The Dead Yet Speaking, Biography 42
The Life and Death of Hyperius, who dyed Anno Christi 1564.
ANdreas Gerardus Hyperius was born at Ipres in Flanders, Anno Christi 1511. his Father was a Counsellour, who brought him up carefully in learning. At 13. years old he travelled through the Islands of Flanders, and learned the French tongue: afterwards he went to Paris, where he studied in that University the Arts for three years, and then went home to visit his friends; but after a short stay, he returned to Paris, and studied Divinity and Physick: and every year in the vacation time he traveled abroad into France; so that in three years he had seen most part of France, and part of Italy, and visited the chiefest Universities in both: then he went to Lovain, and into most parts of the lower Germany … and at twenty six years old, he traveled into upper Germanie: then he sailed into England, where faling into the company of Charles Montjoy, [Baron Montjoy's Son] he tooke such affection to him, that he desired him to live with him, where he lived four years with much content, and then he visited Cambridge: and the Lord Cromwel being beheaded about that time, and the six Articles pressed with rigor, he thought of returning into his own Countrey; fi…st visiting Oxford, and from thence he went to London, and so sailed to Antwarp, and from thence he went home: but hearing the fame of the University of Argentine, and of Bucer there, he travelled thither also: but in the way he went to Marpurg, where Noviomagus was Divinity-professor, who importuned him to stay there, and to give some taste of his learning, and to be his assistant; when he had prevailed with him, he shortly after dying, Hyperius was chosen in his room; and after two yeers stay, he married a wife, one Catharine Orthia, with whom he lived with much comfort, and had by her six sons, and four daughters: he taught there with much diligence, and faithfulnesse 22. yeers: he directed young students in the composing of their Sermons, and heard them first Preach in private, that if any thing were amisse, either in their voyce, or gesture he might rectifie them in it: he was never idle, but alwayes either writing, reading, or meditating, so that he much weakned his body thereby: at last falling sick of a Fever he gave diverse instructions to his wife, for the education of his children; and to his children, whom he exhorted to serve God, and to obey their mother; and when his friends visited him, he requested them to bear witness, That in that Faith wherin he had lived, and which he had taught, he now dyed: and so continued making a profession of the same till he yeelded up his spirit unto God, being about 53. yeers old, Anno Christi 1564. having been Pastor of the Church, and professor in the University 22. yeers.
Studious Hyperius alwayes lov'd to be
In consultation with Divinity:
He lo…'d the truth, and alwayes striv'd to fly
Upon the wings of true sollidity:
Religion was his guide; he alwayes stood
Firmely obedient unto what was good.