Anglorum speculum, or The worthies of England, in church and state Alphabetically digested into the several shires and counties therein contained; wherein are illustrated the lives and characters of the most eminent persons since the conquest to this present age. Also an account of the commodities and trade of each respective county, and the most flourishing cities and towns therein.

Writers.

Nich. Ockham, a Franciscan in Oxford, where he was the 18th. publick Lecturer of his Convent, flou∣rished 1320.

W. Ockham, born in Ockham, was bred under J. Scotus, whose Principles he afterwards disproved, head∣ing the Nominals against the Reals, followers of Scotus. This Will. undertook Pope Jo. 23. and gave a Mortal wound to his Temporal Power over Princes. The Court of Lewis of Bavaria, the Emperour being then the Sanctuary of this Will; yet he was Excommunicated by the Pope, and condemned for an Heretick by the Masters of Paris, who burnt his Books, which were much esteemed by Luther; yet the Pope taking Wit in his Anger, Will. was afterwards restored to his State, and the Reputation of an acute Schoolman, his Epitaph reflects on his Spirit of Contradiction;

Sed jam mortuus est ut apparet Quod si viveret, id negaret.

But now he's dead as plainly doth appear, Yet would deny it, were he living here.

He flourished under K. Edw. 3. and dying 1330, was buried at Monchen in Bavaria.

Jo. Holbrook, a profound Philosopher and Mathema∣tician, was much esteemed of the English Nobility. He is conjectured to have flourished in the 14th. Cen∣tury.

George Ripley, see York-shire.