WORDS: events in and around 1550

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1550

Publication: “Enumeratio u fisci,” by Afflitto, Matthew lawyer

Publication: “Descrizione di tutta l'Italia,” by Alberti, Leander adominican and provincial of his order

Died: Alciati, Andrew lawyer

Died: Amberger, Christopher painter

Born: Anthony, Dr. Francis a noted empiric and chemist in the latter end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth centuries

Born: Arnauld, Anthony eldest son of Anthony Arnauld

Born: Aubigne, Theodore Agrippa D' a very celebrated French Protestant

Publication: “Defenses touchant son Ortographc Francoise centre les censures et calomnies de Glaumalis,” by Autels, William Des poet

Publication: “The Predestination and Election of God;” by Bacon, Lady Anne the second daughter of sir Anthony Cooke

Publication: “A treatise concerning Justification,” by Balnaves, Henry one of the promoters of the reformation in Scotland

Publication: “Hecuba” by Bayf, Lazarus De father to the above

Publication: “Prima Rudimenta in linguam Hebraicam,” by Baynes, Ralph prelate

Died: Bellenden, Sir writer

Died: Berauld, Nicholas was born at Orleans in 1475

Died: Berengarius, James physician and anatomist (1490–?)

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

Publication: “Ephemeris Historica,” by Beuther, Michael writer

Publication: “Tragedie Franchise du Sacrifice d' Abraham,” by Beza, Theodore one of the chief promoters of the Reformation

Publication: “Quomodo oporteat legere sacras scripturas, praescriptiones Apostolorum, Prophetarum, &c.” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Died: Bless, Henry painter

Born: Bond, John a celebrated commentator and grammarian

Died: Bourbon, Nicholas poet

Publication: “Though thou couldst not feed the flock with fine cakes and white bread, yet should thou satisfy them with barley-bread.” by Bradford, John queen

Born: Brill, Matthew artist

Died: Bryan, Sir Francis poet

Publication: “Epistolarum miscellanearum, libri decem,” by Campegio, Lawrence cardinal

Publication: “Historia aliquot nostri saeculi Martyrum, cum pia, turn lectu jucunda, nuuqua.ni antehac typis excusa,” by Chauncy, Maurice whose name we find sometimes spelt Chamney

Died: Cœck, Peter called likewise P. Van Aelst

Publication: “Annalium libri Sex,” by Craig, Nicholas Cragius

Born: Cremonini, Caesar professor of philosophy at Fer*ara and at Padua

Publication: “Epigrams,” by Crowley, Robert divine and poet

Publication: “De amplitudine bead regni Dei,” by Curio, Cœlius Secundus of Piemont

Born: Drusius, John critic

Publication: “Calendarium Historicum,” by Eberus, Paul one of the early reformers

Publication: “Commentaries upon Homer” by Eustathius critic

Publication: “Roma,” by Fabricius, George a learned German

Died: Ferrari, Gaudenzio artist

Born: Fitzherbert, Nicholas grandson also to sir Anthony Fitzherbert

Publication: “In Topica Ciceronis paraphrasis et scholia,” by Fox Morzillo, Sebastian a learned Spaniard

Died: Gambara, Veronica an Italian poetess

Born: Gentilis, Albericds an eminent civilian at Oxford

Publication: “Historia Francisci Spira?, cui anno 1548, familiaris aderat, secundum quae ipse viclit & audivit,” by Gribaldus, Matthew surnamed Mofa

Publication: “Latin Bible,” by Gryphius, Sebastian a celebrated printer of Lyons

Born: Guidiccioni, John poet

Born: Haræus, Francis divine

Publication: “Sermons on Jonas,” by Hooper, John prelate

Publication: “A godly confession and protestation of the Christian Faith,” by Hooper, John prelate

Publication: “Declaration pf the ten holy Commandments,” by Hooper, John prelate

Born: Hunnius, Giles divine

Publication: “Concio in templo B. M. Virginis,” by Jewel, John prelate

Born: Lemos, Thomas De Dominican

Born: Leschassier, James lawyer

Born: Maintenon, Madam De a very extraordinary French lady

Publication: “Tables of the Chaldee Grammar,” by Mercier, John Le a celebrated philologer

Publication: “Universal Cosmography,” by Munster, Sebastian divine

Born: Napier, John baron of Merchiston in Scotland

Died: Niphus, Augustine, a learned Italian

Born: Pacius, Juuus lawyer

Born: Pulzone, Scipio of Gaeta

Born: Rosinus, John in German Roszfelit

Born: Sadeler, John the first of a family of distinguished engravers

Died: Sainte-Marthe in Latin Sammartbanus

Born: Scamozzi, Vincent architect

Publication: “L‘Etica d’Aristotele, tradotta in volga Fiorentino,” by Segni, Bernard writer

Publication: “A spirituall and most precious pearl, teaching all men to love and embrace the cross, as a most sweet and necessary thing,” by Seymour, Edward duke of Somerset

Born: Smith, Henry divine

Publication: “Commentaries on the Epistle to the Romans,” by Soto, Dominic Dominican

Born: Stenwyck, Henry called The Old

Publication: “The principal rules of the Italian Grammar, with a dictionary for the better understanding of Boccacce, Petrarch, and Dante,” by Thomas, Wilmam writer

Born: Ursus, Nicolas Raimarus writer (?–1589)

1551

Born: Acernus, Sebastian Fabian a native of Poland

Born: Amboise, Francis D' lived in the latter end of the sixteenth

Publication: “De Institution^ Historic Universae,” by Baudouin, Francis in Latin Balduinus

Publication: “Histoire des Poissons,” by Belon, Peter of the faculty of Paris

Publication: “Le Siecle d'or,” by Berenger De La Tour poet

Publication: “Amplior consideratio decreti synodalis Trident, de authent. doct. eccl. Dei, &c.” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Publication: “De ratione temp. Christ. c. liber,” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Publication: “Evangelica historia,” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Publication: “Monasteriorum Germanise prsecipuorum, &c. Centuria Prima,” by Bruschius, Caspar historian and poet

Died: Bucer, Martin an eminent German reformer

Born: Camden, William one of the most eminent English antiquaries

Born: Canaye, Philip De La seigneur du Fresne

Publication: “Commentaries on St. Paul’s,” by Catharinus, Ambrose divine

Publication: “De obitu doctissimi et sanctissimi Theologi domini Martini Buceri, &c. Epistolae duse,” by Cheke, Sir John writer

Publication: “Oratio de utilitate et excellentia Verbi Dei,” by Cockburn, Patrick professor of the Oriental languages at Paris

Publication: “Sentences extraictes de la Saincte Escriture pour Tinstruction des Enfans,” by Cordier, Mathurin in Latin Corderius

Publication: “An Answer by the reverend father in God, Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan, unto a crafty and sophistical caviilation, devised by Stephen Gardiner, doctor of law, late bishop of Winchester, against the true and godly doctrine of the most Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ. Wherein is also, as occasion serveth, answered such places of the book of Dr. Richard Smith, as may seem any thing worthy the answering. Also a true Copy of the book written, and in open court delivered by Dr. Stephen Gardiner, not one word added or diminished, but faithfully in all points agreeing with the original,” by Cranmer, Thomas archbishop

Born: Delrio, Martin Antony Jesuit

Publication: “Commentaries upon the Epistles of St. James, St. Peter, and the first Epistle of St. John,” by Folengio, John Baptist was born at Mantua in 1490

Publication: “De Christo Triumphante,” by Fox, John divine

Publication: “Le Lettioni iiell' Academia Fiorentina,” by Gelli, John Baptist writer

Born: Germon, Anastasius lawyer

Died: Grey, Lady Jane was an illustrious personage of the blood royal of England by both parents: her grandmother on her father’s side

Born: Helmich, Werner divine

Publication: “The Judgment of Urines,” by Lhuyd, Humphrey antiquary

Died: Mæstlinus, Michael astronomer

Publication: “Agricultura sacra,” by Naogeorge, Thomas divine

Publication: “Hieremias Tragedia,” by Naogeorge, Thomas divine

Died: Nowell, Alexander divine (?–1602)

Publication: “Oracolo,” by Parabosco, Jerome writer

Born: Portus, Æmilius was born in 1551

Publication: “Targum in Osean, Joelem, Amosum,” by Quinquarboreus or

Publication: “The Pathway to Knowledge, containing the first principles of Geometric, as they may moste aptly be applied unto practise, bothe for use of Instrumentes Geometricall and Astronomicall, and also for projection of Plattes much necessary for all sortes of men,” by Recorde, Robert mathematician

Publication: “The Castle of Knowledge, containing the Explication of the Sphere bothe Celestiall and Materiall, and divers other things incident thereto. With sundry pleasaunt proofes and certaine newe demonstrations not written before in any vulgare woorkes,” by Recorde, Robert mathematician

Died: Redman, John one of the most learned divines of his time

Publication: “Prutenicse Tabulae Ccelestiurn Motuum,” by Reinhold, Erasmus astronomer

Publication: “Ephemerides,” by Rheticus, George Joachim astronomer

Publication: “De Vita et victu populi Romani sub Imperatoribus,” by Robortello, Francis critic

Publication: “Instrumentum Impedimentorum Luna3.” by Schoner, John mathematician

Died: Seymour, Edward duke of Somerset

Publication: “Certayne chapters of the Proverbs of Solomon drawen into metre,” by Sternhold, Thomas poet

Publication: “Rerum Germanicarum libri tres,” by Sturmius, John the Cicero of Germany

Publication: “Translation of Cato’s speech, and Valerius’s answer, from the 4th decade of Li vy,” by Thomas, Wilmam writer

Publication: “A preservative, or triacle against the Poison of Pelagius, lately renewed and stirred up again, by the furious secc of the anabaptists,” by Turner, William divine

Publication: “New Herbal,” by Turner, William divine

Publication: “Paraphrase on the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles,” by Udal, Nicholas an eminent schoolmaster of the sixteenth century

Died: Vadianus, Joachim in German Von Watte

Publication: “The rule of Reason, containing the art of Logic,” by Wilson, Thomas divine

1552

Publication: “Epigrammata,” by Aglionby, Edward educated at Eton

Publication: “Brevis et dilucida de Sacramentis ecclesiae Christi tractatio in qua fons ipse et ratio totius sacramentariae nostri temporis controversies, paucis exponitur,” by A Lasco, John A Lasco (1499–?)

Born: Alberti, Cherubino, Borghegiano painter

Died: Alberti, Leander adominican and provincial of his order

Died: Amaseo, Romulus the son of Gregory Amaseo

Publication: “Picta poesis,” by Aneau, Bartholomew a man of eminent learning in the sixteenth (1515–1565)

Died: Antimachus, Mark-Antony one of the most celebrated Greek professors in Italy in the Sixteenth century

Died: Apian, Peter called in German Brenkwitz

Publication: “Decadas d'Asia,” by Barros, John historian

Publication: “Sermo divin, majest. voce pronunciatus, seu Comment, in Decalog. et Sermon. Dom. in monte Sinai,” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Publication: “Vita B. Marci evangelists,” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Publication: “Querela Oxoniensis Academise ad Cantabrigiam,” by Calfhill, James divine

Publication: “Enarrationes in Genesim,” by Catharinus, Ambrose divine

Born: Chamberlain, John esq. was born about the middle of January 1552

Died: Chambers, David historian

Publication: “Abridgment of the History of Scotland, France, and Ireland.” by Chambers, David historian

Born: Chiabrera, Gabrielo poet

Died: Cochlæus, John a native of Nuremberg

Publication: “De vulgari Sacrae Scriptura? phrasi,” by Cockburn, Patrick professor of the Oriental languages at Paris

Publication: “Confutatio cavillationum, quibus sacrosanctum Eucharistiae Sacramentum ab impiis Capernaitis impeti soiet.” by Cranmer, Thomas archbishop

Born: Croix Du Maine, Francis De Grude' La was born in the province of Maine in 1552

Publication: “Frugum Histona,” by Dodoens, Rembert botanist

Publication: “I martiii, cive Raggionamenti fatti a i marmi di Fiorenza,” by Doni, Anthony Francis a Florentine

Publication: “Oecumenius in Acta et Epistolas Catholicas,” by Felicianus, John Beunardine a native of Venice

Died: Ferreti, Æminus in Latin Ferrettus

Born: Fitzherbert, Thomas grandson of sir Anthony

Born: Forman, Simon astrologer (?–1611)

Publication: “De doctrina promiscua,” by Galeoti, Martio was born at Narni

Died: Giraldi, Lilio Gregokio in Latin Gy raid us

Died: Gonzaga, Lucretia a lady of the sixteenth century

Died: Hedio, Caspar one of the early reformers

Died: Jovius, Paul historian

Born: Ley, Sir James lawyer

Publication: “Aphorismi Hippocratis hexametro carmine conscripti,” by Luisinus, Louis physician

Born: Lyserus, Polycarp a learned Protestant theologian

Publication: “On the Cure of Gun-shot Wounds,” by Maggi, Jerome an ingenious and learned man of the sixteenth century

Died: Mexia, Peter historian

Died: Meyer, James historian

Died: Munster, Sebastian divine

Publication: “Catenx upon the Psalms and Canticles,” by Nicetas, Surnamed Serron deacon of the church of Constantinople

Publication: “De Nili ipcremento dialogus,” by Nogarola, Lewis a learned Italian

Publication: “Platoni cæ Plutarchi questiones;” by Nogarola, Lewis a learned Italian

Publication: “A Treatise de fardemens & de senteurs,” by Nostradamus, Michel astrologer

Died: Osiander, Andrew divine

Publication: “Orationum, lib, 3,” by Palearius, Aonlus writer

Publication: “Epigrammata in mortem duorum fratrum Suffolciensium, Caroli et Henrici Brandon,” by Parkhurst, John prelate

Publication: “The Morality of Nobles,” by Piccolomini, Alexander archbishop

Born: Powell, David divine

Born: Ralegh, Sir Walter or'Rawlegh

Publication: “Carolina in mortem duonim fratrum Suffolciensium, Henrici et Caroli Brandon,” by Renniger, Michael or

Born: Ricci, Matthew Jesuit

Born: Sarpi, Paul usually called in England

Born: Schott, Andrew a very learned German

Born: Septalius, Louis physician

Publication: “Ad censuras Theologorum Parisiensium quibus Biblia a Roberto Stephano excusa calumniose notarunr, responsio,” by Stephanus, Robert the most celebrated printer of this family

Publication: “Abrege de l'Histoire des vicomtes et dues de Milan,” by Stephanus, Charles and third son of Henry

Born: Villalpando, John Baptist Jesuit

Publication: “Epistola de vita et obita duorum fratrum SufFolciensium, HenricietCaroli Brandon,” by Wilson, Thomas divine

Publication: “De Differentiis Animaiium, lib. X.” by Wotton, Edward physician

Died: Xavier, St. Francis commonly called the Apostle of the Indies

1553

Publication: “DeBalneis,” by Abengnefit

Publication: “Biblia en lengua Espagnola, traduzida palabra por palabra de la verdad Hebraica, por mui excel lentes letrados, en Ferrara,” by Abraham, Usque a Portuguese Jew

Died: Æpinus, John a fellow-labourer with Luther in promoting the Reformation

Publication: “Trattato di scientia d'Arme, con un Dialogo di Filoofia,” by Agrippa, Camille architect

Publication: “De Immunitate ecclesiarum,” by Albani, John Jerome born in 1504

Publication: “De Balneis omnibus quae extant apud Graecos et Arabes,” by Alcadinus the son of Garsia

Born: Alpini, Prospero botanist

Publication: “Enarrationes in Dioscoridem,” by Amatus, John Roderigo Amato physician

Publication: “Rhetoricorum Aristotelis, necnon paraphrasis Hermogenis tabulae, a D. A. collectos,” by Atanagi, Dennis a native of Cagli

Born: Baldi, Bernard born at Urbino in the year 1553

Publication: “The vocacyon of Johan Bale to the Bishoprick of Ossorie in Ireland, his persecucions in the same, and final deliveraunce,” by Bale, John in Latin Baleus or Balæus

Publication: “A dialogue describing these Lutheran factions, and many of their abuses,” by Barlowe, William bishop

Publication: “De Arboribus coniferis,” by Belon, Peter of the faculty of Paris

Publication: “Epitome illustriumjurisconsultorum,” by Benavidio, Mark in Latin Marcus Mantua Benavidius

Born: Beni, Paul professor of eloquence in the university of Padua

Publication: “Temporum a condito mundo usque ad ultim. ipsiiis aetat. supputatio,” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Publication: “De fatis monarchic Romance, somnium, vaticinium Esdrse,” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Born: Bishop, William vicar apostolical in England

Died: Bonefacio called Veneziano

Born: Boscoli, Andrea painter

Publication: “Sermon of Repentance,” by Bradford, John queen

Publication: “Meditations,” by Bradford, John queen

Born: Browne, Sir Anthony an English judge

Publication: “Le Giocose moderne, e facetissime Egloghe Pastorali,” by Calmo, Andrew who was born at Venice about the year 1510

Born: Calvart, Denis artist

Died: Catharinus, Ambrose divine

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

Publication: “Austria, sive Commentarius de rebus Austrice Marchionum, Ducum, &c.” by Cuspinian, John whose German name was Speishammer

Publication: “Commentarius in Sexti Rufi libellum de regia, consulari, imperialique dignitate, &c.” by Cuspinian, John whose German name was Speishammer

Publication: “Herbarium Belgicum” by Dodoens, Rembert botanist

Publication: “De Balneis,” by Donde, James physician

Died: Dubraw, John bishop

Died: Dudley, John baron of Maipas

Died: Egnazio, Batista a learned Italian

Born: Erdeswicke, Sampson antiquary

Publication: “Opera Juridica” by Ferreti, Æminus in Latin Ferrettus

Born: Hakluyt, Richard historian

Publication: “Concio ad clerum,” by Harpsfeld, John dean

Publication: “A Play of the Weather, called, A new and a very merry Interlude of Weathers,” by Heywood, John one of the oldest English dramatic writers

Publication: “Homily to be read in the time of pestilence,” by Hooper, John prelate

Born: Hutter, Elias divine

Died: Joy, John one of the early promoters of the reformation

Publication: “De Tumoribus practer naturam,” by Ingrassias, Jon Philip physician

Born: Lilly, John writer

Publication: “The Historic and Testament of Squire Meldrum.” by Lindsay, Sir David poet

Died: Mary queen (?–1558)

Born: Molina, Lewis born of a noble family at Cuenca

Publication: “Regnum papisticum,” by Naogeorge, Thomas divine

Publication: “Erotema Grascae Linguae, cum proefatione Philippi Melanchthonis de utilitate Grsecae linguse,” by Neander, Michael one of the most learned men of the sixteenth century

Publication: “Synesius de Insomniis,” by Nicephorus, Gregoras historian

Died: Nunez, Ferdinand one of the restorers of literature in Spain

Publication: “Les tres-marveilieuseS victoires des Femmes du Nouveau Monde, et comme elles doivent par raison a tout le monde commander, et me' me a; eeux qui auront la monarchic du Monde viel,” by Postel, William a very ingenious but visionary man

Publication: “King Edward’s Catechism,” by Poynet, John bishop

Died: Rabelais, Francis a celebrated French wit

Died: Reinhold, Erasmus astronomer

Born: Sanchez, Gaspar Jesuit

Born: Spenser, Edmund poet (?–1599)

Died: Staunford, Sir William lawyer

Publication: “Catonis Disticha Moralia,” by Taverner, Richard a pious layman of the reigns of Henry VIII

Born: Thou, James Augustus historian

Publication: “Diacosio-martyrion, sive ducentorum virorum testimonia de veritate corporis et sanguinis Christi in eucharista, adversus Petrum Martyrem,” by White, John bishop

Publication: “The art of Rhetoric,” by Wilson, Thomas divine

1554

Publication: “Methodi Medendi libri Sex,” by Actuarius, John

Publication: “De Peste,” by Agricola, George physician

Born: Alcazar Alçazar

Publication: “Methodus Medendi,” by Alexandrini De Neustain, Julius was born at Trente

Publication: “Diodorus Siculus,” by Amyot, James bishop

Publication: “Life of Ludovico Catti,” by Angeli, Bonaventure historian

Born: Bachovius, Reiner was born at Cologne in 1554

Died: Betuleius, Sixtus whose name in German was Birck

Publication: “De haereticis a civili magistratu puniendis sub Oliva Rob. Stephani,” by Beza, Theodore one of the chief promoters of the Reformation

Born: Bongars, James scholar

Born: Bonnefons, John poet

Born: Brandt, John a learned philologer

Born: Brill, Paul artist

Born: Bronchorst, Everard was born at Daventer in 1554

Died: Brucioli, Anthony writer

Publication: “Opuscula Elisii Calentii, poetae clarissimi;” by Calentius, Elisius poet

Publication: “Institutiones linguarum Syriacte, Assyriacae, et Thalmudicae, una cum jEthiopicae et Arabics collatione,” by Caninius, Angelus scholar

Publication: “Leo de apparatu bellico,” by Cheke, Sir John writer

Publication: “Disputation with archbishop Cranmer and bishop Ridley at Oxford,” by Cole, Henry a person of considerable learning in the sixteenth century

Died: Cortes, Ferdinand a Spanish commander

Born: Cowell, Dr. John a learned and eminent civilian

Born: Dalton, Michael lawyer

Born: Dandini, Jerome Jesuit

Publication: “Trattato dello strumento, e della via inventrice degli antichi,” by Erizzo, Sebastian writer

Publication: “Consilia, sive responsa juris,” by Everard, Nicholas lawyer

Born: Farinaccio, Prosper lawyer

Born: Faunt, Arthur Jesuit

Publication: “Hvpocrisis,” by Foulon, William poet

Publication: “Acolastus” by Foulon, William poet

Publication: “The History of the Acts and Monuments of the Church.” by Fox, John divine

Publication: “Commentarii rerum in Ecclesia gestarum,” by Fox, John divine

Publication: “De naturae philosophise seu de Platonis et Aristotelis consensione, libri quinque,” by Fox Morzillo, Sebastian a learned Spaniard

Publication: “Compendium Ethices, &c.” by Fox Morzillo, Sebastian a learned Spaniard

Publication: “In Platonis Timaeum seu de universo commentarius,” by Fox Morzillo, Sebastian a learned Spaniard

Died: Goodrich, Thomas prelate

Born: Gosson, Stephen divine and poet

Publication: “Liber quartus Ecclesiasticarum Cantionum quatuor vocum vulgo Motetae vocant,” by Goudimel, Claude one of the early and most celebrated composers of music to the metrical French translations of the psalms for the use of the protestants

Born: Greville, Fulk lord Brooke

Publication: “Homilies,” by Harpsfeld, John dean

Died: Holbein, John painter

Born: Hooker, Richard divine

Died: Howard, Thomas earl of Surrey

Died: Junius, Adrian a learned Hollander

Publication: “A faithful admonition to the Professors of the Gospel of Christ within the Kingdom of England,” by Knox, John the chief instrument and promoter of the reformation in Scotland (?–1572)

Died: Landus, Bassianus physician

Publication: “Medicinalium Epistolarum Miscellanea,” by Langius, John physician

Publication: “A History of Sweden,” by Magnus, John archbishop

Publication: “Apostolicae Institutiones.” by Nogarola, Lewis a learned Italian

Born: Orlandini, Nicholas Jesuit

Publication: “Vera Expositio Disputationis institute mandate D. Mame reginae Ang. &c. in Synodo Ecclesiastico, Londini, in comitiis regni ad 18 Oct. anno 1553;” by Philpot, John divine

Publication: “I Romanzi in quali della poesia e della vita d'Ariosto si tratta,” by Pigna, John Baptist historian

Died: Razzi, Giantonio, Called Il Soddoma was born at Vercelli

Publication: “Letter to the professors of Christ’s Gospel, in the parish of Allhallows in Breadstreet,” by Sampson, Thomas divine

Born: Sidney, Philip a very accomplished English gentleman (?–1586)

Publication: “Dictionarium Latino-Graecum,” by Stephanus, Charles and third son of Henry

Publication: “Preedium rusticum, &c.” by Stephanus, Charles and third son of Henry

Publication: “Cosmographie de Levant,” by Thevet, Andrew writer

Publication: “De Veritate Corporis & Sanguinis Domini in Eucharistia,” by Tunstall, Cuthbert a very learned

Publication: “Compendium in decem Libros Ethicorum Aristotelis,” by Tunstall, Cuthbert a very learned

Born: Vere, Francis a brave English commander

Publication: “Two Sermons before queen Mary, on the real presence and sacrifice of the mass,” by Watson, Thomas prelate

1555

Died: Agricola, George physician

Died: Aldrich, Robert bishop

Born: Andrews, Lancelot divine

Born: Arndt, John divine

Publication: “Le Rime,” by Arnigio, Bartholomew physician

Publication: “The institution of a Christian Prince, translated from the Greek of Synesius, bishop of Syrene, with an oration concerning the True Nobility, translated from the Greek of Phiio Judseus,” by Auge, Daniel D' in Latin Augentius

Publication: “Orthodoxographa,” by Basinge, John more commonly known by the name of Basingstochius

Publication: “Paraphrase de l‘Astrolabe, avec une amplification de l’usage de l'astrolabe,” by Bassantin, James astronomer

Publication: “Histoire de la nature des Oiseaux,” by Belon, Peter of the faculty of Paris

Publication: “De la nature et diversity des Poissons,” by Belon, Peter of the faculty of Paris

Died: Bernardi Del Castel Bolognese, John so called from Castel Bolognese in the Romania

Born: Beumler, Mark a learned minister of the reformed church

Publication: “De summa Trinitate et fide catholica, &c.” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Publication: “De Mysteriis salutiferse passionis et mortis Jesu Messia?, libri tres,” by Bibliander, Theodore divine

Publication: “Symbolicaruin qusestionum de universo genere, quas serio ludebat, libri V. BononiiR, in scdibus Bocchianue,” by Bocchi, Achilles scholar

Born: Boch, John poet

Born: Bonciarius, Mark Anthony poet

Born: Bottoni, Albertino physician

Died: Brasavola, Antonius Musa physician

Born: Caracci, Lewis, Augustine, And Hannibal were celebrated painters of the Lombard school

Born: Carew, Ilichard author of the Survey of Cornwal

Publication: “Trattati sopra gli ottirni reggimenti dellaRepubliche antiche e moderne,” by Cavalcanti, Bartholomew writer

Died: Clarius, Isidorus one of the most learned divines in the sixteenth century

Publication: “In orationem dominicam pia meditatio,” by Cockburn, Patrick professor of the Oriental languages at Paris

Publication: “Les Combats du fidele Papiste, contre l'Apostat Antipapiste,” by Desire', Arthur a fanatical priest

Publication: “De Compositione Medicamentorum,” by Dessenius, Bernard physician

Born: Doddridge, Sin John lawyer

Died: Finæus, Orontius in French Finé

Born: Fonte-Moderata is the assumed name of a celebrated Venetian lady

Born: Fowler, John a celebrated English printer

Born: Garnet, Henry a person memorable in English history for having been privy to the celebrated conspiracy called “The Gunpowder Plot

Publication: “The Gunpowder Plot,” by Garnet, Henry a person memorable in English history for having been privy to the celebrated conspiracy called “The Gunpowder Plot

Died: Gemma, Reinier sometimes called Gemma Frisius

Publication: “De raris et admirandis herbis, quse sive quod noctu luceant, sive alias ob causas, Lunariae nominantur,” by Gesner, Conrad scholar

Died: Gilles, Peter scholar

Died: Jonas, Justus divine

Born: Kelley a famous English alchymist

Publication: “Hebrew Roots,” by Kimchi, David rabbi

Died: Lazius, Wolfgang historian

Died: Magnus, Olaus brother of the former

Died: Majoragius, Mark Antony so named from a village in the territory of Milan

Born: Malherbe, Francis De poet

Publication: “Acts and Monuments” by Martin, Thomas an eminent civilian

Died: Nardi, James historian

Publication: “Refranes, o Proverbios en Romance,” by Nunez, Ferdinand one of the restorers of literature in Spain

Publication: “Dialogue de POrtografe e prononciacion Frangoase,” by Pelletier, Jaques physician

Publication: “Opus de justificatione,” by Redman, John one of the most learned divines of his time

Publication: “Brief declaration of the Lord’s Supper,” by Ridley, Nicholas prelate

Born: Rollock, Robert the first principal of the college of Edinburgh

Born: Serarius, Nicholas Jesuit

Died: Sleidan, John historian (?–1556)

Born: Speed, John historian

Died: Sturmius, James a German of great learning

Born: Tempesta, Antonio painter

Publication: “Contra impios Blasphematores Dei praedestinationis,” by Tunstall, Cuthbert a very learned

Publication: “A new book of spiritual physic for divers diseases,” by Turner, William divine

Died: Vergil, Polydore writer

Publication: “Discourses on the Medals of the Ancients,” by Vico, Eneas a skilful medallist of the sixteenth century

Died: Wotton, Edward physician

1556

Publication: “L‘Histoire de la Guerre d’Escosse,” by Abercromby, Patrick historian

Born: Achen, John Van painter

Publication: “Actuarii opera,” by Actuarius, John

Died: Altomari, Donato Antonio Ab philosopher

Died: Ayala, Gabriel physician

Publication: “Louange du Bal aux Dames,” by Berenger De La Tour poet

Born: Boccalini, Trajan a satirical wit

Born: Briggs, Henry one of the greatest mathematicians in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Died: Browne, George bishop

Born: Calvisius, Sethus a learned German chronologist

Died: Carpi, Girolamo De artist

Died: Casa, John De La writer

Born: Cesi, Bartholomew artist

Publication: “Religion and Castrametation of the ancient Romans,” by Choul, William Du a gentleman of Lyons

Died: David, George a most extraordinary fanatic

Publication: “Tectonicum; briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedy reckoning of all manner of lands, squares, timber, stones, steeples,” by Digges, Leonard mathematician (1515–1559)

Publication: “Chronicon Turcicum” by Esperiente, Philip Callimachus historian

Died: Forster, John divine

Publication: “De Demonstratione,” by Fox Morzillo, Sebastian a learned Spaniard

Died: Gresham, Sir Thomas descended of an ancient family distinguished by many honourable persons (?–1579)

Died: Gryphius, Sebastian a celebrated printer of Lyons

Born: Hoeschelius, David a learned German

Born: Howson, John bishop

Publication: “The Dial of Agues,” by Jones, John writer

Publication: “J. Caii Britanni Opera aliquot et Versiones, partim jam nata, partim recognita atque aucta.” by Kaye, John physician

Publication: “A Letter to Queen Mary, Regent of Scotland,” by Knox, John the chief instrument and promoter of the reformation in Scotland (?–1572)

Born: Lubbert, Sibrand divine

Born: Lubin, Eilhard one of the most learned protestants of his time

Publication: “Rime,” by Martelli, Lewis poet

Died: Morysin, Sir Richard statesman

Publication: “Linguae Hebreae Erotemata, cum veterurn Rabbinorurn testimoniis de Christo, apophthegmatibus veterum Hebreeorum et notitia de Talmude, Cabbala, &c.” by Neander, Michael one of the most learned men of the sixteenth century

Publication: “Aristologia Pindarica Graeco-Latina, et Sententiae novem Lyricorum,” by Neander, Michael one of the most learned men of the sixteenth century

Publication: “Anthologicum Graeco-Latinum,” by Neander, Michael one of the most learned men of the sixteenth century

Died: Nerli, Philip De historian

Publication: “Commentaries on the Pentateuch,” by Oleaster, Jerome Dominican

Born: Oliver, Isaac one of the first English miniature painters

Died: Parker, Henry, Lord Morley

Died: Peruzzi, Baldassare painter

Died: Poynet, John bishop

Publication: “De Quatuor Mathematicis Scientiis,” by Psellus, Michael Constantinus the younger

Publication: “The Complaint of Grace,” by Redman, John one of the most learned divines of his time

Publication: “Thesaurus Ciceronis,” by Stephanus, Charles and third son of Henry

Publication: “Trattato di Numeri etMisure,” by Tartaglia, Nicholas mathematician

Born: Venius, Otho, painter

1557

Born: Acontius, James divine

Died: Agricola, Michel a native of Finland

Publication: “History of Nismes,” by Albenas, John Poldo D' antiquary

Publication: “Apologia adversus Amatum,” by Amatus, John Roderigo Amato physician

Born: Amerbach, Vitus was born at Wedinguen in Bavaria (?–1557)

Died: Barbarus, Daniel coadj utor of the patriarchate of 1Greswell’s Memoirs of Politiao

Publication: “Juris Civilis Catechesis,” by Baudouin, Francis in Latin Balduinus

Publication: “Portraits d'Oiseaux,” by Belon, Peter of the faculty of Paris

Publication: “Venice, 154G, 8vo, which afterwards made part of an entire translation of that poem by different hands. 5. li La Leonora, Ragionamento sopra la vera bellezza,” by Betussi, Joseph scholar

Publication: “L‘Immagine del tempio di Dorina Giovanna d’Aragona, dialogo,” by Betussi, Joseph scholar

Born: Brightman, Thomas divine

Born: Cæsar, Julius a learned civilian

Died: Caninius, Angelus scholar

Born: Carew, George afterwards earl of Totness (?–1629)

Born: Castelli, Bernard painter

Died: Cavendish, Sia William second son of Thomas Cavendish of Cavendish

Born: Chapman, George poet

Died: Cheke, Sir John writer

Publication: “Epistres Chrestiennes,” by Cordier, Mathurin in Latin Corderius

Born: Crespi, John Baptist artist

Publication: “Ex Ctesia, Agatharcide, et Memnone excerpta,” by Ctesias historian

Publication: “Dialogo della pittura, intitolato I'Aretino,” by Dolce, Lewis writer

Publication: “La Libraria,” by Doni, Anthony Francis a Florentine

Publication: “Sermons fruitful, godly, and learned,” by Edgeworth, Roger residentiary and chancellor of Wells

Born: Favre, Antony in Latin Faber

Publication: “The Gortlians, or ambition.” by Favre, Antony in Latin Faber

Publication: “De conscribenda historia,” by Fox Morzillo, Sebastian a learned Spaniard

Born: Fuller, Nicholas critic

Died: Gage, Thomas clergyman

Publication: “Imperatorum fere omnium Vita?, ac viva3 Imagines, a C. Julio Csesare ad Carolum V. ex veteribus numismatibus,” by Goltzius, Hubert antiquary

Publication: “De Ecclesia, pa'.ribus, et conciliis,” by Heerbrand, James divine

Publication: “Ancient Latin Mass,” by Illyricus, Matthias Flacius but who Latinized his name into Flaccus Illyricus

Publication: “Varia doctorum piorumque virorum de corrupto ecclesise statu, Poemata,” by Illyricus, Matthias Flacius but who Latinized his name into Flaccus Illyricus

Publication: “An Appellation from the cruel and unjust Sentence pronounced against him by the false bishops and clergy of Scotland,” by Knox, John the chief instrument and promoter of the reformation in Scotland (?–1572)

Died: Lindsay, Sir David poet

Born: Lommius, Jodocus writer

Died: Lorme, Philibert De master of the works to the French kin;'

Born: Macrinus, Salmoneus poet

Died: Nanni or in his native language

Publication: “A French translation of the Latin of Galen’s Paraphrase, exhorting Menedotus to study, especially to that of physic,” by Nostradamus, Michel astrologer

Died: Pope, Sir Thomas founder of Trinity college

Died: Ramusio, John Baptist a valuable collector of voyages and travels

Publication: “A collection (abridged) of the Statutes in force and use,” by Rastall, John one of our early printers

Publication: “The Whetstone of Witte, which is the seconde part of Arithmetike: containing the extraction of Rootes; the Cossike practise, with the rules of Equation: and the woorkes of Surde Nombers,” by Recorde, Robert mathematician

Born: Salian, James Jesuit

Publication: “Exotericarum exercitationum liber quintus decimus de subtilitate ad Hieronymum Cardanum,” by Scaliger, Juuus Caesar critic

Died: Simler, Josias divine

Publication: “Placita coronac,” by Staunford, Sir William lawyer

Publication: “Ciceronianum Lexicon Graeco-Latinum,” by Stephanus, Henry the second of the name

Publication: “In Ciceronis quamplurimos locos castigationes,” by Stephanus, Henry the second of the name

Publication: “Ciceronis Opera omnia,” by Sturmius, John the Cicero of Germany

Died: Udal, Nicholas an eminent schoolmaster of the sixteenth century

1558

Died: Achillini, John Philotheus was born at Bologna in 1466

Publication: “De methodo sive recta investigandarum, tradendarumque artium, ac scientiarum ratione, libellus,” by Acontius, James divine

Publication: “De potestate Papæ et concilii,” by Albani, John Jerome born in 1504

Born: Alberti, Giovanni brother of the above

Died: Aldegraef, Henry artist

Died: Aldobrandini, Silvester was a native of Florence

Publication: “Lettera, Rime, et Orazione,” by Arnigio, Bartholomew physician

Died: Baker, Sir John statesman

Publication: “A discourse of three kinds of Pepper in common use,” by Baley, Walter physician

Died: Bayro, Peter De physician

Publication: “Polymatbise Libri duodecim,” by Benavidio, Mark in Latin Marcus Mantua Benavidius

Publication: “L'Amie des Amies,” by Berenger De La Tour poet

Publication: “L'Amie rustique,” by Berenger De La Tour poet

Born: Beroalde De Verville, Francis was born at Paris

Died: Bugenhagius, John one of the German reformers

Publication: “The Government of Health,” by Bulleyn, William botanist

Died: Bush, Paul bishop

Publication: “A Catechism” by Carranza, Bartholomew Dominican

Died: Carrucci, Jacob artist

Died: Castro, Alphonsus De divine

Died: Christopherson, John bishop

Born: Clifford, George third earl of Cumberland

Publication: “Commentarius in Planisphserium Ptolomosi,” by Commandine, Frederick mathematician

Publication: “Archimedis Circuli Dimensio de Lineis Spiralibus Quadratura Parabolae de Conoidibus et Sphseroidibus de Arenas Numero,” by Commandine, Frederick mathematician

Publication: “Ptolomaei Planisphaerium et Planisphaerium Jordani,” by Commandine, Frederick mathematician

Born: Corenzio, Belisarius artist

Died: Croke, Richard in Latin Crocus

Publication: “Propaedumata aphoristica; de prsestantiorib.ua quibustlam naturae virtutibus aphorismi,” by Dee, John mathematician

Publication: “De corpore et sanguine Domini,” by Erigena, John Scotus scholar

Died: Feckenham, John De so called

Died: Fernel, John Francis physician

Died: Foulon, William poet

Born: Fronton, Du Due known by the name of Fronto Duc.Eus

Publication: “De situ lapygiae,” by Galateo, Antony writer

Died: Giraldi, John Baptist Cjntio poet

Publication: “Description desRoyaulmes d‘Angleterre et d’Ecosse, composed par Etienne Perlin,” by Gough, Richard the Camden of the eighteenth century

Publication: “The Treasurer’s Wife,” by Grevin, James poet and physician

Publication: “Cornucopias,” by Humphrey, Laurence writer

Publication: “Adagiorum ab Erasmo omissorum centuriae octo & dimidia,” by Junius, Adrian a learned Hollander

Publication: “The Appellation of John Knox,” by Knox, John the chief instrument and promoter of the reformation in Scotland (?–1572)

Publication: “The First Blast,” by Knox, John the chief instrument and promoter of the reformation in Scotland (?–1572)

Publication: “Commentarii de Sanitate tuenda in primum librum C. Celsi,” by Lommius, Jodocus writer

Publication: “Apologia versus Amatum Lusitanum,” by Matthiolus, Peter Andrew physician

Publication: “Spherics of Theodosius,” by Maurolico, Francis mathematician

Born: Merula, Paul a very learned Hollander

Publication: “Olympic Fulviae Moratae, fcemince doctissima3 ac plane divinas, Opera omnia quae hactenus inveniri potuerunt; quibus Caalii Secundi Curionis Epistola? ac Orationes accesserunt,” by Morata, Olympia Fulvia a learned Italian lady

Born: More, Sir Francis son of Edward More

Born: Morosini, Andrew a senator of Venice

Publication: “Converted Merchant,” by Naogeorge, Thomas divine

Publication: “Gnomonologia Graeco-Latina, sive insigniores sententiae philosophorum, poetarum, oratorum, et historicorum, ex magno Anthologio Joannis Stobaei excerptae, et in locos supra bis centum digests,” by Neander, Michael one of the most learned men of the sixteenth century

Publication: “Phraseologia Isocratis GraecoLatina,” by Neander, Michael one of the most learned men of the sixteenth century

Died: Owen, George physician

Publication: “I Diporti di M. Girolamo Parabosco,” by Parabosco, Jerome writer

Publication: “Spherica” by Pena, John mathematician

Publication: “Nouvelles recreations et joyeux devis,” by Periers, Bonaventure Dbs an old French satirist

Born: Perkins, William divine

Publication: “Tables of the Years of our Lord God, and of the Kings, in opposite columns,” by Rastall, John one of our early printers

Publication: “Letters from learned men,” by Reuchlin, John a learned German

Born: Richer, Peter De Belleval botanist

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

Publication: “Justinian’s Novels” by Scrimzeor, Henry one of the most learned men of the sixteenth century

Publication: “Gallicae grammatices libellus,” by Stephanus, Robert the most celebrated printer of this family

Publication: “Grammaire Frangaise,” by Stephanus, Robert the most celebrated printer of this family

Publication: “Exposition of a part of St. John’s Gospel made in sundry readings in the English congregation against the Arians,” by Traheron, Bartholomew divine

Publication: “An answer made by Bar. Traheron to a private Papist,” by Traheron, Bartholomew divine

Publication: “Godly and devout Prayers in English and Latin,” by Tunstall, Cuthbert a very learned

Born: Velserus, Marcus a learned civilian

Publication: “Augustarum imagines formis expressa?, vitae quoque earumdem breviter enarratae,” by Vico, Eneas a skilful medallist of the sixteenth century

Died: Vinet, Elias a classical editor

Publication: “Wholesome and Catholic doctrine concerning the seven Sacraments, in thirty Sermons,” by Watson, Thomas prelate

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