A treatise of religion & learning and of religious and learned men consisting of six books, the two first treating of religion & learning, the four last of religious or learned men in an alphabetical order ... / by Edward Leigh ...

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• ROger Bacon a great Mathematician, but no Magician. 125
• Sir Francis Bacon a great Philosopher, ib.
• John Baconthorp or Bacon a learned Eng∣lishman, ibid.
• Jodocus Badius Ascensius a learned Philo∣sopher, Physician and Poet. ibid.
• Paul Bain a judicious Divine. 125
• Roger Bain a learned Englishman, Pro∣fessour of the Hebrew at Paris, ibid.
  • He hath written on the Proverbs of Salomon,
• Francis Balduine a Protestant first, but fell off afterward to Popery, 126
  • An Epitaph of him, ibid.
• Baldus Perusinus a famous Lawyer and Scholler to Bartolus, 126
  • When he flourished, ibid.
• Bernardinus Baldus Vrbinas a great Ar∣tist and Linguist, 126
• John Bale one of the first English Prote∣stant Preachers in the time of King Hen∣ry the 8^th. 125
  • D. Humfries Verses of him. His Works, ib.
• M. I. Ball a learned and pious Divine, 126
• Baliol-Colledge, 96
• Balsac an eloquent Frenchman, 126
• Theodore Balsamon one of the chief of the Greek Canonists. ib.
• Dominic. Bannes a famous Dominican. ib.
• William and John Barclay, 127
• Francis Barbarus a learned Venetian, ib.
• Hermolaus Barbarus one of the great re∣storers of Learning, ibid.
• Petrus Angelus Bargaeus a learned Poet, ib.
• ...Peter Baro, ibid.
• Gaspar Barlaeus a great Poet, ibid.
• Caesar Baronius. 127, 128
• Justus Baronins changed his name, ibid.
• Robert Baronius a learned Scotchman, ib.
  • Verses of him, ibid.
• Gul. Sallustius Bartasse an excellent French Poet. ibid.
• Gaspar Barthius a learned Germane. ibid.
• Bartolus de Saxoferrato a great Lawyer, 129
• Basil the Great, 129.
• Why so called, ib.
• Basil Bish. of Selencia, when he lived, 129
• Basil an University, when founded, 68
• Dominicus Bandius an elegant Poet, 129
• Bernardus Bauhusius made a Book of the Virgin Mary by changing one Verse a 1022 wayes, 129
• Martinus Becanus a learned Jesuite, ibid.
• Christoph. Beckman a learned Linguist, ib.
• Beda an Englishman, the learnedst man of his time, 130
  • Why called venerable, 130
• William Bedwell, skilfull in the oriental Tongues, 130
• W. Bedle a learned Bishop of Ireland, 131
• Robert Bellarmine commended, 131
• William Bellay, 132
• Francis de Belleforest, a learned French Historian, 132
• Petrus Bellonius, 132
• Peter Bembus a learned Venetian and Cardinal. 132, 133
• R. Benjamin a famous Jewish Geogra∣pher. ib.
• Antonius Benivenius, 133
• Paulus Benius. 133
• Berengarius a learned Frenchman, the first that was counted an heretick for de∣nying Transubstantiation. ib.
• Bernard, when he lived. 133.
• A learned Writer in those obscure dayes. 133, 134
• Philippus Beroaldus, 134
  • Two Philippi Beroaldi both Bononians, and of the same age, and learned, ibid
• Matthaeus Beroaldus both learned and pious. ib.
• Bertramus a learned man. 134
• Bonaventure Cornelius Bertram a famous Hebrician, 135
• Bessarion made Cardinal for his Learning 135.

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  • He and two others brought Greek and pure Latine into Europe, ibid.
• Xystus Betuleius a learned Writer, ibid.
• Theodore Beza commended, 135
• Bibles divers, 136, 137
• Theodorus Bibliander a good Linguist, 137
• Gabriel Biel, 137
• Nicolas Biesius a learned Dutchman. ibid.
• Hier. Bignonius, 137
• Eberardus Bilichius, 137
• Jacobus Billius Prunaeus a great Grecian, 138
• Thomas Bilney, 138
• Bishop Bilson rose by his Learning, 138
• Laelius Bisciola a learned Italian, 138
• Bilibaldus Pirkheimerus, a great Mathe∣matician, 138
• Peter Blesensis, 138
• Davil. Blondel a learned French Divine, 138
• Flavius Blondus a famous Historian and Secretary to many Popes, 138
• Ludovicus Blosius a good Linguist, 138
• John Boccace a famous Poet of Hecrutia, but too obscene, 138
• Trajanus Boccalinus an elegant Italian, 1••9
• Samuel Bochart, a learned French Di¦vine, 139
• John Bodin a judicious Papist, 139
• Sir Thomas Bodly a great Scholler and prudent Statist, 139
  • Skilfull in the oriental Tongues, the great Founder of the publick Library at Oxford, 140
  • His Arms, ibid.
• Bisanson, 86
• Boetius Severinus, when he lived, and why called Severinus, 140
  • He was a great Peripatetick, slain by Theodoricus King of the Goths, ibid.
• John Bois a good Grecian and Divine, 140
  • Hath published learned Notes on Chrysostom, ibid.
• Daniel Bombergus a famous Printer, who hath printed many excellent works 140
• Bonaventure called a Seraphical Doctor, 141
  • His Opuscula commended by Gerson, 141
  • Alexander of Hales his Speech of him, and when he flourished, ibid.
  • Why he was called a Saint by Thomas Aquinas, though living, and when he was canonized by the Pope, 141
• Franciscus and Lazarus Bonamicus. 141
• Books, The benefit of good Books, 30
• D. Boot a learned Dutchman, 141
  • His Works commended, 141, 142
• Cardinal Borromaeus, 141
• Franciscus Bosquetus a learned Lawyer, 141
  • He hath written a History of the French Popes, ib.
• Henry de Bracton, a learned Lawyer, 142
• John Bradford a learned and holy Martyr 142
• William Bradshew a learned Divine, 142
• Thomas Bradwardine Archbishop of Canterbury, and Confessor to King Edward the 3^d 142
  • He opposed the Arminian Doctrine stoutly in those times, 142
• Henricus Brandius a learned and pious Divine, 142
• Ty••ho Brahe a Danish Knight, a great Astronomer, 142
• Bred••h, 74
• Edw Brerewood, the first Astronomy Le∣cturer in Gres••a••-Colledge, 143
• John Br••nitus a l••arned Divine, 143
• Guido de Br••s, a French Martyr, 143
• Henry Br••gges a famous Mathematician and pious, 143
• Thomas Brightman a learned and godly Divine. 143
• John Brinsley a learned man, 143
• Barnabas Brissonius the learned Chief Justice of France, ib.
  • Paschasius his Verses of him, ib.
• John Briton a great Lawyer. 143
• Erasmus Brockman a learned Lutheran. 143
• Joannes Brodaeus a man of stupendious reading, and incredible memory, ib.
• Sir Robert Brook, a great Lawyer, 144
• Hugh Broughton a great Hebrician and Grecian, but injudicious and haughty, ibid.
• Christopher Brewer a learned man, 144
• Henricus Brucaeus a great Geometrician, ibid.
• Fr. Lucas Brugensis a famous Popish Di∣vine, 144
• Petrus Brunellus, 144
• Guil. Bucanus, 144
• George Buchanan a famous Scotch Poet and Historian, 144
  • Verses of him, ib.
• Martin Bucer a judicious Commentator, 145
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• Abraham Buc••ltzer a good Chronologer, 145
• John Buckeridge, 145
• William Budy, when and where born, 146
  • He accused the Pope, Bishops and Priests before Luther, 145
  • Buchanans Distich and Paschasius his Verses of him, 145, 146
• Jo. Bugenhagius, 146
• Henry Bullenger, 146
• Henry Bunting, 146
• Aegidius Burdinus, 146
• Francis Burgersdicius, 146
• Paulus Burgensis, a converted Jew, 146
• Walter Burley, the Master of King Ed¦ward the 3^d. 146
• John Buridan, 146
• Burgundius, 146
  • Part of his Epitaph, ib.
• Robert Burhill, 147
• Anne du Burg a learned Lawyer and Martyr, 147
• Augerius Busbequius a great Embassador and learned man, 147
• Joannes Busaeus, 147
• John Buxtorf, the Father and Son both learned Hebricians, 147