Treatise of Religion and Learning, Book 3 · Chapter 20
CHAP. XX.
Usuram lucis primùm Augustae vindelicorum coepit Anno 1495. Boissard. Icon. Vir linguae Hebraicae scientiâ Clarus, quam & scriptis luculentis illustravit. Thuan. Hist. Tom. 1. l. 17. Scripsit Dictionarium Hebraicum novum, non ex Rabbinorum commentis, sed ex ipsis Thesauris Bibliorum, & aecurata eorundem locorum collatione depromtum cum phrasibus Scripturae veteris & Novi Testamenti diligenter annotatis. Melch. Adam. in ejus vita.JOannes Forsterus.
He was Professour of the Hebrew Tongue at Wittenberg, and very much illustrated and amplified it with a Lexicon published at Basil in folio.
Sir John Fortescue, an excellent Antiquary, and of profound knowledge in the Common-Law.
He hath written a book De laudibus Legum Angliae.
This Book was written in the Raign of K.H. 6. in commendation of the Laws of England, containing with all much excellent matter worthy the reading.
John *Talis ille semper erat, ut qui bonis artibus, seu doceret seu scriberet, elimatam eloquentiam terse adjunxerit: Latinè & eleganter multa scripsit. De Ecclesia & ejus pastoribus. De re Eucharistica. De lapsis recipiendus. Expostulationem Christi cum homine. Adversus deliri theologi calumnias. De censura Ecclesiastica. Commentarios rerum Ecclesiae. Persecutiones Ecclesiae à Luthero. Locorum Communium titulos. Ad Angliae proceres pro afflictis. Christum triumphantem, Comaed. Baleus De Scrip. Britan. Cent. 9.Fox, sometime exile for the profession of the Gospel, that Saint-like Historian Mr Fox, Dr Hall.
He studied the Arts, and three principal Languages first in Oxford in Magdalen Colledge.
He wrote elegantly in Latine, as appears by what he added to Dr Haddon against Osorius, and one part of his Acts and Monuments. Medit. in Apoc.
De Christo Crucifixo Concio.
De Christo gratis Justificante.
Disputatio contra Jesuitas, contra inherentem justitiam.
His English Works.
His Acts and Monuments.
A Treatise of Gods Election.
Sermons.
Translation of Vrbanius Regius of Faith and Hope, and others mentioned by Maunsell.
Sebastian aVir doctrina, judicio, eloquentia, suo tempore non incelebris. Whear. Meth. leg. Hist. parte 2da. Sect. 2. Fuit & hic annus clarorum virorum morte funestus quorum princeps commemorandus venit Paulus Foxius Archiepiscopus Tolosanus, saepius à me honorificè, sicuti par fuit, appellatus, olim in Parisiensi curia Senator, postea Anglicana & Veneta, dein & aliis legationibus summa cum prudentiae laude felicissimè defunctus. Thuan. Hist. Tom. 3. l. 80. Vide etiam Thuan. Hist. Tom. 5. l. 109 p. 457 de Francisco Foxie.Fox a most elegant and learned Spanish Philosopher.
Thuanus in his History often makes honourable mention of Paul Fox, and once of Francis Fox.
Of which last, saith Scaevola Sammarthanus in his Elogies of learned Frenchmen, Jure igitur tanto alumno superba laetatur Gallia hoc abundè per te consecunta, ut Italiae suos Mirandulas invidere jam desinat.
Hieronimus Fracastorius, a most famous Philosopher.Ad exactam Philosophiae & Mathematicarum artium, ac praecipue Astronomiae, quam & doctissimis scriptis illustravit, cognitionem, summam judicium & admirabile ingenium attulit, quo multa ab antiquis aut ignorata aut secus accepta adinvenit, & explicavit, & medicinam, ut honestissime ac citra lucrum, ita foelicissime fecit. Poeticam verò ita excoluit, ut ad Virgilianam majestatem proximè accessisse eum faterentur aemuli. Thuan. Hist. Tom. 1. l. 12. He is called by many Divinus Fracastorius.
Vir consummatissimae doctrinae: Medicus enim, Poeta, Astrologus & Philosophus fuit sua aetate doctissimus. Ejus Poemata tanti fiunt apud omnes literatos, ut illa conferant cum Vergilianis. Boissardi Icones.
He died at Padua Anno Christianae salutis 1553.
His Works are mentioned by Boissard.
Franciscus bAnno Aerae Christianae 1199. Helv. Chron. See of St Francis in Matthew Paris. Histor. Anglic. in Henrico tortio. Sanctorum & vitae.Monachus, an Italian Frier, an ignorant man for Learning, but witty, and the more, for that his wit was shrouded under the shadow of great simplicity: He was the Founder of the Franciscans. Bonaventure hath written his life.
Francis cFranciscus Rex primus regias linguas atque artium liberalium professiones instituit. Rami Schol. Math. l. 1. Franciscus Rex Gulielmum Budaum ab umbra & pulvere literario, in quibus delitescebat ad honores & splendorem aulae evohebat, & honorifica ad Leonem X, qui & ipse summo amore doctos prosequebatur, legatione ornabat. Ex hujus consilio postea professores linguae sacrae, Graecae & Latinae, Philosophiae item, medicinae & mathematicarum disciplinarum instituit, qui attributis pro tempore amplissimis stipendiis in ludo Cameracensi publicè praelegerent, horum ope discussis ignorantiae tenebris, lux literis, & per literas ueritati in Gallia, atque ad eo tota Europa, restituta est: ut cum alii principes ambitiosis, aliunde conquisitis titulis vanam gloriamau cupentur, ipse parens litterarum appellari meruerit, circa se doctos homines semper habuit, quos dum cibum caperet de rebus pulcerrimis disserentes avidissimè audiebat: praecipuéque naturalis historiae enarratione delectabatur, in qua tantum audiendo profecerat, ut quamvis à pueritia nullis literis imbutus, quicquid de animalibus, plantis, metallis, geminis ab antiquis & recentibus scriptoribus memoriae proditum est, & meminisset & apte ediffereret. Thuan. Hist. Tom. 1. l. 11. Vide plura ibid. Franciscus Franciae, vel hoc uno bonarum artium ac literarum amore à Francis Magnus cognominatus, ut antea Cosmus à Florentinis. Rami Praefat. Mathem. 3. C'est ce Roy, qui institua les douze Lecteurs Royaux en son Université de Paris, & auquel principalement ce titre, par droict de precipur, luy est Escheu de Pere, nourissier & amateur des bonnes lettres, lesquelles il a conduit à telle perfection, qu' elles sont arrivees au feste de leur gloire, & jusques à Ce poinct, que le siecled Auguste fils adoptif de Jules Caesar n a point esté si copieux en hommes de grande literature & pleins de diversitè de scauoir, que le temps qui nous à menè & mis au siege Royall ce Francois pere de Muses Thevet. Vies des Hommes Illustres l. 4.the first King of France, Anno 1515.
The several courses he took for the restoring of Learning in France, Antoine du Verdier mentions in his learned Preface to his Bibliotheque, and in his Book, he saith, He was deservedly called the father of Learning, because he planted in his Kingdom both Hebrew, Greek and Latine, and gave great salaries to the choice men of all Europe in all Learning, to reade publickly in the University of Paris. See more there.
To one that desired pardon for another that had used ill speeches of his Majesty, this King said, Let him for whom thou art a Sutor, learn to speak little, and I will learn to pardon much.
Thevet and Postellus travelled into the East to procure him rare Books for his Library.
The death of King Francis chanced unfortunately for Students and learned men. For he loved all Liberal Sciences, no man b…tter, nor shewed more liberality to advance the same. Through long use and custom, he had gotten much knowledge. For dining and supping his talk was commonly of Learning, and that most earnestly using many years for the same purpose James Coline a learned man, and in the vulgar tongue most eloquent. And after him Peter Castellan. Of these two had he learned, whatsoever was written in the books of Poets, Historiographers and Cosmographers. Moreover he knew perfectly whatsoever Aristotle, Theophrastus, Pliny, and such other like, have written of the nature of Plants, Herbs, Beasts, Metals and precious Stones, and by daily use and hearing did remember them.
He was wont also to conferre much of the Mathematical Sciences, and to reason oft of the Scriptures. In his own Tongue he was alwayes accounted right eloquent and grave. Throughout Greece and Italy he had those that sought and copied out for him the Works of old Writers, and he made a great Library. The Keeper whereof was Castellane. Sleid. Comment. l. 19. p. 283. Evangelium in Gallia perumpit sub Francisco 20.
Kings might soon be learned, who might learn the holy Word of both Testaments in two moneths, and the Concent of Scripture in an hour: and might command that every Sermon should either abridge the whole Bible, as St Paul doth to the revolting Hebrews: or tell the afflictions of our Lords Family, as Daniel doth seven times over: or weaknesse of Salomons Kings: or how Aarons twelve stones tell the Tribes story: or the golden chain of Chronicle and Jubilees: or the Mysteries of Moses Ceremonies: or Collations of Prophecies with event: or like Revolutions to shew Gods facility in teaching Christ: or some whole book in one Sermon. Brought of the Revelat. in c. 12.
Jurisconsui…us altae eruditionis vir, Germaniae suae ocellus. Casaub. ad Theophr. Charact. Optimus & doctissimus Freherus Germaniae decus & juris & omnis eruditionis pericissimus. Principi Palatino a Consiliis. Casaub. Animadvers. in Sueton.Marquardus Freherus.
He was born Anno Christiano 1565. a great Antiquary.
His Works are mentioned by Melch. Ad. in his life.
Joh. Tho. Freigius, a very learned man, Anno Christi 1564.
He was famous for his knowledge in Philosophy, Philology, Law. Peter Ramus his Scholar, and diligent follower all his life time. He writ his Life, and this Epigram on him being dead.
Invictus, Rame es, nam bis duo pectore gestas:
Socratis, Euclidis, Tullii, Aristotelis.
Arte es Aristoteles: methodo Plato: Tullius ore:
Ingenio Euclides Rame, quid ulterius.
Melchior Adam mentions his works.
Nicolaus Frischlinus, a learned man.
John *Praeter bonarum literarum reconditam eruditionem, in utraque lingua Latina & Graeca, doctissimus evasit. Baleus De Script. Brit. Cent. 8.Frith, a learned Divine and Martyr.
Jo. Froissardus *Anno Aerae Christianae 1378. Helv. Chron., a French Historian.
Libertus aAmaenissimi ac politissimi vir ingenii, doctrinae, & lectionis omnifariae, atque in Mathesi r…rumque coelestium indagatione non infeliciter quoque vetsatus. Valeri Andreae Bibliotheca Belgica.Fromondus, He hath written well of Meteors.
Lucas Fruterius.Quae scripta, quanquam adfecta pocius, quàm confecta sunt (mors enim intervenit, & limam omnem abrupit) tamen facilè adolescentis ingenium judiciumque indicant. Aubert, Mirai. Elog. Belg.
Lipsius mentions him among the prime wits of the Low-Countreyes.
There are published three Books of his, verisimilium.
There are also Epistolae Philologicae of his.
Leonardus bDuabus maximè rebut, in docendo necessariis, veram consequebàtur laudem, methodo & sermonde perspicuitate. Melch. Ad. in vita Fuchsii.Fuchsius, Anno Salutis humanae 1501.
He rightly called his Book Compendium medicinae, but not Methodum medicinae, as Caius de libris propriis shews.
These Works of his are published.
Compendiara ac succincta admodum in medendi artem introductio.
Liber sextus Epidemiorum Hippocratis è Graeco in Latinum translatus, cum Commentariis Inculentissimis.
Paradoxorum medicinae libri tres, in quibus multa à nemine hactenus prodita, Arabum & aetatisque nostra medicorum errata confutantur.
And others mentioned by Melchior Adam.
B. Fulgentius Ruspensis Episcopus Fulgentissimum Ecclesiae sidus. Voss. Hist. Pelag. l. 1. c. 21.Vixit Anno Aerae Christi …00. Calvis. Chron. 491. Helv. Hic in exilium missus est in Sard…iam una cum centum aliis & viginti Episcopis Africae, à Trasymundo Uvandalorum rege duriusculus inprimis, & affectatiot stylo est, adeò ut in scriptis suis spinas, & verborum asperitates, si non aculeos potius pro verbis inseruisse videatur: Et inprimis in mythologico. Nam alia quidem piè, & Christianè scripta, non tam horrida sunt. Lil. Gyrald. De Poet. Histor. Dial. 4. Fulgentius Augustini sententiis adeò delectatus est, ut eas pluribus in locis non tam imitatus sit, quam expresserit. Gomarus De Provid. Dei. c. 12.
In the time of his sicknesse this was his familiar speech, Da Deus mi, hic patientiam, post indulgentiam. Here, ô God, give me patience, and then pardon and mercy.
Fulgentius Ferrandus, 530.
Baptista dIn Baptisto Fulgosio qui patrum nostrorum aetate principatum in patria obtinuit, tanta fuit, ac tam multiplex eruditio, tantáque vetustatis atque omnium aetatum cognitio, ut quem cum illo conferas, haud facile reperias: id quod manifeste docet opus laboriosissimum, quo Valerium Maximum imitatus de factis & dictis memorabilibus conscripsit. In quo omnium nationum, omniumque temporum exempla ita collegit, ut cunctorum saeculorum historiam brevi perstrictam ante oculos hominum posuisse videatur, quae res immensi operis atque infiniti pene laboris fuit. Vbert. Fol. Clar. Lig. Elog. Vide plura ibid.Fulgosius.
William Fulk Doctor of Divinity, and Master of Pembrook Hall in Cambridge.As for the Centuries I dare say, I never … five leaves of them together, or in parts. But I dare shew to any man that doubteth of my reading of the most ancient Writers, my Book of Notes written with mine own hand, more then fifteen years past. Doctor Fulkes Rejoynd. to Bristows Reply.
That profound, ready and resolute Doctor, the hammer of Hereticks, the Champion of Truth D. Hall first Decad. of Epist. Epist. 7.
His English Works are fully mentioned by Maunsel in his Catalogue of English printed Books.
His Latine are,
Our anomachia.
Resp. ad Ep. Stanislai Hosii de expresso Dei verbo.
De successione Ecclesiastica contra Stapletonum Praelectiones in Apocalypsi….
Nic. Fuller.
He is styled Doctissimus vir by Constantine L' Empereur notis in Benjaminem, and by Buxtorf Dissertat. de Nomin. Heb.
His Miscellanies, and his Exposition of Rabbi Mardochie Nathans Hebrew roots with Notes upon it (in a Manuscript kept in Archivis in Oxford Library) shew his excellent skill in the Hebrew, and in other Philologicall Learning. Per multa sunt difficilia & obscura in Opere illo utilissimo concordantiarum Hebraicarum à R. Mardochaeo Nathane constructo. Quae partim in ipsa versione nostra, partim in notis eidem insertis, pro virili parte expedivimus atque illustravimus. Fulleri Miscel. c. 4. l. 6. c. 19.
Inter harum literarum studiosos meritò primas tenet Nicolaus Fullerus. Pocock. Not. Miscel. In Portam Mosis.
He intended to put forth a Lexicon. Sicuti in Lexico nostro apertius oftendamus & sigillatim, modo vita supersit, ac studiis conatibusque nostris propitius adsit caelestis Pater & Deus noster in secula benedictus. Fulleri Miscel. l. 3. c. 10. and c. 20. of the same book he saith, Quemadmodum in Lexico nostro dilucidè docuimus. Vide Praefat. …jus ad l. 4. Miscel. & l. 4. c. 7.
The End of the third Book.