An. Dom. 1503.
An. 18/19 Hen. 7.
Chanc. Rich. Mayhew D. D. Archdeacon of Oxford, &c. at length Bish. of Hereford.
- John Thornden or Thornton D. D.
- John Kynton D. D. a Minorite.
- Sim. Greene alias Fotherbie D. D. of Linc Coll.
- John Stokesley of Magd. Coll.
- Rich. Dudley of Oriel Coll.
The Senior who was the Northern Proctor, was afterwards Bish. of London; and the Junior, who was the Southern Proctor, was afterwards Chancellour of the Church of Salisbury. He was Master of Arts of this University; but whether he took any De∣gree in Divinity therein, I find not. See more in 1508.
Bachelaurs of Arts,
Or such who were admitted to the reading of any Book of the Faculty of Arts of the Logick of Aristotle.
Edward Lee of S. Mar. Magd. Coll. seems to have been admit∣ted Bach. of Arts this year, among twenty or thereabouts that were admitted within the compass of the same year.—We have no Regi∣ster that shews it, only certain imperfect and broken Scripts con∣taining sums of money received for the taking of Degrees, which I have seen, but I think are now perish'd.
Bach. of Physick,
Or such who were admitted to the reading of any Book of the Aphorismes of Hypocrates.
Rich. Barthlet Master of Arts and Fellow of Allsoules Coll.— See more among the Doctors of Physick under the year 1508.
Doct. of Div.
Will. Salyng (or Selling) Lord Prior of Martyn, or Merton, in Surrey.
Rob. Tehy or Thay of Magd. Coll.
Rich. Sydenore of the same Coll. about this time Archdeacon of Totness.—In 1518 he was made Canon of Windsor, and in 1524 constituted Scribe or Registrary of the most noble Order of the Garter. He died 1534, and was, I presume, buried in the Chap. of S. George at Windsor. In his Canonry and Registrary's place succeeded Rob. Aldridge, who was afterwards Bish. of Carlisle, and in his Archdeaconry of Totness succeeded, as it seems, George Carew.
This year was a Supplication made in the ven. Congregation of Regents for one Rich. Bere a Benedictin Monk, to be graduated in Divinity; but whether in the Degree of Bach. or Doct. it appears not; or whether he was admitted to either. 'Twas the same Rich. Bere who was installed Abbat of Glastenbury on the Death of John Selwood the former Abbat, 20 January 1493, (after the Ele∣ction of another Person named Tho. Wasyn a Monk of the same Order, had been cassated, by Rich. Fox Bish. of B. and Wells, on the 12. of Nov. going before.) This Rich. Bere, who was well known to, and reverencedk 1.1 by, Erasmus, died 20. Jan. 1524, whereupon Rich. Whyting was elected Abbat in his place on the third of March following, there being then in the Monastery of Glastenbury 47 Monks. If you are pleased to know more of this Bere, you may read what Leland saithl 1.2 of him, and his Be∣nefaction to the said Abbey, thus.—
Rich. Bere Abbat, built the new Lodgings by the great Chamber called the Kings Lodgings in the Gallery.—He builded also new Lodgings for Secular Priests and Clerks of our Ladies Chappel. He also arched on both sides the East part of the Church. He built Edgar's Chappel at the East end of the Church. Abbat Whyting per∣formed part of it.—Abbat Bere made the Vault on the Ste∣ple in trancepto.—He also made a rich Altar of Silver and guilt, and set it afore the high Altar. And coming from his Embassadry out of Italy, made a Chappel of our Lady of Loretto, joyning to the North side of the Body of the Church.—He made the Chappel in the South end Navis Ecclesiae Glaston, where∣by he is buried sub plano mannore in the South Isle of the Body of the Church.—He made an Almshouse in the North part of the Abbey, with a Chappel, for seven or ten poor Women. He also made the Mannor place at Sharpham in the Park, two miles by West from Glaston.It was before a poor Lodge, &c.