was Tutor to his Nephew King Edward 3. In whose Reign he was beheaded at Winchester March 19. for that he never dissembled his Brotherly affection towards his Brother deposed and went about when he was murdered before not knowing so much to enlarge him out of Prison perswaded thereunto by such as covertly practised his Destruction Edward Eldest Son of King Edward 3. was born at Woodstock and bred under his Father in Martial Discipline He was afterwards called the Black Prince from his Atchievements dismal and black as they appeared to the eyes of his Enemies whom he constantly overcame He married Joan Countess of Salisbury and Kent whose Garter which now flourisheth again hath lasted longer than all the Wardrobes of the Kings and Queens of England since the Conquest continued in the Knighthood of that Order This Prince died before his Father at Cant. An. 46. Aet An. Dom. 1376. whose Maiden success attended him to the Grave as never soiled in any undertakings He left 2 Sons Edward and Richard afterward King both born in France Th. of Woodstock Youngest Son of E. 3. and Queen Philippa was Earl of Buck. and Duke of Gloc. created by his Nephew King Rich. who summoned him to Parliament He married Isabel Daughter of Humphrey Bohun E. of Essex in whose Right he became Constable of England He observed the King too nearly and checked him too sharply whereupon he was conveyed to Calis and there Strangled By whose Death King Richard being freed from the causless fear of an Unkle became exposed to the cunning Plots of his Cosen German Henry Duke of Lancaster who at last deposed him This Th. founded a fair Colledge at Playsie in Essex where he was afterwards buried his Body having been since translated to West minster Anne Beauchamp born at Cavesham was Daughter to Rich. Beauchamp Earl of Warwick and married to Rich. Nevil Earl of Sarisbury and Warwick commonly called the Make-King In his own and her Husband 's right she was possessed of 114. Mannors Isa her eldest Daughter was married to Geo. Duke of Clarence and Anne her younger to Edward Prince of Wales Son of H. 6. and afterwards to King Richard 3. Her Husband being killed at Barnet fight all her Land by Act of Parliament was setled on her 2 Daughters Being attainted on the account of her Husband she was forced to flye to the Sanctuary at Beauly in Hant-shire and thence to the North where she lived privately and in a mean condition Saints St. Frideswide was born in Oxford being Daughter to Didan the Duke thereof 'T is said that one Algarius a young Noble man was struck blind upon his attempting her Chastity She was afterwards Abbess of a Monastery erected by her Father in the same City which since is become part of Christs Church where her body lyeth buried An. 1. Eliz. the Scholars of Oxford took up the body of the Wife of Pet. Martyr who formerly had been disgracefully buried in a dung-hill and interred it in the Tomb with the dust of this Saint with this Inscription as Saunders affirms Here lyes Religion with Superstition and there was more than 800 years betwixt their several deaths St. Frideswide dying 739 and is remembred in the Romish Calender on 19 Oct. St. Edwold Younger brother to St Edmond King of the E. Angles so cruelly Martyred by the Danes and after his death Edwold being his right Heir declined the Crown and retired to Cornhouse-Monastery at Dorchester where he was interred and had in great veneration for his reputed Miracles after his death which happened 871. St. Edward the Confessor was born at Islip He was afterwards King of England whose Reign was attended with Peace and Prosperity Famous for the first founding of Westminster Abbey and for many other worthy Atchievements He lived and dyed Single never carnally conversing with St. Edith his Queen which opened a Door for forreign Competitors and occasioned the Conquest of this Nation He died 1065. and lyeth buried in Westminster-Abbey Cardinals Robert Pullen or Bullen came over from Paris in the Reign of Henry 1. when Learning ran low in Oxford He improved his utmost power with the King and Prelates for the restoring thereof He is said to have begun to read the Scriptures at Oxford which were grown out of fashion in England Afterwards Pope Innocent courteously sent for him to Rome Celestine created him Cardinal of St. Eusebius 1144. Lucius 2. made him Chancellor of the Church of Rome He died about 1150. Th. Joyce or Jorce a Dominican and D. D. in Oxford became Provincial of his Order Afterwardes Pope Clement 5. created him Cardinal of St. Sabine He had 6 Brethren Dominicans who altogether were by one uncharitably resembled to the 7 Sons of Sceva which were Exorcists however they may be termed a Week of Brethren whereof this Rubricated Cardinal was the Dominical Letter There want not those who conceive great Vertue in the youngest Son of these seven and that his touch was able to cure the Popes Evill Th. flourished 1310. and he lyes buried in his Convent in Oxford Prelates Herbert Losing born in Oxford Son of an Abbot gave 1900 l. to King William Rufus for the Bishoprick of Thetford having also purchased his Fathers preferment Hence the Verse Filius est Praesul Pater Abbas Simon uterque both being guilty of Simony Herbert afterwards went to Rome no such clean washing as in the water of Tyber and returned thence as free from fault as when first born Thus cleansed from the Leprosie of Simony he removed his Bishoprick from Thetford to Norwich laid the first Stone and in effect finished the fair Cathedral therein and built 5 beautifull Parish Churches He died 1119. See Suff. Owen Oglethorp Pres of Magdalen Colledg Dean of Windsor and Bishop of Carlile in the Reign of Queen Mary crowned Queen Elizabeth which the rest of his Order refused to do and by her deprived for his ensuing Stubbornness distilled in him by other Popish Bishops who abused his good Nature He died of an Apoplexy 1559. Since the Reformation Jo. Underhill born in Oxford and bred in New Colledg was Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth and by her made Bishop of Oxford after that See had been Vacant 22 years He died 1592. and lyeth buried in Christ Church Jo. Bancroft born at Ascot was Mr. of University College in Oxford and setled the ancient Lands of that Foundation Being afterward Bishop of Oxford he renewed no Leases but let them run out for the Benefit of his Successor He obtained the Royalty of Shotover for and annexed the Vicaridge of Cudsen to his Bishoprick where he built a fair Palace and a Chappel at the cost of 3500 l. But that Palace was reduced to its first Principles being burnt in the late Civil Wars He died 1640. Statesmen Sir Dudley Carleton Knight bred in Oxford was Secretary to Sir Ralph Winwood Ambassador in the Low Countries when King James resigned the Cautionary Towns to the States Here he
and afterwards lived about the Court. Being an Elegant Poet he Translated Lucan into English some affirm that he took some disgust at Court because his Bays were not gilded enough nor his Verses rewarded by King Charles I. according to his Expectation He afterwards wrote on History of this State in the beginning of the Civil Wars He died suddenly in the night 1652. Jo. Selden born at Salvington within the Parish of East Terring was Son to Jo. by his Wife Margaret Daughter and Heir of Tho. Barker of Rushington descended from a Knightly Family in Kent He was bred in Hart hall in Oxford then in the Inner Temple in London where he attained great skill in the Law and all Antiquity He traced all the dimensions of Arts and Languages as appear by the many and various Works which he hath written whereof Lay-Gentlemen prefer his Titles of Honour Lawyers his Mare Clausum Antiquaries his Spicilegium ad Eadmerum Clergy-men like best his Book de Diis Syris and worst his History of Tithes For which Book having been called to an account before the High Commission 't is said that afterwards he was no Friend to Bishops never affecting the Men nor cordially approving their Calling But it is certain Mr. Selden did in a Letter to Arch-Bishop Laud express his unfeigned contrition for setting forth of the said Book of Tithes That which afterwards Entituled him to a general popularity was his pleading with Mr. Noy for an Habeas Corpus for such Gentlemen who were imprisoned for refusal of the Loan He had very many Ancient and Modern Coyns and dyed exceeding Wealthy His large and excellent Library is now reposited Bodly within a Bodly in the matchless Library of Oxford Romish Exil'd Writers George Martin born at Macfield bred in Oxford was Tutor to Phil. Earl of Arundel Son to Tho. Duke of Norfolk After he had Travelled to Rome he became Professor of Divinity in the English Colledge of Rhemes He wrote much in defence of the Romish Faith one of his Books being Entituled A Detection of Corruptions in the English Bible He dyed 1582. and was buried in St. Stephens Church in Rhemes Tho. Stapleton born at Henfield of a very good Family was observed by those of his own Perswasion to have been born in the same Year and Month wherein Sir Thomas More was beheaded as if Divine Providence had purposely drop'd from Heaven an Acorn in place of the Oak that was fell'd He was bred in New-Colledge in Oxford and became Canon of Chichester which place he quitted an 1. Eliz. and having fled beyond the Seas he became Catechist at Doway which Office he having discharged to his commendation he was preferred Kings Professor of Divinity in Lovain and was 40 years together undertaker General against all Protestants Dr. Whitaker Professor in Cambridge experimentally professed that Bellarmine was the fairer and Stapleton the shrewder Adversary He dyed and was buried in St. Peters in Lovain 1598. Benefactors to the Publick since the Reformation Richard Sackvil Eldest Son of Thomas Earl of Dorset had his Barony if not his Birth at Buckhurst A Learned Gentleman to whom the Greek and Latine were as familiar as his own Native Tongue Succeeding his Father in that Earldom he enjoyed his Dignity not a full year He erected a Colledge at East Greensted in this County for 31 poor people to serve Almighty God therein endowing the same with 330 pounds a year out of all his Lands in England By Margaret sole Daughter to Tho. Duke of Norfolk he left two surviving Sons Richard and Edward of admirable parts successively Earls after him and dying was buried in Withiham in this County Memorable Persons John Henry and Thomas Palmer were Sons to Edward Palmer Esquire of Angmarine by his Wife Daughter to one Clement of Wales who for his effectual assisting of King Henry 7. from his Landing at Milford Haven untill the Battle of Bosworth was brought by him into England and rewarded with good Lands in this and the next County It happened that their Mother being a full fourthnight inclusively in Labour was on Whitsunday delivered of John her eldest Son on the Sunday following of Henry her second Son and the Sunday next after of Thomas her third Son These three were Knighted for their Valour by King Henry 8. They have a Worshipful and numerous Posterity in Sussex and Kent amongst whom Sir Roger Palmer Aged 80 years lately deceased and Cofferer to the late King averred the Truth of the aforesaid Relation Leonard Mascal of Plumsted was the first who brought over into England from beyond the Seas Carps and Pippins about an 5. Henry 8. 1514. W. Withers being a Child of about 11 years of Age an 1581. lay in a Trance 10 dayes without any sustenance and at last coming to himself uttered to the standers by many strange Speeches inveighing against Pride Covetousness and other outragious sins Note that an 1378 in the Reign of Richard 2. the Sussexians of Rye and Winchelsey embarqued for Normandy and afterwards entered by night into a Town called Peters Port took all such Prisoners who were able to pay ransome and safely returned home with the Spoil amongst which were some Bells the French had formerly taken from the Towns in this County which they lately invaded It was a worthy advice which William Earl of Arundel gave to his Son Henry Fitz-Allen never to trust his Neighbours the French which I would recommend to the Inhabitants of this County WARWICK-SHIRE WArwick-shire hath Leicester and Northamptonshire on the East Oxford and Glocester-shire on the South Worcester on the West and Staffordshire on the North thereof It extends 33 Miles from North to South and 26 from East to West This County is the Heart but not the Core of England The Woodland thereof may want what the Fieldon affords As for the pleasure thereof an Author saith that from Edge hill one may behold it as the Garden of Eden The Sheep here are very large especially about Warm-Leighton There is a plentiful growth of Ashes in the Woodland of this County and much Coal digged up at Bedworth As for Buildings Coventry sheweth two fair Churches yet such their vicinity that the Arch-Angel eclipseth the Trinity Then St. Maries in Warwick a beautiful Structure owes its life to the Monuments of the dead therein most being Earls of Warwick So numerous is the Church with its Appendances that the Minister can accommodate one Clergy-man of all dignities and degrees to repose them in several Chappels and Vestries by themselves Kenelworth had the strength of a Castle and beauty of a Princes Court a vast and withal a comely Structure the Porch being proportionable to the rest of the Fabrick It was demolished since the end of the Wars The Castle of Warwick overlooketh the Town being pleasantly Scituated on a rising Hill affording a very fine Prospect mostly of the Lands of the present Owner Robert Lord Brook The Cross of Coventry all for Ornament
Understandings of those who Split their Allegiance and set Religion and Loyalty by the Ears and are well versed in most Distinctions but that between themselves and their Ignorance Our Noble General was made D. of Albemarl and Master of his Majesties Horse c. And carried the Scepter with the Dove thereupon the Emblem of Peace at the Kings Coronation Seamen Will. Wilford born nigh Plymouth was a valiant and successful Sea-man After the French in the Raigâ—… of H. 4. had by a suddain invasion burnt several Hundreds of Houses in Plymouth on that side of the Town called since Britain side He took 40 Ships on â—…e Coast of the Britains and burnt as many at Peâ—…riâ—… repaying the Monsieurs in their own Coyn. â—…e dyed about the beginning of the Raign of â—â—n 8. Sir Humph. Gilbert born at Green-way the Seat of â—… Family for a long time An. 1569. Valiantly and â—…rtunatly served in Ireland and afterwards led nine â—…ompanies to the Assistance of the Hollanders An. â—…83 he set forth with five Ships to make Discoveâ—…es in the North of America where he took Livery â—…d Seisin in due manner and form for the Crown â—… England In his Return to England he met a â—…eat Sea-Lyon which passed the Ship making a horâ—…ble roaring Such a one we read was taken â—… Sea An. 1282. and presented to Pope Martin the â—…urth instantly a terrible Tempest arising Sir â—…umphrey said Cheerfully to his Companions We â—…e as near Heaven here at Sea as at Land And a â—…tle after his Ship with all therein Sunk tho the â—…her that was in their Company recovered home This hap'ned An. 158. Cock was in 88. a Cock of the Game being the â—â—ly Man of Note amongst the English who fighâ—…ng a Volunteer in his own Ship lost his Life to save â—…s Queen and Country Sir Fr. Drake Of him see the Holy-State only take â—…ese Verses on his Corps Tho Rome's Religion should in time return Drake none thy Body will ungrave again There is no fear Posterity should burn Those Bones which free from fire in Sea remain Sir Walt. Raleigh born at Budeley of an Ancient â—…amily but decayed in Estate and he the youngest Brother thereof was bred in Oriel-Coll in Oxf. thence coming to Court found some hopes of Queens favour this made him Write in a 〈◊〉 Window obvious to the Queens Eye Fain 〈◊〉 Climb yet fear I to fall under which her Maâ—… perceiving it did Write if thy Heart fails thee 〈◊〉 not at all But his Introduction into Court is saiâ—… have Born an elder date from the time he spred Plush-Cloak for her Majesty to step upon over a â—â— Place Yet the Wise Queen in rewarding him â—â— him to purchase by Pain and Peril as well as Comment what Places were bestowed upon him â—â— seem'd to be born to that only which he went aâ—… so Dexterous he was in all his Undertakings â—â— Court in Camp by Sea by Land by Sword by Pen wâ—â— in the last his History of the World Of his Doctors he was wont to say If any Man accuseth â—â— my Face I will answer him with my Mouth â—â— Tail is good enough to answer to such who traâ—â—â— behind my Back Civilians Jo. Cowel born at Yarnesborow after various â—â— ferments was Vicar Gen. to Arch-bishop 〈◊〉 Skilled in the Common as well as Civil-Law he â—â— great Champion of the later to the displeasure of Great Oracle of the former so that in Derision he â—â— by him called Dr. Cow-heel Yet that well dreâ—â— is so good Meat that a Cook may lick his Fingers â—â— ter it He wrote Instit juris Angl. and an Intepâ—…ter of the hard words of the Com. Law His Bâ—â— was Condemned upon Complaint in Parl. because asserted a double Prerogative in the King where one was unlimited He dyed An. 1611. Arth. Duck born at Heavy-tree was 〈◊〉 Wells and Lond. and Mr. of the Requests His â—â—scourse as to the Matter had a Masculine strength 〈◊〉 dyed about 1648. and left a great Estate to two â—â—ughters Writers Rog. the Cistertian lived at Ford-Abbey and wrote â—…ny fond Falsities of St. Ursula but he lived mostâ—…in the Low-Countires He flourished An. 1180. unâ—â— H. 2. Jo. de Ford Abbot of Ford after Travelling reâ—…ned stored with good manners and stock'd with â—â—d Learning He was Confessor to King John â—â— wrote many Pious Works He dyed about 15. Rich. Fishaker a Dominican Fryer was for his â—…arning and Preaching as highly esteemed as any of â—…t Age. He dyed 1248. and was buried at Oxf. Jo. Cut-clif born at the Mannor of Gammage beâ—â—â— a very sincere Man opposed himself against the â—…inners of the Clergy and wrote against the Pope â—â—mself Rich. Chichester descended of an Ancient Family Raleigh being a Monk in Westminster spent his time Reading Scripture and good History He wrote a â—…ron from Hegist the Sax. to 1348. He dyed aâ—â—â—t 1355. Nich. Upton of an Ancient Family Canon of Saâ—…ury writ a Treatise of Heraldry which he preâ—â—ed to Humph. D. of Glouc. He flourished unâ—â— H. 6. 1440. Since the Reformation Rich. Hooker born at Heavy-tree and bred in Oxf. was Mr. of the Temple when Travers was Lecturer Here the Pulpit spake pure Canterbury in the Mâ—â—ing and Geneva in the Afternoon until Travers wâ—â— silenced His Book of Ecclesiastical Polity is priâ—… by all Generally save such who out of Ignorance câ—â— not or Envy will not understand it But some 〈◊〉 with the Title and alledge that the Discipline jure â—… vino ought not to bow to Humane inventions He dyeâ—… at his Benefice in Kent 1599. leaving the Memeâ—… of an Humble Holy and Learned Divine Sir Wiâ—â— Cooper erected his Monument Nath. Carpenter Chaplain to Arch-bishop Ushâ—â— wrote of Logick Mathematicks and Divinity 〈◊〉 dyed about 1636. His Funeral Sermon was madâ—… upon that Text Behold a true Israelite c. Benefactors Pet. Blundel of Tiverton Clothier erected a â—â— free School in that Town and allowed it a Compâ—…tent Maintenance and Lodgings for a Master Usher He bestowed two Scholarships and two Fellowship on Sidney-Coll in Camb. providing Tiverton Scâ—â—lars should be elected therein 'T is thought he dyed about 1596. Memorable Persons Hen. de la Pomeray Lord of Pomeray when Rich. was imprisoned by Leopold D. of Austria expel the Monks out of Michaels-Mount in Cornwal thâ—… there he might be a Petty Prince by himself Bâ—… after he heard that King was enlarged he laid Vâ—… lent Hands on himself as Hoveden affirms But â—…thers say that having killed the Kings Serjeant 〈◊〉 had arrested him and despairing of pardon causâ—… himself to be let Blood to Death Jo. de Beigny Knight Lord of Edge-Lifford long'd â—…nestly for his youngest Son employed in the â—…ars against the Saracens in Spain and used to say that I might but once Embrace my Son I would be â—…ent to dye presently And afterwards his Son reâ—…ning unexpectedly he expired with an Extasie of â—… He flourished under King