Volume 2

Athenæ Oxonienses. : An exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the most antient and famous University of Oxford, from the fifteenth year of King Henry the Seventh, A.D. 1500, to the author's death in November 1695. Representing the birth, fortune, preferment, and death of all those authors and prelates, the great accidents of their lives, and the fate and character of their writings. To which are added, the fasti, or annals, of the said University / By Anthony Wood.

  • Wood, Anthony à, 1632-1695.
Date:
1721
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Credit: Athenæ Oxonienses. : An exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the most antient and famous University of Oxford, from the fifteenth year of King Henry the Seventh, A.D. 1500, to the author's death in November 1695. Representing the birth, fortune, preferment, and death of all those authors and prelates, the great accidents of their lives, and the fate and character of their writings. To which are added, the fasti, or annals, of the said University / By Anthony Wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C Dorn. 1679. A \ 31 Car. 2. Chanc. James Duke of Ormond. Vice-chanc. T,motiy HaUm D. D. Protoft of Qm. CollI. fvho being nomtaated by , J Chancellor Le„er dated trom OMm Cajlle 19 Jul. was admitted in Convoe. 5 Aug. „ \Sam. Norris of Exet. Coll. -o. Prodi- Barrow of C.C. Cull.y Batch, of Arts. Jun. 2*7. Rawlins Dring of IVadh. Coll. Oa. 23. Thom. Rogers of Hart Hall, lately of Trtn Coll. Humphry Hody of IVadham College was admitted the fame d*Jan. 29. Miles Supyltott of Univ. afterwards of A Ilf. Coll. .— See among the Mailers, 1683. Admitted 177. Batch, of Law. Matthew Tindall of All-f. Coll.- Befides him were fix more admitted, but not one of them is yet a Writer or Buhop. Mad. of Arts. Apr. 8. Thom. Spark of Ch. Ch. May 3. Sam. Derhhra of Magd. Hall. Jun. 27. mil: IVake of Ch. Ch. Jul. 2. Hugh Tod of Univ. ) p 3. IVsll. Nicholfon of Qgt. s ^°! Jul. 10. Theoph. Downes of Bal. Col!-He was afterwards Author of An anjwer to A call to humiliation, &c. Or a vin¬ dication of the Church of England from the Reproaches and Ob- iedlions of Will. Woodward, in two baft Sermons preached in his Conventicle at Lemplter in the County of Hereford, and after¬ wards publijhed by him, Lond. 1690, qu. and two other things relating to the Cafe of Allegiance, &c. Jul. xo. Aug. or Auftin Freezer of St. Edm. Hall.- This Perfon, who was a Native of Newcaftle upon Tyne, was after¬ wards Preacher to the Merchant Adventurers of England redd¬ ing at Dort, and Author of The divine original and the fupreme dignity of Kings no defenfative againft death; Sermon preached 22 Feb 168+. ftil. vet. before the Fellowfhip of Merchant Ad¬ venturers of England relid. at Dort, upon occalion of the de- ceafe of King Ch. II. on Pfal. 82. 6, 7, 8. Rotterdam, 1685, qu. Dec. 17. Robert Brograve of Magd. Hall.-This Divine, who was Son of Rowl. Brog. of IVappenham in Northampton- Jhire Gent, was afterwards Ledturer of Sr. Mich. Bafingfhaw in A<W. Ghapl. in Ord. to their Mnjefties K. IVill. 3. and Queen Mary,, Rcdfot of Gatefide in the Bilhoprick of Durham, and Au¬ thor of A Sermon preached before the K. and Q. at Hampton Court 12 May 1689, on Matth. y. 16. Lond. 1689, qu. He went in the quality of one of the Chapi. 10 King IVill. 3. into Ireland in June 1690.—returned, died at Lond. and was ouried next Dr. Claget, in the Vault under part of the Church of Sr. MUh. Bafingjh. where he wasLedlurer. Jan. 22. Nich. Kendall of Ex. Coll.——He was afterwards Redfor of Shevtock in Cornwall, and Author of A Sermon preached at the AJfizes held for the County of Cornw. 18 Mar. 1.685-, Lond. 1686, qu. &c. 29. Joanna IVebb of IVadh. Col!.-- This Perfon, who was about this time Chaplain of the faid Coll, was afterwards Mailer of the Frt.e-fchool at Bruton in his nat. Count, of Som. and Author of Perjury the crying fin of the Nation, &c. Print. 1691, qu. &c. Feb. y. IValt. Leightonhoufe of Line. Coll.--He was after¬ wards Chapi. to the Fad of Huntingdon, Rtdor of Ifhjhing- fiuingh near to, and in his native County of, Lincoln, and Au¬ thor of The duty and benefit <f frequent Communion, Sermon preached in Sr. Peter's Church in Lincoln upon Pajfion Sunday 1688, on Luke 22. 19. Lond. 1689, qu. As alfo of A Sermon preached at the AJfizes on the 6th of Mar. I aft before Sir John Holt Kt. L. C. juft, of England. Admitted 102. Batch, of Phyfic. Four were admitted, but not one a Writer as vet. Batch, of Div. May 22. Humph. Humphreys of Jef Coll. Jul. 9. Job. Hinckley of St. Alb. Hall. Nov. 29. Hen. Maurice of Jef. Coll. Admitted 12. Dodl. of Law. July 2. Rich. Jones of Jef. Dec. 17. Hen. Davies of St. Joh. q Both thefe were Compounders; the fir ft was afterwards Chan¬ cellor to the Bp.'of Bangor, and a Nonjuror 1689. Dodl. of Phyfic. >/yt°. Edw.lVrigglefwortb ^ofSt.>A.CoI] Dec. 17. Jojhua Lajher 8 Dodl. of Div. June 30. Thom. Ken of New Coll. July 4. IVill. Jane Can. of Ch. Ch. Compounder-On the 19th of May 16S0, he was admitted in Convocation the King’s Profeflbr of Div. upon the refignation of Dr. Allejlree. 9. Joh. Hinckley of Si. Alban's Hall-He accumulated the degrees in Divinity. Incorporations. After the.conclufkm of the Ad were 17 Mailers of Arts of Cambr. incorporated, among whom were Rich. Holland of Eman. College, mentioned as a Writer of both his names, a- irtong the Writers in this Vol. An. 1677. and Tho.lVright a- nother, one of both whofe names of St. Peter's Coll, in Cambr. hath publifhed The glory of God's revenge againft the bloody and detejlable fin of murder and adultery, &C. printed in 168 and other things. . Creations. Dec. 17. George Hickes Batch, of Div. of Line. Coll, was created Dodl. of Div. by virtue of the Letters of the delegated power of the Chanc. which fay that he hath been feveral Tears attendant upon the Duke of Lauderdale in his Majefty's fervice in the Kingdom fi/Scotland, as well as in England--that he hath done remarkable fervice to the Church 0/England during his abode in that other Kingdom, and hath received feveral marks of honour from the late Archb. of St. Andrew’s, and the Clergy of Scot¬ land, &c. John Snell born at Comonell in Carrick, in the SherrifFdome of Ayre in Scotland, bred in the Univerfity of Glafcow under Jam. Darumpley Prof, of Philofophy, of which he was after¬ wards diplomated Mall, of Arts, died in the houfe of Mr. Benj. Cvfer in Halywell in the fuburb of Oxon on the fixth day of Aug. this Year, aged yo Years (after he had fpent fome time there) and was buried at the upper end of the Chancel (under the north wall) of the Chap, or Church of St. Crofs of Haly¬ well. This I mention, becaufe that in his lalt Will and Tella- ment he bequeathed the Manor of Uffeton zWasOlufeton alias Ul- veton in the County of IVarwick, worth about 470/. per. An. to be employed (after certain Years fpent, and moneys rais’d and paid thence) for the maintenance of certain Scotch Scholars in fuch Coll, or Hall in Oxon, that the Vicechancellor of the Univ. of Oxon, Provoll of Qu. Coll. Mailer of Bal. Coll, and Prefident of St. John's Coll, for the time being, fball think fit. Their number is not to be above twelve, or under five, to be chofen from Glafcow Coll, from the number of fuch that had fpent 3 Years, or two at the leall, there, or one or two in fome other Coll, in Scoland, &c. They are to enjoy the faid exhibi¬ tion about ten or eleven Years, and then they are to return in¬ to their own Country to get preferment there, &c. This eftate Mr. Snell got by being firft a Clerk under Sir Orlando Bridgman, while he had Chamber-pradice in the time of Ufurpation. Se¬ cond ly by being Cryer of the Court of Exchequer while the faid Sir Orl. was L. Chief Baron thereof, and of the Common-pleas when Sir Orl. was Ch. Juilice of that Court, and laftly by be¬ ing Seal-bearer when he was Lord Keeper. Afterwards, being much efteemed for his great diligence and underftanding, he was employed fbmen'me into Scotland for James Duke of Monmouth, and bore the Sea! again when A nth. E. of Shaftesbury was L Chance! ior of England, &c. An. \Dom. 1680. ) 32 Car. 2. Chanc. James D. of Ormond. Vicechanc. Dr. Tim. Ilalton, nominated by the Chancellor’s Letters dat. at Kilkenny 19 Aug. confirmed by Convoe. 2 Ofi. Prod. Charles Howies of Magd. Coll.? . I Robert Balche of IPTdh. Coll, ?r‘ 2,1 Batch, of Arts. May 12. Thomas Hoy of St. Joh.J 12- Hen. Hellier of C C. fColI. June I y. Joh. Norris of Exeter The laft of thefe three was afterwards of All-f. Coll. Joh. Barnard or Bernard of Line, afterwards of Brafen. Col!. -He hath publifhed feveral things, but fuch is his modefty that he’ll acknowledge none, June iy. Joh. Bennet of Ch.Ch. Oft. 27. Thom. Creech of IVadh. afterwards of All-f. Coll. &c. Amitted 224. Batch, of Law. Four were admitted, whereof one was a Compounder. Mall.