Athenae Oxonienses An Exact HISTORY OF ALL THE Writers and Bishops Who have had their EDUCATION in The most ancient and famous University OF OXFORD FROM The Fifteenth Year of King Henry the Seventh Dom. 1500 to the End of the Year 1690. REPRESENTING The Birth Fortune Preferment and Death of all those AUTHORS and PRELATES the great Accidents of their LIVES and the Fate and Character of their WRITINGS To which are added The FASTI or Annals of the said University For the same time The First VOLUME Extending to the 16 th Year of King Charles I. Dom. 1640. Antiquam exquirite Matrem Virgil. LONDON Printed for THO. BENNET at the Half-Moon in S. Pauls Churchyard MDCXCI TO THE Most High Mighty and Illustrious PRINCE JAMES Duke Marquess and Earl of Ormonde Earl of Brecknock and Ossory c. Gentleman of the Bedchamber to His Majesty Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and Chancellour of the Famous University of OXFORD TO THE Right Worshipful JONATHAN EDWARDS Doctor of Divinity and Principal of Jesus College his Worthy Vice-chancellour AND To the Worshipful The Doctors the Proctors and Masters Members of the venerable Convocation of the said University The Author doth humbly dedicate these his ATHENAE and FASTI OXONIENSES The PREFACE IT is well known that the Author of this Work hath through the whole course of his life declin'd the pursuit of any private interest or advantage and hath only according to his abilities endeavour'd to promote the honour and glory of that Nation where he had been born and more especially of that Vniversity wherein he was educated His early application or as some call it his natural propensity to Histories and Antiquities made him more fit to serve his Country in that than in any other Stâ—â—y and that part of Antiquity which was most useful in its self and which yet lay most neglected became the immediate object of his care as that which not only deserv'd but requir'd and wanted the greatest industry The Vniversity of Oxford had now flourish'd for many Centuries its Members had been great and famous their works wanted neither value nor number and therefore nothing seem'd more necessary for the increase of its glory and for the true knowledge of its strength than a Register of its Heroes and an exact survey of its powers It was requisite then not only that the Writers of this Vniversity and the Characters of their works shou'd be perpetuated to posterity but that a History of all Cardinals Archbishops and Bishops as well in this Nation as beyond the Seas all of them formerly Members of this Vniversity should at the same time and by the same hand be attempted and carried on and that lastly the account of any remarkable Persons that would not fall under those heads might be reserv'd to and digested under the Fasti or Annals of the Vniversity So that upon the whole not only the lives of the Authors and the fate of their Writings but the succession of all eminent Men in Oxford the decay and growth the rise and progress of learning might at one view in due order of time distinctly appear It is a wonder indeed that among all the members of that Body who have signaliz'd their learning and industry in all professions and almost upon all subjects the intire glory of this Work should be left to this Author and that no part of literature should be left wholly uncultivated in that famous Society but the Memoires of the Vniversity it self and the History of Learning therein Somewhat indeed in defence of the antiquity of the place had before by Mr. Twyne and others been successfully undertaken and performed but it was a far more easie and less useful enquiry to look into the Original of this Society than to record the Acts of its Members to discover the head of this Fountain than to trace all its Channels Since therefore this Work seem'd for the most part new and as yet untouch'd it was once the Authors design to Commence with the time of K. Alfred and from thence to have brought down the concurrent History of the Vniversity and Learning together But afterwards when he had consider'd not only that the famous Antiquary Jo. Leland and his followers Bale Pits and Dr. Fran. Godwin had in a great measure anticipated the former part of his design but that the Records and Registers themselves upon which his Relations are chiefly founded were in those times either wholly lost or at least dark and imperfect He thought fit to begin with the 15th Century and to ascend no higher than his Records would lead him However since a great and noble part of the History of Learning would upon so late a date of this Work be wholly omitted it was esteemed requisite that a short and full relation of all Authors and Works which before that time had been publish'd in this Island should supply that loss and render the work it self more perfect and entire This Introduction the Reader may expect before the 2d Vol. At present nothing more remains for the subject of this Preface than to give a short account of the design of this work of the management and language of it and to add somewhat concerning the Author As to the design it must be own'd that since an intire Collection of all passages relating to eminent Authors was intended some circumstances have a place here which at first view may seem trivial and immaterial It ought therefore to be consider'd that those little accidents however mean in themselves yet in respect of the Persons and of the works which they attend oftentimes become considerable In a common repertâ—ry any redundance or superfluity of matter however too severely blamâ—d by nice palats is such a fault as is not far remov'd from an excellence The work is fitted for all Men in all faculties and therefore those of one profession should not be displeased if somewhat be inserted which however useless to them may be chosen and admir'd by others In all Commentaries and Journals which afford Materials for History there ought not only to be somewhat rude and naked which may afterwards be polish'd somewhat rough and plain that may be beautify'd and improv'd but somewhat at least little and seemingly immaterial than may upon occasion judiciously be chosen or sometimes perhaps with no less prudence rejected Such general collections are read by most Men with different designs and therefore however easie it may be for any Man to discover an omission it is very hard for any one Reader to pronounce one single passage in them wholly superfluous 'T is true indeed that Men who after a great search and enquiry into Records have found but somewhat that might as well have been spared naturally choose rather to trespass on the Reader than to pass sentence on their own discâ—veries and this if any blemish is so common to this Author with all other famous Antiquaries from Plutarch and Athenaeus
in the society of Jesus about 25 years to their great renown and honour The next Person in order to be mention'd is one as famous in his way as the former but of the reformed Religion THOMAS MOUFET or Muffet was born in London in or near St. Leonards Shoreditch as I conceive because his name and relations lived in that Parish and one John Muffet died there in 1596. After he had been educated in Grammar learning in that City he spent some time in this University afterwards travelled into divers Countries in Europe where he became known to the most eminent Men especially Physicians and Chymists of that time and was doctorated in Physick in some noted University in his travels After his return he fell into very great practice within the City of his nativity became much honoured and beloved by Peregrine Bertie Lord Willoughby of Eresbie and esteemed the famous ornament of the body of Physicians and the true pattern of all polite and solid Literature He hath written De jure praestantia Chemicorum Medicamentorum dialogus Apologeticus Francof 1584. Ursell 1602. oct and in the first volume of Theatrum Chemicum Argent 1623. oct pag. 70. Epistolae quinque Medicinales Most of which werâ— written to one whom the Author calls Philalethes a German Chymist They were printed with the former book in that impression of 1602 and I think elsewhere Nosomantica Hippocratea sive Hippocratis prognostica cuncta ex omnibus ipsius scriptis methodicè digesta c. Franc. 1588. oct in 9 books He also by his great labour and charge did enlarge and finish Insectorum sive minimorum Animalum Theatrum olim ab Edw. Wottono Conrado Gesnaro Thomaque Pennio inchoatum Which Book the Author leaving behind him in MS. at his Death it came some years after into the hands of Sir Theod. de Mayern Knight who published it in Fol. at Lond 1634. with an Epistle Dedicatory before and Preface to it But before that time some imperfect Copies of it were published by Laur Scholzius an 1598 c. This Book was published in the English Tongue at Lond. 1658. Fol. by J. R. M. D. Dr. Moufet hath written also Healths improvement or Rules comprising and discovering the nature method and manner of preparing all sorts of Food used in this Nation This was corrected and enlarged by Christoph Bennet Lond. 1655. 4to Whatelse our Author Moufet hath written I know not nor any thing more of him only that in his latter days he lived much at Bulbridge near Wilton in Wilts as a retainer to the Pombrochian Family from which he had an yearly Pension allowed to him to his last day mostly by the favour of that incomparable Lady Mary Countess of Pembroke He concluded his last day towards the latter end of Q. Elizabeth and was as I have been credibly informed by one or more ancient Men that belonged to the said Family buried at Wilton Contemporary with him was Joh. Securis an eminent Physician of Sarum whom I have mentioned before PETER WHITE noted for his excellency in Humane Learning while he continued in the University was born in the Diocess of Waterford in Ireland elected Fellow of Oriel Col. An. 1551. and in the year 1555. was admitted Master of Arts. About the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's Reign he returned to his Native Country and became the Happy Schoolmaster of Mâ—ster and Dean of Waterford for a time From which last place being ejected for his Religion about 1565. he continued notwithstanding in his beloved Faculty of Pedagogy which was then accounted a most excellent Employment in Ireland by the Catholicks especially for this Reason that the Sons of Noblemen and Gentlemen might be trained up in their Religion and so consequently keep out Protestancy His School was during his time in a flourishing condition and by his care and industry many learned Persons issued thence Among such not that I shall mention Rich. Stanyhurst of whom I shall speak hereafter was one Peter Lombard born in Waterford who afterwards studied at Lovaine in Brabant where after he had spent two years and an half in Philosophy he was chosen when he proceeded Master of Arts Primus Vniversitatis by the uniform consent of the Four Principals which preferment did not happen in such sort for many years before About that time the said Lombard wrote Carmen heroicum in Doctoratum Nicholai Quemerfordi with other things afterwards which were much valued at Lovaine but such I have not yet seen See another Pet. Lombard in my discourse of Will. Camden As for P. White he hath written Epitome copiae Erasmi lib. 1. Epit. figurarum Rhetoricarum lib. 1. Annotationes in Orat. pro Archiâ poetâ Annot. in Orat. pro T. A. Milone Epigrammata diversa lib. 1. He lived as I guess to the latter end of Q. Elizabeth but the particular time when he died I find not Equal in time with the said Pet. White was another of both his Names an English-Man born and a severe Calvinist who among several things that he hath written published a Book intitled An Answer to certain crabbed Questions pretending a Real Presence in the Sacrament together with a discovery of the Jesuitical Opinion of Justification guilfully uttered by Sherwin at the time of his Execution Lond. 1582. oct Also A Sermon against Idolatry on Apoc. 1. 12 13. Lond. 1581. oct c. Whether he was an Oxford Man I cannot yet find THOMAS NEALE was born at Yeate in Glocestershire sped a Child into the College near Winchester by the endeavours of his Mother's Brother Alex. Belsire Fellow of New College where profiting exceedingly in Grammer Learning in the School there was chosen Probationer of New College in 1538. and two years after was admitted true and perpetual Fellow of the said House Afterwards prosecuting his Studies with great industry took the degree of Master of Arts in 1546 Holy Orders and soon after became an able Theologist and admirably well skill'd in the Greek and Hebrew Languages the last of which he read to several young Scholars in the University particularly to Bern. Gilpin of Queen's College About that time Sir Tho. Whyte who was afterwards Founder of S. John's College having had notice of his pregnant Parts and Vertues did for an encouragement allow unto him an yearly Pension of 10. l. In the beginning of Q. Mary he became Chaplain to Dr. Bonner Bishop of London and in 1556. being newly returned from Paris and other places in France he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences being then Rector of Thenforth in Northamptonshire But when Q. Elizabeth came to the Crown and he thereupon bereft of his Lord and Patron Bonner he betook himself to Oxon and in 1559. he was made the Queen's Professor of the Hebrew Lecture entred himself a Commoner of Hart Hall and built little Lodgings opposite thereunto joyning to the West end of New Col. Cloister wherein he lived several years but his Religion
a great influence upon the doctrine of Obedience Qu. Elizabeth therefore conceiving it convenient for her worldly designs to take on her the protection of the Low-Countries against the King of Spain did employ our author Bilson to write the said book of Christian subjection c. In which to justifie the revolt of Holland he gave strange liberty in many cases especially concerning religion for Subjects to cast off their obedience But this book which served her designs for the present did contribute much to the ruine of her Successor K. Ch. 1. which one calls a just judgment of God For there is not any book that the Presbyterians have made more dangerous use of against their Prince Ch. 1. than that which his predecessor commanded to be written to justifie her against the King of Spain However our authors Bilson Successor in Winchester I mean Dr. Morley saith that tho Bishop Bilson was in an errour yet he was not so much for the resisting of Kings as Mr. Rich. Baxter is Of the perpetual government of Christ his Church wherein are handled the fatherly superiority which God first established in the Patriarks and after continued in the tribe of Levi c. Also the points in question at this day touching the Jewish Synedrion c. Lond. 1593. qu. c. Printed in Lat. at Lond. 1610. The effect of certain Sermons touching the full redempton of mankind by the death and blood of Ch. Jesus wherein besides the merit of Christs sufferings the manner of his offering the power of his death the comfort of his Cross the glory of his Resurrection are handled c. Lond. 1599. qu. The clearing of certain objections made against the aforesaid doctrine The said Sermons being preached at Pauls Cross made great alarums among the puritanical brethren Whereupon they mustering their forces and comparing their notes sent them to Hen. Jacob an old Dessenter to have them published with his collections under his own name But the matter of the controversie coming to the Queens knowledge she being at Farnham castle belonging to the B. of Winchester she signified her pleasure to Bilson that he should neither desert the doctrine nor suffer the Function which he had exercised in the Church of England to be trodden and trampled under foot by unquiet men who both abhorred the truth and dispised authority Upon which command the Bishop did set himself upon the writing of that learned Treatise chiefly also delivered by him in Sermons entituled A survey of Christs sufferings and descent into Hell Lond. 1604. fol. See more in Hen. Jacob. He also published Sermon at Westm before K. and Qu. at their Coronation S. James day 28. Jul. 1603. on Rom. 13. 1. Lond. 1603 oct and wrote MS. in my Libr. Orationes Carmina varia Vulgaria c. He also with Dr. Miles Smith added the last hand in the translation of the Bible commanded by K. James 1. At length after he had gone through many employments and had lived in continual drudgery as 't were for the publick good surrendred up his pious soul to God on the 18. year 1616 of June in sixteen hundred and sixteen and was buried saith one on the south side of Westminster Abbey Church near to the Monument of K. Rich. 2. or as the Register hath it near to the entrance into S. Edmunds Chappel One John Dunbar a Scot who writes himself Megalo-Britannus hath a learned Epigram on him which may serve for his Epitaph JOHN PITS or Pitsous as he writes himself a grand zealot for the Ro. Cath. cause Son of Hen. Pits by Elizabeth his Wife sister to Dr. Nich. Saunders was bron at a market Town called Aulton in Hampshire educated in juvenile learning in Wykeham's School near to Winton admitted Probationer-fellow of New coll in 1578. being then about 18. years of age but leaving that house before he was admitted perpetual Fellow which was to be in 1580. he went beyond the Seas as a voluntary Exile and going to Doway was kindly received there by the learned Tho. Stapleton who then gave him advice what course to take relating to his studies Thence he went to Rheimes and after one year spent in the English college he was sent to Rome and continued in the English coll there also in the zealous prosecution of the studies of Philosopy and Divinity for seven years and was made a Priest Thence he returned to Rheimes where he taught Rhetorick and Greek for two years But troubles arising in France he withdrew himself into Loraine and took the degree of Master of Arts which before he had neglected at Pont-a-musson and was soon after made Bach. of Divinity Thence taking a journy into High Germany he continued at Trier an year and an half where after he had performed certain exercise he was made a Licentiat of Divinity Thence after he had seen several of the best Cities in Germany he removed to Ingolstadt in Bavaria where remaining 3 years did in that time after he had performed solemn disputations take the degree of Doctor of his faculty So that by that time having viewed several parts of Italy and Germany and had learned their Languages he returned to Loraine where by Charles Cardinal of Loraine he was made Canon of Verdun After two years spent there he was called thence by the illustrious Princess Antonia Daughter to the Duke of Loraine and Wife to the D. of Cleve and was by her made her Confessor And that he might be the better serviceable to her he learned the French Tongue most accurately so that it was usual with him afterwards to preach in that Language In her service continuing about 12 years he had leisure to turn over the Histories of England whether Ecclesiastick or Republick Whence making several collections and observations he wrote and digested four great Volumes One was of the Kings another of the Bishops a third of Apostolical and a fourth of illustrious and learned men of this Nation At 12 years end the said Dutchess dying he went a third time into Loraine where by the favour of John Bishop of Toul sometimes his Scholar he was promoted to the Deanery of Liverdune of considerable value which with a Canonry and an Officialship of the said Church he kept to his dying day He hath written De legibus Tract Thâ—ologicus Trev. 1592. De beatitudine Tr. Th. Ingols 1595. De Peregrinatiene lib. 7. Dusseld 1604. in tw dedicated to Antonia Dutchess of Cleve Relationem Historicarum de Rebus Anglicis tom 1. quatuor partes complectens c. Par. 1619. in a thick qu. published by Dr. Will. Bishop of whom I shall speak elsewhere This book is the same with that De illustribus Angliae Scriptoribus commonly called Pitseus de Scriptoribus And hath in the beginning of it certain prolegomina containing 1 De laudibus Historiae 2 De antiquitate Ecclesiae Britanniae 3 De Academiis tam antiquis Britonam quam recentioribus Anglorum
besides five at least that supplicated for that degree Doct. of the Civ Law Apr… John Cockys or Cocks of All 's Coll. This year I find him Principal of George Hall in S. Maries Parish and in 1509 Warden or Rector of the Church of Elmely in Kent upon the resignation of Will. Broke Doct. of Decrees Afterwards he was Principal of Henxsey Hall in S. Aldates Parish a place for Civilians Principal or chief Moderator or Professor of the Civil Law School in the Parish of St. Edward and Dean of the Arches He died in Febr. 1545. William Parker and Thom. Maket Bachelaurs of the Civ Law supplicated to be licensed to proceed in that Faculty but were not admitted Thom. Myllyng Bach. of the Canon Law supplic also to be Dr. of that Fac. but not admitted Doct. of Div. Oct… Thom. Charde Abbat of Foord in Devon On the second of the same Month he did really proceed being then stiled as 't is entred in the public Register of this time Vir magna doctrina virtute clarus He was born at Aulescombe in the said County and educated in S. Bernard's Coll. now S. John Baptist to which place being afterwards a Benefactor his Memory was there preserv'd as a token of it in several of the glass Windows of that House particularly in a middle Chamber Window on the South side of the Tower over the common Gate of that Coll. where was if not still his Name contracted in golden Letters as the fashion was lately on Coaches in an Escocheon Sable and hath behind it paleways an Abbats Crosier He founded as 't is said an Hospital at Honyton in his own Country and repaired built and adorned much of his Monastery which I think he lived to see dissolved Mar… Thom. Brynknell of Linc. Coll. He stood in the Act on the 13. of the same Month at which time the Professor of Div. or Commissary did highly commend him for his Learning Those that supplicated this year to be Doctors of Div. were 1. Humph. Wystow sometimes of All 's Coll. whom I shall mention under the year 1509. 2. John Maynard a Benedictine see in an 1502. 3. Clem. Lychfeld another Benedictine mention'd under the same year 4. Tho. Anyden or Anyday B. of Div. and a Minorite 5. Rob. Burton a Minorite also and Prior or Gardian of the College of Minorites or Franciscans commonly called Grey Fryers in the South Suburb of Oxon who had studied Divinity in this and the University of Cambridge 20 years Incorporations May 4. James Mallet Master of Arts of Cambridge This Person was afterwards Canon of Windsore D. of D. and Master of the Hospital of S. Giles in Great Wycomb in Bucks But in his latter days uttering certain Words which were accounted High Treason was executed in 1543. The Treason was this When the News of the great Commotions made by the Commons in several parts of the Nation upon or after the dissolution of Religious Houses he openly said Then hath the King brought his Hogs to a fair Market Rob. Fisher a Doctor beyond the Sea did supplicate to be incorporated May 10 but he is not registred as admitted He afterwards was beneficed in Somersetshire Thom. Scarysbrigg of Mert. Coll. Doct. of Div. beyond the Seas also did in like manner supplicate 20 Jan. but I cannot find him actually incorporated Creations Or such that have degrees confer'd upon them without performing any exercise for the same and sometimes especially if Noblemen without paying of Fees Jan. 29. It was then granted to James Stanley Bishop of Ely that he might be created Doctor of Decrees by a Cap put on his head by William Archbishop of Canterbury and Richard Bishop of London which accordingly was by them performed with solemnity at or near to London It was also granted on the same day to Mr. John Rede Master of Arts Bach. of Div. and Warden of Wykeham's Coll. near Winchester that he might be created D. of D. by a Cap put on his head by Dr. Fauntleroy the Commissary the Proctors and two Masters Whether performed I cannot justly say because in the year 1511 he supplicated for the degree of D. of D. He had been Tutor to Prince Arthur was then Canon of Chichester afterwards Warden of New Coll. in Oxon. and Master of the Hospital of S. Mary Magd. near Winchester An. Dom. 1508 An. 23 24 Hen. 7. Chancellor the same Commiss Will. Fauntleroy again John Thornden again Proct. Rob. Carter of Magd. Coll. Austr elected 10 May. Rowl Messynger Principal of Little Vniv. Hall in School street Bor. elected the 11. May. Of which Proctors having spoken largely elsewhere I shall only now say that they were afterwards Servants to and in favour with Cardinal Wolsey the senior of them being Steward of his Houshold and the junior Controller of his Buildings in Oxon. Grammarians Or such who were admitted to inform and teach in the Faculty of Grammar March 17. William Beaumond stiled in our Registers Disertus vir vir doctus After he had been admitted by the Commissary to instruct Youths in Grammar he delivered into his hands a Ferâ—la and Rod as badges of his Office to be used by his Authority For at this time and beyond all memory no person in this Xingdom could teach Grammar publickly until he had first been graduated in or authorized by either of the Universities Bach. of Musick Feb. 12. John Mason He was now much in esteem for his Profession This year Dec. 12. John Scherman a secular Chaplain and a Student in Musick supplicated the ven Congregation that he might be admitted Bach. of that Faculty Whether he was admitted it appears not Bach. of Arts. Oct. 23. John Redman or Redmayne One of both his Names was Archdeacon of Taunton and Prebendary of Milverton in the Church of Wells in which Dignities he was succeeded by John Fitzjames 1554 as I shall tell you in 1524. See in the year 1543. Jan. 18. Marmaduke Bona alias Lindsey I shall mention him elsewhere Jan. 29. John Moreman of Exeter Coll. He was afterwards Dean of the Cath. Ch. at Exeter Besides these were about 32 more admitted and about 27 who supplicated for the said degree but were not admitted this year Bach. of the Civ Law Nov. 5. Thom. Bedell of New Coll. In June 1533 he became Archdeacon of Clievland in the place of Dr. James Denton which Dignity he resigning in Aug. following Will. Clyffe LL. D. succeeded About which time Bedell became Archdeacon of Cornwal and soon after was appointed one of the Commissioners Rich. Layton LL. D. and Tho. Barthlet public Notary being two other to visit Religious Houses in order to their dissolution Besides Th. Bedell were thirteen admitted and eight that supplicated that were not admitted this year Fifteen also were admitted Bac. of Can. Law and eleven supplicated that were not admitted Mast of Arts. About fifteen were admitted and about ten supplicated to be admitted but were not Among all which I cannot yet
writers under the year 1537. Feb. 21. John Robyns John Mason of All 's Coll. Only twelve more were admitted and about four supplicated Bach. of Div. Four only were admitted to and eleven or more supplicated for that Degree whom I cannot find admitted this or some years after Among them were 1 William Sandwych a Benedictine Monk afterwards Warden of Canterbury College in Oxon. 2 Robert Carter of Magdalen College about this time Steward of the Houshold of Cardinal Wolsey and afterwards Canon of the College of King Hen. 8. in Oxon. 3 Oswald Benson Minister of the House of St. Robert near to Knaresborough of the Order of the Holy Trinity Doct. of Civ Law June ult Edwarde Carne or Kerne now or lately Principal of Greek hall in St. Edwards Parish He was the Son of Howell Carne of Cowbridge in Glamorganshire by his Wife Cicely Daugh. of William Kemys of Newport and lineally descended from Thomas Le Câ—rne second Son of Ithyn King of Gwent He was a wise Man learned in the Civil Law and afterwards Knighted by the Emperour Charles 5. In 1530 I find him the Kings Orator at Rome to remonstrate to his holiness that the King was not bound by the Law to make his appearance either by Person or by proxy in the Court of Rome according to a citation which was coming to him for his appearance in the matter of his divorce from Queen Catherine In the Reign of Queen Mary who valued him he was Ambassador there for her as also for Queen Elizabeth but when the Pope was stirred with anger upon the resolution of the last to expel his power from England he commanded Sir Edward Carne to lay down his Office of Ambassador and to take upon him the Government of the English Hospital at Rome Yet as 't is thought by some this crafty old Knight did voluntary chuse his banishment out of a burning zeal to the Roman Catholick Religion and eagerly desired to continue there though sent for to come home by the Queen rather than return to his Country which was then ready to be overspread with Heresie as he call'd it He died at Rome on the 14 of the Cal. of Febr. according to the accompt there followed in 1561 about which time the Abbat of Martinego the Popes Nuncio was denied entrance into England and was buried there in the Church belonging to the Monastery of St. Gregory in Coelo He was always accounted the last Ambassadour of the Kings of England to the Pope till Roger Earl of Castlemain was sent thither by King James 2. an 1687. Jim ult Richard Gwent of Allsouls College Principal or Chief Moderator of Canon Law School situated near St. Edwards Church He was about this time Archdeacon of Brecknock afterwards of London in the place as it seems of one William Clyffe Dean of the Arches and at length in 1542 Archdeacon of Huntingdon upon the promotion of William Knyght to the See of Bath and Wells He gave way to sate in 1543 being then Archdeacon of two places at least London and Huntingdon and was buried in the middle of St. Pauls Cathedral in London This Person who was a Welsh Man born was well known to John Leland the Antiquary who in his Encomia illustrium eruditorum virorum in Anglia doth highly celebrate him by the name of Richard Ventanus Juridicus for his virtues and learning Feb. 13. Henry Morgan about this time Principal of St. Edwards hall situated in the Church-yard of St. Edward and near to Canon Law School He was afterwards Bishop of St. David Doct. of Can. Law Mar. 10. Richard Muge or Mugg of Allsouls College He was now beneficed and dignified in the Church and was accounted by all that knew him a learned Canonist Doct. of Div. Not one was admitted this year nor one supplicated for the said Degree only Richard Stubbs or Stubbys Master of Arts Bachelaur of Divinity and Master of Balliol College Incorporations May… William Middleton Doct. of the Civ Law of the University of Lovaine June…Richard Brynckley a Minorite or Franciscan Fryer Dr. of Divinity of Cambridge and as our publick register saith General Minister of the Minorites throughout England His supplication which was granted simpliciter and his incorporation are set down in the said register under this year 1524 yet perusing Cambridge tables containing the names of such who were admitted Doctors of that University he is put down there under the year 1527 as being then admitted D. of D. In the said Generalship or Provincialship he succeeded Dr. Henry Standish whom I have mention'd among the Writers and was succeeded by Steph. Baron a Cambridge Man Confessor to K. Hen. 8. and an eminent Preacher of his time This year but the day or month appears not was a Supplicate made for one Rowland Lee Doctor of the Canon Law of Cambridge to be incorporated into that degree but whether he really was so I cannot justly tell his Incorporation having perhaps been neglected to be registred This Rowl Lee was the Son of Will. Lee of Morpeth in Northumberland Treasurer of Barwick by Isabel his Wife Daughter and Heir of Andr. Trollop Kt. who after he had been educated in Academical Learning in S. Nicholas Hostle in Cambridge became first Chancellour to Dr. Jeffr. Blythe Bishop of Lichfield and afterwards Prebendary of Corburgh in that Church At length for the several Services which he had done to please the unsatiable desire of K. Hen. 8. one of which was the marrying him to the Lady Anna Bulleyne was rewarded with the Bishoprick of Lichfield to which being elected by the Name and Title of Rowl Lee Decretorum Doctor Canonicus Prebendarius Eccles Cath. Lichf was consecrated thereunto 19 Apr. 1534 and on the 8 of May following received the Temporalities belonging thereunto In the year following he was made President of the Marches of Wales and dying at Shrewsbury 24 Jan. 1543 was buried there He had a Brother named George Dean of S. Chadds in Shrewsbury who dying without issue as his Brother the Bishop did the Sister of them named Isabel Wife of Rog. Fowler of Staffordshire became Heir to them both An. Dom. 1525. An. 17 Hen. 8. Chanc. the same Commiss Dr. Musgrave Proct. Anthony Sutton of Magd. Coll. John Tooker lately of Exeter now of Cardinal Coll. Bach. of Arts. July 17. Robert Talbot of New Coll. He was afterwards an eminent Antiquary Besides him were about 68 that were admitted and about 10 that supplicated several of whom were afterwards Dignitaries in the Church Bach. of Civ Law Octob. ult Robert Dobell See more among the Bachelaurs of Can Law following Bach. of Can. Law July 11. Arth. Bokeley or Bulkley of New Inn as it seems He was admitted Doctor the next day as I shall anon tell you and was afterwards Bishops of Bangor Oct. ult Robert Dobell He is sometimes written Dovell and Davel and therefore I take him to be the same with Robert Dovell or Davell who
what reason it appears not he did petition that he might be discharged from assuming that Degree which was accordingly done to his desire and in the 22. of the said Kings Reign he obtained the Stewardship of the Rape of Hastings in Sussex He hath written a Book Entit Arbor Reipublicae c. It is penned in a Juridic Stile and is now or at least lately was reserved as a choice Monument in the Cottonian Library Whether ever Printed I cannot tell At length after King Henry 7. who favoured his actions because he brought Grist to his Mill being dead his Successor King Henry 8. did for the Peoples satisfaction issue out his special Precept for the Execution of the said Dudley then a Prisoner in the Tower of London Whereupon he had his Head smitten off on Tower-Hill 28. Aug. 2. Henry 8. being the year of our Lord fifteen hundred and ten year 1510 leaving then behind him several Sons the eldest of which was John afterwards Duke of Northumberland Father to Ambrose Dudley Earl of Warwick and to Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester JOHN HOLTE called by some Holtigena was born in the County of Sussex and from being Usher of the School joyning to the common gate of S. Mary Magdalen College and Bachelaur of Arts was elected Probationer of the said College in 1490. and within the compass of an year following was admitted true and perpetual Fellow thereof Afterwards he took the Degree of Master of Arts and carried on the profession of Pedagogy so zealous that by his admirable way of teaching the Faculty of Grammar many from his School were transplanted to several Colleges and Halls in this University that were afterwards eminent in the Nation Since which time and that of King Henry 7. hath been a singular care of Royal Authority and of worthy learned men to lay a solid Foundation of all kind of Learning by producing a right Grammar-Institution For tho before the said King's time a great part of our English men had little leisure and less care of good Arts yet when the Houses of York and Lancaster were united by the Counsel of Dr. John Moreton Bishon of Ely and the times thereupon became more peaceable our Author Holte made a Grammar Entit Lac Puerorum c. Printed about the year 1497. and Dedicated to the said Moreton then Archbishop of Canterbury Which Grammar Printed also with the Works of John Stanbridge being the first of note or most fit for use that was ever Printed in England was much used and taken into the hands of all sorts of Scholars Afterwards the said Stanbridge and his Scholar Robert Whittington with others did put forth divers Treaties of Grammar but more especially Dr. John Colet the learned Dean of S. Paul's Cathedral who compiled the Eight parts of Speech and William Lilye the first Master of S. Paul's School an English Syntax whereunto Cardinal Thomas Wolsey did afterwards prefix an Epistle and directions for teaching the eight Classes or Forms in Ipswich School The learned Erasmus also intreated by Dr. Colet to revise Lilyes Syntax made a new Latin Syntax in 1513. upon which Henry Pryme a School-Master in a certain Monastery and Leonard Cox of Carleon in Monmouthshire Commented the former in 1539. and the other in 1540. But these things being spoken by the by I shall only say that our Author Holte being esteemed the most eminent Grammarian of his time there is no doubt but that he did Compose other things belonging to Grammar which perhaps are now quite lost and past recovery as the time of his death and place of burial is One Holte who was Master to Sir Thomas More Lord Chancellor of England did publish an Accedence and Grammar about the same time that Lac Puerorum was made extant Which Holte is in the Auction Catalogue of Mr. Richard Smith sometimes Secondary of the Poultry Compter written Nich. Holt. Qu. whether not mistaken for John NICHOLAS MAGWIRE was born in Idron within the Kingdom of Ireland Educated among the Oxonians and took one or more Degrees Afterwards returning to his Country he was made Prebendary of Hillard in the Diocess of Laighlin being then and after accounted famous among his Country-men for his great Learning and constant Preaching among them In 1490. he was by provision from the Pope promoted to the Bishoprick of Laighlin aged about thirty one years Where being settled he began to write several Books but being untimely snatch'd away by death finished only these following Chronicon Hiberniae of which Thaddeus Dowling made use when he Composed his Annales Hiberniae and Vita Milonis de Rupe Episc quondan Laighliensis This our Author Magwire year 1512 died in fifteen hundred and twelve 4. Hen. 8. and was buried as it seems in his own Church of Laighlin In his Bishoprick succeeded one Thomas Halsey Doctor of both the Laws whom I shall remember in his proper place among the Bishops that have received their Education in Oxon. MAURITIUS de PORTU otherwise called O-Fihely who in his time was for his great Learning and Virtue called and written by many The Flower of the World was born in the County of Cork near to a celebrated Port called Baltimore in Ireland where the antient Seat of the O-Fihely's was placed instructed for some time in Grammaticals and Trivials in this Universiâ—â— and not unlikely in other Learning after he had taken upon him the Habit of S. Francis in the Convent of the Brethren of that Order situated in the South Suburb of Oxon wherein the person that he admired beyond all the World John Duns Scotus had spent some years in Religion and Learning and in the Library of which place many of his Books had been Religiously preserved From Oxon he Travelled into Italy and setling in the University of Padöua or Padua then flourishing in Learning made very great proficiency in Philosophy in the Monastery of the Franciscans called S. Antony and at riper years applied himself severely to the study of Metaphysicks School-Divinity and above all to the Doctrin of John Duns whom he had in so great veneration that he was in a manner besotted with his Subtilities After he had taken the Degree of Doctor of Divinity in which Faculty he for some time Read with great applause among the Brethren he became known to and much respected by Pope Julius 2. who for a reward of his Learning and Vertues conferred on him the Archbishoprick of Tuam in Ireland in the year 1506. In 1512. he was present at the two first Sessions of the Council of Lateran and in the year following minding to return to his Native Country he obtained a Faculty from the Pope of granting Indulgences to all such that should retire to Tuam to hear the first Mass that he should Celebrate there but at his arrival at Galloway being overtaken with a deadly Disease died before he could Celebrate it His Works which have been much admired and
time went beyond him either in that Faculty or for the Reading of the Antients particularly Dionysius Areopagita Origen S. Cyprian S. Ambrose S. Hierome S. Austin c. But as for Thomas Aquinas Jo. Duns Scotus and other Schoolmen he seemed not to delight in After his return from Italy he retired again to his Mother the University of Oxon where he publickly and freely without stipend or reward Expounded all S. Paul's Epistles about 1497. 98. 99. c. in which years Erasmus Rot. studied perhaps our Author Colet too in the College of S. Mary the Virgin a Nursery for the Canon Regulars of the Order of S. Austin Which most learned person did make this report of Colet that there was neither Doctor Abbat or Master in the whole University who frequented not and which was more took Notes of his Lectures In 1493. he was upon the resignation of Christoph Urswyke admitted by proxie being then absent Prebendary of Botevant in the Church of York in 1502 he became Preb. of Durnesford in the Church of Salisbury on the resignation of Rich. Rauson and about the year 1504. being then Doctor of Divinity he was by King Henry 7. made Dean of S. Paul's Cathedral in the place of Rob. Sherebourne promoted to the See of S. David After his settlement in Pauls he according to the blessed example of S. Paul became a free and constant Preacher of the Gospel by Preaching every Holyday in the Cathedral not customary in those times besides his Sermons at Court which made him be loved of the King and in many other Churches in the City In his own Church he Expounded the Scriptures not by retail but wholesale running over sometimes a whole Epistle which with his Sermons elsewhere were much frequented by Courtiers and Citizens and more especially for this cause that the strickt disciplinee of his Life did regularly corespond with the integrity of his Doctrine In 1512. 4. Hen. 8. he was at the charge of 4500 l. for the Founding a Free-School in the East part of S. Paul's Church-Yard for three hundred fifty and three poor Mens Children to be taught free in the School appointing a Master Usher and a Chaplain with sufficient stipends to endure for ever and committed the oversight of it to the Mercers of London whom he endowed with an hundred and twenty pounds yearly for the maîntenance thereof He also at the same time gave Orders for the Scholars whereby also the School-Masters themselves should be directed As for the Rents they being much increased since more comes to the School-Master than the whole endowment The first Master was William Lilye the famous Grammarian who before had privately taught Grammar elsewhere 2 John Retwise 1522. 3. Richard Jones 1532. 4. Thomas Freeman 1549. 5. John Cook 1559. 6. Will. Malyn 1573. 7. William Harrison 1581. 8. Rich. Mulcaster 1596. 9. Alexander Gill senior 1608. 10. Alexander Gill jun. 1635. 11. John Largley 1640. 12. Sam. Crumbleholme of C. C. C. Ox. 1657. 13. Thomas Gale of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge Our Author Colet was accounted one of the lights of Learning of his time and therefore entirely beloved of Erasmus who wrote his Life which I have seen and in some things follow Thomas Lynacre Sir Thomas Mere Richard Paice his successor in the Deanry of S. Paul's William Latymer William Grocyn and others As for the things that he wrote they are many which being found in his Study after his death few understood them because written only for his own understanding with intentions if life had been spared that they should have been all fairly transcribed and published The most part follow Orationes duae ad Clerum in Convocatione An 1511. c. Lond. in oct One of them was also Printed in three Sheets in quarto by Rich. Pynson Comment in Ecclesiasticam D. Dionysiii Hierarchiam MS. Comment in Proverbia Salomonis Comment in Evang. S. Matthei Comment in Epistolas D. Pauli The said Com. on the Epistles of S. Paul are said to be in MS. in the Library of Bennet Coll. in Cambridge Com. in Precationem Dominic Symbolum fidei The first of these two last is translated into English Breviloquium dictorum Christi De Reformidatione Christi Conciones Ordinariae Extraordinariae Some of these I think are published Epistolae ad Erasmum Some of these if not all are published in the Epistles of Erasmus De Moribus componendis Grammatices rudimenta Lond. 1539. oct This I think is called Paul's Accidence c. Eâ—â—â—olae ad Thom. Taylerum Daily Devotions or the Christians Morning and Evening Sacrifice c. Printed at London several times in twelves and sixteens Before one Impression if not more of this Book is Dr. Colet's Life tâ—â—ely and imperfectly written by Thomas Fuller of Waltham in Essex being mostly the same with that in his Abel Redivivus Monition to a godly life London 1534. 1563. c. oct This without doubt is the same with A right fruitful admonition concerning the order of a good Christian Mans life c. London 1577. oct Sermon of Conforming and Reforming made to the Convocation in S. Paul 's Church on Rom. 12. 2. An. 1511. This was also published at Cambridge in 1661. in octavo by Thomas Smith of Christs Coll. there with Notes of his making put to it and the Particulars of his Life in English framed from some of the Epistles of Erasmus Responsio ad argumenta Erasmiana de taedio pavore Christi This is mentioned in the thirty first Book of the Epistles of Erasmus ep 46. The Titles of other Books written by Dr. Colet you may see in John Bale's Book De Script Maj. Britan. Cent. 8 nu 63. At length our learned Author discovering the sweating Sickness to grow upon him he retired to his Lodgings that he had built in the Monastery of the Carthusians at Sheen near to Richmond in Surrey where spending the little remainder of his days in Devotion surrendred up at length his last breath to him that first gave it year 1519 on the 16. of September in Fifteen hundred and nineteen Afterwards his body was carried to London and by the care of his old decrepid Mother it was buried in the Cathedral Church of S. Paul nigh to the Image of S. Wâ—gefort Soon after was a comly Monument set over his Grave near to the little one which he had set up in his life time between the Choire and the South Isle which Monument remaining whole and entire till 1666. was then consumed in the dreadful Conflagration that happened in the City of London But before that time it was carefully preserved in Effigie by the industrious Pen of Mr. since Sir William Dugdale in his History of S. Paul's Cathedral Printed at London in fol. 1658. In the last Will and Testament of the said Dr. Colet dated 22. Aug. and proved the 5. of October in 1519. I find this passage Item The New Testament and other of my making
Guade a pious Priest and Chaplain to K. Hen. 8. This Preface with the Book it self all in the like Verse was published at Oxon. about 1584. in oct by George Etheridge a Physician sometimes Pupil to the said Joh. Shepery Vita Epicedion Johannis Claymondi Praesidis Coll. Corp. Chr. MS. in C. C. C. Library The beginning of which is Tristia quisquis ades c. written in long and short Verses He also translated from Greek into Latin several Books as Euripides his Hecuba and Seneca's Hercules furens something of Basil c. besides compositions in Poetry and Prose which after the Author's death came into the hands of George Etheridge before-mention'd who promised in the Year 1584. to make them publick but what hindred him unless death I know not As for our Author Sheperey he gave way to fate at Agmundesham commonly called Amersham in Bucks in the Month of July in fifteen hundred forty and two year 1542 and was buried I persume in the Church there Soon after his death being known in Oxon divers ingenious and learned Men made Verses to his memory in Greek and Latin and caused them to be stuck up on St. Mary's Church doors to be read by the Academians as they passed by Some Persons whether for the sake of his memory or for Poetry I know not got copies of them very greedily and gathered all they could get to the end that with the help of Etheridge they might be published At length being put into the hands of Herman Evans a Stationer for that purpose he kept them till he could get more to be added to them but what hindered their birth I know not WILLIAM THYNNE otherwise Botevill was as it seems a Solopian born and educated among the Oxonians for a time Afterwards retiring to the Court became through several petite employments chief Clerk of the Kitchin to K. Hen. 8. and is stiled by Erasmus Thynnus Aulicus This Person who was poetically given from his Youth did make a search after all the works of Jeffery Chaucer the Prince of our English Poets many of which were then in MS. At length having collected all the ancient Copies of that Author he took great pains to correct and amend them Which being so done he put notes and explanations on and printed them altogether in one Volume in Folio not in double columns as they have been since and dedicated them to K. Hen. 8. an 1542 having been partly and imperfectly done several Years before by Will. Caxton Afterwards Joh. Stow the Chronologer did correct increase and publish them with divers ample notes collected out of several records and monuments All which he delivering to his Friend Tho. Speght a Cantabrigian he drew them into good form and method mixed them with his own and published them 1597. See more in Franc. Thynne under the Year 1611 who was as it seems descended from him Whether this Will. Thynne whom I have mentioned before be the same with Will. Thynne Esq one of the Clerks of the Green-Cloth and master of the Houshold of K. Hen. 8. the same Will. Thynne I mean who died 10. Aug. 1546. and was buried in the Church of Allhallowes Barkin in London I am yet to learn I find another Will. Thynne Esq Brother to Sir John Thynne Knight who after he had travell'd through most parts of Europe return'd an accomplish'd Gentleman and in the 1. Edw. 6. Dom. 1547. went into Scotland under the command of Edward Duke of Somerset to which Duke his Brother Sir John was Secretary where as an Eques catafractus that is a Chevalier arm'd cap a pee he performed excellent service in the Battel at Muscelborough against the Scots This Person I take to be the same to whom K. Hen. 8. by his Letters Pat. dat 8. May 38. of his Reign Dom. 1546. gave the office of general Receiver of two Counties in the Marches of Wales commonly call'd The Earl of Marches Lands At length when the infirmities of Age came upon him he gave himself solely up to devotion and was a daily Auditor of divine service in the Abbey Church at Westminster He surrendred up his Soul to him that gave it 14. March 1584 and was buried in the said Church opposite to the door leading into the Cloister Over his Grave was soon after erected a Monument of Alabaster and 100 Years after was another stately Monument erected near to it Westward for one descended from Sir Joh. Thynne beformention'd namely for Tho. Thynne of Langleat in Wilts Esq sometimes a Gent. Com. of Ch. Ch. who was barbarously murder'd in the Pall-mall by a German Sweed and Pole on Sunday in the Evening 12. Feb. 1681. For whom was a large inscription made to be engraved on the said Monument but for certain passages therein reflecting on Justice and I know not what was not suffer'd to be put thereon JOHN HOKER was first Demie or Semicommoner afterwards Fellow of St. Mary Magd. College and in 1535. Master of Arts being then accounted excellently well read in Greek and Latin Authors a good Rhetorician and Poet and much commended for his facete fancy Leland is pleased to mention him in one of his works and to stile him not without desert Nitor artium bonarum He hath written Piscator or the Fisher caught a Comedy An Introduction to Rhetorick Poema de vero crucifixo Epigrammata varia and other things which I have not yet seen He was living in Magd. Coll. in Fifteen hundred forty and three being then Bach. of Divinity of three Years standing as it appears in the Bursars accompts of that House I presume he died shortly after and not in 1541 as Bale and Pits do tell you EDWARD LEE Son of Rich. Lee of Lee-magna in Kent Esq Son of Sir Rich. Lee Knight sometimes twice Lord Mayor of the City of London was born in Kent particularly as I suppose at Lee before-mentioned sent to St. Mary Magd. Coll. about 1499 and took as 't is said one Degree in Arts but whether true I cannot justly affirm because the Register of that time and other writings are imperfect In the Year 1523 one Ed. Lee was admitted Bachelaur of Arts but him I take to be too late for this Edw. Lee whom we are further to mention Afterwards he went to Cambridge as one reports being probably driven hence by Pests that frequently then hap'ned in Oxon. Yet the Reader is to know that he is not reckoned among the Archbishops and Bishops which have been educated in that University by Dr. Matthew Parker in his Catalogue of them at the end of his Cat. of Chancellors Proctors c. thereof in his Edition of Antiquitates Britannicae c. Printed an 157 2-3 Howsoever it is I shall not dispute it only say that afterwards he was made Chaplain to K. Hen. 8. and his Almoner being then a violent Antagonist of Erasmus but whether greater in Learning than he or his equal was then
Turners Book entit A preservative or Triacle printed in oct an 1551. Whether these two last be one and the same Person I know not nor can I be positive in it whether Tho. Solme Author of the Lords Flaile be the same with Thom. Solme the Historian THOMAS LANKET or Lanquet whose place of nativity or Hall or Coll. wherein he studied being yet uncertain I shall only say that he being a studious Young Man and curious searcher into ancient History laid the Foundation of a great work I mean a Chronicle consisting of two parts reaching from the beginning of the World to the time of our Saviour and was proceeding with a third part but death preventing the compleating thereof Thom. Croper of Magd. Coll. finished and entituled it Lanquets Chronicle See more in Tho. Cooper under the Year 1594. Lanquet also wrot Treatise of the Conquest of Bulloigne When or where printed I know not nor any thing else of the Author year 1545 only that he died at London in Fifteen hundred forty and Five which was the seven and thirtieth Year of K. H. 8. but in what Church or Yard he was buried I cannot tell THOMAS ELYOT was born as 't is said of a Knightly Family in Suffolk and educated in Academical learning in the Hall of St. Mary the Virgin where he obtained a considerable proficiency in Logick and Philosophy The Year when he first began to salute the Muses it cannot through the deficiency of record be well known unless it should be about the Year 1514 for four Years after an 1518 I find one Tho. Elyot to be admitted ad lecturam alicujus libri facultatis artium Logices Aristotelis which is the admission to the Degree of Bach. of Arts and in the time of Lent the same Year he did compleat that Degree by Determination in School-street It doth also appear that the said Tho. Elyot was in the beginning of Aug. an 1524. admitted ad lecturam alicujus libri Institutionem that is to the Degree of Bach. of the Civil Law Now if we could find that Sir Tho. Elyot was about 50 Years of Age when he died then we may certainly conclude that Elyot the Bac. of Arts and of the Civil Law might be the same with him otherwise we cannot well do it After he had left the University he travelled beyond the Seas and upon his return was introduced into the Court Whereupon being made known to the King a lover of Scholars who found him to be a Person of good parts conferr'd on him the honor of Knighthood and employed him in certain Embassies bejond the Seas particularly to the Emperor Charles the 5th at what time his great Friend and Crony Sir Tho. More was beheaded He was a very good Grammarian Gracian Poet Philosopher Physician and what not to compleat a Gentleman He was admired by and beloved of Scholars and his memory was celebrated by them in their respective works particularly by Leland his contemporary The truth is his Learning in all kind of knowledge brought much honor to all the Gentry and Nobility of England He hath transmitted to posterity The Castle of health Lond. 1541. 1572. 80. 95 c. in oct The Governor in 3 Books Lond. 1544 47. 80. c. in oct Of the Education of Children Lond. in qu. Banquet of sapience Lond. in oct Preservative against the fear of death De rebus memorabilibus Angliae For the compleating of which he had read and perused many old Monuments of England See in Rog. Ascham's Treatise of Archery in two Books p. 28. A Defence or Apologie for good Women Bibliotheca Eliotae Elyots Library or Dictionary Lond. 1541. c. fol. Which work Thom. Cooper augmented and enriched with 33000 words and phrases besides a fuller account of the true signification of words Sir Tho. Elyot also translated from Greek into English The Image of Governance compiled of the Arts and Sciences by Emperor Alexander Severus Lond. 1556 1594 c. oct and from Lat. into Engl. 1 St. Cypreans Sermon of the mortality of Man Lond. 1534 in oct 2 The rule of a Christian life written by Picus Earl of Mirandula Printed there the same Year in oct See more among the translations of Tho. Lupset numb 38. This worthy Knight who was a servant to the King was buried in the Church of Carleton in Cambridgshire of which County he had been Sheriff 25. March in Fifteen hundred forty and six year 1546 and had soon after a Monument put over his Grave Besides several Mannors that he had in Cambridgshire he had one or more in Hampshire JOHN LONGLAND received his first breath in a Mercat Town called Henley in Oxfordshire was first made a Semicommoner or Demie and afterwards Fellow of Magdalen College About which time being Master of Arts and in Orders he addicted himself very severely to study and devotion and became famous for his exemplary life and conversation In 1505 he was made Principal of Magd. Hall in 1510 2. Hen. 8. he was admitted to the reading of the sentences and in the Year after he proceeded in Divinity In Decemb. an 1514 he succeeded Dr. Will. Atwater in the Deanery of Salisbury and in 1519 he was made Canon of Windsore At which time he being in great favour with the King for his excellent way of Preaching he did not only make him his Confessor but also upon the death of Atwater Bishop of Lincoln and about that time Lord Almoner To the same See therefore he being consecrated 5. May 1521 had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto 26. June following In 1528. or thereabouts he was the first Man of account that mention'd a divorce to the King to be between him and his Qu. Catherine for which afterwards when it was known he was much blamed and the more because he took all occasions to forward and not in the least to contradict it In 1532 he was elected Chancellor of the University of Oxen which office he keeping to his dying day shew'd himself a special Friend thereunto in maintaining it privileges and in exhibiting as he had done before to the wants of certain Scholars and in solely maintaining others I have seen divers Epistles written to him from the venerable House of Regents and Non-Regents wherein they in an high manner do proclaim his Religion and Doctrin and do not stick to compare him to Joseph the Patriarch His writings are these Declamatio five concio coram reverendiss in Ch. patribus Domino D. Thomâ Rom. Ecclesiae Presbytero Cardinali Ebor. Archiep. c. laurentio Cardinali sedis Apost de latere quoque Legato principio visitationis Ordinis S. Benedicti apud Westmonasterium initae 10. Jan. 1519. in Gen. 18. Descendam videbo c. Concio babita coram eruditiff Oxoniae Academiae auditorio in jaciendo collegii Cardinalis fundamento an 1525. in Prov. 9. Sapientia aedificavit sibi domum Concio habita coram
Probationer-Fellow of Merton College in 1536 he being then Masters standing or more and three years after proceeded in Arts. About that time he became a shagling Lecturer in Philosophy before the University in the publick Schools a profound Disputant in Philosophical matters and homo semper nimium Metaphysicus as one doth deservedly stile him He was the chief man that disputed with Bishop Rydley in the Divinity School an 1554. as I have elsewhere told you And Joh. Fox who hath a full relation of the said disputation saith of this our Author thus Mr. Ward amplified so largely his words and so high he climed into the Heavens with Duns his Ladder and not with the Scriptures that it is to be marvelled how he could come down again without falling c. But what Fox hath ironically said concerning this matter is fully answered by one of Wards perswasion As for the works that this our Author hath written I never saw any and therefore cannot give you the titles only say with our old and later Catalogue or Register of Fellows of Merton Coll. that he wrot Dialectica Philosophica quaedam c. Joh. Fo◠before-mention'd hath published His disputation with B. Nich. Rydley in the Divinity-School at Oxon. Which you may see in the Book of Acts and Mon. of the Church under the Year 1554. A little before Qu. Elizab. came to the Crown Mr. Warde who seems to have been then Bach. of Div. travelled to Rome where paying his last debt to nature on the 14. Oct. in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight year 1558 was there buried but in what Church or Chappel I know not Whereupon the report of it coming to Oxon his exequies were celebrated by the Society of Merton College 17. Novemb. following according to our accompt Of the same Family tho remote was Will. Warde alias Walker alias Slaughter Son of Mr. Rob. Warde of the County of Cumberland who having spent 7 years in studying the Arts in Brasnose Coll. travelled into Spayne with one Mr. Dutton a R. Cath. and there became one of his opinion Afterwards he returned into England to settle his concerns went beyond Sea again and upon a Commission received he returned into his own Country a second time to convert Persons to his profession but being taken after he had been a Priest 24 years was imprison'd in Newgate Soon after being tried for his life he was executed at Tybourne on Munday 26. July 1641. JOHN HOLYMAN a most stout Champion of his time in his Preachings and Writings against the Lutherans was born at Codyngton near to Hadenham in Buckinghamshire educated in Wykeham's School near Winchester made perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in 1512 took a Degree in the Canon Law afterwards that of M. of A. left the Coll. about 1526. being then Bach. of Divinity and beneficed But being desirous of the conversation of learned Men and Books entred himself in the condition of a Sojournour in Exeter Coll. where he continued for some time At length he became a Monk of St. Maries Abbey at Reading in Berks and in 1530 proceeded in Divinity at which time Hugh Abbat of the said Monastery wrot to the University in Epistle wherein our Author is thus charactarized Dominus Holymannus non vitâ minus quà m eruditione Theologus insignis Londini nuper è suggesto Paulino cencionatus est tam frequenti hominum conventu tantâ admiratione tam magnâ apud omnes gratiâ ut jamdudum nemo qui christum sincerè praedicat majorem ab illo populo vel laudem vel amorem consequutus est c. The said Epistle was written as I have elsewhere told you in the Year 1530. to the end that the University would be pleased to dispense with him from Preaching at Oxon for the Degree of D. of Divinity and that instead thereof he might Preach at London upon pretence that the City was much polluted with Luther's Doctrine In 1535 he was ejected from his Abbey because of the dissolution thereof for a profane use and lived afterwards partly at Hanborough near to Woodstock in Oxfordshire of which place he seems to have been Rector and partly in Exeter Coll. in 1554 he was promoted to the See of Bristow upon the deprivation of Paul Bush the first Bishop thereof the Temporalities of which See being given to him 28. Nov. the same Year sate there to the time of his death in good repute He hath written Tract contra doctrinam M. Lutheri Defensio matrimonii Reginae Catherinae cum Rege Henrico octavo lib. 1. with other things which I have not yet seen This Person who was a most zealous Catholick gave way to fate either in or near to Oxon much about the time when his Predicessor P. Bush died and was according to his will as I presume buried in the Chancel of the Church of Hanborough before-mentioned in Fifteen hundred fifty and eight year 1558 Mr. Alexand. Belsire sometimes Fellow of New College afterwards the first President of that of St. John Bapt. who was his great Friend and Overseer of his last Will was buried near to him in 1567 being while living seldom from him The said Bishop Holyman in his last Will and Testament dated 4 June 1558 and proved 16. Feb. following did give to the College near to Winchester the works of St. Augustine St. Jerome St. Cyprian St. Cecill Tertullian Ireneus c. Which afterwards were chained in the Library there RICHARD TURNER a Staffordshire Man born was educated in Magd. College of which house he became afterwards Fellow and esteemed in the University especially by the reformed party a right godly and learned Man and a good Preacher Afterwards he belonged to the Church at Windsore where he helped Jo. Merbeck in making the Concordance of the Bible But when Qu. Mary came to the Crown he fled beyond Seas and setling at Basil in Germany was a frequent Preacher among the English exiles for whose sake he composed An Exposition on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians Hebrews Expos on the Gen. Epist of St. James These expositions which were read at Basil were fit for the Press in 1558 but whether they were ever afterwards Printed I know not In the said Year Baleus tells us that he was living at Basil and Joh. Fox doth further inform us that he died in Exile So I presume that he concluded his last day between the beginning of Fifteen hundred fifty and eight year 1558 and the Month of Novemb. the same year in which Month Qu. Elizab. came to the Crown of England and soon after the exiles return'd to their Country REYNOLD POLE whose piety learning and integrity of life did make him more illustrious than the splendor of his royal blood was a younger Son of Sir Ric. Pole Knight of the Garter Cosin german to K. Hen. 7. by Margaret his Wife Daughter of George Duke of Clarence younger Brother to K. Ed. 4.
3. Oct. 1543 upon the death of Joh. Southwode LL. D. When King Hen. 8. had extirpated the Popes power he seemed to be very moderate and also in the Reign of K. Ed. 6. but when Qu. Mary succeeded he shew'd himself a most zealous Person for the Roman Catholick Religion and a great enemy to Luther and Reformers His works are Sermons fruitful godly and learned Lond. 1557. qu. containing 1 A declaration of the seven gifts of the holy ghost 2 A Homely of the articles of Christian Faith 3 Homely of Ceremonies and of mans Laws 4 A perfect exposition of St. Peters first Epistle in XX treatises or Sermons What other things he hath published I cannot yet find neither should I have known any thing of the said Fruitful Sermons had I not accidentally seen them in that choice collection of Books in Balliol Coll. Library given thereunto by the no less curious than learned Sir Thom. Wendy Knight of the Bath sometimes Gentleman-commoner of the said House This Dr. Edgeworth took his last farewell of this World in the beginning of the Year Fifteen hundred and sixty year 1560 and was directly buried before the choire door in the Cathedral Church at Wells Whereupon Dr. Gilbert Bourne Bishop of that place did present or collate to the said Chancellourship of the Church of Wells one Gilbert Bournford Bachelaur of Divinity on the second day of April in the same Year THOMAS PHAYER was born in Wales particularly as it seems in Pembrokeshire had his Academical education among the Oxonians whom after some years he left and retired to the Inns of Court Lincolns Inn as I conceive where at length he attained to a considerable knowledge in the municipal Laws Afterwards being a Person of a mutable mind he eagerly addicted his Muse to the study of Medicine took the Degrees in that faculty in this University that of Doctor being compleated in an Act celebrated 21. Mar. 1558-9 at which time he was much famed among the Academians for his sufficiencies in the Art of Poetry which afterwards were made publick He hath committed to posterity these Books following of his writing and translation Of the nature of Writts Whether the same with that written by the great Lawyer Anth. Fitzherbert who lived before Phayers time I know not Exemplars of common places for the writing of several sorts of Instruments It is the same which we now call A Book of precedents I have a MS. lying by me written on parchment in the time of H. 6. or Ed. 4. containing Copies of all matters to be used by Lawyers but who the compiler of it was I cannot tell In the beginning of it is written in a pretty ancient character George Hardley A goodly bryefe treatise of the pestylence with the causes signs and cures of the same Lond. 1544. and 46. oct Declaration of the veynes of mans body and to what dyseases and infirmities the opening of every one of them doe serve This is printed with the former Book an 1544. c. A Book of children And this also which treats of the grief and diseases of Children Remedies or prescriptions of Physick for the Body Published by Hen. Holland 1603. whom I shall mention at the end of Hen. Holland under the Year 1625. He also translated from French into English The regiment of Life Lond. 1544. and 46. oct and from Lat. into English Nine Books of Virgils Aencidos The three first of which were by him finished in the Forest of Kilgarran in Pembrokshire in the Year 1555. The fourth at the same place an 1556. The fifth in 1557 being ended 3. May just after the translator had undergone a great danger at Caâ—rmerden The sixth and seventh were also finished by him in the same Year and in the same place The eighth there also in Kilgarran forest an 1558. The ninth was ended 3. Apr. 1560. The tenth was begun by him in the said Year but died as it seems before he could go through it Afterwards a young Physician named Tho. Twyne meeting with the aforesaid translations in MS. he finished the said tenth Aeneid 23. May an 1573. Which being done he translated the eleventh twelfth and thirteenth Aeneidos and published them altogether an 1584. as I shall tell you elsewhere As for Dr. Phaer he ended his days at Kilgarran before-mentioned after the 12. of Aug. on which day his last will and testament was dated in Fifteen hundred and sixty year 1560 and was buried in the Parish Church of that place Over his grave was a Marble-stone soon after laid with an Epitaph engraven thereon made and devised by his good friend Mr. George Ferrers of Lincolns -Inn but what the contents of it are I know not nor of any other Epitaph made for him only that by Sir Thom. Chaloner a most noted Latine Poet of his time who having been well acquainted with the Doctor doth in a pathetical manner highly commend him for his learning and great skill in Physick He the said Doctor left behind him a Widow named Anne and two Daughters Eleanor the Wife of Gruffith ap Eynon and Mary THOMAS ROBERTSON was a Yorkshire Man born either at or near Wakefeild was originally I think of Queens afterwards Demie or Semicommoner of Magdalen College Master of the School joyning to it in the place of Joh. Stanbridge Master of Arts 1525 at which time he was a great Oppugner and Vilifier of the Questionists in the University and at length Fellow of the said House In 1539 he being about that time Treasurer of the Church of Salisbury in the place of Dr. Rich. Sampson supplicated the venerab congreg of the Regents to be admitted to the reading of the Sentences being then esteemed Flos decus Oxonii but whether he was admitted it appears not and in 1540 he by the favour of Longland Bishop of Lincolne was made Archdeacon of Leycester in the place of Will. More Suffragan Bishop of Colchester deceased in which dignity being installed 5. March the same Year enjoyed it to 1560. as I shall anon tell you In 1546. Jun. 3. he was instituted Vicar of Wakefield before-mention'd on the death of Dr. Tho. Knolles by the presentation thereunto of Joh. Chambre M. D. Dean and the convent of the Kings Chappel of the Virgin Mary and St. Stephen within the Pallace of Westminster Whereupon in the beginning of 1548. he gave up the Treasurership of Salibury in which Dignity Thom. Stevens succeeded 28. May the same Year He the said Robertson was an exact Grammarian and Humanitian and went as 't was thought beyond his two Predecessors in Magd. College School in the education of Youth In 1532 he Printed a Comment on the rules which Will. Lilye wrot in verse and added thereunto Quae Genus and the versifying rules dedicating it to Bishop Longland before mention'd with reference to Henley School which some think was founded or at least inlarged by Longland From whose pains I mean of Robertson and also the
carrere dignus Culleolo insutus si te mea musa sileret c. As for his Writings they were many but none of them only one were published till after his Death some of which are these Elenchus Annalium Regum Edwardi 5. Rich. 3. Hen. 7. 8. Lond. 1579. and 1597. in tw Dedicated to Sir Tho. Bronley Lord Chancelor of England This is called among the Lawyers Table to the Annals or Year-Book of Edw. 5. Rich. 3. c. The office of a Justice of Peace Together with instructions how and in what manner Statutes shall be expounded Lond. 1658. Oct. Observations upon the Eyte of Pickering Lambert's Areheion c. MS. Fol. sometimes in the Library of Rich. Smith Secondary of the Poultrey-Compter with other things which I have not yet seen This eminent Lawyer did mostly dwell in London in a street called Noble-street within Aldersgate-ward in an house which himself newly built wherein he dyed but was buried as I suppose in the Church at Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire where he had purchased an estate in the latter end of fifteen hundred nienty and three for on the 7th of March that year was a commission granted from the Prorogative Court of Canterbury to Mariana his Widdow daughter of Joh. Barley of Kingsey in the said county to administer the goods debts and chattels of her Husband Will. Fleetwood lately deceased He left behind him two Sons whereof Sir Will. Fleetwood Knight was one who succeeded him in the Estate at Missenden and the other was Sir Thomas of the Middle-Temple afterwards Attorney to Prince Henry He had also divers Daughters one whereof was married to Sir David Foulis Knight and Baronet and another to Sir Tho. Chaloner Tutor to the said Prince Son of the learned Sir Tho. Chaloner Knight JOHN WOOLTON was born at a Market Town in Lancashire called Wigan or Wiggen entred a Student in Brasnose Col. 26. Oct. 1553. aged 18 or thereabouts having perhaps wore a Gown in the University before that time supplicated for the Degree of Bach of Arts in the beginning of 1555. but it doth not appear that he was admitted Afterwards as it is said he went to or with his Uncle Alex. Nowel into Germany to which place several Protestants of England had receeded as voluntary Exiles In the beginning of Q. Eliz. he returned and in 1563. being about that time Canon Residentiary of Exeter he was admitted by the Name of John Wolton Bach. of Arts to the Church of Spaxton in the Diocess of Wells In April 1574. he supplicated the venerable congregation of Regents that he might be admitted to the reading of the Sentences but whether his desire was granted or he admitted it appears not In May 1575. being then Warden of Manchester College in his own Country he supplicated under the Name of John Wolton a Minister of Gods Word and sometimes a Student of this Vniversity that he might be licensed to proceed in Divinity but whether that also was granted it doth not appear Sure it is that he being then the designed Bishop of Exeter was consecrated thereunto in the beginning of August following He was a Person of great Piety and Reason and an earnest assertor of conformity against the Opposers thereof for which he was blamed by many but commended by more after his Death He hath written The armour of proof shewing the firm sortress of defence and haven of rest in these troublesome times Lond. 1576. oct Of the immortality of the Sou wherein is declared the Origin Nature and Power of the same c. Christian Manual Or the Life and Manners of true Christians wherein is declared how needful it is for the Children of God to manifest their Faith by their Works Castle for Christians and Fortress for the Faithful besieged and defended now almost 6000 years New Anatomy of the whole Man as well of his Body as of his Soul declaring the condition and constitution of the same in his first creation corruption regeneration and glorifiration Discourse of the conscience wherein is declared the unspeakable joys and comfort of a good conscience and the grief of an evil conscience All which six Treatises were printed at London in oct An. 1576. At length he having sate Bishop about 14 years with great commendations dyed on the 13th of March in fifteen hundred ninety and three and was buried in his Cathedral Church at Exeter on the South side of the Presbytery or Choire leaving then a Son behind him named John Fellow of Allsouls college Master of Arts and a Graduat in Physick Over his Grave was a Monument soon after erected with an inscription thereon containing six Verses two of which run thus Ingenium genium mores pietatis honore Eloquiumque pium busta perusta tegent THOMAS WATSON a Londoner born did spend some time in this University not in Logick and Philosophy as he ought to have done but in the smooth and pleasant studies of Poetry and Romance whereby he obtained an honourable Name among the Students in those Faculties Afterwards retiring to the Metropolis studied the Common Law at riper years and for a diversion wrote Ecloga in obitum D. Francisci Walsingham Eq. aur Lond. 1590. in two sheets in qu. Amintae Gaudia Lond. 1592. qu. Written in Lat. Hexamiter and dedicated to the incomparable Mary Countess of Pembroke who was a Patroness of his Studies He hath written other things of that Nature or Strain and something pertaining to Pastoral which I have not yet seen and was highly valued among ingenious Men in the latter end of Q. Elizabeth I shall make mention of another Tho. Watson who in his younger years was a Poet also in the Fasti following among the Incorporations of the year 1554. HENRY SMITH Son of Erasmus Smith of Bosworth Son of Joh. Smith alias Harrys of Withcock in Leicestershire was matriculated as a Member of Lincoln Col. in 1575. thus Henricus Smithe Leicestrensis generosus Aetat 15. What stay he made in the same House or whether he was the same Heâ— Smyth who received the Benefaction of Jo. Claymond in Bras Col. An. 1574. or took the Degre of Batchelaur of Arts it appears not Sure it is that having some Ecclesiastical employment conferred upon him was absent from the University for some time and at length in 1583. did take the Degree of Master of Arts as a Member of Hart Hall being then esteemed the Miracle and Wonder of his Age for his prodigious Memory and for his fluent eloquent and practical way of Preaching Afterwards he became Lecturer of St. Clements Danes without Temple-Bar near London where being much frequented by the Puritanical Party was by them esteemed as he was by the generality the prime Preacher of the Nation which his Sermons taken into the Hands of all People did shew Some of them were printed in 1591 92 and 93 while he lived but after his Death 40 or more were collected into one Volume
Book was written after Mart. Marprelate had writ his Libel which some playing with Martin at his won weapon answered pleasantly both in Rhime and Prose But this our Author the Bishop with Authority and Gravity confuted him soundly in this Book whereupon Martin replyed in a Book enit Ha'y any Work for a Cooper c. At length this reverend and holy Bishop paying his last Debt to Nature at Winchester year 1594 29. Apr. in fifteen hundred ninety and four was buried on the South side of the Choire a little above the Bishop's Seat belonging to the Cathedral there Over his Grave was soon after laid a flat Marble with an inscription thereon in Prose and Verse a Copy of which you may read in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 197. a. He left behind him a Widow named Amey and two Daughters one of which named Elizabeth was the Wife of Dâ—â— Joh. Belly sometimes Provost of Oriel Col. afterward Chanclour of the Dicocess of Lincoln the other was Mary the Wife of John Gouldwell Gent. WILLIAM RAINOLDS second Son of Rich. Râ—â—â—â—ids a sufficient Farmer third Son of Rich. Rainolds was born at Pynhoc alias Pynhawes the Seat of his Ancestors near to the City of Exeter in Devonshire educated in School learning in Wykeham's Coll. near Winchester elected Probationer of New Coll. in 1560. and two years after was admitted perpetual Fellow In that House where then was a severe Discipline kept up he became a most noted Philosopher a quick Disputant and one much noted for his sincere love to the Protestant Cause In 1566. he proceeded Master of Arts and about that time he took Holy Orders In 1572. he left his Fellowship and retiring to Hart Hall lived there in the quality of a Câ—â—moner All which time he was earnest for Reformation while John his Brother of C. C. Coll. stood affected to the Roman Catholick Religion as it is said This difference in judgment proved a firebal of Câ—ntention between and engaged them in a strong Duel and set Disputes whereupon both being strengthned by each 〈◊〉 Arguments our Author Willaim turned a zealous Catholick and John a strong Puritan Whereupon Dr. Will. Alabaster a learned Divine and an excellent Poet made an Epigram on them a copy of which you may see elsewhere This is the reason commonly received among Protestants for each others conversion but false for the dispute was if you will believe one that then lived between John and Edmund Rainolds of C. C. Câ—ll as I have told you elsewhere So that now there being no pretence left for William's conversion by disputing with his Brother John you may take this reason following different from the other if your charity will permit you to believe a R. Catholick Author as he had received it from the mouth or Pen of Will. Rainolds which is this Mr. William Rainolds being first an earnest Professor and Preacher of the Protestant Religion in England and much engaged among the Puritans in Northamptonshire as he was wont to tell he fell in the end to read over Mr. Jewel ' s Book and did translate some part thereof into Latin but before he had passed half over he found such stuff as made him greatly mistake of the whole Religion and so he leaving his hopes and commodities in England went over the Sea and the last year of Jubilee to wit 1575. he came to Rome and brought that Book with him and presented both himself and it to the Tribunal of the Inquitsition of his own free motion and accord where I guess the Book remaineth still if it be not burned and himself after absolution received for his former Errors which he with great humility and zeal required and my self also at that time spake with him in that place he returned into France and Flanders and there lived many years with singular edification for his rare Vertue and Learning c. Thus a zealous Romanist whom I have here quoted in the Margin Afterwards our Author Will. Rainolds went to Rheimes in France where being kindly received by Dr. Will. Allen President of the English College there was shortly after made Professor or Reader of Divinity and of the Hebrew Tongue Afterwards he went to Antwerp where he wrote mostly under the Name of Will. Rosseus these things following Resutation of Mr. W. Whittaker's Civils against the Annotations of the New Testament Par. 1583. oct De justa republicae Christiane in reges impios haereticos Authoritate Antw. 1592. oct c. Catholick Faith concerning Christ's last Supper against Berengarius and Bruce Antw. 1593. oct This Bruce was the same as it seems with Rob. Bruce a Scotch Minister Paraphrase on the New Testament MS. in the English coll of Benedictines at Deiulward in Loraine Calvino-Turcismus i. e. Calvinisticae perfidiae cum Mahumetanâ collatio dilucida utriusque sectae confutatio Antw. 1597. Col. Agr. 1603. oct in four Books Which Books being left imperfect were corrected finished and published out of his Notes by his dear Friend Will. Gifford Dean of St. Peter's Church at L'isle This Book endeavours to prove that Calvin's Religion is worse in condition and less probable in reason than that of the Turks and hath less ground and substance therein than the other The copies of which stealing over the Sea into England were answered by one who writes himself T. M. S. in a Book bearing this Title De Turco-Papismo Hoc est de Turcorum Papistarum adversus Christi Ecclesiam fidem conjuratione eorumque in Religione moribus concensione similitudine Lond. 1598 99. qu. ibid. 1604 in oct To which Book are added 4 more against the said Calvino-Turcismus In the Preface to the first that came forth the Author saith that Will. Rainolds his going over to the Church of Rome was because he was not compos mentis as being somewhat distracted for the love of the Wife of one M. a famous Women of Oxon c. The said Rainolds also translated from English into Latin all the Works of Tho. Harding with a large Preface to them as I have elsewhere told you but for want of Money they could not be Printed Also Dr. Will. Allen's Book entit A true sincere and modest defence of English Catholicks c. which Book W. Rainolds did also much increase And what else he hath written Pitscus will tell you who adds that he deceasing at Antwerp in Flanders year 1594 in fifteen hundred ninety and four was buried in the Chancel of the Church of the Bigwins there on the South side of the Altar Soon after was a stone laid over his Grave with this inscription thereon Honorabili Domino D. Gulielmo Reginaldo alias Ressaeo pio exuli Auglo viro doctissimo hujus Ecclesiae Ministro Obiit 24. Aug. 1594 c. Tâ—â—w Rainolds had five Brothers the eldest of which was named Hierom Fellow of C. C. College and Master of Arts in 1557. who continuing in
the Roman Catholick Religion practised Physick in the beginning of Q. Elizabeth's Reign but soon after left the University and whether he went beyond the Seas and was Doctorated there I cannot tell Under this Hierom Rainolds our Author William who was the next Brother did receive most of his tuition while he was a Junior in Oxon. The third Brother was Edm. Rainolds before-mentioned Fellow of C. C. College also who leaving that House because he was in animo Catholicus retired to Glocester Hall where living many years in the condition of a Tutor dyed a wealthy Man The fourth Brother was James Rainolds Master of Arts and Fellow of Exeter Coll. The fifth and youngest was Nicholas who lived at Pynhaws on the Lands of his Ancestors Father to Will. Rainolds of Cassington near to Woodstock in Oxfordshire Gentleman sometimes a Member of Glocester Hall under his Uncle Edmund from whom I formerly received a writing under his hand concerning his Ancestors and Relations for three Generations above him part of which is here mentioned WILLIAM ALLYN Allen or Alan so many ways I find him written was the second Son of John Allen by Joanet or Jennet Lyster his Wife Sister of Tho. Lyster of Westby in Yorkshire the Son of George Allen of Staffordshire who having an Uncle or near Kinsman called Allen Abbat of Delawise setled at Rossal in Lancashire by the endeavours of the said Abbat who demised to him divers Lands there which belonged to his Monastery At that place Rosial was Will. Allyn or Alan whome we are farther to mention born and being arrived to about the fifteenth year of his age was sent to Oxford in 1547. entred into Oriel Coll. and committed to the tuition of Morgan Philips the chiefest Tutor then in that House under whome having profited to a miracle in Logick and Philosophy was unanimously elected Fellow of that Coll. in 1550. 4. Ed. 6. Four years after he proceeded in Arts and stood in that Act wherein proceeded Tho. Hardyng and Nich. Harpesfield two noted Writers the former being then a Proceeder in Divinity and the other in the Civil Law In 1556. or thereabouts he became Principal of St. Mary's Hall and in that and the year following one of the Proctors of the University In 1558. or thereabouts he was made Canon of York but soon after upon the coming to the Crown by Q. Elizabeth and the alteration of Religion that followed he left his Country and Preferment about 1560. and going beyond the Seas he retired to Lovaine then an eminent Acamedy especially for the study of Divinity to which place did several eminent Theologists repair for a time as Saunders Harding Dorman Rastal c. purposely to avoid the places infected with Heresie as they called it While he continued at Lovaine he wrote a Book in the English Tongue against Mr. Jewel treating of Purgatory which afterwards was Printed About that time falling into a grievous disease by too careful attending a Pupil of his of gentile extraction in England had advice given him by his Physicians to retire to his Native Country for Health's sake Whereupon returning into England he kept himself unknown till he had recovered his former strength and then endeavouring to reconcile People to the Church of Rome and to terrifie them from going to the Meetings of Hereticks as he stiled them was forced by the Magistrates to leave that harbour Lancashire So that going to a certain place near Oxon he practiced the like and wrote two Books in English one Of the Authority of the Priesthood and the other Of Indulgences From thence he removed his Quarters to the County of Norfolk and lived sometimes in the House of the Duke of that Name and sometimes near it where he wrote Certain brief Reasons concerning Catholick Faith whereby the vanity of Heresie and excellency of Catholick Faith as therein it is said were evidently set down purposely to settle such who were wavering in other Opinion Afterwards tho advantage was given to him to return to Lovaine by the opportunity of a Ship then going from England yet he neglected it and went near to Oxon again went to the University and meeting with one of his Contemporaries did work so much upon him by his discourse that he promised him to abstain for the future from Protestant Company and their Meetings Which act of his being made known to the Parents of the said Contemporary they prosecuted Allyn so close that he was forced to leave England after he had continued there about three years So that retiring to a certain Monastery at Mâ—chlin in Brabant became a Divinity Reader there which Office he performed with great commendations for some time Afterwards being desirous to go to Rome in the company of Dr. Jo. Vendivile the King's Professor at Doway afterwards Bishop of Tournay did make some advance that way but for certain Reasons that then passed between them Allyn turned his Face and went to Doway at which place in Academy was setled about 1562. where he studied Divinity became Doctor of that Faculty and so much esteemed for his rare and active Parts that he was made Canon of the Church of Cambray Afterwards by his endeavours he began a Seminary at Doway about 1568. to receive all such learned English Catholicks that had fled their Country for Religion sake where soon after they framed for themselves a common Discipline after the manner of a College and got the Pope to assign them an yearly Pension Soon after our author Allyn being made Canon of Rheimes he procured another Seminary to be erected there by the Guises Kinsmen to Mary Q. of Scots For the Netherlands wherein Doway is situated being run into confusion the English Fugitives or Scholars were banished thence by the command of Don Lewis de Requesens so that thence going to Rheimes they setled there for a time Afterwards our active Author began another Seminary at Rome and two in Spain to the end that English Youths might be trained up purposely to keep up the Roman Catholick Religion in England At length for these his great and indefatigable labours he was created a Priest Cardinal of St. Martin in montibus by Pope Sixtus 5. on the 28. July according to our accompt An. 1587. and two years after was made Archbishop of Mechlin or Machlin the Metropolis of Brabant The character given of this Man by several of our English Authors of the reformed Party is That he with R. Persons the Jesuit and others did lay in continual wait for the destruction of Prince and People of England and who by exciting both Forreigners abroad and natural Subjects at home plotted the reducement of the R. Religion to its antient vigour c. Farther also That after he had put off both his love to his Country and his obedience to his Prince he incensed the Spaniard and the Pope of Rome to assault England And to that purpose adjoyned himself to all pernicious consultations about that
England and changed his Name to Smyth for adhering to the deposed King Rich. 2. Further also I find another John Smyth commonly called Captain Smyth who wrote 1. A Map of Virginia with a Description of the Country the Commodities People Government and Religion Oxon. 1612. qu. 2. New Englands Trials c. Lond. 1620. qu. 3. General History of Virginia c. Lond. 1624. qu. 4. Travels in Europe c. Lond. 1630. with other things but this Captain Smyth was a Cheshire man and whether he had received any Education in this University of Oxon I cannot say to the contrary JOHN PRIME Son of Rob. Prime a Fletcher was born in the Parish of Halywell in the North Suburb of Oxford received his Grammatical Literature in Wykehams School near to Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New Col. in 1570. took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a noted puritanical Preacher in the City of his Nativity and much favoured by Dr. Cooper Bishop of Winchester In 1589. he proceeded in Divinity being at that time Vicar of Adderbury alias Eabburbury in Oxfordshire where he became much followed for his edifying way of preaching He hath written A short treatise of Sacraments generally and in special of Baptism and of the Supper Lond. 1582. oct Treatise of nature and grace Lond. 1583 oct Sermon briefly comparing the State of King Solomon and his Subjects together with the condition of Queen Elizabeth and her People preached at S. Maries in Oxon. 17. Nov. 1585. on 1 Kings 10. 9. Oxon. 1585. oct Exposition on the Galathians Ox. 1587. oct The consolations of David applied to Queen Elizabeth in a Sermon at S. Maries in Oxon. 17. Nov. 1588. on Psal 23. 4. Oxon. 1588. oct These as I think were all the books and Sermons that he hath published tho he intended more had he not been cut off in his middle Age. At length after he had been Vicar of Adderbury about 7 years he concluded his last day there about the 12 of April in fifteen hundred ninety and six year 1596 and was buried in the Church of that place but hath neither Epitaph or Inscription over his Grave FRANCIS KNOLLIS Son of Robert Knollis of Rotherfield-Gray commonly called Grays near to Henley in Oxfordshire did receive for a time his Grammatical and Dialectical Education in this University particularly as it seems in Magd. coll Afterwards he retired to his patrimony and at length to the court and became one of the Gentlemen Pensioners to K. Hen. 8. in the latter end of his reign When a reformation was set on foot by King Ed. 6. he was so zealous for the religion then professed as that when Qu. Mary began to reign and grow severe towards the Reformed party he fled into Germany where he sorted himself for a time among several of the English Divines that went away about the same time for conscience sake After the death of that Queen he returned and became so much in esteem by Q. Elizabeth who stood totally affected to the reformation as that in the first year of her reign he was made choice of for one of her privy Council and shortly after that she made him Vice-chamberlain of her houshold and employed him in matters of concern beyond the Seas In 1566. he was actually created Master of Arts being then chief Steward of the City of Oxon Captain of the Halbertiers and about that time Treasurer of the Queens Chamber in the place of Sir John Mason deceased Afterwards he was trusted with the custody of Mary Qu. of Scots while she was a prisoner in Bolton-castle in Yorkshire and in the 29. Elizab. being then a Knight he was one of those who by commission sate in judgment upon the said Queen at Foderingey At length he was made Treasurer of her Majesties Houshold and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter being always by many accounted a faithful subject an honest and learned man and a person of great prudence and wisdom and by others so a great a friend to Calvin in his heart whose principles he embraced while he lived at Geneva that he was never a cordial friend to Episcopacy but rather a patron of the Non-conformists which appeared by several of his actions while he was a privy Counsellour His writings are these Treatise against the usurpation of Papal Bishops Printed 1608. in oct some attribute it to Jo. Rainolds the famous Divine A General Survey of the Isle of Wight with all the Castles and Fortresses near adjoining This is a MS. in fol. and was sometimes in the Lib. of Arthur E. of Anglesey From whence we may suppose that the author had some office in or relating to the said Isle but what in truth I cannot tell I have seen also several of his speeches spoken in Parliaments letters of state and letters written by him to the said Jo. Rainolds between whom there was great amity and intercourse but few or none of those letters or speeches I think are printed At length paying his last debt to nature in the Summer time before Septemb. year 1595 in fifteen hundred ninety and six was as I presume buried at Grays before mentioned By his Wife Catherine daughter of Will. Cary Esque by Mary his Wife daughter of Thom. Bolein Earl of Wiltshire as also Sister to the Lady Anne Bolein second Wife to K. Hen. 8. he had issue Henry his Eldest Son bred in the Free-School joyning to Maga College under the care as it seems of Tho. Robertson Afterwards he went with his Father and others into Germany and at his return if not happily before became a Commoner of the said College where he obtained so much literature as afterwards to gain the character by a learned Author of homo virtute animi dotibus non infimus and of homo religionis studiosissimus liberalissima literatura egregic ditatus c. But he dying without issue the estate went to the next Son called William afterwards Earl of Baâ—bury He had another Son named Francis 2 Knight whom I shall mention elsewhere as also a fourth who was a member of the said College and all four admired by some and envied by others for their great vertue and towardliness JOHN SMITH was a Berkshire man born as it seems became Fellow of St. Johns coll in the Founders time Master of Arts in in 1560. and afterwards Schoolmaster at and Vicar of the Church of St. Laurence in Reading in the aforesaid County He hath written The Doctrine of Prayer in general for all men that is universally for all Mankind c. Lond. 1595. qu. What else he hath published I know not being a difficult matter to distinguish his Works from others of both his names and time And whether he was author of The use of the Gospel printed 1580. in qu. which is said to be written by Jo. Smith I cannot tell The said Joh. Smith of Reading did give way to Fate there and was buried
Commentarii in quaedam S. Scripturae loca Vita Edm. Campiani This I have not yet seen Vit. Martyrium Mariae Reg. Scotiae Orationes Septendecem Tractatus Septem Epistolarum centuriae duae Oratio Epistola de vitae morte D. Martini à Schamberg Episcopi Eustad Ingol 1590. Funebris oratio in Principem Estensem Antw. 1598. with other things as one who knew him well tells you who adds that he dyed at Gratz in Istria 28. Nov. in fifteen hundred ninety and nine year 1599 and was buried there I find one Rob. Turner who among several things wrote A description of the little World or Body of Man which being printed in oct an 1654. must not be taken as written by the former Robert because there is 54 years distance between them JOHN CASE more esteemed beyond than within the Seas was born at a Market-Town in Oxfordshire called Woodstock educated there in the English but in the Latin Tongue partly in New college School and partly in that at Ch. Church of both which places he was successively a Choirister In 1564. he was elected Scholar of St. Johns coll and was afterwards Fellow Master of Arts and the most noted Disputant and Philosopher that ever before set foot in that college But so it was that being Popishly affected he left his Fellowship and married and with leave from the Chancellour and Scholars of the University he read Logic and Philosophy to young men mostly of the R. C. Religion in a private house in St. Mary Magd. Parish particularly in his latter days in that large tenement situated on the North side of the Inn called the George wherein having had disputations declamations and other exercises as in colleges and halls many eminent men issued thence He wrote several Treatises for their use which afterwards he published as commentaries on Aristotle's Organon Ethicks Politicks Economicks and Physicks which were taken into the hands also of most of the Juniors of the University tho since slighted and looked upon as empty things As for his knowledge in the Faculty of Medicine of which he became Doctor 1589. he being made that year Prebendary of North-Aulton in the Ch. of Sarum he was much respected and by his practice therein and reading to Scholars obtaining a fair Estate he bestowed much of it on pious uses as I have elsewhere told you He was a man of an innocent meek religious and a studious Life of a facete and affable conversation a lover of Scholars beloved by them again and had in high veneration His Works are Summa veterum interpretum in Vniversam Dialecticam Aristotelis Lond. 1584. Ox. 1592. and 98. qu. Speculum moralium quaestionum in Vnivers Ethicam Aristot Ox. 1585. qu. Sphaeraâ—civitatis sive de politiâ Ox. 1588. c. qu. in eight books It was then printed by Joseph Barnes Printer to the University of Oxford but the said book undergoing several impressions afterwards beyond the Seas Barnes put up a Petition to the University in 1590. desiring that every Bachelaur of Arts that should hereafter determine should take off one copy of the said book from his hands which was granted Apoligia Musices tum vocalis quam instrumentalis mixtae Ox. 1588. oct I have a book in my Library intitled The praise of Musick wherein besides the Antiquity and Dignity c. is declared the sober aend lawful use of the same in the Congregation and Church of God Ox. 1586. oct It was written by an Oxford Scholar then lately deceased but what was his Name I cannot in all my searches find 'T was printed and published by the said Joseph Barnes who putting a Dedic Epist before it to Sir Walt. Raleigh with his name subscribed he is therefore in several Auction Catalogues said to be the author of it Thesaurus Oeconomiae seu commentarius in Oeconomica Arist c. Ox. 1597. qu. in two books Appendix Thes Oeconom Printed with the former book Reflexus speculi moralis seu comm in magna moralia Arist Ox. 1596. oct Lapis Philosophicus seu comm in octo libros Physicorum Arist Ox. 1599. qu. Ancilla Philosophiae seu Epitome in 8. lib. Arist Ox. 1599. qu. MS. Apologia Academiarum Rebellionis vindiciae What other things he hath written or published it doth not yet appear to me tho there is no doubt but something in MS. hath escaped my sight At length our author after he had attained to about the sixtieth year of his age surrendred up his last breathings in his house in Magd. Parish before-mentioned 23. January in fifteen hundred ninety and nine whereupon his Body was solemnly interr'd in the Chappel of St. Johns coll before-mentioned and had soon after a comely Monument set over his Grave the inscription on which you may read in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 312. b. The said Dr. Case whose picture did hang many years after in that house where he dyed married Elizabeth the Widdow of one Dobon the Keeper of Bocardo Prison 30. Dec. 1574. whose Daughter Ann Dobson for Dr. Case had no Children by her was married to Barthelm Warner Doctor of Physick of St. Johns coll 30. Sept. 1583. who having none but Daughters by her that surviv'd one was married to Tho. Clayton Dr. of Physick and Master of Pemb. coll another to John Speed Dr. of the said Faculty of St. Johns coll Son of Joh. Speed the Chronologer a third to Will. Taylor Dr. of Physick of the said coll and a fourth to Anthony Clopton D. D. of C. C. coll and Rector of Childrey in Berks. GEORGE PEELE was if I mistake not a Devonian born whence being sent to Broadgates hall was after some time made Student of Ch. Ch. 1573. or thereabouts where going through the several forms of Logic and Philosophy took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated 1579. At which time as he was esteemed a most noted Poet in the University so afterwards in the Metropolis where he knew also what belonged to the Stage part as well as any there His Comedies and Tragedies were often acted with great applause and did endure reading with due commendation many years after their author's death Those that I have seen are only these following Lond. 1593. qu. The famous Chronicle of K. Ed. 1. Sirnamed Edw. Longshank Life of Llewellin Rebel in Wales The sinking of Q. Elinor at Charing-cross and of her rising again at Potters-Hith now named Queen-Hith Lond. 1593. qu. This and a Ballad of the same subject are now usually sold by Ballad-singers or Ballad-mongers The love of K. David and fair Bethsheba with the Tragedy of Absalon c. Lond. 1599. qu. Alphonsus Emperor of Germany Trag. Besides these Plays he hath several Poems extant as that entit A farewel to Sir Joh. Norrys and Sir Fr. Drake Lond. in qu. and some remnants of Pastoral Poetry extant in a collection intit Englands Helicon but such I have not yet seen nor his
Registers which are in the time of K. Ed. 6. very imperfect shew not Afterwards retiring to his Native place he became the first Chamberlain thereof an 1554. about which time applying himself to the study of Astronomy and English History became noted in his time for them especially after he had published his labours for the benefit of Posterity in these books following Order and usage of keeping the Parliaments in England Lond. 1572. qu. The Events of Comets or blazing Stars made upon the sight of the Comet Pagonia which appeared in the month of Nov. and Dec. 1577. Lond. in oct An addition to the Chronicles of Ireland from 1546. where they ended to the year 1568. Lond. 1587. fol. This addition is in the second vol. of the Chronicles first collected and published by Raphael Holinshed Will. Harrison and others The said Chronicles of Ireland did begin an 1186. about which time Giraldus Cambrensis concluded his Irish History and were continued by several hands to the said year 1546. A Catalogue or History of the Bishops of Exeter from Werestan as he calls him to John Woolton an 1579. Remitted into the third vol. of Ra. Holinshed's Chronicles Lond. 1587. fol. pag. 1300. He also translated into English the Irish History of Giraldus before-mentioned and put Scholias to the same which being by him dedicated to Sir Walt. Raleigh with a large Epistle were remitted into the second vol. of the Chronicles of Ra. Holinshed Will. Harrison and others Lond. 1587. fol. He also took great pains in augmenting and continuing to the year 1586. the said first and second vol. of Chronicles which were also printed at London 1587. fol. The first impression of the said Chronicles were made at Lond. 1577. in fol. by the said R. Holinshed descended from those of his name that lived at Boseley in Cheshire educated in one of the Universities was a Minister of God's Word as I have heard and died at Bramcote in Warwickshire towards the latter end of 1580. Whereupon all or most of his notes collections books and MSS. came into the hands of Thom. Burdet Esq an inhabitant if not Lord of the said Town of Bramcote As for our author John Hooker he lived to a fair age and dying in Nov. year 1601 in sixteen hundred and one was buried at Exeter He gave up his Chamberlains place about a quarter of a year before he died and was succeeded therein by Will. Tickell There hath been two of the Hookers that have been Mayors of Exeter viz. Joh. Hooker in 1490. and Rob. Hooker in 1529. from one or both of which I presume our author Joh. Hooker was descended as also Rich. Hooker the eminent author of Eccles Policy CROMWELL LEA a younger Son of Sir Anth. Lea or Lee of Burston in Bucks Knight by his Wife the Daughter of Sir Thomas Wyat Knight descended from the Lees of Quarendon in the said County was educated in all inferiour Arts in this University and afterwards travelling and spending several years in Italy he attained to so great knowledge in the common Language of that Country that at his return he wrote A Dictionary in Italian and English Which tho it reaches but to the Word Tralingnato and so consequently wanteth the following Letters to the end of the Alphabet yet it is as big as a Church-Bible This book the author giving in MS. to the Library of St. Johns coll in this University of which coll he had been sometimes a Commoner about its first foundation the Society did so highly value it that one of them named Tho. Poticarie M. of A. and Bach. of the Civil Law did transcribe it in a very fair character Which being so done it was reposed in their Library as a choice thing and is at this day among the printed books B. 31. This Crom. Lea who had married Mary the Relict of Rich. Taverner mentioned under the year 1575. died at his house in Halywell in the North Suburb of Oxon about the beginning of Winter in sixteen hundred and one year 1601 but where buried I know not Whereupon this Epitaph was made on him by an Oxford Scholar Here lyeth old Cromwell Who living lov'd the Bum well When he dy'd he gave nothing to the poor But half to his Bastards and half to his Whore JOHN CHARDON or Charldon a Devonian born became a Sojourner of Exeter coll in 1562. or thereabouts made Probationer thereof 3. March 1564. perpetual Fellow in Octob. two years after entred into Holy Orders in Aug. 1567. being then Bach. of Arts and resigned his Fellowship on the 6. Apr. in the year after About that time being beneficed in his own Country particularly within the City of Exeter he proceeded soon after in Arts became a noted Preacher and wonderfully followed for his edifying Sermons In 1581. he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences or the Epistles of St. Paul as it was then among the Puritans stiled proceeded in Divinity five years after and in 1596. in May he was consecrated Bishop of Down and Connor in the Church of St. Patrick at Dublin in Ireland All that are extant of his writing are only Several Sermons Preached in the Churches of St. Peter in Exeter St. Maries in Oxon and at S. Pauls-Cross in the City of Lond. viz. 1 Sermon of the World on Luke 21. 25. Lond. 1580. oct 2 Serm. at S. Mar. in Ox. on Joh. 9. 1 2 3. Ox. 1586. oct 3 Serm. at S. Mar. Ox. 11. Dec. 1586. on Joh. 9. 4 5 6 7. Lond. 1587. oct 4 Serm. at Pauls-cross 29. May 1586. on Matth. 6. 19 20 21. Lond. 1586. oct 5 Fun. Serm. on 1 Thes 4. from 13. to 18. verse Ox. 1586. oct He hath another Sermon extant on Isay 1. ver 1 2. Lond. 1595. but this and others which he hath printed as I conceive I have not yet seen nor do I know any thing of him besides save only that he died in Ireland in sixteen hundred and one year 1601 but where buried unless in his own Cath. Church I cannot tell The next in order according to time to be mentioned is a most reverend and learned Divine and an ornament to his profession in the long Reign of Q. Elizabeth ALEXANDER NOWELL the second Son of John Nowell of Great Meerley in Lancashire was born in that County in 1511. and at 13 years of age became a Commoner of Brasmose college where profiting much in Grammar Logick and Philosophy took the degree of Bach. of Arts in 1536. He was afterwards Fellow of that house Master of Arts and grew very famous for Religion and Learning In the Reign of Ed. 6. and perhaps before he taught School at Westminster where he very zealously trained the Youth up in Protestant principles but when Q. Mary began to Reign he among other Divines much averse to the R. Cath. Religion did leave the Kingdom for Conscience sake and lived as opportunity served in Germany Upon the coming of Q. Elizabeth to the Crown he
wall of the said Chancel by his Widdow I think wherein being nothing of him but what I have mentioned already I shall pass it by for brevity sake JOHN DAVID RHESE or Jo. David or Davis was born at Lanvaethley in the Isle of Anglesey elected Student of Ch. Ch. after he had been conversant among the Oxonians for 3 or more years in the month of Dec. 1555. aged 21. travelled beyond the Seas before he took a degree in this University became Doctor of Physick of Senes or Sienna in Tuscany and publick Moderator of the School at Pistoia in that Country whose Language there which is Italian he understood as well as any native Afterwards he returned to his Country where he practiced his Faculty with admirable success and was held in high esteem by learned men for his exquisite knowledge in all kind of literature especially for Physick Poetry the Grammatical part of the Welsh Tongue and curiosity in various Criticisms yet by the generality he being not understood his rare parts and curious learning was in a manner buried where he lived He hath written in the Florentine Language Rules for the obtaining of the Latin Tongue Printed at Venice And in Latin these two books following De Italicae linguae pronuntiatione Printed at Padua Both which were in their time held in great repute by the Italians and the last by Strangers that occasionally travelled into Italy Cambro-Britannicae Cymraecaeve linguae institutiones rudimenta c ad intelligend Biblia sacra nuper in Cambro-Brittannicum sermonum eleganter versa Lond. 1592. fol. Written to Sir Edw. Stradling of S. Donats Castle in Glamorganshire a great favourer and furtherer of learning as I have elsewhere told you Before which book is a large Preface written by Humph. Prichard of Bangor in North Wales sometimes an Oxford Scholar Our author Rhese hath also written in the British Language Compendium of Aristotles Metaphysicks MS. formerly in Jesus coll Library In which book the author saith that the British Language is as copious in expressing congruous terms as the Greek or any Language whatsoever He hath written other excellent things but are lost as I have been assured by Olor Iscamus and therefore I cannot say any thing else of him only that he died a Rom. Cath. as he had lived at or near Brecknock where he mostly dwelt and practiced Physick in the Reign of K. James 1. Scil. about sixteen hundred and nine and that he is much celebrated by Stradling the Epigiammatist for his learning while he lived who stiles him Novum antiquae linguae lumen and by Camden who calls him Clariss eruditissimus linguae vir D. Johannes David See more of him in Tho. Leyson under the year 1607. ROBERT PERSONS or Parsons a most noted and learned writer of his time and the ornament of the English Nation in the opinion of those of his Society must according to time have the next place to be mentioned Concerning whom several R. Priests and others who have written bitterly against and scurrilously of him have peremptorily said as Tho. Bell and Tho. James from them hath done the like that he was basely born of mean parentage at Stokersey in Sommersetshire that his supposed Father was a Blacksmith his right the Parish Priest of Stokersey by means whereof he was binominous sometimes called Rob. Parsons sometimes Rob. Cowbuck c. that he was one of the dregs of the Commonalty a Fellow of a most seditious disposition a Sycophant an Equivocator and one that would set Kingdoms to sale c. But these things with many other not now to be named having been written out of malice against him I shall by no means follow or embrace them for truths but receed to that collection of his life which I have made partly from his own writings partly from record and partly from impartial Writers Born therefore he was at Stowey commonly called Nether-Stowey near to Bridgewater in Somersetshire an 1546. His Father was a Plebeian of honest repute and an enemy to the Church of Rome but by Alex. Bryant reconciled thereunto His mother was a known grave Matron living divers years in flight and banishment for Religion dyed therein at London very aged about 1599. The Son Robert being a child of very great towardliness and exceeding apt to learn was by his Fathers edeavours trained up in the English tongue and having a good memory could repeat what he had read once or twice very readily About that time it hapned that one John Hayward a vertuous good Priest who before had been a Canon Regular in Devonshire became Vicar of Nether-Stowey who perceiving that Robert had pregnant parts did teach him the Latin tongue and after had a special affection for him for he living to the beginning of the year 1575. endeavoured to get him into Balliol coll did exhibit unto him as 't is said and was not against the resignation which he made of his fellowship In the latter end of 1563. our author R. Parsons being fitted for Academical learning was sent to the said coll but whether he was at his first coming a Servitour or Scholar I know not Sure it is that by the help of good natural parts accompanied with unwearied industry he became in short time a smart Disputant not only in the coll but publick Schools as occasion served In the latter end of May 1568. he was admitted Bach. of Arts and the same year Probationer-Fellow of the said college which being terminated he was made Chaplain-Fellow and so consequently I presume went into Orders being then a noted Tutor in the coll In Michaelmas-Term 1572. he was admitted Master of Arts stood in the Act celebrated 12. Oct. 1573. and on the 13. of Feb. following he resigned his Fellowship of his own accord as the Register of Bal. coll saith tho certain authors tell us that he resigned to prevent Expulsion being then if not before about to change his Religion In June 1574. he left England went to Calis and thence to Antwerp at which place after he had continued for some weeks he diverted himself for a time with a journey to Lovaine where being no sooner arrived but he fell into the company of Father Will. Good his Country man by whom he was kindly received and with him spent some days in spiritual exercise So that whereas then and before he had addicted his mind to the study of Physick and did intend to prosecute it at Padua to which place he had then intentions to go he by Goods advice made some doubt of that matter At length he went there and was for some time not only conversant in that faculty but also in the Civil Law Upon second thoughts he relinquished those studies went to the English coll at Rome was there admitted into the Society of Jesus 4. July 1575. went thro the several Classes of Dinivity and in 1580. journied into England with Edm. Campian and
Rob. Canutus 18 Rog. Junius c. 4. nu 23. seems to be the same with Rog. Herefordiensis nu 238. p. 237. See more fully in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 1. p. 53. 19 Roger Varro c. 4. nu 27. seems to be the same with Gul. de Waria nu 384. p. 349. 20 Simon Dominicanus c. 4. nu 35. is the same with Sim. Henton nu 591. p. 486. 21 Steph. Anglicus cent 4. nu 38. seems to be the same with Steph. Langton nu 326. p. 302. 22 Tho. Wicket c. 4. nu 68. the same with Tho. Wiccius nu 425. p. 379 23 Anonymus alter c. 1. nu 20. the same with Rich. Canonicus nu 283. p. 267. c. And as our author Pits hath repeated many writers in the said Appendix which were before in the work it self so hath he mixed a great many outlandish writers among them supposing them to be English among whom are 1 Alacenus cent 1. nu 8. who was an Arabian as from his works may be gathered 2 Anonymus Sacerdos c. 1. nu 26. who hath written In Apocalypsim S. Johannis lib. 8. Which book divers writers do attribute to Peter Scaliger Bishop of Verona 3 Joh. de Muriis c. 2. nu 97. Who was a French man of Paris 4 Joh. Major c. 3. nu 15. he was a Scot born 5 Joh. Mearus c. 3. nu 18. whom I take to be Joh. de Meara an Irish man 6 Guido Folla Episc Eliensis c. 2. nu 13. He is the same with Guido Elnensis in Majorica who sometimes writes himself Guido Perpinian Elnensis No Guido Folla was ever Bish of Ely 7 Gilla Lincolniensis c. 2. nu 93. He was an Irish Man was Bishop of Limerick and died about 1139. 8 Anton Pacinus c. 1. nu 28. he was an Italian c. At length after our author Jo. Pits had spent most of his time in rambling and but little at Liverdune he gave way to fate there on the 17. Octob. according to the accompt there followed in sixteen hundred and sixteen year 1616 whereupon his body was buried in the collegiate Ch. at that place and had soon after this inscription put over his grave Hic jacet D. Pittz quondam Decanus Officialis Canonicus hujus Ecclesiae Doctor SS Theologiae qui decessit ex hâc vita 17. Oct. an 1616. As for the other volumes which our author saith he hath written viz. a vol. of the Kings another of the Bishops and a third of Apostolical men of England they were not buried with him as he desired in case he should not live to finish them but were saved and are to this day preserved as rarities in the Archives of the Coll. or Church at Liverdune One of the said volumes if not more were used and quoted by Edward Maihew a Benedictine Monk sometimes Scholar to our author Pitscus in a book which he published at Rheimes an 1619. intit Congregationis Anglicanae Ordinis S. Benedicti Trophaea Which Maihew was a Salisbury Man born and a professed Monk of the Congregation at Cassino called by the French Mount-Cassin about 48 miles distant from Naples The other book of Bishops which our author wrote and often refers to in his book De scriptoribus is chiefly a collection taken from the Catalogue of the Bishops of England published by Francis Godwin Sub-Dean of Exeter an 1601. as I have been informed by one that hath seen and perused the book HENRY AIRAY was born in Westmorland educated in Grammatical learning by the care of Bernard Gilpin the northern Apostle and by him sent to S. Edmunds hall an 1579. aged 19. or thereabouts of whose benefaction he did not only then participate but also of his Legacies in his last Will dated 27. Oct. 1582. Soon after our author Airay was translated to Queens coll where he became Pauper Puer Serviens that is a poor serving Child that waits on the Fellows in the Common hall at Meals and in their Chambers and do other servile work about the College After he was Bachelaurs standing in 1583. he was made Pauper Puer or Tabardus or Tabardarius that is a Tabarder or Tabitter so called because anciently they wore Coats or upper Gowns much according to the fashion of those belonging to Heralds and in the year 1586 Master of Arts and Fellow Which servile work belonging to Pauper Puer Serviens when Under-graduats all are to undergo before they can be Fellows About the time he was Master he entred into Holy Orders and became a frequent and zealous Preacher in the University particularly in the Church of S. Peter in the East joyning to Qu. coll and taking the degree of B. of Div. in 1594. was four years after chose Provost of his College In 1600. he proceeded in Divinity and six years after did undergo the office of Vicechancellour wherein as always before he shewed himself a zealous Calvinist and a great maintainer of such that were of his mind which then went beyond the number of those that were true English Ch. men He is reported by those of his party especially such that had an admiration for him that he condemned himself to obscurity and affected a retired and a private life but being generally noted and esteemed for his holiness integrity learning gravity and indefatigable pains in the discharge of his Ministerial Function c. he could not hide himself from the eyes of the World Also that by his singular wisdom and dexterity in the Government of his College many learned Ministers were sent thence into the Church and many worthy Gentlemen into the Commonwealth c. To pass by other commendations which are needless now to repeat I shall only tell you of his writings which were published after his death viz. Lectures upon the whole Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians Lond. 1618. qu. Which Lectures having been Preached in the Church of St. Peter in the East in Oxon were published after his death by Christop Potter Fellow of Queens coll with an Epistle before them of his composition The just and necessary Apology touching his suit in Law for the Rectory of Charlton on Otmore on Oxfordshire Lond. 1621. oct Published also by the said Potter a great admirer of this author and his doctrine Treatise against bowing at the Name of Jesus When printed I know not for I have not yet seen it Tho. Beacon an old Calvinist had long before written on that subject and about Airay's time Dr. W. Whittaker and Andr. Wille◠did the like As for our author he died in Queens coll on the sixth of the Ides of Octob. year 1616 in sixteen hundred and sixteen aged 57. and was buried in the inner Chappel of the said coll Over his grave was soon after put two Monuments one on the ground and another in the South wall with inscriptions on both of them the copies of which you may see in Hist Antiq. Vnivers Oxon. lib. 2. p. 124. b. FRANCIS TATE Son of Barthelm Tate of
relating to the Protestant Religion he entred into the Society of Jesus at Paris an 1588. aged about 30. Afterwards he taught Divinity in the University of Doll in Burgundy and at length was sent into the Mission of England to labour in the Harvest there He hath written The Garden of the Virgin Mary St. Om. 1619. oct Which contains certain Prayers and Meditations Other matters as 't is said he hath written but being printed beyond Sea we have few copies of them come into these parts LEWIS THOMAS a frequent Preacher in his time became a poor Scholar or Exhibitiner of Brasnose coll in 1582. or thereabouts took one degree in Arts holy Orders soon after and at length was beneficed in his native County of Glamorgan and elsewhere His works are Certain Lectures upon sundry portions of Scripture c. Lond. 1600. oct Dedic to Sir Tho. Egerton Lord Keeper of the great Seal who was one of his first promoters in the Church Seaven Sermons or the exercises of Seaven Sabbaths The first intit The Prophet David's Arithmetick is on Psal. 90. 12. The second called Peter's Repentance is on Matth. 26. 75. c. Which Seaven Sermons were printed at London several times in the latter end of Q. Elizabeth once in the Reign of K. James 1619. and once in the Reign of K. Ch. 1. 1630. A short treatise upon the Commandments on Rev. 22. 14. Lond. 1600. c. oct This is sometimes called A Comment on the Decalogue I find another Lewis Thomas of Jesus college who took the degree of Bach. of Arts as a Member of that house 1597. and that of Master as a Member of St. Edm. hall 1601. But what relation he had to the former or whether he hath published any thing I know not JOHN NORDEN was born of a gentile Family but in what County unless in Wilts I cannot tell became a Commoner of Hart hall in 1564. and took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated 1573. This person I take to be the same John Norden who was author of these books following some of which I have perused but therein I cannot find that he entitles himself a Minister of Gods word or Master of Arts. Sinful Mans Solace most sweet and comfortable for the sick and sorrowful Soul c. Lond. 1585. in oct Mirrour for the Multitude or a Glass wherein may be seen the violence the errour the weakness and rash consent of the multitude c. Lond. 1586. in oct Antithesis or contrariety between the Wicked and Godly set forth in form of a pair of Gloves fit for every man to wear c. Lond. 1587. Pensive Mans Practice wherein are contained very devout and necessary Prayers for sundry godly purposes c. Lond. 1591. in tw Printed there again 1629. in tw which was the fortieth impression Poor Mans rest founded upon motives meditations and prayers c. Printed several times in oct and tw The eighth edit was printed at Lond. 1620. in tw Progress of Piety whose Jesses lead into the Harborough of heavenly Harts-ease to recreate the afflicted Souls of all such as c. Lond. in tw Christian comfort and encouragement unto all English Subjects not to dismay at the Spanish threats Lond. 1596. Mirrour of Honour wherein every Professor of Arms from the General to the inferiour Souldier may see the necessity of the fear and service of God Lond. 1597. qu. Interchangeable variety of things Lond. 1600. qu. The Surveyors Dialogue very profitable for all men to peruse but especially for Gentlemen Farmers and Husbandmen c. in 6 books Lond. 1607. 10. and 18. in qu. Labyrinth of Mans life Or Vertues delight and Envies happiness Lond. 1614. qu. 'T is a Poem dedic to Rob. Carr Earl of Somerset Loadstone to a Spiritual life Lond. 1614. in sixt Pensive Souls delight Or a devout Mans help consisting of motives meditations and prayers c. Lond. 1615. in tw An Eye to Heaven in Earth A necessary Watch for the time of death consisting in meditations and prayers fit for that purpose With the Husband's Christian Counsel to his Wife and Children left poor after his death Lond. 1619. in tw c. Help to true blessedness Pathway to patience in all manner of afflictions c. Lond. 1626. oct This John Norden lived at Hendon near to Acton in Middlesex in most of the Reign of King James 1. being patronized in his studies by or as some say was Servant to Will Cecil Lord Burliegh and Rob. Earl of Salisbury his Son I take him to be the same John Norden Gent. who hath written Speculum Britanniae or an Historical and Chorographical description of Middlesex Lond. 1593. in about 7 sh in qu. And of A Chorographical description of Hertfordshire Printed much about the same time in 4 sh in qu. JOHN BUDDEN Son of Joh. Budden of Canford in Dorsetshire was born in that County entred into Merton coll in Mich. Term. 1582. aged 16. admitted Scholar of Trinity coll 30. of May following took the degree of Bach. of Arts and soon after was translated to Glouc. hall for the sake and at the request of Mr. Tho. Allen where being mostly taken up with the study of the Civil Law yet he took the degree of M. of Arts as a Member thereof At length he was made Philosophy Reader of Magd. coll proceeded in the Civil Law 1602. made Principal of New Inn 1609. the Kings Professor of the Civil Law soon after and Principal of Broadgates hall He was a person of great Eloquence an excellent Rhetorician Philosopher and a most noted Civilian He hath written and published Gulielmi Patteni cui Waynfleti agnomen fuit Wintoniensis Ecclesiae Praesulis coll B. Mariae Magd. apud Oxon fundatoris vita obitusque Oxon. 1602. qu. Reprinted in a Book intit Vitae selectorum aliquot virorum c. Lond. 1681. in a large qu. Published by Dr. Will Bates a Cambridge Man a learned and moderate Nonconformist living then at Hackney near London an eminent writer and worthy of much praise Reverendiss Patris ac Domini Johannis Mortoni Cantuariensis olim Archiep. Magni Angliae Cancellarii trium Regum Consiliarii vita obitusque Lond. 1607. in 3 sh in oct He also translated from English into Latin 1 Sir Tho. Bodley's Statutes of the Publick Library which is remitted into the body of the Statutes of the University 2 Sir Tho. Smith's book intit The Commonwealth of England and the manner and Government thereof in 3 books Printed at Lond. in oct and beyond Sea in tw Also from French into English A discourse for Parents Honour and Authority over their Children Lond. 1614. oct written by Pet. Frodiuâ— a renowned French Civilian year 1620 This Dr. Budden died in Broadgates hall on the eleventh of June in sixteen hundred and twenty From which place his body being carried to the Divinity School Rich. Gardiner of Ch. Ch. the Deputy-Orator delivered an eloquent Speech in praise of him
ministers of the reformed Churches beyond the Seas maintained against the Donatists Oxon. 1641. qu. Taken I presume by the publisher from our authors book intit A vindication c. At length our author Mason surrendring up his pious soul to him that first gave it not without the great grief of those who well knew his learning and piety in the month of Dec. in sixteen hundred twenty and one was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Orford before-mentioned year 1621 Over his grave was soon after a Monument put with an Inscription thereon which for brevity sake I shall now pass by In his Archdeaconry of Norf. was installed Tho. Muriel M. A. 30. Dec. 1621. After him was installed Writhington White 19 Oct. 1629. and after him Rob. White Bach. of Div. 23. Sept. 1631. who dying in the times of usurpation Philip Tenison was installed in his place 24. Aug. 1660. who dying Edw. Reynolds M. A. and Son to Dr. E. Reynolds B. of Norwich was installed therein 15. Apr. 1661. HENRY JACOB was a Kentish man born entred a Commoner or Batler in S. Maries hall 1579. aged 16 took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became beneficed in his own Country particularly as I have been informed at Cheriton but upon search into that Parish register wherein are the names of all the Rectors of that Church set down since 1591. H. Jacob. occurs not as having been perhaps Rector before that time He was a person most excellently well read in Theological authors but withal was a most zealous Puritan or as his Son Henry used to say the first Independant in England His writings against Francis Johnson a Brownist exile for Jesus Ch. as he stiles himself and Tho. Bilson Bishop of Winton speak him learned With the former he controverted concerning the Churches and Ministers of England and with the other concerning Christs suffering and descention into Hell Which controversie though eagerly bandied to and fro between them yet it was afterwards plyed more hotly in both the Unisities in 1604. and after where Bilsons doctrine was maintained and held up yet publickly opposed by many of our Zealots both at home and abroad At home by Gabr. Powell a stiff Puritan mentioned under the year 1607. and abroad by Hugh Broughton and Rob. Parker I mean that Robert a Divine sometimes of Wilton in Wilts who leaving the Nation for conscience sake died at Deusbourgh in Gelderland in Autumn time or after an 1630. leaving behind him a Widdow named Dorothie and a Son named Thomas author of De traductione peccatoris There were two more brethren at least of the separation who opposed Bilson's doctrine but their names I cannot now justly tell you The works of our author Hen. Jacob are these Treatise of the sufferings and victory of Christ in the work of our redemption c. written against certain errours in these points publickly preached in Lond. 1597. Lond. 1598. oct The points weâ—e 1 That Christ suffered for us the wrath of God which we may well term the pains of Hell or hellish sorrows 2 That Christ after his death on the Cross went not into Hell in his Soul Defence of the Church and ministry of England against Francis Johnson Brownist Middleburg 1599. qu. They had several disputes in Amsterdam about the Church of England being a true Church Defence of a treatise touching the sufferings and victory of Christ in the work of our redemption Printed 1600. qu. Reasons taken out of Gods word and the best humane testimonies proving a necessity of reforming our Churches of England c. Printed 1604. qu. A position against vain glorious and that which is falsly called learned preaching Printed 1604. oct The divine beginning and institution of Christs true visible and material Church Leyden 1610. oct Plain and cleer exposition of the second commandement Printed 1610. oct Declaration and opening of certain points with a sound confirmation of some others in a treatise entit The divine beginning c. as before Middleburg 1611. He hath written and published other things as the Counter poyson c. which being printed by stealth or beyond the Seas year 1621 are rare to be either seen or procured He departed this mortal life in sixteen hundred twenty and one or thereabouts aged 60. years or more but where buried unless in London where he began to gather a congregation in the year 1616. I cannot tell He left behind him a Son of both his names who was afterwards Fellow of Mert. coll and a prodigy for curious and critical learning as I shall tell you at large when I come to him HENRY SAVILE second Son of Hen. Savile by Elizab. his Wife Daughter of Rob. Ramsden Gent. second Son of Joh. Savile of New hall in Yorksh Esq was born at Bradley alias Over-Bradley near to Halifax in the same County on the last day of Nov. an 1549. 3. Ed. 6. made his first entry into this University in the beginning of the year 1561. and then according to the fashion had a Tutor to teach him Grammar and another Dialect or else one and the same person did both In the beginning of Lent 1565. he was admitted Bach. of Arts and forthwith determined to the admiration of his Auditors who ever after esteemed him a good Philosopher About that time an election of Bach. Fellows of Merton coll then in a very poor condition for good Scholars as most places in the University were being made he was chosen one of the number as was Edm. Bunney afterwards a learned Theologist In 1570. our author Savile proceeded in his faculty and read his Ordinaries on the Almagest of Ptolomy Whereby growing famous for his learning especially for the Gr. tongue and Mathematicks in which last he voluntarily read a Lecture for some time to the Academians he was elected Proctor of the University for two years together with Joh. Vnderhill of New college afterwards Rector of that of Lincoln and Bishop of Oxon. For then and after those that executed the Procuratorial office were elected by the Doctors and Masters of the University for learning worth experience and magnanimous Spirits but when the Caroline Cicle was made in 1629. they were elected in their respective Coll. by a few notes In 1578. he travelled into France and other Countries and thereupon improving himself in learning languages and the knowledge of the World and Men became a most accomplished person at his return About that time he was instituted Tutor to Q. Elizab. for the Gr. tongue who taking a liking to his parts and personage was not only the sooner made Warden of Merton coll tho a noted person Bunney before-mentioned was elected with him and presented to the Archb. of Cant. for confirmation but also by her favour was made Provost of Eaton coll in the year 1596. upon the promotion of Dr. Will. Day to the See of Winton While he governed the former which was 36 years Summâ curâ as 't is said diligentiâ
oct He hath also made A collection of choice Flowers and Descriptions as well out of his as the works of several others the most renowned Poets of our Nation collected about the beginning of the raign of K. James 1. but this tho I have been many years in seeking after yet I cannot get a sight of it He died in the Parsonage house at S. Dominick before mention'd and was buried under the common table in the Chancel of the Church at that place on the 22 Febr. in sixteen hundred thirty and six In which Church tho there be no memory by writing remaining of him yet others have celebrated it in their respective works Rob. Chamberlaine his sometimes acquaintance hath bestowed an Epitaph upon him in his Epigrams and Epitaphs printed with his Nocturnal Lucubrations John Dunbar also a Scot who was known to hath an Epigram on him his worth and learning And among others also must not be forgotten his familiar friend Robert Hayman who in his Quodlibets and Epigrams doth stile him learned and witty and a most excellent Poet but whereas he stiles him Bach. of Div. I cannot find it so mentioned in the publick registers and therefore I presume if he was so that degree was confer'd upon him elsewhere THOMAS RISDON a painful and industrious Antiquary was born of and descended from an ancient and gentile Family of his name living at Winscot in Devonshire received his Academical education either in Exeter coll or Broadgates hall about the latter end of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth but leaving the University without a degree he retired to his Patrimony where prosecuting his natural Genie to the study of History and Antiquities especially in those of his own Country did at length with great labour and travel draw up A Survey or a chronographical discription of Devonshire 'T is not yet printed only contained in a folio Manuscript in more than two quire of paper I have been informed that several copies of it are dispersed among the Gentry of that County and also that one Westcote a Gent. thereof many years since deceased hath written another survey or at least had a hand in that composed by Tho. Risdon who died in sixteen hundred thirty and six or in the year after Besides this Tho. Risdon I find another of both his names who was double Reader of the Inner Temple 20. Elizab. and had long after his death published by a certain person His reading on the Statute of 8. Hen. 6. cap. 9. of forcible entry Lond. 1648. qu. With which were then published a certain Reading of Sir Jam. Dyer as I have told you under the year 1581. and the Reading upon the Stat. of 27. Hen. 8. cap. 10. concerning Jointures by Sir Joh. Brograve of Greys Inn sometimes his Majestys Attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster ANTHONY FAWKNER a Rutlandshire man born was sent from the Free School at Vppingham or Okeham in that County both founded by Rob. Johnson Archd. of Leic. to Wadham coll in 1616. aged 16. whence after he had taken a degree he was translated to that of Jesus and then had the Magisterial degree confer'd upon him Afterwards I find him Chaplain to Sir Lew. Watson of Northamptonshire Knight and Baronet Parson of Saltry Allsaints alias Moygne in Huntingdonshire and author of Several Sermons as 1 Comfort to the afflicted preached at Pauls Cross on Job 19. 21. Lond. 1626. qu. 2 Nicodemus for Christ or the religious Moot of an honest Lawyer c. an Assize Serm. on John 7. 51. Lond. 1630. qu. 3 The Pedigree of Peace c. an Assize Serm. on Levit. 24. 11. Lond. 1630. qu. 4 The Widdows petition c. an Assize Serm. at Northampton on Luke 18. 3. Oxon. 1635. qu. Another of his Sermons was also printed in 1634. but that I have not yet seen nor do I know any thing material of him besides RICHARD BRETT Son of Rob. Brett of Whitstanton in Somersetshire was born of gentile Parents at London as the Publick Matricula of the University saith entred a Commoner of Hart hall in Lent-Term an 1582. took one degree in Arts and then was elected Fellow of Lincoln coll where by the benefit of a good Tutor and by unwearied industry he became eminent in the tongues divinity and other learning In 1595. or thereabouts he was made Rector of Quainton near to Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire was admitted Bac. of Div. in 1597 appointed one of the Translators of the Bible into English by King Jam. 1. in 1604 proceeded in Divinity the year after and at length was made one of the first Fellows of Chelsey college founded by Dr. Math. Sutliff about 1616. He was a person famous in his time for learning as well as piety skill'd and vers'd to a criticism in the Latin Greek Hebrew Chaldaick Arabick and Aethiopick tongues He was a most vigilant Pastor a diligent Preacher of Gods word a liberal Benefactor to the poor a faithful Friend and a good Neighbour What his writings are I know not his translations I am sure from Greek into Latin are these 1 Vitae Sanctorum Evangelist Johannis Lucae a Symeone Metaphraste concinnatae Oxon. 1597. oct 2 Agatharchidis Memnonis Historicorum quae supersunt omnia Oxon. 1597. oct He also published Iconum Sacrarum decas in quâ é subjectis Typis compluscula sanae doctrinae capita eruuntur Oxon. 1603. qu. He yielded to nature on the 15. year 1637 of Apr. in sixteen hundred thirty and seven aged 70. and was buried in the Chancel of his Church at Quainton before-mentioned Over his grave was soon after a fair monument set up in the wall by his Widdow with the Effigies of the Doctor his said Widdow and four Children all kneeling with a Lat. and English epitaph underneath The Latin epitaph is too large to obtain a place here and the English contained in four verses being trite and bald I shall now pass by This learned Doctor left behind him four Daughters begotten on the body of his Wife Alice Daughter of Rich. Brown sometimes Mayor of the City of Oxon viz. 1 Elizab. who was married to Will. Sparke Rector of Bletchley whom I have remembred among these writers under the year 1630. 2 Anne the Wife of Hump. Chambers another Divine 3 Margaret the Wife of Dr. Calibute Downing which two last Chambers and Downing shall be remembred in their respective places as writers and the fourth named Mary to Tho. Goodwin of Epwell in Oxfordsh BENJAMIN JOHNSON a Poet as soon as he was born afterwards the Father of our Poetry and most admirably well vers'd in classical authors and therefore belov'd of Camden Selden Hoskins Martin c. made his first entry on the stage of this vain World within the City of Westminster being the Son of a grave Minister educated in the College School there while Camden was Master which was the reason why Ben did afterwards acknowledge that all that he had in
a secular or of any religious Order I cannot tell nor whether justly he took a degree in this University Certain it is that being made Suffragan Bishop of Hull under the Archbishop of York was made Prebendary of Langtoft and VVistow in the Church of York 1541. and in 1549. January 31. was installed Archdeacon of Nottingham on the death of Cuthbert Marshall D. D. who had succeeded Will. Fell D. D. in that dignity in Jan. 1527. He either died in the beginning of Q. Maries reign 1553. or was deprived because then or soon after I find one Rob. Pursglove to occur by the title of Bishop of Hull as I shall at large tell you under the year 1579. JOHN STANYWELL or Stonywell was born in the Parish of Longdon in Staffordshire within which Parish is a small Hamlet called Stonywell from a Well wherein is at the bottom a large stone which seems to be no more than a little Rock whence springs the water that supplies that Well This person being much addicted to learning and religion when a Youth was taken into a certain Monastery that at Pershore in Worcestershire as it seems and was bred a Benedictine Monk Thence he was sent to Glocester College in Oxon where the Monks of Pershore had an apartment for their Novices to be trained up in Academical learning of which College he was when in his elder years Prior for a time and was then noted among those of his profession for his learning and strict course of life Afterwards being Doctor of divinity he became Lord Abbat of the said Monastery of Pershore and at length a Bishop suffragan only as it seems under the title of Episcopus Poletensis He paid his last debt to nature after he had arrived to a great age in the beginning of fifteen hundred fifty and three year 1553 and was burled according to his Will in a new chappel built by him within the Parish Church of S. James in Longdon he bequeathed all his books his two Chalices his Crewetts holy water stock Vestmens Albes Altar-clothes with other things belonging to his private chappel in Longdon JOHN HOPER or Hooper sometimes either of Merton coll or S. Albans hall or of both successively was consecrated Bishop of Glocester in the latter end of the year 1550. and about two years after had the Bishoprick of Worcester given to him to keep in Commendam with the former He yielded up his last breath in the flames in the latter end of fifteen hundred fifty and four year 1554 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In Glocester succeeded him James Brokes and in Worcester Rich. Pate Of the former you may read more among the writers under the year 1559. and of the other among the Bishops following an 1560. GEORGE BROWNE an Austin Frier of the convent of that order in London was educated in Academicals among those of his order in Oxon. Afterwards growing eminent among them was made Provincial of the said order in England and about the same time supplicated the Regents of this University that he might be admitted to the reading of the sentences in 1523 but whether he was really admitted it appears not Afterwards taking the degree of Doctor of divinity in an University beyond the Seas as it seems was incorporated in the same degree at Oxon 1534. and soon after at Cambridge On the 19. of March 1535. he was consecrated in England Archbishop of Dublin in Ireland and in 1551. he obtained leave from K. Ed. 6. that he and his successors for ever in that See may be Primates of all Ireland but recalled soon after by Queen Mary who in 1554. caused him to be deprived of his Archbishoprick for being married What became of him afterwards I know not nor when he died EDWARD STAPLE received his first breathings in this World in Lincolnshire studied Logic and Philosophy for a time in this University and went afterwards to Cambridge where he took the degree of Master of Arts. Thence returning to Oxon was incorporated in that degree and in the latter end of 1525. supplicated the venerable congregation of Regents that he might be admitted to the reading of the sentences being then one of the canons of Card. Wolseys college but whether he was really admitted it dot not appear In 1530. he by provision from P. Clem. 7. became Bishop of Meath in Ireland being at that time Warden or Master of S. Bartholomews Hospital in London which for some time he kept in commendam with his Bishoprick At length Qu. Mary coming to the Crown he was deprived of the said Bishoprick for being married as I suppose in the year 1554. and soon after died In the said See succeeded one Will. Walsh D. D. of whom I shall speak more under the year 1576. ROBERT FERRAR was born within the Vicaridge of Halyfax in Yorkshire within four miles of which place he gave Lands to his near relations and when a young man was made a Canon regular of the order of S. Austin but in what Priory or Abbey I know not Sure I am that he having partly received his Academical education in Cambridge did when he had entred into the same order retire to a nursery for the Canons thereof in Oxon named S. Maries college situated in the Parish of S. Michael and S. Peter in the Bayly where I find him in 1526. in which year Tho. Garret Curate of Honey lane in London and a forward and busie Lutheran did supply him with prohibited books or books which were written against the R. Cath. Ch. and the members thereof he being then esteemed one of that party that then opposed the established Church and Doctrine In 1533. he as a member of the said coll of S. Mary was admitted to the reading of the sentences having a little before opposed in divinity and about that time became chaplain to Dr. Cranmer Archb. of Canterbury by whose example as one saith he learned to get himself a woman also under the name of a wife and by his endeavours had some preserment in the Church In 1547. he being then in great favour with Edward Duke of Somerset he was by him appointed Bishop of S. Davids upon the removal of W. Barlow to the See of B. and Wells and accordingly was consecrated thereunto the same year But upon the fall of the said Duke in 1549. who was an upholder of him and his unworthy doings were 56. Articles drawn up against him by some of his neighbours viz. Hugh Rawlins Clerk and one Tho. Lee accusing him as an abuser of his authority a maintainer of superstition to be covetous wilfully negligent foolish c. All which he being not able to answer was committed to safe custody in London during the remaining part of the reign of K. Ed. 6. After Qu. Mary came to the Crown it being fully understood that he was a Lutheran Heretick as the men of those times stiled him
known that the sole nomination of the Founder was a sufficient account of the elegance and magnificence of the foundation Before evening service the exterior or outer Chappel and the Cloyster leading to it a new Fabrick of Sir Robert Hitchams foundation were by his Lordship also consecrated for places of Sepulture to the use of the Society together with a cell or vault at the east end of the chappel under the Altar for a dormitory for his Lordship He paid his last debt to nature in Ely House in Holbourn near London on Wednesday 24 of Apr. 1667. aged 81 years and upwards Whereupon his body being embalm'd was conveyed to Cambridge and deposited with great solemnity in a stone coffin in the vault before-mention'd This worthy and learned Bishop hath written 1 Increpatio Bar. Jesu sive Polemicae adsertiones locorum aliquot S. Scripturae ab imposturis perversionum in catechesi Racoviana Lond. 1660. qu. remitted into the ninth vol. of the Criticks 2 The abandoning of the Scotch covenant Lond. 1661. qu. 3 Epistolae variae ad viros doctiss Among whom are to be numbred Ger. Jo. Vossius As also two or more Sermons one of which is on Prov. 24. 21. printed 1627. and another on Psal 44. 18. printed in 1662. both in qu. c. He left behind him several Sons who will be mention'd elsewhere MICHAEL BOYLE was a Londoner born Son if I mistake not of Michael Boyle of S. Mar. Magd. Parish in Milkstreet who died in the latter end of 1596. and nearly related to the Boyles of Kentish Town in Middlesex was educated in Merchant Taylors School became Scholar of S. Johns coll in 1593. aged 18. years took the degrees in Arts holy orders and was made Vicar of Finden in Northamptonshire In 1611. he proceeded in Divinity and three years after resigning his Vicaridge he went into Ireland was made Dean of Lismore and at length in the latter end of the year 1619. was consecrated Bishop of Waterford and Lismore being then esteemed a person of good learning and prudence He yielded up his last breath at Waterford on the 27. Dec. in sixteen hundred thirty and five year 1635 and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of the holy Trinity there leaving then behind him a brother named Richard Boyle Archb. of Tuam whom I shall mention in the Fasti among the incorporations an 1601. There was another Michael Boyle who was Archb. of Dublin 1663. but he was Nephew to the former Michael by being Son to Richard before mention'd EDMUND GRIFFITH a Caernarvanshire man born was admitted in the quality of an Exhibitioner into Brasnose college on the 8. Apr. 1587. having before as I conceive been a Student of that of Jesus took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1592. About which time being in full Orders had some employment agreeable to his profession in these parts In 1599. he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences and afterwards being made Dean of Bangor in the place of Dr. Joh. Williams deceased in Sept. or Oct. 1613. was at length made Bishop of that place on the death of Dr. Dav. Dolben an 1633. To which See being consecrated the temporalities thereof were restored to him on the 26. of Febr. the same year He died in sixteen hundred thirty and seven year 1637 and was as I suppose buried in the Church of Bangor In the said See succeeded Dr. Will. Roberts Subdean of Wells and Archdeacon of Anglesie sometimes Fellow of Queens coll in Cambridge and Proctor of that University who having the said Bishoprick bestowed on him the endeavours of Dr. Laud Archb. of Cant. for discovering Church goods to the value of 1000 l. had the temporalities thereof given to him 24. Sept. 13. Car. 1. Dom. 1637. with liberty then allowed to him to keep his Archdeaconty in Commendam In the time of Rebellion he suffered much and about 1649. he was sequestred of all or most of his Estate whether spiritual or temporal In the great year of the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. he was restored to all he had lost and dying in 1665. one Dr…… Price was elected Bishop but he dying before consecration in the same year Robert Morgan Dr. or Bach. of div Rector of Llanddyfnan in Anglesie and Archdeacon of Merioneth being elected into his place was consecrated at Lambeth on the first day of July 1666. He died in Sept. 1673. leaving behind him a Relict called Anne JONAS WHEELER Dean of the Church of the Holy Trinity commonly called Christ Church in Dublin and Chaplain to K. James 1. was consecrated Bishop of Ossory in S. Patricks Church near Dublin on the eighth day of May 1613. and died in the ninety seventh year of his age at Dunmore on the 19. of April in sixteen hundred and forty year 1640 Whereupon his body was buried in the Cath. Ch. of Kilkenny He was born in Oxfordshire as 't is said particularly as I suppose within the City of Oxon was educated in this University but in what house unless in that of Brasnose where one or more of his name and kindred studied about his time I know not nor what degrees he took because many have studied in the said University five seven ten years or more and yet never took any degree JOHN ATHERTON Son of John Atherton who became Rector of Bawdripp in Somersetshire in 1584. was born in that County at Bawdripp as it seems and at 16 years of age 1614. became either a Batler or Commoner of Gloucester hall where continuing till after he had taken one degree in Arts was transplanted to Lincoln college took the degree of Master as a Member of it holy Orders and soon after was made Rector of Huish Combflower in his own Country At length being made known to Thomas Earl of Strafford L. Lievtenant of Ireland for his great sufficiencies in the Canon Law and Ecclesiastical affairs was by him made Prebendary of Ch. Ch. in Dublin and afterwards Bishop of Waterford and Lismore in the year 1636. he being then Doctor of divinity in which office he behaved himself for some time with great prudence tho forward enough if not too much against the R. Catholicks in that Country At length being charged with a crime not now to be named was seized on and imprisoned And being found guilty of it was first degraded and afterwards suffered death by hanging at Dublin being the first of his Function that suffered that kind of death as he said it openly to the People at the Gallows on the fifth day of Decemb. in sixteen hundred and forty year 1640 Afterwards his body was buried according to his desire in the remotest or obscurest part of the Yard where rubbish used to be laid belonging to S. Johns Church in Dublin Nich. Bernard D. D. sometimes Chaplain to the learned and religious Dr. Vsher Archb of Armagh hath written and published a book of his penitent death with a Sermon at his burial to
July and November yet not set down as admitted In a certain writing dated this year he is written thus John Incent LL. Bac. Episcopi Winton commissarius ejusdem consistorii Episcopalis Praesidens He became Dean of St. Pauls Cathedral in 1537 in the place of Richard Sampson promoted to the See of Lichfield and about the same time was made Master of the Hospital of St. Cross near Winchester He founded a Free-school at Berchamsted the place of his nativity in Hertfordshire for 120 Scholars to be taught therein allowing to the Master Ushers and School it self a very ample salary 33. Hen. 8. The visitor of which is the Warden of All 's College and several of its Masters have been of that society In the old hall belonging to Doctors Commons near St. Pauls Cathedral were in one of the Windows his Arms viz. Argent on a bend gules a fair and innocent Virgin stark naked with her hair loose about her shoulders or her right hand is extended above her head holding a Chaplet of roses therein and her other hand covers her privities The other four who supplicated were 1 Matthew Knightley 2 Richard Browne 3 William Marbull 4 Peter Ligham all Bachelers of the Civil Law Doct. of Can. Law May 25. Edmund Horde sometimes by a mistake written Forde of Allsouls College This Person whom I have mention'd among the Civilians in 1510 was about this time a noted Advocate in the Court of Arches and Procurator of the Charter house near London William Fleshmonger of New Coll. He was afterwards Dean of Chichester in the place of John Young Bishop of Callipolis who died 1526 and a Benefactor to New College See Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 131. a. There also supplicated for this Degree 1 Ailnoth Arscot sometimes Principal of Perkwaters Inn now involv'd within the limits of Christ Church 2 Michael Wogan or Ogan Both which were Bachelers of the Canon Law Doct. of Div. Apr. ult William Goderyche May 4. Fr. Henry Osbourne a Dominican 13. The ven Father Hugh Whitehead a Benedictine Monk In 1512 he succeeded Thomas Castell in the Wardenship or Gardianship of Durham College in Oxon and in 1524. he succeeded another Thomas Castell in the Priorship of the Church of Durham See more in the year 1511 among the Doctor of Div. This Hugh Whitehead living to see his Priory dissolved he was soon after made the first Dean of Durham by the foundation Charter of King Hen. 8. dat 12. May an reg 33. Dom. 1541. In which Dignity he was succeeded by Robert Horne of Cambridge by the donation of King Ed. 6. dat 20. Nov. an reg 5. Dom. 1551. The said Whitehead dying at London was buried in the Church of the holy Trinity called the Minories but when I cannot yet tell May 15. Kobert Hyll of Merton Coll. June 27. Fr. Thomas Anyday Robert Saunderson Gilbert Saunders John Smythe John Browne Minorites or Grey-fryers Nov. 19. Nov. 25. Richard Ferys the Provincial of the Carmes or White fryers He was now or lately Prior of the Coll. of Carmes in the North suburb of Oxon. January 22. John Baker 23. Edm. Forest Prior of Langthony See among the Bach. of Divinity 1509. 25. Laurence Stubbes of Magdalen Coll. Afterwards President of that house in the room of Dr. John Hygden 29. John Hygden of Magdalen Coll. In 1516 he became President of that College in 1524 Dec. 2. he was admitted Prebendary of Wighton in the Church of York and the year following Dean of Cardinal College in Oxon. In 1529 he was made Prebendary of Wetwang in the said Church of York and in 1532 Dean of the Coll. in Oxon. founded by King Henry 8. on the site of that of Cardinal in which year dying he was succeeded by Dr. John Oliver in the said Deanery Feb… John Byrde a Carme In the year 1516 he succeeded the aforesaid Richard Ferys in the Provincialship of the Carmes and was at length Bishop of Chester as I have told you in 1510. Four also supplicated this year to be admitted Doctors of Div. of whom Robert Cheltenham a Benedictine was one and Simon Mollonde Bach. of Div. of Mert. College another but were not admitted The other two were afterwards admitted as I shall tell you when I come to them Incorporations Jul… John Wythers of Magd. Coll. M. of A. and sometimes Proctor of the University afterwards made Doctor of the Canon Law by the Popes Bull was then incorp Dr. of the Canon Law Oct… Thomas Hanyball or Hannyball Doctor of the Civil Law of Cambridge In the year 1504 May 14. he was installed Prebendary of Gevendall in the Church of York upon the resignation of John Hatton Bishop of Nigrepont and in the year 1514 he became Chancellour of the Diocels of Worcester in the place of one Rob. Hallesworth Doctor of Decrees who succeeded Tho. Alcock LL. D. in that office 1508 and Alcock Tho. Wodyngton Dr. of Dec. 1503. In 1522. 14 Hen. 8. I find the said Tho. Hanyball to be living in Rome in the quality of the King of Englands Orator and in that of Agent or Factor for Cardinal Wolsey to the last of which he ever and anon gave an account by Letters of the Affairs of Rome In one dated 13 Dec. 1522 he told the Cardinal that his Holiness hath sent for Erasmus Rot. under a fair colour by his brief and if he come not I think saith he the Pope will not be content c. In 1524 the said Dr. Hanyball was made Master of the Rolls in the place of Dr. John Clerke which honorable Office he keeping till 1528 was succeeded therein by Dr. John Taylor of whom I shall speak at large in 1522. Nov. … Robert Byse or Bysse Dr. of the Civil Law in the Court of Rome In the year following 1514 he occurs by the Name of Rob. Besse LL. D. Principal of Henxsey Hall and in 1524 he became Vicar General to the Bishop of B. and Wells by the death of Roger Church Dec. Doctor and Canon of Wells as also a great Pluralist in the Dioc. of Wells and elsewhere He died in the month of Dec. or thereabouts 1546. Nov. 18. William Latymer Bach. of Art of this University and Mast of Arts beyond the Seas was then incorporated M. of A. Perhaps this William Latymer may be the same whom I have mentioned among the Writers under the year 1545 where you 'll find another Will. Latymer who was Dean of Peterborough This year also supplicated to be concorporated 1 John Buke D. D. beyond the Seas 2 John Dolman Dr. of Civ Law of Cambridge 3 Charles Lucy Bach. of Phys of Cambridge but whether any of them were accordingly incorporated I cannot yet find I think Dolman was because his Supp was granted simpliciter There was also a Supplication made that Richard Mayster M. A. and Proctor of the University of Cambridge might be incorporated but whether granted I know not I take this Rich. Mayster to be the
was afterwards Curate of Honey-lane in London and being much addicted to the Opinions of Martin Luther went to Oxon in 1526 and dispersed divers prohibited Books among his Acquaintance and Contemporaries as Anth. Delaber of S. Albans Hall afterwards a Civilian of Gloc. College Nich. Vdall and John Diot both of C C C. John Clerke Hen. Summer Will. Betts John Taverner a Musitian of Card. Coll. c. All which being Lutherans or Hereticks as they were then called suffer'd much At length Thomas Garret after several Flights from place to place Sculkings and Imprisonments was burnt in Smithfield near London with Dr. Robert Barnes and William Hierome an 1541 as John Fox in his Book of Acts and Monuments of the Church will at large tell you Between the ending of one Register and the beginning of another are the Acts of the Congregation of this year wanting many of which were torn out from the former Mast of Arts. Their Admissions being all wanting in the public Register I therefore recurred to my MS. Book of Inceptions and there found that 30 Masters stood in the public Act or Comitia but none can I yet find who were afterwards Bishops Writers or Men of note Doct. of Civ Law … Will. Pigman was then admitted Doctor of the Civil and Canon Law Who were Candidates for either the Register which is imperfect this year as I have before told you shews not Doct. of Div. Apr… Richard Doke or Duck of Exeter Coll. He was about this time Canon of Exeter Cathedral and afterwards became Archdeacon of Wilts and of Salisbury in which last Dignity I find him to occurr 1536. After he was admitted Doctor he was made Commissary of the University as I have before told you May… Frat. John de Coloribus a Dominican See among the Writers under the year 1525. Feb… Ralph Barnack of New Coll. A Supplication was this year made for one Will. Woddysbury a Monk of the Order of S. Benedict but whether for the degree of Bach. or Doct. of Divinity it appears not because the Register of this year as I have told you is imperfect He was elected Lord Prior of Worcester in 1515 in the place of Thom. de Mildenham deceased and dying in 1518 he was succeeded by one William More who resigning upon a foresight of Ruin Hen. Holbeach alias Randes was elected Prior 13 March 1535 and afterwards became the first Dean of Worcester An. Dom. 1518. An. 10 Hen. 8. Chancellour the same Commiss Rich. Duck D. of D. before mention'd Proct. John Stevyns of Oriel Roger Dyngley of Allsoules Coll. Bach. of Arts. Jul… Paul Bush He was afterwards the first B. of Bristol Thomas Elyot of S. Maries Hall Thomas Runcorne See among the M. of A. 1521. John Shene See among the M. of A. 1523. Jan… John Hoper or Hooper He was afterwards Bishop of Glocester and Worcester Arthur Cole of Magd. Coll. c. Besides these were about 44 admitted and many that supplicated the ven Congregation for Admission Bach. of Can. Law Jul… John Gryffyth or Gruffyth He was afterwards Treasurer of Landaff Dean of S. Asaph and a Dignitary in the Church of Salisbury He concluded his last day in 1559. John Stanley was admitted in the same month About which time studied in this University Thomas Stanley who was afterwards Bishop of the Isle of Man Besides these were about six admitted and six or more that supplicated Bach. of Can. Law Jul… Frat. John Gregory a Brother of the Holy Trinity for or of the Redemption of Captives He was afterwards the last Minister or Perfect of the House or College of the Brethren of the Holy Trinity situated without the East Gate of the City of Oxford on the South side Jul… John Skelton See among the Writers under the year 1529. Thomas Parker See in these Fasti 1525. Feb. ult Fath. John Burton Prior of S. Frideswydes Monastery now Christ Church in Oxon. Richard Gwent of All 's Coll. was admitted the same day He was afterwards Archdeacon of London and Dean of the Arches See in the year 1524. Besides these were about 16 admitted and 6 or thereabout that supplicated Mast of Art Jul… John Holyman of New Coll. In the year 1514 he took the degree of Bach. of the Can. Law and was long after this time made Bishop of Bristol Tho. Stanbridge of Magd. College an eminent Grammarian He was Brother or nearly related to John Stanbridge the most noted Grammarian of his time was Master of a School at Banbury much frequented for his sake and died in 1522. Besides these two were about 30 more admitted and some few that supplicated and about 40 that stood in two Acts celebrated this year Bach. of Div. Not one admitted and but about ten supplicated for that degree among whom were 1 Richard Yaxley a Benedictin Monk 2 Edward More of New Coll. who was admitted the eighth Warden of Wykeham's Coll. near Winchester 29 Oct. 1526 and dying 1541 was buried in the Choir of the Chappel there 3 Arnold Guy alias Buckfast a Cistercian Monk of S. Bernards Coll. in Oxon. He was afterwards Provisor or Prefect of that Coll. and an Abbat perhaps of Buckfast in Devonshire as may seem by his Arms or Rebus of his Name now or lately in one of the middle Chamber Windows of S. Bernards now called S. John Bapt. Coll. wherein is a Crosier thrust thro a Bucks face palewaies One William Arnold was the last Abbat of Merevale in Warwickshire of the Cistercian Order but what Relation he had to Arnold Guy I cannot tell Doct. of Civ Law Feb… John London of New Coll. He was about this time Canon of York and Lincoln afterwards Warden of New Coll. Canon of Windsore Prebendary of Shipton in the Church of Salisbury Dean of the Cath. Church of Osney near Oxon and of the collegiat Chappel of Walingford in Berks. He died in the Fleet Prison at London having been committed to that place for Perjury an 1543 and was succeeded in his Canonry of Windsore by Fr. Mallet D. D. and the Kings Chaplain afterwards Confessor to Qu. Mary and Dean of Lincoln Of this Dr. London you may read much in the Book of Acts and Monuments of the Church c. penned by John Fox who loads his Memory with a great deal of ill Language Doct. of Can. Law Febr… Richard Banger or Benger of New Coll. who had been a Candidate for that degree in 1512 was then admitted He was afterwards Commissary of the University Three there were this year that supplicated to be Doctors of the Can. Law viz. 1 Robert Bysse Doct. of the Civ Law mention'd among the Incorporations an 1513. 2 Will. Cleyton Bach. of the Canon and 3 Lendricus Predi Bach. of the Civil Law Doct. of Phys June… Edward Fynch Thomas Bentley of New Coll. I have made mention of Edward Fynch different I suppose from this Physitian among the Masters of Arts an 1504. Doct. of Div. Tho. Knolles of Magd. Coll. a
of Arts to be the same with him who became perpetual Fellow of New Coll. an 1513 and was afterwards an eminent Schoolmaster Jul. 11. Will. Tresham of Merton Coll. March 15. John Rogers Quaere Bach. of Div. Six admitted of whom Richard Glocester and John Newbolt Benedictines were two and about 23 supplicated who were not admitted this year among whom were John Perrot a Minorite Thomas Hill B. of A. and a Bonhome c. Doct. of Civ Law Jul. 6. John Leffe of New Coll. He was afterwards Warden of the College at Maidstone in Kent Vicar General and Keeper of the Spirituality to Dr. Warham Archbishop of Canterbury and Master of the Hospital of S. Cross near to Winchester He died 19 Aug. 1557 aged 66 and was buried in the Chappel belonging to Wykeham's Coll. near to the said City of which Coll. he was Fellow For the said Degree supplicated Edward Orenge LL. B. and for the Degree of D. of Canon Law supplicated two who were afterwards admitted Doct. of Div. Jan… Leonard Huchenson Master of Vnivers Coll. Jan. ult Robert Law or Low a Carme now Prior of the College of Carmes in the North Suburb of Oxon. In 1505 he was made Provincial of the Carmes in the place of John Vynde or Wynde which honorable Office he keeping about 17 years was succeeded in it by Rich. Ferys Feb. 11. Thomas Mole or Molle a Carme 25. Thomas Francis a Minorite or Franciscan There also supplicated for the said Degree John Burgeis Bach. of Divinity of Magdalen College who was elected President of that House upon Dr. Laurence Stubbes his resignation an 1527 and by the name of President he doth occur in a Deed or Writing dated 10 Jul. the same year but soon after being removed Dr. Richard Knolles was elected Others there were that supplicated who were afterwards admitted except one Mabot Bac. of Div. Incorporations May… Father Robert Myles a Dominican Doctor of Divinity of Cambridge Oct… Fernandus or Ferdinandus de Victoria Doctor of Physick beyond the Seas now Physitian to King Hen. 8. and the Queen Consort He Dr. Thomas Lynacre and Dr. John Chambre were the first Founders of the College of Physitians at London Oct… William Arden a Dominican or Black Fryer Prior elect of the College or Convent of the Black Fryers in the South Suburb of Oxon and D. of D. in the Court of Rome Feb… Thomas Wellys or Wells Master of Arts of this University and Doctor of Divinity elsewhere Whether he be the same with Thomas Wellys mention'd in the Incorporations under the year 1510 I know not This year the month I cannot tell I find that there was a kind of a Supplicate made for one Magnus a Doctor beyond the Sea to be incorporated here but in what Faculty I cannot yet discover This Person was the same with Thomas Magnus who was a Foundling at Newark upon Trent in Nottinghamshire and had the Sirname of Among us given to him as being maintained among certain People there or as some say by certain Yorkshire Clothiers who occasionally travelled that way early in the Morning and first found him At length being brought up in Literature in one of the Universities in England became so much noted to King Henry 8. that he was by him not only promoted to several Dignities but sent Embassador into various Countries whereupon he was by the generality of People called Dr. Magnus and by some Magnus Doctor Among several Embassies that he was employed in was that into Scotland an 1524 where he was employed as the Kings Agent to procure his business and to encline the young Kings eat towards him as also to give intelligence c. Among the Dignities he enjoyed were 1 The Archdeaconry of the East-Riding of Yorkshire to which he was collated in June 1504 upon the promotion of Dr. Richard Mayhew to the See of Hereford 2 The Sacristship of the Chappel of our Lady and the holy Angels at York to which he was collated in Dec. the same year 3 A Canonry in the Church of Windsore an 1520 which he resigning in the latter end of 1547 was succeeded by Dr. Richard Cox 4 The Mastership of the hospital of St. Leonard at York c. And among the benefices he had was the rectory of Bedall in Yorkshire one Towards his latter end he founded a Free-school in the place of his nativity which he well endowed and paying his last debt to nature at Sesay or Sessay in Yorkshire 27. Aug. or thereabouts in 1550 was buried in the Church there Whereupon John Dakyn LL. D. was installed in his Archdeaconry of the East-riding 13. April 1551. I have seen a copy of his last Will and Test dated 8. March 1549. and proved 30. Apr. 1551 wherein he desires that if he dye at his house at Sybthorp or nigh those parts to be buried in the Trinity Isle of the Church of Newark upon Trent afore the midst of the altar there for there he was baptized c. He makes mention therein of his singular good Lord and Master Savage sometimes Archbishop of York and his singular good Lord the Earl of Wilts and Lord Treasurer of England An. Dom. 1521. An. 13. Hen. 8. Chanc. the same viz. Dr. Warham Archbishop of Canterbury Commiss Richard Benger D. of Dec. Proct. Henry Tyndall of Merton College Bor. John Wilde Austr April 17. Grammar May 12. John Kendall 13. Richard Guissoll Jul. 8. Henry Golde Sec. Chaplain One George Marshall did also supplicate but was not admitted Qu. Bach. Musick Feb… John Sylvester did supplicate and was as it seems admitted in that month being at the same time accounted very eminent in his profession Bach. of Arts. About 60 were admitted and about 29. supplicated who were not admitted this year Jul. 8. John Mason about this time Probationer-Fellow of Allsouls Coll. was then admitted He was born at a mercate town called Abendon in Berks the son of a Cowherd by his Wife the Sister of a Monk at that place Which last Person finding him very apt to learn he caused him to be trained up in Grammaticals and Academicals in this University where he obtained for him a Fellowship in the said Coll. of All 's Soon after his pregnant and acute parts being taken notice of by great Persons he was upon the motion of Sir Thomas More sent by the King to the University of Paris to be accomplished with other parts of learning After his return thence he became a favourite to K. Hen. 8. who employed him in several Embassies and made him one of his Privy Council After that Kings death he was made a Privy-counsellour to K. Ed. 6. and tho he was a Knight and a perfect Lay-man yet he enjoyed several Church Dignities or as one saith he was a great intruder into Ecclesiastical Livings Among which the Deanery of Winchester Cathedral was one installed therein in the place of William Kingesmyll the last Prior of St. Swithins Monastery there and the first
him were about 52 admitted many of which were afterwards Prebendaries and Canons and but four who supplicated Bach. of Civ Law Oct. 27. Petrus Garsias de Laâ— M. of A. of the University of Parmuse and about this time a Lecturer or Canon of Cardinal Coll. in Oxon. was then admitted Bach. of the Civil Law Feb. 8. John Lawrence of All 's Coll. He was afterwards made Archdeacon of Wiltshire upon the deprivation of John Pollard 10. Aug. 1554. being the second year of Qu. Mary He died in 1568 having before been deprived of his Archdeaconry See in an 1578. among the Doctors of Law Feb. ult Tho. Lloyd of All 's Coll. He was about this time Chauntor of St. David John Price of the same Coll. was admitted on the same day See in 1532. Besides these were 4 admitted in the Civil and about as many in the Canon Law Four also supplicated for the former and as many for the other Mast of Arts. March 9. John Sheyne Perhaps the same Sheyne an Irish Man who wrot a book De republica See among the Writers in Rich. Shaghens an 1570. Besides him were 24 admitted among whom John Tooker Rich. Champion and John Pierson Canons of Cardinal Coll. were of the number and about 3 that supplicated Bach. of Physick Jul. 21. Will. Freeman M. of A. The same day he was admitted to practice See under the year 1526. Bach. of Div. Ten at least were admitted among whom were Robert Wratton Richard Mychell Robert Norbury c. Benedictine Monks Thomas Krikham a Minorite Nicholas Cartwright Anthony Moâ—â—neaux c. Among these must not be forgotten William Hyberden of Exeter Coll. as it seems who was admitted 23. Nov. having been before as 't is said in the publick register Bach. of the Canon Law He was in these times and especially after a most eminent Preacher a Person of great devotion and of devout fasting and being a most zealous Bigot for the Church of Rome did while he was beneficed in or near Bristow make it his sole employment to preach against the hereticks as they were in his time so called viz. Luther Melancthon Zwinglius John Fryth William Tindall Hugh Latimer c. When King Ed. 6. reigned he withdrew and continued silent as much as he durst but when Queen Mary came to the Crown he made it his sole employment to ride about the Country and Preach in every Church that he approached against them See more of him in John Fox his book of Acts and Monuments of the Church under the year 1555 where you will find him called by him by the name of Hubberdin an old Divine of Oxford Seven also there were that supplicated for the said Degree of Bach. of Div. among whom were William Basyng a Benedictine Father Philip Davyes a Dominican William Swadell of the same Order c. Doct. of Can. Law Jan. 29. William Cuffold of New Coll. a learned Canonist Not one besides was admitted nor one that supplicated Doct. of Div. Apr. 24. Fr. John Mawdley or Maudlyn a Dominican or Preaching Fryer June 17. Fr. Richard Cromer an Austin Fryer He is stiled in his admission Compositor that is a Compounder because he paid double or treble fees for his Degree being then as it should seem a rich Dignitary Feb. 7. Nich. de Burgo a Minorite He is mention'd in the Incorporations in the beforegoing year Incorporations Oct. 26. Johan Ludâ—vicus Vives LL. D. beyond the Seas was then incorporated being this year a Lecturer in Oxon. as I have told you among the Writers under the year 1544. In the same month of Oct. Richard Wolman Doctor of Decrees of Cambridge and an Archdeacon supplicated to be incorporated but whether his supplication was granted it appears not See more in the Incorporations 1531. In the beginning of March one William Throckmorton LL. D. beyond the Seas supplicated also to be incorporated which was granted simpliciter In the Chancel of the Church at Shottsbrook in Berks. is an Epitaph for the said Throckmorton wherein he is stiled Gardianus istius Ecclesiae Which Church was a Collegiat Church and valued at the suppression of religious places in the Reign of K. Hen. 8. to be worth 33. l. 18 s. 8 d. per an He died 12. Jan. 1535 and was there buried About this time studied in Oxon Simon Grynaeus being then 30 years of age at least At which time but especially afterwards he was well skill'd in the Latin and Greek tongues in Philosophy and the Mathematick disciplines and therefore beloved of Erasmus who honourably mentions him in his Epistles Theod. Bibliander tells us that he really thinks that in him Christian piety all virtues and the muses had taken up their habitation He hath written several books the titles of most of which you may see in the Bodleian Catalogue and died in the prime of his years 1541. An. Dom. 1524. An. 16. Hen. 8. Chancellor the same Commiss Tho. Musgrave M. D. Proctor Edw. Leighton of Cardinal Coll. Philip Dale of Exet. Coll. Apt. 6. The Senior of which Proctors was made the ninth Canon of the College at Oxon founded by K. Hen. 8. an 1532. Grammarians Aug. 1. Tho. Lyonhyll Feb. 15. John Moreton Will. Gower Sec. Chapl. The said three Persons were admitted to inform in the faculty of Grammar Bach. of Musick Apr. 3. Will. Chell a Secular Chaplain Henry Young a Student in Musick supplicated for that Degree 25. of Feb. but was not as I can yet find admitted Bach. of Arts. May 30. Nich. Vdall of C. C. C. See among the writers under the year 1552. Jun. 20. John Fitzjames of Mert. Coll. afterwards of St. Albans hall He was of the same Family of which Jam. Fitzjames mention'd under the year 1516 was and by the name and title of John Fitzjames M. of A. was admitted Archdeacon of Taunton and Prebendary of Milverton in the Church of Wells on the death of John Redmayne 22. May 1554. Jul. 19. Richard Turner Whether the same who was of Magdalen College I know not This Richard Turner took not the Degree of Master if the publick register saith right See among the writers under the year 1558. Jul. 27. John Helyar of C. C. College a good Grecian and Hebritian Feb. 6. Owen Oglethorp of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Carlile c. About 50 were admitted and about 15 supplicated that were not admitted Bach. of Civ Law Aug. 1. Thom. Elyot of St. Maries hall Jan. ult John Twyne Who on the same day was admitted Bach. of the Canon Law Five were admitted in the Canon and 15 besides Elyot and Twyne in the Civil Law and five in each supplicated who were not admitted this year Mast of Arts. Jul. 27. Tho. Wode Whether he be the same Thomas Wood whom John Fox reports to have been elected Bishop of a certain See in England a little before Qu. Mary dyed an 1558. I know not Feb. 12. John Helyar of C. C. C. beforemention'd See among the
occurs Archdeacon of Northumberland an 1531 being then or soon after LL. D. In the said Archdeaconry succeeded Will. Carter written sometimes Carther D. of D. of Cambridge collated thereunto 3 Nov. 1558 and him Will. Kynge M. A. of Kings Coll. in Cambridge afterwards Bach. of Div. Prebendary of Canterbury and in 1573 Canon of Windsore but the year when I cannot tell and him also Ralph Lever M. A. collated thereunto 21 Aug. 1566. Mast of Arts. Mar. 31. Walt. Buckler of Mert. Coll. See among the Bach. of Div. in 1534. July 6. Thomas Robertson now a great Villifyer of the Questionists in this University Feb. 3. George Cores now as it seems of Magd. Coll. 8. Thomas Raynolds lately of Merton now of Cardinal Coll. See under the year 1536. Rich. Coxe of Cardinal Coll. was admitted the same day He was afterwards Bishop of Ely March 5. John Bekynsau of New Coll. Besides these were about 42 Masters admitted this year Bach. of Physick Apr. 4. John Blyss M. of A. of Merton Coll. I shall mention him anon among the Doctors Nov. 14. George Owen M. of A. of the same Coll. See among the Doctors in 1527. Bach. of Div. May 31. Father Will. Kendall a Benedictin Monk Jan… Anth. Dunstan of the said Order He was afterwards Prior of Glouc. Coll. in the Suburb of Oxon and at length Bishop of Landaff Jan… Fath. Tho. Bennet Rob. Gale Benedictines Which four Monks had a little before opposed publickly in the Divinity School There were eight more that were admitted this year among whom Edw. Kyrkby and John Stockland Cistercians were two and Tho. Hull an Austin Fryer a third and three or more that supplicated for the said degree of whom Edw. Staple was one Mar. 9. who afterwards was Bishop of Meâ—â—h in Ireland Doct. of Civ Law Jul. 12. Edm. Bonner of Broadgates Hall He was afterwards Bishop of London Nov… Rich. Foxford He was afterwards Chancellour and Vicar Gen. to Dr. Stokesley Bishop of London and as John Fox saith a cruel Persecutor and common Butcher of the good Saints of God meaning many poor Protestants in the Dioc. of London an 1530 31 and 32 whom he either condemned or troubled or made them abjure He tells us also that by a Judgment from God he died suddenly about 1533 as he was sitting in his Chair his belly being burst and his guts falling out before him Doct. of Can. Law Jul. 12. Arth. Bokeley or Bulkley before mention'd 13. Hugh ap Rice or Price He was afterwards Prebendary of Rochester Treasurer of the Cath. Ch. of S. David c. By his Will dated 8 Aug. 1574 and proved the last day of the same month he bequeathed threescore pounds per an to Jesus Coll. in Oxon conditionally that he might have the name of Founder of it In the Margin of the said Will are his Arms painted viz. Gules a Chevron Ermine between three flower de Lise or which are not the Arms that that Coll. now give or own tho the Society acknowledged him to be their Founder Besides these two were two others that supplicated for the said degree namely John Worthyall lately Principal of New Inn and Thomas Parker the last of which tho I find him not admitted yet about this time I find him written Decretorum Doctor Collegiorum de Stafford de Tomworth Decanus c. In 1522 he became Chancellor of the Dioc. of Worcester in the place of Dr. John Bell who had succeeded Dr. Tho. Hanyball in that Office 1518 and afterwards was made Chancellour of the Church of Salisbury in the place of one Edward Farmer which Dignity he keeping to the time of his death was succeeded by Rog. Townsend in the beginning of Sept. 1538 but Townsend dying soon after John Edmonds was collated thereunto 29 Oct. following Doct. of Physick Apr. 5. John Blysse of Merton Coll. He was a learned Physitian and Astronomer as I have before told you under the year 1507. Doct. of Div. May 8. John Thornall or Thornbill a Minorite or Grey Fryer June 1. John Loysche M. A. and Bach. of Div. 27. Will. Rashley a Dominican or Black Fryer Jul. 3. John Cottysford Rector of Linc. Coll. Afterwards Can. of the Coll. at Oxon founded by K. Hen. 8. Martin Lindsey of the said Coll. was admitted the same day He was a learned man and died on the second of March 1554. Jul. 13. Tho Ware of Oriel Coll. Afterwards Provost thereof He hath this Character given of him by a learned person Vir vita eruditione clarissimus I find another Thom. Ware who was not a sec Priest as the former was but a Monk of the Cistercian Order and sometimes a Student in S. Bernard's Coll in the North Suburb of Oxon. Afterwards he became the last Abbat of Flaxley in Glocestershire in the place of Will. Beawdley and living to see his House dissolved and himself and his Brethren turn'd out thence he retired to Aston Rowant near to Thame in Oxfordshire where spending the remaining part of his days in devotion and retiredness gave way at length to Fate in a good old Age an 1546 whereupon his Body was buried in the Yard belonging to the Church there Nov. 9. Rog. Edgworth of Oriel Coll. Will. Gryce M. A. and Bac. of Div. was admitted the same day He died in 1528. For the said Degree of D. D. supplicated 1 Anth. Molymeaux of Magd. Coll. 2 Rob. Tayler Bac. of Div. 3 John Cabull or Cable Bac. of Div. and Abbat of Newham as the Register saith perhaps the same with John Capul a Dominican who supplicated for the degree of Bac. of Div. in 1524 and 4 Rich. Stokys M. A. and Bac. of Div. Incorporations Jul. 12. Tho. Courthop B. of A. of Cambridge Oct… Rob. Sherton D. D. of the said University and about this time Master of S. John's Coll. there and Almoner to Qu. Catherine In 1527 he became Canon of Windsore in the place of Jeffry Wrenn deceased and dying in 1535 Dr. Sim. Haynes Master of Queens Coll. in Camb. who was afterwards Dean of Exeter succeeded him in the Canonry Nov. 5. John Clerke John Fryer Godf. Harman M. of A. of Cambr. These three came to Oxon to be prefer'd in Cardinal Wolsey's Coll. but they proving violent Lutherans as Cox and Fryth whom I shall anon mention did were forced to leave that College John Fryer was upon account of Religion committed Prisoner to the Master of the Savoy where he did much solace himself with playing on the Lute having good skill in Musick for which reason a Friend of his would needs commend him to the Master but the Master answered Take heed for be that playeth is a Devil because he is departed from the Catholick Faith Afterwards he was set at liberty and travelling beyond the Seas he returned to that Religion wherein he was educated was made Doctor of Physick and after his Return he setled in the Parish of S. Martin Outwich in Bishopsgate street in
and was buried in the Chappel of S. George at Windsore John Leland numbers him among the learned men of his time and saith That he was Hebraei radius chori Several other Bachelaurs of Divinity were admitted this year but not registred among whom Rich. Turner of Magdalen College was one ☞ Not one Doct. of Law was admitted this year Doct. of Physick Feb… Tho. Hughes or Hewes of Mert. Coll. He was afterwards Physitian to Qu. Mary and one of the College of Physitians at London He died at London in the Month of August 1558 and was a Benefactor to the College which had given him Education Edmund Crispyne of Oriel Coll. lately a shagling Lecturer of Physick now one of the Proctors of the University did supplicate to be licensed to proceed in Physick Also Henry Bayli◠the other Proctor did in like manner do so and were without doubt licensed tho not registred so to be because I find them afterwards to be written and stiled Doctors of Physick ☞ Not one Doctor of Divinity was admitted or licensed this year Incorporations Feb… Pet. Martyr Doct. of Div. of the University of Padua was then incorporated Doct. of Div. He was this year designed by the King to read a Divinity Lecture in the University which he accordingly began to do in the beginning of the next year One Edward Banke and John Chaundler were incorp Bachelaurs of Arts but of what University they had been is not set down which is all I know of them An. Dom. 1548. An. 2 Ed. 6. Chanc. Dr. Rich. Coxe Dean of Ch. Ch. Vicechanc. Dr. Walt. Wryght Proct. John Redman of Magd. Coll. Thomas Symons of Mert. Coll. adm 20 April Bach. of Arts. The Admissions of Bachelaurs and Catalogue of Determiners being this year omitted by the Registrary I cannot give you the Names of any who were afterwards Bishops Writers c. only David de la Hyde whom I have mention'd among the Writers an 1580. Bach. of Law Maurice Clenneck was admitted but the day or month when appears not He was afterwards elected to the Episcopal See of Bangor but Queen Mary dying before his Consecration thereunto he fled beyond the Seas and what became of him there I have told you already in Arthur Bokely among the Bishops under the year 1555. Mast of Arts. James Neyland of All 's Coll. This person who was Fellow of that House and an Irish man born is reported by one of his Countrymen to be a learned Physitian John Boxall of New Coll. He was afterwards Dean of Chichester Windsore c. and a man of note in the Reign of Queen Mary Besides these two were but nine more stood in the Act celebrated this year 16 July The Admissions of them and many other are omitted in the Register Doct. of Civ Law David Lewes of All 's Coll. He was afterwards the first Principal of Jesus Coll. Judge of the High Court of Admiralty Master of S. Catherines Hospital near to the Tower of London one of the Masters of the Chancery and of her Majesties Requests He died on Munday 27 April 1584 in the Coll. called Doctors Commons at London whereupon his Body was conveyed to Abergavenny in Monmouthshire where it was buried on the 24 of May following in the North Chancel of the Church there under a fair Tomb erected by him while living which yet remains as an Ornament to that Church Doct. of Div. Richard Beisley of All 's College The day and month when he was licensed to proceed is omitted One of both his names was an Exile in Queen Maries Reign Incorporations Christopher Tye Doct. of Musick of Cambridge This person who seems to be a Western man born was now one of the Gentlemen of the Chappel belonging to K. Ed. 6. and much in renown for his admirable skill in the theoretical and practical part of Musick The Words of several of his Divine Services and Anthems are in a Book entit Divine Services and Anthems usually sung in the Cathedrals and Collegiate Choires in the Church of England Lond. 1663. oct collected and published by Jam. Clifford Petty Canon of Pauls sometimes Chorister of Magdalen College in Oxon. We have also some of his Compositions among the ancient Books in the publick Musick School of six parts but long since with others of that time antiquated and not at all valued He also translated into English Meeter The Acts of the Apostles with notes to sing each Chapter by printed 1553 in oct An. Dom. 1549. An. 3 Ed. 6. Chanc. the same Vicechanc. the same Proct. Leonard Lyngham of Brasn Rich. Hughes of Magd. Coll. Bach. of Arts. James Calfill of Christ Church Will. Good of Corp. Ch. Coll. He was afterwards a Jesuit Hieronimus Philippides of Ch. Ch. Alan Cope Lawr. Humphrey of Magd. Coll. Both which were afterwards noted Writers John Abulines an Helvetian of Ch. Ch. He is the same I suppose who is written but false Johannes ab Vlmis The Admissions and names of the Determiners are omitted this year by the carelesness of the publick Scribe and therefore the number of them is uncertain Bach. of Law Will. Awbrey of Allsoules College He was afterwards successively Principal of New Inn the Kings Professor of the Civil Law in this University Judge Advocate of the Queens Army at S. Quintins in France Advocate in the Court of Arches one of the Council of the Marches of Wales Master of the Chancery Chancellor to John Archbishop of Canterbury throughout his whole Province and lastly by the special favour of Queen Elizabeth he was taken to her nearer Service and made one of the Masters of Requests in Ordinary What other Bach. of this Fac. were admitted I find not for they are not inserted in the Register Four occur that supplicated who I presume were admitted among whom Joh. James or Jamys was one who was afterwards one of the first Fell. of S. Johns Coll. and on the 24. of March 1563 succeeded Thom. Curteys in the Subdeanery of Salisbury and he Rob. Elyot in Dec. 1561. Mast of Arts. Michael Renniger Arth. Saule of Magd. Coll. Both afterwards Exiles for their Religion in the time of Queen Mary Of the first I have made mention among the writers an 1609. The other Arthur Saul became Prebendary of Bedmynster and Radclive in the Church of Sarum which is a Residentiary in January 1559 and had other Dignities besides benefices confer'd upon him One of both his names was Author of The famous game of Chesse-play lately discovered and all doubts resolved c. Lond. 1614. oct dedicated to Lucy Countess of Bedford Whether this Ar. Saul who writes himself Gent. was descended from the former I cannot justly say it Thom. Hyde of New John Piers of Magd. Coll. The former was afterwards an Exile for the R. Cath. Religion in the time of Queen Elizab. the other was an Archbishop in her Reign The admissions of Masters are also omitted this year but the number of those that stood in an
that the exercise to be performed for it might be deferr'd till Michâ—elmas Term following because he shortly after designed to return to his native Country But the Regents upon mature consideration return'd this answer that he might take the said Degree when he pleased conditionally that he perform all exercises requisite by the statute before he take it On the same day Giles Gualter M. of A. of 8 years standing in the University of Caen another Exile as it seems did supplicate under the same form but whether either of them was admitted it appears not Doct. of Civ Law Jul. 3. Griffith or Griffin Lloyd Principal of Jesus Coll. He was afterwards the Kings Professor of the Civil Law and Chancellour to the Bishop of Oxford He died in Doctors Commons 26. Nov. 1586 and was buried two days after in the Church of St. Bennet near to Pauls-wharf in London ☞ Not one Doctor of Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. Apr. 10. Adam Squyre Master of Ball. Coll. This Person who was a learned but fantastical Man married the Daughter of Dr. Jo. Elmer Bishop of London by whose favour he was made Archdeacon of Middlesex but when I cannot tell Apr… John Bold of C. C. Coll. In the year 1578. Sept. 25. he was collated to the Archdeaconry of Northumberland by Dr. Barnes Bishop of Durham on the resignation of Mr. Franc. Bunney who some years before had succeeded Mr. Ralph Lever in that Dignity After Dr. Bold had resign'd it Ralph Tonstall M. A. was collated thereunto 29. Oct. 1581 but who succeeded him the register of the Church of Durham which is deficient tells us not till Bishop Neyles time who collated to the said Archdeaconry Gab. Clerke DD 7. Aug. 1619. upon the resignation of Dr. John Craddock See more among the Masters of Arts an 1612. Jul. 6. Pet. Lozillerius Villerius a French Man Doctor of the Civil Law and Divinity of an University in his own Country was then admitted to proceed in Divinity and three days after did compleat that Degree by standing in the Act then celebrated He was an Exile for his Religion lived in Ch. Ch. for some time but whether he read a lecture or taught privately as other Exiles did I know not Sure I am he was a learned Man and had newly corrected and set forth Beza's New Testament in Greek Incorporations June 5. Tho. Hakeluyt M. A. of Cambridge 22. Will. Smyth M. of A. of the same University I take this to be the same Will. Smyth who was afterwards Master of Clare Hall Chaplain to Qu. Elizabeth Vicechanc. of the said University an 1603 Chaplain to K. Jam. 1. and at length Provost of Kings Coll. to which he was elected 22. Aug. 1612. He died 26. March 1615 and became a considerable benefactor to the said College Jul. 10. Humph. Tindall M. A. of the same University He was afterwards Master of Queens Coll. there and became the fourth Dean of Ely in the place of John Bell D. D. who died 31. Oct. 1591 aged 61. The said Tindall was descended from the antient and gentile family of his name living in Norfolk and dying 12. Oct. 1614 aged 65 was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Ely July 11. Peter Baro D. D. of Cambridge This learned and worthy Divine was born at Estampes in France left that Country upon account of Religion came into England for refuge setled in Cambridge by the endeavours of Dr. Andr. Perne and being afterwards of Trin. Coll. succeeded Dr. John Still in the Margaret Professorship of that University and read there several years to the great liking of many At length the Calvinistical Party disgusting certain matters which they looked upon as hetrodox vented by him in his readings and prints viz. in his Comment on Jonah and his book De Fide one of them named Lawrence Chadderton had a contest with him Their objections were 1 That in his readings upon Jonah he taught the Popish Doctrine of the cooperation of faith and works to justification which tho in terms a little changed yet the Doctrine was one and the same in effect 2 That he laboured to make Men believe that the reformed Churches Doctrine was not so differing from Popish Doctrine but that by distinctions they might be reconciled and therefore concluded that both professions might be tolerated And thirdly that in his said readings he taught that the Heathen may be saved without the Faith of the Gospel and other strange matters which they looked upon as damnable errors c. Besides also as they observed that after many years wherein he had sundry ways hurt the sincerity of the Doctrine he brought the Popish Schoolmen into credit and diminished the honour of the learned Writers of that age Since which time the course of studies in Divinity and the manner of preaching hath been much changed in that University by some who have followed that vain and left the study of sound Writers as they stile them and apply themselves to the reading as they father add of popish barbarous and fantastical Schoolmen delighted with their curious questions and quiddities whereby they draw all points of Christian faith into doubts being the high-way not only to Popery but to Atheisme c. For these I say and such like matters he was by the zealous travel of some of the Brethren in the said University removed from his place of Margaret Professor about the year 1596 not without the consent of Dr. Whitgift Archb. of Canterbury For so it was and they could not be beaten out of it that they thought that as a certain Spaniard named Ant. Corranus was brought to and setled in Oxon. purposely to corrupt the true Doctrine so Pet. Baro a French Man was for Cambridge which last is nevertheless reported in the following age by a high Church of England Man that tho he was a Forreigner by birth yet be better understood the Doctrine of the Church of England than many of the Natives his contemporaries in the Vniversity of Cambridge c. His writings are these 1 In Jonam Prophetam praelectiones 39. 2 Conciones tres ad clerum Cantabrigiensem habitae in templo B. Mariae 3 Theses publicae in Scholis peroratae disputatae Which Theses being only two were translated into English by John Ludham with these titles First Gods purpose and decree taketh not away the liberty of mans corrupt will The second Our conjunction with Christ is altogether spiritual Both printed at Lond. 1590. in oct 4 Precationes quibus usus est author in suis praelectionibus inchoandis finiendis All which were published at Lond. 1579. fol. by the care and labor of Osmund Lake Bach. of Div. and Fellow of Kings Coll. in Cambridge who viewed and corrected them before they went to the press This Osm Lake by the way I must tell you had been Proctor of that University was afterwards Vicar of Ringwood in Hampshire and a publisher of several books besides others
Anth. Watson in the Deanery of Bristow and dying in May or June 1617 was buried in St. Augustines Church there whereupon Dr. Edw. Chetwind was elected Dean in his place 16. of June the same year Thom. Atkinson Bach. of Div. of Cambr. was incorporated also the same day He was afterwards D. of D. Subdean of St. Pauls Cathedral and died in Apr. 1616. Besides him were 13 Bachelaurs of Div. of Cambr. incorporated of whom I know nothing as yet There was also a supplicate made in the house of Congregation that Thom. Legg Doctor of the Civ Law of Cambr. might be incorporated but whether he was really so I find not He was a Norwich Man born was first of Trinity and afterwards of Jesus College in Cambridge in both which houses he had the name and repute of one of the best in England for composing Tragedies witness his Destruction of Jerusalem and Life of King Rich. 3. which last was acted with great applause in that University He was afterwards made the second Master of Gonvill and Caius Coll. was a Doctor in the Court of Arches one of the Masters of the Chancery the Kings Law Professor and twice Vicechanc. of Cambridge He died in July 1607. aged 72 and was buried as I conceive in the Chap. belonging to the said Coll. to which he was a benefactor An. Dom. 1587. An. 29 Elizab. An. 30 Elizab. Chanc. the same Vicechanc. Francis Willys D. D. constituted by the Chancellour now in England July 17. on which day he was admitted D. of D. Proct. George Dale of Oriel Coll. John Harmar of New Coll. Apr. 26. Bach. of Musick Oct. 20. Rob. Stevenson who had studied the faculty of Musick 33 years was then admitted Bach. of Musick On the same day he was admitted Bach. of Arts but did not compleat that Degree by Determination in the Lent following which is all I know of him Bach. of Arts. May 31. Will. Westerman of Gloc. hall Jun. 27. Rich. Jefferay of Magd. Coll. See among the Masters 1590. 28. John Aglionby Rich. Crackanthorpe of Qu. Coll. Nov. 7. John Vicars of Magd. Coll. Quaere One of both his names of Broadgates hall was admitted M. of A. Jul. 1. this year Nov. 29. Tho. Hutton Hen. Price of St. Jo. Coll. On the eleventh of March Clement Edmonds of All 's Coll. did supplicate for the said Degree but was not admitted this year Admitted 117. Bach. of Law Jun. 15. Henry Marten of New Coll. He is to be mention'd at large among the Writers in the 2. vol. of this work Two more were admitted to and three that supplicated for the said Degree Mast of Arts. June 22. Sam. Fox of Magd. Coll. See at the end of John Fox among the Writers under the year 1587. Ralph Winwood of Magd. Coll. was admitted the same day This memorable person who was the Son of Richard Son of Lewis Winwood sometimes Secretary to Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk was born at Ainhoe in Northamptonshire elected probationer Fellow of Magd. Coll. an 1582 and in 1590 took the degree of Bach. of Civ Law See more in that year Rob. Tinley of Magd. Coll. was admitted the same day June 28. Charles Butler of Magd. Coll. He was afterwards publickly known by a book of Rhetorick that he published and other things Adm. 69. Bach. of Div. July 6. Rich. Potter of Trin. Coll. He was afterwards Prebendary of Worcester and Father of an ingenious Son named Francis Author of the Interpretation of 666 c. whom I shall remember among the Writers under the year 1678. Will. Watkinson of Ch. Ch. was admitted the same day 17. Francis Willys of S. Johns Coll. See among the Doct. of Div. this year Adm. 7. Doct. of Law June 17. Will. Wood of All 's Coll. This eminent Civilian died in the beginning of the year 1605 and was buried in the Chappel of Tallin in the Isle of Anglesey in which Isle he was born leaving Issue behind him William and Owen Wood. c. Feb. 13. Francis James of All 's Coll. He was yonger Brother to Dr. Will. James Bishop of Durham was Chancellour of the Diocess of Wells and Bristol and afterwards of London one of the Masters of the Chancery and Judge of the Court of Audience of Canterbury He died in the beginning of 1616 and was buried I presume according to his Will in the Parish Church of Barrow in Somersetshire in the upper end of that Isle which was formerly the Church or Oratory for the Nunns sometimes living at that place and is now belonging and appertaining to the Lord of the Mannour of Minchin-Barrow Will. Bird of All 's Coll. was admitted or licensed the same day This person who was Son of Will. Bird of Walden in Essex was afterwards principal Official and Dean of the Arches a Knight and Judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in the place as I conceive of Sir John Bennet Knight He died without issue and was buried in Ch. Ch. within Newgate in London 5 Sept. 1624 leaving behind him a Nephew of both his names whom I shall mention in 1622. ☞ Not one Doctor of Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. July 17. Francis Willys Canon of Bristow of which City he was a Native and President of S. Johns Coll. On the eleventh of June this year he was installed Dean of Worcester having that Dignity confer'd upon him in the year before on the death of Dr. Tho. Wilson and dying 29 Oct. 1596 was buried in a little Isle joyning to the south side of the Choire of the Cath. Church at Worcester near to the grave and monument of Dr. Wilson before-mentioned In his Presidentship which he resign'd in 1590 succeeded Ralph Huchenson and in his Deanery Dr. Rich. Eedes of Ch. Ch. as I have elsewhere told you An. Dom. 1588. An. 30 Eliz. An. 31 Eliz. Chanc. Robert Earl of Leycester who dying 4 Sept. Sir Christop Hatton Knight of the Garter and Lord Chancellour of England was by the major part of the Academians elected into his place on the twentieth day of the same month In the vacancy between Death and Election there was no Cancellarius natus as formerly only the Vicechanc. this year mention'd who before had been nominated by the Earl of Leycester It is to be noted that at the Election of Hatton Robert Earl of Essex a popular and ambitious person was his Competitor having been incorporated M. of A. in April going before as I shall anon tell you thinking that if he might have obtained the said place of Chancellour he might be as powerful among the Gown-men as among the Gentlemen of the Sword But he being generally looked upon as a great Patron of the puritannical Party and consequently if he had obtained it he might do as much mischief in his Office as the Earl of Leycester had done before he was therefore especially upon the commendations to the University of Hatton by Dr. Whitgift Archb. of Canterbury laid aside Vicechanc. Martin
may see afterwards he became Chaplain to Alice Countess Dowager of Derby Wife of Tho. Lord Ellesmere and the publisher of Loves peereless paragon or the attributes and progress of the Church Serm. at S. Maries in Oxon and at Harfield in Middlesex on Cant. 2. 10. Oxon. 1613. qu. and perhaps of other things Nov. 9. Will. Sparke of Magd. 17. Will. Jewell of Exet. Coll. The last of these two did translate from French into English The golden Cabinet of true Treasure containing the summ of moral Philosophy Lond. 1612. oct What other things he hath translated or what he hath written I know not nor any thing else of him beside only that he was a Gentleman's Son of Devonshire and that he became a Sojournour of Exet. Coll. an 1603. aged 17. Adm. 97. Bach. of Div. Dec. 14. Rob. Bolton of Brasn Feb. 22. Tho. Thompson of Qu. Coll. Will. Loe of S. Alb. Hall did supplicate for the same degree but whether he was admitted it appears not Adm. 11. Doct. of Law June 28. Alexander Sheppard of Jesus Coll. He was a learned Civilian but what he hath published I know not Doct. of Physick Jun. 26. Thom. Johnson of Oriel Coll. He was buried in S. Maries Church in Oxon 16 Nov. 1621 but whether he was Author of a Book which goes under the name of Dr. Johnson entit Practica medicinae de aegritudinibus capitis Lond. 1602. qu. I cannot justly say See another Thom. Johnson M. D. in these Fasti in the 2 Vol. an 1643. Doct. of Div. June… Rich. Mocket of All 's Coll. July… Walt. Bennet of New Coll. In Sept. 1608 he became Chauntor of the Church of Salisbury on the death of Dr. Will. Zouch and on the 7 of March 1609 Archdeacon of Wilts on the death of Dr. Edm. Lilly In his Chauntorship succeeded Hen. Cotton as I shall tell you in these Fasti an 1610 and in his Archdeaconry one Tho. Leach 15 Nov. 1614. 19. Rob. Clay of Mert. Coll. He afterwards succeeded Dr. Joh. Favour in the Vicaridge of Halyfax and dying in 1628 left by will to the said Coll. 100 l. for two Sermons yearly to be preached to the University as Dr. Bickley had formerly given to them to be preached by a Yorkshire Man if any such be Fellow or Chaplain of that College who in his Prayer is to mention Dr. Clay sometimes Vicar of Halifax as the founder of those Sermons Jan. 24. John Bancroft of Ch. Ch. a Compounder He was soon after Master of Vniversity Coll. Incorporations Apr. 29. Thom. Wharton eldest Son of Philip Lord Wharton was incorporated M. of Arts. as he had stood at Cambridge He was Father to Philip Lord Wharton who openly appeared in armes against K. Ch. 1. an 1642. And many years after he was made one of the Privy Council to K. Will. 3. May 4. Josias Bird Bach. of Arts of Cambridge He was now of All 's Coll. under the inspection of his kinsman or uncle Dr. Will. Bird. Jun. 12. Hipocrates D'othon or Othen Doct. of Phys of the Univ. of Montpellier He died 13. Nov. 1611 and was buried in the Church of St. Clements Danes without Temple Barr within the liberty of Westm Jul. 11. Will. Gonge M. A. of Cambridge He was a Native of Stratford bow in Middlesex was educated in Kings Coll. of which he was Fellow afterwards he was Doct. of Div. and the pious and learned Preacher of the Church in the Blackfriers in London where in his time he was accounted the Father of the London Ministers that is of such who were put in by the Authority of the rebellious Parliament in 1641 42. c. He was one of the Assembly of Divines was a good Text-man as his Whole armour of God Exposition of the Hebrews Exposition of the Lords Prayer and other learned works the titles of some of which you may see in Oxf. Cat. shew He is often honorably mention'd by Voetius Streso and other outlandish Divines and was always accounted by the Puritan eminent for his humility patience and faith He died 12. of Dec. 1653 and was buried in the said Church of the Black-fryers on the 16 of the said month aged 79 or thereabouts John Richardson M. A. of the same University was incorporated the same day One Joh. Richardson was educated in Eman Coll. was afterwards D. D. Master first of Peter house then of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge and Vicechancellour of that University This Person who had a hand in the translation of the Bible appointed by King Jam. 1. died about the beginning of 1625 and was buried in Trin. Coll. Chappel Another John Richardson who was D. D. succeeded Dr. Walt. Balcanquall in the Deanery of Rochester and died in Apr. 1636 and a third John Richardson I find who from being D. of D. of Dublin was made Bishop of Ardagh in Ireland Which Bishoprick he being forced to leave upon the rebellion that broke out in that Kingdom an 1641 retired to London where he died in 1654. Whether any of these three were the same with John Richardson the incorporated Master of Arts I cannot now justly tell Jul. 11. Abrah Dickonson D. D. of Cambr. was also then incorporated in that faculty An. Dom. 1610. An. 8. Jac. 1. Chanc. Dr. Rich. Bancroft Archb. of Canterburry but he dying 2. Nov. Thom. Egerton Baron of Ellesmere Lord Chancellour of England and one of the Kings Privy Council was chosen into his place the next day and on the tenth was installed in the Bishop of Durhams house at London Vicechanc. Dr. Jo. King again Jul. 14. at which time the Chancellours letters being read for his election 't was order'd that the Heads of Colleges and Halls should at all times be ready and diligent to assist the Vicechanc. in his government of the University especially in matters of Religion for the suppressing of Popery and Faction c. The said Dr. King was soon after Bishop of London Proct. Râ—b Pink of New Coll. Sam. Radcliffe of Bras Coll. Apr. 17. Bach. of Musick July 11. Thomas Bartlet of Magd. Coll. He hath several compositions in Musick in MS. but whether extant I cannot tell On the 26. of Apr. Richard Deering did as a member of Christ Church supplicate for the Degree of Bach. of Musick and had his desire as it seems granted tho not registred because in matters of his composition which were soon after by him made extant he entitles himself Bach. of Musick This Person who was born of and descended from a right antient Family of his name living in Kent was bred up in Italy where he obtained the name of a most admirable Musician After his return he practised his faculty for some time in England where his name being highly cried up became after many intreaties Organist to the English Nuns living in the Monastery of the blessed Virgin Mary at Bruxells At length after the Marriage of K. Ch. 1. he was made Organist to his Royal Comfort Henrietta Maria with
of Mrs. Mary Swaine the Wife of Mr. Will. Swaine at St. Botolphs without Aldersgate on Luke 10. 42. Lond. 1611. oct and perhaps other things He died about the beginning of November this year 1614 and was buried I presume in his Church of St. Martin beforementioned Mar. 23. Philip King M. A. of the same University Another of both his names was of this University as I shall tell you in these Fasti an 1618. and 1645. This year Charles de Beauvais of the Isle of Guernsey a young Man most conversant in the study of learned arts was entred a Student in Bodies Library but whether he was matriculated as a member of any Coll. or Hall it appears not He is the same Ch. de Beauvais without doubt who was afterwards Author of 1 Dedisciplinis scientiis in genere de recto ordine quo sunt in Scholis Academiis docendae c. 2 Recta delineatio disciplinae Vniversalis seu primae Philosophiae itemque Logicae Which two were printed at Lond. 1648. in oct 3 Exercitations concerning the pure and true and the impure and false religion Lond. 1665. oct at which time the Author was Rector of Witheham in Sussex An. Dom. 1615. An. 13. Jac. 1. Chanc. Thom. Lord Egerton Vicechanc. Dr. Will. Goodwin again July 17. Proct. Hugh Dicus of Brasn Coll. Richard Baylie of St. John Coll. Apr. 19. Bach. of Arts. May 4. John Bayly of Exet. Coll. 5. Steph. Geree of Magd. Hall July 5. Cornelius Burges of Wadh. 7. Charles Herle of Exeter Nov. 9. Francis Gough of New Coll. The last was afterwards Bishop of Limerick in Ireland Dec. 13. James Lamb of Brasn College afterwards of St. Maries Hall Feb. 5. Thom. Twittie of Oriel 6. Thom. Paybody of Merton Coll. Of the first of these last two you may see more among the Bach. of Div. 1633 and of the other among the Masters of Arts an 1624. 7. John Brian of Queen Coll. I know not yet to the contrary but that he may be the same John Brian who published a funeral Sermon called The vertuous Daughter on Prov. 31. ver 29. Lond. 1636. qu. c. and perhaps other things Quaere 26. Alexander Gill Son of Alexander lately of Trin. Coll. now of Wadham and afterwards of Trinity again Five of these Bachelaurs namely Geree Burges Herle Lamb and Gill will be mention'd at large elsewhere Admitted 203. Bach. of Law June Tho Merriot John South John Crook of New Coll. The first who will be mention'd in the next volume was a good Latinist and Orator The second was afterwards the Kings Professor of the Greek tongue and at length upon the death of Dr. Tho. Hyde Chauntor of Salisbury 24. Sept. 1666. He died at Writtle in Essex of which place he was Vicar in August 1672 and was buried in the Church there whereupon his Chauntorship was confer'd on Dr. Dan. Whitbye of Trin. Coll. As for the last John Crook he was afterwards Fellow of the Coll. 〈◊〉 Winchester Prebendary of the Cathedral there and Master of the Hospital of St. Mary Magd. near to that City Admitted 9. Mast of Arts. May 3. Jerem. Stephens of Brasn 20. Will. Nicholson of Magd. Coll. Jun. 15. Rob. Weldon Barten Holyday of Ch. Ch. 17. Will. Thomas of Brasn Tho. Vicaâ— of Qu. 27. Griff. Higgs of Mert. Coll. Admitted 106. Bach. of Div. July 13. Sampson Price of Exeter Coll. Nov. 23. Edm. Gunter Samuel Fell Hen. Whistler of Trin. of Ch. Ch. Dec. 1. John Hanmer of All 's Coll. March 4. Fredericus Dorvilius of Exeter Coll. He writes himself Aquisgranensis natione Palatinus educatione being at this time a Sojournour in the said Coll. for the sake of Dr. Prideaux the Rector whom he much admired Adm. 15. ☞ Not one Doctor of Law was admitted this year Doct. of Physick July 3. Clement Westcombe of New Coll. who accumulated the Degrees in Physick He was about this time held in great value for the happy success in the practice of his faculty in and near the City of Exeter where he died in 1652 or thereabouts Doct. of Div. Mar. 27. Sam. Radcliff Principal June 17. John Barnston of Brasn Coll. The last of which who was now Chaplain to Egerton Lord Chancellour of England was about this time Canon Residentiary of Salisbury and afterwards a Benefactor to learning as I have told you elsewhere He lived to see himself outed of his spiritualities and dying 30. May 1645 was buried as it seems at Everton in Wilts Jun. 27. â—arnab Potter of Queens July 6. John King of Merton Coll. The last of these two was installed Canon or Preb. of the twelfth and last stall in the Collegiat Church at Westminster on the death of Dr. Will. Barlow Bish of Linc. an 1613 and this year 1615 Nov. 23 he became Canon of Windsore in the place of Mardoche Aldem deceased He died 7. Aug. 1638 and was buried in the Chappel of St. George at Windsore Dec. 1. John Hanmer of All 's Coll. See more among the Creations in the year following Feb. 27. Jasper Swyft of Ch. Ch. March 14. John Barcham of C. C. 21. John Davies of Lincoln Coll. Incorporations July 11. Will. Spicer Bach. of Law of Cambridge See among the Incorporations 1618. Abraham Gibson M. A. of the said University was incorporated the same day and again on the 15. July 1617. This Person who was afterwards Preacher to the Temples in London hath published 1 The Lands mourning for vain swearing Sermon on Jerem. 23. 10. Lond. 1613. oct 2 Christianae-polemica or a narrative to War Serm. at Wool-church in London before the Captains and Gentlemen of exercise in the Attillery-garden on Judg. 7. 18. Lond. 1619. oct and not unlikely other things He was afterwards D. of D. and dying in or near one of the Temples was buried near to the Communion Table in the Chancel of the Church belonging to the said Temples 5. Januar. 1629. July 11. Godfrey Goodman Bach. of Div. of Cambridge See more of him among the Bishops in Miles Smith an 1624. Samuel Purchas Bach. of Div. of the said University was incorporated the same day This worthy Divine who is by some stiled our English Ptolemy was born in the County of Essex either at Dunmow or Thacksted but in what Coll. or Hall in Cambridge educated I cannot yet tell After he had left the University he became Minister of Eastwood in Rochford hundred in his own Country but being desirous to forward and prosecute his natural Genie he had to the collecting and writing of voyages travels and pilgrimages left his cure to his Brother and by the favour of the Bishop of London got to be Parson of St. Martins Church within Ludgate He hath written and published 1 Pilgrimage or relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered from the Creation to this present c. in 4 parts Lond. 1614. fol. second edit and there again 1626. fol. 2 Purchas his Pâ—â—grims
Compounder Jun. 26. Rich. Heyrick of S. Joh. Joh. Lewgar of Trin. Coll. Jul. 4. Geor. Stinton of Ball. Coll. He was the eldest Son of an Esq was born and educated in Grammar Learning in the City of Worcester and after he had taken the degree of M. A. he became Vicar of Claynes in the Bishop of Worcester's gift and Rector of Speechley both near to the said City He hath published A Sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Worcester in the time of the pestilence on 1 Kings 8. ver 37 38 39. Oxon 1637. oct and hath written others fit for the press which go from hand to hand to this day He died at Speechley about 1654 and was buried in the Church there Joh. Biddle of Ball. Coll. was adm on the said 4 of July but whether he ever took the degree of Bach. of Arts in this University it doth not appear in the publick Register I set this J. Biddle down here to distinguish him from another of both his names a grand Socinian and Arrian whom I shall at large mention in the second Vol. but whether he hath published any thing I cannot yet tell One John Beadle M. of A. Minister sometimes of Barnstone in Essex wrot The Journal or Diary of a thankful Christian presented in some Meditations upon Numb 33. v. 2. Lond. 1656 oct Which Author I presume was of Cambridge See more of him in an Epist to the Reader before the said Journal written by Joh. Fuller Minister of S. Martin Ironmonger lane wherein he speaks much of the said Author Oct. 29. Rich. Bâ—field of Qu. Coll. Dec. 11. Matthias Turner of Broadgates Hall lately of Balliol Coll. He was an excellent Philosopher had great skill in the Oriental Languages and wrot as he himself professed all his Sermons which he preached in Greek Jan. 23. Tho. Hieks of Ball. Coll. Obadiah Sedgwick of Magd. Hall Feb. 21. Tho. Blake of Ch. Ch. Adm. 141. Bach. of Div. May 10. Thomas Vicars of Queens Coll. Besides him were admitted 8 more but not one of them was a Writer or Bishop Doct. of Law Jul. 4. Will. Bird of All 's Coll. This learned Doctor who was Son of Thom. Bird of Littlebury in Essex Brother to Sir Will. Bird mention'd before under the year 1587. was afterwards Custos or Master of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and died in the latter end of 1644. One Will. Bird hath written The magazine of honour or a treatise of the several degrees of the Nobility of this Kingdom c. which was afterwards perused and enlarged by Sir John Doderidge as I have in him told you before among the Writers But what relation this Will. Bird had to the former I know not Doct. of Phys May 27. Rich. Spicer of Exet. Coll. who accumulated the degrees in Medicine He was afterwards an eminent Physitian in London where he died in the beginning of the year 1640. Doct. of Div. June 27. Tho. Jackson Christop Green of C. C. Coll. The first is largely mention'd elsewhere the other who was also a learned and godly man was now Prebendary of Bristow where dying 5 March 1658 aged 79 was buried in the Yard belonging to the Cath. Ch. there Jul. 1. Thom. Benson of Ch. Ch. Joh. Harrys of New Coll. Incorporations On the 9 of July being the day after the conclusion of the Act were these Cantabrigians following incorporated being part of the number of about 24 that were taken into the bosom of this University Charles Lord Stanhope of Harington M. of Arts. Timothy Thurscross M. A. Afterwards being Bach. of Div. he was installed Archdeacon of Clievland in the place of Hen. Thurscross resigning 16. Nov. 1635. And afterwards resigning that dignity Joh. Neile Bach. of Div. was installed therein 27 Oct. 1638 I mean the same Neile who was made Dean of Rippon in the place of Dr. Joh. Wilkins promoted to the See of Chester One Tim. Thurscross D. D. died in the Parish of S. Sepulcher in Lond. in Novemb. or thereabouts 1671 which perhaps may be the same with the former Quaere Thom. Aylesbury M. of A. See among the Incorporations 1626. Will. Fenner M. A. of Pembroke Hall He was afterwards Bach. of Div. and exercised his Ministry for a time in Staffordshire At length upon the invitation of the Earl of Warwick he became Rector of Rochford in Essex where he was much admired and frequented by the puritannical party He gave way to fate in 1640 or thereabouts aged 40 and had several theological Tracts of his writing published after his death by Tho. Hill whom I shall anon mention the Titles of most of which you may see in Oxford Catalogue but more in that publised by Will. London a Bookseller an 1658. Thom. Hill M. A. of Eman. Coll. He was afterwards Rector of Tychmersh in Northamptonshire one of the Assembly of Divines a frequent Preacher before the Long Parliament Master of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge in the place of Dr. Tho. Comber ejected and Vicechancellour of the said University He hath published several Sermons as 1 The trade of truth advanced preached before the H. of Commons at a Fast 27 Jul. 1642 on Prov. 23. ver 23. Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Militant Church triumphant over the Dragon and his Angels Serm. before both Houses 21 Jul. 1645 on Rev. 12. 11. Lond. 1643. qu. 3 The reason for Englands self-reflection an extraordinary Fast-sermon 13 Aug. 1644 before the two Houses on Haggai 1. 7 8. 4 The right separation encouraged Fast-serm before the H. of Lords 27 Nov. 1644 on 2 Cor. 6. 17 18. Besides others as also his Best and worst of Paul an Exercise in Trin. Coll. in Cambr. printed 1648 and his collecting into one quarto Vol. several of the theological Tracts of the aforesaid Will. Fenner printed at Lond. 1651. You may see more of him the said Th. Hill in Anth. Tuckney's Sermon at his Funeral with an account of his Life and Death printed in 1654 in oct Besides this Dr. Tho. Hill was another also who was Minister of Brodfield in Suffolk and died there in the Winter time 1638 but hath nothing extant as I can yet see and a third Dr. Tho. Hill you may see in my discourse of Dr. George Abbot among the Writers an 1633. num 612. Thom. Thorowgood M. A. He was afterwards Bach. of Div. Rector of Grymston in Norfolk and one of the Assembly of Divines Among several things that he hath published are 1 Jews in America or probabilities that Americans are of that race c. Lond. 1650. qu. 2 Moderation justified c. Fast-serm before the H. of Commons 26 Dec. 1644 on Phil. 4. 5. Lond. 1645. qu. c. All which Cantabrigians with many more besides 13 Bachelaurs of Arts were incorporated on the 9 Jul. before mention'd Feb. 28. Thom. Freaer or Fryer Doct. of Phys of the University of Padua He was at this time a practitioner in the City of London and dying in the beginning of 1623 about two months
of Wenge lately of Exeter Coll. was actually created Mast of Arts. He was afterwards the first Earl of Caernarvan of his name and taking up Arms in defence of his Majesty K. Ch. 1. had the hard fate to be killed near Newbury in Berkshire 20 Sept. 1643. See among the created Doctors of Law in 1642. William Lewis M. of A. and lately Provost of Oriel Coll. was actually created Doct. of Div. on the same day by virtue of his Majesties letters dated 9 of the same month running partly thus William Lewis an antient Master of Arts who hath spent divers years both at home and abroad in the study of Divinity We out of our experience of his diligence and ability of some affairs of weight wherein we have in foreign parts employ'd him being to use his person in some further service wherein we think him fit to be continued and grac'd with the degree of Doct. of Div. c. we therefore require you to create and admit him Doctor c. This person who was born in Merionithshire was elected from Hart Hall of which he was Commoner under the government of Theodore Price his Uncle into the Society of Oriel College an 1608 being then Bachelaur of Arts. Afterwards proceeding in that faculty he took holy Orders and tho a junior Master in his College yet by a faction and majority of Welsh men got the Provostship of that place in 1617. But being too young for that office and not able to conceal his amours which were much aggravated by the Puritans he abruptly left it and went beyond the Seas in his Majesty's Service After his return he became Chaplain to the Duke of Buckingham with whom being to go beyond the Seas â—or the relief of Rochel was actually created D. of D. as before 't is told you After his return from that unhappy Expedition he drew up from his notes A general relation of a Voyage to Rhe under the command and conduct of the Duke of Buckingham The beginning of which is Though the variety of the occurrents of this action might furnish argument enough of a just story c. This I have seen in a folio MS. of 18 sheets or more but whether ever printed I know not Afterwards he was made Master of the Hospital of S. Cross and Prebendary of Winchester which with other preferments losing in the time of the Rebellion he fled beyond the Seas and suffer'd much for the royal cause while in the mean time his Sons were gained to the Church of Rome After his Majesties return an 1660 he was restored to what he had lost and dying within the Hospital of S. Cross before mention'd 7 July 1667 was buried in the Chappel there under or near the high Altar Dec. 31. Richard Napier lately Bach. of Arts of Wadham Coll. was created Master of that Faculty in the House of Convocation by vertue of the Chancellours Letters which say that he is a kinsman of the Duchess of Richmond and a person well deserving in all that is necessary in a Gentleman and a Scholar I have made mention of him before and shall again among the created Doctors of Physick an 1642. An. Dom. 1628. An. 4 Car. 1. Chanc. William Earl of Pembroke Vicechanc. Accepted Frewen D. D. President of Magd. College July 24. Proct. Rob. Williamson of Magd. Coll. Rob. Lloyd of Jesus Coll. June 13. Which Proctors were named by the King as I have elsewhere told you For certain new Ordinations being transmitted to the University by the Chanc. thereof in the month of Apr. for the election of the Proctors the Academians could not after their usual way meet together for the election of them many Parsons Curats and Schoolmasters having already resorted from several parts of the Nation nay some from Wales to elect Lloyd Whereupon no small tumult arising in the University the election of new Proctors was prorogued till such time that the Controversies therein were equally composed At length after all parties were satisfied it was reputed unlawful for the Masters to nominate any to the procuratorial office but the aforesaid Candidates Williamson and Lloyd Which being the sentence of the King and Chancellour that antient custom of choosing Proctors by suffrages in scrutiny vanished and came to nothing and another new form of Election was introduced as I shall the next year shew Bach. of Arts. June 21. Will. Sedgwick of Pemb. Coll. Jul. 3. Tho. Warmstry Oct. 11. Joh. Gregory of Ch. Ch. The last was the most curious Critick of his time 14. Edm. Vaughan of C. C. Coll. 21. Tho. Good of Ball. Coll. Rich. Busby Jasp Mayne of Ch. Ch. 24. Will. Burton of Qu. Coll. afterwards of Gloc. Hall Nov. 13. John Oxenbridge of Magd. Hall Dec. 13. John Goughe commonly called Goffe lately of Merton now of Magd. Coll. Feb. 5. George Bathurst of Trin. Abrah Woodhead of Vniv. Coll. Of the first of these last two you may see more among the Bach. of Div. 1640. 7. Tho. Hall of Pembr 12. Franc. Roberts of Trin. Obadiah Grew of Ball. Coll. Which three last were zealous Presbyterians in the time of the grand Rebellion Feb. 12. Edm. Chilmead of Magd. Coll. afterwards of Ch. Ch. 14. Tho. Horne of Magd. Hall Mirth Waferer of Merton Coll. All which Bachelaurs except Bathurst will be mention'd as Writers in the next Vol. or elsewhere Adm. 255. ☞ Not one Bach. of Law was admitted this year Mast of Arts. May 10. Rob. Crosse of Linc. 13. Edw. Layfield of S. Joh. 15. Gasper Hicks of Trinity Coll. As for Layfield he was afterwards Archdeacon of Essex in the place as I conceive of Dr. Geor. Goulman which Doctor dying on the first of Jan. 1633 was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire About the same time Layfield became D. of D. but not by admission or creation of this University and Vicar of Allhallowes Barkin near to the Tower of London where continuing till the grand Rebellion broke out in 1642 was then for his Loyalty and for his being favour'd by Dr. Laud pursevanted imprison'd in Ely house and in the Ships sequstred plunder'd and afterwards forced to fly When K. Ch. 2. returned to his Dominions he was restored to his Vicaridge and Archdeaconry and had other preferments as I conceive bestowed on him of which one was a Prebendship of S. Pauls Cath. Ch. He was buried in the said Church of Allhallowes 10 Aug. 1680. Whereupon Mr. Tho. Turner of C. C. Coll. Oxon one of the Sons of Dr. Th. Turner sometimes Dean of Canterbury was installed in his Archdeaconry in January following Jun. 25. Nath. Stephens of Magd. Hen. Parker of S. Edm. Hall Jun. 25. Thom. Washbourne of Ball. Rich. Browne Joh. Greaves Charles Gibbes of Mert. Will. White of Wadham Coll. As for Rich. Browne who was Fellow of Mert. Coll. he was afterwards a Traveller and Doctor of the Laws but of what University I cannot yet tell After his return he became one
two years after the Restauration of K. Charles 2. having for his sake and his Fathers suffered much in the time of Rebellion Jul. 8. Franc. Baber of Trin. Coll. Rich. Hart of S. Albans Hall The said Dr. Baber was afterwards Chancellour of the Dioc. of Gloc. for 39 years together who dying 17 of June 1669 aged 69 years was buried in a little Chappel on the south side of the Choâ—â— belonging to the Cath. Ch. at Glocester Doct. of Phys Mar. 26. Will. Taylour of S. Joh. Jun. 20. Joh. Saunders of Oriel Joh. Speed of S. Johns Coll. Which two last accumulated the degrees in Physick Jul. 3. Sam. Bave or Bavo of Ch. Ch. This person who was Son of Franc. Bave of Colen in Germany became eminent for his practice first in the City of Gloucester and afterwards in Bathe where dying in 1666 aged 80 was buried in the great Church there dedicated to S. Peter and S. Paul Doct. of Div Jul. 7. Rob. Adams of New 9. Thom. Prichard of Jes Tho. Chafyn of Exet. Joh. Dâ—wle of Jesus Coll. Incorporations Jun. 19. Daniel Gotereus Bach. of Arts of Cambr. In his supplicate for Incorporation he is written Gotzer 20. Philip Parsons Doct. of Phys of Padua in Italy He was now or lately Fellow of S. Johns Coll. in Oxon and afterwards Principal of Hart Hall Jul. 10. Edm. Randolphe Doct. of Phys of Padua He was sometimes a Member of Vniversity Coll. 11. George Douglas a Scot M. of A. of Aberdene On the 15 July being the next day after the Act were these Cambridge men incorporated Will. Spurstow Bach. of Arts so he is written in the Register was then incorporated This person who was the Son and Heir of Will. Spurstow Citizen and Mercer of London but originally descended from the Spurstows of Spurstow in Cheshire was afterwards M. of A. grand Presbyterian one of the five Smectymni Steph. Marshal Edm. Calamy Tho. Young and Mathew Newcomen being the other four one of the Ass of Divines Minister of Hackney near London a Preacher before the Long Parliament Master of Catherine Hall in Cambr. wherein he had been educated in the place of Dr. Ralph Brownrig and Doctor of Divinity He hath published 1 Englands pattern and duty in its monthly Fasts Sermon to both Houses of Parliament 21 July 1643. on 1 Sam. 7. 6. Lond. 1643. qu. 2 Englands eminent judgments caused by the abuse of Gods eminent mercies Thansgiving Serm. before the H. of Lords 5 Nov. 1644 on Ezra 9. 13 14. Lond. 1644. qu. 3 Fast Serm. before the H. of C. 24 Jun. 1646. This I have not yet seen nor other Sermons on several occasions as one at the Funeral of Mr. Will. Taylor printed 1661. qu. another on the Lady Viner c. 4 Wells of salvation opened discovering the nature preciousness usefulness of Gospel promises and rules for right application of them Lond. 1655. 59. oct 5 Practical Treatise of the excellency and right use of the Gospel promises Lond. 1658. 6 Spiritual Chymist or six Deeads of divine meditations Lond. 1666. 68. oct c. In the year 1662 he was ejected from his benefice at Hackney for Nonconformity where and in the neighbourhood he lived exercising his parts in private among the brethren till his death which was at Hackney as I conceive in Jan. or Feb. 1665. Edward Rainbow Bach. of Arts of Magd. Coll. in Cambr. He was afterwards M. of A. Master of that Coll. 1642 Doct. of Div. four years after and in 1650 was ejected from his Mastership Afterwards he enjoyed two livings successively without examination by the Tryers and in 1660 being restored to his Mastership was soon after made Dean of Peterborough upon the promotion of Dr. Joh. Cosin to the See of Durham and in Nov. 1662 Vicechancellour of Cambridge In 1664 Jul. 10 he was consecrated Bishop of Carlile in K. Hen. 7. Chap. at Westminster where sitting about twenty years gave way to fate in his Palace called Rose Castle near Carlile 26 March 1684 aged 76 years or thereabouts On the first of April following he was inter'd in the Yard belonging to the parochial Church of Dalston under the Chancel Wall at which time Mr. Thom. Tully one of his Lordships Chaplains and Chancellour of the Diocess of Carlile preached his Funeral sermon This Dr. Rainbow having been originally of C. C. Coll. in this University I shall in my other Vol. of this Work speak more largely of him Thom. Ball M. A. I take this person to be the same Thomas Ball who was born in Shropshire first of Queens under the tuition of Dr. Joh. Preston and afterwards Fellow of Emanuel Coll. in Cambr. Minister of the Gospel in Northampton and a publisher of several books as 1 The life of Dr. Joh. Preston 2 Pastorum propugnaculam or the pulpits patronage against the force of unordained usurpation and invasion in four parts Lond. 1656. qu. c. He was buried at Nâ—rthampton 21 June 1659 aged 69 years or thereabouts At which time his intimate acquaintance Joh. Howe 's M. of A. sometimes of Eman. Coll. Rector of Abbington near Nâ—rthampton preached his Funeral sermon wherein were several matters delivered in commendation of Mr. Ball. Râ—b Creyghton or Chrichton M. of A. of Trin. Coll. This person who was born in the north parts of Scotland was educated in Westminster School and thence elected into the said College 1613 took the degrees in Arts and became Orator and Greek Professor of Cambridge In 1632 Dec. 17. he was installed Treasurer of the Cathedral Church at Wells having been collated thereunto by Geor. Archb. of Canterbury upon the then vacancy of the See of B. and Wells in which Vacancy Dr. Rob. Wright who kept the said Treasureship in commendam with the See of Bristow was translated to Lichfield and thereupon forced to give up that Dignity In 1637 he became Dean of S. Burians in Cornwal in the place of Rich. Murray a Scot deceased and about that time Doctor of Divinity and beneficed in Somersetshire In the beginning of the Rebellion he suffered then and afterwards very much for the Royal Cause retired to his Majesty at Oxon became one of his Chaplains afterwards an Exile with K. Ch. 2. to whom being Chaplain at the Hague preached very liberally before him against the Presbyterians and the Murderers of K Ch. 1. After his Majesties return he became Dean of Wells the grant of which he had before and being then also Chaplain to the King he would freely preach before him against the Vices of the times which was well taken by some tho sneared at by others In 1670 Jun. 19 he was consecrated B of Bathe and Wells at Lambeth in the place of Dr. Will. Piers deceased at which Ceremony assisted the B. of London in the place of his Grace the Archb. of Canterbury with the Bishops of Winchester and Ely This Dr. Creyghton was a learned man as it appears by his translation from Greek into Latin and illustration