another Kingdom who holds Oxford to be the ancienter Oxford also hath been famous for Learned Scholars Mathematicians and Schoolmen for the later there is no question and I shall mention divers of them when I speak of Merton Colledge For the first Roger Bacon Bradwardine Simon Bredon and Oddington were famous The first Professor in Civil Law in England viz. Vacarius was of Oxford Oxford lies in a Champion plain It is a fair and goodly City whether a man respect the seemly beauty of private houses or the stately magnificence of publick buildings together with the wholesom sight or pleasant prospect thereof It is formed in the figure of a Cross two long streets thwarting one another each of them near a mile in length containing in that compass thirteen Parish Churches and a See Episcopall founded here by King Henry the 8 th Anno 1541. For the Stateliness of the Schools and publick Library and Gallery the bravery and beauty of particular Colledges all built of fair and polished stone the liberall endowment of those houses and great incouragements of Industry and Learning in the salary of the Professors in most Arts and Sciences it is say some not to be paralleled in the Christian world D r Iames hath set out two Catalogues of the publick Library in Oxford One published in the year 1605 which mentions the Books Alphabetically distinguished according to the four Faculties The other 1620. in which there is only a care had of the Alphabeticall order by this more exact Catalogue one may readily finde any Authour and all the Works of that Authour uno intuitu If the Library be inferiour to the Popes Vaticane in sumptuous building yet in Printed Books if not in Manuscripts there being many choice ones given by Sir Thomas Bodlie and of late by my Lord of Pembroke and Archbishop Laude in almost all Languages it may well contend with it for a Superiority Reckon the number of Volumes in the publick Library whereof the greatest part are in Folio which amount to 11 or 12 thousands of divers Authours the plurality of Languages the diversity of Sciences wherein these Books are written the condition of the Books whether written or printed by Protestants or Papists or any other the use for six hours every day throughout the whole year Sundaies and Holydaies excepted and we shall finde that the like Library is no where to be found D r Iames of the Corrupt of Script Counc and Fath. part 5. In Oxford there are 18 Colledges endowed with Lands besides 7 Halls where Students live at their own charges in both of them Professors of the Arts and Sciences as also of Divinity Law Physick and the learned Languages with Liberall Salaries University Colledge Founded 872. Alfred or Allured King of the West Saxons being addicted to Religion and good literature for the increase and study of Divinity Philosophy and other Arts in the 2 d year of his reign founded this Colledge by the name of University Colledge George Abbat Archbishop of Canterbury was of this Colledge Baliol Colledge Founded 1262. Iohn Baliol born at Bernads Castle in the Bishoprick of Durham a worthy Warriour to King Henry the 3 d in his civil Warres against his Barons with his wife Dervorgilla a Lady of Honourable Parentage Parents of Iohn Baliol King of the Scots Founded this Colledge giving thereunto both Lands and Revenews for the maintenance of a Master 10 Fellows and 11 Scholars which is Recorded to be the first and most anciently endowed Colledge in this University as some late Historians constantly affirm Iam Fundatoris imprimis Balioli Regis Scotiae nomen jactat quasi tum olim Scotia suos Reges Academiae nostrae propitios in Baliolo suo sposponderit quod in Iacobo nostro jam faeliciter appropinquante praestitit Wake Rex Plat. Iohn Wiclefe was of this House Wiclefus ille Restaurator Religionis cui non notus Baliolensis Alber. Gent. Laud. Acad. Perusin Oxon. Merton Colledge Founded 1274. Walter de Merton sometimes L. Chancellour of England Counsellour to King Henry the 3 d and Edward the first Bishop of Rochester Founded this Colledge by the name of Merton Colledge endowing it in effect with all the Lands and Revenews which at this present are belonging thereunto ordaining in the same a Warden and no definitive number of Fellows It may be styled Collegium Scholasticorum Bacon Burlie Occham Scotus Bradwardine Gatisdene Dumbleton Nicholas Gorrham Suitzaeus great lights of Europe were of this Colledge What one Colledge ever yielded at one time and from one Country three such Divines as Iewell Raynolds and Hooker or two such great Wits and Heroicall spirits as S r Thomas Bodley and S r Henry Savill D r Hackw Epist. Dedicat. to Oxford before his Apology Of this Colledge also were Bishop Carleton S r Isaac Wake the University Orator Excester Colledge Founded 1316. Walter Stapleton being descended of Noble Parentage for his Wisdom Gravity and Learning was often employed in Embassages from King Edward the 2 d who made him Bishop of Excester Lord Treasurer of England and one of his Privy Councell Founded this Colledge it was much augmented by Sir William Peter D r Hakewell Fellow of this House erected and finished the new Chappell D r Prideaux was Head of this House D r Holland was of this House Orial Colledge Founded 1337. King Edward the 2 d erected it it was so called because it was indeed a work which might beseem a King Queens Colledge Founded 1340. Robert Eglesfield Batchelor of Divinity Chaplain to Queen Philippa wife to King Edward the 3 d founded this Colledge in his own ground by the name of Queens Colledge commending the Patronage thereof to his Lady the Queen and to the Queens of England successively which he endowed with Lands and Revenews They are called to Dinner and Supper by the sound of a Trumpet Doctor Ayrie who wrote so well upon the Philippians was Provost of this Colledge Learned D. Langbane is now the Provost of it and worthy M. Barlow the Publick-Library-Keeper a Fellow of it New Colledge Founded 1375. William Wickam principal Secretary to King Edward the 3 d Keeper of the Privy-Seal Bishop of Winchester Lord High Treasurer and Chancellour of England founded this Colledge He also founded a Colledge at Winchester wherein he established one Warden ten Fellows two Schoolmasters and seventy Scholars with Officers and servants which all are maintained at his charge out of which School he ordained should be chosen the best Scholars alwayes to supply the vacant places of the Fellows of this Colledge Thomas Chaundlerus librum de Wiccami vita rebus gestis sane perelegantem conscripsit Waynfleti 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Wickamus celebratur ab erudito Iurisconsulto Martino Of this Colledge was Philpot the famous Martyr and S r Thomas Rives Bishop Lake D r Twisse and D r Iames. Lincoln Colledge Founded 1420. Richard
Fleming Bishop of Lincoln in the eighth year of the reign of King Henry the 5 th founded this Colledge by the name of Lincoln Colledge which was afterward in Richard the thirds time in the year of our Lord 1479. by Thomas Rotheram Bishop of the same Sea and Secretary to four Kings much augmented and increased D r Kilbie a learned Hebrician was Head of this Colledge and that learned School-Divine D r Sanderson was Fellow of this House All-Souls Colledge 1437. Henry Chichley Archbishop of Canterbury layed in Oxford the foundation of two goodly Colledges this and that of S t Iohns Colledge the last being reedified by S r Thomas White Lord Maior of London There is Vita Henrici Chichele Descripta ab Arthuro Dâ—â—k Magdalen Colledge Founded 1459. William Wainflet Bishop of Winshester founded first Magdalen Hall after that this Colledge dedicating the same to the honour of S. Mary Magdalen He builded also a great part of Eaton Colledge before begun by King Henry the sixt Prince Henry was of this Colledge Claimund and Doctor Bond were Presidents of it Brazeâ—-Nose Colledge Founded 1515. William Smith Bishop of Lincoln during the reign of King Henry the 7 th laid the foundation of this Colledge After whose death Richard Sutton Esquire took upon him to perfect the same which he accomplished Alexander Nowel was of this house M r Bolton and I think M r Iohn Ball. Corpus Christi Colledge Founded 1516. Richard Fox Bishop of Winchester and Godfather to King Henry the 8 th founded this Colledge It nourished Iewel Rainolds Wâ—tton Hooker Cardinal Pool who was chosen Pope D r Featley and other learned men Christ-Church Colledge Founded 1546. Thomas Wolsey Cardinal Archbishop of York and Lord high Chancellour of England laid the foundation of a most ample and spacious Colledge but he falling his design failed with the Founder Henry the eight enriched the same with many goodly revenues annexing thereunto Canterbury Colledge It hath a spatious Court or quadrangle nay divers and a Hall both spatious and splendid wherein is a most beautifull glasse Lanthorn there is also a very fair Kitchin which only was finished by the Cardinal and gave oceasion to that scoff of an outlandish man Egregium opus saith he Cardinalis Collegium incepit popinam absolvit Sanna vix è coquina deprompta adeo sale caret saith Sir Isaac Wake in his Rex Platonicus Peter Martyr was once Prebend of this Colledge as his own Epistles shew He writes thus Amico cuidam in Anglia Ego cum essem Oxonii vestibus illis albis in Choro nunquam uti volui quamvis essem Canonicus mei facti ratio mihi constabat Toby Matthew Archbishop of York was of this House and M r Burton who wrote of Melancholy upon whose Tomb there is this witty Epitaph Paucis notus paucioribus ignotus Hic jacet Democritus Iunior Cui vitam pariter mortem Dedit Melancholia Trinity Colledge Founded 1556. Sir Thomas Pope Knight founded this Colledge in the fourth year of the Reign of King Philip and Qu. Mary dedicating the same to the Trinity S t Iohns Colledge Founded 1557. Henry Chichley Doctor of the Civil-Law Archbishop of Canterbury among other building laid the foundation of this Fabrick it was enlarged by William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury Iesus Colledge Founded 1572. Hugh Prise Doctor of the Civil Law founded this Colledge it was perfected by Queen Elizabeth it hath had many other Benefactors Wadham Colledge Founded 1613. Nicholas Wadham Esquire in the seventh year of the raign of King Iames founded it Pembrok Colledge Founded 1620. It was first Broadgate-Hall but was called Pembroke Colledge from William Earl of Pembroke then Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Visitor of that Hall There are also in this University seven Hals in which there are many Students living at their own charge viz. Glocester-Hall Which being first built for Monks was after converted to a House for Scholars by Sir Thomas White Knight Edmund Hall It was builded by S. Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury Albon Hall It was builded by the Abbot of S t Albons for their Monks to study in Hart Hall It was built by Walter Stapleton Bishop of Excester M r Selden was of this House New Inne Heretofore it was called Turlocks Inne S t Mary Hall It was founded by King Edward the second Sir Thomas More Chancellour of England was of this Hall Cardinal Allen was principal of it about the same time Magdalen Hall It was founded by William Wainfleet Bishop of Winchester and D r Budden who writes his life and death cals it Aulam Magdaelene parentem Collegii and a little book which mentions the several Colledges in Oxford and Cambridge makes the Hall a eleven years elder then the Colledge Cambridge THis is the other University and eye of England a most famous Storehouse of good Literature and Godlinesse it standeth upon the River Cam which divideth it into two parts and hath a Bridge over it whence arose the name Cambridge There is not wanting any thing here which a man may require in a most flourishing University were it not that the air is somewhat unhealthfull arising as it doth out of a Fenny-ground hard by That Cantaber a Spainard 3751. years before Christs Nativity first began and founded this University is affirmed by Caius but Leland the great Antiquary and Camden also confute that conceit and M r Camden saith It was a seat of learning about the time of King of Henry the first and that under the reign of Edward the first some think it should be the second Grantbridge of a School was made an University such as Oxford is by the Court of Rome Hugh Balsham Bishop of Ely in the year 1284. built the first Colledge called Peter House and endowed it with lands whose example the other Founders did imitate and follow saith the same Camden That which some relate also That a publick Academy was erected at Cambridge by King Sigebert Anno Christi 630. Id vero dubia annalium fide nititur Cantabrigiensium quoque aemuli Oxonienses pernegant fortiter Et ut quaedam fuerit instituta procul dubio rudis fuit nec in longum tempus Caeterum nono seculo majori verisimilitudine laus illa competit Coring De Antiq. Academ Dissertat 3. Vide plura ibid. p. 73. See Petrus Blesensis at the end of Ingulphus That which some urge for the honour of Cambridge of Bedes reading there is a fable well confuted by Sir Isaac Wake in his Rex Platonicus in his Acts of the fourth day Bedam vero ipsum unquam Cantabrigiae fuisse quis nisi cerebri laesi putat Quum ipse dissertissimis scriptis suis asserat se nunquam extra monasterium suum operam literis dedisse ac ne inde unquam ferè egressum à pueritia Cantabrigiam verò sua aetate adeò Academiam celebrem non fuisse ut fuisse planè
morte Joh. Buxtorfii Georgius Trapezuntius He was born in Crete but took his name from Trapezunte a City in Cappadocia because his Fathers stock came from thence a most learned Interpreter of the Greek and Latine Tongue He died very old at Rome Et literarum penitus oblitus His Works are mentioned by Boissard Walter Travers a learned and pious Divine There are his Vindiciae Anglicanae Ecclesiae or A Justification of the Religion now professed in England His Answer to a supplicatory Epistle of G. T. for the pretended Catholicks written to the Right Honourable Lords of her Majesties Privy-Councel Lucas Trelcatius He was Francis Iunius his Colleague and had one sonne of his own name He was wont to call Iohn Mercer and Peter Ramus honoris causa his masters He was in England a long time and taught School There is his Locorum Communium Sacr. Theol. Institut Immanuell Tremellius He hath put forth a Commentary on Hosea A Chaldee and Syriack Grammer He professed Hebrew at Heidelberge where he turned the Syriack Interpretation of the New Testament into Latine and afterward with the help of Iunius he translated all the Old Testament out of Hebrew into Latine and illustrated it with most learned Notes Iac. Triglandius There are his Dissertatio de civili Ecclesiastica potestate Meditationes in opiniones variorum de voluntate Dei gratia universali de scientia media Io. Trithemius Anno Dom. 1462. Calv. Chron. He was a subtil Philosopher an ingenious Mathematician a famous Poet a compleat Historian a very eloquent Oratour He was very skilfull in Magick Michael Rothardus in his Crâ—x Saulitica p. 70. tels a notable Story of him Vide Naudaeum de Studio militari l. 1. p. 425 426. He hath written De Scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis De viris illustribus ordinis S. Benedicti Epistolae familiares Opusc. quaedam Theologica And many other Works Mart. Trostius He hath put out Novum Testamentum Syria Latinum Lexicon-Syriacum Adrianus Turnebus the King of France his Professour of Philosophy and Greek in Paris Grande nostri seculi ornamentum Thuan. Hist. Tom. 2. l. 35. He was admirable both in the Greek and Latine Languages and in knowledge of all Antiquity as his Books entitled Adversaria do evidently testifie Illa aeternitate digna Adversaria Thuan. Hist. Tom. 2. l. 36. Utinam non tanta brevitate in suis Adversariorum libris esset usus Paulo enim luculentior plenior quorundam locorum explanatio majorem illi eperi gratiam laudâ—mque conciliasset lectori multo magis satisfecisset Henr. Stephani Pseudo Cicero Stephanus Paschasius in his Icones saith thus of him Quicquid in arcano condebat avara vetustas Turnebus tacitis eruit è latebris He hath mended Plinies Preface to his Natural History by ancient Copies and added Annotations upon it He hath commented also upon Horaces first Book of Verses and upon his obscurer places Benedict Turretine a learned Frenchman These Books of his are published in the French Defense de la fidelité des traductions de la S. Bible faictes à Geneve Recheute du Iesuite Plagiaire Profit des Chastiments Franciscus Turrianus Famous in Theological Antiquities and for his skill in the Greek and Hebrew Languages Many of his Works are mentioned in the Oxford Catalogue and Appendix Iacobus Tusanus a singular Grecian D r William Twisse a learned Divine of our own famous beyond Sea for his excellent writings against the Arminians Vindiciae Gratiae Potestatis ac Providentiae Dei Dissertatio de Scientia media contra Penottum Suarez c. Animadversiones ad Arminii Collationem cum Junio ad Corvini defens sententiae Arminianae contra Tilenum And many English Tracts that way also Pontus Tyardaeus Bissianus Episcopus Many of his Works are mentioned by Ludovicus Iacobus De Claris Scriptoribus Cabiolâ—nensibus and his French Works by Antoine du Verdier in his Bibliotheque I finde in Oxford Catalogue Tyard Discours 1587. Philosophiquez William Tyndall an exile for his Religion and a Martyr under Charles the fifth He was brought up from a childe in the University of Oxford where he by long continuance grew up and increased as well in the knowledge of Tongues and other liberal Arts as specially in the knowledge of the Scriptures whereunto his minde was singularly addicted Insomuch that he lying then in Magdalen-Hall read privily to certain Students and Fellows of Magdalen-Colledge some parcell of Divinity instructing them in the knowledge and truth of the Scriptures Whose manners also and conversation being correspondent to the same were such that all they that knew him reputed and esteemed him to be a man of most virtuous disposition and of life unspotted Fox Act. and Monum vol. 2. p. 361 c. He translated the New Testament into English and five Books of Moses He wrote also divers other Books which are all published in one general Volume as also the Works of Iohn Frith and Barns He was put to death in Flanders at Filford Anno Dom. 1536. crying thus at the Stake with a fervent zeal and a loud voice Lord open the King of Englands eyes He is drawn with a Bible in his hand and this Distick Hac ut luce tuas dispergam Roma tenebras Sponte extorris ero sponte Sacrificium CHAP. IV. V JOach Vadianus the chiefest Cosmographer of his time Qui tam foelix est in describendis regionibus ut non scribere sed pingere videatur His Works are mentioned by Boissard in his Icones and many of them in Oxford Catalogue Matthaeus Vayerius a learned and eloquent Frenchman but a patron of Pelagianism He hath put out a French Book De virtute Ethnicorum Petrus Valadanus P. de la Vallada a learned French Minister He hath put out Apologie pour l' Epistre de messieurs les Ministres du S. Evangile de l' Eglise de Paris Greg. de Valentia a very learned Jesuite He hath written A Commentary in summam Aquin. Tom. 4. De rebus fidei controversis Apol. de Sacrificio A Bookseller seeing him passe by one day said Hic est ille qâ—i suis libris saepius impressis bibliopolas plures magnas ad divitias opesque perduxit Jani Nicii Erythraei Pinacotheca secunda Vide plura ibid. Valerius Maximus His History is a good Book for Themes Stephanus Paschasius in his Icones hath these Verses of him Et brevitas me variè commeâ—dat acumen Haec Emblemata tu vermiculata pâ—â—â—â—s Laurentius Vâ—lla Proprietatis Latini sermonis 〈◊〉 Scriv. in Mart. He was a Senator of Rome The Prince of Grammarians in his Age. Trithemius cals him Theologâ—â—â— praestantissimum a most excellent Divine He preferring Latine eloquence before the Greek hath composed many things for its ornament though he was most skilfull both in the Greek and Latine Languages Carpis majores te quoque Valla minores
by those who most improved the light of nature and revealed Christ by the Gospel to those who were more wicked and perverse then they Deut. 32. 28. Ezek. 3. 16. 5. 6. Matth. 11. 21. not to Socrates Plato Aristides Cato laudatissima inter Gentiles nomina but to more wicked But we preach Christ crucified unto the Jews a stumbling block and unto the Greeks foolishness 1 Cor. 1. 23. The Jews mock us because we had such a Messiah which cried out My God my God why hast thou saken me If he was God say they why did he so cry out did not all troubles come to him by his own will Wisdom is justified of her children We have those famous Apologies of Iustin Martyr who dedicated his first to the Roman Senate and his second to Antoninus Pius Augustus and that of Tertullian who in the time of Severus the Emperour seeing Christians persecuted only for the Name as a sufficient crime wrote his Learned large and accurate Apology dedicating it to the Emperour and his Sonne He is styled by Pierius Valerianus Acerrimus Christiani nominis propugnator The wiser Heathens did call the Christians Idiots and reproached them as illiterate But the Atheist cannot name any age wherein the Heathen had an Oliver to oppugne our Christian profession but we had a Rowland to defend it If they had a Porphâ—rie or Celsus to oppose Philosophy against it we had an Arnobius an Origen to maintain and follow Christianity If they had a Symmachus we had an Ambrose and Prudentius If they had a Iulian we had a Gregory Nazianzon Those Atlasses of Christian Religion equalled the most renowned Heathens in all Learning as well as they exceeded them in true Religion Such among others were Iustin a Philosopher and Martyr Tertullian Irenaeus Cyprian Origen Learned to a miracle Clement of Alexandria Eusebius Epiphanius the three Learned Gregories Nazianzene Nyssene Thaumaturgus both the Basils Athanasius Cyrill Minutius Faelix Arnobius Chrysostom Ierom Ambrose Lactantius Austin Prosper Hilary Prudentius and others of most eminent Learning piety and courage who defended the Christian Religion against proud Heathens and pestilent Hereticks of those daies D r Gaudens Defence of the Ministry pag. 407. Of all the Countries subject to the Papall Empire England suffered the most hard and shamefull servitude especially in the reign of Henry the 2 d and Iohn and Henry the 3 d. Some say England was the first Kingdom in all the world which received the Gospel with the countenance of Supream Authority it was prima provinciarum quae amplexa est fidem Christi so Sabellicus and others By whom the Christian Religion was first brought hither is disputed some say by Iames the brother of Iohn some Simon Zelotes some Peter and Paul others Ioseph of Arimathea some Gregory the Pope See Camdens Prefat ad Britan. Godw. de praesulibus Angliae Antiquitates Britannicae Episc. Usser de Britannic Eccles. Primord cap. 8. Bed Hist. l. 1. cap. 23. B. Mort. Appeal l. 1. c. 4. 9. Rivii Reg. Anglic. in Hiber def p. 44 c. The first Christian King that ever was in the world was King Lucius a Britain and the first Christian Emperour was born in England even Constantine the Great Habemus optime vir Dei saith Zanchius in his 2 d Book of Epist. to Bullinger upon the relation of the burning of Archbishop Cranmer pro quo gratias aga mus Deo quod tot tantorumque virorum sanguine cùm alibi tum praesertim in illo Anglicano Regno sacro sanctum Filii sui Evangelium quotidie obsignare dignatur ad confirmandam fidem nostram ad instaurationem sanctorum Fieri non potest quin solum illud tanto Martyrum sanguine irrigatum laetas Domino segetes ferat ex quibus Ecclesia Christi coalescat Fieri etiam non potest quin tantus sanguis è terra clamet ad Dominum O barbaram impiam omnis humanitatis expertem meretricem Perdat illam Deus quam citissimè sua in illam judicia patefaciat Thuanus reporteth of Ludovicus Marsacus a Knight of France when he was led with other Martyrs that were bound with coards to execution and he for his dignity was not bound he cryed Cur non me quoque torque donas insignis hujus ordinis militem creas Give me my chain to let me be a Knight of the same Order CHAP. III. The second great false Religion is Mahometism IN the Year of our Lord 666 the detestable Sect of Mahumet began to take strength and place Moamed or Machumed an Ishmaelite being a poor man till he married a widow wealthy and of high countenance having the falling sickness whereby the widow was sorry that she matched with him perswaded her by himself and others that his fits were but a trance wherein he talked with the Angel Gabriel The woman made women beleeve that her husband was a Prophet afterwards men by help of certain Heretiques set the false Prophet forward From Iudaism Arius Nâ—storius and his own brain he frameth a Doctrine He prevaileth so by force of his wilde company and guile deceiving the simple that before his death he winneth Arabia and the Countries about Euphrates The sonnes of Ishmael ashamed of Agars name borrow from Sara the term of Saracens Brought Concent He gave sundry Laws to his followers patched of many Sects and Religions together He taught them to pray ever to the South and as we keep the Sunday so they keep the Friday which they call the day of Venus He permitted them to have as many Wives as they were able to maintain to have as many Concubines as they list to abstain from the use of wine except on certain solemn daies in the year to have and worship only one God omnipotent saying that Moses and the Prophets were great men but Christ was greater and greatest of all the Prophets as being born of the Virgin Mary by the power of God without mans seed and at last was taken up to heaven but was not slain but another in his likeness for him Fox's Act. and Monum Vol. 1. p. 161. See 963 964. The Persians beleeve in Mahomet yet the Turks and they differ in opinion about him the one pursuing the other with most deadly hatred insomuch that there is almost continuall Warre between them The Alcoran is given out for the Word of God it is written in Arabick verse in form of a Dialogue between the Angell Gabriel and their Prophet it is prohibited to be translated which both preserves the Arabick tongue and conceals the Religion M r Henry Blunt's Voyage into the Levant p. 146. The Alcoran is stuft with obsceanness lies miracles visions morall and naturall Philosophy such trash as may wonderfully provoke the silliest Student to a height of laughter It is in Volume twice so big as the Psalmes of David divided into a hundred and fourteen Chapters He denies Christ to be the
Rhemist Testament and the Notes are well confuted by Cartwright and Fulk Casaubone hath written learned Exercitations against Baronius Bishop Morton Doctor Fulk and Whitaker have answered the Treatises of several Papists Rivet and Blondel and Moulin have answered Cardinal Peroon Bishop Usher Bishop Andrews Bishop Abbot Doctor Prideaux and others of our Divines have stoutly opposed other Papists The Reformed Religion is well defended by the English and French Divines Some much commend three Epistles that Epistle or Preface of Calvins to his Institutions That of Casaubons to his Exercitations against Baronius and that of Thuanus or Guicchardine before his History That of Calvins is a succinct and pithy Apology for the Protestant Religion Iâ—els Apology was generally liked by the Reformed Churches Daillè Croyus Blondel Iacobus Capellus Amyrot and Gentilettus have written in French or Latine in Defence of the Reformed Religion 4. They diligently compiled the Histories of those times and actions and especially Martyrologies of such as rendred by their deaths a testimony to that truth which was perfecuted in them As we ought highly to reverence the Fathers for their Antiquity so in our times we owe much respect to many famous Writers because by their most learned Labours they have given great light to the right understanding of the holy Scripture We have the same instruments which they had viz. the holy Scriptures and far greater help Zuinglius Luther Calvin all those learned men are to be loved and highly honoured as those that have well deserved of the Church their Books are also to be diligently read and to be preferred before the Volumes of many of the Fathers as those which have more truly interpreted the minde of the holy Ghost then the Fathers which have illustrated the Christian Doctrine brought out of darknesse with wonderfull perspicuity have comprized it with wonderfull brevity and explained it in an excellent method Zanch. Prolegom in Esaiam Illustres illi viri nec unquam sine summa honoris praefatione nominandi quorum Deus in religione restauranda opera usus est Upon the view of the Doctrine of the Church of England compiled by them in the XXXIX Articles translated into Latine in the dayes of King Edward the 6 th and sent abroad into the whole Christian world it was said abroad Puritas doctrinae viget in Anglia For the first ten years of Queen Elizabeth most of the Papists of England came to our Churches prayed our prayers heard our Sermons and received our Sacraments untill by the instigation of the Jesuites Pope Pius Quintus excommunicated Queen Elizabeth and enjoyned all the Papists not to resort to our Churches So they did in Ireland till 88 some Spanish Priests then landing there told them it was condemned in the Councel of Trent This is that Religion which since the first Reformation of it Anno 1. Edw. 6. above one and twenty several Sessions of Parliament as learned as wise as religious as ever were in this Kingdom have allowed and approved M r Baxter in his Confession of Faith Sect. 41. saith thus of the late Assembly of Divines at Westminster I so highly reverence that Assembly that I think this Nation since the Apostles dayes had never any that excelled it for Piety and Ability and Sect. 3. he much magnifies both the Confession of Faith and the Shorter Catechism put out by the Assembly I truly professe saith he Sect. 5. I take the Labours of the Assembly especially these three Pieces the Confession of Faith the larger and lesser Catechism for the best Books next my Bible in my study What Kingdom in Europe is there which hath not yielded eminent Scholars and famous Martyrs of the Reformed Religion France had Calvin Farel Viret Sadeel Daneus Marlorate Beza Mornee Chamier Rivet Peter du Moulin Daillè and many others Italy brought forth and cast out because it was unworthy of them Peter Martyr Zanchy also Immanuel Tremelius and Deodate Spain had Iohn Diaz Austen Cacalla and also other Martyrs Germany had Luther Melancthon Ioachim Camerarius and Chemnitius Zuinglius Oecolampadius Martin Bucer Wolfangus Capito Caspar Hedio Musculus Hyperius Foster Avenarius Mollerus Pezelius Helvetiae had Bullinger Gualter Pellicane Leo Iudae Aretius Wolfius Simler Bibliander Stuckius England was fruitfull of Martyrs and great Scholars Barns Rogers Cranmer Latimer Ridlie Hooper Philpot Haux Bradford Iuel Rainolds Whitaker Fulk Perkins Morton Davenant Twisse Prideaux and divers others Denmark brought forth Palladius Hemmingius and many others Polonia brought forth Iohannes à Lasco Servavit te huc usque Deus ut sicut Lutherus suae Germanias Zuinglius suae Helvetiae Calvinus suae Galliae ita tu tuae Poloniae sis Apostolus Zanch. Epist. l 2. ad illum Scotland was made famous by the Martyrdom of Patrick Hamilton and by the Doctrine of Iohn Knox and Robert Rollock Andrew Melvin Cameron Baronius Forbes This may suffice to answer that calumny of the Jesuites as if the Protestants had no Scholars amongst them The Papists call us Hereticks This was ever an old and cunning trick of Papists and their fore fathers if any did complain of their errours and faults and desired to have true Religion restored to condemn such for Hereticks as men new-fangled and factious They reproachfully nick-name us Lutherans Zuinglians Calvinists whereas we maintain not any private or proper Doctrine of theirs They called us in England heretofore Lollards either because they cried Lord Lord unto their God as M r Fox saith in his Acts and Monuments or rather from Lolium which signifies Cockle and such like weeds whereas indeed they endeavoured to extirpate all pernicious weeds And them in France Huguenots of which term see Thuanus his History Tom. 4. lib. 24. and Pasquiers Recherches de la France l. 8. c. 55. I will not rehearse the several opinions about the original of that word because Heraldus a learned Frenchman saith Unde Huguenoti appellati fuerint nec nos ad huc satis liquido scimus Animad ad Arnob. adversus Gentes l. 1. As the Jews were in times past called by the Gentiles Sabbatarians in contempt the Christians Galileans by Iulian the Apostata so now they which imbrace truth of Doctrine began to be called Huguenots They term us those of the pretended Reformed Religion whereas it is truly Reformed according to the word of God They acknowledge themselves to be Papists and from the Pope and glory in the title Luther saith Primum oro ut nomen meum taceatur nemo Lutheranus sed Christianus appelletur They suffer Turks and Iews which deny and persecute Christ but put to death those of the Reformed Religion who believe in Christ. They say that the Heathens which had no knowledge of Christ by their morality may be saved and yet deny that Protestants who have a knowledge of Christ and exceed them in their morality may be saved Marcus Antonius de Dominis Arch-bishop of Spalato said
Trogus Pompeius who composed the Greek Histories and those of the whole world in Latine and in fourty four Volumes hath written the affairs of all ages Kings Nations and people is wholly lost but that we have in Iustin a short little body as it were of the flowers of it Suetonius Tacitus Q. Curtius are good Historians and many later then them Orosius Paulus Diaconus Eutropius and others of later time yet Blondus Antoninus Sabellicus Cellenutius Machiavell Aretinus Platina Carius Simoneta Capreolus Merula and those yet later Paulus Iovius Sleiden Guicchardine the last being the best Historian The best Greek Historians although some of them be imperfect are Herodotus Thucydides Xenophon Polybius Dionysius Halicarnasseus Dion Eusebius and others Chronology and Topography are the two eyes of History In Chronology The Epochae are to be observed The Epochae are two fold 1. Ecclesiasticall which are noted in the Scriptures and Ecclesiasticall Histories of which eleven as more famous are mentioned from the beginning of the world the Flood the building of the Tower of Babel Abrahams peregrination the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt the year of Sabbath the year of Jubilee Solomons Temple the Babylonish Captivity Daniels Seventies the birth of Christ. The Christian Aera that is the way of numbering times from Christ being born although it be most laudable yet began lately and hath not been long used in designing publick or private affairs Helvic in System Chron. 2. Politicall which are observed in prophane Histories and are used in civil affairs Of these some most famous are 1. Of the Olympiads which is of the Grecians Olympias est spacium quinque annorum à Latinis Lustrum dictum in the beginning of the fifth year the Olympian games were wont to be celebrated with great concourse of all Greece so called from Olympia a City in Thessaly in which those sports were exercised This is the noblest computation of time among the Heathens 2. Epocha urbis conditae id est Romae 3. Est C. Iulii Caesaris from whence the Roman Emperours are numbred Aera pro quo Era dicitur pro Epocha sive supputationis initio In Gothicarum ac Hispanicarum rerum scriptoribus plurimisque conciliis est crebrum atque ab eo tempore inchoat quo Hispani jussu Augusti recepere formam anni Iuliani quod factum XXXVIII annis ante natum Iesum Christum ex vulgari aera Christi Vossius de vitiis Sermonis l. 3. c. 1. 2. Topography the description of some certain place Of Poetry It is referred to the imagination and is a kinde of Learning in words restrained in matter loose It is an art of deceit which measureth expressions not by the truth of the subject but by the strength of imagination working upon it It principally serves for venting extraordinary affections Poetry is the quintessence or rather the luxury of Learning The Originall of this Art is very ancient and as Euseb. l. 2. de praeparat Evang. first flourished with the most ancient Hebrews who were long before the Poets of the Grecians Moses made an exhameter Verse wherein he gave thanks to God for their deliverance at the red Sea David composed many Hymns Quid Deutoronomii Esaiae cantico palchrius Quid Solomone gravius Quid perfectius Iob quae omnia hexametris pentametris versibus apud suos composita decurrunt Polyd. Verg. de Invent. Rerum l. 1. c. 8. Orpheâ—s saith Porphyrius first illustrated this Art then Homer and Hesiod It is taken in a double sense as it respects words and so it is a kinde of character of speech for verse is a kinde of style and form of elocution and pertains not to matter for a true narration may be composed in verse and a faigned in Prose Or as it respects matter so it is imitation of History at pleasure It is either Narrative or Representative or Allusive Narrative is a meer imitation of History but that often it extols matters above belief Dramaticall or Representative is as it were a visible History it sets out the Image of things as if they were present History as if they were past Parabolicall or Allusive is History with the Type which brings down the Images of the understanding to the objects of sense Because neither our senses are moved with extraordinary effects of Gods power nor our mindes bent to observe the waies of his wisdom so as we might be stricken with true admiration of them we have fewer good sacred Poems then of any other kinde But as the Ancients chief learning did consist of Poetry so the excellency of their Poetry was chiefly seen in the proper and native subject of this faculty that is in matters of sacred use or observation Whence the title of Vates did descend to secular or prophane Poets which retained the number and manner of speech used by the former The Book of Psalms Iob and the Songs of Moses are the only pattern of true Poesie D r Iacksons Comment upon the Apost Creed Vol. 1. c. 14. The Greek and Latine Poesie was by verse numerous and metricall running upon pleasant feet sometimes swift sometime slow their words very aptly serving for that purpose but without any rime or tunable concord in the end of their verses as we and all other Nations now use But the Hebrews and Chaldees who were more ancient then the Greeks did not only use a metricall Poesie but also with the same a manner of rime as hath been of late observed by Learned men Our manner of vulgar Poesie is more ancient then the artificiall of the Greeks and Latines ours coming by instinct of nature which was before Art and observation and used by the wilde and savage people who were before all Science or Civility In the time of Charlemaine and many years after him the Latine Poets wrote in rime The School of Salerne dedicated their book of Medicinall rules unto our King of England beginning thus Anglorum Regi scribit schola tota Salerni Si vis incolumem si vis te reddere sanum Curas telle graves irasci crede prophanum Nec retine ventrem nec string as fortiter anum All the rest go on in the same way well to the purpose of their Art One wrote these verses against the whole rable of Monks O Monachi vestri stomachi sunt amphora Bacchi Vos estis Deus est testis turpissima pestis Hugobald the Monk made a large Poem to the honour of Carolus Calvus every word beginning with C which was the first letter of the Kings name thus Carmina Clarisonae Caluis Cantate Camenae There were 1. Heroick Poets such as wrote long Histories of the noble acts of Kings and great Princes and the great matters of peace and warre whereof Homer was chief and most ancient among the Greeks Virgil among the Latines 2. Lyrique Poets quòd eorum ferè carmina ad sonum Citharae recitarentur
Demetrius Cydonius born in Thessalonica forsaking his native Countrey came to Millan where he studied first the Latine Tongue and afterward Divinity during which time he translated the books of Thomas of Aquine into Greek The great ornaments of Millan were Ambrose Hermolans Barbarus Caelius Rhodiginus and Hierom Cardane that great Mathematician and learned Doctor of Physick and Alciate Pavia or Papia It is so called from its great affection to the Popes seated on the River Ticinus It was anciently called Ticinum The University there is thought to have been erected by Charles the Great not long after Paris for this Emperour zealously affecting the propagation of Christian Religion sent unto this City one of those Priests which came to him into France out of England from venerable Bede crying out in all places that they carried about them wisdom to sell at which time began first the Institution of this Academy In this place did Baldus reade his latest Lectures for he died and was buried in the Covent of the Friers minorites Turin a City of Piemont A goodly University was here erected by the Dukes of Savoy which excelled all other Italian Academies for their perfection in Typography or the Art of Printing Erasmus Roterodamus did in this University proceed Doctor of Divinity where he after became a publick Professour of the same Florence in Hetruria or Tuscia flos urbium Italicarum It exceeds all the Italian Cities in beauty Cosmo de Medices erected here an Univesity He caused to be sent for into Florence Argyrophilus a Grecian born and at that time in the studies of Rhetorick and Philosophy singularly learned to the end that the youth of Florence might by him be instructed in the Greek Tongue and the Liberal Sciences He entertained also in his house Marcilius Ficinus a Platonick Philosopher him he entirely loved This Academy was afterward by Lawrance De Medices his sons sonne finished and brought to a full absolute and flourishing perfection This Laurence was a great lover of good Letters he held Marsilius Ficinus whom his grandfather had caused to come to Florence in great esteem He nourished in his house that excellent Scholar Angelus Politianus who in his youth did first make the Grecian Poet Homer speak in the Latine Tongue He entertained with liberal pensions and exhibitions Demetrius Chalcondylas Picus Mirandula and sundry others much renowned for their singular learning Pope Paulus the third although he daily heard in the Roman Academy Pomponius Laetus a man excellently learned yet was he exceedingly desirous to study in the Florentine University because the Greek and Latine Tongues together with the other Arts were there professed with greatest sincerity and profoundnesse This Prince much augmented and with great cost adorned the Library which his Grandfather Cosmus had erected near the Temple of S t Mark from whence of late time have been brought to light many excellent books which long have lain obscured and were to be found in no other place of Christendom as Eusebius Caesariensis Hierocles and the works of Clemens Alexandrinus and others Another Library was in this City erected at S t Laurence his Church by Pope Clement the seventh Pisa. A University was erected here about the year 1339. Not long after it began exceedingly to flourish as appeareth by the many grave and reverend Doctors which therein received their instruction and education viz. Pope Eugenius the 3 d. Also Raimerus and Bartholomeus two deep and profound Scholars of the Order of the Friers Predicants whereof the one did write that egregious work of Pantheology the other set forth The Summe of Cases of Conscience There have been learned Professours in this University Felinus Sandaeus Franciscus Aretinus who was held to be the most judicious Civil Lawyer of his time Bartholus after be had proceeded in Bononia did in the Pisan Academy as himself confesseth publickly professe the Civil-Law Cosmo de Medices restored again this Academy which in his time was exceedingly decayed After him Laurence his Nephew so much adorned and augmented the same that Volaterranus and Machiavel name him as the first Founder and Erector thereof Sienna There is a fair Church here of Marble in which are the pictures of all the Popes from Peter and also of Pope Ioan till Baronius caused it to be pulled down An University was here long since erected as appeareth by the authentick testimony of sundry learned Historiographers Petrus Ancoranus confesseth that himself being sent for by the Councell of Sienna in the year 1357. did in this University three years publickly professe the Civil-Law In the time of Pope Iohn the second all manner of studies exceedingly flourished there Panormitanus Paulus Castrensis Bartholomeus Socinus Philippus Decius Hngo Senensis and many others of great learning did adorn this renowned Academy In this City was born Aeneas Silvius who afterward was Pope Pius the 2 d by whose bounty and benevolence this Academy was adorned with many priviledges Francis Picolominy after Pope Pius the 3 d and Sixtus hence sirnamed Senensis the greatest Scholar of the three if not of all the age he lived in There is a Colledge in it called Domus Sapientiae Modena When this City was erected or by whom the University was priviledged Authors mention not Naples It is a magnificent and neat City Philip King of Spain was born there Virgil the Prince of Poets lived there Livie Horace Claudian Francis Petrarch Panormitane Laurentius Valla Blondus Bartholomaeus Facius Nicolaus Saguntinus all most excellent men many of them Divines and Philosophers Here Lucilius the Poet and Thomas Aquinas flourished Salern This flourished heretofore in the studies of Physick being consulted by Richard the first King of England when he went to the Holy Warre they wrote a good book of preserving health Anglorum Regi scribit Schola tota Salerni Si vis incolumem si vis te reddere sanum Curas tolle graves irasci erede profanum Parce merâ— coenato parum non sit tibi vanum Surgere post epulas somnum fuge meridianum Nec mictum retine nec comprime fortiter annum Haec bene si serves tu longo tempore vives By degrees also other Arts were here taught although now by the injury of time and by the splendour of other near Academies it be almost obscured CHAP. X. Of the Universities of France FRance is famous for Corn Wine and Salt It hath bred many learned men Prosper of Aquitain Irenaeus the renowned Bishop of Lions Cassianus Bernard Abbot of Clarevalle Peter Lombard Bishop of Paris Iohn Gerson Chancellour of that University Ausonius the Poet Hottoman and Gotfredus the Civilians Duarenus the Canonist Barn Brissonius the great Antiquary Isaac Casaubon that renowned Philologer Budaeus that great Master of the Greek Language Thuanus the Historian Laurentius the Anatomist Of later time Claudius Espencaeus a Sorbon Doctor Cardinal Peron Genebrard the Historian Petavius For Protestants Calvin Beza Farel Viret
near the Church and consecrated it to Minerva Eloquence was chiefly adorned and the youth was much exercised in learning it Palleat ut nudis pressit qui calcibus anguem Aut Lugdunensem rhetor dicturus ad aram Juv. Sat. Angiers It is the Metropolis of the Dukedom of Aniou A publick University was in this City erected by Lewis the second about that time that Rupertus Phaltsgrave of Rheine founded Heidelberg in Germany which was about the year 1346. Others will have it to be founded in the year 1362. at which time Casimire erected Cracon in Polonia It flourisheth in the study of the Latine especially Henry Valoise Duke of Aniou brother to King Charles the ninth not long since with much industrious care laboured to augment and restore the same the which good work that he might the better perform he with great munificence invited thither sundry excellently learned Scholars amongst the which was Francis Baldwin who therein to his everlasting memory did establish the profession of the Civil-Law Bodine came out of this University Avignion I is an ancient City of Prouuence situated on the bank of Rhodanus wherein is an University of long continuance Pope Iohn the 22. transferred the Apostolick seat from Rome unto this City after whom it remained there 74 years or thereabout The City and Church of Avignion are at this day immediately subjected to the Popes of Rome who first became Lords thereof by means of a certain Neapolitane Queen who being indebted to the Church of Rome resigned this City to the Bishops thereof and his Successours for ever Paulus Castrensis a Lawyer by sundry learned works he wrote much enobled this University Andreas Alciatus coming into France was hired as himself in an Oration he made to the Scholars of Tycinum confesseth for six hundred Crowns to be a publick Reader in this University He taught the Law here Orleance It is a rich and plentifull City placed on the bank of the River Loire Some ancient Historiographers write that the foundation of this City was laid by Aurelian the Emperour in the year 276. and from him was called Aurelia which name unto this day it retaineth Others say it was onely enlarged by him In this City was erected an University by Philip le Beau King of France in the year from our Saviours Nativity 1312. wherein the Civil-Law is with such learning and admiration professed that this Academy hath been often of grave and learned Writers entituled the nurse or mother thereof It enjoyeth the same priviledge with Tholouse The Maidens here especially labour to adorn the French Tongue and they strive so to excell in it with an emulation that they boast that they imitate Pindar Bourges It is a City in France of great fame rich spacious and much frequented Some say it was called Byturus quasi Bituris from two ancient Towers which they affirm to have been in this City erected by two brethren which there together raigned Turribus à binis inde vocor Bituris In this City is a most glorious University and so much admired of all learned Authors that whensoever they have occasion to write thereof they call it The ornament of Letters and habitation of the Muses It was many years since founded by a certain Duke of Burges but after in continuance of time falling to decay and being almost utterly extinct it was again restored by sundry Kings of France It was authorized and endued with many great priviledges and high prerogatives by Pope Paulus the 2 d of that name Here Alciate Rebuffus Duarenus Hotoman Bonellus and Cuiacius famous Lawyers lived and taught with great applause Cane An University was erected at Cane in Normandy upon this occasion Henry the 5 th King of England who subdued the Kingdom of France and left the title to his posterity after many great and glorious Conquests atchieved against the French King he at last bereaved him of Normandy in the year 1418. In token and memory of which victory as an eternal Trophy and Monument of his glory he caused to be laid in Cane the foundation of this University The Archbishop of Dublin was the first Reader of Divinity there Here now lives Bochart the learned French Divine Rhemes It is a goodly City and the Metropolis of Champaigne wherein not long since was erected an University by the Prince Charles Guise Cardinal of Lorain Archbishop and Duke of Rhemes whose glory and renown daily more and more encreaseth by reason of the Arts so learnedly there professed S. Remigius was Bishop of this City a man of holy conversation and excellently learned as it evidently appeareth by the Commentaries which he wrote upon the Old and New Testament He baptized Clodovaeus a mighty and puissant King of France together with Choâ—isdis his wife daughter to the King of Burgundy he died in the year 498. The French Kings are anointed at Rhemes with the oyl wherewith S t Remigius had anointed Clodoveus the first Christian King of France Burdeaux It is the head City of Aquitane In this City hath long flourished a most renowned University commonly called the School of Aquitaine where the Arts are publikely taught and professed Here Ausonius that famous Poet was born and educated Tholouse Pope Iohn the 22 was the first Institutor of the University therein which as it was erected not long after Paris so doth it enjoy the same priviledges that heretofore have been granted to Paris There was said in times past to have been in this City a Temple wherein were commonly reserved in secret vaults and dungeons under ground as Possidonius saith 15000 talents of gold which if any man had taken he shortly after came to some unfortunate end From whence proceedeth the Proverb applied commonly to those whose attempts are ever unfortunate and without success Aurum habet Tolosanum Nismes It is called by Ptolomy Pomponias Mela Strabo and others Nemaâ—sus it is an ancient City in Dolphine wherein was lately erected an University Mompelliers A City in Dâ—lphiny not far distant from the Mediteranian sea An University was therein erected as some Writers affirm in the year of our Lord 1196. which afterward was endued with many priviledges by Pope Urban the fifth who layed the foundation of a goodly house called Popes Colledge There have famous Physitians proceeded out of Paris and this University Bisanson It is the Metropolis of Burgandy In the year of salvation 1540. by the authority of Pope Iulius the 3 d and the Emperour Charles the 5 th a new University was therein erected which hath exceedingly since flourished Dole This is also a City in Burgundy very strong and opulent An University is therein of great continuance wherein among many other sciences the Civil Law is most Learnedly read and professed Carolus Molinaeus here publickly taught the Law Geneva It is a famous Town in Savoy of yery great Antiquity The situation of it is pleasant and the Country fertile
Collegiam rem inquisibi superat vel decem nostra Lipsi Lovanium l. 3. c. 5. Most of their Universities Paris excepted being no better then our Colledges of Westminster Eaton or Winchester Oxford without controversie is the more healthfull place and better situated and the Town and streets I suppose larger Both Universities are governed by a Vicechancellour and Proctors The Heads of the Colledges in Oxford have severall Titles as President Master Warden Provost Dean Principall but in Cambridge they are all styled Masters except in Kings Colledge the Head of that House is called the Provost The time of Doctors and Masters proceeding yearly or taking their compleat degree is called Commencement in Cambridge Act in Oxford for though they be designed before to their degrees yet they obtain them not actually and compleatly but in Comitiis Oxford Act concludes with a Latine Sermon so doth not Cambridge In our Universities Schollars live in their Colledges not in the Town as some where beyound Sea Heutznerus saith Vestitus cum Iesuitarum fermè congruit etenim togis sunt induti longis ad talos usque demissis By the Councell of Vienna Oxford was reckoned not only among one of the four ancient Universities but had the second place Paris Oxford Bononia Salamanca and as some think it may justly challenge the first place though Coringius in his first Dissertat Antiq. Academ and some others think it was a while after Paris Ingulphus who was Secretary to William the Conquerour saith he lived in Studio Oxoniensi His words are these Ego Ingulphus humilis magister S. Guthlaci Monasteriique sui Croilandensis natus in Anglia à parentibus Anglicis quippe urbis pulcherrimae Londoniarum pro literis addiscendis in teneriori aetate constitutus primum Westmonasterio postmodum Oxoniensi studio traditus etiam Those Schools of Learning which we call Academies or Universities that Age termed Studia that is Studies S t Hierom termed the Schools of Gaul Studia florentissima The name of University was taken up about the time of King Henry the 3 d for a publick School There are but three Latine Writers which I have met with who have written generally de Academiis Iunius and Middendorpe and another intituled Academiarum quae aliquando Fuere Hodie sunt in Europa Catalogus enumeratio brevis At the end of Iunius his excellent Treatise de Academiis there is added a brief Catalogue of all the Universities in the Christian world in which their Country Names Originall and situation are described out of Ptolomy He begins with England and therein with Oxford and saith of it Academia Oxoniensis vulgò Oxford quam instituit Aluredus Saxonum Rex Anno Christi 872. Posteà vero ex multorum Principum Praesâ—lum beneficentia amplissimis structuris reditibus privilegiis ornatur habetque jam Collegia XVI aulas etiam VIII singula aedificiorum splendore magnificentissima ac bonarum literarum artiumque omnium studia florentissima Cantabrigiensis vulgò Cambridge in qua primum Collegium instituit Batsomus Eliâ—nsit Episcopus Anno 1274. Habet jam Collegia XI Aulas etiam IV eaque omnia aedificiorum celebritate praestantissima Habuit etiam ante Scholam publicam peraâ—gustam in qua Philosophia humanio oresque disciplinae tradebantur à Sigeberto Estanglorum Rege constitutam Anno 637. Yet it is the opinion of some that the University of Oxford was rather restored then first Founded by King Alured Anno 806. after it had been over-born a while by Danish furies Middendorp in his 3 d Book de Academiis where he speaks of the Universities of England saith Inter harum duarum Academiarum professores gravis acerba nuper controversia exorta est dum singuli suam Academiam antiquiorem prioremque tempore praestantiorem existere asseverant varias pro sua quisque sententia rationes diversaque argumenta producit ut difficile sit homini externo terra ab iis marique disjuncto suum judicium interponere But after counsell given to them to endeavour rather to excell each the other in diligence faithfulness and wisdom and not to stand so much upon antiquity and multitude or excellency of Colledges which belong more to the glory of the dead then the living he concludes at the last thus Porrò utramque hanc Academiam veterem quidem atque florentem reperio Cantabrigiensis tamen quantum hactenus deprehendere licuit tempore prior antiquior est Ideoque ab ea principium ducam But Learned Sir Isaac Wake in his Rex Platonicus p. 217. saith thus Haec ipsa Antiquitatis lis publico jam nuper totius Regni conventu Parliamentario ex antiquissimorum Historicorum fide examinata est determinata praecedentia Oxoniensi Universitati communi applausu omniumque suffragiis asserta There he also addeth p. 218. Iohannes Caius vir fidei ut in rebus Religiosis ita in Historicis nullius plane He proceeds Imò qui inter ipsos istius Scholae antiquitatem acerrimè tuentur non asserunt tantùm sed probant indubitatis argumentis Cantabrigiam Generalem Artium scientiarum Academiam factam stabilitam non fuisse ante vicesimum annum Edwardi tertii hoc est nudiustertius ferè si Aluredi seculum spectemus quo Rege intercedente apud Johannem Pontificem Romanum Universitatis ibi stabiliendae privilegium iis est concessum ut Petrus de Iâ—kham Monachus Ecclesiae Cantuar. scribit Caius Middendorpii testimonio rem probat Caii testimonio eandem probat Middendorpius sic manus manum falsarius falsarium fricat Quin potiùs suam oportet agnoscere ignorantiam qui de exterorum rebus scribit quorum res gest as nunquam legerit Imò Middendorpi tibi clam in aurem dico agnosce impudentiam tuam qui it a confidenter scribis de Academiis ac si in omnibus aetatem totam vixisses ita tamen frigidè futiliter indoctè ac si in nulla unquam vel diem unum posuisses Wake ibid. The third who writes of all the Academies of Europe saith Ac libens optarim ne digladientur nimis naenias mittant qui hanc aut illam Acadâ—miam contendunt esse antiquiorem Sint Arcades ambae utraeque florentes lucem sole clariorem sibi invicem alternantes And after he hath this passage of Cambridge Haec est illa Academia antiqua celebris quae non modò Oxoniensi florentissimo Anglorum Gymnasio sed aliis Europaei orbis Academiis antiquioribus facilè posset adaequari He speaks also very honourably of Oxford and I have cited something out of him to that purpose Sir Thomas More saith in an Epistle to the University of Oxford Cantabrigiae cui vos praelucere semper consuevistis I know one who is a very competent judge because a most Learned Bishop and well versed in antiquities and also of an University in
Book De viris Illustribus ordinis Praedicatorum shew his great abilities Leo Bapt. Albertus he was a Learned man of the same family Gabriel Albaspinaeus Bishop of Orleance He published a Book de Eucharistiae Mysterio and two Books De veteribus Ecclesiae ritibus cum notis in Concilium Eliberitanum aliquot Tertulliani libros M r Selden and M r Gillespie cite his observations on Tertullian and speak of him as a great Antiquary This was his Epitaph Clauditur hoc tumulo spinâ cui nomen ab Albâ Successor patriae fidei successor honoris Regis deliciae procerumque plebis amores Dives opum bene partarum sed ditior usu Munificus facilisque aditu studiisque politus Ingenuis rectique tenax simplice lingua Egregium decus oris erat maturius annis Consilium cani juvenili in corpore mores Denique florebat summae spes proxima laudi Cùm brevis humanis semper virtutibus aetas Ter denâ—s juvenem vetuit numerare Decembres Tot bona quam parvo rapuerunt tempore fata Edmundus Albertinus a Learned French Protestant Divine of Paris There is a Learned Book of his de Sacramento Encharistiae lately published with a Preface of Blondels to it Andreas Alciatus was the first that wrote Learned notes on the Civil Law after him Budeus and Cujacius and many others Erasmus stiles him Unicum hujus aetatis miraeulum ac studiorum delicium the only miracle of this age and the darling of the Muses By Lilius Gyraldus he is intitled Iurisperitorum eloquentissimus eloquentium juris peritissimus polyhistor bonusque poeta His Emblems are much commended by Iulius Scaliger Arias Montanus made these verses of him Eloquio jus Romanum lucebat arte Turba obscurarunt barbara legulei Andreas prisco reddit sua jura nitori Consultosque facit doctius inde loqui Our age saith Learned Pasquier Recherch de la France l. 9. ch 30. brought forth four great persons in the same time Erasmus a Dutchman Budeus a Frenchman Alciate an Italian Vives a Spaniard and yet we have with us saith he Adrian Turnebus and Peter Ramus which last hath made many Books full of learning and knowledge and for Turnebus his Adversaria consisting in Humanity it is a work unimitable in variety of knowledge In his 29. ch of that Book he speaks of the Lawyers in the year 1500 which joyned the study of the Law with humane learning where he makes honourable mention of also Budeus Alciate Cujacius and divers others Stephanus Paschafius likewise in his Icones hath these verses of Erasmus Budaus and Alciate Qui leget hos leget ille sui tria lumina secli Lumina non ullo non celebranda die Hic Italus Gallusque alius Germanus alter Quos triplex uno tempore fama tulit Flaccus Albinus or Alcuinus vir illis temporibus longè eruditissimus a learned English man for those times Schoolmaster of Charles the Great one of the Founders of the University of Paris He lived 800 years after Christ saith Helvicus in his Chronol Camden in his Britane in Yorkeshire makes honourable mention of him So doth Caius Histor. Cantabr Academ l. 1. p. 37. That which many Writers observe of his being Bedes Scholar will not be made good Ulysses Aldrovandus percelebris ille de animalibus scriptor so he is styled by Gassendus in vita-Peireskii l. 1. His Books de Animalibus printed at Bononia are commended Hieronymus Aleander Cardinall was Learned in Latine Greek and Hebrew ad stuporem usque whose labour Leo the Pope used against Luther He was of so great a memory that though he greedily read over many Volumes yet he remembred all and would rehearse it long after Neand. Geog. parte â— a. Alexander the Great He was tam Marti quam Mercurio a great Scholar and Souldier both He was bred and taught under Aristotle who Dedicated divers Books of Philosophy unto him He was attended with Calisthenes and divers other learned persons that followed him in Camp and were his perpetuall Associates in all his travailes and conquests He expostulates with Aristotle for publishing the mysteries of Phylosophy and gave him to understand That himself esteemed it more to excell others in Learning and Knowledge then in Power and Empire Alexander de Hales He was an English man and Princeps Scholasticorum one of the chief Schoolmen He was first called Fons vitae then Doctor irrifragabilis the Master of Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure He flourished in the year of Christ 1245. He wrote by the Commandment of Pope Innocent the 4 th an excellent and most copious summe of Divinity which is generally known Bellarm. de Script Eccles. He wrote other things also as Gesner shews in his Bibliotheca Camden in his Britain in Glocestershire mentions Hales a Monastery there whence this our Country man came Alexander Alesius a Scotchman of later times magni inter suos nominis Theologus Thuan. Hist. Tom. 2 do l. 36. Anno Dom. 1551. Alexander ab Alexandro a Neapolitane He hath written a book styled Genialium dierum which it were good to reade with Tiraquellus his Annotations because he shews what Authours he was beholding to for those things he hath Iuris consultus Neapolitanus reliquit Genialium dierum libros sex verè promptuarium antiquitatis veterisque historiae etsi nec pauca in â—o sint ad verborum proprietatem aliaque studia pertinentia Unum autem hoe meritò in hisce praeclaris Commentariis improbari solet quòd eorum unde profecisset dissimularet autores Sed huic vitio medicinam fecit doctissimus Tiraquellus qui digitum ad fontes intendens unde quaeque hausta essent judicavit Voss. de Histor. Lat. l. 3. c. 8. Alhazen Tycho Brahe cals Vitellio ejus imitatorem Inter Optices scriptores praecipui sunt Alhazen Vitellio Tych. Brah. De Nova Stella c. 1. Leo Allatius a Learned Scholer a naturall Grecian He hath put out a Book entitled Apes Urbanae of all the famous men which were at Rome in the years 1630 1631 1632 and have published Books Muhamedes Alfraganus a great Astronomer He is translated out of Hebrew by Iacobus Christmannus and put out in Arabick and Latine by Golius There are his Chronol Astron. Elementa Alfred King of England He divided the day and night into three parts if he were not let by Warres and other great business eight hours he spent in Study and Learning other eight hours he spent in Prayer and Almes-deeds and other eight hours he spent in his naturall rest sustenance of his body and the affairs of his Kingdom He was not only very Learned himself but also a worthy maintainer of the same through all his Dominions Thomas Allen he hath put out Notes on Chrysostem and Sir Henry Savill often styles him Doctissimum he was skilled both in Greek and Divinity Peter de Alliaco Bishop of Camray in France and
had Dedicated unto him De varietate Rerum did contain Cardan made answer and the King wittily replied severall times as M r Fox in his 2 d Book of Acts and Monum p. 65. relates He restored holy Scriptures to the mother Tongue he abolished Masses such as were in banishment for the danger of the truth were again received to their Country During the time of the six years of this King there was much tranquility to the whole Church of England Egesippus a Writer of the Ecclesiasticall History from Christs Passion to his time as witnesseth Hierom and Eusebius l. 4. c. 8. 22. He lived in the time next after the Apostles and is the ancientest Writer of Ecclesiasticall History next to Luke Eginhardus Anno Dom. 80. Elias Levita a most Learned Grammarian of the Jews He or his son as some say gave his name to Christ before his death bringing with him thirty other Jews to be baptized He excelled all the Rabbins in the explication and curious handling of all the Masoreth in his Book entitled Masoreth hammasoreth from which book Buxtorf received much light in his Tiberias sive Commentarius Masorethicus Doctissimus Iudaeus Elias Levita Germanus cui gratiam non mediocrem debent Christiani propter sincerum in linguae Sanctae cognitione ipsos adjuvandi studium in Lexico suâ— Rabbinico quod Thisbitem inscripsit Ful. Miscel. l. 2. c. 3. Sir Thomas Elyot He hath written a book called The Governour his Castle of health For his Learning in all kinde of knowledge he brought much honour to all the nobility of England He told me he had a work in hand which he nameth De rebus memorabilibus Angliae which I trust we shall see in Print shortly and for the accomplishment of that Book he had read and perused over many old Monuments of England Aschams Toxophilus p. 28. Queen Elizabeth a Learned Queen and our English Deborah She Translated out of Greek into Latine Isocrates his Oration to Nicocles his first Book de regno his second Oration in one Book She translated also the Meditations of the Queen of Navarr out of French into English Baleus Fuit ingenio dâ—cili scientiarum Cupido Latine sciebat commode loquebatur Germanice quod vernacula lingua ab illa derivaretur bene Gallice saepius sed absona voce Italice per eleganter Musica poetica summopere delectabatur Thuan. Hist. tom 5. part 2. l. 129. p. 1051 1052 1053. Vide plura ibid. Ubbo Emmius a very Learned man Professor of History and Greek at Groning Suffridus Petri vir benè doctus sed qui in Frisiae rebus atque omni literaturae laude longè cedat Emmio Voss. de Histor. Lat. l. 2. c. 40. Vide vit Profess Groningae He is much commended by Ianus Dousa Hollandiae Annal. in two Books for a most faithfull Historian Constant. l' Empereur the famous Professor of Hebrew at Leyden in Holland Vir de literis Hebraeis praeclarè merons Vossius de Philol. cap. 11. Vide Voss. in Maimon de Idol c. 6. His Works Talmudis Babylonici Codex Middoth Notae in Benjaminem De legibus Ebraeorum forensibus and Clavis Talmudica shew his great Abilities Quintus Ennius He made these verses Nemo me lacrymis decoret nec funera fletu Faxit cur vâ—lito vivus per ora virum Virgill is reported to have said when he read Ennius Se aurum in sterquilinio colligere that he gathered gold in a dunghill Habent Enniani versus aliquid quod prodesse delectare possit orationem etiam quod minimè quis existimaret ex colere Turneb Advers l. 27. c. 11. Ephraem or Ephraim Syrus a Father that lived in S t Basils time Anno Aerae Christi 378. Calvis Chron. 361. Helv. Chron. Ephraem Antiochenus 527. Epictetus the Philosopher He entitled his Book Euchiridion because ad manum semper habere oportet Sermo in eo omnino efficax est atque energiae plenus in quo mira sit ad permovendum vis Stylus autem qualem res postularet concisus est dilucidus quique omnem respuat ornatum Polit. In Epict. Enchirid. Epiphanius 390. Bishop of Salamina in Cyprus who was famous all over the world in the doctrine of the Catholick faith saith Austen He was famous for Learning and for his skill in five Tongues called by Ierom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 famous for his holiness and miracles a most sharp enemy to Heretiques against whom also he published a famous Work Sixt. Senens Biblioth Sanct. l. 4. Vide Augustini praefat ad lib. de Hares Apud Graecos inter magnos habitus à multis in Catholicae fidei sanitate laudatus Aug. de Haeres p. 230. Epiphaenius the Deacon 787. Epistles They are Amicorum Collequia absentium saith Tully 2. Phil. The reading of Epistles as also of Lives is both pleasant and profitable No other kinde of conveyance is better for knowledge or love Baronius in his Annals commends Historiam Epistolarem Ierom is most eloquent in his Epistles especially in that to Heliodorus Isidore Pelusiota hath excellently handled the greatest part of the mysteries of our Faith and the controversies agitated both against the Jews and Hereticks and yet he entitleth his Book Epistles Saint Basil the Great Gregory Nazianzene Synesius Bishop of a City in Cyrene Cyril of Alexandria S t Cyprian S t Austin Gregory the Pope S t Bernard and other Fathers of the Eastern and Western Churches do not speak more powerfully any where then in their Epistles What treasure of moral knowledge are in Seneca's Letters to only one Lucilius How much of the Story of the time is in Cicero's Letters especially those ad Atticum Ciceronis Epistolis ad Latinae Orationis elegantiam informamur ex his primus eloquentiae quasi succus qui qualis initio fuerit per magni interest bibitur Manut. Praefat. in Epist. Cicer. Fam. Politian was a most polite Authour See the first Epistle of his first Book of Epist. Manutius his Epistles Wowerus and Coelius Secundus Curios are good Erasmus and Lipsius his Epistles are elegant and usefull Bembus and Sadoletus pure Latinists Longolius is termed by Ludovicus Vives Homo Ciceronianissimus there is elegant Latine though little matter in Baudius his Epistles Scaliger saith of him Solus Baudius Latinè loquitur For the Fathers Ieroms excell for Latine Austens for variety of Learning Cyprians for the state of those times in the first three hundred years For modern Writers those of Calvin Beza Luther Melancthon Oecolampadius Peter Martyr and Zanchius are very profitable also Casaubones and Scaligers For English our Hall is styled by some the English Seneca and M r Bain is excellent for pious admonitions and instructions There are Epistolae clarorum virorum Epistolae obscurâ—rum virorum a facetious Book thought to â—e done by Erasmus Hebrew Epistles by Buxtorf and Greek by Budaeus Epistolae Laconicae Epistolae
Iesuiticae by learned Chamier Epistolae Astronomicae by that famous Astronomer Tycho Brahe Epistolae Medicinales by learned Langius Centuria Epistolarum Philologicarum edita à Goldasto Laurentii Pignorii Symbolâ— Epistolicae Desiderius Erasmus He was born at Roterdam in Holland in a little house at the Church-yard Anno Christianae salutis 1467. There is his Statue to be seen at Roterdam in brasse on the Market place with this Inscription ERASMUS Natus ROTERODAMI Octob. XXVIII Anno 1467. Obiit Basileae XII Julii Anno 1536. The House where he was born is yet to be seen in the front of which are these verses Aedibus his ortus mundum decoravit Erasmus Artibus ingenuis Religione Fide Boxhorn Theat Holland By his learned writings which he published he obtained such a fame of his Learning and vertue that he was drawn by Kings and Princes into Germany Italy England and other Regions of Europe they giving him great rewards He was of indefatigable diligence and a great Scholar Being sent for into Brabant by Mary Queen of Hungary in the year 1536. there he died being seventy years old As he himself acknowledgeth that his Adagies cost him great pains so there is variety of Learning in them they are a most ample field of Philology Omnia grata elegantia aut ipsae potius Gratiae veneres joci facetiae sales dicteria gemmae lumina Verheiden Optimus paraemiographus Erasmus Alsted Eucyc He used great pains and industry in collating the several copies of the Fathers and his fidelity was great in publishing them according to the Manuscripts his Prefaces and Praeloquia to them are excellent and his Notes upon them usefull but there were two special things wanting for the perfecting of his learned Animadversions upon the Fathers Works 1. That he did not set down the divers readings very exactly 2. That he did not relate the number of the Manuscripts which he used and where they were to be seen From the Collation of Greek and ancient Copies he corrected also all the New Testament Ingeniosus veterum Scriptorum Censor So Ludovicus Vives Sed acumen Erasmianae censurae certitudinem quam in Latinis praestitit in Graecis prorsus desidero Hales in his Notes on Chrysost. Homil. on the Hebrews He opened the way before Luther many were provoked by his learned Works to study the Greek and Latine tongues who perceiving a more gentle and ready order of teaching then before began to have in contempt the Monks barbarous and sophistical Doctrine and especially such as were of a liberal and good disposition He wrote to the Archbishop of Mentz a certain Epistle touching the cause of Luther In which he saith That many things were in the Books of Luther condemned of Monks and Divines for heretical which in the Books of Bernard and Augustine are read for sound and godly Foxes Acts and Monum Vol. 2 d. pag. 61 62. He saith thus in an Epistle to Biblibaldus Ego qui nunquam faverim Luthero nisi quomodo faver qui hortatur ad meliora utrique parti sum haereticus His Book of familiar Colloquies notatur in prima Classe librorum prohibitorum Atque utinam id genus impia scripta Moriam inquam Colloquia pestes perniciesque juventutis flammis potiùs quam luci tradidisset De his enim Maenandri illud rectè usurpaveris Corrumpunt bonos more 's Colloquia prava Et ô miâ—eros coeeos amentes quos hodié que moria illa sapere docet Auberti Miraei Elog. Belg. in Martino Dorpio Si intra professionis litterariae terminos substitisset séque totum hisce studiis quibus in primis natus erat dedidisset haud dubiè cum primis illis Latins sermonis auctoribus paria facere potuisset At verò postquam Theologum agere coepit ingenio fisus nimium sibi sumpsit at tribuit dumque in tractandis sacris litteris veterumque Patrum scriptis severum se nimis praebet Aristarchum nominis sui auctoritatem vehementer labefactavit Aub. Mir. Elog in Erasm. His Annotations upon the New Testament read and approved by Leo the 10 th were forbidden to be read by the Councel of Trent Hist. of the Councel of Trent l. 6. p. 473. Stephanus Paschasius hath this Epitaph of him Quae Desiderio mors nos orbavit Erasmo Heu desiderium quam longuum liquit Erasmi Many of his Works were printed at Basil by Frobeâ—iâ—s there are nine Tomes of them the Contents of each which are mentioned by Boissardus in his Icones There was another Erasmus a learned Bishop CHAP. XVIII THo Erastus a learned Physician He wrote against the Excommunication of Church-officers and is an-answered by Beza Many follow his judgement in these dayes which some call Erastians His Works are mentioned in Oxford Catalogue Eratosthenes He is called by some Plato minor Plato the younger for his singular Learning Erinua a learned Poet. She wrote in the Dorick Tongue an elegant Poeme consisting of three hundred Verses and also other Epigrams They report that her Verses ad Homericam accessisse Majestatem Politian mentions her in his Epistle to Cassandra l. 3. Epist. 17. Thom. Erpenius He was excellently skilled in the Oriental Tongues the Hebrew Chaldee Arabick Syriack Aethiopick Persian and Turkish The King of Morocco did so much esteem his Letters written in Arabick for their Elegancy that he kept them amongst his Cymelia He is celebrated through the whole Christian world as the restorer of the Arabick Tongue He was of incredible diligence and industry to which was added a rare facility of wit and sweetnesse of manners for which he was much respected by Philip Mornie Ioseph Scaliger Isaac Casaubone He died at Leyden in the flour of his Age Anno 1624. These were his Works Grammatica Arabica cum Lockmanni fabulis adag Arabum Pentateuchus Arabicè Hist. Josephi Patriarcha Arabicè cum triplici versione Lat. Scholiis Tho. Erpenii Claudius Espencaeus a French Bishop None of the Divines of Paris had a greater concourse of all sorts of Degrees and was more admired for his frequent Sermons to the people then he He was very eloquent There are many Questions concerning Religion discussed by him in Latine and French with great subtilty His Commentaries upon Timothy and Titus are well liked He hath published many other Works Petrus Espinacus Archbishop of Lions A witty and eloquent man at first addicted to the Doctrine of the Protestants but he fell off afterward Gulielm Estius a Hollander a Doctor of Doway a learned and modest Papist His Exposition of all Pauls Epistles is generally liked Gulielmus Estius in adnotationibus aureis ad difficiliora Scripturae loca Dilher Disput. Acad. Tom. 2. Georgius Macropedius was his Master at Utrect This Epigram was added to his Picture Quicunque effigiem Gulielmi conspicis Esti Esti qui una fuit gloria Theologôn Relligio Virtus Doctrina modestia morum
virili parte expedivimus atque illustravimus Fulleri Miscel. c. 4. l. 6. c. 19. Inter harum literarum studiosos meritò primas tenet Nicolaus Fullerus Pocock Not. Miscel. In Portam Mosis He intended to put forth a Lexicon Sicuti in Lexico nostro apertius ostendamus sigillatim modo vita supersit aâ— studiis conâ—tibusque nostris propitius adsit calestis Pater Deus noster in secula benedictus Fulleri Miscel. l. 3. c. 10. and c. 20. of the same book he saith Quemadmodum in Lexico nostro dilucidè docuimus Vide Praefat. ejus ad l. 4. Miscel. l. 4. c. 7. The End of the third Book THE FOVRTH BOOK Of such as were Famous for ZEAL IN THE True RELIGION Or in any Kinde of Learning CHAP. I. G IO Gagneius He hath written upon all the New Testament Rob. Gagwin He wrote the French History Erasmus his intimate friend cals him a most discreet Historiographer He compares him to Salust and Livy for purity of speech and composition of his History He was sent Embassadour by the King of France into Italy England and Germany He put out some Poems Petrus Galatinus He takes all from Raimundus or Porchetus Galeacins Caraccielus an Italian Marquesse He renounced Popeâ—y and became a good Protestant Beza hath written his Life Galen a Learned Physitian of Pergamus the chiefest Physitian next Hyppocrates He coming to a shop and finding a Book under his name which he knew not of nor never saw before he wrote a Book de libris propriis The like hath Cardane and Caius of Cambridge done that their genuine writings might be known they having published many Works Some say he lived sevenscore years Galenus homo Graecus summi judicii aâ— doctrinae vir ut si quis alius sui aut insequentis temporis Caius de Pronunciat Graec. Lat. Ling. His Philosophicall and Physicall Books were printed in Greek by Aldus Manutius at Venice being distinguished into Tomes with the most copious Prefaces of Camerarius Gemaseus and Fuchsius most famous men They were Printed at Basil in a great Folio Petrus Gallandius Turnebus in the 2 d Book of his Adversaria c. 1. much commends him Inter primos liberales disciplinas in Gallia jacentes politioris doctrinae luce illustravit Aub. Mir. Elog. Belg. Many of the famous learned men of France were his Scholars amongst which Adrian Turnebus was one as he ingenuously confesseth in his Adversaria Gulilaeus Galilaeus of Florence a famous Philosopher and Mathematician He hath published many things in the Hetrurian and Latine Language Henricus Gandavensis He was born at Gaunt in the Low-Countries and was a Doctor of Sâ—rbonne and explained the Scriptures many years at Paris He wrote besides Learned Commentaries upon Aristotles Physicks and Metaphysicks a Theologicall summe and a great Volume of Quodlibeticall Questions as they called them Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester a Scholar good enough as his Works shew but a great enemy to the Protestants in Q. Maries daies He died miserably as M r Fox and others bear witness He hath written a Book De vera Obedientia and other Works in English Petrus Gassendus Professor of the Mathematicks at Paris the greatest Astronomer now living Thomas Gataker of the Gatakers of Gataker in Shropshire a solid judicious and pious Divine as his divers learned Latine and English Treatises shew For the Hebrew he acknowledged himself much beholding to Lively in the 9 th Ch. of the 2 d Book of his Cinnus and for the Greek to Iohn Boyse c. 9. of the first Book See his Life He was my worthy Friend and receiving a kinde Letter from him not long before his death he thus concluded it Thus with hearty salutation of your self and yours recommending your pious indeavours and indefatigable labours to the Lords gracious protection I rest Yours assured in him T. G. Lucas Gauricus He flourished at Venice Anno Christi 1550. He was made Bishop for his Learning He wrote many things His Works are in two Tomes Pomponius Gauricus a Learned man also was his brother He hath written De Sculptura Theodorus Gaza Omnium sui temporis hominum doctissimus habitus est Boiss Icon. He was born in Greece and brought up in Italy Vir graecus ut doctis etiam videtur eruditissimus Polit. Miscel. Cent. 1. He did so happily translate Tullies Book de Senectute into Greek that he hath excellently there represented the Majesty of Tullies eloquence When he presented to Sixtus Quartus the Pope of Rome Aristotles Books de Animalibus translated out of Greek which could not be done but by one most learned in both Languages and the Book was adorned with golden plates The Pope asked what the adorning of it cost his servant telling him fourty pieces of gold he commanded so many to be given him and no more Alsted Encyclop Many of his Works are mentioned by Boissard in his Icones Geber a Learned Arabian a great Chymist and a most acute Writer but very obscure The Alchimists have on set purpose saith Theuet Vies des hommes Illustres l. 2. obscured their manner of teaching not only thereby to make their Science more wonderfull but also to hinder the most part of men from attaining it He saith there that William Postell his good Friend and companion of his Travels in the East Greece and Asia had the Almagest of Geber which is an excellent Work in the Arabick Tongue containing the Explanation of the state of the years and Ceremonies according to the Feasts and Solemnities of the Israelites Nestorians Persians and Syrians which he had got from a Jew There is in Sion Colledge Alchimia De Metallorum Investigatione Perfectione De Fornacibus construendis Explicatio librorum Gebri Raym. Lullii Gelasius primus Papa Gelasius the first of that name Pope published five Books of the two Natures of Christ against Eutiches Nestorius Two Books against Arius Sigism Gelenius He hath written Observat. Emendat in Tit. Livium Aulus Gellius In the year of our Lord 98. Ludovicus Vives censures him somewhat harshly but Stephanus defends him in his Notes upon him His Book more pleaseth with its variety then its order Agellius potius quà m Gellius dictus videtur scriptor noctium Atticarum Voss. De Anal. l. 1. c. 6. Aulus Gellius huic legiturque Agellius illi Nominibus priscis heu malè tutâ— fides Steph. Paschas Icones Some dislike the title of his Book because it shews the time when he wrote it rather then the subject of the book Geminus Sir Henry Savill terms him Elegantissimum and acutissimum Georgius Gemistius Pletho a Grecian and great Scholar He put out a defence of Plato he was Professour in Greece and taught only those of his own Nation amongst whom Bessario was one many of whose Epistles to him are extant Volat. Anthropol l. 21. Gemma Frisius a great
Bodies c. 20. Learned Peireskius was wont to lament that when he was in England he was not acquainted with this William Gilbert the Author of the Book de Magnete nor Thomas Lydiat the famous Mathematician Gassend de Vita Peiresk l. 2. Gassendus l. 4. de vita Peiresk makes honourable mention of his Book de Magnete p. 378. We had not any certain or satisfactory knowledge of Magneticall properties untill such time as it pleased God to raise up one of our Countrymen D r Gilbert who to his evelasting praise hath troden out a new path to Philosophy and on the Loadstone erected a large Trophy to commend him to posterity Carpent Geog. first Book chap. 3. See more there Pet. Gillius a most Learned man Aquitanus Duo magna hujus saeculi lumina Petrus Gillius Gulielmus Philander Thuan. Hist. Tom. 4. l. 82. Vide Thuan. Hist. Tom. 1. l. 16. Sylvester Giraldus a man elegantly Learned for those times Sylvester Giraldus Cambrensis a Britain by birth though by descent rather an Englishman or a Norman as he makes himself but a very Learned man for those times There is published of his Itinerarium Cambriae cum Annotat. Descriptio ejusdem De rebus Hybernicis Victor Giselinus Besides divers Poems he wrote Learned Notes upon Prudentius the Christian Poet Noteâ— and a Chronology upon the Works of Sulpitius Severus Ranulphus Glanvile de Glanvilla Chief Justice in the reign of King Henry the 2 d wrote Learnedly and profoundly of part of the Laws of England He wrote a Book De Legibus consuetndinibus Regni Angliâ— Henricus Glareanus an excellent Mathematician He hath written well of Musick upon Livy Salust and divers other Works Salomon Glassius a Learned Lutheran and the great ornament of Germany for sacred Philology His Christologia Mosaica Philologia Sacra and other Works are very Usefull Rodolphus Goclenius He hath written Learnedly of divers subjects in Humanity Many of his Works are mentioned in the Oxford Catalogue Conradus Goclenius He was first Professor of the Latine tongue at Lovain Annos ipsos XX. quibus publicè professus est auditoribus suis adeo gratus fuit ut eos nec assiduitate satiarit unquam nec diuturnitate lassarit Aub. Mir. Elog. Belg. Fr. Godwin Bishop of Landaff His Rerum Anglicarum Annales and his Tract De Praesulibus Angliae shew his Learning Thomas Godwin His Roman and Jewish Antiquities are very usefull Dâ—mianus A Goes Lusitanus It happened to him as to Homer heretofore for the excellency of his wit severall Cities strove for his birth as those of Paris would have Christophorus Longolius to be theirs the Romans challenged him for theirs those of the Low-Countries for theirs because of his great Eloquence Iacobus Golius well skilled in the Orientall Tongues Admirabilis ille Arabizantium Phoenix Hotting Analect Histor. Theol. Cl. V. Iacobus Golius in praestantissimo illo linguae Arab. Thesauro Pocock Not. Miscel. in Portam Mosis c. 7. Vir summus in linguis orientalibus Mathesi Jacobus Golius Salmas de Annis Climactericis Whom the States of Holland for his excellent skill in the Arabick and Mathematicks have substituted to two famous Professors of the University Thomas Erpenius and Willebrord Snellius He travelled into the East and observed the condition and state of the Eastern people and got thereby knowledge of the Orientall Languages and affairs and brought divers Orientall Books thence which are now at Leyden He hath put out lately an excellent Arabick Lexicon Hubertus Golthzius a great Antiquary Dilher cals his Book De re Antiquaria libellum Aureolum Franciscus Gomarus a Learned and Judicious Divine All his Works Exegeticall and Polemicall are published together in one Volume in Folio Christopher Goodman a Learned Scotch Divine and according to his name good and holy Abraham Gorlay He had more then four thousand exquisite Medals of Gold more then ten thousand of Silver and more then fifteen thousand of Brasse all choice ones Ios. Scal. Lettre au Sieur De Bagar There is a Book of his styled Dactyliotheca published Io. Goropius Becanus A Physitian Philosopher and Historian He obtained an exact knowledge of the Hebrew Greek and Latine Divino planè vir ingenio qualem vix singulae aetates ferant seu Philosophiam seu Philologiam in utraque enim ad miraculum usque excelluit tractaret ut seculi sui Varra nominari meritò potuerit Auberti Miraei Elogia Belgica Castellani Vitae Medic. Illust. Dionysius Gothofredus an excellent Lawyer He hath written short Notes upon all the Civil Law and all Tullies Works He hath written also upon Seneca and Notes ad Varronem Festum Nonnium Iacobus Gothofredus his sonne He wrote first de Ecclesiis Suburbicariis He set out some Orations of Libanius with Notes and his Oratio de Iuliane William Gouge Doctor of Divinity a Learned and Pious Divine He was counted whilst he lived the Father of the London Ministers A good Text-man as his Whole Armour Exposition of the Hebr. Exposition of the Lords Prayer and other Learned Works shew him to be and he is often Honourably mentioned by Voetins Streso and other outlandish Divines He was eminent for three graces his Humility Patience and Faith He would begin his prayer very audibly and distinctly which was the more commendable because of his great Congregation at Blackefriers Sim. Goulartius a Learned and godly French Minister There is his Morum Philosophia Historica and Histoires admirables de nostre temps and other Tracts mentioned in the Appendix of Oxford Catalogue Ioannes Goverus sive Gouerus a Learned English Knight and Poet Laureate Hic nomen suum extulit partim iis quae Gallicè eleganter Anglicè elaboravit Sane is Gualterus Chaucerus primi Anglicam linguam expolire caeperunt Vossius de Histor Lat. l. 3. c. 3. Io. Grammaticus He hath written upon divers books of Aristotle and de Differentiis Linguarum and other Works Saxo Grammaticus He was called Grammaticus for his elegancy in the Latine Tongue He hath written the History of the Danes in very elegant Latine for those times Lud. Granatensis His Works are in three Tomes He hath written De ratione Concionandi De frequenti Communione Sylva locorum Communium Dux peccatorum De Officio Pastorali Catechismus sive Introductionis ad Symbolum Fidei libri quatuor and other Works D r Edward Grant He was one of the Learned Schoolmasters of Westminster Camden was his Usher He hath put out a Greek Grammer styled Graecae Linguae spicilegium which Camden hath contracted He hath also published Aschams Epistles and Poems with his Life and Death Conradus Graserus He went some miles to the Jews to understand some Hebrew words Vide ejus ultima verba p. 31. in Praef. Exquisitissimus ille ac divinitus aetate nostra excitatus antichristo-mastix juxta doctrinae Christianae propugnator Conradus Graserus Francus
many Philologicall Works Heliodorus a most eloquent and sweet Greek Writer whose ten Books of the Ethiopick History in Greek being snatcht out of the fire of the Library of Buda Buda being burnt by Soliman were Printed at Basill Christ. Helvicus His Chronology of the last edition is much commended as most compleat and very usefull for any sacred or prophane Story There are also other Works of his De Chaldaicis Bibliorum Paraphrasibus Lexicon Heb. diaacticum Vindicatio locorum V. Testamenti à corruptelis Pontificiorum Tr. Historicus Theologicus De Chaldaicis Bibliorum phrasibus De Carminibus atque Dialectis Graecorum Hieronymus Henninges a godly and Learned Divine He hath put out Theatrum Genealogicum in 4 Volumes Which Work Neander styles Opus rarum egregium spissum atque stupendum and shews the heads of every Tome Henry the first of that Name for his knowledge and science in the seven liberall Arts was sirnamed Clerk or Bâ—â—â— Clerk Henry the 8 th He set forth a book entitled A necessary Doctrine and erudition for any Christian man See a commendation of his Learning and Severity Eras. Epist. l. 6. Epist. 12. to him Of his Learning also in Epistola Thomâ— Mori ad Academ Oxon. Amongst the most famous Contradictors which the Doctrine of Luther found was Henry the 8 th King of England who not being born the Kings eldest son had been destinate by his Father to be Archbishop of Canterbury and therefore in his youth was made to study But the eldest being dead and after him the father also he succeeded in the Kingdom Esteeming it a great honour to imploy himself in so famous a Controversie of Learning he wrote a Book of the seven Sacraments defending also the Popedom and oppugning the Doctrine of Luther a thing so gratefull to the Pope that having received the Kings book he honoured him with the title of Defender of the Faith But Martin suffered not himself to be scared with that most illustrious glittering name of a King but answered his Majesty with as much acrimony vehemency and as small respect as he had answered the petty Doctors The Hist of the Councell of Trent l. 1. p. 16. He drew many Learned men into England Desiderius Heraldus a Learned Frenchman He hath written a Comment on Martiall Animadvers in Salmas Observat ad Ius Atticum Romanum and other Learned Works Herbert Lord of Cherbury He hath published a Book De Veritate Causis Errorum and hath written the Life of K. Henry the 8 th in English Hermes Trismegistus the most ancient Doctor of the Egyptians He hath written De Lapidis Philosophici secreto and other Miscellanies Conradus Herebachius Anno 1â—08 a Learned Papist He was a compleat Scholar skilfull in many Languages the Latine Greak Hebrew Italian French Dutch His friends were the Learned men of that time Erasmus Sturmius and others He hath written a most Learned Commentary on the Psalmes de re Rustica He put out two Books De institutione principis deque Republica Christiana administranda Lexicon Graeco Latinum locupletavit Hermannus Contractus a Germane Anno 1032. 1058 say some He was descended of a Noble Count of Swedland and was crooked and lame from his infancy which gave him the surname of Contractus He spake Latine Greek and Hebrew as his naturall Language He published all his Works with his contracted and paralytick hands Membris planè erat contractis unde Contracti nomâ—n accepit fortasse ea propter monachus factus fuit Voss. de Histor. Lat. l. 2. c. 44. He was the inventer of the Astroâ—abe Hermogenes He was of Tarsus in Asia minor Being scarce 18 years old he wrote the Art of Rhetorick in six books but when he was old he forgat Learning Thence they spake of him jestingly that he was old in his childhood and a childe in his old age Heâ—edian an eloquent and faithfull yet free Historian He wrote 8 books of Histories Stylus Photio teste est elegans perspicuus ac talis planè ut vix historicorum ulli ulla virtute cedat Veritati etiam studuit nisi quod fides ejus mutat in Alexandro Maximino Voss. de Histor. Graec. l. 2. c. 15. Herodotus Although he relates stories that may seem fabulous yet the whole body of his History is composed with singular fidelity and a diligent desire of truth but he often prefaceth concerning other narrations that he rehearseth them not because he thinks them to be true but as he hath received them from others Hic pater historiae mendacia plurima finxit Quippe suam Musis dedicat historiâ—m Steph. Paschas Icon. Hesiod 37 annis Hesiodus artis suae specimina publicè edidit ante Homerum Seldem Marm. Arund It is an ancient aud famous question of the age of Homer and Hesiod and whether was ancienter Accius the Poet and Ephorus the Historian make Hesiod the first Vide Agellium l. 3. c. 11. Iohn Hessels he hath put out severall Works mentioned in the Oxford Catalogue William Landgrave of Hessen was the first Protestant Prince in Germany He died of a burning Fever 1637. Many of the Landgraves of Hessen were Learned men Helius Ebanus Hessus He was born in the year 1488. His Works are mentioned by Boissard in his Icones Hesychius Grammaticus Anno Dom. 400. The most Learned Glossary but corruptly printed He was a Christian though some seem to question it as Casaubone on Athenaeus Henry Stevens and D r Price shew Learned D r Langbane in his Notes on Longinus styles Eustathius Hesychius and Pollux Literaturae Graecae Triumviri Ioannes Heurnius He was intimately familiar with the most famous men of that age Ianus Dousa Franciscus Iunius Lucas Trelcatius Hugo Donellus Everard Brâ—hâ—rst Ioseph Scaliger Iustus Lipsius Francis Raphelengius and others His Works either published by himself or his son are mentioned by Melchior Adam in his Life CHAP. V. HIeronymus Anno Aerae Christi 375. Helv. Chron. 390. say others He matched any of his time in Learning in the Tongues skill of humanity and knowledge in holy Scripture yet was that time so plentifull of Learned men as almost no time since Linguarum Historiarum locorum situs peritissimus vir Ful. Miscel. l. 2. c. 8. Vide c. 11. 15. He was mainly taken with Origen so that he called him by way of praising him Suum his own His Epistles are approved of in Italy France Spain all Germany and Africk he was honoured and sought to farre and near by Bishops by Noble Matrons by great Rulers many great personages came farre having seen his Works to see the Author He had excellent skill in the Hebrew which he got of a Jew Barhanin-aâ— as Erasmus relates in his Life Vir perfecto omnium doctrinarum genere praeditus Hebraeam praeterea linguam Syram Chaldaicam Graecam Latinam callens Ang. Roch. Bibl. Vatic He
marg Alexander de Hales an Englishman of Glocestershire and a great Schoolman 112 He wrote a copious Summe of Divinity ibid. Alexander Alesius a Scotchman of later times and a great Divine ibid. Alexander ab Alexandro a Lawyer of Naples ibid. Alexandria famous for the profession of Physick 45 Alhazen a famous Writer of Opticks 112 Leo Allatius a natural Grecian and great Scholler ibid. Muhamedes Alfraganus a great Hebrew Astronomer 113 Alfred King of England learned himself and an encourager of learned men ibid. Algebra a famous invention in Arithmetique 41 Thomas Allen a learned man 113 Peter de Alliaco a Romish Cardinal a famous Mathematician and Divine ibid. All-Souls Colledge in Oxford 97 Alphonsus King of Arragon a great Astronomer and advancer of Learning 113 Petrus Alphonsus a Jew who turned Christian ibid. And why he was called Peter and why Alphonsus ibid 114 Iohn Henry Alsted industrious but a great Collector ibid. D. Henry Alting ibid. Escaped a great danger ibid. Henry Alting his Son ibid. Didacus Alvarez a famous Spanish Divine and orthodox for the most part about Predestination ibid. Sixtinus Amama a learned and modest Dutchman ibid. Ambrose Bishop of Milane ibid. His answer to Theodosius the Emperor ibid. A swarm of Bees setled on his face when he was an infant ibid. When he flourished ibid. Was a Christian and Divine together ibid. Dr. Ames a judicious and solid Divine 115 Amiraldus a learned French Divine ibid. Gulîelmus de Sancto Amore a valiant Champion of Christ ibid. Ammonius Alexandrinus a great Philosopher ibid. Amphilochius when he flourished ibid. Andcreon a famous French Poet ibid. Annals what they are and how they differ from History 46. m. Annals of Baronius usefull but faulty 128 Anastasius the Popes Library-keeper 115 Anastasius Synaita when he lived ibid. He had several names ibid. Petrus Ancharanus or Ancorananus when he flourished ibid. Bishop Andrews ibid Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury the first that forbad Priests Marriage 116 When he flourished ibid. Two Anselms one the author of the Interlineary Glosse ibid. Marcus Antoninus Emperor the greatest Philosopher of his time 116 Why he was called Pius ibid. Antoninus of Florence when he lived ibid. Marcus Antonius de Dominis 116 Marcus Antonius of Genua ibid. Alex. Aphrodisaeus one of the first Interpreters of Aristotle ib. Petrus Apianus a famous Mathematician 116 Petrus Aponensis or Aponius a great Physician and Philosopher 116 117 Apollinaris the Father and Son both Hereticks 117 Sidonius Apollinaris when he lived ibid. Apollonius a Roman Senator and Martyr 117 Apollonius Pergaeus a great Mathematician 117 Apollonius Rhodius why called Rhodius ib. He wrote Argonantica ibid. Appianus Alexandrinus when he lived ib. Apulcius a Platonick Philosopher and learned Writer ibid. Aquila converted from Judaism he translated the Old Testament into Greek 118 When he flourished ibid. Thomas Aquinas born at Aquinus in Italy ibid. His witty Answer to Pope Innocent 3. 232 A great Schoolman 118 Why called the Angelical Doctor 118 How he got his knowledge ibid. He was intent upon his studies 118 Verses of him ibid. When he lived ibid. Arabick Language 59 60 Very ancient of large extent elegant profitable and easie ibid. Near to the Hebrew Chaldee and Syriack 60 Aratus an ancient Poet. 118 Archimedes a famous Mathematician ib He was very much addicted to the study of the Mathematicks ibid. 119 His Sphere ibid. Peter Aretine called Divine Aretine yet a wanton Writer ibid. Leonardus Aretinus a learned Historian Orator and Philosopher ibid. Benedictus Aretius famous for three Works ibid. Architas Tarentinus the greatest Mathematician of his time ibid. Ioannes Argyrophylus a great Scholler ibid. Ioannes Argenterius a learned Physician but too censorious ibid. Aristophanes a great Comedian the first that called himself Philologus 119 An obscene Writer esteemed by Chrysostom ibid. Gregorius Arimineâ—sis sound in the Doctrine of Grace and Free-will ibid. When he lived ibid. Aristotle born at Stagira Plato's Scholler Alexanders Master a great Philosopher and the chief of Peripateticks 120 He invented and perfected the Art of Logick ibid. Arithmetique what it is its excellency and who first brought it into an Art 41 Armachanus a great Schollar and an enemy to Fryers brought up in Oxford 120 Why Petavius cals the Jansenians Armachani 229 Iacobus Arminius a learned man and of a strict life 120 Arnobius a great Rhetorician Lactantius his Master 121 When he lived ibid. Arnoldus de Villa-Nova a learned Spaniard ibid. When he lived ibid. Arrianus a faithâ—ull Greek Historian ibid. He imitates Xenophon ibid. Art what an Art is and how the Arts are distinguished 36 37 The Liberal Arts why so called and which are they ibid. What authors are to be read in all Arts 37 Arzabel a great Astronomer 121 Asconius Pedianus a famous Historian 121 Roger Ascham Secretary to Queen Elizabeth the only Englishman who hath written a Volume of Latine Epistles ibid. When he flourished ibid. Aspasia a learned woman ibid. Astrolabe by whom invented 221 Astrology distinguished from Astronomy and condemned 50 51 Astronomy 43 Athanasius Bishop of Alexandria the Maul of Hereticks 121 Why called Great ibid 122 When he lived 121. m. Athenagoras a Philosopher who wrote an Apology for Christians 122 Athenaeus when he lived ibid. Casaubone hath written learned Notes on him 122 Athens 67 68 Ioannes Aventinus when he was born 122. Commended ibid. Avignion 84 Averroes a Commentator upon Aristotle 122. When he flourished ibid. Avicenna a famous Philosopher and Physician When he lived 45. 122 Augustine Bishop of Hippo 122 The most accomplished that ever wrote since the Apostles times ibid When he was born ibid. Famous for two Works 123 He well confutes the Pelagians Papists Brownists and Socinians ibid. His Books De Doctrina Christiana and De civitate Dei commended but his Comment on the Psalms is most disliked ibid. Antonius Augustinus a great Scholler ibid Ioannes Auratus the Kings Professor for Greek in Paris and the chiefest Poet of his time 123 124 Decius Ausonius a learned French Poet Master to Gratian the Emperor 124 Azo a great Lawyer ibid. Azorius a learned Jesuite ib. Mart. ab Azpilzeuta a learned Casuist ib. B ROger Bacon a great Mathematician but no Magician 125 Sir Francis Bacon a great Philosopher ib. Iohn Baconthorp or Bacon a learned Englishman ibid. Iodocus Badius Ascensius a learned Philosopher Physician and Poet. ibid. Paul Bain a judicious Divine 125 Roger Bain a learned Englishman Professour of the Hebrew at Paris ibid. He hath written on the Proverbs of Salomon Francis Balduine a Protestant first but fell off afterward to Popery 126 An Epitaph of him ibid. Baldus Perusinus a famous Lawyer and Scholler to Bartolus 126 When he flourished ibid. Bernardinus Baldus Urbinas a great Artist and Linguist 126 Iohn Bale one of the first English Protestant Preachers in the time of King Henry the 8 th 125 D. Humfries Verses of him His Works ib. M. I. Ball a
Carthusiensis 155 Thomas and Christopher Cartwright 155 Bartholomaeus and Iohn Casa 155 Iohn Case 156 Isaac Casâ—ubone a singular Grecian and an excellent Philologer 156 Dr. Merick Casaubone ibid. George Cassander 156 Cassandra Fidelis Veneta a learned woman 156 157 Iohn Cassian 157 M. Aurel. and Petrus Cassiodorus 157 Petrus Castellanus two of that name 157 Alphonsus à Castro one of the Doctors of the Councel of Trent ibid. Ambrosius Catharinus his difference with Dominicus Soto 157 Cato why called Censorius 158 A three-fold Elogy of him ibid. Catullus a most polite Poet 158 Iacobus Cavacius 158 Nicol. Caussinus an eloquent French Papist 158 Aurelius Cornelius Celsus a learned Physician the Latine Hippocrates 158 Conradus Celtes the first of the Germans who was adorned with a Poetical Lawrel 158 Centuries Ecclesiasticall commended 159 Iacobus Ceratinus 159 Ludovicus de la Cerda a learned and industrious man 159 Antonius Rodolphus Cevallerius and Petrus Cevallerius both Frenchmen and great Hebricians 15â— Demetrius Chalcondylas a diligent Grammarian 160 Chaldee Language 58 Daniel Chamier a very learned French Divine who hath written solidly against the Papists and was killed with a Canon-bullet 160 Peter Charron a French Rapist 160 Ieffery Chaucer born in Oxfordshire our English Homer 160 Verses of him ibid. Antoine de Chandieu a learned French Divine 160 Sir Iohn Cheek Schoolmaster to King Edward the sixth skilfull in Greek and Latine 160 The first Regius Professor of the Greek Tongue in Cambridge 160 Compared with Sir Thomas Smith ibid. A special instrument of propagating the Gospel in England ibid. How he died and his several Works ibid. Martinus Chemnitius when born 161. m. A famous Doctor of Divinity in the Church of Brunswick 161 His Works commended ibid Andreas du Châ—sne 162 Chiromancy what it is 51 Renatus Chopinus 162 Christ the true Messiah 11 102 Christ Church in Oxford 104 105 Christs-Colledge in Cambridge 102 103 Christians very numerous in Turky 9 Emanuel Chrysoloras of Constantinople brought the Greek and Learning into Italy 162 Was put to death at Constance ib. Petrus Chrysologus when Archbishop of Ravenna 162 Iohn Chrysostom the soundest Interpreter of all the Greek and Latine Fathers 162 David Chytraeus a good Mathematician 163 Petrus Ciaconius a very learned man 163 M. Cicero why so called and where born 163 The Prince of Orators 164 Some of his Works commended 164 His repetitions and vain-glory taxed 165 Iohn Claimund 164 Clare-Hall in Cambridge 101 Claudia Rufinâ— 164 Claudianus 164 165 Claudius the Emperour 165 Christophorus Clavius a Jesuite and famous Professor of the Mathematicks at Rome 165 Nic. de Clamangis when he flourished 165 Pious and learned ibid. Clemens Alexandrinus why so called and when he lived 161 Origens Master ibid. Clemens Romanus the most ancient of all Writers since the Apostles 165 Not the Authour of the Apostolical Constitutions ibid. Nicolaus Clenardus a great Linguist killed by his own slave and why 166 Cleobulina 166 Io. Climachus when he lived 166 Iohn Cloppenburg 166 Carolus Clusius a great Linguist 166 Pet. Cluniacensis when he lived 166 Philippus Cluverius 166 Iohn à Coch or Cocceius 166 Colen 68 Christ. Columbus an Italian a most skilful Cosmographer he found out America 166 Realdus Columbus a great Anatomist 163 Peter Comestor why so called 167. m. Philp de Commines where born 167 He hath written an excellent History ibid. The Speech of Catharine de Medioes of him and an Epitaph by Stephanus Paschasius 167 Hier. Commelinus 167 Annas Comnenas a learned woman Empresse of the East 167 Complute 89 Compostella 89 Confessions divers 169 Conformities a Book so styled 169 170 Confusion of Languages a great judgement 54 Constantine the Great and Robert Constantine 170 Gaspar Contarenus 170 Ant. Contins 170 Adam Contzen 170 Sir Edward Cook 170 Robert Cook 171 Copenhagen 74 75 Nicolaus Copernicus a great Mathematician 171 Maturinus Corderius 171 Corinnas three learned women of that name 171 Iohannes Cornarius 171 Cornelia a learned woman ibid Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxford 104 Corradus 171 Corvinus a subtil Arminian 171 Fr. Costerus 172 Peter Cotton an eloquent French Jesuite ibid. Sir Robert Cotton a great preserver of English Antiquities ibid. Iohn Covel ibid. Bishop Coverdale an exile a long time for the profession of the Gospel ibid Didacus Covarruvias ibid. Councels divers 168 169 The Pope is to be subject to a General Councel 22 208 D r Crakanthorp 172 Archbishop Cranmer ibid. The first Archbishop of Canterbury that cast off Antichrist 172 173 Drew many learned men into England 172 Io. Crato when and where born 173 A great Philosopher Physician and Poet 173 Physician to Emperours ibid. Christophorus Crinesius a good Linguist ibid. Petrus Crinitus ibid. Ludovicus Crocius 174 Iohn Croy a learned French Divine 174 Hannibal Crucius 174 Gaspar Cruciger a learned Divine swift in writing ibid Henry Cuff a learned Oxonian 174 Iacobus Cujacius a learned French Lawyer 174 Petrus Cunaeus 174 175 Caelius Secundus Curio 175 Caelius Aug. Curio ibid. Quintus Curtius a pure Latinist and when he flourished 175 Petrus Curtius 175 Nic. de Cusa or Cusanus 175 Cyprian Bishop of Carthage and Martyr when he lived 175 Cyril Bishop of Alexandria 175 Cyril Bishop of Ierusalem and Cyril Patriark of Constantinople 176 D JOhn Daille a learned French Divine 176 Highly commended ibid. Iohn Damascene when born at Damascus 176 He laid the foundation of School-Divinity among the Greeks 176 Nicholas Damascene ib. Petrus Damianus 176 Damasus the first Pope 176 He appointed Gloria Patri ib. Lambertus Danaeus 177 Petrus Danesius a great Grecian 177 His witty speech at the Councel of Trent ib. Dante 's Aligherius a famous Italian Poet 177 Claudius Dausqueius 177 Iohn Davenant Bishop of Salisbury a judicious Divine 177 Daventer 74 Philippus Decius a famous Italian Lawyer 177 Iohn Dee a learned Englishman 178 Marcus Antonius Delrio 178 Demosthenes a famous Orator 178 He wrote out Thucydides eight times ibid. Thomas Dempster a learned Scotchman ib. Iohn Deodate an eminent Divine ib. Edward Dering ib Iohn Despauterius a great Grammarian ib. Verses of him ib. Antonius Deusingius a learned Physician ib. Paulus Diaconus 179 David Dickson a good Scottish Expositor ib. Didymus Coecus an excellent Mathematician ib. Ludovicus de Dieu a learned French Divine well skilled in the Oriental Languages ib. Sir Iames Dier a great Lawyer ib. Differences among the Papists in many things 22 Everard Digby 178 Sir Kenelm Digby 180 Leonard and Thomas Digges ib. Iohn Michael Dilher a learned Critick ib. Diodorus Siculus a famous Historian 180 Diogenes Laertius ib. Dio Cassius ib. â—ion Chrysostom called Chrysostom for his 〈…〉 loquence ib. â—ionysius falsly called the Areopagite 181 â—ionysius Halycarnassaeus a famous Historian ib. â—ioscorides an ancient Herbalist ib. Divine A competent knowledge of the Languages and Arts is requisite for a Divine 31 32 33 34 Rembertus Dodonaeus 181 Dole 86 Steven Dolet a learned Frenchman 182 Aelius
Donatus Marcellus Donatus and Ierom Donatus 182 Hugo Donellus a great Lawyer ib. Doway 73 Ianus Douza the Father and Sonne 182 George Downham a learned and godly Bishop ib. Andrew Downs the Kings Professour of Greek in Cambridge 183 Sir Franâ—n Drake the first that sailed about the whole world ib. Ierom Drexelius a learned Jesuite ib. Iohn Drusius ib. Fr. Duarenus a learned Lawyer ib. Dublin 104 Fronto Ducaeus a learned and candid Jesuite 183 Gul. Durandus a great Poet Divine and Lawyer 183 Why called Speculator ib. Durandus a S. Portiano 184 Samuel Durant 184 Ioanes Stephanus Durantus ib. Claudius Duret a great French Lawyer ib. Ludovicus Duretus a learned Physician ib. E KIng Edward the sixth both learned and pious 184 185 Edmund Hall in Oxford 99 Egesippus when he lived 185 Eginhardus 185 Elias Levita a most learned Jewish Grammarian 185 Queen Elizabeth a learned Queen 185 186 Sir Thomas Elyot 185 Emanuel-Colledge 103 Ubbo Emmius a learned man Professor of History and Greek at Groning 186 Constantin L' Empereur a famous Hebrician 186 England suffered most shamelesse servitude under the Pope heretofore 7 The first Kingdom that received the Gospel 7 By whom the Christian Religion was first brought into England 7 England had the first Christian King and Emperour ib. Learned men in England 91 The Universities in England 91. to 97 Quintus Ennius 186 Ephraem Syrus and Antiochenus 186 Epictetus the Philosopher 186 Epiphanius Bishop of Salamina in Cyprus famous for learning and skill in five Tongues 186 187 Epiphanius the Deacon 187 Epistles what they are much learning in them 188 Who write the best Epistles ib. Desiderius Erasmus where born 187 His Statue at Roterdam in brasse on the market place with an Inscription 188 Verses in the house where he was born ib. A great Scholler and the authour of many excellent Works 188 189 An Epitaph of him 189 Erasmus a learned Bishop 189 Tho. Erastus a learned Physician 189 Eratosthenes 190 Erford 70 Erinnas a learned Poet 190 Thomas Erpenius excellently skilled in the Oriental Tongues ib. Claudius Espencaeus a learned French Bishop 190 191 Petrus Espinacus Archbishop of Lions 191 William Estius a learned and modest Doctor of Paris 191 He doth well on all Pauls Epistles 191 His Epitaph ib. Ethicks whence so named 45 m. What it is conversant about ib. Ethiopick Language 60 61 Evagrius Scholasticus 191 Euclide a great Geometrician 191 Nic. Evâ—rardus 191 Evora 90 Euripides 191 Eusebius Caesariensis when he lived and flourished 192 Why called Eusebius Pamphili but not Pamphilus 192 The ancient Ecclesiastical History ib. Eusebius Emissenus 192 Eustathius Archbishop of Thessalonica 192 When he lived ib. Eustochium a learned woman 192 Euthymias Zigabenus 192 Eutropius 193 Excester Colledge 96 Aben Ezra a most learned Jewish Grammarian 193 F IAcobus Faber Stapulensis a very learned man 193 Petrus Faber 193 Buchanans Epigramme of him 194 Nic. Faber Master to Lewis the 13 th King of France 194 Guido and Nicolaus Fabricii 194 Georgius Fabricius 194 Steph. Fabricius 194 Paulus Fagius a great Hebrician 194 The Germans speech of him ib. Anton. Faius 194 Abraham Faius his son 195 Gabriel Fallopius 195 William Farel a learned and godly Minister of Genevah 195 Bezas Epigram of Calvin Viret and him ibid. Fasciculus Temporum 195 The Fathers They were eminent for learning holinesse of life and eloquence 195 D r Featly 195 Minutius Felix an eloquent Father 195 Lucius Fenestella a famous Historian not the Author of the Book De Magistratibus Sacerdotio Romanorum 196 Dudlie Fenner a learned Divine 196 Ioannes Fernelius a learned French man Physician to Henry the 2 d King of France 196 Ferrara 78 Fulgentius Ferrandus 201 Arnoldus Ferronus 196 Io. Ferus a famous German Preacher 196 Iacobus Fevardentius a furious Franciscan 196 Ioannes Fichardus 197 Marsilius Ficinus of Florence a famous Philosopher Physician and Divine 199 Richard Field a learned Divine 197 Io. Filesacus 197 Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester 197 Sir Anthony Fitzherbert a learned Lawyer 197 Lucius Florus when he lived 197 Ubertus Folieta 197 Patrick and Iohn Forbes 198 Franciscus Forerius 198 Pertus Forrestus a learned Physician 198 Ioannes Forsterus Professor of the Hebrew Tongue at Wittenberg ib. Sir Iohn Fortescue an excellent Antiquary and Lawyer 198 Iohn Fox a Saint-like Historian 198 Wrote elegant Latine 199 Sebastian Fox a most elegant and learned Spanish Philosopher ib. Hieronymus Fracastorius a famous Philosopher 199 France famous for three things 81 It hath bred many learned men ib. Its Universities 81. to 87 Francis the Monk 199 Francis the first King of France when he lived 199 A great restorer of Learning 199 200 Franckford two places of that name 70 Franekere 74 Marquardus Freherus 200 Io. Tho. Freigius famous for his knowledge in Philosophy Philology Law 200 Ramus his Epigram of him ibid. French Language 64 Friburg 71 Nicolaus Frischlinus 200 Iohn Frith a learned Divine and Martyr 200 Iohn Froissard a French Historian 201 Libertus Fromondus 201 Lucas Fruterius 201 Leonardus Fuchsius 201 B. Fulgentius 201 Baptista Fulgosius 201 D r Fulk 201 Nic. Fuller 201 202 G IO. Gagnâ—ius 203 Robert Gagwin ibid. Petrus Galatinus 204 Galeacius Caracciolus 204 Galen a learned Physician of Pergamus ibid. Petrus Gallandius Master to many famous men in France ibid. Galilaeus Galilaeus of Florence ibid. Henricus Gandavensis ibid. Steven Gardiner Bishop of Winchester 205 Petr. Gassendus the greatest Astronomer now living ibid. Thomas Gataker ibid. Lucas and Pomponius Gauricus ibid. Theodorus Gaza ibid. Geber a learned Arabian but very obscure 206 Gelasius primus Papa ibid. Sigism Gelenius ibid. Aulus Gellius when he lived and whether he should be written so or Agellius ibid. Taxed by Ludovicus Vives but defended by Stephanus ibid Geminus ib. Georgius Gemistius Pletho a Grecian and Professor in Greece ibid Gemma Frisius a great Mathematician ib. Why called Gemma ib. Cornelius Gemma a famous Physician and Philosopher of Lovain 207 Gilbert Genebrard a good Hebrician but a most petulant Writer ibid. Geneva 86 87 Innocentius Gentiletus 207 Albericus Gentilis the Regius Professour of Civil Law in Oxford ib. Geometry what it is its excellencies and who first invented it 41 42 Iohn Gerbard a laborious and learned Divine 207 Germany Divers great Schollers bred there 68 The Universities of Germany 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 Iohn Gerson the learnedest man of his time and the onely Doctor of the Councel of Constance 208 He was sirnamed the most Christian Doctor ibid. Paschasius his Verses of him ib. Conradus Gesnerus where and when he was born 208 His Works commended ibid William Gibieuf a learned Doctor of Sorbonne ibid Obertus Gifanius ibid. William Gilbert a famous Englishman 209 His Book of the Loadstone commended ibid. Petrus Gillius a most learned man ibid. Sylvester Gyraldus ibid. Victor Giselinus ibid. Ralph Glanvile a great Lawyer 210 Henricus Glareanus an excellent Mathematician 210
Salomon Glassius a great Critick ibid. Glocester-Hall in Oxford 99 Rodolphus Goclenius 210 Conradus Goclenius first Professor of the Latine Tongue at Lovain 210 Francis and Thomas Godwin ibid Damianus à Goes ibid Seven Cities strove for his birth ibid. Iacobus Golius well skilled in the oriental Tongues ibid. Hubertus Golâ—zius a great Antiquary ibid. Franciscus Gomarus a learned and judicious Divine ibid. Christopher Goodman a learned and pious Scotch Divine 211 Abraham Gorlay his many choice medals of Gold Silver and Brass 211 Io Goropius Becanus a good Artist and Linguist ibid. Gospel How it came into Polonia and the original of the custom of standing up at the Gospel 20. m. The everlasting Gospel or the Gospel of the holy Ghost 115 Dionysius and Iacobus Gothofredus 211 D r Gouge a learned and pious Divine 211 Commended ibid. Simon Goulartius a learned and godly French Minister ibid. Ioannes Goverus or Gouerus a learned English Knight and Poet Laureate ibid. Grammarians who the best 37 38 Io. and Saxo Gramaticus 212 Grammer what it is and whence derived 37 38 Granado 89 Lud. Granatensis 212 D r Grant ibid. Conradus Graserus went some miles to the Jews to understand Hebrew words ibid. Franc. Gratianus when he lived ibid. He compiled the Canon-Law ibid. 44 Gulielmus Gratarolus an excellent Philosopher and Physician 213 Gratius an ancient Latine Poet contemporary with Virgil and Ovid. 213 Iohn Graves ibid. Lady Iane Gray both learned and religious ibid. Greek Language 61 62 Who were the pure Greek Writers 38 Richard Greenham 213 Gregory the Great why so called and when he lived ibid. Bede cals him the Apostle of England and why 214 He first wrote himself Servus servorum Dei 214 Verses of him and two other Popes ibid. Gregory Thaumaturgus why so called ibid. Iohn Gregory of Oxford and Gregory of Tours ibid Iames Gretzer a learned Jesuite and good Grecian the great Defender of Bellar. mine 214 Grindall ibid. Gripswald 71 Groning 74 Iohannes Groperus would not be Cardinal 214 Hugo Grotius when and where born 215 Piscators Verses of him ibid. Learned but heterodox ibid. Ianus Gruterus a famous Critick ibid. Simon and Io Iac. Grynaeus ibid. Rudolphus Gualtherus Father and Sonne 216 Baptista Guarinus ibid. Steven Guichard a learned French Linguist ibid Francis Guicchardine a famous Historian ibid. Paschasius his Verses of him ibid. Melchior Guilandinus ibid. Iohannes Guinterius Andernacus a learned Physician ibid. Gyldas ibid Lilius Gregorius Gyraldus 217 H D r HAckwell 217 Theodoricus Hackspanius 217 D r Haddon ib. Cardinal Hadrian ib. Thaddaeus Hagecius ib. Iohn Hales ib. Bishop Hall 218 Bartholdus Hallerus ibid Dionysius Halycarnassaeus ibid. D. Henry Hammond ibid D. Harding ibid. Lord Harrington ibid. D. Harvey ibid. D. Haymo ibid. Harderwick 74 Hart-Hall in Oxford 99 Heathens called Pagani and why â—5 They are still branded in the Scripture ibid. Their knowledge imperfect and their conversation impious ibid. How the Heathens shall be judged 6 The Heathens worshipt many gods 6 They could not be saved by the light of nature ibid. Who defended the Christian Religion against the Heathens 6 7 Hebrew the first Language and most ancient of all 56 57 58 Who were skilfull in it 58 Gaspar us Hedio 218 Alexander Hegius He first brought the Greek learning into the Low-countreys 219 Heidelberg 69 Daniel Heinsius 219 Heliodorus ib. Helvicus ib. Henry the first King of England why called Beau Clerk ib. Henry the eighth 219 220 He was learned himself and drew many learned men into England 220 Desiderius Heraldus ib. Lord Herbert ib. Hereticks Reformers so called by the Papists and why 20 Hermes Trismâ—gâ—stus 220 Conradus Heresbachius ib. Hermannus Contractus why so called 221 Hermogenes ib. Herodian an eloquent and faithfull Historian 221 Herodotus ib. Verses of him ib. Hesiod ib. Iohn Hessels ib. Landgrave of Hessen 222 Helius Ebanus Hessus ib. Hesychius ibid Ioannes Heurnius ibid. Hieroglyphicks what they are 290 The Bee and Syren the Hieroglyphick of eloquence 39 Hieronymus a very learned Father 222 Hilary Bishop of Poicton and Hilary Bishop of Arles ibid. Hildefonsus 223 Arthur Hilder sham 223 Hiâ—cmarus ib. Hipparchus a great Astronomer ib. Hippocrates the first that wrote methodically the Art of Physick 223 Hippolitus 223 224 History what it is 46 It s double end ibid. The several kindes of History 46 Chronology and Topography the two eyes of it 47 Historians who the chiefest Greek and Latine 47 David Hoeschelius 224 Francis Hottoman a learned French Lawyer 224 Homer Seven Cities contended about his birth His Iliades and Odysses commended 224 225 Alcibiades struck a Schoolmaster for not having Homers Works 225 Festus Hommius 225 Petrus Cornelius Hoofdius 225 Richard Hooker 225 Iohn Hoâ—per a learned and godly Bishop and Martyr ib. Ioachimus Hopperus ib. Horatius Flaccus an ingenious Poet ib. Bishop Horn 226 Conradus Hornaeus ib. Lambertus Hortensius ib. Stanislaus Hosius he was imployed by three Emperours and was President in the Councell of Trent ibid. Rod. Hospintanus ibid. Michael Hospitalius ibid. Bishop Howson ibid. Roger de Hoveden a famous Historian 226 Robert Hues ibid Hermannus Hugo ibid. Hugo Cardinal 227 Antonius Hulsius ibid Humbertus Episcopus ib. D. Humfrey ib. Hulricus Huttenus a Knight and Poet Laureate ibid C. Iulius Hyginus 228 Hipatia or Hypathia a learned woman who taught publickly at Alexandria ibid. Andreas Gerhardus Hyperius a most learned and diligent Divine ibid. I Dr. IAckson and Mr. Arthur Iackson 228 King Iames ibid Verses on his dying in March Iacobus de Voragine the Author of the golden Legend 229 Richard Iames and Doctor Iames 229 Iamblycus a famous Philosopher ibid. Io de Ianduno ibid Ianizaries the great strength of the Turkish Empire 9 Cornelius Iansenius a learned Popish Expositor 229 Iansenius Bishop of Iper who wrote Sanctus Augustinus ibid. Rabbi Salomon Iarchi a learned French Jew who hath commented on all the Bible ib. Iason Maynus 230 Iesuites when their Order began 230 Their title disliked by Papists themselves ibid. Some of them good Expositors able for controversies good Philologers candid and ingenuous ib. Ignatius the Martyr ib. Matth. Fl. Illyricus heretical and wherin 230 231 Some of his Works usefull to the Church 230 231 Ioannes de Indagine a great Astrologer when he flourished 231 Indices Expurgatorii two of them ibid. The purpose of them ibid. Io. Philippns Ingrassius ibid. Ingulphus a learned English Abbot ib. Innocentius tertius Papa a learned man but a great Persecutor of the Church 232 Alanus Insulensis ib. Abbas Ioachimus ib. Arthur Ihonston a famous Scotch Poet ib. Iohns Colledge in Oxford 103 Iornandes 232 Iosephus a famous Jewish Historian 232 233 Iosippus who he was 233 Paulus Iovius commended by some and disliked by others ib. Verses of him ib. Irenaeus when he lived and when he suffered ib. Iohn Isaac a Jew who turned Christian ib. Isidorus Hispalensis and Pelusiota 234 Isocrates a famous Greek Oratour 234 Hâ—â—ricus Isselburgius
ib. Bishop Iohn Ieul commended ib. Iulian the Apostate a learned Prince 235 He scoffed at Christ and Christians ib. Franciscus Iunius a pretty passage between him and a Countreyman 235 236 Censured by D. Twisse and Thuanus 236 Francis Iunius his Son ib. Patricius Iunius ib. Fr. Iuretus ib. Christ. Iustellus a learned Protestant ib. Iustinian the Emperour commended ib. Verses by Melancthon of his Institut ib. Augustinus Iustinianus a very learned Bishop 237 Laurentius Iustinian ib. Leonardus Iustinianus there were three famous Orators of his Family ib. Iustin Martyr a famous Philosopher and Martyr ib. When he flourished ib. The ancientst of the Fathers except Clement ib. How he was brought to the faith and when he suffered Martyrdom ib. Iustin the Historian ib. Iunius Iuvenal the best Satyrist ib. Iuvencus Presbyter when he flourished 238 He comprized the Gospel in four Books of Verses ib. K BArth Keckermannus 238 Thomas de Kempis ibid His Book De imitatione Christi commended ibid. Iohn Kepler a famous Mathematician ib. Iacobus Kimedontius ib. R. David Kimchi a learned Rabbin and deadly enemy to Christians 239 R. Moses Kimchi ib. Athanasius and Conradus Kircherus ib. Petrus Kirstenius a great Arabist of Germany ib. Iohn Knew stub a learned Divine ibid. Iohn Knox a learned Scotch Divine ibid. Had a prophetick Spirit ib. Albertus Krantzius a great enemy to Popery 238 His Speech to Luther ib. L LActantius Firmianus when he lived 240 Was poor ibid. The Christian Cicero ib. Why called Firmianus ib. Franciscus Lambertus ib. Dionysius Lambinus commended ib. Carolus and Iohannes Langius ib. Steven Langton a learned Englishman ib. Languages 54 55 56 57 Hubertus Languetus 241 Thomas Lansius ibid. Cornelius à Lapide low of stature 241 His Expositions â—xed ib. m. Ioannes Lascares ib. Bishop Latimer 242 Latine Tongue 63 64 65 Ioannes Latius or de Lâ—et 242 Iacobus Latomus Father and Sonne 241 Lud. Lavaterus by what Book he got himself a name 241 Io. Baptista Laurus 241 Iacobus and Gaspar Laurentius ibid. Law Civil and Canonical 44 Peter De Lawney 242 Wolfgangus Lazius ib. Learning It s excellency 29 30 Its usefulnesse 31 32 33 Whether humane Learning may saw-fully be used in a Divine Exercise 35 When abused ib. Some times and places favourable to Learning 35 Iac. Ledesma 242 Legend the golden Legend why so called and what it contains 242 Leiden 73 74 Leiptzige 70 Iohn Leland a famous Antiquary 242 Lavinus Lemnius ibid. Leo Hebraeus 243 Leo the first and the tenth Pope ibid Leo the Emperour 244 Ioannes Leo of Africa ib. Nicolans Leonicenus and Leonicus ibid. Leonardus Lessius ibid Lerida 96 R. Levi Ben Gerson 244 Io. Lewenclavius ibid Libanius ibid Liberal Arts 38 39 Library Some of the famous Libraries mentioned 244 245 Duncanus Liddelius 245 Fridericus Lideubrochius ibid D. Lightfoot ibid Liege 73 William Lilly 245 Thomas Linacer an Englishman a great Grammarian ibid Lincoln-Colledge in Oxford 97 William Lindan 246 Petrus Lindebergius 246 Linguists Some great Linguists mentioned 55 Lions 84 Aloysius Lippomanus 246 Iustus Lipsius commended and censured ibid Lisbone 90 Litorae variae 247 Thomas Littleton a great Lawyer ibid Edw. Lively Hebrew Professor in Cambridge a great Hebrician ib. Titus Livius a famous Historian ib. Loadstone its wonderfull vertue 50 Logick what it is 39 Aloysius Lollinus 248 Peter Lombard the Father of the Schoolmen ib. Why sirnamed Master of the sentences ibid. Commended ib. Dionysius Longinus a great Rhetorician ib. Christ. Longomantanus a great Mathematician ibid. Christopher Longoly where he was born ib. A great Ciceronian ib. He died young 249 Petrus Lorichius ib. Io. Lorinus ib. Lovain 73 Lucan and Lucian 249 Caius Lucilius ibid. Lucius the first Christian King of England 250 Titus Lucretius ib. Ludovicus Romanus ib. Raym Lullius ib. Martin Luther ibid What Verse Melancthon seeing his picture uttered ib. Other Verses of him ib. Commended ib. Beza's Verses of him 251 The Reformed Religion long before Luther 22 Lycophron an ancient and very obscure Poet. ibid. Thomas Lydiat a learned Mathematician ib. Lyranus Lyrator or de Lyra a learned Jew ib. When he lived ibid. He wrote learnedly upon all the Scripture ib. The Papists saying of him ib. M NIcholas Machiavell a great Historian when he lived 252 Ioh. Macovius a learned Divine ibid. Georgius Macropedius a learned Poet ibid. Caius Cilnius Macenus the patron of Learning ibid. Ioannes Petrus Maffaeus a very eloquent Italian ib. Raphael Maffaeus a learned man also ib. Magdalen-Colledge in Oxford 104 Magdalen Hall 104 Magdalen Colledge in Cambridge 103 Ferdinandus Magellanus 252 Magick condemned 52 Magistrate his power in matters of religion 25 Whether he may tolerate many Religions in one Commonwealth 25 26 Mahometism when it began and what it is 8 The reasons of its spreading 9 R. M. Maimon or Rabbi Ben Maimon or Maimonides famous among Jews Christians and Mahometans 273 Commended highly ibid. The Jews speech of him ib. m Why called Aegyptius and Rambam 253. m. Iohannes Major a famous Scotchman 253 Buchanans Verses against him ibid. M. Antonius Majoragins ib. Majorica 90 91 Maldonate a learned Jesuite and judicious Expositor on the four Evangelists 253 He was wronged by those that published his Works after his death ibid. m. Gulielmus Malmesburiensis a famous Historiographer 254 Io. Manardus ib. M. Manilius or Manlius ib. Baptista Faustus Mantuanus a learned Poet of Mantua ibid Verses of him ibid He discovered the abuses of Rome ibid. Aldus Manutius senior and junior 254 255 Paulus Manutius two of that name 255 Gualt Mapes a witty writer who discovers the vices of the Church of Rome ibid. Samuel Maresius a learned French Divine Professor at Groning ibid Ammianus Marcellinus when he lived Commended ibid. Io. Mariana a learned Jesuite ib. Maximus Margunus ib. Psalterium B. Mariae Bonaventure the author of it 256 Marianus Scotus ib. Augustine Marlorate a learned French Protestant-Divine ibid. Philip Marnix 256 Verses of him ib. Clâ—m Marot a French Poet ibid. Margarite Queen of Navar 257 Marsilius de Sancta Sophia ib. M. Valerius Marsialis a witty Poet but too obscene ibid. Matthias and Petrus Martinius ibid. Martpurge 71 Peter Martyr a learned Italian 257 Commended ib. Andreas Masius a great Linguist 258 Masorites 258 Christianus Maffaeus ib. Papyrius Massonius ib. Antonius and Petrus Matthaeus ib. Petrus Andreas Matthiolus ib. Mathematicks what they are and their excellency 40 41 How divided ibid. The most famous Mathematicians ib. Maximilian 259 Barthol Mayerus ib. Ioseph Mede 259 De Medicis that house a great favourer of Learning ibid. What they give for their Armes ib. Cosmi de Medicis ib. Laurence and Peter de Medicis ib. Iohn Michael and Barthol à Medina 260 Ioh. Henricus and Marcus Meibomius ib. Balthasar Meisner 260 Adolphus Mekerkus ib. Philip. Melancthon commended ib. What he wrote before his death 261 He was too fearfull ib. Paschasius his Verses of him ib. Andrew Melvin a famous Scotch Poet ibid.
praefat ad Instit. Nos novatores non sumus led vos estis veteratores said Scaliger Ac ferme verum est quod quidam magni nominis Theologi prodiderunt omnia quae verasunt quae nos credimus eadem à Papistis agnosci sed addi insuper falsa alia quorum quaedam sunt talia ut cum primis illis agnitis veris non possiâ—t consistere unde sequitur reducta religione ad ea in quae omnes Christianae Ecclesiae omnium temporum consentiunt collabi Papismum ut qui conflatus sit ex privatis opinionibus Wal. Epist. Antonio Walaeo Hugo Grotius Peter du Moulix in his Anatomy De la messe l. 1. ch 22. 23. speaks sufficiently to this Objection Nous sommes prests de sabir toute sorte de punitionâ— si eâ— cinq ceâ—â— ans apres Iesus Christ pourrions descendre plusbas iâ— se trouve un soul homme qui ait en une Religion tant soit peu approchante de la Religion Romaine telle qu' elle est auiourhui Anatomie de la Messe par Pierre du Moulin l. 1. ch 22. I met with this Question in the Archbishop of Canterburies Manuscript Catalogue An hoc tempore gliscentis vel potiùs grassaâ—tis tyrannidis Pontificiae Syncretismus coitio fleri inter Ecclesias Evangelicas de Coena Domini dissidentes adversus communem hostem debeat Disputatio 4 to Vide Hottonis De Christiana Tolerantia Tract Sect. 3. cap. 2. Calvin in his Epistles speaks of his crossing the Seas willingly to reconcile the differences between the Reformed Churches And King Iames sent to Peter du Moulin to come over hither into England to conferre with him about the method that it was fit to take for the reunion of all the Reformed Churches in Christendâ—m so often sollicited by Mounsieur du Plessis See La Vie du M. du Plessis lib. 3. pag. 403 404. and his Memoires Others also have laboured this way Quid Nonne vident dissidia nostra esse amicorum dispendia hostium compenaâ—a ut cùm Hieronymo dicam publica irae divinae incendia Junii praefat ad â—renicum 1 King 18. 21. Dum Georgius Cassander Papatum reformare simulat stabilit commendat aeque ac aporti hostes Melch. Adam in vita Ursini Differunt Consensio Concordia Haec enim Charitate Pace sacrorum Communione constat illa opinionum Consonantiae Perfecta Theologorum aut Ecclesiarum in omnibus Consensio optanda potiùs quam speranda in hac vita Attamen etiam cum imperfecta judiciorum Consensione potest esse vera pro hujus vitae modulo plena ac perâ—ecta Concordia Rom. 14. Phil. 3. 15 16. Forbos Instruct. Historico Theol. lib. 14. cap. 7. Non aliter sincera cum effectu aliquo bono peragenda poterit praecedere Conciliatio Ante omnia Papa removeatur aut in ordinem Episcoporum redigatur ut supra eos nihil amplius habeat poâ—estatem praeter primatum ordinis sed omnes inter se pares sint ut ab initio introducti in Ecclesiam Episcopatus fuere Ubi sic exequaâ—i fuerint postmodum etiam amoveantur omnes non enim potest statim uno saltu omnium Reformatio perfici reducatur regimen Presbyterale quale ab Apostolis ex Christi praecepto institutum fuerit ne iterum resurgere inde tyrannis Ecclesiae posset rediviva quae originem ab Episcopatucepit in eo radices habet Reducantur Sacramenta ad antiquum numerum usum modum ut à Christo liquet instituta fuisse ab Apostolis esse colebrata à primitivae Ecclesiae hominibus per aliquot saecula observata Doctrina etiam de his vetus restituatur Simplicii Verini Iudicium de lib. Posthum Grotii p. 40 41. Christs institutions are of his own appointment yet the Magistrate hath a Ministerium though not on Imperium here He cannot make a Law that this or that shall be a religious service but he may reform and purge and also preserve Religion An sanè olim Imperatores Christiani res quae ad Religionem pertiâ—ebant ad suam curam revocare solebant piisque legibus doctrinam disciplinamque erroribus repurgare ut purae integraeque in Ecclesia remanerent Debet enim Princeps Justiniano Principe teste majorem euram habere eorum quae ad animae salutem pertinent quà m Civilium Gentil Exam. Conc. Trid. lib. 4. Sess. 22. Vide Gerh. Confess Cathol contra Pontif. l. 2. Special partem 2 dâ—m Artic. 8. De Officio Magistratus in negotio Religionis Tolerantia diversarum Religionum quam perniciosa reipublicae so M r Fox in his printed Commonplaces Iactabimusne libertatem Conscientiis permittendam esse minimè haec quidem libertas intelligitur id est ut quo quisque modo volet Deum colat Est enim hoc merè Diabolicum dogma sinendum esse unumquemque ut si volet pereat Et illa est Diabolica libertas quae Poloniam Transylvaniam bodiè â—ot pestibus implevit quâ—â— nullae alioqui sub sole regiones tolerarent Bezae Epist. 1. Les Catholiques sont les seuls exclus de la grace universelle dont tous les autres jouissent n' ont aucun exercice libre du tout quoy que leur nombre ne soit pas petit que ceux qui suivent cette Religion soyent pour la plus part urais Hollandois d' ancienne extraction Les Delices De La Hollande Premiere partie Chapitre xxiv * System Controvers Theolog. Quae Christianis cum Iudaeis interceduâ—t Elench Iud. 8. ult Profecto excusari Magistratus Christianus non potest si impunè corum blasphemias horrendas in Christum S S. Trinitatem totamque Religionem Christianam diutiùs oculo connivente toleret Id. ibid. Amongst Gregories Epistles there is one De Iudaeis non persequendis Eccles. â— 13. Quem admodum ratione homines à reliquis animantibus itâ— literis homines ipsi ab hominibus differunt Qui igitur scribendo in commune bonum aliquid proferre potest is quidem prae stat quod paucorum est praestare propterea quod non omnium sit literas discere aut docere tanto autem majore laude dignior est quanto rarior est literarum scientia quam aliarum vulgarium arâ—ium quibus humana vita continetur Scalig. Proleg in Canon Chronol Isag. Eruditio plebeiis argenti nobilibus â—uri â— prâ—acipibus geâ—marum instar est Gryn Epist. l. 1. Epist. 14. Ut ager quamvis fertilis sine cultura fructuosus esse non potest sic sine doctrina animus Cultuâ—a auteâ—◠〈…〉 eruditio est quae praeparaâ— animos ad satuâ— accipiendos eáque mandat â—is ut ita dicam seâ—it quae â—dâ—â—tâ— fructus uberrimos ferant Citra cultum erudicionis non potest homo revera esse quod audit Coelii Sec. Cur. â—rat 〈…〉 ingenuis artibus Dr Halls 4 th Decad of Epist.
erudita scripsit ubi Theophrastaea medicina accuratissime excutitur examinatur Neand. Geog. parte 1 â— e Antiquissi mus inter eos qui fide digni sunt Brittanicarum â—erum scriptor Antiq. Eccles. Britan. Gildas Cambriâ—â— poeta Britannus eo tempore natus erat quo maximè per universum mundum eloquentia Romana floruit Coaetaneus erat Martiali Flacco Silio Statio Stellae Juvenali id genus aliis sed nec ipsis inferior judicatus Vide Lil. Gyrald in Poet. Histor. dial 5. Balâ—us de Script Britaâ— Cent. 1. Vir solide dâ—ctus in scribendo accuratus Casaub. Not. ad Diog. Laert. l. â— Utriusque linguae omnis politioris literaturae antiquitatis quam variis scriptis illustravit longe peritissimus Thuan. Hist. Tom. 1. l. 11. Vir omnis eruditae antiquitatis ac literatae doctrinae callentissimus qui plerasque manuscriptas Bibliothecae Graecas in Italia excussit è quorum lectione conscripsit libros illos suos eruditos varios de diis gentium opus admirandum historiam veterum recentiorum Poetarum â—aetera pluâ—ima exquisita singula Neand. Geog. Civiliâ— Doctor orator dulcis facundus Humphred in vita Juelli Cujus in Mathematicis excellens cognitio judicium profundum tum ex aliis ejus scriptis tum inprimis â— Dialexi de Nova Stella omnibus in propatulo est Tyâ—h Brah. L. 2. De Cometia Anni 1577. c. 10. membrum secundum Natus anno 1492. Primus suasor persuasor â—uit Evangelicae doctrinae in patria suâ amplectendae in quo negotio Hulricum Zwinglium simul collegam habuit Boissardi Icones Omnium Confessione Scriptor Gravissimus in Romanis Antiquitatibus pervestigandis de scribendisque accuratissimus perhibetur Whear Method leg Hist. parte 1 â— Sect. 16. Vide plura ibid. * In his Antibarbarian ch 3. 814. Helv. Chroâ— Vir in divinis Scripturis eruditissimus in secularibus literis nulli suo tempore secundus ingenio acutus sermone disertus vita conversatione devotus in declamandiâ— ad populum Omeliis celeberrimae industriae fuit Trithem Catal. Illust. Vir. Primus Graecas in Belgio litteras excitavit exemplo Rod. A. gricolae praeceptoris sui qui Germaniae easdem restiturrat Valeri Andrâ—ae Bibliotheca Belgica Erasmus XIV annoâ—um adolescens sub Hegio praeceptore studia literarum Daventriae colebat Cum autem Rudolphus Agricola in Hegii Scholam venisset Hegiâ—â— ei aliquot adolescentum scripta monstrasseâ— his consideratis cum Brasmicum caeteris anteferreâ— videre adolescentem voluit Accersitus é sua clasâ—e Erasmus adolescens ad Hegium accedit Ibi Rodol phus arreptum Capillo in vertice taciâ—us intuetur quasi considerata indole ex lineamentis adiecit hanc vocem Tu â—ris magâ—â—â— Chytraeus Orat. de Westphalis Vit. Profes Gron. in Rodolph Agric. Gandavi nascitur anno M. D. LXXXII Incredibiie quanto amore illum prosecutus fuerit Iosephâ—â— Scaliger Ianus Dousa aliique viri doctissimi Naturâ ipsa instructus ad Poeticam facultatâ—m patrio etiam rythmo excellit ut paucis agam Quaecunque ab eo profecta sunt limam sapiunt politiorem Phrasis tersa elaborata Conceptus sublimes ita ut cum illis prisci sermonis scriptoribus certare velle videatur Swertii Atheâ—â— Belg. Cum versus Graecos tuos lego Homerum non Heinsium puto me legere Cum Latinos Ovidium aut Propertium Casaub. Epist. 52. Tam severiorum quam amaeniorum litterarum â—ol Sâ—ld Praeâ—at ad lib. De Dis Syris Magna semper infamia flagravit Heliodorus Episcopus qui praeelegit Episcopatu abire quam libros suos amatorios perdere ut scribit Nicephorus l. 12. c. 34. Raynaudi Erotem de malis ac bonis Libris partit 1. Erotem 7. Vir praestans pietate doctrinâ— cognitione rerum sacrarum historiarum aetatum temporum atque gentium omnium Nâ—aâ—d Geog. parte 1 â— After the Conquest King Henry the first the Conquerors fonne a man excellently Learned because he abolished such customs of Normandy as his father added to our Common Laws is said to have restored the ancient Laws of England Sir Edw. Cooks Pref. to his 3 d Rep. * He wrote some things with his own hand on Austen de Civit. Dei In tanto numero adversariorum Lutheri Britanniae Rex Henricus octavus illum â— etiam oppugnat primò quidem Judicium illius de indulgentiis convellit pontificatum defendit post omnem illam disputationem de Sacramentis Ecclesiae reprehendit sumpto scribendi argumento ex libro de captivitate Babylonica Lutherus ubi cognovit acerrimè respondet in câ—usque causae defensione nullius hominis dignitatem aut splendorem quicquam apud se valere demonstrat Leo Pontifex honorificum regi cognomen idcirco tribuit defensorem appellans Ecclesiae Sleid De Statu Relig. Reipub. Comment l. 3. Vide Vossii Epist ad Artem Grammat Prodiit libellus ille ad eo provectioris aetatis exercitato aliquo Theologo dignior quam adolescente Rege cui quanquam marimè voluerit non licuerit tamen in liretarum studio aetatem terere ut alii Thomae Mori alii Fisheri Rosâ—ensis plurimi verò alterius alicujus summi viri opus id fuifle haud sine causa suspicarentur Ut ut fuerit edito libello sic respondit Lutherus ut multi sanè qui sanctum hominis Zelum laudarent modestiam tamen Spirituâ— sancto dignam in â—â— haud immerito desideratent regiaeque dignitatis magis reverentem Scultet Annal Dec. 1. Henricus octavus princeps omnibus naturae donis cumulatissimus in quo si in voluptates solutior non fuisset nihil merito desiderare posses nam post divortium nisi quod Pontificiam autoritatem execratus se caput Ecclesiae constituit nihil in Religione mutauit Episcopos ferè bonos doctos totis illis XIII annis quibus ab R. E. se separavit in regno ordinavit doctorum literatorum fautor eximius ingravescente demum aetate multi succi ab domine adeo gravis iners evaserat sanguine in pinguedinem verso ut vix posset per ostia ingredi ac neque scalas posset conscendere sed in Cathedra positus machinis in superiora aedium subveâ—eretur tandem vehementi febre correptus propter inflammationem virulenti in crure herpetis cum LVII aetatis annum ageret 37 annos LX menses VI diâ—â— regnasse◠è vita do migravit Thuan. Hist. Tom. â— l. 3. Suidas Trismegistum sic appellatum tradit quia de Trinitate quodam divini spiritus instinctu locutus sit Dickiâ—soâ—â— Delphi Phaeniciz * Dispeream si quicquam adhuc vidi illo juvene absolutius sive spectâ—â— utriusque linguae peritiam sive foelicitatem ingenii sive morum comitatem integritati parem Eras. Epist. l. 28. Epist. 18. In Germania proxima Couradus Heresbachius vir dignitate doctrina