Athenæ Oxonienses. Vol. 1. an exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the most ancient and famous University of Oxford, from the fifteenth year of King Henry the Seventh, Dom. 1500, to the end of the year 1690 representing the birth, fortune, preferment, and death of all those authors and prelates, the great accidents of their lives, and the fate and character of their writings : to which are added, the Fasti, or, Annals, of the said university, for the same time ...

Incorporations.

May 8. Sam. Bird M A. of Cambridge—One Sam. Byrd some∣times Fellow of Bennet Coll. in that University, afterwards a Mi∣nister in Ipswich, hath published several books, among which are (1) A friendly dialogue between Paul and Demas, wherein is disputed how we are to use the pleasures of this life. Lond. 1580. in tw. (2) Le∣ctures upon the eleventh chapt. of the Hebr. and upon the 38. Psalme Lond. 1598. oct. (3) Lectures on the eighth chap. of the second epist. to the Cor. Lond. 1598. oct. &c. Whether this Sam. Byrd the Au∣thor, be the same with Sam. Bird who was incorporated M. of A. and had been entred a Student in the Bodleian Library in Dec. 1604. I must leave it to the reader to Judge.

May 15. Matthew Lister Doct. of Phys. of the University of Ba∣sil in Germany—He was born at Thornton in Craven in Yorkshire, was bred Fellow of Oriel Coll; afterwards be became a Retainer to Mary the incomparable Countess of Pembroke, (whose estate he managed for her best advantage) Physician to Qu. Anne the royal Consort of K. Jam. 1. Physician in ordinary to K. Char. 1. from whom he received the honor of Knighthood at Oatlands 11. Oct. 1636, and at length became President of the Coll. of Physicians in London and one of the prime Physicians of the Nation. He died at Burwell near Lowth in Lincolnshire, about 1657 aged 92, and was there, I suppose, buried. Nearly related to him, or at least of the same Family▪ were Edw. Lister Doctor of Phys. a Native of Wakefield in Yorkshire, who died at London, (where he had pra∣ctised many years) 27. Mar. 1620, and Jos. Lister his Brother Doct. of Physick of the City of York. Martin Lister also of the Royal So∣ciety, who had the Degree of Doct. of Phys. conferr'd upon him by the members of this University, an. 1683 is his great Nephew, and when a youth was bred up under him.

Jul. 6. James Fitch D. D. of Cambridge—He was Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. of Christ and the blessed Virgin Mary at Rochester, and died in July 1612.

9. John Bowles M. A. of Trin. Coll. in the said University— See among the Incorporations 1615.

Patrick Young (Patricius Junius) M. of A. of the University of St. Andrew in Scotland, was incorporated the same day, and was afterwards a Sojourner in this University.—He was a Scotch Man born, and the most eminent Grecian of his time.—Ho••o ad litera∣turae omnis, duntaxat Gracae, beneficium natus, as a most learneda 1.1 Critick saith. He was about this time keeper of His Majesties Li∣brary at St. James; with the help of which he published Versio & no∣•••• in Clementis epistolam ad Remanos. Oxon. 1633. qu. and Catena Graecorum Patrum in Librum Job. Lond. 1637. in Gr. and Lat. writ∣ten by N••cetas Heracle••. It must be now known that an Alexan∣drian Copy of the whole Bible in a Greek MS. was sent by Cyril Patriarch of Constantinople to K. Ch. 1. about 1628, containing the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament, and the Greek text of the New, together with St. Clements two Epistles to the Corinthians, joyned at the end. Which two were somewhat imperfect, as being in shatter'd and torn parchments, and the first had been in vain sought after near a thousand years in the West, as a lateb 1.2 Author

saith. This Alexandrian Copy of the Bible was wrot about the time of the first Nicene Council (saith the said late Author, tho ano∣ther c 1.3 tells you about 1200 years ago) in great characters by the hand of Thecla a noble Egyptian Woman; who, as some say, had been a Scholar of the Apostles and afterwards a Martyr. Which, with the help of other antient copies, particularly with a MS. in Vniversity Coll. Library, entit. Octoteuchus, two Greek MSS. tran∣slated into Arabick, in the Bodlcian Library, and an antient MS. formerly in that of Sir Robert Cotton, (but lost in the hands of a French Man, to whom it was lent) the said Pat. Young did promise to publish, with notes added thereto, and accordingly had compa∣red the said copy with the others above named to the 15 Chapt. of Numbers, and no farther, if Dr. Br. Walton saithd 1.4 right. The effect of this undertaking being much expected, and desired by learn∣ed Men, especially beyond the Seas, certain Brethren of the Pres∣byterian perswasion were very zealous with the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, to have the business encouraged. Whereupon, in the latter end of the year 1645, they sent to the house of Mr. Pat. Young to desire him to go forward with the work, and an ordinance was read for printing and publishing of the said Testament of the Septuagint translation. At which time also John Selden and Bul∣strode Whitlock did undertake the printing of it, but what hindred them in going on with the work, I find not. In 1649 P. Young (who had sided with the Presbyterians) left his place of Library keeper to the King, the books there being mostly embezell'd; where∣upon the said Whitlock succeeding, Young continued still a sojourn∣or at Bromfield in (Essex) where, I think, he died, an. 1652, for in Sept. that year his next relation administer'd. Afterwards Dr. Walton beforemention'd printed Youngs notes and annotations, with his own continuation of collations in the sixth vol. of his Polyglot Bible, and Dr. Jo. Fell the first Epistle of St. Clement from Youngs edition, and Latine translation, with some short running notes ad∣ded thereunto.—Oxon. 1669. in tw. In 1638. Young put out Ex∣positio in Cant. Canticorum, in qu. written by Gilb. Fo••iot Bishop of London in the time of Hen. 2. and was one of the three (Gottefri∣dus Vendelinus and Joh. Bapt. Cotelerius being the other two) who interpreted S. Clements two Epistles to the Corinthians—Lond. 1687. oct. After his death, all, or most of his Greek and Latine MSS. collected and written with his own hand, came into the possession of Dr. John Owen Dean of Ch. Ch. in Oxon.

Oct. 21. Daniel Calendar M. A. of St. Andrew in Scotland.

These Persons following were incorporated while K. James 1. was entertain'd at Oxon. Aug. 30.

Alexander Serle LL. Bach. of Cambridge—To whose name is this added in the publick register—ad causas & negotia ecclesiastica, civilia, maritima, & forinseca Procurator regius generalis.

• Thom. Howard Earl of Suffolk
• Rob. Cecill Earl of Salisbury
  • M. A. of Cambr.

The first of these two Counts was afterwards Lord Chamberlain of the Kings houshold, L. Treasurer of England after Cecill, Knight of the Garter and founder of the stately house called A••dley Inne near to Walden in Suffolk. He died in 1626 and was buried at Wal∣den. The other (Ro. Cecill) who was Son of Will. Lord Burleigh was now Chancellour of the Univ. of Cambridge, afterwards Lord Treasurer of England, and Knight of the most noble order of the Garter. He died in 1612, and was buried at Hatfield in Hert∣fordshire.

George Thomson M. A. of St. Andrew in Scotland—He was born in that City, and afterwards became Pastor of the reformed Church at Chastegneraye in France. He hath written several books, among which are (1) De pompa in Jac. 1. introit•• in Londinum Sylva. Lond. 1604. oct. (2) Vindex veritatis adversus Lipsium, lib. 2. Lond. 1606. oct. (3) Quatre harmonies sur la Revelation. print. 1607. oct. (4) La Chasse de la Beste Romaine, etc. Rochel 1611. oct. &c. Tho. Dempster in his Apparatus ad Historiam Scoticam, hath two George Thomsons that were Writers, viz. George Thomson a Priest, an. 1595, and George Thomson a Heretick, (as he calls him) an. 1599, which last, I presume is our Author, who was incorporated at Oxon, and the same whom Joh. Dunbar a Scot doth celebrate for his learning in his book* 1.5 of Epigrams.

George Ruggle M. of A. and Fellow of Clare hall in Cambridge— One Ruggle of the said hall was Author of that celebrated Comedy called Ignoramus, acted before K. Jam. 1. at Camb. 8. Mar. 1614. Whether the same with George, I cannot yet affirm.

….Craig a Scot, Doctor of Phys. of the University of Basil— This is all that appears of him in the publick register. So that whe∣ther he be the same with Dr…Craig the Kings Physician, who died in Apr. 1620 I know not; or whether he be Joh. Cragg Dr. of Phys. Author of a MS. intit. Capnuraniae seu Comet. in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sub••∣mationis refutatio, written in qu. to Tycho Brahe a Dane, I am al∣together ignorant. One Dr. Joh. Cragg was buried in the Church of St. Martins in the Fields near London, about 1653.

Barnab. Gouge, Goch or Gooche Doct. of the Civ. Law of Cambr— He was about this time Master of Magd. Coll. in that University, af∣terwards Chanc. of the Dioc. of Worcester, and died at Exeter. where he had an office or dignity, in the latter end of 1625. One of both his names translated into English The p••pish Kingdom, or Reign of Antichrist. Lond. 1570. qu. written in Latine verse by Tho. Naogeorgius, and Four books of husbandry, Lond. 1586. qu. written in Lat. by Conr. Heresbachius, and something of Palengenius. But this translator, if I mistake not, was Barnab. Gooche of Albin 〈◊〉〈◊〉

or Alvingham in Lincolnshire, Grandfather to Barnab. Gooche, living there in 1634 and after.

John Hammond Doct. of Phys. of Cambridge—He was now Physician to Prince Henry, and Father to Henr. Hammond, after∣wards the learned and celebrated Theologist.

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