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. 1593.

An. 35 Elizab.

An. 36 Elizab.

Chanc. the same.

Vicechanc. Dr. Edm. Lillye again, July 17.

• Proct.
  • Will. Aubrey of Ch. Ch.
  • Rich. Latewarr of St. Job. C.
    • Apr. 26.

Bach. of Musick.

• Feb. 25.
  • Arth. Cock Orgainst of the Cath. Ch. at Exeter.
  • Matthew Jeffrye Vicar choral in the Church at Wells.

Their Graces were then pass'd, and no doubt there is but that they were admitted. Some of the compositions of Arth. Cock I have seen in our publick Musick School; and certain divine Servi∣ces and Anthems were composed by one Jeffrye, the words of which are* 1.1 extant, but whether by this Matthew, or George Jeffrye, who were both eminent Musicians, I cannot tell.

Bach. of Arts.

May 21. Peter Bowne of C. C. Coll.

June 20. Nathaniel Brent of Mert. Coll.

Feb. 6. Joh. Marston of Brasn. Coll.—Qu. Whether not the same Person who was afterwards the celebrated Comedian.

• Feb. 6. Rob. Wakeman
• 8. Joh. Denison
  • of Ball. Coll.

Jam. Mabbe of Magd. Coll. was admitted the same day.

March 16. Joh. Davies of Jesus Coll.—Afterwards a reviver of the Welsh Language.

As for Brent and Mabbe, they are to come among the Writers in the second vol.

Admitted 117.

Bach. of Law.

Jul…. Griffith Powell of Jesus Coll. the eminent Philosopher and Disputant, was then, tho M. of A. of 4 years standing, admit∣ted Bach. of Law.

Besides him, were but three more admitted, of whom Tho. May of St. Johns Coll. was one, Jan. 17.

Mast. of Arts.

Apr. 3. Sebastian Bonefeild of C. C. Coll.

June 19. Tho. Cooper of Ch. Ch.

28. Lancelot Bulkley lately of Brasn. C. now of St. Edm. hall— He was afterwards Archb. of Dublin.

Jul. 4. Jo. Parentius a Forreigner of Ch. Ch. who had studied two years in the University of Caen, five at Paris, and three at Oxon, was then admitted.—One, or more of his Sirname were learned Men and Writers, but whether this John was a Writer, I cannot tell.

Oct. (14.) Clem. Edmonds of Alls. Coll.

Jan. 30. Sam. Slade of Mert. Coll.—This Person who was a Dorsetsh. Man born and Fellow of the said Coll. became afterwards a famous Traveller throughout most parts of the World, was em∣ployed by Sir Hen. Savile to procure what fragments he could of St. Chrysostome, in order to have them compared and published: And while he was at Venice, he became acquainted with that no∣ted Person (famous for his speaking and writing pure Greek) cal∣led Gabriel, Archb. of Philadelphia, who finding Slade to be ad∣mirably well skill'd in the said Language, he communicated to him some rare manuscript Fragments of St. Chrysostoms Greek works. Which being by him well approved, were conveyed into England to Sir Henry. In his further travels also (for he was in Greece a considerable while) he met with other fragments; and was so use∣ful in bringing to light a true copie of the works of the said Au∣thor, that the said Sir Henry could not but acknowledge with due commendations, what he had done in that matter. See in the eighth vol. of St. Chrysost. works published by Sir Henry, pag. 215. 920, &c. This Mr. Slade, who was elder Brother to Matthew Slade, whom I have mention'd among the Writers an. 1614, died in the Isle of Zant near Peloponesus, in his return from his travels, before the publication of St. Chrysostomes works, and was there buried.

Adm. 72.

Bach. of Phys.

Jul. 10. Thom. Twyne M. of A. of C. C. Coll. in Oxon, after∣wards a Student for some years in Cambridge, was then admitted Bach. of Physick.—He took the Degree of Dr. of that faculty at Cambridge, as I have before told you among the Writers.

17. Matthew Gwinne of St. Johns Coll.—See among the Crea∣tions ••ollowing.

Besides these two, who were the only Men admitted this year, were two admitted to practise, of whom Jo. Woolton M. A. and Fellow of Alls. Coll. was one, Son of Joh. W••olton Bish. of Exeter.

Bach. of Div.

• Nov…. Joh. Dove
• Feb. 11. Franc. Godwin
  • of Ch. Ch.
• Mar. 4.
  • Rob. Abbot
  • George Abbot
    • of Ball. Coll.

Rich. Parry of Ch. Ch. was admitted the same day—All these except the first, were afterwards Bishops.

Adm. 15.

Doct. of Law.

Jul. 10. Will. Wilkinson of Cambridge—He was about this time Chancellour of the Diocess of Salisbury, and died about the latter end of Oct. 1613.

☞Not one Doct. of Phys. was admitted this year.

Doct. of Div.

Jul. 6. Leonard Tayler. of C. C. Coll.

Mar. 23. Tho. Aubrey of Ch. Ch.—He accumulated the Degrees in Divinity.

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.

Creations.

Jul. 17. Matthew Gwinne M. A. of St. Johns Coll. in Oxon, who had studied Physick ten years, was then actually created Doct. of Physick by virtue of two Letters of the Chancellour of the Uni∣versity for that purpose.

Sept. 24. The most illustrious heroe Pre-Johannes de la Fri, Eques, Charnotensis, so he is written in the publick Reg.) Embassadour from the King of France to the Queens Majesty of England.

• Nichol. Ruffus Dominus St. Aubin
• Ludovic. Baro D'Orbee.
  • created the same day.

Which three Nobles, were actually created Masters of Arts, and were with great civility treated by the Heads of the Uni∣versity.

Notes

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  In a book intit. Divine Services and 〈…〉〈…〉 &c. Lond. 1663. 〈◊〉〈◊〉