(meaning the Divorce from Qu. Cath.) which if it should be brought
to pass by any other means than by the Authority of the Church, I ac∣count
this Prince and Realm utterly undone, &c. (an. 1529.) Many
of the Letters written by this Dr. Gardiner to the King, Cardinal
Wolsey, and others, are subscribed by the name of Stevens and
Stephens.
Oct…. John Bell Archdeacon of Glocester and Doct. of the Civil
Law beyond the Seas.—He was afterwards Bishop of Worcester.
Oct…. Rich. Wolman Dean of Wells, Doct. of Decrees, as the
public Register under the year 1523 tells us, and Dr. of the Civil
Law of an University beyond the Seas, as the said Reg. under
this year saith, was incorporated Doct. of the Civ. Law. In 1532
he was made Canon of Windsore in the place of Dr. James Den∣ton
(mention'd under the year 1505) being then stiled Consiliarius
regius, and dying in the Summer time, 1537, at which time he
left several Legacies to the Church of Wells, and to Clavering (in
Essex) was buried in the Cloyster belonging to the Coll. of S. Ste∣phen
within the Palace of Westminster. In his Deanery succeeded
Tho. Cromwel Secretary to K. Hen. 8. and in his Canonry one
Rich. Arche, of whom will be mention made under the year 1537.
William Knight Archdeacon of Richmond, and Doctor of Law
beyond the Seas.—He was afterwards Bishop of Bathe and Wells.
Oct…. Ed. Lee D. of D. beyond the Sea, and Archbishop elect
of York.
These five persons who were incorporated, were not then pre∣sent
in the University, but were deplomated, or had sent to each
of them a Writing under the University Seal, to attest that they
had the consent of the Commissary and Regents that they were
embodied or incorporated.
Oct. 29. John Chamber Doctor of Physick beyond the Seas, was
then incorporated.—A Certificate of it was sealed with the Uni∣versity
Seal 16 Nov. following, and forthwith sent to him. This
person, who had been Fellow of Mert. Coll. did, after he had ta∣ken
the Degree of M. of A. travel into Italy 1502, studied Phy∣sick
at Padua, and there took the Degree of Doctor in that Fa∣culty.
After his Return he became the Kings Physitian, and (with
Lynacre and Victoria) Founder of the Coll. of Physitians at London.
In 1510 he became Canon of Windsore, and in 1524 he was made
Archdeacon of Bedford, being then Preb. of Combe and Harnham
in the Church of Sarum. In 1526 he was elected Warden of Mert.
Coll. and about the same time was made Dean of the Kings
Chappel dedicated to the blessed Vergin Mary and S. Stephen, within
the Palace of VVestminster; the Cloyster of curious Workmanship
adjoyning to which, he did not only build, but did give to it the
said Chappel, and the Canons belonging thereunto for ever, cer∣tain
Lands, which he afterwards, upon the dissolution, saw taken
into the Kings hands. Afterwards he was made Treasurer of
VVells, was double beneficed in Somersetshire and Yorkshire, and
without doubt had other Dignities. He died in 1549, whereupon
his Canonry was bestowed on Otwel Holinshead, and his Archdea∣conry
on Gilb. Bourne, who was afterwards Bishop of Bathe and
VVells. As for his Wardenship of Mert. Coll. he resigned in 1545
and his Treasurership of VVells in May 1543, in which last succeed∣ed
John Marler, sometimes Prior or Master of the House or Hos∣pital
of S. John Bapt. in VVells. There was another John Camber
equal in time almost with the former, who was Bishop of Peterbo∣rough,
and died in 1556, as I have among the Bishops told you.