Athenae Oxonienses An Exact HISTORY OF ALL THE Writers and Bishops Who have had their EDUCATION in The most ancient and famous University OF OXFORD FROM The Fifteenth Year of King Henry the Seventh Dom. 1500 to the End of the Year 1690. REPRESENTING The Birth Fortune Preferment and Death of all those AUTHORS and PRELATES the great Accidents of their LIVES and the Fate and Character of their WRITINGS To which are added The FASTI or Annals of the said University For the same time The First VOLUME Extending to the 16 th Year of King Charles I. Dom. 1640. Antiquam exquirite Matrem Virgil. LONDON Printed for THO. BENNET at the Half-Moon in S. Pauls Churchyard MDCXCI TO THE Most High Mighty and Illustrious PRINCE JAMES Duke Marquess and Earl of Ormonde Earl of Brecknock and Ossory c. Gentleman of the Bedchamber to His Majesty Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and Chancellour of the Famous University of OXFORD TO THE Right Worshipful JONATHAN EDWARDS Doctor of Divinity and Principal of Jesus College his Worthy Vice-chancellour AND To the Worshipful The Doctors the Proctors and Masters Members of the venerable Convocation of the said University The Author doth humbly dedicate these his ATHENAE and FASTI OXONIENSES The PREFACE IT is well known that the Author of this Work hath through the whole course of his life declin'd the pursuit of any private interest or advantage and hath only according to his abilities endeavour'd to promote the honour and glory of that Nation where he had been born and more especially of that Vniversity wherein he was educated His early application or as some call it his natural propensity to Histories and Antiquities made him more fit to serve his Country in that than in any other Stâ—â—y and that part of Antiquity which was most useful in its self and which yet lay most neglected became the immediate object of his care as that which not only deserv'd but requir'd and wanted the greatest industry The Vniversity of Oxford had now flourish'd for many Centuries its Members had been great and famous their works wanted neither value nor number and therefore nothing seem'd more necessary for the increase of its glory and for the true knowledge of its strength than a Register of its Heroes and an exact survey of its powers It was requisite then not only that the Writers of this Vniversity and the Characters of their works shou'd be perpetuated to posterity but that a History of all Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops as well in this Nation as beyond the Seas all of them formerly Members of this Vniversity should at the same time and by the same hand be attempted and carried on and that lastly the account of any remarkable Persons that would not fall under those heads might be reserv'd to and digested under the Fasti or Annals of the Vniversity So that upon the whole not only the lives of the Authors and the fate of their Writings but the succession of all eminent Men in Oxford the decay and growth the rise and progress of learning might at one view in due order of time distinctly appear It is a wonder indeed that among all the members of that Body who have signaliz'd their learning and industry in all professions and almost upon all subjects the intire glory of this Work should be left to this Author and that no part of literature should be left wholly uncultivated in that famous Society but the Memoires of the Vniversity it self and the History of Learning therein Somewhat indeed in defence of the antiquity of the place had before by Mr. Twyne and others been successfully undertaken and performed but it was a far more easie and less useful enquiry to look into the Original of this Society than to record the Acts of its Members to discover the head of this Fountain than to trace all its Channels Since therefore this Work seem'd for the most part new and as yet untouch'd it was once the Authors design to Commence with the time of K. Alfred and from thence to have brought down the concurrent History of the Vniversity and Learning together But afterwards when he had consider'd not only that the famous Antiquary Jo. Leland and his followers Bale Pits and Dr. Fran. Godwin had in a great measure anticipated the former part of his design but that the Records and Registers themselves upon which his Relations are chiefly founded were in those times either wholly lost or at least dark and imperfect He thought fit to begin with the 15th Century and to ascend no higher than his Records would lead him However since a great and noble part of the History of Learning would upon so late a date of this Work be wholly omitted it was esteemed requisite that a short and full relation of all Authors and Works which before that time had been publish'd in this Island should supply that loss and render the work it self more perfect and entire This Introduction the Reader may expect before the 2d Vol. At present nothing more remains for the subject of this Preface than to give a short account of the design of this work of the management and language of it and to add somewhat concerning the Author As to the design it must be own'd that since an intire Collection of all passages relating to eminent Authors was intended some circumstances have a place here which at first view may seem trivial and immaterial It ought therefore to be consider'd that those little accidents however mean in themselves yet in respect of the Persons and of the works which they attend oftentimes become considerable In a common repertâ—ry any redundance or superfluity of matter however too severely blamâ—d by nice palats is such a fault as is not far remov'd from an excellence The work is fitted for all Men in all faculties and therefore those of one profession should not be displeased if somewhat be inserted which however useless to them may be chosen and admir'd by others In all Commentaries and Journals which afford Materials for History there ought not only to be somewhat rude and naked which may afterwards be polish'd somewhat rough and plain that may be beautify'd and improv'd but somewhat at least little and seemingly immaterial than may upon occasion judiciously be chosen or sometimes perhaps with no less prudence rejected Such general collections are read by most Men with different designs and therefore however easie it may be for any Man to discover an omission it is very hard for any one Reader to pronounce one single passage in them wholly superfluous 'T is true indeed that Men who after a great search and enquiry into Records have found but somewhat that might as well have been spared naturally choose rather to trespass on the Reader than to pass sentence on their own discâ—veries and this if any blemish is so common to this Author with all other famous Antiquaries from Plutarch and Athenaeus
Author saith who adds that he died at London in Fifteen hundred thirty and six year 1536 which was the eight and twentieth Year of K. Hen. 8. FRANCIS BYGOD a Yorkshire Man born spent some time among the Oxonian Muses but whether he took a Degree it doth not appear Afterwards he received the honour of Knighthood from the King and wrot A Treatise concerning impropriations of Benefices The Epistle before which dedicated to K. Hen. 8. is printed or reprinted at the latter end of Sir Hen. Spelman's Larger work of Tithes by the care of Jerem. Stephens an 1647. The said Treatise seems to have been written after the breach which K. Hen. 8. made with the Pope his Marriage with Anna Bolein and the Birth of Q. Elizabeth as 't is conjectured by circumstances The Author's purpose was chiefly bent against the Monasteries who had unjustly gotten very many Parsonages into their possession as it had been complained of long before his time especially be Dr. Tho. Gascoigne a Yorkshire Man born The said Bygod translated also certain Latin Books into English which I have not yet seen At length being found very active in the commotions in Yorkshire called The holy pilgrimage an 1536 at which time he with his party endeavoured to surprise Hull was thereupon apprehended imprison'd and at length executed at Tyburn near to London with other Knights and Esquires in the Month of June in Fifteen hundred thirty and seven year 1537 which was the nine and twentieth Year of K. Hen. 8. ROBERT WAKFELD a Northern Man born and the greatest Linguist of his time was as he saith ex fidelibus natus fidelis ex Christianis Christianus and afterwards being fitted for the University he was sent to Cambridge where he took one or more degrees in Arts. But his desire being solely bent to improve his natural Genie in the Tongues he went to travel and in short time attained to a very considerable knowledge in the Greek Hebrew Chaldaic and Syriac Tongues About that time he read and taught the said Tongues at Tubing in Germany at Paris and in 1519 I find him to be Hebr. Professor at Lovaine in Brabant in the place of one Matthew Adrian But continuing there only 4 Months he returned into England where being made known to the King by his great friend and admirer Rich. Paice Dean of St. Pauls he was made one of his Chaplams took the Degree of Bach. of Divinity was beloved of many and patroniz'd in his studies by Thom. Bulleyn Earl of Wilts When the unlawfulness of Matrimony between the King and Catherine of Spayne Widow of his Brother Prince Arthur was called into question he began to defend the Queens cause and therefore gained the love of many bâ—t being afterwards courted by fair promises to change his mind and the rather because of his great skill in the Tongues and Divinity and therefore able to say more than another Man he came over to the Kings Party whereby he gained the hatred of many I have seen a Letter written by him to the King dated from Sion in Middlesex 1527. wherein he tells him that he will defend his cause or question in all the Universities in Christendome c. and afterwards tells him that if the People should know that he who began to defend the Queens cause not knowing that she was carnally know of Pr. Arthur his Brother should now write against it surely he should be stoned of them to death or else have such a slander and obloquy raised upon him that he would rather dye a thousand times than suffer it c. Afterwards upon the intreaty of the University of Oxon made to the King Wakfeld was sent thither about 1530. and at his first coming he made a publick Speech in the Hall of the Coll. of K. Hen. 8. since called Ch. Church before the University and afterwards read publickly the Hebrew Lecture there as his Brother Tho. Wakfeld did at Cambridge by the Kings Authority beginning to read there in 1540. In 1532 he was made by the King the twelfth or junior Canon of his College at Oxon founded on the site of that of the Cardinal and in the same Year he was incorporated B. of Divinity So that continuing there some Years after and-instructing many in the Tongues I have therefore put him among the Oxford Writers In 1536 when he saw the King make havock of Religious Houses he carefully preserved divers Books of Greek and Hebrew especially those in the Library of Ramsey abbey which were partly composed by Laur. Holbeach a Monk of that place in the Reign of Hen. 4. among which was his Hebrew Dictionary As for the works of Wakfeld they are mostly these that follow Oratio de laudibus utilitate trium Linguarum Arabicae Chaldaicae Hebraicae atque idiomatibus hebraicis quae in utroque testamento inveniuntur Printed by Winand Worde in qu. Paraphrasis in librum Koheleth quem vulgo Ecclesiasten vocant succincta clara atque fidelis Printed in a black char in qu. Kotser codicis quo praeter ecclesiae sacrosanctae decretum probatur conjugium cum fratria carnaliter cognita illicitum omnino inhibitum interdictumque esse tum naturae jure tum jure divino legeque evangelica atque consuetudine catholica ecclesiae orthodoxae Printed at Lond. 1528 in qu. This is the same with his Book entit by Bale and Pits De non ducenda Fratria Syntagma de hebraeorum codicum incorruptione Printed in qu. In which Book are several things against Joh. Fisher B. of Rochester concerning Matrimony and the unlawfulness of the Kings Marrying with his Brothers Wife Oratio Oxonii habita in Coll. Regio Printed with the former in qu. De Laudibus Agriculturae Epistolae ad D. Th. Bulleyn comitem Wilts Joh. Fisherum Ep. Roff. Rich. Paceum c. Besides other things mentioned elsewhere which I have not yet seen He died at London on the eighth day of Octob. year 1537 in Fifteen hundred thirty and seven leaving Thomas his Brother his Heir but where he was buried I cannot yet tell Jo. Leland in one of his Books gives him the name of Polypus noting thereby he way of contumely that he was a crafty man for craftily conveying away the Hebrew Dictionary before-mention'd Rich. Paice Dean of Pauls in a Letter to K. H. 8. dat at Sion 1527. saith that Rob. Wakfeld is a Person of excellent learning as well in Divinity as in wonderful knowledge of many and divers Languages The University of Oxon in an Epistle to the said King doth also say that besides his various accomplishments he gives place to none for his admirable knowledge in the Hebrew Syriac and Arabick Tongues JOHN CLAYMOND who used to write himself Eucharistiae servus because he frequently received the blessed Sacrament and in the latter part of his life took it every day was the Son of Joh. Claymond and Alice his Wife sufficient Inhabitants of
his diligent teaching and instructing the knowledge of the Greek tongue or the true and genuine Greek was there with much ado planted In 1524 he commenced D. of D. at Cambridge being then or about that time Tutor to the Duke of Richmond and beneficed if not dignified in the Church Afterwards he was employed by the King to go to several places in Italy especially to the University of Padôua to agitate about the matter of the unlawfulness of the Kings Marriage with his Brothers Widow After his return the University of Oxford as a certain Writer tells you by great means and favourable friends and fair promises of large allowance invited him thither to be their Reader The time when he came to Oxon was in the beginning of 1532 in which Year K. Hen. 8. by his Charter dated 18. Jul. did convert Cardinal Wolsey's College into that of King's Coll. or that founded by King Hen. 8. In which Year he was not only incorporated D. of D. as he had stood at Cambridge but was made the third Canon of the twelve of the said foundation but whether he was a Reader I cannot in all my searches find In the latter end of the same Year the new Dean Dr. Jo. Hygden died and thereupon the Canons wrot to Tho. Cromwell Secretary of State that he would interceed with the King that Dr. Croke might succeed him but for what reason it was that he was put aside I cannot justly say Sure I am that Dr. Croke continued Canon of the said College till it was about to be converted into a Cathedral an 1545 and then having an yearly pension of six and twenty pounds thirteen shillings and four pence allowed to him in recompence of his Canonry he retired to Exeter Coll. where he lived in the condition of a Sojournour many years and was not at all made a Canon of the Cathedral founded by K. H. 8. He hath written Oratio de Graecarum disciplinarum laudibus Dedicated to Nicholas Bishop of Ely by an Epist before it dated cal Jul. 1519. 'T is Printed in qu. but where or when I cannot tell Oratio qua Cantabrigienses est hortatus ne Graecarum literarum desertores essent Printed with the former oration Before and at the end of the said two Orations Gilb. Ducher hath an Epistle in praise of Croke and his learning Introductiones ad linguam Graecam Elementa Gram. Graecae De verborum câ—â—structione besides translations made from Greek into Latin from Theod. Gaza and Elysius Calentinus As for those things he wrot against Leland while he continued in Oxon as a certain Author tells us are no more as I suppose than scoffs in Verse or repartees made on him for changing his Religion and thereupon dyed distracted whereas Dr. Croke made no change as 't is said but dyed in that Faith which he in the beginning had received year 1558 in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight A Copy of his last Will and Testament which I have seen dated 21 Aug. and proved 29. of the same Month an 1558. I find that he was Parson of Long Buckby in Northamptonshire but cannot find the Church or Yard wherein he would have his body to be buried only that he died in London leaving behind him a Brother named Rob. Croke of Water-Horton in Warwickshire JOHN ROBYNS a Staffordshire Man born became a Student in this University an 1516 or thereabouts was elected Fellow of Allsouls Coll. 1520. and afterwards took the Degrees in Arts and holy Orders But such was his vigorous genie that by the force thereof being conducted to the pleasant studies of Mathematicks and Astrology he made so great a progress in them that he became the ablest Person in his time for those studies not excepted his friend Record whose learning was more general At length taking the Degree of Bach. of Divinity in 1531 he was the Year following made by K. Hen. 8. to whom he was Chaplain one of the Canons of his College in Oxon and in Decemb. 1543 Canon of Windsore upon the death of Dr. Rich. Rawson who was also Archdeacon of Essex and in fine Chaplain to Qu. Mary who had him in great veneration for his learning Among several things that he hath written relating to Astrology I find these following De culminatione fixarum stellarum c. De ortu occasu stellarum fixarum c. Annotationes Astrologicae c. lib. 3. Annotationes de Edwardo VI. Tractatus de prognosticatione per Ecclipsin All which Books that are in MS. were sometimes in the choice Library of Mr. Tho. Allen of Glocester Hall After his death they coming into the hands of Sir Ken. Digby were by him given to the Bodleian Library where they yet remain 'T is said also that he the said Robyns hath written a Book intit De portentosis cometis but such a thing I have not yet seen nor do I know any thing else of the Author only that paying his last debt to nature 25. Aug. in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight year 1558 was buried in the Chappel of St. George at Windsore Over his Grave was soon after a Marble-stone laid with a large inscription thereon part of which you may read in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 178. b. WILLIAM STAUNFORD Son of Will. Staunford of London Mercer by Margaret his Wife Daugh. and Heir of Gedney of London Son of Rob. Staunford of Rowley in Staffordshire was born in the County of Middlesex 22. Aug. 1509. 1. Hen. 8. received so much literature among the Oxonians that enabled him sooner than another Person to conquer the rudiments of the municipal Law in Greys-Inn near London In the 36. of Hen. 8. he was elected Autumn Reader of that House but did not read because of the pestilence then in those parts yet in the Lent following he did perform that office with great credit and honor In the 5. Ed. 6. he was Double-Reader of that Inn in the time of Lent and the next Year was called by writ to be Serjeant at Law In 1553 1 o Mariae he was made the Queens Serjeant and the next Year was not only constituted one of the Justices of the Common-pleas some say of the Common-bench but also dubb'd a Knight being then in high esteem for his great abilities in his profession especially for the Books that he about that time composed taken then especially in after Ages into the hands of the most learned in the Law which have ever since made him famous among them and others The titles are Pleas of the Crown divided into several titles and common places Lond. 1557. qu. c. In some impressions they are divided into two Volumes Exposition of the King's Prerogative collected out of the abridgment of Anth. Fitzherbert and other old Writers of the Laws of England Lond. 1567. 68. c. qu. Besides other Books which have not been yet Printed This noted Lawyer who was a zealous R. Cath. departed this mortal
qu. Which being the first book of that nature that was ever printed in the English tongue was a pattern or platform to those that came after viz. to Will. Wyrley in his True use of Armory Printed 1592. qu. to Joh. Boswell when he wrot his Works of Armory in 3 books Lond. 1597. qu. and to others In the beginning of Apr. 1577. there was some dispute made among the relations of the said Ger. Legh who should administer his goods debts chattels c. So that I presume he died in Fifteen hundred seventy and six year 1576 18. Elizab. which is all that I yet know of him or his works WILLIAM BLANDIE was born at Newbury in Berkshire educated in Wykâ—hams School near to Winchester elected Probatione-Fellow of New Coll. in 1563 took one Degree in Arts three years after and the same year was removed thence by the Bishop of Winton in his visitation of that Coll. but for what reason unless for Popery I cannot tell About the same time he went to London became Fellow of the Middle Temple and afterwards translated from Lat. into English The five Books of Hicronimus Osâ—rius containing a discourse of Civil and Christian Nobility Lond. 1576. qu. What other things he hath translated or whether he hath written of any Subject I cannot tell ANTHONY RUSSHE a florid and frequent Preacher of his time was born in the Diocess of Norwych admitted Probationer-Fellow of Magd. Coll. in July 1554 did compleat the Degree of Master of Arts 1558 and soon after quitting his Fellowship became Chaplain to Qu. Elizabeth Dean of Chichester in the place perhaps of Barth Traheron Doctor of Divinity and in the Year 1567 Canon of Windsore He hath written A President for a Prince wherein is to be seen by the testimonie of antient writers the duty of Kings Princes and Governours Lond. 1566. in qu. and other things as I conceive but such I have not yet seen He paid his last debt to nature on the first day of April year 1577 in Fifteen hundred seventy and seven aged 40 or more and was buried in the Chappel of St. George at Windsore Over his grave is an Epitaph containing a great Elogie of him which for brevity sake I shall now omit and in the mean time proceed to the next writer in order to be mentioned RALPH GUALTER Son of the famous Ralph Gualter was born at Zurich in Helvetia spent several years in this University mostly in Merton Coll. took the Degree of Master of Arts in 1573 and then returning to Zurich became Minister of St. Peters Church there where he was held in great admiration for his quick and forward parts He hath written Elegia de militia Christianorum in his terris adversus satanem carnem mundum militantium Epitaphium in Hen. Bullengeri obitum written in Greek Epicedium in obitum Joh. Parkhursti Episcopi Nordovicensis Tigur 1576. qu. Argos Helvetia Sive carmen de Tigurinorum navigatione Tiguro Argentoratum usque uno die confecta Carmina in imagines Doctorum nostri seculi virorum Varia Epigrammata Epitaphia At length having spent his short life in learning and virtuous industry surrendred up his pious Soul to him that gave it year 1577 in Fifteen hundred seventy and seven aged 25 or thereabouts Whereupon his body was buried as 't is said in St. Peters Church before-mention'd at which time the chief Scholars there did much bewail his loss by their Poetry A certain Author tells us that this Ralph Gualter the Son hath written Homilies on the lesser Prophets but such I have not yet seen The Father hath and therefore I suppose there is a mistake in the matter MORGAN PHILIPPS or Philip Morgan a Monmouthshire Man born in the Dioc. of Landaff became a student in the University in 1533 or thereabouts made so great a progress in Logick and Philosophy and became so quick and undermining a Disputant that when he was Bach. of Arts he was commonly called Morgan the Sophister In the Year 1538 he was elected Fellow of Oriel Coll. being then an year standing in the Degree of Bachelaur and taking that of Master of Arts he entred into the sacred function In 1546 he was made Principal of St. Maries Hall and three years after was one of the Triumviri that undertook a publick disputation in the Divinity School with Pet. Martyr In 1550 he resign'd his Principality being then Bach. of Div. and in the beginning of Qu. Maries Reign he became Chauntor of St. Davids Cathedral Whereupon and because of his absence from Oriel Coll. for more time than was allowed he was denounced non socitis in 1554. In the beginning of Qu. Elizabeth he left his preferment friends and country for Religion sake spent most of his time at Lovaine and Doway and wrot several books as 't is said but I have seen only these following which go under his name viz. Defence of the honour of Mary Queen of Scotland with a declaration of her right title and interest to the Crowne of England Leig 1571. in 2 books in oct A treatise shewing that the regiment of Women is conformable to the Law of God and nature in one book Ib. 1571. oct These two treatises containing three books were published under his name but written as a noted Author tells us by Joh. Lesley Bishop of Rosse in Scotland upon occasion of sundry Pamphlets that came out against the marriage of Mary Qu. of Scots to be had with the Duke of Norfolk and the right by which she claimed to become heir unto England Which Bishop as 't is farther added did afterwards ingeniously acknowledge in his Commentaries that he had his arguments for her right of succession secretly from Sir Anth. Browne Chief Justice of the Common-pleas and from Serjeant Joh. Carryll an excellent common Lawyer of the Inner Temple So that if Morg. Philipps was not the Author of the said treatises I cannot justly say that he wrot any thing else only his Disputatio de Eucharistiae Sacramento in Univ. Oxon habita contra D. Pet. Martyrem 31. Maii an 1549. Lond. 1549. qu. c. See more in Pet. Martyr an 1562. and in Will. Tresham 1569 c. But let our Author Camden and his follower here quoted say what of Leslie's being the Author of those books and other judge of the matter as he and they please while I tell you that a writer before Camden in time and equal with him in learning as to the studies he professed reports that the said Morgan Philipps a Man of good account for learning among those that knew him was thought to have written the said treatises divided into three books by the advice and assistance of Sir Anth. Browne which thing is made the more credible by the many authorities of our common Law which there are alledged The first book doth endeavour to clear Mary Q. of Scots for the murther of the Lord Darley her Husband which by many was laid
Pentrerpant or Pentrepant near to Oswestrey in Shropshire 23. July in sixteen hundred twenty and nine year 1629 and was buried the next day in the Church at Sillatin or Selattyn To the poor of which place as also of Oswestrey and S. Asaph he gave to each five pounds In his Prebendship succeeded Giles Thornborough M. of A. afterwards D. D. Nephew to Dr. John Thorborough B. of Worcester who kept it to the time of his death 1663 and in the See of S. Asaph succeeded Joh Owen D. D. of Cambridge and Archdeacon of S. Asaph who was consecrated thereunto 20. of Sept. 1629. He died at Perthkinsey 15. Oct. 1651. and was buried on the 21. of the said month in the Cath. Church of S. Asaph under the Bishops Throne This Dr. Owen who was the Ministers Son of Burton-Latimers in Northamptonshire and born there as also bred Fellow in Jesus coll in Cambridge hath written Herod and Pilate reconciled Or the concord of Papists Anabaptists and Sectaries against Scripture Fathers Councils and other Orthodox Writers for the coercion deposition and killing of Kings Published 1663. and by the author dedicated to the Loyal Subjects of Great Britain What other things he hath written and published I cannot tell nor any thing else of him only that he was a great Loyalist a true Son of the Church of England and had been much respected by Laud Arch. of Canterbury who obtained for him from his most gracious King the said Bishoprick of S. Asaph which lying void after his death till the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. Dr. George Griffith was consecrated thereunto JOHN BUCKRIDGE sometimes Fellow afterwards President of S. Johns college became B. of Rochester in 1611. and from thence was translated to Ely in 1627. He was conducted to the habitation prepared for old age in sixteen hundred thirty and one year 1631 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the See of Rochester succeeded Dr. Walt Curle and in Ely Dr. Francis White both Cambridge men by education JOHN HOWSON sometimes Student and Canon of Ch. Ch. was consecrated B. of Oxford in the month of May 1618. was translated thence to Durham in 1628. and departed this moral life towards the latter end of sixteen hundred thirty and one year 1631-2 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the said See of Durham succeeded Dr. Thom. Morton B. of Lichfield and Coventry the temporalities of which he received from the King 12. Jul. 1632. and dying in the house of Sir Hen. Yelverton of Easton-Manduit in Northamptonshire on the morrow after S. Matthews day in 1659. aged 95 years was succeeded in the year following by Dr. Joh. 〈◊〉 of Cambridge LEWES BAYLY sometimes a Member of Exeter coll was consecrated Bishop of Baâ—ger in 1616. and departed this mortal life in the beginning of the year sixteen hundred thirty and two under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the said See of 〈◊〉 succeeded a Native of Segroet near Denbigh a certain learned Doctor of div named David Dâ—lben of S. Johnâ— coll in Cambridge a younger Son of Robert 〈◊〉 Dâ—lben of 〈◊〉 before-mentioned in Denbighshire who dying in Bangor-house situated in Shoe-lane near S. Andrews Church in 〈◊〉 in the Suburb of London on the 27. of Nov. 1633. was buried in the Church at 〈◊〉 which he kept in Commendam with his Bishoprick He was succeeded in the See of Bangor by Edm. Griffith of whom I shall speak by and by JOHN RIDER sometimes a Student in Jesus coll was consecrated Bishop of 〈◊〉 in Ireland on the 12. of Jan. 1612. and concluded his last in a good old age in sixteen hundred thirty and two 〈◊〉 which year you may see more of him among the writers In the said Bishoprick succeeded one Lewes Jones a Welshman sometimes a Student in this University whom I shall mention at large among the Bishops in the second vol. of this work FRANCIS GODWIN sometimes a Student of Christ Church was consecrated Bishop of Landaff in 1601 thence translated to Hereford in 1617 and died in the beginning of the year sixteen hundred thirty and three year 1633 under which year you may see more of him among ther writers To the said See after Goodman of Glocester had endeavoured to obtain was elected Dr. Will. Juxon of Oxon but before he was consecrated he was translated to London whereupon Dr. Augustin Lindsell Bishop of Peterborough was translated thereunto in Dec. 1633. After him followed Mathew Wren D. of D. of Cambridge the temporalities of which See Hereford were given to him 24 March 10. Car. 1. Dom. 1634-35 But he being soon after translated to Norwych Theophilus Field of Pembroke hall in Cambridge born in the parish of S. Giles Cripplegate Lond. succeeded The temporalities also of which were restored to him 23. Janu. 1635. This Dr. Field dying soon after George Cook sometimes of Pembroke hall in Cambridge brother to Sir Joh. Cook Secretary of State succeeded and had the temporalities thereof given to him 7. July 1636. He was the Son of Rich. Cook of Trusley in Derbyshire by Mary his wife daughter and heir of Tho. Sacheverell of Kirby in Nottinghamshire and he the Son of Will. Cook of the same place by his wife the daughter of Ralph Fitzherbert of Tyssyngton in the said county of Derby Which George Cook dying in 1646. 22. Car. 1. the see of Hereford laid void till the restauration of K. Ch. 2 and then 't was supplied by Dr. Nich. Monk of Oxon of whom I shall make large mention in his proper place GEORGE ABBOT sometimes of Balliol college afterwards Chaplain to Thomas Lord Buckhurst and then to the Earl of Dunbar with whom he was solemnly sent into Scotland for an effecting of an Union in the Hierarchie was consecrated Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 3 Dec. 1609 translated to London about the latter end of January following and in 1610 he was translated to Canterbury on the death of Dr. Richard Bancroft He departed this mortal life in sixteen hundred thirty and three year 1633 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the See of Canterbury succeeded Dr. William Laud as I shall tell you at large when I come to the next Vol. of this work JOHN PHILIPPS was a Welsh-man born as it seems and having received his Academical education in Oxon became afterwards Parson of Thorp Basset and Slingesby in Yorkshire which last he obtained in the latter end of March 1591. About that time he being Chaplain to Henry Earl of Derby became Archdeacon of Clievland on the resignation of Rich. Bird Bach. of div in Apr. 1601 also Archdeacon of the Isle of Man and at length about 1614. Bishop of that place but in whose room I cannot tell for between the translation thence of Dr. George Lloyd to Chester 1604. some person yet unknown to me did succeed
of D. 1518. Mar. Richard Ferys a Carme See among the D. of D. 1513. Besides these three were seven more admitted of whom John Combe a Cistercian was one Doctors of the Civil Law June 28. Brian Hygden LL. Baâ—â— of Broadgates Hall now Pembroke Coll. was then admitted Doctor On the 26 May 1515 he was admitted Archdeacon of York or of the West Riding in Yorkshire on the Resignation of John Carver LL. D. On the 20. of June 1516 he was admitted Prehendary of Vlleskelf in the Church of Yorkâ— and on the 27 of the same Month Dean thereof in the place of John Young LL. D. Master of the Roâ—ls deceased He paid his last debt to Nature 5 June 1539 having before been a Benefactor to Learning as I have elsewhere told you and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of York In his Deanery succeeded Rich. Layton or Leighton LL. D. on the 26 of July the same year who on the 31 of June going before was admitted to the said Prebendship of Vlleskelf purposely to capacitate him for the Deanery This Dr. Layton was Chaplain and Counsellor to K. Hen. 8. and did act much to please the unlimited desire of that King In Oct. 1541 he under pretence of his Majesty's Pleasure converted the Silver Capsula gilt in which were then the bones of the head of S. William Archbishop of York reposed with the Jewels and Ornaments of it to the public use and benefit of the Church of York In 1544. Dec. 24. Nich. Wotton LL. D was installed by proxy Dean of York in Dr. Layton's place and in Wotton's Dr. Matthew Hutcon 8 Apr. 1567. Feb. 29. Rob. Froost was then admitted Dr. of the Civil Law but never stood in the Act to compleat that degree This year March 29. John Ashdowne mentioned before did supplicate just after he had been admitted Bac. of the Canon Law to be licensed to proceed in that Faculty but was not granted Robert Coke also LL. B. and Principal of Henxsey Hall in S. Aldates Parish did supplicate to be licensed to proceed in the Civil Law but was then denied Doct. of Div. May 12. John Heskins a Preaching or Black Fryer June 26. Edward Powell of Oriel Coll. stiled in his Admission perdoctus vir Oct. 24. Rob. Holyngbourne a Benedictine Monk and Warden or Guardian of Canterbury Coll. now part of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. Dec. 13. Will. Gylbert a Canon regular and Prior of the Monastery at Brewton in Somersetshire Dec. 13. Tho. Mychell of Exeter Coll. Canon of the Cath. Ch. of Exeter and of Wells Will. Fauntleroy of New Coll. was admitted the same day His Sister Elizabeth was Abbess of Amesbury Jan. 22. John Smyth a Minorite or Franciscan These also supplicated this year for the said degree viz. 1. Will. Gydyng M. of A. and Bac. of Div. 2. Sim. Pykeryng a Carme 3. John Wetwang B. D. a Cistercian c. Incorporations June 28. Will. Smyth Commissary to the Bishop of Lincoln and Doctor of Decrees in another University was then incorporated He was Nephew or near of kin to Dr. Will. Smyth Bishop of Lincoln was Archdeacon of Lincoln and dying in 1528 was succeeded in that Dignity by Rich. Pate M A. of Oxon as I have told you elsewhere among the Bishops An. Dom. 1507. An. 22 23 Hen. 7. Chanc. Dr. Will. Warham before mentioned Commiss Will. Fauntleroy again John Thornden again John Avery D. D. of Linc. Coll. John Kynton again Proct. John Lane of New Coll. as it seems Austr Will. Thomson of Vniv. Coll. Bor. Apr. 15. But the junior Proctor dying in the Long Vacation Mr. Hugh Pole or Pool of All 's Coll. about this time Principal of Biham Hall supplied his place as senior Regent in the University till the fourth day of Nov. following and then Mr. Thom. Bentley of New Coll. being elected Proctor served out the remaining part of the year Bach. of Arts. June 19. John Blysse He hath this Character added to his Name in the Cat. of Fellows of Mert. Coll. he being of that Society Medicus Astronomus quam doctus Feb. 27. Rog Egworth or Edgworth of Oriel Coll. whom I have mentioned among the Writers under the year 1560. Besides these two were at least 55 Bachelaurs admitted this year and 23 that supplicated for that degree that were not this year admitted Bach. of Law Four in the Civil and eight in the Canon Law were admitted Nine in the Civil and five in the Canon Law supplicated for that degree One was admitted Bach. of both the Laws and one to the Volumes One Hen. Rawlyns occurs Bach. of the Civil Law this year but his Admission is omitted and therefore all that I can say of him is that he became Archdeacon of Salisbury 10 Apr. 1524 upon the death of James Bromwich who had that dignity confer'd upon him 2 March 1523 after the decease of George Sydenham This H. Rawlyns who was Prebendary of Faringdon and had been thrice Preb. of Combe and Harnham in the said Church within the space of four years was made at the same time 10 Apr. 1524. Preb. of Husborne and Burbach in the said Church of Sarum He was also dignified in the Church of Wells Mast of Arts. Oct. 13. Hugh Aston Ashtyn or Ashton so many ways I find him written He became Archdeacon of York that is of the Westriding of Yorkshire upon the resignation of Brian Hygden in Sept. 1516 and dying in Decemb. 1522 was succeeded in that dignity by Tho. Winter in the year following as I shall tell you under the year 1525. I have made mention of one Hugh Aston a Musitian in Will. Forest among the Writers under the year 1558. Mar. 8. Thom. Makerel of Vniv. Coll. One Dr. Makerel Prior of Berlings in Lincolnshire headed the Commons of that County under the Name of Capt. Cobler when they rose against the King in 1536 upon the beginning of the desolution of Religious Houses or as some say because they would not pay a certain Tax Whether this Tho. Makerel be the same I cannot tell till I know the Christian Name of the Doctor John Stow saith that Dr. Makerel an Abbat and a Suffragan Bishop was drawn and hang'd at Tybourne about 29 March 1537 for denying the Kings Supremacy which I suppose is the same with him who was Prior of Berlings and the same perhaps who was incorporated Doctor of Cambridge 1516. Besides these two were eleven more that were admitted and four that supplicated that were not admitted this year Opponents in Div. May 10. Peter de Campo a Portuguese Dec. 10. Walt. Goodfield a Minorite See under the year 1510. Feb. 4. Edm. Vessy or Veysey a Benedictine Besides seven that supplicated who were all except one Benedictineâ— and Black Fryers Bach. of Div. Jun. 22. John Claymond the most deserving President of Magd. Coll. stiled in his Admission Vir discretus gravis multa doctrina percelebris Feb. 6. Gerardus Smyth a Minorite and others of no great account
or 3 hours Which being done not without great disdain by the Musician Bull in that time or less added forty more parts to the said Lesson or Song The Musician thereupon being called in he view'd it tried it and retri'd it At length he burst out into a great extasie and swore by the great God that he that added those 40 parts must either be the Devil or Dr. Bull c. Whereupon Bull making himself known the Musician fell down and ador'd him Afterwards continuing there and in those parts for a time became so much admir'd that he was courted to accept of any place or preferment suitable to his profession either within the Dominions of the Emperour King of France or Spain But the tidings of these transactions coming to the English Court Qu. Elizabeth commanded him home See more of him under the year 1592. John Mundy another eminent Musician now or after one of the Organists of her Majesties Chappel was admitted Bachelaur also the same day See more of him in 1624. One Will. Mundy was also a noted Musician and hath composed several divine Services and Anthems but him I find not to be graduated in this University or elsewhere One Benjam Hamm a Student of Musick supplicated to be Bac. of that fac in January which was granted conditionally that he compose a choral hymn of eight parts before the Passover following About the same time he supplicated for the Degree of Bach. of Arts which was denied Bach. of Arts. Jun. 10. Charles Sonibanke of Ch. Ch. See among the Doct. of Div. 1607. Jul. 13. Rich Middleton of Jesus Coll. This Person who took no other Degree in this University I take to be the same with Rich. Middleton Son of Marmaduke Middleton Bishop of St. David and about this time Archdeacon of Cardigan One Rich. Middleton Chaplain to Charles Prince of Wales hath written and published 1 The Key of David Lond. 1619. in a thick tw Before which is his picture with a ruff and a great beard 2 The heavenly progress Lond. 1617. in tw 3 The card and compass of life containing many passages fit for these times c. Lond. 1613. oct Whether this Rich. Middleton the Writer be the same with Rich. Middleton the Bach. of Arts and Archdeacon of Cardigan I cannot well tell Quare Oct. 11. Rowland Searchfield of St. Johns Coll. He was afterwards Bish of Bristow 12. Edw. Gee lately of Merton now of Linc. Coll. Oct. 12. Rich. Brett Christop Sutton of Linc. 19. John Budden of Trin. Nov. 9. Alex. Gill of C. C. Coll. The last was the Senior of both his names and afterwards Master of St. Pauls School Dâ—cemb 14. Sam. Slade See among the M. of A. 1593. Dec. 17. John Sanford of Bâ—llioâ— afterwards of Magd. Coll. Jan. 27. Franc. Mason Afterwards worthily characterized to be Vindex Ecclesiae Anglicane 30. Nich. Fuller of Hart hall Feb. 15. Lew. Thomas Edw. Bree-word of Bras Coll. John Day of St. Alb. hall afterwards of Oriel Coll. was admitted the same day 16. Anthony Benn of Broadgates hall He was afterwards Recorder of London and a Knight 17. Bernard Adams of Trin. Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Limrick in Ireland 23. Tho. Clerke of Broadgates hall Whether this Person who was a Warwick hire Man born was the same Tho. Clerke who was a Seminary Priest of the Coll. at Rheimes but afterwards returned to the Church of England and recanted in a Sermon at Pauls Cross 1. Jul. 1593 which Sermon was printed at London 1594. in oct or the same Tho. Clerke who wrot The life and death of M. Pet. Kempe printed about the same time I know not See another Tho. Clerke who was admitted Bach. of Arts in 1566. Admitted 179. Mast of Arts. Apr. 20. John Buckridge of St. Johns Coll. Jan. 4. Rich. Parry of Ch. Ch. Laur. Keimis of Ball. Coll. was adm the same day This Keimis who was a Wilts Man born became afterwards companion in travel and counsellour in design to the renowned Knight Sir Walt. Rawleigh but whether he gave any assistance to the composure of his history is very doubtful In 1595 when that Knight undertook to gain a golden mine in Guiana this Keimis was one of his chief Captains and Conductors in that expedition but being unfortunate in his undertakings and therefore very much blamed by Rawleigh he out of a deep reluctancy pistol'd himself in his Cabin in Rawleigh's Ship in the Summer time in 1618 after he had view'd and travell'd through the remotest parts of the world Jun. 15. Henry Airay of Queens Coll. Jul. 6. Henry Penry lately of Cambridge now of St. Albans hall 8. Hen. Jacob of St. Maries hall Jan. 27 Henry Bright of Ball. Coll. He was afterwards Master of the Kings School at Worcester in which City he was born for 40 years together and Prebendary of the Church there for the last 7 years of his life He had a most excellent faculty in instructing youths in Lat. Gr. and Hebrew most of which were afterwards sent to the Universities where they proved eminent to emulation He was also an excellent Preacher was resorted to far and near and dying 4. March 1626 was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Worcester The posterity of this Hen. Bright do live now in gentile fashion in Worcestershir Mar. 16. John Dove of Ch. Ch. Admitted 65. or thereabouts Bach. of Div. Jul. 4. W. â— Massie of Brasn Coll. He was born in Cheshire and was at this time 〈◊〉 to Sir Edm. Trafford of Trafford in Lancashire He hath published A Sermon preached at Trafford in Lancashire at the marriage of a Daughter of Sir Edm. Trafford Knight 6. Sept. 1586 on Psal 128. 1. 2. Oxon. 1586. oct Two years alter he was removed from his Fellowship and perhaps did publish other things Will. Leigh of Brasn Coll. was adm the same day Admitted 8. Doct. of Law Jul. 4. Anthony Blencow Provost of Oriel Coll. Not one besides him was this year admitted ☞ Not one Doct. of Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Apr. 14. John Chardon of Exeter Coll. Jul. 9. Nich. Balgay of Magd. Coll. In 1583 he became Prebendary of Netherhaven in the Church of Salisbury and in May 1589 Subdean thereof in the place of Tho. Dillworth Both which Dignities he resigning to the famous Mr. Rich. Hooker he became Master of the Temple in the said Mr. Hooker's place 1591. Incorporations Jul. 11. Lawrence Staunton M. of A. of Cambridge In 1601 he succeeded Dr. Will. Cole in the Deanery of Lincolne which dignity he keeping till 1613 was then succeeded by Roger Parker D. D. after he had been 14 years Chantor of the Church there The said Dr. Parker died 29. Aug. 1629 aged 71. and was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Lincolne whereupon his Deanery was bestowed on one Anth. Topham Simon Robson M. of A. of the said University was incorporated on the same day In the year 1598 the said Robson being then D. D. succeeded Dr.
a plain honest Man and therefore beloved by that King who often intrusted him as a Messenger to carry letters from him to Qu. Elizabeth At length being made Master of the Great Wardrobe to K. Jam. 1. while King of England departed this mortal life 23. May 1612. and was buried 28. of the said month in the Church at Cranford in Middlesex Sir Patrick Murray a Scot The same I think who was of Elibanke in Scotland and afterwards Knight and Baronet of that Kingdom Sir Thomas Mounson Knight and Baronet He was of the antient Family of those of his name in Lincolnshire had been Commoner of Magd. Coll. and was about this time Master of the Armory and Master Faulconer to His Majesty and in truth such an one as no Prince in Christendom had the like Afterwards he was twice brought to his trial upon deep suspicion of having an hand in the poysoning of Sir Thomas Overbury but at length with much ado came off clear He was a Person of excellent breeding was a great lover of ingenuity especially of Musick having himself good skill in it and a Patron to the Professors thereof Thom. Cornwallis Franc. Castilion Gilb. Kniveton Rolls Kniveton George Chaworth Edw. Grevill Davi'd Foulis Knights The last of which who was a Scot was afterwards made a Baronet and is ancestor to those of his name living at Inglebie in Yorkshire Will. Fleetwood Will. Bowyer Hen. Capell Geor. More Knights The first of these last four was knighted in 1603 and therefore not to be taken for Will. Fleetwood Recorder of London who had been dead some years before The last George More I have already mentioned at large among the Writers John Digby Esq sometimes a Commoner of Magd. Coll. afterwards Earl of Bristow I shall mention him at large among the Writers in the second vol. of this work Levine Monke Gabr. Dowse Will. Lilsley Edm. Dowse Anth. Abington Will. More Geor. Calvert Esquires While the said Nobles Knights and Esquires were created Roger Earl of Rutland Edward Earl of Somerset and Henry Howard E. of Northampton who had formerly been created and incorporated Masters of Arts did sit among the venerable Masters in Convocation and gave their suffrages This year in the month of Aug. Henry Prince of Wales the Peoples darling and the delight of mankind eldest Son of K. James 1. was matriculated a member of this University as a member of Magd. Coll. at which time John Wilkinson Bach. of Div. and Fellow of the said Coll. had the honour to be nominated his Tutor I mean that Wilkinson who most ungratefully sided with the Rebels that took up arms against the younger Brother of the said Prince K. Charles 1. of ever blessed memory An. Dom. 1606. An. 4. Jac. 1. Chanc. the same viz. Thomas Earl of Dorset Vicechanc. Henry Airay D. D. Provost of Queens Coll. Jul. 17. Proct. Simon Baskervyle of Exet. Coll. James Mabbe of Magd. Coll. Apr. ult Bach. of Arts. May 20. Thom. Sutton of Queens Coll. Rich. Nicholls of Magd. Hall Jun. 3. Thom. Willis of St. Johns Coll. 30. Mich. Wigmore of Magd. hall afterwards Fellow of Oriel Coll. Oct. 31. Leonard Digges of Vniv. Coll. Nov. 24. Will. Dickinson of Mert. Coll. See among the Bach. of Div. in 1619. Jan. 24. Will. Sparke Tho. Godwin of Magd. Coll. Feb. 10. Charles Somerset of Magd. Coll. was then admitted Bac. of Arts in Convocation He was Son to Edward Earl of Worcester and was afterwards made Knight of the Bath at the creation of Henry Prince of Wales 13. Will. Jewell of Exeter Coll. See among the Masters an 1609. Tho. Willis and Tho. Godwin are to be mention'd in the second vol. Adm. 188. Bach. of Law June 27. John Hoskins junior of New Coll. He was afterwards a Divine and an eminent Preacher Besides him were but four more admitted Mast of Arts. Apr. 10. Thom. Bastard of New Coll. Jul. 2. Edm. Gunter of Ch. Ch. 3. Will. Heale of Exet. Coll. 5. Joh. Ferebe or Ferriby of Magd. hall One of both his names who was Minister of Thoydon-Gernon in Essex wrot and published a book intit A discourse shewing that they only ought to preach who are ordained Ministers c. Lond. 1652. qu. But Ferriby of Magd. hall who was a Glocestershire Man born I take not to be the same with the Writer as being much before him in time but rather to be the same John Ferriby who was beneficed in Glocestershire and at Poole in North Wiltshire where dying 2. May 1662 was buried in the Chancel of the Church there Over whose grave was soon after a stone laid with an inscription thereon wherein he is stiled Theologus tam studio quam exercitio insignis March 13. Edw. Evans of Ch. Ch. Adm. 102. Bach. of Div. Nov. 19. Rich. Meredith of New Coll. This Person who was born in the City of Bathe was admitted perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in 15â—8 left it about six years after and through certain preferments succeeded at length Dr. Benj. Heydon in the Deanery of Wells an 1607. He hath published a Sermon on Micah 6. 4 5 6. printed 1606. qu. and perhaps other things which I have not yet seen He died 15. Aug. 1621 and was buried on the 17 of the same month on the South side of the choire of the Cath. Ch. at Wells He was succeeded in that Deanery by Dr. Ralph Barlow as I shall elsewhere tell you Dec. 15. Edw. Chetwynd of Exeter Coll. Adm. 10. ☜ Not one Doctor of Law or Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Jul. 17. Rich. Crakanthorpe of Queens Oct. 30. Will. Fisher of Oriel Coll. March 16. Gerrard Williamson of Ch. Ch. Incorporations Apr. 8. Theodore de Mayerne or Mayernius Turquettus or Theodore Turquettus de Mayerne born of Protestant Parents at Geneva who hardly escaped the Parisian Massacre Doctor of Physick of the University of Mâ—ntpellier lately of the Council to the K. of France as to matters of Physick now Physician to the Queen of England was incorporated with more than ordinary solemnity Doctor of the said faculty He was Baron of Aubon or Aâ—bon in France being Son of Lewis de Mayerne a French Writer was afterwards chief Physician to K. Jam. 1. by whom he was sent in the beginning of the Year 1618 into France about matters of concern but being suspected to come there purposely to disturb affairs was commanded by the Councillours belonging to the King of that Country to depart the Kingdom forthwith In 1624 Jul. 14. he received the honor of knighthood at Theobalds and was afterwards Physician to K. Ch. 1. and his royal Consort Henrietta Maria. He hath written in French 1 Medicinal counsels and advices 2 A Treatise of the Gout Both put into Latine and published by Theoph. Bonet Doct. of Physick See more in Dr. Thom. Shâ—rley in my discourse of Anth. Sherley among the Writers under the year 1630. and in Dr. Tho. Moufet an 1590. 3 Excellent and well approved
were Dr. Neile and Dr. Laud his continual attendants About that time he being made Minister of St. Matthews Church in Friday-street in London his Sermons which he preached there some of which he afterwards published savouring of nothing else but of schisme sedition and altogether against His Majesties Declaration he was for so doing and especially for publishing two-virulent Pamphlets not only brought before the Council-board but several times into the High Commission Court for what he had said and done and afterwards imprison'd fin'd degraded deprived of his benefice pillorized with Prynne and Bastwicke lost his ears condemn'd to perpetual imprisonment in Lancaster Goal first and afterwards in the Castle in the Isle of Guernsey From which last place being released by the members of that Parliament which began at Westminster 3. Nov. 1640 was with Prynne and Bastwick brought home in triumph to the great contempt of justice was restored to his benefice and well rewarded for his losses The titles of several of his books you may see in the Oxford Catalogue and some that are not there I shall here set down viz. 1 The Law and the Gospel reconciled against the Antinomians printed 1631. qu. 2 The sounding of the two last Trumpets or Meditations on the ninth tenth and eleventh Chapters of the Revelations Lond. 1641. qu. 3 Relation of Mr. Chillingworth This I have not yet seen 4 A Narration of his life viz. of H. Burton c. Lond. 1643. qu. 5 Parliaments power for Laws in Religion printed 1645. oct 6 Conformities deformity c. pr. 1646. the Author being then 67 years of age Afterwards seeing what strange courses the great Men at Westminster took he grew more moderate notwithstanding he was an Independent and lived as I conceive till they took off his old Masters Head Rich. Franklin M. of A. I take this Person to be the same with R. Franklin who was Bach. of Divinity Minister of Elsworth in Cambridgshire and Author of Tractatus de tonis in Lingua Graecamca c. Lond. 1630. oct Thomas Walkington Bach. of Div. He was afterwards Doctor of that faculty Minister of Fulham near London and the writer and publisher of Rabboni Mary Magd. tears of sorrow and solace preached at Pauls cross on Joh. 20. 16. Lond. 1620. oct and of another Sermon on Ecclesiastes 12. 10. c. John Gostlyn or Goslyn Doct. of Physick He was born in the City of Norwych educated in Caius Coll. was afterwards Proctor of Cambridge Master of the said Coll. and twice Vicechancellour of that University He had the repute of a general Scholar an eloquent Artist and one that was admirably well skill'd in Physick of which faculty he was the Kings Professor in the said University He died in Oct. or Nov. 1626 and was buried near to the body of his worthy Friend and Patron Dr. Legg in the Chappel of the said Coll. of Caius to which he was a very considerable benefactor One of his Sirname was Author of Aurifodina Linguae Galliae Alexander Bound D. of D. He was sometimes of Kings Coll. was afterwards Vice-provost of Eaton and Rector of the rich Church of Petworth in Sussex where as also in Cambridge he was esteemed a godly learned and religious Man Andrew Bing D. of D. On the 12 May 1606 he was collated to the subdeanery of York upon the resignation of one Hen. Wright who when he was M. of A. succeeded Edmund Bunny in that Dignity an 1575. and on the 13 Apr. 1618 he was installed Archbdeacon of Norwych in the place of Tho. Jegon D. D. who died in the latter end of 1617 being then Master of C. C. Coll. in Cambridge and Patron of the Parsonage of Sibell Henningham in Essex where if I mistake not he the said Jegon was buried Which Cantabrigians I say viz. H. Burton R Franklin T. Walkington J. Gostlym A. Bound and A. Bing were incorporated in their respective degrees on the 14 July before mention'd Will. Conway Doct. of Phys of Caen in Normandy was incorporated the same day Jan. 14. John Balcanquall M. A. of Edinburgh He was a Scotch man born was now Fellow of Exeter Coll. and afterwards Rector of Tatinhills in Staffordshire where he died about the latter end of 1646 which is all I know of him only that he was after this year Bach. of Div. March 18. Philibert Vernatti Doctor of both the Laws of the University of Leyden One of both his names was afterwards a Baronet in Scotland and another who was a Knight hath a Relation of making Ceruss in the Philosophical Transactions numb 137. an 1677. Creations Oct. 30. Francis More Esq sometimes of S. Joh. Coll. in this University now an eminent Professor of the municipal Laws was actually created Mast of Arts in the house of Convocation He is mention'd at large among the Writers an 1621. In the latter end of this year Frederick Count Palatine of the Rhyne Prince Elector of the Empire and afterwards King of Bohemia who had lately married Princess Elizabeth the only Daughter of K. Jam. 1. came to visit the University where being sumptuously entertained was pleased with his own hand writing to matriculate himself a member of the University sub tit Aed Chr. with this Symbole Rege me Domine secundum verbum tuum An. Dom. 1613. An. 11 Jac. 1. Chanc. Tho. Lord Egerton Vicechanc. Dr. Singleton again Jul. 24. Proct. Anth. Richardson of Qu. Coll. Vincent Goddard of Magd. Coll. Apr. 14. Bach. of Musick Jul. 8. Martin Pearson He was afterwards Master of the Choristers of S. Pauls Cathedral while Joh. Tomkins was Organist and a composer of certain Church Services and Anthems He died about the latter end of Dec. 1650 being then an Inhabitant of the Parish of S. Gregory near to the said Cathedral and was buried in S. Faiths Church adjoyning Whereas most Musitians dye obscurely and in a mean condition this died so rich as to leave to the poor of Marsh in the Parish of Dunnington in the Isle of Ely an hundred pounds to be laid out for a purchase for their yearly use May…John Amner Organist of the Cath. Church of Ely and Master of the Choristers there He hath composed and published Sacred Hymns of three four five and six parts for Voices and Viols Lond. 1615. qu. as also certain Anthems the words of one of which are in James Clifford's Collection mention'd before in the year 1548. Bach. of Arts. May 13. Joh. Sâ—ull of Mert. Coll. See among the Masters 1616. Jun. 17. Tho Goffe Benj. Cox Rich. Parre of Brasn Coll. of Ch. Ch. The last of which was afterwards Bishop of the Isle of Man Jul. 8. Owen Morgan or Morgan Owen of New Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Landaff Jul. 8. Will. Foster of S. Johns Franc. Potter of Tâ—in Coll. Oct. 21. George Singe of Ball. Coll. He became Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland 1638. 26. Tho. Randol of Brasn Nov. 15. Tho. Stafford of Exet. Coll. Of the first of these
with excellent notes of a book entit Concilii Florentini exactissima narratio c. written by Sylvest Sguropulus Hag. com 1660 fol. dedicated to K. Ch. 2. which being animadverted upon by Leo Allatius a Jesuit Creyghton came out with an Answer He hath also one or more Sermons extant and dying 21 Nov. 1672 aged 79 or thereabouts was buried in a Chappel joyning to the Cathedral Church of Wells Over his Grave was soon after erected a fair tomb of Alabaster with his Effigies at length in his pontificalia lying thereon and on the wall over it is a large inscription part of which runs thus Robertus Creyghton c. Natus Dunecaledoniae in boriali Scotia per patrem Thoman ex antiquis Râ—veniae Toparchis per matrem Margaretam Stuart Johannis Jacobidae filiam ex illustriss familiâ Stuartorum comitum Atholiae Johannis secundi Scotiae regu à trarre pronepos c. Frances the Widow of this Dr. R. Creyghton who was Daughter of Will. Waldrond Esq died on the third of the Kal. of Nov. 1683 aged 68 and was buried near to the said tomb over whose grave was a monument with a large Inscription thereon put at the charge of Rob. Creyghton her Son Chauntor and Canon of Wells Doctor of Divinity Chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty and Author of The vanity of the Dissenters plea for their separation from the Church of England Sermon on 1 Cor. 1. 10. Lond. 1682. qu. Robert Sheringham M. of A. of Gonvil and Caies Coll. This learned Gentleman who was if I mistake not a Cambr. man born was ejected or at least left his Fellowship of that House in 1643 and afterwards retiring to London for a time went thence into Holland where he taught the Hebrew and Arabick Tongues to young men at Roterdam and in other places After the Kings return in 1660 he was restored to his Fellowship and lived in a very retired and studious condition being then esteemed a most excellent Linguist especially for the Oriental and Gothick Languages as also admirably well vers'd in the original Antiquities of the English Nation as it fully appears in his book De Anglorum gentis origine disceptatio c. Cantab. 1670 in a large octavo and in his translation from Hebrew into Latin with an illustration by Commentaries of a Talmude book called Joma wherein are several matters treating of Sacrifices Lond. 1648 in qu. He hath also published Two sermons preached as S. Maries Church in Cambridge Lond. 1647 qu. Also The Kings Supremacy asserted printed 1660 in qu. and other things He died of an apoplectical fit which caused him to fall on the fire in his Chamber in Caies College in the Winter time an 1677. Nich. Bernard M. of A. He was at this time Chaplain to the learned Dr. James Vsher Primate of Ireland from whom he had received his Ordination in S. Peters Church in Drogheda an 1626. Afterwards he was made by him Dean of Ardagh some say of Kilmore and intrusted in making useful Observations and Collections for him In the time of the Rebellion in Ireland he being then Doctor of Divinity he suffered much and was often in danger of his life At length having lost all there he returned safe into England to attend on his Lord became Rector of the rich Church of Whitchurch in Shropshire by the gift of the Earl of Bridgwater Chaplain to Oliver Lord Protector one of his Almoners and Preacher to the Society of Greys Inn. After the Kings Restauration in 1660 being possess'd with just doubts concerning the settlement of Ireland he refused to return to that Country to take possession of his Deanery and perhaps of a Bishoprick Whereupon he continued at Whitchurch before mention'd to his dying day He hath written 1 The penitent death of a woful sinner or the penitent death of John Atherton late Bishop of Waterford in Ireland who was executed at Dublin 5 Decemb. 1640 with some Annotations on several passages Lond. 1641 qu. 42 oct 2 Sermon preached at the burial of Joh. Atherton the next night after his Execution 5 Decemb. 1640 in S. Johns Church in Dublin on Acts 26. part of the 17 verse and all the 18. Lond. 1641 quart 42 octav 3 Letter from the siege of Drogheda to a friend in Dublin 7 Jan. 1641. 4 The whole proceedings of the Siege of Drogheda in Ireland Lond. 1642. qu. To which is added an Appendix concerning other occurrences fallen out since He was present all the time during the said siege and was several times in jeopardy of his life 5 Dialogue between Paul and Agrippa on Acts 26. 17 18. printed 1642. in oct 6 Farewel sermon of comfort and concord preached at Drogheda on 2 Cor. 13. 11. printed 1651 in octav There was another Farewel sermon preached but that I have not yet seen 7 Life and death of Dr. James Vsher late Archb. of Armagh c. in a sermon at his funeral at the Abbey at Westminster 17 Apr. 1656 on 1 Sam. 25. 1. Lond. 1656. oct To which are added some enlargements 8 The judgment of the late Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland concerning first the extent of Christs death secondly of the sabbath c. Lond. 1657. Whereupon Dr. Pet. Heylyn came out with an Answer to it called Respondet Petrus 9 Several Letters between him and Dr. Heylyn See more in Dr. Heylyn among the Writers in the 2 Vol. of this work under the year 1662. 10 Devotions of the antient Church in seven pious Prayers with 7 administ c. printed 1660 in oct 11 Clavi trabales or nailes fastned by some great Masters of Assemblies confirming the Kings Supremacy and Church Government under Bishops c. Lond. 1661. qu. See more in Dr. Rob. Sanderson among the Writers in the 2 vol an 1662. With other books he hath written or published I know not nor any thing else of him only that he died and was buried at Whitchurch in the winter time an 1661. leaving behind him a Son named James Nathan Bernard M. of Arts. Among my searches I find one Nathaniel Bernard to be Lecturer of St. Sepulchers in London an 1629 who for uttering certain words in his prayer before Sermon at Antholines concerning the Queen was brought into the High Commission Court Also for preaching against his Majesties Declaration at St. Maries Church in Cambridge 6. May 1632 and using certain dangerous expressions therein was suspended excommunicated fined and committed to the New-prison near to London where he continued several months c. It doth farther appear also that one Nathaniel Bernard was beneficed in Essex but in the beginning of the grand rebellion in 1642 he was sequestred from his calling and charge there by several Committees sitting at Westminster banished from his dwelling and society of his Wife and Children and they turned out of doors c. Whereupon retiring for safety to Oxon published A looking-glass for rebellion Sermon preached 16. June 1644. in St. Maries Church
and afterwards to K. Ch. 1. was installed Dean of Glocester after Dr. Tho. Winniff's removal to the Deanery of St. Pauls on the eleventh of June 1631 and on the 25. of Aug. or thereabouts following became Dean of Wells on the death of Ralph Barlow He hath published King Melchizedek Serm. at Court at East-hamstead 2. Sept. 1623. Lond. 1623. qu. and whether any thing else I cannot yet tell In 1640 he went to London to attend the Convocation of the Clergy that began with the Long Parliament and dying in Drury-lane in the month of Dec. or thereabouts an 1641 was succeeded in his Deanery by Dr. Walt. Rawleigh James Hena or Hannay a Scot. Walt. Raleigh of Magd. Coll. He was admitted to the Deanery of Wells 13. January 1641. Edw. Burby of Linc. Coll. He was now Prebendary and Archdeacon of Winchester which Dignity was before enjoyed by Ranulph Barlow D. D. of Cambridge George Gillingham of Pemb. Coll. He was at this time one of his Majesties Chaplains and on the 2. Nov. 1639 was installed Canon of Windsore in the place of Dr. Joh. Elly deceased He had other preferments and died 16. Dec. 1668 being then Rector of Chalton in Hampshire Daniel Escott Warden of Wadham Coll. Rob. Sanderson of Linc. Jam. Rowlandson of Qu. Morgan Owen of Jes Coll. The first of these three was afterwards Bishop of Lincolne and the last Bishop of Landaff Samuel Marsh of Trin. Coll. sometimes one of the Proctors of the University and at this time Preb. of Roscombe in the Church of Sarum Steph. Goffe or Gough of St. Albans Hall lately of Mert. Coll. This Person who was Son of Steph. Goffe the puritanical Minister of Stanmer in Sussex travelled into the Low-countries after he had taken his Masters Degree and became Chaplain to the Regiment of Col. H. Vere whereby he gained good acquaintance and experience which wound him at his return so much into the favour of Hen. Jermyn afterwards Earl of St. Alban that he was made one of the Kings Chaplains by which title he was created Doctor of Divinity and afterwards employed in the quality of a minor Agent and Envoy into France then into Flanders Holland and other Countries c. In the time of the rebellion he also acted much for his Master in several Countries beyond the Seas and did him great Service but when he saw the English Church ruin'd and Monarchy declining he changed his Religion for that of Rome and was thereupon taken into the society of the Oratorians at Paris an order very famous there tho but little known among us The brethren whereof having liberty to improve their particular estates for things are not common among them as with other orders he grew rich upon the stock which he had formerly gathered together by his endeavours whereby he was in capacity sometimes to do courtesies for his exil'd Countrymen Abrah Cowley the Prince of Poets was while at Paris preferr'd and plac'd by him tho the story is perverted in the Family of the said noble Henry then Lord Jermyn Through whose heroical bounty he was afterwards design'd to the Mastership of the Savoy but by certain enemies to the Muses was depriv'd of it Afterwards Henrietta Maria the Queen Mother to whom Goffe was Chaplain committed to the said Goffs care the tuition of the natural Son of K. Ch. 2. known then by the name of James Crofts afterwards Duke of Monmouth with whom continuing till he was about nine years of age was taken from him and committed to the care of a Gentleman called Rose or Rosse who after his Majesties restauration went Secretary to Henry Coventry Esq in his Embassy into Sweeden This Doctor Goffe who was esteemed by some a learned Man and well read in the Fathers and therefore respected by Gerard Jo. Vossius and others died in the house of the Fathers or Brethren of the Oratory situated in the street called St. Howrè at Paris on Christmas day according to our account an 1681. aged 76 or thereabouts and was buried in the Chappel belonging to that house What writings of his are published besides Nine Latin Epistles to the learned Ger. Jo. Vossius and his Negotiations taken by the Rebels at the battel at Sherburne in Yorkshire which with George Lord Digby's Cabinet and other things were published at Lond. in qu. 1646. I know not He had a younger Brother named John Goffe who was a true Son of the Church of England as I shall tell you among the Writers under the year 1661. and another called William originally a Salter or a Hatter as some day in London who closing with the Presbyterians in the time of the Rebellion became a Colonel great with Oliv. Cromwell one of the Judges of King Char. 1. and a member of the other house that is one of Olivers Lords See more in the Fasti an 1649. among the Creations Rich. Marsh of the University of Cambridge lately Chaplain to Archb. Laud afterwards to his Maj. Ch. 1. He was now Prebendary of Hustwayt in the Church of York and soon after Vicar of Halyfax in the room of Hen. Ramsden deceased In Nov. 1644. he had the Deanery of York conferr'd upon him on the death of Dr. Job Scot who died in the Kings bench Prison in Southwark At which time his Majesty being at Oxon Dr. Pet. Heylyn endeavoured by his friends to obtain that Dignity but was put aside After his Majesties restauration he was elected 17. of Aug. and installed 20. of the same month an 1660. and dying 13. Oct. 1663. aged 78 was buried near to the grave of Matthew Hutton sometimes Archbishop of York in the South Isle joyning to the Cath. Church there In his Deanery succeeded Will. Sandcroft D. D. of Cambridge installed therein 26. Feb. 1663 who being removed to the Deanery of St. Pauls Cathedral in London Dr. Rob. Hitch of the same University succeeded in Dec. 1664. Dr. Marsh hath one or more Sermons extant Edw. Morton lately M. of A. of Kings Coll. in Cambridge now Rector of Sefton in Lancashire Chaplain to the Lord Keeper and Prebendary of Chester He was born of an antient Family at Morton in Cheshire and was Father to Dr. Will. Moreton Bishop of Kildare in Ireland Samps Johnson of Magd. Coll. Thomas Whittington Thomas Manwaring of Brasn Coll. Meric Casaubon Edw. Thornborough of Ch. Ch. The last of these two was Son of Dr. Jo. Thornborough Bishop of Worcester was now Archdeacon of Worcester who dying in 1645 Will. Hodges Bach. of Div. of Oxon was admitted in his place 30. of May the same year Mich. Reade of Linc. Will. Haywood of St. Jo. Coll. Laur. Pay of Ch. Ch. These were all the Doctors of Divinity that were then created Afterwards these noble Persons were created in Oct. following Oct. 14. The most illustrious and high born Prince Christianus Landtgrave of Hassia Count in Catzenellebogen Dieza Ziegenhain and Nidda was diplomated Master of Arts. The most illustrious and high born Prince
continuance Sir Tho. made in Oxon or whether he took a Degree it appears not neither can we find means to resolve us because the University Registers of that Age are deficient However this is certain that at what time our Author studied in this University Grocynus read publickly the Greek Tongue there whom he constantly hearing became a great proficient in that Language and other sorts of Learning by the helps of Lynacre his Tutor then if I mistake not Fellow of Allsouls Coll. From Oxon he removed to an Inn of Chancery at London called New Inn where continuing for a time according to the manner and custom of those that intended to make a proficiency in the municipal Laws translated himself to Lincolns Inn where easily conquering those Studies was at length called to the Bar. Afterwards growing into great favour with K. Hen. 8. who highly valued him for his Learning Wisdom Experience and extraordinary gifts of nature that he was endowed with conferr'd these honors and employments successively upon him viz. the Mastership of the Request the intrusting him in several Embrassies the honor of Knighthood the Treasureship of the Exchecquer Chancellorship of the Dutchy of Lancaster the Embassage to the Emperor and French King and at length upon the removal of Cardinal Wolsey had the great Seal delivered to him 25. Oct. 21. Hen. 8. and then also declared High Chancellor of England in which last office no Person ever before did carry himself more uprightly or with greater liking to the generality of People than he On the 16. May 24. Hen. 8. he delivered up the great Seal to the King at his Mannour House called York-place near Westminster in the presence of Thomas Duke of Norfolk upon the foresight of some evil matters that were like to come to pass and on the 20. of the same Month the said Seal was delivered by the King in his Mannour of Pleasaunce otherwise called East-Greenwych to Sir Thomas Audley Knight After this Sir Thomas retired to his House at Chelsey near London where continuing for a time in the enjoyment of his Muse not without severe devotion was at length for not acknowledging the King's Supermacy over the Church of England committed Prisoner to the Tower of London where remaining several Months very close to the endangering of his health his Daughter Margaret Wife of William Roper of Tenham and Eltham in Kent wrot a Letter to Thomas Cromwell chief Secretary of State the contents of which I have seen intreating him to be good to her Father in Prison kept so close that his health is utterly decayed Another also I have seen from Dame Alice More his Wife to the aforesaid Cromwell beseeching him to be good to her poor old Husband whose close keeping destroys his body Also the be good to her and hers considering their necessity For my good Master saith she as I would be saved before our Lord I am driven to that point that I am fain to make sale of certain imployments and old stuff to find Mr. More and me and my poor houshold with c. with other like matters written by that whining Woman which I shall now for brevity omit and only at present tell the Reader that no Man was more patient pious and severe in the course of his life than he He was also very meek humble charitable and a despiser of the things of this World and nothing was wanting in him to make a compleat Christian His parts were great and profound his skill in Divinity municipal Laws the Latin and Greek Languages in Poesie Mathematicks and what not was excellent and without compare All which endowments made him not only beloved of Kings and Nobles but of the lights of Learning of his time as Erasmus Colet Tonstal B. of Durham Fisher B. of Rochester Grocyn Lynacre Liyle Paice Elyot Lupset Leland c. most of which especially Foreign Writers have celebrated his Memory in their respective Works and all ingenious Scholars at this time bear a great respect to his Name and Lucubrations He hath written in English A merry jest how a Sergeant would learn to play a Fryer Written in Verse Verses on a hanging of a painted Cloth in his Fathers House Containing 9 Pagiants and Verses in each Lamentation on the Death of Elizabeth Wife of King Hen. 7. An. 1503. Verses on the Book of Fortune These four beforegoing being written in his Youth are not numbred among his Works History of K. Rich. 3. This which was never quite finished is the same I presume that is intituled The tragical History of K. Rich. 3. printed under Sir Thom. More 's Name at London 1651. in 8vo His Great Grandson saith that he did not only write elegantly the Life of Rich. 3. in English which is abroad in print tho corrupted and vitiated but in Latin also not yet printed Memorare novissima Dialogue concerning Heresies and matters of Religion Supplication of Souls made against the supplication of Beggars This is sometimes called The supplication of Purgatory written against that of Beggars made by Sim. Fish of Greys Inn Gent. The confutation of Tyndale's Answer of Sir Th. More 's Dialogues The second part of the confutation Written 1533. Answer to Joh. Fryth's Book made against the Blessed Sacrament Written the same Year An Apology This was written against a Book intit A Treatise of the division between the spirituality and temporality Against which Apology was published a Book called Salem Bizance written Dialogue-wise Lond. 1533. oct The debellacyon of Salem and Bizance Lond. 1533. oct Answer to the first part of the poysoned Book which a nameless Heretick hath named The Supper of our Lord. Treatise upon the passion of Christ A Godly instruction Godly meditation Devout Prayer Letter to his Lady his Wife Certain Letters written by him after he had given over the Office of Lord Chancellor Certain Letters written by him while he was Prisoner in the Tower All which treatises were collected and printed in one Vol. at London an 1557. fol. Among them are A godly instruction written in Lat. His Epitaph In Lat. See the Copy of it in Joh. Weevers Book intituled Ancient funeral Monuments p. 522 523 and in the beginning of Maur. Channy or Chawney his Historia aliquot nostri saeculi martyrum printed 1550. in qu. He hath also translated into English 1 The life of Joh. Picus Earl of Mirandula 2 An exposition of a part of the possion of Christ His Latin Works besides those two little things before-mentioned are these De optimo repub statu deque nova insula Utopia libellus aureus c. Basil 1518. there again 1563 both in qu. and at Oxon 1663. in oct Translated into English with notes added to it in the Margin by Ralph Robinson of C. C. C. Lond. 1557. oct Published also at the same place 1639. in oct by one Bernard Alsop who dedicates it to Cressacre More of More-place in Northmimes in Hertfordshire Esq one
in Arts in Jan. 1532 but whether it was granted or that he took such a Degree it appears not in the Register of that time After he had left the University being then accounted a noted Poet of that time he became a Schoolmaster and a Minister and a Writer of divers Books the titles of which follow Of moral Philosophy or the lives and sayings of Philosophers Emperours Kings c. Several times printed at London in qu. Precepts and Councells of the Philosophers Phraiselike declaration in English meeter on the Canticles or Ballads of Salomon Lond. 1549. qu. The use of Adagies Similies and Proverbs Comedies When printed or where I cannot find A myrroure for Magistrates wherein may be seen by example of others with how grevious plagues vices are punished c. Lond. 1559. qu. in an old English Character It is a piece of historical poetry relating the Acts of unfortunate English Men commencing with the fall of Rob. Tresilian Chief Justice of England and ending with George Plantagenet third Son of the Duke of York and hath added in the end from Jo. Skelton the Poet the story in verse of K. Ed. 4. his sudden death in the midst of his prosperity In the Epistle to the Reader subscribed by the Author Baldwyn he tell us he had a second part to print reaching down with his stories of unfortunate Men to Queen Maries time but whether it was printed I know not for I have not yet seen it This Book or another bearing the same title written by John Higens is commended by several Authors particularly by him that wrot Hypercritica for a good piece of poety As for Baldewyn he lived as 't is said some years after Qu. Eliz. came to the Crown but when he died it appears not WILLIAM RASTALL Son of John Rastall of London Printer by Elizabeth his Wife Sister to Sir Thomas More Knight sometimes Lord Chancellour of England was born in the City of London and educated in Grammar learning there In 1525 or thereabouts being then in the year of his age 17 he was sent to the Univers of Oxon where laying a considerable foundation in Logick and Philosophy left it without a Degree went to Lincolns Inn and there by the help of his Academical education he made a considerable progress in the municipal Laws of the Nation and in 1 Edw. 6. he became Autumn or Summer Reader of that House But Religion being then about to be alter'd he with his ingenious and learned Wife Wenefrid Daughter of Jo. Clement of whom I shall speak in 1572. left the Nation and went to the University of Lovaine in Brabant where continuing all the time of that Kings Reign returned when Qu. Mary came to the Crown was made Serjeant at Law in 1554 and a little before the said Queens death one of the Justices of the Common-pleas At length Religion altering again after Elizab. became Queen of England he returned to Lovaine before mention'd where he continued till the time of his death He hath written The Chartuary Lond. 1534. A Table collected of the years of our Lord God and of the years of the Kings of England from the first of Will the Conquerour shewing how the years of our Lord God and the years of the Kings of England concurr and agree together by which table it may quickly be accompted how many years months and days be past since the making of any evidences Lond. 1563. oct Continued by another hand and printed there again in oct 1607. It was also printed there a third time 1639. in a large oct corrected and continued by the famous Almanack-maker John Booker born at Manchester in Lancashire 23. Mar. 1601. and bred a Clark under an Alderman of London who after he had published several matters of his Profession of which The bloody Irish Almanack was one printed at London 1646. in 11. Sh. in qu. gave way to fate on the sixth of the ides of April an 1667. and received sepulture in the Church of St. James in Duke-place Lond. Whereupon a Marble-stone was soon after laid over-his grave at the charge of his great admirer Elias Ashmole Esq The said Table of years is now involved and swallowed up in a Book entituled Chronica juridicalia or a general Calender of the Years of our Lord God and those of several Kings of England c. with a Chronological table of the Lord Chancellours and Lord Keepers Justices of the Kings-bench Common pleas Barons of the Exehecquer c. Lond. 1685. oct By whom this Book was transcrib'd I know not yet evident it is that it consists only of Rastalls Tables and Sir Will. Dugdale's Chronica series c. at the end of his Origines juridiciales c. and published by some down-right plagiary purposely to get a little money Our Author Rastall hath also written and published Termes of the English Law Or les termes de la ley several times printed A collection in English of the statutes now in force continued from the beginning of Magna Charta made 9. Hen. 3. to the 4 and 5 of Phil. and Mary Lond. 1559. 83. fol. Continued by another hand to the 43 of Queen Elizab. Lond. 1603. c. fol. A collection of entries of declarations barres replications rejoynders issues verdicts c. Lond. 1566. 96. c. fol. He also corrected and published a Book entit La Novel natura brevium Monsier Anton. Fitzherbert c. des choses notabiles contenus en ycel novelment c. To which he also added a table This Book was printed several times one of which editions came out at Lond. 1598. oct He also composed two tables one of which contains the principal matters concerning pleas of the Crown and the other of all the principal cases contained in a Book called The book of affizes and pleas of the Crown c. and a Table to Fitzherbert's Grand abridgment of the Law Life of Sir Thom. More Knight Whether printed I cannot tell Sure I am that Rastall collected all such works of Sir Tho. More that were wrot in English Lond. 1557. fol. As for those things written against Jewell which go under the name of Rastall are not to be understood as written by this Will. Rastall as a certain Author would have it but by John Rastal a Theologist as I shall tell you under the Year 1600. This our Author Will. Rastall who was accounted a most eminent Lawyer of his time and a grand zealot for the R. Catholick Religion died at Lovaine before-mention'd 27. Aug. in Fifteen hundred sixty and five year 1565 whereupon his body was buried within the Church of St. Peter there on the right hand of the Altar of the Virgin Mary near to the body of Wenefred his Wife who was buried there in July 1553. He had a Brother named Joh. Rastall who was a Justice of the Peace Father to Elizabeth Rastall the Wife of Rob. Longher LL. D. as I have elsewhere told you JOHN
readings in an Inn of Chancery called New Inn in Lond. 1602. and 1603. History of the ancient and modern Estate of the Principality of Wales Dutchy of Cornwal and Earldom of Chester c. Lond. 1630. qu. The English Lawyer Being a treatise describing a method for the managing of the Laws of this Land and expressing the best qualities requisite in the Student Practicer Judges c. Lond. 1631. qu. Opinion touching the antiquity power order state manner persons and proceedings of the High Court of Parliament in England Lond. 1658. oct Published by John Doddridge Esq a Counsellour of the Middle Temple and Recorder of Barnstaple descended from or at least near of kin to our author Sir Joh. Doderidge With the aforesaid Opinion are published also the opinions of Arth. Agard Joseph Holland Francis Tate and Will. Camden all eminent Antiquaries and Historians the two last of which I have before mentioned and the two first I shall speake of anon Treatise of particular Estates Lond. 1677. in twelv printed at the end of the fourth edition of Will Noy's book called Grounds and Maxims of the Laws of this Nation A true presentation of fore-past Parliaments to the view of the present times and posterity This I saw in MS. in a thin fol. in the Library of Dr. Tho. Barlow now B. of Lincoln but whether it was ever printed I know not Our author Doderidge also did peruse and enlarge a book intit The Magazine of Honour or a treatise of the several degrees of the Nobility of this Kingdom with their rights and privileges Also of Knights Esquires c. Lond. 1642. oct The MS. of which I saw also in the said Library fairly transcribed and dedicated by T. S. of Wycombe to John Lord Lovelace an 1637. This book which is the collection of Will Bird I take to be the same which was afterwards published with a title something different from the former under our author Doderidge's name running thus The Law of Nobility and Peerage wherein the antiquities titles degrees and distinctions concerning the Peers and Nobility of this Nation are excellently set forth with the Knights Esquires Gent. c. Lond. 1657. 58. oct What else he hath written besides certain Speeches which are extant in books put out by others I know not and therefore I shall only say of him that he surrendred up his last breath at Forsters near to Egham in Surrey 13. Sept. in sixteen hundred twenty and eight and that his body was carried to the City of Exeter year 1628 where 't was reposed with great solemnity in our Ladies Chappel joyning to the Cath. Ch. there 14. Oct. following where at this time is visible a very fair monument over his grave and that of his Wise Now as for Arthur Agard whom I have before mentioned I desire the Reader to know of him these things that he was the Son of Clem. Agard of Foston in Derbyshire by his Wife Elianor Daughter of Tho. Middlemore of Edgbaston in Warwickshire that he was bred up to the Law got to be a Clerk in the Exchequer and at length to be Deputy-chamberlian thereof which office he held 45 years while these persons following were successively Chamberlains a place formerly of great honour and worth viz. Sir Nich. Throckmorton Sir Tho. Randolphe Postmaster Sir Tho. West after Lord La Warr Mr. George Young a Scot Sir Will Killigrew Knight Sir Walt. Cope Knight and in his last days in 1615. to Sir Joh. Poyntz Knight While he held that place he learned and received all his knowledge and learning in Antiquities from his faithful and dear friend Sir Rob. Cotton a singular lover of and admirably well read in English Antiquities to whom when Agard died he gave all his Leiger books and MSS. at least 20 in number to be reposed as choice things in his Library among which was Agard's book of his own writing intit Tractatus de usu verbis obscurioribus libri de Domesday which was afterwards put under the Effigies of Vitellius nu 9. The learned Camden stiles him Antiquarius insignis as having been well acquainted with him and his prodigious works collected with his own hand out of his Maj. Records in the Abbey of Westminster where the Exchequer-Office was and elsewhere He died 22. Aug. 1615. and was buried in the Cloyster of St. Peters Church in Westminster near to the Chapter-house door where he had set up a monument in his life-time for himself and his Wife At the time of his death his will and desire was that eleven Manuscripts of his writing and collection should for a small reward given to his Executor be reposed in the Exchequer because they were necessary both for the Kings service and readiness for the subject Also a book of his collection in the Treasury wherein is first contained what records are in the Kings Maj. four Treasuries and how the same are placed and especially how to be preserved And after is contained A collection of all leagues and treaties of Peace entercourses and marriages with Foreign Nations Which book was three years labour and was I think still very carefully preserved for the Kings service The writer and collector thereof took order that it should be preserved in his Maj. Court of Receipt under the charge and custody of the Officers there and to be delivered to them by Inventory because it is very necessary for the Kings use good of the Subject and readiness and light to the Officers As for the other person Joseph Holland whose Opinion concerning the antiquity power c. of Parliament before-mentioned which was also published I can say only this of him that he was a Devonian born an excellent Herald Genealogist and Antiquary as several things of his writing now in being in the Coll. of Arms commonly called the Heralds Office shew Among which is a very long roll of Parchment containing the Arms of the Nobility and Gentry of Devon before and to his time made in 1585. There also goes from hand to hand a folio MS. of his collection not only containing the Arms of the Nobility and Gentry of Devonshire but also of Somersetshire and Cornwall FULKE GREVIL descended from an ancient and knightly fam of his name living at Milcot in Warwickshire was born in that County an 1554 being the same year wherein Sir Philip Sidney received his first breath did spend some time in the condition of a Gent. Commoner in this University either before he went to Trin. coll in Cambridge or at his return thence but in what house unless in Ch. Ch. or Broadgates I cannot well tell nor doth it matter much seeing that he was more properly a Cambridge man to which University he was a Benefactor than an Oxonian After he had left the University he travelled and at his return being well accomplished was introduced into the Court by his Uncle Rob. Grevil a Servant to Q. Elizabeth where he was esteemed a most ingenious person and
and dying on the day before the nones of January in fifteen hundred seventy and six was buried in the Church there belonging to the Cistercians In Meath succeeded one Hugh Brady to which being consecrated in 1563. sate there 20 years WILLIAM DOWNHAM received his first breath in the County of Norfolk was elected Probationer of Magdalen coll in July 1543. and in the year following he was made true and perpetual Fellow of the said house being then Master of Arts. Afterwards he became chaplain to the Lady Elizabeth who when Queen did not only make him the first Canon of the tenth stall in the collegiate Ch. of S. Peter in the City of Westminster an 1560. but in the year after Bishop of Chester to which See being consecrated on the 4. of May 1561. had the temporalities thereof given to him on the 9. of the same month In 1566. he was actually created Doct. of div and dying in Nov. in fifteen hundred seventy and seven was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Chester leaving then behind him two Sons viz. George Downham afterwards Bishop of London-Derry in Ireland and John Downham Bach. of div both learned and painful writers In the See of Chester succeeded Will. Chaderton D. D. Master of Queens coll in Cambridge sometimes Margaret afterwards the Kings Professor of div in that University and Prebendary or Canon of the fourth stall in the collegiate Church of S. Peter in the City of Westminster This learned Doctor was born at Nuthurst near Manchester in Lancashire being the Son of Edm. Chaderton by Margery his Wife dauof one Cliffe of Cheshire and he the Son of Jeffr. Chaderton both of Nuthurst He died Bishop of Lincoln leaving behind him one only daughter named Joane begotten on the body of his Wife named Katharine dau of Joh. Revell of London PATRICK WALSH was born as it seems in or near Waterford in Ireland and after he had been partly educated in Grammaticals in that country was sent to Oxon but to what coll or hall therein unless to that of Brasnose I know not In the latter end of the year 1534. he proceeded Master of Arts and about that time applying his mind to the Theological faculty supplicated at length the venerable Congregation of Regents that he might be admitted to the reading of the Sentences in 1545. but whether he was admitted it appears not in the publick Register which was much neglected by the then Scribe About that time he was Dean of Waterford and in so great repute for his learning and religion that he was made Bishop of that place and of Lismore To which being consecrated in August 1551. had liberty then allowed him to keep his Deanery in Commendam for a time He paid his last debt to nature in fifteen hundred seventy and eight and was year 1578 as I suppose buried in his Church at Waterford He had a Son named Nich. Walsh who was then Bishop of Ossory and about that time had a hand in translating the New Testament into the Irish tongue This Nich. Walsh seems to have been educated in the University of Cambridge WILLIAM BRADBRIDGE or Brodebridge was a Londoner born but descended from those of his name in Somersetshire was admitted Fellow of Magdalen coll in 1529. and afterwards proceeding in Arts was at length admitted to the reading of the Sentences an 1539. being then arrived to some eminence in the Theological Faculty About the middle of March 1 and 2 of Phil. and Mary dom 1554. he was made Prebendary of Lime and Halstock in the Church of Saliâ—bury vacant by the death of one Rob. Bone and in the beginning of Q. Elizab. shewing himself conformable to the discipline then established was made Dean of the said Church in June 1563. void by the death of Pet. Vannes an Italian In 1565. he supplicated the ven Congreg of Regents that he might be admitted Doctor of divinity but whether he was really so or diplomated it appears not in the pubick Register and on the 18. of March 1570. he was consecrated at Lambeth Bishop of Exeter which See he laudably governed for about 8 years He ended his days suddenly at Newton-Ferrers in Devonshire on the 27. June saith one and another the 29. July in fifteen hundred seventy and eight and was buried on the north side of the Choire of the Cath. Ch. of Exeter To him succeeded in the said See Joh. Woolton whom I have mentioned among the writers under the year 1593. and him Gervase Babington D. D. descended from the antient Family of the Babingtons in Nottinghamsh who while he was Chaplain to the Earl of Pembroke assisted his Noble Countess Mary Sidney in her translation of the Psalms For it was more than a Womans skill to express the sense so right as she hath done in her verse and more than the English or Latin translation could give her THOMAS BENTHAM a learned and pious man of his time was born at Shirebourne a Market Town I think in Yorkshire admitted perpetual Fellow of Magd. coll 16. Nov. 1546. proceeded in Arts the year after and about that time did solely addict his mind to the study of Theology and to the learning of the Hebrew tongue in which last he was most excellent as in those of Greek and Latin which he had obtained before he was M. of A. After Q. Mary came to the Crown he was turn'd out of his Fellowship for his forward and malepert zeal against the Cath. Religion in the time of Edw. 6. by the Visitors appointed by her to regulate the University Whereupon retiring first to Zurich and afterwards to Basil in Germany became Preacher to the English Exiles there and expounded to them the intire book of the Acts of the Apostles Afterwards being recalled by some of the Brethren was made Superintendent of them at London and continued among them in a timorous condition for some time At length when Q. Elizab. succeeded he was nominated Bishop of Lichf and Coventry upon the deprivation of Dr. Ralph Bayne To which See being elected had the temporalities thereof restored to him 20 Feb. 1559. being then about 46 years of age On the 24. of March following he was consecrated and about six years following he was actually created Doct. of divinity being then in great repute for his learning He died on the 21. of Feb. in fifteen hundred seventy and eight leaving then behind him a Widdow named Matilda He was succeeded in Lichf and Cov. by Dr. Will. Overton of whom I have made mention among the writers under the year 1609. NICHOLAS HEATH or Heth a most wise and learned man of great policy and of as great integrity was descended from the Heaths of Aspley in the Parish of Tamworth in Warwickshire but whether born there where his brother had certain lands I cannot tell was educated for a time in C. C. coll in this University but before he took a degree there
nativity and a Minorite by profession Jun. 4. Father Will. Sandwych a Benedictine He was afterwards Gardian or Warden of Canterbury Coll. in Oxon. 27. Fa. Tho. Levett a Benedictine Feb. 27. Fa. Rich. Gorton a Ben. and Bach. of Arts. Nine more were admitted and about 15 there were that supplicated for the said Degree among whom John Hylsey was one afterwards Bishop of Rochester Doct. of Civ Law Nov… David Pole or Poole of All 's Coll. Febr… John Payne Principal of New Inn and Moderator or Principal of Civil Law School in St. Edwards Parish Two also there were that supplicated for the said Degree viz. Hen. Russell Bach. of the Civil Law and Thom. Breewood or Brerewood Bac. of the said faculty of All 's College Which last was about this time Canon of Exeter afterwards about 1536 Archdeacon of Barnstaple and Chancellour to the Bishop of Exeter Doct. of Can. Law Nov… Dav. Pole or Poole beforementioned Jan… Hen. Whyte He was afterwards Principal or chief Moderator of Can. Law School and is sometimes written Praelector Cathedrae juris Canonici One Will. Cleyton Bachelaur of Decrees supplicated to be admitted Doctor of the Canon Law but he was not admitted this year Doct. of Physick Feb. 13. Thom. Gwynne of All 's Coll. George Owen of Mert. Coll. was admitted the same day This Person was born in the Dioc. of Worcester was admitted Fellow of Merton Coll. in 1519 afterwards he was Physician to K. Hen. 8. Fellow of the Coll. of Physicians at London Physician to K. Edw. 6. and Qu. Mary and dying of a malignant and Epidemical Feaver 10. Oct. 1558 was buried in the Church of St. Stephen in Walbroke London His memory is celebrated among the learned Men of his time by John Leland the Antiquarian-poet and by John Parkhurst Bishop of Norwych his Fellow collegiat One of his descendants of Godstow near Oxon. whose Christian name I do not yet know was condemned to dye 17 May 1615 for stifly maintaining that a Prince may be removed out of the way by death or otherwise if lawfully excommunicated by the Pope Doct. of Div. Feb. 10. The ven Father John Newbolt a Benedictine Monk One Tho. Newbolt was Abbat of Evesham next before Clement Lychfield whom I have mention'd under the year 1501. Nine this year appears to have supplicated to be Doctors of Divinity among whom were Anth. Dunstan a Benedictine Monk of Westminster and Prior of Gloucest Coll. in the suburb of Oxon. See more in the year 1538. Rich. Thornden who was afterwards Suffragan Bishop of Dover Rog. Otteford Bac. of Div. and a Benedictine John Tybbys a Cistercian c. Incorporations Jul. 8. Will. Armsted M. of A. beyond the Seas Feb. 7. Jam. Blyth Bach. of Div. beyond the Seas sometimes of this University was then incorp Bac. of Div. See among the Doctors of Div. 1535. He was installed Canon of Windsore in the place of Christoph Plummer deprived by attainder 25. of Aug. 1536 and had other Dignities and dying in 1546. he was buried in St. Georges Chap. at Windsore An. Dom. 1528. An. 20. Hen. 8. Chanc. the same Commiss Dr. John Cottysford Proct. John Belletory Chapl. of Mert. Coll. Walter Buckler Fell. of the said and Canon of Cardinal Coll. elected Apr. 22. Grammarians Nov. 5. Christoph Haldesworth a Secular Chaplain One Tho. Myttons an instructor of Youth at Banbury in Oxfordshire and John Parry a Secular Chapl. did supplicate to be admitted but whether they were so it appears not Bach. of Arts. May 16. John Standish of Brasen Coll. He was soon after of Corp. Christi Jul. 15. Gilb. Bourne He was afterwards of All 's Coll. Will. Bradbridge or Brodbridge of Magd. Coll. was admitted the same day Jul. 24. John Parkhurst Nov. 5. Rich. Moryson Jun. 24. Will. Pye of Oriel Coll. All which were afterwards either Writers or Bishops Besides them were about 50 admitted this year and about 20 that supplicated who were not admitted Bach. of Law Six were admitted in the Canon and eight in the Civil Law Nine or thereabouts supplicated to be graduated in the former and about 7 in the other but not one of them can I yet find was afterwards a Bishop Writer or a Dignitary Mast of Arts. Jul. 14. John Doone of C. C. C. He was a noted Grecian Greek reader of that house and afterwards Dean of the Kings Chappel and well dignified About thirty were admitted this year and about eleven that supplicated to be Masters but were not admitted Opponents in Div. Jun 18. Father Will. Beawdley Abbat of Flaxley of the Cistercian Order in Glocestershire Jul. 3. Fa. Will. Harford or Hartford of the Order of St. Benedict He was about this time an Abbat or a Prior. These two I cannot find to be admitted Bach. of Div. which usually follows opposition in that faculty and therefore I have put them here Bach. of Div. Jun. 26. Fa. John Byle or Byley or Beyley a Benedictine and about this time an Abbat Jul. 15. Tho. Canner now of Cardinal lately of Magd. Coll. In 1532 he was made the eighth Canon of the Coll. of K. Hen. 8. founded on that of Card. Wolseys of which he had been made the first Canon by the Cardinal and in 1542 he was admitted Provost of the Free-Chappel of St. Nicholas under Hampden in the Dioc. of Wells and had other Dignities bestow'd on him Edw. Leyton or Leighton was admitted the same day This Person did about this time solely give himself up to please the unlimited humour of the King as another of his Sirname did about the same time See in the year 1506. 17. William Tiesham of Mert. Coll. Jul. 18. Fath. Thom. Essex Feb. 20. Fa. Humph. Webley March 11. Fa. Will. Bennet of the Order of St. Benedict Which three Fathers were now either Abbats or Priors March 11. Fa. Tho. Sparke a Benedictine Monk He was now or soon after Prior of a certain cell as it is mention'd in the publick register of this time wherein it is further added that in 1529 he was about to leave the University cum pannis suis to go to the Monastery at Durham Fa. John Else a Dominican was adm this year but the day or month appears not Besides these were four more admitted and eight at least that supplicated of whom John Bekinsau of New College was one Doct. of Civil Law Jun. 25. Thomas Baggard originally of New Inn afterwards one of the first Canons of Cardinal College In 1535 he became Chancellour of the Diocess of Worcester in the place of one Dr. Thomas Parker and in the 33 Hen. 8. Dom. 1541 he was named the very first Canon or Prebendary of the first stall in the Church of Worcester by the King when he changed the Prior and Monks of that place into a Dean and Canons He died in 1544 and was succeeded in his Chancellourship and Prebendship by Rob. Johnson LL. Bach. whom I shall mention elsewhere Jul. 13. Rob. Hunt a Secular Chaplain and
of S. Alb. Hall Dec. 5. Michael Boyle Joh. Sandsbury of S. Joh. Coll. The first of which two was afterwards a Bishop in Ireland Feb. 25. George Wall of Brasn Coll. See in the year 1616. Joh. White Rob. Vilvaine and Th. Higgens are to be remembred at large in the next Vol. Adm. 129. Bach. of Law Oct. 29. James Cook of New Coll. Nov. 22. Oliver Lloyd of All 's Coll. See among the Doct. of Law 1602. But one more besides these two was admitted this year Mast of Arts. July 2. Joh. Tapsell Thom. Allen of Mert. Coll. 5. Tobias Mathew of Ch. Ch. 6. Rob. Wakeman of Ball. Nov. 5. Alex. Spicer of Ex. 16. Will. Vaughan of Jes Coll. Adm. 55. Bach. of Div. June 6. Henr. Perry of Jesus Coll. sometimes of Gloc. Hall Rich. Brett of Linc. Coll. was admitted the same day 30. Rowl Searchfield Thom. Hutton Hen. Price of S. Joh. Coll. July 7. Hen. Wilkinson Franc. Mason of Mert. Coll. 12. Joh. Aglionby Rich. Crakanthorpe of Queens Coll. Dec. 15. Rob. Tinley Rich. Boughton of Magd. Coll. On the 6 March 1605 the said Boughton was admitted Chauntor of the Cath. Church of Wells in the place of Jam. Cottington deceased Mar. 13. John Pelling of Magd. Coll. He was a Ministers Son of Wilts and published A serm of the providence of God on 1 Pet. 5. 7. Lond. 1607. qu. and perhaps other things Admit 20. Doct. of Law July 9. Will. Aubrey of Ch. Ch. He was a learned Civilian but hath published nothing ☞ Not one Doctor of Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. May 9. Rob. Inkforbie of Magd. Will. Vaughan Geor. Abbot of Ball. Ralph Kettle of Trin. Coll. The last of which was soon after President of his College July 2. Thom. Singleton Princ. of Brasn Robert Wright of Trin. John Williams of All 's Coll. The last of which was now Margaret Professor of this University Nov. 16. Rich. Parry of Ch. Ch. Incorporations On the twelfth of July being the next day after the Act had been celebrated were about twenty Cantabrigians incorporated in several Faculties among whom were these following Joh. Bridgman Bach. of Arts. See in the Incorporations an 1600. Joh. Boys M. of A. I find two of both his names who were at this time Masters of Arts viz. Joh. Boys fourth Son of Tho. Boys of Eythorne in Kent by Christiana his Wife Dau. and Coheire of Joh. Searle who being educated in Clare Hall was afterwards Doct. of Div. and Dean of Canterbury in the place of Dr. Charles Fotherby who died 29 Mar. 1619. This J. Boys who died at Eythorne before mention'd the place of his Nativity a little after K. Charles 1. came to the Crown was famous for his Sermons Expositions and Postills written by him the Titles of which you may see in the Bodleian or Oxford Catalogue The other J. Boys who was a Suffolk man born and Andr. Downe's Scholar was Fellow of S. Joh. Coll. in the said University afterwards Prebendary of Ely and Parson of Boxworth in Cambridgeshire an excellent Greecian Divine and one of the Translators of the Bible an 1604. He wrot certain notes upon Chrysostome put out by Sir Hen. Savile who stiles him ingeniosissimus doctissimus Boysius and his Notes doctissimas ejus observationes and other things by some taken to be written by the former J. Boys Which of these two was incorporated M. of A. this year I know not We have had one Joh. Boys an Esquires Son of Kent a Student in Vniversity Coll. 1594. Another elected Fellow of All 's Coll. 1604 who was afterwards Bach. of Law and a third who took the degree of Bach. of Arts as a Member of Qu. Coll. an 1606 but not one of these can I yet find was a Writer Roger Gostwyke M. A. of Kings Coll. in Cambr. He was afterwards Bach. of Div. Chaplain to Dr. Martin Heton Bishop of Ely and Rector of Sampford Courtney in Devonshire Among several things that he hath published I have seen these 1 The anatomie of Ananâ—as or God's censure against Sacriledge Cambr. 1616. 2 Brief commentary upon Psal 83 concerning the same Subject Printed there the same year 3 The truth of tithes discovered or the Churches right maintained and defended c. Lond. 1618 c. One Roger Gostwick Rector of Sampford Courtney before mention'd lived to about the year 1655 whether the same with the former I cannot tell James Spâ—ght Bach. of Div. He hath one or more sermons in print Benjamin Carier Bach. of Div. He was the son of Anthony Carier a learned and devout Preacher who caused this his son to be strictly educated in the Protestant Religion and afterwards in Academical literature in the said University of Cambr. where he became Fellow of C. C. Coll. and a noted Scholar and Preacher About the time that K. James 1. came to the Crown he proceeded in his Faculty published one or more Sermons became Chaplain to him and one of the first Fellows of Chelsey College founded by Dr. Mathew Sutcliff But being then very unsetled in his Religion he changed it for that of Rome left the Nation and went to Liege in Germany where after some time of continuance he wrot A missive to his Maj. of Great Britain K. Jam. containing the motives of his conversion to Cath. Religion c. Leige 1614. oct and at the same time A letter of the miserable ends of such as impugn the Cath. Ch. print 1615. qu. But before Midsummer day in the said year 1614 12 Jam. 1. he concluded his last day putting thereby a period to the great imaginations that men of Learning had of him and his worth and to the expectation of other Books to be published In 1649 were printed two Impressions of the said Missive in oct said in the Title to be printed at Paris but in truth at London with a large Preface and marginal Notes to it by N. Strange a Rom. Cath. At the end of the said Preface are the names of some who had lately then been Ministers or University men in England and Scotland that had been converted to the Church of Rome Those of Oxon are these Hugh Paulin de Cressy of Mert. Coll. Hen. Janson LL. D. of All 's Coll. afterwards a Baronet but a poor one God wot Tho. Read L. L. D. of New Coll. Will. Rowlands sometimes of Ex. Coll. afterwards Minister of S. Margarets in Westminster Will. Joyner alias Lyde M. A. of Magd. Coll. Pet. Glue of Ball. Coll. c. An. Dom. 1598. An. 40 Eliz. An. 41 Eliz. Chanc. the same viz. Tho. Lord Buckhurst Vicechanc. Tho. Singleton D. D. Principal of Brasn College July 18. Proct. Edw. Gee of Brasn Hen. Bellyngham of New Coll. Bach. of Arts. Apr. 27. Rob. Pink of New July 8. Rob. Johnson of Magd. 12. Thomas Winniff of Exet. Coll. The last of which was afterwards Bishop of Linc. Oct. 30. Thom. Baughe of Ch. Ch. See among the Masters an 1601. Nov. 15. Thom. Overbury
antient copies particularly with a MS. in Vniversity Coll. Library entit Octoteuchus two Greek MSS. translated into Arabick in the Bodlcian Library and an antient MS. formerly in that of Sir Robert Cotton but lost in the hands of a French Man to whom it was lent the said Pat. Young did promise to publish with notes added thereto and accordingly had compared the said copy with the others above named to the 15 Chapt. of Numbers and no farther if Dr. Br. Walton saith right The effect of this undertaking being much expected and desired by learned Men especially beyond the Seas certain Brethren of the Presbyterian perswasion were very zealous with the Assembly of Divines at Westminster to have the business encouraged Whereupon in the latter end of the year 1645 they sent to the house of Mr. Pat. Young to desire him to go forward with the work and an ordinance was read for printing and publishing of the said Testament of the Septuagint translation At which time also John Selden and Bulstrode Whitlock did undertake the printing of it but what hindred them in going on with the work I find not In 1649 P. Young who had sided with the Presbyterians left his place of Library keeper to the King the books there being mostly embezell'd whereupon the said Whitlock succeeding Young continued still a sojournor at Bromfield in Essex where I think he died an 1652 for in Sept. that year his next relation administer'd Afterwards Dr. Walton beforemention'd printed Youngs notes and annotations with his own continuation of collations in the sixth vol. of his Polyglot Bible and Dr. Jo. Fell the first Epistle of St. Clement from Youngs edition and Latine translation with some short running notes added thereunto Oxon. 1669. in tw In 1638. Young put out Expositio in Cant. Canticorum in qu. written by Gilb. Foâ—iot Bishop of London in the time of Hen. 2. and was one of the three Gottefridus Vendelinus and Joh. Bapt. Cotelerius being the other two who interpreted S. Clements two Epistles to the Corinthians Lond. 1687. oct After his death all or most of his Greek and Latine MSS. collected and written with his own hand came into the possession of Dr. John Owen Dean of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. Oct. 21. Daniel Calendar M. A. of St. Andrew in Scotland These Persons following were incorporated while K. James 1. was entertain'd at Oxon. Aug. 30. Alexander Serle LL. Bach. of Cambridge To whose name is this added in the publick register ad causas negotia ecclesiastica civilia maritima forinseca Procurator regius generalis Thom. Howard Earl of Suffolk Rob. Cecill Earl of Salisbury M. A. of Cambr. The first of these two Counts was afterwards Lord Chamberlain of the Kings houshold L. Treasurer of England after Cecill Knight of the Garter and founder of the stately house called Aâ—dley Inne near to Walden in Suffolk He died in 1626 and was buried at Walden The other Ro. Cecill who was Son of Will Lord Burleigh was now Chancellour of the Univ. of Cambridge afterwards Lord Treasurer of England and Knight of the most noble order of the Garter He died in 1612 and was buried at Hatfield in Hertfordshire George Thomson M. A. of St. Andrew in Scotland He was born in that City and afterwards became Pastor of the reformed Church at Chastegneraye in France He hath written several books among which are 1 De pompa in Jac. 1. introitâ— in Londinum Sylva Lond. 1604. oct 2 Vindex veritatis adversus Lipsium lib. 2. Lond. 1606. oct 3 Quatre harmonies sur la Revelation print 1607. oct 4 La Chasse de la Beste Romaine etc. Rochel 1611. oct c. Tho. Dempster in his Apparatus ad Historiam Scoticam hath two George Thomsons that were Writers viz. George Thomson a Priest an 1595 and George Thomson a Heretick as he calls him an 1599 which last I presume is our Author who was incorporated at Oxon and the same whom Joh. Dunbar a Scot doth celebrate for his learning in his book of Epigrams George Ruggle M. of A. and Fellow of Clare hall in Cambridge One Ruggle of the said hall was Author of that celebrated Comedy called Ignoramus acted before K. Jam. 1. at Camb. 8. Mar. 1614. Whether the same with George I cannot yet affirm … Craig a Scot Doctor of Phys of the University of Basil This is all that appears of him in the publick register So that whether he be the same with Dr… Craig the Kings Physician who died in Apr. 1620 I know not or whether he be Joh. Cragg Dr. of Phys Author of a MS. intit Capnuraniae seu Comet in 〈◊〉 subâ—mationis refutatio written in qu. to Tycho Brahe a Dane I am altogether ignorant One Dr. Joh. Cragg was buried in the Church of St. Martins in the Fields near London about 1653. Barnab Gouge Goch or Gooche Doct. of the Civ Law of Cambr He was about this time Master of Magd. Coll. in that University afterwards Chanc. of the Dioc. of Worcester and died at Exeter where he had an office or dignity in the latter end of 1625. One of both his names translated into English The pâ—pish Kingdom or Reign of Antichrist Lond. 1570. qu. written in Latine verse by Tho. Naogeorgius and Four books of husbandry Lond. 1586. qu. written in Lat. by Conr. Heresbachius and something of Palengenius But this translator if I mistake not was Barnab Gooche of Albin 〈◊〉 or Alvingham in Lincolnshire Grandfather to Barnab Gooche living there in 1634 and after John Hammond Doct. of Phys of Cambridge He was now Physician to Prince Henry and Father to Henr. Hammond afterwards the learned and celebrated Theologist Creations Jun. 28. Henry Rowlands Bach. of Div. and Bishop of Bangor was actually created Doctor of that faculty Aug. 13. Hen. Ashworth of Oriel John Cheynell of C. C. Coll. These two who were eminent and learned Physicians were then actually created Doctors of Physick because they were designed by the Delegates appointed by Convocation to be Opponents in the disputations to be had before the King at his entertainment by the Muses in the latter end of the said month of Aug. John Gourden Gordonius of Balliol Coll. was created D. of D. the same day Aug. 13. because he was to dispute before the King his kinsman After his disputation was ended he had his Degree compleated by the Kings Professor of Divinity purposely not that there was a necessity of it to shew unto His Majesty the form of that Ceremony This noble Person was born in Scotland of the house of Huntley was instructed in his youth in the Schools and Colleges as well in Scotland as in France in liberal Arts and Sciences and in the knowledge of the Greek and Hebrew Languages and other Orientals Afterwards he was Gentleman of three Kings Chambers in France viz. Charles 9. Hen. 3. and 4 and while he was in the flower of his age he was there assailed with many corruptions as well spiritual
of Magd. Hall 16. Tho. James of New Coll. Rob. Burton of Ch. Ch. June 8. Jam. Rowlandson of Qu. Coll. July 5. Rob. Moor of New Coll. a Compounder Adm. 19. Doct. of Law Oct. 13. John Hawley Principal of Glocester Hall formerly Fellow of S. Johns Coll. Mar. 23. Nich. Darrel of New Coll. He was about this time Prebendary of Winchester where dying in Oct. 1629 was buried in the Cath. Ch. there near to the body of his Wife Jane Doct. of Phys Jul. 12. Peter Bowne of C. C. Coll. He accumulated the Degrees in Physick Doct. of Div. May. 16. Edward James of Ch. Ch. Thom. James of New Coll. Brethren The last of which accumulated And to both I have seen several learned Epistles written by their Nephew Rich. James of C. C. C. who hath also written the Epitaph of the first who died some years before Thomas 30. John Simpson of C. C. C. He was about this time Prebendary of Canterbury See among the Doctors of Div. 1608. June 8. Will. Westerman of Oriel Adam Wilson of Qu. Coll. The last of which two died at Nutfield in Surrey of which place I think he was Rector in the beginning of 1634. 27. Will. Piers of Ch. Ch. July 5. Nich. Love of New Coll. He was at this time Chaplain to his Majesty Warden of Wykehams Coll. near to and Prebendary of Winchester where dying about 1630 was buried in the Chappel belonging to the said Coll. Rob. Moor of New Coll. who accumulated was admitted the same day John Charlet of Oriel Coll. was also admitted the same day He was now Prebendary of Worcester and dying in 1640 Herb. Croft D. D. succeeded him in that Dignity Theodore Price was admitted as a member of New Coll. on the same day also He was originally Chorister of All 's Coll. afterwards Fellow of Jesus now Principal of Hart hall and about this time Subdean of Westminster Prebendary of Winchester and afterwards as 't is said by some Master of the Hospital of St. Cross He gave way to fate 15. Dec. 1631 and was buried at Westminster whereupon Dr. John Williams Dean of that place called together the Prebendaries of the Church and took great pains to make the World suspect that he died a Rom. Catholick only to raise a scandal on his enemy Bishop Laud who had commended him to the King for a Bishoprick in Wales A rigid and inveterate Presbyterian tells us that the said Dr. Land did endeavour to promote him to a Welsh Bishoprick but was opposed by Philip Earl of Pembroke so Dr. Morg. Owen was preferred in his stead This Price lived a professed unpreaching Epicure and Arminian and died a reconciled Papist to the Church of Rome having received extreme unction from a popish Priest c. Thus Prynne yet the Church Historian tells us that Dr. Williams beforemention'd did much endeavour to make him Archb. of Armagh but denied by the Duke of Bucks without any mention made of Dr. Laud his endeavours But so it was that Dr. Williams being a great favourer of the Puritan or Presbyterian Prynne therefore made no mention of him but laid all upon the score of Laud July 5. Robert Say Will. Twysse of New Thom. Wyatt of Oriel Coll. 6. Thom. Anyan President of C. C. Coll. who accumulated This Doctor who was born at Sandwych in Kent and had lately been Chaplain to Egerton Lord Keeper published 1 A Sermon preached at St. Maries Church in Oxon. 12. Jul. 1612 being the Act Sunday on Psal 1. 3. Lond. 1612. qu. 2 Sermon preached at St. Mary Spittle 10. Apr. 1615. on Acts 10. 34. 35. Oxon. 1615. qu. In the year 1619 he being then one of his Majesties Chaplains he was made Prebendary of Glocester and afterwards being found unfit to govern a College because he was a fosterer of faction he resign'd his Presidentship and was made Prebendary of Canterbury where dying 1632 was buried in the Cath. Ch. there Francis James of Ch. Ch. stood in the Act this year to compleat his Doctorship in Divinity but when he was admitted it appears not in the publick register He was now in great esteem for several Specimens of Latin Poetry which he before had made especially for his Poem published in 1612 entit Threnodia Henricianarum Exequiarum Sive Panolethria Anglicana c. He was near of kin to Dr. Tho. James mention'd before and among the Writers under the year 1629 was about this time Preacher or Read at the Savoy in the Strand near London and as it seems a Preacher at St. Matthews in Friday Street At length departing this mortal life in 1621 was buried I think at Ewbuâ—st in Surrey Incorporations July 7. Franc. Barrough lately of Eman. Coll. in Cambridge now of St. Johns in Oxon was incorporated either Bach. or Master of Acts. 9. Augustin Lindsell M. of A. and Fellow of Clare hall in Cambridge He was born at Bumsted in Essex was bred Scholar and Fellow in the said Hall where he became well studied in Greek Hebrew and all antiquity Afterwards he succeeded Dr. Walt. Curle in the Deanery of Lichfield 1628 Dr. Will. Piers in the Episcopal See of Peterborough to which he was elected 22. Dec. 1632 and being translated thence to Hereford in December 1633 upon the translation of Dr. Juxon to London died at his Palace in Hereford 6. Nov. 1634. whereupon his body was buried in the Cath. Church there He was a Man of very great learning of which he gave sufficient evidence to the Church by setting forth that excellent edition of Theophylact upon St. Pauls Epistles Thomas Goodwin M. A. of the said University was also then July 9. incorporated as it is said in the publick register but if he be the same Person whom I shall mention among the creations an 1653. I should rather think that he was incorporated Bach. of Arts. Sam. Buggs was incorporated M. of A. the same day See more of him among the Writers in John King an 1638. July 12. Edmund Wilson Doctor of Phys of Kings Coll. in Cambridge and Fellow of the Coll. of Physicians in London On the 18. Dec. 1616. he was installed Canon of Windsore on the death of Dr. Rich Field but because he was not ordained Priest within a year following he was deprived of his Canonry and Dr. Godfrey Goodman succeeded being installed 20. Dec. 1617. This Dr. Wâ—â—son who was Son of Will. Wilson mention'd among the Doctors of Divinity under the year 1607 and had practised his faculty several years in Windsore died in the Parish of St. Mary le Bow in London about the beginning of Oct. 1633 at which time or before he gave many books to Lincoln Coll Library in Oxon. Thomas Horsmanden D. D. of the said University of Cambridge was incorporated the same day July 14. Lancelot Langhorne Bach. of Div. of Cambridge He was now Parson of St. Martins Church within Ludgate London and had published Mary sitting at Christs feet Serm at the funeral
none of Christ or a discourse of the propagation of the Gospel of Christ Jesus Lond. 1652. qu. c. But of what University the said Williams was if of any I know not or whether a real Phanatick or Jesuit HENRY UNTON was born of an ancient and gentile Family at Wadley near Faringdon in Berkshire educated in Oriel coll under Mr. Rich. Pygot one of that Society left it without a degree and travelled After his return being esteemed a Person well qualified had some Employment under Sir Christopher Hatton L. Chancelour who quickly finding him to be a man of business and experience commended him to the Queen who in 1586. not only conferred on him the Honour of Knighthood but sent him afterwards twice in the quality of an Embassador to the King of France where he behaved himself right stoutly in behalf of his Mistress particularly for some injury done to her by the Duke of Guise an 1592. This person who was actually created M. of A. of this University before he went into France hath written An account of his Embassy or a Diary containing his Commission Instructions Expences and Transactions as also Letters from or to him from July 13. an 1591. to June 12. an 1592. MS. in bib Bod. He also made a Diary for his last Embassy which continued to the time of his Death but that I have not yet seen He gave way to Fate in the King of France's Camp lying before Lafere on the 23. March in fifteen hundred ninety and five whereupon his Body being conveyed into England was buried on the 8. July following in a Chappel joyning to the North side of the Church of Faringdon before-mentioned Soon after was a noble Monument set over his grave with this inscription containing certain matters relating to him which I have not yet mentioned Virtuti honori Sacrum Henrico Vntono Eq. Aurate Edovardi Vntoni Eq. Aur. filio ex Annâ Comitissâ Warwici filiâ Edovardi de Sancto Mauro Ducis Sommersetti Angliae Protectoris qui optimarum artium studiis a primâ aetate in Academiâ Oxon institutus magnam orbis Christiani partem perlustravit ob virtutem bellicam in Zutphaniae obsidione dignitate equestri donatus propter singularem prudentiam spectatum sidem multiplicem rerum usum iterum Legatus à Sereniss Angliae Reginâ ad Christianiss Regem missus in Galliam è quâ ad celestem patriam migravit 23. Mart. an 1596. c. The Muses of Oxon had so great a respect for the memory of this most worthy Person that a book of Verses on his death came out soon after under their name intit Funebria nobiliss ac praestomtiss Eq. D. Henrici Vntoni ad Gallos bis legati regii c. à Musis Oxon apparata WILLIAM MIDDLETON the third Son of Rich. Middleton of Denbigh by Jane his Wife Daughter of Hugh Dryhurst of the same place fourth Son of Foulk Middleton of Denbigh before-mentioned the third Son of Dav. Middleton of Gwenock Recordator of North-Wales was born in Denbighshire and educated for a time among the Oxonians but whether in Jesus coll at its first foundation as probably it might be so or whether he took more than one degree I know not Afterwards he travelled into various parts of the World exercised himself in fears of Arms became the most noted Bard of his Country and tho a Souldier and a Captain by profession having had the command of a Ship for several years yet all the time he got was bestowed in exercising his Poetical fancy The Works of him that I have seen are these Bardoniaeth or the Art of Welsh poetry Lond. 1593. qu. in 3 sh and half This book which is written in Welsh he stiles the first book or part as if there was a second to be published He also translated into the Welsh tongue the Psalms of David running in excellent Meter Which noble work he performed apud seâ—tum insulam occidentalium Indorum and finished it there 24. Jan. in fifteen hundred ninety and five This translation coming into the hands of his Country-man Tho. Salisbury was with the help of his Friend Tho. Middleton Citizen of London and kinsman to the author published at Lond. 1603. qu. Before which time the author as it seems was dead In my searches I find another Will. Middleton Bach. of Divinity and Minister of Hardwick in Cambridgshire author of Papisto mastix or the Protestants Religion defended c. Lond. 1606. qu. and of other things but what relation there was between the former and this who seems to have been educated in Cambridge I know not JOHN SMYTHE or Smith Son of Sir Clem. Smythe of Little Badew in Essex by Dorothy his Wife Sister to Edw. Seymour Duke of Somerset whose Sister Jane Seymour was the third Wife of K. Hen. 8. was born as it seems in Essex and laid the foundation of Literature in Oxon but in what house 't is difficult to find because both his Names are very common Afterwards being martially inclined he travelled into various countries exercised himself in feats of arms and became as well a compleat Souldier as Gentleman At length he was made a Knight by Qu. Elizabeth and by her sent Embassador into Spain in 1576 as being a person of a Spanish port and demeanour and well known to the Spaniard who held him as their King did in high value and especially for this reason that he was first cousin to K. Ed. 6. His works are Discourse concerning the forms and effect of divers Weapons and other very important Matters Military greatly mistaken by divers of our men of War in their days and chiefly of the Musquet Calyver and Long-bow c. Lond. 1589. and 1590. qu. Certaine Instructions Observations and Orders Military requisite for all Chieftains Captains higher and lower Officers Composed 1591. Lond. 1594. 95. qu. Instructions for Enrolling and Mustering Printed with Certain Instructions c. What other books of his are published I cannot yet find nor exactly when he died only that he was living and in great esteem among Souldiers and learned men in fifteen hundred ninety and five Besides this was another Sir Joh. Smyth equal in time with him eldest Son of Tho. Smyth of Ostinhanger in Kent Esq and brother to Sir Thomas of Bidborough in the same County whom I shall mention elsewhere Which Sir John dying in the beginning of 1609. was buried in Ashford Church in the said County leaving Issue as it seems Tho. Smyth of Ostenhanger afterwards Knight of the Bath and Viscount Stranford in Ireland who dying 30. June 1635. was buried in his Chappel joyning to the said Church of Ashford But this Sir John was no writer nor of the same Family because he was descended from the Smyths of Corshan in Wiltshire whereas Sir John who was the Writer and Souldier was Grandson to Tho. Smyth of Ravinhall in Essex and he a Discendant from John Carrington who fled for a time from
England and changed his Name to Smyth for adhering to the deposed King Rich. 2. Further also I find another John Smyth commonly called Captain Smyth who wrote 1. A Map of Virginia with a Description of the Country the Commodities People Government and Religion Oxon. 1612. qu. 2. New Englands Trials c. Lond. 1620. qu. 3. General History of Virginia c. Lond. 1624. qu. 4. Travels in Europe c. Lond. 1630. with other things but this Captain Smyth was a Cheshire man and whether he had received any Education in this University of Oxon I cannot say to the contrary JOHN PRIME Son of Rob. Prime a Fletcher was born in the Parish of Halywell in the North Suburb of Oxford received his Grammatical Literature in Wykehams School near to Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New Col. in 1570. took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a noted puritanical Preacher in the City of his Nativity and much favoured by Dr. Cooper Bishop of Winchester In 1589. he proceeded in Divinity being at that time Vicar of Adderbury alias Eabburbury in Oxfordshire where he became much followed for his edifying way of preaching He hath written A short treatise of Sacraments generally and in special of Baptism and of the Supper Lond. 1582. oct Treatise of nature and grace Lond. 1583 oct Sermon briefly comparing the State of King Solomon and his Subjects together with the condition of Queen Elizabeth and her People preached at S. Maries in Oxon. 17. Nov. 1585. on 1 Kings 10. 9. Oxon. 1585. oct Exposition on the Galathians Ox. 1587. oct The consolations of David applied to Queen Elizabeth in a Sermon at S. Maries in Oxon. 17. Nov. 1588. on Psal 23. 4. Oxon. 1588. oct These as I think were all the books and Sermons that he hath published tho he intended more had he not been cut off in his middle Age. At length after he had been Vicar of Adderbury about 7 years he concluded his last day there about the 12 of April in fifteen hundred ninety and six year 1596 and was buried in the Church of that place but hath neither Epitaph or Inscription over his Grave FRANCIS KNOLLIS Son of Robert Knollis of Rotherfield-Gray commonly called Grays near to Henley in Oxfordshire did receive for a time his Grammatical and Dialectical Education in this University particularly as it seems in Magd. coll Afterwards he retired to his patrimony and at length to the court and became one of the Gentlemen Pensioners to K. Hen. 8. in the latter end of his reign When a reformation was set on foot by King Ed. 6. he was so zealous for the religion then professed as that when Qu. Mary began to reign and grow severe towards the Reformed party he fled into Germany where he sorted himself for a time among several of the English Divines that went away about the same time for conscience sake After the death of that Queen he returned and became so much in esteem by Q. Elizabeth who stood totally affected to the reformation as that in the first year of her reign he was made choice of for one of her privy Council and shortly after that she made him Vice-chamberlain of her houshold and employed him in matters of concern beyond the Seas In 1566. he was actually created Master of Arts being then chief Steward of the City of Oxon Captain of the Halbertiers and about that time Treasurer of the Queens Chamber in the place of Sir John Mason deceased Afterwards he was trusted with the custody of Mary Qu. of Scots while she was a prisoner in Bolton-castle in Yorkshire and in the 29. Elizab. being then a Knight he was one of those who by commission sate in judgment upon the said Queen at Foderingey At length he was made Treasurer of her Majesties Houshold and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter being always by many accounted a faithful subject an honest and learned man and a person of great prudence and wisdom and by others so a great a friend to Calvin in his heart whose principles he embraced while he lived at Geneva that he was never a cordial friend to Episcopacy but rather a patron of the Non-conformists which appeared by several of his actions while he was a privy Counsellour His writings are these Treatise against the usurpation of Papal Bishops Printed 1608. in oct some attribute it to Jo. Rainolds the famous Divine A General Survey of the Isle of Wight with all the Castles and Fortresses near adjoining This is a MS. in fol. and was sometimes in the Lib. of Arthur E. of Anglesey From whence we may suppose that the author had some office in or relating to the said Isle but what in truth I cannot tell I have seen also several of his speeches spoken in Parliaments letters of state and letters written by him to the said Jo. Rainolds between whom there was great amity and intercourse but few or none of those letters or speeches I think are printed At length paying his last debt to nature in the Summer time before Septemb. year 1595 in fifteen hundred ninety and six was as I presume buried at Grays before mentioned By his Wife Catherine daughter of Will. Cary Esque by Mary his Wife daughter of Thom. Bolein Earl of Wiltshire as also Sister to the Lady Anne Bolein second Wife to K. Hen. 8. he had issue Henry his Eldest Son bred in the Free-School joyning to Maga College under the care as it seems of Tho. Robertson Afterwards he went with his Father and others into Germany and at his return if not happily before became a Commoner of the said College where he obtained so much literature as afterwards to gain the character by a learned Author of homo virtute animi dotibus non infimus and of homo religionis studiosissimus liberalissima literatura egregic ditatus c. But he dying without issue the estate went to the next Son called William afterwards Earl of Baâ—bury He had another Son named Francis 2 Knight whom I shall mention elsewhere as also a fourth who was a member of the said College and all four admired by some and envied by others for their great vertue and towardliness JOHN SMITH was a Berkshire man born as it seems became Fellow of St. Johns coll in the Founders time Master of Arts in in 1560. and afterwards Schoolmaster at and Vicar of the Church of St. Laurence in Reading in the aforesaid County He hath written The Doctrine of Prayer in general for all men that is universally for all Mankind c. Lond. 1595. qu. What else he hath published I know not being a difficult matter to distinguish his Works from others of both his names and time And whether he was author of The use of the Gospel printed 1580. in qu. which is said to be written by Jo. Smith I cannot tell The said Joh. Smith of Reading did give way to Fate there and was buried