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 ...

Doct. of Div.

May 12. Rich Parker of S. Maries hall.

June 15. John Wilson of Ch. Ch. who accumulated—This Per∣son who was born in the City of Westminster, was about this time Master of the College School there, having a faculty more than or∣dinary in instructing youth. In Octob. 1623 he was installed Canon or Preb. of the third stall in the Church of Weston. in the place of Dr. John Fox, who in the year 1606 had succeeded one Percival Wyburne a Nonconformist, after he had enjoyed the said stall 44 years, without seldom or never wearing a hood and surplice. Af∣terwards Dr. Wilson became Prebendary of Rippon, and Dean there∣of, (in the place of Anth. Higgins Bach. of Divinity) Prebendary of Lincoln, Vicar of Burston, and Rector of Bedall in Yorkshire. He died on the 19 Feb. 1634, and was buried in the Church of S. Peter in Nottingham. One of both his names (Job. Wilson) was a Preacher of the word at Guilford in Surrey and wrot Some helps to faith shew∣ing the necessity, &c. Lond. 1625. oct. and another (perhaps the same) who published Zaccheus converted, Serm. or Expos. on 19 Luk. from ver. 1. to 10. Lond. 1631. oct. besides several other things. Whether he was of this University, I cannot yet tell.

June 15. Henry Watkins of Ch. Ch.

16. Henry Hook of Qu. Coll. a Compounder.—On the 30. June 1617, he was collated to the Archdeaconty of York, or the West Riding of York, on the death of Rog. Aeroid D. D. which Dignity he resigning, Hen. Wickham M. A. was collated thereunto, 20. Mar. 1623. On the 19. Mar. 1623 the said Hook was collated to the Chantorship of York, on the death of Dr. Jo. Favour; in which Dignity he had for his successor Richard Palmer Bach. of Div. ad∣mitted thereunto 23. Apr. 1624, and he (who dyed on the place) George Stanhop D. D. in the beginning of Nov. 1631.

June 18. Tho. Clifford of Exet. Coll.

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  • Sam. Fell
  • Tho. Iles
    • Joh. Brikenden of Magd. Coll.
      • of Ch. Church.
        • Compounders.

Dec. 25. Rich. Clewet of Or.

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  • Rob. Pink of New
  • Will Smith Warden of Wad.
    • Coll.

The last of which was afterwards Prebendary of Worcester and Rector of the rich Church of Tredington in that County.

• July 5. Thom. Winniff of Ex.
• Nov. 6. Edw. Chaloner of Alls.
  • Coll.