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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    3 42 [188] Griffin Williams M. of A. of the same university, was incorporated the same day.—He was sometimes of Ch. Ch. in this university, was afterwards a frequent writer, and bishop of Ossory in Ireland, and therefore is to be remem¬ bered at large in another part of this work. Henry Thurcross M. of A. of the said university 1 2 also, was then (Jul. 10.) incorporated—He was collated to the archdeaconry of Cleveland in the dioc. of York, in the place of John Philipps promoted to the sea of Sodor or the Isle of Man, on the second day of Aug. 1619. Which dignity he resigning 1635 was succeeded by Timothy Thurcross batch, of divinity. Jan. 22. David Fouljs M. A. of Glasgow in Scotland— He is stiled in one of the registers f Colintoni Comarchi filius.’ See another of both his names in these Fasti, an. 1605. Ludovicus Capellus or Cappelus Sedanensis, a young French man of great hopes, became a sojourner in the uni¬ versity in the beginning of this year, and in the month of Feb. did answer publicly in disputations in divinity, in the school allotted for that faculty, and about the same time gave books to the public library. He was afterwards an eminent Hebrician, tutor to the famous Sam. Bochartus, and author of divers most excellent books, as you may see in the Oxford Catalogue: among which are his Critica Sacra, much commended by Hug. Grotius. This Lud. Capellus was living at Saumur in France, an. 1656, and perhaps some years after.4 An. Dom. 1611.—9Jac.I. Chancellor. Tho. Lord Egerton baron of Ellesmere. Vice-Chancellor. Dr. Tho. Singleton principal of Brasen-nose coll, the same who had been vice-chanc. 1598. Proctors. Norwich Spackman of Ch. Ch. Apr. 3. John Dunster of Magd. coll. Apr. 3. Batchelors of Arts. Jun. 10. Franc. White of Magd. coll. Tho. Freeman of Magd. coll. “ John Smith of Magd. coll.” « Of the first of which three you may see more among << the masters 1614. There was one John Smith A. B. and “ fellow of Magd. coll, who translated from Latin into '• Greek Apologia Ecclesice Anglicance, written by John Jewell “ B. of Salisbury, prin. at Oxon 1614, [Bodl. 8vo. J. 66. “ Th.] and 1639, oct. dedicated to Dr. Laughton, president “ of Magd. coll. He took not the degree of mast. Quaere, <c whether the same with one John Smith a Berkshire man “ born at Abingdon, who was matriculated as a member of “ Magd. coll, in 1610, aged 18.” 19.' Henry King of Ch. Ch. John King of Ch. Ch. Rich. Gardiner of Ch. Ch. The two first of these three, were the sons of Dr. John King bishop of London. Oct. 12. Mich. Jermin of C. C. coll. Rich. Jeames of C. C. coll. 1 [Coll. Magd. A. B. an. 1586-7. Baker.] 2 [He died in 1658. See a long account of him under that year.] “ 23. John Swan of Qu. coll lately of Ch. Ch.” Nov. 4. William Nicholson of Magd. coll. 12. Hugh. Lloyd of Oriel coll. Sam. Yerworth of Oriel coll. The first of these last three, was afterwards bishop of Glocester, and the second of LandafF. 26. George Jay of Ch. Ch. Edward Terry of Ch. Ch. Of the first of these two, you are to expect a farther ac¬ count among the created doctors of div. an. 1660. Dec. 16. Tho. Vicars of Qu. coll. Jan. 29. Immanuel Bourne of Ch. Ch. Feb. 15. Hezekiah Woodward of Bal. coll. 18. Rich. Spencer of C. C. coll. Edw. Spencer of C. C. coll. Both the sons of Rob. lord Spencer, which is all I know of them, only that Richard was afterwards M. of A. As for Gardiner, Jermin, Nicholson, Lloyd, Yerworth or Jeruworthius, Terry, Bourne and Woodward, before-men- tion’d; I shall speak more at large in another part of this work. Admitted 218. Batchelors of Law. Between the ending of one register and beginning of another, which hapned this year, not one batchelor of law occurs admitted. Masters of Arts. Apr. 18. John Wall of Ch. Ch. 20. Jam. Martin of Broadgate’s hall.—This person, who was a German born, hath published The King's Way to Heaven ; On 1 Sam. 12. 23, 24. Lond. 1615, oct. and had then, as he saith, ended his work against Baronius, but what that was, he tells us not, neither in truth can I yet tell. He was intimate with the learned doctor Prideaux, and was then (being 58 years of age) master of arts of both the universities in England. June 4. Isaac Colfe of Ch.Ch. Jul. 1. Nich. Guy of Hart hall.—He was a Hampshire man born, and hath published Piety's Pillar, a fun. serm. for Mrs. Elizab. Gouge, on Joh. 11. 26. Lond. 1626, in oct. and perhaps other things. Quaere. 4. Rich. Gove of Magd. hall. 5 Rog. Manwaring of All-s. coll. Nov. 13. Will. Slatyer of Brasen-n. coll. 2S. Michael Wigmore of Oriel coll. Jan. 23. John Harris of New coll. Feb. 12. Thom. Prior of Broadgate’s hall.—He was af¬ terwards prebendary of Glocester and the author of A Ser¬ mon at the Funeral of Miles late Bishop of Glocester, preached in the Cath. Ch. of Gloc. 9 Nov. 1624; On 2 Tim. 1. 12. Lond. 1632, fol. put at the end of certain sermons penn’d by the said Miles bishop of Glocester. What other tilings the said Prior hath published I know not, nor any thing else of him, only that he was a minister’s son of Glocester- shire, and that dying in 1634 he left behind him a son named Christoph. Prior of Bal. coll, of whom you may see more among the creation of doctors of div. an. 1642. March 9. Peter Turner of Mert. coll. Admitted 105. Batchelors of Physic. June 20. Sim. Baskervile of Exeter coll. Rob. Vilvaine of Exeter coll. “ The former of these was afterwards doctor in his fa- [139] “ culty and knighted 3 he died July 5, 1641, aged 68 years,
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