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Athenae Oxonienses : An exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the University of Oxford. To which are added the fasti, or annals of the said University / By Anthony A. Wood.

  • Anthony Wood
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1813-20
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    1687. WILLIAM HARRISON was a Londoner born, educated in grammar learning at West- minster' under Mr. Alex. Nowell in the latter end of king Hen. 8. or beginning of king Edw. 6. sent to Oxon to obtain academical learning, but to what house therein, unless Ch. Ch. I cannot justly tell. From Oxon he went to Cambridge*, and making some stay there, became at length domestic chaplain to sir Will. Brook knight, lord warden of the Cinque-ports and baron of Cobham in Kent; who, if 1 mistake not, preferr'd him to a benefice. He hath written, Historical description of the Island of Britain: with a brief rehearsal of the nature and qualities of the People of England, and such commodities as are to be found in the same. In 3 books. Tiiey were first published in the first and second volume of Chronicles that go under the name of Raphael Holinshed, printed at Lond. 1577/ in fol. and there again in 1387 with augmentations by Jo. Hooker alias Vowell K The collection is made from divers choice authors, many of which were then in MS. A Chronology. Gathered and compiled zcith most exquisite diligence, after the example of Gerar- dus Mercator, and other late Chronologers: So saith Raph. Holinshed in his preface to the third volume of Chronicles^. What he hath written besides, I know not, nor any thing else, but that Claruit he was living in fifteen hundred eight}^ and seven. I find one Will. Harrison born m the dioc. of London, elected bachelor-fellow of Merton coll. 1557, admitted master of arts in 1560, being then beneficed near to Northampton, but he dying 1564 cannot be understood to be the same with the writer. Another Will. Harrison [Bach, of Div.] I find to be installed canon of Windsor, [April 24] 1586, being about that time rector of Radwinter, (in Essex) who dying 1593, was buried at Wind- sor, leaving behind him several children which he had by his wife Marian daughter of Will. Ise- brand of Anderne near to Guisnes in Picardy. Whether this Will. Harrison be the same with the writer, I cannot tell. [Will. Harrison clor. admiss. ad rcct. de Rad- v.'inter, com. Essex. 16. Febr. 1558, ad pres. Will'i Broke mil. Jo. Mountfort A. M. ad eandem eccl. de Rad- winter 11. Febr. 1593, per mort. Will'i Harrison. 3 [Westminster, in which I was some time an vnprofita- ble grammarian vnder the reuerend father master Nowell nowdeane of Paules. Descript. uf England, p. l,)!.] * [One Wm. llarryson Col. Jo. ai t. bac. Cantabr. an. 1571. Regist. Bakek. And a WilHam Harriion wrote some Latin lines on the death of tlie Brandons, printed with the coUectioa published on that occasion, 4to. Lond. 1552.] 5 [This very valuable collection of English history has been lately reprinted in six volumes, 4to. Lond. 1807, 1808.] 0 [And he expressly alludes to it himself: ' Cambridge was begun by one Cantaber, a Spaniard (as I haue noted in my Clinmohgie,') &.C. vol. i. p. 148, edit. 1587 of Ilolinshed's Chronicics.] Reg. Bonner et Grindall. Ken net'. New- court notices a Will. Harrison as vicar of W im- lish, Essex, which he resigned before Nov. 16, 1587. Harrison was certainly a member of both uni- versities by his own confession. He says,' In speaking of the one I can not but describe the other, and in commendation of the first, I can not but extoll the latter, and so much the rather, for that they are both so deere vnto me, as that I can not readilie tell vnto whether of them I owe the most good will. Would to God my knowledge were such, as that neither of them might haue cause to be ashamed of their pupill; or my power so great, that I might woorthilie requite them both for those manifold kindnesses that I haue receiued ofthem^.' And again^, ' Thus much at this time of our two vniuersities, in each of which I haue receiued such degree as they haue vouch- safed rather of their fauour than my desert to yeeld and bestow vpon me.' He translated also from Hector Boethius, The description of Scotland, prefixed to Holinshed's Chronicles ('Hist, of Scotland') vol. ii. edit. 1587.] WILLIAM WATKINSON was educated in Ch. Ch. became prebendary of Milverton in the church of Wells, [June 13, 1574,] after he had taken the degree of bach, of arts; afterwards he was one of the proctors, and bach, of divinity of this university. He hath translated into English, (1) Of the happiness of this our age, and the ingra- titude of Men to God for his benefits. Lond. 1578, qu. Written by Job. Rivius. (l) Meditations on the old Psalm. Lond. 1579, oct. and other things which I have not yet seen. How long he lived beyond fifteen hundred eighty and seven (29 Elizab.) in which year he took the degree of bach, of div. I know not. « WILLIAM BULLEYN laid a foundation of learning in arts with us for a time, but whether he took a degree in them, it appears not, thro' the imperfection of our records in the latter end of K. Hen. 8, and all or most of the time of K. Edw. 6. Afterwards applying his mind to the study of physic, he took the degrees therein elsewhere, and became famous for it, and was, is it seems, of the coll. of physicians at London. He hath written, The Government of Health, &c. Lond. 1558, oct. [Bodl. 8vo.B. 21.i\!ed.in 1559, and with- out date, and again 1595.] The author's picture (a half face with a long beard) is set before it. Buhiarh of Defence against all sickness, sore- ness, and wounds that do daily assault mankind^ &c. Lond. 1562, 79, fol. Regimen against the Plmrisy, Lond. 1562, oct. Dialogue, both pleasant and pitiful, uherein is 7 [There can be little doubt of this being Harrison the writer, who was chaplain to Brooke, lord Cobliani.] ^ [IJcxaipt. of England; chapt. 3.' Of Univer&ities,'yol. i, p. U9, ed. 1587.] » [P. 151.] . i[235] Claruit 1587.