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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    university “ at (Qu. coll.” and afterwards in the royal court, where he became “ secretary to George duke of Bucks, [237] “ and” at length secretary of state to K. Ch. I. and after¬ wards a sufferer for his cause, and an exile with his son Ch. II. After the restoration of the last, he continued in the office of secretary, but then growing antient, resigned it in Oct. 1662. At which time his majesty in considera¬ tion of his fidelity, constancy, and affection to his and his father’s service, did freely offer to make him a baron, hut sir Edward, according to his wonted candor and modesty, (after he had most humbly return’d his thanks) besought his majesty therein to spare him. A gentleman of both his names wrote An Apology for the honourable Nation of the Jews, and all the Sons of Israel, Lond. 1648, in qu. What relation he had to sir Edward, I know not. “ Sir Edw. “ Nicholas was buried at West Horsley in Surrey.” Jun. ult. Will. Merick of New coll. Will. Griffith of New coll. The former was afterwards “ made by archb. Laud,” judge of the prerogative court for the province of Canter¬ bury, upon the death of sir Hen. Martin, Oct. 1641, emi¬ nent for his great learning and abilities, as also for his loy¬ alty and affection to his majesty, king Charles II. and to his glorious father, both at home and beyond the seas. Upon which account he was sent for to the court, 8 Nov. 1661, and had the honour of knighthood conferr’d upon him in his majesty’s bed-chamber. He died in the winter time, an. 1668, and was succeeded in his judgeship by Dr. Leolin Jenkins. The other. Will. Griffith, was chancellor of the dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor.7 anon mention, another, and a third called Oliver Lloyd of All-s. coll. Masters of Arts. Apr. 17- Rich. Allen of Pemb. coll. June 1. Thom. Ford of Magd. hall. 2. Hen. Beesley of St. Alb. hall. Steph. Goffe of St. Alb. hall. Tho. Browne of Ch. Ch. Joseph Caryll of Exet. coll. July 2. Christoph. Elderfield of St. Mary’s hall. 6. Rog. Turner of Exet. coll.—This person, who was afterwards benefked near Southampton, and the place of his nativity, hath published The Usurer's Plea answered, a sermon preached at Southampton 18 Jul. 1633, on Matth. 25. 27. Lond. 1634, qu. and another on 2 Kings 11. ver. 12.—Printed in 1661, qu. and not unlikely others. Mar. 14. Francis Davies of Jesus coll. Adm. 131, or thereabouts. Not one batch, of physic was admitted this year. Batchelors of Divinity. June 2. Alex. Huish of Wadh. coll, 16. Cornel. Burges of Line. coll. 21. Hugh Robinson of New coll. 27- Alexand. Gill of Trin. coll. July 5. Will. Hayes of Magd. hall.—He was the same person who had published The Lawyer's Looking-glass, a sermon at St. Mary's in Oxon, at the assizes 7 Jul. 1624, on Esther 1. 15. Oxon 1624, qu. Whether he wrote or published any thing else, I know not, nor do I know any thing of him besides, only that he was a Hampshire man born, and that he was afterwards rector of Skilgate, and at length, in 1635, rect. of Orchard, both in Somerset¬ shire. July 6. Thom. Lushington of Pemb. coll. Admitted 27- Doctors of Law. June ult. Matthew Nicholas of New coll.-—This per¬ son, who was afterwards can. resident, of Salisbury, became dean of Bristol on the death of Dr. Edw. Chetwynd an. 1639, and in 1642 was made canon ot the fifth stall in the eollegiat church of St. Peter in Westminster on the death of Dr. Will. Robinson, brother by the mother’s side, to Dr. Laud, archb. of Canterbury. Of which dignities being de¬ prived in the time of the 1 ebellion, became, after his ma¬ jesty’s restoration, dean of St. Paul’s cathedral in London. 6 In Bristol succeeded Dr. Hen. Glemham of Oxon, an. 1660, and in St. Paul’s, Dr. Joh. Barwiek of Cambridge, elected thereunto 15 oct,. 1661. To this Dr. Nicholas, his piety and moderation, the church was as much beholden, as the state was to his elder brother sir Edw. Nicholas. The former died 15 Aug. 1661, the other on the first of Sept. 1669, aged 77, and was buried in Horsley church in Surrey, where there is a fair monument, with a large inscription thereon, over his grave. By the way I desire the reader to know that the said sir Edward was born at Winterbourne- Earles in Wiltshire, where his name is, or at least hath been, antient and genteel, that he had his education in this 6 [Dr. Nicholas, being master of St. Nicholas’ hospital in Hernham, near Salisbury, long before 1645, was deprived of it for his residence at his deanry of Bristol, being the king’s garrison, being then a very worthy and reverend divine: but June 20, 1660, restored to it by parliament. Journals if the 7 [Dr. William Griffith was the eldest son of Robert Griffith of Carveg- lwyd, in Llanfaethln in Anglisey, by his wife Ann, the daughter of Owenap Hugh of Guenynoe in the same county. He was born at Llanfaethln afore said, Oct. 28, 1597. He was fellow of New college, and in 1629, Oct. 13, Bp. Bayly granted the jurisdiction of the diocese of Bangor in a joint patent to one Hugh Griffith, LL. D. and this Wiliiam Griffith then also LL. D. and one of the advocates of the arches. In the vacancy upon Bp. Bayly’s death, archbp. Abbot made him and the dean guardian of the spiritualities, by a patent, dated Oct. 16, 1631. And archbp. Laud granted the jurisdiction in- tirely to him upon the death of Bp. Dolben by patent, dated Nov. 28, 1633. U’pon Bp. Edmund Griffith’s coming to this see, he surrendered up the joint patent he had formerly to Dr. Hugh Griffith and him, and that Bp. made him sole chancellor and vicar general, dated July 27, 1635. In this he is styled LL. D. and one of the masters of his majesties high court of chancery. He was also chancellor of St. Asaph, and marryd Mary, daughter of Bp. John Owen of that see, by whom he had six children, of which John Griffith of Llanfaethln, esq; high sherif of Anglisey, for the year 1690, was the eldest. The second was Francis Griffith, A.M. of Jesus college, Oxon, and rector of Llanfihengel y Gnynt in the county of Montgomery. Chancellor Griffith’s usual residence was at Lanfaethln, where he and his brother John Griffith, a learned and good rector of that place, did much bet¬ ter and enlarge the parsonage house, by the addition of a very fair parlour to it, and other lodgings and conveniences, and beautify that little church extreemely with a set of the most uniform and decent wainscot seats in the diocese. He departed ihis life there, Oct. 17, 1648, and was buryed in that church in the grave of his father, and close to his wife, where he had pre¬ pared his dormitory 3 years before, as you'l see by the inscriptions on his and his wife’s graves, which are these underwritten'. He hath nothing in print that 1 know of, except a copy of Latin verses be¬ fore Dr. Davies Welch dictionary, printed 1632. Chancellor Griffith wife’s epitaph. Here is a blessed assurance of a joyfull resurrection, restetn the body of Mary Griffith, daughter of John Owen, Ld. Bp. of St, Asaph, and wife of William Griffith of Carreyluid, D1. of Law, and one of the masters of the high court of chancery, with whom she lived, marryed, in all vnity of affec¬ tions near 13 years, and bare him six children, of which five survive her. She was a woman in all her ways pious and virtuous, in faith well instructed, in her devotion indefatigable, in her charity sincere, and in her conversation blameless, in her conjugal love exemplary, and in her children blessed, in health thankfull, and in sickness patient, in life contented, and in death
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