Incorporations.
July 10. Francis Meres M. A. of Cambridge—This Person who was the Son of Tho. Meres of Kirton in Holland in the County of Lincolne, was about this time a Minister and Schoolmaster, and afterwards Author of a noted School-book called Wits Common∣wealth. part the second. Lond. 1598. oct. The first part was put out by N. L. He hath also published Gods Arithmetick. Serm. on Eccles. 4. 9. Lond. 1597. oct. and Sinners guide, or the whole regiment of Christian life, &c. printed 1614. qu. &c. and translated into En∣glish, The devotions of Lewis of Granada. Lond. 1598. oct. Which is all I know of him, only that he was Grandfather to Rob. Meres D. D. and Chancellour of the Church of Lincolne.
Jul. 10. Gilbert Bourne Doct. of the Laws of the University of Orleance—He was Nephew to Gilb. Bourne sometimes Bishop of B. and Wells, being Son of his Brother Rich. Bourne of Wyvelscombe in Somersetshire, which is all I know of him; only that his Testi∣monial for his Degree in the said University, dated in a Congre∣gation celebrated there, 8. June 1583 was subscribed by Maximi∣lian de Cobham, Tertullian Pine Doct. of the Civil Law (lately of St. Johns Coll. in Oxon) George Talbot, Giles Wroughton, Nich. Wil∣son, and George Manwaring, English-men; that also he was Vicar∣general to the Bishop of B. and Wells, and dying in Decemb. or thereabouts, an. 1595 was buried in the Cath. Church of St. Andrew in Wells, near the body of his sometimes Wife.
Jan. 28. Joh. Pilkington M. A. of Cambridge, of whom I know no more—One of both his names who was Bach. of Divinity, was collated by his Brother Jam. Pilkington Bishop of Durham, to the Archdeaconry thereof, upon the resignation of Joh. Ebden, 5. Dec. 1563, and dying 16. Sept. 1581. was buried in the Ca∣thedral Church at Durham. Who succeeded him in that Dignity, the registers of that Church, which are imperfect, shew not.
In July this year was a supplicate made in the ven. congregation for one W. L'isle M. of A. of Cambridge to be incorporated in the said Degree, but whether he was really incorporated, it appears not. I take him to be the same with Will. L'isle, who, after he had been educated in Eaton School, was admitted into the society of Kings Coll. in Cambridge, an. 1584. And after he had conti∣nued some years in the Degree of M. of A. left his Fellowship be∣cause he had Lands fallen to him at Wilburgham in Cambridgshire. He became afterwards a rare Antiquary, one of the Esquires ex∣traordinary of the Kings body, and published A Saxon treatise con∣cerning the old and new Testament, written about the time of King Edgar (700 years ago) by Aelfricus Abbas, thought to be the same that was afterwards Archb. of Canterbury, &c. Lond. 1623. qu. pub∣lished from an antient Copy in Sir Rob. Cottons Library, with a large and learned Epistle to the Readers, set before it by the said L'isle. To this book he added these things following (first found out by Joh. Josselin servant to Matthew Archb. of Canterbury, which had been printed in oct. by Joh. Day in the Reign of Qu. Elizab.) (1) A testimony of Antiquity shewing the antient faith in the Church of En∣gland, touching the Sacrament of the body and blood of our Lord, &c. 'Tis the same with A Sermon of the paschal Lamb (on Easter day) and of the sacramental body and blood of Christ, &c. Before which is a large and learned Pref. (of about 16 leaves in oct.) written by the said Josselin, and reprinted by L'isle. (2) The words of Aeilfric Abbot of St. Albons and also of Ma••••sbury, taken out of his Epistle written to Wulfine Bishop of S••yrburne, &c. (3) The Lords Prayer, the ••reed and ten Commandments in the Saxon and English tongue. This W. L'isle died in 1637, and was buried, as I presume, at Wilburgham beforemention'd.