Men of note in his time.
MEn famous for the sword were many in his time, and in a manner all, that it is hard making choice, without being partiall, unlesse we shal preferre Dukes of equal valour, before others of meaner caling, and then wil the Dukes of Norfolke and Suffolk hold worthily the place first, and next to them the yong Earl of Surrey, who had been more fortunate if he had been lesse valiant. Of men of letters in his time, there were whole Armies in forraigne parts, the most ••amous, were Budaeus, Ludovicus Vines, Iohn Revolin, Erasmus Roteradamu••, Vrsinus, Cornarius, Sadolet, Martin Bucer; in England were Iohn Collet Deane of Pauls and Founder of the Schoole there, VVilliam Lilly borne a•• Odiham in Hamshire, first Scholmaster of Pauls-Schoole, Thomas Linaker a learned Phisitian, Iohn Skelton a pleasant Poet, VVilliam Horman Vice Provest of Eaten, who wrote divers workes, Sir Thomas Moore, William Tindall, Iohn Rastal•• a Citizen and Stationer of London, Christopher Saint-Germane an excellent Lawyer, Sir Thomas Elyot, Iohn Leland, a diligent searcher of Antiquities, Sir Iohn Bourchier Knight, Lord Berners, who translated ••he Chronocles of Froy∣sard out of French into English, Henry Standish Bishop of Saint Assaph, who w••ote a book against Erasmus traslation of the new Testament; Arnold of Lon∣don, who wrote certain Colections touching Historicall matters, Thomas Lup∣set a Londoner, who wrote sundry vertuous Treatises, Henry Bradshaw a black Monke, who wrote the life of Saint VVerborough, and also a certain Chronocle, Iohn Palsgrave a Londoner, who wrote instructions for the perfect understanding of the French tongue, Iohn S••vish a Cornish-man, who wrote certaine abbre∣viations of Chronicles, with a Treatise of the wars of Troy, Anthony Fitz-Her∣bert a Judge, who wrote an Abridgment of the Law, Wilfride Holme who wrot a Treatise of the rebellion in Lincolnshire, Thom••s Lanquet who wrote an E∣pitomy of Chronicles, and also of the winning of Bulloigne, Thomas Soulman of Gernsey, who wrote divers notes of History, Cutbert Tunstall Bishop of Durham, Robert VVhittington who wrote divers Treatises for the instruction of Grammarians, Iohn Russell, who wrote a Treatise entituled super jure Caesaris et Papae, also commentaries in Cantica, Simon Fish a Kentish-man, who wrote a book called the supplication of Beggars, George Bullen Lord Rochford brother to Queen Anne who wrote divers songs and sonets, Francis Bigod Knight born in Yorkeshire, who wrote a book against the Clergy, intitled de Impropriationibus, Henry Lord Morley, who wrote divers Treatises, as Comodies and Tragedies, as the life of sectaries, and certaine rimes, VVilliam Botevile alias Thynne, who re∣stored the works of Chawcer, Richard Turpin, who ser••ing in the Garrison of Callice, wrote a Chronicle of his time, and died in the ••eer 1541. Sir Thomas VViat Knight, who wrote divers matters in English-meeter, and transl••ted the seven Penitentiall Psalmes, and (as some say) the whole Psalter, he died of the pestilence, as he was going Embassadour to the Emperour, in the yeer 1541. Henry Howard Earle of Surrey, who wrote divers Treatises in English-meeter, Iohn Field a Londoner, who wrote a Treatise of mans Free-will, de Servo ho∣mi••is Arbitrio, and Collections of the common Laws of England, Robert Shin∣gleton borne in Lancashire, who wrote a Treatise of the seven Churches, and certaine Prophesies, William Parry a Welsh-man, who wrote a booke intitled speculum Iuvenam.