The History of the Worthies of England, Part 2 · County 16

The History of the Worthies of England · Part 2 · County 16

p. 1HANT-SHIRE hath Berk-shire on the North, Surrey and Sussex on the East, the Sea on the South, Dorcet and Wilt-shire on the West. From North unto South it extendeth unto fifty foure miles, not stretching above thirty miles from the East to the West thereof.

A happy Countrey in the foure Elements, if Culinary fire in Courtesie may pass for one, with plenty of the best wood for the fuel thereof; most pure and peircing the aire of this Shire; and none in England hath more plenty of clear and fresh rivulets of [troutful] water, not to speak of the friendly Sea conveniently distanced from London: As for the Earth, it is both fair and fruitful, and may pass for an Expedient betwixt Pleasure and Profit; where by mutual consent they are moderately accommodated.

Yet much of the Arable therein is stony ground, though not like that in the Gospel, where the grain grew up and withered so soon, having no **Matth. 13. 5.Matt 13:5deepness of earth, this bringing plenty of corn to perfection. Indeed, that in the Parable may be presumed inwardly a rock onelyonly faced over with superficial earth, whereas this hath solid earth enough, but abounding with little loose stones lying above it, which are conceived to keep the Corn the warmer; and therefore some skilfull in Husbandry have maintained, that the taking of them away, doth more hurt than good to the ground.

The South-West part of this County is called the New Forrest, not in the same sense as New Colledge in Oxford, then at the founding the Newest, which since hath gained many Puis nes thereunto; but because the Junior of all Forrests in England, many having been Dis- none In-forrested since the Conquest. True it is, King Henry the 8^th. made a Forrest about his Palace of Hampton in Middlesex by the name of Hamptonforrest; but it never obtained peaceable possession in publique pronunciation, (blame not the people thereabout if in point of Profit their tongues would not cross their hearts) as this New-Forrest did. Whereof hereafter.

Natural Commodities.

Red Deer.

Great store of these were lately in New Forrest, so called because Newly made by K. William the Conqueror, Otherwise ten years hence it will be six hundred years old: Indeed, as Augustus C…sar is said to have said of Herod King of Judaea, that it was better to be his Hog than his Childe: So was it most true of that King William, that it was better to have been his Stag than his Subject; the one being by him spared and preserved, the other ruined and destroyed: Such was the Vastation he made of Townes in this County to make room for his game. And it is worth our observing the opposition betwixt the Characters of

K. EDGAR.

K. WILLIAM.

**Camden's Brit. in Somersetshire.Templa Deo, Templis Monachos, Monachis dedit agros. **Idem in Hant-shire.Templa adimit Divis, fora Civibus, arva Colonis.

And now was the South-West of this County made a Forest indeed, if as an **Sir Ro. Cotton (under the name of Mr. Speed in Huntingtonshire.)Antiquary hath observed, a Forest be so called, quia foris est, because it is set open and abroad. The Stags therein were stately creatures, jealous, revengeful; insomuch, that I have been credibly inform'd, that a Stag unable for the present to master another, who had taken his Hinde from him, waited his opportunity, till his enemy had weakned himself with his wantonness, and then kill'd him. Their Flesh may well be good, whose very Horns are accounted Cordial. Besides, there is a concave in the neck of a green-headed Stag, when above his first crossing, wherein are many worms some 2. inches in length, very useful in Physick, and therefore carefully put up by Sir Theodore Mayerne, and other skilful Physicians. But I beleive there be few Stags now in NewForest, fewer Harts, and not any Harts-Royal (as escaping the chase of a King) though in time there may be some again.

p. 2Hony.

Although this Countie affordeth not such Lakes of Honey, as some**P. Jovius de legatione Muscovitarum, & … de …. Authors relate found in hollow Trees in Muscovy, nor yieldeth Combes equal to that which Pliny **Nat. Hist. lib. 11. cap. 24.reporteth seen in Germany, eight foot long, yet produceth it plenty of this necessary and profitable Commoditie.

Indeed Hantshire hath the worst and best Hony in England, worst, on the Heath hardly worth five pound the Barrel, best, in the Champian where the same quantity will well nigh be sold for twice as much. And it is generally observed, the finer the Wheat and Wooll, both which very good in this County, the purer the Hony of that place.

Hony is useful for many purposes, especially that Hony which is the lowest in any Vessel. For it is**Naturae liquor iste novae cui summa natat faex. Auson. an old and true rule, the best Oyle is in the top; the best Wine in the middle, and the best Hony in the bottome. It openeth Obstructions, cleareth the Breast and Lights from those humors which fall from the head, loosneth the belly, with many other soveraign qualities, too many to be reckoned up in a Winters day.

However we may observe three degrees, or kinds rather of Hony.

1. Virgin Hony, which is the purest, of a late Swarm which never bred Bees.

2. Chaste Hony, for so I may term all the rest which is not Sophisticated with any addition.

3. Harlot Hony, as which is adulterated with Meal, and other trash mingled therewith.

Of the first and second sort I understand the Counsel of Salomon, My **Prov. 24. 13.Prov 24:13Sonne eat Hony for it is good, good absolutely in the substance, though there may be excess in the quantitie thereof.

Wax.

This is the Cask, where Hony is the Liquour, and being yellow by Nature, is by Art made white, red and green, which I take to be the dearest colours, especially, when appendant on Parchment. Wax is good by Day and by Night, when it affordeth light, for Sight the clearest, for Smell the sweetest, for Touch the cleanliest. Useful in Law to seal Instruments, and in Physick, to mollifie Sinewes, ripen and dissolve Ulcers, &c. Yea, the Ground and Foundation of all Cere-cloath (so called from Cera) is made of Waxe.

Hoggs.

Hantshire Hoggs, are allowed by all for the best Bacon, being our English Westphalian, and which well ordered hath deceived the most judicious Pallats. Here the Swine feed in the Forrest on plenty of Acorns, (Mens meat in the golden, **Olim communis pecori cibus atque homini Glans. Auson.Hogs food in this iron Age,) which going out lean, return home fat, without either care or cost of their Owners. Nothing but fulness stinteth their feeding on the Mast falling from the Trees, where also they lodge at liberty, (not pent up, as in other places, to stacks of Pease) which some assign the reason of the fineness of their flesh, which though not all Glorre (where no bancks of lean, can be seen for the Deluge of fat) is no less delicious to the taste, and more wholsome for the stomack.

Swines-flesh by the way is observed most nutritive of mens bodies, because of its assimilation thereunto. Yet was the eating thereof forbidden to the Jewes, whereof this Reason may be rendred, (besides the absolute Will of the Law-giver,) because in hot countries Mens bodies are subject to the Meastes and Leprosies, who have their greatest repast on Swines-flesh. For the Climate of Canaan, was all the year long as hot, as England betwixt May and Michael-mass, and it is penal for any Butchers with us in that Term to kill any Pork in the Publick Shambles.

As for the Manufacture of Clothing in this County, (diffused throughout the same) such as deny the goodness of Hant-shire Cloath, and have occasion to wear it, will be convinced of its true worth by the price which they must pay for it.

p. 3The Buildings.

The Cathedral in Winchester yeildeth to none in England for venerable magnificence. It could not be Opus unius saeculi, perfected by the contributive endeavours of several successive Bishops, whereof some lie most sumptuously interred in their Chappel-like-Monuments.

On the walls of the Quire on each side, the dust of the Saxon-Kings, and ancient Bishops of this Church were decently Intombed (many hundred years after) by Richard Fox Bishop of this See, till in the beginning of our Civil Wars, they were barbarously thrown down by the Souldiers.

Josephus reports (what some hardly believe) how Herod took many talents of Treasure out of the Sepulchre of David; sure I am they met with no such wealth here in this Mine of Mortality amongst the ashes, which did none any injurie, and therefore why Malice should scratch out that, which did not bite it, is to me unknown.

As for Civil Structures, Basing, built by the first Marquess of Winchester, was the greatest of any Subjects House in England, yea larger than most (Eagles have not the biggest Nests of all Birds) of the Kings Palaces. The Motto Love Loyaltie, was often written in every window thereof, and was well practised in it, when for resistance on that account, it was lately levelled to the Ground.

Next Basing, Bramsell, built by the last Lord Zouch in a bleak and barren place, was a stately Structure, especially before part thereof was defaced with a casual fire.

The Wonders.

There is an Oake in this County, which by most credible people is generally reported to put forth green leaves yearly on, or about, Christ-mas day. It groweth nigh Lindhurst in the New Forrest, and perchance I could point more exactly at the position thereof, but am loath to direct some ignorant Zealot, lest he cut it down under the notion of superstition, and make Timber of this Oake, as some lately have made Fewel of the Hawthorn at Glassenburie.

Proverbs.

Manners makes a Man, Quoth William Wickham.

This generally was his Motto inscribed frequently on the places of his Founding, so that it hath since acquired a Proverbial Reputation. We commonly say

Grant the two middle Expressions, the extravagancy of our Pride and Covetousness, the first and last must be allowed proportionable to Piety and Truth. Without manners one is but a Man-beast or Centaure.

Now seeing no man without Manners, no Manners without some Learning, no Learning without Teaching, no teaching of Youth to that in a Grammer Free-school; of men to that in a Colledge, in an Universitie; How much thanks doth Posteritie owe to this VVickham's memory.

Canterbury is the higher Rack, but Winchester is the better Manger,]

W. Edington, **Bishop Godwin in the Bishops of Winc hester.Bishop of Winchester, was the Authour of this Expression, rendring this the reason of his refusal to be removed to Canterbury, though chosen thereunto. Indeed though Canterbury be Graced with an higher Honor, the Revenues of Winchester lying entirely, are more advantagious to gather riches thereon. The Proverb is appliable to such, who prefer a wealthy Privacy, before a less profitable Dignity.

Yet know that that Manger did once partly maintain that Rack, viz. When John White Bishop of Winchester was injoyned by Queen Mary, to pay a thousand pound a year to Cardinal Poole, Archbishop of Canterburie, for the better support of his Estate.

The Isle of **Cam. Brit. in the Isle of Wight.Wight hath no Monks, Lawyers, nor Foxes.]

This Speech hath more mirth, than Truth in it. That they had Monks I know,**Speeds Cat… of Religious Houses. Black ones, at Carisbrook; White ones, at Quarter in this Island. That they have Lawyers they know, when they pay them their Fees; and that they have Foxes their Lambs know. However, because perchance they have fewer in proportion to places of the like extent, (and few or none are often coupled in common discourse) let not that which was pleasantly spoken be frowardly taken, but pass as we found it to Posteritie.

p. 4Princes.

HENRY Eldest Son of King John and his Wife ISABEL, born at Winchester Anno 1208. was one (besides the account of Longaevity) Eminent in his Generation. He was a most pious King, Son to a prophane Father [King John] A very poor King, brother to a most wealthie [Richard King of the Romans.] A very weak King, Father to a most wise Son, Edward the First. The Tragi-Comedie of his life was Eminent in many particulars.

1. He had scarce half a Kingdome in the beginning of his Reign, Lewis of France, being brought in to be King by the English in their hot, and cast out in their cold Bloud.

2. He had no part of a Kingdome in the middle of his Reign, Imbroyled with War with his Barons, Beaten in Battle, Imprisoned, and no King in effect.

3. He had all the Kingdome in the end of his Reign. For as soon as Prince Edward began to Man it, This His Son may be accounted his Father, by whom he attained a comfortable Old Age.

He was not so weak, but that he knew who were wiser then himself, and would be governed by them, One main cause which procured his Death in Peace, and Burial in Pomp, In the Abbey of Westminster of his own foundation, Anno Dom. 1273.

ELEANOR tenth Daughter, sixteenth and youngest Child of King Edward the First, was born at **Speeds Chro. Page 565.Winchester the 6. of May 1306. and died in her Infancy, So that the Epitaph which I find elsewhere of an Infant of meaner birth may be applyed unto her. (She lieth buried at Saint Peters VVestminster, having her Picture upon her Monument with three of her Brothers.)

ARTHUR, Eldest son to King Henry the Seaventh, and Queen Elizabeth, was born, (being partus **Lord Verulam in his Hen. the 7.octomestris, yet vital and vigorous, contrary to the rules of Physicians) at **Speeds Chro. Page 763.Winchester the 20. day of September 1486. Some will wonder at his name, whereof no Alliance, nor English Prince, since the unhappy Arthur Duke of Britain, supposed to be made away by King John, his cruel Uncle. But because this Prince by his Fathers side, was, with King Arthur of British extraction, and because born at Winchester where King Arthur kept his Court, and His [pretended] Round Table still to be seen, that name was bestowed upon him. He died at Ludlow, in the sixteenth year of his Age, Anno 1502. and is buried in the Cathedral of Worcester, more known to Posterity by the Widow he left, the Lady Katherine Dowager, (and the effects ensuing thereon) then by any of his own personal performances.

Saints.

EDBURGH eight Daughter of King Edward the Elder and his first by Queen Edgiva gave when but three years of Age a great **Hen. Higgd. & Polick. lib. 6. cap. 4.Augury of her future Pietie, Her Father presenting before her, and leaving to her choyce,

On the one hand the New Testament and a **Flowers of the English Saints, Page 570. June the 15.Challice.

On the other, Jewels, Rings and Bracelets.

She took the New Testament and the Challice (conceive it not because of Massy Silver, but) acted with the Principal of Infant Pietie; Hereupon her Parents left her to her own disposal, who became a Nun at Winchester after the Order of Saint Benedict under-going the Austeritic of that Order. It is reported of her, (Forgive me Reader, though I would not write these things they are so Absurd, I cannot but write them they are so Absurd;) That she would by night play the part of a **Idem Ibidem.Pious Thief and steal the Socks of all the other Nuns, and having carefully washed and annointed them, restore them to their beds sides.

This Saint EDBURG died on the 15. of June 920. Some of her bones being kept at Winchester, others say **The English Martyrologie in the 15. of June.at Wilton, (So facile the mistakes in Latine betwixt WILTONIA and WINTONIA) and the rest were translated to Pershore, an Abbey in the Diocess of WORCESTER.

p. 5Martyrs.

This County being in the Diocesse of VVinchester, escaped very well in the MARIAN DAYES from any visible persecution. Under God it might thank Stephen Gardener, or rather Gardners policy. This Bishop like a Cunning Hunter preserved the GAME fair at home, and Killed it in the WALKES of other Keepers: It was not he, but bloody Bonner, who procured the death of,

JOHN PHILPOT Son of Sir **J. Bale Descript. Brit. Cent. 8. num. 89.Peter Philpot Knight, was born in this County, whose Family had an Ancient habitation at therein. He proceeded Mr. of Arts in New Colledge in Oxford; And afterwards being Arch-Deacon of Lincoln, was a Zealous Promoter of the Protestant Religion. In the first of Queen Mary, being a member of the Convocation, his heart was hot within: And while he was musing, the fire kindled, and he spake with his tongue, which afterwards occasioned his Martyrdome.

If Papists account him a Distracted Man, none will wonder, who consider how the prophane Captaines of Israel, called the Son of the Prophet, a **2 King. 9. 11.2 Kgs 9:11mad fellow: And if some vehement expressions fell from him during his imprisonment, his enemies Cruelty was the Cause thereof. Seing ill usage, which once made a dumb beast to **Numb. 22. 28.Num 22:28speak, may make a Sober man Overspeak in his passion. But all his sufferings are reported by Mr. Fox so perfectly, (Perfectum est cui nihil addi potest) that it is presumption for any to hope to make an essential Addition thereunto. He was Martyred Anno Dom. 1555. Decemb. 18.

KATHARINE GOVVCHES.

GUILLEMINE GILBERT.

PEROTINE MASSEY whose husband, a Minister of Gods word, was for fear fled out of the Island.

The first of these was the Mother, a poor widdow of St. Peters Port, in the Isle of Guernsey; the other two her Daughters (but maried women) These in the reign of Queen Mary, were noted to be much absent from the Church; for which they were presented before Jaques Amy then Dean of the Island, who finding them to hold opinions against the real presence in the Sacrament of the Altar, condemned them to be burnt for Hereticks, which was done accordingly, July 18. 1556.

Add to these an Infant without a Christian name, and no wonder it is never named, seeing properly it was never born; but by the force of the flame burst out of his mothers belly, Perotine Massey aforesaid. This Babe was taken up by W. House a by-stander, and by the Command of Elier Gosselin the Bailiff (supreme Officer in the then absence of the Governour of the Island) cast again into the fire, and therein consumed to Ashes. It seems this bloody Bailiff, was minded like the Cruel Tyrant, Commanding, Canis pessimi ne catulum esse relinquendum, though this indeed was no Dogge but a Lamb, and that of the first minute, and therefore too young by the Levitical Law to be sacrificed.

Here was a Spectacle without precedent, a Cruelty built three generations high, that Grandmother, Mother, and Grandchild, should all suffer in the same Flame. And know Reader, these Martyrs dying in the Isle of Guernsey, are here reckoned in Hampshire, because that Island with Jersey (formerly subordinate to the Arch-Bishop of Constance in Normandy) have since the reign of Queen Elizabeth, been annexed to the Diocess of Winchester.

Prelates.

William Wickham was born at VVickham in this County, being the Son of John Perot, and Sibel his wife, (over whose graves he hath erected a Chappel at Titchfield in this County) and bred in the University of Oxford. He was otherwise called Long, from the height of his stature (as my **Godwin in the Bishops of Winchest.Authour conceives) though since it may be applied to the perpetuity of his memory, which will last as long as the world endureth, for his two fair Foundations at

He died in the 37^th. year of his Consecration, and 80^th. of his Age, in the 5^th. year of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth, and his Benefaction to Learning is not to be paralleld by any English Subject, in all particulars.

JOHN RUSSELL was born in this County, in the Parish of **Register of New-Colledge, in Anno 1449.Saint Peters in the Suburbs of VVinchester. He was bred Fellow of New-Colledge, and when Doctor of Canon-Law, was chosen Chancellor of Oxford. Yea, that Office annual before, was first fixed on **Godwin in Catalogue of Bishops of Lincolne.him (as in Cambridge on Bishop Fisher) for term of life.

By King EDWARD the Fourth, he was advanced Bishop of Lincolne, and by Richard the Third **J. Philpot in Catalogue of Chancellors, page 65.Ld. Chancellor of England, having ability enough to serve any, and honesty too much to please so bad a King. And because he could not bring him to his bent, when the Lord Hastings was killed, this Bishop (saith my **Harps field, Hist. Eccl. Ang. d…cimo quinto saeculo. c. 24.Author) was for a time imprisoned. He died January the 30. Anno 1490. Leaving this Character behind him, Vir fuit summa **Idem ibid.pietate, & ex rerum usu oppidò quàm prudens, doctrina etiam singulari.

WILLIAM WARHAM was born at **New-Colledge Register in the year. 1475Ockley of Worshipful Parentage in this County, bred Fellow and Doctor of the Lawes in New-Colledge, imployed by King Henry the Seventh (who never sent sluggard or fool on his errand) to Margaret Dutches of Burgundy, and by him advanced Bishop of London, then Archbishop of Canterbury, living therein in great lustre, till eclipsed in power and profit by Thomas VVolsey, Archbishop of Yorke.

It may be said, that England then had ten Arch-Bishops, if a figure and cypher amount to so many, or else, if it had but two, they were Arch-Bishop Thomas, and Arch-Bishop VVolsey, drawing all causes to his Court-legatine, whilest all other Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in England kept a constant vacation. This, VVarham bare with much moderation, contenting himself, that, as he had less honour, so he had less envy, and kept himself coole, whilst VVolsey his screene, was often scorched with just and general hatred.

In the case of K. Henry His divorce, he was the Prime **Godwin in the Arch-bishops of Canterbury.Advocate for Queen Katherine, and carried it so cautiously, that he neither betrayed the cause of his Client, nor incurr'd the Kings displeasure. Nor will any wonder, that an Arch-Bishop of Canterbury did then plead before an Arch-Bishop of York, seeing the King at the same time was summoned before His Subject.

He survived VVolsey's ruine, but never recovered his former greatness, blasted with a PRAEMUNIR… with the rest of the Clergy, and the heavier, because the higher in dignity. He is said to have expended thirty thousand pounds in the repair of his Palaces, the probable reason, why he left no other publick Monuments, though Arch-bishop twenty eight years, dying Anno Domini 1533.

ROBERT SHERBORN was born in this **…ew Coll. Register in the year 1474.County, and bred first in VVinchester, and then in New Coll. was a great Schollar, and prudent Man, imployed in several Embassies by K. Henry the seventh, and by him preferred Bishop first of St. Davids, then Chichester: Which Church he decored with many Ornaments and Edifices, especially the South-side thereof, Where

p. 7He often inscribed for his Motto, Dilexi decorem domus tuae Domine; I have loved the beauty of thy House, ô Lord: and sometimes **Godwin in his Bishops of Chichester.Credite operibus, Trust their works. Now although some may like his Almes better then his Trumpet, Charity will make the most favourable construction thereof. Being 96. years of age he resigned his Bishoprick, and died in the same year, Anno Dom. 1536.

JOHN WHITE was born in this County of a **Sir J. Harrington in the Bishops of Winchester.worshipful House, began on the floor, and mounted up to the roof of Spiritual Dignitie in this Diocess. First Scholar in VVinchester, then Fellow of New-colledge in Oxford, then Master of VVinchesterSchool; then VVarden of that Colledge, and at last, (taking Lincoln Bishoprick in his passage) Bishop of VVinchester, all composed in **Made by Christopher Johnson afterwards Schoolmaster of Winchester.this Distick.

Me puero Custos, Ludi paulo ante Magister,

VITUS, & hac demum Praesul in Urbe fuit.

I may call the latter a Golden Verse, for it cost this VVhite many an Angel to make it true, entring into his Bishoprick on this condition, to pay to Cardinal Pole, a yearly Pension of a thousand pounds. Now though this was no better then Simony, yet the Prelats Pride was so far above his Covetousness, and his Covetousness so farre above his Conscience, that he swallowed it without any regreet.

He was a tolerable Poet, and **Pi…s de ill. Ang. Script. page 763.wrote an Elegy on the Eucharist to prove the corporal presence, and confute Peter Martyr; the first and last I believe, who brought controversial Divinity into Verses. He preached the Funeral Sermon of Queen Mary (or if you will of publique Popery in England) praising Her so beyond all measure, and slighting Queen Elizabeth without any cause, that he justly incurr'd Her displeasure. This cost him deprivation and imprisonment, straiter then others of his Order (though freer than any Protestant had under Popish Persecutours) until his death, which hap'ned at London about the year 1560.

Since the Reformation.

THOMAS BILSON was born in the City of **N…w Colledge Register, Anno 1565.Winchester, bred first Scholar in Winchester-School, then (taking New-Colledge in his passage) School-master thereof, afterwards Warden of the Colledge, and at last (taking Worcester in his way) Bishop of Winchester. As reverend and learned a Prelate as England ever afforded, witness his worthy Works, Of the perpetual Government of Christs Church, and of Christs Descent into Hell, not

The New Translation of the Bible was by King James his command ultimately committed to his, **See the life of Dr. Smith prefixed to his Sermon.and Dr. Smiths (Bishop of Gloueester) perusal, who put the compleating hand thereunto. His pious departure out of this life hapned 1618.

HENRY COTTON was born at Warblington in this County, being a younger son unto Sir Richard Cotton, Knight, and privy Councellor to King Edward the Sixth. Queen (whilest yet but Lady) Elizabeth, being then but twelve years of age was his God-mother: He was bred in Magdalen Colledge in Oxford, and was by the Queen preferred Bishop of Salisbury. When she pleasantly said, That formerly she had blessed many of her God-sons, but now her God-son should bless her: Reflecting on the Solemnity of Episcopal Benediction. He was consecrated, November the 12. 1598. at which time William Cotton (of another Family) was made Bishop of Exeter. The Queen merrily saying, (alluding to the plenty of clothing in those parts) that she hoped that now she had well Cottoned the West. By his wife whose name was Patience, he had nineteen children, and died, May the 7. 1615.

ARTHUR LAKES was born in the Parish **New-Colledge Register, Anno 1589. wherein he was admitted.of Saint Michael, in the Town of Southampton, bred first in VVinchester-School, then Fellow of New-Colledge. In his own p. 8nature he preferred the fruitfulness of the Vine, and fatness of the Olive (painfulness in a private Parish) before the government of the Trees, had not immediate Providence without his suit and seeking, preferred him successively Warden of New-Colledge, Prefect of Saint Crosses nigh VVinchester, Dean of VVorcester, Bishop of Bath and VVells.

He continued the same in his Rochet, what he was in his Scholars-gown, and lived a real comment upon Saint Pauls character of a Bishop.

1. Blameless.] Such as hated his Order, could not cast any aspersion upon him.

2. The Husband of one VVife,] He took not that lawful Liberty, but led a single Life, honouring Matrimony in his brethren, who embraced it.

3. Vigilant,] Examining Canonically in his own person all those whom he ordained.

4: Sober, of good behaviour.] Such his austerity in diet (from his University-Commons, to his dying day) that he generally fed but on one (and that no daintie) dish, and fasted four times a week from supper.

5. Given to Hospitality.] When Master of Saint Crosses, he encreased the allowance of the poor-Brethren, in diet and otherwise. When Bishop, he kept 50. servants in his Family, not so much for state or attendance on his Person, but pure charity in regard of their private need.

6. Apt to teach.] the Living with his pious Sermons, in his Cathedral and neighbouring Parishes; and Posterity with those learned Writings he hath left behinde him.

7. Not given to VVine,] His abstemiousness herein was remarkable.

8. No striker, not given to filthy lucre.] He never fouled his fingers with the least touch of Gehazi's reward, freely preferring desert.

9. One that ruleth well his own House.] The rankness of House-keeping brake not out into any Riot, and a Chapter was constantly read every Meal, by one kept for that purpose. Every night (besides Cathedral and Chappel-Prayers) he prayed in his own Person with his Family in his Dining-room.

In a word, his Intellectuals had such predominancy of his Sensuals, or rather Grace so ruled in both, that the Man in him being subordinate to the Christian, he lived a pattern of Piety.

I have read of one Arthur Faunt, a Jesuite, who entring into Orders, renounced his Christian name,**… Description of Leicester-shire, page 105. because (forsooth) never Legendary Saint thereof, and assumed that of Laurence. This gracious Arthur was not so superstitiously scrupulous, (and if none before) may pass for the first Saint of his name, dying in the fifty ninth year of his age. Anno Domini, 1602.

States-men.

RICHARD RICH Knight, was in the words of my Author**J. Philpot in his Car…. of Chancellors, page 73. A Gentleman well descended and allied in this County: Bred in the Temple in the study of our Common Law, and afterwards became Sollicitor to King Henry the eighth. His Deposition on Oath upon words spoken to him in the Tower, was the sharpest evidence to cut off the head of Sir Thomas More. He was under Cromwel a lesser hammerto knock down Abbeys, most of the Grants of which Lands going through his hands, no wonder, if some stuck upon his fingers.

Under King Edward the Sixth, he was made Lord Chancellour of England, dischargeing his place with Prudence and Equity for the terme of five years. Foreseeing he should be outed of his Office, (being of the Anti-faction to Duke Dudley) to prevent stripping, he politickly put off his Robes of State, (resigning his Office:) Which done, no danger of catching cold his own Under-suit was so well lined, having gotten a fair Estate about Lees Abbey in Essex, whereof he was created Baron. He died in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, being direct Ancestour unto the right Honourable Charles Rich, now Earl of VVarwick.

WILLIAM POWLET (where ever born) had his largest Estate, and highestS. N. Honour, (Baron of Basing, and Marquess of VVinchester) in this County. He was descended from a younger house of the Powlets of Hinton Saint George in Sommersetshire, as by the Crescent in his Arms is acknowledged. One**Sir Robert … in his … …. telleth us, that he being a younger brother, and having wasted all that was left him, came to Court on trust, p. 9where, upon the bare stock of his wit, he traffick'd so wisely, and prospered so well, that he got, spent, and left, more than any Subject since the Conquest.

Indeed he lived at the time of the dissolution (of Abbeys, which was the harvest of Estates; and it argued idleness, if any Courtier had his Barnes empty. He was servant to K. Henry the seaventh, and for Thirty years together Treasurer to K. Henry the eighth, Edward the sixth, Qu. Mary, and Qu. Elizabeth. The …, in some …, owed their Crowns to his Counsel: his policy being the principal … of Duke Dudleys Designe, to disinherit them.

I behold this Lord … like to aged Adoram, so often mentioned in Scripture, being over the Tribute in the dayes of K. **2 Sam. 20. 24.2 Sam 20:24David, all the Reign of**1 King. 4. 6.1 Kgs 4:6 K. Solomon, untill the first **King▪ 12. 18.Year of …. And though our Lord Powlet enjoyed his place not so many years, yet did he serve more Soveraigns, in more mutable times, being (as he said of himself) no …, but an ….

Herein the Parallel holds not, The honry hairs of Ad…m were sent to the Grave, by a violent death,**Ibidem. slain by the people in a …: This Lord had the rare happiness of foreign, setting in his full splendour, having lived 97 years, and seen 103 out of his body: he dyed, anno Domini 1572.

Sr. THOMAS LAKES was born in the Parish of St. Michael, in the Town of SouthHampton, and there bred in Grammer-Learning, under Doctor Seravia. By several under Offices he was at last deservedly preferred Secretary of Estate to K. James: Incredible his dexterity in dispatch, who at the same time would indite, write, discourse, more exactly than most men could severally performe them. Men resembled him to one of the hips-Royal of Qu. Elizabeth, called the Swift-sure, such his celerity and solidity in all Affairs. No lesse his secresie in concealing, and what was credited to his Counsel was alwayes found in the same posture it was left in. Add to all these, he was a good man, and a good mans Brother, Dr. Arthur Lakes, Bishop of Bath-and-Wells. King James (who allwayes loved what was facile and fluent) was highly pleased with his Latine Pen, who by practice had made Tullie's phrase his own. He was one of the three noble hands, who at the Court first led Mr. George Villers into the favour of King James.

At last he fell, for the faults of others, into the Kings displeasure, being punished for the Offences of one of his nearest Relations, and of all them fin'd in the starchamber, he was the only person generally pittied for his suffering: yet even then K. James gave him this publick Eulogie in open Court, That he was a Minister of State fit to serve the greatest Prince in Europe. He was outed his Secretaries place, which needed him more than he it, having atchieved a fair fortune, which he transmitted to posterity. How long he lived afterwards in a private life, is to me unknown.

Souldiers.

BEAVOIS an English man was Earle of South-Hampton, in the time of the Conquerer, and being unable to comport with his Oppression, banded against him with the Fragments of the English men, the strength of Hastings the Dane, and all the assistance the VVelch could afford. In whose Country a Battel was fought, near Carcliffe, against the Normans, anno Domini 1070. wherein Three Nations were conquered by One. Beavois being worsted (Success depends not on Valour) fled to Carlile, (a long step from Carcliffe:) And afterwards no mention what became of him.

This is that Beavois whom the Monks cryed up to be such a man, that since it hath been questioned, Whether ever such a man, I mean, whether ever his person was in rerum natura: So injurious those are, who in the Reports of any mans performances exceed the bounds of probability.

All I will add is this, that the Sword preserved and shewed to be this Beavoises in Arundel. Castle, is lesser (perchance worn with age) than that of King Edward the third, kept in Westminster-Church.

Seamen.

Sr. JOHN WALLOP, born in this County, of a most ancient and respected Family, was directed by his Genius to Sea-service, at what time our Coasts were much infested p. 10with French-Piracies. For, there was a Knight of Malta, passing in our Chronicles, by the name of Prior John (more proper by his Profession, to be employed against the Turks, lately so victorious in Hungary) who liv'd by pickeering, and undoing many English Merchants.

But our Sr. John made the French pay more than treble Dammages, who with Eight Hundredh Men landed in Normandy, burnt**Holinshead, Stow, Ed. Herbert. in this Year. One and Twenty Towns, with divers Ships in the Havens of Traport, Staples, &c. and safely returned with wealth and Victory.

Methinks the ancient Armes of the Wallhops appear propheticall herein, viz. argent a Bend-unde Sable, interpreted by my**Gwillim, his Display of Heraldry. pag. 50. Authour, a wave, or sourge of the Sea, raised by some turbulent flaw of wind and tempest, prognosticating the activity of that Family, in Marine Performances.

ROBERT TOMSON, Merchant, was born at**Hatkluit, his Voyages, Volume 3. pag. 437. Andover in this County, bred much at Bristol in Sea-Imployments. Hence anno 1553. he sailed into Spain, and thence two Years after shipped himself for Nova Hispania, to make a discovery thereof, on the same token, that in his passage thither, in a Spanish Ship, a light like a can…le (being nothing else but a Meteor frequent by Sea and Land) sell on their main Mast, which the Spaniards on their knees worshiped for St. Elmo, the Advocate of Saylers. He* Idem, pag. 450. afterwards wrote the Description of New Spain, with the City of Mexico, giving a good, and the first account thereof, of any Englishman.

During his abode many Months in Mexico, at dinner he let fall some Discourse against Saint-worship, for which he was imprisoned in the holy-House, and enjoyned solemn Penance by the Arch-Bishop of Mexico, This Tomson, being the first (reputed) Heretick, which was ever seen in America on a penitential Scaffold. Hence he was sent into Spain, and after three Years durance in the Inquisition, discharged. Here a Spanish Merchants Daughter, Mary de la Barrera by name, fell in love with him, and became his Wife, worth to him in Barrs of Gold and Silver**Idem, pag. 451. two Thousand five hundred Pounds, besides Jewells of great price. Returning into England, he lived with great comfort, and credit therein, so that it may truly be said of him, He had been un…one, if (by the cruelty of his Enemies) he had not been undone.

Writers.

LAMFRID of Winchester was bred a Benedictine therein, Congregationis Giribenne, saith my**Pitz., aetate decima, Num. 149. Authour, wherein I am not ashamed to confess my ignorance. Such his Learning in those Dayes, that he got the general name of Doctor Eximius, though his few works still extant answer not the proportion of so high a Title. He flourished anno 980.

WOLSTANUS of Winchester, bred a Benedictine, therein attained to the reputation of a great Scholar. I listen attentively to the words of**Libro secundo, de gestis Reg. Angliae. VV. Malmsbury, (who could ken a Learned man) giving him this Caracter, Vir fuit eruditus, homo etiam bonae vitae & castigatae eloquentiae. But it seemeth, his Eloquence was confined to Poetry, my Author observing, that Oratione soluta nunquam politè scripsit. He flourished anno 1000.

JOHN of HIDE, was a Monk in the famous ABBY of Hide, in the Suburbs of Winchester, and became a competent Historian, according to the rate of those times, writing certain Homilies, **Pitz. aetat. undecima, Num. 154.a Book of the Patience of Job, and the Story of his own Convent: He flourished anno 1284.

JOHN of Basingstoak, so called from a fair Market Town in this Co…nty, where he was born. We have a double Demonstration of his signal worth, first, because Robert Grosthead that pious and learned Bishop, (who would not advance any thing which was under eminency) preferred him Arch-deacon of Leicester: secondly, The Pens of Bale and Pitz **Descrip. Brit. Cent. quarta. pag. 302.diametrically opposite one to the other, meet both in his commendation. Being bred first in Oxford, then in Paris, thence he travailed into Athens, (Athens as yet was Athens, not routed by Turkish Tyranny) where he heard* de scrip. Brit. the Learned Lecturs of one**Idem Constantina a Noble Woman, (not fully Twenty **Idem.Years old) of the abstruse Mysteries of Nature. Coming home, he brought back many precious Books, and had good skill in the Greek Tongue, (whereof he wrote a GRAMMAR, and is justly reputed p. 11the first restorer thereof in England. He was the Author of many worthy works, and died, Anno 1252. on whom**In … … … … ▪ M. Paris bestoweth this Eulogy, Vir in trivio & quatrivio ad plenum eruditus.

JOHN of**… … … …. HIDE, was a Monk in the Famous Abby of Hide in the Suburbs of Winchester, and became a competent Historian according to the rate of those times, writing certain Homilies, a book of the Patience of Job, and the Story of his own Covent. He flourished, Anno 1284.

WILLIAM ALTON, a Native of a known Market-Town in this County was a Dominican or Preaching Frier, famous even amongst Forreiners for his Sermons and sound judgement, avouching the Virgin Mary tainted with Original Corruption. He flourished, Anno 1330.

WILLIAM LILLI…, was born at**Bale de Script. Britt. Cent. 8. Numb. 64. Odiam a Market-Town in this County and travelled in his youth as far as Jerusalem. In his return he stayed at Rhodes and studied Greek, which will seem strange to some, Rhodes not being Rhodes in that Age (except casually some great Critick was there) seeing otherwise to find Elegant in Modern Greek (sowred with long continuance) is as impossible, as to draw good Wine out of a vessel of Vinegar.

Hence he went to Rome, where he heard John Sulpitius and Pomponius Sabinus great Masters of Latine in those dayes. After his Return Dean Collet made him the first Master of St. Pauls School, which place he commendably discharged for 15. years. Here he made his Latine Grammar, which this great School-Master modestly submitted to the correction of Erasmus, and therefore such, who will not take it on the single bond of Lillie, may trust on the security of Erasmus.

Some charge it for surfeiting with variety of examples, who would have had him onelyonly to set down the bare Rules, as best for Childrens remembrance. But they may know that such, who learnt Grammar in Lillies time, were not School-boyes, but School-men; I mean arrived at mens Estate. Many since have altered and bettered his Grammar, and amongst them my worthy Friend Dr. Charles Scarborough, calculating his short, clear and true Rules for the Meridian of his own son; which in due time may serve for general use.**Stowes Survey of London, page 370. Our Lillie died of the plague, and was buried in the Porch of Saint Pauls, Anno Dom. 1522.

Since the Reformation.

MICHA… RENEGER, was born in this**Bale de Script. Brit. Cent. 9. Num. 78. County, and bred Fellow in Magdalen-Colledge in Oxford, where he gained great credit for his skill in Learning and Languages. He wrote a Book in the Defence of Ministers marriage.

THOMAS STERNHOLD, was born in this**Bale de Script. Britt. Cent. 9. Num. 79. County, and was afterwards a servant to King Henry the Eighth. I find him a Legatee in his Will thus mentioned.

Item, To THOMAS STERNHOLD, Groome of our Robes a hundred Mark.

He was afterwards (saith my Author) ab intimo cubiculo to King Edward the Sixth,* Idem Ibidem. Though I am not satisfied whether thereby he meant Gentleman of his Privie-Chamber, or Groom of his Bed-Chamber.

He was a principal instrument of Translating of the Psalmes into English-Meeter; The first twentie six (and seven and thirty in all) being by him performed. Yet had he other assistance in that work. Many a bitter scoffe hath since been past on their endeavours by some Wits, which might have been better imployed. Some have miscalled these their Translations Geneva Gigs, and which is the worst, Father, (or Mother rather) the Expression on our Virgin Queen, as falsly as other things have been charged upon her. Some have not sticked to say, that David hath been as much persecuted by bungling Translators, as by Saul himself. Some have made Libellous verses in abuse of them, and no wonder if Songs were made on the Translators of the Psalms, seeing**Psal. 69. 12.Ps 69:12 Drunkards made them on David the Author thereof.

But let these Translations be beheld by unpartial eyes, and they will be allowed to go in Equipage with the best Poems in that age, However it were to be wisht that some bald Rimes therein were bettered, till which time such as sing them, must endeavour to amend them, by singing them with Understanding heads, and Gratious hearts, whereby that, which is but bad Meter on Earth, will be made good Musick in Heaven. As for our Thomas Sternhold, it was happy for him that he died before his good Master, p. 12Anno 1549. in the monethmonth of August. So probably preventing much persecution, which would have hapned unto him, if surviving in the Reign of Queen Mary.

DAVID WHITEHEAD, (where born to me unknown) is here placed, Because I find a worshipful and ancient Family of his Name in this County. He was bred a Batchelour of Divinity in Oxford, and flying into Germany in the Reign of Queen Mary, was in high esteem at Franckford with the English Congregation. After his return, Queen Elizabeth profered him great preferment. And it seems in the first of her Reign, the Archbishop of Canterbury, went a wooing to accept thereof, viz. to

1. JOHN **Rinerius in Histor. Benedictinor.FECKENHAM, refusing it upon a Popish account, because he would not subscribe to the Queens Supremacie.

2. NICHOLAS WOTTON, ††Holling sheads Cron. p. 1403.Doctor of Law, and Dean of Canterbury, refusing it on a politique account, suspecting the Queens short life, and fearing alterations in the State.

3. This WHITEHEAD, **Heroologia Angliae, p. 173.who declined it out of his desire of privacy, though some causelesly suspected him for disaffection to Church Discipline.

For he was by Queen Elizabeth offered the Mastership of the **Idem Aut. Ibid.Hospital of the Savoy, which he might have accepted without any subscription, but would not, affirming he could live plentifully on the preaching of the Gospel; a rare example of Moderation. He was a deep Divine, and was chosen one of the Disputants Primo Elizabethae, against the Popish Bishops. His many Books, still extant, testifie his Learning and Religion.

Queen Elizabeth highly valued his company, the rather because of his consciencious bluntness, wherin one Repartee may be remembred. The Queen, who ever was Iniquior in Sacerdotes Maritatos, said unto him, **Lord Verulam, In his Apoph…gms.Whitehead, I love thee the better, because thou art unmarried, In truth Madam (said he) I love you the worse because you are unmarried. He died Anno Dom 1571.

NICHOLAS FULLER, was as I have cause to conceive born in this County, and when a Youth was Amanuensis or Scribe to Dr. Horne Bishop of Winchester; Afterwards he attended (as Tutor servant) on Sir Henry Wallop to Oxford, and returning thence was made Minister of Allington nigh Salisbury in Wiltshire, where he had a Benefice rather then a Living, so small the Revenues thereof. But a contented mind extendeth the smallest Parish into a Diocess, and improveth the least Benefice into a Bishoprick.

Here a great Candle was put under a Bushel (or peck rather) so private his place and imployment; here he applyed his studies in the Tongues, and was happy in pitching on (not difficult Trifles, but) useful Difficulties tending to the understanding of Scripture. He became an excellent Linguist, and his books found good regard beyond the Seas, where they were reprinted.

DRUSIUS, the Belgian Critick grown old, angry, and jealous that he should be outshined in his own sphear, foully cast some drops of Ink upon him, which the other as fairly wiped off again. He charged Master Fuller for being his Plagiary, taking his best Notes from him without any acknowledgement thereof; Master Fuller confest himself alwayes desirous of Drusius his works, but never able, (such his poverty) to purchase them, and therefore he could not steal out of those books which his eye never beheld, (And not to be partial to my name-sake) let the world judge whether Fuller his Miscelane be not as good as Drusius his Wheat.

Bishop Andrewes came to him as the Queen of Sheba to Solomon, to pose him with hard Questions, bringing with him a heap of Knots for the other to Untie, and departed from him with good satisfaction; he afterwards bestowed on him a great Living in this County which Master Fuller did not long enjoy. He was most eminent for that Grace which is most worth, (yet costeth the least to keep it) I mean Humility, who in his Writings doth as fairly dissent from, as freely concur with any mans opinions. He dyed about the year of our Lord, 1626.

THOMAS JAMES, was born in the Isle **New Colledge Register, Anno 1593.of Wight, bred first in Winchester, then at New-Colledge in Oxford, and afterwards proceeded Doctor in Divinity. He was chosen by Sir Thomas Bodley the Keeper of his inestimable Library in Oxford. And on serious consideration one will conclude the Library made for him, and him for it, like Tallies they so fitted one another. Some men live like Mothes in Libraries, not being better for the books, but the books the worse for them, which they only soile with their fingers. p. 13Not so Dr. James, who made use of Books for his own and the publique good. He knew the age of a Manuscript, by looking upon the face thereof, and by the form of the Character could conclude the time wherein it was written.

He was a Member of the Convocation held with the Parliament of Oxford, Primo Caroli, where he made a Motion, that some might be Commissioned to peruse the Manuscript Fathers, in all publique and private English Libraries, that thereby the Forgery of forreign Popish Editions might be detected.

I believe his design had formerly been by him pursued for many years as appears by this passage in Mr. **Britt. in Monmouthshire.Camden,

Tho. James Oxoniensis vir eruditus, & vere foreign, qui se totum literis & libris, involvit, & jam publici boni studio in Angliae, Bibliothecis excutiendis (Deus opus secundet) id molitur, quod Reipublicae literariae imprimis erit usui.

He never attained higher preferment than the Subdeanary of Wells, and dying 1628. was buried in the Chappel of New-Colledge in Oxford.

CHARLES BUTLER, was bred Master of Arts in Magdalen-Colledge in Oxford, S. N.and afterwards Beneficed in this County. An excellent Musician, who wrote a Book of the Principles of Musick, in singing and setting with the twofold use thereof (Ecclesiastical and Civil) and a critical English man, having composed a Grammar of our Language; He also wrote a Book of Bees, wherein as if he had been their Secretary, he appears most knowing in the State-Mysteries of their Common-wealth, whence **In the Verses ad Authorem.one not unhandsomly on his Book.

Aut à consiliis Apibus, Butlere, fuisti;

Aut à consiliis est Apis ipsa tuis.

Butler he'l say (who these thy writings sees)

Bees counsel'd thee, or els thou counselst Bees.

I behold these his Books as the Receptacle of the Leakage and Superfluities of his Study, and it is no Trespass on Grace for one to walk and take a turn in the Field of Nature; He was also a pious man, a painful Preacher, and a Solid Divine. Witnesse his Excellent Book of the Marriage of Cousin Germans, approved and commended by Doctor Prideaux as the best ever written on that Subject, I conjecture he dyed about the year 1640.

Romish Exile Writers.

RICHARD WHITE was born at **He writeth himself in his Book of Basing-stoak.Basing-Stoake in this County, bred first in Winchester School, then in New Colledge in Oxford. In the beginning of Queen Elizabeth leaving the Land, he lived first at Lovain, then in Padua in Italy, where he proceeded Doctor of the Laws. Afterwards he became Regius Professor thereof at Doway, for the space of thirty years and more. He wrote many books, and amongst the rest, a Brittish and English History, which hitherto I have not been so happy as to see, save at the second hand, as often cited by Mr. Selden, which makes me believe much merit therein.

Surely he was better employed in the writing thereof, then in the large Comment he hath made on the Aenigmatical Epitaph set up at Bononia.

Aelia Laelia Crispis, &c.

Which many think meerly made by a conceited Brain on design to puzzle Intellects, to create sense by their Ingenuity and Industry which was never intended therein. For I am clearly of his opinion, who said, Qui ea scribit legi, quae non vult intelligi, debet negligi.

I have nothing else to observe of this Richard White, save that after he had successively married two **Pitts de Ill. Ang. Scrip. pag. …06.Wives, He was made a Priest by the special dispensation of Pope Clement the eight, and that he was alive at Doway, 1611.

JOHN PITS was born in this County, nigh the Market Town of Aulton, witness his words in ††Pits in the life of William Aulton in anno 1330.Vicinio cujus Oppidi natus sum ego. Son he was to Henry Pits and Elizabeth his Wife, Sister to Nicholas **Idem in his own life, pag. 817.Sanders. It is hard to say whether his hands took more pains in writing, or feet in travelling, if the List of his Laborious Life be perused, whereby he will appear a very aged person.

Here he wrote many Volumes of several Subjects, one of the Apostolical men, another of the Kings and Bishops in England, but because he survived not to see them set forth, He was as good as his word, mecum morientur & sepelientur, with him they died and were buried. OnelyOnly that his book is brought to light, which is Intituled, de Illustribus Angliae Scriptoribus, a Subject formerly handled by many, so that some stick not to say,

For my part I have made much use of his endeavours to help me with many Writers, especially with such English Papists, as have been since the Reformation. Nor will I pay him with rayling, from whose pen I have borrowed much information. Some wonder at his invectiveness: I wonder more, that he inveigheth so little; and seeing he was sisters son to blackmouth'd Sanders, it is much that he doth not more Avunculize in his bitterness against Protestants.

After the death of Anthonia Dutches of Cleve, he returned the third time into Lorrain, where the Bishop of Toul, (who formerly had been his Scholar) gave him the Deanary of Liverdune, a place of good credit and revenue, where quietly he reposed himself for the remainder of his life for many years, and dying Anno 1616. was there buried.

Benefactors to the Publick.

Besides Bishop Wickham (of whom before) who alone may pass for Ten, I meet with none of grand remark before the Reformation; since it, besides many of meaner note, I find Two of signal Charity.

Sir WILLIAM DODDINGTON Knight, High Sheriffe of this County in the Third of King James, kept a bountiful House at Bremer therein. Succeeding to an unexpected Estate, he had the words of David frequent in his mouth; What am I? or what is my Fathers House? that thou hast brought me hitherto. Having a godly jealousie, that some former Dysasters in his Family had been caused by Gods displeasure on his Ancestors for holding so many Impropriations, he freely and fully restored them to the Church, setling them as firmly as Law could devise to a greater yearly value, than many will believe, or any imitate. Yet was he a man of Mourning, or son of Affliction all the dayes of his life. No sooner had he seen Herbert his eldest son, a most hopeful Gentleman, married to a considerable Co-heir in Somer set-shire, but he beheld him snatcht away by an untimely death. What Tragedies have since happened in his household, is generally known. All these he bare with Saint-like Patience, **Micah. 6. 9.Mic 6:9hearing the Rod, (that is, understanding and obeying it) and him who appointed it. In a word, God the skilful Lapidary polished him with sharp Instruments, that he then did glister as a Pearle here, who now shineth as a Starre in Heaven. He died about the year of our Lord, 1638.

JOSEPH DIGGONS Esquire, was of Dutch extraction (whose Father was aS. N. Sea-man of Trinity-House) but had his longest Habitation in this County in a house of his own building at Whetham in the Parish of Lisse. He was bred a Fellow-Commoner p. 15of Clare-hall in Cambridge, and afterwards became a Barrester in the Temple. By his Will he gave to Clare hall (where none knew his Face, nor remembred his Name, save the Worthy Master Dr. Pask) all his Estate in Land, of very improveable Rents, to the Value of One Hundred and Thirty Pounds per annum; for the founding of Fellowships and Scholarships, at the discretion of the Master and Fellows. He made Mr. Pickering an Attourney of Clements-Inn (living at Oldham in this County) an Overseer of his Will, who faithfully gave the Colledge notice thereof, and was very usefull and assistant to them in the settling of the Lands aforesaid. Mr. Diggons died, anno 1658.

Memorable Persons.

We must not forget ONE (better known to me by his Invention than his Name) who, dwelling at Stockbridge, in this County, made so artificial a Plough, that by the help of Engins, and some Contrivances, it might be drawn by Doggs, and managed by one Man, who would plough in one day, well nigh an Acre of the Light Ground in this County. This Plough I saw (some thirty Years since) at Stockbridge aforesaid.

But the …roject was not taking, beheld rather as pretty than profitable, though in the judgment of Wise Men this Groundwork might have been built upon, and Invention much improved by the skilfull in Mathematicks: For I have heard, that some Polititians are back Friends (how justly I know not) to such Projects, which (if accomplish'd) invite the Land to a Losse, the fewer Poor being thereby set awork, that being the best way of Tillage, which imployeth most about it, to keep them from stealing and starving. So that it would not be beneficiall to State, might a Plough be drawn by Butterflies, as which would draw the greater Burden on the Common wealth, to devise other wayes for the Maintenance of the Poor.

The mentioning of these plow … Doggs mindeth me (one Rarity attracteth another) of other Doggs in this County, more usefull for the Common-wealth, meeting with this Passage in a * Modern Authour.

It is reported, that about Portsmouth is a Race of small Doggs, like Beagles, that they use their to hunt Moles which they hunt as their proper natural Game.

If this be true, I wish the continuance and Encrease of the breed of this kind of Canes Venatici. And though the pleasure be not so much as in hunting of Hares, the profit is more in destroying those Malignant Pioneers, mischievous to Grasse, more to Grain, most to Gardens.

Lord Majors.

Brittania Baconica in Hantshire, Pag. 51.It is no less true the… strange, that this County, so large in it self, so near to London, weekly changing Cloth for Money therewith, is foreign, I mean, hath not contributed one to this Topick. Such as suspect the truth thereof will be satisfied on their exact survey of Stow's Survey of London.

The Names of the Gentry in this Shire, returned into the Tower by the Commissioners in the 12th Year of K. Henry the sixth, anno 1445.

Walter. Sandes, Chivaler.

Johannes Popham, Chivaler.

Johannes Uvedale.

Willielm. Warbleton.

Thome Tame.

VVilliam Fanconer.

Roberti Dyngle.

Steph. Popham, Chivaler.

Willielm. Brokays.

Willielm. Ryngebourne.

Walter. Veere.

Iohannes Hampton.

Iohannes Gyffard.

Iohannes Brinkeley.

p. 16Petri Condraye.

Iohannes Skilling.

Thome Ringewood, senior.

Willielm. Persh.

Iohannes Hacket.

Iohannes Haymowe.

Roberti Fursey.

Roberti Tylbourgh.

Willielm. Astel.

Iohannes Balon.

Iohannes Bray.

Iohannes Purbyke.

Iohannes Catevan.

Willielm. Clive.

Willielm. Chellys.

Iohannes Faukoner.

Iohannes Mofunt.

Willielm. Tested.

Richard. Rumsey.

Willielm. Burton.

Roberti VVhittehede.

Richard. Spicer.

Johannes atte Berwe, de Charleford.

Johannes Lawrence.

Thome Rockley.

Thome Yardly.

Thome Benebury.

Willielm. Wellis.

Iohannes Escote.

Iohannes Rotherfield.

Richard. Parkere.

Iohannes Kybbyll.

Iohannes Barbour.

Symonis Almayn.

William Farcy.

Richard Punchardon.

Nicholas Bernard.

Nicholas Banestre.

Thome Wayte.

It will be worth our enquiry, who this chief Commissioner Henry Bishop of Winchester was, with his insolent Title of CARDINAL of ENGLAND. I finde many eminent Epithets (but none of the Quorum of St. Pauls Bishops) meeting in his person, viz. Noble, Rich, Valiant, Politique, and long-lived.

Noble, being Son of JOHN à GAUNT, by KATHARINE SWINFORD (born at Beaufort in France, whence he had his Name) …rother to King Henry the Fourth, Uncle to King Henry the fifth, great Uncle to King Henry the Sixth.

Rich, commonly called the Rich Cardinal. In his time the King and Courtiers cast a covetous eye on Church-Endowments, but were diverted from longer looking on them by the Councel of Arch-Bishop Chickly, and Coin of this Bishop Beaufort. The former putting the King upon the War with France, the later lending him, on good security, twenty thousand Pounds, a Sum sounding high in those dayes: He was also called foreign, the Cardinal of England, though we had another (and his Senior) at the same time of the same Order, viz. Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham.

Valiant, being the Pope's Legate, (in plain English, the Pope's General) leading his Army into Bohemia, in which service he behaved himself, fortius quam Episcopum decebat.

Worldly …olitick, venting words on his Death-bed to this purpose, That if all England (some Reporters take a longer Circuit) would preserve his Life, he was able by his Purse to purchase, or by Policy to procure it.

Long Life, having been Bishop of Lincolne and Winchester fifty Years, yet was he so far from being weaned from the world, he sucked the hardest (as if he would have bit off the Nipples thereof) the nearer he was to his Grave, Dying anno 1447.

He was in his Generation (by a charitable Antiperistasis) fixed betwixt Bishop Wickham and Wanfleet, but did not equall them in his Benefactions to the publick, though he founded a fair Hospital in VVinchester, a work (no doubt) more acceptable to God, than when he anno 1417 undertook and performed a dangerous Voyage to Jerusalem.

It is in my apprehension very remarkeable, that the 3 aforesaid Bishops of Winchester, Wickham, Beaufort and Wanfleet sate successively in that See, six score years, lacking two, not to be parallel'd in any other Bishoprick.

To take our leave of this great Cardinall, we read of K.**2 Chron. 35. 26.2 Chr 35:26 Josiah, Now the rest of the Acts of K. Iosiah and his GOODNESS, &c. But as for this Prelate, the rest of his acts and his GREATNESS we leave to such as are desirous thereof, to collect them out of our English Hystorians.

p. 13Sheriffs of Hantshire.

HEN. II.

Anno 1

Anno 2

Turcinus vic

Anno 3

Turcinus vic

Anno 4

Anno 5

Turcinus vic

Anno 6

Anno 7

Rich. fil. Turcini, for 9 years.

Anno 16

Hugo. de Gundevill, for 4 years.

Anno 20

Herudus de Stratton. & Hugo. de Gundevill, for 5 years.

Anno 25

Hen. de Stratton, & Hugo. de Gundevile

Anno 26

Galf. fil. Aze, for 8 years

RICH. I.

Anno 1

Galf. fil. Azon

Anno 2

Ogerus fil. Ogeri

Anno 3

Joh. de Rebez

Anno 4

Will. Briewere

Anno 5

Ogerus fil. Ogeri

Anno 6

Hugo. de Bosco, for 5 years.

JOH. REG.

Anno 1

Hugo. de Basco

Anno 2

Idem.

Anno 3

Will. Briewere, & Rad. de Bray

Anno 4

Galf. fil. Petri, & Will. Stokes

Anno 5

Idem.

Anno 6

Rog. fil. Ade, for 4 years.

Anno 10

Walt. Briewere, & Alan. de Bockland

Anno 11

Idem.

Anno 12

Will. Briewere

Anno 13

Hugo. de Nevill, & Galf. de Salvaozins

Anno 14

Idem.

Anno 15

Idem.

Anno 16

Will. de S^to. Johanne

Anno 17

Will. Briewere, & Will. de S^to. Johanne

HEN. III.

Anno 1

Anno 2

Pet. Winton Epis. & Will. de Schorewell, for 7 yearr.

Anno 9

Rich. Epis. Saresb. & Bartholomew de Kemes

Anno 10

Idem.

Anno 11

Rich. Epis. Saresb. & Gilb. de Staplebrigg

Anno 12

Idem.

Anno 13

Nich. de Molis, & Walt. de Romsey

Anno 14

Nich. de Molis, & Hen. de Bada

Anno 15

Idem.

Anno 16

Idem.

Anno 17

Pet. Winton Epis. & Rog. Wascelin

Anno 18

Idem.

Anno 19

Hen. fil. Nicholai

Anno 20

Hen. fil. Nich. & Rob. de Mara

Anno 21

Galf. de Insula

Anno 22

Idem.

Anno 23

Idem.

Anno 24

Emueus de Lacy

Anno 25

Idem.

Anno 26

Idem.

Anno 27

Rob. Passelewe, for 6 years.

Anno 33

Rob. Passell

Anno 34

Hen. Facull, for 6 years.

Anno 40

Hen. de Farneleg

Anno 41

Ja. le Savage

Anno 42

Joh. le Jac. Savage

Anno 43

Idem.

Anno 44

Will. de Wintershull

Anno 45

Regin. fil. Petri, & Joh. de Flemer

Anno 46

Idem.

Anno 47

Regin. fil. Petri, & Hereward de Marisco

Anno 48

Idem.

Anno 49

Joh. de Botele

Anno 50

Idem.

Anno 51

Gerar. de Grue

Anno 52

Joh. le Botele

Anno 53

Idem.

Anno 54

Idem.

Anno 55

Will. de Wintershull

Anno 56

Idem.

EDW. I.

Anno 1

Will. de Wintershull

Anno 2

Hen. de Shote broke

Anno 3

Joh. de Havering, for 4 years.

Anno 7

Will. de Braybofe

Anno 8

Idem.

Anno 9

Phil. de Foynil

Anno 10

Idem.

Anno 11

Idem.

Anno 12

Simon. de Winton

Anno 13

Idem.

Anno 14

Will. de Bremschete, for 4 years.

Anno 18

Ingeramus de Waleys

Anno 19

Idem.

Anno 20

Rich. Aston

Anno 21

Idem.

Anno 22

Hugo. de Chickenhull, for 4 years.

Anno 26

Tho. de Warblington, for 4 years.

Anno 30

Joh. de Gerbg.

Anno 31

Tho. de Warblington

Anno 32

Idem.

Anno 33

Idem.

Anno 34

Phil. de Foynil

Anno 35

Idem.

EDW. II.

Anno 1

Tho. de Warblington, for 5 years.

Anno 6

Ja. de Norton, & Jo. de la Bech

Anno 7

Idem.

Anno 8

Joh. de la Bech

Anno 9

Idem.

Anno 10

Idem.

Anno 11

Rich. Byflett

Anno 12

Rob. de Norton

Anno 13

Ja. de Norton

Anno 14

Joh. de Tichburne

Anno 15

Nul. Tit. Com. in hoc Rotulo

Anno 16

Anno 17

Joh. de Scures

Anno 18

Idem.

Anno 19

Idem.

p. 14EDW. III.

Anno 1

Joh. de Scures, for 12 years.

Anno 13

Rob. Daundelin

Anno 14

Rob. de Popeham, & Rob. de Daundelin

Anno 15

Joh. de Palton, & Tho. de Chisenhall

Anno 16

Joh. de Palton

Anno 17

Th. de Apsall, for 5 years.

Anno 22

Hen. Sturmy

Anno 23

Idem.

Anno 24

Idem.

Anno 25

Joh. de Winchester, for 4 years.

Anno 29

Will. de Overton

Anno 30

Joh. de Palton.

Anno 31

Walt. de Haywood, for 4 years.

Anno 35

Tho. de Hampton, for 5 years

Anno 40

Nich. Woodlocke

Anno 41

Rad. Thurnbarne

Anno 42

Idem.

Anno 43

Petr. Brugg

Anno 44

Joh. Bottiller

Anno 45

Idem.

Anno 46

Tho. Warner

Anno 47

Phil. de Popham

Anno 48

Laur. de S^to. Martino

Anno 49

Rich. Pauncefott

Anno 50

Theob. de Gorges.

Anno 51

Tho. Boklands

Sheriffs of Hantshire.

The Farewell.

When some five years since I visited Winchester, it grieved me at the heart to be hold that stately structure so far run to ruin, yea my thoughts then interpreted those sad Schismes and Gaping Chincks the Heraulds of its downfall, deeming with my self that I discovered (as Physicians in our Bodies do cadaverosam) faciem ruinosam therein. But it rejoyced me when coming there this last year to find it so well amended, by the soveraign medicine of Gold or Silver, charitably applyed by ▪its good Bishop. I wish all Cathedrals in England, sick of the same distemper, as quick and happy a recovery.