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 ...

An. Dom. 1510.

An. 2 Hen. 8.

Chanc. the same, viz. Dr. Warham Archbishop of Canterbury.

• Commiss.
  • VVilliam Fauntleroy
  • John Thornden
  • Thomas Mychel D. D. oftentimes stiled Vicechanc.
    • D. D.

• Proct.
  • John Burgeis of Magd. Coll. Bor.
  • John Hewys of Mert. Coll. Austr.
    • April 10.

Bach. of Musick.

Jan…John Gilbert.—His Order and Place are not set down.

Grammarians.

Feb. 3. John Toker or Tooker Bach. of Arts, was then admitted to inform and instruct in Grammar.

Bach. of Arts.

Feb. 28. William York a Canon Regular.—See more among the Bach. of Div. 1519.

Besides him were about 40 admitted, and about 30 who sup∣plicated for that degree, but were not admitted this year.

Bach. of the Civ. Law.

Nineteen were admitted, among whom Anthony Maycok was one, and several others who were afterwards Dignitaries in the Church; and nine that supplicated who were not adm. this year.

Bach. of the Can. Law.

Feb. 3. Will. Fleshmonger of New Coll.—He was afterwards Dean of Chichester, as I shall tell ye elsewhere.

Thomas Leson was admitted the same day.—See among the Bach. of Div. 1512.

Will. Taylour a Canon regular of the Premonstratensian Order, was also admitted the same day (Feb. 3.)

Besides which three, were about 33 admitted, and more than twenty that supplicated, who were not admitted this year. Among these last, I find one Rich. Wraxhall a Benedictine, who on the 7 Jan. 1516 was confirmed Abbat of Athelney in Somersetshire, in the place of John Wellington some time before deceased: which Wellington had been confirmed Abbat 27 July 1503, in the place of one John George, who had been elected Prior 29 Oct. 1485, on the death of Robert Hill, who died on the tenth day of the same month. These things I note, because all the said Abbats had received Academical Education in this University.

Mast. of Arts.

Eleven were admitted this year, among whom John Cottisford, afterwards Rector of Linc. Coll. and Canon of the Coll. of K. H. 8. was one; and fifteen that supplicated, among whom was Jeffrie Wren, afterwards Canon of Windsore.

Bach. of Div.

Jun. 12. Fr. Joh. Byrd a Carme.—On the 2. May going before he was adm. to oppose in his faculty; and many years after this, he became the first Bishop of Chester.

Jun. …Tho. Wolsey M. A. of Magd. Coll.—He was now Dean of Lincoln, and afterwards a Cardinal, and Archbishop of York.

Dec. … John Longland of Magd. Coll. now a Monk of the Order of St. Benedict, as the publick register of this time saith.— See more in the year following.

Thirteen supplicated for the said Degree, but not, as I conceive, admitted this year, among whom Rich. Gray a Canon regular was one, (written in the publick register Canonicus regularis & Gar∣dianus S. Augustini) and John Essex a Benedictine was another, of whom I shall make mention in 1515.

Doct. of the Civ. Law.

May 14. Edw. Culpeper of Al••s. Coll.

June … Joh. Kydwelly of the same Coll. sometimes Principal of S. Edwards hall.

June … Pet. Porkyn of New Inn, one of the Advocates in the Court of Arches and Rector of St. Leonards Church on New-fish∣street-hi•• in London.—He died 1. May 1520, and was buried in the Church there.

For the said Degree supplicated (1) Edm. Horde B. of the Civ. Law of Alls. Coll. sometimes Principal of Greek hall, afterwards Princ. of Burnells Inn alias London Coll. (2) John Noble Bach. of the said faculty, Princ. of Broadgates hall and Official to the Arch∣deacon of Berks. He died 2. June 1522 and was buried in Doc∣lingtons Isle (now the Chappel wherein the Society of Pembroke Coll. celebrate divine service) joyning on the South side of St. Al∣dates Church. Under the upper South window of which, is a raised Monument of alabaster, with the proportion of this John Noble from head to foot carved from alabaster, with the habit of a Bach. of Civ. Law, and his Crown tonsur'd.

Doct. of the Can. Law.

May 14. Thom. Orton or Horton now or lately Principal of White hall and Pyrie hall in St. Michaels Parish near to the North gate of Oxford.

Jan. … Edw. Hygons lately Princ. of Burnells Inn alias London Coll. in St. Aldates Parish.

There also supplicated for the said Degree (1) Thom. Thomlyn a Canon regular and Bach. of the Can. Law. (2) Will. Balborow Bach. of both the Laws, lately Princ. of St. Mildrids hall in St. Mildrids Parish, and now Princ. of New Inn.

Doct. of Physick.

James Radbourne Bach. of Physick did supplicate on the 29. June to be licensed to proceed in that faculty. but whether he was ad∣mitted, it appears not, nor that he stood in the Comitia.

Doct. of Div.

May 12. Frater John Howden a Dominican, Prior of the Coll. of Black-fryers or Dominicans in the South Suburb of Oxon.

Fr. Walt. Goodfield a Minorite or Franciscan, now or lately Prior or Gardian of the Coll. of Franciscans in the South Suburb of Oxon. was adm. the same day.

Besides these two that were licensed to proceed, were eight Bach. of Div. who supplicated to be admitted Doctors of the same facul∣ty, viz. (1) John Waldgrave. (2) Will. Godmersham a Benedict. Monk. (3) John Claymond President of Magd▪ Coll. (4) Richard Beverley a Dominican and Bach. of Div. of Cambridge. (5) Rob. Kynge a Benedictine, who afterwards proceeded in 1518. (6) Jam. Foston a Cistercian Monk. (7) Will. Helmysley of the same Order. (8) Tho. Castell a Benedictine.

Incorporations.

Oct. 11. Will. Gantlin Doct. of Physick of the Univ. of Mount∣pelier.

Nov. 20. Tho. Wells or Wellys M. A. of this Univ. and sometimes Fellow of New College, afterwards D. of D. beyond the Sea, was then, or the day after, incorporated D. of D. being then Domestick Chaplain to Dr. Warham Archb. of Canterbury and a Dignitary.

Nov. 29. John Sixtinus LL. D. of the Univ. of Senes in Tuscany▪ was then incorporated, having been more than an year in this Uni∣versity. He was afterwards dignified in the Church of England, and was reckoned one of the Foreigners, who were excused from paying a subsidie to the King an. 1513. Petr. Carmelian, Polyd. Vir∣gil, Erasm. Roterodamus, Andr. Ammonius, &c. who were benefi∣ced and dignified in the Church, were excused also.

Jan. … Rich. Talot or Tollet Bach. of the Civil Law of this Univ. and Doct. of the same fac. at Cambridge.

Feb. 3. Brian. Roos Doctor of Decrees of the Univ. of Valence.— He died 1529 and was buried in the Church of Chelray in…

One Will. Petoe M. A. of Cambridge was also incorp. on the 14. June.—One Peter, (whom some call William) Petoe was a Car∣dinal. See among the Bishops, under the year 1558.

Notes

• Reg. Act. Cong••••g G. fol. 110. a. b.