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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    Robert Tounson, M. of A. of the said university,,9 was incorporated on the same day.1—He was about this time fellow of Queen's coll, there, was afterwards doct. of div. dean of Westminster in the place of Dr. George Mountaigne promoted to the see of Lincoln, an. 1617; and at length bishop of Salisbury: to which see he was consecrated at Lambeth by the archbishop, and his assistants Lincoln, Rochester and Chester, on the 9 of July 1610. He died in a mean condition on the 15 of May 1621, and was buried on the South side of the long isle, over against St. Edmund’s chappel in St. Peter’s church, within the city of Westmin¬ ster, leaving then behind him a widow named Margaret, and fifteen children. After him succeeded in the see of Salisbury Dr. John Davenant, the head or mast, of Queen’s coll, in, and Margaret professor of, the university of Cam¬ bridge ; who was consecrated on the 18 of Nov. 1621, hav¬ ing received 2 3 a coirpnand from the king that he should not take to him a wife. He departed this mortal life on the 20 of Apr. 1641, and was buried in the South isle joyning to the cath. ch. of Salisbury. Hen, Butts, M. of A. and fellow of Corp. Ch. coll, in Cambridge, was incorporated also on the same day (Jul. 5.) and afterwards succeeded Dr. Sam. Walsall, in the headship of that house.*—He hath written Diets dry Dinner, consisting of Eight several Courses, (l) Fruits, &c. Lond. 1599, oct. See more of this Hen. Butts in Dan. Price among the writers, an. 1631. [vol. ii, col. 512.] Jul. 10. Peter Turner, doct. of phvs. of Heidleburg, 28 years before this time (afterwards incorporated at Cam¬ bridge, where he had his first education) was incorporated in this university, as he had stood at Heidleburg, and Cam¬ bridge.—He was the son of Dr. Will. Turner, sometimes dean of Wells, whom I have mention’d among the writers, under the year 1568 j and dying on the 27 of May 1614, aged 72 years, was buried in the chancel of the church of St. Olave’s in Hartstreet, London, leaving then behind him several sons, of whom Samuel was one, and Peter another, as 1 shall tell you elsewhere. “ One Peter Turner, M. D. “ was the author of a Spiritual Song to the Praise of Al- “ mighty God for delivering England from the Spaniards, “ Lond. 1589 ; oct.4” One mistress Anne Turner, “ liv- 9 [It. Tounson Cantabr. admiss. socius coll. Regin. Sept. 2, 1597. Regist. ibid. Baker.] 1 [16 Febr. 1606, Robertus Tounson, S.T. P. ad rect. de Olde alias Wolde, ad pres. Will. Tate de la Pre in com. North’ton, mil. et Francisci Tate armig. Reg. Dove, Petrib. 3 Aug. 1620, Jacobus Forsithe, A. M. ad rect. de Oulde ex pres, regis, per promot. Robcrti Tounson, S. T. P. ad e’pa- tum Sarum. Reg. Petrib. Kennet.] 2 Cambden in Aimed. R. Jac. I. MS. sub an. 1621. 3 [H. Butts socius prius, deim magister, C. C. C. admissus Sept. 2, 1626. Norfolciensis—misere periit. Raker.] 4 [This * spiritual song’ is appended to a rare volume, of which, as it it not described by the industrious Herbert, I shall give the full title, Medita¬ tions concerning Praiers to Almighty God, for the safety of England, when the Spaniards were come into the narrow Seas, August 1588. As also other Meditations concerning Thanhs gluing, for deliuering Englande from the Cruelty of the Spa¬ niards, and for their meruailous Confusim and Ouerthrmo. By 0. Pyge. With a spirituall Song of Praises by P. Turner, Doctor of Phisicke. (Psalms 145, 18; 126, 2, 3 quoted) Printed at London by R. R. for Thomas Man. 1589. 8vo. cont. four sheets and a half. (Bodl. 8vo. B. 180. Th.) Of the former part ot this book there was a previous edition, which I have never seen. ‘ Thou pression, a godlie hymne or songe of thanksgiuing, concerning our deliuer- ance, penned by my reuerende and good friende in Christ IVI. doctor Turner, who vnderstanding of my poore trauaile in this argument, wished thou baust also beene partaker of that his labour with mine, and hath beene since con¬ tent, that I should publish it for thy profit.’ Turner’s song has the musical ing in Pater-noster Row,” the widow of a doct. of phys. had an especial hand in the poisoning of sir Tho. Overbury; for which she was executed at Tyburn Nov. 14, an. 1615, whether she was the second wife and widow of this Dr. Peter Turner, I know not. Oct. 30. Rich. Pilkington, M. of A. of Cambridge. Creations. June — Hen. Cotton, bishop of Salisbury, sometimes master of arts of Magd. coll, was actually created doct. of div. at Salisbury by Dr. Edm, Lillye, vice-chancellor. Dr. Tho. Holland the king’s professor of divinity, and both the proctors (with the superior beadle of divinity attending them) by virtue of a commission from the vice-chancellor, dated 2 of June 1599. An. Dom. 1600.—42-43 Elizab. Chancellor. The same, viz. Tho. lord Buckhurst. Vice-chancellor. George Abbot, D.D. master of Univ. coll. Jul. 15. Proctors. Nich. Langford of Ch. Ch. Apr. 2. Laur. Humphrey (son of Laur.) of Mag. C. Apr. 2. Batchelor of Music. Jul. —Henry Porter of Ch. Cli.—Some of his compo¬ sitions I have seen, but none of them, I think, are extant. He was father to Walt. Porter sometimes gentleman of the royal chappel of king Ch. I. and master of the choristers at Westminster, author of Mottets of two Voices for Treble, or Tenor and Bass, &c. to be performed, to an Organ, Harpsichord, Lute or Bass-viol. Lond. 1657, fob The words of some of the mottets are taken out of the learned poet George Sandys his Paraphrase on the Psalms of David. This person, who had been patroniz’d in his endeavours by sir Edw. Spencer, was, after his ejectment from his office in the beginning of the grand rebellion, exhibited to in his old age by Edw. Laurence, esq. Batchelors of Arts. Jun. 5. Rob. Harris of Magd. ball. -17- Rob. Mandevill of Qu. coil. Jul. 4. David Jenkins of St. Edm. hall.—Afterwards the famous Welsh judge. notes to the first stanza, and was to be used by the readers ‘ if the meditations seeme too long, or not such as content them.’ Hadst yu not watclit (0 Lord) our coasts to keep. And hadst not thou wel warded al our bounds. Our cruell foes had caught vs all a asleep. And sonck our ships and sackt our hauen towns. All laud therefore from heart we yeeld to thee. That hidest not thy face from thine at neede. But doest still stand by them as now we see, When bloudy foes do think them out to weede. Hadst thou not bin, our queene had bin no more. And slauish yoke had all our necks opprest; None should haue taught or followed thy lore, All laude therfore that heart can think or yeeld, Be vnto thee, o Father deer, for aie. That wast to vs so strong a fence and shield, And of thy goodnes kept vs from decaie, &e.] 1 [158] I ' I fl> 1
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