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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

Date:: 1813-20

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$701 RASTELL. PRICE. 702 scco. born at Wingham in Kent, admitted perpetual fellow of New coll. in 1359, and died in 1563, but he bath written nothing. [Lloyd tells us, that queen Elizabeth confiding in her own princely judgment and opinion, had formed so favourable an opinion of Cranmer's worth and conduct, that she would have him and none other to finish and bring the Irish war to a propitious end, which, not deceiving her good conceit of him, he nobly atclueved, though with much pains and carefulness.^ We may add to Cranmer, A Letter to Horn Bishop of Wuichester. Dated in 1568.] JOHN RASTELL, a most noted enemy in his writings to B. John Jewell, was born within the city of Glocester, trained up in Wykehani's school, admitted perpetual fellow of New coll. in 1549, took the degrees in arts, that of master being compleated in 1555, and about that time sacred orders. In 1560 he left his coll. (wherein he had always been accounted an excellent dis- putant,) his friends, and native country, and went to Lovain, where, and at Antwerp, he published certain books against B. Jewell, being then a can- didate of the fac. of theology. Afterwards he went to Rome, and in 1568 he was, with his bro- ther, or near kinsman, admitted into the society of Jesus. Whereupon, because a way had not then been opened for the Jesuits into England, he went into Germany to perform offices pertain- ing to his order. But being initiated in the priesthood before his ingress into the society, and having performed the office of confessor in the place of one Hall, was sent to Ausburg, and at length became rector of the coll. of Jesuits at In- golstadt. He iiath written, Confutation of a Sermon pronounced hij ISlr. ■JezceUnt Fours-Cross. Antw. 1564. Copi/ of a cltallenge taken out of tlie confutation of Mr. .Jezc e/Ts Sermon. Antw. ]5('i5, oct. [Bodl. 8vo. R. 3. Th.] Rep! 1/ against an answer (falsly entit.) A defence of the Truth. Ant. 1565, oct. [Bodl. 8vo. K. 3. Th.] Brief victc of the false wares packed up in the nameless Apolo's^if of the Church of Kngland. Lov. ■J567, oct. [Bodl. 8vo. R. 33. Tli.] Treatise entit. JJertY/re of Mr. Jezcell. Antw. 1566, oct [Bodl. 8vo. R. 82. Th.] This Jo. Ras- tell, who perhaps hath written other things; died in a good old age at Ingolstadt about tlie 3'ear .sixteen hundred, and was buried in the coll. of the Jesuits there. Several of these books before- mentioned are attributed by a certain^ author to Wiil Rastell ajudge, but false. See more under the year 1565, [col. 343.] where you will justly find what belongs to him. * {Stale Worthies, p. 6G5.] ^ [Strype's Life if I'urlter, p. 266.] HENRY PRICE was born in London, be- came scholar of St. John's coll. in 1584, aged 18, afterwards fellow, M. of A. and chaplain to sir Hen. Lea of Oxfordshire. At length taking the degree of bac. of div. became rector of Fleetmar- ston in Bucks, a noted preacher, and an elegant Lat. poet. His works are, Epicedium in obi turn Henrici Comitis Derbeien- sis. Oxon. 1593, qu. The Eagles flight; Scrm. at Paul's C?vss, on Luke 17. 37. Lond. 1599, oct. [Bodl. 8vo. P. 223. Th.] He died at Woodstock in Oxfordshire, 2 Feb. in sixteen hundred, aged 34, or thereabouts, IGOOl. and was buried in St. John's coll. chappel. Over l)is grave was a mon. soon after erected, at the charge of the president and society, who were his heirs; a copy of the inscription on which you may read in Hist. S,- Antiq. Univers. Oxon. lib. 2, p. 312. He left behind him several sermons, [307] which were esteemed by some worthy of the press, one of which I have*^ seen, written on Rom. 7. 24. preached, an. 1594. [The following lines are copied from his Epice- dium, 1593, a copy of which (and perhaps the only one now existing,) is in St. John's college library. Foelices animtB quibus ipso in funere lucrum, Et quas fortunse mors non ingrata furenti Prajripit, ut mutent spectacula tristia coelo. Derbia visa tuis dudum miseranda Britannis, Quod tibi deserta errarit per conipita rarus Civis, et extinctum jejuna armenta niagistrum Frustra inclamarint repetito rauca boatu; Dcmum facta tuis foelicior una Britannis, Quvc sola abrepti prtevcrtens fata Patroni Sola nihil gravius pateris faustissima Letho SoIaq;cum Phocbi similcm nacta arbore sortem, Regia quam pavit Romanis sylva triumphis, Arescendo tui ferventem in Cajsaris urnam, Excutis exosam maturo tempore vitam. O Nobis tecum ajternos si abrumjjere luctus Morte cita liceat, dulciq; occumbere fato, Donarint illam mitissima nuniina mortem. Non tu Lethali jam condita lumina nube Terris rapta vides, quaj constringente rigentes Paupertate animas, Phcebi magis ignibus, alma Munificis t)lim radiis recreare solebant: Non tu sydereo vultus splendore decoros Aspicis obducto stupidos pallore, vel aures Jam prjmum surdas miserorum ad vota clientum, Vel dudum Thusci sedem, Gallique leporis Nunc non cedenti circumseptam agmine linguam, Ne mille unius vocis detergeat aura Anglorum lacrymas, vel molli muricecingi Dignius, inducto crustatum marmore corpus : Pulchrave lachrymulis fiudantes ora Brigantes, Et totas longo plorantes ordine gentes Cestrenses fortes, Lancastrensesq; decentes Arentesq; senes, vetulasq; humore carentes Stillantes miras oculis rorantibus undas:$