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

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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$[67] supplicated for the said degree, among whom was John Marlow or Merlow of Mert. coll, mention’d under the year 1527- Doctors of both the Laws. Oct. 18. Joh. Cottrell of New coll.—This person who was lately principal of St. Laurence hall (involv’d after¬ wards within the limits of Jesus coll.) in the parish of St. Michael, was now archdeacon of Dorset, in the place of one Will. Skipp, who occurs archd. of that place in 1537. lie the said Dr. Cottrell was afterwards vicar general to Paul the first bish. of Bristol, did succeed Pol. Virgil in the arch¬ deaconry of Wells, an. 1554 or thereabouts, being the first year of qu. Mary, at which time Virgil was in Italy among the living.8 In the same year also, lie was made prebendary of Tymberscomb in the church of Wells, vicar general to Gilbert bishop of that place, and at length prebendary of Fordington and Writhlington in the church of Sarum. He died about the month of Feb. in 1575,9 * * 12 and was buried in the cath. ch. at Wells. Oct. 18. John Croke of New coll.—He was now an eminent advocate in the court of arches, and about this time dignified in the church. Batchelors of Arts. Jul. 12. Tho. Godwyn of Magd. coll.—Pie was after¬ wards bish. of Bath and Wells. Dec. 14. Will. Johnson of All-s. coll.—The cat. of fel¬ lows of that house saith that he was afterwards dean of Dublin, and bishop of Meath in Ireland ; whereupon recur¬ ring to the commentary of Irish bishops written by sir James Ware, I could find no such person; nor Dr. John¬ son of Christ’s coll, in Cambridge, who is reported by a Th. Fuller the historian to be archb. of Dublin. Feb. 20. Tho. Bentham of Magd. coll.—He was after¬ wards bish. of Litchfield and Coventry. In all about 35, besides about 7 who were supplicatora or candidates for the said degree of batch, of arts. Batchelors of the Civil Law. Jan. 4. Nich. Harpesfield of New coll. Mar. ■— John Plough. The former was afterwards a zealous writer for the Rom. Catholic, the other for the Protestant, cause. Besides these two, were about twelve admitted. Doctors of Divinity. July 6. John Ramridge of Mert. coll. 1—He was made dean of Litchfield in the beginning of qu. Mary’s reign, in the place of Rich. Willyams, deprived for having married a widow in the reign of K. Edw. 6. But the said Ramridge leaving England without any comprdsion in the beginning of qu. Elizabeth, being much troubled in mind upon a fore¬ sight of the alteration of religion, he went into Flanders, where in wandring to and fro in great discontent, he met with thieves, who first rob’d, and afterwards murdered, him. Only two supplicated for the said degree this year, viz. Will. Wetherton M. A. and batch, of div. and Edw. Sepham M. A. and student in that faculty, but were not now, or after, admitted. Incorporations. Apr. — Nich. Grimoald B. of A. of Cambr. Jul. 19. Laur. Nowel B. of A. of Cambr. Nov. 8. George Dogeson or Dogyon chauntor of Wells and M. of A. of the university of Paris, was then incorp. M. of A. Which being done, he was incorporated batch, of div. as he had stood in the said university of Paris. An. Dom. 1543.—35 Hen. VIII. The same. The same. Chancellor. Commissary. Proctors. John Estwyke again. Will. Pye again. Elected the first day of Easter term. ( 8 [Notwithstanding the letters patent of K. Edward VI. granting him to hold it for life. Watts.] 9 [John Cottrell LL. D. died in 1572, apd was in that year succeeded both in his archdeaconry and in his church of Wynford by John Rugge A.M. Kennet.] 1 [Joh. Rumridge S. T. P. admissus ad ecclesiam paroch. De Milton Brian dioc. Line, per resign. Ricardi Hayward ex pres. Phil, et Marie, die 12 Maij, 1557. Reg. Pole, Cant. fol. 96. Kennet. Rector of Bpsworth, Leicestershire. Tanneh.] Masters of Arts. Jun. 6. Joh. Fox *-- Hen. Bull - Tho. Cooper -Will. Dounham The two last of which were afterwards bishops. At the same time was one John Redman or Redwayne of Magd. coll, admitted. But whether this be the same John Redman who was afterwards archdeacon of Taunton, or another mention’d under the year 1508 and 1524, or a third mention’d among the writers an. 1551, I cannot justly say. June 6. Will. Hugh 5 — 2O’. George Etheridge > of C. C. coll. -John Morwen j Feb. 21. Joh. Pullayne of New coll. Mar. 18. Laur. Nowell of Brasn. coll. — 24. Nich. Grimoald of Mert. coll. In all thirty nine. Batchelors of Divinity. June 30. Gilb. Bourn of All-s. coll. Nov. 21. John Somer.—He was can. of Winds, in the time of qu. Mary, where he died, 1573. Tho. Slythurst was admitted the same day.—He was made canon of Winds, and the first president of Trim col¬ lege, in the time of qu. Mary ; of which being deprived in the beginning of qu. Eliz. was committed prisoner to the tower of London, where he died about 1560. 3 - In his Hist, of Cambridge, sect. 6, p. 91. 3 [Slythurst was born in Berkshire, took the degree of B. A. Feb. 27 1529, determined the same term, and became M. A. Feb. 25, 1533.' In 1545 (Feb. 11,) he was instituted to the vicarage of Chalfonte’ St. Peters, Bucks, at the presentation of Rob. Drury, esq. On Feb. 21, 1554, he supplicated for the degree of D. D. which he never took.’ He was created canon of Windsor, by letters patent of queen Mary, Apr. 2, 15q4. Feb. 13, 1555, he was instituted to the rectory of Chalfonte St. Giles, Bucks at the presentation of William Sothold. He was installed president'of Tri-' nity, May 30, 1556; about which time he resigned the vicarage of Chalfonte St Peters. In 1556 (l\ov. 11) he was appointed by the convocation of the university of Oxford with others, to regulate or supervise the exercises in theology, on the election of cardinal Pole to the chancellorship. In Sept. 1559, he was deprived of his presidentship, and died, as before stated, in the Tower. Warton’s Life of Pope, Append.'No. XXV, page 380.] I* 2 ^ of Magd. coll.$