts and soon after made Master What relation he had to the former Th. Rogers I know not Another Tho. Rogers I find who was born in Glocestershire in or near to Tewksbury lived mostly in his latter days in the Parish of S. Giles in the fields near London and published a Poem entituled The tears or lamentations of a sorrowful Soul Lond. 1612. qu. written by Sir Will. Leighton Knight one of his Majesties band of Pensioners To which the said Tho. Rogers added of his own composition a Poem called Glocesters mite But this Tho. Rogers is quite different from the Divine before mention'd RICHARD NICCOLLS esteemed eminent for his Poetry in his time was born of Gentile Parents in London and at 18 years of age an 1602. was entred a Student in Mag. coll in Michaelmas-Term but making little stay there he retired to Mag hall and took the degree of Bach. of Arts in 1606. being then numbred among the ingenious persons of the University After he had remained there for some time he retired to the great City obtained an employment suitable to his faculty and at length honoured the Devoto's to Poetry with these things following The Cuckow a Poem Lond. 1607. in qu. Dedicated to Mr. after Sir Thom. Wroth a favourer of his Muse The fall of Princes Lond. 1610. qu. A winter nights Vision Lond. 1610. qu. being an addition of such Princes especially famous who were exempted in the former History meaning in the History called The mirrour of Magistrates written in Verse by John Higens of Winceham an 1586. qu. This mirrour which was esteemed the best piece of Poetry of those times if Albions England which was by some preferred did not stand in its way contained the lives of some of our Kings and Queens and was exceedingly admired by ingenious Scholars and others Momodia Or Walthams complaint upon the death of the most vertuous and noble Lady late deceased the Lady Honor Hay Lond. 1615. oct I find another Rich. Niccolls who is stiled the Elder and of the Inner Temple Gent. who wrote 1 A Treatise setting forth the mysterie of our Salvation 2 A day Star for dark wandring souls shewing the light by a christian controversie Both which were published after the authors death at Lond. 1613. in oct But whether this R. Niccolls the Elder was ever of this University I find not as yet EDWARD EVANS a noted preacher of his time in the University was born in Denbighshire applyed his eager mind to Academical studies in Ch. Ch. an 1598. aged 16. took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated 1607. and afterwards published Verba dierum Or the days report of Gods glory in four Sermons or Lectures upon one text in the University of Oxon. on Psal. 19. 2. Oxon. 1615. qu. Another of both his names I find to have been born at Westmeane in Hampshire admitted fellow of New coll 1595. and that he took the degree of M. of A. 1602. But this person leaving his fellowship in 1604. and so consequently the University he is not to be taken for the same who published the four Sermons before mention'd JOHN HEATH more famous for his Poetry than the former for his preaching was born at Stalls whether a hamlet or House I know not in Somersetshire educated in Wykehams School admitted Perpetual fellow of New coll 1607. aged 22. took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1613. and three years after left his Fellowship But before that time when he was Bach. of Arts he wrote and published Two centuries of Epigrams Lond. 1610. in tw and had verses printed in several books that occasionly were published particularly in that on the death of Sir Th. Bodley Kt. He hath also made a translation from Spanish into English which I have not yet seen and wrote other matters fit for the Press but whether ever printed I cannot tell THOMAS BILSON Son of Harman Bilson the same I suppose who was fellow of Merton coll an 1536 Son of Arnold Bilson son and heir of Arnold Bilson a Native of High Germany by his Wife the Daughter natural or legitimate I know not of the Duke of Bavaria was born in the City of Winchester fitted for the University in Wykeham's School there admitted Perpetual fellow of New coll after he had served two years of Probation an 1565. took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a most solid and constant preacher in these parts and elsewhere Afterwards he was Schoolmaster say some then Prebendary of Winchester Warden of the coll there Doctor of Divinity and at length Bishop of Worcester to which See being consecrated 13. June 1596. was translated thence to Winchester in the year following and made one of his Majesties Privy Councellours He was as reverend and learned a Prelate as England ever afforded a deep and profound Scholar exactly read in Ecclesiastical authors and with Dr. Rich. Field of Oxon. as Whittaker and Fulke of Cambridge a principal maintainer of the Ch. of England while Jo. Rainolds and Tho. Sparke were upholders of Puritanism and Non-conformity In his younger years he was infinitely studious and industrious in Poetry Philosophy and Physicks and in his elder in Divinity To which last his genie chiefly inviting him he became so compleat in it so well skill'd in Languages so read in the Fathers and Schoolmen so judicious in making use of his readings that at length he was found to be no longer a Souldier but a Commander in chief in the spiritual warfare especially when he became a Bishop and carried prelature in his very aspect His works are Of the true difference between Christian subjection and unchristian rebellion wherein the Princes lawful power to command and bear the Sword are defended against the Popes Censure and Jesuits Sophismes in their Apology and defence of English Catholicks Also a demonstration that the things reformed in the Church of England by the Laws of this realm are truly Catholick against the late Rhemish Testament Oxon. 1585. Lond. 1586. in 4. parts in a thick oct In the third part of which is answer'd Dr. Will. Allens Defence of Engl. Cath. before mention'd It must be now noted that whereas in England the interest of the State had
Rob. Canutus 18 Rog. Junius c. 4. nu 23. seems to be the same with Rog. Herefordiensis nu 238. p. 237. See more fully in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 53. 19 Roger Varro c. 4. nu 27. seems to be the same with Gul. de Waria nu 384. p. 349. 20 Simon Dominicanus c. 4. nu 35. is the same with Sim. Henton nu 591. p. 486. 21 Steph. Anglicus cent 4. nu 38. seems to be the same with Steph. Langton nu 326. p. 302. 22 Tho. Wicket c. 4. nu 68. the same with Tho. Wiccius nu 425. p. 379 23 Anonymus alter c. 1. nu 20. the same with Rich. Canonicus nu 283. p. 267. c. And as our author Pits hath repeated many writers in the said Appendix which were before in the work it self so hath he mixed a great many outlandish writers among them supposing them to be English among whom are 1 Alacenus cent 1. nu 8. who was an Arabian as from his works may be gathered 2 Anonymus Sacerdos c. 1. nu 26. who hath written In Apocalypsim S. Johannis lib. 8. Which book divers writers do attribute to Peter Scaliger Bishop of Verona 3 Joh. de Muriis c. 2. nu 97. Who was a French man of Paris 4 Joh. Major c. 3. nu 15. he was a Scot born 5 Joh. Mearus c. 3. nu 18. whom I take to be Joh. de Meara an Irish man 6 Guido Folla Episc Eliensis c. 2. nu 13. He is the same with Guido Elnensis in Majorica who sometimes writes himself Guido Perpinian Elnensis No Guido Folla was ever Bish of Ely 7 Gilla Lincolniensis c. 2. nu 93. He was an Irish Man was Bishop of Limerick and died about 1139. 8 Anton Pacinus c. 1. nu 28. he was an Italian c. At length after our author Jo. Pits had spent most of his time in rambling and but little at Liverdune he gave way to fate there on the 17. Octob. according to the accompt there followed in sixteen hundred and sixteen year 1616 whereupon his body was buried in the collegiate Ch. at that place and had soon after this inscription put over his grave Hic jacet D. Pittz quondam Decanus Officialis Canonicus hujus Ecclesiae Doctor SS Theologiae qui decessit ex hâc vita 17. Oct. an 1616. As for the other volumes which our author saith he hath written viz. a vol. of the Kings another of the Bishops and a third of Apostolical men of England they were not buried with him as he desired in case he should not live to finish them but were saved and are to this day preserved as rarities in the Archives of the Coll. or Church at Liverdune One of the said volumes if not more were used and quoted by Edward Maihew a Benedictine Monk sometimes Scholar to our author Pitscus in a book which he published at Rheimes an 1619. intit Congregationis Anglicanae Ordinis S. Benedicti Trophaea Which Maihew was a Salisbury Man born and a professed Monk of the Congregation at Cassino called by the French Mount-Cassin about 48 miles distant from Naples The other book of Bishops which our author wrote and often refers to in his book De scriptoribus is chiefly a collection taken from the Catalogue of the Bishops of England published by Francis Godwin Sub-Dean of Exeter an 1601. as I have been informed by one that hath seen and perused the book HENRY AIRAY was born in Westmorland educated in Grammatical learning by the care of Bernard Gilpin the northern Apostle and by him sent to S. Edmunds hall an 1579. aged 19. or thereabouts of whose benefaction he did not only then participate but also of his Legacies in his last Will dated 27. Oct. 1582. Soon after our author Airay was translated to Queens coll where he became Pauper Puer Serviens that is a poor serving Child that waits on the Fellows in the Common hall at Meals and in their Chambers and do other servile work about the College After he was Bachelaurs standing in 1583. he was made Pauper Puer or Tabardus or Tabardarius that is a Tabarder or Tabitter so called because anciently they wore Coats or upper Gowns much according to the fashion of those belonging to Heralds and in the year 1586 Master of Arts and Fellow Which servile work belonging to Pauper Puer Serviens when Under-graduats all are to undergo before they can be Fellows About the time he was Master he entred into Holy Orders and became a frequent and zealous Preacher in the University particularly in the Church of S. Peter in the East joyning to Qu. coll and taking the degree of B. of Div. in 1594. was four years after chose Provost of his College In 1600. he proceeded in Divinity and six years after did undergo the office of Vicechancellour wherein as always before he shewed himself a zealous Calvinist and a great maintainer of such that were of his mind which then went beyond the number of those that were true English Ch. men He is reported by those of his party especially such that had an admiration for him that he condemned himself to obscurity and affected a retired and a private life but being generally noted and esteemed for his holiness integrity learning gravity and indefatigable pains in the discharge of his Ministerial Function c. he could not hide himself from the eyes of the World Also that by his singular wisdom and dexterity in the Government of his College many learned Ministers were sent thence into the Church and many worthy Gentlemen into the Commonwealth c. To pass by other commendations which are needless now to repeat I shall only tell you of his writings which were published after his death viz. Lectures upon the whole Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians Lond. 1618. qu. Which Lectures having been Preached in the Church of St. Peter in the East in Oxon were published after his death by Christop Potter Fellow of Queens coll with an Epistle before them of his composition The just and necessary Apology touching his suit in Law for the Rectory of Charlton on Otmore on Oxfordshire Lond. 1621. oct Published also by the said Potter a great admirer of this author and his doctrine Treatise against bowing at the Name of Jesus When printed I know not for I have not yet seen it Tho. Beacon an old Calvinist had long before written on that subject and about Airay's time Dr. W. Whittaker and Andr. Wille◠did the like As for our author he died in Queens coll on the sixth of the Ides of Octob. year 1616 in sixteen hundred and sixteen aged 57. and was buried in the inner Chappel of the said coll Over his grave was soon after put two Monuments one on the ground and another in the South wall with inscriptions on both of them the copies of which you may see in Hist Antiq. Vnivers Oxon. lib. 2. p. 124. b. FRANCIS TATE Son of Barthelm Tate of
and Lat. at Paris in 5 volumes at the charges of the Bishops and Clergy of France an 1621. The sixth vol. was put out by him in 1624. and the other volumes four in number came out before at different times at Heidleburg by other hands at it seems Sir Hen. Savile also procured six Manuscript copies of Bradwardins book De causa Dei to be compared and corrected to his great charge and afterwards published a true copy thereof under this title Thomae Bradwardini Archiep. olim Cantuariensis De causa Dei contra Pelagium de virtute causarum ad suos Mertonenses lib. 3. Lond. 1618. fol. Before which Sir Henry put of his own writing Vita Thomae Bradwardini Archiep. olim Cantuariensis He also wrote and was author of Praelectiones tresdecem in principium elementorum Euclidis Oxoniae habitae an 1620. Oxon. 1621. qu. Some of which Lectures he read when he was a Junior Master as I have before mentioned Oratio coram Reg. Elizab. Oxoniae habita an 1592. Oxon. 1658. qu. Published by Mr. afterwards Dr. Tho. Barlow of Queens coll from the original in the Bodleian Library and also by Dr. Joh. Lamphire in the second edit of Monarchia Britannica Oxon. 1681. oct Tract of the original of Monasteries Orations Tract concerning the Union of England and Scotland at the command of K. James 1. MSS. in the Bodleian Lib. Concerning the last of these John Thornborough B. of Bristow did write a book about the same time Our author Savile also did publish Nazianzen's Steliteuticks Zenophon's Institution of Cyrus c. and had many choice Exemplâ—rs in his Library which were by others published as from Bibliotheca Saviliana He also translated into elegant Lat. K. James the first his Apology for the Oath of Allegiance Which flâ—ing in that dress as far as Rome was by the Pope and the Conclave sent to Francis Suarez at Salamanca with a command to answer it When he had perfected the work which he calls Defensio fidei Catholicae c. cum responsione ad Apologiam pro juramento fidelitatis c. it was transmitted to Rome for a view of the Inquisitors who blotted out what they pleased and added whatsoever might advance the Pope's power Which matter Joh. Salkeld his his Assistant when he wrote at Salamanca did often profess when he came over to the Church of England and lived for some time in the House of Dr. King Bishop of London that the good old Man Suarez whose piety and charity he magnifyed much did not only disavow but detest it However printed it was at Colen I think an 1614. but so soon as any of the copies came into England one was burnt in detestation of the fact by publick command Sir Hen. Savile also made several notes with his Pen in many of his books in his choice Library particularly on Eusebius his Ecclesiastical History made use of by Hen. Valesius in his edition of that History an 1659. as he 'll tell you more at large if you 'll consult the Preface to that elaborate work He also made several notes on those books which he gave to the Mathematical Library in the School-Tower and on others which I have seen Divers of his Tracts of various subjects in MS. were greedily procured after his death sometimes also while he lived by industrious and ingenious Scholars which do now or at least did lately go from hand to hand At length after he had lived beyond the age of Man and had done many noble and generous works for the benefit of learning he departed this mortal life in Eaton coll near to Windsore on the nineteenth day of Febr. in sixteen hundred twenty and one and was buried in the Chappel there near to the body of Henry his Son who died 1604 aged 8 years leaving behind him one only daughter named Elizabeth begotten on the body of his Wife Margaret Daughter of George Dacres of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire who was married to Sir Jo. Sedley of Kent Baronet Soon after the News of his death being sent to Oxon the Vicechancellour and Doctors ordered a Speech to be publickly spoken to the Academians in memory of so worthy a Benefactor and Scholar as Sir Henry was Which being accordingly done by Tho. Goffe of Ch. Ch. the Speech was shortly after made publick with many copies of verses made by the best Poets of the University added to it with this title Vltima Linia Savilii Oxon. 1622. qu. These things being done was a black Marble stone laid over his grave on the south side of the Communion Table in the said Chappel of Eaton coll and a most sumptuous honorary monument to his memory on the south wall at the upper end of the Choire of Merton coll the inscription on which you may see elsewhere In the Provostship of Eaton coll succeeded Tho. Murrey a Scot Tutor and Secretary to Prince Charles afterwards K. Ch. 1. who died as one observed on the first day of Apr. 1623. being then newly cut for the Stone and was buried in the Chap. of that Coll. whose Epitaph there saith that he died on the ninth day of the same month aged 59 years Afterwards the King designed Sir Will. Beecher to succeed but by Friends and many intreaties Sir Hen. Wotton had that place conser'd on him In the Wardenship of Mert. coll succeeded Nath. Brent LL. D. afterwards a Knight who minding wealth and the setling a Family more than generous actions that College did nothing near so well flourish as under the Government of Sir Henry ROGER HACKET an eminent Theologist in the time he lived was born in the Parish of St. James within the City of London educated in Wykehams School admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1577. took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and soon after was cried up for an eminent Preacher In 1591. or thereabouts he was made Rector of North-Crowley in Bucks And four years after proceeded in Divinity All that I have yet seen of his writing or publication are only Several Sermons viz. 1 Serm. at Pauls Cross on 1 Sam. 11. 5 6 7. Oxon. 1591. oct dedic to the Lord Norrys 2 Serm. on 2 Cor. 5. 20 21. Lond. 1593. oct 3 A Marriage present on Gen. 2. 22. Lond. 1607. qu. 4 Sick mans glass on Isaiah 30. 1 2 3. Lond. 1607. qu. 5 Serm. on Psal. 122. 6. c. He concluded his last day in sixteen hundred twenty and one or thereabouts for in 1622. were several books conveyed into the publick Library at Oxon by his bequest and was buried as it seems in his Church of North-Crowley before-mentioned HERBERT CROFT Son of Edw. Croft Esq descended from an antient and gentile family of his name living at Croft Castle in Herefordshire was educated in Academicals in Ch. Ch. as his Son Col. Sir Will. Croft use to say tho his name occurrs not in the Matricula which makes me think that his stay was short there Afterwards
who was well known to John Sâ—â—w was living in Northampton in sixteen hundred twenty and three 21. J. c. 1. In his time was one Samuel Wastell a Master of Arts of New Inn 1628. but him I find not to be a writer or publisher of books WILLIAM BISHOP Son of John 〈◊〉 who died 1601. aged 92. was born of a gentile family at Brayles in Warwickshire sent to this University in the 17 year of his age in 157â— or thereabouts particularly as I conceive to Gloucester hall at which time it was presided by one who was a R. Catholick or at least suficieâ—tly addicted to the R. perswasion and that therein did then and especially after study 〈…〉 or else in 〈…〉 who was in anino Catholicus After he had continued in Oxon. about 3 or 4 years he left it his paternal estate which was considerable and all his friends and his native Country which was more So that setling himself in the English coll at Rheimes he applyed himself partly to the study of Divinity Soon after he was sent to Rome where making a fruitful progress in Philosophy and Divinity he was made Priest and sent into England to convert Souls but being taken in the haven was kept prisoner several years as one of his perswasion reports Afterwards being set at liberty an 1584. he went to Paris where he was honorably received and worthily numbred among the Sorbon Doctors At length he took another journey into England and laboured 9 years in the R. C. harvest Upon the expiration of which he was sent for to Rome about certain matters depending between the Jesuits and Secular Priests of which business a certain author hath a large story all which being determined he return'd the third time into England and after 8 years labouring therein to advance his religion was taken and committed prisoner to the Gate-house in Westminster where he was remaining in 1612. Afterwards being released and sent back beyond the Seas again lived at Paris in the Arras or Atrebatian coll newly rebuilt for Benedictin Monks by Philip Caverell Head or Prefect of the Monastery of S. Vedastus at Arras About the year 1622. our author being made Bishop of Chalcedon by the Pope he was sent into England to execute the office of a Bishop among the Catholicks and was by them received with great honour and respect He hath written Reformation of a Catholick deformed by Will Perkins Print 1604. in qu. Part 1. The second part of the reform of the Cath. c. Printed 1607. qu. An answer to Mr. Perkins's advertisement Pr. with the former A reproof of Dr. Rob. Abbots Defence of the Cath. deformed by W. Perkins Pr. 1608. in 2. parts in qu. Disproof of Dr. R. Abbots counter-proof against Dr. Bishops reproof of the defence of Mr. Perkins reform Cath. Par. 1614. in oct part 1. Defence of the Kings honour and of his title to the Kingdom of England He also published and added several things besides a Preface to Joh. Pits his book De illustribus Angliae Scriptoribus and was one of the principal authors of the Libels written against the Archpriestship in England mentioned in George Blackwell an 1612. I find a book written by the Bp. of Chalcedon entit A treatise of the best kind of Confessors pr. in oct but whether written by this Bishop or Dr. Ric. Smith who was his Successor in that titular See I know not At length after this learned person who was in his latter time of the order of S. Benedict had lived 71. years he paid his last debt to nature near to London on the thirteenth day of April in sixteen hundred twenty and four year 1624 but where buried unless in S. Pancras Church near to the said City I know not One that remembers the man hath told my friend that he died at Bishops Court in London but where that place is unless in the Parish of S. Sepulchre I am yet to seek A Latine Manuscript containing the obits and characters of many eminent Benedictines since the reformation hath this character of Dr. Will. Bishop that he was carceribus exilio Apostolicis sudoribus inclitus qui a Sancta sede in patriam ad solamen Catholicorum missus clericis Religularibus ac ipsis laicis ob innatum unionis ac pacis affectum juxta charus extitit c. This obitat book which I have in my little Library was written by a Benedictin Monk of Doway named Tho. White alias Woodhop who having spent several years in the Sheldonian family at Beoly in Worcestershire in which County he was born retired at length in the time of the civil War to Doway was chosen Prior of the coll of English Benedictines and died there of the Plaâ—ue in 1654. From the said book wherein 't is said that Dr. Bishop died near to London was another composed in English with additions and therein is this said of that Doctor he was sent into England by the holy See for the comfort of Catholicks where he so modestly behaved himself that he was by all both Clergy and Seculars dearly beloved and honoured And after imprisonments and all sorts of afflictions patiently endured for the true religion died in peace near London c. This English obital was pen'd by another Benedictine named Tho. Vincent alias Vincent Sadler author of The Childes Catechisme c. pr. at Paris alias London 1678. in oct who died as I remember much about the time that K. Jam. 2. came to the crown He was nephew or near of kin to Fath. Vincent Sadler of the same order who died at Lond. 11. June 1621. after he had been Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury for some years MILES WINDSORE Son of Thomas Son of Andrew Lord Windsore was born in Hampshire at Stanwell I think elected from Balliol coll Scholar of that of Corp. Ch. in Jan. 1556. aged 15 or thereabouts made Probationer-Fellow 16 Feb. 1560 took the degrees in Arts left the coll soon after because popishly affected and spent the remaining part of his time within the City of Oxon. in a most retired condition He was a tolerable Latine Poet but a better Orator as was sufficiently witnessed by his speech intended to have been spoken in C. C. C. when Qu. Elizab. was entertain'd by the Oxonian Muses 1566. and more especially by that which he most admirably well delivered before her at the Lord Windsores house at Bradenham a little after she left Oxon. Which giving the Queen great content she in an high manner did commend it before Dedicus Gosemannus de Sylva the Spanish Embassador then present and looking wistly on Windsore who then had a beard according to the fashion said to Goseman is not this a pretty young man At riper years he applyed himself to the study of Histories and Antiquities and had a hand as 't was frequently reported in the Apologia of B. Tuyne who stiles our author Windsore Antiquae Historiae artifex
ingratitude 4 Afflictions the Christians portion 5 Duty and affinity of the faithful 6 No peace with Rome c. Oxon. 1629. qu. Status quaestionum inter nos pontificios MS. in qu. containing 92. pages in Lat. in the Libr. of Dr. Tho. Barlow At length after he had lived 34. years he was to the great grief of many untimely snacth'd away by the Plague that was then in Oxon. 25. July in sixteen hundred twenty and five year 1625 and was privately buried late at night in the south yard belonging to S. Maries Church within this University leaving then behind him a disconsolate Widdow named Elizabeth Daughter of Dr. Râ—b Hoveden sometimes Warden of All 's coll besides children Over his grave was soon after an altar-monument erected with an Epitaph engraven thereon a copy of which you may see in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 181. b. RAPHAEL THORIUS commonly called Thoris a French man born was in his younger days conversant among the Oxonians in the condition of a Sojourner and made a considerable progress in the faculty of medicine but took no degree therein only numbred among those of the Physick line Afterwards he setled in London practiced that faculty with good success and was in his time accounted Corypheus Medici gregis and as a Physitian famous so no vulgar Poet. The works that he hath written are many but none were published till after his death the titles of some of which follow Hymnus Tabaci sive de Pacto libri duo Which books being procured from the author in Feb. 1624. by Ludov. à Kinschot were by him published at Lond. 1627. oct This elegant Lat. Poem was translated into English verse by Pet. Hansted M. A. of Cambridge afterwards D. D. Lond. 1651. oct Cheimonopegnia A winter song in Lat. verse published also by the said Kinschot 1627. oct and translated into English by P. Hausted before mentioned Epistolae duae de Isaaci Casauboni morbi mortisque caussa written in 1614. Put at the end of Isaac Casaubons epistles published by Joh. Freder Gronovius 1638. qu. In the first of Car. 1. when the plague raged in London he acted more for the publick by exposing his person too much than his most dear concern Wherefore being deeply infected with that disease died of it in his house in the parish of S. Bennet Finck in Jul. or Aug. in sixteen hundred twenty and five year 1625 but where he was buried I know not unless in the Church or Ch. yard of that parish He left behind him a Son named John whom I shall elsewhere mention and a most dear friend who lamented his death in a Lat. Poem not to be contemn'd entit Lessus in funere Raphaelis Thorii Medici Poetae praestantissimi c. In which if it can be seen which I think not for I never saw but one you may read many things justly said of him JOHN FLORIO the Resolute as he used to write himself was born in London in the latter end of the raign of K. H. 8 a little before which time his Father descended from the Florii of Sienna in Tuscany and Mother who were Waldenses had fled from the Valtoline into England for religion sake But when K. Ed. 6. died and the protestant religion silenc'd by the succession of Qu. Mary they left England and went to another Country where Jo. Florio received his puerile literature After Protestancy was restored by Q. Elizab. they return'd and Florio for a time lived in this University At length Rich. Barnes Bishop of Durham sending his Son Emanuel to Magd. coll to obtain Acad. literature in the quality of a Commoner about 1576. Florio was appointed to attend him as a Tutor in the Italian and French tongues At which time wearing a Gown he was matriculated as a member of that house in 1581. aged about 36 years and as a teacher and instructor of certain Scholars in the University After K. James came to the Crown he was appointed Tutor to Pr. Henry for those languages and at length made one of the Privy Chamber and Clerk of the closet to Qu. Anne to whom he was a Tutor also He was a very useful man in his profession zealous in the religion he professed and much devoted to the English nation His works are His first fruits which yield familiar speech merry proverbs witty sentences and golden saying Lond. 1578. qu. 91. oct Perfect introduction to the Italian and English tongues Printed with the former and both dedicated to Rob. Earl of Leicester His second fruits to be gathered of twelve Trees of divers but delightsome tastes to the tongues of Italian and English men Lond. 1591. oct Garden of recreation yielding six thousand Italian Proverbs Printed with the former Dictionary Ital. and English Lond. 1597. 98. fol. Which Dictionary was by him afterwards augmented and to the honour of Queen Anne did intitle it Queen Anna's new world of words Lond. 1611. fol. which for the variety of words was far more copious than any extant in the world at that time But this notwithstanding being also defective our author did out of other Dictionarys and Italian authors which came accidentally into his hands collect out of them an addition of many thousand words and phrases relating to Arts Sciences and Exercises intending if he had lived to come out with a third edition After his death his additions being transmitted to Gio Torriano an Italian and professor of the Italian tongue in London were by him diligently perused and in very many places supplied out of the generally approved Dictionaries of the Academici della crusca and several others that were set forth since Florio's death The said Torriano also did much correct the English interpretations and where there was cause he reduced them to their genuine sense as they are now used in these modern times Which additions and corrections were printed at Lond. 1659. fol. Florio also translated from French into English The Essayes of Michael Lord of Montaigne Lond. 1603. 13. 32. fol. and others things as 't is said but such I have not yet seen At length retiring to Fulham in Middlesex to avoid the plague raging in London was there overtaken by it in his old age of which he died in Aug. or Sept. in sixteen hundred twenty and five and received year 1625 as I suppose sepulture either in the Ch. or yard there I have several times sent for his Epitaph but receiving none you may take this for one Virtute suâ contentus nobilis arte Italus Ore Anglus pectore uterque opere Floret adhuc adhuc florebit floriat ultra Florius hâc specie floridus optat amans THOMAS LODGE was descended from those of his name living in Lincolnshire but whether born there I cannot tell made his first entry into this University about 1573. and was afterwards Servitour or Scholar under the learned and vertuous Mr. Edward Hobye of Trinity coll where making early advances his ingenuity began
had the applause of the learned respect from the rich prayers from the poor and the love of all He hath written A brief discourse of a disease called the suffocation of the mother c. Lond. 1603. qu. Discourse of natural Bathes and mineral Waters Twice printed Which being revised and corrected by Thomas Guidott Bach. of Phys. of Wadh. coll and a Practicioner in the City of Bathe he published it a third time at Lond. 1669. in oct To which he added an Appendix containing A treatise concerning the Bathe wherein the antiquity both of the Bathes and the City is discoursed c. Dr. Jorden died about the seventh day of January in sixteen hundred thirty and two aged 63. and was buried in the south Isle joyning to the great Church within the City of Bathe dedicated to S. Peter and S. Paul He had a natural inclination to Mineral works and was at great charges about the ordering of Allum which succeeding not according to expectation he was thereby much prejudiced in his Estate as it appears in the 7. chap. of Nat. Bathes Mineral Waters wherein 't is said that Allum was the greatest Debtor he had and he the greatest Benefactor to it as he could make it appear when he thought fit to publish the artifice thereof JOHN BARLOW a Cheshire man born became a Student of Hart hall in the year 1600. aged 19. or more took one degree in Arts 8 years after being then in Orders and a Curate Afterwards upon an invitation he was made Minister of Plymouth in Devonshire where continuing to the great liking of the inhabitants yet notwithstanding he left them and went to Halifax in Yorkshire where as it seems he was a Curate or Lecturer He hath published Various Sermons as 1 The Christian's last day is the best day on 1 Thes 4. 18. Lond. 1618. qu. 2 Hieron's last farewel preached at Modbury in Devonsh at the Funeral of Sam. Hieron on 2 Tim. 4. 7. Lond. 1618. qu. 3 The good Man's refuge in affliction on Psal. 40. 18. Lond. 1618. qu. 4 The true guide to glory preached at Plymton-Mary in Devonsh at the Funeral of the Lady Strode of Newingham Widdow of Sir Will. Strode on Psal 73. 24. Lond. 1619. qu. 5 The good Mans privilege on Rom. 8. 28. Lond. 1618. qu. 6 Joy of the upright Man on Psal 97. 11. lb. 1619. qu. An Exposition on the second Epistle of S. Paul to Timothy the first chapter c. Lond. 1625. qu. To which was the Exposition of the second and of other parts of Scripture added Lond. 1632. fol. Among several Records in the Prerogative-office I once saw the last Will and Test of one John Barlow Clerk of Chiddingfield in Surrey which was proved 26. May 1641. the Testator having some weeks before been dead but whether this John Barlow be the same with the former Joh. Barlow who was the writer I cannot justly say nor whether he be the same with Joh. Barlow M. of Arts who in Sept. 1620. became Prebendary of Wivelscomb in the Church of Wells on the resignation of Will. Barlow The said Joh. Barlow of Chiddingfield doth mention his Brethren Edward Raphe Laurence William and Rob. Barlow FRANCIS GODWIN a passing great lover of venerable antiquity and of all good literature Son of Thom. Godwin D. D. sometimes Bishop of B. and Wells was born at Hannington in Northamptonshire 4. of Q. Elizabeth elected Student of Ch. Ch. in 1578. took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became Rector of Samford-Orcais in Somersetshire Prebendary of S. Decuman in the Church of Wells Residentiary there and Vicar of Weston in Zoyland in the same County which last he resigning became Vicar of Bishops Lidiard in 1595. being then Sub-dean of Exeter and about that time Doctor of Divinity In the year 1601. he was nominated to the See of Landaff by Q. Elizabeth to which being consecrated 22. Nov. the same year sate there about 16 years being a Bishoprick rather proportionated to his modesty than merits because much impaired by one of his Predecessors named Anth. Kitchin alias Dunstan whom I shall elsewhere mention and therefore had liberty allowed to him to keep one of his Dignities in Commendam with it and to take upon him the Rectory of Kingston-Scymour in the Dioc. of Wells Afterwards for the respect that K. James had for him and his learning he gave him the Bishoprick of Hereford to which he was translated the tenth and confirmed the 28. of Nov. an 1617. and kept it to his dying day He was a good Man a grave Divine skilful Mathematician excellent Philosopher pure Latinist and incomparable Historian being no less critical in Histories than the learned Selden A person also he was so celebrated by many in his time whether at home or beyond the Seas that his memory cannot otherwise but be precious in succeeding ages for his indefatigable pains and travel in collecting the succession of all the Bishops of England and Wales since the first planting of the Gospel among the Christians nor pretermitting such of the British Church or any that have been remembred by the care and diligence of preceeding writers or had been kept in memory in any old monument or record But as he hath in those his infinite labours endeavoured out of a Puritanical peak to bring a scandal on the ancient Cath. Bishops and to advance the credit of those that were married since the Reformation he being one of that number for the credit of the Protest cause so comes one afterwards by name W. Prynne the most inveterate Enemy to the Bishops that ever appeared in our Horizon who thence from his labours takes all advantages whether truth or not truth to raise arguments against or bring a scandal upon the prelatical function Take heed therefore of being partial lest others light Candles from your Torch and thereby in the end you lend a helping hand for the cutting your own Throat But to return to give therefore our author Godwin a farther character as I have received it from his Son he was esteemed a good preacher and a strict liver but so much employed in his studies and matters of Religion that he was as 't were a stranger to the world and the things thereof His works are these Concio Lat. in Luc. 5. 3. Printed 1601. qu. A Catalogue of the Bishops of England since the first planting of Christian Religion in this Island together with a brief History of their Lives and memorable actions so near as can be gathered out of antiquity Lond. 1601. qu. in an English character For the writing of which Q. Elizabeth immediately preferr'd him to the Bishoprick of Landaff But this book being imperfect for therein are omitted the Bishops of Bangor S. Asaph c. the Author came out with another Edition with many additions an 1615. qu. and thereunto joyned A Discourse concerning the first conversion of this Island of Britaine unto the Christian
beginning of the year 1640. he was chosen a Member of the House of Commons for Newport in the Isle of Wight to serve in that Parliament that began at Westminster on the 13. of Apr. the same year and again for the same place for that Parliament that began there also 3. Nov. following In which last he shewed himself a great reformer of divers abuses and a stickler for the Commons against the Kings Prerogative and Bishops But being taken off from those proceedings by being made one of the Secretaries of State he ever after adher'd to his Majesty was with him at York in 1642. and had a hand in most of those Declarations published by his Majesty's special command in all places in England to shew the reason of his intentions and proceedings Afterwards he was a constant follower of his Majesty was with him at Edghill fight and afterwards at Oxon where he discharged his office with a great deal of prudence While he lived and especially after his death he was esteemed by many a Socinian having been as 't is said strengthned in that opinion by Chillingworth and I know not what but one that knew him very well doth tho a zealous Papist clear him from being guilty of any such matter and tells us withal that he was the greatest ornament to our Nation that the last age produced Another also who had been intimate with him saith that he was the envy of this age and will be the wonder of the next that he honoured and served his Creator in the days of his youth that he was not a Candidate of Atheism c. The truth is all that knew the said Lucius L. Falkland were fully possessed with opinions to the contrary and have usually said that he was a sincere Christian that he always led a virtuous life and despised all worldly things in comparison of necessary divine truth that he was a lover of veracity and sincerity and what not for the accomplishment of a religious man As for his parts which speak him better than any Elogy they were incomparable and needed no supplies of industry His answers were quick and sudden and tho he had a great deal of true worth treasured up in him yet he had much of modesty withal So that all these things put together to which more might be added his memory ought to be precious especially with such who have any esteem for virtue heroical fidelity to their Prince or to incomparable learning Among several things of his that are printed are 1 A speech in Parliament concerning Vniformity 2 Sp. concerning ill Counsellours both spoken in 1640. 3 Sp. about Ship-money 5. Dec. 1640. 4 Sp. concerning John Lord Finch lately L. Keeper and the Judges 5 Sp. to the Lords of the upper House after the reading of the Articles against John L. Finch 14. Jan. 1640. 6 Sp. concerning Episcopacy 9. Feb. 1640 the beginning of which is Mr. Speaker he is a great stranger in Israel c. Which Sp. is said by Dr. P. Heylyn to be a bitter Speech against the Bishops upon which account it is much used and quoted by the Presbyterians I have seen another Speech also intit A draught of a Speech concerning Episcopacy found among the L. Falklands papers since his death written with his own hand Oxon. 1644. in 1 sh in qu. The beginning of which is Mr. Speaker whosoever desires this total change c. Also another thing of his intit A discourse concerning Episcopacy Lond. 1660. qu. Published then I presume by one who was not a Friend to Bishops being the same I think that was by Dr. Heylyn taken to be a bitter Speech against them He hath also written A dscourse of the infallibility of the Church of Rome several times printed in qu. Whereupon an answer to it being made the Lord came out with a reply All published together by Tho. Triplet sometimes Student of Ch. Ch. afterwards D. of D. and Prebendary of Westminster printed at London 1651. qu. with a dedicatory epistle before them See more in Dr. Hen. Hammond under the year 1660. But before Triplets edition another was put out by Anon. to which J. P. put a Preface to it which is omitted in that of Triplet See more in Hugh Cressy under the year 1674. By this Discourse of infallibility it is apparent that the L. Falkland had framed a judgment touching the R. Cath. Church out of certain Cath. writers who represented it too disadvantagiously and not with such qualifications as the Ch. her self has done He also wrote An answer to a letter of Mr. Walt. Mountague who justifies his change of Religion an 1635. printed at the end of his Discourse of Infalibility an 1651. and A Letter to Mr. Fr. M. an 1636. printed at the end of Five captious questions propounded by a Factor for the Papacy Lond. 1673. qu. As also a Comedy called The marriage night Lond. 1664. qu. At length this learned author being with his Majesty King Ch. 1. at Newbury in Berks. when he was about to fight the Rebels he called for a clean shirt in the morning before the encounter began and being asked the reason for it he answered that if he was slain in the Battle they should not find his body in foul linnen Whereupon his friends endeavouring to disswade him from going into the fight as having no call to it or that he was a military Officer he said he was weary of the times and foresaw much misery to his own Country and did believe he should be out of it before night Into the Battle therefore he did go notwithstanding all perswasions to the contrary and was there slain 20 Sept. 1643. much lamented as a great Parliamentarian saith of all that knew him being a Gentleman of great parts ingenuity and honour courteous and just to all and a passionate promoter of all endeavours of Peace betwixt the King and Parliament Whether the Church of England lost a friend by his death some have doubted Sure it is learning it self had a loss and one of the greatest as many Clergymen have said that ever hapned in that or in the age before His body was conveyed to Oxon and afterwards to Great Tow before mention'd where it was buried in the Church without being carried into his house there Over his grave tho there be not yet any memory extant yet Sir Franc. Wortley of Wortley in Yorkshire Knight and Baronet an admirer of his virtues and learning who stiles him Musarum militumque patronus hath bestowed an Epitaph and an Elegy on him in his book intit Characters and Elegies printed 1646. in qu. His person was little and of no great strength his hair blackish and somewhat flaggy and his eye black and quick He left behind him a most disconsolate Widdow named Letice the Daughter of Sir Rich. Morison of Tooley-Park in Leicestershire Knight the most devout pious and virtuous woman of the time she lived in who dying about
person who mostly seemed to be a true Son of the Church of England a hater of Papists Arminians and Sectaries published 1 Seven Sermons on the 23. Psal of David Lond. 1603. oct 2 The Converts happiness Sermon on Rev. 3. 20. Lond. 1609. qu. 3 The raging tempest still'd The history of Christ's passage with his Disciples over the Sea of Galilee c. Lond. 1623. qu. 4 Help to the best bargain c. Serm. in the Cath. of Canterb. 26. Oct. 1623. Lond. 1624. in oct and other things which I have not yet seen He was living in Septemb. 1644. being then the Senior Prebendary of Christ-Church in Canterbury and died shortly after having before cast a stone against Archbishop Laud when he was to be tried for his life JOHN BALL Son of Will. Ball and Agnes Mabet his Wife was born of a plebeian family at Cassington alias Chersington near to Woodstock in Oxfordshire in the beginning of Octob. 1585. and baptized the 14. of the same month educated in Grammar learning in a private School taught by the Vicar of Yarnton a mile distant from Cassington admitted a Student of Brasnose coll in 1602 where continuing under a severe discipline and Tutor about five years in the condition as it seems of a Servitour removed to S. Maries hall and as a Member thereof took the degree of Bac. of Arts in 1608. Soon after he was invited into Cheshire to teach the Children of the Lady Cholmondeley where continuing for some time fell into the acquaintance of several severe Puritans who working on his affections they brought him over to them About that time having gained a sum of money he went to London with some of them and made shift to be ordained a Minister there without subscription by an Irish Bishop Soon after he removed into Staffordshire and became Curate of Whitmore a Chappel of â—ase to Stoke where he lived and died a Nonconformist in a poor house a poor habit with poor maintenance of about 20 l. per an and in an obscure Village teaching School also all the week for a farther supply deserving as high esteem and honour as a noted Presbyterian observes as the best Bishop in England yet looking after no â—igher things but living comfortably and prosperously with these c. The Brethren report him to have been a excellent Schoolmaster and Schoolman qualities seldom meeting in the same person a painful Preacher and a profitable Writer And tho somewhat disaffected to Ceremonies and Church discipline yet he confuted such as conceived the corruption therein ground enough for a Separation He hath written A short treatise containing all the principal grounds of Christian Religion c. Fourteen times printed before the year 1632. and translated into the Turkish Language by Will. Seaman an English Traveller Treatise of Faith in two parts The first shewing the nature the second the life of Faith c. Lond. 1631. qu. 1637. qu. the third edition It hath a Preface to it in commendation of the work written by Rich. Sibbes Friendly trial of the grounds tending to Separation in a plain and modest dispute touching the unlawfulness of stinted Liturgy and set form of Common Prayer Communion in mixed Assemblies and the primitive subject and first receptacle of the power of the Keys c. Cambr. 1640. qu. The rude and imperfect draught of this book was first made for satisfaction of Mr. Rich. Knightley which by importunity of Ministers and others was afterwards enlarged into this treatise The answer returned to the first conceptions thereof is briefly examined in some marginal notes annexed p. 13. 15. 24. 33. An answer to two Treatises of Mr. Joh. Can the Leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam The former is called A necessity of separation from the Church of England proved by the Nonconformists principles And the other A stay against straying Wherein in opposition to Mr. John Robinson he undertakes to prove the unlawfulness of hearing the Ministers of the Church of England Lond. 1642. qu. Published by Simeon Ash The Epistle to the Reader is subscribed by Tho. Langley Will. Rathband Simeon Ash Franc. Woodcock and Geo. Croft Presbyterians After our author Ball had finished this last book he undertook a large treatise of the Church wherein he intended to discover the nature of Schism and to deal in the main controversies touching the essence and Government of the Visible Church of which also 50 sheets of paper he left finished Notwithstanding all this yet by what our author hath written in his answer to Jo. Can and in his Friendly trial c. some dividing Spirits of his own party censured him as in some degree declining from his former profest inconformity in deserting the Nonconformists cause and grounds being too much inclined especially in the last of these two to favour the times in Ceremonies and the Service-book Yet if you 'll give credit to what these men deliver they 'll tell you that he lived and died a strict forbearer and constant opposer of all those pretended corruptions which the Nonconformists had commonly in their publick writings disallowed in the Church of England So that they of his own perswasion would willingly have it believed that altho he was in these his pieces against aggravating and multiplying conceived corruptions and that these were not of so great weight as to inforce the unlawfulness of our set forms or warrant a separation from our Churches and publick worship in regard thereof yet he acknowledged some things blame-worthy in the English Liturgy which he designed to have evidenced as these men tell us in some publick treatise had he lived but a little longer For all this he died abundantly satisfied in the justness of that cause which he so well defended against separation Trial of the new Church-way in New-England and Old c. Lond. 1644. qu. Treatise of the Covenant of Grace Lond. 1645. c. qu. Published by his great admirer Simeon Ash Of the power of godliness both doctrinally and practically handled c. To which are annexed several Treatises as 1 Of the affections 2 Of the spiritual combatâ— 3 Of the government of the tongue 4 Of prayer with an exposition on the Lords Prayer c. Lond. 1657. fol. Published by the aforesaid Simeon Ash sometimes of the University of Cambridge Chaplain to the Lord Brook afterwards to the Earl of Manchester an 1644. Minister of St. Michael Bashishaw and at length of St. Austins in London who dying 20. of Aug. 1662. being a little before the fatal day of St. Barthelmew was buried 23. of the same month in the Church of St. Austin before-mentioned Treatise of divine meditation Lond. 1660. in twelv published also by the said Ash These I think are all that have been written by our author Ball who dying 20. of Octob. in sixteen hundred and forty year 1640 aged fifty and five or thereabouts was buried in the Chappel or Church of Whitmore aforesaid leaving then behind the character
But the said promotions being not sufficient to keep up the Port of a Bishop he was made Archdeacon of Nottingham in the place of Tho. Crosley deceased in the beginning of Sept. 1506. He departed this mortal life on the 25. year 1516 Apr. in fifteen hundred and sixteen and was buried in the north Isle joyning to the Choire of the Cathedral Church at York In his Archdeaconry succeeded William Fell D. D. and in his Prebendary of Vlleskelf Brian Hygden LL. D. MILES SALLEY or Sawley a Benedictine Monk of Abendon Abbey Almoner thereof and in 1498. Abbat of the Monastery of Einsham near to and in the County of Oxford was promoted to the rich Bishoprick of Landaff in Nov. 1504. and in the year following did bestow considerable exhibitions on certain poor Scholars of Oxford in which University in Gloucester coll I think he had received his Academical education He departed his mortal life in the month of Septemb. in fifteen hundred and sixteen year 1516 at which time he bequeathed many good things to Einsham Abbey whereupon his heart and bowels were buried before the Image of S. Theodorick at the high Altar in the Church of Mathern in Monmouthshire at which place the B. of Landaff hath a Pallace and his body carried to Bristow where it was with great solemnity buried on the north side of our Ladies Chappel before the Image of S. Andrew situate and being within the college of Gaunts which Leland in his Itinerary stiles the Gauntes alias the Bonhomes founded originally by Hen. de Gaunt a Priest After him succeeded in the See of Landaff George Athequa a Black-Frier of Spain who by the name of Georgius de Aitien had the temporalities thereof given to him 23. Apr. 9. Hen. 8. dom 1517. and after him followed a Cambridge Doctor named Rob. Halgate or Holgate of Helmesworth in Yorkshire Master of the Order of Sempryngham and Prior of Watton who after election to that See had the Kings consent 29. March 28. Hen. 8. The next was Anthony Dunstan whom I shall hereafter mention JAMES Mac-MAHON who studied for some time Arts and the Civil Law retired to his native Country of Ireland became thro certain petite preferments Bishop of Derry 1507. and died a little before the nativity of our Saviour in fifteen hundred and seventeen year 1519 He held the Priorship of S. Pet. and S. Paul of Knock in the Province of Louth in Commendam with his Bishoprick THOMAS PURSELL whose place of Nativity is as much unknown to me as the House in Oxon wherein educated became Bishop of Waterford and Lismore in Ireland about 1486. and soon after took care that all the ancient charters of Lismore should be transcribed into a Register or Leiger-book which book remaining with his successors till 1617. was by accident then burnt He gave way to fate in fiveteen hundred and seventeen year 1517 but where buried I know not In my searches it appears that one John Bishop of Waterford was Rector of Bawdrob or Baudripp in the Diocess of Bath and Wells in January 1482. 22. Ed. 4. whom I take to be predecessor to Thom. Pursell tho not mention'd by the Author of the Com. of the Irish Bishops EDMUND COURCY was descended from the noble family of the Courcyes of the Province of Mounster in Ireland and when young became a Brother of the Franciscan Order in his own Country Afterwards going into England studied the Theological faculty of which he was in few years after Doctor among those of his Order in Oxon. At length being made Bishop of Clogher in his own Country in 1484. was translated thence to Ross on the sixth of the Cal. of Octob. 1494. He gave way to fate in a good old age in the Monastery of his Order at Temolage in the County of Cork on the 14. of March in fiveteen hundred and eighteen year 1518 and was buried there He is said by a certain Author to be much valued for his Fidelity by K. Hen. 7. and that he was the first of the English Nation that obtained the Episcopal See of Clogher RICHARD WYLSON a Northern man born who after he had spent some time in the Theological faculty among those of his Order in Oxon became Prior of the Manastery of Drax in Yorkshire on the death of one Thomas Hancocke an 1507. and about the year 1515. was made Suffragan Bishop to the Archb. of York under the title of Nigrepont In 1518. he built the Choire belonging to the Church of Bingley in Yorkshire in which Town as 't is probable he was born but when he died it appears not One Rich. Wilson an English man became by provision from the Pope Bishop of Meath in Ireland 1523. and sate there about six years whether the same with the former I cannot tell HUGH OLDHAM or Owldham descended from those of his name living at Oldham in Lancashire was as it seems born at Manchester in that County and being partly fitted for Academical learning was sent to Oxon where continuing for a while went to Cambridge took a degree there and in Sept. 1495. was made Preb. of South Aulton in the Church of Sarum on the death of John Coryndon he the said Oldham being about that time Chaplain to Margaret Countess of Richmond and Canon of the Cath. Ch. at Lincoln In 1499. he by the name of Hugh Oldham L. L. Bac. was admitted Preb. of South Cave in the ch of York in the place of Dr. Will. Worsley deceased and on the 12. of Jan. the same year he was installed in his proper person in that dignity In 1504. he being by the endeavours of the said Countess elected Bishop of Exeter by the name of Mr. Hugh Oldham without the addition of Doctor or Bach. was restored to the temporalities of that See 6 Jan. 1504. He sate there several years not without some disturbance from the Abbot of Tavistock occasion'd by a contention between them about the liberties of the Church of Exeter and dying on the 25. of June year 1519 in fiveteen hundred and nineteen was buried in the Cath. Ch. of S. Peter at Exeter in a Chappel of his own erection hallowed in honour of our Lord God S. Saviour joyning to the South side of the Church a little above the high Altar In which Chappel he appointed some of the Vicars Choral of Exeter to say Mass daily for his Soal He was a benefactor to the said Vicars by giving them the Lands which belonged to the Brethren of the Holy Trinity at Totness in Devonshire whose Cell there had been founded by one De la Bont Lord of Little Totness but suppressed by the said Oldham to the end that they might be reduced together every day at one Table to take Commons He was also an especial Benefactor to C. C. coll in Oxon as you may elsewhere see and at Manchester in Lancashire where his Obit was solemnised several years
with too great confidence transcribed the former narratives So that we yet want an exact and faithful History of the greatest most noble and most disinteress'd Clergy-man of that age His publick imployments gave him little leisure for the publication of any works of learning and if any were published they are dead with him excep perhaps those which I have seen which are the Epistle and directions for teaching the eight Classes in Ipswich School set before the Grammar of W. Lilye and printed in 1528. THOMAS DILLON was born in the County of Meath in Ireland studied here in Oxon several years but whether he took a degree it appears not At length retiring to his own Country became thro several preferments Bishop of Kildare where sitting about eight years year 1531 gave way to fate in fifteen hundred thirty and one In the said See succeeded one Walter Wellesley as I shall anon tell you WILLIAM WARHAM Son of Rob. Warham was born of a gentile Family at Okely in Hampshire educated in Grammaticals in Wykehams School admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1475. took the degrees in the Laws left the coll 1488. and about that time became an Advocate in the Court of Arches and soon after Principal or chief Moderator of Civil Law School then situated in S. Edwards Parish in Oxon. On the 2. Nov. 1493. he was collated to the Chantorship of Wells upon the death of Tho. Overey sometimes Fellow of All 's coll and on the 13. of Feb. following he was constituted Master of the Rolls Afterwards being elected to the See of London he had the Great Seal of England delivered unto him on the 11. of Aug. 1502 So that in few days after being consecrated Bishop of that See had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto on the first of Octob. following In the beginning of January in the same year he was constituted L. Chanc. of England and in Nov. as one saith in 1504. he was translated to the See of Canterbury whose inthronization there appointed to be on the 9. March following was performed then with great and wonderful solemnity and magnificence as it may be partly elsewhere seen In 1506. May 28. he was unanimously elected Chancellour of the University of Oxon being then and ever after an especial friend to it and its members as may be discerned in several Epistles that passed between them In some the said members stile him Sanctissimus in Christo Paeter and in others they proclaim in an high manner his prudence profound understanding c. All which I presume was done because he had been a benefactor to the finishing of S. Maries Church and the Divinity School It must be now known that there was a young Knight called William Warham Godson and Nephew to the Archbishop as being Son to his Brother Hugh Warham that waited upon him in his chamber With him the Archb. being always ready to discourse did more than once seriously tell him that if ever after his death any should succeed him in the See of Canterbury called Thomas he should in no wise serve him or seek his favour and acquaintance for there shall said he one of that name shortly enjoy this See that shall as much by his vicious living and wicked heresies dishonour wast and destroy the same and the whole Church of England as ever the blessed Bishop and Martyr St. Thomas did before benefit bless adorn and honour the same c. This is reported by Nich. Harpessfield from the mouth of the said Sir Will. Warham being prophetically spoken by the said Archb. concerning the Thomas that succeeded him meaning Thom. Cranmer After Dr. Warham had sate in Canterbury in great prosperity about 28 years he concluded this life at S. Stephens near to the said City on the 22. of Aug. between the hours of 3 and 4 in the morning year 1532 in fifteen hundred thirty and two Whereupon his body was laid in a little Chappel built by himself for the place of his burial on the north side of the Martyrdom of S. Thomas of Canterbury and had there a reasonable fair Tomb erected over his body but defaced in the beginning of the grand Rebellion began and carried on by the Presbyterians Erasmus of Rotterdam having been a great acquaintance of the said Archbishop had the honour to have his picture sent to him by the owner Which being with great devotion received Erasmus sent him his and between them passed several Epistles In one of which or else in another place Erasmus who had the Parsonage of Aldington in Kent bestowed on him so commends him for humanity learning integrity and piety that in the conclusion he saith nullan absoluti Praesulis dotem in eo desideres The said Archb. left all his Theological books to All 's coll Library his Civil and Can. Law books with the prick-song books belonging to his Chappel to New coll and his Ledgers Grayles and Antiphonals to Wykehams coll near to Winchester See more of him in a book intit De antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae c. Lond. 1572-3 p. 348. 349. c. THOMAS SKEVYNGTON was descended from a right ancient Family of his name living in Leicestershire but whether born in that County I cannot justly tell became when young professed in the Monastery of Cistercians at Merevale or Myrdvale in Warwickshire instructed in Theological and other learning in S. Bernards coll originally built for Cistercians in the north Suburb of Oxon being now S. Johns coll to which place he bequeathed on his death-bed twenty pounds towards its reparation Afterwards he was made Abbat of Waverley a house of the said Order in Surrey and on the 17. of June 1509. was consecrated Bishop of Bangor Where after he had sate several years much commended for the austere course of his life and great charity he submitted to the stroke of death in the month of June or thereabouts in fifteen hundred thirty and there year 1533 Whereupon his heart was buried in the Cath. Ch. of Bangor before the picture of S. Daniel whereon a stone was soon after laid with an inscription thereon shewing that it was the heart of Thomas late Bishop of Bangor and his body in the Choire of Monastery of Beaulieu under a Tomb which he had erected nigh unto the place where the Gospel used to be read In the See of Bangor succeeded John Salcot alias Capon Doct. of divinity of Cambridge translated thence to Salisbury in 1529 where dying in the summer time in August as it seems an 1557. was buried in the Cath. Church there under a Tomb which he in his life-time had provided and erected on the south side of the Choire JOHN ALLEN Doctor of the Laws of this University was consecrated Archbishop of Dublin in the place of Dr. Hugh Inge deceased in the year of our Lord 1528. and died on the 25. of July saith one and another the 28.
decease of the said W. Worslley who had held with it other dignities among which was the Archdeaconry of Nottingham in which he was succeeded by Thom. Crosley in Aug. 1499. In 1505. he the said Rob. Sherebourne being elected Bishop of S. Davids under the title of Consiliarius regius had restitution of the temporalities of that See made to him on the 12. of Apr. the same year done in requiral of the many services and embassies which he had performed for his Master K. Hen. 7. In 1508. he was translated to the See of Chichester and had the temporalities belonging thereunto delivered to him on the 13. Dec. that year He was a person much given to hospitality was very charitable to the poor munificent to the coll that had given him Acad. education as may elsewhere be seen and bestowed much mony in beautifying and adorning his Cath. Ch. at Chichester At length after he had resigned his Bishoprick he gave way to fate on the 21. Aug. in fifteen hundred thirty and six aged 86 years or thereabouts and was buried in the said Cath. Ch. in a poor remembrance that he had made there on the south side of the same Church A certain note which Sir Will. Dugdale Garter K. of Arms collected by himself and afterwards communicated to me informs that the said R. Sherebourne founded a Free School in the time of Hen. 8. at Rowlston in Staffordshire at which place he was born of mean parentage But this note which he could not then tell whence he had I reject because the register of New coll tells us that he was born in Hampshire where is a Town called Sherbourne in which he or at least his Father or Grandfather was as 't is probable born After he had resigned his Bishoprick Mr. Rich. Sampson Dean of the Kings Chappel being elected thereunto had the temporalities thereof given to him 4. July 28. Hen. 8. Dom. 1536. JOHN KYTE was born as 't is said within the City of London and for a time educated in this University but in what house or what degrees he took it appears not Afterwards he had several dignities confer'd upon him was made Subdean of the King's Chappel and by K. Hen. 7. was sent Embassador into Spain In the latter end of 1513. he was made Archb. of Armagh by provision from P. Leo 10. the temporalities of which were given to him on the 20. May in the year following But he resigning the said Archbishoprick on the third of Aug. 1521. being newly made Bishop of Carlile in England on the death of Joh. Penny was made Archbishop of Thebes in Greece All these things were done by the endeavours made to the Pope by Card. Wolsey whose creature Kyte was And because the Bulls of translation and of Carlile with the retention of his other benefices should be expedited and done to the desire of Wolsey and Kyte the fees came to 1790. duckets but whether all was paid I think not because it partly appears by the letters of Joh. Clerk the Kings Orator at Rome afterwards B. of B. of Wells that for the sake of the said Card. 275 duckets were released to Kyte tho the World was then very hard at Rome He the said Kyte took his last farewell of this World after he had bestowed much money on Rose-castle the Seat of the Bishop of Carlile on the nineteenth day of June in fifteen hundred thirty and seven year 1537 and was buried as 't is said in the middle almost of the Chancel belonging to the Church of Stepney near London Over his grave is a marble-stone yet remaining with an English Epitaph thereon contained in barbarous verses shewing that he was a person of great hospitality The five first run thus Under this ston closyde and marmorate Lyeth John Kitte Londoner natyff Encreasyng in vertues rose to high estate In the fourth Edwards chappel by his yong lyffe Sith whych the sevinth Henryes servyce primatyff Proceeding still c. How it came to pass that he was buried at Stepney I cannot tell Sure I am that by his Will and Test made the 18. June 29. Hen. 8 dom 1537. and proved 21. of the same month wherein he writes himself John Kyte Archb. of Thebes and Commendatory perpetual of Carlile he bequeaths his body to be buried by the body of his Father in St. Margarets Church in Westminster JOHN HILSEY a Dominican or Black Frier was consecrated Bishop of Rochester in 1535. and died in sixteen hundred thirty and eight year 1538 Under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the See of Rochester succeeded Nich Heath whom I shall mention at large in his proper place JOHN STOKESLIE was educated in S. Mary Magd. coll of which he was Fellow and much noted for his excellent faculty in disputing whether in Philosophy or Divinity In 1502. he being then M. of A. of some years standing was admitted Principal of S. Mary Magd. hall and in the year following was elected the northern Procter of the University because he had been born in the north parts of England Afterwards he became Vicar of Willoughby in Warwickshire for a time and Rector of Slimbridge in Gloucestershire both by the gift of the said college Prebendary of the Kings Chappel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and S. Stephen within the Pallace of Westminster Archdeacon of Dorset in the place of Rich. Paice Doct. of Divinity and Chaplain to Rich. Fox B. of Winchester who gave him as I think the Archdeaconry of Surrey At length upon the translation of Tonstall to Durham he was made Bishop of London in 1530. In which See being installed 19. Jul. in the same year and about that time made the Kings Almoner fate there to the time of his death which hapning on the eighth of Sept. year 1539 in fifteen hundred thirty and nine was buried on the 14. of the said month in the Chappel of S. George within the Precinct of S. Pauls Cathedral Soon after was a memorial put over his grave running thus Hujus in obscuri tumuli c. Which in English is this as P. F. tells me Th'obscure recesses of this key-cold Tomb Do Stokeslies ashes and remains inhume Whose general name good life dexterity Of Pen Tongue Brain were known both far and nigh Who studied still to serve God and the King And benefit the publick in each thing What good he did in Forreign parts retrieve He brought it home like honey to his hive He knew the intreagues of Italy and Spain And of the Grecian Wyles did make much gain To many Kingdoms of the World being known And honour'd more returning to his own Who on our Blessed Ladies day being born Did on the self same day to dust return In 1529. he was sent to the Emperiour and Pope and to several Universities concerning the marriage of King Hen. 8. with his brother's Wife c. and was with Tho. Cranmer at
the citation of Katherine the Q. Dowager to appear at Dunstable six miles distant from Ampthill when she was divorced and the marriage declared to be void and of no effect He also burnt W. Tyndales translation of the Bible was a disputer with Joh. Lambert alias Nicholls and boasted as R. Holinshed tells us that he had burned fifty Hereticks meaning Protestants and as Dr. Humphrey saith that he had sacrificed to the god of hell above three hundred WALTER WELLESLEY commonly called Wesley was bred up a Canon Regular of the Order of S. Austin and among them in Oxon was he educated for a time Afterwards he became Prior of those Canons of his Order living at Conal in the County of Kildare in Ireland and Master of the Rolls in that Kingdom At length upon the desire of K. Hen. 8. made to P. Clem. 7. he became Bishop of Kildare in 1531. and dying in fifteen hundred thirty and nine was buried in the said Monastery of Conal the Priorship of which he kept in Commendam with his Bishoprick WILLIAM MORE had part of his education among the Oxonians but more in another University was afterwards Vicar of Walden in Essex and Suffragan Bishop of Colchester In 1537. he was made Prebendary of Gevendale in the Church of York but resigned it the year after and on 14. Sept. 1539. he was installed Archdeacon of Leycester in the room of Edm. Bonner promoted to the See of Hereford He died in the Summer-time in fifteen hundred and forty year 1540 and was succeeded in his Archdeaconry in the beginning of March following by Tho. Robertson One Will. More was Lord Prior of Worcester which honourable place he resigned in 1535. but was not the same with him who was Bishop THOMAS SPARKE a Benedictine Monk of Durham spent some time in study in Durham coll in this University took the degree of Bac. of Div. in 1528. being about that time Prior of a certain Cell In 1536. he was nominated and made Suffragan to the Bishop of Durham under the title of the Suffragan Seat of Barwick which is the utmost Town in England towards Scotland See more of him in the Fasti an 1528. THOMAS CHARD or Cherd a Devonian born as it seems was bred a Benedictine Monk and among those was he educated for a time in Oxon but what degrees he took it appears not Afterwards retiring into his own Country he was made Suffragan to Oldham Bishop of Exeter under the title of Bishop of Salubric and by that title do I find him collated to the Vicaridge of Wellyngton in Somersetshire on the resignation of Rich. Gilbert Doct. of Decrees in the month of June 1512. Three years after or thereabouts he had the Priorship of Mountacute of the Benedictine alias Cluniack Order in the said County confer'd upon him on the death as it seems of Joh. Water and in Aug. 1521. he was admitted to the Church of Tyntenhull in the Dioc. of Wells all little enough god-wot to support his honourable dignity By his last Will and Test made 1. Oct. 1541. and proved 4. Nov. 1544. he became a benefactor to the Church of S. Mary Otery in Devon to the Churches of S. Mary Magd. in Taunton at Wellyngton Holberton c. in Somersetshire See another Thom. Chard in the Fasti under the year 1507. EDWARD LEE sometimes of S. Mary Magd. coll was installed Arch. of York on the eleventh of Dec. 1531. year 1544 and died in fifteen hundred forty and four under which year you may see more of him among the Writers In the said See of York succeeded a very worldly person named Rob. Halgate or Holgate D. D. ejected thence when Q. Mary came to the Crown for being as 't is said a married man By his last Will and Test dated 27. Apr. 1555. and proved 4. Dec. 1556. he bequeathed his body to be buried in that Parish wherein he should happen to die but what Parish that is I cannot yet tell ANDREW WHITMAYE a Glocestershire man born as it seems but whether he was of any Order appears not was made Bishop of Crysopolitan and Suffragan to the Bishop of Worcester in the time of K. Hen. 8. but the particular year I cannot yet find He gave way to fate in the Dioc. year 1547 of Gloucester in fifteen hundred forty and six or thereabouts leaving then behind him a brother named John Whitmaye Vicar of Minsterworth in Gloucestershire JOHN LONGLAND sometimes Fellow of Magdalen college afterwards Principal of the hall joyning thereunto was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln in May 1521. and died in May in fifteen hundred forty and seven year 1547 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the said See of Linc. succeeded one Dr. Hen. Holbech alias Rands written sometimes Hen. Randes of Holbech in Lancolnshire educated in Cambridge made the last Lord Prior of Worcester on the resignation of Will. More an 1535. consecrated Suffragan Bishop of Bristow for Latymer B. of Worcester 24. March 1537. constituted the first Dean of Worcester 33. Hen. 8. Dom. 1541. translated from Bristow to Rochester in June 1544. and thence to Lincoln before-mentioned in 1547. He concluded his last day after the 2. Aug. in 1551. and was buried as I suppose in his own Church at Linc. leaving then behind him a Son named Thomas WILLIAM KNIGHT was a Londoner born educated in Wykehams School near Winchester became perpetual Fellow of New coll after he had served two years of Probation in 1493. but leaving that place two years after he went to the Royal Court where his parts and industry being soon known was made Secretary to King Hen. 7. and 8. The last of which sending him on an Embassie to Maximilian the Emperour found so much favour from him that besides the great gifts received from his Treasury he had by Letters Pat. dated 14. Jul. 1514. a Coat of Arms granted to him as a farther token of reward for his many services done for the English King in exposing his life to danger wearing it out in continual labours for him and ready for the future to do the like if occasion should require c. The Arms granted to him by the name and title of Will. Knyght Prothonatary of the Apostolical Seat and Embassador from K. Hen. 8. to Maximilian the Emp. are these Parted per fess or and gules an Eagle with two heads displayed sable having on its breast a demi-rose and a demi-sun conjoyned into one counterchanged of the Feild Which Arms are at this day remaining in one of the south windows of the common Refectory of New coll In the beginning of the year 1523. he became Archdeacon of Huntingdon on the resignation of Rich Rawlins promoted to the See of S. David and in the beginning of Dec. 1529. he being then or about that time Prebendary of the fifth Prebendship of the Kings Chappel of S. Stephen within the Pallace of Westminster and newly returned
a secular or of any religious Order I cannot tell nor whether justly he took a degree in this University Certain it is that being made Suffragan Bishop of Hull under the Archbishop of York was made Prebendary of Langtoft and VVistow in the Church of York 1541. and in 1549. January 31. was installed Archdeacon of Nottingham on the death of Cuthbert Marshall D. D. who had succeeded Will. Fell D. D. in that dignity in Jan. 1527. He either died in the beginning of Q. Maries reign 1553. or was deprived because then or soon after I find one Rob. Pursglove to occur by the title of Bishop of Hull as I shall at large tell you under the year 1579. JOHN STANYWELL or Stonywell was born in the Parish of Longdon in Staffordshire within which Parish is a small Hamlet called Stonywell from a Well wherein is at the bottom a large stone which seems to be no more than a little Rock whence springs the water that supplies that Well This person being much addicted to learning and religion when a Youth was taken into a certain Monastery that at Pershore in Worcestershire as it seems and was bred a Benedictine Monk Thence he was sent to Glocester College in Oxon where the Monks of Pershore had an apartment for their Novices to be trained up in Academical learning of which College he was when in his elder years Prior for a time and was then noted among those of his profession for his learning and strict course of life Afterwards being Doctor of divinity he became Lord Abbat of the said Monastery of Pershore and at length a Bishop suffragan only as it seems under the title of Episcopus Poletensis He paid his last debt to nature after he had arrived to a great age in the beginning of fifteen hundred fifty and three year 1553 and was burled according to his Will in a new chappel built by him within the Parish Church of S. James in Longdon he bequeathed all his books his two Chalices his Crewetts holy water stock Vestmens Albes Altar-clothes with other things belonging to his private chappel in Longdon JOHN HOPER or Hooper sometimes either of Merton coll or S. Albans hall or of both successively was consecrated Bishop of Glocester in the latter end of the year 1550. and about two years after had the Bishoprick of Worcester given to him to keep in Commendam with the former He yielded up his last breath in the flames in the latter end of fifteen hundred fifty and four year 1554 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In Glocester succeeded him James Brokes and in Worcester Rich. Pate Of the former you may read more among the writers under the year 1559. and of the other among the Bishops following an 1560. GEORGE BROWNE an Austin Frier of the convent of that order in London was educated in Academicals among those of his order in Oxon. Afterwards growing eminent among them was made Provincial of the said order in England and about the same time supplicated the Regents of this University that he might be admitted to the reading of the sentences in 1523 but whether he was really admitted it appears not Afterwards taking the degree of Doctor of divinity in an University beyond the Seas as it seems was incorporated in the same degree at Oxon 1534. and soon after at Cambridge On the 19. of March 1535. he was consecrated in England Archbishop of Dublin in Ireland and in 1551. he obtained leave from K. Ed. 6. that he and his successors for ever in that See may be Primates of all Ireland but recalled soon after by Queen Mary who in 1554. caused him to be deprived of his Archbishoprick for being married What became of him afterwards I know not nor when he died EDWARD STAPLE received his first breathings in this World in Lincolnshire studied Logic and Philosophy for a time in this University and went afterwards to Cambridge where he took the degree of Master of Arts. Thence returning to Oxon was incorporated in that degree and in the latter end of 1525. supplicated the venerable congregation of Regents that he might be admitted to the reading of the sentences being then one of the canons of Card. Wolseys college but whether he was really admitted it dot not appear In 1530. he by provision from P. Clem. 7. became Bishop of Meath in Ireland being at that time Warden or Master of S. Bartholomews Hospital in London which for some time he kept in commendam with his Bishoprick At length Qu. Mary coming to the Crown he was deprived of the said Bishoprick for being married as I suppose in the year 1554. and soon after died In the said See succeeded one Will. Walsh D. D. of whom I shall speak more under the year 1576. ROBERT FERRAR was born within the Vicaridge of Halyfax in Yorkshire within four miles of which place he gave Lands to his near relations and when a young man was made a Canon regular of the order of S. Austin but in what Priory or Abbey I know not Sure I am that he having partly received his Academical education in Cambridge did when he had entred into the same order retire to a nursery for the Canons thereof in Oxon named S. Maries college situated in the Parish of S. Michael and S. Peter in the Bayly where I find him in 1526. in which year Tho. Garret Curate of Honey lane in London and a forward and busie Lutheran did supply him with prohibited books or books which were written against the R. Cath. Ch. and the members thereof he being then esteemed one of that party that then opposed the established Church and Doctrine In 1533. he as a member of the said coll of S. Mary was admitted to the reading of the sentences having a little before opposed in divinity and about that time became chaplain to Dr. Cranmer Archb. of Canterbury by whose example as one saith he learned to get himself a woman also under the name of a wife and by his endeavours had some preserment in the Church In 1547. he being then in great favour with Edward Duke of Somerset he was by him appointed Bishop of S. Davids upon the removal of W. Barlow to the See of B. and Wells and accordingly was consecrated thereunto the same year But upon the fall of the said Duke in 1549. who was an upholder of him and his unworthy doings were 56. Articles drawn up against him by some of his neighbours viz. Hugh Rawlins Clerk and one Tho. Lee accusing him as an abuser of his authority a maintainer of superstition to be covetous wilfully negligent foolish c. All which he being not able to answer was committed to safe custody in London during the remaining part of the reign of K. Ed. 6. After Qu. Mary came to the Crown it being fully understood that he was a Lutheran Heretick as the men of those times stiled him
he was transplanted first to Christs coll and afterwards to Clare hall in Cambridge where proceeding in Arts took holy Orders was afterwards Archdeacon of Stafford and in 1535. did commence D. of divinity In 1539. Apr. 4. he was consecrated B. of Rochester being then chief Almoner to the King and on the 14. of the same month the temporalities of that See were delivered to him On the 22. of Decemb. 1543. he was elected B. of Worcester upon the resignation of Dr. Bell and in Feb. following being translated thereunto the temporalities also of that See were restored to him on the 22. March following where continuing till the beginning of K. Ed. 6. was soon after committed Prisoner to the Fleet as being no Friend to that King or reformation Afterwards Q. Mary coming to the Crown he was restored to his Bishoprick which Jo. Hooper had for some time occupied and became so great in the favour of that Queen that he was not only made by her President of Wales but also Archbishop of York to which See being elected P. Paul the fourth by his Bull dated xi Cal. Jul. 1555. did confirm it Afterwards being translated the temporalities of that See were given to him 8. Jan. following and on the 22. of that month was enthronized or installed in the person of Robert Bishop of Hull Heath being then Lord Chancellour of England While he sate Archbishop Q. Mary gave to him Suffolk-house against S. George's Church in Southwark to be a habitation for him and his Successors for ever in that See when their occasins called them to London done in recompence for York-house near Westminster which her Father had taken from Card. Wolsey But the said house being remote from the Court Archb. Heath sold it to a Merchant and bought Norwich-house or Suffolk-place near to Charing-cross for him and his Successors for ever When Q. Elizabeth came to the Crown which was in Nov. 1558. Cardinal Pole Archb. of Canterbury and Primate of all England being then dead he the said Heath not only refused tho it appertained to his office to anoint and Crown Q. Elizab. as all the Bishops besides did except one but also about the beginning of the year following refused to take the Oath of her Supremacy over the Church Whereupon being deprived of his Archbishoprick about Midsomer in the same year as also of his Chancellourship was for a time committed to custody Jo. Fox saith to the Tower where he died but being a person of great moderation quiet behaviour and modest disposition was soon after set at liberty So that retiring to his estate at Chobham in Surrey which he before had purchased spent the remaining part of his days there in great security retiredness good studies and devotion being then in such great grace with Q. Elizabeth that she several times visited him with marvellous kindness At length arriving to a fair age died in the beginning of fifteen hundred seventy and year 1579 nine as it should seem for on the 5. of May that year one Tho. Heath next Kinsman to the said Archbishop had a Commission then granted to him from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury to administer the goods debts chattels c. of him the said Nich. Heath S. T. P. sometimes Archb. of York lately deceased He was buried in the middle of the Chanc. belonging to the Ch. of Chobham before-mentioned and over his grave was soon-after a plain marble stone laid with an inscription thereon which stone was since broken and made shorter and the inscription engraven on a brass plate taken away His brother Will. Heath as he is at Chobham so called was also buried in the said Chancel some years as it seems before the Archbishop where there was lately if not still some memory of him on a grave-stone But who are now the possessors of the Archb. lands there which he left to his relations I cannot tell The picture drawn to the life of the said Archbishop I have many times seen which shews him to have been proper in person black hair'd pale-faced thin and macerated somewhat like the picture of Fisher B. of Rochester but his nose not so long I say this picture I have often beheld among many other choice pictures hanging in the large Gallery belonging to Weston-house near to Long-Compton in Warwickshire now in the possession of my worthy acquaintance Raphe Sheldon Esq whose Ancestor of both his names of Beoly in Worcestershire who died 21. Dec. 1546. married Philippa daughter and coheir of Baldwin Heath by his Wife Agnes the eldest daughter and coheir of Joh. Grove of Ford-hall in Wotton in Warwickshire Son of Thomas Heath of Aspley in the Parish of Tamworth before-mentioned which Thomas is supposed by those of the Sheldonian Family who quarter with their Arms those of Grove and Heath to be Great Grandfather to the Archbishop This hath been several times told me by my never to be forgotten friend and generous acquaintance Raphe Sheldon of Beoly and Weston Esq who deceased 1684. a person always very curious and industrious in Genealogies ROBERT PURSGLOVE received his first breath at a Market Town in Derbyshire called Tideswall bred in puerile learning for some time there afterwards in Grammar learning in S. Pauls School in London by the care and charge of his Uncle Will. Bradshaw where continuing three years was afterwards placed in the Abery called S. Mary Overhee in Southwark In which place being fitted for the University he was sent to Corp. Ch. coll in Oxford and maintained there by his said Uncle for the space of fourteen years but whether he took a degree in all that time it doth not appear in our Registers neither indeed of hundreds more that have studied 7 or more years in Oxon and therefore for that reason and because we have no matriculation books above the time of Q. Elizab. the memory of many eminent Men in Church and State is lost After he had left the University being then esteemed an eminent Clerk he was received into the Monastery of Gisbourne alias Gisburgh in Yorkshire where taking upon him the habit of a Canon Regular was at length elected Prior of that house Afterwards upon a willing surrender of the said Monastery into the Kings hands he had a considerable pension allowed to him was made Provost of Rotheram coll in Yorkshire and on the death of Rob. Sylvester about the beginning of Q. Maries Reign was made Archdeacon of Nottingham and Suffragan B. of Hull under the Archb. of York and had other dignities and spiritualities confer'd on him After Q. Elizabeth had been setled in the Throne for some time the Oath of Supremacy was offered to him but he denying to take it was deprived of his Archdeaconry and other spiritualities Whereupon the said Archdeaconry being given to Will. Day M. A. he was installed therein 24. Apr. 1560. as about the same time he was in the Prebendship of Ampleford in the Church of York on
Mawdion D. D and Vicar gen to Dr. Smith Bishop of Lincoln Doctors of the Canon Law Or such who were licensed to proceed in the Decrees or Canon Law c. Roger Sandyford or Sandford Principal of Broadgates Hall in the Parish of All Saints Upon the Resignation of Philip Agard an Inceptor in the sacred Canons or Decrees the said Rog. Sandford succeeded in the Principality of that Hall in 1498. which Hall did once stand where now is a Yard containing divers Tenements belonging to Magd College the Gate leading to which is almost opposite to the sometimes Inn called the Swâ—n in that part of the High Street between the Churches of All 〈◊〉 and S. Mary Will. Horsley Principal of Pâ—ckwaters Inn. This Inn is involved in that Quadrangle belonging to Ch Ch. now called Peckwater This year was a Supplicate made in the venerable Congregation of Regents for one Tho. Dalby to be admitted to a Degree in Decrees but whether he was admitted I cannot yet tell This Tho. Dalby whom I find afterwards written Doctor of Decrees was installed Archdeacon of Richmond in Oct. 1506 upon the Promotion of James Stanley to the See of Ely was made about that time Prebendary of the Prebend of Stillington and Canon residentiary in the Church of York afterwards the thirty seventh Provost of the Church of S. John at Beverley Treasurer of the Pallace of Tho. Savage sometimes Archb. of York Chaplain and Counsellor to King Hen. 7. and Dean of the Chappel to the Duke of Richmond and Somerset This Dr. Dalby died 26 Jan. 1525 and was buried in the North Isle joyning to the Choire of the Cath. Church of York I find another Tho. Dalby who was Archdeacon of Richmond and Residentiary in the Church of York but he dying in 1400 must not be supposed to be the same with the former Doctors of Divinity Or such who were licensed to proceed in Divinity or admitted Doctors or Professors of Divinity or of the Holy Writ in order to their proceeding or being compleated in that Degree in the Act following William Vavasor Gardian or Warden of the House or Coll. of the Franciscans or Grey Fryers in the South Suburb of Oxon. This Coll. was situated without Little Southgate commonly called Watergate where now a Brewer and a Tanner besides other People live and the Gardens and Grove belonging thereunto situated on the West side of the said Coll. are now called by the Name of Paradise Garden This College was one of the famousest Places for learned Fryers in the Christian World and therein did Roger Bacon the Miracle of his Age for Learning live and die in the Habit of a Franciscan Another Miracle also did live and study there about Roger's death named John Doâ—â—s highly famed at this day beyond the Seas for those Books which he hath written yet so little valued now among many English Men that the Philosopher of Malmsbury doth not stick to say that any ingenious Reader not knowing what was the design meaning the Pope's design to carry on his Authority would judge him to have been the most egregious Blockhead in the World so obscure and senseless are his Writings Hugh Saâ—ders alias Shackspear of Merton Coll. He was afterwards Principal of S. Albans Hall and is stiled in one of our publick Registers Vir literis virtute percelebis John Stanywell Prior of the Benedictine Monks of Glocester Coll. now Gloc. Hall He was the same Person with John Stonywell who was soon after Lord Abbat of Pershore a Monastery for Benedictines in Worcestershire and a Bishop by the Title of Episc Poâ—etensis as I have among the Bishops told you Joh. Avery of Lincoln Coll. He was afterwards several times Commissary of the University John Percivall the seven and fortieth Minister or Provincial of the Minorites Franciscans or Grey Fryers in England did proceed about this Year in Divinity See among the Writers under the year 1502. Joh. Kynton a Minorite or Franciscan did also proceed this year but when admitted I find not An. Dom. 1501 An. 16 17 Hen. 7 Chancellour Dr. Will. Smyth Bishop of Lincoln afterwards the worthy Founder of Brasnose Coll. Commissaries Will. Atwater beforemention'd Tho. Bâ—â—ke D. D. Rector of Linc. Coll. Hugh Saunders D. D. beforemention'd Proctors John Game of Allsoules Coll. elected for the Southern Proctor Will. Dale elected for the Northern Proctor Bachelaurs of the Civil Law Or such who were admitted to the reading of any of the Books of Institutions Thomas Howell Archdeacon of Cardigan c. Mast of Arts Or such who were licensed to proceed in Arts c. William Hew He was afterwards Bishop of Oâ—â—se in Spain John Longland of S. Mar. Magd. Coll. He became Bishop of Linc. in 1521. Tho. Randolph of New Coll. did proceed about this year He was afterwards Canon and Prebendary of the Cath. Church at Lincoln Bach. of Divinity Tho. Brynknell of Linc. Coll. See more among the Writers under the year 1521. Clement Lychfeld a Monk of the Order of S. Benedict in the Monastery of Eâ—â—sham in Worcestershire He was afterwards Abbat of that Place and continuing there till towards the dissoultion of Religious Houses with a resolution not to surrender his House for a profane use was at length by the tricks of Tho. â—romwel Secretary of State to K. Hen 8. perswaded to resign his pastoral Staff to one Philip Hawford alias Ballard a young Monk of Evesham which being done accordingly not altogether to the content of Lychfeld was a Surrender of that Monastery soon after made into the hands of the said King For which Service Ballard had not only a considerable Pension allowed but also the Deanery of Worcester given to him an 1553 â— Mar. upon the deprivation of one John Barlow M. A. who had been installed Dean in June 1544 in the place of Hen. Holbeach alias Rands the first Dean afterwards Bishop of Lincoln As for Lychfeld who was a most pious and zealous man in the way he professed he expended much Money in building the Abbey of Evesham and other places belonging to it as also in building and adorning the Choir He made also a right sumptuous and high square Tower of Stone in the Cemitery of Evesham This Tower had a great Bell in it and a goodly Clock and was as a Gatehouse to one piece of the Abbey This Abbat builded at his Mâ—â—or at Vssâ—nham about a mile above Evesham This good man died at or near Evesham and was buried in a Chappel which he before had built joyning to the Abbey-Church there 9 Octob. 1540. In memory of whom was in his life time an Inscription set up in a Window of the said Church running thus Orate pro anima Domini Clementis Lychfeld Sacerdotis cujus tempore turris Eveshamiae â—dficata est John Colet M. A. was about this time admitted to the reading of the Sentences Henry Rytoner Abbat of Rewley a Monastery for Cistercians in the West Suburb of Oxon.
him were about 52 admitted many of which were afterwards Prebendaries and Canons and but four who supplicated Bach. of Civ Law Oct. 27. Petrus Garsias de Laâ— M. of A. of the University of Parmuse and about this time a Lecturer or Canon of Cardinal Coll. in Oxon. was then admitted Bach. of the Civil Law Feb. 8. John Lawrence of All 's Coll. He was afterwards made Archdeacon of Wiltshire upon the deprivation of John Pollard 10. Aug. 1554. being the second year of Qu. Mary He died in 1568 having before been deprived of his Archdeaconry See in an 1578. among the Doctors of Law Feb. ult Tho. Lloyd of All 's Coll. He was about this time Chauntor of St. David John Price of the same Coll. was admitted on the same day See in 1532. Besides these were 4 admitted in the Civil and about as many in the Canon Law Four also supplicated for the former and as many for the other Mast of Arts. March 9. John Sheyne Perhaps the same Sheyne an Irish Man who wrot a book De republica See among the Writers in Rich. Shaghens an 1570. Besides him were 24 admitted among whom John Tooker Rich. Champion and John Pierson Canons of Cardinal Coll. were of the number and about 3 that supplicated Bach. of Physick Jul. 21. Will. Freeman M. of A. The same day he was admitted to practice See under the year 1526. Bach. of Div. Ten at least were admitted among whom were Robert Wratton Richard Mychell Robert Norbury c. Benedictine Monks Thomas Krikham a Minorite Nicholas Cartwright Anthony Moâ—â—neaux c. Among these must not be forgotten William Hyberden of Exeter Coll. as it seems who was admitted 23. Nov. having been before as 't is said in the publick register Bach. of the Canon Law He was in these times and especially after a most eminent Preacher a Person of great devotion and of devout fasting and being a most zealous Bigot for the Church of Rome did while he was beneficed in or near Bristow make it his sole employment to preach against the hereticks as they were in his time so called viz. Luther Melancthon Zwinglius John Fryth William Tindall Hugh Latimer c. When King Ed. 6. reigned he withdrew and continued silent as much as he durst but when Queen Mary came to the Crown he made it his sole employment to ride about the Country and Preach in every Church that he approached against them See more of him in John Fox his book of Acts and Monuments of the Church under the year 1555 where you will find him called by him by the name of Hubberdin an old Divine of Oxford Seven also there were that supplicated for the said Degree of Bach. of Div. among whom were William Basyng a Benedictine Father Philip Davyes a Dominican William Swadell of the same Order c. Doct. of Can. Law Jan. 29. William Cuffold of New Coll. a learned Canonist Not one besides was admitted nor one that supplicated Doct. of Div. Apr. 24. Fr. John Mawdley or Maudlyn a Dominican or Preaching Fryer June 17. Fr. Richard Cromer an Austin Fryer He is stiled in his admission Compositor that is a Compounder because he paid double or treble fees for his Degree being then as it should seem a rich Dignitary Feb. 7. Nich. de Burgo a Minorite He is mention'd in the Incorporations in the beforegoing year Incorporations Oct. 26. Johan Ludâ—vicus Vives LL. D. beyond the Seas was then incorporated being this year a Lecturer in Oxon. as I have told you among the Writers under the year 1544. In the same month of Oct. Richard Wolman Doctor of Decrees of Cambridge and an Archdeacon supplicated to be incorporated but whether his supplication was granted it appears not See more in the Incorporations 1531. In the beginning of March one William Throckmorton LL. D. beyond the Seas supplicated also to be incorporated which was granted simpliciter In the Chancel of the Church at Shottsbrook in Berks. is an Epitaph for the said Throckmorton wherein he is stiled Gardianus istius Ecclesiae Which Church was a Collegiat Church and valued at the suppression of religious places in the Reign of K. Hen. 8. to be worth 33. l. 18 s. 8 d. per an He died 12. Jan. 1535 and was there buried About this time studied in Oxon Simon Grynaeus being then 30 years of age at least At which time but especially afterwards he was well skill'd in the Latin and Greek tongues in Philosophy and the Mathematick disciplines and therefore beloved of Erasmus who honourably mentions him in his Epistles Theod. Bibliander tells us that he really thinks that in him Christian piety all virtues and the muses had taken up their habitation He hath written several books the titles of most of which you may see in the Bodleian Catalogue and died in the prime of his years 1541. An. Dom. 1524. An. 16. Hen. 8. Chancellor the same Commiss Tho. Musgrave M. D. Proctor Edw. Leighton of Cardinal Coll. Philip Dale of Exet. Coll. Apt. 6. The Senior of which Proctors was made the ninth Canon of the College at Oxon founded by K. Hen. 8. an 1532. Grammarians Aug. 1. Tho. Lyonhyll Feb. 15. John Moreton Will. Gower Sec. Chapl. The said three Persons were admitted to inform in the faculty of Grammar Bach. of Musick Apr. 3. Will. Chell a Secular Chaplain Henry Young a Student in Musick supplicated for that Degree 25. of Feb. but was not as I can yet find admitted Bach. of Arts. May 30. Nich. Vdall of C. C. C. See among the writers under the year 1552. Jun. 20. John Fitzjames of Mert. Coll. afterwards of St. Albans hall He was of the same Family of which Jam. Fitzjames mention'd under the year 1516 was and by the name and title of John Fitzjames M. of A. was admitted Archdeacon of Taunton and Prebendary of Milverton in the Church of Wells on the death of John Redmayne 22. May 1554. Jul. 19. Richard Turner Whether the same who was of Magdalen College I know not This Richard Turner took not the Degree of Master if the publick register saith right See among the writers under the year 1558. Jul. 27. John Helyar of C. C. College a good Grecian and Hebritian Feb. 6. Owen Oglethorp of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Carlile c. About 50 were admitted and about 15 supplicated that were not admitted Bach. of Civ Law Aug. 1. Thom. Elyot of St. Maries hall Jan. ult John Twyne Who on the same day was admitted Bach. of the Canon Law Five were admitted in the Canon and 15 besides Elyot and Twyne in the Civil Law and five in each supplicated who were not admitted this year Mast of Arts. Jul. 27. Tho. Wode Whether he be the same Thomas Wood whom John Fox reports to have been elected Bishop of a certain See in England a little before Qu. Mary dyed an 1558. I know not Feb. 12. John Helyar of C. C. C. beforemention'd See among the
Act celebrated in Sept. comes to 23. Bach. of Physick James Neyland of All 's Coll. Others were admitted but are not inserted in the register Bach. of Div. Jul… Bernard Gilpyn of Queens Coll. This Person who was born of an antient and gentile Family at Kentmeire in Westmorland became a poor serving child of the said Coll. in 1533. aged 17 or thereabouts and about the time that he proceeded M. of A. he was made Fellow thereof being then esteemed a good Disputant in Logick and Philosophy and well read in the Greek and Hebrew in which tongues he was instructed by his contemporary Thomas Neale of New Coll. who was afterwards Heb. Prof. of this University About that time his eminence in learning was such that he was made choice of to be one of the first Masters to supply Ch. Ch. when first founded for a Dean Canons and Students by K. Hen. 8. But continuing there not long was at length taken thence and by the care and charge of his Mothers Uncle Dr. Cuthb Tonstall Bishop of Durham he was sent to travel and while he continued in the University of Paris he did him some service in correcting and printing one of his books as I have elsewhere told you After his return he confer'd on him the rectory of Esington with the Archdeaconry of Durham annex'd about 1556 but in whose room or place I cannot tell unless in that of one Will. Franklin Bach. of Decrees and Chancellour of Durham who occurs Archdeacon of Durham 1531. After he was setled at Esington he preached much against the vices errors and corruptions of the times to the great displeasure of some of the neighbouring Ministers who were then R. Catholicks But his desire being to part with those troublesome places as too much for one Man to keep as he pretended he was presented to the rich rectory of Houghton in the Spring in the county pal of Durham where being setled his Preachings were so frequent and in other places as well remote as near thereunto that he was commonly called The Northern Apostle His almes were also so large frequent and constant that he was usually called The common father of the poor In his Archdeacony of Durham succeeded John Ebden Bach. of Div. sometimes Proctor of the University of Cambridge who had it given to him by Qu. Elizabeth while the See of Durham was void 22. May 1560 a little before which time Gilpyn had a congedeslier sent to him to be elected Bishop of Carlile on the death of Owen Oglethorp but refused it Soon after he erected a Grammar School at Houghton and bestowed 460 l. to buy Lands to endow it for a Master and Usher Which with other Moneys and Lands given for that purpose by Joh. Heath of Kepier Esq the School was setled in 1572 or thereabouts To conclude this worthy Person having his life written and published by one of his Scholars I shall now say no more of him only that he died on the 4. March 1583 aged 66 and was buried in the Church at Houghton and that by his will dated 17. Oct. 1582 he left half of his goods to the poor of that place and the other half in exhibitions upon Scholars and Students in Oxon viz. Mr. Rich. Wharton Mr. Steph. Copperthwaite George Carleton afterwards B. of Chich. Ralph Ironside born in Houghton before-mention'd Father to Gilbert Bishop of Bristow an 1660 Evan Airay Hen. Airay afterwards Provost of Qu. Coll. Will. Cayrus Franc. Risley Tho. Collinson c. He hath written several things but hath nothing extant only A Sermon before the King and Court at Greenwich on the first Sunday after Epiph. an 1552 on Luke 2. from verse 41. to 48. Lond. 1581. oct there again 1630. qu. ☞ Not one Doctor of Law Phys or Divinity can I find to have been admitted this year for the reason before specified An. Dom. 1550. An. 4 Ed. 6. Chanc. the same Vicech Dr. Walt. Wryght but he giving up his office according to the Edwardin statutes in the beginning of Michaelmas term Dr. Will. Tresham of Ch. Ch. who before had often been Commissary was elected according to a certain form into his place Proct. Rog. Elyott of All 's Tho. Frynde of New Coll. Bach. of Musick Tho the publick register of this time is very imperfect as having been neglected by one who was afterwards deservedly turn'd out of his place yet it appears therein tho very obscurely that one Joh. Merbeck or Marbeck Organist of St. Georges chap. at Windsore did supplicate for the Degree of Bach. of Musick but whether he was admitted it appears not because the admissions in all faculties are for several years omitted All therefore that I can say of him is that he was an eminent Musician of his time as well for the Theory as practical part of Musick as may be seen in a book of his composition intit The book of Common-prayer noted Lond. 1550. qu. besides divers compositions that are not extant As for other books that he wrot and published relate to Divinity and matters against the Pope among which are 1 A concordance of the Bible c. Lond. 1550. fol. c. 2 The lives of holy Saints Prophets Patriarchs c. Lond in 4o. 3 The ripping up of the Popes fardel Ibid. 1581. oct 4 Book of notes and common places with their exposition c. Ibid. 1581. qu. 5 Examples drawn out of Holy Scripture with their application Also a brief conference between the Pope and his Secretary wherein is opened his great blasphemous pride Ib. 1582. oct 6 Dialogue between youth and old age wherein is declared the Persecution of Christs Religion since the fall of Adam hitherto Lond. 1584. oct John Fox in his book of Acts and Mon. of the Church c. doth speak largely of this John Merbeck if not too much in the first edition thereof wherein he made him a Martyr while he was living which hath administred a great deal of sport among the R. Cath. writers as Alan Cope Rob. Persons c. Bach. of Arts. William Allyn or Alan of Oriel Coll. He was afterwards a Cardinal and an Archbishop Will. Overton John Bullyngham of Magd. Coll. Both afterwards Bishops in England Pet. Whyte of Oriel Pet. Morwyng of Magd. Coll. c. The admissions of Bachelaurs ad Lecturam and of those ad Determinandum being omitted by the publick Scribe this year the just number therefore is unknown Mast of Arts. The number of Masters that were admitted I cannot tell because record is defective However the number of those that stood in the Comitia held 8. Sept. is fifteen among whom are James Dugdale afterwards Master of Vniv. Coll. and Will. Norfolk of Oriel afterwards Princ. of St. Maries hall and one of the first Prebendaries of Worcester Bach. of Div. John Jewell of C. C. John Harley of Magd. Coll. Both afterwards Bishops and the first a very learned Man Paul French of All 's Coll. In 1560 he became Canon
Anthony Hodges of New Coll. The last of these two who was Chaplain of that College became a florid Preacher in Oxon during the time that the King and Parliament were there and in June 1646 a little before the garrison of that place was surrendred to the Parliament the Degree of Bach. of Div. was given to him by the venerable Convocation in consideration of several noted Sermons that he had preached before the Royal Court But so it was that he never took that Degree or had any thing conferr'd upon him as others had only the Vicaridge first of Comnâ—re which he soon after left and afterwards the rectory of Wytham near Abendon in Berkshire He hath translated from Greek into English The Loves of Clitophon and Leucippe a most elegant History written in Greek by Achilles Tatius Oxon. 1638. oct in 7. books There were two impressions of this translation made in that year and in one of them are commendatory copies of verses made by several Poets of the University namely among the rest by Richard Lovelace of Gloc. Hall Franc. James M. A. of New College John Metford B. A. of St. Edm. Hall c. Mr. Hodges hath published nothing else tho very able he was in many respects to do it For those that were his acquaintance knew him to be a most admirable Philologist a Man of a great memory and well vers'd in several sorts of learning but being delighted to please himself in a juvenile and banting way among junior Masters could never be courted to set pen to paper for that purpose He died in his lodging without the Turl-gate of Oxon 13. Jan. 1685. aged 72 years or thereabouts and was buried in the remotest part of the yard joyning on the north side to the Church at Wytham beforemention'd and not near his sometimes Wife in the Church because she had been dishonest to him Apr. 11. Will. Taylor of Magd. Hall 20. Martin Westcombe of Ex. 23. Obadiah Walker of Vniv. Coll. The first of these last two I have mention'd among the Incorporations an 1637. 26. Edw. Grey of Ch. Ch. Esq a Compounder May 26. Obadiah How Hen. Wilkinson jun. of Magd. Hall June 27. Nath. Hardy of Hart lately of Magd. Nov. 7. Thomas Gilbert of St. Edm. Hall Jan. 24. Christoph Bennet of Linc. Feb. 23. Rob. Cary of C. Chr. Coll. Admitted 143. Bach. of Phys Only two admitted viz. Hugh Barker of S. Maries Hall and Jos More of Pemb. Coll. Which is all I know of them only that More accumulated as I shall tell you anon Bach. of Div. Nov. 16. Henry Wilkinson Sen. of Magd. Hall Dec. 4. Jasp Fisher of Magd. Rich. Owen of Oriel Mar. 15. Joseph Crowther of S. Jo. Coll. Admitted 14. Doct. of Law May 8. Thomas Read Jam. Masters of New Coll. The first of these two was afterwards a great Royalist and by his Majesty was nominated Principal of Magd. Hall upon the flight of Wilkinson to the Parliament Afterwards he changed his Religion for that of Rome lived beyond Sea and wrot as I have been told certain matters against Dr. Edw. Boughen I shall mention him upon that account elsewhere May 29. Will. Child of All 's Coll. He was afterwards one of the Masters of the Chancery and a Knight June 13. Edward Alderne of Exet. Coll. He was afterwards Chancellour of the Diocess of Rochester where he died in the beginning of 1671. Doct. of Phys June 15. Joseph More of Pemb. Coll. He accumulated the Degrees in Physick July 5. Thomas Bond of Ch. Ch. Doct. of Div. June 26. Hugh Lloyd of Jesus July 6. Matthew Stiles of Exet. Coll. The first was afterwards Bishop of Landaff The other was now an eminent Minister in London an excellent Grammarian and Casuist and one that had gained great knowledge and experience by his travels into several parts of Italy particularly at Venice when he went as Chaplain with an Embassador from England an 1624. In 1643 he was nominated one of the Assembly of Divinâ—s but whether he sate among them I know not because he was forced by the giddy faction about that time to resign his cures at St. George in Botolph-lane and St. Gregory near Pauls in London Will. Strode Canon of Ch. Ch. and Orator of the University was admitted the same day July 7. Andr. Reade of Trinity Dec. 4. Jasp Fisher Jan. 26. Hopton Sydenham of Magd. Coll. Mar. 1. Thom. Temple of Linc. Coll. See among the Incorporations following 7. Hen. Hammond 15. Sam. Barnard Thom. Buckner of Magd. Coll. The first of these last three was now Rector of Penshurst in Kent the second Vicar of Croyden in Surrey and afterwards the Author of A Funeral Sermon on Ezek. 24. 16. Lond. 1652. qu. who dying in 1657 was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Farlegh in Surrey of which place he had for some time been Rector which is all I know of him only that he was a Berkshire Man born and had in his younger days been accounted a good Greek and Lat. Poet. The last Buckner was about this time Prebendary of Winchester and dying in 1644 was I presume according to his desire buried at the foot of his Vncle Mr. Adam Buckner in the Chancel of the Church at Merstham in Surrey Incorporations May 30. Nathaniel Wright sometimes M. of A. of Cambridge afterwards Doct. of Phys of Bourges in France was incorporated Doct. of Phys What he hath extant besides his Theses de pluritide vera printed 1635 in qu. I know not He was afterwards one of the Coll of Physicians and Physician to Oliver Cromwell when he was sick in Scotland an 1650. 51. June 30. John Donne sometimes of Ch. Ch. afterwards Doctor of the Laws of the University of Padua in Italy was then incorporated in the same Degree He was the Son of Dr. John Donne sometimes Dean of St. Pauls Cathedral by his Wife Anne Daughter of Sir George More of Loseley in Surrey was elected a Student of Ch. Ch. from Westminster School an 1622. and had all the advantages imaginable tendred to him to tread in the steps of his vertuous Father but his nature benig vile he proved no better all his life time than an Atheistical Buffoon a Banterer and a Person of over free thoughts yet valued by K. Ch. 2. He hath published certain matters written by his Father and several frivolous trifles under his own name among which is The humble petition of Covent-garden against Dr. John Baber a Physician an 1661. He died in the Winter-time an 1662. and was buried under or near the standing dial situat and being in the yard at the West end of St. Pauls Church in Covent-garden On Feb. 23. an 1662 was published or printed his fantastical and conceited will on a broad side of a sheet of paper wherein the humour of the Person may be discovered There is no doubt but that he was a Man of sense and parts which had they been applyed to a good use he might have proved
beneficial in his generation July 5. John Nicholaus Vaughan a Cambra-Britaine sometimes of Jesus Coll. in this University afterwards Doctor of the Laws of Padua was also then incorporated having spent 10 years in the study of that faculty He was the Son of Joh. Nich. Vaughan Esq 10. John Brownlowe sometimes of Brasnose Coll. afterwards of St. Maries Hall and at length in 1631 Doctor of Physick of Leyden was then taken into the bosome of this University Oct. 12. Daniel Brevint of the Isle of Jersey Master of Arts of the Univ. of Saumare in France 16. Antonius Aubertus Master of Arts of the University or Academy of Deinse Deia Augusta Vocuntiorum The said Degree was conferr'd upon him there on the Ides of Septemb. 1619. Nov. 7. George Ent Doctor of Physick of Padua This learned Person who was the Son of Josias Ent was born at Sandwich in Kent 6. Nov. 1604 educated in Sydney Coll. in Cambridge was after he had been doctorated Fellow of the Coll. of Physicians at London eminent for his practice during the times of Usurpation afterwards President of the said College and at length had the Degree of Knighthood conferr'd upon him by King Charles 2. He hath written 1 Apologia pro circulatione sanguinis contra Aemilium Parisanum Lond. 1641. oct Wherein he hath learnedly defended Dr. William Harvey against the said Parisanus and rendred a very rational account concerning the operation of purging Medicines c. 2 Animadversiones in Malachiae Thrustoni M. D. diatribam de respirationis usu primario Lond. 1679. oct before which is his picture in a long periwig What other things he hath published I cannot tell nor any thing else of him at present only that he dying 13. October 1689 was buried in a Vault under part of the Church of St. Laurence in the Jewry within the City of London Dec. 6. Charles Vane Mast of Arts of Saumaure He was a Cadet of the knightly Family of the Vanes of Fairelane in Kent and being nearly related to Sir Hen. Vane closed with the Faction and in 1650 was sent Agent into Portugal by the Parliament of England Jan. 19. Thom. Temple Bach. of Div. of Linc. Coll. sometimes M. of A. and Fellow of Trin. Coll. near to Dublin was then incorporated Bach. of Div. The said degree he took there 18. June 1630 and in the beginning of March following he was licensed to proceed in this University as 't is before told you This person who was Brother to Sir Joh. Temple Knight Master of the Rolls and one of his Majesties Privy Council in Ireland continued not long in Linc. Coll. for upon the turn of the times in 1641 I find him in London to be a forward Preacher and about that time Minister of Battersea in Surrey afterwards a frequent Preacher before the Members of the Long Parliament and one of the Assembly of Divines which is all I know of him only he hath certain Sermons in print which he preached before the said Members one of which is entit Christs government in and over his people before the H. of Com. at their Fast 26 Oct. 1642 on Psal 2. 6. Lond. 1642. qu. Creations Apr. 11. John Juxon an Officer belonging to the Lord Treasurer qui ad cubitum summi totius Angliae Thesaurarii à computis est as the Register hath it was declared Bach. of the Civil Law by a Diploma then read and sealed He was nearly related to Dr. Juxon Bishop of London and Lord Treasurer of England Philip Warwick Secretary to the Lord Treasurer qui ad cubitum c. ab epistolis est as in the said Reg. was also diplomated Bach. of the Civ Law the same day This noted person who was Son of Thom. Warwick Organist of the Abbey Church of S. Peter in Westminster and he the Son of Thom. Warwick of Hereford descended from the Warwicks or Warthwykes of Warwick in Cumberland was born in the said City of Westminster educated in Eaton Coll. School near Windsore and was for a time Chorister at Westminster Afterwards he travelled into France and was much at Geneva under the instruction and good counsel of Deodatus the famous Divine Thence returning into his native Country with many accomplishments became Secretary to the Lord Treasurer before mention'd one of the Clerks of the Signet and in 1640 was elected a Burgess for the Town of Radnor in Wales to sit in that Parliament which began at Westminster 3 Nov. the same year But perceiving soon after what desperate courses the Members thereof took he retired to his Majesty was with him at Oxon and sate in the Parliament there an 1643 at which time and after he had his Lodging in Vniversity Coll. and his Counsel much relyed upon by his Majesty Afterwards he was one of the Commissioners to treat with those appointed by Parliament for the surrender of the Garrison of Oxon an 1646 and in 1648 he did attend his Majesty in his disconsolate condition in the Isle of Wight In the times of Usurpation he was involved in the same troubles as all Loyalists were but after his Majesties Restauration being then fix'd in the Clerkship of the Signet he became Secretary to Thomas Earl of Southampton Lord Treasurer of England in which place he acted so much and so dexterously that he being then a Knight was usually called Sir Philip the Treasurer This person tho he hath published nothing yet he hath left behind him several things fit for the Press among which are 1 Memoirs or reflections upon the Reign of K. Ch. 1. in fol. 2 Of Government as examined by Scripture Reason and the Law of the Land or true weights and measures between Sovereignty and Liberty fol. c. He was esteemed by those that knew him to be a person of a publick spirit above the riches and preferments of the World and to be just in all his Actions and needed not therefore that Character which a certain nameless Author gives of him thus that he never lies more than when he professes to speak the sincerity of his heart He died on the 17 of the Cal. of Feb. 1682 aged 74 years and was buried in the Church at Chiselherst in Kent where he had an Estate I have seen an Epitaph made on him by Dr. Tho. Pierce Dean of Salisbury the first part of which runs thus Cavesis tibi viator ne legens lugeas nam cujus fidem veriverbio Carolus primus celebravit Carolusque secundus expertus est Nec majora quidem nec plura de se dici voluit Vir coelo natus bonorum in terris desiderium optimus veri aestimator aequi bâ—nique tenacissimus Philippus Warwick c. His â—on and Heir was Philip Warwick Esquire sometimes Envoy extraordinary from his Majesty to the King of Sweeden who returning post thence to the Court at Newmarket in order partly to take the last breath of his Father died suddenly of an Apoplexy there in his bed on Monday the 12
the Bishops of Exeter printed in the life of Qu. Eliz. in R. Holinsheds Chron. See also in Fr. Godwin in Com. de praesul Angl. in t Episc Exon. e In the Antiquities of Warwickshire by Will Dugdale p. 667 668. f Pat. 5. Ed. 56. p. 1. g Pat. 1. Mar. p. 2. h Ibid. i Pat. 1. Mar. p. 1. k Pat. 3. 4. Phil Mar. p. 1. l Pat. 33. Hen. 8. p. 3. 1555-6 * In Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxen. lib. 1. p. 265. b. g In Encomiâ—s Trophaeis c. eruditorum in Anglia virorum c. p. 107. Clar. 1555. h In Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 255. a. i Pat. 31. Hen. 8. p. 3. In Offâ—â— praerog Cant. in reg Kitchin Qu. 18. a Pat. 33. Hen. 8. p. 3. b Edit Lond. 1616. p. 594. in t Episc Petroburg a In the Acts and Mon. of the Church sub an 1558. †In his Description of England printed in the first vol. of Rap. Helinshed Chronicle lib. 2. cap. 2. ‖ Under the years 1552. and 56. See also under the year 1558. Clar. 1557. * Camden in Britan. in com Warwic a The publisher of The life of the 70. Archb. of Canterb. Printed in Holland 1574. in oct p. 28. in marg a Pat. 1. 2. Ph. Mar. p. 1. b In Offic-praerog Cant. in reg Chayney Qu. 62. c Reg. MS. p. 250. d Pat. 3. Elizab. p. 7. e Pat. â— Ed 6. p. 1. f Fr. Godwin in Com. de praesul Angl. in t Ep. Roff. g Pat. 1. Mar. p. 1. i Pat. 2. Eliz. p. 14. k Pat. 1. Mar. p. 1. l In his book of Acts and Mon. of the church under the year 1558. †In lib. 1. cap. 13. * In Offic. Praerog Cant. 〈…〉 l Math. Parker at the end of Antiq. Eccreâ— Bâ—tan published 15â—2-â— in the life of Ma. Parker p. 9. m Anon. in the Antient 〈◊〉 and monuments of the Monast and Cath. Ch. of Durhaâ— Lond. 1672. in oct p. 122. 1559-60 n Pat. 4. Elizab. p. 10. * In his Review of the Court of K. James written by Sir A. W. MS. p. 89. o Pat. 1. 2. Phil. Mar. p. 14. p Printed beyond the Yeas about 1583. in oct p. 51. 52 q Pat. 1. 2 Ph. Mar. p. 1. r In his book of Acts and mon. of the câ— an 1559. * Laur. Humfredus in Vitae mort Jc. Juelli edit 1573. p. 179. Clarâ— 1562. s Pat. 2. Elizab. p. 14. t Pat. 2. 3. Pb. Mar. p. 1. Clar. 1562. u Joh. Vowell alias Hooker in his Cat. of the Bishops of Exeter in the 3 vol. of Holinsheds chron p. 1309. b. w The author of The execution of justice in England c. printed 1583. in oct x Fr. Godwin in Câ—m de Praesul Angl. edit 1616 p. 476. y Printed at Lond. 1677. in oct in the Cat. of the Bishops of Exeter in the beginning of the book num 34. z Ibid. p. 127. a Pat. 37. Hen. 8. p. 5. b Fr. Godwin ut sup p. 641. †Pat. 2. Elizab. p. 14. * In fine lib. De entiq Eccles Britan. Edit 1572. 2. in Matheo pag. 14. a Godwin ut supr in t Episc Meneo p. 616. b Pat. 2. Elizab. p. 14. * Sir Jo. Harrington in his Brief view of the state of the Ch. of Engl. c. p. 171. c Ibid. in Godwin inc ep Peterb p. 594. d Pat. 4. 5. Phil. Mar. p. 1 e Lanc. Andrews in Tortura Torti c. p. 146. f Sim. Gunton in his History of the Church of Peterborough printed at Lond. in fol. 1686. p. 73. g Pat. 8. Car. 1. p. 13. h Pat. 10. Car. 1. p. 10. i Jac. 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Mar. p. 1 l In the Acts and Mon. of the Church c. under the year 1558 m Ut in lib. MS. Administrationum in Offic. Praerog Cant. incipiente 1. Jan. 1571. fol. 168. a. a Pat. 2. 3. Phil. Mar. p. 1. b In Britannia in Ordovicâ— â—ulgo Flintshire Ciar * Jac. Waraeus in Com. de praesul Hibâ—rn p. 213 158384. e In Offic. praerog Cant. in reg Waâ—son Qu. 1. f Jac. War ut supr p. 260. * Fr. Godwin in Com. de praesul Anglia in t ep Landav p. 641. a Idem in t ep B. Well p. 444. b Reg. Godwin ep B. Wells an 1584. c Sir Jo. Harrington in his Brief view of the State of the Church of England c. Lond. 1653. p. 111. alias 113. d Jac. War ut sup p. 199. e Pet. Heylyn in Exam. historic edit Lond. 1659. p. 221. a Brief view c. before-mention'd p. 149. b Vide Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon lib. 1. p. 301. b. 302. a. c See in the book entit The School master or plain and pleasant way of teaching children c. written by Rog. Ascham Lond. 1589. qu. p. 11. d Fr. Godwin ut sup in t Episc London p 252. e In Offic. 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