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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    158 id* This year was but one batch, of law admitted, and but three supplicated. As for physic not one was adm. batch, or supplicated in that faculty. Batchelor of Divinity. Dec. 18. Will. Bocher or Butcher of C. C. C.—He was the only batch, of that fac. who was admitted this year. Soon after he left his presidentship, being in animo Catholicus, and retiring to his small cure at Dounsbourne Militis near Cirencester in Glocestershire, lived there ob¬ scurely many years. At length giving way to fate. Was buried in the church there on the first of Nov. 1585. (d3 Not one doct. of law was admitted this year. Doctor of Physic. Nov. 27. Thomas Coveney president of Magd. coll.— He was deprived of his presidentship by the bishop of Win¬ chester in his visitation of that coll. 25 Sept. 1561, either for being not in sacred orders, or for that he was a R. Cath. and refused the oath of supremacy. Howsoever it is, sure [89] I am that he was admitted prebendary of Lyme and Hal- stock in the church of Salisb. in Jul. 1563. For the said degree supplicated John Dotyn of Exeter coll, whom I have mention’d under the year 1534, and James Good M. A. and batch, of phys. whom 1 shall men¬ tion in the next year. Doctors of Divinity. Dee. 9. Francis Babyngton master of Bal. coll.—This person, who was originally of All-s. coll, did proceed M. of A. in an act celebrated 16 Jul. 1554, was elected one of the proctors of the university 18 Apr. 1557, admitted batch, of div. in July 1558, master of Bal. coll. 5 Sept. 1559, D. of D. 9 Dec. this year, as before ’tis told you, commissary or vice-chanc. of the university 21 May, rector of Line. coll, in August, and Margaret professor about the latter end of, 1560. Which sudden and quick promotions are not to be attributed to the deserts of the person, but to the emptiness of the university at this time, to the want of theologists to perform offices, and that any one, in a manner, proceeded as he or they pleased.9 An. D om. 1560.—2-3 Elizab. Chancellor. Sir John Mason, knight. Commissary. Franc. Babyngton D. D. designed by the chancellor’s letters dated 21- May, Dr. Warner having, then, or before, resigned. Proctors. Rob. Leech of Gh. Ch. elected 24 April. Tho. SqoT of Trin. coll.1 elected 24 April. 9 [6 Nov. 1557 Franciscus Babyngton A. M. admissus ad vie. de Aides* worth, Sarum dioc. per mort. Will. Bloxton, ad pres. Georgii BullockeS.T. P. magistri collegii S. Johannis Evang. in univer. Cantab. Reg. Pole, f. 52. A Letter of Mr. Hall a Popish fellow of Merton coll, was produced in the visitation of that house in 1560, running thus:—Salve, Jacobe, de rerum apud nos statu te certiorem facere quoniam id a me expectas meum esse arbi- tror, frigent apud nos heretici spero eos aliquando fervescere sicut olim vidi¬ mus archihaeretici in fossa ilia suburbana ubi Vulcano traditi fuere. Ba- bingtonus ille olim preceptor tuus titulo theologiae est insigniendus, hoc est nomine doctoris collegio Balleoli preest. Is solus apud nos palinodiam cecinit, et primus gladem secuit ut reasdificet heereticornm templum, —Ken- net.] 1 [He was born in Cumberland, and educated at Queen’s college, where he took the degree of B. A. July 5. 1554. He was appointed one of the first Batchelors of Arts. Jul. 23. Edm. Bunney of Magd. coll.—He was after¬ wards eminent for the books which he published. ^ Nov. 28. Edm. Campian of St. John’s coll. -Greg. Martin of St. John’s coll. Both afterwards stout champions for the Rom. Cath. cause. Jan. 27- Edm. Raynolds of C, C. coll.—See more among the masters of arts 1564. Admitted in all 47. Batchelors of Civil Law. Eight this year were admitted, of whom Thom. Tookey of All-s. coll, was one, afterwards canon of the cath. ch. at Carlisle. Two or more of the others were also dignitaries. Masters of Arts. May 27. Rob. Pointz of New coll. -John Fowler of New coll. 28 Rich. Shaghens of Bal. coll. June 27- John Pratt of Brasen-n. coll, now archdeacon of St. David’s and a compounder for his degr. Admitted 19. Batchelors of Divinity. Mar. 27. Will. Stock of S. John’s coll.—This person, who was a Herefordshire man born, was originally of Brasen-n. coll, from whence, for his great proficiency in learning, he was taken by sir Thomas Whyte and was made one of his first fellows of St. John’s coll. After he had been admitted batch, of div. he was made by the said sir Thomas the first principal of Glocester hall, and in 1563 the third president of the said coll, which place he resigning in the year after, was made principal of the said hall again; where continuing about ten years, left it of his own accord; and after the conferring on him several benefices (if not a dignity or two) which he changed for others, (such was the rambling of his mind) died notwithstanding in a mean con¬ dition, (yet always , in animo Catholicus) about 1607. One Will. Stocker was proctor in the university in 1566, but he was fellow of All-s. coll,2, JuL 15. Thom. Langlie batch, of arts, of Cambridge, and canon or prebendary of Winchester, was then ad¬ mitted.—He never took the degree of M. of A. Five there were that supplicated for the said degree but were not admitted, among whom Tho, Sampson was one, soon after dean of Ch. Ch.. Doctors of Civil Law. May 26; James Jervys or Jervays warden of Mert. coll, lately principal of Broadgate’s hall. For the said degree did. supplicate Franc. Alford M. of A. of Ch. Ch. but was not this, or in any other, year follow ¬ ing admitted. He had been batch, of arts of Cambridge. Doctors of Physic. June 26. James Good of New coll, now one of the fel¬ lows of the coll, of physicians at London. “ He was im- “ prisoned 1573, for holding secret correspondence by let¬ ters with Mary queen of Scots.” fellows of Trinity college May 30. 1556. He was finally ejected from his fellowship, for refusing the oath of supremacy to queen Elizabeth. Warton, Life of Pope, p. 400.] 2 [9 Jul. 1557. Will. Stocker A. B. admissus ad preb. de Milton Manerii in ecclesia Line, per mort. ult. incumb. ad pres. Will. Peter et Joh. Mason miJitum, et Will. Cooke LL. D. Reg. Pole, Cant. f. 46. Kennjst.]
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