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
Date:
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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    Jan. 20. Fr. John Harvey a Minorite.—Fie tvas now prior or guardian of the coll, of Minorites or Franciscans in the S. suburb of Oxon. In which office he succeeded Dr. Goodfield. Besides these two, were six more admitted that had be¬ fore opposed in divinity; and twelve who supplicated, among whom were (1) Thomas Rowland, sometimes written and called Rowland Penticost, a monk of the order of S. Benedict, and now, or soon after, lord abbot of Abington in Berks. (2) Thomas Wells or Wellys, a monk of the same order, and afterwards, if I mistake not, prior pro tempore of Gloc. college near Oxon. See another Thomas Wells among the incorporations an. 1510. Doctors of Law. , Not one admitted in the canon or civil law, and but one, named Giles Hackluyt LL. B. who supplicated to be D. of can. law, and. but one, named Thomas Colfox, who supplicated to be D. of civ. law. Doctor of Physic. Not one admitted, only IIen. Marsh bach, of arts and phys. supplicated for that degree May 18. Batchelors of Arts. June 27- Reginald Pole of Magd. coll.—He was after¬ wards a cardinal, and archbishop of Canterbury. Oct. 10. Rich. Tracy.—See among the writers under the year 1557- Jan. 14. John Holway.—One of both his names be~ came prior of Bath, an. 1525. As I have told you under the year 1503. C)u. ... 19. James Blythe, &c. Besides these were about 56 admitted, and about 25 who supplicated, that were not admitted this year. On the 18 of December died Will. Gilberd batch, of arts of Magd. coll, who, in his epitaph, in the chappel of the said coll, is stiled archidiaconus Salopiae; but the day and year when he was admitted batch, of arts, appears not in the public registers. In a certain writing 1 dated 24 March 1515, (which is a quarter of an year after W. Gilberd died) I find one Mr. Plenry Marten to occur archdeacon of Salop, together with Mr. William Webbe archdeacon of Plereford and William Porter chauntor thereof; so that I suppose that the said Marten succeeded in that dignity Wil¬ liam Gilberd., [23] Doctors of Divinity. June .... Thomas Ryngstede of S. Edmond’s Bury, now a student in Glocester coll.—Two of both his names have been eminent authors : one was a Dominican, living in the reign of K. Edw. 4. the other LL. D. and in great esteem during the reign of K. Flen. 6. In my searches also I find one Richard Ringstede a Benedictine, who was prior of the novices living in Gloc. college in this university 30 Hen. 6. Dom. 1452, and author of Commentaria super 29 Capitula Parabolorum Salomonis, MS. in Bodl. libr. int. med. 121. The beginning is, f In absconditis para- bojorum conversabitur,’ Ac. These Commentaries are no more than ordinary lectures which he read in the schools at Oxon. Oct. 16. Robert Cleyton of Lincoln coll. Mar. 10. Thomas Beel a canon regular of the order of S. Austin.—See more of him among tire bishops under the year 1528. Besides these, were three that supplicated that were not admitted this year, of whom Rob.Schowldham before men¬ tioned was one, and Rowl. Philips M. A. an eminent preacher of his time, afterwards warden of Mert. college, another. An. Dom. 1515.—7 Flen. 8. The same. Chancellor, Commissary. Edmund Wylsford D. of D. and others. Proctors. John Cottysford of Lincoln coll. William Fossey of All-souls coll. Both which were elected together on the first day of Easter term. Grammarians. Edward Pole and Henry Harchar, secular chaplains, did supplicate to inform 3 but whether they were admitted, if appears notv. Doctor of Music. Robert Perrot batch, of music, and about this time or¬ ganist of Magd. college, supplicated that he might be licensed to proceed in the said faculty.—His request was granted conditionally that he compose a mass and one song, before he really proceed, or stand in the comitia 3 but whether he was admitted or licensed to proceed, it doth not appear in the register. This Robert Perrot, who was the second son of George Perrot of Haroldston near Haverford West in Pembrokeshire 2 (of an ancient and knightly family living there) was an eminent musician of his time, and did com¬ pose several church services and other matters, which have been since antiquated. He was a benefactor to the said col¬ lege, as his widow, and his eldest son Simon afterwards were, and is ancestor to the Perrots of North-Ley in Ox¬ fordshire, I mean to that family of the Perrots, (for there are two that live there) who are called Gentlemen Perrots* He gave way to fate 10 April i550,4 and was buried in the North isle or alley joining to. the church of S. Peter in the East in Oxon. Batchelors of Civil Lawi Jul, 2. Maurice Byrcfiensaw the eminent grammarian. —Fie was afterwards prebendary of Wells. Jan. 28. Thomas Nightinghall.—vir lepidus & poeta, as Baleus saith.. See among the writers under the year 1524. Besides these two, five were admitted 3 and about 16 sup¬ plicated, who were not this year admitted, 1 In the will-office, near S. Paul’s eath. ch. in Lond. hj Reg-. Holder, Qu, 18 in the will of Rich, bishop of Hereford. 2 [Wood is mistaken. It is proved from better authority, that he was born at Haeknes, in the North riding of Yorkshire. Warton, Life of Pane. 367.] _ J 3 [This family lived at Northleigh, in their antient capital mansion house, till within these few years (1780), but are now extinct, at least in the lineal succession. The estate was lately purchased by the duke of Marlborough. Warton, ut supra.] 4 [He died the 21. of April. His will is dated 18. Apr. being then of St. Peter’s, Oxon. In it he gives to his wife Alice his patent of 4 marcs annually from the king, ending with the life of G. Pigott, See Walton’s Life of Pope, Appendix, N° XX. where many curious particulars of the Perrot family will be found.]
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