then the chiefest of the Nation as Mich. Drayton Esq Tho. Randolph of Cambridg Ben. Johnson Owen Feltham Gent. Capt. Joh. Mennes Shakerley Marmion Gent. Tho. Heywood Gent c. Others of lesser note were Joh. Trussell Gent. who continued Sam. Daniel's History of England Joh. Monson Esq Feryman Rutter of Oriel Coll Will. Basse of Moreton near Thame in Oxfordshire somtimes a Retainer to the Lord Wenman of Thame Parke Will. Denny Esq c. Before the said book of Annalia Dubrensia is a cut representing the Games and Sports as men playing at Cudgells Wrestling Leaping pitching the Bar throwing the iron Hammar handling the Pyke leaping over the heads of men kneeling standing upon their hands c. Also the dancing of women men hunting and coursing the Hare with Hounds and Greyhounds c. with a Castle built of boards on a hillock with Guns therein firing and the picture of the great Director Capt. Dover on horsback riding from place to place But all this being spoken by the by lets proceed with the remaining titles of books written by Barksdale Life of Hugo Grotius Lond. 1652 in tw Taken from Meursius his Athenae Batavae and other authors that occasionally speak of that learned person Noctes Hiberniae winter nights exercise The first night being seven Decads of sacred sentences put into English vers Lond. 1653 in one sh in oct V. Cl. Elogia Anglorum Camdeniana Lond. 1653 in about two sheets in oct Taken from those Elogia which Camden sets down at the end of every year of his Annalls of Qu. Elizabeth The disputation at Winchcombe 9. Nov. 1653. Oxon. 1653. oct This disput was between Barksdale then Minister of Sudeley Respondent and Christoph Helme Minister of Winchcombe and Joh. Wells Min. of Tewksbury Opponents It was printed again at London 1654 with some papers both before and after containing several Letters and other matters published by N. N. The said papers being reviewed wherein are contained some short notes concerning the government of the Church the Liturgy and forms of Prayer Ordination and power of Ministers were reprinted at Lond. 1657. oct An Oxford conference of two young Scholars touching their studies Lond. 1659. in one sh in oct A modest reply in three Letters touching the Clergy and Universities Lond. 1659. oct Several Sermons as 1 The Sacrifice at S. Maries in Oxon on Psal 51.17 Lond. 1655. oct 2 The Kings returne at Winchcombe 24. May 1660 on 2. Sam. 15. part of the 25. verse Lond. 1660. qu. 3 Sermon at Glocest on Psal 122.6 Oxon. 1680. qu. c. Of Contentment a little treatise Lond. 1660 in 240. and 1679. which is the fourth edit In defence of the Liturgy Oxon. 1661. in one sh in qu. Memorials of worthy persons Two Decads Lond. 1661. in tw The third Decad was printed at Oxon. 1662. in oct The fourth there also 1663. in oct A remembrance of excellent men c. Lond. 1670. oct This which goes for the fift Decad contains the characters of 9 Divines and one Lay-man taken and scribled as the rest of the Decads were from the Sermons preached at their Funerals their Lives and Characters occasionally given of them in publick authors Masora A collection out of the learned Master Joannes Buxtorfius's Commentarius Masoreticus Lond. 1665. oct Collection of Scriptures illustrated by Mr. Rich. Hooker Lond. 1675. oct Three Ministers communicating their collections and notions touching several Texts at their weekly meetings Lond. 1675. oct Letter touching a College of Maides or a Virgin-Society Written 12. Aug. 1675. Printed in half a sh in oct Hugonis Grotii Annotationes selectae and VII Capita S. Matthaei Oxon. 1675 in two sh in oct Behold the Husband man A short discourse on Jam. 5.7 Lond. 1677. in tw Learne to die a little discourse Lond. 1679. oct Bezae Epitaphia Selecta Lond. 1680. oct Angl. Lat. Sententiae Sacrae Lond. in oct Angl. Lat. Aurea dicta The Kings gratious words for the Protestant Religion of the Church of England collected from his Majesties Letters Speeches c. Lond. 1681. in 3. sh in qu. Memorials of Alderm Whitmore Bish Wilkins Bish Reynolds and Alderm Adams Lond. 1681 in 3 sh in oct Collected from the Sermons preached at their Funerals Religion in verse Ox. 1683 in 1 sh in oct The old Gentlemans wish or the reformed old Gentleman Printed on half a side of a sheet of paper 1684. Of authors and books Pr. on one side of half a sh of paper 1684. A Grateful mention of deceased Bishops Pr. on one side of a broad sh of paper 1686. Written as the two former papers in dogrel Rime and other things of the like stamp He hath also translated from Lat. into English 1 A discourse 1. of God and his Providence 2. Of Christ his miracles and doctrine Lond. 1652. in tw sec edit Written originally by H. Grotius There were some annotations put on that Discourse by Barksdale 2 H. Grotius his judgment in sundry points controverted out of his vote for the Churches peace printed with the former translation 3 The Mourner comforted written also by way of an Epist Consolatory by the said H. Grotius printed also with the former 4 Of authority in sacred things Lond. 1651. oct 5 Part of the Law of War and Peace Pr. in oct 6 For the truth of Christian Religion c. the first part Lond. 1669 in tw fourth edit 7 Against Paganisme Judaisme Mahumatisme c. the sec part Lond. 1676. oct 8 Part of the Hebrew Commonwealth Lond. 1653 in tw Written by Pet. Cuneus 9 The learned Maid or whether a Maid be a Scholar A logick exercise Lond. 1659 oct Written by Anna Maria ◠Schurman whose picture 〈◊〉 before the said translation aged 52 years an 1659. 10 A conference of faith Lond. 1679. in tw Written by Sebast Castelio 11 Of Obedience his modest Apol. and defence of himself Printed with the Conference and written originally by the said Castelio 12 S. Cyprian of Virgins of Prayer and of Patience also S. Basil of Solitude Lond. 1675. oct c. He also published somthing of Will. Higford as I have told you in him under the year 1657 p. 133. and several little things written by other persons which I have not yet seen At length Mr. Barksdale having lived to a fair age he concluded his last day on the 6. of January or thereabouts in sixteen hundred eighty and seven and was buried in the Chancel of the Church at Naunton in Glocestershire before mention'd leaving then behind him the Character of a frequent and edifying Preacher and a good Neighbour SAMUEL PARKER an eminent writer of his time was born in the antient Borough of Northampton in the month of Sept. 1640. His father was John Parker who having been bred towards the Law he betook himself as his best practice to be a subcommittee man or as the stile ran one of the Assistant-Committee in Northamptonshire in the time of the Rebellion Afterwards scraping up
notwithstanding not long before and I think then also he refused to subscribe the 39 Articles and so consequently did not desert the Religion of Rome out of desire of preferment or for temporal ends which the Author of The direction to N. N. objected to him by reason that this his refusal did incapacitate him for all places of benefit in England a previous subscription of the said 39 Articles being the only common door that here leads to any such This refusal was grounded on his scrupling the truth only of one or two Propositions contained in them and these his small doubts too were afterwards fully satisfied and removed before his advancement in the Church otherwise he could not have conscientiously subscribed the 39 Articles which is indispensibly required of all persons upon any ecclesiastical promotion But to return so it was that he finding not that satisfaction from the Jesuits concerning various points of Religion or as some say not that respect which he expected for the common report among his Contemporaries in Trin. Coll. was that the Jesuits to try his temper and exercise his obedience did put him upon servile duties far below him he left them in the year 1631 returned to the Church of England tho the Presbyterians said not but that he was always a Papist in his heart or as we now say in masquerade and was kindly received by his Godfather Dr. Laud then B. of London So that fixing himself for a time in his beloved Oxford he did in testimony of his reconcilement make a Recantation and afterwards wrot a book against the Papists as I shall anon tell you For which his service he was rewarded with the Chancellourship of the Church of Salisbury upon the promotion of Dr. Br. Duppa to the See of Chichester in the month of July 1638 and about the same time with the Mastership of Wygstans Hospital in the antient Borough of Leycester Both which and perhaps other preferments he kept to his dying day He was a most noted Philosopher and Orator and without doubt a Poet also otherwise Sir Joh. Suckling would not have brought him into his Poem called The session of Poets and had such an admirable faculty in reclaiming Schismaticks and confuting Papists that none in his time went beyond him He had also very great skill in Mathematicks and his aid and counsel was often used in making Fortifications for the Kings Garrisons especially those of the City of Glocester and Arundell Castle in Sussex He was a subtile and quick Disputant and would several times put the Kings Professor to a push Hobbes of Malmsbury would often say that he was like a lusty fighting fellow that did drive his Enemies before him but would often give his own party smart back-blows And 't was the current Opinion in this University that he and Lucius Lord Falkland had such extraordinary clear reason that if the great Turk or Devil were to be converted they were able to do it He was a man of little stature but of great soul which if times had been serene and life spared might have done incomparable service to the Church of England He wrot and published The Religion of Protestants a safe way to salvation or an answer to a book entit Mercy and truth or charity maintained by Catholicks which pretends to prove the contrary Oxon. 1636. 38. Lond. 1664. 74. c. All which impressions were in fol. In which book the Author made very much use of Joh. Daillé a learned French Divine as about the same time the L. Falkland did in his Writings who was wont to say it was worth a Voyage to Paris to be acquainted with him He calls him our Protestant Perron c. The book that The Religion of Protestants c. answer'd was written by Edw. Knott a Jesuit against Dr. Potters book entit Want of Charity c. as I shall tell you when I come to speak of him under the year 1645. Before the said Relig. of Protestants c. went to the press it was at the desire of Dr. Laud corrected and amended by Dr. Joh. Prideaux who afterwards among his friends would liken it to an unwholsome Lamprey by having a poysonous sting of Socinianism throughout it and tending in some places to plain infidelity and atheisme After it was published the general character given of its Author was that he had better luck in pulling down buildings than raising new ones and that he has managed his sword much more dexterous than his buckler c. yet the very same Author who reports this doth in a manner vindicate him elsewhere from being a Socinian which may in some sort confute the Jesuit Edw. Knott before mention'd It must be now known that our Author being of intimate acquaintance with Joh. Hales of Eaton he did use his assistance when he was in compiling his book of The Religion c. especially in that part wherein he vindicates the English Church from schism charged on her by Knott And that he might more clearly understand Hales he desired him that he would communicate his thoughts in writing concerning the nature of Schism Whereupon he wrot a Tract thereof as I shall tell you when I come to him out of which our Author Chillingworth urged some Arguments which as one thinks are the worst in all his book and so it is thought by many more However if not as some affirm yet they have caused ill reflections not only on the private reputation of Hales and Chillingworth but on the Church of England as if it did favour the Socinian Principles But as for an exact summary of the doctrines of his belief after what manner to be qualified and how little he favoured Socinianism which that he did in an high degree his adversaries of Rome and some of the sectarian party at home did constantly and malitiously suggest When the said book was in the press Dr. Potter of Qu. Coll. wrot to Dr. Laud Archb. of Cant. 15 Sept. 1637 that Knott the Jesuit was in Oxon and had the sheets thereof sent to him as they came from the press giving five shillings for every sheet but this doth otherwise appear from Knott's words elsewhere There was also another Jesuit called Will. Lacey then dwelling in Oxon who perusing the said book gave his opinion of it in a Treatise entit The judgment of an University-man on Mr. Chillingworth's book which I shall elsewhere mention Besides him were two or three more at least that answered it as J. H. in Christianity maintained or a discovery of sundry doctrines tending to the overthrow of Christian Religion contained in the answer to a book entit Mercy and truth c. printed 1638. qu the Author of The Church conquerant over humane wit c. printed the same year and E. Knott in his Infidelity unmask'd c. Our Author Chillingworth hath also written The apostolical institution of Episcopacy demonstrated Lond. 1660. qu. there again
market Town in Glocestershire called Tewkesbury But being schismatically inclined he refused to conform to certain Ceremonies in the Church of England whereupon being silenced by Goodman his Diocesan he lived by the helps of the Brethren At length upon the change of the times in 1641 he was restored by the Committee of Religion to his said Cure where continuing till about 1645 became Preacher of the Word at S. Albans in Hertfordshire and in two years after or less at S. Faiths under Pauls in London At all which places he was much resorted to by those of the Presbyterian Perswasion He hath written and published these things following Several Sermons viz. 1 The downfal of Antichrist c. Sermon on 2 Thes 2.8 Lond. 1641. qu. dedicated to John White Esq and the rest of the Committee for Religion 2 Judahs joy at the oath Covenant Serm. on 2 Cor. 15.15 Lond. 1641. qu. 3 The red horse or the bloodiness of war Serm. at Pauls 16 Jul. 1648. on Rev. 6.4 Lond. 1648. qu. c. Vindiciae voti or a Vindication of the true sense of the national Covenant in answer to the Protestation protested Lond. 1641. qu. Vindiciae Eccles Anglicanae or ten cases resolved which discover that tho there be need of Reformation in yet not of Separation from the Churches of Christ in England Lond. 1644. qu. ded to Mr. Rich. Capell sometimes of Magd. Coll. Proofs that the King may without impeachment of his Oath touching the Clergy at his Coronation consent to the abrogation of Episcopacy and the Objections against it in two several Treatises printed at Oxon fully answered Lond. 1646. qu. in one sheet Or thus as 't is in another Title Case of Conscience resolved Wherein it is cleared that the King may without impeachment of his oath touching the Clergy at his Coronation consent to the abrogation of Episcopacy Lond. 1646. qu. in one sh and half Astrologo-mastix The vanity of judicial Astrology Lond. 1646. qu. Vindiciae Paedo-Baptismi or a Vindication of Infant Baptism in a full answer to Mr. Tombes 12 Arguments alledged against it in his Exercitation c. Lond. 1646. quart Character of an old English Puritan or Nonconformist Lond. 1646. in 1 sh in qu. Vindiciae vindiciarum or a Vindication of his vindication of Infant Biptism from the Exceptions of Mr. Harrison in his Paedo-Baptisme oppugned and from the exceptions of Mr. Tombes c. Lond. 1647. qu. A Catechisme in brief questions and answers c. Lond. 1647. oct Touching Supremacy in Causes ecclesiastical shewing how that the Power civil and ecclesiastical may act without encroachment of each other Written 1647. printed in qu. An Exercise wherein the evil of Health-drinking is by clear and solid Arguments convinced Lond. 1648. in two sh in qu. The Sifters sieve broken or a Reply to Dr. Boughen's sisting his Case of Conscience c. touching the Kings Coronation Oath Lond. 1648. qu. Answer to Mr. John Goodwins Might and Right well met wherein is cleared that the action of the Army in secluding many Parliament men from the place of their discharge of trust and the imprisoning of some of them is neither defensible by the rules of solid reason nor religion Lond. 1649. qu. in 5 sheets Whereupon Jo. Goodwin came out with a Reply the same year intit Might overcoming Right c. What other things our Author Joh. Geree hath written I know not See more of him in Will. Pemble among these Writers in 1623. p. 405. All that I have more to say of him is that he died in his house in Ivey lane near to Pater-noster-row in London in the latter end of the year in Febr. as it seems sixteen hundred forty and eight but where buried unless in S. Faiths Church before mentioned I cannot tell The Minister who preached his funeral Sermon told the Auditory that he died poor whereupon there was a Collection of money made among the Brethren for his Children This is the same Mr. Geree a Minister whom a noted Author reports to have died with grief and trouble for the Murder of K. Ch. 1. ROBERT WELDON a man of parts during his stay in the University took the degrees in Arts as a Student of Ch. Ch. that of Master being compleated in 1615. Afterwards he became Rector of Stony-Stratford in Leicestershire wrot and published The Doctrine of the Scriptures concerning the original of Dominion Wherein Gods perpetual propriety in the sovereignty of the whole earth and the Kings great charter for the administration thereof by authoritative Records in both the Testaments c. is jure divino Lond. 1648. qu. In which book the Author shews himself to be well read in various sorts of Learning and by some passages therein a Loyalist and a sufferer for the Kings cause GEORGE HAKEWILL son of John Hakewill of the City of Exeter Merchant was born in the parish of S. Mary Arches within the said City and educated in Grammar learning there became a Commoner of S. Alb. Hall in the beginning of the year 1595 and in that of his age 16 where he became so noted a Disputant and Orator that he was unanimously elected Fellow of Exeter Coll. at two years standing Afterwards he proceeded in Arts applyed himself to the deep researches in Philosophy and Divinity entred into the sacred function travelled beyond the seas and at his return became as noted for his Preaching and Disputes as before he was for Philosophy In 1610 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences and the next year proceeded in Divinity Afterwards he became the first sworn Chaplain that attended Prince Charles by whose endeavours I presume he became Archdeacon of Surrey an 1616 which was the highest dignity that he enjoyed being hindred I presume from rising higher for his zealous opposing the match of the Infanta of Spain with his Master the Prince The story of which was this After he had with some pains written a small Tract against that match not without some Reflections on the Spaniard which could not be pleasing to the King he caused it to be fairly transcribed by another hand Which done he unknown to the King presented it to the Prince The Prince after he had perused it shew'd it to the King who being offended at it commanded Tho. Murrey the Princes Tutor and Secretary the Author Hakewill William his brother and all others who knew of or were consenting to it to be committed to custody in Aug. 1621 whence being soon after released our Author Hakewill was dismist from his attendance on the Prince So that tho his Learning was accounted by the generality polite his Philosophy subtile and Divinity profound yet in this particular he was esteemed very rash and imprudent A certain Author tells us that when he presented the said MS. to the Prince he should say Sir I beseech you make use of this by reading it your self but if you shew it to your Father I shall be undone for my
Decemb. 1643. Lond. 1644. qu. The said Prynne was his co-operator in this work also Declaration and protestation against the actings and proceedings of the Army and their Faction now remaining in the H. of Commons This was written on the 19 of Jan. 1648 the Author being then a member of that house secured after he with many of his fellows had been by force taken thence Six serious Queries concerning the Kings tryal by the High Court of Justice The Authors name is not set to them but by all believed to have been written by Walker The mysterie of the two Juntoes Presbyterian and Independent Lond. 1647. in 3 sh in qu. Historie of Independency with the rise growth and practices of that powerful and restless faction Lond. 1648. qu. A list of the names of the members of the H. of Commons observing which are Officers of the Army contrary to the self denying ordinance together with such sums of money Offices and Lands as they have given to themselves for service done or to be done against the King and Kingdom Lond. 1648. This being printed in one sh in qu. was soon after remitted into the first part of the Hist of Independency See more in George Wharton Appendix to the Hist of Independency being a brief description of some few of Argyles proceedings before and since he joyned in confederacy with the Independent Junto in England Lond. 1648. qu. Parallel between Argyle and Cromwell This is printed with the Appendix Anarchia Anglicana Or the history of Independency the second part Lond. 1649. qu. Put out as the former part was under the name of Theodorus verax The High Court of Justice or Cromwells slaughter house being the third part of the Hist of Indep Lond. 1651. qu. Out of which as also the two former parts were many things translated into Latine and printed beyond the seas in a manual 1653. After the Kings Restauration one T. M. added a fourth part which with all the things before mentioned from The mysterie of the two Juntoes c. were printed in one thick volume in qu. Lond. 1661. Upon the coming out of the sec part of the Hist of Independency the Author being discover'd by Cromwell was committed Prisoner to the Tower of London 13 Nov. 1649 where having got allowance of pen ink and paper he wrot the third part of that history He gave way to fate there to the great grief of the Presbyterian Party in the month of Octob. in sixteen hundred fifty and one whereupon his body was conveyed to the Church of Allhallowes Barkin near to the said Tower and there buried as I have been informed by his said son John Walker The next Writer that must follow according to time was the greatest Royalist in the age he lived and a person much reverenced by those who knew his Vertues and Piety RICHARD STEUART was born of a gentile family in Northamptonshire at Patishul I think became a Commoner of Magd. Hall in 1608 aged 14 or thereabouts elected Fellow of All 's Coll. in 1613 being then Bach. of Arts proceeded in his Faculty studied the Civil Law for a time and took one degree therein In 1624 he proceeded in the said Faculty and in 1628 he was made Preb. of Worcester on the death of Rich. Potter Bach. of Div. About the beginning of March 1629 he had the Prebendship of North Aulton in the Church of Sarum confer'd upon him and about that time was made Chapl. in ord to his Majesty In 1634 he became Dean of Chichester in the place of Dr. Franc. d ee promoted to the See of Peterborough and soon after Clerk of the Closet in the room of Dr. Math. Wren and Prebendary of Westminster in his place an 1638. In which year he resigned his Prebendship of Worcester and was succeeded therein by Will. Smith D. D. Warden of Wadham Coll. About the same time he was made Dean of S. Pauls Cathedral and in Dec. or Jan. 1639 Provost of Eaton Coll. in the room of Sir Hen. Wotton deceased He was also at the same time Dean of the Chappel Royal and when Dr Williams Bishop of Linc. who kept the Deanery of Westminster in commendam with that See was translated to York he was made Dean of that Collegiat Church not in 164â— but in 1645. While he remained in the University he was accounted a good Poet and Orator and after he had left it a noted Divine eloquent Preacher and a person of a smart fluent stile In the beginning of the Rebellion he suffer'd much for the Kings cause lost all and at length retiring to France became a great Champion for the Protestant cause at Paris where at le Hostle de Blinville he preached an excellent sermon of the English case or Hezekiahs reformation in vindication of ours So that whereas Mr. Rich. Baxter in several of his publick Writings doth most uncharitably suggest as if he Dr. Steuart when at Paris had a design to introduce the French Popery by preaching it appears to the contrary not only in that but in another sermon preached in defence of the Protestants against the Papists in an Auditory of Prelatists there Besides also he with that publick spirited man Sir George Ratcliff did go very far in making an accommodation between the Jansenists and the reformed Party our Author being then Chaplain to his Maj. K. Ch. 2. His works are these An answer to a letter written at Oxford and superscribed to Dr. Sam. Turner concerning the Church and Revenues thereof Printed 1647 in 5 sheets and an half in qu. This afterwards came out under this title A discourse of Episcopacy and Sacrilege by way of letter written 1646. Lond. 1683. qu. The said letter was written not at Oxon but rather at Ailesbury by Joh. Fountaine lately a Royalist but then a Turn-coat Three Sermons 1 On 1 Cor. 10.30 2 On Mat. 28.6 3 On 1 Cor. 15.29 Lond. 1656 and 58. in twelv Trias sacra A second Ternary of sermons Lond. 1659 in tw Catholique Divinity or the most solid and sententious expressions of the primitive Doctors of the Church with other ecclesiastical and civil Authors c. Lond. 1657. oct Other sermons as 1 The English case exactly set down by Hezekiahs reformation in a Court sermon at Paris on 2 Kings 18.22 Lond. 1659. oct and before published for the full vindication of the Church of England from the Romanists charge of Schism and commended to the consideration of the late Author of The Grotian Religion discovered The picture of K. Ch. 2. is set before the title 2 Golden remains or three sermons the first on Phil. 4.17 the second on Mark 6.20 and the third on Heb. 10.1 2. Lond. 1661. in tw c. The old Puritan detected and defeated or a brief treatise shewing how by the artifice of pulpit Prayers our Dissenters at all times have endeavoured to undermine the Liturgy of the reformed Church of England Together with the fault and danger of such Prayers
degrees in Arts holy Orders and was made either a Reader or Curate of S. Margarets Church in the City of Westminster In the time of the rebellion when he saw the Church of England declining he changed his Religion for that of Rome and went to Paris where by the name of Rolandus Palingenius he made a shift to get a livelyhood by his mendicant scribbles his lepid veine and art of Poetry among the English Gentlemen and other Grandies of France He hath written Varia Poemata Mostly in Lat. some in English and some in French to which he would somtimes make additions of copies to them on new Patrons as they came to his knowledg just as Payne Fisher afterwards did to shark money from those who delighted to see their names in print This Will. Rowland who wrot himself in the title of his Poems Gul. Rolandus Poeta Regius was a boon Droll a jolly companion and was generally called Doctor having had that degree conferâ—d on him as I have heard at Paris At length retiring for health sake to a village called Vambre near to that great City he having brought his body into a consumption by too much lifting ended his days there in sixteen hundred fifty and nine or thereabouts I have seen a Book intit Legenda lignea c. containing a character of some hopeful Saints revolted to the Church of Rome Lond. 1653. oct In which book p. 172 c. you may see a full if not too smart character of this Will. Rowland but whether all is true that is said of him there for the Book is full of scurrilities may be justly question'd Since I wrot this I find one Will. Rowland Master of Arts and Dr. of Physick as he writes himself to have translated into English besides several books of Physick that he hath written A Treatise of spirits and wind offending mans body Lond. 1668. qu. Written by Dr. Jo. Fienus but the translation being by him dedicated to the vertuosi of the Royal Society first founded 1660 I cannot take him to be the same with the former ROBERT DINGLEY Son of Sir Joh. Dingley of London Knight and Nephew by the Mother to Dr. Hen. Hammond was born in Surrey entred a Student in Magd. Coll. in the beginning of the year 1634 aged 15 years took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a great observer of Church ceremonies and a remarkable Bower to the Altar when he came into the Chappel But soon after the Presbyterians carrying all before he as a vain man sided with them became an enemy to those things which he before had a zeal for and for the love he bore to the cause became by the favour of his Kinsman Coll. Robert Hammond Governour of the isle of Wight Rector of Brightestone alias Brixton or Brison in the said Isle where he was much frequented by the godly party for his practical way of preaching and hated by the Royallists for his activity in ejecting such that were by some called ignorant and scandalous Ministers and Schoolmasters during the time that he was an Assistant to the Commissioners of Hampshire an 1654. 55. c. He hath written The Spiritual tast described or a Glimpse of Christ discovered in two parts grounded on Psal 34.8 and on Malac. 4 2. Lond. 1649. oct Before which book is the picture of the Author fat and jolly in a Presb. Cloak This book came out in 1651. with this title Divine relishes of matchless goodness c. The disputation of Angells or the Angell-Guardian 1 Proved by the divine light of nature c. 2 From many rubs and mistakes c. 3 Applied and improved for our information c. chiefly grounded on Acts 12.15 Lond. 1654. oct As the former book was perused and commended to the World by Tho. Goodwin Pres of Magd. Coll. and Will. Strong so this by Nich. Lockyer of New Inn afterwards Provost of Eaton Coll. Messiah's splendor or the glimpsed glory of a beauteous Christian printed in oct Divine Opticks or a treatise of the eye discovering the vices and virtues thereof as also how that Organ may be tuned chiefly grounded on Psal 119.37 Lond. 1655. in oct Philosophical Historical and Theological observations of Thunder with a more general view of Gods wonderful works Lond. 1658. oct in which year he had a Sermon published on Job 26.14 in oct which I have not yet seen But our Author Dingley having said and preached some things not pleasing to the Quakers he was animadverted upon by George Fox in his Great mystery of the great whore unfolded c. Lond. 1659. fol. p. 361. c. He died at Brightestone beforemention'd in sixteen hundred fifty and nine and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there with this inscription on his grave Here lieth the body of Mr. Robert Dingley Minister of this place second Son of Sir John Dingley Knight who died in the fortieth year of his age on the twelfth day of January 1659. JOHN SALKELD fourth Son of Edw. Salkeld Gent. second brother to George Salkeld somtimes of Corby Castle in Cumberland Esquire lineally descended from Sir Rich. Salkeld Kt Lord Warden of Carlile in the time of K. Ric. 3 was born at Corby Castle and when very young journied through Oxon beyond the Seas but in what house he was entred unless in Qu. Coll. I cannot tell His continuance there as I have been informed was so short occasion'd by his Religion that we can scarce reckon him among the Oxonians For so it was that his Father soon after conveyed him into Spain entred him among the Jesuits in the University of Conimbria where as also at Corduba and Complutum he continued among them in the condition of a Jesuit many years and was Assistant in the studies to the famous Jesuits Franc. Suarius who was his fellow student several years and Mich. Vasquez Afterwards he was sent into Portugall where he read Philosophy about six years then into the English mission but being taken and brought before K. Jam. 1 who had several times heard of him and his eminency for learning he entred into divers disputes with him at several times At length being overcome by his solid arguments Salkeld turned Protestant was recommended to Dr. King Bishop of London for maintenance and in Nov. 1613 became by the presentation of his Majesty Vicar of Wellington in Somersetshire being then Bach. of Div. where he used to boast of his conversion and to stile himself the Royal Convert In 1635 he was made Minister of Church Taunton in Devonshire worth to him about 200 l. per an whereupon one Walt. Travers was instituted Vicar of Wellington in his place on the 16. of July the same year But after the Civil Wars broke forth he suffer'd for the Royal cause being esteemed by the obstinate and incredulous Presbyterians a Papist in his heart or at least popishly affected He was a Person profoundly read in Theological and other Authors and K. Jam. 1. doth
and of the repulse given to the Rebels at the Town of Newark Oxon. 1642. in 2 sh in qu. View of the proceedings in the West for a pacification Letter to a Gent. in Leycestershire about the Treatie at Uxbridge shewing that all the overtures which have been made for peace and accommodation have proceeded from his Majestie only Printed 1643 in 4. sh in qu. The Roundheads remembrancer or a true and particular relation of the great defeat given to the Rebels by his Maj. Subjects of Cornwall under the command of Sir Ralph Hopton in Tuesday 16. May 1643. Printed 1643 in one sh in qu. This Pamphlet is generally said to have been written by Heylyn Relation of the proceedings of S. Joh. Gell. This is the same if I mistake not with a Pamph. intit Theeves Theeves or a relation of Sir Jo. Gells proceedings in Derbyshire in gathering up the rents of the Lords and Gentlemen of that Country by pretended authority from the two Houses of Parliament printed 1643. qu. This Sir John Gell who was Son of Tho. Gell of Hopton in Derbyshire Gent. became a Commoner of Magd. Coll. in this University in 1610 left it without a degree exercised himself in martial seats beyond the Seas retired to his patrimony was made a Baronet in Jan. 1641 and being then a Presbyterian took up arms soon after for the Parliament became a Colonel and one of their Champions Afterwards hating the proceedings of the Independents when they had murder'd the King he entred into a plot against the Parliament in which Coll. Euseb Andrews being engaged suffer'd death an 1650. for which being imprison'd was at length tried for his life before the High Court of Justice but being found only guilty of misprision of treason for concealing it he was condemn'd to loose his estate and to perpetual imprisonment from the last of which he was released by order of Parliament 5. of Apr. 1653. He died in the Parish of S. Martin in the Fields in the City of Westminster in Nov. 1671 aged 79 years or thereabouts and was as I suppose buried at Hopton Quaere having had this character given of him by the Presbyterians while they were dominant that he was a man beloved of his Country and feared by his enemies valiant in his actions and faithful in his ends to promote truth and peace Of the same family was Rob. Gell D. D. of Pampisford in Cambridgeshire and sometimes Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury which Doctor died in the very beginning of the year 25. of March or thereabouts 1665. The black ✚ Cross shewing that the Londoners were the cause of this present rebellion c. The Rebells Catechisme composed in an easie and familiar way to let them see the hainousness of their offence c. Printed 1643. in 4. sh in qu. Discourse in answer to the common but groundless clamour of the Papists nick-naming the religion of the Church of England by the name of a Parliament Religion Written in 1644 at the request of George Ashwell of Wadham Coll. But when this book was printed it had this title following put to it Parliaments power in Lawes for religion or an answer to that old and groundless calumny of the Papists nick-naming c. Oxon. 1645. in 6. sh in qu. In another edition printed at Lond. 1653. in 7. sh in qu. it hath this title The way of reformation of the Church of England declared and justified against the clamours of our Adversaries reproaching the religion here by law established by the name of a Parliament religion c. This was afterwards printed in the first part of Eccles Vindicata Brief relation of the death and sufferings of the most reverend and renowned Prelate the L. Archb. of Canterbury with a copie of his speech and other passages on the Scaffold more perfect than hath been hitherto imprinted Oxon. 1644 in 4 sh in qu. Bibliotheca Regia or the Royal Library c. Lond. 1649. 50. and 59. oct Heylyns name is not set to it but 't is generally known to be his collection from some of the works of K. Ch 1. In this book is inserted the conference between K. Ch. 1. and the Marquess of Worcester at Ragland which by many is taken to be authentick because published by Heylyn See more among the Writers in the first vol. in Lewis Bayly p. 486. Stumbling block of disobedience c. in answer to and examination of the two last sections in Calvins institutions against Soveraigne Monarchy MS. written in 1644. printed at Lond. 1658. qu. with this title The Stumbling block of disobedience and rebellion cunningly laid by Calvin in the Subjects way discovered censured and removed The promised seed Written in vers The undeceiving the People in the point of Tithes c. Lond. 1648. 51. Published under the name of Ph. Treleinie which is an Anagram for Peter Heylyn Reprinted at Lond. in qu. 1657. in the first part of Eccles Vindicata Theologia Veterum The sum of Christian Theologie contained in the Creed according to the Greeks and Latines c. lib. 3. Lond. 1654. and 1673. fol. Full relation of two journies The one into the main Land of France The other into some of the adjacent Islands in 5 Books Lond. 1656. qu. These adjacent Islands are Guernsey and Jersie c. Survey of the estate of the two Islands Guernsey and Jersie with the isles depending c. in one book Lond. 1656. qu. This is printed with the former and both were published by their Author Pet. Heylyn because a little before a false copy of them had crept abroad under the title of France painted to the life as I shall farther tell you anon Observations on The Historie of the raigne of K. Charles published by Hamon L'estrange Esq for illustration of the storie c. Lond. 1656. oct Upon the coming out of which observations L'Estrange printed another edit of the said Hist Lond. 1656. fol. and at the end added a book intit The Observator observed or animadversions upon the observations on the History of K. Charles c. Whereupon our Author Heylyn came out with this book following entit Extraneus Vapulans or the Observator rescued from the violent but vaine assaults of Hamon L'Estrange Esq and the back blows of Dr. Nich. Bernard an Irish Dean Lond. 1656. oct In our Authors Epist to the reader before this book dat 7. June 1656 he tells us that in one week of the last term he was plundered twice first of his name and secondly of his good name Of his name by one Will. Leak a Bookseller who publishing a discourse of his Dr. Heylyns under the title of France painted to the life by a false and imperfect copy hath fathered it in Stationers Hall on one Rich. Bignall a Fellow to him utterly unknown Secondly plundered of his good name by Ham. L'Estrange Esq by loading him with abusive language Ecclesia Vindicata or the Church of England justified 1 In the
Bishoprick of Chester to which he was consecrated in the Chappel at Ely house in Holborn on the 15 of Nov. 1668 by Dr. Cosin Bishop of Durham Dr. Laney B. of Ely and Dr. Ward Bishop of Salisbury at which time Dr. Jo. Tillotson Preacher of Lincolns Inn delivered an excellent sermon upon that occasion This Dr. Wilkins was a person endowed with rare gifts he was a noted Theologist and Preacher a curious Critick in several matters an excellent Mathematician and Experimentist and one as well seen in Mechanecismes and new Philosophy of which he was a great Promoteâ— as any of his time He also highly advanced the study and perfecting of Astronomy both at Oxford whilst he was Warden of Wadh. Coll and at London whilst he was of the Royal Society and I cannot say to the contrary that there was any thing deficient in him but a constant mind and setled principles Dr. Gilb. Burnet tells us that this Dr. Wilkins who was for a Comprehension and a limited indulgence for Dissenters in Religion was a man of as great a mind as true a judgment as eminent virtues and of as good a soul as any he ever knew c. And one or more of the Royal Soc. say that all that knew Bishop Wilkins must needs acknowledge him for his universal insight into all parts of learning solid judgment rare prudence and dexterity in the management of worldly affairs and transactions universal charity ingenuity temper and moderation of spirit to have left behind him but few equals c. To pass by the Characters given of him in discourse by the great men of the Church of England as by Archb. Sheldon B. Fell Archb. Dolben c. who did malign him for his wavering and unconstant mind in Religion which I know will be displeasing to many I shall give you a cat of his works The discovery of a new world or a discourse tending to prove that 't is probable there may be another habitable world in the Moon Lind. 1638. 40. oct and there again in 1684. which is the fourth edit Discourse concerning the possibility of a passage to the world in the Moon Printed with the Discovery Discourse concerning a new Planet tending to prove that 't is probable our Earth is one of the Planets Lond. 1640. in oct The Authors name is not put to any one of these three things but they are so well known to be his that Langrenus in his Map of the Moon dedicated to the King of Spain names one of the spots of his Selenographick Map after his name Mercury or the secret Messenger shewing how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance Lond. 1641. The publication of which was occasion'd by the writing of a little thing called Nuncius inanimatus by Fr. Godwin Mathematical Magick or the wonders that may be performed by mechanical Geometry in two books Lond. 1648. 1680. oct The last edit hath the Authors picture before it in his Lawn sleeves Ecclesiastes or a discourse of the gift of preaching as it falls under the rules of art Lond. 1646. 47. 51. 53. 56. and 1675. oct Discourse concerning the beauty of Providence in all the rugged passages of it Lond. 1649. in tw Lond. 1677 fifth edit in oct Discourse concerning the gift of Prayer shewing what it is wherein it consists and how far it is attainable by industry c. Lond. 1653 and 1674 oct Essay towards a real Character and a philosophical Language Lond. 1668. fol. An account of which is in the Philosophical Transactions num 35. The Reader may be pleased now to know that one George Dolgarno a Scot wrot a book intit Ars signorum vulgo character universalis lingua philosophica Lond. 1660 61. oct This book before it went to the Press the Author communicated to Dr. Wilkins who from thence taking an hint of a greater matter carried it on and brought it up to that which you see extant This Dolgarno was born at Old Aberdene and bred in the University at New Aberdene taught a private Grammar School with good success for about thirty years together in the Parishes of S. Michael and S. Mary Magd. in Oxford wrot also Didascalocophus or the deaf and dumb mans Tutor Oxon. in oct and dying of a fever on the 28 of Aug. 1687 aged 60 or more was buried in the north body of the Church of S. Mary Magd. in the Suburbs of Oxon. Dr. Wilkins hath also written An alphabetical Dictionary wherein all English words according to their various significations are either referred to their places in the philosophical Tables or explained by such words as are in those Tables This is printed with the Essay Of the principles and duties of natural Religion two books Lond. 1675. oct Published by Jo. Tillotson D. D. Sermons preached upon several occasions Lond. 1682. oct They are in number 15 and were published by the said Dr. Tillotson Our learned and critical Author Dr. Wilkins died of the terrible disease of the Stone in the house of the said Dr. Tillotson then in Chancery-lane in London on the 19 of Nov. in sixteen hundred seventy and two and was buried on the 12 of Dec. following under the north wall of the Chancel of the Church of St. Lawrence in the Jewry before mention'd At which time Dr. Will. Lloyd then Dean of Bangor preached his funeral Sermon which having been since twice printed you may see his full character therein as also in the Epist dedic of Dr. Seth Ward made to Dr. Jonath Goddard put before the Inquisitio in Bullialdi Astronomiae fundamenta JASPER MAYNE made his first entry on the stage of this transitory world in a Market Town in Devonsh called Hatherlagh an 1604 entred into Ch. Ch. in the condition of a Servitor 1623 being then encouraged in his studies by Dr. Duppa Afterwards he was chosen into the number of Students took the degr in Arts holy Ord. and became a quaint Preacher and noted Poet. At length by the favour of the Dean and Canons of the said house he was made Vicar of Cassington near Woodstock and of Pyrton near Watlington in Oxfordshire In the beginning of the Rebellion when the King took up his abode in Oxon he was one of those many Divines that were appointed to preach before him the Court and Parliament and for his reward was actually created Doct. of Div. 1646. Two years after he was deprived of all right he had to his Students place and soon after of the Vicaridge of Pyrton and at length of Cassington So that being in a manner put to his shifts he was prefer'd to be Chaplain to the Earl of Devonshire and so consequently to be a Companion with Th. Hobbes of Malmsbury between whom there never was a right understanding After the Kings return he was made Canon of Ch. Ch. in Jul. 1660 and about that time was not only restored to his Vicaridges but was made
he died on the 10. of March another by Anon. who tells us the 12. of the said month c. but both false HUGH CRESSEY or Cressy son of Hugh Cressey a Counsellour of Lincolns Inn by Margerie his wife dau of Dr. Tho. D'oylie a Physitian of London was born in a market Town in Yorksh called Wakefield descended from an antient and gentile family of his name living sometimes at Holme near Hodsack in Nottinghamshire and being educated in Grammar learning in his native country was at 14 years of age sent to the University of Oxon. in Lent term an 1619 but for want of a vigilant Tutor he lost much time yet having good natural parts did in the fourth year after his coming to the Univ. take the degree of Bach. of Arts and in 1625 being a candidate for a Fellowship of Merton Coll. he was elected Probationer and the year after was made true and perpetual Fellow So that what time and learning he before had lost was by a strict and severe discipline then and there observed recovered and advanced After he had taken the degree of M. of Arts and had entred into holy Orders he became Chaplain to Thom. Lord Wentworth while he was President of the North and afterwards when he was Earl of Strafford but what he obtained from that most noble Lord while he enjoyed that honourable employment I know not In 1638 he went in the quality of a Chaplain as I conceive with his most honoured Lord Lucius Viscount Falkland when he went into Ireland and in the year after returned into England but had nothing then and there conser'd upon him In the latter end of 1642 he became by the favour and interest of the said Viscount then one of the Secretaries of State Canon of Windsore in the room of Dr. Gilb. Primerose deceased but was never installed in that Dignity and much about the same time had the Deanery of Laighlen in Ireland confer'd upon him In which year all things being in a confusion he received no profits from either Dignity So that being destitute of a comfortable subsistance especially in the next year when he lost his most beloved Lord Falkland at Newbury fight he travelled as a Tutor with Charles Berkley Esq afterwards Earl of Falmouth an 1644 and upon a foresight that the Church of England would terminate through the endeavours of the peevish and restless Presbyterians he began to think of setling himself in the Church of Rome At length after mature consideration he renounced his religion and made a publick recantation at Rome of his errours and heresie as they are there called before the Inquisition an 1646. Which being so done he returned to Paris and there published his Motives that induced him to change his religion not that he was so considerable a person that all the World should take notice of it but that he might give some proof both of the mature advice and also reasonableness of his change A certain author tells us that it was not devotion but necessity and want of a subsistence which drove him first out of the Church of England and then into a Monastery And another that he became a Roman Catholick and was insnared to that new choice by the hopes and promise of being to be admitted an idle Drone or Monk in the Charterhouse at Paris where he might live as warmly as lapt all over in Lambskins and like a Bee in a plentiful hive fed with the purest amber honey c. But how such a bait should allure him no man that understands the rules of that order can easily imagine it so to be considering that the Monks thereof spend most of their time whether early or late in prayer in fasting loneness and abstinence from all flesh whatsoever c. Of this I am sure that when he wrot and published his Motives his mind became so humble that it was his eager desire to be a Monk of the English Coll. of Carthusians at Neiuport in Flanders a poor place God wot and very slenderly endowed as the Prior thereof Peter Bilcliff a Yorkshire man born did once tell me But so it was that he being diswaded from that Order because he could never be in a capacity or Master of so much time as to vindicate himself or the Roman Catholick Church by writing he took upon him the habit of the Benedictine Order as I shall anon tell you As soon as his Motives called Exomologesis were made publick he sent a copy into England to his dear friend Dr. Henry Hammond who in a kind letter return'd him thanks for the book and without the least exception against the stile gave this judgment of it that an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 did privily run through the whole contexture of the book He did not interpret wherein the fallacy consisted but added we are friends and I do not purpose to be your Antagonist At the end of the letter he kindly invited him into England assuring him that he should be provided of a convenient place to dwell in and a sufficient subsistence to live comfortably and withal that not any one should molest him about his religion and conscience Our author Cressey had reason to believe that the said invitation was an effect of a cordial friendship and he was also inform'd that he was well enabled to make good his promise as having the disposal of great charities and being a very charitable man himself Yet rendring such thanks as gratitude required of him he told him that he could not accept of so very kind an offer being engaged almost by vow to leave all pretensions to the World and to embrace poverty for his portion Besides also such a friend as this he had many more several near his Majesty among whom one especially there was of the highest rank to whom formerly upon the rebellion in Ireland he being destitute of a present subsistance he did acknowledge all gratitude due for by his care alone he was provided of a condition both honorable and comfortable So that if he had lost all other friends he had reason to assure himself he would have freely contributed rather than extremity of want should have forced him to quit the world But to return while he continued at Paris Henrietta Maria the Queen of England was very civil to him and being about to leave that place she assign'd him an hundred crowns to furnish him in his journey towards a Monastery Afterwards upon an invitation he went to Doway took upon him the habit of the Benedictine order in the Coll of the English Monks of that Order there And being setled he changed his name from Hugh Paulin which he received at the Font in Wakefield Church to Serenus de Cressy lived according to their discipline for 7 years or more and afterwards became one of the Mission in England At length upon the Kings Marriage with Catherine the Infanta of Portugal he became one of her Servants
a great admirer of the said Hobbes with whom he was intimately acquainted doth speak freely of Dr. Wallis and why he doth so is because as he tells us he was Sub-scribe to the Tribe of Adoniram i. e. Adoniram Byfield was Scribe to Assembly of Divines and had been an active Preacher in the first War and decyphered besides others to the ruin of many loyal persons the Kings Cabinet taken at Naseby and as a monument of his noble performances deposited the original with the decyphering in the publick Library at Oxford He tells us also that he the said Doctor was then the glory and pride of the Presbyterian faction which our Author Stubbe hated for his Patrons sake In the said Enquiry he tells us that he hath penned a farther discourse upon that subject but that I suppose was never printed The Savilian Professours case stated Together with the several reasons urged against his capacity of standing for the publick office of Antiquary in the University of Oxon. Which are enlarged and vindicated against the Exceptions of Dr. Joh. Wallis c. Lond. 1658. in 3 sh and an half in qu. The famous Dr. Rich. Zouche who had been an Assessor in the Chancellours Court for 30 years or more and well vers'd in the Statutes Liberties and Privileges of the University did upon great intreaties stand for the said place of Antiquary or Custos Archivorum thereof but he being esteemed a Royalist Dr. J. W. was put up and stood against him tho altogether uncapable of that place because he was one of the Savilian Professors a Cambridge man and a stranger to the usages of the University At length by some corruption or at least connivance of the Vicechancellour and perjury of the senior Proctor Byfield W. was pronounced elected Whereupon our Author Stubbe who was an eye and an ear-witness of all that had most unjustly passed he therefore wrot and published the said book The Commonwealth of Israel or a brief account of Mr. Prynne's anatomy of the Good old cause Lond. 1659. in oct An Essay in defence of the Good old Cause or a discourse concerning the rise and extent of the power of the Civil Magistrate in reference to spiritual Affairs c. Lond. 1659 oct Vindication of the honorable Sir Hen. Vane from the false Aspersions of Mr. Baxter Lond. 1659. oct The same year I find another book published to that purpose intit A Vindication of Sir Hen. Vane from the lyes and calumnies of Mr. Rich. Baxter Printed at Lond. A letter to an Officer of the Army concerning a select Senate mention'd by them in their proposals to the late Parliament Lond. 1659. qu. Miscellaneous positions concerning Government Lond. 1659. qu. They are I suppose the proposals of a model for the Government of the three Nations mention'd by his Antagonist Mr. Glanvill A light shining out of darkness or certain Queries c. Lond. 1659. qu. Printed twice that year the second edition of which hath therein several Additions and an Apology for the Quakers written by the said Stubbe The Commonwealth of Oceana put in a ballance and found too light Or an account of the Republic of Sparta with occasional animadversions upon Mr. Jam. Harrington and the Oceanistical model Lond. 1660. qu. The Indian Nectar or a discourse concerning Chocolata c. Lond. 1662. oct Concerning the said subject one Antonio Colminero of Ledesma a Spaniard and Doct. of Physick hath learnedly written and not unlikely the first of all that hath so done It was rendred into English by one who call'd himself Capt. James Wadsworth under this title Chocolate or an Indian drink c. Lond. 1652. oct Which book our Author Stubbe had seen and has as I conceive followed him in some things As for the said Wadsworth the Reader may know that he was the same who wrot The English Spanish Pilgrim born in Suffolk son of Jam. Wadsworth Bach. of Div. of Eman. Coll. in Cambr. afterwards a Rom. Cath. bred in puerile learning at Sivil and Madrid in Spain in Grammar and Academical among the Jesuits at S. Omers but at riper years left them and returned to the Church of England was living in Westminster in the time of Oliver an 1655 at which time he was characterized by an English Historian to be a Renegado Proselyte-Turncote of any Religion and every trade and is now living 1655 a common hackney to the basest catch-pole Bayliffs and too boot a Justice of the Peace in his bench book enters him and his wife Pimp and Bawd in his Precinct The miraculous Conformist or an account of several marvellous cures performed by the stroaking of the hands of Mr. Valentine Greatrak Oxon 1666. qu. with a Physical discourse thereupon c. Before I go any farther with the remaining titles of our Author Stubbes's books I must make a digression and tell you why this book was written and who the subject of it was Be it known therefore that this Val. Greatrakes son of Will. Gr. Esq was born at Affane in the County of Waterford in Ireland on S. Valentines day 14 Feb. 1628 was bred a Protestant in the Free-school at Lismore and at 13 years of age was designed to be a Student in the Coll. at Dublin but the Rebellion breaking out in that Nation he was forced with his mother to fly for refuge into England where by the favour of his Uncle Edm. Harris brother to Sir Edw. Harris Knight his mothers father he was for the present time relieved After his death his mother for his farther progress in literature committed him to the charge of a certain Presbyterian called Joh. Daniel Getsius a High German Minister of Stoke Gabriel in Devonshire with whom he spent some years in studying Humanity and Divinity and found from his hands much favour and love After 5 or 6 years absence he returned to his native Country at that time in a most miserable and deplorable Estate which made him retire to the Castle of Caperquin where he spent an years time in contemplation and saw so much of the madness and wickedness of the world as he saith that his life became a burthen to him and his soul was as weary of this habitation of clay as ever was Gally-slave of the oar which brought his life even to the threshold of death so that his legs had hardly strength to carry his enfeebled body about c. In 1649 or thereabouts he became a Lieutenant in the Regiment of Roger Earl of Orrery then acting in Munster against the Irish Papists and others then called the Rebels and in 1656 a great part of the Army there of the English being disbanded he retired to his native country of Affane the habitation of his Ancestors and by the favour of the then Governor he was made Clerk of the Peace of the County of Corke Register for Transplantation and Justice of the Peace After his Majesties Restauration he was removed as I have heard from
II. felicissimo Norvicensis Episcopus quod honoris fastigium uti minime ambivit ita pietate prudentiâ comitate modestiâ loco non animo elatus maxime decoravit Pastorum merentium pater amantissimus pacis pietatisque culior devotissimus potestatis arbiter equus mitissimus Quantus fuerit Theologus tam multifaria lectione instructus quam Scripturis potens tam felix eorundem interpres fidelis Praeco silente hoc marmore Scripta eloquuntur caput eruditum os facundum cor caeleste spirantia expirante authore suavissimo cui nihil inerat duri acerbi praeter calculi stranguriaeque cruciatus quos christiana adeo atque invicta tulit side patientia ut albi lapilli licet mortis instrumenta tessera forent vitae victoriae immortalitatis ascriptus est Jul. XXIIX A. D. 1676 aetatis suae 76. Mortalitatis exuviae prope hinc depositae Augusti IX Sacellum hoc ab ipso fundatum dicatumque denuo consecravit In his Deanery of Ch. Ch. succeeded Dr. George Morley afterwards the most worthy Bishop of Winchester in his Wardenship of Merton Coll. Sir Tho. Clayton a Physitian and in his Bishoprick Dr. Anthony Sparrow of Cambridge translated from the See of Exeter THOMAS BRANKER son if I mistake not of Tho. Branker somtimes Bach. of Arts of Exeter Coll. was born in Devonshire admitted Batler of said Coll. 8. Nov. 1652 aged 17 years or thereabouts elected Probationer Fellow 30. June 1655 being then Bach. of Arts. Afterwards taking the degree of Master he became a Preacher but refusing to conform to the Ceremonies of the Church of England left his fellowship in 1662 retired into Cheshire where conforming and takâ—ng upon him Orders from a Bishop became Minister of Whitegate At which time being well known to William Lord Brereton for his sufficiencies in Mathematicks and Chimistry he gave him the Rectory of Tilston but he keeping that not long was afterwards made master of the well endowed School at Macclesfield in the said County where he finished his course He hath written Doctrinae Sphaericae adumbratio Ox. 1662. Usus Globorum artificialium Ox. 1662. A Table of odd numbers less than one hundred thousand shewing those that are incomposit and reâ—â—â—ving the rest into their Factors or coefficients c. This is added by Branker to a translation which he made from High-Dâ—â—ch into English of An introduction to Algebra Lond. 1668. qu. written by Rhonnius A laudable account of which Table and of the translation you may see in the Philosophical Transactions num 35. p. 688.689 See in the Fasti of the first vol. p. 871. He gave way to fate in Novemb. in sixteen hundred seventy and six and was buried in the Church at Macclesfield before mention'd leaving then behind the character of an able Mathematician WILLIAM MORICE son of Evan alias John Morice a Native of Caernarvanshire and Chancellour of the Diocess of Exeter by Mary his wife daugh of Joh. Castle of Devonshire was born in the Parish of S. Martin in the City of Exeter educated in Grammar learning there and in the beginning of the year 1619 or thereabouts he was sent to Exeter Coll. through his Mothers motion by Sir Nich. Prideaux of Souldon in that County who some years before had taken her to be his third wife where continuing in the state of a Sojourner under the tuition of Mr. Nath. Carpenter not without considerable proficiency in learning till he was Bach. of Arts was sent for home and married to one of the Grand-daughters of the said Sir Nicholas by Humph. Prideaux his eldest son deceased In the year 1640 he was put into the Commission of Peace for the aforesaid County and five years after was elected Knight for that Shire upon a recruit to serve in the Long Parliament In 1651 he was made High Sheriff of the said County in 1656 he setled himself and his family at Werington which he then or lately had purchased of Sir Franc. Drake and in 1658 he was chose a Burgess for Westport in Cornwall to serve in Richard's Parliament that began at Westminster 27. of Jan. the same year And being related by his wife to General George Monke he was intrusted by him with all his concerns in Devonshire while he was Governour of Scotland and discharged himself so faithfully and prudently therein as to recommend himself so far to the Generals esteem that on his coming into England he made choice of him for his chief if not only Confident in the management of that great affair of the Kings restauration and the rather for this reason that our author being generally esteemed a Presbyterian it would please the great Masters at Westminster who were most of that Religion Upon the said Monke's coming to London the secluded Members from all parts of the Kingdom came thither and were by his means restored to the House of Commons of which number our author Mr. Morice was one This Gentleman was somewhat allied to him as I have told you but more in his favour than his blood for he had a great opinion of his prudence and integrity He was one that much conversed with books and had then lately written one against the practice of Independent teachers who would admit none in Parochial Cures to the Lords Supper but such only as being distinguished by their separation were most peculiarly their own flock This had rendred him very grateful to the Presbyterians whose cause he seemed most to serve for the Ministers of the Church of England were generally contented with the exercise of their Religion in private Houses tho even these also were often disturbed by Soldiers and Constables who used to hale them from their very Communion Tables upon the more solemn Festivals of their despised Church rending their Surplices where any were used and tearing their Mass-Book for that was the name by which the crafty Statesman and the more jugling Gospeller taught the undiscerning multitude to call the English Liturgy into pieces The General from and before the beginning of his enterprize had pretended to be a Presbyterian and had not then renounced his faith but at that time it most behoved him to appear one and to act his part well in it for it was his last wherefore our author Morice was received into his house which much pleased the Masters at Westminster who were mostly of that Religion as I have before told you some few only excepted who by beholding the calamities of the Church and their own errors had been converted to a better esteem of Episcopacy which the learning of our author could not but favour So that he was looked upon to have the good repute only of a Presbyterian Him the General retained as his Elbow-Counsellor and a State-Blind concealing his own sense of things and very often speaking contrary to his own thoughts that so he might better understand the sense of others and take his measures accordingly About the same time Mr.
pleasant life this noble and beautiful Count paid his last debt to nature in the Rangers Lodge in Woodstock Park very early in the morn of the 26 of July in sixteen hundred and eighty and was buried in a vault under the north Isle joyning to Spelsbury Church in Oxfordshire by the body of his Father Henry sometimes the generous loyal and valiant Earl of Rochester the same who had been Commissary General of the Army in the Scotch Expedition an 1639 under Thomas Earl of Arundel the General and had then a troop of horse under him and the same who had married Anne the Widow of Sir Harry Lee of Dichley before mention'd and Daughter of Sir John St. John of Wiltshire Which Henry Earl of Roch. dying beyond the Seas in his attendance on his Majesty on the 19 of Feb. 1657 aged 45 years was by leave obtained privately buried in the before mention'd Vault being the place of sepulture only for the family of Lee since honored with the title of Earl of Lichfield The said John E. of Rochester left behind him a son named Charles who dying on the 12 of Nov. 1681 was buried by his father on the 7 of Dec. following He also left behind him three daughters named Anne Elizabeth and Malet so that the male line ceasing his Majesty Ch. 2. confer'd the title of Rochester on Laurence Viscount Killingworth a younger son of Edward Earl of Clarendon STEPHEN CHARNOCK son of Rich. Charnock an Attorney or Solicitor descended from an antient family of his name living in Lancashire was born in the Parish of S. Catherine Creechurch in London educated in Eman. Coll. in Cambridge mostly under the tuition of Mr. Will. Sancroft spent afterwards some time in a private family and a little more in the exercise of his Ministry in Southwarke in the time of the Rebellion In 1649 or thereabouts he retired to Oxon purposely to obtain a Fellowship from the Visitors appointed by Parliament when they ejected scholars by whole shoales and in 1650 he obtained a Fellowship in New Coll. and thereby for several years did eat the bread of a worthy Loyallist In 1652 he was incorporated Master of Arts as he had stood in Cambridge and two years after he did undergo the office of Proctor of the University being then taken notice of by the godly Party for his singular gifts and had in reputation by the then most learned Presbyterians and therefore upon that account he was the more frequently put upon publick Works After he had discharged his office he received a call to go into Ireland where exercising his Ministry for about 4 or 5 years he was held in admiration by the Presbyterian and sometimes by the Independent and had the concurrent applause of some that were of different sentiments from him in matters of Religion and such also who did not love his opinion did notwithstanding commend him for his learning After the King was restored in 1660 he was ejected from his publick exercise being then as I conceive Bach. of Div. of Dublin returned into England and in and about London he did spend the greatest part of 15 years without any call to his own work whereby he took advantage to go now and then either into France or Holland In the five last years of his life he became more known by his constant preaching in private meetings in the great City gaining thereby infinite love and applause from the Brethren who held him to be a person of excellent parts strong reason great judgment and which do not often go together curious fancy They also esteemed him to be a man of high improvements and general learning that his chief talent was his preaching gift in which he had few equals that also he was good in the practice of physick in which he had arrived to a considerable measure of knowledge and lastly that he was a true son of the Church of England in that sound doctrine laid down in the articles of Religion and taught by our most famous antient Divines and Reformers c. As for his Writings they are many yet he published nothing while he lived However after his death his friends made extant these things following to prevent false copies which were then likely to creep abroad A Sermon of reconciliation to God in Christ on 2 Cor. 5.19 Lond. 1680. qu. Treatise of divine providence 1. In general 2. In particular as relating to the Church of God in the world Lond. 1680. oct Before which is an Epistle written by Rich. Adams and Edw. Veel who as I think published the said book This was afterwards involved in his Works His Works containing several discourses upon the excellence and attributes of God Lond. 1682. in a large fol. published by the said two persons R. Adams and E. Veele His Works vol. 2. containing several discourses upon various divine Subjects Lond. 1683. fol. with a Supplement He died in the house of one Rich. Tymms a Glazier in the Parish of White Chappel near London on the 27 of July in sixteen hundred and eighty aged 52 years or thereabouts whereupon his body being conveyed to Crosby house belonging to Sir Jo. Langham in which house Tho. Watson M. of A sometimes of Eman. Coll. in Cambr. Pastor of S. Stephens Church Walbrook in Lond. in the times of Usurpation and the author of The art of divine contemplation and of other things did hold forth by praying and preaching as our author Charnock did was thence accompanied by great numbers of the Brethren to S. Michaels Church on Cornhill in London where after John Johnson his contemporary in Emanuel and New Coll had held forth in a funeral Sermon wherein many things were spoken in praise of the defunct his body was committed to the earth on the 30 day of the same month at the bottom of the Tower under the Belfry I must now having a just opportunity laid before me tell the Reader that the name of Charnock is antient and in Lancashire is now or at least hath been lately Charnock of Charnock from whence was originally descended Thom. Charnock a noted Chymist and Rosacrucian of his time born at Feversham some say in the Isle of Thanet in Kent an 1526 and being very covetous of knowledge he travelled all England over to gain it fixed in Oxon for a considerable time where it hapned that he fell into such acquaintance that it proved his future comfort About that time he became known to Mr. James S. a spiritual man living in the Close at Salisbury who being a noted Chymist he entertained Charnock to be his Operator In 1554 he obtained the secret from his said Master Jam. S. who dying about that time left him inheritor of it but lost it by firing his Tabernacle on New years-day at noon an 1555. Soon after he learned the secret again but not of Will. Byrd sometimes Prior of Bathe who had bestowed a great deal of pains and money to obtain it but
learn to admiration JOHN CORBET Son of Rog. Corb. Shoomaker was born and educated in Grammar learning within the City of Glocester became a Batler of Magd. Hall in the beginning of the year 1636 aged 16 years and in 1639 he was admitted Bach. of Arts. Afterwards he was made a Master of one of the Schools and a Lecturer in that City but when it was garrison'd for the Parliament use he became Dinner-Chaplain to Col. Edw. Massey Governour thereof preached seditiously vilified the King and his party in a base manner and would several times say in common discourse and in the Pulpit sometimes that nothing hath so much deceived the world as the name of a King which was the ground of all mischief to the Church of Christ When the War was terminated he was called to be a Preacher at Bridgwater in Somersetshire whence after some time spent in holding forth he went to the City of Chichester where he was frequented by schismatical people At length being called to a richer Cure he went to Bramshot in Hampshire where being setled it was his desire made to the Delegates of the Convocation of this University that they would dispence with him for ten terms absence and give him leave to accumulate the degree of Bach. of Divinity Which desire being granted his supplicate in order thereunto followed 14 May 1658 and granted simpliciter conditionally that he perform all exercise requisite for the said degree But whether he did so or was admitted to that degree it appears not in the Register At Bramshot he continued till the Act of Uniformity cast him out an 1662 and then he retired to London as most Nonconformists did where he lived privately taking no employment till his first wife died and then he lived in the house with Sir Joh. Micklethwaite President of the Coll. of Physitians and afterwards with Alderm Webb about which time he married a daughter of Dr. W. Twyss and then lived privately with Mr. Rich. Baxter at Totteridge in Hertfordshire At length the Kings license or toleration being published in the middle of March 1671 he was invited by the godly party to Chichester where he preached till a month before his death at which time removing to London to be cut of the stone in the bladder he died as soon as he came to that City without effecting his desire One of his perswasion tells us that he was a man so blameless in all his conversation that he never heard one person accuse or blame him except for Nonconformity that he was of so great moderation and love of peace that he hated all that was against it and would have done any thing for concord in the Church except sinning against God and hazarding Salvation c. He hath written and commended to posterity An historical relation of the military Government of Gloucester from the beginning of the Civil Warr between King and Parl. to the removal of Col. Massie from that Government to the command of the Western Forces Lond. 1645. in 18 sh in qu. A Vindication of the Magistrates of the City of Gloucester from the calumnies of Robert Bacon printed in his relation of his usuage there which he intitles The Spirit of Prelacy yet working or truth from under a cloud Lond. 1646. qu. Ten questions discussed which tend to the discovery of close Antinomianisme Printed with the Vindication The interest of England in the matter of religion unfolded in the solution of three questions c. Lond. 1660. oct in two parts Answer'd first by Râ—g L'Estrange in his Interest mistaken or the holy cheat c. Lond. 1661 and 62. in oct Wherein it appears that our author Corbet justifies in his said book the Presbyterian cause of 1641 that he excludes the Royal Party that served the late King from having any hand in the restoring of this that he revives the pretended misdemeanours of the Bishops as occasioners of the last Warr that he maintains the actings of the Presbyterians according to the Covenant that he makes the two Houses participate of the Soveraignity and denies the lawfulness of the English Ceremony c. 2 By an Anonymus in his book intit The Presbyterians unmasked c. Lond. 1676. oct Which book came out again in 1681 under the title of The Dissenter disarmed c. supposed verily to be written by Sam. Thomas Chanter of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. This is the author whom Mr. Baxter stiles A shamless Writer who published a bloody invective against Mr. Corbets pacificatory book called The Interest of England as if it had been written to raise a War The Kingdom of God among men a tract of the sound state of Religion c. Lond. 1679. oct The point of Church-unity and schisme discussed An account of himself about conformity These two last are printed with The Kingdome of God c. Discourse of the Religion of England asserting that reformed Christianity setled in its due latitude is the stability and advancement of this Kingdome In 2 parts Self-employment in secret containing 1 Evidences upon self-examination 2 Thoughts upon painful afflictions 3 Memorialls for practice Lond. 1681. in tw Published after the Authors death with a prefatory Epistle by Joh. How An account given of the principles and practices of several Nonconformists Wherein it appears that their Religion is no other than what is profest in the Church of England c. Lond. 1682. qu. An Enquiry into the oath required of Nonconformists by an Act made at Oxon. Wherein the true meaning of it and the unwarrantableness of taking it is consider'd Lond. 1682. in 3 sh in qu. An humble endeavour of some plaine and brief explications of the decrees and operations of God about the free actions of men more especially of the operations of divine grace Lond. 1683. qu. Remaines Lond. 1684. in tw being most of the 9 Tracts which he left behind him to be published He the said J. Corbet had also laboured much in compiling the first vol. of Historical Collections published by Joh. Rushworth and dying on the 26 of Decemb. in sixteen hundred and eighty was buried in the Church of S. Andrew in Holbourne near London as I have been informed by the Letters of Mr. Rich. Baxter dated 22 of Feb. following Besides this Jo. Corbet was another of both his names Minister of Bonyl one of the collegiat Churches of the Provostry of Dunbarton in Scotland who for not submitting to the Covenant was ejected from that Kingdom and went into Ireland where he published The ungirding of the Scotish armour c. Dubl 1639. qu. and The Epistle congratulatory of Lysimachus Nicanor to the Covenanters in Scotland c. printed the year following in qu. Which Mr. Corbet who was an ancient man and a Minister of Galloway had his head cut off by two Swiniards in the time of the Rebellion in Ireland an 1641. See more in the Epistle to the Reader written by Andr. Allam of S. Edm. Hall set
to print his Sermons which much deserve to be publish'd but such as are set forth are these Several Sermons viz. 1 Sermon before his Majesty on Good Friday at Whitehall 24 Mar. 1664. on Joh. 19. part of the 19 ver Lond. 1665. qu. 2 Serm. before the K. on Tuesday 20 June 1665 being the day of solemn Thanksgiving for the late Victory at sea on Psal 54.6.7 Lond. 1665. qu. 3 Serm. before the K. 1666 on the like occasion on Psal 18.1.2.3 Land 1666. qu. c. He died of the Small Pox on the eleventh day of Apr. in sixteen hundred eighty and six whereupon his body was conveyed from Bishops Thorp to York and there inter'd in the Cathedral When he was promoted to the See of York Dr. Franc. Turner succeeded him in Rochester and Dr. Tho. Sprat in the Deanery of Westminster and an year and a half after his death Dr. Tho. Lamplugh B. of Exeter succeeded him in the See of York as I shall tell you elsewhere Soon after was put a large and comely Monument over his grave with this inscription thereon Hic situs est Johannes Dolben filius Gulielmi S. Th. Professoris Ex antiqua familia in Cambria septentrionali oriundus Natus Stanvici in Agro Northampton Mart. 20. A. D. 1624. Anno aetatis 12 Regiam scholam Westmonast auspicato ingressus Singulari istius loci genio plenus 15 exivit In numerum Alumnorum Aedis Christi Oxon electus Exardente bello civili Partes regias secutus est in pugna Marstonensi Vexillarius In defensione Eboraci graviter vulneratus Effuso sanguine consecravit locum Olim morti suae destinatum A. D. 1656. à Rev. Episc Cicestrensi sacris ordinibus initiatus Instaurata Monarchia factus est Aedis Christi Canonicus Deinde Decanus Westmonasteriensis Mox Carolo II. Regi optimo ab Oratorio Clericus Episcopus postea Roffensis Et post novennium Regis Eleemosynarius Anno denique 1683. Metropol Eboracens honore cumulatus est Hanc provinciam ingenti animo pari industria administravit Gregi Pastoribus exemplo Intra 30 circiter menses seculi laboribus exhaustis Caelo tandem maturus Lethargia Variolis per quatriduum lecto affixus A. D. 1686 aet 62 Potentis Princ. Jac. II. altero die dominico Eodem die quo praeeunte anno sacras Synaxes In Eccles sua Cathed septimanatim celebrandas instituerat Caelo fruebatur Maestissima conjux magni Gilberti Cantuariensis Archiep. Neptis Ex qua tres liberos suscepit Gilbertum Catharin Johan Monumentum hoc posuit Desideratissimo Marito In aede Christi sub illius auspiciis partim extructâ Bromleiensi Palatio reparato in Caenobio Westmon conservato In Senatu Ecclesiis Eloquentiae gloriâ In Diocoesibus suis Episcopali diligentia In omnium priorum animis justâ veneratione semper Victuro WILLIAM COVENTRIE fourth son of Tho. Lord Coventrie sometimes Keeper of the Great Seal of England by Elizabeth his wife daughter of John Alderley of London was born either in the City or Suburb of London became a Gent. Com. of Queens Coll. in the beginning of the year 1642 aged 14 years but leaving that house without a degree he travelled beyond the Seas and at his return seemed to adhere to the cause of K. Ch. 2. After his restauration he was elected a Burgess for the Town of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk to serve in that Parliament which began at Westm 8 May 1661 and two years after was actually created Doctor of the Civil Law of this University being about that time Secretary to his Royal Highness James Duke of York In 1665 Jun. 26 he received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty and was afterwards sworn one of his Majesties most honorable Privy Council being then esteemed upon all accounts qualified for noble employments for at that time if I mistake not he was Secretary to the Navy the said Duke being then General at Sea in the Wars against the Dutch by which employment he got a considerable estate in money which ever after kept up his port according to his quality But at length behaving himself displeasing to the said Duke when there was need of him he was removed from his service whereupon setling at Minster Lovel near Witney in Oxfordshire became much respected by the neighbouring Gentry for whose sake he was the first that found out a way for the ease of him or them that should bear the Office of Shrievelty For whereas before it was usual for the High Sheriff to expend four or five hundred pounds ere he could be quit of his Office he then in Octob. 1675 by certain Articles which he framed and were afterwards subscribed by the Gentry to stand to brought that sum to 50 or 60 l and the first High Sheriff of Oxfordshire that enjoyed the benefit of the said Articles was Sir Edm. Fetyplace of Swinbroke near Burford Baronet who was elected to that office in Nov. the same year Among several things which the said Sir Will. Coventrie wrot and published without his name set to them were these Englands appeal from the private Cabal at Whitehall to the great Council of the Nation the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled Printed 1673. in 7 sh in qu. Letter written to Dr. Gilb. Burnet giving an account of Cardinal Pole's secret powers From which it appears that it was never intended to confirm the alienation which was made of the Abbey-Lands To which are added two Breves that Card. Pole brought over and some other of his Letters that were never before printed Lond. 1685. in 5 sh in qu. He hath also written another thing to which his name was set intit The Character of a Trimmer His opinion of 1. The Laws and Government 2. Protestant Religion 3. The Papists 4. Forraign Affairs Lond. 1689. in 6 sh in qu. sec edit the first of which had not his name set to it At length this honorable Knight retiring to Tunbridge Wells in Kent for the sake of the Water there to cure his distemper died at Somerhill near thereunto of the gout in the Stomach which the Physitians took to be the Stone on Wednesday 23 of June in sixteen hundred eighty and six whereupon his body was conveyed to Penshurst in the said County and buried in the Church there He bequeathed 2000 l. to the French Protestants that were then lately come into England upon their expulsion from their own Country upon account of Religion and 3000 l. for the redemption of Captives at Algiers as the current report then went appointing Dr. Compton B. of London and Dr. Jo. Fell B. of Oxon Overseers of his gift JOHN FELL son of Dr. Sam. Fell sometime Dean of Ch. Ch. by Margaret his wife daughter of Tho. Wyld of the Commandery in the Suburbs of Worcester Esq was born at Suningwell near to Abendon in Berks educated mostly in the Free-school at Thame in Oxfordshire founded by John Lord Williams made Student of Ch.
Actress in the Dukes Play-house an 1680 and after Could I have seen Sir Will. Petty's life written by himself which is in MS. in the hands of his brother in Law Waller I might have spoken more fully and punctually of him but the owner of it living remote from the author of this book and altogether unknown to him he could never gain a sight of it THOMAS PITTIS son of a father of both his names a Captain somtimes of the trained Bands in the Isle of Wight was born at Knighton there became a Commoner of Trin. Coll. in the latter end of 1652 took one degree in Arts and then translated himself to Linc. Coll. where he was esteemed by his Contemporaries a tolerable Disputant Afterwards he took the degree of Master and was made one of the Terrae Filii but his speech being much disliked by the Godly party of those times he was expel'd the University an 1658. Afterwards he was prefer'd to the Rectory of Gatcombe in the Isle of Wight took the degree of Bach. of Div. 1665 became Vicar of the Parish of Holy Rood in Southampton by the favour of Dr. Morley B. of Winchester made Lecturer of Ch. Church in London being about that time one of his Maj. Chapl. in Ord. proceeded in Div. in 1670 and had the Rectory of Lutterworth in Leicestersh bestowed on him by the King which he exchanged with the successor of Mr. Rob. Clarke somtimes of Linc. Coll. for the Rectory of S. Botolph without Bishopsgate London So that before his death he was Rector of Gatcombe Chapl. in Ord. to his Majesty Lecturer at Ch. Church and Rector of S. Botolph before mention'd His works are these A private Conference between a rich Alderman and a poor Country Vicar made public Wherein is discoursed the obligation of Oaths which have been imposed on the Subjects of England Lond. 1670. oct Several Sermons as 1 Serm. before the Artillery Company on Luke 3.14 Lond. 1677. qu. 2 An old way of ending new Controversies preached to the Comptroller and Gentlemen of the Society of the Inner Temple 8. Jan. 1681 on 1. John 2. former part of the 24. ver Lond. 1682. qu. c. A discourse of Prayer wherein this great duty is stated so as to oppose some principles and practices of Papists and Fanaticks as they are contrary to the publick Formes of the Church of England established by her Ecclesiastical Canons and confirmed by Acts of Parl. Lond. 1683. oct A discourse concerning the trial of Spirits wherein enquiry is made into mens pretences to inspiration for publishing doctrines in the name of God beyond the rules of Sacred Scripture in opposition to some Principles of Papists and Fanaticks as they contradict the Doctrine of the Church of England defined in her Articles of Religion established by her Ecclesiastical Canons and confirmed by Acts of Parliament Lond. 1684 oct Dedic to Sir Edw. Worsley Kt Deput Gov. of the Isle of Wight This Dr. Pittis died on the 28. of Decemb. Innocents day in sixteen hundred eighty and seven whereupon his body was conveyed from the Parish of S. Botolph before mentiond into the Isle of Wight and there buried at Westcowes as I have been informed CLEMENT BARKSDALE son of Joh. Barks was born at Winchcombe in Glocestershire on S. Clements day 23. Nov. 1609 educated in Grammar learning in the Free-School at Abendon in Berks entred a Servitour in Mert. Coll. in the beginning of Lent terme 1625 but making little stay there he translated himself to Gloc. Hall under the tuition and Patronage of Deg. Whear the Principal where continuing a severe Student several years he took the degrees in Arts entred into the sacred Function and in 1637 he supplyed the place of Chaplain of Lincoln Coll. at the Church of Allsaints commonly called Alhallowes in the City of Oxon. But being called thence the same year he was made Master of the Free-School at Hereford Vicar Choral there and in short time after Vicar of Alhallowes in that City In 1646 the Garrison of Hereford which had been a little before surprized by the Parliam Forces he was rescued out of the danger of that time and placed at Sudeley Castle near the place of his Nativity where he exercised his Ministry and submitted to the men then in power And after that he sheltred at Hawling in Coltswold where he taught a private School with good success After the Kings restauration he was by his Majesties gift setled in the Parsonage of Naunton near Hawling and Stow on the Wold in Glocestershire which he kept to the time of his death He was a good Disputant a great admirer of Hugh Grotius a frequent preacher but very conceited and vain a great pretender to Poetry and a writer and translater of several little Tracts most of which are meer Scribbles The titles follow Monumenta literaria sive â—obitus Elogia doctorum Virorum ex historiis Jac. Aug. Thuani Lond. 1640. qu and several times after with additions or corrections in oct A short Practical Catechisme out of Dr. Hammond with a paper monument Lond. 1649. oct Adagilia Sacra Novi Testamenti Selecta exposita ab Andr. Schotto Oxon. 1651. in tw They were drawn into a Compendium by Barksdale Nympha Libethris or the Coâ—swold Muse presenting some extempore Verses to the imitation of young Scholars In four parts Lond. 1651. oct I have a book in my Study entit Annalia Dubrensia Upon the yearly celebration of Mr. Rob. Dovers Olimpick Games upon Cotswold Hills c. Lond. 1636 qu. This book which hath the running title on every page of Cotswold Games consists of verses made by several hands on the said Annalia Dubrensia but nothing of the Cotswold Muse of Barksdale relates to them which some that have only seen the title of it think it to be the same The said Games were begun and continued at a certain time in the year for 40 years by one Rob. Dover an Attorney of Barton on the Heath in Warwickshire son of John Dover of Norfolk who being full of activity and of a generous free and publick Spirit did with leave from K. Jam. 1. select a place on Cotswold Hills in Glocestershire whereon those Games should be acted Endimion Porter Esq a native of that County and a servant to that King a person also of a most generous spirit did to encourage Dover give him some of the said Kings old clothes with a Hat and Feather and Ruff purposely to grace him and consequently the solemnity Dover was constantly there in person well mounted and accoutred and was the chief Director and Manager of those Games frequented by the Nobility and Gentry some of whom came 60 Miles to see them even till the rascally Rebellion was began by the Presbyterians which gave a stop to their proceedings and spoyled all that was generous or ingenious elsewhere The verses in the said book called Annalia Dubrensia were composed by several Poets some of which were
Man on the 21. of March 1669 to the great rejoycing of the true Sons of the Church in the Diocese thereof After he was setled he repaired several parts of the Cathedral Church especially the North and South Isles and new covered them with lead and caused the East part of the choir to be wainscoted He laid out a considerable sum of money in building and repairs about his Pallace at S. Asaph and the mill thereunto belonging In the year 1678 he built an Almes house for eight poor Widows and did endow it with twelve pounds per an for ever The same year he procured an Act of Parliament for the appropriating of the Rectories of Llaurhaiader and Mochnant in Denbighshire and Mountgomeryshire and of Skeiviog in the County of Flint for repairs of the Cathedral Church of S. Asaph and the better maintenance of the choire there and also for the uniting several Rectories that were Sinecures and the Vicaridges of the same Parishes within his said Diocese of S. Asaph He also intended to build a Free-school and to endow it but was prevented by death Yet since that time his successor Dr. Will Lloyd Bishop of S. Asaph did recover from Bishop Barrow's Executors 200 l. towards a Free-school at S. Asaph an 1687. This most worthy Bishop Dr. Barrow died at Shrewsbury about noon of the 24 of June Midsomer day an 1680 and on the 30 of the said month his Corps was lodged in his house called Argoed hall in Flintshire and from thence carried on the first of July to his Palace at S. Asaph and the same day to the Cathedral Church there where after Divine Service and a Sermon the said Corps was decently inter'd by Dr. Nich. Stratford Dean of S. Asaph on the South side of the West door in the Cathedral Church yard which was the place he appointed Over his grave was soon after laid a large flat stone and another over that supported by Pedestals On the last of which is this inscription engraven Exuviae Isaaci Asaphensis Episcopi in manum Domini depositae in spem laetae resurrectionis per sola Christi merita Obiit dictus reverendus Pater festo Divi Johannis Baptistae anno Domini 1680 Aetatis 67 Translationis suae undecimo On the lower stone which is even with the ground is this inscription following engraven on a brass plate fastned thereunto which was made by the Bishop himself Exuviae Isaaci Asaphensis Episcopi in manum Domini depositae in spem laetae resurrectionis per sola Christi merita O vos transeuntes in Domum Domini Domum orationis orate pro Conservo vestro ut inveniat miserecordiam in die Domini The said brass plate was fastned at first as 't is there reported over the said West door but afterwards taken down and fastned to the lower stone next the body But so it was that as soon as this last Epitaph was put up the contents thereof flew about the nation by the endeavours of the godly faction then plump'd up with hopes to carry on their diabolical designes upon account of the Popish Plot then in examination and prosecution to make the world believe that the said Bishop died a Papist and that the rest of the Bishops were Papists also or at least popishly affected and especially for this reason that they adhered to his Majesty and took part with him at that time against the said Faction who endeavoured to bring the Nation into confusion by their usual trade of lying and slandering which they have always hitherto done to carry on their ends such is the religion of the Saints But so it is let them say what they will that the said Bishop was a virtuous generous and godly man and a true Son of the Church of England And it is to be wished that those peering poor spirited and sneaking wretches would endeavour to follow his example and not to lye upon the catch under the notion of religion to obtain their temporal ends private endearments comfortable importances filthy lusts c. The said Bishop was Uncle to a most worthy religious and learned Doctor of both his names as I have elsewhere told you who dying 4. May 1677 aged 47 years was buried in the great or south cross Isle of Westm Abbey near to the monument of the learned Camden sometimes Clarenceaux K. of Armes WILLIAM PIERS son of William Piers a Haberdasher of Hats Nephew or near of kin to Dr. John Piers sometimes Archb. of York and a Native of South Hinxsey near Abendon in Berks was born in the Parish of Allsaints within the City of Oxon in Aug and baptized there on the 3. of Sept. an 1580. In 1596 he was made Student of Ch. Church and taking the degrees in Arts fell to the study of Divinity and was for a time a Preacher in and near Oxon. Afterwards being made Chaplain to Dr. King Bishop of London he was prefer'd to the Rectory of S. Christophers Church near to the Old Exchange in London and Vicaridge of Northall in Middles In 1614 he proceeded in Divinity being about that time Divinity Reader in S. Pauls Cathedral and in 1618 he was made Canon of Ch. Church and soon after Dean of Chester In 1621. 22. 23. he did undergo the office of Vicechancellour of this University wherein behaving himself very forward and too officious against such that were then called Anti-Arminians he gained the good will of Dr. Laud then a rising star in the Court and so consequently preferment In 1622 he was made Dean of Peterborough in the place of Hen. Beaumont promoted to that of Windsore and in 1630 had the Bishoprick thereof confer'd on him by the death of Dr. Tho. Dove to which being elected he had the temporalities thereof given to him on the 30 of Oct and installation on the 14 of Nov. the same year While he sate there which was but for a short time he was esteemed a man of parts knowing in Divinity and the Laws was very vigilant and active for the good both for the ecclesiastical and civil estate In Oct. 1632 he was elected Bishop of Bath and Wells upon the translation of Dr. Curle to Winchester the temporalities of which See being given to him on the 20 of December the same year he continued there without any other translation to the time of his death As for his actions done in his Diocese of Bath and Wells before the grand rebellion broke out which were very offensive to the puritanical party who often attested that he brought innovations therein and into his Church suppressed Preaching Lectures and persecuted such who refused to rail in the Lords Table c. in his Diocese let one of them named William Prynne a great enemy to the Hierarchy speak yet the reader may be pleased to suspend his judgment and not to believe all what that partial cropear'd and stigmatized person saith When the Bishops were silenc'd and their Lands sold by that
Majesties restauration He died on the nineteenth day of June 1668 aged 69 years and was buried in one of the Cloisters belonging to the Abbey Ch. of S. Pet. at Westminster Jul. 8. Edw Greaves of All 's Coll. Jul. 8. Joh. Sambach of Gloc. Hall 10. Edw. Lenton of Magd. Hall 10. Franc. Goddard of Exet. Coll. Doct. of Div. Jul. 8. John Gauden of Wadh. Coll. He was afterwards successively B. of Exet. and Worc. Mar. 13. Tho. Wood of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards B. of Lichf and Cov. and being now living he is hereafter to be remembred among the Bishops Incorporations April 2. Henry Stanley Doctor of Physick of Padua He was the Son of Henry Stanley and took that degree in the said University 1637. Ap. 3. Edw. Dynham Doct. of Phys of Mountpâ—lier He was a Londoner by birth and took that degree in the said Univ on the 19 of March 1639. Feb .... Miles Martin B. A. of Dublin Mar. 3. Tho. Locke B. A. of Dublin The last was lately Scholar of Trin. Coll. there And whether either of them were afterwards men of note I know not This year Rich Crashaw of Cambridge was incorporated not that it appears so in the publick register but in the private observations of a certain Master of Arts that was this year living in the University but in what degree he was incorporated those observations mention not This person who was the Son of an eminent Divine named Will. Crashaw was educated in Grammar learning in Suttonâ— Hospital called the Charter-house near to London and in Academical partly in Pemb. Hall of which he was Scholar and afterwards in Peter House of which he was Fellow where as in the former House his admirable faculty in Latin and English Poetry was well known Afterwards he was Master of Arts in which degree 't is probable he was incorporated But being soon after thrown out of his Fellowship as many others of the said University of Cambridge were for denying the Covenant in the time of the rebellion he was for a time put to his shifts At length upon an infallible foresight that the Church of England would be quite ruined by the unlimited fury of the Presbyterians he changed his religion and went beyond the Seas and took up his abode for a time in the great City of Paris But being a meer Scholar and very shiftless Mr. Abr. Cowley the Poet did upon intimation of his being there find him out in a sorry condition an 1646 or thereabouts Whereupon exhibiting to him as much as laid in his power for the present did afterwards obtain for him Letters of commendation from Henrietta Maria Queen of England then in those parts and some relief Afterwards he journied into Italy and by virtue of those Letters he became Secretary to a Cardinal in Rome and at length one of the Canons or Chaplains of the rich Church of our Lady at Loretto some miles distant thence where he died and was buried about 1650. Before he left England he wrot certain Poems which were intit Steps to the Temple because in the Temple of God under his wing he led his life in S. Maries Church near to Peter House before mention'd There as 't is said he lodged under Tertullians roof of Angels There he made his nest more gladly than Davids swallow near the House of God where like a primitive Saint he offer'd more prayers in the night than others usually offer in the day There he pen'd the said Poems called Steps to the Temple for happy Souls to climb Heaven by To the said Steps are joyned other Poems intit The delights of the Muses wherein are several Latin Poems which tho of a more humane mixture yet they are sweet as they are innocent He hath also written Carmen Deo nostro being Hymns and other sacred Poems addressed to the Countess of Denbigh He was excellent in five Languages besides the Mother Tongue viz. in Hebrew Greek Latin Italian and Spanish the two last whereof tho he had little use yet he had the knowledg of them c. Creations Nov. 18. James Casaubon of Exeter Coll. was actually created Master of Arts which is all I know of him only that he studied for some time in that House for the sake of the Rector Dr. Prideaux meerly to advance himself in the knowledge of Divinity This year was a Student and Sojournour in the University for the sake of the Bodleian Library one Fabian Philipps of the Middle Temple Barrister who some years before in times of vacation had also studied there under the title of Juris studiosus This person who was eminent in his time considering that his parts were never advanc'd when young by Academical education was born at Prestbury in Glocestershire on the Eve of S. Michael an 1601. His Father was Andrew Philipps of an antient family in Herefordshire born to a good estate in Lempster and near it and his Mother was a Bagehott of a good family also and heir to one of her Brothers When he was very young he spent some time in one of the Inns of Chancery and thence translated himself to the Middle Temple where by his assiduity and continual lucubration accompanied with a happy memory he became a Proficient in some sorts of learning and at length a great lover and adorer and well vers'd in some parts of and in ven antiquity He was always a zealous Assertor of the Kings prerogative and so passionate a lover of K. Ch. 1. that two days before he was beheaded he wrot a Protestation against his intended murder which he printed and caused to be put on posts and in all common places He was afterwards if not before Philizer for London Middlesex Cambridgshire and Huntingdonshire and did spend much money in searching and writing for the asserting of the Kings prerogative yet got nothing by it only the employment of one of the Commissioners appointed for the regulation of the Law worth 200 l. per an which lasted only for two years Among many things that this worthy person hath written are these 1 Considerations against the dissolving and taking away the court of Chancery and the Courts of Justice at Westminster c. Lond. 1653 Written when all the Courts of Justice in Westm hall were voted down by the Little called by some Barebones Parliament for which he had the thanks of Lenthall the Speaker and Keepers of the Liberties of England 2 Tenenda non tollenda or the necessity of preserving tenures in capite by Knights service c. Lond. 1660. 3 Restauranda or the necessity of publick repairs by setling of a constant and royal yearly revenue for the King c. Lond. 1662. qu. 4 The Antiquity legality reason duty and necessity of prae-emption and pourveyances for the King or compositions for his conveyance c. Lond. 1663. 5 The antiquity and legality of Fines upon original writs in Chancery c. Ibid. 1663. 6 The mistaken recompence by the
Coll. in Cambr. 20. George Jolliff of Pemb. Coll. May 4. Mart. Llewellin of Ch. Ch. June 2. John Fell of Ch. Ch. June 2. Rich. Allestree of Ch. Ch. The first of these last two was afterwards Bishop of Oxon. 26. Will. Scroggs of Pembr Coll. Jul. 7. Will. Joyner alias Lyde of Magd. Coll. The last of these two who was Son of Will. Joyner Gent was born in the Parish of S. Giles in the north suburb of Oxon educated partly in the Free-school at Thame but more in that within the City of Coventry elected Demy of Magd. Coll. an 1636 and afterwards Fellow But upon a foresight of the utter ruin of the Church of England by the Presbyterians in the time of their rebellion he changed his Religion for that of Rome renounced his Fellowship and became a Retainer to the most noble Henry Marquess of Worcester at Ragland and after his death to Walt. Mountague L. Abbat of S. Mart. near Pontois in France in whose family there he spent some years and afterwards returned to his native Country In 1687 he was restored to his Fellowship by his Maj. K. Jam. 2 but outed thence after a years enjoyment He hath written 1 The Roman Empress a Comedy Lond. 1670. qu. 2 Some observations upon the life of Reginaldus Polus Cardinal of the blood royal of England sent in a pacquet out of Wales c. Lond. 1686. oct This person W. Joyner is now living in an obscure village in Bucks near Thame in Oxfordshire in a most retired studious and devout condition and also in a capacity of publishing other things if he please Feb. 8. Will. Beaw of New Coll. Feb. 8. Dan. Whistler of Mert. Coll. Mar. 21. Will. Howe of S. John Coll. Adm. 39 ☞ Not one Bach. of Phys or of Div. was adm this year only created ☞ Not one Doctor of Law or Physick was adm this year only created Doct. of Div. July 6. Nich. Greaves of All 's Coll. He was the only person that was admitted or licensed to proceed this year Incorporations June 15. Hen. Ferne D. D. of Cambridge This learned person who was originally of S. Maries Hall in Oxon was afterwards Bish of Chester Dec. 9. Sir John Lamb Kt. Doct. of the Laws of Cambridge and Dean of the Arches This worthy Knight who had been a great persecutor of the Puritans was now forced by them to leave his station and retire to his Majesty at Oxon where for a time he found security Afterwards he suffered much for the royal cause paid a large summ of money for his composition and was in a manner utterly ruin'd He died in London in the Bell Inn as 't is said in S. Martins-lane in the beginning of the year 1647. Jan. 31. Paul Knell Mast of Arts of Clare Hall in Cambridge now Chaplain to a Regiment of Curiasiers in his Majesties Army was then incorporated in the same degree He hath written and published 1 A Looking-glass for Levellers Sermon on Luke 20.14 Lond. 1648. qu. 2 Israel and England paralelled Serm. on Amos 3.2 Lond. 1648. qu. 3 The life-guard of a loyal Christian Serm. on Isay 43.2 Lond. 1648. qu. Which three Sermons with two more were afterwards published with this title Five seasonable sermons preached before eminent Auditories c. Lond. 1660. In the year following was this title put to them Five seasonable Sermons preached before the Kings Majesty beyond the Seas and other eminent Auditories in England formerly prohibited but now published and dedicated to his Majesty Mar. 21. Will. Holder Mast of A. of Pembr Hall in Cambridge You may see more of this person who was about this time Rector of Blechington in Oxfordshire among the created Doctors of Div. an 1660. John Cruse or Cruso M. A. of the said University was incorp the same day CREATIONS Notwithstanding the chief members of the University had the last year put up a Petition to his Majesty against the promiscuous conferring of degrees and the danger that the University was like to fall into if some remedy in the matter was not taken as namely that the solemn Arts and Sciences would be destroyed the fountain of the University treasury dried up because that few or none that were created paid any fees and hopeful Scholars discouraged and the University dishonored yet nevertheless his Majesty could not otherwise at this time but recommend as he did the year before several of his faithful subjects to have degrees confer'd upon them tho with this caution as the Chancellour of the University did the like in his recommendatory Letters that they should pay all o◠most of the fees belonging to each degree The names of most of such persons that were actually created in several faculties are here set down Bach. of Arts. Oct. 17. Martin Barnes created in Convocation Feb. 8. Tho. Culpeper of Vniv Coll. was created by vertue of the letters of the Chanc. of the University He was afterwards Fellow of All 's Coll and a Writer and therefore to be numbred hereafter among the Oxford Authors Bach. of Law Jan. 31. Will. Hinson Mar. 18. John Baldwin He was created in respect had to his loyalty and faithful service to his Majesty and extraordinary sufferings and imprisonment for religion and the laws Both these were created by vertue of the Chancellours letters tho Baldwin had not been educated in any University On the 9 of May this year Tho Fletcher a Student in the municipal Laws had liberty granted to him tho then absent to take the degree of Bach. of the Civil Law when he should come to the University Mast of Arts. Jun. 16. Sir Franc. Lee Kt. Jun. 16. Will. Killingtree Esq The last of these two was buried in the middle isle of those three that joyn on the north side of the choir of Ch. Ch. Cathedral in Oxon 4. Aug. 1643. Jul. 6. John Theyer Gent sometimes a Student in Magd. Coll. He was created by vertue of his Majesties rescript written with his own hand to Sir Edw. Nicholas his Secretary which was the same day sent to the venerable convocation to the end that the members thereof freely bestow that honor upon him who hath well deserved of his Majesty and the Church The said Mr. Theyer had a little before presented to his Majesty on the Mount in Merton Coll. garden a book which he had dedicated to him as I have told you among the Writers an 1673 p. 380. July 18. Rich. Evans B. A. of Magd. Coll. He was then created Master because he had lately done for the King service in the Western parts of England and for that also he was now about to go into Ireland Oct. 17. Rich. Rallingson B. A. of Qu. Coll. He was then created Master by vertue of the Kings letters which say that by our direction and for our service he hath drawn a mathematical scheme or plot of this garrison Oxon wherein he hath given us good satisfaction and is very like to be useful to us
is so called Preb. of Westminster was created by vertue of the Chancellours Letters which say that Mr. Dav. Michell of Aberdene is a person very learned and honest and from the beginning of the Troubles has been a great Sufferer for the Cause of his Majesty and the Church c. This worthy person was born in the Shire of Merne was Minister at Edinburgh and there challenged for Arminianisme in the time of the Covenant and forced afterwards to fly into Engl where he enjoyed some Benefice during his exile After his Maj. restauration he was made Preb. of Westm as before 't is told you and on the first day of June 1662 he was consecrated Bishop of Aberdene at S. Andrews with Dr. Wishart to Edinburgh where sitting but one year died of a Fever and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of S. Macchar at Old Aberdene among his Predecessors Jul. 19. Tho. Gorges of All 's Coll. On the 23 Apr. 1643 he was collated to the Prebendship of Woodford and Willsford in the Ch. of Salisbury and afterwards suffered much for the royal Cause After the return of his Maj. he was restored to his Prebendship was installed Archdeacon of Winchester on the death of Dr. George Roberts 19 Mar. 1660 and soon after became Preb. of Westminster After his death his Archdeaconry was bestowed on Dr. Walt. Dayrel and his Preb. of Salisbury on Dr. Will. Lloyd to which he was collared in Dec. 1667 but who succeeded him in Westm I cannot yet tell In 1629 the said Tho. Gorges was elected Fellow of All 's Coll. with Gilbert Talbot a Native of Worcestershire son of Sherington Talbot an Inhabitant then of Lacock in Wilts Which Gilb. who was originally of Ch. Ch. was by his Majesty sent ordinary Agent to the Republic of Venice about 1638 was afterwards a Sufferer for his Cause in the time of the Rebellion and having the honour of Knighthood confer'd on him became Master of the Jewel house and one of the first 21 persons who were appointed by his Majesty to be of the Council of the Royal Society at its first institution c. Sept. 5. Will. Barker of New Coll was created Doctor for his laudable Sermons preached before the King and Parl. at Oxon during the time of Rebellion He was now Preb. of Canterbury and dying in his Rectory house at Hardwick in Bucks 26 Mar. 1669 was buried in the Church there I have seen his Epitaph wherein 't is said that he was always noted for his orthodox Sermons and for his frequent and innocent Conceits and Jests Sept. 9. Rich. Rallingson or Rawlinson of Queens Coll Chaplain to the Duke of Newcastle was created while the Chancellour held the Supreme Chair in Convocation He was an ingenious man well skill'd in the Mathematicks but had not preferment confer'd on him equal to his merits He died in 1668 being then as I conceive Rector of Pulborough in Sussex Sept. 12. Sam. Cotton of Pemb. Coll. Sept. 12. Laur. Hungerford of Pemb. Coll. Sept. 12. Rob. Henderson of Mert. Coll. Sept. 12. Hen. Parkhurst of Magd. Coll. Sept. 12. Humph. Lloyd of Oriel Coll. Sept. 12. Jenkin Lloyd of Jesus Coll. The second of these four was beneficed at Norton in Kent and died in 1669 or thereabouts The third was afterwards Bish of Bangor and the last beneficed in his own Country of whom by the way I must let the Reader know these things viz. That he was a Cardiganshire man born son of Joh. Lloyd of Varedreff in the same County Gent. That he became a Student in Jesus Coll. in Mich. term an 1640 but the Rebellion breaking out soon after he left the University without a degree and closed with the predominant party That in 1648 or before he retired to the University again submitted to the Visitors appointed by the Parl and was actually created Mast of Arts in the Pembrokian Creation That about that time he was Rector of Llandishill in his own Country and afterwards wrot and published Christs Valedictions or sacred Observations on the last words of our Saviour delivered on the Cross Lond. 1658. in tw They are discourses or at least the effect of certain Sermons on Luke 23. ver 34.43.46 and on Joh. 19. ver 28.30 c. That he put in among the Royalists and several Presbyterians to be created D. of D. Sept. 12. Thom Ballow of Ch. Ch. Sept. 12. Nich. Searle of Cambridge Sept. 12. Henry Beesley of S. Alb. Hall Sept. 12. Sam. Rich of Hart Hall Sept. 12. Tim. Dewell of Magd. Hall Sept. 12. Joh. Jones of Hart Hall Francis Gregory of S. Maries Hall was created the same day This person who was the son of Francis Gregory was born at Wodstock in Oxfordshire educated in Gram. Learning in the Coll. school at Westminster in Academical at Cambr whence he return'd to Westm and was an Usher under Mr. Rich. Busby Afterwards he became Master of the Free-school in the Town of his nativity founded by Rich. Cornwell Cit. and Skinner of Lond. 27 Eliz. dom 1585. and at length the first Master of the Free-school founded at Witney in Oxfordshire by Hen. Box a Druggist of Lond after his Majesties restauration At both which places continuing several years he did much good by his sedulous instruction In 1672 or thereabouts he became Rector of Hambleton near Great Wycomb in Bucks and about that time one of his Majesties Chaplains in ordinary He hath written 1 Etymologicum parvum ex magno illo Sylburgii Eustathio Martinio aliisque magni nominis authoribus excerptum digestum explicatum c. in usum Schol. publ Westmon Lond. 1654. c. oct 2 Instructions concerning the art of Oratory for the. use of Schools more especially for the use of Westm School Lond. 1659. c. 3 Nomenclatura brevis Anglo-Latino-Graeca in usum Sch. pub VVestm 4 Examples of five declensions of Nounes These last two have been several times printed and with some impressions were added Centuriae duae proverbiorum Ang. -Lat.-Graecorum 5 Vorivum Carolo Or a welcome to his sacred Majesty Charles 2 printed 1660 in 3 sh and a half in qu. This book consists of several copies of Verses mostly made by Mr. Greg. and some by his Scholars at Wodstock 6 The tryal of Religions with cautions to the Members of the reformed Church against defection to the Roman Lond. 1674. 75. qu. 7 The grand presumption of the Rom. Church in equalling their Traditions to the written word and their jealousies of themselves in refusing to admit the holy Scriptures as the rule for the tryal of their Religion in two discourses Lond. 1675. qu. 8 Discourse upon the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles c. Oxon. 1678. qu. He hath also several Sermons extant as 1 Davids return from his Banishment Thanksgiving sermon for the return of K. Ch. 2 preached at S. Maries in Oxon 27 May 1660 on 2 Sam. 19.30 Ox. 1660. qu. 2 The Gregorian Account or the spiritual Watch preached to the Society of
Treasurer to the King of Poland by his Wife Catherine Gordon Daughter of the Marquess of Huntley in Scotland was then actually created Doctor of the Civil Law This noble person was entit in his presentation thus Illustriss Dom. Michael Morstin Comes Castrovillanus Tucoliensis Radziminensis Marchio Aquensis Baro Giensis Orgensis Curcelotensis Dominus Montis rubri aliorum Locorum He was now Envoy from Poland to the Crown of England Sept. 9. James Le Prez lately one of the Professors of Divinity in the University of Samur and Warden of the Coll. there before it was suppress'd was actually created Doct. of Div. by vertue of the Chancellours Letters sent in his behalf This learned Theologist was one of those eminent Divines that were forced to leave their native Country upon account of religion by the present King of France And his worth and eminence being well known to the Marquess of Ruvigney he was by that most noble person recommended to the Chancellour of this University to have the degree of Doctor confer'd on him Oct. 10. Thom. Musgrave of Qu. Coll. was actually created Doct. of Div. This Divine who was Son of Sir Philip Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmorland Bt a person of known Loyalty to K. Ch. 1. the Martyr became Archdeacon of Carlile in the place of Dr. Tho. Peachell of Cambridge resigning an 1669 was installed Prebendary of Durham 12 of July 1675 Preb. of Chichester 10. Nov. 1681 and at length Dean of Carlile upon the promotion of Dr. Tho. Smith to the Episcopal See thereof in July an 1684. He died in the beginning of Apr. 1686 and was succeeded in his Deanery by Will. Graham M. A. of Ch. Ch. as I shall tell you among the Creations an 1686. Oct. 26. Sir Jonathan Trelawny Bt M. of A. of Ch. Ch. the nominated Bishop of Bristow was diplomated Doct. of Div. He was consecrated B. of Bristow on the 8 of Nov. following Philip Bennet of Exet. Coll. was diplomated Bach. of Div. the same day being then in his Majesties Service at Jamaica Dec. 29 Joh. Haslewood M. A. of Oriel Coll. Chapl. to Henry Earl of Clarendon L. Lieutenant of Ireland was diplomated or as 't is said in the register created Simpliciter Doct. of Div. Mar. 9. Nathan Wilson M. A. of Magd. Hall Chapl. to James Duke of Ormonde and Dean of Raphoe in Ireland was diplomated or as 't is said in the reg created Simpliciter Doct. of Div. He was afterwards Bish of Limerick c. An. Dom. 1686. An. 2. Jac. 2. Chanc. James Duke of Ormonde Vicechanc. John Venn D. D. Master of Ball. Coll. Sept. 30. Proct. Edw. Hopkins of Linc. Coll. Apr. 14. Joh. Walrond of All 's Coll. Apr. 14. Bach. of Arts. Jun. 15. George Smalridge of Ch. Ch. Jun. 15. Edw. Hannes of Ch. Ch. Adm. 178. Bach. of Law Eight were admitted among whom Will. Beaw of Magd. Coll. was one Oct. 20 who a little before was made Chanc. of the Dioc. of Landaff by his Father the Bishop thereof on the death of Sir Rich. Lloyd Mast of Arts. Apr. 28. Thom. Armestead of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards author of A Dialogue between two Friends wherein the Church of England is vindicated in joyning with the Prince of Orange in his descent into England Printed in A ninth collection of Papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in England c. published in the beginning of March at Lond. 1688 with the date at the bottom of the title of 1689. June 15. Joh. Smyth of Magd. Coll. He hath written and published a Comedy called Win her and take her c. Lond. 1691. qu. Dedic by the author to Peregrine Earl of Danby under the name of Cave Vnderhill an Actor of playes Mr. Smyth hath published one or more things besides and therefore he is her easter to be remembred among the Oxford Writers July 7. Peter Lancaster of Ball. Coll. He hath translated from Greek into English A discourse of envy and hatred in the first vol. of Plutarchs Morals Lond. 1684. oct As also How a man may praise himself without envy which is in the second vol. of the said Morals Mar. 19. Francis Lee of S. Joh. Coll. He is author of Horologium Christianum and other things Adm. 96. Bach. of Phys Apr. 27. Thom. Hoy of S. Joh. Coll. Beside him were four more admitted Bach. of Div. Mar. 10. Joh. Hough of Magd. Coll. Chapl. to James Duke of Ormonde and Preb. of Worcester Besides him were six more admitted but not one of them is yet a Writer or Bishop Doct. of Law July 8. Thomas Lane of Mert. Coll. 12. Charles Aldworth of Magd. Coll. Both these were Accumulators and the last was elected Camdens Professor of History in the place of the learned Mr. Henry Dodwell a Non-Juror on the 19 of Nov. 1691. Oct. 29. Brian Broughton of All 's Coll. Nov. 23. Laurence Smith of S. Joh. Coll. Doct. of Phys Jan. 18. Samuel Derham of Magd. Hall Doct. of Div. June 8. Humph. Prideaux of Ch. Ch. July 7. Ralph Tayler of Trin. Coll. 10. George Bull of Exeter Coll. This learned Divine who is not yet mention'd in these Fasti because he took no degree in Arts or in any other faculty hath published several books of Div. and therefore he is hereafter to be numbred among the Oxford Writers Dec. 1. Jonathan Edwards of Jesus Coll. On the 2 of Nov. going before he was elected Principal of his Coll. upon the promotion of Dr. Joh. Lloyd to the See of S. David Mar. 4. Joh. Hearne of Exet. Coll. Incorporations The Act being put off this year no Cambridge Masters or others were incorporated only one in the degree of Bac. of Arts Jul. 5. Creations June 14. William Graham M. A. of Ch. Ch. and Chaplain to her Royal Highness Princess Anne of Denmark was diplomated Doct. of Div. or as 't is said in the reg was created Simpliciter This Divine who is younger Brother to Richard Visc Preston was installed Preb. of Durham 26. Aug. 1684 and Dean of Carlile on the death of Dr. Tho. Musgrave in Apr. or May 1686. Nov. 18. Rene Bertheau late Minister of the reformed Church in the University of Montpelier in France was actually created Doct. of Div. by vertue of the Letters of the Chancellour of the University who had a little before received Letters of recommendation in his behalf from the L. High Treasurer of England as a man of great reputation in his own Country and very eminent both for learning and piety c. Mar. 8. James D' Allemagne a French Minister of the Protestant Church lately retired into England upon account of religion was actually created D. of D. without the paying of fees An. Dom. 1687. An. 3. Jac. 2. Chanc. James Duke of Ormonde Vicechanc. Gilbert Ironside D. D. Warden of Wadham Coll. Aug. 16. Proct. Tho. Benet of Vniv Coll. Apr. 6. Joh. Harris of Exet. Coll. Apr. 6. Bach. of Arts. May 28. Jam. Harrington of
such materials I have lying by me in every one of which I find his hand writing either in interlining adding or correcting and one of those four which is entituled Collectaneorum lib. secundus is mostly written by him collected from Parliament Rolls the Paper Office at Whitehall Vicar Generals Office books belonging to the Clerks of the Councill Mss in Cottons Library Books of Convocations of the Clergy c. printed Authors c. And there is no doubt that as he had an especial hand in composing the said Life of K. Hen. 8. which as some say he turned mostly into Latine but never printed so had he a hand in latinizing that Lords book De veritate or others At length being overtaken by a malignant feaver the same which I have mention'd in Dud. Digges and Will. Cartwright died thereof to the great reluctancy of those that well knew him in the Winter time either in Dec. or Jan. in sixteen hundred forty and three and was buried in the north part of the outer Chappel belonging to New Coll. His Epitaph is written in Latine by the said L. Herbert in his Occasional Verses p. 94. who hath also written a lat Poem in praise of his Mensa lubrica which may be there also seen But the said Epitaph must not be understood to have ever been put over his grave WILLIAM CHILLINGWORTH son of Will. Chill Citizen afterwards Mayor of Oxford was born in S. Martins Parish there in a little house on the north side of the conduit at Quatervois in Octob. 1602 and on the last of that month received baptism there After he had been educated in Grammar learning under Edw. Sylvester a noted Latinist and Greecian who taught privately in Allsaints Parish or in the Free school joyning to Magd. Coll. or in both he became scholar of Trin. Coll. under the tuition of Mr. Rob. Skinner on the second of June 1618 being then about two years standing in the University and going thro with ease the Classes of Logic and Philosophy was adm M. of A. in the latter end of 1623 and Fellow of the said Coll. 10 June 1628. He was then observed to be no drudg at his study but being a man of great parts would do much in a little time when he setled to it He would often walk in the College grove and contemplate but when he met with any scholar there he would enter into discourse and dispute with him purposely to facilitate and make the way of wrangling common with him which was a fashion used in those days especially among the disputing Theologists or among those that set themselves apart purposely for Divinity But upon the change of the times occasion'd by the Puritan that way forsooth was accounted boyish and pedagogical to the detriment in some respects of learning About the same time being much unsetled in his thoughts he became acquainted with one who went by the name of Joh. Fisher a learned Jesuit and sophistical Disputant who was often conversant in these parts At length by his perswasions and the satisfaction of some doubts which he could not find among our great men at home he went to the Jesuits Coll. at S. Omer forsook his Religion and by these motives following which he left among them under his own hand became a Rom. Catholick First because perpetual visible profession which could never be wanting to the Religion of Christ nor any part of it is apparently wanting to Protestant Religion so far as concern the points in contestation 2 Because Luther and his followers separating from the Church of Rome separated also from all Churches pure or impure true or untrue then being in the World upon which ground I conclude that either Gods promises did fail of performance if there were then no Church in the world which held all things necessary and nothing repugnant to salvation or else that Luther and his Sectaries separating from all Churches then in the world and so from the true if there were any true were damnable Schismaticks 3 Because if any credit might be given to as creditable Records as any are extant the doctrine of Catholiques hath been frequently confirmed and the opposite doctrine of Protestants confounded with supernatural and divine miracles 4 Because many points of protestant Doctrine are the damned opinions of Hereticks condemned by the primitive Church 5 Because the prophecies of the Old Test touching the conversion of Kings and Nations to the true Religion of Christ have been accomplished in and by the Catholique Rom. Religion and the Professours of it 6 Because the doctrine of the Church of Rome is conformable and the doctrine of the Protestants contrary to the doctrine of the Fathers of the primitive Church even by the confession of Protestants themselves I mean those Fathers who lived within the compass of the first 600 years to whom Protestants themselves do very frequently and confidently appeal 7 Because the first pretended Reformers had neither extraordinary commission from God nor ordinary mission from the Church to preach protestant doctrine 8 Because Luther to preach against the mass which contains the most material points now in controversie was perswaded by reasons suggested to him by the Devil himself disputing with him So himself professeth in his book De missa privata that all men might take heed of following him who professeth himself to follow the Devil 9 Because the protestant Cause is now and hath been from the beginning maintained with gross falsifications and calumnies whereof their prime controversie writers are notoriously and in high degree guilty 10 Because by denying all humane Authority either of Pope or Councils or Church to determine controversies of Faith they have abolished all possible means of suppressing heresie or restoring unity to the Church These were his motives as my Author tells me who adds that they were so strong that he Chillingw could never since frame his mind to Protestancy And the profession of Catholique Religion not suting with his desires and designs he fell upon Socinianism that is no Religion c. To these motives which are owned and reprinted by Mr. Chillingworth he made an Answer three years or better before the first edition of his book called The Religion of Protestants c. came out Which answer was not published for two reasons one because the motives were never publick until the author of The direction to N. N. made them so The other because he was loth to proclaim to all the world so much weakness as he shew'd in suffering himself to be abused by such silly sophismes All which proceeded upon mistakes and false suppositions which unadvisedly he took for granted as 't will quickly appear when the motives with his respective answers made to them and printed shall be impartially weighed in the ballance against each other Tho Mr. Chillingworth embraced Protestantism very sincerely as it seems when he wrot his book of The Religion of Protestants c. yet
in 64 and 74. in fol. with The Religion of Protestants Nine sermons printed at Lond. 1664. and 74. in fol. with his Apost Institution c. and The Religion of Protestants c. These I think are all the things he hath written except his Motives published by E. Knott which being answer'd by him as I have before told you were replyed upon by the Author of a book entit Motives maintained or a reply to Mr. Chillingworths answer to his own motives of his Conversion to Cath. Religion printed 1638 in three sh in qu. It must be now known that in the beginning of the civil distempers our Author Chillingworth suffer'd much for the Kings Cause and being forced to go from place to place for succour as opportunity served went at length to Arundell Castle in Sussex where he was in quality of an Engineer in that Garrison At length the Castle coming into the hands of the parliamentarian Forces on the sixth day of January 1643 he was by the endeavours of Mr. Franc. Cheynell about that time Rector of Petworth made to Sir Will. Waller the prime Governour of those forces conveyed to Chichester and there lodged in the Bishops house because that he being very sick could not go to London with the prisoners taken in the said Castle In the said house he remained to his dying day and tho civilly used yet he was much troubled with the impertinent discourses and disputes of the said Cheynell which the royal party of that City looked upon as a shortning of our Authors days He gave way to fate on the 24 of January or thereabouts in sixteen hundred forty and three and the next day his body being brought into the Cath. Church accompanied by the said royal party was certain service said but not common Prayer according to the Defuncts desire Afterwards his body being carried into the Cloyster adjoining Cheynell stood at the grave ready to receive it with the Authors book of The Religion of Protestants c. in his hand and when the company were all setled he spake before them a ridiculous speech concerning the Author Chillingworth and that book and in the conclusion throwing the book insultingly on the corps in the grave said thus Get thee gone then thou cursed book which hast seduced so many precious souls get thee gone thou corrupt rotten book earth to earth and dust to dust get thee gone into the place of rottenness that thou may'st rot with thy Author and see Corruption After the conclusion Cheynell went to the pulpit in the Cath. Church and preached a sermon on Luke 9.60 Let the dead bury the dead c. while the Malignants as he called them made a shift to perform some parts of the English Liturgy at his grave About the time of the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. Oliver Whitby his great admirer sometimes M. A. of this University did put an inscription on the wall over his grave which being for the most part in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 297. b. should also have been here inserted but forasmuch as several faults are therein as that he was D. of Divinity Chauntor of Salisbury and that he died in 1642 I think it fit therefore to be omitted in this place In his Chancellourship of Salisbury succeeded the learned and godly Dr. Joh. Earl on the 10 of Feb. 1643 but who in the Mastership of Wygstans Hospital I cannot yet well tell By his Will dated 22 of Nov. 1643 he gave to the Mayor and Corporation of Oxon 400 l. to be paid by 50 l. per an in eight years And as it is paid he would have it lent to poor young Tradesmen by 50 l. a piece for ten years they giving good security to repay it at ten years end and to pay for it 40 s. per an consideration And the use and consideration so paid to be laid out in binding young poor Children boys or girls apprentices allowing 8 l. a piece to every one to bind him or her out c. HENRY FITZ-SIMON the most noted Jesuit of his time was matriculated as a member of Hart Hall 26 Apr. 1583 and in that of his age 14 said then and there in the matricula to be an Irishman born and the son of a Merchant in Dublin In Decemb. following I find one Henry Fitz-Simons to be elected Student of Ch. Ch. but whether he be the same with the former I dare not say it How long he continued in the University or whether he took a degree it no where appears Sure it is that he being in his mind then if not before a Rom. Catholick he went beyond the seas entred himself into the Society of Jesus and made so great a proficiency under the instruction of Leonard Lessius that he in short time became so eminent that he taught publickly among them Philosophy for several years At length retiring to his native Country he endeavoured to reconcile as many persons as he could to his Religion either by private conference or publick disputes with protestant Ministers In which work he persisted for two years without disturbance being esteem'd the chief Disputant among those of his party and so ready and quick that few or none would undertake to deal with him In fine he being apprehended for a dangerous person was committed to safe custody in Dublin Castle in the year 1599 where he continued about 5 years As soon as he was setled there which as 't is said he desired before that it might be so was several times heard to say That he being a Prisoner was like a beare tyed to a stake and wanted some to bait him which expressions being looked upon as a challenge Mr. Jam. Usher then 19 years of age did undertake and did dispute with him once or twice or more concerning Antichrist and was ready to have proceeded farther but our Author was as 't is said weary of it and him Afterwards at the term of the said five years being freed from prison upon condition that he would carry himself quietly and without disturbance to the K. and the Realm he went forthwith into voluntary exile into the Low Countries where he spent his time in performing Offices requisite to his Function and in writing books some of which have these titles A catholick confutation of Mr. Joh. Riders clayme of antiquity and a caulming comfort against his caveat Roan 1608. qu. Reply to Mr. Riders postscript and a discovery of puritan partiality in his behalf printed with the former book Answer to certain complaintive letters of afflicted Catholicks for Religion c. printed with the former also Justification and exposition of the sacrifice of the Mass in 2 books or more printed 1611. qu. Britannomachia Ministrorum in plerisque fidei fundamentis fidei articulis dissidentium Duac 1614. qu. See before in Franc. Mason p. 393 394. Catalogue of the Irish Saints This I have not yet seen and therefore cannot tell whether it
be in Latine or in another Language In the year 1608 he went according to summons to Rome where being appointed for the mission of Ireland he published his profession of the four vows and then being sent back to the Low Countries he went again into Ireland where he spent many years in confirming the Rom. Catholicks in their antient Religion and in gaining proselytes to his opinion At length the Rebellion breaking out there in 1641 of which he was a great Abettor and Encourager was after the Rebels began to be subdued forced to fly for shelter into Woods and on Mountains and to creep and sculk into every place for fear of being taken and hanged by the English Soldiers In the beginning of the year 1643 he was forced to change his place and retire for safety to a moorish and boggy ground where sheltring himself under a Shepherds cote no better than a hovel which could not keep out the wind and rain lived there in a very sorry condition and had for his bedding a pad of straw which would be often wet by the rising and coming in of the water Notwithstanding all this misery he seemed to be very cheerful and was ready to instruct the young ones about him and comfort others But being in a manner spent and his age not able to bear such misery long was with much ado taken away And being conveyed to some of the brethren into a better place expired among them on the Calends of Febr. the same year but where or in what place buried my informer tells me not By his death the R. Catholicks lost a pillar of their Church being esteem'd in the better part of his life a great ornament among them and the greatest defender for their Religion in his time GEORGE SANDYS a younger son of Edwin Archb. of York was born at Bishops Thorpe in that County and as a member of S. Maries Hall was matriculated in the University in the beginning of Dec. 1589 and in that of his age eleven at which time Henry his elder brother was remitted into the said Matricula but both as I conceive received their tuition in Corp. Ch. Coll. How long George tarried there or whether he took a degree it appears not In the month of Aug. 1610 he began a long journey and after he had travelled thro several parts of Europe visited divers Cities particularly Constantinople and Countries under the Turkish Empire as Greece Egypt and the Holy Land Afterwards he made a view of the remote parts of Italy and the Islands adjoyning That being done he went to Rome the Antiquities and Glories of which place were in four days time shew'd unto him by Nich. Fitzherbert sometimes an Oxford student who as I have before told you ended his days in 1612. Thence our Author went to Venice from whence he first set out and so to England Where digesting his notes and enterlarding them with various parts of Poetry according to the fashion of that time published them in English under this title Sandys Travailes c. in four books Lond. 1615. 1621. 27. 32. 52. 58. 70. 73. c. all in folio and illustrated with several Maps and Figures except the first edit The said Travailes are contracted in the second part of Sam. Parchas his books of Pilgrims lib. 8. The Author upon his return in 1612 or after being improved in several respects by this his large journey he became an accomplish'd Gent. as being Master of several Languages of a fluent and ready discourse and excellent Comportment He had also naturally a poetical fancy and a zealous inclination to all humane learning which made his company desir'd and acceptable to most vertuous men and Scholars of his time He also wrot and published A paraphrase on the Psalms of David and upon the Hymns dispersed throughout the Old and New Testam Lond. 1636. oct reprinted there in fol. 1638 with other matters following under this title Paraphrase upon the divine Poems which contain a paraphrase on Job Psalmes of David Ecclesiastes Lamentations of Jeremiah and songs collected out of the Old and New Test The said Paraphrase on Davids Psalmes was one of the books that K Ch. 1. delighted to read in as he did in G. Herberts Divine poems Dr. Hammonds Works Hookers Ecclesiast policy c. while he was a Prisoner in Carisbroke Castle in the Isle of Wight Paraphrase on the divine Poems viz. on the Psalmes of David on Ecclesiastes and on the Song of Solomon Lond. 1676. oct Some if not all of the said Ps of David had vocal Compositions set to them by the incomparable Hen. and Will. Lawes with a thorough bass for an Organ in 4 large books or volumes in qu. He the said G. Sandys translated also into English 1 The first five books of Ovids Metamorphosis Lond. 1627. 32. 40. fol. methodized and expressed in figures 2 Virgils first book of Aeneis printed with the former 3 Tragedy of Christs passion Lond. 1640. written in lat by Hug. Grotius to which Trag. Sandys put also notes What other things he hath written and translated I know not nor any thing else of him only that he being then or lately one of the Gent. of the privy Chamber to K. Ch. 1. gave way to fate in the house of his neice the Lady Margaret Wyat dau of Sir Sam. Sandys and widdow of Sir Francis Wyat Kt. Grandson to Sir Tho. Wyat beheaded in Qu. Maries Reign called Boxley abbey in Kent in the beginning of March in sixteen hundred forty and three and was buried in the Chancel of the parish Church there near to the door on the south side but hath no remembrance at all over his grave nor any thing at that place only this which stands in the common Register belonging to the said Church Georgius Sandys Poetarum Anglorum sui saeculi facile princeps sepultus fuit Martii 7. stilo Anglic. an dom 1643. One Tho. Philpot M. A. of Clare Hall in Cambr. hath in his Poems printed at Lond. 1646. in oct a copy of verses not to be contemn'd on his death I find another George Sandys contemporary with the former and a Knight who having committed felony was executed at Tybourne as it seems on the fourth of March 1617. HANNIBAL GAMMON a Londoner born and a Gentlemans Son became a Commoner of Broadgates hall in 1599. and in that of his age 17 took the degrees in Arts and afterwards was made Minister of S. Maugan in Cornwall where he was much frequented by the puritannical party for his edifying and practical way of preaching He hath published Several Sermons as 1 Gods smiting to amendment c. preached at the Assizes in Launceston 6. Aug. 1628. on Esay 1.5 Lond. 1629. qu. 2 Praise of a godly woman a wedding Sermon c. Lond. 1627. q. 3 Sermon at the Lady Roberts funeral 10. Aug. 1626. c. These two last I have not yet seen nor another Sermon preached at the Assizes in Launceston
ready when this came out a full examination and confutation of the second part yet he thought not fit to publish it together with this for reasons given in the close of the work Afterwards Knott did publish Infidelity unmasked or a confutation of a book published by Mr. Will. Chillingworth under this title The religion of Protestants c. Gaunt 1652 in a large qu. Which is the last time that I find Knott mentioned for he dying at London on the fourth of January 1655 according to the Eng. accompt buried the next day in the S. Pancras Church near that City no body that I yet know vindicated Chillingworth against him Our Author Dr. Potter did also translate from Ital. into English The History of the quarrels of P. Paul 5. with the state of Venice Lond. 1626. qu. Pen'd by Father Paul Sarp And had lying by him at his death several MSS. fit to be printed among which was one intit A survey of the new platforme of predestination which coming into the hands of Twisse of Newbury was by him answer'd as also Three Letters of Dr. Potter concerning that matter At length departing this mortal life in Queens Coll. on the third day of March in sixteen hundred forty and five was buried about the middle of the inner Chappel belonging thereunto Over his grave was a marble monument fastned to the north Wall at the charge of his Widow Elizabeth Daughter of Dr. Charles Sonibanke sometimes Canon of Windsore afterwards the Wife of Dr. Ger. Langbaine who succeeded Potter in the Provostship of the said College a Copy of which you may read in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 124. b. In his Deanery of Worcester succeeded Dr. Rich. Holdsworth Archd. of Huntingdon and Master of Emanuel Coll. in Cambridge and in his Deanery of Durham Dr. Will. Fuller Dean of Ely but neither of them I presume were installed WILLIIAM LOE took the degrees in Arts as a Member of S. Albans Hall that of Master being compleated in 1600 at which time he was much in esteem for Lat. Gr. and humane learning Soon after he was made Master of the College School in Glocester in which office he was succeeded by John Langley Prebendary of the Church there Chaplain in ord to K. Jam. 1. and Pastor of the English Church at Hambrough in Saxony belonging to the English Merchant Adventurers there in 1618 in which year he accumulated the degree of Doctor of Div. as a member of Merton Coll. His works are these Several Sermons as 1 Come and see The Bible the brightest beauty c. being the sum of four sermons preached in the Cathedral of Glocester Lond. 1614. qu. 2 The Mysterie of mankind made into a Manual being the sum of seven sermons preached at S. Michaels in Cornhil on Tim. 1.3.16 Lond. 1619. oct 3 The Kings shoe or Edoms doome Sermon on Psal 60.8 Lond. 1623. qu. and another Serm. or Treatise called The Merchant real which I have not yet seen Vox clamantis A still Voice to the three Estates in Parliament Lond. 1621. qu. I find one Dr. Loe to administer comfort to Dr. Dan. Featley when he laid on his death bed and afterwards to preach his funeral Sermon at Lambeth printed at London 1645. qu. which Doctor I take to be the same with our Author who while he was Preb. of Gloc. did sometimes subscribe himself to certain Chapter-Acts by the name of Will. Leo. He died in the time of Usurpation when the Church was destroyed for the sake of Religion but where or when I cannot tell After the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. one Hugh Nash M. of A. succeeded him in his Prebendship which for some years had lain void GABRIEL du GRES a Frenchman studied sometimes among the Oxonians afterwards went to Cambridge for a time as it seems and returning thence soon after taught privately for several years the French Tongue in this University His works are these Grammaticae Gallicae compendium Cantab. 1636. oct Dialogi Gallico-Anglico-Latini Oxon. 1639. 1652. and 1660. oct Regulae pronunciandi ut verborum Gallicorum Paradigmata printed with the Dialogues Life of Jean Arman du plessis Duke of Richelieu and Peer of France Lond. 1643. oct and other things as 't is probable but such I have not yet seen nor know any thing else of the Author THOMAS LYDYAT the son of Christop Lydyat Lord of the Mannour of Aulkryngton commonly called Okerton near Banbury in Oxfordshire and Citizen of London was born at Okerton in the beginning of the year 1572 and having pregnant parts while a youth was by the endeavours of his Father elected one of the number of the Children of Wykeham's Coll. near Winchester at about 13 years of age where being soon ripened in Grammaticals was elected Probationer Fellow of New Coll. 1591. At which time being under the tuition of Dr. afterwards Sir Hen. Marten made great proficiency in Logicals and two years after was admitted verus Socius After he had taken the degrees in Arts he studied Astronomy Mathematicks the Tongues and Divinity in the last of which he had an eager desire to continue and improve himself but finding a great defect in his Memory and Utterance of which he often complained particularly to Dr. Bancroft Bishop of Oxon his Diocesan in his Epistle dedicatory to him of a Sermon preached at a Visitation while he was a rural Dean made choice rather to quit his place in the Coll. for the statutes thereof oblig'd him to Divinity and live upon that small patrimony he had than to follow and prosecute the said study of Divinity What farther I have to observe of him is 1 That the seven years next ensuing after he had left his Fellowship of New Coll. which was 1603. he spent in the finishing and setting forth such books that he had begun in the College especially that De emendatione temporum dedicated to Pr. Henry to whom he was Chronographer and Cosmographer Which Prince being solely given up to all vertue did gratiously accept of it and had so great a respect for the Author that had he lived he would have done great matters for him but dying in the flower of his youth the hopes of our Author were interr'd with that Prince in his grave 2 That at the end of those seven years Dr. Usher afterwards Archbishop of Armagh being in London found him out and had him with him into Ireland where he continued in the Coll. near Dublin about two years At the end of which he purposing to return for England the Lord Deputy and Chanc. of Ireland did upon his motion make him a joynt promise of a competent Maintenance upon his return back again thither When he came into England the Rectory of Okerton before mention'd falling void which he before had refused when Fellow of New Coll. upon the offer of it by his Father the Patron he did after several demurrs and not without much reluctancy of mind accept
these Several Sermons as 1 Sermon of Confirmation preached at the first Visitation of John Lord Bish of Oxon 27 Sept. 1619 on Acts 8.17 Lond. 1620. qu. 2 Serm. concerning decency and order on 1 Cor. 14.40 Lond. 1638. qu. and two or more other Sermons which I have not yet seen viz. one on 1 Cor. 1.10 and another on 1 Joh. 4.1.2.3 Both printed at Lond. in qu. 1635. Treatise shewing the nullity and invalidity of the Presbyterians Ordination of Ministers according to the Parliaments Ordinance an 1644. This book I have not yet seen and therefore can say no more of it only that it stood unanswer'd by the Presbyterians either Scots or English Principles of Religion or a short exposition of the Catechism of the Church of England Oxon. 1646. and several times after at London oct One of which Editions bears this Title A short Exposition of the Catechism of the Church of Eng. with the Church Catechism it self and order of Confirmation in English and Lat. for the use of Scholars Mr. Geree's Case of Conscience sifted wherein is enquired whether the King can with a safe Conscience consent to the abrogation of Episcopacy Lond. 1648. qu. See in Joh. Geree p. 65. who made a Reply to this Two Letters to Mr. T. B. giving an account of the Church Catholique where it was before the Reformation and whether Rome were or be the Ch. Catholick Lond. 1653. Answer'd by R. T. Esq printed as 't is said at Paris 1654 in a little oct By which R. T. is meant as I have been informed by some Rom. Catholicks Thomas Read LL. D. sometimes Fellow of New Coll. in Oxon. This Dr. Boughen as I have been informed lived to see his Majesty restored and what before he had lost he did obtain ISAAC COLF a Kentish man born of gentile Extraction was educated in Ch. Ch. and as a Member thereof took the Degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated an 1611. Afterwards entring into the sacred function he became at length Rector of S. Leonards Church in Eastcheap within the City of London where he was much reverenced by the Orthodox Party for his Religion and Learning In the beginning of the Civil Wars commenc'd by the Presb. he was forced by them to give up his rectory to one H. Roborough scribe to the Ass of Divines Whereupon retiring to Chaldwell in Essex the liberal man devised liberal things viz. an Almeshouse for poor People at Lewsham in Kent with a considerable maintenance He hath written Commentary on the eleven first verses of the fourth Chapt. of S. Mathew Lond. 1654 oct and other things which I have not seen When or where he died I cannot tell or where his reliques were lodg'd ALEXANDER GRIFFITH a Welsh man born was educated in Hart Hall took one degree in Arts an 1618 retired to his Country and there had a School or a small cure or both conferred upon him In 1631 he proceeded in his faculty being then or after beneficed in South Wales but after the Rebellion broke out he suffered for his Loyalty and at length was sequestred from his Spiritualities He hath written Strena Vavasoriensis or a New-years gift for the Welsh Itinerants Or an hue and crie after Mr. Vavasor Powell Metrapolitan of the Itinerants and one of the Executioners of the Gospel by colour of the late Act for the propagation thereof in Wales c. Lond. 1654. in 4 sh in qu. Therein is a true relation of the birth course of life and doctrine of the said Vav Powell A true and perfect relation of the whole transaction concerning the petition of the six Counties of South Wales and the County of Monmouth formerly presented to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England for a supply of Godly Ministers and an account of Ecclesiastical revenues therein c. Lond. 1654. in 7. sh and half in qu. He is supposed also to be Author of or at least to have had a hand in a Pamphlet entit Mercurius Cambro-Britannicus or News from Wales touching the miraculous propagation of the Gospel in those parts c. Lond. 1652. in 3 sh in qu. Of what other things he is the Author or promoter I know not nor whether he lived to be restored to his Spiritualities ROBERT GENTILIS Son of Aubrey Gentilis mention'd among these Writers under the year 1611. p. 314 was born in London matriculated as a member of Ch. Ch. 19. of Apr. 1599 in the ninth year of his age took the degree of Bach. of Arts as a member of Jesus Coll. in the beginning of July 1603 was translated to S. Johns Coll. soon after and became Collector in the Lent following for Proctor W. Laud of that House Thence he was elected Probationer Fellow of All 's Coll. in 1607 by the endeavours of his Father who got him sped into that house by an argument in Law as being under the statutable years In the said Coll. he continued for some time took a degree in the Civil Law but turned a Rake-hell became King of the beggars for a time and so much given up to sordid liberty if not downright wickedness that he not only spent all that he could get from his Father whom he would often abuse but also afterwards what he could get from his Mother to whom also he was very disobedient as she in her last will confesseth Afterwards he travelled beyond the Seas took up and became a sober man and at his return was a retainer to the Royal Court and received a Pension from the King He hath translated from Ital. into English 1 The history of the inquisition Lond. 1639. qu. written by Paul Servita 2 Of the success and chief events of the Monarchy of Spayne and of the revolt of the Catalonians Lond 1639. in tw written by Marquess Virgilio Malvezzi 3 Considerations on the lives of Alcibiades and Coriolanus Lond. 1650. in tw written by the same Author Also from French into English Le Chemia abrege or a compendious method for the attaining of sciences in a short time together with the Statutes of the Academie founded by the Cardinal of Richelieu Lond. 1654. oct And lastly from Spanish as it seems into English The antipathy between the French and the Spaniard Lond. 1641. in tw Ded. by the translator to Sir Paul Pindar Kt to whom in his Epist he promiseth something that shall be his own invention that is to publish something of his own writing but whether he was as good as his word I know not One Robert Gentilis a Monk of the Order of S. Benedict in the Monastery of Pontfract in Yorkshire wrot a book of Homelies and therefore is numbred among our English Writers but Quaere whether he was not an Outlander HUGH ROBINSON born in S. Maries Parish in the County of Anglesie educated in Grammatical learning in Wykehams School near Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New Coll after he had served two years of Probation an 1605 took the
that he was very confident that then would be great revolutions in the Kingdom of England THOMAS WIDDOWES Son of Thom. Wid. Brother I think to Giles mention'd under the year 1645. p. 44 was born at Mickleton in Glocestershire entred a Student in Gloc. Hall in 1626 aged 14 years where continuing about 8 Terms was made Demy of Magd. Coll. by the favour of Dr. Frewen President thereof Afterwards taking the degrees in Arts he was by the endeavours of the same Person made Master of the College School at Glocester in the place of Joh. Langley an 1640. at which time Dr. Frewen was Dean of the Cath. Church there But Widdowes being soon after outed for his Loyalty he became Minister of Woodstock and Master of the School there founded by Rich. Cornwell Citizen and Skinner of Lond. 27. Eliz. dom 1585. where continuing for some time was removed to the Free school at Northleech in Glocestershire a place of more value He hath written The just Devil o◠Woodstock or a true narrative of the several apparitions the frights and punishments inflicted upon the Rumpish Commissioners sent thither to survey the Mannors and Houses belonging to his Majestie Lond. 1649. qu. It is a diary which was exactly kept by the Author for his own satisfaction intending not to print it But after his death the copy coming into the hands of another Person 't was printed in Dec. 1660 and had the year 1649 put in the bottom of the title as if it had been then printed The names of the Commissioners were Cockaine Hart Unton Croke Careless and Roe Captains Rich. Croke the Lawyer afterwards Recorder of Oxon. and Browne the surveyor The Book is very impartially written and therefore worth the reading by all especially the many Atheists of this age Our Author also hath written A short survey of Woodstock Taken from antient Authors and printed with the former He hath also written as I have been told certain matters pertaining to the faculty of Grammar for the use of his Scholars which I have not yet seen He was buried in the Church of Northleech beforemention'd on the 26. of June in sixteen hundred fifty and five In the year 1649 was printed in one sheet in qu. a Poem intit The Woodstock scuffle or most dreadful apparitions that were lately seen in the Mannor-house of Woodstock near Oxford c. the beginning of which is It were a wonder if one writes c. but who the Author of it was I cannot tell JOHN LATCH a Sommersetshire man born descended from a gentile family of his name living at Upper Langford near to Churchill in the said County was by the care of his Uncle Latch educated in Academical Learning in Oxon. particularly as I have been informed in S. Johns Coll where he made a considerable proficiency in Literature Afterwards he retired to the Middle Temple studied the municipal Laws but being very sickly lived a solitary and studious life and improved his natural talent as much as his abilities of body would permit He hath written Reports of divers causes adjudged in the three first years of K. Ch. 1. in the Court of the Kings bench Lond. 1662. fol. He paid his last debt to nature at Hayes as it seems in Middlesex in the month of August in sixteen hundred fifty and five and was buried in the Church there Some years before his death he had embraced the R. Cath. Religion partly if not altogether by the perswasion of one called Francis Harvey whose right Sirname was Hanmer a pretended Solicitor and a Broker for letting out money esteemed by the Fanatical Party of that time to be either a Rom. Priest or Jesuit for by his endeavours his estate came to the Soc. of Jesus Soon after fell out great controversies between Uncle Latch who pretended to be Executor to his Nephew and others entrusted by the R. Catholicks What the event of the matter was I know not only that Hanmer was committed to Newgate Prison for conveying away his Will and the matter it self was examined by the Protector in Sept. following FRANCIS GOLDSMITH or Gouldsmith Son and Heir of Franc. Golds of S. Giles in the Fields in Midd. Esq Son of Sir Franc. Goldsmith of Craford in Kent Knight was educated under Dr. Nich. Grey in Merchant Taylours School became a Gent. Com. of Pembroke Coll. in the beginning of 1629 was soon after translated to S. Johns Coll. and after he had taken a degree in Arts to Greys Inn where he studied the common Law several years but other learning more and wrot Annotations on Hugh Grotius his Sophompaneus or Joseph a Tragedie Lond. 1652. oct Which Trag. was with annotations printed then in English He also translated from Lat. H. Grotius his Consolatory Oration to his Father in verse and prose with Epitaphs and also his Catechism into English verse intit Luculenta è sacrâ scripturâ testimonia c. which translations were printed with the annotations beforemention'd See more in Nich. Grey among these Writers under the year 1660. What other things Fr. Goldsmith hath written or translated I know not nor any thing else of him only that he dying at Ashton in Northamptonshire either in Aug. or Sept. in sixteen hundred fifty and five was I presume buried there leaving then behind him a Daugh. named Catherine afterwards the Wife of Sir Hen. Dacres Knight His Father Francis Goldsmith died 16. of Decemb. 1634 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church belonging to the Parish of S. Giles in the Fields near to London beforemention'd TOBIE MATHEW the eldest Son of Dr. Tob. Math. Archb. of York by Frances his Wife Daugh. of Will. Barlow sometimes Bishop of Chichester was born as it seems in Oxon. while his Father was Dean of Ch. Church matriculated as a member of that house in the beginning of March 1589 being then eleven years of age and the year following had a Students place conferred on him By the benefit of a good Tutor and pregnant parts he became a noted Orator and Disputant and taking the degrees in Arts he afterwards travelled into various Countries beyond the Seas At his return he was esteem'd a well qualified Gentleman and to be one well vers'd in the affairs of other Nations At length leaving the Church of England by the perswasions of Fath. Parsons the Jesuit to the great grief of his Father he entred himself into the Society of Jesus but whether he took holy Orders is yet to me uncertain Afterwards growing famous for his eminency in the Politicks he came into England upon invitation in January 1621 to the end that the King might make use of his assistance in certain matters of State On the 10. of Octob. 1623 he received the honor of Knighthood from his Maj. then at Royston for his great zeal in carrying on the Spanish match to be had with Prince Charles at which time not only the King but the chief of the Nobility and others
the times reduced to those necessities under which he lived c. And whereas he had been heard to say in his former days that he thought he should never dye a Martyr yet he was known to live a Confessor and died little less than a Martyr for the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England The Publisher of his Remains doth tell us that He was a man of as great sharpness quickness and stability of wit as ever this or perhaps any Nation bred His Industry did strive if it were possible to equal the largeness of his capacity Proportionable to his Reading was his Meditation which furnished him with a judgment beyond the vulgar reach of man So that he really was a most prodigious example of an acute and piercing wit of a vast and illimited knowledge of a severe and profound judgment c. He tells us also that he was true and just in his secular Transactions and charitable beyond example and as a Christian none was ever more acquainted with the nature of the Gospel because none more studious of the knowledge of it than he That he was sollicited to write and thereby to teach the World but would resolve against it yet did not hide his Talent being so communicative that his Chamber was a Church and his Chair a Pulpit and was as communicative of his Knowledge as the celestial Bodies of their Light and Influences When the King and Court resided at Windsore he was much frequented by Noble-men and Courtiers who delighted much in his company not for his severe or retired Walks of Learning but for his polite Discourses Stories and Poetry in which last 't is supposed he was excellent for a noted Poet of that time doth bring him into The Session of Poets thus Hales set by himself most gravely did smile To see them about nothing keep such a coile Apollo had spied him but knowing his mind Past by and call'd Falkland that sate just behind Those that remember and were well acquainted with Mr. Hales have said that he had the most ingenious Countenance that ever they saw that it was sanguine chearful and full of air Also that his stature was little and well proportion'd and his motion quick and nimble And they have verily supposed that had not Extremities contributed to the shortning of his days Nature would have afforded him life till he had been 90 years old or more The things that he hath written are these Oratio funebris in obitum Cl. Equitis Tho. Bodleii 29 Mar 1613. Oxon. 1613. qu. printed again in 1681. in the Collection of Lives published by Dr. Will. Bates Several Sermons as 1 Serm. at S. Maries on Tuesday in Easter week on Pet. 3.16 Oxon. 1617. qu. and divers others which you may see in his Remains One Joh. Hales hath a Sermon of Duells extant on Numb 35.33 which I take to be the same with our Author yet it is not printed in his said Remains Another also Concerning the abuse of obscure and difficult places of Scripture c. Quaere Dissertatio de pace concordia Ecclesiae Eleutheropoli 1628. in tw This book which is much celebrated by famous Authors is printed in the same character and at the same supposed place as his Brevis disquisitio and therefore by the generality is taken to be written by our Author Brevis disquisitio an quomodo vulgo dicti Evangelici Pontificios ac nominatim Val. Magni De Acatholicorum credendi regula judicium solidè atque evidenter refutare queant Eleuth 1633. in 16. This book containeth as the Puritan then said Sundry both Socinian and Pelagian Points as also that the body which shall be raised in the Resurrection is not idem numero And that Souls do not live till the Resurrection besides other points c. 'T is true that certain of the principal Tenents were cunningly inserted therein pretending them for the best Expedients to appease some Controversies between the Ch. of England and Rome A Tract concerning Schism and Schismaticks wherein is briefly discovered the original and cause of all Schism All or most of this Pamphlet was taken as 't is said from Socinus and written about the year 1636 partly as some think out of discontent that he had no preferment confer'd on him partly as others say for the encouragement of some great Masters of Wit and Reason to dispute the Authority of the Church and partly at the request of his friend W. Chillingworth who desired some such matter of to be used by him in the composition of his book intit The Religion of Protestants c. Several copies of it were transmitted from hand to hand and one coming into those of Dr. Laud he therefore sent for him as I have already told you entred into a long discourse with him about certain particulars therein and being drawn over to his mind our Author Hales as 't is said recanted and was then resolved tho before inconstant to be orthodox and to declare himself a true Son of the Church of England both for Doctrine and Discipline This Tract was afterwards published without a name in one large sh in qu. an 1642 when the Press was open for every Opinion And since it hath given great advantage and use to some that have not loved nor are Lovers of the Ch. of Engl. as 1 E. S. in his Irenicum 2 Dr. Jo. Owen in his Plea for the Nonconformists 3 The Author of Separation no Schism wrot against Dr. Jo. Sharp's Sermon before the Lord Mayor on Rom. 14.19 4 Andr. Marvell in his Rehearsal transpros'd part 1. c. So that advantage being taken by it and the Tract several times printed some of the orthodox Clergy have answer'd it among which have been 1 Rob. Conold M. A. in his Notion of Schism in two letters The last of which is against Hales 2 Tho. Long B. D. in his Character of a Separatist but more largely in his book intit Mr. Hales's Treatise of Schism examined and censur'd c. One Philip Scot also a Rom. Cath. doth modestly accost our Author in his Treatise of the Schism of England Amsterd 1650. in tw but he goes another way to work See more in Will. Page among these Writers under the year 1663. Golden Remains Lond. 1659. 73. 88. oct These Remains consist of Sermons Miscellanies Letters and Expresses from the Synod of Dort c. Tract concerning sin against the Holy Ghost Lond. 1677. oct Tract conc the Sacrament of the Lords Supper A just censure of which you may see in a book intit An account of the Greek Church c. written by Tho. Smith B. of D. of Magd. Coll. printed 1680. p. 169. Paraphrase on S. Mathews Gospel Tract concerning the Power of the Keys and Auricular Confession Miscellanies With these is printed his Tract concerning Schism before mention'd according to the orig copy These four last things are printed and go with his Tract concerning sin
the same time was such a great party of that Faction present that Oliver being suspicious of some mischief that might arise sent Maj. General Joh. Bridges with eight Troops of Horse to those parts who taking up his quarters at Wallingford many of his men attended in and near Abendon during the time of Praying Preaching and Burying After the burial were tumults raised by Preaching which would have ended in blows had not the Soldiers intercepted and sent them home SIMON BIRCKBEK son of Tho. Birck Esq was born at Hornbie in Westmorland became a Student in Queens Coll. in the year 1600 and that of his age 16 where he was successively a poor serving child Tabarder or poor child and at length Fellow being then Master of Arts. About which time viz. 1607. entring into holy Orders he became a noted Preacher in these parts was esteem'd a good Disputant and well read in the Fathers and Schoolmen In 1616 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences and the year after became Vicar of the Church of Gilling and of the Chappel of Forcet near Richmond in Yorksh by the favour of his Kinsman Humph. Wharton Esq Receiver general of his Majesties Revenues within the Archd. of Richmond the Bishoprick of Durham and County of Northumberland In which place being setled he was much esteemed by the Clergy and Laity of the Neighbourhood for his exemplary life and conversation He hath written The Protestants evidence shewing that for 1500 years next after Christ divers guides of Gods Church have in sundry points of Religion taught as the Church of England now doth Lond. 1634. 35. qu. There again with many additions in fol. an 1657. This book was valued by Selden and other learned men because therein the Author had taken great and worthy pains in producing out of every Century Witnesses to attest the Doctrine of the Ch. of Engl. in the points by him produced against the contrary doctrine of the Trent Council and Church of Rome Answer to a Romish Antidotist Lond. 1657. at the end of the former book printed in fol. Treatise of Death Judgment Hell and Heaven He was buried in the Chappel of Forcet before mention'd on the 14 of Sept. in sixteen hundred fifty and six near to the Font there Over his grave was soon after a grey marble stone laid with an Inscription thereon engraven which for brevity sake I shall now pass by and only tell you that this our Author Birckbek submitted to the men in power in the times of Usurpation and therefore kept his Benefice without fear of Sequestration RICHARD CAPEL was born of good Parentage within the City of Glocester educated in Grammar Learning there became a Commoner of S. Albans Hall in the beginning of the year 1601 and in that of his age 17 elected Demy of Magd. Coll. soon after and in the year 1609 he was made perpetual Fellow of that House being then Mast of Arts which was the highest degree he took in this University While he continued there his eminency was great was resorted to by noted men especially of the Calvinian Party had many Pupils put to his charge of whom divers became afterwards noted for their Learning as Accepted Frewen Archb. of York Will. Pemble c. Afterwards leaving the Coll. upon the obtaining of the Rectory of Eastington in his own Country became eminent there among the puritannical Party for his painful and practical way of preaching his exemplary life and conversation and in doing many good offices for those of his function When the book concerning Sports on the Lords day was ordered to be read in all Churches an 1633 he refused to do it and thereupon willingly resigning his Rectory obtained licence to practice Physick from the Bishop of Glocester so that setling at Pitchcomb near to Strowd in the said County where he had a temporal Estate was resorted to especially by those of his opinion for his success in that faculty In the beginning of the grand Rebellion he closed with the Presbyterians was made one of the Ass of Divines but refused to sit among them and was as I conceive restored to his Benefice or else had a better confer'd on him He was esteemed by those of his opinion an excellent Preacher and one that kept close to the footings of Jo. Dod Rob. Cleaver Arth. Hildersham and Jo. Rainolds of the last of whom he would often say that He was as learned a man as any in the world as godly also as learned and as humble as godly He hath written God's valuation of mans soul in two sermons on Mark 8.36 Lond. 1632. qu. Tentations their nature danger and cure in four parts Lond. 1650. oct c. Each part came out by it self before that time Brief dispute touching restitution in the case of usury Printed with the Tentations This Brief dispute with the Short discourse of Usury by Rob. Bolton and the Usurer cast by Chr. Jellinger M. A. are replyed upon by T. P. Lond. 1679. Apology in defence of some Exceptions against some particulars in the book of Tentations Lond. 1659. oct Remaines being an useful Appendix to his excellent Treatise of Tentations c. Lond. 1658. oct He paid his last debt to nature at Pitchcomb before mention'd on the 21 of Sept. in sixteen hundred fifty and six and was buried within the Precincts of the Church there His Fathers name was Christopher Capel a stout Alderman of the City of Glocester and a good friend to such Ministers that had suffer'd for Nonconformity He was born at Hoo-capel in Herefordshire and by Grace his Wife daughter of Rich. Hands had issue Rich. Capel before mention'd EDMUND WINGATE son of Roger Windg of Bornend and Sharpenhoe in Bedfordshire Esq was born in 1593 became a Commoner of Queens Coll. in 1610 and took one degree in Arts which being compleated by Determination he retired to Greys Inn where he had entred himself before that time a Student for the obtaining knowledge in the municipal Laws But his genie being more bent to the noble study of Mathematicks which had before been promoted and encouraged in Queens Coll. did at length arrive to great eminence in that faculty and was admired by those few in London that then professed it In 1624 he transported into France the Rule of Proportion having a little before been invented by Edm. Gunter of Gresham Coll and communicated it to most of the chiefest Mathematicians then residing in Paris who apprehending the great benefit that might accrue thereby importun'd him to express the use thereof in the French Tongue Which being performed accordingly he was advised by Mounsier Alleawne the Kings chief Engineer to dedicate his book to Mounsier the Kings only Brother since Duke of Orleance Nevertheless the said work coming forth as an Abortive the publishing thereof being somewhat hastned by reason an Advocate of Diion in Burgundy began to print some uses thereof which Wingate had in a friendly way communicated
come within the compass of a remedy in a short time and likewise the Tooth-ach infallibly Discourse concerning the Vegitation of Plants Lond. 1661. oct and 69. qu. Spoken on the 23 of Jan. 1660 in a large meeting of the Royal Society in Gresham Coll. Printed in Lat. at Amsterd 1663. and 69. in tw under this title Dissert de plantarum vegitatione Choice and experimental Receipts in Physick and Chirurgery Cordial and distilled Waters and Spirits Perfumes and other Curiosities These two last things were translated out of several Languages for so they were collected and written by George Hartman sometimes Steward to Sir Kenelme the Collector and by him published at Lond. 1668. oct The first was printed afterwards under this title Medicina experimentalis Franc. 1677. oct His Closet opened whereby is discovered several ways of making Metheglin Sider Cherry-wine c. Lond. 1669. 77. oct Excellent directions for Cookery c. Lond. 1669. 77. octavo Choice collection of rare chymical Secrets and Experiments in Philosophy As also rare and unheard of medicines Menstruums and Alkahests with the true secret of volatizing the fixt salt of Tartar c. Lond. 1682. oct c. Published by Hartman before mention'd who had operated for Sir Kenelme for many years These are all the things which he hath written that I yet know of except as some are pleased to say which I scarce believe the Letter to Dr. Sam. Turner concerning the Church and the Revenues thereof Lond. 1646. 47 which he published at the request of the Earl of Dorset See more in Rich. Steuart under the year 1651. He also translated into English A Treatise of adheering to God Lond. 1654. oct Written by Albert the great Bishop of Ratisbon To conclude he paid his last debt to nature in his house in Covent Garden on the eleventh day of June in sixteen hundred sixty and five and was buried in a Vault built at his own charge under the east end of the south Isle or Alley joyning the Choire of Ch. Ch. within Newgate in London by the body of Venetia his sometimes wife daughter and co-heir of Sir Edw. Stanley of Tongue-Castle in Shropshire to whose memory he had some years before his death erected over the said Vault a stately altar monument of black marble and thereon had caused her bust made of Copper gilt to be fastned with four inscriptions of Copper gilt to be affixed to the said monument Which being done he caused the draught or picture of the said monument with the several inscriptions to be entred in a large folio book of Vellam containing the history of the family of Digby which our Author caused to be made of all matters relating thereunto that could be found from record either remaining in the custody of his family or in the Tower or any office in London together with the pictures of their monuments that could be found in any Church whatsoever in which they had been buried Which book as his son John hath said did cost his father about 1000 l. The next year after our Author Sir Kenelme was buried the said monument with bust was spoiled and defaced when the Church it self was burnt in the dismal conflagration that then hapned in London His study of books being a most admirable collection which he had conveyed into France in the time of the Rebellion fell after his death for want of his being naturalized into the French Kings hands of whom being beg'd by a certain Gentleman it was sold as the report then went for ten thousand Crowns Sir Everard Digby father to Sir Kenelme was a most goodly Gentleman and the handsomest man of his time but much pitied for that it was his ill fate to suffer for the Powder-plot in 1605 aged 24 at which time when the Executioner pluck'd out his heart when his body was to be quartered and according to the manner held it up saying Here is the heart of a Traytor Sir Everard made answer Thou liest This a most famous Author mentions but tells us not his name in his Historia vitae mortis The said Sir Everard was son of Everard Digby of Dry stoke before mention'd sometimes Master of Arts and Fellow of S. John's Coll. in Cambridge an 1579 a Publisher then and after of several books as the Bodleian Catalogue will tell you among which is A Dissuasive from taking away the Goods and Livings of the Churchy c. Printed at Lond. in qu. This Everard the Writer died at Dry-stoke in 1592. or thereabouts Sir Ken. Digby had a younger brother called Sir Joh. Digby who very readily serv'd his Majesty K. Ch. 1. when his Parliament took up Arms against him was a Colonel and afterwards a Major Gen. in the western parts of England while Mr. Joh. Digby a younger son of John Earl of Bristow was a Gen. there for his Maj. as I have elsewhere told you JOHN LEWGAR was born of gentile parents in London admitted Commoner of Trin. Coll. in the beginning of the year 1616 and in that of his age 14 took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and in 1632 was admitted to the reading of the Sentences being about that time beneficed in Essex After Will. Chillingwrrth returned from beyond the seas he had several Conferences with him about matters of Religion wherein Chillingworth shewing himself a person of great dexterity Lewgar was at length meerly by the force of his Arguments induced to believe that the Roman Church was a true Church and that the Protestants were all in the wrong as he used often to tell his friends and withall to add that Chillingworth was of no meek and winning spirit but high and conceited and so consequently unfit for a Religion that required Humility and Obedience c. Afterwards our Author Lewgar left his Benefice and Religion and upon the invitation of Cecil Lord Calvert called Lord Baltimore who had been his intimate acquaintance while he was a Gent. Com. of Trin. Coll. travelled into Maryland belonging to the said Lord where after he had spent several years and had buried his wife he returned into England some years before the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. with Father Andrew White a Jesuit who had been sent thither to gain the Barbarians to his Religion After which time he lived in Wild-street near Lond. in the house of the said Lord Baltimore where he wrot Erastus junior a solid Demonstration by Principles forms of Ordination Common Laws Acts of Parliament that no Bishop Minister nor Presbyter hath any Authority to preach c. from Christ but from the Parliament Lond. 1659. 60. Erastus senior scholastically demonstrating this conclusion that admitting Lambeth Records to be true those called Bishops here in England are no Bishops either in Order or Jurisdiction or so much as legal c. Lond. 1662. oct He died of the Plague in the Parish of S. Giles in the Fields near to London in sixteen hundred sixty and five by too much exposing
in his Gondibert which cost him his nose and thereupon some Wits were too cruelly bold with him and his accident as Sir Jo. Mennes Sir Jo. Denham c. After the death of Ben. Johnson he was created Poet Laureat an 1637 At which time Tho. May the translator of Lucan a candidate for that place was put aside which ever after especially when the times were changed caused him in his writings to be an enemy to the King and his Cause In the month of May 1641 our author D'avenant being accused to be one of the conspirators to seduce the Army against the Parliament he absconded but upon the issuing out of a Proclamation to have him and others taken he was apprehended at Faversham in Kent and committed to the custody of a Serjeant at Arms. Among the said conspirators Hen. Percy Esq Brother to the Earl of Northumberland was one who afterwards lived and died a perfect Hobbist at Paris Hen. Jermyn Esq afterwards E. of S. Alban Sir John Suckling Kt. c. were two more who all escaped But D'avenant being bailed in July following he fled towards France and in his way thither he was seized on by the Mayor of Canterbury and strictly examined upon which Sir John Mennes hath a pleasant Poem After he had spent some time there he returned was entertained by William Marquess of Newcastle and by him made Proprefect or Lieutenant General of his Ordnance In Sept. 1643 he received the honour of Knighthood from his Maj. near to Glocester that City being then besieg'd at which time Sir William was in great renown for his Loyalty and Poetry But upon the declining of the Kings cause and all things thereupon especially the Church being visibly tending to ruine he retir'd again into France changed his Religion for that of Rome and setling for a time in Paris where Charles Prince of Wales then was he began to write his Romance in verse called Gondibert and had not wrot scarce two books but being very fond of did print them with a large Epistle to Hobbes of Malmsbury and Hobbes's excellent Epistle to him before them The Courtiers who were then with the said Prince could never be at quiet for the discourse had about this piece which was the reason why some there George Duke of Buckingham Sir John Denham c. made Satyrical verses on him and his poem Afterwards having laid an ingenious design to carry a considerable number of Artificers chiefly Weavers from France to Virginia being encouraged thereunto by Henr. Maria the Qu. Mother of England who got leave for him so to do from the K. of France he did effect it so far that he and his company were ship'd in their way thither and had got on the main Ocean but being soon after seized on by certain Ships belonging to the Parliament of England he was carried Prisoner first to the Isle of Wight an 1650 and afterwards to the Tower of London in order to be tried for his life in the High Court of Justice an 1651 but upon the mediation of Joh. Milton and others especially two godly Aldermen of York to whom he had shewed great civility when they had been taken prisoners in the North by some of the Forces under William Marquess of Newcastle he was saved and had liberty allow'd him as a prisoner at large At that time Tragedies and Comedies being esteemed very scandalous by the Presbyterians and therefore by them silenced he contriv'd a way to set up an Italian Opera to be performed by Declamations and Musick And that they might be performed with all decency seemliness and without rudeness and profaneness John Maynard Serjeant at Law and several sufficient Citizens were engagers This Italian Opera began in Rutland-house in Charterhouse-yard and was afterward translated to the Cock-pit in Drewry-lane and delighting the eye and ear extreamly well was much frequented for several years So that he having laid the foundation of the English Stage by this his Musical Drammas when plays were as damnable things forbidden did after his Majesties restauration revive and improve it by painted sceenes at which time he erected a new company of Actors under the patronage of James Duke of York who acted several years in a Tennis court in Little Lincolns inn Fields He hath written and published The tragedie of Albovine King of the Lombards Lond. 1629 qu. Just Italian Trag. Com. Lond. 1630. qu. Cruel Brother Trag. Lond. 1630. qu. Coelum Britannicum Masque at Whitehall 18. of Feb. 1633. This is attributed to D'avenant but Th. Carew and Inigo Jones drew it up Triumphs of Prince D'amour A masque presented by his highness at his pallace in the middle Temple the 24 of Feb. 1635. Lond. 1635. qu. Platonick Lovers Tr. Co. Lond. 1636. c. The Wits Com. Lond. 1636 c. Britannia Triumphans A masque presented at Whitehall by the Kings Maj. and his Lords on Sunday after Twelfth night an 1637. Lond. 1637. qu. In this Masque Sir W. Davenant was assisted by Inigo Jones surveyor of his Majesties works Temple of Love Masque before the Queen at Whitehall Salmacida Spolia A Masque presented to the K. and Qu. at Whitehall 21. Jan. 1639 Lond. 1639. qu. The Subject was set down by D'avenant and Inigo Jones the invention ornament scenes c. by the said Jones and what was spoken or sung was by the said D'avenant then her Majesties servant and the musick belonging to it composed by Lewis Richard Master of her Majesties Musick Unfortunate Lovers Tr. Lond. 1643. 49. qu. Madagascar with other poems Lond. 1648. oct 2d Edit Love and honour Tr. Co. Lond. 1649 qu. A discourse upon Gondibert an heroick poem Par. 1650. in tw This was written by way of pref to his Gondibert in prose dat at the Lower in Paris 2. Jan. 1649 50. To which is added the answer of Th. Hobbes of Malmsbury Gondibert an heroick poem in 3. Books Lond. 1651. qu. On the first two finished before the author took his voyage towards Virginia Abr. Cowley hath an excellent copy of verses and so hath Edm. Waller which is remitted into his Poems on several occasions printed at Lond. 1668. p. 166.167 The third book of the said Gondibert or most part of it was finish'd during his imprisonment in Cowes Castle in the Isle of Wight an 1650. But such who took themselves to be the Wits of that time as Sir Joh. Denham Jo Donne Sir Allen Brodrick c. did club together and made abusive verses on that poem in a little book entit Certain verses written by several of the authors friends to be reprinted with the second edition of Gondibert Lond. 1653. oct in 1. sh and an half whereupon Sir W. D'avenant came out with a little thing intit The incomparable Poem Gondibert vindicated from the Wit-cabals of four Esquires Clinias Dametas Sancho and Jack pudding Lond. 1653. oct in 1. sh Which tho it seems to be written by D'avenants friend yet he himself was the
on the â—â— of Sept. in the same year had then leave given to him to keep his Deanery and Archdeaconry in commendam In the beginning of the Rebellion he adhered to the Cause 〈◊〉 his Majesty and the first book that he wrot in his 〈◊〉 against the Rebels was his Vindiciae Regum c. for which he was fetch'd away from his house at Apethorpe in Northamptonshire by a Troop of Soldiers and carried Prisoner to Northampton where the Committee that were appointed by the Parliament to meet and sit there had the said book in their hands Afterwards he retired to Oxon and printed his Discovery of Mysteries and on that very day he was preaching at S. Maries before the House of Commons the Soldiers from Northampton went and plunder'd his House and all his Houshold-stuff at Apethorp where his Wife and Children then resided and sequestred his Lands for the use of the Parliament The next winter following he wrot his Jura Majestatis and according to his poor abilities out of the means he had in Wales he gave unto his Majestys own hands every winter for three years together the testimony of his loyalty and affection to the utmost of his power Upon the the declining of the Kings cause this our author being then brought very low the said Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery offered to procure him a Benefice in Lancashire worth 400 l. per ann conditionally that he would submit himself to the Parliament but he refused it as he did also the importunat invitation of his singular good friend Dr. Williams Archb. of York for the same purpose Soon after he retired into Wales where for 12 years together as he saith having not one penny of Ecclesiastical means nor 20 l. per an in all the world to maintain himself and servants of any temporal estate he was forced to live upon a little Tenement for which he paid 2 l. 10 s. per ann to Sir Gr. Williams and 4 l. Land per ann besides of his own So that he lived worse than a poor Curat with oaten-bread barley-bread buttermilk and somtimes water being not able to keep any drop of ale or beer for two lusters of years He went attir'd in very mean cloaths as he farther adds and was forced to do many servile works himself about his House Garden and Cattel And all this he did as he said rather than accept of means benevolence or maintenance from the Usurpers Rebels and the Robbers of Christ's Church He then also perswaded as he had done before some of the Earl of Pembrokes children who had been his Scholars to adheer to his Majesty altho their Father was misled to adheer to the Parliament but they refused Hen. Cromwell also Lord Lieutenant of Ireland while his Father was Protector of England offer'd him as he did other Irish Bishops an 100 l. per ann if he or they would submit to the then Government and conform in their Ministry but he scorn'd that motion also as he farther tells us After the Kings return in 1660 he was restored to his Bishoprick Deanery and Archdeaconry but rose no higher or was translated to any other place because the King was informed that he had kept pace with the Parliamenteers particularly with Philip Earl of Pembroke and that also he enjoyed his Deanery even in the times of Usurpation paying a small Rent to the Usurpers and not only suffered the Deanery House to go to ruine but helped it forward by selling some of the Wainscot of it which last is yet frequently reported by the Neighbours at Bangor Afterwards he retired into Ireland lived as privately as might be obtained what he could from the Revenues of his Bishoprick to make Reparations on the Cath. Church belonging thereunto The Works that he hath written and published are these The delights of the Saints A most comfortable Treatise of grace and peace c. Lond. 1622. oct Seven Gold Candlesticks or 7 Lights of Christian Religion Lond. 1627. qu. The true Church shewed to all men that desire to be members of the same in 6. books Lond. 1629. fol. The best religion wherein is largely explained the sum and principal heads of the Gospel Ibid. 1636. fol. This book contains 24 Sermons at least which he had formerly preached and mostly published besides some treatises among which is The delights of the Saints before mention'd Vindiciae Regum or the grand rebellion that is a looking glass for Rebels whereby they may see how by ten several degrees they shall ascend to the heighth of their design c. Oxon. 1643. qu. The discovery of Mysteries or the plots and practices of a private faction in this present Parliament to overthrow the established religion c. Printed 1643. qu. Jura Majestatis the rights of Kings both in Church and State granted 1. By God 2. Violated by rebels and 3. Vindicated by the truth Oxon. 1644. qu. The only way to preserve peace Sermon at the publick fast 8. March at S. Maries in Oxon before the H. of Commons on Amos 5.6 Oxon. 1644. qu. The great Antichrist revealed before this time never discovered And proved to be neither Pope nor Turk nor any single Person nor the succession of any one Monarch or Tyrant in any policy but a collected path or multitude of hypocritical blasphemous and most scandalous wicked men that have fulfilled all the prophecies of the Scripture c. Lond. 1660. fol. Seven treatises very necessary to be observed in these bad days to prevent the seven last vials of Gods wrath that the seven Angels are to pour down upon the earth Revel 16. c. Lond. 1661. fol. The declaration of the just judgment of God 1. Upon our late Kings friends 2. Upon the Kings enemies that rebell'd and warr'd against him c. This is printed at the end of the Seven Treatises c. Four Treatises suffering of the Saints burning of Sodom c. Lond. 1667. qu. Several Sermons as 1 The happiness of Saints on Joh. 20.26 Printed 1657. qu. 2 Gods war with the wicked Rebels and Murtherers on Isa 57.21 3 The property and prerogative of true Saints on Joh. 10.27.28 4 The monstrous murther of the most holy Jesus parallel'd to the murther of Kings on Acts 7.32 5 The four chief duties of every Christian man on 1. Pet. 2.17 6 The chiefest cause why we should love God on 1. John 4.19 7 The lively picture of these hard times on Jer. 14.10 8 The grand rebellion c. Psal 106.16 9 The tragedy of Zimri that slew his King that was his Master on 2. Kings 9.31 All these Sermons except the first with others were printed in folio an 1662. Other Sermons as 1 Description of the four Beasts explained in 4 Sermons on Rev. 4.8 Lond. 1663. qu. 2 The ejection of four devils on Matth. 17.21 Lond. 1664. qu. 3 The saving Serpent on John 3.14 Ibid. 1664. qu. 4 The monstrous murther of two mighty Kings on 2. Cor. 24.23 Ibid. 1665. qu. 5
the Popish Plot was discovered but also wrot and published divers books in vindication of the Church of Rome and thereby gained the character by the men of that party of the prime Champion of England to stand up for their Cause A noted Author of the English Church saith that the author of the Guide in Controversies Ab. Woodhead is a person most highly famed among the Roman Catholicks and that he is in his opinion the most ingenious and solid writer of the whole Rom. Party His Works plainly shew him to have been a person of sound and solid judgment well read in the Fathers and in the polemical Writings of the most eminent and renowned Defenders of the Church of England who have quite down from the Reformation successfully managed the Protestant Cause against Rome He was so wholly devoted to retirement and the prosecutions of his several studies that no worldly concerns shared any of his affections only satisfying himself with bare necessaries and so far from coveting applause or preferment tho perhaps the compleatness of his learning and great worth might have given him as just and fair a claim to both as any others of his perswasion that he used all endeavours to secure his beloved privacy and conceal his name And altho he obtained these his desires in great part yet his calm temperate and rational discussion of some of the most weighty and momentous Controversies under debate between the Protestants and Romanists rendred him an Author much fam'd and very considerable in the esteem of both He hath written very many things some of which were published in his life time and some after his death all without his own name or initial letters of it set to them The Catalogue of most of them follow A brief account of ancient Church Government with a reflection on several moderne Writings of the Presbyterians The Assembly of Divines their Jus divinum Ministerii Anglicani published 1654 and Dr. Blondel's Apologia pro sententia Hieronymi and others touching this subject Lond. 1662 and 85 in four parts in a thin quart This book was generally reported to have been written by him yet a certain R. Catholick who was originally of Univ. Coll and much pretended to know all the Works that Mr. VVoodhead had written which he had with great zeal bought and collected for the honour he had to the author hath several times told me that he was not the author of that book but Obad. VValker The Guide in Controversies or a rational account of the doctrine of the Romane Catholicks concerning the ecclesiastical Guides in Controversies of Religion reflecting on the later Writings of Protestants particularly of Archb. Laud and Dr. Stillingfleet on this subject This book is divided into four discourses the two first of which were printed at London 1666. in qu. But before they could appear in publick they were burnt in the grand conflagration at London except a very few copies that were saved and vended abroad The other two discourses were published at London 1667 qu. and there again altogether with additions and some alterations an 1673. qu. In the composition of this book The Guide I have been credibly informed by several R. Catholicks that one Perkins a learned man of that perswasion did assist the author Part of the third discourse is refuted in a book intit A second discourse in vindication of the protestant grounds of faith against the pretence of infallibility in the Rom. Church in answer to The Guide in Controversies by R. H. and against Protestancy without Principles and Reason and Religion c both written by E. W. I say refuted by Dr. Edw. Stillingfleet Chaplain in ord to his Majesty Lond. 1673. oct Exercitations concerning the Resolution of Faith against some exceptions Printed 1674. qu. These Exercitations are in vindication of some part of the third discourse from what was said against it by Dr. Edw. Stillingfleet in the Second discourse just before named An appendix to the four discourses concerning The Guide in Controversies Further shewing the necessity and infallibility thereof against some contrary Protestant Principles Printed 1675. qu. Some copies of this book have this title A discourse of the necessity of Church Guides for directingâ—Christians in necessary faith c. The second part of the Appendix printed with the former containeth Annotations on Dr. Stillingfleet's answer to N. O's considerations of his Principles These two parts contain an Answer to what Dr. Stillingfleet in a piece of his called An answer to several late Treatises occasion'd by a book intit A discourse concerning Idolatry practised in the Church of Rome c. hath said against our author Woodhead his book named Dr. Stillingfleets Principles c. considered which I am now about to set down Dr. Stillingfleets principles giving an account of the faith of Protestants considered Paris 1671. oct This is answer'd in Dr. Stillingfleets first part named An answer to several late treatises c. before mention'd Considerations on the Councill of Trent being the fifth discourse concerning The Guide in controversies Printed 1671. qu. 'T is said that there is a sixth part which is concerning the alienation of Church lands but Quaere The Roman Churches devotions vindicated from Dr. Stillingfleets misrepresentations Printed 1672. oct The Rom. doctrine of repentance and indulgence vindicated from Dr. Stillingfleets mis-representations Printed 1672. oct These three last books were published under the initial Letters of N. O. or O. N And the two last are briefly replyed upon by Dr. Stillingfleet in the general preface to his first above named wherein having only touched on Seren. Cressy's piece entit Fanaticisme fanatically imputed c. wrot against him saith these things of our author N. O. Woodhead compared with Ser. Cressy whose book he affirms to be rayling and the author mad is a meer pattern of meekness and that he writes pertinently without the others bitterness and passion And elsewhere in the same Preface he stiles him a moderate man An historical narration of the life and death of our Saviour Jes Christ in two parts Oxon. 1685 qu. Published by Obad. Walker and then said not to be of his composition but of his Tutor Ab. Woodhead Before it went to the press it was viewed by Dr. Will. Jane the Kings Professor of Divinity who made some deletions and corrections in it yet afterwards they were put in again by Mr. Walker when it was in the Press Several exceptions were made against divers passages therein and great clammoring there was in the University against the book particularly by Dr. George Reynell of C. C. Coll yet on the 13 of Oct. the same year when Mr. Nath. Boys of Univ. Coll. was introduced into his late Majesties K. Jam. 2. presence he his Majesty was not then only pleased to commend him for his Sermon as being an ingenious and well pen'd discourse I mean that Sermon which he had preached in S. Maries Church on 26. Jul. going before being
person of Quality to his friend in the Country c. Lond. 1676. qu. Of which book and its author you may see in another intit An account of the growth of Popery and Arbitrary Government in England Lond. 1678. in a thin fol. p. 22. Written by Andr. Marvel Esq A second Pacquet of Advices c. occasion'd by several seditious Pamphlets spread abroad to pervert the people since the publication of the former Pacquet c. Lond. 1677. qu. This answers first a Pamphlet intit Some considerations upon the question whether the Parliament be dissolved by its prorogation for 15 months 2 Another intit The long Parliament dissolved written by Denzill L. Holles the author of which being sought after his Chaplain a Nonconformist named Cary or Carew own'd it to free his Lord whereupon he was committed Prisoner to the Tower of London in the beginning of Feb. 1676. This Cary after his Lords death lived in Hatton Garden in Holborne and practised Physick 3 A letter from a person newly chosen to sit in this Parliament to a Bencher in the Temple with a pretended answer of the Bencher to the same 4 A narrative of the cause and manner of the imprisonment of the Lords now close prisoners in the Tower of London The said two Pacquets of Advices were written as 't is said by Nedham and he encouraged thereunto by Edm. Warcup a Justice of Peace and Thomas Earl of Danby Christianissimus Christianandus or reasons for the reduction of France to a more Christian state in Europe Lond. 1678. in 10 sh in qu. Besides all these he hath written several other small things which I have not yet seen He hath translated into English Mare clausum printed in fol. 1652 or thereabouts but he being then no way affected to Monarchy gave himself therefore the license to foist in the name of a Commonwealth instead of the Kings of England and also to suppress the Epist ded to the King He also added an Appendix to it concerning the Soveraignty of the Kings of Great Britaine on the sea intit Additional Evidences which he procured as 't was thought of Joh. Bradshaw All which besides treasonable Comments and false Glosses were done in the life time of the learned author Joh. Selden After the restauration of K. Ch. 2. the English copy was corrected perfected and restored by J. H. Gent. and pr. at London 1662. fol. He the said Nedham also hath written a Preface before the book intit A new idea of the practice of Physick written by Frane de le Boe Sylvius published in English at London in 1675. oct In which Pref. towards the latter end our author Nedham saith that he had then 1675 and before a purpose to publish some Essays to discover what may be done by able men towards an advancement of knowledge in the power of Plants by the examining their natures by the principles and operations of the Chymists also that he was about to form divers Treatises for publick view c. By the way it must be known that our author in the said Preface doth shew himself a great disliker of the common way of the first studying of Physick in the Universities and seems also to run down University promotions or degrees calling them in derision the doctoral confederates the scholastic family of a fine breed who come to town with the learned Cushion Cap and Scarlet The Apothecaries boys are able to tutour them in Town-practice They vaunt and make a noise with their anatomical rattle spend much time in Anatomy neglect the chymical way c. Several things are fathered also upon him of which he was not in the least the author as the publication of The Speeches of Oliver Cromwell Hen. Ireton and Joh. Bradshaw intended to have been spoken at their execution at Tyburne 30 Jan. 1660 c. Lond. 1660. in one sh and half in qu. said in the title to be published by Marcham Nedham and Payne Fisher Servants Poets and Pamphleteers to his infernal Highness At length this most seditious mutable and railing author M. Nedham died suddenly in the house of one Kidder in D'eureux Court near Temple bar London in sixteen hundred seventy and eight and was buried on the 29 of Novemb. being the Vigil of S. Andrew at the upper end of the body of the Church of S Clements Danes near the entrance into the chancel Soon after that Church being pull'd down and rebuilt and the letters on his grave taken away or defaced you shall have in their place this Epitaph made on him an 1647 printed at the end of Merc. Britanicus his welcome to hell Here lies Britanicus Hell's barking Cur That son of Belial who kept damned stir And every Munday spent his stock of spleen In venomous railing on the King and Queen Who though they both in goodness may forgive him Yet for his safety we 'll in hell receive him With this person may well be coupled Henry Care several times reflected upon by Rog. L'estrange in his Observators for a poor sniveling Fellow who after he had wrot several things in the behalf of the Church of England and the Presbyterians and had reflected on both the Universities in several of his Writings as popishly affected was at length prevail'd upon in the time of King Jam. 2. to write for the Rom. Catholicks against the Church which he before had eagerly defended where by it was made manifest that what he wrot was not for Religion or Conscience sake which he before did pretend but meerly for Interest After his death which hapned in Aug. 1688 was an Elegy written in his commendation printed on one side of a sheet of paper and a satyrical thing called Henry Cares last Will and Testament JOHN NEWTON son of Humphrey Newton of Oundle in Northamptonshire and he the second son of Joh Newt in Axmouth in Devoâ—sh was born in Northamptonshire became a Communer of S. Edm. Hall in Mich. term 1637 aged 15 years took the degree of Bach. of Arts in 1641 and in the year following was actually created Master of that faculty among several Esquires Gentlemen and Soldiers that belonged to the K. and Court then residing in this University At which time his genie being naturally inclined to Mathematicks and Astronomy he by continual industry made great proficiency in them which he found advantageous to him in the times of Usurpation After his Majesties return he was actually created Doct. of Div made one of the Kings Chaplains and Rector of Rosse in Herefordshire in the place I think of Mr. Joh. Tombes ejected which he kept to his dying day He hath written these things following mostly printed in qu. Astronomia Britannica Exhibiting the doctrine of the Sphere and theory of Planets decimally by Trigonometry and by Tables c. in 3 parts Lond. 1656. 57. qu. Help to calculation with tables of Declinat Ascensions c. Lond. 1657. qu. Trigonometria Britannica shewing the construction of the natural
respected by the Queen that he was a person of excellent parts civil behaviour and of great complisance This acquaintance I presume had its original from our authors desire of having a book of his composition to be licensed for the Press through the means of Dr. Aug. Lindsell Chaplain to the said Archbishop who soon finding him to be a person of learning and great moderation did acquaint his grace of the man and his work Howsoever it was sure I am that when articles of impeachment were drawn up against Archb. Laud in the beginning of the Long Parliament 't is said in the seventh article that for the advancement of Popery and Superstition within this Realm the said Archb. hath wittingly and willingly received harboured and relieved divers popish Priests and Jesuits namely one called Sancta Clara alias Davenport a dangerous person and Franciscan Frier who hath written a popish and seditious book entituled Deus natura gratia c. wherein the thirty nine articles of the Church of England established by Act of Parliament are much traduced and scandalized The said Archbishop had divers conferences with him while he was in writing the said book and did also provide maintenance and entertainment for one Monsieur St. Giles a popish Priest at Oxon c. To which article the Archbishop made this answer I never saw that Franciscan Frier Sancta Clara in my life to the utmost of my memory above four times or five at most He was first brought to me by Dr. Lindsell I did fear he would never expound them the Articles so as the Ch. of England might have cause to thank him for it He never came to me after till he was almost ready to print another book to prove that Episcopacy was authorized in the Church by divine right and this was after these unhappy stirs began His desire was to have this book printed here but at his several addresses to me for this I still gave him this answer That I did not like the way which the Church of Rome went concerning Episcopacy And howsoever I would never give way that any such book from the pen of any Romanist should be printed here And the Bishops of England are very well able to defend their own cause and calling without calling in any aid from Rome and would so do when they saw cause and this is all the conference I ever had with him Our author S. Clara did at that time abscond and spend most of those years of trouble in obscurity sometimes beyond the Seas sometimes at London other times in the Country and now and then in Oxon at the publick Library where he was with great humanity received by Mr. Tho. Barlow Head keeper thereof as our author doth very gratefully acknowledge in one of his works At length after the restauration of K. Ch. 2 when a marriage was celebrated between him and Catherina of Portugal he became her Theologist or one of the chief Chaplains about her and was the third time chose Provincial Minister of his Order for the Province of England After the expiration of which for it lasts if I am not mistaken but for three years he was once or twice chosen again to that office before his death being accounted the greatest and chiefest pillar of his order and the onliest person to be consulted about the affairs thereof He was excellently well vers'd in School divinity the Fathers and Counsels Philosophers and in Ecclesiastical and Profane Histories He was a Person of very free discourse but Cressy was reserv'd of a vivacious and quick countenance the other clouded and melancholy and quick of apprehension but the other not or at least would not All which accomplishments made his company acceptable to great and worthy Persons As for the books which this noted author hath published mostly written in Latine are these Tract adversus judiciariam Astrologiam Duac 1626. oct This I have not yet seen nor is it printed among his Works Paraphrastica Expositio articulorum confessionis Anglicae This was printed first by it self and afterwards at the end of Tract de Praedest following This book was much talk'd against by the Jesuits who by all means would have it burnt but being soon after licensed in Rome gave a stop to any farther rumour of it However in Spain it was censur'd and how and why let the author tell you in his own words sent to me thus You told me that Mr. Leiburne shew'd you the Index Expurgatorius of Spain wherein was named the book of articles published by me There was here in London a Spanish Embassador under the Rebels named Alonso who had great malice to the last King and being informed by a knave that the book was dedicated to and accepted by the King whom he esteemed his enemy he surreptitiously procured in Spain to have it censured He endeavoured to have it so done at Rome but they answered as Pilate Non invenio causam and therefore it passed safe This man Alonso had been a Jesuit and was esteemed not only to have left them rudely but to have given himself over to get money c. In a letter also from Mr. Middleton to Archb. Laud dated at Venice in Dec. 1635 I find these passages that the book of S. Clara rellished not well with the Catholicks and that there was a consultation about it and some did extrema suadere and cried ad ignem Father Tho. Talbot a Jesuit of Paris told him so by letter who talking with the Popes Nuntio at Paris about it he told him 't was the best course to let it dye of it self to which the Nuntio a moderate man was inclinable Tractatus de praedestinatione de meritis peccatorum remissione c. Ludg. Bat. 1634. qu. In the year following the said book came out with this title Deus natura gratia sive tractatus de praedestinatione de meritis c. This book was dedicated to K. Ch. 1. to seduce him if you 'll believe Prynne to his religion and induce him to establish the Romish religion amongst us by his royal authority as he pretends to prove it from the dedicatory Epistle also that the whole scope of the book it self with the paraphrastical exposition of the articles at the end of it was to reconcile reduce both our King Church and the articles of our Religion which he comments upon to the Church of Rome He also endeavours to prove that St. Giles before mention'd living in the Venetian Embassadors house in London an 1635 was the author of that book and that it was printed at London but he is much mistaken and makes a confused story of the said two books which is needless now to tell you Systema fidei sive tractatus de concilio universali c. Leod. 1648. qu. Opusculum de definibilitate controversiae immaculatae conceptionis dei genetricis Tractatus de schismate speciatim Anglicano Fragmenta seu Historia minor
is reprinted as if it was a new thing by Dr. Hen. More among the additions to the Sec. edit of Saducismus triumphans Plus ultra or the progress and advancement of knowledge since the dayes of Aristotle c. Lond. 1668. oct An account of which book you may see in the Royal or Phil. Transactions nu 36. Several Sermons as 1 Fast Sermon on the Kings Martyrdome on Rom. 13.2 Lond. 1667. 2 Catholic Charitie recommended in a Serm. before the L. May. of Lond. on 1. Pet. 1. part of the 22 verse in order to the abating the animosities among Christians that have been occasion'd by differences in religion Lond. 1669. qu. 3 Seasonable recommendation and defence of reason in the affairs of religion against infidelity Sceptisme and fanaticisme of all sorts on Rom. 12. latter part of the first verse Lond. 1670. oct See more Sermons following The way of happines in its difficulties and encouragements cleared from many popular and dangerous mistakes Lond. 1679. oct This had also another title put to it the same yeare with alterations thus A discourse concerning the difficulties of the way to happines whence they may arise and how they may be overthrowne with an account of the shortness and vanity of the animal religion c. in oct A Seasonable recommendation and defence of reason in the affaires of religion against infidelitie Sceptisme and Fanaticismes of all sorts Lond. 1670. qu. Philosophia Pia A discourse of the religious temper and tendences of the experimental Philosophy which is profest by the Royal Society Lond. 1671. oct A Praefaratory answer to Mr. Hen. Stubbe the Doctor of Warwick wherein the malignity hypocrisie and falshood of his temper pretences and reports c. in his animadversions on Plus ultra are discovered Lond. 1671. oct A farther discovery of Mr. Stubbe in a brief reply to the last Pamphlet against Jos Glanvill Lond. 1671. oct Ad Clerum Somersetensem Epistola ΠΣΟΣΦΩÎΗΣΙΣ Pr. in one sh in oct at the end of the Farther discovery An earnest invitation to the Lords Supper Lond. 1673. 74. 77. in tw Seasonable reflections and discourses in order to the conviction and cure of the scoffing and infidelity of a degenerate age Lond. 1676. oct Made up of four Sermons viz. 1 The sin and danger of scoffing at religion on 2. Pet. 3.3 2 The Churches contempts from profane and fanatick Enemies on Psal 123.3.4 3 Moral Evidence of a life to come on Matth. 22.32 4 The serious considerations of a future judgment on Acts 17.31 Essays on several important subjects in Philosophy and Religion Lond. 1676. qu. Which Essays being 7 in number except the last were published singly before by the author whose preface to them gives a particular account of his new furbishing and vamping them up in this collection An Essay concerning preaching written for the direction of a young Divine c. Lond. 1678. oct A seasonable defence of preaching and the plain way of it Printed with the Essay concerning c. Saducismus triumphans or full and plain evidence concerning witches and apparitions in two parts The first treats of the possibility the second of the real existence of them with a Letter of Dr. Hen. More on the same subject The first part consists of his Considerations about Witchcraft c. reprinted herein the fifth time The second part is made up of an Answer to part of Mr. John Websters Display of suppos'd Witchcraft c. Lond. 1667. fol. and of our authors former narrative of the Daemon of Tidworth and a second relation printed with it inlarged together with a collection of 26 modern relations The authors imperfect preface to the second part gives an account of the several editions of his former treatise of Witches and relates the many motives which induced him to those large additions in this edition The person who perused his papers after his death disgested his materials that were left somewhat incompleat into order and distinctness tied the pieces methodically together and supplied what was wanting by advertisements scatter'd through the whole work The last advertisement is the most considerable and as an appendage to the first part concerning the possibility of apparitions c. is added an easie true and genuine notion and consistent explication of the nature of a spirit translated out of the two last Chapters of Dr. More 's Enchiridion Metaphysicum c. Lond. 1681. oct and there again in 82 with large additions of the said More the publisher of both editions An account of which additions he gives in the beginning of the work Some discourses Sermons and remains Lond. 1681. qu. with his picture before them Before these Sermons in number eleven most of which came out in small vol. is prefix'd a short preface of Anth. Horneck the publisher of the said Discourses c. In which is briefly drawn our authors character mostly as to his eminent ministerial endowments in very lively and graceful strokes The zealous and impartial Protestant shewing some great but less heeded dangers of popery c. in a Letter to a member of Parliament Lond. 1681. qu. This book being published a little before the authors death was so displeasing to some Parliament men that they would have called the author to an account for it if he had lived a little longer Letter to the Earl of Bristol with another to a friend of the usefulness of the universal character with the way of learning it MS which I think is not extant See more of our author Glanvil and some of his writings in Rob. Crosse under the year 1683. He hath also published Two Discourses viz. A discourse of truth by Dr. Geor. Rust Bishop of Dromore and The way to happiness and salvation Lond. 1677. in tw which discourses came out afterwards 1683 in oct with this title Two choice and useful treatises The one Lux orientalis c. The other a discourse of truth by the late reverend Dr. G. Rust L. Bish of Dromore in Ireland with Annotations on them by Dr. Hen. More as I suppose These Annotations are full as large as the discourses themselves on which they are written The title to the latter Annotations on Dr. Rusts discourse run thus Annotations upon the discourse of truth In which is inserted by way of digression A brief return to Mr. Baxters reply which he calls a placid collation with the learned Dr. Hen. More occasioned by the Doctors answer to a letter of the learned Psythophorist which letter of Mr. Baxter Dr. More published without the authors knowledge in the sec edit of our author Glanvils Saducismus triumphans c. whereunto is annexed a devotional Hymn translated for the use of the sincere Lovers of true piety Lond. 1683. oct Mr. Glanvill hath a pretty large letter before Dr. Rust's discourse concerning the subject and the author of it The Annotator to the reader before his Annotations on the last discourse endeavours to make people believe that Dr.
he would have vy'd with Mahomet himself both for boldness and imposture c. Much more of such black language the said author here quoted hath in his 1 preface Bishop Bramhalls treatise which he published but shall be now omitted Here you see the Characters given by persons of several perswasions according as their affections led them but what I my self knew of him which may I hope be mention'd without offence envy or flattery is let rash and giddy heads say what they please that he was a person well skil'd in the Tongues Rabinical learning Jewish rites and customs that he had a great command of his English Pen and was one of the most gentile and fairest writers who have appeared against the Church of England as handling his Adversaries with far more civil decent and temperate language than many of his fiery Brethren and by confining himself wholly to the cause without the unbecoming mixture of personal slanders and reflection Dr. Edw. Stillingfleet saith that this our author Owen treated him with civility and decent Language for which he thank'd him and Mr. Hen. Dodwell that he is of a better temper than most of his Brethren as abstaining from personal slanders in confining himself wholly to the cause His personage was proper and comely and he had a very graceful behaviour in the Pulpit an eloquent Elocution a winning and insinuating deportment and could by the persuasion of his oratory in conjunction with some other outward advantages move and wind the affections of his admiring Auditory almost as he pleased The things that he hath written are these A display of Arminianise being a discovery of the old Pelagian idol Freewill with the new Goddess contingency c. Lond. 1643. 49. qu. The duty of pastors and people distinguished or a brief discourse touching the administration of things commanded in religion c. Lond. 1644. qu. The Principles of the doctrine of Christ unfolded in two short Catechismes wherein those Principles of Religion are explained the knowledge whereof is required by the late Ordinance of Parl before any person is admitted to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper Lond. 1645. oct Written for the use of the Congregation at Fordham in Essex the author being then Pastor there Several Sermons as 1 A vision of unchangeable free mercy c. Fast Sermon before the House of Commons 29. Apr. 1646 on Acts 16.11 Lond. 1646 qu. To which is added A short defence about Church Government 2 Fast Sermon before H. of Commons 31. Jan. 1648 on Jerem. 15.19.20 Lond. 1649. qu To which is added A discourse about toleration and the duty of the Civil Magistrate about Religion In the epist dedicatory before the said Sermon he doth insolently father the most hellish action of the preceeding day the decollation of K. Ch. 1. on the great dispensation of Providence in order to the unravelling of the whole web of iniquity interwoven of Civil and Ecclesiastical tyranny in opposition to the kingdom of the Lord Jesus But therein and in the Sermon being several positions destructive to the sacred persons of Princes their state and government c. they were condemned by the University of Oxon as pernicious and damnable in their Convocation held 21. Jul. 1683 and thereupon burnt by the hand of their Marshal in the School quadrangle before the Members of the said University then and there present 3 The shaking and translating of heaven and earth Serm. before the H. of Com. 19. Apr. 1649 a day of extraordinary humiliation on Heb. 12.27 Lond. 1649. qu the author being then Minister of Coggeshall in Essex 4 The Stedfastnes of promises and the sinfulnes of staggering preached at S. Marg. in Westm before the Parliam 28. Feb. 1649. being a day of solemn humiliation on Rom. 4.20 Lond. 1650. qu. 5 The branch of the Lord the beautie of Zion c. Two Sermons one at Berwick the other at Edenburgh on Isa 56.7 Edenburgh 1650. qu. 6 The advantage or advancement of the Kingdome of Christ c. Sermon of Thanksgiving preached to the Parliam 24. Oct. 1651. for the destruction of the Scots army at Worcester c. on Ezeck 17.24 Oxon. 1651. and 54. qu. 7 The labouring Saints dismission to rest c. Serm. at the funeral of Henry Ireton Lord Deputy of Ireland in the Abbey Church of Westm 6. Feb. 1651. on Dan. 12.13 Lond. 1652. qu. 8 Concerning the Kingdome of Christ and the power of the Civil Magistrate about things of the worship of God preached before the Parliament 13. Oct. 1652 being a day of solemn humiliation on Dan. 7.15.16 Oxon. 1652. qu. 9 Gods work in founding Zion preached before the Protector and Parl. 17. Sept. 1656. on Isa 14.32 Oxon. 1656. qu. 10 Gods presence with a people the spring of their prosperity with their special interest in abiding with him preached to the Parl. of the Com. Wealth of Engl. c. at Westm 30. Oct. 1656. being a day of solemn humiliation on 2. Chron 15.2 Lond. 1656. qu. 11 The glory and interest of nations professing the Gospel opened in a Serm. at a private fast to the Commons assembled in Parliam 4. Feb. 1658. on Isa 4.5 Lond. 1659. qu. 12 How we may bring our hearts to receive reproofs on Psal 141.5 This is in the Supplement to the morning Exercise at Cripplegate Lond. 1674. and 76. qu. Besides these Sermons he hath also others extant that I have not yet seen among which is 1. A Thanksgiving Sermon before the Parl. at S. Marg. in Westm 25. Aug. 1653. 2 Sermon on 1. Joh. 1.3 printed 1658. qu. And thirdly another Sermon as it seems called Mene Tekell which as t is said was published by him wherein asserting that Birthright and proximity of blood give no title to Rule or Government and that it is lawful to preclude the next Heir from the right of Succession to the Crown it was therefore censured and condemn'd to be burnt by the whole body of Convocation of the Univ. of Oxon. 21. July 1683. Dr. Owen hath also written Escholl A cluster of the fruit of Canaan brought to the bordures for the encouragement of the Saints travelling thither wards with their faces towards Sion Or rules of direction for the walking of the Saints in Fellowship according to the order of the Gospel Lond. 1648. 55. 56. in oct and tw Eben-Ezer Being an exposition on the first 10. verses of the third Chapter of Habukkuk in two Sermons one at Colchester the other at Rumford in memory of the deliverance of Essex Countie and Committee 1648. Salus Electorum Sanguis Jesu A Treatise of the redemption and reconciliation that is in the blood of Christ with the merit thereof and the satisfaction wrought thereby wherein the whole controversie of universal redemption is fully discussed in four books Lond. 1649. qu. Appendix upon occasion of a late book published by Mr. Joshua Sprigg containing erroneous doctrine This is printed with Salus Elect. Primier for Children
Church of Rome Together with a short postill upon his text Print 1672. in oct The title of which in the first page of this book is ΤΩ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΩ Stillingfleeton He also wrot A Dialogue between a Knight and a Lady about Popery and Letters under the name of Diaphanta in tw Besides this Jo. Vinc. Cane was one John Keynes a Jesuit born as I have heard his acquaintance say at Compton Painsford in Somersetshire author of Doctor Stillingfleet against Dr. Stillingfleet which being answer'd he came out with a reply entit Dr. Stillingfleet still against Stillingfleet or a reply to Dr. Stillingfleets answer to a book called Dr. Stillingfleet against Dr. Stillingfleet c. But all this being spoken by the by let 's now go forward with Owen who hath also written Vindication of the animadversions on Fiat Lux. Lond. 1664. oct A peace-offering in an Apology and humble plea for indulgence and liberty of conscience Lond. 1667. qu. Indulgence and toleration considered in a Letter to a person of honour Printed with the Peace offering Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews Also concerning the Messiah c. with an Exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said Epist to the Hebrews Lond. 1668. fol. Truth and innocence vindicated in a survey of a discourse concerning Ecclesiastical Polity Lond. 1669. oct By the publishing of which book written against Samuel Parker he thought as 't is said to have put a stop to the whole proceedings of Parliament and to have involved the nation in confusion and blood A brief declaration and vindication of the doctrine of the Trinity As also of the person and satisfaction of Christ c. Lond. 1669 in tw c. He the said Dr. Owen was also supposed to be the author of A sober answer to A friendly debate between a Conformist and Nonconformist written by way of Letter to the author thereof Lond. 1669. oct Published under the name of Philagathus but the true author as it since appears was Sam. Rolle a Nonconformist before mention'd Practical exposition on the 130. Psalm wherein the nature of the forgiveness of sin is declared and the truth and reality of it asserted c. Lond. 1669. 1680 qu. Exercitations concerning the name original nature use and continuance of a day of sacred rest wherein the original of the Sabbath from the foundation of the World the morality of the fourth commandment c. are inquired into c. Lond. 1671. oct Discourse concerning evangelical Love Church peace and unity c. written in vindication of the principles and practice of some Ministers and others Lond. 1672. oct Plea for Nonconformists tending to justifie them against the clamorous charge of Schisme Lond. 1674. oct wherein are two printed sheets on the same subject by John Humphrey Discourse concerning the holy spirit wherein an account is given of its name nature personality dispensation operations and effects c. Lond. 1674. fol. Answered by Will. Clagett of Cambridge in a book entit A discourse concerning the operations of the holy spirit with a confutation of some part of Dr. Owens book on that subject Lond. 1680. c. oct It consists of three parts in the last of which the author proveth that the Antients make not for Dr. Owens turn as Dr. Owen insinuats by adorning his margin with quotations out of the Fathers Vindication of some passages in a discourse concerning Communion with God from the exceptions of Will Sherlock Lond. 1674. oct Soon after came out a book against this entit A discourse concerning the imputation of Christs righteousness to us and our sins to him with many questions thereunto pertaining resolved Together with reflections more at large upon what hath been published concerning that subject by Mr. Rob. Ferguson in his Interest of Religion and Dr. Owen in his book stiled Communion with God Lond. 1675. oct Written by Tho. Hotchkis Rector of Staunton near Highworth in Wilts sometimes M. of A. of Corp. Ch. Coll. in Cambridge Exercitations and an exposition on the third fourth and fifth Chapters of the Ep. of S. Paul the Ap. to the Hebrews Lond. 1674. fol. This is the second Vol. of the exercitations before mention'd The first vol. is an exposition on the first and second Chapters and the exposition on all five is contracted by Matth. Pole who stiles it Lucubratio non vulgari doctrina conscripta and put into the fifth vol. of Synopsis The nature power deceit and prevalency of the remainder of indwelling sin in Believers together with the ways of its working and means of prevention Lond. 1675. oct It was also printed in 1668. in oct The nature of Apostasie from the profession of the Gospel and the punishment of Apostates in an exposition o◠Hebrews chap. 6. ver 4.5.6 Lond. 1676. oct The reason of faith or an answer unto the enquiry whether we believe the Scripture to be the word of God with the causes and nature of that faith wherewith we do so Lond. 1677. oct The doctrine of justification by faith through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ explained confirmed and vindicated Lond. 1677. qu. Briefly answered by the aforesaid Tho. Hotchkis in a Postscript at the end of the second part of his Discourse concerning imputed righteousness Lond. 1678. oct The causes ways and means of understanding the mind of God as revealed in his word with assurance therein And a declaration of the perspicuity of the Scriptures with the external means of the interpretation of them Lond. 1678. oct The Church of Rome no safe guide or reasons to prove that no rational man who takes due care of his eternal salvation can give himself up to the conduct of that Church in matters of religion Lond. 1679. qu. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or a declaration of the glorious mystery of the person of Christ God and Man with the infinite wisdome love and power of God in the contrivance and constitution thereof As also of the grounds and reasons of his incarnation c. Lond. 1680. qu. A continuation of the exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews viz. on the 6.7.8.9 and tenth chapters Wherein together with the explication of the text and context the Priesthood of Christ as typed by those of Melchisedeck and Aaron with an account of their distinct Offices c. are declared explained and confirmed Lond. 1680. fol. This is the third vol. of exposition on Hebrews A brief vindication of the Nonconformists from the charge of Schisme as it was managed against them in a Sermon preached before the L. Mayor by Dr. Stillingfleet Dean of S. Pauls Lond. 1680. qu. A character first of this Answer 2. of Mr. Baxters which is in qu. 3. Of the Letter written out of the Country to a person of quality in the City 4. Of B. Alsops book call'd Mischief of imposition 5. Of The Rector of Sutton committed with the Dean of Pauls or a defence of Dr.
Stilling fleets Irenicum c. against his late Sermon entit The mischief of separation against the author of The Christian temper said to be written by John Barret M. of A. in a Letter to a friend I say the respective characters of these five answers to Dr. Stillingfleets Sermon before mention'd together with that of The peaceable design renewed c. wrot by John Humphrey with which Dr. Stillingfleet begins first are to be found in the preface to the said Doctors Unreasonableness of separation c. Which characters as are thus given are reflected on by a short piece entit Reflections on Dr. Stillingfleets book of the unreasonableness of separation Lond. 1681. qu. Written by a Conformist Minister in the Country in order to peace The nature and efficacy of the sacrifice of Christ as typed by all the sacrifices of the Law the erection of the Tabernacle according to the heavenly pattern with the institution of all its utensils and services their especial signification and end c. Lond. 1681. An enquiry into the original institution power order and communion of Evangelical Churches the first part Lond. 1681. qu. Answer to a Discourse of the unreasonableness of separation written by Dr. Stillingfleet Printed with the Enquiry Discourse of the work of the holy spirit in prayer with a brief enquiry into the nature and use of mental prayer and formes Lond. 1681. oct An humble testimony unto the goodness and severity of God in his dealing with sinful Churches and Nations or the only way to deliver a sinful Nation from utter ruin by impendent judgments in a discourse on Luke 13.1 2. 3. 4. 5. Lond. 1681. oct Printed with the Discourse of the work c. The grace and duty of being spiritually minded declared and practically improved Lond. 1681. 82. qu. This is the sum of certain of Sermons A brief instruction in the Worship of God and discipline of the Churches of the New Testam by way of question and answer with an explication and confirmation of those answers Lond. 1682. oct c. Meditations and discourses on the Glory of Christ in his person office and grace with the difference between faith and sight applyed to the use of them that believe Lond. 1683. 84. c. oct Opus Posth Treatise of the dominion of sin and grace wherein sins reign is discovered in whom it is and in whom it is not how the law supports it how grace delivers from it by setting up its dominion in the heart Lond. 1688. oct The true nature of a Gospel Church and its government wherein these following particulars are distinctly handled 1. The subject matter of the Church 2. The formal cause of a particular Church 3. Of the policy of the Church in general c. Lond. 1689. qu. Afterwards came out certain Animadversions on the said book but by whom written I cannot tell A brief and impartial account of the nature of the Protestant religion its present state in the World its strength and weakness with the ways and indications of the ruin or continuance of its publick national profession Lond. 1690. qu. Continuation or the second part of that book formerly printed the difference between faith and sight being the meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto converted sinners and Saints under spiritual decays in two chapters from John 17.24 Lond. 1691. oct Our author Dr. Owen with Dr. Tho. Jacomb Dr. Will. Bates Dr. Jo. Collings Mr. Pet. Vinke Joh. How Dav. Clarkson and Ben. Alsop did undertake in June 1682 to finish the English Annotations of the Holy Scripture in 2. vol. in fol. which were began by Matthew Pole or Poole and carried on by him to the 58 chapt of Isaiah and there is no doubt but that Owen did his share in that work who also hath written prefaces and epistles before divers books by way of recommendation among which are his and Dr. Tho. Goodwins epist before Dr. T. Taylors works A preface also to the Exposition of the song of Solomon written by Jam. Durham sometimes Minister of the Gospel in Glascow Printed 1669. in qu. An Epist commend with another by Mr. Baxter to The Christians dayly walk in holy security and peace written by Hen. Scudder Printed 1674. the eleventh edit An ep by way of recom to A new and useful concordance of the Holy Bible c. Another before The Ark of the Covenant and a large preface to The true Idea of Jansenisme as I have already told you in Theoph. Gale c. But as for Jo. Bradshawes Ultimum vale being the last words that are ever intended to be spoke of him as they were delivered in a Sermon preach'd at his interment printed in two sh in qu. and said to be written by John Owen D. D. Time-server general of England is not his but fathered upon him by one who desired then to make sport in the great City At length he the said Dr. Owen having spent most of his time in continual agitation to carry on the cause to promote his own interest and gain the applause of people he did very unwillingly lay down his head and die at Eling near Acton in Middlesex on S. Barthelmews day in sixteen hundred eighty and three having a little before been knowing of and consenting to the Presbyterian Plot that was discovered some time before his death Whereupon his body was conveyed to a house in S. James's where resting for some-time was on the 4. of Sept. following attended by about 20 mourners and 67 coaches that followed to the Fanatical burying-place called by some Tyndales Burying-place joyning on the North side to the New Artillery-garden near London where it was buried at the East end thereof Soon after was an Altar-tomb of freestone erected over his grave covered with a black marble plank with a large inscription thereon part of which runs thus Johannes Owen S. T. P. Agro Oxoniensi oriundus patre insigni Theologo Theologus ipse insignior seculi hujus insignissimis annumerandus Communibus humanarum literarum suppetiis ménsura parum communi instructus omnibus quasi ordinata Ancillarum serie suae jussis familiari Theologiae c. Obiit Augusti 24. anno à partu virginio 1683 Aetat 67. Besides this John Owen I find another of both those names Chaplain to Henry Lord Grey of Ruthen author of Immoderate mourning for the dead prov'd unreasonable and unchristian c. Sermon on 2. Sam. 12.21.22.23 Lond. 1680 in oct and perhaps of other things WILLIAM GUISE or Guisius as in his book following he is written Son of John Guise was born of a knightly family living at Abloads Court near to Glocester in Glocestershire became a Communer of Oriel Coll. an 1669 aged 16 years afterwards Fellow of that of All 's Master of Arts and in holy Orders In 1680 he resign'd his Fellowship being about that time married and in great esteem for his Oriental learning but soon after cut off
which was shortly after as I shall tell you anon So that whereas he was first a Presbyterian and afterwards a true Son of the Church of England he was then esteemed by the generallity especially when his Reasons for abrogating the Test were published very popishly enclined It was about that time said that he seemed very much to favour the Cath. Cause that he proposed in Council whether it was not expedient that at least one College in Oxford should be allowed Catholicks that they might not be forced to be at so much charges by going beyond the Seas to study The same Bishop inviting two Noblemen R. Cath. to a banquet drank the Kings health to an heretical Baron there wishing a happy success to all his affairs and he added that the Faith of the Protestants in England seemed to him but to be little better than that of Buda was before it was taken and that they were for the most part meer Atheists that defended it c. Thus a certain Jesuit of Liege to another at Friburg in a letter dat 2. Feb. 1687. And father Edm. Petre another Jesuit one of the Privy Council to K. Jam. 2. tells us in the same month that the Bishop of Oxon has not yet declared himself openly the great obstacle is his wife whom he cannot rid himself of his design being to continue Bishop and only change Communion as it is not doubted but the King will permit and our holy father confirm tho I do not see how he can be further useful to us in the Religion in which he is because he is suspected and of no esteem among the Hereticks of the English Church nor do I see that the example of his Conversion is like to draw many others after him because he declared himself so suddenly If he had believ'd my counsel which was to temporize for some longer time he would have done better but it is his temper or rather zeal that hurried him on c. But to let pass these and other matters which are related of him by that party the Roman Catholicks I shall proceed to give you an account of his published writings which are these Tentamina Physico-Theologica de Deo sive Theologia Scholastica c. lib. 2. Lond. 1665. qu. This book an account of which is in the Philosoph Transactions numb 18. is answer'd by N. Fairfax M. D. in his book entit Of the bulk and selvedge of the world These Tentamina are much enlarged in a book in a large quarto entit Disputationes de Deo c. as I shall tell you by and by A free and impartial censure of the Platonick Philosophy Lond. 1666. qu. Ox. 1667. oct At which time as his Adversary tells us he was proclaimed under the hand of another mascarade Divine The wonder of his age An account of the nature and extent of the divine dominion and goodness as they refer to the origenian hypothesis concerning the preexistence of soules c. This book which is printed with the Free and impartial censure is briefly reflected on by Anon. in a book entit Deus justificatus or the divine Goodness vindicated c. Ox. 1667. Lond. 1668. oct A discourse of Ecclesiastical Polity wherein the authority of the Civil Magistrate over the Consciences of subjects in matters of external Religion is asserted c. Lond. 1669. 79. oct Of which book hear what Mr. Baxter says I can shew you a Manuscript of one both impartial and truly judicious even the late Judge Hale expressing so great dislike of that Debate The Friendly Debate and Ecclesiastical Policy as tending to the injury of Religion it self that he wisheth the authors would openly profess that they would write for themselves and no more so abusively pretend it is for Religion c. A defence and continuation of the Eccles Politie c. against Dr. Owen Together with a Letter from the author of The Friendly Debate Lond. 1671. oct On the said book Ecclesiast Politie and Reproof to the Rehearsal a certain Scotchman named Rohert Ferguson a Divine of some note hath written reflections in a book entit A sober enquiry into the nature measure and principle of moral virtue c. Lond. 1673 oct A discourse in vindication of Bishop John Bramhall and the Clergy of the Church of England from the Fanatick charge of Popery together with some reflections upon the present state of affairs c. This discourse was published by way of Preface to a Treatise of the said Bishop Lond. 1672. and by it self in oct Lond. 1673. In the said Discourse or book is a great deal of rallery against Dr. Joh. Owen his doctrine and writings but more especially against some passages of his book of Evangelical Love Church peace c. and much said in defence of that sharper way which he took in his former answer to the Doctor and somewhat against Baxter's Grotian religion discovered Whereupon our author Parker being esteemed by the Nonconformists a forward proud ambitious and scornful person was taken to task purposely to clip his wings or take him shorter by their buffooning Champion Andr. Marvell somtimes one of John Miltons companions in a book which he published entit The Rehearsal transpros'd or animadversions upon a late book entit A Preface shewing c. Lond. 1672. oct Which title The Rehearsal c. was taken from a Comedy then lately published by George Duke of Buckingham called The Rehearsal wherein one Mr. Bayes acteth a part Afterwards our author Parker wrot an answer to Marvell who stiles him throughout his book Mr. Bayes entit A reproof to the Rehearsall transpros'd in a discourse to its author Lond. 1673 oct Besides which answer came out five more against Marvell viz. 1. Rosemary and Bayes or Animadversions upon a treatise called The Rehearsall transpros'd c. Lond. 1672 in 3. sh in qu. 2 The Transproser rehears'd or the fifth act of Mr. Bayes Play c. Oxon 1673 oct Written by Rich. Leigh somtimes Commoner of Qu. Coll. 3 Gregory Father-Greybeard with his vizard off or news from the Cabal in some reflections c. in a letter to our old friend R.L. from E.H. Lond. 1673. oct subscribed Edm. Hickeringhill 4 A common place book out of The Rehearsall transpros'd digested under these several heads c. Lond. 1673. oct 5 Stoo him Bayes or some animadversions upon the humour of writing Rehearsals transpros'd Oxon. 1673. oct All or most of which answers which were to the first part of The Rehearsall transpros'd were wrot in a buffooning burlesquing and ridiculing way and stile in which fashion of writing Marvell himself had led the way Besides Marvell's answer to the said Preface of Dr. Parker I find another small piece wrot against it partly entit The authority of the Magistrate about Religion discussed in a rebuke to the prefacer of the late book of Bish Bramhalls c. Lond. 1672. oct by J. H supposed to be Joh. Humphrey
is entit Apologia pro Renato Descartes c. Lond. 1679. oct A Demonstration of the divine authority of the Law of Nature and of the Christian Religion in two parts Lond. 1681. qu. The case of the Church of England briefly stated in the three first and fundamental principles of a Christian Church 1. The obligation of Christianity by divine right 2. The jurisdiction of the Church by div right 3. The institution of Episc superiority by div right Lond. 1681. oct An account of the government of the Christian Ch. in the first six hundred years Particularly shewing 1. The Apostolical practice of diocesan and metrapolitical Episcopacy 2. The Usurpation of patriarchal and papal Authority 3. The War of 200 years between the Bishops of Rome and Constantinople of universal Supremacy Lond. 1683. oct Religion and Loyalty or a demonstration of the power of the Christian Church within it self Supremacy of soveraign Powers over it and duty of passive Obedience or Non-resistance to all their commands exemplified out of the Records c. Lond. 1684. oct Religion and Loyalty The second part Or the History of the concurrence of the imperial and ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Government of the Church from the beginning of the Raign of Jovian to the end of Justinian Lond. 1685. oct Reasons for abrogating the Test imposed upon all Members of Parliament 30 Oct. 1678. Lond. 1688. qu. This book was licensed by Rob. Earl of Sunderland Sec. of State under K. Jam. 2 on the 10 of Dec. 1687 and on the 16 of the said month it being published all or most of the impression of 2000 were sold before the evening of the next day Several Answers full of girds and severe reflections on the Author were soon after published among which was one bearing this title Samuel L. Bishop of Oxon his celebrated reasons for abrogating the Test and notions of Idolatry answered by Samuel Archdeacon of Canterbury Lond. 1688 in about six sh in qu. Written by John Philipps Nephew by the mother to John Milton A discourse sent to the late K. James to perswade him to embrace the Protestant Religion with a letter to the same purpose Lond. 1690. in about 5 sh in qu. It was usually said that he was also author of A modest answer to Dr. Stillingfleets Irenicum Lond. 1680. oct and of another thing called Mr. Baxter baptized in blood and reported by A Marvell to be author also of Greg. Father Greybeard before mentioned but let the report of these matters remain with their authors while I tell you that this our celebrated Writer Dr. Sam. Parker dying in the Presidents Lodgings in Magd. Coll. about seven of the clock in the evening of the twentieth day of March in sixteen hundred eighty and seven was buried on the 24 of the same month in the south isle or part of the outer Chappel belonging thereunto In the See of Oxford succeeded Timothy Hall as I shall tell you elsewhere in his Presidentship Bonaventure Gifford a Sorbon Doctor and a secular Priest Bishop elect of Madaura in partibus Infidelium who being installed therein by proxy 31. of March 1688 took possession of his seat in the Chappel and Lodgings belonging to him as President on the 15 of June following and in his Archdeaconry succeeded in the beginning of 1688 one Dr. John Battleley of Cambridge WINSTON CHURCHILL son of John Churchill of Wotton Glanvile in Dorsetshire descended from those of his name living sometimes at Churchill in Somersetshire was born in London became a Convictor of S. Joh. Coll. in the beginning of the year 1636 aged 16 years left it without a degree adher'd to the Cause of his Maj. in the time of the Rebellion and afterwards suffer'd for it In the beginning of the year 1661 he was chose a Burgess for Weymouth in Dorsetshire being then of Minterne in that County to serve in that Parl. which began at Westm 8 of May the same year was made Fellow of the Royal Society soon after and in the latter end of 1663 a Knight About that time he became a Commissioner of the Court of Claimes in Ireland and had afterwards a Clerkship of the Green-Cloth confer'd upon him from which being removed in the latter end of 1678 was soon after restored to it again This person tho accounted a worthy Gent. in many respects a great Royalist and a sincere lover of his Majesty and the Church of England yet a nameless and satyrical author tells us that he was a Pentioner in the aforesaid Parl. which continued till July 1679 and a principal labourer in the great design of Popery and arbitrary Government that he preferred his own daughter to the Duke of York and had got in Boons 10000 l also that he had published in print that the King may raise money without his Parliament The book wherein he mentions that passage is intit Divi Britannici Being a remark upon the lives of all the Kings of this Isle from the year of the World 28â—5 unto the year of grace 1660. Lond. 1675. fol. In the said book which is very thin and trite are the Arms of all the Kings of England which made it sell among Novices rather than for the matter therein The aforementioned passage of raising of money being much resented by several Members of Parl. then sitting the leaf of the remaining copies wherein it was was reprinted without that passage purposely to please and give content This worthy Gent. Sir Winst Churchill died on the 26 of March in sixteen hundred eighty and eight being then eldest Clerk-Comptroller of the Greencloth and was buried three days after in the Ch. of S. Martin in the Fields within the City of Westminster He had a son commonly called Colonel John Churchill who had been much favoured by James Duke of York and by him and his endeavours first promoted in the Court and State This person was by the favour of K. Ch. 2. created a Baron by the name and title of John Lord Churchill of Aymouth in Scotland in the latter end of Nov. 1683 at which time were also created 1 Edward Viscount Camden Earl of Ganesborough 2 Coniers Lord Darcy Earl of Holderness 3 Thomas Lord Windsore Governour of his Maj. Town and Garrison of Kingston upon Hull Earl of Plymouth 4 Horatio Lord Townsend Viscount Townsend of Raynham 5 Sir Tho. Thynne Baronet Baron Thynne of Warmister and Viscount Weymouth 6 Col. George Legg of his Majesties most honorable Privy Council and Master General of the Ordnance Baron of Dartmouth and 7 William Lord Allington Constable of his Majesties Tower of London Baron of Wymondley in England After the decease of K. Ch. 2 the said Lord Churchill was much favoured by the said Duke then K by the name of Jam. 2 and by him promoted to several Places of trust and honour but when his help was by him required he deserted him in the beginning of Nov. 1688 and adhered to the Prince of Aurange
then arrived in the West parts of England In the month of Feb. following the said Prince being then K. of England by the name of Will 3. he was by him appointed to be one of his Privy Council among divers honorable persons then named and appointed also and in the beginning of Apr. 1689 he was created Earl of Marlborough at which time were also created and advanced to great honours these persons following viz. 1 Prince George of Denmark and Norway to be Baron of Okingham Earl of Kendal and Duke of Cumberland 2 Charles Marquess of Winchester to be Duke of Bolton 3 William Bentick Esq a Dutch man Groom of the stole to his Maj. to be Baron of Cirencester Visc Woodstock and Earl of Portland 4 Thom. Visc Fauconberg to be Earl of Fauconberg 5 Charles Visc Mordant to be Earl of Monmouth 6 Ralph L. Mountague Visc Mount Hermer to be Earl of Mountague 7 Henry Sidney Esq to be Baron of Milton and Visc Sidney of Sheppy in the County of Kent 8 Rich. Visc Lumley of Waterford in Ireland to be Visc Lumley of Lumley Castle in the County Pal. of Durham and 9 Hugh Visc Cholmondley of Kellis in Ireland to be Baron Cholmondley of Namptwich in Cheshire Afterwards John Earl of Marlborough went into Ireland was a Lieut. Gen. there and did his Maj. good service in the Wars had against the Army of K. James 2. in that Country and afterwards returned full fraught with honour and glory and continued in the good opinion of many for some time At length upon some distast taken against him the reason why let the Statesmen and Polititians tell you he was deprived of all his Places and Employments by his Maj. K. Will. 3 about the middle of January 1691 viz. of his place of Lieut. General his command of Captain of the third Troop of Guards of his Reg. of Phusileers and of his place of Gent. of the Bedchamber GEORGE STRADLING fourth son of Sir John Stradling of S. Donats Castle in Glamorganshire Kt was born there became a Com. of Jesus Coll. in Lent term 1636 aged 15 years took one degree in Arts was elected junior Collector of the Bachelaurs in Lent 1640 1 chosen Fellow of All 's Coll. two years after proceeded in Arts and kept his Fellowship during the times of trouble and usurpation being then accounted a rare Lutinist and much valued by Dr. Wilson the Musick Professor After the Kings Restauration he was made Chaplain to Dr. Sheldon B. of London and was actually created D. of D. in 1661. On the 30. of July 1663 he was install'd a Preb. of Westminst On the 22 of Jul. 1671 he was installed Chantor of the Cath. Ch. of Chichester and on the 21 of Dec. 1672 he was installed Dean thereof in the place of Dr. Nath. Crew promoted to the See of Oxon. He hath written Sermons and Discourses upon several occasions Lond. 1692. oct Sermon on Joh. 19.15 Lond. 1675. qu. He died on the 19 of Apr. in sixteen hundred eighty and eight and was buried near the choire of S. Peters commonly called the Abbey Church within the City of Westminster In his Deanery succeeded one Dr. J. Hawkins Minister in the Tower of London HENRY KEEPE son of Charles Keepe sometimes an Officer in the Exchecquer and in the Army of K. Ch. 1. against his Rebels was born in Feuter commonly called Fetter lane in the Parish of S. Dunstan in the West in London entred a Gent. Com. in New Inn in Midsomer term an 1668 aged 16 years departed without a degree confer'd on him went to the Inner Temple studied the municipal Law and wrot Monumenta VVestmonasteriensia or an historical account of the original increase and present state of S. Peter's or the Abby-church of Westminster With all the Epitaphs Inscriptions Coats of Armes and Atchivements of honour to the tombes and grave-stones c. Lond. 1682. oct In which book is involved Reges Reginae Nobiles alii in Ecclesia collegiatâ B. Petri VVestmonasterii sepulti usque ad an 1600 published by VV. Camden as I have elsewhere told you These Monumenta VVestm were afterwards describ'd at full with a pencil and were design'd to be engraven on copper plates and the book to be enlarged to a folio Which work being very chargeable to be carried on there were papers of proposals printed to obtain money from such that would subscribe to them but what the event of the matter was I cannot tell The Genealogies of the high-born Prince and Princess George and Anne of Denmark c. shewing the lineal descent of those two noble and illustrious families c. from the year of Grace M to this present year MDCLXXXIV c. Lond. 1684. oct A true and perfect Narrative of the strange and unexpected finding the Crucifix and gold chain of that pious Prince St. Edward the King and Confessor which was found after 620 years interment c. Lond. 1688. in 5 sh in qu. Published under the name of Charles Taylour Gent and by him dedicated to K. James the 2 by an Epist set before it wherein the Author tells us that his father had served in the quality of a Cornet of Horse in Sir VV. Courtney's Regiment in all the Wars against his Enemies And in the book it self p. 5 he tells us that he had belonged to the Quire of VVestminster 18 years He the said H. Keepe hath also made some collection of Antiquities relating to York as some Booksellers have told me but such I have not yet seen He died in Carter lane near S. Pauls Cath. in London about the latter end of the month of May in sixteen hundred eighty and eight and was buried in the Church of S. Gregory joyning to the said Cathedral This person had changed his name with his Religion for that of Rome in the Raign of K. Jam. 2 his lodgings also several times and died as I have heard but in a mean condition JOHN BARBON son of Euseb Barbon of Holcott in Northamptonshire was born there admitted a poor Scholar of Exeter Coll 7 Sept. 1640 aged 16 years and took the degrees in Arts that of Master being confer'd on him in Febr. 1647. The next year he was expel'd by the Visitors and living afterwards in a mean condition became much about the time of his Majesties Restauration Vicar of Dallington and at length Rector of Pitchford commonly called Pisford in Northamptonshire where he ended his days He hath written The Liturgie a most divine service in answer to a late Pamphlet stiled Common prayer-book no divine service Wherein that Authors 27 reasons against Liturgies are wholly and clean taken away his 69 Objections against our ven Service-book are fully satisfied c. Oxon. 1663. qu. with a large preface to it Defence of Episcopacy This is printed with the former and was wrot in way of answer to the said author's 12 Arguments against the Bishops This Writer Mr. Barbon who was well read in various
same with the other then was he created D. D. at 5 years standing in the degree of Bachelaur The said Matthew Fowler was now deeply engaged in his Majesties service for which afterwards he suffered as other Royallists did After his Majesties restauration he became Rector of the rich Church of Whitchurch in Shropshire in the place of Dr. Nich. Bernard deceased where he continued to his dying day He hath published besides Totum hominis mention'd in the Fasti an 1637 a Sermon entit The properties of heavenly wisdome preached at the Assizes held at Shrewsbury in the County of Salop. Lond. 1681-2 qu. He died on S. Stephens day 1683 aged 66 years and was buried in the Chancel of the Church at Whitchurch before mention'd Soon after was a black marble monument set up in the north wall over his grave with an inscription thereon wherein 't is said that he was almost 22 years Rector of the said Church that he was descended of the antient family of his name living in Staffordshire that he was first of the Vniversity of Oxon and afterwards of Cambridge and the ornament and glory of both and that when he was a young man of Ch. Ch he was one of the chief of those many Scholars that stood up and valiantly defended the Kings cause c. Other persons also occur created the same day or at least were nominated by his Majesty to be promoted Doctors of Divinity when they were pleased to make intimation to the Vicechancellour as one Ramsdâ—n of Linc. Coll King of Magd. Hall Babington of Ch. Ch. c. Jan. 31. Rob. Marks of Merton Coll. Jan. 31. Rich. Langston of Merton Coll. Jan. 31. Will. Cox of New Coll. Jan. 31. John Jones of Bras Coll. Thom. Hook of Cambr. was created the same day Feb. 21. William Bayly a Dignitary in Ireland He was soon after made Bishop of Clonfort and Kilmacogh in that Country Feb. 21. Thom. Browne of Ch. Ch. Feb. 21. Mich. Hudson of Qu. Coll. Feb. 21. Thom. Bourman of Cambr. One Rob. Boreman or Bourman Brother to Sir Will. Bourman Clerk of the Green-cloth to K. Ch. 2. was Fellow of Trin. Coll. in Cambr and afterwards D. of D. and Rector of S. Giles Church in the Fields nâ—â—â— London but what relation he had to the said Thomas I cannot yet tell This Robert who seems to be of the family of the Boremans in the Isle of Wight hath written several things among which are 1 The Countrymans Catechisme or the Churches plea for tithes Lond. 1651. qu. 2 The triumph of learning over ignorance and of truth and falshood Being an answer to four quaeries first whether there be any need of Vniversities c. Lond. 1653. qu. 3 Life and death of Freeman Sonds Esq 4 Relation of Sir George Sonds narrative of the passages on the death of his two Sons Both printed at Lond. in qu. The said Freeman Son of Sir George was hanged for murdering his Brother 5 A mirrour of Christianity and a mirrour of charity or a true and exact narrative of the life and death of Alice Dutchess Duddeley c. Lond. 1669. qu. The said Dutchess who had been the Wise of Sir Rob. Dudley died in her house near the Church of S. Giles in the fields 22. Jan. 1668 aged 90 years 6 Sermon on Philip. 3.20 Ibid. 1669. qu. This person Dr. Boreman after he had spent his time in celebacy died at Greenwich in Kent in the Winter time 1675. Mar. 4. Laurence Hinton of Mert. Coll. Prebend of Winchester He died at Shilbolton or Chilbolton in Hampshire of which he was Rector an 1658. 24. Will. Sherbourne of S. John Coll. in this Univ. and Prebend of Hereford He suffered afterwards much for the Kings cause and lost all his spiritualities but being restored to them again after his Majesties return enjoyed himself in a quiet repose for almost 20 years He died at Pembridge in Herefordsh of which he was Rector in the month of Apr. 1679 aged 92 years An. Dom. 1643. An. 19. Car. 1. Chanc. the same viz. Philip Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery c. but he being thought unworthy to bear the said office by the King and University forasmuch as he was actually against the former in the present War and altogether neglected the other the K. authorized the members thereof to make choice of another wherefore they calling a convocation on the 24 of Octob. did elect for their Chancellour one that had been formerly of Magd. Coll viz. Will. Marquess of Hertford Vicount Beauchamp Baron Seymour c and on the 31 of the said month they admitted and installed him in the House of convocation then in the north chap. joyning to S. Maries Church in the presence of the Bishops of Bathe and Wells Salisbury Rochester and divers of the Nobility that were then in the University Vicechanc. Joh. Tolson D. D. Provost of Oriel who continuing in his office till the 18 of Nov Dr. Pink before mention'd succeeded him Proct. George Wake of Magd. Coll. Apr. 12. Will. Cartwright of Ch. Ch. Apr. 12. The senior Proctor having sprain'd his leg or else put it out of joynt and therefore not able to come to the convocation house to be admitted that ceremony a dispensation being first granted was performed in his Chamber at Magd. Coll. As for the other Proctor he dying 29. Nov. Mr. Joh. Maplâ—t of the same house succeeded Dec. 9. This year in the month of Oct. the courts of Parliament assembled in the Schools and there sate for some time so that upon that account and that the other Schools were employed as Granaries all exercises and lectures if any at all were performed in S. Maries Church Bach. of Arts. July 4. Joh. Ahier of New Coll. See among the Masters an 1646. Dec. 2. John Lakenby of Magd. Coll. This person who was the Son of Simon Lakenby of Shadford in the County Pal. of Durham did afterwards retire to S. Edm. Hall and lived there a close student till the Garrison of Oxon was surrendred an 1646. At which time perceiving the English Church tottering he went beyond the Sea changed his religion and was entred into the English Coll. at Doway After some time spent there he returned into England became Usher to James Shirley when he taught in the White Fryers at London in the time of Oliver but being seized on and imprisoned for some time was at length released and died in London in a mean condition He was accounted famous among those of his opinion for the Greek and Latin tongues and for ecclesiastical history Feb. 16. John Douch of Trin. Coll. This person who was a Dorsetshire man born hath extant A Serm. on 1. Sam. 10.24 Print 1660. qu. Adm. 73. Bach. of Law But two this year were admitted viz. John Jennings of S. Johns Coll. Apr. 20 and Thomas Godwin sometimes a member of this University Mast of Arts. Apr. 12. Gilb. Coles of New Coll. Apr. 12. Nich. Ward of Sydney
26. of Feb. 1675 aged 54 years and was buried in Ball. Coll. Chappel There was an epitaph made for him but not put over his grave part of which runs thus Hic jacet Johannes Good â— T B. Coll. Ball XXX plus minus annos socius meritissimus omnigenâ oâ—natus eruditione neutiquam inflatus Sic excultus ipse alios pariter excoluit sedulitate usus adeò indefessâ ut celebriori Tutoris quam Johannis prenomine diu innotuerit c. Octob. 17. Thomas Ellis M. A. of Jesus Coll. He is at large mention'd among the Writers in this Vol. p. 248. Adm. 4. Doct. of Law May 14. Rob. Sharrock of New Coll. He was then licensed to proceed but did not stand in the Act following to complete that degree ☞ Not one Doct. of Phys was licensed this year only created Doct. of Div. July 3. George Escourt of Trin. Coll. a Compounder Incorporations May 21. George Smith Doct. of Phys of Padua This person who was lately of Qu. Coll. in this Univ took the said degree at Pad in Mar. 1651 8. He was afterwards of the Coll. of Phys June 18. Edw. Wetenhall Bach. of Arts of Cambridge In the next month he was admitted M. of A. as I have before told you 25. Joh. Parry Fellow of Jesus Coll. and M. of A. of 8 years standing who having performed all his exercise for Bach. of Div. in Trin. Coll. Chap. near Dublin on the 26. of January 1660 and the same day declared Bach. of Div. there was incorporated Bach. of Div. of this Univ. He was afterwards B. of Ossory as I have among the Writers told you p. 448. Ralph Whitfield B. A. of Dublin was incorporated the same day He took that degree at Dub. 7. Aug. 1655 which is all I know of him July 9. Tim. Puller M. A. and Fellow of Jes Coll. in Cambr. He was afterwards Rector of Sawcombe in Hertfordshire D. of D. of Cambr. an 1675 Rector of the Church of S. Mary de la Bow in London and author of The moderation of the Church of England considered as useful for allaying the present distempers which the indisposition of the time hath contracted Lond 1679 oct c. At the same time when this worthy person Mr. Puller was incorporated which was just after the Act time nine Mast of Cambr. were incorporated also among whom Joh. Ellis of Caies Coll. was one Will. Williams of Emanuel another of both whose names have been several Writers and Tho. Leigh of the said Coll a third One Thom. Leigh Bach. of Div. and Vicar of Bishops Stortford in Hertfordsh hath published The keeping of Holydays Serm. preached at Hadham before Henry B. of London at his Lordships conference with the Clergy there Lond. 1684. 85. qu. Whether he be the same with the former Tho. Leigh I know not Quaere Hamnet Ward Doctor of Physick of Anger 's in France was incorporated on the same day July 9. This person who was a Dorsetshire man born had the said degree confer'd on him at Anger 's an 1646 and was now Vicar of Stourminster-Newton-Castle in his own Country and one of the Minor Preb. of Wells He hath published 1 The Protestant Soldier fighting under truths banner printed 1642. 2 Sermon preached at Shaftesbury in the primary visitation of Guy B. of Bristow on Ephes 3.8 Lond. 1674. qu and other things which I have not yet seen See more in Hen. Byam among the Writers p. 307. July 9. Tobias Dickson Doct. of Phys of Cambr. 11. Will. Bright Doct. of the same fac at Padua The same degree was confer'd on him at Pad an 1658. He was afterwards Hon. Fell. of the Coll. of Phys Sept. 9. Rob. Wishart M. of A. of S. Andrew in Scotland He was Son of the learned and famous George Wishart D. D of whom the Reader may be pleased to know that he was a Scotch man born and a Minister in the Church of S. Andrew in the same University that he had suffered in the time of the Covenant a long and tedious imprisonment in the nastiest part of the Tolbooth at Edinburgh called the Thiefs hole and afterwards did accompany the most victorious and noble James Marquess of Montross in his conquest of Scotland But upon the much lamented declension of that immortal person he became Chaplain to the Sister of K. Ch. 1. called the Queen of Bohemia and about the time of his Majesties restauration a Minister in Newcastle upon Tyne where he was held in great veneration for his unspotted Loyalty In 1662 Jun. 1 he was consecrated at S. Andrews Bishop of Edinburgh with Dr. Dav. Michell to Aberdene and dying at Edinburgh in Jul. or Aug. 1671 was buried in the Abbey Church of Halyrood house He was a person of great religion and very charitable to the poor and having been a Prisoner he was always careful at each dinner that he made to send the first dish from his table to the Prisoners He hath written The compleat Hist of the Wars of Scotland under the conduct of the illustrious and truly valiant James Marquess of Montross c. Printed several times in Lat. and English The first edit came out at the Hague in 1647. oct See in Dav. Whitford among the Writers pag. 389. Nov. 12. Rich. Trevor of Mert. Coll. Doct. of Phys of Padua This well-bred Gent. who was son of Sir Joh. Trevor Kt and younger brother to Sir Joh. Trevor who was made Secretary of State in the latter end of Oct. 1668 after his return from his Embassy in France died near the Temple Gate on the 17 of July 1676 and was buried in the Church of S. Dunstan in the West in Fleetstreet Lond. 21. Levin Fludd Doct. of Phys of Padua 21. Rob. Stapâ—ey Doct. of Phys of Padua The first of these two had that degree confer'd on him at Pad in Aug. 1639 and the other in May 1648. Dec. 7. John Downes Doct. of Phys of Leyden Mar. 4. Joh. Atfield Doct. of Phys of Caen. 13. Thom. Bathurst Doct. of Phys of Leyden The first of these three was afterwards Fellow of the Coll. of Phys at Lond. The second who was a Londoner born and had taken his degree at Caen in 1657 was also afterwards Fellow of the said Coll and the third who took his degree at Leyden in 1659 was afterwards a Knight and I think Fell. also CREATIONS Creations were made in all Faculties either by the favour of his Majesty or of Clarendon the Chancellour of the University when he was entertained by the Univ. in Sept. 1661. Bach. of Law About five were created but not one of them was afterwards a Writer or Bishop Among them were Tho. Wilkins of Jes Coll a Sufferer for his Majesties Cause Sept. 12 Edm. Arnold of Mert. Coll. belonging to the Court of Arches Oct. 10. c. Mast of Arts. The Creations of Masters were mostly made in a Convocation held in the morn of the 9 of Sept at which time Edw. Earl of Clarendon Lord
and Astrology He is now Schoolmaster of Carlile Adm. 266. Bach. of Law Four were admitted this year of whom Wilhelm Musgrave of New Coll. was one June 14. He was afterwards Secretary to the Royal Society for a time and wrot the Philosophical Transact from numb 167. to num 178 inclusive at which time followed Mr. Ed. Halley who began with nu 179. This Mr. Musgrave was afterwards Doctor of Physick Mast of Arts. May 24. Rawlins Dring of Wadh. Coll. June 19. Humph. Hody of Wadh. Coll. July 5. Thomas Rogers of Hart Hall Author of a Poem called Lux occidentalis c. 6. Rob. Burscough of Qu. Coll. 6. Humph. Smith of Qu. Coll. The first of these two is Vicar of Totness the other of Dartmouth in Devonshire and both authors and writers and persons of good repute in that Country for their learning and zeal for the Ch. of England Mar. 6. Hen. Hellier of C. C. Coll. Adm. 101. Bach. of Phys Five were admitted but not one of them is yet a Writer Bach. of Div. Apr. 3. Tho. Hyde of Qu. Coll. Compounder July 18. George Walls of Ch. Ch. He hath published A Sermon preached to the Natives of the City and County of Worcester in the Church of S. Lawrence Jewry at their solemn meeting 28 June 1681. on Nehem. 8.10 Lond. 1681. qu. He was afterwards or about that time Chaplain to the Company of English Merchants trading at Hamborough Nov. 15. Humph. Prideaux of Ch. Ch. Mar. 12. Rich. Roderick of Ch. Ch. The last of these two who was Vicar of Blandford forum in Dorsetshire published A Serm. preached 19 of Aug. 1684 at the consecration of the Lord Weymouths Chappel in Longleat on 2. Chron. 7.16 Lond. 1684 qu. Dedicated to Thom. L. Thynne Baron of Warmister Viscount Weymouth c. Adm. 16. Doct. of Law Apr. 26. Thomas Wainewright of All 's Coll. July 21. Rich. Maris of S. Johns Coll. The first of these two is Chancellour of the Diocess of Chester Doct. of Phys May 24. Joh. Bateman of Mert. Coll. He was afterwards Fellow and Censor of the Coll. of Phys July 5. Joh. Radcliff of Linc. Coll. July 5. Charles Lybbe of Magd. Hall The first of these two is now Fellow of the said Coll. of Physitians Dec. 1. Phineas Ellwood of C. C. Coll. Doct. of Div. Apr. 3. Thom. Hyde of Queens Coll an Accumulator and Compounder July 5. Humph. Humphreys of Jesus Coll. 7. Thom. Seddon alias Sidney of All 's Coll. The first of these two is now the worthy Bishop of Bangor Incorporations Three and twenty Masters of Arts of Cambridge were incorporated this year mostly after the Act among whom I find these July 11. Charles Mountague of Trin. Coll a younger Son of Edward Earl of Sandwich He was this year Gent. Com. for a time of Linc. Coll afterwards Chancellour of the Dioc. of Durham in the place of Sir R. Lloyd deceased and is now High Sherriff of Durham Michael Altham of Christs Coll. was incorporated the same day He was afterwards Vicar of Latton in Essex and author of A dialogue between a Pastor and Parishioner touching the Lords Supper c. printed several times in tw As also of 3. or more Discourses against Popery in the raign of K. Jam. 2. Tho. Browne of S. Johns Coll was incorporated also the same day He was afterwards Bach. of Div. and published Concio ad clerum habita coram Acad. Cantab. 11. Junii 1687 pro gradu Bach. in S. Theol. ubi vindicatur vera valida Cleri Anglicani ineunte reformatione ordinatio Lond. 1688. qu. To which is added an English Sermon of the same author turn'd by him into Lat. intit Concio habita 3 Julii 1687 de Canonica Cleri Anglicani Ordinatione as also the Instruments of the consecration of Matthew Parker Archbishop of Canterbury Besides the said Masters were also incorporated these persons following Jul. 11. James Fulwood Doctor of the Laws of Queens Coll. in Cambridge John Worth Doct. of Div. of Dublin and Dean of the Cath. Ch. of S. Patrick there was incorporated the same day c. Creations Jul. 11. John Pooley M. of A. Chapl. to James Duke of Ormonde and Dean of the Cath. Ch. of Kilkenny in Ireland was actually created Doct. of Div. by vertue of the Letters of the said Duke Chanc. of this Univ. Hugh Drysdale of the Univ. of Dublin Preacher in the Cath. Ch. at Kilkenny Chapl. to the said Duke and Archdeacon of Ossory was actually created Doct. of Div. on the same day by vertue of the Letters of the said Duke Feb. 12. Samuel De Langle or Del ' Angle was actually created D. of Div. without paying any fees by vertue of Chancellours Letters written in his behalf which partly runs thus Mr. Sam. De Langle Minister of the reformed Church at Paris is retired into England with his whole family with intentions to live here the remainder of his time He hath exercised his function 35 years partly at Roven and partly at Paris He is only Mast of Arts which the Protestant Divines usually take and no farther c. When he was conducted into the house of Convoc by a Beadle and the Kings Professor of Div all the Masters stood up in reverence to him and when the Professor presented him he did it with an harangue Which being done and Mr. De Langle had taken his place among the Doctors he spoke a polite Oration containing thanks for the honour that the most famous University of Oxon had done unto him c. He had been Preacher of the chief Church of the reformed Religion in France called Charenton near Paris and was afterwards made Prebendary of Canterbury c. This year was a Sojourner in the University and a Student in the public Library Fredericus Deatsch of Conigsberg in Prussia who is now or at least was lately Professor of Divinity and of the Tongues at Conigsberg and there held in great esteem for his learning c. An. Dom. 1683. An. 35 Car. 2. Chanc. James Duke of Ormonde Vicechanc. Dr. Jo. Lloyd Princ. of Jes Coll. Proct. Henr. Gandy of Oriel Coll. Apr. 18. Arthur Charlet of Trin. Coll. Apr. 18. Bach. of Arts. May 9. Francis Lee of S. Joh. Coll. Jun. 20. Thom. Sowtherne of Pemb. Coll. Joh. Smith of Magd. Coll. 26. Thom. Armestead of Ch. Ch. See among the Masters in 1686. Nov. 27. Will. Nicholls of Wadham afterwards of Merton Coll. Adm. 161. Bach. of Law Five were admitted of whom Charles Finch of All 's Coll. was one a younger son of Heneage late Earl of Nottingham Mast of Arts. Apr. 24. Joh. Bennet of Ch. Ch. Apr. 24. Joh. Barnard or Bernard of Brasnose Coll. Jun. 13. Thom. Creech of Wadh afterwards of All 's Coll. Oct. 10. Miles Stapylton of All 's Coll. The last of these two hath translated into English The Life of Caius Marius Printed in the Third vol. of Plutarch's Lives Lond. 1684. oct Dec. 13. Tho. Lane of Mert. Coll. Mar. 22.
and Customs of his Country a contemner of popularity and riches frugal in his expences abstemious in his diet c. His works as to learning are these 1 Aretina a Romance printed in oct 2 Religio Stoici Edenb 1663 c. in oct The running title at the top of the pages is The Virtuoso or Stoick 3 Solitude prefer'd to publick employment printed at Edenb in oct 4 Moral Gallantry printed several times in oct It is a discourse wherein the author endeavours to prove that point of honour abstracting from all other ties obliges men to be virtuous and that there is nothing so mean or unworthy of a Gent. as vice 5 A moral Paradox maintaining that it is easier to be virtuous than vitious printed with Moral Gall. 6 Pleadings in some remarkable cases before the supreme Courts of Scotland since 1661 printed in qu. 7 Observations upon the 28 Act of the 23 Parl. of K. Jam. 6. against Dispositions made in defraud of Creditors Printed at Edenburg in oct 8 Of the laws and customs of Scotland in matters criminal Edenb 1678. qu. 9 Observations on the laws and customs of nations as to precedency with the science of Heraldry treated as a part of the Civil Law of Nations wherein reasons are given for its principles and etymologies for its harder terms Edenb 1680. fol. 10 Idea eloquentiae forensis hodieâ—nae una cum Actione forensi ex unaquaque juris parte Ed. 1681. oct 11 Jus Regium or the just and solid foundations of Monarchy 〈◊〉 general and more especially of the Monarchy of Scotland maâ—â—tained against Buchanan Napthali Dolman Milton c. Loâ—â— 1684 c. in oct This book being dedicated and presented by 〈◊〉 author to the University of Oxon the Members thereof assembâ—â— in Convocation 9 June 1684 ordered a Letter of thanks to be 〈◊〉 to him for the said book and his worthy pains therein c. 〈◊〉 The discovery of the Fanatick plot Printed 1684. fol 13 Insâ—â—tutions of the Laws of Scotland printed in 1684. oct 14 〈◊〉 against Bayly of Jerviswood 15 A defence of the antiquity of 〈◊〉 Royal line of Scotland With a true account when the Scots were â—â—verned by Kings in the Isle of Britaine Lond. 1685 oct Writte◠〈◊〉 answer to An historical account of Church government c. published by Dr. William Lloyd Bish of S. Asaph This Defence of Sir G. Makenzie was published in the latter end of June an 1685 but before it was extant it was animadverted upon by Dr. Edw. Stillingster who had before seen the Ms of it in his preface to his book 〈◊〉 Origines Britannicae published in fol. at Lond. in the beginning 〈◊〉 June 1685. 16 The antiquity of the Royal Line of Scotland 〈◊〉 cleared and defended against the exceptions lately offer'd by Dr. Siâ—â—lingfleet in his Vindication of the Bishop of S. Asaph Lond. 16â—â— oct 17 Observations upon Acts of Parliament Edenb 1686. 〈◊〉 18 Oratio inauguralis habita Edenburgi id Mar. 1689 de structâ—â—â— Bibliothecae pure juridicae hinc de vario in jure scribendi 〈◊〉 Printed 1690 in oct 19 Moral History of Frugality with 〈◊〉 opposite vices covetousness and prodigality niggardliness and 〈◊〉 Lond. 1691. oct Dedic to the Univ. of Oxon. 20 〈◊〉 humanae rationis in oct printed also in English at Lond. 1690 〈◊〉 21 Vindication of the government of Scotland during the 〈◊〉 K. Ch. 2 against the misrepresentations made in several 〈◊〉 Pamphlets Lond. 1691. qu. 22 The method of proceeding 〈◊〉 Criminals as also some of the fanatical Covenants as they were 〈◊〉 and published by themselves in that K. Ch. 2. raign printed 〈◊〉 the Vindication 23 Answer to the Scotch Ministers Being a Vindication of the proceedings against Argyle Pr. at Edenb 24 Defence of the proceedings of the Privy Council in Scotland 25 Memorial about the Bishops to the Prince of Orange c. The said Sir George Makenzie hath also left behind him about 14 Mss of his composition which in good time may see light At length this good Gentleman dying much lamented by all the friends of the Church Monarchy learning and religion in S. James's street near S. James's House within the liberty of Westminster on the eighth day of May an 1691 his body was thereupon conveyed by Land to Scotland and being lodged for a time in the Abbey Church of Halyrood house at Edenburgh was on the 26 of June following buried in great state and pomp being attended by all the Council Nobility Colleges of Justice University Gentry and Clergy and so great a concourse of people that hath not yet been seen on such an occasion in a Vault made some time before by himself with a Cupulo of free-stone over it in the yard of the Franciscan or Grey-fryers Church in the said City At the same time was fastned to his Coffin a large inscription in Latin for him the said Sir George part of which runs thus Patriae decus religionis vindex justitiae propugnator juris Regii Assertor strenuus indefessus Collegii Juridici sive Jurisprudentiam summam sive eloquentiam eximimu sive in instruenda Jurisconsultorum Bibliotheca curam locupletanda munificentiam Spectes ornamentum imprimis illustre Comitatis exemplar eruditorum Mecaenas eruditissimus omnibus charus si perduellium colluviem excipias A quorum violentia patriam patriaeque patrem cum ore tum calamo acerrimè vindicavit virulentiam jure justitia temperavit ferociam rationis viribus retudit ac tantum non domuit Monarchiae Genius tutelaris fama eloquio morum integritate factis scriptis clarus Ecclesiae Regi Reipublicae Literis amicis vixit Maii die octavo an 1691 in Dom. obiit desideratissimus TABLE or INDEX TO THE SECOND VOLUME OF Athenae and Fasti Oxonienses A. ACton Edw. 844. Adams Fitzherb 593.897 Rich. 491.775 Adderley Thom. 847. Will. 377. Adee Nich. 824. Adelsheim Jo. Phil. 886. Addison Lanc. 784. Adolph Joh. Co. Pal. of the Rhine 893.894 Agas Dan. 151. Agriconius Sam. Mon. 869. Ahier Josh 735. Ailmer Jo. 365. Airay Christop 341. Akroid Ambr. 515. S. Alban Cha. Duke of 829. Albiis de Tho. 161.240.480.497 Aldrich Hen. 457.869.889 Aldworth Char. 898. Alfred King 228. Allam Andr. 594. Allason Edw. 743. Allein Jo. 858. Jos 299.300 Rich. 513.301 Theodosia 301. Allen Franc. 745. Rich. 68. Tho. 871. Allestree Char. 878. Rich. 505. Aleyn Cha. 702. Allibond Joh. 723. Allington Lord 622. Allured Tho. 66. Alix Pet. 860. Allmagne Jam. 899. Alonso 487. Alsop Ben. 561.563.564.620 Nath. 855. Altham Mich. 890. Rog. 891. Alvey Tho. 860. Ambrose Is 225.226.152 Amherst Arth. 825. Amidei Alex. 232. Amyraldus Mos 550. Anderson Hen. 851. Andrew Geo. 657. Andrews Lanc. 215 216.5â—5 Nich. 730. Aneley Sam. 335.514.747 Angell Joh. 118. Angier Joh. 226. Anglesey Arth. Earl of 597.401.542 See Annesley Annand Will. 632. Annesley Altham 856. Geor. 778. Rich. 856.903 See Anglesey and Aneley Anselme St. 316. Apsley Allen 830. Archer Sim. 693.