Events noted in 1540

1540

Born: Agard, Arthur antiquary

Publication: “De Pictura, prestantissima et nunquam satis laudata arte, &c.” by Alberti, Leon Baptista artist

Born: Alberti, Solomon the pupil of Jerome Fabricius at Padua

Died: Althamerus, Andrew a celebrated Lutheran minister at Nuremberg

Died: Alvares, Francis a Portuguese priest

Publication: “Gemisti Plethonis de gestis Gnecorum post pugnam ad Mantineam per capita tractatio duobus libris explicata, M. Antonio Antimacho interprete. Ad haec Dionysii Halicarnassei prcccepta, &c.” by Antimachus, Mark-Antony one of the most celebrated Greek professors in Italy in the Sixteenth century

Born: Antoniano, Silvio a man of great learning

Died: Anysius, Janus poet

Publication: “Astronomicum Caesareum,” by Apian, Peter called in German Brenkwitz

Died: Barbosa, Arius a native of Aveiro in Portugal

Publication: “Pirotecnia, nella quale si tratta non sole della diversita delle minere, ma anco di quanto si ricerca alia pratica di esse, e che s’appartienne all‘arte della fusione o getto de’ metalli,” by Biringuccio, Vanucci mathematician

Born: Campian, Edmund writer

Born: Ciaconius, Alphonsus a Spanish author of considerable celebrity

Born: Devereux, Walter the first earl of Essex of this name and family

Publication: “Observationes in Terentii Andriam et Eunuchum,” by Dolet, Stephen writer

Publication: “La maniere de bien traduire d'une langue en une autre de la ponctuation Francoise, &c.” by Dolet, Stephen writer

Publication: “Liber de imitatione Ciceroniana adversus Floridum Sabinum Responsio ad convitia ejusdem Sabini; Epigrammata in eundem,” by Dolet, Stephen writer

Died: Donato, Bernardin scholar

Born: Dyer, Sir Edward poet (?–1607)

Born: Egerton, Thomas lord Ellesmere

Died: Eobanus, Hessus poet

Publication: “Epigrammata arcuum triumphalium, Valentianis Carolo V. in ejus adventu exhibitorum,” by Everard, Nicholas Grudius was born at Louvain

Publication: “D. Basilii Moralia, et Ascetica,” by Fumani, Adam poet

Born: Gilbert, William physician

Born: Greenville, Sir Richard a gallant naval officer

Born: Grynæus, John James was born at Bern in 1540

Born: Jeannin, Peter a native of Burgundy

Died: Lampridius, Benedict of Cremona

Publication: “Acolastus,” by Palsgrave, John scholar

Died: Parmigiano, Il whose family name was Francis Mazzuoli

Born: Paruta, Paul a noble Venetian

Died: Pordenone, John Antony Licinius known by the former name

Publication: “Narratio de Libris Revolutionum Copernici,” by Rheticus, George Joachim astronomer

Born: Rogers, Daniel queen

Died: St. German, Christopher lawyer

Publication: “Capitoli” by Sansovino, Francis historian

Born: Scaliger, Joseph Justus and heir to his talents and temper

Publication: “The Epistles and Gospels, with a brief postill upon the same, from Advent to Low Sunday; and from Easter to Advent,” by Taverner, Richard a pious layman of the reigns of Henry VIII

Died: Valdes, John a Spanish reformer of the sixteenth century

Born: Vere, Edward seventeenth earl of Oxford

Born: Vieta, Francis mathematician

1541

Publication: “Enchiridion Principis ac Magistratus Christiani,” by Ægidius, Peter lawyer

Died: Akakia, Martin professor of medicine in the university of Paris

Publication: “Historic di Bologna, deca e libro primo deca secunda sino all' anno 1253,” by Alberti, Leander adominican and provincial of his order

Born: Alting, Menso the father of Henry and grandfather of James Alting

Publication: “Recueil des divers auteurs sur l'education des enfans,” by Anysius, Janus poet

Born: Barclay, William a learned and eminent Civilian

Born: Bauhin, John his eldest son

Publication: “Dialogus de concilio,” by Benavidio, Mark in Latin Marcus Mantua Benavidius

Died: Bunel, Peter scholar

Died: Calcagnini, Celio a canon of the church of Ferrara

Publication: “Diarium Expeditions Scoticae,” by Cecil, William lord Burleigh

Died: Cerrati, Paul lawyer

Born: Ceruti, Frederick philologist

Born: Charron, Peter was born at Paris in 1541

Born: Chretien, Florent poet

Publication: “Bibliotheca Eliotae,” by Cooper, Thomas bishop

Publication: “The Olde Faithe,” by Coverdale, Miles bishop (?–1568)

Publication: “Christen State of Matrimony,” by Coverdale, Miles bishop (?–1568)

Born: Crillon, Louis De Berthon De of an illustrious family of Italy

Publication: “De origine Turcorum,” by Cuspinian, John whose German name was Speishammer

Publication: “Libri tres de legato, de immunitate legatorum, et de Joannis Langiachi Lemovicensis episcopi Legationibus,” by Dolet, Stephen writer

Publication: “Les epitres et evangiles des cinquante-deux dimanches, &,c. avec brieve exposition,” by Dolet, Stephen writer

Publication: “Lexicon Chaldaicum,” by Elias, Levita rabbi

Publication: “The Castle of Health,” by Elyot, Sir Thomas a gentleman of eminent learning in the reign of king Henry Vlil. and author of several works

Publication: “Sententise vere elegantes pian, sive capitula Patrum,” by Fagius, Paul whose German name was Buchlein

Born: Fevardentius, Francis a Franciscan friar

Born: Fevre, Guy De Sieur De La Boderie Or Giudo Fabricius Boderianus

Publication: “On the difference between the Platonic and Aristotelian Philosophy,” by Gemistus, George philosopher

Born: Groto, Lewis poet

Publication: “De Bello Trojano, lib. V.” by Joseph Of Exeter writer

Born: Mercati, Michael naturalist

Died: Merlin, James a learned doctor of the Sorbonne

Publication: “On the Education of Ladies,” by Piccolomini, Alexander archbishop

Died: Regius, Urban a name he thought proper to change

Publication: “Procli sphaeram comment.” by Stoefler, John mathematician

Born: Stubbs, John lawyer

Born: Tossanus, Daniel divine

1542

Born: Allen, Thomas mathematician

Born: Aquaviva, Claudius son to John Jerome

Publication: “Declaration of William Tolwyn,” by Bale, John in Latin Baleus or Balæus

Died: Barland, Adrian writer

Born: Barradas, Sebastian divine

Publication: “Leges de re Rustica, et Novella Constitutio prima,” by Baudouin, Francis in Latin Balduinus

Born: Bellarmin, Robert Jesuit

Born: Benci, Francis orator

Died: Benivieni, Jerome poet (1453–?)

Died: Beolco, Angelo surnamed Ruzzante

Publication: “Le Chevalier Chretien,” by Berquin, Lewis De a gentleman of Artois

Publication: “De monetarum potestate simul et utilitate,” by Biel, Gabriel one of the ablest scholastic divines of his time

Publication: “Commentaries on the aphorisms of Hippocrates and Galen,” by Brasavola, Antonius Musa physician

Born: Canterus, Willum an eminent linguist and philologer

Died: Chasseneuz, Bartholomew was born at IssyTEveque

Publication: “Commentary on the Galatians,” by Claudius or

Died: Clenard, Nicholas was a native of Diest

Publication: “The Actes of the Disputation in the cowncell of the empyre, holden at Regenspurg 1” by Coverdale, Miles bishop (?–1568)

Publication: “Miles Christianus,” by Dolet, Stephen writer

Publication: “On Confession,” by Dolet, Stephen writer

Born: Estius, William divine

Died: Faber, John sirnamed from one of his works

Publication: “Liber Fidei,” by Fagius, Paul whose German name was Buchlein

Publication: “Liber Tobijr,” by Fagius, Paul whose German name was Buchlein

Publication: “Alexandri Aphrodisiensis Commentarius in primum priorum Analyticbrum Aristotelis,” by Felicianus, John Beunardine a native of Venice

Died: Fonseca, Anthony De Dominican

Publication: “Historia Plantarum,” by Fuchs, Leonard botanist

Publication: “Catalogus Episcoporum Ultrajectinorum,” by Geldenhaur, Gerard Eobanus divine

Died: Gratius, Ortuinus a native of Holhwic in the diocese of Minister

Publication: “De humana historia, vel de singularum hominis partium cognitione,” by Landus, Bassianus physician

Publication: “Macer’s Herbal practysed by Dr. Lin aero, translated out of Latin into English.” by Macer, Æmilius poet

Born: Mæstlinus, Michael astronomer

Born: Mary queen

Born: Molza, Tarquinia by Camillo

Publication: “De Crepusculis,” by Nonius, Peter mathematician

Born: Pagit divine

Publication: “Annotationes in Lib. Gulielmi Lilii.de Lat. Norn, generibus,” by Robertson, Thomas an eminent grammarian

Died: Shepreve, John poet

Publication: “Apophthegms” by Udal, Nicholas an eminent schoolmaster of the sixteenth century

Died: Vida, Marcus Hieronymus critic

Publication: “Epithetorum commentarii,” by Zanchius, Basil one of the most learned men of the sixteenth century

1543

Born: Adamson, Patrick prelate

Publication: “Contractse ex veteribus Medicinae Tetrabiblos,” by Ætius physician

Died: Agnolo, Baccio D' architect

Born: Alberti, John lawyer

Publication: “Phil. Melanch. super utraque Sacramenti specie, et de authoritate Episcoporum,” by Alen, Edmond a native of Norfolk

Died: Aquilanus, Sebastianus his true name being unknown

Died: Aurogallus, Matthew a native of Bohemia

Publication: “Yet a course at the Homy she Fox,” by Bale, John in Latin Baleus or Balæus

Died: Bellay, William Du lord of Langey

Publication: “Machumetis Saraceriorum principis, ejusque successorum vitae, doctrina, ac ipse Alcoran,” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Born: Boscan, John Almogaver poet

Born: Bunney, Francis was born at Vache

Publication: “Musculorum humani corporis picturata dissectio,” by Cananus, John Baptist one of the restorers and improvers of anatomy

Publication: “The Office of Servants,” by Chaloner, Sir Thomas a gallant soldier

Publication: “De dormientibus in Christo,” by Cheke, Sir John writer

Died: Copernicus, Nicholas astronomer

Died: Eckius, John divine

Died: Egmont, Lamoral Count one of the principal lords of the bow Countries

Born: Fontana, Domenick architect

Died: Gibertus, John Matthew an eminent patron of literature

Born: Gordon, James Jesuit

Born: Goulart, Simon divine

Publication: “Plutarch’s Precepts for the preservation of good health,” by Hales, John a learned Englishman

Born: Hanmer, Meredith divine

Born: Heurnius, John physician

Born: Lesdiguieres, Francis De Bonne, Duke De peer

Died: Longueil, Gilbert physician

Publication: “Observationes in Pomponium Melam,” by Nunez, Ferdinand one of the restorers of literature in Spain

Publication: “On History,” by Robortello, Francis critic

Publication: “Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum,” by Stephanus, Robert the most celebrated printer of this family

Born: Still, John bishop

Born: Texeira, Joseph Peter Dominican

Publication: “The hunting of the Romish 'Fox,” by Turner, William divine

Publication: “Avium praecipuarum, quarum apud Plinium et Aristotelem mentio est, brevis et succincta historia,” by Turner, William divine

Publication: “De Humani Corporis Fabrica,” by Vesalius, Andrew anatomist

Born: Zucchero, Frederico painter

1544

Died: Arena, Anthony D' lawyer

Publication: “Toxophilus,” by Ascham, Roger scholar (?–1568)

Died: Audley, Thomas descended of an ancient and honourable family

Born: Bancroft, Richard archbishop

Born: Bartas, William De Salluste Du the son of a treasurer of France

Publication: “Origine Vitaet costumi di Dante Alighieri,” by Boccaccio, John one of the most eminent Italian poets and scholars

Born: Bodley, Sir Thomas that illustrious benefactor to literature

Publication: “Obras de Boscan y Garcilaso,” by Boscan, John Almogaver poet

Born: Bus, Cæsar De founder of the society of the priests

Publication: “Remedio alia pestilente Dottrina d'Ochino,” by Catharinus, Ambrose divine

Publication: “Scholia in N. Test.” by Clarius, Isidorus one of the most learned divines in the sixteenth century

Died: Cordus, Valerius and worthy of his father

Publication: “Opuscula,” by Curio, Cœlius Secundus of Piemont

Publication: “Dialoghi della Musica,” by Doni, Anthony Francis a Florentine

Publication: “Philip’s Repertory.” by Eberus, Paul one of the early reformers

Born: Fevre, Nicolas Le a very ingenious

Died: Folengo, Theophilus more known by his assumed name of Merlin Coccaio

Born: Franck but more generally called Old Francks

Died: Fumani, Adam poet

Publication: “De methoclo ac ratione studendi in jure civili libri tres,” by Gribaldus, Matthew surnamed Mofa

Died: Guevara, Antony De writer

Publication: “A present consolation for the sufferance of persecution for righteousness,” by Joy, John one of the early promoters of the reformation

Publication: “Jatropologia Liber quo multa adversus Barbaros Medicos disputantur,” by Ingrassias, Jon Philip physician

Publication: “De medendi methodo,” by Kaye, John physician

Died: Latome, James divine

Died: Lee, Edward archbishop

Died: Magnus, John archbishop

Died: Marot, Clement was born at Cahors

Born: Masson, Papirius writer

Died: Molza, Francis-Maria poet

Died: More, Sir Thomas chancellor of England in the reign of Henry VIII. and one of the most illustrious 1Gent (?–1535)

Born: Nevile, Alexander writer

Born: Palma, Jacob the Young

Publication: “Recueil desCEuvres de B. Desperiers,” by Periers, Bonaventure Dbs an old French satirist

Publication: “The Regimen of Life,” by Phaer, Thomas physician

Born: Pithou, Francis advocate to the parliament of Paris

Publication: “De orbis concordia,” by Postel, William a very ingenious but visionary man

Publication: “Historiae ecclesiastics scriptores, Eusebii preparatio et demonstratio evangelica,” by Stephanus, Robert the most celebrated printer of this family

Publication: “Historia de naturis herbarum, scholiis et notis vallata,” by Turner, William divine

Born: Verdier, Antony, Seigneur De Vauprivas bibliographer

1545

Publication: “Lucidario in Musica di alcune Oppenioni Antiphe e Moderne,” by Aaron, Pietro who flourished in the sixteenth century (1480–1550)

Publication: “De Nativitatibus,” by Abraham, Ben Chaila rabbi

Publication: “Varipus History.” by Ælian, Claudius historian

Publication: “Le Richesse della Lingua Volgare,” by Alunno, Francis mathematician

Publication: “Two decades of the history of Ferdinand and Isabella,” by Antonius Ælius Nebrissensis was born in 1442

Publication: “Toxophilus the school of Shooting, in two books,” by Ascham, Roger scholar (?–1568)

Publication: “La genealogie des dieux poetiques,” by Aurigni, Gilles De called also Pamphille

Publication: “Canti xi. composti del Bandello, ilelle lodi della signora Lucrezia Gonzaga,” by Bandello, Matthew a celebrated Italian novelist

Publication: “Prolegomena seu prefata de jure civili,” by Baudouin, Francis in Latin Balduinus

Died: Bayf, Lazarus De father to the above

Publication: “Observationes legales,” by Benavidio, Mark in Latin Marcus Mantua Benavidius

Died: Berruguete, Alonzo painter

Publication: “Oracula Sybillina Gr. cum castigationibus,” by Betuleius, Sixtus whose name in German was Birck

Publication: “Dialogo amoroso e rime di Giuseppe Betussi e d'altri autori,” by Betussi, Joseph scholar

Publication: “De Genealogia deorum” by Betussi, Joseph scholar

Publication: “Tractatus de indiciis homicidii ex proposito conmiissi, &c.” by Bianchi, Mark Anthony lawyer

Born: Casserius, Julius anatomist

Publication: “Prayers or Meditations, wherein the mind is stirred patiently to suffer all afflictions here, and to set at nought the vain prosperitie of this worlde, and always to long for the everlasting felicitee,” by Catherine Parr queen (1512–1548)

Publication: “Hist. M, T, Ciceronis, Marci filii,” by Cicero, Marcus the son of Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publication: “The Defence of a certayne poore Christen Man who als shuld have beene condemned by the Popes Lawe,” by Coverdale, Miles bishop (?–1568)

Publication: “An Abridgment of Erasmus’s Enchiridion militis Christiani,” by Coverdale, Miles bishop (?–1568)

Born: Dousa, Janus a very learned man

Born: Drake, Sir Francis one of our most distinguished naval heroes

Publication: “Ammonii Hermeae Comment, in Isagogen Porphyrii,” by Felicianus, John Beunardine a native of Venice

Publication: “De vacuandi ratione, liber,” by Fernel, John Francis physician

Died: Firenzuola, Angelo so called from his native city

Publication: “M. Ant. Flaminii in Librum Psalmorum brevis explanatio,” by Flaminio, Mark Anthony poet

Publication: “Cornarus furens,” by Fuchs, Leonard botanist

Publication: “On the Investigation of the truth of Metals, and on Furnaces, with other works,” by Geber, John astronomer

Born: Gerarde, John queen

Born: Harvey, Gabriel a caustic wit of the Elizabethan period

Publication: “Commentary on Daniel, from Melancthon,” by Joy, John one of the early promoters of the reformation

Born: Junius professor of divinity at Leyden

Died: Lupset, Thomas scholar (?–1532)

Publication: “History of the Caesars,” by Mexia, Peter historian

Publication: “Cicero de finibus,” by Morel is the name of a family well known among the eminent French printers (1560–1638)

Born: Oleaster, Jerome Dominican

Publication: “Maniere de trailer les playes faites par harquebuses, fleches, &c.” by Pare', Ambrose surgeon

Publication: “Council of Trent.” by Pole, Reginald cardinal (?–1558)

Publication: “The lives, heroic deeds, and sayings of Gargantua and Pantagruel.” by Rabelais, Francis a celebrated French wit

Born: Stanyhurst, Richard historian

Publication: “Petrarch,” by Tornasius, John the first of a family of eminent printers and booksellers

Publication: “Rescuing of the Romish Fox,” by Turner, William divine

Born: Turselin, Horace Jesuit

1546

Publication: “Elegantiæ Grammaticæ,” by Aben-Ezra -Hezer

Publication: “La Coltiva­?ione,” by Alamanni, Luigi poet (1475–1556)

Publication: “Bucolicorum auctores,” by Ammonius, Andrew a native of Lucca

Publication: “De revocatrone feudi alienati,” by Anania, John D' lawyer

Publication: “Collection des auteurs bucoliques,” by Anysius, Janus poet

Publication: “The true hystorie of the Christen departynge of the reverend man D. Martyne Luther, &c.” by Bale, John in Latin Baleus or Balæus

Publication: “Commeiitarii in libros quatuor instituti juris civilis,” by Baudouin, Francis in Latin Balduinus

Publication: “Novi Testament! Concordantia Grseca,” by Betuleius, Sixtus whose name in German was Birck

Born: Beyma, Julius lawyer

Born: Bigne, Marguerin De La a priest

Publication: “Bucolicorum auctorcs,” by Boccaccio, John one of the most eminent Italian poets and scholars

Died: Boccaccino, Boccaccio artist

Born: Bodley, Laurence a younger brother of sir Thonas Bodley

Born: Brahe, Tycho astronomer

Died: Calcar, John painter

Born: Chaderton, Laurence first master of Emanuel-­college

Publication: “De Abusu Uroscopirc,” by Cordus, Euricius called by Melchior Adam

Born: Desportes, Philip poet

Died: Elyot, Sir Thomas a gentleman of eminent learning in the reign of king Henry Vlil. and author of several works

Born: Gerlach, Stephen divine

Publication: “La Couronne Marguaritique,” by Maire, John Le poet

Born: Matthew, Tobias prelate

Born: Parsons, Robert in both which ways he wrote his name

Died: Pippi, Julio called more frequently Julio Romano

Born: Piscator, John divine

Born: Pistorius, John divine

Born: Querenghi, Antony poet

Born: Rhodoman, Laurence a learned German

Born: Sprangher, Bartholomew painter

Born: Sylburgius, Frederic a learned German

Born: Taliacotius, Gaspar professor of medicine and anatomy in the university of Bologna

Publication: “Oratio” by Tatian writer

Publication: “On the illustrious ecclesiastical Writers,” by Trithemius, John abbot

Publication: “Chiliades,” by Tzetzes, John a celebrated grammarian of Constantinople

Born: Vander-Linden, John Antonides a learned professor of physic at Leyden

1547

Publication: “Compendiolo di niolti dubbj segreti et sentenze intorno il Canto-fermo e figurato,” by Aaron, Pietro who flourished in the sixteenth century (1480–1550)

Publication: “Pausanias,” by Amaseo, Romulus the son of Gregory Amaseo

Died: Amboise, Michael D' writer

Publication: “Heliodorus,” by Amyot, James bishop

Publication: “Rime,” by Aragon, Tullia D' a celebrated poetess of Italy

Publication: “Dialogo deli‘ infinita d’Amore,” by Aragon, Tullia D' a celebrated poetess of Italy

Publication: “Maritime Dialogues” by Arrivabene, John Francis of a noble family of Mantua

Publication: “A treatise of moral Philosophy,” by Baldwin, William according to Wood

Born: Bales, Peter the most famous master in the art of penmanship

Born: Barneveldt, John D'Olden statesman

Died: Bectoz, Claude De daughter of a gentleman of Dauphine

Publication: “Dramata sacra,” by Betuleius, Sixtus whose name in German was Birck

Publication: “Cautelse singulares ad reorum defensam,” by Bianchi, Mark Anthony lawyer

Publication: “Tractatus de compromissis faciendis inter conjunctos, et de exceptionibus impeclientibus litis ingressum,” by Bianchi, Mark Anthony lawyer

Born: Bonifacio, John lawyer

Died: Bonner, Edmund bishop

Publication: “A Treatise on the residence of Bishops,” by Carranza, Bartholomew Dominican

Born: Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel De the author of Don Quixote

Publication: “Providentia Dei,” by Cheke, Sir John writer

Died: Cisner, Nicholas whom we have just mentioned as the editor of Cino da Pistoia’s works

Born: Emmius, Ubbo a learned professor of Groningen

Publication: “Porphyrius de abstinentia animalium,” by Felicianus, John Beunardine a native of Venice

Born: Frischlin, Nicodemus writer

Publication: “L'Anti Machiavel,” by Gentillet, Innocent lawyer

Died: Grafton, Richard historian

Died: Hall, Edward lawyer (1500–1547)

Born: Heywood, John one of the oldest English dramatic writers

Born: Hilliard, Nicholas artist

Publication: “Answer to the Lord Winchester’s book, entitled A detection of the Devil’s Sophistry, &c.” by Hooper, John prelate

Publication: “A Declaration of Christ and his office,” by Hooper, John prelate

Born: Hospinian, Ralph writer

Died: Leland, John antiquary

Born: Lipsius, Justus critic

Born: Manutius, Aldus the younger

Publication: “Laus Asini,” by Mexia, Peter historian

Publication: “Observationes in loca obscura et depravata Hist. Nat. C. Plinii, cum retractationibus quorundam locorum Geographiae Pomponii Melae, locisque aliis non paucis in diversis utriusque linguae authoribus castigatis et exposuis,” by Nunez, Ferdinand one of the restorers of literature in Spain

Publication: “Rime” by Parabosco, Jerome writer

Died: Perino Del Vaga, Otherwise Pierino Buonaccorsi one of the most distinguished scholars and assistants of Raphael in the Vatican

Died: Piombo, Sebastian Del was called also Venetiano

Publication: “Clavis absconditorum a, constitutione ixmndi,” by Postel, William a very ingenious but visionary man

Died: Sabinus, George whose family name was Schalter (?–1560)

Died: Schoner, John mathematician

Born: Snell, Rodolph philosopher

Publication: “Andria” by Stephanus, Francis was employed in printing with his step-father de Colines

Publication: “Dante,” by Tornasius, John the first of a family of eminent printers and booksellers

Publication: “Les Marguerites des Marguerites de la reine de Navarre,” by Tornasius, John the first of a family of eminent printers and booksellers

Died: Vatablus, Francis, scholar

Born: Whitaker, William one of the most eminent divines of the sixteenth century (?–1595)

Died: Wilson, Florence known in his own time

1548

Publication: “De Urinis Hbri septem.” by Actuarius, John

Publication: “A Christian Introduction for youth, containing the principles of our faith and religion,” by Alen, Edmond a native of Norfolk

Publication: “Decisiones physionomicae,” by Apono, Peter astrologer

Publication: “A godly Medytacyon of the Christen Soule, from the French of Margaret queen of Navarre,” by Bale, John in Latin Baleus or Balæus

Publication: “Poemata juvenilia,” by Beza, Theodore one of the chief promoters of the Reformation

Publication: “De ratione communi omnium linguarum et litterarum commentarius,” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Born: Bocchi, Francis one of the most voluminous writers of Florence

Publication: “Primitiae,” by Bradford, John queen

Died: Buchanan, George historian

Publication: “Discorsi Piacevoli,” by Calmo, Andrew who was born at Venice about the year 1510

Born: Candido, Peter artist

Died: Capilupi, Camillus a native of Mantua

Publication: “Contradicentium Medicorum libri duo,” by Cardan, Jerom physician

Died: Cortez, Gregory cardinal

Publication: “Carmina quinque poetarum,” by Cotta, John poet

Born: Craig, Sir Thomas was born at Edinburgh in 1548

Died: Fagius, Paul whose German name was Buchlein

Publication: “Bibliotheca.” by Gesner, Conrad scholar

Publication: “Common Prayer Book” by Goodrich, Thomas prelate

Publication: “The Union of the Houses of York and Lancaster,” by Hall, Edward lawyer (1500–1547)

Publication: “Atticae linguae interpres facilis, disertus, aptus.” by Harpsfeld, Nicholas was born in London

Died: Hotman, Fuancis in Latin Hototnanus

Publication: “Lexicon Graeco-Latinum,” by Junius, Adrian a learned Hollander

Publication: “Paraphrase on St. Mark,” by Kay, Thomas the antagonist of Dr

Publication: “An^lorum Regum Chronices Epitome,” by Lily, William an eminent English grammarian (?–1523)

Born: Marcilius, Theodora critic

Born: Pareus, David divine

Died: Placentinus, Peter is said to have been the real name of a German author

Born: Procaccini, Julius Cæsar artist

Publication: “The Urinal of Physic, and the Judicial of Urines,” by Recorde, Robert mathematician

Publication: “A declaration of the twelve articles of the Christen faythe, &c.” by Regius, Urban a name he thought proper to change

Publication: “The Olde Learnyng and the New compared, &c.” by Regius, Urban a name he thought proper to change

Publication: “Epistola exhortatoria missa ad Nobilitatem ac Plebem universumque populum regni Scotiae, Lond.” by Seymour, Edward duke of Somerset

Publication: “Institutiones Chris, tiana?,” by Soto, Peter but more connected with this country

Born: Sparke, Thomas divine

Born: Suarez, Francis Jesuit

Publication: “Names of Herbes, in Greek, Latin, English, Dutch and French,” by Turner, William divine

Born: Van Mander, Charles artist

1549

Publication: “Alciati’s emblems translated,” by Aneau, Bartholomew a man of eminent learning in the sixteenth (1515–1565)

Publication: “Geomantia,” by Apono, Peter astrologer

Publication: “The Canticles or Balades of Solomon, phraselyke declared in English metres,” by Baldwin, William according to Wood

Publication: “A Dialogue or Communycacyon to be had at a table between two chyldren gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, by John Bale for his two yonge sonnes, Johan acid Paule,” by Bale, John in Latin Baleus or Balæus

Publication: “Gemma Ecclesiastica,” by Barry, Girald usually called Giraldus Cambren­sis

Publication: “Trium poetarurn elegantissimorum, Porcelii, Basinii, et Trebanii Opuscula nunc primum edita,” by Basin of Parma

Publication: “Cynogeticon,” by Bodin, John lawyer

Died: Bomberg, Daniel a celebrated printer of the sixteenth century

Born: Broughton, Hugh divine

Publication: “De omnibus totius Germanise Episcopatibus Epitome, &c.” by Bruschius, Caspar historian and poet

Died: Calvin, John one of the chief reformers of the church (?–1564)

Publication: “Moriae Encomium,” by Chaloner, Sir Thomas a gallant soldier

Died: Chamber, John physician

Publication: “The true subject to the rebel*” by Cheke, Sir John writer

Publication: “De actis et scriptis Lutheri,” by Cochlæus, John a native of Nuremberg

Born: Coke, Sir Edward lord chief-justice of England

Died: Colocci, Angelo in Latin Angelus Colotius

Publication: “The second volume of the Paraphrase ef Erasmus on the New Testament,” by Coverdale, Miles bishop (?–1568)

Publication: “An Oration at the conclusion of the same;” by Cox, Richard bishop (?–1581)

Born: Craig, Nicholas Cragius

Publication: “Rime Maritime,” by Franco, Nicolas poet

Born: Garzoni, Thomas writer

Publication: “La Circe,” by Gelli, John Baptist writer

Born: Gibbons, Richard Jesuit

Born: Godefroi, Denys lawyer

Born: Gorlæus, Abraham antiquary

Publication: “Lesson of the Incarnation of Christ,” by Hooper, John prelate

Died: Hospital, Michel De L' chancellor of France

Publication: “Concordia Evangelica,” by Jansenius, Cornelius prelate (?–1576)

Publication: “Scholia in Jatropologiam,” by Ingrassias, Jon Philip physician

Died: Major, John divine

Born: Mornay, Philip De lord of Plessis Marly

Publication: “Apostolicae Institutiones in parvum libellum collectse.” by Nogarola, Lewis a learned Italian

Publication: “Loci Theologici,” by Perion, Joachim a learned doctor of the Sorbonne

Publication: “The Long Way,” by Pisan, Christina De an Italian by birth

Publication: “Targum of Jonathan, son of Uziel, on Jeremiah,” by Quinquarboreus or

Born: Rainolds, John one of the most learned and eminent divines of the sixteenth century

Publication: “The Ground of Arts, teaching the perfect worke and practice of Arithmeticke, both in whole numbers and fractions, after a more easie and exact forme then in former time hath beene set forth,” by Recorde, Robert mathematician

Born: Savile, Sir Henry a most learned man

Died: Sternhold, Thomas poet

Born: Tabourot, Stephen a French author

Publication: “The History of Italy,” by Thomas, Wilmam writer

Publication: “Of the vanity of the World,” by Thomas, Wilmam writer

Born: Ziegler, James philosopher