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 ...

Mast. of Arts.

Prince Rupert Count Palatine of the Rhyne and Duke of Ba∣varia, second Son of Frederick Prince Elector of the Empire and King of Bohemia, by Princess Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter of James 1. King of England, was the first person that was actually created Master of Arts.—He was afterwards an heroick Ge∣neral under his Uncle K. Ch. 1. when the Civil Wars began in England, an. 1642, a Knight of the Garter, Earl of Holder∣ness, and Duke of Cumberland. He gave way to fate (after he had performed great Exploits at Sea against the Dutch) 29 Nov. 1682, aged 63 or thereabouts, and was buried in a Vault on the south side of the Chappel of K. Hen. 7. at Westminster, leaving then behind him a natural Son usually called Dudley Rupert, begotten on the body of one of the Daughters of Hen. Bard Vicount Bellomont: which Dudley, stiled in Prince Ruperts last Will and Test. Dudley Bard, was educated in Grammar learning in Eaton School, being then a modest and meek-tem∣per'd Youth, as was by all there observed. But he being not much made for Learning, he was bred to Arms, (I think under Sir Jonas Moor) at the Tower, and after the Prince's death, went into the Palatinate to look after a Legacy and a great House left him there, and in Germany, and was, as 'tis said, kindly re∣ceived by the Prince Palatine. Soon after going to the Siege of Buda, he was kill'd in a desperate Attempt made by some En∣glish Gentlemen there, upon a breach made in the Walls or For∣tifications of that City, in July or Aug. 1686. At which time his signal Valour being expressed, tho scarce twenty years of age, his loss was much lamented. Pr. Rupert had also a natural Daughter commonly called The Lady Ruperta, begotten, as I have been informed at the Office of Arms, on the body of one Mrs. Margaret Hewes.

James Steuart Duke of Lenox in Scotland, afterwards of Rich∣mond in England, sometimes a Student in Trin Coll. in Cam∣bridge.— He was slain in the Battel at Keinton commonly cal∣led Edghill fight 23 Oct. 1642, and was buried at the upper end of Ch. Ch. Choire in Oxon.

Will. Seymour Earl of Hertford.—He was afterwards Duke of Somerset. See more among the Bachelaurs of Arts, under the year 1607.

Rob. D'evreux Earl of Essex, who in the year 1605 had been created M. of A. was now actually created again.—He was af∣terwards made Lieutenant General of his Majesties Army when he went his Expedition against the Scots, an 1639, Lord Cham∣berlain of his Houshold, and soon after (such was the mutabi∣lity of the man) Captain Ceneral of the Army raised by the Parliament against the King. He hath Several letters extant written to the Speaker and Parliament during the time that he bore that Office. He died 14 Sept. 1646, and was buried in S. Pauls Chappel (northward of the Capella Regum) in the Ab∣bey Church of S. Peter in Westminster.

Thomas Howard Earl of Berks.—He afterwards suffer'd much for the Cause of K. Ch. 1. and dying 16 July 1669, was buried in the Abbey Ch. at Westm.

Thom. Bruce Earl of Elgin in Scotland.—He was afterwards made a Baron of England by the Title of Lord Bruce of Whorl∣ton in Yorkshire, and departed this life 21 Dec. 1663, leaving then behind him a Son named Robert, created Earl of Aylesbury in Bucks. by K. Ch. 2. who dying on the 19 of Octob. or there∣abouts, an. 1685, (he being then Lord Chamberlain to the hous∣hold of K. Jam. 2.) was buried at Ampthill in Bedfordshire where

if I mistake not, the body of his Father had been interr'd. He was a learned Person, and otherwise well qualified, was well vers'd in English History and Antiquities, a lover of all such that were Professors of those studies, and a curious collector of MSS, especially of those which related to England and English antiquities. Besides also he was a lover of the regular Clergy, as those of Bedfordsh. and Bucks. know well enough.

Henry Spencer of Magd. Coll. eldest Son of William Lord Spencer Baron of Wormleighton.—This Henry was afterwards Earl of Sunderland, and taking part with K. Ch. 1. when he was opposed by his rebellious Subjects, was slain in the Battel at Newbury in Berks 20. Sept. 1643. whereupon his body was car∣ried to Braynton commonly call'd Brinton in Northamptonshire and there buried.

George Lord Digby of Magd. Coll. the eldest Son of John Earl of Bristow.

William Lord Craven of Trin. Coll.—He was afterwards Earl of Craven, and is now (1690) living.

Will. Herbert of Exet. Coll. a younger Son of Philip Earl of Pembroke.

Henry Coventrie Bach. of Arts and Fellow of Alls. Coll. Son of Thom. Lord Coventrie Keeper of the great Seal.—See among the Bachelaurs of Law, an. 1638.

Rich. Lovelace a Gentleman Commoner of Gloc. Hall.—Af∣terwards eminent for his valour and poetry, as I shall tell you ei∣ther in the next Vol. or elsewhere.

Hen. Jacob the curious critick of Merton Coll.

Ralph Brideoak•• of New Coll. sometimes a Student in that of Brasn.—He was afterwards Bishop of Chichester.

Frederick Schl••de of the Palat. in Germ.

Nich. Oudart Esq;—This Person who was born at Mechlin in Brabant, and brought from beyond the Seas by Sir Henry Wotton (who afterwards trusted him with his domestick Affairs) studied Physick, of which faculty he was Bachelaur, as I shall tell you among the Creations under the year 1642. About which time he became Secretary to Sir Edw. Nicholas one of the Secretaries of State at Oxon, and afterwards attending King Charles 1. in the Treaty in the Isle of Wight, an. 1648. lived for some time obscurely. At length he became Secretary to the Princess of Orange, then Latin Secretary to William Prince of Orange, and of his Council; in which capacity I find him in 1669. and afterwards Latin Secretary to King Charles 2. He paid his last debt to nature in, or near to, Whitehall about the day of the nativity of our Saviour, an. 1681. One Nich. Ou∣dart of Bruxells who was official of Mechlin, died 1608, whom I take to be Father or Uncle to the former.

Paul Becker of the Palatinate.

George Kendall of New Inn.

Joh. Suatosius, &c.