Incorporations.
Jun. 7. Thom. Ridley Doctor of the Civil Law of Cambridge— This learned Person who was the Son of Thomas, Son of Lancclot, Son of Nicholas Ridley of Willymonds Wyke in Northumberland Esq; was born in the City of Ely, educated in Grammar learning in Eaton School near to Windsore, in Academical in Kings Coll. in Cambridge, of which he was Fellow. Afterwards he became School∣master of Eaton, one of the Masters of the Chancery, a Knight, Chancellour to the B. of Winchester, and Vicar-general to George Archb. of Canterbury. He was a general Scholar, wrot A view of the Civil and Ecclesiastical Law, and dying 23. of January 1628 was buried on the 27. of the same month in the Parish Church of St. Bennet near to Pauls wharf in London.
Jul. 8. Sam. Heron D. of D. of the same University, was then incorporated Doct. of that faculty—He was Fellow of Trinity Coll. in Cambridge, and dying about the latter end of the yeare 1615 was buried either in the Chap. belonging to that Coll. or in the Chancel of Market Fankenham in Norfolke, where he had some cure. A Person of eminent note who writes himself Samuel Hieron was born at, or near to, Epping in Essex educated in Eaton School, ele∣cted Scholar of Kings Coll. 1590, where, while he was Bach. of Arts, he became eminent for his Preaching. About that time he had a pastoral charge confer'd upon him by Mr. Hen. Savile Provost of Eaton College, but the Church of Modbury in Devonshire, soon after falling void, he was presented thereunto by the Provost and Fellows of Kings Coll. where being setled he was much admired, and resorted to, for his practical way of preaching. While he continued there he published several Sermons; which, with many others lying by him, he remitted into one volume, printed at Lon∣don with certain Prayers at the end, an. 1614. fol. He died at Modbury in 1617 aged about 45 and was buried in the Church there. After his death, many of his Sermons and Lectures, that had not before seen the light, were collected together by one Rob. Hill, (whom I shall mention among the Incorporations 1604) who causing them to be printed in fol. 1620, are known by the name of the Second vol. of Mr. Sam. Hierons works. These things I thought good to let you know, to the end that what was written by Sam. Hieron might not be attributed to Sam. Heron.
Jul. 10. Roger Manors Earl of Rutland, M. A. of the said Univ. of Cambridge—He was an eminent Traveller and a good Soldier, was afterwards sent Embassador by K. Jam. 1. to the King of Den∣mark, and dying 26. June 1612. was buried at Botsford in Ley∣cestershire.
- Jul. 11.
- Edw. Aubrey
- Joh. Bladworth
- Christop. Wyell
- Bac. of Law of Camb.
Joseph. Hall M. of A. of the same Univ. was then also incorpo∣rated— In 1611. Oct. 30. he was collated to the Archdeaconry of Nottingham upon the promotion of Dr. Joh. King to the See of London, and in Dec. 1616 he became Dean of Worcester in the place of Dr. Arth. Lake promoted to the See of Bathe and Wells. He was afterwards first the most learned and religious Bishop of Exeter, and afterwards of Norwych.
Laurence Bend Doct. of Div. of the said Univers. was also then (Jul. 11.) incorporated.