raised by the Long Parl. against K. Ch. 1. was cast out of his Benefice of Austie by the Committee of Religion in 1643 as you may see in that diabolical Pamphlet entit The first Century of scandalous and malignant Priests c. pr. 1643. qu. p. 13. and lost other Spiritualities The said Dr. Tho. Mountfort had also another Son named James who succeeded his Father as it seems in the Rectory of Tewing before mention'd who also being a zealous man for the Church of England was thrown out of Tewing by the said Committee as you may see in the said Phmphlet p. 10. Jul. 4. Thom. Pye of Mert. 9. John Prime of New Coll. Incorporations Apr. 11. Rob. Devereux Earl of Essex and Master of the Horse to Queen Elizabeth was incorporated M. of A. as he had stood at Cambridge being then accounted one of the best Poets among the Nobility of England and a person adorned with singular gifts of Nature This Incorporation was the better to capacitate him to be Chancellour of this University when that honourable Office should become void as it shortly after did He had received his Academical Education in Trinity Coll. in Cambridge under the tuition of Dr. John Whitgift afterwards Archb. of Canterbury and hath written 1 Advice to Reger Earl of Rutland in his travels MS. the beginning of which is My Lord I hold it a principle in the course c. This MS. which I have in my Library was if I am not mistaken printed in a Book entit Profitable instructions describing what special observations are to be taken by Travellers in all Nations Lond. 1633. oct said in the title to be written by Robert Earl of Essex Sir Philip Sidney c. 2 His apology against those which falsly and malitiously tax him to be the only hinderer of the peace and quiet of his Country written to Sir Anth. Bacon which piece had such esteem among men that they thought that nothing could be more honourably utter'd nor more to the Writers praise so far as belongs to a noble Orator than it 3 Letters to Qu. Elizabeth and Lord Howard c. MS. in bib Bod. 4 His speech and prayer at the time of his Execution printed at the end of Dr. Will. Barlow's Sermon preached at Pauls Cross 1 Mar. 1600. Lond. 1601. oct with other things which I have not yet seen He left behind him when beheaded in 1600 a Son of both his names educated in this University whom I shall mention elsewhere Apr. 11. Abraham Hartwell M. of A. of Cambr. was also then incorporated He was Fellow of Kings Coll. in that University afterwards Amanuensis to John Archb. of Canterbury a Traveller and at length Rector of Tuddyngton in Bedfordshire He hath written 1 Regina literata seu narratio de regina Elizabetha carmine Lond. 1565. oct 2 Report of the Kingdom of Conge a region in Africa printed 1597 qu. and translated from french into English 4 A true discourse upon the matter of Martha Brossier of Romantin pretended to be possessed by a Devil Lond. 1599. qu. See another Translation made by him in Walt. Haddon mention'd in these Fasti an 1552. July… Robert Green M. A. of Cambridge was also then incorporated He was at this time a pastoral Sonnet-maker and Author of several things which were pleasing to Men and Women of his time They made much sport and were valued among Scholars but since they have been mostly sold on Ballad-mongers stalls The Titles of some of them are these 1 Euphues his censure to Philautas Lond. 1587. qu. 2 A quip for an upstart Courtier or a dispute between Velvet breeches and Cloth breeches Lond. 1592. qu. 3 His mourning Garment given him by repentance at the funerals of Love One Edition of this book was printed at Lond. 1616. qu. 4 His groats worth of wit bought with a million of repentance c. Lond. 1617. qu. second Edit The first Edit was printed after his death and hath at the end of it his Epitaph in six Stanzaes 5 Theeâ—â—s falling out true men come by their goods or the Belman Lady Fitzwaters Nightingale Several times printed 7 His nusquam sera est or a treatise deciphering those particular vanities that hinder youthful Gentlemen from attaining to their intended perfections Several times printed 8 The history of Frier Bacon and Frier Bungay 9 Greens Ghost haunting Cunny Catchers One Ed. of which was printed at Lond. 1626. qu. Other trifles he hath extant which he wrot to maintain his Wife and that high and loose course of living which Poets generally follow He assisted also Thom. Ledge in the composure of several Plays as I have told you in my discourse of that person among the Writers under the year 1625. He wrot against or at least reflected upon Gabriel Harvey in several of his Writings whereupon Harvey being not able to bear his Abuses did inhumanely trample upon him when he lied full low in his grave even as Achilles tortured the dead body of Hector This R. Green died about 1592 of a Surfeit taken by eating pickled Herrings and drinking with them Rhenish Wine At which fatal Banquer Tom. Nash his Contemporary in Cambridge was present who in his Apology of Pierce Penniless doth make excellent sport with him and some of his Works I have seen a witty Comedy called Greens Tu quoque or the City Gallant not pen'd by the said Green but by one John Cook Gent. published by Thomas Heyword an 1622. and another entit Planetomachia or The first part of the general opposition of the seven Planets c. Lond. 1585. qu. said in the Title to be written by R. Green but whether the same R. Green the Poet I cannot tell On the eleventh day of the said month of July supplicated to be incorporated one Joh. Osbourne Doct. of Physick of Leyden whose Grace being granted simpliciter I therefore think that he obtained his Option Creations When Robert Earl of Essex was incorporated these persons following who had formerly been partly educated in this University were actually created Masters of Arts Apr. 11. Which Creation was usually called the Essexian Creation because done upon his account Thomas Lord Clinton Son of the Earl of Lincoln Sir John Norris Kt. President of Mounster in Ireland second Son of Henry the first Lord Norris and one now celebrated among the famous Captains of our Nation He died discontented as being not rewarded according to his worth an 1597 or thereabouts Sir Robert Sidney Kt younger Brother to Sir Philip Sidney This Sir R. Sidney was afterwards the first Earl of Leycester of his name who dying at Penshurst in Kent 13 July 1626 was there buried Sir Hen. Norris Kt. younger Brother to Sir John before mention'd who died of a wound about the same time and place that his Brother Sir Thomas did which Sir Tho. was also President of Mounster Sir Philip Boteler Kt. Rob. Carew Fulke Grevil Francis Darcie Esquires Of Fulke Grevil who was afterwards Lord
they are descended from the said Family of the Savelli I cannot in the least conjecture being the name of a Town nor can I believe it no more than that the Corbets of Shropsphire are descended from the Corvini another ancient Family in Italy GEORGE CORYAT received his first being in this World in the Parish of St. Thomas within the City Salisbury educated in Grammaticals in Wykehams School admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll in 1562. took the degrees in Arts and in June 1570. became Rector of Odcombe in Sommersetshire on the death of Tho. Reade and at length Bach. of Divinity In 1594 he was made Prebendary of Warthill in the Church of York and had some other Dignity but what I cannot tell He was a person much commended in his time for his fine fancy in Latin Poetry and for certain matters which he had written quoted by John Case the Philosopher Jam. Middendorp Joh. Cay and others All that I have seen of his composition are only these things following Poemata varia Latina Lond. 1611. qu. Published by his Son Thomas after his death and by him intit Posthuma fragmenta Poematum Descriptio Angliae Scotiae Hiberniae Written in Lat. verse as it seems and dedicated to Q. Elizabeth He died in the Parsonage house at Odcombe on the fourth of March in sixteen hundred and six whereupon his Son Tom upon some design preserving his body from stench above ground till the 14 of Apr. following was then buried in the Chancel of the Church at Odcombe at which time one Gibbs Gollop M. A. who was admitted to that Rectory 23. Mar. 1606 did officiate Gertrude Widdow of the said G. Coryate lived many years after at Odcombe and near to it where dying was buried near to the Reliques of her Husband on the 3. Apr. 1645. 21. Car. 1. as I have been informed by the searches by Mr. Humph. Hody M. A. of Wadham coll a Native of Odcombe At the same time that George Coryat was elected Prob. Fellow of New coll was elected also one John Mundyn born at Maperton in Dorsetshire who being a Civilian and not conforming himself to the Protestant Religion was ejected thence by the B. of Winchester in his Visitation of that coll 1566. Afterwards he went beyond the Seas was made a Seminary Priest and sent into the Mission of England But being taken on Hounslow-heath in his journey from Winchester to London was by Sir Fr. Walsingham Secretary of State committed to Prison Afterwards being convicted according to the Law against Seminaries was with 4 other Priests executed at Tybourne 12 Feb. 1583. See more in a book intit Concertatio Eccles Catholicae in Anglia Printed at Trier 1594. fol. 140 141. WILLIAM BURTON a Native of the City of Winchester was educated in Wykchams School there admitted perpetual Fellow of New coll 1563. and left that house after he had taken one degree in Arts. This person I take to be the same Will. Burton who was a Minister in Bristow and afterwards at Reading in Berks. And author of these things following Several Sermons as 1 Sermon Preached at Norwith 21. of Dec. 1589. on Jer. 3. 14. Lond. in oct 2 Davids Evidence or the assurance of Gods love in 7 Sermons on Psal 41. 11 12 13. Lond. 1592. oct 1602. qu. 3 A Caveat for Sureties two Serm. at Bristow on Prov. 6. from 1. to the 5. verse Lond. 1593. oct 1602. qu. 4 The rousing of the Sluggard in 7 Sermons on Prov. 6. from 6. to the 11. verse Lond. 1595. oct 5 Sermons on the Churches Love to Christ her Husband on Cant. 3. 1 2 3 4. Lond. 1595. oct and 1602. qu. These Sermons are intit Gods Wooing his Church 6 Davids Thanksgiving for the arraignment of the Man of Earth two Sermons on Psal 10. 17 18. Lond. 1598. oct dedicated to Sir Will. Periam Knight Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer a favourer of the authors Muse 7 Ten Sermons on Matthew 5. 3 4. Lond. 1602. qu. 8 The Anatomy of Beliel in 10 Sermons on Prov. 6. 12 13 14 15. Lond. 1602. qu. dedic to Ralph Warcupp of English in Oxfordshire Esque a great favourer of the author Catechism containing certain Questions and Answers concerning the knowledge of God and the right use of the Law Lond. 1591. oct Conclusions of Peace between God and Man containing comfortable meditations for the Children of God on Prov. 7. 1 2. Lond. 1595. oct and 1602. qu. Exposition of the Lords Prayer drawn into Questions and Answers Lond. 1594. oct 1602. qu. Certain Questions and Answers concerning the attributes of God Lond. 1602. qu. second edit Questions and Answers concerning the right use of the Law of God Lond. 1602. qu. An Abstract of the Doctrine of the Sabbath briefly yet fully and plainly set forth Lond. 1606. oct These are all and enough which I have seen published by Will. Burton a Minister in Bristow and afterwards in Reading Whether he be the same Will. Burton of the Parish of St. Sepulchre without Newgate in Lond. Clerk who died in that Parish in Oct. or Nov. in 1612. 16. Jac. 1. and left behind a Widdow called Dorothy I know not WILLIAM MONSON a Lincolnshire Man born a Knight's Son and of the same Family with those of South Carleton in that County was a Gent. Com. or at least a Commoner of Balliol coll where he continued for at least two years But his mind being more Martial than Mercurial he applied himself to Sea-service wherein he attained to great perfection was a Captain in several Expeditions against the Spaniard Vice-Admiral and Admiral In 1594. he was actually created Master of Arts and in 1596. he received the Honour of Knighthood from Robert Earl of Essex at the Sacking of Cadiz In 1602. when Ireland was cleared of the Spanish Forces he was appointed Vice-Admiral under Sir Rich. Levison Admiral to carry on the War by Sea against the Spaniard lest they should invade England wherein he performed most admirable Service especially in the taking of a great Carack of 1600 Tun from them at Cezimbria against Barbarum the Promontory of Portugal This heroical person left behind him at his death written with his own hand A true and exact account of the Wars with Spain in the Reign of Q. Elizabeth being the particulars of what hapned between the English and Spanish Fleets from the year 1585. to 1602. shewing the expeditions attempts c. Lond. 1682. fol. dedicated to his Son John Monson In some copies of this book the Title runs thus A particular and exact account of the last xvii years of Qu. Elizabeth's Reign both Military and Civil Lond. 1682. fol. The first written by Sir Will. Monson the other by Heywood Townshend This worthy Knight was in great renown in the beginning of the Reign of K. James 1. and the last time I find him mentioned in his Sea-service is in 1605. in which year he conveyed over Sea
what reason it appears not he did petition that he might be discharged from assuming that Degree which was accordingly done to his desire and in the 22. of the said Kings Reign he obtained the Stewardship of the Rape of Hastings in Sussex He hath written a Book Entit Arbor Reipublicae c. It is penned in a Juridic Stile and is now or at least lately was reserved as a choice Monument in the Cottonian Library Whether ever Printed I cannot tell At length after King Henry 7. who favoured his actions because he brought Grist to his Mill being dead his Successor King Henry 8. did for the Peoples satisfaction issue out his special Precept for the Execution of the said Dudley then a Prisoner in the Tower of London Whereupon he had his Head smitten off on Tower-Hill 28. Aug. 2. Henry 8. being the year of our Lord fifteen hundred and ten year 1510 leaving then behind him several Sons the eldest of which was John afterwards Duke of Northumberland Father to Ambrose Dudley Earl of Warwick and to Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester JOHN HOLTE called by some Holtigena was born in the County of Sussex and from being Usher of the School joyning to the common gate of S. Mary Magdalen College and Bachelaur of Arts was elected Probationer of the said College in 1490. and within the compass of an year following was admitted true and perpetual Fellow thereof Afterwards he took the Degree of Master of Arts and carried on the profession of Pedagogy so zealous that by his admirable way of teaching the Faculty of Grammar many from his School were transplanted to several Colleges and Halls in this University that were afterwards eminent in the Nation Since which time and that of King Henry 7. hath been a singular care of Royal Authority and of worthy learned men to lay a solid Foundation of all kind of Learning by producing a right Grammar-Institution For tho before the said King's time a great part of our English men had little leisure and less care of good Arts yet when the Houses of York and Lancaster were united by the Counsel of Dr. John Moreton Bishon of Ely and the times thereupon became more peaceable our Author Holte made a Grammar Entit Lac Puerorum c. Printed about the year 1497. and Dedicated to the said Moreton then Archbishop of Canterbury Which Grammar Printed also with the Works of John Stanbridge being the first of note or most fit for use that was ever Printed in England was much used and taken into the hands of all sorts of Scholars Afterwards the said Stanbridge and his Scholar Robert Whittington with others did put forth divers Treaties of Grammar but more especially Dr. John Colet the learned Dean of S. Paul's Cathedral who compiled the Eight parts of Speech and William Lilye the first Master of S. Paul's School an English Syntax whereunto Cardinal Thomas Wolsey did afterwards prefix an Epistle and directions for teaching the eight Classes or Forms in Ipswich School The learned Erasmus also intreated by Dr. Colet to revise Lilyes Syntax made a new Latin Syntax in 1513. upon which Henry Pryme a School-Master in a certain Monastery and Leonard Cox of Carleon in Monmouthshire Commented the former in 1539. and the other in 1540. But these things being spoken by the by I shall only say that our Author Holte being esteemed the most eminent Grammarian of his time there is no doubt but that he did Compose other things belonging to Grammar which perhaps are now quite lost and past recovery as the time of his death and place of burial is One Holte who was Master to Sir Thomas More Lord Chancellor of England did publish an Accedence and Grammar about the same time that Lac Puerorum was made extant Which Holte is in the Auction Catalogue of Mr. Richard Smith sometimes Secondary of the Poultry Compter written Nich. Holt. Qu. whether not mistaken for John NICHOLAS MAGWIRE was born in Idron within the Kingdom of Ireland Educated among the Oxonians and took one or more Degrees Afterwards returning to his Country he was made Prebendary of Hillard in the Diocess of Laighlin being then and after accounted famous among his Country-men for his great Learning and constant Preaching among them In 1490. he was by provision from the Pope promoted to the Bishoprick of Laighlin aged about thirty one years Where being settled he began to write several Books but being untimely snatch'd away by death finished only these following Chronicon Hiberniae of which Thaddeus Dowling made use when he Composed his Annales Hiberniae and Vita Milonis de Rupe Episc quondan Laighliensis This our Author Magwire year 1512 died in fifteen hundred and twelve 4. Hen. 8. and was buried as it seems in his own Church of Laighlin In his Bishoprick succeeded one Thomas Halsey Doctor of both the Laws whom I shall remember in his proper place among the Bishops that have received their Education in Oxon. MAURITIUS de PORTU otherwise called O-Fihely who in his time was for his great Learning and Virtue called and written by many The Flower of the World was born in the County of Cork near to a celebrated Port called Baltimore in Ireland where the antient Seat of the O-Fihely's was placed instructed for some time in Grammaticals and Trivials in this Universiâ—â— and not unlikely in other Learning after he had taken upon him the Habit of S. Francis in the Convent of the Brethren of that Order situated in the South Suburb of Oxon wherein the person that he admired beyond all the World John Duns Scotus had spent some years in Religion and Learning and in the Library of which place many of his Books had been Religiously preserved From Oxon he Travelled into Italy and setling in the University of Padöua or Padua then flourishing in Learning made very great proficiency in Philosophy in the Monastery of the Franciscans called S. Antony and at riper years applied himself severely to the study of Metaphysicks School-Divinity and above all to the Doctrin of John Duns whom he had in so great veneration that he was in a manner besotted with his Subtilities After he had taken the Degree of Doctor of Divinity in which Faculty he for some time Read with great applause among the Brethren he became known to and much respected by Pope Julius 2. who for a reward of his Learning and Vertues conferred on him the Archbishoprick of Tuam in Ireland in the year 1506. In 1512. he was present at the two first Sessions of the Council of Lateran and in the year following minding to return to his Native Country he obtained a Faculty from the Pope of granting Indulgences to all such that should retire to Tuam to hear the first Mass that he should Celebrate there but at his arrival at Galloway being overtaken with a deadly Disease died before he could Celebrate it His Works which have been much admired and
his said Widow Dorothy whose Daughter Mary hath Verses before in commendation of them This Dr. Peter Lilye gave way to fate in the latter end of 1614 12. Jac. 1. and was buried in the Church belonging to the Savoy beforementioned Will. Lilye the Grammarian had a Daughter named Dionysia who was married to his Usher John Ritwise or Rightwyse afterwards Master of St. Paul's School on the Death of his Father-in Law and a most eminent Grammarian in his Generation This Person by the way I must tell you was born at Sawl in Norfolk educated in Eaton School near Windsor elected into Kings Coll. in Cambridge an 1507. made the Tragedy of Dido out of Virgil and acted the same with the Scholars of his School before Cardinal Wolsey with great applause One Rich. Jones Succeeded him in the Government of St. Paul's School 1532. 24. Hen. 8. in which Year Ritwise perhaps died Afterwards his Widow Dionysia took to her second Husband James Jacob who was one of the Masters of the said School by whom he had a Son called Polydore Jacob. In the next Centery after the Death of our Famous Will. Lilye appeared as a Comet to the Vulgar from Leicestershire one of both his Names a great pretender to Astrology and Physick and in â—uch considering his Education which was without the help of an Academy he was eminent He began to write much about the time when the grand Rebellion commenc'd wrot in favour of the Long Parliament and their proceedings and many notorious matters against the Royal Family which being highly resented by the generous Loyalist he was aimed at upon His Majesties Restauration in 1660. to be brought to condign punishment But upon the Intercession of George Wharton to whom Lilye had been civil in the times of Usurpation and others he escaped and continued in writing his Ephemerides to the time of his Death This Person who pretended much to Prophecy of which he hath published several Pamphlets especially in his said Ephemerides and had exercised the trade of Conjuration among ignorant People died at Walton upon Thames in Surrey where he had purchased a fair Estate with the Moneys he had got by imposing on the Vulgar with his Juggles on the 9th day of June an 1681. Aged near 80 Years and was buried in the middle of the Church there towards the North Wall Soon after was a black Marble Stone with an Inscription thereon laid over his Grave by his Friend Elias Ashmole Esq A little before his Death he did adopt for his Son by the Name of Merlin Junior one Will. Coley a Taylor by Trade and a Native of Magd. Parish in the North Suburb of Oxon and at the same time gave him the Impression of his Ephemeris after it had been Printed for 36 Years which Coley continues to this day The Writings of this Lilly being too many to be here inserted I shall only give you the canting and amusing Titles of some as 1 Englands Prophetical Merlin 2 English Merlin revived c. 3 Storry Messenger or an interpretation of the strange Apparition of three Suns 4 A Collection of Ancient and Modern Prophecies c. 5 Astrological Prediction of the occurrences in England 6 The Worlds Catastrophy 7 Monarchy and no Monarchy c. 8 Annus tenebrosus or the dark Year c. 9 Christian Astrology c. JOHN STANBRIDGE another noted Grammarian of his time was born at Heyford in Northamptonshire educated in Trivials in Whykehams School near Winchester admitted after two Years of probation true and perpetual Fellow of New College in the Year 1481 left it Five Years after and being naturally delighted in the faculty of Grammar tho then Bac. of Arts he was made first Usher of the Free-School joyning to Magd. Coll. for so he occurs in the Year 1488. and after the Death of Job Anwykyll chief Master thereof in which employment he continued if I mistake not to the time of his Death and became so happy in the practice of his profession that many Persons who proved afterwards eminent acknowledged to have received instruction from him Among such Rob. Whittington was one by whose endeavours as also those of Stanbridge Will. Horman and Will. Lilye all Oxford Students the Latin tongue was much refin'd and amended This Jo. Stanbridge was a right worthy Lover of his faculty and an indefatigable Man in teaching and writing as it may appear by those things that he hath published very grateful to the Muses and publick concerns The last of which he consulted more than his own private interest and when in his old Age he should have withdrawn himself from his profession which is esteem'd by the generality a drudgery and have lived upon what he had gotten in his younger Years he refused it lived poor and bare to his last yet with a juvenile and cheerful Spirit He hath written Embryon relimatum sive Vocabularium Metricum This I have seen Printed in an old English Character about 1522. in qu. In the title of which is the Authors Picture Printed from a Wooden Cut sitting in a Chair with his Gown on and a Hood on his Shoulders but no Cap on his Head only a close one like to a Curlot This Book was view'd and corrected in Qu. Elizabeth's time by Thomas Newton of Cheshire who hath an Encomium upon it Afterwards enlarged and made to run in compleat Verse by that noted Grammarian John Brinsley sometimes a Schoolmaster and Minister in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk an 1636. I mean the same Brinsley who married the Sister of Dr. Jos Hall Bishop of Norwich and wrot and published several Books of Divinity and Grammar besides translations Stanbridge also wrot Parvulorum Institutiones De ordine constructionum Vulgaria With other things which I have not yet seen He lived beyond the Year Fifteen hundred twenty and two but when he died or where he was buried unless in Magd. Coll. Chap. or Yard belonging thereunto I know not One Thomas Stanbridge his Kinsman I think took the Degree of Master of Arts in this University an 1518. being then a noted Schoolmaster of Benbury in Oxfordshire who dying 1522 left several Books to the Coll. of which he had been Fellow which if I mistake not was Magd. College NICHOLAS VAUX Son of Sir Will. Vaux of Harwedon in Northamptonshire by Catherine his Wife Daughter of Gregory Penystone of Curtesels in Piemont a Province of Italy was born in that County Northamptonshire and in his juvenile Years was sent to Oxon where by reading Humane and Romantick rather than Philosophical Authors advanced his Genie very much in Poetry and History In his riper Years he followed the Camp did King Hen. 7. noted service in the Battel of Stoke near Newark in the second Year of his Reign and thereupon he received the Honor of Knighthood In the 17th Year of that Kings Reign he appeared like a Star at the Marriage of Prince Arthur for the Gown of Purple Velvet which he
Guade a pious Priest and Chaplain to K. Hen. 8. This Preface with the Book it self all in the like Verse was published at Oxon. about 1584. in oct by George Etheridge a Physician sometimes Pupil to the said Joh. Shepery Vita Epicedion Johannis Claymondi Praesidis Coll. Corp. Chr. MS. in C. C. C. Library The beginning of which is Tristia quisquis ades c. written in long and short Verses He also translated from Greek into Latin several Books as Euripides his Hecuba and Seneca's Hercules furens something of Basil c. besides compositions in Poetry and Prose which after the Author's death came into the hands of George Etheridge before-mention'd who promised in the Year 1584. to make them publick but what hindred him unless death I know not As for our Author Sheperey he gave way to fate at Agmundesham commonly called Amersham in Bucks in the Month of July in fifteen hundred forty and two year 1542 and was buried I persume in the Church there Soon after his death being known in Oxon divers ingenious and learned Men made Verses to his memory in Greek and Latin and caused them to be stuck up on St. Mary's Church doors to be read by the Academians as they passed by Some Persons whether for the sake of his memory or for Poetry I know not got copies of them very greedily and gathered all they could get to the end that with the help of Etheridge they might be published At length being put into the hands of Herman Evans a Stationer for that purpose he kept them till he could get more to be added to them but what hindered their birth I know not WILLIAM THYNNE otherwise Botevill was as it seems a Solopian born and educated among the Oxonians for a time Afterwards retiring to the Court became through several petite employments chief Clerk of the Kitchin to K. Hen. 8. and is stiled by Erasmus Thynnus Aulicus This Person who was poetically given from his Youth did make a search after all the works of Jeffery Chaucer the Prince of our English Poets many of which were then in MS. At length having collected all the ancient Copies of that Author he took great pains to correct and amend them Which being so done he put notes and explanations on and printed them altogether in one Volume in Folio not in double columns as they have been since and dedicated them to K. Hen. 8. an 1542 having been partly and imperfectly done several Years before by Will. Caxton Afterwards Joh. Stow the Chronologer did correct increase and publish them with divers ample notes collected out of several records and monuments All which he delivering to his Friend Tho. Speght a Cantabrigian he drew them into good form and method mixed them with his own and published them 1597. See more in Franc. Thynne under the Year 1611 who was as it seems descended from him Whether this Will. Thynne whom I have mentioned before be the same with Will. Thynne Esq one of the Clerks of the Green-Cloth and master of the Houshold of K. Hen. 8. the same Will. Thynne I mean who died 10. Aug. 1546. and was buried in the Church of Allhallowes Barkin in London I am yet to learn I find another Will. Thynne Esq Brother to Sir John Thynne Knight who after he had travell'd through most parts of Europe return'd an accomplish'd Gentleman and in the 1. Edw. 6. Dom. 1547. went into Scotland under the command of Edward Duke of Somerset to which Duke his Brother Sir John was Secretary where as an Eques catafractus that is a Chevalier arm'd cap a pee he performed excellent service in the Battel at Muscelborough against the Scots This Person I take to be the same to whom K. Hen. 8. by his Letters Pat. dat 8. May 38. of his Reign Dom. 1546. gave the office of general Receiver of two Counties in the Marches of Wales commonly call'd The Earl of Marches Lands At length when the infirmities of Age came upon him he gave himself solely up to devotion and was a daily Auditor of divine service in the Abbey Church at Westminster He surrendred up his Soul to him that gave it 14. March 1584 and was buried in the said Church opposite to the door leading into the Cloister Over his Grave was soon after erected a Monument of Alabaster and 100 Years after was another stately Monument erected near to it Westward for one descended from Sir Joh. Thynne beformention'd namely for Tho. Thynne of Langleat in Wilts Esq sometimes a Gent. Com. of Ch. Ch. who was barbarously murder'd in the Pall-mall by a German Sweed and Pole on Sunday in the Evening 12. Feb. 1681. For whom was a large inscription made to be engraved on the said Monument but for certain passages therein reflecting on Justice and I know not what was not suffer'd to be put thereon JOHN HOKER was first Demie or Semicommoner afterwards Fellow of St. Mary Magd. College and in 1535. Master of Arts being then accounted excellently well read in Greek and Latin Authors a good Rhetorician and Poet and much commended for his facete fancy Leland is pleased to mention him in one of his works and to stile him not without desert Nitor artium bonarum He hath written Piscator or the Fisher caught a Comedy An Introduction to Rhetorick Poema de vero crucifixo Epigrammata varia and other things which I have not yet seen He was living in Magd. Coll. in Fifteen hundred forty and three being then Bach. of Divinity of three Years standing as it appears in the Bursars accompts of that House I presume he died shortly after and not in 1541 as Bale and Pits do tell you EDWARD LEE Son of Rich. Lee of Lee-magna in Kent Esq Son of Sir Rich. Lee Knight sometimes twice Lord Mayor of the City of London was born in Kent particularly as I suppose at Lee before-mentioned sent to St. Mary Magd. Coll. about 1499 and took as 't is said one Degree in Arts but whether true I cannot justly affirm because the Register of that time and other writings are imperfect In the Year 1523 one Ed. Lee was admitted Bachelaur of Arts but him I take to be too late for this Edw. Lee whom we are further to mention Afterwards he went to Cambridge as one reports being probably driven hence by Pests that frequently then hap'ned in Oxon. Yet the Reader is to know that he is not reckoned among the Archbishops and Bishops which have been educated in that University by Dr. Matthew Parker in his Catalogue of them at the end of his Cat. of Chancellors Proctors c. thereof in his Edition of Antiquitates Britannicae c. Printed an 157 2-3 Howsoever it is I shall not dispute it only say that afterwards he was made Chaplain to K. Hen. 8. and his Almoner being then a violent Antagonist of Erasmus but whether greater in Learning than he or his equal was then
had an Unkle or near Kinsman of both his names who was born in the Dioc. of Wells made Master-Fellow of that House in the Year 1513 and this Joh. Hoper whom we are further to mention being sent to the University the Year following might probably be put under his tuition in the said Coll. or at least in St. Albans Hall of which he was then notwithstanding Fellow of Mertâ—n Coll. Principal But these matters remaining yet uncertain I shall proceed to what is extant on record In the latter end therefore of 1518. he was admitted Bach. of Arts which was the highest Degree he took in this University and about the same time compleated it by Determination What became of him afterwards I cannot justly say Howbeit there is not wanting an Author who reports that he was of the number of Cistercians commonly called White Monks and had so continued for some Years Which report I presume is true because in all my searches I cannot find him a Curat Vicar or Parson But so it was that he being weary of that Order he left it and repairing to Oxon was as the R. Catholicks say infected with Lutherisme by Books brought from Germany and in short time became a thorow-pac'd Protestant if not worse as they further add In the Year 1539 or thereabouts at which time the Statute of six articles came forth he left what he had and got himself into the service of Sir John Arundel a very Catholick Knight afterwards put to death with the Protector by the Duke of Northumberland in K. Edwards days and was his Chaplain and Steward of his House But being discovered by him to be a Protestant he was forced to leave that harbour and to go into France where staying for some time in dislike of many matters there he returned into England and lived with a Gentleman called Seintlow But at length his living with him being known he was sought after to be apprehended Whereupon he put on a Mariners habit made himself Master of a Boat and went into Ireland and from thence took a larger journey into Zuitzerland where he became acquainted with Bullinger Scholar and Successor of Zuinglius's Chair first at Basill and afterward at Zurich where also by his Council and Doctrine be married a Wife which was a Burgundian and applyed very studiously the Hebrew tongue When K. Ed. 6. came to the Crown he returned soon after into England and settling for a time in London Preached to the People there very frequently and sometimes against pluralities In 1549. he became an accuser of Bishop Bonner when he was to be deprived of his Bishoprick which made him fare the worse when Qu. Mary came to the Crown In 1550. he by the help of his former Master Sir Joh. Arundel who could do all at that time with the Earl of Warwick afterwards Duke of Northumberland was nominated and elected Bishop of Glocester but when he should come to be consecrated or invested by Dr. Cranmer Archb. of Canterbury and Rydley B. of London who maligned him for his worse than Calvinistical Principles they would not do it except he would conform himself in all points to them both in apparel and opinions but he obstinately refusing a Rochet was thereupon confin'd to custody At length by the Earl of Warwick's intercession to Cranmer and the King's Letters to dispense with those matters and ceremonies which J. Fox usually calls trifles and superstitions he was consecrated Bishop of the said See 8. March 1550. At which time as 't is said Hoper after much hanging off did take the Oath of Supremacy and afterwards when he Preacher at Court he did once for formality sake appear in a Shymar with a white linnen rochet under it but much ashamed at the strangeness thereof as Fox saith Being settled in the See of Glocester which was looked upon as a poor pittance for so great a Clerk who had suffered so much for the Cause the Earl of Warwick got for him another Bishoprick much better than the former called Worcester of which place being declared Bishop 20. May 6. Ed. 6. Dom. 1552. the Bishop thereof N. Heath being then a Prisoner in the Fleet had liberty then given to him to keep it in Commendam with Glocester While he was Bishop he Preached often visited his Diocesses kept good hospitality for the poorer sort of People and was beloved by many But when Qu. Mary began to Reign which was in July 1553 he was pursevanted up to London in the latter end of August and on the first of Sept. following was committed Prisoner to the Fleet where remaining some Months was at length examined several times and required to recant his opinions But standing constant and resolute to them was condemned first to be burnt in Januar. 1554 and then in Feb following was degraded The next day he was conducted towards Glocester where being arrived he suffered death soon after with great courage He was a Person of good parts well vers'd in the Greek and Hebrew tongues a tolerable Philosopher but a better Theologist had not his Principles been too rigid and dissenting from the English Church as appointed by King Edw. 6. His Writings are mostly these Answer to the Lord Winchester's Book entit A detection of the Devils Sophestry wherewith he robbeth the unlearned of the true belief in the Sacrament of the aultar Zurich 1547. qu. A declaration of Christ and his office Zur 1547. oct Dedicated to Edw. Duke of Somerset 8. Dec. 1547. Afterwards corrected by Christoph Rosdell and reprinted in twelves Lesson of the Incarnation of Christ Lond. 1549. oct Sermons on Jonas Lond. 1550. oct A godly confession and protestation of the Christian Faith wherein is declared what a Christian Man is bound to believe of God his King his Neighbour and himself Lond. 1550. oct Homelie to be read in the time of the pestilence and a most present remedy for the same Print 1553. qu. Various Letters written in Prison See in Joh. Fox's Book of The Acts and Monuments of the Church under the Year 1555. Epistola ad Episcopos Decanos Archidiaconos caet Cleri ordines in Synodo Londinensi congregatos an 1554. The beginning is Non vos latet c. Printed by Ja. Fox at the end of the Book of Acts and Mon. Exhortation to patience sent to his Wife Anne See there in Fox under the Year 1555. Certain sentences written in Prison Lond. 1559. oct Speech at his death An apologie against the untrue and slanderous report made of him that he should be a maintainer and encourager of such that cursed the Queens Highness that then was Queen Mary c. Lond. 1562. oct To which are added two or three of his Letters written in Prison Comfortable expositions on the 23 62 73 and 77 Psalmes Lond. 1580. qu. Annotations on the 13 Ch. to the Romans Lond. 1583. Twelve Lectures upon the Creed Lond. 1581. oct Confession of the Christian Faith containing 100
find another Tho. Talbot to have been born in the said County of Lancaster and entred into the Society of Jesus an 1598. aged 26. who after he had wrot several Books died in 1652 but this Person was not as I can yet learn originally bred among us HENRY Lord STAFFORD the only Son of Edward Duke of Bucks attained and executed for treason in 1521. was one of the most accomplished Persons of his time and tho not the inheritor of his Fathers honours yet he was a Man of great virtue learning and piety In his younger years he received his education in both the Universities especially in that of Cambridge to which his Father had been a benefactor where by the care of good Tutors he attained to a considerable knowledge in the Latin tongue and in that language he wrot several things as 't is said as well in verse as prose but such I have not yet seen He translated into English a Book intit De vera differentia regiae potestatis ecclesiasticae quae sit ipsa veritas ac virtus utriusque c. Written by Edward Fox Bishop of Hereford This translation was printed in oct but when it appears not in the Book He also translated Erasmus his Two Epistles wherein is declared the brainsick headiness of the Lutherans c. Lond. 1553. oct and other things which I have not yet seen This noble Lord gave way to fate in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight but where buried I cannot yet tell nor in what County born unless in Staffordshire wherein he was possessor of many Lands ROBERT BROKE or Brook Son of Thom. Broke of Claverley in Shropshire year 5121 by Margaret his Wife Daughter of Hugh Grosvenor of Farmot in the said County was born as I conceive at Claverley laid a foundation of Literature at Oxon which was a great advantage to him when he studied the municipal Laws in the Middle Temple where he became the compleatest Lawyer of his time In 1542 he was elected Autumn or Summer Reader of that House and in the latter end of the Year in Lent 1550 he was elected Double-Reader In 1552 he was by writ called to be Serjeant at Law and in 1553 being the first Year of Qu. Mary he was made Lord Chief Justice of the Common pleas and not of the Common-bench as some say and about that time received the honor of Knighthood from that Queen In whose Reign and after he was held in high value for his profound knowledge in the Law and for his just and upright dealing in all matters relating to the profession thereof He hath written An abridgment containing an abstract of the Year Bookes till the time of Qu. Marie Lond. 1573. fol. 76 86 c. qu. Certain cases adjudged in the time of K. Hen. 8. Ed. 6. and Qu. Marie from 6. Hen. 8. to the 4. of Qu. Marie Lond. 1578. 1604. 25. c. in oct The original title of this Book is in French Ascuns novel cases c. Reading on the Statute of limitations 32. H. 8. c. 2. Lond. 1647. oct Printed I think before that time This Sir Rob. Broke who was a zealous Cathol died as it seems in Aug. or Sept. year 1558 in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight but where buried I cannot yet tell In his Will proved 12. Oct. the same Year he several times remembers the Church and Poor of Putney near London I find another of both his names who is written Esquire Serjeant at Law and Recorder of London under whose name was published Reading upon the statute of Magna Charta chap. 16. Lond. 1641. qu. before which time the Author was dead Whether the same with Rob. Brook of Brasenose who was admitted Master of Arts 1584. I think not As for Sir Rob. Broke the Judge he obtained a fair estate by his endeavours which he left to his posterity remaining at Madeley in Shropshire and at one or two places in Suffolk PAUL BUSH was born of honest and sufficient Parents became a Student in this University about the Year 1513 and five years after took the Degree of Bach. of Arts being then numbred among the celebrated Poets of the University Afterwards he applied his mind to the supreme faculty entred into the Order of the Bonhom's studied among the Fryers of the Order of St. Austin now Wadham Coll. in the North suburb of Oxon and at length became Provincial of his Order that is of Bonhoms This Person being noted in his time for his great learning in Divinity and Physicks was by K. Hen. 8. made the first Bishop of Bristow after he had placed an Episcopal See there an 1542 and by the name and title of Paulus Bush capellanâ—s Regis S. Theologiae Bacalaureus had restitution made to him of the Temporalities belonging to that See 16. June in the same Year But he taking to him a Wife whom one calls a Concubine in the days of K. Ed. 6. was depriv'd of his Bishoprick by Qu. Mary an 1553 whereupon he spent the remaining part of his days at Bristow He hath written several things in Divinity and Medicine as well in verse as prose of which number these are some An exhortation to Margaret Burges Wife to Jo. Burges Clothier of Kingswood in the County of Wilts Lond. temp Ed. 6. in oct Notes on the Psalm beginning with Miserere mei Deus c. Treatise in praise of the Cross Dialogues between Christ and the Virgin Mary Treatise of salves and curing remedies besides Poems of divers kinds which I have not yet seen At length taking his last farewell of this World on the eleventh of Octob. year 1558 in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight aged 68 years was buried on the North side of the choire near to the entrance leading into the North Isle of the Cath. Church at Bristow Over his grave was soon after erected a low altar tomb and on it was fastned his statue in his Episcopal Robes lying on his back On the 4 corners of the Tomb were erected four small Pillars bearing a Canopy about which is this written Hic jacet D. Paulus Bush primus hujus Ecclesiae Episcopus qui obut undec die Octob. an Dom. 1558. aetatisque suae 68 cujus animae propitietur Christus About the tomb beneath the statue are certain verses engraven on three sides thereof the fourth joyning to the Wall some of which follow Agnus qui primam nostrum sua tempora miram Indueret jacet hic Bristoliense decus A patre Bush dictus Paulum baptisma vocavit Virtus implevit nomen uterque Pari. Paulus c. Ille animos verbis impensos pavit egenos Hinc fructum arbusto portulit ille suo Ut madidos arbusta tegunt sic foedere rupto Inter discordes pacificator erat This Monument was erected near to the stone under which his sometimes Wife called Edyth Ashley was buried who died 8. Oct. 1553. ROBERT WARDE a native of the Dioc. of Durham was elected
troubles at Frankford in Germany printed 1575. in qu. p. 44. 45. c. 92. c. When Qu. Elizabeth succeeded he returned and the first thing that made him then to be noted was An Oration to Qu. Eliz. at her first entrance to her Reigne an 1558. It was not spoken but delivered in writing to her by a certain noble Man The beginning of it is Albeit there be innumerable gifts c. He also wrot a little book in favour of the house of Suffolk especially of the Children of Edw. Seymour Earl of Hertford eldest Son of Edward Duke of Somerset who was married to the Lady Cath. Grey Dau. of Hen. Duke of Suff. of near alliance in blood to the Queen in his house in Chanon row within the City of Westminster in Oct. 1560. The effect of which was to derive the title of the Crown of England in case Qu. Eliz. should die without issue to the house of Suffolk This Marriage notwithstanding the Archb. of Cant. did by his sentence pronounce unlawful yet our Author Hales who was esteemed a Man very opiniotive tho otherwise very learned did maintain in the said book that their sole consent did legitimate their conjunction Which pamphlet flying abroad came straight way to the Court Whereupon the Queen and the Nobles being highly offended the Author was quickly discovered and forthwith imprison'd in the Tower of London Soon after Sir Nich. Bacon then Lord Keeper was presumed to have had a finger in it for which he was like to have lost his office if Sir Ant. Browne who had been L. Ch. Justice of the Common-pleas in Qu. Maries time would have accepted of it which her Majesty offer'd to him and the Earl of Leycester earnestly exhorted him to take it but he refused it for that he was of a different Religion from the State and so Sir Nic. Bacon remained in his place at the great instance of Sir Will. Cecill afterwards L. Treasurer who tho he was to be privy to the said book yet was the matter so wisely laid upon Hales and Bacon that Sir Will. was kept free thereby to have the more authority and grace to procure the others pardon as he did Soon after Jo. Lesley Bishop of Ross a great creature of Mary Queen of Scots did answer that Book for which he got the good will of many tho of others not As for our Author Hales he gave way to fate on the fifth of the calends of January in Fifteen hundred seventy and two year 1571 whereupon his body was buried in the Chancel of the Church of St. Peter's poor in London He died without issue so that his estate which chiefly laid in Warwickshire of which his principal house in Coventry call'd Hales place otherwise the White Fryers was part went to John Son of his Brother Christopher Hales sometimes also an Exile at Frankfort whose posterity doth remain there to this day ELIZE HEYWOOD sometimes written Ellis Heewood Son of Job Heywood the famous Epigrammatist was born in London and by the indulgence of his Father was carefully educated in juvenile learning in that City and in Academical in Oxon. In 1547 he was elected Probationer-Fellow of Allsouls Coll. where spending some time in Logicals and Philosophicals he applyed his genie to the study of the Laws in which faculty he took one degree an 1552 being the sixth year of K. Ed. 6. Afterwards he travelled into France and Italy continued for some time at Florence being patroniz'd by Card Pole and became such an exact Master of the Italian tongue that he wrot a book in that Language entituled Il Moro lib. 2. Fiorenz 1556 in octavo This book which is dedicated to the said Cardinal contains a discourse fancied to be in the house of Sir Tho. More sometimes L. Chanc. of England and in consolation with him Besides this book he wrot as 't is said other things in Italian or in Lat. or in his mother tongue which being printed beyond the Sea we seldom or never see them in these parts About that time our Author receiving instructions concerning matters of faith from an English Man called Hall he went into the Low Countries and at Antwerp performed the office of Preacher and Prefectship of the spirit Thence he went to Lovaine where he died in the twelfth year after his ingress into the society of Jesus year 1572 which was about Fifteen hundred seventy and two He had a younger brother named Jasper bred also in Oxford and leaving the Nation for Religion sake entred himself into the said Society as I shall tell you under the Year 1597. num 295. NICHOLAS GRIMALD or Grimoald received his first being in this world in Huntingdonshire and his first Academical education in Christs Coll. in Cambridge where taking the Degree of Bach. of Arts went to Oxon and was incorporated there in the said Degree in Apr. 1542. In the next month he was chosen Probationer Fellow of Merton Coll. he being then in the 23 year of his age In 1544 he proceeded in Arts and 1547 when the Coll. of King Hen. 8. was to be settled and replenished with Students he was put in there as a Senior or Theologist accounted then only honorary and the rather for this reason because he about that time did read a publick Lecture to the Academians in the large refectory of that place All that I have yet seen of his writings are these Archipropheta Tragedia jam recens in lucem edita Colon. 1548. in oct Oratio ad Pontifices Londini in aede Paulina an 1553. 17. Id. Apr. in Synodo publica Lond. 1583. oct In P. V. Maronis quatuor libros Georgicorum in oratione soluta paraphrasis elegantissima Oxonii in Aede Christi 2. Ed. 6. confecta Lond. 1591. oct Fama com Troilus Chauceri com with several such like things which you may see in Baleus who also tells us elsewhere that he wrot in English a Book intit Vox populi or The Peoples complaint c. which was against Rectors Vicars Archdeacons Deans c. for living remote from their Flocks and for not performing the duty belonging to their respective offices He hath also divers Lat. and English copies of verses occasionally printed before and in commendation of other Mens works and has also translated from Lat. into English Cicero's three books of duties to Marcus his Son Lond. 1558. oct with other things from Greek He was in great esteem among Men in the fifteenth year of Qu. Elizabeth LEWIS EVANS was a Monmouthshire Man born as it seems and mostly educated in Oxon Afterwards being a forward and zealous Man for the R. Cath. Religion at London where he had got some employment was brought into trouble by Dr. Grindal Bishop of that place So that being forced to fly he went beyond the Sea and settled for a time at Antwerp where to shew his zeal for the cause he translated a Book from Lat. into English entit Certaine tables set forth by
in the Church there in 1582 leaving behind him a Son named John who in 1600 publish'd a little treatise concerning The making of ponds breeding and feeding of fish and planting of fruits c. printed several times Which John succeeded his Father in the surveyourship before-mention'd and dying in 1606 was as I conceive buried by his Father leaving then behind him a Son named Roger living 1636. HENRY BULL a Warwickshire Man born became Demie of Magd. Coll. in 1535 or thereabouts perpetual Fellow in 1540. being then Bach of Arts and afterwards a zealous Man for reformation in K. Edw. days an exile in the time of Qu. Marie and a double if not a treble beneficed Man in the Reign of Qu. Eliz. He hath transmitted to posterity Christian prayers and holy meditations as well for private as publick exercise gathered out of the most godly learned of our time Printed at Lond. several times one edit bears date 1584 another 92. a third in 1605. and all either in oct or 16o. Lydlies prayers with certaine godly additions He also translated from Lat. into English A commentary upon the 15 Psalmes called Psalmi Graduum that is Psalmes of degrees from Psal 120 to Psal 133 faithfully copied out of the Lectures of Dr. Mart. Luther Lond. 1577. qu. c. Published with an Epistle before it by Joh. Fox the Martyrologist at which time the translator had been dead about two or three years for if I mistake not he gave way to fate about Fifteen hundred seventy and five year 1575 One of both his names who was a rich Physician of London died there in June or thereabouts in 1577 but of what kin to the former I know not NICHOLAS WHITHALK a Theologist of Losanne studied several years in Merton Coll. for the sake of the Warden thereof Dr. Bickley with whom he had contracted an acquaintance while he was an Exile in the time of Qu. Mary but whether he took a degree tho supplicate he did for one it appears not He hath written Christianae fidei ac verae religionis compendium in locos communes digestum nunc primum in vulgus emissum Lond. 1575 oct Dedic to Sir Will. Cecill Lord Burleigh No doubt there is but he hath published other things but such I have not yet seen LAURENCE NOWELL the third Son of John Nowell of Great Meerley in Lancashire where his ancestors had lived several generations before him by Dowsabell his Wife Daughter of Thomas Hesketh of Rufford in the said County Esq was born as I conceive at Great Meerley before-mentioned or at least in the said County sent to Brasnose Coll. to obtain Academical learning about 1536 where applying his Muse to the study of Logick for a little while went to Cambridge where taking the Degree of Bach. of Arts return'd to Oxon. and was incorporated in the said Degree in July 1542. In the year following he was licensed to proceed in Arts and about that time being in sacred orders became Master of the Free-school at Sutton-Colfield in Warwickshire where he continued for some years In the Reign of Qu. Mary he absconded for a time in the house of Sir Joh. Perrot called Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire where besides that Knight he found two of his perswasion viz. Mr. Perrot Sir Johns Unkle who had been reader of the Greek tongue in the Reign of K. Ed. 6. and another Gent. called Banister But before that Queen died he went into Garmany where finding out his Brother Alexander Nowell sorted himself among the English Exiles there After Qu. Elizabeth came to the Crown he was made Archdeacon of Derby and Dean of Lichfield which he kept with one or more benefices besides that Prebendship of Ampleford in the Ch. of York which he obtained upon the relignation of Will. Day Bach. of Div. 27. May 1566. to his dying day He was a most diligent searcher into venerable antiquity a right learned Clerk also in the Saxon Language and was one of the first that recalled the study thereof When he abode in Lincolns Inn in the lodgings of one of his brethren who was a Counsellour of note there he was a tutor in those studies to Will. Lambard the Antiquary of Kent who was esteemed the second best in them and made use of his assistance and notes when he compiled his book De priscis Anglorum legibus Our famous Antiquary Will. Camden tells us that he Laur. Nowell was a Man of good note for his singular learning and was the first in our age that brought into ure againe and revived the Language of our Ancestours the Saxons which through disuse lay forlet and buried in oblivion He hath written Vocabularium Saxonium or a Saxon English Dictionary Written in 1567. 'T is a MS. in qu. and was sometimes in the hands of the learned Selden but now in Bodlies Library Franc. Junius who maketh honourable mention of the Author had a Copy of it and Will. Somner the Antiquary of Canterbury made use of the original when he compiled his Saxon Dictionary He also L. Nowell made several collections from antique historical MSS. which as rarities are kept to this day in the Cottonian Library One of them is thus entituled Collectanea ex Chronicis Gregorii Caerquent Monachi Coenobii Glocestrensis ab an 681. ad an 1290. 'T is under Vespasians head A. 5. with other collections out of the Registers of Worcester and Glocester This eminent Antiquary died as it seems year 1576 in Fifteen hundred seventy and six his will being dated 7. Oct. the same year aged 60 or more but where buried unless in the Cath. Ch. at Lichfield I cannot tell He left behind him a Son of both his names who was a Commoner of Brasnose Coll. 1590. aged 18 and had if I mistake not for his successor in his Deanery one George Bulleyn D. D. who dying in Januar. 1602 was succeeded by Dr. Will. Tooker One Hen. Boleyne D. D. was sometimes Chauntor and Residentiary of Lincolne Archdeacon of Chichester and Rector of Borneford who dyed 1491. but what relation George had to this Henry I know not GERARD LEGH Son of Hen. Legh or Leigh of London natural or base Son of Randal Legh by his Concubine one Woodroffs Widow of Derby second Son of Sir Edm. Legh of Baguly in Cheshire Knight living 39. H. 6. was born in London where being trained up for a time in Grammaticals was sent to Oxon to compleat them and to obtain so much of the Logicals that he might the better conquer the rudiments of the municipal Law for if I am not mistaken he studied for some time in one of the Inns of Court But such was the vigour of his natural genius to Heraldry Genealogies and History that he postpon'd those beneficial studies and totally gave himself up to those of honor and less benefit All that he hath published is that fruitful and worthy treatise entit The Accedence of Armorie Lond. 1568. and 1612. in
in the society of Jesus about 25 years to their great renown and honour The next Person in order to be mention'd is one as famous in his way as the former but of the reformed Religion THOMAS MOUFET or Muffet was born in London in or near St. Leonards Shoreditch as I conceive because his name and relations lived in that Parish and one John Muffet died there in 1596. After he had been educated in Grammar learning in that City he spent some time in this University afterwards travelled into divers Countries in Europe where he became known to the most eminent Men especially Physicians and Chymists of that time and was doctorated in Physick in some noted University in his travels After his return he fell into very great practice within the City of his nativity became much honoured and beloved by Peregrine Bertie Lord Willoughby of Eresbie and esteemed the famous ornament of the body of Physicians and the true pattern of all polite and solid Literature He hath written De jure praestantia Chemicorum Medicamentorum dialogus Apologeticus Francof 1584. Ursell 1602. oct and in the first volume of Theatrum Chemicum Argent 1623. oct pag. 70. Epistolae quinque Medicinales Most of which werâ— written to one whom the Author calls Philalethes a German Chymist They were printed with the former book in that impression of 1602 and I think elsewhere Nosomantica Hippocratea sive Hippocratis prognostica cuncta ex omnibus ipsius scriptis methodicè digesta c. Franc. 1588. oct in 9 books He also by his great labour and charge did enlarge and finish Insectorum sive minimorum Animalum Theatrum olim ab Edw. Wottono Conrado Gesnaro Thomaque Pennio inchoatum Which Book the Author leaving behind him in MS. at his Death it came some years after into the hands of Sir Theod. de Mayern Knight who published it in Fol. at Lond 1634. with an Epistle Dedicatory before and Preface to it But before that time some imperfect Copies of it were published by Laur Scholzius an 1598 c. This Book was published in the English Tongue at Lond. 1658. Fol. by J. R. M. D. Dr. Moufet hath written also Healths improvement or Rules comprising and discovering the nature method and manner of preparing all sorts of Food used in this Nation This was corrected and enlarged by Christoph Bennet Lond. 1655. 4to Whatelse our Author Moufet hath written I know not nor any thing more of him only that in his latter days he lived much at Bulbridge near Wilton in Wilts as a retainer to the Pombrochian Family from which he had an yearly Pension allowed to him to his last day mostly by the favour of that incomparable Lady Mary Countess of Pembroke He concluded his last day towards the latter end of Q. Elizabeth and was as I have been credibly informed by one or more ancient Men that belonged to the said Family buried at Wilton Contemporary with him was Joh. Securis an eminent Physician of Sarum whom I have mentioned before PETER WHITE noted for his excellency in Humane Learning while he continued in the University was born in the Diocess of Waterford in Ireland elected Fellow of Oriel Col. An. 1551. and in the year 1555. was admitted Master of Arts. About the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's Reign he returned to his Native Country and became the Happy Schoolmaster of Mâ—ster and Dean of Waterford for a time From which last place being ejected for his Religion about 1565. he continued notwithstanding in his beloved Faculty of Pedagogy which was then accounted a most excellent Employment in Ireland by the Catholicks especially for this Reason that the Sons of Noblemen and Gentlemen might be trained up in their Religion and so consequently keep out Protestancy His School was during his time in a flourishing condition and by his care and industry many learned Persons issued thence Among such not that I shall mention Rich. Stanyhurst of whom I shall speak hereafter was one Peter Lombard born in Waterford who afterwards studied at Lovaine in Brabant where after he had spent two years and an half in Philosophy he was chosen when he proceeded Master of Arts Primus Vniversitatis by the uniform consent of the Four Principals which preferment did not happen in such sort for many years before About that time the said Lombard wrote Carmen heroicum in Doctoratum Nicholai Quemerfordi with other things afterwards which were much valued at Lovaine but such I have not yet seen See another Pet. Lombard in my discourse of Will. Camden As for P. White he hath written Epitome copiae Erasmi lib. 1. Epit. figurarum Rhetoricarum lib. 1. Annotationes in Orat. pro Archiâ poetâ Annot. in Orat. pro T. A. Milone Epigrammata diversa lib. 1. He lived as I guess to the latter end of Q. Elizabeth but the particular time when he died I find not Equal in time with the said Pet. White was another of both his Names an English-Man born and a severe Calvinist who among several things that he hath written published a Book intitled An Answer to certain crabbed Questions pretending a Real Presence in the Sacrament together with a discovery of the Jesuitical Opinion of Justification guilfully uttered by Sherwin at the time of his Execution Lond. 1582. oct Also A Sermon against Idolatry on Apoc. 1. 12 13. Lond. 1581. oct c. Whether he was an Oxford Man I cannot yet find THOMAS NEALE was born at Yeate in Glocestershire sped a Child into the College near Winchester by the endeavours of his Mother's Brother Alex. Belsire Fellow of New College where profiting exceedingly in Grammer Learning in the School there was chosen Probationer of New College in 1538. and two years after was admitted true and perpetual Fellow of the said House Afterwards prosecuting his Studies with great industry took the degree of Master of Arts in 1546 Holy Orders and soon after became an able Theologist and admirably well skill'd in the Greek and Hebrew Languages the last of which he read to several young Scholars in the University particularly to Bern. Gilpin of Queen's College About that time Sir Tho. Whyte who was afterwards Founder of S. John's College having had notice of his pregnant Parts and Vertues did for an encouragement allow unto him an yearly Pension of 10. l. In the beginning of Q. Mary he became Chaplain to Dr. Bonner Bishop of London and in 1556. being newly returned from Paris and other places in France he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences being then Rector of Thenforth in Northamptonshire But when Q. Elizabeth came to the Crown and he thereupon bereft of his Lord and Patron Bonner he betook himself to Oxon and in 1559. he was made the Queen's Professor of the Hebrew Lecture entred himself a Commoner of Hart Hall and built little Lodgings opposite thereunto joyning to the West end of New Col. Cloister wherein he lived several years but his Religion
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
and speak a Speech in praise of Sir Tho. Bodley every year on the 8. of Nov. on which day the Visitation of his Library is commonly made to be nominated by the Dean of Ch. Ch. and confirmed by the Vicechancellour for the time being But the said gift was not to take place till the death of his Widdow At length upon her decease which was at Great Wolford in Warwickshire 11. Nov. 1681. she being then the Wife of Tho. Keyt of that place Gent. the said annuity fell to the University Whereupon the year following Dr. Fell Dean of Ch. Ch. nominating one of his own house Tho. Sparke M. A. there was a solemn Speech made by him in the Schola Linguarum on the 8. Nov. 1682. Which Speech is yet continued by Ch. Ch. men without any regard had to those of Allsouls coll wherein Dr. Morris had much of his education and had been Chaplain thereof or to any Master of another coll or hall The said Sir Thom. Bodley had a younger Brother named Josias Bodley who having received part of his education in Merton coll became afterwards a Soldier of note in Ireland a Knight and Overseer of the Trenches when the English laid Siege to Kingsale Baltamore Berehaven and Castlehaven in Ireland holden against them by the Irish assisted by the Spaniard an 1601. at which time Bodley behaved himself bravely both in their Works and Battle He left behind him to posterity 1 Observations concerning the Fortresses of Ireland and the British Colonies of Vlster MS. fol. sometimes in the Library of Sir Jam Ware now perhaps in that of Henry E. of Clarendon 2 A jocular description of a journey by him taken to Lecale in Vlster an 1602. MS. Sometimes in the same Library WILLIAM WARMINGTON a Dorsetshire Man born was as a Member of Hart hall then presided by one who was always in animo Catholicus matriculated 20. Dec. 1577. aged 21. or more having been there a Student for some time before Shortly after he left the Nation and his Religion and spending some yeâ—s in a Seminary in Philosophical and Theological studies was made a Priest and sent into the Mission of England but being soon after taken he was with others conveyed on Shipboard in the Month of Feb. 1584. and sent beyond the Seas with great menaces of utter ruine if they return again Afterwards being noted in Foreign Countries by those of his own Nation for his learning and piety he was made Chaplain to Cardinal W. Alan with whom continuing till about the time of his death did return again into England being then as he stiles himself An Oblate of the holy Congregation of S. Ambrose and did execute his Function very zealously among the Brethren At length being apprehended by two Pursevants 24. Mar. 1607. and committed Prisoner to the Clinke in Southwark the next day according to the English accompt by the Bishop of Londons order he entred somewhat more deeply into consideration of the controversie about the Oath of Allegiance than he had done before while at liberty So that in the end making sufficient proof of his Loyalty towards his Majesty by accepting of the Oath when it was required of him he did thereupon premeditate and provide reasons for so doing and at length reducing into method for the help of his memory certain notes in scattered papers that he had collected concerning that matter did frame thence a compleat discourse At length after it had laid by him for some time did publish it under this title tho he knew 't would displease his Holiness who in his breves had either admonished or prohibited all Rom. Catholicks to take the Oath of Allegiance or to teach the lawfulness of it A moderate defence of the Oath of Allegiance Wherein the author proveth the said Oath to be most lawful notwithstanding the Pope's Breves c. Printed by permission of the Superiours in 1612. qu. Whereunto is added The Oration of P. Sixtus 5. in the Consistory of Rome upon the Murther of K. Hen. 3. the French King by a Fryer Strange Reports or News from Rome Printed with the former book Upon the publishing of these things the Friends of the author Warmington and his kindred of the Rom. Perswasion became his Enemies and withdrew from him all the benevolence they used to allow him Warmington therefore being put to his shifts for maintenance for this his Loyalty and Obediencce petitioned the King for some allowance His petition thereupon was received and he commended by his Majesty to Dr. Bilson Bishop of Winchester with order to take him to himself to his own house there to provide for him The Bishop obeyed Warmington lived with him wanted nothing had his liberty as he pleased and freedom of his Religion ROBERT WOLCOMBE or Wollocombe born of and descended from the antient and gentile family of the Wollocombes of Wollocombe in Devonshire was educated for a time in Exeter coll left the University without a degree and became beneficed in his own Country where he was much resorted to especially by the precise Party for his frequent and edifying way of Preaching His works are Sinners Salve which applied and practiced as well of impenitent may be moved to conversion as the penitent armed against disputation Lond. 1595. in tw Armour for the Soul against the assaults of Death Printed with Sinners Salve c. A glass for the Godly containing many comfortable Treatises to perswade man from the love of this World to the love of the world to come c. Lond. 1612. oct in two Parts The first dedicated to Sir Edw. Seymour of Bury-pomery in Devon containeth 7 Treatises which are no other than the effect of Sermons The first is entit The seeking of Heaven on Mat. 6. 33. The second part dedicated to Sir Edw. Giles Kt. containeth likewise 7 Treatises the first of which is entit Spiritual balm for the afflicted on Joh. 16. 20. A Letter to a pensive friend Printed and bound with the former parts He also translated from Lat. into English The restitution of a Sinner entit The restoring again of him that was fallen Lond. 1581. oct Written by St. John Chrisostome What other things he hath written and translated I cannot tell nor when he died I find one of both his names a Ministers Son of Devonshire to have been matriculated as a member of Exeter coll an 1584. aged 16. which I take to be Son to the Writer THOMAS TWYNE Son of Joh. Twyne mention'd under the year 1581. was born in the City of Canterbury admitted Scholar of C. C. coll 6. Jul. 1560. and Probationer 9. Nov. 1564. being then Bac. of Arts. Afterwards proceeding in his Faculty he applyed his Muse to the study of Medicine retired to Cambridge where he continued for a time and then setling at Lewes in Sussex where his Patron Tho. Lord Buckhurst lived practiced his faculty and became successful therein In 1593. he was admitted Bach. of Physick
Involved in a book intit Monumenta Westmon â—r an historical account of the original increase and present State of S. Peter's or the Abby Ch. of Westminster c. Lond. 1682. in oct Published by Hen. Keep of the Inner Temple Gent. sometimes a Gent. Com. of New Inn in Oxon. Remains concerning Britain their Languages Names Surnames Allusions c. Lond. 1604. 14. c. qu. Published at first under the two letters of M. N. which are the two last letters of the authors name To this book were several additions made by Jo. Philipot Herald of Arms under the title of Somerset Lond. 1637. c. qu. afterwards in oct with Camden's picture before all the editions Rerum 〈…〉 regnante Eli 〈◊〉 in 4 parts The first half with an Apparatus beâ—ore it reaching from the beginning of the Reign of Q. Elizab. to the end of the year 1588. was printed at Lond. in fol. 1615. having had several things therein before that time expunged especially such that related to the story of Mary Q. of Scots The other half reaching from the beginning of 1589. to the death of Q. Elizab. and an Appendix were printed at the same place in fol. 1627. Both printed in two tomes at Leyden in oct and in a thick oct at Amsterdam 1639. and all translated into English by B. N. Gent. and several times printed in fol. The last half was translated into English by Thom. Browne of Ch. Ch. afterwards Canon of Windsore and by him intit Tomus alter idem or The History c. Lond. 1629. in qu. His opinion concerning the High Court of Parliament Lond. 1658. oct Printed with the opinions on the same subject of Joh. Doderidge Arth. Agard and Franc. Tate I have seen also a discourse of his concerning the High Stewardship of England but 't is not as I conceive printed Epistolae variae ad viros doctos Written mostly in Latin Annales Regis Jacobi These reach from the death of Q. Elizab. 24. of March 1602-03 to the 18. of Aug. 1623. and no farther because the author being then very ill in body remaining in that condition till his death he could not well continue them any farther So that there wants memories more than for a year to the end of the Reign of K. Jam. 1. These Annals are written with the authors own hand in fol. being only a Skeleton of a History or bare touches to put the author in mind of greater matters that he had in his head had he lived to have digested them in a full History as that of Q. Elizabeth The original came after his death into the hands of Mr. Joh. Hacket afterwards D. D. and at length Bishop of Lichfield who as I have been divers times informed did privately convey it out of the Library of the author Hacket being then a Master of Arts of some years standing This original being communicated by the said Dr. Hacket while he was living at Lichfield to Mr. afterwards Sir Will. Dugdale then Norroy King of Arms he contrary to the Doctors knowledge took a copy of it which I have seen and perused at Sir Williams house called Blith hall in Warwickshire but therein I found many mistakes as it afterwards more evidently appeared to me when that Transcript was put into the Ashmolean Musaeum Another copy I have seen in the hands of Sir Hen. St. George Clarenceaux King of Arms which having been transcribed by one that understood not Latin are innumerable faults therein and therefore not at all to be relyed upon After Dr. Hacket's death the original was put into the Library of Trin. coll in Cambridge where it now remains Our author Camden did also put into Latin Actio in Henricum Garnet Societatis Jesu in Anglia Superiorem c. adjectum est supplicium de Hen. Garnet Londini sumptum c. Lond. 1607. qu. And also viewed corrected and published certain old writers to whom he gave this title Anglica Normanica Hibernica Cambrica per varios authores c. Francof 1603. 04. fol. The first of which writers is Asser Menevensis his book De vita rebus gestis Regis Aelfredi At length our author Camden paying his last debt to nature in his house at Chiseihurst in Kent on Sunday the ninth of Nov. about 4 or 5 of the clock in the morn in sixteen hundred twenty and three year 1623 his body afterwards was conveyed to Westminster to the house there where he used to dwell where laying in State for some time 't was on the 19. day of the same month carried to St. Peters commonly called the Abby-Church within that City accompanied by several of the Heralds in their formalities many of the Nobility Clergy Gentry and others All which being placed Dr. Christop Sutton a Prebendary of that Church stept up into the Pulpit and made a true grave and modest commemoration of his life Adding that as he was not sactious in Religion so neither was he wavering or inconstant of which he gave good testimonies at his end prosessing in the Exordium of his last Will that he died as had lived in the Faith Communion and Fellowship of the Church of England Sermon being ended the body was carried into the S. Cross Isle where it was buried in the west side or part of it As soon as the news of his death was certified to the Sages or Governours of the University they in gratitude of so worthy a Benefactor as he had been caused his memory to be celebrated in an Oration publickly delivered by the mouth of 〈…〉 M. of A. and Student of Ch. Ch. who was then the Deputy Oâ—â—tor To which Speech many of the Academians adding verses on the Benefactors death they were with the Speech printed under the title of Camdeni Insignia Oxon. 1624. qu. After these things were done was a Monument erected on the west Wall of the said S. cross isle with the bust of the Defunct resting his hand on a book with Britannia insculp'd on the Leaves thereof This Monument which was composed of black and white Marble was somewhat defaced in 1646. when the Hearse and Effâ—gies of Robert Earl of Essex the Parliamentarian General were cut in pieces and defaced The Inscription however being left intire I caused it to be printed elsewhere In the last Will and Testam of this great Scholar which I have more than once perused I find besides his publick benefactions his Legacies of 16 l. 10 l. and 5 l. to all his learned acquaintance then in being as to Ja. Gruter Library Keeper to the Prince Pal. Elector of Heidelberg 5 l. To Mr. Tho. Allen of Gloc. hall in Oxon. 16 l. To Jo. 〈◊〉 of the Inner Temple 5 l. c. besides a piece of plate to Sir 〈◊〉 Grevill Lord Brook Chancellour of the Exchequer who preferr'd him gratis to his Office and another of 16 l. price to the Company of Painter-Stainers of London and this to be engraven thereon Gul. Camden Clarenceaux
Brayntrey in Essex which was the best preferment I think he had He was a person esteemed by most men to have been replenished with all kind of vertue and learning to have been profound in Philosophical and Theological learning a great Canonist and so familiar and exact in the Fathers Councels and Schoolmen that none in his time scarce went beyond him Also that none have written with greater diligence I cannot say with a meekermind because some have reported that he was as foul-mâ—â—ched against the Papists particularly M. Ant. de 〈…〉 was afterwards against them and the Prelatists or with better truth or faith than he as by those things of his extant do appear the titles of which are these Sermons As 1 Serm. of Sanctification preached on Act Sunday 12. Jul. 1607. on 1 Thes. 5. 23. Lond. 1608. qu. 2 Inaugurat Serm. of K. Jam. at Pauls Cross 24. Mar. 1608. on 2 Chron. 9. 5 6 7 8 9. Ibid. 1609. qu. 3 Serm. of Predestination on 2 Pet. 1. 10. Lond. 1620. 23. qu. Justinian the Emperour defended against Card. Baronius Lond. 1616. in 7 sh in qu. Introductio in Metaphysicam lib. 4. Oxon. 1619. in a little oct Defence of Constantine with a treatise of the Popes Temporal Monarchy Lond. 1621. qu. Logicae libriquinque de praedicalibus praedicamentis c. Lond. 1622. c. Ox. 1677. in a large qu. Appendix de Sillogismo Sophistico Tractatus de providentia Dei Cantab. 1622. c. qu. Defensio Eccl. Anglicanae contra M. Anton. de Dominis Archiep Spalatensis injurias Lond. 1625. qu. Published by Dr. Joh. Barcham Which book was held to be the most exactest piece for controversie since the time of the Reformation Virgilius dormitans Or a treatise of the first General Councel held at Constantinople an 553. under Justinian the Emperour in the time of Pope Vigilius Lond. 1631. fol. Popish falsifications Or an answer to a treatise of a Popish Recusant intit The first part of Protestants proofs for Catholicks Religion and Recusancy taken only from the writings of such Protestant Doctors and Divines of England as have been published in the Reign of K. James an 1607. MS. This book I saw at Oxon in the hands of Mr. Edw. Benlowes the Poet who in his younger days was a Papist or at least very Popishly affected and in his elder years a bitter Enemy to that Party Whether the said book was ever printed I cannot tell Animadversions on Cardinal Baronius his Annals MS. Either lost or embezil'd after the authors death MSS. The copies of which were formerly if not still in the Tabarders Library in Qu. coll De caelo Physica In Aristotelis Organon I have seen also several of his Epistles written to Dr. Hen. Airay Provost of Qu. coll stitch'd up with Dr. Joh. Rainolds his Declamations and other things among the MSS. in the Library of Dr. Thom. Barlow afterwards B. of Lincoln What else he hath written I find not nor any thing more of him only that he dying at Blacknotly before-mentioned for want of a Bishoprick as K. Jam. 1. used to say was buried in the Chancel of the Church there 25. year 1624 Nov. in sixteen hundred twenty and four At which time Dr. Joh. Barchem Dean of Rockyng in Essex did Preach his Funeral Sermon before several Gentlemen and Ministers of the neighbourhood shewing to them in the conclusion the great piety and learning of him who then lay as a spectacle of mortality before them Had that Sermon been printed I might have thence said more of this worthy author but it being quite lost I presume after that Doctors death we must be content with those things that are already said of him PETER BOWNE or Bounâ—â—u as he is sometimes written was a Bedfordshire man born admitted Scholar of C. C. coll in Apr. 1590. aged 15. of which he was afterwards Fellow and M. of Arts. This person having a great Genie to the Faculty of Medicine entred on the Physick line practiced in these parts and at length became Dr. of his Faculty Afterwards he wrote Pseudo-Medicorum Anatomia Lond. 1624. qu. At which time he practiced Physick in the great City and was much in esteem for it in the latter end of King Jam. 1. and beginning of King Ch. 1. What other things he hath published I know not nor any thing of his last days GEORGE MORE Son of Sir Will. More beloved of Q. Elizabeth for his many services done in the Common-wealth was extracted from the Mores of Devonshire but whether born there or in Surrey in truth I cannot tell After he had spent some time in Oxon particularly as it seems in Exeter coll he went to the Inns of Court but took no degree there or here In 1597. he had the honour of Knighthood conâ—erâ—ed upon him being about that time a frequent Speakâ—â— in several Parliaments and much in esteem for his excellent parts In 1604. he being about that time Treasurer to Henry Prince of Wales did by the name of Sir George More of Surrey give several MSS. to the Publick Library at Oxon and 40 l. to buy printed books and in the year following he was actually created Master of Arts. In 1610 he became Chancellour of the most Noble Order of the Garter and about 1615. Lievtenant of the Tower in the place of Sir Jervase Elwaies imprisoned for the consenting to the poysoning of Sir Thom. Overbnry He hath written A demonstration of God in his Works against all such that deny either in word or in life that there is a God Lond. 1598. 1624. qu. Parliamentary Speeches and other things which I have not yet seen He was living at Losely or Lothesley near Guildsord in Surrey where he had a fair Estate descended to him from his Father in sixteen hundred twenty and four and after and there died and was buried He had a Son named Rob. More who was a Knight and a Daughter who was married to the famous Dr. Joh. Donne afterwards Dean of Pauls I have made mention of another George More in the Fasti an 1573. WILLIAM BROWNE Son of Tho. Br. of Tavystock in Devonsh Gent. was born there spent some time among the Muses in Exeter coll after K. Jam. 1. came to the Crown whence retiring to the Inner Temple without any degree confer'd upon him became famed there for his Poetry especially after he had published Britannia's Pastorals Esteemed then by judicious persons to be written in a sublime strain and for subject amorous and very pleasing The first part of it was printed at Lond. 1613. fol. and then usher'd into the World with several copies of verses made by his learned acquaintance as by Joh. Selden Mich. Drayton Christoph Brook c. The second part or book was printed at Lond. 1616. fol. and then commended to the World by various copies made by John Glanvill whom I shall mention elsewhere for his sufficiencies in the Common Law Joh. Davies of Hereford George Wither of Linc.
will tell you He dyed in that parish in 1649. as I think but was not of the University of Oxon. PETER ALLIBOND an ingenious man in the opinion of all that knew him was born at Wardenton near to Banbury in Oxfordshire where his name and family had for some generations lived became a Student of Magd. hall in the beginning of 1578. aged 18. years or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts travelled for some time beyond the Seas and at his return became Rector of Cheyneys in Bucks Where continuing many years did much improve the ignorant with his found doctrine What he hath written I know not nor translations which he hath made only these two from French into English viz. 1 Comfort for an afflicted conscience wherein is contained both consolation and instruction for the sick c. Lond. 1591. oct written by John de L'espine 2 Confutation of the popish transubstantiation together with a narration how that the Mass was at sundry times patched and pieced by sundry Popes c. Lond. 1592. oct And a translation from Lat. into English entit The golden chain of Salvation Lond. 1604. qu. written by Harman Renecher This Pet. Allibond died on the sixth day of March in sixteen hundred twenty and eight and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Cheyneys before mention'd leaving then behind him three Sons one of which was called John a witty man of Magd. coll whom I shall mention elsewhere another named Peter of Linc. coll Proctor of this University in 1640. and a third Job who changing his Religion to which he had been carefully brought up for that of Rome which was the reason I presume why his name was omitted in his Fathers Will did at length get a place in the Post Office which kept him and his in a comfortable condition This Job was Father of Rich. Allibond a Barrester of Grays Inn who being also a Roman Catholick was not only Knighted by K. James 2. but also made one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench to which Office he was sworn by the name of Rich. Allebone 28. Apr 1687. He dyed at his house near to the back part of Grays Inn 22. of Aug. 1688. aged 47 years of thereabouts and was buried on the fourth of Sept. following at Dagenham in Essex near to the grave of his Mother JAMES LEY a younger Son of Henry Ley of Teffont-Evias in Wilts Son of Henry Ley of Ley in the parish of Bere-Ferres in Devonsh Esq was born at Teffonts-Evias became a Commoner of Brasenose coll in the beginning of 1569. aged 17. or thereabouts took one degree in Arts and on the first of May 1577. he was admitted a Student of Lincolns Inn where making great proficiency in the Municipal Law which was much advanced by his Academical learning he became a Councellour of great repute was call'd to the Bench. 22. Eliz. and in the 44. of that Qu. was Lent reader of that Inn. After which his profound learning and other great abilities deservedly rais'd him to sundry degrees of honour and eminent employment For in the 1. of Jac. 1. he was called to the state and degree of Serjeant at Law and in the year following he was constituted Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in Ireland in which place he continued till Mich. term 6. Jac. 1. and then being a Knight he was made Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries in England Shortly after he obtained a Privy Seal from the Kings Maj. dat 15. May 7. Jac. 1. to take place in the said Court of the Kings Attorney General which till then was never used but since hath constantly been observed By virtue of that Seal and by appointment of Rob. Earl of Salisbury then Master of the said Court he took the place the same day of Sir Hen. Hobart Knight then Attorney General to his Majesty During his continuance in that place he was made a Baronet and in the 18. Jac. he was removed from that Court having been Attorney 12 years and upwards and was made Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in England In 22. Jac. he was made Lord High Treasurer of Engl. and a Counsellour of State and on the last day of the same month he was advanced to the dignity of a Baron by the title of Lord Ley of Ley before mentioned In the 1. of Car. 1. he was created Earl of Marlborough in wilts and in the fourth of that King he resign'd his place of Treasurer and was made Lord President of the Council He was a person of great gravity ability and integrity and of the same mind in all conditions He hath written Treatise concerning Wards and Liveries Lond. 1642. oct composed by the author while he was Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries Reports of divers resolutions in Law arising upon cases in the Court of Wards and other Courts at Westminster in the Reigns of King James and King Charles Lond. 1659. fol. He also collected with intentions to publish some of the historical writers of Ireland for which end he caused to be transcribed and made fit for the Press the Annals of John Clynne a Friâ—r Minor of Kilkenny who lived in the time of K. Ed. 3. the Annals of the Priory of St. John the Evangelist of Kilkenny and the Annals of Multifernan Resse and Clonmell c. But his weighty occasions did afterwards divert his purpose After his death the copies came into the hands of Henry Earl of Bathe who also did intend to make them publick but what diverted him I cannot tell Our author Sir Jam. Ley E. of Marlborough ended his days in his lodgings in Lincolns Inn on the 14. of March in sixteen hundred twenty and eight and was buried in an Isle joyning to the Church of Westbury in Wilts in which Parish he had purchased an Estate Over his grave was soon after a stately monument erected by Hen. Ley his Son who succeeded him in his honour begotten on the body of his Father's first Wife named Mary Daughter of John Pettie of Stoke-Talmach and Tetsworth in Com. Oxon Esq THOMAS VICARS who writes himself Vicarsus and de Vicariis was born within the City of Carlile in Cumberland made his first entry into Queens coll in the beginning of 1607. aged 16. where after he had been a poor serving Child Tabarder and Chaplain he was elected Fellow 1616. being then M. of A. Six years after he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences about which time he being esteemed an able Theologist Preacher and well qualified with other learning was taken into the Family of Dr. Carleton B. of Chichester and by him preferr'd after he had married his Daughter Anne to the Vicarage of Cockfield near Horsham in Sussex and as it seems to a Dignity in the Church of Chichester His works are Manuductio ad artem Rhetoricam ante paucos annos iâ— privatum quorundum Scholarium usum concinnata c. Lond. 1621. oct there again 1628.
Dean of Ch. Ch. in Oxon was born in Devon but originally descended from the Carews of Carew Castle in Pembrokshire became a Gent. Commoner of Broadgates hall in 1572. aged 15. About which time two of his Sirname studied in Vniversity coll which hath given occasion many years after to some of the Fellows of that house particularly to Dr. Joh. Browne to take one of them to be this George Carew whom we are farther to mention Howsoever it is or whether he studied in both houses successively I shall not now dispute it Sure I am that he was of Broadgates and that being more delighted in Martial Affairs than in the solitary delights of a study he left the University without a degree went into Ireland and there had a command given him against that noted Rebel the Earl of Desmond Afterwards his merits being made known to Q. Eliz. she thereupon made him one of her Council and Master of the Ordnance there In which last employment he behav'd himself with great renown in various expeditions as some years after he did in the Voyage to Cadiz in Spain In 1589. he was actually created M. of A. with other persons of quality he being then a Knight At length when all Ireland was in a manner invaded with a domestick Rebellion and a Spanish Army he was made President of Munster for 3 years where joyning his Forces with those of the Earl of Thomond he took divers Castles and strong Holds in those parts and brought the titular Earl of Desmond one of the most active Rebels there to his tryal After K. James came to the Crown he was called home and in the first year of his Raign he was constituted Governour of the Isle of Guernsey and Castle Cornet In the third year of that Kings Reign he was advanced to the degree and dignity of a Baron by the title of the Lord Carew of Clopton having before married Joyce the Daughter and Coheir of Will. Clepton of Clopton near Stratford upon Avon in Warwicksh Esque Afterwards he was made Vicechamberlain and Treasurer to Q. Anne Master of the Ordnance throughout England and of the Privy Council to the King At length when Charles came to the Crown he was made by him in the first year of his Reign Earl of Totness in Devonshire as being then a faithful Subject a valiant and prudent Commander an honest Counsellour a gentile Scholar a lover of Antiquities and a great Patron of learning He wrote a book intit Pacata Hibernia Or the History of the late Wars in Ireland Lond. 1633. fol. with his picture before and these verses under it Talis crat vultu sed linguâ mente manuque Qualis crat qui vult dicere scripta legat Consulat aut famam qui linguâ mente manuve Vincere hunc fama judice rarus erat Of which History containing three years transactions in Munster the said Earls actions G. Carew are not the least part It was while he lived reserved first for his own private satisfaction secondly preserved for the furtherance of a general history of the Kingdom of Ireland when some industrious writer should undertake a compleat description of those Affairs And lastly out of his own retired modesty it was by him held back from the stage of publication lest himself being a principal Actor in many of the particulars might be perhaps thought to give vent and utterance to his private merit and services however justly memorable After his death it came into the hands of his faithful and trusty Servant or rather his natural Son called Tho. Stafford by whom it being first offer'd to the view and censure of divers learned and judicious persons was at length published This is that Thom Stafford who was Master of many choice Originals of Charters of English Nobility written in the time of Hen. 2. mostly containing conveyances and gifts of Lands to Religious Houses which I presume he had by the gift of his aforesaid Master the Earl of Totness But when Stafford died they came into the hands of Sir Simonds D'ewes Bt. Besides Pacata Hibernia our author Carew hath in four large volumes collected several Chronologies Charters Letters Muniments and other materials belonging to Ireland Which as choice rarities are at this day reserved in the Bodleian Library He also made several collections notes and extracts for the writing of the History of the Reign of K. Hen. 5. which were remitted into the History of Great Britain c. published by Joh. Speed In which History were also remitted most if not all of the Lord Viscount S. Albans Hist of Hen. 7. the notes and collections of Sir Rob. Cotton concerning the Reign of K. Hen. 8. notes and collections of Sir Hen. Spelman for another King the life of K. John by Dr. Jo. Barcham and the notes of Edm. Bolton concerning K. Hen. 2. As for Speeds part in the said History of Gr. Britain it is such for stile and industry that for one who as Martial speaks had neither a Graecum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nor an Ave Latinum is perhaps without many Fellows in Europe So much also have I understood of him by sure information that he had no meaning in that labour to prevent great practick learnedness but to furnish it for the common service of Englands Glory As for our author Carew Earl of Totness he ended his days in the Savoy situated in the Strand near London year 1629 27. Mar. in sixteen hundred twenty and nine aged 73. and 10 months Whereupon his body was conveyed to Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire and was inter'd at the upper end of an Isle joyning on the North side to the body of the Church there Over his grave was soon after a stately monument erected with a large inscription thereon which for brevity sake I now pass by and desire the Reader to observe that there was one Tho. Carve who writes himself of Mobernan in the County of Tipperary in Ireland a Priest and Apostolick Notary who in the year of his age 70. Dom. 1660. wrote a book intit Lyra sive Anacephalaeosis Hibernica in qua de exordio sive origine nomine moribus ritibusque gentis Hibernicae succinctè tractatur Sulsbaci 1666. 2d edit qu. But this Tho. Carve who lived at Vienna in Germany in the Court of the reverend Curats and Levites belonging to the Cath. Church of St. Stephen there to the year 1664. and after is not to be understood as some have done to be the same with Tho. Carue or any thing of kin to Geor. Carew before mention'd or that he was beholding to Pacata Hibernia when he composed his book or to his MS. collections as I can yet perceive Besides the aforesaid George Carew was another of both his names a native of Cornwall who having benefited himself much in this University and afterwards in the Inns of Court and in travelling beyond the Seas was at his return called to the Barr. Soon
University was resolved when in authority to reform them But his time being short only for an year and his Successor not of the same mind little or nothing could be done However John Sprint of his own house he called into question for uttering certain points of doctrine against the ceremonies and discipline then established according to Law which was an usual thing for many puritanical and discontented Divines in the Univ. to bark at and after him Rob. Troutbeck of Qu. college nay the most Calvinistical Provost thereof Hen. Airay who did not only maintain in their Preachings what Sprint had said and done but also spoke many things to the disgrace of the Vicechancellour Among which was that he had to no other end and purpose got the degrees of Bach. and Doct. of Divinity without exercise done for them only but that he might sooner obtain the Vicechancellourship and consequently shew his authority in unjust proceedings c. From that time there were continual broils during his government which being too many now to enumerate and partly mention'd elsewhere I shall forbear to treat any farther of them Afterwards our author Howson was made Rector of Brightwell near to Watlington in Oxfordshire Fellow of Chelsey coll and at length Bishop of Oxon. To which See being elected 12. Sept. 1618. was consecrated at Lambeth with Searchfield B. of Bristow and Bridgman of Chester on the 9. of May following In 1628. Sept. 18. he was translated to the See of Durham in the place of Dr. G. Mountaigne translated to York where he remained to his dying day having always before been accounted a grave and learned man and a true Son of the Church of England His works are Several Sermons as 1 Sermons Preached at S. Pauls Cross 4. Dec. 1597 on Matth. 21. 12 13. wherein is discoursed that all buying and selling spiritual promotion is unlawful Lond. 1597. qu. 2 Second Serm. Pr. at S. Pauls Cross 21. May 1598. on Matth. 21. 12 13. concluding the former Sermon Lond. 1598. qu. 3 Sermon at S. Maries in Oxon 17. Nov. 1602. in defence of the Festivities of the Church and namely that of her Maj. Coronation on Psal. 118. 24. Oxon. 1603. second edit qu. Vxore dimissâ propter fornicationem aliam non licet superinducere Thesis tertia proposita disputata in Vesperiis Oxon. Oxon. 1602. oct and 1606. qu. The defence of which Thesis see in Rob. Burhill under the year 1641. Certain Sermons made in Oxon an 1616 wherein is proved that S. Peter had no Monarchical Power over the rest of the Apostles against Bellarmine Saunders Stapleton and the rest of that company Lond. 1622. qu. They are four in number and all on Luke 12. 41 42. c. commanded to be published by K. James to clear the aspersion laid upon him of favouring Popery which having not been yet replyed upon by any of the Rom. Cath. party have rendred their author famous to posterity He yielded up his last breath on the sixth day of Febr. in sixteen hundred thirty and one aged 75. or thereabouts and was buried in the Cath. Church of S. Paul within the City of London leaving then behind him the character of a very learned man and one plentifully endowed with all those vertues which were most proper for a Bishop The Reader is to know that there was one John Howesoun who wrote A short exposition of the 20. and 21. verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of St. John containing a profitable discourse of Conscience Edinb 1600. oct but him I take to be a Scot and to have no relation to Joh. Howson before-mentioned DUDLEY CARLETON Son of Anth. Carleton of Baldwin Brightwell near Watlington in Oxfordshire Esq was born there 10. March 1573. became a Student of Ch. Ch. under the tuition of Mr. afterwards Dr. John King an 1591. or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated 1600. being then returned from his travels Afterwards he went in the quality of a Secretary to Sir Ralph Winwood into the Low Countries where being very active when K. James resigned the Cautionary Towns to the States added thereby experience to his learning In 1610. June 25. he received the honour of Knighthood from K. James at Windsore who sent him Embassador Ordinary to the States of Venice where he remained five years and from thence Extraordinary to Emanuel Duke of Savoy where he continued half an year and after Ord. Embassador to the States of the Vnited Provinces where he was resident 10 years Towards the latter end of K. James he was made Vicechamberlain of the houshold which office he holding in the Reign of K. Ch. 1. his commission was renewed by that King for the latter part of that 10 years Afterwards that time being terminated he was sent Embassador Extraordinary at two several times to the most Christian K. Lewis the 13. and likewise Embassador Extraordinary to the aforesaid States of the Vnited Provinces In the 2. of K. Ch. 1. he was made Baron of Imbercourt in Surrey and the next year being accompanied by Sir Will. Segar Knight then Garter K. of Arms went into Holland and there presented the Garter to Henry Pr. of Aurange or Orange with the Ensigns of that most noble Order thereunto appertaining In the 4. Car. 1. he was created Viscount Dorchester in Oxfordshire and upon the 18. Dec. the same year he was constituted one of his Majesties Principal Secretaries of State in which office he continued to the time of his death He was a person that understood several Languages well as also the Laws conditions and manners of most States in Europe He was an exact Statesman understood the intregues of State well yet just in his dealings and beloved by most men who much missed him after his death He hath written Balance pour peser en toute equité droicture la Harangue faite n'agurees en L'assemblée des illustres puissans Seignoures Messeigneurs les Estats generaux des Provinces unies du pais bas c. Printed 1618. qu. Harangue faite au counseile de Mess rs les Estats generaux des Provinces Vnies touchant le discord les troubles del Eglise la police causes par la doctrine d'Arminius 6. Oct. 1617. stil nov Printed with the former Besides these Speeches he hath extant Various Letters in the Cabala or Scrinia sacra Lond. 1663. fol. Various Letter 's to George Duke of Bucks in Cabala or Mysteries of State Lond. 1654. qu. and lastly Several French and Latin Letters to the learned Ger. Jo. Vossius printed in Ger. Jo. Vossii Clarorum Virorum ad eum epistolae Lond. 1690. fol. published by Paulus Colomesius Besides these he hath also Several Speeches in Parliament an 1626. c. One or more of which you may see in the first vol. of Joh. Rushworths Collections p. 358. Memoires for dispatches of political affaires relating to Holland and England and 1618. with
several propositions made to the states MS. Particular observations of the military affaires in the Palatinate and the Low Countries an 1621. and 1622. MS. Letters relating to State affairs written to the King and Viscount Rochester from Venice an 1613 MS. He paid his last debt to nature in his house situated within the City of Westminster on the 15 day of Febr. between 10. and 11. of the clock at night in sixteen hundred thirty and one and was buried in the Chappel of S. Paul on the north side of the Abbey Church dedicated to S. Peter within the said City Over his grave was soon after erected against the east Wall a well composed plain Monument of black and white Marble with a half canopy supported by dorick Pillars with the image of a man in his robes of estate and Viscounts Coronet leaning on a Pedestall all formed of the like black and white marble He left behind him a Nephew of both his names who was admitted Scholar of Kings coll in Cambridge 1614. and had the degree of Master of Arts of that University confer'd upon him during his absence in the Low Countries being then Secretary to his Uncle while he was Embassador there In 1629. March 1. he received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty at New-Market and in 1637. he was made one of the Clerks of the Councel NICHOLAS VIGNIER received his first being in this World at Bloys in France educated mostly in the University of Saumour retired to Oxon to improve his studies by the hearing and doctrine of Dr. John Prideaux an 1623. was incorporated master of Arts in Octob. the same year as he had stood at Saumour being about that time entred a Sojournour of Exeter coll of which house Prideaux was then Rector and numbred among the Academians Soon after he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences as a member of the said college being at that time reputed to be a person of great erudition singular piety and of a most polite ingenie After he had tarried there for some few years he returned to the place of his nativity where he became a zealous Minister of and preacher to the Protestant Church Before he came to Oxon he published Theses Theologicae de satisfactione dei domini nostri Jes Ch. c. Lugd. Bat. 1622. qu. Highly commended by And. Rivet and by him annexed to his own disputations After he had left Oxon. he published several Sermons in the French tongue as 1 L'Art de bien mourir on Luke 2. 25. c. Rochel 1625. oct 2 La mere Ecclesiastique on Gal. 4. 19. 3 De la priere pou les Rois Magistrats on 1 Tim. 2. 1 2. 4 Le Trisagion on Esay 6. 1 2 3. 5 De la chente des Auges c. on the 6. ver of S. Jude 6 Two Sermons at Bloys on Rev. 2. 12. 7 Serm. of the call confirmation and authority of the Ministers of the Gospel on Joh. 20. ver 21. 22. 8 Panegyrique de la paix on Psal. 122. All which were printed at Rochel 1625. in oct 9 Practique de repentance twenty Sermons on Psal. 51. Bloys 1631. oct Besides several others which I have not yet seen This Nich. Vignier who was Minister of the Protestant Church at Bloys before mentioned was Son of Nich. Vignier of Bar on the river Sene a learned Frenchman Physitian and Historiographer to the K. of France while our Qu. Elizab. reigned and after several of whose works are in our publick Library at Oxon. Among which are 1 Theatre de l' Antichrist c. printed 1610. fol. 2 Dissertatio de Venetorum excommunicatione contra Caes Baronium Franc. ad m. 1607. qu. Which two books are said by a certain author but false to have been written by N. Vignier the Son GEORGE CALVERT Son of Leonard Calvert by Alice his Wife Daug. of John Crossland of Crossland was born at Kypling in the Chappelrie of Bolton in Yorks at which place he bestowed much mony in building in the latter end of the Reign of K. Jam. 1. became a Commoner of Trinity coll in Lent Term 1593 and in the year of his age 15. took one degree in Arts and then leaving the college travelled beyond the Seas for a time At his return he was made Secretary to Sir Rob. Cecill while he was one of the prime Secretaries of State being then esteemed a forward and knowing person in matters relating to the State All which time and after for several years when Sir Robert was advanced to higher offices he retained him and made use of his prudence and faithfulness in many weighty matters In 1605. he was actually created Master of Arts when K. Jam. 1. was entertained by the University Afterwards by the endeavours of the said Sir Robert Cecill he was made one of the Clerks of the Council and in 1617. Sept. 29. he with Cl. Edmonds sometimes of All 's coll Albert Morton whom I shall anon mention both Clerks of the Council also received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty at Hampton Court On the 15. February 1618. he was made Secretary of State to his Majesty who as before he had used his help in many matters of moment so he did oftner afterwards to his great benefit and advantage At the same time also his Majesty judged it very convenient that he should assist and help Sir Robert Nauton the other Secretary who had not then that faculty of managing and expediting matters of State as Calvert had On the 2 May 1620. the King gave him an yearly pension of a thousand pounds to be received from the Customs and on the 16 Feb. 1624. he being then a Parliamentary Burgess for this University was by the name of Sir George Calvert of Danbywiske in Yorkshire Knight c. created Baron of Baltimore in the County of Longford in Ireland being then a Roman Catholick or at least very much addicted to their Religion As for his adventures into America where he was absolute Lord and Proprietary of Avalon in the New-found-land and of his first venturing and taking possession of a Peninsula lying in the parts of America between the Ocean on the East and the Bay of Chesopeake on the West and divided from the other part thereof by a right line drawn from the Promontory or Cape of Land called Watkyns point situate in the aforesaid Bay near to the River Wighco on the West unto the main Ocean afterwards called and named by him Mary-Land let the Histories and relations of Travellers tell you while I acquaint you of his works which are Carmen funebre in D. Hen. Vntonum ad Gallos bis Legatum ibique nuper fato functum Printed 1596. qu. Parliamentary Speeches Various Letters of State The answer of Tom Tell-Troth The practice of Princes and the Lamentation of the Kirk Lond. 1642. qu. He hath also written something concerning Mary-Land but whether printed I cannot tell He ended his days on
President of Trinity coll and his Successors to be there remaining in the Dining-room of the said President for ever Another copy he gave to the Cottonian Library and a third to his old Friend Dr. Tho. Clayton Master of Pembroke college whose Son Sir Thomas hath it at this day I shall make mention of another Tho Allen under the year 1636. ROBERT HAYMAN a Devonian born was entred a Sojourner of Exeter coll while he was very young an 1590 where being noted for his ingenuity and pregnant parts became valued by several persons who were afterwards eminent among whom were Will. Noy Arth. Duck his kinsman Will. and George Hakewill Tho. Winniff Rob. Vilvaine Sim. Baskervile c. all of that House Will. Vaughan of Jesus coll Charles Fitzgeffry of Broadgates c. Afterwards he retired to Lincolns Inn without the honour of a degree studied for a time the municipal Law but his Genie being well known to be poetical fell into acquaintance with and received encouragement to proceed in his studies from Mich. Drayton Ben. Johnson John Owen the Epigrammatist George Wither the puritanical Satyrist John Vicars of Ch. Ch. Hospital c. and at length writing several specimens of his wit which I think are quite lost had tho phantastical the general vogue of a poet After he had left Linc. Inn and had arrived toward the fortieth year of his age he was made Governour of the plantation of Harbor-Grace in Bristol-hope in Britaniola anciently called New found-land where after some time of residence he did at spare hours write and translate these matters following Quodlibets lately come over from New Britaniola antiently called New-found-land Epigrams and other small parcels both moral and divine These two divided into four books were printed at London 1628. in qu. the author of them being then there He also translated from Lat. into English verse Several sententious epigrams and witty sayings out of sundry authors both ancient and modern especially many of the epigrams of Joh. Owen Lond. 1628. qu. As also from French into English The two railing Epistles of the witty Doctor Francis Rablais On the 17. of Nov. in 1628. he being then bound to Guiane in America to settle a Plantation there made his Will a copy of which I have seen wherein he desires to be buried where he dies year 1632 On the 24. of January in sixteen hundred thirty and two issued out a Commission from the Prerog Court of Canterbury to a certain person who had moneys owing to him by Hayman to administer the goods debts chattels c. of him the said Rob. Hayman lately deceased So that I suppose he died beyond the Seas that year aged 49. or thereabouts WILLIAM SUTTON a Citizens Son was born in London sent by his Relations from Merchant-Taylors School to Ch. Ch. in 1578. aged 15. or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts entred into the Sacred Function and in the year 1592. was admitted to the reading of the Sentences about which time he was Parson of Blandford St. Mary in Dorsetshire and Vicar of Sturminster-Marshal in the same County He was a very learned man an excellent Orator Latinist Grecian and Preacher He had a well furnish'd Library wrote much but ordered his Son to print nothing after his death All that was made publick in his life-time was only this The falshood of the chief grounds of the Romish Religion descried and convinced in a brief answer to certain motives sent by a Priest to a Gentleman to induce him to turn Papist Which book stealing into the Press and coming out full of faults his Son Will. Sutton Bach. of Div. of Ch. Ch. corrected and reprinted it after his Fathers death Lond. 1635. in oct or tw He finished his course about the latter end of Octob. in sixteen hundred thirty and two and was buried in the Church of Blandford St. Mary before-mentioned I have been informed that other things of our author Will. Sutton were published after his death but such I have not yet seen JOHN RIDER received his first being in this World at Carrington in Cheshire applied his Genie to Academical studies in Jesus coll an 1576. took the degrees in Arts as a Member thereof and after he had remained some years in the University in the instruction of Youths in Grammar became Minister of S. Mary Magd. at Bermondsey near to London afterwards Rector of the rich Church of Winwick in Lancashire Archdeacon of Meath in Ireland Dean of St. Patricks Church near to Dublin and at length Bishop of Killaloe an 1612. where he was much respected and reverenced for his Religion and learning While he remained in Oxon he composed A Dictionary English and Latin and Lat. and Engl. Oxon. 1589. in a large thick qu. It was the first Dictionary that had the English before the Latin epitomizing the learnedst and choicest Dictionaries that were then extant and was beheld as the best that was then in use But that part of it which had the Latin before the English was swallowed up by the greater attempts of Franc. Holyoake who saith that he designed and contrived it so before the Vocabularies or Dictionaries of Becman Funger and Martin came out notwithstanding it appears that he was beholding to them and made use of their materials in his Dictionary that he published an 1606. Besides the said Dictionary our author Rider hath also written A Letter concerning the news out of Ireland and of the Spaniards landing and present state there Lond. 1601. qu. And having had controversies with one Hen. Fitz-Simons a learned Jesuit of Ireland published a book intituled Claim of Antiquity in behalf of the Protestant Religion When this was printed I know not The confutation of it I am sure with a reply to Rider's Rescript or Postscript written by the said Fitz-Simons were printed at Roan in Normandy an 1608. qu. as I shall tell you under the year 1643. He also Rider published other matters which having been printed in Ireland and therefore few or none of them come into these parts I cannot give you the titles of them He departed this mortal life on the twelfth day of Novemb. year 1632 in sixteen hundred thirty and two and was buried at Killaloe in the Cathedral Church there dedicated to the memory of S. Flannan leaving behind him the character of a learned and religious Prelate EDWARD JORDEN a learned candid and sober Physician of his time was born at High-Halden in Kent and educated for a time as it seems among several of his Countrymen in Hart hall where some of his Sirname did about that time study but whether he took a degree here it appears not Afterwards designing Physick his profession he travelled beyond the Seas spent some time at Padua where he took the degree of Doctor of that Faculty and upon his return practiced in London and became one of the Coll. of Physicians there Afterwards he setled in the City of Bathe where practicing with good success
his Father-in Law Will. Purefey Esque as also of Vindiciae Sabbathi c. Lond. 1641. qu. as I shall tell you farther in Tho. Broad under the year 1635. And of Brief notes upon the whole book of Psalms c. Lond. in qu. besides other things But whether this George Abbot was ever of Oxford I cannot as yet tell A third George Abbot I find to have been elected Probationer Fellow of Merton coll 1622. and admitted Bach. of the Civil Law in 1630. but he hath written nothing and nothing else do I know of him only that he was Son of Sir Maurice Abbot sometimes Lord Mayor of London brother to Dr. Geo. Abbot Archb. of Canterbury HENRY CARY Son of Sir Edw. Cary of Aldenham and Berchamsted in Hertfordshire Knight Master of the Jewel house to Q. Elizabeth and K. James by Katherine his Wife Daughter of Sir Hen. Knevet Knight was born in that County and at about 16 years of age was sent to obtain Academical learning in this University particularly as it seems to Exeter coll where by the help of a good Tutor and extraordinary parts be became a most accomplished Gentleman 'Ts said that during his stay in the Vniversity of Oxford his Chamber was the rendezvouz of all the eminent Wits Divines Philosophers Lawyers Historians and Politicians of that time but how true it is seeing Henry was then a young man and not graduated I cannot in the least perceive Had those things been spoken of Lucius Cary his Son who retired several times to and took commons in Exeter coll while his Brother Lorenzo studied therein 1628. and after I should have rather believed it But let the matter rest as 't is Sure I am that after Hen. Cary had left the University where he had obtained a celebrated name he was introduced into the Royal Court was made Knight of the Bath at the creation of Charles Prince of Wales Comptroller of his Majesties Houshold one of his Privy Council Lord Deputy of Ireland an 1622. and about the same time Viscount Falkland in Scotland being then in much esteem by that King for his great abilities and experience in state affairs He wrote several things but not printed and is supposed to be author of The History of the most unfortunate Prince K. Edw. 2. with choice political observations on him and his unhappy favourites Gaveston and Spencer containing several passages of those times not found in other Historians Lond. 1680. oct Which book being found among the Papers of the said Henry Visc Falkland was published therefore as his when the Press was open for all such books that could make any thing against the then Government with a Preface to the Reader patch'd up from very inconsiderable authors by Sir Ja. H. as is supposed The Reader is to know that in 1628. was published at Lond. in oct an historical Poem intit The deplorable life and death of Edward the Second K. of England together with the downfal c. written by one Rich. Hubert which Poem being printed without the knowledge of the author and so consequently full of faults and not according to his mind a true copy was printed at Lond. in the year following in oct bearing this title The History of Edw. 2. sirnamed Carnarvon one of our English Kings together with the fatal downfal of his two unfortunate Favourites Gaveston and Spencer Published by the authors own copy with the Addition of some other observations both of use and ornament written by his elder Brother Sir Franc. Hubert or Hobert Knight As for Henry Lord Falkland he gave way to fate occasioned by the breaking of his Leg on a stand in Theobald's Park in Sept. or Octob. in sixteen hundred thirty and three year 1633 but where he was buried I cannot tell He left behind him a Son named Lucius Cary begotten on the body of his Wife Elizabeth sole Daughter and Heir of Sir Laurence Tanfield L. Chief Baron of the Exchequer by whom he had the Mannor of Great Tew the Priory with the Rectory and Demesnes of Burford in Oxfordshire and other Lands Whether this Lucius was born at Burford as some think he was the publick Register of that place which commences about the beginning of the Reign of K. Jam. 1. takes no notice of it However that he was mostly nursed there by a wet and dry Nurse the Ancients of that Town who remember their names have some years since informed me So that the place of his Nativity being yet doubtful to me I must tell you that when his Father became Lord Deputy of Ireland he carried his Son Lucius then a wild Youth with him into that Country where he caused him to be educated in Academical learning in Trinity coll near to Dublin and afterwards sent him to travel under the tutelage and protection of a discreet person who making a very great reformation in him as to life manners and learning Lucius had ever after a great respect and veneration for him Upon his return he retired several times to Oxon to enlarge that learning which he had acquir'd as I shall anon tell you His first years of reason were spent in Poetry and polite learning into the first of which he made divers plausible sallies which caused him therefore to be admired by the Poets of those times particularly first by Ben. Johnson who hath an Epigram on him in his Vnderwood in the second vol. of his works 2. By Edm. Waller of Beconsfield who highly extols his worth and admirable parts and 3. By Sir John Suckling who afterwards brought him into his Poem called The Session of Poets thus He was of late so gone with Divinity That he had almost forgot his Poetry Though to say the truth and Apollo did know it He might have been both his Priest and his Poet. Much about the time of his Fathers death he became one of the Gent. of his Majesty's Privy Chamber had frequent retirements to Great Tew and sometimes to Oxon as he had done very frequently before his Marriage for the company of and conversation with learned and witty men Among whom were Will. Chillingworth of Trinity coll John Earle and Hugh Cressy of Merton coll George Aglionby of Ch. Ch. Charles Gataker of Pembroke coll Son of Thom. Gataker of Redriff or Ridrith near to London who I think was afterwards his Chaplain Thom. Triplet a very witty man of Ch. Ch. and others He had also intimate acquaintance with George Sandys the Poet who usually lived at Caswell near to Witney in the house of Sir Franc. Wâ—nman who married his Sister whose company was usually frequented when Lucius retired to his house at Burford In 1639. he was put in Commission for his Majesty in the expedition against the Scots and upon his safe return thence Abr. Cowley the Prince of Poets and a great admirer of him hath an excellent copy of verses wherein are several things honourably mentioned of him and his learning In the
notes in the margin pointing to those matters would do it to the purpose arguing thereby an inveterate hatred he had to the said persons as indeed he had being a severe Calvinist if not worse JOHN KING second Son of Dr. Joh. King B. of London whom I have mentioned under the year 1621. was a Yorkshire man born and at 14 years of age became a Student of Ch. Ch. under the tuition of a good Tutor an 1608. Afterwards he proceeded M. of A. was publick Orator of the University Prebendary of the said Church of Christ in 1624. and the next year D. of D. and Canon of Windsore and about that time Prebendary of S. Pauls Cath. and Rector of Remenham in Berks. He hath published Oratio panegerica de auspicato Caroli Principis in regnum Hispanicum adventu Lond. 1623. qu. Gratulatio pro Carolo reduce Oxoniensium nomine recitata Ox. 1623. in one sh in qu. Cenotaphium Jacobi sive laudatio funebris piae faelici memoriae Jacobi Magnae Britamniae Regis c. Oxon. 1625. qu. Davids Strait The afternoons Sermon on Act Sunday on 2 Sam. 24. 14. Oxon 1625. qu. His elder Brother Hen. King preached the mornings Sermon called Davids Enlargement as I shall tell you when I come to him The very same title of Davids strait was put to a Sermon on the same subject by one Sam. Buggs Bac. of Div. sometimes Fellow of Sydney coll in Cambridge afterwards a Minister in Coventry Which Sermon was preached at Pauls Cross 8. July 1621. Dr. King surrendred up his last breath on the second day of January in sixteen hundred thirty and eight aged 43. and was buried near to the monument of Rob. King the first Bishop of Oxon in the Isle joyning on the fouth side of the Choire belonging to the Cathedral of Ch. Ch. You may be pleased to read his Epitaph in Hist Antiq. Vnivers Oxon. lib. 2. p. 290. b. CHRISTOPH ANGELUS was born in Pelepomesus in Greece thrust out of his Country for Religion sake by the Turks after they had inflicted on him many torments came towards England for relief and arriving at Yarmouth was exhibited to by the B. of Norwich and some of the Clergy there Afterwards by the said Bishops recommendation he went to Cambridge where he found relief and studied in Trin. coll for near 3 years About Whitsontide in 1610. he journied to Oxon was exhibited to there also studied in Balliol college did very good service among the young Scholars in the University that were raw in the Gr. tongue and continued among them till the time of his death He hath transmitted to posterity Of the many stripes and torments inflicted on him by the Turks for the Faith which he had in Jesus Christ Oxon. 1617. in Greek and English Enchiridion de institutis Graecorum Cambr. 1619. qu. in Greek and Latin The Greek copy of which coming into the hands of George Fhelavius a Minister of Dantzig was by him rendred into Latin and learnedly noted Francos 1655. oct The Latin copy of the said Fhelavius is thus intit Status ritus Ecclesiae Graecae An Encomion of the famous Kingdom of Gr. Britian and the two flourishing Sister Universities Cambridge and Oxford Cambr. 1619. qu. De Apostasiâ Ecclesiae de homine peccati Scil. Antichristo c. Lond. 1624. Gr. Lat. qu. and other things as 't is probable which I have not yet seen He ended his days on the first of February in sixteen hundred thirty and eight and was buried the next day within the Precincts of St. Ebbes Church in Oxford I think in the Church it self leaving behind him the Character of a pure Greccian and an honest and homless man DUDLEY DIGGES â—elder Brother to Leonard Digges mention'd under the year 1635. was born in Kent particularly if I mistake not in the parish of Berham wherein Digges Court is situated was entred a Gentleman Commoner of Vniversity coll in 1598. aged 15 where making great improvement in Academical learning under the tuition of the Master thereof Dr. George Abbot afterwards Archb. of Canterbury took the degree of Bach. of Arts which being compleated by Determination he went to the Inns of Court and afterwards to travel and about that time received the honour of Knighthood As for the rest of his actions for some years after I cannot justly relate However the chief story of his life which was honourable and good may be the rule of ours His understanding few could equal his vertues fewer would He was a pious man a careful Father a loving husband a fatherly brother a courteous neighbour a merciful landlord a liberal master a noble friend After much experience gained by travel and an exact survey of the Laws and people of forreign Kingdoms he did enable himself thereby for the service of his Country but observing too many to justle for place and cross the publick interest if not joyned with their publick gain hindring the motion of the great body of the Commonwealth desisted and was satisfied with the conscience of merit knowing good men only can deserve honours tho the worse might attain them His noble soul could not stoop to ambition or be beholding to that tho the most generous vice for an occasion to exercise his vertues So that out of such apprehensions his moderate desires confin'd his thoughts to the innocence of a retired life But the most knowing of Princes K. James 1. who ever made choice of the most able ministers judging none more equal to employments than those that would not unworthily court them sent him Embassadour to the Emperour of Russia and in the year 1620. whether before or after his Embssie I know not he with Sir Maurice Abbot were sent into Holland in the month of Nov. to obtain the intercepted Goods of some English men taken in their coming back from East India After his return from the said employments and some years conscionably spent in the service of the State being unbiassed by popular applause or Court-hopes he was made Master of the Rolls in the place of Sir Julius Caesar who dying 12 Apr. Sir Dudley was sworn to that office on the 20. of the said month an 1636. This did crown his former actions and tho it would not increase his integrity yet it made him more perspicuous and whom his acquaintance before now the Kingdom honoured If the example of his justice had powerful influence on all magistrates the people who are governed would be happy on earth and the Rulers in heaven with him who counted it an unworthy thing to be tempted to vice by the reward of vertue The things that he wrot and collected were many but whether he left them perfect at his death I know not Those books that go under his name are these following all except the first published after his death A defence of trade in a letter to Sir Tho. Smith Knight Governour of the East India Company London
John Mason Knight sometimes Fellow of All 's Coll. lately Ambassadour for K. H. 8. into several Foreign Countries and now Dean of the Cath. Ch. at Winchester Vicechanc. or Prochanc James Brokes D. D. of C. C. Coll. for the first part of the year and Rich. Martiall D. D. of Ch. Ch. for the other part being elected in Convocation Prochanc 3. oct In his absence Dr. Tresham officiated and is sometimes stiled Procancellarius Proct. The Spencer of Ch. Ch. Maur. Bullock of New Coll. Both elected on the day before the Cal. of Octob. Bach. of Arts. Jun… John Rastell Oct. 4. Walt. Baylie of New Coll. Both afterwards writers and the last an eminent Physician About 26 were admitted this year one half of which are omitted in the Register Bach. of LL. Ellis Heywood of All 's Coll. He was afterwards a Jesuit and a writer Griffyth Willyams of New Coll. In 1554 he became Chancellour of the Dioc. of Worcester in the place of Rob. Johnson resigning and whether he be the same Williams who was Chancellour to the Bishop of Glocester about the same time remembred by Joh. Fox for his strange fearful and sudden death which befel him in 1558 after Qu. Elizabeth came to the Crown and therefore esteemed as a judgment on him for condemning a blind boy to be burnt in 1556 I cannot justly tell you In 1557. Will. Turnball LL. Bac. succeeded Griffyth Willyams in the Chancellourship of Worcester In the publick register which is very imperfect in the beginning of this year it partly appears that one John Bodye supplicated to be admitted Bach. of LL. See in the year 1554. Mast of Arts. Alan Cope Lawr. Humphrey of Magd. Coll. Hieron Philippides Joh. Abulines or ab Vlmis of Ch. Ch. Whether either of these two last was a writer I cannot yet tell Qu. Will. Good of C. C. Coll. Jam. Calfill John Bavant of Ch. Ch. The last of the said Masters was afterwards one of the first Fellows of St. Johns Coll. and the first Greek reader there He was Tutor in the said house to Edm. Campian and Greg. Martin but upon the alteration of Religion leaving the Coll and his Country was made a Ro. Cath. Priest and afterwards was one of those that endured a tedious imprisonment in Wisbich Castle in Cambridgshire upon account of Religion Twenty Masters stood in the Act celebrated 18. July this year but how many were admitted it appears not in the register Bach. of Div Thom. Hardyng of New Coll. Thom. Bickley Tho. Bentham of Magd. Coll. The two last were afterwards Bishops Gilbert Burnford In 1554 he had the Chancellourship of the Church of Wells granted to him under the Seal of the Bishop and Chapter thereof But when he craved admission thereunto in 1560 he was denied because he refused the oath of Supremacy For the same reason he was deprived of the Prebendary of Hasilbere in that Church and of a rectory in the Dioc. of Wells Note that whereas always before this time when any Bach. of Div. was admitted he was registred as admitted ad lecturam libri sententiarum so now during the Reign of K Ed. 6. they are registred as admitted ad lectionem Paulinarum Epistolarum And this year those that were admitted are registred as admitted ad enaâ—rationem Epistolarum Apostolicarum in ipsis comitiis hoc anno viz. 18. Julii Doct. of Civ Law Hen. Jones of All 's Coll. This Person was one of the learned Doctors of the Civ Law whom Qu. Elizabeth consulted concerning the matter of Lesley Bishop of Ross who while he was Embassador from Mary Qu. of Scots to Qu. Elizabeth consulted and promoted a Rebellion against her See in Camdens Annalls of Qu. Elizab. under the year 1571. This Dr. Jones died in or near Doctors Commons about the beginning of Feb. in 1591 and was buried as it seems in the Church of St. Bennet near to Pauls wharf in London ☞ Not one Doctor of Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Rich. Martiall of Ch. Ch. Soon after he was made Prebendary of Winchester and Dean of his Coll. by the intercession of the Lord Arundell to whom he was Chaplain made to the Queen In the Reign of K. Ed. 6. he seem'd to be a great Reformer and retracted what he zealously had held in the Reign of K. Hen. 8. After the death of K. Ed. 6. he returned to his former opinions and was more zealous for the Cath. cause than before But when Qu. Elizab. succeeded he absconded for a time and went from place to place At length being taken and conveyed to London retracted again in hopes of being setled in his Deanery of Ch. Ch. which might have been had he behaved himself moderately in the Reign of Qu. Mary Afterwards as 't is said he went into Yorkshire where he died obscurely In his Deanery succeeded G. Carew as I have told you before under the year 1522. Hen. Pendleton of Brasn Coll. was also admitted this year and stood with Martiall in the Act that followed Henr. Syddall LL. B. and Canon of Ch. Ch. who had studied sacred letters for 18 years did this year supplicate that he might put on or be honour'd with the cap of Doct. of Divinity This desire of his was granted conditionally that he be inaugurated and dispute in Divinity in the next Act that should follow But whether he was so or did dispute it appears not in the publick register or in the Catalogues of Inceptors Incorporations Nov. 12. Brian Baynes Bach. of Arts of Cambridge The next year he proceeded in the said faculty being then a member of Ch. Ch. which is all I know of him Nov …Valentine Dale of All 's Coll. Doctor of the Civ Law beyond the Seas at Oreleans I think seems to be incorporated in that month because he had supplicated more than once for that Degree He was afterwards Master of the Requests Dean of Wells 1574 and about that time Embassadour to the French King upon the calling home of Sir Franc. Walsingham to be Secretary of State c. He died in his house near St. Pauls Cathedral 17. Nov. 1589. and was buried in the Parish Church of St. Gregory near to the said Cathedral leaving behind him a Daughter named Dorothy who being coheir to her Father was married to Sir John North Son and Heir to Roger Lord North. Dec. 2. Walter Haddon President of Magd. Coll. in Oxon. and Doctor of the Civil Law at Cambridge This Person who was a Buckinghamshire Man born and educated in Grammar learning in Eaton School was chose Scholar of Kings Coll. in Cambridge an 1533 where arriving to great eminence in the Civil Law was made the Kings Professor of that faculty in the said University and much esteemed for his eloquence and learning especially by Leland who calls him Heveddunus Afterwards being a Man much addicted to reformation he was by virtue of several letters written by the King in his behalf elected tho contrary to statute
Hen. Wotton of Ch. Ch. was one afterwards an eminent Physician and five that supplicated for the said Degree the first of which was Madern Wisebecke a French Man who had studied Physick 20 years Bach. of Div. June 10. Lawrence Humphrey President of Magd. Coll. and the Queens Professor of Divinity Not one besides him was admitted yet four there were that supplicated for the said Degree among whom Will. Downham Bishop of Chester was one but not admitted and Oswald Emerson another Doct. of Civil Law Jul. 7. John Griffyth of Allsouls Coll. Principal of New Inn and the Queens Professor of Civil Law Which last office he enjoyed four years while he was Bach. of that faculty ☞ Not one Doctor of Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Jul. 10. Lawrence Humphrey beforemention'd He had a month before been admitted Bach. of this faculty and two years before that time the Queens publick Professor of Divinity in this University he being then only Master of Arts. For the said Degree supplicated Rich. Bruerne lately the Queens Hebrew Professor and Will. Downham beforementioned but they were not admitted An. Dom. 1563. An. 5 Eliz. An. 6 Eliz. Chanc. the same Commiss Dr. Tho. Whyte Proct. Tho. Walley of Ch. Ch. Rog. Gifford of Mert. Coll. again elect 21. Apr. Bach. of Arts. Apr. 22. Joh. Garbrand of New Coll. May 13. Tho. Allen or Alan George Blackwell of Trin. Coll. Jun. 17. Will. Raynolds of New Coll. Jul. 26. Thom. Bodley of Mert. Coll. Feb. 11. Tob. Mathews of Ch. Ch. Mar. 24. George Coryat of New Coll. Admitted 55. Bach. of Civ Law Mar. 27. Andrew Kingsmyll of All 's Coll. He was afterwards a Calvinistical Writer May 21. Rich. Madox See among the M. of A. 1575. Mast of Arts. Apr. 26. John Hancock of Mert. Coll. He was now esteemed by the Academians to be a Person of an acute judgment in Philosophy an excellent Grecian and Hebrician Afterwards he was a godly and sincere Preacher of the word of God May 4. Leonard Fitzsimons of Trin. Coll. a learned Irish Man 8. Oliver Whiddon of Exeter Coll. He succeeded Rich. Bristow in his Fellowship of that house an 1573 he being then or soon after Archdeacon of Totness in Devonshire Will. Apsland of All 's Coll. was adm this year but the time when appears not He was afterwards one of the Chaplains to Qu. Elizabeth and Master of the Hospital called the Savoy in the Strand near London Admitted 30. Bach. of Phys Jun. 23. Rog. Gifford of Mert. Coll. now one of the Proctors of the University See among the Doctors of Phys 1566. For the said Degree supplicated Hierom. Raynolds M. A. now or lately one of the learned Fellows of C. C. C. I have made mention of this Person elsewhere Bach. of Div. Only two were admitted of whom Arth. Yeldard President of Trin. Coll. was one and three that supplicated who were never admitted Their names are John Sherbourne Will. Chamberlayne and Tho. Pyrrye all Masters of Arts. ☞ Not one Doct. of Law was admitted or licensed to proceed Doct. of Physick May…Henry Baylie 21. Walt. Baylie of New Coll. The last was now the Queens publick Professor of Medicine in this University ☞ Not one Doct. of Div. was adm Incorporations This year in July as it seems was a supplicate made for one W. Butler of Cambridge to be incorporated but in what Degree whether in that of M. of Arts or Bac. of Physick I know not I take him to be the same Will. Butler who tho not Doctor of Physick was the most eminent Physician of his time and as much resorted to for his great knowledge in Physick as any Person that lived before him and had been more did he not delight to please himself with fantastical humours He died on the 29. of Januaâ— in the year 1617 and in that of his age 83 and was buried on the South side of the Chancel of St. Maries Church in Cambridge Over his grave was soon after erected a comely Monument in the wall with his bust to the middle and an inscription underneath part of which runs thus Gulielmus Butlerus Clarensis Aulae quondam socius medicorum omnium quos prâ—esens aetas vidit facile princeps hoc sub marmore secundum Christi adventum expectat monumentum hoc privata pietas statuit quod deburt publica Abiviator ad tuos reversus narra te vidisse locum in quo salus jacct Creations Mar. 29. Austin Brodbridge sometimes Fellow of New Coll. was then actually created Master of Arts at London by Will. Brodbridge afterwards B. of Exeter by virtue of a Commission under the Seal of the University directed to Hugh Turnbull D. D. Thomas Stempe Rob. Raynold Doctors of the Laws Will Brodbrige before-mention'd and Will. Langford Masters of Arts to be done by any one of them This Austin Brodbridge who had been an Exile at Strasburgh in the Reign of Qu. Mary was now beneficed in the Church and afterwards became Prebendary of Ferdington and Writhlington in the Church of Sarum by the death of one Rich. Basing 1566. This Person tho he had been before this creation but Bach. of Arts yet by his Dean he supplicated first to be Bachelaur of Divinity and afterwards to be Doctor An. Dom. 1564. An. 6 7 Elizab. Chanc. the same viz. Sir John Mason Knight but he resigning by his Letters dat 26. Dec. Rob. Dudley Earl of Leycester Baron of Denbigh Master of the horse Knight of the most noble order of the Garter and of St. Michael one of the Queens Privy Council and Master of Arts as 't is said of this University was elected Chancellour on the last day of the same month Commiss Dr. Tho. Whyte whose office ending with the Chancellourship of Sir Jo. Mason John Kennall LL. D. and Canon of Ch. Ch. was chosen by Suffrages in a scrutiny on the last of Decemb. Proct. Rog. Marbeck of Ch. Ch. again Joh. Watkins of All 's Coll. elect 12. Apr. The senior of which Proctors was this year elected Orator of the University being the first of all after that office was made standing or perpetual Bach. of Arts. Apr. 18. Tho. Twyne of C. C. Coll. He was afterwards an eminent Physician Jun. 19. John Lister See among the Bac. of Arts an 1571. Jul. 24. Thom. Doylie of Magd. Coll. Dec. 11. John Vnderhill of New Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Oxon. 16. John Field See among the Writers under the year 1587. Jan. 26. Will. Harrys Rich. Knolles of Linc. Coll. Feb. 1. Will. Barlow of Ball. Rob. Hutton was admitted the same day One Rob. Hutton translated from Lat. into English The summ of Divinity drawn out of the holy Scriptures very necessary for Curats and young Students in Divinity Lond. 1567 oct Whether the same with Rob. Hutton Bach. of Arts who took no other Degree in this University I know not Feb. 1. Ralph Warcupp of Ch. Ch. Admitted 61. or thereabouts Bach. of Civ Law Ten
with the Delegates of Denmark concerning matters of traffick c. and Perkins performed his part well as to that matter Soon after by the said Bishops endeavours he became substitute to Sir Dan. Donne Master of the Requests who by reason of his age could not well attend that place and when he died he became Master in his own right and a Knight About that time George Duke of Buckingham who was in great favour with K. Jam. 1. Sir Christopher thought that his only way to rise higher was to be married to one of his Relations Whereupon tho he had vowed Virginity he took to Wife his Mothers Sister yet with this condition that she should not expect that he should pay old debts to which she made answer that she would expect none Afterwards Buckingham hearing of the said vow detested him and made a resolution that he should rise no higher Afterwards out of a revenge Sir Christopher made his estate over to a Servant of his that was childless and in a deep consumption and he dying within a few months after Sir Christopher who departed this mortal life in the month of Aug. 1622. the said Servant left most of the estate to the Lady I have been credibly informed by a good Author that the said Sir Christopher had a hand in contriving and drawing up the Oath of Allegiance while he was intimate with Dr. Bancroft In the Deanery of Carlile succeeded the said Sir Christopher Dr. Franc. White afterwards Bishop of that place Apr. 14. Will. Burton of New Coll. June 2. Tho. Coventry Fellow of Ball. Coll. The last of the said two was afterwards Fellow of the Inner Temple Serjeant at Law a Knight and one of the Justices of the Court of Common-pleas and a Judge in the time of Jam. 1. He was Father to Thomas Lord Coventry Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Jan. 14. Henr. Savile of Mert. Coll. 23. Hugh Lloyd of New Coll. Admitted 45. Bach. of Law Five were admitted and four supplicated but not one of them appears yet to me to have been either a Bishop or Writer Mast of Arts. Feb. 13. John Argall Will. James of Ch. Ch. The last of which was afterwards Bishop of Durham John Bereblock of St. Johns Coll. was admitted the same day He was afterwards Fellow of Exeter Coll. and most admirably well skill'd in the art of Delineation and drawing the description of places some of which are extant particularly that of the City of Rochester at which place or near it he was born Admitted 14. Bach. of Div. Oct. 29. Edw. Cradock of Ch. Ch. now Margaret Professor A certain Author tells us that he was a learned Man and a Writer yet in all my searches I could never see any of his books Dec. 17. Thom. Godwyn Dean of Ch. Ch. lately of Magd. Coll. Feb. 15. Rich. Tremayne of Exeter Coll. He was afterwards of Broadgates hall the seventh Vicar of Mayhenet in Cornwall and Treasurer of the Cath. Ch. at Exeter 16. Will. Overton of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards a Bishop Adrian Hawthorne of the same Coll. was admitted on the same day being then Principal of Magd. hall On 25. Nov. 1568 he was admitted to the Chancellourship of the Church of Wells having about that time one or more benefices in that Diocess and dying in the latter end of 1576 in Feb. as it seems Rog. Goad D. D. and Provost of Kings Coll. in Cambridge was admitted into his place of Chancellour on the 7. March in the same year Edw. Andleser was adm this year but of him I know nothing ☞ Not one Doctor of Law or Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Dec. 17. Tho Godwyn Dean James Calfill Harb Westphalyng Canons of Ch. Ch. Edward Cradock mention'd before among the Bachelaurs of Divinity was admitted the same day Feb. 15. Rich. Tremayne beforemention'd who accumulated John Piers of Magd. Coll. Dean of Chester Arthur Yeldard President of Trin. Coll. 16. Will. Overton of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry On the 26. Mar. Will. Bradbridge Dean of Salisbury supplicated for the said Degree but was not admitted He was afterwards Bishop of Exeter Also John Molens Archdeacon of London Jan. 23 but him neither can I find admitted Incorporations May… Rich. Cheyney Bach. of Div. of Pembr Hall in Cambridge and Bishop of Gloucester See more among the Creations Feb. 21. Gregory Garth Bac. of Div. of Cambridge George Wyther M. of A. of 4 years standing in the said University was incorporated on the same day In 1570 he became Archdeacon of Colchester on the death of James Calfill had other spiritualities and wrot and published 1 Laymans Letters delivering unto them such Letters as the Holy Ghost teacheth them in the word by things sensible Lond. 1585. 2 View of the marginal notes of the Popish Testament translated into English by the English Fugities Papists resiant at Rheimes in France Lond. 1588. qu. with other things as 't is probable which I have not yet seen Another of both his names lived an 100 years after and was a Poet whom I shall hereafter in his proper place remember Will. Fulke M. A. of three years standing in the said Univ. of Cambridge was also then Feb. 21. incorporated This learned Man who was born in the City of London bred Fellow of St. Johns Coll. and at length became Master of Pemb. Hall in the said University was when young a good Philosopher and when elder in years a pious and solid Divine as his works shew the titles of all or most of which you may see in the Bodleian or Oxford Catalogue He died Margaret Professor of Cambridge 28. Aug. 1589. Cyprean de Valera M. of A. of three years standing in the said University was also then incorporated He was a Spaniard born left his Country for Religion sake spent all or most of his time in England and wrot in Spanish 1 Institution of Christian Religion or the interpretation of Calvins institutions 2 The reformed Catholick 3 Of the lives of the Popes and their doctrine 4 Of the Mass 5 A swarm of false miracles wherewith Mary de la Visitation Prioress of the Annuntiada of Lisbon deceived very many c. The three last were written in Spanish about 1588. and the second edition of them came out with amendments and additions by the Author an 1599. oct Translated into English by John Golburne a Prisoner in the Fleet Lond. 1600. qu. He also published the Bible in Spanish printed the second time at Amsterdam 1602. fol. Owen Owen M. A. of two years standing in the said University was then also Feb. 21. incorporated All these except the first were incorporated after the solemnity of the Act had been concluded Creations Mar. 26. It was granted by the venerable Congregation that John Jewell Bishop of Salisbury should tho absent be actually created Doct. of Div. by a certain Graduate to be assign'd by the Commissary This was accordingly done at
and in his Chauntorship by Rich. Boughton Besides these were four that supplicated for the said degree among whom were Thomas Summaster of All 's Coll. and John Chandler Incorporations July 11. Lancolot Andrewes M. A. of Cambridge He was of Pembr Hall in that University and lately one of the honorary or tituler Scholars of Jesus Coll. in this University Afterwards he became Master of the said Hall Doct of Div. and Prebendary of Westminster in the place of Dr. Richard Bancroft promoted to the See of London an 1597 Dean of the said Church of Westminster in the room of Gabriel Goodman deceased 1601. Soon after he was made Bishop of Chichester then of Ely and at length on the 22 Feb. 1618 was translated to Winchester He died in Winchester House in Southwark 26 Sept. 1626 and was buried in the Parish Church of S. Saviour there Several Authors having made mention of this worthy person I shall forbear to speak any farther of him only say this that he was the most eminent Divine of our Nation in his time William Pembertom M. A. of the said University was incorporated on the same day This person who was second Son of Hen. Pemberton of Moreton in Châ—shire Gent. was afterwards Parson of High Ongar in Essex Doctor of Div. and a Publisher of several Sermons among which are 1 The godly Merchant preached at Pauls Cross on 1 Tim. 6. 6. Lond. 1613. oct 2 Sermon on Deut. 1. 16. 17. Lond. 1619. oct He died 10 March 1622 and was buried in the Chancel of his Church at High Ongar In the same month of July was a Supplicate made for one Will. Temple M. of A. of Cambridge to be incorporated but whether he was so it appears not He was the same person who was Fell. of Kings Coll. in that University afterwards Master of the Free School in the City of Lincoln Secretary to Sir Philip Sidney when he received his Deaths Wound at Zutphâ—n and after his death to Will. Davison one of the Secretaries of State and at length to Rob. â— of Essex Earl Marshal of England whom if I mistake not he served while he was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland In 1609 he upon the importunate Solicitations of Dr. James Vsher accepted of the Provostship of Trinity Coll. near to Dublin after which he was knighted and made one of the Masters of the Chancery in Ireland He hath written 1 Pro Maldupetti de unica methodo defensione contra Diplodophilum commentatio Lond. 1581 oct 2 Nonnullarum â— Physicis Ethicis quaestionum explicatio pro Petro Ramo contra a Lieblerum 3. Epistola de Rami dialectica ad Johannem Piscatorem Argentinensem 4. Analysis Anglica triginta psalmorum à primo scilicet ad tricesimum primum Lond. 1611. oct He gave way to fate an 1626 or thereabouts aged 72 and was buried in the Chappel belonging to the said Coll. of the Holy Trinity leaving then behind him the Character of à person of great piety and learning An. Dom. 1582. An. 24 Elizab. An. 25 Elizab. Chanc. the same Vicechanc. Rob. Hoveden D. D. Warden of All 's Coll. July 12. Proct. Robert Cook of Brasn Coll. John Browne of Ch. Ch. The day when they were elected appears not because of the imperfectness of the Registers Bach. of Arts. March 28. Simon Presse of Broadgates Hall He was afterwards Minister of Egginton in Derbyshire and published A Sermon concerning the right use of things indifferent on 1 Cor. 8. ver 10 11 12 13. Oxon 1597 oct What other things he hath published I know not April 31. Geo. Abbot of Ball. Coll. He was afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury July 4. John Buckridge of S. Johns Coll. He was made Bishop of Ely in 1627. 10. Tim. Willys of S Johns Coll. He was afterwards ejected from his place in that House for certain Misdemeanours but getting soon after into the favour of Qu. Elizabeth he was by her diploma made a Doctor Bullatus of the Laws I suppose and by her sent Embassador into Muscovy Nov. 15. Ralph Winwood lately of S. Johns now of Magd. Coll. See more among the Masters an 1587. Rob. Tinley of Magd. Coll. was admitted the same day March 18. Philip Jones One of both his names was Author of Three Sermons on Jam. 1. 9 10. Lond. 1588 oct Whether written by him or by Philip Jones who was admitted Bach. of the Civ Law an 1562 or by a third Phil. Jones who as a Bristol man born and a Member of Ch. Ch. was matriculated in 1581 aged 18 I know not Adm. 152. Mast of Arts. Mar. 30. Will. Warford of Thin May 4. Mathew Gwinne of S. Joh. Coll. June 18. John Harmar John Terry of New Coll. July 2. Rich. Kilbye of Linc. Coll. 4 Isaac Colfe of Broadgates Hall Oct. 12. Will. Wâ—gge of New Coll. One Will. Wygge sometimes called Way was executed for being a Seminary and denying the Oath of Supremacy at Kingston in Surrey on the first day of Octob. 1588. Whether the same with him who was M. of A. I know not I have mention'd another Will Wygge or Wygges under the year 1566. Feb. 6. Edw Philipps of Broadgates Hall 7. Rob. Abbot of Baâ—l Coll. 15. John King of Ch. Ch. Mar. 23. Hen. Perry of Gloc. Hall Adm. 60. Bach. of Div. July 5. John Garbrand of New 10. Hen Robinson of Queens 13. Thomas Holland of Balliol Coll. Feb. 19. Dav. Powell of Jesus Coll. Joh. Argall of Ch. Ch. Adm. 10. Doct. of Law July 5. Will. Merick of New Coll. Chancellour of Bangor c. Clement Colmer of Brasn Coll. Chancellour of the Diocess of Durham was admitted the same day Miles Lee and Rich. Bellyngham both Bachelaurs of the Civ Law did supplicate for the said degree but were not admitted Doct. of Phys July 5. Anthony Aylworth of New Coll. the Kings Professor of Physick and Physitian to Queen Eliz. He died 18 Apr. 1619 and was buried in New Coll. Chappel 21. Will. Donne of Exeter Coll. Doct. of Div. July 5. William Souch or Zouch of Ch. Ch. On the 14 of Feb. 1583 he became Chauntor of Salisbury on the resignation of Tobie Mathews D. D. John Garbrand of New Coll. was admitted the same day He accumulated the degrees in Divinity Meredith Hanmer of C. C. Coll. was also admitted the same day On the 2 Apr. Tho. Blague a Student in Divinity and one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to the Queen supplicated for the said degree of Doct. of Div. but whether admitted it appears not In 1591 Feb. 1. he being then D. of D. and about that time Master of Clare Hall in Cambridge was installed Dean of Rochester in the place of John Coldwell M. D. promoted to the See of Salisbury and in 1604 or thereabouts he became Rector of Bangor upon the Translation of Dr. Rich. Vaughan from Chester to London He died in Octob. 1611 and was succeeded in his Deanery by Rich. Miâ—bourne D. D. who was installed in that Dignity on the 11
Creations Apr… Marmaduke Middleton Bishop of St. David and much deserving of the Church of Ireland was actually created Doct. of Div. of Dr. Humphrey and both the Proctors Jul. 12. Thom. Thornton Vicechanc. of this University Canon of Ch. Church in Oxon. of Worcester and Hereford of which last place he was also Chauntor and about this time Master of Ledbury Hospital in Herefordshire was actually created D. of D. He surrendred up his last breath on the 15. April an 1629. aged 88. and was buried on the twentieth day of the same month in the Chancel of the Parish Church of Ledbury Over his grave was a handsome monument set up for him in the North wall of the Chancel with a large inscription thereon wherein 't is said that he was born at Harrew on the Hill in Middlesex that he was purioris Latini Sermonis Author primarius that he was a benefactor to the poor People of Ledbury Hospital that he adorned and repaired the Library at Hereford and enriched it with books that he was a common refuge for young poor Scholars of great hopes and parts and tutor to Sir Philip Sidney when he was of Ch. Ch. c. To which I add that he was also Tutor to the Learned Will Camden Clarenceaux K. of Arms. An. Dom. 1584. An. 26 Elizab. An. 27 Elizab. Chanc. the same Vicechanc. John Vnderhyll D. D. Rector of Linc. Coll. Jul. 16. Proct. Thom. Smith of Ch. Ch. Rich. Mercer of Exet. Coll. Apr. 29. Bach. of Arts. Nov. 12. Francis Bradshaw of Magd. Coll See among the Doctors of Div. 1607. 28. Richard Latewar of St. John Coll. Feb. 1. Hen. Salesbury of St. Alb. Hall Since the life or character of this Person was printed which you may see in p. 226. num 265. I find that he was of the Family of the Salesburies of Dolbelider in Denbighshire and that after Joh. David Rhese whom he stiles Vir ingenio felix literarum ac linguarum cognitione insignis had published his Cambro Brytannicae institutiones rudimenta he wrot and published Grammatica Britannica in usum linguae studiosorum Juccinctâ methodo perspicuitate facili conscriptae Lond. 1593. oct dedic to Henry Earl of Pembroke which is all I know of him yet only that he was living at Denbigh in that year 9. John Randall of Trinity afterwards of Lincolne Coll. Mar. 15. Sim. Wastell of Qu. Coll. Admitted 93 or thereabouts Bach. of Law Apr. 31. John Favour of New Coll. Jul. 10. Pet. Vâ—erheile sometimes written Varahiâ—ius Burgensis Belga which is all I know of him Rich. Meredith of New Coll. did supplicate for the said Degree Jul. 1. but was not admitted See among the Bach. of Divinity 1606. Admitted 4. Mast of Arts. May 25. John Philipps of St. Maries Hall He was the same who took the Degree of Bach. of A. 1579 and the same as it seems who was afterwards Bishop of the Isle of Man 30. Will. Fulbeck of Glocester Hall lately of C. C. Coll. June 2. Rich. Field of Magd. Hall 3. Jerem. Corderoy lately of St. Alb. Hall Jun. 22. John Milward of Broadgates Hall lately of Ch. Ch. One John Milward D. D. Chapl. to K. Jam. 1. was among other things Author of Jacobs great day of trouble and deliverance Serm. at Pauls cross 5. Aug. 1607 upon his Maj. deliverance from Gowries treasons on Jerem. 30. 7. Lond. 1610. qu. Whether he be the same with John Milward M. of A. who was a Derbysh Man born I know not He that was D. D. and an Author died on the Kal. of Aug. 1609 and the next year the Sermon was published by his Brother Matthew Milward Jul. 6. Owen Wood of Jesus Coll. He was afterwards made Dean of Armagh in Ireland by the favour as I suppose of Rob. E. of Essex while he was a Lieutenant of that Kingdom in whose treasons he was engaged 1600 and an especial benefactor to his College One of both his names was a practitioner in Physick and wrot An alphabetical book of Physical secrets as also A small treatise of the judgment of Vrines Both printed at Lond. 1632. and 39. oct Jul. 7. Rob. Wright of Trin. Coll. Jan. 18. Tho. Savile of Merton Coll. This Person who was younger Brother to Sir Hen. Savile did afterwards travel into various Countries beyond the Seas whereby he improved himself much in several sorts of learning After his return he was by his Brothers endeavours made Fellow of Eaton Coll. near Windsore where being noted for his excellencies caused Rich. Mountague Fellow of that house to number him among the great Philologers of this nation and to be equal with the learned Camden unfortunate Hen. Cuffe Rich. Thompson old Andr. Downes c. to all whom he was well known especially to the first as by many learned Letters written between them appears This Tho. Savile died in his Proctorship of the University 12. Jan. 1592 and was buried in the choire of the Church or Chappel of Merton College where I find this character of him Fuit Sidus lucidissimum qui apud suos exteros literarum virtutis fama ac morum urbanitate perceâ—ebris c. I find another I cannot say the same Thom. Savâ—le whom Camden calls his right learned friend an 1582. and a third who writes himself Gentleman Author of 1 The Prisoners conference handled by way of dialogue between a Knight and a Gentleman being abridged of their liberty Lond. 1605. oct 2 The raising of them that are fallen c. Lond. 1606. qu. Jan. 20. John Lloyd of New Coll. Feb. 20. Will. Suttâ—n of Ch. Ch. Admitted 87. Bach. of Div. May 10. Richard Lewes He was Author of a Sermon preached at Pauls Cross intit Isaac his testament c. on Gen. 21. ver 1. to the 10th Oxon. 1594. oct dedicated to Sir Hen. Vnton of Wadley in Berks. Knight and no doubt of others but such I have not yet seen Jun. 22. John Prime of New Coll. Jul. 6. Rich. Eedes of Ch. Ch. 15. Rob. Cooke of Brasn Coll. Feb. 1. Miles Smith of Ch. Ch. Admitted 13. Doct. of Law Mar. 17. John Drewry of Linc. Coll. In 1592 he succeeded Dr. John Kennall in the Archdeaconry of Oxford and dying in the Cathedral close at Chichester where he had a Dignity 9. June 1614 was succeeded by William Bridges Son of Dr. Bridges Bishop of Oxon as I shall elsewhere tell you This Dr. John Drewry was near of kin if not Son to Will. Drewry Doct. of the Civil Law and Commissary or Master of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury who died in the latter end of 1589 and to Sir Will. Drewry of Westâ—n in Oxfordshire Knight sometimes Lord Justice of Ireland who died 1579. ☞ Not one Doct. of Phys was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Jul. 6. John Walsall of Ch. Ch. 15. Rob. Chaloner of the same house a compounder In 1589 he was installed Canon of Windsore being then double beneficed at least and tho not eminently
Heton D. D. Canon of Ch. Ch. July 10. Proct. Tho. Ravis of Ch. Ch. Mathew Gwinne of S. Joh. Coll. Apr. 17. Bach. of Musick July 8. Thomas Morley one of the Gentlemen of her Majesties Royal Chappel This person tho he had not so excellent a hand on the Organ as Bull had yet his Compositions were admirable in their time as 1 Consonets or little short songs to three Voices Lond. 1593. qu. 2 The first book of Madrigalls to four Voices Lond. 1594 qu. 3 The first book of Ballets to five Voices Lond. 1595. in a large qu. 4 Madrigalls to five Voices Lond. 1595 in a large qu. 5 Introduction to musick Lond. 1597 c. in a thin fol. This last Book which shews the Authour to have been admirably well skill'd in the theoretick part of Musick hath afforded some matter to Christop Simpson when he composed his Compendium of Musick but more to the Author of An introduction to musick Lond. 1655 c. oct published by John Playford a Seller of musical Books and Paper near the Inner Temple Gate Lond. and a practitioner in Musick who as I have been informed had the assistance of Charles Pidgeon of Greys Inn in the drawing it up The said Morley also hath composed Divine Services and Anthems the words of some of which are published and also collected and published Madrigalls the triumphs of Oriana to five and six Voices composed by divers Authors Lond. 1601 qu. Among which Authors Tho. Morley is one Michael Est Joh. mundy Joh Hilton Rich. Carlton Tho. Hunt Edw. Johnson George Marson c. all Bachelaurs of Musick were others which last was nearly related to Simon Marson a Servant to Sir Thom. Mounson in the time of K. Jam. 1. and a good Musitian as you may see elsewhere The said Thomas Morley had been bred up under the most famous Musitian Mr. Will. Byrde one of the Organists belonging to Queen Elizab. I mean the same Byrde who was Author and Composer of Graduallia seu cantionum sacrarum quarum aliae ad quatuor aliae vero ad quinque sex voces editae sunt Lond. 1610. qu. in 6 Vol. Also of several Divine Services and Anthems in English the words of which are extant and of a most admired Composition of forty parts but this last is not yet extant I say by this Byrde's endeavours the said Morley became not only excellent in Munck as well in the theoretical as practical part but also well seen in the Mathematicks in which Byrde was excellent July 3. John Dowland one of the Gent. of her Majesties Royal Chappel was then also with Tho. Morley adm Bach. of Musick He enjoyed the same place also when King James 1. came to the Crown being then esteemed a most admirable Lutinist about which time an Anagram was made on his name Johannes Doulandus running thus annos ludendi hausi He was the rarest Musitian that his Age did behold and therefore admired by foreign Princes among whom the King of Denmark was one who being infinitely taken with his playing when he was in England to visit his Sister the Queen an 1606 took him with him at his return to Denmark where as 't is supposed he died He hath among other things written Necessary observations belonging to Lute-playing Lond. 1610 in a thin fol. printed with Variety of Lute lessons published by his Son Rob. Douland a most excellent Lutinist also who before while his Father was absent had been trained up to the Lute by excellent Masters at the care and charge of Sir Tho. Mounson before-mention'd The said Rob. Douland published also of his own composition A musical banquet Lond. 1610. in a thin fol. and The pilgrims solace for three and four parts c. which was composed by him as it seems and not by his Father Bach. of Arts. May 6. John Hoskyns senior of New Coll. June 12. Sam. Burton of Ch. Ch. See among the Masters an 1591. Jan. 13. Mathew Slade of S. Albans Hall Henry Wotton of Queens Coll. supplicated in June for the degree of Bach. of Arts but I cannot find him admitted or his name among the Determiners in the Lent following Adm. 114. or thereabouts Bach. of Law Feb… Henry Cromwell Fellow of S. Johns Coll. This person who was third Son of Sir Henry Cromwell of Hinchinbrook in Huntingdonshire Knight I put not down here as a Writer or learned man but only that he was a noted Gent. of his Country had a fair Estate at Vpwood there was a Justice of Peace and Uncle to Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England See among the Bach. of Law an 1599. Adm. 14. Mast of Art Dec. 23. Rich. Latewar of S. Joh. Jul. 2. Alexand. Cook of Vnivers Feb. 20. Henr. Cuffe of Mert. Coll. In the month of June Will. Camden Bach. of Arts of Ch. Ch. supplicated by his Dean or Censor that whereas it was 16 years since he took the degree of Bach. of Arts three solemn Lectures pro forma performed by him might be sufficient for the taking the degree of Mast of Arts which desire of his was granted conditionally that he should stand in the Act following but his Admission and Inception occurs not Here you see is mention made that he was Bach. of Arts which if true for no such matter occurs in the Register of that time then must that Will. Camden mention'd under the year 1573 be the same person who was afterwards known by the Title of Clarentius and sirnamed The learned See more among the Creations an 1612. Admit 64. Bach. of Div. July 4. Robert Temple M. A. of Magd. Coll. He hath published A Sermon concerning the abuses of the Church preached at Pauls Cross on 1 Cor. 14. 1. Lond. 1592 he being then Chaplain to John Bishop of London What else he hath written or published I know not nor any thing besides only he was an Oxfordshire man born Adm. 4 Doct. of Law Jul. 9. Hugh Lloyd of New Coll. He was the only person admitted Doctor of his Faculty this year ☞ Not one Doct. of Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Jul. 4. Thom. Mountfort a Compounder This worthy Doctor who was Son of John Mountfort of the City of Norwych was now or about this time Prebendary of Harleston and Residentiary of the Cath. Ch. of S. Paul as also Prebendary of Westminster in which last Dignity he succeeded one Thomas whom some call John Browne an 1584. He died in London 27 Feb. 1632 and was buried in the Chancel of the Parish Church of Tewing in Hertfordshire whereupon one Gabr. More sometimes Chaplain in the House of George Villiers the first Duke of Buckingham of his name succeeded him in Westm but who in the Residentiaryship in S. Pauls I cannot yet tell He left behind him a Son named John Mountfort D. of D. and Rector of Austie in Hertfordshire who being a most zealous man for the Church of England suffer'd much in the time of the Rebellion
exposition on Geneâ—is Whether the same with him who was incorporated I cannot yet tell Quâ—ere William Alabaster M. A. of the same University was incorporated on the said day He was bred in Trin. Coll. in that University was the rarest Poet and Grecian that any one age or nation hath produced Afterwards he attended as Chaplain on Robert Earl of Essex in Cadiz voyage where he changed his Religion and wrot Seven Motives for what he had done answer'd by one John Racster an 1598 and by Roger Fenton the year following But upon some discontent taken from the Rom. Party he return'd to the Church of England and was made Prebendary of St. Pauls Cath. in London D. of D. and Rector of Tharfield in Hertfordshire He hath written 1 Roxana Tragedia admirably well acted more than once in Trin. Coll. hall in Cambr. and was soon after published full of faults contrary to the Authors mind Whereupon he took great pains to correct and amend it Which being done 't was printed to the Authors mind at Lond. 1632. oct 2 Lexicon Pentaglotton Hebraicum Chaldaicum Syriacum Talmudico Raabinium Lond. 1637. fol. The titles of other books of his writing you may see in the Bodleian or Oxford Catalogue He also began to describe in a Latin Poem intit Eâ—isaeis the chief transactions of Qu. Elizabeths Reign but left unfinish'd at the time of his death which hapning about the beginning of Apr. 1640. was buried according to the discretion of his dear friend Nich. Bacon of Greys Inn in Holbourn near London whom he made his sole Executor Rich. Her rick the Poet in his Hesperides doth highly celebrate Alabaster for his elaborate works Aug. 19. Hen. Wriothsley Earl of Southampton M. of Arts of Cambridge He was afterwards deeply engaged in the treasons of his entire friend Robert Earl of Essex and therefore by his Peers he was condemned to dye but by the favour of the Queen he was saved When K. James 1. came to the Crown he was restored by Parliament was made Knight of the Garter and Captain of the Isle of Wyght and of Caresbrook Castle He died in the Netherlands an 1624 and was buried at Tichfield in Hampshire by the bodies of his Ancestors Dec. 18. Thomas D'oylie of Magd. Coll. in Oxon. Doctor of Physick of the University of Basil in Germany Creations Aug. 19. Will. Somerset of Magd. Coll. in this University eldest Son of Edward Earl of Worcester was actually created Mast of Arts. These Persons following were created Mast of Arts 27. Sept. while the Queen was in Oxon being then entertained by the University Edward Earl of Worcester He was afterwards Master of the Horse to K. Jam. 1. and Knight of the Garter Geo. Clifford E. of Cumberl He was an excellent Mathematician a great Navigator and one that did more prodigious things at Sea to the great impoverishment of his estate than any Subject of this Realm had done before He died 30. Oct. 1605 and was buried at Skipton in Craven in Yorkshire by his ancestors Hen. Herbert E. of Pembroke Kt. of the most noble order of the Garter and President of the Council in the Marches of Wales He died 1601 and was succeeded in the Earldom of Pembroke by his Son and Heir called William afterwards the most noble Chancellour of this University Sir John Wingfield Tho. Coningsby Will. Knollis Knights The last of which who had been formerly of Magd. Coll. was afterwards Earl of Banbury Michael Stanhop Esq He was Brother to John Lord Stanhop of Harrington Tho. Knevet Esq He was afterwards as it seems Lord Knevet of Escricke Edward Darcey Joh. Stanhop Will. Pointz Rich. Brakenbury Esquires Thom. Lake Esq This Gentleman who was born at Southampton was bred a Scholar and afterwards was taken into the service in the condition of an Amanuensis of Sir Franc. Walsingham Secretary of State by whom being commended to Qu. Elizabeth he read to her French and Latin A little before her death she made him Clerk of her Signet and after her death he was chosen by this state into the place to attend K. Jam. 1. from Barwick who afterwards made use of his present service in some French affairs and confer'd upon him the honour of Knighthood After Sir Rob. Cecills time the place of Secretary was joyned in two Principals and not long after he was one of them and so continued with honorable esteem of all Men until that malice and revenge two violent passions over-ruling the weaker sex concerning his Wife and Daughter involved him into their quarrel the chief and only cause of his ruine Anth. Ashley He made additions for the use of English Men to The marriners mirrour c. written in Dutch by Luke Wagener of Ein husen set forth in English by the said Ashley in two parts adorned with variety of Sea-charts and Mapps printed at London in fol. 1588-89 and dedicated to Robert Earl of Leycester from St. James One Sir Anth. Ashley Knight was a courtier in the Reign of K. Jam. 1 and tho then a hater of Women yet he was induced to marry one of the Family and Relations of George Duke of Bucks which administred mirth to the Courtiers Whether this Sir Authony be the same with the former I know not Qu. Hen. Noell Esq He was younger Brother to Sir Andrew Noell of Leycestershire was one of the Gentlemen Pensioners to Queen Elizabeth a Man of excellent parts and well skill'd in Musick He died in the latter end of Feb. 1596 and was by the command of Qu. Elizabeth who had an especial respect for him buried in St. Andrews Chappel within the Precincts of the Abbey Church at Westminster In a convocation celebrated the same day after dinner for the former creations were made in a Convocation held in the morning were these following Persons actually created Masters of Arts also viz. Monsieur Beauvoys La Noude Embassador from the King of France to the Queen of England Monsieur Mauditor or Manditor Sir Edward Stafford an English Knight An. Dom. 1593. An. 35 Elizab. An. 36 Elizab. Chanc. the same Vicechanc. Dr. Edm. Lillye again July 17. Proct. Will. Aubrey of Ch. Ch. Rich. Latewarr of St. Job C. Apr. 26. Bach. of Musick Feb. 25. Arth. Cock Orgainst of the Cath. Ch. at Exeter Matthew Jeffrye Vicar choral in the Church at Wells Their Graces were then pass'd and no doubt there is but that they were admitted Some of the compositions of Arth. Cock I have seen in our publick Musick School and certain divine Services and Anthems were composed by one Jeffrye the words of which are extant but whether by this Matthew or George Jeffrye who were both eminent Musicians I cannot tell Bach. of Arts. May 21. Peter Bowne of C. C. Coll. June 20. Nathaniel Brent of Mert. Coll. Feb. 6. Joh. Marston of Brasn Coll. Qu. Whether not the same Person who was afterwards the celebrated Comedian Feb. 6. Rob. Wakeman 8. Joh. Denison of Ball. Coll.
large and learned Pref. of about 16 leaves in oct written by the said Josselin and reprinted by L'isle 2 The words of Aeilfric Abbot of St. Albons and also of Maâ—â—sbury taken out of his Epistle written to Wulfine Bishop of Sâ—yrburne c. 3 The Lords Prayer the â—reed and ten Commandments in the Saxon and English tongue This W. L'isle died in 1637 and was buried as I presume at Wilburgham beforemention'd Creations Jul. 17. Matthew Gwinne M. A. of St. Johns Coll. in Oxon who had studied Physick ten years was then actually created Doct. of Physick by virtue of two Letters of the Chancellour of the University for that purpose Sept. 24. The most illustrious heroe Pre-Johannes de la Fri Eques Charnotensis so he is written in the publick Reg. Embassadour from the King of France to the Queens Majesty of England Nichol. Ruffus Dominus St. Aubin Ludovic Baro D'Orbee created the same day Which three Nobles were actually created Masters of Arts and were with great civility treated by the Heads of the University An. Dom. 1594. An. 36 Elizab. An. 37 Elizab. Chanc. the same Vicechanc. the same viz. Dr. Lillye to continue in the said office till the Chancellour otherwise please Proct. Hen. Foster of Brasn Coll. Hen. Cuffe of Mert. Coll. Apr. 10. Bach. of Arts. Jun. 5. Tobias Matthew of Ch. Ch. He was Son of Tob. Matthew who was afterwards Archb. of York and after he had taken the Degree of M. A. he became a Jesuit and at length a Knight as I shall tell you at large in the 2d vol. 22. Will. Burton of Brasn Coll. He is to be remembred also in the 2. vol. Jul. 1. Will. Laud of St. Johns Coll. He was afterwards Archib of Canterbury Dec. 11. Edm. Deane of Merton Jan. 27. Tho. Thomson of Qu. Feb. 22. Hayward Townshend of St. Maries hall Coll. Thom Ireland of Linc. Coll. was admitted the same day See among the Doct. of Div. an 1611. 28. Alexander Spicer of Exeter Mar. 1. Will. Vaughan of Jes Coll. 7. Thom. Cheast of Oriel Coll. See among the Masters an 1598. Adm. 195. Bach. of Law Jul. 1. James Whitlock of St. Johns Coll. Jul. 12. Franc. Clerke or Clarke Besides these two were 4 more admitted and two that supplicated who were not admitted this year Mast of Arts. Apr. 16. Tho. Fryth of All 's Coll. May 13. Tho. Storer of Ch. Ch. Jul. 2. Will. Hinde of Qu. Coll. 3. Walt Wylshman of Broadgates lately of Exeter Coll. Dec. 12. Rob. Burhill Joh. Barcham of C. C. Coll. Jan. 15. Rob. Moor of New Coll. Adm. 7â— Bach. of Div. May 16. George Carleton of Mert. Jun. 27. Joh. Williams of All 's Jul. 2. Rich. Latewarr of St. Joh. Coll. 4. Will. Tooker of New Dec. 16. Hen. Ayray of Qu. Coll. Adm. â—1 Doct. of Law Jul. 9. Christopher Helme of Merton Coll. In 1618 he became Chancellour of the Dioc. of Worcester in the place of Barnabas Goch or Gough Doct. of Law being about that time Rector of Bredon in the said Diocess in which office he was succeeded by Jam. Littleton Bach. of Law an 1628. The said Goch or Gough did succeed Tho. Wood LL. D. an 1610. and Wood Rich. Cosin the eminent Civilian an 1598. but whom Cosin succeeded in 1578 or thereabouts I cannot tell Dec. 10. Rob. Masters of All 's Coll. He was about this time Principal of St. Albans hall and afterwards Chancellour of the Dioc. of Rochester and of the Dioc. of Lichfield and Coventry He died 10. Jul. 1625. aged 63 and was buried in the Cath. Church of Lichfield Jan. 25. Edward Spurroway of All 's Coll. On the sixth of July Ralph Winwood M. of A. and Bach. of the Civ Law of Magd. Coll. supplicated to be admitted Doct. of the faculty but whether admitted it appears not Doct. of Phys Jul. 1. Barthelmew Warner of St. Johns Coll. He was afterwards the Kings Professor of Physick and superior reader of Lynacre's Lecture He was buried in the Church of St. Mary Magd. in the North suburb of Oxford 26. January 1618 as I have else where told you Doct. of Div. Jun. 25. Rich. Lewys of Exeter Coll. July 4. Francis Cox Will. Tooker of New Coll. Henry Ball of New Coll. also was admitted the same day being about this time Archdeacon of Chichester 〈◊〉 He died in the beginning of the year 1603. Jul. 4. Miles Smith of Brasn Coll. The same who was afterwards Bishop of Glocester Incorporations Jul. 9. Hen. Nevill M. A. of Cambridge Son and Heir of Edward Nevill Lord Abergavenny Rich. Milbourne M. of A. of Qu. Coll. in the same University was incorporated the same day On the eleventh of Decemb. 1611 he was installed Dean of Rochester in the place of Dr. Tho. Blague deceased and in July 1615 he being promoted to the See of St. David Rob. Scot D. D. was installed Dean 13. of the same month of whom by the way I desire the reader to know that he was born at Banston in Essex was originally a Fellow of Trin. Coll. in the said University and afterwards Master of Clare hall and esteemed by those that knew him a learned Man He died in Winter time in December I think an 1620. and was succeeded in his Deanery by Dr. Godf. Goodman Jul. 9. Joh Racster M. A. of Cambridge He was Author of a certain book entit The seven planets or wandring motives of Will Alabasters wit retrograded and removed Lond. 1598. qu. and perhaps of other things Joh. Hull M. of A. of Cambr. was incorp the same day He was of Gonvill and Caius Coll. in that University was afterwards Bach. of Div. and a Preacher of Gods word at Cork in Ireland He hath written and published 1 St. Peters Prephecy of these last days printed 1610. qu. 2 Christs proclamation to Salvation Lond. 1613. oct 3 Exposition on a part of the Lamentations of Jeremiah c. Lond. 1618. qu. c. Jul. 9. Richard Kilby M. A. of the said University The number of Cambridge Masters who were incorporated on that day comes to 30. Creations On the ninth of July being the day after the Act had been finished these following Persons were actually created Mast of Arts. Sir Joh. Hungerford Knight Anthony Hungerford Esquire Rich. Baker Esq He was afterwards a Knight and Author of that Chronicle that goes under his name Joh. Aske Will. Monson Esquire A proposal was made in the ven house of Convocation this year that the Degree of M. of A. should be bestowed on the honorable Sir Will. Russel Knight the design'd Lord Deputy of Ireland but whether it was accordingly confer'd upon him it appears not because it standeth not in the register He was the fourth Son of Francis Earl of Bedford and was with his brethren brought up in Magd. Coll. Oxon at the feet of Dr. Lawr. Humphrey Afterwards he travelled through France Germany Italy Hungary and other Countries and upon his return he spent not his time idely in the Court but
of Qu. Dec. 14. Geor. Warburton of Brasn Coll. Of the last you may see more among the Doctors of Div. created 1636. Feb. 1. Tobie Venner of S. Alb. Hall 16. Will. Higford of C. C. Coll. Winniffe Venner and Higford are to be remembred at large in the second Voll Adm. 111. Mast of Arts. June 26. Will. Laud of S. Joh. July 4. Thom. Thompson of Qu. 6. Rich. Lloyd of Linc. lately of Oriel 8. Rob. Fludd of S. Joh. Coll. Thom. Cheast of S. Maries Hall lately of Oriel Coll. was admitted the same day He hath published 1 The way to life serm at Pauls Cross on Amos 5. 6. Lond. 1609. qu. 2 The Christian path-way Serm. at Pauls Cross ult June 1611 on Ephes 5. 1. Lond. 1613. qu. and perhaps other things Oct. 17. Jam. Mabb of Magd. Coll. 20. Rich. Fitzherbert of New Coll. He was afterwards Archdeacon of Dorset by which Title he occurs in 1640. 31. Nath. Brent of Mert. Coll. Nov. 7. Rich. Carpenter Edw. Chetwind of 〈◊〉 Coll. Feb. 5. Tho. James Tho. Lydyat of New Coll. 19. Will. Chibald or Chiball of Magd. Coll. Adm. 88. Bach. of Div. May 29. Christoph Sutton June 28. Joh. Randall of Linc. Coll. Jul. 19. Will. Bradshaw of Vniv. Coll. lately M. of A. of Balliol I set him down here not that he was a Writer but to distingtuish him from another of both his names who was sometimes Fellow of Sidney Coll. in Cambridge and afterwards a writer and publisher of several Theological Tracts the titles of some of which you may see in the Bodleian or Oxford Catalogue ☜ Not one Doct. of the Civ Law was admitted Doct. of Phys Dec. 7. Joh. Gifford of New Coll. He accumulated the Degrees in Physick did afterwards practise in London and was one of the College of Physicians He died in a good old age in 1647 and was buried in the Parish Church of Hornchurch in Essex near to the body of his Wife Doct. of Div. Jul. 8. Thomas Maxfield of St. Edmunds hall He accumulated the Degrees in Divinity was about this time dignified in the Church and dying about 1604 was buried at the upper end of the Chancel of the Church at Ashe in Kent of which Church he was Rector Incorporations Jun. 7. Thom. Ridley Doctor of the Civil Law of Cambridge This learned Person who was the Son of Thomas Son of Lancclot Son of Nicholas Ridley of Willymonds Wyke in Northumberland Esq was born in the City of Ely educated in Grammar learning in Eaton School near to Windsore in Academical in Kings Coll. in Cambridge of which he was Fellow Afterwards he became Schoolmaster of Eaton one of the Masters of the Chancery a Knight Chancellour to the B. of Winchester and Vicar-general to George Archb. of Canterbury He was a general Scholar wrot A view of the Civil and Ecclesiastical Law and dying 23. of January 1628 was buried on the 27. of the same month in the Parish Church of St. Bennet near to Pauls wharf in London Jul. 8. Sam. Heron D. of D. of the same University was then incorporated Doct. of that faculty He was Fellow of Trinity Coll. in Cambridge and dying about the latter end of the yeare 1615 was buried either in the Chap. belonging to that Coll. or in the Chancel of Market Fankenham in Norfolke where he had some cure A Person of eminent note who writes himself Samuel Hieron was born at or near to Epping in Essex educated in Eaton School elected Scholar of Kings Coll. 1590 where while he was Bach. of Arts he became eminent for his Preaching About that time he had a pastoral charge confer'd upon him by Mr. Hen. Savile Provost of Eaton College but the Church of Modbury in Devonshire soon after falling void he was presented thereunto by the Provost and Fellows of Kings Coll. where being setled he was much admired and resorted to for his practical way of preaching While he continued there he published several Sermons which with many others lying by him he remitted into one volume printed at London with certain Prayers at the end an 1614. fol. He died at Modbury in 1617 aged about 45 and was buried in the Church there After his death many of his Sermons and Lectures that had not before seen the light were collected together by one Rob. Hill whom I shall mention among the Incorporations 1604 who causing them to be printed in fol. 1620 are known by the name of the Second vol. of Mr. Sam. Hierons works These things I thought good to let you know to the end that what was written by Sam. Hieron might not be attributed to Sam. Heron. Jul. 10. Roger Manors Earl of Rutland M. A. of the said Univ. of Cambridge He was an eminent Traveller and a good Soldier was afterwards sent Embassador by K. Jam. 1. to the King of Denmark and dying 26. June 1612. was buried at Botsford in Leycestershire Jul. 11. Edw. Aubrey Joh. Bladworth Christop Wyell Bac. of Law of Camb. Joseph Hall M. of A. of the same Univ. was then also incorporated In 1611. Oct. 30. he was collated to the Archdeaconry of Nottingham upon the promotion of Dr. Joh. King to the See of London and in Dec. 1616 he became Dean of Worcester in the place of Dr. Arth. Lake promoted to the See of Bathe and Wells He was afterwards first the most learned and religious Bishop of Exeter and afterwards of Norwych Laurence Bend Doct. of Div. of the said Univers was also then Jul. 11. incorporated Creations On the tenth of July these Knights and Esquires following were actually created Masters of Arts with one Lord. Thomas Lord Burgh Sir Christoph Blount Kt. He was beheaded on Tower-hill an 1601 for being deeply engaged in the treasons of Robert Earl of Essex Anthony Pawlet Francis Knollis Knights The last was Son of Sir Franc. Knollis mention'd among the Creations an 1566 and among the Writers an 1596. He was sometimes a Commoner of Magd. Coll. and was now valued for his learning by Dr. Joh. Rainolds Rob. Osbourne Rob. Digby Rob. Vernon Esquires About this time Abraham Scultetus was a Sojouâ—nour in Oxon and much favoured by both the Abbots George and Robert He was afterwards a most eloquent Preacher a learned Divine and Author of several books which shew him to have been profound in Divinity Antiquity and Ecclesiastical History He died at Embden in E. Frislandt 24. Oct. 1626. and was there buried An. Dom. 1599. An. 41 Eliz. An. 42 Eliz. Chancellour the same Vicechanc. Dr. Tho. Thornton again Jul. 16. Proct. Will. Osbourne of All 's Coll. Franc. Sidney of Ch. Ch. Apr. 18. Bach. of Arts. Apr. 24. Barnab Potter of Qu. Coll. He was afterward Bishop of Carlile Jun. 18. Anth. Duck Jul. 8. George Hakewill of Exet. Coll. 23. Brian Twyne Tho. Jackson of C. C. Coll. Oct. 25. Norwych Spackman of Ch. Ch. See among the Masters an 1602. Thom. Broad of St. Alb. hall was admitted the same day Jan. 29. Barthelm Parsons of
Sir Tho. Windebank of Haines hill in the Parish of Hurst in Berks. Knight sometimes one of the Clerks of the Signet and became intimately acquainted with Dr. Will. Laud while he studied in the said Coll. of St. John by whose endeavours when Bish of London he obtained for him of his gracious Master K. Ch. 1. the secretaryship of State in the place of Sir Dudley Carleton Viscount Dorchester deceased to which office he was sworn 15. June 1632 and about that time received the honour of Knighthood Afterwards he became ungrateful to his promoter and much hated by the Puritan for his high acting in his office Which being by that Party made notorious several articles were drawn up against him and presented to that unhappy Parliament which began at Westminster 3. Nov. 1640. Whereupon flying beyond the Seas wrot a Letter to the Lord Chamberlain in his own defence dat at Calais XI Jan. 1640 which was soon after printed When K. Ch. 1. retired to Oxon after Edghill battel Sir Francis returned înto England went to and endeavoured to speak with his Majesty but his Maj refusing to have any communication with him he went beyond the Seas again and died at Paris 1 11 Sept. 1646. Among the Sons he had Sir Thomas Windebank the eldest was one who was of the Privy Chamber to His Majesty and another called Colonel Franc. Windebanke Governor of Blechingdon house in Oxfordshire who for surrendring it to Col. Oliver Cromwell upon first summons about the 24. Apr. 1645 was shot to death in Broken hayes near Oxon whereupon his body was buried in one of the Chancels of the Church of St. Mary Magd. in the North suburb of that City on the third of May following Feb. 11. Sam. Turner of St. Maries hall See among the Masters 1604. 13. Daniel Fairclough Joh. Bery or Bury George Webbe of C. C. Coll. The last of which was afterwards Bishop of Limerick in Ireland Canon Fairclough Bury and Webbe will be mention'd in the second vol. Admitted 177 Mast of Arts. May 17. Thom. Winniff of Exeter Coll. Jun. 20. Thom. Baughe of Ch. Ch. He published a Sermon entit A Summons to judgment on Job 31. 14. Lond. 1614. qu. and perhaps others which is all I know of him only that he was a Cheshire Man born and that in seeking after the Rectory of the Church of St. Sepulcher in London found a sepulcher therein being buried there on which his pleasant friend Tho. Freeman the Poet hath an ingenious Epigram 25. Mich. Boyle Joh. Sandsbury of S. Joh. Coll. Jul. 1. Henry Tilson of Vniv. 10. Robert Johnson of Magd. Jan. 21. Robert Pink of New Coll. Adm. 86. Bach. of Physick Not one was admitted to the said Degree only some to practise Physick among whom were Nov. 28. Henr. Savile M. A. Edm. Deane B. A. Both originally of Merton Coll. now of St. Albans hall Bach. of Div. Dec. 17. Joh. Howson of Ch. Ch. Besides him were but 4 admitted among whom Ralph Ironside of Vniversity Coll. was one Father to Dr. Gilb. Ironside who became Bishop of Bristow an 1660. Doct. of Law Feb. 4. Sampson Hussee of New Coll. He was Brother to Jam. Hussee mention'd in the year before ☞ Not one Doctor of Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Dec. 17. John King John Howson of Ch. Ch. The last of which accumulated and both were afterwards Bishops Feb. 15. Charles Ryves of New Coll. Incorporations Apr. 6. Rob. Dallyngton M. of A. of Cambridge He was born in Northamptonshire educated in Pembroke hall of which he was Greek-Scholar and after became a Schoolmaster in Norfolk where having gained some money he travelled all over France and Italy was exact in his observations and after his return became first Secretary to the Earl of Rutland then one of the Privy Chamber to Prince Charles Master of the Charter-house into the School at which place he brought the custome of Chapter verses or versifying on passages of Holy Scripture and at length a Knight He hath written 1 A survey of the great Dukes state in Tuscany an 1596. Lond. 1605. qu. 2 A method for travel shewed by taking view of France as it stood in the year 1598. printed at Lond. in qu. 3 Aphorismes Civil and Military amplified with authorities and exemplified with history out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine Lond. 1615. fol. and other things as 't is probable which I have not yet seen He died in the latter end of the year 1637 and was buried in the Church or Chappel belonging to the Charter house By his will dated 25. Apr. 1636 and proved 1. March 1637 he gave to the poor People of Geddington in Northamptonshire the place of his nativity 300 l. for the buying of an annual pension of 15 l. per an for their relief At which place in his life time he built a Free-school and was a benefactor in other respects July 16. Walt. Curle M. of A. of Cambridge This Person who was born at Hatfield in Hertfordshire was now Fellow of Peter house in the said University was promoted first in the Church by the Cecillian Family afterwards he became Chaplain to His Majesty Doctor of Divinity Dean of Lichfield in June 1621 upon the death of Dr. Will. Tooker Bishop of Rochester in 1627. upon the translation of Buckridge to Ely translated thence to B. and Wells in 1629 upon the death of Dr. Maw and thence to Winchester upon the removal of his Patron Dr. Neile to York being about that time made Lord Almoner Afterwards he suffered much for the Kings and his own cause was among the Royalists when they were besieged in Winchester whence marching in safety after its surrender for the use of the Parliament lived retiredly at Subberton in Hampshire till the time of his death which hapned in the Spring or Summer time an 1647 leaving then behind him a Widow named Elizabeth and certain Children All that I have yet seen which goes under his name is A Sermon preached at Whitehall 28. Apr. 1622 on Heb. 12. 14. printed in qu. Rich. Boyle M. A. of the same University was incorporated on the same day He was afterwards Archbishop of Tuam in Ireland Richard Parker another M. of A. of that University was also then incorporated Whether he be the same R. Parker who was bred in and became Fellow of Caius College and Author of Sceletos Cantabrigiensis MS. I cannot justly say or the same Richard Parker who was second Son of John Parker first Son of Matthew Parker Archb. of Canterbury which Richard was born at Cambridge 20. May 1577 I cannot also tell Quaere On the same day also were 13 more Masters of that University incorporated among whom Miles Spencer was one and Andrew Perne another the same I suppose who was Proctor of Cambridge 1616. See before in these Fasti an 1553. Aug. 7. Will. Barlow Doct. of Div. of the said University was also then incorporated in the
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
two parts 1. of Divines 2. of Novility c. Lond. 1683 fol. before which is a canting narrative of his own life He died at Thistleworth or Istleworth in Middlesex 25 Dec. 1682. 3 Sam. Clark of Pembroke Hall in Cambridge who published certain matters in 1649 and after c. Jun. 25. Will. Kingsley of All 's Coll. 26. Joh. Flavell of Broadgates Hall July 4. Hen. Seward of Brasn Coll. Compounders The first of these three was at this time Archdeacon of Canterbury and died about the beginning of the year 1648. The second was a Dignitary and Rector of Tallaton in Devonshire where he died in 1623. Another of both his names was a Writer of Wadham Coll. as you may see among the Writers an 1617 and a third who was a Devonian born and Son or at least near of kin to him of Tallaton hath published several things some of which are mention'd in Joh. Flavell of Wadh. Coll. and was living divers years after the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. but whether he was of the Univ. of Oxon I cannot yet tell Jo. Flavell of Tallatâ—n had a Son named Thomas who was Bach. of Arts of Trin Coll. in this University afterwards Vicar of Mullian and Rector of Great Ruan in Cornwal also Prebendary of Exeter and died 1682 aged 77 years 9. Edw. Gee of Brasn 15. Edw. Chetwynd of Exet. Oct. 23. John Moseley of Magd. Nov. 7. Hâ—nr Beaumont of All 's Coll. The last of which was a Compounder being at this time Dean of Peterborough and Canon of Windsore In 1622 May 18. he was installed Dean of Windsore in the room of Marc. Anton. de Dominis who in Feb. going before had left England This Dr. Beaumont died 30 June 1627 and was buried in S. George's Chap. there on the right side of the grave of Tho. Danett one of his Predecessors in that Deanery See more in the Incorporations an 1571. Feb. 10. Rich. Carpenter Joh. Standard of Ex. Coll. Both of these were learned men and so taken to be by Dr. Joh. Prideaux as I have elsewhere told you Dr. Standard was afterwards a Justice of Peace for Oxfordshire being Lord of Whithill and dying 16 Dec. 1647 aged 66 was buried in the Churchyard at Tackley in the said County Incorporations Apr. 24. Tho. Farnabie M. A. of Cambr. sometimes of Merton Coll. in this University and afterwards the eminent Schoolmaster of Kent I shall mention him at large in the second Volume of this work Jul. 2. Ralph Rand M. A. of S. Andrew in Scotland 9. Joh. Hacket M. A. of Trin. Coll. in Cambr. About this time he wrot a Latin Comedy called Loiola printed at Lond. 1648. in oct was afterwards D. of D. Parson of S. Andrews Church in Holbourn near London Chaplain to K. Charles 1. Residentiary of S. Pauls and a great sufferer in the time of the Rebellion At length after the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. to whom he was Chaplain in ordinary he became Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry to which being consecrated at Lambeth 22 Dec. 1661 sate there to the time of his death 28 Oct. 1670 aged 79. Afterwards came out under his name Christian Consolations taught from five heads in Religion printed 1671 in tw and A century of Sermons c. Lond. 1675 fol. Rob. Farsereus or Faisereus M. A. of Lovaine was incorporated the same day Jan. 14. Edw. Kellet M. A. of Kings Coll. in Cambr. He was at this time Rector of Ragborough and Crocombe in Somersetshire and afterwards Canon residentiary of Exeter His Writings speak him a learned man some of which are 1 Miscellanies in Divinity in 3 books c. Camb. 1633 fol. 2 The threefold supper of Christ in the night that he was betrayed Lond. 1641 fol. besides Sermons of which one is entit A return from Argier preached at Minhead in Somersetshire 16 Mar. 1627 at the readmission of a relapsed Christian into our Church on Gal. 5. 2. Lond. 1628 qu. This was preached in the morning of the third Sunday in Lent and in the Afternoon preached Dr. Hen. Byam on the same occasion but not on the same subject He the said Kellet was a sufferer if I mistake not in the time of the Rebellion which began 1642. Febr. 20. Joh. Foxeroft Bach. of Arts of Cambr. See more among the Masters in the year following This year was a Supplicate made for one John Hayward LL. D. and Historiographer of Chelsey Coll. near to London to be incorporated in the same Faculty but whether he was really so I cannot tell In the year 1619 he received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty at Whitehall being then accounted a learned and godly man and one better read in Theological Authors than in those belonging to his own profession The Titles of all or of most of the Books that he published you may see in the Oxford Catalogue As for those of History which he hath published the phrase and words in them were in their time esteemed very good only some have wish'd that in his History of Hen. 4. he had not called Sir Hugh Lynne by so light a word as Mad-cap tho he were such and that he had not changed his Historical stile into a Drammatical where he induceth a Mother uttering a Womans passion in the case of her Son This Sir Joh. Hayward ended his days in his house in the Parish of Great S. Barthelmew in London on Wednesday 27 June 1627 and was buried in the Church belonging to that Parish You may see more of him in Camdens Annals of Qu. Elizab. under the year 1601 where you 'll find him punished by a tedious Imprisonment for an unseasonable Edition of one of his books Creations Jul. 9. Francis Stewart of Ch. Ch. Knight of the Bath one of the Sons of the Earl of Murrey was actually created Master of Arts. He was a learned Gentleman was one of Sir Walt. Raleigh's Club at the Meremaid Tavern in Friday street in London and much venerated by Ben. Johnson who dedicated to him his Comedy called The silent Woman He was a person also well seen in marine Affairs was a Captain of a Ship and as I have been informed by those who remember him did bear the office for some time of a Vice or Reer Admiral Nov. 13. John Hanmer of All 's Coll. was then actually created D. of D. as the Register saith which was as I suppose no more than the completion of that degree which should have been done in the Act preceeding had he not been absent In the latter end of Aug. this year Prince Charles came honorably attended to the University and after he had been entertained with Ceremonies and Feasting sutable to his Dignity and Merit he was pleased with his own hand writing to matriculate himself a Member of the said University Aug. 28. with this Symbole or Sentence Si vis omnia subjicere subjice te rations To say no more he was afterwards a King of great Religion and Learning but
Compounder Jun. 26. Rich. Heyrick of S. Joh. Joh. Lewgar of Trin. Coll. Jul. 4. Geor. Stinton of Ball. Coll. He was the eldest Son of an Esq was born and educated in Grammar Learning in the City of Worcester and after he had taken the degree of M. A. he became Vicar of Claynes in the Bishop of Worcester's gift and Rector of Speechley both near to the said City He hath published A Sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Worcester in the time of the pestilence on 1 Kings 8. ver 37 38 39. Oxon 1637. oct and hath written others fit for the press which go from hand to hand to this day He died at Speechley about 1654 and was buried in the Church there Joh. Biddle of Ball. Coll. was adm on the said 4 of July but whether he ever took the degree of Bach. of Arts in this University it doth not appear in the publick Register I set this J. Biddle down here to distinguish him from another of both his names a grand Socinian and Arrian whom I shall at large mention in the second Vol. but whether he hath published any thing I cannot yet tell One John Beadle M. of A. Minister sometimes of Barnstone in Essex wrot The Journal or Diary of a thankful Christian presented in some Meditations upon Numb 33. v. 2. Lond. 1656 oct Which Author I presume was of Cambridge See more of him in an Epist to the Reader before the said Journal written by Joh. Fuller Minister of S. Martin Ironmonger lane wherein he speaks much of the said Author Oct. 29. Rich. Bâ—field of Qu. Coll. Dec. 11. Matthias Turner of Broadgates Hall lately of Balliol Coll. He was an excellent Philosopher had great skill in the Oriental Languages and wrot as he himself professed all his Sermons which he preached in Greek Jan. 23. Tho. Hieks of Ball. Coll. Obadiah Sedgwick of Magd. Hall Feb. 21. Tho. Blake of Ch. Ch. Adm. 141. Bach. of Div. May 10. Thomas Vicars of Queens Coll. Besides him were admitted 8 more but not one of them was a Writer or Bishop Doct. of Law Jul. 4. Will. Bird of All 's Coll. This learned Doctor who was Son of Thom. Bird of Littlebury in Essex Brother to Sir Will. Bird mention'd before under the year 1587. was afterwards Custos or Master of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and died in the latter end of 1644. One Will. Bird hath written The magazine of honour or a treatise of the several degrees of the Nobility of this Kingdom c. which was afterwards perused and enlarged by Sir John Doderidge as I have in him told you before among the Writers But what relation this Will. Bird had to the former I know not Doct. of Phys May 27. Rich. Spicer of Exet. Coll. who accumulated the degrees in Medicine He was afterwards an eminent Physitian in London where he died in the beginning of the year 1640. Doct. of Div. June 27. Tho. Jackson Christop Green of C. C. Coll. The first is largely mention'd elsewhere the other who was also a learned and godly man was now Prebendary of Bristow where dying 5 March 1658 aged 79 was buried in the Yard belonging to the Cath. Ch. there Jul. 1. Thom. Benson of Ch. Ch. Joh. Harrys of New Coll. Incorporations On the 9 of July being the day after the conclusion of the Act were these Cantabrigians following incorporated being part of the number of about 24 that were taken into the bosom of this University Charles Lord Stanhope of Harington M. of Arts. Timothy Thurscross M. A. Afterwards being Bach. of Div. he was installed Archdeacon of Clievland in the place of Hen. Thurscross resigning 16. Nov. 1635. And afterwards resigning that dignity Joh. Neile Bach. of Div. was installed therein 27 Oct. 1638 I mean the same Neile who was made Dean of Rippon in the place of Dr. Joh. Wilkins promoted to the See of Chester One Tim. Thurscross D. D. died in the Parish of S. Sepulcher in Lond. in Novemb. or thereabouts 1671 which perhaps may be the same with the former Quaere Thom. Aylesbury M. of A. See among the Incorporations 1626. Will. Fenner M. A. of Pembroke Hall He was afterwards Bach. of Div. and exercised his Ministry for a time in Staffordshire At length upon the invitation of the Earl of Warwick he became Rector of Rochford in Essex where he was much admired and frequented by the puritannical party He gave way to fate in 1640 or thereabouts aged 40 and had several theological Tracts of his writing published after his death by Tho. Hill whom I shall anon mention the Titles of most of which you may see in Oxford Catalogue but more in that publised by Will. London a Bookseller an 1658. Thom. Hill M. A. of Eman. Coll. He was afterwards Rector of Tychmersh in Northamptonshire one of the Assembly of Divines a frequent Preacher before the Long Parliament Master of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge in the place of Dr. Tho. Comber ejected and Vicechancellour of the said University He hath published several Sermons as 1 The trade of truth advanced preached before the H. of Commons at a Fast 27 Jul. 1642 on Prov. 23. ver 23. Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Militant Church triumphant over the Dragon and his Angels Serm. before both Houses 21 Jul. 1645 on Rev. 12. 11. Lond. 1643. qu. 3 The reason for Englands self-reflection an extraordinary Fast-sermon 13 Aug. 1644 before the two Houses on Haggai 1. 7 8. 4 The right separation encouraged Fast-serm before the H. of Lords 27 Nov. 1644 on 2 Cor. 6. 17 18. Besides others as also his Best and worst of Paul an Exercise in Trin. Coll. in Cambr. printed 1648 and his collecting into one quarto Vol. several of the theological Tracts of the aforesaid Will. Fenner printed at Lond. 1651. You may see more of him the said Th. Hill in Anth. Tuckney's Sermon at his Funeral with an account of his Life and Death printed in 1654 in oct Besides this Dr. Tho. Hill was another also who was Minister of Brodfield in Suffolk and died there in the Winter time 1638 but hath nothing extant as I can yet see and a third Dr. Tho. Hill you may see in my discourse of Dr. George Abbot among the Writers an 1633. num 612. Thom. Thorowgood M. A. He was afterwards Bach. of Div. Rector of Grymston in Norfolk and one of the Assembly of Divines Among several things that he hath published are 1 Jews in America or probabilities that Americans are of that race c. Lond. 1650. qu. 2 Moderation justified c. Fast-serm before the H. of Commons 26 Dec. 1644 on Phil. 4. 5. Lond. 1645. qu. c. All which Cantabrigians with many more besides 13 Bachelaurs of Arts were incorporated on the 9 Jul. before mention'd Feb. 28. Thom. Freaer or Fryer Doct. of Phys of the University of Padua He was at this time a practitioner in the City of London and dying in the beginning of 1623 about two months
Coll. 9. Sam. Faucet of Qu. Coll. He published A seasonable Sermon for troublesome times on Psal 25. 22. printed in qu. but when I know not nor any thing else of the Author only that he was a Londoner born Dec. 2. Olives Whithy of Hart hall lately of Trin. Coll. This Person who was a Bedfordshire Man born and a great admirer of Will. Chillingworth hath published A Sermon on Hosea 6. 1. 2. Printed 1637. qu. and perhaps other things Quaere Admitted 166. Bach. of Div. Apr. 22. David Primerose of Exet. Coll. There will be large mention made of him in the 2. volume June 2. Robert Sibthorpe of Linc. 1â— Richard Part of Brasn July 1. Hugh Lloyd of Jes 3. Nathan Norrington of Exet. Coll. The last of which was nowe esteemed one of the best Disputants in Oxon especially against the Remonstrants as it partly appears in his Epitaph in Exeter Coll. Chappel running thus Vbi hic quis pâ—oh dolor Remonstrantium malleus Norringtonus sat est 7. Richard James of Co. Chr. Joh. Randol of Brasn Coll. The last published A Sermon preached at St. Maries in Oxon. 5. Aug. 1624 on Mark 3. 25. Oxon. 1624. qu. which is all I yet know of his works or of the Author only that he was a Sussex Man born Admitted 25. Doct. of Law July 3. Thom. Bennet Rich. Steuart of All 's Coll. The first was younger Brother to Sir Joh. Bennet of Dawley in Middlesex Father to Henry Earl of Arlington 23. Rob. Mitchill of Exeter Coll. ☞ Not one Doctor of Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. May 7. Theoph. Gale of Exet. June 2. Rob. Sibthorpe of Linc. 7. Morgan James of Jesus July 3. Francis Mansell of All 's Coll. The first was about this time either Prebendary or Canon of Exeter The second accumulated the Degrees in Div. as I shall at large tell you when I come to speak of him in the 2. vol and the last who had been Principal of Jesus Coll. was upon the death of Sir Eub. Thelwall made Principal again of the same house as I have elsewhere told you Incorporations June 5. Matthias Pasor M. of A. of the University of Heidelburg On the 13. of Jul. being the next day after the conclusion of the Act were these Cambridge Men following incorporated Steph. Nettles M. of A. of Queens Coll. He was afterwards Bach. of Div. and Author of An answer to the Jewish part of Mr. Seldens History of Tithes Oxon. 1625. qu. Dedicated to Dr. John Prideaux the Kings Professor of Div. in the University of Oxon. Richard Peck M. of A. He was afterwards Minister of Columpton in Devon and published Christs Watchword occasioned on the funeral of the truly reverend Mr. Laur. Bodley late Fellow of Exeter Coll. in Oxon and Rector of Clist-Hidon in Devon Serm. on Mark 13. 37. Lond. 1635. qu. Besides this he hath at least four more Sermons extant as 1 Serm. on Hosea 10. 12. printed 1632. qu. 2 Serm. on Matth. 13. 37. 3 Serm. on James 5. 9. pr. 1632. qu. c. Robert Cotesford M. A. He was afterwards D. of D. and Rector of Hadleigh and Monks Ely in the County of Suffolk of both which places he was deprived by a Committee for Religion appointed by Parliament an 1643. At which time and after he suffered much for the Royal cause You may see more of him in the wicked Libel entit The first Century of scandalous malignant Priests c. p. 8. Thomas Campion M. of A. One of both his names was an admired Poet and Musician in the Reign of K. Jan. 1. and hath had the honor to be named by the Learned Camden with Spencer Sydney Drayton and other the chief of our English Poets In Oxford Catalogue you may see the titles of some of his books and among them Songs on the untimely death of Pr. Henry pricked out to the Lute or Viol by Joh. Coprario Which Coprario by the way I would have the reader to understand was not a forreigner but an English Man born who having spent much of his time in Italy changed his name from Cooper to Coprario by which last he was so called in Italy being in his time much admired for his composition of Fancies of various parts As for the said Thomas Campion the Poet I take him to be too soon for Tho. Campion M. of A. of Cambridge Joh. Farmery LL. D. He was about this time Chancellour of the Dioc. of Lincoln was Burgess for the City of Lincolne to sit in that Parliament which began at Westminster 13. Apr. 1640. and died in 1647. One Joh. Farmery Bach. of Div. succeeded Dr. Tho. Sparke in the Archdeaconry of Stow in Apr. 1582 whom I take to be Uncle to the former who was Son of Will. Farmery of Heapham in Lincolnshire Francis Foxton Will. Lincolne D. of D. All which were I say incorporated 13. July being of the number of 35. at least who were then taken into the bosome of this University Oct. 11. Lancelot Lowther Bach. of Arts of Trin. Coll. near Dublin One of both his names was admitted M. of A. as a member of Oriel Coll. 21. Jan. 1616. July 27. Mich. Jermin D. of D. of Leyden in Holland He was lately of C. C. Coll. in this University Aug. 25. This right honourable and most excellent Antonius Rusaeus Marquess of Fiat Lord of Cheliy and Lengimeau c. Privy Counsellour to the most Christain King of France chief Master of the said Kings Horse Master of the Mines within the said Kingdom and Embassdor extraordinary from the said most Christian King to the King of England was incorporated Master of Arts with which Degree he had lately been adorned at Cambridge The right honourable Robert Rich Earl of Warwick Baron of Lieghs Knight of the Bath c. was incorporated M. of A. to which Degree he was lately admitted at Cambridge He afterwards sided with the Parliament in the time of the grand Rebellion and was their Admiral at Sea for a time Sir Gaspard d'Algre Knight Count of Beau-voir Baron of Vivroux La Croste Baffie St. Desiâ—e S. Marcel Cornusset Parnassout Bruges Sauset Captain of 50 Chevaliers by the ordination of the most Christian King was also incorporated in the same degree to which he had been lately admitted at Cambridge Sir Lewes Lewknore Knight Master of the Ceremonies to King Jam. 1. and M. of A. of Cambridge Whether he be the same Lew. Lewknore who translated from Spanish into English The resolved Gentleman printed 1594 in qu. and other things I know not See more in these Fasti among the Creations an 1636. Monsieur Jam. des Chempes Orator of the most Christian King was also incorporated M. of A. as he had formerly stood in the Univ. or Academy of Dividon Dividonensis All which honourable persons were incorporated with Anton. Rusaeus before mention'd on the 2â— Aug. Jan. 18. Gilb. Primerose M. of A of the University of S. Andrew in Scotland See more
Arts of Cambridge now of Ball. Coll. See before among the Masters of Arts this year Creations July 22 Joh. Chudleigh Bach. of Arts of Wadham Coll. the eldest Son of Sir George Chudleigh of Alston in Devonshire Baronet was created Master of Arts he being a little before elected a Burgess to serve in Parliament Nov. 20. Leonard Digges Bach. of Arts of Vniversity Coll. in Academiis transmarinis bonarum artium studiis diu versatus as the publick register saith earumque cognitione optimè excultus was actually created Master of Arts. On the 27. of Dec. this year Edward Michelbourne a Gentlemans Son of Hampshire originally a Commoner of St. Maries hall and afterwards for many years of that of Glocester was buried in the Parish Church of St. Thomas the Martyr in the W. Suburb of Oxford aged 62 or thereabouts The reasons why I set him down here are 1 Because he took no Degree being a Rom. Catholick otherwise I would have put him in that year wherein he took a Degree 2 Because he was the most noted Latine Poet of his time in the University as divers copies of his composition printed in several books shew which if put together would make a Manual 3 That the Poets of his time did mostly submit their labours to his judgment before they were made publick particularly Charles Fitz-Geffry who dedicates his Assaniae to him Rich. Broughton a Sojournour in Oxon. was entred a Student into the publick Library on the 19. of June this year under the title of a Minister of Gods word This Person who had formerly studied in Oxon. to gain materials for the publishing of certain books was born of gentile Parents at Great Steukley in Huntingdonshire but descended of an antient Family of his name living at Broughton Tower in Lancashire Sent when young to Rheimes in France where passing his course among the English became a good Philosopher and Theologist and well skill'd in the Greek and Heb. tongues Afterwards he being made Priest was sent into the Mission of England continued there many years in good repute for his religion learning experience and publick spirit For which he was thought to be the fittest Person to be chosen Assistant to the Archpriest that had been then lately appointed by his holiness the Pope He hath written 1 Apologetical Epistle 2 Moderate answer to a most calumniating Libel which endeavours to prove that a Rom. Catholick cannot be a good Subject 3 Continuations of the Cath. Apologie made up out of Protestant Authors 4 Ecclesiastical History of Gr. Britain deduced by ages or centuries from the nativity of our Saviour unto the happy conversion of the Saxons c. Doway 1633. fol. Tho 't is a rapsodie and a thing not well digested yet there is a great deal of reading shew'd in it 'T is said in the title to be the first Tome as if another was to follow 5 True memorial of the antient most holy and religious estate of Great Britain flourishing with Apostles Apostolical Men Monasteries religious Rules and Orders in great number in the time of the Britains and Primitive Church of the Saxons c. printed 1650. oct published by G. S. P. 6 Monasticon Britanicum Or a historical narration of the first founding and flourishing state of the antient Monasteries religious Rules and Orders of Great Britain in the times of the Britains and Primitive Church of the Saxons c. Lond. 1655. oct This Book I have the title of which running almost verbatim as the former which I have not yet seen makes me to guess that it is in many things the same Quaere This industrious Author who probably hath written other matters died in a good old age on the fifteenth of the Kal. of Febr. an 1634 and was buried near to the bodies of his Father and Mother and other of his relations in the Church of Great Steuckley beforemention'd Over his grave was soon after a Mon. with an inscription thereon put wherein he is stiled Presbyter Anglus innocentia morum Angelicus Majorum prosapiam quorum ipse nemini impar sacra functione longè superavit claro virtutum ingenitarum praeconio perennavit c. Antiquariorum sui saeculi exquisitissimus Ecclesiasticoruns Monumentum aurifodinam haereditatem omni thesauro pretiosiorem raro scientiss virorum sed optabili exemplo posteris reliquit c. An. Dom. 1627. An. 3. Car. 1. Chanc. Will. Earl of Pembroke Vicechanc. Dr. Juxon again July 19. Proct. Hugh Halswell of All 's Coll. Franc. Hyde of Ch. Ch. Apr. 4. Upon the resignation made by the said Proctors of their office 22. Apr. 1628. Mr. Will. Hyde and Mr. Isaac Taylor were Procuratores nati till the 13. of June following the controversie of electing Proctors being not till that time finish'd See more in Hist Antiq Vniv. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 330. b. 331. a. Bach. of Arts. June 1. Joh. Webberley of Linc. Coll. See among the Bachelaurs of Div. in 1640. 11. Sam. Fisher of Trin. Coll. afterwards of New Inn and of all religions in the time of the grand rebellion Rog. Lorte of Wadham Coll. the Poet was admitted the same day July 3. Rich. Chalfout of New Inn afterwards of Linc. Coll. See more among the Bach. of Div. 1637. Oct. 23. Joh. Archer of Exeter 25. Robert Maton of Wadh. Coll. Feb. 18. Rob. Randolph of Ch. Ch. This Person who took no higher Degree in this University was a most ingenious Poet as several of his copies of verses printed in various books shew He collected together the Poems Plays and other matters of his Brother Tho. Randolph the celebrated Poet of his time as I have before told you This Rob. Randolph who was first Vicar of Barnetby and after of Donnington in Holland in Lincolnshire was buried in the Church at Donnington 7. July 1671. aged 60 or thereabouts 21. Hen. Carpenter Sam. Austin of Exet. Coll. 27 Joh. Aris of Magd hall See among the Masters 1630. As for Fisher Lorte Archer Maton and Carpenter they are to be mention'd at large hereafter Adm. 240. or thereabouts Bach. of Law But seven were admitted this year of whom Morgan Godwin of Pemb. Coll. was one Edw. Lake whom I shall anon mention another and a third called Oliver Lloyd of All 's Coll. Mast of Arts. Apr. 17. Rich. Allen of Pemb. Coll. June 1. Thom. Ford of Magd. Hall 2. Hen. Beesley Steph. Goffe of St. Alb. Hall 2. Tho. Browne of Ch. Ch. Joseph Caryll of Ex. Coll. July 2. Christop Elderfield of S. Maries Hall 6. Reg. Turner of Exet. Coll. This Person who was afterwards beneficed near Southampton and the place of his nativity hath published The userers plea answered in a Sermon preached at Southampton 18. Jul. 1633. on Matth. 25. 27. Lond. 1634. qu. and another on 2 Kings 11. ver 12. Printed in 1661. qu. and not unlikely others Mar. 14. Francis Davies of Jes Coll. Adm. 131. or thereabouts ☞ Not one Bach. of Physick was admitted this year
Albans Hall Dean of the Arches and a Knight and dying 13. Sept. 1672. was buried the 18. day of the same month in the Church of Barnelmes in Surrey July 4. Alexander Hyde Edward Mottershead of New Coll. Doct. of Phys July 4. Thomas Simpson of Ch. Ch. who accumulated the Degrees in Physick He was a learned Physician but whether he hath published any thing I cannot tell Doct. of Div. June 2. Rob. Burhill of C. C. 21. Tho. Lushington of Pemb. 25. Sam. Seward of Linc. 30. Rowl Chedell of Jesus Coll. The two first of these were Writers and the last an Accumulator Incorporations Apr. 17. Joh. Macubie a Scot Master of Arts of the University of St. Andrew in Scotland May…John Chamberlayne M. A. of Cambr. Octob… James Morecraft Bach. of Arts of St. Leonards Coll. in the said University of St. Andrew March 13. Sir Will. Fleetwood Knight controller of Woodstock Park in Oâ—fordshire Brother to Sir George Fleetwood a Baron of Sweeden was incorporated Mast of Arts as he had stood at Cambridge In the latter end of this year the day or month occurs not were incorporated Peter the Son of Rob. Salmon of Essex and John Kirton both Doctors of Physick of the University of Padua Of Peter Salmon I know nothing only that a Doctor of his Sirname died at London in Nov. 1675 whom I take to be the same with Dr. Rob. Salmon Author of Synopsis Medicinae c. and other things As for Kirton he spent most of his time afterwards in Italy assisted Sir Robert Dudley Duke of Northumberland to whom he was Physician in his Chimical operations and was living in Florence where he was much resorted to for his practice in June 1673 aged 70 years or more About the same time also in Jan. I think one Alexander Gross M. A. of Cambridge was incorporated and soon after took the Degree of Bach. of Div. Creations March 13. John Oxenstierne a noble Sweed Baron of Kemetso Lord of Fiholme and Tydoon being adorned with a scarlet gown and hood and presented in Convocation by the said Sir Will. Fleetwood was actually created Master of Arts with great observance and solemnity He was the Son of grave John Oxenstierne now Embassador to the King of England from his Father Axel Oxenstierne the grand Chancellour and General-director of the Sweedish affairs Gustavus Horne another noble Sweed Lord of Kamhas and Purkala being adorned with scarlet as the former was and presented by the said Sir Will. Fleetwood was actually created M. of A. in the same Convocation When the Vicechancellour was to admit these two Nobles he openly spake these words to the large auditory Gradum ambiunt Magistri in artibus duo nobiles juvenâ—s quorum alterius pater alterius patruus pro aris focis pro religione pro libertate denique totius Germaniae tanquam duo fulmina belâ—i in terrorem domus Austriae jamdiu emicuerunt They were very nobly treated while they continued here had rich gloves presented to them in the name of the University and testimonials of their Degree very fairly written and adorned with the seal of each put into a silver box An. Dom. 1633. An. 9. Car. 1. Chanc. Dr. Laud Bishop of London who in Sept. this year became Archb. of Canterbury Vicechanc. Dr. Br. Duppa again Jul. 23. Proct. Tho. White of C. C. Coll. Freeman Page of Ex. Coll. May 2. Bach. of Mus July 5. John Okever of New College Organist and Vicar choral of the Church of Wells He hath composed several Aires of 2 and three parts for the Violin and Viol which I think are extant He succeeded in the said Organists place one Rich. Browne an eminent Musician 16. Feb. 1619. Bach. of Arts. Apr. 12. Paul Vicount Bayning of Ch. Ch. He was Son of Paul late Vicount Bayning of Sudbury and dying at Bentley-hall in Essex on the eleventh of June 1638 was a little Pamphlet soon after published intit Death repealed by a thankful memorial sent from Ch. Ch. in Oxon. celebrating the noble deserts of the right hon Paul late Vicount Bayning c. printed â—t Oxon 1638. in qu. The chief Poets that had a hand in it were Will. Strode Orator of the University Will. Burton alias Democritus Junior Will. Cartwright Rich. West Rob. Meade H. Greisley John Fell Mart. Llewellin c. all Ch. Ch. Men. May 11. Joh. Priaulx of Magd. Hall afterwards of Merton College 14. Nich. Lockyer of New Inn. Hen. Glue of Ball. Coll. The last was afterwards a Minister changed his Religion for that of Rome was made Priest and known to some by the name of Peter Glue 16. Abrah Wright of St. Johns Coll. 28. Thom. Gilbert of St. Edm. Oct. 24. Nath. Newbury of Magd. Hall Of the last you may see more among the Masters an 1636. Nov. 19. Andrew Dominick of Trinity afterwards of Pembroke Coll. See more among the Creations of Doctors of Divinity an 1661. Jan. 14. Rich. Samwaies of C. C. Coll. Feb. 4. Rob. Levinz of Linc. Coll. See among the Creations of Doctors of Law an 1642. 11. John Bishop of Hart hall See among the Masters 1635. All which Bachelaurs except Bayning Glue Newbury and Bishop will be mention'd elsewhere Adm. 243. or thereabouts Bach. of Law June 25. John Blencow of St. Johns Coll. This Person who had been elected Scholar of the said Coll. from Merchant Taylors School did afterwards publish St. Michaels combate with the Devil Serm. on the 9. verse of St. Judes Epistle Lond. 1640. qu. and perhaps other things Besides him were admitted eight Bachelaurs of the same faculty among whom was Will. Stone of St. Edm. Hall afterwards Principal of New Inn and a most excellent Preacher and Canonist but not to be understood to be the same Will. Stone who was Author of The institution of the Passover pr. 1622 and of one or more Sermons Mast of Arts. May 9. Geor. Kendall of Ex. Edm. Gayton of St. Joh. Coll. 14. Henry Jeanes Will. Durham of New Inn. Jun. 27. Thomas Barlow Gerard Langbaine of Qu. Coll. July 1. Franc. Cheynell of Mert. 3. Joshua Tooker of Exet. Coll. The last became Archdeacon of Barnstaple about 1663. 4. Joh. Hulett of New Inn. Tho. Horne of Magd. Hall Oct. 23. Nich. Monke of Wadh. 24. William Stampe of Pemb. Dec. 17. Thom. Widdowes of Magd. Jan. 17. George Hall of Exet. Coll. Adm. 196. or thereabouts Bach. of Phys Six were admitted this year of whom Charles Bostock of Ch. Ch. was the first but whether any of them were writers I find not On the 3. March Tho. Trapham was licensed to practice chirurgery and accordingly did practise that Art in these parts for some time See more among the Bachelaurs of Physick an 1649. Bach. of Div. Apr. 3. Rich. Washington of Vniv. Coll. He became the eighth Provost of Trin. Coll. near Dublin in Ireland upon the resignation of Will. Chappell on the first of Aug. 1640. After the rebellion broke out in that Country he retired
to Oxon again and was readmitted to his Fellowship of Vniv. Coll. by the Master and Fellows thereof an 1644 submitted to the Parliamentarian Visitors an 1648 and was the only Man of the old stock that was then left therein Afterwards going to London for a time died in Fetter alias Feuter lane near to Fleetstreet an 1651. in the Summer time whereupon his body was buried in St. Dunstans Church in the West Apr. 13. James Smith of Line June 17. Nath. Holmes of Exet. Coll. July 3. Tho. Twittie of Oriel Coll. This Person who was a Ministers Son of Worcestersh became a Student of the said Coll. of Or. an 1611. aged 17 years and after he had taken the Degrees in Arts became successively Schoolmaster of Evesham in his own Country Minister of St. Laurence Church there Vicar of North Leigh in Oxfordshire beneficed afterwards again in his own Country and at length became Minister of Kingston upon Thames in Surrey He hath published 1 Ad clerum pro forma concio habita in templo B. Mariae Oxon 13. Mar. 1634 in 1. Pet. 3. 8. Ox. 1640. qu. 2 The Art of Salvation Sermon at St. Maries in Oxon on Acts 6. 30. 31. Printed 1643. qu. He died at Kingston beforemention'd in the latter end of the year 1667 and was there buried July 10. George Hughes of Pembr Nov. 7. Rich. Toogood of Oriel Coll. 9. Joh. Sedgwick of Magd. Hall Jan. 28. Hen. Hammond of Magd. Coll. Admitted 24. Doct. of Law Jun. 3. Will. Nevill of Mâ—rt Coll. Tho. Temple of St. Edm. Hall The first of these two was Chancellour of Chichester and both the Sons of Knights 27. Joseph Martin of Wadham Coll. Doct. of Physick Jun. 21. Edw. Dawson of Line Anton. Saltâ—r of Exet. Coll. Both which were eminent Physicians of their time and age Doct. of Div. Apr. 3. Hen. Glemham of Trin. 13. Peter Heylyn of Magd. June…Rich Downe of Ex. Coll. July 16. Rich. Baylie President of St. Johns Coll. On the 7. of Feb. 1627. this Dr. Baylie who was then Bach. of Div. and one of the Kings Chaplains as also a Dignitary in the Church of St. David was collated to the Archdeaconry of Nottingham upon the promotion of Dr. Jos Hall to the See of Exeter Which Dignity he resigning was succeeded by Dr. Will. Robinson Brother by the Mothers side to Dr. Will. Laud Archb. of Cant. who was installed therein 25. of May 1635 At which time Dr. Baylie was Dean of Salisbury in the place of Dr. Edm. Mason whom I shall anon mention in the Incorporation He died in a good old age at Salisbury after he had suffer'd much for his loyalty to K. Ch. 1. on the 27. of July 1667 and was buried at the upper end of St. Johns Coll. Chap. on the right side of the grave of Dr. Will. Juxon somtimes Archb. of Cant. In the year 1662 he built a little Chappel at his own charge and not at that of St. Joh. Coll. as by a mistake is elsewhere told you situat and being on the North side of the said Chappel of St. Johns with a vault underneath In which Chappel was soon after his death a stately Monument erected with the Effigies of him the said Dr. Baylie lying thereon curiously engraven in alabaster from head to foot and much resembling him in his last days One Richard Baylie sometimes Minister of Crawley in Sussex wrot The Shepheards star or Ministers guide Conc. ad Cler. in Apoc. 1. 16. Lond. 1640. qu. At which time the Author as it seems was dead But where he was educated being quite different from the former I know not July 16. Thomas Lawrence of All 's Pet. Wentworth of Ball. Coll. The first of these two was afterwards Master of Balliol College and Margaret Professor of this University The other who was an Esquires Son of Northamptonshire and Fellow of the said College of Balliol was afterwards made Dean of Armagh by Tho. Earl of Strafford Lord Deputy of Ireland But when the rebellion broke out in that Kingdom he lost all and fled into England where living obscurely till the restauration of K. Ch. 2. refused to return to his Deanery or be made a Bishop there and accepted only of the rectory of Haseley in Oxfordshire He died in the City of Bathe 22. July 1661. aged 60 years and was buried in the Church of S. Pet. and S. Paul there on the north side of the stately tomb of Dr. James Mountague sometimes Bishop of the said City In his Epitaph engraven on a brass plate fastned to a plain white stone laying over his grave he is thus charactarized Patriciorum proles doctrinae maritus Summus Hyberniae Decanus Angliae Praeconum Primas c. One Peter Wentworth who was Rector of Much Bromley in Essex and Chaplain to Thomas Lord Darcie hath published A Sermon on Psal 2. 10. 11. Lond. 1587. in oct and is the same if I mistake not who wrot An exhortation to Qu. Elizabeth and discourse of the true and lawful successor printed in 1598. oct But whether he was of this University I cannot yet find or whether he took any Degree or was incorporated July 19. John Elly of Merton Coll. who accumulated In 1623. he was made Canon of Windsore in the place of Dr. Thomas Oates deceased 20. Thom. Walker Master of Vniv. Coll. and Preâ— of Litton in the Church of Wells Oct. 7. Arth. Wingham of St. Joh. Feb. 27. Hugh Williams of Jes Coll. This Dr. Williams who was Father to Sir Will. Williams of Greys Inn Baronet and several times Speaker of the House of Commons was now or afterwards beneficed at Kantrisant in the Country of Anglesie where he died in 1670. Incorporations May 9. Jam. Howson M. of A. of Cambridge Oct. 24 Will. Hatton Doctor of Physick of the University of Padua Sam. Bispham a Lancashire Man born and Doct. of Phys of the University of Leyden in Holland was incorporated about the same time Afterwards he practised his faculty in London where he died in 1664. Feb. 6. David Cunningham M. of A. of the Univ. of Glascow in Scotland He had lately received holy orders from James Spotswood Bishop of Clogher in the Church of Clogher in Ireland This year was a supplicate made for one Edmund Mason D. of D. to be incorporated but whether he was really so it appears not All that I can say of him is that he was Tutor to Prince Charles that he became Dean of Salisbury 20. March 1629 on the promotion of Dr. John Bowle or Bowles to the See of Rochester and dying in his house in Petty-France in the City of Westminster on the 24. of March 1634 was buried in the North cross part of the Abbey Church of St. Peter near to the Convocation House Creations Apr. 1. Thomas Turner Bachelaur of Divinity lately Fellow of St. Johns Coll. and now one of his Majesties Chaplains was actually created Doct. of Divinity being by his Majesties command to go with him in
Scotland He was afterwards made a Baron of England by the Title of Lord Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire and departed this life 21 Dec. 1663 leaving then behind him a Son named Robert created Earl of Aylesbury in Bucks by K. Ch. 2. who dying on the 19 of Octob. or thereabouts an 1685 he being then Lord Chamberlain to the houshold of K. Jam. 2. was buried at Ampthill in Bedfordshire where if I mistake not the body of his Father had been interr'd He was a learned Person and otherwise well qualified was well vers'd in English History and Antiquities a lover of all such that were Professors of those studies and a curious collector of MSS especially of those which related to England and English antiquities Besides also he was a lover of the regular Clergy as those of Bedfordsh and Bucks know well enough Henry Spencer of Magd. Coll. eldest Son of William Lord Spencer Baron of Wormleighton This Henry was afterwards Earl of Sunderland and taking part with K. Ch. 1. when he was opposed by his rebellious Subjects was slain in the Battel at Newbury in Berks 20. Sept. 1643. whereupon his body was carried to Braynton commonly call'd Brinton in Northamptonshire and there buried George Lord Digby of Magd. Coll. the eldest Son of John Earl of Bristow William Lord Craven of Trin. Coll. He was afterwards Earl of Craven and is now 1690 living Will. Herbert of Exet. Coll. a younger Son of Philip Earl of Pembroke Henry Coventrie Bach. of Arts and Fellow of All 's Coll. Son of Thom. Lord Coventrie Keeper of the great Seal See among the Bachelaurs of Law an 1638. Rich. Lovelace a Gentleman Commoner of Gloc. Hall Afterwards eminent for his valour and poetry as I shall tell you either in the next Vol. or elsewhere Hen. Jacob the curious critick of Merton Coll. Ralph Brideoakâ— of New Coll. sometimes a Student in that of Brasn He was afterwards Bishop of Chichester Frederick Schlâ—de of the Palat. in Germ. Nich. Oudart Esq This Person who was born at Mechlin in Brabant and brought from beyond the Seas by Sir Henry Wotton who afterwards trusted him with his domestick Affairs studied Physick of which faculty he was Bachelaur as I shall tell you among the Creations under the year 1642. About which time he became Secretary to Sir Edw. Nicholas one of the Secretaries of State at Oxon and afterwards attending King Charles 1. in the Treaty in the Isle of Wight an 1648. lived for some time obscurely At length he became Secretary to the Princess of Orange then Latin Secretary to William Prince of Orange and of his Council in which capacity I find him in 1669. and afterwards Latin Secretary to King Charles 2. He paid his last debt to nature in or near to Whitehall about the day of the nativity of our Saviour an 1681. One Nich. Oudart of Bruxells who was official of Mechlin died 1608 whom I take to be Father or Uncle to the former Paul Becker of the Palatinate George Kendall of New Inn. Joh. Suatosius c. Bach. of Div. Sam. Keme or Kem of Magd. Hall sometimes of Magd. Coll. Mark Zeiglier of Exeter Coll. who entitles himself Archipalatinus He was a learned Man and whether he hath published any thing I cannot justly tell He became a Sojournor in the University 1623. Doct. of Law Sir Dudley Carleton of Holcombe in Oxfordshire Knight He was soon after made one of the Clerks of the Council and whether Secretary of State as an Author of no good credit tells us I cannot tell See more of him in Sir Dudley Carleton among the Writers under the year 1631. num 519. Sam. Henton or Hinton He died at Lichfield in 1668. Will. Turner of Wadham Coll. He was now or soon after a Civilian of Doctors Commons and in the time of the rebellion he sided with those that were uppermost In the middle of Jan. 1659 he was appointed by the Rump Parliament then newly restored by General Geor. Monk one of the Judges of the Court of Admiralty and of the Court for Probat of Wills Dr. Walt. Walker and Mr. W. Cawley being the other two And after his Majesties restauration he became Chancellour of Winchester a Knight and Advocate to the Duke of York He died at Richmond in Surrey as I conceive an 1670. At the same time that these were created Doctors of the Civil Law was a proposal made in the Convocation that Sir John Finet Knight Master of the Ceremonies should be also created or at least diplomated Doctor of the said faculty but whether he was really so it appears not in the publick register However what I have to say of him shall be briefly this viz. 1 That he was the Son of Rob. Finet of Soulton near Dover in Kent Son and Heir of Thomas Son and Heir of John Finet of Siena in Italy where his name is antient who came into England in the quality of a Servant to Cardinal Laur. Campegius Legat a latere from the Pope by his Wife the Daughter of one Mantell sometimes a Maid of honor to Qu. Catherine the Royal Consort of K. Hen. 8. 2 That the said John Finet was always bred in the Court where by his wit innocent mirth and great skill in composing songs he pleased K. Jam. 1. very much 3 That he was sent into France an 1614. about matters of publick concern and in the year after he received the honour of Knighthood at Whitehall about which time he was made Assistant to the Master of the Ceremonies with reversion of that place 4 That upon the death of Sir Lewis Lewknore Master of the Ceremonies he had that office confer'd upon him 12. March 1626 being then in good esteem with his Majesty King Charles 1. 5 That he wrot Fineti Philoxenis Some choice observations touching the reception and precedency the treatment and audience the punctilio's and contests of foreign Ambassadors in England Lond 1656. oct Published by James Howell and by him dedicated to Philip Lord L'isle 6 That he translated from French into English The beginning continuance and decay of Estates c. Lond. 1606. qu. Written originally by R. de Lusing And lastly that dying 12. July 1641 aged 70 years was buried in the North side of the Church of St. Martin in the Fields within the City of Westminster by the body of Jane his sometimes Wife daughter of Henry Lord Wentworth of Nettlestead in Suffolk Sister to the Earl of Cleevland Doct. of Phys Peter Turner of Mert. Coll. lately Geometry Professor of Gresham Coll. now the Savilian Professor of Geometry in this University John Carter of Magd. Hall He was afterwards a practitioner of his faculty near to Chancery-lane in Lond. Gaspar Hopfius of the Palat. in Germany Doct. of Div. George Warburton of Brasn Coll. was the first and senior Theologist that was actually created Doct. of Div. He was a Cheshire man born of an antient Family had been Chaplain in Ord. to K. Jam. 1.
Ernestus Brother of Christianus beforemention'd Landtgrave of Hassia and Count in the same Countries was dipl. M. of A. the same day The most noble and valiant Winandus à Polhelme Lord in Rozenhall Counsellour to the illustrious Prince of Hassia and Prefect of the Hall was also dipl. M. A. the same day Charles Lodowick Count Palatine of the Rhyne Prince Elector of the Empire c. the eldest Son of Frederick K. of Bohemia did with his own hand matriculate himself a member of this University 30. Aug. 1636. being then entertained by the Heads thereof with his Uncle K. Ch. 1. At the same time Pr. Rupert and several of the English Nobility were also then matriculated Dr. Laud in his Diary saith that the said Ch. Lodowick was then with his younger Brother Rupert actually created M. of Arts yet no such thing appears in the publick register or in any other record of the University An. Dom. 1637. An. 13. Car. 1. Chanc. Dr. Laud Archb. of Canterbury Vicechanc. Dr. Rich. Baylie again July 29. Proct. Dan. Lawford of Oriel Coll. Job Gilsson of Trin. Coll. Apr. 19. Bach. of Arts. May 13. Joh. Riland of Magd. Oct. 19. Sam. Bolton of Line Coll. Of the last you may see more among the created Doctors of Div. an 1661. Oct. 19. John French of New Inn. Tho. Weaver of Ch. Church 24. Marchamont Nedham of All 's Coll. Will. Harvey of Glouc. Hall One of both the names of the last Will. Harvey who took no higher Degree in this University hath several Sermons and other things extant And one Will. Harvey who writes himself M. of A. and late Vicar of Odyham in Hampshire hath written A treatise concerning the baptizing of Infants c. Lond. 1647. in one sh or more Whether either of these two be the same with him of Gloc. Hall I cannot tell except I could see all the Sermons and other things that have been published under the name of Will. Harvey Dec 15. Sam. Fisher of Magd. Coll. One of both his names who hath been mention'd in these Fasti an 1627. and 1630 is to be hereafter mention'd at large in another vol. And this whom I take to be afterwards a Covenanteer and a Writer is to obtain a place also therein or elsewhere Jan. 18. Philip Taverner of Ex. 27. Rob. Dingâ—ey of Magd. Coll. Feb. 3. Matthew Fowler of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards Author of Totum hominis or the whole duty of Man Serm. on Prov. 24. 21. Printed 1662. qu. and perhaps of other things which is all I know of him only that he was a Staffordshire Man born Mar. 2. Joseph Sedgwick of Magd. Hall He was afterwards M. of A. and Fellow of Christs Coll. in Cambridge All which except Harvey and Fowler will be largely mention'd elsewhere Admitted 195. or thereabouts Bach. of Law Seven only were admitted of which John Nourse of Magd. Coll. was the Senior Apr. 1. but not one of them was afterwards a Writer or Bishop Mast of Arts. Apr. 22. Abrah Wright of St. Johns Coll. 26. Rob. Waryng of Ch. Ch. Jun. 15. John Grayle Rich. Harwood of Magd. Hall July 13. Edward Greaves of All 's Coll. The time when he took the Degree of Bach. of Arts occurs not Sept. 9. Hen. Gregory of Ch. Ch. This Person who was admitted in Convocation the Vice-chancellour made then this honourable mention of him in his supplicate thus Supplicat vobis rei quamplurime juvenis Henr. Gregory Art Bac. ex Aed Christi ripâ hà c ad pedes viri Gamaliele politioris enutritus in cyclo literaturae sicut in legibus ille instructissimi cujus sub auspiciis juvenis hic Duci Eboracensi à primis literis imbibendis adest ut cum tanto Domino matrique Academiae vacare non possit veniam etiam ab honoratiss Cancellario à Collegiorum Aularum Praefectis impetravit singulari hujus domus dignatione ad gradum magistri in artibus promoveatur c. This Hen. Gregory who was younger Brother to John Gregory the Critick and both the Sons of John Gregory of Amersam in Bucks was admitted necessary Regent on the 7. of Oct. following and became afterwards eminent for his learning Oct. 19. John Fountaine of C. C. Coll. This Person who was Son of Will. Fountaine of Seabroke in Bucks and originally of Linc. Coll. was about this time a Barrester in one of the Inns of Court his time going on there as in the University stood afterwards a Neuter at Lond. when the predominant Party in the Parliament House were raising a Rebellion Afterwards he receeded to Oxon. and shew'd himself a great Royalist but when he saw that the Kings cause declined he came in to Rainsborough a Colonel on the Parliament side in Apr. 1646 and afterwards retiring to London struck in with the Usurpers and was by Oliver made Serjeant at Law in Nov. 1656. In Jan. 1659 he with Sir Tho. Widdrington and Serj. Tyrrell were made Commissioners of the great Seal and after his Majesties restauration he was made Serjeant at Law again 1660. This is the Person who was commonly called Turn-coat Fountaine Author of a certain Letter or discourse mention'd among the Writers in Rich. Steuart under the year 1651. He died in the Parish of St. Clements Danes within the liberty of Westminster in May or June 1671. Feb. 21. Nathaniel Heighmore of Trin. Coll. Adm. 110. or thereabouts ☞ Not one Bach. of Physick was admitted this year Bach. of Div. June 12. Thomas Browne of Ch. Ch. July 6. Rob. Crosse of Linc. Elias Wrench of Co. Ch. Coll. 13. Nich. Simpson The last you may find mention'd among the Doctors of Divin in these Fasti an 1608. Nov. 8. Hen. Savage of Ball. Dec. 15. Rich. Chalfont of Linc. Coll. The last of these two hath published A Sermon at a publick fast before the House of Commons at Oxon 10. May 1644 on Jerem. 44. 10. Oxon. 1644. qu. Which is all I think that goes under his name Admitted 19. Doct. of Law June 30. Justinian Lewyn of Pembr Coll. He was afterwards Judge-martial of the Army under Thomas Earl of Arundell in the Scotch expedition 1639 and after that one of the Masters in ordinary of the High Court of Chancery and a Knight He was Son of Will. Lewyn of London and Nephew to Sir Justinian mentioned among the Incorporations an 1582. July 10. John Worsley of Ch. Ch. Doct. of Phys July 7. George Bate of St. Edm. Hall A most celebrated Physician of his time Doct. of Div. June 23. Rob. Rainsford of Wadh. 28. Nathaniel Holmes of Exet. Coll. July 4. Matthew Bemet of St. Maries 6. Adam Ayray Principal of St. Edm. Hall 8. Nathaniel Goulson of Trin. Nov. 22. Hen. Rogers of Jes Coll. Incorporations July 10. Thom. Browne lately M. of A. of Pemb. Coll. now Doct. of Phys of the University of Leyden in Holland was then incorporated Doctor of that faculty Nov. 4. Michael Boyle Master of Arts of Trin. Coll. near Dublin
to that Declaration and not according to the antient Laws and Customs of the Land and Church Wherefore he being uncertain whether the Kings Declaration would stand or pass into a Law he delayed to see the certainty and when he saw that the Declaration was dead and Prelacy was as 't was before he utterly refused it So that continuing in the said Cure of S. Mary Aldermanbury till S. Bartholomew's day in 1662 he was then ejected for Nonconformity Notwithstanding which he preached soon after in the said Church on a Sunday and on the 28 of Dec. following when then among other dangerous passages he said the Ark of God was lost and the glory was departed from Israel For which his contempt to the then late Act of Parliament for Uniformity he was by virtue of the L. Mayor's Mittimus committed Prisoner to Newgate on the 6 Jan. 1662 where continuing for some time Dr. Rob. Wild the Presbyterian Poet made and published a Poem on his Imprisonment as did the Author called Hudibras Most of the things that he hath written and published are Sermons seven of which at least were preached before the Long Parliament as 1 Englands looking glass before the House of Commons at their solemn Fast 22 Dec. 1641 on Jer. 18. 7 8 9 10. Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Gods free mercy to England before the House of Commons at their solemn Fast 23 Feb. 1641 on Ezek. 36. 32. Lond. 1642. qu. 3 The Noblemans pattern of true and real thankfulness at a solemn Thanksgiving 15 Jun. 1643 on Josh 24. 15. Lond. 1643. qu. 4 Englands antidote against the plague of Civ War before the House of Commons at their Fast on Acts 17. latter part of the 13 verse Lond. 1645. qu. 5 An indictment against England because of her self-murdering divisions before the House of Lords at their Fast 25 Dec. Christmas day 1644 on Math. 12. 25. latter part Lond. 1645. qu. c. Afterwards he published The great danger of Covenant refusing and Covenant breaking c. preached before the L. Mayor Sheriffs Aldermen Ministers c. of London on 2 Tim. 3. 3. Lond. 1646. qu. Serm. at the funeral of Sam. Bolton another before the L. Mayor called The monster of self-seeking anatomized five Sermons entit The godly mans ark or a city of refuge in the day of his distress printed several times in tw The eighth Edition of which was printed at Lond. 1683. The first Sermon was preached at the Funeral of Mrs. Elizab. Moore to which are added her Evidences for Heaven and the other four were preached on several occasions Another Serm. to the native Citizens of London called The City remembrancer in oct Sermon at the funeral of Rob. Earl of Warwick an 1658. Sermon at the funeral of Simeon Ash an 1662 and about the same time A farewel Sermon when he was to leave S. Mary Aldermanbury c. He hath also written A just and necessary Apology against an unjust invective published by Mr. Hen. Burton in a late book of his entit Truth still Truth though shut out of doors c. Lond. 1646. qu. Also The art of divine Meditation in oct and A leading case c. At length having lived to a fair age gave way to fate in Octob. 1666 being soon after the grand Conflagration of the City of London which hastned his end but where buried unless within the precincts of the Church of S. Mary Aldermanbury which a little before was consumed by the said Fire I cannot yet tell He left behind him a son named Benjamin afterwards D. of D. a loyal person excellent preacher and a zealous man for the Church of England Of Edm. Calamy see more in Jos Caryl in the other Vol. Jul. 10. Thom. Fleetwood Doctor of the Laws of Padua He was now or lately of All 's Coll. Oct. 12. George Hammond Scholar of Trin. Coll. near to Dublin and Bach. of Arts there Nov. 9. Dudley Loftus of Trin. Coll. before mention'd was incorporated Bach. of Arts as he had stood there which degree was confer'd upon him in that University Dublin 19 Jan. 1637. Dec. 17. Richard Rolle Bach. of Arts of Cambr. He was now of Gloc. Hall but originally of New Inn which is all I know of him March 16. Edw. Harrison Bach. of Arts of S. Johns Coll. in Cambridge Creations Jun. 14. Joh. Birkenhead of Oriel Coll. was declared Master of Arts and admitted to the degree in the Congregation house by virtue of the Diploma of the Archb. of Canterbury dated 5 Octob. 1639. I shall make mention of this person at large in the second Volume of this Work An. Dom. 1640. An. 16 Car. 1. Chanc. Dr. Laud Archb. of Canterbury Vicechanc. Christop Potter D. D. Provost of Queens Coll. and Dean of Worcester Proct. Peter Allibond of Linc. Coll. Nich. Greaves of All 's Coll. Apr. 15. But the senior dying in the Parish of S. Bride in London about the beginning of Feb. Will. Watson of the same Coll. was within few days after elected into his place and admitted according to the Caroline Cycle Bach. of Musick July 9. Arthur Philipps Organist of Magd. Coll. and publick Professor of the musical Praxis of this University Afterwards upon the change of the times and a perfect foresight of the ruin of the Church he changed his Religion for that of Rome and became Organist to Henrietta Maria Qu. of England From whose service being dismist he returned into England and was entertained by a Roman Catholick Gent. called Caryll of Sussex He hath made several vocal compositions of two and three parts which have been tried and commended by several great Masters of Musick but whether any of them are extant I cannot yet tell One Pet. Philipps an English man and Organist to Albert the Archduke of Austria hath composed and published Madrigals for eight voices Antwerp 1599. qu. dedicated to Sir Will. Stanley a Colonel of a Regiment of English and Walloons To which Peter Philipps Arthur before mention'd was nearly related if not descended from him Bach. of Arts. Apr. 22. Humph. Brooke of S. Johns Coll. June 4. Henr. Stanhope of Exeter Coll. Son of the Earl of Chesterfield George Jolliff of Pembr afterwards of Wadham College was admitted the same day 11. Sim. Ford of Magd. Hall July 7. Martin Llewellin of Ch. Ch. Oct. 24. John Fell Rich. Allestrie of Ch. Ch. Nov. 3. Will. Joyner of Magd. Coll. 6. George Strading of Jesus afterwards of Allsoules Coll. See among the created Doct. of Div. 1661. 10. Philip Stephens of S. Alb. Hall See among the Doct. of Phys an 1633. Feb. 9. Will. Jackson of Magdalen afterwards of Brasnose Coll. a noted Grammarian All which Bachelaurs except Stanhope will be at large mention'd elsewhere Adm. 181. Bach. of Law May 19. Rich. Whitlock of All 's Coll. 21. John Manley of Magd. Hall He afterwards as it seems studied the common Law and became eminent therein Besides these two were nine more admitted among whom Joh. Hall
book written by the hand of Blackwell and subscribed by him as fit for the Press So that no other name being put to it hath caused our Librarians to insert him in the Catalogue of MSS. as the author of it whereas he was not but rather Franc. Tresham as I have told you elsewhere He the said Blackwell died suddenly having been much troubled with swooning fits on the 12. of Januar. in sixteen hundred and twelve and was buried as I conceive in some Church in London This next person according to time and order that must crave place is one who tho no writer worth the remembrance yet hath he been the greatest promoter of learning that hath yet appeared in our Nation THOMAS BODLEY another Ptolomey eldest Son of John Bodley of the City of Exeter by Joan his Wife Daughter and Heir of Rob. Hone of Otterie S. Mary in Devon Esq Son of Joh. Bodley of Tiverton second Son of John Bodley of Dunscumbe near Crediton in Devon Gent. was born in the said City of Exeter 2 Mar. 1544. partly educated in Grammar learning in the said City but mostly in Geneva while his Father lived there as a voluntary Exile in the time of Q. Mary where tho he was then very young yet he was an auditor of Chevalerius in Hebrew of Berealdus in Greek of Calvin and Beza in Divinity and of some other professors in the University there then newly erected besides his domestical teachers in the house of Philebertus Saracenus a famous Physician in that City with whom he was boarded where Rob. Constantinus that made the Greek Lexicon read Homer to him After the death of Q. Mary he returned into England with his Father and was sent to Magd. coll in 1559. where making great proficiency in Logick and Philosophy under Mr. Laur. Humphrey was admitted Bach. of Arts in Jul. 1563. and soon after being elected Probationer of Merton coll determined in the Lent following In 1565. he by the perswasion of some of the Fellows of that house and for his private exercise did read publickly for some years a Greek Lecture in the hall of that coll without expectation of any reward or stipend for his labour Nevertheless it pleased the Society to allow him soon after of their own accord four Marks by the year In 1566. he was admitted Master of Arts which degree being compleated he read Nat. Philosophy for an year in the Pub. Schools then situated on the East side of Schoolstreet In 1569. he was elected Junior Proctor of the University which office he performing with great commendations bestowed some time in the study of sundry Faculties without any inclination to profess any one above the rest At length being desirous to travel beyond the Seas for the obtaining of knowledge of some special modern tongues and for the increase of his experience in the managing of affairs to no other end but to imploy himself and all his cares in the publick Service of the State did with leave from the Warden and Society of his coll depart England with the allowance belonging to a traveller an 1576. and continued near 4 years in Italy France and Germany Afterwards returning to his coll he remained there for some time in studying politicks and historical affairs and in 1583. he was made Esquire of the Body to Q. Elizabeth At length in 1585. having about that time married Anne the Daughter of… Carew of the City of Bristow the rich Widdow as I have heard of one Ball was imployed by the Queen to Frederick K. of Denmark Julius Duke of Brunswyke William Lantgrave of Hesse and other German Princes Which imploymnet being faithfully performed he was sent to K. Hen. 3. of France at what time he was forced by the Duke of Guise to leave Paris In 1588. he was sent to the Hague for the better conduct of the Queen's affairs in the Vnited Provinces where making his residence for some years was admitted one of their Council of State took place in their Assemblies next to Count Maurice and gave a suffrage in all that was proposed In 1593. he returned into England for a time to look after his private Estate but was soon after remanded to the Hague again by the Q. where continuing near one year returned again to deliver some secret overtures to her and to perform thereupon an extraordinary service Soon after the applauding the fruit of his discoveries he was presently commanded to return to the States with charge to pursue those affairs to performance which he had secretly proposed At length all things being concluded and brought to the desired issue he procured his last revocation in 1597. At his return as before in his absence Burleigh the Lord Treasurer did several times tell the Queen that there was not any Man in England so meet as Bodley to undergo the office of Secretary by reason of his well-tryed Wisdom in the Low-Country affairs intending that he should be Colleague with his Son Rob. Cecill But the Earl of Essex commending him also to the Queen in a higher manner not without biting calumniations of Cecill Burleigh found means to divert the Queens mind from him supposing that Essex endeavoured to gain him to his party against Burleigh and Cecill So that Mr. Bodley being eased of ever expecting that troublesome office he retired from the Court and wholly commended himself to the care and provision for learning worthy indeed the care of the greatest King For about that time setting up his staff at the Library door in Oxford did restore or rather new found it the particulars of which I have elsewhere told you After K. Jam. came to the Crown he received the Honour of Knight from him and a few years before his death wrote His Life an 1609. Which being kept as a choice rarity in the archives of his Library was published at Oxon. 1647. qu. But this little thing is not the reason that I put him among the Oxford Writers but because by his noble and generous endeavours he hath been the occasion of making hundreds of publick Writers and of advancing in an high degree the Commonwealth of learning in which respect he should have craved the first place but I have put him here according to the time of his death which is the method I observe Letters of State Some of which I have seen published not in one vol. but scatteredly Letters relating to Books and Learning Written to Mr. Tho. James MS. in his Lib. He paid his last debt to nature 28. Jan. in sixteen hundred and twelve and was buried with very great solemnity at the upper end of Merton coll Choire The manner of which you may see at large in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 320. The Reader may be pleased now to understand that Dr. Joh. Morris Canon of Ch. Ch. did bequeath to the University of Oxon. a Rent-charge of 5 l. per an to be given to a Master of Arts that should make