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. 1590.

32 Elizab.

33 Elizab.

Chanc. the same.

Vicechanc. Will. James D. D. Dean of Ch. Ch. Jul. 16, who in 1581 had undergone the same Office.

• Proct.
  • Jasp. Colmer of Mert. Coll.
  • Jeh. Evelegh. of Exet. Coll.
    • Apr. 29.

Bach. of Arts.

• Apr. 13. Tho. Bastard of New
• Jul. 9. Joh. Davies of Queens
  • Coll.

George Carew of Exeter Coll. was admitted the same day. Quaere.

Dec. 14. Thom. Cooper or Couper of Ch. Ch.—See among the Bach. of Div. 1600.

• Feb. 5.
  • Sam. Page
  • Rob. Burhill
  • Joh. Barcham
    • of C. C. Coll.

The two last I shall mention among the Writers in the second Volume.

• Feb. 5.
  • Mathew Lister
  • Lionel Day
    • of Oriel Coll.

Of the first you may see more among the Incorporations an. 1605, and of the other, who was originally of S. Albans Hall, among the Bach. of Div. 1608.

10. Lancelot Bulkley of Brasn. Coll.—He was afterwards Arch∣bishop of Dublin in Ireland.

Adm. 133.

Bach. of Law.

May 2. John Owen of New Coll. the Epigrammatist.

Feb. 2. Ralph Winwood of Magd. Coll.—This person whom I have mention'd among the Masters in 1587, was Proctor of the University two years after, and travelling beyond the Seas, re∣turn'd an accomplish'd Gentleman. In 1607, June 28. he received the honor of Knighthood at Richmond, was sent Embassadour into the Low Countries soon after, made Secretary of State 29 Mar. 1614, being the veryc 1.1 day that Sir Tho. Lake was made a privy Counsellor, which place of Secretaryship was obtained for him by Carr Earl of Somerset, purposely, as 'tisd 1.2 said, to use him as a tool for his own designs. This Sir Ralph Winwood died 27 Octob. 1617, and was about three days after buried in a Vault under part of Little S. Barthelmews Church in London, leaving then behind him a Son and Heir named Richard Winwood Esq. afterwards of Ditton Park in Bucks; who dying there without issue, at about 80 years of age, 28 June 1688, his Estate, which was considerable, went to Ralph Son of Edward Lord Mountague Earl of Boughton by Anne his Wife, Sister to the said Richard Winwood.

Adm. 13.

Mast. of Arts.

Mar. 30. Nich. Fuller of Hart Hall.

• June 23. Edw. Gee of Brasn.
• …. Rowland Searchfield of S. Joh.
  • Coll.

• July 1.
  • Job. Aglionbie
  • Rrch. Crakanthorpe
    • of Qu. Coll.

• 4.
  • Hen. Wilkinson
  • Franc. Mason
    • of Mert. Coll.

6. Samuel Vetablus a French man of Oriel Coll. who had studied Philosophy for four years in the University of Basil, and two else∣where, was then admitted M. of A. which is all I know of him.

9. Edward Breerwood of Brasn. Coll.

10. Rich. Jefferay of Magd. Coll.—This person who was a Wiltshire man born, and Fellow of that Coll. published The Son of God's entertainment by the Sons of men, Serm. at Pauls Cross 7 Oct. 1604, on John 6. 11, 12. Lond. 1605. qu. and perhaps other things.

Jan. 21. Bernard Adams of Trin. Coll.

Feb. 19. Thom. Wenman of Ball. Coll.—He was afterwards publick Orator of this University, and tho an excellent Scholar, and able enough to honour the World with the issue of his Brain, yet he would leave nothing behind him in Writing, because that whatsoever he had left, would have fallen short of his Perfections, inasmuch as the best part of an Orator dies with him.

Adm. 83.

Bach. of Div.

July 9. Rog. Hacket of New Coll.

Dec. 17. Will. Huchenson of S. Johns Coll.—He occurrs Arch∣deacon of Cornwal 1605.

Edward Hutchins of Brasn. Coll. supplicated for that degree, but was not admitted.

Adm. 9.

Doct. of Law.

July 14. John Weston M. A. of Ch. Ch.—This person who was the only Son of Rob. Weston Chancellour of Ireland (mention'd in these Fasti, an. 1566.) was soon after made Canon of Ch. Ch. where he died 20 July 1632.

George Dale M. A. of Oriel Coll. now Principal of S. Maries Hall.—He died 26 Nov, 1625, and was buried in the Church at Fifield near Abendon in Berks, where he had lived many years.

Dec. 17. Thom. Edwards of Alls. Coll.—He was afterwards Chancellour to the Bishop of London and a great Benefactor to Bod∣lies Library, and to that of Ch. Ch.

Doct. of Phys.

Jun. 17. Will Clarkson a Student in Phys. of Broadgates Hall.— In the Act celebrated 13 July following, he was compleated in that Degree, (with Dr. Jo. Case) as a Member of S. Johns Coll.

Doct. of Div.

Jul. 6. Hen. Robinson Provost of Queens Coll.—He was after∣wards Bishop of Carlile.

July 9. Adrianus, or Hadrianus à Saravia, was then admitted among the Doct. of Div.—See in the Incorporations following.

14. Owen Glynne of Lincoln Coll.

Incorporations.

Jul. 9. Hadrianus à Saravia, D. D. of the University of Leyden. was then incorporated in that degree, and admitted among the Doctors of that Faculty.—He was born at Hedin in Artois, edu∣cated in all kind of literature in his younger years, especially in several Languages, which made him so famous, that he was invi∣ted to Leyden, where he began to profess Divinity, an. 1582, at which time he had studied and well consider'd the controverted points concerning Episcopacy and Sacriledge. Soon after he became Preacher to the French Church there, where he continued about five years, and then went into England, where, after he had exer∣cised himself in some petite or pedagogical Employments for a time, he was made Prebendary of Canterbury, and became well known to the famous Mr. Rich. Hooker Parson of Bishops-Bourne in Kent. In 1601, July 5. he was installed Canon of Westminster in the ele∣venth Stall or Prebendship, on the promotion of the learned Doct. Lanc. Andrews to the Deanery of the said Church; at which time Saravia was in great esteem for his learning. While he continued at Canterbury he had a just occasion given him to declare his judg∣ment concerning Episcopacy and Sacriledge, unto his Brethren the Ministers of the Low Countries, which was excepted against by Theodore Beza and others: against whose Exceptions he rejoyned, and thereby became the happy Author of several Tracts in Latin, especially three, viz. De diversis ministrorum Evangelii gradibus, &c. Lond. 1590, qu. and in the year following were printed at Lond. in English under these Titles, viz. (1) Of the divers degrees of the Ministers of the Gospel. (2) Of the honor which is due into Priests and Prelates of the Church. (3) Of Sacriledge and the punishment thereof. He soon after also put out another concerning Christian Obedience to Princes; the writing of which was occasion'd by a certain Book published by a learned Jesuit called James Gretzer. All his Works were collected together, and printed in one Vol. by the Company of Stationers of London, an. 1611, most of which you may see in the Bodleian or Oxford Catalogue. It is now to be observed, that when in a time of Church Tumults, Beza gave his reasons to the Chancellour of Scotland for the abrogation of Episcopacy in that Nation, partly by Letters, and more fully in a Treatise of a threefold Episcopacy (which he calls divine, humane and satanical) this Doctor Saravia had by the help* 1.3 of Dr. Joh. Whitgift Archb. of Canterbury such an early discovery of their In∣tentions, that he had almost as soon answer'd that Treatise, as it became publick, and therein discovered how Beza's Opinion did contradict that of Calvin, and his Adherents, leaving them to inter∣fere with themselves in point of Episcopacy. At length, after he had taken considerable pains in translating the Bible, appointed by K. James in the beginning of his Raigne, he died at Canterbury 15 Jan. 1612, aged 82. Whereupon his body was buried in the Cathedral Church there, near to that of Catherine Dallez his first Wife (who died 2 Feb. 1605 in the 45 year of her Marriage) and soon after had a Monument put over his Grave by Margaret W••its his second Wife. In his Canonry of Westm. succeeded Gabr. Graunt Son of Edw. Graunt sometimes Master of the School there, but who in his Prebendship of Canterbury, or of Glocester, (where he was al∣so Prebendary) I know not.

Feb. 12. Thom. Muriel M. of A. of Cambridge.—In the year 1621, Dec. 30. he was installed Archdeacon of Norfolk, as I have elsewhere told you; and dying about the beginning of Oct. 1629, was buried, as I presume, at Hildersham (of which he was Mini∣ster) in Cambridgeshire. Thomas Myriell sometimes Preacher of God's Word at Barnet in Middlesex (in the time of K. Jam. 1.) af∣terwards Rector of S. Stevens in Walbrook, London, and a publisher of certain Sermons between the year 1610 and 1625, must not be taken to be the same with Tho. Muriel.

Mar. 22. Fines Moryson M. A. of Cambr.—He was a Lincoln∣shire man born, was Fellow of Peter House in that University, and Brother to Sir Richard Moryson Vicepresident of Mounster. After he had taken his Masters degree he studied the Civil Law, and in 1589, being then 23 years of Age, he obtained license of the Ma∣ster and Fellows of his House to travel. Presently after leaving the University, he went to London to follow such Studies that were fit to enable him in his course of Travels; and afterwards going to Oxon, was incorporated M. of A. as I have told you before. On the 1 May 1591, he took ship at Liegh distant from London 28 miles by land and 36 by water, and after he had rambled about many parts of the World for 8 years, returned, and went into Ireland 1598. and became Secretary to Sir Charles Blount Lord Lieutenant of that Realm. After his death, which hapned about 1614, were published his Travels, entit. An Itinerary containing his ten years Travels through the twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweit∣zerland, Netherland, Denmark, Poland, England, Scotland, and Ire∣land Divided in three parts. Lond. 1617, in a thick fol. It was first written in Latin, and afterwards translated by him into English.

There were also four more Cantabrigians incorporated, among whom Robertus Hemmingius M. A. was one, Feb. 23.

Creations.

• July 14.
  • Sir Will. Hatton
  • Sir Hen. Vnton
  • Joh. Fitzjames Esquire.
    • Knights.

The first was Son to the Sister of Sir Christopher Hatton Lord

Chancellor of England, and being Heir to the said Sir Christophes, did change his name from Newport to Hatton.

The second, who had been of Oriel Coll. I have mention'd among the Writers, under the year 1595.

The third, who was of the antient Family of the Fitzjames of Somersetshire, was originally also of this University, which is all I know of him.

Notes

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