Carey He left behind him two Sons or more one was named Thomas of whom I shall speak elsewhere and the other Henry Lyte Gent. a teacher sometimes of Arithmetick in London who published a book entit The art of Tens and Decimal Arithmetick Lond. 1619. oct GABRIEL POWELL Son of Dev. Powell mentioned under the year 1590. was born at Ruabon in Denbighshire of which place his Father was Vicar and baptized there 13. Jan. 1575. educated in Grammar learning in those parts entred into Jesus coll in Lent term 1592. took the degree of Bach. of Arts and then departed for a time It must now be known that Gabr. Goodman Dean of Westminster having founded a Free School at Ruthyn in Denbighshire in 1595. he appointed one Rob. Griffith to be the first Master thereof To him succeeded Rich. Parry afterwards Dean of Bangor and B. of St. Asaph and to him as 't is said Gabr. Powell our author but in what year I find not Sure 't is that while he remained in the Country he did exercise himself much in the reading of the Fathers and in the studies of Philosophy and laid a foundation for several books that he intended afterwards to publish But being not in a possibility of compleating his endeavours where he remained he therefore retired to Oxon became a Commoner of St. Maries hall published certain books while he was there and supplicated to be Bach. of Divinity but whether really admitted it appears not So that his name being famous for those things he had published especially among the Puritans Dr. Rich. Vaughan B. of London called him thence and made him his domestick Chaplain gave him a Dignity and would have done much for him had he lived but he dying in 1607. our author lived not long after He was esteemed a Prodigie of Learning in his time being but a little above 30 years of age when he died and 't is thought had he lived to the age of man he would have gone beyond Jo. Rainolds or any of the learned Heroes of that age His works are these The resolved Christian exhorting to resolution c. Lond. 1602. oct third edit There again 1616. c. Prodromus A Logical resolution of the first Chapter of the Epist of St. Paul to the Rom. Lond. 1600. Ox. 1602. oct Printed there again in Lat. 1615. oct Theological and Scholastical Positions concerning Usury Pr. with Prodromus The Catholicks supplication to the King for toleration of Catholick Religion with Notes and Observations in the Margin Lond. 1603. qu. A Supplicatory parallel-wise or Counterpoise of the Protesatants to the said King Printed with the Cath. supplic Reasons on both sides for and against toleration of divers religions pr. with the Cath. suppl A consideration of Papists reasons of state and religion for a toleration of Popery in England intimated in their supplication to the Kings Maj. and the state of the present Parliament Oxon 1604. qu. The unlawfulness and danger of toleration of divers religions and connivance to contrary worship in one monarchy or kingdom printed 1605. qu. Refutation of an Epistle Apologetical written by a Puritan-Papist to perswade the permission of the promiscuous use and profession of all sorts of Heresies c. Lond. 1605. qu. Consideration of the deprived and silenced Ministers arguments for their restitution to the use and liberty of their Ministry exhibited in their late supplication to this present Parliament Lond. 1606. qu. Disputationes Theologicae de Antichristo ejus Ecclesiae lib. 2. Lond. 1605. 06. oct In the Preface to this book dedicated to the University of Oxford the author doth enumerate all those of the said University that have wrote or acted against the Pope and Court of Rome But therein having fixed most of them on certain colleges and halls as if they had studied and been educated in them hath committed many errours Among them are 1 That Gualo Britannus studied in the Kings hall in Oxon before 1170. 2 That John Baconthorpe was of Oriel college which cannot be because he was a Carme and was in great renown before that coll was founded 3 That Cardinal Philip Repingdon was of Merton coll whereas it appears from Record that he was of Broadgates hall now Pemb. coll 4 That Pet. Payne and Hen. Parker were of All 's coll whereas they were in great renown and far in years before that coll was erected c. De Adiaph â—is these Theologicae Scholasticae c. Lond 1606. Translated into English by T. J. of Oxon. Lond. 1607. qu. Rejoinder unto the mild defence justifying the consideration of the silenced Ministers supplication to the Parliament Comment on the Decalogue Printed in oct This I have not yet seen and other things which probably he hath written He departed this mortal life at London in sixteen hundred and seven year 1609 but where buried I know not yet His Patron Dr. Vaughan Bishop of London died in the beginning of that year and Gabr. Powell died very shortly after as I have been informed by one or more ancient Divines that remembred him JAMES BISSE a Somersetshire Man born was elected Demy of Magd. coll in 1570. aged 18. made Fellow when Bach. of Arts in 74. and proceeding in that degree three years after became a noted Preacher here and at London Subdean and Canon Residentiary of Wells where he was much followed for his fluent and eloquent way of Preaching and well beneficed in that Diocess This person who proceeded D. of D. in 1596. hath published several Sermons and perhaps other things but all that I have hitherto seen are only Two Sermons One at Pauls Cross on John 6. 27. The other at Ch. Ch. in London on the same subject Lond. 1585. oct He died about the beginning of Dec. in sixteen hundred and seven year 1607 and was buried as I presume at Wells He had a Son or near Kinsman of both his names who became Rector of Croscombe in the said Dioc. 1623. on the death of Will. Rogers RICHARD PARKS a Lancashire Man born was chosen Scholar Kings Scholar of Brasnose coll 1574. aged 16. entred into Holy Orders when Bach. of Arts and proceeding in that degree 1585. became a godly Divine a noted Preacher and admirably well read in Theological and Polemical authors His works are An Apology of three Testimonies of Holy Scripture concerning the Article of our Creed He descended into Hell first impugned by certain objections sent in writing by a Minister unto a Gent. in the Country and lately seconded by a printed Pamphlet under the name of Limbomastix Lond. 1607. qu. Answered by Andr. Willet of Cambridge in his Loidromastix A second book containing a Rejoinder to a reply made against the former book lately published in a printed Pamphlet intit Limbo-Mastix Lond. 1607. qu. The same year was published at Cambr. in qu. A Scourge for a Railer written by the said Willet against our author Parks What else he hath written it appears not nor any thing besides
trial of a Christian's sincere love to Christ in four Sermons ca 1 Cor. 16. 22. on Ephes 6. ver ult c. Oxon. 1630. c. in tw He died much lamented in sixteen hundred twenty and nine aged 30. year 1629 or thereabouts and was buried in Magd. coll leaving then beâ—â—â—â— him other things fit to be printed as I have been informed by those that were well acquainted with the man HENRY YELVERTON Son â—f Sir Christop 〈◊〉 of Eston-Manâ—uit in Northamptonshire one of the Justices of the Kings 〈◊〉 and a descendant from an ancient and gentile Family of his name living sometimes at 〈◊〉 in Norfolk was born on S. Peters day in 1566. educated for a time 〈◊〉 the Oxonians and afterwards among the Students 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Inn near London where after some time of continuance in the degree of Inner Barrâ—ster he was elected Lent-Reader in 1606. being then accounted a religiâ—us Gentleman and a person well read in the Municipal 〈◊〉 In 1613. he was made Solicitor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the endeavours of Carr Earl of 〈◊〉 March 1616. he was constituted Attorney 〈◊〉 that time committed Prisoner to the Tower for denying to appear and plead publickly against his Patron Carr in the matter of Sir Thomas Overbury's death In 1621. May 5. he was discharged of his office of Attorney fined and committed Prisoner to the Tower again upon a late sentence in the Star-Chamber for passing some clauses in the City-Charter of London when he was Attorney Gen. not agreeable to his Majesty's Warrant These things being mostly done by the power and aggravation of the D. of Bucks who hated him because he had been a friend to Somerset Yelverton continued where he was without any hopes of release or future advance At length upon some things utter'd in Buckingham's care when he came incognito to speak with and examine him concerning certain matters in the Tower he was afterwards released taken into favour and in 1625. was made one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench and afterwards of the Common Pleas which last he enjoyed to the time of his death and had not the Duke been untimely cut off he would in all probability been made Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Under his name goes Several Speeches spoken in Parliament One of which was in answer to matters charged against him by the Commons before the H. of Lords in 1621. Soon after the Lords declared that for sundry things uttered in the said Speech which touched the Kings honour he should be fined to the K. ten thousand marks be imprisoned during the Kings pleasure and make a submission to his Majesty And for the scandal committed in some words against Buckingham he should pay him five thousand marks and make his submission to him Several years after his death was published under his name this book following Reports of divers special cases in the Court of Kings Bench as well in the latter part of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth as in the first ten years of K. James Lond. 1661. and 74. fol. It was printed by the original in French written with the authors own hand remaining with Sir Tho. Twisden Knight one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench and published by Sir Will. Wild Knight and Baronet then 1661. Serjeant at Law the Kings Serjeant and Recorder of the City of London and since one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench He died near Westminster 23. Nov. or thereabouts 1679. Rights of the People of England concerning impositions Lond. 1679. oct He also gathered and published 32 Sermons of Edw. Philips a zealous and Puritannical Preacher as I have told you under the year 1603. and other things as 't is probable of the like nature but such I have not yet seen He gave way to fate in sixteen hundred twenty and nine year 1629 in winter time before February and was buried I suppose where his chief Seat was viz. at Eston-Manduit or Maudet in Northamptonshire leaving then behind him a Son named Robert and a Brother called Sir Christopher who was about that time one of the Justices of the Common Pleas. From this Sir Hen. Yolverton was descended Charles Yelverton who was called up to the House of Lords by the name of Charles Lord Grey of Ruthen as being the Son and Heir of Sir Hen. Yelverton Baronet by Susan his Wife Daughter and sole Heir of Charles Lord Grey of Ruthen JOHN ELYOTT or Elliot â— Cornish man born and an Esquires Son became a Gent. Com. of Exeter Coll. in Mich. Term an 1607. aged 15 years left the University without a degree after he had continued there about 3 years went to one of the Inns of Court as it seems and was made a Barrester In 1618. May 10. he received the honour of Knighthood from his Maj at Whitehall and ever after to the time of his death was either elected a Knight of his County or a Burgess for some Borough therein to serve in all Parliaments But so it was that he shewing himself in them an active man for the publick a generous assertor as he pretended of the ancient liberty of the Subject and an enemy to the incroachments made by rising Favourites was several times committed to custody He hath going under his name Several Speeches spoken in Parliament as 1 Speech against George Duke of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 grievances 2 Sp. by way of Epilogue concerning the Duke of Bucks impeachment These two were spoken in 1626. and soon after he with Sir Dud. Digges who spoke the Prologue to the said impeachment were committed both prisoners to the Tower but soon after were released whereupon Elyott spoke 3 A Sp. to clear himself as to the particulars charged against him In the same year he was imprison'd in the Gatehouse at Westm for refusing to part with money on the Loan and thereupon in a Petition to the King he set forth the illegality of the said Loan or of any Tax without a Parliament Which way he took when his Council would not assist him otherwise alledging farther that his conscience could not submit to it and prayed for his liberty but could not obtain it 4 Speech upon the Kings giving notice to both Houses that he did intend shortly to end the Session of Parliament an 1628. 5 Sp. against the D. of Bucks interrupted in it by the Speaker 6 Sp. concerning Religion an 1628. This was printed in 1641. in one sh in qu. 7 Sp. against particular persons spoken in 1628. and therefore a little before the dissolution of the Parl. he with other Members were committed to the Tower All which Speeches with Certaine Debates of the said Sir Joh. Elyott you may see in the first vol. of Historical Collections made by John Rushworth What more to be added is that about the same time 1628. was an information exhibited against Sir John in the Court of the Kings Bench for a sower of discord for his murmurings seditions c. against the King Nobles Prelates
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
was to be divorced from the said King this our Author Forest shew'd himself a zealous Enemy against it and in few Years after when the King was intent to eject the Pope and his power from England he out of a passionate zeal which he had for the Catholick Religion did in secret confession declare to many of the King's Subjects that the King was not Supreme Head of the Church whereas before he had been sworn to the said Supremacy These matters coming to the knowledg of the King's Council he was examined by certain Persons appointed by them to whom he made answer that he took the Oath with his outward man but his inward man never consented thereunto Afterwards being further accused of divers heretical Opinions as they were then called he submitted himself to the punishment of the Church So that his abjuration being sent to him to be read he utterly refused it Whereupon his confinement in the Prison called Newgate being made more close these Verses were wrot on him by a Protestant Forest the Fryer that obstinate Lyer That willfully will be dead Incontinently the Gospel doth denye The King to be Supreme Heade About the same time he took a great deal of pains in writing a Book whether in English or Latin I know not entit by Latin Writers De autoritate Ecclesiae Pontificis Maximi The beginning of which is this Nemo sibi sumat honorem nisi fuerit vocatus à Deo tanquam Aaron c. In which Book he inveighed much against the pride and impiety of the King because that without any call he did not scruple to intitle himself The Head of the Church of England and to take upon him that which he was not capable of whereas if he had thought himself a true Member of the Cath. Church he should have given God thanks that he was so and to have rested therein without endeavouring to tear it to pieces c. The contents of this Book which was ready for the Press but whether ever printed in England I cannot tell coming to the knowledge of certain inquisitors and at length to the Kings ear he was forthwith condemned to dye and having some days allowed him to make his peace with God and all Men he wrot Several Letters Some of which I have seen printed in Latin as first His Answer to the Letter which Qu. Catherine sent to him 2 An answer to the Letter written to him by Elizab. Hammon Maid of honour to the said Queen 3 Answer to the Letter of Tho. Abell who was executed two Years after for denying the King's Supremacy with several others which he wrot to comfort the afflicted Catholicks At length being drawn upon a Sledge from his Prison to Smithfield where a pair of Gallows was set up to receive him he was hanged thereon by the middle and arm-pits quick and under the Gallows a Fire being made he was burnt and utterly consum'd to ashes year 1538 May in Fifteen hundred thirty and eight aged 60 and in the 43 Year of his professed and religious estate At the time he was to suffer and before he went up the Ladder Hugh Latymer B. of Worcester did from a Pulpit set up there near to the Gallows Preach a Sermon purposely to move him to repentance but all availed nothing He had then several discourses with that Bishop which were verbatim taken by some of the Brethren of his order In conclusion Latymer asked him what state he would die in Whereupon Forest with a loud voice answered if an Angel should come down from heaven to teach him any other Doctrine than he had received and believed from his Youth be would not now believe him and that if his body should be cut joint after joint or member after member burnt hanged or what pain soever might be done to his body he would never turn from his old profession c. and added that seven years past he Latymer durst not have made such a Sermon for his life This being said he was conducted from the place where he stood which was erected above the People to the Gallows and there suffered ANTHONY FITZHERBERT whose great Learning in the Wisdom of the Law both the judicial Court of Pleas wherein he sate Justice a long time and also those exact Books of our Common Law by him exquisitely penn'd and publish'd do sufficiently Witness was born of being the Son of Ralph Fitzherbert Esq and descended from a right Ancient Family living at Norbury in Derbyshire laid a Foundation of Learning in this University on which he built a firm structure in after times but in what House here or in what Inn of Court afterwards it appears not Sure it is that having made a most fruitful progress in his Studies he was constituted Serjeant at Law 18. Nov. 2. Hen. 8. Dom. 1510 one of the Kings Serjeants six Years after being about that time made a Knight and in 1522. one of the Justices of the Common-pleas and not of the Kings-bench as one doth falsely report In which place carrying himself with great prudence justice and knowledge became at length the Oracle of the Law and was admired by all for his profundity in it His works are Grand abridgment of the common Law contained in the Year Books and other Books of Law Readings and Records Lond. 1516. 1565. fol. afterwards in qu. divided into several parts or vol. From which abridgment and others Rich Bellew of Lincolns Inn did collect cases adjudged in the time of K. Rich. 2. A Calender or Index See in Will. Rast all Magna charta cum diversis aliis statut is Lond. 1519. in 12. Office and authority of Justices of Peace Lond. 1547. and 63. qu. enlarged by Rich. Crompton Esq Lond. 1583. qu. c. Office of Sheriffs Bayliffs Escheators Constables Coroners c. Printed several times with the former Of the diversity of courts Compiled 21. H. 8. So Sir Edw. Coke in his Reports Vol. 10. in the Proem Natura Brevium Novel Printed at Lond. 26. Hen. 8. and afterwards several times in oct and qu. corrected and revised with a Table added by Will. Rastall Printed also several times in French in oct c. The same is also translated into English and hath added thereunto the authorities in Law and some other Cases and Notes c. See more in Will. Rastall under the Year 1565. This Natura Brevium is esteemed an exact work excellently well penn'd and hath been much admired by the noted Men in the common Law Of the surveving of Lands Lond. 1567. The Book of Husbandry very profitable and necessary for all Persons Printed in the Reign of Queen Mary and in the beginning of Queen Eliz. This Book I have seen more than once under Anth. Fitzherberts name yet there are not wanting some who say 't was penn'd by his Brother Job Fitzherbert This famous Lawyer Ant. Fitzherbert who had been an enemy to Card. Wolsey paid his last debt to nature in
in the Latin and Greek tongues He hath written several things but whether extant I know not Among them are Epistolae ad D. Will. Roperum Epitaphia diversa Opuscula Graece Latinè Written with his own hand and said to be tho I cannot yet in all my searches find them in the Bodleian Library He also translated into English several of the Greek and Latin Orations made by the said Daughter of Will. Roper as by his Epistles in appears What became of this Joh. Morwen when Qu. Elizabeth came to the Crown if he lived to that time I cannot tell unless he was received into the Family of the said Roper a great lover of learning and a reliever and comforter of distressed Catholicks JOHN LELAND or Leyland that singular light and ornament of Great Britain was born in London but in what Parish or Year it appears not howbeit the day of his Birth he himself is pleased to tell us In his younger Years being depriv'd of his relations he was taken into the protection of one Tho. Myles a great favourer of learning who not only exhibited to his wants but also took care to have him instructed in Grammar and other juvenile learning under the famous Will. Lilye From his School he was sent to Cambridge where as he himself saith he received the first seeds of Academical Learning in Christ's College and from thence as in another place he tells us he went to Oxon but to what College or Hall therein he adds not Howbeit by sure tradition from Thom. Key of Allsouls College to Thom. Allen of Glocest Hall it appears that he spent several Years in study in the said Coll. of Allsouls which is also noted by Will. Burton the Antiquary of Leicestershire in the Collorary of some part of Leland's Life before the first tome of his Collections After he had spent some time there he journied to Paris where he profited himself much by the reading and learning of Budaeus Faber Paulus Aemilius and Ruellus Returning thence he entred into Holy Orders became Chaplain to K. Hen. 8. and Rector of Poppeling sometimes written Popering and Pepling in the Marches of Calais Afterwards he became Library-keeper to that King and had a Commission from him under the broad Seal an reg 25. Dom. 1533. whereby he was impowered to make a search after England's Antiquities and peruse the Libraries of all Cathedrals Abbies Priories Colleges c. as also all places wherein Records Writings and secrets of Antiquity were reposed Whereupon in few Years after obtaining a special dispensation 12. Jul. 28. Hen. 8. to keep a Curate at Poppeling and make his residence in England or elsewhere at his own liberty he spent more than six Years in rambling to and fro in this Nation and in making researches into the bowels of antiquity undertaking so immense a task that the very thoughts of compleating it did as 't is said distract him At the time of the dissolution of Monasteries he saw with very great pity what havock was made of ancient Monuments of learning and if no remedy should be taken they would all perish Whereupon for prevention sake he wrot a Letter to Cromwell the prime Secretary dat 16. July wherein he intreats him to give him aid and assistance in bringing to light many ancient Authors and in sending them to the King's Library who he knew well had no little esteem for them and adds that it would be a great profit to Students and honour to this Realm whereas now the Germanes perceiving our deridiousness and negligence do senddayly young Scholars hither that spoileth them and cutteth them out of Libraries returning home and putting them abroad as Monuments of their own Country c. On the 3. of Apr. 33. Hen. 8. Dom. 1542. he was presented to the Rectory of Hasely near to and in the County of Oxon and in the beginning of the said Month 1543 the King gave to him by the name of Job Leland Scholar and the King's Chaplain a Canonry or Prebendship of Kings College now Ch. Ch. in Oxon and about that time the Prebendship of East-Knoll and W. Knoll near to Salisbury in Wiltshire but the Canonry of Ch. Ch. he lost in 1545 upon the surrender of that College to the King and in lieu thereof had no pension allow'd him as other Canons had but preferment elsewhere At length having made a grand collection of antiquities he retired to his habitation in the Parish of St. Michael in le Querne in London where spending about six Years more in composing such Books that he had promised to the King did at length upon a foresight that he was not able to perform his promise or as the Roman Catholicks say that he had degenerated from the ancient Religion fall distracted and lost his sense being but a little before esteemed a Person of a clear judgment and of great insight to discern between substantial and superficial learning This his distemper being made known to the King and his Council His Majesty by Letters Pattent dat 21. March 5. Ed. 6. Dom. 1550. did grant the custody of him by the name of John Laylond Junior of St. Michaels Parish in le Querne London Clerk to his Brother John Laylond senior and for his maintenance to receive the profits of Hasely Popplyng E. Knoll and W. Knoll before-mentioned He was esteemed by the generality of Scholars of his time an excellent Orator and Poet learned in the Greek Latin French Italian Spanish British Saxon Welsh and Scotish Tongues a most diligent searcher into antiquity and a favourer and lover of all those that bent their minds that way His enemies or such that cared not for him as Pol. Virgil Dr. Jo. Cay c. did use to say that he was a vain glorious Person and that he promised more than ever he was able to perform and others that his Poetical wit made him so conceited that it was the chief reason of his frensie He hath written Naenia in mortem Thomae Viati equitis incomparabilis Lond. 1542. 'T is a Lat. Poem in one sheet and an half in qu. Genethliacom illustriss Eadverdi principis Cambriae Ducis Coriniae Comitis Palatini c. Printed 1543. A Lat. Poem in 4. sheets in qu. Syllabus interpretatio antiquarum dictionum quae passim per libellum praedictum lectore occurrunt Printed with the former an 1543. Assertio inclytiss Arturii regis Britanniae Lond. 1544. qu. Elenchus antiquarum nominum Printed with the Assertio inc Cygnea Cantio Lond. 1545. 'T is a Lat. Poem in about 5 sheet in qu. There again 1658. in oct Commentarii in Cyg cantionem indices Britannicae antiquitatis locupletissimi Printed with the two said Editions of Cyg Cant. Laudatio pacis Lond. 1546. A Lat Poem in 2 sh in qu. A New-years-gift to K. Hen. 8. 37 Year of his Reign concerning his laborious journey and search for Englands antiquities Lond. 1549. Oct. Published with
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
in Arts in Jan. 1532 but whether it was granted or that he took such a Degree it appears not in the Register of that time After he had left the University being then accounted a noted Poet of that time he became a Schoolmaster and a Minister and a Writer of divers Books the titles of which follow Of moral Philosophy or the lives and sayings of Philosophers Emperours Kings c. Several times printed at London in qu. Precepts and Councells of the Philosophers Phraiselike declaration in English meeter on the Canticles or Ballads of Salomon Lond. 1549. qu. The use of Adagies Similies and Proverbs Comedies When printed or where I cannot find A myrroure for Magistrates wherein may be seen by example of others with how grevious plagues vices are punished c. Lond. 1559. qu. in an old English Character It is a piece of historical poetry relating the Acts of unfortunate English Men commencing with the fall of Rob. Tresilian Chief Justice of England and ending with George Plantagenet third Son of the Duke of York and hath added in the end from Jo. Skelton the Poet the story in verse of K. Ed. 4. his sudden death in the midst of his prosperity In the Epistle to the Reader subscribed by the Author Baldwyn he tell us he had a second part to print reaching down with his stories of unfortunate Men to Queen Maries time but whether it was printed I know not for I have not yet seen it This Book or another bearing the same title written by John Higens is commended by several Authors particularly by him that wrot Hypercritica for a good piece of poety As for Baldewyn he lived as 't is said some years after Qu. Eliz. came to the Crown but when he died it appears not WILLIAM RASTALL Son of John Rastall of London Printer by Elizabeth his Wife Sister to Sir Thomas More Knight sometimes Lord Chancellour of England was born in the City of London and educated in Grammar learning there In 1525 or thereabouts being then in the year of his age 17 he was sent to the Univers of Oxon where laying a considerable foundation in Logick and Philosophy left it without a Degree went to Lincolns Inn and there by the help of his Academical education he made a considerable progress in the municipal Laws of the Nation and in 1 Edw. 6. he became Autumn or Summer Reader of that House But Religion being then about to be alter'd he with his ingenious and learned Wife Wenefrid Daughter of Jo. Clement of whom I shall speak in 1572. left the Nation and went to the University of Lovaine in Brabant where continuing all the time of that Kings Reign returned when Qu. Mary came to the Crown was made Serjeant at Law in 1554 and a little before the said Queens death one of the Justices of the Common-pleas At length Religion altering again after Elizab. became Queen of England he returned to Lovaine before mention'd where he continued till the time of his death He hath written The Chartuary Lond. 1534. A Table collected of the years of our Lord God and of the years of the Kings of England from the first of Will the Conquerour shewing how the years of our Lord God and the years of the Kings of England concurr and agree together by which table it may quickly be accompted how many years months and days be past since the making of any evidences Lond. 1563. oct Continued by another hand and printed there again in oct 1607. It was also printed there a third time 1639. in a large oct corrected and continued by the famous Almanack-maker John Booker born at Manchester in Lancashire 23. Mar. 1601. and bred a Clark under an Alderman of London who after he had published several matters of his Profession of which The bloody Irish Almanack was one printed at London 1646. in 11. Sh. in qu. gave way to fate on the sixth of the ides of April an 1667. and received sepulture in the Church of St. James in Duke-place Lond. Whereupon a Marble-stone was soon after laid over-his grave at the charge of his great admirer Elias Ashmole Esq The said Table of years is now involved and swallowed up in a Book entituled Chronica juridicalia or a general Calender of the Years of our Lord God and those of several Kings of England c. with a Chronological table of the Lord Chancellours and Lord Keepers Justices of the Kings-bench Common pleas Barons of the Exehecquer c. Lond. 1685. oct By whom this Book was transcrib'd I know not yet evident it is that it consists only of Rastalls Tables and Sir Will. Dugdale's Chronica series c. at the end of his Origines juridiciales c. and published by some down-right plagiary purposely to get a little money Our Author Rastall hath also written and published Termes of the English Law Or les termes de la ley several times printed A collection in English of the statutes now in force continued from the beginning of Magna Charta made 9. Hen. 3. to the 4 and 5 of Phil. and Mary Lond. 1559. 83. fol. Continued by another hand to the 43 of Queen Elizab. Lond. 1603. c. fol. A collection of entries of declarations barres replications rejoynders issues verdicts c. Lond. 1566. 96. c. fol. He also corrected and published a Book entit La Novel natura brevium Monsier Anton. Fitzherbert c. des choses notabiles contenus en ycel novelment c. To which he also added a table This Book was printed several times one of which editions came out at Lond. 1598. oct He also composed two tables one of which contains the principal matters concerning pleas of the Crown and the other of all the principal cases contained in a Book called The book of affizes and pleas of the Crown c. and a Table to Fitzherbert's Grand abridgment of the Law Life of Sir Thom. More Knight Whether printed I cannot tell Sure I am that Rastall collected all such works of Sir Tho. More that were wrot in English Lond. 1557. fol. As for those things written against Jewell which go under the name of Rastall are not to be understood as written by this Will. Rastall as a certain Author would have it but by John Rastal a Theologist as I shall tell you under the Year 1600. This our Author Will. Rastall who was accounted a most eminent Lawyer of his time and a grand zealot for the R. Catholick Religion died at Lovaine before-mention'd 27. Aug. in Fifteen hundred sixty and five year 1565 whereupon his body was buried within the Church of St. Peter there on the right hand of the Altar of the Virgin Mary near to the body of Wenefred his Wife who was buried there in July 1553. He had a Brother named Joh. Rastall who was a Justice of the Peace Father to Elizabeth Rastall the Wife of Rob. Longher LL. D. as I have elsewhere told you JOHN
PULLAYNE a Yorkshire Man born was educated in New Coll. of which he was either Clerk or Chaplain or both successively and in the Year 1547. being then 3 years standing Master of Arts and thirty years of Age was admitted one of the Senior Students of Ch. Ch. and much in esteem for his Lat. and English Poetry About that time he became a frequent Preacher and a zealous Reformer but when Qu. Mary came to the Crown he absconded and preached privately to the brethren in the Parish of St. Michael on Cornhill in London where I find him in 1556. Afterwards he was forced beyond the Seas to Geneva but returned when Qu. Elizab. was in the regal Throne and had the Archdeaconry of Colchester bestowed on him lately enjoyed by Dr. Hugh Weston besides other spiritualities He hath written Tract against the Arrians And translated into English verse 1 The Ecclesiastes of Salomon 2 Hist of Susanna 3 Hist of Judith 4 Hist of Hester 5 Testament of the 12. Patriarchs He went the way of all flesh year 1565 in Fifteen hundred sixty and five which is all I know of him only that after his death fell out a controversie among his Relations for his estate under pretence that his Children were illegitimate because he had taken to him a Wife in K. Edwards Reign The Reader is to understand that there was one John Pollayne an Oxfordshire Man born elected and admitted Prob. Fellow of Merton Coll. in 1507. but what he hath written I know not he being altogether different from the former notwithstanding Baleus is pleased to tell us that the said former Pullayne the Writer was of Merton Coll. which is false THOMAS CHALONER Son of Reg. Chaloner by Margaret his Wife Daughter of Rich. Middleton Son of Tho. Chaloner second Son of Rice Chaloner of Denbigh in Wales was born in London educated in both the Universities especially in that of Cambridge where for a time he devoted himself to the Muses as he did afterwards to Mars After he had left the University he travell'd beyond the Seas in the company of Sir Hen. Knevet Embassador from K. Hen. 8. to the Emperor Charles 5. Which Emperor T. Chaloner did afterwards serve in the expedition of Algier where being Shipwrack'd did after he had sworn till his strength and his armes failed him catch hold of a Cable with his teeth and so escaped but not without the loss of some of them In the beginning of K. Ed. 6. he received the honor of Knighthood in the camp besides Rokesborough immediatly after the battel of Musselborough wherein he had shewed great valour from Edward Duke of Somerset Lord Protector of England 27. Sept. 1547. and soon after was by him made one of the Clerks of the Privy Council In the time of Qu. Mary he mostly lived in a retir'd and studious condition but in the very beginning of Qu. Elizabeth an 1558. he went on an honorable Embassie to the Emperour Ferdinand such esteem then had the Queen for his port carriage and admirable parts and about an year after was sent ordinary Embassador to Philip K. of Spayne where he continued 4 years in which time at leisure hours he wrot his Book of a Commonwealth which I shall anon mention in elegant and learned verse whilst as he saith in his Preface to it be lived in Winter in a stove and in Summer in a barne Soon after his return from Spayne he ended his days as I shall tell you by and by having before written several things as A little Dictionary for Children De Rep. Anglorum instauranda lib. 10. Lond. 1579. qu. Which Book was by him began 25. Dec. 1562. and ended 21. Jul. 1564. De illustrium quorundam encorniis cum epigram epitaphiis nonnullis Printed with De Rep. Angl. Voyage to Algier with the Emperour an 1541. See in the first vol. of R. Hakluyts voyages He also translated from Lat. into English 1 The office of Servants Lond. 1543. oct written by Gilb. Cognatus which translation is dedicated to Sir H. Knevet before-mention'd 2 The praise of folly Lond. 1549. qu. written by Erasmus What other things he hath written and translated I know not nor any thing else of him only that he died in his house in St. Johns near London on the nones of Octob. year 1565 in Fifteen hundred sixty and Five and was buried with a sumptuous Funeral according to his worth in the Cath. Ch. of St. Paul within the said City of London His Son Thomas I shall mention among these Writers under the Year 1615. and his Grandson Edward under 1625. JOHN HEYWOOD or Heewood a most noted Poet and jester of his time was born in the City of London and notwithstanding he is said to be Civis Londinensis yet he laid a foundation of learning in this University particularly as it seems in that ancient Hostle called Broadgates in St. Aldates Parish But the crabbedness of Logick not suiting with his airie genie he retired to his native place and became noted to all witty Men especially to Sir Tho. More with whom he was very familiar wrot several matters of Poetry and was the first as some say but I think false that wrot English plays taking opportunity thence to make notable work with the Clergy He had admirable skill also in instrumental and vocal Musick but whether he made any compositions in either I find not He was in much esteem with K. H. 8. for the mirth and quickness of his conceits and tho he had little learning in him yet he was by that King well rewarded After Qu. Mary came to the Crown he was much valued by her often had the honor to wait on and exercise his fancy before her which he did even to the time that she lay langushing on her death-bed After her decease he left the Nation for Religion sake and setled at Mechlin in Brabant which is a wonder to some who will allow no Religion in Poets that this Person should above all of his Profession be a voluntary exile for it He hath written The Play called the four PP being a new and merry enterlude of a Palmer Pardoner Poticary and Pedler Printed at London in an old Engl. character in qu. and hath in the title page the pictures of three Men there should be 4 in old fashioned habits wrought off from a wooden cut Interludes printed at London The Play Of love The Play Of weather The Play Between John the Husband and Tib the Wife Interludes Printed at Lond. Play between the Pardoner and the Fryer the Curat and neighbor Pratt Play of gentleness and nobility in two parts The Pinner of Wakefeld a Comedie Philotas Scotch a Com. I have seen also an interlude of youth Printed at Lond. in an old English Char. temp Hen. 8. but whether Jo. Heywood was the Author of it I know not He also wrot A Dialogue containing the number in effect of all the proverbs in the English tongue compact
Laurence in the Old Jewrie to which the learneder sort in the City of London would resort Afterwards also when he was L. Chanc. of England he wrot treatises against the Lutherans and when at home on Sundays he would sit in the choir in a surplice and sing service But to return as for our Author Rich. Taverner he for security sake when Qu. Mary came to the Crown did receede to his house called Norbiton hall in Surrey where he mostly continued all her Reign But when Qu. Elizab. succeeded he presented to her a gratulatory Epistle in Latin by which being made more known to her than formerly she had so great respect for and confidence in him that she not only offer'd to him the Degree of Knighthood but put him into the commission of peace for the County of Oxon wherein he had several mannors that had belonged to religious houses entrusted him with a considerable share of the concerns thereof and in the 12 Year of her Reign Dom. 1569 made him High Sherriff of the said County In which office he appeared in St. Maries Pulpit with his sword by his side as 't is said and a chain of gold hanging about his neck and preached to the Scholars a Sermon there being then a great scarcity of Divines in the University beginning thus Arriving at the mount of St. Maries in the stony stage where I now stand I have brought you some five biskets baked in the oven of charity carefully conserv'd for the chickens of the Church the sparrows of the spirit and the sweet swallows of salvation c. Which way of preaching was then mostly in fashion and commended by the generality of Scholars This Rich. Taverner hath written and published The sum or pith of the 150 Psalmes of David reduced into a forme of prayers and meditations with other certaine godly orisons c. Lond. 1539. oct Recognition or correction of the Bible after the best exemplars Lond. 1539 fol. Allowed to be publickly read in Churches in the English tongue with an Epist dedic to the King whose servant Taverner then was But after the death of the Lord Cromwell the Kings Secretary an 1540 the Bishops caused the Printers of the Bible in the Engl. tongue to be imprison'd and punished and this our Author for his labours was committed Prisoner to the Tower of London but he so well acquitted himself that he was shortly after released and restored to his place in Court and in the Kings favour The Epistles and Gospels with a brief postill upon the same from Advent to Low Sunday which is the Winter part drawn forth by divers learned Men for the singular commoditie of all good Christian Persons and namelie of Priests and Curats Lond 1540. qu. The Epist and Gosp with a brief postill upon the same from after Easther till Advent which is the summer part set forth c. Lond. 1540. qu. Fruite of faith containing all the prayers of the holy Fathers Patriarks Prophets Judges Kings renowned Men and Women in the Old and New Test Lond. 1582. in tw Various Poems in Latine and English Hortus sapientiae lib. 2. Sententiarum flores In Catonis disticha lib. 4. In Mimum publianum Catechismus fidei These are mention'd by Jo. Bale but I have not yet seen any of them and therefore I cannot tell you whether they are in Engl. or Lat. He also translated from Lat. into English 1 Rob. Capito Grosthead his prayers on the Psalmes Lond. 1539. oct 2 Confession of the Germans exhibited to the Emperour Charles 5. in the Councell of Augusta in the Year 1530 to which is added The Apologie of Melancton of the said confession Lond. 1536 in oct Translated at the command of the Lord Cromwell Lord Privy Seal 3 Common places of Scripture orderly and after a compendious forme of teaching c. Lond. 1577. oct Written by Erasmus Sarcerius 4 An introduction to a Christian concord and unitie in matters of Religion Translated from Erasm Roterd. De sarciendâ ecclesiae concordiâ Which translation was done by our Author upon K. Hen. the eighth his coming into the Parliament house an 1545 at which time he exhorted the members thereof of which number R. Taverner our Author was one to charity unity and concord At length after he had lived beyond the age of Man and had been a zealous promoter of reformation and the Protestant Religion laid down his head in peace and willingly resign'd up his last breath at Woodeaton near to and in the County of Oxford in the mannour-house now standing there which he did build from the ground about 1544 on the 14 day of July in Fifteen hundred seventy and five Whereupon his body being conveyed to the Church there by two Heralds or Officers of Arms about 5 days after year 1575 was buried in the Chancel with great solemnity near to the body of his first Wife Margaret Soon after the said Officers caused to be hung up on the North wall of the said Chancell an helmet standard pennon and other cognisances belonging to Esquires All which continued there several years after the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. and then were pulled down by Mr. Joh. Nourse the Lord of that mannour to make room for a monument and banners for his Relations He the said Rich. Taverner had married two wives the first was Margaret Dau. of Walt. Lambert Esq by whom he had several Sons whose male issue is now as I conceive worn out except that of Peter his second Son of Hexton in Hertfordsh His second Wife was Mary Daughter of Sir Joh. Harcourt of the noble and antient family of the Harcourts of Stanton-Harcourt in Oxfordshire by whom having only one Daughter that survived named Penelopie she was married to my Grandfather by the Mothers side named Robert Le Petite commonly called Pettie of Wifald near to Henlie and of Cottesford near Bister in Oxfordshire Gentleman a younger Son of Joh. Pettie of Tetsworth and Stocke-Talmache near Thame in the said County Esq The next Brother in order to the said Rich. Taverner was named Roger born in Norfolk also and educated for a time in Cambridge afterwards surveyour general on this side of the river Trent of the Kings woods to Hen. 8. Ed. 6. and Qu. Elizabeth who in the Year 1560 wrot a book De fame viz. of the means to prevent famine in this land dedicated to Qu. Elizab. who delivering it to Dr. Parker Archb. of Canterbury he gave it afterwards with many other MSS. to Bennet Coll. Library in Cambridge where it now remains and hath had this testimony given of the writer by some of that house in the beginning of Ch. 1. that tho the Author was no professed Scholar yet he was competently learned well versed in the affairs of the Commonwealth and of the Estates of Kingdoms in Forreign parts and that the book was worthy of publication He died at Upminster in Essex where he had a fair Estate and was buried
one George Feres Burgess for Plymouth to sit in a Parliament then held whether the same I know not WILLIAM WHITTYNGHAM Son of Will. Whittyngham Gent. by his Wife the Daughter of Haughton of Haughton Tower Son of Will. Whittyngham of Over Son of Seth Whittyngham of Swanlow in Cheshire was born in the City of Chester became a Commoner of Brasnose Coll. in the sixteenth year of his age 1540 or thereabouts where being put under a careful Tutor did make great proficiency in learning In 1545 he was elected Fellow of Allsouls College being then Bach. of Arts in which faculty proceeding two years after was made one of the Senior Students of Ch. Church at what time it was founded by K. Hen. 8. and endeavoured by him to be replenish'd with the choicest Scholars in the University On the 17. May 1550 he had leave granted to him to travel for 3 years by the Dean and Canons of the said house whereupon he went into France and remaining in the company of learned Men there for some time had intentions to go into Italy but being prevented by sickness which took him at Lyons he spent some time among the Students in Paris but chiefly in the University of Orleance About that time if I mistake not he took to Wife Catherine the Daughter of Lewis Jacqueine by his Wife the heir of Gouteron Lord of Ingrue and Turvyle near to the said City of Orleance After he had spent more than an year there he went to certain Universities in Germany and thence to Geneva where tarrying till towards the latter end of K. Ed. 6. he returned into England But that King dying and Religion seeming to put on another face he went with other company into France where hearing soon after that certain Protestant Divines of England were for Religion sake fled to Frankfort and were about with license from the Magistrate to settle a Church there did hasten thither and entred himself into their association But they dissenting among themselves concerning matters pertaining to Religion were forced to disjoyn and those that did best like of the forms of government of the Church of England in the days of K. Ed. 6. were to remain at Frankfort and those that liked better the order and discipline of the Church at Geneva were to go to that place among whom Whittyngham was one and the chiefest as you may farther see in a book entit A brief discourse of the troubles begun at Frankford 1554 Printed 1575 wherein the opposite and restless humour of this Person may easily be discern'd Soon after their settlement at Geneva John Knox a Scot Minister of the English congregation there was to leave that place and return to his Country so that Whittyngham being look'd upon as the fittest Person to succeed was earnestly desired by Joh. Calvin to take that employment upon him but he alledging that in his former travels and observations with the learning of several languages he had fitted himself more for state employment than that he modestly denied it At length Calvin urging him farther he was thereupon made a Minister according to the Geneva fashion and then took the employment upon him Soon after Miles Coverdale Christop Goodman Anth. Gilby Tho. Sampson Wil. Cole of C. C. Coll. and this our Author Whittyngham undertook the translation of the English Bible but before the greater part was finished Qu. Maary died So that the Protestant Religion appearing again in England the exil'd Divines left Frankfort and Geneva and returned into England Howbeit Whittyngham with one or two more being resolv'd to go through with the work did tarry at Geneva an year and an half after Qu. Elizab. came to the Crown At the same time also he turned into meter those Psalmes that we to this day sing in our Churches inscribed with W. W. They are in number five of which the 119 Psalme is one as large as 22 other Psalmes as also the ten commandments and a prayer at the end of the book of Psalmes At length Whittyngham returning into England he was appointed to go in company with Francis Earl of Bedford to condole the death of the French King an 1560 and soon after to go with Ambrose Earl of Warwick to Newhaven to be preacher there while the said Earl defended it against the French Where tho he shew'd himself ready in his function yet he spared not to perswade the English from Uniformity and observance of the rites and ceremonies of the Church Notwithstanding this so great a respect had the said Earl for him that upon writing to his Brother Robert Earl of Leycester he procured for him from the Queen the Deanery of Durham in 1563 in the place of Ralf Skinner Which Deanery the Queen having partly promised Dr. Tho. Wilson one of the Secretaries of State was forced by the over-intreaties of the said Earl to give it to Whittyngham who enjoying it about 16 years was then succeeded by the said Wilson who enjoyed it not two years After Whittyngham had remained there for some time Sir Will. Cecill Secretary of State was made Lord Treasurer in whose place Whittyngham was among others nominated and had he stirred in it and made interest with his friend Robert Earl of Leycester he might have obtained it About the same time the order of the sacerdotal vestures being generally established for Church-men and so pressed that they that would not use the same should not be permitted to exercise their Ministry he then and not before submitted himself thereunto And being upbraided therewith for so doing by one that had been with him at Geneva he answered that he and others knew and had heard John Calvin say that for external matters of Order they might not neglect their Ministry for so should they for tithing of Mint neglect the greater things of the Law And as concerning singing in the Church Whittyngham did so far allow of it that he was very careful to provide the best songs and anthems that could be got out of the Queens Chappel to furnish his choire withal himself being skilful in Musick To pass by the good service he did his Country against the Popish rebels in the North-parts of England in 1569 and his Church of Durham in repelling the Archbishop of York his visiting it an 1578. I shall only take notice that whereas he is stiled by certain Authors the false and unworthy Dean of Durham was because he was only Master of Arts the statutes of the Ch. of Durham requiring that the Dean thereof should be Bach. of Divinity at least that he was not a Minister according to the form of the Church of England but of Geneva and that he was but a luke-warm conformist at the best The publick works that he hath done as to learning are 1 His Translation of the Geneva Bible 2 His turning into Meter several of the Psalmes of David as I have before told you 3 His translation into Latine the Liturgie of the Church of
Pauls cross on the second Sunday before Esther in the year 1560 which are also printed Disputation with Archb. Cranmer and Bish Rydley in the Div. School at Oxon an 1554 Printed in the Acts and Mon. of the Church Funeral Sermon at the burning of Dr. Tho. Cranmer Archb. of Canterbury He hath also other things extant which I have not yet seen After Qu. Elizab. came to the Crown he with Jo. Whyte B. of Winchester and five more most zealous Cath. Divines did dispute with as many Protestant Divines concerning matters of Religion when Qu. Elizab. was about to make a reformation in the Church of England But that disputation coming to nothing he was depriv'd of his Deanery to make room for Dr. Will May Master of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge who dying about the beginning of 1561. Alex. Nowell succeeded him About that time Dr. Cole was imprison'd but where I cannot tell Sure I am that he died in or near to the Compter in Woodstreet within the City of London in the month of Decemb. year 1579 in Fifteen hundred seventy and nine but where buried by his Executor Humph. Moseley Secondary of the said Compter I know not Joh. Leland the Antiquary was Dr. Cole's acquaintance and having had experience of his learning hath eterniz'd his memory among other learned Men of our Nation and of his time in his book of Encomia's to which the curious reader may recur if he please wherein he 'll find a just character of this our Author Dr. Cole and his learning PETER MORWYN or Morwyng a zealous reformer of his time was born in Lincolnshire made perpetual Fellow of Magd. Coll. in 1552 being then Bach of Arts and in the year after supplicating some few days before K. Edwards death that he might proceed in that faculty did obtain his desire But that King then dying and Morwyn foreseeing that Religion would alter he was not presented to that Degree Soon after he and others of his society consulting how to withdraw themselves in private obtained leave to be absent for a time but to what place Morwyn went beyond the Seas for he was a voluntary exile in Germany I find not Sure it is that after Qu. Elizab. came to the Crown he retired to his Coll. and in 1559 was presented to the Degree of Master and became renowned among the Academians for his great knowledge in the Lat. and Greek tongues and poetry When Dr. Bentham was promoted to the See of Lichfield he made him his Chaplain and upon the next vacancy Prebendary and Canon of the said Church and well beneficed near to that place He hath translated into English 1 A compendious and most marvellous history of the latter times of the Jews commune weale beginning where the Bible and Scriptures leave and continuing to the utter subversion and last destruction of that Country and People Lond. 1558-61 and 1593 in oct Written in Hebrew by Joseph Ben. Gorion 2 The treasure of Enonimus containing the wonderful hid secrets of nature touching the most apt times to prepare and distill Medicines Lond. 1565. qu. besides other books which I have not yet seen He was living at or near to Lichfield in the month of May in Fifteen hundred seventy and nine in which year he was appointed one of the administrators of the goods chattels c. of the said Bish Bentham but how long he lived after that year I cannot tell nor where his reliques were lodg'd JOHN LISTER was descended from those of his name in Yorkshire spent some years among the Oxonians and wrot A rule to bring up children wherein is declared how the Father opposeth the Son in the Holy Scripture whereby all Parents may be taught how to bring up their Children Printed at Lond. in oct about 1580. What other things he hath written and published I cannot yet JOHN ROGERS called by some Joh. Rogers the second because one of both his names of Pembr Hall in Cambr. was a writer in the Reign of Ed. 6. and a Martyr for the Protestant cause in the time of Qu. Mary was educated for some years in this University but whether in Qu. Coll. where one of both his names was Fellow and proceeded Master of Arts in 1556 or another Joh. Rogers of Mert. Coll. I think who was admitted Master in 1576 I cannot justly say Sure I am that Joh. Rogers of Oxon. wrot and published these treatises following The displaying of an horrible sect of gross and wicked hereticks naming themselves the Family of Love c. Lond. 1579. oct The lives of the Authors of the Family of Love Printed with the former Answer to certaine Letters maintaining the opinions of those of the Family of Love Printed also with the former and in the same year What else this Author hath published I cannot yet find nor when or where he died I find one John Rogers to be a Senior Student of St. Albans hall 1569 which perhaps may be the same with him of Mert. Coll. because that when any Postmaster or Student there taketh the Degree of Bach. of Arts they commonly receede to the said Hall which joyns to the Coll. of Merton ALAN COPE to whom the City of London gave his first breath was made perpetual Fellow of Magd. Coll. in 1549 and Master of Arts in 52 being that year Senior of the Act celebrated 18. July In 1558 he was unanimously chosen Senior Proctor of the University and in less than two years after when he saw that the R. Cath. Religion would be silenced in England he obtained leave to absent himself for a time from the said College Whereupon waiting for a prosperous gale ship'd himself beyond the Seas and at length went to Rome where tho he before had for the space of 5 years studied the Civil Law in this University he was actually created as 't is said Doctor or Bach. of Div. and became one of the Canons of St. Peters Church there Vir fuit eximii ingenii as one saith qui post magnos in Ecclesiâ dei per side Catholicâ tuendâ susceptos labores scripsit opus quoddam insigne intitulat Historiae Evangelicae veritas Seu singularia vitae Domini Jesu Christi eo ordine quo gesta fuerunt recensita ipsis quatuor Evangelistarum verbis contexta c. Lov. 1572 and at Doway 1603. qu. He also published under his name Sex Dialogi c. Antw. 1566. But those Dialogues were written by Nich. Harpesfeild as I shall tell you in my discourse of him As for A. Cope he surrendred up his last breath at Rome about Fifteen hundred and eighty year 1580 and was buried in the Chappel belonging to the English Hospital or Coll. there leaving behind him a most admirable exemplar of vertue which many did endeavor to follow but could not accomplish their desires DAVID de la HYDE was admitted Probationer-Fellow of Merton Coll. 1549 proceeded Master of Arts four years after being then admired and
I cannot take to be the same with the former because he of Ch. Ch. seems then to be Master of Arts. As for our R. Bristow he took the Degree of Bach. of Arts in the beginning of the Year 1559 that also of Master in 1562 and was Junior of the Act celebrated 13 of July the same Year at which time he was entred in the Proctors book as a member of Ch. Ch. About that time having obtained great credit among the Academians for his admirable speeches spoken while Junior of the Act he applyed himself to the study of Divinity became noted in the University for his acute parts and being recommended therefore to that singular lover of learning Sir Will. Petre was by him promoted to one of his Scholarships or Fellowships in Exeter Coll. in July 1567 where exercising himself much in Theology did in a set disputation in the Divinity School put the Kings Professor L. Humphrey to a non-plus as those of our Authors perswasion do report At length being convinced that he had erred in his opinion left the Coll. in 1569 his Religion and the Kingdom went to Lovaine and became acquainted with Dr. William Allen who made him the first Moderator or Prefect of studies in the English Coll. by him founded at Doway took upon him the Priesthood being the first in that Coll. that did so and read the publick lecture of Divinity there In 1573 his said Scholarship or Fellowship of Ex. Coll. being pronounced void because he had been absent several years John Petre Son of Sir W. Petre before-mention'd did put into his room Mr. Oliver Whiddon Archdeacon of Totness 27. Oct. but resigned it in the latter end of Nov. following Afterwards upon Dr. Allens instituting another Seminary at Rheimes Bristow was sent for and the care of that place was committed to him also in 1579 while another was his substitute at Doway About which time he took the Degrees in Divinity partly at Doway and partly at Lovaine and became famous in those parts for his Religion and learning He hath written A brief treatise of diverse plaine and sure wayes to find out the truth in this doubtful and dangerous time of heresie containing sundry motives unto the Cath. Faith or considerations to move a Man to believe the Catholicks and not the Hereticks Antw. 1599. in tw and before at another place Dr. W. Allens testimony of this treatise is prefixed dat 30. Apr. 1574 wherein he saith that the said book contains with great perspicuity order and art divers most excellent works whereby to discern in Religion the true judgment of the Catholick Church from the false vanity of the Hereticks c. that it is also in all points Catholick learned and worthy to be read and printed These motives were answered by Dr. Will. Fulke of Cambridge Reply to Will Fulke in defence of Dr. Allens scrowle of articles and book of Purgatory Lov. 1580. qu. Whereupon Dr. Fulke came out with a rejoinder the Year following Anti-Heretica Motiva omnibus catholicae doctrinae orthodoxis cultoribus pernecessaria Atrebat 1608. in two tomes in qu. This large book which contains most if not all the former motives was translated into Lat. by Thom. Worthington a Secular Priest afterwards a Jesuit an 1606. and by him published at Arras two years after Demands 51 in number to be proposed by Catholicks to the Hereticks Several times printed in oct This also was answered in a book entit To the seminary Priests late come over some like Gentlemen c. Lond. 1592. qu. A defence of the Bull of P. Pius 5. He also collected and for the most part wrot Annotations on the New Testament translated into English at Rheimes And was also as it seems Author of Veritates aureae S. R. ecclesiae autoritatibus vet patrum c. Printed 1616. qu. for the name of R. Bristous Anglus is set to that Book At length after our Author had lived at Rheimes about two years went privately into England by his Physicians advice for healths sake in 1581 and going to London was kindly received by and entertain'd in the Family of one Bellamie Rob. or Jerome Bellamie as it seems a sincere and constant Lover of R. Catholicks and their Religion But his distemper being gone too far dyed the year following and was by Bellamie buried pivately year 1582 but where unless near to Harrow on the hill in Middlesex where the Bellamies had a seat and Lands I know not In the Year 1682 I received a note from one of the English Coll. in Doway whereby I was instructed that Rich. Bristow was made D. of D. at Doway from whence he was sent into England where he died not far from London 18. Oct. 1581. But this note I reject because that what I have said already of his death I had from the writings of one that knew him viz. Tho. Worthington who published his Motives GREGORY MARTIN received his first breath at Macksfield near to Winchelsey in Sussex was put in one of the original Scholars of S. Johns Coll. by the Founder thereof Sir Tho. White in 1557 where going thro the usual forms of Logick aad Philosophy with incredible industry took the degree of Master of Arts 1564. Afterwards he was taken into the Family of Thomas the great and mighty Duke of Norfolk to be Tutor to his Son the Lord Philip afterwards Earl of Surrey and his Brethren where continuing for some years it hapned in that time that the said Duke came to Oxon and giving a visit to S. Johns Coll. had an eloquent Speech delivered before him by one of that Society wherein of Gr. Martin he said thus Habes illustrissime Dux Hebraeum nostrum Graecum nostrum Poetam nostrum decus gloriam nostram After he had done with his service in the said Dukes Family and received sufficient rewards for his pains he went beyond the Seas and renouncing his Religion openly for before he was but a Catholick in private he retired to Doway where applying his mind to the studies of Divinity was made a Licentiat in that Faculty in 1575. Afterwards going into Italy he went to Rome to do his Devotions to the places and Temples of the Apostles but making no long stay there he went to Rheimes in France where fixing his station in the English Coll. became publick Professor and one of the Divinity-Readers there He was a most excellent Linguist exactly read and vers'd in the Sacred Scriptures and went beyond all of his time in humane literature whether in Poetry or Prose As for those things he hath written they have been and are taken into the hands of Men of his profession but all that I have seen of them are only these A treatise of Schisme shewing that all Catholicks ought in any wise to abstaine altogether from heretical Conventicles viz. their Prayers Sermons c. Doway 1578. oct A discovery of the manifold corruptions of the Holy Scripture by the Hereticks of our days especially
Countess of Pembroke At length Sir Philip being wounded in the battle at Zutphen while he was getting up the third horse having had two slain under him before on the 22 Septemb. year 1586 in Fifteen hundred eighty and six he was carried to Arnheim where languishing under his wound 25 days or thereabouts he died on the sixteenth of October following This was that Sidney whom as Gods will was he should be therefore born into the world even to shew unto our age a sample of ancient virtues so his good pleasure was before any looked for it to call for him again and take him out of the world as being more worthy of Heaven than Earth Soon after his death his body was brought to Flushing and being embarqued with great solemnity on the first of November landed at Tower Wharf on the sixth day of the said month Thence 't was conveyed to the Minories without Aldgate where it lay in state for some time till his magnificent funeral in St. Pauls Cathedral 16. of Feb. following which as many Princes have not exceeded in the solemnity so few have equalled in the sorrow for his loss He was buried near to that place which his Father-in-law Sir Francis Walsingham had designed as I have heard to be entombed in without any monument or inscription save only a copy of English verses written on a wooden table that were divers years after his death put over his grave When his said Father-in-law was buried in that place afterwards there was a fair tomb designed for them both and epitaphs composed by Dr. Jo. Rainolds a copy of which for Sidney you may see elsewhere James King of Scots afterwards of England honored him with an Epitaph of his composition The muses of Oxon also lamenting much for his loss composed verses to his memory printed at Ox. 1587. qu. among which I find Cardinal Wolsey's Daughter lamenting the loss of her Alumnus Those of New Coll. in their Peplus Sidnaei dedicated to Henry Earl of Pembroke who married Sir Philips Sister as having been formerly of that house did bewail his death The most ingenious of Cambridge University did also exercise their fancies made publick by Alex. Nevill a member thereof Lond. 1587. qu. besides several private Persons among which was L. B. who wrot a pastoral Elegie and Eglogue on his death entit Astrophel printed at the end of Edm. Spencers Poetry called Colin clouts c. Lond. 1595. qu. The said Sir Philip left behind him a Daughter named Elizabeth who being born in 1585 Scipio Gentilis an eminent Civilian wrot a Lat. Poem on her nativity entit Nereus sive de natali Elizabethae illustriss Philippi Sydnaei filiae Lond. 1586. in one sh in qu. She was afterwards married to Rog. Mannours Earl of Rutland but died without issue by him THOMAS BOURCHIER was descended from those of his name who were Earls of Bathe but in what County born I cannot yet tell received some parts of literature in this University particularly as I conceive in Magd. Coll. yet took no Degree there unless in the Reign of Edw. 6. when the common register of the University was in a manner totally neglected Afterwards upon pretence of being weary of the heresie as he call'd it that in his time was practised in England he went beyond the Seas settled in Paris took upon him then if not before the habit of St. Francis and lived as a Brother in the house of that order there where also others of his Country lived and at length became Doctor of Divinity of the Sorbon at which time he was held in great esteem for his Religion and learning Afterwards going to Rome he lived among those of his order in the Monastery called by Latin Authors Ara coeli and at length became Penitentiary to the Church of St. John Lateran there He hath written Historia Ecclesiastica de Martyrio fratrum ordinis Minorum Divi Francisci de observantia qui partim in Anglia sub Henrico 8 Rege partim in Belgio sub Principe Auriaco partim in Hybernia tempore Elizabethae regnantis Reginae passi sunt ab an 1536. ad an 1582. Par. 1582. and 1586. in oct Ingolst 1583. in tw The names of those English Men that suffered Martyrdome in England were Father Anton. Brorbe or as some call him Brockby Tho. Cortt Thom. Belchiam and Father John Forest All which were executed in 1537. and 38. What other things our Author Bourchier hath written I cannot tell nor any thing else of him only year 1586 that he departed this mortal life about Fifteen hundred eighty and fix and was buried either in the Church of St. John Lateran or in that belonging to the Monastery called Ara coeli before-mention'd THOMAS BRASBRIDGE a Northamptonshire Man born was elected Demie of Magd. Coll. by the endeavours of Peter Morwyng an 1553 aged 16 where after he had continued a sedulous Student for some years was elected Probationer-Fellow of Allsouls College in 1558. Thence also he returned to Magd. Coll. of which he became Fellow in 1562 and soon after proceeding in Arts applied his mind partly to Divinity and partly to Physick In 1574 he supplicated to be admitted to the reading of the Sentences but whether he was really admitted it appears not The next year he resign'd his Fellowship having a spiritual cure or School or both conferr'd on him at or near to Banbury in Oxfordshire where as it seems he practised Physick His works are The poor Mans Jewell viz. a Treatise of the pestilence To which is annexed a Declaration of the virtues of the hearbes Carduus benedictus and Angelica c. Lond. 1578. and 91. in oct Questiones in Officia M. T. Ciceronis c. c. Oxon. 1615. oct Dedicated to Dr. Laur. Hamphrey President of Magd. Coll. an 1586. What other things he published I cannot yet tell nor any thing of his latter end JOHN FOX the noted Martyriologist was born at St. Botolphs town commonly called Boston in Lincolnshire an 1517 became a Student of Brasenose Coll. at about 16 years of age under the inspection and patronage of Mr. Joh. Hawarden Fellow thereof Afterwards he was elected Fellow of Magd. Coll. and proceeded Master of Arts in 1543 which was the highest Degree he attained to in this University being then esteemed eminent for his learning and knowledge in the three tongues About that time King Hen. 8. setting up a mongrel Religion in the Land which our Author did not like by shewing his opinion in several respects especially by absenting himself from the Chappel did with others of the same mind resign his Fellowship about St. Mary Magd. day in 1545 meerly as 't was thought to prevent expulsion Afterwards he was entertain'd for a time in the house of Sir Thom. Lucy in Warwickshire where as 't is said he took to him a Wife and then went to Riegate in Surrey to be tutor and teacher to the children of the Duke of
will endeavour to stop Corrano from coming among us who is thought to be a Master of Puccius c. Thus in brief from Job Rainolds But notwithstanding all the endeavours to keep him out he was at length admitted after he had fleed himself from Heresie and became Reader of Divinity to the Students in Gloucester St. Mary's and Hart Hall lived as a Student in Ch. Ch. in 1579. if not before of which House he occurs Censor Theologicus in 1581 82 83 84 and 85. being then also Prebendary of the Prebend of Harlesten belonging to the Cathedral of St. Paul In 1579. he stirred again for the Degree of Doctor of Divinity but I cannot yet find that he was admitted notwithstanding he stiles himself Doctor of that Faculty in his Dialogus Theologicus an 1574. and in the year 1582. in April he laid under the censure of Heresie again upon which arose some trouble but soon after quieted and he restored to the good Opinion of the generality of Scholars and others His Works are these An Epistle or godly Admonition sent to the Pastors of the Flemish Church in Antwerp exhorting them to concord with other Ministers This was originally written in Latin but the Copy of it have not yet seen Translated into English by Geofry Fenton Lond. 1570. oct Tabulae divinorum operum de humani generis creatione Printed 1574. c. oct Translated also into English under the Title of Tables of God's Works c. Dialogus Theologicus quo Epistola D. Pauli Apost ad Romanos explanatur Collect. ex praelectionibus Corran Lond. 1574. oct printed in English there 1579. oct Articuli fidei orthodoxae quam ille perfectus est Printed with Dial. Theol. Supplication to the King of Spain wherein is shewed the Sum of Religion for the Profession whereof the Protestants do suffer Persecution in the Low Countries Lond 1577. oct 'T was written in Latin and French but who put it into English I know not unless the Author Notae in concionem Solomonis de summo hominis bono quam Hebraei cohelet Graeci Latini Ecclesiastem vocant Lond. 1579. and 81. in oct The version of which into Latin was done by Corranus also The said Notes were adorn'd with a learned Analasis by Abrah Scultet Printed at Francf 1618. oct Sermons on Ecclesiastes Abridged by Thomas Pitt Oxon. 1585. oct which is called by some Pitt's Paraphrase on Ecclesiastes A Spanish Grammer with certain rules for teaching both the Spanish and French Tongues Put into English by Joh. Thorius as I shall tell you when I come to him Printed at Lond. 1590. qu. What other things Corrano hath written I find not nor any thing else of him only that he dying at London March 30. or thereabouts in one thousand five hundred ninety and one year 1591 aged 64. was buried in the Church of S. Andrew but whether in that in Holbourn or in that by the Wardrobe I know not perhaps in the last leaving then behind him a Wife of no good repute and a Daughter named Susan which if the same that was at Woman's Estate in Oxon a little before her Father's Death was if any credit might be given to a Libel of that time made by an Oxf. Scholar of a light reputation JOHN MOLYNS Molens or Mullins so many ways I find him written was born in Sommersetshire elected Probat Fellow of Magd. College in 1541. and afterwards being Bach. of Divinity became a zealous Man for Reformation In the Reign of Q. Mary he left the Nation for Religion sake and setled at Zurick where he was esteemed a learned Man of credit and Authority being there as it is said Greek Reader among the Natives of England But when Q. Elizabeth came to the Crwon he returned was made Archdeacon of London in the place of Jo. Harpesfield depriv'd and Canon of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul where he was much reverenced for his great Learning and frequent Preaching One that knew him well gave this Character of him Johannes Molinsaeus Archidiaeconus Ecclesiae Paulinae qui nulli injuriam fecerat qui prodesse omnibus studuerat qui Philosophiae Theologiae Linguarum studio sc totum tradiderat qui nihil commeritus est nisi quod ut Aristides justus ut olim Christiani veteres nunc meaning in the beginning of Q. Mary's Reign missae interesse recusaret eandem ancipitem fortunam subire compulsus est meaning also that he was forced to leave his Fellowship of Magd. College and seek his Fortune elsewhere with Arth. Saul Pet. Morwin and other learned and pious Fellows of that House who soon after went as voluntary Exiles into Germany He hath written and published several Books yet in all my searches I can only find extant Carmina Lat. Graec. in mortem duorum fratrum Suffolciensium Henrici Caroli Brandon c. Printed 1552. in two sheets in qu. Sermons c. He concluded his last day on the eleventh of the Cal. of June in one thousand five hundred ninety and one year 1591 and was buried in the North Isle joyning to the Choire of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul within the City of London leaving then behind him a Daughter named Mary Wife of Walt Chetwind of Ingestry in Staffordshire Over his Grave was soon after a flat stone laid with his Image thereon engraven on a Brass plate and an Epitaph under it the beginning of which runs thus Clarus Johannes vitae moderamine Mullins Doctrinae insignis plenusque senilibus annis Qui. c. He gave by Will 200 l. to purchase Lands worth 12 l. per An. for an exhibition to be given to two Scholars of Magd. College in Oxon each to have 6 l. which if I mistake not continueth to this day In his Archdeaconry of London succeeded Theophilus Aylmer Son of Dr. Jo. Aylmer Bishop of London CHRISTOPHER HATTON Son of Will. Hatton of Holdenby in Northamptonshire Son of John Son of Hen Hatton by Eliz. his Wife Sister and Heir of Will. Holdenby of Holdenby before-mentioned was born at Holdenby became a Gentleman-Commoner of S. Mary's Hall in the Reign of Q. Mary at which time Will. Alan afterwards a Cardinal presided it Thence without a Degree he went to the Inner-Temple afterwards became successively one of the Queen's Gentlemen Pensioners Gentleman of the Privy Chamber Captain of the Band of Pensioners a Knight Vice-chamberlain of the Queen's Houshold one of the Privy Council Lord Chancelor of England Knight of the Garter and Chancelor of this University He was a Man to say nothing of him but that which in truth is due for Religion and Godliness right devout of approved faithfulness to the State of incorrupt Equity for Alms deeds of all others most bountiful and one which is not the least part of his praise that was most willing and ready to support and maintain Learning c. He was also somewhat enclined to the Popish Party by reason his Natural
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
Vigiliis Paschatis Printed with the former book Apologia contra calumniatores suos Lond. 1619. qu. Emblemata varia dedicata Regibus Principibus Magnatibus Epistola ad D. Georg. Abbot Archiep. Cantuar. Domino Franc. Bacon supremo Angl. Canc. Gulielmo comiti Pembrochiae Poemata varia Oratio composita quando statuit relinquere Academiam Oxon. 18. Aug. 1614. Which four last things were printed with his Apologia c. 1619. what other books he hath published I cannot justly tell However from those before mention'd it appears that the author was a phantastical and unsetled man and delighted as it seems in rambling CHRISTOPHER NEWSTEAD third son of Tho. Newstead of Somercotes in Lincolnshire was born in that County became a Commoner of S. Albans hall in 1615. aged 18 years or thereabouts continued there till after he was Bachelaurs standing and wrote An Apology for women or the womans defence Lond. 1620. oct Dedicated to the Countess of Bucks Afterwards he retired into the Country studied Divinity had a benefice conferr'd upon and tho he never took any degree in Arts in this University yet he took that of Bach. of Div. 1631 which is all I know of him JOHN KING Son of Philip King of Wormenhale commonly called Wornal near to Brill in Bucks by Elizazabeth his wife Daughter of Edm. Conquest of Hougton Conquest in Bedfordshire Son of Thom. King brother to Rob. King the first Bishop of Oxon was born at Wornal before mention'd educated in Grammar learning partly in Westminster School became Student of Ch. Church in 1576. took the degree in Arts made Chaplain to Q. Eliz. as he was afterwards to K. James installed Archdeacon of Nottingham 12. Aug. 1590. upon the death of Joh. Lowth successor to Will. Day 1565. at which time he was a Preacher in the City of York Afterwards he was made Chaplain to Egerton Lord Keeper proceeded D. of D. 1602. had the Deanary of Ch. Ch. in Oxon conferr'd upon him in 1605. and was afterwards several years together Vicechanc. of this University In 1611. he had the Bishoprick of London bestowed on him by K. James 1. who commonly called him the King of preachers to which being consecrated 8. Sept. the same year had restitution of the temporalities belonging to that See made to him 18 of the same month at which time he was had in great reverence by all people He was a solid and profound Divine of great gravity and piety and had so excellent a volubility of speech that Sir Edw. Coke the famous Lawyer would often 〈◊〉 of him that he was the best speaker in the Star-Chamber in his time When he was advanced to the See of London he endeavoured to let the world know that that place did not cause him to forget his Office in the Pulpit shewing by his example that a Bishop might govern and preach too In which office he was so frequent that unless hindred by want of health he omitted no Sunday whereon he did not visit some Pulpit in or near London Deus bone quam canora Vox saith one vultus compositus verba selecta grandes sententiae Allicimur omnes lepore verborum suspendimur gravitate sententiarum orationis impetu viribus flâ—ctimur c. He hath written Lectures upon Jonâ—s delivered at York Lond. 1594. Ox. 99. c. qu. Several Sermons viz. 1 Sermon at Hampton-Court on Cantic 8. 11. Ox. 1606. qu. 2 At Ox. 5. Nov. 1607. on Psal. 46. from ver 7. to 11. Ox. 1607. qu. 3 At Whitehall 5. Nov. 1608. on Psal. 11. 2 3 4. Ox. 1608. qu. 4 At S. Maries in Ox. 24. Mar. being the day of his Maj inauguration on 1 Chron. ult 26. 27 28. Ox. 1608. qu. 5 Vitis palatina Serm. appointed to be preached at White-hall upon the Tuesday after the marriage of the Lady Elizab. on Psal. 28. 3. 3. Lond. 1614. qu. 6 Serm. at Pauls cross for the recovery of K. James from his late sickness preached 11. of Apr. 1619. on on Esay 28. 17. Lond. 1619. qu. 7 At Pauls cross 26. Mar. 1620. on Psal. 102. 13 14. Lond. 1620. qu. Besides these he published others as one on 2 Kings 23. 25. printed 1611. Another on Psal 123. 3. and a third on Psal 146. 3. 4. c. printed all in qu. but these three I have not yet seen He paid his last debt to nature 30. March in sixteen hundred twenty and one year 1621 aged 62. having before been much troubled with the Stone in the reins and bladder and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of S. Paul in London A copy of his Epitaph you may see in the History of that Cathedral written by Sir Will. Dugdale Knight Soon after Bishop Kings death the Rom. Catholicks endeavoured to make the world believe that said Bishop died a member of their Church and to that end one of them named Gregory Fisher alis Musket did write and publish a book intit The Bishop of London his Legacy Or certain motives of Dr. King late B. of London for his change of religion and dying in the Cath. and Rom. Church with a conclusion to his brethren the Bishops of England Printed by permission of the superiours 1621. But concerning the falsity of that matter his son Hen. King not only satsified the world in a Sermon by him preached at Pauls cross soon after but also Dr. Godwin Bishop of Hereford in his Appendix to his Commentarius de Praesulibus Angliae printed 1622. and Joh. Gee in his book called The foot out of the Snare cap. 12. The reader is to know that there was one Joh. King contemporary with the former who published a Sermon entit Abels offering c. on Gen. 4. ver 4. printed at Flushing 1621. qu. and other things But this Joh. King was Pastor of the English Church at Hamburgh and whether he was of this Univ. of Oxon. I cannot yet tell JOHN GUILLIM or Agilliams son of John Williams of Westbury in Glocestershire received some Academical education in Oxon. but in what house I am uncertain I find one of both his names who was a student in Brasnose coll in the year 1581. aged 16 and another of Glouc. hall 1598. aged 25. Both which were according to the Matricula born in Herefordshire in which County the author of The worthies of England places Jo. Guillim the Herald of whom we now speak who afterwards retired to Minsterworth in Glocestershire was soon after called thence and made one of the Society of the coll of Arms. commonly called the Heralds Office in London by the name of Portsmouth and on the 26 Feb. 1617. Rouge Croix Pursevant of Arms in Ordinary He published The display of Heraldry Lond. 1610. c. fol. Written mostly especially the scholastical part by John Barcham of C. C. coll in Oxon. In 1660. came out two editions of it in fol. with many insignificant superfluous and needless additions to it purposely to gain money from those
in tw being the third edit This book is the effect of certain Lectures in Queens coll publick Refectory when he bore the office of Rhetorick Reader Brief direction how to examine our selves before we go to the Lord's Table how to behave our selves there and how to try our selves afterwards Lond. 1622. or thereabouts in oct Confutatio cujusd libelli de amplitudine regni caelestis sub ementito C. Secundi Curionis nomine in lucem emissi Ox. 1627. qu. He hath also translated from Lat. into English A Manuduction to Theology Lond. 1622. or thereabouts and 26. in oct written by Barthelm Keckerman Before which translation is a copy of verses made by Mich. Drayton the Poet an attestation by Ad. Airay B. D. and a dedication to Aâ—â—e the Wife of Dr. Carleton B. of Chichester One Tho. Vicary published The Surgeons directory in 1651. oct who was as I suppose a Chirurgion by profession and therefore not to be taken to be the same with Tho. Vicars before mentioned SIXTIN AMAMA was born in the Province of Westsricsin in Holland educated for a time in the University in Franaker where obtaining considerable knowledge in Oriental tongues took a journey into England and about 1613. setled in Oxford taught the Hebrew tongue and for the sake of Dr. Prideaux Rector of Exeter coll whose person and doctrine he much admired became a Sojournour of that house and a zealous Student in the Sacred Faculty After he had continued there some years he retired 〈◊〉 a degree conser'd on him to his native Country where at Franaker he was made Hebrew Profess 〈…〉 length D. of D. and held much in esteem for his great learning He hath written 〈…〉 quinque librorum Mosis c. Franak 1620. qu. Supplex 〈◊〉 ad Synodos Episcopos Super-intendentes 〈…〉 〈…〉 Franak 1625. oct Coron ad Gram. Martino-Buxtoâ—sianum Ibid. Anti-Barbarus Biblicus in 3. libros distributus c. Amstel 1628. oct To which was added a fourth book Franak 1656. qu. De Decimis In the first Tome of the Criticks p. 1326. Responsio ad censuras D. Marini Marsenni Theologi Paris Franak 1628. oct See in the first Tome of the Criticks p. lx De nomine Tetragrammato dissertatio cum responsione ad argumenta cl viri D. Nich. Fulleri Angli quibus pro vulgatae lectionis Jehovah certitudine disputavit Fran. 1628. oct He hath also written the Preface before Joh. Drusius his Commentary on the more difficult places of the Pentateuch an 1617. which is remitted into the first Tome of the Criticks p. 50. and corrected and published with some additions his Commentary on the 12 Minor Prophets and his Com. de Sectis Judaicis He hath also written and published certain Dissertations and Orations in Latin but these I have not yet seen He was living and in great renown at Franaker in sixteen hundred twenty and eight having then as always before a natural Genie to enlighten the Text of Scripture and to find the notion of the Sacred Language When he died and what other books he hath written I cannot yet tell WILLIAM VAUGHAN Son of Walt. Vaughan of the Goldon Grove in Caermerthenshire Esq and younger Brother to Sir John Vaughan the first Earl of Carbury was born at the Golden Grove became a Commoner of Jesus coll in Mich. Term an 1591. aged 14. took the degrees in Arts and entred on the Law line but before he took a degree in that Faculty he went to travel and performing some exercise in order thereunto at Vienna did proceed Doctor there and at his return was incorporated at Oxon in the same Faculty an 1605. In which tho indifferently learned yet he went beyond most men of his time for Latin especially and English Poetry Afterwards spending much time in rambling to and fro did take a long journey for the honour and benefit of his Nation and became the chief undertaker for the Plantation in Cambriol the southermost part in New-found-land now called by by some Britaniola where with pen purse and person did prove the worthiness of that enterprize He hath written 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pium continens canticum canticorum Solomonis Psalmos aliquot selectiores una cum quibusdam aliis poematis e Sacrae Scripturae fontibus petitis Lond. 1597. oct Elegia gratulatoria in honorem illustriss Herois Caroli Howard Comitis Nottingham 23. Oct. 1597. meretiss creati Printed with the former Varia Poemata de Sphaerarum ordine c. Lond. 1589. oct Poemata continent Encom Roberti Comitis Fssex Lond. 1598. oct The Golden Grove moralized in 3 books A work very neeessary for all such as would know how to govern themselves their houses or their country Lond. 1600. and 1608. oct This book which is written in prose was commended to the World by some Poets or at least pretenders to Poety then 1600. living in the University as Dr. Joh. Williams Marg. Professor Will. Osbourne one of the Proctors Hen. Price Bac. of Div. of S. Johns coll Griffin Powel of Jesus Joh. Budden LL. D. Nich. Langford and Tho. Came Masters of Arts Gabr. Powel B. A. Sam. Powel Tho. Storer and Jo Rawlinson Masters of Arts Charles Fitzjeffry of Broadgates Tho. Michelbourne c. Cambrensium Carolcia Quibus nupiae regales celebrantur memoria regis pacifici renovatur praecepta necessaria ad rempub nestram faeliciter administrandum intexuntur reportata a Colchide Cambriola ex australissima Novae Terrae plaga Lond. 1625. oct 'T is a Latin Poem and dedicated by our author Vaughan under the name of Orpâ—eus Junior to King Charles 1. The Golden Fleece divided into three parts under which are discovered the errours of Religion the vices and decays of the Kingdom c. Lond. 1626. qu. in prose Transported from Cambrioll Colchos out of the southermost part of the Island commonly called New-found-land by Orphcus jun. alias Will. Vaughan There is no doubt but this our ingenious author hath other things extant but such tho with great scrutiny I cannot yet discover nor can I find any thing else relating to the author only that he was living at Câ—â—â—â—iol before-mentioned in sixteen hundred twenty and eight I find one will Vaughan a Physician who among several things that he hath published is a book intit Directions for health natural and artificial derived from the best Physicians as well modern as ancient c. Printed several times as in 1617. oct Lond. 1626. qu. the sixth edit and there again 1633. c. Another book also he wrote called The Newlanders cure with rules against the Scurvey Coughs c. Printed 1630. oct c. Whether this Physician was originally of Oxon. I cannot tell notwithstanding we have had several of both his names and time matriculated as Members of Ball. coll Jesus c. There is also another Will. Vaughan a Physician who published Disputatio medica de febre continuata Printed 1671. qu. GEORGE CAREW Son of Mr. George Carew sometimes
Preacher and therefore much followed by ingenious men At length being made one of the Chaplains to his Maj. K. Jam. 1. who highly valued him for his fine fancy and preaching he was by his favour promoted to the Deanery of Ch. Ch. in Oxon an 1620. being then D. of D. Senior Student of that house Vicar of Cassington near to Woodstock in Oxfordshire and Prebendary of Beminster Secunda in the Church of Sarum At length upon the translation of Dr. Howson to the See of Durham he by vertue of the Kings Letters was elected Bishop of Oxon 30. July 1629. and afterwards consecrated at Lambeth 19. Octob. and installed in his Chair 3. Nov. following Upon the translation of Dr. White to Ely he was elected Bishop of Norwich 7. Apr. 1632. and had restitution of the Temporalities belonging thereunto made to him on the 12. of May the same year His writings that are published are only Poetica Stromata or a collection of sundry pieces of Poetry Lond. 1647. 48. c. oct made in his younger years and never intended to be published by their author He was buried at the upper end of the Choire belonging to the Cath. year 1635 Church of Norwich in sixteen hundred thirty and five and soon after was a large Free stone of a sandy colour laid over his body with this engraven on a brass plate fastned thereunto Richardus Corbet Theologiae Doctor Ecclesiae Cathedralis Christi Oxoniensis primum Alumnus inde Decanus exinde Episcopus illinc huâ— translatus hinc in Coelum Julii 28. an 1635. On the said stone are the ancient Arms of the Corbets of Shropshire viz. Or a Raven passant sab This person was hospitably disposed and ever ready to express himself generous towards publick designs Upon the repair of S. Paul's Cathedral an 1634. he used his utmost endeavour both by his excellent speech and exemplary gifts to advance that pious work not only contributing largely himself but also giving monies to some Ministers that had not to give to incourage others to contribute that might better give JOHN COLLETON or Collington Son of Edmund Colleton of Milverton in Somersetshire Gent. was born there and at 17 years of age an 1565. was sent to the University of Oxon particularly as 't is thought to Lincoln coll but leaving the place without a degree and his Country he crossed the Seas and went to Doway where applying himself to the study of Divinity in the English coll was made a Priest and returned into England with Father Campian an 1580. But being taken and sent Prisoner to the Tower of London was afterwards upon his trial for conspiring the death of the Queen at Rome or Rheimes set at liberty and charged to depart the Land within few days after In obedience therefore to that command he with others of his profession went or rather were sent accordingly in 1584. but tarrying there not long returned and spent many years in administring to the Brethren and gaining Proselytes In which time as Father Persons reports he was a principal author of the Libels against the Archpriestship See more in Christop Bagshaw under the year 1625. In the Reign of K. Jam. 1. he was made Archdeacon of London only titular Vicar General of the East parts of England and at length Dean of Chalcedon but when age grew upon him Greg. Fisher alias Musket Archdeacon of Surrey and Middlesex was added as a Coadjutor in the Office of Vicar-General 10. Feb. 1626. to assist in the East parts of England namely in Essex Norfolk Suffolk Cambridgshire Isle of Ely Bedfordshire Bucks Middlesex and Hertford He hath written and published A just defence of the slandred Priests wherein are contained reasons against their receiving Mr. George Blackwel to be their Superior c. Printed 1602. qu. concerning which book and Father Persons his character therein you may see in The Anatomy of Popish Tyranny c. written by Tho. Bell lib. 4. cap. 5. sect 4. Supplication to the King of Great Britain for a toleration of the Cath. Religion Epistle to P. Paul 5. with other things which I have not yet seen He ended his days in the house of a Rom. Catholick at Eltham in Kent on the fourteenth of the Calends of Novemb. year 1635 in sixteen hundred thirty and five aged 87. and was buried in the Church there dedicated to S. John Bapt. Over his grave was soon after a monumental stone laid with an inscription round the verge a copy of which was sent to me by his Sisters Son named Joh. Kynn O. S. B. living at Beoly in Worcestershire Much about the time that this Joh. Colleton studied according to report in Linc. college one Joh. Filby an Oxfordshire man born studied there also who leaving that coll before he was Bac. of Arts went to Rheimes where he studied Divinity in the English coll and was made a Priest Afterwards being sent into the Mission of England he was taken imprisoned and at length being condemned to die was executed at Tyburn 30. May 1582. ALEXANDER GILL born in Lincolnshire on the 27. Feb. 1564. was admitted Scholar of Corp. Ch. coll in Sept. 1583. took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1590. left the coll and became an instructer of Youth but where unless in the City of Norwich where he lived 1597. and then wrote his treatise of the Trinity I know not Sure I am that in 1608. he became the chief Master of S. Pauls School within the City of London in the place of Rich. Mulcaster was esteemed by most persons to be a learned man a noted Latinist Critick and Divine and also to have such an excellent way of training up youth that none in his time went beyond him Whence 't was that many noted persons in Church and State did esteem it the greatest of their happiness that they had been educated under him His works are Treatise concerning the Trinity in unity of the Deity Lond. 1601. oct written to Tho. Manering an Anabaptist who denied that Jesus is very God of very God Logonomia Anglica Qua gentis sermo facilius addiscitur Lond. 1621. qu. Sacred Philosophy of holy Scripture Or a Commentary on the Creed Lond. 1635. fol. At the end of which is printed also his Treatise of the Trinity before mention'd He died in his house in St. Pauls Ch. Yard on the 17. year 1635 Novemb. in sixteen hundred thirty and five and was buried on the twentieth day of the same month in Mercers Chappel in London in a vault near to the Monument of Mr. Brown and Mr. Fishbourne He left behind him a Son of both his names whom I shall hereafter mention EDMUND DEANE Brother to Richard Deane Bishop of Ossory and both the Sons of Gilb. Deane of Saltonstall in Yorkshire was born there or in that County entred a Student in Merton coll in Lent-Term 1591. aged 19. took one degree in Arts and then retired to St. Albans hall where prosecuting his Genie
which he had to the faculty of Physick took both the degrees therein as a member of the said hall and about that time retired to the City of York and practised there till about the beginning of the Civil Wars He hath written Spadacrene Anglica or the English Spaw Fountaine being a brief Treatise of the acid or tart Fountain in the Forest of Knaresborough in Yorkshire Lond. 1626. in oct A relation of other medicinal waters in the said Forest Printed with the former book Admiranda chymica in oct tractatulis cum figuris Franc. 1630. 35. qu. Sam. Norton is esteemed half author of this book This eminent Physitian died before the Civil War brake forth but the particular time I know not HUMPHREY LYND a most learned Knight of his time a zealous Puritan and a grand enemy to such who were called Arminians was born in London but descended from those of his name if I mistake not in Dorsetshere educated in Westminster School elected Student of Ch. Church in 1596. aged 17. and four years after took a degree in Arts. About that time he was called away to be heir to a fair estate and being looked upon as a knowing person was made a Justice of the Peace a Knight by the favour of K. Jam. 1. 29. Oct. 1613. and was elected several times a Burgess to serve in Parliaments He was a person of great knowledge and integrity and a severe enemy to the Pontificians as well in his common discourse as in his writings which are Antient characters of the visible Church London 1625. Via tuta The safe way to the true antient and Catholick faith now professed in the Church of England Lond. 1628. oct Answer'd by Rob. Jenison alias Frevil a Jesuit in a book intit A pair of Spectacles for Sir Humph. Lynd c. Roan 1631. in oct Which Jenison was born in the County Pal. of Durham and died in England 10. oct 1656. Via devia The by-way leading the weak in dangerous paths of popish errour Lond. 1630. oct A case for a pair of Spectacles c. Refused to be Licensed by Bishop Lauds Chaplain upon no other pretence as one saith but that Sir Humphrey was a Lay-man but in verity because he the Chaplain was unwilling to have him vindicate himself and the truth against a rayling Jesuit c. However this book was afterwards published by Dr. Dan. Featly with a Supplement thereunto added by the Dr. in defence of Sir Humphrey Lond. 1638. qu. Sir Humphrey also hath written an Account of Bertram the Priest with observations concerning the censures upon his Tract De Corpore Sanguine Christi set by way of preface to it Lond. 1623. oct and by him dedicated to Sir Walt. Pye Knight the Kings Majesties Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries Which account with observations as also the dedic Epistle of Sir Humphrey all set before the translation of that book were published again by Mathew Brian LL. D. sometimes a Student in Magd. hall Oxon. Lond. 1686 oct before which is set the picture of Charles the Great King of France and Emperour of Rome See more in Will. Hugh under the year 1549. Farther also our Author Sir Humphrey who was esteemed a deserving defender of the Cause of Religion and to whom in other respects the Church and common cause did owe much did in the year 1623 upon the motion of certain eminent Divines of whom Dr. Featly was one undertake the charge of printing the particular passages of many late writers castrated by the Romish knife The collections were made by Dr. Tho. James and were then in 1623 sent to Dr. Featly and others to prepare them for the Press They began with Pol. Virgil Stella Mariana Ferus c. Sir Hump. Lynd died on the eighth day of June in sixteen hundred thirty and six year 1636 and was buried above the steps in the Chancel of the parish Church of Cobham in Surrey and not in Kent on the fourteenth day of the same month at which time Dr. D. Featly before mentioned preached the funeral Sermon shewing then to the Auditory the great vertues piety and learning that were once in the person that lay dead before them He left behind him three Sons Robert Alex. and Humphrey besides six Daughters THOMAS ALLEN an exact proficient in the Greek and Latine tongues was sent from the Kings School at Worcester to this University in Mich. Term 1589. aged 16 where making great advances in Philosophy was elected Probationer-Fellow of Merton coll in 1593 and by the severe discipline then used he became a most noted Disputant After he had compleated his Regency he entred into the sacred function but instead of frequent preaching he exercised himself much in crabbed and critical learning Whereupon being well esteemed by his Governour Sir Hen. Savile he procured for him a Fellowship of Eaton coll where he found him very serviceable for his designs He hath written Observationes in libellum Chrysostomi in Esaiam Printed in Sir H. Saviles edition of S. Chrysostome in the eighth vol. p. 139 c. He also was one that helped the said Knight in making and framing his Annotations on Chrysostomes Homelies on Matthew and the other Evangelists as he doth acknowledge in his Preface to the said Annotations wherein he stiles this our author Vir doctissimus Graecarum literarum non minus quam Theologiae peritissimus c. He surrendred up his soul to him that gave it year 1636 in sixteen hundred thirty and six and was buried in Eaton coll Chappel near to Windsore Over his grave is a flat stone remaining having this inscription carved on a brass plate fixed thereunto Thomas Allenus Wigorniensis vir pietate insignis Theologus praestantissimus multarum optimarum linguarum variaeque eruditionis callentissimus in collegium hoc in quo diu socius vixit in collegia insuper alia locaque in quibus aliquam vitae suam partem posuit pie munificus hic jacet Obiit die decimo Mensis Octobris an 1636. He gave books to Mert. coll library and some to that of Brasenose in which last he had been a Student before he was elected into Merton Another of both his names but later in time was sometimes Pastor of a Church in Norwich and author of The Glory of Christ set forth in several Sermons from John 3. 34 35 36. c. published after the authors death in 1683. oct JOHN JONES the ornament of the English Benedictines in his time was born in London but descended from a family of his name living at Llan-Vrinach in Brecknockshire elected Scholar of S. Johns coll from Merchant Taylors School in 1591 aged 16 and soon after became Chamberfellow there with Will Land who was afterwards Archb. of Canterbury This person being entred and settled in a Jurists place he applyed himself to the study of the Civil Law and made a considerable progress therein but his mind being much inclined to the Rom. Religion
the Univ. of Oxon and became a considerable benefactor thereunto particularly to the reparation of Canon Law School in S. Edwards parish to the finishing of the re-edification of S. Maries Church and of the edification of the Divinity School In all which places were his Arms set up in colours in the Windows or else engraven in Stone But such is the vicissitude of time that nothing of Arms or any thing like them doth at this time remain Those that belonged to him were Quarterly gules and ermine a Goats head erased in the first and fourth quarter argent given or else taken in allusion to the Arms of the Corporation of Shomakers of which Corporation the Father of this Archb. was as 't is said a member They were curiously engraven on Stone at the bottom of the Stone-pulpit in St. Maries Church as also the rebus of his name an M. upon a Tun. Which Pulpit was pulled down when the inside of that Church was alter'd while Dr. Ralph Bathurst was Vicechancellor an 1676. They were also engraven on the Respondents Pew or Seat of Stone in the Divinity School which also were taken away when the inside of that School was altered an 1669. to what it now is But tho these monuments are decayed yet the memory of the person is fresh among some men who have said that he was a wife and eloquent man but in his nature harsh and haughty that he was much accepted by the King but envied by the Nobility and hated by the people He won the Kings mind with secrecy and diligence chiefly because he was his old servant in his less fortunes and for that also he was in his affections not without an inveterate malice against the House of York under which he had been in trouble Whatsoever else was in the man he deserveth a most happy memory in that he was the principal means of joyning the two Roses At length dying of great years about 90. but of strong health and powers about the latter end of Septemb. in fiveteen hundred year 1500 was buried in the Cath. Church of Canterbury before the image of the Virgin Mary commonly called Our Lady of Vndercroft Over his Stone-coffin or Sepulcher which was but just deposited in the ground was a marble-stone laid even with the surface of the pavement which stone being afterwards crack'd and broken several parts of his body wrap'd up in divers Cear-cloathes were taken away by certain rude and barbarous people At length the head being only in a manner remaining in the said Stone-coffin 't was beg'd out of a pious mind purposely to save it of Dr. Sheldon Archb. of Canterbury in 1670. by that truly noble and generous Rophe Shedon of Beoley in Worcestershire Esquire who esteeming it as a choice relique provided a leaden box to preserve it with its Cear-cloathes about it and with great devotion kept it to his dying day an 1684. Afterwards that choice relique with very many rarities which he in his life time had gathered together came by vertue of his last Will into the hands of his Uncles Daughter named Frances Sheldon sometimes one of the maids of honour to Catherine the Royal Consort of King Charles 2. The said Cardinal Moreton did by his last Will and Testament leave maintenance for a Priest to celebrate Mass for 20. years space in the Church of Bere in Dorsetshire for the Soul of him the said Archbishop and for the Souls of his relations and parents buried there He also left maintenance during that time for 20 poor Scholars in Oxon and ten in Cambridge I find one John Moreton to be made Prebend of Whitchurch in the Church of Wells on the resignation of Robert Stillington afterwards B. of Bath and Wells in July 1447. and Minister of Axbridge and Charlton Mesgrose in the Dioc. of B. and Wells but this John Moreton who died about the month of Dec. 1463. is in the registers belonging to the Bish of B. and Wells written Sacrae Theologiae Professor I find also another Joh. Moreton who translated into English Speculum Vitae Christi written by S. Bonaventure Which John was living in 1438 in which year he with his Wife Juliana were admitted among the Suffrages and Prayers of the Dominicans or Black Fryers at York THOMAS LANGTON was born in a Market Town called Appleby in Westmorland where being educated in Religion and Grammar learning among the Carmes or White Friers was at ripe years sent to Oxon particularly as it seems to Queens coll but a pest breaking out in the University soon after he went to Cambridge and became a member of Clare hall one saith of Pembroke hall took the degrees in the Canon Law in which afterwards he was incorporated at Oxon and had considerable Dignities in the Church bestowed him among which was the Prebendship of S. Ducaman in the Church of Wells an 1478. In 1483 he being about that time Provost of Qu. coll in Oxon and Master of S. Julians Hospital in Southampton was consecrated Bishop of S. Davids whence being translated to the See of Salisbury on the death of Leonel Woodvill had restitution made to him of the temporalities belonging thereunto 4. May 1 Rich. 3. dom 1484. In a certain writing in Queens coll treasury dat 19. Aug. 4. Hen. 7. dom 1489. he occurs by the titles of Doctor of the Laws Bishop of Salisbury and Provost of Qu. coll Whence we may conclude that he kept the said Provostship in Commendam with Salisbury as probably he had done with S. Davids In 1493. he was translated to the See of Winchester and had restitution made to him of the temporalities thereof 27. June the same year Where being setled he put in practice his good deeds which he had done at Sarum viz. by shewing himself a Mecaenas of learning for which I find he had so great respect that he took care to have youths trained up at his own charge in Grammar and Musick the last of which he was infinitely delighted in in a School which he set apart within the precincts of his house It was usual with him and he took a great pleasure in it to make his scholars or exhibitioners repeat at night before him such dictates that they in the day time had learned from their Master and such that could give a laudable account he either encouraged with good words or small rewards saying to those about him that the way to increase vertue was to praise it c. In his episcopal office he behaved himself so well that he was in great authority with three Kings especially for his learning religion and experience in civil affairs annd had not death snatch'd him untimely away would have succeeded Moreton in the See of Canterbury He died in the beginning of the year fifteen hundred and one and was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Winchester near to the tomb and shrine of S. Swithune By his last will and test which I
coll to which he was partly in his life time but more at his death a special benefactor Afterwards he became Chancellor of the diocess of Worcester in the place of Dr. Thomâ— Hanybal an 1518. and about that time Archdeacon of Glocester and Warden of the collegiate Church of Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire At length his abilities being made known to K. Hen. 8. he was by him employed beyond the Seas concerning state affairs was made Doctor of the Laws there one of the Kings Counsellors at his return a chief agitator for the King in defence of his divorce from his first Wife Qu. Catherine especially in the University of Oxon by endeavouring to gain the opinion of the members thereof concerning that matter as I have told you elsewhere and in 1531. was incorporated Doctor of his faculty as he had stood beyond the Seas In 1539. he was elected Bishop of Worcester the temporalities of which being restored to him on the fourth of Aug. the same year he was soon after consecrated In 1543. he abdicated or rather resigned his See but for what cause is yet uncertain Whereupon retiring to Clerkenwell near London lived there for some years year 1556 and dying on the eleventh day of August in fifteen hundred fifty and six was buried on the north side of the Chancel belonging to the Church of Islyngton near London By his last will k and test dated 10. of Aug. 1556. he bequeathed very liberally to the poor people of Stratford upon Avon before-mention'd to the poor of Bromesgrave in Worcestershire Tadcaster Wymbersley c. at which places 't is probable he had been beneficed He also gave 100 marks to certain poor Scholars of Oxon and Cambridge in which last University he seems to have received a part of his education One Joh. Bell D. D. was Dean of Ely and dying 31. of Octob. 1591. was buried in the Cath. Ch. there but what relation there was between him and the Bishop I cannot tell HENRY MAN was bred a Carthusian Monk and of the Carthusians at Shene in Surrey became Prior which Monastery he with his brethren surrendring into the Kings hands at the dissolution of Religious houses had a Pension allowed to him for some years In 1539. he took the degrees in Divinity in this University of Oxon and in the latter end of Hen. 8. was made the second Dean of Chester in the place of one Tho. Clerk and about that time tho the year when appear not was promoted to the Episcopal See of the Isle of Man He departed this mortal life at London on the 19. of Oct. in fifteen hundred fifty and six year 1556 and was buried in the chancel of the Church of S. Andrew Vndershaft within that City In his Deanery succeeded VVill. Clyve or Clyffe LL. D. who had been Chantor and afterwards Treasurer of the Cath. Ch. at York but the year when I cannot justly say or whether the said Dr. Man kept the said Deanery in commendam with his Bishoprick and in the See of Man succeeded Thom. Stanley as I shall hereafter tell you JOHN BYRDE was made Bishop of Bangor in 1539. and translated thence to Chester in 1541. but deprived of that See by Qu. Mary for being married in the year 1553. He paid his last debt to nature in fifteen hundred fifty and six year 1556 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the said See succeeded George Cootes of whom I have made mention before but died about an year before Byrde JOHN CHAMBERS a Benedictine Monk was partly educated in Oxon but more in Cambridge in which University he was as it seems admitted to the reading of the sentences In 1528. he was made Abbat of Peterborough in which Town he was born upon the decease of one Rob. Kirton and living to see his Monastery dissolved was by the favour of K. Hen. 8. nominated the first Bishop of that place when the said King by his charter dated 4. Sept. 1541 erected an Episcopal See there On the said day the temporalities of it were delivered to him and on the 23. of Oct. following was consecrated thereunto which is all I know of him only that he was a worldly man and that dying in the winter time before the month of Decemb. in fifteen hundred fifty and six year 1556 was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Peterborough The reader is now to know that Dr. Fr. Godwin doth in his Commentary of English Bishops tells us that the said Joh. Chambers was Doctor of Physick bred up in Merton college and afterwards Dean of S. Stephens cell in Westminster but very much mistaken for that John Chambers Bach. of Div. and Bishop died in 1556. as 't is before told you and the other who was Dr. of Physick and Dean died 1549. Pray be pleased to see more in the Fasti under the year 1531. among the incorporations ROBERT KYNGE was descended from the ancient Kings of Devonshire as the posterity of his brother Thomas say but where he was born unless in Oxfordshire I cannot justly tell While he was young being much addicted to religion and learning was made a Cistercian Monk and among those of that order did he for some years live in Rewley Abby in the West suburb of Oxon and partly as I conceive for the sake of learning among the Bernardins in their coll in the North suburb of the said City In 1506. he as a Cistercian Monk was admitted to the reading of the sentences and in 1510. 13. and 15. he supplicated to be licensed to proceed in Divinity by the title of a Monk of the order of S. Benedict in the last of which years he occurs Abbat of Bruerne near to Burford in Oxfordshire anciently founded for Monks of Cisteaux which is a branch of the Benedictine order as the Bernardins are In 1518. he proceeded in Divinity in an Act celebrated on the last of Febr. and afterwards was made Abbat of Thame in Oxfordshire the Monks of which were also Cistercians About the time that the Abbey of Osney near Oxon was to be dissolved he was made Abbat commendatary thereof being then a Suffragan or titular Bishop under the title of Roven Rovenesis in the province of Athens by which name or title I find him to occur in 1539. In 1542. when Oxford was made an Episcopal See by K. Hen. 8. and the Abbey of Osney appointed to be the place of habitation of the Dean and Canons of the Cathedral to be there he the said Rob. Kynge was made and constituted the first Bishop in the beginning of Sept. the same year at which time Glocester coll was appointed his Palace or place of residence the Abbats lodgings at Osney for the Dean and the other lodgings in that Abbey for the Canons and Officers belonging to the Cathedral In 1546. when the said Cath. Ch. at Osney was translated to Cardinal coll alias Kings coll or the coll of K. Hen. 8. in
three year 1563 and was buried in the Parish Church of Matherne where the Bishop of Landaff hath a Palace in Monmouthshire after he had gone through several changes of times and had taken the Oath of Q. Elizabeths Supremacy over the Church of England which no Popish Bishop in the beginning of her reign did besides this man ROWLAND MERRICK was born in the Isle of Anglesey mostly educated in Academical learning in S. Edwards hall a noted place for Civilians sometimes situated near S. Edwards Church became Principal while he was Bachelaur of the Civil Law of New Inn afterwards Doctor of his faculty Chancellour of the Church of S. David Canon residentiary thereof in the time of K. Ed. 6. being then one of the persons that drew up Articles against Rob. Ferrar Bishop of that place and at length Bishop of Bangor to which See being elected and consecrated an 1559. aged 54 years received the temporalities belonging thereunto 21. of March the same year He died in the beginning of the year fifteen hundred sixty and six year 1566 and was buried in the Chancel of the Cath. Church of Bangor under that place where the Table stood in the time of Communion Over his grave was an inscription afterwards put the contents of which I know not as yet He left behind him a Son named Gelly Merick of Hascard in Pembrokshire afterwards a Knight and a great Favourite of that most popular and generous Count Robert Earl of Essex in whose treasons having been deeply engaged suffered death at Tybourne in the beginning of the year 1601. In the See of Bangor succeeded Dr. Merick one Nich. Robinson a Welsh man and D. D. of Cambridge who after he had suffered calamities for the Protestant cause in the reign of Q. Mary became after her death domestick Chaplain to Matthew Archb. of Canterbury and dignified Vir fuit prudens as 't is said of him illis humanioribus literis atque Theologia non minus excultus quam latina patriaque lingua facundus c. He died in the summer time an 1584. leaving then behind him a Widdow named Jane Robinson alias Brereton and several Sons After him followed Dr. Hugh Bellot of Cambridge who was consecrated Bishop of Bangor 25. Jan. 1584. THOMAS YONG a learned Civilian Son of John Yong of Pembrokshire by Elianor his Wife was born in that County became a Student in the Univ. of Oxon in Broadgates hall as it seems about the year 1528. where applying his muse to the study of the Civil Law took a degree in that faculty nine years after being then in sacred Orders In 1542. he was made principal of the said hall and soonafter Chantor and Canon of S. Davids where being much scandalized at the unworthy actions of Rob. Ferrar Bishop of that place did with others draw up articles against him which being proved before the Kings Commissioners the said Bishop was imprison'd in the time of K. Ed. 6. In the reign of Q. Mary Th. Yong fled from the nation for religion sake and remained in Germany in an obscure condition during her time But when Q. Elizabeth came to the Crown and H. Morgan another accuser of Rob. Ferrar had been depriv'd of his Bishoprick of S. Davids the said Yong was design'd to succeed him Whereupon being consecrated thereunto 21. January 1559. aged 52 years or thereabouts the temporalities of the said See were delivered to him on the 23. of March following Where sitting till Feb. 1560. was then translated to York and about the same time was made President of the Queens Council in the north parts of England In Feb. 1564. he was actually created Doctor of the Civil Law and dying on the 26. June in fifteen hundred sixty and eight year 1562 was buried at the east end of the Choire of his Cath. Ch. at York Over his grave was soon after laid a marble stone with this Epitaph on it Thomas Yongus nuper Eboracensis Archiepiscopus Civilis juris Doctor peritissimus quem propter gravitatem summum ingenium eximiam prudentiam excellentemque rerum politicarum scientiam illustrissima Regina septentionalibus hujus regni partibus Praesidem constituit quo magistratu quinque annos perfunctus est Sedit Archiepiscopus annos septem sex menses Obiit Vicessimo sexto die mensis Junii an 1568. He had taken to Wife in his elderly years one Jane daughter of Thom. Kynaston of Estwick in Shropshire by whom he had issue George Yong afterwards a Knight living in York 1612. for whose sake the father being covetous of wealth pulled down a goodly hall belonging to him as Archbishop for the greediness of the lead as 't is said that covered it Concerning which matter there is a large story extant related by an author who was no friend to married Bishops DAVID POLE or Poole of noble race as it seems became fellow of Allsouls coll in 1520. took the degrees of Civ and Can. Law that of Doctor being compleated in 1527. at which time being Archdeacon of Salop he was much in esteem for his great sufficiencies in those Laws Afterwards he was made Dean of the Arches Archdeacon of Derby and Chancellour of the diocess of Lichf and Coventry At length upon the death of Joh. Chambers being nominated to the See of Peterborough was consecrated thereunto on the 15. Aug. 1557. and on the 28. of January following had the temporalities thereof delivered to him In 1559. about the time of Midsummer he was deprived of his Bishoprick for denying the Queens supremacy being then esteemed a grave person and a very quiet subject Whereupon being committed to custody for a time was soon after set at liberty Principis beneficio as one tells us in agro suo matura aetate decessit He gave way to fate in the latter end of May or beginning of June year 1568 in fifteen hundred sixty and eight but where unless near to S. Pauls Cathedral in London or where buried I cannot tell All his books of Law and Divinity which were then at London and Peterborough he gave to the Library of Allsoules coll In the said See of Peterborough succeeded Edm. Scambler Bach. afterwards Doct. of div a native of Gressingham in Lancashire and Chaplain to Mathew Archb. of Canterbury to which being consecrated 16. Jan. 1560. held in commendam with it the Prebendship of Wistow in the Church of York and the first Canonry in the sixth stall in the Church of Westminster for the space of two or more years He was a learned man a zealous enemy against the Papists yet an impairer of the honour privileges and revenues of the Bishoprick of Peterborough After his translation to Norwych succeeded in Peterborough Dr. Rich. Howland Master of S. Johns coll in Cambridge who dying in 1600. was succeeded in the said See by Tho. Dove D. D. and Dean of Norwych sometimes of Pembroke hall in Cambridge and one of the first Scholars of Jesus
the Peace of Oxfordshire He was consecrated B. of Bristow 9. May 1619. upon the translation of Dr. Nich. Felton to Ely which was made 14. March 1618. The said Dr. Searchfield died on the eleventh of Oct. in sixteen hundred year 1622 twenty and two and was buried near to the Communion Table at the upper end of the Choire of the Cath. Ch. of Bristow leaving then one Son or more behind him begotten on the body of his Wife Mrs. Anne Huchenson of Rewley near Oxon. Over his grave was a stone soon after laid with an epitaph thereon but removed thence by Dr. Rich. Thompson Dean of that Church when he raised the Communion Table In the said See of Bristow succeeded Dr. Rob. Wright tho one Kevercher as he is called tug'd hard for it RICHARD PARRY Son and Heir of Joh. Parry was born at Ruthyn in Denbighshire educated in Westminster School under Camden for some time elected Student of Ch. Ch. in 1579. aged 19 years took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became School-master as 't is said of Ruthyn before-mentioned In 1598. he proceeded D. of div and whether he was before that time Dean of Bangor I cannot tell Sure it is that that dignity was enjoyed by one Rowland Thomas who died in 1588. Afterwards when K. Jam. 1. who had an especial respect for his learning came to the English Crown he soon after promoted him to the See of S. Asaph To which being consecrated on the 30. Dec. 1604. he received the temporalities belonging thereunto on the 5. of Jan. following He ended his days at Diesert commonly called Dyssart in Flintshire on the 26. of Sept. in sixteen hundred twenty and three year 1623 and was buried in the Cath. Ch. of S. Asoph The year before he died he left a pension of 6 l. per an to Jesus coll for the maintenance of a poor Scholar born in the Town of Ruthyn or in the diocess of S. Asaph to be paid by his Son Richard and his Heirs for ever See more in Hist Antiq. Vniv. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 317. a. He assisted Dr. Will. Morgan B. of Landaff in the translating the Bible into Welsh and after his death had a Lat. Sermon ad clerum on Rev. 3. ver 4. printed under his name 1628. in oct WILLIAM BISHOP sometimes a Member of Gloucester hall as it seems became Bishop of Chalcedon titular only about 1622. and died in the beginning of the year sixteen hundred twenty and four year 1624 under which year you may see more of him among the writers In the said See he was succeeded by Dr. Richard Smith another Oxford man by education but the year when I cannot tell Of this Rich. Smith I shall make large mention elsewhere MILES SMITH sometimes a Member of Brasâ—â—se coll afterwards Petty-Canon of Ch. Ch. was consecrated B. of Glocester in 1612. and died in sixteen hundred twenty and four under which year you may see more of him year 1624 among the writers In the said See of Glocester succeeded Godfrey Goodman born at Ruthyn in Denbighshire in the first Gregorian year an Dom. 1582 -1583 〈◊〉 28-Mar 10. between the hours of one and two in the morning being the Son of Godfr Goodman Gent. Nephew to Dr. Gabr. Goodman by Jane Cruxton his Wife made Chorister and after Scholar of Westminster under Camden an 1592. Scholar of Trin. coll in Cambridge in 1600. Parson of Stapleford-Abbats in Essex 1607. Canon of Windsore 1617. installed Dean of Rochester in the place of Dr. Rob. Scot deceased 6. Jan. 1620. and at length was made B. of Glout in 1625. with leave to hold his Canonry of Windsore and the Rectory of West-Ildesley in Berks in Commendam About which time maintaining several heterodox opinions in his Sermons at Court he was check'd for so doing in 1626. In 1640. he dissented from the Canons for which after three admonitions pronounced by Archb. Laud in little more than half an hour to subscribe he was to his great honour as 't was esteemed by some imprison'd and thereupon accounted a Papist In certain writings which sometimes belonged to Archbishop Laud I find these matters relating to Goodman The Synod was dissolved 29. May 1640. wherein were 17 Canons subscribed by the Bishops Deans Archdeacons and Doctors to the number of 100. or 120. The last business insisted on was of the deprivation of Dr. Goodman Bishop of Glocester for refusing to subscribe to the said Canons which had been done by all the Bishops except him of Gloc. and all the lower house of Convocation With much perswasions he was drawn to subscribe notwithstanding after his subscribing for his obstinate refusal at first and the scandal of it he was by both houses with a general consent suspended ab officio beneficio till he had given the King and Church satisfaction The Archbishop upon his refusal to subscribe told him that he must be either a Papist or Socinian or Puritan which he utterly denied and said it was a matter of another nature c. Afterwards the Archbishop made an exhortation to the Clergy wherein he exhorted them to carry themselves well both in life and doctrine And professed that all his sufferings were for supporting them and this he spake with a great deal of passion He protested before God that the King was far from Popery that there was no man in England more ready to be a Martyr for Religion than his Majesty Bishop Goodman who was first committed to a Pursevant and afterwards to the Gate-house wrote a letter to Archb. Laud and told him he dissented from the Canons and entred an Act in the 19. Session to that purpose c. In 1643. he the said Goodman was plunder'd spoyl'd rob'd and utterly undone His losses were so extraordinary and excessive great that he was ashamed to confess them lest they might seem incredible and lest others might condemn him of folly and improvidence About that time he lived obscurely in S. Margarets Parish within the City of Westminster in the house of one Mrs. Sibilla Eglionby making frequent use of the Cottonian Library and the company of certain R. Priests whose perswasion he having taken up for several years before died at length in their belief Fr. à S. Clara his old acquaintance being then with him on the nineteenth day of Jan. 1655. whereupon his body was buried near to the Font in S. Margarets Church leaving then behind him the character of a harmless man that he was hurtful to none but himself that he was pitiful to the poor and hospitable to his neighbours In his last Will and Testament dated 17. Jan. and proved 16. Feb. 1655. I find these matters I do profess that as I have lived so I die most constant in all the Articles of our Christian Faith and in all the doctrine of Gods holy Catholick and Apostolick Church whereof I do acknowledge the Church of Rome to be the Mother Church And I do verily believe
that no other Church hath any salvation in it but only so far as it concurs with the Faith of the Church of Rome My body to be buried in S. Marg. Ch. in Westminster near to the Font in the meanest manner according to the deserts of my Sins Item I give 20 s. for the painting or otherwise of the said Font. It. I give my tenement in Yale and the two tenements in Caernarvanshire Cordmaur and Tudne to the Town of Ruthyn in Denbighshire where I was born c. The rent of the tenement in Yale he bequeathed to several uses and among the rest was 20 l. to be given to some Gentleman who should desire to travel and that he together with good security should undertake within the compass of two years to live two months in Germany two months in Italy two months in France and two months in Spain and that his own kindred be chosen before others for that purpose c. The books that he designed for Chelsey college he gave to Trin. coll in Cambridge but with this condition that if Chelsey coll be ever restored the books should be restored thereunto He gave 16 l. to outed and sequestred Ministers of the Loyal Party and a 100 l. to poor distressed Church-men Rom. Catholicks according to the discretion of his Executors Gabriel Goodman and Mrs. Sib. Eglionby He desired also that his collection of notes be perused by some Scholar and if any thing should be found worthy of printing that they be published c. It must be now known that in hate and detestation of Socinianism he did in his younger years examine all the mysteries in Religion and all the miracles in Scripture how far they agreed with natural reason and wherein they transcended and thereupon did publish a book intit The fall of man or the corruption of nature proved by natural reason Lond. 1616. and 1624. qu. And then he undertook to proceed in the rest of the Mysteries Together with these he drew up an History from the beginning of the World to his time and so he ended with the Church of England as seâ—led by Laws little regarding the opinion of particular men but Statutes Acts of State Proclamations Injunctions c. In which work he was much beholding to Sir Tho. Cottons Library But these with the rest of his goods were lost and whether they were ever recovered before his death I know not He hath also written Arguments or animadversions and digressions on a book intit An apology or declaration of the power and providence of God in the government of the World c. written by Dr. George Hakewill Which arguments and digressions are with Hakewills answere involved in the sixth book of the said Apology printed at Oxon the third time 1635. fol. See more in G. Hakewill among the writers an 1649. Bishop Goodman also wrote The Court of K. James by Sir A. W. reviewed 'T is a MS. in a thin fol. in Bodl. Library and hath this beginning I cannot say that I was an eye and ear-witness but truly I have been an observer of the times and what I shall relate of my own knowledge God knows is most true My conjecturals I conceive c. The conclusion which is imperfect is this Yet notwithstanding I have given him Sir A. W. the name of a Knight because he hath pleased so to stile himself and that I might not offend him This manuscript book was made in answer to a published book intit The court and character of King James Lond. 1650. oct written and taken by Sir A. W. Which book being accounted a most notorious Libel especially by the Loyalists and Court-party was also answered in print by Anonymus intit Anlicus Coquinariae or a vindication in answer to a Pamphlet intituled The Court and Character of K. James c. Lond. 1650. The author of the said Court and Character was one Sir Anth. Weldon of Kent whose Parent took rise from Queen Elizabeths Kitchin and left it a legacy for preferment of his Issue Sir Anthony went the same way and by grace of the Court got up to the Green-cloth in which place attending K. James into Scotland he practiced there to libel that Nation Which at his return home was found wrapt up in a Record of that Board and by the hand being known to be his he was deservedly removed from his place as unworthy to eat his bread whose birth-right he had so vilely defamed Yet by favour of the King with a piece of money in his purse and a pension to boot to preserve him loyal during his life tho as a bad creditor he took this course to repay him to the purpose In his life-time he discovered part of this piece to his Fellow-courtier who earnestly disswaded him not to publish so defective and false a scandal which as it seems in Conscience he so declined I have also been credibly informed that Sir A. Weldon did at the beginning of the Long Parliament communicate the MS. of it to the Lady Elizab. Sedley Mother to Sir Will. and Sir Charles accounted a very sober and prudent Woman who after perusal did lay the vileness of it so much to Sir Anthony's door that he was resolved never to make it publick Which perhaps is the reason why a certain author should say that with some regret of what he had maliciously written did intend it for the fire and died repentant tho since stolen to the Press out of a Ladies closet And if this be true our exceptions may willingly fall upon the practice of the publisher of the said libel who by his additions may abuse us with a false story which he discovers to the Reader in five remarkable passages and therefore in some manner gives us occasion to spare our censure on Sir Anthony who was dead some time before the said libel was published The second edition of it printed at Lond. in oct an 1651. is dedicated to the said noble Lady Elizab. Sedley and hath added to it 1 The Court of K. Charles continued unto the beginning of these unhappy times c. 2 Observations instead of a character upon this King from his Childhood 3 Certain Observations before Q. Elizabeths death But these are not animadverted upon by Aulicus Coq or B. Goodman because they came out after they had written their respective answers The said Bishop Goodman hath also written The two mysteries of Christian religion the ineffable Trinity and wonderful incarnation explicated c. Lond 1653. qu. Dedicated by one Epist to Oliver Cromwell L. General and by another to the Master Fellows Scholars and Students of Trin coll in Cambridge Also An Account of his sufferings which is only a little pamphlet printed 1650. BERNARD ADAMS was born in Middlesex in the diocess of London admitted Scholar of Trinity coll in 1583. aged 17 years fellow five years after and when Master of Arts he went into Ireland where by the favour of the Lord
following 12. Rich. Creke of Magd. Coll. Jan. 19. John Barefoot of C. C. Coll. Chaplain to Ambrose Earl of Warwick In 1581 he became Archdeacon of Lincoln in the place of Dr. John Robinson mention'd among the Incorporations an 1566 and dying in 1595 was succeeded in that Dignity by Rich. Cleyton D. D. collated thereunto 29 August the same year After Cleyton followed John Hills D. D. Master of S. Catherins Coll. or Hall in Cambridge who was collated to it 21 Sept. 1612. He died in 1626 about the month of Sept. and was buried in the Chancel of the Church at Horsheath in Cambridgeshire where there was if not still a Monument in the Wall over his grave Jan. 19. Barthelmew Chamberlayne of Trin. Coll. Edmund Bunney of Mert. Coll. did supplicate for the said Degree in February but was not admitted Incorporations July 7. Edward Chapman Bach. of Div. of Cambridge He was soon after admitted Doctor as I have before told you 14. William Whitaker or Whittaker Bach. of Divinity of the said University This famous Divine for Learning and Life was born at Holme in the Parish of Burndâ—ey in Lancashire initiated there in Grammar learning taken thence by his Uncle Alexander Nowell Dean of Pauls and by him maintained in his house and put to the Free School there At eighteen years of age he was sent to Trin. Coll. in Cambridge took the Degrees in Arts and the first thing that made him known for his excellency in the Gr. Tongue was the turning his Uncles Catechism into that Language Afterwards being famous for Theology he was made the Kings Professor in that Faculty and stood up in defence of the Protestant Religion and Church of England against Edmund Campian Nicholas Saunders William Rainolds Robert Bellarmine Thomas Stapleton c. At length having much impoverished his weak Body by continual study even at that time when the Question was so rise among the Divines Whether a true and justifying faith may be lost he was freed from this Body of flesh and lost his life having left behind him the desire and love of the present times and the envy of Posterity that cannot bring forth his parallel He gave way to Fate 4 December an 1595 aged 47 and was buried in the Chappel belonging to S. Johns Coll. in Cambridge of which Coll. he had several years before been Master His Works are printed in Latin in two folio's at Genev. 1610. July 15. Gâ—vase Babington M. of A. of the same University of Cambridge He was a Nottinghamshire man born was Fellow of Trinity Coll afterwards Chaplain to Henry Earl of Pembroke Treasurer of Landaff and successively Bishop of Landaff Exeter and Worcester He published several Books of Div. which were all printed in one Volume in fol Lond. 1615 and go under the name of his Works He died in the year 1610 at which time he enriched the Library belonging to the Church at Worcester with many choice Books Brute Babington B. of A. of this University was incorporated the same day so also was William Cotton M. A. This person who was Son of John Cotton Citizen of Londâ—n third Son of Richard eight Son of John Cotton or Coton of Humpstable Ridware in Staffordshire was partly educated in Guildford School in Surrey afterwards in Queens Coll. in Cambridge and took the usual Degrees Some years after he became Archdeacon of Lewis Canon residentiary of S. Pauls Cath. Church and at length Bishop of Exeter He died at Silverton in Devon 26 August 1621 and was buried on the south side of the Choire or Presbytery of the Cath. Church at Exeter One William Cotton Fellow of Magd. Coll. in Oxon was admitted M. of A. in June 1577 but what relation there was between him and the Bishop I cannot tell This year also Sept. 1. Edward Stanhope Doct. of the Civ Law of Trinity Coll. in the said University did supplicate in a Convention called simile primum that he might be incorporated in the said Degree which tho granted simpliciter yet it appears not that he was incorporated He was afterwards a Knight Chancellour to the Bishop of London and Vicar General to the Archb. of Canterbury He paid his last debt to Nature on the sixteenth day of March an 1608 and was buried near to the great north door within the Cathedral Church of S. Paul in London He was Brother to John Lord Stanhope of Harrington An. Dom. 1579. An. 22 Elizab. An. 22 Elizab. Chanc. the same viz. Robert Earl of Leicester Vicechanc. Tobie Mathew D. D. Dean of Ch. Ch. July 14. Proct. Will. Zouch of Ch. Ch. Isaac Vpton of Magd. Coll. Elected in Congregation 29 April Bach. of Arts. May 16. Robert Abbot of Ball. Coll. Afterwards a deep Divine and Bishop of Salisbury 19. John Philipps The same I think who was afterwards B. of the Isle of Man June 3. Robert Sackvile of Hart Hall See among the Masters following Oct. 16. Edwyn Sandys of C. C. William Tooker Roger Hacket of New Coll. 22. Edward Philipps of Broadgates Jan. 14. Henry Perry of Glocester Hall 26. John King of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards Bishop of London Feb. 12. Thomas Hariot of S. Maries George Carleton of S. Edm. Hall The first of which two was afterwards an eminent Mathematician and the other a Divine and B. of Chichester 17. Isaac Colfe of Broadgates Hall March 9. Lawr. Hyde of Magd. Hall He was afterwards a Knight and Attorney to Queen Anno the Consort of King Jam. 1. Thomas Savile was admitted the same day See among the Masters an 1584. Admitted 128 or thereabouts Bach. of Law Eight were admitted of whom Gervase Carrington was one who in 1576 had been installed Prebendary of Worcester on the resignation of Arth. Dudley M. of A. Mast of Arts. June 3. Robert Sackvile of Hart. Hall He was now three years standing in the University and was in honour to his noble Race admitted Bach. and Master of Arts in one and the same Congregation On the 13 of July following he was Senior of the Act then celebrated and in 1608 succeeded his Father in the Earldom of Dorset July 6. George Peele of Ch. Ch. 9. Hen. Smith of Hart Hall See among the Masters in 1583. 10. John Bond of New Coll. Thomas Hethe or Heath of All 's Coll. was adm the same day Adm. 75. Bach. of Div. May 4. Hieronim Schlick Count of Passan or Passaun Lord in Weiskirden and Slackenward who had studied two years in the University of Prague and five in Lips where he professed Divinity and twice in one year elected Rector of the Univ. of Marpurg was then admitted to the reading of the Sentences or as 't was now call'd to the reading of any book of S. Pauls Epistles that is to the degree of Bach. of Divinity This the Members of the University did readily grant not only because he was an honorable person but also for that his Parents and Relations had suffered much in the Smalcaldic War for
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
two parts 1. of Divines 2. of Novility c. Lond. 1683 fol. before which is a canting narrative of his own life He died at Thistleworth or Istleworth in Middlesex 25 Dec. 1682. 3 Sam. Clark of Pembroke Hall in Cambridge who published certain matters in 1649 and after c. Jun. 25. Will. Kingsley of All 's Coll. 26. Joh. Flavell of Broadgates Hall July 4. Hen. Seward of Brasn Coll. Compounders The first of these three was at this time Archdeacon of Canterbury and died about the beginning of the year 1648. The second was a Dignitary and Rector of Tallaton in Devonshire where he died in 1623. Another of both his names was a Writer of Wadham Coll. as you may see among the Writers an 1617 and a third who was a Devonian born and Son or at least near of kin to him of Tallaton hath published several things some of which are mention'd in Joh. Flavell of Wadh. Coll. and was living divers years after the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. but whether he was of the Univ. of Oxon I cannot yet tell Jo. Flavell of Tallatâ—n had a Son named Thomas who was Bach. of Arts of Trin Coll. in this University afterwards Vicar of Mullian and Rector of Great Ruan in Cornwal also Prebendary of Exeter and died 1682 aged 77 years 9. Edw. Gee of Brasn 15. Edw. Chetwynd of Exet. Oct. 23. John Moseley of Magd. Nov. 7. Hâ—nr Beaumont of All 's Coll. The last of which was a Compounder being at this time Dean of Peterborough and Canon of Windsore In 1622 May 18. he was installed Dean of Windsore in the room of Marc. Anton. de Dominis who in Feb. going before had left England This Dr. Beaumont died 30 June 1627 and was buried in S. George's Chap. there on the right side of the grave of Tho. Danett one of his Predecessors in that Deanery See more in the Incorporations an 1571. Feb. 10. Rich. Carpenter Joh. Standard of Ex. Coll. Both of these were learned men and so taken to be by Dr. Joh. Prideaux as I have elsewhere told you Dr. Standard was afterwards a Justice of Peace for Oxfordshire being Lord of Whithill and dying 16 Dec. 1647 aged 66 was buried in the Churchyard at Tackley in the said County Incorporations Apr. 24. Tho. Farnabie M. A. of Cambr. sometimes of Merton Coll. in this University and afterwards the eminent Schoolmaster of Kent I shall mention him at large in the second Volume of this work Jul. 2. Ralph Rand M. A. of S. Andrew in Scotland 9. Joh. Hacket M. A. of Trin. Coll. in Cambr. About this time he wrot a Latin Comedy called Loiola printed at Lond. 1648. in oct was afterwards D. of D. Parson of S. Andrews Church in Holbourn near London Chaplain to K. Charles 1. Residentiary of S. Pauls and a great sufferer in the time of the Rebellion At length after the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. to whom he was Chaplain in ordinary he became Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry to which being consecrated at Lambeth 22 Dec. 1661 sate there to the time of his death 28 Oct. 1670 aged 79. Afterwards came out under his name Christian Consolations taught from five heads in Religion printed 1671 in tw and A century of Sermons c. Lond. 1675 fol. Rob. Farsereus or Faisereus M. A. of Lovaine was incorporated the same day Jan. 14. Edw. Kellet M. A. of Kings Coll. in Cambr. He was at this time Rector of Ragborough and Crocombe in Somersetshire and afterwards Canon residentiary of Exeter His Writings speak him a learned man some of which are 1 Miscellanies in Divinity in 3 books c. Camb. 1633 fol. 2 The threefold supper of Christ in the night that he was betrayed Lond. 1641 fol. besides Sermons of which one is entit A return from Argier preached at Minhead in Somersetshire 16 Mar. 1627 at the readmission of a relapsed Christian into our Church on Gal. 5. 2. Lond. 1628 qu. This was preached in the morning of the third Sunday in Lent and in the Afternoon preached Dr. Hen. Byam on the same occasion but not on the same subject He the said Kellet was a sufferer if I mistake not in the time of the Rebellion which began 1642. Febr. 20. Joh. Foxeroft Bach. of Arts of Cambr. See more among the Masters in the year following This year was a Supplicate made for one John Hayward LL. D. and Historiographer of Chelsey Coll. near to London to be incorporated in the same Faculty but whether he was really so I cannot tell In the year 1619 he received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty at Whitehall being then accounted a learned and godly man and one better read in Theological Authors than in those belonging to his own profession The Titles of all or of most of the Books that he published you may see in the Oxford Catalogue As for those of History which he hath published the phrase and words in them were in their time esteemed very good only some have wish'd that in his History of Hen. 4. he had not called Sir Hugh Lynne by so light a word as Mad-cap tho he were such and that he had not changed his Historical stile into a Drammatical where he induceth a Mother uttering a Womans passion in the case of her Son This Sir Joh. Hayward ended his days in his house in the Parish of Great S. Barthelmew in London on Wednesday 27 June 1627 and was buried in the Church belonging to that Parish You may see more of him in Camdens Annals of Qu. Elizab. under the year 1601 where you 'll find him punished by a tedious Imprisonment for an unseasonable Edition of one of his books Creations Jul. 9. Francis Stewart of Ch. Ch. Knight of the Bath one of the Sons of the Earl of Murrey was actually created Master of Arts. He was a learned Gentleman was one of Sir Walt. Raleigh's Club at the Meremaid Tavern in Friday street in London and much venerated by Ben. Johnson who dedicated to him his Comedy called The silent Woman He was a person also well seen in marine Affairs was a Captain of a Ship and as I have been informed by those who remember him did bear the office for some time of a Vice or Reer Admiral Nov. 13. John Hanmer of All 's Coll. was then actually created D. of D. as the Register saith which was as I suppose no more than the completion of that degree which should have been done in the Act preceeding had he not been absent In the latter end of Aug. this year Prince Charles came honorably attended to the University and after he had been entertained with Ceremonies and Feasting sutable to his Dignity and Merit he was pleased with his own hand writing to matriculate himself a Member of the said University Aug. 28. with this Symbole or Sentence Si vis omnia subjicere subjice te rations To say no more he was afterwards a King of great Religion and Learning but
Coll. 9. Sam. Faucet of Qu. Coll. He published A seasonable Sermon for troublesome times on Psal 25. 22. printed in qu. but when I know not nor any thing else of the Author only that he was a Londoner born Dec. 2. Olives Whithy of Hart hall lately of Trin. Coll. This Person who was a Bedfordshire Man born and a great admirer of Will. Chillingworth hath published A Sermon on Hosea 6. 1. 2. Printed 1637. qu. and perhaps other things Quaere Admitted 166. Bach. of Div. Apr. 22. David Primerose of Exet. Coll. There will be large mention made of him in the 2. volume June 2. Robert Sibthorpe of Linc. 1â— Richard Part of Brasn July 1. Hugh Lloyd of Jes 3. Nathan Norrington of Exet. Coll. The last of which was nowe esteemed one of the best Disputants in Oxon especially against the Remonstrants as it partly appears in his Epitaph in Exeter Coll. Chappel running thus Vbi hic quis pâ—oh dolor Remonstrantium malleus Norringtonus sat est 7. Richard James of Co. Chr. Joh. Randol of Brasn Coll. The last published A Sermon preached at St. Maries in Oxon. 5. Aug. 1624 on Mark 3. 25. Oxon. 1624. qu. which is all I yet know of his works or of the Author only that he was a Sussex Man born Admitted 25. Doct. of Law July 3. Thom. Bennet Rich. Steuart of All 's Coll. The first was younger Brother to Sir Joh. Bennet of Dawley in Middlesex Father to Henry Earl of Arlington 23. Rob. Mitchill of Exeter Coll. ☞ Not one Doctor of Physick was admitted this year Doct. of Div. May 7. Theoph. Gale of Exet. June 2. Rob. Sibthorpe of Linc. 7. Morgan James of Jesus July 3. Francis Mansell of All 's Coll. The first was about this time either Prebendary or Canon of Exeter The second accumulated the Degrees in Div. as I shall at large tell you when I come to speak of him in the 2. vol and the last who had been Principal of Jesus Coll. was upon the death of Sir Eub. Thelwall made Principal again of the same house as I have elsewhere told you Incorporations June 5. Matthias Pasor M. of A. of the University of Heidelburg On the 13. of Jul. being the next day after the conclusion of the Act were these Cambridge Men following incorporated Steph. Nettles M. of A. of Queens Coll. He was afterwards Bach. of Div. and Author of An answer to the Jewish part of Mr. Seldens History of Tithes Oxon. 1625. qu. Dedicated to Dr. John Prideaux the Kings Professor of Div. in the University of Oxon. Richard Peck M. of A. He was afterwards Minister of Columpton in Devon and published Christs Watchword occasioned on the funeral of the truly reverend Mr. Laur. Bodley late Fellow of Exeter Coll. in Oxon and Rector of Clist-Hidon in Devon Serm. on Mark 13. 37. Lond. 1635. qu. Besides this he hath at least four more Sermons extant as 1 Serm. on Hosea 10. 12. printed 1632. qu. 2 Serm. on Matth. 13. 37. 3 Serm. on James 5. 9. pr. 1632. qu. c. Robert Cotesford M. A. He was afterwards D. of D. and Rector of Hadleigh and Monks Ely in the County of Suffolk of both which places he was deprived by a Committee for Religion appointed by Parliament an 1643. At which time and after he suffered much for the Royal cause You may see more of him in the wicked Libel entit The first Century of scandalous malignant Priests c. p. 8. Thomas Campion M. of A. One of both his names was an admired Poet and Musician in the Reign of K. Jan. 1. and hath had the honor to be named by the Learned Camden with Spencer Sydney Drayton and other the chief of our English Poets In Oxford Catalogue you may see the titles of some of his books and among them Songs on the untimely death of Pr. Henry pricked out to the Lute or Viol by Joh. Coprario Which Coprario by the way I would have the reader to understand was not a forreigner but an English Man born who having spent much of his time in Italy changed his name from Cooper to Coprario by which last he was so called in Italy being in his time much admired for his composition of Fancies of various parts As for the said Thomas Campion the Poet I take him to be too soon for Tho. Campion M. of A. of Cambridge Joh. Farmery LL. D. He was about this time Chancellour of the Dioc. of Lincoln was Burgess for the City of Lincolne to sit in that Parliament which began at Westminster 13. Apr. 1640. and died in 1647. One Joh. Farmery Bach. of Div. succeeded Dr. Tho. Sparke in the Archdeaconry of Stow in Apr. 1582 whom I take to be Uncle to the former who was Son of Will. Farmery of Heapham in Lincolnshire Francis Foxton Will. Lincolne D. of D. All which were I say incorporated 13. July being of the number of 35. at least who were then taken into the bosome of this University Oct. 11. Lancelot Lowther Bach. of Arts of Trin. Coll. near Dublin One of both his names was admitted M. of A. as a member of Oriel Coll. 21. Jan. 1616. July 27. Mich. Jermin D. of D. of Leyden in Holland He was lately of C. C. Coll. in this University Aug. 25. This right honourable and most excellent Antonius Rusaeus Marquess of Fiat Lord of Cheliy and Lengimeau c. Privy Counsellour to the most Christain King of France chief Master of the said Kings Horse Master of the Mines within the said Kingdom and Embassdor extraordinary from the said most Christian King to the King of England was incorporated Master of Arts with which Degree he had lately been adorned at Cambridge The right honourable Robert Rich Earl of Warwick Baron of Lieghs Knight of the Bath c. was incorporated M. of A. to which Degree he was lately admitted at Cambridge He afterwards sided with the Parliament in the time of the grand Rebellion and was their Admiral at Sea for a time Sir Gaspard d'Algre Knight Count of Beau-voir Baron of Vivroux La Croste Baffie St. Desiâ—e S. Marcel Cornusset Parnassout Bruges Sauset Captain of 50 Chevaliers by the ordination of the most Christian King was also incorporated in the same degree to which he had been lately admitted at Cambridge Sir Lewes Lewknore Knight Master of the Ceremonies to King Jam. 1. and M. of A. of Cambridge Whether he be the same Lew. Lewknore who translated from Spanish into English The resolved Gentleman printed 1594 in qu. and other things I know not See more in these Fasti among the Creations an 1636. Monsieur Jam. des Chempes Orator of the most Christian King was also incorporated M. of A. as he had formerly stood in the Univ. or Academy of Dividon Dividonensis All which honourable persons were incorporated with Anton. Rusaeus before mention'd on the 2â— Aug. Jan. 18. Gilb. Primerose M. of A of the University of S. Andrew in Scotland See more
to the University say also thus He hath not only gained a singular good report for his abilities but for his pious and sweet conversation and esteem among us meaning his Soldiers and Voluntiers in the Low countries where the said Sir Horatio was a Commander of a Regiment sent to joyn with the united Princes in Germany The said Dr. Hassall was installed Dean of Norwych in the place of Dr. Edm. Suckling on the 15. July 1628 which Dignity he obtained by the endeavours of the Lady Elizabeth beforemention'd He died and was buried at Creak in Norfolk in the times of Usurpation and was succeeded in his Deanery after the restauration of K. Charles 2. by Dr. Joh. Croft of Allsouls College Brother to William Lord Croft An. Dom. 1626. An. 2. Car. 1. Chancellour William Earl of Pembroke Vicechanc. Will. Juxon LL. D. President of St. Johns College July 22. Proct. Hopton Sydenham of Magd. C. Dionys Prideaux of Ex. C. Apr. 19. Bach. of Musick July 24. John Frith of St. Johns Coll. Some of his compositions and Anthems I have seen but whether extant I cannot tell Bach. of Arts. Apr. 28. George Bate of St. Edm. Oct. 21. Giles Workman of Magd. Philip Hunton of Wadh. Hall Nov. 20. Calybute Downing of Or. Coll. 25. Hen. Wilkinson of Magd. hall commonly called Long Harry Dec. 4. Rich. Napier of Wadh. Jan. 30. Edw. Hinton of Mert. Coll. Of the first of these two last I shall make larger mention among the created Doctors of Phys an 1642 and of the other among the created Doctors of Div. an 1649. June 30. Joh. Prichet of St. Edm. hall lately of Queens Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of Glocester 31. Henry Edmondson of Qu. Thom. Browne of Pemb. Coll. The last of these two was the first Man of note that was admitted to a Degree as a member of Pembroke Coll. He was afterwards an eminent Physician Vertuoso and Knight Feb. 1. Franc. Cheynell of Mert. Coll. Joh. Biscoe of New Inn. All which will be mention'd at large hereafter On the 15. of March Sir Charles Howard of Ch. Ch. had his grace granted for Bach. of Arts but whether admitted it appears not I take him to be the same Sir Ch. Howard who was lately made Kt. of the Bath and after the death of his Father became Earl of Berkshire He died about the beginning of the year 1679. Adm. 272. or thereabouts Bach. of Law Of nine Bachelaurs of Law that were admitted this year I cannot find one of them that was afterwards a Writer or Bishop or of any eminent place in the Church Mast of Arts. March 28. Edw. Pococke of C. C. Apr. 28. Hen. Tozer of Exeter May 4. George Griffith of Ch. Ch. Coll. June 27. Rob. Codrington of Magd. July 6. Arthur Salway of Brasn Coll. The last was afterwards Minister of Severne-stoke in his native Country of Worcestershire and hath published Halting stigmatized Fast Sermon before the House of Commons 25. Oct 1643. on 1. Kings 18. 21. Lond. 1644. qu. and perhaps other things Quaere Feb. 26. Tobias Crispe of Ball. Coll. He is to be numbred among the Writers in the 2. Vol. of this work Admitted 134. Bach. of Phys Of Six Bachelaurs of Phys that were admitted this year I can not find one that was afterwards eminent Besides them were two Students in that faculty adm to practice viz. John Speed of St. Johns and Thom. Nourse of Lincoln Coll. both afterwards eminent Physicians Bach. of Div. May 6. John Morris Chaplain of All 's Coll. See more of him among the Doctors of Div. an 1634. Besides Mr. Morris were 10 more Bachelaurs admitted of whom I cannot as yet give any account ☞ Not one Doctor of Law was admitted this year nor one in Physick Doct. of Div. Dec. 14. Walt. Coningsbi◠of Exeter Coll. 16. Accepted Frewen President of Magd. Coll. a Compounder Feb. 17. Christopher Potter Provost of Queens Coll. Incorporations July 7. Edm. Layfield Bach. of Div. of Cambridge He hath published The Souls solace Fun. Serm. on Psal 73. 25 printed 1632. qu. And if he be the same Layfield who had been Chaplain to Geor. Earl of Cumberland in his travels he was Author of A large relation of Port Ricco voyage which is inserted in the fourth Vol. of Sam. Purchas his Pilgrims printed at Lond. 1625. p. 11. 55. One John Layfield D. D. had a hand in translating the Bible in the beginning of K. Jam. 1. but he you must know was Fellow of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge and afterwards Parson of St. Clements Church without Temble-bar near London where he died in 1617. July 10. Thom. Aylesbury Bach. of Div. of the same University He hath published 1 Serm. preached at Pauls cross 2. June 1622 on Luke 17. 37. Lond. 1623. qu. 2 Treatise of the comfession of sin with power of the Keys c. printed 1657. qu. 3 Diatribae de aeterno divini beneplaciti ciroa creaturas intellectuales decreto ubi patrum consulta c. Cantab. 1659. qu. Edward Alston Doct. of Phys of the said Univ. of Cambridge was incorporated on the same day He was afterwards a Knight and President of the Coll. of Physicians at London He died in the Parish of Great St. Helens in Lond. in the Winter time 1669. July 24. James Vsher Archb. of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland was incorporated Doct. of Div. as he had stood in the Univ. of Dublin This was done while he lodged in Jesus Coll. purposely to peruse certain MSS. in the Publick Library and elsewhere In a Convocation held 10. March 1644. certain Doctors and Masters were by the Vicechanc. and Proctors appointed to take care and see that his Effigies should be engraven on a copper plate with an Elogium under it be prefix'd to his Annotations on Ignatius his Epistles then printing in Oxon. It was also then order'd that he said plate should be engrav'd at the charge of the University and in the name thereof The Elogium which was afterwards by their appointment made runs thus Jacobus Vsserius c. James Usher Archb. of Armagh Primate of all Ireland the most skilful of Primitive antiquity the unanswerable defender of the Orthodox Religion the maul of errors in preaching frequent eloquent very powerful a rare example of an unblameable life Rob. Pink Vicechanc. But this inscription with the Effigies was not put before the said Book but before that De Ro. Eccl. Symbolo Apost Lond. 1647. and some others since Jan. 31. Nich. Andrews was with Rich. Andrews both Masters of Arts of Cambridge incorporated here as they had stood there Nich. Andrews was afterwards Doct. of Div. Rector of Guilford and Vicar of Godalmine in Surrey where shewing himself a zealous Man for the Church of England and a great Loyalist was turn'd out of his livings by the Committee of Religion appointed by the Long Parliament an 1643. He is mention'd in The first Century of scandalous malignant Priests p. 8. Feb. 1. Tobias Crispe Bach. of
in Oxon a younger Son of Dr. Tho. Turner sometimes Dean of Canterbury Jan. 14. Joh. Regius King Londino-Anglus Doctor of Phyf of the University of Leyden in Holland was then incorporated Which Degree was conferr'd upon him in the said Univ. 1638. FINIS Books printed for and sold by Tho. 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Generalissimo of the Imperial Armies render'd into English from the Copy lately printed at Vienna written by a Person of Quality and a great Officer in the Imperial Army The Morals of Confucius a Chinese Philosopher who flourished above Five hundred years before the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ being one of the most choicest pieces of learning remaining of that Nation The art of practical measuring easily performed by a two foot Rule which slides to a foot on which is the best measure of round Timber the common way also the true measure of round square or other Timber or Stone Boards Glass paving Painting Wainscot c. Gauging of Casks and Gauging and Inching of Tuns containing brief instructions in Decimal Arithmetick the best way of using the Logarithms according to Mr. Townley the use of a new Diagonal Scale of a 100 parts in a quarter of an Inch applyed to Gunters Chain and lastly some useful directions in Dialling not hitherto published by Henry Coggeshall Gent. An account of the proceedings of the Right Reverend Father in God Jonathan Lord Bishop of Exeter in his late Visitation of Exeter College in Oxford the Second Edition to which is added the censure of the University of Oxford upon the Naked Gospel A defence of the proceedings of the Right Reverend the Visitor and Fellows of Exeter College in Oxford with an answer to 1. the Case of Exeter College related and vindicated 2. The account examined The reason of Mr. Bayes changing his Religion considered in a Dialogue in three parts The second part of Mr. Wallers Poems containing his alteration of the Maids Tragedy and whatever of his is yet unprinted together with some other Poems Speeches c. that were printed severally and never put into the first Collection of his Poems A Vindication of Mr. James Colmer Bachelor of Physick and Fellow of Exeter College in Oxford from the calumnies of three late Pamphlets 1st A Paper published by Dr. Bury 1689. 2. The account examined 3. The Case of Exeter College related and vindicated to which are annex'd the Authentick Copies of the Affidavits relating to that affair A discourse sent to the late King James to perswade him to embrace the Protestant Religion by Dr. Sam. Parker late Lord Bishop of Oxford to which are prefix'd 2 Letters the first from Sir Leolin Jenkins on the same subject the 2. from the said Bishop with the discourse all printed from the original Manuscript Papers TABLE or INDEX TO Athenae and Fasti Oxonienses A. ABbot Edw. pag. 792. 901. George 333. 500. 511.629 Maurice 527. Rob. 365. 366. 415. 499. 621. 800. 801. Abel Tho. 47 Abington or Habington Edw. Tho. 735. 88 Abâ—e Franc. 691 Abulines Jo. 702. 706 Ackworth Geo 726 Aâ—â—osd Rog. 835 Adams Bern. 625 Aglionby or Eglionby Jo. 303. Edw. 726 Airay Hen. 341. 481. See Ayray Akers Jo 678 Alabaster Will. 233. 768 Alan see Allen. Alaskie or Laskie Alb. 244. 313. 492 Alberti Geo. 872 Alcock Tho. 654 Alexander Franc. 809 Aldem Mardoc 734. 821 Alderne Edw. 893 Aldridge or Aldrich Rob. 22. 79. 80. 583. 679. 680. Tho. 725 Algre Gasp 849 Allen Jo. 31 Allen Tho. 86. 397. 514. 413. 420. 420. 459. 466. 492. 493. 572. Will. 169. 234. 235. 236. 237. 616 Alley Will. 127. 598. Rog. 127 Allibond Pet. 448. 900. Rich. 448 Allyn see Allen. Allysbury Will. 685 Alâ—wyck Will. 556 Alsop Bern. 34 Alston Edw. 853 Alâ—on Andr. 685 Alvey Rich. 262. 725 Amama Sext. 449 Ambrose Luke 338 Ammonius Andr. 14. 137. 641. 563 Amner Joh. 815 Anderson Edm. 281. 369 Anderton Laur. 498. 480 Andrews Jo. 470. Lanc. 476. 538. 751. 765. 783. Nich. 853. Rich. 802 Angelus Chr. 526 Anthony Franc. 428. Jo. ib. Char. ib. Antoninus and his Itin. 87 Antonius Nich. 56 Anwykyll Jo. 16 Anyan Th. 810 Apsland Will. 720 Aquepontanus Jo. See Bridgwater Arche Rich. 138. 682. 690 Archer Sim. 504. Rich. 690 Arden Will. 662 Aretius Jac. 817 Argall Jo. 284. Rich. ibid. Aris Jo. 867 Arnold Will. 659 Arthur Malac. 657 Arundell Jo. 75. 76. 552 Ascham Rog. 695 Ash Sim. 543 Ashbrook 729 Ashdowne Jo. 643. 644 Ashley Ant. 769 Ashmole 16. 114 Ashton Hugh 673. 645 Ashworth Hen. 795 Aâ—kew Aeg. 282 Asser Men. 356. 412 Astley Rich. 369 Aston Hug. 645. Rog. 796 Ascough Will. 638 Atey Arth. 721 Athequa Geo. 560 Atherto Jo. 632 Atkyns Th. 709. Jo. 827 Atkinson Rich. 710. Tho. 758. b. alias 760. 867. 868 Atslow Edw. 727 Atwater Will. 58. 562 Aubertus Ant. 894 Audley Edm. 566. Rob. 636. 700 Aukland Jo. 651 Austin Sam. 472 Awbrey Will. 702. 710. 777 Awood or à Wood Rich. 433. Tho. 793 Aylesbury Th. 853 Aylisbury Th. 390. 391. 493. 792 Aylmer or Elmer Jo. 681. 690. 726. 736. 756. b. alias 758. Theoph. 223 Aylworth Ant. 752 Ayray Mart. 267 B. BAber Franc. 860 Babington Brute 745. Franc. 717. 719. Gerv. 498. 745. 602. Zach. 780 Babthorpe Rob. 658 Bachler or Bachiler Joh. 900 Bacon Fr. 452. 534. Nich. 139. 769 Baconthorp Jo. 295 Bailye Rich. 537 Baggard Tho. 677. 705 Bagnall Rob. 767 Bagnold Rob. 767 Bagshaw Edw. 480. 804. Christ 426 Bagwell Hen. 679 Bainbridge Chr. 556. 557. 564. 568 Baker Aug. 515. Geo. 632. Joh. 36. 77. Rich. 531. Sam. 845 Balborow Will. 650 Baldwin Franc. 174. Will. 113 Bale Jo. 60. 61. 67. 68. 70. 94. 99. 125. 174. 493. 345 Bale Rob. 4 Bâ—les Pet. 249 Baley Walt. 224. 225 Balgay Nich. 262. 758. b. alias 760 Ball Hen. 772. Joh. 542. 543. 655. Tho. 861 Ballard Phil. 638. 691 Balsam Scip. 775 Bancroft Rich. 632. 723. 751. 801 Joh. 632. 633 Banger Rich. 660 Banks Jo. 507. Tho. 737. Hen. 814 Banister