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'Brief Lives,' chiefly of Contemporaries, set down by John Aubrey, between the Years 1669 & 1696

'Brief Lives,' chiefly of Contemporaries, set down by John Aubrey, between the Years 1669 & 1696

EDITED FROM THE AUTHOR'S MSS. BY ANDREW CLARK M.A., LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD; M.A. AND LL.D., ST. ANDREWS WITH FACSIMILES VOLUME II. (I-Y) Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1898 Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A. PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY...

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'Brief Lives,' chiefly of Contemporaries, set down by John Aubrey, between the Years 1669 & 1696

'Brief Lives,' chiefly of Contemporaries, set down by John Aubrey, between the Years 1669 & 1696

EDITED FROM THE AUTHOR'S MSS. BY ANDREW CLARK M.A., LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD; M.A. AND LL.D., ST. ANDREWS WITH FACSIMILES VOLUME I. (A-H) Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1898 1898 Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A. PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY...

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PREFACE

PREFACE

The rules laid down for this edition have been fully stated in the Introduction. It need only be said here that these have been scrupulously followed. I may take this opportunity of saying that the text gives Aubrey's quotations, English and Latin alike, in the form in which they are found in his MSS. They are plainly cited from memory, not from book: they frequently do not scan, and at times do not even construe. A few are incorrect cementings of odd half lines. The necessary excisions have not

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... Ingelbert.

... Ingelbert.

[A] Mr. Ingelbert was the first inventer or projector of bringing the water from Ware to London [1] called Middleton's water . He was a poore-man, but Sir Hugh Middleton [2] , alderman of London, moneyed the businesse; undertooke it; and gott the profit and also the credit of that most usefull invention, for which there [3] ought to have been erected a statue for the memory of this poore-man from the city of London.—From my honoured and learned friend Mr. Fabian Philips, filiser of London, etc.,

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BEFORE HENRY VIII.

BEFORE HENRY VIII.

Writers. Poets. Prose. Mathematics. Alchemy. Church and State....

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John Innocent (14— -1545).

John Innocent (14— -1545).

[4] At Doctors Commons is 'argent on gules a mayd stark naked with a chaplet in her hand dexter.' The name I could never learn, till by chance, in Hampshire, by a courtier. It is the coate of Dr. Innocent, deane of Paule's and master of St. Crosses, tempore Henrici VII. Borne at Barkehamsted, Hertfordshire; where he built a free-schole, where this coat is in severall places. 'Tis endowed with 500 li. per annum for 120 scholars from any part of England. The Visitor is the Warden of All Soules, Ox

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Henry Isaacson (1581-1654).

Henry Isaacson (1581-1654).

[5] Mr. Henry Isaacson was secretary to Lancelot Andrews, lord bishop of Winton. Was borne in this parish (of St. Katharine Coleman) anno Domini 1581; christned—ex registro [I.] —Septemb. 17 th ; and buried in this church. He died about the 7th of December, 1654. He had severall children: four sonnes still living, one is a minister at Stoke neer Ipswych in Suffolk. [I.] St. Catherine Coleman, 1581—'Sept. 17, Henry Isackson baptised.'—MS. Aubr. 8, fol. 89 v . In the chancell here [6] I find this

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HENRY VIII—MARY (†1558).

HENRY VIII—MARY (†1558).

Writers....

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James I (1566-1625).

James I (1566-1625).

&lt;A life of 'James R.' is entered in the index to MS. Aubrey 6 (see vol. i. p. 8), as contemplated by Aubrey. If written, the life was hostile in tone, as may be seen from the following query towards it (Aubrey, in MS. Wood F. 39, fol. 347: 8 Sept. 1680):— 'Pray search that booke [13] , and see if you can find the ballad, or verses, on the coronation of king James—...

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ELIZABETH (†1603).

ELIZABETH (†1603).

Poets. Prose. Mathematics. Chemistry. Zoology. Alchemy and Astrology. State. Law. Commerce, etc. Society....

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... Jaquinto.

... Jaquinto.

[14] Dr. Jaquinto: physitian to pope ..., then to king James [15] . He went into the marshes of Essex, where they putt their sheep to cure them of the rott, where he lived sometime purposely to observe what plants the sheep did eat, of which herbs he made his medicine for the consumption, which Mr. E. W. [16] haz....

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JAMES I (†1625).

JAMES I (†1625).

Writers. Poets. Mathematics. Astrology. Church. State. Law. Medicine. Commerce, etc. Inventors. Seamen. Schoolmasters. Miscellaneous. Prose....

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David Jenkins (1586-1663).

David Jenkins (1586-1663).

[17] Judge Jenkins, prisoner in the Tower of London, Windsor, etc., &lt;eleven&gt; yeares, for his loyalty. He would have taken it kindly to have been made one of the judges in Westminster Hall, but would give no money for it, [so [18] the Lord Chancellor Hyde never preferred him]. He was of very good courage. Rode in the lord Gerard's army in Pembrokeshire, in the forlorne-hope, with his long rapier drawne holding it on-end. Obiit Dec. 3, anno Domini 1663; sepult. at Cowbridge church in

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CHARLES I (†1649).

CHARLES I (†1649).

Writers. Poets. Mathematics. Church. State. Law. Medicine. Art. Soldiers. School and College. Society. Miscellaneous....

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COMMONWEALTH.

COMMONWEALTH.

Writers. Poets. Prose. Mathematics. Science. Astrology. State. Soldiers and Sailors. Law. Medicine. School....

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Sir Leoline Jenkins (1623-1685).

Sir Leoline Jenkins (1623-1685).

[27] Sir Lleuellin Jenkins, knight, was borne at Llantrithid in the countie of Glamorgan, anno domini.... His father (whom I knew) was a good plaine countreyman, a coppyholder of Sir John Aubrey, knight and baronet (eldest son of Sir Thomas), whose mannour it is. He went to schoole at Cowbridge, not far off. David Jenkins, that was prisoner in the Tower (maried a sister of Sir John Aubrey), was some remote kin to him; and, looking on him as a boy towardly, diligent, and good, he contributed some

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CHARLES II (†1685) and JAMES II.

CHARLES II (†1685) and JAMES II.

Writers. Poets. Prose. Mathematics. Science. Astrology. Church. State. Law. Medicine. Art. School. Commerce, etc. Society, etc. [Pg xiv] [Pg xv]...

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George Johnson (1625/6-1683).

George Johnson (1625/6-1683).

[31] It pleased God at Whitsuntide last to bereave me of a deare, usefull, and faithfull friend Mr. Johnson who had the reversion of the place of Master of the Rolles; who generously, for friendship and neighbourhood sake (we were borne the same weeke and within 4 miles and educated together), gave me the graunt to be one of his secretaries—which place is worth 500 li. per annum. He was a strong lustie man and died of a malignant fever, infected by the earl of Abington's brother, making of his w

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Inigo Jones (1573-1652).

Inigo Jones (1573-1652).

[34] Inigo Jones' monument [C] —this tombe is on the north side of the church, but his bodie lies in the chancell about the middle. The inscription mentions that he built the banquetting howse and the portico at St. Paule's.—Mr. Marshall in Fetter lane tooke away the bust, etc. here to his howse, which see. Quaere Mr. Oliver + de hoc. [35] Inigo Jones: vide epitaph at Mr. Marshall's. Mr. &lt;John&gt; Oliver, the city surveyor, hath all his papers and designes, not only of St. Paul's Cath

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AUBREY'S PERSONAL FRIENDS.

AUBREY'S PERSONAL FRIENDS.

I. Of the Old School. II. Contemporaries. AUBREY'S 'BRIEF LIVES'...

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Thomas Jones (16— -1682).

Thomas Jones (16— -1682).

[36] ... Jones, B.D., obiit at the house of &lt;Francis&gt; Charlton, esq.; buried the 8th of October, Sunday, 1682, at East Barnet in Middlesex: [student [37] sometime of Ch. Ch.; master ...]....

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I. Origin of the 'Lives.'

I. Origin of the 'Lives.'

Aubrey sought and obtained an introduction to Anthony Wood in August 1667. He was keenly interested in antiquarian studies, and had the warmest love for Oxford; he had been a contemporary in Trinity College with Wood's brother, Edward; and so was drawn to Wood on hearing that he was busy with researches into the History of the University of Oxford. Aubrey was one of those eminently good-natured men, who are very slothful in their own affairs, but spare no pains to work for a friend. He offered h

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II. Condition of the Text of the 'Lives.'

II. Condition of the Text of the 'Lives.'

Few of the 'Lives' are found in a fair copy [8] . Again and again, in his letters to Anthony Wood, Aubrey makes confession of the deficiencies of his copy, but puts off the heavy task of reducing it to shape. His method of composition was as follows. He had a folio MS. book, and wrote at the top of a page here and there the name of a poet, or statesman, or the like, whose life he thought of committing to paper. Then, selecting a page and a name, he wrote down hastily, without notes or books, his

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Ben Jonson (1574-1637).

Ben Jonson (1574-1637).

[38] Mr. Benjamin Johnson [D] , Poet Laureat;—I remember when I was a scholar at Trin. Coll. Oxon. 1646, I heard Dr. Ralph Bathurst [E] (now deane of Wells) say that Ben Johnson was a Warwyckshire man—sed quaere. 'Tis agreed that his father was a minister; and by his epistle dedicat. [IV.] of 'Every Man ...' to Mr. William Camden that he was a Westminster scholar and that Mr. W. Camden was his school-master. [IV.] In his dedication of his play called Every man in his humour to Mr. Camden, Claren

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John Kersey (1616-167-?).

John Kersey (1616-167-?).

[55] John Kersey, borne at Bodicot in Oxfordshire neer Banbury, anno domini 1616. Scripsit;—Arithmetique, 8vo; and two volumes of Algebra, folio. Obiit in Shandos street, London, neer St. Martin's lane, anno domini 167-. He died of a consumption. He did survey....

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III. Aim of this Edition.

III. Aim of this Edition.

In presenting a text of Aubrey's 'Lives,' an editor, on more than one important point, has to decide between alternatives. 1. Shall all, or some only, of the lives be given? It is plain, from a glance over the MSS., that many of the lives are of little interest; in some cases, because they contain more marks of omission than statements of fact; in other cases, because they give mainly excerpts from prefaces of books; and so on. A much more interesting, as well as handier, book would be produced,

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Ralph Kettell (1563-1643).

Ralph Kettell (1563-1643).

[56] Ralph Kettle, D.D., praeses Coll. Trin. Oxon., was borne at &lt;King's Langley&gt; in Hertfordshire. The lady Elizabeth Pope brought him in to be a scholar of the house at eleaven yeares of age [G] (as I have heard Dr. Ralph Bathurst say). I have heard Dr. Whistler [57] say that he wrote good Latin, and Dr. Ralph Bathurst (whose grandmother, ... Villers, he maried), that he scolded the best in Latin of any one that ever he knew. He was of an admirable healthy constitution. He dyed a

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IV. Description of the MSS.

IV. Description of the MSS.

MS. Aubr. 6 : a volume chiefly of folio leaves; written mostly in February 1679/80; now marked as containing 122 leaves (some pages blank), but having also a few unfoliated slips. Aubrey's own short title to it was:— 'Σχεδιάσματα. Brief Lives, part i.,' and, in his pagination, it contained eighty-six leaves. A rough index of its contents, by him, is found as foll. 8-10: and there he gives the names of several persons whose lives he intended to write, but has not included in this volume. Some of

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V. The Old Edition.

V. The Old Edition.

The pith of these lives was extracted by Anthony Wood, and incorporated in his Athenae , vol. i. in 1691, vol. ii. in 1692, and the 'appendix' left in MS. at his death (published in the second edition of the Athenae in 1721). The MSS. of Aubrey's 'Lives' were placed in the library of the Ashmolean Museum, in the personal custody of the Keeper, Edward Lhwyd, in 1693. Aubrey, writing [73] to Thomas Tanner, intimates that his MSS. will show how greatly Wood's Athenae was indebted to his help, and m

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Ludolph van Keulen (1554?-1610).

Ludolph van Keulen (1554?-1610).

[91] Ludolphus van Ceulin was first, by profession, a fencing-master; but becomeing deafe, he betooke himselfe to the studie of the mathematiques wherin he became famous. He wrote a learned booke, printed at ... in 4to of the proportion of the diameter of a circle to the peripherie: before which is his picture, and round about it in the compartiment are swords and bucklers and holberts, etc.,—weapons: the reason wherof I understood not till D r . John Pell gave the aforesaid account, who had it

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Richard Kitson.

Richard Kitson.

[92] My lodging is at the George Inne in Little Drury lane, very early or late, or at other times at Mr. Samuell Eyres his chamber at Lincolne's Inne or at Mr. John Hancock's chamber in the Middle Temple—Ric. Kitson. Direct your letter in the country to me at my house in Amesbury neere Salisbury, Wiltes. I use to be at Salisbury Tuesdayes and Saturdayes weekely—R. K....

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George Abbot (1562-1633).

George Abbot (1562-1633).

[76] Archbishop Abbot was borne in the howse of old Flemish building, timber and brick, now an alehouse, the signe 'Three Mariners,' by the river's side by the bridge on the north side of the street in St. Nicholas parish on the right hand as you goe out of the towne northwards. [77] Old Nightingale was his servant, and weepes when he talkes of him. Every one that knew, loved him. He was sometimes cholerique. He was borne the first howse over the bridge on the right hand in St. Nicholas parish &

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Sir Robert Aiton (1570-1638).

Sir Robert Aiton (1570-1638).

[A] Sir Robert Aiton [79] , knight;—he lies buried in the south aisle of the choire of Westminster abbey, where there is erected to his memory an elegant marble and copper monument and inscription—viz. This long inscription is in copper:— M. S. Clarissimi, omnigenaque virtute et eruditione (presertim poesi) ornatissimi equitis, Domini Roberti Aitoni, ex antiqua et illustri gente Aitona ad Castrum Kinnadinum apud Scotos oriundi: qui a serenissimo rege Jacobo in cubicula interiora admissus; in Ger

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Richard Knolles (154- -1610).

Richard Knolles (154- -1610).

[93] &lt;The&gt; author of the battaile of Lepanto [94] &lt;was&gt; hangd at Tyburne; he was reduced to such necessity. The lord Burleigh, when he read &lt;Richard&gt; Knolls' Turkish history was particularly extremely pleased at the discription of the battail of Lepanto; sent for Knolles, who told him an ingeniose young man came to him, hearing what he was about, and desired that he might write that, having been in that action. I thinke he has taught schoole about Sandwy

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Aldsworth.

Aldsworth.

[80] ... Aldsworth, mathematical boyes. [81] Memorandum:—the patent for the mathematicall blew-coate boyes at Christ Church in London was dated '19th August in the 25th yeare of the reigne of king Charles the second' &lt;1673&gt;....

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John Lacy (16— -1681).

John Lacy (16— -1681).

[95] John Lacy, player, of the King's house, borne at ... neer Doncaster in Yorkshire. Came to London to the ... playhouse, 1631. His master was.... Apprentice (as were also ... and Isaac) to Mr. John Ogilby. B. Jonson tooke a note of his Yorkshire words and proverbes for his Tale of a Tub , several 'Gad kettlepinns!' 1642 vel 3, lievetenant and quartermaster to the lord Gerard [96] . Vide Dr. Earles' Character of a Player. He was of an elegant shape, and fine [97] complexion. His majestie (Char

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Thomas Allen (1542-1632).

Thomas Allen (1542-1632).

[82] Thomas Allen, Trin. Coll. Oxon.—Elias Ashmole, esqr., &lt;has&gt; the MSS. of Thomas Allen's commentary on the second and third bookes of Ptolomey's Quadripartite [83] . [84] Thomas Allen—vide Anthony Wood's &lt;Hist. et&gt; Antiq. &lt;Univ.&gt; Oxon. Mr. Thomas Allen [B] was borne in Staffordshire. Mr. Theodore Haak, a German, Regiae Societatis Socius, was of Glocester Hall, 1626, and knew this learned worthy old gentleman, whom he takes to have been about ninety-si

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Edward Lane (1605-1685).

Edward Lane (1605-1685).

[98] Edward Lane, who wrote against ... Du Moulin [P] : the title of his booke is ..., London, printed for W. Crooke, A.D.... In a letter from him to Mr. Crooke, thus, viz.:— 'As to the postscript of your letter, wherein I am desired to give an account of my academicall education, etc., know that in the yeare 1622, after I had been brought up to some learning in Paule's Schoole, London, I was admitted into St. John's Colledge, in Cambridge, where the president was my tutor; and after I had duely

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Charles Alleyn (obiit 1640?).

Charles Alleyn (obiit 1640?).

[94] Charles Alleyn, who wrote the Battailes of Agencourt, Poitiers, and Crescy, was usher to Mr. Thomas Farnaby....

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Sir Henry Lee (1530-1610/1). Sir Henry Lee (15— -1631).

Sir Henry Lee (1530-1610/1). Sir Henry Lee (15— -1631).

[99] Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley in com. Oxon was a gentleman of a good estate, and a strong and valiant person. He was raunger of Woodstocke parke, and (I have heard my old cosen Whitney say) would many times in his younger yeares walke at nights in the parke with his keepers. Sir Gerard Fleetwood succeeded him in this place [X.] ; as his nephew Sir William Fleetwood did him, and him the earl of Rochester. [X.] J. S. on the heroicall epistles of Michael Drayton—'In Rosamund's time, one Vaughan.'

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Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626).

Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626).

[95] Lancelot Andrewes [F] , lord bishop of Winton, was borne in London; went to schoole at Merchant Taylors schoole. Mr. Mulcaster [G] was his schoolemaster, whose picture he hung in his studie (as Mr. Thomas Fuller, Holy State ). Old Mr. Sutton, a very learned man of those dayes, of Blandford St. Maries, Dorset, was his school fellowe, and sayd that Lancelot Andrewes was a great long boy of 18 yeares old at least before he went to the university. He was a fellowe [96] of Pembroke-hall, in Camb

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William Lee (15— -1610).

William Lee (15— -1610).

[111] Mr. William Lee, A.M., was of Oxon [112] (I thinke, Magdalen Hall [Q] ). He was the first inventor of the weaving of stockings by an engine of his contrivance. He was a Sussex man borne, or els lived there. He was a poor curate, and, observing how much paines his wife tooke in knitting a payre of stockings, he bought a stocking and a halfe, and observed the contrivance of the stitch, which he designed in his loome, which (though some of the appendent instruments of the engine be altered) k

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Francis Anthony (1550-1623).

Francis Anthony (1550-1623).

[102] Dr. [Francis [103] ] Anthony, the chymist, Londinensis, natus 16 Aprilis, 1550, 1 h . P.M. , Virgo 0° 3´ ascend. Quaere A&lt;nthony&gt; W&lt;ood&gt; if of Oxon or Cambridge [104] . Scripsit 2 libros, viz.:— Aurum potabile , and his Defense against Dr. &lt;Matthew&gt; Gwyn (who wrote a booke called Aurum non Aurum ). This is all that Mr. Littlebury, bookeseller, remembers. He lived in St. Bartholomew's close, London, where he dyed, and is, I suppose, buried there, ab

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William Lilly (1601-1681).

William Lilly (1601-1681).

[113] W. Lilly—&lt;life&gt; donne by himselfe penes Mr. Elias Ashmole. [114] Mr. W. Lilly obiit at his house in Hersham, Thursday, June 9, and is to be buried at Walton chancel [115] this day, scil. June 10, 1681. He was borne on May day 1601 [116] : had he lived till next May he had been full fourscore. He setled his estate at Hersham, 200 li. per annum, on ... Whitlock, esqre, sonne of the Lord Commissioner Whitlock [117] (who was his great patrone). [118] Mr. William Lilly, astrologer

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Thomas Archer (1554-1630?).

Thomas Archer (1554-1630?).

[105] Mr. Archer, rector of Houghton Conquest, was a good scholar in King James's (the 1st) dayes, and one &lt;of&gt; his majestie's chaplains. He had two thick 4to MSS. of his own collection; one, joci and tales etc., and discourses at dinners; the other, of the weather. I have desired parson Poynter [106] , his successor, to enquire after them, but I find him slow in it. No doubt there are delicate things to be found there....

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Franciscus Linus.

Franciscus Linus.

[122] Father Franciscus Linus, i.e. Hall, was borne in London—which captain Robert Pugh, è Societate Jesus, assured me, who was his great acquaintance. He was of the Societie of Jesus and lived most at Liège, where he dyed.... He writt a learned discourse, de coloribus , which Sir Kenelm Digby quotes with much praise in his philosophie. He printed a discourse of dialling in 4to, Latin, and made the Jesuits College there the finest dialls in the world, which are described in that booke. The like

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John Ashindon (obiit 13—?).

John Ashindon (obiit 13—?).

[107] Johannes Escuidus [108] , Merton College:—Elias Ashmole, esq., hath the corrected booke by the originall MSS. of Merton College library, now lost, which is mentioned in Mr. William Lilly's almanack 1674, a folio. Amongst many other rarities he haz a thin folio MS. of Alkindus in Latin. [109] Johannes Escuidus:—Summa astrologiae judicialis, in folio, Venetiis, 1489.—It is miserably printed, he sayes there; and that he was a student of Merton College Oxford.—Mr. Elias Ashmole has the booke..

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Sir Matthew Lister (1564-1656).

Sir Matthew Lister (1564-1656).

[125] Sir Matthew Lister was born at Thornton in Craven in Yorkshire. His nephew Martin Lister, M.D., R.S.S. [126] , from whose mouth I have this information, tells me he was of Oriel College in Oxon; he thinkes he was a fellowe. He built that stately house at Ampthill in Bedfordshire (now the earle of Alesbury's). He sent for the architects from Italie. He died at Burwell neer Lowth in Lincolnshire about 1656 or 1657, aged 92 yeares. He was physitian to queen Anne (queen of king James). See the

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Evans Lloyd.

Evans Lloyd.

[129] 1582: Almanack, supputated specially for the elevation and meridian of London but may generally serve for all England—by Evans Lloyd, student in Astronomie. 'Tis dedicated 'To the right honourable Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellour of England, and one of her majestie's most honourable privy councell.' He concludes thus:—'Your honour's most humble and dutifull, Evans Lloyd, late student in Oriall Colledge in Oxford.'...

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Elias Ashmole (1617-1692).

Elias Ashmole (1617-1692).

[110] Memorandum—the lives of John Dee, Dr. &lt;Richard&gt; Nepier, Sir William Dugdale, William Lilly, Elias Ashmole [111] , esq.,—Mr. Ashmole haz and will doe those himselfe: as [112] he told me formerly but nowe he seemes to faile....

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Martin Lluelyn (1616-1681/2).

Martin Lluelyn (1616-1681/2).

[130] Martin Lluellyn was borne on Thursday the 12 of December 1616, a quarter befor 11 of clock in the night, the moon newly entred into Capricorn and near the full in Gemini. He was the seventh son, without any daughter between. He was christned on the 22 day of December at Litle St. Bartholomeu's church near Smithfeild, London: buried in the left chancel of Wicombe church near the wall. [131] He lies interred in the middle of the north aisle of the chancell, towards the step or elevation, of

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Deborah Aubrey (1609/10-1685/6).

Deborah Aubrey (1609/10-1685/6).

[113] Mris. Deborah Aubrey, my honoured mother, was borne at Yatton-Kaynes, vulgo West-Yatton, in the parish of Yatton-Keynel in com. Wilts., January 29 th 1609 [114] , mane. In a letter from my mother, dated Febru. 3 d , 1679/80, she tells me she was seaventie yeares old the last Thursday [29 Januarii]—quod N. B. My mother was maried at 15 yeares old. She fell sick of a burning feaver at Langford, Somerset. She was taken on the 6 th June 1675; feaver there againe in July 1675. She was borne Jan

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John Aubrey (1626-1697).

John Aubrey (1626-1697).

&lt;These autobiographical jottings are found in MS. Aubr. 7, fol. 3-5. They have been printed, with a few slips and slight omissions, in John Britton's Memoir of J. Aubrey , London, 1845, pp. 12-17. Aubrey (fol. 3) directs that the paper is 'to be interposed as a sheet of wast paper only in the binding of a booke'; and appends to this direction the motto:— Mr. Thomas Carew.' Aubrey gives (fol. 3) an (incomplete) drawing of his own horoscope, on the scheme:— ' natus 1625/6, March 11th, 17 h

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Sir James Long (1613-1658/9).

Sir James Long (1613-1658/9).

[132] Sir James Long, baronet:—I should now be both orator and soldier to give this honoured friend of mine, 'a gentleman absolute [133] in all numbers,' his due character. Only son of Sir W. L.; borne at South Wraxhall in Wilts. Westminster scholar; of Magd. coll. Oxon; Fisher there. Went to France. Maried anno ... D. [134] Leech, a most elegant beautie and witt, daughter of Sir E. L., 25 aetat. In the civill warres, colonel of horse in Sir Fr. Dodington's brigade. Good sword-man; horseman; adm

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William Aubrey (1529-1595).

William Aubrey (1529-1595).

[238] William Aubrey [AJ] , Doctor of Lawes:—extracted from a MS. [AK] of funeralls, and other good notes, in the hands of Sir Henry St. George, ... [239] , marked thus ♡. I guesse it to be the hand-writing of Sir Daniel Dun, knight, LL. Dr., who maried Joane, third daughter of Dr. William Aubrey:— William Aubrey (the second son of Thomas Aubrey, the 4th son of Hopkin Aubrey, of Abercunvrig in the countie of Brecon, esqre) in the 66th yeare of his age or thereabouts, and on the 25th of June, in

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Richard Lovelace (1618-1658).

Richard Lovelace (1618-1658).

[135] Richard Lovelace [R] , esq.: he was a most beautifull gentleman. Ovid. Metamorph. [136] fab. 5 (Echo), lib. III. Obiit in a cellar in Long Acre, a little before the restauration of his majestie. Mr. Edmund Wyld, etc. have made collections for him, and given him money. One of the handsomst men of England. He was of ... in Kent, 500 li. per annum and + (quaere E. W.). He was an extraordinary handsome man, but prowd. He wrote a poem called Lucasta [XI.] , 8vo, printed London by Thomas Harper

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Cyprian Lucar.

Cyprian Lucar.

[139] Mr. Cyprian Lucar [T] published a very profitable treatise in 4to for young beginners in the Mathematicks, intituled 'Lucar solace, divided into fower bookes, which in part are collected out of diverse authors in diverse languages, and in part devised by Cyprian Lucar, gentleman. Imprinted at London by Richard Field anno Domini 1590.' It is dedicated 'to the right worshipfull his brother-in-law Maister William Roe, esquier, and alderman of the honorable citie of London.' This dedicatory ep

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Francis Bacon (1561-1626).

Francis Bacon (1561-1626).

[270] Quarterly, on the 1 and 4, gules on a chief argent two mullets sable [Bacon], on the 2 and 3, barry of six or and azure, over all a bend gules [ ...], a crescent on the fesse point for difference; impaling, sable, a cross engrailed between 4 crescents argent, a crescent sable on the fesse point [Barnham]. [271] Chancellor Bacon:—The learned and great cardinal Richelieu was a great admirer of the lord Bacon. So was Monsieur Balzac: e.g. les Oeuvres diverses , dissertation sur un tragedie, à

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Roger Bacon (1214-1294).

Roger Bacon (1214-1294).

[321] Roger Bacon, friar ordinis &lt;S. Francisci&gt;:—Memorandum, in Mr. Selden's learned verses before Hopton's Concordance of yeares , he speakes of friar Bacon, and sayes that he was a Dorsetshire gentleman. There are yet of that name in that countie, and some of pretty good estate. I find by ... (which booke I have) that he understood the making of optique glasses; where he also gives a perfect account of the making of gunpowder, vide pag ... ejusdem libri. [322] Friar Roger Bacon:—

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Henry Lyte (1529(?)-1607).

Henry Lyte (1529(?)-1607).

[142] I will enquire at Lyte's-Cary when Henry Lyte [143] , esq., dyed.—He translated Dodantus' Herball , and writt a little pamphlet, which I have, called ' The light of Britaine , being a short summary of the old English history,' dedicated to queen Elizabeth. He began the genealogy of king James, derived from Brute; which his eldest son Thomas Lyte, of Lyte's-Cary aforesaid, finished, and presented to king James. It is most rarely donne and exquisitly limmed by a limmer—all the kings' picture

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Thomas Badd (1607-1683).

Thomas Badd (1607-1683).

[323] The ... happinesse a shoemaker haz in drawing on a fair lady's shoe.... I know one that it was the hight of his ambition to be prentice to his mris&lt;'s&gt; shoemaker upon that condicion. Sir Thomas Bad's [324] father, a shoemaker, married the brewer's widow of Portsmouth, worth 20,000 li....

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Isaac Lyte (1576/7-1659/60).

Isaac Lyte (1576/7-1659/60).

[148] Mr. Isaac Lyte, of Easton-Piers, my honoured grand-father, was born there March XIX, 1576; hora ignoratur. Baptizatus March XIX, 1576—ex registro. Obiit Febr. 21, 1659, die Martis [149] , circiter horam quartam mane. Mris Israel Lyte, my honoured grandmother, died Febr. 24, 1661/2, inter horas 3 et 4 P.M....

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Edward Bagshaw (1629-1671).

Edward Bagshaw (1629-1671).

[325] Edward Bagshaw was borne at Broughton in Northamptonshire; 42 when he dyed—from his widowe [AP] . [326] My old acquaintance, Mr. Edward Bagshawe, B.D., 3rd son of Edward Bagshawe, esq., a bencher of the Middle Temple, was borne (the day nor moneth certaine to be knowne) November or December at Broughton in Northamptonshire, where Mr. Boldon [327] , quondam Coll. Aeneinas., was parson. He was a king's scholar at Westminster schole, then student of Christ Church. Scripsit severall treatises.

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Sir John Mandeville.

Sir John Mandeville.

[150] ☞ Captain Robert Pugh [151] assures me that Sir John Mandeville, the famous traveller, lyes buryed at Liege in Germany, with which note amend lib. B [152] , where I thought he had been buryed at St. Alban's abbey church as Mr. Thomas Gore told me. But I thinke I remember something writt of him there in a table on a pillar or wall: but he was there borne (as in his life)....

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Gervase Markham (1568-1637).

Gervase Markham (1568-1637).

[153] Mr. ... Markham: he wrote of husbandry and huswifry, 4to; of horsemanship, 4to; of the art of shooting with the long bow, 8vo; etc.—quaere. He was a Nottinghamshire gentleman. His brother Sir Gryffin Markham was servant to the emperor ..., and did deserve well of him. This ... Markham, the writer, dyed poor.—Old Jack Markham (late gentleman-usher to the queen) from whom I have these informations told me he hath given &lt;him&gt; many a crowne....

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Jean Louis Guez de Balzac (1594-1655).

Jean Louis Guez de Balzac (1594-1655).

[330] Monsieur de Balzac ended his dayes in a Cappucine's cell, and was munificent to them: vide Entretiens de monsieur de Balzac , printed above 20 yeares since....

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Richard Bancroft (1544-1610).

Richard Bancroft (1544-1610).

In MS. Aubr. 6, fol. 119 v , is this jotting:— 'Dr. Mat. Skinner. Resp. 'tis archbishop Bancroft's picture—quod N.B., and inscribe.' This is probably to be interpreted as meaning—'Enquire whether the portrait,' in a certain place, 'is that of Dr. Matthew Skinner.' Finding that it is the portrait of Richard Bancroft, 'see that the name is inscribed on it,' for future identification....

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William Marshall (1606-16—).

William Marshall (1606-16—).

[154] William Marshall, sculptor, natus Oct. 7, horâ 0 min. 23 P.M. , 1606.—Conjunction of Mercury and Leo made him stammer....

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Sir Henry Martin (1562-1641).

Sir Henry Martin (1562-1641).

[155] Sir Henry Martin, LL.D., was borne at Stoke-Poges in the countie of Bucks; his father a copy-holder there of about 60 li. per annum. He was formerly a fellow of New Colledg, Oxon. He left his sonne 3000 li. per annum. [156] H. Martyn.—his father &lt;Sir Henry&gt; has a handsome monument at Becket in Berks which he purchased of Sir ... Essex. Henry Martyn, of the parish of 'S. Michael in Basingeshall,' London, was adm. probationer of New College, Aug. 19, 1580, and Fellow July 6, 15

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John Barclay (1582-1621). Robert Barclay (1648-1690).

John Barclay (1582-1621). Robert Barclay (1648-1690).

[331] Johannes Barclaius, Scoto-Britannus:—from Sam. Butler—was in England some time tempore regis Jacobi. He was then an old man, white beard; and wore a hatt and a feather, which gave some severe people offence. Dr. John Pell tells me, that his last employment was Library-Keeper of the Vatican, and that he was there poysoned. Memorandum:—this John Barclay haz a sonne [332] , now (1688) an old man, and a learned quaker, who wrote a Systeme of the Quakers' Doctrine in Latine [333] , dedicated to

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Henry Martin (1602-1680).

Henry Martin (1602-1680).

[157] Henry Martin, esq., son and heir of Sir Henry Martin, knight, Judge of the Arches, was borne at &lt;Oxford&gt;. Henry, the son, was of the university of &lt;Oxford [158] &gt;; travelled France, but never Italie. His father found out a rich wife for him, whom he married something unwillingly. He was a great lover of pretty girles, to whom he was so liberall that he spent the greatest part of his estate. When he had found out a maried woman [159] that he liked (and he had his

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Isaac Barrow (1630-1677).

Isaac Barrow (1630-1677).

[334] Isaac Barrow, D.D.—from his father, (who was borne Aprill 22, 1600, ½ a yeare older then King Charles 1st), May 17, 1682. His father, Thomas Barrow, was the second son of Isaac Barrow of Spinney Abbey in the countie of Cambridge, esq., who was a Justice of the Peace there above fourtie yeares. The father of Thomas never designed him for a tradesman, but he was so severe to him &lt;that&gt; he could not endure to live with him and so came to London and was apprentice to a linnen-dra

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... Barrow (16..-168.).

... Barrow (16..-168.).

[358] Dr. ... Barrow, M.D., secretary to the lord generall Monke in Scotland, and who wrote the life or history of the generall, was cosen-german to Thomas (father of Isaac, D.D.). He was a very good-humoured man. He much resembled and spake like Dr. Ezerel Tong. Obiit 2 yeares since: quaere ubi....

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Richard Martin (1570-1618).

Richard Martin (1570-1618).

[177] Richard Martin [U] was borne.... Insert here his picture [V] which I sent to Mr. A. Wood [W] . He was of the ancient familie of the Martins of Athelminston in the countie of Dorset, a very faire seate. The name was lost about 50 yeares since by a daughter and heire, who was maried to ... Bruen, who had a daughter and heire maried to Sir Ralph Banks, who sold it to Sir Robert Long (1668). In the church are severall noble monuments. Their crest is an ape; men use to say 'a Martin ape.' (In q

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Thomas Batchcroft (15..-1670).

Thomas Batchcroft (15..-1670).

[359] Memorandum: in Sir Charles Scarborough's time (he was of Caius College) Dr. ... (the head of that house) would visit the boyes' chambers, and see what they were studying; and Charles Scarborough's genius let him to the mathematics, and he was wont to be reading of Clavius upon Euclid. The old Dr. had found in the title '... ..., e Societate Jesu ,' and was much scandalized at it. Sayd he, 'By all meanes leave-off this author, and read Protestant mathematicall bookes.' One sent this Doctor

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Andrew Marvel (1620-1678).

Andrew Marvel (1620-1678).

[201] Mr. Andrew Marvell: his father was minister of ... (I thinke, Hull: quaere) ..., he was borne. He had good grammar-education: and was after sent to ..., in Cambridge. In the time of Oliver the Protector he was Latin Secretarie. He was a great master of the Latin tongue; an excellent poet in Latin or English: for Latin verses there was no man could come into competition with him. The verses called The Advice to the Painter were of his making. His native towne of Hull loved him so well that

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George Bate (1608-1668).

George Bate (1608-1668).

[360] Kingston super Thames; north aisle chap&lt;el&gt;. Spe resurrectionis felicis heic juxta sita est Elizabetha conjux lectissima Georgii Bate, M.D., Car. 2 medici primarii, Qui cineres suos adjacere curavit ut qui unanimes convixerant quasi unicorpores condormientes una resurgant. Mortem obiit 17 Apr., 1667, aet. 46 ex hydro-pulmon., funesta Londini conflagratione acceleratam. Obiit ille 19 Apr., 1668 aetatis suae 60....

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Philip Massinger (1584?-1639/40).

Philip Massinger (1584?-1639/40).

[205] My brother Tom searcht the register of Wilton from the beginning and talk't with old men. Philip Massinger was not buried there; but his wife dyed at Cardiffe in Wales, to whom the earl of Pembroke payd an annuity. [206] This day I searched the register of St. Saviour's, Southwark, by the playhouse then there, vulgo St. Mary's Overy's; and find Philip Massinger buryed March 18th, 1639. I am enformed at the place where he dyed, which was by the Bankes side neer the then playhouse, that he w

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Thomas May (1595-1650).

Thomas May (1595-1650).

[207] He stood candidate for [208] the laurell after B. Jonson; but Sir William Davenant caried it— manet alta mente repostum, perhaps. A great acquaintance of Tom Chaloner. Would, when inter pocula , speake slightingly of the Trinity. Shammed [209] . Amicus : Sir Richard Fanshawe. Mr. &lt;Emanuel&gt; Decretz heard (was present at) the debate at their parting before Sir Richard went to the king, where both camps were most rigorously banded [210] . Clap. Came of his death after drinking w

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Francis Beaumont (1584-1616).

Francis Beaumont (1584-1616).

[361] Mr. Francis Beaumont was the son of Judge Beaumont [362] . There was a wonderfull consimility of phansey [XIX.] between him and Mr. John Fletcher, which caused that dearnesse of frendship between them. [XIX.] Horace , lib. 2, ode 17. I thinke they were both of Queen's College in Cambridge. I have heard Dr. John Earles (since bishop of Sarum), who knew them, say that his maine businesse was to correct the overflowings [364] of Mr. Fletcher's witt. They lived together on the Banke side, not

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William Bedwell (15..-1632).

William Bedwell (15..-1632).

[365] ... Bedwell, professor of ... at Gresham College, translated into English Pitisci Trigonometria . Published The turnament of Totnam . He was an Essex man—from his grand-niece....

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Nicholas Mercator (1640-1686/7).

Nicholas Mercator (1640-1686/7).

[221] Mr. Nicholas Mercator [Y] : his father was ... ... Philip Melancthon was his great-grandmother's brother. He is of little stature, perfect; black haire, of a delicate moyst curle; darke [222] eie, but of great vivacity of spirit. He is of a soft temper, of great temperance (amat Venerem aliquantum): of a prodigious invention, and will be acquainted (familiarly) with nobody. His true German name is Nicolas Kauffman, i.e. chapman, i.e. Mercator. The first booke he printed was his Cosmographi

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William Beeston (16..-1682).

William Beeston (16..-1682).

[366] Did I tell you that I have mett with old Mr ... [367] who knew all the old English poets, whose lives I am taking from him: his father was master of the ... play-house. [368] The more to be admired, quaere—he was not a company keeper; lived in Shorditch; would not be debauched; and if invited to court, was in paine. W. Shakespeare —quaere Mr. Beeston, who knowes most of him from Mr. Lacy. He lives in Shoreditch at Hoglane within 6 dores north of Folgate. Quaere etiam for Ben Jonson . [369]

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Christopher Merret (1614/5-1695).

Christopher Merret (1614/5-1695).

[224] Christopher Merret, M.D., of the College of Physicians, London, was borne in Winchcumbe in Gloucestershire, 1614, Feb. XVI about XI at night. [225] Scripsit against the apothecaries, etc....

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Thomas Merry (16— -1682).

Thomas Merry (16— -1682).

[226] Thomas Merry [XV.] , esq., was born at ... in Leicestershire. His father or grandfather was one of the clarkes of the green-cloth. [XV.] Thomas Mariet, esq. &lt;is&gt; his kinsman: vide Surrey papers [227] . He was disciple to Sir Jonas Moore; became an excellent logist. He had donne all Euclid in a shorter and clearer manner than ever was yet donne, and particularly the tenth booke: I have seen it. But he never stitch't it up; and, after his death, when I came to enquire for it, i

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Richard Benese (14..-1546).

Richard Benese (14..-1546).

[370] I did see, many yeares since, in a countrey-man's house, a little booke in 8vo in English, called Arsmetrie, or the Art of numbring: printed in an old black letter about Henry VIII. The author's name I doe not remember—quaere in Duck lane. The next old mathematicall booke in English that I have seen hath this title, viz:— This booke sheweth the manner of measuring of all manner of land, as well of woodland as of lande in the felde, and comptinge the true nombre of acres of the same. ✠ Newl

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Sir Hugh Middleton (1555-1631).

Sir Hugh Middleton (1555-1631).

[229] From Dr. Hugh Chamberlayn, M.D.—that King James took a moiety of the profitts of the New River from Sir Hugh Middleton. Some say 'twas in consideration of money advanced by the king; but this is not certain. He did indeed reconvey this back to him and his heires, etc., for a rent of 500 li. per annum, which is duly payd, but I think graunted him from his majestie. [230] This Sir Hugh Middleton had his picture in Gold-smyths' hall with a waterpott by him, as if he had been the sole inventor

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Berkeley.

Berkeley.

[372] Mris ... Barckley, sister of the late lord Fitz-Harding [373] , was cosen german to Mr. Sydney Godolphin, and also his mistresse. He loved her exceedingly. After Mr. Godolphin's death she maried one Mr. Davys who I thinke is now [374] dead, and she lives at Twicknam—from Philip Packer, esq....

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Willoughby Bertie, 3rd earl of Abingdon (1692-1760).

Willoughby Bertie, 3rd earl of Abingdon (1692-1760).

[375] &lt;Willoughby&gt; Bertie, filius primus Jacobi Bertie, 2 ndi filii Jacobi, comitis de Abington, natus Westmonast. 28 die Novembris, 2 h . P.M. 1692.—The child is yet living, notwithstanding the 8 th house [376] : mend the figure, but the time is right. [377] I know not how to retreive the fashion or shape of the old engine of the battering-ramme , but from the coate of the Bertyes, which is 'or, 3 battering rammes barrewise,' as in the margent, the timber is proper, the head azure

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John Milton (1608-1674).

John Milton (1608-1674).

&lt;This life is found in MS. Aubr. 8, foll. 63-68 v . Aubrey's notes for it were at first very slight, but were increased by information after wards obtained from Milton's widow, from his brother Christopher, and from his nephew Edward Phillips. In the life as now printed these later notes, brought in very disjointedly into the MS., have been set in their proper places. When he first began writing his 'Lives,' Aubrey set aside fol. 103 v of MS. Aubr. 6 (opposite the life of Andrew Marvell)

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Henry Billingsley (15..-1606).

Henry Billingsley (15..-1606).

[381] Sir Henry Billingsley [AQ] , knight.—On the north side of the chancell of St. Katharine Coleman church London at the upper end is this inscription, viz:— Here lieth buried the body of Elizabeth, late the wife of Henry Billingsley, one of the Queene's majestie's customers of her port of London, who dyed the 29th day of July in the yeare of our Lord God 1577. In obitum ejus. &lt;Vide&gt; the Register book &lt;of the church&gt;. Memorandum:—Billingsley (a village) is in the co

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George Monk (1608-1670).

George Monk (1608-1670).

[319] G. M [320] . was borne at ... in Devon (vide Devon in Heralds' Office), a second son of ..., an ancient familie, and which had about Henry 8's time 10,000 li. per annum (as he himselfe sayd). He was a strong, lusty, well-sett young fellow; and in his youth happened to slay a man [XXVI.] , which was the occasion of his flying into the Low-countries, where he learned to be a soldier. [XXVI.] From M ris Linden, his kinswoman, a Devon woman whose name was Monke. At the beginning of the late ci

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Sir Jonas Moore (1617-1679).

Sir Jonas Moore (1617-1679).

[333] Sir Jonas More: vide [334] Φ, p. 128 . Sciatica he cured it, by boyling his buttock. The D. [335] Y. said that 'Mathematicians and physicians had no religion': which being told to Sir Jonas More, he presented his duty to the D. Y. [336] and wished 'with all his heart that his highnesse were a mathematician too ': this was since he was supposed to be a Roman Catholic. [337] He was a clarke under Dr. Burghill, Chancellor of Durham. Parson Milbourne, in the Bishoprick, putt him upon the Mathe

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Martin Billingsley.

Martin Billingsley.

[399] Mr. Martin Billingsley (captain &lt;Edward&gt; Shirburne knew him) was a writing master in London. He printed an excellent copie-booke (quaere if he descended from this [400] ): vide his scutcheon [401] above his picture before his booke. [402] Martin Billingsley, who made the copie booke, 1623, port. [403] ut in margine, '..., a cross between 4 lions rampant ..., 5 mullets ... on the cross.'...

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Richard Billingsley.

Richard Billingsley.

[404] Richard Billingsley [405] scripsit:— 'An Idea of Arithmetick, at first designed for the use of the free-schoole at Thurlow in Suffolk, by R. B. schoolmaster there': stitch't 8vo, 3 sheetes, London, 'printed by J. Flesher, and are to be sold by W. Morden booke-seller in Cambridge, 1655.'...

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Sir Robert Moray (16—-1673).

Sir Robert Moray (16—-1673).

[342] Sir Robert Moray, knight:—he was of the ancient family of the Morays in Scotland. He was borne ... (as I take it, in the Highlands), anno domini.... The Highlanders (like the Swedes) can make their owne cloathes; and I have heard Sir Robert say that he could doe it. He spent most of his time in France. After his juvenile education at schoole and the University he betooke himselfe to military employment in the service of Lewis the 13th. He was at last Lieuetenant-Colonel to.... He was a gre

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Sir Thomas More (1480-1535).

Sir Thomas More (1480-1535).

[344] Sir Thomas More [AD] , Lord Chancellour:—his countrey-howse was at Chelsey, in Middlesex, where Sir John Danvers built his house. The chimney-piece of marble in Sir John's chamber, was the chimney-piece of Sir Thomas More's chamber, as Sir John himselfe told me. Where the gate is now, adorned with two noble pyramids, there stood anciently a gate-house, which was flatt on the top, leaded, from whence is a most pleasant prospect of the Thames and the fields beyond. On this place the Lord Cha

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Thomas Billingsley (obiit 167..).

Thomas Billingsley (obiit 167..).

[406] Sir Thomas Billingsley was the best horseman in England, and out of England no man exceeded him. He taught this [407] earle &lt;of Dorset&gt; and his 30 gentlemen to ride the great horse. He taught this [408] Prince Elector Palatine of the Rhine and his brothers. He ended his dayes at the countesse of Thanet's (daughter and co-heire of Richard, earl of Dorset) ... 167-; dyed praying on his knees....

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Lancelot Morehouse (16—-1672).

Lancelot Morehouse (16—-1672).

[355] Mr. Launcelot Moorhouse, minister of Pertwood (40 li. per annum), about 6 miles from Kilmanton, a very learned man, and a solid and profound mathematician, wrote against Mr. Francis Potter's booke of 666, and falls upon him, for that 25 is not the true roote, but the propinque root; to which Mr. Potter replied with some sharpnes, and that it ought not to be the true roote, for this agrees better with his purpose. The manuscript pro and con Mr. Morehouse gave to Seth Ward, bishop of Sarum,

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John Birkenhead (1615-1679).

John Birkenhead (1615-1679).

[409] Sir John Birkenhead, knight, was borne at Nantwych [410] in Cheshire. His father was a sadler there, and he had a brother a sadler, a trooper in Sir Thomas Ashton's regiment, who was quartered at my father's, who told me so. He went to Oxford university at ... old, and was first a servitor of Oriall colledge: vide Antiq. Oxon. [411] Mr. Gwin [412] , minister of Wilton, was his contemporary there, who told me he wrote an excellent hand, and, in 163[7 or 8] when William Laud, archbishop of C

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Henry Birkhead (1617-1696).

Henry Birkhead (1617-1696).

[421] My old acquaintance, Dr. Henry Birkhed, formerly fellow of your college [422] (but first was commoner of Trinity College Oxon) was an universally &lt;belove&gt;d man. He had his schoole education under Mr. Farnary [423] and &lt;was his&gt; beloved disciple. He died at the Bird-cage (at his sister's, Mris Knight, the famous singer) in St. James's parke, &lt;on&gt; Michaelmas-eve 1696, aged about 80. He was borne in London &lt;at the&gt; Paul-head tavern (whic

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Sir Thomas Morgan (16—-1679).

Sir Thomas Morgan (16—-1679).

[357] The life of Sir Thomas Morgan will be printed in about three weekes time by.... From Mr. Howe:— [ Clarissimo fortissimoque Thomae Morgano, equiti aurato, imperatorum hujus aetatis facile principi. [359] Sir Thomas Morgan:—Sir John Lenthall told me that at the taking of Dunkyrke, Marshall Turenne, and, I thinke, Cardinall Mezarine too, had a great mind to see this famous warrior. They gave him a visitt, and wheras they thought to have found an Achillean or gigantique person, they sawe a lit

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William Morgan (1622-16—).

William Morgan (1622-16—).

[365] Mariana Morgan, ... daughter of major Morgan of Wells, was borne there, New Yeare's Eve's eve, XX yeares since next New Yeare's Eve, about 5 or 6 a clock P.M. She is a swidging lustie woman. [366] William Morgan, first son of captain William Morgan, was borne at Wells, the 6th of November, Saterday morning, something before day. When he dyed he was 22 and as much as from the time of his birth. He dyed last Xtmas, viz. 1674, the Fryday after XII day [367] . Memorandum in 1670 he was very li

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Richard Blackbourne (1652-17..?).

Richard Blackbourne (1652-17..?).

[425] Richard Blackburne, Londinensis, was of Trinity College, Cambridge, M.A. Tooke his M.D. degree at Leyden about 5 or 6 yeares since. He practises but little; studies much. A generall scholar, prodigious memorie, sound judgment; but 30 yeares old now....

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John Blagrave (1550-1611).

John Blagrave (1550-1611).

In MS. Aubr. 8 (Aubrey's Lives of English Mathematicians ), fol. 76, 'Mr. John Blagrave of Reding' is noted as a life to be written, and the coat is given in trick 'or, on a bend sable, 3 greaves argent.' In the Index (fol. 8) at the beginning of the same volume he is noted:— 'John Blagrave of Reding, vide his will, quaere Mr. Morden.'...

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John Morton (1410-1500).

John Morton (1410-1500).

[369] Cardinal Morton:—lettre from A. Ettrick, esq., 9 July 1681:—'The grant of Morton's coate was not to the cardinal, but I beleeve he like other great new clergie-men tooke the libertie to use what coate he pleased; but about the 7th of Henry VIII &lt;1515&gt;, the coate is granted by three heralds to one of the same family with a gratis dictum recital in the grant of a descent of a pretty many auncestors ingraffing him into the family of Bawtry (vide [370] of Bawtry) in Yorkshire. Th

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Thomas Mouffet (1553-1604).

Thomas Mouffet (1553-1604).

[373] ... Muffett, M.Dr., lived in his later time at Bulbridge (at the west end of Wilton—it belongs to the earle of Pembroke) at the mannor-house there, which is a faire old-built house. This Bulbridge is adjoyning to Wilton; the river [374] only parts it. At this place he dyed and lyes ☞ buryed at Wilton, but no memoriall of him—vide the Register. The earl of Pembroke's steward told me that he findes by the old bookes and accounts that a pension of ... was payd him yearly. He was one of the le

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Robert Blake (1599-1657).

Robert Blake (1599-1657).

[426] ... Blake, admirall, was borne at ... in com. Somerset; was [427] of Albon-hall, in Oxford. He was there a young man of strong body, and good parts. He was an early riser and studyed well, but also tooke his robust pleasures of fishing, fowling, &amp;c. He would steale swannes—from H. Norborne, B.D., his contemporary there [428] . He served in the House of Commons for.... [429] Anno Domini &lt;1649&gt; he was made admirall. He did the greatest actions at sea that ever were done

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Sir Henry Blount (1602-1682).

Sir Henry Blount (1602-1682).

[430] Sir Henry Blount, Tittinghanger, natus Dec. 15, 1602, 9 h P.M. [431] Sir Henry Blount obiit 9th Oct. last [432] in the morning. [433] Sir Henry Blount [AS] , knight:—he was borne (I presume) at Tittinghanger in the countie of Hertford. It was heretofore the summer seate of the Lord Abbot of St. Alban's. He was of Trinity College in Oxford [434] , where was a great acquaintance [435] between him and Mr. Francis Potter. He stayed there about &lt;four&gt; yeares. From thence he went t

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... Munday (16—-166-).

... Munday (16—-166-).

[378] Mr. ... Munday, a merchant, was a great traveller, and travelled from Archangel to the East Indies by land. He wrote Memoires of all his journeys, a large folio, wherein he had draughts of their cities, habits [379] , customs, etc. He had a great collection of natural rarities, coynes, prints, etc. Mr. Baker [380] knew him. He died at Penrhyn in Cornwall about 20 yeares since. Quaere for them [381] ....

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Edmund Bonner (1495-1569).

Edmund Bonner (1495-1569).

[444] Mr. Steevens [445] , ... whom I mett lately accidentally, informed me thus:—that bishop Bonner was of Broadgates hall; that he came thither a poor boy, and was at first a skullion boy in the kitchin, afterwards became a servitor, and so by his industry raysed to what he was. When he came to his greatnes, in acknowledgement from whence he had his rise, he gave [446] to the kitchin there a great brasse-pott, called Bonner's pott, which was taken away in the parliament time. He has shewed the

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Robert Murray (1633-1725).

Robert Murray (1633-1725).

[382] Mr. Robert Murray is a citizen of London, a milliner, of the company of cloathworkers. His father, a Scotch man; mother, English. Borne in the Strand, Anno Dni. 1633, December; christened &lt;Dec.&gt; 12 th . The penny-post was sett up anno Domini 1680, Our Lady day, being Fryday [383] , a most ingeniose and usefull project. Invented by Mr. ... Murray [384] first, and then Mr. Dockery [385] joyned with him. It was set up Feb. 1679/80. Mr. Murray [386] was formerly clarke to the gen

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Richard Napier (1559-1634).

Richard Napier (1559-1634).

[388] Dr. Richard Napier [AE] :—he was no Doctor, but a divine (rector Lindfordiensis) and practised physick—natus Maii 4, 1559, 11 h. 4´ P.M. in urbe Exoniae. [389] Dr. Napier was uncle and godfather to Sir Richard Napier. [AE] He is found at Exeter College ('Richard Napper'), aet. 17, Dec. 20, 1577. Aubrey intended to include his life in his collection, and has mentioned it in the index to MS. Aubr. 6, fol. 9 v :—'... Nepier, M.D.: &lt;his life is&gt; donne by Mr. Ashmole.' Ashmole's,

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John Booker (1601/2-1667).

John Booker (1601/2-1667).

[447] John Booker, astrologer, natus Manchester, March 23, 1601, 20 h 10´ P.M....

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Sir Richard Napier (1608-1675/6).

Sir Richard Napier (1608-1675/6).

[390] Yesterday I was with Mr. Elias Ashmole, who tells me that Sir Richard Napier [AF] was of Allsoules, and about 1642. I writt to you from Mr. Ashmole in a former letter [AG] that Sir Richard Napier is buryed at Lindford, but died at Besels-leigh; but before he came thither, he lay at an inne at ..., where, when the chamberlain brought him up to his chamber, and the Dr. look't on the bed and saw a dead man lye in or on the bed—'What!' sayd he, 'do you lodge me where a dead man lies?' Sayd the

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James Bovey (1622-16..).

James Bovey (1622-16..).

[448] James Bovey [AU] borne at London May 7th, 1622, 6 a clock in the morning [449] . James Bovey, esq., was the youngest son of Andrew Bovey, merchant, cash-keeper to Sir Peter Vanore, in London. He was borne in the middle of Mincing Lane, in the parish of Saint Dunstan's in the East, London, anno 1622, May 7th, at six a clock in the morning. Went to schoole at Mercers Chapell, under Mr. Augur. At 9 sent into the Lowe Countreys; then returned, and perfected himselfe in the Latin and Greeke. &a

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Sir William Neale (1610-1690/1).

Sir William Neale (1610-1690/1).

[392] Sir William Neale, knight, skowt-master generall to king Charles the first, died on the 24th of March last 1690/1, in Grayes Inne lane, being 81 yeares old. He was buried, according to his desire, in Convent-garden church, and lies at the west dore, first by the christning pew. When he died, he was the oldest field-officer of king Charles the first. He was not lesse than 6 foot high: very beautifull in youth—I remember him: and of great courage, but a great plunderer and cruell. He lived i

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Richard Boyle, earl of Cork (1566-1643).

Richard Boyle, earl of Cork (1566-1643).

[462] Earl of Corke:—vide countesse of Warwick's funerall sermon, 2 or 3 shops [463] within Paul's churchyard. [464] Earl of Corke [AV] —Thomas, earl of Strafford made him disgorge 1500 li. per annum, which he restored to the church—&lt;from&gt; Mr. ... Anderson. Earl of Corke bought of captaine Horsey fourtie plough lands in Ireland for fourtie pounds. (A. Ettrick assures me, 'I say againe fourtie ploughlands.') The queen gave Lismore to Sir Walter Raleigh, and ... to Sir John Anderson,

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Richard Neile (1562-1640).

Richard Neile (1562-1640).

[393] The father of ... Neile, archbishop of Yorke, was a tallow-chandler in Westminster—from old major Cosh....

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Robert Boyle (1626/7-1691).

Robert Boyle (1626/7-1691).

[470] Mr. Robert Boyle;—vide Oliver Hill's ..., where he is accused of grosse plagiarisme. Dr. &lt;Robert&gt; Wood went to schoole with him at Eaton Colledge. [471] Mr. R. Boyle, when a boy at Eaton &lt;was&gt; verie sickly and pale—from Dr. &lt;Robert&gt; Wood, who was his schoole-fellow. [472] The honourable Robert Boyle [AZ] esq., the &lt;fifth&gt; son of Richard Boyle, the first earle of Corke, was borne at Lismor [XXIX.] in the county of Corke, the &lt;25

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William Neile (1637-1670).

William Neile (1637-1670).

[394] I have sent now to Sir Paul Neile, whose father was archbishop of Yorke, for his sonne. Memorandum:—a better-natured man [395] never lived: for his worth Dr. &lt;John&gt; Wallis can better characterise him than I can. [396] William Neile, esq., gentleman of the privy chamber in ordinary to king Charles the 2nd, eldest son to Sir Paul Neile, eldest son to the archbishop of Yorke, was borne at Bishops-thorpe (a house belonging to the archbishops of Yorke) neer Yorke, December the sev

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William Brereton, 3rd baron, (1631-1680).

William Brereton, 3rd baron, (1631-1680).

[475] William, lord Brereton, obiit March 17, 1680 [476] ; buried at St. Martin's-in-the-fields: scripsit Origines Moriens in Latin verse. [477] William, lord Brereton [BB] of &lt;Leighlin&gt;:—this vertuous and learned lord (who was my most honoured and obligeing friend) was educated at Breda, by John Pell, D.D., then Math. Professor there of the Prince of Orange's 'ilustrious schoole.' Sir George Goring, earl of Norwich (who was my lord's grandfather), did send for him over, where the

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John Newton (1622-1678).

John Newton (1622-1678).

[397] Dr. Newton, now parson of Rosse in Herefordshire, told me that he was of Edmund hall: yet living; and lives-like, for when his stomach is out of order, he cures himselfe by eating a piece of hott roast beefe off the spitt.— [398] Dr. J. Newton:—he told me he was borne in Bedfordshire, but would not tell me where. [399] ... Newton, D.D., minister of Ross, dyed there on Christmas day 1678, and buried in the chancell at Rosse neer the middle of the south wall. He was against learning of Latin

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Edward Brerewood (1565-1613).

Edward Brerewood (1565-1613).

[478] Mr. Edward Brerewood [BC] was borne.... He was of Brasen-nose College in Oxon. My old cosen Whitney [BD] , fellow there long since, told me, as I remember, that his father was a citizen of W&lt;est&gt; Chester; that (I have now forgot on what occasion, whether he had outrun the exhibition from his father, or what), but he was for some time in straightes in the College; that he went not out of the College gates in a good while, nor (I thinke) out of his chamber, but was in slip-shoe

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John Norden (1548-1625).

John Norden (1548-1625).

[400] John Norden—from Mr. Bagford, a good antiquary, Mr. Crump's acquaintance. He lived at Fulham, and (perhaps) died there. He made mappes of Middlesex, Hartfortshire, Surrey, and Hampshire, and also Cornwall; and he did not only make the mappes aforesaid but hath writt [401] descriptions of them, which Mr. Bagford hath, in quarto. The description of Cornwall (I thinke) was not printed; but Dr. Gale of Paule's schoole hath it in manuscript, quod N.B. He printed a booke called a Preparative to

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Arthur Brett (16..-1677).

Arthur Brett (16..-1677).

&lt;In MS. Aubr. 22 (Aubrey's Collection of Grammars) is a tract of 6 pp. 'A demonstration how the Latine tonge may be learn't'; Lond. 1669; 'by Arthur Bret, M.A. of Ch. Ch. in Oxford and of Westminster Schoole.'&gt;...

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Roger North (1585?-1652).

Roger North (1585?-1652).

[402] Captain Roger North was brother to &lt;Dudley, 3rd&gt; lord North. He was a great acquaintance of Sir Walter Ralegh's and accompanied him in his voyages. He was with him at Guiana, and never heard that word [403] but he would fall into a passion for the miscariage of that action. He was a great algebrist, which was rare in those dayes; but he had the acquaintance of his fellow-traveller Mr. Hariot. He and his voyages are much cited in.... Voyages in Latin in folio (quaere nomen lib

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Henry Briggs (1556-1630/1).

Henry Briggs (1556-1630/1).

[479] Henry Briggs was borne at ... (vide Anthony Wood's Oxon. Antiquit. : quaere his nephew who is beadle to Stationers' Hall; quaere Vaticinium Carolinum , an English poem). He was first of St. John's College in Cambridge. Sir Henry Savill sent for him and made him his geometrie professor. He lived at Merton College in Oxon, where he made the dialls at the buttresses of the east end of the chapell with a bullet for the axis. He travelled into Scotland to comune with the honourable ... lord Nep

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Thomas Brightman (1562-1607).

Thomas Brightman (1562-1607).

[486] Hawnes, Dec. 21, &lt;16&gt;81. Sir, Since you have desired and have been put into an expectation of receiving some information concerning Mr. Brightman, tho I have litle or nothing to serve you and your freind with, I send this to let you know that I find nothing of his arms; that upon the stone is engraven 'Here lyeth the body of Thomas Brightman, deceased, minister of this parish, who dyed Aug. 24, 1607.' Over his head are these sad rimes (I hope they are Oxford, tho not much for

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Thomas North (1535-1601).

Thomas North (1535-1601).

[407] Mr. Thomas North, that translated Plutarch's Lives (my lord chief justice [408] tells me) was great-uncle to his grandfather....

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Alexander Brome (1620-1666).

Alexander Brome (1620-1666).

[488] H. Brome assured me that his brother Alexander was in his accedence at 4 yeares old and a quarter [BH] . [BH] This is a marginal note opposite the life of Katherine Philips, and is intended to be a parallel instance of precocious reading, the boy being taken, first, through the Psalter, and then through the Bible, before beginning his 'accidence' (i.e. Latin Grammar): cp. the course of Anthony Wood's education, Clark's Wood's Life and Times , i. 46, 47, 48. Henry Brome was a London booksel

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Richard Norwood (1590?-1675).

Richard Norwood (1590?-1675).

[409] Mr. Richard Norwood:—where he was born I cannot yet learn. Norwood is an ancient family: about 300 yeares since St. Low maried with a daughter and heire of them and quarters the coate in the margent [410] . They flourish still in Gloucestershire, the mannour of Lakhampton belonging to them.—'Tis probable that this learned Norwood was that countreyman. In his Epistle to the Reader before his Trigonometrie:— 'but I am already sensible of the unfriendly dealings of some, even of our own count

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William Noy (1577-1634).

William Noy (1577-1634).

[412] From Fabian Philips, esq.:— Mr. attorney-generall Noy was a great lawyer and a great humorist. There is a world of merry stories of him. A countrey-fellow of Cumberland [413] .... He would play at spanne-counter with the taverne-barre-boy. A countrey clowne asked for a good inne, and he bids him ride into Lincoln's Inne, and asked if his horse went to hay or to grasse. He caused the breeches of a bencher of Lincolne's Inne to be taken-in by a tayler and made him beleeve that he had the dro

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Christopher Brookes (16..-1665).

Christopher Brookes (16..-1665).

[489] Christopher Brookes, of Oxford, a mathematical instrument maker. He was sometime manciple of Wadham College: his widowe lived over against the Theatre. This C. B. printed [490] 1649 an 8vo of about 2 sheetes, scil. 'A new quadrant of more natural easie and manifold performance than any other heretofore extant': but it was his father-in-lawe's [491] invention. I had it from his widow about 1665....

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John Ogilby (1600-1676).

John Ogilby (1600-1676).

[417] Mr. John Ogilby [AI] natus [418] November 17, 5 h 15´ mane, 1600. [419] John Ogilby, esq., was borne at ... (quaere Mr. John Gadbury [AJ] ) in Scotland, November ..., 1600, Scorpione ascendente. He was of a gentleman's family, and bred to his grammar. [420] &lt;He&gt; would not tell where in Scotland he was borne: quaere. He sayd drollingly that he would have as great contests hereafter for the place of his birth as of Homer's: but he made this rythme:— [422] Mr. Gadbury sayes that

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Elizabeth Broughton.

Elizabeth Broughton.

[492] In the Heralds' Office—Heref&lt;ordshire&gt;— &lt;Arms [493] :—&gt; 'argent, 2 bars gules, on a canton of the second a cross of the field, a martlet or for difference.' Mris. Elizabeth Broughton was daughter of ... Broughton of ... in Herefordshire, an ancient family. Her father lived at the mannour-house at Canon-Peon. Whether she was borne there or no, I know not: but there she lost her mayden-head to a poor young fellow, then I beleeve handsome, but, in 1660, a pittifull

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Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby (1631/2-1712).

Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby (1631/2-1712).

[461] Lord Treasurer, Thomas, earle of Danby, natus A.D. 1631º, Febr. 19º, hor. 15 min. 53 P.M. —latit. 54. [462] '20 Febr., 1631/2, fower a clock in the morn.'—I take this to be the Lord Treasurer's &lt;nativity&gt;, scil. Thomas, earle of Danby. Respondet—'tis so....

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William Brouncker, 2nd viscount (1620-1684).

William Brouncker, 2nd viscount (1620-1684).

[497] William, lord viscount Brouncker of Lions in Ireland: he lived in Oxford when 'twas a garrison for the King: but he was of no university, he told me. He addicted himselfe only to the study of the mathematicks, and was a very great artist in that learning. His mother was an extraordinary great gamester, and playd all, gold play; she kept the box herselfe. Mr. ... Arundall (brother of the lord Wardour) made a song in characters of the nobility. Among others, I remember this, He was president

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William Browne (1591-1645).

William Browne (1591-1645).

[499] The earle of Carnarvon does not remember Mr. Brown [BL] , and I ask't his lordship lately again if any of his servants doe: he assures me no . [BL] The inquiry was made of Charles Dormer, second earl of Carnarvon. William Browne, author of Britannia's Pastorals , had been tutor in 1624 to Robert Dormer (created earl of Carnarvon in 1628) in Exeter College....

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William Oughtred (1574-1660).

William Oughtred (1574-1660).

[463] Gulielmus Oughtred [AM] natus 5 Martii 1574, 5 h P.M. [464] Mr. Oughtred:—Mr. &lt;John&gt; Sloper tells me that his father was butler of Eaton Colledge: he remembers him, a very old man. [465] William Oughtred:—vide Henry Coley's Astrologie .—A note from my honoured and learned friend Thomas Flud, esq., who had been High Sheriff of Kent, scilicet , he was Mr. Oughtred's acquaintance. He told me that Mr. Oughtred confessed to him that he was not satisfied how it came about that one

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William Outram (1625-1679).

William Outram (1625-1679).

In Westminster Abby south aisle, white marble inscription. [494] Prope jacet Gulielmus Outram, S.T.P. ex agro Derbiensi, collegiorum apud Cantabrigienses S. et individuae Trinitatis et Christi socius, hujus ecclesiae canonicus et Leycestr. archidiaconus, Theologus consummatus et omnibus numeris absolutus, Scriptor nervosus et accuratus, Concionator egregius et assiduus primo in agro Lincoln. postea Londini et tandem apud S. Margaretam Westmon. ubi confecit postremum vitae suae cursum magna cum l

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Robert Burton (1576/7-1639/40).

Robert Burton (1576/7-1639/40).

[500] Memorandum. Mr. Robert Hooke of Gresham College told me that he lay in the chamber in Christ Church that was Mr. Burton's, of whom 'tis whispered that, non obstante all his astrologie and his booke of Melancholie, he ended his dayes in that chamber by hanging him selfe....

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John Overall (1560-1619).

John Overall (1560-1619).

[495] Dr. Overall and his wife:— Dr. &lt;John&gt; Overall was deane of St. Paules, London. I see his picture in [496] the rationale writt by &lt;Anthony&gt; Sparrow, bishop of Exon, in the beginning wherof are the effigies [497] of L&lt;ancelot&gt; Andrews, bishop of Winton, Mr. &lt;Richard&gt; Hooker, and John Overall, bishop of Norwich—before which is writt Ecclesiae et Liturgiae Anglicanae vindices . Quaere if this deane was that bishop. I know not what he wrot

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Thomas Bushell (1594-1674).

Thomas Bushell (1594-1674).

[501] Mr. Thomas Bushell was an ... shire man, borne ...: quaere Thomas Mariet, esq. [He [502] was borne at Marston in ... shire, neer him.] He was one of the gentlemen that wayted on the Lord Chancellour Bacon. 'Twas the fashion in those dayes for gentlemen to have their suites of clothes garnished with buttons. My Lord Bacon was then in disgrace, and his man Bushell having more buttons then usuall on his cloake, etc., they sayd that his lord's breech made buttons and Bushell wore them—from whe

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Samuel Butler (1612/3-1680).

Samuel Butler (1612/3-1680).

[523] Mr. Samuel Butler was [524] borne [XXXII.] at Pershore in Worcestershire, as we suppose: his brother lives there. [XXXII.] He was born in Worcestershire, hard by Barbon-bridge, ½ a mile from Worcester, in the parish of St. John, Mr. Hill thinkes, who went to schoole with him. He went to schoole at Worcester—from Mr. Hill. His father &lt;was&gt; a man but of slender fortune, and to breed him at schoole was as much education as he was able to reach to. When [525] but a boy he would m

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Sir Thomas Overbury (1581-1613).

Sir Thomas Overbury (1581-1613).

[508] Sir Thomas Overbury, knight:—ex registro capellae Turris Lond., scilicet. 'Anno Domini 1613, Sir Thomas Overbury, poysoned, buryed September 15 th .' His father was one of the judges of South Wales, viz. Caermarthen, Cardigan, and Pembroke circuites. He lived in his later time at Burghton on the hill in Glocester shire. Sir Giles Overbury was his eldest brother, who dyed in London in St. Clements Danes parish about 1651 or 2. Scripsit:—Characters, Of education of youth, a stitch't 8vo. Tra

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William Butler (1535-1617/8).

William Butler (1535-1617/8).

[541] ... [542] Butler, physitian; he was of Clare-hall in Cambridge, never tooke the degree of Doctor, though he was the greatest physitian of his time. The occasion of his being first taken notice of was thus [XXXIV.] :—About the comeing-in of [543] king James, there was a minister of ... (a few miles from Cambridge), that was to preach before his majestie at New-market. The parson heard that the king was a great scholar, and studyed so excessively that he could not sleep, so somebody gave him

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Charles Pamphlin (1649-1678).

Charles Pamphlin (1649-1678).

[509] This is the copie of his mother's owne handwriting:— 'Charles Pamphlin was borne the last day of August before day, the howre I did justly know but I guesse it might be about 3 or 4 a clock in the morning, being Fryday the August after the king was beheaded; which I thinke was 29 yeares since, last August.' He was hanged in Convent Garden on a gibbet, for stealing his Majestie's chapell-plate, May 22, 1678....

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John Partridge (1643/4-1715).

John Partridge (1643/4-1715).

[510] John Partridge, astrologue, the son of ... Partridge (yet living, 1680, an honest waterman at Putney [511] in Surrey). He was borne, as by his scheme [512] appeares, January the 18 th , 1643/4, lat. London. He was taught [513] to read, and a little to write. He learn'd no farther then As in praesenti . He was bound apprentice to a shoe-maker in ..., anno aetat....; where he was kept hard to his trade. At 18 he gott him a Lillie's grammar, and Goldman's dictionary, and a Latin bible, and Ov

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Cecil Calvert, 2nd baron Baltimore (1606-1675).

Cecil Calvert, 2nd baron Baltimore (1606-1675).

[562] Cecil Calvert, lord Baltemore, absolute lord and proprietary of Maryland and Avalon in America, son to &lt;George&gt; Calvert (secretary of estate to king James), was gentleman-commoner of Trinity College, Oxon, contemporary with Mr. Francis Potter, B.D. [563] Now if I would be rich, I could be a prince. I could goe into Maryland, which is one of the finest countrys of the world; same climate with France; between Virginia and New England. I can have all the favour of my lord Baltem

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James Peele.

James Peele.

[514] Maister James Peele—'tis a folio, 1569:— ¶The pathewaye to perfectnes in th' accomptes of debitour and creditour, in manner of a dialogue very pleasant and profitable for merchauntes and all other that minde to frequent the same, once again set forth and very much enlarged by James Peele, citizen and salter of London, Clercke of Christes Hospitall, practiser and teacher of the same, imprinted at London in Paule's church-yard by Thomas Purfoote, dwelling at the signe of the Lucrece, Aug. 16

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William Camden (1551-1623).

William Camden (1551-1623).

[564] Mr. William Camden, Clarencieux—vide Fuller's Holy State where is something of his life and birth, etc.: vide England's Worthies : quaere at the Heralds' Office when he was made Clarencieux. Mr. Edward Bagshawe (who had been second schoole-master of Westminster schoole) haz told me that Mr. Camden had first his place and his lodgeings (which is the gate-house by the Queen's Scholars' chamber in Deanes-yard), and was after made the head schoole-master of that schoole, where he writt and tau

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John Pell (1610/1-1685).

John Pell (1610/1-1685).

&lt;When Aubrey had finished the first sketch of this life he submitted it for revision to Dr. Pell, who made several corrections. To these Aubrey draws attention by a note:—'This is Dr. Pell's owne hand-writing:' it is a neat print-like hand. These corrections in the text here are enclosed in square brackets.&gt; [516] John Pell [AN] , S.T.Dr., was the son of John, who was the son of John. John Pell, D.D., was the son of John Pell, ... [517] of Southwyck in Sussex, in which parish he wa

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William Canynges (1399-1474).

William Canynges (1399-1474).

[575] The antiquities of the city of Bristowe doe very well deserve some antiquarie's paines (and the like for Gloucester). Here were a great many religious houses. The collegiate church (priorie of Augustines) is very good building, especially the gate-house. The best built churches of any city in England, before these new ones at London since the conflagration. Severall monuments and inscriptions. Ratliff church (which was intended [576] for a chapel) is an admirable piece of architecture of a

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William Penn (1644-1718).

William Penn (1644-1718).

[574] William Penn natus Oct. 14, 1644, horâ 7 mane, Londini. [575] William Penn [AP] , the eldest son of Sir William Penn, knight, [admirall [576] both of the English navy before the restauration of the king, and commanded as captain-generall under the D. Y. [577] in 1665 against the Dutch fleet [578] ], was borne in London, at Tower hill, the 14 [579] day of October 1644. 'Twas upon a Monday he thinkes; but 'twas about 7 a clock in the morning. (His father was a very good man, but no Quaker; w

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William Cartwright (1611-1643).

William Cartwright (1611-1643).

[577] William Cartwright, M.A., Aedis Christi, Oxon., natus juxta Teuxbury in com. Glocestriae, September, 1611; baptizatus [578] 26 Sept. [579] Glocestershire is famous for the birth of William Cartwright at a place called Northway neer Tewksbury. Were he alive now he would be sixty-one. He writt a treatise of metaphysique—quaere Dr. &lt;Thomas&gt; Barlowe, etc., de hoc: as also of his sermons, particularly the sermon that by the king's command he preached at his returne from Edge-hill

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Lucius Cary, viscount Falkland (1610-1643).

Lucius Cary, viscount Falkland (1610-1643).

[582] Lucius Carey [BS] , second lord Falkland, was the eldest son of Sir Henry Carey, Lord Lievetenant of Ireland, the first viscount Falkland. His mother was daughter and heir of Sir &lt;Laurence&gt; Tanfield, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, by whom he had Great Tue, in Oxfordshire (formerly the Rainesfords), and the Priory of Burford, in Oxfordshire, which he sold to &lt;William&gt; Lenthall, the Speaker of the Long Parliament. He was borne ... (quaere); had his University

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Sir Thomas Penruddock.

Sir Thomas Penruddock.

[611] &lt;It was a&gt; capital &lt;offence&gt; for a native Irishman to come to Dublin without a passe. Sir ... espying ... went into the corne ... found him and hung him up immediately—Mr. Anderson....

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Sir William Petty (1632-1687).

Sir William Petty (1632-1687).

Ermine, on a bend gules [LIII.] , a &lt;magnetic&gt; needle, pointing to the Polar Star, or, for Petty : impaling, sable three walnut leaves, between 2 bendlets, or, for Waller [613] . [LIII.] I have given this bend of Sir William Petty's coate of armes a false colouring, scilicet red (but it was my lady's mistake [614] ); for I find in his scutchin at his house at his death it is azure. The crest is a beehive, or, with bees about it: the motto is Ut apes Geometria. Monday, Maii 26to, 16

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Sir Charles Cavendish (16..-1652?).

Sir Charles Cavendish (16..-1652?).

[593] (From Mr. John Collins, mathematician:—) Sir Charles Cavendish [BV] was borne at ..., the younger brother to William, duke of Newcastle. He was a little, weake, crooked man, and nature having not adapted him for the court nor campe, he betooke himselfe to the study of the mathematiques, wherin he became a great master. His father left him a good estate, the revenue wherof he expended on bookes and on learned men. He had collected in Italie, France, &amp;c., with no small chardge, as ma

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Fabian Philips (1601-1690).

Fabian Philips (1601-1690).

[668] Fabian Philips [AR] —from himselfe, 1682—borne hard by Prestbury in Gloucestershire, anno Domini 1601, in September, on Michelmas-Eve. His mother's name was Bagehott (an heire to a younger brother); his father was Andrew Philips, of an ancient familie in Herefordshire, seaven descents, who sold 600 li. per annum in Herefordshire, in Leominster; some of it his sonne Fabian (of whom I write) bought again. He was of the Middle Temple, London; a filizer of London, Middlesex, Cambridgeshire, an

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Charles Cavendish, Colonel, (1620-1643).

Charles Cavendish, Colonel, (1620-1643).

[594] Charles Cavendish, colonel, was second son to the right honourable &lt;William, 2nd&gt; earle of Devonshire, brother to this present earle, William. He was borne at ... anno.... He was well educated, and then travelled into France, Italie, &amp;c.; but was so extremely delighted in travelling, that he went into Greece, all over; and that would not serve his turne but he would goe to Babylon, and then his governour would not adventure to goe any further with him; but to see Baby

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John Philips (1631-1706).

John Philips (1631-1706).

[673] Mr. Philips, author of Montelion [674] and Don Juan Lamberto [675] , is very happy at jiggish poetrey. Montelion is happy for a jiggish phancy and gypsies and ballads....

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John Cecil, 4th earl of Exeter (1628-1678).

John Cecil, 4th earl of Exeter (1628-1678).

[600] ... Cecil, earl of Exeter (quaere my lord chief baron Montagu [601] de nomine Christiano [602] ), earle of Exeter, translated monsieur Balsac's letters, as appeares by his epistle to my lord in the first volumne, lib. V, lettre V, and Vol. 2 d , lib. V, lettre VI—'et je suis sans doute beaucoup plus honneste homme en Angleterre qu'en France, puisque j'y parle par vostre bouche.'...

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Katherine Philips (1631/2-1664).

Katherine Philips (1631/2-1664).

[676] Orinda —From Mr. J. Oxenbridge, her uncle (now prisoner in the Fleet on her account for a dept of her husband, scil. bound for him 28 yeares since), and lady Montagu. Mris [677] Katharine Fowler was the daughter of John Fowler of London, merchant (an eminent merchant in Bucklersbury), and Katherine Oxenbridge, daughter of ... Oxenbridg, M.D., President of the Physicians' College—quaere de hoc in &lt;the London&gt; Dispens&lt;atory&gt;. She was ... christned in Woollchurch.

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William Cecil, lord Burghley (1520-1598).

William Cecil, lord Burghley (1520-1598).

[603] Cecil, lord Burleigh:—Memorandum, the true name is Sitsilt , and is an ancient Monmouthshire family, but now come to be about the size [604] of yeomanry. In the church at Monmouth, I remember in a south windowe an ancient scutcheon of the family, the same that this family beares. 'Tis strange that they should be so vaine to leave off an old British name for a Romancy one, which I beleeve Mr. Verstegan did putt into their heads, telling his lordship, in his booke, that they were derived fro

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Thomas Chaloner (1595-1661).

Thomas Chaloner (1595-1661).

[606] Thomas Chaloner [BW] , esq., [bred [607] up in Oxon], was the &lt;third&gt; son of Dr &lt;Thomas&gt; Chaloner, who was tutor (i.e. informator [608] ) to prince Henry (or prince Charles—vide bishop Hall's Letters de hoc). He was a well-bred gentleman, and of very good naturall parts, and of an agreable humour. He had the accomplishments of studies at home, and travells in France, Italie, and Germanie. About anno ... (quaere John Collins) riding a hunting in Yorkeshire (where

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Thomas Pigot (1657-1686).

Thomas Pigot (1657-1686).

[688] Mr. Thomas Pigot was borne at Brindle, in Lancashire, about eleven a clock at night (sed quaere his brother Henry + de hoc)—from Mr. Pond. [689] I have got Mr. Pigot's birth, as to the month and howre from his kinswoman who was at his mother's labour and recieved him in her lapp. If you are acquainted with his brother, desire him to give you the anno Domini. [690] Mr. Thomas Pigot, M.A. Coll. Wadh., my worthy friend, obiit August 14, A.D. 1686, of a feaver, about one a clock in the afterno

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Thomas Pittis (1636-1687).

Thomas Pittis (1636-1687).

[692] Dr. Thomas Pittis, rector of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate, died Wednesday in Christmas weeke in December 1687. He was buryed in the Isle of Wight at the west Cowes. He haz a sonne of the same College [693] in Oxford that he was of....

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George Chapman (1557-1634).

George Chapman (1557-1634).

[611] On the south side of St. Giles church in the churchyard by the wall, one entire Portland stone [BZ] , a yard and ½ high fere , thickness half a yard. D. O. M. Georgius Chapmannus Poeta Homericus Philosophus . . . . . . o (etsi Christianus . . . . . . otus) per quam celeriter . . . V: LXXVII fatis concessit . . . die Maii anno Salutis Humanae M D C XXXIV H. S. E. Ignatius Jones architectus regius ob honorem bonarum literarum familiari suo hoc monumentum D. S. P. F. C. [BZ] In MS. Aubr. 8, f

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Walter Charleton (1619/20-1707).

Walter Charleton (1619/20-1707).

[612] Walter Charleton, M.D., borne at Shepton-Malet [613] in com. Somerset, Feb. 2 d , 1619, about 6 h. P.M. , his mother being then at supper. [614] 'Dom. G. Charleton, D. M.: nascitur die Mercurii [615] 2/12 Febr., aerae Christi 1619/20, hor. 12, mom. 18 P.M. '—this [616] is my lord William Brounckar's doeing and is his owne handwriting....

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Sir William Platers.

Sir William Platers.

[694] Sir William Plater [695] , knight, was a Cambridgeshire gentleman at.... He had a good estate (about 3000 li. per annum ). He was a very well bred gentleman, as most was of those times; had travelled France, Italie, etc., and understood well those languages. He was one of the Long Parliament in the time of the late warres. He was a great admirer and lover of handsome woemen, and kept severall. Henry Martyn and he were great cronies, but one time (about 1644) there was some difference betwe

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Sir Thomas Pope (1508-1559).

Sir Thomas Pope (1508-1559).

[700] Sir Thomas Pope, founder of Trinity College, Oxon, bought church-lands without money. His way was this. He contracted, and then presently sold long leases, for which he had great fines and but a small rent. These leases were out in the reigne of King James the first, and then the estate was worth 8000 pounds per annum. He could have rode in his owne lands from Cogges (by Witney) to Banbury, about 18 miles. [701] I have a curious MSS. manuall of Sir Thomas Pope, which if I thought would be

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Thomas Charnock (1526-1581).

Thomas Charnock (1526-1581).

[617] Mr. &lt;Andrew&gt; Paschal, rector of Chedzoy, hath the originall scroll of Mr. Charnock, scilicet, of the philosopher's stone. [618] Mr. Charnock, the chymist, mentioned in &lt;Ashmole's&gt; Theatrum Chymicum , was buryed in Otterhampton neer Bridgewater, anno 1581 [619] , April 21, aged 55 yeares—&lt;from&gt; Mr. Paschal: vide Mr. Paschal's lettre, here inserted [620] before &lt;the life of&gt; Nicholas Mercator, p. 32. Sir, Mr. Wells of Bridgewater perfor

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Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400).

Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400).

[641] Sir Geffrey Chaucer: memorandum—Sir Hamond L'Estrange, of ..., in ... had his Workes in MS., a most curious piece, most rarely writt and illumined, which he valued at 100 li. His grandson and heire still haz it.—From Mr. Roger L'Estrange. He taught his sonne the use of &lt;the&gt; astrolabe at 10; prout per his treatise of the Astrolabe. Dunnington Castle, neer Newbury, was his; a noble seate and strong castle, which was held by the King (Charles I st ) (who governour?) but since d

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Sir John Popham (1531-1607).

Sir John Popham (1531-1607).

[703] Sir John Popham [AV] , Lord Chiefe Justice of the King's Bench, was the ... son of ... Popham, of ... in the countie of Somerset. He was of the Societie of ... and for severall &lt;years&gt; addicted himselfe but little to the studie of the lawes, but profligate company, and was wont to tak a purse with them. His wife considered her and his condition, and at last prevailed with him to lead another life, and to stick to the studie of the lawe: which, upon her importunity, he did, be

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Samuel Pordage (1633-1691?).

Samuel Pordage (1633-1691?).

[709] Samuel Pordage I knew very well. He was head-steward of the lands to the right honourable Philip, earl of Pembroke. His father was called Dr. Pordage, a physitian and astrologer; I know not whether he was rector. His picture was graved three or four yeares since, I thinke 'tis before a book. The son (Samuel), a civil courteous person, and a handsome man; gave me (1660) his translation of Seneca's Troas in English; and I think he hath printed something since....

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William Chillingworth (1602-1643/4).

William Chillingworth (1602-1643/4).

[644] William Chillingworth [CA] , D. D.,—vide Anthony Wood's Antiq. Oxon. in Trinity College—was borne in Oxford. His father was a brewer. About anno ... he was acquainted with one ... who drew him and some other scholars over to Doway, where he was not so well entertained as he thought he merited for his great disputative witt. They made him the porter (which was to trye his temper, and exercise his obedience): so he stole over and came to Trinity College againe, where he was fellowe. William

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John Clavell (1601-1642).

John Clavell (1601-1642).

[648] John Clavell, the famous thiefe, borne May 11, 1601, 11 h 30´ P.M....

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Francis Potter (1594-1678).

Francis Potter (1594-1678).

[710] Mr. Francis Potter's father [711] was one of the benefactors to the organ at the cathedrall church at Worcester, and there amongst others is this coate—'..., a chevron between 3 flower-vases ...' [Potter]. [712] Francis Potter, B.D., borne at Mere, a little market-towne in Wilts, 'upon Trinity-Sunday-eve 1594, in the evening.'—'Anno Domini 1625, December 10 th , horâ decimâ, inventum est mysterium Bestiae' as he went up the staire to his chamber (which was at his brother's, scil. the great

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John Cleveland (1613-1658).

John Cleveland (1613-1658).

[649] John Cleveland was borne at ... (quaere Mr. Nayler) in Warwickshire. He was a fellow of St. John's Colledge in Cambridge, where he was more taken notice of for his being an eminent disputant, then a good poet. Being turned out of his fellowship for a malignant he came to Oxford, where the king's army was, and was much caressed by them. He went thence to the garrison at Newark upon Trent, where upon some occasion of drawing of articles, or some writing, he would needs add a short conclusion

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Hannibal Potter (1592-1664).

Hannibal Potter (1592-1664).

[735] At Oxford (and I doe believe the like at Cambridge) the rod was frequently used by the tutors and deanes on his pupills, till bachelaurs of Arts; even gentlemen-commoners. One Dr. I knew (Dr. Hannibal Potter, Trin. Coll. Oxon) right well that whipt his scholar with his sword by his side when he came to take his leave of him to goe to the Innes of Court....

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Vavasor Powell (1618-1670).

Vavasor Powell (1618-1670).

[736] Life and death of Vavasour Powell , 1671, p. 106:—Mr. Vavasour Powell 'was borne of honest and honourable parentage. His father, Mr. Richard Powell, of a very ancient family in Wales, living in the burough of Knocklas in Radnorshire, where his ancestors had lived some 100 yeares before; his mother of the Vavasors, a family of great antiquity, that came out of Yorkshire into Wales: and so by both allyed to most of the best families in North Wales. He was brought up a scholar, and taken by h

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George Clifford, earl of Cumberland (1558-1605).

George Clifford, earl of Cumberland (1558-1605).

[XLVI.] This George, earl of Cumberland, built the greatest fleet of shipping that ever any subject did. He had a vast estate, and could then ride in his owne lands from Yorkeshire to Westmorland. He had ... castles. [XLVI.] From Elizabeth, countesse of Thanet. The best account of his expedition with his fleet to America is to be found in Purchas's Pilgrim . He tooke from the Spaniards to the value of seaven or 8 hundred thousand poundes. When he returned with this riche cargo (the richest witho

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Sir Robert Poyntz (1589-1665).

Sir Robert Poyntz (1589-1665).

[740] Sir Robert Pointz of Iron-acton in com. Gloc., knight of the Bath, is the same family with Clifford (as may be seen by the pedegree), Clifford being called de Pons till he was lord of Clifford Castle in com. Hereff. adjoyning to Breconshire. In Henry III they maried with a daughter and heire of Acton, by whom they had the mannor aforesayd and perhaps other lands. &lt;Sir Robert was of&gt; Linc. Coll. [741] Vide the rest in tom. [742] iii. [743] When I was sick of the smallpox at Tr

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Henry Clifford, earl of Cumberland (1591-1643).

Henry Clifford, earl of Cumberland (1591-1643).

[654] From the pedigree of the earles of Cumberland [CI] in the hands of Elizabeth, countesse of Thanet, daughter of the earle of Burlington and Corke. George, &lt;third&gt; earl of Cumberland, had seaven [XLVII.] castles in the north. He was buryed with his ancestors at Skippon Castle. Obiit about the beginning of King James's raigne. [XLVII.] Quaere quot castella [655] . Vide epistle to George, earl of Cumberland, before the History of the Massacre . Henry, &lt;fifth&gt; earl o

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Sir Edward Coke (1551/2-1633).

Sir Edward Coke (1551/2-1633).

[658] Vide his life by ...: quaere his nephew or sonne [659] Roger Coke. Sir Edward Coke [CK] , knight, Lord Chiefe Justice of the King's Bench, was borne at ... in Norfolke. I heard an old lawyer ( ... Dunstable) of the Middle Temple, 1646, who was his country-man, say that he was borne to 300 li. land per annum [CL] , and I have heard some of his country say again that he was borne but to 40 li. per annum. What shall one beleeve? Quaere Roger Coke of what house he was in Cambridge, or if ever

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William Prynne (1600-1669).

William Prynne (1600-1669).

[748] Memorandum Sir John B&lt;irkenhead&gt; and Mr. Prinne were allwayes antagonists in the Parliament howse. William Prinne [AY] , esq., was borne (as his nephew George Clarke assures me [749] : quaere plus de hoc) at Aust in Glocestershire, where his father had an estate. I find by the Heralds' bookes that he is descended of an ancient family (vide Bibliothecam Sheldonianam [AZ] , no. 115). His father, and also he, lived at ... wyck [750] , a pleasant seate in Somerset, about 3 miles

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Robert Pugh (1609-1679).

Robert Pugh (1609-1679).

[756] Captain Pugh, my acquaintance, a writer and a poet. Bred up in Societate Jesu; but turn'd out because he was a captaine, viz. in the late warres. He hath a Latin poem, printed, which will be augmented; and printed a booke against Dr. &lt;George&gt; Bates' Elenchus motuum nuperorum . He was borne of a good family in ... North Wales (I thinke, Caernarvonshire). [757] The native place of captain R. Pugh is spelt thus—Penrhyn.—When you saw him at Bathe, he wrot this discourse in 8vo, v

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Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683).

Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683).

[669] Monsieur ... Colbert was a merchant and an excellent accomptant, i.e. for Debtor and Creditor. He is of Scotish extraction and that obscure enough, his grandfather being a Scotish bag-piper to the Scotch regiment. Cardinal Mezarin found that his stables were very chardgeable to him, and was imposed upon in accompts. He hearing of this merchant Colbert to be a great master in this art, sends for him and desires him to make inspection into his accounts and putt him into a better method to av

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John Colet (1466-1519).

John Colet (1466-1519).

[670] John Colet, D.D., deane of St. Paule's, London—vide Sir William Dugdale's Historie of Paule's church. After the conflagration his monument being broken, his coffin, which was lead, was full of a liquour which conserved the body. Mr. Wyld and Ralph Greatorex tasted it and 'twas of a kind of insipid tast, something of an ironish tast. The body felt, to the probe of a stick which they thrust into a chinke, like brawne. The coffin was of lead and layd in the wall about 2 foot ½ above the surfa

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Francis Quarles (1592-1644).

Francis Quarles (1592-1644).

[760] Francis Quarles, lived at Bath at the Katherine-wheele inne (opposite to the market-house), and wrote there, a yeare or two....

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Henry Coley (1633-1695?).

Henry Coley (1633-1695?).

[671] My friend Mr. Henry Coley was borne in Magdalen parish in the city of Oxon, Octob. 18, 1633. His father was a joyner over against the Theater. He is a tayler in Graies Inne lane. He hath published an ingeniose discourse called Clavis Astrologiae , in English, 1669. He is a man of admirable parts, and more to be expected from him every day: and as good a natured man as can be. And comes by his learning meerly by the strong impulse of his genius. He understands Latin and French: yet never le

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William Radford (1623-1673).

William Radford (1623-1673).

[761] William Radford, my good friend and old acquaintance and fellow coll&lt;egiate&gt;, ended his dayes at Richmond, where he taught schoole, 14 dayes since. I was with him when he first tooke his bed. And when I was sick of the small-pox at Trinity College Oxon, he was so kind as to come to me every day and spend severall houres, or I thinke melancholy would have spoyled a scurvey antiquary. He was recounting not many dayes before he dyed your brother Ned's voyage [762] and Mr. &l

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John Collins (1624/5-1683).

John Collins (1624/5-1683).

[673] John Collins, accomptant, was borne at Wood-eaton neer Oxford, March the 5th, 1624/5, about half an houre after 5 at night (Saturday night): this I had from himselfe. [674] John Collins obiit London, November 10, 1683. [675] John Collins:—adde his sheet Of interest , and Plea for Irish cattle : all the rest are set downe, but not when printed. And also his Historie of salt and fisherie [676] , 1682, printed by A. Godbid, 4to. [677] John Collins, a learned mathematician, fellow of the Royal

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Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618).

Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618).

[764] Sir Walter Ralegh, knight:—vide Howe's continuation of Stowe's Chronicle.—Vide Gerard Winstanley's Worthies of England , where he hath 5 or 6 leaves concerning Sir Walter Ralegh. [766] Gules, four fusils conjoined in bend argent. [768] He had two wives. His first was &lt;Elizabeth&gt; Throckmorton; second, ... ..., mother of Carew Ralegh, second [769] son. [770] Sir John Elwowys maried the daughter and heir of Sir Walter Ralegh, who was the sonn of Carew Ralegh of ... in Surrey, wh

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Walter Raleigh, son of Sir Walter (1593-1617).

Walter Raleigh, son of Sir Walter (1593-1617).

[854] Sir Walter Ralegh's eldest son, Walter, by his first wife, was killed in America, as you may find in the Historie of the World , which see. My cosen Whitney [855] was coetanean with this Walter Ralegh at Oxon. I have now forgot of what house he was of [856] : but I remember he told me that he was a handsome lusty stout fellow, very bold, and apt to affront. Spake Latin very fluently; and was a notable disputent and courser, and would never be out of countenance nor baffeled; fight [857] lu

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Anthony Cooper, earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1682/3).

Anthony Cooper, earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1682/3).

[678] Anthony, earl of Shaftesbury:—Memoires relating the principall passages of his life, in folio, stitcht, printed by Samuel Lee, 1681....

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Samuel Cooper (1609-1672).

Samuel Cooper (1609-1672).

[679] Samuel Cowper, his majestie's alluminer and my honord friend, obiit May ..., 1672: sepultus in Pancrace chancell, next grave to father ... Symonds, e societate Jesu—their coffins touch. Aetat. circiter 6—....

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Walter Raleigh, grandson of Sir Walter (16—-1663).

Walter Raleigh, grandson of Sir Walter (16—-1663).

He was knighted [861] by king Charles II at the same time when Sir Thomas Overbury was, and some wished that they might both have better fortunes than the other Sir Walter Ralegh and the other Sir Thomas Overbury. So you see Sir John Elowys married a daughter and co-heire of Sir Walter Raleigh....

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... Ralphson (—— -1683/4).

... Ralphson (—— -1683/4).

[862] Mr. ... Ralphson, a nonconformist, was buried in London at ..., March 14th, 1683/4; above a 1000 persons were at his funerall. This note is referred to by Anthony Wood in Clark's Wood's Life and Times , iii. 91. Wood gave Aubrey several commissions to make inquiries about non-conformists, as is seen in the following notes:—MS. Aubr. 8, fol. 6—'Nonconformists: vide Mr. Collins neer Grub Street and &lt;Francis&gt; Smyth the bookeseller.' MS. Aubr. 8, fol. 7—'Vide Mr. Collins a noncon

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Thomas Cooper (1517?-1594).

Thomas Cooper (1517?-1594).

[680] Thomas Cooper, Magdalenensis—vide Anthony Wood's Antiq. Oxon. : quaere if he was not schoolmaster at Winchester Colledge? Dr. Edward Davenant told me that this learned man had a shrew to his wife, who was irreconcileably angrie with him for sitting-up late at night so, compileing [681] his Dictionarie, ( Thesaurus linguae Romanae et Britannicae , Londini, 1584; dedicated to Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, and Chancellor of Oxford). When he had halfe-donne it, she had the opportunity to g

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Richard Corbet (1583-1635).

Richard Corbet (1583-1635).

[685] Epitaph on master Vincent Corbet, gardiner, father of the bishop: B. J&lt;onson's&gt; Underwoods , p. 177. [686] Richard Corbet, episcopus (ex last edition of his poemes, in preface sc. p. 16) was made deane of Christ Church, 1620; bishop of Oxon, 1628; bishop of Norwich, 1632. Vide Anthony Wood's Antiq. Oxon. [687] Richard Corbet [CP] , D.D., was the son of Vincent Corbet—vide his poem— who was a gardner at Twicknam, as I have heard my old cosen Whitney say. Vide in B. Johnson's U

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Thomas Randolph (1605-1634/5).

Thomas Randolph (1605-1634/5).

[864] Thomas Randolph, the poet, Cambr. [865] :—I have sent to A. à Wood his nativity [866] etc., which I had from his brother John, an attorney (who lives at ...), viz. Thomas Randolph was the eldest son of William Randolph by his wife Elizabeth Smyth; he was borne at Newnham neer Daintre in Northamptonshire, June the fifteenth, 1605. At the age of nine yeares, he wrot the history of our Saviour's incarnation in English verse, which his brother John haz to shew under his owne handwriting—never

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Eleanor Ratcliffe, Countess of Sussex (16—-1666).

Eleanor Ratcliffe, Countess of Sussex (16—-1666).

[881] Countesse of Sussex [882] : a great and sad example of the power of lust and slavery of it. She was as great a bea&lt;u&gt;tie as any in England and had a good witt. After her lord's death (he was jealous) she sends for ... (formerly) her footman, and makes him groom of the chamber. He had the pox and shee knew it; a damnable sot. He waz not very handsom, but his body of an exquisit shape ( hinc sagittae ). His nostrills were stufft and borne out with corkes in which were quills to

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Tom Coryat (1577-1617).

Tom Coryat (1577-1617).

[700] Old major Cosh was quartered (Sept. 18, 1642) at his mother's house at Shirburne in Dorsetshire; her name was Gertrude. This was when Sherburne castle was besieged, and when the fight was at Babell hills, between Sherburn and Yeovill: the first fight in the civill warres that was considerable. But the first brush was between the earle of Northampton (father to Henry, the lord bishop of London) and the lord Brooke, neer Banbury: which was the later end of July, or the beginning of August, 1

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Robert Record (1510?-1558).

Robert Record (1510?-1558).

[883] Robert Record, M.D.—his life is in lib. 2, p. 174 of [884] Historia et Antiquitates Universitatis Oxon. , among the writers of All Soules College [885] . He was the first that wrote a good arithmetical treatise in English, which hath been printed a great many times, viz. his 'Arithmetick, containing the ground of arts in which is taught the general parts rules and operations of the same in whole numbers and fractions after a more easie and exact methode then ever heretofore, first written

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Abraham Cowley (1618-1667).

Abraham Cowley (1618-1667).

[702] Mr. Abraham Cowley [CW] : he was borne in Fleet-street, London, neer Chancery-lane; his father a grocer, at the signe of.... He was secretarie to the earle of St. Alban's (then lord Jermyn) at Paris. When his majestie returned, the duke of Buckingham hearing that at Chertsey was a good farme of about ... li. per annum, belonging to the queene-mother, goes to the earl of St. Alban's and the commissioners to [703] take a lease of it. They answered that 'twas beneath his grace to take a lease

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John David Rhees (1534-1609).

John David Rhees (1534-1609).

[889] Johannes David Rhesus, M.D.:—he wrote a compendium of Aristotle's Metaphysiques in the British language, mentioned in his epistle to Sir &lt;Edward&gt; Stradling before his Welsh Grammar. 'Twas in Jesus College library, Oxon, and my cosen Henry Vaughan ( Olor Iscanus ) had it in his custody. Dr. Rhees averres [890] there that the British language is as copious in expressing congruous termes of art as the Greeke or any language whatsoever. I have sent to Henry Vaughan for it. [891]

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... Cradock.

... Cradock.

[706] Memorandum:—Mris Smyth [707] told me of one ... Cradock in the west (where Mris Smyth's relations or birth) from a cratch dyed worth 10,000 li. —Quaere de hoc, e.g. &lt;at&gt; Taunton or Warminster....

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William Croone (1633-1684).

William Croone (1633-1684).

[708] ... Croun, M.D., obiit Sunday Oct. 12, 1684, London; buried at St. Mildred's in the Poultry. His funerall sermon is printed. He was fellow of the Physitians' College and also Regiae Societatis Socius....

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John Rider (1562-1632).

John Rider (1562-1632).

[893] Memorandum—Rider is a Berks family, portant 'party per chevron argent and sable 3 crescents counter-chang'd.' Quaere if bishop &lt;John&gt; Rider, the author of the Dictionary, was a Berkshire man....

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... Curtin.

... Curtin.

[709] Madam Curtin, a good fortune of 3000 li. , daughter to Sir William Curtin, the great merchant, lately married her footman, who, not long after marriage, beates her, getts her money, and ran away....

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George Ripley (14— -1490?).

George Ripley (14— -1490?).

[894] George Ripley was a canon of Burlington, the greatest chymist of his time. Mr. Elias Ashmole has the draught of his monument there. Mr. Meredith Lloyd (an able chymist, and who informed his majestie and Sir Robert Moray herin) hath a MS. in 8vo, 3 inches thick, transcribed by T. P. 1580, viz.:—Medulla Philosophiae, in English; item, Ripley's XII Gates, in English verse (more full then in Mr. Ashmole's Theatrum Chymicum )—'Geo. Ripley finivit opus, anno 1471'—with the astronomicall tables c

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... Robartes.

... Robartes.

[898] Concerning Furzecutters. —Brianston by Blandford in Dorset was, tempore Henr. 8, belonging to (Sir John, I thinke) Rocklington. He had a faire estate, and no child; and there was a poor cottager whose name was Rogers that had a pretty wife whom this knight did visit and had a mind to have a child by her. As he did suppose, he afterwards had; and in consideration of affection, etc., settled his whole estate on this young Rogers. William, lord marquesse Hartford (duke of Somerset), was son o

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Robert Dalzell, earl of Carnwarth (15..-1654).

Robert Dalzell, earl of Carnwarth (15..-1654).

[710] 'Twas the lord Kenwurth that sayd to the earl of Salisbury Ken you an ape, sir ,—from Elizabeth, countesse of Thanet. The Rev. H. E. D. Blakiston, of Trinity College, suggested to me the transliteration of 'Kenwurth' to 'Carnwarth.' Robert Dalzell succeeded as second earl of Carnwath in 1639, died 1654. He might be in conflict about Scotch matters with William Cecil, second earl of Salisbury, commissioner to treat with the Scots at Ripon, in 1640....

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... Robson.

... Robson.

[899] Mr. &lt;Fabian&gt; Philips also [900] tells me that ... Robson was the first that brought into England the art of making Venice glasses, but Sir Edward Zouche (a courtier and drolling favourite of King James) oppressed this poor man Robson, and forc't it from him, by these 4 verses to King James, which made his majestie laugh so that he was ready to bes— his briggs. The verses are these:— The king granted this ingeniose manufacture to Zouch, being tickled as aforesayd with these ry

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Sir Charles Danvers (1568-1600/1).

Sir Charles Danvers (1568-1600/1).

[711] Sir Charles Danvers was beheaded on Tower-hill with Robert, earle of Essex, February the 6th, 1600 [712] . I find in the register of the Tower chapell only the sepulture of Robert, earl of Essex, that yeare; wherfore I am induced to beleeve that his body was carryed to Dantesey [CX] in Wilts to lye with his ancestors. Vide Stowe's Chronicle, where is a full account of his and the earle's deportment at their death on the scaffold. With all their faylings, Wilts cannot shew two such [713] br

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Elizabeth Danvers.

Elizabeth Danvers.

[716] His [CY] mother, an Italian, prodigious parts for a woman. I have heard my father's mother say that she had Chaucer at her fingers' ends. A great politician; great witt and spirit, but revengefull [717] . Knew how to manage her estate as well as any man; understood jewells as well as any jeweller. Very beautifull, but only short-sighted. To obtain pardons for her sonnes [718] she maryed Sir Edmund Carey, cosen-german to queen Elizabeth, but kept him to hard meate. Smyth of Smythcotes—Nabot

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Henry Rolle (1589-1656).

Henry Rolle (1589-1656).

[901] I remember, about 1646 (or 1647) that Mr. John Maynard (now Sir John, and serjeant), came into Middle Temple hall, from Westminster-hall, weary with business, and hungry, when we had newly dined. He sate downe by Mr. Bennet Hoskyns (the only son of serjeant Hoskyns the poet), since baronet, and some others; who having made an end of their commons, fell unto various discourse, and what was the meaning of the text (Rom. 5. 7) 'For a just man one would dare to die; but for a good man one woul

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Laurence Rooke (1623-1662).

Laurence Rooke (1623-1662).

[903] Laurence Rooke, borne at ... in Kent, was of &lt;King's&gt; Colledge in Cambridge, a good mathematician and a very good man, an intimate friend of Dr. Seth Ward (now lord bishop of Sarum). I heard him reade at Gresham College on the sixth chapter of Clavis Mathematica , an excellent lecture: quaere for his papers which the bishop of Sarum haz. He was a temperate man and of strong constitution, but tooke his sicknesse of which he dyed by setting up often for astronomicall observatio

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Henry Danvers, earl of Danby (1573-1644).

Henry Danvers, earl of Danby (1573-1644).

[719] Henry Danvers [DB] , earl of Danby; vide his christning and epitaph in libro [DC] A. in Dantesey church: vide &lt;David&gt; Lloyd's State-worthies , 8vo, 1679. Quaere my brother William, and J. Stokes, for the examination order of the murther [DD] at Cosham in North Wilts. Old L. Shippon, Oxon, 'From Turke and Pope,' etc. R. Wisdome was then lecturer and preacht that day, and Henry Long expired [720] in his armes. My great-grandfather, R. Danvers, was in some trouble about it, his

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Walter Rumsey (1584-1660).

Walter Rumsey (1584-1660).

[906] Judge Rumsey: vide A. Wood's Antiq. Oxon. Walter Rumsey, of Lanover, in com. Monmouth, esquier (borne there), was of &lt;Gloucester Hall&gt; in Oxon; afterwards of the society of Graye's Inne, where he was a bencher. He was one of the judges in South Wales, viz. Caermarthen, Pembrokeshire, and Cardigan circuit. He was so excellent a lawyer, that he was called The Picklock of the Lawe . He was an ingeniose man, and had a philosophicall head; he was most curious for graffing, inocula

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Sir John Danvers (15..-1594).

Sir John Danvers (15..-1594).

[728] Sir John Danvers, the father, &lt;was&gt; a most beautifull and good and even-tempered person. His picture &lt;is&gt; yet extant—my cosen John Danvers (his son [729] ) haz it at ... Memorandum, George Herbert's verses on the curtaine. He was of a mild and peaceable nature, and his sonnes' sad accident [730] brake his heart. [731] By the same [732] (orator of the University of Cambridge), pinned on the curtaine of the picture of old Sir John Danvers, who was both a handsome

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Sir John Danvers (1588?-1655).

Sir John Danvers (1588?-1655).

[734] Sir John Danvers:—His first wife was the lady &lt;Magdalen&gt; Herbert, a widowe, mother of the lord Edward Herbert of Cherbery and George Herbert, orator. By her he had no issue; she was old enough to have been his mother. He maried her for love of her witt. The earl of Danby [735] was greatly displeased with him for this dis-agreable match. [736] Sir John, his sonne, was then [737] a child about six. An ingeniose person, e.g. Chelsey house and garden, and Lavington garden [738] .

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John Rushworth (1607-1690).

John Rushworth (1607-1690).

[908] I was borne in Northumberland [909] , but my parents were both born in the county of York. The title of the books I writ went by the name of Historicall Collections ; except The earle of Strafford's triall , which I toke with my owne pen in characters at the time of his triall, which I have impartially published in folio. And I gave the first president of my method in writing and declaring onely matter of fact in order of time, without observation or reflection: but Dr. Nalson, a learned m

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Richard Sackville, third earl of Dorset (1589-1624).

Richard Sackville, third earl of Dorset (1589-1624).

[919] Richard, earle of Dorset (eldest son [920] and heire to the Lord Treasurer): he lived in the greatest grandeur of any nobleman of his time in England. He had 30 gentlemen, and gave to each 50 li. per annum, besides keeping his horse. George Villiers (after, duke of Bucks) was a pe&lt;ti&gt;tioner to have had a gentleman's place under him, and miss't it, and within a 12 moneth was a greater man himselfe; but the duke ever after bore a grudge to the earl of Dorset.—from the countesse

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The Danvers-Villiers family.

The Danvers-Villiers family.

&lt;MS. Aubr. 21, fol. 97, gives 'eight coelestiall schemes [DF] , being the nativities of Robert Danvers, esq. (that is, Robert Villers, son of the viscount Purbec [DG] ), the lady Elizabeth his wife, and their six children, vid t . foure daughters and two sonnes, diligently calculated according to art by the Tables of Regiomontanus by W. C.' This paper supplies the following dates:—&gt; Mris Frances Danvers, born Friday 12 July 1650, 0 h 16´ P.M. Mris Elizabeth Danvers, born Monday 10

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Michael Dary (16..-1679).

Michael Dary (16..-1679).

[745] Michaell Dary, mathematician, and a gunner of the Tower (by profession, a tobacco-cutter), an admirable algebrician, was buryed in the churchyard neer Bethlem on May-day 1679. With writing in the frostie weather [746] his fingers rotted and gangraened. He was an old man; I guesse about 66 +....

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Richard Sackville, fifth earl of Dorset (1622-1677).

Richard Sackville, fifth earl of Dorset (1622-1677).

[922] Richard Sackville [BB] , earle of Dorset [923] , father of this earle (Richard)—'twas he that translated [BC] the Cid , a French comoedie, into English, about 1640. Obiit anno Domini 167&lt;7&gt;; sepult. with his ancestors at Knoll in Kent. He was a fellow of the Royall Societie. He maried &lt;Frances&gt; Cranfield, daughter of the earle of Middlesex, by whome he had severall sonnes and daughters. His eldest sonne is Richard, earl of Dorset and Middlesex, a most noble lord

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Thomas Sackville, first earl of Dorset (1536-1608).

Thomas Sackville, first earl of Dorset (1536-1608).

[925] Epigram on the earle of Dorset, who dyed suddenly at the council-boord. These verses I transcribed out of the collection of my honoured friend and neighbour, Thomas Tyndale, esq. Memorandum:—the tryall was with this Sir Richard Temple's great grandfather [926] . The Lord Treasurer had in his bosome some writings, which as he was pulling-out to give in evidience, sayed ' Here is that will strike you dead! ' and as soon as he had spoken these words, fell downe starke dead in the place.—from

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Edward Davenant, merchant (15..-16..).

Edward Davenant, merchant (15..-16..).

[747] Edward Davenant, merchant: he lies buried behind the bishop's stall at Sarum with this inscription [748] :— Literas, lyceo, rerumque usus, emporio, etc. [749] Memorandum:—Mr. &lt;Edward&gt; Davenant, merchant in London, eldest brother of John Davenant, bishop of Sarum, broke (the seas being crosse to him); but being a person of great estimation with the merchants, they favoured him, and he went into Ireland. He did set up the trade of pilchard fishing at Wythy Island [750] there, w

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Robert Sanderson (1587-166[2/3]).

Robert Sanderson (1587-166[2/3]).

[927] Dr. Robert Sanderson [BD] , lord bishop of Lincoln, would confesse to his intimate friends, that 'he studied and mastered only Tully's Offices [LXXX.] , Tho. Aquinas's Secunda Secundae and Aristotle's Rhetorique, and that all other bookes he read but cursorily': but he had forgott, by his favour, to speake of Aristot. Organon, etc. (Logique bookes), els he could never have compiled his owne excellent Logique,—from Seth Ward, bishop of Sarum, and &lt;John&gt; Pierson, bishop of Ches

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Edward Davenant, D.D. (16..-1679/80).

Edward Davenant, D.D. (16..-1679/80).

[751] Edward Davenant [DJ] , S. Theol. Dr., was the eldest son of &lt;Edward&gt; Davenant, merchant of London, who was elder brother to the right reverend father in God, the learned John Davenant, bishop of Sarum. I will first speake of the father, for he was a rare [752] man in his time, and deserves to be remembred. He was of a healthy complexion [753] , rose at 4 or 5 in the morning, so that he followed his studies till 6 or 7, the time that other merchants goe about their businesse;

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John Davenant (1576-1641).

John Davenant (1576-1641).

[760] John Davenant, episcopus Sarum: his epitaph made by bishop Pierson [761] . He bought the advowson of Newton-tony, Wilts, which he gave to Queene's College [762] , Cambridge—quaere if not others. He hung the choire of Sarum with purple velvet, which was plundered in the sacrilegious times....

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George Sandys (1578-1643/4).

George Sandys (1578-1643/4).

[929] In Boxley register thus:—'Georgius Sandys, poetarum Anglorum sui saeculi facile princeps, sepultus fuit Martii 7, stilo Anglicano, anno Domini 1643.' I happened to speake with his niece, my lady Wyat, at whose howse, viz. at Boxley abbey, he dyed. She saies he told her a little before he dyed that he was about 63. He lies buried in the chancel neer the dore on the south side, but without any remembrance or stone—which is pitty so sweet a swan should lye so ingloriously. He had something in

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Sir William Davenant (1605/6-1668).

Sir William Davenant (1605/6-1668).

[763] Sir William Davenant [DN] , knight, Poet Laureate, was borne [about [764] the end of February—vide A. Wood's Antiq. Oxon. —baptized 3 of March A.D. 1605/6], in ... street in the city of Oxford at the Crowne taverne. His father was John Davenant, a vintner there, a very grave and discreet citizen: his mother was a very beautifull woman, and of a very good witt, and of conversation extremely agreable. They had three sons, viz. 1, Robert [LII.] , 2, William [765] ; and 3, Nicholas (an attorne

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William Saunderson (15—-1676).

William Saunderson (15—-1676).

[930] &lt;In&gt; Westminster abby [931] north aisle, the very place where colonel ... Matthews his statue was erected by the Parliament, to whom by his will he left all his estate.—This monument is of alablaster, a bust, but no coate of armes. M.S. Guliel. Saundersoni, equit. aurati Regiaeque camerae generos. ordinar., viri à natalibus, ab eruditione, ab invicta sua erga principes fide, a scriptis, a candore, clari. Scripsit inter alia inque lucem emisit vitarum Mariae Scotorum reginae,

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John Davenport (1597-1669/70).

John Davenport (1597-1669/70).

[784] Sir John Dugdale told me that he would enquire about Mr. John Davenport, and send to you.—This was halfe a yeare since, at least. [785] Sir John Dugdale saith that John Davenport was a nonconformist; and he hath enquired of his relations, who know nothing of him, if dead or alive, but they believe he is dead. He went over sea—he thinkes to the Barbadoes, or some of these plantations [786] , or to Holland....

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Sir Henry Savile (1549-1621/2).

Sir Henry Savile (1549-1621/2).

[933] Sir Henry Savill [BF] , knight, was borne in Yorkshire (vide A. Wood's Antiq. Oxon. ).... He was a younger (or &lt;son&gt; of a younger) brother, not borne to a foot of land. He came to Merton Coll. Oxon. &lt;1565&gt;; made Warden there &lt;1585&gt;. He was a learned gentleman, as most was of his time. He would faine have been thought (I have heard Mr. Hobbes say) to have been as great a scholar as Joseph Scaliger. But as for mathematiques, I have heard Dr. Wallis s

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Sylvanus Scory (15— -1617).

Sylvanus Scory (15— -1617).

[936] Sylvanus Scory (quaere if he was not knighted?) was the son and heire of &lt;John&gt; Scory, bishop of Hereford. His father, John Skory, in the raigne of King Edward the Sixt, was bishop of Rochester, and translated from thence to Chichester, and afterwards to Hereford; 'who departed this life, at his house, at Whitburn, in com. Hereff., 26 Junii, Anno Domini 1585'—this out of an epitaph on his wife Elizabeth, who hath an inscription in St. Leonard's Shoreditch church. He was a ver

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John Davys (1550-1605).

John Davys (1550-1605).

[787] Memorandum:—Mr. Browne, the mathematicall instrument maker of the Minories, told me that the sea-quadrant was invented by Captaine Davy ... yeares since,—he that found out the streights called Davys's Streights....

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John Securis.

John Securis.

[941] I have heard my old great-uncle, Mr. Thomas Browne, say that when he was a school boy there was one Dr. Securis a noted physitian at Salisbury (who was contemporary with this Dr. Mouffett [942] ). He writt Almanacks—I have only seen two, which Henry Coley haz, which were for the yeares of our Lord 15[81 [943] ]. 1580, a prognostication for the yeare of our Lord God MDLXXX , made and written in Salisbury by John Securis, Maister of Artes and Physick. London, cum privilegio regiae majestatis

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Arthur Dee (1579-1651).

Arthur Dee (1579-1651).

[788] 'Arthur Dee,' (sonne of John Dee), a physitian at Norwych, 'was born 13 Julii 1579, manè, horâ 4. 30´ fere (vel potius, 25 min.) in ipso ortu solis, ut existimo'—Thus I find it in his father's Ephemerides . Obiit Norwychi about 1650. [789] &lt;Arthur Dee told Dr. Bathurst and Dr. Wharton&gt; 'that (being but a boy) he used [LVI.] to play at quoits with the plates of gold made by projection in the garret of Dr. Dee's lodgings in Prague.... When he was 9 yeares of age and at Trebona

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John Dee (1527-1608).

John Dee (1527-1608).

[791] John Dee:—Mr. Ashmole hath his nativitie. Resp.—'tis in his Theatrum Chemicum . Hee had a very faire cleare rosie complexion: so had the earl of Rochester, exceeding. [792] 'Johannes Dee, natus Londini, 1527, Julii 13, 4 h 2´ P.M. '—this nativity [DO] I copied out of the learned John Dee's papers in the hands of Elias Ashmole, esq. [793] From Elias Ashmole—the father of this John Dee was a vintner in ... London. [794] John Dee—from Meredith Lloyd:—Talbot, marying an inheritresse of the pri

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Dorothy Selby.

Dorothy Selby.

[944] From Mr. Marshall [945] :— Dedicated to the pious memory of Dame Dorothy Selby [etc.]...

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John Selden (1584-1654).

John Selden (1584-1654).

[946] Mr. John Selden when young did copie [947] records for Sir Robert Cotton—from Fabian Philips. [948] John Selden, esq., was borne (as appeares by his epitaph, which he himselfe made, as I well remember archbishop Usher, Lord Primate, who did preach his funerall sermon, did then mention scil. as to spe certae resurrectionis ) at Salvinton, a hamlet belonging to West Terring, in the com. of Sussex. His father was a yeomanly man, of about fourty pounds per annum, and played well on the violin,

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Thomas Deere (1639/40-16..).

Thomas Deere (1639/40-16..).

[803] Thomas Deere, natus March 15º, 1639, 15 h 7´ P.M. , at New Sarum—John Gadbury's advice, 1 April, 1676. [804] Thomas Deare's letter:— 'From Stackton in parochia de Fordingbridge, die Jovis [805] , 9 Martii, 1675/6, 2 h 30´ P.M. The Accydents of the native, etc. In November 1655, aged 15 yeare 8 moneths, went to London, to a master, a clerke in the Kinge's Bench. In November followinge, aged 16 yeare 8 moneths, had the small pox. In February and March 1658, an ague and feavor. At the same ty

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William Shakespear (1564-1616).

William Shakespear (1564-1616).

[963] Mr. William Shakespear was borne at Stratford upon Avon in the county of Warwick. His father was a butcher, and I have been told heretofore by some of the neighbours, that when he was a boy he exercised his father's trade, but when he kill'd a calfe he would doe it in a high style, and make a speech. There was at that time another butcher's son in this towne that was held not at all inferior to him for a naturall witt, his acquaintance and coetanean, but dyed young. This William being incl

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Gideon de Laune (1565?-1659).

Gideon de Laune (1565?-1659).

[809] ... De Laune:—he was apothecary to Mary the queen mother: came into England.... He was a very wise man, and as a signe [810] of it left an estate of 80,000 li. Sir William Davenant was his great acquaintance and told me of him, and that after his returne into England he went to visit him, being then octogenary, and very decrepit with the gowt, but had his sight and understanding. He had a place made for him in the kitchen chimney; and, non obstante he was master of such an estate, Sir Will

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Sir John Denham (1615-1668/9).

Sir John Denham (1615-1668/9).

[811] Sir John Denham was unpolished with the small-pox: otherwise a fine complexion. [812] From Anthony Wood:—in the Matriculation booke he finds it thus written—'Johannes Denham, Essex, filius Johannis Denham de Horseley parva in com. praed., militis, aetat. 16, 1631.' [813] Sir John Denham [DS] , Knight of the Bath, was borne at Dublin in Ireland, anno Domini.... Quaere Dr. Buzby if he was a Westminster schollar—I have forgot. Anno ... he was admitted of Trinity Colledge in Oxford, where he s

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Ralph Sheldon (1623-1684).

Ralph Sheldon (1623-1684).

[965] Ralph Sheldon, of Beoley, esq., natus at Weston, Warwickshire, Aug. 4, 1623, about 5 of the clock in the morning. Memorandum the plott brake out in Oct. 1678. His house was search't; he disarmed; and afterwards a prisoner at Warwick. Anno ..., very like to dye of a dropsey—quaere Sir Thomas Millington de hoc. Faire Madam Frances Sheldon (one of the maydes of honour [966] ) was born 24 Febr. at 8 or 9 at night. She was 23 last Febr. (1677/8). This Ralph Sheldon was Anthony Wood's friend: se

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John Sherburne (1616-1635).

John Sherburne (1616-1635).

[967] Sir Edward Shirbourn, knight, natus 18º Sept. A.D. 1616, hora 10 A.M. A little past halfe an hower after was born his twin brother John, who died anno aetatis 19º. Both were borne before eleaven a clock; both excellent scholars; and excellent poets. John, before he dyed, translated Ovid's Epistles, and better (I am informed, by Sir Edward, and John Davys of Kidwelly) then any we have in print....

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René Descartes (1596-1650/1).

René Descartes (1596-1650/1).

[825] Monsieur Renatus Des Cartes, 'nobilis Gallus, Perroni dominus, summus mathematicus et philosophus; natus Hagae Turonum pridie Calendas Apriles, 1596; denatus Holmiae Calendis Februarii, 1650'—this inscription I find under his picture graved by C. V. Dalen. How he spent his time in his youth, and by what method he became so knowing, he tells the world in his treatise entituled Of Method. The Societie of Jesus glorie in that theyr order had the educating of him. He lived severall yeares at E

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Robert Devereux, earl of Essex (1567-1600/1).

Robert Devereux, earl of Essex (1567-1600/1).

[830] Ex registro capellae Turris London, scil. 1600 [831] , 'Robert, earle of Essex, beheaded, Febr. 6th.' From my lady Elizabeth, viscountesse Purbec, repeated by her:— made by Robert, earl of Essex, that was beheaded. [832] The tradition is that the bell of Lincoln's-Inne was brought from Cales (Cadiz), tempore reginae Elizabethae, plundered in the expedition [833] under &lt;Robert Devereux&gt;, earl of Essex....

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James Shirley (1594-1666).

James Shirley (1594-1666).

[968] James Shirley:—capt. &lt;Edward&gt; Shirburne, and Mr. &lt;Thomas&gt; Stanley (&lt;author of&gt; de vitis philosophorum , who was his scholar), say that he was of no University: bred a Paule's schole scholar. He taught in Shoe lane: quaere....

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Sir Everard Digby (1578-1605/6).

Sir Everard Digby (1578-1605/6).

[834] Sir Everard Digby (father of Sir Kenelme) scripsit libellum Latinè cui titulus:— Everardi Dygbei de duplici methodo— in 8vo, in dialogues. I have heard Mr. John Digby say (his grandsonne) that he was the handsomest man (accounted) in England. [835] Sir Everard Digby was a most gallant gentleman and one of the handsomest men of his time. He writt something in Latin de methodo , which I did light upon 23 yeares ago at a country man's howse in Herefordshire; and Mr. Francis Potter told me he

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Thomas Shirley (1638-1678).

Thomas Shirley (1638-1678).

[969] Thomas Shirley [BQ] , M.D., of Weston-neston in Suffolk, edidit [BR] 'A true and perfect account of the examination confession tryall and condemnation, and execution of Joan Perry and her two sonnes for the supposed murther of Mr. William Harrison, being one of the most remarkable occurrences that hath happened in the memory of man': Lond., for Rowland Reynolds next Arundel gate opposite to St. Clements Church, 1676, stitch't, 4to. Vide in &lt;Sir Thomas&gt; Herbert's travells, whe

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Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665).

Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665).

[836] Sir Kenelm Digby [DU] , knight: he was borne at &lt;Gotehurst, Bucks&gt; on the eleventh of June [DV] : see Ben: Johnson, 2d volumne:— [Memorandum:—in the first impression in 8vo it is thus; but in the folio 'tis my , instead of thy .] Mr. Elias Ashmole assures me, from two or three nativities by Dr. &lt;Richard&gt; Nepier, that Ben: Johnson was mistaken and did it for the ryme-sake.—In Dr. Napier's papers of nativities, with Mr. Ashmole, I find:—'Sir Kenelme Digby natus Ju

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John Sloper.

John Sloper.

[970] Mrs. Abigail Sloper [Grove] borne at Broad Chalke neer Salisbury, A.D. 1648 (the widowe Chalke sayeth 'twas on a Thursday). She was baptized May 4th, 1648. Goodwife Smyth (then a servant there) sayeth she beleeves she was borne 14 of Aprill. Pride; lechery; ungratefull to her father; maried, ...; runne distracted, ...; recovered,.... John Sloper, my godson, baptized Feb. 7, 1649. John Sloper, father of these two, was vicar of Broad Chalk, Wilts.; see in the life of John Hales....

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Jane Smyth (1649-16—).

Jane Smyth (1649-16—).

[971] Mris Jane Smyth borne at ... the 15th of April 1649, between fower and 5 a clock in the morning.—She was told on Venus's day, i.e. Fryday [972] : if not so, 'twas on a Tuesday. It was the April after the beheading King Charles the first. It thundered and lightened and the house was on fire then. My almanac, 1676, says the natalis was the 14th April [973] —quod N.B.: but Mrs. J. S. tells me again 'twas the fifteenth. About 7 yeares old she lived in Sussex, Redhill, neer which Mr. Bradshaw,

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Venetia Digby (1600-1633).

Venetia Digby (1600-1633).

[860] Venetia Stanley [DW] was daughter of Sir ... Stanley. She was a most beautifull desireable creature; and being matura viro was left by her father to live with a tenant and servants at Enston-abbey [LXVIII.] (his land, or the earl of Derby's) in Oxfordshire; but as private as that place was, it seemes her beautie could not lye hid. The young eagles had espied her, and she was sanguine and tractable, and of much suavity (which to abuse was greate pittie). [LXVIII.] At the west end of the chu

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Leonard Digges (15..-1571?).

Leonard Digges (15..-1571?).

[873] Memorandum this visitation [874] was in anno 1619 by John Philpot. They [875] were, for severall generations, of Barham in Kent. John, the sonne of Roger Digges of Mildenhall (which Roger is the first in this genealogie), vixit tempore Henrici III; and writt then Dig.—Memorandum here are 14 generations or descents to the last line: quod N. B. Mr. Leonard Digges translated Claudian de raptu Proserpinae into English, 4to, 1617 and 1628. [876] Leonard Digges, esquire, of Wotton [EA] in Kent—h

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Charles Snell (1639-16—).

Charles Snell (1639-16—).

[978] Charles Snell, armiger, natus December 30, 1639, between 8 and 9 P.M. He maried September 1672. Charles Snell lived near Fordingbridge in Hampshire. He occurs in these 'Brief Lives' and other Aubrey MSS. as a frequent correspondent of Aubrey's on matters astrological....

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Thomas Digges (15..-1595).

Thomas Digges (15..-1595).

[879] Mr. Thomas Digges:—he wrote a booke in 4to, entituled— ' Stratioticos , compendiously teaching the science of nombres as well in fractions as integers, and so much of the rules and aequations algebraicall and art of nombers cossicall as are requisite for the profession of a soldier; together with the modern militarie discipline, offices, lawes and orders in every well-governed camp and armie inviolably to be observed.' First published by him, 1579, and dedicated 'unto the right honourable

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John Speed (1542-1629).

John Speed (1542-1629).

[979] He is in effigie, a faire monument, not much unlike Mr. Camden, in the south side of the chancell of St. Giles Cripplegate [980] . P.M. Charissimorum Parentum Johannis Speed civis Londinensis, mercatorum scissorum fratris, servi fidelissimi regiarum majestatum Elizabethae Jacobi et Caroli nunc superstitis, terrarum nostrarum geographi accurati et fidi, Antiquitatis Britannicae historiographi, Geneologiae sacrae elegantissimi delineatoris, qui postquam annos 77 superaverat non tam morbo con

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Michael Drayton (1563-1631).

Michael Drayton (1563-1631).

[883] Michael Drayton, esq., natus in Warwickshire at Atherston upon Stower (quaere Thomas Mariett). He was a butcher's sonne. Was a squire; viz. one of the esquires to Sir Walter Aston, Knight of the Bath, to whom he dedicated his Poeme. Sir J. Brawne of ... was a great patron of his. He lived at the bay-windowe house next the east end of St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street. Sepult. in north + of Westminster Abbey. The countesse of Dorset [884] (Clifford) gave his monument: this Mr. Marshall (

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John Speidell.

John Speidell.

[981] Mr. ... Spiedell:—he taught mathematiques in London, and published a booke in quarto named Spiedel's Geometrical Extractions (London [982] , 163-), which made young men have a love to geometrie....

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Sir Erasmus Dryden (1553-1632).

Sir Erasmus Dryden (1553-1632).

[886] Sir Erasmus Dryden, of &lt;Canons Ashby&gt; in Northamptonshire:—John Dreyden, esq., Poet Laureat, tells me that there was a great friendship between his great grandfather's father [887] and Erasmus Roterodamus, and Erasmus was god-father to one of his sonnes, and the Christian name of Erasmus hath been kept in the family ever since. The poet's second sonne is Erasmus. And at ..., the seate of the family, is a chamber called 'Erasmus's chamber.' I ghesse that this coate [888] —'azu

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Sir Henry Spelman (1562-1641).

Sir Henry Spelman (1562-1641).

[983] Sir Henry Spelman, knight, borne at ... (quaere Henry Spelman, his grandson). From Mr. Justice Ball [984] at Windsore:—when he was about 10 or 12 he went to schoole to a curs't schoolmaster, to whom he had an antipathie. His master would discountenance him, and was very severe to him, and to a dull boy he would say as very a dunce as H. Spelman . He was a boy of great spirit, and would not learne there. He was (upon his importunity) sent &lt;to&gt; another schoolmaster, and profite

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John Dryden (1631-1700).

John Dryden (1631-1700).

[889] John Dreyden, esq., Poet Laureate. He will write it [890] for me himselfe. [891] John Dryden, poeta, &lt;born&gt; 19 Aug. 1631, 5 h 33´ 16˝ P.M. [892] 'Natus insignis poeta 1631 Aug. 9°, 5 h 53´ P.M. Latit. 52° North.' This is the nativity of Mr. John Dreyden, poet laureat, by Mr. John Gadbury, from whom I had it....

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Edmund Spenser (1553-1598/9).

Edmund Spenser (1553-1598/9).

[986] Mr. Edmund Spencer was of Pembrooke-hall in Cambridge; he misst the fellowship there which bishop Andrewes gott. He was an acquaintance and frequenter of Sir Erasmus Dreyden. His mistris, Rosalind, was a kinswoman of Sir Erasmus' lady's. The chamber there at Sir Erasmus' is still called Mr. Spencer's chamber. Lately, at the College takeing-downe the wainscot of his chamber, they found an abundance of cards, with stanzas of the 'Faerie Queen' written on them.—from John Dreyden, esq., Poet L

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Sir William Dugdale (1605-1685/6).

Sir William Dugdale (1605-1685/6).

[893] Sir William Dugdale, Garter, &lt;born&gt; 12 Sept. 1605, 3 h 15´ P.M. [894] 'Sir [EC] William Dugdale avow'd to mee &lt;that&gt; at the time of his birth (10 September, as I thinke, which was the birth day of Francis the first) a swarme of bees came and settled under the window where hee was borne, September 18. Johan. Gybbon.' Memorandum that Sir William Dugdale did not tell his son or Mr. Gibbons de Edward the Confessor and he laught at it—quod N. B. 'Sir [ED] William Dug

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William Stafford (1593-1684). Robert Stafford (1588-1644).

William Stafford (1593-1684). Robert Stafford (1588-1644).

[989] William Stafford, of Thornbury in com. Gloc., esq., descended of the family of the duke of Buckingham, was a student of Christ Church, Oxon. Old Dr. Fell [990] was his tutor. About 30 yeares + since [991] he printed a pamphlet, viz. The reasons of the warre . I thinke he was a parlia ment man—but of that party he was. He dyed about May last, 1684, aged ... &lt;at&gt; Thornbury. [992] Dorothy, sister to William Stafford aforesayd, married to her first husband, &lt;Robert&gt;

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Sir John Dunstable.

Sir John Dunstable.

[895] Sir John Dunstable:—the cellar he calls his library.—Parliament men prepare themselves for the businesse of the nation with ale in the morning. Some justices doe sleepe on the bench every assizes. [896] At Chippenham the Deputye Lieutenants mett to see the order of the militia, but quales D: Lieutenants tales officiarii. After a taedious setting (at dinner, and drinking after dinner) the drummes beate and the soldiers to march before the windowe to be seen by the Deputy Lieutenants. Justic

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Thomas Stanley (1625-1678).

Thomas Stanley (1625-1678).

[993] Thomas Stanley, esqr., son to Sir Thomas Stanley, born at Cumberlow.... His praeceptor, Mr. William Fairfax, in his father's howse. Was of Pembrooke hall in Cambridge, where he took the degree of Master of Arts. Was admitted ad eundem gradum in Oxford. Writ his poems about the years 1646, 1647. His History of Philosophy, in the years 1655, 1656. His Aeschylus about the same time. Dy'd April 12, 1678. Buried at St. Martin's in the Fields, in the middle isle. His eldest sonne is Thomas Stanl

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Saint Dunstan (925-988).

Saint Dunstan (925-988).

[897] I find in Mr. Selden's verses before Hopton's 'Concordance of Yeares,' that he was a Somersetshire gentleman. He was a great chymist. The storie of his pulling the devill by the nose with his tongues as he was in his laboratorie [898] , was [899] famous in church-windowes. Vide ... Gazaei Pia Hilaria , &lt;where it is&gt; delicately described. He was a Benedictine monke at Glastonbury, where he was afterwards abbot, and after that was made archbishop of Canterbury. He preached the

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Richard Staper (15—- 1608).

Richard Staper (15—- 1608).

[995] Richard Staper, alderman of London:—On the south wall of St. Martin Outwich church, London, is a faire monument with this inscription, viz.— Here resteth the bodie of the worshipfull Richard Staper, elected alderman of this citty anno 1594. He was the greatest merchant in his time, the chiefest actor in the discovery of the trades of Turkey and East India, a man humble in prosperity, painfull and ever ready in affaires publique, and discreetly carefull of his private, a liberall howsekeepe

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Sir Edward Dyer (15..-1607).

Sir Edward Dyer (15..-1607).

[900] Sir Edward Dyer, of Somersetshire (Sharpham Parke, etc.), was a great witt, poet, and acquaintance of Mary, countesse of Pembroke, and Sir Philip Sydney. He is mentioned in the preface of the 'Arcadia.' He had four thousand pounds per annum, and was left fourscore thousand pounds in money; he wasted it almost all. This I had from captaine Dyer, his great grandsonne, or brother's great grandson. I thought he had been the sonne of the Lord Chiefe Justice Dyer, as I have inserted in one of th

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Thomas Stapleton (1535-1598).

Thomas Stapleton (1535-1598).

[996] Thomas Stapleton, D.D., e Societate Jesu (vide Anthony Wood's Antiq. Oxon. ) was born at Henford [997] in Sussex, which is about the middle of the river that runnes to Shoreham. He was formerly of New Colledge in Oxon. ☞ Quaere of attorneys of that countrey if his familie continues [998] in those parts still: and if so, if his picture is there or elswhere; and quaere for it at the Convent at Lovaine where he died. Dr. John [999] Lamphire, principall of Hart Hall, would present it to the Sc

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Thomas Stephens (1620-16—).

Thomas Stephens (1620-16—).

[1001] Mr. Steevens [1002] , formerly of Pembrocke College, my old acquaintance there; but formerly at Blandford schole in Dorset, where he was usher about a yeare and by whom I reap't much information: since schoolemaster of Buckingham; and last, of Worcester: a very good and ingeniose person....

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St. Edmund (1170?-1240).

St. Edmund (1170?-1240).

[901] Seth, lord bishop of Sarum, tells me that he finds Saint Edmund was borne at Abington. He was archbishop of Canterbury. He built the college at Sarum, by St. Edmund's Church: it is now Judge Wyndham's sonne's howse. He resigned his archbishoprick, and came and retired hither. In St. Edmund's church here [902] , were windowes of great value. Gundamore [903] offered a good summe for them; I have forgott &lt;what&gt;. In one of them was the picture of God the Father, like an old man (

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Richard Stokes (16—- 1681).

Richard Stokes (16—- 1681).

[1003] &lt;Richard&gt; Stokes, M.D.—his father was fellow of Eaton College (quaere if not prebend of Windsor [1004] , and if not schoolmaster of Eaton? quaere Christopher Wase de hiis). He was bred there and at King's College. Scholar to Mr. W. Oughtred for Mathematiques (Algebra). He made himselfe mad with it, but became sober again, but I feare like a crackt glasse: vide my Lives [1005] , and Surrey notes [1006] . Edidit Mr. Oughtred's 'Trigonometrie.' Became a Roman Catholique; maried

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Thomas Egerton, lord Ellesmere (1540-1616/7).

Thomas Egerton, lord Ellesmere (1540-1616/7).

[907] Sir Thomas Egerton [EF] , Lord Chancellor, was the naturall sonne of Sir Richard Egerton of &lt;Ridley&gt; in Cheshire.—This information I had 30 yeares since from Sir John Egerton of Egerton in Cheshire, baronet, the chiefe of that family. He was of Lincoln's-Inne, and I have heard Sir John Danvers say that he was so hard a student, that in three or 4 yeares time he was not out of the howse. He had good parts, and early came into good practise. My old father, Colonel Sharington Ta

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John Stowe (1525-1605).

John Stowe (1525-1605).

[1007] He was of the company of the Merchant Taylors, as by the scutcheon of that company [1008] doeth appeare—quaere + [1009] of that company. St. Andrewes Undershaft, London, i.e. under, or by, the Maypole, which was anciently called a shaft. It stood over against the west end of the church, where now Mr. &lt;Michael&gt; Weekes's howse is. His monument is in effige, sitting with a little table before him, with a booke. He was a handsome sanguine old man. 'Tis well carved (of wood) and

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George Ent (16..-1679).

George Ent (16..-1679).

[911] G. Ent [912] obiit Septemb. 2, 1679. Buried in the north of the rotundo at the Temple Church. Motto of his ring:— Quam totus homuncio nil est [913] . In August, 1674, this George Ent came to Oxford, to live there. He brought with him a letter of introduction from Aubrey to Anthony Wood, which is now in MS. Ballard 14. Wood and he did not get on, and Aubrey several times makes excuses for his friend; e.g. Aug. 26, 1674 (MS. Ballard 14, fol. 110), 'he is a very honest gentleman and his rhodo

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Desiderius Erasmus (1467-1536).

Desiderius Erasmus (1467-1536).

[914] 'Nascitur Erasmus Roterodamus anno 1467, Octob. die 27, horâ 16, 30´: poli elevatio 54° 0´'—&lt;from&gt; David Origanus, p. 603. 'Mercurius, Venus, Luna et Leo conjuncti, praesertim in ascendente, faciunt oratores doctissimos. Talis ex parte fuit constitutio Erasmi Roterodami, cujus judicium gravissimum, ingenium acutissimum, et oratio copiosissima, ex scriptis editis eruditissimis, omnibus nota est. Habuit enim Mercurium cum Venere in horoscopo, in signo aereo Libram, et Jovem tri

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Thomas Street (1621/2-1689).

Thomas Street (1621/2-1689).

[1011] Mr. Thomas Streete [LXXXVI.] , astronomer, was borne [BT] in Ireland, his widowe thinkes, at Castle Lyons, March the 5 th , 1621. [LXXXVI.] His astronomical tables are the best that ever were yet made. Anno 1661 he printed that excellent piece of Astronomia Carolina , which he dedicated to king Charles II, and also presented it well bound to prince Rupert and the duke of Monmouth, but never had a farthing of any of them. Afterwards he published an Appendix to his Astronomia Carolina , 4to

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Anthony Ettrick (1622-1703).

Anthony Ettrick (1622-1703).

[924] Anthony Ettrick, esq., borne at Berford in the parish of Wimburne-Minster com. Dorset, November the 15th (viz. the same day that Queen Katherine), A.D. 1622—quaere horam—on a Sunday. His mother would say he was a Sundaye's bird. His eldest son, Mr. William Ettrick, was borne also on the 15 of November, A.D. 1651. Maried Aug. 1651. Reader at the Middle Temple 167-....

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Sir Francis Stuart.

Sir Francis Stuart.

[1016] This Sir Francis Stuart [1017] was uncle (or great uncle) to the present dutchesse of Richmond. He was a sea-captaine, and (I thinke) he was one summer a vice or rere-admirall. He was a learned gentleman, and one of the club at the Mermayd, in Fryday street, with Sir Walter Ralegh, etc., of that sodalitie: heroes and witts of that time. Ben Jonson dedicates The Silent Woman to him. 'To the truly noble by all titles Sir Francis Stuart. 'This makes that I now number you not only in the name

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Henry Stubbe (1631/2-1676).

Henry Stubbe (1631/2-1676).

[1018] Dr. Henry Stubbs, physitian at Warwick, drowned July the middest 1676, riding between Bath and Bristol. Born 1631 Febr....

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John Evelyn (1620-1706).

John Evelyn (1620-1706).

[925] John Evelyn, esq., Regiae Societatis Socius, drew his first breath at Wotton in the county of Surrey [EG] , A.D. 1620, 31 October, 1 ma hora mane. [EG] In MS. Wood F. 49, fol. 39, is the cover of Aubrey's Surrey Collections :—'An essay towards the description of the county of Surrey, by Mr. John Aubrey, Fellow of the Royall Societie.' On the back of this, fol. 39 v , Aubrey has the note:—'Note that the annotations marked J. E. are of John Evelyn, esq., R.S.S.' These Surrey collections are

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Sir John Suckling (1608/9-1641).

Sir John Suckling (1608/9-1641).

[1019] Sir John Suckling [BU] , knight, was the eldest son of &lt;Sir John&gt; Suckling, of the Green Cloath, tempore [1020] ... (I thinke, Car. I). His mother was the daughter of.... He was borne &lt;Febr. 1608/9&gt;. I have heard Mris Bond say, that Sir John's father was but a dull fellow (her husband, Mr. Thomas Bond, knew him): the witt came by the mother. Quaere Dr. Busby if he was not of Westminster schoole? he might be about his time. I have heard Sir William Davenant say

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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd baron (1611-1671).

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd baron (1611-1671).

[926] Thomas, lord Fairfax of Cameron, Lord Generall of the Parliament armie:—Memorandum, when Oxford was surrendred [927] (24º Junii 1646), the first thing generall Fairfax did was to sett a good guard of soldiers to preserve the Bodleian Library. 'Tis said there was more hurt donne by the cavaliers (during their garrison) by way of embezilling and cutting-off chaines of bookes, then there was since. He was a lover of learning, and had he not taken this speciall care, that noble library had bee

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Thomas Sutton (1532-1611).

Thomas Sutton (1532-1611).

[1028] ... Sutton, founder of the Hospitall [1029] —from old Thomas Tyndale, esq., the father—was first a garrison-soldier at Barwick [1030] . He was a lusty healthy handsome fellowe, and there was a very rich brewer who brewed to the navy, etc., who was ancient and he had maried a young buxome wife.... The old brewer doted on his desirable wife and dies and left her all his estate which was great [1031] . Sutton was a man of good understanding, and improved it [1032] admirably well, but the par

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George Feriby (1573-16..).

George Feriby (1573-16..).

[929] In tempore Jacobi one Mr. George Ferraby was parson of Bishops Cannings in Wilts: an excellent musitian, and no ill poet. When queen Anne came to Bathe, her way lay to traverse the famous Wensdyke, which runnes through his parish. He made severall of his neighbours good musitians, to play with him in consort, and to sing. Against her majestie's comeing, he made a pleasant pastorall, and gave her an entertaynment with his fellow songsters in shepherds' weeds and bagpipes, he himself like an

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William Sutton (1562-1632).

William Sutton (1562-1632).

[1034] Mr. William Sutton came to Ch. Ch. Oxon at eleaven. He wrote much, but printed nothing but a little 8vo against the Papists. The Matric. Reg. does not bear out the statement as to his age: he appears there as matriculating Nov. 20, 1580, aged 18. He may have previously been chorister. He was elected Student of Ch. Ch. in 1579; took B.D. in 1592; and was Aubrey's schoolmaster at Blandford St. Mary's, Dorsetshire, where he was rector from 1592 till his death....

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Nicholas Fiske (15..-166..).

Nicholas Fiske (15..-166..).

[932] Dr. ... Fisk [933] , a physitian, practised physick and astrologie, and had good practise in both, in Convent Garden, London. Mr. Gadbury acknowledges in print to have had his greatest helpes in astrologicall knowledge from him, and sayes that he was an able artist. He wrote [934] and printed a treatise of the conjunction of Saturne and Jupiter. Obiit about 20 yeares since and buryed in Convent Garden....

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Thomas Flatman (16..-1688).

Thomas Flatman (16..-1688).

[935] Mr. Thomas Flatman, quondam Novi Collegii socius, then a barrister of the Inner Temple, an excellent painter and poet. The next terme his poems will be in print. [936] Mr. Thomas Flatman [EH] died at his house in Fleet street on Thursday December &lt;6th&gt;, buried the 9th of that moneth, at St. Bride's, neer the railes of the communion table, in the grave with his sonne, on whom he layd a fair marble gravestone with an inscription and verses. His father is living yet, at least 80

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Sir Philip Sydney (1554-1586).

Sir Philip Sydney (1554-1586).

[1035] Sir [1036] Philip Sydney, natus 29 November, 1554, 19 h 50´ P.M. , Cantiae, polo 51° 52´; ex MSS. Eliae Ashmole [1037] , armigeri. [1038] Sir Philip Sydney [BX] , knight, was the most accomplished cavalier of his time. He was the eldest son of the right honourable Sir Henry Sydney, knight of the noble order of the Garter, Lord President of Wales, and Lord Deputie of Ireland, 1570. I suppose he was borne at Penshurst in Kent (neer Tunbridge); vide. He had the best tutors provided for him b

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Sir William Fleetwood (1535-1594).

Sir William Fleetwood (1535-1594).

[938] Sir Miles [939] Fleetwood, Recorder of London, was of the Middle Temple; was Recorder of London, when King James came into England; made his harangue to the City of London (ἀντανάκλασις), 'When I consider your wealth I doe admire your wisdome, and when I consider your wisdome I doe admire your wealth.' It was a two-handed rhetorication, but the citizens tooke &lt;it&gt; in the best sense. He was a very severe [940] hanger of highwaymen, so that the fraternity were resolved to make

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Sir Robert Talbot (1641/2-1681).

Sir Robert Talbot (1641/2-1681).

[1054] Sir Robert Talbot natus 1641/2, Friday, January 21, 14 h 0´ 14˝ P.M. Sent by King Charles 2 d into France to cure Madamosille d'Orleans, May last, 1678. Oct. 1678, knighted. A second voyage into France, being sent for by that king, Dec r . 1678. Married February 1678/9. He dyed about September 1681. [1055] Sir Robert Talbot, ague doctor, natus 21 Januarii 1641/2, 14 h 0´ 14˝ P.M....

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John Tap.

John Tap.

[1056] ... Tappe:—he writ a very good Arithmetique for those times, with an introduction to Algebra, in English, in 8vo....

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John Fletcher (1579-1625).

John Fletcher (1579-1625).

[944] John Fletcher, invited to goe with a knight into Norfolke or Suffolke in the plague-time 1625, stayd but to make himselfe a suite of cloathes; fell sick of the plague, and dyed. [945] Mr. John Fletcher, poet: in the great plague, 1625, a knight of Norfolk (or Suffolke) invited him into the countrey. He stayed but to make himselfe a suite of cloathes, and while it was makeing, fell sick of the plague and dyed [946] . This I had (1668) from his tayler, who is now a very old man, and clarke o

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John Florio (1545?-1625).

John Florio (1545?-1625).

[947] John Florio was borne in London in the beginning of king Edward VI, his father and mother flying from the Valtolin ('tis about Piedmont or Savoy) to London for religion: Waldenses.——The family is originally of Siena, where the name is to this day. King Edward dying, upon the persecution of queen Mary, they fled back again into their owne countrey, where he was educated. Afterwards he came into England, and was by king James made 'informator' to prince Henry for the Italian and French tongu

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John Taylor (1580-1654).

John Taylor (1580-1654).

[1057] John Tayler, the water-poet:—his Workes are a fair folio, printed, London, 1630. &lt;He&gt; was borne in the citie of Glocester:—.... Tayler, a painter, was his brother [1058] , who told me thus 23 yeares since (he lives yet at Oxon): and his picture hung in the Schooles gallery. He came to London and bound himselfe to a water-man, in which capacity he wrote his poems. I have heard Josias Howe, M.A., say that he will choose out 6 verses (quaere) there as good as you will find in a

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Sir Edward Ford (1605-1670).

Sir Edward Ford (1605-1670).

[948] Edward Ford [949] , esquire, printed 5 or 6 sheetes in 4to—Mr. Edmund Wyld haz it— 'A designe for bringing a river from Rickmansworth in Hartfordshire to St. Gyles in the fields, the benefits of it declared and the objections against it answered, by Edward Ford of Harting in Sussex, esq., London, printed for John Clarke, 1641.' Memorandum that now (1681/2) London is growne so populous and big that the new river of Middleton can serve the pipes to private houses but twice a weeke, quod N. B

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Silas Taylor (1624-1678).

Silas Taylor (1624-1678).

[1062] Mr. Baker, the printseller, by the Royal Exchange, hath a MS., a thin folio, viz. the description of Harwich and all its appurtenances and antiquities by capt. Silas Tayler. [1063] Captain Silas Tayler: vide A. Wood's Hist. et Antiq. Oxon. He was a captaine in the Parliament army, under col. &lt;Edward&gt; Massey. He was a sequestrator, in Herefordshire, and had, in those times, great power, which power he used civilly and obligeingly, that he was beloved by all the King's party.

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Herbert Thorndyke (16—- 1672).

Herbert Thorndyke (16—- 1672).

[1073] Mr. Herbert Thorndyke was borne at ... in Lincolnshire, went to schoole at ... (quaere if at Westminster); ..., was fellow of Trinity College in Cambridge; afterwards prebendary of Westminster [1074] . He was a good poet. I have seen a poemation of his on the death of Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, in Latin hexameters, about 100 verses or better. He was (as I am enformed by Seth Ward, Lord Bishop of Sarum, and other learned men) one of the best scholars and mathematicians of this age.

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Samuel Foster (15..-1652).

Samuel Foster (15..-1652).

[954] From Mr. Bayes, the watchmaker, his nephew:—Mr. Samuel Foster was borne at Coventry (as I take it); he was sometime usher of the schoole there. Was professor of ... at Gresham Colledge, London, ... yeares; where, in his lodgeing, on the wall in his chamber, is, of his owne hand draweing, the best diall I doe verily beleeve in the whole world. Inter etc. it shewes you what a clock 'tis at Jerusalem, Gran Cairo, etc. It is drawen very artificially. He dyed ... July 1652, buryed at St. Peter'

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John Tombes (1603-1676).

John Tombes (1603-1676).

[1080] Mr. John Tombs, B.D. (quaere A. Wood's Antiq. Oxon. ) was borne at Beaudley in Worcestershire; his father was a.... Anno Domini &lt;1617/8&gt; he was admitted at Magdalen-hall, in Oxon. Anno &lt;1621&gt;, A.B.; Anno &lt;1624&gt;, A.M. He read to pupills, and was tutor there to John Wilkins, afterwards bishop of Chester. He was a great master of the Greeke tongue, and the Hebrue he understood well. He alwaies carried a little Greeke Testament about with him; he had

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John Foxe (1517-1587).

John Foxe (1517-1587).

[955] Adjoyning [956] is this inscription [957] of John Fox. Christo S. S. Johanni Foxo, ecclesiae Anglicanae martyrologo fidelissimo, antiquitatis historicae indagatori sagacissimo, Evangelicae veritatis propugnatori acerrimo, thaumaturgo admirabili qui martyres Marianos tanquam Phoenices ex cineribus redivivos praestitit, patri suo omni pietatis officio in primis colendo, Samuel Foxus, illius primogenitus, hoc monumentum posuit, non sine lachrymis. Obiit die xviii mensis April. Anno Salutis 15

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Ezreel Tonge (1621-1680).

Ezreel Tonge (1621-1680).

[1088] Ezreel Tong [CC] , D.D., was borne at Tickell, in Yorkshire, between Bautre and Doncaster. Obiit ... Decemb., sepultus 23 Decemb. &lt;1680&gt; in the vault of the church-yard of St. Mary Stayning, London; where, before the conflagration, was a church, of which he was the parson [1089] ; but I have heard his brother, captain Tong (of the King's Guards) say 'twas worth but 18 li. per annum, for he had gathered it. Mr. &lt;Thomas&gt; Jones (who preached his funerall sermon: p

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Nicholas Fuller (1557-1623/4).

Nicholas Fuller (1557-1623/4).

[958] The 13th of February, 1623, Mr. Nicholas Fuller [959] , rector of Allington, was buried—ex registro....

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Thomas Fuller (1608-1661).

Thomas Fuller (1608-1661).

[960] Thomas Fuller, D.D., borne at Orwincle [LXXIII.] in Northamptonshire. His father was minister there, and maried ..., one of the sisters of John Davenant, bishop of Sarum.—From Dr. Edward Davenant. [LXXIII.] J. Dreyden, poete, was borne here. He was a boy of a pregnant witt, and when the bishop and his father were discoursing, he would be by and hearken, and now and then putt in, and sometimes beyond expectation, or his yeares. He was of a middle stature; strong sett [961] ; curled haire; a

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Nathaniel Torporley (1563-1632).

Nathaniel Torporley (1563-1632).

[1094] Mr. J. [1095] Torporley—Mr. &lt;Robert&gt; Hooke affirms to me that Mr. J. Torporley was amanuensis to Vieta [1096] ; but from whom he had that information he haz now forgot, but he had good and credible authority for it, and bids me tell you that he was certainly so. He printed something against Vieta by the name of John Poulterey (a disguised name, the same letters a little transpos'd). [1097] Memorandum:—Mr. Nicholas Mercator (who taught the last earl of Northumberland [1098] ,

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Thomas Triplett (1603-1670).

Thomas Triplett (1603-1670).

[1099] Next to Dr. Outram's inscription &lt;in the south aisle of Westminster abbey&gt; stands this of Dr. Triplett, in the very place where Mr. Thomas May's stood, of white marble [1100] :— Hic requiescit vir Reverend. Dr. Thomas Triplett, ex agro Oxoniensi, Praebendarius hujus ecclesiae, Qui postquam ad annum aetatis septuagesimum pietate et cultus assiduitate, Deo, Graecae linguae peritia non vulgari, doctis, largitate et continua beneficentia, egenis, morum innocua jucunditate, omnib

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Simon Furbisher (1585-16..).

Simon Furbisher (1585-16..).

[962] Symon Furbisher, the famous jugler, natus 30 May, 1585, 9 h 30´ A.M....

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John Gadbury (1627-1704).

John Gadbury (1627-1704).

[963] Mr. Gadbury the astrologer's father, a taylor, takes the measure of a young lady for a gowne and clappes up a match. Anthony Wood in the Ath. Oxon. gives a more correct version of this story. William Gadbury, a farmer, of Wheatley, co. Oxon, made a stolen marriage with a daughter of Sir John Curson of Waterperry. Their son, John Gadbury, was apprentice to an Oxford tailor, before he set up as an astrologer. The correspondence between Aubrey and Wood in MS. Wood F. 51, shows that the public

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Thomas Tusser (1527-1580).

Thomas Tusser (1527-1580).

[1106] Memorandum:—Edward Bullock, of Fayburne-hall, in Essex, esq. assures me, that this Tusser was borne at Riven-hall in Essex. The howse wherein he was borne they doe yet shew. He rented the parsonage of Fairested. He speakes in his booke of the people's cosening him of his tythes....

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Thomas Gale (1636-1702).

Thomas Gale (1636-1702).

&lt;MS. Aubr. 6, foll. 3, 4. This catalogue is not in Aubrey's hand: perhaps it is Gale's autograph, sent to Aubrey in answer to a request for a list of his books.&gt; Psalterium juxta exemplar Alexandrinum bibliothecae regiae: Graecè, 8vo. Scriptores mythologici; Palaephatus, Cornutus, etc.: Graecè, 8vo. Historiae poeticae scriptores; Apollodorus, Eratosthenes, etc.; Graecè, 8vo. Rhetores antiqui; Demetrius, Phalereus, Tiberius, etc.: Graecè, 8vo. Iamblichus Chalcidensis de mysteriis Ae

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William Twisse (1574-1646).

William Twisse (1574-1646).

[1107] ... Twisse, D.D., of Newbury:—his sonne Dr. ... Twisse, minister of the new church neer Tothil street, Westminster, told me that he had heard his father say that when he was a schoole-boy at Winton Colledge that he was a rakell, and that one of his schoolefellowes and camerades (as wild as himselfe) dyed there; and that his father goeing in the night to the house of office, the phantome or ghost of his dead schoolefollow appeared to him and told him 'I am damn'd'; and that this was the be

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William Gascoigne (1612?-1644).

William Gascoigne (1612?-1644).

[964] There was a most gallant gentleman and excellent mathematician that dyed [965] in the late warres, one Mr. Gascoigne, of good estate in Yorkshire; to whom Sir Jonas Moore acknowledged to have received most of his knowledge. He was bred up by the Jesuites. I thought to have taken memoires of him; but deferring it, death took away Sir Jonas. But I will sett downe what I remember. [966] ... Gascoigne, esq., of Middleton, neer Leeds, Yorkshire, was killed at the battaile of Marston-moore, abou

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John Twyne (15—- 1581).

John Twyne (15—- 1581).

[1108] Jo. Twini, Bolingdunesis, Angli, de rebus Albionicis, Britannicis, atque Anglicis commentariorum libri 2, ad Thomam Twinum, filium: Lond. 1599. The father was schoolmaster of St. Saviour's in Canterbury. John Leland haz verses on him....

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Thomas Twyne (1543-1613).

Thomas Twyne (1543-1613).

[1109] ☞ From Mr. Meredith Lloyd—'The Breviarie of Britaine of Humphrey Lloyd, dedicated to Ortelius, translated out of Latine by Mr. Twyne, wherein are the etymologies of the Welsh names, rivers, cities, etc.' He says that the Latin edition is altogether false writt, which names Mr. Twyne hath printed true in the English edition....

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Henry Gellibrand (1597-1637).

Henry Gellibrand (1597-1637).

[967] Henry Gellibrand was borne in London. He was of Trinity Colledge in Oxon (vide Anthony Wood's Antiq. Oxon. ). Dr. Potter and Dr. &lt;William&gt; Hobbes knew him. Dr. Hannibal Potter was his tutor, and preached his funeral sermon in London. They told me that he was good for little a great while, till at last it happened accidentally, that he heard a Geometrie [968] lecture. He was so taken with it, that immediately he fell to studying it, and quickly made great progresse in it. The

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... Gerard.

... Gerard.

[971] One Mr. Gerard, of Castle Carey in Somerset, collected the antiquities of that county, Dorset, and that of Devon: which I cannot for my life retrive. His executor had them, whose estate was seized for debt; and &lt;they&gt; utterly lost....

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Thomas Tyndale (1588-1671/2).

Thomas Tyndale (1588-1671/2).

&lt;In MS. Aubr. 21, among the notes Aubrey has jotted down for his projected comedy The Country Revel , are a number under the initials of T. T., i.e. of Thomas Tyndale (see p. 190 , supra ), whom Aubrey took for his model in depicting an old gentleman ('Sir Eubule Nestor') of the heroic age. Some of these opinions of 'an old courtier of the Queen's' are collected here.&gt; In those days (Elizabetha regina) the great men had a gate (the yettes), and when a senator went to the Parliament

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James Usher (1580/1-1655/6).

James Usher (1580/1-1655/6).

[1118] Memorandum:—... Usher, Lord Primate &lt;of Ireland&gt;, was at Llantrithed [1119] for severall moneths, and divertised himselfe much to talke with the poore people to understand Welsh, for that 'it had,' he sayd, 'a great affinity with the Irish.' He sayd the Old Testament was translated by the Universities, but the New Testament was translated by the bishops; but the Old is much better donne....

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Adrian Gilbert (—— - ——).

Adrian Gilbert (—— - ——).

This Adrian Gilbert was an excellent chymist, and a great favourite of Mary, countesse of Pembroke, with whom he lived and was her operator. He was a man of great parts, but the greatest buffoon in England; cared not what he said to man or woman of what quality soever. Some curious ladies of our country have rare receipts of his. 'Twas he that made the curious wall about Rollington parke at Wilton. [973] Mr. Elias Ashmole sayes that amongst his papers of John Dee or Dr. &lt;Richard&gt; N

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Alexander Gill (1567-1635). Alexander Gill (1597-1642).

Alexander Gill (1567-1635). Alexander Gill (1597-1642).

[974] Dr. Gill, the father, was a very ingeniose person, as may appeare by his writings. Notwithstanding he had moodes and humours, as particularly his whipping-fitts:— Hudibras , part ... canto ... This Dr. Gill whipped ... Duncomb, who was not long after a colonel of dragoons at Edgehill-fight, taken pissing against the wall. He had his sword by his side, but the boyes surprized him: somebody had throwen a stone in at the windowe; and they seised on the first man they lighted on. [975] I think

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Henry Vaughan (1621-1695). Thomas Vaughan (1621-1666/7).

Henry Vaughan (1621-1695). Thomas Vaughan (1621-1666/7).

[1120] There are two Vaughans, twinnes, both very ingeniose and writers. One writt a poeme called Olor Iscanus (Henry Vaughan, the first-borne), and another booke of Divine Meditations. His brother wrote severall treatises, whose names I have now forgott, but names himself Eugenius Philalethes . They were borne at Llansanfraid in Brecknockshire, by the river Uske (Isca). Their grandmother was an Aubrey: their father, a coxcombe and no honester then he should be—he cosened me of 50 s. once. Eugen

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Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford (15—- 1604).

Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford (15—- 1604).

[1128] Mr. Thomas Henshawe, Regiae Societatis Socius, tells me that Nicholas Hill was secretary to ..., the great earle of Oxford, who spent fourty thousand pounds per annum in seaven yeares travell. He lived at Florence in more grandeur than the duke of Tuscany [1129] . This earle of Oxford, making of his low obeisance to queen Elizabeth, happened to ..., at which he was so abashed [1130] that he went to travell 7 yeares. On his returne the queen welcomed him home and sayd, 'My lord, I had forg

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Joseph Glanville (1636-1680).

Joseph Glanville (1636-1680).

[987] Joseph Glanville, D.D.:—vide his funerall sermon [988] in St. Paul's church-yard at the signe of.... [989] Dr. Joseph Glanville, minister of Bathe, was taken ill at Bridgewater, and returned home and dyed, Tuesday, November 9, 1680, and lies interred in ... at Bath abbey. He was author of The zealous and impartiall Protestant , 4to, stitch't, printed by Henry Brome, London, 16&lt;81&gt;: his name is not to it. Had he lived the Parliament would have questioned him for it....

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Villiers, duke of Buckingham.

Villiers, duke of Buckingham.

[1132] George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham, natus 28 Aug. 1592, 4 h 40´ A.M., at Brookesby, Leicestershire. George, filius of the duke of Buckingham, natus 30 Januarii, 1627/8; obiit in Yorkshire, Saturday, 16 Apr. 1687. [1133] ( a ) George, duke of Buckingham, borne Aug. 28, Thursday, 15 h P.M. 1595.—( b ) George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, natus Tuesd. 28 Aug. 1592, 16 h 45´ P.M.—[Here ( b ) the yeare is 1592; but in the former ( a ) 1595.] The duke's sonne borne Wedn. 30 January 1627/8,

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Owen Glendower (1359(?)-1415).

Owen Glendower (1359(?)-1415).

[990] Quaere if you can find of what howse the famous Owen Glendower was. He was of Lincolns Inne, and dyed obscurely (I know where) in this county &lt;Herefordshire&gt;, keeping of sheepe. ... Skydmore of Kenchurch married his sister, and ... Vaughan of Hergest was his kinsman; and these two mayntayned him secretly in the ebbe of his fortune....

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William de Visscher.

William de Visscher.

[1137] From Mr. Bovey:—William de Visscher, merchant in London, borne at Emden in East Frisland in Germany, a Hans-towne—now under the Dutch. At 2 yeares old was brought into England by his father, an eminent merchant; lived 55 yeares in one house at St. Mary Hill, and dyed in the 74th yeare of his age. He lived there till the fire of London; he dyed about 3 yeares after—he did not enjoy himselfe afterwards. In the last great dearth of corne in England, which was in anno [XC.] ..., when there wa

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Robert Glover (1544-1588).

Robert Glover (1544-1588).

[991] The learned herald, Mr. ... Glover, was borne at ... in Somersetshire; vide Fuller's 'Worthies' de hoc. I have heard Sir Wm. Dugdale say, that though Mr. Camden had the name, yet Mr. Glover was the best herald that did ever belong to the office. He tooke a great deale of paines in searching the antiquities of severall counties. He wrote a most delicate hand, and pourtrayed finely. There is (or late was) at a coffee-house at the upper end of Bell-yard (or Shier-lane), under his owne hand, a

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Jonathan Goddard (1617-1674/5).

Jonathan Goddard (1617-1674/5).

[993] Jonathan Godard, M.D., borne at Greenwich (or Rochester, where his father commonly lived; but, to my best remembrance, he told me at the former). His father was a ship-carpenter. He was of Magdalen hall, Oxon. He was one of the College of Physitians, in London; Warden of Merton College, Oxon, durante perduellione ; physitian to Oliver Cromwell, Protector; went with him into Ireland. Quaere if not also sent to him into Scotland, when he was so dangerously ill there of a kind of calenture or

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Isaac Vossius (1618-1688).

Isaac Vossius (1618-1688).

[1138] Isaac Vossius died at his lodgeings in Windsor Castle, February the tenth, anno 1688/9; and hath left the best private library, they say, in the world. 'Tis sayd king William will buy it to send into Holland [1139] ....

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Johannes Gerhardus Vossius (1577-1649).

Johannes Gerhardus Vossius (1577-1649).

[1140] He alwayes wrote his Adversaria on one side only of a sheet of paper, so that as occasion required, he only tore his papers and fixt them together, and would so send them to the presse without any more transcribing. If his paper would beare ink of one side 'twas as much as he desired. This way did save him a great deale of paines—quod N.B.:—from Dr. John Pell. Vide Drexelii, e Soc. Jesu, de legendis auctoribus cum proficuo . Sir Isaac Wake (1575-1632). [1141] Sir Isaac Wake: he had a fine

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Sir Edmund Bury Godfrey (1621-1678).

Sir Edmund Bury Godfrey (1621-1678).

[999] Sir Edmund-Bury Godfrey was of Christ's Church in Oxon, and chamber-fellowe to my cosen W&lt;illiam&gt; Morgan of Wells, in Peckwater, in north-east angle. He was afterwards of Grayes Inne, and chamber-fellow to my counsell, Thomas Corbet, esq. I thinke Mr. Corbet told me he was called to the barre. But by match, or &amp;c. he concieved he should gaine more by turning woodmonger . The rest of his life and death is lippis et tonsoribus notum . [Knighted [1000] for his great serv

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Thomas Goodwyn.

Thomas Goodwyn.

[1001] ... Goodwyn: he was borne in Norfolke: of the University of, I beleeve, Cambridge. He was ... of the court of Ludlowe (in which place Jack Butts was his successor). He maried first Barbara ... daughter of Sir W. Long, of Draycot-Cerne, in Wilts: 2d, ... Brabazon, of ... Hereffordshire; obiit sine prole. He was a generall scolar, and had a delicate witt; was a great historian, and an excellent poet. He wrote, among other things, ..., a Pastorall, acted at Ludlowe about 1637, an exquisite p

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Clement Walker (1595-1651).

Clement Walker (1595-1651).

[1143] Clement Walker, esq. ('Theodorus Verax'), author of the History of Independency, was of Christ Church, Oxon. Obiit ..., in the Tower (about Worcester fight). [1144] Clement Walker [CE] , esq.—vide registrum at All Hallows, Barking, about 1650, ubi sepultus, November:—he asked about an hower before he dyed, how long it was to full-sea. They sayd, an hower. 'Then,' sayd he, 'at that time I shall depart'; and he did so, quietly—from E. P—.,, esq., his fellow-prisoner there, who told me that

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Thomas Gore (1631/2-1684).

Thomas Gore (1631/2-1684).

[1002] Genesis Thomae Gore armigeri by Charles Snell, esq.:— 'Tuesday, 20 mo Martii 1631/2, 11 h 00´ P.M. tempus aestimatum geneseos Thomae Gore, de Alderton &lt;Wilts&gt;, armigeri.' This Thomas Gore, a writer on heraldry, was a correspondent of Anthony Wood: see Clark's Wood's Life and Times , ii. 140, iv. 229. Aubrey habitually, in his letters to Wood, refers contemptuously to him as 'the cuckold of Alderton.'...

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Edmund Waller (1605/6-1687).

Edmund Waller (1605/6-1687).

[1145] Mr. Edmund Waller of Beconsfield, the poet, was borne [XCI.] at Colshill [CG] in Hertfordshire neer Agmundesham A.D. 1606, Martii die 13, horâ 18, min. 16 P.M. —scilicet March after the Gunpowder plot. [XCI.] 'Edmundus Waller, poeta, natus tertio die Martii anno Domini 1605/6—from Sir William Petty.'—MS. Aubr. 6, fol. 112. This was done in Italie by an Italian:— 'Hic Mercurius in 12ª monstrat felix et sublime ingenium, sed ipsi autori noxium propter □ cum Luna. Saturnus in Medio Coeli ind

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John Wallis (1616-1703).

John Wallis (1616-1703).

[1166] John Wallis, D.D.—I find at Lid in Kent that his father was Mr. John Wallis, minister of Ashford, in Kent. [1167] John Wallis [CK] , D.D., was borne at Ashford, in the county of Kent, Anno Domini &lt;1616&gt;. His father was minister there. He went to schoole there. At ... yeares old he was admitted at Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge; 'ubi fuit alumnus, deinde Collegii Reginalis ibidem socius' (Mr. Oughtred's preface to his Clavis ). Anno &lt;1636/7&gt; A.B.; anno &lt;16

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Sir Arthur Gorges (15..-1625).

Sir Arthur Gorges (15..-1625).

[1003] 'Sir Arthur Gorges [1004] was buried August the 22 th 1661'— ex registro Chelsey . In obitum illustrissimi viri D i . Arthuri Gorges, equitis aurati, epicedium. [LXXIV.] transtulit Lucanum. In the aisle of the Gorges, viz. south side of the church of Chelsey on an altar monument made for his father or grandfather—'D s . Arthur Gorge, eq. aur., filius ejus natu maximus.'...

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John Gower (1327?-1408).

John Gower (1327?-1408).

[1005] John Gower, esq., poet, has a very worshipfull monument in the north side of the church of St. Saviour's Southwarke; an incumbent figure: about his head is a chaplet of gold— meriti, etc.— and a silver collar of SSS about his neck. Vide iterum, and also his booke....

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Lucy Walters.

Lucy Walters.

[1175] Memorandum:—Mr. Freeman (who maried the lady Lake) has the duke of Monmouth's mother's—Mrs. Lucy [1176] Walters, who could deny nobody—picture, very like her, at Stanmore neer Harrow-on-the-hill....

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John Graunt (1620-1674).

John Graunt (1620-1674).

[1006] Captaine John Graunt (afterwards, major) was borne (ex MS to patris sui) 24º die Aprilis, ½ an houre before eight a clock on a Munday morning, the signe being in the 9 degree of Gemini that day at 12 a clock, Anno Domini 1620. He was the sonne of Henry Graunt, who was borne 18 January 1592 [1007] , being Tuesday, at night; et obiit 21 March, 1661/2, being Fryday, between one and two in the morning; buryed in the vault in the new vestrie in St. Michaels church in Cornhill. He was borne in

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Seth Ward (1617-1688/9).

Seth Ward (1617-1688/9).

[1177] Seth Ward [CN] , lord bishop of Sarum, was borne at Buntingford, a small market-towne in Hartfordshire, anno Domini 1618 [1178] , December the ..., (when the great blazing starre appeared). His father was an attorney there, and of a very honest repute. At &lt;16&gt; yeares old he went to Sydney Colledge in Cambridge; he was servitor [XCVI.] to Dr. &lt;Samuel&gt; Ward (Master of the Colledge, and Professor of Divinity), who, being much taken with his ingenuity and industry,

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Edward Greaves (1608-1680).

Edward Greaves (1608-1680).

[1013] Sir Edward Greaves, M.D., obiit Thursday November 11, 1680 in Convent Garden; buried in the church there. Scripsit Morbus epidemicus, or the new desease , 4to, stitch't, printed at Oxford about 1643. Port&lt;avit&gt; 'gules, an eagle displayed or, crowned argent.'...

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Walter Warner (15—- 1640).

Walter Warner (15—- 1640).

[1210] From Dr. John Pell:—Mr Walter Warner:—his youngest brother was High Sheriff of Leicestershire, about 1642. He and his brother dyed both batchelors. Dr. Pell haz seen him that was sheriff; but was well acquainted with Walter. The estate came to a middle brother, a lame man. Walter had but one hand (borne so), he thinks a right hand; his mother was frighted, which caused this deformity, so that instead of a left hand, he had only a stump with five warts upon it, instead of a hand and finger

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... Gregory.

... Gregory.

[1014] ... Gregorie, famous peruq-maker, buryed at St. Clement Danes church dore west. Quaere inscription in rythme from baron [1015] Gregory, baron of the exchequer. Vide Cotgrave's french dictionary ubi peruqes are called Gregorians. [1016] Peruques not commonly worne till 1660. Memorandum there was one Gregorie in the Strand that was the first famous periwig-maker; and they were then called Gregorians (mentioned in Cotgrave's Dictionarie in verbo perruque). He lies buried by the west church-d

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William Watson (15—- 1603).

William Watson (15—- 1603).

[1216] ... Watson, who wrote the Quodlibets [1217] , was taken in a field by the Hay in Herefordshire (or Brecknockshire—vide the mapp) by Mr. ... Vaughan, and was executed, at Brecknock (as I take it). 'Twas observed that Mr. Vaughan did never prosper afterwards....

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George Webb (1581-1641).

George Webb (1581-1641).

[1218] Dr. ... Webbe, one of king Charles I's chaplaines, afterwards bishop of Limrick in Ireland, hath some sermons, or divinity, in print; and a translation of Terence, English and Latin. He dyed and was buried in Limrick about two or three daies before the towne was taken by the Irish, who digged up the body again—it was about 1642. He was of Corpus Christi College, Oxon: borne at Brumhum in Wiltshire. [1219] I confess I doe not like that super-zeale in the Canon Lawe, not to let alone there

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Sir Thomas Gresham (1519-1579).

Sir Thomas Gresham (1519-1579).

[1017] Memorandum [EI] :—Mr. Shirman, the attorney, at Inneholders-hall, hath a copie of Sir Thomas Gresham's will [EJ] , which procure. [EI] Aubrey in MS. Aubr. 8, fol. 8, gives in trick the coats:—( a ), 'argent, a chevron ermine between 3 mullets pierced sable: crest, a grasshopper: motto, Fortun amy [Sir Thomas Gresham, 1601]': and ( b ), 'or, on a bend vert 3 bucks' heads caboshed argent.' [EJ] Twice alluded to in MS. Aubr. 8, viz., (fol. 8) 'Copie out Sir Thomas Gresham's will from Mr. Shi

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Fulke Greville, lord Brooke (1554-1628). Robert Greville, lord Brooke (1607-1642/3).

Fulke Greville, lord Brooke (1554-1628). Robert Greville, lord Brooke (1607-1642/3).

[1018] Sir Fulke Greville, lord Brokes, adopted a parke-keeper's sonne his heire, who (I thinke) had but one eie: vide de hoc in Dr. Heylen's Historie of the church of England ... Vide Sir William Davenant's life [1019] in part 1 st &lt;i.e. in MS. Aubr. 6&gt;. Poems, in folio, London, printed.... 'The life [1020] of the renowned Sir Philip Sidney, with the true Interest of England, as it then stood in relation to all Forrain Princes: And particularly for suppressing the power of Spain,

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... Webb.

... Webb.

[1220] Dr. Webb:—his way of teaching children, in Duck lane. It taught them also to make verses. He wrote severall bookes—from Mr. Michael Weekes: quaere +....

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John Wells.

John Wells.

[1221] John Wells [CR] , esq.:—he was borne at ..., educated at.... He was a Roman Catholique. He published an excellent treatise of dialling, entituled [1222] :— Sciographia, or the art of shadowes, plainely demonstrating out of the sphaere how to project both great and small circles upon any plane whatsoever, with a new conceit of the reflecting of the sunne beames upon a diall contrived upon a plane which the direct beame can never shine upon, together with the manner of cutting the five regu

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Peter Gunning (1614-1684).

Peter Gunning (1614-1684).

[1023] ... Gunning, episcopus Eliensis;—his father was a minister in the Wild of Kent; and 'tis thought he was borne there, scil. at Brenchley....

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Edmund Gunter (1581-1626).

Edmund Gunter (1581-1626).

[1024] Mr. Edmund Gunter [EK] :—for his birth, etc., see in Antiq. Oxon. &lt;by&gt; A. Wood. Captain Ralph Gretorex, mathematical instrument maker in London, sayd that he was the first that brought mathematicall instruments to perfection. His booke of the quadrant, sector, and crosse-staffe did open men's understandings and made young men in love with that studie. Before, the mathematical sciences were lock't up in the Greeke and Latin tongues and so [1025] lay untoucht, kept safe in som

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Sir George Wharton (1617-1681).

Sir George Wharton (1617-1681).

[1224] Sir George Wharton, baronet, treasurer and paymaster to the office of his majestie's Ordinance, dyed at his howse at Enfield, 12th of August 1681, and lyes buryed in the Tower chapell, 25 of August following. At the end of this note Anthony Wood has added the reference 'see p. 39b,' i.e. fol. 90 v of the MS., where is the note—'Sir George Wharton, baronet, obiit in Turri London, ubi sepultus est, Aug. 10th 1681.' Wood has noted there 'in page 45 ,' i.e. fol. 97, ut supra, 'you say 12 Augu

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Diggory Wheare (1574-1647).

Diggory Wheare (1574-1647).

[1225] Mr. Gibbon, Blewmantle, showed me in an old collection in MSS., ἀνονυμῶς, that in anno 1634 was the number of 92 students in Glocester Hall, Degory Whear then master there....

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John Guy (15..-1628).

John Guy (15..-1628).

[1026] Memorandum:—... Guy, alderman of Bristoll, was the wisest man of his time in that city. He was as their oracle and they chose him for one of their representatives to sitt in Parliament. 'Twas he that brought in the &lt;bill&gt; for lowering of interest from ten in the hundred to eight per centum....

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Abraham Wheloc.

Abraham Wheloc.

[1226] ... Wheelock, &lt;a&gt; simple man—&lt;from Seth Ward&gt; bishop of Sarum. Abraham Wheloc printed notes on Bede, Camb. 1643. How thoroughly Anthony Wood used up every scrap of opinion he received is shown by the fact that even this expression (of Wheloc's 'simplicity') is taken up by him: see Clark's Wood's Life and Times , iv. 258....

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... Gwyn.

... Gwyn.

[1027] Surlinesse and inurbanitie too common in England: chastise these very severely [1028] . A better instance of a squeamish and disobligeing, slighting, insolent, proud, fellow [1029] , perhaps cant be found then in ... Gwin, the earl of Oxford's [1030] secretary. No reason satisfies him, but he overweenes, and cutts some sower faces that would turne the milke in a faire ladie's breast....

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Daniel Whistler (1619-1684).

Daniel Whistler (1619-1684).

[1227] Dr. Daniel Whistler borne at Walthamstowe [1228] in Essex. [1229] Daniel Whistler, M.D., dyed (May 11, 1684), president of the Physitians' College....

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William Habington (1605-1645).

William Habington (1605-1645).

[1031] William Habington, of Hindlip in Worcestershire, esq., maried Luce, daughter of William &lt;Herbert&gt;, lord Powes, 1634, as by the Worcestershire Visitation it appeares. He was a very learned gentleman, author of a poem called Castara. He wrote a live of one of the kings of England. Aubrey gives in trick the coat:—'argent, on a bend gules 3 eagles displayed, or; impaling, party per pale argent and gules 3 lions rampant counterchanged, within a bordure gobony, or and ..., a cresc

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James Whitney (1593-166-).

James Whitney (1593-166-).

[1230] Parson Whitney was a great nomenclator of Oxford men, being an old fellow there; and were he alive now would be 81. [1231] My old cosen, parson Whitney, told me that in the visitation of Oxon in Edward VI's time they burned mathematical bookes for conjuring bookes, and, if the Greeke professor had not accidentally come along, the Greeke testament had been thrown into the fire for a conjuring booke too....

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Sir Matthew Hale (1609-1676).

Sir Matthew Hale (1609-1676).

1609, natus, November 1 st , in the evening, his father then being at his prayers. 1612, death of his mother, April 23. 1614, his father dyed, moneth not known. 1625, went to Oxon to Magdalen Hall; vide A. Wood's History of Oxon when matriculated. 1628, admitted of the society of Lincolne's Inne, November 8. 1636, this yeare called to the barre, quaere in what terme. 1640, maried the first time. He was a great cuckold. 1656, his second mariage to his servant mayd, Mary. 1660, made Lord Chief Bar

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John Hales (1584-1656).

John Hales (1584-1656).

[1035] Mr. John Hales, ... [1036] , was borne at Wells, I thinke I have heard Mr. John Sloper say (vicar of Chalke; his mother was Mr. Hales's sister, and he bred him at Eaton). His father was a steward to the family of the Horners:— Went to school, at Bath (as I take it). Fellow of Merton Colledge. Assisted Sir Henry Savill in his edition of Chrysostome ( cum aliis ). Afterwards fellow of Eaton College. Went chaplain to Sir Dudley Carlton (ambassador to ...). I thinke was at the Synod of Dort.

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John Whitson (1557-1629).

John Whitson (1557-1629).

[1232] John Whitson, alderman of the city of Bristol. John Whitson was borne at Cover in the Forest of Deane in the countie of Glocester. He went to schoole at Bristow, where he made a good proficience in the Latin tongue. He was bound apprentice to alderman Vawr, a Spanish merchant of this city. He was a handsome young fellow; and his old master the alderman being dead, his mistress one day called him into the wine-cellar and bad him broach the best butt in the cellar for her.... His mistresse

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Joseph Hall (1574-1656).

Joseph Hall (1574-1656).

[1044] Joseph Hall, bishop of Exon, etc.: he was a keeper's son in Norfolke (I thinke, neer Norwich).—From old Mr. Theophilus Woodenoth. He wrote most of his fine discourses at Worcester, when he was deane there.—From Mr. Francis Potter, who went to schole there. Monsieur Balzac exceedingly admired him and often quotes him: vide Balzac's Apologie ....

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Thomas Whyte (1582-1676).

Thomas Whyte (1582-1676).

[1239] Memorandum:—Mr. John Davys of Kydwelly tells me that Mr. Thomas Whyte (Blacklowe), author of De mundo , etc., dyed in Drury lane about 7 yeares since and is buried in St. Giles's Church in the fields. Quaere ubi: as also where his brother Richard is buried?...

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Edmund Halley (1656-1741/2).

Edmund Halley (1656-1741/2).

[1045] Mr. Edmund Hally, astronomer, born October 29, 1656, London—this nativity I had from Mr. Hally himself. [1046] Mr. Edmund Halley [1047] , Artium Magister, the eldest son of &lt;Edmund&gt; Halley, a soape-boyler, a wealthy citizen of the city of London; of the Halleys, of Derbyshire, a good family. He was born in Shoreditch parish, at a place called Haggerston, the backside of Hogsdon. At 9 yeares old, his father's apprentice taught him to write, and arithmetique. He went to Paule'

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John Wilkins (1614-1672).

John Wilkins (1614-1672).

[1240] Bishop J. Wilkins:—the little picture in 8vo &lt;is&gt; most like him. [1241] John Wilkins, Lord Bishop of Chester; his father was a goldsmith in Oxford. Mr. Francis Potter knew him very well, and was wont to say that he was a very ingeniose man, and had a very mechanicall head. He was much for trying of experiments, and his head ran much upon the perpetuall motion . He maryed a daughter of Mr. John Dod (who wrote on the Commandments), at whose house, at &lt;Fawlsley, near Dav

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John Willis.

John Willis.

[1247] John Willis, B.D.—author of the Art of Memorie, in Latin, 1618, 12mo.—Dr. Davenant told me that when he was of Cambridge, that one preaching at St. Marie's—'and now,' said he (before he was aware) 'I am come to the lyon's taile'; this was (it seemes) his locus [1248] : the people stared on him. Inventor of Short-hand,—'tis the best. Bishop Wilkins sayd, 'tis only used in England, or by the English; and [1249] 'twas a good while before the logarithmes gott beyond sea. Mr. Wingate first bro

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Baldwin Hamey (1600-1676).

Baldwin Hamey (1600-1676).

[1051] In the midd aisle (or nave) of Chelsey church, a faire flat marble grave-stone:— The return of Baldwin Hamey, Dr. of Physick, on the 14 of May being Whitsunday in the yeare of our Lord 1676 and in the 76th yeare of his age. Psalm 146, vers. 4. His breath goeth, etc....

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Thomas Willis (1621/2-1675).

Thomas Willis (1621/2-1675).

[1250] Thomas Willis, M.D.—from himselfe—borne at Great Bedwyn in com. Wilts, January the 27th, anno Domini 1621. His father was steward to Sir Walter Smyth there, and had been sometime a scholar at St. John's College in Oxford. [1251] Thomas Willis, M.D.; vide Westminster Abbey pro inscriptione. [1252] Thomas Willis, M.D., natus ...; (vide A. Wood's Antiq. Oxon. ). 1647 and 1648 (quaere, if not +), kept Abingdon-market [1253] , and Dr. &lt;Richard&gt; Lydall and he had a horse between t

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William Harcourt (1610-1679).

William Harcourt (1610-1679).

[1052] Father Harcourt—he told me that he was of the familie of Stanton Harcourt, A.D. 1650. He was confessor, and afterwards co-executor, to the lady Inglefield. [1053] Petrification of a kidney. When father Harcourt suffered [1054] at Tyburne, and his bowells, etc. throwne into the fire, a butcher's boy standing by was resolved to have a piece of his kidney which was broyling in the fire. He burn't his fingers much, but he got it; and one ... Roydon, a brewer in Southwark, bought it, a kind of

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John Wilmot, earl of Rochester (1648-1680).

John Wilmot, earl of Rochester (1648-1680).

[1259] John, earl of Rochester [CS] :—he went to schoole at &lt;Burford&gt;; was of Wadham College, Oxford; I suppose, had been in France. About 18, he stole his lady, &lt;Elizabeth&gt; Malet, a daughter and heir, a great fortune; for which I remember I sawe him a prisoner in the Tower about 1662. His youthly spirit and oppulent fortune did sometimes make him doe extravagant actions, but in the country he was generally civill enough. He was wont to say that when he came to Brentf

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Thomas Hariot (1560-1621).

Thomas Hariot (1560-1621).

[1056] Mr. Thomas Hariot [EL] —from Dr. John Pell, March 31, 1680. Dr. Pell knowes not what countreyman [1057] he was (but an Englishman he was)—[There [1058] is a place in Kent called Harriot's-ham, now my lord Wotton's [EM] ; and in Wostershire in the parish of Droytwich is a fine seat called Harriots, late the seate of Chiefe Baron Wyld.] He thinkes he dyed about the time he (Dr. Pell) went to Cambridge. He sayes my lord John Vaughan can enforme me, and haz a copie of his will: which vide. [1

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Sir Edward Harley (1624-1700).

Sir Edward Harley (1624-1700).

[1069] Sir Edward Harley, knight of the Bath, was borne at his castle of Brampton Bryan in Herefordshire. He was of Magdalen Hall, Oxon; was governor of Dunkirke for his majestie king Charles 2 d , where he then sounded that sea from Graveling to Newport—which notes he haz by him—of great use to seamen because of the shelves....

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Edmund Wingate (1593-1656).

Edmund Wingate (1593-1656).

[1262] Edmund Wingate, esq., was a Bedfordshire man, I thinke; recorder of Bedford—there you may learne, or at my lord Bruce's (now Alesbury). Scripsit —Arithmetica; He was of Graye's Inne, and dyed.... His yonger sonne was Mr. &lt;Fabian&gt; Stedman's fellow prentice; since turned a musquetere. He can tell me everything. He did wayte at the Tower. [1263] Edmund Wingate dyed at Mr. Bayles howse in Gray's Inne lane, and was buried at St. Andrewe's, Holborne, the 13 Decemb. anno Domini 165

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George Withers (1588-1667).

George Withers (1588-1667).

[1264] Mr. George Withers (vide A. Wood's Antiq. Oxon. ) was borne at Bentworth, near Alton, in Hantshire, on the eleaventh of June, 1588. He maried Elizabeth, eldest daughter of H. Emerson, of South Lambeth, in com. Surrey, esqre, whose ancestors lye entombed in the choeur of St. Savior's, Southwark, neer the monument of bishop Andrewes, with a statue of white marble. She was a great witt, and would write in verse too. He was of &lt;Magdalen College&gt; in Oxford. He would make verses a

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Sir Robert Harley (1580-1656).

Sir Robert Harley (1580-1656).

[1070] Old Sir Robert Harley translated all the Psalmes very well. He was of Oriell College....

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Sir Robert Harley (1626-1673).

Sir Robert Harley (1626-1673).

[1071] Sir Robert Harley [1072] , second sonne of Sir Robert Harley of Brampton-Bryan, told me that he was borne the morning that my Lord Chancellour Bacon dyed (9º Aprilis); sed quaere, et vide his picture if 'twas not the 6 th . He maried.... He dyed at Brampton-Brian 16 Nov. Sunday, 6 h A.M. , anno Domini 1673....

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Theophilus Wodenote (senior).

Theophilus Wodenote (senior).

[1268] Theophilus Woodenoth [CT] , B.D.—his father [CU] was a Cheshire gentleman of that ancient family; was minister [1269] of Lankenhorn in Cornwall, in which place his sonne succeeded him— When I was a school-boy he [1270] lived two yeares with his brother ... Peyton, vicar of Chalke, being obnoxious to danger of arests. He did me much good in opening of my understanding; advised me to read lord Bacon's Essayes and an olde booke of proverbs (English); answered me my questions of antiq&lt;

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James Harrington (1611/2-1677).

James Harrington (1611/2-1677).

[1073] James Harrington, esq.—he was borne the first Fryday [1074] in January Anno Domini 1611, near Northampton. Quaere Mr. Marvell's epitaph on him. [1075] James Harrington [EN] , esq., borne the first Fryday in January 1611, neer Northampton; the son of [Sir [1076] Sapcote] Harrington of ... in the countie of ..., by ..., daughter of Sir ... Samuel [1077] , was borne at [Upton [1078] ] (Sir ... Samuel's house in Northamptonshire) anno.... He was a &lt;gentleman&gt; commoner of Trinity

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Theophilus Wodenote (junior) (1625-16—).

Theophilus Wodenote (junior) (1625-16—).

[1271] Theophilus Wodenoth, pater, natus Lankenkorn neer Lanceston in com. Cornub., Oct. 6, 1625, 6 h A.M. , he thinkes on a Thursday. Now rector of Blandford St Mary's in com. Dorset. Charles, filius Theophili, Wodenoth natus Blandfordiae, Dorset, Feb. 17, 1660, die Solis [1272] circa 6 h A.M. This Theophilus Wodenote is son of Theophilus (senior). He matric. at Exeter College, June 2, 1652....

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Samuel Hartlib (16..-1670).

Samuel Hartlib (16..-1670).

In MS. Aubr. 22 (Aubrey's collection of Grammars) is a tract:— 'The true and ready way to learne the Latine tongue,' by Samuel Hartlib, esq., Lond. 1654, with the inscription 'Jo. Aubrey, dedit S. Hartlib, 1654.'...

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Thomas Wolsey (147—1530).

Thomas Wolsey (147—1530).

[1273] Cardinal Woolsey:—Memorandum the Cardinal's hat on the scutcheon at Christ Church: and quaere quot pedes from the College to the Blew-boare; colour with soote the water-table, and insert in the scutcheon the Cardinal's hat. [1274] Thomas Wolsey [CV] , Cardinal, was a butcher's son, of Ipswych, in Suffolke; vide his Life, writt by.... He was a fellowe of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford, where he was tutor to a young gentleman of Limmington, near Ilchester, in com. Somerset, in whose guift the

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Anthony Wood (1632-1695).

Anthony Wood (1632-1695).

[1281] Mr. Anthony à Wood, M.A., antiquarius, in his lettre to me, Palm Sunday March 23, 1672, writes thus, viz. 'My nativity I cannot yet retrive; but by talking with an ancient servant of my father's I find I was borne on the 17 of Decemb., but the year when I am not certain: 'twas possibly about 1647.—John Selden was borne the 16 of December and Sir Symonds Dews the 17. But of these matters I shall tell you more when my trouble is over.'...

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William Harvey (1578-1657).

William Harvey (1578-1657).

[1107] William Harvey [EQ] , M.D., natus at Folkestone in Kent: [1108] borne at the house which is now the post-house, a faire stone-built house, which he gave to Caius College in Cambridge, with some lands there: vide his will. His brother Eliab would have given any money or exchange for it, because 'twas his father's, and they all borne there; but the Doctor (truly) thought his memory would better be preserved this way, for his brother has left noble seates, and about 3000 li. per annum, at le

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John Hawles (1645-1716).

John Hawles (1645-1716).

[1142] 'Remarks upon the Tryalls of Edward Fitzharris, Stephen Colledge, count Coningsmark, the lord Russell, col. Sydney, Henry Cornish, and Charles Bateman; as also of Shaftsbury's Grand Jury, Wilmore's Homine replegiando , and the award of execution against Sir Thomas Armstrong': by John Hawles, barrister, of Lincoln's Inne: London, 1689. He was the sonne of Thomas Hawles, esq., and borne at his father's house in the close in Salisbury. He went to school at Winton College, and was a gentleman

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Sir Christopher Wren (1631-1723).

Sir Christopher Wren (1631-1723).

[1282] Sir Christopher Wren [CX] , surveyor of his majestie's buildings, borne at ... Knahill [1283] in the parsonage-howse in the county of Wiltes neer Shaftesbury, Thursday, October 20, 1631 [CY] , 8 h P.M. —the bell rang VIII as his mother fell in labour with him (from himselfe). He was knighted [CZ] at Whitehall on Friday, 14th November 1673, at 5 h A.M. (from Mr. Robert Hooke, the next day). [1284] Anno 1669, Dr. Christopher Wren was invited by the bishop of Sarum (Seth Ward), where he made

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Richard Head (1637?-1686?).

Richard Head (1637?-1686?).

[1143] From Mr. Bovey:—... Meriton—his true name was Head (Mr. Bovey knew him). Borne ...; was a bookeseller in Little Britaine. He had been amongst the gipsies. He looked like a knave with his gogling eies. He could transforme [1144] himselfe into &lt;any&gt; shape. Brake 2 or 3 times. Was at last a bookeseller, or towards his later end. He maintained himselfe by scribling. He &lt;got&gt; 20 s. per sheet. He wrote severall pieces, viz. The English Rogue [EV] , The Art of Wheadli

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Edward Wright (15—- 1615).

Edward Wright (15—- 1615).

[1287] Mr. Edward [1288] Wright: he was of Caius College in Cambridge (from Sir Charles Scarborough, who was of that house). He published his book, 4to, intituled [1289] :— Certain errors in navigation detected and corrected by Edward Wright, with many additions that were not in the former edition as appeareth in the next pages, London, 1610. It is dedicated to the high and mighty Henry, prince of Wales, etc. In the Epistle dedicatory he makes mention of a goodlye and royall ship that his highne

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James Heath (1629-1664).

James Heath (1629-1664).

[1145] Quaere of Sir ... Heath in Pumpe Court; quaere capt. Sherburne and J. Davys de hoc. Ex registro St. Bartholomew the lesse, London, Anno Dom. 1664. 'James Heath, gent., dyed the 16th, and was buryed the 19th of August, consumption and dropsey, in the church neere the skreene dore.' The clarke here told me that once he had a pretty good estate, but in his later time maintained him selfe much by writing bookes [EW] . He was hardly 40 yeares old when he dyed. He left 4 or 5 children on the pa

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Edmund Wyld (1616-16—).

Edmund Wyld (1616-16—).

[1295] Edmund Wyld [1296] , esq., born at Houghton-Conquest in Bedfordshire, 3 h P . M . on a Saterday, Oct. 10th, 1616. He had the misfortune to kill a man in London, upon a great provocation, about A . D . 1644. He had the plague in the Inner Temple, 1647, and had a grevous quartan ague in Sept. 1656. Memorandum, Mr. Wyld sayes that the doctors told him that in 1656 there dyed in London of the quartan ague fifteen hundred; N.B. In 1657 [1297] Oliver Cromwell, Protector, dyed of a quartan ague.

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Elize Hele (15..-1635).

Elize Hele (15..-1635).

[1146] Lady Hele [1147] in Devon, 800 li. per annum—Sir John Maynard. The lady Hele of Devon gave by her will 800 li. per annum to be layd out for charitable uses and by the advice and prudence of serjeant Maynard [1148] . He did order it [1149] according to the best of his understanding, and yet he sayd that he haz lived to see every one of these benefactions abused—quod N. B....

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... Yarrington.

... Yarrington.

[1298] Capt. Yarrington dyed at London about March last [1299] . The cause of his death was a beating and throwne into a tub of water....

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Anne, duchess of York (16—- 1671).

Anne, duchess of York (16—- 1671).

[1300] Colonel Popham's great tankard, the dutches Y: dranke it (almost) off at a draught....

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[1150]Sir Robert Henley (16..-1680?).

[1150]Sir Robert Henley (16..-1680?).

Sir Robert Henley, of Bramswell, Hants, baronet, decubuit [1151] , Thursday, about 3 h P.M. , Feb. 14, Valentine's day. He was taken ill a hunting about noon, I think the Tuesday before. The yeare when, quaere? 1673....

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APPENDIX I NOTES OF ANTIQUITIES

APPENDIX I NOTES OF ANTIQUITIES

&lt;Here and there in the Lives Aubrey has jotted down notes on various matters of antiquarian interest. These are collected here, and a few other notes of the same type from other Aubrey volumes added to them. Aubrey attached to some of these notes the title of 'Nouvelles,' e.g. MS. Aubr. 8, foll. 6, 28 v , 103.&gt; &lt; 'Sir' = dominus .&gt; I remember, before the late warres, the ministers in Herefordshire, etc. (counties that way), had the title of S r . , as the bachalours o

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Edward Herbert, baron Herbert of Chirbury (1583-1648).

Edward Herbert, baron Herbert of Chirbury (1583-1648).

[1152] Edward [EX] , lord Herbert of Cherbery—vide memorandum [1153] , 1672. Vide 8vo booke by ..., ubi his life, and description of a noble monument designed by him. Vide [1154] lib. B, Montgomery, p. 126.—Severall whispering places in Wales, one here at Montgomery:—&lt;so I am told by&gt; Meredith Lloyd.—Prophetick [1155] , America—vide lib. B, Montgomery. &lt;James&gt; Usher, Lord Primate of Ireland, was sent for by him, when in his death-bed, and he would have received the sa

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[1357]The Countrey Revell. Act II, scene iii.

[1357]The Countrey Revell. Act II, scene iii.

A faire roome. Enter Sir Eglamour, Lady Euphrasia, Lady Pamela: to them, Sir Eubule Nestor; then, squire Fitz-ale. Sir J. Fitz-ale. Sir Eglamour, your most humble servant. Sir Eglamour. Sir John Fitz-ale, the welcomest man alive. Fitz-ale. Save you, ladies! I'm come to wayte on you at the famous revell here, to help celebrate the festivall of St. Peter. Ladyes. Most kindly donne, Sir John! We heard you strictly kept his virgil last night at Justice Wagstaff's. Fitz-ale. So strickt that none of u

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George Herbert (1593-1633).

George Herbert (1593-1633).

[1160] Mr. George Herbert was kinsman (remote) and chapelaine to Philip, earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, and Lord Chamberlayn. His lordship gave him a benefice [1161] at Bemmarton [LXXXII.] (between Wilton and Salisbury), a pittifull little chappell of ease to Foughelston. The old house was very ruinous. Here he built a very handsome howse for the minister, of brick, and made a good garden and walkes. He lyes in the chancell, under no large, nor yet very good, marble grave-stone, without any in

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[1376]The Countrey Revell. Act III, scene iii.

[1376]The Countrey Revell. Act III, scene iii.

An alehouse bower. Enter Mris. Maquerell, Justice Wagstaffe, Sir John Fitz-ale, Captain Exceptious Quarrellsome, Sir Fastidious Overween, the sowgelder, and Sir Hugh the vicar, myrmidons. Justice Wagstaffe. Mother Margery, a merry revell to you! I am come to see you according to custome. Margery. I thanke your worship. You are my old guest and acquaintance, and that does stand my friend with the excisemen. Sir Fastidious. Prithee, give us a cup of the best revell ale. We are come to drinke not l

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Mary Herbert, countess of Pembroke (1555-1621).

Mary Herbert, countess of Pembroke (1555-1621).

[1164] Mary [EZ] , countesse of Pembroke, was sister to Sir Philip Sydney; maried to Henry, the eldest son of William, earle of Pembroke aforesayd; but this subtile old earle did foresee that his faire and witty daughter-in-lawe would horne his sonne and told him so and advised him to keepe her in the countrey and not to let her frequent the court. She was a beautifull ladie and had an excellent witt, and had the best breeding that that age could afford. Shee had a pritty sharpe-ovall face. Her

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Plate I

Plate I

( b ) RIDING AT THE QUINTIN ( See ii. 330 ) [Pg 372] [Pg 373] VERULAM HOUSE ( See i. 78)...

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Richard Herbert (15..-1596).

Richard Herbert (15..-1596).

[1174] (Ex libro B, p. 126):—In a buriall-place in the church at Montgomery (belonging to the castle) is a great out-started monument of Richard Herbert, esq. (father to the learned lord Herbert of Cherbery, and Mr. George Herbert, who wrote the sacred poëms), where are the effigies of him and Magdalene his wife, who afterwards was maried to Sir John Danvers of Wilts, and lies interred at Chelsey church but without any monument. Dr. Donne, dean of St. Paul's, preached her funerall sermon, to whi

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William Herbert, 1st earl of Pembroke (1507-1570).

William Herbert, 1st earl of Pembroke (1507-1570).

[1176] William [FB] , earle of Pembroke, the first earle of that family, was borne (I thinke I have heard my cosen Whitney say) in ... in Monmouthshire. Herbert, of Colbrooke in Monmouthshire, is of that family. He was (as I take it) a younger brother, a mad fighting young fellow. 'Tis certaine he was a servant to the house of Worcester, and wore their blew-coate and badge. My cosen Whitney's great aunt gave him a golden angell [1177] when he went to London. One time being at Bristowe, he was ar

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Plate II

Plate II

[Pg 374] [Pg 375] HOROSCOPE AND COTTAGE OF THOMAS HOBBES ( See i. 328, 326)...

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William Herbert, 3rd earl of Pembroke (1580-1630).

William Herbert, 3rd earl of Pembroke (1580-1630).

[1183] William, earl of Pembroke, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, natus anno MDLXXX, viii Apr.; obiit anno MDCXXX, x Calend. Apr. [1184] —His death fell out according to prediction. He dyed a bed of an apoplexie. [1185] Wilhelmus, comes Pembrochiae, Cancellarius Univ. Oxon., natus anno MDLXXX, viii Apr.; obiit anno MDCXXX, x Calend. Apr.—His nativity was calculated by old Mr. Thomas Allen: his death was foretold, which happened true at the time foretold. Being well in health, he made a f

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Plate III

Plate III

[Pg 376] [Pg 377] PLANS OF MALMSBURY AND DISTRICT. ( See i. 326, 325)...

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Plate IV

Plate IV

[Pg 378] [Pg 379] HOROSCOPE AND ARMS OF SIR WILLIAM PETTY ( See ii. 139 )...

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John Heydon (1629-166..).

John Heydon (1629-166..).

[1187] From Elias Ashmole, esq re , scilicet that he [1188] had the booke called The way to blisse from his adoptive father Backhowse [1189] at Swallowfield in com. Berks., a MSS. writt in queen Elizabeth's time, hand and stile ἀνονυμῶς. Mr. ... Heyden maried Nicholas Culpepper's widdowe, and lights there [1190] on the aforesayd MSS., and prints a booke with a great deale of The way to blisse word for word and verses that are printed in the commendation of other bookes; and instead of such and s

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Peter Heylyn (1599-1662).

Peter Heylyn (1599-1662).

[1192] Dr. Heylin was buried in the choire neer his own [subdean's [1193] ] stall, May the 10th 1662 [1194] , but his inscription is on the wall of the north aisle. [1195] &lt;Aubrey gives a copy of the inscription, noting, on the line 'posuit hoc illi moestissima conjux':—&gt; who, about a year after, fell in love with a lifeguardman that I know, whom she had maried (aetat. 23), had not cruel death quench't that amorous flame. Il port 'sable, 3 horse-heads erased argent.'...

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Plate V

Plate V

[Pg 380] [Pg 381] WOLSEY'S CHAPEL AT CHRIST CHURCH ( See ii. 310 )...

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Plate VI

Plate VI

[Pg 382] [Pg 383] OXFORD PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A. PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY...

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Nicholas Hill (1570?-1610).

Nicholas Hill (1570?-1610).

[1196] Mr. Nicholas Hill:—This Nicholas Hill was one of the most learned men of his time: a great mathematician and philosopher and traveller, and a poet [1197] . His writings had the usuall fate of those not printed in the author's life-time. He was so eminent for knowledge, that he was the favourite of ... [LXXXVIII.] the great earle of Oxford, who had him to accompanie him in his travells (he was his steward), which were so splendid and sumptuous, that he kept at Florence a greater court then

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Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679).

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679).

&lt;This, the most elaborate of these 'Brief Lives,' occupies by itself MS. Aubr. 9. For the letters introductory to it, see supra , pp. 17 -20. The various papers of which the MS. is composed are bound up confusedly, and the separate notes are in some cases entered on a page, or a page and its opposite, in no order. Considerable re-arrangement has therefore been necessary; but the exact MS. references have been given throughout. Some few notes relating to Hobbes, found in other Aubrey MSS.,

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William Holder (1616-1697/8).

William Holder (1616-1697/8).

[1687] William Holder [FY] , D.D., the ...d son [1688] of ... Holder; his mother's mayden name was Brudenell. He was borne the ... in Nottinghamshire; went to schoole at ...; went to Pembroke-hall [1689] in Cambridge, where he had a Greeke-scholar's place. Anno &lt;1636/7&gt;, Artium Baccalaureus; anno &lt;1640&gt; Artium Magister. About 1640, he maried ... the ... daughter of &lt;Christopher&gt; Wren, deane of Windsore and rector of Knowyll in Wiltshire. Anno Domini 1642

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Hugh Holland (15— -1633).

Hugh Holland (15— -1633).

[1697] From Sir John Penrudock:—Hugh Holland, poeta: he was descended of the family of the earles of Kent, etc., and was a Roman Catholique. The lady Elizabeth Hatton (mother to the lady Purb&lt;ec&gt;) was his great patronesse (vide B. Jonson's masque of the Gipsies for these two beauties). Sir J&lt;ohn&gt; P&lt;enrudock&gt; asked him his advice as he was dyeing, (or he then gave it) that, the best rule for him to governe his life was to reade St. Hierome's Epistles. He

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Philemon Holland (1551-1637).

Philemon Holland (1551-1637).

[1699] Philêmon Holland was schoole-master of the free-schoole at Coventrey, and that for many yeares. He made a great many good scholars. He translated T. Livius, anno 15—, with one and the same pen, which the lady ... (vide at the end of his translation of Suetonius) embellished with silver, and kept amongst her rare κειμηλια [1700] . He wrote a good hand, but a rare Greeke character; witnesse the MS. of Euclid's Harmoniques in the library belonging to the schoole. He translated severall Latin

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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677).

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677).

[1701] Winceslaus Hollar, natus Pragae 23 Julii, st&lt;ilo&gt; v&lt;etere&gt;, 1607, about 8 A.M. [1702] Winceslaus Hollar, Bohemus, was borne at Prague. His father was a Knight of the Empire: which is by lettres patent under the imperiall seale (as our baronets). I have seen it [1703] : the seale is bigger then the broad seale of England: in the middle is the imperiall coate; and round about it are the coates of the Princes Electors. His father was a Protestant, and either for k

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John Holywood (11— -1256).

John Holywood (11— -1256).

[1708] Jo. de Sacro Bosco:—Dr. &lt;John&gt; Pell is positive that his name was Holybushe....

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Thomas Hoode.

Thomas Hoode.

[1709] ... Hood, M.D.—he practised Physick at Worcester, and printed a booke in 4to called The Geodeticall Staffe [1710] ....

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Robert Hooke (1635-1703).

Robert Hooke (1635-1703).

[1711] Mr. Robert Hooke, curator of the Royall Societie at London, was borne at Freshwater in the Isle of Wight, A.D. &lt;1635&gt;; his father was minister there, and of the family of the Hookes of Hooke in Hants. [1712] July 19 th , 1635, baptized Robert Hooke, the son of Mr. John Hooke. [1713] Mr. Robert Hooke [FZ] , M.A.:—his father, Mr. John Hooke, [1714] had two or three brothers all ministers: quaere Dr. &lt;William&gt; Holder. He was of the family of Hooke of Hooke in Hamp

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Charles Hoskyns (1584-1609).

Charles Hoskyns (1584-1609).

[1732] Charles Hoskyns was brother to the Serjeant and the Doctor; a very ingeniose man, who would not have been inferior to either but killed himself with hard study. Charles Hoskins, of 'Lenwarne' parish, Hereford, was admitted probationer July 26, 1604, and fellow of New College in 1606; took B.A. April 13, 1608; and died in 1609....

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John Hoskyns (1566-1638).

John Hoskyns (1566-1638).

[1733] John Hoskyns [GC] , serjeant-at-lawe, was borne at Mounckton in the parish of &lt;Llanwarne&gt; in the com. of Hereford, Aº D ni &lt;1566&gt; [on [1734] St. Mark's day]. Mounckton belonged to the priory of Llantony juxta Glocester, where his ancestors had the office of cupbearer (or 'pocillator') to the prior. I have heard there was a windowe given by one Hoskyns there, as by the inscription did appeare. Whither the serjeant were the eldest brother [1735] or no, I have for

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Sir John Hoskyns (1634-1705).

Sir John Hoskyns (1634-1705).

[1756] Sir John Hoskyns, knight, one of the Masters of the Chancery, borne at Morehampton in the countie of Hereford, A.D.... Aug. 3rd, 1671, the native maryed. Aug. 20, 1667, the native broke his thigh; Oct. 1671, the native had another fall which was no lesse dangerous then the former. Sir John Hoskyns' eldest son John [GG] , borne at ..., 14 die Novembr. 1673, 4 h 48´ A.M. Obiit ... 1684. Mris Jane Hoskyns, daughter of Sir John Hoskyns of Morhamton, Hereff., borne at Harwood in com. praedict.

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Charles Howard (16— -16—).

Charles Howard (16— -16—).

[1758] Charles Howard, eldest son of the honourable Charles Howard of Norfolke, borne 1664 (old style) on a Thursday between 3 and 4 of the clocke in the morning, the last day of March, London. Obiit May 5th 1677, of the small pox. Henry Howard, second son, borne 1668, between 8 and 9 in the morning, being Sunday 18 of Oct., St. Luke's day. Thomas Howard, 3rd son, born 12 of July, between one and 2 in the morning, 1670, being Thursday. Obiit, All Saints (day), twelvemonth after his birth. Elizab

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Robert Hues (1553-1632).

Robert Hues (1553-1632).

[1759] My cosen Whitney, a parson, quondam Aeneinas., told me that Hues de Globis was of that house [1760] ; which I put downe in the margent of the Oxford book [1761] . [1762] Mr. Ashmole thinkes that Robert Hues was of Christ Church. Perhaps he might be of St. Mary Hall too—for so my old cosin Whitney told me by tradition. [1763] Hues de Globis :—I have heard my old cosen parson Whitney say—an old fellow of Brasennose (dyed 12 yeares since, aetat. 78 or 9)—(that) he was of St. Mary Hall....

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Edward Hyde, earl of Clarendon (1608/9-1674).

Edward Hyde, earl of Clarendon (1608/9-1674).

[1764] Edward Hyde, earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor of England, was borne at Dinton in com. Wilts., anno Domini 1608, Febr. 16, as this [1765] earle thinkes. He told me he has his father's life written by himselfe, but 'tis not fitt so soon to publish it. [1766] I thinke I told you that this earl of Clarendon told me his father was writing the history of our late times. He beginns with king Charles 1st and brought it to the restauration of king Charles II, when, as he was writing, the penne f

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