PETRUS MARTYR VERMILIUS. H. H(ondius) in Verheiden; four Latin lines; wood-cut.

PETRUS MARTYR VERMILIUS. R. Houston f. large 4to. mezz. in Rolt's "Lives of the Reformers."

Peter Martyr, some time prior of St. Fridian in the city of Lucca, fled from his native country on account of the Protestant religion, and took shelter in Switzerland; whence he was, in 1547, invited to England by the Protector Somerset, and Archbishop Cranmer. He was, the next year, made Regius Professor of Divinity; and in 1550, installed canon of Christ Church. His numerous works, which are in Latin, consist chiefly of commentaries on the Scriptures, and pieces of controversy. He desired leave to withdraw soon after the accession of Mary, and died at Zurich 12 Nov. 1562. His study, which he erected for privacy in his garden, was pulled down by Dr. Aldrich, when he was canon of Christ Church.

MARTINUS BUCERUS, S. S. theologiæ apud Cantabrigienses, professor regius. Natus Selestadii, Appointed 1491; denatus, 1551; h. sh.

BOCER. Vander Werff p. G. Valck. sc. h. sh.

MARTINUS BUCERUS, &c. R. Houston f. large 4to, mezz. in Rolt's "Lives of the Reformers."

MARTINUS BUCERUS; book in left hand; six Latin verses, Lædibrium Sortis, &c. 4to, scarce.

MARTINUS BUCERUS. H.H.(ondius) f.in Verheidan.
MARTINUS BUCER; a wood-cut.

Martin Bucer, born at Alsace, took the habit of St. Dominic at seven years of age, and afterward became a considerable person among the reformers. He was in part a Lutheran, though superior to him in controversy. He was invited to England by Archbishop Cranmer; and apartments, with a salary, were assigned him in the university of Cambridge to teach theology. He was much admired by King Edward 6th, and composed several works: the principal are, his Commentaries on the Evangelists and Gospels. He died 1551, aged 61. His bones were dug up and burnt in Queen Mary's reign.

professor 1550.

PAUL FAGIUS, Aleman. de Zabern, pasteur l'église de Strasbourg, &c. a wooden print, 4to.

PAULUS FAGIUS, &c. in Boissard's "Bibliotheca," small 4to.

Bucer and Fagius, who fled from the persecution in Germany, were appointed to instruct young students in the Scriptures at Cambridge. Bucer undertook to explain the New Testament, and Fagius the Old: but the latter died, before he had been able to read any lectures, on the 13th of November, 1550. In the next reign, the queen ordered their bones to be taken up and burnt.*

Z. Pearce, late bishop of Rochester, in his "Review of the Text of Milton's Paradise Lost," published without a name, says, in the last page, that Fagius was a favourite annotator of Milton's.

JOHN ALASCO, a Polander, first pastor of the Dutch church in England, regn. Edw. VI. J. Savage sc. in Strype's" Memorials of Cranmer," fol,

JOHN A LASCO; four Latin lines; H. (ondius) in Verheiden; wood-cut, 4to. ·

John Alasco, uncle to the king of Poland,+ and some time a bishop of the church of Rome, having been driven from his country for his religion, settled at Embden, in East Friesland. He was there chosen preacher to a congregation of Protestants, who, under the terror of persecution, fled with their pastor into England, where they were incorporated by charter, and had also a grant of the church of Austin Friars. These Protestants differed in some modes of worship from the established church. John Alasco was ordered to depart the kingdom, upon the accession of Mary. He purchased Erasmus's valuable library of him, when he lay upon his death-bed, He died in Poland, in 1560.

CLASS V.

COMMONERS IN GREAT EMPLOYMENTS.

SIR THOMAS SMYTH. Holbein p. Houbraken sc. 1743. In the possession of Sir Edmund Smyth, of Hill Hall, in Essex, bart. Illust. Head.

Sir Thomas Smith, secretary of state to Edward VI. and Queen Elizabeth, was sent ambassador to several foreign princes in these reigns, and had a principal hand in settling the public affairs in church and state. See Class IX. in this reign, and V. under Elizabeth.*. JOHANNES CHECUS, Eques Auratus, &c. in Holland's "Heroologia," Svo.

His portrait is at Lord Sandys's, at Ombersley, in Worcestershire. Sir John Cheke, some time tutor to the king, was also secretary of state in this reign, and one of the privy-council. See class IX.

CLASS VI.

MEN OF THE ROBE.

SIR ROBERT BOWES, master of the Rolls. SIR ROBERT BOWES; in the print of King Edward VI. delivering the charter of Bridewell. See class I.

He had the rectory of Leverington in Cambridgeshire, in the reign of Henry VIII. But a rectory might have been held by any one who was a clerk at large. For though the law of the church was, that in such a case he should take the order of priesthood within one year after his institution, yet that was frequently dispensed with. Indeed, there is no appearance of evidence for this person's having been in holy orders; and it is presumed that Strype, in the Life of him, page 41, was the first that suggested his "being at least in deacon's orders;" a suggestion that probably arose from his not being able otherwise to account for the spiritual preferments which he enjoyed.

+ He is supposed to have been in holy orders, as he held a canonry of the King's College, afterward called Christ Church, in 1543. See "Fasti Oxon." vol. i. col. 68. But Dr. Birch speaks of lay-deans in his "Life of Prince Henry,” p. 14. If a deanery might be held by a lay-man, so might a prebend, or canonry.

VOL. I.

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SIR ROBERT BOWES; a small oval, from the above. C. Hall sc.

Sept. 10, 1548.

CLASS VII.

MEN OF THE SWORD.

EDWARDUS SEIMERUS, Somerseti dux, &c.

12mo.

The Duke of Somerset made too great a figure as a soldier, to be omitted here; as he never shone more in any station than at the head of an army. He defeated the Scots at the memorable battle of Musselburgh, in which 14,000 of the enemy were killed. This was so total an overthrow, that they could never recover it.

There is a very scarce pamphlet of his expedition into Scotland, which hath been sold for four guineas, though the whole of it is printed in Hollinshed.* See "Phoenix Britannicus," p. 558. I mention this as an instance of literary insanity.

JOHN DUDLEY, earl of Warwick, an excellent soldier, was lieutenant-general under the Duke of Somerset in the expedition to Scotland, and had a principal share in the victory at Musselburgh. Sir John Hayward tells us, "that for enterprises by arms, he was the minion of this time." Hist. Edw. VI. p. 15. See Class II.

SIR THOMAS CHALONER. See a description of his portrait, class IX.

This gallant soldier attended Charles V. in his wars, particularly in his unfortunate expedition to Algiers. Soon after the fleet left that place, he was shipwrecked on the coast of Barbary, in a very dark night; and having exhausted his strength by swimming, he chanced to strike his head against a cable, which he had the presence of

* The original edition has rude draughts of encampments, &c. Such as they are, they serve to illustrate the history of that celebrated campaign.-Lord Hailes.

mind to catch hold of with his teeth; and with the loss of several of them, was drawn up by it into the ship to which he belonged. The Duke of Somerset, who was an eyewitness of his distinguished bravery at Musselburgh, rewarded him with the honour of knighthood.

CLASS VIII.

KNIGHTS, GENTLEMEN, &c.

SIR JOHN GODSALVE; in Harding's graphical Mirrour," 4to. Clamp sc.

"Bio

Sir John Godsalve was a person of considerable note in the reign of Edward VI. at whose coronation Strype, informs us, he was created knight of the carpet; according to Heylin, he was appointed commissioner of visitation the same year; and two years after comptroller of the Mint. A portrait of him is in the closet at Kensington; another, a miniature, in the Bodleian library at Oxford, from which the print is taken. On this picture, which belonged to Christopher Godsalve, clerk of the victualling-office in the reign of Charles I. is written,

Captum in Castris ad Boloniam, 1540.

By the spear and shield, with which he is armed, Sir John appears to have served his sovereign in a warlike capacity; and though knight of the carpet, seems to have been no carpet-knight.

RICHARD WATTS ; a bust in Rochester cathedral. J. Berry sc. 8vo.

RICHARD WATTS; a bust; mezz. E. Adams; 8vo. Richard Watts was a member of parliament for the city of Rochester, and had the honour of entertaining Queen Elizabeth at his house in 1573. At her departure, Mr. Watts apologized for the smallness of his house; the queen, in return, made use of the Latin word satis only, signifying that she was well contented with it. The house, on that occasion, situate on Bully Hill, acquired the name of Satis. He founded the well-known alms-house near the market-cross, Rochester, for poor travellers; the following in