Volume 2

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 à Wood.

  • Anthony Wood
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1813-1820
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Credit: 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 à Wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    13 1505. 14 Proctors. Laur. Stuebes of Magd. coll. Bor. John Beverston of Mert. coll, principal of S. John Bapt. hall, Austr, elected 17 Apr. Masters of Arts. Edward Finch.—Of what coll, or hall he was a mem¬ ber, I cannot yet find : Sure I am that on the 23 Sept. 1517, he became prebendary of Fordington and Writhling- ton in the church of Salisbury, on the death of Andrew Ammonius an Italian (whom I have mentioned among the writers, Vol. i. col. 20.) that also he was made archdeacon of Wiltshire on the death of Christoph. Urshwyke, 12 May 1522 ; and preb. of Chermister and Bere in the said church of Sarum, on the death of Rob. Langton sometimes of Queen’s coll, in this university, 30 June 1524. Philip Dense fellow of Mert. coll.—He hath this, cha¬ racter added to his name in the Album of that society, medi- cus & astronomus cum primis doctus. In the act wherein these two proceeded, were about 14 masters, but whether any of them were afterwards bishops, writers, or dignitaries, I cannot yet find. The said Philip Dense, who was a learned man, as certain writings which he left behind him shew’d, died of a pestilent disease 4 Sept. 1507, and was buried in the choir belonging to the church of the said coll. Doctors of Divinity. John Colet the most learned and religious dean of S. Paul’s cathedral in London.—I have largely mention’d him before. John Adams of Merton coll.—lie was afterwards a dig¬ nitary in the church. This year was a supplicat made in the ven. congregation of regents in behalf of father William Bird a Benedictine monk, to be admitted bach, of div. or licensed to proceed in that faculty ; but whether either was granted, I cannot tell. I take this father to be the same William Bird who was elected prior of the monastery of Benedictines at Bath in Aug. 1499, after the death of John Cantlow the preceding prior. For what Benedictine of both those names it should be, but he, I cannot tell. It is reported by one 8 who pre¬ tended to know him well, that this Will. Bird was given much to chymistry and cliymical operations, that he found out the stone, or discovered the elixir, and at the suppres¬ sion of abbeys he hid it in a wall. And ten days after he went to fetch it out. And ther e he found the stopple of a clout. This put the father into so great an agony, that he became almost frantick, as the same author tells us; w ho adds, that he ever after wandred about, had no settled place, that he became blind, had a boy to lead him about, lost his ecclesiastical preferments, and died poor; with other the like fabulous tales, which are commented upon forsooth by a certain llosierucian, as if they were as true as gospel. 1 find this person M ill. Bird to have expended much money in finishing his church at Bath, which is now the great church there, dedicated to S. Peter and Paul, but before he could finish it, he gave way to fate 3 which hap¬ pening on the 22 of May 1525, John IIolway of the same order was elected prior on the first of July the same year, and was prior thereof at the dissolution or suppression of 8 Tho. Charnock in Lis Breviary of Nat. Philosophy, chap. 5. written 1557, published with notes upon it by Elias Ashmolc, esq; in his Th-eutrum Chymi- cum Britan. Lond. 1652, p. 297, 6cc. abbeys, and not W. Bird as several 9 authors report. Towards the upper end of the choir of the said church dedicated to S. Peter and Paul, was, by the appointment of this person, erected, between two of the South pillars, a neat tabernacular edifice, which, I presume, lie intended to be the seat of the prior at divine service. His arms on the roof of it are curiously carved out in stone, which are a chevron between three spread eagles, on a chief a rose between two lozenges ; and on the outside of the said seat is a memorial of his name, viz. a W. and a bird carved in stone : In which seat, or else near to it, he was, as I con¬ ceit e, buried. As for John Cantlow before-mentioned, who was his predecessor, and graduated in this university, he built in a certain village near Bath, called Holloway, in'the parish of M idcomb, a pretty little ehappel dedicated to S. Mary Magd. as also, as ’tis said there, the little hospital adjoyning for lunatics. An. Dom. 1505.—20-21 Hen. VII. Chancellor. Dr. Mayhew again. Commissaries. Sim. Green again. Jo. Roper, D. D. who proceeded in div. this year. John Adams, D. D. of Mert. coll. Proctors. AVill. Patenson or Batenson of Queen’s coll. Bor. John Goolde of Magd. coll. Aust. The junior was afterwards principal of Biham hall in the parish of S. John Bapt. Batch, of Music, musical books of Boetius. June ult. dominus John Goodman, now noted for his compositions in that faculty, which are, I presume, some¬ where still in being. Batch, of Arts, Of above 27 who were admitted this year, none of any note do yet appear, or are worthy to be remembred, only Matthew Smyth of Oriel coll, who was afterwards the first principal of Brasen-nose coll, and a benefactor to learn¬ ing ; and another named John Cottisford of Line coll, afterwards rector of that house, and a dignitary. Both whom were admitted the last of June. Batch, of the Civil Law, Or such who were admitted to the reading of any book of the institutions. About 10 were admitted this year, among whom Dionis Calakan (an Irish man) was one, June ult. twenty or more also supplicated for the said degree, who were not admitted this year; among whom Tho. Rennet wras one, but whe¬ ther the same Tho. Bennet w ho became chauntor of the cath. church of Salisbury in Jan. 1541, I dare not affirm.1 9 Fr. Godwin De Prasul Angl. in B. & Wells, in 01. King, Tho. Charnock nt. supra, & El. Ashmole his commentator. 1 [One Thomas Bennet was ordained deacon at Bangor by bp. Eobinson Nov. 28, 1574, and the last day of the same month instituted to the rectory sine cura of Llanrhaiadr in Kinmerch in the diocese of Bangor. But I find he was a Cambridge man, for he is so styled in his priest’s orders, which were conferred on him on St. Andrew’s day 1574, as I find in another place in the register. Humphreys.] [8]
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